My Religious Friends

25 Jun 09, 06:03 PM, Africa/Lagos

1. Whoever does not close his ears to d lamentations of d miserable, nor his/her heart to gentle pity.
2. Whoever is d friend and brother/sister of the unfortunate.
3. Whoever has a heart capable of Love and frienship.
4. Whoever is steadfast in adversity, unwearied in d carrying out of what ever has been once angaged in, undaunted in th overcoming og difficulties.
5. Whoever does not mock and despise the weak; whose soul is suscetable of of concieving great designs, desirous of rising superior to all base motives, and distinguisher itself by deeds of benevolence.
6. Whoever shuns idleness.
7. Whoever considers no knowledge as unessential which he may have the opportunity of acquiring, regarding the knowledge of mankind as his chief study.
8. Whoever, when truth and virtue are in question, despising the appobation of the multitude, is sufficiently courageous to follow the dictates of his owmn heart.
- such a one is a proper candidate.