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Official Ortran of Newton County and The
City of Covington,
The Last Mile
"And if thy brother ask thee to go with him one mile,
go with him twain.” Some way or other that last mHe Is
the hardest, to go. We might meet a man half way or go
split fifty-fifty with him but there are few of us who will
take the time or trouble to do more than is expected of us,
Many of us will do what the public expects us.to do and
‘hen call it a dav but few of us will do more. ,
The above is called to our mind by the splendid serv
ce two ministers of the Gospel are doing in our city. Rev.
Sidney Gates, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, and
iev. H. C. Emory, of the First Methodist church, have been
ngaged for several weeks in calling on every family in
he City of Covington to talk with them in regard to their
eligious affiliation.
They are donig a wonderful service and as one of
hem stated to us, they are receiving their reward in the
opportunity they have of meeting the people of our city
t is not an easy task to walk day after day and ring door
'Mis and these two ministers have our sincere goo.d wishes
n their work and our highest admiration for their cour
ige and forethought in carrying on a work of this kind.
Along with this work all the pastors of the city are
vorking on a plan for a county-wide revival this spring
and are making active plans to begin as soon as the
weather is suitable.
Personal evangelism is such a rare thing these days
that ye editor could not overlook such a personal
that these ministers are engaged in without
'•omplimenting them on their faithfulness in carrying on
the Lord's work in their own churches and then going th< I
extra , mile .. • this ... ■
, m service.
Rotary Club Receives Charter
Yp editor wishes to join the other citizens in our com
nunity in extending a welcome to the Covngton Rotary
Club. They received their charter Tuesday night and are
now eager a»d ready to go into service to this community.
Under the able leadership of Dr- Sidney L. Waites,
and their capable corps of officers, there is no doubt but
this club will prove a valuable asset to this community.
The officers and members of the Kiwanis Club haw
extended a hearty welcome to their younger brother and
are willing and anxious to work with them on any project
for the good of our community.
The whole community extends a hearty welcome to
you Rbl inns rnd wish you much success in our midst.
No Gold in Rainbows
The editor of the Newhall, California, Signal recently
made this significant statement: “A business man told us
yesterday that he gave himself just two more years and
then he was going to invite the state and government in
to run his business and to make their own levies out ol
their own deficits!”
There's as much truth as cynical humor in that. We
have had ten years of depression, broken by spasmodic
intervals of a little recovery. We have been told over and
over by men high in the government that a balanced
budget without further increases in taxes would shortly be
attained. And we have witnessed government expenses
constantly grow, not lessen—and the national debt soar
to undreamed of levels.
It is argued that the United States could, if necessary,
carry and eventually amortize an eighty or hundred bi*
lion dollar debt. Perhaps it could—if the people are. wil
ling to lower their standard of living in order to pay more
and more of their earnings and wages to the government
Perhaps it could—if business and industry are simply to
stagger along on a hand to mouth basis, buying only what
is aboslutely needed to keep plants running.
We have heard so much of taxation in recent years
that many of us have become bored with it. But that’s
the worst mistake we can make. Your job, your home,
your business, your investments, your savings—taxation
and fiscal policy vitally affect them all. We’ve been
criminally careless in permitting taxes and debt to rise
without question—and we’re going to pay the bill.
Government can retrench and cut costs and start to
ward a balanced budget—if public opinion forces the is
sue. It’s up to us all.
Spring Time Is Clean-Up Time
April showers and May flowers aren’t far away. That
means spring cleaning time.
And spring cleaning shouldn’t mean just shaking out
the rugs, washing the curtains, and dusting that little-used
spare bedroom. It should mean a definite, planned pro
gram for putting property in apple pie order not only to
improve its value, and appearance, but to help prevent
that dread destroyer that strikes when we least expect it
-—fire.
Trash-filled outbuildings are perfect incubators for
fire from a carelessly dropped match or cigarette. Check
over fireplaces and chimneys—from now on, such inci
A number of progressive communities carry on gen
eral spring clean-ups each year as a civic function. Park
ings are tended and beautified, fences repaired and old
firetraps are torn down. Fire departments and other mu
nicipal bureaus co-operate and direct the drives. The
result is a more attractive and safer town—and a town
whose residents may feel proud of it. Every community
which doesn’t do that now should think it over—and start
the idea going around. It pays dividends in dollars as
well as less tangible values.
dental heating units will "be used more and central systems
less As warm, sunny days come, be especially careful to
keep grass cut and fields clear of debris. Never burn
brush when there is a wind and have water handy in cas
taLuiLcie get beyond control. .
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Sunday School Lesson |
Prtpr Delivered from Prison
Lesson; Acts 12:5-17.
Golden Text: Prayer was made
earnestly of the church unto God
for him. Acts 12:5.
The opening ve/se of our lesson
is a very significant one: "Peter
therefore was kept in prison: but
prayer was made earnestly of the
church unto God for him. ’’
The chief of the apostles had es
tablished quite a reputation for
himsplf as a Jail-breaker. Herod
decided this time that he would
take no chances. He put Peter in
a strong prison, had him chained to
two soldiers, and had fourteen oth
era standing guard at different
places.
Peter was indeed in prison. No
man was ever more securely locked
behind barred doors. Never had a
case, from the earthly standpoint,
-pemed more hopeless than his.
"But ...”
That little word has caused the
upset of many plans. Behind the
prison guards stood the enmity of
the Pharisees, the authority of Her
od, and finally, the whole p^wer of
the Roman Empire. "But" there
was a power in the world that Herod
and his crowd knew nothing about.
Groups of obscure and humble peo
ple. gathered probably in a number
of different homes in Jerusalem,
were praying for Peter's release. We
are told that the p * ole p'P.ed
earnestly, and the word "earnest" in
the original here means ‘stretched
out.” It is the same word Luke used
in describing our Lord's Prayer in
Gethsemane.
The case certainly seemed hope
less. We may well believe that they
also . , e
had prayed for .lames w en
had bean apprehended, but God had
let James go to his death, This
would tend to shake the faith of
many who hoped Peter might be
-escued.
why God spared peter and did
>ot spare James is one of those
mysteries locked in the insc ™ a e
olanation of for G< ^: this sort er of * thing, * b dui '
lf we couW get a glimpse behind the
=c?nes we would no doubt see clearly
that the death of James and the de
live ranee of Peter worked equally
! for the advancement of God s pur
poses. the
The disciples did not allow
death of James to keep them from
asking Jor the life of Peter, And
we must never let the knowledge
that God sometimes says no to our
petitions keep us from praying earn
estly that certain things may be
done It seemed on that terrible
night that nothing could prevail
against the power of Herod, but
’ humble people, armed with the wea
poas of prayer, are stronger than
the most resplendent earthly power
which knows no God.
Sometimes there is nothing left
for us but prayer, and we feel when
that time arrives that we are help
less. As a matter of fact we are
just beginning to have the strength
which will overcome every difficulty
in life.
It is when we pray that powers
far beyond our own begin to oper
ate to our eternal benefit.
Peter was asleep in prison between
two soldiers. He was probably the
only Christian in Jerusalem th» r
night who was asleep. He had un
doiibtedly done his praying and left
the issue in the hands of God.
He could sleep an untroubled
sleep knowing that whether he lived
or died he was in the Lord's hands.
Suddenly the prison was lighted
with a strange light. The angel of
the ord stood behind him. This
miraculous occurrence evidently
took place not only that Peter might
be delivered, but that believers in
future ages might be conscious of
the fact that those who keep close
to God are under the guard and
guidance of divine messengers.
Engrossed in the things of the
world, we too read I lose a sense of
of the presence ol God In the cir
cumstances of life. We come to
teM that everything depends upon
us. Actually, however, the circum
stances of life bind us as effectually
as that prison bound Peter and kept
him in ward. If we are to triumph
over life, we must do so through
powers not our own.
When the night seems darkest
and destruction is almost upon us
let us remember that the angel of
God stands ready to lead us through
<' ngers and the iron doors of diffi
culty to freedom.
Let us observe the two things the
angel did First e smote Peter on
the side, which means that he
aroused him out of slumber. What
ever or whoever brings us a mes
sage from God and leads us to free
dom is an angel visitant; and the
angel visitant always arouses us
from slumber Sometimes the angel
of God comes and smites our con
science that He may arouse us and
lPat1 Ils out nf the prison-house of
sin
The second thing the angel did
j was to command Peter to do certain
things for himself, After his chains
had fallen from his hands, the
angel instructed Peter to gird him
self. bind on his sandals, cast hi*
-arments about him, and follow his
■’’vine deliverer
The angel struck the irons from
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Peter s wrists; that was something
he could not do for himself. But
there were certain things Peter
could do for himself, and these he
was instructed to do.
We are always given a part to I
play in our own redemption. It is \
a secondary part, but it is very nec
essary.
We are told that Peter thought
whole situation a dream. Never
j the]ess he followed the angel. To
^ig ama 7 Jet r\ent he passed the first
and SPCon( j guard, but when he saw
(he iron gafe h j s must have
fajl( , d hlm Who could open that?
\yho could swing back upon Its
d j n ges th a t dreadful barrier to free
dom?
So it is amid I e difficulties cf
life. We are always wondering who
rill roll back the stones from the
sepulchers and open those imposs
ible iron doors. iyit we must re
member that .there are hands
stronger than ours which can do
all this It is of no avail that we
j QVlr h ands against iron doors,
They will not opr a for us, and we
can be sure that there are certain
iron doors in our lives yhlch God
intends to be closed permanently.
No iron door opened for James, and
God has shut some iron doors in
o r lives which will always be shut. 1
But if it is his will to open them 1
we can be sure that these iron doors,
as we approach them, will open of
their own accord.
It is our duty to follow the angelic
leading r - Peter did, confident that
neither iron doors nor anything else
can stay us if it is God's will that
we be delivered.
; The angel took Peter out of the
and i ed him through one city- !
block; "And straightway the angel
departed from him.
It would not have done to have
left Peter right at the prison door.
The angel walked along with him
until he was used to his new free
dom and was convinced that he
really had this freedom, So God
always deals with his children. He
hot only leads, us out of our prisons
but He stays by our side until we
are well away from danger.
“When Peter was come to him
self, he said, ow I know of a
truth, that the Lord has sent forth
! delivered "
his angel and me . . .
Under the circumstances it was very
fvident that P^ter had been deliv
ered by powers % t his owm.
But so often when we have been
! delivered, we fail to give the glory
to God.
J Immediately he betook himself to
the home of Mary the mother of
Mark. Here he encountered another
dosed door. If this account were
Jegfnd we WO uld no doubt be told
that this wooden door at Mary's
j home flew open also at Peter's ap
proach. But being cold historical
('fact, we are told that Peter had to
knock at that door. There were
people inside who. when they got
over their amazement, would be
willing to open the door.
A little slave girl. Rhoda, came to
the door and, recognizing Peter's
voice, rushed back to tell the dis
ciples that Peter as there, Evi
dently he had a voice easy to recog
nize, for another maid had recog
nized that voice as he stood before
j jre ^ night of his Master's
’ betrayal
Although they had been praying
all night, the group of disciples
could not believe that their prayers
had been answered. They declared
that it was Peter's argel standing
at the door. But Peter continued
to knock, and knew that it was a
heavy hand of flesh and blood
which was making all this noise.
When they saw him they were
amazed. We read this, and we are
amazed also at their lack of faith.
But we should remember that we
have often keen equally faithless.
We have asked God to do some
thing for us and when He has com
plied with our request, we have been
so amazed that we could scarcely
believe it was true. Perhaps we have
even concluded that God had noth
ing to do with it and that, it was
either a fortunate turn of circum
stances or something which our owr
powers had achieved.
This lesson teaches us that prayer
is th“ greatest instrument in all the
world. No power of evil man has j
any chance against it.
God sends his angelic messenger I
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If SUBJECT—“LORD’S PRAYER”
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Matt. 6:9.
BY REV. ARTHLR KINSEY
Pastor, Newton Circuit, .M. E. Church, South
j ex t: Forgive us our debt as we for
give our debtors. Matt. 6:12.
I want to ask all of you a ques
tion: Would you just now like to
,ee God?—God who is so migh.y
that He made the world, and so
pure and good that he is grea.ly
displeased by every naughty thing
He sees anyone do, and every wrong
word He hears anyone speak, and
every wicked thought he sees in
ai.yoody's heart - would you jus, 1
now like to see God?
I think most of us would answer
that que. tion as an old Negro did
who was looking out his window
toward the moon one night, when
his master said, Would you like to
see God? and he answered solemn
ly and slowly, “No, coz Hes so
good and I'm so mean." When
there is sin in our hearts we don't
wish to see God, because we know
He is displeased with sin.
The Test today tells us how we
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This is being written in Lake
Charles, Louisiana, where the
wrjter is conductin g a week's
meeting under the auspices of the
pj rfd Baptist church. Dr. Harry
Lintz, a man who has had a rather
w ide experience in evangelistic
work< jg the successful pastor
The noon meetings are held in a
down town theater and the night
services in the church. There is
also a daily radio program. I have
found fiere what I have observed
for years—that a sane, well
balanced, fervent, and intelligent ;
pastor can revive a dead church ,
Dr. Lintz has done wonders not j
only for his own church, but he j
is also a blessing to the entire
ctiy. Dr. Lintz is more than just,
a denominational preacher. He is
loyal to his own church, but he
refuses to circumscribe his useful
ness by the walls of membership
in his own ecclesiastical machine,
some ministers feel that they can
best show their loyalty to their
own church by playing a narrow,',
denominational role. Such men
never build great churches or de
velop great Christian leaders.
Certainly men should have con
viction, but our strongest convic
tion should be tied up with the
most important things, Often
men substitute prejudice for con
viction. Prejudice has to do with
little things. Conviction fights for
great principles. Orthodox Chris
tians, regardless of their denemi
ntaional affiliations, hold in com
mon the greatest truths of Chris
tianity, such as the Virgin Birth,
the Incarnation, the Blood Atone
ment, the Inspiration of the Bible,
the New' Birth, and Salvation by
grace through faith. All orthodox
Christians build on the same foun
dation. The foundation Jesus
taught is the important thing.
Houses built on the sand are
swept away by the storms. Big
men cannot be bound to denomi
national “set-ups” in such a W'ay
as to lose brotherly interest in
other orthodox Christian groups
who are loyal to the same Lord
and the same cause.
Modernistic preachers who re
fuse to accept the old-time ortho
dox position concerning the Word
of God, never speak unkindly and
unbrotherly of each other. They
show a strange loyalty to each
other. It does not seem to mat
ter to them what church another
modernistic minister belongs.
to deliver u.j from prison, Iron
doors sw'ing open by unseen hands
and we are at last led out of lm
possible situations and into freedom
Let us, therefore, be not faithless
but believing, for He who delivered
Peter from prison will Oliver us
also from the adverse circumstances
life.
can have sin taken from our hearts
so that they will be ‘‘right in the
sight of the Lord." You know when
you have disobeyed father and been
naughty you don't like to be with
illm ' There seems t0 be a wall be
" fen T° u *nd him until you throw
^ ou,se f in his arms and say, Dear
at er ‘ 1 am sorr v 1 w –s naughty,
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0l ® ue me ' and Ill not do so again.
Then he Ogives and you are hap
py to be with him again. So we
do not wish to see God until we
have knelt and prayed. "Forgive us
our debts,” that is, our sins.
Thete is one thing more about
the text to be noticed. "Forgive us
as we forgive." If we do not forgive
those who wrong us, then in saying
the Lord's Prayer, we tell God not
to forgive us, because we say, “as
we forgive." We ought to pity, in
stead of hating, any tvho wrong us.
because they are hurting their own
souls more than they are harming
us. If we do not forgive those who !
do us wrong, God will not forgive j
US.
I am sure you have heard the
sweet word. Forgive. I know you
can spell that word, Forgive. I
know- when you pray, you say For
give. But do you ever say, I For
give?
Help us, dear Lovd, to forgive
those who sin against us that we
may be forgiven Amen.
Will see you next week.
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