BV REV. M. F. HODGES
AUGUST 27, 1922. ? Subject ?
"Nehemiah's Prayer." Lesaon Mater
ial?Nehemiah 1:1-11.
Golden Text?"The effectual for
vent prayer of a rightous man avail
cth much."?James 6:16.
Time.?446 fi. C.
Place.?Shushan.
The two books of Ezra and Ne
hemiah might well be bonnd in one
volum. Ezra gives an account of the
first return from Babylonian captivity.
Nehemiah gives us the picture Of
that dark night of Jewish captivity
and brings ua to what seems a better
day for these stricken Jews.
Three Nehemiahs are mentioned in
connection with the return of the
Jews from Babylon. One of them
returned with Zerubbabel while
another is mentioned as assisting in
rebuilding the walls. The third one
mentioned is the son of Hachaliah, a
great leader in Israel. Nehemiah
states the time and place of his labors.
He says it was in the month of Chis
leu, this corresponds to the latter part
of our November and first of Decem
ber, and in the twentieth year of
Artexerxes, in the palace at Shushan.
Shushan was about two hundred and
fifty miles east of the city of Babylon
Last part of verse eleven tells us un
mistabably his office. He was the
king's cupbearer, handled the king's
liquors.
Nehemiah was like every other
faithful man, interested in the land
of his fathers; one of his bretheren
comes from Jerusalem to Babylon,
Nehemiah makes special inquiry con
cerning the state of affairs among his
own people. Doubtless many of the
Jews that returned-from captivity had
gone back to Babylonia. Their hearts
had doubtless failed them when they
faced the task of rebuilding the city
and the temple. Hanarei informs him
that "the remnants that are left of the
captivity there in the province are in
great affliction and reproach; the wall
of Jerusalem is also broken down, and
the gates thereof are burned with
fire."
At these words the heart of Nehe
miah breaks. Hear the words he ut
ters, "It came to pass when I heard
these words, that I sat down and
wept, and mourned certain days, and
fasted, and prayed before the God of
heaven." Prayer with all of these old
Bible characters was a solemn exer
cise. They were conscious of the
fact that they were /in the very pres
ence of Jehovah, they had come to
seek an audience with the king of all
the earth. They tried in some meas
ure to prepare themselves for prayer.
?They confessed, fasted and tried to
get in the proper frame of mind and
heart before they came into the pres
ence of Jehovah for the purpose of
prayer.
Let us stand for a moment and lis
ten to the solemn tones of Nehemiah's
prayer. "I beseech Thee, O Lord God
of heaven, the great and terrible God,
that keepeth covenant and mercy for
them that love Him and observe His
commandments." True prayer is
speaking to the Father, in the name of
His only Son, through the inspiration
of His holy spirit. There are many
prayers recorded in the Bible worthy
of our careful study. The model
prayer given by our Savior is the one
above all others. In this model pray
er we find the true spirit that should
prompt all of our draving.
Nehemimh is going further now and
we find him begging for a hearing at
the Throne. "Let thine ear be atten
tive, and thine eyes open, that Thou
mayest hear the prayer of Thy ser
vant, which I pray before Thee now;'
day and night, for the children of Is
rael Thy servants and confess the sins
of the children of Israel which we
have sinned against thee: both I and
my father's house have sinned." Ne
hemiah is where all true prayer be
gins, down in the dust. None of us
hav* anything to commend us before
the all seeing eye of Jehovah. Our
short comings are so great that we
need to hear now the cry of Nehe
miah: "We have dealt very corruptly
against Thee, and have not kept the
commandments, nor the statutes, nor
the judgments, which Thou command
eat Thy servant Moses." Nehemiah is
trying to get on praying ground and
it takes some such confession as this
before we can get there. There must
be humility before there is any real
praying.
Nehemiah had one purpose in pray
ing. Not to glorify himself, but that
Jehovah might be (jorifled through his
life. Often we pray for everything
from the rivers to the ends of the
earth and when we are through and
amen is said we do not know for what
we have prayed. Nehemiah had a
purpose in prayer and was willing, to
confess his sins and those of his
people. He was willing to get down
in the dust of humility before God
and seek His favor and that not for
his sake but that God might have tbe
glory.
Practical lessons.?It takes courage
to coatees sins. When they are con
fessed we may he sure of forgiveness.
WEEKLY CROP REPORT
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FOR WEEK ENDING AUGUST 14.
The txcemiTt wet "weather in the
eastern part of the state has lessened
somewhat, but the present rainfall
. continues the damage already done
by that of the past weeks. The
southeastern urea reports destruction
of fall crops by continued rains. The
weather of the Piedmont is more fav
orable, being somewhat cool with
favorable rains. In the mountains
the .weather continues damp and cool.
WHEAT
The wheat harvest has been poor;
many sections only having about a
fifty per cent yield, while the best
is only fair.
CORN
Corn has improved slightly in the
Coastal area, especially where it has
been drained. Much has been poorly
cultivated, due to the heavy rains
which have made, the crop late with
slow maturity. However, the August
outlook is much better than in July.
The Piedmont corn is good excepting
in lowlands where it is poor and late.
This crop has also improved in the
mountains.
COTTON
The boll weevil is doing consider
able damage in the important south
ern and southeastern cotton areas. In
the central part of the state, cotton is
only fair, where it has been damaged
by rain, is shedding badly, and there is
much weed with little fruit. k*
HAY AND GRASSES
Hay and grasses are good all over
the state, with harvesting in progress.
It is much above the average. Al
though rain has been favorable to the
growth of hay and grasses, it has
caused the growth of weeds in some
localities. ,
TOBACCO
Tobacco is fair to good in the
Piedmont plateau. It has a poor con
dition in the northeastern part of the
state, where the acreage is small. The
southeastern section'reports about the
same condition as the plateua?fair to
good. Hail caused heavy losses of
tobacco in Iredell county during the
past week. Curing is well addvanced.
Some farmers are putting their to
bacco on the market and find the
prices are fair to good, as compared
with last year. Much of the tobacco
is of good quality.
TRUCK
Truck in the central part of the
state ia good, where H is quite abund
ant, and much ia going to waste in
.some localities. This crop is some
what poor in the Coastal belt. It is
not raised on as large a scale in this
belt as elsewhere. The market on
sweet potatoes is somewhat low in this
area. Considerable quantities of po
tatoes are being marketed in the
mountain section.
, PASTURES
Pasture is good all over the state.
'The weather conditions have been
generally favorable to all grasses.
Much timber land and uncultivated
areas have been turned into pastures.
PEANUTS
The peanut area in the northeast
ern part of the state shows a l?Jw
condition, due to too much wet
weather.
FRUIT
Most peaches have been shipped
from the Sandhill section. The
peach crop has been excellent in this
territory. The fruit crop has been
only fair in other sections of the
state, with only about half a crop re
ported in many sections. Rain has
done its damage with fruit as with
other crops.
LIVESTOCK
The condition of cattle is good with
some being sold in the mountains.
There is more demand for hogs than
cattle at this time. Hogs are being
prepared for shipment in many parts
of the east. Their condition is good
and the price is good.
PROGRESS '
Most crops are "laid by." There is
much talk and interest in diversified
farming. Farmers are also becoming
interested in studying the conditions
of othersections, as shown by a group
of 160 farmers from Craven county (
who are going into Moore county to
"study and learn." There is much
interest in the organization of com
mercial orchards, as has been done in
the peach industry. More fall and
winter gardens are being planted in
many sections.?By Frank Parker, N.
C. Agricultural Statistician, Depart
ment of Agriculture.
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2. When we pray, if we are praying,
we may be sure of an answer. 3.
There must be confession of all sin
before God will hear us. "If I re
gard iniquity in my heart, God will
not hear me."?Psalm 66:18. 4.
There is a vast difference in praying
and the mere saying of prayers. Ne
hemiah's was a real prayer, out of the
depths of his heart.
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Ran lias tha body of Jim Laka,
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Strictly Modern.
"Arc you gotog to taka any nmmw
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"Year
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'The papers are full of the p-eat
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Condition That I* Acquired.
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Man*?And that's not the worst
There's a lot beAue fools later oa
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JTJ8T LIKE ITS.
Mrs. Beetle?Henry, went yoa
please hook my shell up the beck)
Fall Would Help.
The guy who wants to tell It all
Can surely make you hot
Twould help a lot if he would fat
From off his train of thoucM.
Simple.
Brown?How can you make a thin
goose fat?
Smlthe?Don't know.
Brown?Throw It up Into the atr
and It comes down plump.?Sheffield
Telegraph..
\ Father Gets Fanny.
"Pa. what kind of relations are
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"The kind oar wtrua aaldeat have,
aay son."
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Having this day qualified as exe- 1
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the 16th day of August, 1923, or this *
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