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essence of all fault, he is a man of "Cheerful yesterdays
and confident tomorrows". Sarah T. Miller
read from "Voices of Hope" of the advantage "of
seeking the silent realm when beset with doubts
and perplexities, to let the activities settle until you
can see clearly", which reminded us of Carlyle's
suggestion - "About thy own small troubles
do thou but hold thy tongue for one single day
and see what the silent forces within thee
may accomplish", which last may not be quoted
verbatim however. Virginia Steer gave an
extract from Ruskin in "War" particularly
appropriate to our national problems of today.
He besought England to consider whether any
race of men need care how much ground they
stand on. The real strength is in the men,
their unity and virtue. A little group of wise heads
is better than a wilderness of fools and only that
nature gains true territory which gains itself.

Mary T. Bond had an interesting sketch of the
Araucanians of South America. They inhabit
Southern Chili, live in houses of wattled osiers,
are herdsmen and horse breeders, have market
days and a curious system of computation by
means of cords. Christianity as we understand
it, has made no impression in them but thy
appear to believe in a Supreme Being and
to practice many of the moralities of life
at least. Elizabeth G. Thomas read a
lovely poem contrasting this season with the

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essence of all fault, he is a man of "Cheerful yesterdays
and confident tomorrows". Sarah J. Miller
read from "Lovers of Hope" of the advantage of
seeking the silent realm when beset with doubts
and perplexities to let the activities settle until you
can see clearly ,which reminded us of Carlyle's
suggestion "About thy own small troubles
do thou but hold thy tongue for one single day
and see what the silent forces within thee
may accomplish", which last may not be quoted
verbatim however. Virginia Stien gave an
extract from Ruskin in "War particularly
appropriate to our material problems of today.
He besaught England to consider whether any
race of men need care how much ground they
stand on. The real strength is in the men,
their unity and virtue. A little group of wise heads
is better than a wilderness of fools and only that
nature gains true territory which gains itself.
Mary J. Bond had an interesting sketch of the
Araucanians of South America. They inhabit
Southern Chili, live in houses of wattled osiers
are herdsmen and horse breeders, have market
days and a curious system of computation by
means of cords. Christianity as we understand
it, has made no impression in them but thy
appear to believe in a Supreme Being and
to practice any of the normalities of life
at least. Elizabeth G. Thomas read a
lovely poem contrasting this season with the