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VOL. XXXI.I
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Mr. H. E. BranH reports anew
baby boy at his house.
Col. J, P. Fowler visited rela
tives near Duektown Sunday.
Mr. John Black was in Atlanta
Wednesday.
Dr. W. W. Pirkle made a bus
iness trip to Atlanta Wednesday,
Election for Mayor and Coun
cil next Monday.
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Mr. Ivan Reid was a Sunday
visitor to Gainesville.
Go to Cumming Garage for bat
tery service.
Mrs. Sallie Tatum is visiting
relatives in Atlanta and Buford
for a few days.
Messrs. Robert Tatum and Ed
Rhodes, of Atlanta, were here on
business Thursday.
Don’t forget that Dr. Holtzen
dorff, the dentist, will be here
Friday and Saturday,
Go to Cumming Garage for
overhauling, tires and accessories
Prices reduced.
Goods can be bought from G.
W. Heard at 25 per cent discount
See his ad.
Messrs. Frank Bacon and Jno.
Ed Kirby visited friends in
Gainesville Sunday.
Mr. .John E. Kirby made a bus
iness trip to Atlanta and Flowery
Branch latter part of last week.
Mr. Robert Tatum, of Atlanta,
was a business visitor to Cum
mins a day or two last week
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Carry your storage battery to
Cumming Garage and have it ex
amined free.
You can buy ten pounds good
granulated sugar at G.W.Haard’s
for One Dollar.
Miss June Fowler, of Duck
town, is visiting relatives in and
around town.
Mr. M. W. Webb, of Gaines
ville, has been in town on busi
ness this week.
Mr. Wheeler Hill has moved
with his family to Orlanda, Fla.
We wish him success in his new
home.
Mrs. Davidson, who has been
with Miss Mollie Kemp in her
millinery parlors, has returned to
her home in Atlanta.
Lost—Between Cumming and
Norcross, one Miller Cord Tire,
37x5, mounted on rim $5.00 re
ward if returned to the North
Georgian.
Mr. A. B. Terry, route 2, was
a caller at the Georgian office
Tuesday, Call again, Berry; we
are always glad to see our friends
Several automobiles to be sold
by the sheriff at the court house
next Saturday. Come out and
buy you one—they’ll probably go
cheap.
Notice advertisement of sale of
bankrupt stock of good, to be
sold at the residence of Col. J.P,
Fowler next Saturday. Come out
and buy what you need.
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Married, last Sunday, at the
residence of Esq. J. H. Pruitt,
he performing the ceremony, Mr.
Clavton Slaton to Miss Kate Sum
rnerdhr, all of near Silver City,
The North Georgian extends best
wishes.
THE iN'ORTIi GEORGIAN
THE CROSS AND CROWN
By Mercer Williams.
In my imagination and with
an eye of faith, I sometimes
think of Jesus as he bore the
cruel cross of Calvary. I can
see him as he moves slowly a
long the road that leads to the
place of crucifixion, bearing a
rugged and heavy cross.
I can hear the heartless and
sinful expressions of those who
mocked, jeered and laughed at
Him.
I can see his mother, relativ
es and friends that followed be
hind Him, their eyes dimmed
with tears, yet powerless and
helpless they were forced to
submit to the horrible fate that
awaited Christ, on reaching the
place where He was to be cru
cified.
There is no doubt whatever
but what they were heart bro
ken and grief stricken even at
the thought of such an awful
and unusual event, and to think;
of Christ having to die such a
cruel death was almost more
than the tender heart of Mary,
his mother, could bear.
Nevertheless the will of God
must be done, for in the death
of Jesus Christ, His Son, God
had a Divine motive and pur
pose, and that motive and pur
pose He had in view was the
salvation of the world.
I see God as He looked down
upon perishable, sinful and un
grateful humanity, viewing the
critical situation, and realizing
their supreme need, opened up
His great heart of love, sympa
thy and compassion, and more
than that, He clearly realized
that there was no possible
means whatever, for the salva
tion of the world except thru
the death of His Son, Jesus
Christ to die for our sins. So
God loving the world so much
gave this precious and innocent
Son to come into the world,
bear the cross, be laughed at,
mocked and spit upon. Yet, in
spite of all these trials, He bore
the cross and endured ever the
pangs of death for our salva
tion.
I see Jesus, almost exhaust
ed from the heavy pressure of
the cross, even His face ap
pears pale, and, oh, how tired
and wearied He must have
been being forced to bear a
cross that was almost, and es
pecially from a human stand
point, unbearable.
Yet He moves along and fi
nally they reach the place
where Christ is to die.
J see multitudes of people
surrounding the scene of c u
cifixion, gome weeping, some
laughing, some mocking. W 1 at
a gathering, or in other words,
what a great collection of dif
ferent ideas and opinions con
cerning the death of Jesus
Christ this must have probably
been. I see them as they place
Him upon the cross. I see them
as they drive nails thru His
hands and feet. I see them as
they pierce His side with the
sword, and I behold the pre
cious blood as it flows in large
streams. I see them as they cast
lots for His seamless garment,
but nevertheless He endured it
all, even though He was suffer
ing untold agonies. He spake
from the Cross, saying, ‘Fath
er, forgive them, for they know
not what they do.’
So Jesus realizing that thei
great plan of salvation would I
soon be finished and His cross
bearing would also end, He
spoke three grand words say
ing, “It is finished.” Meaning
perfected and completed in ev
ery respect the means of our
salvation.
And therefore the invitation
to the world is universal, for
God so loved the world that He
gave his only Son that whoso
ever believeth in Him shall not
perish but have everlasting
life.. After having done all of
this for us we should not even
murmer or complain at the ser
vice He demands. Of course, to
follow Christ is to bear a cross
for He says He that is worthy
of me, let him take up his cross
and follow Me, for My yoke is
easy and My burden is light,
and ye shall find rest unto your
souls.
God demands that we sacri
fice our time, efforts, in fact
we must slay, or in other words
crucify our human interests
that would lead us directly
from Him, so to follow Him we
must surrender self and self in
terests and trust in Him com
pletely and continuously as th
sole means of our help and r j
uge. Therefore, those who am
not willing to sacrifice, surren
der and endure suffering, and
bear the cross of life with pa
tience, are not worthy of Him
He does not place upon us more
than we areable to bear, neith
er does He make us slaves for
His yoke is easy and His bur
den is light, and more than this
He invites every one to come
and learn of His goodness and
mercy for He is meek in every
respect, and lowly in heart,
and by so doing every one that
receiveth the invitation receiv
eth unto themselves rest now,
and sweeter than all, they will
find an eternal rest to their
souls. Are we suffering for
Christ? Are we willing to en
dure all things for His sake?
Are we sacrificing our time ef
forts, ambition and human in
terests in order to follow in the
footsteps„of Jesus Christ, who
bore the cross and died it's vic
tim that the world thru Him
might be saved?•lf so, then we
are bearing the Cross that He
demands we must bear as far
as these six great tests of cross
bearing are concerned.
But, in conclusion, let us turn
from the old rugged cross of
life and the cruel cross which
Christ bore to the crown that
fadeth not away, the reward
we will receive for our cross
bearing here in life.
God does not want His peo
ple to bear the cross for noth
ing, neither does He make it
an unbearable burden. Vet He
desfcreth of us a self sacrifiicing
service and a continual willing
ness to put away, or hide, all
sinful motives and ambitions in
order to trust Him. And He has
promised to reward our cross
bearing with a bright and beau
til'ul crown that shineth forev
er. Therefore, let us bear the
cross with patience in order to
wear the crown of glory. And
when ersecutions, sorrows,tri
als, temptations, tribulations &
sin come into our life fall at
the feet of Jesus and think of
His great agony in the garden
of Gethsemane, and also how
earnestly He prayed to the Fa
ther that even the very sweat
of His exhausted face became
as great drops of blood.
So let’s all say as cross bear
ers for Christ, the old rugged
cross though blood stained and
despised and rejected of men,
to it I cling, and some day I’ll
exchange it for a crown, for I
am working for a crown. You
are and we all are, so look a
way from the-cross to the g'it
tering crown. Oh, my friends,
look away—look away.
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Bankrupt Stock.
1 will sell at my residence on Sat
urday, Dec. 58, 1920, beginning: at
10 o’clock, to the highest bidder for
cash, the stock of G.M.Coker,banK
rupt,consisting of groceries, notions
dry goods, etc. Many of these goods
have never been uncrated. They
are fresh.
Sale will not be held if it is raining
J. P Fowler
Receiver.
CUMMING, GA DECEMBER 17 191*0
Mrs. Jeff Summerour, of War
saw, is visiting Dr.and Mrs. Ma
rcus Mashburn.
Mr. Ed Puett received a mes
sage Wednesday evening from
Walter Taylor of Atlanta stating
that Mr. Jack He .brook had just
been run over a id killed by an
automobile truck on the corn r
of Forsyth and.W. itehrll streets,
in Atlanta. Jack was a brother
of Mrs. Dr. Hunter, and was " ell
known here. Our sympathy goes
out to Mrs. Hunter-
Mr. Hamp Echols.a well known
stock dealer, died suddennly at
his home at Due town last Fri
day. He leaves a wife and sev
eral children, to whom we ex
tend sympathy. The remains
were buried at New Harmony on
Saturday.
LONGSTREET.
Rev James I Holbrook preach
ed at Longstreet last Saturday.
On account of the weather there
were no services Sunday.
Mrs. Rachael Wood spent Sun
day night at Mr. Will Puckett’s.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Strawn were
visiting atMrs.Ma-garet Strawns
Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Poole spent
Sunday afternoon at Mrs. Hen
rietta Hardin’s
Two little children of Mr. and
Mrs. Oscar Ramsey are reported
on the sick list.
Messrs. Willie Richards and
Clarence Stow spent Friday night
at Mr. Ed Strawn’s.
Mr. and Mrs. Otis Wood an
nounce the arrival of a fine boy.
Mrs. W. A. Myers was visiting
at Mrs. Martha Ramsey’s.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Henderson
announce the arrival of a little
girl.
L. H.
If you hurry up you can get
the North Georgian aha Thrive a
week New York World both one
year for one dollar and fifty cents
ROANOKE NEWS
Only twelve more days until
Christmas day. I wonder how
many will observe that day as our
Christ Birthday,sha'l we spend
this day as a day of disgrace t
his name and honor, or shall wf
celebrate this day in Thank giv
ing and praise because we lovt
him for even letting us live to
that good?
Mrs. Missouri Moulder spent
firit of this week with her broth
er Mr. L M, Samples
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Chadwick
were week-end visitors with the
latters mother Mrs. L B Dover.
It seems to me that the world
is in one of the worst conditions
in the history of time, these low
prices, and high prices, no col
lecting and lots of suing and more
grumbling than anything else.
Mrs. P.A. Samples and family
spent Saturday night with Mrs.
W.A. Shadburn and family.
Mr. L.R. Nix and family were
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. C.H.
Bruce last week.
Mr. Cecil Chadwick and Mr. Clif
ford Dover spent Sunday P. M.
with Mr. A.J. Smith.
School Boy.
If you fail to see G.W.Heard’s
mammoth stock of goods and get
hisllow prices you’ll sure regret
it. His prices can’t be duplicat
ed in North Georgia.
Farm wanted:—l want to hear
from party having farm for sale,
Give price and description. H.B.
Howard, Champaign, Illinois.
The Awakening.
“Why, Clara, dear, what has
happened? It is not a month
since your marriage, and I find
you in tears already!’’
“Ah, Hilda, darling! George
is running for o%ce, you know,
and I’ve only just learned from
the opposition papers what a
really dreadful man I have mar
ried!”
Listen to the pastor’s sermon
on Sunday and preach one to your
self every day.
Home Circle Column.
Pleasant Evening: Reveries A Column Dedi
cated to Tired Mothers as They Join the
Home Circle at Evening; Tide.
Each year of life is fraught with many changes, and many
of them sad ones. Yet blessings of sunshine have fallen as
well as the tears from the clouds. It is not best to livv in the
past, whatever it be. Better gather up the sunshine of the
present, or let the hope for better things add a m : tc of com
fort for today. It there is much to make you sad, lose youi
self in seeking to cheer another’s heart, and make those a—
round you glad, (t is always helpful to think of others rath
er than yourself. The greatest sorrow of any heart can find
alleviation in ministering to others. Real file is to minister
rather than to be ministere 1 unto. Give cheer and you’ 1
get cheerful. He thankful and give praises and rejoicing will
fill your soul. Sing the snatch of a song and the sunbeams
will play about you. He mindful of all this and thanksgiving
day will be a day of thanksgiving until Thanksgiving Day
again.
Poor, indescribably poor, is that girl who has gifts, a clear
mind and active liaixls, and who has not been taught howto
use them, wandering aimlessly thru life, mediocre in every
thing, without definite aim, seeking vainly for occupations to
amuse or distract, deforming her body to gratify ignorant
vanity, injuring herself by late houisand bad food, sparkling
dimly in the struggle for a wealthy husband, and then as a
wife, realizing her weakness and lack of worth; as mother,
weeping bitter, stinging tears as she sees the results of her
miserable life magnified in her children, and wailing piteous
ly for help and strength when it is too late.
Home is the greatest school of life. Few can receive the
honors of a college education, but all are graduates of home.
The learning of the university may fade, its knowledge may
moulder in the halls of memory, but the simple lessons of
home impressed upon the hearts of childhood, defy the rust
of yeais and outline the vivid picture of life. ‘‘Mid pleas
ures and palaces we may roam. He it ever so humble, there’s
no place like home.”
The over-dressed child is always the unhappy child. She
is a pert Miss who lias learned early to regard over-much the
pomps and vanities of life, or she is a poor little discontent
ed victim, who has never had a chance for childish play, and
looks with envy at the ragged, little' tumbling urchins who
make mud pies on the roadside.
Try to give your children the memory of a sweet and joy
ous childhood. It will make your memory tender and prec
ious to them long after you have passed from earth and it
will make better men and women. The childhood of their
own children will be made happier by it. There is no more
sorrowful memory than that of an unhappy, uneared for child
hood.
Parents should be cautious about giving their children per
mission to stay out of school. Every day out is a day lost to
the school work —they cannot make it up. They will soon
be behind and want to stop school —and find fault with the
teacher—say she is partial, etc, when all the time the parents
are to blame.
Flirting may seem to the giddy and thoughtless gill won
derfully amusing and she may get the idea that she is fasci
nating, but it is a most degrading thing and she should be
frowned upon by every young lady who has an ambition to
become a worthy and charming young woman.
Every unholy passion we conquer becomes a good angel
in us, making us stronger and truer. Every outside evil we
resist and defeat leaves us safer and abler to tight and con
quer in the next battle. Conquered temptations become al
lies and friends.
There is not a man in our town, however indifferent to the
claims of Christianity, who would want to rear his family
here if there were no churches or church influence, for he at
once recognizes them as the guardians of the morals of the
morals of the community.
The strength of a nation is in the intelligent and well-or
dered homes of the people.
If there is ever a time when silence is golden, it is when
a man is mad.
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