Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-10

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Lay hold OF Christ. with both your
cor empty hands"
tod sets some souls In shade alone;
hey have r.1 daylight OF their own:
lnly IN lives Of happier ones
hey see the shine OF distant. suns
sod Fnows. Content thee with thy night.
ny greater heaven hath grander light.
.oday Is close: the hours are small;
shou sitrst afar and hast them all
.ose the less 10Y that doth but blind;
teach forth a larger bliss TO find
soday Is brief: the inclusive spheres
lain raptures OF thousand years
MRS A. D. T WHITNEY
Today's Household might almost be call
q a meeting of shs 5hutins.. 1 am. so
lad that so many OF the readers OF
Re paper responded to the request for
money to get a camera The dimes. nick
Is and quarters sent 10 the shutins are
hank offerings TO the Lord for His mer-
les 10 YOU I was in Macon for few
avs last week. and met one Of the Draw
81 jalIiest OF women. She has been on
,er bed for years. and not one time while
was there did hear her allude to the
act Her daughter is her sole support,
nd know that at times the end OF the
ane seems a long way ahead. and times
cen verv hard, but thus far the Lord
las led them" and their faith Is OF the
iappisst kind. AS the friend I was Wis
ting said: 1T takes visit TO such peo-
lie 10 show us what we have to be thank
III for" And. on the other hand. the
hutins should be thankful that God may
lse them as He did His servant job
q prove to Satan that adversely does not
slvavs drive ueopie into forgetting Him
I think that 1T Is a fine thing for most
" rs 10 have a hobby" and when the
laws seem black and the hours drag we
san put our minds on that particular
hing and IN a manner forget our pain.
1 knew a girl who had a copy OF her
church hymnsI and when things get too
blue for her she began to memorize the
happiest one. In that way she stored
her mind with beautiful thoughts ard
as such a help TO all who visited her.
rro OF our Households most gifted
v. fters are living in almost perpetual
Il 'owsnip with pain. yet ] do not now
rsssember that either OF them has ever
m%sstioned the fact in their letters,
There il a most delightful circle that
think many u you would enjoy join
lnr. The -xna is The Berean Circle.
There are ~ Sles and no rules except
he Golden = - and a pledge 10 memo
IKE one versz = week, the book. chapter
ara verse. a. many OF US are apt 10
cad our Bfb.- and let the actual words
u the lesson slip away from US: but II
re make a habit OF learning even one
verse a week and being able to tell
exactly where It can be found, it Will be
4 great comfort and pleasure 70 the
soul
Mine Iass week was Psalm Is. and
the verses are all 50 good that I win fin
lsh Il this time. Try that psalm as a
rule for your conduct and see IL you
have anything TO regret as you review
your life. I certainly feel sorry for chill
drsn whose parents have not taught
them the twenty-third psalm. the Besti-
tudes. the fourteenth chapter OF John,
the thirteenth Of First Corinthians and
the third chapter of James. What We
learn in our childhood stays with US as
long as We live. and we are sure to
form our opinions along the lines laid
down for US to follow in those early
days.
The summer is slipping away from us.
ne days come ano go and with their
passing I hope that all OF you are stor-
ng away pleasant memories TO make
bright for yourselves and your associates
the dreary days so sure 10 come 10 all
q US. In looking over the past you may
perhaps be surprised TO find that your
2leasantest memories are not those or
parties. picnics and social occasions.
though / would not have you miss one
81 them II you can attend them at no
sacrifice Of duty. II you have a good time
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pleasure and leave work neglected you
may be sure that the neglect will rise
IN your mind and cast a dsmper over
Tour pleasure when you begin 10 count
your good times.
I am going TO make you a wish that
think an OF you may echo and say when
we pray for ourselves We can also pray
tor all In distress;
Il wish not a life for my dear ones,
All radiant as others have done.
But that life may have just enough
To temper the glare of the sun.
81 would pray God to guard them from
But my prayer would bound back to
myself
An. seraph may pray for a sinner.
But q sinner must pray for himself"
hope next week to make some definite
announcement about the badges. but
please. please. do not send me any money
til ] ask you for IL.
Faithfully yours.
LIZZIE o. THOMAS.
The Work of Ny Hands
Dear Household: May I peep in this