SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON BY REV. M. F. HODGES Subject?Exekiel end Hie Missior Golden Text?"Seek ye the Lop while He mey be found; cell ye upoi Him while He ia near; let the wickei forsake his way, end the unrighteou men hia thoughts; end let him retur unto the Lord, end He will have mere; upon him; end to our God, for HI wij abundantly pardon"?Isaiah 56:6,7 For our study today we take u; Exekiel 2:1-6 end 3:17-21. In thes few verses we And a greet deal sail about what the prophet ia to do. Bu it is necessary to go further and flm out something about the man. Th< name Exekiel signifies "God strength ens." He whs one of the four great er prophets, and Sras carried captivi - -to BabjHLn by thf Chaldeans alonj " i Jehoiachin Jting of Judah, am was placed with many others of hi countrymen upon the river Chebar ii Mesopotamia, where he received thi divine revelation contained in hi book. About the fifth year of nis capcivn.; he begun to prophesy and continue* for about twenty-two years, boldlj crying out against the idonatry anc wickedness of his countrymen. It wai his fearlessness and vehemence ol condemnation that afterwards cos* him his life. The outsanding char acteristics of his life was the subor dination of his whole life to his work. Esekiel in the first chapter of hit book, gives an account of his vision, before this demonstration he fall! prostrate and then is the beginning of today's lesson when he hears the voice speaking to him and command ing to stand upon his feet and hear what God has to say to him. In the first six verses of the second chapter he receives his commission to go to the hoftse of Judah and warn them to re pent. We find a parallel to this in the vision of Isiah which he saw as recorded'in the sixth chapter of the book bearing his name. During the past three months we have studied the kings of Judah and their sins. They are still called by their ancestral name, but see how far they are from being what God wanted them to be and what they were to be according to promise. They promised long ago to stand by Jehovah their God and be true to Him, what a miser able failure they have made; gli on account of sin, that which they chose to do because they are their own free moral agents to choose for them selves. "And he said unto me. Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me, even unto this day." The prophet is here called to a difficult task. Hear what is said to him: "Be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house." Therp is lint nn? urnrii tn iniiii-a^A that the prophet for once rebelled. He went to the difficult task without hesitation. He was told that they would not hearken to him, because said the Lord they will not hearken to me. But they were to know that there had been a phophet among them; they were left without excuae. "And thou son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns be with theee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house." How many of us ministers of the Gospel coul<^ stand as did the prophet, when he was told what was to await him? We like to follow the paths of least resistance. If the way is smooth, salary good, folks flock to hear us, and there is no hard p/ths and scorpions to tread among, we are ready. But how many faltar and fail when trials and difficulties befall. The Savior commissioned his follow ers in the beginning and told them what to expect. They found it just as he had said. Ezekiel was ready to go when he had tarried and caught a vision of God, of himself and his duty. What the church and ministry needs today is a new vision. "Son of man, I have made thee watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from Me." There is a fearful responsibility at tached to the call to the ministry. To stand a watchman on the rampart! and warn the man of approaching danger. How unpopular it is today tc cry aloud against the sins of the times. The law of the land protects againsl public sentiment that it ie none of the watchman's business what folk! do. It is very unpopular to cry out against Sabbath descration, which ii observed in the country, small town and city. There is but little regard for holy living. About the Arst question recorded in the pages of the Holy Book is: "An 1 my brother's keeper?" If I see men and women going into danger and fall to warn them and they are lost their blood will be required at my hands. If I warn them and then thej are lost, their blood will be upon their own heads. We often worry sad lose much sleep over results. Th? Lord vrtll look after the results. Th queation with this duty. Are wi in pulpit and pew faithful watchme { on the ramparts? Have we come t . realise that we are our brother's keei n #rT j Esekiel could not act in the offlc s of priest because there were no altai and the people were wicked and n bellious, hard hearted and stiff necl I ed. The Lord chose him for a prop! et. He first caught the vision an then heard the call to service and wa ' willing to go, even though it was t . cost him his life. . These Jews were driven from thei , homeland into exile, yet God did nc utterly forsake them. How good an merciful He is. He is giving them last chance. Theirs was the grosses " sins. IngratiUicte and ^VelHon ? ?< God is seekifv' to ^.v J to reconciliation with himself. The hardened their hearts and stiffens their necks to keep God from savin, them. Men do the same thing toda as they did then. To sum up th lesson we have the following: Ezek iel's vision, call to service, duty se '' out before him, he goes to the diffi cult task without fear of their word , apd the consequences of his messag to them; delivered God's message b this rebellious people, standing a ' God's messenger faithful to the task There is a parallel to this lesson ii the Mew Testament. "Jesus cami unto His own, and his own receive< him not." He went outside the citi of Jerusalem and wept over the city ' because they had rebelled against al the overtures of mercy sent to them It does not become us to criticise tor harshly disobedient and rebelliout Judah until we have examined condi tions close home and seen how wc stand as Christian America. Are we not today, taken as a whole a rebel lious and disobedient people? Are we not ungrateful, unthankful and un holy? When we stop to consider our advantages over and above those of Judah how much more is our respon sibility. Are we living up to our ad vantages? It is fearful to observe the trend of the times; how the world has gone wild after the god of gold, pride and pleasure. Has the church lived up to her God-given opportunity for service? Are we so living as prophet and people, so that, the world respects our high calling? Draw from this lesson your own idea of the times in which we live. 0 POWELLSVILLE NEWS Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Raynor were visitors in Ahoskie Sunday. Dr. J. B. Ruffin took Mrs. Ed (far Perry to the hospital Tuesday. Mrs. C. T. Wynne and Miss Carrie Belle Ruffin spent the week-end at Mrs. Wynne's old home near Windsor. Miss Hattie Tayloe has concluded a pleasant* visit with friends and rela tives at Windsor. Miss Edna Tyler from Helena, Ark. is visiting her aunt, Mrs. W. S. Tay loe. Miss .Helen Storey who has been spending some time with her grand father, Mr. J. E. Wynne, has returned to her home in Norfolk. Miss Laura Leigh Riddick made a hurry call here Monday from Gates ville, on business. Miss Clarine Wynne was a visitor in Ahoskie Tuesday. Dr. and Mrs. J. B. Ruffin and son, Guy were visitors in Win ton Sunday and Monday. Misses Clarine Wynee, Elizabeth Perry, Louise Ruffin, have returned home after spending some time with Miss Laura Leigh Riddick of Gates ville. Mr. E. S. Winbome was in Nor folk Thursday. Miss Elsie Miller is visiting her cousin Miss Edith Harrell. Mrs. J. J. Alston is on the sick list this week. Mr. Edgar Perry and Mrs. Bill White went to Norfolk Monday to see Mrs. Perry who underwent an opera tion at the Sarah Leigh Hospital. Mrs. John Alston has returned from Norfolk where she went to see hei daughter who is very ill in the Sarah Leigh Hospital. Quite a party from here attended J the minstrel show at Mars Hill lasl week. Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Sessoms were ' visitors here Sunday. 1 Mrs. Vaasie Green from Ahoskie ii visiting her sister Mrs. L. H. Free ' man. A number of our young folks wenl | to Pleasure Beach Sunday. HORTON PERSONALS i Rev. W. H. Holland filled hi* reg > ular appointment here Saturday an< I Sunday and preached two strong aer mons. I Miss Bertha Powell of Chowan Col i lege spent the week-end with homi i folks here. I Mr. Tom Brogden. died Sunda; ; after an illnese of several weeks, r Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Greene o: r Aulander visited relatives here Sun i day. r Our crops are looking much bette i since the rain has stopped. ? PARIS ETCHlfc FOUND ARTIST n Marketed Prlnta Wh ?ai tfaaa I o ?o SoldJor of tha Amorican Ex >_ poditlonary Forca. Alonso C. Webb, the American aol e dler who luu woo Hidden fame in "? Pari* art drclee by hia distinctive >* etchings, was content to pass his prints :? oat among his friends. One day, how. i- ever, while be was having his etchings d printed by tlie old-faahloned process 8 called "tallle douce," the printer said: ' "Why don't you sell these etchings?" "They're not good enough," replied Webb. tr "You're crasy," said the printer; it "you wouldn't uiind selling them, d would you} Don't yon need the s mooeyT" lt "Yes, God knows 1 need It, but I t never thought of selling these things," TT">Webb. The old man gave Webb a note to y a dealer in the Hue de Rlvoli who took d "on de|>ot" one each of live prints. g The very next day Webb received y a letter at his home at Bailevue. ask e Ing for three more to replace those the dealer had sold the urat day. "That must have been a happy morn tag at Bellevue," I remarked, some * what stirred at thia turning point in ' the life story. e "Not especially," Webb replied. "I'm ? partly Scotch and don't often get ex s cited. 1 take good luck Just as I take bad. I rarely even tell about good " luck." 1 "But don't you deprive yourself of s a delightful thrillr I "The pleasure 1a no leaa In the ag r gregate. I take lt In a quieter form; r lt lasts longfer and there Is no re I action."?Charles H. Grasty In the Nqw York Times. i 17 ?-1 Look and Feel i Clean, Sweet and Fresh Every Day Drink a glaaa of rati hot water bafom braakteat to wath out potaoaa. I I Lite la not merely to lire, but to lire well, eat well, digest well, work well, sleep well, look weCL What a glorious oomlttlon to attain; and yet' how rery easy It Is If one will only adopt the morning Inside bath. Folks who are accustomed to (eel1 doll and heary when they arise, split-, ting headache, stuffy from a cold, tool' tongue, nasty breath, add stomach, can. Instead, feel as fresh as a daisy by opening the sluices of the system each morning and flashing out the whole of the Internal poisonous stag nant matter. Everyone, whether ailing, side or > well, should, each morning, before _ breakfast, drink a glass of real hot water with a teaspoonful of limestone 1 phosphate In It to wash from the = stomach. User, kidneys and bowels the = previous day's Indigestible wast* = sour bile and poisonous toxins; thus = cleansing, sweetening end purifying = the entire alimentary canal before = putting more food into the stomach. The action of hot water and limestone phosphate on an empty stomach la wonderfully Invigorating. It alcana out all the aonr fermentations, gases, waste and acidity and gives one a splendid appetite for breakfast While you are enjoying your breakfast the water and phosphate Is quietly ex tracting a large volume of water from the blood and getting ready for a thorough flushing of all the Inside : organs. The millions of people who are < bothered with constipation, billons spells, stomach trouble, rheumatism; others who have sallow skins, blood disorders and sickly oomplexVms are urged to get a quarter pound of lime stone phosphate from the drug store which will cost very little, but Is sufficient to make anyone a pro nounced crank on the subject of internal sanitation. I A HlillUS to ? Jones j Ttkla tablespoonful of Salts if Back | hurts or Bladder bothers?Ksat forms uric add. We are a nation of meat eaten end = - our Mood la filled with uric acid, says a 3 i well-known authority, who mm us to = be constantly on guard against kidney 1 trouble. ' The kidneys do their utmost to free i i the blood of this irritating acid, but become weak from the overwork; they get aluggish; the eliminative tissues dog | and thus the waste is retained in the blood to poison the entire system, i When your kidneys ache and feel like lumps of lead, and you have stinging pains in the back or tlm urine is cloudy, full of sediment, or the bladder is irri I table, obliging yon to seek relief dnring the night; when you have severe head aches, nervous ana diszy spells, sleepless ness, acid stomach or rheumatism in bad weather, get from your pharmacist about four ounces of Jad Salts; take a ? tablespoonful in a glass of water before 1 breakfast each morning and la a few . days your kidneys will act Una This famous salts is made from the acid of grapes and lemon juice, combined with - lithia, and has been used for generations i to flush and stimulate clogged kidneys, | to neutralise the eeids in urine eo it it no longer a source of irritation, thus ' ending urinary and bladder disorders. Jad Belts is inexpensive and cannot f Injure; makes a delightful effervescent Uthia-water drink, and nobody enn trikv | a mistake by taking a little occasion*!!} ; to keep the hirlasys clean sad active. r Subscribe to the Herald; do it now. J Money To Loan For the benefit of the farmers and patrons of this bank, we take pleasure in announcing that we are now in position to make loans of small amounts for thirty, six ty and ninety days. If you are a patron of this institution and need* money to help you with your crop, dont fail to come in and let us explain how we can help you. It is not only our duty to extend our courtesy to the people of this sec tion, hut it is our pleasure to do so. Realizing that this is a season when the farmers and the general public of this section are usually somewhat j3 pressed financially and realizing the necessity of co-oper ation between the farmers and the banking institutions, we want them to know that we are willing and glad to help them in any way possible. > Every courtesy extended according to consistent and conservative banking. BANK OF AHOSKIE "The Old Reliable" Ahoskie, N. C. - " . ? b *JS55555555555S555555SB55S55555555BBBB55BBB55S5B5BSMi?SSZZSSSL? For Quick Printing 1 *Li 'Jl caU I 556e HERALD Getting It On Time To a business, the matter of "getting out" advertising on time means everything?and to get Office Stationery, Special Forms, Statements, etc., when they are most needed. We are in a position to give you that "on time" service. We specialize in Job Printing and our self-feeding presses enable us to handle large orders. ( Hertford County Herald Printers and Publishers Ahoskie, - - - - North Carolina

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