The Washington herald., 1910-07-17
px LOUIS vARNUM wouLFE, Leader.


the world People are quick to recog-
nize the person whose bearing is consist
ent, and who meets you each time tenn
peramentally unchanged. If the express
sion OF personality is TO be given to So
ciety generally, or If it is TO be confined
to a smaller sphere. and If conduct ex-
poets TO attract popular regard. or indi-
vidual esteem. then II must be governed
by a sense of uniformity. Music IS made
effective by the rise and fall of tone, but
the voice OF human feeling must be well
modulated and harmonious before 1t can
exert an agreeable influence In the. COM
munity To be pleasant to-day and III
humored tomorrow is a stumbling block
in the pathway OF friendly relationships.
by THE OPTIMIsT.
Consistency is most excellent char
acterlstic. but who can conscientiously
say that ne possesses II?
Il is a very difficult matter to be who'll
ly consistent. Impulse is a foe 20 consist
ency. and impulsiveness Is a very COM
mon attribute, I try my hardest 10 think
of some one Of my acquaintance who is
that I have failed.
This brings me TO the conclusion that
consistency is a virtue that We expect
IN others. but are unable to maintain
within ourselves. To be consistent. then,
cannot set II down truthfully that all
optimists are consistent can only say
that the optimistic trend OF mind leans
toward consistency.
would not find a person interesting
whose conduct followed hard and set
lines, who never acted upon impulse, who
was careful TO weigh and consider every
word and action for fear that he might
violate some of his established principles.
fear that should find that person so
wrapped up in his own consciousness that
he would be Of little use as companion.
friend, or a fellow-worker
Only in general terms can consistency
be preached. I want the consistency of
optimists 10 be understood TO mean first
Of all bigness of character, whole
souled interest in life. in ones fellow
beings. and In the principles of right liv-
ing. a sense Of the eternal fitness OF
things. and charitable and unselfish ex-
tstence.
You cannot be an optimist without be-
ing these things. You cannot have a
clear perspective. unless the groundwork
OF character is consistency.
Consistent optimism means being an
optimist every day IN the year; not mere
" on Sunday when you read the
thoughts of your fellow-members. AS I
stated before, you cannot be an optimist
to-day and pessimist tomorrow The
recurrent Crouch" is even worse than
the perpetual one The everyday
crouch" may at least be consistently
Stunned by those who fear his influence.
but the man who is Gll smiles to-day and
all frowns tomorrow is one that you
never know how to approach, and one
whom you Will cease 10 approach at all,
and shun as much as possible.
Optimists know that there Is a reason
why we should stick TO the principles
OF right living They know that con-
sistency, like hundreds of other fine quail
tiles, is worth while practicing Charac-
ter building goes on day by day; 1t never
ceases. It is our own fault if we do not
buili strongly and wisely, We have ex-
amples all around us, both good and bad.
and we are given intelligence for the
purpose of being able TO judge between
right and wrong.
Absolute consistency is impossible;
general consistency OF character and dis
position is not only possible, but neces-
sary If one would be well thought of.
Consistency is a jewel" indeed!
Responsibility" is the very helpful
suggestion which received this week
from one of the members, and Il was
announced on Wednesday as the topic
for next Sunday. I have selected Mrs,
Allie Sharpe Balch as our leader for that
day. and 7 am sure we shall be very well
satisfied with the choice when next sun
day rolls around.
wish 10 repeat the invitation to mem
bers TO suggest subjects for consideration,
Most OF those that I have received have
been used ana they have helped immense
". We must not leave this work all TO
one person. or to any small contingent.
Let every one send in a suggestion.
The work OF piling up the dollars for
The Washington Herald Optinist Tent at
Camp Good WIZ goes merrily on, and
have been reminded more than once OF
the great and good work you are doing
in this regard. How delightful the past
few warm days must have been out there
in the country. and how grateful the
mothers and the little ones must be for
the little breathing spell they are getting
from the hard and tiresome routine of
their lives in the city
This ia a beautiful charity, and I am
sure every single one Of you feels as II
he had some individual interest in it.
Let the good work go on!
The prize winners in the Consistency
contest are as follows:
He who prays as ne ought will endeavor
TO wive as he prays.-Owen.
KATHERINE o'BRIEN.
% street northwest.
Be consistent az all times WIN doing
acts Of charity; never let your right hand
know what your left doeth; neither sound
1t from the house tops. Never practice
dupIieity. as words without deeds is Ike
a garden full of weeds. Be the same in
practice as well as theory. consistent
person can always be trusted. as they
never say one thing and do another.
Doa't smile one day and frown the next.
DO not be a pessinistic optimist Con-
sistency thou art indeed a jewel Have
a thought for humanity and aid IN send
Ing children away from this terrible heat.
Be a consistent optimlst at all times. Be