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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 THE ATLANTA JOURNAL HAS EIGHT COMIC PAGES The Sunday Journal has increased its colored comic sections to 8 full sized pages. Children and grown-ups are de lighted with the fun in these two sec tions of the world's best comics. No other part of the Journal's superb Sunday paper has been cut down. It continues to have 8 pages of Rotogra vure pictures, a wonderful Sports De Sartment edited by Morgan Blake and i. B. Keeler, 2 sections of Society and Woman's news, a 32-page Magazine section, Cable dispatches from all over the world, leased wire service of the Associated Press and two other gaetr news associations, the only complete market and financial new s published in Georgia, the best State news and an Editorial page of which every Georgian may be prond. The Daily Journal supplies complete Sporting and Market news in every edition. It is owned and edited by Georgians for all Georgians. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE By Mail Payable in Advance Daily and Sunday One Year ?9.50 Six months 6.00 Three months 1.50 Cne month.. . 90 The Daily Journal One year $7.50 Six months : 4.00 Three months 2.00 One month 70 One week 10 Sunday only, 1 year 5.00 Six months 2.50 The Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, Ga. 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