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THE SUNDAY SCHOOL, INTERNATIONAL LESSON COM, MENTS FOR OCT. 13 BY THE REV. I. W. HENDERSON. Subject: Israel Enters the Land of Promise, Josh. 3:3-17—Golden Text, Ps. 107:7—Memory Verse, 17—Commentary. In accordance with the promise of God, Israel enters the jand of prom ise. Under the direct and marvelous manifestation of God's providence they cross the Jordan and stand within sight of the walls of Jericho. Joshua’s words, as given in the fifth verse of our lesson, compel our attention. “Sanctify yourselves, for to-morrow the Lord will do wonders among you.’’ It is a call to conse cration because God is to work won ders among them and because God will not manifest Himself, and can not, except they are prepared. The dedication of themselves was followed as we see by a transcendant manifestation of the providence and potency of God. The rite of sanctifi cation was fitting. Israel was upon the threshold of a new experience. She was about to enter into a new life. The hopes of generations, the promises of centu ries were about to be consummated. It was a solemn time. The day was momentous. History was in the mak ing. Joshua was aware of it. The wandering multitude must have been impressed by it. A new epoch was about to begin. A nation was com ing to its own. To-day, the wilder ness, its memories, its hardships, its discouragements, the vision of a promised inheritance! To-morrow, Jordan passed, hopes realized, prom ises fulfilled, memories translated in to hopes. It was a mighty moment. It was proper that they should be peculiarly prepared. It was right that they should be impressed by the greatness of the occasion. The event was too tremendous not to be sol emnized and signalized by a special ceremony. The God who had led them so far, so patiently, so decisive ly, was entitled to the dedication and the thanks of all Israel. ’Phey had to consecrate themselves because God was about to exalt them, because the manifestation of Jehovah’s power was impossible without their submis sion entirely to His will. So it has ever been. So will it ever be. No man and no nation has enjoyed the revelation of the pleni tude of the power of God except the individual or national will has been subordinated to the dictates of Di vinity. And no person or people will ever experience a satisfactory knowl edge of the inspiring providence of God except the personal or popular volition be subjected to the mandates of the mind of God. Whenever and wherever persons or peoples sanctify themselves before God, acknowledg ing their indebtedness to Him, recog nizing their obligations under Him, pledging their faith in undivided loy alty to Him, then and there God has ever manifested Himself and done wonders. And what time men or na tions in future determine to thank God and to hail Him and to serve Him then will Jehovah manifest Him self mightily. Israel has proved it. America has proved it. It is to be hoped that America will demonstrate the truth again. For along the highway of human progress America has traveled under the espionage of God to national greatness. We have triumphed over difficulties and been victorious over oppositions and gone through dis tresses and afflictions and despair. We are now upon the border of a larger progress and of an increased national prestige. No man of vision can fail to discern in the signs of the times limitless opportunities for the development of our national re sources in money and men, in influ ence and character. The achieve ments of America of to-day are but slight adumbrations of the glories that may be hers in coming years if she will, as she stands on the thres hold of nobler things, sanctify her self in spirit and in truth. We cannot be fit for larger useful ness except we are right with God and dedicated to Him. Jehovah can not utilize us more until we subject ourselves to Him. In order that we shall be ready for service and prepared for the further ance of the projects of the Almighty as they concern America we must pay heed to the command of Joshua to Israel as given in the ninth verse of the lesson we are studying: “Come hither and hear the words of the Lord your God.” For we cannot build without plans and specifications a building that shall be durable and beautiful. We cannot do God s work until we hear God’s message. To serve efficiently we must hear the captain’s orders. If we would labor for God we must listen to God. Much of the leadership of America listens little to God. In the measure that we have a leadership that is deaf to divine directions, we are mis led, we are handicaped. For pro gress is only possible when we are in harmony with the will of God. W e cannot know God’s mind except we listen to God's voice. The task that God has delivered to America, the future that He has pre pared for her, is too great to be ac complished without His inspiration, His direction, His sustentation. America’s future is cut after a divine pattern. Only Divinity can effect its realization. Only that humanity tha* is surcharged w'ith divinity will evei enjoy the vision of it. Let us fore listen to the word of the Lord our God and with sanctified souls go on and up until this land shall be in deed God’s country and the future of our fatherland shall be secured. A Bad Sign J-23 Georgia Callings Curtailed Items of Interest Gathered at Random. U. D. C. to Meet in Augusta. On October 30th a state convention of the United Daughters of the Con federacy will be held in Augusta, and the local chapter is already actively preparing to entertain the delegates and guests. The convention will be the occasion of general social enter tainment and is being looked forward to with interest by the ladies all over the state. The convention will remain in session several days. * * * Carroll Citizens Elated. The citizens of Carroll county are highly elated over the fact that an ex perimental station is to be established at the A. and G. college. This means very much for the college, and it is due to the untiring efforts of Presi dent J. H. Melson that one was ob tained. Professor Melson is daily re ceiving applications for entrance from all over the fourth congressional dis trict and from present indications all available room will be taken up by the opening of the college. The buildings are nearing completion and school will open on the first of January. * * * Two Dioceses for Georgia. The house of bishops of the general convention of the Episcopal Church of the United States, in session at Rich mond, Va., has agreed to a division of the diocese of Georgia, and the resolution to that effect will go to the house of deputies for their concur rence. It was not just clear to some members of the house as to what por tion of the state was to be set off into the new diocese, but the bishops expressed their willingness to divide the state into two dioceses, the line of demarkation to be established later. * * * Uniforms Cost $lO6 Each. As the result of a meeting of mem bers of the governor’s staff in the office of Adjutant General A. J. Scot-t at the capitol a few days ago, the con tract for furnishing uniforms to the members of Governor Smith s staff was let to the M. C. Lilly company, the price to he $lO6 each. Only the service and the dress uni forms are to be purchased at this time. Later on the full dress uniform may be secured, but that has not yet been determined on. Should the staff de cide to buy it, its members will have to come up with $73 or SIOO more. * * * Donator of Cemetery First Occupant. Mr. B. F. Camp, one of the most prominent citizens of Douglas county, died at his home near Douglasville a few fiays ago. He was taken suddenly with menin gitis and grew worse gradually until his death. He was in his fifty-fifth year and leaves a wife and five chil dren, four brothers and a host of relatives. Mr. Camp had just completed a new church building and had deeded the building and lands to the church, and he was the first to be placed in the cemetery adjoining. * * * Corporations Ignore New Law. Over one thousand corporations do ing business in Georgia will be liable to a fine of SSO each if they do not file their corporation returns with Sec retary of State Phil Cook by November Ist. With the time limit less than 30 days off, Secretary Cook has noti fied the corporations that they will be fined under the state law unless they make the proper returns. The secretary of state is having con siderable difficulty in securing the cor poration returns and will probably in stitute proceedings to secure the fine if the returns are not made in the proper *'me. The corporations have responded slowly to his demands, and in addi tion to those of this year there are Irregularity is bad in every department of life, in meals, in sleeping hours, but especially when it is a question of womanly habit. Not only is it a sign of female disease, but, unless cured, it will cause dangerous troubles, because of the poisons thus allowed to remain in the system. . If you suffer in this way, get a bottle of Wine ofCardui Mrs. Lucinda Johnson, of Fish Creek, Wis., writes: "l suffered for fourteen (!4) years with Irregu larity, causing great pain. At last I tried Cardui, and now lam cured.” At ail druggists, in $1 bottles. liiniTE 1!C A | Write today for a free copy of valuable 64-pok** IllustrateJ Book for Women. If you need Medical fnfHß 11* I A Hill ■ Advice, describe your symptoms, stating age. and reply will be sent in plain sealed envelope, ft 111 ■la i» L.L* ■ ■ Address: Ladies Advisory Dept., The Chattanooga Medicine Co., Oiattanoogs. lenn. one thousand corporations from last year who have not complied with the law. * * * Masons to Meet in Macon. The grand lodge of Georgia Masons will convene in Macon on October 2-9 in its two hundred and twenty-first annual communication. The session will be the most largely attended in the history of Georgia Masonry. There will probably he 1,500 masters anc pastmasters present. The wonderful record of the past year is set forth in a letter of Grand Master Meyerhardt, which has been sent to all the lodges. Among other things in this letter, the grand mas ter says: “It is with profound pleasure that I announce to you that the past year has been one of unprecedented pros perity. When the grand lodge moets, there will be in the treasury about $35 ,000, the greatest surplus known in the history of Georgia masonry. We will have 30,000 onembers on our rolls —an increase of 12,000 within the past nine years. Our lodges—includ ing those under dispensation—number 510. Our home has been improved, every need of its occupants has been supplied, we do not owe one cent, and every department of the grand lodge has been properly and creditably maintained. A new or enlarged grand lodge temple is in contemplation, and Georgia masonry stands on a highei and nobler plane than ever before.’ * * * Farmers’ Union Directors Meet. / i A significant meeting of the national hoard of directors of the Farmers Union of America was held in Atlanta the past week. Two questions of im portance claimed the attention of the board —the short cotton crop and its relation to prices and the organization of the northeastern states for the in terests of the union. The meeting was an executive one and closed to outsiders. Just before it began, however, D. I. Neill, president of the Texas state union, said: “If the people hold their cotton, there is no telling where the price will go. Two weeks ago we had reports In our state from 185 counties. From these reports and lat-er ones I estimate Tex as’ crop at less than two and a hail million bales.” From this statement it is generally inferred that the directors will devota much of their time toward plans for holding the cotton market in the in* terest of the farmers. * * * More Postmasters Organize. Between twenty-five and thirty of the second and third class postmasters of Georgia met in Atlanta last Saturday, and perfected an organization, the pur* poses of which were stated to be the mutual welfare and protection of its members and increased efficiency in that part of the postal service entrust ed to the second and third class post masters. There were a number of distinguish ed persons present at the meeting, hut those who attracted chief attention were Mrs. Helen Longstreet, widow of the late General Longstreet and postmaster at Gainesville, and Mrs. W. Y. Atkinson, widow of the late Gov ernor Atkinson, who presides over the destinies of the Newnan post office. Mrs. Longstreet was elected tempo rary president, and Mrs. Atkinson tem porary secretary. A committee to draft a constitution and by-laws to be submitted to a future meeting was then named by Mrs. Longstreet, the temporary president. This committee was as follows: Walter Akerman of Cartersville, chairman; J. L. Sibley of Milledgeville, Mrs. W. Y. Atkinson of Newnan, E. F. Blodgett of Atlanta and Charles W! Parker of Elberton. There are politicians with neTve enough to aspire to a niche in the Hall of Fame, who, if properly rewarded, suggests the New York Herald, would occupy cells in the penitentiary. \ Give a little more them you promise, bat don't promise too much. KING COTTON IS DISCUSSED % At Great Meeting of Growers and Spinners in Atlanta. INTEREST WORLD-WIDE Delegates from All Sections of the Globe, Representing Every Feature of Mighty Industry, Confer. The fifth international congress of the Master Cotton Spinners and Manu facturers’ Association, and the second International conference of cotton growers and manufacturers, opened au spiciously in Atlanta, Ga., Monday morning. The first business session was called to order in the hall of the house of representatives by Chairman James R. McColl of Boston. The grim and aus tere state capitol had a strange appear ance. The Georgia state flag floated from the mast over the pediment of the Washington street entrance. The hall of the house was hung with the flags of all the countries represented in the congress. The speaker's stand was decked out in flags and bunting and shaded electric lights. The visitors’ gallery held a brass band, which in terspersed the welcoming addresses with the national airs of the various countries, which brought the whole gathering repeatedly to its feet. When the American and English national anthems —“America” and “God Save the King”—were reached all the Eng lish-speaking delegates sang the same tune, but used the words of their own hymn. In the corridors of the capitol were many bales of cotton, representing the different types of baling and covering the staple. After the appointment of a commit tee, consisting of two members from each of the organizations calling the congress, to nominate permanent offi cers and the chairmen and vice chair men of the various sectional commit tee meetings, the chairman of the con gress introduced Governor Hoke Smith to welcome the visitors to Georgia. Governor Smith assured the visitors that “we are glad to have you with us and will like you better the longer you stay.’’ Charles Wright Macara, president of the international association, in the course of his response, told the dele gates that he believed the foreign spin ners, by joining with the spinners and manufacturers of cotton in America and holding out the right hand of fel lowship to the cotton grower, would be able to render a vast service to the cotton industry. He declared there was need in the cotton business for legitimate middle men, bttt showed the necessity of eliminating the gambling element on the cotton exchanges. He said only by international organiza tion could the Interests of this world wide industry be safeguarded and the producer and manufacturer protected from the manipulations of outside par ties. He said: "Since the raising or lowering of the annual price by only one cent repre sents a difference of 18,000,000 pounds, or $90,000,000, it is impossible to im agine any more important work in which grower and spinner could join. Gambling in cotton futures is inimical to the interests of both.” Mr. Macara said that cotton was largely sold in the poorer countries and that seven (*F eight million people in India and China were not able to buy goods when the price was unrea sonably high. He believes that the saving to be accomplished by getting rid of outside monopolies would make possible great economy in the manu facture and handling of cotton and yield larger returns to both producer and consumer. DEEPER WATERWAYS la Request Made of Congress By Commie* sion in Resolutions Passed at Memphis Meeting. After selecting Chicago for the meet* lug place next year and calling upon congress to authorize work for a 14- channel from the gulf of Mexico to the great lakes, the second annual con vention of the Lakes to the Gulf Wa terways Association adjourned sine die iu Memphis late Saturday. The delegates were tendered a banquet and smoker Saturday night. This meeting in the interest of the waterways was probably the most im portant ever held in the south. Speech es were deliverer! by men who have made a life study of the nation’s riv ers and harbors, and in every instance, a deep water channel from the gulf to the northern lakes was adopted. The report of the resolutions com mittee was received and adopted with out a dissenting vote. The resolu tions are as follows: “1. Resolved, That it is the sense of this convention that the deepening of the waterways from the lakes to the gulf i 3 a public necessity, and that it is a national duty to take definite and immediate action to deepen said water ways to a d-epth of 14 feet from the lakes to the gulf of Mexico, through the route already selected by the army engineers, with all practical speed. “2. Be it further resolved, That we respectfully ask that said work be con structed according to the continuing contract system. “3. Be it further resolved, That the Lakes to the Gulf Deep Waterways As sociation hereby extends thanks to our co-laborers in the great work of in land waterways improvemeht, the Mis souri Valley Improvement Association,, the Interstate Mississippi River Im provement and Levee Association, the Ohio Valley Improvement Association, and all other kindred associations in this great valley, for their valuable assistance in the past, and assure them of our sympathetic interests in the object of their efforts in the important work In which they are re spectively engaged, and of our mosty cordial and energetic co-operation therein. “Be it further resolved, That we hereby tender the unanimous and pro found thanks of this association to the president for his masterly and forceful address and for the great honor he has conferred upon us by his presence here as our most distinguished guest. “3. Be it urther resolved, That we hereby tendei our cordial thanks to the governors of seventeen sovereign states, and to the other distinguished statesmen and gentlemen who have honored us by their presence, and we also thank the patriotic and public spirited people of the great and grow ing city of Memphis for their unvary ing courtesy and royal hospitality. “6. Be it further resolved, That the Hon. William K. Kavanaugh, president of the Lakes to the Gulf Deep Water ways Association, he and he is hereby requested and empowered to appoint a committee composed of fifty members to present these resolutions to the next congress of the United States and also to use all honorable and proper means as the representatives of and in connection with this association to induce congress to act favorably there on at its next session, and that the said president of this association be chairman of said committee.” AS HOME FOR STRIKE-BREAKERS Vessel is Being Fitted Up at New Orleans to Be Anchored in River. A sailing vessel is being filled up at New Orleans to houae strikebreak ers, about 1,000 of whom are expect ed from northern cities within a few days. It is planned to anchor this vessel near midstream for the safety of those on hoard. The Southern Pa cific company already haa nearly 10® strikebreakers at work.
