The Washington herald., 1911-01-15


praise is to children (and to adults) wha
the sun is to flowers. Dare we Withhold,
it? Just praise is only debit. All will
do much to support character. Tn
world delights in sunny people. The al
Of joy is very cheap, and as one VIII,
knows says. IF you can help men ol
with garment of praise il will be bette
for them than blankets" Praise God
from whom all blessings flow. When ou
hearts are full of praise to God we cal
best praise our fellow-man An hour o
p!aisc is worth day of fasting anC
mourning
We should continue to practice tn,
grace and virtue of praise. for it is thu
symbol which represents sympathy. A
grand. good man says II know not why
We should delay our tokens of praise tc
those who merit them until the hear,
that our sympathy could have gladdeneC
has ceased to beat. As men cannot reaC
the epitaphS inscribed upon the marble
that covers them. so the tOmbS that We
erect to virtue often only prove our re-
pentance that W. neglected it when
with us S. Z. ADKINS.
Praise has only one true meaning
commendation for some excellence spok-
en- in Il kindly vein. 1t is praise only
when sincere appreciation of the object
oe its applause is intended. Everything
Praise. therefore. has no degrees. 1t is
| only diviSible in that it is received differ
emily by different kinds Of people. In
this respect it may be likened in its ap-
plicatiOn to the earth. geographically
| considered-that is. to an arctic to d
tCrrid. and to a temperate zone.
! To those people with respect to whom
praise is like the tropics the expression
of appreciation is but source for salts
flying an egOtiStical conceit. Like the
tropics. such people are picturesque.
sometimes inviting. ofttimes surrounded
with n halo of georgeousness. Yet when
all is said and done. neither these people
nor the tropics have been a potent in
| strumentality in the advancement of
civilization to the position il occupies
| to-day
To those people with respect to whom
praise is like the arctic regions the laud-
| ing of their acts is so much needless
! snow falling an already snow capped
area. 1t is wasted. This type of people
are the ones immune to the pulsative
throb of the nations beat. Such people
are things apart from humanity, not .
part and parcel of daily life. They are
the money gods, the Legislators. the oc
| topuSeS of industry. who disregard the
| welfare of the nation for their own self
! ish. sordid interests. These people are
! not of the mass Of humanity. No warm.
! rich life blood courses through them for
! their fellow-men
! But tho third class of people and those
with whom we are most concerned. and
who. fortunately. number in the vast
ma jority. is the class comparing most
! iavorably with the temperate zone. Just
! as the temperate zone has been the
potent factor in yielding the influences
which have made civilization the glorious
! thing il is to-day. So praise has been pro-
ductive in this type of man of the high
f.. nd CT al
! good and noble that have brought man
kind up to the high state of development
| that at present exists
| To these people praise is not an ac-
| Acknowledgement OF their own individual
g!ories or proves 1t represents 10 them
rather a warm. vital, moving. living
. force. 1t is a stimulus. an inspi-a ton.
guide to further achievement. Ii is
tribute TO the fact that they have build
ed one more step in the climb of the race
1t is reward for faithful and meritori-
Gus service. 1t imbues them with a sense
of just pride. II is an evidence that
their efforts have been recognized as an
aid and benefit to their fellow wmen.
And to those people the finest eulogy OF
their deeds is not the outwardly spoken
word of praise. but the inner knowledge
or consciousness that they have given
of their best selves toward all mankind,
the feeling that they have contributed
toward thu upbuilding of universal BROTH
erhood 1t is this class of people that is
the heart, the soul. the backbone of the
nation, and praise be unto them.
HESSE PORTION.
Praise the overflow of a heart filled
with love. 1t is Synonymous with the
new commandment the Christ and is
one way of saying to ones felowmen,
Il wish you we'll" 1t is different from
flatterv. in that it is sincere. 1t is an
expression of the soul. a manifestation
of the dvin" attributes within. 1t is the
generous soul that praises. one that en-
bodies to great extent the principles of
the Sermon on the Mount. 1t is purity of |
heart and sense of justice that enables
him to recognize the good in others. |
Honest criticism has its place. but it has |
a different ring from fault-finding. as it |
is prompted by "A spirit of helpfuness.
Suggestion. what power it is! Few |
seem to realize what a far-reaching in !
fucnce it has. How often does thought |
less word bring pain or perhaps serious !
injury to another. While due appreca-
tiOn is uplifting.
We should make it rule to take ad-
vantage of every opportunity to pass !
the good word along. 1t would radate
cheer. Especially does a Shipwrecked |
brother need the stimulus of encourage
ment. 1t is lifeline which would inspire
him with fresh hope by its appeal to the
best in his nature that vibrant sympathy
that touches a responsive chord in the
higher self. so nobencSs enkindleth
With all thy giving give
praise. 1t will grow joy. and Joy is the
grace We say to God" 1t is the song of
life STELLA NJ. OSBORNE
"Give flowers while we live" is a beau
tiful maxim, but it is well to be sure
that they are not gathered from the gar
den of fools nor their fragrance distilled
by the process of hypocrisy.
To praise fool is to do him more
harm than good. for it only spreads the
canvas of his vanity. His bark is shall
low and sudden gust will sink 1t. Praise.
a wise man and it speeds him on his
way. for the wise carry the ballast of
humility and are glad when their course
IS cheered by the sympathy Of brethren
ashore.
The praise of a good man is good for
he holds the mirror of truth that virtue
nay see her own beauty and delight in
her own fair face. The praise of a bad ,
nan is evil, for he hides the deformity
}. vice and casts the mantle of a queen
around the limbs of leper. Yet praise
s a dangerous hearing. Its sweetness ,
,ften lulls US into slumber. and the cor g.,
iial quaffed with thirst may generate
he fumes Of presumption.
imply taste it and 60 gladly on our way.
f praise should come, accept it humbly q
md be thankful. The laurel is cheap to +
he giver, but precious to him who has ,
ron it. Often timely-given praise Is bet :
er than merited censure. ''for the sun Is :
more useful to the plant than the knife -.
hat cutteth out a canker."