THE ZEBULON RECORD
MHIIBEU NORTH CAROLINA PRESS ASSOCIATION
Published Every Friday By
THE RECORD PUBLISHING COMPANY
Zebulon, North Carolina
THEO. B. DAVIS. Editor
Entered aa second class mail matter June 26. 1925, at th*
Postoffice at Zebulon, ' ''na.
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“THE BOOK NOBODY KNOWS”
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Under the above caption Bruce Barton has
written a book on the Bible which probably many
have read with interest and then gone on neg
lecting reading the Bible as they had done before
At least one reason why the world today is in the
condition it is, is because of the neglect of the
Bible by mankind. If people would read it and
conform their lives to its teachings, most of their
problems would be solved.
It is our intention to give a series of short
articles each week on this, the most neglected
yet the most needful book ever published. We
give the first on this page. Please read it. If
you have a Bible take it down from the shelf,
dust it and open its pages. You may not find the
long lost keepsake, but you will find on its pages
something of far more value. Read each of the
articles as we publish them.
If you do not have a copy of the Bible or
New Testament, see us. We have lately made ar
rangements with the American Bible Society by
which we will be glad to furnish any one with
Testaments and Bibles at actual cost of printing
them.
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WHAT IS THE BIBLE?
By DANIEL A. POLING
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What is the Bible?
It is inspired common sense. The humblest
man reads it because it meets his various needs;
it appeals to his sound judgment; it is reason
able.
What is the Bible?
It is common sense adapted to every walk of
life. It not only has a ministry for gladness and
for sorrow, but it speaks with equal felicity to
the tradesman and to the banker, to the man who
runs the elevator and to the most brilliant pas
senger he carries. And in all particulars its effec
tiveness has not diminished since its first edition
came from the press. Human publications have
their day and become obsolete; but God’s Word
is like himself, —“the same yesterday, today, and
forever.”
Open Forum
MORE EGGS
About a year ago 1 went to the
guinea nest to pet the eggs and
findinp a real larpe epp I thoupht
it was a two yolk epp as I had
found hen epps, but wh'en I broke
it, I found one epp inside besides
the white and yolk—another hard
shelled epp just the size of other
puinea epps. I was tellinp
one of my brothers about it and he
listened till I finished and pulled
his pocket knife out and said here
you’ve pot the knife. I really didn't
know what he meant till he told
me the joke about tw r o little boys
findinp a knife, each one saying
he saw it first so they decided to
see w'hich one could tell the bippest
lie to pet it, and a preacher happen
ed to come by and ask what they
were doinp and when they told him
he said boys, that is WTonp, I nev
er told a lie; and the boys said,
"here the knife is yours; so I un
derstood why he gave me the knife;
he wanted to make me think he
didn’t believe it.
—Mrs. T. Y. Puryear.
THE ZEBULON RECORD, ZEBULON, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER EIGHTH, 1937.
TO OPEN OWN SHOP
Mrs. Louise Hales Parker, popu
lar operator at the Zebulon Beauty
Shop for many months, will shortly
open a shop of her own in Middle
sex, Mrs. Parker has many friends
in Zebulon who will miss her, while
wishinp for her success in her new
venture. This will be the first beau
ty shop in Middlesex.
HAWAIIAN TEACHERS LTD.
TO OPEN STUDIO HERE
Hawaiian Teachers, Ltd., will op
en a ipusic studio in Zebulon at an
early date.
This is an unusual opportunity
for local people to obtain a musical
education right at home under per
sonal instructions of a graduate
musician; for only graduates are
employed as members of the facul
ty.
Mrs. Kathleen Lee, A. 8., M. M ,
will teach the class being formed in
Zebulon. She is conducting classes
in Wendell, Goldsboro, Smithfield,
and Clayton. Mrs. Lee is popular
with her pupils, who enjoy every
lesson. Many are being heard over
Raleigh, Wilson and Rocky Mt., ra
dio stations.
But how inadequate would be any statement
failing to emphasize the intimate and affection
ate place of the Bible in the soul of man! There
are many who seem to see only its severe pass
ages; but preeminently the Bible is a love letter
—God’s love letter. The Bible is God’s Word; and
because God is different from every other father,
so His Letter is different from every other pa
rental epistle.
The Bible is God’s Word about Himself. It
tells us who and what He is. It describes His
purpose and explains His plan. No man can ever
find the fullness of knowledge of God who does
not search the Scriptures.
The Bible is God’s Word about His supreme
creation. If man would know himself, he must
know the book that Tyndale died to open. You
may dispute with the biologists of many schools,
but with them all you will find yourself at last
quoting the textbook that declares, “In the be
ginning, God ...”
The Bible, alone of all the books opened to
human thought, dares chart the course for both
the body and the soul from the beginning to the
end and into the beyond. It alone tells us whence
and how and why we came, and whither we go.
And because the Bible does reveal God; be
cause it does explain man, his creation, his rise,
his fall, his struggles, and his destiny; because it
does introduce and interpret Jesus Christ, man’s
only sufficient Saviour.—the Bible is and ever
shall be the Book for the Ages.
And now you will allow me. I am sure, a
personal testimony.
I found its pages, first, wet from the tears of
my mother. I took it from her tender hands. In
the morning long ago, when I saw its worn vol
ume opened upon her low chair behind the stove
of our humble cottage, it seemed to bear upon its
silent face a gracious calm; and in a later year,
upon distant field of war, when I read its mes
sage to a lad whose body held a dozen wounds
and whose heart as many hurts, it had still a
voice of comfort and assurance.
Always associated with it are the strong and
reverent words of my father,—“Never have I
turned to it in vain.” It has been for me the
book of the valley of sorrow and death, the book
to answer my questions, to solve my deepest
problems, to stimulate my ambitions, to feed
my heart, to satisfy my mind, and to challenge
my soul. It has never failed, and it is forever
rich and new.
Let me honor it, then; honor it and myself
by giving it the central place of my library; hon
oring it with the obeisance of a mind that ac
knowledges and salutes its exquisite beauty, that
draws upon its infinite wisdom, and that bows
down before its divine inspiration. Ah, and let
me honor it beyond all words and all sentiments,
—honor it by giving to it the central place of my
life and by making it the guide of my daily
living.
PLEASANT HILL NEWS
Week before last on Wednesday
night Mrs. O. N. Phillips was sur
prised to find supper on a table
in the yard in picnic style in honor
of her birthday when she returned
from Wendell. All her children pre
pared supper and were present to
enjoy it with their mother.
of farmers haven’t gotten
their cotton out yet! some picking
peas; working tobacco; everyone
busy.
In the column This, That and the
Other, Mrs. Davis did not tell us
what to do when we are using the
last flour in the house and make
our biscuit dough too soft. I guess
we are all about alike—take a lit
tle corn meal to finish and it makes
the biscuit short if we have
much. BiiSlil
POWER HAY IL4LeII|B|
Have you seen E. O. pHttUjU
power hay baler? It operaß||j|||
a tractor and turns out a h|HH
minute. It keeps seven men VHB
operating it, and compresses ■■
hay into one-fifth the space oH|
pied by stacked hay. It A£|
"cans” the hay so it holds its fHj
value better.
Business Cards
ZEBULON SUPPLY CO.
We Feed & Clothe The Family
And Furnish The Home
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
J. M. CHEVROLET CO.
CHEVROLETS
OLDSMOBiLES
New and Used Cars
Factory Trained Mechanics
J. A. KEMP AND SON
Groceries Dry Goods
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
Phone 2171
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LITTLE RIVER ICE CO.
Quality and Service
Phone 2871
CAROLINA POWER AND
LIGHT COMPANY
NOW
Electricity is Cheap
Phone 2511
A. A. WELLS
Wood and Iron Worker
Horsehshoeing—Repairing of
any tool oi implement on the
farm
Zebulon, N. C.
PIANO: Good used upright piano
to be sold to reliable party for
unpaid balance of original ac
count. Cash or liberal terms to
reliable party. For information
as to location, address Lee Piano
Company, Lynchburg, Va.
Sept. 24 - Oct. 8
JOHNSON BROTHERS
JEWELERS
Watch Makers Jewelry
Zebulon, N.C.
Everything
To Build
Anything
MASSEY LUMBER CO.
Zebulon, N. C. i
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Liquid or
Soothes irritated n®f|
j|L sleep, helps you to Hfl
ki EARLY everyone iJ
IN worries, street andßfi
work and exciting rorr J
crus system that brings oil
■ ache, Nervous Indigestilj[§|
An attack of nerved
ff <juarrel with your husflH^
■ to your children. I
DR. MILES NERVM
Professional Cards
IRBY D. GILL
Attorney & Counselor at Law
Phone 2281
Zebulon, North Carolina
DR. j. F. COLTRANE
Dentist
Office Hrs. 9-12:30—1:30-5
M. J. SEXTON
INSURANCE
DR. CHAS E. FLOWERS
Physician and Surgeon
Office h,_ -s
8:30 - 10 a.m. l-3 p.m.
Phone Off. 2881 Res. 2961
Back of Frank Kannans’
DR. L. M. MASSEY
Dentist
Phone 2921
Hrs. 9 a.m. to 5 p. m.
Office in Zebulon Drug Bldg.
For Insurance of All Kinds
and
FARM LOANS
see
D. D. CHAMBLEE
At Dr. Barbee’s office, Zebulon N.
C., every second Tuesday from 10
a. m. to 3 p. m. Next visit will be
TUESDAY, OCT. 12TH
PLUMBING AND
ELECTRICAL SERVICE
Anywhere Anytime
BILL STRICKLAND