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IMPROVED TRIFORM INTERNATIONAL Sunday School ’ Lesson' (By rev. p. b. fitzwater d d Teacher of English Bible in the MooTiv Bible Institute of Chicago.) 6 Moojy (©, 1921, Western Newspaper Union.) LESSON FOR SEPTEMBER 4 FROM PHILIPPI TO ATHENS. LESSON TEXT-Acts 16:9; 17:15. GOLDEN TEXT— The angel of the Lori encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.-Psalm 3V7 REFERENCE MATERIAL-1 and II Thess. PRIMARY TOPIC—God Takes Care of Paul and Silas. JUNIOR TOPIC—A Midnight Experienci in Philippi. INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC —Courage in the Face of Persecution. YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC —Preaching with Persecutions. I. Paul and Silas in Jail (vv. 19-20). 1. The occasion (vv. 19-24). When the demon was cast out of the maid her supernatural power was |<>ne; therefore, the source of revenue was dried up. This so exasperated her owners that they had Paul and Silas arraigned before the magistrates on a false charge. Those men ought to have rejoiced that such a blessing had come to this poor girl. They cared more for their gain than for her welfare. This is true of the iniquitous crowding together of the poor in unsanitary quarters in our ten ement districts and the neglect of pre cautions for the safety of employees in shops and stores. Without any chance to defend themselves they were stripped and beaten by the angry mob and then remanded to jail, and were made fast in stocks in the inner prison. 2. Their behavior in jail (v. 25). They were praying and singing hymns to God. It seems quite natural that they should pray under such condi tions, but to sing hymns under such circumstances is astonishing to all who have not come into possession of the peace of God through Christ. Even with their backs lacerated and smart king and feet fast in stocks compelling Bfhe most painful attitude in the dun- Hoii darkness of the inner prison, a morrow before them Idled with none ..meertaintv. their hearts went Ho to GoO in gratitude. f 3. Their deliverance (v. 20). The Lord wrought deliverance by sending a great earthquake which opened the prison doors and removed the chains from all hands. 11. The Conversion of the Jailer (vv. 27-34). The jailer’s sympathy did not go out very, far for the prisoners, for after they were mude secure lie went to sleep. The earthquake suddenly aroused him. He was about to kill himself, whereupon Paul assured him that the prisoners were all safe. This was too much for him. What he had heard of their preaching and now 7 what he had experienced caused him to come as a humble inquirer after salvation. Paul clearly pointed out the way to be saved—“ Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ.” The word “be lieve” means to yield to and fully obey. The proof That the jailer was saved is threefold: * L Transformation from brutality to tenderness. 2. Confession of Christ in baptism. 3. His whole household baptized. 111. The Magistrates Humbled (w. 35-40). The earthquake brought fear upon the magistrates. They gave leave for the prisoners to go,, but now they re fuse to go. claiming that their rights as Roman citizens have been violated, and demand a public vindication. Paul was willing to suffer for Christ’s sake, but he used the occasion to show them that persecuting men who preach the gospel is an offense against the law of God and man. IV. Preaching in Thessalonica (vv. 17-19). At Thessalonica he found open hearts. He followed his usual custom of going first tqpthe Jew (v. 1). After witnessing to the Jews he went to the Gentiles. Concerning the Christ he affirmed: 1. “It behooved Christ to suffer” (v. 3). No plainer teaching is to be found anywhere than the suffering of Christ (Isa. 53). 2. The resurrection of Christ from the dead (v. 3). 3. The kingship of Jesus (v. 7). The result of this preaching was that many Greeks, some Jews believed. V. Preaching in Berea (vv. 10-15). Ills method here was the same as at Thessalonica. He entered the Jew ish synagogue and preached Jesus unto them. Tlie Bereans received the gos pel with glad hearts. Two striking things were said about them: 1. They received the message gladly. 2. They searched the Scriptures daily for the truthfulness of their preach ing. All noble minds have (1) an openness to receive the truth; (2) a balanced hesitancy; (3) a subjection to rightful authority. GEORGIA HAPPENINGS OF TIMELY INTEREST Atlanta. —During a moment of tern porary insanity, Lorenzo Flowers, an aged negro who lives at 223 Maple street, recently attempted to take hi;* own life by lashing gunny sacks tight ly about his body and igniting them with a match. He was rescued before his purpose was affected, although ho was horribly burned. Columbus. —The demurrer claiming that a Georgia court has no jurisdic tion in the litigation brought by Asa G. Candler. Jr., against the stock-vot ing trust of the Coca-Cola company was recently sustained in Muscogee superior court, in which the case was being argued. Valdosta—The body of Miss Jewel Searcy, who was drowned in Little river, near Troupeville, recently, was recovered, recently, being found by C. D. Price and Walter Simpson, of Brooks county, in an eddy several hundred yards below the place at which the drowning occurred. Statesboro.—Brooks Wilson, a well known and prominently connected farmer living five miles from this city, shot himself recently at his home with a shotgun. He had been in Sa vannah for a week and returned re cently. His family did not know that he had returned and when they heard the report of the gun they thought it was some one around the place shooting. Covington—Benjamin F. Biles, 25 years old, a lineman in the employ of the Georgia Railway and Power company, of Covington, was instantly electrocuted recently while working on a defective transformer in Con yers. He is survived by his wife, two small children, his mother, • three brothers, two sisters and a number of other relatives. Savannah.—E. Herndon, giving his address as St. Louis, was fined SI,OOO in Statesboro and given an additional sentence of thirty days in jail for having in his car nearly 400 quarts of rye liquor. He was given the alter native of six months in the chaingang and a fine of $350. He paid the SI,OOO line and began his jail sentence. Athens.—The first bale of 1921 cot ton grown in northeast Georgia was shipped recently to Miller & Co., cot ton factors here, by W. R. Jackson, who lives near Greensboro, in Green county. The bale will be sold at auc tion here soon. It will be recalled that the first bale of cotton to arrive in Athens last year did not reacn the market until September, which means the record has been beaten by about tiyo weeks this year. Tate.—Shipment has been begun by the Georgia Marble company, of what is perhaps the largest individual orde of pink Georgia Marble ever filled by any quarry. This is the order given the Georgia Marble company by the Fourth district federal reserve bank, located in Cleveland, 0., for 100,000 cubic feet of ping Georgia marble. It is estimated that it will require three freight cars to accommodate each 1,000 cubic feet of this marble. Atlanta. —Suit for $40,000 damages was filed in the Fulton superior court recently by Mrs. Elizabeth Callahan, of 19 Clarke street, against the Atlan tic Ice and Coal corporation, for the death of her husband, George Calla han. It is claimed by Mrs. Callahan in her petition that her husband who was employed as an engineer at the West End plant of the corporation, met his death when the floor of the building gave way and he was throv/n into a vat of boiling oil. Savannah. —A “moonshine village,” in which the operators of ten large stills lived in tents on the bank of a canal far in the Bryan county swamp along the Ogeechee, was razed recent ly by prohibition agents, it became known. The raiders said they nevei had seen an illicit whiskey plant so well equipped nor more securely hid den. It appeared to have been in operation at least a year, they added. Savannah. —Arthur D. Fleming, a flagman of the Southern railway, whose home is in Columbus, is still unconscious and in a serious condi tion at a hospital here as a result of injuries received when he jifcnped from a Seaboard Airline train leav ing Savannah for New York recently. Athens. —Declaring that there is wholesale violation of the prohibition laws in Athens and Clarke county and that the blame for such a condition is being placed on the Athens police force, Chief of Police J. H. Beusse exonerated his force recently by stating that it is not possible to get warrants here that are necessary for searching the houses where the liquor is alleged to be. Athens. —Under the authority of the Georgia railway commission, the Athens Railway and Electric company has issed second mortgage bonds amounting to $179,000 to offset the payments in the way of new trolley cars, etc., made on the Athens com pany’s property. The bonds are dated June 1 and will mature in fifteer years. They were placed on the par ket for sale recently. HENRY COUNTY WEEKLY, McDONOUGH, GEORGIA BETTER ROADS DEVICE TO MAINTAIN ROADS Ring Split-Log Drag Was the Inven tion of a Missouri Man—lts Construction Explained. The King split-log drag is a good drag made of a split log, and originat ed by Mr. D. Ward King of Maitland, Mo. Mr. King explains the construc tion as follows: "Take the two halves of a split log, ten or twelve inches thick and seven to nine feet long. Set the halves flat sides to the front, fasten 30 inches apart with strong stakes, the ends of which are wedged in two-inch auger holes bored through the slabs. Put a solid plat i he King Split-Log Drag. form on the stakes for the driver to stand on. The hitch is made of strong wire or chain, the long end fastened to stake over the top of the front slab, the short end put through a hole in center of the slab and near the end to prevent the back slab tilting forward. Face four or five feet of the ditch end of the front slab with iron. An old wagon tire, worn share of road grader, or any piece of flat steel, will answer for this purpose.” HARD ROADS SAVE GASOLINE V ____________ They Also Result in Much Less Wear and Tear on Tires, Springs and General Comfort. In tests recently made at Cleveland, 0., a five-ton truck carrying a full load averaged 11.78 miles per gallon of gasoline over a concrete road and but 5.78 miles per gallon over an earth road in average condition. The truck was tested over seven different kinds of highway. On the earth road the mileage per gallon of gasoline was as above noted, 5.78. On fair gravel, 7,19 miles per gallon; on good gravel, 9.39 miles; on fair ma cadam, 9.48 miles; on fair brick, 9.88 miles; on good brick, 11.44 miles, aud ( ; on concrete, 11.78 miles per gallon of gasoline. 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