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INTERNATIONAL SUNBHENI 80CTCTT. President General —Mrs. Cynthia W. Allen, Headquarters—96 Fifth Avenue, New York. State President, Florida, Mrs. Mary L. Bradt, 211 West Adatns. S. Jacksonville. “Have you a kindness shown? Pass it on; ’Twas not given for you alone, Pass it on; Let it travel down the years, Let it wipe another’s tears, Till in heaven the deed appears, Pass it on; Motto—Good Cheer. Colors—Yellow and white. State Color —Deep Orange. Flower —Coreopsis. Song—“ Scatter Sunshine.” THOUGHTS TOR THE WEEK. They helped every one his neighbors and every one said to his brother, Be of good courage —Isaiah XII —6. Pour forth all the odor, color, charm, and happiness you have ’to all your friends, to your home, to your daily society, to the poor and sorrowful, the joyous and the prosperous. Charm the world by love. Brighten darkened lives, soften the rude, make a sunshine of peace in stormy places, cover the faults-and follies of men with the flow ers of love. Love others and you will spread the delight of youth over all you meet, and in doing so you will live intensely; for you have within not only your own life, but also the lives of all whom you bless by live. That is the best religion, the life of Christ, the very life of God. That is to be at one with Him whose smile kindles the universe whose love moving in' the spring, is the beauty that enchants our senses and heg.rt, and inspires our souls. —Stopford A. Brooke. Would’st thou be a neighbor where’er thou art? Then to the needy show a feeling heart, And, though a stranger he, and help less scan No less in him a brother and a man. Bu’t not alone material wants supply, Give kindness, hope and gentle sym pathy. How many for the lack of these have died, When other wants have amply been supplied! “Man cannot live by bread alone,” was said By one who said, “I am the living bread.” He brought the good, the living truth to men; Who drank of that would never thirst again. So be not idlers in the vineyard here; There’s work for all, both here and everywhere; And “angels unawares” we oft may bless, And do each an added blessedness. Thus life will not be dreary, meagre, sad, But filled with deeds that other hearts make glad; For greater good, one need not vainly ’try, This is its own reward and learning. —C. E. Briggs. The establishment of a Florence Crittenden Rescue Home in this city will lead all to be interested in the ex cellent one founded in Charleston seven years since by Miss Claudia Tharin, a writer and a cultivated wo * man most charming in every way. As a guest I was at home with her and her sister. Miss Tharin is now start ing to found a day nursery, which she proposes to call “The Sunshine Nur ery,” to which $1 was contributed from Sunshine. This home, at 63 Washington street there, “was started just seven years ago by a little band of women working in His Name, in a rented house, with $8 in bank, no experience of the work; but with sad knowledge of its need and an abiding trust in His promises Who is always faithful to perform. Its germ was a brief notice of a poor betrayed girl, who, because she had no place to go, had committed suicide. Miss Tha rin’s heart was so touched that there was formed the Christiove Circle of King’s Daughters, for the purpose of establishing a home for just such be trayed and sin-smitten lives, to lead them out and point them upward. Through generosity and appeals of Mr. Crittenden, through gifts from a more or less interested public made through Miss Geils and Miss Tharin, because of indomitable zeal, they are now in their own home; “have our maternity ward, our sweet nursery, flower and vegetable garden.” The city has increased its appropria tion to SSOO. While from its nature the work can never be entirely self-sup porting, we have to help ourselves, earned over SI,OOO in various ways the past five years. “Of the 162 adults I have had under my care (besides 63 children), 80 have turned their backs on evil, and nearly all of these are connected with some religious denomination. Many are back at home, their true repentance, proved by their good behavior, having bridged the chasm caused by their own misconduct. Many are earning good wages.” “There are many pitiful letters of ap plication coming to me. Nowhere to go unless we open our doors!” It is to save just as many of the betrayed at the start from an awful fate, as God gives the means, that this home is here. How in the name of Christian charity can this cause be unpopular? Think for one moment of the doom worse than a thousand deaths, to which our refusal to help them in their darkest hour may consign a despairing girl! Ninety per cent of these applicants are motherless, and a large majority are absolutely ignorant of the duties and responsibilities of life. From the report of the Seventh Year of The Florence Crittenden Home, 63 Washington street, Charleston, S. C., Miss Claudia Tharin, superintendent. Sunshine much interested this re markable woman; she sent for one of the baby boys of the Florida Children’s Home Society for a childless mother, and a gift for one of its children. So ever do people of large minds combine all good works, which is the essence of our Sunshine spirit. What work more grand than bring ing the homeless into an environment of love, hope and security? The search for a home in a great city, even to one who knows it well, is most trying, as even your state president can testify. The hope that just the right place may be found grows beautifully less as tired feet bring one back to just where the start began, homeless and just a little more despairing. A contribution of fruit from our La Villa Sunshine children of the Free Kindergarten was gladly distributed to a husband who is very ill, and with THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURIST. To Heat f23f Cold Rooms JJjpy Quickly // 2 If \\ cold room. Abnormal weather V Mm | conditions, inadequate stove or ft furnace heat often result in some particular L-J) p ar t 0 f the house being cold and cheerless. You can make home warm and cheerful with the / PERFECTION \ I OO Heater 1 I (Equipped with Smokeless Device) 1 M Carry it about from room to room. Turn wick high or low—there's no H 0. danger. Smokeles device prevents smoke and smell. Easy to operate ■ ■ as a lamp. All parts easily cleaned. Brass oil fount beautifully em- B ■ bossed. Holds 4 quarts of oil and bums 9 hours. Gives intense B m heat. Two finishes —nickel and japan. Handsome, useful, reliable. r==\ B Every heater warranted. If not at your dealer's write our I ll B nearest agency for descriptive circular.' , ' B \ Tk ' R&VO Lamp you can buy. Equipped with W- — y*-* latest improved burner. Gives \ A fjgißf / bright, steady light at lowest cost. Made of brass throughout and nickel plated. Suitable for any room whether library, dining-room, parloror bedroom. Safe / \ and satisfactory. Every lamp warranted. Write nearest agency if not at your dealer’s. , ; Standard Oil Company IST Incorporated. \ whose faithful wife the chance was thus given to speak a word from a full heart; to a wife whose husband cares for her in her crippled condition; to children and a faithful friend. Through a faithful Sunshine worker one of the relief society baskets was distributed to a deserving young man. Thus Thanksgiving kept us in touch with each other, and hearts glowed at kind remembrances and good cheer. Let us not forget to contribute 'to a Sunshine emergency fund and to a fund for properly conducting Sunshine, that it may not be vague, but a vital mov ing flame. Mrs. Bradt. MULLTN’S RECOMMENDATIONS (Continued from page 798.) have elapsed. Mr. Perham was still at Pine Grove Seminary, although he had often felt a desire for a wider field of usefulness, with a correspond ingly better salary. He was there fore agreeably surprised one day to receive a ‘telegram, asking him to meet the trustees of a flourishing school in another state, as a candidate for the position of principal, and he readily accepted the invitation. After his interview he was taken by one of the 'trustees in his carriage to the railway-station. . “I believe that I haven’t told you how we happened to look you up,” said the trustee, as they drove along. “The fact is, I became interested in you 'through one of your pupils, who is now a partner of mine.” Mr. Perham could not have told why, but instantly there flashed before his mind’s eye a scene in the bursar’s office at the seminary, and he seemed to hear the words, “I hope I may have a chance to do as much for you some time.” “What is his name?” he asked. And he was not entirely surprised ’to hear the trustee answer, “Mullins.” “He was called out of the city today,” added the trustee, “or he would have been on hand to meet you.” “He must have changed considerably since I saw him,” remarked Mr. Per ham, in default of anything else to say. “Well, he isn’t so green as he was, bue he is the same simple-hearted fel low, after all. For instance, he is still proud of the testimonial that you gave him when he left school.” Mr. Perham had to blush before the quizzical glance that came to him through the steel-bowed spectacles. “It was the best that I could do at the time, Mr. Akwright,” he said. “Probably it was. I presume he didn’t shine at school. But I reckon that I could give him a better recom mendation if occasion required. For one thing, I could say that I thought well enough of him to take him into my business —contracting, you know. He can get more work out of a crew of men and keep them better-natured than any one else I know. And he can see the ins and outs of a proposed job, and what it means in dollars and cents, better than I can, with all my experi ence. And let me tell you, he got more out of your instruction than perhaps you thought. The seed wasn’t all lost, though it did take it a long time to sprout. To this day he is always quot ing things that you said, and I must say that they have generally struck me as good, sound sense. That is how I came to think of you at this time. So, Mr. Perham, if you are elected —and I think you will be, though of course I am only one of the trustees —if you are elected, it will be largely on the strength of Mullins recommendation.” —Youth’s Companion. 799