himself not only enabled him to obtain an education, but raised
him from the towpath to the presidential chair.





GLADSTONE FOUND TIME TO BE KIND

A kindly act is a kernel sown,
That will grow to a goodly tree,
Shedding its fruit when time has flown
Down the gulf of Eternity.
JOHN BOYLE O'REILLY.


In the restless desire for acquisition,--acquisition of money, of
power, or of fame,--there is danger of selfishness, self-
absorption, closing the doors of our hearts against the demands of
brotherly love, courtesy, and kindness.

"I cannot afford to help," say the poor in pocket; "all I have is
too little for my own needs." "I should like to help others," says
the ambitious student, whose every spare moment is crowded with
some extra task, "but I have no money, and cannot afford to take
the time from my studies to give sympathy or kind words to the
suffering and the poor." Says the busy man of affairs: "I am
willing to give money, but my time is too valuable to be spent in
talking to sick people or shiftless, lazy ones. That sort of work
is not in my line. I leave it to women and the charitable