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PAGE 6 Why Boys Go Wrong Jt,. William J. Robinson, A.M., I'.l'. Igiu ranee is a high way to ruin. It lead- into the way ol pitt;«.ls. snags, veiled tempta tions and other deadly evil- 1 . There are many winsome and capable persons who commend the wiles ol the devil as way of pleasure: "And no marvel: for Satan himself is transform ed into an angel of light." (11 (.'or. 11:11.) "There is a way which seeiiieth right unto a man. but the end thereof are the ways of death." (I'rov. 14:12.) When gripped by bit ter sorrow and insatiable an guish millions have found this true, but it was then too late to mend their ways and walk in the paths of rectitude. Ur. John H. Kvan, Chaplain «i the Illinois State Reforma tory. gives the following rea sons why boys go wrong: "Bail associations and illicit liquor are the causes given by more than half the boys. At least two-thirds of the entiiv .'J.SOu had received no religious in struction for a year or more: prior to their arrest. Of the 2,229 boys who had at one time attended church more than sev enty per cent broke away from church and religious interest at the ages u f fourteen to nine teen. This, according to the boys themselves, is the most 1 dangerous period. Moreover, half these boys came from broken homes—by the death of one or both parents, or by the separation of the parents—and at the tim.' of arrest forty per c .' were really without home .r.fiuence 0 f any ->»rt."—Word ar.d Way. Surely here is food for nui-t serious. persistent and prayful th ;igiit. Thousands of boys and girls are being disgraced Mid ruined annually. Kvei v «;• :i'l»|Ue!lt yoiltll becomes .1 maker u f d..liiHjtk nts. and each iiiif of these is a potential crim inal traveling the path that leads t i the penitentiary, liabi- Thest- horrible farts should Vi.al criminality, and, in many, c.i-i s, the gall'-ws. In many in stances the mile stones oil th > : ads over which they have journeyed are broken heart.-, wr .eked lives, spilled bio >d ar.d !ouls of blackest sham . move every |>arent and every Christian to most earnestly ask what is back of this deplorable condition? What is tie reme dy? The answer is easy. The fear of Cod is not in the heart* ef multitudes of parents; and, therefore, their children d,»; not fear Him and readily fall into the snares of the devil. Cod dishonoring parents send into society nearly all these pitiable delinquents to ruin themselves and poison the; hearts of innocent youths. The remedy is at hand. "Fathers, provoke not your children to wrath; but bring them up in the nature and ad monition of the Lord." (Eph. 6:4.) This done and these chil dren are saved to the paths of rectitude and a happy and hon ored family is assured. For a father to be able to say: "As for me and my house we will aerve the Lord." (Joshua 24:15) will settle this issue for his own home and radiate a saving in fluence into other homes. It is indeed a great privilege so to live as to safeguard your own loved OIKS and bless all the lives you touch. But 1 have written of preven tive methods. Well, alter all. that is the best tiling to do.' Stop producing an article and u will soon in> otf the market. Bin that o'dy a small per cent, shamefully small, of profess edly Christian parents are making any serious efforts to. apply these preventatives. Half of them rarely attend church and still less make any serious effort to train their children to fear Cod. The fact is that mult idues of professedly Christian parents not only do not train their chil dren to fear the Lord, and walk in the paths of rectitude, but actually lead them into tempta- : tion. Such parents are stum bling blocks in the way of their j children and a formidable bar rier against all who would glad-; lv lead them in the ways of • righteousness. This charge is i irrefutable, a horrible indict-> ment of these parents, a burn ing shame and an inexcusable j disgrace to them. They are j : treasuring up bitterness ar.d anguish for their own souls. I it is pertinent to ask what 1 else can he done to save our | youths from becoming deiin- 1 (jueiits and to help those who have already fallen? Tins 1 question will grip ai d effoc- ' tually stir the soul of every earnest Christian, le-move the I causes of delinquency and put i salt guards agair.-t vice i: t.> effective 'iction. • lie-read what !>r. llvan said. These delinquents did n t at • tend the services in the ho'.i-.* of Cod. They had broken away fi ' in the church* s. and in do ing so allied themselves with the forces of «>vil. Having done th > lirst. tla v could not avoid doing the second—there wa ?i) t liing eNe to do. it was in * vitable, utterly unavoidable. To make sure of the safety of a youth this truth must be. i burned into his soul. "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart : and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy way acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths." (I'rov. 3:15, l (!). This is til)' supreme task of each individual Christian and ef tin- churches. To neg lect this duty is to be recreant to a sacred trust: for boys and girls who regularly attend church seldom go far wrong. Let me urge upon every parent, every Christian and ev ery Sunday-school teacher to ! make all reasonable efforts t.» induce every youth, yea everyi soul, to regularly attend the i the services in the house of ; the Lord: and to urge most > earnestly upon each minister j to "declare the whole counsel of God" earnestly, sincerely, 1 forcibly, and unceasingly. For the gospel "Is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth" (Rom. j 1:16). This is the one and never failing remedy. All else is tinkling cymbals and sound-1 ing brass. 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YOI'NIS PKOI'I-E AND ADULT Toe- \ li' —Childhood of the Saviour-King. The contra! theme of Matthew Is , .TCMIS Christ the King, the fultiller of the Messianic hope. In harmony with . tins pre-eminent tlienie, Mittthcw first 1 deals with the hII importuut question of His genealogy, for llis right to oc cupy the throne of David must lie es tablished. The royal covenant was made to fhoid (II Sam. 7:8-16. of. Acta In liarmou.v with this, ttie first verse of Matthew's record constitutes a key to the hook. I. Th« Birth of Jesus, th« King (1:1S- I. The Saviour was to be the seed of a woman (Geo. 3:1'), the son of m lirgin (Is. 7:14). This was fulfilled in the birth of Jesus. The genealogy Matt. 1:1-17) shows Ills legal right to the throne, hut something more ia required in order to be the Saviour from sin. He must tie both liutuuu and liiwnc (Is. J»:7). The Saviour was be got ten by the Holy Chost and born of Hie Virgin Mary, tliua becoming ImiiMnael. which In its fullness means. 'Cod with us. God for us, and God in us." 11. Th« Childhood of Jesua, the King C.':l-•-':). 1. Wise men from the East seeking Israel's King (vv. 1.2). The King's reception was most heartless. Ilis own nation received llitn not. His advent was heralded by a star which guided men of a foreign nation to seek and worship Him. pour ing out their gifts to Him. These men were Persian or Arabian astrologers students of the stars. Their attention was attracted by the appearance of an unusual star. Through the inltu enee of tiie .lews who remained In Chaldea, or the direct influence of I'aniel extending to this time, they had become acquainted witli Israel's lope as to tlie Messiah. 'J. Herod seeking to kill the King (vv. 3-8; 10-18). The news brought by the wise men struck terror to Herod's heart, lie was not alone in this, for all Jerusalem was troubled with liitn. The news to have brought joy, tint a glimpse at the social customs in and about Jerusalem of that day enables us to understand why this news brought uneasiness to the people.They were living in the greatest luxury, l ine dress, sumptuous feasts, tine * house- and other luxuries led to gloss - Immoralities. This is why Herod and Jerusalem were troubled. A Saviour j lio would save them from their sins was not wanted. Their desire was to I coiiiiiiiii* in them. Ilerod demanded of Hie priests and scribes Information as I to where Christ should be born. The] fact that they were able to tell him | so promptly shows that they had a ' t I'hhicftl knowledge of the Scriptures, j hut not a heart for the Saviour set [ forth therein. We face similar condi tions today. This all occurred in Jerusalem, flie city of the King, the place of all places w hero lie should have been welcome. When the wise! men returned to their country by an- j other way. Ilerod slew all the male ; children two years of age and under 1 in itethlehem and its coasts. H. The King found by the wise men 1 (vv.t)-l'J). The wise men having obtained the 1 desired information, started ilntnedi- ! ately lo liml the King. As soon as they ! left the city, the star as it guided them i in the Hast, appeared again to lead litem on. Not that it had disappeared 1 from tlie sU.v, hut the dwellings of the ! 1 city no doubt shut out the sight of it. | Frequently, spiritual vision is oh i scared by the things of this world. ! 4. The King protected (vv. IJI-'JS). (1) flight to Egypt (vv. 13-15). To escape Herod's wicked ulm. God directed Joseph to take Mary and the child Jesus and llee to Egypt. In obedience to the heavenly vision, he went and remained (here till Herod's death. (2) Iteturn to Nazareth (v». 111-23). Upon His dentil of Ilerod, the angel of the Lord directed Joseph to luke Jesus mid Ilis mother and go Into the land of Israel. Hy divine direction, lie returned to Galilee and dwelt at Nitx a ret h. Kind Words Kind words can never die because they are expressions of God's love. (Sod. the ever-living one, Is love, and His words are eternal: they are the expression of His unchanging nature. —Selected. la God's Atmosphere of Lavm When wa are living In God's at- I mo sphere of love H« notices our cry I fw Mp, though Mft aa a whlqptr or a gumst'i End IluU hersoii, prominent: citizen of Sandy Ridjre, was a I visitor to Danbury today. BANNER WAREHOUSE MARTINSVILLE, VA. o t Extends New Year Greetings to the readers of your valued paper and to our many customers who have sold Tobacco with us in the past May 1930 be the sum of 12 months of Health, 52 weeks of Prosperity and 365 days of Happiness, and we hope to have the pleasure of selling your first load in the New Year. MARKET OPENS TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1930. Assuring you of real service and the high dollar, we are Your friends, E. J. DAVIS, D. H. HUFFINES, J. B. DAVIS, R. B. WEBSTER. ii^"y andcArms liy DORIS HALF. Dti Harry Hcanty Consultant F.AUTIFUL hands, more " r\ titan anything else, tell the (cu,. character of their pos n'irir. Many of you probably will *av, "But 1 wasn't horn with beautiful hands, and that's that." Well—l'll admit you can't change their actual formation. If your finger* seem too long or too short there'* little you can do about it. And it's hard to remedy hands that arc very fat or thin. But at ieast you can keep your hands •oft and smooth, even if you have lots of work to do around a house or in an office. Your nails should i.c beautifully manicured, and the cuticle never allowed to become ragged. Perhaps you have hands that were tanned by the summer's sun. Of course this tan will fade in time, but I'd suggest hastening the process by using a gently whiten ing hand cream. Keep a jar of it in your kitchen, up above the sink, and another in the bath room. Always apply a little hand cream after washing your hands, to protect them against possible discoloration or roughening by housework. Use it on the arms, too, especially when they have been wet. After I have given myself a WEDNESDAY. JAN. I, 19/W Corbett Priddy and Ander son Bennett, of Route 1, were I visitors here Friday. facial I like to spread the remain- | ing cream all over my two hands, rubbing them together until most of it is absorbed. If there's time, I masage my arms, too. This will prevent the skin from getting flabby, and will keep it soft. So many of us remember to keep our hands and arms smooth and white, but forget almost en. tirely how easily the elbows be» come roughened when neglected. Let me advise you to rub a skin food or tissue cream into them before going to bed. Both creams are softening in effect, and will help to keep the elbows from be coming coarse skinned. I always put a little of one of these creams into the palm of each hand, and work it into my elbows with firm rotary motions. Usually I leave it on all night, and most of tin cream has disappeared by morn ing. If you're going out in the eve ning, use hand cream on your hands and arms just before you finish dressing. Then dust lightly with a powder puff, and rub in the powder smoothly. This will transform even neglected arms and hands into smoothness and whiteness. Most of us prefer to wash our hands regularly with warm soap and water, but if your skin is very tender and chapped, I suggest substituting a good cleansing cream occasionally.
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