un veil'ing proph'e cy rec'om pense cor rec'tion re proach' tran'sient per'ma nent dis'po si'tion tu'tors rev'er ence pro found' con vic'tion "Heaven's harmony is universal love." 66 History is but the unveiling scroll of prophecy." Garfield. "No work, no recompense.' "Correction, when timely, is just." Keep thy conduct free from reproach." 66 "Mirth is short and transient, cheerfulness fixed and permanent. "Evil dispositions need no tutors." "Above all things, reverence your self." "A profound conviction raises a man above a feeling of ridicule."— Mill. 115 WORD BUILDING Va le're (valu, vail) Tes ta'ri [tes ta'tus] = to depose, to make one's will. Nun ti a're [nun ti a'tus] (nounc) = to proclaim, to report. Mer ca'ri [mer ca'tus] (merci, merch, market) trade. Mens [men'tis] = the mind. = to pro nun'ci a'tion com mer'cial ly mer'chan dise e nun'ci a'tion des'ti tute suc'cor de struc'tion haugh'ty rev'er ent ap pre'ci ate con cep'tion re source' a dopt' ex pe'di ent pro long! ex ist'ence 119 "The destitute are often timid; search them out and succor them." “Pride goeth before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.” 66 Only the reverent can appreciate Nature." Travel widens our conceptions. At a time when his resources were at the lowest ebb, Robinson Crusoe adopted every expedient in order to prolong his existence. Have you read the story of Crusoe ? "A brutal and vicious criminal is scarcely more dangerous to his fellow-men than a self-seeking hypocrite." con'stan cy fic'kle ness sig'ni fies ad her'ence sta bil'i ty fix'ed ness es sen'tial firm'ness re sist'ance res'o lu'tion stead'i ness flight'i ness 122 Constancy of mind is opposed to fickleness and signifies strong adherence to a chosen thing; stability or fixedness of character prevents one from changing easily, an essential quality in one who commands; firmness gives power of resistance when one's purposes or resolutions are attacked; while steadiness refers to one's course of action and is opposed to flightiness. 123 WORD BUILDING Falci es (faci, fici)= a face. San ci're [sanc'tus] (sanctu, saint, sancti) = to make ig'no rance is'o la'tion serv'i tude tyr'an ny mar'vel ous sci'ence po lit'i cal fran'chise re mote' ham'let pil'lage le'gal ly Sickness, ignorance, isolation, fraud, force, and servitude to tyranny have been the great causes of poverty. The marvelous advances of science are lessening sickness; schools, books, newspapers, and the political franchise are decreasing ignorance; isolation is almost unknown since the mails reach the remotest hamlet; fraud is growing difficult; pillaging is impossible; and servitude is legally destroyed. It is possible that sometime poverty itself may cease to exist. “Actions, words, looks, steps, form the alphabet by which you can spell character." |