The Washington herald., 1909-07-18

his fellow-men 10 come up out OF the
shadows and begin 20 look on the bright
side.
For the best contribution on ''Persever-
ance'' have awarded first prize 10 Mrs
Cicely Claude. Of Chevy Chase. Nd. who
contributes these beautiful and earnest
thoughts:
BE thou faithful until death and I viii
give 10 thee the crown Of life"
To adhere with steadiness OF purpose "a
a given occupation. never allowing pleas
uIes 70 Interfere with duty, never swerv.
INK from the ideals OF life formed after
due celebration and matured judgment
| To pray without ceasing and 10 watch
that ye enter not temptation"
/ Holmes In the ''Chambered NautiI,is''
tells Us OF the casting OF the shell when
spiritual growth sets in:
Build thee more stately mansions.
Oh, my soul;
AS the swift seasons roll
Leave thy low-vaulted pastl
/ Let each new temple. nobler than the last
Shut thee from heaven with a dome more
vast,
/ TIL thou at length art free.
Leaving thine outgrown shell
I BY life's unresting sea"
/ Concentrate on some given ideal and
work and pray.
! True earnest conservation OF a Chris
/ uan character is nodded on the thought
o. the goal ahead. fidelity and fxity OF
purpose IN striving for it. To attain this
gift Of finai perseverance theologians tell
US We must faithfully, constantly, pray
for H.
/ Perseverance IN rules laid down and
/ tried, and trying over again II failure or
/ Encouragement peeps over your hedge;
never giving heed 10 fear nor adnittance
10 melancholy. keep straight on the mar
row path; We may be knocked of again
and again. Rebound Seek the king
dom Within" put your shoulder 70 the
wheel and try again. Success is made
up or failures" Again rebound, Follow
the pilgrim Christian. His path was not
strewn with roses. Look for life's roses
the good and the beautiful Do not forget
the suffering: helping those TO their feet
who have fallen in their struggle: en-
courage good in them: pity the weak II
you cannot do good, think good. and lend
the needed assistance. thus persevering
In your good works until the end.
The second prize or a goes 10 Miss
Marion G. Barker. 1893 F street north
west. for the following:
The humble eottager. toiling unceasing-
~ for his daily bread. unlettered and IN
learned. having for his goal but a home
and resting place for his own and his
family's old age, has one motto embla-
zoned upon the logs which he hews each
day. which keeps his feet from faltering
and his heart from growing faint-Perse-
verance.
The z,o,,y,-- lo,.a- st.-.t- 49,. T. re
with name 10 make and a home 10 win
and keep. has one song that rises 10 his
lips, keeping the spark of ambition alive
and tanning it into fame when II grows
Cull-Perseverance.
The professional man with his foot Just
over the threshold Of his alma mater, his
eyes and his mind peering into the future
tc see what garlands Fortune is weaving
for his brow. reads in his textbooks,
reads, and running, learns the one great
esson-Perseverance.
And so with the whole world. What
ever is worth doing II all is worth doing
Wel.'' and in order to do a thing well
perseverance must be exercised TO the
fullest extent. To push on in face Of all
defeat. 20 rise triumphant after each
Staggering blow, to laugh at failure. and
70 seorn 20 give up until the bright angel
Of death calls US from our work, Is 10
earn the sought-for We'll done. good and
faithful servant" which is awarded only
as the fruit Of perseverance.
The thoughts contributed by Malcolm
D. Lambourne. 311 Fourteenth street
northwest have been adjudged worthy OF
third prize. This is the contribution:
Patient effort. perseverance. and. hard
work each day properly directed win
surely bring success. Failure comes 10
those who overwork themselves. overtax
their abilities, growing weary in the
struggle Such persons hope that by
large sacrifices OF sleep and happiness
and by extra application and hard work
they will build for themselves fortune.
that they may be happy at some future
time. They make a great mistake IN this |
respect. Divide your energies so that |
each individual day is successful. no mat
ter how much the success may be. II is |
the men who are doing little things to- /
day who viii be picked out to do great |
things tomorrow. And while YOU are
making little SUCCESS each day be sure /
your heart sings while your hands work. /
have heard and seen the fol- !
lowing, which Is appropriate. I am sure: /
What are you goin' 70 do?
Throw down your pole, chuck out your
bait.
An say your hshin's through2
You bet YOU aln't: you're goin' 20 FISH.
An. fish. an fish, an wait
Until you've ketched a basketful
Or used up all your bait.
Suppose success don't come at first.
What are you goin' to do?
Throw up the sponge and kick yourself
An grOwl. an fret. an stew?
You bet YOU amt: you're goin' TO fish,
An bait, an bait agin.
Until success VIII bite your hook.
For grit Is sure TO win.
For the above thoughts am indebted
o Col. Hunter from memoranda made in
ne "Scnool Of Practical Experience"
The five selections printed below have
'een given 81 each;
DR.. Johnson wrote: Life affords no
igher pleasure than that Of surmounting
passing from one step Of sue
ess TO another, forming new wishes and
eeing them gratiied. He that labors in
ny great laudable undertaking has his
augues first supported by hope and aft
rward rewarded by Joy. All the
erformances Of human art at which we
BOX with praise or wonder are instances
I the resistless force Of perseverance: 1t
by this that the quarry becomes a
yramid and that distant countries are
nited by canals If a man was TO COM
are the effect Of q single stroke OF 4
lex ak or Of one impression OF the spade
'itP the general design and last result,
9 would be overwhelmed with the sense 6
Z their disproportion; yet those petty 2