'"?S'J.SU*
- - ?
ror uii lieaters and Furnaces
? Metered Service ? Give Us a Trial
NO COLD HOUSE WHEN WE SERVE YOU
S. V. TOMLINSON CO.
Telephones 90 ar 439
mm
atid
GENIE
?EDISON c\
CENTENNIAL^
L 1847-1947 1
the progress of electricity the
greatest invention of Thomas A. Edison
was the first successful light bulb.
In that invention, modern genius re
leased the ^modern genie . . . and started
a new way of life.
That's why all the world joins to honor
America's great inventor on his one
hundreth anniversary.
DUKE} POWER COMPANY
^rvrtyo th J^Ltd/rnorvt CxiAjybn&S.
Sunday School
FEBRUARY 23, 1M7
Lesson
V " * '
By Dr. Paul
Caudili
Topic: The Good Shepherd
Scripture: John 10:7-18
Various metaphors are employ
ed In God's Word to interpret the
character and mission of Jesus.
He is spoken of as "bread" and
[as "truth" and as "light." In to
day's lesson, however, Jesus, pre
sents himself as the Good Shep
herd and through the parable of
the sheepfold interprets for us
hie saving ooncem for all the
peoples of the world.
False Messiahs
Beginning with verse 7, Jesus
repeats the allegory found in the
opening verses of the chapter
"with more detail and with more
directness of application"' (Rob
ertson).
He begins by declaring himself
to be the door of the sheep and
warns his disciples against the
I claims of false messiahs?self
j appointed leaders who make hav-'
I oc of the flock. "Jesus, therefore,
j said unto them again, Verily, ver- j
ily, I say unto you, I am the
| door of the sheep. All that came
before me are thieves and rob
bers: but the sheep did not hear
them." \
Jesus is the only valid door of
access to the spiritual fold. There
is no way of entrance into the
kingdom of God except through
him (John 14:6).
Numerous imposters had ap
? peared already and had made no
I little havoc among the "Sheep."
, Others would appear: "There
shall arrive false Christs, and
false prophetee, and shall show
great signs and wonders; so as
I to lead us astray, if possible,
[even the elect" (Matt. 24:23f) ?
I There Is no end to these false
prophets: "Beware of false
prophets, who come to you in
sheep's clothing, but inwardly
are ..ravening wolves' (Matt. 7:
15). These "wolves" grow fabul
ously rich by foisting their spir
itual nostrums upon credulous
sheep. Fortunate indeed are those
who know the Shepherd's voice
One cannot afford to accept
the promises of every co-called
spiritual leader. The .content of
religious thought must be ex
amined so as to see if it corres
ponds to the teaching and life of
Jesus.
The Only Way
In verse 9, Jesus says "I am
the door; by me if any man en
ter in ,he shall be saved, and
shall go in and out, and shall
find pasture."
Here Jesus declares unequivo
cally that he is the only way and
this is exactly as it must be if
we are to accept Jesus as God's
Son who came to earth for the
salvation of the world. Jesus
tells us that he was sent to the
earth by the Father (John 5:23)
and that through the hearing of
his word and faith in his person
and mission man has eternal life
"and cometh not into judgment,
tout hath passed out of death Into
life" (John 6:24).
These claims of Jesus may be
called narrow and Intolerant and
they are?as narrow and intol
erant as truth.
Liberal dogmatists of today
will-not like these words of
Jesus any more 'than the religi
ous dogmatists of Jesus' day. The
words were' unpalatable then to
thope* who were unwilling to ac
cept Jesus Christ as Messiah?
the Messiah that had been prom
ised in the Old Teetamedt. But
Peter tells us that "in none oth
er is there salvation: for neither
is there any other name under
heaven, that is given among
men, wherein we must be saved"
(Acts 4:12) and Paul says that
his name "iB above every name:
that in the name of Jesus every
knee should bow, of things in
heaven and things under the
earth, and that every -tongue
should confess that /eeus Christ
is Lord, to the glory of God the
Father" (Phil. 2:10f).
The Good Shepherd
In verses 11 and 14, Jesus por
trays himself as the "Good
Shepherd" and justifies his state
ment in two respects.
First, he is the Good Shepherd
because he lays down his life for
his sheep (v.'11). He that is an
hireling does, not do this. When
the hireling beholds the wolf
coming, he leaves the sheep,
and flees, and the wolf snatches
them and scatters them. Because
he is an hireling he does not care
for the sheep.
The Good Shepherd gives his I
life as a ransom for many. He
places no value upon his own
comfort and safety but risks
everything on the altar of de
votion to his flock. The word |
rendered ''good" emphasizes "the
beauty in character and service."
It reminds one of the good stew
ard in 1 Peter 4:10 and of the
expression "good minister of
Jesus Christ" in 1 Timothy 4:6.
There is no place in the King
dom for careless shepherds, and
there is no salvation for those
who entrust themselves to such.
Ip verse 14, Jesus interprets
the Good Shepherd as one who
knows his sheep by name. They
know his voice because they have
experienced mental knowledge (St
him as their own Shepherd.
There is, therefore, in fellowship
with Christ a mutually recipro
cal knowledge and in this re
lationship lies the secret of the
disciples' love and loyalty.
Jesus goes on* to tell how a
similar relationship exists be
tween him the Father: "I am the
Good Shepherd; and I know j
mine own, and mine own know ,
me, even as the Father knoweth
me, and I know the Father."
The Good Shepherd desires for I
his sheep the abundant life: "I |
came that they may have life,
and have it abundantly." Jesus I
wants his children to enjoy the!
over-plus of life.
One Flock?One Shepherd
One flock?one shepherd. In
verse 16, Jesus says, ''And other
sheep I have, which are not of
this fold: them also I must bring,
and they shall hear my voice;
and they shall become one flock,
one shepherd."
Of this passage Dr. A. T. Rob
ertson has this to say in quoting
from Wescott: Clearly 'his flock
is not confined to those enclosed
in the Jewish fold, whether In
Palestine or elsewhere' ( West-1
cott). Christ's horizon takes in
all men of all races and climes"
(John 11:52; 12:32).
The world mission of Christ
for ali nations is the concept that
lay in the heart of the Father in
the sending of his Son into the
world. He gave him for the whole
human race?untp all who would
receive him as Saviour and Lord.
Christ's mission embraced the1
whole world. He. died for every j
man but man can receive the
blessings of the atonement only
in proportion as he yields him
self to Christ as Saviour and
Lord. * '
There may be many folds of
the one flock (Robertson). The
word "flock" is merely a meta
phor which is made up of the
children of the Kingdom as they
come from all climes and na
tions. I
In Jesus Christ we find the one
and only Great Shepherd of the
sheep, and he is our Lord. ? |
EXECUTOR'S NOTICE ?
Having qualified as executor of
the estate of Mrs. Sara A. Blev
ins, deceased, late of Wilkes coun
ty, North Carolina, this is to noti
fy all persons having claims
against the estate of said deceased
to exhibit them to the under
signed at Wilkes bo ro, N. C., on or
before the 29th day of January,
1948, or this notice will be plead
in bar of their recovery. All per
sons indebted to said estate will
please make immediate payment.
This 29th day of January, 1947./
N. O. SMOAK,
Executor of Mrs. Sara A. Blevins,
deceased. 8-10-6t-M
SPECIAL! SPECIAL!
THURSDAY ? FRIDAY?SATURDAY
Nationally Known?
VENUS PIES1BENT PER Ml PENCIL SETS
JLV9X ??0 JOvi P9a?TWJ?nj) -uwig 'an{g Tp?ig?moioq eoxqj, u|
PRICE S4.9C
Our Speciaffrice
(Pay $1.00 Down Balance 50c a Weak)
O. P. A. PRICE $4.90? $2.M
"YOUR FRIENDLY CREDIT '
T?TT
Next Door to Liberty Theatre
MONDAY and TUESDAY
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer proudly re-presents
one of the top emotional dramas of all tlmel
He forced his
lovely wife in
to the orms of
enother mon! I
Jealousy, hate
murder will
grip you in
this love-mad
plet!
<2JnqAid>
(1944 Academy Award Winner)
MHMKONBff
(WHO EXULTS IN THE SENSATION OF JEALOUSY)
V 11^
&
T?
KA*?eD
TURNS)
?*Oa,
WITH //
J'*!
GEO. LUCILE //?iTr%
SANDERS-WATSON#^
STAR OF "MOON & SIXPENCE" STAR of STAGE & SCREEN
OSCAR HOMOLKA^
From the Novel by JAMES HILTON \REPRINTy
Directed by W. S. VAN DYKE II
Today
and
Friday
SHOWS AT
1-3-5-7-9
pgasi ipretta Voung Dav-'d \[v*n wrymt
^Ewpfl -HAl WALLIS - - - BBS^m
lsSMI The Jej^ect ^{arriacie" ^Bsfir
To Insure the Best
Dixie Home Store
SELLS?
Only Top Govern
ment Grades of
Meat;
Only Government
Inspected Meat.
Dixie Home Store
HAS?
Only Trained Per
sonnel to Serve
You!
46-OZ. CAN?
ORANGE JUICE - 23c |
46-OZ. CAN GRAPEFRUIT?
JUICE 17ic
!-lrx!arto^eweC?
SHORTENING. .'1.46
25 LBS. RED BAND?
FLOUR *2-06
29 OZS.?
APPLE BUTTER.. 26c
11-OZ. BOX CHOCOLATB FLAVORED?
PUFFS ? -42c
j.lL' ki
lt IT Z 29c
1-LB. PKG. SILVER CUP?
COFFEE 39c
*un>3imii
PRODUCE
Garden Fresh 5 Days a Week
MARKET
SPECIALS!
ICEBERG?
LETTUCE, head ] 5c
UKKJKIN'
CABBAGE, 4 lbs. 25?
CAROLINA SWEET
POTATOES, 3 lbs... 25c
NICE LIMBERTWIG?
APPLES, 3 lbs.... ..20<
WAXED?
RUTABAGAS, lb. ... 4c
RED DELICIOUS?
APPLES, 2 lbs-... 33c
10-LB. BAG?
Super Spuds 55c
FRESH?
Cocoa nuts, lb. 10c
TEXAS PINK?
GRAPEFRUIT, 3 for 25c
Yellow Onions, 4 lbs. lot
White Potatoes, 10 lbs. __ 41c
CALIFORNIA?
CARROTS, 2 fcnchs.. 17c
SNO BALL?
CAULIFLOWER, lb. 15c
Sunkist Lemons, doz. 25c
SLICED?
BACON, lb 55c
SMOKED?
BOSTON BUTTS, [b. 57c
ALL-MEAT?
FRANKS, lb. 47c
BONELESS?
ROUND STEAK, lb. . 69c
DRESSED?
PAN TROUT, lb. _ 25?
TABLE DRESSED?
FRYERS, lb 52c
Pure Pork Sausage, lb. 45c
Table Dressed Hens, lb. .. 55c
rork Liver, lb. 27c
Beef Liver, lb. ... 52c
Fresh Hamburger, lb. 39c
Short Ribs of Beef, lb. 29c
Pork Brains, lb. 23c
Salt Mackerel, lb. _ 44c
Boneless Perch, lb. -45c
Oysters, pint 63c
Boneless Beef Roost, lb. 59c
DIXIEHOME05UPER MARKET