Weekly Devotional]
Column
By James Mackenzie
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I often wonder if other ministers
become as weary as I do of the time
worn charge that there are hypocrites
among church members; and espec
ially as this is used as an excuse to
stay at home on Sunday morning and
read Little Orphan Annie.
There are hypocrites among auto
mobile dealers (as anyone who has
ever heard one of them describe an
old, beat-up jalopy to a potential cus
tomer will readily testify), but I’ve
never heard of anyone ■•to
own or ride in a car for this Reason.
There are hypocrites in the motion
picture industry—plenty of them—yet
you still waste good money to watch
some faded, middle-aged glamour girl
try to act like a kid of sixteen. There
are hypocrites in the church —of
course there are! The world is sat
urated with hypocrites; it is only nat
ural that some seep into the church.
But you are the biggest hypocrite of
' them all if you claim to stay away
from God’s House on Sunday morning
because there are hypocrites in it,
because that is not your real -reason
for boycotting the church, and if you
weren’t such a hypocrite you’d readily
admit it.
You find a hypocrite in the church,
and some of you outside of the church
delight in measuring yourselves by
him. Why pick on the hypocrite? If
you must measure yourself by some
church member, select one who is not
only a church member but *a Chris
tian; whose life has been made radi
ant by the saving grace of Jesus
Christ. Shoose one who has learned
to meet trials and tribulations, trou
bles and frustration, with- unfaltering
faith and firm resolve, trusting in the
assurance and security to be found
in an all-wise God. You’ll find you
don’t “stack-up” so good after all.
There are hypocrites in the church.
Attend services next Sunday anyway.
There is always room for one more.
PRESBYTERIAN SERVICES
Services at the Presbyterian Church
are announced as follows by the pas
tor, the. Rev. James MacKenzie:
Sunday School Sunday morning at
10 o’clock with classes for all ages.
Morning worship at 11 o’clock with a
sermon by the pastor. Tuesday night
at 7:30 the Boys’ Brigade will meet
with games, recreation and devotional.'
Wednesday night at 8 o’clock, mid
week prayer service, with lesson from
Book of Genesis. Thursday night at 1
7:30 o’clock, regular Young People’s]
meeting with all teen-agers invited to
attend.
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bishop, tall and thin,, carried
Christmas gifts to children in
Asia Minor on a beautiful white
horse. He won eternal fame as
Early Dutch settlers in Amer
ica changed his name to Santa
Claus. Washington Irving invent
ed the reindeer-drawn sleigh.
Thomas Nast’s cartoon, above,
added the red costume and cap
Santa’s worn since Civil War
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Today, Santa's still our favorite
Yuletide symbol. Year in and!
year out, he appears on more 1
Christmas cards than any other
single figure—wishing “Merry
Christmas” to loved ones every
where.
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If you want Christmas to come
1 early and stay late at your house —
] retire at once to your kitchen and be
gin experimenting with the best
cookie and candy recipes you can lay
THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON, N. C„ THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1958.
your hands on. We make this fore- 1
handed suggestion because we believe i
that food gifts should be superlative
in flavor, texture and appearance, |
however much or little they cost, and
we have found that last minute trial?
usually end in disappointment.
Having decided on your master
pieces turn next to the wrappings,
practicing with trial paper until the
effects satisfy you.
Finally tuck these directions away
in your mind to be trotted out as you
need them:
(1) Shop soon for your packing and
wrapping materials while stocks are
still complete.
(2) Use coffee cans and large
cracker tins for storing candy and
cookies waiting to be packed. Tin
boxes are also best for mailing.
Aluminum foil or waxed paper make
a practical box lining; add a lace pa
per doily before the lid is put on.
■ (3) Store candies in a cool place
but not in the refrigerator. Make,
first those candies and cookies that j
kept best, storing them in boxes by
themsfelves. Do not mix brittles with
cream candies or crisp cookies and
soft cookies and never pack glaces
FOR SALE
40,000 Cleaned, Used Brick
Kramer Brothers Company
Elizabeth City, N. C. j
Quinn Furniture Company
EDENTON, NORTH CAROLINA
(with anything else, not even tem
porarily.
| (4) Pack boxes tightly, you can
| usually fit in several more pieces as-
Iter box looks full. For candies in
clined to be soft or sticky use cello
phane, waxed paper or individual pa
per cups. For mailing, pack only soft
cookies, crisp ones are likely to reach
their destination in crumbs.
CATHOLIC SERVICES
Every Sunday (except first Sunday
of every month, when first mass is
in Palace Theatre, Windsor, at 8 A.
M.), the Most Holy Sacrifice of the
Mass is celebrated at 8 and 11 A. M.,
each including sermon, Holy Com
munion, followed by Rosary in honor
of Mary, Help of Christians, and for
the conversion of all non-Catholics,
Sunday School, with confessions for
half hour before services in St. Ann’s
Catholic Church. Edenton, stated
Father Francis J. McCourt, pastor,
who invites everybody to all services
and to the Information Forum held in
, the church every Thursday 7:30 P. M.,
• to 8:30, followed by choir practice to
|9:15. Week-days, including every
first Friday and first Saturday of the
month, at 7 A. M., Mass, Communion,
Rosary.
Desperate Resort
Mrs. Bahr (slapping her arm) —
This is terrible! There must be some
thing I can put on to keep the mos
quitoes from biting me.
I Husband—There is. Clothes!
TRY A HERALD CLASSIFIED
I FOR SALE
the following articles at Griffin Grocery
212 East Queen Street:
Sealed In and Hanging- Scales
Hand and Meat Saws
Scoops and Display Plates
Electric Meat Slicer
Large Oil Burner
Deer Horn Chandelier
Commode
Large Electric Fan
Wrapping Paper and Holder
Plate and Plain Glass
Boat Oars
SARA H. EVERETT, Administratrix
ESTATE OF ELIZABETH HURDLE
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