Show t ati tt M lai i i t 1 I I ii 1 I I 1 poet s corner comer 4 A MAN ALIN god bod in his hia all wise generous plan out ot of dust created man luau and planted in his heart a seed the power to do a noble deed 1 made to serve without 8 servility er tile the hall mark of true nobility man through the grasping selfish knave became in time an abject slave serfdom born in the tyrants brain to enslave men for sordid gain ruled until a man with eloquence quence born of 0 heaven lashed the tyrants with nith his scorn in every land a voice is raised by one who on injustice gazed and now knitli courage points the way to bring men to a brighter day the earth yields plenty and to spare though many get a scanty share enough tor for all was the creators plan then help the helpless be a man THOMAS oakland cal july 24 1915 0 contentment in the great town of where both the rich and poor rub elbows where the great and small converge caught by the lure there stands a monumental shrine known as the hall ot of fame and those who its portals fair may win an honored name nam upon the heights the temple blands the stairway to this hall Is built ot of excellence and worth and yet how many tall fall many of humble birth arrive sonic some ot of noble cabote make for the prize no sacrifice and failures meet at last some reach tho the gateway unannounced unrecognized unknown and wait until posterity their tardy honors own but others seek a humble manse where written on an the door you read in gold these letters hold bold contentment and no more I 1 GOOD EXAMPLE you may preach and pray till the judgment day but the fact will still remain that unless your deeds spring from good seeds coeds your efforts are but vain a thing we all admire but sincerity sets the soul on fire and keeps foul down truth Is ever a stout defense good deeds are more than eloquence eloquent ce an and d worthy of 0 renown you may bend your knee to the trinity and ask tor for power to sway but your motives scanned in that far ar off land and the object tor for which you pray god rejects the proud who cry aloud in order that men may hear give us this day our dally daily bread and care not how the rest are fed for they must first appear god takes the part ot of the humble heart who does his best while here by kindly act and noble deed to satisfy a brothers need with motive sincere THOMAS oakland cal july 24 1916 1915 |