The Washington herald., 1909-05-16
4 TRAIT THAT TENDS TOWARD OPTIMISM

p man has the less he affects the air Of
saint The aIectation or sanctity Is q
Slotch on the face OF piety.
Arlington. Va
''All self-seekers and seIf-Iovers are
bound IN letters; full OF desires. frIl %
cares. ever unsettled. and seeking always
their own ease Il 7. II
lSz Thir1ietb s-Crt.
To God. thy country. and thy nrfend be
true.-Vaughan. KATHRYN Z. PHELPS
lsu FifteGtb s-sst northwest
Thou must be true thyseif If thou the
truth Uouldst teach
Think truly and thy thoughts shan the
worlds famine feed;
Speak truly and each word OF thine shall
be fruitful seed;
Live truly and thy life shall be a great
and noble creed-Horatius Bonsr
cHAS D. BUL1AA
AIe-sndria. Va
He who works with sincerity. whatever
his task. works with God. He cannot es-
cape success, for he is in harmony with
God's purposes. has the resources OF the
Infinite az his command. and is one OF the
heralds OF the coming kingdom OF Christ
on earth.
Himself from God he cannot free.
He buildeth better than he knows.
His conscious work 10 beauty grows
Ps.szt osca
An! Il our souls but polss and swing
Like the compass n its brszen ring.
Ever level and ever true.
To the toll and task We have 10 90.
We shall sail securely and safely reach
The Fortunate Isle on whose shining beach
The sights We see and the sounds We
hear
VIII be those OF Joy and not OF fear
-Longfellow.
EDWARD 2 CARR
Ths Alabama
Frank sincerity. though 10 invited
guest. is free 70 all and brings his vel
come with ht-1.-Havard-
- street uor.hr-<.-
There can be no success without sin
cerfty.-Burr KATHERINE OBRIEN.
Sincerity Is gem,
The richest and the raTest,
The purest and the fairest;
And that blessed one wear,
Who holds that jewel nearest
To the heart a treasure dearest.
Is the one on whom We
Each may safely lean.
M oRoUKE
Charleston s @
I should say sincerity-a deep. great
genuine sincerity-Is the first Characters
tic OF al men IN any way heroic
BESSIE u. HEALT.
II North Carolina svsu1s sOuthezst-
Sincerity constitutes truthfuIness. o,so
all that is not shan o. preteuse-
z u. HINES
Hysttrvins. Nd
Sacred to all is this inspiring theme,
IIumed by frankness and pure in esteem;
Nursing or candoT linked 70 the truth.
Captures the aged. captures the youth:
Eager 10 do the best. pUTeness enshriaed.
Radfates happiness. with kindness En-
twlned;
Innately true and free from disguise,
Take this Acrostic. a virtue much priced;
Yea It's a word 70 be idoiized
z X GOLDsBOBOUGH. Nd
Isl st-se4 noTthEsst-
Sincerity should be the dominant princi-
pie o. life all human endesvor For
an ideal character truth ard love are the
elements essential 70 perfection Indulge
IN noble thoughts. guileless motives. and
honest intentions that all may share alike
in the beautiful heritage synbolizeG by
the emblem we wear
Mz z D. FRANK.
rs c stzset norsheast-
Sincerity has such resistless charms.
She Oft the hs-cest Of our foes disarms.
No art she knows, n native whiteaess
dressed.
Her thoughts al pure, and therefore al
expressed:
She takes from error rs defornity.
And without her al other virtues die.
-Sullingfeet
c. Z DUDLEY.
Ia Tvs.ah s-est no-7hveS,.
His nature IS too noble for the world;
He would not fatter Neptune for his
trident
Or Jove 1or's power TO thunder. His
hearts his mouth:
What his breast forges. that his tongue
must ve1t-ShakespearA
Fo-est Ss-TScs- ROLF THELAN.