Willingness to Be Corrected
One of the great elements in Christian character is willingness to be corrected if wrong. "He that is wise harkeneth unto counsel," reads one of the immortal proverbs; another: "Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee. Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser." It is often an unpleasant, uninviting task to point out to a friend the mistake you are sure he is making, the moral dangers that may menace some member of his family or himself. There are two reasons chiefly why this is so: First, he who warns does not wish to pose as a superior or a reprover; his motives are frequently misunderstood and impugned. Secondly, he who thus offers counsel is so often regarded as an enemy that one shrinks from the task; he does not wish to be counted a foe. Yet how willing we should be to receive his rebuke, or his instruction, if need be. If he rails upon us, let it pass, heed it not; but if given in a right spirit, let us thank him who gave it, and profit by his reproof or instruction. Among some of the notable astronomical discoveries of late have been those of Dr. R. G. Aitken at the Lick Observatory on Mount Hamilton. He has discovered many double stars, and has recently published a large series, many of them new to the scientific world. The Lick Observatory is connected with the University of California. That institution has now 2,181 students registered. This has been exceeded but once in any previous year.