Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-06-08

the clicking of the ivory handle
against his front teeth or his effemi-
nate languor, and his conversation so
interlarded with "oh's" and "ah's"
that he is 10 me a dose of ipecacu.
anha. Now, my friends, if you move
into a larger house, thank God for
more room-for more room to hang
your pictures, for more roori in which
to gather your friends, for more room
in which to let your children romp
and play, for more room for great
bookcases filled with good reading or
wealth of bric-a-brac. Have as large
and as fine house as you can afford
to have, but do not sacrifice your hui
mility and your common sense; do
not lose your balance; do not be
spoiled by your successes.
Years ago we were the guests in an
English manor. The statuary, the
ferneries, the botanical and horticul-
tural genius of the place had done all
they could to make the place attractive.
For generations there had been an
amassing of plate and costly surround
ings. At half past nine o'clock in the
morning the proprietor Of the estate
had the bell rung, and some 20 or 80
manservants and maidservants came in
to prayers. The proprietor of the
estate read the Scriptures, gave out the
hymn, his daughter at the organ start
ed the music, and then, the music over,
the proprietor of the estate kneeled
down and commended all his guests, all
his family, all his employees, to the Lord
Almighty. God can trust such a man
as that with large estate. He knows
how to abound. He trusted God, and
God trusted him. And could call OIL
the roll of so merchant princes as
mighty in worldly successes. All, my
friends, do not be puffed up by any OF
the successes of this life, do not be
spoiled by the number Of liveried coach.
men that may stop at your door or the
sweep of the long trail across the i'm.
ported tapestry. Many of those who
come to your house are fawning para.
sites. They are not SO much in love
with you as they are in love with your
house and your successes. You move
down next year to 800 Low Water Mark
street and see how many of their car
riages will halt at your door.
l meet you this springtime at the
door of your new home, and while
help you lift the clothes basket over
the banisters and the carman is getting
red in the face in trying to transport
that article of furniture to some new
destination L congratulate you. You
are going to have a better time this
year, some of you, than you ever had
You take God and the Christian reli-
gion in your home, and you will be
grandly happy. God in the parlor-
that will sanctify your sociabilities
God in the nursery-that will protect
your children. God in the dining-hall-
that will make the plainest meal an
imperial banquet. God in the morn
ing-that will launch the day brightly
from the drydocks. God in the even
ing-that will sail the day sweetly into
the harbor.
And get JOY, one and all of you,
whether you move or do not move.
Get joy out of the thought that we
are soon all going to have great NOV
ing day. Do you want a picture Of
the new house into which you will
move? Here it is, wrought. with the
hand of master: "We know that. II
our earthly house of this tabernacle
were dissolved, we have building Of
God, house not made with hands,
eternal in the heavens" How much
rent will we have to pay for it? We
are going to own it. How much must
we pay for it? How much cash down,
and how much left on mortgage? Our
Father is going to give it as free gift.
When are we going to move into it?
We are moving now. On moving day
heads OF families are very apt to stay
in the old house until they have seen
everything off. They send ahead the
children, and they send ahead the
treasures and the valuables. Then, aft
er awhile, they will come themselves.
l remember very well in the country
that in boyhood moving day was q
jubilation.
On almost the first load we, the chill
dren, were sent on ahead to the new
house, and we arrived with shout and
laughter, and in an hour we had ranged
through every room in the house, the
barn and the granary. Toward night
and perhaps in the last wagon, father
and mother would come, looking very
tired, and we would come down to the
foot of the lane to meet them and tell
them of all the wonders we discovered
in the new place, and then, the last
wagon unloaded, the candles lighted
our neighbors, who had helped us to
move-for in those times neighbors
helped each other-sat down with us
at a table on which there was every
luxury they could think Of Well, my
dear Lord knows that some of us have
been moving a good while. We have
sent our children ahead, we have sent
many of our valuables ahead. We can.
not go yet. There is work for us to
do, but after awhile it will be toward
night, and we will be very tired, anC
then we will start for our new home
and those who have gone ahead of us
they will see our approach. and they
will come down in the lane to meet us
and they will have much to tell us Of
what they have discovered in the
'house of many mansions" and of how
large the rooms are and of how bright
the fountains. And then, the last loat
unloaded, the table will be spread ant
our celestial neighbors will come il
and sit down with our reunited fam
lilies, and the chalices will be full, mo-
with the wine that sweats in the va
of earthly intoxication, but with 9Th,