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Show (Slip gmtnarg fflnrnpr WHAT KIND OF A NAIL ARE YOU? t People are like nails. There are big nails and little nails, long nails and short nails. Some are hard and some are soft. Some are crooked and some are straight. We find some with big heads, others with little! heads, some have round heads, other.-; J have flat heads, and occasionally we find one with a square head. j A noticeable characteristic alike of both people and nails is that almost I without exception they must be driven j in order to be of any service in the I world. , It is the outside pressure, the hammer of stimulation that makes j us move. No strong one ever forged ahead against the grain, through hard and crooked knots, true to the line against tall resistance without first being heated, hammered, tried and tested in the fires of opposition. Most of ub are driven to seek food, clothes, shelter and protection. Often wealth, power, and social prestige prove to be heavy invisible hammers. But all nails, large and small, dull and sharp, smooth and rough, true and straight, can be used for some purpose. The big, sturdy, unyielding well-tempered nails find their greatest great-est service in the frames, joists and, foundations, where strength, weight,! and endurance are demanded to hold firmly -together the fundamentals of j our great structure. The common-1 sized nails are in big demand throughout through-out the floors, rafters, sheeting and other important jobs all over the house, for which they meet all requirements. re-quirements. 'Some neat, trim, finishing finish-ing nails are needed for the cornice, "the stairs, the gilding, and the pictures, pic-tures, in fact, wherever things arn made for show and to please the eye. The shingle nails have their place on the roof where each one, with the help of his neighbor, holds his shingle close to the structure, helping to shield it from the sun, the winds, and the rain. Each must do his part with 'all the rest to protect, promote, and conserve con-serve our great structure.' There is a place for each and each is needed in his place to Tlo Ms full part necessary nec-essary to the completion of the creation. crea-tion. The sole object of your church is the manufacture of the true and straight the strengthening of the .week, and tnestraightening of the crooked. Support your church. |