Rensselaer Republican, Volume 12, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 September 1880 — A Fall Cup. [ARTICLE]

A Fall Cup.

When the saintly Payton was dying he exclaimed, “i long to hand a full cup ot happiness to every human being.” This was the language of a heart thoroughly purged of ail selfish affection, and oiled with the spirit of thatkve which led our sdorable Jesus to give His life for human redemption. It every Christian would go out daily among men. filled with such longing for human happiness, what marvelans changes would soon *0 wrough in human society!. The selfish element would be elirntoded from the dealings of the QhrViUan businessmen. Not justice merely. but benevolence WWW epfcf into his every act of Thetiwe spirit would rule bss home and ebureh life. He would heocwae an incarnation of good will toward all, and would so preach the gospel by hi* deeds that man would see bia good works and glorify his He&venly Father. The spirit of Payspa is worthy of every man’s imifetfo*. Happy he who can truthfully say. “I long to hand a cup ot happiness to every human being. Zion't Herald.