The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-12-28

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George Washington, our greatest general.
would prohahly never have been known
aut for tho revolutionary war, The IN
| moleated oyster makes no pearls; but
when one Is wounded when some Tor
eign substance irritates the flesh, tho
delicate membranes sccrete layer after
layer of nacreous matter witch one day
finds a setting in a necklace for queen.
| The fnost vcneers are made from tina
gnarlod and twisted monarchs OF thou
sand storms The sweetest odors are
from bruised herbs. The most useful
! branches are from the beaten willows.
All real progress IS by opposition. All
virtue comes through temptation ana
trial. Christian character IS developed
! like tho kite asccnds. by facing an OPP
posing wind.
Jesus. IN this beaitude, assumes that
| the man about whom He is talking has
so identified his will with Gods that ne
regards that as a blessed thing which
furthers that vii. Persecution does II.
The blood OF the martyrs Is the seed o'
the church. Often the very persecution
OF wicked men attracts the attention OF
others to the principles for which good
men are made to suffer.
The APOSTLE Paurs conversion may he
/ trace HE 70 the scene at the stoning OF
Stephen. when he held the clothes Oh
! those who threw the missiles OF death
I PAM could nor have had the same mind
I toward the Christians whom he perse-
cuted after the day when he looked up"n
the fair face OF the Young man. who died
rather than deny his Master. From thas
day ill the vision on the road 10 l'aWaS-
Gus his conscience was aroused and ne
! continued his persecution as one VINO
| 'kicl,s against the pricks." Would Il oo
savins. TOO much to say that Stephen loved
! the cause weii enough to he Wiling 10
die 70 win the great Apostle Paul!
Persecution spreads goodness as the
storm spreads the seeds OF the dandelion
and cattail Nag.
No doubt there arc thousands OF Eooo
men. who. looking back over their lVeS'
are able to testify that their h'EheSt
| usefulness and richest service came lr""
experiences of hostility and persecution
Dunvan. in bedford jail. did more foT N''
cause OF hts Master, in his conhnemen'
under persecution. than during all ms
wears of freedom P9Uls prosecutors
drove him from city to city throughout
Asia Minor and parts OF Europe. n"V
they only spread the "heresy t'eE
hnna5 Ia destroy. They thought 10 stop
his mouth and his influence by locking
him in TAILS ut Cacsarca and Rome our
no nadc The very dungeon a throne OF
power from the Mammertinc prison No
came nearer ruling tho word than did
Nero. who sat unon the throne Of the
Caesars. The very confinement gave MN
leisure 10 write many os the letters
which have become paTt al tho Ne"
Testament. ana no being dead YET
speaketh."
Ana as to the additional reward 20 tNat
in character. that heavenly treasure
ycsuA says to stand true under peTsecN-
tlon entities TIA 70 write our names along
side Of tho prophets oa the goodIy roster
of Gods servants
on The edge OF thu nlack forest in
ITALY thorc once grow, ncar TO IA group
Of stateHcr brothers. stuntcd and de-
formed mape It VAS very ugly. aud
OLD for It's sizo, for the soil IN which Il
stood was poor and It's growth had ne"h
very slow In the long summer II near"
Ia famlshed and IN thu winter It cried
aloud when the rough winds twisted It's
knotty limbs Everything Seemed
aSainst g. THO Wild boar from tho tor
ost whcttod his tusi>s against Il and II
sroanod IN palm Tho powerful aurochs
bruised Il with his horns aud again II
cried Tho shapeiv brothers often amused
themselves with cruel Tests az tho ugly
little brothers detormitv.
one day man with an aX olne
through tho forest IIo stopped beside
the ntue maple, and having removed his
coat, drove his AK into the gnarcd llttle
body Tho trer cried ont under the pain.