Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-11-22
The Country Home
Timely Topics
CONDUCTED BY MRS. w. H. FELTON,
THE GREAT PEACE

Somewhere in Holy Writ is founa,
Beautiful are the feet of them VINO
bring the glad tidings of greas
peace." The Hebrews had varying
fortunes as recorded in the Blblei
also in the works of Josephus. They
were captives sometimes, and some
times their armies were victorious.
They understood what 1T meant When
they were driven to the wall ana
made to bow to the yoke of the con-
queror. When they were victors,
they made great demonstrations OF
Joy and gladneSS.
SO likewise we Americans were
joyful when the former kaiser sur
rendered his crown and his auto
cratic powers to the German people
As 1 have repeatedly said during the
last four years, the bottom would
drop out when William dropped out.
And the German masses got tired OF
killing and being killed and tod MN
so, and the aforesaid bottom dropped
out and the German masses won
victory in defeat'-OVer William,
their kaiser.
Now that peace has come and the
world war is over, except in minor
details. we may be privileged to say;
The Almighty Maker of heaven ana
earth mas set these nations free.
The outcome of the Civil war OF
the sixties was giving emancipation
to African slaves, and l have felt Tor
long time that God oVerruIed the
desire to perpetuate human slavery
in the United States.
The freedom of the nations allied
TO Germany is a great boon. They
have their chance for peoples gov
eminent as distinct from an emper-
or's dictation and monarchical gov
eminent.
To the end of time this great war
will bear tina interpretation, and L
can say with profound belief that AL
mighty God has freed the German
masses as a result of this world war.
Blessed are the feet Of them that
brought glad tidings of great peace
to these warning nations!
So many inquiries are made as 10
when the boys can come back to the
homela once more.
They will come in due time. but
the peace must be established DIS
we'll as signed up. These boys oyer
there" have a wonderful opportunity
to see foreign lands. 1t will be
see places they would never have
seen otherwise. They will be in no
wars again-but they must police
the country that has signed the
peace--and see that peace is pre-
served and the terms of peace per-
fected-in good working order.
Russia is an unknown quantity as
we see it, at this writing.
Russia has a wonderful chance if
there is patriotism and energy
enough to hold and maintain a peo-
pies government.
The czar paid the price of auto
cracy and he was executed by Rus
sian people.
The kaiser has abdicated and paid
the price of autocracy-ands urrend-
cred to German people.
The other kings and rulers-aliled
with Germany are doing likewise
they abdicate and retire.
If I had ever been a crowned head
on the continent of Europe / think
1 should get busy setting my house
in order, and then turn over civil
to the people in general.
The signs are portentious-that
great peace means a great awakening
all over Europe for civil and relig-
ious liberty everywhere, in every |
empire and every monarchy on the
eastern hemisphere.
God grant that our people may
act wisely and we'll in legislation
even here in the great old United
States!