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THE COVINGTON NEWS
COVINGTON, GEORGIA
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Official Organ of Newton County and The
City of Covington.
Emory-at*Oxford Great Asset to Covington
and Newton County
Sometimes we are liable to overlook those things which
are closest to us and underestimate their value to the com
munity. Such we believe is the case with regard to
Emory-at-Oxford. Covington
We remember when we first came to sev
eral years ago, little was thought of this Junior College.
It was just barely existing with a very small student body.
The work was of the best but the students were few. Cov
ingon merchants thought little of the business which it
brought them at that time.
Things were at their lowest ebb when the college se
cured Dean George Roach from Milledgeville. He was
Commandant of the Georgia Military Academy at Mil
ledgeville, and left there at a great sacrifice as far as per
sonal gain is concerned.
He had a vision then and this vision is maturing
before the eyes of the citizens of our county. He visualized
a great school where the principles of religion could he
inculcated along with and made a part of the curriculum.
He visualized a school where strong bodies and clean
minds could he fused with right living and regular habits.
A school that would give primacy to the human and spir
itual rather than the material values of life.
That he has been successful far beyond the expecta
tions of any local citizens is certain but we know that he
continues to work for the good of Emory-at-Oxford and
will not cease until it is recognized to be the best in the
state. school
When Dean Roach arrived in our city the
buildings were in a bad state of repair. The first year
he spent around $18,000.00 for repairs to Haygood Dor
mitory and other buildings which were literally falling
down for need of necessary repairs. The next year he
remodeled and opened Payne Hall, another dormitory
which had been closed for several years for want of stu
dents. This was done at a cost of between $8,000 and
$10,000. materials and labor
As far as possible the were se
cured in Newton county. The county benefitted by these
repairs made to Emory-at-Oxford and each year as the
gtudent bodv grows larger and larger the city and county
continues to benefit from the additional revenue brought
here through the school.
Over $50,000.00 is now being spent yearly in Coving
ton and Newton county by the management of the college.
This does not include the money spent personally by the
students. This represents over sixty per cent of the entire
yearly appropriation and it is being spent right here in our
city and county among its citizens and merchants, With
approximately 180 students spending $10 per month.
which is a very low average, this would bring the amount
of monev brought into our city and county each year by
Emor.v-at-Oxford to the grand total of over $75,000.
This amount of money coming into our city and coun
ty certainly proves beneficial in every way. It helps the
merchants and the amount of produce bought is a great
help to the farmers.
There is another side to the great good Emory-at-Ox
ford is to our community. The records show that 55 per
cent of the students from Newton County who have taken
advantage of the opportunity to attend school at Emory-at
Oxford have been what is known as self-help students. In
other words the school has provided ways in which they
could work and help pay their tuition.
Those who have carelessly valued the benefit ot this
splendid school to our community should know the truth
regarding this fine institution and that is the purpose for
which this editorial is written. As far as we are person
ally concerned we have viewed its remarkable growth
with admiration for the dynamic energy demonstrated by
Dean Roach in carrying out his plans. cultural , benefit ...
Lastly but by no means least is the
derived from the association of the citizens of our com
munity with its fine teachers and their wives and families.
They add much to our community.
It is possible to be happy without a fortune, but you
can't be happy without a friend.
The fun a man has at 20 proves to be only a pain in
the neck when he Rets to be 50.
Bureau of Agriculture Free From Debt
A news item carried elsewhere in this paper gives us
the information that for the first time in many years the
Bureau of Agriculture is entirely free from debt and has
money on hand to discount its bills as they become due.
This, in our opinion, is a splendid example of a busi
ness man’s administration of a political oflice. \\ hen ( o
lumbus Roberts was elected Commissioner of Agriculture
two and one half years ago he found the department s
debts amounted to $82,509.29. the depart
This debt has now been paid in full and
ment is self-sustaining, operating under the fees it gets
for services. They receive no grant from the general
fund and are operating on a cash and carry basis, paying
their way as they go example of applying business
This is a wonderful
nrincinles to the operation of a political office. Columbus
Roberts Sited is a successful business man and he has
that if business principles are applied to govern
mental affairs they will be successful likewise.
We congratulate Mr. Roberts on his remarkable re
covd as head of the Department of Agriculture and predict
great things for him in the future in whatever direction
his aspirations may lead.
The church bell is far more important than the fire
hell, but it doesn’t make the people run as fast.
This vnt.mtry is not wholly wicked. There still exist
c-■ miunifit’.- where residents hide the cards when the
TU'gacher calls.
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Sunday School Lesson
ASA: A LIFE OF TRUST
Lesson: II Chronicles 14 and 16.
Golden Text.: Help us, O Jehovah
our God; for we rely on thee. II
Chronicles 14:11.
We are told that Asa, who was
the great-grandson of Solomon and
the great-great-grandson of David,
did that which was good and right
in the eyes of Jehovah, his God. In
other words, he was sincere in his
motives and diligent in his endeavor
to do the right thing under all cir
cumstances.
When we see a good man, we see
the noblest thing God . has ever
made—unless it be a good woman.
Our study today is about a good
man. He had little to encourage him
in righteousness. But with a de
termination to serve the Lord with
the whole of his being, he threw
himself whole-heartedly into the
tasks of life.
Asa found the land positively lit
tered with idols. His father and
mother, following the fashion of
the time, had taken unto themselves
strange gods and set up what the
chronicler calls “foreign altars.”
Sometimes in modern life sons
and daughters have to cast down
the false altars that their thought
less parents have set up, before
they can experience the true liberty
of the children of God. The extent
to which parents today have gone
over to an easy following of the
ways of the world creates a very
serious problem for children in
many homes. For the mast part,
children follow their parents into
either good or evil ways of living,
but occasionally there is a robust
spiritual personality like Asa, who
with quiet goodness serves God and
sets himself to cast down the idols
and false altars set up by his earth
ly parents, in order that he may
faithfully worship his Heavenly
Father.
Asa, furthermore, commanded his
subjects to seek Jehovah and to
obey the commandments of the law.
He did not confine his reformation
to Jerusalem; he carried it into all
the cities and villages of his realm.
We must be thorough in the
cleansing of our own personal lives.
Not only must we cleanse the heart
by repentance, but w»e must carry
our devotion to God to the smallest
details of our lives; as Asa extended
his reformation to the most remote
village of his kingdom.
Naturally this cleansing of the na
tion's life brought material pros
perity. It always does. Sin may seem
profitable to a nation for a little
while, but at last we come to see
that the wages of sin is not only
death, but hard times, depression,
high taxes and tyranny. “The
kingdom was quiet before him,” is
(he 3 jbi e - s description of how Asa's
reformation brought, peace and
prosperity to his people,
hp fortifiod the cities of Judah
an d rebuilt the walls, towers, and
gates. “The land is yet before us,"
was his message to the people, “be
cause we have sought Jehovah our
God; we have sought him. and he
hath given us rest on every side. So
they built and prospered.”
Judah prospered during an era of
was then, while the people
were fiiied with the ardor of a great
for'ified, the fields and vineyards
cultivated
Above the devices of men the will
of God still reigns. In the end, He
punishes evil in both men and na
tions and brought true prosperity to
thase who obey Hi?, commandments
to do them.
After a long period of peace Asa
vas confronted with a very alarm
-ng circumstance. Zerah, the Eth-
THE N C, T O N NEWS
iopian with a million men and
three hundred terrible chariots, in
vaded the land of Judah.
God does not give anyone unin
terrupted peace throughout the
whole of his life. Eventually trial
comes upon us all.
This is God s way of strengthen
ing our lives. Now and then along
our pathways He interposes hazards
and difficulties which we must sur
mount. If we had nothing but
smooth sailing and days of pleas
antness we would grow weak. It is
because God subjects us occasion
ally to trials that we grow strong.
Asa faced his difficulties quite
realistically. He did not wait for
Zerah, the Ethiopian, to comeupon
him; he went out to meet Zerah.
When the trials of life confront us
we had better face them with cour
age. Running away destroys out
morale, and timidity nevey wins any
battles.
Asa, by coming out valiantly to
meet the Invader, was probably able
to pick out an advantageous place
to do battle. He had no chariots of
war and only about one-fourth as
many soldiers as his opponent. It
might have been forgiven him had
lie thrown up his hands in despair
and sought peace before the battle
began. But his soldiers were mighty
men of valor. Asa himself was a
man with a clear head and a good
conscience before God. ke took ad
vantage of every opportunity to sur
mount his handicaps.
It is of no avail that we call upon
God unless at the same time we are
willing to do everything we can in
the face of overwhelming odds.
God in truth helps those who help
themselves, and King Asa, of Judah
was a fine example of this. He used
to the limit every power and re
source God gave him, and this he
did with full confidence that God
would do for him what he could not
do for himself.
His trust in God was vindicated.
As Asa set his troops in order, he
got down on his knees and prayed
fervently to God. First of all he
confessed his own impotence.
“There is none beside thee to help,”
he declared, “between the mighty
and him that hath no strength.”
All spiritual progress originates in
humility, and Asa had that humil
ity. But he also had a profound
'.rust in God. He summoned God to
the field of battle, declaring that he
and his people relied upon the Most
High, and in the name of their
God had they come against this
multitude. Seif-distrust alone is a
weakness; when coupled with faith,
it makes a triumphant combination.
When men go against any enemy
in the name of the Lord, they can
be sure always that Gods great
sword of victory has been thrown
upon the scales and will weigh down
all the power of the enemy. Al
though Asa was overwhelmed by
numbers, he knew that one right
eous man and God make a major
ity. He was filled with a realization
that when God is brought on any
battle field the little group which
does hi s will and fights under his
guidance is destined to victory
against the horde which follows af
ter false gods.
L:t us never worry whether we
are strong enough to defeat evil, but
only whether we are on God's side.
If we are sure about this no enemy
on earth can defeat us.
It turned out thus on the battle
field of Mareshah that day. The
Ethiopians were defeated. But the
Bible insists that it was Jehovah
who smote the Ethiopians. He did
it throi '■> Asa, to the arm of a good
man God had added on that an
cient day a Strength that provfd in
vincible, Asas trooos pursued alter
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The Bible often refers to the
heart as the seat of intelligence. An
effort has been made to explain
this by stating that the ancient
writers did not know that the brain
was in the head. There was an an
nouncement recently by Dr. George
W. Criie to the effect that recent
scientific advances have shown that
there is a "brain center” in the re
gion of tlie heart. Dr. Criie says.
“There is another center, a second
brain, in the nerve center in tile re
gion of the heart. This center is ev
en more powerful than the head
brain because it controls tii$ many
miles of circulatory system as well
as respiration aftd digestion." The
Bible is not intended to teach men
science, but the Bible is always
scientifically correct. “A mans
heart deviseth his way.” “The heart
of the wise teacheth his mouth."
“Out of the abundance of the heart
the mouth speaketh." “A good man
out of the good treasure of the
heart bringeth forth good things."
"He knoweth the thoughts and in
tents of the heart.” “The evil heart
of unbelief." “The hidden man of
the heart." These and similar Bible
expressions are scientifically cor
rect. God says, “As a man thinketh
in his heart so is he." Thus is lit
erally true. It is scientifically true.
There has been a great deal of psy
chological study in recent years, but
man still knows very little about his
own mental processes and about his
own heart. The more the writer
studies the Bible, and the more he
reads current literature, the more he
realizes that it is asinine for a man
even though he may have a Doctor
of Philosophy degree from a uni
versity, to set up his puny intelli
gence against the Word of God. The
greatest and mast spiritual minds
the world has ever known have nev
er been able to fathom the intellec
tual and scientific depths of the
Word of God. When one studies this
Word he begins to understand what
Jesus meant when He said, “Heaven
and earth shall pass away, but my
words shall not pass away.”
The writer has been studying the
Word of GocT since he was a little
child. He has found many things he
cannot understand. There are things
that are too deep for him, too high
for him, and too broad for him.
However, there are a few things that
are perfectly plain. God loves us.
He sent His son to die for us. Je
sus bore our sins in His body on the
cross. He rose from the dead. He a«
cended into heaven. He sitteth at
the right hand of the Father. He is
coming back again some day. He
says He-is able to save unto the ut
termost all who come to God by
Him. He teaches me that I cannot
save myself. I know He is right
about it. He says He wants to save
me and that if I will come to Him
He wi'l not cast me out. He makes
it plain that salvation is not by
works, but by grace. In other words,
I do not deserve it. I get something
from Him as a gift. The gift of God
is eternal life. People say they do
not understand the Bible. If every
one who reads the Book would live
just what he can understand, he
would manage to get by pretty well,
and would some day get home to
heaven. Jesus says, “I am the Way.
I am the Resurrection. I am the
Life.” He made great claims for
Himself. He said He was able to
save unto the uttermost. During my
ministerial life I have seen Hijn
save all kinds of sinners, He has
delivered the drunken bum from
his debauchery. He saved the thief
from his dishonesty. He has washed
the fallen women whiter than snow
He has turned the murderer into a
peaceable Christian citizen. The
more I know of human nature and
the more I know of sin. the more 1
am sure that “there is none other
name under heaven given among
men whereby we must be saved.”
the Ethiopians and slew so many
“that they could not recover them
selves."
Asa faced his trouble courageous
ly, used his resources wisely, threw
himself confidently on the love and
power of God, and then pressed his
victory so diligently that the enemy
was completely destroyed.
So often we stop before the ene
mies of our souls have been com
pletely vanquished. They gather
themselves together and rise up at
a later day to plague us.
This i s one of those glorious Bible
pictures by which we are taught
that God is our only support and
security, when we find ourselves
surrounded by the troubles, vices,
and temptations of life.
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2. In what year was the constitu
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3. Whai is the difference between
a hare and a rabbit?
4. Of what Is the Milky Way com
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5. Distinguish between stalactites
and stalagmites.
. 6. Where was okra first grown?
7. When was Mount Vesuvius first
discovered to be volcanic.
8. What is the most historically
famous city in the world.
9. In what part of the world arc
the majority of geysers located.
10. What common tree has inter
national significance?
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a compromise candidate when a
nominating committee has reached
a deadlock,
2. In 1777.
3. Hares differ from rabbits in
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longer hind legs. Hares do not live
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4 Millions of great suns, so re
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