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Woman’s Indictment Against Child Labor Secretary of Savannah Associated Charities Advocates 14-Year Age Limit—Miss Pendleton in Re port Says Much Poverty is Due to Child Labor. Child labor produces poverty, according to a re port just submitted by Miss Helen B. Pendleton, retiring secretary of the Associated Charities of Savannah. Georgia manufacturers who are opposed to child labor legislation usually defend their posi ' tion on the ground that extreme poverty would re sult if children were not given employment. Miss Pendleton finds quite the opposite fact to be true — that child labor produces poverty instead of reliev ing it and she produces good evidence to support her statement. Miss Pendleton has made an exhaustive study of 75 cases on the society’s records, grouping them ac cording to the cause of their misfortune. “54 of these 75,” says Miss Pendleton, “lacked schooling ■or were victims of child labor.” These figures bear out what Dr. A. J. McKelway, southern secretary, National Child Labor Committee has said on this 'same subject. “The per cent, of illiteracy among cotton mill operatives in Georgia is enormous. 41 per cent, of the children 10 to 14 years of age are illiterate. _> The low wages which they receive as adults, because they are illiterate and because they must compete with children who can do their work, is not enough to live on. The majority of children who go to work at 10 or 12 will never, as adults, be able to earn more than $5 a week Miss Pendleton attributes this state of affairs to the fact that the building up of great business in terests in Georgia has forged ahead while the spir itual insight w'hich causes the community to work together for the health and happiness of the next generation has lagged behind, and a deplorable lack SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON THE TRIUMPHANT ENTRY. Aug. 2, 1914. Time—3o A. D. Mark 11:1 to 11. Place —Bethpage and Jurusaiem. THE GOLDEN TEXT: “Rejoice greatly, Oh Daughter of Zion, shout, Oh Daughter of Jerusalem: Dehold the King cometh unto thee.” —Zech. 9:9. Suggestive Thoughts. I. Do as Jesus Bids You —Vs. 1 to 6. Jesus, when He drew near to Jeru salem, sent two of His discrples to get the colt upon which He would ride in fulfillment of the prophecy. (Zech. 9:9). The prophecy was literally ful filled when He entered Jerusalem. The prophecies that are yet unfilled we may well look for their literal ful fillment. These disciples believed Je sus and, therefore, went on the errand He sent them, expecting to find things just as Jesus had foretold them, and they found them just that way. (Luke 19:33). If we believe and obey trie Master, we always find things just as He told us. Obedience is the supreme test of discipleship. (John 14:15; R. V. John 15:14. Never fear to do what God, in His wisdom commands you. 11. Supply Our Lord’s Need —V. 3. Our Lord needed this colt to ride in to Jerusalem: He needed the Peter’s boat for a pulpit: He needed the dis ciples net to catch fish. This man of IMAGINE THE MISERY bf a seven years’ case of persistent eczema and then the joy of its final disappear ance. This is the experience of I. S. Gid dens’ Tampa, Fla. —“For seven years I had eczema on my ankle. I tried many remedies and doctors. I decided to try Tetterine and after eight weeks am en tirely free from the terrible eczema.” If you suffer with Eczema, Tetter, Itch, Ring worm. Salt Rheum, or Piles, you know what to do. Tetterine. 50c at druggists or by mail from Shuptrine Co., Savannah, Ga. THE GOLDEN AGE FOR WEEK OF JULY 23, 1914 of legislation for the education and welfare of the people has resulted., “The worst of the evils which has resulted from this lack of legislation for compulsory education, vo cational training, and public health measures,” says Miss Pendleton, “is child labor. Children are put to work without having even the rudiments of an ed ucation, because the state is more concerned with its business interests of today than with its citizens of tomorrow. “But the truth of the matter is that Georgia’s in dustrial strength of the future will be determined by the kind of citizens she produces today. If she remains blind to the fact that industrial prosperity can not increase without an abundance of intelligent, well-educated citizens, her industrial growth will soon reach its limit. She will be outstripped by states that realize the necessity of protecting and educat ing the children. “In a few years we hope that Georgia will have a well-enforced compulsory education law, and will allow no children under 16 to work in factories, stores, street trades, or messenger service.” A bill which has the support of the Georgia Child Labor Committee and which would make a Degin ning toward the standard set by Miss Pendleton is to be introduced at the present legislature. It raises the present age limit of 12 years (10 years for poor children) by gradual stages until a 14-year limit is reached in 1916. This allows for a period of adjustment so that manufacturers can not oppose the bill on the ground that it will work a hardship upon them. 1 By B. LACY HOGE, Norfolk, Va. our lesson, when he heard that the Lord had need of the colt, sent it to Him. Our Lord has needs today that we can supply. He calls us to present our bodies with all of their faculties and powers to Him, to do His will and supply His need. (Rom. 12:1 and 2). He needs our brain to think with: our feet to go on missions of love and mercy. He needs our hands to work and write with: He needs our bodies as His dwelling place. (2 Cor. 6:16). He needs all the powers, talents and faculties of our bodies to do His “good and acceptable and perfect will” (Rom. 12:12) Are you ready and wil ling to hand over to our Lord that which you have that He needs? It may be of no more value than the crooked stick in the hands of Moses, but if He needs it, and wants it, hand it to Him, that which you tnlnk is valueless will become of great value if given to Him. 111. Chown Jesus King—V. 7 to 11. The disciples placed their own gar ments on the colt: thus proclaiming their acceptance of Jesus as King (2 King 9:13). The multitude, as well as <he disciples, proclaimed Jesus as King (John 12:13). We often sing: “O, that with yondwr sacred thron&, We at His feet may fall, And join the everlasting song, And crown Him Lord of all.” It was a blessed privilege to be among the multitude singing praises to Jesus as He entered Jerusalem. It will be a far greater blessing to be one of the sacred throng that will sing “iCrown Him Lord of All,” but let us remember that we must crown Jesus Lord of all in our hearts and lives down here, or we will never join tDe, sacred throng in singing His prarses up yonder. The multitudes soread their garments in the way to. the feet of Jesus to tread upon. It is a beau tiful sight to see people casting the best they have at Jesus feet. They did not go home to get some old cast off clothes to lay at Jesus feet, they cast before Him the best they had. You can do this now by putting it on the back of some of Christ’s poor brethren and sisters. Jesus entered Jerusalem, amid the shouts of the multitude, stirred the whole city. If God’s people would loudly and Joy fully shout the praises of Jesus now, whole cities would be stirred and men would begin to ask “Who is this?” md thousands would accept Jesus as their saviour and king. IV. Be Steadfast—Vs. 8 to 11. The enthusiasm and shouts of the people for Jesus was short-lived. In a little while many of these same peo ple are among the multitude that cried “Let Him be Crucified” (Matt. 27:22 and 23). Unfortunately the enthusi asm of many modern professed Chris tians is just as short-lived. One day they are singing the praises of Jesus and perhaps the next day Christ and His cause is unpopular, and these same professors are among the ene mies of the cause of Christ, loudly shouting against the right and the truth. Don’t be one of these, but be one of the true disciples of our Lord, steadfast, unmovable, and always abounding in the work the ixird. The steadfast ones the Master calls in to His service, and they shall be glo rified with Him. BULLOCH COUNTY FIGHTS LIQUOR. Use of the “Devilish Stuff” in Elections Forbidden By Democratic Executive Committee. HO was it that said that the public sentiment of Bulloch County, Georgia, was on the whis ley side? That might have been so years ago, but that stalwart county is on rising ground. B Here are some resolutions recently passed at Court House mass meeting in Statesboro wnich ought to be duplicated by every country in every state in Ameri ca: The committee consisted of J. A. Brannon, J. W. Wright and G. R. Trapnell, and they brought in the following resolution: “Whereas, it is a matter of common knowledge that in several of the last elections held in Bulloch county for the nomination of county officers that whiskey was used by some of the candidates and their friends before the election and on the day of the election, and drunkenness was common around the polls in several cf the districts of the county. “Now, we the people of Bulloch county, in mass meeting assembled, do hereby condemn and deplore the use of liquor in our primary elections, and we hereby call on all good people in every militia dis trict of the county to withhold their vote and their support from any candidate or candidates who may endeavor to buy office with either money or liquor, and we earnestly request that every good citizen turn out for the primary to be held on August 19 and to cast his vote for the candidate of his choice, and we urge upon them and urge upon the members of the next grand jury and upon the members of the democratic executive committee in each militia dis trict to be watchful upon the day of the primary and if any person or persons shall be seen furnishing liquor that their names may be reported to the next grand jury. “We respectfully suggest to the democratic exe cutive committee that they secure written pledges from the candidates for congress and representative in the legislature and judge of the superior court agreeing that they will not directly or indi rectly buy or influence votes with either money or liquor before the primary, or on the day of the prim ary. “Resolved further, That we re quest the executive committee to adopt a rule and appoint a commit tee of three to be present at each precinct and to report bac kto the executive committee and if from such report or other reliable information it appears that any candidate used whiskey directly or indirectly during the campaign to influence votes he be declared ineligible to nomination. It was plainly a one-sided meet ing, and every time a rising vote was called for, it was unanimous in favor of the elimination of the use of intoicant drinks during campaigns. SAYS REV. A. J. CONKLIN of Sloatsburg, N. Y.: “DELANO’S RHEUMATIC CON QUEROR has relieved me very much and greatly benefited my general health. I have used one month’s treatment. You are at liberty to re fer to me.” The FREE TREATMENT offer that Mr. Delano makes is unique—to ev ery reader of this paper now suffer ing from rheumatism or who has a relative or a friend who is a rheuma tism sufferer, Mr. Delano offers to send absolutely free of cost or obli gation, a package of the same reme dy that Rev. Mr. Conklin writes “benefited me very much when nearly helpless.” In the last year, Mr. De lano has received many letters from grated people who state that his treatments have cured them after doctors medicine had failed. Just mention this paper and ad dress your letter or card to Mr. F. H. Delano, 541-D Delano Bldg., Syra cuse, N* Y. You have everything to gain and nothing to lose in accepting Mr. Delano’s offer. 9