The Washington herald., 1909-07-04


90 Twelfth street southwest.
If gratitude when exerted toward an
other naturally produces a pleasing SEN
sation in the mind OF a grateful man, II
eXalts the soul into rapture when IL IS
employed on this great object OF gratitude
10 the benefcent Being who has given rs
everything we already possess and from
whom we expect everything we yet hope
for.-AddisOn. CHARLES S. FLETCHER.
Philadelphia. Pa.
Without gratitude the earth would be a
barren waste OF hate and chaos All life
shows unconscious gratitude 70 God IN
responding 10 His loving. Hfe-glving i'm
pulses This IS the highest type OF graft
tude that springs spontaneously and
whole-souled from grateful hearts.
&2s FIagler place.
Hail to thee. thou star-eyed goddess.
That reigns supreme IN every noble heart,
Appreci2ting and returning thanks
For every kindness done,
Offering up IN prayer to heaven
The thanks due unto God.
/ And glorifying each and every lie
With a radiance rich and rare.
F. n. OROUKE
OF the many rare, sweet virtues which
we all can choose a part
/ There is none that's more enobling than
a truly grateful heart;
Gratitude, Il is our duty 10 be thankful
that we live.
To be always duly grateful for the good
that we receive.
Gratitude, o priceless virtue. next OF kin
10 faith and love,
Rarest flower whose pure. sweet incense
reaches 70 the throne above
Faith and hope and love We coyet. but let
US also include
In our plea for precious virtues a heart
filed with gratitude.
JAMES CONWAY JACKSON.
25ol Fourteenth sueet northwest
We know not how grateful we should
be 10 those who take the trouble 10 be
rich FOR US" z C.. DOWDEN-
4 . street northeast
A little babe soon learns 10 smile in
( eherubic beauty its gratitude for bene-
/ factions The tiny bird never fails 10 lift
1 It's head gratefully 70 Heaven for each
cooling draught Of water: and as an ami
nal life is given means TO express graft
tude, il would seem 10 prove that our
Z Creator demanded Of US Ito be thank
3 full a writer has said that He who s
+ ungrateful has but one fault, as an others
would see virtue in him. so let US have
1 ever a "Benedicite Omnia opera Doni-
nj in our hearts We have so many
/ small (sO-called) blessings. that we walk
rough shOd over them in search OF the
large ones. To see 10 hear. 90 enjoy
: The fruits Of the earth and 20 minister
are but a few Of the things for which 20
f-#
little things" for the greatest blessing
. ever accorded man, was a blessed little
Babe in lOwiy manger-and for this
and our other gifts from the Creator
let Us join with the militant and trium-
phant grateful ones-'-Te deum Iauda-
mus" Mr II. B. HoIIlFIELD.
Hammond court
/ Notwithstanding all that I have suf-
fered. Notwithstanding all the pain and
/ weariness and anxiety and sorrow that
+ necessarily enter into life and the IN
ward errings that are worse than all.
would end my record with a dev0ut
Thanksgiving 10 the great Author OF my
being
! For more and more am I unwilling TO
7 make my gratitude % Him what Is COM
monty called "a thanksgiving for mer-
cies"-fOr any benefits or blessings that
/ are peculiar TO myself or my friends OF.
/ indeed, 10 any man.
/ Instead Of this. I would have IL 10 be-
gratitude for al that belongs 20 my life
and being-for JOY and sorrow. for
health and sickness. for success and dis Z
appointment. for virtue and for tempta-
| tion. for life and death; because believe
/ that all IS meant for gOcd.-Orville /
/ Dewey EVA JACKSON.
$50 Third street northwest.
Consider It
/ CThis outer world we tread on. as a harp.
| A gacious instrument on whose fair
strings
We learn those airs we shall be set to
play
When mortal hours are ended. Let the
wings.
Man Of thy spirit. move on IL as wind
And draw forth melody. Why shouldst I
thou yet
Lie groyeling? More is won than e'er was
lost
Inherit Let thy day be TO thy night
A teller OF good tidings. Let thy praise
Go UP as birds go UP, that when they
wake.
Shake off the dew and soar
Jean Ingelow-
EDNA BENNETT. /
1874 Eighth street northwest.
Wherever find a great deal Of graft I
tude in poor man. 7 take il for granted 4
their would be as much generosity II he /
were rich man. RUTH NJ PURCELL. /
So X street northwest.
During the years OF his prosperity, 4
Gov. Charles Foster. Of Ohio. was known /
far and wide for his kindness TO the poor ]
and unfortunate Some years ago Mr. \
Johnson. a contractor. in Fostoria, Ohio 1
became so involved that the mortgage
en- his home was foreclosed. ana the 4
sheriff was about 20 sell IT, Gov. Foster \
learned Of the builders trouble and ad- 4
vanced the money TO pay of the mort
gage, though there was very faint
prospect that It would ever be returned /
to him
A year or two after. johnson went
West and passed out Of the minds of his /
Fostoria friends He died, but before his /
death he told his sons how Gov Foster \
had befriended him. The sons prOspered !
in business and became wealthy, but
Gov. Foster became bankrupt When
they heard Of the failure Of their fathers 4
beuefactor, they invested IN his name
$4,000 in smelling works between Denver 4
and Cripple Creek They said not a word /
10 Gov. Foster until the success OF the /
investment was assured Then they told I
him. and had him elected a director in the I
concern The works paid large dividends /
CHAS D. BULLA.
Alezandria, Va
There Is a very touching story told Of a I
woman with two children, who had no
bed for them and scarcely clothes enough ,
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