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CLAUDE. ARMSTRONG COUNTY, TEX.. THURSDAY, OCT. 29, 1953.
THE CLAUDE NEWS
GO TO ' > ~~s
CHURCH
Moments in
Meditation .
our Christian faith? This is the
way the Christian glorifies his Fa-
ther which is in heaven.
RISKS
PRAYER
that gets
the teachers
up as
which prayer
HaOiday
Header's
' Emeri-
Presbjterian
Ohio,
from his
to Life."
first, seeing
"In our deal-
i must crane
"All our
we
Inner poverty
cotne down,
ourselves
take us as we
i ought to be.
to moral
bard on our
career. His temptation was to use
His unique personal power to win
worldly success. For his integrity,
in choosing not to be smart but to
be right, he was crucified.
A third risk is the danger of
having our prayers answered. Be-
lieving that God answers prayer,
the author confesses that "some-
times prayer comforts me and
sometimes it frightens me." Beware,
he counsels, for what you pray—
for your prayer may be answered.
Do you pray God to make you an
honest man? Consider the impli-
cations: Do you really want to give
up your pet pretensions? If you
pray for a clean heart, do you real-
ly wish to get rid of your unclean
images and imaginings, the secret
lusts you hanker for?
A prayer for moral betterment is
"no kldglove undertaking," the au-
thor insists. "One has to take hold
of it with the rough hand of a
man who is in earnest, who is un-
deterred by the prospect of blood,
sweat and tears, for only so is mor
a) victory won."
Let no feeling of discouragement
prey upon you, and in the end you
are sure to succeed.—Abraham Lin-
coln.
out that
life of every
thing or
of His
DISTURBING PICTURE
T CHURCH
MiA*
And he railed to the man cloth-
ed with linen, which had the writ-
er's inkhorn by his side; and the
LORD said unto him. Go through
the midst of the city, through the
midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark
upon the foreheads of the men
that sigh and that cry for all the
abominations that be done in the
midst thereof.—Ezek. 9:3b-4
It is generally agreed that the
man clothed with linen represents
Christ. He has the "writer's ink-
horn," for it is the Spirit of Christ
in the writers of the scripture that
speaks to us. The Bible is "the
revelation of Jesus Christ."
Observe the distinguishing char-
acter of God's people. They cried
to God in prayer "for all the abo-
minations" committed in Jerusalem.
They had done what they could to
suppress the i;niversal wickedness
tut their efforts were fruitless.
They cried for the dishonor done
to God's name and the ruin that
was coming upon their churcli and
nation.
Observe the distinguishing care
taken of the remnant. Orders are
given to "set a mark upon their
foreheads." A work of grace in
the soul is like "a mark upon the
forehead," and by it God "knows
those that are his." Why should
we perplex ourselves about this
temporal life if we know, by the
work of God's grace in our hearts,
that we have eternal life?
Assembly of
God Church
Three Minute Sermon
from Moody -Bible Institute
Chicago. III.
THE SHINING LIGHTS
Grandma couldn't stand anyone
who boasted of his good deeds or
achievements. She especially could-
n't abide any of this in a person
who claimed to be a Christian. One
day pompous old Deacon Dogood
came to call upon her and imme-
diately launched into his usual
recital of the good deeds he had
done that. week.
"Then I reached into my wallet
and took out a ten dollar bill . . .
not the church's money, but my
own private funds, y'understand,
and gave it to the poor old fellow
. . ." he droned.
Grandma's eyes wandered out the
window to the rapidly darkening
street. The old lamp-lighter was
pushing his pole into the nearest
lamp. She motioned to the deacon
to watch him. For a few moments
they sat in silence as the old man
went from pole to pole leaving a
brilliantly blazing string of lights
behind him. Finally the lamp-light-
er faded Into darkness, but the
lights went on and on, and as each
lamp was lighted his progress could
be seen.
"I can't see him any more," com-
plained the deacon, fretful at this
interruption of his personal mono-
logue.
"No," said grandma pointedly,
"you can't see him, but you can
see all the good he is doing along
the way."
The deacon got the point, and
soon, with a minimum of words,
he bade grandma a pleasant good
night.
No, the lamp-lighter couldn't be
seen, but his light could be seen.
It was his business to light the
lamps along the way, not to be
seen himself as he did it. That
is the duty of every Christian . . .
to let his light so shine that men
may see his good works (Matthew
5:18) ... not himself.
Can people tell where we are by
the lights we kindle? Cm they tell
whM y« atand Jar—the truth* of
Marvin King of Amarillo, pastor.
Dedication—When building is fin-
ished and paid for. Then pastor is
elected. Sunday School Supt. and
all the teachers elected. Then the
church is organized and ready to
receive members.
WSCS Presents
Bible Study
The Methodist Woman's Society
of Christian Service continued its
Bible Study, "The Prophet Jere-
miah" on Wednesday afternoon,
October 14, 1953. in the cozy coun-
try home of Mrs. Luther Lowry.
In the absence of the Secretary of
Missionary Education, Mrs. Frank
Clark, the group was called to
worship by the Study Teacher, Mrs.
J. C. Yeaman.
Attention was placed on the wor-
ship center, "An Open Bible fcy the
Side of the World Globe" Devotion-
al theme, "The Courage Given Us
by God," scripture: Proverbs 2:1-
2,9; thoughts for meditation, "God
Give Us the Courage to Do the
Things that We Can Do; and to
Always be Ready and Willing to
Answer Your Call," given by Mrs.
J. C. Yeaman. Then Mrs. Howard
Dye led the group in singing "O
Jesus, I Have Promised" with Mrs.
Tom Collins, pianist.
Rev. W. R. Beaird gave a review
of "The Call of the Prophet Jere-
miah." Jeremiah felt the call of
the Lord in the midst of the trou-
bles of the world. In fact because
of the tragedies of worse problems
to come, Jeremiah became a pro-
phet of the Lord. Leaving us a
clear account of his call, it is de-
scribed in three stages. In the
first, he had a vision. God spoke
directly to him, telling him that
even before he was born, he had
been marked to become a prophet.
The second stage in his call came
in his discovery of an almond tree
in bloom which is the first to
bloom in the spring in Palestine.
This vision reassured Jeremiah, as
he was convinced that he had not
seen a mirage the tree was real.
The third stage the boiling pot or
couldron. This seething pot sym-
bolized the clashes among the na-
tions, boiling over among neigh-
boring poo pies in fumes of hate,
greed, ambition, and military pre-
paration. There is a contrast be-
tween the almond tree in bloom,
and the seething pot. One promises
the return of life, the other threat-
ens irreparable loss, even death.
sunoqvs
scRmoft
Rev. Robert II. Harper
New Afen ami New W'orLl
Lesson for October IS: Matthew 5:
13-16; It Corinthians 5: 17-1'J; James
2: 14-18
Golden Text: Matthew 5: 16
The lesson easily divides itself
Into three divisions, each dealing
with an important phase of Chris-
tian life. The first is the life of the
Christian in his influence over
others. Salt Is a saving thing in
the curing of meats. So is a
Christian a saving person in the
presence of others, saving them
from evil and leading them to the
right. Light has been a symbol
among men from remote ages, be-
ing used to illustrate life. As the
light dispels the shadows as it
drives the night away, so the good
man's life, his manner of living
can light the way to God. It is
often better to see how a thing is
done than to hear a hundred in-
structions. A Christian shows men
how to live and they glorify God
in the new way they live and in
their gratitude and joy.
The second section of the lesson
concerns the character of the man
who is a Christian. In Christ he
becomes a new man—old things
are done away and all things be-
come new.
The third section concerns man's
relation to the needs of others and
his responsibility to serve them in
any way possible. James shows
that there is an intimate connec-
tion between faith and practical
godliness. Faith should lead to
good works and without works
faith is dead, being alone. The
men who can stand the test in
these matters will do much toward
making a new world.
DaleCarhhcic
if AUTHOR OF "HOW TO STOP WORRYING AND START LIVING"
BRUCE HAKLEY, 409 West Murray Street, Macomb. Illinois,
graduated from High School and almost immediately began to
worry about something which had been on his mind for weeks. It
seemed to be economically impossible for him to attend college. He
did not have a job and could not secure one because in those depression
days only adults were hired In the few places avail-
able. His father was unable to help since his salary
was hardly adequate for living expenses and he had
borrowed on his life Insurance to the hilt. His pre-
vious savings evaporated In the collapse of the Sam-
uel Insull utilities empire, and to top it off the place
wherq he worked burned dev/n.
There was plenty of work to do on his father's
acreage, but of course Bruce wasn't paid for that,
so be worried day after day and kept his fingernails
bitten back as he wondered how he could go to the
local college—since an out-of-town school was out
of the question. He could not get a scholarship because his grades
weren't quite high enough; he was not a football player, and he could
not obtain employment at the college for the next year because he
would be only an incoming student, and a town student at that.
One day his mother, noticing his nervous condition, told him to try
living from day to day, rather than looking forward fruitlessly to
September. He tried it, and the last week In June a college representa-
tive offered him a Summer job at the school for tuition credit. He
felt so encouraged by this experience that he once again made the
round* of the downtown stores and secured a Saturday clerking job
in t grocery firm. By Labor Day he had accumulated enough work
credit to pay a yew's tuition, and he had enough cash to buy clothes
sod books; thus he was able to keep pace academically with his high
CARNEGIE
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