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A SUCCESSFUL TALK FOR FARM BOYS An Old Story of a Progressive Farmer Whose Life Was Never the less a Failure. By CLARENCE POH in The Pro gressive Farmer. My Dear Be;. There is a story in a certain Old Book (you can read it in Luke 12:15-21) about a man who was a progressive farmer. 1 know he was a progressive farmer because the account says that his “ground brought forth plentifully” and that his barns were tilled to overflowing. Such things do not happen by accident, if this man’s farm brought forth plentifully, it was because he was a good farmer —intelligent, inter prising, and industrious. He no doubt set the whole neighborhood a good example n the way he broke his land and cultivated his fields. He was no doubt keen to learn all the best methods of mail ing crops and managing livestock, lie no doubt practiced a proper rotation of crops, kept his fields from gullying, and generally gave strict attention to business. If lie were alive today, he would doubt less he one of the best informed men about the work of experiment stations, and agricultural depart ments: a recognized authority on farmnig subjects in his county. Everybody would speak of him as “one of our best farmers.” Nevertheless, we have the high est authority in this universe for saying that this man’s life was not a success. On the contrary, he was a failure a miserable, pitiable, ridiculous failure, dust at the time when all his work and study and planning should have been coming into their richest fruitage, Hod Himself wrote his epitaph fn just two terrible, withering words. “Thou fool,” said the Almighty as he summoned the soul of the man from his perishing body. Why was this man a failure? A success in ninny notable respects, he yet failed for just one reason, lie forgot that lie was an eternal being, lie had thouglil of himself us a mere earth-animal and had taken no thought for anything be yond 11 1 is earth. I am writing this letter, my bf, in the hope that 1 may say some thing which will help keep you from making the same fatal mis take this farmer made. This is a great big subject and it is not easy to say what 1 wish in simple words, but 1 believe it can he done. Will you permit me then to make just three statements, and then follow me while I try to make my meaning clearer? Every one of us in this world has a dual or double citizenship. That is to say 1 am an inhabitant of the earth, but I am also an In habitant of the Universe, of which our earth is only a fraction. 1 am a citizen of time, but I am also a Citizen of Eternity, of which time is only a fraction. Look out tonight when the stars come out and think a minute. You have been thinking that every thing has a beginning and aa end. but it is not so. Everything owi nected with our bodies has a be ginning and an end, but there is another world which knows no swell limitations, and it is with this other world that the soul of man has kinship. This rolling world on which we live circles around a glorious sun, and a dozen other worlds whorl with us around that colossal glode of fire. But in the sky tonight we shall see the twinkling liglrt of ten thousand distant suns, each at tended by no one knows trow many worlds like ours. And if you go millions, billions, trillions of miles to the most ditant of these visible suns, what lies beyond? Do yet other worlds and suns shine with yet diviner splendor for other bil lions and billions of miles, on— and on—to the end? But here the brain reels and staggers. We suddenly realize that there can he no “end.” For if there is an end, wha 4 ’ies beyond this “end?” So what seems to the human mind an impossible conclu sion is yet an inescapable conclu sion. We are citizens of a universe which knows no beginning and no end. And so with regard to time. “In the beginning, Hod”—that is to say, in the beginning of our earth. But what lay hack of “the begin ning?” And after a million years from now, how many more million years will there he—until the end? And after the end? No, there can he no end. 1 live on the earth which has a begin ning and an end. I live in Time, which has a beginning and an end. But at the same time by reason of my dual or double citizenship, I live in a universe which knows neither end nor beginning. 1 live in an Eternity which is without beginning or end. We cannot un derstand how these things can be. The human mind is helpless in reasoning out these facts. Never theless, we know that they are facts. Does anyone tell me therefore that il is strange, that man, partly moral, should also, he partly im moral? I answer that it is not stranger than the facts that face us in every starry sky, and every shining sun. “The heavens declare the glory of <iod.” The reasonableness of Christian ity— that is what I should like to make dear to you, if possible. What I have already said has been with a view to showing that we are horn into a creation wrap ped around with the mystery of Infinity and Eternity. It is a crea tion bigger than our human minds can understand. In other words, in every one of the million star beams of the night God whispers to n m that he was horn for some thing bigger than earth, some thing more enduring than time. No wonder Napoleon Bonaparte, when some infidels argued with him one night, pointed up to Hie starry sky and answered: “Who then made all that?” And no won der Lord Bacon declared that he had rather believe any fable ever \\ lit ten Ilian believe that the earth and heavens developed by mere chance or accident. ((ranting then that there is a God, is it not also reasonable that lie should wish to make some rev elation of Himself to 11 is crea tures? And if lie has so revealed Himself, what religion seems most like a genuine revelation? What religion offers the noblest and most enohling concept s '" of God— Buddhism, Mohammedanism, Jud aism, or Christianity No one who has studied them with unbiased mind, 1 think, can he in doubt on this point. Nor do 1 think of any thing more reasonable than the coming of Christ to earth. Why should not a God who loved His joreatnres say, “Let Me show men how to live by Myself living the humble life of a man for three and thirty years. Let Me show men the glory of duty and sacrifice by My self living a human life of duty and sacrifice. ” But perhaps you may say, l“Why, then, doesn’t the Almighty make everything so clear that a I man need not he worried by doubts or fears? Why doesn’t the Almighty speak so clearly about the life everlasting and about the wonders of Heaven as to satisfy every human being?” No man, of course, can answer these questions definitely, but l have always reasoned about the 'mater in this fashion: Our physi cal body grows and gain strength [through struggle and toil and con flict also necessary to the growth of the soul? And if the Almighty showed us beyond all human doubt the glories of Heaven, who would wish to live out the duller life of earth and endure the slow and often painful discipline by which the soul is made tit for Hea ven ? As I said in the outset, lam most anxious that you shall re mem her always that, you are ari eternal being. 1 have tried to rea son out the matter without senti ment or excitement or emotion, be cause I know the most important thing is to convince your reason. And if you are convinced that you arc an eternal being, I should not need to argue the wisdom of mak ing your life and conduct square with this tremendous truth. If the body-part of you can ex ist but eighty or ninety years at most, while llie soul-part of you will live on after 80,000,000 or 90,- 000,000 years, is it not wise to make the soul-part of you rule the body-part? And if you can come into such relations with the Hod of the Universe as to have him as your Father, is it not about the most worthwhile thing in life? If you through faith and prayer can have as your Elder Brother a God who for thirty-three years lived the life of a hoy and yo”ug man on this earth, will not His help and comradeship he the sublimest force in your life? True religion, as I understand it, is a passion for this divine com radeship. To love God, to Jove eternal things, with all one’s heart, and to love one’s neighbors as one’s self—that is how Christ summed up religion. I seriously doubt whether the Almighty ever hears a self-centered man who prays, “O Lord, save my soul. 1 don’t want to suffer in any tor ment. 1 do want to enjoy the luxu ry and glory of Heaven.” But 1 am sure the Almighty hears every one who cries, “Oil, Lord, put Thy spirit within me. Let me turn from evil and follow in Thy footsteps. Help me to live as an eternal being made in Thy image and destined for Thy courts.” "But is it worth while to join a church?” you ask. 1 centainly be lieve that it is. hTe church is the organized soldiery of the Almigh ty. You can do a great deal more if you tight with the regular army instead of being a mere camp-fol lower. By joining a church you also give a public pledge that you will try to let the immortal part of you rule the mortal part, and such a pledge will do much to hold you in the straight path. Doubts will come to you, of course. You will find men all around you battling over things Christ did not call es sential and perhaps demanding ac ceptance of creeds you cannot wholly approve. But it will be enough if only in the darkest hours you can throw yourself up on “the great world’s altar-stairs that slope through darkness up to God” and say to Him who has promised to be an Elder Brother: “1 know not what I think: I know Only that Thou art what I need.” Sincerely your friend, CLARENCE POE. Tfeir Chance At Our Expense f JCiianize I SANITARY FLOOR ENAMEL ■ The New Coating for Old Floors I I S’ YANIZE Sanitary Floor Enamel is the newest and fine* * |Sk coating produced to make old floors new. It is a blend * ing of the higher t grade varm-H and permanent colors, so that you can pair.tani) varnishm one operation. Itisearv toappiy, dries overnight with a beautiful durable gloss and it can be washed repeatedly without losing its luctre hence it is extremely sanitary. Comes in eight pleasing and permanent colors. rHere** Our FREE'OFFER A full half-pint can. nnv color, if you will buy from us a good 25 cent brush to apply it. Enough to enamel your pautry SMITH HARDWARE CO. CARTER HILL Mr. Chastain, of Banks County, agent for the Bush motor car, w'as here Tuesday of last week. Miss Esther Harrison, of Win der, was the guest of her sister, Mrs. G. W. Fuller, Saturday night and Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Grady Adams, of Newton County, and Mrs. Adams’ father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Davie Moore, of Amerieus, Ga., spent part of last week with Mr. W. J Page’s family. Mr. and Mrs. Nick Vanderford, of Carl, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Page Sunday. Odus and Lodus Fuller spent Saturday night and Sunday with Ralph and Cleokun**, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Greeson and Messrs. Weymon Ridgeway and Roy Greeson, recently visited Mr. and Mrs. T. F. 'arbrougli, at Scar boro, Ga. Willie Mae and Mary Queen spent Sunday afternoon with ■Willie Mae Fuller. Rev. Jessie Carter, of Auburn, preached here Sunday morning and afternoon. This is the second time he has filled Rev. Slaughter's appointment here. One person joined the church ,Tf the afternoon service and requested to be bap tised next preaching day. Air. < 'arter is a young pastor, of splendid personality and has won the admiration of many of our people. It was announced that Rev. Olin Slaughter, P. C., who has been absent from this state for the past several months, would preach here Thursday night of this week. It was also announced that Rev. Fox would assist Rev. Slaughter in the revival here in August. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Fuuller, who are farming in the Southeastern section of Barrow, this year, were guests of F. J. Fuuller’s family Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Fuuller are expecting Mr. R. 11. Pruitt, an acquaintance, of Ashland, Ala., on the IStli day of August, Mr. Pruitt was Mr. Fuller's foreman while engaged in the Government Nit rate Plant, ot Florence, Ala., a part of last year. He is an elderly gentleman, a well informed and enthusiastic worker and member of the i iMiutijß church; and ex pects to visit Winder, Carter Hill and other places during his visit to Georgia. Several families met at the church Monday nad cleaned off the cemetery and church yard. A large pot of meat and vegetable stew was made and a spread din ner served. Authentic Bronte Relic. An Interesting relic of Charlottt Bronte, the novelist, has been presented to the museum at Haworth, England It is a traveling trunk used by Char lotte Bronte. Inside is a label giving the maker’s name aDd address in Brus sels, and there is little doubt the trunk accompanied Charlotte on her jour neys between Monsieur Heger’s Pen slonuat in the ltue d'lsabelle in that city, and her home at the Haworth rectory. EXECUTORS’ SALE of the Jackson Hutchins Land ‘ The Jackson Hutchins land of 200 acres will be sold at the Court House door in Winder Barrow County Georgia to the highest bidder on Saturday,,August 23rd. The farm is on the Bankhead Highway, five miles of Winder and right at Carl, on seaboard railroad. This is the very best grade of land, lies well and is divided into three of the most desirable homes in the county. The home tract with splendid residence contains 110 1-2 acres. Tract No. 2, witli good improvements contains 41 1-4 acres. Tract No. 3, with good improvements contains 42 1-4 acres. All three lots have good wells of water, houses and barns and suffi cient timber and running water. All three tracts run to railroad and front on Bankhead Highway, and are sold for dGvision among the heirs in accordance with the will of Jackson 1 lutchins. One fourth cash on day of sale and the remainder on Dec. 24, 3919. Plat of land as per survey of W. T. Appleby can he seen at any time by ('ailing on executors, who will also show the land to those wishing to look over it. W. T. HUTCHINS, W. M. MAXEY. Executors. WHY SHOULDN’T THEY CRY? . :'’/■;< tyj'O'.y? ' v •> I v .. .. My , - ... No lusty-lunged baby was ever because they’ve been entered for more fond of his bottle than these blue ribbons and prize money in two motherless little lambs. They the livestock show of the coming g get their milk three times a day. North Georgia Fair, Winder, 1 simply cannot be neglected, Oct. 7 to 11. Have you gotten your premium book yet? LAND FOR SALE 130-acre farm for sale, near Mulberry, for the next 30 days. Will sell at a great sacrifice. It is cheap at SIOO per acre, but for next 30 days am offering it at only s(io per acre. Will give some terms. M. J. GRIFFETH WINDER. GEORGIA