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Show TMt Bijiv of APOLOGY A It-niMlr Mint, N T.M stllom Tskea Alltnl fr III Our llsll r ire. Snins ly ft du jstsHes but em h on of us is guilt) through (srr-lessneiis ignnrnmo or perhaps lurmtion of some unkind hasty word or nit ogntntt another We misjudgo nn others word or deed nnd with nnrrry limtlveswo tr) to rijrhtoursoliiiinnd amort our Injured dlgint) Whin uurlathr nitum Is nsitored we (jn t Hint we were nut slow to nngi r Wenre mortified that our own pr ceiitions wi re not keen nough to si the wonl or ilod from nn Impirtlsl joint of view nnd often we fix I tnt contrition that we have tin rih vl lmjiist suspttion aid oiusl our th nights Indignant!) and harshly Tin re la an miens) tugging if our amM.lt in nnd a hurt in nr otlu r s heart- tw o discord w hi lo u I might have Ihh harmonious Or we are so Ins) with our ilutl -s -i umpsl up tu our tifforts to g 1 1 I nt wo wish that we hurry ul tig p i i tjmd iivcr mithlnc or Krson that chisksout hu-t) puis Wo lire not nuklnd hut i.iules of iinuth rs tharo In the dallj doinro Mi nrn self nssertite, nud wo imagine mr) one elsu eqiiall) nhle to iiiniitt i u hiiust-lf We lire sun rlteil to llnd ourstlres chnrgisl with indilTireiice nnd t hlslmtss. ami to see another indignant at our si If is ntorcd course or we nro Ignorant of th t ndi rssjt tlio iseusitlro nrve in our tu tghlsir s tnoro high strung Trrittiis an I with Idle nr lt int. ntloiie.1 1 hit wi press clumsily tlio Uie we shotil I nini 1 All this Is nnnuilig nud wi who consiieiitiotisli lli todiigmsl nithor than nil f'sl discouraged witli our tAitlesssI;es. and often Justh wilh those wl os fit llrtgia are nj pan ntl) 'always on draft ' Uut how man) of us me willing to ihmUk1zcI Hoir man) clucrfull) uso this tho flrst means of lighting w rongs! .lust whv should f nlso ride sueueeil in oinvine Ing us that to ntni) nnother that regret the wnuig and nrotiiinded not to iiistit It, Ishumlliutingl Tlie liuniillntlii ( nt of tlie matter it our uu n -horU'imiug in Urt mid thniighifulness not the fait that we wi) we hit our blunder Tlie oftt no is t of old our art mil ouriniL.h lr s - and It is not t nough tils m n tall) iwnlied tliut the trouhk shall not iirlso ia,uln Tlio in iglilsjr shoul 1 shire this esolte this mental nimlo g) Not hit nittlog is the whole of n pentauice ginuine turning fiv.ni at acts, hut it is the ILrst ihonl tlut iculs iuickl uiturnlli bain from liseonlnnt kes to ,ist nr higher hiiniKUies In know tho lieuuty of njiology 1 1 its fullness it should Is) mi t in tho Mttno spirit of frankness To iiiie un iipolog) in u doubting grudging uugrruious way is a disgrace It is ill hnil Ignoble unchristian Wc nro till liable to 'i u vousl) ollendut uu) iiioinint unl whin our bruihi r auys, 1 wus wrong kt mu tr) agulu " 1 I us not chill his f nmk im pulses. Let us ndd our shun t ith Uuty of his uts log) li) n trustlue; hearty i;odiieisi Ilarpirs I'anr |
