The Washington herald., 1909-07-18

dfvidual or nation that serves God.
Os o strsst northwest
Perseverance is trying and trying.
And trying again each day:
Zen through failures and disappoint
ments
Come thick and fast our way.
But II we press on with a purpose
That is always steadfast and true.
With the :Star OF Hope" 70 guide Us
And the goal kept ever in view,
We viii surely az last attain to The
height
That belongs to those who try to dc
right:
So let US. then.
With 4 song in our hearts.
And on our lips a cheer,
Adopt for hfe's slogan
Let's Persevere.
Charleston. s. C
Keep Your Grit.
Hang on! Cling on. No matter what they
Push on! Sing on Things viii come your
way.
Sitting down and whining never helps q
bit,
Best way to get there Is by keeping VI
your grit
Don't give up hoping when the ship goes
down,
Grab a spar or something-just refuse to
drown
Don't think you're dying Just because
you're hit
Smile in face OF danger and hang 10 your
grit
Folks die too easy-they sort Of fade
away:
Make little error. and give up m dis
may.
Kind Of man that's needed is the man
with ready wiz.
To laugh at pain and trouble ard keep
his grit
Prudential Weekly.
MABEL E. BAILEY.
Iu Columbia rad
/ Perseverance, Is that OF which we all
must strive for would we be successful
| and gain the desired goal To persevers
l IN life one must have that stick-ability
7 70 do as we aim. 10 go onward toward
/ progress no matter what incUmberances
affront US. Patience. energy, endurance.
/ thought, and study. all these and many
more virtues must and can be summed
up 70 make the word perseverance com
]
/ perseyere. especially when obstacles pre-
sent themselves as they do In every life
but We can II We Will Is how We might
/ interpret this word. IN fact. anything
I that Is worth pressing onward for is not
gained without perseverance
] Where would the great men OF cur
/ country, George Washington. Abraham
/ Lincoln. and many others stand in the
limelight Of the ages II they had not pos
! sessed great perseverance, 10 their pur-
posed aims In life?
STELLA W scHARFF.
! I71s Thirteenth stzuet northwest
Persistent desire. ceaseIess 'stick-to-it-
( fveness.' backed BY unlimited faith. form
the makeup OF the opt.mists who make
good EVELYN HAN.
he CoyTood
All things must yield 70 Industry and
time. To reach the port We must san
sometimes With the wind and sometimes
against 1t, but we must sail. and not drift
nor lie az anchor. As "a the spiritual
life there tare Tecreations but there are
no holidays That school breaks up but
once, and the home afterward Is eternai
MTs. PAULINE JONES.
Attempt the end. and never stand 70
doubt;
Nothing's so hard. but search win hnd
Il OUT ANNIE Z. FORESTER.
II Aiassachusetts avenue norrheast
Perseverance, conqUers al things; Il is
the key 70 success. Keeping on Is good.
but keeping on keeping on 20 the end
wins the day. every time 4 lifetime
OF failures IS not enough 10 get the bet
ter OF one who stlll rises 70 his feet IN
the determination 70 keep on fighting
Such night can never meet with dnal
defeat Things that are not worth per-
seveTing for are Ecarcely worth having
And the perseverance that Is proloneed
until Il reaches the point where discour-
agement would set in. II We would let IL.
IS, after all, the only perseverance
worthy OF the name. as a test Of courage
and faith Possibilities wonderfully IN
fold before the perseverance that re-
fuses 20 be denied and that makes the
difficulties vanish Ike mists before the
SUM- X even dares 20 bid mountains 10 be /
removed and be cast into the midst OF
the sea and Is obeyed. Perseverance /
brings great faith. and faith IS our con
meeting link with power. Therefore. nv /
beloved brethren be We steadfast. un- 1
movable. always abounding in The work /
OF the Lord. for as much as We know
that your labor is not IN vain IN the /
Lord ~
Do all the good you can.
To all the people you can.
At al the times you can
In all the ways you can.
And just as loEg as you can.
S. E. ADKE;S. Il
BY constant dripping
A drop OF water hollows out a rock"
See first that the des.gn IS wise and
Just; that ascertained. pursue il reso-
lutely; do not for one repulse forego The
purpose that YOU resolved 10 effect. -
~ ANNA J. BOGDAHN
Ss5 North CaTcltus venue
By gnawing through a dyke. even a rat
may drown nation.-Burke
DIRCE zANIER.
L39 Massachusetts, sTenue northeas;
Perseverance Is the keystone Of success
the main characteristic needed 10 bring 1
results. Il requires strong viii power
and plenty OF the quality termed stick
but with definite aim and
a high standard. Il wins laurels galore.
Perseverance COnQuers nations its attain !
mepts are beyond limit Don't lei your
diSappOintnents and failure in life dis
you-be brave. ATTEMPT the
End and never stand In doubt. nothing
IS so hard but search viii find Il out"
ANlIE SSIITR. -
sOs Eighth street northeast Il
Many strokes though with a UttlA AZ