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The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1919-09-27

it became serpent And Pharaoh called agcians and
they cast down their rods and became serpent and the
serpent from Moses rod swallowed up all the other serpen
And then you find Moses stretching the rod over the waters
and they turned to blood and the magicians did the same
Then Moses lifted up his rod and the dust of the
ground and became lice and when the magans tried to do
the same, they failed.
Cannot you the Hand of God? How wonderfully God
worked out His purposes there
Some people wonder how it was that the magicians per-
formed the miracles God permitted to show His greater
and at last He brought them absolutely to naug and
old Pharaoh disheartened compelled his heart if
he said aloud g" defeated The God of Israel is
Greater than all the nagcans And hope for moth
ing from the astroogers the magcans or the wise men of
Egypt"
On occasion God said Moses, Lift up thy rodw
And when he did the waters of the Red Sea parted
Subsequently, when this grumblng murmurng growing
OH as read this story this morning thought
of those who claimed be Zon posed in Zion
City as Zion people!
These Israeles sad 1--WE would to God we were back in
Egypt! Why did you bring here de" How often
they said that.
And thought of whom have heard say "Why did
leave New York State to Zion City! Oh, lost
dollar and wenty-nne cents Or IT would to God had stav
ed in Kentucky"-Or st wish had stayed in Nebraska p
Have you heard people talk like that? Yes are
some of them who staying New for they sleep
ing in the cemetery when if they had remained God
and Zion and had continued their God Who healed
e they would have been living today But they foook God
and onged for the eks and onions of Egypt and they
to them and persisted.
And so will you!
And don't doubt, for moment, that the years
and CO. there will be those who will forsake God There
will be those who will say "Oh dear me- this hard fight
will have to drop out. live somewhere else Just we'll
as can live in Zion City, Ali right that your privilege
So far as am concerned by my post will stand until my
Lord and takes away until Zion City redeemed
and firmly established if it takes the last dollar the
last drop of blood And when you drop the mouth of hell
God will have taken ME glory for having been true and
faithful all the way.
Only walking stick Well, the only thing to do is
secrate it to God.
Maybe the only thing of you have, is broomstc
Conserate to God! do know but Zion City might be
saved by broomstick, if that is all you have got.
The question of CONSIDERATION that is what it is!
Now the next little thing is something that far
find there only the Bible about-if any,
thing more wish you would tell me where it is.
(To be continued)
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1919-09-27

Mrs. c. C. Fisher and two sons of Nor
folk, Nebraska, are visiting Mrs Fishers
mother, Mrs Ida Reynolds, of 31O7 Eze-
l1iel Avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. c. McClay and family, of
Chicago, have been spending a few days
with Mr.. McClay's mother, Mrs. Hattie
McClay
Mr. Ralph Yoder, of Battle Creek, Michi-
gan, visited his aunts, Mrs F. M. Kesler
and Mrs. Carl Nickum, few days last
week.
Mrs. M. E. Lauder, of Kenilworth, I'LL
nois, and Mrs Mildred Zornes, of Chicago,
Illinois, were guests in Zion Home over
Saturday and Lords Day.
Mrs. Katherine Hughes and Mrs. Maria
Smith, of North Salem, Indiana, have TAX
en- rooms in Zion Home. They are employ
ed in the Zion Candy Factory.
Mr.. M. M. Kline, of Joplin, Missouri,
and Miss Julia Stevenson, of Nashville,
Tennessee, were guests of Mrs. Lillian w.
Kline, of Zion Home, few days the past
week.
Mr.. J. F. Hancock and wife, of 1885 E.
Division, Portland, Oregon, visited Elder
and Mrs. Frank Robinson, of The Bethel,
for a week. They left on their return
journey to Portland last Tuesday
Rev. and Mrs. J. A. McInturf, and Mr.
and Mrs. M " Kes1er, of Goshen, Indiana
spent Saturday and Lords Day with Dea-
con N. T. Kes1er and family and Mr.. F. M
Kesler and family
Mr. Percy Frizzell, Of Glace Bay, Nova
! Scotia, Canada, is visiting his aunt, Mrs.
Irving Brison, of 1902 Elm Avenue
Joseph Smith, Alfred E. Pratt, Richard
Schwager, Thomas Parry and Mrs. B. B
Fulton have each purchased property
through the Zion Realty Department. T. III
Holingshead has purchased lot while
Peter Dunnick bought farm on Thirty
third Street
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Pratt and four
children arrived in the city last Saturday
evening. At present they are guests of
Mr.. Thomas Wood, 211o Emmaus Avenue
Mr.. Pratt Immediately purchased home,
through Zion Realty Department, which the
family will soon occupy.
In letter received from Elder Van B.
Shufnaker, he writes as follows:
Con Lords Day, September 9TH, we held
two meetings in the Isis Theater, Kokomo,
Indiana. The building holds about five
hundred. In the afternoon, we had about
three hundred out and in the evening over
four hundred The heat was intense, but
the people stayed. We sold sixty-two copies
of LEAVES OF HEALING, forty-one
Zion postcards, and took several ten weeks
subscriptions. The offering was eleven dol
lars, forty-nine cents ($11.4o). We have
covered about half the city with literature
There was splendid interest at both services. :"
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1919-09-27
Tabernacle Address
BY Wilbur Glenn Voliva
"Little Things Consecrated
to God"


TEXT: WHAT HAST THOU IN THINE HAND?"-
Exodus A.
want to talk you about Little Things; and
why select this Subject is because little thing myself
and you little thing From the worlds standpoint of
you great all little and very Insignificant
have doubt that of very best people sometimes
tempted say when the Lord calls them when they
slider the work that they love- they tempted say WELL
Lord what do? why haven't anythng love Thy work
and to it prosper but, o Lord what do?
haven't anything and have but very little education what
do? cannot do anything
Now then, I wish to add little this Subject:
LITTLE THINGS; AND A TRUE CONSIDERATION
TO GODp
And the first little thing to which wish to your
tion will be the 7Oalkngstic of MoSestat what
THE SHEPHERD-RoD OF Moses
You will remember recorded in the Fourth Chapter of
the Book of Exodus that God said Moses after He had
about exhausted all patience with him He said to him. WHAT
IS THAT IN THINE HAND" And Moses replied, "a rod"
little history first.
PHARAoH's OPPRESSION OF THE CHILDREN ISRAEL
The time when Pharaoh assembled the throne, who
knew Joseph and then reports reached him that the Children
of Israel increasing at tremendous rate.
Pharaohs heart filled with fear lest the Children of
Israel should exceed in number the subjects of his realm the
Egyptians and he reasoned in this fashion, Now if
don't do something put to this the time will when
they will exceed in number War will break out and they
will join themselves enemies and country will suffer
disaster and defeat"
Therefore Pharaoh ordered that they should increase the
burdens of the Children of Israel CAS- recorded the First Chap
of Exodus and the they increased their burdens the
they prospered.
Finally decree made that every male child should be
put death birth And here have the story of the birth
of Moses and beautiful story; it exats God and
creates in mans greater for God and nsls
wavering faith man for by Divine interpostion by
a miracle that Moses-a beautiful little boy-was saved
And 1 wonder qVhy Moses saved?
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1919-09-27
SAFETY FIRST
The Compromises Version of
z z T q T. A ID M IL. l.

The Compromises Version of
DA RE TO BE A D A N L
1t is safe to be Daniel,
And to even join his band,
When earth's princes bow before him,
And the king extends his hand;
When DEGREES are made for Daniel,
And afar his fame is told,
Then who would not be a Daniel
Wearing shining chains of gold.
CHORUS:
We may dodge the issue now,
Till the tempest's rage is DER,
Then at Daniels altar bow,
When the lions cease to roar.
towards are as brave as Daniel,
When they've figured out the fact
e That his cause is bound to prosper;
They are Daniels then for tact;
When they know there's perfect safety,
In espousing Daniels views,
Then what hosts of Modes and Persians
Will be baptized sure, as Jews.
Oh, it's nice to be Daniel,
When the world is all agreed,
That the cause he's been espousing,
Is the very thing they need;
When Darius gets religion,
And does Daniels God adore,
Then we'll have host of Daniels
That we never had before.
We can all be little Daniels,
When the lions cease to roar,
And his cause, proclaimed triumphant,
Shall resound from shore to shore;
When the hosts of all that's evil
Find their true place in the den,
Medo-Persians, sons Of Babel
Each would be a Daniel then.
Thomas II. Nelson.
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,rop SALE. Some Young full blooded Orping-
tons and young Plymouth Rocks; also, wanted;
a hicycle Mr.. L. M. Crabtree. 1902 EzeKlel
Avenue.
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Moses SAVED TRAINED CHOSEN FOR A SPECIAL Work

You know love think of how God calls special
missions before their birth That with SAUL and that
was true with Moses every who is destined be
leader possesses charmed life; and power earth
in hell succeed against who has special mission
leader of Gods people, he is than match for all the
that may be arrayed against him. and history
life of any special messenger has enemy Of righteous
ness prevailed any single instance unless here and
there when they lost faith in God and sought alliance with the
arm of flesh
The time you will remember how was the
of Moses stood far away watching the tiny ark in
which her little brothers life was being preserved
Then along Pharaoh's daughter And it written,
And Moses wep She heard the crying of the babe and she
wendell her way through the burushs and sped the form of
the little child Instantly the sister spoke her and sad Sha
someone for the child?' And Phaaoh daughter
said YES And she went and called the chlds mother
And Pharaohs daughter sad "Take Of him. raise him
up" And the time when she called him her
Finally Moses, you will remember the conflict in Egypt
and he looked this way and that way and the other way and
when he looking he took hand in and smote the
Egyptian and buried him in the sand
The following day he and Hebrews striv
ing and he repmanded Them and of them said Who made
you be judge between u.s. Wilt thou smte thou ddt
the Egyptian yesterday" And Moses said "The thing
knownw
And Pharaoh sought the life of Moses and he fed And
forty years aterward he down the foot of the hill
and this morning read the story thanked God; and
York State how the beautiful Autumn days when the leaves
scared with the FROST down the cemetery and
climbed the hills and looked the Catskl Mountains How
wonderful seemed We had the sheep roaming in the
valleys between the great high hills
GOD CALLED Moses BURNING BUSH
AS read this morning could Moses coming down the
slope the foot of the hill and there is where he the Burn
ing Bush, where God called him.
Now them you read in the Third Chapter of the Book of
Exodus the call of Moses.
Moses talked just you too have talked just like any
would feel when the flesh cries My God let be
excused from this msson!'
Moses said Lord why they will not believe that You
me What shall tell them?"
God answered, "Te them that Il Am that An hath
you" And Moses still shrank from accepting the CALL
Finally God turned to Moses and said "Wa is that in
thine hand? And then it that he answered "a rod It
his walking would call today or his cane
just ordinary, plain, wooden stick Why what did it
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to? What could do with it What did it
to in the presence of mighty king like Pharaoh?
But the of every Pharaoh serpent the
symbol of majesty and power.
Therefore God said to Moses preparing him. Cast the
rod down. And when Moses down the rod became
serpent with gistenng eyes and with kissing voice. with dis
tended neck and coed form. And Moses shrank from it.
God then said to him, "Take it up again" And Moses
picked by the TAIL and converted into rod again
which show Moses that he stood before the
mighty king of Egypt that he would triumph and that Pharaoh
would have power against him.
"What is that in thine hand Moses?' "A rod" Conse-
crate 1t to God
"And will deliver nation, and bring defeat the
king with all his subjects
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A ROD CoNsEcRATED TO GOD

And then God said Noses Thrust thine hand into thy
BOSOM Moses did and then God said Take it OUT And
when he took it out it was leprous, white
Then God said "Moses thrust thy hand into thy bosom
again. He did "Take it OUT And when Moses took his
hand of his bosom second time healed was as
white as the flesh of little child
Then God said eff they will hearken unto these two
signs take the water and turn it into blood"
And then Moses said Lord an eloquent man. I
very slow of speech Oh, he worked long while get
out of it, because he didn't go.
will tell you the rank and file of the people there is no
there person. who sympathze with leader
Israel; for they don't know.
It is not to be wondered with who realizes call
to special mission that he oftenmes would give world if
he had it. if he could lay it down and go away
And Moses shank from going into the presence of the kim
And you would There is of you who today could
walk into the of of the great rulers of the great
nations unless God had prepared would know
what say what do you would anything about
But God angry with Noses and Moses lost wonderful
opportunity when God took him his word God ap
pointed Aaron His spokesman and Aaron had position
prerogaves and honor that Moses could have had had only
listened to the Voice of God.
God selected Aaron and sent him with Moses.
But that in which interested (and that the only
point the whole history for have about twenty other
points mention-is Moses wakingstc What is the ap-
plcaton?
My brother what have YOU in your hand? Lord have
anything but piece Consecyoe to God and He
7VW build Zion City with it!
Moses ROD SYMBOL OF OFFICE AND Power
Where else do find Moses using the rod? When he went
before Pharaoh he down. God had told him do and
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FOR SALE: Colt almost three years old; Will
make good driver and +, go9 odrt sae casb.
balance monthly payments. 2319 Gideon Az
enue. Phone 191W.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-05-30

Our esteemed townsman, Mr.. Mar
tin A. Hare, continues confined to
his home, but is able to be up and
about the house and yard. He enjoys
visits from his friends.
Friday Of this week is the Annual
Decoration Day at Lexington Gene
terry. Everybody carry flowers and
have all ready for the services at 10
o'clock in the cemetery.
Billie Moore, junior, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. W. L. Moore, had the misfor-
tune to cut his leg on a play hand car
last Monday, the accident putting
him into bed for few days.
Attorney J. A. England, of Deca
turville, was here last Saturday. Mr..
England is solicitor for Mrs. Robbie
Clement Norman, of Memphis, in
Chancery law suit in this county.
Clifford Walker, of Medina, has
been here this week visiting his
brother, Jno. Walker. Clifford has re-
Gently returned from France, where
he saw service with the A. f. F.
1t will make you strong and har-
dy. Elk Tonic and Flesh builder. A
trial will convince you. One lady has
gained II pounds in about 30 days by
taking it. SOC and Sl00, post paid
Elk Drug Store.
Miss Laura B. Cowan, milliner in
the j. h. Fielder store, left last Mon
day for her home in Winchester, but
will return by and by. Miss Cowan
has made business and personal
friends in Lexington.
c. S. Williams the Ford Motor Co,
manager at Memphis, and Mr.. w. X. |
Edmunds, the Ford travelling man for
West Tennessee, were in Lexington
last Saturday on business with |
Brown Bros, the local Ford agents.
If yon have a cough, commence in |
time with Elk Lung Remedy Tonic |
and Flesh builder. A trial will con-
vince you. We are not guessing, we |
KNOW, Do you get that. We've |
sold it for 10 years.-Elk Pharmacy.
Walter Wright and family moved |
this week into their new home, the |
former Partin place, on Main street.
Arthur Hinson and family will live
with Henry Laws and family until |
Mr.. Hinson's home is built in the
Horner edition on the North Side -
work on which was commenced last |
Monday. We both welcome our new
neighbors and regret to lose our old |
ones.
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Local and Personal
at won't come off"

at won't come off"
Julian Jones, of Sardis, spent the
first of the week here.
Miss Eunice Melton, went to Mem
phis Wednesday shopping.
Mrs. S. NJ, Barnett spent Wednes-
day in jackson on business.
Several nice homes for sale good
rental propcrty.-W. A. Iawler.
Fred Neville, of Bradford, was a
visitor here the first af the week.
1T won't come off"
Jim Martin. Of Bath Springs has
been a Lexington visitor since our
last issue.
The rains have rotted many straw
berries even in the small patches
hereabouts.
/. s. Willis, representing the
Standard Oil Company, was in Lex
ington Tuesday.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-05-30
F. W. PHILLIPS.
MINISTER'S MEET.

We, the pastors and ministers Of
Lexington, Tenn, feeling that the IN
terest of morality, temperance and
Christianity have been dealt Q stag
gering blow by the recor H. nation
Of President Wilson in lis ,ecent
message to Congress that the war
time measure, rs it relates to w.ne
and beer be repealed hereby enter
our vigorous protest against the re
peal Of said law, and urge our Scng.
tore and Representative T. w 5 .t
to oppose the enactment Of prop.
repeal of these sections of the js.;
touching wine end beer, We speal as
the representatives, Of from ten to
fifteen thousand church member
who have put themselves on record
as uncompromisingly against intoXi-
eating liquor in any form.
Respectfully,
Fleetwood Ball, Pastor Baptist
Church.
S. f, Wynn, NJ, T.. Church, South,
T. J. Stricklin, NJ. T.. Church.
II. 7. Keathley, Dist. Supt. NJ, l..
Church.
]. W. Dcshazo, M. f, Church.
Il. l.. Prince. NJ, +, Church, South
c. L. Azbill, Baptist Church.
W. A. Lampkin, M, EChuch, South
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-05-30
O'Bryan Overalls for men and boys
the kind they all say is good. For
sale at FIELDER'S.

O'Bryan Overalls for men and boys
the kind they all say is good. For
sale at FIELDER'S.
If you knew as much about an Elk
Razor as we do, you would buy one
right now, and "be happy from then
on."-Elk Drug Store.
Everett Segerson and wife, of near
Reagan, have spent this week here
visiting Mrs. Segerson's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. S. N. Bunch.
DR.. Roy Douglas and wife of
Huntingdon, arrived here last Sun
day to spend the week in the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Gran Douglas.
Misses Maggie Mcbride and Hattie
Benson, of Sardis, spent from Satur-
day until Tuesday here in the home
of Hon. A. S. Montgomery.
Misses Rebecca and Martha Wynn
reached home Wednesday after hav-
ing been in school for several months
at Athens College, Athens, Ala.
Remember that you can make a
good sweet potato crop from slips
set out even after the middle of June.
Don't waste the valuable slips.
New clothing in the Waist Seam
or the more conservative styles, at
FIELDER'S
Clarence Pafford went to McLe-
moresville Tuesday to spend a few
days with his sister, Mrs. Virginia
Adams, before returning to the navy.
Mrs. Arthur Page went to Nash
vile last Friday, on account of the
illness of her husband, and was ac-
companied by her brother-in-law. o.
?. Page.
Leo Thweatt came down from
Nashville last Saturday and spent
two days with his wife and baby who
are on visit to Mrs. L. T. Fielder
and other relatives.
Frazier McCollum, of the old 4th
district, was here last Saturday and
Monday on his way to and from a
visit to his daughter, Mrs. Minor
Hogue, in Jackson.
/ J. W. Page ard wife went to Nash
vile last Saturday to spend Sunday
with Mr.. Pages son, Arthur, who
has been dangerously i'll but was then
said to be improving.
Jno. l.. Sullivan has been elected
Manager of the Central Lumber &
Improvement Company good Sc
lection, for Mr.. Sullivan is honest,
capable and a hustler.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-05-30
ut won't come off"

B. Grissom and Jno F. Hall will
have barbecue at Hinson Springs
on the 4th of July.
Mrs. Ray Johnson, of Chesterfield,
has been here for several days visit
ing Mrs. Hassie Wallace.
Ernest Essary, jr, and Edward
Barry have spent a few days in Per-
ryville, since our last issue.
Attorney W. H. Denison spent last
Saturday in Memphis on business for
his firm, Essary & Denison.
Ben Kee, and family of near
Wildersville, were guests of the fam
lily of Gran Douglass last Sunday.
Mrs. Sam Bird and children, of Luz
ray, were weekend visitors to Mrs.
Jim Bird, on the Huntingdon road.
1T won't come off,"
Miss Eula Holmes went to McLe-
moresville last Tuesday and will
spend several days visiting relatives.
Mrs. Nancy, j. Mckee, of the Old
LIST district, was in Lexington Tues
day on one of her rare visits to this
town i
News was received here Tuesday
that Ellis, R. Truitt, had returned
from France, and was expected home
in a few days.
Mrs. Eugene Azbill and little
daughter, of near Center Ridge, have
been here this week as guests of Mrs.
Fred Wadley
You can buy Mems Hats to advan-
tage here. We are showing a big lot
of new styles at the right price.
FIELDER.
1T won't come off-It's TRUE
TAGG PANTHER Drug Store.
Prof Arthur Bobbitt, wife and
baby, have been here this week,
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Bob
bitt.
MusSel Connally made a trip car
rying mail on the square, one day
this week on "skooter"--not a
'cootie"
Mrs. Jennie Clement returned to
her home here, with her daughter,
Mrs. Darlington. after spending a
week in Memphis.
T. 7. Clepper, of Jackson, repre-
Senting 5. T. Haskew & Co, and try
ing to buy some cedar timber, was
in Lexington Tuesday.