The Washington herald., 1909-03-28
LOVE IS THE GREATEST THING IN THE WORLD

30 life, give ne your richest gift' she
cried;
Then grew afraid, for Love stood by her
But hand in hand with Sorrow. Yet no
word
Had she % plalnt-she knew her prayer
was heard.
Every great achievement Is loved into
existence--each noble thought apd worthy
deed is the outcome or the love element
IN nature. Love knoweth every form OF
air. and every shape of earth"
| The craving for love is the strongest
| instinct. TO love the sublimest impulse.
/ Loving much makes US lovable.
Love is the beacon light Of the soul
casting its rays OF gentleness. kindness.
charity. Reckoning 20 a fuller, completer
iife-a oneness with Inhnity. for "God Is
Love" ELIZABETH c. THORSE.
? the Victoria
"A great thing is love. a great good in
every Vs.. which alone lighteneth all that
/ Is burdensome and beareth equally--ail
/ that is unequal
1 For it carrieth burden without being
/ burdened. and maketh all else that IS
bitter sweet and savory.
Nothing Is sweeter than love nothing
/ stronger. nothing higher. nothing wider
nothing more pleasant nothing fuller or
| better IN heaven or on earth, for love Is
/ born OF God and cannot rest but in God
above all created things.
"rhe lover lieth. runneth. and re-
/ joiceth; he is free and cannot be re-
strained.
Love often knoweth no measure. but
groweth fervent above all measure
/ Love feeleth no burden. thinketh moth
I ing Of labors. would willingly do more
than it can. complainant not of impossi-
bility. because Il eonceiveth II may and
MARGARET NJ KEENAN,.
81 X street northwest.
Love IS a publication Of the heart from
self; Il strengthens and ennobles the
I character. gives higher motives and a
nObler aim TO every action OF life. and
makes both man and woman strong.
noble. and courageous.
lsli Eighth street northwest
Love Is the nucleus Of the universe. the
embryonic beginning OF all things. II is
! the first cause the great force. the
Is love Il divides eternity into degrees
called periods OF time and sets mile
posts. at intervals in Infinite space. 20
mark its pace in progress Love is the
| vitalizing force OF the mundane sphere:
the animating power OF all nature II
Is that, without which the species would
refuse TO reproduce themselves. and
worlds would disintegrate and cease 70
/ exist as a whole.
Love IS the basis OF truth. and truth
is the foundation Of mans PHILOSOPHERS.
A simple thing Is love When applied
10 the actual affairs Of this life. IL means
TO give and 10 take. 20 suffer and 70
make rejoice Il IS long suffering and
laughs much-it laughs al locksmiths.
That is all love is.
1883 Fairmout street.
( Nothing can with mothers love compare,
Only angels. ever bright and fair
I True loves the gift which God has given
To man alone. beneath the heaven.
/ It's holy flame forever burneth.
I From heaven Il came. 10 heaven returneth.
4 Il is the secret sympathy.
/ The silver link. the slken tie
/ Which heart 10 heart and mind 10 mind.
In body and in soul can bind
Love rules the court. the camp. the grove.
/ And men below and saints above
All, shouldst thou live loves sweets 20
prove.
Love not 20 1--we. but live 10 love
Ms. BELLE EDELIN,.
Love is such a giant power that Il
seems 70 gather strength from obstruc-
+, tons and at every difficulty rises 70 high
er might. Like death. 1t levels all ranks
ana lays the shepherds crook beside the
/ scepter. Love IS the sun OF life. most
beautiful In the morning and evening but
/ warmest and steadiest at noon II is the
sun Of the soul. Life without love is
worse than death, a world without q sun.
To be true il must be eternal as God
himself"
oh. happy state. when souls each other
draw.
When love Is liberty and nature law:
All then is full. possessing and possessed q.
No craving void left aching in the breast;
Even thought meets thought ere from the
lips it part.
And each warm wish springs mutual from
the heart LAURA Y. ALLEN.
Arlington, Va.
Love rehnes the thoughts. and heart en-
larges; hath It's seat IN reason. and is
judicious; Is the scale by which 20 heav-
enly love thou mayst ascend.
MARY EMMA BEALL.
| Is9s Thirty-third street northwest.
Love is not blind Il is q chameleon
/ that colors the world 10 harmonic with
| the hue Of the object II rests upon.
A. J. CAMPBELL. sr.
! HyattsTire Nd.
Love is a sweet uneaslness.
J. D. PRICE.
Station L. Washington. D. c.