Evening journal., 1914-02-26
International
Sunshine Society

10 something 10 Hf'inolf lhf beautiful
spirit Of sunshine which she eNcmplifcs.
At our banquet our sunshny ,uayor as
surcd us that lee ns physician very
often comes m contact with the minis
trations Of tho Sunshine Society. and
that he has been impressed with the
great amount IT good that has been
done 80 quietly The sympathy ex.
lpresscd b, the flowers aud The bright
ness and good chccr arc often of groat
benefit to a. patient who is shut in. even
Temporarily. le said. Mrs Aiacn hss
two degrees A. B and 49, L.. and think
she should have another. that Of VI. ID
for she is q healer We know that he
meant that She through the Sunshil,
Society. has 90 often healed broken
Spirits and aching hearts ~ we'll ~ pro.
yiding "A place whore patients ma, re-
cci,c the best care at the lcast expense
the Sunshine Saustarium and Rest
Home a. Bcnsonhursi blythe sea.
Now LET MS pausc a moment and con
slider what is the cause of this magnet
ism In Mrs. Alden. just unscliishness.
She makes each one feel that he or she
has the power within 10 do good. lust
az the magnet attracts its Kind. So she,
with tho real spirit o. sunshine attracts
a like spirit. II we practice the teachings
OF the Sunshine Society. which IS. of
course. Mrs Aldcns philosophy. we are
also practicing the Golden Rule given for
our guidance by our Saviour when he
summcd up the meaning Of the Ten
Commandments in our duty toward God,
and our duty toward our ncighbor, be-
cause lie loved us. fIc gave ms this
lI1ile for our happiness. Love. then. is
tho keynote. Tor God Is love and il is
this love that makes man Gods image.
And the international Sunshine Society
practically carries this love into The
hearts Of others who have not thought
of IL in this way. The following is ono
of our lessons in the manual OF the So
cicty:
The happiest hour in your life Was
the hour when you loved most and
most unselfishly.
You are served by every sense of
service which you render.
The happiness of love Is inacuon;
It's test Is what ono IS willing to DO
for others.
lie that shuts out love- shall in his
turn be shut out from love.
Love Is 20 be as gracious TO another
as one Is 10 oneself.
The nearer one gets TO God, the
more ono can and VIII do for his fcl
! low men.
The rainbow OF love has nine col
ors. The first Is
Patience Love suffereth long
Kindness And Is kind"
Generosity "I owe cnyieth not.
Humility "Lovc vauntcth no
itself, IS not puffed up
Courtesy "Love doth not bohayt
itself unseemly."
UnselfIshness Love seeketh moi
her own"
Good Temper Love is not easily
provoked"
Gunelessness "Thinketh no eyil."
Sincerity Rejoice moi In iniQui-
IS. but rejoiceth IN the truth
And the promise of loves rainbow;
What Is the promise of loves rain
! bow. when all the colora arc dts
played?
Its promise Is daily and hourly
peace. the trust OF those whose lives
touch upon ours. q happy, self-de-
pendence. from which even the
clouds OF poverty, Of illness, Of suf-
fering. cannot take its all-conquering
Sunshine.
While Mrs. Alden was in this city,
the Delaware Commission Tor fhe
Blind reported 10 Ms that they had
found two blind babies Mrs Alden
had an opportunity 10 visit one Of
them. It Is nice little boy. nine
months old. and physically perfect
except that IL cannot see. The fam
lily Is poor, and there are three other
children TO care for. naturally the
mother has not the time TO give blind
baby the extra care that blind baby
needs. She Is a practical mother
and is willing to let her baby go and
get the training which viii help him
20 success. and even happiness. At
the Sunshine kindergarten and nurs-
cry the little people are happy, and
have kind nurses constantly with
them. A blind baby without special
care forms bad habits. which arc a
detriment 10 progress when Il Is old
enough 20 go TO school, and some
times these habits result I'm idiocy
therefore Sunshine has proved that
4 is better for the blind child 10 be
trained in infancy. and also more
economical for the State than 10 al
low a normal little brain 10 become
feeble-minded.
At the present time the apprOpria-
tion allowed for the education of the
blind In Delaware Is all used. and
the many people. who are interested
IN the blind baby. think that private
subscription should be raised and
placed In the hands Of the Delaware
Commission for the Blind, for these
i blind babies, rather than have them
wait for an increase IN the appro-
priauon II costs si.00 tone dollar
day per capita 10 give the entire
care and training necessary, for the
nurses and kindergartners are trained.
But II the kind people of Delaware
Will raise seven hundred dollars per
year. for these two little unfortun-
ates, Sunshine will raise the balance
So let us bestir ourselves and send
IN contributions for this purpose. at
once. Those who desire 20 do So
may send checks 10 the Delaware
Commission for the Blind and state
/, that II Is for the blind baby. and, as
/ I soon As there Is money enough IN
= hand. the Commission win arrangi
to send the babies to the Sunshine
Blind Babies Home and Kindergar
: ten.
D The first money sent in for thi,
8 purpose is SO Cthrce dollars). sns
r comes from the Junior Sunshine
n branch Of Grace NJ r. Church, o
e which Mrs. c. y. Reed Is the presi
d dent
r. We hope that our older friends vii
n profit by their example. and all q,
d their part 10 help the little hlin,
d brother to receive the light of
a ! good education which will nrpnarl