The Washington herald., 1909-11-07
"The Helping Hand" Announced for Next Sun
days Contest of The Washington
Herald OptimiSt Club.

edge gathered from all sources, make the
road TO improvement safe short, and
sure. "a fresh mind keeps the body
fresh Take IN the ideas Of the day. drain
of those Of yesterday" J. LEE
Post-oiice Box IA
BY scattering seed Of kindness.
BY perseverance.
BY living on the sunny side
Manifest the Divine principle Of graft /
tude
Follow independence by the noblest in
ward motives.
BY deeds Of helpfulness and love.
BY making home our earthly paradise.
To know ourselves so as 10 control our
selves.
To love. tell, and practice the truth.
BY living the right life.
Ever appreciate favors rendered
Be optimisucaI enough 50 as TO believe
and say all our Heavenly Father does is
best
To love our neighbor as ourselves.
To love the Lord thy God with all thy
soul and with all thy mind and with all
thy might II. ". SMITH, d. ID.
7is Station F, Box 49,
BY following out the law given US from
above. TO love our neighbor, and our own
earnest endeayor 20 do what is right
must necessarily encourage our neighbCr
20 the reality that self-improvement IS
the only way 10 teach unto others By eX-
ample and precept our mutual progress in
deeds Of kindness and the helping hand.
Faith and good works work together
Mrs =. EDELIN,
1902 Park road.
seIf-improvenent is necessary to the
proper enjoyment and appreciation of
life We may even surpass our own
hopes by dyigent application.
What rain IS 20 the flowers, study is 70
| intellectual growth and exercise 20 physi-
cal development. When an analytical
mind is cultivated the searchlight OF
/ scrutiny should be turned upon our irdi-
vidual characteristics, the undesirables
/ uprooted and supplanted by those needful
| to perfect faculties and inclinauons 20
! carry on the work Of helpfulness- In
] this existence there IS no exemption from
I human frailties. but by keeping critical
eye upon our own miSdeeds fears OF
retrogression VIII lessen.
When we elevate our moral standard
| there Will be more love in our hearts,
more charity IN our actions, and more
/ spirituality IN our souls. Holding these
| virtues. self-interests viii become SUBJ
servient 20 those OF humanity. and this
exaltatiOn can only produce happiness
M. E, d. FRANK.
Is street Northeast
THE eternal quiclens u.s." and We
must keep our bodies. souls, and ambi
tons tingliug with new strength and new
issues and master opposition, both men
/ tai and physical. in order 20 improve
We must Danish shadows from ou'
minds. the burglars q joy -selhshness
vanity. cowardiCe, mOrbidness, temper
ant wOTry-and be impregnated with no
hIe ideals and generous impulses. Co
, gives US the raw material" but we ere
ate our own atmosphere, either haCmOnl
or dlscord. Love If the sunshine tina
''quickeus" the mind. and the habit o
J 'T0ve-waysT is needed, for there is beini
b. little accomplished in this world tina
, lasts unless II is plus love II is low
3 that gives strength 20 the struggling. III
- spur that urges one 10 train body. heart
% and mind 20 greater keeGuess and i'm
r provement. the stimulaut that urges on
8 on 10 the greatest effort. But the mind
70 even IN positive creative attitude" need
opposition for Improvement a vesSt
o cannot sail on "A quiet sea-5n a Gea
o Calm.'- tragedy and discipline ar
e what broaden and improve the fund {
II character" IL is the fight In the DO!
o the unconQuerabIe spirit that puts him d
q the head Of his class after repeated fai
ures. What Is worth having IS wort
fighting FOR, and improvement come
from an indouitable spirit that knows n
surrender What makes a goud man
asks Henry DrVmmond, Practice. II
man does not exercise his arm, he deve
ops no bicep muscle. and II he does ul
exercise his soul. he acquires no muse
Of soul, no strength OF character COu
age. then. toward life, toward DEATH Z,
| ward God and men; whatever brings hig
thoughts and generous words. the pOWt
to get out of ones self and see and az
preciate what is noble and loving
others-this is Improvement, 'intelIisen,
ALLIE SHARPE BALCH,
ro5 Euclid street.
Every one Of us may assist or instru
d. some Of his felIow-creatures, and by
doing we not only improve others. b
ourselves. as steel sharpens steel, conta
brightens. It's 10y no means enough
he be rightly disposed. TO be serious. a.
,h religious in our closets. We must
II useful, too, as we all accomplish improv
be ment from society. We pass this W,
st but once. hence we should make prop
IN use OF that short and uncertain porti
W Of time allotted us We should use
nd with economy and dispose Of It with car
Id prudence, and discretion. Cotton says.
20 advantages Of Improvement where Y
ng cannot invent we may at least improy
nd we may give somewhat Of novelty 20 IN
by which was old. We are also told that
az finite toll would not enable YOU TO swe
he away a mist. but by ascending a lit
W. YOU may often look over Il altogeth
al So II is with our moral Improvement;
X wrestle tieTcely with a vicious hal
which could have no hold upon us II
ascended into higher moral stmosphe
LAURA Y. ALLEN
ms Arlington. Va.
Sc. Improvement can be accomplished or
II by keeping evcrlastingly ar IT,"
Mt II required hard sustained, inteIlige
p effort. and the greater the effort {
mt greater the Improvement.
nd Anything worth having is worth str
ed ing for. In addition 20 the desire TO il
-th prove, there must be the actual work
that end.
= There must be aiertness TO see, he
think, and then to put ones experien
observation. and knowledge 10 the b,
ICE use In a word. there must be intenige
NIX persistent action for a worthy purpose
are ARTHUR LEMON
mo Lock Box Zl4
led
vi The question Is, How can We best 1
complish Improvement
WIN Il