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Encouragement for “Prodigal Sons” I F you go to the beaujtiful town of Thomasville, Georgia, asking, “Who’s i the best loved citizen —the bell all- around man in town?” there would doubtless be one unvarying answer: “John M. Dekle —everybody loves Uncle John De kle.” But if you go to the store of Dekle Co. and find this beloved old soldier of the sixties and soldier of the Cross and ask him about his religious life he will have but one answer: “A sinner saved by grace.” Sometime ago the editor of The Golden Age found in a season of heart-fellowship with this good man that he had years ago told the story of his spiritual struggles in an original poem on “The Prodigal.” And here is en couragement for “prodigal sons” everywhere —if a faithful servant of God like John M. Dekle has his darksome hours of trial, temp tation and wandering from a conscious near ness to the Father, surely the average Chris tian need not wonder or be discouraged when the serpent that led the Prodigal astray cross es his flinty path. —Editor. THE PRODIGAL. “Make me one of thy hired servants.” Luke 15-19. Father, I have wandered far from home, Out into the world to die; Haunt me now where’er I roam, THE CALL TO PRAYER President Wilson has issued an earnest call to prayer, asking that all Christians assemble in their respec- TETTERINE CURES PILES. Every sufferer from Piles ought to read these words from H. S. Hood, Bellaire, Mich. —“For 16 years I had been a sufferer from Itching piles. I got a box of Tetter ine and less than half the box made a com plete cure.” Tetterlne gives instant relief in all skin diseases such as Eczema, Tet ter. Ringworm, Ground Itch, etc., and con stitutes a permanent remedy. 50c at drug gists er by mail from Shuptrine Co., Sa vannah. Ga. IF BACK HURTS USE SALTS FOR KIDNEYS Eat less meat if Kidneys feel like lead or Bladder bothers you—Meat forms uric acid. Most folks forget that the kidneys, like the bowels, get sluggish and clogged and need a flushing occas ionally, else we have backache and dull misery in the kidney region, se vere headaches, rheumatic twinges, torpid liver, acid stomach, sleepless ness and all sorts of bladder dis orders. , You simply must keep your kidneys active and clean, and the moment you feel an ache or pain in the kidney region, get about four ounces of Jad Salts from any good drug store here, take a tablespoonful in a glass of water before breakfast for a few days and your kidneys will then act fine. This famous s msi Ista ETAOIN UNIN This famous salts is made from the acid of grapes and lemon juice, com bined with lithia, and is harmless to flush clogged kidneys and stimulate them to normal activity. It also neu tralizes t'he acids in the urine so it no longer irritates, thus ending blad der disorders. Jad Salts is harmless; inexpensive; makes a delightful effervescent lithia water drink when to keep their keep their kidneys clean, thus avoiding ser ious complications. A well-known local druggist says he sells lots of Jad Salts to folks who believe in overcoming kidney trouble while it is only trouble. THE GOLDEN AGE FOR WEEK OF OCTOBER 1, 1914 five places of worship on Sunday, October 4th to petition Almighty God to bring to a speedy close the terrible war which is now devastating all Europe—the most awful war of the ages—and to bring about a last ing peace. I sincerely hope this call will find a hearty response; on the part of all our pastors and Sunday School teach ers. I have just returned from Ger many, France and England. When I left England I left a nation at prayer. No language can portray the awful ness of this war. Men are being slained by hundreds of thousands. I saw fields smiling with golden grain but alas within two days drenched with human blood. O, the pity of it! O, the crime of it! If I can serve the brethren or the churches in any possible way I am at their call. J. J. HALL, Director American Peace Society. Office First Baptist Church, Atlanta, Ga. In connection with the above from Dr. J. J. Hall, director of the South Atlantic States Department of the American Peace Society, we are glad to announce that we have the prom ise that at an early date he will give us a most interesting account of his thrilling experiences in the war zone, from which he has just returned. The Golden Age has ever stood for those things which make for peace and righteousness, and now when the red hand of war is croppling churches, missions, educational insti tutions —wrecking homes and slaying hundreds of thousands of the world’s bravest and best, we are glad to cry out with Dr. Hall against “the pity and crime of it all” in the name of The echoes of my famished cry, Pressing hard its sravage hand, With relentless, cruel hold, Fettered with an iron band, Forming misery yet untold. Longings for Thy mansions bright, Rush like torrents o’er my soul; Let a ray of precious light, Cheer me as in days of old; Animate this wayward heart, Lift it, Lord, above the gloom— Bid its joys no more depart, ’Till Thy mansions be its home. In that home so bright above, To the Emerald Gates so fait*; Let a lonesome, weary dove, Find an open portal there; Stretch to me Thy guiding hand, Lead me back to home and Thee;* Help me now to understand, The greatness of Thy love to me. My sins, O!! Father, I confess, Though so vile and dark they are; I’ve nothing left now but distress, Not worthy to be called an heir. If favor still is found with Thee, Give to me a servant’s place; I know I cannot perish there, ’Neath Thine all-abounding grace. —JOHN M. DEKLE. Thomasville, Ga., June, 1892. Jesus, the Prince of Peace, and urge Christians everywhere to observe the day not by the repeating of some flowery rhetorically correct written prayer as suggested by one of our dailies who make no profession of believing in the divine Christ, but let us go reverently and earnestly to the God of the universe with a plea, that he stay the awful carnage, which comes from the depths of our own individual hearts. We need not expect an answer from a prayer of any other type. OUR PRESIDENTS PROCLAMATION FOR PRAYER (Continued from Page 4.) Some years ago a great prayer went up from the heart and wonder ful soul of a man gifted beyond his peers —and Kipling sang — “Lord God of Hosts be with us yet — Lest we forget—lest we forget—” Have we forgotten? Have we for gotten to let our souls go up in grayer constantly against the forces of the evil one? Have we forgotten that evil never sleeps, never tires, and that if we ever conquer we must not weary in well doing? Do we forget to pray? Do we for get to send up soul currents suf ficiently strong to counteract the cur rents of evil that are never stemmed and never tired? If we have, let us obey the procla mation to mobilize and be ready for the great struggle o$ soul forces against evil. O, let us respond to the great proclamation for prayer, not one day only but every day—the most power ful weapon ever used in a struggle for the supremacy over Evil is prayer. Then let us take hold by faith that our prayers may prevail. Be Sure to Read Bot- tom of Page 3 THE HELPING HAND. Continued from Page 3.) it indicates to us the character of the work that has to be done. In the year 1911 there was held in the city of New York what was known as “A Child Welfare Exhibition.” It was one of the most thrilling exhi bitions ever held in any part of the world. At the front gate of the exhibition grounds there was a statue by Louis Potter, and there were four figures in it. And these four figures taken together have done more to stir up that country than a hundred sermons. In that group there was a woman, having on her back a heavy burden, and she was bending forward under the pressure of it. Next to her was a man of about the same age, who had on his shoulders a great pack, much larger than the pack on her shoulder, and he was bent forward under his load. Next to him was an old man with long white hair, and his knees were greatly bent, and he was almost in the act of falling under a pack that rested upon his shoulder. And then, in the half circle which they made, and just a bit in front of them, there was a little boy, two-thirds naked, with pinched face, hollow eyes, shrunken shoulders, narrow chest, a sad look, indicating that he was half starved for food and more than half starved for pure air and healthy, wholesome exercise. He had no pack on his shoulder. He carried his pack in his body. He was the child of this man and this woman, who had all that they could carry. In that statue there was the world represented, the world of need; the need of the father, the head of the family, with all that he could carry; the need of the mother and the wife of the home, with all that Continued on Page 7.) THICK, GLOSSY HAIR FREE FROM DANDRUFF Girls! Try it! Hair gets soft, fluffy and beautiful—Get a 25 cent bottle of Danderine. If you care for heavy hair that glis tens with beauty and is radiant with life; has an incomparable softness and is fluffy and lustrous, try Danderine. Just one application doubles the beauty of your hair, besides it imme diately dissolves every particle of dandruff. You can not have nice heavy, healthy hair if you have dandruff. This destructive scurf robs the hair of its lustre, its strength and its very life, and if not overcome it produces a feverishness and itching of the scalp; the hair roots famish, loosen and die; then the hair falls out fast.c Surely get a 25-cent bottle of Knowlton’s Danderine from any drug store and just try it. COMB ?AGE TEA IK LIFELESS GRAY HAIR % ■ Look young! Common garden Sage and Sulphur darkens so naturally nobody can tell Grandmother kept her hair beauti fully darkened, glossy and abundant with a brew of Sage Tea and Sulphur. Whenever her hair fell out or took on that dull, faded or streaked ap pearance, this simple mixture was ap plied with wonderful effect. By asking at any drug store for “Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Compound,” you wiill get a large bottle of this old-'time recipe, ready to use, for about 50 cents. This simple mixture can be depended upon to restore natural color and beauty to the hair and is splendid for dandruff, dry, itchy scalp and falling hair. A well-known downtown druggist says everybody uses Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur, because it darkens so naturally and evenly that nobody can tell it has been applied—it’s so easy to use, too. You simply dampen a comb or soft brush and draw it through your hair, taking one strand at a time. By morning the gray hair disappears; after another application or two, it is restored to its natural color and looks glossy, soft and abun dant. 5