The Washington herald., 1909-03-14

that is going 20 happen 90 me. some. .grea
blessing that is going 10 come to me
And when night comes and the gift ha
not yet come. I say Tomorrow II vii
come" and go 10 sleep as sweetly as m,
little one who nestles by me.
FLORENCE W. JONES
Oregon. IL
Life.
In this life OF toll and care.
Whether rich or poor we be,
We are always In despair
For we never can agree.
Some people wish 70. be wealthy,
And for money they would fight.
But the poor man who is healthy
Is the happiest one. all right
Thus IL is with human nature.
We are never satisfied.
Though we often hear n lecture
On the life We should decide
But, my friends. Of all the treasures
That the Lord to us did give.
The best gift is not vain pleasures.
lis the art 10 learn 10 live.
GEORGE GODOY.
loos Sixteenth street northwest.
Let a song be in thy heart in the morn.
ing, psalm of thanksgiving in the aft
ernoon, and a prayer on thy lips at even,
tide: then there viii be little time to look
on the dark side Of life; aye. thou shalt
see the sun breaking through every
cloud. and thy face will turn toward ii
as the flower turns 10 the light
Miss Jennie V. JEWELL
1924 Vermont avenue
Speaking in a figurative sense alone
life is the alpha and omega Of animate
existence. and no life is that is not ami
mate. The potent principle Of life is ami
nation, force either IN man. animal
machine or what not. Some one has said
speaking OF life as regard 20 humanity
that Life is as you make il. but more
title definition would perhaps be Life Is
as you take it." What a fine thought
that In a large measure we. creatures of
clay, are capable Of making life. in herbs.
and even. in a very large measure. in our
own existence Being free moral agents
We are capable Of making or marring i'm
a very large degree our own existence
here IN this world as well as determining
our final existence IN the world 20 come.
But speak king on the esthetic side for
HE. and drawing out of its real self all
one is capable of getting out Of il. we
would say that life is an opportunity
which comes once. and only once. 10
everything created 10 do service and sub
serve the gain Of those dependent upon
us. for since happiness alone consists in
The knowledge that We have made others
happy. even so does life. in its widest pos
sible sense. consist in the self-kn0wn abil-
ha In.
man and woman 20 help ourselves bv
helping others. This Is ufe to have lived
So that IN coming 70 die we can have il
said Of our life that we never failed when
Il was in our power 20 do so 10 bring a
smile or tear OF SOY 20 some others
-ace- WILLIAM d. HARRINGTON.
Brookprt H.
Life. the greatest gift Of God 10 all
both young and old, rich and roor. is
what each and every one makes II. For
as the sun shines on every life in this
world. giving sunshine and happiness. so
We can by our daily lives infuse sunshine
nd happiness 10 those around us bv cuI-
-lvaung cheerfulness and hopefulness i'm
'ur daily lives. for what would this world
be TO US without life surrounding MS.
Nay. even the birds of the air. the beasts
1f the fields the fish OF the sea. rejoice in
ne glorious life that surrounds them.
Life TO all is sweet and has its reward
great or small as We make il So let US
1y lending a helping hand. whether in
'harity. cheerfulness. or brotherlv love
'reate a spirit of buOyancy and hope in
he life OF our fellow-mau.
Miss GENEVA MULFT.
$50 A street northeast
Life is the divine gift of Almighty God.
30 wonderful I'm its creation. so mysteri-
'us IN its departure from the receptacle
which holds il on this earth I would say
hat life is perpetual. not mortal. but i'm
mortal changing 10 a more elevated
olane or retrogradjng. according 10 The
leeds or the pOsSesSor Of this maQnanf-
nous gift Life is beautiful. and the
Measure Of living is in doing that which
'uilds up the spiritual part which engen-
iers happiness. TO live happily IS 10 live
life in perfect harmony with nature
md 10 feel the JOY Of its existence is one
II the incidents OF a noble use Of this
MT Life IS not the creation Of an an
iappy allotment. but Is IN earthly prize.
o De held sacred and appreciated. Life
S not jest. but beautiful. sacred en-
Iowment. WILLIAM A. COONRE
Stewart building
Life is not the mere giving 10 us OF
'reath by our Creator. il is the utilizing
o the utmost our faculties and our tai
nts. thus enlarging our minds intellectu-
lily and spiritually II is the doing Of ali
cts that our better selves dictate. In
act. it is living during our sojourn here
s VIII best benefit our fellow-man and
hus benefiting ourselves. Failures NAV
ONE. but failures ought not 20 affect our
lie. provided our aim is high Ii is the
rying, not the result OF trying. that
cunts ELIZABETH p. CRUAfP.
10 C street northwest.
To be truly happy is a question Of how
ve begin. and not of how we end. OF what
We want and not Of what we have. Life
S only a very dun and ill-directed theater
inleSs we have some interests in the
,ece; and TO those who have neither art
.or science the world IS a mere arrange
nent of colors, or rough footway where
hey may very well break their shins-
tevensOn- KATHRYN Z PHELPS.
lsOI Fifteenth street.
Whittiers thoughts. expressed as fol-
Dws Making their lives a prayer" are
ublime but there is yet more in life 70
hose who would secure its true essence.
clean. temperate moral life is one that
Ot only enjoys Gods blessings here. but
s rewarded by an eternity of happiness
ereafter. So let us live as God would
ave Us live and do as Christ would do
The scriptural Injunction. Love thy
eighbor as thyself." plays a prominent
art in life. BY its observance natures