Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-11-29
LET us HAVE PATIENCE

With the glad tidingS from across
the water, and our presidents mes
sage to the soldiers, il is now the
time for us to stay even little
closer to our Bibles and on our knees.
Far be il from me to suggest spite
or reVengeful feelings, those whose
courage and knowledge OF war al .
rested the mad man and his follow.
crS, are the ones to give the centfai
powers and the kaiser their punish
ment.
In some heather countries wntn
q man wrongs another the one wrong
ed is the one to pass sentence. but
that is a mistake, and we VINO nave
helped the soldiers win this tremenu-
GUS struggle must now let the allies
decide the great questions. {
know that Germany had divided the
world among her royal families. we
know that America had been given
to the German crown prince, ana we
know from Belgiums sorrows what
would have been our portion. But
law and order should be the RUE
of this country and l am giving
YOU a prayer that has helped me
many times. We know not what -
before us, there will be at least TWO
years more of work for our loNeu
ones to do in those stricken coun-
tries. Many a thousand roll of wire
10 take up. many a bomb and gren-
ade to render harmless, many PIT
fall TO fill up and many a trap 10
destroy. This viii make so ln1uy
of us show the selishness or cnaI
ity that has been hidden III tlle
depths of our hearts. As long as
there was real fighting going on as
long as there were women ana III
tie children to save from the ruin,
less enemy many OF us encourds gu
our loved ones to go. But !ts gohlS
to be the testing time Tor many Vii
g CT TherG
rise in so many hearts the thoughts
that those people are able TO take
I'M the barbed wire, fill the pits anu
remove the traps for themselves,
that America has done enough, b 1t
do YOU remember the SanldIIIa.ii ~. y -
last help? After ne hau t taHet so ma,
HELPLESS Jew to the inn he took soi5e
money out of his pocket and sald:
"If this is not enough j VIII pay
tba other when l return. he couLa
have said: st am doing enough, lGe
him nay, or work it out, Wheh lie 10
we'll" -. c,o,,,,ri
+onS C;uard YOUR letters. DO not
write how much work you nave 10
40 now Won have suffered WIN ILe
"fiu,I" nor say a word about the COZ.
ton in the field because there Is ~
one to pick it. Goa mas peSn e Nyen
TO ali OF us; He has never torSaIkaen
ne and we must not be a Stumpllns
hIock in the way of the soldleTs. nSC
them finish the job. General Perst-
ing will be as glad as any prl'a'e
to start home. .. ,o
Some of us have our parents
tell MS about the way the Con1eu-
erata soldiers found their MONIES!
homes burned, cattle driven OIL Vi
killed. and not a thing to start anew:
heard a dear old lady tell ABOUT
her trials. Her husband 1aiIe4dd re an
come back; with two llttie chiluI I en-
she had to face the world. A los
a. hin was hers and a donkey was
her main chance. Taxes had TO pe
Maid and not a cent OF money. Sne
drove her donkey to town, anu W., W.
TO nv father, just back from JONI JON,
sons Island. Many Ve s,tI conl
fell YOU about the march from San
duslkY across the frozen lake ErIe,
He told her to so home and MAKE q
cron with her beast and ne W0ulu
see that the taxes were palu' ~
next wear she took him cotton to pay
what she owed him, ana ne nsu long tT
ssfter his death that this old lady
met NV mother and told her OF III p
kindly help that she had recelVeu.
Can we do less than TINS Ior tno
neople who for four years nav nay j.
borne the heat ana c0lu, me 9oIi5 bSs
and sorrow that our nome lailu ntS
onca nassed through? These years
have cemented the world in new
brotherhood. .,.,,o1 ,,ro,,ars
ioH,f,II division of all we had ana
fbe DAYS we measured our sugar and and
ala without meat to be able TO MI
The ships for the soldiers, the women
and children across the ocean. -
Don't forget our reconstruction
time. We must be patient, we must
he charitable and above all we must
not forget that God has never once nee
forgotten us. And here is the prayer
thar | want you to memorlze;
'Dear Heavenly Father, the hour
has come for each of us to Walk
alone with Thee: may we trust Ihee
fbera is difficulty inward or out
ward that Thou art not ready to
meet for us today; may we braveiy
and quietly face tomorrow, staying YIN ::
our hearts on Thy word of promise.
AS was with Moses, so / viii be
with thee: 1 will not fail thee nor