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.TUB McDUFFIE PROGRESS, THOMSON, GA.
A Study Of The Seven
Churches Of Asia.
Part 2.
In Part 1 of the study of the seven
churches of Asia, we • studied the
characteristics of the church at Eph
esus. As found in Rev. 2:1-6, we are
told that the above church was in
fine shape in some respects. It was
a hard working church; a church that |
had great patience; a church that j
could not bear evil, yet God found ^
some fault with it. They had left
their first love, and God said if they
did not repent of this, and do the
first works, and get back to where j
they were before they fell, or back
slid, that He would come and take
the light from them.
This week jve want to take up the
church at Smyrna and see how the
little flock there stands at head
quarters. Of all the seven churches
of Asia, Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergomas,
Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and
Laodiceans, God found only two of
them without fault, and the church
at Smyrna was one of them.
Rev. 2:8-11 gives us' the charac
teristics of the above church. The
messenger from Heaven tells them
that He knows all about their works,
their tribulations, also their poverty.
He tells them that He knows about
those hypocrites down there. They
say they are genuine Jews, but the
messenger says they are the dwell
ing place of Satan, or the Devil.
They were evidently not a member
of the real church at Smyrna, for
there was no fault found with this
church.
I rather think that these were the
aristocrats, or “high-ups” of the
town, or city; perhaps the rich folks
that felt that they should not fellow
ship that little church down there;
felt themselves too good for that
crowd. We are told that this was
a poor church. It seems the church
there had suffered many things at
their hands. They blasphemed the
church, and the church had a hard
time because of them. No doubt
some of the real saints of God had
to go to prison because of them. The
poor churches, or those that are poor
in this world’s goods, but rich in
faith, or that are deeply spiritual,
suffer at the hands _of those that are
high up. It was true in the days of
the early church, and its true of our
day. In my travels for these twenty
years in the ministry, I truly believe
that I have seen those that were
somewhat in conference, as St. Paul
said, that would crush the very life
out of the real saints of God, or the
poor church. Some seem to think
that this is their mission in life, to
choke the little fellow to death.
God told the little church at
Smyrna not to give up, nor be dis
couraged, but keep true even till
death, and He assures them that He
will give them a crown of life.
There are three things that we
want to mention about the church
at Smyrna that are very essential to
success, and the absence of these
things account for some of the dead
ness of the churches of today. They
are these: Works, tribulations, and
poverty. Some one says that the
churches are working harder than
they ever did, and this is true in a
sense. But let’s see about the work
this church was doing. It was the
kind of works, that brought persecu
tion. The work that is being done
today is not bringing any persecu
tion. It has the approval of the
drunkard, the gambler, the man who
makes and sells whiskey, the man
that robs God of His day. There are
those who will curse all the week,
and live as crooked agi the devil
wants them to, and put on a good
face on Sunday morning and go out
to the house of God and work like
a saint all day. This class of work
ers will never be persecuted for their
works.
The devil had rather have one such
worker as this than a thousand
drunkards that are not workers.
Such as these lock the wheels of
zion. They won’t go into the King
dom of God' themselves and stand in
the .way of others that would go in.
But, when a church member gets
filled with the Spirit of God, and
goes out to work for God, its not
long till some one is trying to down
him. This has been the case since
the days of the early church, and
will be till Jesus comes riding down
on the clouds of Heaven.
St. Paul stood well till he was filled
with the Holy Ghost, then they said,
He is not fit to live, and they set
about to kill him and never stopped
till they had finished the job.
The real works of God, being done
in the Spirit of God, and that brings
things to pass for God, is bringing
persecutions. It always has and al
ways will.
Then the church at Smyrna was a
po©r church. In our day we seem
to have an idea that unless the
church has some wealth in it, that it
stands no chance whatever to ever
be felt in the world. Some may not
agree with me in this, as in many
other things, but I truly believe that
the more riches and the more rich
folks we get in the church today, the
more we are doing to defeat the
church. Rich men and their money
are cursing the church today. Not
that it does not take some money to
keep the wheel rolling; it does. It
has from the beginning and will till
time is no more. But we have cater
ed to the rich and culled out all the
rich folks that we could get to fill
the offices in the church, until the
rich are the bosses in the churches
today.
It seems that the poorer we are
today the more we rely upon our
God. The more spiritually minded
people seem to be the ones that have
the least of this world’s goods.
Suppose we all go to working the
works of God. If it brings persecu
tions, let them come; if it brings
poverty, let it come, for surely we
want to get home to Heaven when
we leave this world, and these are
the ones that are assured of that
home. A crown of life awaits all
who will do this.
J. 0. BURNETT.
Little Sweetwater And
Big Briar Creek.
Mrs. J. F. Story and little daugh
ter Silvia left Friday for Louisiana
to join her husband.
Mr. W. C. Guy and Mr. Fred Al-
dred made a business trip fco Augusta
Friday.
Mr. Ben Neal and Mr. George Far
mer called on Misses Lois and Geor
gia Story Sunday.
Mr. W. W. Hobbs spent Thursday
in Thomson.
Mrs. J. H. Clary spent Wednesday
with her mother.
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Mathews, of
Macon .arrived here Monday to visit
hi3 mother, who has been • suffering
from a severe illness for the past
few weeks. Mr. Mathews returned
to Macon Thursday, but Mrs. Mathews
will remain for a few days visit to
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. R.
Guy.
Mrs. Omar Guy and Miss Bayo
Montgomery called on Mrs. John
Mathews Wednesday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Samps Hadden and
Mr. W. C. Guy visited Thomson Wed
nesday afternoon.
Mrs. Stanley Mathews left for
her home in Macon after a few days
visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. R. Guy.
Mr. J. H. Montgomery and son,
Collie, spent a short while Sunday
afternoon with Mr. John B. Mont
gomery.
Miss Blonde Hobbs is still sick.
Her friends wish for her an early
return to school.
Mrs. W, W. Hobbs and little daugh
ter Margaret and Mr. James Hobbs
spent a short time at the home of
Miss Mamie Montgomery Sunday
morning.
Mr. Roy Reeves and Miss Marie
Smith were put riding Sunday after
noon in Mr. Reeves’ new Ford.
Death Of Mrs. David Bostcll.
The community was shocked and
saddened Thursday afternoon by the
untimely death of Mrs. Mary Bostell.
She was drowned in Briar creek
while out fishing. Although she had
company with her it is not known
exactly how it happened, but it is
supposed that she became overbal
anced and fell into the water.
She i3 survived by a daughter,
Mrs. Curtiss Montgomery; one bro
ther, Mr. Ike Hartley, and her hus
band, to whom the community ex
tends deepest syrripathy.
IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONA!:
SundavSchool
’ Lesson»
(By REV. p. B. FITZWATER, JD.D.,
Dean of the Evening School, Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago.)
(©. 19 34, Western Newaiiaper Union.)
CARD OF THANKS.
I desire to thank the members of
the Thomson fire department and
others who were so kind and consid
erate in their efforts- to save my
property in the Watson Quarter dur
ing the fire Sunday night. Your
kindness will never be forgotten.
Sincerely,
MRS. DE.LLE WATSON.
New shipment of Bras-
siers and 16-button
length Silk Gloves in all
the new shades, at Mrs.
Estelle Martin’s.
NOTICE.
The public is cordially invited to
attend the closing exercises of Union
School Friday, April 4th. Exercises
begin at 8 o’clock P. M. sharp.
We have one of the largest audi
toriums in the county, and would like
to see it crowded to its capacity.
G. P. C. COLVIN.
Lesson for March 30
FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 1924.
Remedy.
I see no remedy for despair bat
lome form of profoundly attending to
one’s own business —Stuart P. Sher
man.
REVIEW—ABRAHAM TO SOLOMON
GOLDEN TEXT—The Lord Is merci
ful and gracious, slow to anger, and
plenteous In mercy.—Ps. 103:8.
PRIMARY TOPIC—Selected Stories
of the Quarter.
JUNIOR TOPIC—Great Events of the
Quarter.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP-
IC—Chief Persons of the Quarter.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP
IC—From Abraham to Solomon.
Since the needs and capacities of the
various classes differ so widely, no set
method or form of review is possible.
I'or adult classes two methods are sug
gested.
I. Central Scenes of the Lessons.
Have the pupils prepare brief essays
or speeches of two or three nilnuteson
the outstanding historical scenes of
ench lesson. The following subjects
are taken from Peloubet’s Notes:
1. Abraham Sets Out for Haran.
2. Jacob Starts for Egypt.
8. Moses at the Burning Rush.
4. Moses Bids the Israelites Cross
the Red Sen.
fi. Moses Receives the Law on Sinai.
6. I’he Debate at Kadesh-barnea.
7. The Last March Around Jericho.
8. Gideon Cuts Down Ills Army.
9. Samuel's Victory at Mizpeh.
10. Saul’s Return From the Campaign
Against the Amalekltes.
11. Duvld Writing the Twenty-third
Psalm.
12. Solomon Dedicating the Temple.
II. Summary of the Teaching of Each
Lesson.
Lesson I. Abraham was called of the
Lord to be the head of the nation
through whom the Redeemer was to
come, and Palestine was the chosen
land. Israel, God’s chosen and most
favored nation, the nation to whom
He came nearest and gave most, In or
der that It might pass on Its goodness
to the other nations, was given the
most strategic position In the earth.
Palestine Is practically the center of
the earth. It Is to be the capital of
the world when Jesus shall reign.
Lesson II. Israel’s sojourn In Egypt
welded them Into n nation and taught
them a new way to trust God. Through
God’s providence Joseph was sent to
Egypt to preserve Israel until they
were ready to enter Canaan.
Lesson III. When the purpose of the
sojourn in Egypt was about to be ac-
co’mpllshed God prepared a man, Moses
by name, to deliver them from bondage
and lead them to the Promised Land.
God always has li i servants In train
ing, so that when i lie exigency nrrlves
the fit man Is ready to execute His
will.
Lesson IV. Pharaoh saw the Israel
ites In a straitened position, and there
fore madly pursued them. Having seen
the Israelites go through the Red sea
dry shod, the Egyptians Insanely
thought they could follow In their
wake. Ruin shall surely follow those
who In unbelief attempt to follow In the
path of those who walk by faith.
Lesson V. Because of God’s unparal
leled goodness to Israel, they were
under solemn obligation to render
obedience to His commandments.
Lesson VI. Through unbelief a tour
of Investigation was made before en
tering Canaan. Against the enrnest
protest of Caleb and Joshua the people
refused to enter the land. Because of
tills God sent them to wander In the
wilderness for forty years.
Lesson VII. Upon the death of Moses
Joshua was called to lead the people
into the land. Though God’s servant*
die His work goes on.
Lesson VIII. While Joshua ami the
elders of his generation lived, the peo
ple remained faithful to God. When
they sinned God sent them chastise
ment by permitting the surrounding na
tions to oppress them. When they re
pented and cried to God deliverers In
the form of judges were given.
Lesson IX. Under the judges the na
tion degenerated Into a condition of
anarchy. Through the ministry of
Samuel, the last of the Judges, the na
tion was brought back to God.
Lesson X. Because of their desire to
be like other people Israel demanded a
king. Saul was given In response to
this request. Though blessed with a
great opportunity he forfeited God’s fa
vor. God removed him from being
king and his career ended In disgrace.
Lesson XI. David, a shepherd lad, so
prepared himself while looking after
hs father’s sheep, that at the criticul
moment he slew the Philistine giant.
God elevated him to be king, and
through his leadership the kingdom
was thoroughly organized and all his
enemies subdued. ,
Lesson XII. Because Solomon sought
wisdom Instead of riches God greatly
honored and blessed film.
Laws.
Laws are not Invented: they grow
out of circumstances.—Azarlaa,
i Extreme Rigor.
An extreme rigor Is sure to arm
everything against It.—Burke.
Prefer to Be Happy.
Too many wish to he happy before
becoming wise.—Mad Necker.
Gone and Past Help.
Whnt's gone and past help abould
be past grief.—Shakespeare,
THE WEEK OF MARCH 31ST
WE CELEBRATE OUR
GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY
Fifty years of service not only to Augustans, but
to men and women of this section, hundreds of whom
we are proud to number among our most valued friends
and customers. This event will be celebrated by holding
MOST UNUSUAL SALES IN ALL
DEPARTMENTS
and at prices made possible only through large special
purchases coupled with the cooperation of manufac
turers and jobbers for this special event and our own
determination to make this Anniversary remembered
for years to come.
COME PREPARED FOR GREAT THINGS
J. B. WHITE & CO.
Augusta,
Georgia.
CALLAWAY NEWS
Mother Goose.
The barbecue given at Callaway
last Friday night was a decided suc
cess in spite of the bad weather.
Misses Merle Streetman and Eunice
Jones spent last week-end with
Misses Lillian and Rosalie Full-
bright.
Messrs.. Joe and Abram Lackey
and Misses Mary and Corr^li-i Sam
uels attended the barbecue at Calla
way Friday night.
Mr. Ed Dorsey and Miss Agnes
Dorsey spent Sunday with their
sister, Mrs. Frank Rodgers.
Mr, W. F. Ansley and Charlie
Blanchard spent a short while with
Mr. G. B. Pearson Sunday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Luther McNair spent
Sunday with the latter’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. E. Blanchard.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Blanchard and
family spent Sunday afternoon with
Mrs. W. A. Blanchard.
Miss Lillian Pearson attended
preaching at Dearing Sunday.
Mr. Joe Luckey and Misses Ruth
and Mary Fullbright spent a short
while Sunday afternoon with Misses
Lillian and Rosalee Fullbright.
Little Margaret Ansley spent Mon
day night with Elizabeth Ansley.
Mr. W. E. Blanchard and son Char
lie made a business trip to Augusta.
Mr. Joe Jones, of Thomson, is
spending this week with his daugh
ter, Mrs. Frank Fullbright.
Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Ansley sat till
bedtime with Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Fullbright Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Benson and
daughters spent Saturday in Augus
ta.
Mr. John Streetman and family
attended the barbecue at Callaway
Friday night.
Misses Lillian Pearson and Rosalee
Fullbright were the spend the night
guests of Mrs. S. 0. Ansley Monday
night.
Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Pearson spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Pear
son.
Miss Ruby Pearson spent the week
end with home folks
Miss Mildred Reese spent the week
end with her sister, Mrs. Johnnie
McNair.
Mrs. A. E. Cason and Miss Ada
Cason went to Thomson last Friday.
Mr. Frank Rodgers made a busi
ness trip to Augusta Saturday.
EP WORTH LEAGUE INSTITUTE
OF THE AUGUSTA DISTRICT,
MARCH 31 TO APRIL 4.
The Epworth Leagues of the Au
gusta District will hold their annual
Institute at St. John’s church, Au
gusta, March 31st to April 4th. Each
League is expected to be well repre
sented. We afe not limited as to the
number of delegates, they say the
more, the better. There will be yells,
stunts, pageants and various things,
and most important, the study course
in the different departments of our
League work. *
Supper will be served each even
ing at six-thirty o’clock at St. John’:
church, by the various Leagues of
Augusta. All Leaguer’s are most
welcome.
A party of Leaguer’s from Augus
ta, Mr. Paul Otis, District Secretary,
and a member of his splendid League
came to visit our League on March
16th. They made very interesting
talks and we appreciate their com
ing. They are trying to arouse en
thusiasm and boost the Institute.
Several of our Leaguer’s went over
to Norwood and Wrightsboro last
Sunday and made talks along the
same line. We were most cordially
welcomed and they seemed to appre
ciate our coming very much, said it
was an inspiration to them. We just
hope we will be able to help some
one, that’s what we are trying to do.
This Institute means much to th<
young life of our church. We wish
we could get more of our young peo
pie interested along the line of Lea
gue and church work, and we need
the older people to help us.
We hope to send delegates and
want as many of our Leaguer’s to go
down in the evenings as can. Sever
al are planning to go down in cars
and carry the Leaguer’s. We pray
that this Institute will mean great
good and we will come back more en
thused over the work and do greater
things in the future. The faculty is
the best to be had, such as Rev. Mar
vin Williams, Atlanta, Prof. Garfield
Evans, Nashville, Tenn., Mrs. Bryson,
Greensboro, Ga., Rev. T. Z. B. Ever-
ton, Eatonton, Ga., and Miss McCall,
Augusta.
A trip will be awarded to Lake
Junnaluska, N. C., all expenses paid,
to the person making the best record
at the Institute.
PAY NO MORE!
Buy at The
ECONOMY
STORE
Specials for Chicken
Sale Day only,
Wednesday, April 2
Heavy dark blue Over
alls, worth $1.75, for
only $1.20.
Lad Lassie Cloth—pay
no more— 19c yard.
PAY NO MORE!
Buy at The ECONOMY
STORE.
C. & L. BOLL
WEEVIL POISON
ARKANSAS.
Franklin, Ark., Dec. 3, 1923.
Crawford & Luke, ,
Augusta, Ga.
Sirs:
In reply to yours of recent date,
will say my sons used your poison
with good results. They used it on
seven acres ,and made five bales, two
hundred pounds, whereas our neigh
bors, with ten and fifteen acres, only
made seven hundred pounds. We
find your poison is also good for the
army worm.
The weevil and army worm did
great damage to the cotton crops in
this country the past season. So it
seems that it will be necessary to
use your poison on the next year’s
crop.
Thanking you for past favors, I
am, Yours truly,
A. F. BATTERSON.
How Does Your
Automobile Look?
j It may look like it needs
• paint. No doubt it does after
all this bad weather.
One coat of Kyanize enamel
will fix it for you.
Frank J. Story Co.
O’Conner-Schweers Old
Stand.
855 Broad St. Phone 2837
Augusta, Ga.
\
CENTRAL SCHOOL HONOR ROLL
FOR MARCH.
Ruth Norris, 100 per cent.
Maude Montgomery, 97 per cent.
Mattie Lee Montgomery, 96- per
cent.
Annie Lee Langham, 96 per cent.
John David Langham, 95 per cent.
Nina MeCorkle, 90 per cent.
Melba Pei-rfo 92 per cent.
Don’t forget to see'
the tub Silk Dress and
Voile and Linings iat
Mrs. Estelle Martin’s.
Coal In Maryland.
Coal constitutes the largest mineral
wealth Maryland.
Easy Terms.
USED CARS
All Makes.
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MARTYNE
547 Broad St,,
Augusta, Ga.
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samples by mail.
The AUGUSTA
BROOM WORKS
are exclusive mak
ers of high grade,
medium and cheap
brooms, for home
and factory use.
Ask for samples and prices.
AUGUSTA BROOM
WORKS
AUGUSTA, GA.
THREE SMALL HOUSES BURN.
Sunday night shortly after eight
o’clock a tenant house in the Watson
Quarter in East Thomson, was dis
covered to be on fire. In a short
while three of the buildings were
burned. The fire department respond
ed and did good work in saving the
other houses in that row, despite the
fact that water was not available,
being out of the fire limits.
The houses were owned by Mrs.
Delle Watson. It is understood $100
insurance was carried on each of the
houses burned.
Home ground Meal,
fresh from Bud Hobbs’
Mill. J. M. Hayes.
Let The Progress Do Your Job
Printing.