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IMPROVED UNIFORM idTlRfWTIONAL
Sunday School
' LessonT
(By REV. P. ?. K1TZWATIR, D.D.. r>e?a
(>f the Kvrnin?. School. Moody MlbU Id
stltut? of Chlcaso.)
t&). 1924. Western Newnpaper Union.)
Lesson for December 7
THE MAN BORN BLIND
LESSON TEXT?John 9:1-41.
GOLDEN TEXT?On? thing I know
that, whereas 1 was blind now I see.?
John 9:26.
PRIMARY TOriC?Jesus Opens a
Blind Man's Eyes.
JUNIOR TOPIC?Jesus Heals a Man
Who la Blind.
INTERMEDIATES AND SENIOR TOP
IC?Loyalty to Our Savior.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP
IC?Difllcultles and Rewards of Con- ,
fcswhiK Christ.
I. Working the Works of God While
It Is Day (vv. 1-G).
1. The Disciples' Problem (tv. 1, 2).
In their minds all affliction, negative
iiii< 1 positive, was God's retribution for ,
Bin. Therefore they argued that this
man's blindness proved sin. They rec- 1
ognized, too. that the efTect of sin Is
sometimes hereditary. This they no
doubt inferred from the second coin
nmndment (Kx. 20:5). The implication
Is that they held the view that men
have a pre-existence, and that sulTer
ItiK In this life may be the result of
sins committed in that pre-exlstent
stale.
2. The Lord's Answer (vv. 3-f>). Tho
Lonl avers that in this case there Is
neither sin on the man s part, nor that
of Ills parents, but that It was an oc
casion for the display of the works of
God. and that lie iiatl come to execute
this task while It Is day, because tho
night comes when no man enn work.
II. The Man's Eyes Opened (vv.
3. 7).
Observe that the means used In this
miracle were little less than foolish in
themselves. How Illy adapted natural
ly would a plaster of mud be to apply
to the eye, the most delicate and sensi
tive of all the organs of the body.
What is more to he avoided than sand
In touch with the eye? The object
must have been to teach this man the
utter Inadequacy of the means to the
accomplishment of the end that lie
might be caused to look from the
means to the one who used them, that
he might l?o convinced that the power
was of God. Then, too, the washing in
the pool would teach him t lie absolute
necessity of immediate and explicit
obedience in order /to enjoy God's
blessings.
III. The Man's Testimony (vv.
In his testimony we have a fine ex
ample of the development of faith. The
opening ot this man's eyes aroused in
quiry among his neighbors. When a
man's spiritual eyes are opened there
will be a stir among his friends.
1. He tost Hies to Ids personal Iden
tity (v. 0). Tills was very easy. Mis
nelf-consciousness enabled him to
Jtcnow that he was the same man who
was horn blind.
2. He test Hies as to how It was done
(vv. 11. l.r>). So dcllnite was his ex
perience that he was able to tell just
liow it was done.
He testifies that the One who
opened bis eyes was a prophet (v. 171
4. lie testifies that this healer was
no doubt sent of God (vv. 30-:?r>), mid
Is the irrenfest worker of miracles
Since the world hegan.
5. Finally, he worships Illm as tho
Son of <Jod.
IV. The Results of His Confession.
1. As to llu* people, they were di
vided In sentiment. Some believed lie
was from (!o<1 because of Ills works;
others t but He was n sinner hern use
lie <liii His work on tlie Sabbath (lay.
2. As to the man, they east him out.
But hoinu rust out by men he found
himself in the nrms of Jesus. He is
leil on to a deeper faltli. He first saw
Him as n miracle worker, then ns a
prophet, and fimilly as the Son of God,
and when he perceived Him to be the
Son of God be worshiped Him.
The whole lesson may be viewed
from three angles: m
1. As nil acted parable of the life
that Issues In faith In Christ, an illus
tration ot the spiritual sphere in terms
of the physical sphere.
2. Testimony to the Pelty of our
Lord. This testimony Is threefold:
(a) The miracle Itself, an unheard
of work, that a man born blind should
receive his sight; (b) the unwilling ad
missions of the enemies themselves
who made a puhlic and official Investi
gation ; (c) the testimony of the man
himself and that of his parents.
8. An Illuminating example of faith's
development.
True Freedom
True freedom hns to do with the
spiritual part of man, with that prin
ciple in him through which he Is re
lated to Q?>d. That can be free even
though the body he louded wl.h chains.
It whs so with St. Paul, as with all
^ther good and great meo.
Those Artful
Dodgers
Br H. IRVING KING
(Copyright.)
thine Is certain," said Mrs.
Varnuiu Foster to her daugh
ter Alary?age twenty-one and very
fair to look upon?"you shall not
marry Antos Fisher." Mrs. Foster
had been having a heart-to-heart talk
with Mary ou the subject of matri
mony, and had strongly intimated
that it was about time the young
lady considered the subject in a se
rious and practical light. The fond
mother had named several eligible
young men, any one of whom she
would willingly receive as a son-in
law, and Mary had replied to every
suggestion with* some such tllppunt
remark us "Nonsense !" "Pooh !" or
"lie's horrid!" Then the irritated
matron issued her decree of prohibi
tion against Amos Fisher.
Mary "sat up and took notice" at
this. She had no idea of marrying
Amos until her mot Iter put the Idea
into her head. Hut. now she came
to think of It, Amn* would not make
such a bad husband?If she really
had such an encumbrance. She and
Amos had been good friends for
years?in fact, were quite "chummy"?
but in all her dreams of the future
Mary had never pictured Fisher as
leading her to the altar.
"Why, what's the matter with
Amos?" asked Mary.
"Kverytliing is the matter with
blai," replied the mother. "lie hasn't
any money, or any prospeftS."
"Oh, yes, be has." cried Mary; "he
lias a bank account?he told me so?
and he is going to be taken into part
nership by the linn be works for next
fall?he tobl me so."
"He told you so!" scoffed Mry. Fos
ter. "And I suppose you believe every
thing he tells you. Well, your father
and 1 have talked it over, and you
shall not marry Amos Fisher."
What could you expect after that?
Hut one thing. Mary resolved that
she would marry Amos Fisher if she
had to do the proposing herself. The
nebulous creature of her fancy whom
she had seen in her day-dreams lead
ing her to the altar now assumed the
form and features of Amos Fisher.
And then she thought, "Goodness gra
cious! Have I been in love with Amos
all along and not realized it?"
Mrs. Foster had been wrong when
she scoffed at Amos Fisher's pros
pects. What he had told Mary about
his bank account and his being taken
into partnership was true; and be
sides, his father, i honuis Fisher, was
a rather successful business person?
quite as flourishing as .Mary's father,
John Foster, anyway. I!ut. like most
mothers with pretty daughters, Mrs.
Foster had resolved that Mary should
make a brilliant match.
About the time that Mrs. Foster was
delivering her allocution to Mary, Tom
Fisher was in his private ofllce hold
ing forth to his son on the same sub
ject and in a like strain.
"Amos," said he, "it is about time
you got married. You are now twen
ty six. I was married when I was
twenty-one. I have noticed you going
about a good deal with that Foster
girl. Nice girl enough, but no wife
for you. With your good looks, your
education and your prospects, you
ought to marry somebody who will be
a help to you. Now cut out Mary Fos
ter and look about for some nice girl
with money."
"Why, father," replied the aston
ished Amos, "Marv and I have been
chums since we were children. Hut
as for marrying her, I never?" Then
lie stopped suddenly. He turned pale
and then red, and gave a little gasp.
He seemed to be struggling with some
sudden emotion, some sudden convic
tion. A new heaven and a new earth
seemed all at once presented to him.
"Father." said he lirmly, "I have never
disobeyed you before in my life. Hut
this time I mast do so. I shall ask
Mary Foster to be my wife t lie first
time I see her?nnd I will see lier this
ver\ night."
He went out of the o01 re Iteforo his
fiither could get in nnother word, with
liend erect nnd a look of determina
tion on his face. l$ut in his eyes was
n new light?tho love-light which had
been long smoldering there, nnd had
now, by the words of Ids father, been
kindled Into a tlatne. That evening
ho called upon Mary. Amos was the
first to regain his self-control, nnd lie
plunged into the matter at hand at
once.
"Mary." said he, "I have been In
love with you for a long time and
have Just found it out. Will you mar
ry me?"
"Yes. Amos." replied Mnry, "but
mother said I mustn't."
"Father said I mustn't." replied
Amos, "but I am going to."
The next day Tom Fisher and John
Foster met on the street nnd sh<?ok
hands cordially.
"Ctftne out Just as we had planned,
Hdn't It Tom?" said Foster; . "but
The Diary
of a Turkey
Turkey gobbler, pride of tbe barn
yard. Is strangely missing. 1 i?? left In
hind him, however, bis diary, which
has been translated into English for
the benefit of our read? rs. A page of
the original diary, as it appeared wiien i
found, is shown.
Sunday?
.Gobble, gobble, gobble, what a fin;!
day it Is! I've been walking around
in the sun, spreading my beautiful
tail, to give the ducks and geese and |
chickens a treat. But some people
don't appreciate what you do fo:
them. I overheard two silly old hens,
off in a corner, laughing and cackling
to themselves. "Ha. ha, ha." they wen*
saying. "He's strutting round might;,
proud now- but let him wait!" What
a foolish thing to say?wait for what,
I'd like to know?
Monday
Met .Mr. Red Rooster this morning
"Fine day, Mr. itooster!" I said
"Don't you think I'm a pretty well
dressed bird?" and I turned round and)
round to show him the sun shining on
niy feathers. Mr. Rooster sniffed?he
actually did. "You'll be well dressed |
all right?in a few days," he remarked,
and walked off, without explaining
what he meant. I do think the folks]
in this barnyard are getting sillier
every day.
7" txesduy?
Mrs. Pekln Duck is losine her mind.
I am sure of it, because she said the
Ftrangest thing to me today! I had
asked her to observe the fine blues
and greens in my tall feathers. "Don't
you tldnk I'm handsomely done up?"
T asked her. "You'll be done up brown,
before long!*' she said, tossing hei
head. I believe (he creature's jealous.
A mere duck! Rut I mustn't mind
what she says. The poor tiling hasn't
firv tall to speak of.
Wednesday?
Noticed the farmer oat getting big
yellow pumpkins from the Held.
"They're going to be made into pump
kin pies." said Mrs. Gray (loose, when
I told her about it. "Splendid!" said
I. "Maybe they'll give us what's left
?I love pumpkin pies." "There won't
he any left for you?or maybe I ought
to say there won't be any of you left."
replied Mrs. Goose. She certainly is
n -roose. So I don't care what she says.
Thursday?
Old Mrs. Speckled ITen has been
telling nie dreadful stories, trying to
get me scared. "This time of year's
unhealthy for turkeys," says she. "Al
ways has been. Why, years ago t!:?
Indians used to go hunting your wild
forefathers at this time, and when the
Pilgrims came they started doing it.
too. I wouldn't he a turkey for any
thing, this time of year." That's all
nonsense. I've heard that story about
turkeys being eaten by Indians and
Pilgrims. Rut those days are over.
Things like that aren't being done
these days!
Friday?
"I?***: sharp the air is this morn
ing!" I said to a little gosling I met.
"Yes, it's as sharp as steel," said lie.
grinning from one end of his beak to
the other. I saw he was looking to
ward the woodpile, where the farmer
was sharpening an ax. T\c*n he
winked one eye at nie. Really, your.rr
goslings have no nianiws at all nowa
days. Fancy winking at nie! And i
doitjf think that remark about the ax
had any sense to It. either?
At this point the diary ceases ah
ruptly. I'ear has been expressed
among Mr. Gobbler's many friends
that he met with an accident shortly
after the hist entry. Anyone gettimr a
clue to his whereabouts during the
coming week, dead or alive, is asked
to communicate with his wife
(widow?), Mrs. Turkey Gobbler, I'arn
ynrd Square.? Jane Corby, in the At
lanta Constitution.
All May Rejoice
Fortunately we have neither famine,
pestilence nor war, but plenty, bealtl
and pence within our borders, and
even the least fortunate has mnn\
reasons to join in the general thanks
giving.
Faith
Kalth In the holiness of Hod !s the
first uplifting force in religion. There
is hope for the greatest sTtiner who
can see the Immaculate purity of God
In contrast with his own sias. The
vision of the sinless One reveals to n?
the sinfulness of our sins.?Christian
Standard.
In the Love of Got!
You must grow in the lore of God
by means of the root, rather than the
tranche?.
UUA /vLt OF LAND.
GMrgia, Houston County.
Under mu I by virtu? of the power of
salt contained in t.ie deed tu secure debt
executed uud deliv?ied by John L.
(Pender) WiKgiuH to O. J. liatciuaii on
t tie 24th day ?t .May, and recorded
iu the olliee of tli? CU i k of tne Snpeiior
Court of Houston County, in iiook 2i>,
page 357, the uuder?igi.ed will sell be
fore the courthouse ouor in >.>i i county,
ut puulie sale, during the legal hours of
i>ale on the lirst Tuesday in January, lt'ji;?,
to t'ie hiyhe.-t binder for cash, the foil -
i?g described property to wit:
A ceitaiu lot iu the City ol Fort Valley,
Ga. and situated on tne west side of
Vienna Street, a section- known as
"Uritiin Liue," Said lot being the south
east comer lot ot plat ? f lanu owned by
J. A. Houter, Si. und Known as the
"Guilege lot." ?Said 1< t beginning at
east end of alley and 1?.nuiug westwaiu
one hum.red und twelve ( 1i21 feet ilience
northerly ninety-I our (lH) feet, tiieiiee
easter y one hundred and twelve 111?
feet, thence southerly eighty bU fiet,
along \ i< una t-tieet b; ck to s>t it ing
point, .-uid house and lot being t?< c . ieu
by lender Wiggins ai the time ? <. uiore
said need to secure debt was m*d. , ..nd
boundtd on the north by li. A. itiley,
east by Vienna Street, Si utn by an alley
and west by Saefust Burnett lot.
^aiu sale will be niude for the purpose
of paying a certain promissory note,
bearing tven^di.te with the al'oresaiu
deed to secure debt, and payable on j
March l?t 1U24, made uud t.v cut? d by
the said John L. (P> nder) \\ iggius to
the said O. J. liateniau aed being lor the
principal sum of one bundled and seven
ty-nine Doll..is, !}!79-OU principal stipu
lating for interest at 8 per ci nt p. i ?.n
lium from date, The totai amount now
duo upon said note being $2U4 <>3.
The said John L. (Penoer) Wiggins,
having defaulted in the payment of saiU
note, which is secured by said de<-d, the
power of sale in said deed has t.ecome
operative, ;.nd said sale will be made in
accordance with the provisions of said
dee. I.
The proceeds of said sale will be ap
plied lit st bo the pay mint of the above
>.escribed note and interest and all ex
penses of this proceeding, am the
balances, if any, will be paid ta John L.
(Tender) \\ igiMii-, or his legal representa
tive. Deed will be executed to the pur
chaser at said sale by the undersigned in
accordance with the authority conierrtd
in said deed to secure debt. Tuis 2nd.
day of December, 1924.
O. J.BATEMAN
13y his attorney, W. D. Aultinan.
ADMINISTRATORS' SALE OF
LAND.
Georgia, Houston County.
liy virtue of an order from the Cmirl
or Oulmary oi Houslou County. Georgia
gruuted at the October Term, 11)21, Hie
undersigucd will s 11 before the eouit
hou.-e d i r of HoubU 11 County on the
tirsi Tuesday in January, J?2.3, between
the legal hours of sale at public outcry to
the highest bidder the following describ
ed real estate ol'.J. li. Watson, deoe.is d :
The south hull of lot of land Nt>. 171
una 10 acres in the southeast i orner of
the north hull' of .^a:d lot 171,containing
lit) acres, more or less, known i-s the
C. D. Potts plu( e; also 25 acres of lot of
land No. 10b as t;e cribed in deed from
?J. li. T. l>carboruui!h to J. K. Wat on
recorded in Deed l>o< k 2, Iolin ~fc>7, j
Clerk's Office Houston Superior Court;
also 126 u<. res of lot ot land No. 10?, ,
being 75 awes of the east half s>nd 50
acies in the southwest corner of said lot, '
known as the Jones place; also lt>2ji
acres, inoie or Kss, of lot of land No. i
145 being all ot said lot except 40 acres
in the northeast corner thereof and 50
acr';s, more or less in the noitheastl
corner of land lot No. 144, lying in one j
booy oi 21SJ,'? acres, more or h ss, as de-j
seri beti in deed fr< m V\ in. C. V. hiteheadj
to J. li. W afson recorded in Deed hook
i3, lolio 533, Clcik's OtliCi liou-ton bil
ju rior Court?; also 12 '? acres oi land, be
ing the south half of 25 u< res m the
north? ?st corner oi lot No. 101?, us de
scribed in deed fr- in lienjam n 11 king
to J. K. Watson, recorded in Deed ii< ck
31, folio :wi, Clerk's Office Houston 3u
p c r i o ? Coni I; also ti? norih i.alt of 25
acres in t?.e northeast e< riser of land lot
No. 101?. n? de-cribed in died from
I bugen G. King to .1. R. Watson, rc
| coidi d in Hook 1?. folio 100. Clerk'.-on le
Houston Superior Court; also the south
half of land No. lOP, containing 101^4
acres, as des-crileu in dted fiom Al
vesti.s Hill to ?'. R. Watson, rr corded in
Died Hook 2, folio .">!?), Clerk's t'ftico
Houston Superior Court; also ou'j aeres,
more or le-s. of the eastern portion < f lot
of land No.144, as described in deed
from G. W. K Islington to James Watson
recoided in Deed i ook X folio 5145,
Clerk's Office llousit n Superior Court;
alao iive-e'vhtlis undividt d interest in 47
acres in the northwest corner of laud lot
No. 144 known i s ti e Self place also
50 acres, more or less, in the
Southwest corn'-r of lot of land No"
114 , as described in defd from Jan? Yarn
to'lames R. Wats? n, record'd in Deed
l ook 1, lolio 2*7, Clerk's Office Houston
Superior C< urt: all of the above ^escrib
ed hind being in the ">tb District of
Houstou County, Georgia.
Also the following desc'ibed If'ts of
land in the 10th district of Houston
County, Georgia:
><7 a< !?*. more or le^s. of the north
half of lot of land No. 102, as d?s- rtbed
i d deed book H-B, folio 52, Clerks office
Houston Supi rior Court; alf.o one- fourth
undivided in'?rest in 50 acres in the
southwest corner of ;ot of l>md No. 193
in said 10th dudrict of Hou-ton County.
Terms of sale cash. This 3rd dmy ? f De
cember, 1924.
W. C. WATSON,
Adumnstrat< r of J. R. Watson, de'd
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PEKfiY, GA. 'I
?FOR SALE-The W L Henry
home ou Macon street with all
modern equipment. Apply to A
A fimoiik, Perry, Ga.
?Sweet Milk at Heard and
Evans Drug {Store.
Mules for salo. Just received our
fourth shipment. We sell them hi*
cause we sell for les*. A F Smith
& Son. perry oa.
Sweet Milk at Heard and
Evans Drug Store.
?Scid No Money - Cabbage and
Bermuda Onions. Plants $1.0t
per KN'O. All leading varieties.
Shipping dailey. Shipped C. O- D.
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