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WOODS
AN INCIDENT AT THE CIRCUS.
It was at the Macon circus.
A tow-headed boy, probably eight
years old, holding tightly to the knot
ty hand of his father, was wedged in
between the legs of men who were
pushing and crowding to reach the
tent entrance. He was only a speck
of humanity, hardly noticed by any
one of the eager hundreds about him.
Hiis mother, a faded woman, poor
ly dressed, with the lines of fatigue
and care indelibly stamped upon her
countenance, patiently endured the
jam, as she patiently endures every
thing else in her sordid life, no doubt.
Now and then she would glance fond
ly at her offspring and pat him on the
head.
The father, obviously a working man,
minus collar and tie and wearing a
faded, dirty colored shirt, a man who
toils from early morn to dusky eve for
a living for himself and those depend
ent upon him, was one of those who
jostled with elbows and knees and
gruffly declared against management
that, as he thought, was responsible
for the congestion.
Just then the boy cried out in pain.
The father had stepped upon his bare
foot.
“Shut up; don’t you start that fuss
here!” demanded the unsympathetic
father.
The boy whimpered for a few min
utes and then subsided as he raptur
ously watched a highly colored toy bal
loon that was clutched by a child who
nestled in its stalwart father’s arms.
Then the boy made his presence
known again. “Pa,” he said, “I wanter
see the lions.”
JOSHUA, THE NEW LEADER.
November 23, 1913.
Time: 1451, B. C.
Josh. 1:1 to 9. Place: By the Jordan.
THE GOLDEN TEXT—
"Be strong and of good courage.”
Josh. 1:9.
Suggestive Thoughts.
WHAT SHOULD I DO?
IGo Forward: Vs. 1 to 5.
Joshua had hitherto occupied the
lowly position as the servant of Moses,
and was, therefore, called to larger
service. (Luke 16:10, Matt. 25:21).
Moses had told Joshua that he •was to
lead the children of Israel into the
He had been faithful in that position
land of Promise. (Deut. 31:23, yet
Joshua waited until God called him
to take jjp the work. This is an exam
ple for us to follow. Do the work to
which God calls you, in His widom,
in His way, and at the time He ap
points. The death of a great leader
like Moses-might naturally appear like
a hindrance to going forward, but not
so in the mind of God. Its His call
for a new leader to arise and take
his place and go forward. He says
"Moses, my servant, is dead: Now,
therefore, arise, so over this Jordan.”
Moses was a type of the law and "the
law made nothing perfect, but the
bringing in of a better hope did.” (Heb.
7:25). Joshua was a type of the gos
per (Heb. Heb. 4:8 Mcoy, John 1:17.)
THE GOLDEN AGE FOR WEEK OF NOV. 13
“Shut up, I tell you,” said pa. Ma
looked regretfully at her husbond, and
gently caressed her little son again.
There was silence for awhile, and
meantime the trio had approached sev
eral feet nearer the entrance.
“If you don’t shut up I am going to
beat you half to death right here,” and
to emphasize this threat pa cuffed the
boy on the head with his heavy fist.
This produced a genuine howl, for
the boy was unquestionably pained by
the blow. His mother, regardless of
pa’s stern admonitions to “leave the
kid alone,” picked up the boy, though
she staggered with his weight, and
held him to her bosom. “Now don’t
cry, Willie,” she soothed; “ma’s going
to buy you a nickle’s worth of pea
nuts in a minute,” and the boy hushed,
though he continued to rub his aching
head and looked affrightedly at his
father, as if fearful of another blow.
This 'brutal, heart-touching specta
cle was witnessed by many. Some of
them longed to interfere, but they re
alized the right of a parent to handle
his own child in his own manner.
Pa evidently didn’t care a snap for
public opinion. Neither did he stop
to think how shamefully he was treat
ing his own boy, how mean and bru
tish he had acted. Such a thing as
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
By B. LACY HOGE, Norfolk, Va.
They must pass from under the law
for the time for the gospel had come.
The Jordan is a type of death and
they had to pass "over this Jordan,”
a type of their passing through the
death of self into the land of “All spir
itual blessings in heavenly places in
Christ.” (Eph. 1:3, Gal. 2:20, Heb.
4:8-9). God gave to the Children of
Israel the whole land, but several cen
turies passed before they took poses
sion of all the land. (1 Kings 4:24-25).
Their disobedience kept them from get
ting it sooner. (Judges 2:1 to 3).
While God gave them the whole land,
yet they were to get possession of
and enjoy only that part that the sole
of their feet was placed upon. All
things are ours (1 Cor. 3:21 and 22)
but we experimently possess and en
joy anly so much as we claim by faith.
Matt. 9:24, Mark 11:24). We get all
"That the sole of our feet” of faith
“tread upon.” The world cannot give
us these blessings, and the world can
never take from us any of these prom
ised blessings we claim by faith. As
God was with Joshua and faithfully
kept His promises, so He will go with
us and keep every promise He has
made us in His book. (Joshua 1:5,
Matt. 28:20, Acts 1:8, Isa. 41:10 to 14,
Isa. 43:1 and 2, Josh 6:27, Heb. 13:5
and 6 and 8).
11. Be Strong in the Lord. Vs. 6to 9.
The Children of Israel were to pass
over Jordan and go up against peo
ple that were “greater and mightier”
•the rights of childhood never crossed
his m’nd. He had forgotten all about
the time when he was a boy and want
ed to see the lions and wanted a drink
of water and cried when some one
stepped on his toes.
However, he is only one among many
one of the home tyrants who think
children are ent tied to licks and harsh
words, and who are utterly oblivious to
the fact that youngsters crave gentle
ness and sympathy.
The father who is a boy with his
own boys is the greatest father in the
world, for those particular boys.—Ma
con Telegraph.
TAFFY.
“What you got there, Tommy?”
asked little Edna Barber, the shoe
maker’s daughter.
“Tassy —have some?” said Tommy
Green, breaking off a big piece and
offering it to the little girl.
“No, thank you, Tommy. I ’spect
I’ve got most everything now —shoes
and stockings, and a new frock. Since
father, signed the pledge we’ve had
grand times at our house, meat and
bread every day, and he’s mended all
the windows so the rain and wind
can’t get in, and I ’spect I oughn’t
even to think of taffy.”
than themselves, (Deut. 9:1 to 3)..
Three times God commanded Joshua to
“Be strong and of good courage” and
gave him three good reasons for being
strong and of good courage. First.
Thou shall divide this land for on in
heritance unto this people. Second. “I
swore unto their fathers to give them”
this land. Third. “I will be with thee;
I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.”
(Vs. 5 to 9). These promises of God’s
were sufficient to make him strong and
of good courage for when God promis
es anything He is sure to give it. He
will always make good His promises.
(John 10:28 and 29, Titus 1:2, Heb.
6:17 and 18). When God commands us
to do anything we need not "be afraid,
neither be dismayed” for He will give
power for obedience. Jesus said “all
power is given to me in heaven and in
earth.” (Matt. 28:18). “If ye abide in
me and I in you, ask what ye will and
it shall be done unto you.” (John 15:
7). Let us settle this question. Am I
doing what God commands, and going
the way He directs. If we are then
we need never have a fear. (Isa. 12:
2, J John 14:27, Matt. 28:20.
111. Meditate on God’s Word. Vs. 7 8.
One of the special commands given
unto Joshua was to “be strong and
very courageous to do according to all
the law.” He was “not to turn from it
to the right hand or to the left.” He
was allowed no latitude whatever. He
was to do just as God commanded.
This would insure him good success
SKETCHES
By MARGARET BEVERLY UPSHAW
“Oh, bother! take it,” said Tommy,
crowding a block into her hand.
“You’ve only just got what little chil
dren all have a right to, ’cos God
gives it to ’em, father says. He says
If there was no liquor sold there
wouldn’t be any hungry, ragged chil
dren, nor any need of jails and poor
houses. So I mean to vote for shut
ting up grog-shops when I’m a man.”
AUNT EFFIE.
HIGH COST OF LIVING.
In recent years there has been a
great deal of talk about the high cost
of living. The big men of the country
are practically agreed in attributing
the yearly increase in prices to ex
travagant methods of distributing
goods rather than to any increase in
the cost of manufacturing them. As a
nation, we have contracted the habit
of buying without thinking. It is hu
man nature for a merchant, dealer or
agent to get as high a price for his
goods as he can and thereby make as
much profit as possible on each sale.
The best way to cut down your cost
of living is to study values and prices
carefully and be sure you are not pay
ing more than the same article could
be bought for elsewhere. For exam
ple, The Golden Age Piano Club will
save you about one dollar out of three
on high-grade pianos and self-player
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Address the Managers, Ludden &
Bates, Golden Age Piano Club Dept.,
Atlanta, Ga.
and prosperity whithersoever he went.
(Ist Kings 2:3). We should go to
God for courage to obey His word in
all things (2 Tim. 3:12). We must
not turn from the word of God to the
right hand nor the left, but, like as
God commanded Joshua, go to God’s
written word for guidance and follow
it strictly (Isa. 8:20, 2 Tim. 3:14 to 17,
Acts 20:32 We like Joshua should
meditate in the word of God, not for
special curiosity, but to know God’s
will, know how to live and to do "all
that is written.” He was not to say
that he has given a non-essentiol com
mandment or written non-essential
things in His book.
MIGHT NOT BE ALIVE.
McMinnville, Tenn. —Mrs. Ocie Jett,
of this place, writes: “I don’t believe
I would be living today, if it hadn’t
been for Cardui. I lay in bed for 27
days, and the doctor came every day,
but he did me no good. Finally, he
advised an operation, but I would not
consent, and instead took Cardui. Now
I am going about the house, doing my
work, and even do my washing. Car
dui worked wonders in my case. I
am in better health than for five
years.” Cardui is a strengthening
tonic for women. It relieves pain,
tones up the nerves, builds strength.
Try it. At your druggist’s.
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