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Official Organ of Newton County and The
City of Covington.
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Someone has said “Memory is a Great Thing Rut The
True Token of Nobility Is The Power to Forget.” He was
eminently correct in one sense of the word for the power
to forget an unkind word, enmity toward your fellow
man, an unkind deed or a great sorrow over the loss of a
loved one is a great gift indeed
On the other hand when the day approaches on
which we are to observe the anniversary of the Declara
tion of Independence we love to remember just what this
day means for us and the lives and sacrifices of the brave
men who made it possible.
We love to remember George Washington and his
army of brave men how valiantly they fought for our lib
erty and the privations they suffered at Valley Forge that
we _ „ _ may be u r free today j. , W e love to remember the gionous .
ride of Paul Revere and the awakening of the countryside
with the shout " 1 he British Are Coming.”
Those of us who are affiliated with the Masonic Lodge
love to remember that Paul Revere rode not onlv as a pa
triot but as the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of
Massachusetts and the signal which sent him on his way,
the light in the old Boston church was given by a member
of the Boston Masonic Lodge. Also the Boston “Tea Party”
was an adjourned . meeting of a Masonic lodge and their
contribution to the desire of the colonies for freedom from
England and independence of government.
The result of this desire for freedom culminated in
the Continental Congress declaring “That these United
Colonies are, and of a right ought to be free and indepen
dent states.” Thus was born the independence of the
greatest nation in the world. Not as the result of careful
preparation or conservatively arranged plans, but by the
audacity to stand for their purpose, backed by a determi
nation to achieve liberty which permeated every patriot
from the lad who carried the message to the tottering
grandfather who rang the bell.
Therefore when you see the stars and stripes dis
placed and hear the National anthem played or sung, it
behooves all of us to pay it respect by standing up and re
moving our hats. Some may titter for it is in the blood of
some to deride all expressions of noble sentiment but true
r
Of all the sign* and symbols since the creation of man
Jcind there is none so full of meaning as the flag of our
country. This piece of red, white and blue bunting is the;
symbol of 5,000 years of struggle upward.
It is the full grown flower of ages of fighting for lib- \
erty. It is the century plant of human hopes in full bloom, j
It is not so much the flag of our fathers as it is the flag of
our children, of generations unborn. It insures for then)
the right of freedom and self government.
In designing our flag the colors of red, white and ;
blue were not used solely for effect but for what these
colors represent symbolically. They represent those things
for which our nation stands. The background for the stars
is blue and blue is symbolical of religion. The men who !
founded this great and glorious nation were men of deep. 1
earnest, consecrated religious belief. j
The white used in our flag is a symbol of purity,
America needs this message today as never before when
there are so many * people r * who are preaching t' » isms of all
kinds. Purity of thought in all things and especially in acts
of patriotism should be our every desire.
The red in our flag stands for sacrifice and men have
died without a single selfish thought that our flag may
continue to wave over the land of the free and the home
of the brave. The tales of heroism our brave lads have
written upon the hooks of time cannot be rivaled.
th. time of the Revolutionary War, to. the World1 War our
men have fought valiantly to keep this flag flvmg and
keep its colors from being soiled.
Let’s you and I on this Fourth of July, the anniver
sarv of the Declaration of Independence, rededicate our
selves to the service of our country, the greatest nation
on the face of the globe.
SuppiPri S<ntih<>nt 4 o//o#i
No one can fully realize, or emphasize too greatly the
importance of cotton to the entire United States, and es
penally to the people living in the “cotton belt” which in
dudes the southeastern States.
Eleven per cent of the population of the United States,
or* 13,500,00 individuals-are directly dependent on the
cotton crop and cotton products for their living. In the
South and Southwest there are 2,000,000 cotton farms,
supporting more than 10,000,000 people.
Certainly, here in the South, we should stand firmly be
hind our “money crop.”
The federal government has stepped in and plugged
low cotton prices and for the first time in several years
it looks as if the farmers of the South will have an op
portunity to realize a reasonable and fair return for their
labors.
The Cotton Stamp plan will go far towards reducing
the surplus and increasing the demand for cotton goods.
Resolve today to do your part by using every cotton
product available on the American markets. Wear cotton
clothing. It is superior in every respect to substitute
terials and just as cheap. In our homes let's use cotton
materials, quilts, drapes, towels, and other items.
If vie all stand behind American made cotton prod
nets and refuse substitutes, “King Cotton” will not he a
laughing matter for long, ft will again dominate world
trade and will rule supreme as a money-maker for the
Southern farm Hut remember, to reach this . goal,
help is essential
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Sunday School Lesson
THE GOSPEL ENTERS EUROPE
The Lesson Text: Act* 16:6-15.
Golden Text: Come over in
Macedonia, and help us. Acts. 16:6.
Let us review brietly the histor
ical setting of our lesson today,
After the council held in Jerusa
lem which followed the first mis
sionary tour, Paul and Silas start
ed from Antioch on the second
missionary journey which was to
carry them much farther afield
than the first tour. They left An
| I picking tioch about Timothy A. D. 51, at and Lystra after
up
they visited again some of the
churches established on Pauls
first tour. They then traveled in
a northerly direction through
Phrygia and Galatia. At Troas
Luke joined the missionary party
and in answer to the vision de
scribed in today's lesson the party
entered Europe and went directly
to Ptulmpi which was “the chief
cltv of that part of Macedonia -
Notice how Paul responded to
the leadership of the Spirit of God
There was nothing haphazard
about Paul. He had planned to
pass directly through Galatia to
proconsular Asia. Here was the
great city of Ephesus which seem
e(i t0 ofrer a wonderful mission
ary opportunity. Later Paul did
spend some time in Asia with
splendid results. God had other
plans for Paul at this particular
time.
W e usually think of physical s
handicaps as a great misfortune
They interfere with our plans. It
seems that they interfered with
our P lans - He did not directly
trough Galatia but because of
his physical condition he was con
strained to linger in Galatia. Here
the people received him gladly.
They did not despise or loath the
temptation in his flesh, but they
welcomed him as “an angel of
God", Thus Paul’s infirmity re
sulted in the salvation of many
Jews and Gentiles, freemen and
slaves. God was using what seem
ed to be a great handicap and mis
fortune as a blessing in disguise.
We do not know why Paul and
his companions could not enter
proconsular Asia or Flifhynia but
in some way the Spirit of God
blocked their progress. These door'
were closed. God often uses closed !
doors to further hi* purpose. It
must have been somewhat dis
couraging to Paul to have had his
own plans thus frustrated. One
with less faith would have given
“P or become rebellious. There
ra“.'to i
pnfpr thp door . )hat wprp tpff
open.
Can we not learn a valuable les
son here? Perhap* your failure
to get the job you wanted, or at- 1
,ain the a° al which you had set
tor yourself may he God’* way of j
saving. 1 'b«ve another plan for
y ? lH 1 e e .,° ^ p s
. ,
v P
wt shou!d not gro w discouraged
or rebellious but should continue
with faith and courage to enter
the doors that are left open to
us -
ah doors were not dosed. They
ar «- In thls case the door
J € roa JO,n * '** * ! V eft * missionary op * n - At Troas party. -
ThiS same Luke wrote the Gospe i \
of » Luke T . . and , the .. , book , of , Acts . \
Again God was using the open j
door to further his purpose. Paul,
with..hi* physical handicap, need
ed Luke, "the beloved physician"
Luke ’ in order to carr y out G°d's|
;
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shall give attention in a moment. :
Paul found the door to Macedonia !
and to Philippi open. God was
leading the missionary group to
j ! enter doors Europe always with the doors gospel. of Open
are oppor
tunity when God's Spirit leads the
way.
Paul had seen his plans, one
after the other, destroyed. He was
forced to stay in Galatia. He could
not go to Asia. He wa* not allowed
to enter* Bithyni*. He had now
i0 which seemed to
be the end of his way.
d£ * 5 not > eav ?, '"doubt
' d of the before
pn way we start,
Paul entered Europe by following
the Spirit one step at a time. We
ma >’ find assurance in our labor?
by fo!, °wing Gods spirit one step
at a time.
During their first night at Troas.
o?* n is ? hllouchf'him*
ing .. Cnme over into Maeedonia
an d help us." This was the an
swer to Paul's prayer. The mis
Sionary party, on hearing of Paul's
vision, felt assured that the
ha d called them ot preach the gos
pel f,nu,pe -
Notice how the doors are opCn
ed. They found a vessel ready
sail. They came “with a straight
course to Samothracia. and the
,^ x -( <^ a y to Neapolia; and from
l thence to Philippi.” God opens
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way when we find his will and
follow it.
God still calls men by visions.
Sometimes these vision* take the
form of divine impressions that
we abou )d meet a certain need or
fjjj a cfr t a j n position. Sometimes
they are calls for heip from our
fellows. Sometimes they are the
rea i izat ion of human needs ac
companied with the knowledge
, hat we are trained and able to
mPPt thoae nefds . Sometimes they
arc dreams of better churches
better con ditions for our young
p e0 pie, better social and econom
ic relations, and a better world.
Back of it all is the knowledge
that }he gospf ,] must be pre ach
ed and Christ mugt be known if
conditions are to be improved
wjl| you yietd t0 the v i s j 0 n that
God may send to your heart?
Man's reason cannot see a* far
ens ar# higher than the earth, so
are my wsyg higher than your j
WJJ y S and m y thoughts than your ;
God's thou ght9.” plan for Paul his had own. substituted He found j j
himself and his party in the city
of Phillippi about nine miles !
from the sea. It was a Roman i
military colony and a place of j
considerable military importance |
Here the missionary party re
mained some days seeking a good
opportunity to begin their work.
There were not so many Jews in
the city and they had no syna
gogue. There was a p.ace of
prayer, evidently a temporary
structure, outside the gates where
some of the Jews met for prayer.
Most of those gathering there for
worship were women and among
them was Lydie, a woman of
Thyatira who had a shop where
the beautiful dyed goods of her l
native city were received and
sold. She was fo be the first con- :
vert in Eurcpe. Notice some of
the results which came from fol- !
lowing God’s Spirit.
These women who met on the
sabbath fov prayer were evident
ly faithful and devout women. ;
They thought enough of their j
worship to leave their homes and j
go out of the city to pray. It was
to this earnest praying group
(bat p aLi] p ,e ac hed the riches of
God's grace.
Ay Paul spoke the Lord open
ed Lydie’s heart so that she gave
heed to the word spoken by Paul.
She beiieved the gospel and be
came the first convert.
fhl - * ™*i Y w * h ‘ f' ™ “ t
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her household. The person who
becomes a Christian become* a
missionary at heart, He wants
others to hear and believe. A* a
result, the members of Lydia's
household were won.
hou,d ,, ^P* ct , c ... ’ d
"j* * e “
n n ° ,0 c *
fjnd Lydig an d h p
)lougehold obeying Christ's com
mand concernmg baptism and
forming a church through which
lhe -v can do more effective work
ln vvlnning othCIS -
Her first request was that Paul
and hi * P art y * hou, d abide in her
dome ; Th u *u S he mad * an 8ddl "
, ,
of the g3gpe] She djd not stop
(o >gk whether or not it would be
popular, or expensive, or a source
^ trouble to keep these disciples.
, rUA The , love ot , Christ constrained _ .
. her . to 4 seek .. Christian leliowahip ... , .
whatever might be tht» cost.
Acts 16 . Ifi-tO i< not a part oi
lesson but these verses show
."'L ’° ' 01 ni ' e e ' s
Ip : , b Thp
church wa* destined to
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spread of the gospel. It pays to
*««k and follow God* will. Let
u * he f r tn * “i? tM
w0! d s need and dedicate ow
l!™. 6 a " d a f ’ n,s in answering
that call.
Almon News
i
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Smith and
son Larry of Decatur and Mrs.
Emor y Kennett. were the spend
fhe-day guests of Mr. and Mrs.
*’ ran k Kennett Sunday.
Miss Gloria Sherwood of Cnv
irgton spent from Wednesday un- ;
til Sunday with Miss Joan Dobbs.
The Berry reunion was held
ported,
Mrs. Ethel Dobbs spei • Sunday |
with * r. and Mrs. Fred Neely of 1
Fairv iew.
Mr, arid Mrs. Homer Preston
and daughter and Mrs. Tvne Smith
have returned to their' home in
De,r ° 1 ’' M ' cd J sf,Pr spending
d Mrs ' Ed
gar Wallace and Mrs. Lula Pres
ton.
Little Miss Francis Price of ;
Americus is visiting her cousins. 1
Bobby Ann and Vannelle Ed
wards.
Little Miss Gloria Hammond
spent Sunday with Miss Janneti
Agee at the home of her aister
Mrs. Charlie Kitchens.
Mr*. Mac. Meggenson spent
Wednesday with her sister. Mr
Sadie Owen.
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