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\ The First Step
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% Doing Something
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, Getting Someuher^ ’rK.
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• A LITTLE CHURCHGOER.^1 j
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• Today's’ the very firstest tiihe ■
■ -I * ever went to church at all
Wouldn’t go before because —
My mother said I was too small; j
•i;!6ut now I’ve had a birthday; So
’T-'hi -plenty big enough to go.
j listened very hard today,
And sat up just as shill and good.
The people pang such lovely hymns;
And 1 sang too, the best I could.
The preacher read the Bible twice.
I think that church is very nice.
My grandmamma, when she began
To go to church j was only three,
And she’s been going sixty years;
She says she guesses 1 will be
\ Just like her—and I hope so, too;
I’m going to church my whote life
through.
—Source unknown.
O CHIE SAN.
It was a happy day fop 0 Chie San,
because that morning her father bad
said that she might begin going to
the kindergarten taugh by the young
women missionaries- “You must not
believe what you hear them tell
about their God, for our .gods in Japan
are different.” said her father- ‘‘But j
in their school you will learn the
English language, so you may go to
morrow.”
- i, Ift lhe kindergarten O Chie Sain
,saw. pictures and heard stories about
Jesus, and she learned that God is a
dear, loving heavenly Father who is
. always near to help, although people
cannot see Him. The great ugly,
stone god before which she had been
taught to bow in the temple was not
at all like that, and O Chie San was
pways afraid to look at it. But after
she learned about Jesus she would
Whisper as she knelt beside her
another in the temple, “Dear Jesus,
take care of me.”
One day her whisper was loud
enough for her mother to hear.
‘‘What are you saying, O Chie San?”
her mother asked. When she found
that her little girl had been praying
to the missionary’s God while sho
was bowing before an idol in a J^.p
enese temple, she “was greatly fright
ened- They hurried home, and the
father and mother said many prayers
and offered many gifts to the idols
to keep them from doing something
terrible to punish them all for what
O Chie San had done.
The little girl wag not allowed to
go to the kindergarten, and she was
kepj inside the house, except when
she was taken to the temple to ask
the idol’s forgiveness. “But he can
not hear us as Jesus can,” said O
Chie San.
“You must not talk about Jesus any
more,” said her father. ,
Then one- afternoon the teacher
came to see why O Cbie San did not
come to kindergarten. O Chie San
sat beside her and held her hand
tightly while her father, her mother
and the teacher talked. The teacher
•was so gentle and so kind that the
father and mother could not keep on
being angry with her; and ifrben she
went away she left a Bible 'which
they promised to read.
They found new apd wonderful
thingg in the'Bible. O Chie San was
surprised when her father asked her
to say ior him the little prayer she
had learned,* and to sing the song,
“Jesas trfHrefr Me. ” The next stbrn- <
tag she went back to the kindergar
ten.
“My father !* coming soon to get
you to tell him more about Jesus”
she said.—Belfast Witness,
HOW WE CAME TO HAVE PINK
ROSES.
'Oiice upon a time all the roses in
the world were White- There were
no yellow roses, no pink roses, no
redlr6seS; ail1 the roses in all the
world;were sdlid white.
v"‘ -.One ?iBhsbrntuS,'';ddWii by the garden
fejibe/ 'A JittJo Rosebud peeped out.
and sau^the big, round sun looking
"flb'wb* “hbr ?' ¥le stared and stared
"ht ’ hbr • sb 'hard ' that she became
fW^htefifedV but after a while she
ibdfc^Sufage arid'looked up at • him
Tdtdl skid bravdiy, ■“Mr. Surif wby do
'^ddr 'look at; me so hard?”
'.kta the old Sun.v laughed. He
laughed and laughed. Then he said
tehsihgly, ••
"Because you are so pretty.’’
Now, then, what do you suppose,
the little Pink Rosebud did? She
blushed! She blushed pink!
•And even since then we have had
pink roses.—Exchange.
"WITHOUT WAX.” v
Do you ever use the word sincere?
You know what it means, but do you
know the origin of the word?
Long ago it was the custom to fill
up flaws or cracks in marble, and
•sometimes in furniture, with wax.
Of course this was a kind of deceit.
The wax didn’t show, but because it
was soft it wouldn’t wear well- Soon
it would get scratched or come out
and leave the crack.
So when marble or anything of the
sort, was guaranteed to be flawless,
or perfect, it was marked “sine cera,'*
which are the Latin words for "with
out wax.”
So the words sine cera came to be
“sincere,” It still means pure or
without deceiit. When you say *a
sincere promise,’’ or “sincere friend,’’
you mean that your promise, or your
friend, i8 real, and not Just pretend-*
ing.
The next time you make a promise,
stop and ask yourself if you really
mean it as a sincere promise, • or
whether there was wax in it- Do you
really mean to keep the promise or
is there some little crack in it?—
H. A.
MRS. JILES’ LECTURE TO THE
GROWING YOUTH.—PART III.
Theme: Lost Time —No Reward is
Offered, For It Is Gone Forever.
Progress of time ha3 caused a mys
terious and inexplicable wave to
surge over us- We' find it rigid and
very elastic. And not as yet has m^n
been able to check the swift stream
of time. Together the sloven( lazy,
genius and energetic persons are
wafted in on the everlasting—Now.
No powqp of man can change the po
sition of the mighty hand that points
the fleeting hours. Nor can we, re
call again &e past and do what might
have been done, for when we have
idly spent precious hours they are
gone forever, and the future lia before
us fluid. Its gates of opportunity and
possibility stands ajar
A shadowy night there is in the
future, and whatever we think, feel'
or do Is held in time’s adamantine
grasp> and is gone ever more. What
la done is sealed by the irony Jus
tice of nature and we can not dare
recall it.
Time excels the saddest fate or
doom. Time’s inexorable arms hold
its prey in its irresistible embrace.
Yet, my young readers; we argue
that time seems partial, as it eeems
to stretchi out to . one person more
than the other, some can accomplish
twice the amount of others in the
same time. Some only require a few
spaces of time with, which they can
wrought wonders^ while others- have
eternity before them and yet they are
found almost within the shadow of
their starting goal.
Strive to redeem time—-fill each
hour with freights of noble possibil
ities, and endeavors as they pass,
then let the exclaiming voice of the
past herald the, Whir Done.
Time is the only safety vault into
which we store onr earthly deeds
and kind acts. We find it thief proof
and ever endurable, so strive to fill
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use of every possible moment.
We get just punishment when we
look back to the irrevocable past and
see nothing attempted, nothing done.
The space over which we have come
thus far to the most of us is empty
and void and can never be refilled,
but when we are able to redeem
time we are able to rest in eternal
bliss.
So here we cannot forget Dryden
when he wrote:
“Happy is the man and happy he
alone, '
He who can call the hour his own, :
He who secure within can say,
Tomorrow do thy worst ‘for I have
lived today!
Be fair, or foul, or rain, or shine j
The joy 1 hate possessed in spite Of
fate is mine. 1 i
Not heaven itself upon the past has
potter;
For what has been has been and I
have had my hour.” "v
We must strive to be true to our
inner convictions, obey the com
mands of God, do the best within us,
and We can easily convert time into
life. -
You can bring forth fruit in youth
and when you have grown old you
can see the light of your life still
darning in day3 past.
The first and best method to make
use of time is to be true tc your inner
guide. Grieve not over the past, and
look not too eager for the future, but
let tomorrow take care of tomorrow.
Jesus has said, “Take no thought for
tomorrow. ”
Now, let us see how we can best
use our time. First we must have
life in our couls. He will accomplish
something who tries to be something.
Try to keep the old and grasp for the
new. •;
We must first be something in order
that we may do something. To do is
to be, and to be is to do. Faith is a
stimulant to the young who try.
to make every hour count one.
Unless we begin nqw, to do our
best while the opportunity is ours to
do we will let the evening isun of life
go down on us emptyhanded. A uni
versal alibi of the world today is “I
haven’t time.” But °*e poet has'said,
“Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old time is still afl$lng,
The self same flower that blooms to
day' ■ '• ■
Tomorrow will be dying.
Phila., Pa.
MRS. H. E. PETERS WITH US.
The coming of Mi's. H. E. Peters
to the’city is a source of inspiration
to the missionary workers. Mrs.
Peters wtith her husband has spent
many years in Africa as the mis
sionaries of the A. M. E. Zion
Church. They only get to America
once every four years and always
have a message fresh from the
field. They are touring this section
of the country now preparatory to
leaving for their post in Africa. They
were the principal speakers at
Grace church Sunday aftemooh by
request of the Missionary workers of
the cdty. This was a great meet
ing and Mrs. Quinn prepared a
liberal program, so that all had
an opportunity to see and hear Mrs.
Peters before She sails again to our
motherland.—The Progressive Mes
senger.
CHURCH GIVES PA8TOR AN AU
TOMOBILE.
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As an«expression of the high and
genuine esteem in which the officers
and members of the Lomax A. M •
E. Zion church at Arlington hold
their faithful and capablte pastor, the
Rev. F. R. Killingsworth, D. D.*.
they have presented him with a hand
some automobile. The gift is rather
unique in that it is the first of its
: kind'among the A. M. E. Zion
churches in this vicinity. Of course,
some few congregations purchase
cars for the use of their pastors
while serving them, but there has
> been-no other out-right gift of this
nature so far as we have been able
to ascertain.
Dr. Killingsworth, who owns a
beautiful home at .1509 S St., N. W..
has been the recipient of much de
served honor recently. He has re
ceived the degree pf Doctor of Divin
ity from Livingstone College; was
complimented with membership in
the last Quadrennial Conference, of
his denomination, held at Indianap
olis, Indiana*, inborn serving as Sec
retary of the Interdenominational
REVERENCE
Planted in Childhood
will
Bear Fruit in Manhood
in -
BETIER LIVES
HAPPIER HOMES
NOBLER CITK^NS *
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON.
Edited. By Dr. J. Francis Lee.
LESSON I—OCT. 5, 1924.
THE CHOICE OF .THE .TWELVE
Lesson Text Matt . 3C 1-3.
1. Golden Text: Freely ye have
received freely give. Matt. 10:8.
2. Memory Verse: Freely ye lave
received, freely give. Matt. 10:8.
3. Time: A. D. 31.
4. Place: Near Capernaum.
5. Leading Thought: Success
comes only through co-operation.
6. Historical Background
Jesus knew that alone he could not
carry forward the work of salvation,
that he must have human coopera
tion; and he therefore ^selected
twelve men to enter into cooperation
with him in the work of human re
demption. The personnel of this se
lection does not represent the learn
ed, nor does7 it represent the leaders
of his nation^ for these were not in
sympathy with his aspiration, the
leaders were altogether too selfish to
follow him; they feared Ms influ
ence. But these men selected were
sincere, and had faith .in Jesus and
faith in any cause which he might
espouse. Why did he select Judas?
Well, Judas must have another
chance, and Jesus gave him his
chance, and he lost. »
7. Topical Outlines:
I. The disciples chosen, vs. 1-5.
II. The twelve commissioned, vs.
6-8.
8. T^e Lesson Exposition.
A. The Disciples Chosen.
And he called unto him the twelve
disciples. The word, apostle, so often
used by Jesus, meana one sent forth
under orders. These twelve were
chosen by the Lord himself, as was
Barnabas, or by the Holy Spirit,
Heb. 3:1; Mark 3; 13. He did . not
send them unprepared; but endowed
them Vith signs, gifts, miracles and
power. He gave them power against
unclean spirits. '
The names of these men are here
recorded; and among whom, will
hereafter hold a commanding place
in the world’s history: Peter, John,
Philip, Matthew, and Mark. Peter
the apostle unto the Jews; but also
the one who opened the gate of sal
vation unto tbs Gentiles. John, the
beloved of Jesus, and the man who
made the church^ a very large litera
ry contribution. Philip, through whom
the gospel was introduced into Afri
ca, at least indirectly.
Go ye not into the way of the Gen
tiles. The program thus far made by
JesuS is altogether Jewish. He has
in contemplation the Gentiles as by
products, of the gospel. He therefore
sends the twelve only to the lost
sheep of the house of Israel. They
must not go unto the Gentiles, who
possess some J wish blood, but they
are commanded to confine the procla
mation of the kingdom to those of
Israelitish blood; they must have
flrst opportunity.
MS. The Disciples Commissioned.
As ye go preach. The Apostles were
to make preaching their principal
Minsters’ Alliance of the District of
Goihunbia, and as -President of the A.
M. E. Zion Ministers’ Union. He and
his congregation are quite busy now
adays , in the work of completing
their new forty thousand dollar brick
chufcch. In a recent rally they raised
more than five thousand dollars.
Both pastor and congregation deserve
hearty congratulation—The Wash
ington Sentinel; ' ': ‘ . **
FAMILY
ALTAK
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business, not the kind of preaching
as whs done, by the scribes and phar
isees; but such as was done by Jesus
, himself; The burden'of their preaching
. was not the gospel, but the kingdom
long siince promised through the
prophets. Isa. 11:1-16, 30:1-2; n
, Sam. 7:4-7. The kingdom long de
layed is at hand; and Jesus sends
forth his apostles as heralds to invite
them in. Read-the parable of the
lost sheep. *
Jesus endowed them with power as
credentials of their commission. Heal
the sick, cleanse the leper, raise the
dead, cast out.devils. There is to ba
no commercializing of these gift3.
but they are commanded to give free.
|ly of what they possess.1 Freely y©
have received, freely give. They ware
{to have no permanent abode, but
we re to go from place to place. The
command Was ever, go. The call to
the kingdom program was indeed ur
gent, and this was Israel’s opportune
ty.
Jesus had delegated to them his
vown power, for they proved the gen
uine ground of their claim, as her
alds of the kingdom. The urgency of
the commission forbids their taking
time to make any lengthy prepara
tion, as for a long journey, but hurry
out heralds who the Lord hath sent
on the king’s errand. •
•REPORT OF THE SELMA DIS
TRICT CONFERENCE, S. S., V.
C. E., W. H. AND F. M. SOCIE
TY, BUDS OF PROMISE AND
THE Y’S.
By Rev. J. W.
Cost, D. D.
Before writing this report, please
allow me to say that some one tore
the leaf out of my tablet, containing
the organization of the conference.
But aS we caa remember that, Dr.
Alstork at 10 o’clock read Scripture
lesson and preached from it' a most
excellent sermon, associated by Dr.
Blackledge and other ministers. The
opening was very impressive. The
annual sermon was delivered by the
learned Dr. S. L. Stinson, pastor of
Jackson circuit. The organisation
v/as as follows: Chief secretaries,
Mrs. Cora King, District Vice Presi
dent of W. H. and F. M. Society,
assisted by Dr. L. B. Blackledge, ye
writer, reporter to the papers; mar
shals, H. Zigler and Brother E. J.
Tiith. The Sunday School depart
ment was taken up. Superintendents
and delegates reported as usual. The
Sunday Schools showed through
thedr reports great improvement to or
oyer that of last year. Then came
the reports from the pastors from
their various churches which showel
splendid progress. Nearly all of the
delegates reported and asked for the
.return of their pastors and presiding
elder. Here I think It will be benefi
cial to sayrthat Dr. A. G. Alstork is
fully awaked to his duty as presiding
elder. He touches every phase of the
work committed to his care. He is
almost perfect in it. He has a splen
did vocabulary of good sound, com
mon sense that Is hard to turn down
anywhere. In the opening Rev. Cost
lined hymn. Dr. Blackledge read
40th Psalm. Prayer was offered by
Dr. S'. I*. Stinson. Here the presid
ing elder introduced Dr. Stinson to
preach the annual sermon from the
15th vers*$ of the 9th chapter of The
Acts. Adjournment.
Reassembled at 3 P. M. Reports
of Superintendents of Sunday Schoo s
continued, followed by the delegates
of the Sunday Schools and prayer by
Rey. X*. D. McUllum.
Evening session of the first day’s
opening the Holy Spirit was with us,
the presiding elder having preached a
short, but soul stirring sermon, which
be did in most all of the openings.
Here the meeting was turned over
po the most worthy pastor, Dr- Mc"
Crawford, who in turn rendered a
splendid program of welcome address
es and responses by the ministers
end delegates. The choir, with Rev*
■Willson as director, rendered splen
did vocal music. Brother Stewart
welcomed us op behalf of the church
and Mlss Ether Lelaon delivered the
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