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PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF RELIGION, EDUCA TION, LI TER A 7 URE AND GENERAL INTELLIGENCE .
VOL. XIX.
A Short Cut Through the Bible.
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CLEM T. IVEY.
CHAPTER 111.
We begin this week’s chapter
with the fourth book of the Pente
teuch by Moses the name of which
is Numbers, Why is it called
Numbers? Because at this time
in the wilderness of Sinai the Lord
commanded Moses to take the num
ber of the congregation of Israel
after their families. While the
entire book does not consist in the
numbering of the people yet this
is the special occasion of the book,
and from this circumstance it de
rives its name. Israel was still in
the wilderness at this time.
The principle thii gs of the book
are ; Laws in regards to these who
were unclean ; How to conduct a
trial of those who had sinned ;
Laws that related to spec-al indi
viduals. Also those in reference
to the tabernacle. They complain
at the manna given and quails are
sent, Miriam and Aaron rebel at
Moses and Miriam turns to a leper,
but is later healed, spies are sent
over to search the promise land,
they return and the people murmur
at the report that they bripg. Be-
murmur as they do God
*c<YmaWds th>t they should wan
der in the wilderness for 3S more
years which makes 40 in all in the
wilderness, a man is stoned to death
tor breaking the Sabbath, Korah
and his company rebel against
Moses and the earth opens her
mouth and swallowed quite a num
ber of them together with their
houses and possessions, Mirian and
Aaron die and Eleazar succeeds
Aaron as the priest; The people
murmur again and are plagued
with fiery serpents, and Moses is
commanded to make a serpent of
brass and put it up so that all the
people can see it and be healed if
they only lock, this was a symbol
of Christ’s death and sufferings.
Balak the king of Moab sends for
Balaam to come and curse Israel
for him. but the angel of the Lord
meets him in the way and causes
the ass to speak, and when he
reaches, the place |and sees Israel
instead of cursing them he blesses
them ; directions Are given for the
inheritance of the land ; Laws in
regards to vows ; The Midianities
are slain and Balam with them.
The Reubenities and Gadites sue
for their inheritance on the east
side of Jordon; cities of Refuge
established;
The book as a whole embraces a
period of 38years or the time from
the second year after they had left
Egypt to the arrival at the border
of Canaan. The object of this
book was to show their progress
toward and their preparation for
the promised land.
During these 38 years of wan
d> r:.. : ,s anew and better race was
raised up, not a race as had left
the service of cruel bondage and
win o 1 account of this fact were
weakened, butVrace
God was preparing them by this
desert experience for the work that
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they were seen to do.
Thus we have passed in brief
through the Book of Numbers.
We now come to the last book
of the Penteteuch which is called
Deuteronomy The word Deu
teronomy comes from two Greek
words which mean second law As
its name implies, the law was given
by Moses to the people twice.
Since the time when it was first
given in the wilderness many had
been born who had not beard it.
Many of these laws are similar to
those given in Exodus with a few
alterations
Moses also in the book rehearses
the story of God’s promise and
dealings with them. He also warns
them of some tilings which they
were not to do after his death.
He gives them many laws and
ceremonies which they were to ob-1
serve in the land of Canaan ; He
tells them what kind of a king
they should choose; There are
also some prophesies of Christ
The Lord thy God will raise up
unto thee a Prophet from the midst
of thee, of thy bretheren like unto
me; unto Him shall ye hearken ;
Laws in reference to the home ; of
the congregation; of divorce;
Moses encourages them and exhorts
them; Joshua receves a charge ;
Moses' ~fr6m Mt. Nebe views the
promised land and dies there. Josh
ua succeeds him. It is supposed
that Joshua wrote the account of
the death of Moses in the last chap
ter.
Thus closes the brief history of
the greatest man under the Old
Dispensation.
To be continued.
Suwancc Route 2.
Rev J m Anderson filled his reg
ular appointment at Sharon Sat
urday and Sunday last preaching
to a very large congregation Sun
day.
The singing gave by Mr D II
Bagley Sunday afternoon was en
joyed very much by all present.
Miss Blanche Buice who has been
visiting her sister Mrs S R Settle of
Atlanta for some time has returned
home.
Mr and Mrs Clarence Settle visi
ted Mr and Mrs J W Terry Satur
day night.
Misses Ida and Gertrude Settle is
vssiting relatives and friends in
and near Atlanta.
Mrs Carrie Settle of Atlanta is
visiting’ her parents Mr and Mrs J
D Buice, also Mr and Mrs A 1 R
Settle.
Miss Oppie Buice is visiting her
cousins Misses Blanche and Mattie
Buice.
Rev, V V Braddy will preach at
Sharon next Sunday at n a. m.
Mr Roy Buice of Buford visited
home folks Saturday and Sunday
last.
Blue Eyes.
A man’s business is like a wheelbar
row, not of much account until it is
pushed. What the laborer is to the
wheelbarrow, that the merchant who ad
vertises is to his business, Both push
with good results.
GUMMING, GA. APRIL 1909.
Communication.
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F. H. TALLANT.
The sun has ventured up on the north
side of the equator again and we have
had some heavy wind gaies, still the as
strologists contend that there is no such
thing as equatorial gales.
Scientific research proves, too, that the
mole can’t eat corn, but makes the hole
and is followed by the rat w'ho carries the
rodant incisors and cuspidators to de
stroy said corn. So we have quit killing
the mole for his mischief; we simply kill
him for being so clever to the mischiev
ous rat.
The highest authority from d j irym o n
and the experimental stations say that
cattle don’t have the “hollow horn.” We
are bound to be'ieve this, too, and when
we see a cow’s horn that appears to be
hollow, we call it kine convexity or horn
concavity.
There are many strange things that are
often unexplainable except by theory;!
even words often fail to explain. For in
j
stance, your friend tells you his cow gives
four gallons of milk per day, and you find
his good wife churning in a two gallon
churn. This is often the case, and yet
bow could you explain without using the
word duplexity, and say it is due todu
plexity. Yet I fail to find this word in
my Webster,
But it is real diverting to think over
things and look at the bright and gloomy
side. To look impartially “between the
sta j.e and the accused. And to look at
the past, present and future, financially,
politically, lovingly, sarcastically,
! cally, literally, virtually and ortho.it r
cally, Tthink a great a'rfd
consoling to an independent democrat
like most of our district and county seem
to be.
Many of us, perhaps, have thought of
sending in our card for recognition by
the regular organization, but fearing the
“black ball” we have delayed. It seems
this delay hath been too iong for many of
us Gentiles to ever become Jews for it
seems the veil of the temple has been
rent in twain from top to bottom, even
from the entrance at Champ Clark to the
going out at the gate of Charley and Son,
Those Congressmen who bolted the
caucus are “democrats independent,” We
are independent democrats, See the dif
ference? An “independent democrat”
can vote as he pleases at home. A dem
ocrat can’t do this, he must support the
party at home and vote as he pleases at
Washington. One is an improper frac
tion that may be reduced to a whole num
ber. The other is a mixed number that
becomes a vulgar fraction by the process
of reduction. The other is a synthetical
analysis. One is reduction ascending,
the other reduction descending,
So six of our Congressmen are demo
crats independent, three of them are of
that stripe when it doth please them to
be, So we have but two warp and filling
deep dyed straight democrats in congress
from our grand old state of Georgia. O
ring rule, where art thy sting. O boss
ism, where art thy victory.
Probably we had better wait awhile
before joining any party, for if we are al
lowed to support either party at home as
our lawmakers are in Washington* then
why not exercise it? And should we de
cide to take up our cross and join at pres
ent, we would like to join theyorthodox
branch or faction. But where is it, who
handles the kevs orthodox.
Should we come under the hands of
the six who are democrats independent?
Or should we be initiated by the three
who have been ; or by the two who might,
could, would, or should be democrats in
dependent? To whom shall we go?
And should we join the prohibition
party of Georgia or the party of the
“Peerless One” of Nebraska, who failed
and refused to sign a petition to the Ne
braska legislature calling for the enact
ment of prohibition. Kind reader, did
you know that the great “typican com
moner” refused to sign a petition to the
legislature for prohibition legislation
which had been signed by 40,000 men
and 35,000 women of the W C. T. U.?
Did you read it in the Commoner?
I had taken a kinder liking to Mr.
Bryan till I read the above and it had a
counteraction, especit-lly since he is such
a believer in the “initiative and referen
dum” system. It proves he will neither
initiate nor referend worth a cent. (He
is a dangerous old thing, anyhow.)
So if anyone thinks they are entitled to
the Carnegie Heto Fund for rescuing the
Colonel’s children from the Nebraska
Social Equality school burning, I will
assist them in any way I can.
Should any reader of this article see
private Roosevelt tell him I said I
thought he ought to take Dr Crum with
him on his little hunting expedition. It
would be very appropriate and reciprocal
and consistent. Dr Crum could sleep
with Teddy and give Teddy his 15,000
chargers of medicine, and feel his pulse
arid cool his temper on the race question
and perfume his room and train his nos
trils for the jungles, And should Theo
dore be eaten by canibals of course Dr
Crum would escape and tell the tale.
So I shall hardly make any attempt to
join any political party 7 till crops are laid
by and l have more time to investigate.
Forsyth county leads those representa
tives follow.
Today I ventured up among the sub
urbs of Cumming and found not that
eagle perched upon top the court house.
I never thought he had any business
there no how. Why have the emblem
of a vicious bird of prey hoisted up over
the good people of Cumming and For
syth county ? Now let that eagle stay at
•tc=£ a Arwt if t’aere aswarihnjLor
fowl emblem on our court house put one
whose traits of character are less vicious.
Tiie wren, or yellowhammer or pigeon
or bluebird or duck or goose, or even the
gander would do. Of animals we might
put bre’r rabbit or the harmless mole or
fax, or even the Wm Billy Possum. But
put that eagle up never again.
Suwancc Route 2.
Rev Anderson filled his regular
appointment at Sharon Saturday
and Sunday.
Mrs S R Settle, of Atlanta, is
visiting relatives in this part.
Miss Blanche Buice who has
been spending several weeks with
her sister Mrs S R Settle of Atlan
ta, has returned home.
Mr Roy and Misses Blanche, and
Mattie Buice, entertained a few of
their friends Sunday last. Those
present were : Miss Oppie Buice.
Messrs Henrv Garner, Ulus Buice.
Cager Bagwell, and Nenner Brad
dy, and all seemed to enjoy it.
Misses Ida and Gertrude Settle
is visiting relatives at East Point
and Chattahoochee.
Mr Ulus Buice of Suwanee spent
Saturday night last with his broth
er Mr I D Buice.
We are sorry to say that Mrs
Martha Buice is very ill at this
writing, hope for her speedy re
covery.
Mr Haynie Brooks school closed
Friday with a nice egg hunt and
several nice recitations.
Betsy.
.
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Journal six months
What a blessing work is. It is the pan
acea for discontent and poverty. The
sense of work well done and of its con
tribution to *he well being of society al
so brings a satisfaction and joy that the
inoolent and self indulgent man can nev
er know.
Harris Grove.
Cheer up Mr farmers don’t look,
so blue you’ll get to make a crop.
Mr and Mrs W M Edwards spent -
Saturday with Mr Frank Spence
and family.
School closed Friday after sev—
eral nice recitations and dialogues
the children enjoyed an egg hunt.
Mrs W L Comer spent Friday
with Mrs J S Echols.
Mr and Mrs Raleigh Bagley spent
last Wednesday night with Mr C
E Bagley and family.
Mr Beecher Spence died at his
home near Alton, last Tuesday
night and was buried at Sharon
Thursday. The bereaved have
our sympathy.
\
Mrs Standard, who has been
spending the winter at Griffiu and
other parts of South Georgia is at
home with her daughter, Mrs Bras
well.
The storm in this part last Wed
nesday done considerable damage.
Mr J S Echols, and daughter.
Miss Eugenia went to the enter
tainment at Haw Creek, last Thurs
day night, they reported a nice
time. m
Rev Anderßon. filled his regular .
appointment at Shardu Saturday*
fj-id Sunday, He preached An ex
cellent sermon both days.
Mr Therion Webb spent Satur
day and Sunday in Alpharetta.
The singing at Mr I) H Bagley’s
Sunday p. m, was enjoyed by all
present.
Mr and Mrs PM gar Anderson
visited Mr and Mrs Thad Greene
Sunday.
Wishing you all a Happy Eas—
ter.
Maude Muller.
Route 2.
Mr Willie Worley and wife visi—
ted Mr and Mrs G B Worley Friday
night.
Mr Bill Piercing and family vis
ited Mr G L Aarons Sunday.
Mr Rube Worley and family of
Mat visited his mother Saturday"
and Sunday.
Mr Ben Tallant visited Mr Alfred
Tallant Sunday.
The entertainment at the Tallant
school house given by Miss Fleeta
Bramblett was enjoyed by a large
attendance. ,
Mr George Aarons is erecting
some new buildings.
Mr Robert Roper is wearin 2x4
smile —its a girl.
Miss Ollie Ledbetter is visiting;
Mr and Mrs Robert Roper.
Mr and Mrs j H Worley visited
Mr and Mrs W H Worley Sunday.
Where are all of the correspon
dents? Come all of you again, and
lets make the North Georgian in
teresting.
Bin node.-.
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It is, of course, possible to be too sen
sitive over picture po=t cards that may
seem to retlect upon any one
All the same a due regard for the reason
.able feelings of others ought always to
prevail, and make impossible the offen
sive caricature sometimes seem.
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