The Washington herald., 1909-06-20

in the following:
Neglect your conscience for only two
weeks and it begins 10 disappear: obey
its faintest whisper for two weeks and
/ X becomes as delicate as a woman
blush. Good habits are the souls mus
cles
For third place. as winner OF the 800
prize, the contribution Of Charles Francis
Glass. Hyattsville. Nd. has been selected
/ This is the essay:
J Conscience is the intelligence Of the
mind OF soul which tells US what We truly
/ believe is right If our conscience is
/ founded on and guided by the proper
knowledge. experience. or enlightenment.
II will surely be "A safe guardian Of our
thoughts and actions; but II il Is founded
on ignorance it will. cause US remorse.
1 We may conscientiOusly believe a thing
is right and still II may be wrong Con
science is what we believe-not what we
do. II We desire to be conscientious We
must be sincere.
The five prizes Of 800 each have been
divided among the following:
What conscience dictates to be done
Or warns me not 10 do
Let this be more than hell 10 shun.
That more than heaven pursue
Pope.
Mrs P. L. JONES.
22l2 G street northwest.
A good conscience is TO the soul what
health is 10 the body; it preserves a con-
slant ease and serenity within US. and
more than countervails ali the cslamities
and Affections that can possibly befaH
us.-AddiSOn. LAURA Y. ALLEN.
Arlington. Va.
Live with men as If God saw you: con-
verse with God as II men heard you
Seneca. Nh. L. H. HARTSHORN.
Webster street.
Conscience is the divine authority set
within mans breast that brings 10 test
every thought. word. or action and warns.
prompts. approves. promises. rewards
punishes. or restrains him and continually
tells him to abstain from sin" II he
obeys il he feels at peace. but II he Of
fends IL he loses his tranquility OF mind.
II once he drops a single stitch. by in
dulging in one single sin, it Is astonishing
how soon his whole conscience begins 20
unravel Friends. let Us all obey its die
tates. for Conscience Is a human beings
most faithful friend and He that loses
his conscience has nothing left that is
worth keeping MARIE T. BOGDAHN
55 North Carolina avenue southeast.
Our conscience is our birthright. the
one great Inheritance descending from our
Creator. Conscience is our dictator, our
defense. a safeguard against all evil. It's
voice is always loud enough TO be heard |
All We have 10 DO is to obey.
AGNES z. WILKINSON. |
Pomoukey. Nd
The following have been selected for
honorable mention:
feel within me
A peace above all earthly disnities.
a stiH and quiet conscience.
king Henry VIII"
CHARLES :. FLETCHER
Philadelphia. Pa
What. said a master 10 his man. I
who had refused to do his bidding on the 7
ground Of conscious what do YOU mean 4
by conscience?" 1T is" said he. some
thing in here that says 7 WON'T
c. LLOYD ALEXANDER
% Massachusetts, avenue northwest,
The faculty within US which decides the /
lawfulness or UnlaWfulness OF our &C
tions. or a moral alarm clock whose
value depends on the winding and setting
E. N. GLOTZBACH.
l0i5 street northeast
God installed IN all a conscience. the
compass Of the soul which changes the
character Of conduct and brings peace Of
that passeth all understand
ing, which cannot be gotten for gold.
L v DOWDEN-
. X street northeast
It is that small wee voice that is heard
through Gods silence debating the right
from wrong and persuades US TO follow
the just pathway, 10 encompass good
thoughts and noble acts that rebound to
he fellowship Of man; nor wealth nor
znOwledge grant the boon that mark the
ways Of heaven. but conscience. that
whispers and controls and gives true Joy.
'or mans conscience is the oracle Of God.
1879 Park road.
A tender conscience is an fnestimabIe
olessing-that is. a conscience not only
quick 10 discover what is evil. but in
stantIy to shun it, as the eyelid closes
tself against the mote.-Rev. N Adams
EDNA BENNETT
1874 Eighth street northwest
Conscience is the monitor that stands
Ike a beacon, warning men by its steady,
lever-failing light OF the dangers that
viii wreck their craft. The still. small
7oice touches the cord which reaches the
soul and wakens it TO the dangers Of
wrongful thoughts and actions. What
ocwer II has TO give us peace when we
hey its pleading voice. and what agony
We suffer when we yield 10 that which
We desire TO believe is right, regardless
4 a warning spoken almost In our ear.
Don't, II is wrong" The good we do.
he evil We overcome, the help we give,
he sorrow we lighten-these give to life !
is happiness and 10 conscience sweet .
eward. p sTFw.pT
llo5 street northwest
Conscience is our compass that points
the only correct course every human {.
eing Should take in this life II they are
eeking a pleasant voyage over Hfe's
sea and a safe landing in
he harbor Of happiness and contentment.
s the mariner looks TO and relies upon
TO carry his cargo of precious freight :
yer the deep blue ocean. avoiding the
dangerous shoals that means death
therefore conscience must be looked to in
very thought and action in life by all
'ho do not wish 10 be carried over the '
errible precipice to the bottom of sad S
ess and woe Every lover Of God and I
mankind knows it never points to the c
rrong course. though our sailing over 4
fe's tempestuous waves be rocked by a
no waves Of sorrow and misfortune. we q
love gently along TO the calm harbor Of 7
appiness n this life and eternal rest in Y
he great beyond o. B. WBATIEv
700 street southeast. r
Conscience is Gods deputy in the V
m omuL A. B. GRACE c
Labor to keep alive in your breast that