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PUBLIC LEDGER PAGE TWO SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23r,i 1915 INTERNATIONAL Sunday School Lesson SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24th, 1915 ELISHA'S HEAVENLY DEFEND ERS Motto Text: "The angel of Jehovah encampeth round about them that fear him, And delivereth them." (Ps. 34:7. Lesson Passage, 2 Kings 6:8-23. Memory Verses, 16, 167. It seems very evident that the king of Israel had. some reason to suspect the evil intentions of his neighbor of Syria when he received the letter which Naaman brought asking him to restore the leper. If it is so that this incident occurred shortly after the healing of. Naaman it would in dicate that the Syrian monarch ex perienced little gratitude for the heal ing of his chief captain. Yet grati tude is always "short lived with des potic rulers who regard their own in terests as the most important affairs of life. How much the world has suffered from kings! There is some thnig about the craft of monarchs that makes them intrinsically selfish. When the reign of the King of kings is established in this revolted earth we shall see an entirely different method of administration. God was certainly taking good care of Israel through his preacher Elisha, To him were shown the plans and counsels of the Syrian invaders.There are various ways by which God brings to naught the crafty designs of those who oppose his will. History and experience confirm this. The Babel builders, Pharaoh, Herod were all outwitted by human instrumental ities and by the very simplest means. If it should be argued that Elisha had a natural wit to penetrate the pos sible tactics of the enemy it would be no argument against God's agency in the matter, since the prophet never made any mistakes in what we should have to call his shrewd guesses; and to err in the judgment is certain to the best of men. There have been great military men who have been possessed of keen insight, and yet the most notable of them made mistakes when the evident purpose of God was contrary to their wishes; as consider Napoleon at Moscow and at Waterloo. It is certain that God cannot be mock ed, and it is absurd to imagine that he can be outwitted. For his pur- poses a little maid is made efficient in this story, and now it is his pro phet who is made his instrument for carrying out his will. The man who will not know God or cultivate relations with him is al ways at a loss to. understand God's strange movements. There were many wise and capable men in the army of the king of Syria, but they did not seem to know that against them was the God who had promised protection to his people. To the king the only possible solution of the fail ure of his well-planned schemes was that some of his trusted officers had proven treacherous. He could un derstand how that could be, but he could not understand the silent and unobserved movements of the Al mighty. Those scholars who think they see in this transaction the pres ence of Naaman, place confidence in the fact that this officer hit upon the solution of the riddle must have had some experience with the ways of God. He certainly had seen the wonder-working of Elisha, and it was . easy to conclude that he had some thing to do in this matter; that is, if he was in the king's retinue. Elisha .was at Dothan. where poor Joseph had his sad experience (Gen. 37:17.) Eusebius locates it ten or twelve miles north of Samaria, and in the Apocrypha it is described as being on the edge of the plain of Es draelon. The prophet makes no at tempt to escape, and his equanimity would indicate that the tactics of the knig of Syria were made as clear to him in this instance as in the others. For this reason he was quite calm and composed when his dismayed ser vant cried out in his distress. It is not needful to suppose that he saw that the young man did not. He was a man of large faith that had receiv ed much corroboration in his past history. He knew the purpose of God in his life, and that he was im mune from any attack of God's ene mies until his task was accomplished. That is the value of religious exper ience. sThe God who has given us hi dear Son for our salvation is not unmindful of such less important things as our temporal safety. If we can trust him for our souls eternity we ought to be willing to trust him for our lives in time. Let us by no means' ignore the fact that Elisha was a man of constant prayer. We shall lose the chief point of this story if that is . overlooked God honored his petition, endorsing the plan he had formed, if indeed it had not been suggested to him by the Lord. The eyes of the young man were opened and those of the Syrians were closed. The crafty are taken in their own craftiness, and are led into Samaria, a sepectacle of their own impotence. When their eyes were opened they saw themselves captives instead of being captors. Then we have a glimpse into the roy al philosophy that the Christ has taught us. They are spared at the in tercession of the minister of God They are fed and permitted to go "The Thinkers of the Country v.-'-1, r Are the Tobacco Chewero - said one of the greatest thinkers this country ever produced. i . . .. i High Speed Nerves demand a mild but satisfying chew. The man who chews rank, black tobacco is likely to find the "come back" on his nerves coming at just the wrong moment. CHEWING TOBACCO PICNIC TWIST is the mildest of tobacco with the good qualities of a strong chew. Its gently stimulating effect lasts as long as its satisfying taste and there are no after efffects. Try it out yourself. Take several chews of this soft, cleanly made selected tobacco. 1 You'll have no ? more use for black tobacco. Look for the name PICNIC TWIST in 5c twists or in the drum of 11 twists. away securely to their homes. That is the treatment that the gospel en joins. It is a great pity that so-called Christian nations have not yet learned how to kill enmities with kindness, and to head coals of fire up on the heads of their adversaries rather than dash them to pieces with exploding shells. YOU CAN'T FIND ANY DANDRUFF, AND HAIR STOPS COMING OUT Save Your Hair! Make it Thick, Wavy, Glossy and Beautiful at Once. Try as you will, after an applica tion of Danderine, you can not find a single trace of dandruff or falling hair and your scalp will not itch, but what will please you most, will be af ter a few week's use, when you see new har, fine and downy at first yes -but really new hair growing all over the scalp. A little Danderine immediately doubles the beauty of your hair. No difference how dull, faded, brittle and scraggy, just moisten a cloth with Danderine and carefully draw it I through your hair, taking one small strand at a time. The effect is im mediate and amazing your hair will be light, fluffy and wavy, and have an appearance of abundance; an in comparable lustre, softness and lux urinance, the beauty and shimmer of true hair health. X, , Get a 25-cent bottle of Knowlton's Danderine from any drug store or toilet counter, and prove that your hair is as pretty and soft as any- the it . has been neglected or injured by careless treament. ' A 25-cnt bottle will double the beauty of your hair. adv't. ( Geraldine Farrar wept when she saw herself in the movies as Carmen. This information; leaves a wide - mar gin for the imagination. THE DAUGHTERS. AND DRESS Their Failing, if Any at all, is Not a Lack of Sound Sense (Charlotte Observer.) The editor of The Sampson Demo crat has heard it said and does not question the - correctness of the re port, that "the annual convention of the Daughters of the Confederacy which met in ', the city of Charlotte the past week was more of an oc casion for the display of beautiful clothes than anything else." ... It is also told that "some chapters find it hard to get delegates to attend these meetings because of the expense - of providing one's elf with such an equipment that will not look 'coun try,' or 'small-towney.' " Well! Well! The Observer has attended many a campmeeting in the back woods at which the display of Worth gowns was as much in evidence as at the re cent meeting of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. We judged, from the make-up of the average daughter that she did mot care whether or not the rain should spoil her clothes. The prettiest woman in the bunch wore a dress designed and woven in-, a North Carolina cotton mill and made on the household sewing 'machine. The daughters, coming to their con vention, paid no more attentibn to dressing up than the men do going to a political convention. If the Daugh ters of the Confederacy have any failing at all, it is not a lack of sound sense. - As individuals they may have some of the weaknesses common to the sex, but meeting as Daughters of the Confederacy, they present a pres ence into which the spirit of vanity has never dared obtrude. Our Christmas Money Christmas looms up before us, "and the problem must soon be faced of what to spend and where to spend it. There should' be no answer to this question. THE HEALTHIEST MONTH When People Go In Doors Sickness Begins to Climb Undoubtedly October is the health iest month as applied to . Granville county.. November is its close sec ond. In December the sickness rate rapidly begins to climb. October has the lowest sickness rate of all months in the year, especially from baby dis eases. It is the month people en joy most and feel the best. Why? The summer heat has passed, and closed, ill ventilated houses have not yet been entered. People live more in the open air; they walk, play ten nis, foot ball, and other out door games. They keep up their summer habits of bathing and living in the open. 1 In November colds and infectious diseases are more prevalent. Peo ple now live more" inside and the windows have not been kept as wide open, especially at night. All the summer sleeping porches have been abandoned and winter has been., ac cepted in full form. The conse quence is there are more colds and a spread of contagious diseases. In December the pneumonia rate begins to climb, reaching its maxi mum in February and March. Oth er hot-house diseases flourish accord ingly, at this season of the year. In the same proportion as people closely house , during the winter, in the same proportion does the pneumonia rate rise, and not until people begin to unhouse in the spring does the pneumonia rate fall. The same is true of other impure air diseases. It seems that a little wisdom exercised at this point would be both practical and sensible. Live outdoors as much as possible all winter long. Get the habit now. Have abundant, fresh air where you work and where you sleep. Keep up a strong resistance to colds by a daily-morning bath, though it be only a sponge bath, and cultivate right living habits. State Board of Health. Do You Have Elec tric Lights in Your Home? If Not We Wifl Pay For Having Your House Wired We -give you a year in which to pay us. Futher more, we have secured special reduced prices for your benefit. Call or drop us a card. 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