Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-09
G. II A 7

Two ladies' were talking about an
acquaintance. One OF them said she
was sorry that Ada had grown so
bitter, and the other said that unless
a change came pretty soon she would
not be able to live in the house with
anybody.
well" spoke the nrst one, the only
thing that We can do is to love her
and let her know it. Some Of these
days she viii be brought up with a
shock. and then our love will be help
20 her"
MY dear" said the other. "she has
not spoken to me in a week. She
; passes my door with her eyes right
before her and I've searched my brain
10 ind a cause 1 think you are very
rorgiving TO be as sweet to ner as you
are. after Mrs. Wallace told you what
sac said
oh" laughed the other. Il am try
ing TO show her what a mistake she
made. or course, L don't enjoy hear
ing unkfnd things SAID OF me, but
some times the remarks OF such people
are a truer mirror than our old
friends. When people tell me things
said OF me 1 search my neart to find
out whether 1 have fallen into such
: habits. II I have, 1 try to overcome
them, and II my introspection clears
me I try to show the party how mis-
taken she Is"
when Ada finds herself without a
friend suppose she will go to your
house and say as long as she pleases7
I wish you could muster courage to
talk 70 her like she talks about US.
Somebody viii have to tell her that
she IS getting crosser and more die
. tztorial every day"
NO. no." SAID the other. Il am
afraid she would eat me up. Truly.
she would never forgive me. and don't
think that she would ever admit that
she was in the wrong. Get someone
who cares less for her. / can't do that.
DO you REMEMBER George Herbert's
beautiful lines:
BE useful where thou Invest, that
they may
Both want and wish thy loving
presence still
Find out mems wants and will.
And meet them there All worldly
joys go less
That would be a good lesson for
= every mother TO inculcate. Every child
should be taught gentleness and coz
alteration for others heard a mother
boastfng that none OF the children
liked 10 play with her son; that he
was so dictstorial and rough He was
9 only four then. and I wondered what
sort OF life he would lead in after
years Then was the time to smoothe
that nature, not 10 rejoice in it,
] spent yesterday morning visiting
the sick. In three hospitals there were
friends I had been so busy that 1
could not 80 before they had began to
convalesce, and each one showed so
much pleasure that / felt sorry be-
cause they had not seen me sooner.
Life IS so full OF duties that some of
US need at least a week dropped I'm
occasionally to help us catch up with
the things We should do, and would
really enjoy doing.
In my reading / came across these
lines Let US take time TO consider
We are so hurried in our earth-Iife and
SO burdened with our cares and pleas
ures that we have little leisure for re-
nection- We are so busy clothing OUT
bodies that we have not time to con-
slider how We may clothe our souls We
are so engrOssed with the accumulation
OF riches that we forget to consider
how We may best enrich our minds
We are so taken up with self and self
interests that we neglect to consider
the grand proofs OF Gods love for US
ana 70 reflect on His wisdom and
might on. that We could learn to
think more about God, and trust more
FULLY IN His loving protection and
grow caily more dependent upon His
mercies"
The above quotation fits some of rs
but there are others who. in Hfe's great
struggle take time TO feed the soul with
the Bread OF Life and put on the beau
tiful garments OF simplicity Sunday /
was with a class Of sixty-twO. all young
women who work hard every day. They
have a class room OF their own because
they have outgrOwn the little church
The rooms were dingy and even dirty
when the landlord turned them over to
them. but one night they stained the
floors. painted the split bOttomed chairs
and cleaned the walls. They have two
rooms. one for the meetings. and one Iol
their suppers. At least three nights I'm
the week they are at the church. There
Is the Mission Study class. prayer meet
ing. and their teachers meeting. To go
home. and return after work would tire
them out. as we'll as take time so they
50 there. buy bread. cook a little. make
chocolate or coffee and all have a picnic
supper. They have dishes and a table
and really enjoy il. Then when the
hour arrives they are fresh and ready
for the Kings business. This cooking
and eating is shared by the young
men who also have classes and interests
at the church There are several mar