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SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
For Jan. 27, 1924—Ex. 12:37 to 18:27
BY DR. MARION McH. HULL
Golden Text: “Jehovah is my
strength and song; and He is become
my salvation.” Ex. 15:2.
I
When Moses reached Egypt on the
mission of God, he presented his
credentials to the elders of Israel,
- and was accepted by the people’s
representatives. Then he secured an
audience with Pharaoh and pre
sented God’s demand to him that
he let the people go and keep a
feast in the wilderness. Not only
did Pharoah refuse, but he made
the people’s task harder, requiring
x them to make the same number of
* bricks per day, and get the straw
for them too. Moses was thus put
in bad repute not only with Pharaoh
but also with the people; but God
reassured him, answered all of his
objections and sent him back to
Pharoah with another demand that
he let the people go.
* When this demand was refused,
God brought upon the land of Egypt
those terrible judgments which we
know of as the plagues; after each
one making a new demand, and
time being refused.
There are three things in this part
<of the story that are worthy of note:
The judgments of God on Egypt; the
fact that the first two of these were
imitated by the Egyptians magicians;
\ and finally Pharaoh’s four propossi
tions. The plagues are well known
to us all. The fact that the
Egyptian magicians imitated the
first two plagues is not so well
known. They turned their rods into
serpents as Moses had done; then
v they turned water into blood; and
made frogs come up upon the land
of Egypt. Os course their ability to
imitate Moses made Pharoah harden
his heart. God’s judgments would
have had the tendency to soften him.
but when his magicians, Jannes and
Jambres (Paul gives us their names
and sin), imitated them it had the
tendency to make him think lightly
of Moses and his God. The devil
often frustrates God's work by imi
tation — a counterfeit Christian is
his masterpiece. He is today using
orthodox phrases to express his own
false teaching, and imitating with
forms the reality of spiritual truth.
His ministers are occupying some
pulpits.
When they came to the third
plague they tried to imitate it but
they failed, and then they said to
Pharaoh, “This is the finger of
God.” But Pharaoh’s heart was al
ready hardened.
4 Pharoah’s Four Propositions
After the fourth plague, Pharoah
sent for Moses and Aaron and made
them a proposition: Go ye, sacrifice
to your God in the land. But Moses
refused. They would go three days
away or not sacrifice at all. Then
Pharoah modified it and said, al
right, but don’t go very far away.
But Moses stood firm.
After the seventh plague, Pharoah
made another proposition; They
might go, that is, the men; but
leave the children behind. To this
Moses would not agree. Then after
the 9th plague he made still anoth
er; They might go but leave their
cattle behind. No said Moses, not a
hoof shall be left. Pharaoh was yield
ing inch by inch. Moses v. r as insist-
* Ing on absolute separation.
Finally, God said, I will bring one
plague more. He had tried to spare
the people of Egypt this terrible
scourge of the death of the first
born, but the Pharaoh would not
heed, and there was nothing left
*' ’ for God to do but visit it upon this
rebellious people. But before doing
it He mads ample provision to save
His own people who woul dtrust
s and obey Him.
The Passover
A lamb without blemish, one for
each family, a male, one year old.
was to be taken on the tenth day of
the month and kept until the four
teenth day. On that evening it was
to be killed and its blood sprinkled
on the side posts and lintel of the
. door of each house. The children of
’ Israel must be in the house with the
blood-sprinkled door. The flesh of
thfc lamb was to be roasted with fire
and eaten with bitter herbs and un
leavened bread. They must be ready
to march at a moment’s notice.
That night the angel of the Lord
passed through and passed over hte
houses with the blood-stained door.
And in every house which was not
under the blood the first-born was
dead, but not one dead in houses
blood-sprinkled.
The peoyl» in the house could not
the blood on the door; it was
\ when God saw the blood that He
passed over. They were safe on the
inside because of blood on the door:
they were saved because another had
given its life. “Christ, our passover
is sacrificed for us.” “Without
shedding of blood there is no remis
sion of sins.” No one ever yet was
saved by Christ's example or by His
life: we arc saved by His death.' And
'» while His blood was shed for every
man and is sufficient for the whole
world, only those .will be saved who
get under the blood, who appropriate
it as the Israelites did by getting in
side the house and trusting God to
do what He had said He would do.
Thrust Out and Chased
This last nlague was too much for
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f first began having
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as was 15, and they
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Qetroit, Michigan.
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the Egyptians. They begged the Is
raelites to leave; they paid them to
go and go quickly. Whatever they
asked of silver and gold or jewelry,
they gave them and were glad to
do it so long as they would leave the
land. They figured it would be bet
ter to have life and nothing than to
keep what they had and be killed,
and they were quite sure the God of
the Hebrews would destroy everyone
of them if they had stayed- Thus
the people of Israel got their wages
that had been withheld so long from
them, and left with much goods.
They started northeast, but God
changed their course slightly. The
shortest way 4 - Canaan was along
the coast-road and through the land
of the Philistines, but the Philis
tines were trained in war and God
didn't want His people to get in war.
So He led them by the way of the
wilderness by the Red sea. They left
on the very day that the 430 years
was up; God’s clock is always on
time. The Shekinah—as a pillar of
cloud by day and a pillar of fire by
night—went before them, enabling
them to travel both by day and
night.
Just after they started, they
doubled on their tracks and led
Pharaoh to think that they had be
come entangled in the wilderness.
After the shock of the death of the
first-born, he began to think how
foolish he had been to let this val
uable and numerous people go, so
he prepared to overtake them and
bring them back. There were two
million of them, six hundred thou
sand being men above twenty years
of age; but they were untrained;
they were nothing but a motley
crowd of slaves. So Pharaoh thought
that 600 of his best chariots would
be sufficient to overcome them and
bring them back.
It was not a difficult task to over
take this great company of men,
women, children, flocks and herds.
When the trained army of Pharaoh
reached them, they were beside Pi'
ha-hi-roth—the Red Sea in front of
them, the mountains on either side
of them, and the Egyptians behind
them. Bottled up, completely!
Delivered!
But you cannot bottle up God’s
people when they are in the way
of His will. They might be hemmed
in on all sides, but the top is still
open. They began to complain to
Moses; they were great grumblers.
Moses was magnificent in his poise:
"Fear ye not,” he said, “stand still
and see the salvation of Jehovah
which he will work for you today:
for the Egyptians whom ye have
seen today, ye shall see them again
no more forever. Jehovah will fight
for you, and ye shall hold your
peace.”
Moses was not quite so brave
when he was alone with God. He
realized the grave danger of their
position; that humanly speaking
they were trapped, and escape was
impossible. God’s answer to Moses’
prayer was rather abrupt: Where
fore criest thou unto Me? Speak
unto the children of Israel that
they—Note carefully what He
said—that they go forward. Go
forward! Right in front of them was
the impossible barrier of the Red
Sea! Ah! God was ready to do two
things—deliver His people, and make
Egypt know Him. So the Shekinah
cloud moved back of the host, of
Israel, between them and the Egyp
tians. It was light to Israel, dark
ness to the Egyptians. That night
after Moses stretched out that rod
the east wind began to blow and
blew all night. Next morning a
path had been made through the
sea and dried up, the sea being held
back as a wall on either side. And
all Israel marched through and over.
Then Pharaoh’s hosts followed in
hot pursuit. But what had been
protection to God’s people became
their destruction. God discomfited
them; their chariot wheels came off;
they were thrown into confusion;
and before they knew it the sea
closed in over them and every one
was drowned. Not so much as one
of them escaped! All that the Israel
ites saw was a lot of Egyptian
corpses washed ashore!
Then the Israelites saw, feared,
believed. They saw the great work
Which Jehovah did; they feared—not
were afraid of—Jehovah, realized
now what a wonderful God that
they had and how powerful and
gracious He is; they believed in Je
hovah, and also in His servant
Moses —they appreciated that God
could be trusted to deliver them and
that He had sent Moses to them.
There is nothing like deliverance
fiom a great catastrophe to make
people believe God.' Recently in the
great earthquake one of the out
standing facts was the safety of
God’s people. Missionaries' lives and
the lives of the native Christians
were peculiarly precious in God's
sight. Only yesterday a letter was
received from Paul Kanamorl, the
great Japanese evangelist, telling
how hl 3 own life and th e lives of
everyone of his children had been
miraculously spared. But notice how
soon the Israelites forget.
After his beautiful song of victory
Moses led the people southward to
ward Sinai, there days in th e wilder
ness. All the waters were brack
ish, not fit to drink. Did Israel trust
God to give the water? No, they mur
mured against Moses. Moses had a
place of refuge always under such
circumstances, and he went there—
the place of communion with God
And Jehovah showed him a tre
fill d he cast it into th e water, ami
the waters were made sweet.” Their
next stop was at Elim where there
SoX 1 ?’ 6
. i!t week ’ atler living
r-.gj pt their commissary became ex-
L*" s ‘ ed ’ ? hey had f ° od - Eid thev
trust Gog to supply them? No, th-v
wv rni ? re ? «i?amVt Moses again
\vn y d a^ h . e bring them her e to die?
the 'fle«) ln ♦ leav ® them among
had n£nt P -° S ° f E * ypt where
God 1 wa 5 t? eat-> Sce how ff ra cious
mSI? sn~ that ® vcning I{ e d ™ve
qua Is all over the camp, so that
Vg y J lad meat that ;he >' craved anl
morS thev7 at ' tO ° « nd th *
™ foun d on the. ground a
frosf^b?? 1 '; thing ’ white HRo
4ed ’ Uli J the .. size a coriander
tasty FverJa eCdinsly ami
i ‘ ’ L'j l daj , except the seventh
days, during the forty veaiTthev
were on their journey thTs whole
suftteicmUto provided in quantity
sev m J grye each one of them.
xt Av f°n e ’ ha L f Pints ' and the
sixth uay fifteen for each'
At Rephidim th 0 water sunplv fai’-
ed ayam; and they murmured ag a \
They demanded of Mose« what h
couldn't give them, and wera about
?n nF V° int ° f St ° ning him to death
In obedience to Gods direction- •„
-’mote the rock Horeb and out of”h
came gushing stream that was
ah J, ni ant and inexhaustible
Then came Amalek. a descendant
tha^« U ; and fought with Israel for
that water supply. But out of Ama-
XVhfle Mo G ° d deHvered His People.
''Pile Moses prayed Joshua sou-hr-
Go! 6 JhT 5 handS Were u P lif ted to
God, Joshua prevailed; when fa
igue made Moses drop his hand®
held e his Pr h Vai ! ed ’ S ° Aaron Hnd Hu r
AmltoL h dS UP fOr him Until
Amalek was completely routed.
• nd thus, after three months’
journeying, the people had come to
AUNT JULIA’S COUNCIL
A Friendly Meeting Place for All Tri-Weekly Journal Readers
THE LETTER BOX
FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS
“Help for the Helpless—Kindness to
All Dumb Things”
Rules
No unsigned letter printed.
No letter written on both sides of
paper printed.
All letter not to exceed 150 to 200
words.
Dear Children:
Have you ever thought when the
trees seem so bare and the ground
so cold, that this is the time of the
year that nature takes a rest?
The trees,' the flowers, the fruit
are all resting, and when spring
comes we will see them come forth
rested and in all of their beauty and
usefulness. I used to feel sad with
the coming of fall, but after I real
ized that this was the resting time
for nature, it all seemed different
to me, and now what a joy it is to
see the first green bud, the first
sign of life in the bark of the trees.
I do hope you children SEE trees,
not just look at them.
Lovingly.
AUNT JULIA.
Boar Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
admit me again in your happy band of
boys and girls? First, I wish to thank
Aunt Julia for printing my last letter, also
the cousins for their many nice letters and
cards. I wrote my letter in August, and
here it is December. Will soon be Christ,
mas. I guess you all anticipate a real
jolly time, then. Those who don’t go to,
or have a Christmas tree in their home,
miss a great pleasure. It is so thrilling to
get lots of nice Christmas gifts, no matter
iiow small, they are appreciated. It's not
the gifts that count most, it’s the thoughts:
and you know no one ever forgets a kind
deed, so let's all try to make every one
happy tlris Christmas, for we may not be
here next. B. Beaty, I did not have the
scraps you ask for at the time, had mine
all cut out ready for piecing. But will
be glad to send some now if you still
wish them. S. B. Warrell, I answered
your card, but it was returned. Write
again. Maud Rich, I know all the cousins
will join me in thanking you for the poem,
“The Dips That Touched Liquor Will Never
Touch Mine.” I had never read it before.
Cousins you should have been with me the.
eighteenth of October. Our county seat,
which is Bainbridge, Ga., in Decatur coun
ty, celebrated her 100th anniversary, our
county being named after Stephen Decatur,
and was laid out in 1823. We had school
floats from each school district which was
very interesting. The city, being draped
in our nation’s flags was pretty, too. In
fact, this was a day that will long live in
the memory of our people in the sunny
south. Cousins, I’m a great lover of flow
ers. My! you should see my Thanksgiving
cactus in full bloom. I don't think there
was ever a more wonderful flower Opened,
unless it is the night-blooming cereus.
Cousins, if any of you have the white nar
cissi, please send me a few bulbs; will re
turn the favor any way I can. Must be
going before I break the rule. Wishing
Auntie, each and eyery one of the cousins
a joyous Christmas and a happy New Year.
One of the cousins,
(Miss) ROSA L. HATCHER,
Brinson, Ga.,/R. F. D. No. 1, Box 42.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Would you
admit an Alabama girl in your band of
boys and girls? I am a farmer’s daughter.
I like to live on a farm. I have light
complexion, and blue eyes. I like to read
letters. If anyone would like to write to
me, boys and girls, I would appreciate it.
With kindest regards, I am.
VEATRICE SINGLETON.
Clayton, Ala., R. F. D. 3, Box 28.
Dear "Aunt Julia: Accept me, please, as
one of your nieces. I do most humbly beg
of you. I called once before but my call
was unheeded. Aunt Julia please print this
as I have noticed some of the cousins have
asked for it.
THE BLIND CHILD'S PRAYER
“They tell me father, that tonight,
You wed another bride:
That you will clasp her in your arms
Where my dear mother died.
“That she will lay her stately head
Upon your manly Dreast:
Where she who now lies low in death,
In her last hours did rest.
“They say her name Mary, too,
The name my mother bore;
But, father, is she kind and true,
Like the one you loved before?
“And is her step so soft and light,
Her voice so meek and mild?
And, father, do you think she'll love
Your blind and helpless child?
“Please, father, do not bid me com*
To greet your lovely bride;
I could not. meet her in the room
Where my poor mother died.
“Her picture’s hanging on the wall.
Her book's are lying near;
And there's the harp her fingers touched.
And there’s iter vacant chair.
“The chair where by her side I knelt
To say my evening prayer:
Please, father, do not bid me come
I could not meet her there.
“But when I’ve cried myself to sleep,
As now I often do;
Tlier. softly to my chamber creep
My mamma and you.
“And hid her gently press a kiss
Upon my throbbing brow.
Just as my own dear mother would—
Father, you’re weeping now.
“Now Jet me kneel down by your side
And to the Savior prar,
That’s God's right hand may guide you both
Through life’s long weary way."
The prayer was softly murmured; then
“I'm weary now.” she said:
He gently raised her in his arms
And laid her on the bed.
Then, as he turned to leave the room,
One joyful cry was given;
He turned, to catch that last glad smile—
His blind child was in Heaven.
They laid her by her mother’s side.
And raised a marble fair;
And on it wore those simple words,
‘‘There'll lie no blind ones there.”
All you cousins write to me, and why
don't some of you cousins write some song
you know to the countl and have it print
ed. I'd like that much better. Os course
I like the letters, too. Who has my birth
day, June .15? Come on twin, if you see
this. My age is between 12 and 17.
LURRIE RICH.
Blairsville, Ga., Route 4.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: I have
been a reader of The Journal for five
years and like it fine, especially the
cousins’ letters. I am a widow and live
on a farm and keep house for my father.
Mother died ten years ago. Miss Hilda
Hester, I have your birthday, February 12.
I guess you to he eighteen. I am twice
that. I have one son near your age: he
Sinai, the mount of God, near which
Moses had had his vision of God in
the burning bush and had received
his call to deliver the people from
Egypt.
Your Egypt'
God is just the same. He changes
not. He is ready now to deliver you
from a more terrible bondage than
that of Egypt. Satan is a hard task
master. He requires you to make
brick without straw; he gives you
leeks and garlic and onions and
flesh, it is true, but that cannot
compare with the quail and bread
from heaven.
God wants you to leave Egypt.
Satan is willing for you to worship
in the land, or near it, where he can
still exercise His influence over you.
He is willing for you to go if you
leave your children or your posses
sions. But God demands entire sep
aration. Have you come out abso
lutely, or are you holding on to the
world with one hand?
Ihe death of the passover lamb
was Gods means of deliverance. It
was the blood that saved Israel. It
is nothing but the blood of Jesus
that can save and deliver you. But. j
thank God, that can and does! Israel
was delivered from Egypt's place of
sin, and also from Egypt's power: ■
and through the death of Christ on :
Calvary's cross, you may be sepa
rated from sin. delivered from its
place of guilt, and also from its pres
ent power. God's provision is won
derful, great and gracious; will you
accept ill
THE QUESTION BOX
FOR EVERYBODY
Rules
1 All questions must have full
names and addresses signed. If it
is desired that names do not appear
in the paper, add your Initials or
some chosen name in adition to your
full name.
2. All questions must be written
on ONE SIDE of the paper only.
3. No legal or medical advice can
be given, cither in the Question Box
or by personal letter.
4. All letters requiring personal re
ply MUST inclose stamped, self-ad
dressed envelope.
5. Letters for the Question Box
MUST NOT be included in letter for
Aunt Julia’s Letter Box. The ques
tions must be sent separately and
must be addressed to Aunt Julia's
Question Box, The Atlanta Tri-Week
ly Journal, Atlanta, Ga.
Dear Folks: For some time I have
wanted to discuss with you the lend
ing of books. It is a fine practice,
passing along the good things you
have read, but there are a few things
to bear in mind, either borrowing
or lending books.
First, if there is a contagious dis
ease in the house, or if there is
tuberculosis, and the books have
been handled by the sick person, it
is wrong to lend these books to oth
ers, for disease is carried, this way.
Next, there is a decided obliga
tion to the borrowing of a book.
Care should be taken to see that
the book is returned in as good or
der as when borrowed. Many people
would lend their choice books were
it not for soar of the treatment they
would receive. A good plan for those
lending books is to have a record,
putting down the name and address
of the person to whom a certain
book is loaned, and the date upon
which it was borrowed, in that way
you know just where your books
are.
Cordially yours,
AUNT JULIA.
Mary: If the girl you write of has
been such a good friend and this
coolness has sprung up from no act
of yours, go to her and frankly ask
the reason. It is a lot better to get
right to the bottom of such things.
A good friend is worth arty trouble
to hold.
V. F.: Do not ask for the loan of
a book without offering to pay
postage.
Bertha C.: This department cannot
seek the person you wish to find. I
am sorry, but it would bring trouble
to both of us.
Sallie Kate Heard, Cumming, Ga.:
When is the proper time to plant
the seeds you so kindly sent me?
Os course, I do not want to plant
them too soon, but am most anxious
to see them start growing.
I. F. C.: Please write me more
definitely what style leather fob
you wish. Do you want one to hold
a picture, or an emblem, and how
much are you willing to pay?
is off in school now, that leaves father and
I by ourselves. I am lonesome at. times
since he went off to school. 1 send a dime
for the orphan.
(MRS.) EMMA BAILEY.
Lemwood, N. C., Route 2, Box 15.
Friends, may I come? I know you every
one are looking forward to a merry Christ
mas, and lots of gifts from friends. So
now, while you have friends with you. think
and plan something for them. Be it ever
so little, you will never know just how
good it will make them feel. Perhaps
you know some girl or boy who will be
away from home and friends; couldn’t you
send them a word of cheer? I know what it
means to be away from home on Christ
mas. Last year, I have never been made
happier than when I found that I had re
ceived some presents,_ even though I was
away from home. I am a nurse, and I'm
sure it would have made almost anv one
weep tears of pure joy to have been in
our hospital last Christmas. We had some
real Santa Clauses. Just little Sunday
school girls laden down with bright red
stockings full of goodies, and a present
in each. Can't yon imagine how happy it
made our sick friends and nurses, too? If
you can't, try it out, and just watch the
smiles come forth* and see the pleasure
there is in giving. I am nineteen years
old, and happy as a duck when at work.
My health is not so good at present, so
am resting. Write me, thanks.
Lovingly,
ELIZABETH RHODES,
Smithfield, N. C.
Hello: I think the Letter Box gets bet
ter in every paper, I am a married lady,
have, been married nine years. We want
to hear from some of my husband’s kins
folk. His father’s name was Venson Slay,
but. he was known by the name of Vick.
His mother was Mary Rar before she nfnr
ried. If any one related to these two
should read this, please write to me, as we
have lost track of all his mother's and
father's folks. He would like to hear'
from his cousin, John Roach, if he is still
living. Aunt Julia, please print this for
me, as I would like to hear from my folks.
I love you so much.
MRS. CHARLIE SLAY,
Notasulga. Ala., Rte. 1.
Dear Aunt Julia: As I am a subscriber
and reader of The Tri-Weekly Journal, and
enjoy its contents, and especially the Let
ter Box. I have decided to write you and
the cousins a few lines. I am a resident
of Russell county, Alabama. This county
is located in east central Alabama. I am
a young farmer and have lived, here all of
my life. I am a great believer in religious
and educational matters, and everything
tliat is for the benefit and uplift of trie
human race. We have a very good county
down here, in some respects. The lumber
business is the leading industry of this
vicinity at present. The farming prospects
at present cause the farmers to be some
what pessimistic, but there are other re
sources for maintaining an existence in this
world besides farming. However,. I prefer
country life to city life, because I fflel
certain that the country life. is the most
conservative of health. I would certainly
be pleased to hear from all the cousins
and will do my best to answer all.
Your cousin rnd friend.
H. L. WEST.
Cottonton, Ala.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will some
one please move over and make room for
another Georgia girl into your happy circle?
I have been a silent reader of the Letter
Box for some time, and it seems to me
that it grows better and better every day.
So I have decided to write, if Auntie, dear,
will be kind enough, to print it. althoguh I
won't promisee you a good letter, for I’m
not much of a hand at writing an interest
ing letter, by any means. I see where
some of tlie Cousins have been taking sub
jects to write on. but I will not this time.
I also noticed where a girl in Adairsville.
Ga.. has started the subject on the ideal
husband. I agree with her. for I also think
it will be fun to read the ideal hubbys of
all the girls; then we ought to give the
boys a chance and see just what kind they
will want their little wives to be like. I
won't describe my ideal this time, but will
say that Ruth Richard’s ideal hubby is no
ways like mine in appearance, although he
is in some ways, and I will say that I
hope she will have good luck in finding lijm.
Listen, boys: She doesn't want a dwarf,
either, but a man weighing 190 pounds.
Oh, didn't I hear some one say that Aunt
Julia didn't want us to write over 200
words, and here I am about to go over the
limit.
All the girls and boys, especially those
in NoTth Carolina, please write inc. for I
have some relative.* there that I would
like to find on my grandfather's and grand
mother's side.
I'm a brunette and a new Cousin.
5e for Inez.
(MISS) BESSIE SUGGS.
Sylvester, Ga., 11. 1.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
’crowd up just a bit and allow me space for
a few moments? I am a constant reader of
■ the cousin's page, and once upon a time
I saw my letter in print. That’s been most
j two years aro. and Aunt Julia, I don't know
' liow to begin to thank you for printing my
i letter. I have gained many dear pen
. friends from it. One among them is Miss
■ Grace Eberhart, of Hiram. Ga. I surely
i wish all the cousins knew her. If any of
| the cousins from the mountains of Ken
tucky, Tennessee or' Virginia see this,
p'.t4lse write me. I will answer all mail
received. So everybody write.
Love and best wishes to all.
An old cousin.
(MISS' NETTIE M GLAMERY,
Purlear, N. C<
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DOROTHY DIX DISCUSSES LIFE
TALKS ON HEART AND HOME
It's a Great Thing to Be a Good
Mother, hut Don’t Overdo It at the
Expense of Being a Good Wife.
Wholesome Neglect Is Often
Good for Children; Never
for Husbands
IT would be interesting to know
how many estranged husbands
and wives began drifting apart
with the advent of the first baby.
Children are popularly supposed ta
be the tie that binds a man and
woman indissolubly together in body
and spirit tn
marriage. Often
this is true, and
f in their love and
< • hopes and ambi-
i t’°ns for their
children a hus-
band and wifa
literally do be
come “two souls
X with but a single
thought, two
z ...z hearts that beat
’’ jF y Ji as one> ” Also
z ’H very often for
tlie sake of their
Px -X™* children men
dure a marriage that they have
come to loathe and hate, and are
bound together like prisoners whose
balls and chains clank at every
movement they make.
Unhappily, children’s hands do
not always draw husbands and
wives closer together. They just as
often push them apart, and when
this happens it is oftener the wom
an’s fault than the man’s.
Few men prefer their children
above their wives, but for the great
majority of women their husbands
exist only as their children’s father
and as purveyors to their children.
The first baby definitely and for
all time puts the husband’s nose out
of joint. Up to that time husband
has been king of the domestic realm.
His wife has put on her prettiest
clothes and adorned herself for him.
She has been chum and playmate.
She has exerted herself to amuse
artd entertain him. She has looked
out for his comfort, has seen + hat
he had the best of everything, and
he has revelled in the bliss of hav
ing the center of the stage and the
spotlight turned always upon him.
Then arrives the baby, and from
having been the worshiped head of
the house, husband finds that he is
nothing, with no one so poor as to
do him reverence.
Wife no longer cares what sort of
figure she cuts in his eyes, or
whether he admires her or not. She
looks sloppy around the house be
cause the baby pulls at her clothes
and musses her chiffons. When
husband wants to go out at night
she refuses because she can’t leave
the baby, and if he drags her along
anyway, she interrupts the most
thrilling part of a play to ask him
if he thinks the nurse has forgotten
to give the baby, his bottle.
There a.re no more chatty eve
nings at home, because she is off
worshiping before the baby’s shrine.
She quits reading anything but baby
books, and her conversation gets to
be about as stimulating as sterilized
milk. She is too busy with the baby
to show her husband any of the
little attentions that men so love, or
to see even that he has the things
he likes to eat.
There are thousands of homes
which are run exclusively for the
children. There is never any food
on the table except just the simple
things that children can eat. There
is never any conversation except
about the children. The wife never
manifests the slightest Interest in
her husband, or shows him any af
fection. All of the tenderness, the
caresses, the sympathy and under
standing is lavished on the chil
dren. It is the children’s likes and
dislikes and prejudices that are re
membered and catered to.
There are thousands of women
who begrudge every cent that a hus-
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band spends on himself because
they want the money to throw away
on the children. They will nag their
husbands into giving up smoking
so that they can buy the baby a
real lace cap. There are thousands
of women who literally work their
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and their boys have the latest mod
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children, but he has not this crazy,
obsessing passion for them that
their mother has. When the first
baby comes he Is proud of it and
fond of it, and he wants it to have
every proper care.and attention, but
he doesn’t want to spend hours sit
ting by its crib, gloating over it
and marveling at how naturally it
breathes. He wants to go about
the ordinary affairs of life as he
did before the baby was born, and
he wants his wife’s companionship.
But she will seldom go with him,
and when she does is no fun because
she doesn’t enter into the spirit of
anything. She has left her whole
interest in life behind in the nurs
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companion at home any more. And
it gets on his nerves being told to
“sh-h-h-h-sh” every time he shuts
the door, for fear he will wake the
baby.
He even discovers that his wife is
relieved when he goes out without
her, and leaves her undisturbed to
her infant adoration. And so the
rift is first made between them.
Each starts on a life in which the
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