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About The Henry County weekly. (McDonough, GA.) 18??-1934 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 26, 1917)
The Henry County Weekly VOL. XLIII. A Good Man* BY REV. H. S. SMITH Here are some of the flowers we scatter on the graves of the dead : He was a brilliant lawyer,” “He was a great statesman,” “He was a brave soldier,” “He was* a successful man,” “He was a public spirited man.” These are beauti ful flowers that are indigenous to the soil of earth. They never knew any other clime. They wither when you attempt to trans plant them. There is one flower that grows on earth, but its seed comes from heaven. It is a pure white flower that never fades. You need not gather any flowers for a grave if you can find this one. This flower is known as Goodness. There are two contrasted ideals in life. One is, “To Have and to Hold.” It includes all earthlv pre eminence and worldly greatness. To hold this ideal is to pay hom age to the temper of men who promises in return the kingdoms of this world, The other ideal is, “To Be and to Do.” A good man is something, a good man does something. “A good tree bringeth forth good fruit.” A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bring eth forth good things.” Goodness is first a matter of the inner life. You must have a heart / with good treasure in it before you can bring forth good things. You must have it in you before you can exert a saving influence. The candle of your spirit must burn within before its rays can fall on the pathway of others. You must possess scholarship before you can teach others. As a lawyer or phy sician you must have preparation before you will be entrusted with practice. Goodness blends the notes of human tenderness and unhesitat ing virtue. One of the fundamental quali ties of goodness is truth. Truth is the central question of charac ter. Is he dependable? Will he lie? Nature is always truthful. The stone will fall to the ground every time you drop it. Men erect tem ples and build cities and achieve scientific results because nature never lies. Hell-gate was a rock of offense in New York harbor. Drivers with their drills honeycombed it and filled the holes with dynamite. Hell-gate was no more. So doe.> falsehood undermine and weaken character. The Capitol building at Alabny, New York, was about to tumble down before it was completed aft er multiplied millions of dollars had been spent upon it. Some body compared it to the Parthenon which was erected 2500 years ago and was in a perfect state of pres ervation until 1787 when it was partially destroyed by the explos ion of a shell. Here is the differ ence between truth and falsehood. The Parthenon was an honest piece of work, the Capitol at Al bany was built in an effort to steal money. Truth gives eternal per manence to character. Purity is another essential qual ity in goodness that I mention. Purity is truth in body, mind and soul." If you have not this treas ure in your heart it is because of cowardice or badness. You can- A Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of McDonough and Henry County. not refuse consent to the enticing words of sinners when they are your friends, or you love darkness rather than light. Impurity defiles what is fair and takes away the bloom of life. Purity makes a man brave because he has nothing to conceal. The man who is hiding something flees when no man pursues. “Conscience makes cowards of us all.” Purity is the truest secret of strength. It is Sir Galahad. “Mv pood blade oarvos the casques of men. My tough lance thrusteth -sure. My strength is as the strength of ten Because my heart is pure." “It is not the bad man, nor the good man who was bad, nor the good man wno was never bad bui wno knows about badness, who is the strong man, but the good man whose heart is clean.” Additional qualities of goodness | that we cannot take the space to discuss are mentioned by Peter. “Add to your faith virtue; ane to virtue knowledge, and to know ledge temperance; and to temper ance patience; and to patience godliness; and to godliness broth erly kindness; and to brotherly kindness love.” It is very easy to point out the essential qualities of character. A secret order that I know of gives the following good advice to those entering its portals: “Be bold, be loyal, be true.” The earth cannot bring forth fruit un til a seed is planted. Only the man who by faith has received the life from above can grow the tree of character that will bear good fruit. A good man does good. Being and doing are a s inseparable as the two sides of a shield. If a man is good, he is good for some thing. We call things good only as they fulfil! the purpose for which they are made. An um brella is good only if it keeps off the rain. A watch is good only as it keeps time. A man is good only as he brings forth good out of the treasure of the heart. A good man is dominated by a great purpose. When McKinley was president it became necessary to communicate with Garcia in. the mountain fastness of Cuba. Could a man be found who would dare attempt the journey through a hostile country? A man named Rowan was brought to McKinley. If Garcia could be fcund Rowan would find him. Rowan received the message in question, travers ed the wilds of Cuba, and came out after the lapse of several weeks with an answer from Gar cia. The good man does the thing commited to his hands. He is not afraid of making mis takes. “Give me the ball player who makes errors,” said a manag er. Why? " Because the man who takes risks and goes after everything in sight will make er rors. So it is in life. He has the courage of his con victions. He assumes every re sponsibility that life thrusts' upon him and measures up to it as best he can. He is not seeking to please men. Over the door of a certain university are these words: “They say. What say they? Let them say.” This motto expresses his attitude toward the mere opin ions of men. Highest market price paid for scrap cotton and peas. J. Olin Kimbell. McDonough, Georgia, Friday. January 26 h>i7 A Good, Pure Man Goes to Heaveniy Rest Henry county is once again call ed upon to mourn the loss of a valued and much beloved citi zen. The good and pure life of Rev- J. A. Jackson came to a close' at his home three miles east of McDonough about 8 o’clock last Sunday morning, Jan. 21, 1917. For several years Mi’. Jackson lingered in feeble health, being forced from active duties, to the sympathetic regret of his large circle of friends, and when the final end was announced it brought sincere sorrow to the hearts of his people among whom lie had lived and labored as a pure, con secrated, loved minister for thirty five or forty years. Brother Jackson was born in Henry county, where he passed his entire life of seventy-two! years. In purity of character, he possessed the confidence of those who knew him to an extent at tained by but few men, no one ever for a moment doubting his sincerity and honesty of purpose, whether prompted by religious obligations or, the duties of citi zenship. Hence the legion of warm friends attracted to him. In deciding all questions coming before him (as must come to ev every one) truly was it said of him, that his only object was to know the right —consequently, he was always on the right side. And in the .end, that brother Jack sOfi !i 7n 'Tfl%von, no one who knew him can for a moment doubt. Indeed would a sketch of his life-work be an inspiration, and later it may be obtained for pub lication. Funeral services were held at Bethany church at 11 o’clock on Tuesday morning, conducted by Revs. H, V. Adamson of Morrow, I. G. Walker of Locust Grove and J. M. G.lmore of McDonough, the large crowd in attendance from home and surrounding communi ties attesting the reverence and esteem in which the departing friend was held. Mr. Jackson is survived by iiis frithful wife, two sons, Col. R. 0. Jackson of McDonough, Mr. J. H. Jackson of Jenkinsburg, and four daughters, Mrs. L. B. McCullough, Mrs. Josie Elliott, Mrs. E. C. Carter and Mrs. 0. E. Cathy of Henry county, and one son-in-law, Mr. G. W. Cathy of McDonough. Mr. Lewis Culpepper Dies in LaGrange. Mr. Lewis Culpepper, a former well known citizen of Henry coun tv, died at his home in LaGrange on Wednesday of last week. The remains were brought here for the funeral and interment at Phil adelphia church, Rev. T. J. Bled soe officiating. Mr. Culpepper was 78 years eld, j a veteran of the Civil war, and for some time before death has been totally blind. He was a j good, worthy citizen, and besides j relatives leaves a large cricle of friends in this county. For Sale. 72 Acres land 4 1-2 miles from McDonough, on Keys Ferry road. See Lawrence Turner. Horse shoeing same old price at Thompson’s Shop. List of Questions For meeting of Woman’s Club, at residence of Mrs. Fred Walker, February sixth, 1917: ’ l . What is tin* difference be tween h pending question and an immediately pending question? 41. (tive examples of hostile and of nongermane amendments, oilier than those found on pagos 75 and 7(5. 42, Before the house is the ques tion. ‘‘That we purchase a bust of Lincoln tor our hull,' and it is pro posed to amend ‘‘by requiring that it shall be a bronze bust.” How will you as chairman treat this amendment? IJ. What is the effect of laying an amendment on the table? 44. What is the difference be tween the common and the techni cal significance of the phrase “pre vious question?” 45. How would you prooeed tem porarily to secure speeches not to exceed five minutes in length in an assembly usually allowing ten minute discussions? 4t>. Distinguish the effects of or ders to postpone indefinitely, to postpone to a certain time, and to lay on the table. 47. Give illustrations of the two forms of the motion to suspend the rules other than those given on page 81. 48. What classes of rules may be suspended by a motion to sus pend? 49. Why require a two-thirds vote instead of a majority vote for carrying the question to suspend? • r >o. How may the privilege of withdrawing or modifying a motion or question often be nsed to expe dite business? Give an illustration of your own. 51. If a member, speaking on a question, desires to read quotations from a book and objections is made, what shall be the procedure? 52. Is it in order to object to the consideration of a question to Amend? to Reconsider? a Main Question? 53. What is the purpose of ob jecting to the consideration of a question ? 54. What is the proper procedure for dealing with an unruly mem ber? 55. When and how may a mem ber be called to account, for indulg ing in offensive personal remarks while speaking on a question? 56. A question to suspend the rules has just been voted on, there being 12 for and 10 against, and it is declared carried by the chair, and the point of order is made that it takes a two-thirds vote to errry this question. The chair now rules that the point is not well taken. WhaC should be done next? 57. Give an original illustration of a case where an apnea] from a decision of the chairman may prop erly be taken. 58. Are there likely to he more cases where an appeal is debatable than where it i« not? 59. Why require a motion to re consider to be made by one who voted on the prevailing side. 60. What is the reason for the high privilege given to a request to have entered on the minutes a motion to reconsider? Church Notice. Dr. W. L. Pierce, P. E., of Gr if fin district, will hold first G. C.. for the Hampton Charge Sunday, February 20, at Hampton, 3 p. m. Will also preach at 11 a. m., and 7 d. m. All of the officials are urged to be present. WM. O. McMullan, Pastor. School Column. In last week’s issue of The Weekly, our editor made a public notice that he would give a column of his paper for school news, Now, as he has been so ki n d and thoughtful of me and the Trustees, patrons, teachers and pupils, want to thank Mr. Fouche for his generous offer and the helpful in fluence he has shown in the in terest of our schools. It would give me much pleasure to see in next week’s issue the names of all the schools, through teachers and pupils, which would like to thank Mr. Fouche oublielv. Of course it would make him feel good, too. We want this weekly message to take in all who are interested in education in any of it’s phases Lets have short writings from the doings of schools by the school children. Lets hear helpful ex periences from teachers from any school standpoint. Lets have questions and their answers by Trustees as to their methods of financing and furnishing their re spective schools. Short pieces, from the business and profession al men, upon school life in gener al will be gladly inserted. How ever, children, I’m counting on you. Somehow I just feel like 1 when the cares and duties of life i press in on men and women, and l they forget and do not speak and act, I can turn to you and know I can count on you. I love you. Nearly every day I get a message from teacher or pupils wanting to know when I am coming to see them. I ans wer, “Wait 'till I can travel, then look out.” The days which I have spent among the schools were so pleas ant! I came in home a humbler and a better man. Dear children and teachers, go to God first for help that you may be sweet, studi ous, patient and good. I have chapel with you twenty minutes each morning just as if I were in your presence in some school house. 1 feel good for you and pray for all alike. Why not all school officials and parents send up a united prayer between 8:00 and 8:30 each morning for your respective schools. Would that not solve many school troubles? Lets try it. What teacher or school will send me in a message next week? Let it reach me on Tuesday each week. May I close with this clip ping: Do we live “Kor the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong that nee'ls resistance, For the future in the distance, And the good that we can do? T. J. Horton, C. S. C. $1,200 From 300 Pecan Trees. Mr. R. W. Timmons gathered j the past season, from a grove of three hundred seven-vear-old pe can trees, 3,800 pounds of as fine paper-shell pecans as anyboby would want to look at —and crack. Practically all this crop has been sold, those sold in small quantities bringing forty cents a o rund. So the crop from these trees has brought their owner somewhere between $1,200 and $1,500 this season. Mr. Timmons did not even lose the rent of the land the trees stand, for he made thereon, I five bales of cotton the past sea json. —Tifton (Ga.) Gazette. $1.50 A YEAR
