"But it is my unit now, General," Howard said, "and it is but fair that I ride at its head tomorrow." "Yes, of course," General Sherman answered, "but--are you a Christian, Howard?" "What do you mean by that?" Howard asked astonished. "I mean that you can bear that disappointment and let him have the honor. You are a Christian," Sherman added; "well--what do you say?" Like a brave officer, jealous of his honor, Howard had anticipated this day with delight, but, after hesitating a moment, he said: "Yes, looked at from that point of view, only one answer is possible: Let him ride at the head of his old unit tomorrow!" "All right then," said Sherman, "but you will report at headquarters tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock." The next morning at the appointed hour Howard reported that everything was arranged. The officer who had been removed because of mischief had resumed his old post. "Very well," Sherman answered, "then you ride by my side today." "I have no right to do that," Howard replied. "It is an order," Sherman answered smilingly. Thus O. O. Howard rode beside General Sherman at the head of the entire army in the parade at Washington--he who had renounced glory and right for the benefit of one who had forfeited both, so that the latter might _be honored_. "Removed because of mischief." That might have been written upon the brow of Adam when the portals of Paradise were closed behind him. Removed from the living God because of mischief--that _was_ the legend above the whole story of mankind until the fullness of time. Removed because of mischief--from one another, from the respect of fellow-beings, from honor and enviable positions among men: That was the legend above the lives of so many--of him who had stolen money from his master's till; of him who had suffered a moral lapse, etc. But into the life of him who has been removed from God because of mischief one came and said: It is my will that you resume your old place of the child in the arms of his Father. It is my will that you take part in the ride into the new Jerusalem. I will share my rights with you and give you my glory. Yes, thus speaks the Son of the King of Heaven in His church upon earth. This I have done for thee, Jesus says. But then, when you go among those people who have been removed because of mischief from good positions or from the respect of their fellow-beings: How much of your glory and rights can you give to them? _You are a Christian._ We ask, almost as surprised as O. O. Howard: What do you mean by that, Lord? Too often, we ourselves think too little of it. But Jesus sayeth: Remember that you are a Christian when you associate with those who have lost the respect of their fellow-beings. As a Christian you must be able to sacrifice a little of your honor and your rights for their sake.