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UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
SUNDAY r
chool Lesson
n» HABOLD L. LUNDOUIBT. D, D.
Dean o( The Moody Bible Institute
of Chicago.
'Released by Western Newspaper Union.)
Lesson for September 17
lesson subjects and Scripture texts se
lected and copyrighted by International
Council of Religious Education; used by
t>ennission.
1 MICAH: A MESSENGER OF
SOCIAL JUSTICE
LESSON TEXT—Mtcah 3:1-12; 6:6-8.
GOLDEN TEXT—What doth the I-ord re
■ quire of thee, but to do Justly, and to lova
mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
Mlcah 6:8.
r We demand hur an rights, social
justice, and economic security. Cor
rupt judges and bribe-taking offl
■cials must be put out of office. Land
lords must not squeeze every penny
■out of their tenants; loan sharks
must be put out of business; the
rich must not oppress the poor. The
Church must have ministers with a
real message and must share in the
solution of the problems of human
ity.
>No, we did not copy that para
graph out of today’s newspaper. It
is the message that the prophet Mi
■cah preached more than 2,500 years
ago. And what’s more, he not only
theories, but he knew how
to accomplish his purpose of real
social justice. If is time some of
those who talk about this subject
got back to the Bible and really
teamed how it can be done.
L Social Injustice (3:1-10).
The inhumanity of man toward
man is not something that just hap
gioned. There arc lundamental rea
sons for such conditions, and they
arc the same in our time as in Mi
-cah’s day. The responsibility rests
squarely on the failure of our na
tional and spiritual leaders to per
form their God-given tasks.
I. Rulers without Judgment (3:1-4,
The obligation of anyone who is
liven or who seeks public office is
ra know judgment. This does not
-mean only that he is to have a gen
eral knowledge of the law and its
ftadmicalities; he is to know justice
wa his very heart, to love it, and to
fee that it is always rightly admin
istered.
The leaders of Israel had woefully
failed, in fact had deliberately de
s)Ti*)rtcd from the standards of God,
ad Micah exposed them in plain,
te;*niatic, well-spoken words. While
cemses 2 and 3 are not to be taken
£ ter ally, they do in striking figura
speech describe just what un
scrupulous politicians do to an un
iraspocting people.
2. Prophets with a False Message
?3:5-8).
In such a day might one not ex
vpect God's messengers to have a
of condemnation for the lead
's*?? and of comfort for the people?
only did they keep quiet about
\ i 9m sin and corruption which they
■.-ijaw about them, but they actually
xbtwtxmraged their prominent and
■wealthy “church members" in their
mo by saying, "All is weJl." Such
religious leaders have not altogether
pciriehed from the earth.
’Lrel ministers of God be like Mi
cah, who is described in verse 8 as
si man of judgment and justice, be
cause he was "full of power by the
Spirit of the Lord.”
11. Social Security (3:11, 12; 6:
No, that idea was not discovered
hy the politicians of the 1930’5. It
lias been in the plan of God from
the beginning; in fact only in Him
as there any real national, personal,
nr social security. Micah skillfully
unmasked false security and re
vealed the way of true security.
I. False Security and Divine Judg
ment (3:11, 12).
When the heads of a nation “judge
for reward” and its religious leaders
"teach for hire" and its prophets
"‘divine for money” (v. 11), there is
no use to talk piously about God
being with us.
The prophecy of verse 12 was ful
filled three times—by the Chaldeans
in 586 B. C., by Titus in A. D. 70,
and under Hadrian in A. D. 135.
Oid always keeps His promises,
■even if the promise be a promise
of judgment.
2. True Security and Divine Bless
ing (6:6-8).
God is not to be propitiated by
the offerings of material things as a
sacrifice or by any outward profes
sion of piety. He looks at the heart.
Verse 8 is a remarkable and beau
tiful epitome of God’s requirement
of man, namely, justice, kindness,
and .humility; but note that this is
the requirement of the law, and
■one which no man can possibly ful-
I'nl! apart from Christ. It is evi
dent folly for men to quote this verse
as did the agnostic Thomas Hux
ley and others, to justify themselves
for not responding to the claims of
<he gospel of Christ. Only Christ
can make any man capable of true
justice, constant kindness, and gen
mine humility. Only thus can we
meet the demands of the law of God.
'Real social justice and security
-will come only as there is a recog
nition of Jesus Christ as Saviour and
foord by the leaders, by the prophets
and by the people.
- *
, Self Abnegation
After you have been kind, after
love has stolen forth into the world
and done its beautiful work, go back
into the shade again and say noth
ing about it. Love hides even from
.itself. Love w’aives even self-satis
.faction.—Henry Drummond,
SATURDAY,
SEPT. 16
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Enjoy the personal attention
of an expert in the selection
of color, pattern, and styling
best suited to your appear
ance. Choose from hundredi
of fine new custom quality
woolens in yard-length
samples to give a better idea
of their beauty. Fine tailoring
ot popular prices!
MOORE DRY
GOODS CO.
Perry, Ga.
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ELKO CHARGE NOTES
Schedule of services for the
Methodist churches of the Elko
charge is as follows:
First Sunday--Grovania, 11:30
a. m. and 8 p. m.
Second Sunday-Andrew Chap
el, 11:30 a. m. and 8 p. m.
Third Sunday—Bonaire, 11:30
a. m. and 8 p. ni.
Fourth Sunday—Elko, 11:30
a. m. and 8 p. m.
Rev. W. J. Erwin, Pastor.
AN ORDINANCE
Be it ordained by the Mayor
and Council of the City of Perry
and it is hereby ordained by au
thority of the same, that the
ordinance adopted by the Mayor
and Council of the City of Perry
at the regular meeting on Au
gust 7, 1939, regulating the sale
of milk and milk products in the
City of Perry, be amended by
changing the period at the end
of the next to the last paragraph
to a colon and adding immed
iately thereafter to words “nor
buttermilk.” So that said para
graph as amended shall read as
follows:
“Be it further ordained by
the authority aforesaid that
| nothing in this ordinance shall
apply to any person, firm or cor
poration selling country butter;
nor evaporated or condensed
milk sold in hermetically sealed
cans; nor buttermilk.”
Be it further ordained that all
ordinances and parts of ordinan
ces in conflict herewith are here
by repealed.
Be it further ordained that this
ordinance shall become effective
immediately upon its passage.
ANNOUNCEMENT
The high school group of chil
dren of Houston County World
(War veterans will hold a meet
ling in the American Legion
j Home Friday night at 8 o,clock.
First Use of ‘Americanism’
The term "Americanism" was j
first used by John Witherspoon,
j president of Princeton university, in
1 1781.
J
GARDEN GOSSIP
By HUBERT B. OWENS
In March of this year construc
tion was begun on a garden de- j
velopment on the campus of the
University of Georgia in Athens, j
This garden, when completed, j
will be a living memorial to the)
founders of the Ladies Garden|
Club at Athens---the first Garden
Club in the United States.
Three years ago the Garden;
Club of Georgia, in session at Al-i
bany, voted to raise funds to es
tablish a suitable memorial toj
the founders of the Ladies Card-:
en Club of Athens, which was
organized in 1891. After long
and serious consideration by the J
members of the Garden Club of
Georgia as to the type of memo
rial to be undertaken, it was fi
na’ly felt that the most appro
priate typj of memorial would be
a living garden. The Landscape
Archittccure Department sug
gested to this organization in the
fall of 1938 that a garden be de
veloped on the University cam
pus on the area surrounding the
new quarters of the department
as a Founders’ Memorial Garden.
Seeing that such a development
would serve as a fitting tribute
to the past and an educational ,
need for the future, the Garden
Club of Georgia gave to the plan;
its full endorsement and support|
at a meeting in Savannah Jan-j
uary 28.
The plan adopted is a coliabora- j
tive project between the Land-|
scape Architecture Department,
thi University proper and the
Garden Club of Georgia. The
memorial gardens will be main
tained by the regular force of
the University under the direct |
supervision of the Department of
Landscape Architecture. The de
sign of the gardens is the con
tribution of the Department to
the memorial. Ihe cost of con
struction and planting is being
raised by the Garden Club of
Georgia.
The brick building which faces
Lumpkin Street is of pleasing de
sign. At the rear of this main
building are two smaller build
ings---possibly the old kitchen
and smokehouse, one of which
will be converted into a lecture
room and the other a trophy
room for the Garden Club of
Georgia. Adjacent to the build
ing is an area of approximately
two acres which is admirably
suited to the development of a
complete garden. On the north
side of the house extending to
the Infirmary is an area consist
ing of many large oak trees
which will be developed in the
naturalistic manner, using the
best native small trees, shrubs
and wild flowers. A car turn
paved with Belgian block is also
1 1 lanned for this side of the build
ing. In the southeastern quar
ter of the property and at the
rear of the buildings the plan
calls for a series of formal gard
ens in different levels where
perennials, annuals and bulbs
will be grown.
Only the very best and most
appropriate material will be used
for carrying out the construction
and plantingscheme.lt is intend
ed that these gardens shall be as
perfect examples of good,
straight-forward landscape de
sign as it is possible to make
them.
The Landscape Architecture
Department is proud of its con
nection with this project which
was made possible by the Gar
den Clubs of the state. A suitable
memorial to the past, an out
standing educational opportunity
for the future, this garden also
serves as an example of the vi
tality and force of the Garden
Club of Georgia today.
First State to Ratify
Delaware, which ratified the Con
stitution in 1787, was the first state
to do so.
Whalers Gave Land to U. S.
United States claims to the sov
ereignty of islands in the South
Pacific is based on whalers’ rec
ords, made of the 25 islands be
tween 1818 and 1828.
Thorvaldsen Born in Copenhagen
Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844)
was born in Copenhagen, but his
father was a woodcarver from Ice
land. At the Copenhagen school of
art he won the traveling studentship
and went to Rome in 1797. He be
gan to imitate the classic Roman
sculpture and scored his first big
success with his Jason. He did a
tomb for Pius VII in St. Peter’s,
and back in Copenhagen sculptured
a series of great statues of Jesus
and the apostles for the Fruen
i kirche. Thorvaldsen died wealthy,
leaving much of his fortune to build
and endow an art museum in
Copenhagen.
j Sugar Beet 75 Per Cent Water
A sugar beet is about 75 per cent
water.
Shearer, Furniture Designer
Shearer collaborated with Hep
i plewhite and is credited with the
familiar sideboard design. His draw
ings appear in “Designs for House-
hold Furniture” (1788).
f
I Liberty Bell to Allentown, Pa.
In 1777, when the American forces
were about to leave Philadelphia
j the Liberty bell was taken to Al
lentown to prevent its falling into
the hands of the British, who were
then at the city’s gates.
Oyster Filters Food
A young oyster feeds on micro
i scopic plants and organic matter,
filtering as much as 26 quarts of
water an hour through its gills to
get its food. In two to five years it
is ready to eat.
First Pension Law
The first pension act enacted by
congress was passed March 18, 1818.
It granted officers $2O a month and
privates $3 a month during life,
provided they served nine months or
more in the Continental army or
navy, or to the end of the Revolu
tionary war and could prove the
need of money.
Save at
Christopher’s
Carry it home in your truck
and buy cheaper. Buy now
as the war is forcing furni
ture prices up 4 A regular
$39.95 seller.
3 1 P c.
BEDROOM
SUITE
The Wal. Vanity
The Wal. Bed
The Wal. Chest
$29.50
Cash and Carry
Newlyweds and new home
builders enjoy shopping at
this big store. Furnish the
entire home at
CORDELE’S FURNITURE
DEPARTMENT STORE
CHRISTOPHER
Furniture Company
Housefurnishings
CORDELE, GA.
IJCG@ .•»
raised this hugesum in taxes .for this
lP||P|l ■ state alone, rorthe nation as a whole
Beer raises A MILLION DOLLARS A DAY.
NOW, TO KEEP BEERS MANY
| r* t BENEFITS. FOR YOU AND FOR THEM,
AMERICAS BREWERS WANT TO HELP KEEP
Beer lias made work in over BEER RETAILING AS WHOLESOME AS BEER
A 100 industries, since repeal. If ITSELF. THEIR PROGRAM WILL INTEREST
Wj^^W r eer ' ldc * n °tcome back.there LOCAL LAW AUTHORITIES... AND YOU*
I 111 would have been I MILLION MAy SEND Y OU TH£ FACTS?
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■ \|f tori 1C nation o ay. United Brewers Industrial Foundation,
vyjV 19 East iOtk Street, New York, N. Y.
SEER.. .a leverage of moderation -wm:- I
SPECIALS
SEPTEMBER 14-30
PERMANENT WAVES
$5.00 WAVE $4.00
4.00 WAVE 3.00
3.00 WAVE 2.50
2.50 END CURLS 2.00
These prices will not prevail on Saturdays.
Gocd all other days.
Elizabeth’s Beauty Salon
LOUISE WEST, Operator.
IN YOUR FALL PLANTInF
SEE US FOR YOUR
OATS, WHEAT, RYE, VETCH, RAPE
BARLEY, and WINTER PEAS
TRACTORS. HARROWS, PLOWS, GRAIN
DRILLS, THRESHING MACHINES, HAY
PRESSES, WAGONS, and HARNESS.
Several Good Used HAY PRESSES, TRAC
TORS, PEANUT PICKERS & THRESHERS.
WE BUY
PEANUTS, COTTON SEED, CORN,
HAY and PEAS
See Us for Any FARM EQUIPMENT.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR BUSINESS.
GEO. C. NUNN
Phone 31 CASE DEALER Perry, Ga.
NOTICE !
I wish to state I have sold my Barber Shop to Mr. J. R.
Nail, who comes to us highly recommended as a good man and
a church worker. We wish to thank you for your past pat
ronage and will greatly appreciate your business in the future.
T. R. SUMMERS
CITY BARBER SHOP
J. R. NAIL, Propr.