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Improved Uniform International Sunday School T Lesson 1 (By REV. P II KITZWATBK, D I>. Dean Moody 111 bit- Irmtltutu uf Chli uko ) ((£), Itit. Wmirn Ni:\tn|.inM t ri.b.ii > 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. —l— ■Bg—aMKiil—B—M—BWttgifl—H—WMMW MMMMtAMnMIMKMtfb. Jtv* •**'?'#* i '•' '"v*- ■"■ 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 i—■iumiill'll 11 ilium 11 diibi | 10 Pounds Irish Potatoes 27 c | Banquet Bacon OQa I j Sliced, Rind off .... V jjj I'M wjiiwim liiiii'iQTiniTiri tm i ■ Prize W inners: I I 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>