Thursday, October 14, 1909.
RALEIGH CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE.
4$y Young People
THE LONGEST JUMP.
A kangaroo and a rabbit
Once laid a heavy stake,
And vowed that they would settle
which
The longest jump could make.
A measuring worm was summoned,
And into service pressed.
Then each took a run and jump,
And did his level best.
But the point was never settled,
And doubtless ne'er will be,
For a saucy English sparrow
Ate up the referee.
P. H. McArthur.
OPEN THE DOOR.
Open the door of your heart, my lad,
To the angels of love and truth;
When the world is full of unnumber
ed joys,
In the beautiful dawn of youth,
Casting aside all things that mar,
Saying to wrong, "Depart."
To the voices of hope that are call
ing you,
Open the door of your heart.
Open the door of your heart, my lass,
To the things that shall abide,
To the holy thoughts that lift your
soul
Like the stars at eventide,
All of the fadeless flowers that bloom
In the realm of song and art
Are yours, if you'll only give them
room,
Open the door of your heart, my
friend,
Heedless of class or creed,
When you hear the cry of a brother's
voice,
The sob of a child in need.
To the shining heaven that o'er you
bends
You need no map or chart,
But only the love the Master gave,
Open the door of your heart.
British Weekly.
IMPOLITE THINGS.
Loud and boisterous talking.
Reading when others are talking.
Cutting finger-nails in company.
Gazing rudely at strangers.
Leaving a stranger without a seat.
Making yourself hero of your own
story.
Reading aloud in company without
being asked.
Leaving church before worship is
closed.
Whispering or laughing during
worship in the house of God.
Correcting persons older than
yourself, especially parents.
Receiving a present without an ex
pression of gratitude.
Commencing to eat as soon as you
get to the table. Selected.
ROOSEVELT ON THE IDEAL BOY.
Ex-President Roosevelt once out
lined his ideal of a boy, and every
boy among our readers will find it
well worth reading:
"My ideal of a boy is one who will
grow up and be able to support him
self and a wife and children. To be
fit to be an American citizen he has
got to preserve his self-respect and
conduct himself so as to wrong no
one else. Now and then you will
hear the wise father, or one who
thinks he is wise, dwell upon the fact
that his boy is smart. If he means
to be able, quick and to be trusted,
then all right; but if by smartness
is meant, as is too often the case, the
kind of adroitness that sheers off
into trickery, or the kind of ability
that is just off the line of honesty,
then you should teach him that he
is growing up to be an enemy of the
Republic. Trickery is trickery, if it
takes the form of doing a man out of
his day's work or cheating in a gro
cery store, or swindling on a great
scale, by stock gambling or the ma
nipulation of railway securities."
DAUGHTER'S DECALOGUE.
1. Love your mother above all
women.
2. Don't have thoughts which she
can not know, nor commit acts which
she should not see.
3. Declare yourself in fault rather
than lie hypocritically.
4. Be in your house the one who
with love and merriment vanquishes
bitterness and sorrow.
5. Strive to be modest before be
ing beautiful, and always amiable.
6. Have sincere convictions, pure
faith, solid knowledge, and inex
haustible charity.
7. Work at home as if you did not
have the help of your mother. Act
all your life as if she were present.
8. Learn the art of hearing with
patience, talking without anger; suf
fer with patience and be joyful with
out excess, and you will have nearly
attained happiness.
k 9. Believe your house the best of
homes, and consider your parents
your best friends.
10. Treat and love every one,
brothers, friends, and servants, as
sons. Remember that she who is not
a good wife and who is not a good'
daughter, will never be a good
mother.
HOW TO DO IT!
A well-known lawyer is telling a
good story about himself and his
efforts to correct the manners of his
office boy. One morning not long
ago the young autocrat blew into the
office, and, tossing his cap at a hook,
exclaimed:
"Say, Mr. Blank, there's a ball
game down at the park to-day, and
I'm going."
Now, the attorney is not a hard
hearted man, and was willing that
the boy should go, but thought he
would teach him a little lesson in
good manners.
"Jimmie," he said, "that isn't the
way to ask a favor. Now, you come
over here and sit down, and I'll show
you how to do it."
The boy took the office chair and
his employer picked up his cap and
stepped outside. He then opened the
door softly, and, holding the cap in
his hand, said quietly to the small
boy in the big chair:
"Please, sir, there is a ball game
at the park to-day; if you can spare
me I would like to get away for the
afternoon."
"Why, certainly, Jimmie; and here
is fifty cents to pay your way In."
Short Stories.
STOPPED HIS PAPER FOR SPITE.
A couple of years ago a cranky
sort of an old man came into this of
fice and stopped his paper because
something in it did not just suit his
fancy. We have frequently met him
on the street since that time and it
is amusing to note the look of sur
prise on the old fellow's face that we
are still in existence regardless of the
fact that he stopped his paper. Some
day and it won't be long, either
that old gentleman will die. His
heart will be stilled forever. Neigh
bors and friends will follow his life
less clay to the silent city and lay
them to rest among the flowers. An
obituary will be published in these
columns telling what a kind father,
a good neighbor and beloved citizen
he was which the recording angel
will overlook for charity's sake, and
in a very short time he will be for
gotten. As he lies out there in the
cold, cold graveyard, wrapped in the
silent slumber of death, he will never
know that the last kind word spoken
of him was by the editor of that pa
per he so spitefully "stoppcpd." Did
you pause just a moment to think
that your editor, whoever he may be,
will write your obituary some day?
Kings Mountain Herald.
Resolved and tell your wife of
your good resolution. She will aid
it all she can. Her step will be ligh
ter and her hand will be busier all
day, expecting the comfortable eve
ning at home when you return.
Household affairs will have been well
attended to. A place for everything,
and everything in its place, will, like
some good genius, have made even a
humble home the scene of neatness,
arrangement and taste. The table
will be ready at the fireside. The
loaf will be one of that order which
says, by its appearance: "You may
come and cut again." The cups and
saucers will be waiting for supplies.
The kettle will be singing; and the
children, happy with fresh air and
exercise, will be smiling in their glad
anticipation of that evening meal
when father is at home, and of the
pleasant reading afterwards. Sir Ar
thur Helps.
The Southern Baptists and Free
Baptists had last year a missionary
income of $471,560. They employ
a total force of 888 men and women
in 533 stations and out-stations,
with 15,409 communicants, of whom
2,278 were received last year. They
support 2 55 schools, having an at
tendance of 7,415 scholars. Their
missions are located in China, India,
Africa, Japan, Italy, Mexico, Brazil,
and Cuba. Philadelphia Methodist.
THE FIELD.
NOTICE WASHINGTON DISTRICT
Because of the change in the date
of the Annual Conference to Novem
ber 24th, it is necessary to change
the date of the following charges in
the published list for the fourth
round on the Washington District.
Let all concerned, take due notice:
Vanceboro, Thursday, Nov. 4th, at
2 o'clock p. m.
Farmville, Tuesday, Nov. 16th, at
11 o'clock a. m.
Bethel, Thursday, November 18th,
at 9.30 o'clock a. m.
Robersonville, Thursday, Novem
ber 18th, 2 o'clock p. m.
Washington, Friday night, Novem
ber 19th and Sunday, November 21st.
Let all the preachers in the Dis
tiict make a note of the change in
date for the reporte of the Preacher
in Charge to the Presiding Elder
November 16th instead of Novem
ber 23rd. Sincerely,
A. McCULLEN, P. E.
NEW BERN DISTRICT.
Dear Brethren of the New Bern
District: The change made by our
Bishop in the timo of holding the
annual conference will necessitate
the holding of your final Steward's
meeting a week earlier than you had
planned. Let us redouble our ener
gies, and be ready to make a com
plete report at Raleigh, on Wednes
day, November 24th. Please note the
following change in the Quarterly
Conferences:
Mt. Olive Ct., Rones, Nov. 13, 14.
Mt. Olive and Faison (at night),
Nov. 14, 15.
Goldsboro, St. John, Nov. 17.
Goldsboro Ct, Thompson's, Nov.
20, 21.
Goldsboro, St. Paul (at night),
Nov. 21.
R. F. BUM PAS.
THE LAYMEN AT WASHINGTON.
"If we could have less talk and
more moving in this Laymen's Move
ment, it would count for something,"
said a Methodist preacher a few days
ago. Others affirm that the whole is
yet in the air and nothing of real
practical benefit is being accomplish
ed.. Why not show something that
is being done?
Well, the movement is of real
value in Washington. A lay leader,
Prof. N. C. Newbold, was elected
early in the year. With him, six
men were appointed to constitute a
committee to have charge of the
work. In February a public meet
ing was held with Governor Jarvis
as the principal speaker.
During my meeting in the spring,
a layman led the song service each
evening before the sermon, and each
Wednesday night, in my absence, one
of the brethren has led the prayer
service. Fifty copies of the Lay
men's number of the Christian Advo
cate (Nashville) and leaflets have
been distributed during the year. A
Layman's service was arranged for
the fifth Sunday in August. At the
morning hour, Mr. H. C. Carter, Mr.
S. C. Casty, Capt. J. H. Harris, and
Dr. S. T. Nicholson were on the pro
gram, and at night Hon. J. H. Small
was the speaker. These proved to be
hours of great pleasure and profit. I
should be glad to say something of
each speaker, but the purpose is to
indicate rather than describe what
was done. Suffice it to say that men
never before engaged in such, have
been leading meetings and showing
interest in the church. Prof. New
bold is always ready to do and is
successful in getting others to enlist
In the work.
The Laymen's movement really
means something in Washington.
Three times this year, the commit
tee has sent out printed invitations
to every man whose name is on the
church roll, thereby keeping in touch
with all. Yes, the movement is worth
something when it is worked and
results In great good.
M. T. PLYLER.
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within rech of everybody, a Portable Acety
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For dsirlDt ve circular anl complete In
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