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Butler Local*
Ladies Missionary Society
Membership M. E. Church
Mrs. R. C. Montgomery and son
C’i'fford Montgomery, spent Saturday
ir. Atlanta.
Mrs. May Fountain, of Thomasbon,
was a recent gueat of Mr. and Mrs
L. R. Adams.
Mrs. J. H. West and Miss Marion
West msec a business trip to Ameri
cas Tuesday.
Mrs. L. P. Anthony is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Crawford Johnson, at
Dadevillo, Ala.
Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Turner spent
Sunday in Reynolds guests of Mrs.
Turner’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bar-
row.
Mrs. M E. Everett of Macon, was
called to the bedside of her sister,
M'S. J. W. Hall Monday, who, to the
regret of her many friends continues
seriously ill.
Mrs. W. C. Saunders and son, Mr.
W.H. Saunders, Mrs. Yetter and Miss
Minnie Yetter, all of Macon, were
dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. B
Joiner Sunday.
Mrs. Henry Freeman, Jr., of Co.
lumbus, was the guest of Dr. and
Mrs. Eli Garrett Friday night, com
ing over to attend a Shower given
for Mrs, Sam Borom Friday evening
last. Aliiola
Mr. Cecil W. Butt who is attending
co’ege ir Fort Wayne, Indiana, spent
♦ he holidays in Butler with his moth
er, Mrs Ida Butt, returning to Fort
Wayne Jan. 5th to resume his school
work.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wilson who have
been rosining in Macon during the
past several months have moved back
into our ct mmunity ar.d are occupy
ing an apartment at the home of
Miss Nellie Turner.
Friends here of Mr. and Mrs. Willie
Joe McCants, of West Palm Beach,
Ha., will be interested in the
nouncement of the arrival at their
home Dec. 24th of a little daughter
to be called Charlotte Ann.
Miss Emily Woodward, of Vienna,
one of the state's most gifted wom
en and noted for her activities in
club work, was a welcomed visitor to
the city for a short while yesterday
paying the Herald office an appre
ciated call.
Delightful Shower
For Recent Bridle
Circle No. 1
Mrs. J. H. West
Airs. W. M. Mathews
Mrs. Herman Amos
Mrs. Mintie Pope
Mrs. Helen Dunwody
Mrs. A. J. Gill
Mrs. Frank Gray
Mrs. A. E, Locke
Miss Nar.nie Joiner
Mrs. L. L. Minor
Mrs. H. J. Porter
Mrs. R. C. Montgomery
Mrs. Ruth Neisler
iui’3. G. D. Locke
Miss Ethel Chapman
Mrs. Allen Payne
Mrs. Lathan Waters
Mrs. E. H. Bazemore
Mrs. W. A. Payne
Mrs. O. S. Cox
Mrs. Walter Suggs
Mrs. Kate Jarrell
Mrs. Allred Childres
Mrs. Lena Poole
Mrs. Maggie Hall
Mrs. Hattie Bazemore
Mrs. Horace Watson
Mrs. Gardner Pye
Circle No. 2
Mrs. J. T. Mathews
Mrs. Hallie Edwards
Mrs. L. R. Adams
Mrs. Eli Garrett
Mrs. Julia Riley
Mrs. G. A. Roberts
Mrs. Howard Riley
Mrs. C. W. Foy
Mrs. G. M. Daniel
Miss Mary L. Neisler
Mrs. A. F. Fain
Mrs. Mosely Childres
Mrs. C. C. Cooper
Mrs. W. J. Butler
Miss Marion West
Mrs. Mae Riley
Mrs. Sarah Harris
Mrs. Bailey Joiner
Mrs. Alice Riley
Miss Callie Stringfield
Mit. R. A. Scandrett
Miss Janie Neisler
Mr3. H. E. Allen
Mrs. Ida Steed
Mrs. C. E. Benns
Mrs. F. P. Golding
Mrs. V. P. Folds
Windham-Cooke
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
-By =
H. J. PORTER
Duller, on.
PETER’S GREAT CONFESSION
Lesson Text:
Luke 9: i rtver 2: 5,6.
Goluen text: And Simon Feter
a.swertu ana said, tnou art tae
const, lue soil oi tae uving cou.
Touay wa study tne second map ter
in our stuuy or the caieer oi recer.
many events nad taken place irom
uic time ox last Sunday s lesson till
today's lesson whim covered a period
oj uooul two yeuis. Vve now lace to
ward Caesarea raillipi to near peter
proclaim that Jesus is tne enrist tne
son ol the living God. Vve mean in
last Sunday s lesson now Andrew and
Jnnn sougnt ar. interview in order
that there niignt be no mistake about
me iViessiansmp, aim it was tmougn
t.ns experience that Peter became a
solid Itock. The result oi lexers ex
perience was exp iesseu in ms great
coMtssion und expressed tne great
est n.sight into divine revelation
namely, mat Jesus was the son of
God. By this time Jesus was becom
ing concerned about wnat and who
people tnought lie was. Tne cross
was not many montns ahead ar.d
Jesus was anxious to Know tne el-
fect on those with wnom he had
come in contact, So long as tne peo
ple thought tnat ms iViessiansmp was
a political one that would throw olx
the yoKe of Rome he was a great
hero. Since suen a state ot anairs
could not be, Jesus lound it neces
sary to hide from his enemies. His
second question was wnom do tne
multitudes say that 1 am? He could
not expect any help from the Phara-
sees ai.d Saducees, and tne common
only such loyalty as they were cap
able ot. T’o say the least ol it there
The many Butler and Taylor county
friends of Miss Annie Windham will
be interested in the announcement of
the Messiah at their conversion. An-
urew xouiiu Peter and tom mm that
he anu donn nail tounu tne iviesaioh
following tne cm testament propne-
ey. They had accompanied rum
throughout ms nunistiy and holding
tne same luith. Now wnen Jesus
preueneu ot himsett as the bread ot
lue tne crowds began to tall away
aim tne crisis at Capermum was
reached wnen Jes.us noted that the
people were going away he asked
the disciples tne question, "Would ye
also go away Y” and they with one ac
cord declared, “Lord to wnom shall
we go? iliou alone hath the word
ot eternal life.” The disciples believ
ed that Jesus was the Messiah but
did not fully understand his mission.
What the People &aid
After his solitary communion with
the rather Jesus continued his fel-
loship and centered upon them lvith
the most vital question he could
bring before mem. He did not ask
the question tor information for he
already knew what they would say,
but he did that to prepare them for
the main question that was to follow.
He asked them "whom do men say
that 1 am .’” The answer which the
disciples gave was in the main fa
vorable but not altogether: Jesus had
lost prestige when he refused to be a
political deliverer. The disciples told
him that some said that he was John
the Baptist. This was what Herod
thought as lie had had John behead
ed. He thought Jesus was John come
back to life. The disciples also said
that Jesus had been identified as one
of the prophets. Some said that he
was Jeremiah. The reason for this
was that at that time a tradition
among the people that Jeremiah had
hidden he ark of the covenant some
where on Mt. Nelbo and that he would
some day, return to disclose the hid
ing place. It is not enough for us to
simply say that Jesus was a great
man.
What Jesus’ Followers Must Say
When the preliminary discussion
were over Jesus came to the im-
T7l r *
was no uniteu eltort to support him.
Some said that he was Elias, some i l’ c Hunt question,“whom say ye that I
am?" The disciples had now been
with Jesus and been intimately asso
ciated with him for a period of three
years. They had accepted his Mes-
siaship but they did not fully com
prehend his meaning.. Now we see
disciples the question, "wnom sayest
thou tnat i am?" In answer to this
question Peter was tne ready spokes
man to answer, "thou art tne Ohrist
the son ot the living God.” They, the
disciples, seemed to realize tna.
Christ was a Messiah but diu not un
derstand 1 what kind of a Messiah he
was. i-eter s answer declared that
Friday evening Mrs. Sam Borom, a
recent br’cie, was hor.oree at a New
Year Shower given by Mrs. C. E.
Benns.
On arrival each guest was given a
card and pencil and asked to assist
the bride in making her New Year’s
resolutions. Most of these were very
humorous, creating quite a bit of fun
when read aloud by Mrs. Martin
Chapman.
Piano selections by Miss Marie
Garrett and readings by Miss Kelley
were very much appreciated
The crowning feature of the eve
ning was little Bardwell Bankston,
son of Mr. and Mrs. 0. B. Bankston,
being not more than a baby, made an
ideal your g 1935. T.he doors between
the living room and dining room were
opened wide and the little lad came
in, throwing kisses and wishing all
“A Happy New Year.” He then led
the bride to a seat provided for her
near a table laden with gifts. He
then threw kisses to all and van
ished.
As the guests followed" Mrs.
Borom to her New Year treasures a
group of girls sang “Joy Bells.” On
each package was a wisn for tne
bride wKnh Miss Marion. West read
aloud befere passing them to her to
be opened.
The bride’s book was presided over
by Miss Martha Benns.
A sweet course followed by coffee
mid cheese wafers was served by
Misses Martha Benns, Marie Garrett,
Mary Gi”. end Mrs G. T. Whitehead.
The guests left wishing Mr. ana
Mrs. Borom many, many nappy new
years.
her marriage to Mr. Raymond Cooke ! Jesus mm not come tniougu nesa
, 1 ._. .. „„ , and blood, but through revelation of
of Griffin, on Dec. 22nd. 6
Miss Windham is a graduate of
Eutler High school, later taking busi
ness training. She now holds the re
sponsible position as clerk of the
city of Griffin.
Mr. Cooke is a highly esteemed
young gentleman and holds a promi-
ref position with the Griffin Fire de
partment.
Mrs. Cooke will be pleasantly re-
n embered as the attractive daughtei
of the late Mr. J. F. Windham and
Mrs. Adr.a O’Neal Windham, of But
ler. Her father was a leading mer
chant of this city for a number of
\ears.
NOTICE
My seivices are available for
preaching dates, pastorate or supply
work. Tu those interested I will teach
Bible either by the outline and chart
method or Bible geography, at any
point wheie a class may be organized.
Gordon F. Bazemore, Butler, Ga.
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Bridge Parties
Mrs. J. T. Carson entertained the
West End Bridge Club at her home
ednesday afternoon. After several
progressions of Bridge a delightful
sweet course was served. Mrs. J. W.
"wards made top score and received
a beautiful wall vase.
Miss Marion West entertained a
few friends very delightfully with
Bridge at her home Tuesday after
noon.
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Butler, da. Phene <»
said Enjan ami others tnougnt that
he was one of the prophets, l’eople
as a wole did not think of him as the
Messiah, but an extiaordinary teach
er. borne how they could r.ot grasp
the entirely new departure from the
old line ot thought, in the nnal wind | that as ° n a,an y occasions before and
up of his inquiry, he put to his after this, I’eter was spokesman for
the disciples and he answered thru
no human intelligenre but thru the
operation of the holy spirit, “thou
art the Christ, the Son of the living
God.” To the Jew the Messiah was
the one in whom all God’s purposes
were carried forward. Tnat is just
what the Christ is to the Christian.
The outstanding trait of Christ was
his deity. His deity was acknowledged
by the Father and 1 by his foes. The
gospel declared his deity. Everyone
that has been regenerated knows that
he is God. The first step in a Chris
tian life is to accept Jesus. When we
accept him we must accept him as
Lord and Master. This accepting is
for time anil eternity. It is the duty
then of a Christian to confess Christ.
We can confess him by being like him
and by leading others to be like him.
Christ desires that we confess him
wholeheartedly. All through time. By
sodoing he will broaden our own ho
rizon of usefulness and bless the
world about us. The whole of Jesus’
ministry is leading all the while to
the consumation of the gospel plan
of salvation that was put into effect
on Calvary. One of the strong
characteristics of Peter was the fact
that he spoke his mind on all occa
sions and did at once anything he
found to do. He did not hesitate to
act. His impulsiveness many times
got him into trouble, but as a gen
eral rule his actions turned out for
the best. Many times we are too
prone to associate Peter with his de
nial of Christ, and call him a coward.
Even if he did deny Christ he was a
man of courage and he and John
were the only ones of the disciples
with courage enough to follow Christ
after his arrest. They followed him
into the house of the high priest. He
went to the sanhedrin and made a
speech in the defense of Jesus and in
the end he gave his life as a martyr
for Jesus. When Peter went to a
the X aUier. by experience Peter had
come to Know Goa as bather and as
a natural result ne had come to re
gard Jesus as the Son. Nothing short
oi a genuine lyhiistian experience
could teach him this. It was on tne
basis ot a iaitn like Peter’s that was
wen grounaeu in Christian expen-
er.ee inrough Jesus Christ as the Son
that Jesus declared that ne would
build his church. Jesus had prophe
sied that Peter was to tiecome a
"rock”. One thing to be maue clear
is the importance ot what we tmnk
of Jesus, if we, like the multitudes,
that Jesus spoke, think of him as on
ly a great teacher and a great
prophet the like the llock-like iaith
of x'eter. it is perfectly clear that if
the kingdom ot Christ o-r, earth must
be built upon a personal iaith in
Jesus as tne Son oi God. It was in
the fall ot A. U. 29 that Peter made
Ins great confession. Jesus with his
disciples had left Capermum and
gone to Caesarea Phnnpi. At this
place occurred what has been called
the greatest episode in the life oi
Jesus. As we study the epochal scene
there are three great fundamental
truths to be kept constantly in mind.
First the gospel of Christ is the
gospel of a person and not merely a
gospel of teaching or prophecy, or
high morality or this ism or tenet
and etc. There is no such thing as
Christianity without Christ.
Second, the person of Christ is
supreme in Christianity. He is not
merely one of earth’s great men, but
is Lord and Master over all. Third,
there is but one way to salvation and
that is through accepting Jesus as
our Lord and Christ. No one can be
saved except through him as the
ruling ar.d reigning anil risen Christ
who will return to us. So we learn
then from the three conditions that
Christ is God, that he requires faith
and that he builds up. In view of the
fact of his diety we should confess
him we should obey him because he
is our Savious and soverign.
Who Christ Is
He is God..Jesus was the Christ
who was prophecied of in the Old
Testament. As Christ he was the Son
of God with all divine attributes. At
the time of his ministry there was a
difference of opinions as to his deity]
among the people at large, but.
among his disciples there must be I
unity of view upon the question of
hi3 deity.
Enemies of Jesus
Some treated Christ’s work with
indifference and scorn, some went so
far as to criticize his teachings. Some
scoffed at the very idea of his Mes-
siahship. Some accused him of being
a drunkard and wine bibber. Some
said that he was the friend of publi
cans and sinners. Some also said he j
was the ambassador of Belzebub, the j
prince of devils. Some even went to
the extremety of flatly denying the
deity of Christ.
The Father’s Statement
At this particular time Jesus was
praying. The disciples were nearby
and Jesus knew that some of them
must have known what God had said
concerning the son at the time of
his baptism and Jesus knew what
the Father would say to the three
disciples on a nearby mountain top
in the near future. The Father un
mistakably acknowledged the deity
of the Christ.
Wlhat the Disciples Had Said
Every one of the disciples
acknowledged and accepted Jesus as
was a man with faults, but he
the best there was in him into his re
ligion. It is well to remember I’ 1
Peter did more for the cause
Christianity than any other man
cept Paul.
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DEPARTMENT OF BANKING
STATE OF GEORGIA
STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF
THE CITIZENS STATE BANK
Butler, Ga.
AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS
December SI, 1934
As Called for by the Superintendent of Banks
J. W. EDWARDS, President L. R. ADAMS, Cashier.
Date of Bank’s Charter Sept. 4, 1926. Date Began Business Sept. 4, 1926.
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts.. 19,886.47
U. S. Government
Securities owned 11,047.00
Furniture and Fixtures 200.00
Other Real Estate
owned 100.00
Cash in Vault and A-
mounts due from
Reserve Agents 58,717.88
Checks for Clearing and
Due from other Banks 719.18
Advance on Cotton and
other Commodities 4,067.58
Commodity: Cotton
Notes 67,123.52
Total 161,860.63
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock 15,000.00
Surplus Fund 11,000.00
Undivided Profits 74.79
Cashiers Checks 4,709.60
Demand Deposits 131,076.24
Total 161,880.63
GEORGIA, TAYLOR COUNTY.
Personally appeared before the undersigned, an officer authorized to
administer oaths in said county, L. R Adams, who on oath says that heia
the Cashier of the Citizens Statei Bank and that the above and
foregoing report of the condition of said bank is true and correct.
L. R. ADAMS, Cashier.
Sworn to and subscribed before me thin 4th day of January, 1936.
O. E. COX, Notary Public, Taylor County, Georgia.
We, the undersigned directors of said bank, do certify that we have
carefully read said report, and that the same is true and correct, ac
cording to the best of our information, knowledge and beh-f, and that
the above signature of the Cashier of said bank is the true and genuine
signature of that officer. This 4th day of January, 1936.
J. W. EDWARDS,
J. T. COCHRAN,
Directors of said Bank.
RESOURCES
LIABILITIES
Loans and Discounts..
8,963.57
Capital Stock
15,000.00
U. S. Government
300.00
Surplus Fund ..
..3,000.00
Securities owned
Cashiers Checks
211.60
Other Real Estate
Demand Deposits
32,638.09
owned..
6,950.63
Time Certificates
Gash in Vault and A-
mounts due from
Reserve Agents
Advance on Cotton
and other Com
modities _
Profit and Loss..
C. C. C. Notes
17,097.96
4.716.13
83.23
12,991.82
of Deposits
253.65
Total
51,103.34
Total:...
51,103.34
DEPARTMENT OF BANKING
STATE OF GEORGIA
STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF
FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANK
CHARING, GEORGIA
AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS
December 31, 1934.
As Called for uy the Superintendent of Banks
S. GARRETT, President S. GARRETT, Jr., Cashier.
Date of Bank’s Charter, September 21, 1912, Amended November 14, 192L
Date Began Business, November 6, 1912.
GEORGIA, TAYLOR COUNTY. ”
Personally appeared before the undersigned, an officer authorized to
administer oaths in said county S. Garett, Jr., who on oath, says that he ia
Cashier of the Farmers & Mercharts bank and that the above and fore
going report of the condition of sa’cl bank is true and correct.
S. GARRETT, Jr., Cashier.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this. Eth day of January, 1936.
ALLIE CALLAHAN, Notary Public State of Georgia, State at Large.
We, the undersigned directors of said bank, do certify that we hava
carefully read said report, and that the same is true and correct, ae.
cording to the best of our information, knowledge and belief, and that
the above signature of the Cashier of said bank is the true and genuine
signature of that officer. This Eth day of January, 1935.
R. O. ROGERS, Sr.,
S. GARRETT,
Directors of said Bank.
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