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PINEY WOODS SKETCHES
Hello, girls! lam simply “snowed
under” with work this morning. Like
“Miss Jenny Jones,” whom we visited
during our school days and inquired
about with so much solicitude, I was,
on Friday, “sick in the bed with a
fever”; on Saturday, over my head in
correspondence, and so on and on.
But I know if you don’t hear some
thing about that trip this week I will
be in trouble. Unless I give some
new data each week, the letters of in
quiry that come get me in as bad a
box as the old postman up on the
coast of Maine, complained of to the
duck hunters.
The postman lived on one of the
islands and brought the mail every
day for the few scattering inhabi
tants. He would row to the mainland
every day and bring back the mail, for
which he received 50 cents.
One morning, during a terrific
storm, the hunters saw the old man
pull over. Several times during the
trip the boat was nearly swamped,
and the man in danger of his life.
“Why in the world did you make
that trip?” asked one of the men.
“Surely not for the 50 cents?”
“Well, you see,” replied the post
man, “if I miss a trip, I have to write
a bloomin’ long letter to Washington
explaining why, and so I thought I
had rather pull the boat.”
Time to Thin Out.
But the time is getting so short
now I have got to know “what’s do
ing.” You see, the day for the hard
work is almost over, and now comes
the joyful season. I will have to as
sort my girls by the method used by
the railroad contractor, unless they
write me just how they stand pretty
soon.
Said he: “One of my foremen gath
ered his men together at the section
HEZEKIAH’S GREAT PASSOVER.
June 11, 1911.
2 Chron. 30:13-27.
Time, 726 B. C.
Place, Jerusalem.
GOLDEN TEXT: “Man looketh on
the outward appearance, but the Lord
looketh on the heart.” 1 Sam’l 16:7.
SUGGESTIVE THOUGHTS.
What should I do
I. Keep the Feast of Unleavened
Bread. Vs. 13-22. 1 Cor. 5:6-8.
At the command of King Hezekiah
“a very great congregation assem
bled at Jerusalem to keep the feast
of unleavened bread.” During the
sixteen years of the reign of Ahaz
the doors of God’s house had been
closed; the lights put out, and the
worship of God had been neglected.
Ahaz had built his altars in every
corner of Jerusalem, and had made
high places to burn incense unto other
gods and provoked to anger the
Lord God of his fathers. (2 Chron.
28:24-25.) When Hezekiah came to
the throne he at once sought to bring
the people back to God and have them
walk in perfect obedience to His
word. Ist. He opened the doors of
the house of the Lord and repaired
them. 2 Cron. 29:3-7.) 2nd. He re
quired the Priests and Levites to
sanctify themselves, and thus be pre
pared for the service of God and His
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
By MARGARET BEVERLY UPSHAW
house one morning and said: ‘Boys,
I’ve got a tough proposition on hand,
and I want men to carry it out. It’s
no job for shirkers. The gang that
tackles the work will have to sweat
like blazes before sundown, besides
being liable to stiff backs for a week
afterward. I want volunteers.’
“To the amazed delight of the fore-
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man, all but eight of the men stepped
out of line. ‘Guess you’ll find us on
the job, whatever turns up,’ re
marked one of the volunteers. ‘We
didn’t come up here to play baseball
or casino. What’s doing?’
“ ‘l’m short of men to dig post
holes,’ replied the foreman, grinning.
‘You don’t get the job. As I said, I
want men, but I don’t want good ones,
and I’ll use those who didn’t volun-
By B. LACY HOGE, Charleston, S. C.
house. (2 Chron. 29:5.) 3rd. He
cleansed God’s house. (2 Chron.
29:15-19.) 4th. He then dedicated the
house with the offerings and sacri
fices and praise, as God had com
manded. (2 Chron. 29:20-36.) Your
body is the house of God. (1 Cor.
6:19.) You must open its doors to
Him. (Rev. 3:20.) You must worship
Him, in this temple. (1 Cor. 6:20.)
All believers on Jesus are Priests
unto God. (Rev. 1:6.) We must
cleanse this temple from all filthiness
of the flesh and spirit. (2 Cor. 7:1.)
We must dedicate our bodies unto
God. (Rom. 12:1-2.) In the present
lesson we have the account of Heze
kiah’s re-institution of Israel’s great
memorial feast wherein God’s re
demption through blood is set forth.
We must understand the passover to
understand God’s way of salvation.
(Ex. 12:13-23. 1 Cor. 5:6-8. Rom.
2:25-26. John 1:19. Heb. 9:22.) We
can not have a true reformation with
out the doctrine of the atonement by
the blood. There cannot be a genuine
revival of religion without preaching
the atonement by the blood of Christ.
When the people assembled to keep
the feast they took away the altars
that Ahaz had erected and removed
everything that was not in keeping
with the worship of God. (V. 14.
2 Chron. 28:24-25.) “Christ, our pass
over, is sacrificed for us, therefore,”
says the Apostle, “let us keep the
The Golden Age for June 1, 1911.
BOULEVARD, SAN FRANCISCO.
teer. It was time to sort out the un
desirable citizens in these diggings,
and I’m much obliged.’ ”
Friday, June the 9th.
Remember, that’s the date. Rush
your reports to me at once, and all of
you that expect to “splice out” your
earnings with your own money and
go anyway, let me know immediately,
so I can have your reservations made.
If any of you really want to make
the trip, but do not feel able to spend
so much money, let me suggest that
you might send in all the money you
have earned by The Golden Age plan
and borrow the balance from yourself
or a friend. Then, when you return
home, you can make up the amount
due and pay it back. The Golden Age
will be glad to let you continue the
feast, not with old leaven, neither
with the leaven of malice and wicked
ness, but with the unleavened bread
of sincerity and truth.” (1 Cor. 5:7-
8.) Those saved by the atoning
blood of Christ are called into a life
of separation unto God. They must
purge out the old leaven, so as to be
a new lump. (1 Cor. 5:7.) Leaven is
a type of sin, and if sin or leaven be
tolerated in our lives, it will leaven
the whole lump. The whole will be
made sinful. (1 Cor. 5:6.) Therefore
we are commanded, first, to purge out
the old leaven of malice and wicked
ness. (1 Cor. 5:7-8.) 2nd. “Keep the
feast with the unleavened bread of
sincerity and truth.” (1 Cor. 5:8.)
3rd. Come out from among that
which is evil and be separated unto
and walk with God. (2 Cor. 6:14- 18
and 2 Cor. 7:1.)
11. Invite all to the Feast. Vs. 15-20.
Hezekiah did not limit his efforts to
Judah, but sought to bring all Israel
to the feast. (2 Chron. 30:1-11.) He
had the true missionary spirit. Many
refused and would not come, yet a
great company did accept the invita
tion and come to the feast, and were
blessed along with Judah. Our Master
has prepared a great feast and com
mands us to go into all the world and
bid all to this supper. Bid them turn
from their sins and come unto the
Lord and be saved. (Luke 14:16-23.
Mark 16:15-16.)
work on the same commission basis
after you return home, but, of course,
they can not afford to advance the
money before the work is done.
Do not fail to write me at once,
telling me just what you propose to
do. It is imperative that I know by
the first week in June just how many
girls are going, as extra Pullman cars
will have to be provided, and we cer
tainly do not wish to delay the train
on the morning of the 9th just to pro
vide accommodations for our amazing
family.
Your “mother” is eager to meet you,
and you can tell your real mothers
that she will be as solicitous and
careful over the health and happiness
of their daughters as “an old hen is
over an adopted duckling.”
GOWN BAGS.
One of the latest novelties which
makes a very pretty and acceptable
present to a bride, or to any woman
friend is a gown bag of linen with
hemstitched or scalloped edges, hav
ing quilted silk linings in pale shades.
These gown bags may be bought
ready-made for four to five dollars.
They are also' easily fashioned at
home.
A FINE VEGETABLE SOUP.
For half a gallon of soup take the
following: One half gallon of water,
four large potatoes cut fine, one large
onion cut fine, one-third cup of rice,
two teaspoonsfuls of salt, and two
heaping teaspoonsfuls of butter. Use
a cup of cabbage and small quantities
of any vegetables you may have on
hand. Make a thickening with three
tablespoonfuls of flour, and a little
milk or water. Heat until steaming
hot, serve with bread croutons.
111. Rejoice in the Lord. Vs. 21-27.
The religion of the Bible is a reli
gion of joy and gladness, and all who
will follow the Word of God strictly
will be filled with joy and serve the
Lord with gladness. Many fail to get
the joy because they seek the bless
ing without complying with the con
ditions, “what God has joined together
let not man put asunder.” (Matt.
19:6.) God has joined together sin
and misery, and the man who lives
in sin must take its partner. God has
joined together cleansing and re
joicing, holiness and happiness and
praise and prayer.
The man that is cleansed will re
joice, he that is holy will be happy,
and he whose heart is ever filled with
praise will have power in prayer, and
God will give him victory over all his
enemies. (2 Chron. 32:7-8.) Our God
will cause us always to triumph in
Christ. (2 Cor. 2:24. 1 Cor. 15:57.
Rom. 7:25. Phil. 4:13. Matt. 28:18.
John 15:7.)
TO COUNT STITCHES.
When the pattern for the crocheted
lace or the embroidery given in the
magazine or newspaper is too small
to permit easy counting of the stitches
use a large reading glass which mag
nifies and the stitches may be easily
counted.
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