Gentleness vs.Harshness "Showing consideration and personal concern for others"   GENTLENESS - A One-Minute Testimonial Announcement Faith Committee, Character Council of Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky Contributed from Encyclopedia of 15,000 Illustrations A GIRL’S SYMPATHY It is said that when Mrs. Catherine Booth (1829-1890), the life of the Salvation Army and wife of founder General William Boothe, was a little girl, running along the road with hoop and stick, she saw a prisoner dragged away by a constable to the lockup. A mob was hooting at the unfortunate culprit, and his utter loneliness appealed at once to her heart. It seemed to her that he had not a friend in the world. Quick as thought she sprang to his side and marched down the street with him, determined that he should know that there was one soul that felt for him whether he suffered for his own fault or that of another. [Adapted from Encylopedia of 15,000 Illustrations, by Paul Lee Tan, Communications,Inc., Dallas, TX, 1998, #6609]   This material is published by the Faith Committee of the Character Council of Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. Reproduction and Adaptation is encouraged.