GRAINS OF GOLD. UNLESS AS LITTLE CHILDREN.

New Zealand Tablet, 15 November 1906, Page 3

GRAINS OF GOLD. UNLESS AS LITTLE CHILDREN.

Who loves Our Lady as a little child, Its mother loves, with fond, un-doubting trust In her affection, and with faith robust That deems her power as boundless as 'tis mikl To shield from harm, to calm all tempests wiia, And turn " aside each foeman's fatal t/hrust,— He, only he, hath formed conception just Of what is due God's Mother undefiled.' Unless as little children we become In simple, reverent humility, This life full weary grows and burthensome, Nor Heaven's glories may we hope to see : And they alone apt well a childlike part Who love Our Mother blest with all their heart. —' Aye Mjuria.'

I believe 'in~ the rare only J great minds, great characters, great men. What matters the rest ! The greatest praise that may be given a diamond is to call it a solitaire.— Henri Rene dv Bois. To look for praise or place is to work in the spirit of the hireling. Tiiat alone is good for me which gives me freedom and opportunity to lead 'my own life, to uphold the being which is myself. t Criticisms never hurt anybody. If -false, they cannot hurt you unless you are wanting in manly character;" ana if true, they show a man his weak points and forewarn him against failure. The truly charitable individual forgives all because '? ? ™ Un vu ce > rsta i ul ? all . ; ho Judges not; 'lest he condemn ' tomself and he gives not only of his material stores, but of his very self in the service of humanity. • +? uman • natu - ro is alike in its essentials, and there is the divine element in each of us. No two people - can see the same scene with the same eyes, no two people realize the wonder of a divine thought on a human pioblem with the same degree of intensity No two people either, - have the same gift of expression. Be satisfied that you can feel. Perhaps God has adjusted the balance in this wise-that while your "lips co c r d f SrffSuff 1 !* iS cl ° qUent ' brihging , yL Whe?e