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THE BUTLER HERALD, BUTLER, GEORGIA, APRIL 23, 1942.
PAGE FIVE
peal Happenings
Mr. P. A. Jonklns is spending to
day in Atlanta.
Mrs. Sara Cross is spending to
day in Atlanta.
Mrs. B. Haynes, of Winter Haven
Fla;, is the guest of Mrs. J. R. Wil
son.
Mr. Rudolph Frierson of Macon is
spending several days with Butler
relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Trussell and
Mrs. T. L. Fountain spent Tuesday
in Macon.
Mr. L. B. Locke of Middletown,
Penna., was the week end guest of
his family.
Miss Inez Roseberry spent the
week end in Decatur the guest of
home folks.
Mr. C. D. Williams of Buena Vis
ta and Alanta transacted business
in Butler Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Gray Moore of
Atlanta were Sunday guests of
Mrs. T. G. Turk.
Mr. E. L. Harris Jr., who is sta
tioned atFt. McPherson, spent the
week end at home.
Mrs. W. W. Edwards is spending
a few days at Tazewell the guest of
relatives and friends.
Mr. W. G. Hill spent the* week
end in Montgomery, Ala., the guest
of Dr. and Mrs. R. V. Turner.
Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Whitehead
and children of Macon, were week
end guests of Mrs. F. A. Peed.
Mrs. Herman Amos left for Atlan
ta Tuesday to attend her daughter,
Miss Alicenel Amos, who is ill.
Messrs J. F. Brooks, E. R. and C.
B. Strange of Ellaville, were pleas
ant visitors to the city yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Clem Roberts of
Thomaston spent Saturday night
with Mr. and Mrs. Braxton Turner.
Miss Margery Walker of G. S. C.
W., spent the week end with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Walk
er.
Mrs. Sara Cross, Mrs. J. R. Wil
son, Mrs. Ed Wilson and Miss Ef-
fie Smith spent Thursday in Ma
con.
Mrs. T. H. Chambers, Miss Eliza
beth McCants, Messrs J. H. Childres
and Otis Cox Jr. spent Saturday in
Macon.
Mrs. Florence Spivey and Miss
Amelia Mann of Griffin spent the
week end in Butler guests of Mrs.
T. E. Tante Sr.
Mrs. Ralph Dunwody and Mr.
Wallace Carson, of Macon, were
Wednesday guests of their brother,
Mrs. Bob Carson.
Mrs. L. R. Adams, Miss Miriam
Dreizin, and Mrs. J. W. Edwards
spent Saturday in Cordele attend
ing the District Meet.
The many friends of Mrs. J. F.
Sikes will be gratified to learn that
she is recovering from a recent ill
ness of several days.
Friends of Mrs. Louis Coolik of
Talbotton will regret to know of
her illness. Mrs. Coolik is a patient
at the local hospital.
*Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Byrd had as
guests Sunday Lt. Paul Chieving
ton, of Dixon, Wyo„ and Lt. Frank
Lisk of Silver Springs, Fla.
Mrs. Mintie Pope was called to
Gainesville last week on account
of an appendix operation of her
little grand-son, Richard Pope.
Miss Ruth Dunwody, a member
of the Hazlehurst High school
faculty spent the week end with
her mother, Mrs. Helen Dunwody.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Lewis and ba
by former citizens of Butler, but
now making their home in Macon
were guests of Butler friends Sun
day.
Mrs. M. T. Lowe after a pleasant
visit with her mother, Mrs. W. W.
Edwards, has joined her husband,
Lt. Col. M. T. Lowe in Washing
ton.
Mr. Bert R. Rife left Friday for
Macon where he has been transfer
red to a government position, His
wife will join him there in a few
days.
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Green attend
ed the American Turpentine Farm
ers Association held at Valdosta
Tuesday and Wednesday of last
week.
The many friends of Cadet Har
ley Riley Jr., will be interested to
learn that he has been transferred
from Maxwell Field, Ala., to Santa
Ana, Calif.
Mrs. L. H. Sims, Mrs. Helen Dun
iwody, Miss Helen Dunwody and
Miss Ruth Dunwody spent Sunday
DR, H. J. PORTER
Butler, Ga.
nnd make possible salvation.
Christ andHerod
"In that velty hour there came
certain Pharisees saying to him
get thee out and go hence; for'
Herod would fain kill thee."
It must be understood here that
It was not Jesus' friends that ut
tered .these words, but his enemies.
They had in mind two reasons for
doing this. First, they wanted to
MARTHA BENNS CIRCLE
Birth Announcements
WAYSIDE CONVERSATION
Lesson Text:
Luke 13:22-35
in Hawkinsville, guests of Mr. and Devotional Reading: Psalms 63:1-7 do away with what'"they considered
Mrs.Fre d Saundars. j ciple.—Luke 14:27. [ an evil influence among the people
Mrs. Oliver E. Herrington of Introduction [Second, they wished to drive him
Honolulu, Hawaii, has returned to Jesus was beln S followed by in- back to Jerusalem he would fall
Butler to be with her parents, Mr. terested and excited listeners. He into the hands
and Mrs. C. J. Peterman for the had startc d on the last six months church leaders,
duration of the war. i ofh,s Public ministry. He was now Herod: as a fox. During all his pub-
. • enroute to Jerusalem and to death- lie ministry, Jesus never held in
Mrs. Nora Waters is spending His journey had been so arranged contempt but one person and that
several days in Talbot County with (hat it carried him through the was herod. He spoke of him in
her brother, Mr. G. A. Parker who most populous cities, in order that utter contempt. Later as he stood
is now recuperating from a severe he might teach and heal. before Herod he was to maintain
attack of pneumonia. i During all this time there had a dignified silence. Herod had fal-
Mr And Mrs Gradv Watcrc of bcena growing tension between him len so low that even the Son or
Dawson Mr and Mre^lem Waters andthe pharisees - Few P e °P Ie °< God with a » His divine love was
of Reynolds and Mrs Ruth Watere any aB , e ever , realize the signlfi ' not able t0 d ° him any good. Man
of Macon soent Sundav with Mr P, anco of the t,mes in which they can sin tui he reaches Herod‘s state
and Mrs A L Waters U . Ve * Events 80 spoctacular that and many times he does just this
ana ivirs. a. l,. waters. history had never known were thing. The message that the Lord
Prof. V. P. Folds, former super- transpiring. Then as now but few sent Herod was that he would be-
intendent of the local high school recognized them as such. The gin his career of helpfulness today,
and Mrs. Folds, of Macon, spent Pharasees regarded the work of tomorrow and until in the fulness
last Thursday in Butler to the de- Iesus as nothing more nor less of time he would be perfected. The
light of her many friends. , than an assault u P° n and against perfection we are told was the re-
their position. I Bult of his suffering.
Mrs. Roy Fain left last week for A Question The Pharisees actually thought
Montezuma to join her husband We are told that as Jesus preach- ! that they could scare Christ away
who is connected with the Central ed one day he was asked, “Lord or into submission,
of Georgia Railway office at that are they few that are saved." The The answer that Jesus gave to
point as night telegraph operator, question might have been asked by Herod's message was a triumphant
The man,, fHonric «f Mrs i r u” b ? nest inquirer. Or it might rejoinder of a man who knew that
Ronfh nf Thnm ln fnrr^erW of asked by contr °versial. neither Herod or any othre evil be-
°LTi h h?“£$• at " ™ 8 , is a type ° r question that ing or power could keep him from
L l nn ls i i^nrnveH h f j6WiSh "““S t0 the path ° f dUty that G ° d had laid
her condition is much improved late upon. The question might out forh i m until he had accom-
following a recent prolonged ill- have been asked by one who was p n s hed the mission for which he
ness. desperately anxious about their came to - with Jesus knows that so
The local Music Clubs will ob- 8a ’ l Y at j°"'. Tb ® long as he walked in the Pathway
serve National Music Week May 3- “LJ 1 h “' Rtulp the lald ° Ut for him by His Heavenly
10 The outstanding event of the would be saved > and since the gather that Herod could not hurl
week willbea recital in piano and otteTme* fhZht hlm ' ^ t0day W ° Uld bC mUCh bet ’
vioHn on May-8 by Ossa, Ad,™. ScTE E% FSStwSdT £“ a w “. h ,hs
president of the St. Cecilia Club. few or ,mie, .Tews. Jesus did not j “us.l.a
Oscar Adams represented the answer them directly, he answered | T be Pharisees warned Jesus that
Music Department of Butler High a very sound piece of spiritual j n erod WO uld try to kill him. Jesus
school at the state meet in Cordele advice. He did not say whether; answere d them that when his death
Saturday. We are proud to know man y or few would be saved. He | came that it would not be at the
that he made a creditable showing answered them by saying that bands 0 f Herod, but at the hands
and received honorable mention, strive to enter in by the narrow of pharisees and other religious
door.” What Jesus meant was for, ] ea( j ers
Sunday guests of Mrs. J E. Trus- them to look every day to their j Man ' today in some instances re .
sell included Mr. and Mrs. Jack salvation, and every day do the i, t the ' f Jesus as dld the
Thompson of Hilliard, Fla., Mr. and thing that is necessary to bring it. Pharisees ^° n the( long ago. That
Mrs. Paul Johnston Jr., of Barnes- about. f t tencheA nq that aatan
ville and Mrs. G. A. Stubbs and “Are there few that are saved?” | abroad i n our i and an d that we
daughter Catherine, of St. Stephen was the question asked our Lord.; must j be on the alert lest
S- C. | His answer was to keepon sfflving. he our wllls and ac
I On that great last day we will be
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Hall, Mrs. A. j udge d not by what we have conSl
E. Guinn, Miss Alice Guinn, little achieved but upon what we sin-
Anne Guinn and Mrs. Bernard cer ely tried to accomplish. This
Walker visited Mr. A. E. Guinn question wished to speculate about
Sunday who is a patient at a spiritual life. Jesus insisted that he
Birmingham hospital. The many ma ke an honest effort every day to
friends of Mr. Guinn will be de- u V e it. If you do that the Lord said
lighted to know that his condition you will be saved. Jesus-urged this
is very encouraging. | questioner to enter in by the the
. . .,. _ . , . , _ _ ' straight gate. This means that we
A beautiful christening ceremony must d j sc | p ij ne our ev n desires,
was witnessed Sunday by the deny ourse ]ves, bring our wills into
Methodist congregation preceding harmony with God's will. *
the regular eleven o'clock preach-1 The Reckoning Day
ing service in which the infant son, j j esys went on to say that many
Herbert^ of Mr. and Mrs. T.E. Tante w jjj try to enter into the narrow
door and not be able tQ enteri but
he does not say that many who
strive to enter the narrow door
and keep as strong will be turned
Butler friends of Miss Willie ’fway. Jesus v « y S ^ iou ^ y
hSo thedwlof the° weekend K?t£2ywillcome wheTit wiU
her to the c % for the week-end bg cloged Thoge whQ haye neglect .
She was the guest of Miss Ouida ed tQ enter the narrow door will
Mrs Eli Garrett and Mrs. Foy Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Brachin an-
Rustin entertained Jointly at the " out l ce the blrth of a ‘laughter at
ho™ or » r c r « affedSos.*
ternoon when the Circle held its
April meeting. Mrs. E. D. McCor- Mr. and Mrs. Harry Allison an-
vey presided. Mrs. Walter Suggs nounce the arrival of a son at the
assisted by Mrs. Helen Dunwody Montgomery hospital April 18. He
and Mrs. H. E. Allen gave a very is to be called Ralph Douglas.
Interesting program. Twelve mem-, ———————
bers responded to roll-call. After Marine Corps dress blues have
the business session the hostesses smaller, smarter-looking chevron*
of Jhe powerful. served a delicious sweet course. today than they did in 1917
Jesus referred to -
was offered for this solemn, re
ligious ceremony which was im
pressively performed by Rev. F. J.
Gilbert, the pastor. |
Brewer. Miss Clyde Brewer of Vien- &y tQ entQr but alas it ls t00 late .
na was also her guest. Miss Leggitt are taught f rom t hi s that there
lsnow^Home Demonstration ^Agent , g & day Qf sp i r itual opportunity
THEATRE
Butler, Ga.
SUNDAY AND MONDAY, APRIL 26-27
Sunday Shows 3-5-9 Monday Shows 8:30
Abbott - Castello - Martha Ray
KEEP ’EM FLYING
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, APRIL 29-30
Night Shows 8:30
Don Ameche - Joan Bennett
CONFIRM OR DENY
I ’
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, MAY 1-2
Friday Night Shows 8:30 Saturday Shows Continue From 1:30 to ll
Robert Preston - Ellen Drew in
NIGHT OF JAN. 16
Mary Howard - Robert Montgomery in
RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE
for Wilcox county with headquar
ters at Rochelle will be remember
ed as a former demonstration
agent for Taylor county.
Fanny Wallace Circle
Methodist W. S. C. S.
Met Tuesday P. M.
for all men. Second, we are to
learn that the door of opportunity
will be closed. Such teachings as
they should make all people praise
and think. Manymen will learn to
their dismay that familiarity with
Jesus is not sufficient to produce
salvation. In order to do this we
must have a vital relationship with
him. Many people today are fami-
, ,, _. , . .. liar with Christianity. They read
The Fannie Wallace Circle of the theIr BiblGi go to church, under-
churchW.S. C. S. met Tuesday at stand Christian theology, but this
the home of Mrs. W. W. Edwards wiu not sove them,
with Mrs. J. H. West as co - hostess. | A mere knowledge of saving
Mrs. A. L. Waters, chairman, truth is not enough to save anyone,
opened the meeting with the song, rbo fi rst ru i e of Christian living is
“A Charge to Keep I Have,” follow- to acknowledge the Lordship of
ed by prayer by Miss Mary Lizzie j esus Christ and show to the world
Neisler. j us t what you mean by the way
Mrs. C. M. Babbs and Mrs. L. M. you j ive
Doyel had charge of the progra. | F ‘ rom Eas t and west
The subject for the meeting was jrj ow while some would try to
"The Woman's Work in the ta ik their way through the closed
Church.” portal by claiming familiarity with
Interesting talks were given by tbe Lord and his teaching others
Mrs. Doyel, Mrs. Babbs and Mrs. wou i d try to do so on the basis cf
Stone. the fact that they were Jews. At
Song, ‘‘God of Grace and God 'A tbat tj me most of the Jews believed
Glory,” was sung. that because they were the children
A brief business session was held 0 f Abraham, that that would save
after which the meeting was turn- them, and they were equally sure
ed over to the hostessej. i that anyone who was not a Jew
During the social hour a delic- would not be able to get to heaven,
ious salad course w'-.h tea was j esus informed them in no uncer
served. tain terms that they were laboring
"America” was sung by all and under a false delusion. Jesus then
the meeting was dismissed with went on to tell them that there
prayer by Mrs. F. J. Gilbert. I would be many Jews who would
There were fourteen members no t ge t to heaven. Also he told
and one visitor present. them that Gentiles would come
The May meeting will be held at f rom the East, the West, and the
the home of Mrs. Mae Riley with North and the South and enter in-1
Miss Mary Lizzie Neisler as joint- t0 t he Kingdom of God. Our Lord'
hostess. —Pub. Chm. i ma de it plain to them that blood!
• I relationship means nothing. The
APARTMENT FOR RENT i thing that does matter though is
spiritual relationship. No man everj
Mr. and Mrs. Braxton Turner and
Four-room apartment available W as or ever will be saved on ac-
May 1. Private entrance. Private CO unt of the race that he belonged
Baileyr Mr. and Mrs. Clem Roberts bath. Hot and cold water. Electric t0> Never will a man be saved by
of Thomaston, spent Sunday in lights. Located next door to hos- bis own blood. It took the blood
Fairfax, Ala., the guests of Mr. and pital. If interested, see that was shed upon the Cross to
Mrs. R. A. Turner. Mrs. Allen Payne, Butler, Ga. effect the forgiveness of our sins
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