Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-01-20
CHAT

Give me some word to say for thee.
pray. The world needs charity,
IT'S sorrows are 50 great to bear.
And men bowed down meath loads Of
care
FaIn would I bring them some relief
And romfort for their hours OF grief.
May not tell them something? Co.
A voice replied. and let them know
Their father loves them
Sometimes my mail seems filled with
letters telling OF pleasant things. pros
perity and health. Again an avalanche OF
trouble OF all sorts seems to strike me.
Men and women are bowed down meath
loads OF care" write 81 their individual
perplexities At such times ! seem so
nslpless- Then comes the thought. Their
father loves them" and sunshine illum-
Ines the cloud
One woman wrote me not long ago.
Il must write to you or my heart viii
burst I am brave and CHEEKY in the
presence OF my family. but am going TO
sny 70 you that / am getting rebellious.
We do try our best TO serve God and
love our feliow-man. yet for four years
the tide has been against US am re-
minded OF a little child who grasps at
something held by an older person. some
tantaIixinx elder who keeps the coveted
possession just out OF reach and In the
end may give II or not. as a hayward
fancy dictates. II Is hard to see man,
well equipped TO do noble part In life.
harrassed By debts and . struggle for
the pgttancs that keeps life In his family.
So many times success has seemed
ready 70 Be Erasped and the next moment
fraud. deceit or dishonesty, has swept
the fair structure away"
A mar wrote: Somehow / have lost my
nerve. I've seen fellows down and out
add wondered az their nounderfng. Now.
I don't even FOUNDER, Like wreck on
the beach / seem obliged TO lie there. and
inxtead OF the toe taking me out TO sea
II Durzss me little deeper in the sand
Truly. / know you win be ashamed OF
me. There have been times when I've
watched the train and struggled with the
feunptation TO cast myself before IL Were
or,f az the way some charitable organ
inasion would care for my babies But
now about MollIey would come to me and
reluctantly I've dragged my feet from
the sIluring spot. 1 have wondered how
suicides were accomplished ana. from act
ual experience TO certain point. ! have
decided that II Is by daIlying with the
idea. Roll q thought around. good or
bad and Ike a SNOWFALL IL grows
man must be a regular Micawber when
ne gets TO the place have. or he will be
ant to get desperate. You may think all
81 the ST varieties OF thoughts about this
letter. but what Is a friend for II not TO
help IN such a crisisg have never seen
you. probably never will but you have
anchored my soul more than once by the
optinism you preach
Dear friends. such letters are not from
eowards It takes the bravest sort Of
heart to meet the '-Elings and arrows OF
misfortune" az these two are meeting
Al. one woman said. Tt lisa hard
-sAsw< rU-do wisEc-- eneself.-bst IL Is in
anftelv wore to see little children and
o,d ueople suffer-" And my reply was.
such As you are heroInes In Gods
book Of remembrance. You are showing
the world how TO keep sweet under difh-
cuities and as an apostle OF hope you
can show those not so well endowed with
courage how to hold the hand of the
Father even when you walk over a
fhorny. rocky road on a long, rainy
night"
Knowing that these three are not all
With sad hearts. though with smiling
faces. / again want TO say to you
Gods IN the heavens and ail's well with
the world"
Last year was full Of mistakes. I know
nay record 10 blotted and erased, and
corrected until I am glad that none
save those on high can really see Il
As the years pass more frequently say,
FATHER. / thank Thee that the respon-
sibnIty Is not mine. Nothing l am save
ere 70 serve Thee 20 the best OF a linn
tied ability. Thine the power and the
glory"
Last year we sent out so many boats
the sea OF Time was dotted with them.
Fair. carwoes and seemingly stout little
crafts to float them Occasionally one