In
days long ago, before the practical brotherly kindness of the international postal service had been thought of, the immigrant to a new land was very completely separated from his relatives and acquaintances.
Service
has been so frequently regarded from the standpoint of selfishness, that the beauty and richness of its true aspect has seemed largely obscured to human consciousness.
"To be spiritually minded is life and peace," says the great apostle of the Gentiles; he also gave to the world the awakening message that "to be carnally minded is death.