The news & observer., 1904-12-04


the West have sworn to come to the
relief on the day of election ?"
l have never seen, in all nv life
such sight, as ! Witnessed during the
next few moments. Men cried like
children; while hundreds of voices
shouted: Tell them we are coming!
We are coming! We are coming! Yes,
we are comingl'
l have often thought of that scene.
and wondered why, when the story is
told of the heather women in their
degradation and almost beastly humii-
iation, with their little ones around
them, waiting for the coming of the
bread of life, the Christian people do
not become as excited as those men
of Forsyth did when they heard the
story of the Crimean garrison ana the
Jones county pauper affair | have
learned this much byb observation
that people who are easily moved bv
political speakers, when prejudices are
appealed to, who shout and hurral1
when victory perches on the banners
of their parties, are very quiet and
undemonstrative when attacks arc
and equally so when victory perches
upon the banner of the cross. From
all which is to be inferred that it is
considered to be undignified for NOR
tails to be emotional in the matter of
religion.
| can't help admir1ng the spirit of
that good old sister who while shout
.ng and praising the Lord for his great
mercies to her and her neighbors. said.
Il do thank the Lord for what ne
las done for me and mine. and for
the world in general and I'm going
20 praise hlm Just as long as / live:
lnd when L get to heaven I'm going
10 begin praisno him again, and |
ion't expect he will ever hear the last
of it.
| notice that the Psalmist alternated
between 'N""-'er and praise. In one
psalm he prayed like a sinner; in am
other he praised like a saint; ana
hats the reason why it was said #
aim that he was man after Gods
own heart"
Prayer and praise is a healthy
Christian exercise, and should go TO-
ether. Some people pray all and
Dfalse none; some praise all and pray
zone. 1t stands to reason that both Of
hose classes are in the wrong. If
man Keeps on cramming shells into
us gun, and don't shoot any. his gun
viii be worth nothing to him. and
luite as foolish would be the man who
would be all the time swapping his
sun when there was no load in it.
he sensible way is to load and shoot;
and just so, the sensible thing, about
eligion is to pray until you fill up:
then praise the Lord until you need
oading up again. Yes, pray and
praise, if you would be a man, or
woman, after Gods own heart. God
las no use for the man who bottles
up his religion and don't want folks
know he's got any: and he has quits
IS little use for that man who is al
Ways Dragging on his religion. when
le's got none. David was right; he
prayed and praised, thus keeping up
the equilibrium. If l were preaching
sermon I'd enlarge on these
thoughts; but, as it is, I'll close UP by
lgain requesting the "Marvns'' to let
ne hear from them. If III the boys
Who bear the name of Marvin viii
meet in convention and resolve to be
Us good and as great as Enoch Mar
lin was, what a power for good they
nay become in their day and time.
Why not?
/ desire to thank Chief Justice Wal
ter Clark for a copy of a reprint from
he November number of THE Arena"
containing an able article on THE
Election of Federal Judges by the
People, which [ have read with pleas
IRE. it being both instructive and sug-
5eSllNe. L dill sure lIldl II TIE kAin6I1-
can negro understood this great ques-
ton as the Judge has so lucidly and
iearnedly explained it. they would lose
no time in making the change in the
constitution which his article suggests.
A very fine steel engraving of the
Judge. accompanying the Reprint" is
highly appreciated.
And l also desire to thank Governor
Aycock for his kindness in Ioan1ng ms
copy of Roanoke, or Where is
Eutopia, the book / referred to in
my last communication How naturai
and how old TINY it looks. When /
read it, as L intend to do soon. how
can | help thinking of those halcyon
days, when, as young people, we saw
the world through beautifully colored
magnifying glasses. and thought that
men and women We're what they pre-
tended to be, and life was but May
day
Thank you Governor! 1t was so
kind of you to send me the book. /
will review it. ere long. and give to
the readers of these days. d story OF
which few have ever heard7a story
written by Rev. Calvin II. Wiley the
first superintendent of Common
Schools in North Carolina.
r.. II. WHITAKER.