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Agricultural WEg
*M> SUCCESSFUL EARNING
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This department will cheerfully endeavor to furnish any information,
betters should be addressed to Dr. Andrew M. Soule, pesident State Agri
cultural College, Athns. Ga.
Practical Suggestions on Corn Cultivation
Corn has now come to be one of
Georgia's most important crops. Last
year, for the first time in the history
of the state, an abundance of corn was
produced to supply local needs. Many
counties, which previous to that time
had found it necessary to import several
car loads of corn each season, had a sur
plus for shipment to less favored sec
tions.
This story has been repeated in prac
tically every southern state. The south
can. of course, produce much more corn
than is now being raised with profit
and advantage. In Georgia, for in
stance. the area devoted to corn could
easily be doubled and certainly the
yield can be raised, by good methods of
practice, considerably beyond fifteen
bushels per acre, the average for 1915.
To do this the land must be very care
fully prepared, hence the proper culti
vation of corn is a matter of vital im
portance to every good farmer. Real
izing this fact, a brief summary of some
of the suggestions made by Prof.
George A. Crabb, of the department of
agronomy of the Georgia State College
of Agriculture, has been summarized
and is presented below for the infor
mation and advice of our readers. Study
the facts set forth very carefully and
let them be a source of inspiration and
guidance to you during the season of
istc.
Corn requires thorough cultivation
from the time ft is planted until the
ears are well made. There are three
very important reasons for cultivation:
(1) To conserve the moisture in the
soil; (3) to kill the weeds, and (3) to
keep the soil In a good physical condi
tion. These reasons are of great im
portance because they control factors
that Influence the growth and yield of
corn.
Nothing is so important in growing
corn as an adequate supply of moisture
throughout the growing period. This
moisture must be supplied from the
soil Maintaining moisture in the soil
is achieved by (1) preparing a seed bed
that will absorb the rainfall and act
as a storage reservoir for water. (2)
by having abundant organic matter tn
the soil, and (3) by frequent cultiva
tion of the surface to reduce loss by
evaporation.
All plants require moisture for their
growth. The larger the plants and the
more leaves and stalks they have, the
greater will be the quantity of mois
ture required for their growth and ma
turity.
Corn requires much more water for
its growth than any other crops, there
-fore, every means should be used to
supply a sufficient amount throughout
its growth. Generally speaking, corn
will require from three hundred to four
hundred pounds of water to produce one
pound of dry matter. This means that
a yield of 100 bushels of grain and
three tons of leaf and stalk will re
quire 1,950 to 2,600 tons of water for
their growth and maturity, an amount of
water that would cover an acre to a
depth of 16 to 22 inches.
The average rainfall of Georgia is
about 50 inches annually, of Which only
about 12 to H inches fall during June.
July and August when water Is most
needed by the corn crop. Os the 12 to
14 Inches, perhaps one-third is lost
ay surface run-off. Therefore, it la
necessary to begin the preparation for
a targe corn yield by turning under a
go<d quantity of vegetable matter and
by making a good friable, or mellow
seed-bed that will readily absorb the
rainfall and store it up to be used by
the com in midsummer. This prepara
tion of the seed bed followed by proper
cultivation of the surface checks the
loss of moisture by evaporation, that
is. loss through the action of the sun
and air.
Soil that is covered by some material
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' such as coarse straw, a board or a
blanket, does not lose its moisture at
the surface as rapidly as soil not cov
ered. This is due to the fact that the
moisture beneath the cover does not
came in contact with the air. When not
1 covered, the moisture that rises to the
surface of the soil exaporates into the
air and is lost. Covering the soil sur
face to check evaporation of its mois
ture is called ‘‘mulching'’ and the ma
terial used as a cover is called a
‘mulch.’' A mulch can be made from
ar.y substance that will tend to pre
vent evaporation. In the field the most
practical means for checking evapora
tion from the soil surface is the ’’soil
mulch." This mulch is produced by
frequently stirring the soil to a depth
of from one and a half to three inches
The surface soil when stirred, dries out
and forms a blanket which reduces the
loss from evaporation. The soil mulch
should be maintained as much as pos
sible from the time of breaking the
land until the ears of corn are well
made. This can be done by stirring the
•oil frequently, at least every seven to
ten davs. and as soon after each rain
as the soil will permit, throughout the
growing period. Do not allow the soil to
'run together” and bake for this per
mits the rapid loss of moisture. Keep
the soil in a friable and loose condi
tion at all times.
A "weed” is a plant growing where it
is not desired. Cultivated plants an*
not generally considered to be weeds,
but they are as truly weeds as th, ® U ®2
and cockle-burs if they grow where
they are not wanted. Wheat is not de
sired in an oat field if a large yield
of oats is expected, neither oats nor
wheat are wanted in a com field if the
largest yield of corn is desired. Why.
Because they take water andl plant food
from the soil and will prevent the larg
vield of the desired crop.
The Plant, we class ahe
more difficult to combat and kill t
are wheat or oats, because the> are
hardier and will resist many of the e
forts to kill them. No plant should be
permitted to grow in a field with cor
17 we desire the largest yield, except
iiSps. some of the smaller legumes
luch as cowpeas, bur or crimson cloven
Even these will take up moisture and
plant food which the com should use
but they may repay with nitrogen whi<
thev add to the soil. Frequent, dean
cultivation will prevent the S™wth ot
weeds and thus save the available
food and moisture for the corn. Keep
the soil clear of weeds.
Com cultivation Should begin as soon
as the corn has been planted, even e
fore it begins to show above the ground.
The best time to kill weeks is when
thev are just sprouting. Thy can be
killed early and a mulch can be
on the soil surface by tillage with a
spike harrow which has the teeth
Ing backward. This is a very efficient
implement for early cultivation and can
be used crosswise or lengthwise of the
rows. It will not damage the corn un
til it gets three or four inches high.
The weeder is also an excellent Imple
ment for early cultivation and can be
used until the com is twelve inches
high. It kills young weeds and breaks
up the soil crust and produces a thin
mulch. It can be used in the same way
as the harrow but is not as effective on
heavy soils.
The use of the weeder, combined witii
the heavier cultivators, will aid greatly
In keeping the surface of the soil level
until the corn is twelve inches high.
When the corn has reached a height
of three to four Inches, cultivation may
be started with a fine-toothed cultivator
such as “Planet, Jr.." or a spring-tooth
ed implement of the one or two-horse
type. Cultivate as near the corn as
possible without injury, the first time.
Do not allow the implement to go more
than two to three inches deep and for
each subsequent cultivation get farther
from the com and run the implement
shallower. At no time must the roots
be broken or cut, as this will injure the
plants by cutting the food and moisture
supply and consequently decrease the
yield. Continue the cultivations at fre
quent intervals of at least seven to ten
days and as soon after each rain a* the
soil will permit. Keep the soil level,
kill the weeds and do not injure the
corn roots.
How late to cultivate com will depend
upon the season and the soil. If the sea
son is dry, cultivation should l»e con
tinued until the corn is practically made
or at least until the shoots are set.
This will be for the purpose of saving
moisture and killing weeds. 11 the
season is wet, cultivation should be at
sufficient intervals to keep the wetaie
killed out. until the corn has well de
veloped.
• • •
WILL INOCULATION PAY WITH
COWPEAS?
J. E. M.. Conyers, G*._ writes: Does it
increase the yield of peas and pea vines to
inoculate the peas before planting?
We have made quite a number of tests
lof cowpeas to determine the effect or
practicability of inoculating thereon.
Up to the present time our experience
has been negative. In other words, only
I in rare instances have we observed any
special benefit from using inoculating
I material with this particular class of
| legumes. We could not therefore, con
• nisteytly advise you to use inoculin with
cowpeas. People sometimes think that
peas need to be inoculated when, as a
matter of fact, the soil is they
are not using a proper fertilizer‘formula
< under the peas. You should test the
soil for acidity with blue litmus paper,
and if it turns red when inserted in the
moist soil, the land is quite strongly
acid and you should use at least a ton
of finely ground rock on this land.
Cowpeas also require quite liberal fer
tilization with phosphoric acid and, in
normal times, with potash. Small seed
ed legumes, such as alfalfa and other
clovers, are benefited by the use of in
oculin. In fact, comparatively little
alfalfa can be established unless it is
artificially inoculated. Our practice at
present is not to inoculate cowpeas or,
velvet beans, or, in fact, any of the
large seeded legumes.
• • •
FIGHTING DAMAGE BY CUT WORMS.
J. K. E., Milltown, Ga., writes: The cut
wvrms are cutting down my Irish potatoes,
beans, peas, tomatoes, Cora; in fact, ev
erything in the garden. Nearly every one
in this community is complaining about
them. If there is a remedy I would be
pleased to have yon furnish it to me.
There are many specimens of cut
worms, and they are very troublesome
to the gardens. Especially is this likely
to be the case where the same area of
land has been used for garden purposes
for a number of years.
One of the best means of fighting cut
worms is to turn under all the grass
and trash which may be growing on the
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land in the early fall and then break
the land again early in the spring. When
setting out plants such as tomatoes and
peppers, a little collar of paper may be
wrapped around the stem. It should go
down in the soil about an inch or two
and come up about the top of the earth
to the same height. This is an effective
protection against cut worms.
Situated as you are at present, about
all you can do to fight these pests is
to examine the ground well where any
injured plant is found the first thing in
the morning and dig up and destroy the
worms. Then make up a mixture of
Paris green, bran and molasses. Enough
of the molasses should be used to make
the bran adhere well, and a small
amount of paris green will be sufficient
to use, say an ounce of paris green to
one pound of the above mixture. These
little balls should be scattered along the
ground. Cut worms will often eat
them and, of course, will be killed by
the poison. It is not of much service
to put out these balls of bran and mo
lasses after the plants are up. Spraying
is of no avail against this pest. Rota
tion of crops, proper cultivation of the
land and the destroying of the worms
as indicated are about the only sugges
tions 1 can offer you under the circum
stances.
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NOTES ON BROOM CORN CULTIVA
TION.
H. T., Cedartown, Ga., writes: I would
like some information in regard to broom
corn. Can it be raised successfully in
Folk county? Is there a market in Geor
gia for it?
There is no reason why broom corn
should not be successfully raised in
Polk county. Presumably there is a
market for it in Georgia, as brooms are
made in a number of places. Probably
you oan find out by applying to the Hon.
W. G. Cooper, of the Atlanta chambet
of commerce, just where you could dis
pose of the brooms in Atlanta to ad
vantage.
Broom corn should be planted ant
cultivated much the same as field com.
Sow in drills about three to four feet
apart, depending on the richness of the
land, and thin out so that the stalks
stand three to six inches apart in the
drill., Use about five pounds of seed
per acre. Ever-bloom corn seed is one
of the best varieties to use.
• • •
ROTATING CROPS IN A GARDEN.
G. F. V.. Elberton, Ga., writes: I un
derstand that land should not have the
same crops repeated from year to year,
but I do not know what elements the dif
ferent vegetables take most from the eoil.
Can you furnish me a scale of succes
sion, so that I may know what crop
should follow each crop so as to avoid us
ing chiefly the same element out of the
eoil with both crops?
A table such as you have in mind
has not been published in so far as 1
know, but I am handing you herewith
the amount of plant food removed by
certain of the more important of our
garden crops, which I trust will be oi
service and advantage to you under ex
isting conditions.
Table giving the amount of fertil
izer ingredients (nitrogen, potash and
phosphoric acid) contained in the crop
from one acre:
Lbs.
Lbs. Lbs. Lbs. Phos.
Crop. Yleld.Straw.etc.Ni’gen. Potash. Acid
Apples 15 tons JO 60 30
Beans 30 bu. 2,700 73 53 30
Cabbags .t.. 30 tons 200 270 70
Corn 70 bu. 6,000 Si 35 48
Grapes 2 tons 7,000 32 39 11
Onions . .45,000 lbs. 72 72 37
Pears 16 tons 32 26 10
Peas 30 bu. 8,000 108 52 33
Plums 8 tons 30 40 4
Potatoes ...200bu. 1,500 46 74 21
Sugar Beets 10 tons 6,000 69 143 32
Tomatoes ...10 tons 32 54 20
Turnips 700 bu. 10,000 80 180 52
You will observe that beans apepar
to take considerable amount of nitrogen
out of the soil. They should, however,
obtain the nitrogen they need from the
air, or at least the greater part of it,
and will do so under normal conditions.
Cabbage and corn exhaust the nitrogen
from the soil rapidly. Tomatoes, for in
stance, do not draw heavily on the pot
ash supply as compared with turnips,
sugar beets or cabbage. You will ob
serve that phosphoric acid is not ex
hausted from the soil so rapidly as pot
ash, on the other hand, if the leaves and
waste parts of garden crops are returned
to the land or made into compost, a
great part of the potash removed from
the soil can be returned to it.
* • •
SUPPLEMENTAL FERTILIZERS FOR
COTTON.
J. W. R., Rome, Ga., writes: I have
five acres of good land, rather low, which
I intend to plant in cotton. I wish to
make a large yield and wish some infor
mation in regard to fertilizing same.
Have turned the land to a depth of six
inches, harrowed and rolled it, and have
it in fine condition. Have put two tons
per acre of stable manure in the rows to
which was added 50 pounds of aeid. What
I want to know is what kind and how
much commercial fertilizer to use.
We judge from what you say that you
have put your land in excellent condi
tion for cotton and that it is now in fine
tilth. You have acted wisely in putting
two tons of manure per acre and thor
oughly mixing it with the soil. We
suggest now that you apply to this land
a formula carrying about 3 per cent
nitrogen and 9 per cent phosphoric acid.
If you use equal parts of cotton seed
meal and acid phosphate you will secure
a formula containing the percentage in
dicated and about 1 per cent of potash
as well. We refer, of course, to the use
of standard cotton seed meat If you
use other materials as carriers of nitro
gen you will then eliminate any potash
from your formula The nitrogen car
rier to use should be determined from
our point of view largely by the - cost
of the same. In other words, if cotton
seed mbal will furnish available plant
food at as low or lower cost than other
materials, then we would use it. We
think there is nothing you can combine
it with to better advantage than acid
phosphate. We think 300 pounds of the
above formula can be Used to advan
tage. Where one desires to raise an
extra large crop we advise the use ol
500 pounds per acre, putting 300 pounds
on at the time of planting and 200
pounds as a side application shortly
after the cotton has been chopped to a
■ stand.
PORTO RICO WILL HAVE
CITIZENS’ TRAINING CAMP
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(By Associated Press.)
SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, May 9.—The
colonel commanding the Porto Rico reg
iment has been instructed by Washing
ton to make an Investigation here and
report on the advisability of establish
ing a military training camp similar to
that instituted at Plattsburg, N. Y , last
summer. This action is the result of
a request made by a number of Porto
Ricans to the local authorities for the
establishment of a training camp.
Many Americans and Porto Ricans
who are members of the American legion
and other defense societies have or
ganized informally and have asked per
mission of the officials of the legion
to form a branch of the organization
here.
ALLEGED PROHI VIOLATORS
HELD IN BOND OF SI,OOO
FITZGERALD, Ga., May 9.—William
Gillespie and Thomas Burnham, white,
and L. M. Martin, colored, who were ar
rested several days ago charged with
a violation of the new prohibition law,
after considerable quantities of liquoi
had been found on their premises, wer<
given a preliminary hearing today be
fore Justice D. P. Adams and held undei
SI,OOO bonds for appearance at city court
upon charge of violating a city ordi
nance.
Border Patrol
Kills ‘Bad Man’
In Rifle Duel
Demetrio de la Garza Kept
Store on American Side of
Line but Sympathized With
Vilistas
MARATHON Tex., May 10.—Deme
trio de la Garza, once known as the
"bad man of the Big Bend country,” met
his death in a long range rifle duel with
an American trooper on Monday in the
hills near Boquillas. The cavalryman
not only killed ae la Garza, but killed
the Mexican’s companion.
De la Garza kept a small trading store
on the American side of the Rio Grande,
but ranchers have long known him as a
smuggler. News of his death was
brought here today by J. W. Gudson, a
truck contractor.
De la Garza resented the presence of
the American soldiers as a border pa
trol and in Boquillas he is said to have
given advance information to the Villa
bandits before their raid. The informer
with an assistant observed the Ameri
can cavalaryman on patrol duty near
Boquillas on Monday and the two Mexi
cans opened fire. The cavalryman re
turned the fire and killed the two Mex
icans.
BANDITS IN LARGE NUMBERS.
Villa bands in large numbers are re
ported to be concentrating at El Pino,
eighty-five miles south of Boquillas. Tho
two bodies of bandits split their forces
after the Glenn Springs raid with the
understanding that they would join their
commands at El Pino. These bandits
have been operating several months in
the vicinity of Sierra Mojado and recent
ly began their movement to the north
with design on American border towns.
There were reports here today that
the bandits contemplated further at
tacks on settlements near Presidio, but
these are not credited as army officers
believe that the Villa bands will retreat
toward the interior and await to see
whether they are being pursued before
beginning new depredations along the
Rio Grande.
REVOLTING IRISH WERE
NOT REBELS SHAW SAYS
LONDON, May 10.—George Bernard
Shaw, discussing' the executions of the
Sinn Feiners in an open letter today
says:
"My view is that men who were shot
in cold blood after their capture or sur
render were prisoners of war and it was
therefore entirely incorrect to slaughter
them. The relation of Ireland to Dub
lin Castle is in this respect precisely
the same as the Balkan states toward
Turkey or Belgium tow’ard the kaiser
or of the United States to Great Britain.
Until Dublin Castle is sperseded by a
national parliament and Ireland is vol
untarily incorporated with the British
empire like Canada, Australia, or South
Africa, an Irishman resorting to arms
to achieve the independence of his coun
try is doing only what Englishmen will
do if Invaded and conquered by the Ger
mans. »
"Such an Irishman is as much In or
der morally in accepting assistance from
the Germans as England Is in accepting
the assistance of Russia in a struggle
with Germany. The fact that he knows
that his enemies will not respect his
rights if they catch him and that he
must fight with a rope around his neck
adds in some measure to his glory in
the eyes of his compatriots and in the
eyes of disinterested admirers of pa
triotism throughout the world. The
slaughter of a man in this position
makes him a martyr and a hero. The
shot Irishmen will now take their places
beside Emmet and the Manchester mar
tyrs in Ireland and beside the heroes of
Poland, Serbia, and Belgium in Eu
rope. Nothing in heaven or earth can
prevent it.
"I am not a Sinn Feiner. I have al
ways insisted it is the duty of Ireland
to throw herself with all her force
against the Germans and Austrians. But
I remain an Irishman and resent any
imputation that I can regard as a trai
tor any Irishman taken in a fight for
Irish independence against British gov
ernment.”
Replying to the protests which have
been made in the last few days against
the putting to death of leaders of the
Irish rebellion,' Herbert Samuel, the
home secretary, said today that the
government would have been guilty of
unpardonable weakness if it had not
meted out stern punishment to the
guilty.
The public might rest assured, Mr.
Samuel added, that neither the govern
ment nor the military authorities had
any intention of adopting a policy ot
wholesale prosecution.
Mr. Samuel thought it would be
found the number of cases in which it
was necessary to enforce the extreme
penalty was nearing an end.
STRIPLING REPORT GOES
TO GOVERNOR THIS WEEK
The report of the state prison com
mission, declining by a vote of two
to one to recommend a pardon for
Thomas Edgar Stripling, serving a life
term at the prison farm, near Milledge
ville, for murder, will be transmitted
to Governor Harris some time this week,
probably Friday, for final action.
Governor Harris was out of the city
Wednesday, having gone to Waycross to
deliver a political speech there, else the
decision of the board would probably
have been sent to him along with others
at this time, instead of waiting untl»
the latter part of the week.
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ROBERT FAY GIVEN EIGHT
YEARS IN ATLANTA PRISON
German Lieutenant and Others
Convicted of Plot to De
stroy Munitions .Ships
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, May 9.—Robert Fay
former lieutenant in the German army
convicted in the federal court yester
day of conspiring to destroy munitions
ships of the allies through bomb con
trivances, was today sentenced to serve
eight years in the federal penitentiary
of Atlanta.
Walter Scholz, his brother-in-law, and
Paul Daeche also convicted, were sen
tenced to serve four yearg and two
years, respectively. The three were al
so fined $2 each.
Talking from the bench beside which
were heaped bombs, explosives and oth
er exhibits introduced during the ten
day trial, Judge Howe said to Fay:
According to your testimony you
committed a grave crime against Ger
many by deserting your post and coun
try where you were engaged in lawful
warfare to come here where you have
committed still graver crimes against
this nation for the purpose of helping
Germany in the war. Altogether too
many things have been happening in
this country since the w’ar commenced.
This court is going to convince you and
thoroughly warn others that this coun
try is not a proper place in which to
carry on the war and that our laws are
still binding notwithstanding the war
in Germany.”
Under the conspiracy of which the
three were convicted, three other de
fendants are to be tried—Dr. Herbert
Kienzle, Engelbert Brokhorst and Max
Breitung.
English Estimate
German Losses in
War at 2,822,079
(By Associated Press.)
LONDON, May 10. —An official British
estimate of German casualities in April,
issued here today, places the total at
91,162. The number of German casual
ties since the beginning of the war is
given as 2,822,079. These figures were
given in the following statement:
"German casualties, exclusive of cor
rections, were reported during the
month of April, 1916, as follows: Killed
or died of wounds, 17,455; died of sick
ness, 2,395; prisoners, 1,921; missing,
6,317; severely wounded, 14,557; wound
ed, 4,001; slightly wounded, 38,979;
wounded remaining with units, 5,637.
Total, 91,162.
These added to those reported in pre
vious months including April 18, 1916,
bring the total reported in German offi
cial list since the beginning of the war
to:
Killed or died of wounds, 664,552;
died of sickness, 41,325; prisoners, 137,-
798; missing, 197,094; severely wound
ed, 385,515; wounded, 254,267; slightly
wounded, 1,023,212; wounded remaining
with units, 117,956. Total, 2,822,079.
"These figures inclue all German na
tionalities —Prussians Bavarians, Sax
ons and Wurttembergers. They do not
include naval or colonial troops.”
Public Hearings
On Brandeis Case
To Be Reopened
WASHINGTON, May 10.—Reopening
of public hearings on the nomination
of Louis D. Brandeis to the supreme
court was ordered today by the senate
Judiciary committee for Inquiring into
Mr. Brandeis’ connection with a pro
posed merger several years ago of the
United Cigar Stores company and the
Rlker-Hegeman chain of drug stores.
Louis K. Liggett, of Boston, and
George W. Anderson, United States at
torney at Boston, have been summoned
to appear in that connection Friday.
Hapgood Is Sued
For $350,000 by
Henry L. Wilson
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, May 1 J—Henry Lane
Wilson, former ambassador to Mexico,
brought a $350,000 libel suit today in
the local courts against Norman Hap
good, the publisher. Mr. Wilson bases
his suit on publications regarding the
Mexican situation.
Delegates Named
NASHVILLE, Tenn., May B.—The
Sixth district Republican convention to
day elected W. W. Taylor, of Nashville,
and A. N. Johnson, a Nashville negro,
delegates to the Chicago convention.
They are uninstructed.
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Sunday School Lesson
By Dr, Marion McH. Hull
Acts 13:13-52.
Golden Text—“X have set thee for a
light of the Gentiles, that thou ehouldest
be for salvation unto the uttermost part
of the earth." Acte 13:47.
When Saul and Barnabas and John Mark left
Antioch, they took ship for Cyprus, Barnabas’
home, and went all through the island. preach
ing in the villages. At Paphos, the chief city,
they attracted ths attention of the Roman pro
consul, Sergius Paulos, and won him for Christ,
in spite of the active opposition of a Jewish
sorcerer who was held in high esteem by the
court.
Travelers in those days had to take ship
■when they could get them. A merchant vessel
was sailing about that time for the main land,
so they took transportation and landed at Perga,
in Pamphylia. The probabilities are that they
reached here in the early summer just when the
population was leaving for the "alps” of the
country. The highlands were better for grazing,
cooler air and less malaria. Taking advantage
of the opportunity for company Paul and Bar
nabas went with them, not stopping long at
Perga
Two incidents aro worthy of note at this
point. Up to this time Barnabas has been men
tioned first. Now instead of Barnabas and
Saul It Is Paul and Barnabas. Saul originally
had two names; Paul being his Roman name,
indicating his Roman citizenship, and possibly
a’so his connection with a celebrated Roman
family of that time. Now that he is dealing
particularly with the Gentiles in Roman terri
tory. he is known by his Roman name, drop
ping the Hebrew name of Shaul, which might
be a source of irritation to the proud peoples
amongst whom he was preaching.
The other incident is the departure of John
Mark for Jerusalem. Mark was a young fel
low, and the hardships of the Journey had
been too much tor him. He got discouraged:
he may have heard of the dangerous country
through which they had to go in leaving Perga:
and, much to Paul’s disgust, he gave up and
took a ship going back to Jerusalem. It may
have been that the young fellow was just home
sick. We are glad that this is not the last
notice we have of him. He had "come-back” in
him, for later on Paul himself, although he
refused to take on a second journey, spoke ot
biin as being profitable to him: and>to him we
are indebted for the •-.■cond gospel.
THE PISIDIAN ANTIOCH.
We have no record of the advance along
the way from Perga to Pisidian Antioch. It
seems hardly possible that a man of the type
of Paul should be unappreciative of the gorgeous
scenery along the way. The road climbs from
the coast to the mountains, winding amidst fer
tile valleys end snowcapped mountains; the
foliage and flora are entrancing: every new
turn gives a new vista, and lor quite a distance
the road skirts the shore of a glorious lake.
But while we know nothing of the lieauty of
the journey, neither do we know anything of its
discomforts, for there were the dusty roads, the
delays, the poor cooking, th© numerous insects:
nor of the dangers from wild animals and wilder
men, highway robbers who infested the caves
of the moutnains. Finally, however, when
Antioch was reached tbcir first thought was to
find some accommodations where they could ply
their trade and find a market for their goats'
hair tents, which provided for their support.
THE SERMON IN THE SYNAGOGUE.
We can well imagine that Paul did not lose
any opportunity to speak personally with the
Jews and tent makers amongst whom he had
cast his lot, telling them of the Christ who
had meant so much to him, and speaking no
doubt of the resurrection. When the Sabbath
day came, as their custom was, they went into
the synagogue. The services there were the
same all over the world; during the course of
which the first lesson was read from the law,
and the second lesson from the prophets. On
this particular day the first lesson was the
first three chapters of Deuteronomy, and the
second lesson was the first chapter of Isaiah.
The first gives a history of God’s dealings with
Israel; and the first of Isaiah recites God’s
charge against them for their negligence of
Him and then gives a promise of what He will
do for them when they come to Him and rea
son with Him: although their sins be as scar
let, they shall be as white as snow, and though
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they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool,
if they be willing and obedient.
It was a common thing for the head man of
the synagogue to ask any who desired to speak
tc do so; more than likely when be made the
statement on that day he looked at Paul and
Barnabas, for he had undoubtedly beard from
some of those who had been talking with him
during the week, of their new religion. Ac
cepting the opportunity Paul stood up in his
place and gaining the attention of every eye
by his uplifted hand, he took the two passages
which bad been read, as the basis of his ser
mon, and in a most skillful way, presented
Jesus to them. He showed briefly how gra
ciously God had dea>* with Israel, reciting the
main facts in their history down to King Da
vid. From him he jumped to David's son.
Jesus, and told them of how He bad come as
the long promised Messiah, but had not been
recognized by the Jews, and therefore in ig
norance, they bad slain Him. But after they
had buried Him and had done their' worst.
God raised Him from the dead. He quoted the
second psalm as his authority for this. The
lesson in Isaiah had told them about their sins,
what God would do with them. Paul showed
how now, through the sacrifice which Jesus
had made, they could have remisison of their
sins which could not have been possible under
the old law. And then he turned to them in
conclusion, in the words of their own prophet,
Habakuk, warning them not to reject this
Jesus whom he had preached.
It was a wonderful sermon that Paul preached.
Nc- one but a Jew like himself could hava
shown them from their own scriptures the ab
solute necessity of faith iu Jesus if they would
be saved. It produced a profound impression,
for many followed him for an after meeting,
both of Jews and Greeks.
During the week he talked with many as be
worked, and on the nevt Sabbath almost th©
whole city was gathered together to bear more
of what he bad to say. This time, however,
Jewish prejudice was aroused, and they inter
rupted bis sermon by .-.ontradictions and blas
phemies. until he turned to them saying, “Since
you have judged yourselves unworthy of eternal
life in refusing this proffer of the gospel, we
turn to the Gentiles, even as Isaiah said that
Jesus should be "a light to lighten the Gen
tiles.”
This made the Gentiles glad, but the Jews
mad. Through their long residence in Antioch
the Jews had made friends with some of the
upper class women and among them there were
those who bad become proselytes. These "de
vout and honorable women,” (devout because
they were Jewish proselytes, honorable because
they were of noble birth, raised a hullabaloo
with their husbands and the chief officers of
the city, so that it became necessary for Paul
and Barnabas to leave Antioch and go over
into another province, the capital of which was
Iconium. However, they left a company of
disciples who were filled with joy and with
the Holy Ghost.
SUGGESTIONS.
These are the suggestions which Bhould find
lodgment in our lives from this Btory, Paul
never lost an opportunity to preach Jesus even
though it meant persecution.
The Jews made a great mistake tn trying to
confine the gospel to their own race. Such
selflßbnej® always means death. The best
thing you can do for yourself is to do something
for somebody else.
To be "devout and honorable” is different
from being pions. There is a good deal of that
kind of religiosity today, but it is not the same
thing as piety.
To be filled with joy requires that you be
filled with the Holy Soirit, and if you are
filled with the Holy Spirit you will be filled
with joy. They are Siamese twins!
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COPENHAGEN, May 10..—(Via Lon
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collecting; funds for the purchase of fif
ty aeroplanes has decided that a ma
jority of them shall be made tn Den
mark and the remainder in the United
States and Sweden. The types are tc»
include the latest double-deckers and
swift monoplanes.
•easoux where most ot other crops
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< 1 The plant is an annual and dies
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