Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-09-22

WHAT I WISH FOR THEE
would not ask for thee q fadeless
summer
When all IS bright:
Nor that eternal day surround thee
Without night;
For II our summer lasted all the year,
No vernal spring in beauty would appear.
would not ask for thee life Of pleas
without care:
Nor that thy path be strewn with roses.
Through meadows fair:
Tor If our days were only happy days.
And II our ways were only pleasant
ways.
our lives IN dum monotony would run
without the peace that comes when toll
Is done.
But I would wish for thee a Heavenly
measure
OF shade and shine; -
Enough to make thee grasp the closer
The Hand divine.
Enough to bend thee to His sovereign
will
Whate'er His mandates. be It good or III.
The summer is ended and the visitors
are about all gone: the schools are be-
ginning and people are getting in shape
for the winters work / hope that none
OF you are satisfied with your Sunday
school / do hope that II i the very
best that you could have UP 10 this time.
but have you not studied some other
school or read of some other work that
would be 3 benefit 10 yours7 I wonder
how. many Of you have teachers study
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meet and prepare the lessons. hope
that there is no jealousy In your hearts,
that you dwell together in unity and plan
for the advancement OF Gods work II
Il the only way to succeed The army
OF the Lord has many divisions just as
the regular army OF any nation has its
infantry. cavalry and coast defense. to
say nothing OF the navy Men join
whichever appeals most TO them and
think their division the greatest one yet
they realize that the others are as loyal
and as important In their places
SO with the Army OF God. study for the
great Cause. but do not be q stumbling
block BY keeping another out OF the
division that suits him. What would YOU
think Of q sailor who happened to be
away from his ship and refused TO help
save his country because he would have
to shoulder a rife and stand in the
woods Is not that the way with some
who claim TO wear the uniform of Chris
tianity7 Ask God to forgive you and
pitch n and work wherever you happen
60 be
In small places there may be some
Bible teacher who has had better ad-
vantaxes than the others Are you going
ID struggle along. the blind leading the
blind. and have your own little handful
instead OF all the churches joining forces
and studying together? There are no
secrets taught In the Sunday school.
Then why should You object 70 a union
Bible class for the teachers2 know
more than one good man who gets his
lesson in the union Bible. class. and 1
know plenty who are doing good work
in other churches because il IS not as
convenient for them TO go 70 their own
X = nelghbor is in trouble and needs
help are you one to stand aside and
say. 4 can't help her as I am not a
mernber OF her famflyg Teaching In
the Baptist Sunday school does not
make you less loyal to your own Meth
odist church II the Baptists need you,
OF vice versa
II you have no Sunday school get to-
gether and organize one. II you find that
having Il Of your denomination win
break IL down. theh make II Q union ar
fair and try TO get the teachers OF all
denominations TO take part in it. Get the
International lessons and teach Il for
the spiritual enlightenment Of the peo-
pie not for the building up Of any
particular denomination Pray together.
work together and soon the outsiders
viii take interest in IL and say there
really IS some Christianity in that COM
munity for the people can forget church
and honor God People are getting too
enlightened TO squabble over their be-
Iiefs IN every Christian association
whether for young men or for women.
there are Bible classes for the mem
herss and the question of denomination
never comes up except that We try to
have All represented As many Of you
know. am Methodist. the Bible teach