Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-08-18

sometimes we find parents. mothers
own way?
There are many young people who
are not considerate OF their parents. but
especially, who forget that their daugh-
tiers are grown. I heard a husband tell
his wife that she forgot that when she
was Mollie's age she had been married
three years and would have resented the
interference she had just exercised.
Mrs. Mahon's letter contains a good
Suggestion. Why do you not have home-
comlngs in your churches? Set apart
some nth Sunday. get up a good pro-
gram and invite all the people whose
names have been on the church register
and make a nice thing Of It.
Some may live quite distance and you
would have 60 see that they were in,
vited for more than the day. Surely all
of them would have friends still living
among the neighbors. The oldest MEM
Der might write history of the Church
or make a very interesting talk about
how the church was built or conducted
in those earlier years. Try II some Of
you and tell me how you succeed.
Faithfully yours.
LIZZIE o. THOMAS.
THAT NEW CHURCH NOW READY.
Dear Household:
/ have been waiting to hear the roll called
but can't keep quiet any longer. ] want an
old time hand shake with you all. Our church
is very near completion and there Is a great
difference In my feelings today from one year
ago. God has been 50 good to US. We have
been able 70 get old Fairview rebuilt II has
been a time OF prayer and self-denial. but the
glory Of God Is with Us and i hope many souls
shall be persuaded into tranquility and love
In those walls. May God always send showers
hat 1rraA ne
have a flourishing Sunday school again. also a
Sunday school teachers training class which Is
very interesting and helpful. II is Just as es-
sential for a Sunday school teacher to be well
equipped for teaching class as any professor
Of college to come over a BODY OF students.
I'm sorry 20 say there is people that oppose
Sunday schools, but that must not keep the
rest OF us from leading the children into the
way that teaches them the truth and how TO
resist evil.
never have seen a person that went down
TO degradation BY going TO Sabbath school, but
1 have seen them lifted up and shown Jesus.
hope TO see the day when all parents viii
take their children 70 Sunday school. The
earliest impressions made upon the mind are the
ones that are most lasting. children properly
trained became In lateryears more help TO the
church than many older people who really
want to help but know nothing about methods.
They may read their Bibles and learn how TO
live. but cannot expound the Scriptures for the
Parents must be on the right road them
selves and control their children before they
can train them up in the way they should go.
A great many children rule their parents.
There are people that do not believe in
education. and then try to express opinions
about things requiring deepest study
Mrs VIII. / saw your husband was deeply
interested In our church building, and certainly
appreciated what he said. There Is one more
thing I'D like to have soon, what / call a
Home Coming for the people that used to
come here and the people that helped Us on
our church. II / could sust get things fixed
as / have Il pictured out. IL would be a glori-
Gus day with Ne. / hope that some Of the
Fairview people OF those early days win see
this and come to see us In our new church.
Mrs. Fuller. come on, we have yeast and
chickens ready; win be glad 70 have you.
] still get letters for that eczema cure. but
they send no postage and l can't answer them.
Several promised TO pay II ] would send on
aud they have failed so 1 have decided not
to waste my time and stamps on any more
dead heads.
Glad to see the new members come, but
II looks like some Of the old ones have for
saken as.
Best wishes for all.
MRS. CLEO MAHAN.