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PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF RELIGION , EDUCA TION, LITER A 7 URE AND GENERAL INTELLIGENCE .
VOL. XIX.
A Short Cut Through The Bible.
CLEM. T. IVEY.
CHAPTER I.
In reading the Bible there are
several things that are to be ob
served as the most important facts.
We are to notice the meaning of
the name that the book bears. Wo
are to see who are the most im
portant characters. We are to see
why they are important and why
they are mentioned at all. We are
to see what are the important
events. We should see the sur
round'ng circumstances, We are
to notice the time of the writing.
We are'to notice the author of the
book. We should see what special
truths are brought out in the book.
We know that the main object
of the Bible as a whole to give us
the entire plan of salvation as shown
in Christ. Christ Himself said
Search the Scriptures for in them
you think you have Eternal life
and they are they that testify of
me. Everything centers around
Jesus Christ. Take Him out of
the Scriptures and you would have
no Bible at all.
Let us begin with the Book of
Genesis and take a short cut
through the Bible. This is thebe
ginning of what is called the Pen
teteuch. The Penteteuch is the
first five books of the Bible. Moses
is the author-of these five books.
The word Genesis means origin or
source. By some this book is con
sidered as the eldest trustworth
book in the world.
The important facts of the Book
are the creation of the world; the
creation of man ; the creation of
all aoimal and plant life; the fall
of man ; God’s first promise of the
Messiah ; the flood ; the selection
of Abraham as the one through
whom He should raise up a great
people to Himself Abraham’s work;
Jacob changed to Israel ; the fam
ine which causes Israel and his
family to go down into Egypt,
The most important persons of
the Book are, Adam the first man
the created one. Abraham who was
called out from his fathers house
to go into a strange country that
he didn’t know about. Then God
revealed to him that He was going
to raise up a great people through
him. One great personage how
ever before this time was Noah a
preacher of righteousness. Through
him God protected a remnant when
the world was destroyed by the
flood, Jacob is a more important
person than his iather Isaac-
Joseph does a great work in that
he is instrumental in saving his
father’s fiouse from starving. Enoch
is mentioned because he walked
with God for three hundred years
and passed into the glory , world
without dying. Methuselah was
prominent because of his great age
969 yars. Many of the charac
ters are mentioned merely as they
are associated with Israel in some
way.
The great truth of the Book
however is the fall and the plan of
God whereby He is again going to
restore man to his favor by raising
®l| ftortl) (Ixcirninn.
up a Deliverer.
Thus we have briefly sketched
the Book of Genesis.
The second book is Exedus which
means the going out. This was
the secoud book of t.ie Peuteteuch
and was written by Moses. As we
noticed the class of Genesis showed
us where Israel had gone down in
to the land of Egyp . This Book
shows us how they were delivered
out of this laud.
The important characters of the
book were first Moses who was to
be the deliverer; \.arou his brother
who was to be the priest; Pharaoh
who was the King of Egypt at this
time; Nearly all the other char
acters were prominent as they were
associated with these.
We will finish the book in the
next chapter and take up some
more books.
To be continued.
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The Commercial Age.
The .commercial spirit that has
begun to finger the heart and purse
strings of the people, of our coun
try is pulling on them so hard that
the harmony has been broken and
we can discern in the not tar dis
tant future the discord and wreck
of the inst ument.
Who is going to call time on him?
Will you and will I? Let us look
this matter in the face and deter
mine what we will do before it is
too late.
Our people were at one time in
terested in the welfare of each
other. Today it seems to be ‘‘Do
the other fellow or he will do you.”
What is the matter? Won’t the
other fellow do the right thing?
Have you been doing it?
We have been putting so many
things on the poor “other fellow”
until he is almost loaded down.
Lets help give him a lift by bear
ing a part of his burden. He has
been traveling for many centuries
and his burden is increasing so rap
idly in these days of past living
that we ought to at least take him
in for one day and learn from him
what it means to be a burden
bears. \
We are pronq to form and ex
press our opinions about the other
fellow. Now why not give the
aecused the benefit of the doubt
until he is proven guilty.
Hew many homes have we been
into and found want and misery,
just because we were not willing
to give only an opportunity (not
money) to that one who perhaps
was willing and anxious 10 givt
good service for the hire.
Tis a pityrtis true, but we ought
to meet this like men. Who can
tell what is in the heart of a man
by his external appearance? Or
who can tell the possibilities of a
young life by the family rating.
Once upon a time we had men
who would give the yourg man cr
woman an opportunity, who bad
the ambition and desire to do some
thing in life that was worth while.
Today they are very few and far
between. Every one is making
GUMMING, GA. MARCH 19. 1909.
his *wn place in the commercial
world tpday. I say everyone, not
everyone but almost everyone.
There are a few who realize that
it is not all of life to live, nor all of
death to die,”
What man can carry anything
away from this world with him?
Not one. Well why not try to do
something while we live that is
worth while and will live on after
we are gone.
I know today a young man who
is using the best years of his life,
while he struggles to prepare him
self for a work that will reach the
home of every boy and girl in this
country. He cannot do it now be
cause he is in debt and will not un
dertake the task until he is free to
give his life to the work. It would
not take much to set him free and
in a very few years he would be
well able to repay every cent with
good interest. But who cares?
He is not “my boy.” He does not
want to preach but to do a work
for the boys and girls of this coun
try that would be almost as good
as to preach because it would save
many of them from sin. Where
did Lincoln come from to the
White House? Where did Satn
Jones come from? Where did D
L Moody come from? We all
know that they were just boys iij a
humble home at one time How
often do we pass the boyA*?ftl' t is
o: this country and let the oppor
tunity pass when perhaps a kiud
word would encouiage them and
make them strive for things higher
and nobler. Then we see the fel
low that is in the bole aud say.
“Yes I told you so. I knew it.”
That is such a hateful expression
for us wise ones to use.
We are too deeply engrossed in
the commercial world todav to see
what is going on about us. We
are trying to a “legitimate”
trade so as to dig the other fellow-
We don't want the little interest
we want big money.
I am no prophet, but I can see a
great shake up coming to this coun
try before three more presidents
are elected, and I fear that a right
eous God is going to visit our peo
ple with His wrath. We are about
to forget that we have a neighbor.
It is getting along in the day and
time we were waking up and see
ing what is going on about us. The
night will soon be here and no man
can work.
Let’s be up and doing. Perhaps
we may ‘‘Drop manna in the way
of starved people.”
D. M.
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Bring us your job work. We
can please you.
Route 2.
We are having some pretty
weather now.
Mr and Mrs Robert Roper and
children visited Mr and Mrs W B
Watkins Sunday.
Misses Nora and Agnes Aarous
spent Tuesday with friends near
Ducktown.
Miss Sallie Samples spent last
week in Cuba.
Mr J H Worley and wife visited
Mr H J Harris near Mat Sunday
1 asfc.
Road working seems to be the
order of the day.
Mr Burl Samples aud Gueord
Cavendar visited friei.ds in Cuba
Sunday.
Married Sunday last at Rev J M
Anderson, of Cuba, Mr Henry
Westbrook to Miss Alice Chatham
we wish the young couple much
happiness.
Mr Wm Chamblee is spending a
few days with his son Mr Vester
Chamblee.
Mr G B and J H Worley made a
business trip to Cumming Tues
day.
Miss Ollie Worley speutthe week
end witli Mrs W A Samples of
Cuba.
Bmnocle.
Winter Tourist Rates.
i lie Southern Railway is now selling
winter tourist tickets at greatly reduced
rates from all points on its line to the re
sorts in South Georgia and Florida. Fin
al limits of all tickets May 31st, 1909.
Two trains daily are operated from At
lanta to Jacksonville, as follows : Leave
Atlanta 11:35 a.m. Arrive Jacksonville
5:40 p.m. Leave Atlanta 11 135 p. m,
Arrive Jacksonville 9:15 a. m. Connec
tion made at Jacksonville with all trains
going south.
Any further information will be fur
nished by ticket agents or James Free
man, District Passenger Agent, No. 1
Peachtree Street, Atlanta.
Harris Grove.
We are having plenty of rain
and mud.
The little boy of Mr and Mrs
Walt Braswell is very sick at this
writing.
Mrs Eftie Bagley is spending a
few days with her uncle and aunt
Mr and Mrs Dee Martin, of near
riuford.
Mr Henry Williams has been in
this pait for the last week survey
ing land lines.
Mrs Jimmie Echols and two lit
tle girls are visiting relatives in
this part.
Carrie, the infant girl, of Dr
and Mrs O T Harris, of Ocee. died
Wednesday and was buried at Shar
on Thursday Rev. Cunningham of
Alpharetta, conducted the funeral
services. The bereaved have our
sympathy.
Mrs Candler Clement of Rig
Creek has a girl horned Monday
last.
Mr and Mrs J II Sarrells spent
Sunday with Mr and Mrs Thad
Green.
The members of Sharon church
are requested to meet at the church
next Sunday p. m. at 2 o’clock, for
the purpose of reorganizing Sun
day sohool, come out and lets make
it one of the best Sunday schools
to be found.
Mrs Martha Strickland is spend
ing a few days with Dr and M*s
0 T Harris of Ocee.
Mr Thenou Webb spent Satur
day night with Mr Claud Boles.
The was no services at Cross
Plains Saturday and Sunday on
account of bad weather.
Maude Muller.
Notice to Teachers.
The Spring Term of the Pub
lic Schools of Forsyth county ends
on March 26th, 1909- No time
taught after that date will be audi
ted. If you have not completed
your sixty days by that time, make
out and send in your repoit for the
month or any fractional part
thereof. The State School Com
missioner advises me that the pub
lic school fund for 1909 is not yet
available.
C. L. Harris. C. S. C-
Letter to Jim Huglies.
Cumming, Ga.
Dear Sir: You are to paint
Mr—’s house for $ — we won’t tell
your private affairs— no mattes
what figure, it’s a fair price.
What paint’ll you use?
We’re thinking of one, all paint
and as strong as a paint can be;
it’ll take about 15 gallons, $75 for
paint and painting.
Another, half paint; it’ll take
about 30 gallons of that, $l5O for
paint and painting.
The less-gallons paint, of course,
will wear a long time ; the othej is
good while it lasts. Least gallons,
least cost, best job.
It isn’t every traie that lets a
man do a cheap job and make
money and friends uke that.
Your® truly
76 F W DEVOE & CO.
P. S. Buford Hardware Cos Bu
ford, Ga. sell our paint.
Ordinarily a church news de
partment is not a place to look for
yarns; but the following one is of
such monstrous proportions with
reference to its morals, that we give
it, room: You can’t always tell
what will happen. For instance,
there is a story of a man who de
termined to commit suicide. He
went to the store and bought a rope,’
a can of coal oil, a box of matches;
a dose of arsenic, and a revolver.
He went down to the river and
pushed the boat from the shore and
waded to where a limb hung over;
saturated his clothing with the
coal oil, lighted a match and set
fire to his clothing, t:ok his dose
of arsenic, put the muzzle of the
revolver to his temple, pushed the
boat from under him. and pulled
the triger. But the bullet glanced
and cut the rope aboye him, and he
fall kerflop iuto the river: the wa
ter put out the fire and he got
strangled and cougned up the ar
senic. He rose and waded out, and
declared himself a candidate for
the legislature on the reformed
tick. —Gainesville Herald,
NO- 10