Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-05-13
How About InCubat0rS

Dear Miss Thomas: | want to say tnat my
badge came all right in one week from the
day ! sent the dollar for it-sooner than / eA-
pected. as YOU away from home when l
sent for it. ] am well pleased with II anu
wear IL most all the time to fasten on ilo"er
of some kind: and the safety catch Is qul'e
the idea 70 nrevent their losing. ! hope to keep
mine as long as ! live for pleasant reminder
OF the loving sympathy that has come 10 me
through this medium from many unseen frlenhs'
As Dorothy says. il is great help TO a
breaking heart to have sympathetic, loving
friends truly believe that 1t has saved many
a life and ] also believe that many have
died for the want of it. Then dear sisters, let
us be IN and doing while we have these golden
opportunities to do good and we shall receive
recompense for all that we have done that Is
good. and the other hand II we miss
doing the many little deeds of kindness, words
or acts that come within our reach how many
of us say. like Paul, II have fought a
good fght?'
have not done all that felt impressed to
do that I could have done to help others Tor
fear of criticism. and just putting off things
until the opportunity had forever gone.
One case in my past ! will relate for the
good Of any that may chance to see this and
feel impressed to do say anything to help
ore of Adams race. 1 beg you, don't put II
off until IL is too late. as l did.
There was a certain young woman In my
COMMUNICATIVE youngest child of family "a
five children. The father owned more real
estate than the neighbors, and lived In the
first white house in the new settled communi-
Y.
did not seem TO care as much for their Crca-
Tor as the fine stock they drove, to regard
God in any way.
Seemingly. they prospered, but In the course
OF time they became reduced; the sons left
the state, the father died and left the mother
and this youngest daughter with only life
interest for the mother in their last piece OF
land mis- girl worked hard; hoed Tor a neigh
Dor man to pillow her cotton patch. She also
took in sewing and did so well that she got
lots of work She dressed herself we'll; made
her old mother a good living and was well
thought of by the best people. One day my
report about Miss So-and- so?" referring to
this same girl, and she said that 1t was apt
TO be true. 1t came to me very plain that II
the report true that she would commit
suicide before she would face the world and
hear the shame that would fall upon her. IL
also came 10 me to 60 to her and ask her not
to. and tell her where in the Bible Christ
forgave a woman for the same offense, and told
her to go her way and sin no more. I meant
to talk TO her and try to keep her from
despair, when ] had convenient chance "
She lived two miles from me; | was the busy
wife Of busy farmer, and 1t crop time.
l fully meant TO talk to her and try to save
her soul, but the next Sunday a neighbor man
called to ask my husband to help hunt this
same girl. for she was gone and the pistol
was gone. We hurried over to their place and
found her dead by her own hands in thei. pas
ture. and, oh. how I wish I had words 70
express the guilt that felt for not dropping
my noe IN the garden when j felt that strong
impulse to try TO that girl. And every
time I think OF IL regret much that ! let
that disappointed girl die by her own hands
before ]. professed follower of Christ, told
OF His love and power TO save her from
all her sins. She seemed to have so much
confidence in me as q Christian, and / didn't
measure up to the mark.
have, resolved since then when I am d.
rected by the Holy Spirit to do or say any
thing in Gods name for His cause to make
the effort, however hard ii may be TO do and
leave the results with Him. ] have seen good
results when ! have had the courage to do so.
Sincerely, MRS. B. F. LANG.