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THE COVINGTON NEWS
COVINGTON GEORGIA
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It r . isn • t too , early I to h discuss icpnac the tho June Lino election election, hrieflv brietly
and to the point.
Georgia will vote on 68 amendments to the constitu
tion ,. on June T n o 3. There There are aie twn two of ot tVipse these which which arp are of ot verv very
real importance to the citizens of the state.
One Of them ihom wm,lrl would make make the thp fprm term for 1 the ne Governor of
the state tour years instead ot two.
This amendment, The Constitution believes, should j
be adopted. It haa many virtue., to commend it. It would
enable the Governor to give four years of attention to the)
job. He would not be forced to start running for office
after being on the job one year. It would free him from
many political obligations which now plague him and
make him a less efficient public servant. There are other
excellent reasons. The four-year term is a constructive
move and is earnestly recommended to the people for
passage.
The second amendment is one which would set up an
annual session of the legislature. j
This amendment, The Constitution believes, should \
be defeated.
A session of the legislature held each year would keep
the state almost constantly in the turmoil of politics. One
session would hardly be over before the political maneu
vering lea-d^»g to the second session would begin. The ex
pense is another item which should prohibit it. The plain,
fact that Georgia does not need a session each and every
yea,-, is another excellent argument against the proposal.
These are the two proposed amendments of the most
importance to the people of Georgia. There is time to think
them over. There is time to make up one’s mind to give the
Governors of Georgia and the state itself a respite from
politics and a more efficient administration through a four
year term. There is time to decide that a legislative session
once every two years is enough.
Having decided to vote for the foui'-year term
against the annual legislative session proposal. Georgians
may well go ahead and vote “yes” on all the remaining fr6
amendments. One of them provides for all non-profit rural
electrification projects to be tax exempt. The others are
local in character.
This is an important election. The people of Fulton
county long have expressed a desire for a four-year term
and the same sentiment has been heard over the entire
state. Fulton county can do much toward obtaining the
four-year term and defeating the annual legislative amend
ment by turning out a large vote. The largest county in the
state ought to make that its obligation.
It is time to start thinking about this election.
—Atlanta Constitution.
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1e/oI 11 it It Ft W of Flay
It is with deep personal regret that the majority of
us who remember the boyish enthusiasm and modesty of
Charles Lind berg, read of his present-day utterances.
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There is no doubt in the mind of anyone but that he
is exhibiting a very unpatriotic state of mind. That he is
pro-Nazi is evident by his every expression.
This is to be deeply regretted for he was at one time
the idol of the American public. After his splendid exhibi
tion of courage and skill in piloting the “Spirit of St.
Louis” on the first non-stop Atlantic ocean flight in an
aeroplane he was enshrined in the hearts of all, young and
old alike.
His subsequent refusal to commercialize on his feat
added to the public’s admiration. He turned down count
less offers to appear on stage and screen to capitalize upon
his splendid feat. He turned them all down and continued
in private positions.
This all heightened the admiration of the public
toward Charles Lindberg, the intrepid aviator. However.
he fell in love with, and married, the daughter of Morrow
the financier.
For a while he maintained his modest behavior. For
several years he quietly attended to his own business and
still deserved and retained the public good will. He re
fused to be a public figure and the public respected his
However, now he has emerged from his voluntary re
tirement and has decided he has more knowledge of World
affairs than our president and his cabinet. He says flatly
he is sure that Germany is going to win the war in spite
of anv assistance given bv the United States.
Like all other people we dislike to be disillusioned
and when one of our idols falls it takes something from
us which we have prized highly. Such has been the case
with Charles Lindberg and we feel that President Roose
velt has acted wisely in quickly accepting his resignation
from the air force.
The remarks that Lindbergh made before Congres
sional Committees and in other public places amount to but
little. The European struggle will continue its normal
course with the inevitable victory for the Democracies.
The tragedy is in the loss of an American idol. The
loss of respect for a man who was worshipped for his
courage and his American-like principles by even the chil
dren in the streets.
An idol of the American people has fallen and the fall
is such that h- 1 never be able to rise again. j
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fsunday School Lesson |
bled by this severe reprimand,
Simon begged forgiveness and
prayer. It would be interesting to
know what became of him, but no
I further word is given. Has his
kind yet entirely disappeared from
tbe churches?
The gospel had now gotten , be
vond Jerusalem and Judea into
Samaria. But Jesus had said to
the disciples that their witness
mU{d be “unto the uttermost part
of the earth.” The apostles had
corne f ro m Jerusalem to Samaria
c beck up on the work of Philip,
and were convinced by this indis
p U t ab ] e evidence that Samaritans
collld be saved as well as Jews
u was a great victory for the
out _ reaching gospe i when these
men “testified and preached the
word of the Lord” to Samaritans.
Soon they returned to Jerusalem,
however, leaving Philip £ to contin
ue his missionary wor unalded .
To philip> jn the midst of his
Samaritan revival, there came a
s t range command of the Lord:
., Arise and g0 toward the south
unto the way that goeth down
f rom Jerusalem unto Gaza, which
is desert » Unhesitatingly Philip
obeyed and s00n found himself
seated in a chariot beside an Ethi
and at that very moment was read
<ng from Isaiah 5S. Of all the chap
ters of the Old Testament, none
could have been better from
which to preach Jesus, which Phil
ip did so effectively that the eu
nuch was soundly converted. He
would have no chance to go back
to Jerusalem for baptism, and
there would be no church at his
home in Ethiopia. Why not be
baptized then and there? Into a
wayside stream or pool Philip led
the converted African, bu’-vi" '
him in baptism with his Lord, and
sent him on his way rejoicing, i’uu
the gospel passed to another race
and another continent.
The gospel of Jesus Christ
transcends all barriers of race and
color. Its ever enlarging circle
must eventually t a k e in all men
f spiritual power . Hum _
SHARING CHRIST WITH
OTHERS
The Larger Lesson: Acts 8.
The Lesson Text: Acts 8:1-8.
14-17, 25.
I Golden Text: Therefore they
that were scattered abroad went
every where preaching the word.
Acts 8:4.
‘A man must live!'' No-a man
must die. There are times when it
is better to live than to' die, and
then there come occasions when it
is better to die than to live. Dur
ing the past months we have seen
unnumbered men go to their death
for a cause that they valued more
than life. The early Christians had
no hesitation when it came to a
| choice between death or loyalty to
^ br ' s Y
Among the “seven helpers”
chosen by the Jerusalem church
to ass * st tbe apostles was a bril
, jant young man named Stephen.
Of him Luke says, “Stephen, full
of faith and power, did great won
and mira<: e * anl0n S e peo
ple > (Acts 6:8). So great was his
power and skill in witnessing that (
b ’ s °PP° n ent.s wele not able to
resist the wisdom and the spirit
by which he spoke. Failing to sil
““ h, “
bribw to d la „ IMr , bal ste
hen was guilty of blasphemy. Hail
ed before the Jewish council on :
this charge, Stephen was given
opportunity to make his defense.
Stephen's speech before the San
hedrin is recorded in full. Read
this remarkable sermon in Acts 7
anc j note its dignity, its scope, its
grasp of Jewish history and the
divine purpose, its dangerous rage,
its terrific charge against the en
emies of Christ, its overwhelming
ly argument in proof that Jesus of
Nazareth whom they had put to
death was the promised Messiah
of Jewish history and prophecy.
Enraged men do not listen to
reason, bfit resort to force when
they have no other reply. “The
argument of stones was met by the
testimony of death." Doubtless the
most effective sermon which had
bee n Preached '"Christ was,
until now.
As great as was the Jerusalem
church, it had one serious weak
ness. Its outreach did not go be
yond Jerusalem, nor did it seem j
consciously responsible for other
than Jews faith. Stephen’s death
was the signal for the outbreak of
a fresh wave of persecution, A new
figure appears, Saul of Tarsus, a
notable young Jewish rabbi who
consented to and witnessed Step
hen’s death. Saul now went on a
rampage, determined to extermi
| nate the Christian heresy root and
branch. Luke tells us that he “made
havock of the church, entering in
to every house, and hailing men
and women, committed them to
prison.” Of course, this was a ter
rible calamity, but it had its bright
side. “They that were scattered
abroad went every where preach
ing the word.” It was as if some
| one attempted to put out a fire
in a sa « e tield b y kickin 8 il in ail
j directions—wherever a spark fell
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it started a new blaze. Adjacent
to Judea was Samaria, inhabited
by half-breed Jews. Here Philip,
another of the “seven helpers,”
went and preached Christ, as a re.
b U ro ke °out W Mhacies^f"conversmn
and healing were wrought, “and
there was great joy in that city. ’
“The mission of a church is
missions.” An anti-missionary or
non-missionary church is untrue
to the commission of its Lord and
must either change or die, . At
fearful cost, the Jerusalem church
was force d 1° be missionary. Are
tbe ‘ e no ^ man J churches today
that sorely need this lesson?
From enemies without the
church, who threatened its life,
Luke now turns our attention to
an enemy from within. In the city
of Samaria there was a notable
man, Simon by name, who had
made for himself a great reputa
tion as a sorcerer. So remarkable
were hi * religious tricks that the
P e °P le looked upon him a® "that
power of God which is called
Great” (ASV). Simon soon found
himself over-shadowed by the
miracle-working Philip, whose
work and preaching resulted in the
conversion and baptism of many
men and women. Among those
who “believed" was this Simon
Magus, who was baptized and con
tinued with Philip, aston shed at
!he miracles and signs which were
cior,e Es P ecial ly was Simon im~
pressed with the coming of the
Holy Spirit upon those who had
been baptized when the apostles
from Jerusalem came and laid
tbeir hands on them,
Simon’s love of money and pow
er suggested to him a craltv
scheme. Had he such power, a for
tune would be in his grasp! Ha
therefore made a business propo
sition to the apostles. “Give me al
so this P° wer " he asked, “that
on whomsoever I lay hands, he
may receive the Holy Ghost”—in
return for which he offered them
money. Horror stricken. Peter
turned upon Simon in sharp re
buke, declaring that the gift of
God cannot be purchased with
money, and pointing out that Sim
on 1' vh-Uy missed the true;
THE COVINGTON NEWS
—NEWS FROM—
HIGH j
POINT
BY MRS. K. H. MOBLEY
The many friends and relatives
0 f Mrs. Lucy Moss regret to learn
0 f her illness and wish her a
speely recovery.
Mrs. Emory Plunkett and daugh
ter, Hazel, of Atlanta, visited their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Can
up over the week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Johnson and
son. Thomas, were the guests
Sunday of Mrs. Love Bohanon of
Stewart.
Mrs. Obie Parker of Stewart
and Mrs. Carl Johnson of High
Point were the afternoon guests of
Mrs. T. J. Johnson and Mrs. Ar
thur Johnson Saturday.
Mrs. T. J. Johnson visited Mrs.
John Moss and Mrs. Lucy Moss
Friday afternoon.
The guest of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil
Canup Sunday were, Mrs. Emory
Plunkett and little daughter, of
Atlanta, Mr. and Mrs. Alton John
son and children of Covington,
Mr. Leonard Canup of Starrs
ville .
Mrs. T. J. Johnson and Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Johnson and little
daughter, Mr. Preston Johnson and
our missi s
Following the Truth
We sing “Where he leads me I
will follow.” Do we really mean
it? Following the leadership of
christ cos t Stephen his life. Would
we be willing to go that far? Fol
lowing Christ, Philip went into
the midst of a despised half-breed
race and shared Christ with them
as if they had been nis equals. Are
we willing to do this for the Ne
groes ana other under-privileged
folk among us? At the command
of Christ Philip set out on a diffi
lllt journey, the fruit of his jour
ney being the conversion and bap
tism of a black man he never saw
again. How many of u® would
yield to Christ such obedience?
If we are true to him who has
saved and called us, each one of us
must say with unalterable eonvic
ti “Missions is my mission.”
<>*•*•** Any W*«k1y 1* th«
son, Preston, Jr„ visited Mrs. Lucy
Moss awhile Sunday morning. I
M’rs. Vance Curtis and little j J
daughter, Janet, were the dinner
guests Thursday of Mrs. Frank
Britt and Mrs. Lester Britt. and | I
Mrs. Emory Plunkett
daughter visited Mrs, Carl Johnson
a while Sunday morning.
Miss Lois Curtis of Porterdale
visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Vance Curtis over the week-end.
Mr, and Mrs. Leonard Canup
and Miss Imogene Ivey, Mrs. Reber
Ivey and children, Elsie and Mel
vin, Mrs. Ruby Tuggle and daugh
ter, Evelyn, and Mr, Leon and
Virgil Canup visited Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Johnson and baby a while
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Britt vis
ited Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Johnson
an d family a while Friday night.
Mr, and Mrs. Mance Parker
were the guests Sunday of Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Parker and
family of Leguin.
Mrs. T. J. Johnson. Mrs. Frank
Britt, Mrs. Lester Britt, Miss
Tempie Lewis, Mrs. Rob. Parker
and Mrs. Audley Mobley were vis
itors of Mrs. Lucy Moss Monday
afternoon.
The guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. F.
Parish Sunday were, Mrs. Frank
Britt of High Point, Mr. and Mrs.
J. W. Parish and Mrs. E. H. Mob
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