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PINEY
WOODS
THAT “GOLDEN HAIRED ADDI
TION.”
Our generous friends everywhere
who have joined in the avalanche of
beautiful greetings -to our “Golden
Age Baby” will accept the happy grat
itude of Mr. and Mrs. Editor for all
treasured words and deeds. Os course,
you recognize how impossible it is
to publish all, or even thus far, to
answer them, but for our “Mother’s
Edition” of The Golden Age, some se
lections must be made; and this beau
tiful and eloquent apostrophe from
“Golden Age Subscriber” and this per
sonal letter from far off Arizona are
given this week. When the mother
of our little Margaret Adeline Up
shaw gets able to take up “Piney
Woods Sketches” again, you may hear
more of this matter. Gratefully and
happily,
DADDY UPSHAW.
Mr. W. D. Upshaw,
Atlanta, Ga.
My Dear Brother: Accept my
hearty congratulations, both you and
Mrs. Upshaw, for the new accessoin
to your household, news of which
event came to me yesterday in The
Golden Age. A man cannot make a
really truly home by himself —'two men
cannot make one. A woman cannot
make a home and b<4 (very happy
in it; but a true man, a true woman
and a sweet child make the home
nearer a paradise than any other place
on earth. As you and Mrs. Upshaw
look upon the dear little girl, you can
each say: “It is mine,” but better
than that you both can say: “It is
ours.” A combination of three lives
in one. Now, may God spare her to
JOSEPH MEETS HIS BRETHREN.
May 18th, 1913.
Time, 1707 B. C.
Gen. 42:3 to 17.
Place —Joseph’s House in Egypt.
THE GOLDEN TEXT—“Whatsoever
a man soweth that shall he also reap.”
Gal. 6-7.
SUGGESTIVE THOUGHTS.
By B. Lack Hoge, Richmond, Va.
What should I do?
1. Remember that you will reap what
you sow. Gal. 6-7 The Golden
Text.
We should be careful to remember
that we are sure to reap what we
sow, and it will make us more care
ful as to the kind of seed we sow. If
we sow evil seed we shall reap evil,
and if we sow good seed we will reap
good. We need not expect a harvest
without sowing, but we are sure to
reap more than we sow. Jacob found
that to be true. From his youth un
til he left Shechem he was a deceiver.
He deceived his father and all others
he dealt with. His heart was broken
and for twenty-two years his head was
bowed with sorrow because of the
deception of his sons and their sin
in selling Joseph. After he left Shec
hem he began to sow good seed and
in his last days he reaped good
you to gladden your lives, “even down
to old age,” and may the Divine life
permeate her very being and make
her one of God’s chosen ones, a shining
light in this dark world.
Yours sincerely,
GEO. W. READ.
Prescott, Ariz., April 23, 1913.
A WELCOME TO THE GOLDEN
AGE BABY.
Hail to thee thou tiny dryad of
the “Piney Woods’” Thou cometh,
it is said, with a “golden aureole”
about thy head, which means, does
it not, that thou hast come to shed
a glow among earth’s shadows?
And wherefore didst thou come,
bright dryad? Oh, yes; first, to
cheer the mother’s heart. She was
often lonely amid those sylvan
scenes; for father is one of the
heroes, always clad in armor, and
the weary world was calling, ever
calling to him to come and fight
its great battles.
And so he must be up and away,
to meet those dragons that must be
slain —those monsters of vice that
must be overthrown!
Some day, little one, father will
wear a bright and fadeless crown
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
By B. LACY HOGE, Richmond, Va.
things. The brethren of Joseph final
ly reaped the evil things they did to
their brother. Those days in prison,
the days Simeon was left in the pris
on. and their interview with Joseph,
caused them trouble and anguish of
soul. They were deeply convicted of
their sin. (Gen. 42:21 and 22). Jo
seph reaped what he sowed, He was
true to his God and God honored and
exalted him.
11. Learn the Lessons taught us here.
Verses 3 to 17.
There are several very important
lessons taught us in this scripture
that we ought to learn.
Ist. That God convicts of sin.
These men were, after twenty-two
years convicted of their sin against
Joseph and their father.. (Gen. 42:
21 and 22.) We may conceal our
sins for years and during these
years they may give us but little
trouble. But the day is surely com
ing when God in some unexpected
way will bring our sins to light and
convict us of our sins.
2d. That sin always gives trouble.
It would be well if men would re
member that sin is the cause of all
trouble and that every sin is sure
to cause trouble. God may over
rule our sins and bring good out of
them, as He often does, but still
they are sure to give us trouble.
The Golden Age for May Bth, 1913
for fighting so bravely. Even now
his pure white brow is wreathed
with time’s ever-green laurels’
And mother, she would not call
him back; O no! And so, thou just
hadst to come, little dryad, to cheer
that mother’s brave and lonely
heart So there thou art, “a star
amid the gloom, a rose of May in
bloom.” And now the mother is
nevermore lonely!
I must not forget to tell you lit
tle one of that wonderful “Golden
Age” pathway which mother and
father are helping to blaze for this
sad old world. Some day your feet,
now so pink and tiny, will walk
there too. O yes; we know you will
walk wtih them there, and help to
make the rough places smooth; and
the path more beautiful.
So that, O many, many others,
may walk therein. For that is the
way that leads to the shining
heights; and there"only, may they
find peace for their troubled souls.
“And an highway shall be there,
and away, and it shall be called
“The way of holiness” . . . but the
redeemed shall walk there.”
“And the ransomed of the Lord
shall return, and come to Zion with
3d. That Trouble brings blessing.
The righteous, like Joseph, often
suffer on account of the wrongs
done by the wicked. But their suf
fering is allowed to prepare them
for the blessing that is to follow
and to fit them to fill the exalted
positions God is leading them to
occupy. Our Lord was made per
fect by suffering. (Heb. 2-10.) Jo
seph was prepared to be Governor
of Egypt by suffering. Nothing can
touch the child of God without His
consent, and God will not consent,
except as it works for good for those
who love Him. (Rom. 8-28.) This
is the reason why Paul says to us,
“In everything give thanks; for this
is the will of God in Christ Jesus
concerning you.” (Ist Thes. 5:18.)
4th. That Gods’ word is sure.
God had given to Joseph a vision
of his brethren bowing down to
him (Gen. 37:7 to 10.) It seems
very unlikely that this vison would
come to pass at the time the prom
ise was given. It seemed more un
likely after his brethren sold him
to be a Slav®. They thought they
had made it impossible that it
should come to pass. (Gen. 37:19
and 20.) But at last they came to
Egypt and bowed down to Joseph
and thus fulfilled to the very letter
the prediction. God’s promises are
always sure to be fulfilled, no mat-
SKETCHES
By MARGARET BEVERLY UPSHAW
songs, and ever-lasting joy upon
their heads; they shall obtain joy
and gladness, and sorrow and sigh
ing shall flee away.”—lsaiah XXXV,
8-10.
GOLDEN AGE SUBSCRIBER.
POOR OLD DAD.
You can scarce pick up a paper
An’ its “poet’s corner” greet,
’Cept you’ll see a pretty poem
’Bout the mother saintly sweet;
But you’ll have a time a-searchin’ —
Eyfes will be er achin’ bad,
Ere you’ll overtake a poem
At this time for “poor old dad.”
No, it isn’t wilful in ’em,
Them that writes of mother dear;
That there’s never notice taken
Os her old man sittin’ near.
No, it’s never meant to slight him,
But it looks a little sad—
All the bouquets made for mother,
Not a bloom for “poor old dad.”
True, our mother watched above us,
’Till her dear old eyes would ache;
But the old dad humped to feed us,
’Till his back would almost break.
Mother crooned above the cradle,
Gave devotion all she had:
Still there wasn’t any circus
At this time for “poor old dad.”
Do not take one line from mother,
When you write the soul-sweet song,
But if there’s a word for father
Now and then, it won’t be wrong.
Poor old soul! He’s bent and wrinkled,
And I know ’twould make him glad,
If while you are praising mother,
Something’s said for “poor old dad.”
—S. W. Butterfield.
ter how seemingly improbable or
impossible of fulfilment. Joseph’s
brethren rejected, mocked and strip
ped and gave him up to die. (Gen.
37-19 to 24.) But after many years
they bow before him and call him
Lord and thus fulfilled the predic
tion of his dream. (Gen. 42:6 and 9
and 10; Gen. 44:14 to 16.) Some
day those who once mocked and
stripped and crucified our Joseph—
our Lord Jesus—-will be seen upon
their faces before Him and owning
Hint as Lord. (Phil. 2:9 to 11.)
Israel, our Lord’s brethren rejected
Him. (John 1:11.) They are still
rejecting Him, but some day He is
coming back and they shall look on
Him whom they pierced (Zech.
12:10). They will know Him by
the prints of the nails in His hand.
(Zech. 13:6. They will confess Him
as their Lord and fulfill the word of
God as written in Isaiah 53:3 to 6.
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