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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. $ 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. WANTED—Success Magazine require the services of a man in Cumming to look after subscribers and to secure new business by means of special methods unusually effective ; position perman ent ; prefer one with experience, but would considerany applicant with erood natural qualifications ; salary $1.50 per day, with commission option. Address with references, R. C. Peacock, Room 102, Success Magazine Bldg., New York 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