Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-13

pie to think that ! have not a full
| knowledge, or perhaps as much so
as anyone possibly could have, con-
corning the workings Of my false
/ brethren against me. Not that !
would hold aught against them or
would turn the weight OF a hair in
| the form Of a curse upon them, but
! have tried to obey the Divine In
| junction. II was smitten on the one
| cheek, to turn the other.
"If there are those of the human
family that have ever been made any
worse by the life that ! have lived
and the deeds that ! have done. save
in a financial way, | am very sorry
indeed and wish to say that 1t was
ONLY an error of the head and not of
the heart, for | certainly did all In
my power even to make good In
financial way all of my indebtedness,
but have utterly failed in that re-
spect. | have even at times sold fur
niture out of my home in order to
satisfy my creditors and furthermore
stated that II it took the bed upon
which | slept to satisfy them, it was
theirs, but after all this some of my
creditors poured in upon me like raw
enous beasts on an innocent lamb,
but l still hope and trust that 1t is
all for the best, but ! can hardly see
1t that way.
in closing nv own experience to
you ! wish to say that because of my
financial conditions l have failed to
obey my Lord ofttimes in the
preaching of His Word as ! should
have done, but l trust that He will
forgive me, and this experience OF
mine that l am telling you is moving
out of heart full of love for the
children of men and yet out or
broken heart, because OF the great
love that ! have for the lost world,
seemingly has almost burned thourgh
the veil of the flesh.
Now, come to my word of exhor-
tation and in beginning | wish 10
state, or rather quote, text OF one OF
the old prophets: Hold up His stand
ard for my people and as l nave
done In the past I will now do In the
present The standard which He held
up was none other ihan the Ten Com
mandments and tM Golden Rule.
Sought Friend in Vain.
Therefore l would say this Is an
exalted standard for the people to-
day, but apart from this, | wish TO
say alat | want to hold up the very
life which Jesus Himself lived among
men, as the standard for the people,
and I wish to state that in a financial
wav I have failed. but the gospel
which I have preached and the Christ
of God which I hold up to you as your
standard will never fail.
"As | walked the streets OF your
fair city yesterday ! said II l only
could find just one real, sure-enough
friend on earth that perhaps my lie
might count for something still. but l
have failed to find him, but this Christ
which | have preached | exhort you
to Law hold upon Him as never be-
fore. as He will never fail you, and |
close my exhortation by repeating to
YOU our most beloved pastors text on
last Sunday, the Rev. A. F. {. Kelly,
who is a great and good man, great
because of his goodness.
THE text was For have no great
er pleasure than this, than that We
walk in the truth and last of all, l
now come to my only word of warn
ing, and in so doing ! call your at
tention to the two creditors that are
spoken of in the Holy Word of Writ
and warn you in His name, be very
careful as to how you deal with the
unfortunate In this life. for after all
at the back of all their mistakes 1t
NAV be that there lies a true and
honest heart and a blood washed soul.
And in closing, I will say as to my
self, II makes no difference, for | am
counted as one amongst the past, but
trust that when my time comes that
| will go where debt and the creditor
is unknown.
81 beg to remain, yours in love, in
all the great oceans of the eternities
that lie out before US"
Employed az Clerk.
HUFF is a member of the College
Park Baptist Church. of which the
Rev. A. F. O'Kelley Is pastor. He Is
employed as a clerk at the c. d. Ken
ney Tea Company, on Whitehall
street.
DR.. O'Kelley states that he and 9TH
er members of his church have known
that Huff was In financial straits for
some time and that at Christmas they
took UP a collection for him.
For several years Huff has not done
any ministerial work, merely taking
odd Jobs whenever he could get them.