Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-10-14
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Yrs. Franks letter reminds me OF what
read this morning In the 57th chapter
OF TraseA. The blessed death Of the
righteous is commented on, and then the
restlessness OF the children OF false
hood. Today we find unrest and dissans-
faction filling the hearts that do not con-
tain the love o. Christ. The 5Sth chapter
oS the same book tells us that every one
that thirxtetl can buy without money
and without price. Why 90 they spend
their money for the transitory things
which satisfy not, when they can go out
with 10Y and be led forth with peace2
The way 20 trust God 10 really serve
Him IN not 10 wear a long face and re-
call the evil that is I'm the world not 20
restrain the hand from doing good all the
week and sit in q high seat on Sunday
but to loose the -snds OF wickedness. TO
undo the heavy burdens and 20 let the
oppressed SO free.
And II thou dra won't thy soul to the
hungry and satisfy the afflicted soul;
then shall thy light rise In obscurity and
they darkness be as the MONDAY.
The league topic one Sunday was Bible
study. and as I listened to the young
lawyer tell OF his way. the oookksper
tel Of his and the business woman tell
hers. I said 10 myself: The world Is
surely getting better When I was %
years old the young man or woman who
discussed their favorite method OF read
ing Gods Word was an exception 70 the
zsneral rule. AL over the world there
are young people In meetings conducted
BIZ young people for the betterment OF
the world They accept their part in the
church work moceEtly and sit al the
feet Of their elders TO learn wisdom
TIE appointed leader. as q rule, reads all
that he can ind on the subject and ne
hunts up his Bible references and reads
what the church paper has 10 say about
them
I feel sorry for the man or woman. old
or young who reaches the place in life
where he or she thinks there is nothing
more 20 learn
Not long ago I received a note from a
former contributor OF this page who
wanted 10 know why two previous let
tiers had been ignored had to be hon
est and say that the years had not
brought improvement There were no
real thoughts 10 the letters mentioned,
the subjects were jumped at and swl-
lowed just as I've seen Joys feed frogs
Sometimes fly, sometimes a bIckshot.
nEd both swallowed with the same avid
ity.
can readily see how TIRE mother OF a
family will continue to misspell words
and make the same mistakes time after
time. but II I had any pride at all and
was under % I would pin myself down 70
q hook aud learn TO srell. use capitals
and really give a reason for my opinion.
I'd notice the changes In my letter and
Try To profit By them
You woudsr where this has anything to
do with Bible study7 Well. many OF
you read ycur Bible as II it Were very
strong medicine and must be taken in
ve-y small doses. Some open Il at ran
dom. read . verse, put Il down and new
er think Of the connection Of that verse
with the preceding nor succeeding ones.
Take. for instance, the 9Th chapter OF
John and 3sth verse: Search the Scrip
tEreSs for In them you think We have
eternal life; and they are they which
testify OF me-" That second clause. IL
one does not knoW-ths portion ahead
C: IT, might lead one TO think that TO
think them containing eternal life mis-
take. The true meaning is that the
se-ibes and Pharisees had tried in every
way TO trap Jesus. They were not talk
ing % Kim 20 really learn. but to bolster
up tnetr prejudices and prove Him an
fmpcSter- He told them that IL they
would only search the Scriptures they
would ind testimony OF Him. "A man
OF sorrows and acquainted with grief.
Not the so~t Of king their ambition de-
sired
Begin with the seventh chapter Of
isaiah and read straight through seven
chapters You will see that Christ IS
promised and that good shall triumph
over evil AL the Bible testihes OF
Christ. human nature Is the same TODAY
and II Is only the love for our God and
Jesus our Savior that keeps US from the
Nnckedness Of the ancients The palm
Tree Is OF slow growth, the bay tree
nourishes in Miasma, 20 slowly and be