Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-12-29
|sTMAs CALLS.

STMAs CALLS.
I'd. and want to go
whispered. and out
night
that beckOns-and out
way OF dream that is
travel and heavy the
may never turn back to
as caIled-and want to 80
a the years to day that
rain Of dream woven track
cart OF the Longtime Ago.
let and white from the gray
~ twinee in with the mistietoe
15ugh.
al OF US met in a circle OF love-
ant 70 80 home-and / want to go
now
want 70 go home to the day where at
dawn
sow-headed yOungsser rushed forth
Az the clarion can OF the little Tin
Horn.
and the ron Of the drum as # summon
ed the troop
/Of the tn soldlered legion with musket
agieam.
ssrrisi ana straight in an unbroken
! Aent to 90 back where a fellow can
cream
OF Christmas Ike thar in the Longtime
Ago.
'.6oins. going. rO0er' calls Father Time
As he watches the waning hours OF this.
re siesenfh year q the nineseenth eentury--
ko.ng. gone" can the angels as they turn the
rioeks Is Their mark tie passing Going.
!. kcInk gone call TIE angels they turn. the
nnxes ~ these lasS DAYS and record the sue-
and failures, the hopeful nplift and reck-
despondency. Into the archives Of the
tae volume marked 1911 viii soon BE
a and terrible thing Il would be, Tor
II II we're indeed the end Of time. But
and beautiful volume. one without spot
Iemlsh i given Us and another trial can be
How many Of Us win say, as did
seems strange to think Of Christmas a.
hczr. yet II seems an are since the last
for I've been through - much. and have
nnrh 60 b thankful for And am thankful
an roInr TO do nv best 70 make the
ling year the best I've ever had l am
nIsed. vita Gods help. not to get olive
strive % nsks ne worth living Am those
win whom I come in contact
Can't mere Of as resolve 70 do Just these
thinxs1 Can't We make this coming year
tie hest. 80 far IN rs <<es7 Every day as
stories q sorrow and tUuhie cnEDe 70 me
sav s-oh n Others Would do right these sor-
r6us would not come<on innocent victims.
festsrcay ! hezsd girl coming me os ~
- CO.., g s2s~tS,. enf tbs
raxr fhasSEleasure win be hers and she Is
cuuttistI the days. and little verse comes
80 teach ~ to number our days.
<fhat uay apply cnr hearts unto wisdom"
what al vou can s.vrSsaomf.' Is II getting
al In fhe woridf Alas. how many there are
who worship tire goddess Getting On" their
vhels tine : given TO her and sysry %ose al. /.
@ffecf herr' Is answered.
i vision only to b. found. In hooksf II Il
= Tier u : cniy In only one book Voc snn
7 Know thaf there are many who burn mid
nixhf 81 and search the mysteries o. the
aTrs ret thev have failed 70 find the real
vrisas.m. s.Kun-rfrare comes. brit wisdom Iin-
~r-~s. nv - written az : countless fhrone
uoes wisdom consist q turning an ahvag-
t~<es rnd crpnrtrnities into he shining gold
uEshs that q ararrrs nor even that Of the Rich
Tonux Nan would ha~e been written
80 teach n h nHuuher our days- that into
the eoffsrs q TIRE Te ny srsn Talaen to- ,sss
nfe ire ieu-ls Father Tine really keens fo-
the rrpvprhsni rainy Sav- and In orr times of
ss aees.y the VII ~. sos sss. +, ss,sr u =
Z beard - msn WHO had piowed AM tended
(. certaln field untH he was sure hs BAD kent
CIT 81 weefs snd counted much on the cron
NJ nxu~cfed fo have. Imaxine hts dlsmav IN
frfine TIE field fT1led with thisfies. How
~orld thew have rot fherpT' was his DISTRESSED
cs<rgs r wss found later that . cesIasn
Arf rasherrd thern. n takfnr them acrnsS that
neif ~ wfna bad scattered them With dreadful
r4zrlts sur that man II had no idea they
ronH nv -" had been the ar-oiosv. How
anv. looking over ire rast year ran fAu q
h whers thsv have srsssssed ne seeos 2.
~ fhoee had infIuerces. harmful laws or
pmrfhrpaklnr deeds. mrst Be NOTED ont OF
= harvest win ~ worthless. bones broken m
nuls lost Tnflrenees he~ome Inherited ten
arffes il the next reneration a. II j. wisdom
hnt rer1en n 70 note The difference between
- ~h~nf and the tares and SOW no deeds Of
WIN fhe-e last DAYS of the rear there are
ralnv whoee nisns have gang axiee" they
nnw rot what the frture has IN store Cor them
Eore q ~ have when Il cornes TO the real
rmth hit zone have rrnt al their Sims to
- nnf fhere Is shvlo~k demandiuz the
ounh of flesh. It's piv 70 sign such .
= fhinrs hsve gone wrong persistensiy thar
his was TIE last resort DO ron remember
|~e~tain nfans Iehovnh-iirahf Let's forget our
~ excsrt - Lesson 70 teach IS wisdom and
ut = remember Ahrshams imnltcit Obedience.
|rehosah-jlrah means ''the Lord vii provide
nh experience "a q happy confirmation Of the
vpfoiilse. coul say much along this line
.AatiI am going % close this time with goo
fafhn From J. r Miller. d. D. He SAYS:
f*Wk.te aeep IN your heart this New Year day
fhts word OF sublime confidence Jehovah
Erah.s IL tells you that you trust God al
wayx. that % promise Of bis ever fatls that
re doeth an things well. and out Of all seem
inr luss and destruction OF human hopes BE
i<1nzz a blessing
a.You have not passed this way heretofore.
There viii be sorrows and joys, failures ana sue
ne~xek this year Just az there were last year.
Yea cannot forecast individual experiences You
csnnot see q step before your feet Yet Jeho-
xnh-fErah calls y0u 70 enter the new year
with calm trust Il bids you put away all
anxlesis< and forebCdings- The Lord will pro
ride and 80 SAYS she who 10.
Faithfully yours.
LIZZIE o. THOMAS.
PATsY's BEEE READING
4 nDtiond . few days aGo. where man sued
far altorce on the grounds that his wife was
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