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<By REV. P. n riTlWATKIl. D.P.. D??n
of th? t?nlni School. Moody Utbl? In
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Lesson for February 22
GOOD CITIZENSHIP
(Temperance Lesson.)
LESSON TEXT?Rom. IJ:1-1<.
GOLDEN TEXT?"Thou ?halt lov?
Ihy neighbor an t-hynelf."?Hum. 13:8.
PRIMARY TOriC?Lov? On? An
other.
JUNIOR TOPIC?Reward? of Obedi
ence.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP
JC?Obeying the law.
you NO PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP
IC?Obeying and Enforcing the Uw.
It Is highly Important that the dis
ciple of Christ should realize that he
Is a cltlr.cn ns well as a Christian. In
telligent Christians will show loyalty
to the state as well as to the church.
In fact, the better the Christian, the
better the state. The failure to recog
nize this truth has brought Christian
ity into disrepute In many quarters.
I. The Christian's Obligation to the
State (vv. 1-7).
1. Obedience to the Rulers (vv, 1-4).
This obligation is upon ail Christians.
The reason this obligation is universal
Is t lin t civil government la ordained of
God nnd the rulers are Hla representa
tives. It is God's purpose that man
should live under authority. It Is His
purpose because man's highest good
demands it. To refuse obedience to
civil authority is to resist God. Tills
of course does not mean that a Chris
tian nt the holiest of the state should
do that which Is morally wrong, Just
as parental authority does not imply
that the child Is under obligation to
do that which Is rnorolly wrong ot the
command of parents, but It does de
mand submission ns the law of the be
liever's life. The Christian frequently
htis need to cnll upon the rulers for
help and personal protection (Acts
38:12-17; 10:35-41; 22:25).
2. The Spirit of Such Obedience
(v. R), It Is to be conscientious, that
is, it is to ho regarded, not merely as
serving a good pnrpose, but morully
right.
II. The Nature of This Obedience
(vv. 0-7).
(1) Payment of personal and prop
erty taxes. The citizens who enjoy the
benefits of government are morally
hound to support It.
2) Payment of duties upon merchan
dise nnd license fees. The business
exchange between nations must be
regulated. For such regulations ex
penses Incur for which benefits the
citizens shrould pay.
(3) Venerntlon for magistrates?
"fear to whom fear." Those who fear
God should venerate His representa
tives, that Is, civil rulers.
(4) The proper attitude?"honor to
whom honor." This means that civil
servants, officers of the law, should bo
honored because of the ministry they
perform.
II. The Christian's Obligation to His
Fellow Citizens (vv. 8-10).
This Is summed up In the word
"love." Love Is a perpetual ohllga- |
tlon. Pnylng of debts Is obligatory ?
upon all. Christians are Judged by |
their promptness In pnylng debts. The i
only debt thnt Is right to owe Is that
of love. Although we give love to the
full each day, each .succeeding day
calls for It over again. Love works no
111 to one's neighbor. This love for
bids defrauding in matters of prop
erty ; It forbids going into debt where
there Is no reasonable certainty of be
ing able to meet the obligation; it for
bids defrauding in matters of moral
purity. Where there is real love, adul
tery cannot be committed, for it is a
crime against one's neighbor. Love
forbids murder. It forbids stealing. It
forbids coveting. It forbids working
111 to one's neighbor.
III. The Grand Incentive of the
Christian's Life (vv. 11-14).
This is the coming of the Lord. The
suprenw call is to the Christian to
awake out of sleep. The picture here
presented Is of one asleep when the
nun Is high In the heavens. Life's
duties can only be properly executed
when one Is awnke. The one going
through life without thinking of eter
nity la asleep. Each day Is bringing
us nearer to the eternal goal and since
thnt day If nt hand, we should
1. Cast Off the Works of Darkness,
(v. 12). The works of darkness are. |
the fins of the flesh such as dishonest
dealing In business, rioting and drunk i
enness.
2. Put on the Armor of Light (vv.!
12-13). Wifh this armor on the Chris-!
tlnn will (1) walk honestly, (2) not In!
rioting nnd drunkenness. (3) not In
chambering and wantonness, (4) not In
strife, (5) not in envying.
8. Put on the Lord Jesus Christ (?.'
14). The only way to be free from the
works of darkness Is to put on Christ.
He Expected a
Promotion
By EDGAR T. MONFORT
(CoyjrrlfhL)
M A ND I'*n expecting ? promotion
Pretty goon. 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 fiance,
ou're Just like a twelve-year-old
boy talking about getting a new radio
set or something of that sort," she told
him. "And how do you know you'll
get that promotion?"
"Oh. I don't know It, but I'm prac
tically certain of it Everybody at
the office aays so. Ton 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 lg go
ing to leave the first of tha year.
Somebody'li 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. Wade, I'll be so proud of
you. f you do get It. It will be won
? my husband. manager of the
wiles department of the McKellar
??int and Varnish company I I'U be
s=o stuck up!" She rose and walked
.?round the room, her heud up, an Im
aginary lorgnette before her eyes a
laugh,tble imitation of a woman' of
the wealthy dowager type. Wade
laughed and was not unflattered by her
remarks.
"You nttle monkey," he said, "but
you shall have the prettiest little run
?: ?out for u wedding present a man
??an give his bride."
"You generous old dear."
'?ut 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
xiltenient over the promotion of John
Mingston to the position of sules man
ager.
"Poor old Everett." they said sym
pathetically, "we were all sure you'd
get it. Never mind, there are plenty
"? ?is 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
ett was stunned.
? Langston's a fine fellow.
Hell 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 fy. could ever tell Gene.
. 'ut "ou,fl she say. whnt would she
do? He thought of the plans they had
made and the car he would buy her.
How could he ever tell Gene?
Pr??Ln?Vl3 hCftd was achln? ^tol
erably. Every time he moved It gave
him a terrible thumping stab.
, ^VheB 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. Iie saw no one he
k .er\ ?.n, way' and on,y 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, th*n pulled him
self together and foreeT himself ou;
for something to eat and a brisk walk.
A well-cooked dinner changed Ever
ett s viewpoint decidedly. Thimrs
weren't so bad after all. * He would
go straight to Gene and 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 lie 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
nil 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! 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.
"Fine! He's a good fellow," Ever
ett said heartily.
"You had a little Idea you were go
ing to get the position yourself, didn't
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 yon be
muse 1 want you to go to Nashville
and open a branch store at three
times your present salary. Will you
do It?"
J)*zed. Evertti passed ? hqad fjfj
Bis forehead and tried to grasp tli?
full meaning of his words.
McKeilar saw the Inarticulate Joy
on the young man's face and secretly
enjoyed It. He liked to give people
happy surprise?.
"Well, you think about It," be 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 a million
dollars st his feet.
Rule* of Politeness
Were Not for Tennyson
Tennyson gained a reputation In
his later years for rudeness. It wus
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 wafe 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 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 had made her pilgrimage in hope
and reverence, not having heard so
much as the sound of the poet's voice.
Cockney*a 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 Normnn 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-nspiratlon 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 thu
Middle Atlantic states.
Charity
A bone to the dog is not charity.
Oharity is the bone shared with the
dog when you are just as hungry as i
the dog.
Never Be Afraid
Never be afraid of giving up your
best?and Goil will give you His bet
ter.
Men's Muscles
Men's muscles move better when
their souls are muking merry music.
Duty
i Do the duty that lies nearest thee;
which thou knowest to be a duty! The
Iseoond duty will already become clear
er.?Carlyle.
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
'/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. 11. 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
The power for holy service 1a Inter
course with God,
LEGAL SALE OF LAND
loutoa County.
Whereas, on the 1st day of January
1917 Wm, A. Bwiett executed and de
livered to The Georgia Loan & Trust
Company deed, under Section "3306 ot
the 1910" Code of Georgia, to the lands
hereinafter described, for the purpose ot
a ?curing a debt referred to in aaid deed,
which deed is refolded in the Clerk's
office of Houston Super or Court in book
25 of dee<ls, page 140.
And Whereas, in ?aid deed, aaid grantor
gave to said grantee and assigns the
power to sell said land* iu case of de
fault in the prompt payment at maturity,
of interest or principal of aaid debt.
Now Therefore, by virtue of the power
to veated in the undersigned, which is
more accurately thowu by reference to
amid deed We ?t Rutland Trust Company
wilt sell at public outcry to the highest
bidder, for cash, on Tuesday, March 3,
192o during the legal hours of aale before
Houston Couuty Court House door at
Ferry Georgia, the lands described in
the aforesaid deed, to-wii:
All that tract or parcel of land situate
lying aud being in the Eighth (8thJ Dis
trict of original Houston, now Peach
County Georgia, being three tracts of
land, described as tellowss One Hun
dred Thirty (130) acres more or less, off
of the We8tpartof 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 bide
of said line, the North and South lino so ,
to run that there will be 130 acres West
thereof. Also Thirty (30) acres of land
in the Southeast part ot land lot No.
Thirty one (31), bounded North and
West by land* known as the "Nellie
Gray Land;" East by lands of Wm. A.
Hassett; and South by lands of A. J.
^TanKnnd J. E. Davidson. Al?o all of
the West half of land lot No. Three (3)
that lies North of the Public road run
ning fiom Fort Valley to Flint River,and
com i rising Ninety (00) acres, more or
less. All of said tbrt:e tracts of lanu lying
| in one body and containing in the aggre
gate two Hundred Fifty (foO) acres more
I or less.
Said debt was assigned and deed to
' Faid lands to secure same made by The
' Georgia Loan & Trust Company to the
undersigned. Said deed recorded in said
Clerk's Office in Book 85, page 224,
March 9th , 1917.
The said deed first above mentioned,
! was executed and delivered to secure the
payment of one certain promissory uote
for the sum of $8000.00 dated January
1st., 1U17 and the principal debt, bearing
interest at the rate of S per cent per
annum remains unpaid,
J The total amount of principal and
interest that will be due on said d6bt on
the date of sale is $9584.86 Fee simple
; titles will be made tu the purchaser at
, said sale and the proceeds of such sale
[ will be applied first, to the payment of
j said debt with interest and expenses of
l this proceeding, and the remaindsr, if
any, will be paid over to said Wm. A.
liasBettorhis legal representative.
Dated this 4th day of February l9t5.
WEST RUTLAND TRUST COMPANY
A. C. Riley Attorney at Law for West
Rutland Trust Company.
ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE.
By virtue of an order granted by the
Court of Ordinary DeKalb, County, Geor- .
gia will be s?ld at public outcry, to (he
highest bidder for oash, on the IstTues- j
day in March 1925 at the Court liouge,
in Houston Couu*y? Peiry Georgia
between tbe legal hours of sale,
All of her on?-half (>?) undivided
interest in, .
All of that tract of lund, lying or be
ing in the County of Houston said state
ot Georgia; und being in the 13th Dis
trict of said Gonnty ; and being the east
half of lot No. 316, and containing, 101X
acres moie or less,
Also all that tract or parcel of land in
the Upper Town District of Houston
County Georgia, containing twenty-four
(24) acres more or le-s.
Said two tracisaie known as the Winn
place two miles west of ferry .Georgia,
on Maishallville road, and aggregating
126 '4 acres, moro or less, and bounded
as follows, on the East by L. P. Cater's
Nunn Place; on West by Chan. Rountiee
place, on theNoith by Big lndiau Creek
and Ben Kelders, on the South by Perry
and Marshailviilu public road. Terms
cash. February 5, 1925,
C. C. LEAVELL Administrator of
Mary Lou Leavell Deed.
ORDINARY'S CITATIONS
Qcoigte, H?Mton Comity.
O. C. Morgan administrator of the
estate of Mrs. Corn 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 0, 1925.
M. L. Cooper Ordinary.
Gtoifla, Houston County.
Frank L. Fincher guardian of Lula W
O'Niel having applied for letters ot dis
mi'sion from ais guardianship, this is to
notify all persons concerned to show
cause if any they can, why his ?ppli<'j?ti*n
should not be granted at the c<<> rt of
Ordinary on the ffr.?t Monday in A<urcb
next. This February 5, lt25.
M. L. Cooper Ordinary.
Fire Insurance at H. P. Houser's
Terry Ua,
land sale .
Under and by virtue of the potter of
sal? couUiueU in u eetlaiu de<>d toaecure *
debt executed ?ud delivered by J. B,
Thompson to Dr. J. 11. Ovarii and
Walter Dafore on the 18th dey of J una,
1923, and recorded in ihe otlice of the
Clerk of the Superior Coart of Houston
County, Georgia, in deed book 34, folio
124, liie undersigned will on the 14th
day of February) 1925, proceed to ?ell,
between the legal bourn of aale, before
the court heuse door in Perry,
Houston County, Georgia, at public out
cry, to the highest bidder fat cash, the
following deacribed real estate:
That lot, tract or pareel oi land situate
lying and baiug in one body in the Coun
ty of Houston and the County ol l>ibb,
containing two hundred and two and
one-half (2(J2}4) acre? bounded on tbe>
West by land? of Mr*. Geerge Jewett, oas ;
|he south by lands of Alex t argason; o?
the East by lands of Mrs. J. ti. Vinson;
on ttie north by lands of Miuchtw and
Thompson { and beiDg the same property
that Mas conveyed to J. B. ihouipson
by F. D. Kay by warrauty deed dated tU?
42nd day of August, 190* and recoiued
iu the Office of tbe Clerk of Houston
Superior Court in Cook S, folio 213, 'Aba
property hereby convey*d is known aa
all of lot Two Huudred and Five ^205)
in the lower Fifth District of Houston
County and all of fractional lot Mo. Two
Hundred and Five (<05) in ttaa Rutland
District of liibb, originally Houston
County. +
The said deed with power of (ale to
secure debt was given to secure the pay
ment of a certain principal note {or tue
sum of Three Thousand Dollars($3,0U0.00)
dated the 18th day of June, 1923, and
payable to the order of Dr. J. H. Heard
and Waller DeFore one year afterdate.
On tliebth day of October, 1924, the said
J. Li. Thompson executed au extension
agreement to the said Dr. J. H. Heard
and Walter Defere wherein he undertook
to extend the payment of said note until
the 18ih duy ol June, 1925, upon con
dition that he pay ItGOO.OO 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. U. Thompson failed
to pay said $500.00 on the principal and
failed to pay the interest which matured
ou said $30u0.00 note on the 18th day of
' December, 1924, and thereupon the said
Dr. J. H. Heard and Walter DeFora
exercised their optiou in said deed witn
power of sale to declare said debt due
and thereupon the power of sale contain
ed in said deed became operative und is
hereby exercised in this foreclosure pro
ceeding. There will be due on said debt
en saiu 14th day of February, 1945, th?
sum of Three Thousand Dollars($3000.00)
principal, and the sum of One Hundred
and forty $140.00) Dollars interest. The
, undersigned will execute and deliver deed
conveying fee simple title to saiu property
to the highest bidder as provided in said
deed with power of sale. The proceeds
arising trom the ?ale of said property/
will be applied a9 provided in said deed
with power of sale to secure debt.
Dr. J. H. Beard, Walter DeFore.
The Real Evil J,
Oomes a preacher with the news
that the reason there are no divorces
in heaven is because there are no
lawyers up there.?Bulletin. tJ
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Record for Reading
Sixty-four members of a church In
Council Bluffs, la., reading In 15
mlnute relays, from 6 o'clock In the
morning until 11:15 at. night, com
pleted the New Testament in one day,
? .11? I i.. ? if^?n I. j
His Motive
Wife?"I cannot understand, John,
why you always sit on the piano stool
when we*have company. Everyona
knows yon cannot play a note." Hns^
band?"I'm well aware of it, dear*
Neither can anybody else when 1 am
sitting here." ?
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Country of Hedges
It is estimated that if half thy
acreage which is now occupicMl ' '
hedge rows in England ami v ,!?
were sown in wheat there w-i* a
yield sufficient to supply bread for
more than 1,000,000 people for a wliola
year. ,,
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Fir ?t Paper Mill
The first paper mill in America was
opened near Philadelphia in 1000. Tho
papermnking was done by hand, and
until 1756, when the pulp engine was
introduced '.nto America from Holland,
the rags continued to be beaten into
pulp by hand.
Constitution Sets 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 of
thirty years to be a United Stater
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 tl?s
two administrations of President Mon
roe, up to the time of the catnpairD
for his successor, 1817-1824, wss
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 fo*
the personal whim of ons elector.