Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-08-30
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Mrs. w. H. FELTON,, Gainesville, Ga
My Dear Madam: Will you kindly
give us the desired information through
the columns of The Semi Weekly Jour
nal? We will appreciate your kindness
| very much indeed. BY whom was tho
| idea of the service flag originated? A
young woman of my acquaintance has
| three brothers in the service overseas
now. She is married and living some
distance from her parental home. AT
her parental home is a service flag con-
tanning three stars. She wants to know.
If it is permissible for her to have a
service flag at her own home for her
brothers. 1 am sure you know, so be-
fore acting on the matter we decided
to seek your advice. We take The
Semi Weekly Journal just for yours and
Mrs. Lizzie o. Thomas's letters. Though
we do not know you personally, we love
and admire you, and wish for you many
more years of service for our Master
| here on this earth. Thanking you in
advance for this information, 1 am
Very truly yours,
A SUBSCRIBER.
August 81, 1918.
Dying Grace
l 1 attended the funeral on yesterday
of an aged lady nearly eighty-three
ed with for more than fifty years, a
resident of our town, the greater part
of the time. She has been a widow
many years, and has one surviving son,
maybe some few grandchildren, but
they have been living in a far-distant
state for many long years, and this
aged Christian had no home of her OWN
and died in the home of a nephew, after
bed-ridden illness of several years.
Her Gainesville friends were able
to visit her in this. long illness at va
rious times, and often remarked upon
her cheerful resignation, and remarkable
patience in these years of severe afflic-
ton.
But the Heavenly Father gave her
dying grace that seemed to lift her out
of the gloom of her condition and her
faith seemed to get brighter every day
that the Lord would take her to her
heavenly rest in His own good time, but
she was ready to go, willing and even
anxious to go, for she understood that
she was Obliged to go in the future that
was before her, as medicine had failed
and it was only question Of time
sooner or later.
The minister took for his text that
wonderful chapter in the Old Testament,
''Who can find virtuous woman, fol
her price is far above rubies," and con-
tinued to explain the beautiful influence
of the mother and wife in her family.
The church had q fine congregation
to listen, considering the brief notice
and weekday cares and obligations. The
dying saint asked that her funeral serv-
ice might be addressed to the young
persons who might listen. as life was
before them and she desired to testify
as to the dying grace that the Lord
bod ryoucbsafed TO her I'm the long days
and nights of suffering. Frustrated by
weakness, until the frail body was near
to skeleton condition in cancellation
The choir sang ASLEEP in Jesus" as
she requested, and the friends of a long
lifetime circled about the casket, as
the congregation sang How Firm
Foundation" Tt was all so beautiful.
so consoling, such an ootect-lesson OF
patience, resignation and abiding faith
in the promises of God. that everybody
was glad to hear the minister tell Of II