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PAOK TWO
CLATJtJE, ARMSTRONG COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, DEC. 25,
TOE CLAUDE MEWS
The Living Scriptures^
Th« Joy of Worship
byJack hfamm
I WAS GLAD WHEW THEY 6AID
UNTO ME, LET U6 GO INTO
THE HOUSE OF THE LORD'
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A Warm Welcome Awaits You At
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
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BATTLE OF TRENTON
Christmas Day of 1116, and in
Trenton, New Jersey, by the ice-
choked Delaware River, the
Hessians were making merry in
their comfortable quarters. They
were a part of the German troops
hired by the British to fight the
American patriots. Across the liv-
er, on the Pennsylvania side,
Washington's ragged soldiers hud-
dled in their camp.
It seemed as if this bitter win-
ter might see the end of the pa-
triot cause. Washington's army
had fled across New Jersey be-
fore the stronger British forces.
Soldiers had gone back to their
homes by the hundreds. The rest
of the shrinking American army,
poorly equipped, unpaid, and of-
ten hungry, was held together
mostly by the forcefulness of its
great leader. A week before
Christmas Washington wrote to a
relative, "If every nerve is not
-trained to recruit the new army
witn al* possible expedition, I
think that the game is pretty
n"ir up."
Though the situation was bad.
Washington decided on a bold
stroke with the troops that he
had. There was one hope left he
decided — attack! He would cross
the Delaware by night and att.p.ck
the Hessians at Trenton on '.he
morning of the day after Cnr!st-
mas before their merryr.'PkSng
mood wore off. "It is i<cce:-.3lty,
dire necessity," Washington said.
While the Hessians were hav-
ing a grand time the freezjng
Americans prepared to cross the
Icy river. At twilight of that cold
Christmas night the little army
of 2400 men in boats began Its
struggle with the ice floes and
the rapid current. Washington
had hoped to be across the river
by midnight, but with the load of
cannon and baggage it was past
three o'clock In the morning be-
fore alt the troop* had crossed
over.
-BY WiLLiAM BRODIE
~G0 TO
CHURCH
Snow was falling. The ni^ht
was very black and cold. At four
o'clock it seemed too laie to
march on Trenton with hop? of a
surprise. Yet it was too late to
turn back. Forward, thon! The
shivering troops began the line
mile march to Trenton.
They suffered severiy as they
marched down the river road.
The snow had turned to freezing
sleet and on the sharp slippery ice
red stains showed where brave
men marched with broken shoes.
It was eight o'clock in the morn-
ing when the American advance
began driving in the Hessian pic-
kets. The enemy was unprepared.
Colonel Rail, the Hessian com-
mander, jumped out of bed to
rally his men. He soon fell mor-
tally wounded.
The battle was sharp and over
in less than an hour. Over ore
hundred Hessians were killed and
wounded, while almost a thousand
with all their equipment, were
captured. The American loss was
two killed, a few dozen wounded,
and two frozen to death on the
march. That- night Washington
and his army were back In their
camp across the Delaware with
their prisoners and booty.
The victory at Trenton shat-
tered British hopes for a fluick
end to the Revolution. The colon-
ies rejoiced and took new courage
for the struggle for liberty.
In Philadelphia the captured
Hessians were marched through
the streets so the people could
see the proof of the American
triumph The patriots thanked
God for the victory won by Wash-
ington's little army. Muhlenberg,
the Lutheran patriarch, exclaimed
"The Lord of Hosts has heard the
cry of the distressed, and sent his
angel to their assistance!"
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moments in
meditation...
by Fredna W. Bennett
And when he (Herod) had
gathered all the chief priests and
scribes of the people together,
he demanded of them where
Christ should be born. And they
said unto him, In Bethlehem of
Judea; for thus it is written by
the prophet, And thou Bethlehem,
in the land of Judea, art not
the least among the princes of
Juda: for out of thee shall come
a Governor, that shall rule my
people Israel. Matt. 2:4-6
Surely at Christmas each of
us ought to stop and consider
the true meaning of Chritmas..
Most of the people who lived at
the time of the first Christmas
were too busy to know that the
scriptures were being fulfilled and
too careless and indifferent to
consider the things that belonged
to their eternal peace. Therefore,
today let us consider some very
significant things about the little
town of Bethlehem.
It was generally known that
Christ should be "born in Beth-
lehem." From John we learn
that some of the people said,
Hath not the scripture said, That
Christ cometh of the seed of
David, and not of the town of
Bethlehem, where David was?"
And, like many names in scrip-
ture, Bethlehem has a very signi-
ficant meaning. It means "house
of bread." Surely then it was the
place for him to be born who is
the true manna; "for the bread
of God is he which cometh down
from heaven, and giveth life unto
the world." And at Bethlehem
there was a famous well—'"And
David longed, and said, Oh that
one would give me drink of the
water of the well of Bethlehem,
which is by the gate!" In Christ
we not ony have bread enough
and to spare, but we may come
and take also "of the water of
life freely."
And so at this Christmas sea-
son, lets resolve with the Shep-
herds of old to "go even unto
Bethlehem ,and see this thing,
which is come to pass, which the
Lord hath made known unto us."
sermonette...
from Moody Bible Institute
Chicago, Illinois
Christ's gift for you
Jesus Christ has been called
God's great gift to the world. He
is. And the Savior Himself is a
Giver of gifts.
He gives rest. "Come unto me,
all ye that labor and are heavy
laden, and I will give you rest"
(Mathew 11:28). Are you tired?
Are your burdens too great to
bear? Come to Christ and enter
His rest.
He gives peace. "Peace I leave
with you, my peace I give unto
you: not as the world giveth, give
I unto ycu. Let not your heart be
troubled, neither let it be afraid"
(John 14:27). At Christmastime,
and at all seasons of the year, we
may joyfully sing, "Peace on
earth, good will toward men."
Jesus Christ is our peace in* a
world of unrest.
He gives sustenance. "But who-
soever drinketh of the water that
I shall give him shall never thirst;
but the water that I shall give
him shall be in him a well of
water springing up into everlast- .
ing life" (John 4:14). "I am the
bread of life: he that cometh to
me shall ever hunger (John 6:35).
Spiritual food is as vital as
physical food for living. Christ is
ABUNDANT
LIFE
by ORAL ROBERTS
DOES IT MATTER?
What if David had said, "My
neck is too valuable to risk under
the sword of such a mighty war-
rior as Goliath"?
Would it have mattered?
What if Abraham had said,
"Ask anything, hut do not ask the
life of my son Isaac"?
What if Esther had said, "I
dare not face King Ahasuerus, for
he will destroy me"?
What if the lowly widow had
said, "Elijah shall not have the
little measure of meal and oil
which stands between my son and
me and starvation"?
Who would have blamed any
of them for refusal under their
circumstances, and would it really
have mattered if they had acted
otherwise? Docs it matter how
you act in your circumstances of
life?
We know the great spiritual
significance of Abraham's willing-
ness to kill his own son in obedi-
ence to God. We know the course
of the history of the physical
world would nave been changed
if Goliath had slain David.
Esther's decision was in behalf
of a great people. Perhaps, more
than they realized it, we now
realize the significance to others
of their decisions. But did it really
matter? Couldn't it have been
worked out some other way?
And what about the widow?
Certainly whether the widow lived
or died made no difference his-
torically or otherwise. Why ask
the life of a lowly widow? Did
it really matter that much?
Notice that in each case, God
called for life. Notice, also, in
each case, that God gave what he
requested. He asked for life, and
he gave life.
If life matters, it matters what
we do about our call from God.
In the sight of God, the widow's
life was as precious as the life of
Isaac, or of David, or of Esther.
If this were not so, God would
not have called for the life of the
widow. If this were -iot so, God
would not call for ycu. God calls
only to save. Only precious things
are saved.
One soul lost 's « tragedy of
momentous concern to that soul
and to God. A lost soul is the
greatest of all tragedies because
it is the only thing in existence
which has no remedy. After
death, there is no salvation, no
hope, for a lost soul.
Whether king or shepherd,
whether mighty or lowly, God
calls for every life in order to
save every soul. The only way to
save your life is to give it to God.
Isaac, David, Esther and the
widow lived long lives on earth,
and they live today because they
trusted God with their most
precious possession.
Does it matter?
It is the WW thing *h t roily
ton mwttw,
our meat and drink.
He gives eternal life. "And I
give unto them eternal life; anc^
they shall never perish, neither
shall any man pluck them out
of my hand" (John 10:28). Christ
gives the greatest gift anyone
could desire—everlasting life.
The gifts of Jesus Christ—like
any Christmas gift—are appreci-
ated and effectual only as they
are received and used. Rest,
peace, sustenance, eternal life—
these are yours if you will claim
them for your own.
Make this the greatest Christ-
mas ever by accepting Christ's
gift for you.
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Your expression of
confidence prompts
this short message of
appreciation.
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