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6 j> , >/ z | I >■■■ —'•;? •C L _/ v '."a U>/, U Conducted hyNr r /* .Air HisaJL.Q.TdOMAS < > Al! letter* "Fit ten to' tau p*fe m»«’ t«»« tbe writar* real name «n»l addrea* enrloaao T*Sa to Mt tar pablteattoa occ for tba oee at any » tba editor at Ifcia page. ,t • oar letter baa net br— published tbto may be the reaeea. Addreea leMere tar "Hroaeboia •a Mtoa I- 0. Tbeaaaa. Lock Bai M 2. Atlaata. Go. | CHAT j Elizabeth Stuart Phelpg wrote an even ing prayer that, at this the evening of the year, might be used by everyone of as. "Take unto thyself. Father, This folded day of thine. This weary way of mine; Its ragged corners cut me yet. ? Oh still the jar and fret. Father do not forget That 1 am tired With this day of thine. "Breathe with thy pure breath, watch ing Father. On this marred day of thine. This wandering day of mine; Be patient with its blur and blot. Wash it white of stain and spot. Reproachful eyes, remember not I have grieved thee On this day of thine." z To many the year has been full of rug ged corners and the wounds left in mem ory are apt to make us impatient and critical but if we stop to consider the other side our attitude to our heavenly Father, we may see that He liks more reasons to be grieved und critical than we hate. A girl said to me. "Miss Thomas. I have helped that girl until she thinks 1 belong to her. She never even thanks me for what I do." I knew there was justice in what she said, and my answer was, "Are you a Christian?” She gave me a little glance and said. "A half-way sort. But don't begin to preach to me.” "No," I said. “I am only going to ask you if you have done as much for Jessie as God has done for you? If you can say that you serve God in proportion as you think Jessie should appreciate what you've done for her. we won't spy another word. God sent His Son into the world to redeem it, and you know where any wo man would be if Jesus had not been so emphatic in His teaching the right sos women and the fact that all the com mandments were made for both sides of the house." Last night I heard a fine lesson on for giveness, and thia thought was brought out: Jesus says, if your adverary, broth; er, sister, or whoever it may be. refuses' after all the efforts you make then you most regard him or her as a heathen. And I believe many of you. have missed the key to that commandment. It does not mean to shun nor think yourself bet ter. but do to him or her as you do to the heathen, and that is pray for and try to win that heart. Has this been your attitude to the friend that is now estranged? Do you really pray for her. or do you tell God what you have tried to do and use it as an argument to show Him that you are faultless? Sometimes I hear prayers that remind me of naughty children who. knowing they have perhaps deliberately transgressed rules, try to throw the blame on others, and make excuses. Did you ever try making presents for people toward whom you feel bitters I don't believe that any one can willingly sit down and crochet or sew or knit some thing for any one and not put pleasant thoughts in her work. I am sure of it. Os course if you do the work in a Phari saical way. and with the express inten tion of making her feel "small" you are only steeping your soul in the gall of bitterness. Don't say, "If she needed my help. I'd give it to her," but give of your good thoughts, your pleasures. Let us all look over the past year and after we have tried to make things better, let us pray “Breathe with thy pure breath, watch ing Father. On this marred year o f thine. Thia wandering year of mine. Be patient with its blur and blot. Wash it white of stain and spot. Reproachful eyes, remember not . That I have grieved thee I this year of thine.” Faithfully yours, LIZZIE O. THOMAS. Some Good Recipes JAM CAKE. Cream three feurtbz of a cup of batter, me of augar tod the yellow* of three egg* well. Then add one tcaKponofnl each of ? cinnamon, allepiee. half of a grated mnmeg and three tabteepnona of aour cream, one <up of jam. one and a half capo of flour, with one teatpoonfnl of eoda tn tbe flour, and then tbe white* ot three egg* stiffly beaten. Mix » given. Bake in two or three layers ami put together with ►oiled icing- I have never failed on It and everyone like* it as well a* fruit rake. Try it for Cbriattna* and report please. Another recipe which is quickly made aud simply delicious is GINGER DROPS On* eup light brown sugar, two-third* of a rup of butter, t wot birds of a cup of in<4a*srs. one-half cup water, one egg. one teaspoon gin ger. one teaspoon soda, flour <-n<*: K || to make thick batter. Drop hr teaspoonrul on greaae.l pan bake in moderate ov«-n. The*" are very n*ee If properly made, and I can get any amount of stm-ewoor! and water brought tn by the pron; Is* of making son'* O. B. Joyful, yon are a reader of G. H.. too. are von not •, I Intended sending tbe verse*. • Dual Self." to nnr page, hut rnu beat me. I never read .* piece that seemetl tn suit my cas* a* th* v»r*e» did. "There's one that's broken hearted at hi* sins. An.l one that unrepentant alls and grin*." Tour letter wa« good: come often. Congmtulati.m*. Mrs. Opal! Bzy. did vnu get any boot? I am fixing to take another trip. Thia time tn my dear parents, to spend Christmas I wish for you all as happy time as I expect. ambama mart. ■ Giving Pleasure Christmas is almost here and with It alwaya eorne* a desire, tn most every heart, to giro anawthhig to some on*. So often we fee! una ble to glee «bat we would like to give. From « banco «fc. you «up |M «e comes this deaire to give? It to tbe vok* of the Giver of all gn.si gffta crying out through you. It to God's desire to give through you. Cannot He afford to give whenever anti wherever He •rille and not be made poms r but richer there by? Your band la God'a hand. My band Is Hod s hand. Our Father reaches out through these hands of ours to give Hl* gift*. We have nothing to do with the supply. Our part la to pass oat freely, and without rearing tbe g«vsl glfta. Thto we rau do only by making a com plete consecration of these band*, this entire bring to the »er»lr« nt God. ••Thro opencst Tby hand and sattofiest toe desire of every living creature." Would rou like to be able to do thto? Then keep on gtv ing. Let bo fear of want ar poeertr hluder you. Rave yoa ever noticed the faith and enu fldenre of a little child? Tliey bare no thought for the morrow but will give all they have, fullv rape-ting to ree.'tve uw-re xxben It is need <d. I knew smnr little girl* onee In their motn er * ahoenee to go into the garden and pull MM*t all tlw English pe*s that wrr* large enough to use. Th-'v -xer* shelltrg snd earing them raw. An older child came ar. and told them that they ■twt not do that. For her mamma would not • ike it. One of the little gills "aid "Why. rat tueiu more will grow.” believed that wore would grow. And that i* sue way we aii should be. We should have faith enough in God to believe that He will furuiah all that we need for ourselves and all that we feel im pressed to give to others. Have you ever noted bow easy it is to get something that we have aet our hearts on for wtue oue that we know really needs it I iue Lord always helps tta if we are doing it tor .Him. I have been called on for help at different times when I could not come up with all tnat was needed just then. But when 1 would teh some of my good t’l-rtatton friends how it was our dear Father would reach out through tin hands and iue wu.u ihv.xu uetp would come, and none of us be any |>oorer. but much hap pier because we had maoe a troubled soul to rejoice. I heard a good lady tell of going Into a Sun day school where the children were not taking enough Interest In learning the lessons. And I expect all could tell of one similar. So she promised every one that would be prompt and have a good lesson for a certain length of time a nice Bible. When she made them the promise she said. "Now. lord. I have promised the Bi bles and have no money to pay for them, but I am going to trust you for the money and she belleveu that He would send It. And Just be fore the time was out she got off the train one day and noticed a purse that some one had lost. She went to the ticket agent and told him that she had found a purse and gave him her name and address so that when the loser made Inquiries it could be found. But she nev er heard a word from anyone. She t.vok that as God's way of providing the money to buy the Bibles. While she was in Atlanta God reached out through the bands of a kind friend and gave her the nicest Bible that she had promised the one making the best record. This is no fairy tale. I saw her and saw the girl that was to carry the Bible back to the school. And all this goes to prove that we must have faith If we accomplish anything. If she had just said I would like to help thia Sunday school and had gone on and not given It another thought she nor the school would not have I wen any better off spiritually. Rut as It vie she was perfectly happy*, because she was helping some one else to be happy. We so often heat people speak up and say I will give a certain amount to a good cause or I will do my part and that will be the last of it. I think that is wrong. If we promise to give anything we should come up with the mon ey just as prompt as we do the accounts we make with' our grocer. It takes money to run all the institutions that are for the unbuilding of humanity. If a little that we can give will help a good cause. l*t us give freely and cheerfully and above all give what we have come out In public and promise* to give. When we start out to see some poor person that Is sick and too old to work much and Is In need of this world's gods let us not forget to take something along that they need, thty will appreciate It and we will not miss It. Let's not think that the pantry must be full and overflowing before wc are able to spare any thing. I ueard of one poor afflicted lady that had been at home so long and had seen the same surroundings and eaten the same cooking so long say that It would be such a treat for some one to cook a meal and bring it to her as a surprise, and a change, not that she did not have enough for they were well to do people, but we . all know bow much good It does us to be re membered when we are sick. One little woman when she heard of it said I do wish I had two or three hams and men- • lor.rd t event! other things. I would fix her a nice meal. Another lady present did not think that it would require quite so much to make her happy one time and went to the cook room and prepared several things that she thought would tempt and please her and carried It to her and the bright smiles of appreciation more than paid her for her trouble. The poor afflict ed me has passed to the home of the good. And that little woman is still glad that she tried to make life a little more pleasant tor her while here. Long live Miss Thomas and may the dear Ixwd bless her in the noble work that she is doing. I am like most of the readers of Housetx Id page. I like it best. "Oh. the god we all may do while the days sre going by. MRS. R. F. BAGWELL. Norcross. Ga. An Interesting Letter Dear Mias Thomas: When last I wrote to our page I was in southern Illinois and it was a hot August day. It Is now the last month of the year and I an> awav up in Wisconsin on Lake Michigan. The ground is covered with snow and if you don't believe It is cold just come and try It. The lake is very beautiful on a bright day. or on a moonshine night. Big ships come in iP-re and there an* such big waves on the lake it looks like the ocean. They have a lighthouse here and a United States life saving station. At the life saving station they have a pier that extends out into the lake for about a quarter of a mile and there Is a tower at the end of the pier, where a man is ever on the lookout and if a ship is tn distress they have boats and every thing In readiness to go to their relief at a mo ment's notice. We are about 3ft miles front Chicago. We spent one day last week there shoppie Chicago to a common sight to see a well dressed white woman and a negro woman going down the street together. Just as friendly as can be. M' boy has two teeth and can crawl. He is a world of pleasure for me. This city has a lot of large manufacturing work*. People say that when winter really sets In that it gets 3b below zero. I am living in fear of freezing thto winter, so if you never hear again yon know the reason. J like this place the best kind. It is a eliy and von know how f<snd I am of tbe city. I have a three-roomel cottage and my husband has a good dav job here and I am perfectly hap nv and contented, although at time* I get a little home sick for my mamma and dear old Georgia. .. . .. , On mv wav tin here I cam* through the prai ries of’ Illinois. As far as tbe eye can see is level land. Not a tree in sight only In sinali rinater* where they have been planted to break th* wind *nd for the protection of th* cattle and horses. There was not a rort or tbe least liill to l>e seen anywhere. The aril la black. I wga told tb«t a farm «cld there for I?'? an acre and thst farm l»nd in that section never sold for les* t'*.an 8W an acre. Tbe farm land I haxe seen in thia state Is the same as the land de *r*lbed above. The third day of next January Is mv lath birthday. I would like to get a post card from all who reed this. Wishing all a merry Christmas, t re*n»tn. MRS. TANSY 1305 North Erie St.. Racine, Wla. Georgia Veteran Defends the Birds DesX Mis* Thomas: It to not from cnotec that I haxe been absent. 1 hare been In v~ry poor health all of thto year. 1 have read manr good letters by the writers, they arc all good., and after reading Bingham's letter, and Mis. Wells’ snd others. 1 cannot stay still any longer. Bingham's remarks on cruelty to dumb brutes demands of nte an Indorsement. 1 liare seen so much of It; I have seen men xvli.t were plowing get mad with their males and If they conld find nothing else to hit them with, they would use their fists. I have reen boys in wnnton apoi t kill birds that had a nest of young ones. How would those bovs feel if some one should shoot down th. ir f«nnts and leave them with no pm t~et!on? I lock at cruelty to birds in jii-t that light. Be kind to your stock and it xvlll nd be afraid of you. I can go to tny stock anywhere. I cannot see how anybody can •>“ crnel to stock that they are ae|*ending on !or a living. Titer ought to speak to thetu Ilk" Baalain did. A man that to cruel to his stock Is gencra’ly cruel to bls family. What good to the laxv doing in protecting the birds? Nothing tor Just a* soon as the s*n «on opens to hunt birds tbe town "sports." the boys and every negro tlm- ean get a gun. gees hunting, and they kill or try to kill every thing that flics. They often kill birds ami throw them axxay. for they are too small to be eaten They kill for xvanton cruel sport. I do hate to «ee anything given pain and I ■ ouildn't call It sj’ori. The consequence "t I inKb destructive shooting Is when the bird ’ shooting season I* over, tlu re are very few birds left to luultljilx- for the next season. I *<■" a good many letters about tbe birds sing ing If they rcce her. lu north Georgia, they would not hear many birds sing. When I »•>« a boy there were hundreds or singing birds all o-cr th* wooii*. o*i how I did lox’e to hear th in tthkt has been 63 years agoi: it WM nmole to my ears to hear them sing. It *'ie litoda had Iwcn let alon* pcple world n«t u<>»v lure to spray tbelr fruit trees to kill the in sects oa them and would not tar* so many bug* and insect* to eot np their garden* awl e.-npa: partridg.-s will cht the potato bugs, nut people, it seem*. wo«K rather have hiurs than birds; erows are eutini.s of tne cut worm* that destroy so much corn: they nex-er hull 'in a •talk of «<.rn to e*t the gram, for thcr" to no grain there after tbe coni comes up: rgamin* and you will find a deep hole where they wore after the worm. Why do they not pull up every stalk? Just because there are no worms I ott all. In my box hod days there were ban- THE ATLANTA SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14. 1909 deed* of crows to one now. and there was no complaint about pulling up corn, for there were hut few worms. There are no red heads now, all have been killed or run off for the satno Uisune idea that they were eating the . corn when tiny were after the norm. 1 am afraid that I see tin end of jaybirds the same way. But many men that I bav< known were un kind to tlielr wives and ehildrsn. When yon see the family kind to stock you will see a happy family. How many families of children are there now being raised without prayer? How many chil dren can you find now that ever beard their father prey? if children were raised up around a family altar there would be a great «hal less of lawlessness and fewer boys in the chain gang or being sent to the reformatory. Tile place to reform the children is at nome before the family altar, if parents do not raise tl.eir children religiously the reformatory can not do the abiding work that should nave be gun when the child is young; the reforma tory can teach them to respect the law, but t'ae sinfulness of sin Is not stressed as a Christian hotue should Impress It. it makes the parents’ hearts ache to follow their children to Jill, to the court hqese ami then to the chain gams or reformatory or maybe to the gallows, it the parents have been trained right, it Is just as easy to raise them right as wrong, but many tarrr.v while yet children. without religious training et home, and children 16 or 17 years old haven't the Judgment nor experience. Mar rying so young causes many divorces and a gnat deal of unhappiness: I have heard young girls say if I had known before I married wnat I do now. 1 would be single today. If girls would not count so much on looks, but marry a good character, look on th<* inside as God dors, and not o.i the outside, for It takes mor,* than a handsome face and fine clothes to make a character; if when thinking of marrying they would find out what kind of a heart he :>a«. for a boy who is good and kind to his mother and sisters, will be good and kind to his/wife, there would be more happiness. If girls would nexir marry n man that drinks any there would be fewer mistreated families. One can never marry a drinking man thinking that she can reform him: nine times out of 'ten it cannot be done; he will promise anything to get the girl, but do not believe him alone. if all girls would refuse a dram-drinker, snd do so kindly and politely, it would do more to reform them than anything else that they could do. There are but few young men who do not want to be respected by the gentler sex. Now. young mon. never take the first drink, and you will never be a drunkard; for the first drink Is the first step to a drunkard » grave. I know than no young man Intends to fill a drunksru s grave, so beware of the first drink; reform before the first drink, and be a man and a Christian, and you will never regrer it while you live is the advice of an old man. There is so much happiness in living a Chris tian life. Hello. Rowgan; I. hope those girls have not eaten you. but hope that one of them has captured yon. and is now frying to domesti cate you. Not by beating you ortto the b-nid with the broom or rolling pin. but is teaching you to use the dish rag and churn, and now to make biscuit dough and how to get the dough off your hands and not string it off against the wails. I think that all married men should learn to cook; lie ought to know how to do the work when she is sick; for it :* hard and constant; the same thing over snd over every day. I want all of the good writers to come often, and let more men write. Mr. Bach, come and tell us how you are get ting along with the children; I do not wanr our page to be discontinued. If It should 1 would discontinue taking the paper, for I thtnk that Miss Thomas and Mrs. Felton’s Chats are gems of thought and good advice. I admire them, they are so good. If some of our "so loes" bad as much common sense as they have, we would have better laws. I lore to read nil of the Household letters; I enjoy them so much and have been greatly beuefitted bv them; and all ought to write to th< Whitefield sisters to cheer them in their lonely hours and make them happy with a Christmas present, if it is only a dime. 1 write to them and get such beautiful Christian letters in return; I want to get a badge after a while. Much love to Miss Thomas and all the Household. Wishing all a merry Chrlstmns, yours. GEORGIA VETERAN. After a Long Illness Dear Household: After an absence of nearly a year. I again ask for space to renew my ac quaintance. On looking around I find our same faithful little leader in the chair. Glancing over the Household I tee several familiar faces, among them Busy Bee, who always has some thing both interesting and helpful to say. But. friends, let me stop to ask your sympa thy—for a space of some five or six months I was deprived of the privilege of reading The Journal. Who can sympathize with ine? Who will ? ' I think Busy Bee struck the keynote of her ■ subject when she said she made her home su | attractive that her boys spent their spare time there Instead of tambling where they have no I business and into mischief they would sooner or later be forced to repent. Herein lies the secret of much of the trouble with boys. Home is unattractive; no efforts an made to make ft comfortable: quarrels and grumbling* are the rule instead of the excep tion. and from such a home the boy goes to find a few moments' relief. He finds bad cotnpan tons, who soon get hint into mischief, and soon make of him such a boy that he, too. becomes a bad companion for other boys. Thu* many a p<»ir mother is crying, lamenting, praying over the fall of her precious boy. wnen a few hours of careful work to make home more attractive would have saved him. How can you blame the boy from wanting to leave home to live ip the city after a visit there, seeing the beautiful homes with all of their comforts, conveniences, beauty and at traction? If parents would spend a fexv more dollars on their homes, often they would hare less to spend in court. I agree witli Mrs. Johnquill in saying Out Household would be more interesting and more helpful If they would discuss other subjects more and our family troubles less. These tor ment us enough in our private meditations, so when we try to write or converse with our friends if we would try to ytink of something better, nobler and higher, perhaps we could bring into our minds new thoughts that would both bring relief nnd a mneb-needed change. I My definition. Mrs. Johnquill. is very much like yours—a good neighbor is one who. loving God. loves his neighbor, nnd loving his ncighbo". is ever ready to lend, help or encourage his neignbor in any way he ean to make him hap pier and better satisfied with life—he loans to yon: he associates with you; he sympathizes and encourage* you when you need it: he divides his pleasures: he gives you the advan tage of both his experience and experlmolto: and all this he does in a willing nnd friendly spirit. Now. some of you good writers, let us hear from yon on thto subject. Well, well! Thanksgiving is gone again. And oh! the manv things wc have to be thankful for! Every dav should be a day of thanksgiving with God's children. We too often beg too much of Him considering the unthankful spirit we accept what He gives. Christmss is tbe next on the program. The year is fast waning. December, the dosing month, is already upon ns. The year will soon be gon»! A* we overlook the past, what hare wc done? H*« it been a snceesafnl rear? If so. who to dne the praise? If. on the other h«nd. we hnre failed, whose fanlt to it? Think this over seriously, friends. Tboreto sneeoss in the annals of history. Whr should i» not be In thine? 'Phero'a joy In the hearts of some people. Why on ns doesn't it shine? 1 Is the to* snd success both hiss: Is malice against yro and m*? Or are wc to blame some for it? Perhaps wc don't proper»r see. Let** work. !*♦’« toil, and let’s labor. For Bfo to bnt short, never long. If on* life to • failure We’ll know It was on* doing "rong. J. FRANK SNELL. Arabi. G*. I _ | » Carry Me Back to the South Carry mo hack to the south. Whore soft sweet breezes blow; Rack to the land I loved so well In the happy long ago; Back ’vh“rc the *<1(1 birds sing. Rack where the breezes creep Over the grnssr fields. Back to the south to sleep. Carry me back to th* south Whore childhood days were nassed: Rack from the north xvitii its ico-clad IltIH And its chilling wintfy blast: Back where the autumn wind Pings a refrain soft nnd low. Back to tbe dear sooth land And the harpy long ago. Carry nte b-ck to th* south; Let mo rest where tiie soft winds monrn: Back, when I Be with folded hands, Bnck to my childhood’s home. There lot me rest. , While th* «outh winds wave In monrnin! sweetness. Around my grave. MARY E. M'MILLAN. PRINCESS DE SAGAN MEETS BONI’S DEMAND ! TARIS. Dec. 11.—The Princess de Sagan i lias agreed to appoint a tutor for her j youngest boy byther marriage with Count ; de'Cestcllane. tlio tutor to be acceptable ’ to tbe count. * The princess opposes tiie count’s request to accompany Ills son to and from school and the ccurt will decide this point a , week from t-xlay. ’ PLYAS.O uth- BETHEL ■ 4 D I Skooklyn LLjAbernaclett GOD’S WORK AND OURS. DECEMBER 12.—Pastor Russell, of Brooklyn Tnbernncle. preached today from the below text to it packed house: "Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, lor it is God winch worketh in yo«i both to will aud to do of Ills good pleasure.— Phil.. 2:31. The prop< r relationship betwfen faith and works and between Goa’s work and ours are matters apparently not clearly understood uy Hie majority of ('brintit.n people and. of course, not at all comprehended by the noiidly. It is not • •nly wortli while, but very important, that each Christian entering Into eovennut relationship with God should urdeistand distinctly bis o*n responsibilities, the assistance which God is willing to grant him through the merit 4 Christ, and what is required of him lndlvidua' ! .v in the matter of good works. A great stake —a great prize—is Involved. Careiessuess or ignorance might jeopardize this prize—might lose us a place amongst "the very elect." who shall be joint-heirs with their R< deemer in Ills millennial kingdom soon to be inaugurated lor the blessing of the whole world. Maik well that we purposely avoid the errer wl’ich so long has beclruded our spiritual vision. Note jrtiKt we do not say that a failure to me amongst "the elect’’ woubl signify to be with damned millions in eternal torture. No such unreasonable prontrsition is represented in God's Worth 'Hie quesuou of tills gospel age is t> gnin or not to gain 'ternal !ife and glory ami honor as members of the laxly of Christ, in a n rd. not pleasure or misery, but lite or death, is the alternative. Who are addressed by the apostle in the words of our text? H< Is not addressing the wilUullv or ignorantly wicked-tie world. He is ad dressing tlu se who had been such, but wli > re pented, r>termed. turned to G< <1 and saw a great light. They have seen thcmselvts to b«- sinners under just condemnation of the Creator, ai.l l have seen also that Jesus, the sent of God, I has provided re'oncillhtloin with the Father tl'ixiigli Hie blood—Hix sacrifice. More Gian tliis. they have by faith accepted this preftere,! grace of God. mid through a full consecration of their all made accept aMe through their advo cate they nave been received of the Father as His apl.'lt-begotten children. Tiny have been advised that -is children They are "heirs ot God, JolntTieirs with Jesus Christ.” their Lord, thrtr head, their Redeemer, in the glorious mil lennial kingdom which the Father has f -re told shall be his for the blessing of nil the families of the earth. But all these blessings they have received through faith and not aet- I nelly. Thev must wait for the actualities until they anil all of their brethren of the same class called ">f .k.d In the one hope ot their calling shall have been tried, tested, perfected, in character, in heart. HOW GOD WORKS IN I S. Our text declares that we should work out our own salvation, because It is God that worketh in tis. This puts Gori’s work first and ours subsequently. Hence, let us therefore con sider the matter in this order: How, in what sense, does God work in His jieople—not in the world: not In the repentant sinner: nor in the merely Justified: but in those who have passed those stages of approach to God and. by the be getting of His Holy Spirit, have entered His family as thildren. as sons? "Behold what man ner of love the Father hath bestwode upon us, that we should be called the sons of God.’’ (1 Jno.. 3:1.1 "And if children; then heirs; heirs of God. end joint-heirs with Jesus Christ our Lord." (Rom.. 8:17.1 How does God work tn such as have thus become His children—His sons? We reply that He works in them through His spirit—tiie spirit of truth: the spirit of holi ness; the spirit of consecration: the spirit of sonship. That is to say, a certain holy power or Influence operates In and about the spirit begotten children of God In harmony with this relationship into which we have come as chil dren. It lias to do with all of their experiences In life—home, family, business, joys, suffer ings. pleasures, sorrows. God’s providence is pledged to bring blessings out of every experi ence they may have, if those experiences be re ceived in meekness, in humility, in faith, ap propriating the lessons. If the adversities of life preponderate, tfce children of God by faith are to recognize tliat these are necessary to their spiritual development. If their pathway js narrow and thorny, by faith they are to seek and to have divine assistance in life's Journey and to lean the more upon God and to trust the more to His care. But God's special way of dealing with His spirit-begotten children is through their intel lects—communicating with them through the holy Scriptures. As the apostle says. “God who spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets hath in these last days spoken unto ns by his son.” (Hel>., 1:1.) The twelve apos tles whom the Father specially gave to Him. He particularly accepted ns His repreitentatnvea. His mouth-pieces, the channels through whom would come to the family of God the Instruc tions I'eaessary for tlielr development in lioli iirss—the instructions necessary for their attain ment of the hope of their calling—glory, honor and immortality in joint-heirship with Jesus their Redeemer as the spiritual Seed of Abra ham for the blessing of the world.—Gal., 3:29. Our Lord Jesus refers to tills work of God in His people through His Word, saying. “Sanc tify them through thy truth.. Thy word Is truth.” <John. 17:17.1 St. I’nul refers to the Scriptures ns the power of God. saying. “All Scripture is given by Inspiration of God. and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for cor rection. for Instruction In righteousness: that the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly fur nlshed unto all good works.”—2 Tim... 3:16. 17.) "YE ARE GOD’S WORKMANSHIP.” Wc have seen that God does a work in His consecrated people using His providences tn con nection with the experiences of life: and flint He specially uses His Word for their instruc tion in righteousness. We are to remember in cidentally that our Lord Jesus who redeemed us and reconciled us by His blood Is still our ad vocate with the Father and our Instructor as the Father’s representative; that through Him we may be all taught of God—in the school of Christ. Next we should note the divine meth od in this work of grace being carried on in our hearts from the time we fully submitted them In full consecration, in faith. Our text declares that God’s work in us is divided into two parts—to will and to do. Let us examine first— HOW GOD WORKS IN US TO WILL. Tbe will Is the real person or ego. The body is merely responsible ns the agent or servant! of the will. With the world the will and the body are usually at one sympathetically co-1 operative. But In those begotten of God’s spirit as His children matters arc different. Their I wills by consecration are developed along lines. quite antagonistic to the natural preferences of' their flesh, so that the apostle wrote. "With, the mind I myself serve (or desire to serve) | tlve law of God. but with the flesh I serve lorl desire to servei the law of sin.” (Rom., 7:25.1 I Henge every spirit-begotten person has a war fare between his new mind, with its holy aspi rations and desires and its opponent flesh with its animal propensities, some good and some bad. Hence the apostle exhorts all these new creatures to “war a good warfare" against their own flesh and to bring It into subjection to the new mind and to the divine law. He urges that we "Bring every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ.” <2 Cor.. 10:5.) This, of •■ourse. would mean absolute perfection, so far as the new creature would lie concerned and a complete deadness so fur as the flesh is con cerned. With every thought captivated to the lord the individual would never In any sense commit sin other than the sin of ignorance or I imperfection. I God works in the ntinds of Rls people not along the lines of enslavement of the mind as- I ter the manner of Satan end those who are Isnhiect to his delusions by hypnotism, etc. God's operation is the very reverse of this. He enlightens the mind to do tils work. He dis plays to our minds gradually light and truth, purity and goodness In their true colors, in eon trnst with sin. iirno’-snee nnd defilement. And in the asms words Hr sets before ns the great nrizo of g’orv, hono" »”d im-ncrTalltr nnd totnf belrsbip with nnr Redeemer In Hl’ kingdom. The nower of these bones working In a consr crn»“d mind Is wonderful, it can -nnk'* twe nsf nrally weak strong. 1110 naturally timid bold as s lion. Tills o>M»r"t|on nnon the mind i« a gradual one i f'om tbe Hn'o of our beg-ttlne of t’>e Holy Snl'tt until o<*r change— not all at once, hut s*rad”sllv. l|r*le by little, the Lc-1 displays to us one feature after another <»' Hl" wonder f’tl clan of sslv**t|on. Step bv step He sbon« to tbe ap"V“ciatlve .■*”d obedient I e->rt the Helms of His grace. I’ts loving kl”4n*ss His tender, nmrev. tbe boundlessness of Tils love nnd the ult|”'ste outwcrklug ••Ivlne oowe's f<w tbe I>lesvi'" of nil of ITis creatur's *vho will accent R’v favors on bis own terms. I ’ll tbe while Hr tis free ng* >ts ’n w"l I i., Vrrv.,, n v with His proportion or to reject It. Iv’ll coo****** r«» O»»r I or*l <*x- I n»’r' vri] y-OhcT’R In this nifltlpr. [ ‘The Fat'-cr socket'* such to worship I b'm as worship blm In sidrlt nnd in truth."— Joint. «•*•. |tf t vr t on v’n T ’K* "' i s *m »»«». I uftenvo” to ''i"ht naturally follows right willing. ' But ft’ts does not sfgnt’y that G<x! mtaitl "t "s a wor.k ttuon oqr wills flvst nnd tl-c*. begins a fr-’sh wo’k titw.n ns. >:timutntl”g ,-s to <l<» rl'-bt to the boat of on* nh'jftv. On the contrary, ns thron-h His providence and • ’••n-,1 Gwt exorcised **r. In*lu«nvo noon our wills I ibrocgl- the knt»wle*i*"* of oia truth little by Htt>. e.tch now nofut of t-nth was ogneeici ■ t<> be ecknnwledgod hr •ffr.rts on our |>nrt *o do God’’ will to the extent fhrt the now will i wn« nt-te to control th" Inmerftct body. M e • t.«e- safely com Indo tlmt each stop in rlglit •■•l’l’ilg must bo followed h* a step In right d.iln"’ 1.-'foro another itoni of gj-nro nr>t truth wo"td b<- p-anted r« a ba«'s fo~ additional "iltlng and then nddlt'oii’l Thus as wo "■atk hr ftrs* nuttlnr one foot forward and then tt>" otl or reneat"dly. so the now oroa‘nre r--ths r>;* nrng-< «sc« by first willing and next • nine Li'd's good pleasure to the extent «f Ide nb'l'ty. As surely ns the right willing t« Ibe result |of Divine operation In the revealing of truth. so also is >be right doing. Os the Divine influ ence in our hearts working In us both to will nnd to do God’s gotsi plcaaure, St. i’etcr give., us a word to tbe point, saying. "Whereby lire given unto us exceedipa; great and precious (romises; that by these ye might be partakers of the Divine nature.”—ll I'et., 1:4. WORK CUT YOUR OWN SALVATION. We have heard many improper prayers pre sented at the throne of grate by well inten tioned but misinformed children of God. Many Christians requtat God to do tor them that which lie tells them they must do for th.nu relves. Th one who asks amiss sometimes leaves the throne of grate confident that God xx 111 <io for bn.: xx hat God lias neve • promised to do for enybi-dy. but has told us eacl. must do for himself. Many pray. "Abandon us not in temptation,” but deliver us from the evil one and then xxalk straight into temptation, wholly nejiectiiig the directions of God’s Word. Indeed, many so neglect the stndx' of that Wool that they are not aware what are its teachings. Its counsels—respecting Satan and the tempta tions from tbe world, the fiesh and the tievd. to xxhleii nil must be more or less exposed for their testing and character development. Some pra> to God to save them by His Hirin' pe,w r and expect Him to work miraculously in them, while they are giving the best of their time and talent and influent * to business or to pleasure or to self-gratification. Such need ’•> barn th? meaning of our text, “Work .out your own salvition with f**ar and trembling." They reed to Warn the nestling of the apostle’s words. "Keep jourselves In the love of God.” xl-id absolutely refuses to •!•> tl with us a« ma chines. More tt an this. He refuses to coere'. to push, to pull, to drive those whom He is now calling to sons! ip and joint heirship with Christ in His kingdom. During the mill, imii.ni the world will receive all soils of pulling, pushing, driving, “stripe*.” lor their correction in righteousness—to make them all eventually see. to ultimately force them all to take lheir stand for right or for xvrong. intelligently. But now it is different. God is “calling.” “drawing" and aceptlng through fnith in Christ ns 'members” of :he b>idy of Christ, only such as have a willing mind—only such as can be moved to energy and devotion by the eidlgntenu'ent of their mind* through the truth. None otbincrs are wanted for this "eleet” class. Those xvho rightly understand our text con<d never have so misunderstood the Saviour’s wonts to the dying thief. "Thou slialt be with Me in I’nrndise.” ns to suppose that He meant that the penitent tbief would be a member ot tl>o “ilecr” cLt;rcb, His joint-heir in the king dom. Indeed not! That thief bad not worked out any salvation! He will Indeed be tn Para dise ex-entnally. Paradise will be restored nnd the whole earth become as the Garden of Eden •uider the milknnial reign if Christ and His "tn '■niters” H’e church. But he was not "be gotten es the Holy Spit it.” He was not "trans formed by tbe renexvit.g of his mind,” that he might prove the good, acceptable and perfect ! will of God. He never added to his ialth tor -1 titnde; and to fortitude knowledge; and to I knowledge temperance: and to temperance pa tience; and to patience godliness; and to godll | noss brotherly kindness; aud to brotherly klnd ! ness love, as the Word assures us all must do I who would make their calling and election I sure.—ll Pet., 1:10. 11. Wc will not, however.- discuss the thief fnr i ther, as xve diii so on a previous occasion, and |th At sermon is in print. I xvlll be pleased to mail it on post card request free. Tl.e spirit-begotten children of God must x <-rk <ut their salvation as new creatures In Christ by growth its grace. And growth tn grace means growth in knoxvledpe—not general knowledge, but tiie special knoxvledge provided by tbe Izird In His Word. It Is in full accord with what xve everyxvhere observe of the wide spread Ignorance of the Word of God, even amongst Christians, that the scriptures <le- I elare “My pecple perish for lack ot knoxvl ei!ge.”—Hosea. 4:6. I Development in heart, in character. Is necoa- I sary tn fit ns for the future service as "mem- Ibirs” of the t'hxist, associsted in His glo rious kingdom xx <k. Our call Is to be kings I and priests that xve may serve the world or I mankind. To prepari* us for that service is tiie object of our present call and the trial* or ! fnith and patience, that by sll ,uese character i likeness of Christ might be dcvelo]>e<! In us. | If xve do these things wc shall never fnll nnd I an eutrini-e will be granted us Into- the ever , lasting kitgdoui of our Lin! and Saviour. It I xve do those thing* heartily they will prove that I xx e are copies of the Lord J< sus, and it Is the Divine predestination that only such as are i copies of God's dear Son shall be Hts jotnt i elrs i» |he kingdom. —Rom.. 8:17. WIND A TEXT FOR A SERMON. To P.trtbc Russell, Brooklyn Tabernacle, Brooklyn. N. Y'.t Pastor Russell xvlll be glnd to hare a post card from such of our readers as are interested in his weekly discourses end have received some blessing from them. Suggest topics tor next year's sermons and mention The Journal. Pastor Russell has laid In a supply of litli? lax klets containing the beautiful poem. "Tiie Sweet Brier Rose.” He proposes sending one of tiles • ns bis response to the tirst 30 of ou* leaders heard fiom. 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