The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1905-12-02

fylng labor than that which Is dom
in the home, and which makes it tn
dearest place in the world to father
mother and children. And every
member of the family enjoy sharing
in the work that is done for all. Chill.
dren may be early taught to perform
their share of che work that must be
done for mutual comfort and the good
of the home, and this training is the
best preparation they can have to fit
them to take their place in the world
in after years. They learn sympathy,
forbearance, unselfshness and self
sacrifice as they live and work and
play together, all qualities which will
contribute largely to their future hap
piness and success in life. For when
they go forth into the great outer
world, they will find it but larger
community, where each must make
some sacrifice and render some SER
vice for the common good, which they
have learned to do in the little COM
munity within the home.
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Many 10 with opportunities as chill
dren do at the seashore-they fill
their little hands with sand, then let
the grains fall through, one by one,
till they are all gone. There are four
things that never come back-the
spoken word, the sped arrow, the past
life and the neglected opportunity.
How carefully we should speak! How
eagerly we should seize every oppor-
tunity that comes to US. Are we sit
ting still, thinking there is nothing to
do, and thinking that someone else
can do more than we can? Perhaps
they can, but that isn't right. The
Scripture says: "Whatsoever thy
hand fndeth to do, do it with thy
might" Opportunities are the offers
Of God. Heaven gives us enough |
when it gives us opportunities. Great
opportunities are generally the result
IF the wise improvement of small
ones. If we think our opportunities
are not good enough, we had better
improve them. Remember, we are
for talents, for time and
tor opportunities.
As a general rule those who have
40 opportunities despise small ones,
and those who despise small opportu-
mites never get large ones. Strive to
make everyone you come in contact
with feel better for having known
you, and if there are any shadows in
your life you will find them fleeing
way as the darkness disappears at
lawn.
There is for everyone field to cul-
ivate and a harvest to reap. IF we
lave worldly means, consecrate them
o Christ. If we have eloquence, use
t on the side that Paul and Wilber-
orce used theirs. But if we have
leither of them, we have at any rate
smile with which we can encourage
he disheartened.
We are to be rewarded not accord
ng to the greatness of our work, but
tcording to the industry with which
re employ the talents we really pos
ess. We congratulate all those who
re toiling for the outcasts and the
Their work will soon be
yer, but the influence they are setting
n motion will never stop. Long af-
sr they have been garnered for the
kies their teachings and Christian
influence will go on and help to
righten heaven. On the last great
ay, would we rather be able to say:
I added house to house; I owned
alf the city; whatever I wanted 1 ,
ot;" or on that day to have Christ to
'ok us in the face and say: "T was
ungry and ye fed Me; I was naked i
nd ye clothed Me; was sick and in |
rison and ye visited Me; inasmuch
J ye did it to the least of these, My