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k>in; Is that of ooTetousaeas. It
Is all tha more daagepons "be
cause it Is not one of the vloleiit
sins of men. It works In the re
cesses of the soul, and If allowed
to go uncurbed undermines char
acter, and will eventually lead to
some overt action.
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The Tenth Oommandment
‘‘Thou Shalt not oovet they
neighbor’s bouse, thou shalt not'
covet thy neighbor’s wife, nor Ms
man-servant, nor his mald-serv-
amt, nor his ox, nor his asa. nor
anything that is they neighbor’s'
(Ex. 20:17)."
The word ’’covetouanese" la
variously used as to shade of
meaning in the Bible. In some
instances It signifies "gained dis
honestly’’ as In Bieklel 33.31.
Again It stands for the Inordi
nate wish to have more than one
jpoesessee (see Luke 16:14; I
These. 2:5). Once again, It Is
used to Indicate an inordinate
love of money (see Luke 16:14;
2 Tim. 3:2).
A grave sin Indeed is covetous
ness, so grievous that the Scrip
tures list It among the most hein
ous cornea: "But fornication,
and all uncleanness, or covetous
ness, let It not even be named
among you, as becometh saints
(Ephes. 5:3). In Colosslans 3:6
It is termed ’Idolatry,” while In
I Corinthians 6:10, It Is Bated
as one of the sins that exclude
men from fne kingdom of (Jod:
”Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor
drunkards, nor revllers, nor ex
tortioners, shall inherit the king
dom of Ood.” *
According to the Bible the sin
of covetousnees Is in a very real
sense the root of many other
forms of sin such as departure
from the faith (1 Tim. 6:9-10,
lying (2 Kings 5:22-25), theft
(Josh. 7:21), domestic trouble
(Prov. 15:27, murder
22:12), and ‘‘many foolish and
hurtful lusts (1 Tim. 6:9). The
sin of covetousnees has had a
woeful history in the life of the
children of God. “It was one of
the first sins that broke out after
Israel had entered Into the Prom
ised Land (Achan, Josh. 7); and
also in the early Christian
church immediately after its
founding (Ananias and Sapphira,
Acts 5)." In the light of his his
tory of the sin there is little won
der that the Bible contains so
many warnings against it. “A
careful reading of the O. T. will
reveal the fact that a very great
part of the Jewish law—such as
its enactments and regulations
regarding duties toward the
poor, towards servants, concern
ing geaning, usury, pledges, gold
and silver taken during war^—
was Introduced and Intended to
counteract the spirit of covetous
ness” (The Intornat’I Std. Bible
Encycl.).
Some of the outstanding ex
amples of covetousness include:
Saul (I E^am. 15:9-19): Achan
(Josh. 7); Judas (.Matt. 26:14-
15): Ananias and Sapphira (Acts
6:1-11); Balaam (2 Pet. 2:15,
Jude fl).
Less But More
In the passage from Proverbs
(11:23-24) we have a striking
paradox: “There is that scatter-
eth, and increaseth yet more;
‘ssr In woT&f:j.^. '^y,
chi^y, nod jrdt
may IncreiM, ad the' corn la in-
crmwed, toy being . sown. By
cheerfully using what we have,
our spirits are exhilarated, apd
SO fitted for the business we have
to do: by minding which closely,
what we have Is increased; It
gains a reputation which con
tributes to the Increase” (Mat
thew Henry).
On the otter hand, says Mat
thew Hmury, "A man may grow
poor by meanly sparing what he
has, withholding more than is
meet, nor paying just debts, nor
relieving the poor, nor providing
what is convenient for the fam
ily, nor allowing necessary ex
penses for the preservation of
the goods; this tends to poverty;
It cramps men’s Ingenuity and
Industry, weakens their interest,
destroys their credit, and forfeits
the blessings of Ood: and let men
be ever so saving of what they
have. If Ood .blast It, and 'blow
upon It, it comes to nothing; a
fire not blown shall consume it
(Hag. 1:6-9).’’
All of which reminds ijs of
the words ol Jesus, "Verily, ver
ily, I say unto you. Except a
grain of wheat fall into the earth
and die. It abldeth by Itself a-
lone; but if It die. It beareth
much fruit” (John 12:24). Cer
tainly, In whatever measure one's
seed is multiplied by the sowing
and to whatever extent there is
an Increase of the fruits of one’s
righteousnees. It all comes from
Him who Is the source of supply
(2 Cor. 9:10).
nte Rlrii Fool
f-Funeral Mwvioa
M -at the family Saptf
t lor J. B. Sooth. Raw. QnU^
Tatee conducted the Uat ii^S
3. B. South wrao txMa
1228; departed'thte life Seipt. h
1946, .bMng 23 years, 1 month
and 26 days dd. fie was mar
ried to Miss Gladys Spears . OB
January 28, 1944.
He Is snrrlTed toy hit wife,
Mrs. Gladys South, his father
and mother, Mr. and Mrs. S. A.
South, and the following broth
ers and sister, Ray South, B«-
gene South and Le«sie Mae Mill
er all of Wllbar, fi. C.
llhe pall hearers were Paql
Owens, Eugene Taylor, Allen
Tates, Silas' Owens, Ambrose
Spears and Jake Spears.
The beantltul flowers were
carried by Miss Cavil Owens,
Miss Ola Mae Spears, Miss Min
nie Ray Johnson, Miss Georgia
Spears, Mrs. Woneda ,Faw, Miss
Collie Mae Johnson, Miss O’Des-
sie Pilklngton, Miss Christine
Spears, Mrs. Faye Dancy, Mrs.
Bernll Miller, Mrs. Marie South,
Miss Pearle Spears,-.
J. B. was a kind and loving
husband, and leaves a host of
friends to mourn his loss/—Con
tributed.
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Ray
S WWdUa:
In the closing passage of our
(Ezek. I lesson (Luke 12:13-21) we have
a picture of what is commonly
called “the rich fool.” In the
parable spoken by Jesus we see
“a certain rich man” who be
cause of his bounty decides to
pull down bis barns and build
grater barns'- In which to de
posit his gain in grain and goods
so that he may eventually spy
to his soul, “Soul, thou hast
much goods laid up for many
years; take thine ease, eat, drink,
be meiTy.”
The scene changes however
when God looks upon the cove
tous soul of the one who has
been blessed by material fortune.
God says to him, "Thou foolish
one, this night is thy soul re
quired of thee; and the things
v/hich thou hast prepared, whose
shall they be? So ie he-that lay-
eth up treasure for himself, and
is not rich toward God.”
Jesus expressly declares that a
man’s life “consisteth not In the
abundance of the things which
he possesseth.” Material bounty
does not in itself assure one of
happiness. Things alone do not
make for joy. In fact things tend
to pull one to a lower level in
life. When Satan, following
Jesus' temptation in the wilder
ness was seeking to frustrate the
holy mission of our Lord, he
came to him with the pull of
things. “All these things will I
give you,” he said.
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Perhaps one of the gravest
perils, if not the most serious,
that America faces today, is the
peril of covetousness. In all
walks of life we face the danger
of giving way to the pull of
greed, of covetousness, of self.
TTie only safeguard against covet
ousness is ‘love expressed in gen
erosity, brotherhood, and sacri
fice.”
These are the qualities of char
acter that we find inherent, in
the life of our Lord at every turn
of -his journey among men.
Thesg^ gutties, caiR cpys id
ful man only tn" proportion' as he
comes to know Jesus as Saviour,
Redeemer, and Cleanser from
sin.
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tha wdUc-eod with their ponato,
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iM r e. Daaah Prevette, o f
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O. Wright, returned to her home
Sunday. .
Mrs. Cora Felts, of North WU-
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