Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-14

| Our little systems have this day.
 They have this day and cease to be. They are but broken lights of Thee, And Thou, Lord, art more than Thee"
 Through His will and workings today, tomorrow and yesterday are all united. Centuries past and to come all have their connecting links. Circumstances necessarily bring many changes which seemingly revolutionize everything, but there is wise providence which directs and guides all these changes. It is the one bright light that never aims. What would life be without hope and faith in that one universal God-the same to the true believer in every sphere of life. in all ages, in all lands.
 There is a tendency in the leading curA rent literature to have SA ort character sketches of Biblical subjects, beautifully and touchingly illustrated.
 Mary Magdalene has been 0 leading favorte. 1 believe that Munseys Nigga zine for June has made her more inter- esting for the general reading public than any I have noticed. Margaret Fields collection from legends, tradi- tions and history all combined would make an ordinary reader believe that Mary Magdalene was sister to Martha and Lazarus. Confning the proof to the New Testament, I would very much doubt the truth in the matter
 From the collection this character from the New Testament is quite hero inc, as well as martyr. The first erring, then humble, loving and penitent Mag dalene has impressed artists of all sta tons, in all ages and in all countries. It seems that each country has its spe- cial type of a Magdalene. Each artist paints her as they admire her most, hence we have the penitent Magdalene, the weeping Magdalene, the reading Magdalene and Magdalene at the tomb, and just as many more Magdalenes as the imagination of the artist can conceive and his brush put on canvas.
 The Bible is so full of rich romance I don't wonder that the artist in pen and brush turns to it for material to feed an expectant, greedy, grasping, reading world. Yet I think the influence would be more wholesome were the selections made from the purer characters. To take a fallen woman and surround her with halo of sympathy, love and admi- ration is next to dangerous. Give us Esther, in her pure, sweet, modest will that even a king could not change, or a Ruth, with her love and devotion; Eliza beth or a Lois. Give us characters in life and on canvas and in marble that are above reproach.
 MT. Box, editor of the Ladies Home Journal, has dared to describe an Amer1- can girl. He first spoke of the redeem ing qualities of the girls of other nation alities, and wound up by making our girls the wickedest and most independent in the list. How else could they be but in dependent to certain extent. Ours Is an independent government; they breath the sentiment before they can lisp the word. and who would have it otherwise. Bring up child in the way it should go." 4 If the mother can't possess the senti- ment how can she impart it to her chil- dren? MT. Box possibly knows some girls who are suited to his pen picture, but taking them on an average there are no girls like our home girls. One might attempt to dscribe city girl or a. country girl or summer girl or new woman, but to reach out to define an American girl would be a task equal to the editors of the "big four" only. Lord Salisbury's administration threatens to be family affair He is calling in the kin, even reaching out for nephews-in-law to supply with fat job.
 His son, who has the reputation of be- ing a noodle-head, has not been fitted in yet.
 AS a rule the sons of eminent men are many rounds, both morally and mental ly, below their illustriouS fathers. We
 have but one instance in American his- tory where the son of a president reached the same honored place. This
 was in the Adams family. Mrs. Adams, tile Wlle anu nlOIHer or a president, was one of the most noted women of her time. History points her as intelligent, indus / troius, patient, ambitious, with a lovely Christian influence, which was felt everywhere she was known. Her let ters to her husband were always hope full and encouraging, even if there were apparent clouds on the horizon to others There is usually too great a claim on officials and their wives by a giddy pub
 Lie Tor the good of their home, or the
 n nTsn 1o1 sphere that they fail to duely consider
 their most sacred duty to their children that is to give them large share of their time, guidance and council. The chill dreT, left to the care of hired attend ants, who must yield to their whims be- come intoxicated with their own supe- riorty, which tends to blunt their en- ergies and to them makes effort futile Helen Keller the little intellectual wonder of TuScumbia, Ala, is now at the Alabama Chautauqua, giving evil dence of her wonderful advancement un- der difficulties. Her name should be familiar in every home and school room It should be shown to the children the many possibilities before them should they use only half the energy that this poor little unfortunate girl uses. She is deprived of sight and hearing, yet has
 mastered so much which is surprise to every one. She compoSeS beautifully for one of her years. She wrote stories for the children'S papers at years of age Though President Cleveland has never
 said to the public just of what his idea
 of womans sphere consisted, he has told
 by his actions that he thought home was her realm. Never has president so care fully and sacredly guarded the privacy of his home as MT Cleveland. He has drawn curtain around the privacy of his domestic life which has thwarted the wishes of the curious. Leading papers and magazines made many attempts to get picture of baby Ruth, but all failed. By dint Of Hftfch patching and fencing and cunning the Frank Leslie magazine managed to produce picture of Mrs. Cleveland and the baby. The attempt was so far from a success that baby Esther has been let quietly alone. Ar and Mrs. Cleveland now have three little girls whom they consider their very own and love too dearly to have them adorn every paper in the land.
 STELLA STONE. B. Y. P. U. A.
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