The Washington herald., 1910-02-20

/ fOrtitude, perseverance, CalmneSS, dll-
gence faith submission, and so much
more. that We begin to see the relation
/ OF this gentle virtue TO the greatest OF
/ all, charity. and decide that the donkey
is well endowed. TO bear all cheerfully,
do all bravely, wait occasions hurry
never" but "let the spiritual. unbldden
and unconscious. grow up through the
common. AiB II. b. HOLHFIELD.
f, Hammond Court
Her sanity patience doth not fail;
she keepeth watch ill morn. %
/ ANNA FROW PENNYWITT.
| GlencarBn. Va.
When I consider how my light is spent
/ Ere half my days In this dark world and
wide,
And that one talent which is death to
hide
Lodged with me useless, though my soul
more bent
To serve there with my Maker. and
present
Ny true account lest He. returning.
chide.
Doth God exact day labor light denied?'
fOndly ask
But Patience, to prevef
That murmur, soon replies.
God doth not need
Either mans work or his own gifts.
Who best
Bear his mild yoke they serve humblest.
His state is klngly; thousands at His
bidding speed
And post Ger land and ocean without
rest:
They also serve who only stand and wait
John Milton
Mrs F. l. BARRINGER.
1893 Q street.
Patience is the guardian Of faith the
preserver Of peace, the cherlsher Of love,
the teacher Of humility. Patience gov
erns the flesh, strengthens the spirit.
sweetens the temper, stiles anger. extin-
cuisines envy. subdues pride. She brides
the tongue, refrains the hand. trsmples
upon temptation. endures persecution,
Iconsummates martyrdom Patience pro-
duCes unity in the church. loyalty IN the
state harmony in families and societies
She comforts the poor and moderates the
rich; she makes US humble in prosperity,
cheerful in adversely, unmoved by cal
jimmy and reprOach. she teaches as to
forgive those who have injured us and
to be the first to ask forgiveness; she de
lights the faithful and invites the unbe-
l!eving. she adorns the woman and ap-
.s-s.
praised I'm a young man. admired in an
old man. she is beautiful IN either sex
and every age.-Bishop Horne.
ISABEL o. PRICE.
Ale1audria. Va. Route
There are few virtues practically more
necessary for us than the virtue Of pa
thence. It's effect is expressed by Our
Lord In the emphatic words: That by Il
we possess our souls As much as to
say without il We cannot possess them,
nor do We. Those who have not patience
have no peace and little merit in their
lives often the lives Of those who have
no self-control are nothing bat a long
series Of faults. often Of the gravest kind.
W Il. REED.
1867 living street
Endesvor 10 be patient in bearing with
the defects and indrmaties OF others. of
what sort soever they be, for that thy
self also hast many failings which must
be borne with 10y others - Thomas a
Kempis. ". AGNES plrxX.
.ls4 C0rcca1 street.
Just because the machinery Of life is
so apt 10 be heated. one keenly appreci-
ates those who are deity pouring In the
cooling oil by their patience and their
tact. their sweetness and their sympa-
thy To be a peaCemaker is indeed an
exalted office. and takes the finest kind
o. skill, for souls are delicate things and
the peaCemaker is the healer Of souls as
much as the doctor is the healer OF
bodies MAIZE S,frTu
rs Sixth s'-err Uor-hve=t.
Endurance is the browning quality
And patience all the passion Of great
hearts.-LoWeH g. 7. Dim
1924 Corc1rsu street.
Patience is a quality We have to have,
and if we haven't II we had better start
right now 10 acquire IT. Many a career
has been spoiled by not having enough
patience. Patience is a trust in God
Mrs. THOMAS X. OBRIEN.
% 5 street northwest
There Is something heroic. something
noble. something truly exalted in that
virtue called patience. It's blessings are
disguised, but the mask falls in the pres
ence Of those who faithfully keep the
vigil Of endurance and who learn to
labor and 10 wait" Exiled from the
paradise Of happiness and shackled to
the chains OF misfortune, it is perhaps
difficult TO be patient. but the period Of
trial is worth bearing without complaint
for all Unexpectedly the moment comes
when the mists clear away. In the sun
light of resignation the burden-bearer
sees the rainbow of hope, and in its my
Rad hueS, grief. sorrow. affection and
pain blend into one color and the expec-
tations are highly set for a golden dawn
of promise for better things.
LOUIS VARNUM WOULFE.
9l9 New YORK avenue northwest
IF at first you don't succeed.
Try. try again.
For with patience sure may you
Any path on earth pursue.
Keep this watchword still in view
Try, try again."
PAULVERA HUGHES.
Yonkers y. Y
That grace which enables us TO bear
Affections and calamities with constancy
and calmness of mind.
How poor are they that have not pa
thence. ''-Shakespeare
Z X. GOLDSBOROUGH. ND.
1881 street northwest
Many people consider patience a COM
virtue, not to say a tame and
insipid one. But rightly appreciated It IS