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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 1
By REV. RICHARD ORME FLINN,
PASTOR NORTH AVENUE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
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It «u Ruskln, I think, who said
"There la no music In reata. but there
la the making of mualc In them." And
ao It la with life—with It* periods of
pause, Ita momenta of quietude; there
may be nothing striking In these, but
they are essential to life's harmony,
they are of vast Importance to life's
progress and Its activity. The disciples
of the Master had come to a time when
they needed rest. They had been In
tensely busy, and He saw It, and no
He said, "Come ye yourselves apart
and rest awhile."
The Master la constantly making
this Invitation to us. Sometimes the
place selected Is the bed of sickness
lie lays His hand upon us In our active
carter and says ,"My child, come, lie
down upon thy couch awhile, and rest."
Sometimes It Is by relief from duties
when the pressure of business I* for
a moment lifted and there la a time
of Inactivity. Sometimes He opens
the door so that we may enter into
green Helds, wandering by quiet brooks,
and seek far from the noise and tur
moil of the city a place of retirement-
a retreat—a rest. But, however,
may be that the Master gives them,
they come to each. Let us therefore
consider these rests of life, their neces
sity, their danger, their opportunity.
Ths Nscsssity of Rest,
' I say In the first place that these
rest times are necessary. God realizes
this necessity not merely In His deal
ings with man. but with all the various
kingdoms. Why, even tho mineral
kingdom manifests that It needs rest.
Car wheels will explode If overworked;
cables will snap If the strain Is too
constant, even when not too severe;
machinery' will, go to pieces unless It
rests. And coming to the vegetable
kingdom we find that ever and anon
God locks It In the Icy embrace of
winter that the activities of vegeta
tion may cease. Fields and forests may
lie - asleep until the kiss of spring
awakens them. In the animal king
dom we find that animals have their
periods of rest; they hibernate, or emi
grate, and thus relax and arc re
freshed. And when we ascend to the
highest creation and consider man we
find that God Is very careful to see to
It that men have a sufficient time for
leisure and Its fruitage. He gives us
not ope long and tedious day, but he
breaks the beat and strain with the
cool and quiet of evening shadows, the
hush and solemn stillness of midnight
hours. Not only so, but one In seven
He sets apart as a day of rest, that
at this time we may lay aside
our duties, return to our homes, and
enjoy repose. And when He Himself
was His people's King He arranged
for numerous festivals. Sabbatical
years, and jubilees that they might not
be overborne with work, but have r.uf-
ficlent leisure for a broad and Joyous
life. The great Institutions of learn
ing today recognise the Divine wisdom
In this arrangement, and the men who
are expected to think and lead have It
so planned as that every seventh year
they may have for travel, for leisurely
Investigation, and mental rest. This
necessity we need to personally recog.
nlse as an essential of life; we need to
plan for It so that we may, according
to God’s scheme In our creation, have
time for rest.
The Peril of Inactivity.
Let us consider. In the second place,
the peril of such periods. At such a
time the regular routine of life I* ar
rested; everything Is different; usually
we ore away from the old environment,
at least the old duties do not claim us;
and there is a general relaxation of
body, mind, and, alas! too often, of soul.
Consequently because of this reaction,
this Intentional Inactivity, we are sub
ject to new and hidden dangers. S
church composed of those who trave
Is apt to manifest this evil every fal
as Its members gather from their dif
ferent retreats. Many who at the time
when the vacation period began were
aglow and filled with spiritual ardor
come back cold, Inactive, with all tholr
Interest gone; even some of the best re
quire a certain period before they can
readjust themselves.
Bad as this Is It gives Indication of a
deeper and more dangerous thing. It
Indicates a serious letting down of spir
itual tone.
It was during a period of Inactivity
that David, the Psalmist, the man of
God, the leader of.hla land, fell Into a
fearful apostacy. Such periods hare
their peril, and we need to be aware of
this, to bo alert lest we, too, be over
come.
The Opportunity of the Occasion.
But consider next the opportunities
offered by such occasion, and they are
tiumerous. These rest times enable us
to renew and to broaden our acquain
tance with God’s great work. Our lives
are so environed as that our lots are
circumscribed and we sec but a part
of God's marvelous handiwork. Wc are
In the city, and our business holds us
so that we scarcely ever are loosed and I
enabled to wander out amid the fields
and linger on the hilltops and view the I
distant scenes. Or we live In the coun- 1
try and It I* but Infrequently that we
can visit the city and be thrilled by tho
fulness and throb of Its tumultuous life.
But lu vacation we have an opportunity
of seeing the other side. Thus those
who are In the city ought to go to the
country; and those who are In the
country ought when possible to go to
the city: or those 'who live In towns
should go tfo some great metropolis and
thus broaden themselves by coming In
touoh with another phase of life.
There la a beautiful poem by Sam
Walter Foss that appeared some years
ago In Leslie's Weekly that expresses
very aptly how all existence Is from
God and all Is wholesome If We look
at It aright and see It as we should.
He says;
God made the undlscernlng earth,
The earth It brought forth trees;
Godalao made discerning man,
And man made factories;
And so the factory end the tree
Arc parts of Nature's plan;
Both man-made mill and earth-made
tree
Should pleaso the God-made man.
The bobolink's song and the motor-
man's gong
Are parts of one refrain;
And so Is the crash of the cataract,
And the rattle of the train.
The cattled hills and the towered town,
The wood-path and the alley.
The world-thronged street whose
streams are men,
And the rivulet-threaded valley—
These all are the equal home of the
man
Who loves the human brood;
The home of the man who loves the
world
And calls the whole world good.
The robin's strain In the backwood
lane
To this man's ear Is sweet:
And so Is the rhythmical pulse of the
pave
With its tread of a thousand feet.
He loves to see the pine tree grow.
And see the warehouse loom,
And see the steamboat throng the
wharves,
And see the buckwheat bloom.
For twons grow up beside the streams
As oaks grow on the hills,
REV. RICHARD ORME FLINN.
And mills spring up like growing corn.
And homes like daffodils.
The breath of the fields Its worship
yields,
Like prayer It rises high;
And the smoke from a thousand chim
ney tops
Is Incense to the sky.
Not only does the vacation time of
fer us an opportunity for broadening
our sympathies and touching life at
other tangents, but It allows us much-
needed leisure for quiet thought and
meditation. I do not know that New
ton was on vacation, but I do know
that he was In his garden, quiet
and absorbed In thought, when
he saw an apple fall nnd began to
reason why, and arrived at that epoch-
making theory of gravitation.
Paul was not on any pleasure trip
when he was In Arabia for that long
period after the change that came to
him so suddenly, sweeping him away
from the old haunts nnd occupations
In a moment; but out In Arabia there
that enforced vacation time the
Id waa made richer by the medita
tions and the prayers of Paul. And
ai-aln there were other periods when
the great apostle had a leisure that
he did not exactly relish, when, bound
with chains, he was kept In confine
ment, but when through his amanuen
ses he dictated those wonderful epis
tles that have been enlightening and.
thrilling the world through all the
centuries. And let us remember that
It was. In the leisure time of David
that he performed his great service to
the world. Just as It waa In his lelsure
time that he committed his great sin.
Out there on the hilltop In the stillness
of the night or as he looked heaven
ward from the Judean mountains the
inspirations came to David that have
i put prayers In the months of millions
j through all the .centuries since.
I Yes, we have a chance for -prayer,
for thought, for meditation then that
we have at no other time. \Ve can
take up the books that we have not
had opportunity to read, and that we
ought to read. By planning we can
make thla period count, not by pack
ing It full of restless duties but by ao
- arranging It as that we will have the
time to do that which we want to do
and never found lelaure to do at other
periods.
Again, the time of rest that we us
ually take, and that If possible all of
us should have, Is often the best pe
riod we will find for new and signal
service. We are brought Into contact
with other people—people who perhaps
live thousands of miles from us, whom
wc will pass like ships In the night,
but whom we may httll as we pass,.so
that In our hall all their future may
be made rich and golden. In the little
talks we get aa we come In contact
with strangers on the train, or as we
speak with them on the verandah of
the hotel we may leave a word that
may touch some hidden spring of their
being that shall mean much for God
and the coming of tho kingdom.
The Master’s Example.
You remember It was on His short
tour up the Syro-Phoenlcia that Christ
drew out that woman Into an expres
sion of tho noble faith for which He
commended her and by which she has
been Immortalized. It waa on a tour
through Samaria that, stopping at a
wellslde. He met a woman who was a
stranger to Him, whom doubtless He
never would have seen In any other
way, a woman who never left her little
town, and there In the few momenta
they had together alone He spake a
few words that brought a revival to
that city, as well as bringing Into her
heart a new hope and Into her life a
new power nnd cleansing. In words
which have been to all the world since
then nn Inspiration. Wherever the
.Master went He was about His Fath
er's business. In this Instance He left
the crowd and took the disciples. But
the crowd would not be left, and they
came along and out there In the wllder-
neaa He ministered to them; and In the
way He did It there is a suggestion to
us aa to how we can do It. Of course
when we are away from home we
haven't access to many of the things
which we feel are almost necessary for
us to do our work aright; a great deal
Is left behind; we take as little plunder
as possible. And so It was with the
disciples. When this opportunity of
fered Itself they, had very little with
them—only a few loaves and two fishes,
but they took these and gave them to
Christ and let Him bless and use them;
and they did more with that little out
there where they had gone to have a
picnic and to rest than they ever did
at any other time, save one, when In
another lonely place He did the same
thing for them. ' Let us then not be
afraid to give to God what we have, to
speak os we may be able, to do that
which, we have opportunity to do, and
to count for God during vacation.
Rest's Responsibility.
Remember that the (open doors we
find at such times through which we
may enter to greet and cheer and help'
our fellow pilgrims may be our first
and last and only chance to minister
to them. True at ail times, the lines
are truer now that say:
"I shall not pass this way again.
But far beyond earth’s Where and
When
May I look back along a road
Where on both sides good seed I sowed.
I shall not pass this way again.
May wisdom guide my tongue and pen,
And love be mine, so that I may
Plant roses all along the way."
Several years ago, on a summer va
cation, we had an opportunity like this
—an opportunity that was golden, that
a man would go far to seek and pray
long and qarnestly In order to be con
sidered worthy to meet. A man we
learned to love, who was clean out of
touch with God nnd God's people, nev
er entering a church, by the fellow
ship there In tho hotel was cast wits
us, and we drew together and openM
our hearts to one another, and „
able to lead him to his knees and into
prayer, when he had not prayed V,.-
tnany years. ■ ur
It is worth while traveling If
can have these blessed opportunity,
and I am persuaded that we haw
many more of them than we see ton
many pass us unobserved. Let u,
therefore be alert and ever ready ln o
willing to speak, remembering that
we are Hia bondservants, purchase!
by His blood, and that He Is sendlni
us on a mission even as He sent
Philip to speak to the eunuch. Let «,
also be ever ready and willing to hear
for we may learn things at such hour!
that shall mean much to us When
we find ourselves In situations where
we fear tlic children of wordllness i.j
us take time for prayer, for meditation,
and for the study of His word, that in
that place we may not be overcome
by evil, but overcome evil with good
and thus accomplish what God Intend-'
ed we should. At such a time as this
we may be a testimony unto those with
whom we may not have an opportunity
to speak, who at home never come In
contact with Christians who are de.
elded and radiant.
As, In response to these calls to us
to come apart and rest awhile, we go
lot us, I repeat, be sure that we keen
In touch with God.,\yhether It be upon
the sick couch; or In the leisure ot
a momentary dull -In- business, or in
the brief excursion to the-country on
a half-holiday, or durlhg a more ex
tended tour, let It be in fellowship with
God that we abide, for Him that we
speak, and concerning Him anil Hi,
cause that we think. And so may God
bless these rest times to us and make
them safe times and glad times. May
the prayer of John Greenleaf Whittier
be ours during vacation;
"If there be some weaker one.
Give me strength to help him on;
If a blinder soul there be.
Let me guide him nenrer Thee:
Make my mortal dreams come true
With the work I fain would do.
Clothe with life the weak Intent,
Let me be the thing I meant;
Let me find in Thy employ
Peace that dearer Is than Joy.
Out-of self to Love be led.
And to Heaven acclimated.
Until all things sweet and good
Seem my nature’s habitude.”
VACATION NOTES T^TSST-
By REV. EVERETT DEAN ELLENWOOD,
PASTOR UNIVERSALIST CHURCH
Chicago, Aug. 10.—If Boston could
only have Atlanta's Invigorating at
mosphere, her equable temperature,
and the easy courtesy and spontaneous
hospitality of her cltlsens, then tho
much vaunted "hub of the universe"
might well be considered an Ideal place
of residence. For much Is here to In
duce the casual observer and occa
sional visitor to proclaim her as "ths
City Beautiful." Her numerous, well-'
cared-for, and truly delightful parks
nnd boulevards: clean, and commo
dious public buildings, her numerous
museums, libraries, and concert halls,
her splendid educational equipment,
her plentiful supply of churches, of
every sect and shade of belief, whose
houses of worship are unrivaled by any
American ecclesiastical architecture,
her well-kept diligently-tended shops,
where one may secure anything that
the bounty of nature or the skill of
man produces, from any nook or corner
of the universe; her neat, well-lnform.
ed and unvarying polite policemen,
her unusually excellent system of
atreet transportation, and her abun
dance of homes, to be had at reasonable
cost of rental, constitute a combination
of blessings and benefits which un
doubtedly contributes much toward
marking the average cltlsen of Boston
an unusually contented, and sometimes
an exasperatlngly self-satisfied Indi
vidual. For here It Is that the quiet
searcher after the unusual often un
expectedly touches the key which
sounds the high note of provincialism.
In conversing one day with a typical
Boatoneae, genuine surprise was ex
pressed concerning her rather aston
ishing lack of Information and entirely
Inadequate conception of the nation's
unfailing granaries upon the rolling
western prairies, and ths unlimited and
practically undeveloped resources of
the sun-ktsaed garden spot of the great
Southeast, and In fact, of nearly every
other portion of the land In which she
dwells, save only her home city and
Its Immediate environs. Her reply was
certainly naive and Illuminating. Bald
aha; "Why should It be necessary for
me to know shout any other place than
Boston 7"
Atlanta Might Copy.
It Is not too much to say that Boston
possesses many elements ot sanity and
comfort which those who love Atlanta
and desire her greatest good 1 might
welt hold before them as a goal for
civic striving. And why may we not
commence our work for a more beau
tiful and more comfortable Atlanta, by
securing for the city a plot of ground
aa near to the very center of the city's
life as possible, for a down-town park?
Ona of ths chief Joys of nearly all of
the better New England cities la the
down-town park, or "common," a
(lower bedecked, green carpeted oaala
In tbe very center of i blistering desert
of plled-up stone and brick and mortar.
For those In whose psychological
equipment veneration Is not lacking,
and who therefore welcome every op
portunity to feed afresh the springs of
patrlotlmn, Boston and her Immediate
environs furnish a splendidly equipped
historical library. The military expe
ditions w hich mads Colonial New Eng
land the home of an aggressive peo
ple. received here their Inspiration, and
very largely recruited their strength
from tho aturdy citizens of Massachu
setts colony. Here the spirit of re
sistance to British tyranny found vent
In action, rather than contenting Itzelf
with the harmless explosion of oratory
and eloquence. In Fanuell Hall, the
"Cradle of Liberty," the new spirit waa
truly nurtured, and fortunate Indeed
It la that the city has preserved so
much that la associated with the "Tea
Party." Paul Revere, Bunker Hill, and
the famous Siege which was ended
when Washington fortified Dorchester
Holghts.
Nor ran we be unmindful of the
rich historical associations of the sur
rounding country. Plymouth, to the
south, where landed the Pilgrims In
1620, and the nearby town of Duxbury,
the home of Mllea Standlah; Lexington
and Concord on the west, where waa
shed the first blood of the revolution,
and where waa fired the shot which
was "heard round tha world;" and, on
the east are the historic towns of Mar
blehead, Salem and Lynn, where were
enacted some of the Important scenes
of pre-revolutionary times, and where
one Is encouraged to discover that the
modern has not entirely obliterated the
memories of the past.
This region Is also a hallowed shrine
for all who entertain a proper pride In
American literature. Concord, aa tha
home of Emerson, Thoreau, Hawthorne
and the Alcotts, la visited every year
by multitudes of pilgrims, whose Joy
and gratitude for the intellectual her.
Itage bequeathed by those literary
giants renders them all but forgetful
of the earlier deeds of valor and sac
rifice witnessed by these ancient hills
and forests, while 'Cambridge holds
firm her place In our hearts for the
gift to the world of Lowell Rnd Long
fellow, and Danvers la Immortal In the
memory of America as the home of the
beloved Quaker poet, Whittier.
A Convention City,
Her unusual attractions as an his
torical museum, nnd her unrivaled ad
vantages for sightseeing, together with
excellent hotel accommodations ahd
reasonable cost of living, contribute
to make Boston a popular "convention
city," and enable her, thus to entertain
as her guests every year thousands of
people from all parts of the country
who gather to attend the various con
ventions and association meetings
which so frequently select Boston as
their gathering place.
The nineteenth annual convention of
the Young People's Christian Union of
the Unlversallst church, which con
vened In Boston July 10 to 17, brought
together hundreds of delegates and at
tendants from the young people's socie
ties of the Unlversallst churches all
over the country, frem Maine to Texas,
nnd from Florida to Oregon. The Co-
liimbua Avenue Unlveraallat church. In
which tne meetings of the convention
were held. Is one of the historic church
es of the denomination. One of Ita
earliest pastors waa Hosea Ballou, re
membered ns one of the foundation
builders of this branch of liberal Chris
tianity.
Attendance upon one of these nation,
al conventions of a young people's re
ligious society, be tt of whatever name
or sign, furnishes one of ths most do-
llghtful and certain stimulants of re
ligious xenl and fervor. Also does It
tend to dissipate whatever dangerous
tendency toward pessimism may have
fastened Itself upon one during the
plodding months of ths year's routine
work. Sometimes, undoubtedly, our
constant contemplation of the world’s
exaggeration of the materialistic con
sciousness may excite in us a morbid
REV. E. D. ELLENWOOD.
speculation regarding the world's
seeming decline In religious faith, nnd
the pessimistic predictions of the apoc
alyptic writers of sacred literature find
a momentary echo In our own hearts,
hor this sort of spiritual malaria there
Is nn alterative so certain, no tonic
so effective as an attendance upon and
a careful observance of a young peo
ple's religious convention. Here one
discovers In young and forming lives
such genuine and eager consecration to
the serious business of life, such spon
taneous Interest In ths deep things of
the spirit, as to go far toward remov
ing any serious doubts which may have
been entertained concerning the re
ligious culture of coming generations.
Universalist Convention,
This most recent national convention
of the young people of the Unlversallst
church was the most eminently suc
cessful gathering In the history ot the
organization. The true devotional
spirit was abundantly manifest. Each
business meeting of the convention was
commenced by a devotional meeting,
led In each Instance by one of the
younger members, and revealing not
only a full appropriation of the true
spirit of worship, but also an encourag
ing originality and Individuality of ex
pression. And these devotional meet
ings were largely attended, although
they were held at an early hour each
morning. The "quiet hour meeting”
which began promptly at 8 o'clock on
Saturday morning, had an attendance
of several hundred enthusiastic and
earnest young people, eager to testify
that they had not come to the con
vention merely for a pleasurable vaca
tion outing. The business sessions of
the convention were characterised by
most efficient leadership, and prompt
and Intelligent co-operation on tha
part of the delegates. These young
people seemed to Know what they
wanted to do, and they also knew; how
to bring about the desired results with
the least possible friction and con
fusion. The reports of the various of
ficers and committees showed the af
fairs of the national union to be In a
most satisfactory condition. Progress
was revealed all along the line. Sev
eral hundred new members were re
ported and the financial condition of
the society waa never better. Quite
a remarkable showing waa made by
the secretary, who was able to point
wjth very natural pride to the fact that
the annual dues of the various Mate
organizations and Individual members
constituting the entire organization,
showed an unpaid account of less than
one per cent of the total amount, while
the large amount pledged at the last
convention for missionary purposes
had been entirely paid. This national
organization of young people, while
having as Its primal object the foster
ing ot the devotional life of Its mem
bers, conducts certain specific mis
sionary enterprises as a means to that
end. The organization, by Individual
missionary contributions which sepa
rately considered seem Insignificant In
deed. hns been able to erect houses
of worship for Ita missionary churches
In Harrlman, Tenn., In Atlnnta. Ga., In
St. Paul. Mtnn., and In Little Rock,
Ark., and still assists In bearing the
financial burden of these churches. The
reports from these different mission
ary parishes were so gratifying, show
ing each of them to be In such good
condition, that the result was an In
creased missionary enthusiasm result
ing In the pledging for special mission
ary purposes at this convention of the
largest amount ever given In the his
tory of the organization. Thus do the
young people of our churches Justify
tha largest optimism concerning them
by their willingness and their ability
to take upon themselves Increasingly
the inevitable tasks of civilization.
Worked in Heat.
No more significant epitome of the
faithfulness and consecration of the
delegates, at this convention can
furnished than the fact that although
for that greater portion of the conven
tion week Boston was deserted by her
famous “East Wind,” so very essen
tial to summer comfort, and the tem
perature In the church was by
means cool and inviting, yet the dele
gates were always to be found at their
posts. transacting the Important
business of the convention with care
and with dispatch. And tt Is certain
that every one of those who were so
fortunate as to be able to attend thla
convention went back to their Indi
vidual posts of duty cheered and in
spired by this contact and communion
with hundreds of other young lives, all
earnestly Intent upon a common ob
ject and thUB to find themselves newly
fortified to continue the great task of
bringing In the kingdom of God. '
With the business of the convention
satisfactorily afi an end. the hosts of
young people turned their attention
to the trips of pleasure and educa
tion about Boston and vicinity, care
fully provided for them by the local
committee of entertainment. On Mon
day morning, several hundred went,
by chartered steamboat, to pay a visit
to historic Plymouth. The sail down
the bay In the teeth of a strong cool
wind furnished us with Just the right
sort of nn appetite to do proper Jus
tice to one of Plymouth's far-famed
“coast dinners." The afternoon was
delightfully spent In visiting all of the
points of Interest In and about thla
quaint old village, so dear In the mem
ory of every true American.
On Plymouth Rock.
And, f rat of all. of course, wjs scram,
bled upon and across the Irregular
boulder of granite known as "fore
fathers' rock," and popular supposed
to have been the first landing place of
those fearless pioneers who sought,
upon this truly uninviting coast, polit
ical freedom and religious liberty. IVe
paused for a moment before the tab
lets marking the spot where rest the
bodies of nearly half of tfle intrepid
little band,' Whd 1 succumbed 'to 'the rig
or of'the climate and the,unexpected
hardships of the netv life, ere the first
year had passed. Thence we tolled to
the top of. "burial hill,” an eminence
overlooking the bay, and which held
the houses of the early settlement.
Here we stood, looking out across the
Island dotted bay, toward the far
reaching ocean beyond, and tried to
Imagine for ourselves the emotions. Ihe
longings, the hope not unmixed with
despair, which must have possessed the
stout hearts of those men and women
who had braved death In their quest
for that which to them was dearer
than life, aa they, so many generations
agone, had stood upon that self same
hill, and, throughout the dreary, dis
appointing months of the "starving
time” hod scanned the distant horizon
for the earliest signs of the relief w hich
wns so alow In coming.
The Journey back to Boston was en
livened by chorus singing of the de
votional songs of the Y. P. C. U.. and
also the different "state songs,” by the
young people who gathered In groups
about the boat, and, as we neared the
harbor, there wa* introduced the only
not of sadness of the entire convention
—the inevitable leave-takings and
farewells, for many of the friends were
obliged to hasten to their various
homes, and to omit the further pleas
ures of the excursion program. Huh
young hearts are always hopeful, and
the sombre shade of the farewell was
always lightened by the promise to
meet again, next year. In Washing
ton."
THE TEACHINGS OF THE TREES
Terse Comments on ths Uniform Pray or Mooting Topic of tho Young People's
Societies—Christian Endeavor, Baptist Young People’s Union, Epworth
League, eto.—For August 11, “Tsaohlngs of tho Trees," Ps. 104i 16-18;
It 1-16.
By WILLIAM T. ELLI8.
••The grove* were God'* first tempi**"—
but not bla latest or beat.
tietlc listeners. In all Inanimate nature
there Is nothing ao companionable aa n
tree; It seems to have a character and Men
tlty which amount almost to personality.
For the nature lover It la quite easy to
lenrn to regard certain trees as particular
friends. Bueh a one readily finds life les
sons In root, trunk and leaf.
When we begin to go to the bottom of
the subject of trees, we naturally come first
to roots. Tlu v are all rooted In proportion
to tUelr growth; the great and spreading
tree of neecKnlty sends Ita root* deeply
and widely. No aham and pretense for It,
and no superficiality; It gets Its greatness
strength by -* “**
and Its
earth by
at Into tne
stretching out life-
sad stnufhness. This la a lesson whli I
these superficial times need to learn from
the trees. For our great lack Is depth. We
are not thoroughly rooted and grounded In
nd upon rootage.
As Is the root, go will be the fruit
Kit for an hour beneath a tree of the for
est. and notice the multitudinous life that
finds shelter therein—the birds, the hun-
for their aheltei
They furnish a refuge for the weak, *»«
sorrowing, the poor and the perplexed. It
seems natural for persons In any kind of
distress to resort to them. In thfs all such
resemble the sheltering Parlour, who was
thronged by people with every Imaginable
need of spirit, mind and body.
Into the woods my Master went
clean forspent, forspent.
Into the woods my Master came
Forspent with love and shame.
But the olives were not blind to Him,
The little gray leaves w-ere kind to him,
The thorn tree had a mind to Him,
>>hen Into the woods He enme.
Ont of the woods my Master went
And He was well content.
Out of the woods my Master came
with death and shnme.
When Death and Hhsme wonk! woo Him
last.
From under the trees they drew IHm last,
’Twaa on a tree they slew Him laat.
When out of the woods lie citme.
—Mldney tauter.
Tree* are toughened by tempeats. The
tree that has stood out In the open, wh^re
It baa had to wrestle with every wind that
blows, makes the best timber, for strength
and filter, and for ability to take on the
blgheat polish. And the life that has been
buffeted by the storm aud stress of out
ward circumstances Is tne one which has
learned the secrets of strength and beauty.
eye tuts not dwelt In delight upon the
beauteous greens of n distant woodland,
with all the delicate tints and shades that
malM\lt God's fairest bouquet? Thera la
atancy about a mass of tree foliage, out
lined agalust the blu ‘
mountain does not possess. There la not
the brilliance of the flowers about the
trees; but In their quieter beauty they
the same.
Spurgeon hns said something to the effect
that when God wants a mushroom he
makes It over night; but when he wants
an oak tree lie takes years to the task.
The same Is a parable of character. A
great character, one that will laat and be a
shelter nnd shade for deendes, and finally
be built lnb» the lives of others, la not to
be achieved In a twinkling. Sun and rain,
shadow aud frost, wind ami earth, all must
SEVEN SENTENCE SERMONS.
the smile of God.
And far cast thought <
Ills blessing on the neighborhood
Who In the hollow of Ills hsnd
Holds nil the growth of nil onr land;
the top of a hill and outlined ngofust the
•ky. That poplar la • close friend; 1 have
sympathetically watched ita growth for
years. Not always waa It thus. Half a
dosen years ago a cruel lee storm tore and
gashed It terribly. Ita beauty was utterly
marred. Its fair proportions completely de
stroyed. But my tree waa wiser than aoms
human friends. Instead of drooping In the
direction of Its wounds. It straightway bent
nis ec—*— “ |
»u» m*-mi m. £%um, lo! hit ;nn OSTS
rought the wonder. The scars are hid
den. The old form could of course never
be regained, but a new and more lieautlful
shapeliness has resulted. Today the tall,
aspiring. Iteautlful tree la not only a shade
to my nelghltor's home, but a delight to the
eye of every one who observes lu
•tralL- „
covering these hid'
the years have
gained only by
Live ■peak true, right wrong, follow
Else, wherefore born?
—Tennyson,
James I'arton.
"A commonplace life," we say, and we sigh;
But why should we sigh as we say?
The eommonplace sun lu the commonplace
aky
Makes np the commonplace day.
And God, who studies each separate aonl.
Out of commonplace Uvea makes hit beauti
fill whole.
—Susan Coolldge.
No prayer takea bold of God until *t
first takea bold of the man.—Horace Bush
hell.
NEWS AND NOTES.
Dr. Marcus Dods has been unanimously
elected principal of New Church college,
Edinburgh, to succeed the late Dr. Rainey.
birthday a few days ago. la credited with
having dedicated more than one thousand
churches.
formerly associated
r, 1
President Roosevelt baa written to Dr.
Jackson, secretary of the American com
mute# which la erecting a monument.to
Dr. Henry Preserved Smith, over whom
a vigorous •‘heresy" discussion raged among
Presbyterians several years ago, when he
was a professor In tane Theological Semi
nary, Cincinnati, has become a professor
. . .... -• “ ifnnry, of
The political upheaval In Korea Is at
tracting renewed attention to the extraor
dinary success of Christian missions In that
country. Following the phenomenal revi
val at Pyeng Yang. In northern Korea, a
similar manifestation has occurred In Tal-
ku, southern Korea.
The Congregntlonsllst reports a measure
of rcartlou from the high ethical standards
achieved In Wales ns a result of the re
vival of 1904-1905. Mnnuy public houses and
drinking clubs are reopening. It la now
proposed by the Free Church Connell to
establish social centers and places of Inno
cent amusement.
A round-the-world 8undny school tour
was one of the schemes growing ont of the
recent convention In Rome. It Is proposed
to lenve New York In December, 1W8, with
a maximum company of 500 delegates, nnd
hold conventions In Cairo, Bombay, "
lomho, Hhar - **" 1 °—* —■“ "
Washington,
A big projeet launched at the Shanghai
Missionary Centennial Is the creation of
a great union Christian university, to sup-
r lenient existing Institutions by first-class
raining In law. literature, science and tech
nology, all under Christian auspices. It Is
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EX-FEDERAL JUDGE
SOLVES QUESTION
Chautauqua, Aug. 10.—Ths South
Should be given free rein In settling Its
race problem, according to Judge P.
Baldwin, formerly of the federal bench
of Indiana. In an addreaa before the
Chautauqua Lawyers' Club yesterday.
"I think the Republican party tn the
North has come to the conclusion that
the fifteenth amendment was a hideous
mistake," said Judge Baldwin. "There
Is a growing sentiment, among the Re
publicans In the North to let the Dem
ocrats In the South deal with ths race
problem. We ought to let our South
ern brother, who ha8 to live with ne
groes, solve the negro question."
NEGRO JOINT6 IN DALTON
DECLARED NUISANCES
Bpndal to The Georgian.
Dalton, Ga., Aug. 10.—A negro dance
hall and three negro restaurants were
declared nuisances and put out of com
mission by the city council at a special
call meeting last night The dance
hall was conducted by T. C. Pascal, a
negro tailor, and the restaurants were
managed by cliff Btlllps, Napoleon
\\ alker and Jesse House.
“BLACK HAND”
NOTIFIES VICTi-*!
Youngstown, Ohio, Aug. 10.—John
Maronellt, an Italian labor boss, h**
been notified that he will meet nis
death by the Black Hand on or betel*
August 24. The authorities have heen
notified and Maronelll la nreparlng to
defend himself.
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alike, which I, possibly only eqvinlM n
the pulling of a tooth. Is the breaking >
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