Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-24

ter in the world wants root. The
world wants what has passed away.
and which until we secure, we shall
remain the clever shallow men we are-
a childhood and youth spent In the
shade-a home"
Superficial shallow '-ti1ese words
fit the case. A life with all its roots
showing must inevitably be shallow.
1t is parched by the very publicity Il
feeds on. Hence the vast amount Of
Feligiosity-not religion-which Is now
prevalent.
Our Master warned his followers
against this public-fbania in relisions
Hear Him. Take heed that ye do
not your aims before men, to be seen
OF them" And when thou prayesE.
thou shalt not be as. the hypocfitea
are: for they love to pray standing IN
the synagogues and in the corners ok
the streets. that they may be seen oE
men" Moreover when We fast. BE-
not, as the hypocrites OF a sad coun-
tenance; for they dishgure their faces,
that they may appear, unto men To-
fast" Theatre piety had usurped the
place Of genuine religion I'd HIS day.
and the same peril besets the men
and women of the present time.
They are in danger OF producing an
over-crop Of what DR.. Boyd Carpen-
/, ter. the bishop Of -Ripon, has apply
characterized AS marketable re-
ligion." In form and quality such re-
ligion is provided, under the Operation
of the earthly law of supply and De-
mand.. and Is neither better nor worse
than the market for which It. IS pro-
duced viii bear. 1t is offered % the
public ION approval and Is quickly
withdrawn II disapproved.
Faith in God is the root OF all senu-
Inc religion and Jesus solemniy m
quIres of his followers How can
ye believe. which receive honor one or
another. and seek not the honor that
cometh, from God onlyT'
1t Is evident that the man or woman
who rejecting all homely. quiet work.
will only undertake pretentious and
public services is more concerned f0r
the honor that cometh from men
than that which "cometh from God
only.V But with many Il has come 70
pass that they hastily run away from
all these private. duties and those 81
cred ministries which are unseen e
men but which are highly approved
BY God. in order 10 embrace the more
conspicuous tasks OF notable oreanl1a-
tions and public Offices. The simplest
charities must now be done with some
patented and well advertised machiH-
cry. A baby cannot be, picked up on
the streets, and cared for. without ~
imposing arrangement OF derricks and
blocks and tackles set, up In the name
Of some high-soundlng society" sing
ing a lullaby TO a sick child Is TOO
small a thing for anybody but me
hired nurse: no song Is worth While
that falls short OF an. anthem sung
from a choir loft. "a
The benevolence of the Good Samari-
stan type, which with Its own hands
binds up the wounds Of bleeding SUI
ferers by. the wayside. is growing
quite obsolete. The thing to do now
is to send out a corps of litter bearers
on the Jericho road and they must all
be in uniform and wear suitable badges
and their deeds must be displayed un-
der striking headlines in the columns
Of the daily ''Trumpeter."
All who send them. and all who are
sent, must of course hold some Office,
and be called by some ofieial title.
And they must be assembled annually
in a convention Of litter bearers ftrav-
cling at reduced rates and given free
board and lodging to discuss methods
of relieving men who have fallen
among thieves. The whole business
must be made as spectacular as possl-
BILE, and so If special cars decked With
flaming banners can be secured, by
all means let them be had; Otherwise.
let the delegates take the regular
coaches, being careful to advertise
their work by singing on the way.
THE Litter Bearers Marching Song,
to the discomfort and disgust Of all
the rest OF the passengers.
How shall we get rid of this dread
full disease, publico-mania7 Can we not
have one more society. viz: a society
organized to cure this horrible all
ment? Or would another society only
influence the more the eruption from
which we seek relief?
Who shall draw this fever from our
blood? Shall we not heed the words
of our divine Master, as He speaks to
US in the midst of all our unwhole-
some excitement and perilous publici-
ty, saying Come ye ourselves apart
into "a desert place and rest awhile.
Would that with Him we might thus
be Withdrawn for a season-departing
as did the disciples Of old privately.
It is now said in defense Of ex-Governo
Altgeld that he pardoned the Chicago an
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