The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-27
BY THE oPTIMIsT.


when we first had Love" as topic.
It has been Just a year since the pres
ent optimist took charge OF The Wash
ington Herald Club. and Love" was the
first topic We had under the new leader
ship.
Since then many of the old members
have dropped out-for various reasons
they have discontinued their contribu-
tions, and their places in our columns
have been filed by others. But there is
satisfaction in feeling that once an opti-
mist, always an optimist, and that no
matter how widely they are scattered.
our members remain loyal to the prin-
oiples and the teachings Of this club.
There is a fine list Of new members
to-day, and Love" is a particularly
good subject for them TO start in under
The club stands clearly for the precept
Love one another" A band OF opti-
mists must first of all have love in their
hearts Else they cannot go into the
highways and tho byways teaching love
and fellowship
Love is the greatest thing in the
world" On Easter Sunday, there should
be love IN our hearts-for did He not so
love the world that He gave His Son. as
symbol OF that love and as a sign
Of His forgiveness?
We cannot do without love in the daily
life There IS a fine Unselhshness about
love. Love makes US work hard for 9TH
ers. love makes US willing to lay down
our lives. if need be, in the service of
each other.
Love of friends, love of family, love of
country. love Of God. These are the NOV
ing influences that actuate the upright
man in his struggle with the world.
Love makes the world fair and beautiful;
there can be no unkind and unworthy
thoughts in the heart where love dwells.
A disposition to be tolerant, TO be merci-
full. and to be happy follows in the train
of love.
Real love gives everything and wants
nothing in return. There are those who
tell US that love does not last They
argue that all beauty must perish; that
the most beautiful flower must fade;
that the sweetest face must inevitably
be laid in the grave; that the fairest
monument must crumble into dust.
The optimist does not count love
among the perishabie things of life.
Physical love may burn itself out. but
the pure spiritual unselfish love has life
everlasting 1t may be crushed and lie
bruised and bleeding, but It never dies.
And love IS universal and free for all.
You may not have riches or houses and
lands. You may have every other de-
sire Of your heart ungratiied, but you
still have the privilege to love; poverty,
disgrace. death cannot rob You OF that
Fellow Optimists, you are living In an
atmosphere OF love.
This club, OF which you are members.
breathes the spirit OF loving one an
other Helping is love. When you say
Lets help" you show that you love
your fellow-men, and that is not merely
the duty. but the instinct of the true
optimist.
April will be the subject for next
Sunday. as sort of constinuation Of
Budding time. which proved so at
tractive last week. 1t was pretty sub
ject and We received many beautiful ex-
pressions upon it. Let April" be an
other inspiration 20 our spring poets. and
our prose writer's. too And don't forget
to make your message short, so that it
will stand a better chance for being
printed Many honorable mentions, be
sides a big sheaf of very good contribu-
tions. We left out last week.
Ten one-dollar prizes;
Love, optimism personifed. Love. one
Of the noblest attributes Of the soul. the
soul itself. It's influence is limitless,
boundless. Love for God, love for hui
manity. embraces all. reaches 10 the
gates OF heaven. brings heaven to us
here. Human inventions are overcome by
human forces, but love being born Of
God, is the only indestructible element in
the universe. therefore the most potent.
and the only force by which man may be
united with God. earth with heaven.
CLARA MANNAKEE
81 street northwest.
Love is the GROWING grace OF human
ity, the hottest rite OF the soul, the gold
en- link which binds US TO duty and truth.
the redeeming principle that chiefly rec
onciles the heart to life and is prophetic
OF eternal good.-Petrarch.
CHARLOTTE NJ. BAYLY.
$50 Thirteenth street northeast.
Home love, not love alone FOR one,
But man as man thy brother call.
And scatter. like the cireling sun,
Thy charities on all.
Frederick Schiller.
Mrs. J. H OLCOTT.
Dos street
L.
fly. Love lights more fires than hate ex-
tinguishes. and men grow better as the
world grows DIDO. ". Holmes.
A. E. RANNEY.
Zr New JeTssy avenue northwest.
The foy bells of Easter proclaim love
has been triumphant through all the CEN
turtles since that first resurrection morn
ing when Christ arose the victor over
death and the grave; and through re-
demption's immeasurable sacrifice love
has been born in the hearts of His fol-
lowers, with a burning desire to impart
the life-giving message to all the world,
that the sin-burdened ones may be
brought to rejoice in the exultant song;
Hosanna in the highest, He ever liveth.
the cruclfed One.
Mrs. CLARA F. WILLIAMS.
I0I Sixth street northeast.
Love is the power which creates and
love is the power which will destroy all
fear, all prejudices. and bring the world
out bright and happy, strong and radi-
ant; peace alone will reign and love will
be the crown. the all and ALL Let US
have a love that can reach out and see
our feIlow-beings, and see in them our
selves. and see desire TO do TO them