This is the 'B' 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 ~B~ Mrs. G.D. Barrett, Waco She looketh well to the ways of her household and eateth not the bread of idleness. -Prov. 31:27 Mrs. Julia Burleson, Los Angeles, California Bredden and Sistern, here you is, comin to pray for rain-Let me ask you jest one question- "Where is yo' umbrellas"? -A Negro Preacher Mrs. A.J. Buchannan, Bryan And, we know, that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are called according to his purpose. -Romans 8:28 Mrs. F. E. Brown (no location given) Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself. -Emerson Mrs. W.M. Burton, Waco He who does the best his circumstances will allow, does well, acts nobly-Angles could do no more. -Young Mrs. T.S. Bradford, Waco Errors like straws upon the surface floor: He who would seek for pearls must dive below: Diving and finding no pearl in the sea, Blame not the ocean, the fault is in thee. -John Dryden Mrs. A.L. Brittain, Oklahoma City More things are wrought by prayer Than this world dreams of. -Tennyson Mrs. W.H. Beazley, Waco To fall and rise again is more heroic than, by greater strength to never fall: To do wrong and make amends, to sin and repent belongs to a noble nature. -Unknown Mrs. O.L. Burnham, Waco Whatever happens to any one, It may be turned to beautiful results. -Walt Whitman Mrs. Floyd Brittain, Waco I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord which made heaven and earth. -Psalm 121:1,2 Mrs. Lorene Blanton, Waco Life is a voyage on which we choose neither vessel nor weather- but much can be done in management of the helm. -Original Mrs. E.C. Brown, Waco All motives but Love, fail; The death of Love make us fail- We are powerless without Love. -Dr. J.B. Tidwell Mrs. J.V. Brindley, Temple The new year lies before you Like a field of pure white snow! Be careful how you tread on it For every track will show. -Unknown To have joy we must share it- Happiness was born a twin. -Byron Look up and laugh and love and lift. -H.A. Walter Mrs. Richard Bordovsky, Waco Laugh and the world laughs with you Weep and you weep alone; The sad old earth must borrow its mirth It has trouble of its own. -Ella Wheeler Wilcox Mrs. Bill Bumpas, Waco Christianity is not taught, but caught. -Unknown Mrs. Bill Bumpas, Waco You can demonstrate your superiority over the person who slanders you by forgiving him- -Unknown Mrs. A.L. Bradley, Waco I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith; henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness. -II Timothy 1:7,8 Mrs. G.D. Bussey, Dallas Most of all the other beautiful things in life come by two and threes, by dozens and hundreds- Plenty or (type-o, should be 'of') roses, stars, sunsets, rainbows, brothers and sister, aunts and cousins, but only mother in the whole world. -Kate Douglas Miggins Mrs. Frank Burkhalter, Waco But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. -Isa. 40:31 Mrs. W.T. Buchanan, Waco I shall not mind the whiteness of my hair Or that my slow steps falter on the stair, Or that young friends hurry as they pass Or what strange image greets me in the glass If I can feel as roots feel in the sod That I am growing old to bloom Before the face of God. (no source given) Mrs. J.H. Barker, Shreveport, La. God is my help in every need; God does my every hunger feed; God walks beside me, guides my way Through every moment of the day. -Hannah Moore Kohaus Mrs. J.H. Barker, Shreveport, La. But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding. -Jobe 32:8 (type-o, Job) The 'C' list will come soon. Let me know you all recognize anybody and just what you think of these thoughts. There are more to come, surely, and they are all good. Teresa G.O.S.P.E.L. - God Offers Sinful People Eternal Life