Anonymous

“ To him their first attraction lay in their keenness; he had a horror of indifference. The world cried out for interested people, people who were determined to use the fullness of their activity in the cause of righteousness. We needed interested people in our civic life, so that the good government of the town might be ensured. We needed interest and keenness in our religious life, so that each religious body might labour not only for it own advancement, but for the general well-being. We wanted people who felt they were ready to work for God and mankind. ”

“ Politeness, after all, was only the helping of a fellow creature; it must come from desire to show respect, to be of use. A respectful bearing and the proper treatment of age were things which, he was perfectly certain, they were qualifying for. ”