The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-02-11

did not--Tm a boyl
And papa said he did not drink
/ Since that first night when we
| Had hung that pledge upon the wall
Where he our names could see,
And ever since that space was filled.
Mamma said so tonight,
Though dark may be our little room
one corner'si always bright.
The past year has been one OF blood
shed and carnage. In all part OF the
world men. women and Innocent chill
dren have been murdered by the tens
OF thousands. but yet Christianity is
advancing. Is rolling on and II is go
ing TO warm the hearts Of all nations
and all nations will bask In Its light.
Men may shut the window blinds 80
they cannot see Il. or they may smoke
the pipe OF speculation until they are
Swallowed under their own yaporing,
but the white light OF the gospel made
up OF all the beautiful colors Of earth
and heaven, violet plucked from amid
the spring grass. the indigo OF the
southern jungles. the blue of the skies.
the green OF the foliage and the yellow
OF the autumnal woods, the orange Of
the southern groves and the red Of the
sunst. all the beauties OF earth and
heaven are combining To keep the ball
OF Christianity rolling. Great Britain
is going 10 lead all Europe to the foot
Of the cross: the United States Is GO
ing 10 bring all America to God; these
1.fV.u md
take Asia for God and then the three
with their combined strength will bring
Africa into the fold and the world viii
be redeemed. The good homes OF our
land are the little yeast cakes that keep
the moral Influences working. ln1del-
lily and atheism are receiving their
death blow from clubs in the hands of
the good mothers Of our land
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Young man, Young woman! Don't
let your lives be failures. Make the
best OF what God has given you. Let
your gratitude TO Him for life and Its
noble endowments. be exerted In full
devotion OF will. and thought, and
strength, to whatever work He brings
in His wise providence to your hand.
And remember. that II is only good and
useful work that He provides. Shun
evil work-work that harms your
neighbor in any way, as you would
shun the deadliest thing. No true sue
cess ever comes from evil work IL
may bring a harvest OF golden apples
and purple grapes; but the apples will
be like those OF Sodom. full of bitter
ashes and grapes sour.
The grandest luxury God ever gave
man is health. He who trades that on
for all the palaces OF the earth is cheat
ed Many have envied Napoleon, but he
would gladly have given all his honors
to have been freed from the govt.
dinner OF herbs tastes better to the APP
petite sharpened on woodman's az or
a scythe, than wealthy indigestion ex-
periences seated at u table covered
with yenison and all the luxuries of
the season. with good health we can
sleep sweetly on straw mattress,
while fashionable invalids get but lit
tie rest on n couch OF eagles down.Let
us remember Paurs advice to the He
brews and II we have health In all 9TH
or respect BE content with such things
ns we have"
II is 80 easy 10 criticise ones neigh
Dor who has gone wrong in morals, or
made failure In business. and so hard
10 give credit for the effect OF the In
Iluences impelling him to disasterover
which he has no control. that our crit
ism OF others Is often very uncharit-