This is the 'S' list of those who contributed their favorite thoughts to the booklet 'Treasured Thoughts of our Friends' compiled by the T.E.L. Sunday school class, First Baptist Church, Waco, Tx. 1951. ~S~ Mrs. H.H. Stevenson, Temple Life for me is a torch which I have to hold up for a moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before I pass it on to the next generation. -Unknown Difficulties are God's errands and when we are sent upon them we should esteem it a proof of God's confidence. -Anonymous Mrs. H.F. Saunders, Waco Hem the day with prayer and it will be less likely to ravel out before night. (no source given) Mrs. J.W. Sanders, Amarillo Blow, blow, thou winter wind-thou art not so unkind as man's ingratitude. -Shakespeare Mrs. Ross Sams, Waco If I could stay life's hurrying years Before they steal away- Would I prolong the morning hours Or hold the noon of day? I wonder would I choose the time When young love is so deep? No: for emotion such as this Is too intense to keep. I think life's dearest gift will be When first we face the test, And hearts grow full of calm and peace Life's afternoon is best. -Edith Tatum Mrs. H.B. Sneed, Waco All motives but love, fail-The death of love makes us fail-We are powerless without love. -Dr. J.B. Tidwell Mrs. Rowe L. Sams, Waco A big man is not one who makes no mistakes, but one who is bigger than any mistake he makes. -Maxwell Drake Mrs. W.A. Smith, Waco He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. -Ps. 91:1 Mrs.. Eugene Sallee, Waco I thank Christ Jesus, our Lord, who hath enabled me,for that he tested me, ere he entrusted. -I Timothy-1:12 Miss Lizzie Speight, Waco How silently, how silently, his wonderous gift is given; So God imparts to human hearts the blessing of his heaven. -Philip Brooks Miss Mary Sams, Waco Good, better, best! Never let it rest Till your good is better And your better's best. Don't worry about the future The present is all thou has't- The future will soon be present And the present will soon be past. -Eugene Steach Mrs. S.K. Seymour, Columbus (no state specified) Serve the Lord with gladness, -Ps.100:2 Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth: keep the door of my lips. -Ps. 141:3 Mrs. C.R. Slaughter, Waco (Second Teacher of Class) Money buys every thing on earth but happiness and is a transport to every place but heaven. -Pat M. Neff, Ex-Governor of Texas Mrs. Gordon Singleton, Belton You are a gospel, a chapter each day- By the deed you do and the words you say- Men read what you write, whether faithful or true My friend, what is the gospel according to you? -Anonymous Mrs. W.M. Seeligson, Waco The Lord is my shephard-I shall not want-He leadeth me beside the still waters, he restoreth my soul-Yea, tho' I walk thru the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for thou art with me.-Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever. -Ps.23-Abbreviated Mrs. Jim Stark, Waco Have you had a kindness shown? Pass it on: T'was not given for thee alone, Pass it on: Let it travel down the years, Let it wipe another's tears, 'Till in Heaven the deep appears, Pass it on. -Rev. Henry Burton Mrs. J.L. Stewart, Waco We may live without Poetry, music and art- We may live without conscience, live without heart; We may live without friends, live without books But civilized man cannot live without cooks. -Owen Meredith Mrs. L.E. Stewart, Waco I have a great need of Christ-But I have a great Christ for my need. -Unknown Mrs. Curtis C. Smith, Waco The common problem, yours, mine, everyone's, Is-not to fancy what were fair in life Provided it could be,-but finding first What may be, then find how to make it fair Up to our means. -Robert Browning Mrs. Helen Seawright, Waco Therefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith? Take therefore no thought for the morrow, for the morrow shall take the thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. -Bible Mrs. W.L. Smith, Waco The greatest happiness in life, comes to us in the path of duty. -Dr. A.J. Armstrong Mrs. N.C. Stringer, Waco Happiness is like a bank account; you cannot draw out more than you put in. -Ben Arstein Mrs. H.W. Stuart, Waco Let the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable in thy sight O Lord, my strength and my redeemer. -Ps. 19:14 Mrs. S.P. Skinner, Waxahachie Self reverence, self knowledge, self control; these three alone lead life to sovereign power. -Tennyson The test of a man's or a woman's breeding is how they behave in a quarrel. -Anon. Every man is worth just as much as the things are worth about which he busies himself. -Unknown Mrs. E.A. Smith, Waco Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him, and he shall bring it to pass. -Ps. 37:5 Mrs. R.W. Stinson, Waco Let's resolve to do our work-To see to it that we never shirk- But grow and gain and give; Never to look behind us for an hour To wait in weakness, to walk in power. Always onward toward the right-Always upward toward the light Robbed, defeated, fallen wide astray On with what strength we have-Back to God's way.- -Author Unknown G.O.S.P.E.L. - God Offers Sinful People Eternal Life