Greene County herald., 1908-06-26
Lies Important Link.


Prayer is link between ourselves
and God. 1t proceeds from US toward
him, as grace proceeds from him to-
ward US. Prayer begins with US and
ends with God. Grace begins with and
ends with us. What can be more i'm
portant than that which keeps us
united with God? If separation from
him is our greatest misery. prayer,
which prevents this separation must
be the greatest bleSsing.-Rev. f. Jack
son, Roman Catholic, Atlanta, Ga.
When Sympathy Is Needed.
The man who is down invariably
gets too little consideration and usual
ly such treatment as never would be
accorded to him if he were on his feet.
1t is the custom of wolves to pOunce
upon, tear in pieces and devour their
wounded companions. There arr hui
man wolves who do the same thing.
Their methods are different, but the
outcome is the same. The programme
of Christianity demands that all men
shall resist the call of the wild and
| extend helping hand to the man who
| Is down. Any man may get down.
| There is no company that will insure
| you against misfortune, sickness, loss.
sorrow, the shadow of death and the
tongue Of SANDER For that reason you
and I ought to be considerate of the
man who is down because we do not
know when we may need sympathy
and help ourselves.-Rev. DR.. Polcmus
II. Swift, Methodist, Chicago.
On Seeing a Woman Drunk.
Laugh laugh, ye fiends; ye angels weep.
While heIlish mirth and holy sorrow.
Like rivers, In their onward sweep
From gathering streams fresh forces
borrow!
Tell us. ye spirits lowering low
Around the scene of all things human,
| If earth has sadder sight to show
| This side the realm of hopeless woe
Than this poor drink degraded woman.
Her driveiing speech, her slang retort.
Her face defOrmed with hue of damson,
The crowd has claimed for silly sport.
AS Philistines poor blinded Samson.
| But ah, within the lurid light
That doth the shadowy scene illumine.
| Who fails to trace the fearful blight
| OF that internal appetite
Which dominates a drunken woman!
| Yet modest grace was once her crown,
i And love very queen confessed her:
4 The cursed cup hath cast her down,
l Dishonored. vanquished and possessed
| her.
| OF all that native glory shorn
| Which virtuous daughters prize in COM
mon.
| Let pity yet forbear to scorn-
| Let indignation rather burn
| 'Gainst all that makes her less than
woman.
| We justly weep with her who weeps
The loss Of husband. son or brother.
| But who shall tell his loss who keeps
Sad memories of a drunken mother?
BY all the claims of heavens grace.
Oh. church of Christ. thy daughters
| summon
| And bid them, from their lofty place,
| Wage war on all that would debase
I Mans noblest estimate of womani
| Alas, and shall this fouler curse
4 Than smote the Nile with red stagnation
\ Lay waste the homes exhaust the purse
/ And blast the hope of earth's best ma
| ton?
1 on. mighty Saviour, King divine!
1 Oh. Son of Man, so truly human!
| Fraastrate the tempter's dark design.
| And from the cruel curse of wine
Save the fair destiny of woman.
w. E. Maxwell in Everybody's Monthly.
Generosity is one of the lovely traits
| of true friendship. 1t comes out in
feeling, in conduct ssand in special
tokens in the form of gifts.-Rev. ].
D. Burrell, Presbyterian, Brooklyn.
Unselfishness.
Let love conquer your hearts. and
the world will make way for your COM
ing, and we shall startle the world by
the originality of our unse!fishness.-
Rev. d. D. McLaurin, Methodist, Roch-
ester, N. Y.
Making He'll.
There are two periods i'll every life
the period of receptivity and the time
Of fruitage. He who receives ana ney-
er gives is at war with the whole uni
verse. and If there be no he'll in tie
next life he will make Ofe in this
Rev. Bruce Brown, Disciple. Chicago.
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