The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-14
THE OPTIMIST'S HAND IS 1.-THE HELPING HAND

kind act or Just deed "surpasseth under
standing" and helps 20 secure that covet-
ed prize. cOntentment
Mrs z. d. FRANK.
rs street northeast
Honorable mention
II I should see
A brother languishing in sore distress.
And should turn and leave him COM
fortress
When I might be
A messenger Of hope and happiness
How could ask to have what l denied
In my own hour OF bitterness supplied?
II might share
A brothers load along the dusty way,
And 1 should turn and walk alone that
day.
How could I dare.
When in the evening watch I kneel to
pray,
To ask for help 70 bear my pain and loss
IL 1 had needed not my brothers cross?
II I might sing
little song 20 cheer a fainting heart
And / should seal my lips and sit apart
When I might bring
bit OF sunshine for LIES ache and
smart.
How could hope to have my grief
relieved
II I kept silent when my brother grieved?
And so know
That day is lost wherein / fail 10 lend
a helping hand to some wayfsriEg friend;
But II II show
1 A A.
A helpful deed that follows good intent,
Then do 1 hold the golden hours well
spent Miss F. V, BRADT.
I1i Fairmont street.
To successfully land an undertaking it
is important TO grapple with the element
airy or fundamental factors Of the prob
lem. As TO the question OF the helping
hand, acts IN the way Of charitable gifts
are mostly temporary relief II knowI-
edge is power, then ignorance is weak
ness. Make knowledge of high degree
universal and helping-hand labor will be
minimized. The rock-ribbed and steel
| Ordered structure we are to-day domi-
ciled in. known as civilization. has been
| built up from the rugged stepping-stones
| Of observation. experience and research.
| Its resultant is knowledge, its synonym
power As a rule the helping hand is
most needed in the lower stratas OF ig-
! norance; hut who Is so wise as not 10 be
/ in need OF the helping hand or outside
1 assistance? Even the profound phlloso-
/ pher seeks for help in every nook and
| corner. There is room for Improvement
and need OF help from bottom 60 top, and
/ the helping hand may be extended every
/ where.
! To apply the helping hand in a maxi
/ mum degree and universally would mean
/ to seek the counsel and analyZe the de-
/ auctions OF the world at large as regards
! the educational branch OF collecting and
| dissemination bears upon the question
/ Every item and atom OF experience and
/ observation assists in amassing a mighty
I whole; all are valuable in some degree
/ All Of us need a helping hand. and nc
! shorter cut to the goal is available than
/ that power OF knowledge secured through
( the interchange Of experiences and the
! passing OF them down 10 lower levels OF
| intelligence Every brain cell should be
| trained by subOrdination 20 function in
/ rhythmic cadence with the symphony OF
/ absolute fairness, as 20 the mental throb'
/ of our fellow-man. when his serious
opinion Is sought or offered.
! The helping hand has been extended q
| US and at great cost. as we can see Il
we will but hike back into the fogEy bot
toms OF past ages and profit by improv
ing upon the errors OF our predecessors.
The value OF the helping hand througi
the medium or education could be appre
ciated in its ultimate degree We're a pOr
ton of the wee tots OF our households boy
fate in some way swept back along IN,
trail OF intellectual development 20 fll 81
the lapse between infancy and adult az,
in The wilds Of barbarism and then re
turned TO civilization 10 face the battlei
OF life. The helping hand may assist II
6qmeHng from every unitarian an,
beautiful avenue OF human activity an,
from all quarters Of natures domain an,
In the passing of II down the line. Grasl
it and pass il along II is a good thing
Its most gracious name is knowledge, ant
It Is the alpha and omega of efficiency
II is tho great Apan Way 70 the eQui
iibrium Of independence and the rhythm
OF reason social equality It's cohorts ar
victors I'm tho battle OF life Enlist I'm thi,
legion and you assist in opening up vas
stretches Of optimism through the help
ing hand. CYRUS s. GRAFT.
So7 Rhode Island Avenue Mount Rainier. Nd
What DO We live for II It is not TO max,
life less difficult to others?-George Eliot
8 T. ADKINS
33l F street northwest.
When a man amt got a cent and he
feelin' kind O. blue.
An the clouds hang dark an heavy. an
won't let the sunshine through.
It's a great thing, Oh, my brethren. for {
Teller just to lay
His hand upon your shoulder IN a friend
ly sort o. way
II makes a man feel curious. Il makes tn
teardrops start,
= And you sort o. feel a flutter in III
region Of your heart
You can't look I'D and meet his eyes; yo1
don't know what 10 say
When his hand is on your shoulder in
friendly sort o. way!
Oh, the worlds a curious compound. witt
its honey and its gall.
, With its cares and bitter crosses, but
good world after all.
And a good God must have made It.
e leastway that's what I say
When a hand rests on your shoulder in
friendly sort o. way!
E Z MOORE.
al H street northeast
The helping hand" the most beautIft
suject our club has touched upon. 4
service to God, quick desire to do IN
e greatest good with greatest love and hu
mility; the open eye. the keen ear, tn
Judging TASTE" saying the word, dom
the deed. rejecting the best we can. God
kindness, love, justice. and mercy, an
the deep wish 10 convey a blessing,
kindness to any soul, sooner or late
brings Us close 10 that soul. The helpin
hand right here In our own beautiful city
relieving poverty. lifting the clouds G
disease and darkness. tearing down III
!. fate bonds and bringing sunshine an
light TO Woodworking men and women.