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THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1945
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UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
SUNDAY I
chool Lesson
By HAROLD L. LUNDQUIST. D. D.
Of Thp Moody Bible Institute of Chicago.
Released by Western Newspaper Union.
Lesson for April 22
Lesson subjects and Scripture texts se
lected and copyrighted by International
Council of Religious Education; used bs
permission
THE FOUNDING OF THE NATION
LESSON TEXT—Exodus 18:10-24; 19:3-8.
GOLDEN TEXT—Righteousness exalteth i
nation; but sin is a reproach to any people
—Proverbs 14:34.
God has a purpose for the lives
of men and of nations. Happy are
those who seek His guidance so that
their lives may be directed in right
and useful channels.
God’s threefold purpose for Israel,
which we noted in our lesson of last
week, could only be worked out in
a nation which was separated unto
Him, following holiness in its life
and service.
Moses, one of the greatest and
most able figures of all history, was
God’s appointed leader. His success
is explained by his willingness to fol
low God’s leading. He sought:
I. God’s Counsel (18:19).
Jethro, the father-in-law of Moses,
having observed how he was bur
dened constantly by the affairs oi
the people, came to offer him ad
vice. He started in the right place,
by urging Moses to continue to seek
God, yes, to spend even more time
in the Lord’s presence, asking His
wisdoih and guidance.
No man can lead a people in the
right way if he does not have his
own life in constant touch with the
throne of God. Much of the failure
of our day centers right there. We
talk much to other men about our
national and international problems.
There are multiplied meetings and
conferences. They do have value,
but very little, unless there is a
seeking of God’s will.
A day of national repentance and
prayer would do more for us than
many weeks of discussion and de
bate. We need to seek God’s coun
sel.
Note that the coming of Moses to
God concerned the daily affairs of
his people. That reminds us that not
only the life of our nation, but that
of our own homes—and our personal
beings—all need God’s counsel.
To aid Moses in administering the
affairs of the nation, Jethro recom
mended the appointment of men who
were to serve as:
11. God’s Counselors (18:20-24).
There has been not a little criti
cism of Moses for accepting this ad
vice. It is pointed out that when
God puts heavy burdens on us, the
way out is not to shift the load on
someone else, but to seek God’s spe
cial grace to bear it and to do it
acceptably.
There is value in such an interpre
tation; but when one considers the
devout and careful approach of Jeth
ro to the matter (vv. 9-12) and his
evident desire to glorify God in it all,
there is ground for believing that he
was giving Moses good advice.
The great unorganized host of pos
sibly two million people were going
through a very difficult experience.
The result was dissension and strife,
often over trivial things, which need
ed to be settled. For all this to come
to Moses seemed undesirable; there
fore other men were chosen to be
counselors to the people, inter
preting for them the law and the
will of God.
While each of us should carry
every God-given responsibility with
gladness, that does not mean that
we are to assume that only we are
able to do things. There is no more
tragic figure than the pastor or
church officer who tries to do every
thing. Why not put others to work?
How can our young people and new
converts ever find a place of service
if older Christians hold on to every
job in the church? Let us train
them; then trust them with real re
sponsibility. Counsel, encourage,
pray, direct if need be, but do not
try to do it all yourself!
Now we come to the solemn and
crucial moment when God was ready
to establish His people and they were
ready to accept:
111. God’s Covenant (19:3-8).
In the sacred and awe-inspiring
meeting place before Mount Sinai,
where the Lord was to give them
His law (Exod. 20), they made a sol
emn covenant with God.
In preparation for it He reminded
them of what He had done for thein
in the past. God is the unchanging
One. If He was tender and gracious
toward them in the past, they could
enter the future confident of His
blessing. And so may we!
Note verses 5 and 6, for they give
us God’s great purpose for Israel.
All they had to do was to obey His
voice by keeping His covenant. This
they, in solemn assembly, agreed to
do (v. 8). How different their his
tory—and that of the world—would
have been had they kept their prom
ise.
We lament their failure, but what
about us who are so highly favored
that we have Christ in our midst?
Are we obedient?
Following the making of the cove
nant (which God will one day fulfill
in spite of their failure), we have
the giving of the Ten Command
ments, and the establishment of Is
rael’s center of worship in the tab
ernacle. It was the dwelling place
of God among His people. How
precious! _
IMPROVEMENT OF
ROADS BY STATE
HIGHWAY DEPT.
The State Highway Department
has announced opening of bids for
repairing of quite a number of
roads in different sections of the
state. Those counties selected for
improvement in this section of the
state are:
Newton County—Resurfacing 6.3
miles of the Covington-Logansville
Road, beginning 1.4 miles north of
Covington.
Walton County—Resurfacing 9.9
miles of the Covingten-Logansville
Highway, beginning at state route
10.
Barrow County Resurfacing
eight miles of Winder-Lawrence
ville Road, beginning at Gwinnett
County line.
Banks County—Resurfacing one
! half mile of jthe Homer-Cornelia
! Road, beginning in Homer.
Franklin/ County—Resurfacing
10.5 miles of the Carnesville-La
venia Road, beginning at Carnes
ville.
Walton County—Surfacing one
mile of highway from Loganville to
Covington, beginning at Walnut
Grove.
Putnam County—Resurfacing five
miles of the Eatonton-Madison
Road, from Morgan County line to
concrete paving into Eatonton.
Morgan County—Resurfacing 20.7
miles of the Eatonton-Madison
Road, beginning at Putnam County
line.
Georgia Now Ranks
Second In Broiler
Raisno In Nation
Georgia ranked second among the
states in 1944 in commercial broiler
production, the Georgia Crop Re
porting Service says. It was exceed
ed only by Delaware.
Georgia prqduction last year was
24,000,000 birds, or 41 per cent above
the 17,000,000 raised in 1943 and 140
per cent larger than thelo,ooo,ooo in
1942.
Georgia poultrymen realized -19,-
116,000 from broilers, compared with
-12,198,000 in 1943 and -5,152,000 two
years ago.
12 PER CENT CUT IN
MEAT ANNOUNCED
WASHINGTON. The govern
ment has announced a 12 per cent
cut in meat supplies for civilians
which started April 1, reducing
them to “the lowest point in ten
years.”
Less beef and pork will be av
ailable, said the anonuncement is
sued by the office of war informa
tion, but the civilian table will get
more veal, lamb and mutton.
The War Food Administration al
loted meat to civilian for the April,
May, June quarter at rate of only
115 pounds per person a year, com
pared with 130 pounds in the quar
ter just closed.
Young Democrats Aid
Soldier Voting On
New Constitution
The Young Democratic Clubs of
Georgia will begin immediately a
campaign to facilitate absentee vot
ing on the new State Constitution
by Georgia citizens now in the
armed forces, it was announced this
week by James Evitt, Jr., president
of the State Clubs, following a
week-end meeting of the Execu
tive Committee.
Evitt stated that the campaign
would be based along the same lines
as that of 1944, when the Young
Democrats carried out a state-wide
drive to get the ballot to men and
women of the armed forces.
He said the clubs also would send
certain informative material to
those in the services, so that they
ma£ become better acquainted with
the issues at stake.
Vitamins are organic substances
built up by growing plants and
stored in leaves, roots, tubers and
fruits, the Extension Service says.
They are necessary to help bodies
best utilize foods and to keep them
carrying on their proper functions.
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SEVENTH WAR
LOAN DRIVE
OPENS MAY 14
ATLANTA, Ga.—War Bonds pur
chased now will be credited to the
Seventh War Loan which officially
opens May 14th, it was revealed to
day by Jackson P. Dick, State
Chairman of the War Finance Com
mittee.
“Georgia’s tremendous quota of
$121,000,000 with at least 83 million
to be invested by individuals, means
that bonds must be bought before
the official opening or we will not
be able to meet our debt to the
fighting men.” V
Dick explained that all war bond
purchases made during April
through June will be credited to
the state’s quota.
“This extension is a splendid op
portunity for workers who use the
convenient payroll deduction meth
od of buying their bonds to make
the drive an outstanding success.
“Payments made on war bonds
i now will assure the buyer that he
or she will own a bond or bonds
| during the campaign,” Dick said.
\ The same advantage extends to
| school programs. The goal is one
$25.00 bond for each student. A
“Ti'easure Hunt” will be staged in
the schools April 26th, with the
goal of getting all partly filled
stamp books exchanged for bonds.
WM. H. HARRISON
ROBINS FIELD, Ga.—William H.
Harrison, Route 1, Pendergrass, Ga.,
accepted a war work appointment
last week at Robins Field, head
quarters of the Warner Robins Air
Technical Service Command, a
K,eep ’Em Flying bihnch of the
Army Air Forces.
Robins Field is; part of the globe
girdling Air Technical Service Com
mand, largest single command in
the Army Air Forces, responsible
for the design, engineering, manu
facture, supply and maintenance of
all AAF planes and equipment
throughout the world.
ENJOY LIFE
A few days ago we saw the first
tramp in these parts since the war
started. We rather envied him.
There was nothing particular about
him to cause pity. He had on wear
able clothes, rather dirty but com
fortable, and appeared well fed. He
had just finished a good breakfast
at the back door of a nearby farm
house. He said he had spent the
winter in Florida and was on his
way to the northern climes. Ap
parently he had nothing to worry
about, no income tax blanks to fill
out and no worry about ration
points and gas tickets.—Sylvester
Local.
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MEETING OF TEL CLASS
The quarterly meeting of the T.
E. L. Class of the Baptist Sunday
School met at the home of Mrs. J.
C. Bennett Friday afternoon.
After a short business session, the
president of the class, Mrs. Soney
Ramsey, had charge of the program
and gave an interesting outline of
the study gone over in the last quar
ter. The review was joined by the
members in a round table discus
sion.
Sickness and other hinderances
made the attendance small, but
those present derived much good
from &e Bible study.
At the close a social period was
enjoyed by Mesdames T. O. Roberts,
M. R. Chrystal, J. C. Hanson, J. C.
Bennett, Soney Ramsey, S. R.
Worley, L. B. Moon, E. L. Wilkes.
For refreshments it was a great
pleasure to have two of our World
War II boys join us, Jack Wilkes of
Jefferson and Jim McCoy of San
Diego, Calif.
FIRE CONTROL
Trees are more easily killed by
fire during the early part of the
growing season. This, coupled with
the fact that we often have high
winds in the early part of April,
rnakefe it highly important that fires
be kept out of the woods. Wood
fires started during high winds are
exceptionally hard to stop and cre
ate terrific heat.
April is the month when pine
beetles become active. De not cut
a tree here and there during this
month or for the entire summer. In
a continuous cutting for pulpwood
or sawlogs, the beetle does not usu
ally atack live trees. They follow
and attack freshly cut trees rather
than live trees in such operations.
When only a few trees are cut in
one place the beetles build up in
quantity and when there is no
freshly cut wood to go to they atack
and usually kill live trees.
Give your furniture a life by re
newing its finish, recovering its up
holstery or making new and in
teresting slip covers, the Extension
Service urges. Proper use of paints,
waxes and fabrics will make the
furniture more attractive.
1945 Slated As
War’s Greatest
Shortage Year
WASHINGTON. Government
officials are agreed that the United
States faces its greatest shortages
in civilian commodities since the
war began.
From cigar.ettes and matches to
shoes, men’s shorts, meats and
household equipment, the civilian
supply situation is getting tighter.
No one in authority seems sure i
how much overall relief can be ex-j
pected when the Nazis are defeated, i
It was emphasized, however, that
victory in Europe will be no cure-all
for the nation’s shortages.
Taking meat as an example, the
\Var Food Administration, in its lat
est announcement on this subject,
declared that the end of the German
war "will not materially affect the
meat situation,” resulting neither in
lighter military demands nor in
creased supplies.^
Many other commodities are ex
pected to be in the same “fix” after
V-E Day.
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Maysville, Georgia
PAGE THREE
Who Reads And
Who Believes
One day an indignant Bostonian
rushed into the office of Edward
Everett Hale, excited and angered
over some criticism that had ap
peared in his newspaper. Mr. Hale
said to him, “tyow calm yourself.
Not half the - people in this eity
take the paper; not half of those
who take it read it; not half of
those who read it saw that particu
lar item; not half of those who read
the statement believed it, and not
half who believed it are of any
consequence.”—Toronto Craftsmen’s
Club.
Not Telling On
Jackson’s Husbands
(Banks County Journal.)
We received a letter from oveh
in Jackson yesterday telling about A
man cussing his wife. We threw it
in the waste basket. If we printed
letter about every man who cusse|
his wife we would have no room
for anything else. We have plenty of
’em here in Banks who cuss their
wives. No news in that. Besides that,
if we gave free advertising to wife
cussers, we would give it to hom4
folks, not “furiners.”