The Alaska daily empire., 1915-05-18
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, MAY IS, 1915.
 
 around. They arc unsanitary full of evil germs.
 Some people keep and wear all their dirty old mental rags; filthy lan- guuge. bad habits. unlSind thoughts. They keep oll their old wrongs and hatreds and prejudices and ao dress themselves out in this motiy array that yor would never imagine that the soul within was beautiful or had any wonderful possibilities. In fact 1t has not long, for all too soon the soul be- comes diseased from the dirty rags 1t wears
 Keep your hearts clean See to it that your thoughts are pure and fresh and wholesome day by day. Then will hope come to you inspiring and beau tiful, in the psalmists figure as the dove whose wings are covered with silver, her feathers with yellow gold.
 Another way in which you may in- jure hope is by abusing your health. In how many ways health may be abused Through nervous. mental, physical excesses. Violations of the laws or sleep, or digestion, of thought or work or rest. They say the iaun- diced eye cannot help but see @ vel low landscape. The principle involy- ed we must not overlook, that the physical condition effects the outlook of the individual upon life and the world generally The pessimlst and the lnocker usually have something the matter with them. It may be in diseased mind or a sick stomach. One 1t quite as likely to effect and loo accountable for the conduct of the individual as the other.
 lt is generally observed that the man or woman who is not healthy is not likely to be hopeful so uniformly is it true that as health declines hope grows sickly and becomes an invalid.
 In surprisingly short space of time you will find yourselves thrust out into the world way out into the world. You will wonder how, in so short a time, you could have gone so far There will be worry and respon- abilities. plans. cares, anxieties, and disappointments.
 In the turmoil of 1t all do not for get that your health has rights. Your first temptation will be to tresspass here and ignore the laws that protect it. You must not do it. for~you can not and escape the frlghtful ven- geance which health wreaks upon the ones who wrong her.
 One other thought in closing
 ] would not be quite true 10 you or myself if left this word unsaid Ac cident misfortune, sorrow, sickness, sin are on every hand and some thing of each of these will come to each of you in spite of your vigorous protests to the contrary or strenuous efforts to avert them, or incredulity during these days of health and youth and apparent immunity, that such could ever be your lot That you may be cheerful fin the midst of dis couragements. that you may be happy 1 in the midst of your problems, that you may be contented in the midst of unrest that you may be good in the midst of s.n you need other strength and higher wisdom than your own When trusting in your self how often you haze already failed | met with defeat, fallen victim to your fears and doubts.
 The secret of the all.sufficient life ! am sure you will find only in the christian faith God is our good hope and those who put their trust in Him must inevitably carry about them an atmosphere of good-cheer. It is his good providence, and redemping love that makes his children optimists We may not know the future, the present may be filled with difficulties. but because our God lives and loves and rules we shall not fear or hesitate pr be cast down.
 Do not so alone into your great put uncertain future. pray you seek . he favor and blessing of Him whose 'avor is life. whose blessing maketh 'ich and aideth no sorrow.