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Lesson
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/AUGUST 19, 1947
By Dr. Paut
Caudil!
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Topic: "Purity of Heart And
Life"
Scripture Lesson: Proy. 2:10-17;
4:28-27; James 1:18-18
''My strength" said Tennyson,
"is as the strength of ten; be
cause my heart Is pure." Even
so, men of all generations have
been able to measure their moral
strength?and eyen their physi
cal strength, at times?in the
scales of heart purity.
Jesus placed a premium upon
the purity of heart and life: "Ye
hare heard that it was said,
Thou shalt not commit adultry:
but I say unto you, that everyone
that looketh on a woman to lust
after her hath committed adul
try with her already in bis heart"
(Matt. 5:27-28). He then goes on
to say how it is better for a man
to go through life with one eye
or with one hand, but with a
pure heart, than to go through
life with a whole body but
stumbling' because of personal
impurity.
The Fruits of Wisdom
The first passage of Scripture
in our lesson callp attention to
the security and virtue which
one finds in the pursuit of wis
dom. "For wisdom shall enter in
to thy heart, And knowledge
shall be pleasant untd thy soul;
Discretion shall watch over
thee; Understanding shall' keep
thee: To deliver thee from the
way of evil, From the men that
speak perverse things" ' (2:10
12). The writer is saying that
wisdom will keep us from the
company of those who speak
( perversely, who forsake the paths
of uprightness, and who walk in
i the wayg of darkness. It is only
| reasonable to suppose that by
keep4ng company with evil doers
one may sooner or later find him
true that wb *e a pan of all that
we come in contact with, .then
we need to guard against the
perverting influences of evil do
ers.
i Those who are unmindful of,
and forgetful of, the covenant of
I God can make little contribution
to our lives. Moreover, if we walk
in their company too often, we
may find our own standards
I shaped according to their ways
of thinking.
' God does n?t expect us, in our |
quests for uprightness, to live
;the life of a hermit. He does not
want us to withdraw from the
Jnotley throngs of humanity. He
does expect, however, for us to j
keep ourselves unspotted from
the world, and to guard against
the evil influences of those who
know not the ways of Jehovah.
Wisdom enables one# to see
beneath the shallow veneer of
the hypocrisy of evil- doers. Wis
dom teaches one to think for
himself?to stand on his own
feet in making life's appraisals.
1 Wisdom seeks to know the
ways of truth even when truth (
cuts across the traditional pat
tern of thought in a painful way.,
Knowledge, true knowledge,
however much of reproof or re
buke it may contain, is "pleas
ant" unto the soul of the wise
man.
The Issues Of life
"Keep thy heart with all dili
geqlce," said (the -wise man,
"For out of it are the issues of
life" (Prov. 4:23). A man's real
character is determined by his
thoughts?-his iuner life. As a
man thinketh in his heart, so is
he. That is why Jesus put such
an emphasis upon the thought
life of His followers. He was in
terested not only in the act but
in the thought which is father
to the act.
"Put away from thee a way
ward mouth, And perverse lips
put far from thee" (4:24). It I
is not an easy matter for one
to bridle his tongue, but it is a
task which the follower of
Christ should ever seek to ac
complish. There is no excuse for
wayward mouths." Perverse lips
do not belong in the company of
the upright. They are not the
product of the life-giving ways
of wisdom.
The upright man will seek to
remove his foot from evil. He
will turn neither to the right
hand nor to the left (Prov. 4.
27). He will seek to keep in the
midst of his heart the sayings
.of Jehovah.
Temptation
James, in the opening verses
of his practical message to the
tribes of the dispersion, deals
at great length with the matter
Lt temptation. His discussion
lay be regarded as the classic
tterance of the Bible on the
heme. He begins by saying
Blessed is the man that endur
th temptation; for when he
ath been approved, he shall re
eive the crown of life, which the
,ord promised to them that love
dm" (1:12). x
The Christian is constantly
ace to face with temptation.
Wherever he goes he must make
lecisive choices that involve not
>nly the destiny of his own soul
?ut the destiny of countless oth
ers. It is his responsibility to
endure temptation. He is not to
permit the pull of circumstance
bo rob him of his Christian v-it
ness. The Apostle Paul said, "I
have learned, in whatsoever
state I am, therein to be con
tent" (Phil. 4:11). In other
words, Paul came to the place
in his Christian life that he was
able to exercise a certain inde
pendence of material circum
stance. He was able to say, and
that in truth, "I can do all
thfhgs in him that strengtheneth
me" (Phil. 4:13). James goes
on to say, "Let no man say
when he is tempted, I am tempt
-J of God; for God cannot be
mpted with evil, and he him
If tempteth no man" (James
13).
When a man is tempted, says
mes, he is merely drawn a
ly by his own lusts, and eh
:ed. He places himself in the
iy of temptation by permitting
s own lusts to run riot.
"Lust when it hath conceived,"
yeth James, '^Beareth sin:, and
e sin, when "it is full grown,
?ingeth forth death." A tragic
cture of the end of those who
ive way to temptation. This
issage of Scripture ought to be
>mmitted to memory by every
>uth in the land, and by fath
rs and mothers, too.
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Topic of Meeting
Mrs. Claude Whittlngton was
hostess to the Lewis Pork Home
Demonstration Club, which met
at her home Friday afternoon,
July 26th^ The president, Mrs.
Travis EJller, called the meeting
to order and the members stood
and sang, "Battle Hymn of the
Republic." Mrs. Denzil Dyer was
in charge of the devotional. The
secretary, Mrs. Vernon Dyer,
read the last meeting's minutes.
She then called the roll, all mem
bers being present except two
who were away on their vaca
tion. Several visitors were also
present.
Mrs. Essa D. Shaw, acting
home agent, and Mrs. John Idol,
home furnishings leader, gave an
interesting demonstration and
discussion on "Fashions for Win
dows." The club discussed and
made plan8 for the August meet
ing, which will be a picnic for
the members and their families
at Mrs. A. J. Proffit's on Satur
day, Aug. 23rd.
During an informal social
hour, jelly rolls and Coca-Colas
were served by Mrs. John M.
Yates and Mrs. Ray Miller. Aft
er the refreshments were served, j
pictures were taken on the }avn
by Mrs. Shaw. The cluib has en
joyed and appreciated Mrs.
Shaw's presence and aid in the
flourishing of our new <51ub and
takes this means to thank her.?
Mrs. Claude Whittington, report
er.
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July 1 prospects indicated
that yields for North Carolina's
1947 corn crop will equal the
all-time reoord of 27 bushels per
acre harvested in 1946.
Ezekiel A. Co u dill
Token By Death
Funeral service was- held
Tuesday at the home for Ezekiel
Arlington Caudlll, 71, well
known resident of Walnut Grove
township who died Sunday. Rev.
Coy Walker conducted the last
rites.
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