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THE COVINGTON NEWS
-ELMONT DENNIS
Editor And Publisher
A Georgia
Press Association
1156 Prise Winning
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Councilmen Should Be
Chosen Carefully For
Business Experience
Covington is getting to be big business
snd in the City Election next Wednesday
it. behooves the citizens of Covington to
study the ballot carefully and choose those
men whom you would ahoose to run
your own business, for the city s business
is your business.
If you will study the financial report
of your city you will realize that it is
beyond the phase of a small town and
should be registered in the class of big
business.
The October financial report of our
city show the receipts for the city of
Covington were almost $31,000.00 for that
month.
With the city sale of Electric Power,
the sale of Gas, the sale of water, you
can see we are a big business and should
be treated as such. This is why we should
choose our councilmen carefully after
studying their qualifications.
In all the city funds on October Ist,
there was a balance of $202,411.99 on de
posit in the Bank of Covington & Trust
Company. This shows a healthy bank ac
count for the city.
This balance also evidences the fact
that Covington is no longer in the small
business class.
Receipts this year to October Ist have
been $485,179.43, which is $88,009.43 over
the anticipated revenue with which our
budget was set at the first of the year.
We are quoting just a few of these
figures to illustrate the fact that The City
of Covington needs men of business ex
perience to run their affairs.
We really believe our city has gone
beyond the Mayor and Council stage and
should have an experienced City Man
ager who could give ah his time to the
tremendous business of running the af
fairs of our city.
'.Me cannot expect business men to
give all th<r time to the running of the
business of our city and should employ
an expcr em-d City Manager to devote
his full time to this big business.
The men whom you select as Mavor
Soft WIJKIT O LISSOM FOR
UNDAY SCHOOL
LET NOT YOUB HEARTS BE
TROUBLED
Background Scripture;
John 14, • j
Devotional Reading:
II Corinthians 4:7-15.
Memory Selection: Let not .your
hearts be troubled; believe in
God, believe also in me.
John 14.1.
The disciples had gathered in
’he upper room to celebrate the j
Patsovcr. John omits mention of
the observance in his Gospel, but
it is generally agreed that it oc
curred alter the words spoken in '
13:35, and that the discussion
which begins with 13:36 followed
after both the Passover meal and
the institution of the new Pass
over, the communion of the body
and blood of Christ.
The setting was thus around
the table, with Jesus and the
eleven reclining. Judas having
left previously (John 13:30). The
disciples had been startled and
shaken by the institution of the
new covenant. Jesus had declar
ed thereby that the. old covenant
was fulfilled in him. and that the
typical sacrifice of the temple
ritual was abolished with the
coming of the real sacrifice, the
Lamb slain from the foundation
of the world (John 1:29, Rev.
13:8).
In other words. Jesus had said
that he himself was to die as the
sacrifice for sin.
The disciples had hopes for «
Jewish kingdom, for the revival
of Davidic royal power in the
Messiah, and they were confront
ed instead with the Messiah’s
abdication that hope and his dec
laration that his glory was to be
his death (John 13:31 f ). It is no
wonder that the disciples were
shaken and afraid and had to be
given the reassurance which con
stitutes John 14: “Let not your
hearts be troubled ”
They were troubled further be
cause Jesus had declared that one
of them would betray him (John
13:21), and that Peter, who had
been most definite about being
readv to follow him to death,
would deny him thrice before (
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and members of City Council have a tre
mendous responsibility and it is not fair
to expect them to devote the time away
, from their business to run the affairs of
j the city.
This was brought up many years ago
when Covington was really in the small
business class and at that time a Bill was
passed in the Legislature allowing the
City of Covington to employ a City
; Manager.
Several members of our civic clubs
journeyed to other towns who employ
city managers and were very favorably im
pressed with the savings these men were
able to make for the cities in which they
acted as City Manager.
■ For some reason this was not followed
up and we still retained the Mayor and
Council set up of managing the business
of the city.
With the Bill to employ a City Man
■ ager on the Statutes, all that is needed
to change to a City Manager form of
government is a vote of the city council.
We have a fine City Clerk in the person
of Clyde Castleberry and an excellent of
fice force but they are handicapped to
a certain extent as they are not empow
ered to take any action unless approved
by the Mayor and Council.
We trust the new council will study
this matter thoroughly and make a de
cision in the interest of the city.
The matter of a City Manager is not
up before the people at this time, how
ever. but a very important election is com
ing next Wednesday and it is your duty
io go out and vote for the man whom
you believe will conscientiously give his
experience and service for the promotion
of the affairs of Covington.
Go out and vote next Wednesdav. It
is your dutv and privilege as a citizen
of one of the* finest cities in the State
of Georgia.
Only by your vote can you determine
, the men who will be elected. With ten
candidates in the race you have an op
portunity of a choice and it is your duty
to exercise that choice in next Wednes
day's election.
If you do not participate in the election
you have no right to criticize the action
of anyone.
.. _
dawn (John 13.37 f.(. Before the '
evening ended, they were ex
plicitly told what had already I
.been affirmed, that all of them
I would desert their Lord (Matt.
26:31, John 16:32).
The disciples had been quite
free in their promises to die with
him. James and John had said,
We are able" (Matt. 20:22), and
Thomas had said to his fellow
' disciples, who agreed, “Let us
, also go. that we may die with
i him’ (John 11:16) — indeed, they
had returned to Jerusalem with
that purpose. They now were
doubly upset. First, they had not
j yet faced up to the purpose of
our Lord's ministry, his atoning
death; consequently, his last
words in preparation for it caught
them unawares. Second, they
who were self-assured of then
sufficiency as disciples were now
assured by Jesus of their inability
; to follow to death.
Four questions were asked by
, the disciples as they sought to
। understand this new revelation
of Christ and his work. The first
' question, by Peter, was “Lord,
whither goest thou?’’ Peter pro
tested that he was ready to “lay
down my life for thy sake" (John
। 13:36, 37), but was told that he
i could not follow and would deny
his Lord. The second question
(John 14:5) came from Thomas:
Lord, we know not whither thou
goest; and how can we know the
■ j way?” The third inquiry (14:8)
was made by Philip: “Show us
the Father, and it. sufficeth us,”
I The fourth question (14:22) came
i from Judas (not Iscariot): “Lord,
how is it that thou wilt manifest
, ( thyself unto us, and not unto
(the world?” Our text deals with
I the Lord’s answers to the first
three questions.
The disciples had been shaken
Iby our Lord's declaration that
they would desert him, that he
; was to die. and that his Messiah
ship therefore was not the Jew
ish kingdom they had hoped for.
As a result, they were distressed
and troubled.
To them Jesus offered this
means of comfort: “Let not your
[hearts be troubled: believe tn
t God, believe also in me” (A S.V ).,
MABEL SESSIONS DENNIS
Associate Editor
1 MARY SESSIONS MALLARD
Associate Editor
Entered at the Post Office
at Covington, Georgia, as
mail matter of the Second
Class.
The situation, from the human
। point of view, was indeed some
l thing to trouble their souls, be
-1 cause it spoke of their own moral
: failure, the seeming defeat of
i their Lord, and the end of Israel’s
■ hopes.
Jesus made nn attempt to as
i sure them that their fears might
j not be realized; in fact, he had
I already assured them that these
I things would take place. But
I what to the disciples was defeat
was to Jesus Christ his glorifi
cation (John 13:31 f), because
it heralded the true kingdom of
God and Salvation in and through
the manifest Messiah, Jesus. His
. commandment to them therefore
' was “Believe in God, believe also
! in me.”
In knowing the eternal mean
j ing of these seemingly tragic
, j events, Jesus said in effect, you
j will have comfort and joy instead
'' of troubled hearts.
By their own statement, the
disciples had left all and follow
. ed Jesus (Matt. 19:27), and they
felt now that perhaps they had
: followed him, not to the kingdom
i but to ruin.
Man constantly seeks to find
> ail meaning to life within the
i limits of his own life; God con
t stantly declares that the meaning
, lies beyond our life and is to be
. found only in Him and his eter
■ rial purpose. The disciples were
। troubled because Jesus suddenly
> ; had no good meaning in terms of
‘ their lives and hopes. Jesus com
। mar.ded them to believe, not in
: ! themselves, but in God and him
। I self in order to find meaning
>! and comfort in life.
> The true kingdom of God can
; ' not be identified with any human
order, with a nation such as Israel
‘ J or with the church, but only with
• । God’s eternal order. Men and in
: 'stitutions can belong to the king
>; dom, but they: never are the king
। dom. Israel, like some churches
; since, aspired to be the king
dom.
But Jesus declared that his
। glorification was through the
1 cross and belonged to a kingdom
beyond this world. The disciples’
I true inheritance was in that king
i dom; therefore, he said in sub
stance. “I go to prepare a place
(for you in that domain of many
' mansions, where there is room
for all who come." The fulfill
• ment of that kingdom required
1 the atonement and ascension of
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Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled • ILLUSTRATED SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON ”
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Jesus told His Apostles that He would
■oon be leaving: them. ‘-Whither I go, ye
know, and the why ye know." Thomas
said that they did not know of His going
or the way.
Negro 4-H Club
Members Work
For Stale Center
53,082 Negro 4-H club mem
bers in Georgia are working
hard to build the State 4-H Club
Center, located at Dublin, Ga.
The project’s current building
program, when completed will
result in 30 permanent cottages,
a 500-capacity auditorium, a
modern dining hall, two educa
tional and assembly buildings, a
swimming pool, a water system
and a sewerage disposal unit.
Each 4-H club member in the
state have been asked to con
tribute 25c to this project. When
the drive ended in Newton Coun
ty last week, November 14, 1956
three were three 4-H club groups
100%. They are: Dixie. Rose
Hill and Bentley. The County !
Council wishes to thank others 1
for contributions given. They are
as follows:
Dixie Club, Mr. H. Johnson,
i advisor, $11.75.
I Rose Hill. Mrs. O. Washington,
advisor, $450.
! Bently Club, Mrs F. O. Mc-
Cord and Mrs. J. B. Easley, ad-
I visors, $4.25.
Newborn Club, Mrs. O. Hamm.
I advisor. $3.40.
6th Grade Club Washington
Street, Mr. A. D. Barksdell,
slO.ll.
Leguin Club, Miss J. English,
advisor, $7.70.
Livingston dub. Miss M, Zac
kery and Mrs. Saffo. advisors.
$11.85.
I 9th A. Washington Street, Mr.
:J. L. Bennie, advisor, 85c.
। 9th R. Washington Street. Mrs
R. Smith, advisor, $2.10.
7th Grade Washington Street,
Miss S. Stone, advisor, $2.66.
Bth Washington Street, Miss
H. Johnson and Mr. W. T. Lum
kin. $3.90.
11th Washington Street. Mr.
Johnson, advisor, $2 75.
10th A. Washington Street,
Mr. E. W. Lewis, advisor, $1.60.
12th Grade, Washington Street
Mr. Harris and Mrs. Johnson,
$2.55.
sth B. Washington Street, Mrs.
Z. Hillman, advisor, $3.25.
sth A. Washington Street. Miss
LETTERS TO THE
EDITOR
Route 5
Covington. Georgia
November 20, 1956
Mr. A. B. Dennis
। Editor The Covington News
: Covington, Georgia
; Dear Mr. Dennis:
Thank you very much for
cooperating with the schools in
Itheir observance of American
Education Week by publishing
i the Mayor's Proclamation and
the news of the different schools.
Sincerely,
Sara H. Burke
(Mrs. L. M.)
| Jesus — the first, to open the
( kingdom to men through his a- :
I tonement: the second, to en-'
throne him as our mediator, re- i
deemer, and king in that eternal ■
realm.
The whole of our Lord's min- i
istry and work, from Cana to I
Calvary, was a preparation for j
the opening of the eternal king-I
dom to ten. By the same token, j
our lives have an eternal refer- ;
ence. and the whole of our lives •
from birth until death is a prep,
aration for eternal life in the !
many mansions of our Father in I
heaven.
I go. Jesus said, to prepare a
place for you, and I will return
to receive you unto myself, that
we be together in that eternal
kingdom. Having said this. 1 have
answered your question, Peter.
I go to that eternal kingdom. You
cannot follow me now, but, by
my death and atoning sacrifice,
the wa will be opened to you
and a place prepared fur you.
iMk t, j-ti waff a r/fel
ED '4 „ uJL I vl
Philip said, "Show us the Father.” Christ
answered, "Believest thou not that I am
in the Father, and the Father in Me?
If ye had known Me ye should have
known My Fatow.”
Beasiey, advisor, $3.36.
Oxford Club, Mr. Mitchell, ad
visor, $5.40.
Gaithers Community Club.
$10.50.
Spring Hill Community Club,
$14.00.
YMW Club. Carrie Freeman,
president. $9.00.
Massedonia H. D. Club, SBOO.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Nolley,
$1.50.
Mrs. Rosette Swan. 50c.
Mr. Lester Smith, 50c.
Mr. Lawson Thomas, SI.OO.
Mrs. Willie Bell Geeter, $2.00.
Mr. Carvin Pitts, SI.OO.
Mr. Raligh Pitts, SI.OO.
Amitias Freeman, SI.OO.
Eugene Fitcher, 25c.
Calvin Hamp. 50c.
Robert Graham. 50c.
James L. Bently, 50c.
Cleo Banks, Jr., 50c.
Cleo Banks, Sr., 50c.
Jessie Johnson, 25c.
Earnest Shepherd. 50c
David Kelly, SI.OO.
Will Bailey, SI.OO.
Shed Vason, 50c.
J. H. Perry, SI.OO.
Barbara Jean Clements,
Reporter
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Scripture—John 14. ■
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-If ye love Me, keep My commandments,
i and I will pray the Father, and He shall
give you another comforter that he -may
: abide with you forever, even the spirit
es truth.”
Mansfield Girl
Scouts Met At The
New Scout House
The Mansfield Girl Scouts
held their second meeting at
■ the new Scout House. After the
scout house was cleaned, dif
ferent members offered pieces
, of furniture for the house.
The new officers were elected
for the year. Meg Adams, presi
dent, Linda Henderson, vice
; president; Olivia Hays, regord
jmg secretary; Nancy Spears,
। secretary; Hannah Wyatt, re
porter, Dianne Carson, treasurer;
Selma Spears, membership com
mittee; Sally Jo Knight, safety
chairman; Suzanne Adams, hos
pitality chairman; Carol Ann
Prosser, refreshment committee.
Mrs. J. B. Spears Jr., is acting
leader. Mrs. Fred Adams, Mrs.
Herbert Carson, Mrs. Nick Pros
ser, Mrs. Harold Adams. Mrs.
E. M. Hays Jr. are on the Troop
. Committee.
The Scout Troop will be spon
sored by the Mansfield Garden
Club.
The project for the coming
week was pajama bags.
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"I will not leave you comfortless: I will
come to vou.” "Peace I leave with you;
My peace I give unto you. Let not your i
heart be troubled.’’ .
MEMORY VERSE—John 14X
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Thursday. November 29, 1954
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