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A PART OF OUR SEAL'OARD PARTY.
Somehow, I have a feeling this morn
ing that I would greatly enjoy a per
sonal talk with a great- big, rollick
ing family of boys and girls.
That wandering editor of ours has
gone away to Philadelphia to attend
the Baptist World’s Alliance, the little
couple who have been making their
home with us for several months, and
whom we playfully called our “son and
daughter,” are off to Jersey for a visit
with their home folks, and ye “Funny
Editress” is lonely.
But I was 1 getting so self-centered
(a thing that I do detest most heartily)
that I was about to forget to tell you
of the beautiful letter I received from
the Scribe whom I appointed to give us
reports from that Western tour.
It almost broke my heart to have to
give up the trip right at the eleventh
hour. I had dreamed, planned,
wrought and hoped to the very last
minute, but the terribly hot weather
ISAIAH’S PROPHECY CONCERN
ING SENNACHERIB.
July 2, 1911.
Isaiah 37:21-36.
Time—7lo B. C.
Place —Jerusalem.
GOLDEN TEXT—“God is our refuge
and strength; a very present help in
trouble.” Ps. 46:1.
What should I do?
SUGGESTIVE THOUGHTS.
I. Take Your Troubles and Difficul
ties to God. V. 21.
When Hezekiah received the letter
containing Sennacherib’s threat, he
“went up into the house of the Lord
and spread it before the Lord, and
prayed unto the Lord.” (Isa. 37:14-
20.) The Lord heard him, and sent
him a message of comfort by His
prophet Isaiah. The Lord, true to His
promise, dealt with Sennacherib and
delivered His people. All of God’s
children have the same right to come
to Him and lay their troubles and dif
ficulties before Him. (James 5:13;
Phil. 4; 6,7.) Prayer lessens care.
By prayer we can be delivered out of
all our difficulties. The man who lets
his troubles drive him to prayer will
find that prayer drives away his
troubles. During a financial panic,
when banks, factories and merchants
were failing, an old Scotch merchant
was asked if he was not afraid that
he, too, would break. He replied,
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
By B. LACY HOGE, Charleston, S. C.
By MARGARET BEVERLY UPSHAW
and over-exertion of “mothering” such
a large brood brought on slow fever
and other complications. I fought
bravely against it, but the doctor shook
his wise old head, and sternly com
manded me, as Bobbie Burns would
say, “to bide a wee” in the restful
shade of my own small vine and fig
tree.
However I was fortunate in securing
a most delightful chaperone to take
my place, and I know she is “making
good.”
Three cheers for the Winner
Let’s rise up in our lusty young
might and give three vigorous cheers
to the girl who led the race. Miss
Mary B. Williams, of Europa, Miss.,
out-stripped all of the other girls by
securing the largest number of sub
scriptions that were sent in.
For the inspiration of other girls
who never did do anything in their
“Not until the fiftieth Psalm breaks
in two at the fifteenth verse.”—“Call
upon me in the day of trouble; I will
deliver thee.”
11. Put Your Trust in the Living
God. Vs. 21-25.
Sennacherib put his trust in the
multitude of his chariots, and boasted
of the victories he had w T on. He spoke
contemptuously of Hezekiah and the
forces at his command, and also “re
proached and blasphemed” the Lord
God of Israel. They both soon
learned that victories are on the side
whose cause the Lord had espoused.
Sennacherib’s chariots and victorious
armies were of no account when God
came on the scene of action. Let us
learn this lesson well: that victory is
sure to come to that one who has the
Lord on his side, no matter how
things may seem at present. The
difficulties may be great; all the vis
ible powers may be against us, but if
the Lord is for us, it matters not
what powers are against us. (Rom.
8:31; 2 Cor. 2:14.)
111. Remember That All Our Power
Comes from God. Vs. 26-29.
Sennacherib had recited with great
pride what he had done. The Lord
tells Hezekiah that all these victories
of which Sennacherib is boasting are
His victories; that Sennacherib had
conquered because the Lord had ap
pointed him to do this work (V. 26);
that he was only the Lord’s instru-
The Golden Age for June 22,1911.
lives (alas, that there are so many in
the world), I want to give you a little
bit of her letter to us. It has soul stuff
in it, and I hope and pray that it will
make every girl who reads it stop and
think, and ask herself the question:
“If every girl in the world was just
like me how much would the world
miss us if we were suddenly taken
out of it?”
Here are some extracts from her
beautiful letter:
“My Dear Friends: —I don’t feel
worthy of your words of commendation
although if I had not been sick this
last week I am confident there would
have been quite a number added to my
list.”
“You see my school was not out until
May 24th —then I had to take one
week to be sick, and a little while to
sew. But I am not through working
for you yet.”
“During the latter part of July and
August I have planned with a friend
of mine, Miss Lois Cain, to give the
children at the Orphanage at Jackson,
Miss., a kindergarten course. We did
that last summer too. I feel that a
kindergarten will, in the greatest
measure possible, come in to fill up
that vacancy caused in their little
lives by the lack of the mother train
ing.”
“Miss Cain, a few friends and I are
trying every way we can to raise funds
to establish this work permanently. By
the way, when you see a rich man that
wants to endow something, just tell
him about this kindergarten feature!
Urttil this can be established, my
friend and I want to do the best we can
for them in the summer time, gratis,
of course.”
“But in doing this there will be some
visitors —and I mean to show them The
ment. Now that he had turned upon
and raged against the Lord, who had
used him heretofore, the Lord would
turn against him and use a weak
power to put him to flight and utterly
destroy his heretofore victorious
army. Let us remember that all our
powers come from God; that we can
succeed in doing the work the Lord
has appointed us to do; but we must
be humble before Him, and thank
Him for using us. If our hearts are
lifted up against the Lord, and we fail
to give the glory to Him, He will turn
against us, take away our power and
use something or somebody to crush
and humble us. If the Lord Is against
us, we are sure of failure and defeat.
Jesus said, “Without me, ye can do
nothing.” (John 15:5.) Not some
thing, but no-thing. Without Him, we
are powerless; with Him, we have all
power. (Matt. 28:18.) All our power
must come from Him. And He is
ready and willing to bestow all the
power upon us that we will use for
Him and His glory. (Luke 11:13;
Acts 1:8.)
IV. Stand On the Promises of
God. Vs. 30-36.
Standing on God’s promises, you
can not fail. The enemy can not
harm you. All Scripture is given by
inspiration (2 Tim. 3-16.) Each prom
ise is God’s own, and He must make
it good. God had spoken, therefore
the remnant of Judah must take root
Golden Age. I do enjoy carrying the
gospel through The Golden Age.”
“Your good letters and papers and
motto: ‘Let nothing discourage you,
never give up,’ were sufficient to en
courage anyone.”
“But, oh! Mrs. Upshaw, I felt more
like ‘giving up the ghost’ when I
learned that you were not going than
ever before. I am so sorry you are
sick. Rest some now, you’ve been un
der such a strain lately.”
“Just to think, I’m to start on that
glorious trip tomorrow!”
“The Lord is so good to me! Oh!
that I may be more useful in the cause
of Christ than ever before! pray for
me that I may be a blessing to the
world.”
“Lovingly your girl,
“Mary B. Williams.”
Happy on the Way
But the thing that made me feel
“thrilly all over” was the post card
that came two days ago, bearing the
picture of our “Party Reporter.” I am
giving it to you here, and I know
everyone of my “Daughters” is going
to look at the little girl sitting between
tne two big men, and say: “Well,
isn’t «MSr little sister a dandy!”
This picture represents a portion of
the Seaboard party who have been on
a sight-seeing tour of Denver, Colo
rado. Miss Williams writes on the
card:
“We go out fifteen miles to Low
mountain this afternoon. I am having
a glorious time. Mr. and Mrs. Morrah
are lovely.”
I am going Monday to Clayton in the
mountains to spend a couple of days,
and hope to have some interesting
things to tell you about that trip next
week.
downward and bear fruit upward.
Their coming prosperity was sure, be
cause of “the zeal of the Lord of
Hosts.” (V. 32.) The king of Assyria
could not enter the city nor shoot an
arrow there, nor come before it with
shield, nor cast a bank against it. He
had to return by the same way that
he came, because the Lord had prom
ised, and He was defending the city.
This He did for His own sake and for
His servant David’s sake. We have
the same God, and He will defend us,
for His own sake and David’s greater
son’s sake. We are safe from all en
emies when the Lord is our defense.
(John 10:28, 29; John 17:11, 12.) He
can sweep away in a moment an army
that it takes months and years to
gather and organize.
TETTERINE RECOMMENDED
BY DRUGGIST.
Mr. Roland B. Hall, Druggist, Ma
con, Ga„ states: “After thirty years
experience in the drug business, I can
truthfully say that I have never seen
a remedy equal to Tetterine for skin
diseases. A few applications have
made a complete cure of tetter on
hands which I had almost despaired
of curing. I cheerfully recommend it
to the public.” And every time the
public tries it, this unbounded faith in
Tetterine increases. Price 50c. at
your druggist, or sent direct by the
Shruptrine Co., Savannah, Ga.» if your
druggist can’t supply you.
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