The pathway of life ; Intended to lead the young and the old into paths of happiness, and to prepare them for a holy companionship with him whose kingdom is as boundless as his love . ong arm and stout lungsand mighty muscles. I bless? God that there are so many recreations that have noton them any tain< 6F iniquity; recreations in which we may engage for thestrengthening of the body, for the clearmg of the intellect, for the illumination ofthe soul. 332 THE PATHWAY OF LIFE. There is still another form of recreation which I commend to you, and that isthe pleasure of doing good. I have seen
The pathway of life ; Intended to lead the young and the old into paths of happiness, and to prepare them for a holy companionship with him whose kingdom is as boundless as his love . ong arm and stout lungsand mighty muscles. I bless? God that there are so many recreations that have noton them any tain< 6F iniquity; recreations in which we may engage for thestrengthening of the body, for the clearmg of the intellect, for the illumination ofthe soul. 332 THE PATHWAY OF LIFE. There is still another form of recreation which I commend to you, and that isthe pleasure of doing good. I have seen young men, weak, and cross, and sour,and repelling in their disposition, who by one heavenly touch have wakened upand become blessed and buoyant, the ground under their feet and the sky overtheir heads breaking forth into music. Oh, says some young man in the houseto-day, I should like that recreation above all others, but I have not the dear brothers, let us take an account of stock this morning. You have alarge estate, if you only realize it—two hands, two feet. You will have, perhaps,during the next year, at least ten dollars for charitable contribution. You will. THE QUEENS —Fvovi the Painting by Phit Morris. have 2500 cheerful looks if you want to employ them. You will have 5000 pleas-ant words, if you want to speak them. Now, what an amount that is to start with!You go out to-morrow morning, and you see a case of real destitution by thewayside. You give him two cents. The blind man hears the pennies rattle in hishat, and he says: Thank you, sir; God bless you. You pass down the street,trying to look indifferent, but you feel from the very depths of your soul a pro-found satisfaction that you made that man happy. You go on still farther, andfind a poor boy with a wheelbarrow, trying to get it up on the curbstone. He fails THE PATHWAY OF LIFE. 333 in the attempt. You say: Stand back, my lad, let me try. You push it upon the curbstone for him and pass
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