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SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
BY REV. M. F. HODGES
June 18, 1982.
Subject?"Judah's Downfall,"?II
Kings 25: 1-21.
Golden Text.?"Be not deceived;
God is not mocked; for whatsoever a
man soweth, that shall he also reap"
Gal. 8:7.
Time?590 B. C.
"The wages of sin is death." "Be
sore your sins will And you out"
Everything in the Bible is true. If
we only look around us as we journey
along through life we will be convin
ced that these Scriptures come true
while men live. We do not have to
die to reap all of our sowing. Our
sinful sowings are sure to bring frpth
-*nd is- ,if~'
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from this sowing; for surely we may
expect an abundant yield. Wicked
children, born of wicked parents will
surely suffer the consequences of their
parent's sins and also of their own.
It will take eternity to reveal how
terrible a thing sin is. Judah whos$
downfall we are today studying fell
heir to many troubles even before
Solomon forsook the God of his
fathers and married strange women,
and went off after the gods of his
wives, the inheritance to which they
were daily fsdling heir began to ac
cumulate with much rapidity. The
kingdom of Judah lived and died un
der wicked rulers with only a few.
good ones thrown in occasionally.
Nineteen kings in all ruled over the
kingdom.
Jehovah was long: suffering toward
Judah, she was spared long beyond
what she deserved because of the
goodness of God, He was all the
while trying to bring her to repent
ance. About the year 608 B. C.
Nebuchadnezser conquered Jerusa
lem, and was carried away to Baby
lon a multitude of her choicest people.
Judah was without a God, they had
gone off after strange gods and dumb
idols that could not help them in their '
troubles. Sin had eaten the heart out
of the people, and the nation has met <
its doom. A nation without God is <
sure to find the trash pile and reap
what is sown. We shall now come j
to see the last of this kingdom. i
No nation will ever rise in the 1
scale of moral and spiritual worth
beyond and above the thinking of its i
rulers. Blessings or curses come to '
nations and churches just in propor- t
Hon a? their chief rulers are faithful* N
Or unfaithful. People as a whole do i
but little thinking. One individual in (
authority may think for ten thousand. i
One preacher may think for several ]
hundred; how important then that '
the thoughts and actions of those who ]
are to be leaders shall be pure and j
on a high level.
This good land in which it is our j
happy lot to dwell, the best under the ]
sun, has been blessed with great
statesmen, men of large caliber. It ,
is a lamentable fact that today we j
have a great host of little two by four ,
politicians who have an axe to grind
at the 'expense of their constituencey.
Many an honest voter at the polls is ,
"picked up" by these little puppets -
who come to the front and pose as
statesmen. God give us men in church
and state who will be true as steel
men, whom money cannot buy ]
and who are not afraid to live and die
by true and lofty ideals.
Alter God could tolerate the wick
edness of Judah no longer, he suffer
ed the armies of Nebuchadnezzer to
beseige the city and lay it in rain. For
about two years the city was besieged
and all sources of supply cut off fTOm
the multitudes of Judah. Even here
God sends a message to Zedekiah that
if he will surrender to the king of
Babylon their lives would be spared,
He having lost all sense of God's wrath
and the impending danger still refuses
and the Anal avalanche comes. When
the walls of the city were broken j
down all the men of war Aed by night.
Zedekiah escapes "by the way toward
the plain." He deserted the women
and children in time of danger. "The
army of Chaldeans pursued after the
king, and overtook him in the plains
of Jericho: Ad all his army was
scattered from him." What a wide
swath this miserable old sinner has
been cutting; watch him now and see
him reap some of his sowing: not all
of it however for the coming genera
tions who are left will imbibe some
of his traits. The Chaldean' soldiers
pursue and capture him and bring him
before Nebuchadnezzer ot Riblah;
"and they gave udgment upon him."
what an awful judgment this was.
"They slew the sons of Zedekiah be
fore his eyes." The last thing Zed
ekiah was permitted to see on earth
was the murder of his own children
for they "put out the eyes of Zede
kiah, and bound him with fetters of
brass, and carried him to Babylon."
"The amy of the transgressor is hard."
Old Zedekiah has "sown to the wind
and is now reaping the whirlwind."
Faithful men of God had prophsied
an this. They had said that Ha should
go be Babylon, stand before the king
fare U face, but should not see the
e*y. He did net because Me eye. had
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been put out. He loved tin with ?
fervent love, eo that be had hardened
his heart and therefore Jehovah could
Sunday School leee?GAL 2.
teach him nothing. He had to learn
his lesson as a blind exile.
Following a bad leader did not ex
cuse the people. They had to suffer
for their sins. Five months after 'the
events just stated the king of Babylon
sent the captain of the guard, Nebu
zardan and burned the city. The
work was made complete when the
army of the Chaldeans broke down
the walls of the city. Solomon's
beautiful temple is a total wreck,
everything valuable is carried away.
They had been led away from the true
God by wicked kings and false proph
?.. not repented for
will be sure to bring destruction. Let
us not forget that each of us day by
day are sowing and that just, as we
sow we shall reap, except that we
shall reap more than we sow. "He
that soweth to the flesh, shall of the
flesh reap corruption; he that soweth j
to Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life !
everlasting."
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HICKORY CHAPEL NEWS
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Mr. C. M. Evly of Gatesville, spent
the week-end with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. L Barley.
Mrs. Caroliha Slaughter is im- i
proving from her illness.
Mrs. Archie Horton and' daughter
Thelma Barham, returned to their
home in Union Wednesday after a
short stay with Mrs. B. F. Barham.
We are hoping the new church will
be completed by July 1st.
Miss Lorene Early, Who graduated
at Bast Carolina Teachers College a
few days ago, is at home for the va
cation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. L. Earley.
Mr. Jamie Barham and daughter
Vemelle of Roanoke, Va., are visiting
it the home of Mrs. B. F. Barham.
Mrs. R. P. Slaughter of Ahoskie,
spent Sunday afternoon with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Sumner.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Casper of
Ahoskie spent Sunday afternoon with
heir parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jason
^illoughby.
Miss Iva Parker left Monday morn
ng for East Carolina Teachers'
rraining School where she will attend
;he Summer School.
^ Quite a large crowd spent a de
ightful afternoon Sunday in the home
if Mr. and Mrs. Joe Willoughby.
Among the callers were Mrs. Mary
Brown and daughters, Deborah and
rhelma of Menola, Mr. and Mrs. Jack
9ilday and family of Ahoskie, Mr. J.
1. Chamlee and daughter Miss Eunice.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawson Wiggins vis
ited their parents Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Dilday Sunday afternoon.
The high waters of Stoney Creek
which have prevented travel for the
past week, are gradually falling and
making the way passable.
Among the visitors in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Earley Sunday,
were Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Dilday and
family, Mrs. Nathan Hill and Mrs. L.
R. Dilday.
Mr. and Mrs. Li C. Dilday and son
Lloyd Marion, spent Sunday in the
home of Mrs. Dildajds parents.
The farmers of this community
have a large crop of grass on their
hands just now.
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NOTICE
By virtue of the power and author*
ity given by a certain deed of trust
executed by S. M. Ried and wife Em
ma Ried on the 3rd day of June, 1920
to John A . Shaw, Trustee which is
recorded in book 68, page 104 in
office of Register of Deeds for Hert
ford County, default of payment j
having been made on debt secured I
thereby, the following property will! i
be sold at public auction viz:
That lot or parcel of land in thej
town of Winton, N. C., and bounded | j
as follows: Beginning at point on|
the east. south side of Main street {
in the town of Winton at of hear the
present corporate limits and running
one hundred yards at right angles to
said Main Street, in a southeast direc
tion from Main street; thence twenty
five yards parellel to Main street to
wards Chowan rfver; thence one hun
dred yards back to Main street; thence
twenty-five yards up Main street to
strting point or first station; it being
a lot one hundred yards by twenty
five yards in the town of Winton '
whereon said S. M. Ried and wife now
reside, and being same land described
in deed from J. S. Mitchell and wife
to S. M. Ried, dated Oct 17th, 1906,
which deed is recorded in the office of
Register of Deeds of Hertford county
in book 26, page 426 and referred to
for more particular description.
Place of aale, Court house door,
Winton, N. C.
Date of Sale?July 17< 1922.
Terms of Sale?Cash.
Hour of sale?12 o'clock M.
This the 12Ut day of June, 1922.
JNO. A. SHAW, Trustee.
S-16-4t.
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I FARMERS ATTENTION! |
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KINSTON TOBACCONIST FULLY CONVERTED TO THE CO- I
OPERATIVE MARKETING PLAN I
8 Lexington, Kentucky, May 15, 1?22j$??25JH
MORNING NEWS. Kinaton, N. J '
m' 4 ^^ xvtuve^marketmg facts, I, as a warehouse clerk and working here in the main office of this
I Association where facts are available at 9II times, feel that my point of view might be interesting along with
the others. - I
Having been from the start much interested for and against this Association, I have made some effort on
the outside among farmers, bankers, and business men who did not know me from Adam, except that I had on
more clothes, to And out their various points of view; also the actual view points of the officials of this Asso
ciation, shown on the inside in their dealings here with the farmers' tobacco and cash. I therefore, sbmit the ' 1
following facts that have ansewered all the many questions fully that I was bo interested in having answered
before Christmas. ? -
First of all, I eould not see how the farmers could'get the warehouses with no cash to start with. How
ever, when I arrived in Kentucky in January, I found that they had nearly every warehouse in Kentucky,
Indiana and Ohio under their control. Today they have absolutely shown good faith to the owners of all S
this property by paying rents promptly. They are going about with two capable contractors who, with Mr.
Barker, director of Warehouses, are appraising the actual value of each house, including the material and
former earning capacity, and are in the midst of the actual taking over of each of these houses.
m THE NEXT I C6ULD NOT SEE WAS HOW THEY WERE TO FINANCE THIS ASSOCIATION, IN
VOLVING THE EXPENDITURE OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. THE ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION
WAS GIVEN BY THE BANKERS MEETING HERE IN LEXINGTON AND, WITH JUDGE BINGHAM
W? STARTING OFF WITH A MILLION DOLLAR LOAN, THEY PLEDGED OVER FIVE MILLION DOLLARS . j
m ON FAITH ALONE, FOR THIS MONEY WAS BORROWER ON PLAIN NINETY DAY NOTES.
The faith of these bankers and business men proved justified, as in forty-one days, every dollar was paid.
Since that time, a great deal of money coming in from actual sales has been sent all over the Burley district to
S the various banks for deposit, thus helping each community until the actual distribution takes place to the
farmers. This distribution is to take place Saturday of this week.
As we are working day and night, writing and mailing out about eighty thousand checks to farmers for
the same amount of money they received in their first payment on tobacco, except where the membership B
fee was taken out in the first payment; in this case, each farmer will receive five dollars more. There is
still more of the farmers' tobacco sold, which will be be delivered shortly for more actual cash and this,
combined with more sales now in progress to both domestic and foreign buyers, assures another distribution
H later on. ^
II had wondered whether the companies wouldbuy tljis tobacco. My answer to that question was
?shown shortly after starting business, for over fifty million pounds was sold green, direct to various dealers
and manufacturers. It was indeed a pleasure to see the companies accept this organization on a business
basis, and to see their agents meet the farmers' representative here and say, "Mr. Farmer, how much will
you take for your tobacco?" It was an equal pleasure to Bee no attempt, on the part of the Association,
to gouge or seek revenge for fancied wrongs but, on the other hand, to meet and discuss the prices and sales
as other business men discuss prices on anything for sale.
H Now, as to the salaries and high price warehouses, that is merely a last hope cry of the knocker. For
example, I know one warehouseman here who is also afarmer, who had a)l his tobacco pooled. He opened
his warehouse individually and sold enough tobacco to pay. him, clear of interest, office force, labor, insur
i? ance, and all other over-head expense, not less than $12,000.00 clear for his one hundred and ten days work.
On top of this, he bought tobacco from day to day, stacked it against his warehouse wall, and at the end of
= the season, his customers saw him sell this tobacco for over $2,000 profit, without its having lost a pound in
weight. This was of course, perfectly hrbnest profit. But why should high salaries break farmers in the pool,
when all sales are made for their benefit, and when the farmers outside can pay such salaries as above.
Now as to the loss in weight and re-drying expenses, all buyers who buy from established re-dryers
realize that these losses are, of course, always added into the price from its original green cost at which it
= is being offered them.
I have been told, in a letter from home, that the 'farmers out of the pool are expecting better prices be
cause of the competition of the individual warehouse and the organized farmers warehouses. Well now sup
pose the companies were in some way disposed to take sides in this affair, who is in the better shape to make
them a proposition?the unorganized farmer working alone or the organized farmer who has for his represen
tative capable tobacco salesmen, who are recognized by the purchasers as being able to meet them on a busi
ness footing and actually make sales in quantities and deliver as desired?
The independent tobacco dealer, who has always been the producers' cheif aid in creating competition,
now seems to be the victim of organized European price fixers, whose inquiries for the past two years read
suspiciously alike, as they almost invariably inquire for the best quality that can be bought around fifteen
cents or under, per pound, and that re-died at American sea ports. Under these conditions, the manufact
urer will easily be in a position, if he so desires, to buy his mimimum requirements from the pool and get his
reducers from the warehouse floor, for their main competitipn will have to buy from the producer at a price so
R * that he can re-dry and sell against the competition of the organized farmer, who can sell to the same manu
facturers that the independents has always sold.
js Other letters published have spoken of the failure of this organization* Well, to persons who expected Is
g- to be made millionaires over night, it has not been a success. To those persons who expected to wipe their feet
on the "unspeakable manufacturers" it has also failed, for these manufacturers are the farmers' customers and
are treated like business people always treat their customers; *and, in this manner, much earlier prejudice^
and friction seems to be dying out on both sides. The companies are seemingly satisfied to buy at living
prices from the producers, so long as their competitors are not able to under-buy and thereby under-sell them,
m and why not, since the consumer, as in everything else, pays thei>ill.
Is business dull here? Of course. It is also dull at home, for both sections are trying to recover from
the price paid for the 1920 crop; one section working individually, and the other, through organized efforts.
Do some farmers and business men complain? Certainly they do, as that is every man's privilege under
any condition. But just say to one man or group of men, "Let's break this thing up and sell again over the
loose leaf floor," and the vast majority answer quickly* "No siree."
These fanners were also tired of this silver-tonffued oratory, and also of the "Street Corner Button
tle-er" both for the Association. But, under the leadership of solid business heads, the farmer will come
to their various Court-houses on Saturday and hear a speech madq by good old American greenbacks. They
will like it so well that, before the year is over, this saroe old family of greenbacks will make them another
good, solid speech.
When you ask one here, who was known to oppose this plan what he thinks now, you get one of three
answers: '*1 was wrong, and I am now proud to see this success;" or he will say nothing; or, "You just
H wait and see." And the farmers are are not only waiting tnd seeing they are waiting and receiving. They
are receiving cash from their Association, conversation from the knockers, and good honest straight-forward
business consideration from the companies; and that is all the farmer has ever asked for.
And now, if my humble opinion were asked in regard to the Tri-State Association, I would say that
I know who the tobacco men and banks are that are heading it there, and therefore have^put the selling end?*
of the farmers' tobacco business on a good, solid basis here.
With best personal regards, I am, '
= Yours Respectfully, OQUE, ^
Notice of Re-Sale
Under and by virtue of the power
and authority contained in a certain
Deed of Trust, executed by P. L.
Howard and wife Blanche V. Howard
to W. W. Rogers, Trustee, which
Deed of Truet is recorded in the office
of Register of l>eede for Hertford
County, in Book 08, Page 78, the
undersigned Trustee, will offer for
BSSAUBv to the higgeok bidder for
cash, the following described property
to-wR:
The P- L. Howard home, located
on the West end of Chnrch 8treet for
a better description, reference is here
by made to Deed of Trait from the
?aid Howard and wife to W. W.
Bo iters, Trustee, in Book and page aa
above stated.
Place of Sale?In front of post
offlce building, Ahoskie, N. C.
Time of Sale?Jane 10th, 1922,
between the hours of 11:00 A. M.
and 2:00 P. M.
? terms of Sale:?Cash.
This 24th day of May, 1022.
W. W. ROGERS, Trustee.
5-2?-2t.
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