Sunday
School
Lessen
By
R*' Waylon R Wallace
Rev Way Ion R. Wallace
ureeungs tellow Bible stu
dents! The Book of Job claims
our attention once again. The
text is found in Job 29:1-5;
40:6-9; 42:1-6. Our subject is,
"Finding Peace With God "
Let us consider, first, what
peace is. The English word
peace, the Latin equivalent
"pax, and the Greek word
"eirene" are all negative te
rms which mean the absence
of war, strife or confusion. By
contrast, the Bible meaning of
peace-the Hebrew word is
"shalom” which means well
being or wholeness It is a
positive term used to describe
the total well-being of man
and society. Thus, the Bible
views man as a whole person,
£ not something divided into
seperate parts So, then, the
peace of man has to do with
his relationship with his wor
ld, his fellow man and his God.
Do you have peace? If not
what are you doing to acquire
it? I believe that every one in
life is seeking for peace in one
form nr nnnlhor
admit it or not Many are
seeking peace without actual
ly realizing it, no doubt. There
are folk seeking peace by way
economic security-peace with
their world to the neglect of
their God or their fellow man.
Many are seeking peace with
their fellow man to the neglect
of peace with their world or
God. Some are seeking peace
with God while disregarding
their world or their fellow
man. The truth we should
consider in this lesson is that
all three of these go hand in
hand. Any individual who fan
cies himself at peace when one
of these is lacking is fooling
himself.
In the 29th chapter of Job, he
reflects upon his condition in
former days. He remembers
his great wealth, how he was a
friend to those who were in
need. Job had the respect of
the old as well as the young.
But, now that he is down ana
out none fear to speak evil of
him He even describes how
they spit on him in his pityful
condition. Job details his past
life and conduct and insists
that he is blameless and unde
serving of such treatment
from God. He does not under
stand how the Lord can allow
him to be so afflicted, w hen all
around the wicked are so
prosperous. Job's patience
runs out and he calls God into
account.
In the 40th chapter we find
the Lord answering Job in
language unsurpassed by bea
uty. God describes the great
wonders of creation. The Lord
asks Job if he thinks he can
operate the universe better
and challenges him to try. Job
is rebuked for having the
nerve to go so far in defending
himself that he would con
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Job confesses his sin of
presumption in daring to ar
gue with God. He repents for
questioning and doubting the
ways of God. Job could not
find peace as long as he was
doubting God and attempting
to argue with God. Through it
all Job did retain his faith in
God and believed that if not in
this life, then, in the next God
would make everything come
out alright. The story of Job
teaches us that the way to
peace with God is through
unquestioning obedience,
trusting acceptance and faith
ful dependence. God did not
respond to Job’s arguments
but to his faith.
May we learn that there is
no peace in the heart that is
defiant toward God. The bitter
heart can find no peace with
God either. The story of Job
does not leave us with a
satisfactory solution to the
problem of pain and suffering
in the world, but warns us
against equating material suc
cess with righteousness.
Plaza Hill Group Supports Robinson
MemDers of The Plaza Hills
Villa Heights Communtiy Im
provement Committee, a nei
ghborhood affiliate of Caroli
na Action, announced Tuesday
that they supported the propo
sed pupil assignment plan as a
first step toward improving
the safety of children walking
along dangerous highways.
“We appreciate Dr. Robin
son's concern, as demonstra
ted through the new plan,''
commented Jewell Williams,
co-chairperson of the group.
Under the plan, pupils who
have been assigned to Plaza
Road Elementary west of the
Plaza will be reassigned to
neighborhood schools, High
land and Villa Heights. Those
students in grades 3 through 6
in the Villa Heights area will
be bused, as are those present
ly matched to Villa Heights, to
Merry Oaks.
“This means that the child
ren will only have to cross a
few streets to get to school,
^ and won’t have to walk up the
Juvenile Diabetes
The monthly meeting of The
Juvenile Diabetes Foundation
will be held at 7:30 pm.
December 5 at the Mutual
Savings and Loan, 4735 Sharon
Road. '
JCSU Alumni Meeting
The Charlotte Chapter of the
Johnson C. Smith University
Alumni Association will meet
at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Decem
ber 9 at The Gallery, 1408 East
Horehead Street.
treacherous Plaza, or Death
Row, as we call it,” continued
Mrs. Williams.
The group expressed some
reservation about the plan,
however. Commented Hattie
Watkins, a member of the
group, ‘ Parents on the east
side of the Plaza--Marquerite,
Stratford, Matheson and other
streets-joined with us in our
marches and protests during
the summer. Their kids still
have to walk. Kids at Mid
wood and Chantilly still have
to walk across Independence.
We are glad to see that our
efforts caused the State Board
of Education to take up this
question and vote to push the
General Assembly to fund
1,000 more buses statewide.
But we aren't going to rest
easy until the others are help
ed. Our victory isn’t going to
make us a slack off in support
ing the others.”
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Church Neux Briefs ^ ^1
Silver Mount Plans Fellowship Recognition Dinner
Post Staff Writer
A church-wide Fellowship
Recognition Dinner will be
given by Silver Mount Baptist
Church on December 9 at the
Greenville Neighborhood Cen
ter. Rev. William Lee, the
minister, said the program
has two major purposes. "Ov
■ er 500 new members have
been added to the church’s
membership roll over the past
10 years," he explained, "and
the Fellowship Dinner will
serve as an opportunity for
everyone to become better
acquainted and show them
they belong to a group where
people want to know them and
are concerned about them.
"Secondly, he continued,
"Some 75 or more members
will be given special recogni
tion and honors for their out
standing service to the church
and the church organization
thev helnno tn ”
Each of the 26 service orga
nizations within the church
singled out 2 or 3 persons
within the group and voted by
secret ballot to select one of
them for a special award at
the dinner. No one will know
who has been selected until
the night of the awards, ac
cording to Rev. Lee.
In addition to this group,
awards will be given to all
Senior Citizens, 65 or older; to
persons who have been mem
bers and rendered more than
25 years of service to the
church; persons who belong to
10 or more church organiza
tions; and to those members
who have talked to 25 or more
people about accepting Christ
and becoming a member of
Silver Mount.
Some of the awards will be
in the form of framed certifi
cates of recognition $nd ap
preciation and others will be
plaques and trophies.
memoers ot uie cnurch will
bring covered dishes to aid in
serving the dinners. The dea
conesses will act as hostesses
and Rev. Lee will be the
master of ceremonies. Music
will be by the Young Adult
Musical Choir and others.
This is a private church
wide affair but a number of
special guests have been invi
ted to share in the evening of
fellowship. This will be only
one part of the church’s annu
al Christmas celebration. The
celebration will climax on the
second Sunday night, Decem
ber 11, when the church will
hold it's Annual Installation
Service. On that night the
sermon will be delivered by
Rev. H.E. Johnson, pastor of
Oak Grove Baptist Church,
Harrisburg, who will be ac
companied by his choir. The
pastor of Steel Creek Metho
dist Church and his Young
Adult Choir will also be spe
cial guests.
The public is cordially invit
ed to attend.
PLEASANT HILL
The Adult Choir of Pleasant
Hill Baptist Church will pre
sent a concert at the church
Sunday, December 11, at 4
p.m.
The choir director is Mrs.
Joe E. Liggett, pianist is Mrs.
Margie Patton and the organ
ist is Mrs. Delores Massey.
Mrs. Yvonne Bittle is the
Rev WiUian^enr
Silver Mount pastor
Rev Pr«t°n Pendergrass
...M.M. Vice-chairman
Smiui iiimer
...Grace AME Zion pastor
president. The public is cor
dially invited to attend his
program Pleasant Hill is 517
Baldwin Ave. and Rev An
drew Cuthertson is pastor.
GRACE AME ZION CHL'RCH
The Warren-Williams Adult
Sunday School Class of Grace
AME Zion Church, will pre
sent a Christmas Pageant,
entitled "A Child Was Born, '
on Sunday morning, Decem
ber 18th, 1977, at the 11 o'clock
service.
Music for the program will
be rendered by the Youth
Choir and the Senior Choir of
Grace Church.
A medley of Christmas mu
sic performed by Mrs Portia
Shuler Hawkins, former mu
sic instructor at Norfolk State
College of Norfolk. Virginia, is
an added feature of the pro
gram!
Members of the Warren-Wil
liams Adult Sunday School
Class will be the major parti
cipants in the production of
the pageant dealing with the
birth of the Christ Child.
Grace AME Church is at 219
S. Brevard St. Rev. Smith
Turner III is pastor.
WEEPING WILLOW AND
CATHEY MEMORIAL
Weeping Willow and Cathey
Memorial AME Zion Churches
held their 4th annual Corona
tion Program recently at
Weeping Willow , 306 Billings
ley Road.
The program, which culmi
nated a fund raising drive with
the two churches competing
for top honors, featured a Sing
Out by six choirs of the chur
ches.
This was followed by the
Coronation Parade and crown
ing of the winners.
Mrs. Eloise Brooks was top
fund raiser for Cathey Memo
rial and was crowned by Ms.
Beatrice McCullough. The
winner for Weeping Willow
was Mrs. Minnie Vaughans
She was crowned by Ms. Mar
thenia Frederick.
The church raising the high
est amount was Weeping Wil
low and the pastor, Rev War
dell Henderson was crowned
by the minister of Cathey
Memorial, Rev. Ell Price
Cathey Memorial raised a
total of $5100 and Weeping
Willow’s total was $8300
Greater Gethsemane
The District Christian Edu
cation Annual Talent Fashion
Show will be held Friday,
December 9, at 7:30 p m with
Greater Gethsemane AME Zi
on Church as host for the
t_t_e_ft. * « « -a -ftd
event.
The public is cordially asked
to attend.
Greater Gethsemane is at
531 Campus St. and Rev
George E. Battle is the pastor
METRO MINISTERS
Dr Julian Cave has been
named chairman of Baptist
Metropolitan Ministries, suc
ceeding Mrs Betty Jo Ham
rick. The nominating commit
tee consisting of Leon C. Rid
dick, Charles O. Milford, and
Gene Owens, chairman, also
chose: Rev. Preston Pender
grass. vice chairman; Mrs.
Nancy Stroud, secretary; Pal
mer Park, treasurer; Dr A B.
Sutton. Member-at-large;Tom
Brandenburg, member-at-la
rge.
For the present Baptist Me
tro will continue in this fash
ion: the executive committee
together with Task Force Lea
ders functioning as a steering
committee The bi-monthly
meetings hear reports, make
plans, promote and imple
ment. The noon business
meetings scheduled for 1978
are: January 9* March 13,
May 8. September 11, and
November 6.
Appreciation was expressed
in the November meeting for
those who have served so
faithfully for the past wo
years. In addition to the above
named, there are Tom Phil
son. Betty Harris and Bill
Hacknesv.
Baptist Metropolitan Minist
ries is an instrument tor inner
city missions and inter racial
fellowship To the fourteen
affiliated churches it is a
resource and guide in local
ministry
Baptist Metro is also a
partner to a host of other
helping agencies, both religi
ous and benevolent
FAITH MEMORIAL
The Senior Choir of Faith
Memorial Baptist Church will
be in concert at the church
Sunday. December 18. at 6
p.m. The public is invited to
attend and share an evening
of Christmas music
Members of the Department
of Christian Education of Fai
th Memorial will have their
Christmas Tree festivities De
cember 23 at 7 p m
Everyone is invited to join
the members and pastor. Kev
Wilch Caldwell, in an evening
of sharing
Faith Memorial is at 211
Lakewood Ave
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Coleman. W. Kerry. Pastor
Sunday Schedule
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11:00a m. Morning Worship
6:00 p.m. Bible Study
Graded Day Care Center
Mon-Fri. 7:00a m. -6p.m.
(ages4mos. -5yrs.)
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’ 200 Tuckaseegee Itoad
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Sunday School 10 . uu a m <;*
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KEV DR N C CALHOUN
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9 -15 a m Sunday School
II 00a m Good Music
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Prayer Meeting 7 30 Wed
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