The Henry County weekly. (McDonough, GA.) 18??-1934, May 07, 1909, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextfJht Surtbaif-ibchcct ■MTBRNATIONAL LESSON COM MENTS FOR MAY 0 Snbjprt: Paul’s First Missionary Journey - Antioch in Pisidia— Acts 13:13-52—Golden Text. Aids 13: lU—Commentary. TIME. —A. D. 45. PLACE.—An tioch in Pisidia. EXPOSITION. — I. By Him Every One that Believeth is Justi/ied from All Things, 13-41. Missionary wor,\ ■was too hard for John Mark, but the «3ay came 'when Mark did better (ef. «h. 15:38, 39; Col. 4:10; 2 Tim. -4:11). Paul always sought the syna gogue on the Sabbath Day (v. 14). It was there he could meet the people and preach Jesus to them. He put himself in the way of opportunity and the opportunity came. Paul, like Pe ter on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2: 14-34) and Stephen before the coun cil (Acts 7:2-49), began his sermon with an exposition of Old Testament Scriptures and Jewish history, but naes all to lead up to Christ. There is one thing that he would have his brethren know, viz., that through Jesus is preached unto them the for giveness of sins (v. 38). Verses 38, 39, contain a marvelously full state ment of the doctrine of justification. 41) How men are justified “by Him” (Greek, “in Him.’’) (2) Who are justified?—“Every one that be lieveth,” R. V. (3) From what men are justified—" From all things.’’ (4) How no man can be justified—“By the law of Moses’’ (cf. Rom. 3:20). <5) When men are justified—the mo ment they believe. This is a wonder ful Gospel, hut it lays a tremendous responsibility on all who hear it, all «iosp}sers shall “wonder and perish.” II- Many Jewish Converts and Marfe Opposition, 42-47. Paul made It plain as day that Jesus Is the .Mes siah and the Son of God (vs. 23, 25, 27, 29-31, 33, 34, 35, 30, 37), that 430 d raised Him from the dead and . thus fulfilled the promise made unto the fathers (vs. 32, 33), and that “by Him every one that believeth is justi fied from all things” (vs. 38, 39). The sermon produced immediate and abundant fruit. The concerts were of two classes, regular Jews and proselytes. Paul and Barnabas (It is no longer Barnabas and Paul) fol lowed up their work by words of pri vate instruction and exhortation. The substance of exhortation was to stead fast continuance (cf. Jno. 8:31, 32; 15:5-10; Acts 11:25; 14:22; Col. 1; 23). The sphere of their steadfast continuance, “the grace of God.” It was pure grace that Paul taught (vs. 38, 39; Ro. 3:24; 11-6; Eph. 2:8), and It is only in grace that one can ■"continue” or “stand” (Ro. 5:2; Gal. 5:1, 4), The word of God mightily prevailed, the whole city was shaken aund "almost the whole” city came to hear. What they heard was “the word of God” (cf. 2 Ti. 4:2; 1 Thess. 2:13), and that was what they came to hear. Hearing, however, is not believing and obeying (Luke 8:5-7), It is not always the city where there are most hearers that there are tho most conversions. The great crowds awaknned the jealousy of the Jews 17:5). They were “filled with Jealousy.” Human nature is pretty tnaeJi the same in all lands and all ages. Let a new preacher come to any city to-day and draw’ great crow'ds eager hearers, where crowds have "been hitherto small and interest fee -I>le, and somebody's jealousy is pret ty sure to he aroused. Opposition • did frighten Paul and Barnabas. It made them the more bold. The word of God according to God’s order simst “first be spoken” unto the Jew <*- 26; Luke 24:47; Acts 3:26; IS 5, 6; Ro. 1:16). But as they would not have it, it was given to others 11:11, 12). (cf. Deut. 32:21, Matt, 21:43). America and England Jhave "the word of God” to-day; if fclwyr “put it from” them (as they seem likely to do) it will be given to others. A man settles his own des tiny by what he does with the word »nf iGod (Jno. 5:40). The Lord had Paul to go to the Gen- Jliles. He had given him this com niwrrfiwent before be left Jerusalem itch. '22:17-21). This commandment teas also implied in O. T. prophecies •(concerning the Messiah, which fore fwfiil that He was to be for the Gen tries !▼. 47: cf. Isa. <9:6). In the jp. T. as well as the New the world wide purpose of salvation was clearly tet forth. “Unto the ends of the •earth” the finger of God always pointed and the grace of God always strove (cf. ch.,1:8; Matt. 25:19). HI. Many Gentile Converts and Hitter Persecution, 4S. 41>. The Gen tiles glorified the Word of God that the Jews despised. “As many as were ordnlned to eternal life be lieved.” The practical evidence then that any one is ordained to eternal life is that he believes (cf. Jno. €:37). *rhe Jews, in this lesson, ad judged themselves unworthy of eter nal life by putting the Word of God from them (v. 46). These Gentiles adjudged themselves ordained to eternal life by believing the Word oi Cod. What one does with the Word slecides his eternity. “The word ol the Lord” made great progress, “it was spread abroad throughout all tie region” (cf. ch. 6:7; 19:19, 10, 26). TTis awakened fierce opposition and bitter persecution. Notable succeM ■of the Gospel always does. The dev’] -will not allow the Gospel to triumph without a mighty tight (ch. 4:1-3; 5:14-18; 6:8-14). The Jews, lint opposers of God's Word iu all ages took underhanded means to thwart the work. ACCORDING TO THE MELODRAMAS. Genevieve, the Sewing Girl—why, we can’t explain — Dreadful villains try to hurl underneath a train. Ethelwyn. the Kitchen Maid, cannot go to work; Gangs of scoundrels, she’s afraid, in the parking lurk. Marguerite, the Pretty Cook, must desert the sink, For upon her trail a “dook” and his min ions slink. After Housemaid Geraldine vicious rascals yelp. lhat is why, or so I ween, housewives can’t get help. —Louisville Courier-Journal. NOT EXACTLY FICKLE. “She’s very fickle, isn’t she?” “Oh, I wouldn’t say that. She’s been divorced only twice.”—Detroit Free Press. RATHER DUBIOUS. “Yes, ma’am,this is genuine spring lamb,” declared the butcher. "Which spring?” asked the careful housewife.—Judge. NOT YET, BUT SOON. Nan—“ Has Harry proposed yet?” Fan —“Partly. He brought up the subject of divorce when he called the other evening.”—Chicago Tribune. TESTIMONIAL. Knicker “What books have helped yon most?” Bocker—“Cook books; they saved my life when I was first married.”— New York Sun. DIVISION OF ARTISTIC LABOR. Stella “How do they plan to spend the summer?” Bella —"She expects to draw the countryside while her husband paints the town.”—New York Sun. ADMIRES THE JOB. “Prinkly is a self-made man, isn’t he?” “Yes, and he is always giving him- testimonials as to the excellence of the workmanship.”—Chicago Tri bune. GOOD SHOOTING. Officer (to recruit who has missed every shot) “Good heavens, man, where are your shots going?” Recruit (tearfully) —“I don’t know, sir; they left here all right.”— Punch. THE POINT. Elderly Aunt “I suppose you wondered, dear little Hans, why I left you abruptly in the lane. I saw a man, and, oh, how I ran!” Hans—“ Did you get him?”—Flie gende Blaetter. FUTURE DIVIDENDS. “I observe that you do a great many favors for that influential citi zen.” “Those aren’t favors,’ ’answered Senator Sorghum; “those are invest ments.”--Washington Star. IT WORKED. Dill—“ Has your wife a recipe for removing spots from clothing?” Pickle —“I should say she had! She removed two five-spots from my trousers pockets with quietness and dispatch last night.”—Judge. QUERY. The child saw Mr. Smith, wearing a silk hat and smoking a cigar, go past the house. “Mamma,” said she, “why doesn’t Mr. Smith fix the draught so’s the smoke'll go up his chimney?”—Town and Country. A MAN OF DEPTH. “Do you regard Biggins as a man of great depth?” “No,” answered Miss Cayenne; “his conversation is hard to follow. But his is one of the natures that avoid seeming shalLow by being opaque.”—Washington Star. GOOD REASON. The poetical young man with soul ful eyes was w r alking with his mat ter-o-fact brother by the riverside down Kingston way last Saturday af ternoon. “How the stream tosses in its slum ber!” he exclaimed. “Yes,” answered his brother, "and you w’ould, too, if your bed were full of stones.” —The Sketch. THE CHRISTENING. “And the name is to be?” asked the suave minister, as he approached the font with the precious armful of fat and flounces. “Augustus Philip Ferdinand Cod rington Chesterfield Livingstone Snooks.” “Dear me!” (turning to the sex ton). “A little more water, Mr. Per kins, if you please.”—Tit-Bits. OtOHGIA NEWS IN PARAGRAPHS. Five thousand dollars of state funds ia waiting for soldiers wno serveu in Georgia volunteer regiments during the Spanish-American war. The iuu u represents the amounts due the eu liated men from the time of their en rollment until they were mustered in to the service of the United States. The amounts due iange from forty two cents to $4 for each individual. The fund includes pay only for en listed men as the officers have all been paid. The m.r.ey has n-t tee. distributed for the simple reason thai no claims have been made and the enlisted men, who are due their dis bursements, cannot be found. The five thousand dollars is held by Stau Adjutant General A. J. Scott, subjec to the approval of all claims by Juo:< C. D. James of Cedartown, disbursing officer. Judge John R. Wilkinson of Atlanta ordinary of Fulton county, past mas ter of Gate City Lodge No. 2, F. unu A. M., thirty-third degree Scottn-.i Rite Mason, and honored in many branches of Masonry, was eiecitu grand master cf the grand council, Royal and Select Masters, Georgia Masons. The grand council met at Macon in its sixty-sixth session and was attended by leading Masons from all parts of the state. The full rep resentation comprised thirty-two Georgia councils. The retiring grand master is I. C. Postell of Savannah. J. B. Roberts, also of Atlanta, was elected grand conductor of the work of the grand council. The other offi cers elected by the grand council were as follows: J. C. Harman, dep uty grand master, Tennille; W. A. Wolihin, grand treasurer and grand recorder; J. M. Rushin, grand chap lain, Boston; R. D. Ethridge, grand captain of the guards, Conyers; A. E. Sansburn, grand marshal, Newnan; W. B. Kent, grand conductor of the council, Mount Vernon; Joe P. Bow doin, grand steward, Adairsville; R. B. Tall, grand sentinel, iviacon. The state convention of nurses ad journed in Augusta after electing of ficers and selecting Atlanta as the next place of meeting. The officers elected were: President,. Mrs. Ag nes C. Hartridge, of Augusta; nisi vice president, Miss Emily R. Dendy, of Augusta; second vice president, Miss Finlay, of Atlanta; recording secretary, Miss Mary Moran, of Au gusta; corresponding secretary, Miss Angela Sullivan, of Augusta; treas urer, Miss Margaret Stevenson, of Augusta. According to an opinion furnished Secretary of State Philip Cook by Attorney General John C. Hart, there is no question as to the constitution ality of the Georgia law which re quires all corporations doing business in this state, both foreign and domes tic, to register with the secretary of state and to pay therefor a registra tion fee —one dollar the first time and fifty cents a year thereafter. The Western of Georgia Railway Company was granted a charter by Secretary of State Philip Cook, the company having been formed with a capital stock of $500,000 to construct a railroad 60 miles long from a point on the Atlanta, Birmingham and At lantic in Fayette county, to the Ala bama state line, in Heard county. It is proposed that the new road shall connect with the Atlanta, Birming ham and Atlantic at Aberdeen, in Fayette county, run to Newnan in Coweta, thence to Franklin in Heard county, thence to the Alabama line. Heard county is at present without a single mile of railroad. The princi pal office of the new company will be at Newnan. For the twenty-first time in the his tory of Carroll county and in ihe ex perience of J. T. Norman, justice of peace, a marriage ceremony was per formed by long-distance telephone, the contracting parties being Jce Creed) and Miss Essie Fowler. The justice was seated at the telephone at Car rollton, with authority in hand and the young couple, standing at the phone of J. W. Barrow r at Bowaou, twelve miles distant, were pronounced man and wife. The Grand Lodge of Georgia Ma sons, through a special committee a* pointed for that purpose, will receive the sum of $35,000 in exchange for the Masonic temple, located in Ma con. This temple has been used by the Masons ot Georgia for many years, but has been outgrown and is no longer adequate. For this reason it was offered for sale. A committee, with John R. Dickey of Atlanta as j chairman, was empowered to sell it i for the above named price. The pur chaser is John S. Schofield, a wen known Macon man. Although the railroad commission has for one of its main objects the j prompting of competition, a singular petition has been received by that body asking the assistance of the commission in cutting out destructive competition between two electric : light companies of Savannah. From the complaint of J. C. Tyson, presi dent of the Savannah Electric Repair company, it appears that so keen is competition between the two electric lighting companies in that city that each company is wiring houses and stores free of charge in order to gel • lighting contracts, and that as a re- . suit the men who make a living wir j ing for electric lighting are in a bad j fix. The commission has answered Mr. J Tyson, pointing out that the busiiic. | of the commission is to encourage ! competition, but he says that unless • Instances of discrimination between customers of the light ng companies were shown the commission could not act. Chairman S. G. McLendon of uic railroad commission, asserts that uo has not fallen out -with Governor | Hoke Smith; it’s all talk he sav*,. j Six Persons Killed In Cyclone at Albany Albany, Ga. —Four distinct torna does passed through the section to the south of Albany. At least three of them claimed toll in human lives and all were enormously destructive of property. Six are known to be dead in this county. A tornado which passed from west to east five miles below Albany de stroyed about fifteen houses on the plantation of David Brown and R. H. Warren, killing Manuel Toson and his child and a young child of Wil liam Jackson. Crossing Flint river, the tornado struck the plantation of Deßarry brothers, demolishing several build ings and killing Mary Cheatham and her son. A negro woman was also killed on the Dunn plantation. A storm which was moving in a northeasterly direc tion passed just to the -south of Mil ford, in Baker county. Its track was * half a mile wide, and complete deso lation extends for several miles. Stock was killed, buildings demol ished and crops practically obliterat ed, but no fatalities are reported. Heavy hail accompanied most of the blows. The fourth tornado swept over the upper end of Baker county on the Tarver place, one of the old ante bellum plantations of this section. About twenty cabins were demolish ed, and, though stock was killed, no human life was lost. One Dead, Several Hurt, By Tornado in Thomas Meigs, Ga.—A terrific tornado struck Meigs, carrying destruction and ruin in its path. Striking first at the Standard Fertilizer Works, this brick structure was completely wrecked, except the north wall; moving thence easterly a warehouse on the Atlantic Coast Line Railway was demolished and strewn on the track. The roof on the brick stores of Huber Brothers was badly damaged. The store of G. L. Duren was unroofed and his stock damaged by the heavy rains which followed. The local telephone sys tem was put out of business until new material can be secured to re pair the damaged wires. On the farm of E. E. Davis, six miles east of here, the home of Mrs. Tabitha Allen, in which she, her daughter and two sons were sleeping, was completely wrecked, killing her daughter instantly and severely injur ing Mrs. Allen. Her two sons es caped uninjured. Eight miles east of here the farm of W. H. Fields was struck by apparently the same tor nado, two nice residences and farm houses being wrecked. The approximate loss is SIO,OOO to $15,000. Thirteen Killed By Cycione at Buchanan Buchanan, Ga. —A cyclone passed through the northern part of this county, doing considerable damage. Ab Goggins’ house was blown down. The home of Bowben Vernon was to tally destroyed, killing his mother. A number of houses were destroyed at Felton, on the Central of Georgia Railroad, seven miles north of here. The dead: Mrs. M. M. Vernon, Mrs. H. Cagle and grandson, Mrs. Thomas Brooks and two children, daughter of C. H. Rice. Injured: Thomas Brooks and son, C. H. Rice, his wife and son, H. Ca gle and two children. The cyclone went in a northeasterly direction and varied in width from 50 to 200 yards. Twelve Persons Killed Near Cedartown, Georgia Cedartown, Ga. —The tornado killed twelve persons near here. The dead include Thomas Brooks, two of his children —Mrs. Hessie Cagle and in fant child of Guy Doctor —and a family of seven negroes. Many build ings were wrecked. Cyclone Caused SIOO,OOO Damage at Savannah Savannah, Ga. —Bounding through the southern part of the city, a cy clone smashed a number of houses, injured two persons, one probably fa tally and caused damage which, con servatively estimated, is placed below SIOO,OOO. Reports From Other Towns in the Storm-Swept District Rockmart, Ga. —Preceded by a very heavy hail and rain storm, a terrific cyclone passed over here. Great damage to property and stock was wrought about two miles south of here. Several people were hurt. No one was killed. The home of I. L. Simjson, who is a prosperous farmer, was totally demolished. Lula, Ga. —A cyclone passed through White county, about eight miles to the northwest of this place, killing one man and destroyed four or five farm houses, barns and outhouses. Several persons were injured, but no other fatalities reported so far. This section was visited by the heaviest electrical storm that was ever witnessed by the oldest citizens. Cartersville, Ga.—A cyclone passed through the lower portion of Bartow county, doing much damage to for est trees, barns and dwellings. About seven miles )south of Cartersville the house of Vince Sanford, in which nine people lived, was blown away, wounding everybody in the house. Hartwell, Ga.—A wind storm blew down a dwelling on the farm of Hon. J. H. Skelton. McPickens and family were almost killed in the tor nado. Much damage is reported in other sections of Hart county. Gainesville, Ga. —A terrific storm passed over the upper pari of Hall county, killing Jim Faulkner, injur ing several people and blowing down eleven houses. Mrs. Dick Hulsey’s home and SSOO in the house were blown away. COTTON 18 ADVANCING Reduced Acreage and a Short Crop Expected. GENERAL TRADE IMPROVING Consumption of Cotton This Year, It I* Claimed, Will Be a Record Breaker, Causing the Price to Soar. New York City—Prices of cotton, after some irregularity, have lately ad vanced under the stimulus of renewed activity on the part of bull speculators in Chicago and the west generally, in Wall street and at me souui. Liverpool also has bought. The outside public seems to be attracted to cotton. Peo ple believe cotton is a purchase be cause they think that the season is one to three weeks late, and uiat the chances are against a big yield this year unless conditions from now on are exceptionally favorable. General trade is gradually improv ing, and the bulls think cotton is bound to share in the improvement. They think the chances point to a moderate or small crop, while there is a reasonable certainty of a big con sumption. In the last four years crops of 13,500,000 bales and above have been succeeded by crops of 2,000,000 to 2,100,000 bales smaller. Why not this year? reason the bulls. Now and then it is true two big crops come together. That was the case in the seasons of 1897-98 and 1898-99, when what were then the high record yields of 11,20,000 bales or over were raised. But the crop of 1904-05 or 13,565,000 bales was followed the next year by one of only 11,345,000 bales. Similar ly the crop of 1906-07 of 13,511,000 bales was succeeded by one of only 11,571,000 bales. This, in turn, was succeeded in the present season by one which is ordinarily calculated to be 13,500,000 bales or thereabouts. The question arises: Is the experi ence of 1907-08 and that of 1905-06 with their crops of 11,345,000 to 11,- 571,000 following yields of 13,5000,000 and above to be repeated this season? The answer to that question may mean hundreds of millions to the south. Meantime, although the receipts are large, it is assumed that this merely indicates recent large buying at the south. An estimate on the acreage puts it at 3 per cent less than that oi last year. At this time the concen sus of opinion is that whether on ac count of a bad start or of expected ravages by boll weevil or from cut ting down of the area on account of the tempting prices for grain the pres ent acreage wil be somewhat curtail ed. One report puts the reduction at 16 per cent in Louisiana, 1 per cent in Oklahoma, 6 in Arkansas, 5 in Mis sissippi and 2 in South Carolina, Geor gia and Alabama. There is no little alarm in Louisiana over the boll wee vil. On the other hand mill stocks in Europe are reported to be liberal, and Europe’s trade is not all that could be desired. For that matter, although the yarn business in this country has somewhat improved, the revival of trade in most cotton fabrics, though it has made some progress, is rather slower than had been expected. Tex as has yet time to retrieve the late ness of the season. The Eastern Gulf States, which at one time had rather too much rain have latterly been fa vored by fair weather. The big move ment into sight has also surprised a good many. Spot trade at the south at times has shown a lull, and the same may be said of Liverpool. But, taken all and all, the statistical and trade situation is considered by many to be of the kind to favor transac tions for a rise and specnlation has, within a few days, broadened percep tibly. The National Ginners’ Associ ation estimates a reduction in the acreage of 6 per cent. CARNEGIE Ht KU MEDALS, Aged Mrs. Cone of Florida Awarded Medal for Rescuing Child. Pittsburg, • Pa. —The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission, at its regular quar terly meeting here, made awards to twenty-three persons in different parts of this country for deeds of heroism considered since the last meeting. The awards consist of six teen bronze ar-d seven silver medals, $14,000 in cash and annuities amount ing to $125 a month. The awards include: Amila G. Cone, 61 years old, of Raleigh, Fla., awarded a silver medal for rushing into a burning building May 5, 1908, and rescuing Evaline Smith, colored, five months old,whose clothing was on fire when Mrs. Cone reached her, and who died from her burns. The roof of the burning build ing was about to fall, and did fall 3 minutes after the child was taken out. PORTRAIT OF DAVIS On Silver Service Causes Hollings worth Annoyance. Washington, D. C. The protest against the action of the legislature of Mississippi in placing the portrait of Jefferson Davis on the silver serv ice which is to be presented to the battleship bearing the name of that state was presented to the house in the shape of a resolution introduced by Mr. Hollingsworth of Ohio. Mr. Hollingsworth desired to have the secretary of the navy inform con gress what lesson of patriotism and what ideals of government the pro posed gift is intended to inspire. He also desires to know if the officers of the battleship agree to the plan. .#