Show SWEETNESS AND LIGHT matthew arnold talks about the world needing more sweetness and light beecher seems to be impressed with a similar idea 8 somebody ome body put the following question qui estion to the last named gentleman what can we do for a friend for whom we have havo prayed a long iong time and all ail that we can say or do to only makes him more determined to have his own wayva way was beecher lle ile ocher answered thus nobody likes tj livo ilvo in an atmosphere mo sphere of incessant reproof if you want to win his heart and melt ills his opposition do not darken his life by making lim him JIM feel even by your looks or air that you aie groaning it over him as a mis mit miserable erable sinner make life cheerful to him make your own love for him a source of joy let your piety be full of sweetness and light show the utmost appreciation of ills his good qualities and be patient the case as you state it is not a very bad one |