The Washington herald., 1910-09-11


surely discover that your cross is much
lighter your heart happy and full Of
gladness, for We have our reward even
in this world for every unseldsh act done
in Gods name and the brotherhood Of
man. MARY l. REED.
1t has been truly said by The Optimist
that we have not all been free from self
ishness at all times. and although an ex-
elusive trait, yet by it, as stated, self
sacrifice, self-reliance. and self-respect
are perfected so it is that some of its
effects are for good as well as evil. The
true optimist is not shut within the walls
Of utter Selfshness, for happiness and
sunshine cannot shed their invigorating
rays therein because shut out: and. like
the sea which is ever receiving from
streams that run in. but none ever run
out and is called the dead sea Il has
been said that self-preservation IS the
first law of nature. but this Is not the
example Of our Lord He came TO save
others; He lived rs he would have US
live. and died that we might live Though
not possessed OF the divine power He
was. yet by striving we may obtain the
reward OF the unselfsh. Kind words and
deeds are the means by which we cheer
the hearts Of those who pine In secret
anguish for such comfort
little word in kindness spoken.
A motion or a tear.
Has often healed the heart that's broken
And made a friend sincere.
Mrs VI. ALICE BUTLER.
Little threads Of selhshness are woven
into all our lives. and sometimes they
all but spoil the pattern. We love our
ue!ghbor as ourself: but. like the man
who prayed God bless me, and my wife.
and my son John and his wife, us four
and no more" our love is a very selfish
love. We wish our friends we'll. and
would ofttimes extend the helping hand.
but it involves time and labor Occasion
ally We find that some one we know
has gone 10 the wall. and We wonder If
we had not been so engrossed with our
own affairs we might not have helped
him stem the tide OF failure. Again, like
the sons of Zebedee. who desired first
place in Christs kingdom. we struggle
for precedence in our daily lfe and care
not who is pushed aside in the struggle
There are those about US, too. so thor
Oughly unselfish they willingly shoulder
the burden of the family and leave every
other member free 20 devote himself TO
his own selfish interests. Il IS so easy
70 be selfish! One must cultivate the
Christian grace II one would learn to be
unselhsh. With humility. self-denial
compassion, and the love OF Christ con.
straining US. we are bound to grow daily
more unselfsh, more loving, more help
full and WELD a more potent influence Tor
good on the lives about US
NJ. ]. MOOR.
~ There is nothing TO be gained in this
old world by selnshness
Life is too short TO cultivate the habit
OF selhshness, so contribute a portion Of
your daily earnings to the betterment Of
your needful fellow-man
The hearty giver enjoys life far more
than he who is selfish for the hearty
giver realizes that he is helping others.
AS optimists. we should all forget that
there ever was such word as Selfish
I ness" and we should give to the worthy
as literally as our means Will allow.
''The Lord loveth a cheerful giver," so
! sayeth the Good Book.
HARRY W. BRI8fER.
Emerson tells US that the best gift is
| ones self. This is the very essence of
truth. The selfish person is the unde-
veloped person-the blind person. In bus
mess IT is universally recognized that the
courteous. well-dressed. beautiful-man.
nered man wins out every time. The
crouch is disliked. That makes him more
grouchy The thing for each one Of us
| to do is TO become so imbued with the
beauty Of life, the fneness of goodness.
the sweetness Of kindness, the tenderness
Of courtesy. that we are filled with delight
at the mere opportunity to live and show
4 forth these delightful characteristics. II
any one doubts this let him try it, The
great thinker from the Orient, Bahs