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VOO. XXXIV.
i IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
SundaySchool
I T Lesson T ANARUS!
(Bjr REV. p. B. FITZ WATER, D. D..
Teacher of English Bible In the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago.)
Copyright, lm, Waatern Nawapaper Union,
LESSON FOR MAY 13 |
DAVID, THE POET-KINO .
j LESSON TEXT—I Sam. 16:1-3.
GOLDEN TEXT—Surely, goodness and
mercy shall follow me all the (lays of my
life.—Ps. 23:6.
REFERENCE MATERIAL—Ps. 61: Isa.
:7; Jer, 33:16-26: Luke 1:32; Acts 22:23-31
PRIMARY TOPIC—The Shepherd Boy
Chosen King.
JUNIOR TOPIC—God Calls a Boy to Be
King,
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
r-David, as a Friend.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
—Lessons From the Life of David.
I I. Samuel Mourns for Baul (v. 1).
1. Why He Mourned. The death of
Saul was no doubt a personal loss to
Samuel, for Saul was a commanding
and lovable personality. Then, too,
the ruin of so promising a career
would deeply affect a soul like Sam
uel. Finally the humiliation to God
and God’s people grieved his heart.
2. Excessive Mourning Rebuked.
The fact that God had rejected Saul
should have lifted Samuel out of his
grief. Excessive grief over that which
God does 1* a reflection npon Him and
shonid be rebuked. In all God’s acts
we should submit although It may
change our plans. When sorrow be
comes a hindrance to the discharge
of duty, It merits rebuke.
11. Samuel Sent to Anoint David
(vv. 1-3).
1. Samuel's Fear (v. 2). Perhaps
by this time Saul was becoming a
desperate character. Samuel knew
that If Saul should hear that he was
taking steps to anoint a successor to
Ms throne, Ms own life would be In
danger. Samuel was wise In submit
ting this difficult situation to the Lord.
God’s servants are to be brave. But
even when going on errands for God
we should not court danger. We
should exercise the greatest caution
so that unnecessary dangers be
avoided.
1 2. The Lord's Direction (vr. 2,8).
,The Lord smoothed the way for Sam
uel. He showed him how to perform
his duty and escape the danger. Sam
uel was to take a heifer aad announce
that he was going to offer a sacrifice
unto the lord and to call Jesse to the
sacrifice. The prophet was not told
ell that w'ould happen. This Is usual
ly God’s way with us. He gives us
our work piece by piece and guides
us step by step. Samuel’s purpose
was known only to him. It was to be
kept a secret so that the news would
not reach Saul. This was a shrewd
device but entirely legitimate. There
Is not necessity for ns to reveal all
oar purposes.
| 111. Samuel's Obedler.co (w. 4-13).
! 1. The Trembling Elders of Bethle
hem (w. 4,3). It seems that the
whole nation was shot through with
fear because of Saul’s sin. To the
elders’ alarming Inquiry Samuel re
sponded with the assurance of peace,
Inviting them to join him In worship
ing the Lord.
2. Examination of Jesse’s Sons (w.
0-12). The Lord had revealed to Sam
uel that one of Jesse’s sons was ta
be the new king, but not the particu
lar one. The selection of the right
one was' a most important matter as
destinies hung upon it (1) Ellab
rejected (vv, 0,7). Ellab was the
eldest son and therefore he was the
first presented as having first right to
the place of honor. Further, he was
a splendid specimen of a man, tall and
majestic In appearance so that even
Samuel was captivated by him as he
bad been by Saul. (10:24). Outward
appearance was favorable but the
realities seen by God were against
him. God knows whom He can trust
with great responsibilities. We fre
quently estimate men by their dress,
culture, wealth and position. These
are only surface manifestations and
frequently lead us astray, but God
looks into the heart. (2) David
chosen (w. 8-12). All but one of
Jesse’s sons had been looked upon
but still the Lord’s choice had not ap
peared. Jesse's reply to Samuel’s
question as to whether all his children
bad appeared seems to Imply that
David was not of much Importance.
He was considered good enough to
watch the sheep but not Important
enough to be called to the feast. Be
cause David was faithful as a shep
herd boy, he was In line for promo
tion when God’B given time arrived.
' 3. David Anointed (v. 13). When
the shepherd lad appeared, the Lord
directed Samuel to anoint him. When
the oil was applied the Spirit of the
Lord came upon him. David was a
gifted and attractive lad but this
was of no avail without the Spirit
of God. Power must come from God.
Only as we are anointed by the Holy
Ghost can we truly do the Lord’s will
and work. .
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See professional card of Dr. R.
L. Hunter.
Mr. W. A. Thally was a visitor
around Spot Sunday.
Mr. Claude Brown, who has
been Iquite sick, is some better.
Mrs. D, JL, Phillips was visit
ing in Atlanta Monday.
Mr. Harris Moore has returned
from Camp McClelland, Ala.
&
The tax equalizers are at work
on the tax books this week.
The Cash Market and Cafe ap
preciates your patronage.
Mr. and Mrs. A G. Hockenhull
were visiting in Atlanta first of
the week.
Prof. Erwin spent part of last
week and this in Atlanta and
other points,
Mr. Homer Smith and family,
of Atlanta, visited relatives in
ind around town Sunday,
Mrs. Geo L. Merritt spent part
of last week and this with her
daughters in Atlanta.
Mr.|Eugene Kirby, of Atlanta,
spent a few days of last week
with home folks.
Hev. Mercer Williams preach
ed at Island Ford, Gwinnett
county, last Sunday.
Who will take the first step
towards erecting a potato cur
ing plant?
Mrs. W. R. Otwell is visiting
her son, Dr. J, A. Otwell, at
Cordele.
Mr. Carl Brooks, of Atlanta,
was a week end visitor to rela
tives here.
Mr. Gordon Elliott,|of Atlanta,
spent days of last week
with his family here.
Mr. James Patterson and fam
ily. of Atlanta, were Sunday
guests of relatives in town.
Mrs. W, A. Couch, of near Eb
enezer, was visiting friends in
town a day or this week.
The mother and sister of Mrs.
Williams, who live at Villa Rica,
are visiting her.here.
See that new [Delco Lighting
and Water System sold by Cum
ming Garage.
Mr. J. B. Tolbert, of Atlanta,
was the Sunday guest of Mr. and
Mrs. R, T. Shadburn,
Mr. Bascomb Shadburn came
up from |Atlanta and spent the
week end with home folks.
Mr. Olen Settle and family, of
Norcross. were Sunday guests of
Mr. C. T. Kemp and family.
Dr, R. L. Hunter will be glad
to extract your teeth by the pain
less process.
Your clothes cost you money,
Why not prolong their life by
having them properly cleaned
and pressed? We will do your
satisfactory at reasonable prices.
Cumming Pressing Club.
GUMMING, GA. MAY l\
Mr. Henry Wolf and family
spent Sunday with relatives near
Spot.
Rev. H. 0. Greene filled his
appointment at Piedmou* Sun
day.
Rev. A. B. Couch filled the pul
pit at the Baptist church Sunday
at 11 o’clock.
Mr. C.’P. Vaughan, of Ros
well, was a ’visitor here Sunday
afternoon.
Mrs. Sallie Allen and children,
of Atlanta, have ..been guests
of Mrs. James Tolbert.
Have your car washed and new
oil put in at the Cumming Gar
age.
Mr. J. H. Hawkins and family
of near Buford, were visiting in
town Tuesday.
Get your Ice Cream, Fruit,
Fresh Vegetablees, Fish, etc.,
just from Atlanta, at the Cash
Market and Cafe.
Come in •md get a pair of
Kryptok Bifocal Lenses. New
up-to-date frames. You won’t
regret your money.
E. W. Mashburn.
The grounds around the new
schooi building is being graded
this week.
Mrs. Jno. L. Phillips, who has
been quite sick, is better, we are
glad to learn.
*
Revival services were begun at
the Methodist church Sunday
night. Two services each dav
are being held 3,'p, m. and at
night.
We clean and press ladies’
coats and suits as well as men’s,
Bring ’em along.
Cumming Pressing Club.
We were glad to receive a call
from our correspondent.at Pleas
ant View Monday, We are al
ways glad to see our friends and
especially our “pencil pushers.”
We are requested to announce
that G. W. Forrist will
preach at Pleasant View on Sat
urday night and Sundayi May 13
and 14. A cordial invitation is
extended to all within reach to
come out and hear him.
WANTED-CHICKS.-Mrs. J.
P. Fowler wants a few hens with
chickens. Bring them to Geor
gian office.
LOST. —In Cumming, or be
tween there and John Mash
burn’s, residence, one black silk
purse containing five dollar bill
and some small change. I kind
ly ask finder to leave at Georgian
office.
Respectfully,
Mrs. J. H, Mashburn.
The Sawnee Cafe are agents
for the Gainesville Steam Laun
dry, celebrated for their prompt
and up-to-date methods. You
must be satisfied. Give them a
'call.
How about that suit of clothes
that needs cleaning and pressing
—bring it to us and have it look
like new.
Cumming Pressing Club.
It will pay you to read every
advertisement in this paper.
Whew! Overcoats and fires
have been in demand this week.
Mr. Louis Wisdom, of Gaines
ville, was a visitor here Wednes
day.
Miss Leitha Mae Echols, of
Nettie, has been the guest of the
Misses Fisher this week.
This has been the coldest May
since 1898, when the thermome
ter fell to 38. It registered 40
Tuesday night,
Mr. Iliff Tidwell, who has beer,
at home for two or three weeks,
nursing a severe case of mumps,
has returned to his work at Bu
ford.
Those who got up early Thurs
day morning report a.pretty good
sized frost Wednesday night. It
is not thought that the crops will
be greatly damaged, though pos
sibly some young cotton will be
killed.
Prof, King has been re-elecled
as Principal of Cumming High
School for another term, and has
accepted. His re-election is evi
dence of his faithfulness and
hard work for the advancement
of the school and our people are
to be congratulated. We did not
learo who the other teachers will
b M
Gumming base team went
to Duluth Wednesday afternoon,
wlnhjng |he game by a score of
14 /■/> 11.-Thisis the fourth game
oir boys have played this sea
son, winning all four games.
They expect to play Norcross
next week and say they intend to
do their best to win from them.
Go to it. boys,
LONGSTREET.
Mr. Marvin Cobb’s barn was
burnt last Tuesday night, during
the early hours of the night. The
origin of the fire is unknown.
Mr. Will Puckett spent Mon
day with his son, Dr J W Puck
ett, who is'ill at St Joseph’s In
fit mary in Atlanta, The friends
of Dr Puckett are hoping to hear
of his improving,
Mrs. Martha Ramsey spent
Tuesday in Atlanta with her
daughter, Mrs. J W Puckett.
Among those reported on the
sick list are Mrs. J B Cook, Mrs.
Pierce Cobb and little Horace
Phillips.
Mr. and Mrs. Pledger Lummus
were visiting Mn Howell Phillips
and family Saturday.
Miss Laura Belle Patterson and
brother, Joe, spent Friday and
Saturday with Rev R A Roper
and family, and attended com
mencement exercises at Free
Home school Saturday night.
Mr. Luther Williams and fam
ily, of Alpharettr, were visiting
Mrs. Martha Ramsev Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. J E Richards
spent Sundav with Mr. and Mrs.
Will Richerds.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bettis were
visiting Mr. R C Bryant and fam
ily Saturday night.
Mrs. John Padgett and Mrs.
Leila Kelley spent Friday night
with Mr. and Mrs. W’dl Barnett.
Mr. Grady Puckett and family
were visiting relatives in Atlan
ta Sunday,
Mr. Luthar Cox, wife and little
daughter spent Sunday after
noon with Mrs. Hanhah Cox.
L. H.
PUBLIC OPINION.
By Mercer Williams.
If someone should ask what
public opinion is, the best answer
—or at least among the best, —
that I could give would be, “As
others see us.”
Perhaps it might be time well
spent to consider, at least lor a
few moments, the above men
tioned definition. How do you
think others see you? Have you
ever advanced an idea to this ef
fect? Do you think others see
you in the same light that you
see yourself? It is true that in
some instances sell and public
opinion harmonize, but generally
speaking they differ in many res
pects. You may see yourself rich,
others may see you poor. You
may see yourself popular, others
may see you common. You may
see yourself highly educated,oth
ers may see you ignorant and un
learned. .There is a remarkable
difference, however, in public
opinion besides being different
from self opinion It differs with
in itself. There is probably as
much difference in public opin
ion within its own bounds as
there is between self and public
opinion.
Is public opinion just? I do not
think so, not in the least, for
common sense teaches us some
things, and if you should ask
why I make such a bold assertion
as to the injustice of public opin
ion my answer would be there’s
a reason. First, because of its
uncertaintp. You build a house
on an unsteady or deficient foun
dation and it won’t stand the test
of time and endurance, and be
sides it will be dangerous and un
certain, subject to fall at any
moment. You build your opin
ion on the basis of uncertainty,
and it won’t stand the test of life
nor endurance. Neither can it
stand the test of truth or storms
of Icircumstances and conditions
that are sure to come, and how
can it stand that rigid examina
tion before the bar of God’s jus
tice?
Again, public opinion is unjust
because it is dangerous. If it is
used wrong it may disgrace,slan
der or abuse some innocent per
son or persons. Money is easily
spent but sometimes ic is not so
easily gotten. Just so is public
opinion. We can spend it mighty
easy, but it may be at the other
fellow’s expense, It is best not
to spend your opinion unless you
can prove its certainty.
Again, it is unjust from the
fact that it gives some people
more credit and honor than they
really deserve, even to the ex
tent that they are held up to the
world as champions of populari
ty while at the same time it fails
to give others the praise they are
honestly entitled to, and hence
they are looked upon as ordinary
beings, hardly worth recogniz
ing. Do you see any justice in
public opinion? If so you have
better eyes than I have. Of
course, there are a few excep
tions that might be.taken under
consideration, and in view of
this fact I will admit that public
opinion sometimes fits us very
well, but there are so few excep
tions attacked we are made to
wonder how seldom, how seldom
does it measure out real justice.
Again, public opinion is unjust
because it gives its views with
out a proper understanding and
allowance. If some start out in
life to be something and do some
thing, don’t matter how earnest
or deeply concerned they may be,
don’t matter how bad they may
stand in need of a little help or
NO- -2<>
a few cheering words to help
them through their struggle, just
the right public opinion regard
less of reason and mercy jumps
on them w’ith both feet and does
Its very best to stamp their ef
forts and influence into the dirt
of disgrace and ruin, and lifts
voice lagainft them wherever it
goes and east their name out a3
evil, If you see any genuine jus
tice in this, my friend? Ido not
wish to exaggerate in the least,
nor cast no , reflection upon the
truth, but believe it safe to say
that such dealing is as far from
justice as the east is. from the
west.
Of course, we must not ignore
the fact that we all contribute
more or less to public opinion,
whether our influence be for good
or evil. Seeing then that public
opinion .consists of our opinions
and that each inuividual per
forms an important part in its
development let us do our best to
improve its standing and eradi
cate its injustice, which can only
be done by the proper expendi
ture of the opinions that we as
individuals hold in our own pos
session,
BROOKWOOD.
Rev G W Forrist preached two
very interesting sermons here
Saturday night and Sunday.
Sunday school was good here
Sunday,
Our good editor was'so kind as
to mention Uncle Happy last
week, and we feel sorter stuck
up about it In traveling over
life’s rough highway we never
know wbat a kind word will do
for others. Thanks, Mr. Editor,
for your “bunch of roses.”
Mr. Charlie Vaughan spent Fri
day night with his sister, Mrs.
Hoyt Bagwell,
And Clyde Vaughan got sorry
for Henry Ford and Sohn D ltock
feller and bought a car-
We catch ourselves saying we
sure did hate to see this rain,
if we were what we claim we
should thank God for it because
he doesn’t make any mistakes.
Oats looking good around here
and a lot of them sowed.
Brookwood sure is coming a
long. T M Sams and J S Street
man sells us goods, W M Vaughn
grinds our corn, Rev J W Gill
sharpens our plows and mules,
and old John Doe furnishes the
booze, Ed Vaughan buys our
cows and Mr. Bill Day and others
play checks and others play
checks and the balance of us
meet there and straighten our
government when it gets crook
ed. So we have a town that
would come all round suiting any
one.
Miss Gladys Bagley, who has
been very sick at the Georgia
Baptist Hospital, we are glad to
say is home again muen improv
ed.
Fred Vaughan family and Hoyt
Bagwell and family spent Sun
day p m at W M Vaughan’s.
C B Herring and family spent
Sunday at Ed Vaughan’s,
Uncle Happy.
To get the best results from
your Waterman’s Ideal P’ountain
Pen, use qnly Wacerman’s Ideal
Ink. 15c per bottle-
Harvie Simpsop.
The Cumming Garage has in
stalled an up-to-date gasoline fill
ing station, They handle the
Standard Oil products—gasoline,
oils and greases, Call on them
when in need of anything for
your auto.