The Bible Story ? Ruth
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is one of
a series from the Old Testament.
The text is condenspd from selee
(ions by Houston Harte for the
new book, "In Our linage." Illus
tration by Guy Rowe also from the
book.
NOW THERE was a famine in
the land. And a certain man went
to sojourn in Moab. he Elimelech,
and his .wife Naomi, and his two
sons Mahlon and Chilion. And
they came into Moab, and con
tinued there. And her two sons
tool? wives of the women of Mo
ab: one was Orpah. and the other
Ruth: and they dwelled there
about ten years. A id Mahlon and
Chilion died also; and the woman
was left of her two sons and her
husband.
Then she arose to return unto
the land of Judah. And Naomi
said to her daughters in law, Go,
return each to her mother's house:
The Lord grant that ye may find
rest, each in the house of her hus
band. Then she kissed them; and
they lifted up their voice, and
wept. And Orpah kissed her mo
ther in law; but Kuth clave unto
her. And she said, Behold, thy
sister in law is gone back: return
thou after thy sister in law. And
Ruth said, In! real me not to leave
thee, or to return from following
after thee: for whither thou goest,
I will go; and where thou lodgest,
I will lodge: thy people shall be
my people, and thy God my God:
Where thou diest, will I die, and
there will I be buried: the Lord
do so to me, and more also, if
ought but death part thee and me.
So they two went and came to
Beth lehem in the beginning of
barley harvest.
AND NAOMI had a kinsman of
her husband's, a mighty man of
wealth, aid his name was Boa/.
Ana huth the Moabitess said unto
I Naomi. Let me now go and glean
ears of corn after the reapers.
And she said. Go. my daughter. I
And she went: and her hap was!
to light on the field belonging unto)
Boaz.
And Boaz came, and said to his ?
1 servant that was set over the reap- j
' ers, Whose damsel is this? And !
the servant answered, It is the |
; Moabitish damsel that came back
I with Nadmi out of Moab. Then !
I said Boaz unto Ruth, Hearest thou !
j not, my daughter? Go not to glean i
! in another field, but abide here
| fast by my maidens. So she glean
j ed in the field until even, and beat !
I out tfiat she had gleaned: and it
j was about an ephah of barley,
j And she went into the city: and j
j her mother in law said. Where j
1 hast thou gleaned today? And she |
| said, with Boaz. And Naohii said.
Blessed be he of the Lord, who
hath not left off his kindness to
| the living and to the dead.
| THEN NAOMI said unto her.
My daughter, shall I not seek rest
j for thee, that it may be well with 1
! thee? And is not Boaz of our kin
dred. with whose maidest thou^
; wast? Behold, he winnoweth bar j
ley tonight in the threshing floor. |
| Wash thyself therefore, and an- j
J oint thee, and get thee down to
' the floor: but make not thyself i
known unto the man, until he
shall have done eating and drink
ing. And when he lieth down,
thou shalt mark tA- place where;
he shalg|?e, and thon shalt go in, :
and unqM?pr his feet, and lay ihee j
down; and he will tell thee what
thou shalt do.
And she went down unto the
? floor, and did according to all that
her mother in law bade her.
AND AT MIDNIGHT, the man
i turned and. behold, a woman lay j
THE LITTLE COUNTRY CHURCH
To a Country Parson
He gained no post of prominenee
In priestly realm ? nor did he ask
That prelates grand in conference
Should grant to him the favored
Task; but as he labored near the sod.
Men looked on him and thought of God.
No temple his with cloistered wall
And spires searching out the clouds ?
No costly chimes to sound the call
Of worship to the worldly crowds:
But. when he spoke, men paused to hear.
And sensed a holy spirit near.
No swarming masses thronged his pews,
Nor urged the aisles to speak his fame;
No flaming headlines in the news
Gave to his sermon wide acclaim;
But, when he preached the word to men,
Hearts found the Christ, and lived again.
Through years of glad unselfish toil,
And service free, he gave his all;
He dwelt with those who tilled the soil,
And waited for his Master's call ?
Through fertile field, o'er hallowed clod,
A country parson walked ? with God.
? By J. Shenton Lodge
Rev. H. L. Harrell
Straits Methodist Charge
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The Rev. J. R. Davidson Presides
At Ministerial Meeting Monday
In the absence of the president,
the Rev. W. W. Davis, the vice
president. the Rev. J. R. Davidson,
presided at the January meeting of
the Carteret County Ministerial
association Monday morning at the
civic center. Morehead City.
The Rev. Priestley Convers led
the devotional, reading Rphesians
2:1-10. His subject was "The
Meaning of Christian Grace."
That Paul was combatting the le
galism of his day. emphasizing
"Salvation by Grace" over against
"Salvation by human effort," was
pointed out by the speaker.
It is the custom of the associ
ation to have a topic presented by
a member at each meeting, follow
ed by a period of discussion when
all members may participate. Fol
louing this custom, the Rev. T.
R. Jenkins, minister at Ann Street
Methodist church. Beaufort, read
a paper on "The Makings of A
Good Minister of Jesus Christ."
Mr. Jenkins stated that a minis
ter should (1) possess a sterling
character, seeking to live a life
above reproach; (2) be a scholar,
especially of the Bible; (3) stand
for something and not only
"against" things; (4) love people,
friends and foes; (5) preach the
truth in love, positively; (6) prac
tice ethical principals at all times.
After the presentation of this
paper a helpful discussion of com
mon problems of the minister was
held.
After the reading and approval
of the minutes of the last meeting
problems relating to the work of
the association were discussed.
The Rev. W. D. Caviness stated
that he had sent copies of his let
ter "Christmas Before Thanksgiv
ing." to the following papers, in
addition to the Carteret Countv
NEWS-TIMES: (1) The Charlotte
News: (2) The Greensboro Daily
News; (3) The News and Observ
er; (4) The New Bern Sun Journ
al; (5> The North Carolina Christ
ian Advocate. This was in fulfil
ment of a request of the associa
tion. made last month.
The time for "The Church of
the Air" (morning devotions! over
WMBL was discussed. Because
several people have stated their
desire to have this program at an
earlier hour, the association voted
to move it up sometime between
the hours of 8 and 9 o'clock if
this arrangement can be worked
out satisfactorily with the local
radio station.
The, meeting concluded with
prayer by the Rev. L. C. Chandler,
Atlantic.
L. A. Tilley, Secretary
Ministerial Association
at his feet. And he said, Who
art thou? And she answered, I
am Ruth thine handmaid: spread
therefore thy skirt over thine
handmaid; for thou art a near
kinsman. And he said, Blessed i
be thou of the Lord, my daughter;
for thou hast shewed more kind
ness in the latter end than at the
beginning, inasmuch as thou fol
lowedst not young men, whether
poor or rich. And now, my daugh
ter, fear not; I will do to thee all
that thou requirest; for all the city
of my people doth know that thou
art a virtuous woman.
AND BOAZ TOOK RUTH, and
she was his wife: and the Lord
gave her conception, and she bare
a son. And the women said unto
Nuomi, Blessed be the Lord, which
hath not left thee this day without
a kinsman, that his name may be
famous in Israel. And he shall be
unto thee a restorer of thy life,
and a nourisher of thine old age:
for thy daughter in law, which
loveth thee, which is better to thee
than seven sons, hath born him.
And Naomi took the child, and
laid it in her bosom, and became
nurse unto it. And they called his
name Obed: he is the father of
Jesse, the father of David.
The peanut, a member of the
pea family, is a Native of Brazil.
Methodists to Sponsor
Youth Group to Germany
The North Carolina conference
of the Methodist church will spon
sor a youth caravan to Germany
this summer.
W. 0. Caviness. pastor of the
Franklin Memorial Methodist
church, is chairman of the com
mittee which is compiled of Dave
Cozart, Miss Susan Waller and
members of the board of mission
and church extension and the
board of education of the confer
ence.
Lach Methodist minister of the
' conference will be sent informa
tion concerning the project and
requirments for members of the
caravan. Mr. . Caviness said. More
information will be published in
THE NEWS-TIMES at a later
date.
Barbecue at Camp Glena"
The Methodist church at Camp
Glenn will serve barbecue tomor
row and Saturday to raise money
to complete the building of new
church school rooms. Barbecue
will be served in the tea room.
| next to the church, from noon
thrcimh the supper hour both
Price will"" be $1 per plate.
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THE WORLDS MOST WIDELY USED DEVOTIONAL GUIDE
Bible Wisdom for Human
Guidance
FRIDAY, JANUARY IS
"Pray without ceasing." I Thes
salonians 5:17. (Read I.ulte II:
1-S.)
In Korea, a missionary was
stricken with a serious contagious
disease. For several weeks, she
could not lift her head of( tiie pil
low. But she could pray. In su?h
an outstanding way were her pray
ers answered that a Korean helper
said, "You had better stay in bed
all your life." The missionary's
comment was, "Must we go to bed
to tike time for prayer?"
A Korean Christian patriot who
had been kept in solitary confine
ment for 25 months without even
a Bible to read, cami out with a
smile and a triumphant testimony.
He had been praying without
ceasing. He was too much for the
Japanese military; they had power
over his body but none over hi>
spirit.
Whether we recline upon a bed
because of illness, whether we are
seized and persecuted for our faith
and beliefs as Christians, or
whether we move about as free
men among men. we can "pray
without ceasing."
PRAYER
Forgive ua for our neglect of
prayer, oar Father. Give us faith
to realise the possibilities In pray
er. Grant us the desire to pray
without ceasing. For Jesus' sake.
Amen.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
To pray without ceasing is Bible
wisdom for my guidance.
Oelen I. Billings (Philippines)
Haitians Asked to Drop
Schools From Nailing List
The Russian Embassy, Washing
ton, D. C., has been requested by
H. L. Joslyn,, county superintend
ent of schools, to drop Carteret
schools from the mailing list for
their "USSR Information Bulle
tin."
This magazine is published twice
weekly by the Russian embassy.
Mr. Joslyn said that since Ameri
can magazine and information bul
etins have been banned from dis
tribution in Russian schools, he
does not believe that his action is
out Of line.
eranz
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