The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-01-21
My Creed--January
BY FRANK G. MooREHEAD

believe in snow and sunshine, clouds
and contentment, storms and success,
billiards and beauty, thaws and things.
believe in taking the weather as il
comes, in trusting men untilthey prove
themselves false, and then trusting them
again. | believe in making good reso
lutiOns, even IL broken at once. for
goodness has its beginning in trying,
though we fail.
| believe that January is the best
month In the year. until the next
comes. believe In keeping the
Christmas tree standing until the need
les deeply carpet the floor beneath, for
the sight of children playing is good. The
kingdom OF Heaven is of such as these,
| believe in preparing early for what
ever the year may have in store, con-
fident and content always that He,
watching over Israel, SAUNDERS not nor
sleeps. / believe that there is sorrow
IN store for me, but know that grief
passes. though the days be slow aud
the nights leadenfooted. | believe that
success is just over the next hilltop,
but it would be far better should
never reach the summit than that |
should fail to help my brother as |
struggled upward, belisv that the
welcoming light ina humble home is
better than the pomp of power, and
that God never made prettler sight on
earth than wife and loved ones standing
In the doorway, with eager arms out
stretched. to welcome him in whom all
their faith and love center.
| believe in work. Ibelieve that it is
laoerious only when our hearts are not
IN it: that with faith we may move
mountains. though fate confine Us as
mong mole bills. / believe 10 cheerful
ness, 10 contenment, believe 10 laugh
ter. believe in asking the forgive
ness Of all men tefore lying down to
sleep, for in that sleep what dreams
may come, and who knoweth when the
awakening shall be? | believe in for
giving. Who am | that | should pass
final judgement?
| bellve that the human body is the
house of the soul and. as such, should
re kept clean and pure. will not pol
lutte it with filth, profanity, mean
thoughts, low words or deeds, / will
keep it in good repair, physically, men,
tally and spiritually, to the end that
when the great Landlord claims it a
His own again. it shall be as sound and
AS good, barring wear and tear, as
when it came to be mine.
| believe that winter is the best sea.
son of the year, excepting only the
spring, GUNNER and fell. l believe in
taking the days as they come, in max
ing the best Of every thing and making
the best. / believe in listening very
carefully to little children, for they are
very close to God and He speaks through
them often aud always to our good.
believe in caring well for dumb
Drutes. / believe the poet was right
when be said HE prayeth well who
loveth well. both man and bird and
beast" believe in poetry. for it has
beauty, toward which we should all
strive. no matter what our lot in life.
believe 10 the farms, for 1t is there
that men and women think truer and
live better. believe in the out-of-
doors, the shining stars. the frozen
pond which faith teaches us will once
more water the kins when the sun re-
turns, strengthened anew. l believe 10
everything that is good. l believe that
10 everything there 10 good. believe
In myself. ] believe in all folks those
of the country first and foremost.
belive that summer follows winter.
az the day follows the night, 80 shall
follow life In which oil be happiness.
whore / ahsll meet these whom | have
loved and lost, and shall dwell with
them forever.
believe In hsppiness and Heaven. |
believe in goodness and God. Farm
Journal.