Fidelity

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jun 2, 1910

NEVER forsake a friend. When enemies gather around, when sickness falls on the heart, when the world is dark and cheerless,—this is the time to try true friendship. They who turn from the scene of distress betray their hypocrisy. If you have a friend who loves you, who has studied your interest and happiness, be sure to sustain him in adversity. Let him feel that his former kindness is appreciated, and that his love was not thrown away. Real fidelity may be rare, but it exists. They only deny its worth and power who have never loved a friend, or labored to make one happy. The good and the kind, the affectionate and the virtuous, see and feel its blessed influence.—Selected.