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East Kentucky Correspondence
News You Get Nowhere Else
Ne MrrMinM lHlid aslne nTt.d l full Wr ike wn The Mif
la sot fer aabN-aUee. knlHU rr-mr9 of fx fell. Writ llnly.
MADISON COUNTY
Bobtowa
(Too 1U for publication Ut week)
, Bobtown, Jan. 2,3. Wa are having
oma very cold waathar at present
Brother Parker of Bare preached a
very Interesting sermon at the achool
house Sunday Miss Laorada Creek
mra apart Friday night with EtU
Burnt. George Biihop and wife ,of
Coyla apent Saturday night with
Fayette Jackson and wife. Mias Ag
mua Lawson, who la going to achool
at Bare, waa with home folka Sat
urday and Sunday. Miss Nell Gay
pent Sunday with Leorada Creek
mora. Jim Neely, who haa been on
the aick lint, ia Improving. Mra.
Mat Baker of Big Hill ipent Sunday
with her mother, Mra. Joe Creek
more. MiM Loe Senda Haya took
dinner with Mrs. Isaac Burns Satur
day. A Mr. Hart of Berea will or
ganise a Sunday-school at Bobtown,
January 29, at 2:00 p. m. Everybody
come and let's have a good achool
again at this place. Miss Juan
Jackson and Etta Bums spent Sunday
afternoon with Miss Ethel and Rachel
Wilson Mra. Asa Parks is still on
the sick bat Little Robert Benge,
who haa bean visiting hia grand par
ents at Hugh, has coma home Mr
and Mra. Isaac Burns, Coleman
Kindred and Fayetta Jackson spent
Miday with E. P. Benge and wife.
Slate I.lrk
Slate Lick, Jan. 29 We are Jiav
in if aoma real winter weather with
out much snow There ia a good deal
of aickiwwe over the country, some
thing like lagrippe. Abe Williams
has moved from Joe Williams' place
in the house with his son, Claude-
Mrs. Nannie Pennington sent his
grandson, -Wayne Robinson, to his
father last week, who lives in Spring
field. 111 Sunday-school still goes on
with very good attendance in spit of
bad roads. Brother Hudson preach
ed for us last Sunday, taking for his
U-xt, MA time for all things." IN;
certainly did UA us what to do with
our time. Thank you. Brother Hud
son. Come again. Mrs. Pomk-r at
tended the aupper at Baptist Church
at Berea, Friday night, and reporta
a good time. W. D. Parks is on the
sick list Mrs. Then a Rutherford
is also sick at her sister's, Mrs.
W. D. Parka', at this writing June
Fowler attended the Masonic Lodge
at Berea last Saturday night week.
Mr. and Mra. Dave Smith are all
smiles over the arrival of a 11-pound
boy, who arrived at their home Jan
uary 17. Hia name ia William David,
of course. Mrs. Sid Lakes of Berea
called on Mrs. Tarka Sunday after
noon. Christ maa Ridge
Christmas Ridge, Jan. 30 Several
from thia place attended meeting at
Silver Creek last Saturday and Sun
day. Re V. Cornett spent Saturday
night at Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Bratch
er's. Abb Rose of thia place has his
sawmill and corn crusher in good
running order at thia writing, and
would like to have aome orders for J
aome lumber Harry Haselwood is
all smiles over the arrival of a little
girl named Mildred. Miss Bessie
Nealy has been visiting with her
uncle, Jeff Nealy, a few days Jack
Kelley of Blue Lick spent Friday with
his cousin, C. M. Bratcher Little
Miss Dorothy McQueen spent a week
with her cousin, Luther Carrier.
Walnut Meadow
Walnut Meadow, Jan. 30. Mr. and
Mrs. Ben Brown, Jr., were mads ex
ceedingly happy by the birth of
big boy in their homo Sunlay, Janu
ary 29th Mra. Hannah Shockley ia
still confined to her bed with some
thing like asthma Little E. F. Ogg,
Jr., is sick at this writing Mrs. B.
Mullojis, who has been sick, ia much
improved and haa coma back home.
Jos King took hia tobacco that he
raised in 1920 to Richmond and re
ports that he sold it off his wagon.
Todd Moors, wlo haa been sick, is
better. The Lone Star Workers Ag
ricultural Club is going to meet to
day at 1:00 p. m. at Todd School-
THE COOK SMILES
Th cook is all smiles,
The bread U light and gay,
A aack of Pott Gold Dust Flour
Made them get that way.
For Sals By (All Grocer
R. L. r'OTTS & SON
Pisa lS-3
house. The members are expecting
Robert F. Spence and Mr. Felton
down Mra. W. A. Ogg la alck with
side pleurisy.
CUy Lick
Clay Lick, Jan. 30. John Atlen has
sold twenty acres of hia farm, in
cluding improvements, for the sum of
$.1,000, known as the Chaa Blythe
farm, and moved to Berea William
Baker la erecting a new. dwelling oa
the Wallareton pike. Dan Botklna
and wife visited relatives hero Sun
day R. M. Baker and wife of
Whitea Station spent Sunday with
Mr. and Mra. Bert Guinn Oscar
Huff of West Union spent Saturday
night with his uncle, Granville Isaacs.
Mra. Eva Baker and children spent
last week with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Lewis Botklna Cam Bowlin
waa vlaiting Jim Henry VanWinkle,
Sunday. George Grant of Berea waa
visiting at the home' of hia uncle,
George Huff, Sunday. James Shel
ton haa been remodeling hia dwelling
by adding another story. Bill Horns
by and wife have gone to Cincinnati,
O., where he haa employment Mrs.
Haggard Grant spent last week with
Mrs. John Million, who Is not ex
pected to live long.
Panola
Panola, Jan. 31. Mrs. Nan Tucker,
Mra. Joan Powell and Mrs. Cornelia
Chrisman were dinner guesta or
MVs. Mary Chrisman rceently.
Thosa on the sick list are Mra. J. B.
Kindred, Mrs. Eugenia Hunter and
tif. A. Logvdon. John Catea ia in
Richmond for a few days. Delia
Catea haa returned from Richmond.
Thimbie Skinner has returned from
Illinois Rev. J. W. Richardson has
moved to the Elder Baker place and
liesa Kir hard son haa moved to the old
Vogel stand. School closed on the
20th, with no treat for the children
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kindred
were guesta of the family of J. B.
Kindred, Sunday. Merle, Beulah and
Fern Wilson were guosU of Mrs. Dr.
Coomer at Speedwell, Sunday. Mrs.
Mamie Arnett and a young lady
visiting at the'
n.ll . tnet1
friend from Berea are
home of H. G. Bicknell at Locust
Branch. Ewell Bicknell and Oscar
Campbell, who are attending achool '
at the E. K. S. N- were week-end !
,.,.. f feum. r.JU.-Mr. Van"" u,tr' Mr nn Campbell,
Tucker has returned home to Station
Camp. Willie Chrisman, deputy
sheriff, is attending court at Irvine
Born to Mrs. Roland Ilisel (nee Gla
tha Benge), a boy, Raymond Frank
lin. Mrs. Mary Chrisman was the
guest of Mra. C. M. Rawlings, Tues
day. ESTILL COUNTY
Palmer
Palmer, Jan. 30 We are having
real winter now, the first for this
season. Mrs. J. T. Vaughn ia visit
ing her daughter, Amanda Williams,
of Irvine. MrsJ Robert Harris and
Verna Sparks were in Irvine last
week having aome dental work done.
Sallie Thomas returned home from
Louisville last Friday, where she has
been attending achool Abtvut two
weeks ago National Organiser George
McKelney visited our local and made
a splendid talk which the members
all enjoyed very much.
CLAY COUNTY
Vine
Vine, Jan. 28 Ws have had soma
very cold weather recently. Bessie
Pennington, v. ho has been confined to
her bed for some time, ia able to be
out rgain. H. H. Rica made a busi
ness trip to Manchester last Monday.
F. M. Penningtou mads a bus'ns
trip to Bond Tuesday Aunt Lisa
Wilson is still very poorly Mrs.
Martha Rica ia still improving.
Something like flu is in our comma
nity again but no serious cases.
Fred Bishop and Colonel Morgan at
tended church at this place last Sun
day week.
ROCKCASTLE COUNTY
Cookabarg
Cooksburg, Jan. 27 Ws are hav
ing some real winter at present-
Lots of sickness thru this part. Mrs.
Waste Station, Ky.
' TBI
Louis Owens, who has been sick eo
long, is no better People are all
very busy clearing new ground as
the stock law ia now in effect Mr.
and Mrs. John Shepherd were visit
ing Mr. and Mra. C.L. Thomas Sat
urday. Elmer Allen went to Cincin
nati Sunday Mias Ethel McGuIre
spent Friday night with Mils Ethel
Thomas. James Wodkins . got hi
ankle crushed with a piece of coal
seven weeks ago and has never walk
ed a step since The telephone line
up Crooked Creek is in a bad condi
tion as no one ran call a doctor over
it Jana Mult'ns is very low with
pneumonia f jrr. Dr. Lewis waa
called recently to aee him Mrs.
Saddie Mull!n of Mullins Station
was called Friday to the bedside of
her grandmother, Mrs. Martin, who
ia aeriously ill. Good luck to one and
all.
Diepatanta
Disputanta, Jan. 30 We have had
some of the coldest weather last week
that we have had hero in several
years. There is quite a bit of sick
ness in this vicinity at present Mrs.
P. Gadd is able to be out again.
Mrs. J. C. Ramey la on the aick list
Miss Roena Hammonds and brother,
Morris, who are in achool at Berea,
spent the week-end with homefolks
here. Miss Eva Shearer and mother
were in Berea Friday, shopping-
Walter Gadd and family have moved
on Grover Rameya farm Miss Ruby
Stephejks of Rockford has been visit
ing her aunt, Mrs. R. T. Abney, last
week Mrs. Ned McHone, Jr., and
cK'dren have the grippe. Mr. and
Mrs. Tip Smith are the proud par
ents of a new baby Mr. and Mra.
G.' T. Payne have moved here from
Wildie John Gndd haa gone to
Hamilton to secure employment
Miss Effie and Stella Wade were visit-
ing relatives on Crooked Creek from
Friday until Monday. Several chil
dren in this vicinity have the whoop
ing cough. Robert Shearer of Indl-
ana has Deen visiting relatives here.
w. !. Miearer ia on the sick list
'this week J. W. Bratrher of Silver
' Oreek was thru here Monday buying
hogs.
JACKSON COUNTY
Kerby Knob
Kerby Knob, Jan. 30. We have
been having nice winter weather for.e,t of moonshiners near Travelers
we past weex ana a number or our
farmers have gone back to their old
job of c,e,rin inund and prepar
in 'or fcd crP8 the coming tea
son. Mr.
and Mrs. Lloyd Powell
n"v Pen 'w week -;
" "na KUio Y,,lea,out, the officers were coming K.
Blue Lick, Madison county The year ward, went to Manchester this week
old baby of Mr. and Mra. Floyd Engle n business T. A. 'Bicknell, who
fell in the fire a few days ago and,went to Lexington on business, has
was seriously burned Mrs. John I returned Several of the boys who
Benge has been seriously ill, with
mumps, but is now improving. Sal
lie Powell was the guest of Dora
Engle Sunday of last week. Edna
Axbill is making her home with Mrs.
M. J. Smith. Myrtle and Carrie
Thomas visited Ruby and Ruth John
son Sunday.
Gray Hawk
Gray Hawk, Jan. 30 Fine weather
atill continues with no snow, yet the
ground stays so frozen that it can
not be plowed. The wedding bells
have been ringing at Gray Hawk.
Married, Clinton Madden to Misa
Gabbard of Maulden. The stork vis
ited Mr. and Mrs. L. V. Morris and
left a fine boy. They christened him
Hiram J. Johnson, after our circuit
judge Miss Leula York paid Mis
Lola Bingham a visit Sunday. Mrs.
Riley Hillard is very poorly with
typhoid fever at this writing.
Sinking Valley
Sinking Valley, Jan. 30 Mrs Fheo
ba Isaacs, who haa been very ill, ia im
proving. Lloyl Steward purchased a
fine cow and calf from Andy Isaacs
a few days ago for sixty dollars
Mrs. Cordelia Hammond and her lit
tle daughter, Lucille, visited Mr. and
Mrs. Mary Isaacs, Saturday Miss
Ninnie Isaacs and Candaa laaaca vis
ited Bertha and China Isaacs, Satur
day night Faria Rosa from Alcorn
visited his relatives her Saturday
and Sunday Miaa Vina Spivey from
here has gone to Richmond to spend
a few weeks Mr. and Mrs. Eunice
McKinney havs moved to the prop
erty owned by Jew Lakes Rab
Reece from Berea was in this vicin
ity a few days ago selling medicine.
Mrs. Era Collins and her daughter,
Rutha J. Collins, visited Mr. and Mrs.
John Smith, Sunday Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Gentry have moved to the prop,
erty owned by W. R. Isaacs John
nie Kindred from Panola visited Mr.
and Mrs. Andy Isaacs, Saturday and
Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Skin
ner visited Solomon Abner, Saturday
and Sunday Sim Hobbs purchased a
farm from William McKinney for
1300. Mias Lela Lakes, who has been
gone to Ohio, has returned home
We are having some awful pretty
weather in this vicinity and people
cmzra
are taking advantage of it Mrs.
Dollie Pearson is very low Mis
Hatel Abner visited her sister, Mrs.
Susie Skinner, last week Hurrah
for The Citixon and its readers.
OWSLEY COUNTY
Island City
(Too lata for publication last week)
Island City, January 23 The sol
diers accompanied Judge Johnson to
Manchester last Monday, January 1C,
aa he waa notified not to coma to
Manchester to hold court. Feeling Im
pressed to perform great duties of
the high office of Circuit Judge, and,
the need of peace and dignity of our
Commonwealth being maintained and
feeling God ia in the right, he made
his presence and is complying with
his word, dealing out Justice to every
one coming under his jurisdiction.
Hurrah for Judge Johnson! Married,
on the 18th Inst, Charley Metcalf of
Ethel to Miss Daisy Reece of same
address. The ceremony waa perform
ed by the Rev. A. D. ' Bowman of
Island City The Clifty Community
School, Carl C. Underhill superinten
dent, is erecting a ladies' dormitory
and la calling on the people of Ows
ley for contributions. All who ere
interested In the training; of the
minda and hearts of our youth ahould
properly respond to the call. The
report is that another breech was
made to take Mrs. Sarah King's mules
out of the barn. Mrs. Rebecca Ann
McQueen and eon of Taft have moved
to Indiana, probably to make that
part their future home A still in
full blast was found in the house of
Shell Bowles of Green Hall, Ky. Mr.
Lanehart, sheriff of Jackson county,
means business. Carlo Davidaon'a
l.ounda were chasing a gray fox the
other day. A small boy named Mar
tin Hunt being on the hill, heard the
hounda coming, prepared him a club
and as the fox came near gave it a
blow, disabling it so the hounds soon
nicked it un Whv is the State and
United StatM ew8 witheld from The
a n .i.k n,. riti
ten and its readers.
Island City
Island City, Jan. 30 The sheriff
and hia deputies are keeping up with
the violators of the prohibition law
in Owsley county. They got into
Re,t the otheT : and . WOman
by the nalle of Lvnch faced the cold
night and frozen ground barefooted
and in her nieht clothes, to give her
nMrkv neighbor the news, who was
engaged in the same work, to look
love their drachm are reaping their
rewards in the Booneville jail at
present We hope it will teach them
to be good citizens. It is reported
that Riley Burch has gone crazy since
he joined the holy rollers. There will
be a court of inquiry held at Island
City In tha near future. Robert J.
and Elmer Bowman and Floyd Bick
nell went to Sexton Creek Sunday
to see the crazy man. Mrs. Sarah
Deaton haa been on the decline for
several days Mrs. Rains has been
suffering from the effects of a bad
cold. We have understood that the
Anchor Oil Company will resume
their work at this place in the spring.
There have been several leases' taken
here recently on the left hand fork
of thia creek. Naoms Fields is on
the decline with abcesa of soma na
ture Rada Blake, the daughter of
Lee Blake, ia ill.
- WE WOULDN'T
Wa wouldn't want everything vtlvtt-J'iit
aa life Is, It Is (In.
W woul.ln't want varylhlng suasr Just
a bit of tli urt In our win.
Just a bit of the llcht and th shadow, a
well-balanced ration of thlnca.
It's often the trial and the tempest as
much a the sweetness that Binge.
Ws wouldn't want everything perfect
lota of us keep up our crlt
By finding fault with th country; It helps
to aharpvn the wIL
W wouldn't want everything roeee, and
never th prick of a thorn;
There wouldn't be much IncenUv to rise
at tli call of th morn. ,
W wouldn't want everything Msy-Qod's
secret Is giving us her
A burden of car and contenUon but
sweat are th was of cheer.
Ualtlmor Bun.
A proven remedy for
Catarrh, Asthma, Hay
Fever, Tuberculosis and
similar troubles.
For terms and testimonial
vrrits J.lWt a Ce,ntJueJtj.
Since God 6
Atones
By REV. H. OSTROM, D. D.
Eitmelnn Itrpartment, Moody
HIM Institute, Chliaso.
TEXT. Bleeeod Is he whose tranegrea-
ston I forgiven, whoee eln I covered.
Pa. a x
The mysteries In stoms and elec
trons are as nothing compared to th
mysteries In hu
man sin. So In
clusive, so d e
strurtlve snd so
persistent Is hu
man sin that rea
son nmy well de
spair of ever find
ing a successful
way of dealing
with It. To dis
count It la to
court the ruin It
persists In bring
ing; to try In our
own strenKth to part with It la to
prove that Ita grip on us Is stronger
than diaih Itself; to try to make
smends for Its bad deeds Is only to
guarantee Impending bankruptcy; and
to aroru It Is to lie doomed hy It. Pru
dence will lead ua to soy that we posi
tively do not find In human reason
what to do with It. Sin is too unrea
sonable to be suecesxfully opposed by
human reason.
But God, whose wisdom is Infinite.
does know what to do with it. lie can
cure It. Without condoning the small
est f ruction of Its awfulness, 0xl has
proceeded to make atonement for sin.
Throiifch centuries of sncrltkiul types
He revealed the only possible way to
deal with It; and then fulfilled them
all In "f'hrlst our Passover sacrificed
for us. There Is sacrifice, there Is
IiIikmI, snd there Is blood on the altar,
hed blood. To object to such a plan
Is to project an opinion where reason
cannot claim sufficient resource But
when reason cannot And the way out
of our condemnation, and the outlook la
ever perilous, then how Invaluable Is
that reveliitlon In vJod's Word I How
secure we are with the Bible!
The folly of giving sentiment or
nrgument free rein when considering
the atonement appears when we real
ize that we have nothing to bring for
ward as an Illustration of atonement
apart from the Itlble account of It. We
can think of God In the tenns of fa
therhood and the illustration Is close
at hand, for we have each had a fa
ther. Atonement Unparalleled.
We may Illustrate the significance
of tSod us ruler, for we are continually
reminded of the Import of authority
over ux. But now, what shall we say
of Uod as Creator? We search in vain
for an Illustration with which to apply
its nit'unliiK. Or, what sliull we say
of (iod ns AtonerT Again, we are ut
terly lucapuble of finding an Illustra
tion outside His revealed Word with
which to make plalu its meaning. That
He knew bow to atone and that Ilia
love waa at root of Ills doing It, la
the marvelous and repeated lesson of
the Bible. But the "why" of such a
wonder, and the depths of the signifi
cance of such a work, no Illustration
will serve to explain. He alone knew
how. He alone planned it. He alone
worked It out. lis alone did it (J ike
the Holy One He Is) perfectly. Here,
we never could be advisers. Why
then sliuld we presume to be critics?
When we view God covering human
sin out of altiht and providing for the
pardon of the transgressor, we view a
progrum so absolutely remote from all
human parallel that it Is Idle and rash
to speculate about Its tenna and con
ditions. The only acceptable ground
on which to stand (or kneel) Is clear
over on the side opposite to cavil and
doubt, where we say; "God forbid
that I should glory save In the Cross
of our Lord Jesus Christ." Let thia
wonder-work of love stand apart like
creation, unapproached by human ef
fort, the musterplece of Gods re
source. Then It la that we see that God
maintains Hia unswerving holiness
and at the same time provides that
each, all and every sin chargeable
airatnst a soul shall be pardoned the
naVinent that soul believes on the Lord
Jesus Christ. The depth of the agony,
the satisfaction of God's holiness In
Jeaua Christ bearing our sins, the fact
that "He waa made a curse for us"
sre all so far above us, so outside our
realm that we must abandon the quest
for comparisons and admit that since
Qod says It there Is no legitimate way
to deny It. He has provided "peace
through the bload of the Cross." He
provided ; I nccepted. All is so com
plete that not a fe'.her-weli;ht dare I
try to add to It snd not the smallest
traction dare I try to take from It by
pleading the merit of any act of my
own. The debt Is declared paid. The
reconciliation la offered. It Is th
"fre gift of gruc."
"Look snd Live."
How merciful then Is God's plan to
announce this previous redemption far
and wide. How gracloua the offer to
whosoever will! How multiplied sre
(he eutreatles and promises stressing
the call to lost sinners to find their
sins covered so deep that no power
can ever uncover them to condemn th
soul again I Small wonder then, that
even when the soul Is at the verge of
complete despulr, one look. Just a
soul's look, by faith to Jeaua, brings
Instant, hope. Th mystery of Love
greater than the uivstery of the soul's
sin appear, announcing, "Look and
live." Speculation abdicates and faith
gives Jeaus the heart's throne.
Pag ThvM
IMPROVED UNIFORM OTTDUUTIOrUL
SundaySchool
T Lesson T
(By Rk., b IIKWATkR, D. D.,
Teacher of Knsl eh Hible In U.e Moody
Rlble Institute nf Chicago.
Cosyrtght, till. Waiters Mewepeear Ualea.
LESSON FOR FEBRUARY 12
aw a latia A ava s aue iLiuaitUUlf I
aVlal 9rl ink onvnnniwi a
WOMAN
LESSON TEXT-II Kings 4 .1-17.
OOl-DfcN TEXT-Vertlr. verily, I ar
unto you, th heur Is coming, and now la,
when th dead shall hear the vote of th
Bon of Uod; and they that hear ahall
live -John t.U.
RETkHENt'E MATERIAL, John U:
I-
PRIMARY TOPIC Ellsha Brlnga a
Boy to Ufa.
Jt'NIOR TdPIC How Elleha Brought
a boy to Life.
1NTERMKDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
Klliha Helping In a Home.
YOt'NO PKOl'I-E AND ADULT TOPIC
-Our Ministry of Comfort and Help.
1. The ohunammite's Hospitality t
Clieha (vv. 8-11).
1. Its occasion (v. 8). A wealthy
woman of Shunem, observing that
Ellsha passed continually by her house
In hia li.iirtievs. ll moved with COWl-
passlon toward hlro. She determined
according to her ability to supply bis
needs.
2. Its nature (vv. 8-11). "Sne
constrained hliu to eat bread" (vv. 6 "
0). As a result of her earnest en
treaty, as often ss he passed oy ner
house he turned in to eat bread. She .
received a prophet in the name of a
prophet.
II. Elisha Endeavor to Repay Her
Kindness (vv. 1 17).
1. He offers to ask a favor from the
kkig or head of the army (v. 13). This
offer Implies that Kilsha had Influence
at the royal court. The woman'a re
ply shows her truly to lie a great
wonrnn She did not desire to change
the calm and quiet of her home for a
place even In the royal court. Her
answer also shows that her motive
In extending generosity to the prophet
was entirely unseltish, purely because
he waa Owl's prophrr.
2. Ellsha announces the giving of
a son to her (vv. 10, 17). Through
Inquiry of Gehazl It was discovered
that this womun was childless. So
the prophet made known to her that
In about a year from that time she
should experience the Joy of a mother.
III. Th Coming of Sorrow to the
Shunammite's Home (vv. 18-21). ,
The child which brought Joy to
her home was suddenly taken away.
How many houiee are like this I Scarce
ly do we beulu to eujoy life until
death enters and snatchea away aome
loved one. The cause of his death was
probably sunstroke, for the heat ot
the suu at harvest time In this country
Is very Intense. When the boy com
plained of his head, the fatfjer sent
him home to his mother. By noon
the child died and the mother laid
him upon the bed of the man of
God. Faith prompted her to do thia
She did not muke preparation for
. . . .. . i
burial, but for restoration w m
(Heb. 11:35).
IV. The Mother Goes to Elisha
(vv. 22-28).
When one Is la trouble or sorrow
ih. hut ,.ieia tn irn Is to the man ot
n.wt ul, i able to aive counsel and
comfort. Happy Is the one who In the
days of prosperity and sunshine nas
so related himself to Qod and His
prophets tlmt he can have help and
sympathy in time of trouble.
1. She took hold of Kllsha's .feet
(v. 27). This was the eastern way ol
anfnninff netltlou. She Dasaed by
Gehazl. Khe would not be content with
the servant when the master couia D
reached.
. 2. She chlded th prophet (v. 28).
"Did I desire a sour This Implies
thst it would have been better not to
hsve had a child than to have lost
him so soon.
V. Th Child Restored (vv. 2D-37).
1. Gehuzi'a fruitless errand (vv. 2
31). He hurried away and placed tha
prophet's staff upon the child's fac.
but It did not revive. Perhaps th
fault lay tn Gehazl his lack of faith.
The woman seemed to perceive his
lack; she would not trust him. She
would not go unUl Ellsha was will
ing to go aloug. This fruitless errand
of Gehaxl ahowa the worthlessness ot
the forms of rellglou when used by
those who have no faith In them.
2. Kilsha'e efficient service (vv. 82
37). He went to the house where
th dead child waa. (1) He prayed
(v. 83). lie knew that no one but Uod
could help, so he closed the door,
shutting all others out. Our service
to men should be preceded by prayer.
(2) 11 stretched himself upon the
child (v. 34). He brought his warm
body into touch with the cold body
of the child. Uod blesses and saves
through the warm touch of those who
are In touch with Him. Aftur we pray
we should get Into actual touch with
those dead in trespasses and sin. Uod's
mottiod of saving the world la through
the ministry of eaved men and
women.
A Dally Prayer.
Keep back tliy servunt also from pre
sumptuous sins; let them not hav doJ
minion over me; then ahall I be up-1
rUrht, and I shall be lnnwnt from th'
groat transgression. Let tb words of j
my niouth, and the meditation of my J
ueirt u Bccepiaoi i" " '. v
Lord, my strength, and my Redeemer.
?alm 10:13-14.
Wlckedn As Fire.
Wickedness but.-sth as a first it
Shall devour the biVeri and tourney"