Democratic Sentinel, Volume 20, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 June 1896 — Forgiveness Is Divine. [ARTICLE]

Forgiveness Is Divine.

It is easy to take offense at words carelessly spoken, where no offense id Intended. It Is natural to feel resentment at words Intended to wound, or at injuries deliberately Inflicted. But even In such cases there Is a more excellent way. - Sir Eardly Wllmot was an English baronet, widely known as a'leader in smfial life, and a„ man of greAt .personal dignity and force of character, i Having been a 'distinguished chief justice* of the court of common pleas, he wad often consulted by friends as to perplexing social questions. Oft (me occasion a statesman came to him in great excitement over an Injury Just inflicted on him by a political leader. He told the story with warmth, and used strong epithets In describing the malice which had Inflicted the wrong. .r i “Is not my indignation righteous?” he asked, 'lmpetuously. “Will It not bp manly to resent such an Injury?” ‘Tfes,” was the c/ilm reply. “It will be manly to resent It, but it' will be God-llke to forgive it.” The answer was so unexpected anu so convincing, that the statesman had not another word to say. He afterwards confessed to a friend that Sir Eardley’s words caused Ills auger to suddenly depart, leaving him a different and a better man. 7 She—Every time one of us girls gets married father plants a tree on his estate. He—A much better plan would bo for him'to plant a house there:—Life.