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A. G. RHODES & CO •9 •K
m m *STHK B&SS FURNITORE DEALERS,r
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017 BROAD STREET, COLUMBUS, QA,
rspectfully invite vour attention to their elegant stock of Furniture, Stoves, Window Shades, Pictures, &c. W hen you
it Columbus be sure and call on us and inspect our goods. No old goods can be found in our store that have been picked
fer in and accumulating for years, but everything is bran new, just from the factories, and the most attractive styles [money
buy. dealer Georgia. Why? Because buy for Furniture Stores
Our prices cannot be duplicated by any in obliged buy largely \ie it stands our seventeen buy
attered through the Southern States, and as we are thus to very to reason we cheaper,
fe laspectfully submit a few prices as follows:
jnuine Silk Plush Parlor Suites from $35 to $45. Toilet Suit of
ily $50 for a 10 piece solid Walnut Marble top Bevel plate
* Furniture.
10 piece maple marble top Suit for only $38.
ily $30 for i 10 piece Imitation marble top Toilet Suit,
b good, strong Bedsteads from $1 50 up.
wy $8 for a nice cooking stove, complete.
We -carry the finest line ot Parlor Suites, Lounges, Hat Racks, Baby Carriages, Pictures, Willow, Cane and Fancy
fckers, Fancy Tables, Lamp Stands, &c., to be found in Columbus. We guarantee to please and will sell you 20 per
t cheaper than any house in this part of the country. Look to your interest and don't buy a single article of Furniture
il vou get our terms and prices.
A. G. RHODES & CO., 1017 Broad Street, Columbus, Ga.
THE 111C. TALENTS lALtift 11>.
SSON V, SECOND QUARTER, IN *
rERNATIONAL SERIES. APRIL 29.
F, of the Leuon, Matt, xxt, 14 - 30 .
Llden Text, Rev. 11, 10—Memorize
arses 20-31—Comment by Rev. If. S.
ffman.
im Lesson Helper Quarterly, by permission
f H. S. Hoffman, Philadelphia, publisher.]
otes.—V. 14. A man traveling, Jesus
dng earth and returning to heaven. V.
Several ability, different gifts and en
. Intents of men, the foundation of . respon
*ity inis, and reckoning. V. V. 16. Traded, did to
worked. 19. Uy time
n that coming of the Lord came later
b was expected. V 34. Hard man, im
rible to satisfy. V.37. Exchangers,
IthH, It who would safely keep and pay in
on the money.
he virgins are represented as waiting for
P Lord; here we have the servants work
fer him. The contemplative and act.vc
8 of Christian life are preseuted m the
parables. The foolish virgin, failed
a thinking their part too easy; the wicked
But fails from thinking his too hard
L 1st exhort, us in this parable not to “wait
r come,” but “occupy till I come.”
. 14. Christ, disiiples at the close of bis earthly
Ueft his and ascended to heaven.
|gh land absent in body, he is present spiritu
foce wiU be to the end of time. In his
hi, goods were delivered to his scrv
'i^' ^ b W
Lsalvation, the Gospel, the promises,
Tal gifts and endowments, spiritual onifcrifr pow
md j capacities. a* rrv, The bestowal of any gift
lies theoblieation Vi to use it
15. The ability of , each u one detei rained
k^snre Mam Of of iwpoBwum resDonsibility u and trust. mw. No
Iras It burdened beyond his capacity. b
of silver is estimated at from *
I). L Our English word “talent,” which
as the equivalent of jwwer, especial!}
111, [Ting has grown out of this parable, Tb ”
of talents from God is a giva pru -
16-17. Then, or straightway. Pronapt
, . Pr °?!? _ r ____
|S L^ti£S7£! a cardinal principal m Christ .king
p” The fact that the capital doubled
50 Bureaus with 12-20 German Glass, only $6.
500 Chairs all styles, from 50 cents up.:
| 50 Imitation marble top French Dressers, 17-30 glass only $9.
50 marble-top French Dressers 17-30 glass only $14.
250 well made Cotton Top mattresses only $2 50.
300 Bed Springs (12 styles), from $1 25 up.
Full size No. 7 cooking stove, complete, only $10.
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faithfu l, because each doubled what he had
There w M r«,u ire d or them ouly
“‘ badreouTed h f s ^' v ^; acting k ^ libB Lent th , othenl
to hb and hie
ability. Contrary to duty he buricl his
lord's mlrer in the earth. Before there were
banks “the of deposit the custom of hiding money
earth for safe keeping prevails.
V. 19: After much time had elapsed, longer
than had been expected, the lord returned to
receive his revenues. This doubtless refer.
V^ThefaThf"d servant seems delightrf
to receive his lord. He is happy in the
thought that his lord will be pleased with
his efforts. Does not this illustrate how the
‘ Christian shall at the judgment lift
, . . boldness in that dav?
that ls comm „„ ded , The servant is
^ unced „Vthu.iaiic, (I) ^ „ that j , la voted, con
,^,1, singto hearted and
whole and (2) "faithful,” persever
ing, |' fnll of faith, faithful, ’ in hia lord, trust
% h In wa8 the mcret ot big ?
d hjs BUCCM8 . 8tron JL-aest faith in C hrl6t
T“ il amt untir
. in hi _ r _ UR _
reward of faithfulness was twofold.
^wer , greater . f opportunities increased
^ influence, rf
* good multiplied, “ruler over many of
thin £iT ,, 2 w^ Entrance into and airJhTriory oartaker
“ rd > ^ 8 J.^^for ^ faith
,
v oo Thi. uPbleTmanTtPe fi“t.Our in all
IwK standing in glory U determined by
our voTm present devotion and diligence.
*4. *o* tu T “® unfaithful servant wr vi,nt antlcir
pates ^ his his Lord’s Lsora s condemnation comiemuaton. Ho no comes conus
not with joym his heart and smiles on bis
. 4 self seeker intenselv selfish himself
he . ascribes the same to Uod \ U» . excuse .. him
^ jy{ en w ho excuse their own sins in tho
game breath blame God for being hard with
h
The unfaithful servant used not what he
had; that was his sin. He had no right to
^ hehad revived too little. All that his
lord asked was fidelity to his trust. The lord
little of him, and U»t little
(ailed u. return. H. thought .vil all tho
w hija of his absent master. How then could
him -Tf *“* hi “ *-
H ; diu * ul ““ ” t min ' 1 or in# " e,M * or
^hTpatl °Vt! o7 ? l^anJ . t0 , “™ °“ r .“i "
'
He»id, “Lo,there thou hart that tathiue,’*
JMt, that he did not 'ITTTZ steal hla 1 ', h.rd *™ . I>al0U money, ' ily
’ ' h. 2S*Z ’ ’ ’ b£
w'c^l rtl l . ha,lel of hi. , morality,
men,
H * added *° b V I‘ OCr “- V ' for ‘ ,to Mm0
-
w “ 8 ‘
_ . . that thtc, ,,uis i„„,Hv hLt
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onlv t
» r0 .f* hftl - ««>'■« of the wor« examph. „t
°. n a “.T?®? bu T° lw “
** meet h.gldy . . glfted of If ,, the
mem mail
0, 0m ’ U>,ent,vl not* ex.-n*,!. crmiol) he
wL , ° f “'" re wiU
V * 27 ‘ Tftkm e 111111 ttt hlw wort h the Lord
1 "«?
Z Knowing * his ? duty, IT > T he might Till have *, nstsl “,T his
«. to ittorosss* them and ha.obeno
f, 1 " 1 h * To know our duty and
! en Il ° a 1 ’ Hi sl *. us to the
givater imminent . (Luke , . x. . , 4, i
V. 38 39 There was a first negative p,in¬
'“ bm ent ""T
The trust, , the talent, . was taken from Inin,
He was se,»rat«l from the opportum.ics Is.
had and from tho ability to improve them.
Thi “ “ '«w of nature. Tim unused limb
grows feeble; rt.ll water dries up and la
°° ,ne8 foul: the inoct,ve ,nllul l( *** itH
The w * nt wf 8 P iritu ° l « oroUj ‘‘"urfs the
rftro8t nnd ^ r0ttt08t P° worB -
V. 90. The moreinisitivepunishmentcomc«
now to view. The same is visited ui»u Urn
hnpmfltablc^rv.,,,, a, u,, ; . the goes, with
£^^^23^ 1 1 ’T'.
The . darkness , into which . he . was oust . never
WOU .. ci ntt'kearay have a rav of oi (iful u<xis ti countenantt> (oununann Lo u
ll it h~i . it would lie “outer darkiuf*”
av av frnm f 1 oin uoo.
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