The Washington herald., 1909-02-28

the words ''In God We Trust" on the CON
as an act Of falth by the American people
in the overruiing Providence Of God.
WILLIAM h. REID.
1867 Irving street northwest
And is there care in heaven? and IS there
In heavenly spirits to tss creatures
base.
That may compassion OF their evils mOve2
There Is, else much more wretehed
were the case
OF men than beasts. But oh, tn ex-
ceeding grace
or highest God that loves His creatures
And all His works with mercy doth
That blessed angels He sends TO and fro
To serve to wicked man. to serve mis-
wicked foe,
How oft do they their silver bowres
leaye
To come to succOr US that succor want?
How oft do they with golden pinions
ciesvs
The fitting skyes. ike flying Pursuivant.
Against fowIe feendes to ayd Us militant
They for Us fight; they watch and
dewly ward,
And their bright squadrons round about
as plant:
And ali for love. and nothing for re-
ward.
Oh why should heavenly God 10 men
have such regard?
ANNE WILSON.
l6ls Fourteenth street northwest
There IS a blessed satisfaction in know
Ing that a bencfcent Providence watches
over Us and CaTeth for our daily needs
for we are told: He watching over
Israel slumbers not. nor sleeps
N. JANE MOOR.
s5a C street northwest
Il IS remarkable that Providence has
given Us all things for our advantage
near at hand; but iron. gold and silver.
Being both the instruments OF blood and
slaughter and the price OF It. nature has
hidden in the bowels OF the earth.-Seneca
so E street northeast
Sufficient unto the day IS the evil
thereof Remember there IS an Al
wise Providence watching Ger Us. who is
our God. our Brother, and our Friend.
who loves us with a love surpassing. our
t-tlA4EA >-ct AAAAA4t4 il w lN tA- IuEN EE
need not fear. for He viii provide re-
freshment happiness. and rest
lsz Irving street. northwest.
Providence is God.
The mother bending DER her child.
The sailor on the deep;
The silent watches OF the nigh:
God VII keep.
AE RANNEY.
eF NsH jersey avenus.
"Au nature IS but art unknown 70 thee.
All chance. direction. which thou canst
not see.
All discOrd. harmony not understood.
All partial evil. universal good:
And spite 0f pride in erring reasons
light.
One truth is clear: Whatever Is IS right -
JAMES HUGH KEELET.
- Est Csrita s-el
Behold the fowls OF the air: Tor they
SOW not neither do they reap. nor gather
into barns; Yet your Heavenly Father
feedeth them are We not much better
than they (St. Matthew. sixth chapter ,
KATHRYN z. PHELPS.
1901 Fifesnsh strses northwest
Into every mans life. even into the life
Of the skeptic and unbeIever. there comes
a time when he must perfOrce believe
there IS 10 use IN ''hying in the face OF
Providence. He realizes with the poet
that There Is a divinity that shapes our
ends. rough hew them how we viii" an
all-Wise. gentle protecting. and benefiCent
Providence. Ms. ". C. BIsCOE.
sB Southe-n avenue. Piitsburg. Pa.
Dear Optimist. The little verse which I
an quoting to-day you may have had be-
fore. but ] find Il so helpful that it seems
10 me Il viii bear repeating.
Every cloud has q silver lining
Ard 50 7 turn my clouds about.
And always wear them wrong side out
To show the lining
CLARA D. GILBERT.
SO Fairuoa; street.
Consider the lilies OF the field. how they
grow, they toll not, neither do they spin:
and Yet ] say unto you. that even Solo
mon in all his glory was not arTayed like
one Of these Nirs. W A BARRACh.
1901 fifteenth street nonhTsst
When I saw the notice about the con-
test on Providence I started to think q
something original on that line. but dis
covered that IL appeared easier said
than done" SO as the next best course
decided TO look up the word IN the die
tionaTy, and what I found there struck
me as being so IN accord with The Op-
tirnist's creed that instead OF sending IN
an original essay, send that taken from
a source open 10 everybody, and surely
worthy Of all optimists notice. This is It.
"A manifestation Of the care and super