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CKRIST'8 I NT 1? JORY PRAYE
LESSON TRW?Ju ii 17:1-20.
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JUNIOR TOPIC*?W lint Jesua Pr
For.
INTERMKIU ATI" AND SKNIORT?
2 "J? Chrlct'a Prnyo f >r Hit? Dlsclp
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JC?ChrtBfa Intel c ?:..jury Prayer.
I. Hi? Prayer ft H.mself (vv. 1-'
Fully conscious that the hour of 1;
crucifixion wan ?1 hand 11? pra>
to the Father * ? !r?t; "?Jlorlfy thy S.
that thy Son aluo uiay glorify The*-.
Ills coming Into tin* world hatl an 1
supreme uiIu:-tfon thv sloritteatlon >>.
the Futher. In ordei that the Futh'
might ',H> glorllied It was nece?..
that the Von should he glor'fled.
1. To Him Had Heen Olven thoPov
hi to "lve Eternn! Life to Qoil
Chos<*n Ones (vv. 2. :>1). JCternnl IIJ ?
Ik knowledge of itnd a right relatl?
to the true Cod I Jesus Clir.
Thus we aee that eternal life Is a r
latlonshlp and not an entity.
2. He Declared That He Had Fin
Ished the Work Committed Unto IIi?
(v. 4). Th?: definite work which 1!
cntne to do wag 1?' give eternal life to
the chosen of Ood.
II. HU Pray?r fc- Hit Immediate
Disciple? (trv. 0-10).
1. Their Preservation (vv. D-1C). H?
dl'l not pray that they would be taken
out of the world hut tlint they might
be kept from the Kvll One. It Is not
the divine will thM we go to heaven
at once when we believe because:
(1) Christ needs our ministry.
Those who have been made partakers
of'the divine life wre Ills representa:
tlv*: In the world.
('J) We need His grace strength
ened and d"veloped In us. Heaven is
n prepared place and only those who
have been prepared for It can be ad
mitted Into It.
(.'{) The world needs us. Christ de
clares that the dlsciplox are the light
of the world, the salt of the earth
(Aintt. 5:1G). Only n& the light of
the Lord shines forth through the dis
ciples cm ii the people In the world find
their wny.
. 2. Their Sunctificatlon (w. 17-19).
i (1) Snr"?lfy mc?nn: Flrat, to set
aim rt; tliut mean? then that the dis
ci pits were to be set apnrt to do the
?pceitlc work of representing Clirlst;
second, to cleanse; those who are set
apnrt . h His representatives need the
?peclnl clranslng grace to Qjc^jfe them
vessels tit for the Master*? use.
(2) The instrument used (?. 17).
They were to be sanctified through
God'n truth, God's truth is Hia Word.
(8) The purpose (?. 18). They
jprere auuetlfted in order that they
might he qualified for His service In
the world.
P (4) Jesus' own sanctlflcatlon was for
that purpose (v. 10). He is the grand
example.
III. HI? Prayer for Hi? Future Dis
ciples (w. 20-20).
1. Their Unification (vv. 20-28). His
great concern wns thnt all believers
should he united.
(1) The grand pattern of tills spir
itual union is the union that exists
between the Father and the Son (v.
21).
(2) The incentive making possible
this union (v. 22). The vision of the
glory of God in Christ (II Cor. 3:18)
Is the grand Incentive which unites
the believers.
(3) The purpose (v. 23). The su
preme objective in the unification of
the believers is to convince the world
thnt God sent Jesu? Christ ^to save It.
2. Their Glorification (vv. 24-20).
The disciple of Christ enjoy? fellow
ship with the Father and the Son and
fellowship with hi? fellow believer,
but he also look? forward to the
time when he shall he glorified.
(1) -1 will that they be with Me
where I am" (v. 24). There 1? a pres
ent glory enjoyed by believer?.
(a) They are now children of God.
although It doe* not yet appear what
they shall be.
(b) They now possess eternal life
and therefore shall never perish.
While there is the present glory, Jesus
want? His disciples to be with Him
In Heaven. He said, "Except a grain
of wheat fall Into the gronnd ond die.
It abldeth alone." We can reverently
say that nnless the believer 1? taken
to Heaven Christ will be lonely.
(2) "Behold roy fiery" (v. 24). The
believer shall share the ineffable glory
of Christ (I John 8:1-8).
The Master-Word
The master-word of Christianity 1?
He Expected a
Promotion
By EDGAR T. MONFORT
(Cup/right.)
t( A ND I'm expecting a promotion
pretty ?oon. If I jet It, It ought
:o Just about doable my salary. Then
.ve'll get married, won't we?"
Oene Walter? smiled at her fiance.
'You're Just like a twelve-year-old
Ik?v talking about getting a new radio
* or something of that sort," ah* told
film. "And how do you know yoa'll
et that promotion^*
''Oh, I don't know It, bat I'm prae
irnlly certain of It. Everybody at
he office say? so. Too see, It*a this
v?y"? Wade Everett'? voice was eager
n/1 his clear eyes flashed lntelll
cnce h h he explained the situation?
it's just this way. Hawkins la go
ig to leuve the first of the year.
.xnebotfy'U have to fill hla place,
've been with them longer than any
ie else In the office, an<* I've carried
ore responsibility straight along.
Iit> president, old McKellar, ha? al
ay? been nice to me, and well . , .
r's just about inevitable," he ended
.?1th a little laugh.
"Oil, Wude, I'll be bo proud of
<>u. If you do get It It will be won
?rful, my husband, manager of the
? les department of the McKellar
?hint and Vur.iish company I I'll be
? i stuck up!' She rose and walked
round the roi.m. t,er head up, an 1m
;innry lorgnette before her eyes, a
iiighahle imitation of a woman of
'ie wealthy dowager type. Wade
UK bed nnd wus not unflattered by her
eumrks.
"You little monkey," he said, "but
mi shall have the prettiest little run
? ???i j t for u wedding present a man
ail give his hr'*"."
"You geuer<* >id dear."
Hut "fiie hcbi-laid schemes o* mice
mi* men gang aft ??ley." When Kver
it went to the office a few mornings
ater everyone was In a hubbub of
?xcltement over the promotion of John
i.iingston to the position of sales nrtiu
iger.
"Poor old Everett'," they said sym
>nt hctlcally. "we were all sure you'd
r?'t It. Never mind, there are plenty
ii us to keep you company." They
lapped him kindly on the back and
i Hud to pass It off lightly, but Ever
ett was stunned. At first he could
not believe what they told him, then
he knew It must be true, and sud
ett was stunned.
"Well, Langston's a fine fellow.
He'll treat us right," he heard him
self saying after a v. hlle.
Suddenly the irnnr,- sounded and they
scattered to ' U* respective desks,
and all day loui, hr- kept asking him
Relf how 4e could ever tell Gene.
Whut would shu say, what would she
do? lie thought of the plans they had
made und the cur he would buy her.
How could It? i\er tell Gene?
By now his e-? was aching Intol
erably. Every lime he moved It gave
him a terrible thumping stab.
When the gong sounded for five
o'clock he was dumb with misery and
pain. Mechanically he put on his hat
and overcoat und went out Into the
cold winter air. He saw no one he
knew on the way, and only habit
guided him safely to his rooms. Ar
rived there, he felt a sudden strange
tension in his throat, a violent and
rapid pounding of his heart, an al
most audible scream of pain from his
head,- .and a second later he had
thrown himself across the bed and
was crying like a child. For an hour
or more he lay there, then pulled him
self together and forced himself ou;
for something to eat and a brisk walk, i
A well-cooked dinner changed Ever
ett's viewpoint decidedly. Things
weren't so bad after all. He would
go straight to Gene nnd tell her the
truth, and the next morning when
he took his place at his desk he would
see how hard he could work for the
company. Perhaps some day he would
get a promotion.
So, rather late that evening he sur
prised Gene by ringing her doorbell.
"Oh, I know about it, dear," she told
him, after one glance at his face; "but
don't look so tragic. We'll get" along
all right. I might have turned into
the silly snob 1 was trying to Imitate
the other night," she laughed.
Good old sport that she was! He
was glad she knew It, and he felt ,
much better now.
A week later McKellar was passing
through the office and stopped at Ever
ett's desk for a kindly word as usual.
"How do you think you'll like your
new boss?" he asked suddenly,
i "Fine! He's a good fellow," Ever
I ett sild heartily.
j "You had a little Idea you were go
ing to get the position yourself, didn't
you ?*
I Everett flushed and looked down.
' "I'm afraid I did," he answered after
a moment's hesitation.
; "Well, I didn't give It to you be*
cause I want you to go to Nashville
! and open a branch store at three
1 times yeur present salary. Will you
do It?"
naud. fiTOTttt P?MS0 .j| ItSSd HIT
his forehead and triad tograsp Um
fall BMtnIng of his words.
lIcKeilar saw the Inarticulate joy
on tho young msn's face and secretly
enjoyed It. He liked to t We people
happy surprise?.
"Well, yon think about It," he aald.
"and If you want to talk It over with
anyone I'll give you the afternoon off
and a couple of matinee tlcketa I have
here I can't use."
He moved away toward another desk
and left Everett gripping the two bits
of pink pasteboard and looking as If
someone had Just dropped a million
dollara at hla feet.
Rale* of Politeness
Were Not for Tennyson
Tennyson gained a reputation In
| his later years for rudeness. It was
| due perhaps to his dislike of Intru
j slons upon his solitude. When the
I mood was upon him he was apt to
I disregard entirely the conventlonal
I ltles, says the Kansas City Star,
j A neighbor of the poet laureate
, once asked If he might bring to Aid
worth a woman who was visiting In
his home. She was well known In so
1 clety. It was carefully explaiued to
| Tennyson that the woman had a great
admiration for the poet's works and
desired very much to see him. Tenny
son assented quite readily, telling the
J neighbor to bring her to1 luncheon and
named the day. When the day ar
rived the poet had forgotten all about
it and, as It chanced, was in one of
his solitary moods.
The woman was Introduced; Tenny
son bowed. Luncheon Was announced
and they went in. She sat next her
host, who throughout the meal did not
utter a word. At the end of it he re
tired in silence to his own room and
the woman left the house to which
she bad made her pilgrimage in hope
and reverence, not having heard so
much as the sound of the poet's voice.
Cockney** Abaent **H"
In Latin and the languages, such
as French, derived from It, the "h"
Is not pronounced, its omission being
due to the slightly different throat for
mation In different races. For cen
turies after the Norman conquest Latin
and Norman French were the official
tongues of England, and the aspirate,
therefore, was never sounded. With
the gradual rise of English as a na
tional language, the "h" came Into
fashion, though even today one may
occasionally find an old-fashioned
clergyman who clings to the ancient
tradition and speaks with conservative
correctness of an "umble man." In
the main, however, the dropping of the
"h" was left to the less-educated
classes, particularly those in London,
which, as the court and official center,
had of course been more affected by
the French non-asplratlon than the
more truly English north country.
Settled Manhattan Island
In the first ship sent to the present
territory of the United States by the
Dutch West Indies company, the New
Netherland, which landed in. the Hud
son river in 1623, Walloons, led by
Jesse de Forest, were passengers. The
eight families left on Manhattan,
which was named "New Avesnes,"
constituted the first settlement of that
now famous and valuable island and
the first liomemakers, in fact, In the
Middle Atlantic states.
Charity
A bone to the dog Is not charity.
Charity Is the bone shared with the
dog when you are Just as hungry as
the dog.
Never Be Afraid
Never be afraid of giving up your
best?and God will give you His bet
ter.
Men's Muscles
Men's muscles move better when
th2lr souls nri* making merry music.
Duty
I Do the duty that Hps nearest thee;
which thou knowest to be a duty! The
second duty will already become clear
er.?Carlyle.
j ? Tomorrow
j Where Is tomorrow? In another
world. To numbers this Is certain.
The reverse is sure to none.
Sorrow and Joy
' Worldly Joy ends In sorrow; godly
\9ottvw ends In Joy.
How Many?
"How many people," says Jeremy
Taylor, "are busy In the world gather
ing together a hamfful of thorns to sit
upoaP
Our Fears
What we fear most Is not today's
trouble, but that which may happen
tomorrow, i ??
Dumb Lot?
A dumb love Is only acceptable from
tk* Iffwer animals.?Doctor Von Dxfc*.
Old jKam Discovered
Youth Will Be Serve:
Not long ago the Cumpunion prim
ed a story by Mr. C. A. Stephens e?
titled "Cephas Tyrannus." The storj
reminded a reader of an experience
that a cousin of his had with a raui
that mast certalnlly have been au off
spring of old Cephas. The rain was
past middle age, yas large and heavy
and had a wicked set of herns that
he used at every opportunity. He be
came so dangerous that he finally had
tO be confined by hlmiesif in a small
enclosure.
My cousin, writes r.r correspond
ent, had obtained a younger and
smaller ram for breeding purposes,
and the sight of the newcomer filled
the old rain with deepest hatred. He
was never able to get at him, though
he often put the enclosure to a severe
test when the young rum would come
In sight. ~
The end of the Jealousy came sud
denly one day when the gate of his
pen was lhadvertently left open. The
old ram gave one angry blat and tore
through the opening, making for his
enemy, who was feeding with the
ewes about 200 yards away. At the
snort of defiance the entire herd
looked up, and the ewes took to their
heels. Not so their new lord, how
ever. He stood his ground, braced
all four feet and lowered his head to
meet the oncoming rush. As the two
collided there was a crash that was
heard In the next field. The impact
threw the old ram clear over the
youngster's backt and like Cephas,
when he landed some five feet to the
rear, he lay quite still. Examination
showed that his neck was broken.
The young rain appeared dazed for a
moment or two; then he leisurely trot
ted off to Join the ewes at their new
feeding place.?Youth's Companion.
Musk Ox Well Equipped
to Cope TVith Enemies
The musk ox which makes Its home
In the northern pnrt of Canada Is a
connecting link between wild cattle
and sheep. Its horns are similar to the
cape buffalo and its flesh tablt" like
beef. It has next its body a dense coat
of soft, clean woolly hair, and through
this grows a rain coat of very long,
straight brown hair like that of the
Tibetan yak, says the Winnipeg Free
Press.
It has a tall so short and small that
the animal seems tailless. Their horns
meet in a broad base over the top of
the skull, drop far down, then sharply
curve upward for several Inches, ter
minating in sharp points. They are
specially designed for puncturing the
vitals of wolves and j>olar bears. The
musk ox lives and thrived even up to
the farthest north for hoofed animals.
Pretty Legend of Crosses
Near the place where the Blue
Kidgc and the Allegheny mountains
unite there is, in Patrick county, Va.,
a spur of the Blue Ridge called "Bull
mountain." On the side of this moun
tain, and nowhere else In the world,
there are found the famous "fairy
stones." The mountaineers explain it
by legends worthy of the myth-making
Greeks. One story says "that ages
ago, when the red men were masters
here, these stones were showered down
by the Great Spirit as a sign of salva
tion coming to the savage race." But
the generally accepted legend?that
one from which the name comes?Is
this: "When Christ was crucified on
Calvary elfin messengers carried the
news to all parts of the world. When
the tidings of woe reached the fairies
In the rugged mountains they ceased
their merrymaking and at onc^ began
to make these crosses as mementos of
the sad event.''
Heat Kills Germs
Radiant (or visible) heat was em
phaslzed by Prof. Leonard Hill?at a
recent meeting of the London Zoologi
cal society?as "most useful in helping
caged animals to fight against infec
tion" from tuberculosis. Hot-water
pipes, he pointed out, though an eco
nomical way of raising temperature In
the animal houses, do not provide all
the benefits of radiant heat such as we
know best In the form of sunlight and,
In another form, In the domestic coal
fire. In fact, central heating?excel
lent In Ita place?Is not healthy heat
ing, as the prevalence of tuberculosis
In steam-heating countries such as
Sweden, Russia and the United States
goes far to prove.
Passed Over Bonanza
Although any '49er who made
good in the gold rush to California in
1M0 had no bone to pick with his
fate,' It is a comment that many of
them and their brothers who were not
so successful walked right orer ? rich,
bonansa in the southern part of Mex
ico, aleng the iathmus of Pannma,
over which many of them trekked.
Along the river of the Winding Snake
many '49ert walked on their wny to
thtf Pacfflc coast, little knowing that
late* prospectors would find a rich
field of oil beneath their feet
LAND SALE
Under and by virtue of the power of
nale (K>utMined iu a eeitaiu do#u lo secure
debt executed aud deliver?.?! by J. ti?
Thomson to Dr. J. H. Heard aud
Walter Defore on the lbth day of Jane,
1923, and recorded in the office of the
Clerk of the Superior Coart oi Houston
County, Georgia, in deed book 34, folio
124, Uie undersigned will on the 14tU
day of February, 1925, proceed to ?ell,
between the legal hoars ef tale, beiore
the court heu?e deor in Perry,
Houston County, Georgia, at pnblie out
cry, to t lie highest bidder fei cash, the
following described real eatate:
That lot, tract or parcel o. iand situate
lying and beiug in one body in the Coun
ty of Houston and tbe County ol inbb,
containing two hundred and two and
one-nail (202>4) acree bounued on tbe
West by land? of Mrs. Geerge Jewell, oa
fhe south by lanus ef Alex * argaaon; oa
the Ea?t by lands of Mrs. J. 8. \ inaon;
on t tie nurth by lands of Miuchew and
Thompson; and being the same property
that Mas conveyed to J. ti. ihouipson
by F. D. Kay by warrauty deeu dated the
22nd day of August, 190* and recorded
in the Otlice ol the Clerk of Houston
Superior Court in Book 9, folio 213, The
property hereby convey*d is known as
all of lot Two Hundred and Five ^205)
in the lower Fifth Distriot of Houston
County and all of fractional lot No. Two
Hundred and Five (*05) in tke Kutland
District of tiibb, originally Houston
County.
The aa.d deed with power of sale to
secure debt was given to secure the pay
ment of a oeituin principal note lor the
sum of Thrte Thousand Hollars($3,000.00)
dated the 18th da} of Juue, liKtf, unci
payable to the order of Dr. J. H. Heard
and Walter DeFore one year afterdate.
On the Mb day of October, 1924, ilie^aid
J. 15. Thompson executed an extension
agreement to the said Dr. J. H. Heard
and Walter Deferc wherein he undertook
to extend the Payment of said note until
the lbth duy ot June, 1995, upon con
dition that he pay $500.00 on said
pi i"< ij<al note on or before the first day
of November, 1924, and pay the principal
and interest on said note as the same ma
tur? ti. i he said J. b. Thompson fulled
to pay auid $500.00 on the principal and
failed lo pay the interest which matured
ou said $3000.00 note ou the 18th day of
December, 1924, and thereupou the said
Dr. J. H. Heard and Walter iJcfor?
exercised their optieu in sa<u deed witb
power, of sale to declare said uebt due
and thereupon the power of sale contain
ed in naid deed became operative and is
hereby exercised in this foreclosure pro
ceeding. There will be due on said debt
?n said 14th day of February, 1925, th?
sum of Three Thousand Dollurs($3000.00)
principal, and the bum of One Hundred
and forty $140.00) Dollars interest. The
undersigned will execute and deliver deed
conveying fee simpie title to said property
to the highest bidder as provided in said
deed with power of sale. The proceeds
arising from the sale of said property
will be applied as provided in aaid deed
with power of sale to secure debt.
Dr. J. H. Heard, Waiter DeFore.
The Real Evil J
Oomes a preacher with the newi
that the reason there are no divorcee
In heaven is because there are no
lawyers up there.?Bulletin.
Record for Reading
Sixty-four members of a church in.
Council BlufT8, la., reading In 15
mlnute relays, from 6 o'clock in the
morning until 11:15 at night, conk
pleted the New Testament In one day.
??"?'?I ? 5
His Motive
Wife?"I cannot understand, John,
why you always sit on the piano stool
when we have company. Everyone
knows you cannot play a note." Hus
band?"I'm well aware of It, dear.
Neither can anybody else when I am
sitting here."
i ? ? i ? . . >
Country of Hedges
It is estimated that If half the
acreage which is now occupied by;
hedge rows in England and Wale?
were sown in wheat there would be a
yield sufficient to supply bread for
more than 1,000,000 people for a whole
year.
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Firat Paper Mill
The first paper mill in America was
opened near Philadelphia in 1690. The
papermaking was done by hand, and
until 1706, when the pulp engine wae
introduced !nto America from Holland,
the rags continued to be beaten into
pulp by hand.
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Constitution Sett Age Limit i
No man or woman can be a mem
ber of the house of representatives un
til he of she Is twenty-five years old^
while you must attain the age of
thirty years to be a United Statee
senator, and be thirty-five years old.
If you want to be president, and be
a native-born American. These rolee
are all set forth in the Constitution of
the United States.
Era of Good Feeling
In American political history the
two administrations of President lion?
roe, up to the time of the cenpalm
for his successor, 1817-1824, wae
known as the era of good feeling.
There were practically no Issues and
but one party. Monroe being unani
mously re-elected In 1820 except feff
the personal whim of one elector, j