The Washington herald., 1910-01-02

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fere with others. There is no worse
enemy to optimism than not doing what
we agree TO do. and at the time promised
| There is "still, small voice" within US
all-can it conscience, or what you Will!
which VIII direct US right, and keep US
right, too. II we will but listen.
NJ. F. CASE.
9G New Jersey avenue northwest
Let me see your tongue" says the
doctor. and Let me listen to your heart.
and having examined these organs, he is
enabled 10 proceed with the case. Why
not adapt this method TO our mental and
moral examination, for il is en- excellent
way TO begin right?" If the tongue is
unclean. there is trouble with digestion.
distortion of mental vision. and an i'm
proper assimilation Of facts, If the heart
| is not right and one cannot lie down in
peace" a more serious condition could
scarcely exist. So a good way 20 "begiE
| right is to call in Dr. Conscience, asB
/ him to give US a thorough mental exan..-
/ nation. take his advice. watching the
tongue and cleansing the thoughts Of the.
Il
| gion Of bad example, of course: but IL We
have Dr. Conscience we are likely to note
a surprising decrease in "errata" when
! we place volume 1910 on the shelf OF
eternity. Alrs II r. HoIIIFfELD.
! Hammond Court.
A good resolution 7 viii make
To speak kind words TO all meet
Through coming week that l may take
Some cheer TO bless, dear one to greet.
To fiji some heart with love divine
And cherish all the good we see.
To give up all my will for Thine.
The glory OF eternity
The word Of old was His beginning.
The dawn OF day His light divine
Our souls replenished BY His deeds
Fulfill the promises He designed.
/ To-day I ask that through His grace
Ny light shall ever onward shine,
Beginning right in thought and word
His OmnipreseEce 10 define.
And so renew from day To day,
A blessing = 90 cheer my way;
Ny hope. my T. n, my trust 20 gain
A new beginning makes more plain.
EMMA HUGHES.
COS Westminster street.
You say Resolutions would be better
not made than not kept" Oh, no! I say
far from #. I would not be receiving a
prize this week If felt that way. Pos
sibly the good resolve could not be kept
Then I say try again and again. Did
any one ever hear Of a person resolving
on the new year 10 be bad? No, indeed.
To do wrong is very often from force Of
circumstances. possibly a weak spot in
your own makeup and the fact Of wish
ing and trying 10 overcome that trait Is
all the more noble even II It be broken
time and again. You can always Try,
and as there IS leaven enough. thank
God, IN all OF US. that will IN time make
us all good. perhaps not here, but In the
great hereafter, when we shall all ''be
pure in heart and see God" So while
we falter IN our good resolves time and
again. let US bravely push onward with
our eyes ever on the lode star that viii
bring Us through. It's only the pessimlst
that gives up and says NO use"
4. Z. RANNEY
81 New Jersey aveuue northwest.
The new year is not present with US,
only a new day. So It will be continu-
ally; we shall see but one day at a time
If each day is lived Alright, the whole
year win be right; # each day IS wrong.
the whole year viii be wrong. Each day
IS white page to be written; write it
beautifully and the book OF the year will
be beautiful
Greatly begin; though thou have time
But for a single line, be that sublime;
Not failure, but low aim is crime.
BE happy IN this present moment. and
put not off being so TO a time to come
7. Fuller EDNA BENNETT
1914 Eighth street northwest.
Let each optimist begin in the cellar Of
his house. the heart, with the broom Of
gratitude and the dust pan Of content
ment. thoroughly cleaning out every little
corner Of deception, brushing down every
cobweb of hatred and strife washing the
floors carefully with the water Of truth
using love as a disinfectant. Then will
our hearts be thoroughly eIeansed and
purified. ready for the beginning Of the
new years work.
ABIGAIL THOMPSON ROWE
2l53 Eighth street extended
The foundation, the all-important part
of the building, should be given special
attention. for upon it will depend the
.permanency Of the superstructure. First
Of all. know thyself" Each should
make a study Of his own case, for no
hard and set rule may be layed down
which can be followed with equal help
and advantage TO all To a certain ex-
tent he must also fight his own battles;
however, no one should hesitate to enlist
the help Of his personal friends. Surely
there should be no false pride in this
matter Of self-betterment. God helps
those who help themselves" and so does
the world in general The keeping of
resolutions is Ike the building of a huge
fortress. and as each stone means so
much added strength. just so does each
day that the resolutions are kept un-
broken mean added strength to US TO con-
tinue to the end. Each person knows his
own weaknesses, and, knowing them.
should seek to overcome them. The keep
ing of resolutions means fighting every
inch Of the way and never losing cour-
age, and while we are yet in the begin
ming let us foresee the end, for then the
hope OF reward will sustain us through
TUE WASHINGTON HEE