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THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
CESSON VIII, FIRST QUARTER.INTERNA
TIONAL SERIES, FEB. 24. '
Tcmt of the Leaaon, Gen. it, 1-10.
Memory Veraea, D, 0 Golden Text,
Gen. st, 0 Commentary Prepared
T Her. D. M. Stearna.
Copyright, 1907, by American PrtM Auoclitlon.
As God, the faithful Creator (I Pet
Iv, 10), saw Ills friend Abram return
ing from his victory over the four
kings and saw the temptation that
Satan was planning for him through
the king of Sodom lie forestalled the
adversary by sending Melchlzedek,
Bis servant, king of Salem and priest
of the most high God, to bless Abram
and to meet him with bread and wine,
eo that When the king of Sodom offer
ed Abram the goods be had captured
he-was able to say: No; I thank you.
Having the blessing of Him who
possesses heaven and earth, I prefer
to receive no favors from you. How
the church has fallen from this high
standard, for It would be a rare thing
today to see her turn her back upon
any one who would send some earthly
possessions her way to help her carry
on what she calls the Lord's work!
She Is evidently not Intimate with the
possessor of heaven and earth.)
It seems probable that the great ad
versary was making It lively for
Abram after bis victory over the four
kings and over the offer of Sodom's
king and was saying to him something
like this: Those kings will gather their
forces and come upon you and take
you nnd yours eff the earth, and what a
fool you were to refuse those goods
you captured! So Abram doubtless
had some fears and also some thoughts
of the reward he might have had.
Then the word of the Lord came unto
him In a vision, saying: "Fear not,
Abram. I am thy shield and thy ex
ceeding great reward." Thus the Lord
delivered His friend from bis fears
and comforted him by the revelation
of Himself. Lay to beart this first
precious "Fear not" and look up and
eat all the others you can find, and
may the Lord God be to you person
ally a sun md shield (rs. Ixxzlv, 11).
and way you be satisfied with Himself
as your reward.
The years are passing with Abram,
and the heir has not been given, and
be Inquires of the Lord about It and
Is brought forth and told to look to
ward heaven and number the stars If
lie can (verse 5), and he Is assured
that so shall his seed be. This was a
higher look than that of xiil, 14, even a
look to the Lord Himself, and In the
direction of His dwelling places.
In reply to bis question, "Whereby
shall I know?" he Is referred to the
sacrifices, which all point to the one
great Sacrifice, by whom alone all
things are made sure, for "All the
promises of God In Him are yea and
In Him amen" (II Cor. 1, 20). He who
spared not nis own Son will with Him
also freely give us all things (Rom.
HI, 32), and It Is our privilege to
keep the birds (the evil one, Matt. xIH,
4, 19) away from the promises by our
steadfastly believing them.
The 400 years' bondage of Abram's
posterity and then their deliverance are
here plainly foretold and also prefig
ured by the smoking furnace and the
burning lamp (verses 12-17). The lit
eral fulfillment Is seen In Ex. xll,
35-41, even to their coming out with
great substance.
The reason why Abram could not at
once possess the land is given In verse
16, and we see in the same words the
reason why the Lord does not now
at once take the kingdom. Not till the
church Is completed and taken away
shall the mystery of Iniquity be fully
developed (II Thess. il. 7-0). In verses
18-21 we see that the land which God
save to Abram by wnconditlonal cove
nant will reach from the river of
Egypt to the Euphrates, a very much
larger portion than that which we
now know as Palestine.
This is in some respects the most re
markable chapter we have yet taken up
since the creation and restoration of
chapters 1 nnd 2. There are so many
words used in it for the first time,
such' ns the word of God, vision, fear
not, shield, reward, believed, right
eousness, etc., and, inasmuch as the
first use of a word is the place to get
light upon its significance, one can
readily see by taking up these words
what a field for study and meditation
Is here opened up. We have already
suggested the "fear nots." but what
about the words "believe" and "right
eousness?" See bow the Holy Spirit
has Himself repeated verse C In Rom.
iv. 3; Gal. ill, fl; .Tas. II, 23. and In the
context In each place enlarged upon
them nnd made plain that God's only
way of righteousness Is by faith In
Jesus Christ apart from any works of
ours (Rom. Hi, 21; Epu. II, 8, 0; Tit.
Hi, 5). Up to chapter xlv we have had
but two names of our great Creator
and Redeemer viz, God (Elohlm) and
Lord (Jehovah), or combinations of
these the first revealing to us God as
the Creator, and the second (a name
used perhaps 7,000 times In Scripture)
revealing to us God ns our Redeemer
bringing to us righteousness by sac
rifice. ,
Then in chapter xlv, 18-20, we have
for the first time from the lips of Mel
chlzedek "the most high God" (EI
elyont, the possessor of heaven and
earth, whom we so need to know If we
would do His work in Ills way and
not dishonor Him by worldly ways.
Now In this lesson wo hate another
revelation of God In the name "Lord"
spelled with a capital "L" nnd "ord"
In small letters. This Is the word
"Adoual," which the Jews use instend
of Jehovah, believing the latter to be
too holy to utter. It suggests our Cre
ator Redeemer ns our possessor or pro
prietor. The word "GOD" in capitals
(verses 2, 8) is the same as "LORD"
In capitals, Jehovnh.
Feb. 23.
Feb.
Tax Notice.
IJwill attend the following times
and places for the collection of the
taxes for 1906:
Cheeks Thursday forenoon, Feb. 21.
Moflitt Thursday afternoon, Feb. 21.
Tyson Store Friday forenoon, Feb. 22.
Yow's Store Friday afternoon, Feb. 22.
Michfield Satu rday forenoon, Feb 23.
Trinity Wednesday Feb. 20.
Arclidale... Wednesday at night, Feb. 20.
Redding & Blair's Store... Thurs
day forenoon Feb. 21.
Flint Hill. ..Thursday afternoon, Feb. 21.
Crotts Store... Friday forenoon, Feb. 22.
N. R. Skeen's... Friday afternoon, Feb. 22.
Pine, Wood's Store.. .Saturday fore
noon.
A. W. Fuller's Store Satur
day afternoon Feb.
R.ndleiaan Monday Feb.
Central Hotel Monday night, Feb.
Naomi Tuesday,
Itandleman B. House... Tuesday,
night ,
Worthville... Wednesday fore
noon Feb.
Central Falls Wednesday
afuni'oii Feb
Sophia Thursday forenoon, Feb.
Edgar Thursday afternoon, Feb.
Glenola Friday forenoon, Moh.
Cedar Falls Monday fore
noon v Muh
Frauklinsville... Monday after
noon Mch.
RauiHenr... Tuesday afternoon, Mcli.
York & Frazier Store. ..Wednes
day forenoon Mcli. (i.
Stalcy.. . Wednesday afternoon, Mch. (1.
Liberty... Thursday afternoon, Mch. 7.
Red Cross Friday afternoon Mch, 8.
Widow Chamness.. .Saturday
forenoon Mch 0.
Mechanic. Monday afternoon, Mch. 11.
Farmer Tuesday Mch. 12.
Delk & Cameron Store... Wed
nesday forenoon " Mch. 13.
It. C. Johnson's Store Wed
nesday afternoon Mch. 13.
Judge Shaw's Store... Thursday
forenoon Mch. 11.
E. G. Carter 8tore.. .Thursday
afternoon Mch. 14.
Tisgah Friday, Mch. 15
Seagrove... Saturday forenoon. Mch. 1G.
This ia my last round foi the col
lection of the taxes for the year
Feb. 20.
27
1906, and all who have not paid
their taxes are urged to meet me at
the above times and places and pay.
I am compelled to settle the taxes
and thtll be forced to levy on all
who fail to meet me aud pay their
taxes this round.
Very truly yours,
T. J. Finch, Ex-Sheriff.
This Feb. 5, 1907.
America Is Music-Mad.
Edgar Mels, in "Success Magazine."
America is going to the extreme
in music, so far as financial extra
yagtiuee is concerned. According
to conservative estimates, the peo
ple of this country will spend ten
million dollars on this form of
amusement between November,
1906, and April, 1907. Included
11 bi estimate is only the better
class of music, the comic operas,
musical comedies and so-called "at
tractions" of this type not being
considered at all.
Ameiica has oecome music-mad
mad in its desire to hear music that
it does not always understand, and
musicians whom it does not always
value lightly. A musical obsession
has taken hold of the people, and
having the necessary money to pay
the demands of those wise enough
to realize the extent of this newborn
craze, we are now hearing the best
there is in music at Europe's artis
tic expeme. As a matter of fact,
there were not twenty really first
claeis singers and iustrumentahsts
left in Europ ou December first,
for the "almighty dollar" is a pat
en l attraction to even so impracti
cal a being as the average musi
cian. Genii from "Success Magazine"
Scarcely anything seems impossi
ple to the man who can will strongly
enough and long enough.
A home without books, periodicals
and newspaper is like a house without
windows.
The chances are that what you
call "hard luck," or "fate" that is
against you, is some weakness, some
vicious habit, which is counteracting
all your efforts and keepng you
down.
MONTGOMERY NEWS
Fire In Smltlierman Cotton Mill In
dustrial and Personal.
The Montgomrian.
Some excitement was created at
Troy last wek when fire was dis
covered in the lap room of the
Smitherman Cotton mill. 1'ionipt
work averted a serious loss.
Mis. Mcl. Kennedy arrived at
Candor Friday from Baxterville,
Miss., where she has been for tba
past few months visiting her sister,
Mrs. D. C. Ewing.
Mr. A. C. Wooly of Sulphur
Springs, is suffering from a fall he
got a few days ago; he was standing
on something measuring oats from a
large bin and fell against a, box.
Mr. O. L. Seawell of Moore cuuntj
we understand has purchased the
Jess Dunn house and lot at Troy
and will move his family to town in
the near future.
Alex Stanley" has sold his hand
some residence at Troy to Mr. Joe
Kanoy of Biscoe. Consideration
$4,000.
The Troy Brick Company is
making arrangements to begin
making brick early this spriug
They will give employment to about
30 men.
Mjr. A. D. Clark of Roberdo will
move his family to Quitman, Ga.,
this week.
Mrs. Nancy Slack died Tuesday
evening at Troy. She was a good
woman aud will be missed, by a
large circle of friends. She was a
bout 65 years old.
It's a good old world after all;
If yon have no friends or ni'ney,
In the river you can fall;
Marriages are quite common and,
More people there would be,
Provided you take Rocky Moun
tain Tea.
Standard Drug Company.
A tenement hotse belonging to
F. S. Lambert was burned at Thom
asville last week. All the house
hold goods of Mr. Carnuchael. who
occupied the house, were destroyed.
Ex-Sheriff Chas. M. Griffith will
open an implement store at Thorn
asville soon. Davidson Dispatch.
NOTICE!
Having Qualified as Administer with the will
annexed, on the estate of P. P. Conple, deceased,
before W.C. Hammond, Clerk of the Wuperior
Court of Randolph county, I shall sell at public
auction, to the highest bidder for Cash, on the
premises, on the 5th day of March, 1907, the
following personal property, to-wit: One mare,
farming tools, machinery, 1 one horse wagon, corn
wheat, meat and household and kitchen fur
niture and other articles too tedious to mention.
All persons having claims 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 settle
ment. This 9th day of February 1007.
J. 8. KINDLKY, Admr. with the will annex
ed of P. e. Copple.
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