The Washington herald., 1909-02-14
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To speak no III OF Others.

To speak no III OF others.
Nor repeat the iii we hear:
To give kind, encouraging word
The heart sick ones TO cheer.
To lend helping hand" to ali
Along hfe's rugged road,
Thus aiding weary ones TO bear
Their ofttimes heavy losd;
To trust In God Almighty,
To love our feIov-man.
And thus in full perfection
Work out our Makers plan
This is duty in its highest. fullest sense.
F. NJ OROUkE
When duty calls to pleasant places, It's
then an easy thing TO do,
But when it calls 10 thorny paths and
skies are far from blue.
We shnk and hedge and make excuse
and ofttimes find a way
To ease our conscience when Il calls and
wait mere convenient day.
Moral: Do that thing that lies nearest
TO you every day II viii soon become q
habit. ~RANNEY-
~ Ne= jersey sv,nss.
Let US hear the conclusion OF the whole
matter. Fear God and keep his COM
mandments. for this is the whole duty Of
maH. EDNA Bennett
Isll Eighth street northwest
DrTtv Is but the shorter and more mod
ern way Of saying DO unto others as
you would be done by
Ms WILLIAM LITTLE
Ba I stfest.
DUTY. CLASSIFIED as to whom OF what
specific purpose it shall relate. remains
by itself as Godlike gift 10
its possessor. a person actuated by It's
suggestions becomes properly guided in
ali efforts Of life. for as beacon light It
guides and directs US in the course TO be
pursued in ali varied essentials or human
en6eavor. As any mOmentOus question
presents itself for our decision the die
tates Of conscience wiz at once enable
Us 10 clearly discern our duty. and II We
do our entire duty we can but feel as
sured not only of heavens approval, but
possess the happiness Of realizing no
doubts as TO having enormously decided
and 10 disturbances occur to our minds
10 narass or trouble Us
Clsncarlyn. Va
OF all the watchwords OF life. duty IS
the highest and best He who sincerely
adopts it lives a true life There is no
moment. place. or condition where its
claims are not imperative. The poet
states il well. Il slept and dreamed that
life was beauty; woke and found that
life was duty" So let Us take duty as
our watchword and inspiration. and at
the close Of our livees may we be able 70
say as Nelson said at the battle OF Ira
falgar when he was mortaliy wounded;
Thank God. have done my duty"
Mrs ROY ARTHUR
Lyreh Station, Va
II one would always do ones duty
under all circumstances, wrongdoing
would cease. Duty and inclination are
often at variance. But one always knows
which is right. and when duty calls that
which Is best in Us responds at once
AGNES E. WILKINSON.
Pon0nkey. Nd
We must do our duty. not for selfish
aims or hope OF reward, but. simply and
reverentiy. just because 1t IS our duty
Duty is what We owe to ourselves. 10 our
neigibors. 10 God Not TO pay this debt
Is 70 be found wanting in character OFT
tentiunes duty falls IN happily with our
pleasures: We do il then spontaneously
as a song springs from a happy heart
As sfteD, alas IL wars with seIfshuess
and earthly desires, then we have need
to strive and pray. Sometimes duty Is a
stern Shylock demanding the pound OF
flesh. sometimes the sad Gethsemane.
Look I'D then, Q child OF earth. and
shrink not when duty comes thus. but
rejoice. for il IS the divine eye that has
seen the gold in Us. and il IS the divine
hand that holds the crucible TO burn
away the dross. Finally says Lord