The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-10-08

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teachers is my subject this after
noon, and hope to give few help
full thoughts that viii aid you in the
home work so that the teaching re-
ceived in the school room will bear
fruit hundred fold
Thoughts are things please re-
member this day by day, and try and
give each child helpful thought to
carry TO school with him, with her.
You know that no house was build
ed no bridge ever SPAWNED a river
without the thought in the brain of
the architect or the engineer.
Let each of us think constructive
thoughts that shall help those
around US to build for perfection of
character, If we want a perfect loaf
of bread we have to put In the right,
best and freshest materials other
wise the bread is faulty.
Now if we want a perfect char
acter why are we not careful Of the
thoughts we think of the words we
say. Solomon the wisest man wrote
"As man thinketh in his heart, so is
he" he knew that we must have right
thinking before we could have good
men, good women.
When we mant to build a handsome
house we only put In perfect mater
ials, all that is faulty is thrown aside.
Very well to make the best of our
selves demands the same methods,
we must choose first, right thinking,
then right words to clothe these
thoughts and right actions will fol
| low.
Have you ever noticed how many
beautiful babies we see, and then re-
marked how very few really beauti-
full men and women we find? The
reason for this is that thoughts of
discomfort, worry, sickness, unkind-
ness ETC., leave their mark on our
faces.
Now let US see If we cannot have
our Melbourne children grow into
beautiful men and women by thinking
the right thoughts for them, helping
them to think the right true thoughts
speak the correct, pure, helpful words
then we shall have strong perfect
actions following them. If we fill
our minds with the right and true we
have no time for the false and un-
true.
Then we want to impress on ou1
children, whatsoever thy hand find
eth to do, do it with thy might.
Nothing is ever well done that is
done half-heartedly, have enthusiasm
for your work, do your best whether
you are at work or play, put your
whole heart into whatever you do and
it will not tire you so much.
Life, ever Astounding Life, sur
| rounds us all the time, but we fail tc
draw upon this unfailing supply
Think OF those words of Paul the
Apostle when speaking to the men OF
Athens on Mars Hill, telling them
about God, he said, 'In Him we live
! and move, and have our being
/ These words are absolutely true, they
mean that we cannot ever go from
His presence, that all the strength
the love, ability to do our work well
learn our lessons right, power fol
anything we want, is with us all the
time, then why have we SO many
failures.
| Because we forget God, we DOM
make connections with Him.
| You all know that building may
be wired for electric lights, but unit
you turn on the switch you get nj
light, so all strength, power and lovt
is yours, it surrounds you, but unit
you ask for it are willing to receive
it, it is not helping you. Ask fol
help with your lessons, help to con
quer your laziness, to control you
temper, nothing is too small, ant
nothing too great.
You all know that we go to schoo