Character and Conduct – 29 September – By their Works
CALL him not heretic whose works attest
His faith in goodness by no creed confessed.
Whatever in love’s name is truly done
To free the bound and lift the fallen one
Is done to Christ. Whoso in deed and word
Is not against Him labours for our Lord.
When He, who, sad and weary, longing sore
For love’s sweet service, sought the sisters’ door,
One saw the heavenly, one the human guest,
But who shall say which loved the Master best?
WHITTIER
HAST thou made much of words, and forms, and tests,
And thought but little of the peace and love,-
His Gospel to the poor? Dost thou condemn
Thy brother, looking down, in pride of heart,
On each poor wanderer from the fold of Truth?…
Go thy way! –
Take Heaven’s own armour for the heavenly strife,
Welcome all helpers in thy war with sin…
And learn through all the future of thy years
To form thy life in likeness of thy Lord’s!
PLUMPTRE
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These quotes are from ‘Character and Conduct’ A selection of helpful thoughts from various authors arranged for daily reading.
Collected by Constance M Whishaw and first published in 1905 as a follow up to her volume of Daily Readings for members of the Being and Doing Guild who asked for an additional volume
In her preface Whishaw writes:
‘This collection of noble thoughts expressed by men and women of past and present ages who have endeavoured to leave the world a little better than they found it.’
It is my hope in publishing them here readers may be inspired to imitate the example of the authors.
Suffolk Vicar 