The Henry County weekly. (McDonough, GA.) 18??-1934, July 23, 1909, Image 6
THE HOME COMINQ. We must get home—for we haze been away So long it seems forever and a d:ty! And, u, so very homesick we have grown. The laughter of tlx world is like a moan In our tired hearing, apd its songs as vain,— We must get home —we must get home again.' We must get home: It hurts so, staying here, Where fond hearts must be wept out tear by tear. And where to wear wt lashes means, at best, When most our lack, the least our hope of rest — When most our need of joy, the more our pain— . We must get home —vvu must get home again! We must get home: All is so quiet there: The touch of loving hands on brow and hair— , Dim rooms, wheren the sunshine is m io • mild— » . ... The lost love of the mother anu the child Restored In restful lullabies of rain.- We must get home —we must get home again! We must get home, where, as we nod and drowse, , . Time humors us and tiptoes through the house, . . „ And loves us best when sleeping baoy wise, , With dreams, —not tear-drops—brimming our clenched eves— Pure dreams that know not ta.nt n)r earthly stain — We must got home —we must get home again! . , _ We must got home: and, unremembering there All gain of all ambitions otherwhere. Rest —from the feverish victory, and the crown , Of conquest whose waste glory weighs us down — , Fame's fairest gifts we toss ba< k wi..i disdain — We must get home—we must get home again! , .... —James Whitcomb Riley. POVERTY SHORE COURTSHIPS. Course of True Love Smooth and Expenses Down to a Hinimum. “When I was a boy,” said Wildcat Perkins,-"nobody along Poverty Shore ever heard ot' this new disease they call race suicide. Instead of having 10 wait to let a g'irl chase him down and get him in a corner and compel him to marry, every young man used to go hunting for ihe girls as much as the girls hunted the men, and the result was that almost everybody got mar ried right away and went coasting or raised farm crops to help in making a H v j n n “'‘Ufa, —= "The reason why so many young men got married when I was young was *that it did not cost more than a chap was worth to go courting. If he had a good pair of boots, a white shirty and a clean worsted comforter a young man could court a nice girl all winter at a cost of not more than -3 cents a week. "I’ll tell you how 'twas doue —that is, how I used to do, and I’ve been mar ried three times, and ought to know. "The old man, for that is what we called the girl's father, used to pro vide most everything needed in the courting line in those old days. He furnished the front parlor and the ker osene lamp and the open fireplace and he sawed and split the wood that was burned in the fireplace all through the courtship. And he furnished the girl. "The fellow used to drop around af ter milking on Sunday evenings, and after he had taken supper with the family and talked for a time with tho old man about the price of cordwood and the prospects for a heavy run of salmon the next spring the girl would light the parlor fire and call him in to help her eat apples and look over the family photograph album, inside of which were the pictures of all the fel lows she had entertained since she was 14. "Naturally Sunday evening was the regular time set aside for courting pur poses, but after the young man had become acquainted and got the run of the house there used to be meetings called for special purposes two or three times a week. As a rule the youjig couples did not sit up so long at tin informal meetings as they did at the Sunday sessions, though sente of them held until after midnight. "All the young man had to do was to sit back on the sofa and eat the old man’s apples and warm himself by the old man’s wood and let his money ac cumulate until he had enough to start housekeeping. There were no theatre parties or Welch rabbits cooked in chafing dishes, or boxes of chocolates in those days to keep his mind away from the business in hand and steal away all the change he could earn. The old man gave a continuous free blow out from the time the girl asked her first beau into the house until they went to call on the minister, after which no favors were shown on ac-' count of kinship. “As I recall the events now I think the chief expense I went to in 4 win ter's courting at any time was buying popcorn to carry to the girl. When I had greased my boots and combed my hair iu a Boston twist with a long parting down the back of my head. I dropped into the grocery story am! bought three ears of lady finger pop corn for five cents and put them in my coat pocket and went to call. “And she was just as glad to see me and smiled so sweetly when 1 came in ai the front door stamping the snow from my boots and carrying those 1 three cars of corn in my pocket as she would have been if I had arrived with two colored waiters bringing hot birds and cold bottles. It was my opinion that the work of popping the corn did more in bringing two fond hearts to gether than anything else which took place during the courting. The fireslace had to be filled up with the best hardwood, and this had to burn down to great glowing heaps o? coals before the shelled corn could be put in the popper. And then while •he girl was agitating the wire popper over the ceals, an i the firelight was shining on cue siu3 of her face into her eyes, and the young man was shell ing more corn for the next filling, the corn would begin to pop—first a little snap here and another there, ahd then the discharge of a whole battery of white cornflakes all at once, followed by the mu filed sound of a general erup tion inside the popper', by which time the job was finished and the corn was ready for fine salt and the butter. “No matter how dignified a young mm may try to be, he can’t keep it up if he is popping corn with a nice girl above a hot fire in a room where they two are the only spectators. I am not given to digging into the reason of things; but no natural young man can pop corn with a nice girl all winter without popping the question. “It is the cheapness as well as the simplicity of the custom which appeals strongest to men who are naturally economical. In looking over my ac •ounts I find that it cost me just G. r * cents to court my first wife during ihe winter previous to our marriage at Easter. "My second wife cost more, but this wa ■ due to the fact that she had a younger sister who v. as unmarried, and who used to butt in when she smelled the scorched popcorn. I did not court my third wife with popcorn, because she had lost her teeth and could not bite the hard kernels while she was waiting for the dentist to finish her new set; but we got along very nicely by treating ourselves on roast apples and milk, which were not at all ex pensive. seeing that the old man furn ished the raw material. “I’ll bet a gallon of hard cider to a new axe handle that if I were a widow er now and should start in courting by the old popcorn method I could marry the best girl in the neighborhood in side of six months. —New York Sun. UNDERGROUND BANQUET. How the Founding of the Leadville Mining Camp Was Celebrated. “On the first day of the present month I was a guest at one of the most remarkable dinners ever given, “remarked Judge A. \V. Rucker, the brand now Congressman from Den ver. “This banquet was held 1,000 feet below the surface of the earth in the chamber of a mine on the outskirts of Leadville. The chamber, which had been transformed into a magni ficent dining room, was about 40 feet wide by 70 feet long and had a lofty roof. A kitchen had been im provised and a clever chief got up a dinner for 300 people that none of the swell hotels of New York would have repudiated. The guests were nearly all ‘seventy-niners,’ that is to sav, pioneers in the old days of 1789, when Leadville’s fame as a greater producer of the precious metals at tracted the attention of the world. “The feast was given in commemo ration of the birth of the mining camp, and those who made merry were the adventurous souls who fig ured then. “On the day of the function we rode to the mouth of the tnnnel, where we made our descent into the bowels of the earth through a fierce blizzard, one of the worst I ever saw in the West. Getting in the big cage that took us down the shaft to this queer banquet hall far below Lead ville and the surrounding towns, we landed in a brilliantly lighted room that was as inviting and serene as a tropical isle. The contrast between it and the storm through which the party had come was curious in the extreme, bnt it added greatly to the joyousness of the occasion.”—Balti more American. Man to Be Envied. “I can’t understand my husband, doctor. I am afraid there is some thing terrible the matter with him.” "What are the symptoms?” "Well, I often talk to him for half an hour at a time and when I get through he hasn’t the least idea of what I’ve been saying.” "Don’t worry any more about your husband. I wish I had his gift.’’— Stray Stories. Cruel to Hubby. “What’s that you are so busy writ ing? Y'ou’re regularly perspiring over it.” “My wife is giving an address on ‘Woman’s Rights’ tomorrow', and I am preparing it for her.” —Lustige Blaetter. THE PULPIT. A SCHOLARLY SUNDAY SERMON DY THE REV. R. W, M’LAUGHLIN. Tlicmc: Truth, Service, Action. Brooklyn. N. Y. —In the Clinton Avenue Congregational Church the preacher, Sunday morning, was the Rev. R. W. McLaughlin, of Grand Rapids, Mich. His subject was: “Truth, Service and Action.” Among other things he said: It is said that the masterpieces of literature are rarely, if ever, t'qe pure creation of literary skill, but are us ually suggest’d by some well nigh forgotten and seemingly incidental event of the past. It is also said that in the writing of such literature four factors are essential, namely: Time, location, characters and sequence of events. And these four conditions of literature are found in this historic statement of fact as recorded in the sixteenth chapter of Acts. It is a seemingly unimportant statement, containing ten names, whose only significance is in what once was or may have been, rather than in what now is. And the four factors are here. Location—the Phrygian region and the shore line of two continents, at points marked on map as Troas and Philippi. Time—the middle of the first century, while Caesar is still on the throne and the empire .rules the world. Characters -An unnamed man, a devout woman, a ventriloquist maiden, a group of selfish traders, a male magistrate, a frightened jailor and Saul of Tarsus. Sequence of events —to show relation of Phrygia to Troas and Troas to Philippi, which relation reveals the power of truth as it gains possession of one life and through that life disturbs and trans forms the world. And in the writing of the story based on these well night forgotten names, there might be three chap ters: Phrygia, or loyalty to the truth. The narrative states that Paul, starting forth on his* second mission ary journey, desires to enter the rich qnd populous province of Asia, but is .forbidden by the Holy Spirit. Mov ing forward, he comes to the strange province of Bethynia. and is again forbidden to enter by the Spirit of Jesus. And so hedged to the south ward and northward, he journeys westward until he reaches the shore line of the Mediterranean at Troas. And this historic statement of fact, with Paul as the commanding person ally, suggests mystery enough for the greatest story. What does it mean? A man, apparently as free as the wind blowing over the Phrygian highlands, yet not free. It certainly means that here is a man not free. He hears a voice, though he cannot see the form of the one speaking, even as a bird’s song is heard, though it is unseen because hidden by the foliage. And this voice is for him the voice of truth. It is called in one verse the Holy Spirit, and in another verse the Spirit of Jesus, but by what ever, name called, it means only one thing, and that is the truth of God reaching for his inner life. And as the truth of God it is authoritative. And more than this, it is final; au thority for truth is always final to the honest man. And as final author itative truth it has power to send him out over the highways of the Roman Empire with sublime abandon. And this is chapter one in every earnest life—allegiance to the truth. A will ingness to follow the truth wherever it may lead. It may close Asia and Bethynia and drive one on to Troas, but not until a man is willing to say It fortifies my soul To know that whether I perish, Truth is so— Is he able to write chapter one in the Book of Life. Troas—a vision of service. As is true of every good story, chapter two begins where chapter one ends. Paul enters Troas, meets an unnamed man, has a vision in the night, in which he sees on the distant shores of Europe a person pleading for help. It would be interesting were it possible to interpret the feelings of this man as he enters Troas. Its picturesque— ness, located on a bluff overlooking the Aegean Sea, across whose blue gleam could be seen in vague outline the shore of Europe, and its com merce. The tangled spars at the docks, and the heavily Indexed, gaunt camels in the streets, and J.s historic reminders. Not far away the tomb of Achilles and the marble throne of Xerxes, and the remainder r.f Homer’s genius in “the ringing plains of windy Troy.” But of more interest still, the people crowding the streets. And out of the crowd there comes one to enter the circle of Paul’s friendship. Is it too much to think of the two men sitting on the bluff during the hours of the day and conversing about the deep things in life? But the con versation ends as darkness comes down upon the earth. The men sep arate, and Paul, reaching his lodg ings, is soon lost in slumbew. And in his sleep he dreams, and sees the friend of the afternoon, noy standing yonder in Macedonia, an-} pleading with him to help. And is chap ter two in every earnest lLe. Allegiance to truth iv. Phrygia leads to a vision of service in Troas. For truth is more than an abstract idea, or a major and minor premise in a cold syllogism. Truth is a gleam, a suggestion, an illumination. It fires the intellect and kindles the im agination. Philippi—region of action. In Philippi Paul finds Lystra and her household. Soon he meets a ventril oquist maiden owned by a group of selfish traders, denounces their busi ness; is seized, beaten, thrown into ; jail. In the night he sings and prays. And then follows the story of the con version of the jailor and Paul's free dom the next morning. mt Sunbati-^cfTopf INTERNATIONAL BESSON COM MENTS rOR JULY P 3. Subject: Paul’s Second Missionary Journey—Athens, Acts 17:16-34 —Golden Text: John 4:24 Commit Verse 20—-Commentary. TIME.—A. D. 52. PLACE.— Athens, Mars Hill. EXPOSITION—B The Uni inown flod Made Known, 22-29. Paul had improved such opportunities of preaching the Gospel as were open to him—the synagogue and the market place (v. 17) —and now he is brought before this celebrated gathering of philosophers and university profes sors of Athens. He has no new Gos : pel for this distinguished throng,.but ! with divinely given tact he introduces | it in a new way (vs. 24, 25, 28). Paul i begins with what aonears like words I 'of approval, not with words of criti cism. (See Am. R. V.). He would win the favor and attention of his au dience before calling them to repent. People will listen patiently to the sharpest rebukes and sternest calls to repentance if you first win their confi dence and favor by words of kindness and praise. “To an unknown God.” There is something very pathetic and touching in this. There are many to day who are reaching out blindly to ward a God of whose existence they have a vague apprehension, but of whose name, character and person they have little clear knowledge. But there is no need that God be unknown (Jno. 1:18; 1 Jno. 5:20; Jno. 14:9: 2 Cor. 4:6). It is of the highest im portance that we know God (Jno. 17: 2). It is our own fault ff we do not know Him (Rom. 1:20-22. 28; 2 Cor. 4:4). It was an apt stroke upon Paul’s part to begin with this well known object in their own streets, and thus to lead on to the great truths with which his soul was filled. “God that made the world and all things therein,” etc. Paul would carry with him the nhilosophers in his audience, and at the same time bring in new and higher thoughts about God, and step by sten lead them face to face with God Himself, and make them feel their personal responsibility tq Him. He would lead them to see that God not a mere philosophical conception, but a person against whom they had sinned, and who was now calling, “Repent:*’ The very life we live, the breath we breathe, abso lutely all we have, is His gift. Every thing thus given should be used for Him. Wesliould draw every breath for Him. “He made of one every nation of men,” Do we believe this? Do we really believe it? Do we believe in our kinship to the negro, the China man, the Hindoo? “That they should seek God.” This was God’s great and gracious purpose in the making of the nations and appointing their seasons, and the bounds of their habitation. How little the nations have fallen in with this benevolent purpose of God (Rom. 1:28). It is of the highest, im portance to men that they should seek God (Amos 5:4, 6; Ezr. 8:22; Prov. 28:5: 2 Chron. 26:5; Ps. 34:4, 10; Ps. 69:32; 1 Chron. 16:10; Lam. 3: 25; Heb. 11:6; Ps. 119:2). He is not difficult to find for those who seek Him with the whole heart (.Ter. 29: 13). “He is not far from every one of us.” How absolute is our depend ence upon God. No life, no motion, no existence outside of Him. This being so, there can be no peace in our souls until our wills are absolutely surrendered to Him and our affections absolutely centred in Him. Paul ao proves the sentiment of Greek poet. Aratus. But while all men are God’s offspring, they are not all truly children (Jno. 8:44. 47: 1 Jno. 3:10; Matt. 13:38; Gal. 4:4-6; Heb. 12:8; Eoh. 2:3). Those only are children of God who receive Jesus Christ (Jno. 1:12. R. V.). Those who are led by His Spirit are sons of God (Rom. 8: 14: Gal. 3:26, R. V.). 11. God's Command to All Men Everywhere, Repent. 30-34. Paul is now reaching the point toward which all this time he has been so skilfully steering. It was an unexpected cli max to these theorizers. Many of them had been delighted with the sublimity of Paul’s conceptions, with the deftness of his logic, with the apt ness of his quotation. They were all ears: their guard was down: and he struck a stunning bltrw just at the right moment. God’s one call is “re pent” (comp. ch. 2:38; 3:19; 20:21; 26:20; Matt. 3:2: 4:17; Luke L3:5; 15:30; 24:47). This was God’s one cry also, through Old Testament pro phets, “turn ye.” This same cry needs to ring out to-day. Men are an apostate race. Notice whom God commands to repent, “all men every where.” Notice when He commands it, “Now.” Notice why, “Because He hath appointed a day in which He will judge ths world.” etc. There is a judgment coming. People mock at this truth to-day, but God has given assurance of it unto all men by the resurrection of Christ from the dead. It is impossible for any candid seeker after truth to examine the evidence for the resurrection of Christ without, being satisfied that Jesus really did arise as recorded in the Gospels. But the resurrection of Christ Jesus in the past points with unerring finger to a judgment by Christ Jesus in the fut ure. “When they heard of the resur rection of the dead some mocked.” A very common way of trying to dis pose of unpalatable truth. But it never works, and truth is never any the less true because yon sneer at it. Many are trying to modernize a Christianity that has never changed and is as unchangeable as the ever lasting hills. 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