Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-09-06
LIBERTY BoNDs-HxPocR1sY
BONDS


BONDS
Benjamin Franklin says: at is true
there is much to be done, and perhaps
you are weak handed; but stick to it
steadily, and you will see great effects,
for constant dropping wears away
stones and by diligence and patience
the mouse ate in two the cable; and lit
tie strokes fell great oaks" Another
writer says:
II spite of the stare of the wise and
the worlds derision,
Dare follow the star blazed road, dare
follow the vision"
Another call is going to come to you
for Liberty Bonds or War Savings
Stamps. What are you going to do
about it? Are you going to pose as a
patriot, perhaps spend a day persuading
others to invest and your own share be
in something that you are holding for
higher prices?
Are you lending the money that you
are getting for stupff you are getting for
nothing and charging two prices for,
are you investing it where it will help
nobody but you? There are dozens of
ways to help Germany without actually
going into the German army. People
are not fooled as much as you may
think, and certainly God sees the heart
says, "the devil is the father of liars"
1 am ashamed to read the statistics
and see that Georgia, Alabama and
South Carolina are at. the bottom of
the list of purchasers of War Savings
Stamps and Liberty Bonds. Two dol
lars and a quarter per capita is South
Carolina, and the other two states are
even lower. How much did you buy?
Even a lone quarter Of a dollar put into
one stamp by every one honestly unable
to buy more, and others accordingly as
the Lord hath prospered them" would
change things. ~ ''..
This is no time to "splurge, there
are men and women dressing and invest
ing in all sorts of things who have not
given their tenth to. God, nor lent even
a twentieth to their nation.
After the faithful have whipped the
kaiser, have fed the hungry, have found
homes for the orphans and peace settles
over the world this sort of Stacker Will
help get up all sorts of societies" and
orders" to perpetuate' the memories of
the gallant men and women who really
did the work.
This war is going to start many a
family tree People who have had
nothing and almost ate with their fin
gers, who said come to dinner and
bring your chair" are getting rich and
letting it fill the, empty place in their
heads where others keep their brains.
Poverty is no disgrace. l said this
last week and 1 repeat it,. Some of the
salt of the earth have had one bench
at the table, and raised nice families,
but when a happy change came their
way it did not turn their minds entirely
into mush and bootlicking the one VINO
is a little richer. Continue to say come
in to dinner and bring your chair if you
haven't money enough to buy a chair
and a stamp. There is civilization, but
there will not be this opportunity to help
in the worlds great need q, .-.. ,-.
I heard a man say that If the folks
across the seas need his sugar he can DO
entirely without q His home has been
one of the places, that literally had, a
loaded table. Can't you say that if our
nation needs our money it is going 20
get yours as well as that of your neigh
Dor? Count the people in your town,
or community, and see how much beyond
the two dollars a head you can get them
to go. If your folks put in five dollars
you are redeeming the state from it's
place as among the slackers. l know
towns and communities in each of these
states that have gone "over the top in
every good work Were you among them.
or ala you let the OIn0F IeIO" lIlNeSt
that way while you put yours where it
makes more for you? "Inasmuch as we
did it unto the least of these, your
brethren, we did it unto the Lord"
You will have chance to redeem
yourself. The new Liberty drive is now
on. Get busy and buy as much as you
can of the stamps or bonds.
Prayer doesn't amount to a row of
pins unless you live up to your words.
Don't do without so as to save. Sobe
are using these times that. way. Save all
you want to but put your savings into
stamps so as to help your government.
When you read this I shall sbe in Flor
ida My mother is again desperately
i'll and needs me. IF l. have failed to
answer a letter. or you do not get the
chickens ordered, this is the reason. The
Farmer will be on the job as usual,
but there are some things that will have
to await my return. Madison, Fla,
Will be my address and I shall be pleas,
ed to see any of you who may be around
there. Let us hope and pray that the
dear sufferer may rally, as she did a
year ago.
Faithfully yours.
g. r LIZZIE O.. THOMAS.