,.ll)AV. OECEMUER 17, logo.
?THE ADVENT: IT
(By R.r. E. J
Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah,
moJ is the " ""I of the Lord u hich
fas hast spoken. He said moreover,
lor there shall be peace and truth in
ITf J<n> < fort ye. comfort ye
n) ptople. faith your God.
?Isaiah 39-8-40-1.
Familiarity often blunts wonder.
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FURNITUI
Furniture is as big
then can be more fitti
piece of furniture wh
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Christmas giving. 1
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An Ideal Gift
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Does God care? It is a tremendous
thing that the prophet is here saying. 1
' and we stand by his side only to see .
great continents of truth spread it- v
self before our ken. Notice the i
Word. Jehovah's words are always ,
full of comfort. It was the Portuguese
mother on the coffee plantation
in Brazil with her 19 children about 1
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a part of your heme as tht
ng as a practical gift thar
lich will make mother or
eparate pieces of furniture
"herefore, thi~ year we ha\
inspection and selection a
1 lower than ever before.
SPECIALS FOR ONE1
FRIDAY DECEM
10.00 Iron Bedsteads. 2-in
3.00 Folding Spring, 1 20
10.00 Cotton Mattress, felt
1.25 Cane Seat Chair, roi
2.00 Child Rocker
3.00 Adult Rocker
1 4.00 Oak Dresser .
30.00 Kitchen Cabinet
3.00 Velvet Rugs, 27x54
7.00 Axminister Rugs, 36
2.50 Cotton Blankets, pei
6.50 Trunk, metal covere
1.50 Suit Case
5.00 Matting Squares, 9x
2.50 Hand Bags
00.00 Parlor Suite
25.00 Parlor Suite, over sti
50.00 Parlor Suite, overstu
Hoosier Cabinets or
This Sale Strict!
We wish everyone a Me
Happy New'
C. B. HILL
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T# M? eye* sparkle with joy?like fr<
iost placa a gift for bis car on tbe tree,
is accessories offer wide choice of wortl
le Cost. We sell NO-NOX, GOOD CU
>TOR OIL, TIRES, TUBES and ACCE5
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LADIES' REST ROOM
FREE PARKING AIR, WATEI
MURPHY, N. C.
THE CHEROKEE SCOL
?er, no beds in her house, and they'
ill slept upon the floor; and when she i
icard of the story of the beautiful 1
loir.e the Saviour has gone to pre-1
are, only rejoiced and said: "1 knew :
t was to be. for He would in his
reat love give us a better place than
ve have here." The word has always
nade glad and full the hearts of the
jeo^le who have received it. And
.otwitbstanding the omnipotence of
,ur God, has has always used human
lands and hearts to accomplish all
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: house itself. What
1 some long-desired
dad mighty happy?
: are in demand for
re stocked accordingi
beautiful array of
WEEK ENDING
BER 24TH
. post $ 7.49
coil ..... 2.39
plated, 50 lb. 7.49
and posts .99
1.49
2.34
12.29
23.99
2.39
ix64 5.34
r pair 1.49
d 4.99
98
12 Ft 3.98
1.39
69.49
tiffed 81.24
iffed 89.63
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Our immense stock of bigh
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LF GASOLINE, SUPREME
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His major undertakings. When He
treated the words, He left it all in
the care of man. When He saved it
rrom the flood, it was still .in the care
of man. When it gave the race the
jeealogue. He disdained to leave the
cablets of stone at the door steps, but
equired of Moses a mighty rugged
1climb, before he left it in his hands;
when he first inspired a message tc
'mankind He refrained from writing
it Himself, but has always used men
to declare His truth. Thus it war
I not the mission of the One to com*
Ito write but to cheer the faint-heart
j ed, and the lowly.
There is no greater thing thai
truth. It is the thing as it is. It ii
; God. It is peace. "The truth shal
make you free." Nothing else cat
! liberate. Nothing ever will. He i
a God of comfort says St. Paul, 1
; Cor. 7-C. You may easily predicat*
1 anything of such a being, but then
is no other attribute of Diety tha
means so much to the world as th<
message of comfort. It was th
highest note the angelic choir raised
"Peace on earth"; it was the las
words of the Peacemaker himself a
He said: "My peace I leave wit
you." He relieved all my anxietic
! when He sent his Son. He was
friend to man. He was the heral
1 ?>f comfort to all. He made the lam
I to walk, ar.d the deaf to hear.
Because it is in the Bible we do no
realize the daring the fearless lea
of faith that brings the Eternal dow
from the infinite heavens into sue
1 a tiling as the * timely advent of
friend. It is the glory of the Hebrew
genius that it makes bold to scale th
heavens and bring God into man
little life. "The Lord!" What sha
the nations say of Ilim? And Go
uses Titus, Paul, and James and Joh
to reveal his comfort in and througl
And whether God descends or ma
is raised, it is one and the same thinj
it is the love of the Father comfor
ing his people.
We wonder where He is? Behol
!IIe is all about us. We seek Him onl
to find Him already in our presenc
It was Dr. Jowett who one time ai
cepted the invitation to preach quit
a long way from home a special se
. mor . When his train reached tt
| -station, he stepped upon the pla
j form, and anxiously walked up ah
a r.-_ i
Iuum iui i?a uuur wmung ior boit
one 10 meet him. At the same tiir
I there had been another man even ft
! a longer period of time that wi
waiting f?.r the noted visitor and 1;
I too w as walking up and down th
j same platform, but he had nevt
: recognized the great preacher in h
I street dress. "Comfort Ye," m
i people. Will you dare to do it th
season that commemorates the At
vent? Will you make his com in
twice r-al to you by undertaking t
walk in His steps, and comfort tl
i ccnifortiess? Would you like to kno
the great God of ALL COMFORT
then "Comfort ye, comfort ye ni
I people."
We look at our friends; and look u
to say, "I thank Thee." How He ht
comforted us with home, loved one
friends .00 many to name. Even tl
memory of those long since gone b?
fore w< thank Him. He spends ?
his tinu trying to make ua Comfor
able, fc cores of men restlessly run 11
and down the land to se ek some ne
supernatural voice or truth, when tl
Almighty is ever present, yet th<
sadly say that there is no sign of Hi
to be iound. They see nature, beaut
and tr ith, they see lore and loyall
and sacrifice; but never the sol
evidencing fact of the comfortLx
God.
Yes, He sends His grentest comfo
by a friend. He himself did becon
the friend of man. It is by hum?
voices that we love and know; 1
books that we read that God speal
to us. He even guides our feet t
the obstacles that block our pathwa;
We even sometimes fail to recogni:
I llim, and "suppose Him to be tl
j gardener." He is coming again. B
i win oe seen Dy tne observant. H
' will be presented by a friend. Thar
1 God for the messenger. One hi
| beautifully said that when God coul
not be everywhere, He made MOT!
I ER as the next best one to represei
I Him. How she comforts us. Ho
.icr middle name might well be" con
loiter". It was one of the Hebre
prophets who said, "Verily Thou ai
a God that hidest thyself, O God <
israel, the Saviour." We say ye
We never see him, we only see h
representative. And we see God th?
-dearly.
Back of the loaf is the snowy flou
Back of the flour the mill;
Back of the mill is the wheat and tl
shower,
And the sun and the Father's will.
But the best of all is the thougl
of the Incarnation. The place <
Jesus is witnessed by the fact that v
are met here to worship the inftinil
and eternal God in the light ar
truth of Jesus. It is through and I
Jesus that we have seen *he Fathe
All we know of his forbearing nalur
His forgiveness, patience and love v
know because Jesus told us the stoi
| in actual lifa. "He that hath ?m
f me hath seen the Father". When we T
see him, follow him as he grows in u
' stature, in favor with God and man, ^
tempted tho without sin watch him
from the Nazareth home to Calvary,
and it is the true and perfect humanity
of our Lord that draws us to
I Him. No cohort of angels shrouded ^
; his person. No nimbus protected
II His head. He lived as a man coni;
forting men at all times. And yet at
i jail times God was in Him reconciling
? i the word to Him; comforting the sor:
[ rowful, and healing the broken-heart- ^
. ed. Manhood and character are our j
highest ideals. We have no concepi
tion of angels, but imagine them as
3 men, and attach wings to them. What t
1 stupidity! So we live our lives in ~
u Him; but we cannot conceive Him.
9 The good tidings shall be to all t
- people. Jesus came to us as a Com- <
0 forter. If we follow Him we must be l
0 harbingers of Peace and Good Will, i
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t- opportunity of soliciting
of first, quality?and s<
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te \ fillment of that ainbitioi
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he very love of God came among
a? a man; and we are judged as
lie standard of a perfect man, Christ
estfs. He always went about doing
ood. and conscious of his line of
fti 11 Therefore the love of the
leaver!y Father goes the length and
readth of Heaven to give the world
ne jrraatest need. The world was
old for human love and sympathy,
nd i -till cold and desolate except
chore awakened and lighted by the
rue li ht which will light every one
hat cometh ir.to the world. He gives
lis best to man as man. It is God's
vay throughout. He sent Paul to
Titus to comfort r.im. He sent Jesu3
.0 comfort all, and the Father sends
rou and me and all men the salvation
hrongh Jesus that makes us whole;
hat reveals to us himself; and whose
mining among us as a little child,
:he whole church is keeping again, in
memory, her Advent-watch.
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; reelings of the season to
el Homes of their own.
>s<" who have favored us . ~i..
Mavhe they have new
r- and if so we lake this
their trade on the basis
ccondiy. low price, for
kinds. I
home of your own this
the urge to have one?
w us to help in the fulln.
If \ou start now to
i Summer w?u can be in
i that is where we ^an !
,o moving in day, we can <
turn.
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is delicate and fine. As
unsurpassable. So in
jewelry. It is the ap
man or woman.
your gifts and see our
ks, Rings, Silverware,
ts, and electrical gifts.
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