The Washington herald., 1909-07-11
Next Sunday the Topic for Discussion VIII Be Per
severance" and Contributions Are In
vted from ALL
vited from All.

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feeling. that each day has opportunities.
and that some day VIII be her last She
also thinks. as one of our optimists wrote
OF Charity" BE good, be gentle. be
kind; the good that shines from your own
heart you viii see reflected IN the face OF
friend," and she cares not II that friend
be Dives or Lazarus.
Hsznmond c0urt.
On, It is great. and there Is no other
greatness 10 make some nook OF Gods
creation more fruitful. better. more
worthy OF God; 10 make some human
heart a little wiser. ulanler. happier.
more blessed, less acczrsed.-Carlyle
n JANE MOOR
2a5o G street northwest
sing that your song may gladden.;
Sing. Ike the happy rills.
Leaping IN sparkling blessing
Fresh from the breezy hills
Sing. that you song may silence
The folly and the Jest,
And the 1dle word be banished
As an unweleome guest.
sing! that your song may echo
after the strain Is past.
A link OF the love-Wrcught cable
That holds some vessel fast"
BESSIE BENNETT.
Since trihss make the sum OF human
And half our misery trom our foioles
springs;
Since Hfe's joys consist IN peace and ease.
And few can save or serve. but al may
please;
Oh! let the ungente spirit learn from
hence
A small unkindness Is a great onense.
Large bounties 10 restore we visa IN vain.
But all may shun the guilt Of giving pain.
Hannah Moore.
LAURA Y. ALLEN.
TO honor Cod. 10 benefit mankind
To serve with lofty gifts the lowly needs
Or the poor race for which the Goldman
died.
And DO II al for Iove-oh. this IS great
and he who does it VIII achieve a name
Not only great. but GOOD"
EVA JACKSON
50 laird street northwest
The first thing q Kindness deserves is
acceptance, the second. transmission L.
George MaeDouald z. II GDOTZBACK-
los s-rest Northeast
Nay. thank me not.' the kind one said.
It's % myself I've givsnl
Each friendly deed ike this make
A stepping-stone % heaven"
II people knew the degree o. good they
could accomplish and the happiness they
afforded others by q little personal atten-
ton and deed of kindness now and then
or an occasional visit 10 their sick beds
we are sure no selfish or falsely sensitive
feelings would deter them from the per
Torrance OF such benevolent and truly
Christian acts
ELEANoR 3. HCKsoN
Nathalie. Va
When you are good 10 others you arc
best 20 yourself-Franklin
MARTHA n GARNER,
III Twelfth s--se1 northwest
Kindness IS The golden chain BY which
society IS bound together
Kindness needs no form OF speech
Its acts LIES sweetest lesson teach
a kindly act IS a kernel sown
That viii grow 20 a EoOdly tree.
Shedding its nut when the time has flown
Down the gull Of eternity
T. L ALEXANDER
- Massachusetts aTsEns uo-taWes,.
Count that day lost whose low descend
ing sun
Sees al thy hand no worthy action done.
Ms. THOMAS h O'BRIEN.
? street. northwest.
What IS a nobier virtue than kindness?
Il makes the world brighter and happier.
Take the poor outcast. the drunkari. and
the lost ones. even II the kind words do
not put them or the straight road. Il viii
put pure and kindly feeling n their
hearts and viii add g little sunshine 70
their poor lives. How many souls are
saved. how many blows are avoided. BY
htoe kindness Therefore. kindness IS
one OF our stand-5ys il virtues
l2s5 NorA CAritol street
Kindness IS a language which the
deaf can hear and the dumb can speak
To think kindly Of each other IS we'll
TO act kindly 10 each other is better;
But 70 speak kindly of each other Is
Whether we think, speak. or act. let Us
do it kindly
Speak kindly. then. TO al.
And let thy action show.
A heart 10 feel another's griet.
To soothe anOther's woe.
Then let sympathy unite Us.
While the nag of trCth unfurled
Shall haste the wished-for dawning
OF bright and happier world.
KATHERINE OBRIEN.
y Eishth street northwest
Kindness IS true charity in thought
word. and deed
Cast thy bread upon the waters
You who have but scsnt supply:
Angel eyes win watch above il.
You shall find IL BY and BY:
He who IN HIS righteous balance
Doth each human action weigh.
VIII your sacrifice remember.
VIII your loving deeds repay.
Cast thy bread upon the waters.
You who have abundant store:
II may float on many a billow.
1t may stand on many a shore;
You may think il lost forever.
But as sure as God is true.
In this life. or in the other,
II VIII Yet return 10 you
MOTHER"
8H NeT jersey avenue northwest
Kindness costs nothing. A smile here.
a word Of cheer there. takes no hercuIean
effort To be gracious and beniznant on
All occasions and under all circumstances
is not a difficult task. Willing 70 help
others who need II and feel the Joy az
some personal sacrifice FOR their pleasure.
Always seeking the good and being leni-
ent with the shortcomings OF those whose