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Dear was the laddie of long ago,—
Dearer to me than life;
Lighter, through him,, all cares that
came,
Lesser, all stress and strife;
Rare the sweet joys with which he
made
All of my days so rife.
Pure was his soul as the lilies are,
Fair was his face as the rose;
Bright was his eye as the dew-drop
that
Glad in the morning glows;
Love from his heart flowed freely as
Rill to the rivulet flows.
Yet, oftentimes, pain clutches at my
heart,
And swift my eyes grow dim;
Death, at his bedside, seemed hov’ring
near, —
Cruel, and cold, and grim;
And oft methought, the angels of
God,
Looked down and coveted him.
Closely I pressed him against my
heart —
While, in his sleep, he smiled —
Praying: “My Savior, oh, take him
not —
Lowly, and meek, and mild;
Much could I bear, but not his loss,—
Spare me my little child!”
MALIGNANT UNBELIEF.
July 7, 1912.
Time—2B A. D.
. .Mark 3:20 to 35.
Place —Galilee.
THE GOLDEN TEXT: “This is the
condemnation, that light is come into
the world,, and men loved darkness
rather than light, because their deeds
were evil.” ..John 3:19.
SUGGESTIVE THOUGHTS.
What should we do?
I. Praise Those Who Do Good Works.
—Vs. 20 and 21.
Jesus did many good works and
healed many that came to Him, and
yet many of those who witnessed
these things would not believe Him.
(Mark 3:1 to 20.) The fact that we
cannot see good in others, and will
not praise their good works, is an evi
dence of the evil of our own hearts.
Christ’s friends, when they heard how
He was taking time from rest and re-
“A MAN AND HIS TASK.”
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covered near Cape York. They were
the most northerly inhabitants of the
globe, and had no communication with
the rest of the world. In fact, up to
the time of their discovery, by Sir
James Ross, in 1818 they had never
seen other human beings or dreamed
that others existed. There was no
world to them beyond their narrow
zone, bounded by’ the frozen seas
which they thought had no bounds.
So people who live in the narrow zone
of ignorance are apt to think that
they are the oply people on earth.
PINEY WOODS SKETCHES
More Bitter Than Death
By MARGARET A. RICHARD.
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
By MARGARET BEVERLY UPSHAW
And he was spared. But, oh, had he
died
So long and long ago,
I should not have bowed as now I bow
My head in grief so low;
I should not have drunk so deep as
now
I drink of the cup of woe!
Dead is the laddie of those sweet
days
To purity, love and trust;
Dead in the sins that have mastered
him quite—
Selfishness, greed and lust;
Beautiful pleasures afar have sped,—
Hopes are but crumbling dust.
I would he had died in the days gone
by,
Still good and pure and sweet,
Long ere the paths of sin and shame
Far had allured his feet,
While he was such as the angels of
God
Had loved to meet and greet.
Oh, ye who weep for little ones laid
Down in the grave-yard low,
Feeling no sorrow half so profound
As is the grief ye know,
Look up and smile: Ye have not yet
Tasted the dregs of woe.
IWIS li J .
freshment, to minister to the needs
of others, concluded that He had gone
insane. A few years ago, in Georgia,
it was reported that a certain bank
president was losing his mind. A
minister from that city was visiting
in another city, and a gentleman ask
ed him if there was any truth in the
report and he replied, “I fear there
is, for” says he, “Mr. spends
two hours every morning reading his
Bible before he goes to the bank.” A
few days ago a business man of our
city said to me that he thought a cer
tain professional man was going in
sane because he gave his whole time
on Sundays in going to Church, teach
ing Sunday School classes and look
ing after people in need. I said to
him, I wish Richmond had many more
crazy folks like him.
11. Don’t Blaspheme Against the
Holy Ghost. Vs. 22 to 30.
Jesus, by the spirit of God, cast out
the demons, but the Jews attributed
these works to Satan and thus com-
But before one can perform a worthy
part in civilization’s task today he
must see the drama of life before the
footlights of the centuries; in the
laboratory of science he must learn
from nature the secrets of her ancient
rocks and the movements of her shin
ing stars; in the library of accumu
lated wisdom he must think the great
thoughts of the poets and philoso
phers after them. He must have a
mental grasp of things past and pres
ent, which will enable him to inter
pret the age tendencies and anticipate
future events and emergencies.
3. The Confidence of the Optimist
The Golden Age for June 27, 1912,
By B. LACY HOGE, Richmond, Va.
THE GOLDEN AGE CIRCLE
FOR OUR GIRLS.
WANTED—FIVE HUNDRED HUST
LERS.
Those who emphasize the use of
pure English in speech and writing
tell us always to avoid the use of
slang words and phrases. Generally
speaking, it is a good rule to follow.
As an English specialist, far would
it be from me to sanction the use of
slang; and yet, and yet, there are in
current use so many expressive words
and phrases that belong to the slang
family, that it is by no means an easy
matter always to avoid the use of
slang. One almost feels that nothing
else will express the exact shade of
his thought or meaning.
Besides, our language is a live,
growing one. New words are con
stantly being adaed. Words that
were classed as slang only a few
years ago are recognized, today, as
correct speech.
There is, however, a senseless, com
mon variety of slang which all refin
ed people instinctively keep out of
their vocabularies.
When all is said is it not true that
taste, discrimination and the usage
of the best writers and speakers must
decide what forms of expression one
should use or discard?
There is a word that is full of mean-
mitted the unpardonable sin. The
Master taught that blasphemy against
the Holy Ghost is the deliberate at
tributing to the devil what we know
to be the work of the Holy Ghost.
Those that do this will become hard
ened and will never seek Christ or par
don. They will be alienated from the
life of God and their understanding
will be darkened. (Eph. 4:18). They
will be unfeeling .Eph. 4:19). They
will be given up to all kinds of evil
works. (Eph. 4:19).
111. Have the Evil Spirits Cast Out.
—Vs. 22 to 27.
Evil spirits possess people at this
day, just as they did in the days of
Christ. We should have them cast
out. There is only one that cast out
the evil spirits and that one is Christ.
He is just the same today as He was
1900 years ago. He still has the pow
er over evil spirits and will cast them
out of all who come to Him and ask
Him to do so. The Master taught the
Jews that God alone could cast out de-
The man who would serve his gen
eration in any large way must also
have the confidence of a cheerful op
timism. There is no place in the
ranks of progress for the man who
does not believe in the advancement
and ultimate triumph of right. The
long-faced, whiny-voiced, wrinkled
browed pessimist, who believes the
world is hastening to decay and the
devil as fast as the wheels of time
can carry it is more wretched and
helpless than the dumb brute, whose
unthinking instinct takes no care for
the morrow.
A dutcbman said to hi? dog: “You
ing—Hustler. I venture to say it
sounds slangy, very slangy to the
average person.
Reference to Webster’s Inter-Colle
giate Dictionary shows that this word
“Hustler” is of old Dutch origin. Look
up the verb form, “hustle,” in this dic
tionary and you will see it defined, “to
move or act with energy;” also "to
be wide-awake and prompt in action.”
Is there not vim in these definitions?
Is there not significance in that word,
"Hustle?”
That is what I want every Golden
Age Circle member to do —Hustle for
subscriptions and you are bound to
get them, if you will only oring your
natural, common sense to bear upon
the situation. Besides, as you al
ready know, I am willing and glad to
have you call upon me for help.
“Are you in earnest? Seize this
very minute.”
Wanted without delay—Five Hun
dred Hustlers for The Golden Age Cir
cle. Good pay for all industrious,
worthy applicants.
Send name and address at once,
please ,to
MARY ELEANOR SHAFER,
Jefferson Street, Middletown, Freder
ick County, Maryland.
mons. We should remember this truth
and go at once to God and ask Him
to cast out the evil spirits.
IV. Do the Will of God. Vs. 31 to
35: John 3: 19. —Golden Text:
Christ’s relatives did not under
stand Him. They thought that from
lack of wisdom He had gotten into
a conflict with the scribes and would
not be wise enough to take care of
himself. Therefore they called Him
for the purpose of getting Him out of
His trouble. Those led by the spirit
of God will often do things that their
friends will think very unwise, but
God will never lead His people into
a place from which He cannot and
will not deliver them. He always de
livers His servants. The Master
used this to teach who are the near
est kin to Him and the most loved
ones. They who “do the will of God.”
Those who do God’s will, will love
light. They will not walk in the
ways of darkness, for they have noth
ing to hide.
vas only a dog, yit I vish I vas you.
Ven you co to ped you schust durn
’round dree dimes unt lies town. Ven
I coes to ped I moost ontress myself,
put out de cat, vind up de clock unt
lock up de house, unt ven I vould
kit in ped my frau she vakes up unt
scholds, and den de baby he vakes
up unt I have to valk mit him de
house up unt town, unt at last I kits
to ped schust in time to kit up. Ven
you kits up you schust stretch your
selv and you is up, but ven I kits
up I has ter tress myselv, make a fire,
poot on de keedle and cook my prek
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