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PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF RELIGION, EDUCATION , LITER A 7 URE AND GENERAL INTELLIGENCE .
VOL. XIX.
A Short Cut Through the Bible.
CLEM T. IVEY.
CHAPTER VII.
Who was Nehemiah? He him
self confesses in the beginning of
the Book that bears his name that
he was the author. He writes in
the first person. He seems lo have
been cf a very prominent family
in Judah for he was the cup-bearer
to the King of Persia. As one has
said very probably he was born at
Babylon during the captivity. He
was appointed as the governor of
Judea at his own request.
It has been asserted that the
Books from Joshua on through the
Book of Nehemiah, gives the his
tory of the Jewish people from the
death of Moses till the reformation
established after the ret*urn from
captivity
Jerusalem had been demolished
and the walls were thrown down.
Nehemiah longed to see this place
again built up so he asked the king
to allow him to go to Jerusalem and
build the walls. He king gave him
his consent. He came to Jerusalem
and secretly viewed the walls. Al
though he met with great opposi
tion nethertheless at the expira
tion of fifty-two days the walls
were again in their place.
He saw how the Sabbath was
desecrated and he at once set about
to reform this evil.
There are thirteen chapters :n
the Book and this is the sum of
these chapters ; he learr.s the state
of Jerusalem at the time; he re
ceives his commision to go ; the
names of those who helped in the
work ; he prays while the enemies
scoff; the people complain of their
trouble and how they are wrong
ed ; opposition ; genealogy of those
who first came out of Babylon ; re
ligious worship; separation from
some of their evil ways.
Esther. There are ten chapters
in the Book of Esther and the
name of God is not mentioned in
the Book at all. The Book takes
its name from a Jewish maiden
who was chosen to be the queen.
Someone has said that the Book
was written to show the origin of
the Feast of Purim.
The Book deals with the follow
ing facts, Ahasuerus makes a great
feast and Vashti the queen at the
time, displeases him. Because of
this he puts her away and selects
him another queen. Esther is
chosen for this place. Haman
plans to overthrow and destroy the
Jews which causes Mordecai. Es
tner and the other Jews to mourn,
and fast. Esther snvites the king
and Ilaman to a banquet at which
she plans to defeat the purposes of
Ilaman in overthrowing the Jews.
She pleads for her own life and
the lives of her people. In the
meantime the king honors Morde
cay, using Hainan in the honor
ing. Finally Mordecai was given
the greatest honor in the service of
the kins' while Haman was hang
ed. The Jews slay their enemies
and establish the custom of cele
brating the time when they were
fit Nod!)
victorious over their enemies thug
showing the origin of Purim. A
hashurus greatness and Mordecai’s
advancement.
We will next take up the study
of the Book ot Job.
To be continued.
Bethlehem.
Mv my! How cold seems like
winter again.
Quite a large crowd attended
Sunday school at Bethlehem Sun
day p- m.
Several from around here attend
ed services at Harmony Sunday.
Mr Burry Durham who has been
in Oklahoma and Texas for the
past two years has returned home.
Berry says ‘-There’s no place like
home.”
Rev R A Bryan and family vis
ited Mr David Strickland and fam
ily Saturday and Sui day.
The farmers are behind with
their work on account of so much
rain.
Miss Mae Bryan visited Miss
Estelle Mangum Sunday night,
The little infant of Mr and Mrs
Alfred Westbrook has been very
sick, but we are glad to say is im
proving.
Mrs J F Covington is visiting
her grand-parents Mr and Mrs G J
Holbrook.
Mr and Mrs C E Hawkins and
little daughter visited Mr J A Haw
kins and family Sunday.
Mr O E McWhorter and family
visited Mr EL Brannon and fam
ily Sunday last.
Misses Capitola and Euna Bran
non visited home folks Saturday
and Sunday.
Mrs T D Green and children vis
ited Mrs Jane Green one day last
week.
Master Randall Brannon has re
turned from a two weeks stay at
his grand-fathers, on route 3.
Come on Mr Tallant we like to
read your pieces.
Country Jake.
Route 2.
Mr W G Watkins and wife visi
ted the formers father near Orange
oue day last week.
Miss Ollie Ledbetter and broth
er, visited Mr and Mr6 Robert
Roper recently.
Miss Maggie Harris, of route i,
spent last week with Mr and Mrs
J H Warley,
Mr J M Aarons visited his broth
er Mr Ellis Aarons Sunday last,
Mrs Philipan Watkins of Orange
is visiting her son Mr W B Wat
kins.
Mr W H Worley’s little daughter
is very sick at this writing, hope
for her recovery soon.
Mrs F H Tallant visited Mr and
Mrs W H Worley Sunday.
Mr fcen Harris visited near Drew
Sunday p. m.
Wheat is looking fine in this sec
tion, jack frost got the beans Sat
urday night.
People are very busy fixing for
the May meetings.
Binnocle.
GUMMING, GA. MAY 7 1909
Route 6.
More rain and mud.
People sure have got the blueg
in this part, so afraid they are not
going to get their crops planted.
Miss Odell Chatham spent Sat
urday night with Miss Jimmie
Samples.
The singiug given by Mis* May
mie and Belle Phillips wag well at
tended and highly enjoyed by all
present.
Miss Mardeli Merritt spent Sun
day with Miss Jimmie Samples.
Mr and Mrs L P Mangum of
Norcross are visiting relatives on
route 5 and 6 last week and this.
Mrs C W Wlrte who has been
sick for the past month we are glad
to say is able to be out again.
Several from around here went
to Beaver Ruin Sunday and report
ed a fine time.
The singing at Haw Creea Sun
day p. m. was not well attended on
account of the all day singing at
Beaver Ruin.
What has become of all the cor
respondents? Let’s all write and
make the old North Georgian more
interesting.
With much love to the Georgian.
Bluebird.
DeWitt’s Little Early Risers, the fam
ous little liver pills, small, gentle and
sure. Sold by John Hockehhull,
Suwanee Route 2.
Cheer up farmers I think you
will get to make a crop yet.
Mrs J D Buice and Mrs S R
Settle spent one evening last week
with Mrs K G Buice.
Mr Raleigh Settle of Atlanta,
spent Saturday night and Sunday
with ;Mr W R Settle and J D
Buice and family.
Misses Blanche and Mattie Buice
spent Saturday night gl&st with
their cousin Misses Vigie and
Bertha Buice.
ts Carrie Settle and sister Miss
Blanche Buice visited Mr J D
Green and family last week.
Mr and Mrs Robb Buice and
daughter Lillie, of Roswell, visi
ted relatives and friends in this
part Saturday and Sunday.
Rev. R H Thompson spent Mon
day uight last with Mr M S Buice
and family.
Mr Jim Moulder and family
spent Sundoy with Mr D H B
Moulder and family.
Mr J D Buice made a business
trip to Lawrenceville Monday last.
With much love to the North
Georgian I am
Betsy.
Everybody is likely to have kidDey
and bladder trouble. In fact nearly
everybody has some trouble of this Rind.
That is the reason why you so often
have pains in the back and groin, scald
ing sensation, urinary disorders, etc.
that’s your kidneys. The best thing to
do is to get some of DeWitt’s Kidney and
bladder Pills right away. Take th e tn
for a few days or a week or so *nd y o u
will feel all right. In this way, too, you
will ward off dangerous and po ss ihle
serious ailments. They are perfectly
harmless, and are not only antiseptic,
but allay pain quickly by their healing
properties Send your name to E. C.
DeWitt & Cos., Chicago, for a free trial
box. They are sold here by John Hock
enhull.
Harris Grove.
More rain and mud.
Rev. Braddy filled his regular
aopointmen* at Sharon Sunday.
He preached a good sermon, he has
a fine calling and we should do all
we cau to encourage him.
Miss Lola Bagley visited her cou
sin Miss Effie Bagley Sunday last.
Did the frost the first night in
May kill your corn and cotton or
did you have any planted?
Miss Arzie Vaughan was the
guest of Miss Cora Echols Satur
day night.
We are glad to sav the sick of
this community are improving.
Miss Lillie Ball Echols spent
Saturday night with Miss Violet
Bagwell.
Mr and Mrs W L Comer and
Miss Fannie Harris spent last
Thursday night with Mr F F Reid
and family.
The singing at flak Grove Sun
day p. m. was well attended.
The people of Harris Grove com
munity met at the school house Sun
day p m. and organized Sunday
school. They have begun a noble
work and we trust each one will
push foiward in the work.
The all day singing at Sharon
which was anounced a month ago
for next Sunday has been called in
on account of communion services
and singing at Crossplains.
Remember Sunday school at 9
oclock Sunday morning at Sharon
and at Harris Grove Sunday p. m
at 3 oclock let evervbody attend.
Maude Muller.
Not Overwork.
Numberless men. alleged to be
hurt by overwork, do not work
halt enough. Their trouble comes
from superabundance of leisure
and activity. They yawn through
three or four hours in the office or
coontiug room ; are too indolent to
walk up town ; eat too heavy and
rich a dinner ; go out afterwards
to see merchants, bunkers and the
like, and join boon companions who
walk around billiard tables or sit
at cards, and keep very thirsty un
til the drowsy steeples toll two and
three. This is overwork, but over
work in the wrong direction, and
of a very different kind from that
supposed. Overwork covers a mul
titude of bad habits; it is made a
scapegoat for countless transgres
sions, it is very often a shallow pre
tense, a miserable sham. While
there are far too many who over
work, there are a great many that
break down and kill themselves by
laziness, self indulgence and dis
sipation. Very decidedly, overwork
is overdone.
Lived l.lii Years.
Wm. Parr—England’s oldest man
married the third time at 120, worked
in the fields till 132 and lived 20 years
i longer. People should be vouthful at 80.
! James Wright, of Spurlock, Ky„ shows
liow to remain young. ‘T feel just like
i a 16-year-old boy,” he writes, “after
l taking six bottles of Electric Hitters.
| For thirty years Kidney trouble made
life a burden, hut the first bottie of this
wonderful medicine convinced me I had
found the greatest cr.re on earth,”
They’re a godsend to weak, sickly run
down or old people, Try them. 50c at
John Hockenhull's,
A Plea for Ministerial Fidelity.
We have had something to say about
our preachers as leaders of the churches
in the mission question, but in this ar
ticle we will notice some other phrases ol
his work, especially the pastor, and I will
take for my text the five first verses ot
2d Timothy. 2d v. Preach the word, he
instant in season and out of season, re -
prove, rebuke, exhort with all long suf
fering and doctrine. And Paul told Pet
er to feed his sheep and feed his lambs,
So we see the pastor has something to do
except ride around and cat chicken,
Paul in 2d Cor. nth chap, in enumer
ating the trials that came upon him add
ed, the care of all the churches. Thu
was a great burden on Ins heart. He
failed not to condemn sin in any form in
the churches. He said, have I become
your enemy because 1 have told yi u the
truth? Do our pastors suffer very much
on account of their condemning the sins
that are in their churches ? Asa rule,
do they not just let everything pass that
will pass? While it is true they preach
about the 17 abominations and condemn
them in a general way, but the sins go
on.
The writer was at some church, not
long ago. where they had some member a
up for dancing, card playing, going to
parties, etc., and they seemed to think
there was no harm in it.
At the union meeting at Concord some
of the brethren thought intemperance
was on the increase, especially it we in
clude soft drinks sold at nearly all the
trading places, and some of them on Sun
day.
Look at our divorce laws and the num
ber of divorce cases before our courts. It
is a shame on civilization.
Our pastors handle all those things too
lightly. Persons get a divorce for any
cause and our pastors remarry them, just
set them up in adultery and the churches
hold them in fellowship. This is a dark
picture, but we cannot deny it being true.
Whe e is the remedy? It must come
through the pulpit. We need not look
for anything hut intemperance so longas
our pastors when visiting where they
drink their dram and drink with them,
and we need not look for fewer divorce
cases so long as our preachers perform
the marriage ceremony for those who arc
divorced It is no wonder that Christi
anity is at a low ebb. and that our
chinches are degenerating.
I have just hinted at a few things that
calls for the prayerful attention of our
pastors and that what I have written may
be the means, in the hands of God, in
causing them to wake up to a sense Ot
duty as the overseers of God's house and
that they may feel that they are account
able directly to God for the faithful per
formance of their stewardship.
C. S. HAWKINS.
Won’t Slight A Good Friend.
“If ever I need a cough medicine again
I know what to get,” declares Mrs. A. L.
Aliev of Beals, Me., “tor, after using ten
bottles of Dr. King's New Discovery,
and seeing its excellent results in my
own family and others, I am convinced
it is the best medicine made for Coughs,
Colds and lung trouble.” Every one
who tries it feels iust that way. Relief
is felt at once and its quick cure sur
prises you, For Bronchitis, Asthma,
Hemorrhage, Croup, LaGrippe, Sore
Throat, pain in chest or lungs its su
preme. 50c and SI.OO. Trial bottle free.
Guaranteed by John Ilockenoull.
Weston’s great feat of walking from
New York to San Francisco is likely to
revive hiking. If it does so that peo
ple generally will do more walking he
will prove a great benefactor to society.
The pronounced habit in our cities of
using street cars to go comparatively
short distances instead of walking may
swell the profits of street car magnates
but it is responsible for a good deal of
sickness. People confined to buildings
all day by their business need the ex
ercise that walking would give them.
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