Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-03-09
MARCH.

Vow faith j. the substance Of things
hoped for. the evidence Of things no,
seen Hebrews II-I. John Bunyan
SAYS. There are times when some gTaCes
may be out 81 use but there Is no
time Wherein faith can oe said TO be
-. wherefore faith must be always in
exercise Faith - the eye. Is the mouth.
j. the hand. and one o. these Is in
Use all dGy Ions. Faith Is To see, TO
receiE q. 10 work. o. TO eas. and Chris
titan should be seeing. or receiving. or
working. or feeding all day long" Some
times / am tempted. TO try TO find out
how many o. the -cadeTs or this Atlanta
Journal read. o. have read that grand
old book. Pilgrims Progress The Ian
sUage is quaint and the imagination
vivid. but IL you will let the ideas sink
INTO your mind. invite Faithful and
Few others TO permanently abide with
you. keep your eyes open for Mr.. World
~ Wisemau. and trudge along brave
" you will be surprised now pleasant
will be the compau 5oushiV a. the Pill
grim> helpers
But what has this 20 do with March:
lust this A. you do your work IN
March. faithfully or hopefully. the yea
viii be for yOur bettermeni or retro
grade
Join .tEe 'DJ-It-NOw'' family and II
the uAN Is 700 colo lOl 0UANNNA WI n Sc
TO the things that will be needed later.
This sounds liSe I am talking 10 farm
ers. and 1 am here 20 tell you that they,
as a body need more OF the get up and
work spirit than any set OF folks !
ever saw 2 am not saying this for
any. one section You remember tnat l
heIred Hon. Harvey Jordan a year. and
Z have spent many a week At the heart OF
the subject
The people who live in the country
have an fdea that town folks" are in
the easier places. But they work by the
clock. there i no such word as ABOUT
n their program. Rain or shine. freeze
or heat IS no excuse for them not 10 be
al their post when working time begins.
And il would he interesting 10 hear some
OF the methods used durinl The recent
COLI weather for them to get TO WORK
as usual I DO not know about TINS
zine. bus I've known a crowd 10 hire
milk wagon because the ice had stopped
the street cars. and some living IN the
city have started an hour earlier than
usual because they knew that much time
would be necessary 10 make the trip. The
majority OF the workers are ambitious
and study 10 be promoted Don't you
know plenty OF people in the county who
would be insuIted If you try to tell them
anything about farming None OF us
are smrat enough 10 quit studying. or
TO scOrn the knowledge OF the other fel-
sow
March i the slime 10 ~ ones patience.
and this is where ones salth comes ia
lie who markejh ;he winds TO blow. ana
The rains 10 fan knows what weather to
send US. Seeds put in the ground last
fall may not terminate. but faith viii
prompt US 10 withhold not our hands
The home maker is doing row the sew
ing and the preparations that will light
en labor when. the heat and burden or
the day seems almost too heavy | used
10 hear a lot about the LAY by time.
but there is no use in thinking there IS
any time in life when people can actual
Iy do nothing il they are really expect
ing TO succeed. some times II seems a.
II we are simply marking time, there
seems nothing TO show for the time
spent. But IL is like this March weather
which is filling the earth with the ele-
ments that go to make the green grass.
golden grain and luscious fruits
How many OF YOU thought Of the
birds while this rough weather has de-
prived them OF food? There are pair
Of red birds. four jays. pair OF mock
ing birds and some others that come rs
regularly as the really bad weather for
their oats I throw the oats over into
the garden first thing in The morning.
The English sparrows would De
nuisance in the poultry yard. but Beau
tffuI and BiIIikins look after them.
March Is the time for US 10 look after
all the feathered creatures. not only
feeding the bids but looking after the
ones on our premises
The "Do-IJ-NOw" crowd won't find
things piled up. they have taken advan-
tage OF every warm day TO spray and
clean up. They have also got few
seed in the ground or in boxes and their
doctors bills will be lessened by the iron
hat the turnip. mustard. or spinach
salad will put in the blood Vegetables
60 q long way ahead Of the stuff so
many buy from the doctor. and certain
Is s plea santer to take March Is
good time for the corn clubs and can