The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-01-24
PLAIN TALKS.

lBy Roy. \. @. Connolleyl

We are friends We have always
been friends. but from this moment
We are going to know each other bet.
Yer. Perhaps by being better acquaint.
ed. something may be said or dpar
that will do us good. Who knows /
believe that the secret of life Is u
being good Yourself and doing good
to others. Haven't you found this
true? have, I never felt so cor
tented with myself and agreeable 20
others as when am made mys,lt
agreeable and others HAPPY.
Plain Talks are going to be The
tie that binds us. You match them
and read them carefully every sun.
day. They are going to have a mas.
sage for YOU. Clean the good. Make
It your own and grow.
A kind word spoken. A good deed
done goes a long way toward bright.
ening life and improving society.
Kind words have changed the dark
clouds OF life to bright ones. And
good deeds have changed the shadows
into sunshine.
consider this great II any one can
do this for you and /, why can we not
do It for others? Here's for a good
try. Have YOU ever laid aside your
cares and stopped long enough to
think seriously OF life? II you have
not. take an hour or so off some day
and arrive at this conclusion:
Life at its best consists in thinking
our best thoughts saying our best
words and doing our best deeds and
loving the best. This is not hard, is
1t? II only appears so. Give such
living a fair test and in course of
time it will become second nature TO
do these things. And with the poet
We will say, everything appears
beautiful in life because of the beau
" within us" You are beginning
10 really live then.
believe in passing on everything
that is good. | heard an old quota
tion repeated the other day and It I'M
pressed me so favorably that de.
cided to remember it. 1t may be ia.
miliar to you.
See no evil, hear no evil, talk no
evil"
How different would be our envlr.
onmen' II we practiced this. ! know
of no good reason why we should not.
The world seems TO be filled with fault
finders and gossipers. What It needs
is less of them and more people will
ing TO build up instead of tear down,
Hear noble things. think noble
thoughts and produce a noble life"
That is why Jesus of Nazareth is
the Great Prophet. Teacher and Sav,
ior OF men. He is the embodiment OF
all that is good. Think OF the influ.
ence Jesus has had on past ages and
that which he has on this age. 1t is
so great and indiscribable that men
everywhere would lay down their
lives If called upon. In our Plain
Talks We are going TO know more
about this Savior Of men. This
Prince of Peace. II may be ours TO
catch his spirit as did his disciples OF
old.
! believe that If Jesus were here to-
day in person he would say to YOU.
Keep your hearts in love and JOY.
Deal with the noble and beautiful
things OF life. Go one mile and more
10 do some one good. Go two miles
and keep a going to resist evil.
Give out of the abundance of your
heart for the love you give is the love
YOU keep.
So then, my new made friends
whom | expect to meet again. Let
ms try to be tue-first TO ourselves
and just and merciful
To be kind and faithful in little
things.
To be brave with the bad, openly
grateful for good, always moderate.
To seek the best; content with
what YOU find placing principles
above persons and right above riches.
or fear, none; of pain, enough TO
make your joys stand out; of pity
some; of work a plenty; of faith in
God and man much; of love All.
This done men Shall rise up and
call you blessed.