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fBy REV. 11 FITZWATBH, V.V.. Dmb
of thn Kvontni School. Moody Bible In
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Lesson for February 15
JESUS IN QETHSEMANE
LESSON TEXT?Mark 14:31-42.
GOLDEN TEXT?"Not what 1 will,
tout what thou wilt."?Mark 14:36.
PRIMARY TOPIC?Jf#UH In the Oar
d?n.
JUNIOR TOPIC?Christ'? Prayer In
the Gardon.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP
IC?Christ's Prayer In the Garden.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP
IC?Lesson? Krom Get hsemune.
I. Jesus Christ Suffering (vv. 32-34.).
1. The Place (v. 32). The garden
of Gethsemane?on enclosure contain
ing olive and flg trees, beyond Kldrnn.
about three-fourths ?tf a mile from
JeruRulem. The name means olive
press. The name Is Migniflcant of the
occasion. Edersheiin says, "It Is an
emhlein of trial, distress, and agony."
Perhaps the garden wai owned by
some one of Jesus' friend?. It afforded
Him n suitable place to retire with
Ills disciple? In this trying hour.
2. Ills Companions (v. 8S). He took
with Hlin the eleven disciples that they
might share so far as possible, this
Borrow with Him. lielng a real human
being He crnved human sympathy. lie
bade them watch with Him. While He
knew that lie must "treud the wine
press alone," He had a keen apprecia
tion of sympathy so far as those who
loved Him could give It.
3. His Great Sorrow (v. 34^. This
Is the same as the "cup" In verse 30.
It was not primarily the prospect of
physical suffering that was crushing
Him; It was the suffering as a sin
benrer?the sensations of Ills pure soul
coming Into contact with the awful
sin and guilt of the world. In addi
tion to this there was the Judgment
stroke from the holy God as It fell
upon Ills Son Instead of the sinner.
God caused the iniquities of the world
to strike upon Jesus (II Cor. 5: 21; Isu.
53 :fl).
II. Josus Christ Praying (vv. 35-42).
' though He prized human sympathy
In the hour of supreme need, His only
recourse was prayer. The sympathy
of our friends Is helpful, but In the
great crises of life we con only find
help as we go to God In prayer.
1. The First Prayer (vv. 35-38).
(1) His posture (v. 35). He fell
on his face prostrate on the ground.
In the hour of our great need we nat
urally prostrate ourselves before God
?a becoming posture. (2) His peti
tion (v. 3(1). "Take away this cup from
Me." By the cnp Is meant His death
on the cross. No doubt It was most
grievous to Him to face Its shame, but
He pressed on knowing that for this
cause He had come Into the world
(John 12:27, 28, cf. Heb. 2:14). He
prayed that the "hour might pass from
Him"?the burden was so great that it
?eemed Ills life would be crushed out
His prayer was heard (Heb. 5:7). When
God hears our prayers He grants the
petition desired (I John 5:14, 15).
Angels ministered to Him, giving tlie
necessary grace to endure to the end
(Luke 22-43). (3) His resignation (v.
30). His will was In subjection to the
Father. He knew that His death on
the cross was the ?vili of God the
Father; tor He was the Lamb slain
from the foundation of the world. (4)
The disciples rebuked (v. 37). He sin
gled out Peter, since he had been the
most conspicuous In proclaiming his
loyalty (John 13:38). Though he
would go with Him to death he could
not watch one hour. (5) Exhortation
to the disciples (v. 38). "Watch and
pray, lest ye enter Into temptation."
The only way to be able to stand In
the time of trial is to be watching and
praying. Jesus knew that although
the disciples meant It well they would
fall in the trial unless aided from
above.
2. The Second Prnyer (vv. 39, 40).
He withdrew the second time from
Ills disciples and uttered the same
words In prayer. This wns not vain
repetition. It' Is proper to repeat our
requests. He fonnd the disciples asleep
again. Their shame and confusion were
more marked than at first.
8. The Third Prayer (vv. 41, 42).
He uttered the same words In His
third prayer (Matt. 20:44). He tells the
disciples to sleep on and take tlielr
rest, as the hour had now come for His
betrayal. There Is such a thing as be
ing asleep when wanted and awaking
when it Is too Inte.
Thank God
Thank God every morning when you
*?t up that yon have something to do
that day which must be done, whether
you like It or not. Being forced to
work and forced to do your best will
fcreed In you temperance, self-control,
ililgence, strength of will, content and
? hundred virtues which the idle will
??ver know.?Charles Klncder.
He Expected a
Promotion
By EDGAR T. MONFORT
(Copyright.)
w A ND I'm expecting a promotion
pretty soon. If I get It. It ought
to Just about double my salary. Then
we'll get married, won't we?"
Gene Walters smiled at her flunce.
"You're Just like a twelve-year-old
boy talking about getting a new radio
set or sometlvlng of thut sort," she told
him. "And how do you know you'll
get that promotion?"
?'Oh, I don't know It, but Fm prac
tically certain of It Everybody at
the office says so. You see, it's this
way"?Wade Everett's voice was eager
and his clear eyes flashed intelli
gence as he explained the situation?
"it's Just this way. Hawkins la go
ing to leave the first of the year.
Somebody'U have to fill his place.
I've been with them longer than any
one else in the office, and I've carried
more responsibility straight along.
The president, old McKellar, has al
ways been nice to me, and well . . .
It's Just about Inevitable," he ended
with a little laugh.
"Oh, Wnde, I'll be so proud of
you. If you do get It. It will be won
derful, my husband, manager of the
sales department of the McKellar
I'ulnt nnd Varnish company 1 I'll be
bo stuck up 1" She rose and walked
uround the room, her head up, an Im
aginary lorgnette before her eyes, a
laughable imitation of a woman of
the wealthy dowager type. Wade
laughed and was not unflattered by her
remarks.
"You little monkey," he said, "but
you shall have the prettiest little run
about for a wedding present a man
can give his bride."
"You generous old dear."
But "the best-laid schemes o' mice
an' men gang aft agley." When Ever
ett went to the office a few mornings
later everyone was in a hubbub of
excitement over the promotion of John
Langston to the position of sales nihu
tiger.
"Poor old Everett'," they said sym
pathetically, "we were all sure you'd
get It. Never mind, there are plenty
yf us to keep you company." They
slapped him kindly on the back and
tried 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
ctt was stunned.
"Well, Langston's a fine fellow.
He'll treat us right," he heard him
self saying after a while.
Suddenly the gong sounded and they
scattered to their respective desks,
and all day long he kept asking him
self how b|e could ever tell Gene.
What would she say, what would she
do? He thought of the plans they had
made and the car he would buy her.
How could he ever tell Gene?
By now his head was aching intol
erably. Every time he moved It gave
him n 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' and 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.
A well-cooked dinner changed Ever
ett's viewpoint decidedly. Things
weren't so bad after all. He would
go straight to Gene aud 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 (Jene by rlngln; her doorbell.
"Oh. 1 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 I was trying to Imitate
the other night," she laughed.
Good old sport that she was! lie
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 ag usual.
"How do you think you'll like your
| new boss?" he asked suddenly,
i "Fine! He's a good fellow," Ever
I ett said heartily.
j "You had a little Idea you were go
i ing to get the position yourself, didn't
I you?"
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
times your preaent salary. Will yoo
io itr
nasrt. Everett paaaejj a fW
bis forehead and triea to grasp the
full meaning of hit words.
McKellar saw the inarticulate Joy
on the young man's face and secretly
enjoyed It. He liked to give people
happy surprises.
"Well, you think about It," ke said,
"and If you want to talk It over with
anyone I'll give you the afternoon off
and a couple of matinee tickets 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 s million
dollars at bis feet.
Rules 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
sions upon his solitude. When the
mood was upon him he was apt to
disregard entirely the conventional
ities, says the Kansas City Star.
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
ciety. It was carefully explained 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
neighbor to bring her to luncheon and
named the day. When the day ar
rived the poet had forgotten all about
it and, as II 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 had made her pilgrimage in hope
and reverence, not having heard so
much as the sound of the poet's voice.
Cockney*m Absent "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-aspiration than the
more truly English north country.
Settled Manhattan I ?land.
In the first ship sent to the present
territory of the United Stateg 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 homemakers, in fact, in tli?
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
their souls nre making merry music.
Duty
I Do the duty that Ilea nearest thee;
which thou knowest to be a duty! The
second duty will already heroine clear
er.?Cnrlyle.
Tomorrow
Where Is tomorrow? In another
world. To numbers this Is certain.
The reverse is sure to none.
Sorrow and Joy
Worldly ,1oy ends in sorrow; godly
?orrow ends In Joy.
Doubts
Doubts about fundamentals exist in
certain churches. Where there is a
warm-hearted church, you do not hear
of them.?C. H. Spurgeon.
War and Peace
Be at war with your vices, at peace
with your neighbors, and let every year
find you a better man or woman.
Power for Holy Service
Hie power for holy serrlc# 1? inter
?ourte with God.
LEGAL SALE OF LAND
flmgU, Houatoc County.
Whereas, on the 1st d iy of January
1917 Win, A. Bassett executed and de
livered to The Georgia Loan & Trust
Company deed, under Section **3300 of
the 1910" Code of Georgia, to the lands
hereinafter described, for the purpose of
securing a debt referred I o in said deed,
which deed is recorded in the Clerk's
office of Houston Superior Court in book
25 of dee'ls, page 14?.
And Whereas, in said deed, said grantor
gave to said grRutee ai d assigns the
power to ?ell said lands in case of de
fault in the prompt payment at maturity,
of interest on principal of said debt.
Now Therefore, by virtue of the power
80 vested in the undersigned, which is
more accurately shown by reference to
said deed West Rutland Trust Company
will sell at public outcry to the highest
bidder, for cash, on Tuesday, March 3,
1920 during th? legal hours of sale before
Houston C'ouuty Court House door at
Perry Georgia, the lands described in
the aforesaid deed, to-wit:
All that tract or parcel of land situate
lying aud being in the Eighth (8th) Dis
trict of original Houston, now Peach
County Georgia, being three tracts of
laud, described as lojlows: One Hun
dred Thirty (130) acres more or less, off
of the W eat part of land lot No. Two
(2), said land measured by a line run
ning North and South through the entire
lot the 130 acres, lying on the West side
of said line, tbe North and South line so
to run that there will be 130 acres West
thereof. Also Thirty (30) acres of land
in the Southeast part or land lot No.
Thirty one (31), bounded North and
West by lands known as the "Nellie
Gray Land;" East by lands of Wm. A.
Bassett; and ^out!: by lands of A. J.
Evans and J. E. Davidson. Also all of
the West half of land lot No. Three (3)
that lies North of the Public road run
ning from Fort Valley to Flint River,and
comprising Ninety (90) acres, more or
less. All of said three tracts of lanu l>ing
in one body and containing in the aggre
gate two Hundred Fifty (t50) acres more
or less.
Said debt was assigned and deed to
Paid lands to secure same made by The
Georgia Loan & Trust Company to the
undersigned. Said deed recorded in said
Clerk's Office in Book ?5, page 224,
March 9th , 1917.
The said deed first above mentioned,
was executed aud delivered to secure the
payment of one certain promissory note
for the sum of $8000.00 dated January
1st., 1917 and the principal debt, bearing
interest at the rate of 6 per cent per
annum remains unpaid.
The total amount of principal and
interest that will be due on said debt on
the date of sale is $9584.86 Fee simple
titles will be made to the purchaser at
said sale and tht proceeds of such sale
will be applied first, to the payment of
said debt with interest and expenses of
this proceeding, and the remaindsr, if
any, will be paid over to said Wm. A.
Basseltorhis legal representative.
Dated this 4th day of February I9t5.
WEST RUTLAND TRUST COM PA NY
A. 0. Riley Attorney at Law for West
Rutland Trust Company.
ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE.
By virtue of an order granted by the
Court of Ordinaly DeKalb,County, Geor
gia will be s*ld at public outcry, to Jhe
highest bidder for cash, on the 1st Tues
day in March 19*25 at the Court House,
in Houston County, at Peiry Georgia
between the legal hours of sale,
All of her one-half undivided
interest in,
All of that tract of land, lying or be
ing in the County of Houston said state
of Georgia; and being in the 13th Dis
trict of said Connty; and being the east
half of lot No. 316, and containing, 101 %
i acres uu>>e or less,
Also all that tract or parcel ot land in
the Upper Town District of Houston
County Georgia, containing twenty-four
(24) acres more or le-s.
Said two traotsa'e known as the Winn
place two miles west of Perry Georgia,
on Marsliallville road, and aggregating
12614 acres, more or less, and bounded
as follows, on the East by L. F. Cater's
Nunn Place; on West by Chas. Rountiee
place, on theNoith by Big Indian Creek
and Ben Felders, on the South by Perry
and Marsliallviilo public road. Terms
cash. February 5, 1925,
C. C. LEAVELIj Administrator of
Mary Lou Leavell Deed.
ORDINARY'S CITATIONS
Georgia, Hem ton County.
O. C. Morgan administrator of the
estate of Mrs. Cora Morgan deceased
l.aving applied for letters of dismission
from his administration, this is to notify
all persons concerned! to show cause if
any they can, why his application should
not be granted at the court of Ordinary
on the first Monday in March next. This
February 5, 1925.
M. L. Cooper Ordinary.
Gtoorgte, BouiUa Ceoaty.
Frank L. Fincher guardian of LuU W
O'Niel having applied for letters oi dis
mission from nis guardianship, this is to
notify all persons concerned to > how
cause if any they can, why bis *ppli<-..tien
should not be granted at the co rt of
Ordinary on the first Monday in March
next. This February 5, 1*25.
M. L. Cooper Ordinary.
?Four rooms for re*t. Apply to
Mrs. L. S. McLester, Porry, Ga.
LAND SALE
Under and by virtue of the power of
sale contained lu u ceituiu dc<*d to secure
debt executed ?ud delivertu by J. u>
Thompson to Dr. J. 11. Heard and
Walter Defore on tlie 18th day of J uue,
1923, and recorded in the office o t the
Clerk of the Superior Coart of Houston
County, Georgia, in deed book 84, folio
124, Uie undersigned will on the 14th
day of-February, 1925, proceed to Bell,
between the legal hours of sale, before
the court house door in Perry,
Houston County, Georgia, at public out
cry, to the highest bidder far cash, the
following described real estate:
That lot, tract or parcel ot land situate
lying and beiug in one body in theCoun*
ty of Houston and liie County ot i>ibb,
containing two hundred and two and
ona-lialt (202)4) acres bounded on th*>
West by land? ofMrs. Uearge Jewatt, od
?he south by lands of Alex targason; od
the East by lands of Mrs. J. b. V inson ;
on tiie north by lands of Mibchew and
Thompson; and beiug the same property
that was conveyed to J. 14. ihouipson
by F. D. Kay by warrauty deed dated the
22nd day of August, 19UV and rccoided
iu the OHice ot tbe Clerk of Houston
Superior Court ia Book 2, folio 213, The
property hereby conveyed is known at
all of lot Two Hundred and Five ^205)
in the lower Fifth District of Houston
Couuty and all of fractional lot JNo. Two
Hundred and Five (*05) iu tne Kutlaad
District of Bibb, originally Houston
County.
The said deed with power of sale to
secure debt was given to secure the pay
ment of a ceitain principal note for tire
sum of Three Tnousaud L?oilars(.$3,ouo.00)
dated the 18th day of J uue, 1923, una
payable to the order of Dr. J. H. Heard
and Waller DeFore one year afterdate,
Uti tlieSth day of October, 1924, llie said
J. U. Thompson executed au extension
agreement to tbe said Dr. J. H. Heard
and Walter Dt fvrc wherein he undertook
' to extend the Payment of said note until
i the 18th duy oi June, 1995, upon con
j dition that he pay $500.00 on said
, principal note on or before the first day
of November, 1924, and pay the principal
and interest on said note as the same ma
tured. The said J. B. Thompson fulled
to pay said $500.00 oil the principal and
failed to pay the interest which matured
ou said $3000.00 note on the 18th day of
i December, 1924, and thereupou the said
Dr. J. H. Heard and Walter DeFore
exercised their optiou in said deed with
power of sale to declare said debt doe
and thereupon the power of sale contain
ed in said deed became operative and ia
hereby exorcised in this foreclosure pro
ceeding. There will be due on said debt
on said 14th day of Fedrutiry, 1925, the
sum of Three Thousand Dollars($S000.00).
i principal, and the sum of One Hundred
and forty 8140.00) Dollars interest. The
undersigned will execute and deliver deed
conveying fee simple 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 iu said ueed
with power of sale to secure debt,
j Dr. J. H. Heard, Walter DeFore.
The Real Evil
Comes n preacher with the newg
that the reason there are no divorce#
in heaven is because there are no
lawyers up there.?Bulletin. k;
Record for Reading
Sixty-four members of n church ltt
Council Bluffs, la., rending in 15
minute relays, from 6 o'clock in th?
morning until 11:15 at night, com
pleted the New Testament in one day
mm ml . , - 4
Hie Motive
Wife?"1 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."
Country of Hedges
It is estimated that if half the1
acreage which is now occupied by:
hedge rows in England nnd Wales
were sown in wheat there would be a
yield Kufliclent to supply bread for
more than 1,000,000 people for a whole
year.
Firnt Paper Mill
The first paper mill in America was
opened near Philadelphia in 1G00. The
paperinaking was done by hand, and
until 17GG, when the pulp engine was
introduced '.ptn America from Holland,
the rngs continued to be beaten Into
pulp by h ami.
Constitution Sett Age Limit
No man or woman can be a mem
ber of the house of representatives un
til he or she is twenty-five years old,,
while you must attain the age o f
thirty years to be a United State?
senator, and be thirty-five years old,
If you want to be president, and be
a native-born American. These rules
are all set forth In the Constitution of
the United States.
Era of Good Feeling
In American political history the
two administrations of President Mon
roe, up to the time of the campaign
for his successor, 1817-1824, was
known as the era of good feeling.
There were practically ao issues and
but one party. Monroe being unani
mously re-elected In 1820 except far
the personal whim of on? elector.