The Madisonville Meteor - And Commonwealth - (Madisonville, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 1, 1928 Page: 4 of 12
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Lesson for March 4
JESUS AND THE TWELVE
WESSON TOPIC—Mark 8:13-19; 6:7-l .
COLDEN T^XT—Go ye into all the
srld and preach the gospel unto ov-
creature
PRIMARY TOPIC—Jesus Chooses
reive Helpers.
JUNIOR TOPIC—The Twelve Apos
ka and Their Work.
I INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP
—Jesus' Call to Service.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP-
<|®C—The Training of the Twelve.
I. The Twelve Ordained (Jlark
3:13-19).
Jesus, knowing that His earthly
career would be cut short, made pro-
Tision for the carrying forward of His
-work after He was gone by calling and
^ordaining the twelve. Before doing this
He spent a whole night in prayer
4Luke 6:12). The burden of His
/prayer is1 indicated by what He Im-
'roedlately did. From among His dis-
iles He chose twelve, whom He or-
ined for a twofold purpose.
2L "That they might be with Him"
14).
Fellowship with the Lord is not only
ie highest privilege of a disciple but
indispensable qualification for wit-
iing for Him. Personal associa-
n with Jesus Christ—the interaction
personalities—the Impact of His
•so'uality upon ours is the essential
eparntion for Christian service.
2. "That He might send them forth
gtn preach" (w. 14, 15).
To proclaim the good news of sal-
•watlon to the lost world was the su-
preme mission of the disciples. Their
^ciedential for this mission was the
^■nduement of the power of the Spirit
-i—■TE© iheal sickness and to cast out
•-■devils" (v. 15). Concerning those who
vwere to be Christ's messengers ob-
(T5~fThat twelve were ordained (v.
714). .This was the beginning of the
f prft/iess'Jjy which the triune God was
tto.tua'keiknowa His grace to the whole
fjggkUJi therefore He sends forth the
•fcrmiiber of men corresponding to that
purpose. The number twelve Is the
^product <of the heavenly three and the
•*ear£hly four indicating the purpose of
*be triune God to reveal Himself to
the four quarters of the world.
TThelr characterig^cs. (a) Men
<-jol yvewge ifitolllty. Tfiey were not
m schools and colleges, yet men of
tal capacity and efficiency. This
been the history of the Christian
vtefcnrch. Not many Jioble, not many
after the flesh are called (I Cot;,
sibs) Middle ranks of society.
-/.ffitpy were not chosen from among the
i^oBlch, neither from among paupers.
' ««ommoo people, (c) Diverse tempera-
<<«iental gifts. They were so grouped
i* have Impulse and leadership—
^ceflectkm and questioning went to-
i jjjfrfhor, and among them were found
, Men of practical business ability.
II. The Twelve Sent Forth (Mark.
mOrl8).
L They were sent forth In pairs
Mr. 7).
Two reasons may be assigned for
: - this. KU> A cheering and comforting
.coompahlonsblp for the workers.
(C2) Confirmation of testimony. In
xnootfe of two or three witnesses
^cvery Word shall be established. Peo-
ple would more likely believe that
f -which was verified by two.
' 2. Supernatural authentication of
: tftbeIt mission (v. 7). He gave them
; ;power over unclean spirits. He en-
cased them with power to work mira-
cles, 4a order to demonstrate their
, /divine commission.
8. Their maintenance (vv. 8, 9).
They were to depend wholly for
- their support upon the Lord who sent
them. Having received the message
and the power gratuitously they were
to give them out In the same way
,<Matt. 10:9).
4. Contentment with hospitality
*<v. 10}.
According to Matt. 10:11, Inquiry
.was if be made upon entering a city
to a reputable place to stay. Upon
ng directed to such a place the
^jfisaionarF was to be content
\ X. The responsibilities of the hear-
*CES((7. 31).
| Judgment was to be pronounced up-
«an tbose <wbo rejected their message.
4 C. Their message and work (vv.
13).
•* Tliey •went ^out and preached that
tvavix should cepcnt. Matthew adds.
- ■"The Kingdom Heaven is at hand"
^.(Mntt 10:7). This means that the
>, kingdom promised to Israel was at
? hand, that the Messiah was present
,-.-and ready to set up Ills kingdom. In
i ^confirmation of this message ihey cnsi
, f"Out many devils, anointed with nil
jjnanv that wore si U nn«l lienlprl tlit iu
neuoer uuw auiuug
i most efficient workers ar$ those
i rm able o sympathise with the
WKEN PROMOTERS USE "CHARITY"
TO 0EC9Y TRUSTFUL CONTRIBUTORS
Investigations of Vr.rioua Schemes for Defrauding Public
Out of Z.Zoney Disclosed by Bankers Association-
Many Kinds of Fake Industrial Promo-
tions Used as Bait
By W. R. MOHEHOUSS
Public Relations Commission, American Cankers Association
MILLIONS of dollars raised under the disguise of charity go
to Hne the pockets of promoters. Ticket sales on raffles are
commoiiiy used, and while the loss to any one person who buys
a ticket is small the aggregate loss for the
United States runs into millions of dollars;
Usually the promoters of these schemes first
make a contract with some charitable insti-
tution to conduct a campaign for funds on
behalf of the institution. THey are to run
the campaign in the name of the institution
and share the proceeds. The whole scheme
is often one of deception. To those who
have been led to believe that their contribu-
tions go practically 100 per cent to charity,
the following case we investigated should
prove illuminating.
A number of promoters recently contract-
ed with a charitable institution to put on a
campaign to raise funds by the raffle of a
new automobile. So far as the public could
tell from the banners used in displaying the
wd uADEunile. automobile, the full amount of the sale price
• • of the tickets went to the institution. There
was nothing to convey any other impression. Apparently it
was open and above board and was being conducted by men
who were contributing their time gratuitously.
For several days a new automobile, <$ ..
mounted on a, truck, was driven up
and down the streets, with banners
telling about the drive for funds for
the charitable Institution. One day
the truck would go by displaying one
of the popular makes of automobiles.
A few. days later it would parade by
displaying some other popular make.
Periodically the truck would pull Into
the curb where It would park for sev-
eral hours while the promoters plead-
ed with passers-by to take tickets on
the raffle and thereby help a deserving
charitable Institution to meet its bills.
Thousands "Touched"
Thousands of people, touched by the
appeal for help, bought tickets, the
total sale running into the thousands
of dollars. Contrary to the belief of
the ticket buyers their contributions
did not go 100 per cent to charity.
Instead the charitable Institution re-
ceived but 26 cents on the dollar, the
promoters getting 52 cents on the
dollar as their net profit, or twice the
amount received by charity, while the
remainder of 22 cents on each dollar
represented the amount charged
against gross sales by the promoters
as expenses.
In other words, every person who
bought a 60 cent ticket for the sake
of charity, contributed but 13 cents to
charity and 37 cents to those promot-
ing the scheme. Whether you give
to charity or make an investment It
will pay you to get the facts!
Unfortunately there is a general im-
pression abroad that wildcat promo-
tions are confined to oil, mining and
new Inventions. The troth Is, many
stock selling promotions are operated
under the name of other Indus tries.
False Claims
▲ certain group of promoters In-
vestigated offered (or sale stock in a
proposed woolen milL In order to sell
tha stock they resorted to the use of
misrepresentation and false claims.
After renting space on the ground
floor of an office building fronting
ona busy street they began their cam-
palgu. Orally and by printed adver-
tisements extravagant claims were
made for the proposed corporation
which were grossly false.
It was claimed that the promotion
had the support of the Chamber of
Commerce, but it did not have any
such an endorsement It was claimed
that the corporation had a signed con-
tract for the sale of millions of dollars'
worth of its products—orders enough
to keep the mills running day and
night for many years and accordingly
insure its success, but all that it had
was a valueless fake agreement.
It was claimed by two of the prin-
cipal promoters that they had had
many years of experience in the manu-
facture of woolens,—in fact had or-
ganized and financed a woolen mill
which is th- largest In the United
States. The facts were these two pro*
The -Charity- Drive
- ; .... "£ • . ,e '
motors had not been connected with
any mills for over twenty yean and
they had attempted at different time*
to promote mills, all of which had
foiled. Ona of the promoter* repre-
sented that formerly ha was president
and general manager of ona of the
largest woolen mills in Canada. The
fact was the mill referred to had gone
into bankruptcy and lie had been care-
taker of the plant
This story of misrepresentation csa
be duplicated in practically the who)*
industrial Held, and because our ! •
dustries are being exploited with . In-
tent to defraud, it behooves everjr In-
vestor to Investigate carefully. H*
should consult his banker before draw-
ing bis savings ont and losing them
on soma wildcat Investment
Si * H i. ji . si. • i! •' !
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Name Address
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MIDWAY
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Miss Lucille Burke, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. P. E. Burke, has been sick
the past week but is improving won-
derfully. , , ,
Mrs. H. L. Walker has been sick for
several days but is improving nicely.
The play, "Peggy's Chauffeur," giv-
en by the Midway High School Dra-
matic Club, was carried to Lovelady
last Friday night and proved a suc-
cess.
o
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rhodes of Free-
port visited their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. T. Rhodes, in the Connor
community the past week. The pa-
rents returned home with them to
spend a few weeks.
A. F. Wingfield of Middleton was a
visitor in the city last week.
R. C. Seay was here from Houston
the first of last week on business, lie
is on the police force in Houston.
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R. A. WAKEFIELD OUT
FOR DISTRICT CLERK
In announcing for the office of
District Clerk of Madison County, I
do so knowing the responsibilities that
are involved to the people of my good
county. I have been raised in Madi-
son county and want to assure the
people that I will take care of their
every interest if they see fit to elect
me to this office. Duty to my obliga-
tion will come first if I am your Dis-
trict Clerk. The vote and influence
of every voter in Madison county will
be duly appreciated.
R. A. WAKEFIELD.
Dr. nad Mrs. J. A. McKay are re-
joicing over the arrival of a fine
daughter at their home recently.
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Mr. and Mrs. Finis Ross have a fine
baby boy in their home, born Friday,
February 10.
READ THE METEOR ADS
Standing up in court when fined
$50 for speeding, Robert W. Gal-
sen of Chicago kissed each of the
five $10 bills goodby as he handed
them to the clerk.
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Knight, J. A. The Madisonville Meteor - And Commonwealth - (Madisonville, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 1, 1928, newspaper, March 1, 1928; Madisonville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth192249/m1/4/?q=%22Places+-+United+States+-+Texas+-+Madison+County%22: accessed July 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .