Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-31

Dear Mrs. Thomas; l have been a
silent reader OF The Journal for many
years. After reading your good letters
on our duty IN saving to help the suf-
fering. / can't keep silent any longer.
just want to come and tell you youT
good chats and household letters have
been a great help to me. l was read
ing James for my lesson this morning,
and as there are only five chapters, !
read the whole book. / got more out
of it than ever before. and | am go
ing to ask the sisters of our Household
to read the whole book of James. IT
helped me so much that l know it viii
help others. While it is all good, the
fifth chapter seems to show us plainly
why these troubles come on US. Let us
read and study. our Bible and have a
prayer meeting in our Household There
are some who read it that can't go II
prayer meeting, so it will be light
to the world Jesus says, Lift Me up:
will draw all men unto Me-" Dear
mothers. let us lift up Jesus. It will
not only help US. 1t will help the young
people and children. My daughter says
the Household is worth the money paid
for the paper, besides Mrs. FELTON,. DR..
Crane and others. We need to wake up
to our duty to God and our country and
be strong in the Lord. Pure and I'M
defiled religion - to visit the widows
and fatherleSS and keep ourselves I'M
spotted from the world. Let US exam
inc ourselves in religion. have been
too much of a Stacker. I have not
clear vision of myself. I am trying to
get myself ready to say Here am I;
send me-
Oh, mothers! Let US get the spots Of
the world off and pray God to help US
to be fit to pay with our preside FOR
peace. | know we must pray Gods will
be done on earth as in heaven. but we
are not willing to repent in sacllcloth.
If We were, it might come sooner. We
don't keep the sabbath day holy. aS
we are comma nded, There was a speak
ing on the food conservation Sunday
afternoon and there was nobody at
prayer meeting to lead. They had gone
to town: didn't feel like going to
church. These things ought not to be.
Jesus was so anT Gus about His Fa-
Tiers business he tasted in the Wilder
ness forty DAYS and said. we cannot
live by bread alone but every word that
proceedeth out Of the mouth Of God q"
We should do our best in saving every
thing. This we should do and not leave
the other undone. ] have given all the
boy I had. We are farming on rented
land. I am helping in the field and do =
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one daughter living. She hasn't been
home i'm four years. God, who gave
/ them. took the other four when small
| 7 decided to visit my daughter a few
days ago. thinking I might cheer her
She had also lost her baby and was de
voted to her brOthe~ in the army To
my glad surprise. she was prepared to
help me. | found them planting every
thing they can to help feed the hungry
they said. After few words, she said
Mother. have you letter from broth
er. | am anxious to hear God bless
his brave heart. / am so glad he could
leave us 50 cheerfully Oh. mother!
think of the dear boys willingly giving
their lives for US, Greater love hath
no man than this. / don't feel like
can do enough to hello hem"
! want to indOrse every word of Mrs
c. w. Griffin. of Graham. Go Come
again. Such letters are so much help
There are many more who have been ST
lent 80 long I feel sure they have some
good things in store for us Come on
with your good talks. Let us help each
other This is a needy time With
much love to every one. will close
4 true friend
MRS. HARVEY