The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-07-24

uon. IL mas never written down LAM
guages, translated literature or pre-
pared textbooks, or planted schools,
or established seminaries or colleges
II has never found hospitals for the
sick or homes for the homeless. What
discoveries has 1t made? Has II ad-
ded anything to human happiness?
Does It bring one ray OF comfort or
Joy 10 the chamber OF death? The re-
ligion OF Jesus has done this, and
more, too. "The tree is known by
its fruits. 49,.
900
A KIND WORD. .
A kind word costs but little, but
It may bless all day the one whom
II is spoken. Nay, have not kind
words been spoken 70 you which have
lived in your heart through years
and borne fruit of JOY and hope?Le
US speak kindly to one another, We
have burdens and worries, but let Us
pot, therefore, grasp and irritate
these near us those we love, thosa
whom Christ would have us save.
Spaek Kindly in the morning; il
lightens the cares Of the day, and
makes the household andall its affails
move long smoothly Speak kindly
al night, for It may be before dawn
some loved one may finish his or
her paca Of life for this world and it
will be too late to ask forgiveness
900
THE WATCHER IN THE PEW.
His neck Is fried on globa-sock-
ct and turns clear around. He sees
everything that goes on, The man
WHO c1mss in late does not escape
him. md /. IS vain for the tenor TO
thiak he 60, that li'ue note to the
n,to conveyed be waen tho leaves Of
. hvmn-b7ok unobssrved The wac I
er saw It. He sess a hole IN the quar-
ter that Elder Skinner dropped into
the plate. He saas that Deacon SLOW
boy has but one cuff. If the door
swings he looks around If the win
dow m1vss nolsslessly, he looks up.
He sees the stranger in his neighbours
pew, and he seas Brother Badman ST.
ting away back under The gallery, fur-
lively take a chew Of the Inhibited
fine cut, All things that nobody
wants him TO see, the watcher sees
lie sees so much that he has no time
tolisien.
900
You would laugh at child who
should try to pick up heavy sledge
hammer to kin a mesquite, But many.
grown-up children quite as foolishly
use their strength. They waste
strength. They fret worry. wnirl
about, get into a passion, have not
time to eat or 70 sleep propsrly-in-
deed, often sit up so late and get so
Tired that they cant sleep. TGesa
persons whether old or young, need
to learn the following simple rules:
l Never fret yourself or anybody
else. 2. Never indulge in fits of pas
sion, nor the blues. 8. Never do thin
in confused hurry. 4. Eat regular
~, cheerfully, moderately, but don't
eat what is indigestbls. 5. Don't
CIT short your sleep Get eight hours
OF II in clean, well ventilated rooms,
6, Give stomach and brain, as well
as your hands, all the rest they need
4 Be self controlled, calm, hopeful
Keep a good conscience and cheerful |
ly trust God
You will never have friend il you
must have one without fault.
900
A woman without religion is like
a flower without perfume.k
900
COMPANY GARB.
Too many of us seem to act on the
principle that anything Is good e.
nough for those we associate with
" home. They are "our folks and
i dosen't matter what We sayot do,
NJ how we say or do it, when no
outsider is presentWe have our ev-
cry day clothes and manners on then
When some one calls we put on our
company garb, and are very different
persons. We hardly know each other.
We are charming family, as our
visitors probably think, because Of
he harmony that exists. But when