The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-06-24
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Why stand we here all the day idle? Matt.
O:6.
here is plenty to do in this world of ours,
here are weeds TO pluck from among the
flowers;
here are fields to sow. there are fields to
reap;
here are vineyards to set on the mountains
81 steep;
here are roses to plant, and thistles to fell;
nd homes to be rescued on hillside and
dell;
here are poor to be fed. there are children
to teach;
nd Il message OF love and of mercy to
preach;
he fallen to lift, and self-pride to abase;
I'd every one fitted to stand in his place;
here are souls to be saved by land and
by sea-
here's work in great plenty for you and
for me.
Late hours are shadows from the
rave.
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1T is continued temperance which
lStains the body for the longest Pc
cd of time and which most surely
reserves it from Sickness" writes
Humboldt, when asked the secret Of
access. No employer will keep in
is office a drunkard, a gambler, or a
rofiigate, for the very good reason
nat these vices not only debaSe the
ody, but also glut the mind with
loughtS of which business has no
art. Drink has become the curse of
ne world. Whole batalliOnS of Splen-
id young men who started in life
18th glowing hopes have been swept
way by whiskey and rum.
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Man finds himself on a limitleSS
cean with no knowledge Of whence
e came or whittier he shall go. All
e knows is that a Hand he has never
zen has traced the Golden Rule upon
Is heart, hung a chart in his soul
nd placed a compass in his hand.
e is also conscious of a pilot at the
elm, never seen but always there: an
nigel commissioned at his birth to
lot his frail bark across the uncer-
lin waters Of life and that conscious
PISS is his reserve power. We may not
y to stif1e the voice of the mysteri-
is angel within, but it always says
Yes" to right actions and No" to
rong ones. No matter if we heed or
bit, no power a change its decision
ne iota. Through health, through
.osperity and adversely. beyond the
ach Of bribery and influence, this
.ithful servant stands behind us in
re shadow of ourselves, never intru-
ng, but weighing every act we per-
rm, every word we utter, pronOun-
ng the verdict right or wrong"
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Our fathers and mothers need all
he kindness and sympathy we can
yer give them. 1t does not only
axe the children brighter, but the
der heads, whose locks are white
ON the SHOWS Of many winters, are
sore need of kind words. Perhaps
lev have long laid all, or most all,
their loved OneS to rest, and their
lrden seems greater than they can
ear. How a word Of sympathy and
ndness helps them. There is enough
gloom in this world without adding
ore by unkind words and actions.
ct us not SO u~nheedingly permit op-
DrtunitieS for carrying sunshine into
he lives of those we love pass by. A
ord of cheer to a struggling soul is
ore than all the roses we would
after on their caSket cover. A well
me, a smile, a CHEEKY well done, -
i atfectiOnate look, will cause a rift
break in the clouds and permit the
nshine of life to gladden. the passing
ly of those we love. Let us try faith
lily to throw the wealth of affection
bout our loved ones who are fighting
e stern battles Of life. Let us
alter our love broadcast and pluck
E all the thornS we can, and surely
d certainly will our Father say
Well done"
&HE