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12 THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. SATURDAY, MAY 18, 1907. ISRAEL ENSLAVED IN EGYPT, IS LESSON FOR TOMORROW PAINTER OF WAR SCENES HIDDEN IN TEMPLE COURT Sons of Israel at Be ginning of Great Things. By WILLIAM T. ELLIS. - Tho golden text la, “Then they pried unto the Isird in their trouble, ana He saved' them out of theft distresses.”—Pa. 107. To most persons Ilfs only "happ Event siireseda event, tnlsfortuue fo fortune, sorrow stands behind Joy; . m still tin* ordinary person sees no relation between them nil, and no comprehensible principle liack of them. The number of per- sons to whom life Is more than n series of unrelated Incidents Is rare. Vet life, every life, has Its philosophy. Back of the thing stands the law. Cause and purpose nin through the whole vast schetuo of things; disordered though It often appear. I In* wise man la he who regards his life ss an entity, and as having a relation lie- tween Its parts and a significance In them l.ook |»sck on any life which yon have watched for a score of years or more, and read Its end In the light of Its Itcglnulng. Better yet, take these pages of illuminated u . ,,, l ter prated biography and history In the Old Testament, aud behold how they constitute an ordered whole. To those who underwent It the bonduge of Israel In Eg» n * was only the Inexplicable gall of bil and they must have cursed that whan Jacob followed Ida exalted son iM er. Seen through the perspective of 1 years, however, that Ixwdage is understood to have been the salvation of Israel ns s nation. The disappointment was. after all, only discipline; and discipline Is God's way of dlKciplIiig. Soma of the Early “8ons Of.” Rons of this nnd daughters of that begin to multiply In the land. Then* are rival claimants for the honor of being the only genuiti* “Sons” nnd “Daughters'* of the Revolution; which la not altogether a whole some sign; for a nation is made great by Its doers nnd not by Its celebrants of other men's deeds. Back In the heglnuing of this Exodus story we And a list of “sons of Israel, the founders of the new life In Egypt. They nre forever In the hall of fame among his tory's immortals, because they were In at the !>eglnnitig of great things. Fortunate Is the man who ran associate bis nmne with great beginnings; It Is the best kind ■ of fame to be known as a pioneer, nu In- outstanding __ „ stood for certain qualities which Jacob, who knew them beat, poetically enumerated a few chapters back, ere he gathered his feet no Into the lied, ami yielded nplhe ghost. "What Is In a naraef we flippantly ask; everything, character, personality, luaf promise. There la no name too meal stand for something, nnd the greatest are those whose names stand for the things. The Inevitable End. “The l*oast of heraldry, the poinp of pow And all that beauty, all that wealth c gave. brethren, and all that generation.” Every old country gives largo room to Its grave yards; many a village needs far more r«M»m for-Its dead than for Its living. It Is estimated that one-fourth of China’s nruble land Is preempted by grave mounds. All Josephs die; fortunate are they If they can llrst write an Indelible mark on httiiuin history. Joseph wrote his name on tablets mnents. nnd archaeologists still dispute as to who was who. Joseph's greatness was perpetuated by his people; Ills name and fame are Inextricably Interwoven with that of his nation. As a matter of fact, no man does n completed work himself; he la dependent upon Ills as sociates nnd successors to round it out. Children nnd children's children are neces sary to bring to completion a great life. These old Scriptures, with their long views, take It for granted that every man will, ns n inn Her of course. Iwcomet he head of a family. In his descendants he will see him self and Ids work perpetuated. Over and over again It needs to be said, ns many bravo voices nre In these days not hesi tating to declare, that the Arst obligation of manhood and womanhood to their own highest selves nnd to society Is to rear a family. No other accomplishments can ntone for voluntary failure In this supreme one. l'nrentliood Is more than an exalted I irivllege; It Is a sacred obligation. Imposed »y Hod himself. The onerrd tocord Writes down, meaningfully, that “The children of Israel were fruitful, and Increased abun dantly. nnd multiplied, and waxed exceed ingly mighty.” To the present day this Is one secret of the power of the ubiquitous Jew. That New King. The scurrying which take* place In every government department, shop, office, store r.r Institution when n new head Is appointed Is n present-day commentary on the old lines, “Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who knew not Joseph." Somehow, It doe* not seem ns If things nre ns they sliould Ik* when one man thus has In his power the peace and welfare of the many. If Hod's goal for man Is an Ideal dcmoc< racy, then It surely Is not Intended that the happiness of the tusny should depend upon the caprice of the few. Consider, though, LITTLE FAULTS. By WILLIAM T. ELLIS. Evil is wrought by want of thought flv well ns want of heart.—Thomas Hood. Ministry helps to mastery. When we are l**at serving others we forget to obey It Is the life that Is most engaged li selfish service against which the arrows of temptation fly with least force. Devotion to others Is strong armor agaiust the temp- tut ions of selfishness. Not cujoyment and not sorrow Is our destined end or way. But 16 act that each tomorrow Find us farther than today. -LONOFELLOW. or the wheat Is cast out when discovered. Let me both diligently work * And duly pray; Let me la* kind In deed and word Just for* today. c -CANON W1LBERF0RCE. life's goals. He who Is always hearing nnd nnswerlng the call of life to be thoughtful nnd brave Olid self-sncrlAcIng—he alone can safely henr the other cry of life, tempting him to be happy nnd enjoy.—Phillips Brooks. The first contribution we can mnke to the world. If we seek Its betterment. Is n strong life. Unless we hare unbending In- 1 robustness and breadth of soul Impossible for us to lift up our fellows. We can not help another to get higher np than we are ourselves. Each A conscience void of offeose More God nnd man Is an Inheritance for eternity.— Daniel Webster. which must In* done „ or not. Being forced to work nnd forced to do your best will breed In you temper- mice, self-control, diligence, strength of Every day is a fresh tieglnnlng: Listen, my soul, to the glad refrain. Ami spite of old sorrow and older sinning. Ami pussies forecasted and possible pain. Take heart with the day and begin agnlu. —8C8AN COOLIDHB. Search thine own* heart. What palneth thee In othera. In tbyaetf may lie. All dust Is frail, all flesh Is weak, be thou the true man thou dost seek. Habit Is ozlde. We weave a thread of It every day until at last It Is so strong we can not break It. Home people are so fond of Ill-luck that they run half-way to meet It.—Donglns Jer- fold. with Its tools. Instead of with its i Very few of us will have the chance of • in another’s day; And If denied the victor's meed. Thou shalt uot lack' the toller's pay. We nre generally too low in our nlnis, more anxious for safety than sanctity, for place thau purity.—George Eliot, Interest far ontwelghod his altruism, or his reflection of snelent gratitude. If he had * to the large company of ,. just Mention for any con duct which will promote their own welfare. Egypt then witnessed an early prototype of present-dny Korean and Congo affairs. This was. the furunce In which the Jews found themselves. Of course they did not ►croelvc the f uml fortune. H - nnd embittered In spirit lie- cause of the harshness. Impatience or In justice of those In authority over them. There Is another able to the shield. As this new king lK*gsn to vex the children of Israel, because of his power, so similar power hail enabled Joseph to benefit them. Authority may be used as a bane or as a Messing. Ho there If h reminder that par ents and teachers ami employees and over seers have It In their power to add greatly to the happiness of many lives. In ths Furnace. This new king, politic, shrewd, selfish, far- Seeing, feared the ultimate power of the fast-increasing Hebrews. Uls sense of self- stand the advantage of mastering the mul ; the recruit can not see tin of the hard, sweating drill; the] tlplicatlon table wisdom of the prentice ran not fathom the reasonableness of the Irksome tasks to which be Is seti they spn y bettered uui «i me iniMiium, or mri'sninR noor, comes forth grain without chaff; out of tribulation conies strength nnd patience nmli sweetness and syinitsUiy. The bondage In Hgype was the making of Israel. "The more they afflicted them the more they multiplied and the more f' abroad.” The harrowing only harvest. Many a person has read with a throb of kindred feeling how the Egyptians “made their lives bitter;" the fellowship of suffer ing hinds most hearts together. That anmn sort of bitterness In oppression aud Injus tice Is not foreign to the great mass of us. The Chinese hare a phrase, “To eat bltter-i ness," which Is expressive. Everybody must, lu his turn, “eat bitterness" sn did the Hebrews under Egypt's rigorous rule. Nor was this without advantage. It was teaching Israel lessons which the people bad to learn before they could achieve s M* tlonal Identity. Iii Canaan they could never] have been welded Into oneness as In the fur nace of Egyptian oppression. The meaning of all this hardship, tbough^toJew^umwi It not, was that < making of them ■■PL ig a great nation, ami working out his own long and patient design. They only thought that they were In the bands of a cruel king; really they were In the hands of God. Out of hunlftiip comes hardiness; out of suffer ing, strength. And no price Is too /treat to _ * * spirit, which Is Hrencs of blood and strife, with the lieauty of nature shown as only u true ar tist can show It—scenes that helped make American history—nre Mug painted lu At lanta by an artist with a reputation uu two continents. And 3‘et outside of a small circle of frlendH there nre few Atlanta people who hare seen these pictures, und others which have been talked aud written about in other cities. This artist Is Charles Rousse, who has been In Atlanta abont nine months, nnd the studio which contains so ninny excellent (mens, of Andy executed art Is In the pie Court building. The paintings are designed for the new Hotel Fatten, lu Chat tanooga. Not only historical scenes portraying . rents of nearly a half century ago are tio- Ing executed III Atlanta, but It Is an At lanta man who designed and Is building the Hotel, lie Is W. T. Downing, the well kuowu architect. When completed Hotel Fatten, ns It will lie railed, will Ik*'one of the finest in the South, nnd particularly unique will l*e the lobby. It Is in this lobby that thq scenes done In oil by Mr. Itousse will be placed. There will Ih* twenty of these, and they will represent bailies that took place round CliAttnunoga durlngJUe civil war. At tin* present time Mr. Itousse has com pleted five of these, and they show vividly what transpired there a generation ago. The scenes begin with the first gun fired in llial vicinity ami continue In paiiorumic form until (lie lust chapter In those bloody fights was written. Out* already finished, ami which shows the lienutlful scenery around t'hsttsnooga, Is a battle lieing fought from a bluff ami In the distance may Is* seen Mxikout Mountain, with the winding river and an Island. Before coming to Atlanta nnd beginning the work Mr. Rousse visited .the scenes and made sketches, and from these he gets nature's part In tue pictures. Then with gets the position troops, so thnt historically correct. lu addition to these battle occurs, Mr. Itonsse will paint two pictures of fhe. fa mous locomotive, “General"—one at the time tin* engine was captured by the federal raiders and another when the engine was recaptured by the Confederates. All of the paintings are large affairs and take up all one side of a room In the studio. But aside from this particular commission to execute pictures, Mr. Roussc's rooms Iii the Temple Court arc more than Inter esting to lovers of .art. Mr. Rousse la a Sotchmnn. Iiorn In Edln- borough, and he received bis art inluratlon at the Kensington Museum in London. With him fti Atlanta Is Mrs. Rousse, a charming Englishwoman, whom Mr. Itonsse made two trips across the Atlantic to woo and win. But he gallantly declares lie would have made a doxeu or two hud It boon necessary. Mrs. Rousse. too. Is an artist, but site Is more of an artist In the musical line. Hl«* Is an expert player on the flute and other muslcnl Instruments, and Is a enmjMiser. Adorning the walls of the studio In At- Inutn are hanging paintings In oil and wa ter colors done by Mr. Rousse nnd many of these have been awarded prizes In art exhi bitions. At first glance Mr. Itousse Impresses otic as being a Frenchman. He has traveled nil over the world nnd lie speaks French with the fluency of a native, ns lie does Italian and German. Rut he Is a Scot for a' thnt. Mr. Rousse has done work In various parts of this country nnd Europe on a large scale. He executed it large number of scenes for the late II. B. Final for aorao of his luxurious Florldn hotels, nnd ninny a specimen of Ills skill adorns walls In the mansions of the-weslthy both In this coun try nnd abroad. The scenes for the Clmttauoogn hotel will require about a year to complete. NEWS AND NOTES.L^^M Gifts from Episcopal Sunday school* for |*1li11 Is vr... HttBraarTCatholic fait hV^M r-lSwitzerland is beginning to feel the uni rAst now prevalent in many parts of Eu rope, and In many of the strong Protestant cantons the separation of church aud state Is being vigorously agitated. ■ A Catholic federation of societies, Include ling the Knights of Columbns nnd the AnJ dent Order of Hibernians, has been organ ized to lufluence legislation for Catholic ins tenets. afclng fund of 1150.- J missionary and ednea- tlonal character In different parte of tba United States. While Protestant Christians contribute altogether nearly $20,000,000 annually for the spread of Christianity and civilization throughout the world, the appropriations made by Great Britain, Germany, Francai and Italy for their respective artnlez each equal nearly the same sum. Christian Scientists have received an ad- vena decision from the Judge oft court In Texas, who refused to render ft verdict for the collecting of damagao In the case of an accident, asserting that as mental and supports nn American leg** for foreign horn Mu- ciglity-four in attendance _!>und a mingling of races comprising Italians, Creeks, Armenia nn Bulgarians, Cubans. French. Aaayriana, Macedonians, a Chinaman, Syrian, Swiss and a Jewess from Hilicria. The uoton of the two bodies of the Disci- K ira of Christ nnd the Baptists Is mid to e an assured fact at an early ilate. The Disciples are stated to he the most rapidly growing body among all the religions de nominations In the United States, nnd at present have a membership of 1,200.000. They separated from the Baptists In 1827 for reaaona which are no longer valid. The purchase of 100,000 aeroa of land near Greeley, Col., Is one of the latest tumefac tions of Miss Helen Gould. The land Is to be sub-divided for homes for the poor of i.u in' invu)iuiua .it lu III, t c ran/ imn. 'or miking payment. The eighty-second birthday of Arrhblihnp Vllllnma of tha Unman Catholic church. church of this perauaalon cast nf Now York Man la not tho crcaturo of clrcumatancea; circumstances are the creaturea of men.— Dlaraell. Say not, "Tho daya arc crll. Who's to tilamof And fuM tho hands, and acuuIesce-ol>, shams I Stand up, apeak out, and bravely. In God’s name! —Babcock.