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Sunday School ' Lesson' <By REV. P. n riTlWATKIl. D.P.. D??n of th? t?nlni School. Moody Utbl? In stitut? of rhlct(o ) <<?). 192ft. Wtitim N*wspap*r Union.) 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 ^ ( " ' ? ' ? i 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." ? 0 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. ,, o ) 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.