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IMPROVE UHIFOi fraWATIO?/L Sundr khofi Lcr DP F ?liy K K > ... .IBR. D. IX. I - f' Ihs Kv?nln, .<i ? Moody *Cbl* a ill of CM' ?u.. ? ItH. " )ip?pUntoB.) Lessen i. i ?? *. jruary 8 CKRIST'8 I NT 1? JORY PRAYE LESSON TRW?Ju ii 17:1-20. GOLDBN T K XT- .1 ty Father. kf. thr?uKh thine .wn ttu.n? tl.oae wl. thou liant Klv-ic i ?? 1 .it they may 1 -r kv ? a. :7rll. rHu../>K. . o- j iu? Prayln? f HI? K I? ixln JUNIOR TOPIC*?W lint Jesua Pr For. INTERMKIU ATI" AND SKNIORT? 2 "J? Chrlct'a Prnyo f >r Hit? Dlsclp YOPVO p tu ri.i: a u a DL'i.i' Tt 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. e ; 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. ? i m i 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