The Washington herald., 1910-02-27
Great souls BIZ instinct to each other turn.
Demand alliance. and in friendship burn

The craving which each individual feels
for comradeship is one of the most i'm
polling characteristics OF mankind The
desire for a comrade with whom there
can be a perfect exchange OF confidence,
a kindred spirit who can share the joys
and the SORROWS Of life and upon whom
one can rely Tor help. advice. ana COM
fort. is strong in every human being.
Many people. unfortunately. go through
their lives without ever finding a COM
rade. They come in contact with thou
sands. make friends with many. but
when the association Is put to the SUI
preme test in the vast majority there is
lacking the quality OF true comradeshlp.
Men and women marry with the idea
that they have found the ideal companion
for life. and many are doomed to bitter
disappointment. They ind that friend
ship and even love depend upon comrade-
ship. which is the true communion Of
souls. Lucky indeed is the man or wo-
man who finds one stanch comrade. Such
one should be 'grappled to thy soul
with hoops of steel for you may never
find another.
Seeking alone does not find comrade-
ship. These attachments are often purely
born of accident. We make friends gem
orally without intending to do so. Some
one interests US and in some measure or
other we attract them. The result Is
friendship or a companionship that is
lasting and which may blossom into that
higher form of communion-comradesh
A comrade is one who shares even ones
thoughts, in whom there is no antag-
Onism. only unselhsh interest and devo-
ton. While one may choose his friends,
he cannot chose a COmrade The mag
netic attraction of the spirit is not to be
governed by the will. Two friends may
be as far apart as the poles in their SYM
pathies and tastes, but comrades are
bound together by an invisible and indie
Unable force which is inexorable
That every optimist among you may
have found a comrade is my hope That
among optimists there should be good
comradeship there is not particle of
doubt. Optimists cultivate the traits of
character which cause them to be attrac-
tive TO other optimists. Their minds are
receptive; they are continually learning
from their fellows great lessons of good.
Optimists are working together for the
betterment of others and trying to dis
cover the best means for self-help
Comrades in optimism that Is what We
are, fellow-members. We stand side by
side and centralize our endeavors in the
cause of right living, I want you all tos
feel that "comradeship in optimism" is a
great blessing and benefit To those of
you who are new among US particularly
want TO reach out. We want each and
every new member TO be comrade, to
feel perfectly at home among optimists
We want especially to hear from the
new members on the weekly topic The
injection of new blood INTO the club,
however, does not mean the crowding
out of the old. Every one is welcome as
a contributor 10 our wholesome and help
ful Sunday thoughts.
"Comradeship" among our club mem
bers is what We are working for as Incl
dental to the great work upon which we
are engaged as a whole.
I trust you have not forgotten the an
the talk to be given by Optimist Zed H.
Copp at Bethany Chapel. Thirteenth and
streets northwest this evening. Rev.
Mr.. Copp is an earnest worker for the
good and has been engaged in sociology
cal work in this city for many years. His
subject, THE highway of happiness is
one that Is sigularly attractive 10 opti-
mists and he VIII endeavor from his
point Of view to show how all things
work together for good.
We have a cartoon to-day from a new
member, Walter F. Halleck. IT., who has
been enrolled this week. The cartoon is a
good one and shows that Optimist Hal
leck has the true optimistic outlook.
The subject for next Sunday will be
Labor" as announced last Wednesday.
All who labor for the good and who have
willing hearts and hands will appreciate
the beauties Of labor. the blessed privi-
lege of being able to work and to add to
the store of the worlds benefits.
The ten prize-winners this week are:
"Congenial passions souls together bind
And every calling mingles with it's kind;
Soldier unites with soldier, swain with |
swain.
The mariner with him that roves the
MAN.
How sweet TO have a faithful friend
In whom we can confide:
To bless us II we act Alright,
And II we err TO chide.
ABIGAIL THOMPSON ROWE.
NS Eighth street
Friendship. fellowship. comradeshln -
the three great ships which carry US 4
safely over the sea of life. Friendship is /
one OF the sweetest relations known TO /
human experience, but it Is IN its very |
nature a relation limited to but a few. /
Fellowship has a broader meaning: it
covers broader sphere, takes In a great
er number. But comradeship. with its
vast suggestion of appealing associations.
includes both friendship and fellowship.
One must be a friend, and there must be
the friendly communion OF fellowship
before con'radeship can exist And if is
nearly always true ''Once a comrade. al
ways q eomrade," for ne who has thou
sand has not one to spare.
i7ss Columbia road northwest.
Cornradeship is truly significant when
1t stands for helpfuIness. congeniality,
and kindness; when from knowledge of
human weaknesses and human needs is
distilled the precious oil of sympathy;