Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-08

that must have been full of comfort to the busy women of certain congregation, and, as for that, would have been to the active women of any church for it placed in a new light to me the dignity and spiritual significance of sewing. Now many of us have done and still do much of this homely accomplishment. Some sew with fingers weary and worn, with eyelids heavy and red :" and continue to sew until lover the buttons they fall asleep, and sew them on in a dream, 'p as Hood rhymically says in his ''Song of the Shirt.'' Some other more fortunate women sew with ''silken thread on fowery tapestrie,'' yet still they sew, sew, sew. And, now to find that all this wearing of soul and body may some day be counted unto us for good, as WAS the case with Dorcas of old. She was deemed worthy~of being raised from the dead because of "the garments she made.'' have long considered the needle a means of grace and ofttimes thorn iu the flesh in more senses than one, but now to realize that even in apos tolic times it played part in the religious history of the world, imparts to this instrument of good and evil a new force and beauty. Of course, all of us must have been familiar with this phase of Dorcas' life long ago, but in ad- miring her other traits we may have over- looked this one which, brings her closer to us than all the other good deeds recorded of her. The "garments she made' must have differed greatly from those we fashion in these latter days, but that does not mat ter. This only adds strength to the fact that through all ages, ever since the un- happy awakening of our first parents in the Garden of Eden ,the women of the earth have been bound together with threads, some silken, some linen some cotton but still all threads, slight in themselves, but strong enough to bear from one generation to an- n human pathy. And it may be that when the last great day shall come some of the garments we have made shall shine as do the robes of Cherubim and Seraphiml Who knows? Only He who said of another faithful woman, ''She hath done what she couid.'
 MT. and Mrs. B. B. Conner and family have returned from their summer outing. Miss Mary Trimbe, the guest of Miss Conner, of course returned with them. The entire party WAS much nehted by their sojourn at Bears Creek and oy the rest and freedom from care that came with it.
 Mrs. J. o. Cross, who has been for two weeks at Livingston, returned Mon lay, greatly improved from the visit. She comes back with increased faith in the wonderful water at Livingston.
 Mrs. Jack w. Johnston, her children and her mother, Mrs. L. c. Jones, leave t0Qay TOT IaIe springs where uncy WILL spend several weeks.
 Miss Hattie Armstrong, who has been very iii for months, has sufficiently im- proved to go down to Montgomery to visit relatives. Miss Armstrong is a niece of Governor Jones. Her aunt, Mrs. Mary Jones Gessner, who has been for weeks in Birmingham nursing Miss Armstrong, went with her to Montgomery, whtr. Mrs. Gessner now resides. Their many friends oxx+ioh fnrH iicc Arm na61y and complet9 recovery.
 A gentlei u of high literary attachments
 sSa which nranouoS Gpad d not It is this: het is the true significance of the term, ming thro' the rye?" 1" We all, of course, know by heart this lovely poem of Robert Burns, but it seems some literary gentlemen are anxious to know whether it means coming through ied of rye Qhe cereal) or whether the term did not apply 10 crossing the stream, Rye, in Scotland, which gave loving swain the game privileges, if his sweetheart were with him, that standing under the mistle- toe does in merry old England and our own good land. Will some one please answer this question, sending lhe reply to me be- fore next Sunday?
 from friends at Mountain Creek, that at tractive hamlet among the sweet smelling pines near Montgomery.
 Years ago-too many to care to count-I spent a happy summer at this resort, and still there comes to me sweetest recollec- lions of that bright time and of friends made there who have been very dear to me in all the succeeding years. hope to hear again of Mountain Creek and its claims, all of which l can substantate:
 'tBeautiful Summer rResort-Wind-Sweed Hall, Mountain Creek, Ala. This de- lightful resort, 800 feet above tide water, in the hills of Chiffon and Fillmore coun- ties, 1000 miles south of New York and only two weeks journey from Paris, France, is now open for summer guests. Natural thermal waters flow into frog pools; the most luxurious baths in the world, which cure long sickness and all other kindred complaints; medicinal de- partment equipped with the latest thera- peutic appliances, massage, electricity. etc., for all desiring such attention, and of all kinds, American orchestra. bar at the spring house, good 'Balaam' livery and table unexcelled-though fatal to chickens. For rates apply by wire or let ter at our expense. All guests who cannot be accommodated at Wind Sweep Hall' will be taken in at Rainbow cottage.'
 
 Miss Lucille Douglas, after flying trip through the mountains of Tennessee with Mir. aud Mrs. Hal Copeland, and a month at St. Clair Springs with Mrs. Copeland, has returned home, to the delight of her many friends.
 Mir. and Mrs. E. l.. Simonds entertained a party of friends last Friday evening charmiDgly. Among other pleasant fea- lures was an hypnotic exhibition by MT. Den Kinnebrew, who possesses wonderful gifts in this direction.
 This clinpjpo from ar eychanp pe will be of