Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-10-22
Ingratitude

Dear Household Friends: When / last wrote
I had no idea of staying away so long nuI
every bousekeeper knows what summer time
brings 10 rs I've had company from the loin
OF Nav to September, and with other uuues'
confess the time slipped by until mere ,- IL
October a beautiful, lovely October my Spiritual
birthday and by far my favorite OF the year.
Who could not be grateful and happy theSe
Tbts has been A good year TO our section.
Every farmer has fine crop Of corn potatoes,
reas and as we are getting r good price 10Y
cotton we ought TO render thanks 10 our heaven
ly Father for His goodness and mercy TO US.
I wish that every human being would count
the blessings that come every moment IN IRE
and then we would find no time to complain OF
I think this spirit to complain Is orten a
habit Is it like all other bad habits, growing
So rapidly that the first thing we know the
whole life Is tainted and will finally be spoiled
II IL Is not oyercOme7 / certainly nave peeh
so impressed this summer with TWO opposite
characters; one an old lady that spent a whitLe
with us. She once wealthy OId-um"
southern planters wife with servants 10 come
al every beck and call. Now she Is a widow
with small means; lives with her children, ana
her health "a not good. Yet she is a real tome;
everything she says or does scatters sunshine
and e0ntentment She 50 beautifully shows IN
her life the power OF God to perfectly satisfy
the human heart that is trusting In Him. Every
one is delighted 10 have Aunt Mary-as most
Of her friends call her-tO pay them vislr.
Everybody loves herr
The other is a y5ung man with fine pros
pccts for the future and has already accumn-
lated a nice little property. de mas nice
wife and a dear little BABY boy, ana yet ne Is
always containing and grumbling at his lot.
Nothing ever seems TO go right with hln -
mikes my heart ache TO hear MIN so dlshonoI
his heavenly Father. One day asked him now
he would feel II after he had done everything
that father could do for his boy to hear him
complain aud tell him he had never done any.
thing for him and to treat MS Kindness lnSl
as re was doing his Lord He said he tad
never thought OF IL in that way before, and by
! tie help II God he would quit cultivating such
l nnrrr fCfu thanked
ing to him how sinful he was.
/ want to tell you of the most wonderful
camp meeting at Old White Oak camp grounds,
in the Thomson circuit. 'uink have ever at
tended. Ii is lovely locality, with such zine
water and beautiful grounds, On August IA the
meeting began. Every tent was occupied. we
had Dr. KilgO, pre- sident Of a college In North
Carolina TO do most Of the preaching, and, oh,
what preaching! VIII any who were there ever
forget the mighty power that accompanied his
preaching? He certainly is a sprit-filled mar
OF God The music. consisting Of four instru
ments. was sOul-stirring Mrs. Turner played
the piano and this cOnsecrated woman In heT
playing made enc feel If the piapo had re-
lgon. The services went on for ten days; the
crowd was immensce, and eternity alone Will
tell Of its glorious results. Tins camp Is only
one mile from my home, and while l have at
tended for years. ! have never seen anything Il
compare with this meeting.
Now, frieads, all these golden opportunities
I come to rs, let MS remember RESPONSE
/ BILE for how we use them. Let us make eacr
stepping stone to lift us to a more useru
lifting this old world back into harmony witt
Him. DO not let waste one precious moment
. in complaining and letting old Satan make u
think we ere having a hard time. our Father
has made this world so beautiful ana rilieC
with Ills wisdom snd love hat we can't eve
look about without seeing Mis- hand OF love
Let US thank Him and when dark day comes
let us be 20 in His spirit that can Away
. look into His smiling face and know that III
! hand is lealing and that all things work GU
/ for good t. His children. Let be so in toucl
I and so filled with His spirit that tie can u.s.
/ Us as llis humble Instruments in saving a poo
I sin-hlinded soul.
/ With love aud best wishes to all,I close prom
/ ising 10 call again
MRS. SCION II. REESE.
! Thomson, Ca, r. f. d. No. 2.