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PINEY WOODS SKETCHES
THE HORRLE SKIRT
I.
The Most ludicrous sight the world
now sees
Is the garb that Tyrant Fashion de
crees
Shall be worn by her feminine devo
tees.
11.
“God made the country, man made the
town,”
But the Devil himself made the hob
ble-skirt gown
From the trousers worn by a circus
clown.
111.
He hates the beauty and goodness and
grace
The Creator wrought in the fair form
and face
And seeks by all means God’s design
to erase.
IV.
But first he must make his victim so
blind
That she can’t see herself, then bias
her mind
Till she thinks wrong is right, and
cruelty kind.
A SQUEAL FROM SWINEVILLE.
The echoes from the great North
Georgia Conference had not died away
before, Mr. Gary’s “sublime hoss poem”
had provoked a piteous appeal from a
new quarter. The Methodist Confer
ence, because of its humanity toward
the “Circuit Rider’s noss” has made
itself the envy of all the animal tribes.
The communication from the commit-
THE RESURRECTION.
December 18th, 1910.
Time—3o A, D.
Place —Jerusalem.
Matthew 28:1-20.
GOLDEN TEXT—“Lo, I am with you
always, even unto the end of the
world.”—Matthew 28:20.
SUGGESTIVE THOUGHTS.
What should I do?
I. Teach the Truth About the Resur
rection of Jesuis. Vs. 1 to 8.
Cease to follow the teachings of the
Roman Catholic Church upon the ques
tion of the resurrection of Jesus and
teach the Word of God. The Sabbath
day was from sunset Friday until sun
set Saturday. The Word of God says
Jesus rose “In the end of the Sab
bath.” He left the tomb about sunset
Saturday and just before the beginning
of Sunday, or the first day of the week.
(Matt. 28:1-2.) Jesus was in the grave
three days and three nights, therefore
He was not crucified on Friday, but on
Wednesday. The Bible said He should
“be three days and three nights in the
heart of the earth.” (Matt. 12:40.) The
rule of law which says that the law
takes no account of the fraction of a
day is usually relied upon to prove
that Christ was crucified on Friday
and rose on Sunday. This rule of
law does not apply and does not prove
the position. Had the Bible said three
days, this rule might, with some rea
son, be relied upon, but the Bible does
not say three days. God’s Word says
“three days and three nights,” which
in the terminology of the law means
Mrs. R. J. McClintock.
V.
She then is hobbled, and meets with
disaster
She might have escaped, could she
only run faster;
She sees not when opportunity passed
her.
VI.
’Tis time that Man should arise in his
might,
And free Fashion’s slaves who are in
such a plight
Their misery makes fiends fairly howl
with delight.
VII.
Strike at the turbans, the puffs and the
rat,
Strike at the broad leather belt and
big hat,
Strike at high-heels and pad-produced
fat.
VIII.
And while you are striking and pawing
the dirt
Give a knock-out blow with your trus
ty quirt
To the fiend that designed the hobble
skirt.
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tee from Penville might be classified
as “rail pen-atrating.”
Headquarters Executive Committee,
Swine Association.
Renville, Ga.
Cold Weather Time, 1910.
Rev. Nath. Thompson.
Dear Sir: —We hear that you are an
active member of a “beast of burden”
SUA/ DA Y SCHOOL LESSON
three full days of 24 hours each.
Jesus fully complied with the word
and spent three full days and three
full nights in the tomb. Six days be
fore the passover" Jesus came from Jeri
cho to Bethany. (John 12:1.) The
next day He entered Jerusalem. (John
12:12.) This was the Sabbath day, or
Saturday. So we see He came from
Jericho to Bethany Friday and that
this was six days before the passover.
Therefore, the passover was on Thurs
day and Jesus was crucified the day
before, which was Wednesday. (John
18:28; John 19:14 and 42.) He was
in the tomb from sunset Wednesday
to Thursday at Sunset, one day and
one night. From Thursday evening to
Friday evening, two days and two
nights. From Friday evening to Satur
day evening, making (the Sabbath
day) the full three days and three
nights, for He rose in the end of the
Sabbath.
11. Teach the Resurrection of the
Body. Vs. 7 and 8.
The resurrection is a truth of great
importance and we should preach and
teach this great truth. The whole gos
pel of Christ rests upon the resurrec
tion. If Christ did not rise our preach
ing is vain and our faith is vain and
we are yet in our sins. (I Cor. 15:13-
18.) “Christ rose from the dead and
became the first fruits of them that
slept.” (I Cor. 15:20.) Those that be
lieve in Jesus will be raised up at the
second coming of our Lord. (I Cor. 15:
23; I Cor. 15:51 and 52; I Thess. 4:13-
17.) Let us go quickly with the mes-
The Golden Age for December 8, 1910.
Margaret Deberly Upshalv.
association. While we are not in the
strict sense of the word “beasts of
burden,” some folks think we make
them strong to bear their burdens,
therefore, do we not deserve a hear
ing? We are a part of nearly every
family at least in the country and
small towns.
Many a man owns a pig who never
paid tax on a horse. Annually, thou
sands of us are offered up as a sacrifice
to the strength and longevity of the
human race. Since this seems to be
our part and portion, according to the
parliament of custom, we do not ask
for change of law but better care —
a more intelligent Concern from our
masters whom we serve. Few of
our number have reason to complain
for lack of food. Stock law has prac
tically reduced our razorback brother
to memory of old and other days.
Neither do we object to the gift of
dishwater and other such slop, since
by nature this tastes to us like ice
cream to you.
We do not kick after we are dead.
You may make us into sausage, lard or
hambone sweet. We are not much
troubled about the hereafter for upon
the swift wings o£ our squeal the spirit
soon reaches hog heaven.
The days and nights and few short
months of living concern us much.
We do not object to our kitchen and
dining room being one and this no
more than a topless rail pen, but when
forced to use this as our only living
room and sleeping quarters it is very
uncomfortable and causes much suffer
ing. Turn us out and give us the wide
world in which to roam and see how
quickly “God in us” will provide a
Uy Lacy Hoge.
sage of a resurrected and living Christ
to all the world. Because He lives we
shall live also. (John 14:19.)
111. Meet Jesus. Vs. 9 to 17.
As they went to meet Him, “Jesus
met them.” It was good to have a mes
sage from an angel, but it was better
to have Jesus. They obeyed the mes
sage and they got Jesus Himself. If
we will believe and obey God’s Word
Jesus will meet us and as we go with
His message, He will go with us. When
the women met Jesus, He bade them
rejoice. It is a time for rejoicing when
we meet Jesus. We should have an
appointed time and place to meet Jesus
and talk with Him of the work He has
for us to do. We can and will go on
our way working and rejoicing, if we
will first meet Jesus and talk with
Him and listen to what He has to say
to us. The Master’s work is a burden
to those who work without seeing
Jesus. Those that saw Jesus ran with
“great joy”, carrying the message.
IV. Worship Jesus. Vs. 9to 17.
Those that see Jesus will worship
Him. While He was here on earth
some people never saw the Christ.
They saw a man only, but those who
saw the Christ, the Son of the living
God, worshiped Him. To worship
Jesus now we must get a vision of the
Christ. Go to Him and have your
spiritual eyes opened that you may
see the Christ in His beauty and fall
at His feet and give to Him the full
worship of your heart.
V. Obey the Great Commission. Vs.
18 to 20.
comparatively clean and mighty warm
room in which to sleep.
O! the long shivering nights, and
cold, cold days, most of us suffer! And
also if our masters would listen to our
squeal, it would take less corn for
more meat, if they would provide a
wind-break and a warm bed against
the icy man. Plank and straw are
much cheaper than bran and corn and
much to be preferred by us.
Rev. Thompson, if you will pass this
on to the public through the press,
we shall be your happy hogs forever.
(Signed) LEFT SPLIT.
RIGHT CROP.
UNDERBIT,
Committee.
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STRICKEN.
“Oh, John,” cried the farmers wife;
“I’m afraid I’ve taken that dreadful
new disease!”
“What makes you think so, dear?”
he asked, alarmed, gathering the frail
little woman into his arms and strok
ing the thinning hair, as she sobbed
out the story of her fears upon his
broad shoulder.
“Well,” she explained, “after I have
gotten up, dressed myself and the
children, cooked breakfast, washed the
dishes, prepared the children for
school, strained the new milk and set
it away to cool, churned and worked
butter, swept and dusted, done the
ironing, given baby his bath, cooked
dinner and washed the dishes, un
dressed the children and put them to
bed, and sat down for the evening, I
am too tired to do my darning! I never
used to feel so. Jt must be the hook
worm!”
The disciples could not plead their
weakness as a reason for not obey
ing the Master’s command, because He
said to them, “All power is given un
to me,” and I will go with you and
give you power to do the work. We .
must obey this great command, so let
us see what it requires of us.
First. Tarry for the Power. —As the
first disciples before going with the
message to others must tarry for the
power, so we must tarry for the en
dowment with power from on high.
(Luke 24:49; Acts 1:4 and 5.) The
work of God can only be done with
God given power. We shall receive
power when the Holy Ghost comes up
on us. (Acts 1:8.)
Second. Make Disciples. (V. 19, A. R.
V. —After receiving the power, we
should then go and make disciples
among all nations, we should go to
every creature, both at home and the
“regions beyond.” (Mark 16:15.)
Third. Baptize Them. —After making
disciples we should “baptize them” —
(not unbelievers, but disciples) “into
the name of the Father and of the
Son and of the Holy Spirit.” (Matt. 28:
19, A. R. V.)
Fourth. Teach Them to Observe All
the Commandments. —All the com
mandments are important and God ex
pects us to obey them all. There are
no non-essentials, all are essential for
something. (V. 20; II Tim. 3:16-17.)
If we keep all God’s commands and
teach others to observe them, the Mas
ter is with us and we are ever con
scious of His presence.
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