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The following articlc by Mr, Bynum Vfcathers of Sholby vdll be read with interest by all of you boys, we*re sure — Mr, Weathers is Solicitor of Recorder* s Court and is v;ell knov;n in this section. "SOLffiTE/iES UP, saiETBiEs wm" By Bynum E, Vfcathers ■ Yep, "them’s my sentiments exactly", I'hear you nutter in an Elsie Robinson re-- ' minescent sort of way. Then, pray tell me, ivhat makes us do like we doj riding hi^, baslcLng in the 3unshine of this workd’s mad round of pleasures, heedless of the con sequences, until—until, you toll 'em I ain't got the heartI Twice, mayhap thrice, during; my pilgramage I’ve seen the world go tCr pieces. All bccause men .nnd women haven’t learned how to get along v/ith one anothep, Los Angeles has its- missions, feeding as many as 700 at a clip, catering mostly^,.to the down hearted and discouraged. Daily men arrive in Southern California to start life all over again, caltiily take their "beating", (their reference to a dose of the good old time religion) hit the trail in response to the Alter~call, get their hot cup of cof fee and bov;l of soup, and with strength sufficient to resist the lure of the honky- tonks flourishing in a large, metropolitan city, set about to reconstruct -^eir way of life. One man testifies that 20 years ago, he climbed cut of a gutter into a de cent careerj another says some friendly soul pointed him heaven-ward as he sat on the brink of ruin. However, what a contrast! Nearby is Palm Springs, popular desert resort, where rna,ny Reno-split couples cavoi’t, oblivious of the problems confronting the starving multitudes. Cathedral city and Indio with citrus fruits and delicious dates, are tan- talizingly near. Yet, it is as though they had ceased to exist - those servants of joy, sons and daughters of excess and pleasure’ Riches and poverty, heartache and heartbreak—^that characterizes sunny Southern California, ■ I do net like the air of superiority some people daily demonstrate; here in Shel by and every other city - poor , downhearted, sick and discouraged hximan beings reach upward for a warm handclasp — do we always respond, mindful of our weaknesses and temptations, so pov/erful, so overwhelming and engulfing at times? Do ive live that the xveak and erring seek us out for a few words of advice, or do we treat contempt- ously all who fail as if we could not possibly row the same boat? This is no semon, for people know I’m no preacher. It's a plea for human under standing and kindness. Did not some one aptly say, "Kindness is a universal language that 'everyone can ■> speak, and .even dumb animals can underst.-^-nd. There is % nothing that costs so’little which can produce such fine ^ results," ■ •• Again, thundering down the avenues of time, comes the following phrase, "I expect to pass through life but once. If, therefore', there be any kindness I can show to any fellow-being, let me do it now," , '
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