The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-04-16
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THE ART OF ENCOURAGEMENT.

provoke unto love and good works. -
Heb 4, "A.
announcement is rare art. 1t
means Ito put heart in" 1t is done for
the sake of the other fellow. To Jolly"
is to have selfish end In view. To
Josh is to mock at. To praise is to
commend in order to encourage ana
bring out the best again. An athlete
will perform feats before cheering
crowd which he could never do alone.
Roofing" has saved many game
There is big difference. too. in pat
ting man on the head and patting
him on the back The head patter is
an insulting cad; the back patter is
jolly fellow. The head pat dwarfs us;
that Oh the back expands US. The lat
ter can be done with the tongue too.
Any one can find fault NJ skill is re-
quired for that Any ciodhopper can
stand off and criticise adversely; it
takes u wise man to praise. In days
journey for every one you meet with
word OF praise you will find hundred
with word Of censure The human
machine needs oil, not Il file Where
censure goes mile praise goes ten.
Where censure tears down a cobweb
praise sweeps room Before you find
fault praise. few times and watch re-
suits. Yes. but II gives ''swelled
head Oh. does II! Has it ever spoiled
you!
A Frosty Atmosphere.
II pays an audience to applaud a
speaker. They are thermometers.
sensitive to heat and cold. They will
rise to great heights or 60 down to the
depths They register according to the
atmosphere surrounding them. Emil
paur. conductor of the Pittsburgh
orchestra. said, IF people only knew
what it means to my men when an
audience is responsive they would ex-
press themselves generously" One
night. In New York, Faderewski sur
passed himself. A great critic said. Il
never heard you play SO wonderfully
us tonight" Il never had such ap-
| Dlause," said the pianist. st simply
electrified me-" Applause makes per
former do his best. brings out un-
| known powers in him and quickens the
+ sense of enjoyment in the audience.
In wireless phrase the speaker is the
sending station. the audience the re-
cei.ing. The applause puts them in
tune The audience is paying for the
message. That applause. to change
the figure. is the ''Sick 'em. Tigew to
/ both speaker and audience. One match
will start a fire. One appreciative
i listener can "break the ice" The
i glory Of the old time meeting house
was the "amen corner" 1t saved the
day for many faint hearted preacher
The church may have graveyard
around it outside. but it pulses witt
life If it is a radiant joy center within
The reason home talent does SO IA
mously is that it is. so generously ap
plauded.
Praise Them!
Il Your word of cheer may come at &
time when the other fellows lamp O
hope is almost going out. Watch hin
brighten up. Preacher give you goot
helpful sermon? Praise him. Choris
ter fighting hard to keep his son.
birds on their perch? Praise him
Public schooIteacher getting result.
from that class Of fifty young anarch
lists and your own sweet laLlb? I'rais,
her. Got faithful Sunday schoo
J superintendent? Praise hin: EMO,
your newspaper. feel it's the bigges
cents worth you ever had? Just droI
a note of encouragement to the editor
Chances are he'll have It framed
Somebody working for you. possibl.
blunderingiy: Try praise. The hes
wait for perfection: praise beginnings
Make 1t personal. tone cordial light il
your eye. That t.y lending his frs
meeting. that girl with her first sole
Find some point. however small an
praise 1t. 81 see yoLr lookout CON
mittee means business. Helen" ''rha
was good thought yon suggested
Frank" Tell n father or mother abou
their child Send a letter OF apprecis
ton Will cost only two cent STAN
and FIVE minutes time Be sure t
write to those who haze entertained Q
; have done you favor in any wa.
7; Praise now Don't wait for folks I
!; die. II the dead could hear the thing
said about them that hear. Mt fur
>. erals they would come to life
I provoking"
!! That is the word the text uses. Quee
word Hes provoking man. call
!: out all the bad in me. II am provoke
at that woman" But it's kindly wor
here. provoking to love'-calling on
the love in them. We provoke thei
anger. their animosity. their hatret
Men are not naturally bad Eva Boot
provokes criminals better selves an
mostly reaches It Treat men a
thieves. wolves. dogs. and you'll pr
woke that Livingstone went int
heart Of Africa unarmed and was love
all the way; Stanley went armed an
fought every step. Provoke to goo
l works" The Salvation Army is tr,
Ing to stem tide of suicide by encoura.
ing the Respondent. Byron's mothe
, called him lame brat" and he hate
her benjamin West said. "A ks
from my mother made ME" lum
Of sugar started balky horse ths
: had tied up traffic after the drayma
had sprained his ankle kicking hin
1t Is human to crave appreciation-nt
J, fiattery. only a just and fair estimat
n Sf work done. Try it In factory.