The Washington herald., 1910-08-14

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| tyrs who stand by the throne and gaze
into the face that makes glorious their
own. knox this. surely, at last Honest
/ love. honest sorrow. honest work for the
day. honest hope for the morrow. are
these worth nothing more than the hand
they make weary. the heart they have
saddened the life they love dreary2 Hush.
/ The seveufold heavens TO the voice Of
the spirit echo: He that overcometh shall
all things inhabit W. n REED.
, It is a God-given birthright to mankind.
and is immortal; it is cardinal. and is
indesructble; it is the offspring Of tie
three Divine attributes-win. memory. and
understanding u Is the great dynamo
OF our being which impels our thoughts
and actions cen though unconsciousIy-
It is peculiarly beautiful in many ways
Being wholly dependent on expectation, it
| accepts its ally. thus rendering itself
stronger 81 sweet bond and nobler in hu-
mrity. OF course, It has been wisely or
dained that the sublime delights atten-
! dant upon the virtue Of hope are 70 be
had only through the medium OF dignity
/ and tranquil contemplation as opposed
/ TO "limelight and the bare OF trumpets.
/ for hope is quiet and tender. whether he
/ is waiting for the answer 10 the lovers
wooine. sinners prayer TO the Father.
or the homecoming Of a wayward daugh-
ter
! We hear a great deal about forlorn
hopes. I can understand the use Of the
adjective as expressive of degree, as. for
instance. a faint hope or vain hope; but
/ cannot understand any such thing as
forlorn hope. as applying TO a despairing
individual I believe IL 90 be a mis-
homer and productive OF harm There
is no such thing as despair, except
through perversion of His law. let the
| sin-laden and Respondent break away from
] present environment get out into the
beautiful fields and woodlands. and pom
Ger wei. What is that specific purpose
FOR which / was created?' Having ar
rived at the reasonable deduction. let him
bend his energies and activities toward
carrying out said deduction regardless
OF the sacrifice, and then the food OF
hope will be in a spiritual way 10 him
what the leaven was To the multitude in
a temporal way IN the old law: and there
in Will hope find its sweetest recompense.
for thereH be no despair. but happiness
indeed. va BIACKsnoCK.
A great belief in great purpose. IN
DERIVING the world for good. absolutely
certain to fulfill itself somewhere. some
how, is food Of hope. and no criticism or
skepticism have dared not 10 label il as
pure food. Containing elements of faith
absolute reliance on Divine wisdom
hope receives the nourishment which
strengthens il to spring eternal in the
breast lighting the missionary spark
making one scorn TO work for selfss
ends but happy in tOiling for the COM
mon cause With the birth Of the spirit
Of fraternalism, one goes forth having
within his heart that first aid TO the
injured" Food Of hope" lifting dis
coVragcd exhausted heads. he pours IN
"oil and wine. making the footsore way
farer rejoice that the Good Samaritan is
yet among Us. II there is a more pitiable
condition than youth wasted minds de-
graded, honor lost il is that of being
so lacking I'm mental or moral resource
as TO be unable 20 md little mama in
a wilderness with which 10 sustain a
il is 10 feel that hope is anaemic. refus-
ing food, and languishing, but we also
know what it is TO have ministered the
tonic Of the helping hand. sympathetic
, ear and tender heart So. having received
freely Of food Of hope. let US give freely.
not grudgingly or OF necessity. for God
loveth a cheerful giver." Let's help. for
there are many hungry ones.
What man Is there OF YOU, whom II
his son ask bread. viii he give him
, stone? Or. If he ask a FISH. VIII he give
him pent?'-Matthew vii:9lO
NIrS H. B. HOLLIFIELD.
A visit 70 the Mammoth Cave in Ken
lucky is an experience to be remembered
with pleasure and also with profit. for
the wonders Of nature are continually
teaching lessons which are of untold
value TO the thoughtful mind. One such
lesson which suggested itself TO me
seems especially applicable to the sub
jet Of the day
Led by guides with flaming torches, our
little party had traversed many of the
wonderful avenues and by-paths of the
cave. and when we reached a large and
almost circular clearing we were ready
to follow the suggestion of the guides TO
find seats upon the great rocks. and rest
before going farther into the depths
of the cave Much TO our surprise the
guides, carrying with them the last ray
OF light. withdrew. telling US that by that
means alone could we be enabled 20
realize the true character Of the cave.
And realize II we did-that utter. i'm
penetrable. hopeless darkness. which has
had its direful effect even upon the FISH
in the little rivers Of the cave, gradually
, leading up 70 the birth OF a new species
without the eyes which had proved so
unnecessary.
But suddenly we hear approaching foot
steps, and as if by magic the room
like space is flooded with light, and we
are told TO look up" Surely a miracle
has been performed in our midst. for ap-
parently the roof has been lifted like
e the cover from an urn. and we are look
ing out at the starlit sky. Such myriads
and myriads of stars! We can scarcely
believe that IL Is only the effect of the
torches upon the starlike deposits Of sta
. lagmite which cling TO the roof
Was it not like the rising of the star
Of hope-that beacon light which enables
5 us to find our way out Of The dark cav
, ern OF despair. and which brings with
! it myriads Of sister stars 10 tighten ana
brighten the sky of our individual lives?
! Let US think OF this when the dark days