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THE BUTLER HERALD, BUTLEB GEORGIA, JANUARY 18, 1984.
^ For January 21, 1934 *
By
Dr. H. J. PORTER,Teacher
Men’s Bible Class, Butler Baptist Church
PAGE THREE
JESUS STARTS HIS MINISTRY
Lesson Text: Matt. 4:12-26
Golden Text: “Repent for the King
dom of God is at and.”
The gospel according to Mathew
wcurds the baptism of Jesus and his
temptation. Then he skips the story
0 { the winning of the first disciples,
the marriage at Cana, and the minis,
try in Judea.
He then commences again with
Jesus’ great Galilean ministry which
started from Capernium as a center,
beginning with the calling of the first
four disciples and first preaching tour
thru Galilee.
Preaching Enlightenment
This was the first phase of Jesus
ministry in Galilee. He had been
Breaching for 12 months in Judea and
,e learned that Judea was not ready
f or the Messiah. At about this time
John the Baptist was imprisoned and
this changed the future plans of
jesus. He returned to Galilee which
bad a more religious atmosphere than
was the case with Judea. We are re
minded of the scriptural quotation
that a prophet is without honor in his
own country. Nazareth, the home of
Jesus, rejected his Messianic mes
sage, and as a result he moved his
home and headquarters to Capernium.
Evangelistic Preaching
Jesus was the greatest preacher
the world has ever known. He began
his preaching just at the right time.
The harvest field was truly white
unto harvest, and as was to be ex
pected his first message was a cull to
repentance for all who would turn
from their sins, and the announce
ment of the Kingdom being at hand
and implying that all should turn to
the Messiah. The duties of faith and
repentance is the foundation of everv
Christian life.
The first disciples Culled
The enlisting of cowiorlteis was in
timately associated • with that of
evangelism. Discipling was the first
work that Jesus performed ar.d then
came the calling. There were already
four disciples, Peter and Andrew",
James and John who had been en
listed under the preaching ,of John the
Baptist. They were now called upon
by Jesus to forsake their respective
avocations of life and be associated
permanently with him in his work.
When Jesus called Peter and An
drew they were casting their nets
into the sea. James and John were
mending their nets. It was a call from
a good work to a better 1 one. From
this time on, they were to be fishers
of men. They answered the call im
mediately. They closed out their busi
ness and immediately followed Jesus.
Are we as ready to heed the call of
Jesus when it comes to us as were
Peter and Andrew, James and John?
If n,ot, why not? Jesus and the four
now made a tour of the towns of
Galilee. Their work was three-fold.
They were engaged in teaching
praching and healing. The usual
place of preaching was In the syna
gogues, and the scene of the mes
sages were, the Kingdom of heaven is
at hand, The recipients of the healing
of course were the infirm of various
kinds, even to demoniacs. Of course,
this spread the fame and name of
Jesus far and wide and as a result
the afflicted of many climes were
brought to the feet of Jesus to be
healed.
Preaching of Salvation
The theme of Jesus’ teaching and
preaching wus "Repent ye.” Sin has
ruined many men. The first thing to
do is to make peace with God. We
cannot get right with God unless we
repent and turn from our sins. There
is not a nobler task in all the world
than that of culling man from sin to
the only one that can save,—Jesus.
A life of Sacrifice.
The four gave up all hey had and
followed Jesus. He expects no less el
us. Jesus gave His all for sinful mar.
He gave up a home in heaven that we
through him might become partakers
of the happiness of heavenly habita
tions. His life was a life of sacrifice.
His sacrificial death calls for our
sacrificiul life. We can not din j tj
Jesus and at the same time have our
hands full of earthly things. This
does not mean that we are not to
work in this world to gain what sus
tenance as the world has to offei
those who will labor for same, out it
means that if we are to live the full
est life that we are ready to answer
any call that may come to us in the
Master’s name. And he is not going tr.
call upon us to forsake our material
things just for the purpose of fol
lowing him, but we will be held to a
strict accounting as to how we man
age that part of this world’s goods
that fall to our keeping.
The Training
The good teacher must have train
ing to do his best work. The minister,
to do his best must be trained
No. b of a aeries of advertisements explain
ing the benefits of your new electric rates
'+0 +
Now
Electric
Water Heating
is on the bargain counter!
Mrs. Green, whose
monthly electric bill is
usually between $8.00
and $9.00, has an electric
range and an electric re
frigerator, as well as
small appliances. Listen
while a power company
representative tells her
how the new rates can
help her have a complete
All-Electric Kitchen.
■ MRS. GREEN —“In addition to an
electric range, I already have an electric '
refrigerator and several small appli
ances. And, since reading in the news
papers about the new rates and the free
electricity, I have been hoping they
would make it possible for me to have
an All-Electric Kitchen.”
■ REPRESENTATIVE —“Then your
next step would be to add an automatic
electric water heater.”
■ MRS. GREEN—“How much would it
cost us to operate one? Our last month’s
electric bill was $8.97,”
■ REPRESENTATIVE — “Before we
figure on the water heater, Mrs. Green,
you will be interested to know that the
new rate cuts an $8.97 monthly bill,
which is for 250 kilowatt hours, down to
$8.32, a decrease of 65 cents. And in any
month when you use more electricity
than you used in the same month of
1933, you are entitled to 139 additional
kilowatt hours, FREE, for that lower
bill of $8.32. You can now pay 65 cents
a month LESS and get 55 per cent
MORE electricity.”
■ MRS. GREEN—“You mean that I can
now get 389 kilowatt hours for $8.32,
whereas I formerly paid $8.97 for 250
kilowatt hours?”
■ REPRESENTATIVE —“Exactly.”
■ MRS. GREEN —“But my 139 free
kilowatt hours wouldn’t be enough to
operate an electric water heater, would
it?”
■ REPRESENTATIVE — “No, because
with the water heater added to the
appliances you are now using, you would
require a total of about 600 kilowatt
hours a month. You have been paying
$8.97 for 250 kilowatt hours. But under
the new rates, if you add the water
heater, you can buy the 600 kilowatt
hours for $10.95, an increase of only
$1.98 in your monthly bill. That is
about two and a half times as much elec
tricity for about one-fifth more money.
It would give you automatic water heat
ing for a fraction over six cents a day!”
■ MRS. GREEN—“Then, if I have fol
lowed you correctly, I am to get a reduc
tion in my electric rate right away, even
if I use only the appliances I already
have and don’t increase the amount of
electricity I use. But I can get an even
lower price, if I do increase my use of
electricity.”
■ REPRESENTATIVE — “That’s just
how it works out. A reduction in the
price of electricity to all customers has
been made, effectively immediately, but
every customer can get the benefit of
even lower bargain prices simply by in
creasing his use of electricity.
Qet Your FREE ELECTRICITY/
If you desire further information
about the new rates, call at our
nearest store—or 'phone, and a rep
resentative will call at your home. If
you prefer, simply mail the coupon
you see below.
Next week, in this paper, Adver
tisement No. 5 will show how the new
rates benefit a customer who has all
the ordinary large appliances—a lib
eral user of electric service. GEOR
GIA POWER COMPANY.
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Jesus trained the humble fishermen
to become fishers ,of men. Jesus knew
how to teach them, und happy are all
people who leum the great secret of
salvation.
Service
They follow him. What did Jesus
lead them to do? He went about do
ing good, and taught them to go and
do likewise. There is no greater
rivilege in this world than to be al
lotted a place of service under the
leadership .of Jesus.
Expansion
It is a law of nature that if water
is not confined it will flow and cover
more territory and if it is confined
and has no outlet it becomes stagnut
from the very fact of its inactivity.
The same principle applies to human
lives. There is that expanding quali
ty of Christianity. It is looking for
the man who is in the ditch, so to
speak, and lhift him out into the glo
rious sunlight of God’s approval.
Christ lends us in the conquest of the
whole world. It knows no political or
geographical boundaries or any
-•limes. The field of our Christian en
deavor extends from pole to pole and
to all races and tongues.
Instruction
The minds of men are naturally
cloudy and hazy and darkened. More |
knowledge is needed. A man may
know much and at the same time be
ignorant of the most important
things. The one thing that men es
pecially need to know is the way to
a better world. No progress can be
made along this route till the truth is
known ns it is in Christ Jesus.
Preaching
Most of us know better thu., we
.-e. We can act upon th« l^.owi-
edge we have, vibe ..eeu a ministiy to
stir us to action. Often it is not the
intellectual preaching that we most
need, but a persuasive ministry. In-
.tfiJccIiU H .LioCqrj)iaUtlQ-is often times
is a very bad policy because public
opinion can make or break an under
taking. Certainly it is not worth the
; risk to wager so valuable a thing as
a school system in this manner.
Again, the opinion as expressed by
the majority tends to force people to
comply with the accepted standard for
them. In this way a bad public opinion
of an innocent ar.d peacable person
can make him do things that he other,
j wise wouldn’t think of. This is not
fair to the accused ones and they
can’t be held wholly to blame for mis-
grounu, ’at ... _
teachings of the Golden Rule. The
spirit ot Christ inspires succor to the
needy. The diseased are cured and evil
spirits made to flee. The world must
listen to the good people in the world
that are in thes pirit of Christ to
make the world better.
Advertising
The renown of Jesus went forth
before him even faster than he travel
ed, or the good news of him was
heralded to all the world and he was
truly worthy of this renown. The
disciples did their part to make Jesus
known to the world, and it is the
Christian’s duty to help make Christ
known to all the world. The good
deeds that Christ did endeared him to
those about him and they told the
story of their physical and spiritual
cures. All those whom he helped
passed the word along and thus aUded
to his fame. Are we, as Christians,
heralding the news of his goodness to
us by word, or by our actions? Often
times the most effective advertising
we can do for Jesus s not by word but
by our actions. If a man is a true
follower of Jesus the world will knew
it and thus we will become an adver
tisement for him though we are n ;t
able to speak our convictions. A little
act of kindness may be the cause of
some benighted soul turning from
the darkness of the world to the
marvelous sunlight of God’s love.
Power
Great multitudes followed Jesus
some for the good that they might
gain from him. Others from idle
curiosity. Some were seekers after
the loaves and fishes. Some were re
ceivers only, while others were givers
as well as receivers. If we give, we
will always receive, but if we expect
to reap a bountiful harvest we must
give our labor to the seeding time and
unto the harvest. The sowing that
Jesus had done was now reaching tne
harvest time, and great was to be the
harvest. Are we sowing sufficiently in
this world to be enabled to store up
for all eternity, a home in heaven?
During the teachings of Jesus perhaps
only a few each time saw the light
that he was pointing them to, and
came to him under the highest spirit
ual motives. But the all powerful
Christ drew them from the lowest to
the highest and in the end he had a
great throng of followers through de
vout lives. Truly was it prophcs ! ed by
Isaah of old that “unto us a child is
born unto us a son is given; and the
government shall be upon his shoul
ders, ad his name shall be called
wonderful, counsellor, mighty God,
the everlasting father, the prince of
peace."
The first statistical report of the
CCC shows what has been accomp
lished by that organization within the
six months of its existence. Expert
foresters rate the work of 300,000
young men in the 1,500 camps as ex
cellent, according to Robert Fechner,
director. Prior to October, these ci
vilians had built 12,672 miles of
trail, constructed 68,000 soil erosion
lams, 4,229 bridges, and planted trees
, m more than 25,000 acres. They have
waged effective war on fires and in
jects. In addition, the 300,000 have
r cept themselves physically and men
ially fit.
COUNTY AGENT
-Hy-
g. c. Daniel, Agent
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
COVERING 1934’-35 COTTON
ACREAGE REDUCTION PLAN
Question II. Who is to put the cot
ton acreage reduction plan into
operation ?
period is most nearly representative
of cotton production for the cotton
bolt as a whole.
Question 23. Can a ' contract be
signed covering a farm on which
cotton haB not been grown during the
base period?
Answer: No; except as in question
19 (b)
Question 24. Can a contract be
(Continued From Last Week’s Issue) ' 8 ' Bno<l cover > n ff a farm on wihich cot
ton has never been grown?
Answer: No.
Question 25. Should a contract be
. , ,, .signed covering a farm on which it is
. r r < U T B ’ them : intended to grow cotton in 1934
selves, throutfh voluntarily signed or 19359
contracts wit the so-rotary of agrl-1 Answer: No> except as provided for
~: re - „ „ : in question 34.
Question 12. How does the pro- Queation 26 . Can a mntrQet ^
ducer enter into a contract? 'signed covering an idle or abandoned
Answer: The producer fills out and farm?
signs a contract in which he offers, tn . Answer- No
return for certain payments, to reduce ! Question 27. Will a contract signed
his cotton acreage or the 1934 am. by a cnsh tenant but not bcarinK tho
’ <r j >1 ', 5 ® ars> ' W 10n l,lis C(, ntract signature of the owner be accepted?
is certified by the community ' and Answer: Yes, if the tenant is eligi-
oounty committees and accepted by ble siffn and if hc funl i sbe8 satis -
the secretary of agncultue, it be- factory evidence of a lease covering
comes binding on both parties. the venrs , 934 all(1 193B
Question 13. What is the Cotton I Q ueR tion 28. Is a cash tenant for a
Production Control Association ? j period of lens than 2 yearn or a man-
nswer. It is the county organize- aging share tenant eligible to sign
tion for the administration of the the contrnct j, the owner or landlord
1934 and 1935 cotton acreage redu-r- ri;fuReg to si(fn the contract Wltll
tion plan. Its membership will con- him 9
sist of producers in the county who Answer: No.
have executed acceptable contracts | Q uesUon 29 .' T. a managing share
with the secretary of agri-ulture fori““ v e moved to Kllaville.
the purpose of reducing their cotton The junior class lost one of its fin-
acreage. jest members in the death of Susie
Question 14. Who are the charter!Mae Bone. Susie Mae was a likeable
girl; one who called forth your deep
est admiration. She was a kind, con
siderate friend, ever ready and will,
ing to help any one. She was an ideal
student, striving always to do her
best and grasping every opportunity
that meant advancement.
eriT'or Ifaraflorcls R &il8 v P^e al $ i u fllj;'
members ?
Answer: The charter members of
the County Cotton Production Con
trol Association are producers who
ore rligible to participate in the 1934
and 1935 cotton acreage reduction
plan, and who are designated ns such
by the county agent as far ns possi
ble from among those committeemen'’ siRn contracts with him.
who served in tho 1933 cotton acre- j Question 30. Is a producer who has
age reduction .campaign. moved from the land hc farmed in the
Q-uestion 15. What is the county base period eligible to enter Into a
Committee ? > contract?
I Answer: The county committee is | Answer: Yes, if hc has moved to a
composed of three men in the county ' fnrm whicb is eligible under the
who must be eligible to participate in contract.
the 1934 and 1935 cotton acreage re- | Question 31. Can nn owner or land-
ductinn plan. The temporary countv | or() enter a contrac t covering a farm
committee for inaugurating the 1934 ren ted to ard operated by a caph ten
and 1935 cotton acreage reduction an t or a maTm ging share tenant?
plan is to be selected by the charter Answer: Yes, if the tenant is will-
members from among their number. j nf , enter j n t 0 the contract with
Question 16. H,ow long docs the b ; m _
contract run? j Question 32. Is a new farmer who
Answer: The contract covers the wpn t a t 0 R tart producing cotton cli-
1934 and 1935 crop years. gible to sign the contract?
Question 17. It is necessary for the , Answer: Yes, if he is farming land
producer to supply outside help in which ia eligible under the contract,
making out the contract? otherwise tho answer is, “No.”
Answer: No. The county agent, the I What the Contract Requires
county committee, and the community | Q URet ion 33. What does the con-
committees will pro\ ide nil the help tract require of the producer in re
necessary.
Question 18. What is a community
committee?
Answer: The temporary community
committee for inaugurating 1934 and
1935 plan is to be selected by the
county committee from among the
charter members in the county, and is
coposed of three onmbers.
Who May Take Part in the Plan?
oui tieioie aewnago vedurtion-?
by the volunteer firemen.” 1
• • •
Pansy Riley (after wreck): “But I
insist it was all my fault.”
Her Victim: “Not at all, madam. It
was my fault entirely. I saw you
coming at least a half mile down th«
'period. * ,J —•Hv have driven
I Question 34: May the producer who
"GENUINE BAYER ASPIRIN
DOES NOT HARM THE HEART
Question 19. Who may enter into R j Kna a contract discontinue the pro-
the cotton acreage reduction plan? duction of cotton entirely?
Answer: (a) Any producer who is I, Answer: The cotton acreage rcduc-
an owner, landlord, cnsh tenant or tion plan is not required to reward
managing share tenant and who ope- tIl0Re farmerB w h 0 had no intention of
rates or controls a cotton farm that Krow j n(r c„tton in 1934 and 1936 in
fulfills one of the following three con- any C ase, and such farmers or ex-
ditions: | farmers should not make application
(1) Cotton was planted for at least enter j n to contracts with the secre-
4 years of the base period 1928 1° . tnry for acreage reduction. On the
1932, inclusive. . | other hand, it in not the intent to
(2) Cotton was planted for 3 years prevent a producer who signs the con-
of the base period, one of whi..h years t r nct from reducing his acreage bc-
was either 1931 or 1932. yond 45 per cent if he so desires, and
(3) Cotton was planted in both of understands that he is to be remune-
the years 1931 and 1932. j ra t od f 0 r no more than the 45 per
(b) Any producer who is an own- l CCTlt reduction,
or, landlord, cash tenant or mating- I The coupty nTuI i community com
ing share tenant and who fulfilled nn mittens will consider the merits of
acreage reduction contract with the eEch individual case and obtain a
secretary of agriculture in 1933 and j ust disoonition of all su-h eases,
will farm land in 1934 on which such Q ueRtio n 35. Can fertilizer be used
a contract was fulfilled.
Provided, in cither (a) or (b), that
the reduction shall not be less than 2
acres, and provided further that, on
land planted to aotten for any of the
periods specified, the average produc
tion shall not be less than 100 pounds
of lint per acre.
Question 20. V/hat is a managing
share tenant?
Answer: A managing share tenant
is one who furnishes work stock,
equipment and labor used in the pro
duction of cotton and who manages
the operation of the farm.
Question 21. What is meant by the
base period?
Answer: The base period is that
series of crop years (1928 to 1932.
inclusive) from which representative
average acreage and production fig
ures can be obtained for the purpose
of determining the cotton acreage re
duction and the payments.
Question 22. Why was the period
1924 to 1932 adopted as the base
period for the cotton belt?
Answer: A study of different per
iods indicates that the 1928 to 1932
on the acreage planted to cotton?
Answer: Yes. The normal amount
of fertilizer may be used. Using or
encouraging the use of more than the
normal amount of fertilizer violates
the spirit of the cotton acreage re
duction plan.
Question 36. Will each farm be In
spected and measured to see that the
required cotton acreage reduction
actually is made and that .other terms
of the contract are complied with?
Answer: Yes. Inspection and meas
urements are necessary before the
second payment for 1934 or 1935 can
be certified.
Question 37. Are any restriction?
“’"not ,r weafc towels,^'“'Lut!’‘ a stron2 T '
< cathartics:
First. Select a good liquid laxa-
j tive. 2. Take the dose you find is
j suited to your system. 3. Gradually
reduce the dose until bowels are
moving regularly without any need
' of stimulation.
c Syrup pepsin has the highest
( standing among liquid laxatives.
, and is the one generally used. It
contains senna, a natural laxative
which is perfectly safe for ^I Ri
the youngest child. Your ~
druggist has Dr. Cald
well’s Syrup Pepsin.