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ROCKDALE ‘BANNER. SUBSCRIPTION: PER YEAR (in advance)... $1.00. FOR 6 Months........... 50 cts. Entered at the Conyers Pont Office as second class mall matter. Advertising rates made known on Demand' JobWork Neatly and Promptly Executed. T. D. O'KELLEY - - Business Manage! John it. maddox Editoi SABBATH HELPS. [After several requests, we' have consented to give in each issue of our paper an exposition of the Sabbath school lessons for the next Sunday. We shall gather these comments from various sources, and shall try to keep in mind always onr determination to makeThem as thorough and re¬ liable as possible. We hope that they may encourage a great many in studying the scriptures, and in that way accomplish some good.] LESSON for Jan. 20th 1889. Title of Lesson—“Healing of the Leper.” Golden Text—“As soon as he had spoken, immediately the lep¬ rosy departed from him, and he was cleansed.” Scripture text—Mark 1:35:45 35. And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, lie went out, and departed into a sol¬ itary place, and there prayed. 3G. And Simon and they that wero with him followed after him. 37. And when they had found him, they said unto him, All men seek for thee. 38. And he said unto them, Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also; for there¬ fore came I forth. 39. And ho preached in their synagogues throughout all Gali¬ lee, and east out devils. 40. And there came a leper to him beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and sayingunto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. 41. Ami Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and said unto him, I will; be thou clean. 42. And as soon as he hud spo¬ ken, immediately the leprosy de¬ parted from him, and ho was cleansed. 43. And lie straitly charged him and forthwith sent him away; 44. And saitli unto him, See thou say nothing to any man; but go thy way, show thyself unto the priest, and offer for thy cleansing those things which Moses com¬ manded, for a testimony unto them, (the priest.) 45. But ho went out, and be¬ gan to publish it much, aud to blaze abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into the city, but was with¬ out in desert places: aud they came to him from every quarter. Comment: There are three im¬ portant facts related in this les¬ son about Christ; namely, that he went apart to pray; that he healed the leper; and that he preached throughout Galilee and healed the sick. We will refer to these in order In our last lesson wo learned that Jesus" custom was to go into tlxe synagogue on the Sabbath day and teach the people out of the Scriptures. In this lesson another custom is referred to, though not so plainly stated to be his custom that of secret prayer. It fa worthy of our careful uo'tico and meditation that Christ always engaged in earnest private prayer 1 , Petore , making , . important , , any steps in his public ministry. The most notable instance 1 . perhaps 1 IS . the whole night he Spent in prayer iiisf elin.wloo- noosin Ills 1,L. apos » o ties from among his many follow ers. Luke 6:12. Another in¬ stance of private prayer is wheu, having constrained his disciples to go across the sea of Galilee “he went up into a mountain apart to praj,. Matthew 14:23. Another is the transfiguration on the mount, T Ajuke -lUo-ao •>. 2... Another , ,, IS • in . tile den of Gethsemaao. gar Mathew 2(5: do. 36 All, All or nearly all, 11 of < these ii were to prepare himself for some important step which he about to take. What a forcible example to us to prepareourselves for Christian work by earnest private prayer! The second important fact told in this lesson, the healing of the leper, is one of the two recorded cases of Christ's healing persons afflicted with this terrible malady. This case is told in Mathew viii. —Mark i.—Luke v. The other case is the healing of the ten lepers recorded only in Luke xvii. The leprosy was regarded as a per¬ fectly incurable disease, not that those afflicted with it never re¬ covered, but that it was unap¬ proachable by any known medical remedy. Lepers sometimes re¬ covered. In such coses they were afterward required to go through a tedious ceremonial cleansing. See, Leviticus xiv. Leprosy is considered a type of sin; sin makes a man loathsome in God's sight, and man in himself is perfectly unable to free himself from its The third fact, preaching “throughout all Galilee,” is men¬ tioned also in Matthew iv. 23. Mathew says “about all Galilee." By these expressions we suppose is meant that throughout the length and breadth of this dis¬ trict he preached and healed, not that lie went into every nook and corner, or that lie even preached in every town. Comiaon usage in language is nowhere more noticable than in the scrip¬ tures, and in no book must we in¬ terpret expressions according than to common sense and reason in the Okl and New Testaments. This remark applies no more to the above expressions than to thousands of others in the word of God. We are told in this lesson that he “cast out many devils.” It is a disputed question as to what was the exact nature ofthese “devils,” or “unclean spirits.” Some contend that the persons so described were simply mentally deranged. lie think that this view can hardly be harmonized with the statements found in the Scripture. It is hard to under¬ stand liow simple mental derange ment could pass out of a man in¬ to each one of a whole herd of swine; as described in Mathew viii. Mark v. and Luke viii. Not only so, but in Matthew iv. 24, it is said that Jesus healed “those who were possessed with devils, and those who wore lunatic,” appar¬ ently making a distinction be¬ tween the two. Whether the case or not, we see nothing unreason¬ able or unscriptural, in believ¬ ing that the devil at this impor¬ tant crisis of the w orld's history employed extraordinary agents to thwart the purposes of God; but that God, in his power and wis¬ dom, overruled these to his ow n glory and that of his Son. Suggestion—Study your lesson with a good map of Palestine be¬ fore you.—Remember that Galilee as used in this place means a dis¬ trict, the most northern division of Palistine, and not the Sea of Galilee.—I)o not forget that the expression “for therefore came I forth, found in the 38tli verse, means that he had come to that private place to prepare himself for the missionary journey he was about to begin.—If Christ needed preparatory prayer, how much more do we! — • • ROAD NOTICE. GEORGIA, Rockdale county— To all whom it way concern: All persons in¬ terested are hereby notified that if no good cause be shown tolhecontraryanorderwillbe granted by the undersigned ou the 9th day of February 13»a establishing of a New Road as point ou the public road leading from Par kt-r sbria se to McDonough, near j. f. iiow an’s residence, running through the land cf W. P. Bond, .1. F. Rowan, D. F. Clotfeltcr and * >- *V * irt ty, nearly »is the settlement road now runs intcrscoetiug the old public road at tho mouth of Uio branch near the old Albert bridge place as has been marked and staked off by the commissioners, a distance of about oncan ^one-fo U rthmiles. This January the utu lixSi. O, Seam vss, Ordinary. - CITATION. OEORGiA.iiockdaieeounty— S court of Ordinary for the guardianship ot tbe po ?T SaiUe ’ I Ja ’ ^ homa9 - ttaJ Shipley, minor children of li. J. Shipley, late of said county, deceased. No ,ice is hertb v ^ iven lha > this application win - be heard ut the Ordinary’s office on the Art* Mon.lry In February next Tlii s Jauuary the c.-i i*ss. O, Seamans, Ordinary- DON’T F AID TO SEE T. J. KING'S i Full line of Home-made Harness and Shoes of the best Quality kept always on hand. win sell cheap for cash. Wonder for Neatness! Fine Boots and Shoes made to order and.flt guaranteed. All kinds of repairing done neat ly and promptly. Never Ripping Work! Remember that we use the celebrated Brass Screws; will not rip—will not rust out your shoes. COME TO BEE US AND BUY OUR GOODS OR LEAVE YOUR ORDERS T. J. King. Scott building, 1 door below. Dr. Lee’s drug store. Coiners, Ga., Oct, 18th 18 8. ~m % m —« ~m-T"Who % are Weak. Nervous 1 2 j 1 and Debilitated and suf || 1 A I foring from Nervous De K K H j VJ Liiity, Seminal Weak- 1 ? 1 § Jc S '1 A A- 1 1 ness. a]! Nightly the effects Emissions. of e and ear¬ ly Evil Habirs, which lead to Premature Decay. Consumption or Insanity, send for Pears’ Treatise on Diseases of Man, with part'eulars for Home Core. Cures guaranteed. No cure no pay. J, S. Pears, aid and 614 Church SC, Nashville, Tenn. FOR EXEMPTION, GEORGIA, Rockdale county— Whereas Mrs. Mary E. Carr has applied for exemption of personalty and setting apart and valuation of homestead, 1 will pass upon the same at 10 o’clock on tbe 4th day of January 1880 at my office. O. Seamans, Ordinary. LETTERS OF DISMISSION. GEGRGIa, Rockdale county— Whereas Isam J. Bond as administrator of Rebecca A. Whitlow, deceased, has filed his petition with me in which he claims that he has fully discharged all the duties as such ad¬ ministrator and prays to be discharged from his said trust. This is tnerefore to cite and require all persons concerned to Show cause against the granting - said discharge of said administrator on the first Monday in March 188h. This December 3rd 1888. 0. Seamans, 3m Ordinary. LETTERS OF DISMISSION. GEORGIA, Rockdale county— Whereas It. C, Gay end Rebecca E. Gay as executors of Joel H. Gay, deceased, have filed their petition with me and in my office in which they show that they have fully dis¬ charged all of their duties as such represen tives and pray their discharge from said trust. This is therefore to cite and require nil persons concerned to show cause against the granting the discharge of said executors on the first Monday in March 1889. This December 3rd 18S8. O. 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Lv Atlanta fi.Oo am j Lv Aiigustai0.45aiH Lv Conyers 9-J9 am | Lv Macon 7.10 am Vr Athens 5.15 pm | Lv Mil d’vi o 19 am VrWa’sb’n 5 2O pm j LvWash’n ii.2oam ArMild’ve 4.11pm 1 Lv Athens 850 am ' r Macon 6.00 pm \ Ar Conjers 4 24 pm Ar Augusta 3 35 pm j Ar Atlanta 5.45 pm COVING TON ACCOMMOD AY 1 OS. Lv Atlanta 6-20 pm j LvCov’gt’11 5.40 am LvCotiyers 807 pm | Lv Conyers 6.(2 am LvC vt’bfe, 8 35 pm | Ar Atlanta 7.55 am SO. 4 EA«T DAILY’ NO, 3 EAST DAILY Lv Atlanta 1115 pm j Lv Augusta!Leo pm LvCony’rs 12 . 39 am | Lv Con vets 5 . 07 am Vr ;V 1 S usta 6 4-5 •--nr j Ar AtUmtaG 3 0 am Gy L Bioo romt 34 mi I Arr Athens 94O Ul LiV A t lie LI* 0-1 ^ a IB j At ti UiOB PoiIit&45m and V rccieve “" Nos - 27 and 2S to wil1 and st °p from at the following passengers stations onlv : Grove town, Harlem Bearing Thomson, Noiwo d, B rnelt Crawfordville Union Point. Greensboro, Madison 5 OB “’!? YSTS* Jse » f?® JultuOnitl, ial . Circ Jf; *StOH€ Oovi ^ xIOUIl- to,i > U . • * ^nd i r Decatm ia U? i ram N •>. 1 cos reefs for a I pomls aE( ^ North West. Train No. 2 c ® nnee ts for Charleston and all points l Xo- - 7 , for all points West ton in<1 S d uth Savannah. Wesq No. No. 28 for for Charles- J Vesfc a ” North 3 points i ’ auJ West. No 4 fori Charleston, Savannah and all points ' uV* ■ f ‘ JOHN W. GREEN. Gen. Manager. e. R- do use y, gli. v*m Agent OE W. HITE Gen Tra Fas 3 Ag. I 9‘ EEE IS BUS® The problem solved last. Pierce, Cain & MoKnigi CONTERS, GA. Propose for 1889. FOB a long time the question of putting business on a basil as to make it profitable to both buyer and seller has been a W problem. Every year a few merchants start upon the right but lack the backbone to carry it out. We have given the mi a thorough and thoughtful consideration and have reached the - elusion that a Spot Cash System Is the only basis upon which business can be run to the mu benefit of farmer and merchant, hence it is we have determined I onr motto shall be “CASH OK NO GO.” Small Profits or Don’t Buy. It is true we could rufi on the usual credit plan, and perl make for ourselves more money, but our object is to benefit otl as well as ourselves. It is our heart's desire to help the Farmer and Laborers To a better condition in the financial world. The credit system conditid * been a chief factor in bringing - the former to his present world, that h It is a rule in the mercantile as well as the fanning become deluded by the prospect of big crops; merchants feel saiej selling and farmers in buying. Ail seem to forget that the la of months on a farmer may be destroyed in a day. Disaster ju blessings ax'e meted to us by the same Allwise hand. It is seiuc true that a big all around crop is grown and harvested without soi mishap. These things we cannot oresee, consequently it mu^ true that the •r Is the best and business. ’ do without what only plan upon which to run buy. any Raise J 01 mers you have no money to bread stuffs, and everything else possible at home, then COIlll j with the cash and we will guarantee to sell you everything bills do not els ■ ♦ need at the lowest prices. By paying cash your ^ so high, and you know everything you have bought for tne j Come and give us your trade, and we will save you the expen bookkeeper, the heavy time per cent, and give you new g°° l s ‘ A LOWER PRICE Than yon can bug elsewhere. Hoping that our P a ^ n be such to sustain in and thus cm cs demonstrate as that us our undertaking, all concerned, ^ ^ truly our plan of business for yours, Pieree, Gain. M’Knigiit I
