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■ing. n Springs, August 18th— ameled and decorated vases. Shoe, August 18th, 8:00 p. m. August 19th—Farmers pic- lie Dinner. Everybody in- NORA BRADFORD, us your Job Work. T IS SURE! WILDER CARTHAGE ce 'tten. tly kept. atisfactorily adj usted. RAILWAY THE SOUTH FOR h, Norlina, Points North n Local FOR t. Points East and West Points East, South & West Information, call on . WEST, Div. Pass. Ag’t eigh. North Carolina ng lues! ere and gets a e have him for well made, they uch longer than owned. ummer are here. Why Store ROLINA OIPROVEO UNIFORM INTERNATIOIUL Simday5diool ’ Lesson ’ (By REV. p. B. FITZWATER, D. D.. Teacher of English Bible in the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago.) Copyright. 1922, Western Newspaper Union. LESSON FOR AUGUST 20. SECOND RETURN FROM EXILE LESSON TEXT-Ezra 7:1-8:36. GOLDEN TEXT—The hand of our God Is upon all them that seek him, for good. ~Ezra 8:22. REFERENCE MATERIAL^Ezra 9:U 10:17. PRIMARY TOPIC—Ezra’s Prayer for Help. JUNIOR TOPIC—Ezra’s Prayer for Help on a Journey. INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC —Ezra: Teacher and Leader. YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC —Religious Teachers: A Need and an Op portunity. I. The Leader—Ezra (7:1-10). 1. W’lo he was (vv. 1-6. (1) A priest (vv. 1-5). The leader of the first coiiipauy was Zerubbabel, a sort of military governor. The great need ifow was for a religious leader, for the people had gone far from God, as we see from the noble reforms which Ezra effected. (2) A ready scribe (v. 6). He was a teacher of the law of God. 2. His high ambition vv. 7-10). (1) “He set his heart to seek the law of the Lord” (v. 10). He definitely set out with the noble purpose to know God’« Word. To be successful In any thing one must set out with a purpose. Daniel was a success because he “pur posed in his heart.” Ministers and ^Sunday-school teachers should have this set purpose. (2) He set his neart _to obey the Lord (v. 10). He was not only concerned with knowing God’s Word, but to obey it. God’s Word can not fully be known by the intellect; it must be experienced. The essential qualilication for a teacher of the Bible, a preacher or Sunday-school teacher, Is obedien<?B to God’s Word. (3) He set his heart to teach Israel God’s statutes and judgments (v. 10). He not only had a love for Gofl’s Word, but a desire to implant it in the hearts ^f others. When one has an experiential knowledge of God’s Word he longs to teach it to others. 3. His commission (7:11-26). The king Artaxerxes gave him a copy of the decree authorizing him to lead a company back to Jerusalem. He was empowered (1) to collect funds (vv. 15, 16) ; (2) to levy tribute (vv. 21, 22); (3) to appoint magistrates and judges (v. 25); (4) to execute pen alties (v. 26). So great was the king’s confidence in Ezra that he gave all these powers into his hand. For this great honor Ezra lifted his heart to God In thanksgiving. He was mainly concerned with the fact that he was to beautify the Lord’s house and acknowledge that God had put this purpose into the king’s heart. II. The Company (8:1-20). The company was small—only 1,754 males, but including women, children and servants, there were perhaps 6,000 to 7,000 people in this caravan. ill. Ezra's Prayer and Fasting (8:21-23). The first thing he did was to seek Crod’s guidance. Not only God’s lead ers, but all Christians should seek divine guidance and help In every un dertaking—every new Journey, every piece of new work, every business Ad venture, every relationship. That which we cannot Invoke God’s bless ing upon should not be undertaken. Further, success can only be realized when God’s blessing Is upon us. He <^id minimize the.dangers attend- nig sucn-R-joUtneyrbTn-^BrTia^ toHI the king that the hand of the Lord would be upon all for good who sought him, and now he w'as ashamed to ask the king for a military escort to pro tect them from the marauding Aribs. IV. The Successful Journey (8:24- 32). God heard their prayer. The treas ure entrusted to them was great. Per haps the entire value of all the money, etc., was $5,000,000. For a weak cara van to go on a journey requiring four months through a country infested by these robber bands, carrying such an amount of money was most perilous; but Ezra knew that God was able and would protect them. Note: 1. The care and honesty (vv. 24-30). The money was weighed unto them at the start and was to be weighed when turned over to the authorities at Jerusalem. The Incentive to honesty and strict accounting of the trust was that they were holy men and were en trusted with that which was holy be cause it belonged to God. Most exact ing care should be exercised in han dling the Lord’s money. We should guard sacredly our trust. 2. Their safe arrival (vv. 31, 32). Some four and one-half months were required to make the journey. God proved himself to be faithful, having protected them and brought them safely to their destination. Subscribe to The Pilot. EVERY BAG IS GUARANTEED USE Superlative Self-Rising Goose Girl FLOUR Made and Guaranteed by THE HAMMOND CO., Inc. Laurinburg, North Carolina SOLD IN VASS BY NcKQTHAN & Co. If you like ‘‘GOOSE GIRL" teU others. EVERY BAG IS GUARANTEED THE PILOT PRINTING COMPANY Makes No Competition with Amateurs, Cheap-Johns and ‘‘Don’t-Cares.” Our work is worth all we ask for it IF you want Good Printing; if you don’t care for that kind, the “other fellow” will probably Suit Your Taste Better. iniiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiinjM COIHG to See Ik! This week a delegation of 225 FARMERS AND THEIR SONS from Craven county are scheduled to arrive in Moore county to look over this country, and see what it is like and what we are doing in the way of farming. These men make two stops on their journey. One at Raleigh to study the Department of Agriculture, where they stay the first night out, and the other at Pinehurst, where they stay the second day and the second night, looking over the fine herds there of Ayrshire cattle and Berkshire hogs, at the orchards, the cotton and tobacco farms, and at Moore county methods. They will make a run around the neighborhood, taking in the Sandhill development, and go back home with a new knowl edge of this part of the state. When 225 men come that far in one bunch to look over the Sandhills you know. SOMETHING IN THIS SECTION IS PROVING ATTRACTIVE And you can figure it out that that something is destined to attract more people all the time. That is the story at KNOLLWOOD VILLAGE Something attracts people there, and will attract more all the time A great place to get your finger on something. Consult A. s. NEWCOMB & COMPANY, Selling Agents for Knollwood, PINEHURST, N. C.
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