THE SOSOW SCHOOL!
Lesson VI. Second Quarter, For
May 12, 1907. j
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.
Text of the Lesson, Gen. xlv, 1-15;
I, 15-21 Memory Verses, 4. 5 Golden
Text, Eph. iv, 32 Commentary Pre
pared by Rev. D. M. Stearns.
jCpright, 1!07, by Amcri, an Pns Association.
We have bfforo us the task of sum
mnrizius and getting the heart of the
last nine chapters of this wonderful
book of beiriiiiiins, the topic of the
portions assigned as the lesson heing
"Joseph's Forgiveness of His Brethren,"
which will have an analogy in Jesus'
forgiveness of Israel when they shall
receive Him at His coming in glory
and, turning to Him with the whole
heart, shall say, "I.o, this our God; we
have waited for Him, and He will
save ns" ilsa. xxv, ih. The gospel
which does not proclaim forgiveness of
sins ns the tirst thing freely given is
rot the gospel of God, but "another
gospel" of uiuu's device (Gal. i, 0-1:2;
Acts xiil, 3S. :)!: Luke xxiv, 4r.-4s.
If Jesus has been truly revealed to
ns, then we have heard Him say,
"Come near." and life and conscious
forgiveness are ours in Him (xlv, 4,
30, 11, with which compare Kph. II,
13; I, 0, 7i. To question the reality
and sincerity of this forgiveness, as
Joseph's brethren did (1, l"t, Is only to
display the contemptible meanness of
our sinful nature aud to accuse the
Lord of forgiving as we do. No won
der Joseph wept when after all his
kindness to his brethren he found them
so misjudging him. Our similar treat
ment of our blessed-Lord is enough to
make Him weep too.
What an abundant revelation of the
heart of Christ is to be found In His
three weepings at the grave of Laz
arus, over Jerusalem and In Geth
semnne: We would do well to consid
er in this lesson study the seven weep
ings of Joseph (xlil, 24; xliil, 30; xlv,
2, 11, 10; xlvi, 2!); 1, 1, IT), five times
over his brethren and Benjamin aud
twice over his father.
Last week's lesson left Joseph ruler
over all the laud of Egypt nt the be
ginning of the seven years of dearth
and in full and absolute control of all
the corn to be had. If life was to be
prolonged. It could only be by applica
tion to Joseph, aud the corn had to be
paid for. In our case there Is no life
but in Christ, yet it cannot be bought,
but must be accepted, a Joseph's breth
ren obtained theirs, freely (I John v,
12; Rom. vl, 23i. Tha testing of Jo
seph's brethren in chapter xlil and the
remembrance of their guilt suggest
the true penitence of the nat4on In days
to come (Zech. xil, 10), when they shall
look upon Him whom they pierced.
In chapter xliii Judah consenting to
become surety for Benjamin and his
plea In chapter xliv, 1S-34, are among
the most eloquent parts of the whole
Btory, and particularly so as we re
member that our Lord came from Ju
dah and is spoken of as the surety for
Israel 'in Jer. xxx, 21, revised version,
margin. The words "peace," "wel
fare," "well," "good health," of sliil,
23, 27, 2)S, are all the same word and
remind us of Mordecal In Est. x, 3,
but especially of Him who Is our peace,
our health, our salvation.
In xlv, 1, Joseph made himself known
to his brethren. Jesus must make Him
self known to us, and this He longs to
do by His spirit through His word. We
should beware of reading the Scrip
tures without seeing Jesus, for other
wise it may bo time lost. It is beau
tiful to see Joseph recognizing the hand
of God in all the events of the past
(xlv, 5, 7, 8, !'; 1, 2''i and sending the
messages of love and good cheer to his
father from the long lost son.
Two of Joseph's words to his breth
ren as he seut them to bring his father
should become watchwords with be
lievers "Kegnrd not your stuff, for the
good of all the land of Egypt Is yours,"
and "See that ye fall not out by the
way" (verses 20 and 24). God would
Lave us as strangers here, regarding
not this world's goods except in so far
as we can use them for Him, but, rich
toward God in Christ Jesus, have our
affections set upon things above and
avoid all strife as we Journey on.
In proportion as things unseen be
come real all things seen and temporal
become unreal. Jacob in his old age
is careful to walk with God, and as he
is about to pass out of the land of
promise to go down to Egypt he seems
to Lave some misgivings and to desire
a message from God. lie is therefore
granted a comforting and assuring mes
sage from his faithful God (xlvi, 1-4)
and so goes on his way to greet his
long lost son. He could not believe
that Joseph was still alive till he saw
the wagons which Joseph bad sent for
him. It 13 well when, there is visible
evidence In our lives that Jesus lives
end has sent us to bring people to Him
(Eph. 11, 10; Tit Hi, 8)
. Do not fail to note the meeting of
Jacob and Tharaoh and Jacob's testi
mony (xlvii, 9k also Jacob's blessing
upon the two sons of Joseph (xlvill,
13-20) and the wondrous fullness of the
blessings upon Joseph himself (xllx.
22-20). Compare the last words of Ja
cob and Joseph in xlviii, 21, and 1, 24,
and note the assurance of deliverance
from Egypt as foretold to Abraham in
chapter xv. 12-10. See Joseph's twice
tepeuted "God will surely visit you"
(1, 24, 25) and think of the testimony
of that coffin In Egypt to many a dis
couraged soul ":ho8e long years of op
pression ere Moses led them out. We
look not to a tead person, but to a
risen, living, returning Christ, who will
. fulfill every promise of God to every
believer.
THE FARM TELEPHONE.
Bring The Hurnl Dlxtricts In lot
Touch Willi The 1 ullahltnnts of The
T4 iiNKettlleuce on Th. Furm
More Desirable. ,
Farmers are probably the most
enthusiastic telephone users. To
the resident of the rural sections,
the telephone means even more th.iu
it dues to have a splendidly organiz
ed postal service, distance reducing,
rapid transit ekctrc systems und they
live almost twxt door to every other
inhabitant in the city. Consequent
ly even without the telephone they
have not the sense of isolation, the
feeling that they are cut off from all
their fellow beings that the farmer
experiences. Even with all these
advantages over the farmer, the
cUv dweller, almost without excep
ta i n, has a telephone in his otlice
or in hid home, lie linds it abso
lutely iudispensible. It '3 a busiuess
uetr.er. In many ins'a-.ices more busi
ness travels by way of the telephone
than over all the other highways of
commerce. There has been and still
is a Li'eat demand for the telephone
in this count y aud all are bending
th'"ir energies to supplying this de
mand. The latest developed telephone
field, however, is the rural or the
agricultural sections of the country.
Two reasons can be eet down for the
backwardness of telephone develop
ment tn these places. The tirst
and most important is to be found in
the fact that up to the last four oi
five years farmers practically did
not know what a telephone was
The.; depended entirely for com
munication on the slow going mails
or their own teams. The secontl
reason was the fact that even h"ud
the farmers wanted telephone ser
vice they could not have had it. The
Bell Telephone Company absolutely
refused, time r.nJ time again, to give
any telephone service to small cities,
much less so to a half dozeu or
more farmers scattered over wide
sections of the country. "There is
no monty in it," said they. But
then t ter men came into the tele
phone bnsiness, the men who are
now known as the "Independents."
While, comparatively speaking,
the telephone development on farms
is not great, yet taking into consid
eration the very short time the far
mers have had telephones at all,
this development is most wonderful
of the achievements of the telephone.
On the modern farm the telephone
is a luxurious necessity. One could
expatiate all day on the utility of
farm telephone aud yet not have
to (piarter. To the farmer the tele
phone is almost human. It is more
to him than any other of the great
inventions of the ninetenth centu
ry. A telephone on the farm is the
best investment a farmer can make,
to say nothing of its convenience,
and where he can build his own line
the expense is nothing compared
with the benefits.
1. It saves time, 'horse ilesh'"
and money, making many trips to
the village unneces-ary.
2. It gives the farmer all the
advantages of his village neighbor,
by placing him in communication
and easy access of all.
3. It calls the doctor night or
if :
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! day, saving the time that may often
mean life or death
4. It orders supplies from his
hardware or implement dealer sent
out by parties coming in his direc-
tiou, and in urgent cases by special
messenger, saving t'ie time which j a hx adjunct to rural life,
o the farmer in seed time and har- j For full information, rates and
vest meaus many dolLrs. i teims apply to The Asheboro Tele-
5. It gives him the daily weath-lphone Company, Asheboro, X. C.
er reports whenever he cares to iu-
quire, enabling him to avoid loss of MOORE COUNTY ROADS.
crops by storm, aud the oppoituuity I
of planning his work accordingly, 'uomi k..u AimoHntion to work
0. It enables him to take every j '" Kr""" t'on,,,,0,,"
ati vantage of the market in the sale! The Moore County Good Road
of his grain, and his grain buer is I Association meeting appointied
ever ready to keep him informed. Messrs. D. A. McDonald, Jno, L.
In this alone he can save more than Cunie and Geo. H. Ilumberas a
the cost of his telephone every
year.-
7. It euables him to call up his
grocer and sell his butter; eggs and
vegetables before thev leave the
farm, receiving therefor an average
price far in excess of what he would
receive were he compelled to accept
what is offered in a congested mar
ket.
8.- It places him in direct contact
with the Post Otlice in the eveut of
important adjunct to his rural deliv -
ery privileges.
9. It sells his stock to the local
shipper for more than the market
price "in order to till up the car,"
and nables him to deliver it in
prime condition, .villi the least pos
sible shrinkage.
10. It enables him to plan his
Work during harvest aud threshing
when "exchange work" is necessary,
and many delays from break-downs
in securing supplies are prevented.
11. It places him in direct com
munication with his town aud comi
ty officials whose represutative ca
pacity enables them to more fully
serve his interests.
12. It gives him the important
dailv news and keens his local news
paper fully informed of the social
happening in his neighborhood.
13. It rver-steps storms and
snow-drifts, aud brings to him assist
ance in time of need.
14. It renders fire protection
nd is the best "thief catcher in the
world.
15. It is protection to wife and
daughters against the importunites
of tramps and vagabonds, and gives
a security nothing els can.
ltj. It finds the way strayed cat
tie, returns the lambkin to the fold
and becomes the shepherd of the
neighborhood.
17. It gives his family church
and social privileges they can not
enjoy without it, while his rural
neighbors are always within 'talk
ing distance" though many miles
apart.
IS. It affords his family, and
especially his young people, the
social converse so essential to their
happiness, making home more at
tractive and therefoie more enjoy
able. 19. Over it he discusses business,
politics aud religion, debates '.vays
and means" with his neighbors, ar
ranges picnics aud club outings
school meetings and road-work, in
fact the thousaud and one advant
ages whered istanceis annihilated. It
makes ruial life- the most ideal cf
all life, brings the whole country
within the confines of a neighbor
hood and bestows upon the farmer
HtllFlMlii
TO GUARD 'SHIPS against the unseen dangers at sea,
the United States Government maintains lighthouses.
To guard your home against the un
seen dangers of food products, the Govern
ment has enacted a pure food law. The
law compels the manufacturers of baking
powder to print the ingredients on the
label of each can.
The Government has made the label your protection
so that you can avoid alum read it carefully, if ft does not
say pure cram of tartar, hand it back and
Sap plainly
ROYAL is a pure, cream of tartar baking powder a pure
product of grapes 'cids the digestion adds to the health
fulness of food.
I many, if not all, of the privileges of
his city kinsmen. It is the most
valuable iuvest nent he can make,
pays fot itself many times every ytar
and when jnce installed will make
i itself 8i indispeusibl'e as to remain
Central Committee to inaugurate an
energetic campaign in favor of the
Bond issue.
The Committee has made arrange
ment to have speakings at Cameron,
Vass, Southern Tines and Aberdeen
on the subject of Good Roads on
next Saturday, the 27th inst.
On May 4th a Good Road Rally
and Barbecue will be held at Pine-
i hurst. The Barbecue and dinner
"H be iurnished by Mr. Laouird
1 Tufts.
I Miss himna Patterson, daughter
of Mr. William Patterson, residing
near Jwagara, accidentally fell mto
the well Sunday mo ning and was
drowned.
Col. J. W. Hinsdale of Winston
President of Glendon Mining Co.,
11 have a fine exhibit at James
town Exposition.
No Tuberculosis In The Ciuat'sMilk.'
The milk of the goat has of late
been the subject of much investigat
ion, and the higest medical authorit
ies re unanimoi a in c'eclariug it to
be the most wholesome and desira.
ble milk obtained from animals for
human consumption, snys Richard
Arthur, in "Ihe Circle magazine,
I ".vs February. To begin with, the
Uoat is extremely unsusceptible to,
Hn(i indeei1 practially immune from,
tuberculosis. It contracts this dread
disease only in conditions which can
j naraiy comeaoouc in condition wmcn
catl hardlJ C0lne about in the oniin-
ary course of thing. .Next, goat s
milk is more nearly allied than any
other to human milk, not only in
its composition but also in its pecnl
iar fermentative properties an imp
ortant point. It has been establish,
ed beyond refutation that infants da
prived of their mother's milk thrive
upon goat's milk much better than
on that of any other animal.
Summer School at Chapel Hill.
The University wishes to help the
teachers of the State as far as possi
ble, especially with a view to the
new high school movement. A sum
mer term for these teachers will be
held this summer at Chapel Hill. It
is important that teachers be pres
ent at the opening, June 17. The
only charge for teacheis will be a
registration fee of $3.00; for others,
an additional charge of $10.00 for
tuition. Board and lodging can be
ob'a neJ in the village at reasonable
rates, varying from $10.00 to $20.00
a month. The University building
will not be available for these pur
poses. The courses offered are in English,
Latin, Mathematics French, Ger
man, History and Elementary Phys
ics.
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P. P. P. It a powerful tonle and aa
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RHEUMATISM
Sold by Asheboro Drug Co., next door to the Bank of Randolph.
The Store of QUALITY as
Here you can find any and everything suitable for
the proper furnishing of the home, be it humble or
magnificent in its architectural construction.
Mantels. Tiles and Grates.
We have them in all styles and at all prices and
they are sure to please.
Carpets, Mattings and Upholstered Goods.
Never was there a more complete and handsome
array of these goods shown in a North Carolina
City- An inspection is sure to make you a purchaser.
Dining Room Sets
Chairs, center tables, buffets, china closets, etc.,
and the very latest patterns ara shown.
Our silver hollow ware and fine china can't be du
plicated in the State. A large line of ranges on
hand- $1.00Q worth of lace curtains to close out
at cost. If its anything you want in the house
furnishing and kindred lines you can find it at our
store.
Notice We will pay fare both ways and deliver
your goods free of charge on a purchase of $100.
or over and deliver your goods and pay fare one
way on amounts of $25.00 and up to $100. This
means from Asheboro or any point along the line
to High Point.
Yours for satisfactory business,
Peoples House Furnishing Company,
8 Big Stores
South Main St.
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simple, effectual, and does not necessitate a single
visit to the bank. Deposit may be made with or
without a pass bcok for we always return a re
ceipt for deposits not entered) in the pass book.
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DEPOSITS. COMPOUNDED QUARTERLY.
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Branch of Southern Life & Trust Co.
' CAPITAL AND SURPLUS
$335,000.00
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