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Humility. Our heart is made to feel sad oftentimes because there is so little humility shown by people who claim to be followers of Christ. And yet the sweetest promises in the Bible are to the humble. Solo mon said: “Before honor is hu mility;’' and James said, “Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord and He will lift you up.” But we are not only to be humble in the sight of the Lord, but in the sight of the world, also, if we expect to have any influence over sinners, because they are watching us all the time. In J Peter 5:5, we find these words: “Be clothed with hu mility,for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.” It seems that humility is something to be won outwardly; so that when people see us,they will take knowl edge of us, that we’ve been with Jesus, as they did Peter and John after they had healed the impo tent man. A remarkable feature about them wits, they were not willing to take any of the honor to themselves, but gave Christ all the glory. Just so it ought to be with us—none of self and all of Thee. But the one thing that makes our poor heart saddest is, that kneel ing for prayer in the churches is becoming a thing of the past. In nearly all church assemblies most of the people either sit or stand up during prayer. It should not be so; and we often wonder what our blessed Savior thinks aliout it; if it is pleasing in His sight. We doubt if it is; since He always knelt when lie prayed; even in the Garden of Gethsemane. Matthew and Mark say He fell on His face, but Luke says He knelt down. Solomon knelt when he offered prayer at the dedication of the Temple; Ezra knelt when he be came troubled over the transgres sions of Israel. Head the 9th and JOth chapters of Ezra, and see if you don’t think that those of us who are Christians, ought to fall on our knees, as Elradid, and say: “O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to Thee; my God, for our iniquities are in creased over our head, and our trespass is grown up unto the heavens.” Ezra 9:(i. We find in studying the word of God, that without humility, we have very little if any power in prayer. Our prayers escape His ears and fall to the ground unno ticed. We learn that after Ezra had cast himself down before the house of God, and wept, and made confession, that the Lord heard and answered his prayer. Perhaps he had been standing or sitting up to pray, as a great many do today, and the Lord didn’t pay any at tention to him, because he hadn’t humbled himself and got in the right position. But some will say cant we be just as humble standing or sitting up to pray as we can kneeling? We certainly can. We should always be in a prayerful attitude toward the Lord; because Paul says in 1 Thes. 5:17, “Pray without ceasing.” But when we are assembled to worship the Lord we should get in as humble posi tion as we possibly can, and pray for an out pouring of the holy spirit in the church and for the salvation of souls. When Elijah became real anxious for it to rain, Wood's Seeds ron FALL SOWING. Every farmer should have a copy of our New Fall Calalodue It gives best methods of seed ing* andi full information about Crimson Clover Vetches, Alfalfa Seed Oats, Rye Barley, Seed Wheat Grasses and Clovers Descriptive Fall Catalogue mailed free, and prices quoted on request. T. W. Wood t Sons, ' Seedsmen, Richmond, Va. L»ur irage near* best cleanest qualities obtainable. he east himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees and prayed earnestly, and the Lord heard and answered his prayer. Owing to the condition of a groat many of our churches today, wouldn’t it be wise for ns to follow his example, until we can see a lit tle sign of spirituality among our members. Daniel was a very humble man, and he believed in kneeling when he prayed. When lie found out the people were getting him into trouble, “He kneeled upon his knees three times a day and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.” He was accustomed to kneeling in prayer, and we are forced to believe that humility will always bring us to our knees. Not that we are obliged to kneel in order to approach our Master. Far from it; because some of tile writer’s sweetest experiences with the Lord lias been when we were about our house work. But kneel ing shows to the world the hum bleness of our minds. We remem ber very well when we saw the first preacher stand up to pray. We thought lie was crazy and didn’t know his business, and as we were young, it made a bad rather than a good impression on us, and we’ve never gotten over it, for we are a great believer in kneeling for prayer. We should “Serve the Lord with all •humil ity’ of mind and with many tears.” How would it look if those of us who have family prayer should meet around the altar and sit or stand up during prayer? It would look pitiful! But would it look more pitiful or more out of place than to go into the church, as the writer has frequently done, and walk halfway down the aisle before we discovered that the min ister was praying? For the ma jority of the congregation, even professed Ghristians, would be sit ting up, laughing and talking, and the good pastor standing in the pulpit, with liis eyes closed, pray ing as best he could under the cir cumstances. Now wouldn’t it look much more humble for every knee to be bowed and every tongue con fessing that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father? Wouldn’t they have a better in fluence with the world? We speak with all the earnestness of our soul when we say that churches made a great mistake when they left off kneeling during prayer. Stephen knelt down and prayed for his en emies (as the writer has often done) after they had stoned him. Acts 7:00. Peter kneeled down and prayed at the bed of the life less Dorcas and she came to life in answer to his prayer. Power in prayer comes through the “humility” of the spirit. And there is no better way to show our “humility” than to fall on our knees at the feet of Jesus and beg for His guidance. We truly be lieve that the whole cause of so much indifference in the Sunday schools and churches today is due to the lack of “humility,” which must be brought about by kneel ing in prayer. Children in our Sunday schools, especially girls, and most of them church members anywhere from nine to eighteen j years old, will laugh and bilk while the superintendent is stand ing up praying. “My brethren, these things ought not so to be.” | Children ought to be taught bet ter. We feel quite sure that nobody has ever yet been converted and accepted Christas their Savior un less some earnest soul fell on his oi lier knees at the feet of Jesus and plead in their behalf. Now, if it is necessary to kneel in prayer, that a soul may lie saved, is it not necessary to kneel at all church services? For should not the salvation of souls lie the one great purpose of all church worship? People forget this to a great extent in this day and time. That is the reason there is so little difference in the church and the world; the world can come into the church and have such a good time. They can drink whiskey, play cards, dance, attend ball games and horse races, play tenpins and “skate,” besides a greatmany oth- j Mr. R. Gignilliat, resident er things that could be supplied engineer at Newnan Junction,made with something better. Still they a business trip to Greenville last are popular with the masses and i Monday. held up as Christian examples by j Misses , 0llise Atkinson> o{ the poor, starving sinners who are Ne wnan, Maybelle Jones, of Car looking for something better. A ter sville, and M i ss Kdith Mlrtitli man who is above middle age says of CoUimbus> are the charmin£ . he would like to be a Christian; but there are so many who claim to be Christians, that do things he would even shudder at, and he’d rather remain as he is than risk living a Christian life; but that doesn’t excuse him nor make our guests of Miss Eliza Hill this week Clark Howell made a play for the colonist vote in his Saturday’s speech that ought to influence every respectable colonist and every true Southerner against his responsibility any lighter. “O, can didacy. His Virginia minister (oim, (t us oiship and bo\> was not disfranchised because he down: let us kneel before the, was a N 0 .R. T H . E . R . N man , but anc oui Maku. * sa * because he had put himself on a Let us “Humble ourselves under | 80cJal equality with negroes-IT the mighty hand oi God. WAS BECAUSE HE WAS A Mas. J. H. Sijmmkhs. m t.* r ,, ... . A » r .... N E-G-k-O-E a MAN.—I’Uzger- aid Enterprise. Corey the “Defender of Na tional Honor ” bred Hanson, a Rome man, has _____ j gone to Europe where he will en- Referring to the fact that the deavor to Sl ’ cure Swedish immi- wife of the president of the Steel S ran, - S f°r Rome. The scarcity of Trust was granted a divorce with P a ^ or among the whites and the i the custody of her son, the Mil waukee Sentinel says: “The ques tion arises, is conduct of that sort to go unpunished? What is soci ety going to do about it? And what are the directors of the great concern at whose head is this wife deserter who, as the court decides, is unfit for the custody of his own son, going to do about it? Social ostracism has been recommended us an effective penalty for the eul- unwillingness of the negro to do regular work, has become a serious question in the south. It is hoped that Mr. Hanson will be successful and will start a movement that will solve the question.—Dalton j Argus. In a red hot speech at Offerman last Saturday Congressman Brant ley advocated the candidacy of 1 Col. Estill, not once mentioning! the name of Clark Howell and yet pablo principals in these divorce I in yesterday’s Constitution about I scandals; and here, certainly, four columns is devoted to the ap-1 seems to be a lit opportunity to ap-1 proval of the “democracy of Con- j ply it. Some of Mr. Corey’s I gressman Brantley." Really they | ! friends have argued that this dis-j are running together like brothers, graceful passage in his domestic —Brunswick News. life raises no question us to his fit-1 A , . , .... .. , , , And so we are not to have that ness tor the presidency of the steel t , , r .. , , state board of tax assessors, after corporation. One is a moral ami „ ,, ... ' ,. .. . . all. The Senate first killed the personal, the other a business L- ,, , , - , . , .. i Candler amendment providing for I question. It would be interesting | „ T i 1 lo learn what Mr. Carnegie, for Do It New Dir. Business Man, we are speaking of giving that order for the printing you’ll need for the autumn and winter— Do it now! This shop is ready to take your order now and will deliver the printing “on time.” Give your order now. The busiest season of the year will l>e upon us in a few weeks; and then, in the midst of hustle and bustle and work and worry, some day you’ll discover that, your stock of stationery has disappeared or that a job of printing you should have ordered done weeks before, is not ready. Don’t lose out in this way. I’luce your order at this shop for all needed printing—and no it now! This shop is always responsive to hurry enlls for print ing; and no matter when your order is received, we’ll get it done “on time”—but we'd rather do it now! There is a lull in business just before the beginning of the busy season; we are not crowded with orders now as we will be later. That’s why we prefer to do it now. Von should have it done now because your printing will cost just the same, and when Hie busy season bears down upon you, that printed matter will be ready ft) use insteud of being a bot her and a hindrance. Place your order for printing NOW and place it at The News otliee. There are reasons. Prompt execution of orders, reasonable prices and high grade work are some of them. These ought to be sullieieut to secure and hold your business. A few trial orders will settle the matter and you’ll become a permanent patron of the News Print ing Company. If your name is not on our books, let us put it there. We want to get acquainted with you, if you are a patron of print shops. Finally—just remember—do it now! NEWS PRINTING COMPANY Anything in Printing, but Never Anything but THE BEST. . . . county boards of assessment and then voted down the Hall bill which came from the house. It begins to look like it is impossible to get any reform legislation through the Senate.—Albany Herald. If Hoke Smith and his support ers took time to deny or disprove all the so called "charges” brought instance, would say about this dis- I tinction.” Mr. Carnegie knew all about Corey’s treatment of his faithful wife when he assigned him the seat of honor ut the dinner to the officers of the Steel Trust, given at the Carnegie home. No one be lieves that Mr. Carnegie approves of Corey’s miserable conduct, but against him by the Atlanta Con we remember that Schwab lost his stitution, the real issues of the position as chief of the Steel Trust campaign would be lost sight of. because of his gambling procliv- That is what the opposition wants ities. When it wits reported that j t0 accomplish, and is mad as a wet word had been sent to Corey that | hen because of its failure to do so. j he mlist arrange matters with his —I-aGrange Reporter, wile or else retire, it was said that The Hoke Smith men are to the Corey had retorted that he would man hopeful and jubilant over the not be subjected to discipline. It prospects of winning. This is not would seem that whatever opinion true of the followers of any of the Mr. Carnegie and the officers of other candidates. They tell vou| the Steel trust may hold, they do I they are hopeful that lightning not care to remove Corey. Can it w m str ike their man.— Cordele be that while not knowing any R amb | er LEGAL BLANKS Of all kinds are on sale at The News office. The stock includes snch blanks as are used by attorneys, justices of the peace and con stables, as well as all blanks in daily use by business men. All forms are those in gen eral use in Coweta and adjoining counties. All blanks are printed on first-class paper, and, from a typographical standpoint, they are not sur passed by the blanks furnished by any printer in the State. The News will be pleased to receive or ders for legal blanks and all orders will be promptly filled. Mail orders will receive prompt attention. This office is always pre pared to make special blanks to order on short notice. more of steel trust alliiirs than Schwab, Corey is not so tractable as Schwab?—The ('ominoner. With the Exchanges From Last Week's Hoq>arssville News. Mr. J. A. Eoftin is visiting friends in Newnan this week. Master Wiliiam Askew, of New nan, is visiting Ben Askew and other relatives. M'ss Annie K-iight went to Newnan Saturday for a two week's visit with friends. Miss Elia Wood, of Newnan, came Tuesday for a visit at the : home of Mr. and Mrs. J. E Lee. Miss Zenobia Thurmond, of Palmetto,, who h id been visiting Miss Effie Jackson, left Thursday to be the guest cf Newnan friends Mrs. W. D. Hunt and infant re turned from Newn.m Mmday, where she had spent a few days The iittle child who was quite ill i> now much better. We know that Judge Russell has some votes in this county, but as he has no chance to carry it we hope to find his friends joining in with us to land the grand old coun ty of Carroll in the Clark Howell column.—Carroll Free Press. Mr. Howell had his day here Saturday and at its close the local Hoke Smith men were jubilant and confident of the result on Aug. 22. The Howell men, as a rule, were dejected and dispirited.— Fitzgerald Enterprise. Mr. and Mrs. J.D, Summers and children, from Newnan, are in die city visiting the parents of Mrs. Summers, Mr and Mrs. J. Y Bla lock.—Last Week’s Carroll Times Mr. J W. Powers and wife of Newnan, are spending the week with the family of Mr. A. W. Pow ers.— Last Week's Franklin News and Banner. Miss Fannie Butts, of Newnan, was in the city yesterdav on her way to Thomaston to visit rela tives—Griffin News and Sun. $15-PRIZE-$15 Tradition says that “ Foots* are horn, not made.” There are lots of people who believe they can write poetry, and many who don’t know they can, hut could if they tried. Some poetry comes by inspiration, hut those who have achieved success know that hard work is the basis of the best verse. It took Gray nine years to write his masterpiece of elegance, the “Elegy in a Country Churchyard.” It may ho hard work for you to write a poem, hut surely it is worth your whiie to try. You may think little of your effort, but it may win you the prize. Somebody will get it. Why not you? We know that a poem-writing contest is rather odd and extraordinary, and that is just the reason we have chosen it as a means to advertise our magazine, “The Mocking Bird.” Tliis is our offer: For the best poem v/ritten about or to that prince of Southern songsters for whom our tyagazinc is named, wc will pay the writer a prize of $10; for the second best, $0. Write today for conditions of contest to THE MOCKINC BIRD, Mrs. Lee Baker and children, of Mr. I. J. Stephens, of Newnan, Newnan, are guests of the family former sheriff of Heard county,has j of Mr. E. B. Martin.—Last week's been looking after his interests in Carroll Free Press. P. O. Box IB NEWNAN, CA. that section. He was here Tues day on his way back to Newnan, From Last WeeVs Meriwether Vindicator. Mrs. Walter Welch and children From present indications nearly the entire Eleventh Congressional District will go for Hoke Smith.— Brunswick News. Mrs. Luther Hardy, of Senoia, is the guest of her sister, Mrs, H. J. llodnett.—Last Week’s West Point News. „ . , w Miss Felicia Stall mgs, of Grant- of Newnan, are guests of Mrs.. villCf is visitin? re ] at ives in this David Ellis this ek'. city.—Griffin News and Sun. Howell and the Negroes. The negroes on the edge ot the crowd cheered the utterances i Mr. H iweil on the disfranchis m-nt question His conclusive( argument that the negroes, as race, prized education and the political rights more than tl white people do, was enough make them clap their hands.- Fitzgerald Enterprise.