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MARION PROGRESS, MABION, N. C., THURSDAY. JUNE 20, 1940 GOSPEL LIGHT By R. VON KING, Pastor East Marion Baptist Church For ye are bought with a price; | • therefore glorify God in your body,! • and in your spirit, which are God’s,”! • 1 Cor. 6:19, 20. Jesus declares.in S John 6:39,, “And this is the Father’s • will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose THE KEEPING POWER OF GOD should raise it up again . . at the last day.” , \ ^ ‘ is able tc^take care of his own about the frionous truth of property. We «Sd in John 10:27-30 Gods power to save, but too many .‘M, sheep hear m, voice, and 1 DO TOD PMW— people are ignorant of God’ power I know them, and they follow me: and; fjhat Damascus, in Syria, is one of the oldest inhabited dtiies in the world. Little b known of its origin but diere is abundant evidence of its antiquity. It is men- tixied in the BiUe as exist ing in 1913, B. C, and the houses of Judas and Ana nias are still pointed out WEEKLY MEDITATION to keep that which he has saved. The I give unto them eternal life; and' apostle Paul was vei^ keenly aware;they shall never perish, neither shall of th.s when he declared in 2 any man pluck them out of m, hand.' (r 1, which cause I My Father, which gave them me, is I a so su er ^ese things; nevertheless;greater than all; and no man is able! lamnot ashamed: for I know whom to pluck them out of my Father’s! I have believed, and am persuaded hand. 1 and my Father are one.” I that he IS able to keep that which I feel sorry for the Christians who have -iomrartted unto him against,either do not understand or will not; that day. He firmly believed in the accept this great truth of God’s' final perseverance of the saints as he Keeping Power. They are like the! ^tes,n Phihppiansl:6,“Beinfrcon- „an who. started across a railroad: •'e, trestle one night. It was a long tres-' which hath begun a good work in you tie and when he was about half-way will perform it until the day of across he heard an approaching Jesus Christ.” Th.s great truth of train. He turned and started back, Gods ability and purpose to keep all but the train was so close he could that we commit unto him is a source not make it. In his anxiety he decid-l of strength and encouragement for ed to swing down from the end of a , every Christian. Just to hear the ■ cross-tie over the darkness below, i * 4‘^ 111 1 while the train passed by. | A very difficult thing in life to I sh'milrf hpln t when the train had passed he learn, even for an humble, believing' wif V. strength child of God, is to say, “Lord, Thy I T «P-He held on, hop-^ Will be done,” regardless of whether Iv “WW7 Heaven-png and praying that someone might;it seems right or wrong to us. Yet vour horfv *B f f ! come to his rescue until he could hold; many going through the hard school your body 1. the temple of the Holy i no longer. Expecting to fall to in-jof experience learn to say joyfully G^cst which ism you, which ye have I stant death, he let go and fell-i and believingly at all times, “Oh of God, and ye are not your own, about eight inches. The ground was; Lord, Thy Will be done for it is al- just below his feet to hold him up i ways the best.” Sooner or later we all the time, but he only found it out learn, even as this little lad. when he let go. Just so we are not! By Rev. Paul A. Boriack, B. D., Pastor St. Matthew^s Luth eran Church, Marion, N. C. Vegetable Laxative Has Important Points Most people want a laxative to do three things: (1) act punctually, (2) act thoroughly, (3) act gently. Here’s one that usually fills all three requirements when the easy directions are followed. It’s an all- vegetahle product whose^ principal ingredient has medical recognition as an “intestinal tonic-laxative.” That’s the ingredient which en ables BLACK - DRAUGHT to help tone lazy bowel muscles. It is the main reason for the satisfying re lief from constipigiion that gener ally follows next morning when BLAQC - DRAUGHT is taken at bedtime. The millions of packages used are proof of its merit. TICTTS® STAB, He was given a fine boat and was able to keep ourselves, but we should ! very happy when it proudly sailed simply rest on the finished work of along on a la"con in the park. But Christ. Let go and let God. jwhen he slipped, the twine which God allows our faith to be tried.'held it near the shore got out of his in 1 Peter 1:7 we read “That the i hand and, alas, the boat was soon trial of your faith, being more prec-'beyond his reach. Weeping, he beg- ious than of gold that perisheth, !ged a larger boy to help him get it, though it be tried with fire, might be' back. “All right,” the older lad said, I ; found unto praise and honour and i and at once threw stones beyond the | , glory at the appearing of Jesus | little boat in the lagoon. “You arej I Christ.” I once found some yellow agoing to hurt my boat,” the little j • metal in th^ gizzard of a chicken fellow complained. “Let me do it i that was being prepared for a meal.; my way,” his friend replied.'Soon he] I It looked like gold. It glittered. I felt noticed that each stone going a' little' I sure I was very fortunate, but just beyond the boat caused waves, which j to be sure I took the yellow pieces of gradually brought the boat back to] I metal to a jewelry man. He looked the shore. “You see,” the friend! , at it through special glasses and re-. said, “sometimes we older ones do | i marked that it might be gold but he. things our own way. I neither hurt j must put it to the acid test. As I your boat nor got my feet wet, and, j I watched and waited he poured on besides, it made things interesting! j some liquid from a bottle. To my i for you to see the boat gradually re-| .disappointment, my “gold” turned turning to the shore.” “I thank you,”! black. It couldn’t stand the acid test the little fellow responded: “the next, for it was not genuine gold. Just so time I will think a little before mur- i j our faith is tried that we may be muring at what I believe to be ! I proved. wrong.” | ; God will never forsake his child, j This story illustrates the point! j “Behold, what manner of love the made in the beginning quite well, i Father hath bestowed upon us, that Often we get into trouble and call we should be called the sons of upon our best Friend, our dear Sa-1 I God,” 1 John 3:1. He promises in vior in heaven, to help us. And He! Heb. 13:5 “I will never leave thee does. But he does it in a way differ-' nor forsake thee.” The eighth chap-: ent from the one we think he ought 1 ter of Romans closes with these to follow, and so we begin to mur-' words: “Nay, in all these things we mur and complain. In the end, how-; are more than conquerors through ever, we perceive that God’s way is! : him that loved us. For I am persua- best after all and that, as he helped I I ded, that neither death, nor powers, i us in his own divine way, we derived; , nor things present, nor things to much comfort and encouragement! I come, nor height, nor depth, nor from his wonderful guidance. Our’ any other creature, shall be able to Savior tells us in his divine word:! separate us from the love of God, “Be not afraid, only believe,” Mark ■ .which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” 5:36. That last is tremendously im-' ! I portant. , | ; ARSENALS i i j Eleven army arsenals are now op-! “These pants are too tight,” said' ierating on a twenty-four hour-a-day' the small boy. “They’re tighter than basis, speeding production of muni- my akin.” ; : tions. Manufacturing arsenals of the “Come, now, ' Jimmie,” said his army are situated in Augusta, Ga., mother. “You know that’s not true.” i iVenitia, California, Frankfort, Pa., “Well,” said Jimmie, “I can sit ' Dover, N. J.^ Metuchen, N. J., Rock down in my skin, but I can’t in these Island, 111., San Antonio, Texas, pants.” j , Sprin^eld, Mass., Watertown, Mass. j . Waterviliet, New York, and Edge- ■wood, Maryland. THE ANSWERS No; Ireland is neutral. EXECUTOR’S NOTICE Having qualified as Executor of, the Estate of B. G. Hensley, de-: ceased, late of McDowell County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the I Estate of said deceased to exhibit; them to the undersigned at the law | office of W. R. Chambers, Esq., at Marion, N. C., on or before the 17th, _____ day ®f May, 1941, or this j jority of’ the Conve'ntion delegates, be pleaded in bar of their recovery. •’ . v i xx j All persons indebted to said Estate ‘ 6* A wingless flying machine lifted 2. About 375 feet- 3. General George Marshall. 4. Admiral Harold D. Starke. The average yield of alfalfa in j Arizona is from four and one-half | to six tons an acre, compared with a j national average of two tons. DOOMED TO VENGEANCE i OF THE SHARK GOD j ^ , , , , , A startling, true setory relating the i 6. Yes. he already has a clear ma- adventures of a handsome pearl diver who defied sacred tradition, , . I stole a holy mummy to win his will please make immediate pay-'ii^to the air by whirling Propellers * dreadful vertical axes. ] ^eath the witch doctor had ordered This the 16th day of May, 1940. ROBERT L. HENSLEY, Executor of the Estate of B. G. Hensley, dec’d. AD»)IINISTRATORS’ NOTICE I TO CREDITORS on vertical axes. 7. A German armored division. 8. About 2,059,629 men. 9. Approximately 4,500 planes. 10. Yes, he was on the staff of ! Marshal Foch. _ 1 Wdl-cooked chicken livers make! of ft:*eftar“'%“\“'“S°e- CMsed, late of McDowell County, toasted or plain. i North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the ei^tate of raid deceased to exhibit' tbepn^ to the undersigned at the Law Office of W. R. Chambers, Esq., Mar-' ion. North Carolina, on or before the 1st day of June, 1941, or this notice, win be pleaded in bar of their re-j covery. All persons indebted to said' e^te will please make immediate payment. j This 30th day of May, 1940. ! W. J. Porter and A. Y. Porter,; Administrators of the i Estate of T. A. Porter. I ■ for him. Don’t miss this illustrated feature* in the June 30th issue of The American Weekly j the bis: magazine distributed with tke BALTIMORE AMERICAN On Sale at All Newsstands Subscribe for the Marion Progrea -the home town paper. 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