The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-03-19

L would set my stakes high and
would ask God to help me in build
ing up them. and in doing so, /
would build for honorable Christian
manhood. l would zee to it while
boy, that the foundation of charac-
ter was started right. l would dig
through the soft, slushy3 surface of
mediocrisy and start the foundation
on solid ground which would be:-
Right, Truth, Justice and God. The
corner stone would be:-Prayer, Mer-
cy, Faith and Love. The countersien
would be:-Hid With Christ in God
Through Trust and Pardon; and
then, the results would be:-"Be-
hold how good and how pleasant it
is for brethren and sisters to dwell
together IN unity. ETC.. because, All
things works together for good to-
wards them that love God"
Nothing Without God
If were boy again, and had
my experience, with the help of God
| could do all things enumerated
and, perhaps, more, for / have learn
ed, and we'll too, that when God is
not in anything, that it is wrong and
in the end will come to naught.
But am rot boy any more in
years. for have past the half GEN.
tury milestone, and have started
down the mountain of time; but
thank God | am still boy in heart,
and look into the book of futurity
and see many things that may yet
accomplish that will be worth while
in this generation for the betterment
of humanity and the race.
Then let me appeal to you as a
boy in heart, in mind, and in human
love; you who may read this paper;
not to judge too harshly, but weigh
carefully what | say:
Young man, old man, friend or
foe, brother or sister, boy or girl, in
whatever condition of life you may
be; [ admonish you to be honora-
ble, true men and women. 1t you
are in durance vile, either behind
prison bars, or behind sinful lives;
make up your minds hence forth to
be upright men and women by the
help OF God. You know it doesn't
pay to be dishonest nor live lie,
no, not even in this life to say moth
ing of the great hereafter. AS to
the results l do not ask you to take
my word. Theorizing alone will
not do, but actual facts and truths
are always sweet to those with re-
ceptive hearts and minds. Let us
live for better things and a better
day. Looking forward to the time
when happiness, peace and content
ment will take the place of troubles
and worries which will come
One of These Days
Sayl Let's forget it! Let's put it aside!
Life is so short and the world is so wide.
Days are so short and there is so much to do.
What if it was false-there's SO much that's true
Say! Let's forget it! Let's brush it away,
Now and forever! So. what do you say?
All OF the bitter words said shall be praise
One Of these days.
Say! Let's forgive it Let's wipe off the slate!
Find something better to cherish than hate
There's so much good in the world that we've
had.
Let's strike balance. and cross off the bad
Say! Let's forgive it? Whatever it be!
Let's not be slaves when we ought to be free,
We shall be walking in sunshiny ways
One of these days.
Say! Let's not take it so soreiy to heart
Hates may be friendships just drifted apart;
Failure be genius, not quite understood;
We could all help folks so much if we would
Say! Let's get closer to somebody's side.
See what his dream is and know how he tried.
Learn If our scolding won't give way to praise
One of these days,
Say! Let's not wither! Let's branch out and
rise,
Out OF the byways und nearer the skies;
Let's spread some shade that's refreshing and
deep
Where some tried traveller may lie down ahd
sleep.
Say! Let's not tany! Let's do it right nowI
Kneeling ourselves, may cause others to bow.
We may not be here to help folks or praise