The Washington herald., 1909-04-25

I believe that the trials which beset ms
to-day are but the fiery tests by which
my character is strengthened. ennobIed.
and made worthy to enjoy the higher
things OF life which believe are IN store
for me.
I believe that my soul Is too grand 70
BE- crushed by defeat: Will rise above It.
I believe that I am the architect OF ny
own fate. therefore I VIII be master OF
circumstances and surroundings. not their
slave
win not yield 20 dlscouragemeRts; I
will trample them under foot and make
them serve as stepping-stones 10 success.
viii conquer my obstacles and turn
them into, opportunities.
by failures or to-S-s-t viii help to guide
me on to victory on the morrow.
The morrow wiz bring new strength.
new hopes. new opportunities. and new
beginnings. I viii be ready TO meet It
with brave heart a calm mS-6, and an
undsunted spirit In all things viii 90
my best and leave the rest 70 the Infinite
I will not waste my mental energies by
useless worry 1 will learn 10 dominate
my restless thoughts and look on the
bright side Of things
! viii face the world braveiy: I VIII not
be q coward. I viii assert ny God-gfven
birthright and be a man.
For ] am immortal and nothing can
overcome ne
EPIPHANY MORNING SUNDAY SCHOOL
Other refuge have I none.
Hangs ny helpless soul on Thee;
Leave, oh, leave me not alone
StiH support and comfort ne;
All my trust in Thee Is stayed.
Ali my help from Thee I bring:
Cover my defenseless head
With the shadow Of Thy wing.
Charles Wesley.
Ms. VAN RENSSELAER,
The Roehsnbesz-
Though earth and man were gone
And suns and universes ceased 70 be
And Thou were left alone,
Every existence would exist In Thee"
Faith is that invisible and invinclble
magnet that attracts 10 itself Whatever Il
fervently desires and calmly and persist
emily expects. But alas. men doubt: thev
lack faith and viii and persistence one
thought borne inward. one prayer Uplift-
ed one echo Of the word within Us and
our souls are forever changed
ALMA LEE WILSON.
lOos Eighth street northwest
Faith is the key that unlocks the treas
ure house OF the universe
G ". BURTON
IOs Eishth street northves..
An air OF trust and confidence and OF
love and cheer. together with conscious
ness Of the inner and outer feelings or
a--offc-s g. - ao.--.- r.rr.--- % ---t-.-----
the most humble or aristocratic, the min
lister OF criminal. the Iaborer OF hnancIe-.
the mechanic or manufacture. the pessi-
mist or cynic. from the highest to the
lowest Of human beings on this great
universe can bat create an everlasting
faith in the minds and hearts OF all
ROBERT Il. STEINER.
I5s street uo-thEes;.
Never trust anybody not OF sound re-
llgion. for he that IS false 10 God can
never be true 10 man-Lord Burleigh
Ms J. " LOWN-
So street. northwest
Faith is the pencil Of the soul that pic
tures heavenly things-Burbidge-
Arlington. Va
As the eye can see only in the light. 50
faith has a chance 10 develop onI- IN
darkness and trial There Is no room for
faith IN the daylight: anybody can trust
then. But he who on the darkness Of
the tempest-tOssed waters can trust Him
who stilleth the storm, he and he oulv.
can claim TO walk by fsith--SL = Saw
age y. A. REED
lfS7 Irving street,
From earliest times the human race. no
matter how uncivilized o. savage has
vzorshiped some deity. have had faith il
some superhumaR power When tEe bar
barians OF Europe offered up their in
fants 70 gods Of bronze and stone. they
had faith thai their act would rebound ID
their credit and benefit. So as the cen
tuTies have rolled away. and mankind has
progressed and become as We are to-day.
this cornerstone OF faith has been the
basis OF every nation, every country.
every belief, and every act OF ours We
have faith IN cur God This faith Is pri-
marily and principally the foundation for
everything. II makes Il possible for Is
10 have faith IN ourselves and IN our fel-
low-beings-
Faith is unconscious 20 4 great degree;
Il Is a part of our very beings. Without
stopping TO consider and snaIyze H. We
have faith that our feet viii step out and
permit Us 20 walk, that our eyes are go
ing TO see. OUT ears hear. Then in the
larger things we exercise the same faith
When sn inventor. as Robert Fulton. con
ceives and makes something startling and
new. he has absolute faith
that Il viii work as he has planned Il
shall. and those few 10 whom he :utrusts
IA
financially. have faith in the ultimate
success of his work II the inventor him
self failed to have faith in his work. he
would not be able 10 make others believe
in II and IN al probability would get dis
and give II I'D: but faith rises
above all discoura gements and looks
ahead 20 the final achievement which
will come By hard work and effort
Faith in our God and His power 70 Go
all things comes first and Is most essen
tial. Faith in the ability OF our fellow
men is necessary 70 the advancement OF
but the sweetest and most
blessed faith Is the faith IN the indivi6-
ual home circle. each iR the other. The
faith mother repOses in her children 4
husband in his wife. and q wife in her
husband. The faith that makes il in1pos-
sible for a member Of that home circle
to believe anything unkind or disagree
able Of another. The faith that makes il
possible for wife unhesitatingly 10 leave
her all and follow her husband. perhaps
20 exile. or makes q mother sacrifice
everything she possesses 10 help one OF
her children over a stumbling block
Such faith as this binds the family 70
the hearthstone and. makes them invul-
nerable 20 attacks Of soorn and derision
from without. Everything Is possible 10
him who has faith
Mss MARION G. BARKER.
l55 street northwest
There is 2 beautiful magic about faith
which enables Us TO enjoy the future as