MARION PROGRESS, MAJSION, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY SO, 1940
i GOSPEL LIGHT :
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• By R. VON KING, Pastor •
i East Marion Baptist Church S
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FINDING GOD
Men are continually making great
discoveries. There are men like Co-,
lumbus who have made great dis
coveries of new lands. Admiral Byrd
is well-known to the average school
boy as an explorer of the regions of
the North and South poles. Thomas
A. Edison was a genius in the dis
covery of the properties and uses of
clectricity. Certain great physicians
have become famous for their find
ings in the field of medicine. But the
greatest discovery of life is possible
to each individual and is expressed in
the words of Andrew to his brother
in John 1:41, “We have found the.
Messias, which is being interpreted,
the Christ.”’ A young lady once came
to me at the close of a revival metet-
ing and said, “I want to thank you
for helping me to find God.” Whatj
a privilege, yet what a responsibility j
to introduce people to the Wonderful!
Saviour, the King of Kings and Lord}
of Lords. j
There are thoupands of people
who have not made this great dis
covery and yet Paul declares in
Acts 17:27-28; “That they should
aeek the Lord, if Tiaply they might
feel after him, and find him, though
he be not far form every one of us:
For in him we live-and move and
have our being.” The problem of
many seems to be somewhat like that
of Philip when he said .to Jesus,
“Lord, show us the Father and it
suflRceth us.” John 14:8. It seems to
be natural for the ordinary person
to desire some visible manifestation
upon which they may base theis assu
rance. Thomas, the doubting disciple
declared that he would not believe
except he see the nail prints in his
hands, and put his finger into the
prints, and thrust his hand into his
Master’s wounded side, but when Je
sus appeared and spoke to him, he
cried out “My Lord and my God.”
Then it was that Jesus spoke these
wonderful words, “Thomas, because
thou hast seen me, thou hast be
lieved: blepsed are they which have
not seen and yet have believed.” i
Here is our great secret of a joyous
faith, believing when we have notj
seen. This means simply taking God |
at his Word without any special visi-j
ble manifestation. V*"e must enter
into the Christian life by faith, then
walk by faith until God sees fit to
call us to that better home where
faith becomes sight and we shall
know even as we are known. Faith
that finda its source in the living
Word of God and the inword spirit
ual experience of being born again
is the faith that honors God and car
ries us thiough the dark places of,’
life, even the valley of the shadow |
of death. I
Elijah’s experience with God I
should helD us in finding him in our ■
own lives. Not in the wind, not in!
the earthquake, not in the fire, but i
in the still small voice, Elijah found!
God. May we be careful that we do!
not fail to recognize -Jesus as we ■
meet him each day. There is an in
teresting story told of one of the
small kingdoms of Europe. During a
revolution the king was overthrown
and only one of his sons escaped
alive into another country. After
many years had passed the people
began to desire the kind of kingdom
they had formerly had. They learned
that this son who escaped was alive,
so they sent for him to return and |
be their king. At first he refused, |
but finally he consented to become |
their king on the condition that no (
one should ever see his face. Under
his rule the kingdom prospered and
the people were happy. After such
prosperity and progress the people
began to clamor to see their king’s
face. He refused for a long time but
finally set a day in which he would
appear and un\^eil his face to all
his people. People came from north,
south,, east and west in great crowds
to see the face of their beloved and
successful king, on that day. They
waited almost breathlessly while he
ascended to an elevated throne where
all could see. Then he lifted the veil
from his face and the people were
amazed for all through the crowd
could be heard such statements as
this, “Why, he’s the man who came
to my house when we were all sick.”
A poor widow exclaimed, “Why,
that’s the man who brought grocer
ies to my house when we were hun
gry.” Still another said, “He’s the
man who visited us when baby sister
died.” The king was no stranger. He
had been among them as a servant
and they did not know him. In John
1:10 we read of Jesus “He was in
the world and the world was made by
him, and the world knew him not.”
TWINS ARE NOT AS RARE
AS SOME PERSONS THINK
ment each ether.
, Although there are approximately
20,000,000 sets of twins in tl-e Uni
ted States, the man in the street per
sists in regarding them with the same
I awe he would a rare side-show at
traction. Such open-eyed flattery in-
I creases the natural pride of the par
ents and encourages them to stress
Lthe absolute likene?s of the children.
! Lowell Brentano, writing in the
June issue of Good Housekee:ung,
‘deplores this practice and urges the
i mothers and fathers to emphasize the
difference between the two children,
rather than the likeness. They sh.juld
realize, the author says, what dam
age can be done, if the two
have been brought up to be com
pletely interdependent, and an acci
dent, sickness, marriage, or choice
of career, interferes with their rel'J-.
ionship. They are individuals, with
separate temperaments and mental
ities. Their lives, therefore, should be
lived independently and not comple-
ORIGIN OF PLEDGE TO FLAG
According to the United States
Flag A.'sociation, Francis Bellany, a
member of the editorial staff of The
; Youth’s Companion, was the author
•cf the Pledge to the Fl;»g, taught in
many schools throughout the coun
try and repeated by millions oi pu
pils daily. It is as follows:—
“I pledge Allegiance to the Flag
:of the United States of America,
and the Republic for which it stands:
One nation, indivnsible, with liberty
and justice for all.”
CHURCH APPOINTMENTS
First Sunday appointments of
Rev. J. C. Story are as follows:
11 a. m. Conley Memorial Pres
byterian church.
3 p. m. Landis ^hapel.
7:00 p. m. West Marion.
A carpenter bee', when boring
through wood, detours around nails
before it actually reaches them.
WHO KNOWS?
1. How long, after the World War
started, did Italy wait before enter
ing the struggle?
2. What is the present standing of
the U. S. Army?
3. What member of the Cabinet
recently made an address in Spanish
4. What prominent American,
owner of many race horses, recently
swore off betting?
5. Do both houses of Congress
have to approve reorganization plans
submitted by the President?
6. How many pairs of ailk stock
ings do American women use in a
year?
7. How niany trips has Rear Ad
miral Byrd made to the South Polar
regions?
8. W^nen did Belgium drop its pro-|
tective alliance with France and re-i
vert to its neutrality statusi |
9. What is the approxiivate;
strength of the U. S. Army and Na-i
the new Governor of!
vy nowr
lO.Who
Louisiana? j
(See answers on page 7) j
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