The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-11-13
ION AVOIDING FEAR" A QUALITY TO CULTIVATE

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impossible TO do justice to our capabfi-
ties.
Shakespeare says: "of all base ms
sions. fear is the most accursed - and
the old negro ''manmy," when asked
what, during her long life. she had found
most fearsome. replied: Deed. chile. de
mos fearsome thing In nah life was what
didn't happen
Caution and prudence should, of course.
be exercised at all times: but these auaIi
ties are vastly different from the state NJ
mind called fear. To do the best within
our power and TO obtain a fair field FOR
the free and unhampered exercise OF our
faculties reason must dominate. Then.
and then only, will we be free from the
thraidom Of fear. Success and the large
rewards OF life thereupon await our
reaching out for them
Mrs ]. J. o'coNNELA
Whater of earth-Iife comes to me, trust
In Thee.
Though in great fear and pain and strife
/ seem 10 be,
Still peaceful here on earth I wait
Love casts out fear" and heavens gate
Opens 10 me the heavenly land.
And thus take while here I stand all
from Thy hand.
Thy presence naugEt Of fear I see:
trust in Thee
While storms seem near on Hfe's dark
sea. ] trust In Thee
How can fear on land or lea when Thee
see?
Though clouds seem dark and thunders
roll
hear Thy voice speak to my soul;
come TO the source of light, twill guide
in the darkest night,
Trust then illumines my sight
How can my heart then troubled be7
trust in Thee.
Yonhers. NY. HUGHES.
Why. what should be the fear?
/ do not set my life at a pins fee.
And for my soul. what can il do 10 that.
Being thing immortal as itself?
Hamlet
These are bold words, spoken al dead
OF night, with the bitter north wind
sweeping the lonely platform at Eisinore
and the dark sea surging around It
spoken as Hamlet prepares to follow to a
yet more solitary spot the ghost of his
father. or. so the superstition OF the age
suggests, it may be Satan in the dead
kings image. We are thrilled with a
sense of sublimity We recognize this as
the correct attitude Of child OF God to-
ward all of Gods creation. Lords OF the
universe, IL does not become US to cover
Tniserabiy before anything that the uni
verse contains
Fear belongs properly to the lower or
ders OK being. It serves a purpose In
evolution, but it is the ally OF weakness
and ignorance. knowledge casts out fear
by showing IL TO be superhuous. To en-
courage In ourselves an attitude appro-
pirate TO lower plane Of life is 10 clog
our advance toward higher planes II
harooring fear we foster the offspring OF
fear-sickness. vacillation. and deceit.
We do not fear in the abstract The thing
that frightens US may be but imperfectly
seen or conceived, but it is still concrete;
II must be realized or It is powerless 10
terrify US. The man who lives in fear of
tuberculosis breads certain conditions
which his mind continually strives 10
realize. The various organs OF the body.
responding 10 the dominating. all-pervad-
ing influence Of the mind lend themselves
10 this process OF realization, and the
germ OF the disease is assisted IN it's de-
velopment. This is why We are warned
against morbid br0oiing over such sub
jects. A wiser course is 10 take all in
telligent precautions and then 10 go about
the ordinary business Of life with the
calm assurance that should the calamity
come he will have strength TO meet IL
eouTageously. In thus withdrawing the
powerful support or the Imagination ne
deals a severe blow to the progress Of the
malady.
The habit Of vacillation, usually the re-
suit Of dread OF consequences, is one that
tends TO weaken the judgment and para
lyZe the viii When a line OF action has
been thought out carefully and inteln-
gently and has received the sanction OF
our best judgment. il IS nonsense 10
abandon or weakly defer it from fear or
some Unforeseen and unforeseeable con-
sequence. as II IL were ever possible 10
penetrate into single hour OF futurity
and assert that il VIII bring no unfore-
seen trouble. Whatever path We may
choose VIII be shrouded in the same IN
certainty Not one OF US but has seen
lives ruined OF sunk into stagnation by
this fatal habit OF vacillatiOn.
Perhaps the most miserable, pitiable
manifestation OF fear is deceit. Let US
make no mistake In this matter. When
We deceive We are afraid OF something;
hardship or deprivation Of some sort
pain, poverty, ridieule neglect-threatens,
Fear actuates the lie. Truth is the
straight and abvious course. It is fear
that turns US aside into the dark, tortu-
Gus trails OF deception. Fear. working
most readily upon weakness and ignor-
ance, makes easy victims OF little chill
dren. He incurs terrible responsibility
who, by awakening terror In children,
teaches them TO shield themselves behind
a lie. IF we earnestly desire the child TO
be truthful. we must guard him carefully
against the corrupting influence OF fear.
Be sure of right purpose and Of con-
scientious exercise OF judgment. then go
forward confidently, determined TO meet
with courage the reverses that are part
OF every life. The only fear serviceable
to man is the fear of irrational decisions
and wrong motives This take to be the
fear of the Lord" which is the begin
ming OF wisdom" CORA O. STAPLES.
Fear is a two-edged sword that cuts i.
away at the same time ambition and
Fear is like a lost bird that beats its
wings against the black roof Of cavern.
A man who believes in himself and nis
mother has no room for fear in his soul
Life is too full of certainties for him
Fear. thou dost not know the pace OF
horse, the fit of a hunting coat. or how
TO draw a sword from its scabbard
Fear is disastrous to sentiment, 70 ro-
nance. and TO common sense.
Fear is a mole grubbing in the earth
for worms with no eyes to see Gods sky
with the stars In.
When God made men He wanted tigers.
not spaniels.
Fear is strong in one thing only. II has
the tough and enduring vitality Of a lie.
Fear stands uplifting with unsteady hand
her wan lamp and by its shifting rays