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6 i ,4 ■’ I L /Stj' / 3 tr -- ■•<■"■ i ; -x 3 <-/ X_l,x ‘ j&f~i U Conducted By^ s*** 5 *** Miss L.u.Tmomas^/- —<} AU letters written foe tito pace must bare tbe writer s real name and address enclosed. This la not for public* t ton nor for the urs of any one except the editor of this page. «f raor letter baa not been published this may be the reason. Address letters for Household to Miss 1 O. Ttanaas, Lock Bos 542, Atlanta. Ga. MY BURDEN Bjr Amos R. Wells. God laid upon my back a grievous load. A heavy cross to bear alone the road. I ataaorered on. and lo! one weary day. - An angry lien swan* across my way. I prayed to God. and swift at His command. The cross became a weapon In my hand. It slew my raging. enemy and then Became a cross upon my back again. 1 faltered many a league until at length. Groanin* I fell, and had no further strength. • "Ob. God.” I cried. "I am so weak and lame!" Then straight my cross a winged staff be came. It sweet me on till I rerained the lose Then leaped upon my back, again a cross. 1 seacbed a desert. O'er the burning track ! I pteserrsi the cross upon mv back. Bo shade was there, and in the cruel sun I sank at last, and thought my days were done. But 10l the Lord works manv ablest surprised. The cross became a tree before my eyes! I sleet. I woke, to feel the strength of ten: I found the cross upon mv back again. And thus through all my days from that to thia • The cross, my burden, has become my bliss. Bor ever shall I lav the burden down. • For God some dav will make the cross a crown! CHAT Two ladles were talking about an acquaintance One of them said she eras sorry that Ada had grown so bitter, and the other said that unless a change came pretty soon she would not be able to live in the house with . anybody. "Well.” spoke the first one, “the only thing that we can do is to love her and let her know it. Some of these days she will be brought up with a shock, and then our love will be a help to her.” • * "My dear.” said the other, "she has not spoken to me in a week. She passes my door with her eyes right before her and I’ve searched my brain to find a cause. 1 think you are very forgiving to be as sweet to ner as you ate. after Mrs. Wallace told you what ane said.” , “Oh.” laughed the other. "I am try- ing to show her what a mistake she * made. Os course, t don’t enjoy hear ing unkind things said of me. but some times the remarks of such people are a truer mirror than our old friends. When people tell me things said of me I search my neart to find out whether I have fallen into such habits. If I have. I try to overcome them, and if my introspection clears iheTtry to* show the party how mis taken she Is.” “When Ada finds herself without a - friend I suppose she will go to your house and s<ay as long as she pleases? I wish you could muster courage to talk to her like she talks about us. Somebody will have to tell her that she Is getting crosser and more dlc •• tatorial every day.” "No, no,” said the other. "I am afraid she would eat me up. Truly, she would never forgive me, and I don’t tn ink that she would ever admit that she was in the wrong. Get someone 7 who cares less for her, I can't do that. “Do you rememuer George Herbert’s beautiful lines: “ ’Be useful where thou livest, that they may Both want and wish thy loving • presence stilt Find oat men's wants and will. 4 And meet them there. All worldly joys go less To the one joy of doing kindnesses.' “That would be a good lesson for every mother to Inculcate. Every child should bo taught gentleness and con sideration for others. I heard a mother boasting that none of tne children liked to play with her son; that he was so dictatorial and rough. He was only four then, and I wondered what sort of life he would lead in after years. Then was the time to that nature, not to rejoice in it." I spent yesterday morning visiting the sick. In three hospitals there were friends. I had been so busy that 1 oould not go before they had began to convalesce, and each one showed so much pleasure that I felt sorry be cause they had not seen me sooner. Life is so full of duties that some of us need at least a week dropped in occasionally to help us catch up with the things we should do, and would really enjoy doing. In my reading I came across these lines: “Let us take time to consider. We are so hurried in our earth-life and so burdened with our cares and pleas ures that we have Jlttle leisure for re flection. JVe are so busy clothing our bodies that we have not time to con sider how we may clothe our souls. We are so engrossed with the accumulation of riches that we forget to considei how we may best enrich our minds. We are so taken up with self and seif Interests that we neglect to consider the grand proofs of God's love for us. and to reflect on His wisdom and might. Oh, that we could learn to think more about God, and trust more fully in His loving protection and grow daily more dependent upon His mercies.'' The above quotation fits some of us. but there are others who. in life's great struggle take time to feed the sou! with the Bread of Life and put on the beau tiful garments of simplicity. Sunday 1 was with a class of sixty-two, all young women who work hard every day. They have a class room of their own because they have outgrown the little church. The rooms were dingy- and even dirty when the landlord turned them over to them, but one night they stained the floors, painted the split bottomed chairs, and cleaned the walls. They have two rooms, one for the meetings, and one toi thetr suppers. At least three nights in the week they are at the church. There is the Mission Study class, prayer meet Ing. and their teachers’ meeting. To go home, and return after work would tire them out. as well as take time, so they gn there, buy bread, cook a little, make chocolate or coffee and all have a picnic supper. They have dishes and a table and really enjoy IL Then when the hour arrives they are fresh and ready for the King's business. This cooking and eating is shared by the young men who also have classes and interests at the church. There are several mar- ried ladies in the class so there is al ways a chaperon. Next Wednesday night I am to take supper with them. I wish some of you could be here to see these young people who all day have poreo over books in an office or bank, sold goods to perhaps cross and suspicious people, or made the typewriters click as they transferred their employer's thoughts to paper. At eventide they drop the cares that all day have been with them, and happy hearted they mingle with the King's children and go about the King's business or study His word. If in this one little church there are sixty-two young women who give their spare time to such work how many do you suppose there are in this big city? I wish that I might tell you, but I can not. But be sure of this, there are more of the working girls and boys who em ploy themselves this way than in walk ing the streets and going to theatres. Tbeqe are many who do that, too, more’s I the pity, but it’s not because they are not urged to join the other crowd. The mistake many people make is in failing to join some church, or Sunday school, as soon as they come to the city. There they will meet the right class of people and form the sort of friend? they can depend on. Try it, and see if I am nbt right. Faithfully yours, LIZZIE O. THOMAS. The Peck Grows to Bushels Dear Household: It is so quiet tonight and Muriel’s letter put me to studying. She says she must have advice from some one. Wuy not ask your mot tier’ Who ever heard of a woman taking advice in a case like this? Now, If she bad said the experienced ones, that would have let me out. Dear, you are some where between 20 and 30, fairly good looking, and have got uneasy for fear you will not get married, is what haa caused all this peck of trouble. Have I drawn the right picture? I am thinking you will have two bushels of trouble if you become "mamma” to all those children. Widowers, judging from my acquaint ance. make splendid husbands, with few excep tions. If you do not love him, tell him so. Never marry a man you can’t love. i As to the other fellow; get him to try some thing else for those “bad feelings.” I would .be afraid he would continue with the bitters '(whisky with the cherry bark tied to the jug handle). I think that is the way some make ■ bitters. I Write often. Opal; you are the life of Our Household. Rougan, I am sorry you have such ; a time getting your mail. Monday will be i Washington’s birthday—no rural delivery. All 1 you Householders living in the rural section know what that means. No mall from Saturday until ' Tuesday. That seems a long time. And just a 1 few years back we did not get mail but about I' twice a week. I, for one, appreciate rural de "welcome. Frank Snell, you are missing a lot of good let’era. I am sorry you have been an . irregular reader of The Journal. I have missed l a few copies and can sympathise^with • MISS L ALL* It*. Informatiton Wanted Can anvone tell me the whereabouts of Eddie <''alhoun Grhdick? When last heard from he waa at Stone Mountain, and said to be mak ing his way to Texas. His brother was my husband and I want the children to know of their uncle. All answers wil be appreciated. Address Mrs. Martha V. Gradlck, Oxford, G*., Route L . A Clear Statement of Facts Dear Miss Thomas: Being one of the new ones. I gladly accept the generous invitation you offer us. ' I am looking forward with Interest to what the Householders are going to say to Muriel to help her out of her “peck of trouble.” The widower who makes her an advantageous offer of marriage is of exemplary character, is well-off in this world’s goods, is a good pro vider and has eight children. There is nt, reason why she should not accept his pro posal? But she does not love him. In my judgment that is sufficient reason Respect Is all very well, but that one should have any way; but it does not take the place of affec tion. It means a great deal to be a second wife, and one should have a heart full of af fection for the father, a fondness for children and an Inexhaustible store of patience if she contemplates this step. With a one-year-old child and others older In the home, there would be long years of weary work and many responsibilities. “My own dear quiet home, the Eden of my heart.” Muriel, could you bear that senti ment living with a man you could only re spect? And would it be fair to him to many him when you love another? No; then If you do not love, do not marry. The connubial yoke sits easy on the shoulders of Love, but is moat galling If deprived of this one and most sufficient support. Singleness is blessed ness compared to marriage without affection. Be true to your own soul’s high Ideals. Perhaps no folly holds so strong a place In woman's mind as that she can reclaim the one she loves. “If he is a little fast now.” she tells herself, “he will settle down after mar riage. into a quiet, sensible husband.” It is a delusion, a snare, and when it too late to back out she wakes to find th* will of her husband stronger than her own, too selfish for any control, and her life begins Its long agony of misery. Yet. in spite of the wretchedness of drunk ards’ wives, young women are continually willing to marry men who are tn the habit of , indulging in the social glass. A young woman who marries a man addicted to drinking liquors Is attaching to herself a dead weight that will draw- her down with himself. Muriel, as life is precious to you and you value it highly, take no such chances. Rather than marry a man who drinks only now and then for his friends’ sake, wait a while longer; do not despair, there are many young men of noble character w’ho ar* looking for true, pure wives and your chances are not to be considered finished. Most women have an Inqjlctive wish to marry a man superior to themselves in one ! way or other, for their honor is tn their hus j bands: thetr status In society Is determined b> ' his. Once in a while a woman has force of character enough to lift her husband up to her own level, but it Is at the peril of her higher life. If she finds It impossible to lift him to her level or to sink to bis there re mains only lifelong regrets and bitter shame and self-reproach, or the forcible setting of I herself free. In such freedom there Is more of despe.lr than hope. My advice to you. summed up. is to stay with your parents a while longer. It is no dishonor to be an old maid and there is a God like work for them to do. I*o. we are neighbors; therefore. I am very i much interested tn you. your work, and voui I letters. I met you New Year’s night at a party. Do you remember? There are many things I wish to write about ; tn future, but time presses now. i With best wishes to Miss Thomas and all the I Household. HOPE. Roth Enjoy Our Household. Dear Itonrshold Friends: We will say to t h e • girl in a peek of trouble and wants advice: fe , don’t know that we will sar anything that will do her any good, bnt we think that it will bo •a good plan for her to wait nn 11 she gets I thirty. Then we think she will know by that I time, how to keep lions* for either one of her ; suitors. She wil know by that time that she iis nothing but a child now and that widower j will l>e married by that time, as be will get tired of waiting for her. I Muriel, live on In good cheer, as wo all need I encouragement, for hope travels with ns and I never quits us till we die. Think for yourself. Sincerely. ALICE AND TED. A Happy Stepmother Dear Household: It has been over a year . since last I joined vou. There have been ; many changes In some of our homes. Some . have passed over the river and others have ' gone out Into hemes of tbair own. I A bright-eved babv bov has come to our home: the joy and net of every one. And ■ I have also a sweet little stepgrandbaby. just five davs older than my little boy. Just think cf it. n.M vet twenty-five and | can be called grandmother. T have had peo i pie to ask me if I didn’t feel queer with a I grandchild and I gladlv replied no, for I love my stepdaughter and her little son too well for anvthlnc like that: We are devot ed to each other, and have always been like . sisters. We lived together not quite two THE ATLANTA SEMUWEEKLT JOURNAL, ATLANTA. GEORGIA, TUESDAY, MARCH v, 1905. PAPER, PUBLISHED IN 1800, TELLS OF ENTOMBMENT OF FATHER OF BIS COUNTR i ..I. . ..J..:. . : , J fe».“ ■’ ' : ’>> *-"* -ULSTER . COUNj | CAZM I W _ <t<d rnHie PtelUrui** to pre- by a dilh rw-:* ol w. * o.t-fi ■ j !t,titwiihiuml t l&M■'y L- ‘ of the ncopk-of ihc flMvrejjcH and % - J?’ a f toiol part or Zu* :u!. Cut of portion of front page of Ulster County Gazette, published of entombment of George Washing ton. This interesting relic is in the Atlanta. On this, the anniversary of George Washington’s birth, the following extract from a time-yellowed, old newspaper published at Kingston, Va„ 109 years ago, will be of particular interest. The paper, which is called the Ulster County Gazette, Is one of the heirlooms of Mrs. Frank Owens, of Peachtree street, having been handed down to her from ancestors of Revolutionary days. The date of its issue Is December 20, 1900. It contains a news story’ ot General Washington’s entomb ment as follows: years and there was never a cross word between us, and when she married I felt like my next best friend was going out of my home. You know, we think our jnothers are J>eet friends, and indeed she is. Lucile, your last letter. the last you wrote, carried me back to those dear days of old. when I was a little girl and went to church with mother. She was always found near the front and I knew better than to speak and scarcely moved. Mcst of the youths of todav seat themselves In the rear I of the church and talk all the time. You all remember that Rev. Sam Jones said "Satan had a pulpit in the hack of every church.” and I tfenk it mint certainly be true, in this community anvway. I had the pleasure of entertaining Busy Bee’s good husband and youngest boy New 1 Years day. Thev spent the night before with us and we certainly enioved their com pany. While reading Busy Bee’s letter of the 12th I thought of how nicelv her little boy behaved. I visited home the latter nart of last month. i Mother is a dear lover of flowers and she ' has so many. I thought of vou. Miss Thom as. and felt like I wanted to send you an armful of those sweet double hyacinths, nar cissus and roses. Alas! for those sweet flowers: that severe blizzard came and nip ped them *li Let me add that I am still a smiling step mother and have dear, obedient stepchildren. My 17 and 15-year-old stepdaughters are lots more obedient than a lot of real daughters. We have so many goed w’riters tn our page. All the letters are cheerful and helpful. Love to our dear Miss Thomas and all the writers. MILLER’S WIFE. Mt, Carmel. S. C. Thistle’s Opinion. Dear Miss Thomas: It has been some time since I wrote to you, but when I read Muriel's letter, it shocked me into a writing notion. I know that there will be others more capable than I to give her udvieee, but I wish to have my say. Don’t, under any circumstances, marry the widower with eight children or any other widower with even one child. Have all the eight children visit you for one month and you will be glad to see the end of that month, even if you come out with a white bead. Do not understand that I don’t love children, but think of taking the responsibility of such a band of them and not really loving them. I have cuildren of my own, and many, many times 1 am at such a loss to know my duty to them. It takes love, such as few ever have for any but their own, patience, and wisdom, to rear them as they should be, and it you have all these while it is a sweet pleasure it is a great burden. ~ , Muriel says her friends say she would do well to take him. I should uot call them friends if they advised me to go into a trouble lue marrying a man with eight children, when she savs she doesn't love him. I’ll let some of the others express them selves as to her parents being willing to sacri fice their daughter. I am as much opposed to drinking as any one. but there are a few things almost as bad. among them untruihfulneas and jealousy. Mothers, begin as soon as your chil dren begin to tnlk, to teach them to be truth ful and obedient. To be firm with them, wul gave you much talking and many steps. I’nt them in Sunday school as soon as they are large enough to understand, and teach them to know it la a disgrace to go without know ing thetr lessons. There are lots of grown peo- ple who go to Sunday school without knowing the lessons, fan anything lie said or done to impress this important question on their minds. And don’t vou think the older ones ought to take more Interest, and help the younger ones as well us themselves': We are responsible for examples set before the young. The widower who wrote in defense of Ola Woman did the most sensible thing I ever knew a widower to do. I thought he took the right view of the matter, and I believe him to be a Christian from the tone of his letter. If Muriel could find such a widower as he. It might do for her to take him: that is, if he haa no children. Let us know, child, which of the two vou decide to take—the widower or the one vou love. I must leave, as there are some wise'sts'ers knocking at the door, and let them Sincerely. , .mlkDfwvm a have room. Slncerly, Whitesburg. Ga. THISTLE. A Call to the Absentees . Dear Householders: Aa the evening sun 13 fast sinking in the glowing west that seems so far away, all the dear ones are busy with the evening chores, and 1 am all alone, so my thoughts turn at once to "tlur Household.” which has given me so much pleasure aud has b<-n so much help to me in many weary hours. I am very glad we have such a fine depart ment as "Our Household,” and the Semi-Weekly Journal would truly be less attractive without it. liowgan, I think you have quite a hard time to get your mail, however. I l»pe you have a faithful carrier and arc receiving it all right and "just on time" ere this. I have never had an experience of that kind, but know it must be very annoying. By the way. Kowgan. I will not guess as to what your name may be, but. gness your fa her or mother’s name to be Morgan or Duggan and the other was or is Morrow. Necla. I think you are right in sending your children to the school with refined pe»ple aud In a first-class community. One's companions can certainly Influence them for either good or bad. and one Is looked up<»n as no better than the company they keep. Parents should be very careful as to ihe company their children keep, also about the reading matter that falls into their children s hands. To read good books Is of more value to one than the price of them, but sorry ones are not worth picking up and you get no benefit from reading them. Busy Bee, I was very glad to read a letter from you. Come again soon and give us that description of your part of the country. What have become of all the absentees? Come again, t ,f you. INVALID GIRL. Home Pleasures. Dear Household: Aithourh I have been si lent for a lone time I know I have nut ■ been missed, for there have been so many let- | ters. and I have enioved them very much, for there is always somethin* in them that will help one of us If we look for it. I know I can not write like so many others, yet if I can put a word that will be a bene fit to some one I will net feel that mine has been a failure. I want to speak in favor of good literature, good magazines and *<x>d books, more cf it In our homes, for I think it one of the great est home comforts, and I think if parents would see that their children had more good reading the chcan novels which are so com reading thhe cheao novela which are so com mon. and the cheao stories, and consequently fewer nf them would go to the bad, for cer tainly the cheap ones have a bad Influence When I am tired and blue ther<l is nothing rests me mers than a good story, one with a good moral, and I don't think that kind of literature will hurt our boys and girls. I know a mirlstqtr who was always op posed to any reading of that kind; he would not allow his children to have it and his only son. as soon as hs got old enough to “On "Wednesday last the mortal part of Washington the Great, the Father of his country and the Friend of man, was consigned to the tomb with solemn honors and funeral pomp. "A multitude of persons assembled from many miles around at Mt. Vernon, the choice abode and last residence ot the illustrious Chief. There were the groves— the spacious avenues, the beautiful and sublime scenes, the noble mansion, but alas! the august Inhabitant vzas now no more. That Great Soul had winged its earn money, would buv the cheap dime nov els and detective stories. He got to be one of 'the wildest, and todav is estranged from most of his family. Don’t vou think that father would have better placed some good magazines in that ! boy’s reach? Thev are bcund to read. I also ! know a man of familv who condemns all me.zazlnes and books that have stories in them, he classes them all as novels and "nov el” with him means vellow backs of the cheapest grade. Yet he likaa his sporting news and baseball pacers. What do you sup pcse his children will read? Some say “If you give them stories thev won't get their lessons.” See that t he lessons are first. Why, it does me good lust to sit down and I look at pictures in a good magazine if I don’t , read a word. i And another pleasure In horn* life Is music, leave all that you can. and parents, try to be I companions to vour children as well as rul ers. I must step out now. for the office cat says I am taking up too much space. But I send a little poem that I have had a long time which has been a benefit to me, and If Miss Thomas thinks It worthy of a place she will pass it along to the Household. Perhaps it mav benefit some other one. With love to Miss Thomas and the Householders. YANKEE MARY. Don’ts for Some Visitors Dear Household: One balmy afternoon last spring I took a walk of half a mile to visit one of my neighbors who was very sick. Know ing how much she loved flowers. I gathered a handful of fragrant roses, and putting on iny siinlxmnet. went to the short road across the inendoa' and a strip of woodland. As I crossed the old etile a mocking bird, sitting on a free near by, poured forth a flood of melody. • Bloe'ona.’’ my pet cow. raised her head from ti e grnsa, and looking at me gave a low “moo" of recogtiltion. Bees flew by me returning to their hives laden . with sweets. Everything seemed at peace. I thought of the time, one year ago, when my friend and I roamed the woods in search of wild honeysuckles. And now •lie was shut la from all this beauty. Three days had passed since I had seen her. but bad been told that she was better. The first person I saw on entering was Auat Milly Leake. Now, “Aunt Milly.” as she was called by everyone, was as kind-hearted as she could be and very helpful In many respect*. She wouldn’t have knowingly hurt anyone for the world; but she didn’t know what to say and what not to say in a sick room. “Law mee. Mis’ Simpson, I don't believe you are looking as well as you did when I was here before.” “I think I feel better,’’ said my friend, trying to laugh. “Have you tried that yarb tea I told you about? When my Julie was down with the fever, It done her more good than all the doc tor’s stuff. Riit, poor gal, she died after all! She was worked Just like you are, too. Mis’ Simpson; kinder restless and oneasy like all the time.” “How many little chickens hare you now. Aunt Milly.” I asked trying to change the sub ject; and then I commenced to tell about mine. sn<: how nretty my flowers were—but It was no use. Some one remarked that Mrs. Snooks was passing. “I never see Sary Ann Snooks but I think of the time her Luther had pnenmony fever. Doctor Allen didn’t know what ailed that boy. I ain't got no faith in him. no how. Luther just lasted ntne days and three hours from the time he was tuck. He was one of the prettiest corpses I ever seed: so placid like!” •Wbv, Aunt Milly.” I said, “I think Dr. Allen a fine physician. Were I sick I should prefer him to anyone.” “Everybody to tlielr notion. It’s time I was going,- towards home. Well, goodby Mis’ SiW* son: if you git worse send for me. and I 11 come and do what I can. There’s a hqap of sickness now. No telling who will git down next. Peggy Short’s baby is powerful bad off. Now, Annie, -you be sure to let me know if vour maw gits worse,” and she was gone. Sitting down near the bed I talked quietly but in a bright and cheerful way for a few moments, telling my friend that we would take another ramble in the woods as soon as she was able, and recalled an amusing incident ot ATLANTA GIRL WRITES A BOOK DEALING WITH BILLY 9 POSSUM’ Miss Mary Brent Whiteside is Author of a Book Clever Verses, Which Promises To Be a Success. By Ralph Smith. (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 27.—The passing of the Teddy Bear and the com ing of Bill ’Possum Is merrily sung of in a recent book by Miss Mary Brent YVhite side, ot Atlanta, as follows: “De poodle dawg done had ’ls day, Lakwise de Teddy B’ar, En eve’y place dey use ter be, De ’possum’s settin’ dar. “Dey tied de poodle wld ’er chain, En kyar’d 'im all eroun’, But eve’y place he use to go, De ’possum now am foun'. “Now atter while dey tu’ned eroun’, En lubbed de Teddy B ar, But 'tain’t no use ter look for 'lm, Kaze he no longer dar. “But eve’y whar he use ter be — In books cn pictures, too. You’ll fin’ des sho’ en sart’n, dat Bill ’Possum grins at you.” On the eve of President-elect Taft’s In auguration, Miss Whiteside, who is a niece of Governor Hoke Smith, of Geor gia, and a well known author, has written an attractive little book that promises to make a bld for Instant success. It is dedicated to Mr. Taft as a nyxlest me mento of his visit to Atlanta, and is en titled "Bill ’Possum—His Book.” Several Washington booksellers and department stores have stocked themselves with large supplies of the work, and it is the pur pose of some of them to take advantage of the inauguration to push the book. Miss Whiteside tells interestingly of the ’possum and the negro In her book, depicting the affinity between the two, and relating cleverly many amusing stories. Each chapter is introduced by 109 years ago, and containing story possession of Mrs. Frank Owens, of flight to Him who gave it. But, ah, how affecting! How awful the spectacle of such worth and greatness, thus to mortal eyes fallen! Yes! fallen, fallen, FALL EN! "In the long and lofty portico where oft the hero walked in all his glory, now lay the shrouded corpse. The countenance still composed ana serene seemed to ex press the dignity of the spirit which late ly dwelt In that lifeless form. There those who paid the last sad honors to the bene factor of the country took an impressive— a farewell view.” our last trip. I gave her my little nephew’s message, "Tell Miss Sallie that Fanclion has four little puppies, ami I named the spotted one for her.” Then I told her that Dr. Allen told me the day before that she was decidedly better. The depressed, anxious look began to fade from her sac«. Thinking Annie needed the fresh air. I told her I would stay jvith her mother while she fed the chickens that were at the back door clamoring for their evening meal, brought in the clothes that had been washed that morn ing and did some other necessary things. After my friend recovered we had a hearty laugh over Aunt Mllly’s consoling remarks, but it was rather a serious matter at the time. Don't be officious with offers of help or ad vice in the sick room, but if anything needs to be done help to do it quietly and deftly. Don’t tell of some accident that has happened, or relate some exciting adventure. Never whis per. The sick person may think you are talking of bls condition and the nervous strain to try to catch your words may prove very Injurious. l?e careful what you take to your sick neighbor to eat. If he sees It, he will perhaps insist on eating it, and If unsuitable it will likely male him worse. I know a lady to die from ea'.lng lee creaw that a well meaning but unthinking iriend lirouglit her. Don’t stay too long, and when you rise to take your departure, go at once. Don’t become offended If you are not allowed to go In to see the sick. If the doctor forbids it, he knows what is best. Some sick people have been made much worse by too mucn company. An old lady told me that she went to see a young man who was very low with fever.' His sister, who had been giving the medicine, of which there was two or three kinds, was called out of the room. When the time came to give him some medicine his mother poured about a half teaspoonful out. and he swallowed it down. When his sister cemc oack she said: , ~, "Ma, did yon give Tom his medicine? “Yes,” said her mother. "Which bottle did you drop it from? “That black bottle.” "Why ma, that’s not the medicine for him to take now, it’s out of this bottle,” the tirl exclaimed in alarm. “Well, what’s the difference! aid the moth er with much asperity, “he’s got to take it all anvhow.” . ... Ignorance is a hard thing to contend with. 1 wish to s'ate. however, that the boy got wtei. in spite of his mother. Opal, vou spoke of getting the Household o send you a sweetheart for a Christmas present. You’ll have to make it an Easter offering now. And. remember, it would be rude to refuse to accept n present. Observer, come often. You ask my opinion ot persons being unequally yoked. A good many people find themselves so situated, or else ac cept the conditions with their eyes open. There are many ways in which we can be unequally voked. To my mind one of the saddest is «hen a sensitive, refined woman Is united for life to a husband not her equal socially, mentally or morally. Tennyson says: “As the husband so the wife is. Thou art mated to a clown: And the grossness of bls nature Will have power to drag thee down. Do you agree with the poet? I can only s*y that we should make the best of such things and by strength of will and prayer try to rise above them. . Love to Opnl. Busy Bee. Observer end < Pat. who seem not to nave forgotten this N<>rth Georgia member. BINGHAM. Keep Up to Date. You owe it to yourself and your family to keep informed on all that affects your well-being and theirs. Bad judgmerft is but nother name for ignorance. The Semi-Weekly Journal’s advertisers are live business men. and offer you the best and newest of appliances. They have de scriptive matter which they will be glad to send you on request. Keep informed. Ask The Journal’s advertisers for their catalogue. ? ’** means of a rythmical jingle, and most of the book Is in negro dialect. “The ’possum language,” says Miss Whiteside, “being translated into human speech, naturally takes the form of negro dialect, for between the negro and the 'possum exists a peculiar affinity which to the white man is unknown and unattain able.” / The dialect Is smoothly written and Is easily read. It shows a familiarity with the lingo of the negro that is pleasing and Instantly remindful to those who have heard the old-time negro and appreciate his love for the 'possum, and likewise the ’possum’s enmity for the negro. One chapter of the book is devoted to a graphic description of a 'possum hunt in Georgia, with an old negro in the lead. The telling is natural and easy, and the picture is so true to life that one who has had experience In hunting ’possums is carried back to the good old days when, with the pine knot torches and trained dogs, he tramped the woods of his native section looking for fat ’possums. The songs and jingles of the old ne groes are appealing, as instance this one: “ ’Possum clam’ de 'simmon tree, Grinnin’ fit ter kill; Sump'n lam ’im side de head, En out de tree he spill. “Nigger caddy come erlong, Lookin' for de ball, En fin' dat 'possum layin’ dar, Zackly whar he fall. “Possum meat fer bobbecue, Taters on de side; Talk erbout dat game er golf— Bes’ you eber tried.” The ’possum dinner given President elect Taft at Atlanta a short time ago, is also described in the book, the descrip tion being the joint work of an imaginary negro and a possum. * PLYMOUTH— BETHEL’ i £B f T Srooklyh “IN THE CROSS OF CHRIST WE GLORY” “The preaching of the Cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the |»wer of God.’’—l Cor. 1:13. It is very remarkable that the Cross, which symbolized the most ignominious form of capi tal punishment under the laws of the Roman ■ empire. Ehould be the symbol of Christianity. Thus, believers who are deeply learned in the Bible will have no difficulty in discerning that the same Divine Providence which in advance marked bread as a symbol of the Bread of Life from heaven, and water as a symbol of the later of life from the throne of God. ana marriage as a picture of the relationship be tween Christ and the church, directed also that the Romans should adopt the Cross as a symbol of Ignominy. Was not this anticipated in the Divine prophecy which declared. "Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree”— a cross? And did not our Lord Jesus use this very word Cross with a proper figurative sig nification considerably in advance of his own crucifixion, saying. "If any man would be my disciple, let him deny himself, and take up his Cross, and follow me.”—Matt. 16:24. Evidently the Cross, the shame of the Cross, the ignominy of the Cross, the ordeal pictured by the Cross, were foreordained picture-les sons—lessons of the self-denial sand sacrifices expected not only for Messiah, but for all those who would bp associated with him as his “Bride” classes, "members of his Body,” h’s "Royal Priesthood.” his Peculiar People,” his "Holy Nation.” It will be discerned that we are drawing a sharply-defined contrast between the meaning of the cross presented to our minds in the Scriptures and the unregenerated sentiment which sec.* it merely as the symbol of pride and ostentation whether upon banners or ' buildings or bestudded with iewels for personal I adornment. Let us be understood, that the people’s pulpit stands for the Cross In the simplicity of Its original institution as a sym bol in the words of our Lord and His apostles • —a symbol of sdf-denial. self-sacrifice, sufer in* for righteousness’ sake in opposition to the spirit of the world, the flesh and the adver- ' sary. On the other hand, let us not be understood to have any superstitious reverence for a , splinter from the Cross of Christ or for one of the nails reputed to have been driven through our Saviour’s flesh. We do not bow down to them nor reverence them In any sense. Our thought goes out to th* Cross of Christ on a much higher and nobler plane when we recognize the work of grace con nected with our Saviour’s sacrifice. whl*h was i finished on the Cross. In the proper under ’ standing of the matter our Lord took up his ' Cross as soon as hr reached manhood's estate ! J under the I.aw —when thirty years of age. Im mediately he presented himself to John at 1 Jordan and made a full consecration unto ■ death, symbolizing it by water Immersion. ‘ There, begotten by the Holy Spirit, he cam* up out of the water and for three and a half 1 years figuratively, symbolically, was bearing ’ bls Croas. His Cross consisted not In His living separate from sin. for He had lived separate from sin up to that time. “He knew 1 no sin.”—ll. Cor. 5:21. His Cross, on the contrary, consisted In self ’ denial as respects things which would have ‘ been entirely proper and right, against which there would have been no law. These he sac ; rificed in the dolxig of the Father’s will. In laying down His life a ransom for mankind. ; Although His own will was a righteous one, , He tells us that he came not to do His own . will, but the will of Him that sent Him—the , Father’s will. He tells us what this will was, ( namely, that He should lay down His life, . giving Himself a ransom for many, and that ! ultimately He should receive His life again as [ a reward, on a higher plane, and that thus, . by the sacrifice for our sins. He should be ! qualified not only to atone for our sins and ! thus to purchase the world by the sacrifice for sin. but additionally that He should have i power and authority to save the world from ■ It* lost condition—from sin and death. Purchased by His Blood. . The Apostle Peter states the same matter i In other words, savin*, that we were re- • deemed "with the precious blood of Chri*t, as i of a lamb without blemish and without spot.” (I Pet. 1:19). As the Cross of Christ was not merely the Umber to which He was nailed at death. »o the blood of Christ was not that which issued from the suear-thrust in His side after Hie death. The scriptural statement is that the "Life is in the blood.” In accord with this the Lord's sacrifice of His life was the sheddin ■ of His blood. ndeed, is a proper name for anv violent death. When it is said that we were >ought with the precious blood of Christ It signifies that th» valuable sacrifice of His life was made on our behalf. That sacrifice, that shedding of His blood, began when He was thirty years of age. at the moment of His consecration unto death. It continued for the three and a half years of His ministry. It was finished when He cried with a loud voice and gave up the spirit of life. His life. His blood was thus graduallv shed, and the shedding was com pleted before the Roman soldier pierced His side. As wc see this proper, broad conception of the cross of Christ and the shedding of th* blood cf the Lamb of God. we find that the two thoughts are identical, merely stated from different standpoints and renresented by dif ' ferent figures of speech. The vafue of the self-sacrifice of our Lord, represented in these two pictures, is the gos pel theme. On it hang the law. the prophets, the promises of the scripture, both of the Old and New Testaments. Without it our race is undone, in hopeless desoqjr. Without it death to humanity would mein the same as to the brute beast. For although man was made in the image of his creator and with noble quali ties of mind and heart, constituting him an earthly Image of his heavenlv creator, never theless all of his rights were forfeited, lost, through Adam’s disobedience and the death sentence upon him would reduce him to the level of the brute. Onlv bv the "Blood of His ■ Cross" is recovery through redemption made possible. He sacrificed himself. He died, the just for the unlust, that He might bring man kind back into harmony with God. The entire transaction was aside from humanity. Our heavenly Father planned it all from Wfore the creation of the world, for we read that our Redeemer was the I/imh slain from be fore the foundation of the world”—in the di vine purpose or intention. IRev. 13:8 ) The Triumph of the Cross Ah! wc have made a great mistake in the reading of our Bibles. We have failed to dis cern that God's time for dealing with the heathens is future: that a millennial age is to be introduced, in which Christ with power and great glory will suppress the power of Satan and drive away the mists and fogs of Ignorance and superstition and lift from the degradation of s?n and death all who will then accept His gracious provisions This is the kingdom for which the Master told us to pray, saying. "My kingdom is not of this world (age).” (John 18:36.) Again, he said, "Pray ye: our Father, which art in heaven; hallowed be thy name: thv kingdom come, thy wUI be done on earth aa it is in heaven.” (Matt. 6:H. 10.) Preaching of the Cross Foolishness. If, then, it is the Divine program that Christ shall establish His kingdom, shall overthrow : the rule of Satan and sin and death and en- 1 I lighten mankind and deliver the willing and obe dient, why aid He not begin tnat work eigh.een* centuries ago? Why has valuabl* time been lost? Is it not a foolish waste of time to preach the Cross ot Christ aud faith and obedience, un-' i der the present adverse conditions? Do not J the results of these eighteen centuries of preach jing show the folly or this procedure? We answer in the words of our text. Yes. the I preaching of the Cross of Christ seems foolisb • ness to the perishing ones—to the world In gen . eral. But it does not so seem to us. The saved 1 ones, we who have come into relationship with the Fa ber througii faith in the precious blood ’ and have come to an understanding of tue ‘Divine Plan of Salvation, realize the "Cross to l>e the power of God.” (1 Cor. 1:18.) To us . the message of the Cross has been a transform ing one, which, more and more as we have eouie jto appreciate it, has been changing our char -1 acters and lives from glory to glory, enabling us to more nearly approximate the glorious char acter ot our cear Redeemer and io become at heart "copies of God's dear Son.” Romans 8:29. , In a word, God has divided mankind into two geenral classes, and has niade arrangements that only one ot these classes will be specially t drawn, blessed and saved by faith now. leaving I the other to be dealt with during the Millen- i : nlmu. Th eclass favored in this present time are . such as have the "hearing of faith” and came i [into relationhip to God uuder the terms of the' ; great Abrahaiulc Covenant. Their special bless ing now Is not because they are sinless, "for there is none righteous, no. not one.” (Rom. 3:10), but because they loved righteousness and hated iniquity. On this account they may be the "fellows" or "brethren” of Christ, liecanse they have this heart likeness to Him of whom it is written, "lliou hast loved righteousness, and bated iniquity: therefore God. even thy God. hath anoin ed thee with the oil of gladness t*ioly Spirit) alxive thy fellows.” Heb. 1:9. Those who are now specially drawn of the 1 Father are uot compelled to become fellows with tils Son. their Ileedecmer. bnt are privileged to have this honor it they wish on certain terms and conditions. To attain this relationship ;hey must stand trial in thia present time, while sin ! and death are still reigning and while it wu: cost the sacrifice of earthly Interests to be | footstep followers of their Lord and Saviour. In a word, the Scriptures declare that they can have the great prize of joint heirship with Christ ! in his Millennial kingdom and it* work of bless ing all the families of the earth only np<a | condition that they make their calling and elec tion sure "by faithfulness uuder trials and test- i inga and difficulties. 1 Comparatively few of the hundreds ot thou- sands of those who have named th? name of Christ, and who have come under various de nominational yokes, have any knowleoge of the Mystery of the Cross of Christ, the Mystery of the Gospel. "The Mystery which hath been bid from ages and generations, but now is ihade manifest to his saints.” Col. 1:26.) Alas, the majority seem content to have merely a "name.’’ to live and to wish merely to be called Chris tians and to wear a jeweled cross. It is but the few of those who have tasted that the Lord Is gracious and have felt an earnest desire to know and to do the Father’s will at the cost of self sacrifice. With the majority the intimation that a certain course in life is the “narrow way,” “the way of the Crees.” is sufficient to turn them in the opposite direc tion: for, while they would like io share the heavenly glories and honors of the Lord, they are unwilling to be sharers in his ignominy, sufferings aud death. These, without relin ■ qulshing their desire or righreouneao, are dls- I incllnetl to go to such lengths as the Master and the apostles taught and exemplified. Hence, i they are not interested in the “deep things |of God’s Word, but merely in the more supeT- I ficlal. In the language of the Scriptures, they are willing to say. “We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let na be called by thy name, to take away our re- I proach.” Isa. 4:1. \ I The mystery of the cross, then, is that it lis the divine purpose that the Lon! Jesug ; should be the head or chief priest and that I during this gcspel age God would draw out I from amcnest this world and sanctify to him ' self through the merits of Jesus’ sacrifice an I under-priesthood, who. as “members of the I bodv of Christ.” would delight "to fill up I that which is behind of the afflic-.ions of Chris*.” (Col. 1:24) Foolishness With Men—\\ isuom With God. Behold, then, tn the light of these scrip ture testimonies, the power and wladom and 1 love of God connected with the cross of i Christ! See how now it is the power of (10l unto salvation to everv one that belleveth and who is of a readv heart to accept the divine mercies. Note the grace of God in permitting sinners from the verv lowest plane to be iustified bv faith and to be made heirs of slorv ana. as the anostle declares, to be made “partakers of the divine nature.” (II Pet. 1:4.) If this present grace which cornea onlv to those who have the hearing ear and the appreciative heart were all. were the end of the triumph of the cross of Christ, it would be a wonderful triumph, a glorious one, even though all the remainder of the race except these salntlv ones of the first resur rection class, the body of Christ, should per ish. should never come to a knowledge of the grace of God. should never attain to eternal lif on anv plane. But God declares emphatically that It is not His will that anv should perish, but that all might turn unto Him and live. And He has made full provision whereby everv member of the race mav be brought to a knowledge nf the truth, that all may thus be saved “Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge ot the truth.” (I Tim. 2:4.» The selection of this favored seed of Abra ham. thesChrist (Gal. 3:16. 291 is but the be ginning of God’s great work of salvation through the cross of Christ: as soon as the "elect” shall have bsen completed and all tested and proven and glorified with th*ir the “new covenant.” sealed with the prtcious blood, will become operative. The blessings withdrawn from natural Isne! when our Lord was crucified will be restored to them under that new covenant. Splritv.el Israel will rule and bless the world through natural Israel, and all th* families of the earth w!ll then be encouraged to come into harmonv with God under the terms of the new covenant bv becoming “Israelites, indeed.” Thus Abrahams seed eventually will bless all who can be brought to love righteousness, all who under full knowledge and opportunity will demonstrate thetr love for righteousness and their hatred for iniouitv. What wonder, then, that while others are sneaking slight tnglv of the cross of Christ and claiming that there was no need of redemption; that our race never fell and will never be restored— what wonder, we say. that we who see some thing of the “length and breadth and height and depth of the love oi God.” glory in the cross of Christ! Trulv did the Lord declare through the prophet. “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my wavs higher tl)an your ways, and my thoughts than our thought*. For my plans are not vour plans, neither are your mt.hods mz methods, salth the Lord.” (Isa. 55:9. 8.) “In the cross of Christ I glory. Tower o’er the wrecks of time; All the liaht of sacred stogy Gathers around its head sublime.” ANSWERS MRS. FELTON Editor Journal: Referring to card In your edition of the 2nd, signed by Mrs. W. H. - -.tan, entitled "Politics in xennessee.” I rise to remark that the difference between what Mrs. Felton knows about the situation, as evidenced by the arti cle in question, and the facts aa they really are, is world-wide. Like the Red-Nosed Band of Tennes see. the lady is exploiting her impres sions or Ideas and as facts, and proceeds with one fell swoop to try and condemn the Coqpers—a thing that a judge and jury, as well as a number of fairly intelligent lawyers have been wrestling over for weeks, and as yet without results. What’s the need of courts of justice if we can without persuasion secure the services of women to try these cases? The affairs of the household can rest, let the babies howl, and the daughters learn the hard lessons of life by expe rience, while the lady of the house is using the hammer on all matters that don’t concern her, especially those in distant states. Robin Cooper hasn’t asked for sym pathy. nor does he desire it. Tennessee and Tennesseans are as good is anything else that ever happen ed, Georgia and Georgians to the con trary notwithstanding. WM. SPENCEB. R. F. D. No. 2, Nashville. TOOTH BRUSH DRILL NOT NEW TO SENECA Editor Atlanta Journal: In a recent issue of Th* Journal appears an article on "The Tooth Brush Drill,” in a London school. To wove that there is little to claim priority upon for the London school beg to sar: For about six years the essential features of th* above svstem has been In vogue in the Seneca Graded and High Schools. Our idea Is that this important matter of oral hygiene should be taught to the youngest children and by skilled Uentlsts. in which pro fession America excels. Our children get thia Instruction, the teachers see that it is carried uot dally and marks the uuiol as in other studies. Yours verv trulv. E. A. HINES, M. D. Seneca. S- C. SEEKS WHEREABOUTS FATHER’S BROTHER Editor Journal: Can any of the readers of The Journal tell me where Mr. lohn Sherllng is? He is the only brother of my father, 11. T. Sherling. The last time heard from he was in Florida. My father went to Florida this win ter. but could not find any one who kne.v where he was. and any one wri’fng me about him will confer a great favor, as we are anxious to find elm. Address Mrs. Trudle HoUcmon, Klchlaud. Georgia, R. F. D. No. 4. ROCKING STEEL HOUSE TO FOOL EARTHQUAKE ■ 1 THE QUAKE-PROOF HOUSE
