Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-09-28
OR Household
Conducted by
MISS LIZZIE O. THOMAS


Lord, who shall abide in thy taber
nacle? Who shall dwell in thy holy
hill? He that walketh uprightly. and
walketh righteously and speaketh the
| truth in his heart" ..,
Except a corn of wheat fall into the
ground and die, it abideth alone; but if
it die, 1t bringeth forth much fruit
| If the first fruit be holy, the lump is
also holy; and if the root be holy so
are the branches.
When I said, my foot slippeth; thy
mercy, o Lord, held me up.
| Rejoice not against me. oh mine en-
envy: when 1 fall 1 shall rise; when 1
| sit in darkness the Lord shall be a
| light unto me.
Wherefore He is able also to save
them to the uttermost that come unto
| God by him, seeing He ever liveth to
make intercession for them
Perpetual devotion to what a man
| calls his business is only to be sus-
| tanned by perpetual neglect of many
| other things. And it is not by any
| means certain that a mans business is
the most important thing he has 20
| do"
| Whoever may discern true ends,
shall grow pure enough to love them,
| brave enough to strive for them, and
strong enough to reach them
! Have you ever tried having a text
! for the day? 1 do not mean one for
you to preach about, but one to whis-
per to you the comfort, cheer or in
spiration that one surely needs every
| day. This need not always be a verse
| from the Bible. though I confess such
text is a prop for an and all condi-
| tions.
| But / once knew q man who was en-
| tirely too impetuous, and put too much
stress en- the thing to be done right
then.
One day he was railing about condi-
| lions and a much older man quoted a
| favcrite passage from one of his books
| and the younger man caught the idea
that while one must do his best on all
| occa s.ons. he should remember 'all this
must pass away"
Time is mutabilitys ally and 1t is
only such things as come from above
! that really count. Faith is our anchor
and truth our compass.
Just now the world seems topsy-
| turvy, but as sure as the sun shines
and the heavens bend over US, all
things are going to work for the good
| OF these who serve the Lord.
The whole world was going straight
away from God and His laws. Mankind
was in mad pursuit of all sorts of self
/ ish ends. Multitudes of rich men and
women went where they pleased, when
they pleased and considered themselves
free from any obligation to one less
fortunate. Many poor people were of the
same spirit An obligation meant moth
ing to them, businesses that depended on
| them were left undone, and moral obli-
cations were completely ignored. But
this awful war has walked us up, we
realize that old adage, "a touch of
| nature makes the whole world kim" and
the past summer has found the lady of
high degree learning of her humbbler
sister, or teaching that sister how to
be more efficient. Truth has come to
the front underhand advantages unsus-
! piciOus one is ont considered an evidence
of shrewdness.
AS long as the world stands there
will be some possessed by the powers of
evil, and messengers of evil, but when
we look over our land today and see the
mothers and fathers who have bid their
sons godspeed, and with much fortitude
have seen them go to the training camp
or somewhere in France" we know that
the God of our fathers is once more re-
ceiving His own homage and that the
brotherhood of man" is more than a
jungle of words.
The statement made by a nation that
treaty solemnly made and religiously
kept by the rest of the world, was
merely a scrap of paper" shows us that
without God and a proper conception
of our Saviors command to love our
neuighbor as ourself there is no such
thing as truth or faith. The moral prop
needed by all of us is faith, first in
God, next in the goodness that should
be in ever yheart. If we really believe
in God and His ultimate victory over
evil we will be true to Him and to
our neighbor. Being true to God means
a higher walk In life, a look up and
lift up with the thought ever in our
minds that we must do our best all the
time for the Master depends on us to
fulfil His plans.
Did you ever look back over the day,
or week, and see where God gave you
an opportunity to work for Him. to be
his representative and your eyes were
so blinded by selfishness that you let
the opportunity go by? We would
drop our work and hasten to meet the
governor of our state, or Mr.. Hoover If
we received word that either one need
ed us, yet the Oliver of all good things
speaks to us every day and how otter
we fail TO even hear the message.
Are you doing your bit? Arphan's day
will soon be here. Will you selfishly
say that you have orphans of your
own to feed and clothe? The stress and
strain that the orphans of Belgium,
France and Poland has put on us must
not let us forget our duty to our own.
Each state has its own to care for, and
who can begrudge them one day? Be
true to the best and be faithful in car
rying on your good impulses and He
who heeds the cry of the fatherless and
the tears of the widow will surely bless
you.
In conclusion let me assure you that
who have lived under many conditions
and studied many natures, l who have !
taught the man who knew not God and
learned Of the woman who could not
write her name, 1 assure you that if
you Commit your work unto the Lord"
your thoughts shall be established. He
may lead you, or send you upon errands
that you would avoid; Like Paul you
may be stung by a serpent, or swallow
ed by a whale, red hot plowshares may
seem under your feet. but hear me. dear
friends God never forgets us and IN
the end the gold is refined and the YES
sci we carry is fit for the Masters
use. 1t must be emptied of self ami
filled with truth and faith befUe He
can use il.
Faithfully yours,
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