The Liberal democrat. [volume], November 24, 1911, Image 7

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PRAYER OF '
NEHEMIAH
Sudif Sciool Lnwn for Kot. 28, 1911
Specially Arranged lor Tnia Papu
, LESSON TEXT Nehemlah L
: MEMORY VER8B 9.
j GOLDEN TEXT-"The effectual, fer
iTent prayer of a righteoua man avalleth
much." Ja. S:l(.
I TIME-Thlrteen years after the Return
of the Extlei under Eira (our laat
,ron). Nehemlah'e prayer, B. C. 446, N(H
jvembery December. He went to Jeru4
laalem the next apring, B. C. 444. .
PLACE Shuahan, or Suaa. one of the
three capltale of the Penlan Empire at
the time of thla leason. It la now called
8ua, in aouthwest Persia. The ancienl
clty haa been excavated, and varloua inl
lacriptlona and remain! of bulldlnga have
(been brought to light 1
! RULKRS-Artaxerxea. called Longlmu
nua (or long-handed), began to reign B.
!C. 465; reigned till Dec. 17, 4M. Athene'
came under Pericles (444). Military trtbi
unea In Rome (444).
JEWISH LEADERS Nehemlah, who
became governor of Judea. Kara the
acrlbe had returned to Babylon. Malaoht,'
the laat prophet of the Old Testament,
inuat have been living at thla time.
Ezra's home was in Babylon, Nehe
mlah'a in Shushan, 250 miles further
east, with fewer persons of his ova
nationality, and farther away from
news of what was going on in Jerusa
lem. It is this separation of homes,
that explains why there was so little
working together of these two men,
till both had been at Jerusalem. '.
Nehemlah was walking one day out
.side the walls of Shushan, so Jose
'phus tellB us, when "some strangers,'
making for the city, travel-worn as if
by a long Journey, were overheard by
him discoursing In his own language,
the Hebrew. Nothing touches the
heart in a strange land more than
one's mother tongue. He went up to
rthera, therefore, and, introducing him
self, found they were from Judah, and
one was his own brother, Hananl.
Naturally Nehemlah asked them
about the state of things in Judea.
jHe learned that Ezra's reforms in re
lation to marriages with the heathen,
made the surrounding nations very
bltter. The leaders on both sides
fwere many of them allied by mar
riage, and for the Jews to repudiate
ithetr foreign wives, as if claiming to
!be so much better than their neigh
bors, must have infuriated 'them. It
struck the divorced women as a cruel
jand insulting outrage. Driven back
to their paternal homes with their
burning wrongs, these poor women
must have aroused the utmost indig
nation among their people. Thus the
reformer had stirred up a hornet's
nest
Nehemlah was a true patriot He
was a deeply religious man, a man of
prayer and consecration, God-fearing,
true to his convictions. He showed
, remarkable wisdom and shrewdness.
If any fault is recorded of Nehe
mlah, it is one which he himself re
veals, a fault that for a long time pre
vented Alexander Whyte from loving
him "and, worst of all, I thought
him a man who was always well
pleased with himBelf."
Max Muller, in his autobiography,
.says that the story of a man, which
leaves out his faults, is like a picture
deficient in shadows, and fails to
bring out the bright points of his
character. "We want to know his
faults that is probably the most In
teresting part of him," certainly often
very helpful.
Charles Reade calls him: "Faithful
courtier, yet true patriot; child of
luxury, yet patient of hardship; in
ventive builder, impromptu general,
astute politician, high-spirited gentle
man, Inspired orator, resolute reform
er; born leader of men yet humble be
fore God."
The first thing, the absolutely nec
essary thing, for Nehemlah was to
find divine help, wisdom, guidance, for
himself, and the source of power over
the king's mind. For this he prayed
to the only being who could answer
his prayer, and he kept on praying for
four months, while the double answer
was being prepared In himself that
he, by deep thought, and new light
and divine wisdom, might be fitted to
receive the answer, and in the king
that he might be Inclined to do his
part toward the answer.
That for which Nehemlah prayed
was like the first petitions in the
Lord's prayer, "Thy kingdom come."
For his prayer was not for merely a
few people and the city that were in
danger, but for the kingdom of God
on earth. The condition of things at
Jerusalem was a dishonor to Jehovah
and to his religion.
His prayer badjbeen so far answered
that he knew what he had to do, and
that the time had come for doing it
His prayer now at the end of four
. months, - was for guidance and help
and success In this crisis.
The answer came through and in
the man who prayed. So Jesus bade
his diBclples to pray for more labor
ers to gather in the spiritual harvest
The answer came through their own
work In that harvest field. It came
also in their being better laborers,
wiser, more earnest, more self-deny-lug,
more skilful. In all sincere pray
er one must be willing to do his part
toward the answer.
The answer was coming during all
this time of delay. The answers are
often long preparing. As one prays
for fruit, and the answer Is begun by
the planting pt seed, followed by the
nurture of sun and rain. But the fruit
must grow and ripen before it can be
eaten. Thus printing could not pre
vail till good, cheap paper was discov
ered, and each Invention, as steam,
telephone, telegraph, depended on our
having other things to make them use
ful. The battle must be fought before
the victory can come, and the victory
would be of small value without the
battle. ......
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Additional Locals
1 Born, to Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Yarberry, on November 20, a girl.
Miss Edna Cole of Findley,Ohio
is here visiting her brother,(J. M.
Cole.
Dave and Joe Jones of Hansford
A. E. Blake went to Hutchinson Texas, were here the first of the
week on business.
the first of the week on business.
Mrs. Will Thurman of Tyrone
visited relatives in Liberal over
Sunday.
Mrs. M. H. Flood has returned
from an extended visit to Minne
apolis and St. Paul.
W. F. Robinson was in Kansas
City last week on a combined busi
ness and pleasure trip.
I. B. Jordan will soon have
completed a new rental property
in the Jordan Addition.
Mr. Sturdivant and mother have
moved into their new residence
'on North Kansas Avenue.
Mrs. D. Hamilton of near Floris
left for Illinois Monday to see a
brother who is seriously ill.
The entire interior of the real
estate office of Ellsaeaser & Henry
is being re-decorated this week.
Editor and Mrs. Zimmerman of
Guymon, Okla., were the guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Long, over
Sunday.
Mrs. Burris Wright and baby
came up from the ranch at Arka
lon to spend a few days with rela
tives here.
The Liberal people who attend
ed the meeting of the Consistory
at Wichita last week report an ex
cellent time.
S. S. McCoy, wife and three
small children went to Arkalon on
No. 7 Saturday to visit friends
over Sunday.
The new residence of Fred
Hullett on Jordan Ave. is almost
completed and will be ready for
occupancy next week.
The Beethoven Club was enter
tained at the home of Mrs. 1). A.
Henry, Monday evening. At the
close of an excellent program,
light refreshments were served.
J. B. Miller, editor of the
Bucklin Banner, after taking in
the Editorial Association remained
over Sunday a guest in the W. L.
Jackson home.
Miss Anna Gray went to Gny
mon the first of the week, where
she may accept a permanent posi
tion as stenographer for the coun
ty attorney there.
Mrs. T. B. Paramore went to
Bucklin Saturday to visit at the
home of her parents. She is ex
pecting to meet her brother whom
she not seen for thirty-two years.
Mrs. F. S. Macy went to Arka
lon the last of the week. She was
met there by her husband . who
had been east on a trip and thoy
visited the Stout family over Sun
day bringing little Barbara Stout
home with them.
Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Longnecker
entertained at dinner Sunday, the
following guests: Mr. and Mrs.
Zimmerman of Guymon, Okla.,
Miss Zimmerman, Mr. and Mrs.
Bert Long, Prof, and Mrs. F. 0.
Rindom, and Mr. and Mrs, J. N.
Evans.
Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Evans en
tertained a few friends at dinner
Friday evening, the occasion be
ing the birthday of four of the
party, Mrs. Evans, Rev. Ward,
and son William and Mr. Chas.
Molter. The guests were. Rev.
and Mrs. W. T. Ward, Mr. and
Mrs. Chas. Molter, Mr. and Mrs.
B. E. Keating, and Mr. W; E
Burns, district superintendent of
the M. E. church.
$100.00 Reward.
I will pay the above reward for
the arrest and conviction of any
person or persons illegally hand
ing, driving off and disposing of
of butchering any of my stock.
C. M. Light,
Liberal, Kansa .
Coyote Howlings
12 mllos southeast. I
The school at Coyote, taught by
Miss Flossie May, is doing fine
work, and everybody is well
pleased. This is the second term
for Miss May here.
Mr. Stoddard's house is near
completion, and would have been
done before this if the weather
had not interrupted.
J. J. Porter bought the Lathrop
house and moved it home and will
live in it while tearin r up his old
one and building nis new one.
Ben Weins is selling some per
sonal property and getting ready
to leave here, thinking he can find
a more suitable place to live. We
hope be won't make a mistake,
but we notice others have left and
returned and are now satisfied
that Beaver county is good enough.
The Hancock Brothers seeded
broomcorn Tuesday. Their brush
looked nice.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy See" spent
several days in the country last
week.
Miss Elvira Meredith came out
and staid over Sunday, she could
not stay so long on account of at
tending school.
Rev. Gibson from Liberal held
services at Bethel last Sunday.
His discourse, was much appreci
ated. .
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all Druggists.
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Beckham county, Oklahoma, to
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address Box 248 Liberal. 9-1-tf.
t7:
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Dry Goods,' Furnishings, Shoes and
Notions
THANKSGIVING PRIZES
SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS BEING OFFERED TO
THE CONTESTANTS FOR WORK DURING
THE NEXT TWO MONTHS
Every young lady in the big piano contest will
be glad to bear that we will offer two prizes for
Thanksgiving.
To the contestant having the largest number of
votes at the close of the count on Nov. 2, we will
give a 26 piece of Rogers table silverware.
To the contestant receiving the greatest number
of votes between Nov. 8, and Nov. 29, regardless of
their total standing, we will give a beautiful sterling
silver toilet set.
Winners of former prizes are barred from these
special prizes. It is further stipulated that no one
contestant shall be permitted to take both of these
prizes. In case the contestant having the highest
standing also has the greatest number of votes during
the period from Nov. 8 to Nov. 29, the prize for high
standing will be awarded to her and the prize for the
greatest increase in votes will go to the contestant
who has polled the next highest number of votes dur
ing that time. This gives all an equal chance. The
lowest candidate has an equal chance with the con
testant at the top this week, if she will get out and work
It takes work to win these prizes. That is why we
are giving them away. The faster method of getting
votes is by asking your friends to renew their sub
scriptions to the Democrat, and in asking those who
do not take the paper, to do bo, for the girl who can ;
and will get out and work for it.
Note the new schedule for subscriptions given on !
another page of this paper, and get busy in the race 1
today. I
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PHOTOGRAPHER
LIBERAL, KANSAS.