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(By REV. P II KITZWATBK, D I>. Dean
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Lesson for March 3
THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH
LESSON TEXT—Eph L 22, 23; I * -6,
11-16.
GULDEN TEXT —So we. who are
many, arc one body In Chrlwt.
PRIMARY TOPIC -Servian Ood In
Our Church.
JUNIOR TOPIC— Serving Ood In Our
Church. _ _
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOI -
IC —The Meaning of Church Member
** YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP
IC The Nature anil Function of the
Christian Church.
I. What It Is.
It Is the hotly of redeemed men
und women, Jews and Gentiles, failed
out from the world, regenerated und
united to Jesus Christ ns head, und to
each other by the Holy Spirit.
1. It was unknown in the Old Testa
ment time (Hph. 3:5, ti).
There were saved people In that
time, hut people occupying the pe
culiar position us members of Christ’s
body only could enjoy such relation
after the erueifixion, und coming of
the Holy Spirit.
2. Predicted by Christ (Mutt. 10:18).
Shortly before Christ’s going to the
cross, the church was spoken of as
still in the future.
3. It began at Pentecost (Acts 2).
That which Christ predicted ns to
the church begun to be historically
fulfilled on the Day of Pentecost.
||. Christ Is the Head of the
Church (Eph. 1 :22, 23).
Christ Is to the church wliut the
head Is to the hiiniuu body.
111. The Unity of the Church
(Eph. 4:4-0).
1. One body (v. 4).
United with Christ by faith, nil be
lievers are members of one body, of
which He Is the head.
2. One Spirit (v. 4).
The Holy Spirit Is the agent In re
generation, and is the life* uniting be
lievers to Christ and to one another.
8. tine hope (v. 4).
The hope of completed redemption
at the coming of the Lord.
4. One Lord.
The one ruler of the church is
Christ Himself (v. 5).
5. One faith.
Those who are under the control of
the one Lord will more and more
come Into the unity of doctrinal be
liefs.
6. One baptism (v. 5).
This is the baptism of the Holy
Spirit, which is that sovereign act of
the Spirit which unites believers
to Jesus Christ as bead and to each
other as members of ills body.
7. One God and Father of all.
He Is tho Creator and sustuiner of
the universe.
IV.. The Ministry of the Church.
(Eph. 4:11-1(1).
1. The ministry of certain officials
(v. 11).
Gifts were bestowed upon the
church for its growth.
(1) Apostles. These were appoint
ed by Christ to superintend the
preaching of the gospel in all the
world, and to create an authoritative
body of teaching.
(2) Prophets. These ministers were
given for the expounding of the
Scriptures, the body of authoritative
teaching (I Cor. 14:3).
(3) Evangelists. These seem to
have been traveling missionaries to
gather in the members constituting
the body of Christ.
(4) Pastors and teachers. The pas
tor was a shepherd and teacher —two
functions inherent in the one office.
2. Object of tiie ministry of the
church (v. 12).
(1) "Perfecting of tiie saints."
Here is meant the mending of that
which had been rent —the adjusting
of something dislocated.
(2) "For the work of the ministry”
(v. 12).
The perfecting of the saints lias as
Its object their qualification to ren
der n spiritual service.
(3) Edifying of (lie body of Christ.
Edify means to build up tiie church,
the body of Christ.
3. The duration of tiie church’s
ministry (v. 13).
This ministry to continue till:
(1) We come into the unity of the
faith.
(2) Till we come into the knowledge
of the Son of God.
(3) A perfect man, which is tha
measure of the stature of Christ.
4. The blessed issue of tiie min
lstry of the eliureh (vv. 14-U1).
(1) Not tossed to and fro and car
ried about by every wind of doctrine
(2) Speaking the truth in love.
Already Existent
The Christian ideal, when once it le
clearly apprehended, becomes already
existent.—The Times (London).
The Praise of Men
Among the chief rulers also man,
believed on Him; but because of the
Pharisees they did not confess Him,
lest they should be put out of the
synagogue; for they loved the praise
of men more than the praise of God.—
John 12:42, 43.
When God Is Closest
God is closest to mirth when His
dwelling place Is a consecrated human
heart, a dedicated human intellect.—E.
W. Donald.
Control Sheep Tick
by Proper Dippings
Blood-Sucking Parasite Is
Readily Eradicated.
(Prepared t*y the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
Though widely prevalent, especially
among close-herded range llocks, the
blood-sucking parasite known us the
sheep tick can be readily eradicated
by flock owners who study Us nature
and habits and who will treat their
sheep according to government direc
tions. Farmers' Bulletin 7UB-F, “The
Sheep Tick and lls Eradication by
Dipping,” Just revised, describes and
illustrates this enemy of the sheep In
dustry.
“The only practical way of destroy
ing the pest,” declares Dr. Marion
lines, the author of the bulletin, “is
by dipping the sheep. Two dippings
are necessary about 21 days apart, as
the first dipping may not destroy all
the eggs and these may subsequently
hatch u new brood.” Several kinds of
dips are used successfully, the selec
tion being largely a matter of avail
ability, economy, and convenience.
Many farm flocks of I tie United
States as well as those kept under
range conditions harbor sheep ticks
and in some cases the parasites are
present In sufficient numbers to cause
considerable damage. The bulletin de
scribes and illustrates the parasites in
different stages of growth, gives full
directions for dipping, and includes j
plans of wooden and concrete vats
suitable for both small and large
(locks.
Utilization of Straw
for Insulation Board
- The utilization of wheat straw for
Insulation board is now a practical
process and this year one factory at
St. Joseph, Mo., lias purchased 30,000
tons of straw which is being manu
factured into insulation board at the
rate of 125,000 square feet daily, ac
cording to I’rof. O. It. Sweeney, lowa
State college.
It lias been found that wheat straw,
after steel fingers in a shredder have
separated .it, produces long tough
fibers which can lie fabricated into a
board that lias great structural
strength and will provide insulation in
building that saves 25 to 40 per cent
In fuel used for heating.
The practical application of insula
tion is recognized by engineers every
where md farmers, too, are learning
that insulation of poultry houses, hog
houses and otlier buildings brings di
rect returns in saving of feed and fuel.
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Health Building
Fruits and Vegetables
Tlie health value in £resli fruits and vege
tables at this time of the year has been
proven time and again. The food ele
ments they provide build up the entire
physical structure and provide resistance for
colds and other winter ailments. Our ample
stock offers a wide variety from which you may
choose.
Sims & Bailey
A Full Line of Fresh Vegetables
Beans, Squash,
Tomatoes, & Carrots
Try a Sack of Vainty Flour
PROMPT DELIVERY PHONE 32-W
ROCKDALE RECORD, CONYERS, GEORGIA
Small Oat Hullers Now
Available for Farm Use
Small oat liullers with capacities of
45 to 50 bushels per hour are now
available for farm use. They are
usually owned by Individual farmers
but are sometimes used by a group of
neighbors or occasionally mounted on
a farm truck for custom work. Ma
chines of this kind, which can he
driven by a 5-horse-power electric
motor, will also hull and scarify clover
seed, crack corn, wheat or rye, hull
speltz or skin and dVaek barley. These
added uses of the huller help to keep
it busy, cutting down its cost per hour
of operation and lessening the expense
of making a more valuable feed out of
the oats crop.
Tillable Areas Favored
for Increasing Pasture
Various methods of obtaining n
stand of sweet clover on permanent
pasture land have been tried during
the past few years. These Include
very liberal liming—four tons of lime
stone per aero—plus disking before
seeding, sowing on late snows or frost
cracked soil, spading small areas to
serve as centers of seed distribution,
and various fertilizer treatments. Only
a few stunted plants have resulted
from any of these methods, and it is
concluded tlmt only tillable areas are
suitable for the purpose of increasing
pasturage with sweet clover. —From
JO2B Report of ttie Director of the
Storrs Experiment Station.
Raising Dairy Calf Is
Quite Serious Problem
Those who know how to raise a hu
man baby know exactly how to raise
a dairy calf. By “exactly,” I don’t
mean, of course, that the calf and the
baby eat tiie same kind of stuff, says
n writer in an exchange. But I do
mean that the kind of care used in
raising a baby is just the kind of
care required to raise a calf. Babies
require regular attention, so do calves.
Babies require clean food. Exactly so
with calves. Babies require the light
kind of nourishment at the right time
and in right amounts. And calves are
not different.
Returned With Thanks
A man sent a small boy to deliver
a note to a young women who lived a
few streets away. He gave the boy
a nickel so that lie would hurry.
"After a short tirfie the messenger
came hack) and, returning the money,
said:
“Miss Jones says she will be g’.iad to
see you tonight, hut she didn’t want
the nickel 1”
Covington, Georgia |
NEVER BEFORE SUCH VALUES I
48-Lb. $2.20 - 24-Lb. $1.19
CIRCUS EVIDENCE
Self rising or Plain I
48-Lb. $1.63 - 24-Lb. 89c
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10 Pounds Irish Potatoes 27 c |
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Prize W inners: I
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First prize of SIOO.OO and second prize of $50.00 in
the 5 acre cotton contest in Rockdale comity last year
were won by two farmers using our fertilizer.
Eight to nine bales on five acres was made possible
by a liberal use of a uniform well mixed fertilizer.
We use only high grade materials and they are
mixed in the proportion best suited for your
crops.
Please feel free to inspect our plant at any
time.
Use our fertilizer in liberal amounts and
you, too, will be a prize winner.
W. O. MANN, Mgr. |
FARMERS UNION
WAREHOUSE CO.
Conyers, Georgia I
Wednesday* February 2 7, 1 !) 2i>