The Washington herald., 1909-04-04

ration for another state of existence is
the wise cultivation Of those faculties
with which we are endowed. we have a
work 20 perform, a mission 20 fulfill indi
vidually. and 10 be earnest and faithful,
not for the reward. but through loving
/ service TO our Great Creator will, enable
US and uplift those who come within our
] Influence.
! To w. B. Henderson. 1875 Fairmont
/ street, / have given the third prize OF s..
! His contribution is as follows:
| Whether one works from necessity and
the force Of circumstances or from the
/ love Of work, II is an Indispensable requi-
site TO true happiness. As the salt 10 the
viands we eat so is work TO the existence
we lead absolutely essential Without
work in some form the mind becomes
/ narrowed, the morals dissipated, and the
/ body atrophied.
/ Five prizes OF 81 each have been award
/ ed for the following contributions:
/ Man must work; that is certain as the
/ sun. But he may work grudgingly or he
/ may work gratefully; he may work as
man or he may work as a machine. There
/ is no work so rude that he may not exalt
/ II: no work so impassive that he may not
breathe a soul into L.; no work so duh
that he may not enliven It,
NAE H SHAW.
( l2l North Carolina avenue
/ The man who knows. Indeed. what 1t is
/ 10 act. 20 work. cries out. This. this
alone is 10 live" ROLF THELEN.
! Forest Service.
To work IS 20 live; 70 live IS to work
! for the welfare Of others. Let US, there
fore. live to work and work to live.
GEORGE ". BARTON.
loS Eighth street northwest.
/ Work IS essential 20 our mental nor
al. and physical welfare When we can
/ calm our nervous energies the reaction
/ tkat often follows extreme exertIon will
! diminish. and such fatal emotions as mel
| aBchOlia and morbid imaginations will be
! reduced TO the minimum. The vital con-
ditiOn is moderation. Many blessings are
/ evolved from labor. Those who mourn
are sOlaced. the indolent made happier,
and the industrious are rewarded by good
results accomplished. even II their highest
! ambitions are not wholly realized. Toll,
I therefore. is humanfty's greatest boon
I undiscovered often and too lightly es-
! reerned by many. 9Irs Z d. FRANK.
| l25 @ street northeast
| II ! We're asked 20 define the word
Work" I would say in the words of the
| dictionary that II was ito labor, to toll. a
putting forth Of energy, physical or men
/ tai" But I would also go further than
that and say that work is the harmonious
J connecting link between man and man
and man and lis God Without work the
world would not exist. nor could man
continue TO live. II work were eliminated
from the daily routine Of mankind. what
would there be left2 Nothing of value
i surely, because everything worth having
! has 70 be worked for, and one OF the first
/ essentials 10 mans welfare Is work, and
IN working 70 gain, IN gaining 10 appre-
ciate.i and in appreciating 20 wisely dis
tribute and use. To work in the true
/ sense OF the word is 10 toll with some
definite object in view, 10 labor for some
loved one, or 70 help some needy soul.
] Working and loving are almost synony-
nous, for 10 love without working for the
one we love or working TO win that love
would be almost impossible. A man who
does not work cannot love his fellow-rneD
/ nor his God as he should; cannot heip
MS stricken brother or properly worship
4 his Maker. Work IS the natural vent for
/ all our feelings, our joys. our sorrows,
7 and our passions. II we could start each
/ days task with this thought uppermost In
our minds, This day I VIII labor well;
I whatsoever I do shall be done willingly
and with zeal: each unpleasant duty shall
be performed with a smile, and every
undertaking begun shall be finished. or
as nearly finished, as possible before I
sleep tO-night-if. I say, We would keep
such resolution on our lips and in our
| hearts. with what peaceful slurnper
would our night be filed and what we'll
earned rest would invigOrate US for an
| other day begun
MARION C. BARKER.
5sS street northwest.
The following contributions have been
selected for honorable mention
! Labor is rest from the sorrows that greet
Rest from all petty vexaHons that meet
Rest from sin-DrOmpttnss that ever en-
treat US.
Rest from worid-sirens that lure US to
Work. and pure slumbers shall walt on
thy pillow;
Work. thou shalt ride over cares coming
billoW;
Lie not down wearied meath woes weep
ing willow;
Work with q stout heart and resolute
Will JOHN O'CoNNEIL.
27s Twelfth STREET northeast
| TT is not work that kills man; II is
worry. Work IS healthy: you could hard
| ly put more upon a man than he can
bear. Worry is rust upon the blade It
IS not the revolution that destroys the
machinery, but the friction
BESSIE n HEALY.
u North Carolina avenue southeast.
Work for some good. be it ever so
slowly;
Cherish some aim, be It ever so lowly;
All labor. II honest. is noble and holy"
IF your motive is high enough and you
are doing honest work worthy OF being
/ crowned, then never despair"
Mrs. EDWIN ELKINS.
! l55 Vermont avenue northwest
| Every idle citizen is a knave.-Goethe.
There is a JOY IN work accomplished. It
is the essence Of self-mastery to COM
plete a work once begun
GCETY CLAUDE
Among the people who are drudges
there are some who have given up their
dreams Of what, when younger. they
used TO talk or think about as their
ideals" and have grown at last. II not
content, resigned to DO the actual work
before them Yes. here It is, before Us,
and behind US, and on al sides Of Us.