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'EDUCATION* ■' h ■*'' rhe^Firit Step Being Somebody Doing Something Helping Someone Get 11 ng So me^here --r LET’S SMILE MORE. By Emma Gary Wallace.. It takes nearly four times as many t muscles-to frown as to smile. Think of tile waste of energy when we do overmuch grouching! * Smiles are of several different kinds, and while we are buying smiles, we might as well pick out Ike loveliest and most becoming of the lot. ' There is a smile of greeting which is genuine and lights up the face, making the plainest one beautiful. How it warms your heart to meet a friend and to "see that »radianc6 of spontaneous pleasure! The eyes as -well as the lips smile, and the whole expression says, “Well, well, I am glad to see you!" yFhis .is the sort of a smile which makes friends Then there is the smile of appre ciation Which speaks of an inner satisfaction p? pleasure. <. We should not be too stingy oi 'such smiles, ter we really owe them to the musician who delights us; to the friend who brings us a lovely itower; to th,e small son or daughter who whispers tenderly, *1 love you, Ijamma;" or to the postman who 'stops a moment on. his busy , round to make sure 1 whether a letter ^ith ‘sau uncertain address belongs to us. pne of the happy things about the appreciative smile is that it has a reflecting quality- nearly always -awakens an answering smile on the countenance of the; other person. One of "the finest games inA the Vrojid is “to ! develop skiifulness in vttedinting smiles on the faces of other people" *. - ■ " ' ^ , ■ ■^ophfe snflle Of amusement is the ItHn siSiieri io a hearty laugh Spe >J«alifitS declare that when an individ ual stops' laughing the condition of health needs careful investigation. ' Many times the depression evinced fe' the precursor of mental disturb-? ahce. Wtien a patient in an insane hospital laughs in a hearty and nor Knal i&anner it is 'considered a most hditeful sVmptom. ; - •' iPedple who are too huqv to smile, uxe sure ton husv to Twi'sh- It is a wholesome thing^to cultivate a sense •*of humor. ^ ;> • The ol** saving fhat "We might as welllaugh as Cry.” has a good deal of truth *n it and there ays lots of funny |j|Mnes life to make mirth •■bubble" «o if we will only cultivate the* habit. A sense of humor saves m»nv a dliBicult potation, even as a. soft an v®rer is so, effective in turning; aside wrath..... u. Tdany t**nep Vteoreasiou evipoed sequential things of life too. «e»iou«* ' lj. Jt is. much hatta»* to ‘‘Paek^wi such trouMeq in any old hit bag, and smile; «io«e . smile.?’. . Some^oprvnie never see the humor ear .side of anything, while, other** ^t a lot. of fun on*... of Ufa became ■they. apA the smilera^able things -about them . ILife is a splendid .moving .re«ntv— not a mere picture and me might *sr well -make our evoerlenoes eount in: asi hapny wav 'as possible. j .,;, —Christian ‘Herald. j «“M0N 8ENSE TEA°H,Ne : ■ • • .>■■■ i i *ni „• . -, V '• • By Rev. !«. Edward Church, ; j ■ %*s —1—rr-’ ■ } After a i«n «r Mine of ritaioe $ a,H efl»M 22 eminent and worthy sons in the race for the bishopric, each of us have a choice- It is our, God given and, heavfn born privilege. Why should we be chided and railroaded for ex ercising a member privilege? Com mon sense teaches that the pnly way to avoid criticism is to stay out of 'thh high offices. Presidents and king^f have been criticised. Jesus the righteous was criticised. | ! Common'sense teaches that Alaba-! ma with its great membership should have a resident bishop, and the sur est way to have a resident bishop is to elect a man who resides in this state. That does not necessarily mean that Alabama should be an Episcopal dis trict, for we have had three bishops coming into Ala.ba.ma for the past 20 years. You may ask has Alabama any bishop timber? My-answer is, yes. Rev- W. L. Hamblin^ the popular And successful presiding elder of the Montgomery district has been' an em inent success from the humblest mis sion point 4o the leading pulpit in the state. . - He is a great preacher, and a very dignified and graceful .presiding offi cer. He is a big bsother indeed. He The state primary held last week it Mt. Zion church, Montgomery; Alay demonstrated this fact. believes in a better s istry and has proven it by encotr ing every chiirch on the MontgOm district to increase the pastor’s salar ry 20 per cent. He has the elements in hfan that commend him to the bish opric. “ ' Common sense teaches that We need a bishop iij^labama who knows and can sympathize" with our condi down here.' 1 Had Jesus stayed in heaven He would not have been acquainted with our SorroW- and our grief. 'Common^ sense tpgettm' with past experiences has tdlight Alabama this Very impor tant* lesson that together we stand, divided we fSll- ' ' " > * _-\ Quar Friday nfcht 1st and 3rd,-was an event long to remembered in tWs city. Rev. W. Slade, presiding elder, us and preached as never Everybody who knows vt)r. will give him credit wth being a real cyclonic pulpiteer-of the new type. He is enthusiastic and fiery. He sways the people at will and carries them by storm. Dr > Slade is not only a great preacher, but a sweet singer, and a convincing, pleader With the unsaved .- He is tine choice of a host in Zion for bishopric, and will be hard to beat. -y we are tola tnav mera wui be nv« bishops elected at the General Con ference In May. We are unable to say who these^will be, but -I believe the members of the General Conference are going to elect pen that are able to take care of our dear old Zion. I am sure Dr. E.” d/W- Jones^ who is a polished pulpit orator, a splendid logician, a sarcastic debater, and powerful preaches, will make a good bishop. . Dr. W. J. Walls is one. of the greatest orators and preachers of the race, will make a good bishop yfe .will all be glad to follow. Dr... W,«. W.. Slade in whom God’s ministers have a friend and brother, has a will that unflinchingly with stands the criticism of opposing forces, and wins for, him the respect REV. WILLIAM M. ROBINSON; D. D. \ - " I Presiding Elder of the Lancaster District. He Is one of the lea# * Ing ministers of our connection ip South Carolina. He is a man ^ highly esteemed by both races, ahd can .be trusted in any positioh that the Church imposes ^pon him. ,He is a candidate for the Sec retaryship the Brotherhood^j^ 4 admiration of even his opp^sers. E, L. Madison- posesses ail the ^rfl^ations required for the exalted He. is a profound theologian ind, manly, true, a lover of me cnurch, broad and liberal, honest in his convictions. Dr. J. p. tee, like Plato,, is truly a master. As a theologian he is deep and sound; as a (writer caustic. The above-named five men will make spl^pdid bishops. Dr. J. p. tee would rather stay where he. if, but the ChuVch needs him at the t top. and if we can get. him to get,, in the race for the bishopric, it will bet wise for us to elect him. By all means W. Jones, W. “lift m -■/ Planted iii Childhood Nrali Bear Fruit in Manhood ih "V BETTER LIVES / VHAPPIER HOMES NOBLER CITIZENS BOYS AND PRAYER. »"i f By Gordon Law A high school boy is responsible for this. We had been discussing all sorts of things and finally reached prayer- lie boy,' a Seventeen-year old high school student, said: “I have never made up a prayer in my life. I have always used the Lord's pray er.*’ We wondered how typical this might be of other boys - A simple questionnaire was sent to over two hundred twelve-td-eeventeen year old boys. The questions asked were: \ / When, do you pray ?. What do you pray for? Do you use your Ofvn prayers or do you use a form of prayer such as the Lord’s' Prayer? Have your prayers helped you? How? Forty-one replies have been re ceived, a sufficient number to enable . one to form some idea of the gen eral prayer life of boys- Twelve of the fertjpone wrote that they used both the. Lord’s Prayer and prayers of; their own composition. , ! Eleven boys returned the questionnaire un answered. Fourteen boys said they used their own prayers only. - 4f . The interesting point brought out. bythe 'investigation Is this: Out of forty-pne average American boys only sixteen had been v in the, habit of praying for specific things. One* twelve years old? wrote: use the prayer that begins ‘Now I lay me down to, sleep!”’ Granting that the- above is by no means ^h exhaustive investigation of the prayer life of boys, it is at least suggestive ahd to any one interested [ in boys it will provoke thought, per haps action. ' i i 'We wrote to a keen college profes sor who is a lover of boys and an author: “Please send us a short note* on prayer. We Want to send , it to hqys who are not quite clear regard ing what prhyer is.” No man in America is better qualified for this task than Dr. Charles A. Hawley. Here is his note. , - J “Jesus always thought of God a£ every boy thinks of his father when he is a good companion. Jesus knew that he came from His Father and , was going back to Him so He tried every day to please Him. When He prated He talked to His Father and His answer was a clearer knowledge of what God wanted Him to do. He never teased His Father nor thought of Him as a kind of Santa Claus from whom to beg things. He and God His Father, were daily companions. Jeeps told us to think of prayer as He did-rriust companionship with our Father - God. “ < ' ’ - ; . „ ^ (4 I.wyed.Slie'gotweU.- Another: * said: > “Prayers have kept m*. etha/ alive, op*e in the time of >ath .” An Italian boy wrote: “They ive .helped* me in iny lessens and so kept me out of temp^tioa. ” Wha^ fools we are. We teacl boys id girls many admirable, second A STILL SMALL VO Loyalty and Efficiency, alSty. ”—Other Conside By Rev. A. L. WII ' In a recent article tq The Zion, the . writer in espr views relative to the elect! Secretary of Education said, lieve whoever is eloted to should at least be one that some time.at the chief institm our Church, viz., Livingstone because I feel that naturally 1 be more interested in ra standard of (>ur schools, than hag no been trained in the of our denomination.” I still hold to the un view relative to the' schools denomination, not that I am ’but because of my loyalty and est in the Church. No one doubts or will q the efficient service that rendered by the present inc of that office, but as he is as Episcopal honors in the Ch no doubt will, be elected, I Livingstone College, the is. Jution of our denomination trained enough men in the last ter of a 'century to find a man. has been trained within hep schools, efficient for the office of retary of education. This is the Reasons that the lamented eph C. Price, gave his life upbuilding of Livingstone Colle - the cause of education »*hroughoutu the A. M. E. Zion That oup beloved Zion might be to train its men for any service the Churcfe might demand. W. .H. Qoler, who succeeded preached the same doctrine sought to instill the same id X. C. Price- When ,Dr. Price cm the scene we had no Li College. He was the father our great institution, and he it fqi* a purpose, and that was for the “higher education bfegro. and especially that (%urch might 'be prepared its men for whatever Service might demand.” never The writer of the -article in the last week’s issue of under the caption, “Efficie Partiality” says “I think •is too modem to confine itself a narrow view.” Zion has narrow neither the men that Zion( but there ore princi^ causes that lie dearer to the the men that have been tra: Zion. .There are institutions dear to their hearts. •Had I been a member of M. E. Church and were adv the election of a Secretary tion, I would say give us a m Paine College or Lape Coll were I a member of the Church I would advocate tion of a man from University, Wilberforce or College in Texas, because , outstanding Institutions in spective denominations, men to fill any position bounds,of their Church. But to be a member of the great Zion Church and 1 see Colleee the chief institi Churchy that for years has paring men for. future us< the Church. I therefore cause ofany man that has ed and well seasoned in tion. It is an institUtk) prepared more than two \ prepared scores ot me making good in the Had. there been a I —.,,7 ho no doubt would duct of tl who he came to Church, Wop
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