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THE NE, VS-JOURNAL. RAEFORD. N. C
THURSDAY, MAY 24tb, 1945
IMPROVED
UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
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UNDAY I
chool Lesson
Pv HAROLD L. LVNDQPIST. D D.
Of The Moody Bible Institute of Chif.-.gQ.
Rejected by Western Newbpaper Union.
Lesson for May 27
Lesson tubJecU and Scripture texti se
lected and copv righted by International
Council of Religious Education: used by
permission.
THE RETl'RNED EXILES AND
THEIR WORK
LESSON TEXT Nehemiah 1:11, 9, . I.
13: :15.
GOLDEN TEXT Ye ihall leek me, and
find me, when ye shall search tor me with
God loves men and takes delight
in blessing them and prospering
them on their way. When He must
punish them, it is a source of grief
to His Father-heart.
That fact probably explains why
the period of the captivity of the
Jewish people is passed over in
silence in the historical accounts
of the Bible. We do know that
prophets were sent to minister to
them and to keep alive their hope
of restoration to their own land.
When the Jewish captives were
ready to return to their land, the I
silence of sacred history is broken, j
and we learn of their experiences j
in rebuilding the temple and the j
wall of Jerusalem from the books of !
Ezra and Nehemiah. I
Many and varied were the ob-
stacles, but in due time they were j
surmounted, and by God's help the
work was accomplished. Now the
time had come for a spiritual re
vival, and God had His man and
His message ready for that hour.
Ezra, the scribe, was God's
servant in bringing the Word of God
to the people. The elements of suc
cess for any revival are found here.
I. An Open Book (8:1,2).
The Word of God is quick and
powerful and sharper than a two
edged sword (Heb. 4:r2). That
mighty weapon does not need any
apology or defense. It needs use.
The soldier in battle unsheaths his
sword or fires his gun. He does
not send pamphlets to his enemies
telling them what an effective weap
on he has he uses it and gets re
sults. There is a place for discussion and i
instruction regarding the authen- I
ticity and dependability of the Bible,
but if we make it a substitute for
using the Word, we are on the j
wrong track. I
Era brought out the law of God
and opened it to all the people. That
is what we need to do today. Open
up God's Word and let it do its
powerful work.
II. An Attentive People (8:3, 4a,
5, 6).
The Word must be heard as well
as preached. Good listeners are as
important as good preachers. The
open ear and the open heart com
plete the ministry of the open Book.
Note the reverence of the people
(v. 5). When the Book was opened,
they stood up a token of honor. We
do not worship the Bible, but we
should show far more reverence
toward it and its message than is
ordinarily the case. This is God's
Word, and man should approach it
reverently.
Note the spirit of worship in
verse 6. Be sure that any people
coming to God's Word in that spirit
will receive a blessing. We shall
see in a moment how wonderfully
God met them, but first we shall
note an additional reason for the
splendid response of the peoole.
We have before us tne open book
and an attentive and reverent
people. What more is needed?
III. An Intelligent Ministry (8:8,
12).
There is nothing that any man
can add to God's Word, but he can,
by the grace of God and the illumi
nation of the Holy Spirit, be used in
opening up the meaning of the
Word.
That kind of an exposition of
Scripture is the very essence of
real preaching. Topical discussions
have their value. There is a place
for book reviews and the presenta
tion of social problems. But the pul
pit should be primarily and always
the place where God's Word is ex
pounded. Note that the law of God was
read "distinctly" (v. 7). How im
portant! That calls for prepara
tion and prayer. That precludes
the casual selection of a Scripture
passage in the last minute before
service.
Then observe that "they gave the
sense, so that they understood the
reading" (v. 8). That takes more
preparation and much prayer. The
teacher or preacher needs illumi
nation so that the truth may be
clearly understood and presented.
Everything was now ready for:
IV. A Spiritual Response (8:12;
9:1-3).
Revival came and what a re
vival! Tears and laughter mingled.
There jjas sorrow because of sin,
and joy because of God's forgive
ness. There was both fasting and
feasting. God was in their midst,
working through His Word as it
was given out by His messengers.
It makes one downright hungry
to read an account like this, hungry
for a similar manifestation in our
day of spiritual deadness. God is
giving this kind of revival here
and there where people are ready
to go His way. The writer of these
notes has only recently been in such
revivals. Why not have them every
where in our land? Yes, in your
town or city?
Fight Chinch Bugs
With Dinitro Dust
Dinitro dust has been proven very
toxic to chinch bugs and kills them
on contact. When the bugs begin to
migrate from the small grajn to corn
fields, a line of dust about one inch
wide is put between the grain and
the corn to kill the bugs before 'they
can reach and damage the corn.
The soil where the dust is applied
must be smooth and firm, and free
of any trash. The dust is applied
with special applicators or a cof
fee can. About 15 pounds of dust
is required to make 100 yards of bar
rier. II Jignt rains occur, tne Dar
rier line may be freshened by brush
ing lightly with a small broom or
bunch of straw. When a heavy rain
destroys the barrier, it must be re
established. All trash must be kept
off the dust line, or the bugs tray
go over the line on the trash and
not be killed.
The migration perio.i lasts about
one or two weeks, according to J.
Myron Maxwell, Extension entomo
gist at State College. The dust
barrier must be kept in good con
dition during this entire period and
it is generally necessary to examine I
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THE 7 WAR LOAN
May 14. Americans, as individuals, are taking on
their biggest quota to date 7 billion dollars,
4 billions in E Bonds aloae.
You may be wondering, "Why this biggest
of all individual quotas now? Haven't we al
ready reached the peak?"
A fair question requiring a straight answer.
The Money U Needed for War
The Battle of Japan has just begun. It must
be backed up, paid for, fought for by a free
people, intent on sweeping the Pacific clear of
fascist bate forever.
With the war in the West our first and major
concern, we have not yet been able to go all
out in the East. But neither has the Jap.
The war to crush Japan will be bigger, tougher,
and longer than most Americans expect. The
Allied Military Command has estimated that
it will take years, not months.
The destruction of Japan's armies has not
yet reached the annual rate of normal replace
mentsbetween 200,000 and 250,000 men a
year. And the Jap, as our men in the Pacific
know, fights to the death.
As far as Japan is concerned, the outer Empire
and the men who defend it are expendables.
The Jap will fight the Battle of Japan from
inside the inner Empire, of which Iwo Jima was
an outpost. And Iwo Jima, according to Admiral
Kimitz, was a pattern of the resistance our
forces may expect to meet in future offensives.
New Tasks, New Need
The single greatest obstacle to our crushing of
Japan is distance. While in the Battle of Europe
supply ships from our bases in England had
only an overnight run to make, ships in the
Pacific have long-reach round trips taking up
to 6 months to make.
To crush Japan will take time, heroic and
back-breaking effort, overpowering equipment.
Millions of fighting men freshly outfitted
and equipped will have to be moved from
the barrier each day to see that
no breaks occur.
Maxwell says that the dust stains
the hands a bright yellow but it ap
parently is not harmful. The stain
will wash out of cotton clothes but
not out of woolen materials. The
dust should not be allowed to get into
the eyes and nose. The dust is not
particularly harmful to livestock but
it should not be handled carelessly.
Glowers needing dust to fight the
chinch bug should get in touch with
the county agent.
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Old Carolina Records
Tell Amazing Story
Dig a dollar bill, or maybe a five
spot, out of your pocket and take a
gooA look at it. Then read this
story and weep. It's from an old
ledger sheet, yellow and brittle with
age, that was recently unearthed in
the Seaboard Railway's station at
Thelma, N. C. The prize entry is as
folows:
GASTON HOTEL, GASTON, N. C.
March 31, 1840. To Raleigh and
Gaston Railway company, Dr., Cap
tain, Hngineer, TYainhand ! fVeak
fast and dinner for each $.75: Extra
Engineer and Fireman breakfast for
each $.25, Total $1.00.
Petersburg Railway company. Dr.,
M
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ALL OUT FOR THE MIGHTY
Captain, Engineer, Fireman,, Mail
Llerk, Trainhand dinner, supper
and breakfast for each and two lod
gings $1.88- Extra Engineer sup
per, lodging and breakfast $.38, Total
$2.26.
A grand total of $3.26. We hate
to rub it in, but that $3.26 covered
24 robust meals and three lodgings!
And rationing didn't mean a thing
in these golden days.
O
Recorders Court
Liquor of stump-hole origin was
the cause of most of the trouble
leading to the court hearings here
Tuesday. Ralph Lawrence, white, of
Gjrcenwood, S. C, paid $50 and
costs for driving drunk; Zig McLean
drew 8 months, suspended on pay
ment of $25 and costs for operation
of a still; Sam McRae paid $100
and costs for selling liquor; Quincy
Smith and Jeannette Morrison each
paid costs for having illegal liquor;
Dan Ray, possession of beer and still,
paid $25 and costs; Willie McLaugh
lin, possession beer arti still, $25
and costs, and he also paid costs
for beating his wife; Willie Ray and
Annie Mae Bennett each paid costs
for fornication and adultery; and
J. H. Myrick, white, paid costs for
speeding.
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00 If
Europe halfway around the globe and supplied
day-in, day-out by hundreds of new ships now
building.
More of everything will be needed. More
B-29's. More tanks, half-tracks, jeeps, and
trucks. More rockets, mortars, airborne radar.
A whole new air force is in creation huge new
bombers dwarfing the Superfortress fast new
jet-propelled combat planes, the P-80 or "Shoot
ing Star," coming off the lines by thousands;
These are just some of the 101 ways in which
your dollars are needed more than ever to bring
America's might to its full strength so that
we may crush our foe the faster, make an end
of killing, and bring our men back home.
And Lett We Forget .
The sick, wounded, and disabled will require
medical attention and care.
Many millions of dollars will be required for
mustering-out pay and benefits voted by
Congress to help our veterans get started again
in civilian life.
That's the least we can do in return for what
they've done for us.
Winning the Peace
There are other weighty reasons for supporting
the 7th War Loan reasons that lake us from
the present to the future.
By investing in the 7th War Loan, the pa
triotic American is safeguarding his own'future,
his country's future.
By putting every dollar over rock-bottom
expenses into the purchase of War Bonds, he is
delivering a body blow to wartime Inflation
thus putting a lid on the cost of living and
maintaining intact the
purchasing power of the
dollar. At the same time,
too, he is insuring the coun
try and himself against the
catastrophe of a possible
postwar deflation with its
depression, unemployment,
misery, and heartache.
Z MIOHTY
The Uews-Journal
Here's A Tip
From where
This
His
"I see by the paper that North
Carolina's beer industry Is
observing the sixth annivers
ary of its Self Regulation
program," Bill Webster re
marked the other day. "The
way those fellows have kept
their business on a high plane
is sensible and something to
be proud of."
"True words, Bill," chimed
la Officer Stebbins. "Colonel
Bain, their state director, has
certainly shown the beer deal
ers how to cooperate for their '
own good as well as the pub
O IMC, UNITED STATES HEWERS
tdoor H. Sale, State Director,
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So save for your country save for yourself.
In helping your country, you are also helping
yourself! Come peace, we'll all need money for
education, replacements, retirement, new homes,
a new start and we'll need a lot of it. And
there isn't a better or safer highroad to your
goal than United States Saving Bonds.
Making 2-3
This year there will be only two War Loan
Drives, not three. But in those two drives the
Government will have to raise almost as much
money from individuals as in the three drives
last year. That means bigger extra bonds in the
7th. Because only by buying more can we make
2 take the place of 3.
The 26 million Americans who buy bonds on
payroll savings are already off to a flying start!
These patriotic men and women began their
buying in April. And they will keep on buying
extra bonds through May and June!
It's now up to the rest of us. It's our turn to
swing in line. To raise the vast sum needed,
every American will have to dig deeper into
current income dig deeper into cash reserves.
Only by buying bigger extra bonds can we stretch
2 into 3!
Let all Americans do their part for their
own sake, for their country's.
If you have an income whether from work,
land.or capital you have a quota in the 7th War
Loan. Find out what that quota is and make it!
tmo roux quota . . . anp maki
IF YOUI TOUR '"SONAl MATURITY
AVERAGE INCOME ""A0 JJ?,'-
MONTH l QUOTA tSi 7Hi WAR IOAN
" "! (CASH VAIUE) SONDS SOUOHT
$250 $117.50 1250
225-250 150.00 200
210-235 111.25 175
200-210 112.50 150
IIO-20O 1.7S 125
140-180 V 75.00 100
100-140 17.50 50
Unoor SIOO I (.75 25
7th WAR LOAN
Zip the Lip ALWAYS
I sit ... Joe Marsh
Advertisement
Man Bain and
Six Years Work
lic's. And believe me, they are
right with him.' I know. The
public's with him, too."
That's just what lots of
folks are saying. North Caro
linians realize that the $3,
000,000 of revenue the beer
industry pays to the state
every year is a big help. We
also appreciate the way the
beer industry does business.
The beer industry is a good
citizen.
FOUNDATION, NorMi Carolina Committee
WMC? laaeraace lld., llalelo.li, N. C.
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