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VSfnvrn THE SUNDAY SCHOOL 1 CESSON VII, FIRST QUARTER, INTERNA- l TIONAL SERIES, FE8. 17. 1 -Test of the Lesnon, Cm. sill. 1-13. Neniory Verses, 8, 0 Golden Test, Luke sll, l.V Commentary Prepared by Rev. D. M. Stearna. Copyright, 1907, by American Press Association. We have but one lesson assigned us Id the two chapters xlll and xlr, but 'we must endeavor to get an Idea of the contents of the two. Last week we left Abram in a bad way, wandering from God, fearing he might be killed, en couraging a lie aud being reproved by .a heathen king. How blessed It Is that though we forget Him and wander ! away still He doth love us wherever , we stray, and when we turn back to Him ashamed of our wanderings He Is , .always ready to receive us. John vl, 87, h, J stands ever true for sinner or saint, , "Him that comcth to me I will In no Y i wise cast out." The lesson today opens with Abram returning to God and to bis altar at Bethel and again calling on the name of the Lord. If through temptation we ever wander from God, let us quickly return, for If we confess our Bins He is faithful and just to for give us our sins, because of our advo cate (I John 1, 0; II, 1). He who taught us to forgive seventy times seven prac tices the same Himself, and what a wonder it Is that He so watches over His wandering children that If any one dares to touch them He at once stands up for them (chapter xli, 17). Abram and Lot have now grown so rich that it is impossible for them to dwell together, and when Abram saw that his herd men and those of Lot were at strife In the presence of the Inhabitants of the land be said that it ; mu&i noi do, qui uiui mey uiusi yeuou- ably separate. So he gave Lot his f -choice of all the land and said that he would take what Lot did not choose. I but specially the God of Abram, In thj yes of the heathen, and that Is the Sone thing the children of God are on earth for, to magnify the name of the Lord, that He may be known. Lot did not know God as his uncle Abram did, but was more apt to think of himself and his own welfare, so he took advantage of his uncle's offer, i probably with great alacrity, and was L soon settling himself In the cities of A the plain toward Sodom, not seeming jl to consider the wickedness of the peo- I I pie of Sodom, though he doubtless , knew it (verses 12, 13). Lot lifted up Ills eyes, like so many now, Just high f 1 enough to see something which appear i ed to be to his advantage, regardless ' of what God had to say about It. Wo , S do not read of Lot building an altar or f. i calling on the name of the Lord. This separation of Lot from Abram ' verse 11) was a good thing for Abram ' and bis servants, but it was a bad day J for Lot when he went away from 1 Abram. There are those who, being so iV-weak In themselves and not knowing bow to lean upon God, seem specially to need some godly person ever near them to counsel them and keep their eyes upon the Lord. Blessed are all who are willing to be separated from all that Is not of God that they may live as near to Him as possible and walk humbly with Him. Nothing sepa- TAtaa frnm thn trnrlrl litre thft pnnsclnllA and enjoyed presence of God, for ao Moses believed and taught and David also (Ex. xxxili, 16: II Sam. vil, 23, 24), and the Spirit, through rani, empha sizes tbe same great truth (II Cor. vl, 17, 19). On the other hand, as wo choose the world and the gratification of self, we lose that fellowship with God which Is our high privilege. One or the other we are choosing always, and as you rend this will you not lift up your heart and say to Him who reads the heart with His eyes as flame of fire searching every part, "Lord, what dost Thou see my heart choosing and longing for?" To stop at verse 13 would be to miss a most Important part of the lesson, for after Abram bad humbled himself and given Lot the first choice, instead of insisting on his rights as the one whom God had called and to whom Ho had given the land, then the Lord said to Abram, "Lift up now thine eyes," and, commanding him to view the whole land, reassured him that It was all given to him and to his seed, which would be as numerous as the dust of the earth,, forever (14-17). Abram might justly have insisted that Lot had no say In this, that all his wealth and prosperity were due to being with his uncle and that he must make his men behave themselves or else get away back to Haran or somewhere else. To day the hend of the concern would be apt to make the other man go under. Contrast Lot going down Into the world and Its sinfulness for the sake of gain and Abram going still farther away up to Hebron, which signifies fellowship, and building his altar unto the Lord (verse IS). To Lot It Is first business, getting on In tho world; but to Aliiam It is "first the Lord anil His righteousness." In all the story of Lot we must re member that It Is written of him, "that righteous man" (II Pet. II, 8), other wise as we read of him and his doings we will hardly think that he was right eous: but, seeing him as such, we will better understand God's dealings with him. In chapter xlv, 12, where we read that he ami all his goods were taken by the enemy, we see the uncertainty of riclios (I Tim. vl, 17), and God was evidently teaching Ills unworthy worldly child this lesson, but He had pity upon him and allowed Abram to rescue him. He had been getting on In the world by getting more Into the world (compare xlll, 12; xlv, 12), but this chnstenlng did not profit him, for, after his return, he gets to be a ruler In Sodom (chapter xlx, 1), one who sat In Reverldge and the Children. Senator Bevendge, a very bright uit-inber of tbe Senate of the United States is posing as tbe children's (rit nd and shedding tears over the condition of tbe children who are employed in Southern cotton mills. This soft-hearted citizen is not out mgfd at the cruel treatment of children anywhere else in the world exct pt in the South. It is fortu nate that the negro childien of this section are not in the nulls, for if they were, the gentle Senator's heart would break; it is bowed down in great sorrow over the woes of tbe lwr white children. JSow the regulation of child labor is one of the pressing problems of the hour. I he legislature would be at better business addressing itself to prao- noil questions like this instead of n ving to keep the editors of tbe State pure and clean, but for kid- glared gentlemen like Mr. Ueveridge to weep over the woes or the cuil- livn ot the South is a trine too thin o be takeu seriously anywhere. The opportunity to get off a little oiatoij in oehalf of tbe silent suf ferers was too much for uevenuge to stand, and so he arose in his place and curled oft' his polished phrases and bored for water even in the hard and barren Held known as the Senar- of the United States. It was very eloquent and very pathetic, aud all that, but it failed to fling the heai d-hearted Senate, and the country, instead of th tribute of a tear, uesroweu a Knowing suiue up on the fervid orator. If by any means in the world the laboi iu Southe: n mills could be curlalied, those north of Mason aud Dixon s line would have a better chance to regain the 'ground they are losing every day. Do yon comprehend? Lhaiity and Uhildreu. A tissue builder, reconstrnctor, builds up waste force, makes strong nerves aud muscle,. You will realize after taking Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea what a wonderful henetit it will be to you. 35 cents, Tea or Tablets. Standard Drug Company. ASHEBORO ELECTRIC COMPANY. Safety, Convenience and Healthtuluess ol'Klectrlc Lights Should Increase Demand. To Our Friends and Patrons: We call your attention to the re cent advance in fuel and electrical supplies, and the . maay improve ments in our plant made daring the past year, giving us increased facili ties. The patronage does not now justify the increased expense ot op erating. A small number of ad ditional light" would enable us to meet the increase in expenses at. the present rate, but, unless we can secure this additional patronage we shall be compelled to advance the monthly rate now charged for the service. We earnestly request our patrons to assist ns in securing these new lights. Please impress upon your neighbors the safety, convenience and healthfnlne8s of electric lights. Yours truly, Arthur Ross, Sec. and Treas., Asheboro Elec. Co. P. S. We have, at some expense, arranged to light the streets and residences of the town from 4 a. m. until broad day during the dark winter mornings. Asheboro, Feb. 8 1907. Ill the highest standard of quality, a natural tonic, cleanses your system, reddens the cheeks, brightens the eyes, gives flavor to all you eat. Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea will do this for you." 35 ceuts, Tea or Tablets. Standard Drug Company. Having Qualified as Administer with the will annexed, on the estate of P. P. Cnpple, deceased, before W. C. Hammond, Clerk of the Superior Court of Randolph county, I shall sell at public auction, to the highest bidder for Cash, on the premises, on the 5th day of Man h, 1007, t'le following personal property, to-wit: One mare, furniiag tools, machinery, 1 oi e horse wagon o rn wheat, meat and household and kitcuen fur niture and other articles too tedious to mention. All persons having chums against said estate are notified to present them to the undersigned, duly verified, on or before the 15th dav of Feb. 1908, or this notice will be pleaded In bar of their recovery; and all persons owing said estate will come forward and make immediate set i le nient. This 9th day of February 1007. J. S. KINDLEY, Admr. wall the will annex ed of P. P. Copplc. STANLY NEWS. Negro Shot At Church FestivalChild Fatally Burned, Stanly Enterprise. Little Grace, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Carter, of Albemarle, was fatally burned last week by her clothing igniting from an open fire place. The child lived only a few hours. fJAt a negro church festival at Kingville, a suburb of Albemarle, Webb Ledbetter was seriously wounded by a shot from a pistol in the hands of Rob Hear". Both are colored. At the same place a few months ago a negro was killed in a row upon a similar occasion. Mrs. W. F. Kuester, who visited relatives in Stanly a few days ago, is critically ill in a hospital at Col umbia, S. C. Her brother, W. A. Tucker, of Albemarle, is in Columbia. Cox-Jones. The following cards Lave been issued: Mrs. Mauley Basil Jones requests the honor ofyour presence at the marriage of her daughter Elizabeth to Mr. Carl Miller Cox on Wednesday the twentieth of February nineteen hundred and seven at kalf after five o'clock At home High Point, North Carolina. A delegation of two hundred citizens from Moore, Chatham and Harnett counties visited Raleigh last week to urere legislature to establish a new county to be known as Lee, with Sanford as county seat. Salisbury has now under way a new passenger station, Southern express office building, county jail, five story bank building, many resi dences and extensive improvements on the Central Hotel building are also planned for the near future. Character is no more than an inwrought ideal with more or less terfection. LAND SALE! BY VIRTUE of an order of sale granted by the Superior Court of Randolph county on the peti tion of J. M. Vuncannon Admr. of J. H. Mcban iel against James A. McDuuiel et al heirs at law, I shall sell on the premises at I'i o'clock M. on the 11th day of March 1U07. the following Real Estate, to-wit; A certain lot of timber on the laud described in the petition in this court, con fining Four hundred aores more or less con sisting offjall the merchantable and salablo pine, oik, aud poplar timber measuring over Vi inch es at the stump, 10 inches above the Joint. Also a tract of land known as the Harris Trogdon land containing 10 acres more or less, safd tract is being taken from the Four hundred acres auove descriled. ThisStn day of Feb'y 1!K)7. J. M. VUNCANNON, Admr. aud Conmir. 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