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GREENSBORO DAILY NEWS, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18, IB21 g Ee'IReadly! . . .-. Imi Oppiiniity Is Cimii Businesa ia rapidly growing better.. Within a few months we shall emerge from the present depression into an era of prosperity- not a frenzied orgy of extravagance such as we indulg ed in during and following the war, but a sane, safe, conservative period of growth, development, and unusual business activity. Be ready fop this wave of prosperity when it strikes 05 -for it is surely coming. Don't be satisfied with a wage-earner's place. You have ability; you have youth capitalize them. Take our and courses in either our Day or Night sessions which begin January 3rd. We know how to give you the largest possible amount of education in the shortest possible time at the least expense. We have always found the demand for our graduates to be considerably greater than the supply. Our graduates get good positions with good salaries where their hours are reasonable, their empleyment pleasant, andlheir opportunities for advancement exceptionally good. Come in and see us about your business training or write for catalog. We will be in the office this week ,..-.:. ...--. . ; . GreensBoirb Commercial School . 534 and 536 South Elm Greensboro, N. C. ' Elliott McClung, Prin. A WORD FROM THE HAUNTS OF PAUL The International Sunday School Lesson For December 25 Is, 1 "A Six Months' Review r of the Life of Paul" Eph. 2:4-10 Bj DR. W. T. ELLIS. 1'laces suggest memories: and this lesson (whioh I have been holding for .two and a half yean) la being; written on the heaving bosom of the Mediter ranean, the glorious blue of whioh must have satisfied the beauty-loving soul of the Apostle Paul as he sailed to and fro across It, In storm and calm. This Is Paul's sea, the sea that he traveled as a missionary, and the sea that wrecked his little oraft. Our course Is laid toward the olty of Antloch, whence he started on his Jour neys, but, although out of sight of land at the moment, we are nearer Ephesus than Antloch. Most of the passengers have been laid lew by the heavy sea; and as I think of the tiny craft upon which the apostle and his companions adventured these great wa ter! I wonder If he also, sensitive crea ture that he was, had to roll up In his cloak under a sheltering side of the hip and simply endure the voyage. It Is. worthy of note how little Paul tells us about himself and his travel expe riences. He had more important things to say. With thronging thoughts of the author, a real man knowing real life, a cosmopolitan man thinking In gen eral terms, we take up these mighty werds of his concerning the grace . of (lad, addressed to the Christians of Kphesus. That Is the first point to perceive. These utteranoes are not vague generalities, spoken Into space. They are personal,, and as dlreot and uppllcable as the . letter a traveler sends to his family. " As he wrote, Paul had In mind the Christmas at Ephesus, (he city where he had undergone tem pestuous experiences. The City of Dlaaa. Bven as I have paused here to look fipon the surging sea wild white horses galloping over the blue pas' lures did Paul raise hie pen occa slonally to think of Ephesua: Its great marble theater, where for hours the silly mob yelled their throats sore In praise of Diana, as a protest , against his preaching; its magnificent high way leading down to the quay, with statues and fountains and fountains and temples and baths lining It; its huge stadium on tho hillside beyond the theater; I Its artlBolal harbor, shaped like a crying pan, and crowded with traffic from the Meddlterranean? Scenes of Its splendor and .of Its sensuality may have crowded his c tlve brain, as he dwelt upon the eur foundings of these friends who were "called to be saints" la heathen. proflgate Epheeus! Let no one say that these passages from Paul's writing are only for the Apostollo Church, and not for us In our more difficult times; thank God, owing to such preaching as Paul's, we have no conception of the un christian character of the Roman civilisation amid vrhloh Paul's converts had to practice their faith. The worst of our modern oltles Is righteous as oomparad with old Ephesus. . Right here we sea the audaolty of Christianity, It offers the best to the worst, the highest to the lowest Degradation does not daunt It. To the sensuallsed Roman It gives a lofty spirituality. There Is no adapt ing of the message to the taste of the hearer; .the Gospel is not oheapened or watered down. With a sublime disregard of environment and hered ity, Paul presents to the Epheslans ex alted spiritual truths concerning the nature of Ood and of His provisions for man's redemption, and of the duty of even a eitlsen et Epheeus to live a saintly life. This Is the answer to the half-baked Intelligence which de clares that one cannot be a Christian in camp or In business,, or in shop or In college or wherever else the com- Square Cedar , Fence Posts Now : v Carried In Stock 6, 8, 10 and 12 Feet Long Greensboro, N. C. J plainer e lot may be east Behold, one oould be a Christian even m Ephesus! Ood Dislikes Buster.' , Squarely countering the eld-new tendenoy to regard man as big and Ood as little, Paul declared that all the aavatlon that had come te his Epheslan converts had been because of the nature of Ood. Men are not eared by being good, but because they are saved they become good. They are saved because Ood Is good. He Is rich In mercy. It is His character that pro vides redemption. Not our deserving, but His designs, Impart tfe. Ood, be ing the sort of Ood He Is, makes It possible for His wandering children to come back home, led by His Son Jesus. What Ood Is Christ Is: and Christ shares Himself with His friends. "By grace are ye saved, through faith, and that not of yourselves; It Is the gift of Ood: not at works, lest any man should boast Evidently Ood does not like boast ers. Wa know what Jesus thought of the posing, parading Pharisee. Religion that Is real always makes one humble and fills one with a sense of unde serving. No true Christian ever brag ged of his own Christianity. For the closer we get to the perfeotlon of Christ, the more hideous de we see our own Imperfections to be. It Is not our merits, but God's nature, that brlnge us salvation. We glory, If at all all, In His grace. What sans the blind -hymn-writer, whose soul had seeing eyesT "Some day when sinks the golden sun, .ueneatn the rosy-tinted west, My blessed Lord will say "Well done!' And I shall enter Into rest. And I shall see Him, faoe te face. And tell the story "Saved by Grace'." In heaven, we are told, the songs of the ransomed ire not of self-exulta tion, but In praise of Hla whose-graae savea mem, despite their undeserving The lea-sick Mlasleaarlea. Whether people are saved or not does not depend upon their feelings. Most religious depression would be cured by a change of diet and a lit tle more freah air and exercise. This lesson takes ua straight baok to the central truth that, whether we feel like It or not we are the children of the grace of God. , On this ship are three women mis sionaries, bound for Jerusalem. Today tney are Seasick. They have no sest for Jerusalem or for their mission. All the enthusiasm that Inspired them to leave America Is gone. They have no Interest In Faul'a Mediterranean or John's Patmos. Seasickness has emptied their souls. Nevertheless, they are on the way to Jerusalem, Just as truly as on the first night when they sang hymns In the saloon. Their feelings dq not affect their progress. That Is the way It Is with the Christian. He may be a strange combination of exaltation and de pression; one day 41 p, the. next day down; for we are mercurial creatures Nevertheless, he Is Christ's In all weathers. It Is not his hold en the .Master, but the Master's hold en him that saves him. "By grace are ye sav jil." We may become sea-sick en route. but we are on the way to Jerusalem. The Soldier Lease. For months paat my lot has been ast with armies and navies. As a war orrespondent, I am In uniform my aelf; and traveling at the moment mricr military permission. I dine frs im'ntly at officers messes and almost never In a home. My dally thought Is if the war and Its after effeots. There ire certain convictions shaping them selves gradually, as a result of these .'oniaits and tMs rather extended ob servation. One of magnitude la that It Is the UiiKllKh-Kneaklng ndtlons, with An rlo-Hitxon traditions of a free Gospel, ,vho are conducting 'themselves most reilitaWy in the hour of victory, and who must bear the heaviest load of r-sponslblllty. .for world-dsconstruc tlon. 1 would write charitably upon .his point, and , without disparage nent of any others. Religion has Some Its fruit In charaoter. The Hrit- sh Umpire and America still hold fan In the great Christian Ideals upon nhleh we are established. And this fHith works out even In the conduct ot the private soldier In such places as ;H.!onira and Constantinople. The ;1itme Is one for fuller treatment than an bo given It hero; for Its gravlly mil significance are beyond measure There Is a direct connection between Mn condition and the present lessori T! religion of. sirs- develops In egrlty of chararh-r. When merf know :hemselves tho direct beneficiaries ol Divine raeroy, wli a responsibility to ioo alone, tney wati-n after the fash on of their faith. Salvation comes no ly character, says evangelical religion, but character comes by salvation. True elision expresses Itself in handl raft In shop and home and field. Or hodoxy Is proved less by words than y giving honest weight and sweeping aider the beds. -, Thla teaching clinches the day'u lesson. Here we have It In Paul's words words worthy to be memo rised, as declaring the very purpose of the coming of Christ, and the inject -f man's redemmpption: -"who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem ua from all Iniquity." Or, more fully to quota, earlier veraea In the lesson, "For the grace of God that brlngeth salvation have appeared to all mo, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously and godly, in this present world." Open Evenings Until Christmas V -f7p JsS Jflte 6 .More Days Fitted Toilet Rolls The fitted' toilet roll is an ac tual necessity to the man of discriminating taste and habit, therefore it makes an ideal gift. These we have are in leather cases fitted with the best of toilet articles. $12 50 to $25,00 Belts and Buckles Good leather belts arid either sterling or plated buckles are a recognized part of' the well dressed man's attire. We have a number of handsome buckles, initialed or ready to be en graved. $1.75 to $3.00 Think of omfort:jfflken You Seek a ni in 9 ans Gift Silk Shirts $5.00 to ' $8.50 Traveling Bags $15.00 to $35.00 Suit Cases $12.50 to -$35.00 Lounging Robes, Smoking Jackets, these are the things Ties that please men most. They speak of a desire on the part of the donor to assure comfort and ease in hours of relaxation. ie ir 1 1 1 n . 1 r-a ine selections we nave include uatn Koues in warm, bright colors, with braid bound collars and cuffs and con venient pockets. These are developed from Blanket Robe material and some of them have sandals to match $10.00 to $16.50 In Smoking Jackets there are selections in medium weight Meltons. Not too "warm, yet warm enough to assure com fort on chilly evenings before the fire. Blues, Browns, Grays "IS "-$10.00 to $15.00 Scotch wove Cheney' Grenadine Knit Tieg Bow Tieg $1.00 to $4.00 Socks Pure Silk Socks Black and Colors 75c to $2.00 Gloves Perrin's the Best -Made $3.00 to $5.00 Gauntlets $5.00 to $10.00 Collar Bags t r ' j.IIar Bags ai a convenience vtry man appreciates, We have ft good nelfictlon In all material. and culore. $1.50 to $3.00 Vaiis.to.ry Clothing Company C H. M'KNIGHT, President. Cuff Links Kum.A-Part Cuff Links In a variety of patterns and ooiurs. Attractive ttnrl th vtry limit In' cqnvenience. Thoy snap. 50c to $2.00 3 'i
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