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About Pearson tribune. (Pearson, Ga.) 191?-1955 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 4, 1922)
PEARSON ® TRiB U N E VOL B—NO. 14 NEWS OF OUR NEIGHBORS. Gleanings from All Sections of South Georgia. The tax digest of Clinch county shows a slump in values of $325, 000 from last year, 1021. The officeholders of Irwin coun ty are having a lively, if not love )y, newspaper scrap over county affairs, and their respective man agernents. The Nahunta Banner talks of suspending publication. In that event Brantley county will have but one paper and sufficient for all her needs. Irwin superior court will remain in the Tifton judicial circuit. The Bill transferring it to the Cordele judicial circuit was killed by the Judiciary Committee. Tomorrow the voters of Brooks county will pass upon the question of “fence” or “no fence.” The campaign has been a stubborn one and the result cannot be anticipat ed. According to the report made by city directory men, who have just completed their work. Thomas ville’s population now exceeds the ten thousand mark by several hundred. The tax values of Tift county are off more'than a half million from the values of 1921. This de crease in values is attributed to a general decline in values and es pecially in the values of livestock. An Albany man, N. K. Newlon, has brought suit in Dougherty county superior court for SIOO,OOO damages against E. It. Chabot, charging him with having alienat ed the affections of his wife from him and destroying his domestic felicity. The people of Cook county are coming around to realize they have not sufficient court, facilities for the needs of the county. It is probable the present legislature will be asked to relieve the situa tion by giving the county an extra term of the superior court. The first car load of sweet pota toes, Porto Rico variety, has been shipped from Lanier county by W. L. Miller of Mil I town. The farmers received 95c per bushel, net, for this ear load. This is a good price, and shows what price early pota toes will bring to the grower. The city of Brunswick will adopt an ordinance forbidding the bringing tick infested cattle into the city, or to bring into the city any edible portion of tick infested cattle, to keep for sale, sell or offer to sell any such product, or to bring into the city any milk taken from tick infested cattle, any of its derivatives, to keep on hand for sale, sell or offer to sell such milk or any of its derivatives. This is safety first. Blackshear has a historieial society; it will undertake to collect, edit and preserve the history of Blackshear and Pierce county. At the last meeting Mrs. .P L. Walker, of Waycross, presented the society with an interesting sketch of the Blackshear trail, or road, from Darien northwestward through the town of Blackshear to Fort Early. Blackshear ladies will mark this ancient road with a marble tablet. Bridgeboro, a little railroad junction i n Southwest Worth county, has become excited over the thought of becoming an oil field and a big city. Gus Moore struck something of a suspicious likeness to oil while digging a well on the place of J. It. Barksdale. At the depth of about twelve feet he became stifled with the fumes of gas, making it impossible to re main in it long at a time. Some of the fluid has been bottled and used for exhibition purposes. Reply to Erroneous Statements Ax sox, G a., July 25,1922. Editor Pearson Tribune; As I Stated in my last article I now write on the subject of “Lay ing on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost.” It will require quite a bit of space, but I'll make it as brief as possible. We believe in God, the Eternal Father, in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost. We be lieve that the first principles of the gospel are: First, Faith in the Lord Jesus; second. Repentance; third. Baptism by Immersion for the Remission of Sins; fourth, the laying on of hands for the Gift of the Holy Ghost. Mr. Editor, you stated that a person must have some knowledge of the Holy Ghost to understand these things. 1 will agree with you there; Ist Cor. 2:14, says: "But the natural man receive not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him; neither can he know' them, because they are spiritually discerned.” “No man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost." — Ist. Cor., 12:3. There are two Comforters. This first Comforter is pure intelligence; for inst ance, take John the Baptist —he was horned with the Holy Ghost. Luke 1:15. Christ, after he was resurrected, appeared unto His Apostles and breathed on them and says “Receive ye the Holy Ghost.” John 20:21. This is plain that they had re ceived the Holy Ghost. John 14:10, “I will pray the Father and He shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever.” From this we learn that Christ spoke of another Comforter. This first Comforter was not suffi cient for them to be left with. "Nevertheless 1 tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if 1 depart I will send him un to you. —John 1 <>:7. "And, behold 1 send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem until ye be endued with power from on high.”—Luke 24:49. It was not necessary that they have this other Comforter as long as Christ was with them, for He was the “Way, the Truth and the Life.” —John 14:9. “But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proeeedetk from the Father, he shall testify of me.” —John 15:26. We learn from this that they did not have the power to do the things that Jesus did. “But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me, both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the utter most parts of the earth.” —Acts 1:8. The Apostles had a knowledge of Jesus Christ and could testify of Him, but this other Comforter was given them on the day of Penta cost, when they received this pow er. "And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.”— Acts 2:2. “And they were all fill ed with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak w'ith other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance.” — Acts 2:4. We have no record where John the Baptist spoke with different tongues, so we can see right here that there is a Holy Ghost. The Apostles received this gift on the day of Pentacost, which is the spirit of prophecy. They could speak in new tongues. There was devout men, out of every nation under heaven present there, and all heard them speak in in their own language.—Acts 2A 6. This is where Peter promised them Official Newspaper of the County of Atkinson. PEARSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 4, 1922 EDITORIAL OPINIONS. The Brethren are Discussing a Number of Live Topics. The man who has no faith in his town is wasting his time and tal ents. He owes it to himself, and also to the town he is so unfortu nate as to be living in, to move on to some other community.—Albany Herald. With dipping-vats going in frag ments skyward sixteen at a clip; troops camping in city streets to maintain order; masked mobs tak ing men out in broad daylight and whipping them Georgia is reaping a little of what has been so indus triously sown for the past several years. —Tifton Gazette. South Georgia, the part of the state which The Herald calls God’s coun try, is not standing still, and if conditions are improving, as we believe they are, and better times than the country has experienced during the past two years are com ing in the fall of this year, which we also believe, South Georgia will come in for a good shave. —Albany Herald. Members of the Southwest Geor gia Watermelon Growers’ Associa tion are receiving checks for melons shipped through the association, and from all accounts the returns are satisfactory. Last Saturday we heard one member remark; “i got a check for S9O more than 1 was expecting. That puts me to the good with several more checks yet to be received. You may take it from me that co operation among the farmers is paying good divi dends.” —Quitman Advertiser. the gift of the Holy Ghost as they had received, —Acts 2:38. Mr. Editor, you stated that one sinner could not lay his hands on another and give him the Holy Ghost. We agree with you on that part. The Spirit of God does not dwell in an unclean tabernacle. But remember that Peter and John were holy men of God, holding the keys of the kingdom, having power to bind on earth and in heaven. — Mat. 18:18. “When the Apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John.” Acts 8:14. “Who when they were come down prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Ghost.” —Acts 8:15. “(For as yet he was fallen upon none of them; only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)” —Acts 8:16. “Then laid they their bands on them and they received the Holy Ghost. —Acts 8:17. “And when Simon saw that through the laying on of the Apostles’ hands, the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money.” —Acts 8:18. “Saying give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, be may receive the Holy Ghost.” —Acts 8:19. “But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou bast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.”—Acts 8:20. “And it came to pass that while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul hav ing passed through the upper coasts, came to Ephesus and find ing certain disciples.” Acts 19:1. He says unto them, “Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said we have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost.” —Acts 19:2. “And he said unto what then were ye baptized? And they said unto John’s baptism.—Acts 19:3. “Then said Paul, John veirly baptized with the baptism of re pentence, saying unto the people, that they should believe him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus. —Acts 19:4. “When they' heard this they' were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. Teacher’s Examination. To the teachers wishing to take examination. Shortly before the examination, August 4 and 5, questions will be seut by express to each County Superintendent, and to thosespeci al spstems where arrangements are made with this department. If the questions are not received by July 31, communicate with me without fail on that day by telephone or telegraph. Please note the condi tion of the package and see if the seals have been broken. Within tin* package you will find envelope containing the questions. Those marked August 4 should be open ed at 8:30 on Friday morning in the presence of applicants; those dated August 5 should not be opened until the same hour on Sal u rd ay. Ou Friday the teachers are given the examination for the primary license, and this is also the first days work of the General Elemen tary. In addition, on this date, questions will be sent, for three of five groups of the High school and Supervisory examination: 1. His tory (Ancient, Modern and Eng lish). 2. English (English Gram mar Composition and Rhetoric and English and American Literature.) 3. Science which will consist of questions on Agriculture, Physics, and Biology. Also on this day there will be questions for both the High School and the Elemen tary Reading courses, and the questions on the History and Geo graphy of Georgia for t hose teach ers having licenses from other states. On Saturday there will be ques tions for the last half of the Gen eral Elementary examination, and for Languages and Mathematics in the High School test. Languages Include Latin, Spanish, French and Greek. Two of these languages required. Mathematics will in elude Arithmetic, Algebra through Quadratics, and Plane Geometry. Allowance must be made for em barassment in the Language and Algebraic examinations due to the inability of the printer to furnish Greek type, and certain accents and Mathematical signs. The High School and Supervis ory Certificate may be secured by taking examination oil any three of the live groups mentioned in the System of Certification. Applicants And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came upon them; and they spake with tongues and prophesied.” —Acts 19:5 6. “Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of hands of the presbytery.” —Ist Tim. 4:4. Wherefore I put theein remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.” —2d ('ini. 1:6. We find that Cornelius received the Holy Ghost before lie was bap tized, but this was to prove that the Gospel was for the Gentile as well as to the Jews. This is the only instance that we have. —Acts 10:44. The laying on of hands for the Gift of the Holy Ghost char acterized the primitive gospel dis pensation as recorded in the New Testament. Laying on of bands was the doctrine of Jesus Christ. — Heb. 6:1. Not only for the gift of the Holy Ghost, but for tile heal ing of the sick. The different gifts are recorded in Ist Cor. 12:4 18 About the close of His earthly mission Jesus said to his disciples. “Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature and promised them that if they would lay hands ou the sick they should recover. —Mark 16:16 17:18. “By the hands of the Apostles were many sigus and wonders wrought among the people.” —Acts 5:12. The gift of the Holy Ghost is given through the Melcbisedec priesthood by the laying on of hands. This priesthood, or order of the Son of God, is "without mother, without descent, having beginning of days nor end of life." Heb. 7:3. Respectfully, W. M. Bennett. PERSONAL AND IMPERSONAL Short Stories About People and Things of Interest. Hon. Lueieu J. Knight has an nounced his candidacy for the leg islature from Lanier county. Mr. Knight would make a very capable representative. Judge It. C. Bell, a South Geor gia man, has accepted the place ou the Court of Appeals bench made vacant by the death of Judge Ben. H. Hill. Gradually South Georgia is coming into her rightful position relative to the State government. Mr. Emory Moorman, son of Dr. I. W. Moorman and for some time connected with the Union Bank ing Company of Douglas, has re signed and accepted a connection with the Atlantic. National Bank of Jacksonville, Fla., of which Mr. E. W. Lane, a brother of Mr. M. B. Lane, is president. Judge Lacy E. Lastiuger’s name is mentioned as a probable sena torial candidate from the Sixth district. His has been a long and eventful life, devoted to the best interests of Berrien comity and all that section. Why not let him round out his useful career as a member of the State senate. Congressman Lankford visited the scenes of his youth last week and for a while forgot the realities of life —stern politics—and lived for a couple of clays in the atmos phere of youthful day dreams and, perhaps, felt the inspiration which gave to Oliver Wendail Holmes the lines — “O for one hour of youthful joy! Give back my twentieth spring! I’d rather laugh, a bright haired boy, Than reign a gray-beard king.” Mr. Thomas Overstreet, who has been connected with the Douglas postoffice for ten or twelve years, has just received an appointment as postoffice inspector, and will soon qualify and enter upon the discharge of his new duties. He was born in Pearson and was a good size boy when his parents moved to Douglas. The Tribune congratulates Tom on his promo tion and the government will find in him a trustworthy official. are to take all subjects in each of the three groups selected, except in the case of the Language Group, where two only are required. This certificate not only gives authority to teach all of the high school studies, but also to give instruction in the primary and general Ele mentary grades as well. If you have an applicant for a professional license, your letter re questing this must certify as to diploma (giving the name of the college and the year granted), at least three years of successful teaching, attendance for one ses sion of such a summer schoola the University of Georgia, Pea body, Columbia, etc., and an aver age of 75 per cent upon the Reading course examination, Professional Certificates may be sent from the State Department only upon meet ing the four requirements just mentioned. Where there is any doubt as to a teacher’s ability to obtain this Professional Certificate it would be better to take the High School test and to secure the High School and Supervisory license. M. L. Brittain, State Superintendent of Schools. The regular State Examination for Teachers will take piace on Fri day and Saturday, August 4 and 5, 1922. The Reading Course for those teachers who desire to renew their certificates. It is as follows: Primary and General Elementary. 1. Manual for Georgia Teachers —County Superintendent, free. 2. Kendall <& Miriek’s How to Teach the Fundamental Subject —Southern School Book |Deposi tory, 121 Auburn Ave., Atlanta, Ga. Postpaid, SI.BO. 3' Dressler’s School Hygiene— Southern School Book Depository,- SI.S()A YEAK Why Own Your Own Home? Becently several cities have held a “Own Your Own Home” exposi tion. At the one in Macon a prize was offered for the best six reasons for owning your own home. The following reasons won the prize: ”1. It makes a better citizen. A home owner feels that he is a part of the community. He is in terested in its welfare. He is more willing to do his part tow'ard pro moting all civic improvements. “2. Home ownership brings contentment. No man who rents is ever satisfied. Hence, the great amount of moving each year around October 1. The renter is seeking that which only ownership can provide. “3. Home ownership creates an atmosphere of sentiment that is found nowhere else in the world. About the home cluster memories that time does not efface. Old people like to go back to the home of their childhood and revisit the scenes of their youth. This can not be true of families who rent and move about from year to year. Be it ever so humble, there’s no place like home.’ "4. Home ownership improves a man’s capacity for business. Our big business men —our best busi ness men —are all home owners. Name them over and see. “5. Home ownership of course adds to one's estate at death. This is an important consideration and every man should make this pro vision for his family. “5. Home ownership is a duty a man owes to his community, his family and himself.” "This sitting down and waiting for something to turn up is just about as consistent as it would be to go out and set down ou a vacant lot, put a bucket in our lap, and wait for a cow to come along and back up to us in order to be milk ed.” But the inconsistency is practical over and over again in life; people waiting for something to happen when they should be up and doing to bring something to pass. No section of country will grow and prosper whose citizens do not. co-operate, plan and bring their plans to a happy consumma tion. That stern proposition that to create a market for the products of the farm they must be offered to the consumer in attractive shape still holds good. The newspapers, ever and auou as object lessons of this great fact are presented to them, sounds the warning to their readers. They are giving their readers line upon line if happily they may awake them to a realiz ation of one of the essential factors in getting a proper neurneration for the products of their labor. The South Georgia farmers are gradually learning the lesson; and it is to be hoped that the time is near at hand when they will con duct the operations of their farms in a way to guarantee firstelass products, and offer them to the consumers so attractively that they will not hesitate in buying them. 121 Auburn Ave.. Atlanta, Ga., $1.20. High School and Supervisory. 1. Manual for Georgia Teachers —County Superintendent, free. 2. Rapeer’s Consolidated Rural School Southern School Book Depository, 121 Auburn Ave., At lanta, Ga., Postpaid $1.75. 3. Parker’s Methods of Teach ing in High Schools, Ginn & Co„ Commerce Hall, Atlanta, Ga., Post paid SI.BO. For Vocational Teachers. 1. Manual for Georgia Teachers County Superintendent, free. 2. Bulletin No. 1. Federal Board for Vocational Education, Washington. D. C., free. 3. Vocational Education; Davifl Shedden —Southern School Book Depository, 121 Auburn Ave., At lanta, Ga., Postpaid $1.70. A six weeks course at any stand ard summer school will automati cally renew Professional or First- Grade Certificates just as well as the Reading Course test, provided, the teacher shows her certificate from the summer school authori ties that she has completed three courses in education. Very truly, J. G. White, County Sup’t. of Schools.
