LOVE ONE ANOTHER
CHE was only a bent old mother, wo. 1 with the
cares of years, and weary with the toils of the
day. Sitting in the old armchair by the window, she
gazed out into the gathering gloom of the wet after
noon, and strained her eyes for the sight of him who
should bring a message from one so dear to them
both. At length he came. Cleaning his shoes of the
dinging mud and divesting himself of his overcoat,
he took from his inside pocket the mail of the day,
and delivered it into his wife's hand, with a radiant
look and cheery greetings; for sheltered between the
folds of the daily paper lay the letter from son or
daughter, or maybe letters from both. Only the work
of a few minutes for son, or daughter, or both, but
somebody's heart was made lighter.
He was only a spare old man whose face looked
the anxiety his sightless eyes could not show. He
stood on a crowded street corner, his cane in his hand,
waiting for the lull in the rush that should proclaim
it safe for him to pass over. And so he stood and
shivered, for the day was cold, and his coat was thin,
and he was alone in the dark. Then a hand rested
lightly on his shoulder, and a deep voice spoke in his
ear.
The old man faced the speaker and in trembling
voice answered, "Yes, sir."
With a brisk, but kindly, "Let's go then," the
stranger grasped his arm and helped him over. Then
a friendly farewrell, a warm pressure of the hand, and
the stranger passed on, but somebody's heart was
made lighter.
She was only a lonely schoolgirl, friendless, away
from home. Drearily turning the leaves of the text
book she had been studying, discouragement tore at
her heart, and she wondered if a Christian education
was worth so much after all. Then a knock at the
door, and a gentle-mannered miss, who had just left
more congenial companions to bring friendship to
this downcast one, entered. And so another heart
was made happier.
He was only a chubby little fellow with soiled
clothes and a tousled head, who came weeping to big
sister with a broken toy and a heavy heart. With a
smile, she kissed his tear-stained cheeks, mended his
broken toy, tenderly comforted him, and his little
heart was made to rejoice.
Only a kind deed done, a kind word spoken, but
God looks down and blesses twice, for He blesses the
doer and He blesses the receiver.
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LIFE'S MISTAKES,
1 The delusion chat individual advancement is
made by crushing others
2 The tendency to worry about things that can
not be changed.
3 Insisting that a thing U impossible because we
cannot do it.
4 Attempting to compel other persons to believe
and live as we do.
5 Neglect in developing and refining the mind
by not acquiring the habit of reading fine literature.
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Many a noble purpose has been strangled, lost
under the mazes of mental discord, drowned in a sea
f fear, swept away by waves of worry and discour-
I AM
WITHOUT me no man has ever achieved success,
nor has any nation ever become great. I have
been the bedrock of every successful career and the
cornerstone of every fortune.
All the world knows me. and most of the world
heeds my warning.
The poor may have me as well as the rich.
I am of greater value than pearls, rubies am
diamonds.
My power is limitless, my application boundless.
He who possesses me has contentment in th pres
ent and surety for the future.
Once you have me, no man can take me away.
I make a man well dressed, well housed and well
fed.
I lift my possessor to higher planes of living, in
crease his earning power and bring to realization the
hopes of his life.
I insure absolutely against the rainy day.
I drive want and doubt and care away.
I guarantee those who possess me prosperity and
success.
I have exalted those of low degree, and those of
high degree have found me a helpful friend.
To obtain me you need put out no capital but per
sonal effort, and on all you invest in me I guarantee
dividends that last through life and after.
I am as free as air.
I am yours if you will take me.
I am Thrift.
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HELP YOUltSELF BY HELPING OTHERS.
In working to save others we do the most good to
ourselves. The Alpine traveler who carried his freez
ing brother saved both the other and himself. In
the effort to carry the other man new warmth of
blood was forced into his own veins, and he was en
abled to go on until a place of refuge for them both
was found.
The miser who was going to drown himself found
two sovereigns in his pocket, and thinking it a pity
to waste so much money gave them to a poor man who
was starving for bread. When he saw how happy
the pieces made the mother and her children he be
thought himself of how much happiness he could oc
casion by all the hoards of gold and silver he had in
his cellar. He gave up the idea of suicide and de
voted the rest of his life to doing good. By saving
others he saved himself.
If people are despondent, if their Christian life is
ebbing low, find some Christian work for them to do.
In helping others they will help themselves. In sav
ing others, they will save themselves.
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The Wise Old Owl Says:
OU don't have to institute a
latusuit to collect the tuages
of sin
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