One of the greatest joys in the world is the knowledge of having done something for a less fortunate being. The Bible teaches kindness, forgiveness, love and charity, but the greatest of these is the latter, and that noble sentiment is implanted in every man’s heart.
There is no monopoly on charity, either. The rich and the poor alike can indulge, and it is doubtful if there is a more genuine pleasure than that derived from having rendered a helpful service to the an who is down.
There are many in New Bern who will perhaps require the touch of charitable hands—to whom a good dinner on Thanksgiving Day will come as a blessing. It isn’t the mere money that makes of charity the blessing that it is. It’s the spirit back of it. The poor man’s quarter will do almost as much good as the rich man’s bank note.
The hospitality of New Bern is one of its greatest practical assets as a progressive community. It bubbles over with light heartedness, inspires confidence and hope and imparts to the recipient that indescribable satisfaction which makes him feel like “living again.” It will increase energy, multiply productiveness of hand and brain, inspire renewed vigor, confidence and loyalty to future interests and associations.
The characteristics of the good natured and charitable man with the “glad hand,” exercised within their legitimate spheres, are in reality the things that make life worth living, and do more than anything else to promote the “brotherhood of man.”
From the editorial page of The New Bernian, Sunday, Nov. 16, 1924. J.B. Dawson, Editor and Manager; N.G. Gooding, Managing Editor
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