East Sweden Tidings, Volume 1, Number 8, July, 1945 Page: 2 of 4
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PRESEINLG TOWg) TE MvRK
In writing to the Philippians; (3:14) Paul said: "I press tonyrd
the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus."
Paul is not satisfied to go in the general.direction of that mark,
Knowingly, he presses directly toward-it. Restated, it means
simply that Paul did his dead level best to live the kind of a life
that God would have him live.
Shooting at a rabbit's heart at twenty feet, it might not matter
so much if one missed it a half inch. He would get the rabbit
anyway. However, if the target were a mile away, that same degree
of inaccuracy would miss the mark by eleven feet.
Sometimes, one may not be too uneasy about not walking the
straight and narrow way but if he permits himself to go lng
enough, he will find himself a long way off of the direct road
When one begins to walk at an angle from the right road, he feeJs
that he can easily step book into the right path, However~if he .
keeps going at that angle, pretty soon he cannot step backs he say
even lose sight of the direct road. In fact, some mountains may
intervene and the traveller will despair of ever crossing them to
get back on the right line. Millions of men, in starting to drink,
have boasted of their ability to step back into the safe path but
later they discover that high mountains of habit separate them
from the sober path and they sometimes lose all hope of ever
surmounting them.
Some may deviate what seems so very little from the God given
way of life but pretty soon crags and canyons of sin separate them
from the paths of righteousness. One can find his way back only
through the Lord Jesus Christ.
Sometimes, a torpedo may be aimed directly at its target and
travel in a true line for a while. Its side may brush a coral
reef and be deflected from its course. Sometimes, lives lived on
the right track may be diverted by sin. The diverted life never
reaches its goal of righteousness.
A number of years ago a good navigator wrecked his ship on
hidden rocks past which he had sailed hundreds of times safely.
Upon investigation, it was found that in opening the compass,
apparently to clean it, he had broken off the point of his knife
blade which remained in the compass. That little bit of steel
deflected the needle enough to wreck the ship. Sin in the compass
of life-- permitted in the conduct of life-- may direct that life
far enough off of the right way to wreck it.
Like Paul, we will aim directly at the mark for the prize of
the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. We will not travel at
any angle, no matter how slightly it may deviate from the right
path. We will not permit any sin within the compass of our
conscience to divert us from the right track. We will not be
satisfied with anything but an accurate aim to live the Godly
life. Then, like Paul, each will say, "Forgetting the things
which are behind and looking forward to the things which are
before I PRESS ON.' I PRESS ON TOWARD TE GOAL
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It has rained, day or night, for the first five days of July.
Small grain is practically harvested and threshed. The rains have
been fine for row crops, pastures and preparing ground for plowing.
Fishing expeditions during June have not been encouraging. The
fish seem to have run out of red points.
Some ten thousand men with rail road experience have been
furloughed from the armed forces to help keep up railway right of
tay and to move men and supplies. All civilians are urged not to
travel by bus or train. Private auto transportation is also out
of the picture. The peak load of rail traffic is anticipated for
December.
Home people are greatly pleased that the San 'rancisco Conference
of forty-six nations actually formed a written constitution for
future world peace, including a provision for codification of
International Law. It is to be hoped that each nation will offici-
ally adopt the constitution and make the International Peace
agreement effective. President Truman has presented it to the
U. S. Senate with the urgent recommendation that it be adopted,
if possible, before the conclusion of the big three congcrence in
Berlin this month.
Fourth of July was rather quiet in these parts. Very few cities
planned celebrations because of gas and rubber conservation. It
was celebrated mostly by picnics and family reunions.
In announcing the signing of the new world constitution by
representatives of nations at Sdn Francisco, a clang of Liberty
Bell in Philadelphia, was introduced into one broadcast with the.
statement that as the bell hd rung freedom for us, it was now
ringing freedom to all nations upon the earth.
Our July Bible reading is Galatians, Ephesians, Col4 s, Ph12.
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Dewey, Anston T. East Sweden Tidings, Volume 1, Number 8, July, 1945, newspaper, July 1945; United States - Texas - McCulloch County - Brady. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth759086/m1/2/: accessed July 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting McCulloch County Historical Commission.