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THE COVINGTON NEWS
BELMONT DENNIS
Editor And Publisher
W. THOMAS HAY
Advertising Manager
Official Organ of
Newton County
and the
City of Covington
A Program For Survival
The commentators and columists have
been speculating on what Mr. Eisenhower's
government fiscal policy will be. The
consensus, based on his statements and
those of his close advisors, runs about as
follows:
Spending will be cut in every possible
direction. Waste and non-essentials will
be curbed. Every effort will be made to
balance the budget immediately. Once
that is done, taxes will be reduced both
for businesses and individuals. There is
a possibility that the so-called excess
profits tax will be abandoned entirely
The Rank And File Won
“The principal losers in the election, ir
the opinion of Washington observers, are
the big bosses of the labor monopolies,”
Farm Journal observes.
“The winners are the rank and file of
union workmen, who demonstrated for the
twentieth time that their votes can not be
‘delivered,’ plus all unorganized workers
and the general public.
“The—reaction of labor bosses is that
‘the labor cause has been set back 10
years.’ That is nonsense: it is only mono
poly power of the bosses that is set back.
“It should now be possible to amend
the Taft-Hartley act to remove some ob
vious defects and injustices.”
It is 100 per cent ridiculous to say that
the rank and file of labor regard Mr.
Eisenhower as being opposed to their hopes
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SOUR WtSKLY 40 LESSON FOR
unday School r
Background Scripture: Mat
thew 17.
Memory Selection: This is my
beloved Son, with whom I am well
pleased: listen to him. Matthew
17:5.
At Caesarea Philippi, Peter had
made the great confession that his
Master was “the Christ, the Son of ।
the living God,’ and now, six days
later, Peter, James, and John were ;
taken by Christ to a mountain
v. here they witnessed his trans
figuration. 1
Peter, who had manifested such '
pen?trating spiritual insight only
a few days before, failed to res- ।
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’pond as he should have to this
further revelation of Gods
majesty.
For a few brief minutes the
heavenly light shone from God’s j
beloved Son on all about him. It
was fitting that the transfiguration
[should have taken place when it
। did. At a time when Jesus’ heart '
'was heavy, he was given courage
by tne power and glory of God
permeating his entire being, and I'
he was thereby prepared more 1
fully for the suffering which he
was soon to endure. ।
The transfiguration also en- ।
couraged the disciples in their i:
MABEL SESSIONS DENNIS
Associate Editor
MARY SESSIONS MALLARD
Associate Editor
Entered at the Post Office
at Covington, Georgia, as
mail matter of the Second
Class.
when the current law expires next June.
This tax, most economists agree, is an un
fair and dangerous burden on business —
and most especially on the smaller busi
ness, which is deprived of funds needed
for growth purposes.
That, so far as one can see now, will be
the Eisenhower program. It is the only
kind of program that can be trusted to
save this country from bankruptcy. No
nation—no matter how wealthy and how
well supplied with resources—and no
system of government can forever sur
vive official corruption and deficits in the
national treasury.
and rights and interests—he carried, usual
ly by heavy majorities, the industrial re
gions where union labor is concentrated.
Even a cursory analysis of the vote shows
that labor played an important role in
bringing about the decisive change that
will take place January 20.
It is equally obvious th^t a great mhny
union members are sick of dictation from
, the labor bosses who presume to speak for
them. This dictation is found in its worst
form in the closed shop and the union
| shop. Under either system, a man must
join up and pay dues whether he wants to
or not if he is to keep his job and earn a
living. If labor is to be free, a man must
have the right to work and belong or not
belong to a union, as he chooses, without
' coercion from anyone.
times of despair and sorrow,
though often they lost sight of
the glory of God’s power.
This stupendous event was a
vision of power and glory, which
the Cross did not crush and which
today still continues to gives us a
glimpse oi the workings of God
through Christ.
The transfiguration probably oc
curred on one of the foothills of
Mount Hermon. Mountains were
very significant in the life of our
Lord. He delivered his greatest
sermon on a mountain, he sought
cut the mountains when he
wanted to be alone with God,
and it’was un a hill called Gol
gotha that his enemies finally
put him to death.
Withdrawing for prayer was
necessary for Jesus’ power, and
on this day he took his inner
circle with him to a remote spot
in the mountains. It was while he
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was praying that an indescrib
able change took place in his ap
pearance and probably in the
surrounding landscape. His face
was resplendent with a glorious
light, his garments became dazzl
ing white, the whole scene be
came charged with the very
atmosphere of heaven. His dis- '
cip'es, after brief prayers, had
settled down into a refreshing
sleep after their hard climb only
to awake and behold the most
amazing sight ever granted to hu
man eyes.
What the disciples observed in
the changed appearance of their
Lord, we observe today in a lesser
degree on the part of those who
live close to their heavenly 1
Father. Limited though we are as
humans, the glory of God will j
shine through our faces and J
I personalities if we continue stead
-1 fast in prayer or communion with
■ our Lord.
There is something of peace |
and strength about the counten
ance of a man who lives close to
God which is recognized and res
pected even by those unfamiliar
with spiritual things.
Talking with Jesus in this
vision were two others—Moses
and Elijah, who represented the
law and the prophets. These two
men had not died like other men I
but had left the earth amid
miraculous circumstances and
now had the bodies of their glory
as they talked with Jesus about
his approaching death. Moses had
earliar shared in part this experi
| ence of our Lord when he des
, cended from Mount Sinai, his
face shining with celestial glory,
but the faces of both Moses and
Elijah in the transfiguration ex- .
perience were made glorious with
a reflected light. In the case of
, Jesus, however, there was an in
• ner radiance which glowed
i through his person, the like of
; wh'ch his companions had never '
: before beheld. The glory of Christ
I surpassed all which had gone
■ befo’e.
The fact that the disciples re
[ cognized both Moses and Elijah
leads us inevitably to the con
clusion that here is a divine
certification of the fact that per
[ sonality persists after death;
hom this we may asure ourselves
that our loved ones in heaven
1 continue a personal existence and
are eagerly interested in every
thing which nas to do with our
welfare.
In the appearance of Moses and
Elijah with Jesus, we have proof
lof the eternal persistence of
I personality.
In the face of the overwhelming
experience of beholding his trans
figured Lord, the impetuous Peter
could not remain silent. His first
observation was, “Lord, it is good
for us to be here.” And what an
understatement that was, for he
and his two companions were
experiencing the greatest privi
lege ever accorded the sons of
I men.
Nothing strengthens a man’s
soul so much as a new vision of
Christ. To see Christ as the Son of
God and to live in his presence is
to drink of the water which
[quenches all thirst.
Peter’s second remark was not
so wise as his first, for he then
proposed to build a tabernacle
each for Jesus, for Moses, and
for Elijah. In all probability on
the mountain top of ecstasy is
not the end—it k the means
whereby we are inspired to
return to the hard challenge of
life with new vision and power.
Our response should not be
one of clinging to our mountain
top experiences but one of using
the spiritual power which we
receive from God to help our
neighbor in need.
There was a situation of need
at the foot of the hill, and
whether they desired to do so or
not, the disciples had to go back
Ito this reality,
Once before, at the time of
Jesus’ baptism, God in a voice out
of heaven had spoken the words,
“This is my beloved Son, in
whom I am well pleased.” Again,
at the time of the transfiguration,
a voice came of the cloud saying
the same words but adding the
injunction, “Hear ye him.”
This repeated statement was a
re-emphasized sign of God’s
divine approval of the life and
mission of his Son.
The added command “Hear ye
him” provides us with further
insight into God's plan for us.
"Hear ye him” means to listen
fust to what he has to tell us
before taking any action. God
docs not fail to help men to hear
and understand, to see and
perceive, if they earnestly desire
to open their hearts to Christ and
his gospel.
Think of what he says to us.
telling us to share with others that
we may partake of the richness of
his blessings “Everyone there-1
fore who shall confess me before
men, him will I also confess be
fore my Father who is in heaven.”
“I am the way, and the truth,
and the life: no one cometh unto
the Father, but by me.” "With
God all things are possible.”
"Ask, and it shall be given you;
seek, and ye shall find; knock,
and it shall be opened unto you.”
‘Tor the Son of man is not come
to destroy men’s lives, but to
save them” (A.V.). "In my.
Father's house are many man-1
sions. ... I go to prepare a place
for you.”
In him are the words of life,
and if we listen to them and obey
him. we shall find happiness and
strength hero on earth and life
everlasting in heaven.
God spoke as a voice out of the
cloud at the giving of the Law on
Sinai; he spoke as a voice out of
the cloud at the transfiguration;
he continues to speak to us today.
There is always a cloud partly
concealing God’s providences for
us, but there is always a voice
speaking that which we need to
know, if we but listen to it. When
a cloud comes upon us, leaving
us bewildered and knowing not
whither to turn, we have no need
to fear as the disciples did if we
will only recall that Jesus is
always near the believer.
Let us keep Christ near to us
and let us keep near to Christ,
and we will have no need to fear
the circumstances of life.
While the three disciples were
on the mountain top beholding
the glory of their Lord and hear
ing words from him concerning
the coming suffering of the Son
of man, the other nine disciples
were at the foot of the mountain
probably quarreling among them
selves as to their places in the
coming kingdom.
A distraugnt father with a
violent epileptic son had come to
the remaining disciples imploring
them to have mercy upon his son
and heal him. But these men were
at a low spiritual level and could
net help the. boy, try as they
would.
In the pettiness of their own
strivings, * they had lost their
spiritual power.
So often, desperate men have
cried to God above the tumult of
their sorrows, “I besought thy
disciples to help me, and they
could not.” What has happened
tc us? Why our impotency?
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A study of trends in farm pro
duction of Georgia indicates that
farmers can continue to expand
their liyestock enterprises advan
tageously, according to specialists
for the Georgia Agricultural Ex
tension Service, Unversity of
Georgia.
“Is it true what they say about Dixie?”
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This yfar, tourists will Bpend several billion
dollars in the South. They have become the
South’s fastejt-ftrowing crop.
They come to enjoy our wonderful cKmatej
to see our mountains, lakes and beaches. . .
our wealth of scenery and spots of historic
Interest. And, because of our world wide repu
tation for “Southern hospitality," they expect
a smik m warm as our sunshine.
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Georgia Fire Commissioner Wins
Praise From Atlanta Newspaper
The Georgia Safety Fire Com-'
mission this week was editorially ' i
commended by The Atlanta Con- ;
sfitution for its work in fire [
prevention education in Georgia,
reductions in fire insurance rates‘l
and lives saved. , [ I
Headlined “Fire Prevention [ <
Plan Wins Wide Acclaim”, the J:
Constitution editorial said:
“Complimentary letters from . 1
insurance companies throughout [
the nation are evidence that the
Georgia Safety Fire Commission i
under the direction of Zack
Cravey is doing a good job
in fire prevention education in
Georgia.
“The chief tools in that
educative process are the “Geor
gia Fire 'Cracker” published
monthly by the state agency and
a pamphlet entitled “Fire — Its
Prevention and Control.”
“An example of the national
response to the latter is a request
from the executive secretary of'
the National Fire Protective As
sociation at Boston for sufficient
copies of the booklet to send to
state and municipal fire marshals
in United States and Canada. The
same national organization has
described the “Georgia Fire
Cracker” as one of the best fire
safety publications in the country.
“The Georgia Fire Safety Com
mission has earned a commenda-
I tion for this recognition of its
work. A further recognition, this
one in dollars and cents, is a
reduction in fire insurance rates
in the state. But most important
of all is the immeasurable result
in fires prevented and lives
saved.”
Expressing his department’s
deep appreciation for the editor
ial, Commissioner Cravey said
the Commission would continue ■
its unrelenting efforts to make'
Georgia as fire safe a state as [
humanly possible.
He pointed out, however, that
past success and future gains de
pended not oniy on the efforts of
his men but also on the co-opera- !
tion of every citizen alike. He
thanked the press and radio for
its unstinted assistance in th/
past.
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Extension Service, University of i
Georgia.
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No one has done more to encourage and
facilitate tourist travel in the South than those
Standard Oil dealers whose stations dot the
highways from the Ohio River to Key West.
Down through the year; they have secured
trip-routings, furnished road maps, provided
the on-the-foad conveniences which made the
tourists stay more pleasant . . . shown that
"It’s true what they say about Dixie."
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