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Mutual Assistance. 
Tfpp A A, destined and conditioned for the society of his kind, proximately 
or remotely, is expected interehangingly to lend what aid he can 
prudently afford to his fellow-man in the strains and struggles of life. 
There will be, of course, diverse degrees in this generosity—ranging from 
the ordinary to the heroic—from that claimed by kith and kin to that de¬ 
manded by any others, according to varying circumstances and exigencies; 
yet, in each degree, its manifestations should be ungrudging, whether in 
the really necessary help rendered in adversity or abject want, or in the 
large-souled succor and patronage granted at any time and instance to 
whomsoever it may be. Man must love his neighbor practically, and man’s 
neighbor is everyone. 
This spirit of co-operative helpfulness in human affairs, by mutual 
counsels, prayer, or deeds—this community of interest shown in the ready 
interchange of kind offices kindly vouchsafed—refreshingly exhibits an 
intelligent, practical comprehension of the true solidarity of the race and 
invariably, though at times imperceptibly, insures a most beneficent reac¬ 
tion, in many ways, upon the temporal, and spiritual profit of all con¬ 
cerned. To this the large and oft-renewed Dahlias beckon us with their 
nodding plumes; while the very delicacy of their tubers warn us, lest even 
the roots of human sympathy may be nipped by the unsparing frosts of 
selfishness. 
A facile writer, touching on this subject, lias recently expressed him¬ 
self in the following business-like manner: Mankind forms a joint-stock 
company in which, when one of the co-partners does something heroic or 
saintly, all the shares go up. 
Whenever a noble work is wrought, 
Whenever is spoken a noble thought, 
Our hearts in glad surprise 
To higher levels rise. 
