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What Matter?

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jul 13, 1911

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 88, No. 28.

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What Matter?

By Emma C. Dowd

WHAT if your coat be patched and old? The worth of a coat is easily told. A handful of gold will quickly bring A coat that is fit for a prince or a king; But an honest heart and a willing hand Can never be bought in the whole wide land. Remember that patches may cover a boy Who some day will be the great world's joy. If your soul be pure, and your heart be true, What can an old coat matter to you?
— Emma C. Dowd.