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THE BUTLER HERALD. BUTLER,
GEORGIA, NOVEMBER 19. 1943.
PAGE PT,TT '
local Happenings
ntss Ray e Cox s P ent Monday m Riley Circle
Met With Mrs. Suggs
aeon.
Bertha Carson spent sev-
Ji days ihit week in Macon.
DR. H. J. PORTER
Butler, l»a.
HONESTY IN ALL THINGS
Lesson Text: Ex. 20:15; Lev.
j§> 19:11, 13; Luke 19:1-10, 45-46.
** Golden Text:
Thou shalt not steal.
The aim of this commandment
is clearly shown to be for the pur
pose of protecting the property
rights of other people. It goes
a*--| The Julia Riley Circle held tits back to when God gave it to man
Mrs. Donald Bush and Miss Al- October meeting at the home of ln beginning. God said let us
Took visited Thomaston Tues- Mrs. \Valter Suggs, with Mrs. Irene man in our image and le
! Peed, co-hostess him navc dominion over the xish
i The Circle leader Mrs L R of the yea and over the fovvls 01
Mrs. W. A Anglin and Mr. Adams, ided over ’ the business the air and over the cattle and
iy mond Anglin spent Wednesday , ession Ten mcmbers and two over all the earth, and over every
, Macon. (visitors were present. The visitors cree P in R thing that creepeth upon
... _ p a „line Cooper of Barnes-I were Mrs. Birdie McGee Hanson dle oart h. t/e find these words in
•fi was the Tuesday guest of and Mrs. J. R. Wilson. Ge " es, « t
1 ’ friends I Following the business meeting We deduct from this that loc
uUer menu . | Mrs. Wilson gave a most inspiring intended for man to havo domm -
Mr3 Sarah Fielding was the ( ! eV otional on “Keeping the Win- ion over physical property. In
eek end guest of Mr. and Mrs. j dows of 0 ur Souls Clear,” taken other vvords man had thc ri R ht {o
x Brown at Howard. jfrom the sixth chapter of Daniel. earn and own and that which he
at ™ mis Stalnaker was! In the absence of Mrs. Wallace ° wns to be respected by others.
WiSS M T m,if of her sister Mrs Mrs - Adams had charge of the Property is therefore, a divinely
ie recent gue&tof hera .ter, • program and gave the “History of ordained institution. This does not
B ba Halley in Augusta. the Missionary Dollar”, in a most mean that he absolutely owns
interesting manner using posters w hat he wins for this reason that
io illustrate the work done thru he is not the creator of the earth,
the years. Mrs. Henry McLean is on ly the administrator of it
gave a humorous poem entitled, and not the owner. However, as
, . j “The Dollar and the Cent.” tenant of said property so long as
Mrs. Lewis Minor and daughter Mrs Hammock will have charge he is business like and properly
iuam, of *humaston were \ on- . Q f t jj e November program and administers it. It is in his hands
av guests of Mr. and Mrs. L.: Ficklincr will bo hostoss to uso as his own. ln relation to
toon ! Srs Suggs* Mrs. Peed ami Mrs. his fellow man he owns what he
Mr Oscar Adams, of Emoryj Hanson served a delicious salad wi ns - ] This command ^ is at the
Miss Marie Jarrell of Manche-
ter was the week end guest of
er ' parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. C.
arrell
-Reporter.
diversity, Atlanta, is the guest j Plate with coffee,
i ins parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. R.
idams. |
pfe Herman Hill of Ft. Benning Lebanon W.M.U. Met
“ t p r S"a E Mr St aSd M S r s W w e La 8t Friday P. M.
Hill.
Mr. James Minor of the Uni-
eisity of Georgia, Athens, spent
heweek end with his parents, Mr.
id Mrs. L. L. Minor.
foundation of a social order that
will last. If there was nothing to
j protect a man in holding what he
i has earned there would be no
, motive for a man to labor for
i that which would be of benefit to
| himself and others. So far as we
are concerned property is ours if
• aiu amteiueu ici waio ^
The Lebanon Woman’s Mission- we honestly acquire it, for though
ary Union held its regular meet-| j s rea lly God’s we control it so
ine Friday afternoon, Nov. 12th. long as we keep it and we can do
ing Friday
Mrs. D. M. Harris had charge of
the program.
Song, “What a Friend.”
Prayer, Mrs. Lucy B. Harris.
A short business session was
as we like with it. We can keep
it or we can dispose of it.
Mrs Jim McManus of Thomas- * on S’ ™ nai , a • The P ur P ose of this commaand-
n snent Monday with Butler Praycr - Mr s- Lucy B. Harris. ment £s t0 protect man against
Mrs McManus was be- A short business session was himself. Men are weak. They
;Ie her'marria^ Miss Christine j^d. One new member was added ha ve a desire to acquire and
■r/nmnre of this city ; to the ro11, . possess. They may be easuy
a/emore ot tn . y. Devotional, Mrs. Louise Harmon. tompted lo take that which is no:
Mrs. George Daniel has returned | “Paganism, Miss Edna Stiing-
i her home in Atlanta after 1 fie ,] d . . . p
lending several weeks with her! The Christian Witness m Pa- Dy ine pi0 nioiuon ui uic
lother, Mrs. Anna Wilchar, who! ? an Lands Mrs. Lucy ■Harris. commandment. To steal would
e regret to learn continues quite “Paganism m High I laces, | v i 0 i a te thc sacred property rights
i | Mrs. D. M. Harris. , of ano ther person. Therefore sin is
1 Dismissed with prayer by Mrs. j wronB “ Thou shalt not steal.” We
Mrs. Foy Rustin left today for Louise Harmon
tlanta. From there she goes to
their own. God has protected them
against their own weaker nature
by the prohibition of the eighth
icksonville, Fla., where she will gprains Ankle
wrong. “Thou shalt not steal.” We
are obligated to live by this
commandment.
Ways in Which This
Commandment Is Broken
There is practically no end to
ake her home. Her many friends
”*sr ,os,ng h ““ a cmze ;j»*«..-* ^ «.
Mrs. Irene Peed and Mrs. Wal-I that Re™.T. C Adams, of Franklin, I Mkflrom‘“horl' One
t'iaT i anTr«e , n h ded W re^nee i rt MX*. **3”V^Son ' ™ ^
SS »mpTe?, B — by ^g e on'rnSa^rCeing hi^o We
til the morning.” Of course this
does not moan that wages are to
be paid every day. It emphasizes
rather a principle which obli
gates the employer to treat with
sacred regard the wages duo the
employee. The employee is selling
his labor to the employer. There
is a moral obligation on the em
ployer 10 pay wages for tins labor
according to what it is worth.
Unfair Labors
The employe is also morally ob
ligated to his employer. He owes a
labor worthy of the wages which
he is paid. To do half way work,
loaf on the job and kill time for
which he is paid are means by
which the employe may steal
from the employer. To do work
poorly is just as much a violation
of the eighth commandment as
to pay unfair wages, 'lire em
ployee is just as much bound co
give honest work as the employci
is to give honest wages.
Extortion
Persons may steal by extortion, j
Extortion was the sin which j
aroused the righteous indignation 1
of the prophet Amos. He ex- j
pressed his indignation with the
following words, “hear this, O ye
that swallow up the needy, even
to make the poor of the land to;
fail, making the epah small and
the shekel groat and falsefyiug
the balances by deceit that we
may buy the poor for silver and
the needy for a pair of shoes; yea
and sell the refuse of wheat.” We
see that there were great and
greedy extortioners in that day in
the long ago as there are today
In our industrial world and in
some personal dealings between j
individuals, extortion is the way 1
by which men became guilty if
sin.
Unpaid Debts (
Another sin is incurring debV 1
that we know we cannot men,, c.*
by having no intention of paying 1
them. 1
If one refuses to pay a debt |
when it is due he is guilty of dis
honesty. A debt should be paid |
when due or satisfactory arrange- I
ments made about it. 1
Taxes
Tax evasion is another way cf
being dishonest. Some seem to
think that taxes are not an ohli- |
gation to the individual, out to
the government and i.r teat iea- 1
son can be treated with indiffer- j
ence. It is a moral obligation up- ■
on every individual. He who is
dishonest about taxes is likely to
prove dishonest in other obliga
tions. The eighth commandment
was primarily to refer to relations
between men. Also it prohibits a
course of action which has to do
with man’s relationship to God.
We must realize that one can be
guilty of stealing from God. In
the scripture we find these words
“will a man rob God”. Then the
question may be asked how can
we rob God? The answer is “in
tithes and offerings.” From this
there is but one conclusion, and
that is that we can rob God by
withholding tithes and offerings.
The law of tithing was an Ola
Testament edict. Tithing then in
the Old Testament was a moral
law and Jesus never cancelled a
moral law.
Then in withholding from God
that which rightfully is his is d.s-
honesty.
The Remedy
We now turn to the New Testa
ment and the teachings of Jesus
gives us further light about God’s
requirements of hnoest dealing.
Jesus was on his way to Je
lem. His earthly stay was about
completed for it was only a few
days before the Crucifixion. Jk
great host of people were with,
him. They were on their way t*
the feast of tne i ass-vc/. . e
passed through Jericho the chief
publicans' attention was fastened
Jesus. Luke tells u. c ; that this
man was the chief publican and
he was rich. We are to conclude
that he became rich from be'.nff
a tax gatherer. We do not know
why Zaccheus followed Jesus. Ke
was short ol stature and couU
not see Jesus for the people, and
he went and climbed a sycamore
tree that he might be enabled to
see Jesus as he passed by. We
don't know whether or not it was
curiosity or a deep spiritual feel-
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Theatre
Butler, Ga.
SUNDAY AND MONDAY, NOV. 21-22
Sunday P. M. Show 3 n’Clock. Sunday Night Show 8:45 o’clock
Monday Night Show 8:00 o’clock
Betty Rhodes - McDonald Carey
SALUTE FOR THREE
THURSDAY (One Day Only) NOV. 25
M&lir.ee 3 o'tlock P. M. Night Show 8 O’l lock P. M.
Greer Garson - Ronald Coleman In
RANDOM HARVEST
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, NOV. 26-27
Friday Night Shows 7:45 to 11 ' Saturday Shows Continue From 1:30 to 11
Ann Kutherford - Red Skelton In
WHISTLING IN DIXIE
Roy Rogers In
IDAHO
ambulate on crutches.
,und Romberg.
Pvt. William L. Taylor of Elay, 1 Rpnninn
iiz., was the guest of his wife Attends Keunion
nci son and other relative here
1st week. Pvt. Taylor has been in
there are indirect ways of steal
ing as well as direct.
Robbery
There is no doubt about, it and
it is everywhere recognized as
si weeK. rvt. tayior nas neeiuin Those from Butler attending at j stpa L n S a ^ d s| pa Lng is
e service ten months and is , Americas Friday a delightful fam- robber is a t hicf and a thief is
ationed with the M. P. E. G. ily reunion honoring Mr. E. L. | one who steals. Bofafery'may^be
, Gammage, prominent newspaper breaking into a house or it may
man of that city, included Mrs. J. | be robbing a bank or taking cash
- - - ~ ~ from thc cash drawer or any num
ber of other ways of taking that
which does not belong to them
All of them is a violation of the
commandment, “thou shalt net
steal.”
Thai much for direct stealing
; 111a.11 in »
Mr. R. L. Brown and daughter, j >j. Hamilton, Mr. and Mrs. C. E.
lrs. Julian Edwards II, spent Sat- j Pennington and Mr. J. B. Pen-
relay in Atlanta visiting Mrs. nington.
rown who has been there under i
nodical treatment during thc P ast ’ o* , f L Announcements
hree weeks. It will be gratifying t* 1 Announcements
3 her many friends to learn that
he will be returning home Sun-
Say very much improved in
lealth.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hartley of' There are many ways of indirect
Reynolds are the proud parents of stealing. This is the way that the
a son born Nov. 10 to be called | grea test number of people arc
Cpl. Lewis D. Mclnvale returned
a camp Friday aner speiaung a
ifteon day furlough with his wife
nd son at. Griffin, and his moth-
r, Mrs. C. D. Mclnvale, near But-
er. He is with the Medical Corps
■nd stationed at Camp Swift,
’exas. A short time before his
nrlough he was promoted to
•orporal. He enlisted in the Army
day 29.
Wyndell Erwin.
Mr. and Mrs. L. N. Hill of Butler
announce the birth of a daughter
Nov. 15th.
Mr and Mrs. J. W. Dorsey Jr.,
of Junction City, announce the
birth of a son Nov. 16 to be
named John Larry.
TO RELIEVE MISERIES OF
1ST COLDS
Now get grand relief from colds’
symptom-, this home-proved
douhie-action way that
actually
1*r onet
PENETRATES
t to upper bronchial
tubes with toothing
medicinal vapors
STIMULATES
chest and back sur-
V laces like a warm-
ing poultice.
0(,, nNs for ho**** I
To get all the benefits of this
combined PENETRATING-STIMULATING
action, just rub throat, chest,
and back with Vicks VapoRub at
bedtime, instantly VapoRub goes
to work—2 ways at once as shown
above—to relieve coughing
spasms, ease muscular soreness
or tightness, and invite restful,
comforting sleep. Often by morn-
rng most of the misery is gone.
Got relief from chest cold distress
tonight with double-action, tixne-
wstod Vicks VapoRub.
Mr. and Mrs. Blanford of Mauk
are the proud parents of a son
born Nov. 16th.
Bateman Mill New*
Miss Mildred James was the
week end guest of her mother,
Mrs. Grady James.
Mrs G. A. Allmon, Miss Ann
Hill were Sunday guests of Mrs.
Grady James and Mildred.
guiliy of stealing.
Cheating
We might here consider some cf
the ways of stealing. There arc
those who in exchange of goed^
or trading, try to cheat by sly and
shrewd schemes. They try to ge
the advantage by being deceitful
and in so doing become guilty o
actual stealing. The passage cf
our lesson from Leviticus forbids
stealing by dealing falsely, “ie
shall not steal, neither deal false
ly neither lie one to another.'
"Thou shalt not defraud thy neigl
bor, neither rob him.” Anothei
form of stealing is by the use ol
dishonest weights. In the book cf
Deutoronomy we have anothe.
forbidding of false weights. “Thoi
shalt not have in thy bag diver
weights, a great and a small.
How accurately Proverbs described
Their many friends regret that ----- ' ti ce of a lot ci
Mrs. Ora Barrow and children w ? wm it is
move from our community but
wishthem every success in their
iewly chosen home.
Mr. Grady James and Mr. G. A.
Allmon were Sunday guests o
Mr. Bob Barnes near Rupert.
Mrs Velma McLaughlin and
•hildren are spending a few days
with Mr. and Mrs. James Barrow.
Recent guests of Mr. and Mrs.
a Allmon included Mr. and
Mrs. Grady James and Miss Mar-
;.ell Peterman. .
Mr Graysden Allmon is spend
ing this week with his parents,
vlr. and Mrs. G. A. Allmon.
people. The buyer will say it is
naught, it is naught.” By suci
words the buyer is trying to Le
little that which he is buying. If
he is successful in making the
seller believe the little value of
the article in question, and then
goes away boasting of how smart
he was. This is just anothei
means of stealing by deceit. Ou
government has used means to
protect the unwary seller of be
ing cheated by inspecting scales,
grading of cotton and setting upi
standard of weights and measuie
of many other articles. Yet in
tei
d ’ Wan7a Carpenter! spite of these precautions some
T\n me^pendhig several days'-people are able to cheat by usm.
£ w" UjdS Mr. j incorrect — ^ nteasuren
~ r wc ™
and Mrs - Grad y ^ d Mrs G . A . wages of him that is hired shaii
ay guests of Mr. ana ' no t abide with the all night un-
Allmon.