sad faces, with expressions of doubt, fear, and anxiety.

I have always felt a protest within me against the sad Christ pictures seen everywhere in art galleries, especially those of Europe. Personally, I believe that Christ, the God-man, was one of the happiest, most radiant, cheerful characters that ever lived. To me, anything else is unthinkable. I do not believe that He went around with a long, sad face, scattering melancholy everywhere. This would have been an indication of weakness, of failure. His mission was to show man triumphant, and I believe He went around with the air of a conqueror, of a victor, not of one vanquished.

His message was one of hope and cheer for the race. He came to usher in the new day and He did it like a king, not like a slave. There was triumph in His very mien; His manner showed that a masterly Man had arrived and not a weakling, a truckling, apologizing, backboneless man. I believe He walked the earth with an air of triumph which no other individual ever exhibited. There was a light in His eyes never seen in mortal eye before, a declaration of salvation for the race of grandeur and superiority never before dreamed by mortals. I believe that Christ radiated sunshine, cheerfulness, and hope wherever He went. There were no shadows on His face because there were none in His mind. He gave out sunshine and joy and gladHis very presence gave hope and courage

to those who had lost in the battle for the right. His presence was an indescribable tonic to people, an inspiration that made them feel happier, better, nobler.

"Away with these fellows who go howling through life," wrote Beecher, "and all the while passing for birds of paradise, He that can not laugh and be gay should look to himself. He should fast and pray until his face breaks forth into light."

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It is the inner light that shows forth in the face. you would look sweet and keep sweet you must be sweet. You must think pleasant thoughts, and have a kindly, generous, magnanimous feeling toward everybody. If there are enemies in your mind, enemies in your thought, hateful, jealous feelings in your mind, they will all reproduce themselves on your face.

If you want to be a joy bearer, a sunshine center, form the habit of flooding your mind with healthful, wholesome, happy, kindly thoughts and pictures. This is the way to drive out their opposites, gloom, sadness, jealousy, ill will, all sorts of bitter thoughts. Good cheer depends upon the mental guests which you entertain.

No matter what excuse you may have, or how tempted you are to hold unkind thoughts, the hatred, angry, jealous thoughts toward others, do not listen to their suggestions; insist on holding the Christ thought, the good-cheer thoughts. Say to

yourself: "I am not going to hold an unkind thought to-day toward any human being." No matter what may come up to vex or distress you, never part with your resolve to keep sweet. If necessary, force yourself to laugh and sing, and you will soon really feel what you impersonate.

It is a good thing to keep a list of cheering, hopeful, inspiring words and mottoes to repeat mechanically when you are out of sorts. No matter how badly you may feel, if you do this for a little while you will experience a wonderful peace and satisfaction, and you will think more of yourself and have more confidence in your ability to control yourself.

If you wish to attract friends and to do your best work, keep your mind filled with sunshine, with beauty and truth, with cheerful and uplifting thoughts; bury everything that makes you unhappy and discordant, everything that cramps your freedom and worries you. Bury it before it buries you. Adopt the sun-dial's motto, "I record none but hours of sunshine."

"It is the songs you sing and the smiles you wear That makes the sunshine everywhere."

There is ever sunshine somewhere; and the brave man will go on his way rejoicing, content to look forward if temporarily under a cloud, not bating one jot of heart or hope if for a moment cast down; honoring his occupation, whatever it

may be, and not only being cheerful himself, but bringing a message of good cheer to others.

The development of the capacity to enjoy life is of inestimable value to those who would get on in the world. Whatever your calling in life may be, whatever misfortune or hardships may come to you, make up your mind resolutely at the very outset that, come what may, you will get the most possible real enjoyment out of every day as you go along; that you will increase your capacity for enjoying life by trying to find the sunny side of experience. Resolutely determine that you will be an optimist; that there will be nothing of the pessimist about you; that you will carry your own sunshine wherever you go, and that you will radiate hope and good cheer everywhere.

COURAGE AND SELF-FAITH—

HOW TO CULTIVATE

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Conquer your place in the world, for all things serve a brave soul.

"When all the blandishments of life are gone,

The coward sneaks to death; the brave to live on."

I like the man who faces what he must, with step triumphant and a heart of cheer.

The man of grit carries in his presence the power of resenting insult.—E. P. Whipple.

Dare to live thy creed.

All things serve the brave soul.

"If there be a faith that can remove mountains, it is faith in one's own power."

Trust thyself; every breast vibrates to that iron string.

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him."

-Emerson.

OOK at a man's eye if you want to know what his chances are. If it wavers, if you read discouragement there, pity him, help

If we were to examine the lives of failures, those who are sidetracked, although they possess ability, we should find that most of them are weak, negative characters; they lack courage, stamina; they have no settled convictions, no vigorous, assertive