Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-12-01


saddened and mortified because the chill
dren Of men failed to give praises for
Gods blessings.
How is It with you? When you &C
compHsh something. good crop, a plan
perfected, a patient cured, even the So
called trivial duties" do you say God
was good and allowed you to be His
helper, His agent. in carrying through
the plans, or do you assume modesty, a
virtue you feel not, and probably say,
Yes, 1 did some clever work along
there" or something equally as self
sasertive? Don't be Uriah Heep and pre-
tend humbleness-be truly child of
God
ginning, and the only way to succeed
is to make every day a step nearer utter
selfishness and nearer real Goodness.
Then we may help to I'LL the basket Of
praise.
But / wonder how many of US really
pray. Last Sunday afternoon / heard
such splendid talk on prayer. Miss
Blodgett said that the most of us say
our prayers, as we do many other things,
just like the heathens do. That when
we count our blessings we knock on wood
or cross our fingers or use some other
heather superstitution for fear the gift
DC 1Hdl III the same way we
say our prayers, we race through a
US as Yankee Doodle or Dixie would If
used at that time. That sometimes we
get in bed and when we think of it
crawl out because we are afraid some
thing might happen If we did not. l quite
agree with her that IL we really think of
what we are saying we cannot bear NAL
ice or any uncharitableness for we say
Forgive us our debts, or trespasses as
we forgive those who sin against u.s."
then the very next day we hate the
same man or woman we have born
grudge against all these years.
We ask God not to lead US into tempta-
ton and go straight to the place to be
tempted. And so il Is, we are not think
ing of what we say.
How many of you really go apart every
day and commune with God? / heard of
a woman who timed herself and she said
she was mortified TO find that she spent
two minutes a day on her knees. Why
kne wa man in Japan who crawled into
a sort of cellar where he kept his pre-
cious things. before the door of the in
ner place was the god of wealth and
two. three or four hours every day that
man Frustrated himself in that hot,
stuffy hole and prayed to that little
bronze god OF wealth. We call ourselves
Christians and fail to give our God even
as many minutes.
On the other hand I've known people
TO stay on their knees 30 minutes and the
next dag be too cross to live in the
house with. Their prayer must have been
vain repetition" Don't say l am not
to Judge them. am only speaking from
their fruits and figs do not hear thistles.
Prayer, real prayer. not saying a lot of
- -
and we try harder than ever to do bis
will ~
Is this wandering a long way from
do not think so. we must
be able to pray before we can really cele-
brate any sort of Thanksgiving day.
Sometimes our failures give US more
cause for thanksgiving than our successes
for then we draw nearer our Father and
learn Of him. So let's start right now
to be thankful every day. II rain comes
then let rain be the thing we are thank
full for and make rain our choice.
Faithfully yours
LIZZIE o. THOMAS.
CAROLINA PAT HELPS TO CALL THE ROLL
Dear household: l guess the readers have
long ere now forgotten that Carolina Pat ever
existew. II such be the case I'll just remind
you that I'm stin living and want to have
lutte chat with you.
/ noticed In the November 18th issue Of The
Journal that Marion Stevens said she was glad
TO read another letter from Opal. did not see
The letter from Opal In fact, / haven't seen
letter from her since she married, and / am
inst wild TO see letter from her. as she is
one Of my special fsyorites In The Journal.
Since writing last my dear old mother has
died. IL is indeed sad to stand by and see
our loved ones going and we powerless to
stop them. Fifteen years ago. my dear old
father breathed his last. Just one week before
mother died she woke up one morning and
called me and told me that my father was
with Der the night before, and was, oh. so glad
TO see her and asked her how long before she
was coming, and she said she told him not
long. Father - gears old when he died
she died.
l am lonely since mother left me. oh, so
lonely She called -me just as long she
S S9oI speak. Also my son. Tor she idoii1ed
Well. we must all 20 sooner or later, aud
being ready Is the most important thing.
What has become OF all the old writersl
Mr.. Bach, where earth have you drifted TO |?
Guess some girl has captured you and you are
ashamed to let US know it.
Rowgan. where are you and that old maid
sister OF yours? I've 50 Ion and anxiously
waited 20 see a letter from Opal. and just to
think missed reading it, The thought makes
real soon. Bingham is another OF my special
friends, and il has been long since she has
Written. Mrs. faueys MOUNTAIN Giri, COUSIN
Maud Soldier Jack. and just lots Of others,
please come again. I'm so anxious to hear from
you all. So I'll ring OFF and let some other
have the line. CAkOLINA PAT.
APRIL SUNSHINE
Dear Households ] want TO talk TO the
parents who do not send. or better still, go
with their children 10 Sunday school. | know
that great deal has been said and written on
the subject, but II I can catch the attention of
one such / shall feel repaid There are parents
fsrna ,~tf.- 10 - ehae afr
go. but they send them 20 some neighbor. and
maybe keep the children of that family at
home
The Bible SAYS train up child in the way
he should 60 aud when he is old be viii nor