Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-21
Long Before

Long before
Modern folk thought of Don't worry"
clubs there were people in the world who
had learned from divine teacher to take
no thought for the morrow. since sufficient
to the day is the evil thereof and the NOR
row would take thought of the things of
itself.
Accepting the sweet and tranquil philoso-
ply of the Christ, receiving Him into their
lives. mutitudes of men and women have
passed serenely through the changes and
crises of human experiences, suffering from
pain from disappointment. from limited
means, from i'll health, but not from worry.
OF such 1t may be said that the kingdom of
heaven was within them, and they were.
to certain royal extent. conquerors in
every situation. victors even when the bat
tie was against them.
For great occasions most people find a
fortitude, perhaps an inconceivable resig-
nation. They worry over the petty irrita-
tons of life, not over its vast disasters or
terrible calamities. The fact is that worry
Is mental habit which may be overcome
by reason, by Will, by persistent cheerful
ness of demeanor, by prayer and by faith
in God.
Undue anxiety about health, about
means. about the family are the trio of enc
mics which lie in wait about many women
ready to devour her peace.
If she have by nature or training placid
temperament she will the more easily meet
these foes. But. disposition and temporal
ment aside, she should make it a matter of
duty and of conscience to accept each day
as il comes and to meet all lfe's occur
rences with a tranquil philosophy born of
unfaltering faith.
The Woman
Who has ballast in her composition is not
apt to lose her head nor grow perplexed in
situations of sudden embarrassment. In
stinctivey she does the best thing in the
circumstances and says the right word.
She knows her own value.
woman should be able to take stock of
herself and to have a proper estimate of
her capabilities and equipments. A candid
and accurate inventory of her talents and
attachments will not tend to make her vain
nor will 1t produce an overweening self
confidence. But it will show her where
She stands and largely determine her
standing in the eyes of others. 1t will re-
lieve her from the peril of vacillation.
swinging, like pendulum now to that
side, now to this. and it will make her
much more comfortable in both her own
self-appreciation and a comrade and
kinswoman and friend.
BY ballast is meant that substratum of
Judgment, Of wisdom in choice. and solid
1ty In action-above ALL of deciSiOn-a de-
termination once formed, which makes q
person equal to all demands, prepared for
all contingencies.
The ship would not ride without ballast
nor is the human being worth much who is
not equally equipped with that saving
grace, common sense. For the exigencies
of the common day an ounce of common
sense goes farther than several pounds of
genius. BY its exercise we are saved from
Notifying blunders. By it's possession we
are enabled to hold our own in difficult
places. Common sense, when allied to
genius. renders its possessor invincible.
Earnest
And determined faith in our success while
we plan and work toward it's fulfillment
is a factor against which few conditions
can remain opposed.
One of the most potent elements of our
success is our expectation that we shall
succeed. With hands and brains we NAV
work for our success, and with all our
might; but If constantly fear failure
and mentally prognosticate defeat we ere
ate around ourselves unfayorable
atmosphere which will greatly aid in the
fulhllment of unhappy prophecy.
We are daily learning more and more of
the reality of thought, learning that our
thought about a matter influences 1t as