This is the 'C' 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 ~C~ Mrs. Ray Corwin, Waco It ain't the guns and armament, Nor friends that you can pay But the close co-operation That makes them win the day. It ain't the individual Nor the army as a whole but the ever-lasting team work Of every bloomin' soul. -J.Mason Knox Mrs. Lillie Cleckler, Waco Flowers are the sweetest things God ever made, and forgot to put a soul into. -H.W. Beechem (I think it should be Beecher) Mrs. Ola Cunningham, Waco (my great-grandmother) When the burdens of life grow heavy And your soul is weary and worn Go West, to the Shrine of the faithful The desert where souls are reborn. -Bruce McDaniel Mrs. Louise Connally, Waco A wise old owl sat on an oak- The more he heard the less he spoke The less he spoke, the more he heard- Would that more of us were like that wise old bird. -Copied Mrs. Tom Cathey, Waco Whatsoever they hand findeth to do, do it with all thy might. -Ecclesiastes 9:10 Mrs. J.R. Comer, Baylar, Waco (yes, I see the type-o) Don't part with your illusions-When they are gone you may exist but you have ceased to live. -Mark Twain Mrs. Monroe Carroll, Waco Open my heart and you will see engraved upon it "Italy." -Robert Browning Mrs. C.A. Colson, Waco Thy gentlest dreams, thy frailest, even those that were born and lost in a heart-beat, shall meet thee there-They are become immortal in shining air. -(Voices of the stones) -Geo. W. Russell- "A E" Mrs. Tessie Crum, Waco Throughout the years, we humbly ask, that we may have sweet peace, O, God, of thee, and so they will be done. -Unknown Mrs. C.E. Cory, Waco God knows what is best for me, Why should I worry or anxious be, Trying to fathom the course I take, Grasping at bubbles that fade and break; One step is all I need to see God know what is best for me- -Unknown Mrs. Henry C. Coit, Dallas Fear thou not for I am with thee; Be not dismayed for I am thy God; I will strengthen thee; Yea, I will keep thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. -Isa. 41:10 Mrs. W.L. Crosthwait, Waco My life, a white rose lay languishing, For ages it seemed to repine, Till the thorn of destiny pierced the heart, And now, the red rose is mine. My life's blood has colored your petals, red rose, But in your heart you hold the secret of love And I am happier far, than with you, white rose so cold. -Roberta W. Crosthwait, grandmother Roberta C. Van Zandt, Waco Mother, lovely, sweet and gay, She is that way every day, When I am in pain, or skin my knee, She knows the exact way to docter me. I love you, Mother as I should More than you ever think I could, Every day is Mother's Day The nicest is the twelfth of May. The love that goes from her to me, Is something like a golden key; The chain our live is fastened to Is gold, and very, very true. -Roberta C. Van Zandt, grandchild Mr. A.C. Carlisle, Waco Only what we have wrought into our character during life can we take away with us. -Humbert Mrs. Davis Carlisle, Waco Help us to realize it is the little things of life that create difference; That in the big things of life we as one. -Author Unknown Mr. Tom Carlisle, Waco Rich gifts wax poor when givers prove unkind -Shakespeare Note: the - preceding the source is my doing and not in the book. I just have a thang for doing that. :c) Teresa G.O.S.P.E.L. - God Offers Sinful People Eternal Life