Influence

IT is said that when a note is struck the sound continues in widening circles long after the human ear has lost its softest tones. Such is influence. It begins at home, and widens out in an ever-extending circle. We meet our neighbor, his countenance catches the expression of our spirit, his mind receives the impress of ours, and he in turn communicates thereof to others. The music of a true Christ-like spirit vibrates a long way off: it never dies.
H. F. W.