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VOL. XXIII.
Home Circle Column.
Pleasant Evening Reveries —A Column Dedi
cated to Tired Mothers as They Join the
Home Circle at Evening Tide.
A husband and a wife have no business to tell one a
nother’s faults to anybody but one another, and the more
rarely they do that the better.
Don’t send a boy where a girl can’t go,
And say there’s no danger for boys, you know,
Because they all have their wild oats to sow.
There’s no more excuse for a boy to below, than a girl,
So never tell him so.
Easter Eggs.
The custom of giving eggs as presents about Easter time
is ancient and widespread, but its true origin is lost in ob
scurity. In England it has been revived of late years, and
the shops at Easter are full of prettily dyed ornamental eggs
of all discriptions and of various prices, many of the more
expensive ones containing valueable gifts. A basket or dish
of freshly boiled and colored real eggs placed on the break
fast table on Easter morning is, however, preferable to imi
tatio eggs, while the prepration of them will give pleasure
and occupation to the younger members of the family.
Some Easter Flowers.
Easter-day, the glory of the Christian year, is essential
ly a feast of flowers. Highest among them is the lily of
purity, emblem of the Annunciation to the Maid blessed a—
mong women, emblem also of the gloricus resurrection. Its
beauty lies sleeping in the dormant bulb ;it is the very pro
totype of the mortal which shall put on immortality. Every
florist’s window now shows a mass of ‘‘Easter lilies,” a pop
ular name applied indiscriminately at this season to several
differing varieties.
While the lily typifies the glories of the resurrection,
passion-flowers are a symbol of the pain and sorrow of the
three great days. Ade out fancy makes every part of the
flower emblematic of the Passion; the stigmas represent the
three nails, the authors the five wounds, and the curious
of the corona the crown of thorns; the ten petals represent
the ten faithful apostles, the digitate leaves the hands of the
persocutors, and the curling tendrils their scourges. It is a
beautiful fancy, more suggestive of Gerarde or Tradescant
than of our modern botanists, though they do not all belong
to the Gradgrind school.
God bless all true mothers in their sacrifices for their
little ones. Even should they reap no reward here, such is
naturally to be looked for, love, care and prayers have not
been lost. No one can tell how much they have wrought
until that great day when the whys and the whereforesof life
shall have been answered'by perfect love and mercy and
mother and child stand face to face with Him who has noted
each struggle, gauged each motive, and made allowance for
human natute, imperfect, even at its best.
Look aloft, look aloft, and keep the cheerful side of life
in view. Grumble not but sing and whistle often, Who
said, “God loveth the man who whistles at his work.” A
man who goes about with his head cast down and eyes on
the groud, may pick up many a nickle, now and then a gold
piece, and perhaps some day a bank note ; but he misses
the great blue sky above, the great, green, bounteous earth
about him, and all the stimulating sunlight of heaven.
To what ever occupation a young man or a young wo
man expects to devote life, whatever business or trade or
trade or profession be chosen, let him first be a man—let her
first be a woman, broadminded and great hearted. But this
requires education, and education requires efforts—great and
prolonged effort—for there is “no royal road to intellectual
eminence,” and effort requires eecision. To all the oppor
tunity comes; but each must deesde for himself whether he
. will sieze the opportunity or let it slip by.
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PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF RELIGION, EDUCATION, LITERA 7 URE AND GENERAL INI F.L LIGENCE.
CTTMMING, GA. MARCH ?£ 1918.
THE STATE OF RELIGION.
E. A, COCHRAN.
We first notice what religion is.
Our religion consists of what we
rely on for salvation. There are
many kinds of religion in the
world. We have the phariseeic
religion, consisting of their self
righteousness; then we have the
Hindoo religion, the Mormon re
ligion, and many other kinds that
are unscriptural and unsound.
We want to get up the kind that
is undefiled—religion that will be
sufficient to rely on in life and in
death. Paul said, after the most
strictest sect of our religion, I
have lived a pharisee. But when
God saved him and put Paul into
the ministry, that he must bear
his name before the Gentiles.
True religion and undefiled be
fore God and the Father is this:
To visit the fatherless and wid
ows, in their affliction, and to
keep himself unspotted from the
world. The world is full of re
ligion. The one kind that is in
the text, that is the kind that
saves the people from their sins.
When we look around and see
the indifference and coldness
that exists in our churches, it
does seem to me that religion is
at as low ebb as I have ever seen
it, There is a cause for it, and
what is the cause? The causes
may be many. We will
some of the causes. One of them
is that we fail to love one anoth
er as the Lord has commanded
us, and here is another cause,
which is self-righteousness that
gets in the way of Christians, and
finders them from loving one an
other; and here is malice and en
vying- These are some of the
causes that get in the Christian’s
way and keep him from serving
the Lord acceptably. For it does
seem that the light of the church
is almost gone out, but not quite.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love,
joy, peace, long suffering, gen
tleness, goodness, faith, meek
ness, temperance, against such
there is no law.
If we live in the Spirit, if he is
the element of our inner life,
cherishing, strengthening it, let
us also walk in the Spirit. Let
our words and actions with his
impulses in our hearts and with
his teachings in the book he has
inspired there. Was the three
Hebrew children and Daniel and
Elijah and Abraham, Noah and
Moses, by faith when he was
come to years refused to be
called the son of Pharoh’s daugh
ter, choosing rather to suffer af
fliction with the people' of God
than to enjoy the pleasures of sin
for a season, esteeming the re
proach of Christ greater riches
than the treasures in Egypt?
Those who live by faith die in
faith. In whatever circumstances j
Christians are placed in this life,
whether in prosperity or adversi
ty be their portion, they should
ever rejoice that there is a better
country, that is, a heavenly.
This is the kind of religion that
those servants of God had in
those days. They proved their
religion and faith in God. And
through faith all the duties we
owe to God and to men are in
volved in the one great word
LOVE. We are commanded to
love God supreme and our neigh
bor as ourself. Oh. that the
church would let hfer light shine
that the world might tike knowl
edge of her that she had been
with Jesus. If Christians would
be useful in the world they must
FIRST WEEK OF STRINGj
Given to Christ, Our King
23rd inst Sunday, 11 a. m. East
er Services at Methodist Church.
1. Song service by choir and
congregation.
2. Prayer.
3. Song by choir.
4. Free will offering for Chris
tian Education.
5. Duet—Miss Estes, Mrs.
Poole.
6. Sermon by pastor—“ Resu
rrection of Christ”.
7. Song by choir. Prayer.
8. Doxology. Benediction.
Evening Service.
1 Song service by choir and
congregation.
2. Prayer.
3. Duet.
4. Preaching.
5. Song by choir.
6. Prayer.
7. Doxology. Bendiction.
24th inst. Monday 8 p. m. Ser
mon by Rev. F. T. Williams.
25th, Tuesday Bp. m. Sermon
by Rev. T. P- Tribble.
26th, Wednesday 8 p. m.
27th. Thursday 8 p m. Sermon
by Rev. J.T. Eakes, of Lawrence
ville.
28th, Friday 11 a. m. Sermon
by Rev. J. T. Eakes
28th, 4:10 p. m. Sermon to the
children by Rev. Eakes.
28th, 7:30 p. m. Sermon by Rev.
Eakes.
by Rev. F. S. Jenkins, of Canton.
30th, 2:30 p. m. Talk to ladies,
Mrs. Fannie Hutchinson, Dist.
Secretary.
30th, 8 p. m. Sermon.
Above program subject to change
live consistently with their call
ing. In order to exemplify the
pure religion of our Lord and
Master we must wake up and put
on the whole armor of God that
we may be able to stand against
the wiles of the devil Where
fore take unto you the whole ar
mor of God that ye may be able
to withstand in the evil day and
having done all to stand There
fore, having your loins girt about
with truth and having on the
breastplate of righteousness and
your feet shod with the prepara
tion of the gospel of peace, above
all taking the shield of faith
wherewith ye shall be able to
quench all the fiery darts of the
wicked. The warfare in which
Christians are engaged involves
their most important interests
for time and eternity.
May the Lord bless these lines
to the good of all who may read
them.
Now unto Him that is able to
keep you from falling and to pre
sent you faultless before the
presence of His glory with ex
ceeding joy to the only wise God
our Savior, be glory and majesty,
dominion and power, both now
and forever. Amen!
Notice of Intitute.
The annual Teacher’s Institute
for Forsyth county will begin
Monday April 7th and continue
for five consecutive days. Miss
Paris will conduct the Institute
and all teachers will receive rea
sonable compensation for attend
ing.
C. L. Harrrs,
Superintendent.
Read W. A. Thaliy’s new ad.
ROUTE 2
Misses Gene, Bessse and Edith
Haygood spent second Saturday
night and Sunday with Mr. Lee
Hawkins.
Miss Myrtle Tatum, who has
been teaching at Ducktown, has
been called to her home in Carte
cay, on account of the serious ill
ness of her mother.
Miss Vada Heard spent several
days of last week with Miss Fleta
Tolleson.
Mr. Bailey Groover has moved
his family into their new dwell-
ing-
Messrs Grady Bramblett, Carl
and Lover Holbrook spent Wed
nesday night with Mr Elmer Hol
brook.
Miss Pearl Wallis spent Satur
day night with Miss Gene Hay
good.
Mrs Mary Bramblett spent a
few days of last week with her
mother, Mrs John Holbrook.
Mrs. M. E. Haygood spent
part of last week with relatives
here.
Mr. Grady Bramblett spent
Sunday night with Mr. A. R.
Bramblett.
Rev. C. A. Wallis filled his reg
ular appointment at Shady Grove
Saturday and Sunday, accom
panied by Mr. S. D. Haygood.
The singing given by Mr. J. P-
Holbrook Sunday night was well
attended and enjoyed by all.
Rev. C. A. Wallis will preach
at the new school house (New
Liberty) the fifth Sunday after
noon in this month, at 3 o’clock.
Everybody come-
Mrs. S- D. Haygood and chil
dren spent Friday night with Mr.
Bailey Groover.
Mr. Ney Wallis and family
spent Sunday night with Mr.
John Holbrook and family.
Mr. Furman Wallis and family
spent Saturday night with Mr.
Bob Williams and family.
Mr. Oscar Tollison Spent Wed
nesday night with Mr. R. K.
Heard and family.
Miss Stell Sams spent Wednes
day night with her sister, Mrs.
A. R Bramblett.
Miss Nettie Bramblett, who
has been attending school at Wa
leska, is spending a few days
with home folks, and has as her
guests, Misses Bessie Holbrook
and Sallie Hurt.
Messrs J. W. Bramblett and
Ernest Thacker spent Second
Saturday night with Mr. J. A,
Bramblett.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Holbrook
spent Sunday night with Mr. W.
H. Holbrook.
Miss Fleta Tollison spent Wed
nesday night with Mr. A. R.
Bramblett and family.
We are sorry to hear of the
death of Mrs. Albert Sewell
which occured at her home near
Heardville Monday of last
Miss Gene Haygood spent
Wednesday night with Mrs. M.
E- Haygood.
Miss Fleta Tollison spent Sun
day with Misses Lucy and Mary
Dougherty.
A fine horse and mule of Rev.
C. A. Wallis were instantly killed
by lightning last Thursday night.
Mrs. Groover spent Saturday
night with Mr. S D. Haygood
and family.
Mr. William Mcßrayer, of
Chattanooga, Tenn., is visiting
relatives here.
Wynette.
PINEY GROVE
Mr. Grover McGinnis visited
his sister, Mrs. Mattie Chatham,
Saturday night and Sunday.
Mr. Prestle Green and sister,
spent last Friday night with Mr.
and Mrs. Bill Bennett.
Misses Mary Castleberry and
Ruth McGinnis visited last Fri
day night at Mr. T. S. Bennett’s.
Mr. John Rollins spent part of
last week with Mr. Tandy Anglin.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Bennett were
the guests of Mr. Glen Guthrie
and wife Saturday night and Sun=
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Pruitt vis
ited at Mr. Alvin Stewart Sun
day. ,
Sunday School is progressing
nicely. Let everybody come next
Sunday.
Mr. E. E. Castleberry and fam
ily spent Saturday night and Sun
day with Mr- J. H. Castleberry.
Say, Georgia Boy, did you get:
frost-bitten Sunday night? f
Miss Lois Southard was on the
sick list last week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Castleberry
spent last Friday with Mr. Ceph
Poole and family.
Mrs. T. S. Bennett visited Mrs
Henry Pruitt last Wednesday.
Mr. Grady Green and family
spent Friday night with Mr. Mat
Satterfield and family.
Mr. Jim Rider visited at Mrs.
Mary Bacon’s Saturday night.
Wishing all ye correspondents
a joyful Easter.
Peach Blossom, c.
Atlanta, Ga., March 19—A trip
out Peachtree Street at this mo
ment is in some respects very
much like traveling through Mex
ico City or one of the Balkan
towns devastated by war.
The havoc is being wrought
by the onward march of business,
and not by hostile bombardment;
but the effect on many Atlanta’s
most beautiful homes is exactly
the same. They are being razed
to the ground to make room lor
stores and sky-scrapers, because
Peachtree property is now more
valuable for business purposes
than for homes. Two of the lat
est homes thus doomed are the
English residence at the corner
of Peachtree and Howard Street,
and the Everett property in the
same general neighborhood. The
sale of the English home was the
largest real estate deal in point
of aggregate consideration on
Peachtree north of Pine that has
yet been transacted. The Eng
lish sale and that of the Everett
home were handled by George
& Forrest Adair. The Everett
property brought $lOO,OOO, while
$200,000 was the price paid for
the English property.
Bent For Bkin Discuses
Nearly every skin disease yields quick
ly and permanently to liucklen's Arnica
Salve, and nothing is better for burnaor
bruises. Soothes and heals. John Deye
oi Gladwin, Mich., says, after suffering
twelve years with skin ailment and
I spending S4OO in docters' bills Bucklen’s
Arnica Sah e cured him. It will help
you. Only 25c. Recommended by Dr.
J. H. Hockenhull.
Geo. W. Heard has added to
his present business a large and
complete line of ready made
Clothing for men, boys and chil
dren, and also a complete line of
gents and boys Hats, and a good
line of Shoes, Slippers and Hos
iery. Better see these goods and
get prices before purchasing,
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