The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-16

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petuous enough to rush in and by their
very force stimulate the depressed and
with a keen eye to the situation help at
once TO make the burden less heavy to
bear Isn't il true that il one only at
| tempts to do for others the way is al
ways made plain and one is more than
surprised at the result? Moral: Never
/ hesitate. AGNES T.. WILKINSON,
Pomoukey Nd.
Honorable mention:
Those of US who are in the burden
bearing class should feel honored, for
they are the salt OF the earth, and their
reward is a passport 10 heaven. Our
Saviour commands us 10 Bear We one
anOther's burdens" ! wished last night
| FOR the presence of all those who are
making the burdens of others harder TO
hear that noble and gifted woman, Mrs.
Kate Waller Barrett, tell Of the wonder
/ GuI monument the late Mr. Crittenton
! had been building for twenty-seven years.
/ Bearing the burdens of others ali over
/ this land with his brain, his hands, and
]
beautiful land where there are no bur
/ denS to bear When ! llnelt by my bed
side to pray l knew l was voicing the
/ sentiments OF many little home in
! Washington as l asked God TO bounu-
| fully bless The Washington Herald. the
only paper that is doing all it can to put
bread in the mouths and clothes on the
| backs of our dear children and take of
that great burden, low salaries. from our
shoulders We are all grateful to The
/ Washington Herald, MAY II continue.
like truth TO wear no mask. bow at no
human shrine. seek neither place nor ap-
plause-oniy ask a bearing
o. b. wHATLEY.
! lzIS Euclid street northwest.
/ Bear ye one anOtheTs burdens an
often quoted Yet rarely needed injunc-
ton. Did It ever occur to you how use
less is this life if we cannot sympathize
with our friends? Why not broaden our
scope Of knowledge, know and appreci-
ate all men? 1t tends to enlightenment.
| God gives Us one great library. open 10
all men. II is a library composed OF hui
man minds and human deeds as seen in
everyday life Not written? No; drama
tized. and admission free. We learn 10
/ appreciate and bear with the trials OF
another through the sadness that enters
/ in our own life Sorrow makes, not
t breaks. the man.
/ Bear We one another's burdens" Yes.
/ 1t is an aH-encompassing mission in
/ trusted 20 every man.
GERTRUDE BAKER.
81 street northwest.
/ An optimist is a wonderful mathema-
| tician who multiplies his blessings by
dividing them. and who. by dividing the
! burdens OF those less fortunate and add
/ ing them 10 his. thereby subtracts from
/ his own. Mn. I. u. ELLIOTT.
! l3l7 Rhode Island avenue northwest
! one little act OF kindness done,
/ One little kind word spoken,
/ Hath power TO make a thrill OF JOY
Even in the heart That is broken.
MARY I. MCPHERSON.
/ l55 Sixteenth street northwest,
/ To each OF us is given Generous share
Of LIES burdens. and TO some. possibly.
there falls a double portion. but God
! gives US strength each day for the task.
/ and with our hand in His what seems a
burden is quickly changed 10 a blessing
To none Of US comes more Of LIES trials
/ than We can bear. and If we but glance
about us we see hundreds whose troubles
are a thUusand-f0ld worse. Burden-beaT-
1 ing IS a blessed thing for many Of US,
! for Just as gold is tried by fire. so are
we refined Cleansed. and strengthened
/ in the fires Of adversely. Let Us shoulder
our pack with smiling face and lend a
+ helping hand to our stumbling brother.
I Let US have good cheer.
/ Thank God for the man who Is cheerful
! IN spite Of LIES troubles. ] say:
/ Who sings OF bright tomorrow
/ Because OF the clouds Of to-day.
| His life is a beautiful sermon.
/ And this is his lesson TO ne.
/ Meet trials with smiles and they vanish;
Face cares with song and they fee"
NJ J. MOOR.
$50 C street northwest.
! II it were given TO me 10 make one wish
and I knew that wish was 10 come true.
/ would want to pray that after I had
( passed away some human being whom I
! had helped along LIES highway would
! express these thoughts concerning me:
7 never crossed your threshold with
grief
But that I went without il; never came
+ Heart-hUngry but YOU fed me
/ And gave the sorrow soIace and relief
Il never lef, you but I took away
The love that drew me TO your side
! again
Through the wide door that never could
remain
! Quite closed between us for a little day"
/ sincerely believe this quite expresses
the thought that, after all, we are here
/ to bear one auother's burdens and in the
doing Of it we give as well as receive
! happiness. MALCOLM D. LANIBORNE
! 54l Fourteenth street northwest.
| Though it break your heart in twain.
| Though the burden crush you down.
| Close your. lips and hide the pain,
| First the cross and then the crown"
The burdens of life which come to all
of US should be borne cheerfully, for they
are often blessings in disguise to test our
moral and spiritual strength. BY meet
ing each trial with a brave heart we en-
! courage others and for ourselves may
build "a character to reckon as we reck-
on on the quality of iron"
JOSEpHA ANGELA LANCE.
| The Roland.
! IF any little love of mine
May make a life the sweeter;
| II any little care of mine
May make a friends the fieeter;
II any lift of mine may ease
The burden of another