Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-06

ready to make others happy and would do
what they thought right regardless Of what
others might say think Of them. After
have been in the company OF such good people
always feel benefited and wish that I could
only be as good they. And when read OF
some noble character and the good they nave
done IL makes me want to be more useful
than have been. Therefore the lives Of the
noble have a great influence over others.
Our influence, whether good or bad. is sure
70 come back TO us in some way. certain
man raises his son to be grown, but when his
son is small he sees his father use tobacco,
perhaps cheat. play cards and perhaps drink
whisky AS that boy grows older he forms
these evil habits OF his father and thinks there
is no harm I'm them. And, the son grows
older he is so overcome by these evils that IL
is hard for him to give them up; 1t may be
that he goes from bad TO worse. But that
Is the fathers influence as Il comes back e
him. Suppose he had never INDUCED In any or
theaa evils when HIS son was small; then he
could have refused TO let HIS son indulge In
such habits. and the fathers influence would
only the father who has such influence over
the boys and girls but IL Is the mother, sister.
brother and associates.
We should all endeavor TO have a good In
fluence. We Will reap some good from our own
influence. at the same time helping the world
for we never say a kind word or do a kind act
without being repaid for IL In some way even
before the Master says We'll done"
once heard Of girl whose influence was
the means OF converting thousands OF people;
and though she is dead now, her influence Is
ter lives.
we Older girls and boys have a very great
influence over our younger brothers and sisters.
They watch our conduct, hear the languhgO
we use and. OF course. they think what we do
or say f. all right: 30 we should be kind and
gentle, use nice language and always try 20 90
our best. II we do this, they will love ana
respect US more than they would II We had In
fluenced them 20 do evil things.
We may do and say things that DO as no
harm for the time; and yet IT has bad In
fluence over others.
suppose we were TO go to a dance about once
all such. We may say There Is no harm in
that I know when TO quit: but / don't see
but what / am just good as was before
I went 20 the dance or played cards"
us want 20 do the same thing again; 80 you
see how the habit Is liable 20 grow, and az the
same time influencing others 70 form these
habits Just from seeing people whom they
dance, they say, WELL these church members
dance and even call the set / don't see any
harm in Il. and I viii 60 TO as many as
please"
hear Of and maybe II is the result OF your IN
fluence that causes them 10 go the broad road,
when. IL we had never INDUCED in these evils
at all. lived good and useful lives, putting our
time TO some good use, we might have saved
them. ANY one may take only one drink o.
smoke one cigarette and cause another to be a
drunlgard or heavy cigarette smokers You SEE
no harm in one drink or one cigarette, but you
have already exerted bad influence over some
one who follows your example and Is so over
come by these habits that they can't quit them.
And later we will have TO answer for then
ruin. Let each one Of us strive to lead pure
and useful lives and influencing others ia
higher and nobler achievements. and in after
GRACE GUFFIN
Powder Springs Ca. Route No. 1.