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ham were included in those who need
ed repentance.
The Results of Repentance
In order to show that repentance
was real there must be in evidence
fruits of same. What then is repen
tance? It is Godly sorrow for sin. A
professed repentance of sin that does
not change a man's life is not of any
value to him. Unless repentance leads
to a real conversion it amounts to
nothing. Professed repentance may j comp | e t e d
be nothing more than sorrow because
one has been caught and their repu
tation injured. True repentance is an
indespensLble prerequisite to a sav
ing faith.
When evil habits have been formed
it will usually take determination on
our part with the assistance of God's
grace to enable us to overcome it. If
we will furnish the determination
Detached Religion
It is easy to view religion from a
distance. A religion that believes in
God at a distance. It is quite easy
tc make a great profession of reli
gion and leave God out of it. What
we need is a close comm unication
with God. Does our religion bring
down into our lives God? If it does
not our religion has failed. In busi
ness will not just make a pretention.
If a business does not pay us we will
lay it aside and will not continue it
just for a show. The same thing
holds good with religion. If religion
does not mean anything to us some-
we have a business partnership that
will not fail us. It will be a consola
tion to us in times of sorrow and ad-
in
SMYSCHOOLLESSON
dr. h. j. porter
Butler, C«a.
THE MESSAGE OF JOHN
THE BAPTIST
Lesson Text: Luke 3
Golden Text: Bring forth therefore
fruits worthy of repentance
Time
Latter part fo 26 or 27 A. D.
Place
In the viinity of the River Jordan.
The preparation of the world for
the coming of the Saviour covered a
long period of time. It included the
raising up of the Jewish race from
the time of Abraham. The Old Tes
tament writers had a specific part in
the preparation for his coming. These God will grant the power from
prophecies had caused the people to 1 high,
pect and look forward to the coming
«f a Messiah We find that these
prophecies were of great value when
the time came for the advent of the
Messiah. Verse 15 tells us "and as
they were in [expectation and all
wree mused in their hearts of John
whether he was the Christ or not.
We see from this that the people
were looking forward to the advent
•f a Saviour. They were not exactly
sure but what John was the promise
Messiah. We are to conclude then
that the predictions of the prophets
had made an impression upon the
people. God had bean instructing
through the instrumentality of the thing is wrong, and it is not religion
prophets. John promptly denied that ( that is wrong. So it must be us that
he was in any such capacity as the is wrong. When we embrace religion
promised Messiah. He told the people and make it a part of our daily life
of the coming of one who was migh
tier than he, who was about to ap
pear on the scene and that his duty ,
was to prepare the way for his com- | versity. Religion is ever present
Ing. We have no proof that John
ever called Jesus the Messiah before
the multitudes to whom he preached.
But we do know from his utterances
that he ascribed to Jesus the pre
rogatives which implied his deity.
We know that John's desciples
knew who he was talking about from
the following quotations, ‘‘and 1 saw
and bore record that this i; the Son
of God;” He first findeth his own
brother, Simon, and sab.h uiffo him
we have found the Mess,ah which is
feeing interpreted toe hi “Ye
yourselves beat me witness that I
said I am not i ne Christ, but that. I
am sent before i;’.m. ‘
The tlesso lo.cr
God left nothing undone in prepar
ing for the com ug of his son to
rarth. When the time had come he
(God) John the Baptist was bom. He
was especially raised up to be the
forerunner -if Chi'-.'.. There was not
much help for him in attending the
schools of tile rabbis. Instead of f
spending his time in this manner he ;
was in the desert communing with |
God and with nature till the time was I
ripe for him to ,tart his public min- I
astry. God was his teacher and he j
made it plain to John what bis mes- i
sage and work was to be. He told
John in advance of a sign that would
Identify Christ when he saw him,
“and John bore record, saying, l saw
the spirit descending from heaven
like a dove, and it abode upon him.
And I know him not but he that sent
me to baptize with water, he same
said unto me, upon whom thou shalt
see the spirit descending and remain
ing on him the same is he which
baptizeth with the Holy Ghost, and I
saw and hear record that this is the
Son of God.”
John was a Nazerite with camel's
hair for raiment and locust and
wild honey for food. John was raised
in the country. During his ministry
he avoided the cities, but he receiv
ed those who came to him for in
struction. John did not follow a life
to gain for himsely popularity but
at the same time he drew large
crowds, and probably was at that
time the most talked of man in all
the world. After a while his condem- j
nation of sin in high places cost him
his head.
John's Message
John prepared the way for Christ's '
come both spiritually and intellectu
ally. He told the people of the com
ing one and said of him that he
would baptize with the Holy Spirit.
He prepared the people spiritually
for the acceptance of Christ. He
called upon them to repent. He was
very specific in the giving of in- .
structions to the sinners who came I
to him. We are told in our lesson
that John preached “the baptism of
repentance". And those who were
willing to repent he baptized. Thus
as administered by him with the ex
ception of Christ, baptism was a
sign of repentance and made a start
upon a new life. John said “marvel
not that I said unto thee ye must be
born again." This then included ,
Pharisees, Sadducees, Gentiles and
Jews. He even hinted that by repen- |
tance they neede to flee from the ■
wrath to come. Even those who '
boosted of their relationship to Abra-
Roosevelt-Wallace Clubs
Organized In 112
Counties In Georgia
Atlanta, Oct .14—Attorney Gen
eral Ellis Arnall, state director of
Roosevelt-Wallace Clubs of Georgia
has announced 112 county clubs have
their organization. Mr.
Arnall sounded a warning note that
this is no time to play hateful poli
tics.
He issued the following statement;
“Fast - breaking ominous world
events impress thoughtful Georgians
with the iminent danger of trouble
with Japan and other belligerent
nations. They know that this is no
time to trifle with American securi
ty by playing hateful politics. The
realization that F'ranklin D. Roose
velt is the sole hope of our nation
becomes more and more prom unceil.
This is no time to experiment with
untried and untrained national lead
ership. The Willkie Republican cam
paign continues to bog down.
“In 112 Georgia counties Roose-
velt-Wal’ace Clubs have been per
fected and in the remaining counties
the organization is in progress.
Every loyal Democrat should imme
diately contact the chairman of the
club in his or her county and become
actively engaged in this campaign
to preserve the security of our na
tion by re-electing President Roose
velt.”
State Finance Director W. V.
Crowley asked that all contributions
to the campaign be sent to him at
the Fulton National Bank, Atlanta.
SHORT ILLNESS PROVES
FATAL TO HENRY E. LOWE,
PROMINENT MACON MAN
Macon, Oct. 14—Henry E. Lowe Jr
34, president, of Lowe Electric Com
pany and general manager of radio
station WBML, died at < p* m. yes
terday at a private hospital.
Mr. l/iwe was admitted to the
hospital Thursday.
Born in Macon, he was a son of
Mrs. Mae M. Lowe and the late Hen
ry E. Lowe Sr., a family prominent
ly identified with the growth of Mid
dle Georgia.
Mr. Lowe was a director of the
Rotary club; member of the Macon
Chamber of Commerce; a captain in
the army reserve corps; member of
the Vineville Baptist church, Idle
Hour club and the Elks
SCHLEY COUNTY NEGRO
PREPARES FOR HITLER
CCC TO ESTABLISH
SCHOOL OF RADIO
AT HENNING CAMP
Washington, Oct. 13—The CCC an
nounces it soon will establish a radio
school at the headquarters of the
new six-camp CCC unit at Ft. Ben-
ning, Ga.
J. J. McEntee, director, said this
decision resulted from success with
a CGC radio school at Ft. McPher
son Ga.
“Agencies needing radio operators
have made such demnjjgls on the
school,” he said that it scarcely is
able to keep the 31 operators neces
sary for its own equipment. The
school has trained 102 radio opera
tors.”
LOWNDES MAN Dig,
FOUR SONS INjukp ;
IN CRASH OF Auir
Valdosta, Oct. 13^*. .
62-year-old Lowndes c „lJ
was instantly killed ew!v
i"g in an automobile L j
Two of his sons, "l
SwiUey, are being tj
juries at a Vald„ sUl ho j'
suffered internal injuries 1
sustained a broken ami
Two other sons and a
were cut and bruised but,
quire hospital treatment
The accident occurred *
reports, when the driver j|
ley, apparently lost
car which left the road
into a sign.
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time of need and should be brought
into use for our comfort and consola
tion at all times.
Religion Without Salvation
Repentance is really more than
godly sorrow for sin. It includes a
determination to possess it. Most
people desire a religion of some kind
The trouble with many though is
that they are looking - for a cheap or
bargain brand. They want a religion
that will not require them to forsake
some pet sin. We must decide wheth
er we want salvation with or without
religion. But let it be impressed up
on our minds that the religion with
out salvation is not God's kind, and
that is not the one then that is worth
the price that it requires.
You' Cannot Change
Human Nature
We often hear the remark made
but it is not true, for that is exactly
the thing that can be done to human
nature through the power of divine
love. It is one of the wonders of
God's (lower that he will give to him
who denounces sin. This is not nat
ural for the sinner loves sin, but it
becomes natural as a part of the
miracle of conversion. We will always
have our human nature, but it can be
made to partake of the divine nature.
If your religion does not make a
change in you it is high time that you
make a change in your religion.
When You Can't Pray
Most of us have had the experienc
es of trying - to pray when something
seemed to be wrong. If this happens
often there is something wrong. Wc
should examine ourselves and see if
our relation to God is effected by our
relation to man. A spirit that is un
forgiving will always hinder or ov
ercome the efficacy of prayer.
The need of repentance
God's is never undecided in his
dealings. There is a reason for all
his requirements. It is not for the
purpose of making it hard for the
sinner or to break his will.
We must be sorry for sin and de
termined to turn away from it before
God will save us. He does not deliver
people from their sins against their
will.
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BRIDEGROOM OF
I ONE DAY SHOT
LAST RITES HELD
FOR HOLLOWMAN
Buena Vista, Ga., Oct. 12—Funeral
services were held Tuesday at the
Union Baptist church for J. W. Hol-
lowman, well known farmer and a
former night chief of police of Bue
na Vista, who died at his home Mon
day after an illness of more than a
year. Rev. S. A. Bagby officiated and
interment was in the church ceme
tery.
Surviving are his widow, three
daughters, Mrs. Bob Aldridge of Co
lumbus, Mrs. Mary Story of Plains
and Miss Helen Hollowman of Mari
on county, three grandchildren and
several nieces and nephews.
EUnville, Oct. 12—Mirt Minter,
Schley county negro farmer who
marched in a training camp and went t
overseas to the firing line during the I
World War, is practicing home de
fense while his white neighbors are
preaching it.
Going to a field near her home for
sweet potatoes one morning this
week, Mrs. E. E. Tondee heard a
loud commanding voice and the tread
of many feet.
Over the brow of a slope canie
Mirt, shouldering a stick and order
ing, “Hip, hop, hip . . . one, two
three’ four . . .” to a row of negro
youths who followed him.
To Mrs. Tondee's query as to what
was up, Mirt answered, “I'se drilling
'em getting 'em ready to meet Mr.
Hitler when he comes.”
LOUIE MORRIS
BRIDGE OPENED
TOM MIX GOES TO A
COWBOY’S LAST HOME;
TONY SURVIVES HIM
Florence, Ariz—The last round-up
has called Tom Mix.
The broken body of the famous cow
boy killed in an automobile accident
late Saturday, lay for a few hours
Sunday in a little mortuaiy in this
Arizona cattle town. Then it was
taken by airplane to Burbank. Cal.
Mix, 60,died of a broken neck when
his car overturned on a highway
detour, 18 miles south of here.
Cowboys and ranchers^ who ad
mired Mix not only as a motion pic
ture cowboy but as one of the great
est riders of real life gathered in
little knots outside the drab mor
tuary after midnight to talk in quiet
tones of his death.
ALBANY MAN BEING
HELD AS FUGITIV E
Eastman, Ga., Oct. 13—Otis I’ruett
18, a bridegroom of one day, was
believed to be recovering here Sun
day from shotgun wounds suffered in
what police believed was an alterca
tion resulting from the marriage of
young Pruett to Miss Hazel Whit
ing. i
Police arrested Milton Loyd, a cou
sin of the bride, pending further in
vestigation. Young Pruett was shot a
few hours after the marriage Satur
day. Police were told that there had
been an objection to the mariage.
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Albany, Oct. It—Sheriff D.F. Tar
ver said tonight he was holding a
man who has been “a law abiding
respected citizen here for the past 15
years,” for Oklahoma officers who
say he has yet to serve a 25-year
prison term there.
The man is listed as L. Henry alias
Louis Henry Coulette, about 64.
“Oklahoma authorities have inform
ed me that th e man was convicted
of being an accessory to the fact in
a train robbery case there many
years ago,” Sheriff Tarver related.
Coulette has denied he is guilty of
the charge, and with the assisance
of a number of Albany's leading cit
izens including Former Mayor W. J
Collins, will fight extradition.
Sheriff Tarver said Coulette i federal tax which
skipped bond in Sapulpa, Okla., and , in July,
that officers there served notice this
week they are en route here to take
him back.
“1 he man is as fine a person as
any I know,” the Albany officer ex
plained, “and he stands as high in
my opinion as any in the community.
He has lived here with a good rec
ord for 15 years, has married and ac
quired a home and respect in the
town.’
In Albany Coulette has been a
railway trainman. He has visited his
former home a number of times since
moving here and has not been ar
rested previously, the sheriff said.
Letters are being sent Guv. Rivers
asking that extradition be denied.
Anderson, S. C.—Representatives
of five states took part Friday in the
dedication of the new $250,000 Louie
Morris bridge crossing the Savannah
river to link South Carolina and
Georgia.
Sixteen-year-old Edna Morris,
daughter of the Hartwell, Ga., news
paper editor for 1 whom the concrete
span was named, snipped a red,
white and blue ribbon that opened the
structure to traffic.
A bottle of Georgia buttermilk was
smashed against the bridge by Edi
tor Morris to conclude the ceremonies
attended by some 1,000 persons.
Dr. R. D. Hodges of Hartwell, prin
cipal speaker on the program said:
“Without the inspired efforts of
Louie Morris, his tenacity and devo
tion, the great link between the two
states and improvement of an im-
porant artery of transportation would
not be here before our eyes today.”
UNIDENTIFIED GIRL
KILLED AND ESCORT
IS INJURED BY AUTO
Atlanta, Oct. 13—An attractive un
identified girl was struck and killed
on the edge of Atlanta tonight and
i male companion critically injured
by a hit-and-run driver, Sergeant J
V. Davis, of the Fulton county police
reported.
Shortly afterward Fulton police ar
rested J. L. Shipley, 23, who gave
his address as an Atlanta hotel, and
lodged him in jail on a charge of
murder, Davis said. A young woman
who was riding withhim was booked
on a similar charge, but her identity
as not immediately established.
The fatally injured girl, described
as being about 17, was pronounced
dead upon arrival at a local hospital
The youth who was walking with her
was said tube suffering from internal
injuries, a compound leg fracture and
cuts and bruises of the head. He was
believed to be about 18.
GAS TAX JUMP
SEEN IN STATE
Atlanta, Oct. 12—Neil W. Printup
secretary of the Georgia petroleum
industries committee predicted today
taxes from gasoline would increase
$2,606,486 in Georgia during 1940.
He said about $1,127,228 of the
increase would result from a higher
became effective
Increased car ownership and
greater average travel per car have
increased the state's gasoline tax
revenue further, Printup said.He esti
mated the 1940 toal would be a gain
of $1,473,258.
“If gasoline tax collection continue
for the balance of the year at their
present rate motorists of Georgia will
pay $22,519,805 to the state and $4,-
”•’4,365 to the federal government, a
total of $26 874 170 for 1940” Print-
up said.
Georgia State Fair association!
opened its gates Monday on th-j first I
season in the history of civic owner- I
ship. I
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