,,crayon ,,and ,,character ,truth ,made ,clear ,through ,eye and ,ear or ,ten-,minute ,talks ,with ,colored ,chalks ,b4,j4 ,,griswold ,,meigs ,,publishing ,,company ,,indianapolis1 ,,indiana #aiac ,first ,reprint #aiah ,,foreword4 ,any earnest ,christian who is capable of addressing an audience or a ,sunday school class1 can1 by the aid of this book1 give a helpful chalk talk4 ,the book has been designed to meet a growing need of this important phase of teaching4 ,any parent1 with this book in the home1 can use it not only to teach the boy or the girl a simple method of drawing1 but may implant in the life of the child the good seed of the ,tree of ,life4 ,in the preparation of these talks1 ,life has been the keyword4 ,the thought permeates both the text and the style of illustration used4 ,it is also a feature of the arrangement of each talk whereby a developing or living picture holds the attention of the listeners through two scenes or steps of unfolding4 ,many of the time-honored symbols will not be found in these pages4 ,the ,anchor as the emblem of ,hope1 and the ,crown as the type of ,victory or ,kingship have given place to symbols and types from nature and from the every-day life of common folks4 ,many a smile has been introduced4 ,and why not8 ,we proclaim the ,gospel as the ,good ,news1 the message of joy and gladness4 ,the ,new ,testament1 with its glad tidings of great joy1 is one continuous song4 ,always1 however1 it has been the aim to lead the thoughts of the listener to ,him whose ,light we are to reflect among men4 ,the title of each chalk talk appears twice in the index1 in order to provide a wide range of subjects from which to select an appropriate lesson for each occasion4 ,in his years of experience as a newspaper writer and illustrator1 the author has endeavored to cultivate the art of saying as much as possible in a few words and drawn lines4 ,in this book 7and in your chalk talk work7 the same thought applies4 ,as a ,sunday school superintendent and a teacher1 the author hopes that many may not be afraid to undertake the use of chalk after studying the easy method here described4 ,as a means of enlarging your usefulness as a teacher of the ,eternal ,truth1 the book1 we believe1 contains much that will help and encourage4 ,fort ,wayne1 ,indiana4 ,b4,j4 ,,griswold4 ,,before ,,taking4 ,there are too many books published which are ,,good for two things only3 ,,first--,they are good sellers1 possibly ,best ,sellers4 ,,second--,they are good at keeping people out of bed till midnight--because they make such mighty interestin' reading4 ,such books may make their authors famous and their publishers rich1 but if that is all they are good for1 we would not care to sell1 much less to publish1 them4 ,the book which the reader holds is put out1 not because it is bound to be a good seller nor because it is interesting1 but because of its power to ,,help ,christian work and workers1 and of its own ability to give instruction in righteousness to its readers1 old and young2 to sow seed thoughts of truth in human minds and hearts4 ,and who will it help8 ,all ,christian platform workers in general and the ,sunday ,school ,superintendent in particular4 ,the ,superintendent1 especially on all ,special ,days4 ,the ,pastor1 especially in the prayer meeting where any kind of help1 so it is help1 will be welcomed by most pastors4 ,it will be useful to all because of its wealth of material and illustration for expressive and impressive little1 big1 ten-minute talks1 whenever opportunity offers4 ,we commend the book with all earnestness1 to these various classes of people1 and will insist that no father or mother will ever be the poorer1 but the richer1 who will part with the price and get in exchange for it a copy of this book1 as a birthday or ,christmas gift to a son or daughter between ten and twenty years of age4 ,it will help parents in the uncertain and difficult problem of rearing their children in a way that will make them and keep them a joy in the home1 rather than a heartache1 a heart break1 and the saddest kind of a bereavement1 which is too often the case4 ,surely a dollar spent which may help avert this1 is worth far more than a hundred cents lying unused in a bank4 ,there are sixty-two picture outlines in the book1 and with every picture a ten-minute talk1 with chalk illustration1 which recites and impresses1 now1 a great and noble deed of a truly noble man2 now a kindly act with a double blessing in it2 again1 a warning to those who unknowingly set foot upon the devil's ground and find it a miry or slimy pit2 or1 it may be a lesson from one of the world's great poets or historians1 for the author has evidently been a reader of great books with a mind to recall many lessons learned therefrom4 ,,the ,,publishers4 ,,contents4 ,page4 ,,introduction3 ,the ,plan of the ,book 44444444444444444444444444 #g ,the ,value of ,chalk ,talks 4444444444444444444444 #g ,the ,two-,scene ,method 44444444444444444444444444 #h ,chalk ,work on ,paper 444444444444444444444444444 #h ,materials ,are ,cheap 444444444444444444444444444 #h ,important to ,beginners 444444444444444444444444 #h ,,equipment ,,and ,,materials3 ,the ,drawing ,board 44444444444444444444444444444 #aj ,the ,drawing ,paper 44444444444444444444444444444 #aj ,the ,chalk 4444444444444444444444444444444444444 #ab ,,preparing ,,to ,,give ,,the ,,chalk ,,talk3 ,the ,method ,explained 44444444444444444444444444 #ab ,outlining the ,right ,picture 4444444444444444444 #ac ,not an ,artist1 ,but a ,teacher 444444444444444444 #ad ,finishing ,part of the ,drawing in ,advance 444444 #ad ,the ,value of ,individuality 44444444444444444444 #ad ,international or ,graded ,lessons 444444444444444 #ad ,talks for ,special ,days 444444444444444444444444 #ad ,talk vs4 ,chalk 44444444444444444444444444444444 #af ,strive ,only for ,good 44444444444444444444444444 #af ,recording ,your ,talks 44444444444444444444444444 #af ,a ,word to ,parents 44444444444444444444444444444 #af ,a ,final ,word to ,pastors 44444444444444444444444 #ah ,,index3 ,talks for ,special ,days 444444444444444444444444 #bje ,subject ,index 444444444444444444444444444444444 #bjg ,his pictured morals mend the mind ,and through the eye correct the heart4 --,,garrick1 on ,hogarth4 ,,introduction4 ,the ,plan of the ,book4 ,in the preparation of this book the author has had two great plans in mind3 ,to prepare a work which will enable any person1 who can speak to a class or an audience1 to give a helpful1 inspiring illustrated talk2 to place in the hands of parents everywhere a book to enable them to teach the children a simple1 fascinating method of drawing and1 at the same time make the great truths of life a part of their every-day learning4 ,clear instructions are given as to the method of doing these two things4 ,then come sixty-two complete talks of special appropriateness for ,christian teaching4 ,if you are included in the following classes of workers1 the book should be of special value to you3 7a7 ,speakers who earnestly want to give illustrated talks1 but who feel that they can't draw a straight line4 7b7 ,those who are experienced in chalk talk work and are seeking new material4 7c7 ,teachers of the ,uniform ,lessons4 7d7 ,teachers of ,graded ,lessons4 7e7 ,sunday school superintendents1 for platform work4 7f7 ,pastors1 for use in prayer meetings and many other services of the church4 7g7 ,temperance workers4 ,in this department of work this book is especially worthy of consideration4 7h7 ,those who need suggestions to help them work out their own addresses4 7i7 ,parents for giving instruction in the home4 ,it is a great truth that such teaching is far more effective than any which the church or the schools may provide4 ,the ,value of ,chalk ,talks4 ,scientists tell us that nothing which completely occupies the mind for any length of time is ever forgotten4 ,this1 then1 is the reason that the chalk talk method of teaching is so lastingly impressive4 ,people forget everything else while watching a speaker draw a picture4 ,and if they do that1 they can never completely forget the words of the speaker or the picture he draws4 ,a baby that doesn't know one letter from another can understand some pictures as well as you can4 ,try him once and see4 ,and if he lives to be a hundred years of age1 he will receive more lasting impressions from pictures than from what he reads4 ,your audience1 therefore1 may be depended upon to be right with you from the beginning4 ,the ,two-,scene ,method4 ,added to this feature of securing strict attention1 we find in this book another help in the same direction3 ,every talk is given in two scenes or steps4 ,the speaker draws part of the picture1 while he speaks1 and then1 at a little later period1 adds the lines to complete the drawing and bring the scene to a climax4 ,in each talk1 the upper picture is the first scene1 and the lower picture is the second scene1 or completed drawing4 ,chalk ,work on ,paper4 ,the book is planned to encourage the use of sheets of book- or news-paper instead of the blackboard4 ,paper is used by all leading workers with chalk4 ,to discard the blackboard is to take a forward step4 ,however1 if you are wedded to the use of the blackboard and can handle it effectively1 you will find all but a small number of these illustrations adapted to your method4 ,materials ,are ,cheap4 ,probably your school or church is already supplied with the necessary apparatus to do all the work as planned in this book4 ,however1 for any who may need to provide for himself a drawing board and easel1 instructions for making them are here given4 ,it is only necessary1 then1 to procure drawing paper and chalk4 ,these are cheap in price and easy to get4 ,you are urged1 therefore1 to proceed with the use of drawing paper as here instructed1 and to lay aside the blackboard for the more advanced method4 ,important to ,beginners4 ,each drawing in the book1 as already stated1 is given in two scenes1 in order to show you how your drawing will look when it is partly finished 7first scene71 and how it will look when it is completed 7second scene74 ,if you are at all bashful about taking up the work1 let us make this suggestion3 ,in the seclusion of your home or elsewhere1 draw the first scene of your talk completely4 ,thus you will have plenty of time to make it to suit you1 with no one to look on and fluster or confuse you4 ,then cover up the completed work1 by placing another sheet of paper over it4 ,when you appear before the audience to give your talk1 give your spoken introduction and lead up to the first scene4 ,at this point1 remove the cover paper and expose your drawing4 ,proceed with your talk until you reach the climax in the second scene1 at which time you give the picture the final lines with your crayon4 ,many will find this an easy1 satisfactory way to give these talks--indeed many of the illustrations in the book are most effective if given in this way4 ,experience1 however1 brings greater confidence1 and many will prefer to do most of their drawing in sight of the audience4 ,devote yourself to a thorough understanding of essentials1 and you will be pleased at the ease with which the field opens4 ,the encouraging words of your associates and the echoes of the good you are doing will strengthen your confidence4 ,equipment and ,materials4 ,the necessary equipment and materials for the work include the drawing board1 the drawing paper and the chalk 7or lecture crayons74 ,the ,drawing ,board4 ,probably your school has a reversible blackboard mounted on an easel1 like that shown in ,fig4 #a4 ,if so1 you will find it amply sufficient for your use4 ,the two or three little holes made by the thumb tacks1 to attach your drawing paper to the board1 at the top1 will not injure it in the least4 ,if you haven't such a board1 it would be well to procure one1 as it can be used for many purposes4 ,the writer has often used a board of this kind in giving chalk talks4 ,the publishers of this book will be glad to give full information as to size and price of such a board4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #a ,illustration3 ,fig4 #b ,another convenient and cheap equipment is an ordinary square board1 ,fig4 #b4 ,if you take six boards1 each #de inches long1 #g inches wide and #a_/b inch thick1 and attach them to two cleats at the back1 you will have a good1 serviceable drawing board which can be hung against the wall with screw hooks and screw eyes2 or1 it can be set on an easel or other convenient holder4 ,it is only necessary that the board be smooth and the wood be well-seasoned soft pine or bass wood to keep it from warping4 ,if screws are used to fasten the boards to the cleats1 screw them through from the back1 leaving the front perfectly smooth4 ,be sure that the screws aren't too long4 ,it would be well to stain the board brown or some other dark color4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #c ,a combination drawing board and easel is shown in ,fig4 #c1 a back view of which is given4 ,take six boards of well-seasoned soft pine1 #de inches long1 #h inches wide and #a_/b inch thick4 ,for the rear legs1 use two pieces #e feet and #h inches long1 #b inches wide and #a_/b inch thick4 ,a wire should be attached to each rear leg to avoid spreading4 ,fig4 #d shows this board and easel in use4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #d ,the ,drawing ,paper4 ,the most inexpensive paper for chalk talk work is the kind on which newspapers are printed4 ,it may be purchased from printing houses1 paper dealers or newspaper offices4 ,a cheap quality of book-paper is also good1 and may be bought from printing houses and paper dealers4 ,ordinary light-colored1 light-weight manila paper1 such as is used for wrapping1 is very satisfactory2 it may be procured from paper dealers1 or1 if you want but a small quantity1 probably any merchant would be glad to supply you4 ,the lines which you intend to place on it may be worth infinitely more than the goods he plans to wrap in it4 ,the ,chalk4 ,the writer is accustomed to using chalk made by the ,american ,crayon ,company1 which can be had at any time from the publishers of this book1 and1 doubtless1 from other publishers4 ,ask for lecture crayons4 ,a complete price list1 together with samples of colors1 will be furnished on request4 ,for general work it is well to have on hand a half dozen sticks of black and a stick each of green1 brown1 red1 yellow1 orange and blue4 ,the lecture crayons come in two sizes1 one measuring one inch square and three inches long2 the other is one-half inch square and three inches in length4 ,if you choose the larger size1 the sticks can1 when advisable1 be cut to the smaller size4 ,,preparing ,,to ,,give ,,the ,,talk ,the instructions here given are for the beginner4 ,others will follow their accustomed methods4 ,in our introduction we make the claim that any earnest ,christian worker1 who is capable of addressing an audience or a ,sunday school class can1 by the aid of this book1 give a helpful chalk talk4 ,your response may be1 ,but1 ,i can't draw4 ,listen6 ,the following instructions will teach you how to do the work without a technical or practical knowledge of drawing4 ,let us take up the matter step by step4 ,when you understand the process1 it will be as easy as falling off a log1 and it won't jolt you half as much4 ,the ,method ,explained4 ,,the ,,first ,,step--,before the time comes to give your talk1 attach half a dozen sheets of your drawing paper to your drawing board1 making a smooth drawing surface4 ,it is well to use thumb tacks for this purpose4 ,open the book to page #bf1 for we will prepare to give the chalk talk entitled ,the ,two ,faces4 ,the upper picture4 ,fig4 #g1 shows the picture partly finished2 the lower picture1 ,fig4 #h1 shows how the picture will look when completed4 ,you will note that the lower picture is cut up into squares measuring one-fourth of an inch each way4 ,,the ,,second ,,step--,by the use of a yardstick and lead pencil1 draw pencil lines on the large sheets of drawing paper1 so as to separate the drawing paper into the same number of squares as there are on the picture in the book4 ,your paper is much larger than the page of the book2 therefore the squares on your drawing paper must be made much larger than the squares in the book4 ,it is easy to calculate the size of the squares you should draw on the paper4 ,measure the width of the paper in inches and divide by sixteen 7the number of squares across the picture in the book71 and this will give you the figure representing the size of the squares you are to draw on the paper4 ,if your drawing paper is thirty-two inches wide1 your squares will measure two inches each way4 ,,the ,,third ,,step--,select one of the squares in ,fig4 #h as a starting point1 and then find the corresponding square on your drawing paper4 ,having done this1 draw a pencil line on your drawing paper1 which will cross your enlarged squares in just the same places that the line crosses the small squares in the book4 ,continue the process until both faces have been outlined on your paper in the enlarged form4 ,then1 with a piece of soft rubber1 erase all of the straight pencil lines which form the squares1 and the remaining outlines of the two faces will stand out clear and distinct4 ,already you will have found that you are more of an artist than you thought you were6 ,this sheet of paper1 with its dim pencil outlines of the picture1 is now ready to be brought before your audience4 ,you must1 however1 be sure of one thing3 the pencil outlines must be just plain enough for you to see them without difficulty1 but they must be dimmed with the eraser to such an extent that your audience cannot see them4 ,thus you have before you a complete outline of the picture you are to draw1 and1 as you speak1 you merely trace over these dim pencil outlines with your chalk4 ,isn't it simple8 ,,the ,,fourth ,,step--,all of the preparations up to this time have been done in the quietude of your own room4 ,you are now ready to place your drawing board before your audience4 ,after a smile of greeting you begin your talk4 ,let us1 you say1 talk for a little while about our thoughts1 and then you proceed until you reach the reference to the sour-faced man4 ,here1 for instance1 you continue1 is a man with a face something like this3 and you begin your drawing1 starting anywhere you choose4 ,take your time1 and when you have finished the sour face1 the audience will show its appreciation with a heartily responsive smile4 ,this completes ,fig4 #g4 ,proceed then with the talk until you reach the reference to the man with the sunny face4 ,here comes a man who looks something like this3 ,draw the second face1 and you will have completed ,fig4 #h and reached the climax of the drawing4 ,as you make the application of the lesson1 you will feel that your effort has already repaid you for the work you have undertaken1 and each succeeding attempt will make the work easier until it becomes a pleasing habit4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #e ,in ,fig4 #e and ,fig4 #f are shown a section of each of the faces of the talk just referred to4 ,here they are enlarged four times4 ,a-,a shows the preliminary pencil lines forming the one-inch squares1 ,b-,b indicates the pencil outlines of the faces1 and ,c-,c illustrates the tracing of the pencil lines with the chalk4 ,in this instance black chalk only is required4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #f ,outlining the ,right ,picture4 ,in some of the talks in the book1 the dotted squares cover the upper picture2 in others1 they are drawn over the lower picture4 ,in either case1 the one containing the squares is the one to be outlined on your drawing paper4 ,not an ,artist1 ,but a ,teacher4 ,there should be no hesitation on your part to trace with chalk the pencil lines which you have placed on your drawing paper4 ,remember1 always1 that you are posing as a humble teacher of ,god's ,word and not as an artist4 ,your pencil outline holds the same relation to your chalk talk that the minister's notes hold to his sermon4 ,both are prepared in advance to enable the speaker to best present his message4 ,do not try to conceal your method4 ,there is nothing about it of which you need be ashamed4 ,finishing ,part of the ,drawing in ,advance4 ,now that the process has been explained in detail1 a thorough understanding of the suggestion under the heading1 ,important to ,beginners1 seems most essential as a still easier way to do the work4 ,finishing part of the work in advance still leaves the speaker something to do1 and the audience will always be interested in finding out what that something is to be4 ,the ,value of ,individuality4 ,it is well for the beginner to cultivate an individual style of speaking4 ,substitute your own methods of expression in place of the language of the book4 ,the more you do it1 the larger will be the feeling that the message is a personal one from you to your hearers4 ,whenever you can do so1 substitute a home illustration for the one in the book4 ,as you become more accustomed to the work you will doubtless use pictures and subjects entirely outside of the book4 ,remember that any outline picture may be enlarged after the method here shown4 ,cut your picture into squares with drawn lines1 and enlarge it in the same manner4 ,many ,bible scenes may be shown in this way4 ,international or ,graded ,lessons4 ,the book has been provided with two indexes4 ,one directs you to fitting talks for special days4 ,the other serves as a guide to talks and illustrations suitable to the application of any lesson4 ,determine the central thought of the lesson and consult the ,subject ,index4 ,it will help you choose a talk appropriate for the day4 ,the talk may need a little revision to enable you to give it the proper application1 but the main thought will be readily apparent4 ,talks for ,special ,days4 ,the index for suitable talks for special days includes some which are not yet generally observed but which are of growing importance4 ,introducing some of these into your school or church as novelties1 they may become as permanent as ,easter1 ,children's ,day1 ,rally ,day and others4 ,talk vs4 ,chalk4 ,no matter how little preparation you may need for your talk1 remember that the words you speak are of greatest importance4 ,it is to your words that you must give careful study1 or your audience may lose the force of your thought while centering their attention upon the developing picture4 ,never apologize for the appearance of your drawing or of your ability as an artist4 ,strive to present truth only4 ,truth needs no apology4 ,do not draw in a sketchy manner4 ,determine on the place to begin your drawing and then use a continuous1 easy line1 without lifting the chalk from the paper1 except when necessary to start in a new place4 ,strive ,only for ,good4 ,the design of this book has been to present brief1 impressive talks which hold attention for from ten to twelve minutes4 ,it is advisable never to speak longer than this1 especially when children form a part of your audience and are the special object of your words4 ,if you cease speaking just when the audience wants to hear more1 you will always be assured of a hearing the next time4 ,if you leave one single wholesome thought with your audience you will have accomplished the greatest good4 ,avoid mannerisms4 ,cultivate an easy style of speaking and working4 ,don't become discouraged if everything doesn't go to suit you4 ,your audience is not a critical but a sympathetic one4 ,all are striving to do the ,master's work1 and the field you have undertaken will bring you the interest and the kindliest co-operation of all who are working with but one great object in view4 ,recording ,your ,talks4 ,it is suggested that each talk1 as you give it1 be so marked in the book as to indicate the time and place of its use1 so you will avoid possible repetition before the same audience months or years later4 ,a ,word to ,parents4 ,the same general principles of procedure as those here given are suggested as the best method of using this book in the home4 ,for the very little children1 the parent will find it well to enlarge the outlines upon paper and tell the stories in such a way as can be understood best1 but for the boys or girls who are in the younger grades at school the book describes a method of drawing which will delight and instruct them4 ,of course1 the parent will have to teach the method to the children1 as they will be incapable of understanding it from the printed description4 ,with this instruction will come the unfolding of the stories of the book and their application4 ,a child1 when he sees a picture of a face or a house or any other object1 wants to know all about it--whose it is1 what it is or what it is for4 ,this is true especially if it be a picture which he is asked to draw for himself or which he sees drawn4 ,this enables the parent to give into expectant and waiting ears the great truths of ,christ as expressed in pictures which the child understands4 ,it is best1 we believe2 in instructing those who are old enough to do the drawing themselves or watch the parent do it1 to select paper of such a size as can be used on a desk or table4 ,ordinary letter-size unruled tablet paper is convenient to get and easily handled4 ,let the child square off the page1 under the parent's directions1 and then let him do his part in tracing the picture from the book4 ,doubtless1 some of the enlarged pictures will be fearfully and wonderfully made1 but it is a start in a splendid direction--a start which may have its ending in the happiness for which every parent longs and which cannot come unless the children begin in childhood to become the companions of their parents--companions who cannot be separated in later years by distance or the disturbances of the earthly life4 ,a ,final ,word to ,ministers4 ,do not forget that there is no earthly or heavenly reason why a minister should not have a blackboard or an easel on the pulpit platform or in the prayer meeting room to help him keep his audiences awake while he tries to drive truth home to heart and mind4 ,it is every preacher's duty to be interesting1 and if this book and the blackboard1 or the equipment for chalk talk work1 will help him to be so1 then it is his plain duty to buy the book and secure the chalk and easel and get busy being interesting6 ,and there is one more thing3 ,don't forget you can do it--if you try6 ,and now1 with these general instructions and observations1 the book is commended to the use of all who have the love of ,christ in their hearts and who1 as faithful workers1 may wish to add one more working tool to those they have used so well4 ,,the ,,two ,,faces --,our ,thoughts4 --,optimism4 ,as a ,man ,thinketh in ,his ,heart1 ,so ,is ,he--,a ,lesson in ,character ,building4 ,,the ,,lesson--,that our thoughts determine the kind of life we live1 and often proclaim character in the face4 ,if the teacher succeeds in impressing upon the pupil the great need to guard well thy thoughts1 for our thoughts are heard in heaven1 he will have accomplished a work of immeasurable good in the life of the child or youth who is the fortunate object of such interest4 ,the ,talk4 ,let us think a while about our thoughts4 ,do you know it is a fact that a man1 seated quietly in an easy chair on his front porch on a summer evening1 may be sinning against ,god and man8 ,yes1 it's true1 for1 as he sits there in the silence1 he can hate another man with a bitter hatred2 he can plan to rob him or burn his house or slander him or even take his life4 ,and the worst of it all is that if he allows such thoughts to rent a room in his head it may not be long before his evil designs have become awful deeds4 ,not many boys or girls think such terrible things1 but thoughts of this kind are only the little bad thoughts allowed to grow year after year in the head and in the heart4 ,and do you know1 also1 that if you allow these little bad thoughts to live in your head and heart for a while1 they get so bold and 'sassy' that they insist on taking possession of the best room of your head and the parlor of your heart and defy you to put them out8 ,the only thing to do is to throw them out the very first time they come in4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #g 7,in each instance1 the upper picture shows how the drawing will look when partly finished47 ,let us take a walk down-street and mix with the crowd4 ,every person whom we see is thinking about something1 even though he doesn't say a word1 and we believe1 as we look into the faces we meet1 that we can tell just what kind of thoughts some of them have4 ,here1 for instance1 is a man with a face something like this3 ,draw the sour face1 completing the first step1 ,fig4 #g4 ,he looks grouchy2 perhaps he is vicious1 and we avoid brushing against him4 ,perhaps he has lost money in a business deal2 perhaps he wanted a political position and didn't get it2 perhaps a supposed friend has proven untrue2 perhaps his disappointment1 whatever it is1 has made him sour and crabbed4 ,but he passes on1 and we meet other faces4 ,here comes a man who looks something like this3 ,draw the happy face1 completing ,fig4 #h4 ,he doesn't look as if he had a care in all the world1 does he8 ,and yet we may find that he1 too1 has lost money in a business transaction that was full of promise--that he1 also1 has failed to win a political race2 that he has been mistreated by a supposed friend4 ,and yet1 through it all1 he has never lost sight of the sunshine4 ,he has learned many a valuable lesson from each of his disappointments1 and perhaps he has had a good many more of them than the other fellow ever knew4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #h 7,the lower view shows the appearance of the drawing completed47 ,now1 what has made the difference in these two men8 ,their thoughts have made the difference4 ,the grouch has1 for years1 entertained grouchy thoughts4 ,the sunshiny man has cultivated the habit of seeing the bright side of things4 ,that's all there is to it4 ,how about you1 boys8 ,and you1 girls8 ,what kind of thoughts do you think8 ,i said1 you remember1 that if bad thoughts get into your head and heart1 they stick there defiantly4 ,but1 listen6 ,if you let good thoughts into your head and heart1 they1 too1 will settle down and make their home with you and your happiness is assured4 ,don't get into the habit of growling because the street car is two minutes late4 ,thank your lucky stars that there is a street car to come at all6 ,learn to be happy4 ,a smiling face is welcome everywhere4 ,people scamper away from a scowling countenance1 especially if the owner of it insists upon telling his woes and troubles4 ,remember that happiness depends not upon how many burdens we worry about1 but upon how many blessings we are glad about--it depends not upon what we have1 but upon what we enjoy4 ,god says1 ',let the wicked forsake his ways and the unrighteous man his thoughts'--that is1 his unrighteous thoughts4 ,why8 ,because ,god knows that vulgar thoughts make vulgar men1 and evil thoughts make evil men4 ,so boys1 make a practice of chasing them out of your heads as you would drive a snake out of your bedroom4 ,,the ,,christmas ,,stockings --,christmas --,the ,needy ,it ,is ,well to ,remember the ,poor at ,christmas1 but it is ,infinitely ,better to ,be a ,true ,friend ,every ,day4 ,,the ,,lesson--,that the true ,christmas spirit is that which causes us to remember the needy always1 whether their need be for the necessities of life or for the love of a real friend4 ,too many of us are inclined to shower our gifts and our good wishes upon the needy at the glad ,christmas season1 and then neglect this great field of service throughout another twelve-month period4 ,the ,talk4 ,as we go out upon the street today everybody seems to be happy and full of laughter and good cheer4 ,people who usually pass us by without speaking at all or who merely nod without as much as a smile1 act today as if they knew us very well2 they smile real widely and say ',merry ,christmas6' just as heartily as they know how1 and we respond to the greeting with a ',same to you6' with an inner feeling of friendliness that somehow surprises us4 ,it is a time when nearly every heart is warmed1 and we find our greatest joy in seeing how happy we can make other folks4 ,in every home where children are to be found--and there the ,christmas spirit is the merriest--we see the stocking all hung in a row1 and we are just as anxious to fill them as the owners are to have them filled4 ,draw the three stockings1 completing ,fig4 #i4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #i ,here they are4 ,and when ,susie and ,johnnie and little ,bob come scrambling downstairs on ,christmas morning their eyes sparkle with delight and our hearts warm with ,christmas gladness as we join in their merriment4 ,but there are other homes4 ,and other stockings--stockings not so warm1 not so good--stockings that are darned and patched and worn like this4 ,with broad side of black crayon change the stockings of ,fig4 #i to resemble those of ,fig4 #aj4 ,in the atmosphere of ,christmas joy in our own comfortable homes1 do we sometimes over-look the boys and girls in the poorer homes who won't have much of a ,christmas unless we fill these poor1 patched little stockings with gifts to show that someone cares8 ,i don't believe there is a boy or a girl here who is selfish enough to refuse to do such a little thing to bring a glad ,christmas into a poor home4 ,all we need is to be told where to go and what to do4 ,doubtless you will have planned a way for the children to give remembrances to the poor2 this may be presented in a word at this time1 reserving the details for the close4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #aj ',at ,christmastide the open hand ,scatters its bounties o'er sea and land2 ,and none are left to grieve alone1 ,for ,love is ,heaven and claims its own4' ,truly1 the ,christmas spirit is upon us today4 ,but stop--6 ,will it vanish tomorrow8 ,will we forget to be kind to those about us next week1 next month1 next summer8 ,will we forget that these same little worn1 patched stockings are there in the same needy homes1 and that the boys and girls may need our friendship and help more when it is summer than they do now when so many willing hands are extended to help them8 ,i hope we shall not forget4 ,let us remember that the best gifts1 ofttimes1 are not those which we can see and touch4 ,the truest gifts are those of love and companionship and service--the same fellowship which ,jesus gave to the poor when he was among men4 ,it seems as if ,his heart always went out to those in need1 and ,he helped them1 not with gifts which fade and wear out and are soon cast aside1 but with words and deeds which told them that ,he would be a true friend even to the end of the world4 ',christianity1' says ,henry ,drummond1 'wants nothing so much as sunny people1 and the old are hungering more for love than for bread4 ,the ,oil of ,joy is very cheap1 and if you can help the poor with the ,garment of ,praise1 it will be better than blankets4 ,dr4 ,henry ,d4 ,chapin expresses the same thought when he says1 ',the cry of the ages is more for fraternity than for charity4 ,if one exists1 the other will follow1 or1 better still1 will not be needed4' ,says ,j4 ,r4 ,miller1 ',wanting to have a friend is altogether different from wanting to be a friend4 ,the former is mere natural human craving4 ,the latter is the life of ,christ in the soul4' ,at no better time than today can we choose to plant again the seed of true friendship in our hearts4 ,let us cultivate it and nurture it until it blooms forth into friendship for everyone who may be helped by the love of ,christ through us4 ,,the ,,key ,,to ,,failure --,temperance ,day --,appetite ,strong ,drink ,opens the ,gate to ,destruction and ,bars the ,way to ,success4 ,,the ,,lesson--,that strong drink robs its victims of the ability to solve the problems of life4 ,this temperance lesson deals with the curse of strong drink in especial reference to its connection with the material success of the individual4 ,specific opinions of several well-known representative men are quoted4 ,the ,talk4 ,nearly every man carries in his pocket a bunch of keys4 ,write the word ',key1' completing ,fig4 #aa4 ,when a professional man1 for instance1 reaches his office in the morning1 he may unlock his office door with one key2 with another key he may unlock his desk2 with another he may unlock a drawer in the desk2 and then1 having opened his safe1 he may use still another key to unlock his strong box4 ,at night he may look carefully to see that each of these things is again carefully locked before he goes home4 ,and so1 we see1 keys are for two purposes--to unlock and to lock4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #aa ,most keys are made of metal and are in our own keeping and subject to our own will1 but there is another key of which ,i shall speak1 which goes before many a man1 working entirely independent of him4 ,and as it goes1 it locks the doors which he wishes to enter1 and it unlocks many another door which he does not want to enter and forces him to go through it4 ,i will draw the picture of this key4 ,starting at the final stroke of the letter ,y1 continue the line1 and ending with the letters ,w-,h-,i-,s4 ,then add the lines to complete ,fig4 #ab4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ab ,let us see for a moment what this key does4 ,it locks the door to health and opens the door to disease4 ,sir ,andrew ,clark1 one of ,england's greatest physicians1 says3 ',i am speaking solemnly and carefully in the presence of truth1 and ,i will tell you that ,i am considerably within the mark when ,i say to you that1 going the round of my hospital wards today1 seven out of every ten owed their ill-health to strong drink4' ,and again3 ,this key bars and locks the way to good positions1 where men may earn the money needed to keep themselves and their families provided with the necessities of life4 ,many of the great corporations are refusing to hire men who drink4 ,whiskey has locked the door to opportunity for them4 ,the ,pennsylvania ,railroad ,company1 operating one of the greatest systems in the world1 has issued a statement to the men who run the trains on its lines which includes these words3 ',taking one drink of intoxicating liquor is like running passed the red light4 ,it is unsafe4 ,the possible line between safety and danger in the use of alcoholic drink is dangerously unstable4 ,safety lies back of total abstinence4 ,the normal man has no legitimate use for alcohol as a beverage1 and he has no right to render himself abnormal by its use when lives are dependent upon his efficiency4 ,none but normal men should run railway trains4 ,the traveling public has unqualified right to demand and expect none less safe4' ,this statement deals1 not with the moral side1 but with the fact that a man who drinks unfits himself for any position of responsibility1 especially if entrusted with human life4 ,this key also locks and bars the way to a life of purity and honor4 ,says the chaplain of the ,ohio penitentiary1 ,dr4 ,starr3 ,the records show that #a1bej persons have been received into this institution during eighteen months2 of these1 #icj acknowledged themselves to have been intemperate4' ,and the ,massachusetts ,bureau of ,labor adds the statement that of #bg1jjj crimes committed in that state1 eight out of every ten were due to intemperate habits1 or occurred while the criminal was under the influence of liquor4 ,we need not go further to show that this key is truly the key to failure--failure in the attempt to attain to anything pure1 right and honorable4 ,no one knows this better than the manufacturer of strong drink4 ',the handwriting is on the wall1' says ,t4,m4 ,gilmore1 president of the ,model ,license ,league4 ',our trade today is on trial before the bar of public sentiment1 and unless it can be successfully defended before that bar1 ,i want to see it go down forever4' ,in no better way can we help to bring this victorious end than by lending our every influence to cause the world to turn to the true ,christian life1 for then follows 'love out of a pure heart and a good conscience and faith unfeigned4' ,paul does not say1 ',shun that which is evil2' he says abhor it4 ,may this ever be our attitude toward this giant evil4 ,a ,,busy ,,life --,pluck and ,luck --,industry ,a ,plucky ,american ,boy ,whom the ,whole ,world ,delights to ,honor4 ,,the ,,lesson--,that pluck and perseverance and a ,try--,try--,again ,spirit can laugh at obstacles and change them into stepping stones4 ,the following talk may suggest to many of the younger hearers the secret of the true greatness of ,benjamin ,franklin1 who is considered by many our foremost ,american4 ,the ,talk4 ,some people trust to luck to carry them through the world4 ,like ,dickens' ,micawber1 they're 'always waiting for something to turn up4' ,i have heard of a man who was so pleased at finding a big horseshoe that he placed it over his bedroom door4 ,the next morning1 as he closed the door1 he jarred the horseshoe from its place and it fell and struck him such a blow on the head that he was in the hospital for a week4 ,such results as this are likely to come when we depend upon luck4 ,let us remember that luck never figures in ,god's calculations4 ,i have seen people looking for something like this in their front yards4 ,quickly draw the outlines of the four-leaf clover in black1 and fill in the outlines with broad sweeps of green4 ,with black1 trace the veins lightly1 and then put in the letters to spell ',luck4' ,this completes ,fig4 #ac4 ,what is it8 ,yes1 a four-leaf clover4 ,and when ,i saw them looking for it1 ,i thought that they could have been doing a great deal more good by pulling the weeds in their back yards4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ac ,but today we shall talk about a boy who never depended upon luck at all4 ,this boy had a pair of sharp eyes1 and whenever he saw anything to do1 he did it4 ,his name was ,benjamin ,franklin4 ,did you ever hear of him8 ,yes1 ,i thought so4 ,this boy worked for his older brother in a printing office in ,boston1 but the brother used to flog him and treat him roughly4 ,benjamin knew that they could never get along well together1 so he went away to ,philadelphia4 ,in this great city he saw many things which other boys before him had not seen4 ,he saw that the printing art had wonderful possibilities in it2 he studied and worked hard to improve the business1 and today all of the printers call him the father of the art of printing4 ,he saw that he ought to know other languages besides ,english1 and so he became a master of ,french1 ,italian and ,latin--and luck' hadn't a thing to do with it6 ,he saw on every hand many chances to help other people4 ,this prompted him to organize the first police force and the first fire company in the ,united ,colonies2 he organized a military company2 he paved the streets of ,philadelphia and taught the people how to keep them clean2 he founded a hospital2 he invented the first practical stove2 he accepted many public positions in his earlier years1 including that of member of the general assembly of the colonies1 deputy postmaster of ,philadelphia and commissioner to treat with the ,indians4 ,he saw that the common people should have a better chance to get an education1 and so he published for many years ,poor ,richard's ,almanac1 which provided them with much that they should have known2 he founded the first circulating library1 helped to establish the ,university of ,pennsylvania1 and brought into existence the ,american ,philosophical ,society4 ,he saw the lightning1 just as millions before him had done2 but1 unlike the others1 he believed the brilliant display was the evidence of a great and unseen power--electricity4 ,by the use of his now famous kite and key he proved it to be so1 and for a time he was the only man in the world who knew what lightning really is4 ,he saw at the time of the impending ,revolutionary war the need of someone to go to ,england to intercede in the interests of the colonies2 and so1 when the choice fell upon him1 he did not shirk the responsibility4 ,he saw many later duties which caused him to become a member of the ,continental ,congress which made ,george ,washington the commander-in-chief of the ,colonial army2 he helped to write the ,declaration of ,independence2 he was a commissioner of peace to confer with the ,british ,general ,howe2 he was a member of the commission to seek the aid of ,france2 he was ,america's first postmaster general4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ad ,did ,benjamin ,franklin depend upon luck8 ,never6 ,his was1 rather1 a five-leaf clover1 like this3 ,quickly add the fifth leaf to the drawing1 and insert the letter ,p1 completing ,fig4 #ad4 ',whatsoever thy hand findeth to do1' says the ,bible1 'do it with thy might4' ,i believe ,benjamin ,franklin fulfilled this command2 and we can do it ourselves1 if we will4 ,he never stopped to 'knock on wood' to prevent bad luck6 ,he had better sense4 ,and ,i hope we have1 too4 ,,the ,,keg and the ,,bucket --,temperance ,day --,purity ,a ,temperance ,talk ,devoted to the ,teaching of the ,principles of ,purity of ,life4 ,,the ,,lesson--,that water as a beverage stands for purity and blessing1 while spirituous liquors are always an emblem of impurity and blight4 ,the chalk talk here outlined contains in its illustration an interesting transformation which always commands close attention4 ,the truth it presents cannot fail to leave an impression4 ,it may be well to vary the application of the temperance thought to suit your local conditions4 ,the ,talk4 ,i am going to outline for you a picture of an object which is everywhere recognized by good people as a symbol of defiance of the law1 a suggestion of immorality1 of poverty1 depravity and death4 ,draw beer keg1 completing ,fig4 #ae4 ,in plain words1 it is a beer keg1 and its close companions are the whiskey barrel1 the wine cask and the demijohn6 ,it well represents the liquor traffic as a whole--that terrible curse which holds in its grip so many men and boys1 whose lives might be bright1 happy and successful but for its blighting1 fatal grasp4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ae ,no right-thinking man has a good word for the business which makes good men into brutes1 transforms honorable citizens into murderers1 and brings many a prosperous family to rags and misery4 ,the saloon-keeper himself has no good word for the business2 he merely defends it because it makes for him a good living with little work on his part4 ,ofttimes he will not drink a drop himself or allow any of his employes to touch liquor4 ,he is in the business for the money he can get out of it1 not caring how much poverty and penury others get4 ,with a low idea of his duty toward his fellow-beings1 he argues that as long as men and boys will drink the deadly stuff which he sells1 he as well as anyone else1 has a right to profit by their weakness and degradation4 ',oh1' says ,shakespeare1 'that men should put an enemy in their mouths to steal away their brains6' ,whenever we hear of a state of lawlessness and anarchy in a city or a nation1 we can rightly conclude that the government of that city or that nation has lost control of its people4 ,when a man becomes a drunkard and does things which he never thought of doing before1 we can rightly conclude that his brain has failed to govern him and that it has been deposed by the forces of base appetite4 ,he has lost control of himself4 ,that is why a drinking man cannot in these days secure a good position with the large corporations1 railroads1 manufactories and the immense commercial institutions4 ,the great employers of men have learned that they cannot trust men who1 as ,shakespeare says1 have 'put an enemy into their mouths to steal away their brains4' ,brains are in demand everywhere--brains and steady nerves4 ,so1 wherever we look1 we see young men learning that the way of the saloon is the way of failure4 ,if they can only be halted in their way and be made to look for a moment upon another symbol--a symbol of purity and true service--they might be saved from the bitter path into which they are stepping4 ,revise drawing by adding the bail and the lettering1 completing ,fig4 #af4 ,if time will allow of the singing of a verse of ',the ,old ,oaken ,bucket1' the innovation will prove a pleasing touch4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #af ,perhaps the warnings against liquor have become commonplace to you4 ,perhaps you feel that you do not need to be told the story of the great curse4 ,but if the warning comes echoing back to you in the time of temptation you will bless the hearing of it1 for it may mean everything to you and your loved ones and the generations to come4 ,it is the ,master who said1 ',and whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple1 verily1 ,i say unto you1 he shall in no wise lose his reward4' ,but what may one lose when he puts the drunkard's glass to the lips of a young man8 ,hear the voice of ,solomon3 ',the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty1 and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags4' ',wine is a mocker1 strong drink is raging1 and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise4' ,if ,jesus held up to us a cup of cold water as the emblem of purity1 let us never bring dishonor upon one of earth's greatest blessings4 ',traverse the desert1 and then ye can tell ,what treasures exist in the cold1 deep well2 ,sink in despair on the red1 parched earth1 ,and then ye may reckon what water is worth4' --,,eliza ,,cook4 ,,turn ,,over ,a ,,new ,,leaf --,new ,year's ,day --,gladness ,the ,psalmist ,truly ,says that ,a ,merry ,heart ,maketh a ,cheerful ,countenance4 ,,the ,,lesson--,that the wearing of a gloomy countenance is unpardonable and that the smile that won't come off is the kind that ought to come on4 ,laughter is catching4 ,the following chalk talk will capture an audience and bring genuine smiles as nothing else1 perhaps1 in this book4 ,it has been prepared for that purpose4 ,while it is arranged here as especially appropriate for the beginning of the new year1 it may be used with varying applications on many other occasions4 ,the ,talk4 ,there is a good deal of consolation in the words of ,cowper1 who truly declares that ',the path of sorrow1 and that path alone1 ,leads to the land where sorrow is unknown4' ,nevertheless1 most of us ask for as little real sorrow as possible while we are treading the pathway that leads to eternal peace4 ,it is advisable to begin the drawing of ,fig4 #ag at this point1 and continue the talk as the picture develops4 ,it is suggested that the eyes be drawn first1 then the mouth and nose1 and1 finally1 the outer portions4 ,it adds to the effect1 too1 to stop drawing at this point1 allowing the people to study carefully the dull1 gloomy expression of the face4 ,then1 as if to put on the finishing touches1 draw the lines of the forehead4 ,these1 of course1 are the lines of the nose and mouth of the reversed face1 but the audience will not suspect the 'trick' until it is revealed4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ag ,and yet1 to judge from the way some of us act and look1 it would seem that we rather enjoy a protracted case of the miseries6 ,some folks begin to fret as soon as they are out of bed in the morning2 the early day brings its worries and cares1 the noontide and the afternoon are filled with problems1 and night finds them all fagged out and longing to take rest in sleep so as to get into condition to repeat the round of sorrows and cares which they are preparing for themselves for the next day4 ,little jealousies1 petty rivalries1 senseless envyings and useless fears bring wrinkles of care1 which are very unbecoming2 and1 before we are aware of it1 the years have overtaken us1 and we advertise our inner selves by this outward kind of sign4 ,display ,fig4 #ag complete4 ,this finishes the drawing of both scenes or figures1 since the second part is merely an inverting of ,fig4 #ag4 ,but1 friends1 you know1 and ,i know1 that all this--or most of it--is all foolishness4 ,we know that 'as a man thinketh in his heart so is he4' ,if he thinks gloomy things1 he will be a gloomy man4 ,if he thinks glad things1 he will be a happy man4 ,so1 let us consider this matter now at the beginning of the new year4 ,strange to say1 smiling is a serious thing6 ,it affects our influence1 it means much to the happiness of those about us1 it has a direct connection with the state of our health1 and1 therefore1 with our material prosperity4 ,it is true1 of course1 that we are bound to have our little annoyances and our depressing sorrows as we go through life2 but1 surely1 we can avoid most of the troubles which keep us unhappy if we will but lift our thoughts above ourselves and employ our time in seeking to comfort and brighten the lives of those about us4 ,happiness is largely a habit1 and we can do no better than to 'get the habit and let others catch it from us4 ,let us learn the truth that peace of mind is health to the body1 and that it is worth more than we ever imagine4 ,joy is essential to the truly ,christlike life4 ,when the angel proclaimed to the shepherds1 ',behold1 ,i bring you tidings of great joy1 which shall be to all people1' you and ,i were included1 and we have not accepted that message of great joy1 and ,christ abides not in us if we do not reflect the sunlight which has come from above4 ,and so ,i am going to ask that we join together today in 'turning over a new leaf4' ,what do ,i mean8 ,simply this3 ,to meet our troubles fairly and squarely1 grasp them firmly and then completely overturn them2 when lo6 we shall find their threatenings1 their warnings and their fearful aspects shall have faded away1 and brightness and peace shall have taken their place4 ,at the beginning of this paragraph grasp the drawing at the bottom1 tear it loose from the top1 and hold it up before the audience1 inverted1 as in ,fig4 #ah4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ah ,truly1 'a merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance4' ,may yours remain so throughout the new year and ever after4 ,,true ,,success --,lincoln's ,birthday --,discouragement ,it is ,exemplified by the ,life of ,abraham ,lincoln--,stumbling ,blocks and ,stepping ,stones4 ,,the ,,lesson--,that the very things which are obstacles in the way of many should be their stepping stones to the higher life4 ,the life of ,abraham ,lincoln is so fraught with good lessons that it is difficult to select that which is of the greatest inspiration to the young4 ,the illustration here given1 however1 points the way to true success as illustrated by the story of ,lincoln's life4 ,the ,talk4 ,every one of us is anxious to be a success4 ,draw the word ',success' in red1 and the rays of light in orange4 ,but many of us are discouraged and disheartened by seeing before us so many big 'ifs' in the way that we give up trying to gain the height toward which our eyes were once lifted4 ,draw the wall1 with the rocks obstructing the way2 put in the letters ',i' and ',f1' and indicate the pathway4 ,your drawing will now resemble ,fig4 #ai4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ai ,some of us may say1 ',,if ,i had not been born in such an obscure place or in such an obscure family1 ,i might have been a great success4' ,another might say1 ',,if my father had only had the means to give me a lift at the right time1 ,i might have been a great success4' ,another might say1 ',,if ,i had only had the chance to go to school when ,i was a boy1 ,i might have obtained the education necessary to make me a great success4' ,one other might say1 ',,if ,i could only work out my plans without meeting with the discouraging opposition of those who ought to help me and co-operate with me1 ,i might be a great success4' ,still another might say1 ',,if ,i had only had the opportunities that other men have had1 ,i might have been a great success4' ,and so we might stand and look with discouraged hearts at the 'ifs' before us and stop dead still4 ,well1 now1 let us look into this a little4 ,let us search the ,scriptures and find a word of comfort4 ,but search as we may1 we find the word ',success' there only once4 ,why only once8 ,probably because the ,bible has a much bigger and better word1 and that word is ',life4' ',i am the ,way1 the ,truth and the ,life1' says the ,master2 and again1 ',i am the ,resurrection and the ,life4' ,this wonderful word was often on ,his lips4 ,to ,him1 success was life4 ,to live was all that earth could desire4 ,to live was to see in these stones--,indicate the stones in the drawing--not stumbling-blocks but stepping-stones to success4 ,add the letters ',l' and ',e1' completing the word ',life4' ,when you and ,i see the true life1 then will all our 'ifs' depart4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #bj ,abraham ,lincoln was one who saw these stones before him4 ,how did he look upon them8 ,the obscurity of his birth was no 'if' to him--it was the foundation of his noble character4 ,the poverty of his early years was no 'if' to him--it was the thing which caused him to appreciate every blessing of after life4 ,the denial of his means to an education when a boy was no 'if' to him--it caused his maturer mind to hunger after learning1 even in his later years4 ,the bitter opposition which he met throughout his tempestuous political career was no 'if' to him--it softened his nature and drew him nearer to the ,god of love in whom he placed his trust4 ,no one should envy him his opportunities1 for he made every one of them himself1 just as you or ,i may do4 ,it would seem to me1 as ,i look at the life of this great man1 that the secret of his success lay in his determination to make every stumbling block a stepping stone4 ,in order to do it1 he held steadfastly to the hand of ,god1 when1 it seemed1 all other friends had failed4 ,it was then that he said1 ',i do the best ,i know--the very best ,i can--and ,i mean to keep right on doing so until the end4' ,god has not yet given us wings to fly with1 but ,he has given us feet to climb with1 and if we use them for all they are worth1 we can climb near enough to heaven's gate to step right in when the summons come4 ,boys and girls1 men and women1 the opportunity for success--for ,life--is given to each one of us1 just as truly as it was given to ,abraham ,lincoln4 ,we could not have taken his place4 ,perhaps he could not have taken yours or mine4 ,it is for each of us to work out his own success1 just as he did4 ,,the ,,fruits ,,of ,,riches --,humility --,wealth ,if the ,love of ,gold ,controls the ,life ,naught but ,poverty of ,soul ,can ,result4 ,,the ,,lesson--,that while wealth1 honestly earned1 may be a blessing1 the life devoted to the getting of riches cannot hope for true happiness4 ,the ,scriptures do not condemn the possession of riches1 but they do have some strong things to say against the wrongful attainment of wealth and the harmful use of money4 ,the talk here presented is designed to impress this thought4 ,in outlining the drawing be sure to place the lettering exactly as shown in the design4 ,the ,talk4 ,the ,bible has a good deal to say about rich people and poor people4 ,solomon1 it seems1 thought it best to be neither poor nor rich1 for he wrote1 ',give me neither poverty nor riches1 and ,i believe that this sentiment would be that of most of us4 ,at any rate1 the richer he got1 the farther he went from ,god4 ,but we must have money--enough to meet the needs of our lives4 ,we need it for the buying of our food1 our clothing1 our homes1 our books and in a thousand other ways4 ,but ,i hope that none of us will ever reach the point where the governing principle in our lives will be to get money for money's sake4 ,money-madness seems to be the dominant characteristic of many people4 ,they appear to think that wealth will gain for them all that may be desired to make life happy4 ,we might illustrate the thought by saying that they sow or plant their money and hope that it will bring forth a fruitage of the blessings for which they long4 ,draw the bag of money1 the earth line1 the stalk of the plant and the outline of the foliage1 all with black4 ,and what do the possessors of riches expect as a harvest in return for the sowing of their wealth8 ,first1 let us put down ,pleasure4 ,put in the word ,pleasure1 using red for the lettering4 ,and they expect to be leaders in smart society1 so we will add to the list ,social ,prestige4 ,add ,social ,prestige4 ,they expect their associates to be impressed with the evidence of luxury in their palatial homes and in all they have and do4 ,so we will add ,luxury to the list4 ,add ,luxury4 ,and through it all they think they will possess that degree of satisfaction and contentment which we call comfort1 so we will add this to the list4 ,add ,comfort4 ,and1 finally1 let us add a word to indicate that element which the wealthy sometimes possess in a worldly sense1 representing their ability to direct the happiness or unhappiness of those who are less fortunate in their possession of worldly goods4 ,that word is ,power4 ,add ,power1 completing ,fig4 #ba4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ba ,here1 then1 is the picture of the result as longed for by the possessors of riches1 whose lives are devoted to the attainment of things of this world alone4 ,but1 alas1 how often are bright hopes shattered6 ',he that maketh haste to be rich1' says ,solomon1 'shall not be innocent4' ,a glance at the daily paper tells us how true it is that when the love of money takes possession of the heart1 pleasure is driven out4 ,how often1 too1 does the aspiring social leader find himself outrivalled in the foolish race1 and social prestige vanishes4 ,and with such experiences as these1 the home of wealth loses the longed-for luxury1 comfort and worldly power4 ,and what has come to take the place of these which were only dreams8 ,with the broad side of the black crayon fill in solidly the portions of the foliage area1 leaving only the word ,sorrow4 ,add the words1 ,the love of money is the root of all evil1 completing ,fig4 #bb1 which shows the root and the trunk of a tree that looks more like the tree of death than ,the ,tree of ,life4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #bb ,such is too often the result of the love of money1 which1 as ,paul tells us1 'is the root of all evil4' ,but1 happily1 there is another side to the matter4 ,many of the wealthy of the earth have blessed and are blessing mankind and in return are themselves blessed4 ,in harmony with the thought1 ,dr4 ,van ,dyke says3 ,i do not mean to say that the possession of much money is always a real barrier to real wealth of mind and heart4 ,nor would ,i maintain that all the poor of this world are rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom4 ,and if some of the rich of this world 7through the grace of ,him with whom all things are possible7 are also modest in their minds and ready to be pleased with unbought pleasures1 they simply share in the best things which are provided for all4' ,none of us may ever be rich in earthly possessions1 but even the strife after the money necessary for our actual needs may shut out our vision of the things of greater value4 ,let us always hold fast to that which is good1 remembering always that a good name is rather to be chosen than great riches4 ,let us put out of our lives all envy1 all jealousy1 all desire for the artificial1 and learn the lessons of humility1 patience1 confidence and good cheer which are all about us if we but turn our faces and our hearts toward them4 ,,the ,,christ-,,child --,christmas --,giving ,a ,lesson ,from the ,story of the ,shepherds and the ,wise ,men4 ,,the ,,lesson--,that the ,light that was shed when the ,christ-,child came to earth now brightens the farthest corners of the world4 ,nothing is more beautiful and impressive than the story of the ,christ-,child4 ,it cannot be repeated too often1 and it is essential at ,christmas time4 ,the ,talk4 ,let us hear once more the wonderful story of the shepherds who played such a large part in the first ,christmas4 ,read ,luke #b3h-ah4 ,when you reach the words1 ',let us now go even unto ,bethlehem1' draw the lines representing the city1 using brown crayon4 ,on completing the reading of verse #ah1 continue the narrative by reading ,matthew #b3a-b and #b3i-aa4 ,when you reach the words1 'the star which they saw in the east went before them and stood over where the young child was1' draw the star1 with its rays1 in orange1 completing ,fig4 #bc4 ,this ends the reading4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #bc ,i wish we could picture to ourselves the scene in ,bethlehem when ,jesus was born4 ,we are told that there was such an immense crowd there that ,joseph and ,mary could find no shelter in the inn1 but we should know that this does not mean a hotel1 for they had nothing of this kind in ,bethlehem4 ,indeed1 it would not have been required1 because all that the thousands of visitors needed was the permission to sleep on the floor on their own mats which they brought with them4 ,this is the custom even today4 ,it was a sacred duty of every ,jew to give shelter to his countrymen who were on a journey1 so1 instead of an inn1 the real meaning is that there was no room for them in any house in ,bethlehem4 ,it is probable that the stable in which they sought refuge was a rough cave1 such as are to be found in that neighborhood now4 ,so1 let us note at the beginning that ,jesus1 the ,savior1 was born amidst the most humble surroundings1 and also that when the angels came to announce ,his birth1 they did not choose to tell the good news first to the rich and the powerful1 but brought the wonderful story to the humble shepherds who watched their flocks by night on the hillside4 ,but it was not to stop there4 ,no1 ,god wanted the world to know that the kingdom of love which came with the birth of ,jesus was for the high and the lowly alike4 ,so1 by the brilliant star ,he guided the wise men from the east to worship ,him and place at ,his feet the precious jewels and costly gifts1 which show that they were men of great wealth and wisdom4 ,so1 we see1 the coming of ,jesus was to bring a blessing to all men4 ,it was to be a kingdom of love which would include the whole wide world1 'for ,god so loved the world that ,he gave ,his only begotten ,son1 that whosoever believeth in ,him should not perish1 but have everlasting life4' ,let us remember that ,god 'gave' ,his ,son to the world--it was the first and greatest ,christmas ,gift4 ,we can never repay ,him for this marvelous expression of ,his love4 ,all we can do is to endeavor every day of our lives to do good and thus give as best we can of the blessings which have come from ,him4 ,at ,christmas time we seem to have no difficulty in showing kindness to those about us4 ,the earth is filled with ,his spirit1 so that in millions of churches and homes throughout the world today we find a reflection of the star of ,bethlehem in the countless shining candles and glittering electric lights which adorn the ,christmas trees4 ,draw candle flames and rays in orange4 ,draw tree in green1 and use brown to fill in the trunk and the foundation4 ,this completes ,fig4 #bd4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #bd ,yes1 everywhere that we see the sparkling candles or little electric lights1 let us think of them as reflecting the light of the star of ,bethlehem1 to guide us to ,him1 just as the wise men were guided to that humble manger-cradle in ,bethlehem4 ,many there are1 we know1 who make merry at ,christmas1 while shutting ,jesus out of their lives4 ,they know not the blessing of the warmth of ,christian love which ,he brought into the world1 which is for them1 if they will only accept it4 ,but let us look at our own lives and see if we are reflecting the true spirit of ,christmas4 ,some one has said that true ,christmas giving is true ,christmas living--living not merely at ,christmas time in fellowship with all1 but throughout the year1 with no difference in days excepting that with their succession we may grow more and more humble and faithful--more like ,him4 ,,seedtime ,,and ,,harvest --,sowing --,reaping ,whatsoever a ,man ,soweth1 ,that ,shall ,he ,also ,reap4 ,,the ,,lesson--,that the happiness or the unhappiness of middle life and old age are the result of the thoughts and deeds of early life4 ,the teacher who can help the little children to avoid the entertainment of wrong thoughts and the teacher who can eliminate from the minds of the youth the belief that the sowing of wild oats is a harmless--perhaps necessary--touch of life1 may feel that he has accomplished much4 ,the teaching carries with it the necessity of supplanting wrong thoughts with right ones4 ,the ,talk4 ,some of the great declarations of the ,scriptures have become so familiar to us that we speak the words and lose much of their significance4 ,one great truth which seems to have lost its power with many is that verse in the letter of ,paul to the ,galatians1 in which he says1 ',be not deceived2 ,god is not mocked2 for whatsoever a man soweth1 that shall he also reap4' ,what does ,paul mean8 ,he means simply this1 that your life and mine1 like the life of the world of nature about us1 has its seedtime and its time of harvest--that if the seedtime of our early life finds us planting good thoughts1 kindly deeds and loving words1 the harvest of the later life will be peace and blessedness2 if the seedtime of life finds us sowing evil thoughts1 bad deeds and ungodly words1 the harvest will be remorse1 bitterness and the suffering which must come from such a sowing4 ,everybody who lives fifty years or more has two looks at life2 first1 a forward look1 and1 last1 a backward look4 ,it is wise to plan in advance for the backward look by living so that the retrospect will be gratifying and satisfying and comforting1 and not of a kind to bring mourning over wasted years and lost opportunities for doing good4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #be ,let us consider the lesson of nature for a moment4 ,in the springtime the farmer plants the kernels of corn shelled from ears like this4 ,draw the ear of corn1 making first a solid yellow background for the ear and then putting in the fine lines with brown or black4 ,he has every reason to believe that when the harvest time comes he will reap a crop of many hundredfold1 because each kernel is expected to send up a little green shoot1 like this1 and each stalk is capable of bearing at least one ear of corn4 ,quickly draw the ground line in brown and the corn shoot in green1 completing ,fig4 #be4 ,and this shoot will grow larger and larger until the stalk is completed1 and as time goes on and the harvest time comes1 the corn will hang in generous ears thereon4 ,with broad sweeps of green1 and1 if you wish1 a touch of brown1 complete ,fig4 #bf4 ,this includes covering part of the ear with green to form the husk4 ,note especially this fact1 that the farmer1 when he plants the seed1 believes that ,god will send the summertime1 when the corn will grow to its fullness1 and also the autumn1 when the harvest is ready4 ,just think what would happen if we had no summer or autumn--just the springtime4 ,do you not see that we would soon starve8 ,we would plant the seed and there would be no harvest4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #bf ,let us see how very much like this are our very own lives4 ,we do not have a springtime and a summer and an autumn and a winter of life every year4 ,no1 we have but one of each during our lives1 if we reach old age4 ,springtime is our childhood1 summer is our young manhood and young womanhood1 autumn is our middle age and winter comes when the hair is white and the footsteps faltering4 ,the first part of a full life is the seedtime1 and the latter half is the harvest-time4 ,some of us may think that we may1 while we are young1 form habits that are bad and expect to get rid of them before the harvest-time4 ,still others of us do not seem to find out very early in life that there is a seedtime and a harvest-time1 and we realize it only after we have reached the harvest period1 and then we cannot change the character of the seed we have to reap4 ,but that which is true of the one who has sown the seeds of wrong in his younger years is just as true of him who has sown good seeds in his childhood and youth4 ,there is no more comforting thought than that which comes with the assurance that ,god will send the rich harvest if we sow early in life the seeds of purity of living and the seeds of loving kindness4 ,the wrong thoughts which try to crowd into our childhood and youth are like the weeds which threaten to destroy the good grain1 and sometimes succeed4 ,let us watch them carefully and uproot them4 ,the ,christian welcomes the thought that there is to be a harvest-time4 ,the sinner hates the thought2 he would that his entire life be a seedtime2 but it cannot be4 ,the law of seedtime in life is just as firmly fixed as are the seedtime and harvest of nature4 ,let us learn the lesson4 ,it means life or death to you and to me4 ,,the ,,two ,,flags --,rally ,day --,war ,both of ,them ,inspire ,us to the ,best ,living--,an ,illustration with ,music4 ,,the ,,lesson--,that the same spirit which brings success in war must animate the fighters against evil4 ,rally ,day1 which is observed at the opening of the autumn activities of most schools1 has become one of the greatest days of the ,sunday ,school year4 ,it should be made a glad occasion of reunion and resolution4 ,this talk is unique1 in that it combines music with the speaking and the drawing4 ,the ,talk4 ,it was fifty years ago1 boys and girls1 that the terrible war between the ,north and the ,south was in progress4 ,on both sides the soldiers were bravely loyal to their cause1 for the reason that each great army believed it was right2 each side rallied round its flag--and loyalty was the thing most necessary4 ,in most conflicts1 as in the case of one nation fighting with another1 it is only necessary to bring a war to a point where the weaker is convinced of the superior strength of its enemy4 ,then the war ends and the weaker is still a nation and has lost only that which was destroyed during the course of the struggle1 together with that which may he demanded as concessions by the victorious army4 ,both nations retain their existence as before4 ,it was not so with the struggle between the ,north and the ,south4 ,before this terrible war could end1 it was necessary that one or the other of the fighting governments be wiped out entirely as a nation4 ,otherwise there could never have been any peace4 ,this is what made the war one of the most terrible in the history of the world4 ,it was a time when loyalty was demanded by both sides to the conflict1 when men were summoned to rally round their flags4 ,on the side of the ,north the soldiers bravely gathered in hosts of hundreds of thousands around this flag1 which is now beloved throughout our reunited states 7while the ,south was just as true and brave and sincere in the belief that they were right1 in their convictions1 and for which they fought74 ,as you draw the ,united ,states flag1 in red1 white and blue1 ,fig4 #bg1 have the school sing ,the ,red1 ,white and ,blue1 or have the song sung as a solo or played by orchestra1 pianist or organist4 ,this makes a very effective feature1 as some time is required to draw the flag4 ,be careful to construct the flag properly4 ,to save time1 use only thirteen stars4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #bg ,why did the boys in blue rally round this flag8 ,it was not because of its beauty1 even though we think it the handsomest flag in all the world2 it was not because it was made of valuable materials4 ,no--it was because it stood for something--for liberty1 for unity4 ,and they knew that in order to uphold the principles for which it stood they must cling together and fight manfully4 ,each might fight bravely by himself1 but disaster would come unless they worked together and in harmony4 ,we1 today1 are like the boys in blue in the dark days of the war4 ,we1 too1 have a flag which we love dearly--the banner of the cross4 ,while you draw the conquest flag1 use the song ,the ,banner of the ,cross in the same manner as before4 ,when completed your drawing will resemble ,fig4 #bh4 ,use blue for the body of the flag and red for the cross4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #bh ,this is the banner round which our school rallies today4 ,we have come together once more to strengthen our army of boys and girls to fight against wrong4 ,and our littlest fighters are the best fighters we have4 ,why8 ,because it is a warfare that never ends and the little ones have many more years in which to fight than the older ones have4 ,and1 strangest of all1 the weapons most effective are kindness1 love1 prayer and steadfastness--these will drive away the great enemy of us all--sin4 ,the boys in blue rallied around their flag because it represents our country1 the land we love so well4 ,we rally around this flag because it represents everything that is best here on earth and in heaven4 ,let us be loyal to these two beautiful banners4 ,we cannot be true to one without being true to the other4 ,let us make this school year the best we ever knew4 ,we can do it if we will be true to everything for which these two flags stand--the red for love1 the white for purity and the blue for loyalty4 ,it is suggested that the pupils be presented with small ,american and conquest flags as souvenirs4 ,these are inexpensive and may be procured from ,sunday school supply houses4 ,celluloid buttons1 displaying the two flags1 would be acceptable souvenirs of the day4 ,,the ,,cross --,salvation --,repentance ,an ,illustration ,which ,has ,inspired ,many to ,hopefulness and ,victory4 ,,the ,,lesson--,that a complete surrender to ,christ is the only successful way to purify a sinful life4 ,this illustration1 in varied form1 has been used by speakers for many years4 ,it is here given1 however1 in a new presentation1 with a hope that the revision may be helpful to others in spreading its usefulness4 ,if paper is used1 attach several thicknesses to your drawing board and provide yourself with a sharp penknife4 ,if used as a blackboard illustration1 an eraser will be needed4 ,the ,talk4 ,it is a good deal safer1 boys1 for you to walk the streets with your thumb in your mouth than with a cigarette there4 ,the thumb can't hurt you1 but the cigarette is bound to4 ,i heard1 once upon a time1 of a young man who lived in a good home--maybe just as good as yours--who fell into the cigarette habit4 ,i can't understand why a boy1 when he knows what a terrible thing the cigarette habit is1 will not leave the thing alone4 ,but1 like some whom you may know1 this boy failed to heed the many warnings and1 before he was aware of it1 the deadly habit had him firmly in its grasp4 ,i will ask one of the boys to please spell the word ',habit' for me4 ,as each letter is repeated put it down on the drawing sheet4 ,if you have previously outlined the entire picture1 the location of the cross will determine the location of the letter ,t1 in the center1 as the ,t is later changed into a cross4 ,place the other four letters in proper relation to the letter ,t1 completing ,fig4 #bi4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #bi ,now1 then--one day this young man awoke to the fact that he must rid himself of his terrible habit if he would amount to anything in the world4 ,he was working in a distant city1 and there1 alone1 how do you suppose he started in to get rid of his habit8 ,he did it this way3 ,he made up his mind to wipe it out gradually by cutting down the number of cigarettes which he smoked each day4 ,so he started in4 ,the first day he smoked two less than he did the day before--cut out some1 you see4 ,with your penknife cut out the letter ,h and throw it away4 ,you will observe that although he cut out some of his habit1 he had ,a ,,bit left4 ,the next day he did the same thing1 by cutting out two more4 ,cut away the letter ,a4 ,although he had a ,,bit of the habit left1 he felt somewhat encouraged and declared to himself that he could cut it all out if he kept at it4 ,but he didn't know how hard it would be to 'keep at it4' ,the next day he cut out a little more ,cut away the letter ,b1 but the desire to smoke the deadly cigarette was still strong4 ,he was inclined to give up in discouragement1 for he had now found that cutting out wasn't cutting off and that he still had ,,it4 ,not until now did he feel his helplessness1 for the habit was still strong upon him4 ,he needed a friend--a friend who could help him in his earnest wish to become once more true and pure4 ,and a friend came4 ,it was one who knew ,christ and ,his power to save everyone who turns to ,him for help4 ,clearly this friend revealed to him the truth1 that if he would master his habit he must master himself4 ,boldly he took the glad step1 and1 like all humble followers of ,jesus1 he gave himself into ,his loving care1 to guide and to direct his life4 ,with this step came active work for ,christ1 and it was then that the letter ,i was removed ,cut out the ,i and a new vision burst on his sight1 for the last remnant of his enemy faded away in the transformation of his life to ,christian service4 ,give the ,t a touch with black1 converting it into a cross2 then continue the drawing to complete ,fig4 #cj4 ,use black for the hill and circle2 outline the cross in red2 use orange in broad strokes for the rays emanating from the cross4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #cj ,this was the vision4 ,it can come to every boy and girl4 ,it has come to countless thousands4 ,to this boy of whom we speak it came to save him from failure and death4 ,no longer did the dread habit control him4 ,the battle was won1 not by his own strength1 but through ,christ1 who strengthened him4 ,such strength will be yours every time you need it to help and to keep you4 ,and let us think for a moment of the great service of the friend who led this young man to see the vision4 ,are we a friend to those who need us8 ',brethren1' says ,paul1 'if a man be overtaken in a fault1 ye which are spiritual restore such an one in the spirit of meekness1 considering thyself lest thou also be tempted4 ,bear ye one another's burdens4' ,may we ever be ready to lend a helping hand4 ,,easter ,,lilies --,easter --,resurrection ,their ,introduction into ,america has ,spread ,perfume and ,beauty ,everywhere4 ,,the ,,lesson--,that1 like the lily1 ,christ gave up ,his life that ,his followers should multiply in the earth4 ,it is difficult1 as teachers of children are aware1 to impart the significance of ,easter to those who are too young to be acquainted with death and the hope of a resurrection4 ,many teachers find it best to confine the thought to the phenomena of nature as revealed in plant life and to make such applications to the spiritual as conditions seem to permit4 ,easter is the most precious day of the year1 for without it there would be no ,christmas1 because ,christmas is celebrated only as the birthday of ,him who arose from the dead4 ,without it1 the world would be in the darkness of despair and disappointment which possessed the disciples as they turned from the cross to resume their former occupations or to hide themselves from the taunts of their tormentors4 ,hence1 we must make the best possible use of it4 ,this illustration possesses no new thought2 in fact1 there is nothing new except as we put into it the newness of our own enthusiasm and earnestness4 ,the ,talk4 ,on this beautiful ,easter morning ,i want to tell you of a lady who has done a good deal to help us enjoy this day4 ,but for her1 ,i believe1 we would not have had any of these lovely lilies which represent the purity of the life of the risen ,savior4 ,i do not know the name of this lady4 ,but ,i do know that one day she stepped from a steamer at a wharf in her home city of ,philadelphia1 and that she had been on a visit to the ,bermuda ,islands1 which are six hundred miles out in the ,atlantic ,ocean4 ,perhaps you know that the ,bermuda ,islands are noted as the place where they raise very large onions1 which are imported to the ,united ,states4 ,an onion1 you know1 is a bulb4 ,well1 this lady carried with her two bulbs4 ,they weren't ,bermuda onions1 either1 as they were too small for that4 ,she took these two bulbs to a friend who was a florist and asked him to plant them4 ,draw the bulb in black4 ,fig4 #ca4 ,this was in the year #ahge4 ,the bulbs soon sent up strong green shoots and after a while blossomed as beautifully in their strange surroundings as they would have done in their former home4 ,complete the drawing of the lily stalk in green2 also the lilies1 using fine black lines as outlines4 ,to us these beautiful flowers seem like old friends1 because we have known them so long1 but these ,easter lilies1 blossoming in ,philadelphia1 were the first to spread their sweet perfume in this country4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ca ,before that time1 there was a lily known as the ,easter lily1 but whose right name is the lilium candidum or ,madonna lily4 ,this latter name comes from the fact that in one of the paintings of the ,madonna she holds one of these lilies in her hand4 ,it1 also1 is pure white1 and similar in form to the ,easter lily of today except that it is more bell-shaped4 ,during the first four years1 these two bulbs in ,philadelphia produced one hundred new bulbs4 ,but what had become of the original bulbs8 ,ah1 don't you know that when the bulb produces new bulbs the original bulb dies8 ,yes1 when the new bulbs form at the sides of the old bulb1 the one which gave them life perishes--in fact1 the first bulb gives up its life that the others may live4 ,draw the outer bulbs as in ,fig4 #cb4 ,and while it does so1 it spreads the perfume and the beauty of its flowers to delight everyone who sees them4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #cb ,from these first bulbs brought to ,america has come much of the beauty which is now so widespread at ,easter time4 ,the earth is full of the perfume of the ,easter lily today4 ,how typical is this little illustration of the ,savior whose resurrection we celebrate today4 ,while ,he was on the earth1 the beauty of his life brightened everyone1 and all that time ,he knew that ,he must give up his life that we might live4 ,how typical also of our lives may this ,easter lily be4 ,what seems more lifeless than the bulb of a lily8 ,plant it1 bury it1 and lo6 it is resurrected into a thing of wondrous beauty4 ,that which seemed like its tomb has proven to be the gateway into true life4 ,thus our faith gives us the blessed assurance1 with ,paul1 that 'if we believe that ,jesus died and rose again1 even so them also which sleep in ,jesus will ,god bring with ,him4' ,,the ,,wounded ,,tree --,steadfastness --,constancy ,it ,tells the ,story of ,courage and ,patience that ,approaches the ,sublime4 ,,the ,,lesson--,that steadfastness in the right not only keeps the life upright but it restores the repentant one to righteousness4 ,each one of us needs the quality called steadfastness--not the obstinacy which denies us the right to judge fairly every condition about us1 not the bigotry which prevents us from a charitable consideration of the views of other people--but the steady adherence to positive ,christian principles which keep us constant in our faith and unwavering in our hold on heavenly virtues4 ,the ,talk4 ,today1 we are going to talk about steadfastness4 ,and what does it mean to be steadfast8 ,it means that with ,god's love to protect us against every temptation1 we shall never willingly do anything to grieve ,him4 ,a life ruled by this power may grow to be so truly in harmony with the spirit of the ,master that even though the waves of trouble dash wildly against it1 it will continue to stand firmly1 because it knows that ',jehovah will give grace and glory and no good thing will ,he withhold from them that walk uprightly4' ,we shall turn to ,nature for our object lesson today4 ,we might select the mighty oak1 'the king of the trees1' to represent the stalwart ,christian life which not only withstands the storms1 but which1 as it strives against the winds1 sends its mighty roots ever deeper into the earth2 and we might choose as the type of the weak and sinful life the bay tree which does not send its roots deep into the earth and which is in danger of being torn away by every passing storm4 ,but we shall look not at these but at two other trees which are described by ,julia ,ellen ,rogers in her beautiful book1 ',among the ,trees4' ,says this author1 ',there is something almost sublime in the patience and courage of plants6' ,doesn't that sound strange8 ,the idea of claiming that plants are courageous and patient6 ,but the writer goes on to prove her words4 ,one tree of which she writes was thrown prostrate upon the ground1 crushed down by another tree which fell upon it4 ,there it lay1 with some of its roots torn loose from the earth and drying in the heat of the sun4 ,it was left there in the forest to die4 ,as you speak1 draw ,step ,a of ,fig4 #cc4 ,the writer tells also of a small poplar tree which grew on the sloping side of a mountain4 ,one day1 when there was a heavy landslide1 the rush of boulders and earth tore the tree from its place and carried it a considerable distance down the side of the mountain4 ,when it stopped sliding1 it was left with its top downward1 while its roots were lifted toward the sky4 ,draw ,step ,b of ,fig4 #cc4 ,in the rush of the earth1 a quantity of soil was spread over a part of the roots4 ,if anyone had seen the tree then1 he would have declared that it must surely die4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #cc ,but let us turn again to the book4 ,the writer says1 ',a tree thrown down may die of its wounds1 but if it does not die it seeks to assume an erect position4 ,as long as there is life1 there is inspiration1' and1 we might add1 a reaching upward6 ,do you get the idea8 ,even if a tree is thrown down1 wounded near to its death1 it tries its best to rise1 to rise again--to stand upright6 ,this truth is shown by what these two trees did4 ,this first one sent an entirely new tree straight up from the roots1 while the old part lay on the ground dead4 ,add lines to complete ,step ,c of ,fig4 #cd4 ,this second one was so determined to grow that it sent out a little sprout and started it to climb straight upward toward the sky2 it developed into a strong tree4 ,draw lines to complete ,step ,d of ,fig4 #cd2 this finishes the drawing4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #cd ,what a splendid lesson there is for us in these true stories from the forest and the mountain4 ,perhaps1 in our weakness1 we have not lived as closely to the ,master as we should have done1 and have become prostrated by our temptations4 ,but there is one mighty to save4 ,it is for us to reach upward in thought1 in word and deed4 ,then will come the sunshine of his loving kindness to give us strength to rise toward ,him4 ,the tree1 wounded and cast down1 can never return to its first condition1 but it does its best to rise4 ,we1 if we be prostrated by sin1 can never rise to be as perfect as we would have been if we had shunned the evil thing2 but in humility and service we may rise to receive the ,master's ',well done1' and we may be assured of ,his tender care if we do our best4 ,let us ever keep our thoughts on ,him who 'is able to succor them that are tempted4' ,a ,,firm ,,foundation --,lincoln's ,birthday --,fortitude ,the ,secret of ,lincoln's ,steadfastness in the ,midst of ,tremendous ,trials4 ,,the ,,lesson--,that the ,bible teaching of childhood fortifies manhood4 ,if it is not your custom to observe ,lincoln's birthday1 you will find this illustration valuable for ,mother's day and other occasions4 ,the ,talk4 ,probably no public man in ,america has ever been so severely assailed1 so mercilessly scourged through the public press1 as was ,abraham ,lincoln4 ,yet1 through it all1 while thousands were dying on the field of battle1 while pestilence and want stalked through the states1 and while the finger of hatred and scorn was pointed at him as the man who had brought devastation and death upon the nation1 he stood steadfast1 with a firm1 unimpassioned face1 never swerving an inch from the path of right and duty4 ,warring factions all about him1 who tried in many ways to sidetrack him1 failed in every attempt4 ,to them he said1 ',let us have faith that right makes might1 and in that faith let us do our duty as we understand it4' ,in his memorable second inaugural address1 he said1 ',with malice toward none1 with charity to all1 with firmness in the right1 as ,god gives us to see the right1 let us finish the work4' ,in those tumultuous times1 he often seemed to stand almost alone1 like a lighthouse away out from the rock-bound coast1 lashed by the fierce waves1 driven by furious winds4 ,draw the lighthouse in brown and the waves in blue1 completing ,fig4 #ce4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ce ,but the fiercest storms never moved our human lighthouse6 ,nor did the light which was to finally guide the ,ship of ,state into a safe and peaceful harbor fail to send out its clear1 pure rays4 ,the lighthouse which we have drawn must stand upon a firm and solid foundation to endure the force of the storm4 ,abraham ,lincoln must have stood upon a firm and solid foundation in order to endure the fierce storms of the darkest years of the nation's history4 ,let us see what this foundation was made of4 ,we must go away back to the early days of his life until we come1 in #ahaf1 to a little cabin in ,gentryville1 ,indiana--a one-room log cabin with a dirt floor and with no glass in the windows4 ,here lived ,thomas ,lincoln and his wife and two children1 ,sarah1 aged ten years1 and ,abraham1 eight years old4 ,they had recently come from ,kentucky4 ,although ,thomas ,lincoln could neither read nor write1 the mother taught her children to read the one book which they had1 a ,bible4 ,the sweetness of the character of this gentle mother was reflected in the lives of her children4 ,for three or four months1 ,abraham managed to attend the rude school of the neighborhood4 ,he soon learned to know much of the ,bible by heart4 ,when he was ten years of age1 the greatest calamity of his life occurred2 his mother1 always frail and delicate1 passed from earth4 ,abraham ,lincoln never recovered from the shock4 ,the rude casket was placed in a grave near the cabin4 ,nine months after that sad day1 ,parson ,elkins1 whom the family had known in ,kentucky1 answered the repeated appeal of ,abraham to come one hundred miles on horseback to preach a funeral sermon at the grave of ,mrs4 ,lincoln4 ,many years afterward1 when the cares of state weighed heavily upon him1 ,president ,lincoln spoke the words which tell us the secret of his wonderful calmness and steadfastness4 ,listen to them3 ',all that ,i am and all that ,i hope to be1 ,i owe to my mother4 ,blessings on her memory6' ,do you understand1 boys and girls1 that it was the thing which this mother put into the life of her boy that made him a great and a good man8 ,do you now understand what ,paul meant when he said that there is no other foundation on which to build your life 'than that is laid1 which is ,jesus ,christ8' ,let us1 then place the word1 ,christ1 upon this rock1 the unseen foundation upon which this great life stood so steadfastly4 ,i leave with you the picture as a memory of the secret of a wonderful life4 ,draw lines of rock and lower portion of the lighthouse2 add the word ,christ1 completing ,fig4 #cf4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #cf ,,the ,,blessedness ,,of ,,work --,labor --,diligence ,the ,truly ,happy ,life is the ,one ,filled ,with ,honest ,employment4 ,,the ,,lesson--,that in childhood and youth we should train ourselves to work4 ,work is the keynote of the successful life4 ,an idle brain is the devil's workshop4 ,the talk is designed to catch the attention with a smile and then give an opportunity to present some valuable thoughts in the matter of diligence and the fulfillment of life's mission through honorable employment of the mind and the hands4 ,the ,talk4 ,very often we read some very curious things4 ,the manufacturer of one of the well-known breakfast foods1 has placed this strange statement on the outside of each of the packages3 ',tell me what you eat and ,i will tell you what you are4' ,it seems impossible to do this1 and the writer of the words probably had an entirely different way of explaining how he would do it from the way we will demonstrate it here on the drawing paper today4 ,let us suppose that we make the statement that we can tell what a man is if we know what he eats4 ,all right1 then1 here is a case3 ,there is a certain man who eats three meals a day out of a dish shaped something like this3 ,draw lines representing ,step #a of ,fig4 #cg4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #cg ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ch ,and then1 let us suppose that the food he eats is heaped up like this3 ,add lines to change the drawing to ,step #b4 ,now1 what do you think this food is8 ,ice cream8 ,ah1 no1 because when ,i tell you that this is steam rising from the food you will know it isn't ice cream3 ,add lines to change the drawing to ,step #c4 ,but you will begin to see what it is when ,i tell you that these two lines represent chopsticks3 ,add lines to change the drawing to ,step #e4 ,what is it8 ,rice8 ,yes1 it is rice1 and we will label it in this way4 ,add the letters1 to change the drawing to ,step #e4 ,and now1 having found out what the man eats1 let us see if we can find out who he is4 ,remove the sheet from the drawing board1 hold it up and turn it over1 exposing ,fig4 #ch to the audience4 ,with the attention thus centered upon your work1 the boys and girls will listen with eagerness to whatever else you may have for them4 ,and so1 ,i tell you of another thing that we can do4 ,listen6 ,tell me what a boy thinks about1 and ,i will tell you what kind of a man he will grow up to be4 ,the man who swears1 thought of bad things and used bad words when he was a boy4 ,the man who is a thief thought about dishonest things when he was a boy4 ,the man who is happy and who finds it his delight to do good1 formed the habit of thinking and doing good things when he was a boy4 ,the man who loves his work learned to like to work when he was a boy4 ,and it is work that ,i want to speak about today4 ,there is no place in the world for a lazy boy or girl4 ,nobody wants them4 ,boys who hate to work are the kind that loaf around poolrooms and pollute the air with vile cigarette smoke and language which bespeaks an empty mind and a corrupt heart4 ,as ,jesus is our great example in every way1 ,he stands out strongly as our example of how a workman should delight in his employment4 ,we should first find the thing which ,god intends that we shall do1 for we are all fitted to do some things better than others1 and we should then put forth our best efforts to learn to do that one thing as well as we can4 ,we must center our thoughts upon the things we want to do4 ,life will then become a delight1 because the world is always crying for workers who know how to do their work4 ,the other kind is always to be found but never wanted4 ,the demand is for the ones who know how4 ,it is a significant fact that the first recorded words of ,jesus ,christ are1 ',wist ye not that ,i must be about my father's business8' ,this makes of ,jesus a ,business boy1 and it was ,god's work he began so soon4 ,gladstone1 an inspiring example of the true workman1 says1 ',the thrift of time will repay in after life with usury of profit beyond your most sanguine dreams1 and the waste of it will make you dwindle alike in intellectual and moral stature beyond your darkest reckoning4' ,the happiest people in the world are those who are busy at something worth while1 and the most miserable are those who are in idleness for lack of ambition or else are engaged in work which they themselves loathe because of its baseness4 ,,the ,,doorway --,easter --,death ,the ,resurrection of ,christ the ,hope of the ,world--,an ,easter ,thought4 ,,the ,,lesson--,that death is but the doorway between the earthly life and the heavenly life of the believer4 ,there is no new thought or theory concerning the dead in ,christ4 ,the most profound thinkers of the ages consider death as the entrance to a future life4 ,the illustration here presented has been employed in various forms1 but is given with the hope that it may1 at ,easter1 help someone to a clearer conception of the reward which awaits the faithful4 ,the ,talk4 ,james ,russell ,lowell1 dwelling upon the darkness of the cloud of sorrow which death brings into the home1 wrote3 ',console1 if you will1 ,i can bear it1 ',tis a well-meant alms of breath2 ,but not all the preaching since ,adam ,has made ,death other than ,death6' ,how true6 ,and ,god intended it should be so4 ,surely1 it is ,his desire that we should love to live in the earth which ,he has given us4 ,surely1 it is ,his desire that we should love those who are about us1 and that we should mourn when the earthly parting comes4 ,and yet1 'it is impossible1' as ,jonathan ,swift has said1 'that anything so natural1 so necessary and so universal as death should ever have been designed by ,providence as an evil to mankind4' ,with this thought1 we may lift our faces once more1 and as we dry our tears1 forget the problems1 the sorrows and the triumphs of earth as we ask ourselves the question1 ',what shall we be in the coming ages8' ,compared with this question1 all others sink into insignificance4 ,science1 discovery1 commercial achievement1 social problems1 the rise and fall of nations--all come to us and claim attention1 but we brush them aside as we repeat1 with passionate earnestness3 ,what shall we be--we1 ourselves--in the coming time8 ,no matter how long we ask the question1 no matter how earnestly we seek the solution1 we shall not be satisfied with an answer1 for ,god has not intended that we should know4 ,the ,apostle ,john1 'whom ,jesus loved1' admits that 'it doth not yet appear what we shall be4' ,does it mean1 then1 that we should look ahead1 and see nothing before us but the grave--the end of all8 ,draw the grave1 the headstone1 and the word1 ,death1 with black1 completing ,fig4 #ci4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ci ,perhaps the disciples1 their hearts bowed down with grief and disappointment1 held this thought as they saw the tomb of ,joseph of ,arimathea sealed upon the body of their beloved ,master4 ,but three days pass1 and lo6--all is changed6 ,the stone is rolled away and ,christ has risen6 ,how the message spreads6 ,he is with them once again1 and blessed days they are6 ,but it is not for long1 for heaven receives ,him from their sight4 ,clearly1 then1 came to them again ,his words1 ',i go to prepare a place for you1 that where ,i am ye may be also4' ,what6 ,they1 too8 ,yes1 for did he not say1 also1 ',marvel not at this1 for the hour is coming1 in which all that are in their graves shall hear ,his voice and come forth2 they that have done good1 unto the resurrection of life4' ,today1 there comes to us anew the revelation of the truth which came to the disciples on that wonderful resurrection morn4 ,true1 it may be that our pathway may lead more quickly than we think to this place which we call the grave4 ,draw pathway to the grave4 ,true1 there is a wall between human vision and the mysterious beyond4 ,draw the wall4 ,but true1 also1 and gloriously true1 is it that the grave opens to us the mysteries beyond the wall4 ,draw line to change headstone to door--while the pathway leads to--what8 ,we can only suggest it here1 with a few feeble lines4 ,draw distant city1 in red1 using orange for rays of light4 ,add the word ,life1 completing ,fig4 #dj4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #dj ,someone has said that the night of life is the dawn of peace4 ,browning says that 'you never know what life means till you die4' ,another has said1 ',the dead are glad in heaven2 the living 'tis that weep4' ,and all1 though they point to the pathway beyond the wall as that toward which we should push forward1 are firm in the knowledge that the earthly pathway of peace and love is more essential than this1 for without it we cannot reach the other4 ',there is but one way to get ready for immortality1' says ,van ,dyke1 'and that is to love this life1 and live it as bravely and cheerfully and faithfully as we can4' ,and ,i know it is our prayer that we may do this in the fullness of the meaning of the words4 ,,the ,,puzzle ,,picture --,god's ,love --,nature ,when ,we ,have ,solved ,it1 ,let ,us ,learn to ,find ,god in ,all ,his ,works of ,nature4 ,,the ,,lesson--,that we shall find the loving presence of ,god everywhere in nature1 if we but seek ,him4 ,this illustration1 dealing with a popular pastime1 points to a great lesson1 the fact that ,god is to be found in all our natural surroundings1 if we but seek for ,him in the same manner that we endeavor to find the unseen in other ways4 ,the ,talk4 ,how many of the boys and girls are fond of puzzle pictures8 ,hold up your hands4 ,ah1 ,i thought so4 ,i believe nearly everyone likes puzzles2 we are attracted to many things which possess an element of mystery4 ,so ,i am going to draw a little puzzle landscape today and see if we can get a lesson from it4 ,draw the landscape1 naming the objects as you complete them--the tree1 the land1 the water1 the distant foliage1 and so on1 finishing ,fig4 #da4 ,this completes the drawing for the entire talk4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #da ,here is the story3 ,a farmer1 living near this spot1 came down to the shore of the lake1 untied his boat from its fastening1 and rowed out onto the lake to fish4 ,with the approach of dinner-time1 the farmer's son came down to the shore to call his father to dinner4 ,it seems that the father had rowed so far away that he could not hear the lad's voice1 so the boy is still waiting here for him4 ,can you see the boy8 ,ah1 yes1 here he is4 ,remove the sheet from the drawing board1 reverse it1 and hold it up for the inspection of the school4 ,fig4 #db4 ,after all have discovered the face of the boy1 do not return the sheet to the drawing board1 but lay it on the floor or elsewhere out of sight1 as it has served its purpose and should not be allowed to detract from the attention needed for the remainder of the talk4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #db ,yes1 it is interesting to study puzzle pictures to discover in them the persons and objects which we may not see at the beginning4 ,but ,i wonder how many of us do a similar thing when we see the real woods1 the real lake and the real flowers8 ,as in the picture1 the boy's face was made by the outline of the tree and the shrubbery1 and the hair was shown by the shading of the grass1 so also may we find great hidden truths in nature all about us4 ,the poet ,bryant1 in ,thanatopsis says that ',to him1 who in the love of nature holds ,communion with her visible forms she speaks ,a various language4' ,and ,shakespeare tells of finding 'tongues in trees1 books in running brooks1 sermons in stones1 and good in everything4' ,greatest of all is the fact that ,god is there4 ,every tree1 every bush1 every blade of grass1 every flower1 speaks of ,his presence--of ,his love and care for us4 ,dr4 ,van ,dyke1 in many beautiful passages pleads with us to turn our thoughts from the things which make us unhappy--the wild rush for fame and fortune1 for the attainment of that which disappoints and discourages--to the quietness expressed by nature4 ,in his book1 ',the ,ruling ,passion1' we find this beautiful sentiment3 ',it is the part of wisdom to spend little of your time upon the things that vex and anger you1 and much of your time upon the things that bring you quietness and confidence and good cheer4 ,a friend made is better than an enemy punished4 ,there is more ,god in the peaceful beauty of this little wood-violet than in all the angry disputation of the sects4 ,we are nearer heaven when we listen to the birds than when we quarrel with our fellow-men4 ,i am sure that none can enter into the spirit of ,christ1 ,his evangel1 save those who willingly follow ,his invitation when ,he says1 ',come ye yourselves apart in a lonely place and rest awhile4' ,it is a most beautiful thought4 ,let us ponder it in our hearts4 ,let us seek to find ,god and ,his goodness to us in everything that ,he has placed about us4 ,many a man who says he has not found ,god in nature has failed to see the blessings which have come to him--which are his every moment of his life4 ,the fruit1 the flowers1 the grains--everything that supplies him with the necessities of life and earthly happiness come from the hand of ,god4 ,let us feel that all nature is a sort of puzzle picture1 and that by looking1 looking1 looking1 we can find ,god in everything4 ,and in finding ,him1 let us learn from nature the lessons of humility1 of sacrifice1 of joy and good cheer2 for it is for this that ,god has given us these blessings4 ,it is only when we thus seek ,him that we may look 'through nature up to nature's ,god4' ,,the ,,heart of the ,,trouble --,temperance ,day --,sobriety ,a ,temperance ,talk in ,acrostic--,one ,great ,evil ,power--,beware6 ,,the ,,lesson--,that the deadly drink evil appears to its victims in the most alluring and deceptive form4 ,the following talk necessitates the use of lettering only1 but it affords an opportunity for the audience to take a part1 especially if the company of hearers is made up largely of children4 ,the climax is not to be anticipated1 and the effect cannot be other than lasting4 ,the talk may be varied to suit local conditions2 specific incidents make the best impressions4 ,it is suggested that you watch your newspapers for a period preceding the talk and make clippings of incidents to fit the points of the first seven paragraphs4 ,it is well to ask the children to repeat each word as it is placed on the drawing paper4 ,the ,talk4 ,the thing ,i am going to speak about today is not a pleasant one4 ,the fact is that nothing good can be said about it1 for it deals with sorrow and death4 ,you may wonder1 then1 why we do not speak of something bright and happy2 and ,i answer that if you learn the lesson about this thing of sorrow and death1 your lives will escape its influence and you will be many more times likely to be happy2 and if you do not learn the lesson1 you may suffer distress and anguish all the years of your later life4 ,this thing is known as a great evil power4 ,sometimes we hear of it coming into the home and making a brute out of a loving husband4 ,where there was happiness and joy there is now sorrow and despair4 ,place the word ,sorrow on the drawing paper4 ,when adding the succeeding words1 be sure to place them exactly as indicated in ,fig4 #dc4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #dc ,again1 this evil power creeps into a home and fastens itself upon a young man who had before him every promise of a bright1 successful life4 ,so relentless is it that the young man1 in despair1 takes his own life4 ,add the word ,death4 ,again1 we see a man1 successful in business1 with no seeming obstacle in the way of greater achievement1 when1 one day1 we find his doors are closed4 ,this evil power has come upon him and he is a bankrupt and a failure4 ,add the word ,failure4 ,again1 we hear of a man who has been a leader among men--a brilliant lawyer1 a keen thinker--taken from his place and confined in a hospital for the insane4 ,the same evil power has done this4 ,add the word ,insanity4 ,again1 we know of a young man who was strong and robust1 a splendid specimen of physical manhood2 now he has lost his health and strength4 ,the same evil power has come upon him and has placed him on a bed of sickness from which he cannot rise4 ,add the word ,sickness4 ,again1 how often do we hear that a man1 respected and honored1 has in a moment of passion1 taken the life of another man1 just because this evil power came in and caused him to do it4 ,add the word ,murder4 ,but more common than all the other terrible things which this great evil power does is the bringing of wretchedness and want to the wives and the children of the men who are its victims4 ,these innocent ones suffer for the common comforts of life1 food and clothing4 ,this we call poverty4 ,add the word ,poverty4 ,this completes ,fig4 #dc4 ,many more words could be added to this list1 representing the misfortunes which come to the victims of this great evil power4 ,in every instance it deceived its victims into believing it was harmless--that in accepting it there was no danger or risk4 ,what is this great evil power8 ,with red chalk draw the heavy line1 completing ,fig4 #dd1 to bring out the word ,whiskey4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #dd ,now1 boys and girls1 consider this not as a puzzle drawing4 ,it represents a truth almost as old as the world4 ,concerning strong drink1 the ,bible cries out1 ',beware6' ,remember that every drunkard believed he could taste liquor and then leave it alone if he wished4 ,you1 in your happy homes1 may think you are safe from it4 ,beware6 ,some day1 the temptation will come to you2 someone will test you4 ,beware6 ',whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise4' ',who hath woe8 ,who hath sorrow8 ,who hath babbling8 ,who hath wounds without cause8 ,who hath redness of eyes8 ,they that tarry long at the wine4' ,beware6 ,be not one of these4 ,no1 let us keep our minds on the pure1 the upright1 looking ever to ,jesus1 who is our strength and who will keep us from the power of this evil thing4 ',then shalt thou walk in thy way securely1 and thy foot shall not stumble4' ,,if ,,washington ,,lived ,,today --,washington's ,birthday --,character ,the ,principles ,which ,underlie ,success ,are the ,same at ,all ,times4 ,,the ,,lesson--,that true success will attend those who found their lives on the principles which governed the life of ,washington4 ,properly handled1 the illustration designed for the following talk will prove a revelation to young and old4 ,the application fits the illustration so well that the talk should prove of absorbing interest and lasting impressiveness4 ,the ,talk4 ,before beginning the talk1 make the following preparations very carefully3 ,attach several thicknesses of your drawing paper to your board1 leaving the outer sheet free at the bottom by tacking at the top only4 ,next1 with a sharp pen-knife1 cut a hole in the outer sheet1 indicated by the dotted lines in ,fig4 #de1 and throw away the piece which has been cut out4 ,the object of this preparation is this3 ,when you draw the portrait of ,washington1 represented in ,fig4 #de1 a portion of your drawing will appear on the outer sheet and part of it--the face--on the next sheet beneath4 ,if your preparations have been well made1 the outer sheet will lie flat against the one beneath1 and the audience will not see the hole until the proper time comes4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #de ,i am going to draw first an outline portrait of ,george ,washington1 copied from the profile crayon sketch of ,st4 ,memin4 ,draw ,fig4 #de1 complete1 being careful1 in moving the crayon from one sheet to the other1 not to tear the outer sheet4 ,this view shows plainly the style of wig and military clothing of a gentleman of the revolutionary days1 and1 as we look at it we note what a difference there is between this and the dress of the men of today4 ,do we also feel that there is a great difference between the men of colonial days and the present time--the same difference in character that there is in dress8 ,if this thought has come to us1 we have also asked ourselves1 perhaps1 this strange question1 ',what kind of a man would ,george ,washington be if he were living at the present time8' ,of course1 if he had not performed his great work in helping to shape the destiny of our nation1 it is probable that ,america would have had a vastly different history4 ,we will assume1 however1 that ,washington were a product of the present day and that the present conditions prevailed4 ,what1 then1 would ,washington be like8 ,how would he act8 ,what would he do8 ,perhaps we can best transplant him to our day by dressing him in the clothing of the man of the present4 ,slowly fold back the outer sheet1 so the audience may see that you have already drawn on the under sheet a portion of the second scene--the most important part1 in fact4 ,as you continue the talk1 add lines to complete ,fig4 #df4 ,in the first place1 ,washington1 with his abundance of natural hair1 would not wear a wig just for style1 so we will draw his head as we think it would appear naturally4 ,nor would he wear the colonial style of clothing1 so we will substitute the coat1 collar and tie of an ,american gentleman of today4 ,and here we have ,washington as he would look if he lived in our own time4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #df ,i do not believe ,washington would be a military leader in this latter day4 ,he was essentially a man of peace1 and everywhere in his writings we find expressed a longing to return after the strife of battle and the weary days in the presidential chair1 to his quiet1 beloved ,mount ,vernon1 to carry on his extensive private business and enjoy his friends and the sweets of home life4 ,but we cannot doubt that he would be a great leader in the struggle for right against wrong in every form4 ,from his childhood1 he loved truth and honesty4 ,he was a deep and careful student4 ,he worked hard at his duties as a surveyor of the wilderness and then came the call from ,governor ,dinwiddie to carry a message to the ,french over hundreds of miles of unknown land1 in the dead of winter4 ,it was the most perilous undertaking ever entrusted to any man in the new land of ,america up to that time1 but he met the task manfully4 ,it was such victories as these in his youth that made him the ,father of ,his ,country4 ,it is the meeting of our own problems in the same spirit that means our own success in life4 ,if ,washington lived today1 his career would be vastly different from what it was1 yet he would have made his place1 and the world would have been eminently better for his work4 ,let us study to apply to our own lives the principles which made ,washington truly great4 ,in closing1 restore the outer sheet to its first position1 thus presenting the original portrait4 ,it may be necessary to fasten it down with a thumb-tack4 ,,evolution ,,of ,,the ,,jug --,temperance ,day --,slavery ,while ,strong ,drink ,makes ,poverty and ,rags1 the ,pure ,life ,brings ,earthly ,prosperity4 ,,the ,,lesson--,that intemperance is the chief cause of the world's poverty and misery4 ,this talk deals especially with the point that the use of strong drink consumes the income of the wage earner1 unfits him for his work1 and brings suffering and want to himself and those dependent upon him4 ,the ,talk4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #dg ,it is a common belief that slavery was wiped out of ,america by the ,emancipation ,proclamation of ,president ,lincoln1 sustained by the victory of the union armies in the war of the rebellion4 ,and so it was as far as the negro is concerned2 but there is in ,america today another form of slavery which no clash of arms can eradicate1 and this is the picture of the slaveholder3 ,draw ,fig4 #dg complete4 ,the 'little brown jug1' which we use as a type of the saloon power1 holds millions of men and boys in its grasp1 consuming their brains1 their bodies1 and their money1 and bringing misery and hopelessness to them and to those who love them4 ,from ,europe comes many a cry of anguish1 showing that the same powerful slaveholder holds sway across the ocean4 ,listen to the words of the great ,english statesman1 ,joseph ,chamberlain3 ',if there is in this whole liquor business any single encouraging feature1' he says1 'it is to be found in the gathering impatience of the people at the burden which they are bound to bear1 and their growing indignation and sense of shame and disgrace which this imposes upon them4 ,the fiery serpent of drink is destroying our people1 and now they are waiting with longing eyes the uplifting of the remedy4' ,again1 from the island of ,madagascar1 off the east coast of ,africa1 we hear the queen of that island declaring herself in bitterness of spirit1 in these words3 ',i cannot consent1 as your queen1 to take revenue from the sale of liquor1 which destroys the souls and bodies of my people4' ,the ,hon4 ,carroll ,d4 ,wright1 while ,united ,states commissioner of labor1 tells1 from observation1 of the slavery of strong drink in his own country and in ,europe4 ,he says3 ',i have looked into a thousand homes of the working people of ,europe2 ,i do not know how many in this country4 ,in every case1 so far as my observation goes1 drunkenness was at the bottom of the misery1 and not the industrial system or the industrial surroundings of the men and their families4' ,and so the testimony goes on4 ,it is the same everywhere4 ,there is no need of more proof that strong drink is the world's greatest curse4 ,to every one of you boys1 ,i am going to say that success in life cannot come to you in its fulness if you ever allow yourselves to get this deadly habit4 ,let it not break into the abode of your soul--and by this ,i mean your own bodies--and make you depraved captives for life4 ,the first taste of strong drink1 even though it may seem to be a very little thing1 may mean that you will become banished from ,god forever4 ,remember1 boys1 that ,satan is deceitful4 ,he never tells you the truth4 ,he is always trying to juggle you with his jug and to make you believe that black is white and wrong is right1 and even that sorrow is joy and 'a good time4' ,it is against those who would tempt you that ,jesus said1 ',and fear not them that kill the body1 but are not able to kill the soul2 but rather fear him that is able to destroy both soul and body4' ,such a destroyer is strong drink4 ,as the years go by1 you will find that you need all your energy1 your brains1 and your physical strength to enable you to meet the problems of life4 ,you will find that your later years will be filled with battles2 the defeats will be bitter2 the victories sweet4 ,one of the necessary victories is the successful earning of a living4 ,money is a splendid thing4 ,it is the love of it and the wrong use of it that is 'the root of all evil4' ,in the later years1 if you are a slave to strong drink1 you may recall with bitterness the warning of the ,psalmist who declares that 'the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty1 and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags4' ,but true prosperity comes most surely when the life is pure4 ,i know you are resolved that yours shall be such lives1 so we shall change the drawing to indicate something more acceptable to the life that well deserves a reward for right living4 ,add lines to complete ,fig4 #dh4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #dh ,paul pictures to us the successful man when he uses these words1 ',not slothful in business1 fervent in spirit2 serving the ,lord4' ,,the ,,cigarette ,,face --,temptation --,evil ,habits ,a ,unique ,presentation of a ,truth ,important to ,every ,child and ,youth4 ,,the ,,lesson--,that ,indulgence in injurious habits undermines the moral and physical structure and is a barrier to true success4 ,the chalk talk here presented is certain to prove of enduring value in impressing upon young minds the truth of the deadly effects of the use of cigarettes4 ,the talk may form a part of a program given on ,temperance day1 as the cigarette habit and liquor-drinking are very closely allied4 ,the ,talk4 ,we are going to talk for a few minutes about our food4 ,of course1 we all know that when we are very young children our food consists very largely of milk1 and the physicians say that boys and girls should not be allowed to drink tea and coffee or to eat meat and other solid foods until they have reached a certain age when their bodies demand such food4 ,but ofttimes we find that parents do not know about this or else they try to please their children1 for they frequently allow them to eat and drink the forbidden things4 ,the result is that as they grow older1 their bodies1 having become accustomed to the foods which were too strong for them1 demand still stronger food4 ,so it is1 often1 that a young man possesses a craving for a stimulant which is unnatural at his youthful age1 and we find him turning to drinking and cigarette smoking4 ,but this does not satisfy the hungering and thirsting for stronger and more exciting things4 ,many times the life of the young man is ruined in his mad search for something to meet the demands of his physical nature and he goes down to the grave a physical1 mental and moral wreck6 ,and now1 with this thought before us1 ,i want to speak for a few minutes particularly about cigarettes4 ,and in this1 also1 ,i want to speak only to the girls4 ,will every girl please listen and do as ,i ask8 ,now1 then3 ,i am going to ask you to take your paper and pencils1 if you have them1 and copy the picture that ,i shall draw1 and1 if you haven't them1 carry the picture with you in your mind so that you may use it when the occasion comes4 ,here we go6 ,whenever you see one of your boy friends with a cigarette in his mouth1 ask him if he ever saw the picture of the ',cigarette ,face4' ,of course1 he will say1 ',no4' ,then you will ask him to spell 'cigarettes' for you1 very slowly1 and as he pronounces the letters1 you put them down1 just like ,i shall do4 ,now1 watch3 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #di ',c' ,step #a1 ,fig4 #di4 ',i' ,step #b4 ',g' ,step #c4 ',a-,r-,e-,t-,t-,e-,s' ,step #d4 ,and now1 we will draw the cigarette itself ,step #e4 ,and finish the picture by drawing the encircling smoke4 ,step #f1 completing the final scene4 ,is it a true portrait8 ,go and ask any physician4 ,go and ask the warden of any insane asylum4 ,go and ask many a heartbroken mother4 ,does cigarette smoking make criminals out of boys8 ,magistrate ,le,roy ,b4 ,crane1 of ,new ,york ,city1 says that three hundred boys were brought before him1 charged with crimes4 ,all but five of them were cigarette smokers1 and that report ought to cure forever every boy in this town of the expensive curse4 ,does cigarette smoking make failures out of boys8 ,once1 when he was asked about it1 the late ,e4,h4 ,harriman1 one of the greatest railroad managers in the history of ,america1 said that railroads might as well go to lunatic asylums for their employes as to hire cigarette smokers4 ,yet some boys ,i know haven't a bit more sense than to smoke them4 ,girls1 isn't it a pity8 ,let us remember that habit is the very foundation of our lives4 ,everything that we do repeatedly becomes easier for us to do each succeeding day4 ,this would be a most discouraging condition if it applied only to bad habits4 ,but1 thanks be to ,god1 the rule applies equally well to good habits4 ,diligence1 economy1 perseverance1 gentleness1 pure thoughts--may all become the governing habits of our lives if we will but center our attention upon them repeatedly and crowd out the evil tendencies4 ,we are so constituted that we must form habits4 ,we cannot think or say or feel anything without leaving an effect which will influence every succeeding thought or action or feeling4 ,let us1 therefore1 look carefully to the forming of our own habits and to helping others form theirs4 ,,christopher ,,columbus --,prayer --,faith ,although ,he ,died ,believing ,his ,mission ,had ,failed1 ,his ,prayer ,was ,more ,than ,answered4 ,,the ,,lesson--,that the effectual1 fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much4 ,the life of ,christopher ,columbus contains much to inspire the present-day youth4 ,in studying it1 however1 one should always take into account the prevailing superstitions1 darkened by the bigotry of the times4 ,but above and beyond all this shone the steadfast belief of ,columbus that his every act was directed by ,god4 ,the talk is suited to all ages1 for the mere mention of the name of ,columbus will excite the interest of young and old4 ,the ,talk4 ,every one of us knows that ,columbus discovered ,america1 but unless we have studied the life of this wonderful man we do not know of the great difficulties and hardships he endured before he was able to do it4 ,we know that ,ferdinand and ,isabella1 rulers of ,spain1 furnished him with the ships with which he came to the new land2 but we should also know that for years and years he worked and struggled through sickening discouragement until he finally succeeded in procuring the support of the ,spanish monarchs4 ,we know that he found a great continent1 and that his name is honored above all others of his time2 but we should also know that he himself never knew that he was the discoverer of a new land1 and that he died a broken-hearted1 ridiculed man whose mission had failed miserably4 ,and what was that mission8 ,what was ,columbus trying to do when he discovered ,america8 ,he was simply trying to find a short way to reach ,india4 ,ferdinand and ,isabella provided him with the ships only with the hope that he would find rich deposits of gold for them in some strange land4 ,both missions failed6 ,but ,god was directing the life of ,columbus4 ,he put into his heart the firm belief that the world is round1 and made him anxious to prove his theory to be true4 ,finally1 down through years of hardship and discouragement1 ,god brought ,columbus to the age of maturity and wisdom1 fully equipped for the great task which was before him4 ,then the ,spanish monarchs provided the required vessels for the voyage4 ,here we have one of these quaint caravels1 the ,santa ,maria4 ,draw ,fig4 #ej complete1 or1 on account of the detail1 prepare it in advance4 ,there were two other ships1 the ,pinta and the ,nina4 ,what curious looking boats they were6 ,they left the coast of ,spain on ,friday1 ,august #c1 #adib4 ,where were they going8 ,nobody knew4 ,but there was one man in that company who1 deep in his heart1 believed that ,god was directing the course of those three little caravels across the vast ocean4 ,washington ,irving1 in his ,life of ,columbus1 says1 ',he was a devoutly pious man4 ,religion mingled with the whole course of his thoughts1 and shone forth in his most private and unstudied writings4 ,whenever he made a great discovery1 he celebrated it by solemn thanks to ,god4 ,the voice of prayer and melody of praise rose from his ships when they first beheld the new world1 and his first action on landing was to prostrate himself on the earth and offer thanksgiving4' ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ej ,such a man was ,christopher ,columbus--a man of faith and prayer2 ,he had prayed that ,god would direct him in the discovery of a new route to ,india4 ,god answered that prayer in a richer1 greater measure than ,columbus ever knew1 for to him whose life had been one of devotion and communion with ,god1 was given a name above all other names written in the world's list of navigators and discoverers6 ,he prayed for a great blessing4 ,god gave him a greater one4 ,as the ,santa ,maria entered the harbor of the little island of ,san ,salvador and the crews of the three vessels1 numbering #abj in all1 knelt and thanked ,god for ,his great mercies1 ,columbus believed he had reached a distant coast of ,india4 ,draw the ground and trees1 ,fig4 #ea4 ,but1 in truth1 it was infinitely more than that--he had found ,a ,,new ,,world6 ,add ,a ,new ,world1 completing ,fig4 #ea4 ,such was the blessing which ,god gave to ,christopher ,columbus4 ,such is the blessing he will give to all who trust ,him and love ,him4 ,always does the true ,christian receive more than that for which he asks1 for the human mind cannot know the thoughts of ,god or of ,his love for those who give their lives wholly into ,his keeping4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ea ,,the ,,thief ,,of ,,character --,meditation --,conscience ,the ,unholy ,thought ,robs ,life of ,its ,choicest ,treasures--,the ,voice of ,conscience4 ,,the ,,lesson--,that as we use care in the selection of our confidential friends1 so1 also1 should we guard the choice of our thoughts4 ,it was ,lowell who said3 ,ah6 let us hope that to our praise ,good ,god not only reckons ,the moments when we tread ,his ways1 ,but when the spirit beckons-- ,that some slight good is also wrought ,beyond self-satisfaction1 ,when we are simply good in thought1 ,howe'er we fail in action4 ,the truth that good thoughts must be encouraged every moment of our lives1 if we would really live1 is expressed by every great mind that the earth has known4 ,it is here reviewed once more4 ,the ,talk4 ,i am going to place on the drawing paper today the picture of a young man of the type which we admire--a young fellow of upright life1 good habits and ,christian principles4 ,we want him for our friend4 ,draw ,fig4 #eb1 complete4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #eb ,but there is another type of man whose character we can well illustrate by changing the lines in this first portrait4 ,with the broad side of your black crayon make the changes needed to produce ,fig4 #ec4 ,shade the face with a light touch of the broad side of the crayon4 ,he is a dishonest man--he is willing to risk his life in taking from us that which does not belong to him4 ,do we welcome such a man to our homes8 ,no4 ,the hand of every man is against a thief and a robber4 ,he is an outcast4 ,the law seeks to protect us from him by putting him in prison if he can be caught4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ec ,i know that we agree that we should be very careful about the kind of people whom we welcome to our homes4 ,but1 nevertheless the hand of forgiveness and uplift should be extended to every repentant sinner1 for ,christ has so taught us4 ,but if we should be so careful about the people whom we admit into our homes1 why should we not be still more careful about those other visitors--our thoughts--when we admit them to our minds8 ,did you ever think of your thoughts as your visitors8 ,no1 ,i suppose not2 but we are going to consider them as visitors today4 ,ah1 here comes a nice-looking thought that wants to enter into your head4 ,fortunately1 you have a faithful servant who answers the doorbell every time a visitor comes4 ,it is your ,conscience1 and if it is well trained1 it will admit to your mind only the pure thoughts1 and it will slam the door in the face of all harmful intruders4 ,but1 alas6 we are the master of the house and sometimes when ,conscience would close the door to an unholy thought1 we tell the servant to step aside1 and we admit the visitor4 ,it is a shame6 ,and the worst of it is that ,conscience1 like an obedient servant1 finally lets us have our own way and then we have thrust out our best friend6 ,here is a boy who has lagged behind in his school work4 ,a nice-looking little thought comes along and says1 ',why not cheat just a little8 ,no one would know anything about it4' ,in a jiffy1 ,conscience is on hand trying to shut the door4 ,but the boy welcomes the thought into his head4 ,conscience1 made bold by the threatened disaster1 tries to show the lad that he can succeed more surely by remaining true and honest1 but the thought prevails1 and before the boy knows it1 the door is opened to a multitude of other thoughts1 and the ones which came last are worse than the little one which entered first4 ,when such a boy is grown to young manhood he finds himself robbed of character1 robbed of honors1 robbed of noble ambitions4 ,he is a failure4 ,no one trusts him for he cannot trust himself4 ,he is completely at the mercy of his evil thoughts1 and ,conscience can no longer serve him4 ,how gladly1 then1 should each one of you boys and girls welcome good thoughts4 ,make ,conscience your door-keeper4 ,the same good thought will come again and again1 bringing other splendid1 helpful1 delightful thoughts1 and they will become the greater part of your life4 ,every one of you has a thinker in his head4 ,be careful to keep it clean and pure4 ,,jennie ,,casseday --,children's ,day --,service ,a ,children's ,day ,story of ,what ,one ,girl ,did to ,make ,others ,happy4 ,,the ,,lesson--,that one little act may multiply to bless countless thousands4 ,the story of ,jennie ,casseday is one of the sweetest narratives of humble service that can be told to children and their elders4 ,it is a chapter from real life which may be copied in varied form by each one of us4 ,its use is suggested for ,children's day1 but it is good for many other occasions4 ,the ,talk4 ,this morning1 while we are surrounded by these beautiful flowers1 and while our hearts are light as we think of all the beauty and brightness that ,god has given us1 ,i want to tell you the story of ,jennie ,casseday and what she did to bring beauty and gladness into the world4 ,you may think that ,jennie couldn't do very much1 because she was a poor little cripple girl4 ,she lived at ,louisville1 ,kentucky4 ,when she was small1 she was just as lively and happy as any other little girl2 but one day she suffered from a terrible accident and from that time she was helpless4 ,i am going to draw a picture of ,jennie's crutch to represent her suffering and her helplessness4 ,draw crutch with brown1 ,fig4 #ed4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ed ,have ,i said she was helpless8 ,well1 this is what ,i mean3 ,she could not help herself1 but she could help others1 and this is how she did it3 ,for several dark1 painful years ,jennie ,casseday suffered and waited--waited for something which she could do to enable her to send some ray of light out into the world which would brighten other hearts4 ,one day she read in the ,new ,york ,observer how a young girl school teacher1 who lived in the outskirts of the city of ,boston and was employed in one of the down-town schools1 was bringing brightness into the homes of many poor people by taking with her large baskets of beautiful roses and lilacs and snowballs and many other kinds of flowers from her suburban home and giving them to the children whom she met4 ,it was a simple little act1 but the reading of it by ,jennie ,casseday brought a transformation in her life4 ,i wish ,i knew the name of this young school teacher in ,boston1 but ,i can't give it to you4 ,but it was she who gave to ,jennie ,casseday the thought for which she had longed4 ,jennie's suffering was almost forgotten in her planning and determination to raise flowers and give them to the sick and the needy in ,louisville4 ,her friends soon learned of her plans and there were many willing hearts and hands to help her4 ,under her guidance the ,louisville ,flower ,mission was established1 and it soon proved to be a great and growing blessing4 ,it had been doing its beautiful work for four years when ,miss ,frances ,e4 ,willard1 head of the ,woman's ,christian ,temperance ,union1 visited ,louisville4 ,there she heard of the mission and the noble young woman who founded it4 ,miss ,willard visited ,jennie ,casseday in her sick room1 and when the conference had closed1 ,jennie had been placed at the head of the ,flower ,mission department of the ,woman's ,christian ,temperance ,union1 which was at that time brought into existence4 ,this was in #ahhb1 and ,jennie continued in this great work until the time of her death in #ahic4 ,june #i is observed as the ,red ,letter day of the ,flower ,mission department of the ,woman's ,christian ,temperance ,union1 for this is the birthday of ,jennie ,casseday4 ,every year1 thousands of bouquets of beautiful flowers find their way into homes of the sick and the poor throughout the land4 ,and so1 with the forgetting of the sufferings of ,jennie ,casseday and the remembrance of her beautiful life1 ,i think we may well change this crutch to something more commemorative of her life4 ,with green chalk1 change the crutch to a stem of a carnation1 and with pink draw the blossom1 ,fig4 #ee4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ee ,in ,louisville1 the people have sought to honor the memory of this young woman by the establishment of the ,jennie ,casseday ,infirmary and the ,rest ,cottage ,home for ,working ,girls4 ,the school children of ,louisville erected a beautiful monument to her memory bearing an appropriate inscription4 ,some of us who have our health and strength may well wonder if we are fulfilling all of ,god's demands4 ,boys and girls1 let me impress upon you the thought that it is not the great1 showy thing that makes people love us1 but the careful doing of the seemingly little things1 which1 when summed up1 make a magnificent whole4 ,jennie ,casseday did what she could4 ,no more is required of us4 ,but that much is certainly expected1 and we will fall short if we fail to meet the expectation4 ,a beautiful close to this talk would be the recitation or reading of ,dr4 ,van ,dyke's poem ,transformation1 which may be found in ,the ,blue ,flower or in ,the ,builders and ,other ,poems4 ,,mother --,mother's ,day --,home ,training ,the ,great ,men of the ,world ,pay ,her the ,highest of ,tribute--,a ,carnation ,day ,thought4 ,,the ,,lesson--,that the welfare of the church and of the home rests more with the mothers than with the ,sunday ,school teacher4 ,it is interesting to read the recorded words of some of the world's greatest minds in tribute to motherhood4 ,the following talk1 quoting some of these1 should be an impressive lesson to the young and to the mothers as well4 ,the ,talk4 ,who are these mothers for whom we have decorated our school room and ourselves with these beautiful flowers8 ,draw1 in black outline the carnation blossom2 add the stem in solid green1 and place the lettering in purple1 red or blue1 ,fig4 #ef4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ef ,surely these mothers must be of great importance or we would not be having a special service for them today4 ,i have been reading a little about mothers1 to see if they are really of much value to the world1 and ,i want to repeat some of the things ,i have read4 ,it is well to have all of these quotations in note form to be read with accuracy4 ,i find that ,john ,randolph1 one of ,america's greatest statesmen1 said1 ',i should have been an atheist if it had not been for one recollection--and that was the memory of the time when my departed mother used to take my little hand in hers and cause me on my knees to say1 ,our ,father who art in heaven4' ,i find that ,abraham ,lincoln said of his mother1 ',all that ,i am and all that ,i hope to be ,i owe to my mother4 ,blessings on her memory6' ,i find that ,george ,herbert said1 ',one good mother is worth a hundred schoolmasters4' ,i find that ,oliver ,wendell ,holmes said1 ',youth fades2 love droops2 the leaves of friendship fall2 ,a mother's secret hope outlives them all4' ,i find that ,coleridge said1 ',a mother is a mother still1 ,the holiest thing alive4' ,i find that ,beecher said1 ',a mother's heart is the child's school room4' ,i find that ,benjamin ,west1 the great artist1 said1 ',a kiss from my mother made me a painter4' ,i find that ,general ,wallace1 in ,ben ,hur1 said1 ',god could not be everywhere1 so he made mothers4' ,i find everywhere the great men of the world paying loving tribute to these mothers1 and after all there is only one real perfect1 true and faultless mother in all the world and that is our own mother1 whether she be gone before or whether she be still with us4 ,i am sure that every one of us older ones will find ourselves in tune with the expressive words of ,george ,griffith ,fetter1 who wrote3 ',the noblest thoughts my soul can claim1 ,the holiest words my tongue can frame1 ,unworthy are to praise the name ,more sacred than all other4 ,an infant1 when her love first came-- ,a man1 ,i find it just the same2 ,reverently1 ,i breathe her name1 ,the blessed name of mother4' ,and so1 ,i answer the question that ,i asked at the beginning1 who are these mothers8 ,really1 it seems to me that the mothers of the world are the power which keeps it moving toward all that is good and high and holy4 ,mother love has been a power in the world since history commenced1 and the scriptures are filled with beautiful demonstrations of it4 ,how we love to read the story of the mother of ,moses who hid her child in the bullrushes and then succeeded in being engaged as his nurse4 ,how often has the heart thrilled at the hearing of the story of ,samuel and his mother6 ,how strongly the mother love manifested itself at the time of the judgment of ,solomon who was called to determine the possession of the child claimed by two women4 ,and what could be more beautiful than the pictures of the devotion of the mother of ,jesus to ,him who was to be the ,savior of the world8 ,verily1 'the hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world1' through the love of good which the mother hopes for her child4 ,the mother of today in ,america has a greater problem than ever before4 ,the boys of today are the men of tomorrow4 ,the boys will be what the mothers make them2 and with this thought1 ,i want to change our drawing slightly to indicate the ever-present problem which is never safe except in the hands of the right kind of mothers of the boys of today and of the future generations4 ,add the words to complete ,fig4 #eg4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #eg ,may ,god bless you1 mothers1 and help you to help these boys and these girls to meet the great problems which are before them4 ,you must help them4 ,without you1 they are on unsafe ground1 treading perilous paths4 ,,new ,,year',s ,,resolutions --,new ,year's ,day --,watchfulness ,most of ,them ,may be ,rolled into ,one--,hold ,fast to ,that ,which ,is ,good4 ,,the ,,lesson--,that the positive life1 rather than the negative life1 knows true happiness4 ,while this talk is planned for the special application to the opening of the fiscal or the school or church year1 it may be revised very easily to fit many other occasions4 ,the ,talk4 ,right now1 at the beginning of the new year1 we hear a great deal about making resolutions1 'turning over a new leaf1' and so on4 ,in many cases1 these things are spoken of lightly and laughingly1 and yet1 ,i know that many of us1 away down deep in our hearts1 are thinking of things which we are resolving to do during the new year and also of things which we have made up our minds not to do during the coming twelve months4 ,what does it signify when we do this8 ,it means that we have made mistakes and that we do not intend to make the same mistakes again4 ,it is a strange thing to say1 but it is true1 nevertheless1 that a man is a good deal like a fish in some respects4 ,whenever you go fishing1 you use just the kind of bait which you think will fool the fish the most easily4 ,you should know where a certain kind of fish is likely to abound and then use the style of bait which that kind of fish is most apt to mistake for something which it is not4 ,here1 for instance1 is a cork bobber on the surface of the water of a lake1 with the line attached to it1 and here1 below1 is the hook1 nicely concealed from view by the bait in the form of an angle worm4 ,draw the lines to follow the talk1 completing ,fig4 #eh4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #eh ,it is evident that the fisherman who holds the line is not after the kind of fish which are to be captured by trolling or casting1 for he is using the method known as still-fishing4 ,and1 sure enough1 he has attracted a victim1 a blue gill1 which is making straight for what he thinks will mean more life to him but which probably means sure death unless he succeeds in getting away again4 ,draw fish1 completing ,fig4 #ei4 ,so1 the ingenuity of man is kept active in devising means of capturing game of all kinds4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ei ,and are we not like the fish8 ,haven't you bitten into any baited hooks during the past year8 ,haven't you been fooled into thinking something was good for you when it turned out to be bad8 ,hasn't some alluring amusement or pastime brought disappointment or shame when you thought it would bring delight and satisfaction8 ,ah1 yes4 ,all of us have been fooled in one way or another1 and when we come to this time of the year and decide to start anew we find that it isn't so easy as we thought1 to get rid of many errors or vices which we would eliminate from our lives4 ,perhaps some have fallen victims to habits which grip us relentlessly1 and if so we can doubtless agree with ,pope that ',vice is a monster of so frightful mien ,as to be hated needs but to be seen3 ,yet seen too oft1 familiar with her face4 ,we first endure1 then pity1 then embrace4' ,as ,shakespeare says1 ',there is no vice so simple1 but assumes some mark of virtue on his outward parts4' ,there's where the trouble starts4 ,we're completely fooled4 ,and when we come to purify our lives by eliminating this thing and that1 we are discouraged with the result1 and in many instances we give up in despair4 ,how1 then1 are we to make our resolutions good8 ,how are we to be sure that the new leaf which we turn over will not be blown back again by the first wind of passion or discouragement which comes8 ,i believe we can do it by making our resolutions positive and not negative4 ,let me explain what ,i mean4 ,we are normal human beings4 ,we demand activity4 ,there must be something doing4 ,if we are giving our time wastefully to society1 to the theater1 to the many other forms of amusement we shall find ourselves most miserable if we simply resolve to eliminate these things from our lives4 ,to do this is to make a negative resolution4 ,no1 the thing to do is to resolve that hereafter our time will be spent in busying ourselves at those things which are wholesome1 helpful to others1 and of such a character to bring delight to us because of the service we can render to the world4 ,what can you do8 ,why1 the field to do good is never overcrowded4 ,the church and the ,sunday school offer many avenues of activity4 ,find out the thing you can do best--uncover your talent4 ,get busy at good works1 and then there will be no room for the objectionable things and they will die out because good habits are growing in their stead4 ,to do this is the surest way to 'set your mind on the things that are above1 not on things that are upon the earth1' and when this is done we need have little concern about our happiness4 ,,the ,,mountain ,,climber --,light --,danger ,all ,light1 ,shining in the ,darkness1 ,is ,either a ,guide or a ,warning4 ,,the ,,lesson--,that the ,bible sends out two kinds of light1 guiding and warning1 and that all who neglect it are groping in the dark1 loving darkness rather than light1 because their deeds are evil4 ,the word ,light1 appears very frequently in the scriptures as a type of the highest human good4 ,all of the most joyous emotions of the mental and physical natures of man are described in the imagery of light4 ,throughout the ,book it is used to typify the true religion and happiness4 ,the ,talk4 ,when we go riding in an automobile after dark1 we light the lamps at the front and at the rear4 ,why do we light the lamps8 ,so the light will shine on the roadway and we will be able to see where we are going and thus avoid mishap and injury8 ,yes1 but how about the lamp at the rear8 ,oh1 we light that one so other people will not run into us4 ,yes1 and that1 too1 is one of the great reasons why we light the front lamps4 ,if we were to start out on a night journey with no lamps burning1 there would be great danger of accident1 and especially if we were to meet another automobile which had no lights burning4 ,we would be apt to bump into each other4 ,the law recognizes all this and compels us to keep our automobile lights brilliantly shining4 ,dwight ,l4 ,moody1 the great evangelist1 tells the story that as he was walking along a dark city street one night1 he met a man1 who carried an object in each of his hands4 ,something about the man's actions excited the curiosity of ,mr4 ,moody1 and he stopped to speak to him4 ,the thing that caused ,mr4 ,moody to wonder was this3 ,the man held in one hand a lighted lantern1 and in the other a cane with which he was feeling his way along the street4 ,as he stopped1 ,mr4 ,moody saw that the man was blind4 ,he was so much interested that he spoke to the man1 saying3 ',since you are blind1 why do you carry a lantern8 ,it doesn't help you to see your way4' ',no1' replied the man1 ',i carry it to keep people from running into me4' ,so1 here1 you see1 was an instance of carrying a light1 not to enable one to see his way but to guard himself against harm from those who would be warned thereby4 ,ofttimes1 you have seen red lanterns placed along streets where dangerous obstructions are left in the pathway of travel4 ,these lights are to warn people of possible harm4 ,as ,christians1 we1 too1 must have a light on our pathway to guide us through life1 and this same light will also guard us against harm4 ,that light comes from ,jesus ,christ through his word4 ,with the light of his love within us we can never mistake the way4 ,if we have that light1 temptations may come to us1 but they cannot harm us because that light warns them away4 ,this light is our guide and our guard4 ,god's word1 the ,psalmist declares1 'is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path4' ,the story is told of a traveler in the west who1 separated from the other members of his party1 was climbing slowly up the rocky side of a rugged mountain4 ,draw the man and the lines of the mountain4 ,his progress was slow1 not only because of the difficulty in climbing up the slippery and treacherous rocks1 but because the mountain top was shrouded in a heavy mist or cloud1 which made it impossible for him to see more than a few feet ahead of him4 ,draw the cloud line to complete ,fig4 #fj4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #fj ,all at once1 the bright sunlight broke through the mist1 and the man was horrified to find that he was on the very brink of a high precipice and that a climb of a few more feet would have meant death and destruction to him4 ,draw lines to complete ,fig4 #fa4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #fj ,everywhere in life does our pathway lead toward danger4 ,the saloon would claim the young man4 ,the ,light says1 ',whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise4' ,perhaps the temptation comes to be dishonest in dealing with other people4 ,the ,light says1 ',all things therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you1 even so do ye also unto them4' ,whatever the temptation1 whatever the perplexity1 however deep the darkness1 this ,light is ours1 not only to brighten the way but to warn the evil thing to depart from us4 ,and1 having received this light1 let us remember continually that ,christ said1 ',ye are the light of the world4 ,let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your ,father which is in heaven4' ,,the ,,open ,,saloon ,,door --,temperance ,day --,destruction ,the ,young ,man ,who ,enters ,therein ,endangers ,his ,whole ,after ,life4 ,,the ,,lesson--,that both the soul and the body are threatened with destruction by indulgence in strong drink4 ,this temperance lesson possesses one of the surprise features which are permissible only when they lose themselves in the greatness of the truth they present4 ,in preparing for the talk1 be sure that your guide lines are properly placed4 ,you must be provided with a sharp penknife to use in cutting the doors in the picture4 ,the dotted lines for enlarging the picture are omitted for fear of confusion1 but these may be drawn over ,fig4 #fb1 with a hard pencil1 and the desired purpose be accomplished4 ,the ,talk4 ,to us who realize the terrible results of the use of strong drink1 and who are trying to do our part in protecting the boys and young men from the blighting influence of the saloon1 there is something most discordant in the way in which these places parade their false attractiveness2 for many there are who do not realize that they are a trap which1 to enter1 may prove fatal to life and hope4 ,the great question is1 why can they not see the danger8 ,that is the mystery1 for down through the ages has come the thunder of warning against this great enemy of mankind4 ',look not thou upon the wine when it is red1' cries out ,king ,solomon4 ',at the last it biteth like a serpent and stingeth like an adder4' ',who hath woe8 ,who hath sorrow8 ,who hath wounds without cause8 ,who hath redness of eyes8 ,they that tarry long at the wine4' ,one look at the saloon door should cause the young man to recoil in horror1 for he may see there1 if he but heed1 the very warning of death4 ,let him look upon it4 ,let us see what he may behold4 ,draw the outline of the windows1 the sign and the lower horizontal line of ,fig4 #fb1 omitting1 for the present1 the lettering4 ,this1 let us suppose1 is the front of the saloon which invites him to enter its doors4 ,draw very lightly the lines indicated by the dotted lines ,a4 ,prominently displayed are the evidences that intoxicating liquors are sold there4 ,draw with red chalk the words1 ,dealers in ,wine1 ,porter1 ,whiskeys1 ,bourbon1 ,etc41 completing ,fig4 #fb4 ,there is no more drawing to do2 the remaining step is taken by the aid of the penknife4 ,here we have the front of the saloon4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #fb ,there is one thing about the drink habit that we can easily understand1 and there is one thing about it that ,i suppose we shall never understand4 ,we can realize why the man who is bound by this awful curse does not break his bonds2 how willingly would he do it if he believed he could4 ,but1 as we have observed1 it is a mystery why a boy or a young man1 with numberless powerful and convincing proofs before him1 will deliberately enter the doorway of a saloon4 ,but once within1 all may seem bright and happy and joyous--perhaps the victim is led to believe that father and mother are misinformed1 since there seems to be nothing but gaiety there4 ,but he finds1 all too soon1 that the liquor which seemed at first to make little difference in his life1 is becoming his master1 and never does he realize it so well as when he tries to free himself4 ,why and how has the saloon changed his life8 ,the story is a simple one1 and he should have seen the reason before he entered1 because there it is1 written plainly upon the outside of the place which has meant his ruin4 ,with your penknife cut the paper along the lines ,a4 ,do not cut on the lines ,b4 ,fold back the two doors1 at ,b1 as if they were hinged4 ,it may be necessary to hold them back with thumb tacks or pins4 ,to heighten the effect it is well to have placed a blackened sheet of paper beneath the top sheet1 so as to produce the effect illustrated4 ,add ,and ,poison ,kills6 ,this completes ,fig4 #fc4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #fc ,the saloon may try to hide its real self1 but every time it opens its doors to allow one of its victims to come out1 it proclaims to the world that it traffics in poison--poison fatal to happiness1 fatal to hope1 fatal to health1 fatal to all the higher and nobler aspirations of life4 ,everywhere is this truth proclaimed4 ,from the insane asylums come the testimony4 ,the jails cry out that it is true4 ,the poor houses tell of its blight4 ,poverty-burdened homes and broken hearts everywhere proclaim the awful truth4 ,and yet1 the land is cursed with these dram shops whose owners care only for the money which comes to them and which should go to the advancement of the happiness and the uplift of him who is their victim4 ,boys1 may we plead with you today never to allow this thing to enter your life to keep you from being all that ,god wants you to be8 ,,the ,,simple ,,life --,haste --,quietness ,the ,true ,christian ,life is the ,safe1 ,sensible1 ,simple ,life4 ,,the ,,lesson--,that speed and greed must of necessity end in dire disaster4 ,it is a splendid thing to teach the boys and girls the lesson that true happiness attends the quiet1 yet active life1 while the race after vain things brings only bitterness and disappointment4 ,the ,talk4 ,because of the details in the drawing of the boat1 it is advisable1 we think1 to complete ,fig4 #fd before beginning the talk4 ,in these days the very air seems filled with the 'speed germ4' ,automobiles whiz here and there1 and many a hen which now tries to cross the country road never gets more than half way4 ,we who live in town have to keep a sharp lookout or we are apt to share the fate of many a valuable ,buff ,cochin or ,plymouth ,rock4 ,trains speed along their glistening rails faster than ever before4 ,great ships skim across the ocean in days instead of weeks4 ,the aeroplane1 which needs neither steel rails nor water to glide upon1 darts through space still more rapidly4 ,everybody seems to be in a hurry1 whether he is or not4 ,we are impatient if the street car is half a minute late1 when we are fully aware that we have plenty of time to reach our destination4 ,again1 we fret and work because we aren't getting rich fast enough4 ,we get mad at our neighbor because he buys an automobile and despise him because we can't figure where he got the money with which to do it4 ,we aren't satisfied with having #ej1jjj4 ,we want #ejj1jjj4 ,and if we should get it1 we would be just as dissatisfied and go chasing after a million4 ,what's the matter with us8 ,are we crazy8 ,some women spend #ej1jjj a year on their clothes1 whose mothers dressed better1 looked better1 felt better and were better on #ejj or even a single hundred6 ,in our mad chase after vain things how blind we are to the things of true worth and usefulness6 ,every little while we get a shock that ought to bring us to our senses4 ,when we learn of a terrible railroad wreck1 we may expect to find the blame placed on someone for disobeying orders1 or for other carelessness1 but the true cause in nearly every instance is the cry of the public--of you and me and the other fellow--for speed--more speed--and still more speed6 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #fd ,the greatest marine disaster in the world's history was the staking of the magnificent ,white ,star line steamship1 the ,titanic1 in ,april1 #aiab4 ,remove your cover sheet and display ,fig4 #fd4 ,larger1 faster and more costly than any vessel ever before built1 it left its docks with its hundreds of passengers and members of the crew--a floating city in itself4 ,among the passengers were many whose names are recorded on the rolls of the world's greatest scientists1 financiers1 artists and authors4 ,with eager1 happy hearts1 they looked forward to the celebration in ,new ,york which awaited the arrival of this foremost of the world's floating palaces4 ,alas1 it was never to be6 ,the story is too horrible for repetition4 ,the fatal collision with the great iceberg--the heroism1 the sacrifice1 the loss of hundreds of precious lives as the vessel plunged into the depths of the ocean1 are known in all their horror4 ,add lines to produce ,fig4 #fe4 ,the few in the lifeboats1 looking toward the sinking vessel1 heard the ship's band playing ',nearer1 ,my ,god1 to ,thee1' as the great ship1 with its living load sank from sight4 ,hundreds of broken hearts still mourn the loss of dear ones1 and all because the big1 loaded ship was forced to run a race with time6 ,those in charge knew of the presence of the icebergs4 ,they could have saved the loss by changing their route or slackening their speed1 but the cry was1 ',hurry6 ,hurry6 ,break the record6' ,illustration3 ,fig4 #fe ,aren't we all doing the same thing6 ,the speed mania possesses us4 ,the senseless race for worldly wealth and honor blinds us to the presence of threatened disaster4 ,let us quickly change our course4 ,christ our ,master1 points the way of safety4 ,he has gone that way himself1 and he asks each humble follower to take the course which ,he has so plainly marked out4 ,it is the way of truth and peace4 ,if we take it1 we shall avoid every danger of a spiritual crash1 which may mean disaster for soul as well as body4 ,,warmth ,,and ,,coldness --,sunday --,rest ,a ,talk on ,sunday ,observance and ,its ,relation to the ,christian ,life4 ,,the ,,lesson--,that the things we think and do on the ,lord's day are a true index of our character4 ,the importance of the matter of ,sunday observance must not be underestimated by the teacher whose endeavor it is to mould into true manhood and womanhood the lives of the boys and girls in her care4 ,the ,talk4 ,how many of you boys and girls ever played the game called ',hide the ,thimble8' ,ah1 ,i thought so--nearly everybody4 ,one person bides the thimble and all the others try to find it2 the one who discovers it first gets the chance to hide it the next time4 ,sometimes1 the one who has hidden it assists the others to find it by saying1 ',you are warm' or ',you are cold1' depending upon the nearness to or the distance from the hidden thimble4 ,when we stop to think about it1 we find that many things in the world are just like this game4 ,your life and mine are a great deal like it4 ,sometimes there is something within us that tells us we are wandering away from ,god--that tells us we are growing cold4 ,and then1 if we heed the warning1 we hear the same voice saying we are growing warmer1 and we know it to be true for we feel the assurance that we are nearer to the ,master than before4 ,i am going to draw on the paper this morning a thermometer1 and with this thermometer we shall make some tests to see just what it means to be warm ,christians or cold ones4 ,draw the thermometer1 ,fig4 #ff1 complete1 excepting the liquid in the bulb4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ff ,now we are ready to make the test1 and we are going to do it by finding out how we spend our ,sundays4 ,why8 ,because if you can know just how a boy or girl or a man or woman spends the ,lord's day1 you can tell pretty nearly just what kind of a person that one is in the sight of ,jesus ,christ4 ,god gave us this one day for our greatest good4 ,he wants us to use it as a day which shall make us strong and well1 bright and happy4 ,if we use it any other way1 we are sure to make one of the greatest mistakes of our lives4 ,so certain is ,god that we must have a day of rest and upbuilding once in each seven days that he made a law concerning it4 ,it is one of the ,ten ,commandments1 which says that we must 'remember the ,sabbath day to keep it holy4' ,god knows best4 ,when ,he establishes a law1 it must not be broken or the one who breaks it will suffer4 ,if the child touches fire with his hand1 after being warned by his mother not to do it1 his suffering is the result of doing what the mother forbade4 ,when ,god tells us to keep ,his day holy1 every one of us who disobeys that command must suffer4 ,let us see how it works4 ,bishop ,vincent says3 ',sunday is ill-spent if it sends us back to our weekly work irritated1 weary and reluctant'--and ,sunday will never do that for us unless we misuse the day which ,god has given us4 ,if we spend the day in worrying about our everyday affairs1 if we spend it in chasing around after senseless amusements which weary the body without enlightening the heart and the mind1 if we allow ourselves to follow paths which lead away from truth and right1 then we will show up ,monday morning irritated1 weary and reluctant and our ,sunday observance temperature is low indeed4 ,with red chalk1 fill the bulb and a portion of the thermometer tube1 completing ,fig4 #ff4 ,but ,bishop ,vincent also says1 ',sunday is well spent if it sends us back refreshed in body1 mind and spirit to take up our duties with new inspiration of hope1 patience and courage4' ,and we can all do this2 and1 as we do it1 we shall find a growing delight in it4 ,if we have been wasting our ,sundays--spending them in such a way that when ,monday morning comes we look back upon the ,sabbath with regret--let us begin right now to form habits which shall make ,sunday a delight--the brightest1 the most restful1 the most interesting1 the most refreshing of all times4 ,and let us be thankful that a day of this kind can come to us so often4 ,it is then that our ,sunday observance temperature will rise to its highest point4 ,with red chalk add lines to complete ,fig4 #fg4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #fg ,dr4 ,lyman ,abbott1 like many others points out the folly of attending church services in the morning and then passing the remainder of the day in noisy or wearisome celebration4 ,he calls it a 'weekly composite of ,thanksgiving and ,fourth of ,july1'--,thanksgiving in the quiet of the morning1 and ,fourth of ,july in the noisy afternoon4 ,such an observance of the day is displeasing to ,god who gave us the day for our greatest good and not to be wasted in idleness and folly4 ,keeping the ,lord's day holy doesn't deprive us of activity1 but it changes the course of our action from paths of wastefulness to fields of the greatest good4 ,there are many things to do on ,sunday1 and in the doing of some of them right at your hands1 you will have discovered the best way for you to get the most out of one of ,god's greatest gifts to his children4 ,,the ,,desert and the ,,mountain --,decision ,day --,conversion ,a ,decision ,day ,illustration ,from the ,far ,west--,living ,water4 ,,the ,,lesson--,that as the desert cannot become productive until it receives the waters of irrigation1 so the arid soul1 if it is to become fruitful1 must receive the water of life4 ,while this illustration is especially applicable to the service of ,decision ,day1 it is recommended for any occasion where there is opportunity to speak of conversion or a returning to ,christ4 ,the ,talk4 ,a gentleman1 a little past middle life1 was traveling from the east in a luxurious passenger train crossing one of the far western states4 ,as he gazed from the car window1 his face wore an expression of interest1 which developed into one of wonder and excitement4 ',can it be1' he exclaimed1 addressing the man who sat with him1 'that ,i am passing through the very same country which ,i saw but a few short years ago8 ,it seems impossible6' ,now1 why did it seem impossible8 ,let us find out4 ,it appears that when the man traveled the state before1 he looked out of the car windows upon a scene of barrenness and desolation4 ,as you speak1 draw ,fig4 #fh with brown crayon4 ,be sure to leave the mountain peaks white1 but1 in order to secure an impressive pastel effect use the broad side of your brown and your yellow crayons lightly over the entire area of desert and mountain side4 ,the earth was dry and parched1 and in all directions1 as far as the eye could see1 grew only the sage brush--the mark of the desert4 ,there was no life1 excepting an occasional coyote1 and the reflected heat and light made travel almost unbearable4 ,the monotonous earth was composed of the leveled deposits of the mountains which the sun had baked for centuries4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #fh ,as you continue1 change the scene by covering the brown with green4 ,draw the foliage of the trees with green and the trunks with brown4 ,life may be added by touching the trees with the red and the yellow and the orange to indicate the fruit4 ,the thought is to transform the desert into a place of fruitfulness4 ,this completes ,fig4 #fi4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #fi ,but now1 all was changed as if by a magic touch4 ,in place of the sage brush and the broad wastes of baking earth1 the man beheld here great orchards1 with hundreds of fruit trees1 laden with glistening apples1 oranges and pears1 and wide fields were covered with bounteous crops of grain4 ,the once arid wilderness was now the fertile dwelling place of many happy families4 ,what had wrought this great change8 ,nothing but the hand and mind of man1 guided by the maker of the universe1 who seems to have stored rich treasures everywhere for those who will reach out for them4 ,it happened in this way3 ,one day1 a certain man beheld the snow-capped mountains--cold and forbidding--and then he turned his gaze to the earth--parched and dead4 ,he knew that if he could only unite the waters of the snow-capped mountains with the dead earth below them1 'the desert would blossom as the rose4' ,before this thing happened1 two-thirds of the entire area of the ,united ,states was a desert waste4 ,but the waters were brought down1 and the great transformation followed4 ,gradually1 the arid waste is disappearing and the forces of irrigation are expanding2 and the vast western country is unfolding to the millions who are spreading over its newly-discovered areas of wealth4 ,let us turn quickly to the application4 ,there are1 in every community1 many human deserts--men and women1 boys and girls1 whose unproductive lives need the waters of life to make them blossom and bring forth fruit in ,his kingdom4 ,perhaps they have beheld ,him only as a cold1 forbidding mountain peak1 and if this is true1 they should catch the spirit of the ,psalmist who cried1 ',my soul thirsteth for thee2 my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land where no water is4' ,in the case of the desert1 it is conversion1 pure and simple4 ,may the heavenly waters of ,his grace come to each one of us today1 whether it be a first decision to be united with ,him1 or whether it be a decision to return to ,him whom we have deserted4 ,our duty toward our fellow men conies before us happily in these words from the prophet ,isaiah1 ',if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry and afflicted soul1 thou shalt be like a spring of water whose waters fail not4' ,,reflecting ,,and ,,blessing --,helpfulness --,testimony ,those ,who ,are ,the ,light of the ,world ,should be a ,guide to ,those ,who ,are in ,darkness4 ,,the ,,lesson--,that those who have received the light from ,god's ,word should gladly reflect that light to those about them4 ,the central thought of this illustration is the responsibility which rests upon ,god's children in the spreading of the brightness of ,christianity to those who must receive it through them4 ,it is appropriate for many occasions and will fit audiences of all ages in which the children form a part4 ,the ,talk4 ,it is said that once upon a time a teacher asked a boy to tell her whether the sun or the moon is of the greater importance to the world4 ',the moon1' replied the boy4 ',why1' inquired the teacher1 'do you think the moon is of more benefit to the world than the sun is8' ',because1' said the boy1 'the moon shines at night when we need it1 but the sun shines only in the daytime when we do not need it4' ,that was certainly a strange kind of an answer2 wasn't it8 ,i will draw the earth and the moon to show more plainly just how mistaken the boy was4 ,draw the earth circle and the moon circle1 and show the shaded parts as you proceed4 ,here we have the earth with one-half in darkness1 and here is the moon with one-half in darkness4 ,this side of the earth is light1 while this other side would be very dark indeed if it were not for the rays of light coming from the moon1 like this3 ,draw dotted line showing rays of light going from the moon to the earth1 completing ,fig4 #gj4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #gj ,now1 then we ask1 can the moon shine upon the earth all of itself without any help8 ,ah1 no--and that is the thing the boy didn't know1 or he never would have answered as he did4 ,where does the moon get its light from8 ,yes1 from the sun4 ,i will draw part of a circle to represent the sun4 ,draw the sun4 ,and this dotted line draw dotted line from sun to moon1 completing ,fig4 #ga shows how the sun sends its brilliant light to the moon1 so that the moon may reflect part of it back to the earth which would be enshrouded in darkness if it were not for the sun4 ,the moon acts just like a mirror which you hold in your hand and use to reflect the sun's rays wherever you please4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ga ,sometimes the moon gets between the earth and the sun1 and it is then that it does not reflect the sun's light and it is then that we have nights of inky blackness4 ,i wonder if we have ever stopped to think how very much we ,christian people are1 or ought to be1 like the moon4 ,just as the sun warms and lights everything about it1 so the love of ,god lights and warms those who turn their faces toward him4 ,we can truly say with the ,psalmist1 that 'the ,lord is my light and salvation1' but we have not fulfilled our mission on earth if we are willing merely to receive this light of happiness1 of contentment1 of trust and of faith1 without reflecting it in every possible practical way4 ,when ,jesus said to those about him1 ',ye are the light of the world1' he also said1 ',let your light shine1' and ,he pictured to ,his followers their duty of spreading the light of their blessings to the world of darkness about them4 ,paul touched upon the same great truth when he wrote to the church at ,rome that its members should be 'a light to them which are in darkness4' ,how may we best reflect this light of heaven8 ,it is for each of us to determine this for himself1 being governed entirely by his circumstances1 his abilities and his opportunities4 ,but1 first of all1 we must be sure we have received that light as ,god would have us receive it4 ,none of us can be perfect1 but we can live close to our great ideal and by learning constantly from ,him1 we shall find the light coming to us more clearly and more beautifully as the days go by4 ,we shall find a deeper sympathy for those who suffer1 warmer love for those whom we may have condemned1 and an increasing desire to be of greater help to those who really need help4 ,when we have reached this condition--when we have truly received the light--we need give little thought to the manner in which we shall reflect it4 ,abraham ,lincoln once said1 ',i do the best ,i know1 the very best ,i can1 and ,i mean to keep right on doing so till the end4' ,such a life sends its rays down through the generations that are to follow1 and its reflected light never fades away4 ,,hidden ,,sunshine --,missionary ,day --,love ,how the ,warmth and ,brightness ,stored ,away ,ages ,ago ,are ,now of ,service to ,man4 ,,the ,,lesson--,that the true missionary spirit is the spreading abroad of the warmth of ,god's blessings which we have received4 ,the principles governing missions are permeated with the elements of love1 unselfishness and self-sacrifice4 ,this talk may be used1 therefore1 as a missionary day topic or on any occasion in which it is appropriate to dwell upon any of its attributes4 ,the ,talk4 ,once upon a time1 long before there were any people on the earth and perhaps before there were any animals or birds or reptiles here1 the world was covered with an immense1 luxuriant growth of vegetation4 ,how do we know it8 ,the geologists tell us so4 ,they have dug deep into the earth and they have examined what they found1 and they have long ago determined that this condition is true4 ,it would seem that in those ages of long ago the world must have been very different from what it is now1 for the seas flowed over vast areas which are now solid ground4 ,immense trees grew in those times1 and the great ferns and palms and tropical plants grew in portions where now they cannot grow because it is too cold4 ,i want to draw some trees and bushes to represent this great growth4 ,draw trees and bushes of ,fig4 #gb in green4 ,and also the bright warm sun which1 together with the abundance of water1 caused them to grow so profusely4 ,draw the sun in orange1 completing ,fig4 #gb4 ,then1 the geologists tell us1 there came a great change4 ,there were awful volcanic disturbances which caused the sea to overflow great areas of these trees and bushes and ferns1 and they were buried from sight by a vast expanse of water4 ,gradually1 though1 another change came4 ,the waters receded into lesser areas and the ground arose from beneath the waves4 ,but the trees and the bushes and the ferns were gone4 ,where8 ,they had been buried deep beneath the mud and sand and stones which the waters had washed over them4 ,then1 after that1 ,god created the monster mastodon and the mammoth and many other beasts which have since disappeared from the earth1 and finally man was created to have dominion over the earth4 ,for many centuries afterward1 no one knew that the earth was once the place of immense trees and ferns and rank vegetable growth which had since been buried beneath the surface4 ,but one day1 some of this old1 buried vegetable matter was found and brought to the surface of the earth4 ,by that time it was not green any longer4 ,it was hard and compact and looked very much like black stone4 ,someone seemed to think it would burn if fire were applied to it4 ,and1 strange to say1 it did burn4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #gb ,thus was coal discovered4 ,ever since then1 we have been digging from the depths of the earth the coal which was deposited there in those ages of the past4 ,and it is blessing the world everywhere4 ,with the broad side of your black crayon1 quickly cover the vegetation of ,fig4 #gb4 ,then1 with broad strokes of the orange chalk1 or with a combination of the yellow and the red1 draw the flames1 completely covering the sun1 and finishing ,fig4 #gc4 ,coal is now the chief of the elements which bring warmth to our homes1 our places of business and everywhere that we are spending our time indoors2 it is the great factor in our great manufacturing and transportation enterprises4 ,god laid it all up for us millions of years ago6 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #gc ,thus do we find a splendid example of what real service is4 ,jesus came to the earth to be of service to the world4 ,when he departed1 ,he left behind ,him the command that the gospel should be preached to every creature--that the light and warmth from ,his life should not remain buried in us but that we should take that warmth to every portion of the earth1 that it might1 like the hidden sunshine in the coal1 bring life to those in the cold and darkness of heathenism4 ,not many of us are able to carry this word to foreign lands or to the distant parts of our own land2 but we have an important part in it in contributing our money1 our encouragement and our prayers4 ,and not only may we do this but we may begin right here in our midst to make our school and church a missionary blessing to those nearby ones who need its warmth4 ,remember that 'we are ambassadors1 therefore1 on behalf of ,christ1 as though ,god were entreating by us4' ,,johnnie ,,appleseed --,boys' ,day --,devotion ,story of the ,man ,who ,braved the ,dangers of the ,wilderness to ,bless the ,early ,settlers4 ,,the ,,lesson--,that the influence of a well-spent life is its best and most enduring monument4 ,it always adds fame to a good name4 ,the story of ,johnnie ,appleseed is dear to the hearts of thousands of boys and girls throughout ,america4 ,the writer has listened interestedly to narratives of the late ,george ,w4 ,brackenridge1 of ,fort ,wayne1 ,ind41 who remembered clearly the visits of ,johnnie to his early home4 ,the story is abundant in good lessons1 and ought to be of special interest on ,boys' ,day4 ,the ,talk4 ,i am going to talk to you today about a man who paddled his canoe along the rivers in the middle west and roamed the wild forests when there were very few settlers in that country and while the hostile ,indians brought terror to the hearts of many who had braved the dangers of the frontier4 ,this sounds like a dime novel tale1 doesn't it8 ,yes1 but it is a true story4 ,it is the story of ',johnnie ,appleseed4' ,how many of you ever heard of him8 ,govern yourself in the following remarks1 by the acquaintance of your audience with the subject4 ,it was in the year #ahja1 that ,john ,chapman then a young man of twenty-six years1 aroused some interest by appearing with several sacks of appleseeds which he had procured from the cider mills in western ,pennsylvania4 ,the first orchard he planted was on the farm of ,isaac ,stadden in ,licking county1 ,ohio1 and1 from this beginning1 his enthusiasm developed until he decided to go all through the wilderness as far as he could reach and plant apple orchards wherever they could be made to grow4 ,one day a lone settler near ,marietta1 ,ohio1 saw a strange craft floating down the ,ohio river4 ,the boatman was ,john ,chapman1 but from that time forward he was known as ',johnnie ,appleseed' by the settlers between the ,ohio river and the ,great ,lakes and as far west as the territory which is now the ,state of ,indiana4 ,i will draw a map to show you where he was and where he went4 ,in the drawing of the map1 which is1 in reality1 at the last1 the branch of an apple tree1 use brown crayon for the rivers and green for the orchards1 carrying the drawings forward as the various points are mentioned4 ,strict accuracy has not been observed in the map drawing4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #gd ,here is the ,ohio river1 where he first appeared4 ,draw the ,ohio river4 ,do not label the rivers4 ,the names are given for your guidance only4 ,he had two canoes tied side by side1 and they were filled with apple seeds4 ,he paddled against the stream as he turned his canoe into the ,muskingum river1 and then up into the ,walhonding river1 and then into the ,mohican and finally into the creek called the ,black ,pork4 ,it took a long time to go this short distance1 for he stopped off every little while to find suitable places in the wilderness to plant apple seeds4 ,and these1 of course1 grew up1 in later years1 to fruitful orchards4 ,draw the orchards in green4 ,your drawing will now resemble ,fig4 #gd4 ,this was but the beginning4 ,from that time until ',johnnie ,appleseed' was #gb years of age he devoted his life to converting the waste wild land into orchards4 ,during the war of #ahab he warned settlers against the ,indians and helped to save many lives4 ,he dressed in skins and was respected by the ,indians1 who considered him a very wise medicine man4 ,many trips he made back to ,pennsylvania1 whenever his seed supply was exhausted4 ,in every rude cabin home which he visited1 ',johnnie ,appleseed' read the ,scriptures1 and hundreds were helped to better lives through his teachings4 ,he was noted for his gentleness and kindness4 ,he died1 in #ahdg1 near ,fort ,wayne1 ,ind4 ,here was a man1 boys1 who devoted his life to helping others4 ,dr4 ,hillis1 of ,new ,york1 has woven his life into a most beautiful story1 ',the ,quest of ,john ,chapman1' and others have sung his praises in verse and narrative4 ,let us learn from him the lesson of devoting one's life to making other people happy4 ,i will add a few lines to indicate all that ,john ,chapman tried to do4 ,add apples in red1 converting the map into a branch bearing apples1 ,fig4 #ge4 ,but he did vastly more than this4 ,he brought brightness into many a heart during his long years of usefulness1 and while he helped to make the ,middle ,west a fruit-growing country1 the real fruit of his work was that of helpfulness1 sympathy and brightness through ,christ1 who guided him in his strange work4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ge ',a sower went forth to sow4' ,if the kind of ground in which he sowed did not bring forth fruit1 it was not the fault of the tireless sower4 ,,public ,,sentiment --,home ,department ,day --,unity ,it is a ,powerful ,element--,an ,illustration for ,home ,department ,day4 ,,the ,,lesson--,that the earnest prayers and work of the stay-at-home members are a great inspiration to the active workers in the school4 ,home ,department ,day in the ,sunday ,school may be made a most helpful event in the life of the school and in the lives of those who do not enjoy the privilege of attending the services regularly4 ,many who are usually employed on ,sunday1 in hotels1 boarding houses1 railroad positions1 and the like1 can ofttimes arrange to attend this session prepared especially for them4 ,it is assumed that you have been supplying the members of the ,home ,department with lesson helps1 and that you have kept in touch with them4 ,souvenirs may be sent to invalids and aged people as well as to other members who cannot be present4 ,the colors are purple and white2 the flower1 the violet4 ,the ,talk4 ,i am going to draw for you today the portrait of one who exerts the most powerful influence in this community4 ,draw the outline of the head1 omitting the facial lines4 ,fig4 #gf4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #gf ,but before ,i finish the portrait ,i want you to know that if it were not for this one we would never have had our beautiful parks or our magnificent court house4 ,it was he who attended to the paving of our streets4 ,we would have had no public library but for him4 ,there would have been no public schools here1 and no church spires would be pointing heavenward1 if he had not sanctioned them4 ,we would never have had our water works system1 our sewerage system or our electric lights4 ,in short1 we never would have had any of the great public benefactions but for him4 ,and ,i am sorry to add1 too1 that we would never have had any saloons but for him4,footnote3 ,substitute words describing local conditions4 ,draw the letters composing the words1 ,public ,sentiment1 completing ,fig4 #gg4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #gg ,yes1 this is ,public ,sentiment4 ,and what is public sentiment8 ,i think it may be described best as the expression of the will of the greatest number of people in a community4 ,it is the voice of the majority4 ,it is only when people want things that they get them4 ,as the years go by1 the people themselves are becoming more and more mighty in directing the work of those whom they have chosen to represent them4 ,a contractor is not the builder of a public library or a public school4 ,these are built by the people who are united in sentiment for a library or a school2 the contractor is only the hired man who does the bidding of the people4 ,the residents of a city themselves bring into existence beautiful streets1 magnificent public buildings and ideal health conditions2 or else they bring to themselves the saloon and other degrading institutions1 all depending upon public sentiment4 ,and so it is with the church and the ,sunday ,school4 ,the human factor which keeps this school prosperous comes not from the superintendent or the officers or the teachers alone4 ,its success is due largely to the public sentiment outside of the school4 ,it is the sentiment of the fathers and mothers of these boys and girls1 many of whom1 while their hearts are with us1 cannot attend the sessions regularly4 ,it is the sentiment of you who are so loyal to us and whose prayers for the school have been so effective4 ,it is the sentiment of you members of the ,home ,department who have shown in every way the appreciation of this school4 ,the knowledge that you are with us is a powerful help4 ,during the dark days of the civil war there were two armies fighting the battles of the ,north and of the ,south--the army that was in the field and the army that stayed at home1 the great silent partners in the awful conflict4 ,the latter was composed largely of the noble mothers and sisters1 whose daily prayers ascended to heaven while their sad hearts and nimble fingers provided the comforts for the brave boys at the front4 ,so1 with the members of the ,home ,department1 we have come to think of you as 'silent partners' in the work of our school4 ,and as occasion develops1 we want you to feel that here is your place of activity--your school4 ,but we shall remember the words of ,paul1 ',we have many members in one body1 and all the members have not the same office1' and we shall not forget the important places in our school of those who are enrolled in our ,home ,department4 ,,the ,,brook --,gossip --,our ,words ,the ,life ,which is ,tainted by the ,habit of ,speaking ,unkind ,words ,falls ,short of ,its ,highest ,mission4 ,,the ,,lesson--,that the subtle practice of speaking carelessly concerning other people poisons many an otherwise worthy life4 ,the teacher who leads the child to cultivate the strictest care in his thoughts and in his words1 as they relate especially to those about him1 has helped to lay the foundation of a life of true worth to his fellows4 ,the tendency is toward a habit of fault-finding criticism which not only harms the object of the disparaging words1 but which injures and undermines the usefulness of the life of the habitually unfair critic4 ,the ,talk4 ,marion ,lawrance1 whose influence permeates much of the work for the advancement of the ,sunday ,school of today1 uses a most striking illustration to show the baneful result of the use of words which harm those about whom they are spoken4 ,standing before his audience1 he displays a rose in full bloom4 ,mr4 ,lawrance then deliberately destroys the beautiful flower by removing one daintily tinted leaf after another until only the bare stem remains and the delicate petals litter the floor and the speaker's table4 ,during the process1 the speaker explains that none but ,god could have made such a rose2 it speaks of ,his love and ,his power1 of ,his tenderness and of ,his care for ,his children4 ,but any human hand can destroy it4 ,so it is with that treasure which we call our good name--our reputation among men4 ,through the grace of ,god we may live so true that we deserve the respect and honor of our fellowmen2 and yet1 that good name1 that reputation1 may suffer irreparable injury at the hands of one who1 through deliberate design or careless habit1 speaks words concerning us which cause us to be misjudged or misunderstood4 ,says ,samuel ,butler3 ',the feeblest vermin can destroy ,as sure as stoutest beasts of prey2 ,and only with their eyes and breath1 ,infect and poison men to death4' ,let us illustrate the point by placing on the paper a little landscape4 ,draw ,fig4 #gh complete leaving the right half of the paper blank4 ,we have before us a great1 wide river1 a stream which forms an important channel of commerce4 ,each year1 traffic is carried over its waters which amount to many hundreds of thousands of dollars4 ,cities have grown up along its banks2 in many ways it has been a wonderful blessing4 ,its silent waters flow on and on through the years1 blessing generation after generation of men4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #gh ,but1 as we turn from the big silent stream and wander through the woods our ears catch the sound of falling waters1 and then we come suddenly upon a scene like this4 ,draw the second landscape1 completing ,fig4 #gi4 ,it is a pretty little brook1 you say4 ,yes1 it is1 but we smile as we compare the noisy little stream with the mighty silent river1 and our minds dwell upon the fact that they are but reflections of life itself4 ,just as the little brook makes more noise than the big river1 so do many people with small minds cause more agitation and trouble in a community than people whose lives are governed by the principles of charity1 kindness and common sense4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #gi ,let us watch1 therefore1 to see that our thoughts as well as our words are such as to add to the happiness of those about us4 ,calmness and carefulness will accomplish this4 ,let us guard well against the ill-spoken word1 however harmless it may seem4 ,said one girl to another1 ',don't you think ,julia is a splendid girl8' ,oh1 yes1' responded the other1 'but ,i have sometimes wondered whether or not she is always sincere in what she says4' ,how easy it is to attach a sting to an innocent remark6 ,our lightly-spoken words may blight the life of an innocent one1 for words repeated are like the rolling snowball which grows larger as it is pushed over the fallen snow4 ,as one dog1 howling in the night1 causes all the other dogs in town to howl1 so we may start a needless alarm by a single unfair word4 ,let us praise the good1 always1 for none--not even ourselves--is perfect4 ,,the ,,deceitfulness ,,of ,,sin --,sin --,allurement ,the ,modern ,artificial ,fishing ,bait ,as an ,illustration of ,seductiveness4 ,,the ,,lesson--,that sin gains its victims through the most alluring deception4 ,this illustration should prove valuable in presenting to the minds of boys of all ages the truth of the seductiveness of sin1 as the treatment of the subject brings in a discussion of a sport with which all are more or less familiar4 ,the ,talk4 ,at the beginning of our talk today1 ,i am going to place on the drawing paper the picture of a fish4 ,draw ,fig4 #hj1 complete4 ,it looks like a very large fish1 but1 as a matter of fact1 it is a very greatly enlarged picture of a very little fish4 ,in reality1 it is a minnow only about three inches long1 the kind which the bigger fish like for dessert1 and which1 therefore1 are usually pretty careful where they go4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #hj ,now1 ,i want to see1 by having you hold up your hands1 just how many of you boys like to go fishing8 ,one1 two1 three--why1 nearly all of you4 ,some1 ,i suppose are fond of still-fishing--that is to fish from the bank or from an anchored boat1 and not move around very much4 ,and some like to troll1 ,i suppose--that is to use an artificial bait and let the line drag in the water quite a distance back of the row boat as you propel it through the water4 ,and others1 perhaps1 like to cast--that is1 to throw the bait away out into the water and then bring it in again by winding up the line on the reel4 ,and some1 ,i suppose1 like to use other methods of catching fish4 ,but ,i am going to speak only of the artificial bait which is used by those who troll and cast4 ,nearly always1 the fisherman buys his artificial bait from a store which sells all sorts of artificial minnows and other false bait which have been made by experts4 ,and who are these experts8 ,they are men who have spent years trying to find out the best way to fool the fish into believing they see their prospective dinner1 when in reality they are going to their death4 ,one kind of bait is the artificial minnow4 ,the manufacturer makes a wooden minnow1 shaped like the real minnow1 whose picture ,i have drawn2 then he paints it in the colors of the live minnow1 and sometimes he puts on some bright metal which whirls in the water and attracts the attention of the fish4 ,if the deception were to stop there1 very little harm would be done1 but to all this the manufacturer adds a lot of ugly hooks1 sometimes as many as fifteen4 ,it is well to draw the lines suggested as the talk proceeds1 and finish by drawing the hooks at this point1 completing ,fig4 #ha4 ,when this attractive artificial minnow is made to glide through the water1 the fish1 seeing nothing of the hooks or else knowing nothing of their harmfulness1 opens his mouth wide and tries to swallow the bait4 ,immediately1 the ugly hooks catch him1 and unless he can tear loose he is doomed4 ,he is deceived4 ,he finds out his mistake when it is too late4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ha ,sometimes1 the fisherman uses a spoon hook or other bait in which the hooks are hidden beneath some bright-colored feathers or other material which looks tempting to the fish4 ,the intended victim dashes after the alluring bait1 seeing nothing but the glitter of the bright metal or the brilliancy of the colors4 ,he loses his life as a result4 ,it seems strange--doesn't it--that fish can be fooled in this way8 ,and yet1 ,i am not sure but that people are just as foolish themselves1 very often4 ,ask the drunkard how he happened to reach the low depths to which he has fallen1 and he will tell you that when he1 as a young man1 took his first glass1 it was in a brilliantly-lighted place where1 it seemed1 the air was filled with good fellowship1 and he thought he was happy4 ,at that very moment1 he was pursuing the glittering1 attractive bait which later proved to be his utter ruination4 ,he had not seen the hidden hooks4 ,ask the thief1 confined in his lonely cell1 how he happened to become an outcast1 and he may tell you that it started in school when he thought it a very happy thing to cheat in his examinations and thus acquire the habit of being dishonest4 ,he did not see the hidden hooks which the evil one had placed there to deceive and catch him4 ,jesus wants all the boys and girls to be watchful of the snares of life and to live so truly that they will easily escape the temptations which abound everywhere4 ',take heed1' he said1 ',watch ye1 therefore1 and pray always1 that you may be accounted worthy to escape all these things4' ,,the ,,mask --,sincerity --,truth ,let ,us ,ask ,ourselves ,earnestly if ,we ,are ,guilty of ,wearing ,it4 ,,the ,,lesson--,that the world honors and respects an honest man1 one who does not fear the opinion of those about him4 ,we recall the words of ,jesus1 who1 in ,his ,sermon on the ,mount1 warned his hearers to beware of false prophets which come to you in sheeps' clothing1 but inwardly are ravening wolves1 and we reflect how applicable are the words in modern times4 ,everywhere1 one must beware the snares and deceit of the servants of ,satan1 who1 with pleasing outward appearance1 entrap their victims4 ,it is a delight and a satisfaction1 then1 to find real truth and sincerity in the earth1 and it is to be found if we but look for it4 ,the ,talk4 ,it is said that when a thief wants to rob a house1 he tries to find the home of an honest man4 ,why8 ,because he thinks that the honest man1 who never takes advantage of his fellowmen1 will be least apt to suspect that anyone will take advantage of him4 ,but the same truth holds good when one honest man seeks to deal with another honest man4 ,a true man1 when he comes to us with any plan of work or investment may be relied upon to say just what he thinks and believes4 ,he is dependable4 ,it is a pleasure and a satisfaction1 when we are listening to the words of another person1 to know that that other person is speaking the truth4 ,but not everyone is to be depended upon in this way4 ,there is another kind of man who tells you something in apparent sincerity1 but when he calls upon the next person he may tell the story in an entirely different way4 ,why8 ,because he believes that the second person will be better pleased with the revised version4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #hb ,how often do we find an attractive face which gains our entire confidence1 a face1 pleasant to see and agreeable in every way4 ,draw face1 completing ,fig4 #hb4 ,and then1 how often are we pained and shocked and disappointed when something happens which allows us to look into the real character of the person and we find that his real self is anything but agreeable and worthy of confidence4 ,draw lines to complete ,fig4 #hc4 ,such a discovery1 however1 should not cause us to lose faith in our brothers4 ,truth1 character1 and a splendid degree of manhood abound everywhere4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #hc ,boys and girls1 begin now the formation of habits which will make you strong1 honest1 worthy men and women4 ,sometimes you see a man who is fiery1 cross1 ill-tempered and surly4 ,again you will find one who is fawning1 over-polite1 subservient and altogether wearisome because1 in trying to make himself agreeable he becomes a bore and a nuisance4 ,both of these kinds of men have failed to reach the right goal of manhood4 ,we must have backbone1 firmness and stamina1 but we must be willing to bend sometimes or we are apt to get some pretty hard bumps when we hold our heads too high4 ,remember that you can't please everybody4 ,sometimes it is best to say ',yes' when people ask you to do certain things1 and sometimes a flat-footed ',no' is the thing4 ,remember that if you agree with everybody who expresses an opinion1 you have the respect of nobody4 ,think for yourself1 but think carefully4 ,if you choose to grovel at the feet of those about you1 you must expect to get stepped on and run over4 ,above all1 cultivate a habit of being so straightforward and above-board that no one will ever doubt your sincerity4 ,don't wear a mask of sincerity when the real character is less honorable4 ,to do this is to cheat yourself more than anyone else1 for the deception is ofttimes but thinly veiled4 ,in his early life1 in the year #ahdd1 ,lord ,beaconsfield1 said1 in an address before the ,literary and ,scientific ,institution of ,london3 ',a man can be what he pleases4 ,every one of you can be what he desires to be4 ,i have resolved to hold a certain position1 and if ,i live ,i will4' ,it is not known to what position ,benjamin ,disraeli referred1 but he attained to the highest position possible to any man in ,england1 notwithstanding that his status as a ,jew was a strong barrier against his progress4 ,on his deathbed he said1 ',nothing can resist a will which will stake even existence for its fulfillment4' ,that is determination4 ,such determination will make any man what he wants to be4 ,it will enable every one of us to reach his highest ideal4 ,and may that ideal be to shun the dishonest and seek the honest life in its every element4 ,,washington',s ,,strength --,washington's ,birthday --,trust ,through ,his ,great ,trials ,he ,remained ,steadfast in ,his ,hold on ,god4 ,,the ,,lesson--,that trouble either adds to our spiritual strength or else casts us down1 depending on the stability of our character and our hold on ,god4 ,this illustration1 especially useful on the occasion of the birthday of ,george ,washington1 on the #bb;d of ,february1 is adaptable to the needs of the younger boys and girls1 but its significance may give hope and strength to the older ones as well4 ,the ,talk4 ,boys1 how many of you ever flew a kite8 ,well1 that's fine6 ,you will be able1 then1 to answer the question ,i am going to ask you4 ,now1 listen4 ,if the wind is blowing from the west1 which way do you run to make the kite go up8 ,yes1 you run toward the west1 right against the wind4 ,if you run with the wind1 the kite won't go up at all1 will it8 ,draw the kite as in ,fig4 #hd2 black outline1 red tail4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #hd ,one might think that when a strong wind blew against the kite1 it would be blown away like a piece of loose newspaper2 but that isn't so4 ,and when a gentle breeze increases to a strong1 steady wind1 the kite goes higher and higher1 ,,provided it is made of good material1 and ,,provided1 also1 that someone holds tightly to the other end of the string4 ,but if the string breaks1 down comes the kite6 ,why8 ,because the very thing which holds it down is the same thing which holds it up6 ,you may never have thought of it1 but each of us boys and girls and each one of us men and women is a good deal like a kite4 ,when the winds of trouble and worry blow against us they may cause us to rise higher or they may blow us down4 ,today1 ,i want to tell you how ,george ,washington acted when troubles came to him1 and if any man in the world's history was loaded down with soul-trying troubles it was 'the ,father of ,his ,country4' ,listen while ,i read for you a few sentences from private letters which he wrote during the ,revolutionary war4 ,it will be well to have these and other extracts written so you may read them verbatim4 ',i am wearied almost to death with the retrograde motion of things1 and ,i solemnly protest that a pecuniary reward of twenty thousand pounds a year would not induce me to undergo what ,i do1 and1 after all1 perhaps1 lose my character4' ,again3 ',our affairs are in a more distressed1 ruinous1 and deplorable condition than they have been since the commencement of the war1' and he adds that unless congress comes valiantly to his assistance at once the country will sink into irretrievable ruin4 ,again he writes3 ',every idea you can form of our distresses will fall short of the reality4 ,i have almost ceased to hope4' ,these were dark days1 and the winds of adversity were beating mercilessly against the man into whose hands had been placed the cares of the great struggle for national existence4 ,he was like the kite bravely battling against the wind4 ,but he was made of good stuff1 and there was a strong hand holding the string1 for we read again from his letters3 ',how it will all end1 ,god in his great goodness1 will direct4 ,i am thankful for ,his protection to this time4 ,i have a consolation within that no earthly effort can deprive me of1 and that is that neither ambitions nor interested motives have influenced my conduct4 ,the arrows of malevolence1 therefore1 however barbed and well pointed1 can never reach the most vulnerable part of me2 though1 while ,i am set up as a mark they will be continually aimed4' ,his trust was in ,god1 and so shocked was he when he learned that the habit of swearing was growing in the army that he issued a general order calling upon officers to set the men a good example1 and added1 ',the practice is foolish and wicked--a vice so mean and low1 without temptation1 that every man of sense and character detests and despises it4 ,we can have little hope of the blessing of heaven on our arms if we insult it by our folly and our impiety4' ,no1 ,george ,washington was not the man to give way under severe trials4 ,he was not like the kite whose framework breaks or whose paper covering is torn by the force of the wind4 ,under these conditions a kite must dash to the earth4 ,draw the rent in the kite with black4 ,remove the drawing from the board1 invert it1 and then re-attach it to the board1 ,fig4 #he4 ,but when the trials came to ,washington he arose in his might to meet them1 knowing that ,god would be with him4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #he ,let us ever remember that ,god is our strength1 just as he was the strength of ,george ,washington4 ,a ,,merry ,,heart --,cheerfulness --,smiles ,to ,cultivate the ,spirit of ,cheerfulness is to ,bless and ,brighten ,other ,lives4 ,,the ,,lesson--,that in no way can we serve those about us better than by the kind of service which reveals the true gladness of the ,christian life4 ,the ,christian religion is based upon principles which lift us from sin and its attendant evils of discouragement1 unrest1 despondency and suffering1 to the higher plane of confidence1 hope1 praise and love4 ,it is a religion of good cheer1 which ,god's children must reflect to a darkened world if they are to fulfill their earthly mission4 ,the ,talk4 ,i wonder how many of us are getting too busy or too lazy to smile4 ,i see some1 who were looking pretty solemn before ,i made the remark whose faces look a little brighter now--and some have already broken into a most gladsome smile4 ,i'm glad of it4 ,smiles1 they say are the least expensive things we can give to other people1 and sometimes they value them more than silver or gold4 ,but how can we smile unless we feel like it8 ,that's the question4 ,well1 we will feel like it if we think right things and do right things1 living close to the ,master1 even if things do go very1 very much awry sometimes4 ,the ,bible has a good many things to say about smiles1 and it isn't at all guarded in declaring that smiles are worth a good deal more than words1 unless those words are very carefully spoken4 ,here is what we find in the book of ,proverbs3 ',a merry heart maketh a cheery countenance4' ,so1 we find1 it is necessary to feel happy within before we can show it on the outside4 ,and then it says3 ',he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast1' which shows that if we are truly happy1 everything about us will appear brighter and more delightful4 ,again1 it says3 ',a merry heart doeth good like a medicine4' ,how true this is2 you never saw a sour1 gloomy pessimistic person who was in real good health1 while the one who shows the most gladsome face is either in splendid physical condition or else has risen above his pains and distress in his appreciation of ,god's blessings4 ,they are always believing that 'it might be worse4 ,but is this cheerfulness for the sole benefit of the one who smiles8 ,not a bit of it4 ,we cannot do evil without harming someone2 neither can we cultivate cheerfulness without proving a blessing to others4 ,here1 ,i want to draw for you the picture of a boy who doesn't seem to have this happy disposition of which we have been speaking4 ,draw the lines to complete ,fig4 #hf4 ,perhaps he looks this way most of the time--it is a bad beginning4 ,we see him here1 coming down the street2 perhaps he will meet one of the other boys4 ,ah1 yes1 here comes another boy2 and this boy has a merry heart1 if we are to judge from his facial expression4 ,draw the second boy4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #hf ,we have no way of knowing what this second boy said to the first boy1 but we can tell from his face that he has a merry heart4 ,and what about the first boy8 ,ah1 he1 too1 has caught it1 for his face reflects the smile of the second boy4 ,add line to change the facial expression of the first boy1 completing ,fig4 #hg4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #hg ,we refer again to the book of ,proverbs1 and there we find that 'a word spoken in due season1 how good it is6' ,it must have been such a word that the first boy spoke to the second4 ',a word fitly spoken1' we read again1 'is like apples of gold in pictures of silver4' ,but we must choose the right words to go along with the smile1 and the greatest danger seems to be that we will say too much1 for the same book of ,proverbs says that 'he that hath knowledge spareth his words4' ,he knows how to choose and when to stop4 ,let us remember that the smile counts for more than mere words4 ,the smile is a universal language understood everywhere on earth4 ,it is the badge of friendship1 and that is the thing which the world craves4 ,a friend of ,haydn1 the great composer1 once asked him how it happened that his church music was so full of gladness1 and ,haydn replied1 ',i cannot make it otherwise4 ,i write according to the thoughts ,i feel2 when ,i think upon my ,god1 my heart is so full of joy that the notes dance from my pen4' ,to the one who needs your smile there is nothing else in all the world1 perhaps1 that will prove so life-giving4 ,many a despondent one has been thrilled with vital power1 lifted1 and ennobled by the knowledge that another heart beats with it in tenderness and sympathy4 ,,what ,,is ,,best8 --,success --,work ,success ,means the ,constant ,employment of ,our ,best ,faculties in the ,noblest of ,service4 ,,the ,,lesson--,that true success does not depend so much upon what you get out of this world1 as upon what you accomplish for others4 ,the magic word1 ,success1 is before each one of us to inspire us to larger deeds2 but let us not forget that many a rich man has made a great failure of life1 while many a poor man has made a great success of it4 ,the talk deals with the subject in a commercial way1 as an illustration of success in the truest sense4 ,the ,talk4 ,every one of us desires to be successful4 ,but some of us have one definition of success while others have an entirely different view4 ,many are sure that the attainment of wealth is the measure of success2 some are equally sure that the achievement of political or social honors marks the arrival at the goal of success2 and so on4 ,but1 no matter how we may have defined success1 many of us who have fallen short of our ideals declare in the bitterness of disappointment that we could have reached the top if we had only had the advantages that others enjoyed2 if we had been helped at the proper time1 or if we could have had enough money or strength4 ,let us take the example of the young man who occupies a high position in the commercial world4 ,we will draw a picture of him seated at his desk4 ,draw ,fig4 #hh1 complete4 ,this young man is at the head of an important department of a great manufacturing concern1 and there are rumors that he is about to be advanced to a place of greater responsibility4 ,he receives a large salary4 ,it is a part of his duties to direct the work of many men in his department4 ,these men come to him for instructions4 ,we will draw one of these men4 ,draw man to complete ,fig4 #hi4 ,what is passing in the mind of the man who stands here receiving his instructions8 ,this is what he is saying to himself3 ',i cannot understand why this other man1 who is no older than ,i am1 should have such a good position1 while ,i must stay in a place of less importance4 ,he must have a pull4' ,and he goes away with bitterness in his heart4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #hh ,illustration3 ,fig4 #hi ,the fact is that the man with the lesser position spends his time1 his energy and his talent in pursuing the trivial1 temporary things1 the so-called pleasures of life4 ,he is a time-waster4 ,the successful one has won his way by concentrating his efforts on learning how best to do his work4 ,do you ever harbor such thoughts about people who have made good in the commercial life8 ,have you ever1 for example1 thought that the high place in the world of commerce held by ,andrew ,carnegie was attained through some strange chance or luck8 ,if you have1 perhaps it might be well to take a glance at the main points of his early life4 ,in ,scotland1 his father was a weaver1 whose business was destroyed by the introduction of power looms4 ,one day1 when the father came home1 he said to his boy1 ',andy1 ,i have no more work6' ,the lad knew what it meant1 and immediately he decided to meet his father's problem to keep the wolf of hunger from the door4 ,he was then but ten years old4 ,it was decided to come to ,america1 and here ,andrew ,carnegie1 at the age of eleven1 obtained a place in a mill as a bobbin boy1 at #a4bj a week4 ,he writes as follows concerning the great lesson he learned at that time3 ',i was no longer dependent upon my parents but at last was admitted to the family partnership as a contributing member and able to help them4 ,i think that makes a man out of a boy sooner than anything else4' ,at the age of fourteen1 he was a stoker in the boiler room of a small factory1 and then took employment as a telegraph boy at #cjj a year4 ,when he advanced to a place of greater responsibility as a telegrapher1 he made his first investment in the purchase of an interest in an express company4 ,while still engaged in this capacity he met ,woodruff1 the inventor of the sleeping car1 and seeing the value of the invention he later engaged in its manufacture4 ,from then forward1 as superintendent of the ,pittsburgh division of the ,pennsylvania railroad1 in the oil fields and in the steel industry of which he has long been regarded as the king1 his rise has been the result1 not of good fortune1 but of hard work looking toward a desired object4 ,the story of the success of the lives of ,lincoln1 of ,moody1 of ,mozart1 of thousands of the world's great men is the story of work and hope1 of poverty and inspiration4 ,so1 in the ,christian life1 ,jesus asks us to cast out of our lives the pursuit of the vain1 transient things and to center our minds and hearts upon the truest1 the loftiest and the best4 ,success may mean a most humble place in the world4 ,but the 'pearl of great price' is the blessing of peace1 of faith1 of hope and of love which come to him to whom the ,master says1 ',well done4' ,,messages to the ,,children --,cradle ,roll ,day --,children ,the ,scriptures ,are ,full of ,beautiful ,thoughts for ,cradle ,roll ,day4 ,,the ,,lesson--,that ,god loves a baby2 that both the ,father and the ,son1 through their recorded words1 constantly express their love of the little ones4 ,this somewhat unusual chalk talk will not fail to accomplish its object in getting the attention of the children and causing them to consider some of the especially beautiful thoughts appropriate to ,cradle ,roll ,day4 ,the ,talk4 ,i want to see the hand of every boy or girl who likes to get a letter4 ,yes1 and you like to get pretty post cards1 too2 don't you8 ,and the reason you like to get them is that you know1 then1 that someone thinks of you and cares for you4 ,well1 then1 on this ,cradle ,roll day1 ,i am sure we would all like to get a letter from someone who cares for us1 and so1 ,i will first draw the envelope and then see if there is a message in it for us4 ,draw the envelope on the paper in black outline and then1 with the broad side of your crayon give it an even tinting of pink1 light blue or other dainty color4 ,then1 with your black crayon1 address the envelope to your own school1 by revising the wording as here shown4 ,add the stamp in brown1 and the postmark in black1 completing ,fig4 #ij4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ij ,well1 here is the envelope4 ,now1 ,i wonder if there is anything in it for us4 ,with a sharp pen knife or scissors cut a slit in the paper at the end of the envelope as if you were opening it4 ,thrust in your hand and bring forth a sheet of paper like a letter only much larger--folded to fit the envelope 7,fig4 #ia74 ,this1 of course1 is placed there in advance1 beneath the outer sheet1 attached with thumb tacks so it will tear loose readily4 ,the action will arouse much interest4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ia ,well1 surely we have something here that looks like a letter or a message4 ,ah1 yes1 it is a message of love to the little ones from the ,savior ,himself1 for it was ,jesus who spoke these beautiful words3 ',suffer the little children to come unto me1 for of such is the ,kingdom of ,heaven4 ,and let us see if there is a message for the little boys and girls of the ,sunshine and the primary classes4 ,ah1 yes1 here it is2 and it is from the ,bible1 too 7,eccl4 #ab3 #a71 and this is what it says3 ',remember now thy ,creator in the days of thy youth1 when1 the evil days come not nor the years draw nigh when thou shalt say1 ,i have no pleasure in them4' ,and this means that if you are faithful to your ,sunday school and will remember the beautiful things you learn here and carry them through life with you1 you will be more than grateful in the years that are to come4 ,i wonder if there is anything here to let these boys and girls know whether ,god thinks they are worth anything or not4 ,yes1 here is a message from the ,psalms which says3 ',lo1 children are an heritage of the ,lord4 ,as arrows are in the hand of a mighty man1 so are children of the youth4 ,happy is he whose quiver is full of them6' ,and so a man is rich if he has those about him who call him father1 and a mother is blessed in the love of her children4 ,does the message say anything about how the boys and girls should treat their fathers and their mothers8 ,let us see4 ,yes1 it says3 ',honor thy father and mother1 that thy days may be long in the land which the ,lord thy ,god giveth thee4' ,and again it says3 ',my son1 heed the instruction of thy father1 and forsake not the law of thy mother4' ,and then1 too1 it adds this word3 ',children1 obey your parents in all things1 for this is well pleasing unto the ,lord4' ,and is there a message for us older ones on this ,cradle ,roll ,day8 ,i believe there is1 for ,i find here this message3 ',except ye become as little children1 ye shall in no wise enter the ,kingdom of ,heaven4' ,and is there a message to the parent which sheds any light on the way they should treat their children8 ,yes1 here it is3 ',the rod and reproof give wisdom1 but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame4' ,when we are boys and girls we must obey father and mother or suffer punishment to keep us in the right pathway4 ,and is there a message to the grandfathers and grandmothers on this glad day8 ,i think so1 for ,i find here this message1 ',children's children are the crown of old men4' ,let us remember all of these messages which have come again to us on this glad ,cradle ,roll ,day4 ,,the ,,perfect ,,life --,thanksgiving ,day --,perfection ,the ,love of ,god in ,our ,hearts ,may ,be ,perfect1 ,even ,though ,our ,lives ,fall ,short of ,perfection4 ,,the ,,lesson--,that if we hunger and thirst after righteousness1 as did the ,pilgrim ,fathers1 our lives1 though imperfect1 will be well pleasing to the ,father4 ,many of us are discouraged because we cannot1 or do not1 attain to the high ideal of life which we find before us4 ,god's ,word seems to bring comfort to the disappointed one by showing him that if he earnestly desires to attain to the highest ideal1 his acts are well pleasing to ,god1 even though he falls short of his hopes4 ,in using the ,pilgrim ,fathers as an illustration1 the talk is well fitted to the observance of ,thanksgiving ,day1 but it is also appropriate for many other occasions4 ,the ,talk4 ,any one of us who wants to find something beautiful about us1 needs only to take a good look4 ,here1 for instance1 we may see a tall1 straight tree4 ,draw the tree1 of ,fig4 #ib4 ,and over here1 nearer by1 we may find a rosebush in bloom4 ,draw the bush and rose4 ,and here is the sun shining in all its glory4 ,draw the sun1 using orange4 ,any suitable color may be used for the rose4 ,the trunk of the tree should be in brown and the foliage in green4 ,draw the distant foliage1 completing ,fig4 #ib4 ,and as we look upon these things we may think of them as perfect in every way1 because they are all ,god's handiwork4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ib ,and yet-- ,let us take a closer look4 ,we find that when the tree is cut down for lumber it is marred by many imperfections1 and that a great deal of it has to be thrown away as useless4 ,somehow1 we are a little bit disappointed in the tree1 for we thought it was perfect4 ,as we turn to the rose1 we are reminded by a sharp pain in our fingers as we examine it1 that the stems are covered with ugly thorns4 ,add the thorns4 ,and then we notice1 too1 that many of the leaves on the bush are deformed and unshapely4 ,as we turn to look upon the sun1 we are dazzled by its brilliance1 at first1 and then we discover that even this brightness is clouded by spots which seem to make it imperfect4 ,then too1 as we look away from it1 we find that the sun1 in its passage through the sky not only brightens many a dark corner1 but it casts many a deep1 gloomy shadow as well4 ,draw the shadow of the tree1 completing ,fig4 #ic4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ic ,well1 now1 wouldn't it be foolish for us to go about finding flaws in ,god's creatures1 like this8 ,ah1 yes4 ,but it is just this way that some of us study our own lives4 ,just because we don't find perfection there1 we are disheartened and discouraged1 forgetting that ,god's ,word is the authority for the assertion1 that 'there is not a righteous man upon earth1 that doeth good1 and sinneth not4' ,but we must not forget that other assertion which is equally true1 namely1 that they are blessed 'who hunger and thirst after righteousness1' and nothing short of this desire for godliness is pleasing to the ,father4 ,we have before us the inspiring1 the ennobling example of the ,pilgrim ,fathers1 who1 denied the right to worship ,god after their own manner in their home across the seas1 made the perilous journey to the new world to establish here the beginning of a mighty church and a mighty pattern for all who were to come after them4 ,they were men and women who hungered and thirsted after righteousness4 ,but were they perfect8 ,no4 ,it would be impossible to find1 in the world's history a life in which some imperfection did not lurk8 ,should the discovery of faults and imperfections in ourselves or in others discourage us from trying to follow in the footsteps of the ,perfect ,one8 ,surely not4 ,we should see in the shortcomings of others an inspiration to live our own lives more closely to the measure which we know to be right and true4 ,the knowledge of our own faults and imperfections should make us more sympathetic1 more helpful to others and induce a spirit of comradeship with those who need a strengthening band on the pathway of life4 ,we know1 too1 where to take these faults and imperfections of ours4 ,how often has ,he answered the prayer1 ',create in me a clean heart1 ,o ,god1 and renew a right spirit within me4' ,to become wearied1 to lie idle and despair because we have not attained to the ideal is to commit a grievous error4 ,get busy6 ,in true work for ,him is the surest cure for the trouble4 ,faulty8 ,yes4 ,but let us not forget the truth in ,dr4 ,van ,dyke's words1 'the best rosebush1 after all1 is not that which has the fewest thorns but that which has the finest roses4 ,let us not lose heart because of our shortcomings1 but give thanks that we may attain to the highest if we but do ,his will4 ,,bring ,,forth ,,fruit --,children's ,day --,fruitfulness ,a ,children's ,day ,thought for the ,entire ,school--,the ,live ,branch4 ,,the ,,lesson--,that as the fruit tree fulfills its mission only when surrounded by proper conditions1 so1 also1 must the child be provided with the conditions which will help him to bring forth fruit in the ,christian life4 ,the illustration here given possesses the unusual qualities of entertainment for the very littlest children of the school1 of enlightment for the juniors and intermediates and of personal appeal to the seniors and adults--especially those visitors who may be attracted on the occasion of ,children's ,day4 ,the use of the colored chalk makes the picture especially attractive4 ,the ,talk4 ,before beginning the talk1 draw the bare limb in brown4 ,what is this8 ,a dead branch1 did you say8 ,perhaps4 ,perhaps not4 ,we are supposed to be looking at it in the winter time1 and1 of course1 it isn't real easy at first to tell whether it is dead or merely sleeping2 but if we examine it closely we can tell1 because the leaf-buds are formed in the autumn1 and if the limb is alive we shall find the little leaf-buds there4 ,examine the branch4 ,yes1 the branch is alive1 for the little leaf-buds are clustered everywhere1 waiting to burst forth into full-grown leaves4 ,as you speak1 touch the limb here and there with green and then draw the clusters of full-grown leaves4 ,and here1 too1 ,i find some little pink buds1 and a little later they open into pretty flowers1 for this is the limb of an apple tree4 ,add the flowers1 completing ,fig4 #id4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #id ,and then1 as time goes on1 we witness another interesting change1 because ,god intends that the tree shall do more than bear leaves and flowers4 ,we find that the pretty pink flowers which have filled the air with their fragrance and gladdened our eyes with their beauty have gone away1 and in their places have come little green apples4 ,with green chalk draw the green apples just large enough to cover the blossoms4 ,green apples are good things--to leave alone1 so we will not pick them4 ,we will watch and see them change into something else4 ,with red chalk draw the large ripe apples1 covering up the green surface4 ,this completes ,fig4 #ie4 ,if the green doesn't disappear entirely1 it doesn't matter4 ,it is well1 however1 in drawing the green apples1 to use as little of the color as possible4 ,and now we have the ripened fruit of the apple tree4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ie ,this part of the story is for the little boys and girls4 ,but we must say a word also to the boys and girls of the junior and intermediate classes4 ,it is this3 ,that the branch of the apple tree1 in bringing forth in its time the leaf-buds1 the leaves1 the blossoms1 the green apples and the ripened fruit1 has done nothing excepting that which ,god planned that it should do4 ,he asks of it no more and no less4 ,that is its duty4 ,the lesson for us is this3 ,he expects us to do our full duty1 just as the branch of the apple tree has done4 ,he asks that we bring forth the fruits of service1 of sacrifice1 of cheerfulness1 of kindness1 of love and of humility4 ,he has surrounded us with the things which make it easy to do this4 ,let us find out the best way for us to do it and enjoy real living as we bring forth fruit for ,him4 ,and ,i would also add a word to the seniors and the adults of our school1 as well as to the visitors of the day4 ,we all know that the branch cannot bring forth its fruit unless it be a part of the tree4 ,christ has said1 ',i am the vine1' and unless we get the children1 attached to this true vine1 their lives cannot bear ,christian fruit4 ,he is our support and our life4 ,just as the branch must have the sunlight and the warmth for its development1 so must each one of these children have ,his love and our love and our help to live ,christian lives4 ,it was the ,master who said1 ',herein is my father glorified1 that ye bring forth much fruit' ,in helping these little ones we are ourselves bringing forth fruit4 ,i believe that in this service1 side by side with these children in the ,sunday school1 we shall find our ,christian experiences enlarged and blessed4 ,let us pray1 then1 that each of these precious lives may be 'like a tree planted by the streams of water1 that bringeth forth its fruit in its season1 whose leaf doth not wither1 and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper4' ,,young ,,men1 ,,ahoy --,temperance ,day --,dissipation ,john ,b4 ,gough's ,thrilling ,word ,picture a ,remarkable ,temperance ,lesson4 ,,the ,,lesson--,that we dare not trifle with the devil's poison4 ,the world has known no greater foe to intemperance than ,john ,b4 ,gough4 ,no words of this great leader have left a more lasting impression than those which he used in his striking picture of the young men drifting in a boat on the ,niagara river4 ,happily1 it adapts itself to the requirements of a chalk talk4 ,the ,talk4 ,the great temperance leader1 ,john ,b4 ,gough1 devoted the best years of his life to an earnest endeavor to save hoys from the evil of strong drink1 of which he knew so much through long1 bitter experience4 ,familiar to all of us1 perhaps1 is the thrilling word picture of the young men who launched their rowboat upon the quiet1 smooth waters of the broad ,niagara river a few miles above the mighty cataract4 ,draw the boat and the young men1 completing ,fig4 #if4 ,it might be well to prepare this first scene in advance4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #if ',now1' says ,mr4 ,gough1 as he enters into the narrative1 'launch your bark upon the ,niagara river4 ,it is bright and smooth and still2 there is a ripple at the bow2 the silvery wake you leave behind you adds to your enjoyment4 ,down the stream you glide2 you have your oars1 and you think you are prepared for every emergency--and thus you go on your pleasure excursion1 thinking naught of dangers ahead4 ,some one cries from the bank6 ,hark6 ',young men1 ahoy6' ',what is it8' you ask4 ',the rapids are below you6' ',ha1 ha6 ,we have heard of the rapids below us1' you laugh1 'but we are not such fools as to get into them4 ,when we find we are going too fast1 we will pull for the shore4' ',young men1 ahoy6' ',what is it8 ',the rapids are below you6' ',ha1 ha6 ,we will laugh and quaff2 all things delight us2 what care we for the future8 ,no man ever saw it4 ,sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof4 ,we will enjoy life while we may1 and catch pleasure as it flies4 ,this is the time for enjoyment4 ,it is time enough to steer out of danger when we find we are going too swiftly with the stream4' ',,young ,,men1 ,,ahoy6' ',what is it8' ',the rapids are below you6 ,now see the water foaming all around you6 ,see how fast you go6 ,quick6 ,,quick6 ,pull for your very lives6 ,pull till the blood starts from your nostrils and the veins stand like whipcords on your brow6' ,at this point1 quickly detach the drawing from the board1 turn it one-fourth around and re-attach with thumb tacks2 then1 add the lines to complete ,fig4 #ig4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ig ',ah1 it is too late6 ,shrieking1 cursing1 blaspheming1 over the falls you go6--and thousands thus go over every year by the power of evil habits1 declaring1 ,when ,i find it is hurting me1 ,i will quit4 ,but these latter do not go by the water way1 but by the whiskey way1 which is a thousand times worse6 ,no man today fills a drunkard's grave who did not once think he could quit--but he found1 too late1 that he couldn't4' ',wine is a mocker1 strong drink is raging1 and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise1' says ,solomon1 and he might have made it ten times as strong and still kept within the truth4 ,everywhere1 and at all times1 when a young man starts to do evil1 he hears plainly and clearly the cry1 ',young man1 ahoy6 ,the rapids are below you6' ,it is the voice of conscience1 his true and faithful servant4 ,but1 unfortunately1 as the voice is unheeded and bad habits grow stronger1 conscience grows weaker1 and1 after a while1 it cannot serve us at all1 for ,satan has taken possession of it4 ,the evil one can do as much mischief with a man's conscience as he can with his heart4 ,he can 'sear it with a hot iron4' 7,i ,tim4 #d3 #b47 ,he can 'defile' it4 7,titus #a3 #ae47 ,he can kill it4 7,eph4 #d3 #ag-ai47 ,and how can a seared1 defiled1 dead conscience help him to shun temptation and sin8 ,many a man1 honest in his dealings with those about him1 is dishonest with himself when he begins to allow bad habits to rule his life and to allow ,satan to defile and kill the conscience which has been provided to guide him in caring for his own body--the earthly temple given to him by ,god as the earthly abiding place of his immortal soul4 ,,valueless ,,things --,boys' ,day --,ability ,they ,may ,not ,remain ,so if ,we ,give ,them ,proper ,attention--,a ,thought for ,boys' ,day4 ,,the ,,lesson--,that our seemingly useless1 or even harmful1 traits may prove to be our most valuable talents4 ,this little fragment of industrial history should impress a lesson upon all young people1 though it is especially adapted to ,boys' ,day4 ,the ,talk4 ,during the period extending from the time that people first settled in ,america up to the time of the civil war those who chose to live in some portions of the area which are now the states of ,pennsylvania1 ,ohio and ,west ,virginia selected their land with great care4 ,in some parts of the land they found a disagreeable kind of oil in the ground which oozed from the rocks below4 ,when a man bought a piece of ground he was very careful to find out for sure that there was none of this oil about the place1 and if he did find any of it1 it is probable that he made this fact known3 ,draw the signboard and the letters1 ,fig4 #ih1 complete4 ,to him the ground was worthless4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ih ,it may be that some of the people knew that this oil was the same kind that the ancient ,jews used in the preparation of their cement for building purposes1 and that it was the same that the more ancient ,egyptians used in the preservation of the mummified bodies of their dead2 but1 as the ,americans did not need oil for such purposes1 they considered the oil a nuisance4 ,at one time1 while a man was drilling for water1 he struck such a strong artesian well of oil that it gushed out all over the ground2 then it ran down to a river and caught fire as it spread out over the swiftly flowing water4 ,the flames spread down the river and it looked for all the world as if the river was burning up6 ,they called this oil petroleum--rock-oil4 ,one day1 in #ahei1 after there had been a good deal of talk as to whether or not this oil was good for anything1 ,col4 ,e4,l4 ,drake hired some men to drill a well at ,titusville1 ,pennsylvania4 ,the drillers at first refused to work for a man who was so foolish as to spend his money in this way1 but1 finally1 they set at work on the job under the belief that they were really drilling for salt6 ,but the oil began to flow1 and some men soon learned how to make kerosene out of it4 ,this took the place of tallow candles1 and from that moment the world has been much brighter4 ,the men kept right on with their experiments1 until now we have not only kerosene1 but gasoline1 benzine1 rhigoline1 naphtha1 mineral sperm oil1 lubricating oils1 paraffins wax1 carbon oil and a variety of medicinal products--all made from this once-useless petroleum4 ,these discoveries have brought also the gasoline and oil stoves1 gasoline and gas engines and the automobile4 ,prom the industry has grown the ,standard ,oil company1 one of the richest and most powerful commercial enterprises in the world4 ,so now1 in these eastern states1 it is vastly different from what it used to be when a man discovered oil on his land4 ,if he finds oil now1 and if be puts up a sign at all1 it is apt to read like this3 ,revise ,fig4 #ih to ,complete ,fig4 #ii4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ii ,from this little fact of industrial history ,i want to draw a lesson1 especially for the boys1 today4 ,perhaps we cannot own any stock in the ,standard ,oil company1 but we have something just as good1 and better4 ,perhaps we have found in ourselves what we think is a useless talent--useless unless we refine it and cultivate it4 ,one day some people living on a certain street in ,new ,york raised a big row because a small1 ragged street boy drew pictures all over their sidewalks with chalk4 ,to them1 he was nothing but a nuisance4 ,however1 a prominent man came walking by one day4 ,he looked at the chalk drawings and knew at once that the boy had real artistic talent4 ,he became interested1 gave the boy an education and now he is one of ,america's celebrated painters4 ,study yourselves1 boys4 ,do you love music8 ,if you do1 and if you have the talent to become a musician1 don't throw away your talent by using your ability for any low purpose4 ,make music1 like ,haydn1 who praised ,god through every note6 ,do you like to draw8 ,if you are to be an artist1 do not use your talent for low purposes4 ,let your work be of a kind to reflect credit upon you--work which will make other people better for having seen it and for having been influenced by it4 ,do you like to speak8 ,do you plan to study medicine1 or law1 or to be a teacher8 ,whatever your plans may be1 based on what you believe your best talent to be1 do not let your talent go to waste like this oil did for so many years4 ,treasure it up1 refine it1 and in whatever direction ,god may lead you1 you may be sure that you will have ample opportunity to let your talent bring greater brightness into the world4 ,and then you1 too1 would not part with your possession for any price6 ,,the ,,story ,,of ,a ,,hat --,politeness --,the ,common ,people ,a thought for the ,thoughtless ,who ,have ,but ,little ,politeness and ,respect for the ,common ,people4 ,,the ,,lesson--,that every one who truly fills his high or lowly place ,in the world is deserving of respect and honor4 ,this story contains a splendid lesson for all of us4 ,there is much in it to start the boys and girls to thinking of the worthiness of doing the humble things in life1 and of the respect due those whose place may be more lowly than theirs4 ,true worth is the measure of our value in the world1 whether our work be great or little4 ,the ,talk4 ,this morning ,i am going to tell you ',the ,story of a ,hat1'--and this is the hat4 ,draw only the hat1 ,a1 completing ,fig4 #ajj4 ,this is the same drawing as that of the lower right-hand corner of ,fig4 #aja1 before the face is added4 ,i don't wonder that you smile4 ,it's a seedy-looking old hat1 isn't it8 ,it looks as if it ought to be burned up or else dumped in the ash barrel2 but1 before we do that1 let us hear the story4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ajj ,once upon a time ,mr4 ,brown1 a college president1 was passing a clothing store when he saw1 displayed in the window1 a hat like this4 ,draw only the hat as in ,b4 ,mr4 ,brown went into the store and tried on the hat4 ,it fitted him1 and when he came out he looked like this in his new four-dollar hat4 ,add the head of ,mr4 ,brown1 completing ,b4 ,everybody respected the college president and was polite to him4 ,after a while ,mr4 ,brown's wife told him that his hat was getting just a little bit shabby--perhaps just a little bit out of style1 too4 ,and so the college president gave the hat away to a poor but respectable preacher1 ,mr4 ,green1 and this is the way ,mr4 ,green looked in the hat4 ,draw ,c complete4 ,mr4 ,green was not a ',d4,d41' by any means1 but he was a good man who was made to suit and fit a certain class of people who could not have understood the big words of a ',d4 ,d4' ,well1 ,mr4 ,green wore the hat for a while1 and then he gave it to the janitor of his church1 a man named ,mr4 ,blue4 ,the janitor wore it for a while1 until it looked about like this3 ,draw ,d1 complete4 ,you will notice that it was somewhat indented by this time1 but it was all right for ,mr4 ,blue and he was glad to get it4 ,there was a man in the town by the name of ,mr4 ,white1 who had a job cleaning the streets4 ,he was a friend of ,mr4 ,blue1 and the janitor gave him the hat4 ,this is the way ,mr4 ,white looked in it3 ,draw the face under the hat1 ,a2 this completes ,fig4 #aja4 ,mr4 ,white had a little cart and a big shovel and an old broom1 and he worked all day sweeping up and carting off the old paper1 the stubs of cigars and everything else which1 if allowed to accumulate1 would soon make the streets look disgraceful and the town unhealthful4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #aja ,and so1 we see1 this poor old hat had done good service for four different kinds of men4 ,remember this--that every man who wore the hat was a useful man in his place4 ,each one was a necessary man4 ,we must have him4 ,especially is this true of the man who kept the streets clean1 for he1 just like the man who collects and takes away the garbage1 helps to keep away the scourge of typhoid fever1 and cholera and other dread diseases1 by being willing to do the dirty work and to wear the old hat4 ,why1 just suppose everybody was a college president4 ,who would wash our clothes8 ,who would scrub our floors8 ,who would clean our streets8 ,who would cart away our garbage8 ,now1 don't you see that the street cleaner and the 'garbage gentleman' are far more useful than any wealthy man's son who doesn't do a lick of work1 who rides around in an automobile at his father's expense and who spends his time at night in wasteful or sinful ways so that he gets to bed at one or two o'clock in the morning and sleeps until nine or ten o'clock the next day8 ,why1 bless your soul1 the street cleaner and the 'garbage gentleman' are worth a dozen good-for-nothings like that6 ,then why look down upon the poor man--the laboring man8 ,why not be just as polite and respectful to him as to the college president8 ,god made them both1 and each is filling his place in life4 ,each man whose picture we have drawn belonged to a different class of people1 just as ,god designed they should1 and each1 if he did his duty in life1 had just as important a place in the community as the other4 ,abraham ,lincoln said that ',god must think more of the common people than ,he did of any other kind1 because ,he made so many more of them4' ,surely1 all this is reason enough for the best of us to be kind and considerate1 respectful and polite toward people whose hats would not suit us at all6 ,,our ,,country',s ,,flag --,flag ,day --,patriotism ,a ,little of its ,history and of its ,meaning--,some ,interesting ,facts4 ,,the ,,lesson--,that loyalty to the flag means the fulfillment of duty to ,god and to our fellowmen4 ,flag ,day suggests a patriotic demonstration1 and this talk will harmonize well with your decorations and the other features of your program4 ,the talk calls for the drawing of four flags4 ,it is suggested that you prepare in advance of the talk all four flags of ,fig4 #ajb1 as the drawing may require more time than you can spare during the talk4 ,the ,talk4 ,we have about us today some of the flags of the ,united ,states of the present time4 ,i believe you will be interested1 though1 in seeing some of the flags of our country of earlier days4 ,i will present them to you4 ,before the ,revolutionary war was begun1 and at the time of the beginning of the trouble1 some of the colonies had flags of their own1 and some of them were very curious indeed4 ,however1 when ,general ,george ,washington took command of the troops at the beginning of the war it was decided to adopt one flag for all the united colonies1 and so a committee was chosen and a flag like this was designed3 ,indicate flag a4 ,these two crosses represented the crosses of ,st4 ,george and ,st4 ,andrew1 and the thirteen stripes represented the thirteen colonies4 ,you see1 they patterned the crosses after the ,british flag1 because there was no certainty at that time that the colonists would break away from ,england4 ,this is the flag that was raised over the camp of ,washington at ,cambridge1 ,january #b1 #aggf4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ajb ,but in #aggg1 after the colonies had proclaimed the ,declaration of ,independence1 congress ordered that the flag of the thirteen ,united ,states be composed of thirteen stripes1 alternate red and white1 and that thirteen white stars in a field of blue be substituted for the crosses4 ,it was also decided to add one star and one stripe as each new state was admitted4 ,congress1 then in session in ,philadelphia1 named ,george ,washington1 ,robert ,morris and ,colonel ,ross to call upon a widow who had been making flags for the government and ask her to make this first real ,american flag4 ,and this is the flag that ,betsy ,ross made3 ,indicate flag b4 ,it is said that ,betsy ,ross suggested that the stars be five-pointed1 as she could fold her cloth so as to make a five-pointed star with one clip of her scissors4 ,can you make a five-pointed star with one clip8 ,betsy could6 ,note3 ,the writer has seen the simple process described in a sketch of ,betsy ,ross2 it is too long for repetition here1 but a demonstration of the method would be an interesting innovation4 ,well1 this flag was carried throughout the remainder of the ,revolution1 and it was present at the surrender of ,burgoyne and the fall of ,yorktown4 ,but when ,vermont and ,kentucky were admitted as states1 the flag was changed1 so there were fifteen stars and fifteen stripes1 like this3 ,indicate flag c4 ,this flag waved throughout the war of #ahab4 ,it was this flag that ,francis ,scott ,key saw 'through the dawn's early light1' and which inspired him to write ',the ,star-,spangled ,banner4' ,it was not until #ahah that congress saw that a mistake had been made and that it would be necessary to confine the number of stripes to the original number1 thirteen1 though we have continued to add a star for each new state4 ,this is the flag of today3 ,indicate flag d4 ,as we look upon this flag1 our hearts grow warm with love for our country4 ,we honor it and the memory of those who brought it into being and who died to preserve it for us4 ,i know of no better closing picture than this1 which indicates the true spirit of the patriots who died beneath its folds upon the fields of battle--a picture which speaks to us of ,him who said1 ',greater love hath no man than this1 that he lay down his life for his friends4' ,with heavy black put in the outline of the cross2 fill in with orange1 completing ,fig4 #ajc4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ajc ,boys and girls1 what does the flag stand for8 ,loyalty to country4 ,what does the cross stand for8 ,loyalty to ,christ4 ,which is the more important8 ,you are not asked to answer--only to think4 ,being loyal to ,christ makes people truly loyal to country2 but1 alas1 there are many who profane ,his name while they pretend to be loyal to their country4 ,it cannot be done4 ,,the ,,little ,,ones --,cradle ,roll ,day --,teaching ,a ,word of ,appreciation to the ,parents on the ,occasion of ,cradle ,roll ,day4 ,,the ,,lesson--,that the proper early home training of children for ,christ will save future heartaches and anguish4 ,it is well to make of ,cradle ,roll ,day an occasion of profit and inspiration to the parents of the little ones4 ,perhaps you don't get a chance to speak to them very often4 ,your words to them on this occasion1 when a day has been set aside for the special consideration of the children in whom their hearts and hopes are centered1 will best serve their purpose if they are directed to make the parents feel sure that you1 also1 are deeply interested in their little ones4 ,the ,talk4 ,we are delighted today to see so many of our little ,cradle ,roll boys and girls--and we are just as pleased to look into the faces of their fathers and mothers4 ,why8 ,well1 just because we want these parents to know that we love their children and that we are grateful to them for coming with them today to observe this happy time together4 ,we want these fathers and mothers to know that while we are trying to teach the way of unselfishness and love to these older boys and girls1 and while we are waiting for the time to come when these little visitors of today will be old enough to be with us regularly1 we are convinced that the home training for seven days in the week is higher and more lasting than an hour of teaching in the ,sunday school under the best of teachers4 ,so it is with joy that we know that these parents are beginning with the babyhood of their children to tell them of ,him who blessed the little ones and said1 'of such is the kingdom of heaven4' ,we are glad we may look forward to the time when we1 in the ,sunday school1 may also have a part in this training4 ,let us hear a little story this morning3 ,once upon a time a young lad1 while idly spending his time in a grove surrounding his eastern home1 carved with his knife in the bark of a young birch tree three words which his mother had taught him to say4 ,as you continue the narrative1 draw the small tree and merely indicate the words and the heart next referred to1 completing ,fig4 #ajd4 ,the first word had three letters1 the second had two letters and the third four letters4 ,and around them he drew a little heart1 as his mother had taught him to do4 ,and when he had finished it1 he ran away to his play and forgot all about it4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ajd ,years afterward1 when he had grown to young manhood1 he returned to the home which he had not seen for a long time4 ,as he went once more to the grove1 he came upon a birch tree and stopped to look at some words carved upon its bark1 with a heart drawn about them4 ,memory carried him back to the days of his childhood--it was the same tree1 grown big and strong1 and with it the heart had grown large and the words were there strong and plain4 ,they could not be removed without greatly marring the tree4 ,here are the heart and the words3 ,add lines to revise ,fig4 #ajd to ,fig4 #aje4 ,as he looked upon the words1 they thrilled him with tender emotions as he remembered that it was his mother who had taught him this beautiful sentiment4 ',if ,i had written there an unkind word1' he reflected1 'that1 too1 would have been as permanent and lasting4' ,illustration3 ,fig4 #aje ,and now for the application3 ,we are told that some fathers and mothers1 through a false idea of what is of lasting good to their children1 permit them1 in their inexperience1 to learn to do things in a way which will mean sorrow and anguish in the end4 ,of course1 ,i understand that this could not ever happen to any of these fathers and mothers and these children6 ,the application is for those who aren't here6 ,if the boy rebels against school1 he will bless1 in later years1 the hand which made his attendance compulsory4 ,if he can see no harm in the use of unkind or offensive words1 but is compelled by a loving parent to turn his mind and his speech to lofty things1 he will later bless that one who saved him from his error4 ,if1 in the years when he has grown through babyhood and childhood to youth1 a strong1 but gentle1 hand bars for him the way which leads to evil companions and bad habits1 he will praise and bless that restraining hand when the years of discretion show him how close was his step to the brink of a fatal precipice4 ,with the same hand which bars the way to wrong must the parent write the words1 ',god is ,love1' on the heart of each little one4 ,the clear1 pure truth cannot be told too often4 ,in after years1 as memory brings these children back to your loving arms1 back to their little downy beds1 they will be comforted with the realization that the words have become so deep-seated that nothing can eradicate them1 even after death has closed their eyelids4 ,some one has described the eyes of a child as 'clear wells of undefiled thought1' and ,god forbid that as their eyes are lifted to ours1 full of innocence and confidence1 we should give them anything but the purest1 most helpful truth as ,christ reveals it to us4 ,we pledge ourselves earnestly to do this4 ,,the ,,burned ,,book --,patience --,adversity ,how ,thomas ,carlyle's ,work of ,many ,years ,was ,destroyed in a ,few ,seconds4 ,,the ,,lesson--,that there is such a thing as success through patience1 and that the ,christian should so live that he may rejoice in his tribulations4 ,one of the crying needs of every-day life is the cultivation of patience4 ,modern life1 with its hustle and bustle1 and the ever-present contest for supremacy in its commercial and social phases1 displays a growing unrest and nervousness4 ,patience is a rare quality which should be treasured and nurtured4 ,the ,talk4 ,paul once wrote a letter to the church at ,rome in which he said1 ',we glory in tribulations1 also1 knowing that tribulation worketh patience1 and patience experience1 and experience hope1 and hope maketh not ashamed because the love of ,god is shed abroad in our hearts4 ,but we're not all like ,paul4 ,if we had been saying it1 we might have put it this way3 ',we despair that we have tribulation1 knowing that tribulations work impatience1 and impatience discouragement1 and discouragement makes us feel sure that ,god doesn't care for us4' ,nevertheless1 just the opposite is true1 for we know that 'whom the ,lord loveth ,he chasteneth4' ,everybody has trouble4 ,it comes to all of us in many forms4 ,ofttimes it is a blessing in disguise4 ,if it were not so1 we would not find so many of ,god's people afflicted in the ways which the ,scriptures describe4 ,abraham1 ,isaac1 ,jacob and ,joseph and all of the great leaders of the ,new ,testament1 as well as of the ,old1 had their deep troubles and sorrows4 ,and it is so today with ,god's people4 ,patience is a virtue of which the poets sing4 ',how poor are they1' says ,shakespeare1 'that have not patience6 ,what wound did ever heal but by degrees8' ,and ,milton said3 ',patience is more oft the exercise ,of saints1 the trial of their fortitude4' ,so1 let us try always to understand1 in the midst of seeming great trouble1 that sorrow and trial have their place in our lives4 ,whether they are for good or for bad depends largely upon ourselves4 ,i want to tell you the tragedy of a book--a great book4 ,we all know of ,thomas ,carlyle's great work1 ',the ,french ,revolution4' ,of this wonderful production it has been said that ',it is a history of the ,french ,revolution and the poetry of it1 both in one2 and1 on the whole1 no work of greater genius1 either historical or poetical1 has been produced in ,england4' ,i wonder if we have all heard of the tragedy of this great book and the sorrow which came to its author8 ,one day1 after ,mr4 ,carlyle had finished the manuscript of the first volume of the work1 completing the labors of months and years1 and when he felt at last the relief which had tied his hands and his mind through this long period1 he loaned the work to his close friend1 ,john ,stuart ,mill4 ,before ,mr4 ,mill had finished reading the manuscript1 and as it lay scattered about his study1 his servant girl1 thinking the pages were nothing but waste paper1 gathered them up and stuffed them into her kitchen fire6 ,thus was the labor of weary1 toilsome years destroyed in a few moments4 ,on his discovering the awful state of affairs1 it was ,mr4 ,mill's duty to go to ,mr4 ,carlyle's home and break the news to him4 ,mr4 ,carlyle tells of the interview in these words3 ',how well do ,i remember that night when he came to tell ,mrs4 ,carlyle and me1 pale as ,hector's ghost1 that my unfortunate first volume was burned4 ,it was like a half sentence of death to both of us4 ,we had to pretend to take it lightly1 so dismal and ghastly was its horror6' ,if the description of the scene were to end here1 ,i am sure that some of us would see only the darkest1 gloomiest side4 ,let us make a sketch to illustrate this condition4 ,draw ,fig4 #ajf complete4 ,but the description does not stop here4 ,carlyle goes on to tell how1 with the sympathy of his wife1 he began anew the great task1 and1 although it was1 as he says1 a 'job' that nearly broke his heart1 the result was a work superior in every way to his original effort1 and he lived to rejoice in what he once considered to be a disastrous misfortune4 ,he received ample reward for his overmastering patience6 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ajf ',if thou faint in the day of adversity1' says the ,psalmist1 'thy strength is small4' ,remember this3 ,every shadow has a light behind it6 ,it is toward that light that the discouraged one must turn his face4 ,look up1 not down6 ,add lines to complete ,fig4 #ajg2 the hair covers the face of ,fig4 #ajf4 ,no man ever saw the highest success who 'looked down his nose' when trial came4 ,look up--like the man in the picture6 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ajg ,,the ,,man ,,who ,,finally ,,heard --,kind ,words --,the ,tongue ,the ,restoration of ,his ,hearing ,brought to ,him ,pain as ,well as ,pleasure4 ,,the ,,lesson--,that we should guard well our tongues against speaking careless1 useless or vulgar words4 ,this illustration is based on the actual experience of an ,indiana man4 ,it contains a lesson of such great importance that a chapter of one of the strongest moral epistles of the ,new ,testament is devoted to it4 ,the speaker would do well to study carefully the third chapter of the ,epistle of ,james as a foundation for the preparation of the talk4 ,the ,talk4 ,before beginning the talk1 draw the picture of the man1 completing ,fig4 #ajh4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ajh ,the face ,i have here drawn represents the portrait of a certain business man living in an ,indiana town4 ,ever since the time of an illness in childhood this man had been almost totally deaf4 ,for years he tried in vain to secure the aid which would restore to him his hearing1 and during all the period of his boyhood and young manhood he could hear only those words which were spoken very distinctly1 close to his ear4 ,sometimes he could hear the thunder and other loud1 sharp sounds4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #aji ,then1 one day1 came a great change6 ,all at once he could hear almost perfectly4 ,what a great time it was6 ,once more he heard the songs of the birds as he remembered them when he was a child2 the voices of the members of his family and the voices of his friends1 new and strange1 came to him6 ,what had brought the change8 ,it was merely a new invention1 by which a disc containing a diaphragm was placed over his ear4 ,this diaphragm gathered the sound waves1 just as the natural ear-drum was intended to do4 ,the disc fitted over his ear1 like this3 ,add the disc and attachment1 as in ,fig4 #aji4 ,was he happy8 ,of course he was--but soon it was noticed by those about him that his gladness seemed to fade away from his face and a kind of sadness took its place4 ,add the lines about eye and mouth1 completing ,fig4 #aji4 ,what was the matter8 ,some one asked him the question4 ,and this was his answer--listen to it3 ',i never knew1 during those years when ,i could not hear the sound of people's voices1 that those about me were so unkind to each other6' ',unkind8' ',yes1' said he2 'ever since my hearing was restored ,i have been surprised and pained and shocked to hear the careless words--the harmful words--which people speak concerning even those they love4 ,i have thought about it a good deal and have made up my mind that the people do not speak these words because they always mean what they say1 but because they have grown into the habit of saying unkind things4 ,and the profanity6 ,and the vulgarity6 ,it is dreadful to listen to the language used by many men1 and even boys1 in their ordinary conversation6' ,the man had spoken a sad1 sad truth4 ,how careless we are6 ,even the best of us speak too many thoughtless1 unkind words--words which may affect the entire after life of the one who is the subject of their utterance4 ,and how many there are all about us who blaspheme the name of their ,maker6 ,all of us are familiar with the words of ,shakespeare1 who1 in ',othello1' causes ,iago to say that 'he that filches from me my good name robs me of that which not enriches him and makes me poor1 indeed4' ,our slighting word may rob some one of his good name and leave him poor1 indeed2 while the kind word which rises to our lips1 but remains unspoken1 may retard the progress of the person of whom we might have spoken it4 ',be not rash with thy mouth1' says the writer of ,ecclesiastes2 'let thy words be few4' ',behold also the ships1' says the ,epistle of ,james1 'which1 though they be so great1 and are driven of fierce winds1 yet are they turned about with a very small helm1 whithersoever the governor listeth4 ,even so the tongue is a little member1 and boasteth great things4 ,behold how great a matter a little fire kindleth6 ,and the tongue is a fire1 a world of iniquity2 so is the tongue among our members1 that it defileth the whole body1 and setteth on fire the course of nature1 and it is set on fire of hell4 ,for every kind of beasts and of birds and of serpents and of things in the sea is tamed1 and hath been tamed of mankind2 but the tongue can no man tame4' ,let us1 friends1 watch this unruly member4 ,profanity and vulgarity bespeak a vile mind4 ,we trust that our trouble is not so serious as this2 but we still have the unkind word1 the hotly-spoken word1 to watch and to avoid4 ,boys1 watch your thoughts and words4 ,do you know1 ,i would rather see a boy with jam smeared all over his cheeks than to hear a 'smutty' remark from his lips8 ,yes--the jam wouldn't hurt him a bit1 but the smut can't be washed off4 ,you all want clean hands and a clean face4 ,it is still more important to have a clean mind and clean speech4 ,,flying --,perseverance --,courage ,the ,aeroplane ,illustrates the ,necessity of ,going ,forward ,constantly4 ,,the ,,lesson--,that a life1 if it is to progress1 must not falter at difficulties1 but push steadily forward4 ,this illustration is especially appropriate for occasions which interest the juniors and their elders1 for the reason that anything which teaches perseverance and steadfastness in the right can be heard with profit at any time4 ,the ,talk4 ,because of the details in the drawing of the aeroplane1 it may be well to finish ,fig4 #aaj1 complete1 before beginning the talk4 ,in opening1 refer to the aeroplane in such a manner as will fit your locality4 ,for instance1 if the aeroplane is a common sight1 say1 ,we have all been interested in seeing the aeroplane glide through the air1 etc41 while1 if it has not yet made its appearance in your locality1 you may refer to the fact that all have seen pictures of the modern invention4 ,the talk assumes that the aeroplane has not yet visited your neighborhood4 ,every one of us is interested in flying4 ,ever since ,god created man1 man has been trying to learn how to fly1 but always1 until of recent years1 he has suffered the sad fate of ',darius ,green and ,his ,flying ,machine4' ,for many centuries man has been impatient because he has had to stay down on earth or else go up in a clumsy balloon1 which is not a flying machine at all6 ,but1 at last1 he has made for himself a machine which he calls the aeroplane and the tedious problem has been solved quite satisfactorily1 so that we now hear a great deal about monoplanes and biplanes1 all of which are classed under the general heading of aeroplanes4 ,i will draw the outlines of one of these flying machines4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #aaj ,if you have drawn the picture1 ,fig4 #aaj1 in advance1 merely indicate the parts as you proceed2 otherwise1 point them out as you finish each part of the machine4 ,this style of machine is known as the biplane1 or two-plane4 ,this upper part is one of the planes1 and this lower part is the other4 ,this part out in front is that portion of the steering apparatus which enables the aviator to guide the machine up or down1 and this part at the back is to govern the side-to-side movements4 ,when the machine stands on the ground it rests on these three little wheels1 which are like bicycle wheels4 ,here sits the aviator1 and directly back of him is the powerful little engine which sets the propeller whirling at the rear4 ,the machine makes a noise like a swift-running motor boat or a motorcycle4 ,it starts off on its wheels and rapidly increases its speed until it rises from the ground and sails away gracefully into the upper air4 ,your drawing of ,fig4 #aaj should now be complete4 ,as you look at this machine1 remember that it is not at all like a balloon4 ,the bag of a balloon1 filled with gas1 is lighter than the air2 hence1 it stays up without any trouble1 unless the bag breaks and lets the gas out4 ,but the aeroplane has no gas bag2 it is heavier than the air and it must 'keep a-goin'' in order to stay up at all4 ,remember this3 ,just as soon as the aeroplane stops1 it comes crashing to the earth1 like so many have done1 bringing death and destruction4 ,quickly detach your drawing paper from your board1 turn it one-fourth around and re-attach it with thumb tacks4 ,with broad strokes of black crayon indicate the foreground4 ,add lines of mountains1 completing ,fig4 #aaa4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #aaa ,you boys know how it is when you are riding a bicycle4 ,your wheel will stay upright as long as you are pushing ahead1 but as soon as you stop the wheel topples over4 ,sometimes the aeroplane engine fails to work1 sometimes a wire or rod breaks1 sometimes the aviator attempts to do some fancy flying which throws the machine out of balance1 sometimes the wind prevents the machine from going on in its course4 ,any of these things may cause the machine to stop going forward and come dashing downward4 ,you1 boys--and you1 girls--and we older men and women1 are just like the aeroplane in one great particular4 ,in the ,christian life1 in our work1 in our study1 in our efforts to do good1 we can never hope to succeed and progress if we let anything stop us in the way4 ,how truly does all this apply to the ,sunday ,school4 ,the stand-still boy and the stand-still girl never get anywhere4 ,the stand-still ,sunday ,school is 'a dead one4' ,life in ,sunday ,school means movement1 forward and upward4 ,if the flying machine stops1 it comes crashing to the earth4 ,if the ,sunday ,school stops1 you will also 'hear something drop4' ,and the same thing is true of us as ,christians4 ,praying and psalm singing are not enough4 ,backsliding begins when ,christians stop working--stop going forward4 ,if we would grow1 we must go6 ,and 'keep a-goin'6 ,,the ,,plum ,,tree --,mothers' ,day --,training ,the ,responsibility of ,motherhood--,a ,lesson ,from the ,tree ,nursery4 ,,the ,,lesson--,that constant training and cultivation are necessary to the attainment of excellence in plant life2 so1 also1 the quality of the child depends upon the home training4 ,mothers' ,day1 usually observed on the second ,sunday in ,may1 is becoming valued more and more in the ,sunday ,school as the years go by4 ,miss ,anna ,jarvis1 of ,philadelphia1 is said to have originated the idea in her effort to commemorate the anniversary of the death of her mother4 ,she saw1 in the wearing of a carnation on a selected day1 a silent and beautiful tribute to motherhood throughout the world4 ,the custom is usually followed by the wearing of a white carnation in memory of the mother departed1 while a colored flower is worn for the mother living4 ,the school decorations should be worked out in a manner appropriate to the day and its significance4 ,the present talk deals specifically with the responsibility of motherhood4 ,the ,talk4 ,we have come today with our hearts filled with tender memories of the mothers who have gone--memories as sweet as these beautiful flowers1 whose whiteness tells of their purity2 whose form brings back the thought of their beauty2 whose fragrance tells again of their love1 and whose enduring qualities remind us of their faithfulness and constancy4 ,but today ,i want to speak especially of the mothers who are still with us1 those whose hair is tinged with silver1 and especially of those other younger mothers who are today the close companions of their children4 ,the carnation1 as we see it today1 was not always such a perfect blossom--no1 it is a development of the modest little old-fashioned pink4 ,men everywhere are devoting their attention to the betterment of things in the vegetable and animal world4 ,we are constantly bringing forth more splendid cattle and horses and sheep1 through cultivation2 ,luther ,burbank and his followers are giving us each year more perfect vegetables and fruits and flowers1 through scientific cultivation4 ,here1 for example1 we find in a northern state a plum tree bearing fruit such as no other northern tree ever produced before4 ,we ask the nurseryman how it is possible to transplant this fruit from a warmer zone to the region of rigorous ,winters4 ,he replies that this tree was not brought from a warmer locality1 but that it grew here from the beginning4 ,how1 then1 can it be made to produce such big1 splendid plums when no other tree in the neighborhood grows such luscious fruit8 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #aab ,here is the explanation3 ,the tree was found growing wild in the woods4 ,draw the branch of ,fig4 #aab in brown and the leaves in green4 ,and there in the woods it produced only very small1 sour plums4 ,complete ,fig4 #aab by drawing the plums in purple or a combination of red and blue4 ,but with this hardy tree to work on1 the fruit experts1 through grafting and cultivation1 have caused it to bring forth this large1 luscious fruit4 ,with purple1 or a combination of red and blue1 enlarge the plums1 completing ,fig4 #aac4 ,these men knew what to do and they did it4 ,if they hadn't done it1 the tree1 worthless and neglected1 would still bear little1 sour plums instead of big1 sweet ones4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #aac ,mothers1 the nursery of your home is like the nursery where the fruit experts do their wonderful work4 ,god has placed in your keeping these little ones4 ,you are the expert whose business it is to see that as they grow older they will not bear the small1 sour fruit of wrong living1 but the large1 sweet fruit of ,christian service4 ,what they are to be depends upon you4 ,the plum tree in the woods could not grow better of itself4 ,it had to have help4 ,and yet1 we find mothers everywhere who seem to think that the child can develop into a high type of manhood and womanhood if he is provided with a plenty to eat and wear and with the public school and the ,sunday school at his disposal4 ,within the heart of each mother ,god has implanted a natural knowledge of how to care for the child4 ,to fail to apply this knowledge is to fail to reach up to a parent's highest privilege4 ,the ,sunday school can do much1 but we must remember that home was ,god's first and holiest school4 ,it is in the home that the child receives his first and most lasting lessons4 ,let us not misjudge the ability of the child to perceive the inconsistency1 the insincerity1 of father and mother4 ,even though the parent be a teacher in the ,sunday school1 her influence cannot be for the best if her everyday life is wasted in society and unworthy amusements4 ,the father's praise of the ,bible loses its gilt edge when the boy sees him bound up in the ,sunday paper for two hours1 without ever finding time to read the ,scriptures4 ,let us all1 therefore1 look at this whole matter seriously4 ,we may each have a part in this training1 this cultivating1 this producing of better minds1 better hands and cleaner lives1 but after all1 mothers1 the great responsibility is yours1 for it is into your hands that ,god has placed the children1 these innocent little ones who are a type of heaven itself4 ,,the ,,hollow ,,tree --,decision ,day --,honesty ,a ,figure of the ,deceitful ,life--,the ,true ,test of ,character4 ,,the ,,lesson--,that stability or weakness of character are revealed when the supreme test comes4 ,this lesson from nature is planned to impress the truth that we must be worthy through and through if we are to endure the test of character which comes to every life4 ,the ,talk4 ,i want every one of you to stop looking at me and to take a good look at the wood out of which the pew ahead of you is made4 ,if necessary1 revise the following sentences to meet your immediate conditions4 ,you will notice that the pew is made up of a good many pieces of oak fastened together so nicely that you can hardly tell where they are joined4 ,and so it is with all this other furniture1 and with the tables and the chairs and the bookcases in your homes and everywhere else4 ,a great many fine trees must be cut down every day to furnish the wood from which all the things are made4 ,the furniture manufacturers buy the wood in the form of heavy lumber4 ,the companies which sell this lumber to the furniture factories send their expert tree buyers into the forests to pick out the trees which will make the best lumber4 ,these tree experts go into the forests and select the trees that they want1 and leave all the others standing4 ,one day a tree buyer1 after examining an oak grove1 told the owner that he would pay him a certain amount of money for a specified number of trees1 and at the same time he pointed out the trees which he wanted4 ',but1' said the owner of the forest1 'you have overlooked one of the nicest-looking trees of them all4 ,don't you want this one8' ,draw outlines of tree1 ,fig4 #aad4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #aad ',no1' replied the buyer1 ',i can't use that tree4 ,it is no good for our purpose4' ',no good6' exclaimed the owner1 'why that tree looks to me to be a good deal better than some that you selected4' ,but the buyer was an expert and knew what he was talking about4 ,to show the owner what was the trouble with it1 he cut the tree down1 and this is what they found3 ,remove the paper from the drawing board2 turn it one-fourth around1 and reattach to the board2 add lines to complete ,fig4 #aae4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #aae ,what was the matter with the tree8 ,yes1 it was hollow4 ,the owner was a much-surprised man4 ,the expert1 by tapping the tree with the blunt side of his ax1 could tell that the tree was not solid4 ,we might call it a deceitful tree because it seemed to be better than it really was4 ,sometimes we hear of deceitful men and women--deceitful boys and girls4 ,none of us wants to be called deceitful1 for the world has no more use for a deceitful person than this man had for a hollow tree4 ,some may think that they may deceive their friends and everyone else around them1 but they get found out sooner or later1 and1 worst of all1 their lives are an open book to the ,lord1 who sees and knows their every thought4 ,the hollow tree in the forest is certain to come crashing to the earth when a severe storm breaks4 ,the deceitful man or woman suffers a like fate when something happens to reveal their hollow lives to the world4 ,on this ,decision day1 let us resolve anew to make our lives of solid worth through and through4 ,we can do it only by coming close to the ,master and learning from ,him how to live4 ,the trouble with the tree in the forest was that it was not sound4 ,it lacked inside strength4 ,even a slight tap of the ax proved that it was a sort of 'hollow mockery4' ,it was a good-looking tree on the outside1 but its heart was not right4 ,and isn't that exactly the case with a lot of good-looking1 well-dressed people8 ,why1 even a boy or a girl can be all wrong at the heart1 though their faces and hands and clothes are clean and beautiful4 ,have you ever stopped to think what good eyes ,god has8 ,he never needs a telescope or a microscope1 for 'the eyes of the ,lord are in every place1 beholding the evil and the good4' ,god never beholds evil where there is none1 but no boy or girl1 man or woman1 can hide it so well in their hearts but that ,god sees it and knows it4 ,let us1 therefore1 on this ,decision day1 resolve never to let deceit come into our hearts1 to make our lives hollow1 but to be sound in character through and through4 ,,two ,,men --,ideals --,error ,know ,your ,man ,before ,you ,trust and ,follow ,him--,our ,ideals4 ,,the ,,lesson--,that we cannot safely choose an example of true living from among those about us1 without knowing their real character4 ,the accompanying illustration is offered for occasions in which children--especially boys--above the primary age are interested4 ,the ,talk4 ,there are a good many boys and girls who make a great mistake in trying to imitate older people2 and there are a good many older people who make a great mistake when they try blindly to make a success of things just because other people have been successful in doing them4 ,it is a splendid thing to want to have in our lives the same great governing principles which rule the lives of people who stand before us as splendid models of character2 but it is not always a good thing to try to do the very same things that these people do4 ,why8 ,because it is likely that we are not cut out to do their kind of work4 ,the ,lord may have intended that we should follow an entirely different line of effort4 ,let us1 therefore1 cultivate in our own lives the great and true principles which we find in other people1 but let us also try to find out what the ,lord wants us to do1 and then let us learn to do it just the very best we can4 ',blessed is he1' says ,thomas ,carlyle1 'who has found his work2 let him ask no other blessing4' ,the surest way to find what our life work is to be is to 'do the common things uncommonly well4' ,if we do this1 our life-work will be pointed out to us clearly and plainly4 ,therefore1 in selecting our ideals in life1 let us be careful how we choose4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #aaf ,a boy1 whom we will call ,john1 worked in a certain downtown office4 ,two men used to pass the window of his place of employment very frequently4 ,these two men were never together--in fact1 they were not even acquainted with each other4 ,here is one of the men who passed ,john's window4 ,draw ,fig4 #aaf1 complete4 ,he was evidently a laboring man1 as ,john judged from his clothing1 which showed the effects of hard work of a rather rough character4 ,he carried a dinner bucket4 ,john merely noticed that this man passed and repassed his window every day1 but gave him very little thought4 ,but there was another man who did attract ,john's attention4 ,here he is3 ,draw the second man1 completing ,fig4 #aag4 ,this second man was always well dressed1 and he appeared to be a prominent business or professional man4 ,everything in his appearance and manner attracted the admiration of the boy4 ,without knowing it1 ,john was selecting an ideal--he was studying the people whom he saw and hoping to be unlike this one and to be like that one4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #aag ',some day1' he said to himself1 as the prosperous1 well-dressed man walked by1 'when ,i grow up1 ,i hope ,i shall be just like him4' ,he had chosen his ideal4 ,the man was one of the leading merchants of the city1 and when ,john found this to be so1 he was still more firmly determined to pattern his life after the man whom he admired4 ,a short time after this ,john's folks--his father1 mother1 brothers and sisters--removed to another part of the city--and to the boy's great surprise1 he found that the merchant lived just a square away4 ,incidentally1 too1 he found that the laboring man lived right next door to his new home4 ,and1 right then and there1 ,john learned one of the great lessons of his life4 ,what did he learn about the merchant8 ,he learned that the man1 while he looked pleasant and kindly1 was selfish and unkind4 ,he learned that the making and hoarding of money was his great object in life4 ,he learned that he cared but little for the comfort and welfare of other people4 ,he learned that the man's family was unhappy because no home can be happy when selfishness and unkindness reign4 ,what else did he learn8 ,he learned that the laboring man who lived next door was one of the finest men he ever knew4 ,he learned that the whole family was so kind and helpful that he soon forgot the merchant and his fine clothes4 ,he learned that the laboring man with his wife had been willing to live humbly and work hard in order that their children might be kept in school and then go to college4 ,he learned that all the children of the neighborhood liked to go to this man's home where everybody seemed to have such a jolly good time4 ,he found that the ,bible was opened every day while the ,scriptures were read1 and that the dust never had a chance to gather on its covers4 ,so one day1 when ,john was looking out of the window of his place of employment1 and received a happy smile from his friend1 the working man1 he said to himself1 ',i've changed my mind4 ,clothes don't count for everything4 ,to be a good man depends upon what's inside1 and not what's on the outside4 ,when ,i grow up1 ,i want to be just as good and kind as this man is4' ,let us all be careful in choosing our examples of how to live4 ,the life of ,christ is full of help to us1 and the lives of many of ,his true disciples all about us today give us a practical illustration of the best way to live4 ,,tree ,,surgery --,rally ,day --,obstacles ,trees ,need ,skillful ,surgery ,more ,often ,than ,people ,do--,superfluous ,branches4 ,,the ,,lesson--,that the life which wastes its strength in unnecessary efforts cannot bring forth the best fruits4 ,that the boys and girls may realize the sad results of forming habits which hinder growth1 development and fruit-bearing1 is one of the great objects of the teaching of the ,sunday school4 ,rally ,day is an especially appropriate time for a lesson along this line of thought4 ,the ,talk4 ,a stranger from the ,east was visiting a large fruit farm in the celebrated ,hood ,river ,valley in ,oregon4 ,he was astonished at the size and appearance of the growing apples1 and he asked the owner of the fruit farm to tell him the secret of such wonderful results4 ',there is no secret at all1' responded the fruit raiser4 ',you see1 if a tree is allowed to do as it pleases1 it usually covers itself with a vast number of useless branches and a multitude of leaves1 which are of no benefit whatever except to make shade2 and when a tree has too many branches and too many leaves it requires so much strength to keep them alive that there isn't enough left to put into the fruit4 ,in other words1 the tree can't bear large1 fine fruit if it must also support a lot of useless branches and leaves4' ,this is the way an apple tree will grow if it is allowed to have its own way4 ,with the broad side of your green chalk1 draw the general form of the tree1 ,fig4 #aah2 add the trunk and dead branches in brown1 and draw the grass with green1 and the apples in red1 completing ,fig4 #aah4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #aah ',such a tree can never bear good apples1' continued the fruit man4 ',many of its branches die1 because the tree simply can't support so many limbs and leaves4 ,notice that all our trees are carefully trimmed4' ,and he pointed the visitor to trees that looked like this3 ,draw the second tree1 using the same colors as in ,fig4 #aah1 completing ,fig4 #aai4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #aai ',it is an absolute fact1' added the fruit man1 'that if we allow these unnecessary leaves and branches to stay on the tree they absorb the life and strength which must go into the fruit if we are to raise fruit for which there is a market4 ,so we cut off everything that can be spared1 and we get the best fruit that grows4' ',then it doesn't all depend upon the place where the fruit is grown8' observed the visitor4 ',no1' laughed the fruit man4 ',many people think it does4 ,of course1 the soil and climate have a good deal to do with it1 and we must prepare the ground and keep it in the proper condition2 we must also keep the trees free from disease and insects4 ,but all of this same work has to be done1 no matter where the apples are raised1 and the soil and climate in many other parts of the ,united ,states are just as good as they are here4 ,it depends upon the know-how6 ,ah1 that's the secret6 ,it depends upon the know-how6 ,boys and girls1 on this ,rally ,day1 let me ask you3 ,are you going to let your life grow to be like this tree8 ,indicate the first4 ,or is it to be like this one8 ,indicate the second4 ,what do ,i mean8 ,here is what ,i mean3 ,if a girl lets her thoughts run too much to clothes and parties--if she worries about her failure to do the things which other girls can do1 and which ,god never intended she also should do--if she is spending her time reading books which can never be of any possible good to her--if she is becoming fault-finding1 cynical1 cross1 selfish--if she is doing any of these things which keep her from being what she ought to be--her everyday life needs trimming6 ,think it over4 ,if you find any useless1 strength-absorbing thing in your life1 cut it out6 ,boys1 are you letting any bad habits grow into your life8 ,are you wasting your time running after pleasures and amusements that don't help you to be better boys8 ,are you getting chummy with other boys whose companionship is not good and whose words and deeds you would not dare to talk about at home8 ,are you reading useless books and letting the treasures of literature on mother's bookshelf at home go untouched8 ,are you trying to find short-cuts to success1 when there isn't any such thing1 and neglecting the hard work which has brought honor and success to all who have reached a high place8 ,if you are doing any of these things1 get out the pruning hook of good resolution and the sharp ax of determination4 ,trim off all these useless things4 ,gather them in a heap and burn them4 ,then1 in the years to come1 will you find that you have been able to be of use to the world and to yourself4 ,but you can't do it with these useless1 strength-robbing things growing on your lives4 ,among the last words of ,jesus on earth were these3 ',herein is my ,father glorified1 that ye bear much fruit4' ,if we are to bear much fruit1 we must trim off the useless things and allow the bright sunshine of ,his approval and guidance to come into our lives4 ,,the ,,pilgrims --,thanksgiving ,day --,bravery ,the ,story of ,their ,steadfastness of ,faith is an ,inspiring ,study for ,thanksgiving ,day4 ,,the ,,lesson--,that the blessings for which we are thankful today have come through those whose faith was firmly grounded4 ,thanksgiving ,day should be one of mixed seriousness and smiles4 ,this chalk talk endeavors to meet this combination in its treatment of the character of the ,pilgrims and of the present-time observation of the day which had its beginning in ,plymouth colony4 ,the ,talk4 ,the thoughts of ,christian people all over ,america should turn today back to the twenty-second day of ,december1 #afbj1 when that company of noble men and women1 after battling with the ocean waves for two months1 succeeded in getting ashore from their sturdy little boat1 the ,mayflower1 and set their feet upon the new land of ,america4 ,the spot where these ,pilgrims landed is now a sacred one4 ,we call it ,plymouth ,rock1 and there we may still see the rock on which they are said to have stepped as they came ashore in their row-boats4 ,who were these people8 ,and why did they come to ,america and start a colony when there were no white people anywhere around2 when savage ,indians would surely try to kill them2 when they would have to labor hard to get any food or clothing1 and where they would have to live in the wild country in huts which must be made from the logs which they would cut out of the forest8 ,the ,pilgrims were people from ,england who loved ,god and wanted to do ,his will4 ,but there were other and more powerful people in ,england who punished them and treated them shamefully because they did not choose to do things which they knew would not please ,god4 ,finally1 to get away from their persecutors1 they left ,england and went over to ,holland where they tried to live as they believed the ,lord would have them live4 ,but there they found a rough1 immoral lot of people--mostly sailors and soldiers who had left the service of their country and were leading reckless lives4 ,for the good of their children1 they decided not to remain there4 ,they then bade farewell to all that was near and dear to them in the old country and started across the ocean to ,america--the new land4 ,after a voyage of two months1 they reached the bleak1 rocky coast of ,massachusetts1 and they knew that if they could come ashore safely1 they could here worship ,god just as they wished to do4 ,we are glad that they kept a diary of what they did4 ,when they asked the ,london company to let them start a colony in ,america1 they said1 ',we verily believe that ,god is with us and will prosper us in our endeavors4 ,we are men who will not be easily discouraged4' ,that's the kind of people they said they were--the women as well as the men--and they proved it to be so4 ,after they had signed the constitution which was the foundation of the first democratic government in ,america1 while the ,mayflower was standing in the harbor1 the brave company of one hundred and one disembarked from their little vessel and commenced at once to chop down the trees needed to build homes and to provide fuel1 for it was in the dead of winter4 ,before the first winter had ended1 forty of their number had died from exposure1 famine and disease1 but when the ,mayflower started back on its return trip to ,england1 not one of the survivors would go with the ship's crew4 ,here1 then1 on this bleak1 forbidding ,new ,england coast these ,pilgrims set up the first model government4 ,draw a little of the outline of the ,new ,england states at the upper right-hand corner of ,fig4 #abj4 ,they had trouble with the ,indians1 but the ,red ,men soon came to respect them1 and peace continued for many years4 ,three years after they had landed1 ,governor ,bradford proclaimed a great feast--the feast of ,thanksgiving4 ,thanksgiving6 ,how dear the word has grown4 ',out of small beginnings1' says ,governor ,bradford in his history of the colony1 'great things have been produced by ,his hand that made all things out of nothing2 and1 as one small candle will light a thousand1 so the light here kindled hath shone to many1 yea1 to our whole nation4' ,illustration3 ,fig4 #abj ,and1 today1 this nation1 the greatest nation on the earth1 still looks back to that first ,thanksgiving ,day4 ,draw the remaining lines to complete ,fig4 #abj4 ,to us1 it is a day of worship and feasting1 and in both of these features we are following the example of ,governor ,bradford1 ,elder ,william ,brewster1 ,john ,carver1 ,edward ,winslow1 ,miles ,standish and the other brave men and women who formed that early company4 ,we do not go out into the woods for the wild turkey as they did4 ,but we get the turkey just the same4 ,i have no doubt that your thoughts of thanksgiving to ,god for his many blessings to us this year are already mingling with thoughts of scenes like this3 ,detach the map drawing from the board1 turn it over and re-attach it with thumb tacks4 ,change the map into a steaming roast turkey by adding the lines to form the wing1 the drumstick1 the garnishment and the plate4 ,use black for all but the garnishment4 ,this completes ,fig4 #aba4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #aba ,,our ,,hands --,visitors' ,day --,conduct ,actions ,sometimes ,speak ,plainer ,than ,words--,the ,important ,part ,which ,our ,hands ,play4 ,,the ,,lesson--,that we should watch carefully the work of our hands4 ,this chatty little talk about the hand may be given added force if the speaker will1 by the use of his own hands1 illustrate the characteristics and emotions as they are mentioned4 ,the ,talk4 ,today1 we shall talk a little about our hands--these most useful 'tools' that are fastened to the outer ends of our arms4 ,helen ,keller1 who has been deaf and blind ever since she was a little child1 tells us that her hands are a splendid substitute for eyes and ears1 and that their sensitive touch has revealed to her the beauties and wonders of the world4 ,in other words1 she has seen the world with her hands6 ,did you ever see a palmist read a hand8 ,it is a very interesting thing1 although most of us haven't a great deal of confidence in the revelations which the palmist finds there in the lines and the high places and the low places4 ,draw the hand and put in the lettering of ,fig4 #abb4 ,we laugh at the mistakes which the palmist makes1 even though we think seriously of the true things she speaks4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #abb ,but we don't need to go to the palmist to find out what is really in our hands--to find out the real story they have to tell4 ,look at your own hands a moment ,let us see what we find there4 ,are your hands the kind that clasp other hands in warm friendship8 ,are they hands which are busy every day doing good1 honest work8 ,are they hands that take food and clothing to the poor8 ,are they hands that stroke the fevered brow8 ,are they hands that help to lighten the burdens of other people8 ,are they hands that lift up the fallen one and point him to ,him who said1 ',come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden8' ,are they hands that help wherever and whenever they can8 ,think about it6 ,are they8 ,or1 are they hands that clench in anger8 ,are they hands that crush heartlessly8 ,are they hands that drag downward8 ,are they hands that pull backward8 ,are they hands that strike in cruelty8 ,are they hands that slap insultingly8 ,are they hands that tear pitilessly8 ,are they hands that grope into the dark places and do more harm than good8 ,think about it6 ,are they8 ,or1 are they hands that drop lazily8 ,are they hands that lie idly and fold indolently8 ,think about it6 ,are they8 ,in ,god's word1 we find the hand mentioned more than a hundred times4 ,it appears constantly as an index of character4 ,so1 you see1 there is more than one way to determine character than by the 'reading' of the hand4 ,of the industrious1 busy hand1 ,solomon says1 ',the hand of the diligent shall bear rule1 but the slothful shall be under tribute4' ,and again of the lazy hand1 he says1 ',how long wilt thou sleep8 ,when wilt thou rise out of thy sleep8 ,yet a little sleep1 a little slumber1 a little folding of the hands to sleep4' ,what a picture of laziness6 ,but in no other place in the ,bible do we find such striking references to the hand as in the words of the ,psalmist4 ,insert the letter ,s in ,palmist1 changing it to ,psalmist4 ,here is what the ,psalmist says3 ',he that hath clean hands and a pure heart shall receive the blessing of the ,lord4 ,let the beauty of the ,lord our ,god be upon us and establish the work of our hands2 yea1 the work of our hands1 establish thou it4 ,add the words1 ,the ,work of ,our ,hands1 ,establish ,thou ,it4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #abc ,this is a splendid prayer for all of us4 ,to our visitors today1 we extend a warm hand1 because you are as welcome as the flowers in ,may4 ,ours is the 'right hand of fellowship1' as ,paul calls it4 ,here we have a plenty of work for many more hands to do--willing hands1 busy hands1 loving hands4 ,if yours are not busy doing a work of uplift and helpfulness somewhere else1 remember that we shall be glad to enlist them in service here4 ,the lines of ,e4 ,a4 ,houseman1 in his poem1 ',a ,shropshire ,lad' show most beautifully the thought which we should give the work of our hands as the days bring new problems and opportunities3 ',hand1' said ,i1 'since now we part ,from fields and men we know by heart1 ,for strangers' faces1 strangers' lands1 ,hand1 you have held true fellows' hands2 ,be clean1 then6--rot1 before you do ,a thing they'd not believe of you6' ,,helen ,,keller --,girl's ,day --,seeing ,her ,wonderful ,experience ,furnishes an ,inspiring ,thought for ,girls' ,day4 ,,the ,,lesson--,that our physical eyes cannot reveal to us the precious gifts of ,god2 only our spiritual eyes can tell us of ,his loving kindness4 ,helen ,keller's wondrous life is full of inspiration1 and a study of it will provide the conscientious teacher with many helpful thoughts4 ,the illustration is especially appropriate for ,girls' ,day4 ,the ,talk4 ,it happens very often that two people look at the same thing at the same time1 and each of the two sees something entirely different from the other4 ,somebody has described the optimist as the man who sees the doughnut1 while the pessimist sees nothing but the hole4 ,so1 also1 you and ,i might see before us nothing but an unshapely block of marble1 while the sculptor would see the angel in the stone6 ,all of this proves to us that what we see doesn't depend upon our eyesight1 but upon the mind which is back of the eyesight and which receives the impressions not only through the eyes but through the senses of hearing1 tasting1 smelling and feeling4 ,in fact1 our eyes and our ears may be tightly closed--we may be totally deaf and blind--and still we may be able to 'see' things more clearly than we might with our eyesight and our hearing4 ,we have all heard about ,helen ,keller1 the deaf and blind girl4 ,i will draw an outline of her portrait4 ,draw ,fig4 #abd1 with eye closed1 complete4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #abd ,this young woman has been deprived of her eyesight and hearing ever since she was a young child1 and yet her ability to learn1 to comprehend1 to understand1 to really 'see1' is developed to such a high degree that she is advanced far beyond most well-educated people who possess all of their natural faculties4 ,helen ,keller1 now grown to womanhood1 has written many wonderful things4 ,here is one of them3 ',it does not matter where we are1 so long as we have light in our hearts and make our dark ways ring with the music of burdens cheerfully borne and tasks bravely filled4 ,they say life is a closed book to me4 ,one critic doubted that ,i could feel the sun1 and ,i believe he thought others felt it for me4 ,but if1 indeed1 ,i had so little share as that in the life of others1 it would still be true that ',the least flower with brimming cup may stand ,and share its dewdrops with another near4' ,truly1 the eyes of ,helen ,keller are widely opened to the great truths and wonderful beauties around her--change lines of the eye slightly1 completing ,fig4 #abe--whereas1 the eyes of many of us which are supposed to be wide open1 are indeed closed to many of ,god's blessings4 ,many of us have eyes to see with1 but we use them only to look with4 ,helen ,keller has seen more and done more without eyes than thousands who have perfect eyes1 but have never learned to use them4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #abe ,helen ,keller should be an inspiration to every girl here today4 ,learn from her life the great principles of true living4 ,let us first ask the question1 ',how did she reach the high place to which she has been able to attain8' ,she must have had help4 ,yes1 she did have help4 ,it came chiefly through a dear friend1 ,miss ,sullivan1 who1 through patient years1 sent the light into the darkness which enveloped the poor deaf and blind girl4 ,and listen3 ,never1 during those years of patient endeavor1 did ,miss ,sullivan allow ,helen ,keller to receive a wrong impression of things about her4 ,stop a moment and think what all that means6 ,nothing came into the life of the girl but clear1 certain truth4 ,the false1 the unlovely1 the hideous1 the deceitful1 the unreal1 never came in to distort her view while she was a child1 and so1 when she later learned of the sadder side of life1 through her extensive reading1 she was well prepared to sympathize with those whose youth was not so well favored as her own4 ,let us be careful in helping to shape the lives of the children1 never to leave with them a wrong impression which may require a lifetime to remove from their minds4 ',it must be1' says ,helen ,keller1 'that when the ,lord took from me one faculty1 ,he gave me another1 which is in no way impossible4 ,i think of the beautiful ,italian proverb1 ',when ,god shuts a door1 he opens a window4' ,truly1 ,god has opened a window to let in the sunshine of ,his love and care1 and this blind girl is one of ,his brightest children4 ,what an example to the world is ,helen ,keller6 ,what an example to every girl who has heard of her great success4 ,up with a monument to her memory6 ,build it high and strong6 ,she has shown the world how difficulties can be overcome by determination and perseverance1 and to what rugged1 lofty heights one may attain1 even though he carry the heaviest of burdens6 ,,the ,,story ,,of ,a ,,kite --,conceit --,vanity ,a ,fable ,talk to ,children ,about the ,ambitious ,flier ,which ,broke the ,string4 ,,the ,,lesson--,that sometimes the things which seem to be hindering us and holding us down are the very things which we need to hold us up and build us up4 ,in the days of our grandfathers and grandmothers1 the children were taught from the beginning to perform many household duties which the children of today know nothing of4 ,whether it be a cause or an effect1 the truth of the matter is that the modern tendency is to get away from the home influence and home responsibilities at a very early age--to break loose from mother's apron strings4 ,the talk deals with this phase of modern life4 ,the ,talk4 7,by ,chas4 ,d4 ,meigs47 ,i am going to draw you a picture this morning1 and ,i am wondering which one of you will be able to tell me first what it is a picture of4 ,i will go a little slow1 so you can all follow every line and think real hard what it is going to be6 ,begin drawing ,fig4 #abf1 at the lines indicating the distant foliage2 then draw the tail1 and finally the kite frame and string4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #abf ,no1 no1 no6 ,it's not a wood pile6 ,it's not a gridiron6 ,no1 it is not a trap6 ,where's the boy who said 'kite8' ,he's the smartie1 for he got it right4 ,yes--it's a kite1 and it was ,john's kite4 ,one day the wind came up just right for the kite1 so ,john got it out1 called to his chum1 ,harry1 across the street1 and said1 ',say1 ,harry1 come on--let's go out and fly the kite2 the wind is just dandy today4' ,so1 away the boys went1 and before they reached the open lot three or four other kids had fallen in line1 and they went along to help have the fun4 ',now1 ,harry1 you take the kite and run out there towards that old stump1' said ,john1 'and when ,i pull the string1 you stop and hold the kite up over your head as high as you can and when ,i say 'ready' you let her go4' ,away went ,harry1 and he held up the kite4 ,let speaker hold up a song book1 high4 ',are you ready8' ',yes4' ',well1 then1 let her go4' ,and with that1 along came a gust of wind which laid hold of that kite and began to climb right up towards the sky with it4 ,higher and higher it went till the kite which was really as tall as the boy who owned it1 didn't look much bigger than his hat ,but ,harry kept on letting out the string1 till the hat looked like a bird with a great long tail4' ,let speaker here shade his eyes with his hand and peer and point steadily up towards the sky and occasionally take a peep at the audience and see the boys and girls also looking up through the roof at the kite4 ,the writer has so caught them at it many a time4 ,then ,john looked down to see how much string he had left1 and he let out more and more1 and when he looked up at the kite again he didn't look at it at all--because he could not see it4 ,it was out of sight6 ,but he knew it was up there all right for he felt it pull6 ,now1 ,i guess this kite story is a fable1 because in fables kites can talk as well as the boys who fly them4 ,so when the kite got up so high1 the story says that it began to want to talk1 and as there was nobody up there to talk to1 it began to talk to itself1 and here is what it said3 ',my6 but ain't ,i high today8 ,never got so high in all my life before4 ,how beautiful the world looks below me6 ,how beautiful the sky looks above me6 ,dear me1 ,i can't be so very far from the man in the moon6 ,i have often heard of him1 but have never met him4 ,gee6 ,i wish that boy would let go of that string2 if he would1 ,i'd go up and shake hands with the man in the moon and ask him how he is4 ,i just hate to be held down all the time4 ,i heard ,harry say1 the other day1 that he didn't went to be tied to his mother's apron string1 and that he'd like to be his own man4' ,yes1 and ,i'd like to be my own kite1 too1 and then ,i'd show these boys where ,i'd go4' ,and the more the kite thought of being 'held down1' the madder it got and finally it said1 ',if that boy don't let go of that string1 ,i'll break it--that's what ,i'll do1 and ,i'll go on up to the moon1 now see if ,i don't6' ,and with that1 the kite gave a sudden jerk--and--snap went the string6 ,and what do you think1 children--did the kite reach the man in the moon8 ,not much it didn't6' ,it began to act crazy and silly and drunk all at the same time6 ,and it wobbled1 and wobbled and stumbled and tumbled and finally it fell in the dirt1 battered and broken like that6 ,detach your drawing1 reverse it and reattach it to the drawing board2 add the lines to complete ,fig4 #abg4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #abg ,now boys1 why did the kite fall1 when the string broke8 ,because the very same string which had held it down was the very same thing which held it up6 ,and now listen--don't you boys and girls get as silly as the kite was4 ,don't you jerk1 and pull and tug at your mother's apron string and try to break it1 so you can be 'your own man' while you are nothing but a boy or a girl8 ,if you break that string too soon1 you are liable to tumble in the dirt as the kite did1 and go all to pieces as it did2 for--don't forget this--the things which hold you down to ,sunday ,school1 to ,church1 to ,young ,people's ,meeting1 to ,school and to work1 are the things which hold you up and lift you up1 and keep you up and build you up into strong1 hopeful1 helpful1 useful1 happy men and women4 ,don't forget what a fool the kite was1 and what happened to it6 ,go as high as you can in the world but don't break the string6 ,a ,,strange ,,old ,,epitaph --,narrowness --,broadness ,a ,talk to ,boys ,concerning the ,narrow ,life and the ,broad ,life--,a ,contrast4 ,,the ,,lesson--,that it is all wrong to be satisfied to be a ,mr4 ,nobody4 ,do your best and be a ,mr4 ,somebody4 ,the boy whose days in school and whose hours of serious thought in the home have opened his eyes to future years of responsibility1 will drink in the sentiment of this talk and remember the lesson when he reaches the twists and corners of life's pathway which lies before him4 ,the ,talk4 7,by ,chas4 ,d4 ,meigs47 ,i am going to tell you today of a very narrow man4 ,suppose we call him ,mr4 ,slim ,jim4 ,later on1 ,i will tell you about ,mr4 ,broadman1 and ask you which one you would rather be when you grow up4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #abh ,but first1 we will turn our minds to a strange old graveyard over in ,england1 a burying ground where there are a good many old tomb-stones like this3 ,draw ,fig4 #abh1 complete4 ,if you were to walk among these old gravestones1 you would find one there which would make you laugh1 even though you were in a cemetery1 because the epitaph1 on it is the funniest you ever saw or heard of4 ,it says3 ',here ,lies the ,body of ,john ,blank4 ,he ,was ,born a ,man ,but ,died a ,grocer6' ,as you speak the words slowly1 draw them on the tombstone1 completing ,fig4 #abi4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #abi ,did you ever hear anything to beat that8 ,now1 that isn't anything against grocery men4 ,a grocery man may be just as good a man as the preacher himself--and just as respectable4 ,we can't get along in this world without groceries1 and we just have to have men who will sell them to us4 ,then what was the matter with ,john8 ,well1 just this3 ,his business had swallowed him up6 ,he had given it his whole time for years1 and he did nothing else4 ,it was groceries1 groceries1 groceries1 and nothing but groceries4 ,it was groceries on ,monday1 groceries on ,tuesday1 groceries on ,wednesday1 groceries on ,thursday1 groceries on ,friday and groceries till eleven o'clock ,saturday night1 and if ,john went to church ,sunday morning1 sat on the front seat1 and looked straight at the preacher all the time 7so the preacher would say to himself1 ',john seems to be very much interested in the sermon this morning1 bless the ,lord'74 ,ten to one ,john wasn't thinking of the preacher or his sermon at all--just only of groceries--or some big bill he had to buy or pay on the morrow4 ,now1 if the epitaph had said1 ',here lies the body of ,john ,blank2 he was born a man and died a banker1' it would have been just as bad4 ,or1 if he had died an undertaker1 and buried himself1 it would not have been any better4 ,now1 ,john1 ,harry1 ,willie1 if you want to be a grocer when you grow up1 be a grocer and a big one--a wholesale grocer if you wish1 and be a good one--the very best in town1 if you can1 but say--don't let your grocery business swallow you up till you are not good for anything else but to buy and sell groceries6 ,be a good grocer1 but be a better1 bigger ,,man66 ,perhaps you would like to be a lawyer2 very well1 be a lawyer1 but see to it that you don't die a lawyer1 and nothing but a lawyer4 ,don't let your profession swallow you up1 and be bigger than you are yourself6 ,yes1 be a lawyer1 be a judge1 if you will2 the world doesn't seem to be able to get along without them--some of them to get people into trouble and others to get them out of it6 ,yes1 but no matter how big and how good and just a judge you are1 be a bigger1 better1 juster ,,man4 ,here is another example4 ,we have had ,mr4 ,slim ,jim2 now let us have ,mr4 ,broadman--broad-shouldered--broad-backe d--broad-minded--big-hearted1 open-pursed ,,man--born a man and died a ,,man4 ,write last seven words on the blackboard4 ,remember this3 ,it is every man's duty to provide for his family1 but it is no man's duty to provide a million for them and provide nothing for those who are aged and sick and lame and blind and poverty stricken1 and helpless4 ,that kind of charity which 'begins at home' and stays there is a shame and disgrace to its possessor4 ,it is the kind ,mr4 ,narrow ,minded ,slim ,jim dispenses6 ,every man owes some of his time1 his talent and his money to the town1 the state1 the nation to which he belongs6 ,he gets their help and protection when needed4 ,protection and aid perchance in time of fire1 flood or cyclone1 and police protection as well4 ,and now let me close where ,i begin with the gravestone and the epitaph4 ,here draw picture of grave and gravestone with the epitaph1 ,here ,lies ,john ,blank1 ,he ,was ,born a ,man ,but ,died a ,grocer4 ,let us read together once more this strange and curious epitaph1 and make up our minds that no one will ever have a chance to write such a sentiment on our gravestones4 ,read it in concert4 ,,index ,,talks ,,for ,,special ,,days4 ,page4 ,boys' ,day3 ,johnnie ,appleseed 444444444444444444444444444 #aba ,valueless ,things 4444444444444444444444444444 #aeg ,children's ,day3 ,bring ,forth ,fruit 444444444444444444444444444 #aea ,jennie ,casseday 44444444444444444444444444444 #ia ,christmas3 ,the ,christ-,child 4444444444444444444444444444 #dc ,the ,christmas ,stockings 444444444444444444444 #bb ,cradle ,roll ,day3 ,messages to the ,children 44444444444444444444 #ade ,the ,little ,ones 44444444444444444444444444444 #aff ,decision ,day3 ,the ,hollow ,tree 44444444444444444444444444444 #aha ,the ,desert and the ,mountain 44444444444444444 #aab ,easter3 ,the ,doorway 444444444444444444444444444444444 #fg ,easter ,lilies 4444444444444444444444444444444 #ee ,flag ,day3 ,our ,country's ,flag 44444444444444444444444444 #afc ,girls' ,day3 ,helen ,keller 44444444444444444444444444444444 #aif ,home ,department ,day3 ,public ,sentiment 4444444444444444444444444444 #abd ,lincoln's ,birthday3 ,a ,firm ,foundation 444444444444444444444444444 #fa ,true ,success 44444444444444444444444444444444 #cg ,missionary ,day3 ,hidden ,sunshine 44444444444444444444444444444 #aah ,mother's ,day3 ,mother 44444444444444444444444444444444444444 #id ,the ,plum ,tree 4444444444444444444444444444444 #agh ,new ,year's ,day3 ,turn ,over a ,new ,leaf 444444444444444444444444 #cd ,new ,year's ,resolutions 4444444444444444444444 #ig ,rally ,day3 ,the ,two ,flags 4444444444444444444444444444444 #di ,tree ,surgery 44444444444444444444444444444444 #ahg ,thanksgiving ,day3 ,the ,pilgrims 44444444444444444444444444444444 #aij ,the ,perfect ,life 4444444444444444444444444444 #adh ,temperance ,day3 ,the ,key to ,failure 44444444444444444444444444 #be ,the ,evolution of the ,jug 44444444444444444444 #gi ,the ,keg and the ,bucket 4444444444444444444444 #ca ,young ,men1 ,ahoy6 4444444444444444444444444444 #aed ,the ,open ,saloon ,door 444444444444444444444444 #ajc ,the ,heart of the ,trouble 44444444444444444444 #gc ,visitors' ,day3 ,our ,hands 44444444444444444444444444444444444 #aic ,washington's ,birthday3 ,if ,washington ,lived ,today 4444444444444444444 #gf ,washington's ,strength 44444444444444444444444 #acf ,,subject ,,index4 ,ability--,valueless ,things 444444444444444444444 #aeg ,adversity--,the ,burned ,book 44444444444444444444 #afi ,allurement--,the ,deceitfulness of ,sin 4444444444 #acj ,appetite--,the ,key to ,failure 444444444444444444 #be ,bravery--,the ,pilgrims 4444444444444444444444444 #aij ,broadness--,a ,strange ,old ,epitaph 44444444444444 #bjb ,character--,if ,washington ,lived ,today 4444444444 #gf ,cheerfulness--,a ,merry ,heart 4444444444444444444 #aci ,children--,messages to the ,children 444444444444 #ade ,common ,people1 ,the--,the ,story of a ,hat 44444444 #afj ,conceit--,the ,story of a ,kite 444444444444444444 #aii ,conduct--,our ,hands 4444444444444444444444444444 #aic ,conscience--,the ,thief of ,character 444444444444 #hh ,constancy--,the ,wounded ,tree 4444444444444444444 #eh ,conversion--,the ,desert and the ,mountain 4444444 #aab ,courage--,flying 4444444444444444444444444444444 #age ,danger--,the ,mountain ,climber 444444444444444444 #ajj ,death--,the ,doorway 4444444444444444444444444444 #fg ,destruction--,the ,open ,saloon ,door 4444444444444 #ajc ,devotion--,johnnie ,appleseed 4444444444444444444 #aba ,diligence--,the ,blessedness of ,work 444444444444 #fd ,discouragement--,true ,success 444444444444444444 #cg ,dissipation--,young ,men1 ,ahoy6 44444444444444444 #aed ,error--,two ,men 44444444444444444444444444444444 #ahd ,evil ,habits--,the ,cigarette ,face 444444444444444 #hb ,faith--,christopher ,columbus 4444444444444444444 #he ,fortitude--,a ,firm ,foundation 444444444444444444 #fa ,fruitlessness--,bring ,forth ,fruit 44444444444444 #aea ,giving--,the ,christ-,child 4444444444444444444444 #dc ,gladness--,turn ,over a ,new ,leaf 4444444444444444 #cd ,god's ,love--,the ,puzzle ,picture 4444444444444444 #gj ,gossip--,the ,brook 44444444444444444444444444444 #abg ,haste--,the ,simple ,life 444444444444444444444444 #ajf ,helpfulness--,reflecting ,our ,blessings 444444444 #aae ,home ,training--,mother 4444444444444444444444444 #id ,honesty--,the ,hollow ,tree 4444444444444444444444 #aha ,humility--,the ,fruits of ,riches 4444444444444444 #dj ,ideals--,two ,men 4444444444444444444444444444444 #ahd ,industry--,a ,busy ,life 4444444444444444444444444 #bh ,kind ,words--,the ,man ,who ,finally ,heard 444444444 #agb ,labor--,the ,blessedness of ,work 4444444444444444 #fd ,light--,the ,mountain ,climber 4444444444444444444 #ajj ,love--,hidden ,sunshine 4444444444444444444444444 #aah ,meditation--,the ,thief of ,character 444444444444 #hh ,narrowness--,a ,strange ,old ,epitaph 4444444444444 #bjb ,nature--,the ,puzzle ,picture 44444444444444444444 #gj ,needy1 ,the--,the ,christmas ,stockings 44444444444 #bb ,obstacles--,tree ,surgery 44444444444444444444444 #ahg ,optimism--,the ,two ,faces 44444444444444444444444 #ai ,patience--,the ,burned ,book 444444444444444444444 #afi ,patriotism--,our ,country's ,flag 4444444444444444 #afc ,perfection--,the ,perfect ,life 444444444444444444 #adh ,perseverance--,flying 44444444444444444444444444 #age ,pluck and ,luck--,a ,busy ,life 4444444444444444444 #bh ,politeness--,the ,story of a ,hat 4444444444444444 #afj ,prayer--,christopher ,columbus 444444444444444444 #he ,purity--,the ,keg and the ,bucket 4444444444444444 #ca ,quietness--,the ,simple ,life 44444444444444444444 #ajf ,reaping--,seedtime and ,harvest 44444444444444444 #df ,repentance--,the ,cross 4444444444444444444444444 #eb ,rest--,warmth and ,coldness 444444444444444444444 #aji ,resurrection--,easter ,lilies 4444444444444444444 #ee ,salvation--,the ,cross 44444444444444444444444444 #eb ,seeing--,helen ,keller 44444444444444444444444444 #aif ,service--,jennie ,casseday 4444444444444444444444 #ia ,sin--,the ,deceitfulness of ,sin 44444444444444444 #acj ,sincerity--,the ,mask 444444444444444444444444444 #acc ,slavery--,the ,evolution of the ,jug 4444444444444 #gi ,smiles--,a ,merry ,heart 4444444444444444444444444 #aci ,sobriety--,the ,heart of the ,trouble 444444444444 #gc ,sowing--,seedtime and ,harvest 444444444444444444 #df ,steadfastness--,the ,wounded ,tree 444444444444444 #eh ,success--,what is ,best8 444444444444444444444444 #adb ,sunday--,warmth and ,coldness 4444444444444444444 #aji ,teaching--,the ,little ,ones 444444444444444444444 #aff ,temptation--,the ,cigarette ,face 4444444444444444 #hb ,testimony--,reflecting ,our ,blessings 44444444444 #aae ,thoughts1 ,our--,the ,two ,faces 444444444444444444 #ai ,tongue1 ,the--,the ,man ,who ,finally ,heard 44444444 #agb ,training--,the ,plum ,tree 44444444444444444444444 #agh ,trust--,washington's ,strength 444444444444444444 #acf ,truth--,the ,mask 4444444444444444444444444444444 #acc ,unity--,public ,sentiment 44444444444444444444444 #abd ,vanity--,the ,story of a ,kite 4444444444444444444 #aii ,war--,the ,two ,flags 4444444444444444444444444444 #di ,watchfulness--,new ,year's ,resolutions 4444444444 #ig ,wealth--,the ,fruits of ,riches 444444444444444444 #dj ,words1 ,our--,the ,brook 4444444444444444444444444 #abg ,work--,what is ,best8 444444444444444444444444444 #adb