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Sunday School Lesson For Simdaiy Nov. 4, 1945 By Dr. Paul Caudill Topic: “Fellowship In the Church.” Printed Text: Romans 12:8-18. To huve a,proper understand ing of this lesson one will need to do more than consider the printed text referred to above. Special attention should be given to Matthew 18:15-20, where Je sus outlines the procedure for disciples in the church and also Acts 2:44.47 and 4:31-37, where one has a bird's eye view of the YOU’RE RIGHT FOR A- THE COUNTRY IN THE ROYAL STETSON PLAYBOY 'r'ilF, Royal Stetson Playboy *- Kill (lilt you risht- wl-ctber .M>f Jrcssins for a Keck-riiJ the country — a football or any informal ocra- '.0. hs casual lines are riftlil on the button for wear with tweeds. tlQ PAYNE CLOTHING CO. North Wilkeaboro, N. C. early Jerusalem church at work. The modern church could do no better thing than to restudy its methods and objectives in the light of first century Christian ity. For the study of the printed text of our lesson, may we turn to Romans 20, verses 3-18. nie Starting Point. Really this study should begin with an examination of verses 1- 3. which constitute the basis or starting point for fellowship in : the church. In these opening verses a plea is made for seif dedication to God, “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, ac, ceptable to God, which is your spiritual service. And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God." Fellowship with Goo is the only tenable basis for fellowship with man. That is why it is so im portant from the standpoint of world peace that we seek to evan gelize the whole world and that right early. As men dedicate their livc.s to God by faith in Christ his Son, they come to stand upon a sort of common ground and are thereby enabied to deal with their mutual problems in a spirit of Chri-stian charity that otherwise would be imipos.sible. This dedication of self demands a transformation of the mind and heart. The Christian is not to fashion himself in agreement with the ways of the world. He is not to conform himself outward ly to the pagan way of living and this is to the end that they may ■■prove what is the good and ac ceptable and perfect will of God.” It is not an easy matter for an In. dividual to submit all the powers of his being unto God for the do ing of his holy will, but this is what the Christian is command ed to do if he is to live the abundant life. It is indeed a hard saying, but there is no alterna tive. -Apparently first century Christians sought to do just this, however. Their pure lives, aus tere morality, together with their heroic deaths, challenged the ad miration of the Roman world. Their willingness to sacrifice, to suffer, yes, to die, was responsi ble no doubt for many of the ear ly victories of the Christian From where I Joe Marsh Songs for a Better World We were sitting around tt»« embers of Ed Cnunplt’a bar becue last Saturday nJflJit, fin ishing our beer and hot doga while strummed the guitar ... picking out old, friendly songs. Sooa everyone -was The harmony wasn’t too good .,. hnt the tfint waa—a apiiit od frieadship and good hniaor. And it made me think bosw music—music of the people— overcomes barriers of prejudice and Intolerance. A Yankee folk song or an English carol or a Southern metody ttwy aB a common langiiaga rf lh> heart ...bind ft>0Da to^ettMt—halp w fOcyet our grudgw. Krom where I ait, aaMda ean help to mdko Am whole worit Ub. Maybe w« owi^t to hnvo a lot aMre o it-.-tafomml etnaa amnoid the fin, and to the htoBB dad M ane trw that a mdkw glato e haar Mi Into the pl» tsT«. It Jaat natoraOy goea that kind ot O 1945, UNITED STATES taEWtoS FOUKDATIOK Nn* Edgar H. Eoln, Slot. Diroctor, 605-60/ Imoraa i,HC Freshie churches. In IMverslty. One of the most apt warnings ever given the Christian church is that directed against self’-con- ceit, “Por I say, through the grace that was given me, to ev ery man that is among you, not to think of himself more Highly than he ought to think; but so to think as to think soberly, ac^ cording es God has dealt‘to each man a measure of faith. For even as we have many members in one body, and all the members have not the same office: so we, who are many, are one body In Christ and severally memhers one of an other.” Instead of conceit there should be on the part of every 'believer a spirit of humility. There should be recognition by each Chris, tion of the limits of his own gifts: the reality of the gifts of others, and the position of the Individual as only a part of the great community, as well as the very important fact that gifts, whether many or few, are the sovereign bounty of God.” Whatever gift one possesses conies to him as a measure of God’s grace. It Is by the grace of God that we are what we are. As Alexander iMaclaren has well said, “There Is quite as much harm done to Christian character and Christian service by our failure to recognize what Is In our power, as by ambitious or os tentatious attempts of what is above our power. We have to be ourselves as God has made us in our natural faculties.” If the individual has been blessed with exceptional talents, let UB say. in the realm of music, it Is fitting that he the gifted one, and others, his neighbors, con sider the gifts as coming from above, even as “a measure of faith’’ which God has gracious ly measured unto him. The very fact that God bestows upon his children these marvelous gifts reflects his own faith in us and in our ability to achieve through him his holy purposes. We be come his vessels of truth, his In struments of self-expression. What a solemn thought! Now the Christian church is merely a body of baptized be lievers banded together for the purposes of Christian fellowship and cooperative endeavor in a common effort to evangelize the ■world. In our diversity of gifts lies the secret or, rather, our greatest capacity for harmony. The stringed instruments should teach us this. It is only as all of the parts are blended together in concord of sweet sound that the rapturous melodies are to be en joyed. It is not our business as Cbristians to suppress any di versities which may exist in the ranks of God-given abilities; rather, opportunity should be pro. vided for combining these dif ferent gifts into the greater har mony of the whole. I'ntil Christians come to the point that they can recognize greatness in others, even great ness which they themselves can never'lay claim to, they will not have advanced far in the stature of Christian charity. The Neces-slty For Ohrl.stbin Virtues. The closing verses of our les son (9-18) call our attention in a further way to the necessity for other Christian virtues. "Let love be without hypocrisy.” Love is the originating cause of our salvation. It was because of his great love for the world that God gave his only begotten son to be our Saviour. It is by this sign, the sign of love, that men are to know that we are his disciples. NO’nCE OF PUBLICATION North Carolina, Wilkes County. Eidna Marie Willey vs. Robert Lee Willey. In the Superior Court The defendant in the above-en titled action -will take notice that an action as above entitled has been commenced in the Superior court of Wilkes county. North Car olina, for absolute divorce ,and the defendant is further notified to ap pear at the office of the Clerk of Superior Court, in Wilkesboro, Wilkes county. North Carolina, within thirty days and answer or demur to the complaint filed, or the plaintiff ■will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the complaint. This 16th day of October, 1945. C. C. HAYES, ll-8-4tT Clerk Superior Court WILLIAMS » MOTOR CO. 4 T. H. WnUama, Mauagee BEAR Frane Service GOOD CARD CARA. TRCCRR AN* TRACTORS Easy Tcrme Body Rebuilding Blectnc. aad Actoyiet WeMtog Wm Pay Caah for LaU Modal Wracked Cara aad Tmcka ’Phone 334-J Plalaly, ir« are enjoised in Scriptures to lore one another. In truth, lov^ is the fountainhead of all Chrlatian vlrtnea. If we abound in lore, we are certain to abound in grace. Moreorer, the Christian is to shrink (with horror) from that which is evil. He is to hare no part with erll. On the posltlre side, he Is to keep company with (glue himself to) that which is good—the good. With a heart conditioDed by unfeigned lore and with a mind and spirit that Is properly related to the good, it should not be dif ficult for .the Christian to achieve ay "Bb Threih^ Farmers*'in W1BI«|I county who hare lespedesa seed they want threshed or combined, and do not know of any oomblne that can he used, are asked to get in touch ■with the county agent's office. Write a post card or letter, or leare your name and address at the county agent’s office and help will be given in seenring the serr. ices of a combine for you. MaMaeeaaaMaMMetaeaeeMtoMM the other virtues suggested by the . Apostle Paul. They should follow, ^ In fact, as the day the night Elkin, Oct.'29.—’Kftiinr Louie Denny, 17-year.old negro formwa ly Mooresville and North Wilketdioro, who pleaded guilty of robUsg the lJ. S. post office at Elkin recently of more than flOO, In a hearing before TT. G. Com. mlssioner M. W. 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