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Sunday School Lesson Leaaon for Janaary 12, 1*47/ THE AUTHORITY Or JESUS John 2:1-16 GOLDEN TEXT—Now when he wu in Jerusalem at the Pass* over, in the feast day, many believed }n his'name when they saw the miracle which he did— John 2:23. John’s purpose ia writing his Gospel is clearly stated by the loved disciple thus—But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ,’the son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name. —John 20:31. In carrying out his purpose John tells us in the first chapter that the word was in the beginning with God and was God and that all things were made by him. In order to prove this assertion John gave us cer tain evidence which was taken, up in the passage for last (Sun day’s lesson. In the second chap ter he gives farther evidence, which we are to consider today. Christ Has Authority Over Nat. ural Lavgi This is the first conclusion the divine writer would have us reach, which brings the additional con clusion that since Jesus was able to control or set aside natural law, as in the case of the mir acle under consideration, of the changing of water into wine, then ^esus must be Gql or he could hot hav# possessed such power. The story is offt fit the most fa miliar of all the miracles per formed by the Savior. ~ This was his first miracle. It was per formed with no fanfare, but quietly and almost unnoticed. The wedding feast had been going on for sometime. It was not un usual for a wedding celebration to continue for a week or more in the Orient in the time of Jesus. The wine gave out, and the moth er of Jesus sensing the situatiori, endeavored to save the host from great embarrassment, going to her son, Jesus, Mary told him of her discovery. The reply of Jesus is not one of disrespect, but was given as a declaration of his spiritual independence from his mother. She must not assume now to dictate his spiritual prog ress. Woman, what have I to do with thee? My hour is not yet come,” was his declaration of sejif responsibility. It may have been that he did not^ desire to launch out publicly just yet, however he was willing to be of service to the embarrassed host and quietly ordered the servants to fill the water pats full of water and then pass out their contents and bear to the governor of the feast. The miracle was performed so quietly that the principles of the feast were unaware of it. The wins was described as the beat saved until the last of the feast. John goes in to detail so that <l8ere could be no other interpretation of the event other than a* miracle, The God who had made the universe and had established the laws by which it is run certainly must have power to speed up—change or control these processes. To take away the supernatural from the book of John is to take away the divinity of Christ and to take them away is to take away eter nal light and life and would put the world back into darkness and despair and defc^th. John states This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cona of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him. How else could Jesus show his power and glory but my the supernatural route. Jesus Shows His Authority In His Temple—John 2:14-16 During the passover Jesus went to Jerusalem. He found that the merchants who sold oxen and sheep and doves to be offered in sacrifices had brought their ani mals into the outer court of the Temple, that they might more easily' sell to the worshippers. Along with them were the money changer* (bankers) sitting pre pared to change the many kinds of money used in Palestine for the one used solely in the temple. Of coarse theee bankers chargee a good siae fee of exchange. In bringing this bosinees into the temple they had not only pol luted the boose of God with the filth of the animals bat had robbed the Gcntike of their place of worship which was the eater court. Jesas indignantly made a scourge of cards and drove them oat, commanding. Make not my Father’s house an house of merchandise. So commanding was Jesus' person that they were unable to resist, but asked him as to his authority after the cleansing. The objecct of wor ship certainly had the authority to cleanse his own temple. To day the Christ is ever cleansing the temples of men’s hearts. —Discussed by Ben Favell. Member Radio Engineers Dies Samuel J. Bayne, Jr., record ing secretary of the Radio Engi neers Charlotte I. B. E. W. Local No. 1229, passed, away in De cember and the body was taken to Birmingham, his former home, for burial. Mr. Bayne joined Birmingham International Broth erhood of Electrical Workers Lo cal 263 in October, 1933, and .sprved in various official capaci ties in the Alabama local before ^oming to Charlotte in 1940 to accept a position with the Engi neering Department of Radio Sta tion WBT. Hd was instrumental in forming the first independent Radio Operators local here under the I. B. E. W. and made many friends while he lived in Char lotte, all of whom extend sym pathy to the bereaved family of deceased. * * Brother. Bayne .is survived by his wife and two children, Grace Luanne and Samael Jefferson, III, who will return to Birmingham to make their home. Members of organized labor at a whole, especially members of his local union, will greatly miss his friendship and wise counsel. STATE OF NATION SPEECH MADE BY PRESIDENT TRUMAN (Continued From Psge 1) instances where labor or manage ment resorts to economic force without exhausting the possibili ties for agreement through the bargaining process. Neither the parties nor the government have a definite yardstick for determin ing when and how government ■ .. ■ — .. HUt! r ; SAVWS •BOND TIMETABLE SAVW6S m IKTERIST tCCBIHIUTK” nn mm iiiK V i *3.75 $195.90 $1,004.20 $2,163.45 j 6.25 > 32100 U74.18 3,607.54 7.56 390.00 2,009.02 4,329.02 | 936 48778 2,513.42 5,416.97 1 ! .«• 650.00 W95- wm 1 <:h i 15,00 Jitm 4.018.67 8.660 42 18.70 S7U0 tetH 5J2424 10428.74 _■ ■ ■ . . »,4 :■ | asistancfe should bo invoked. There is need for integrated govern mental machinery to provide the successive steps of mediation, voluntary arbitration, and—ulti mately in appropriate cases—as certainment of the facts'^ of the dspute and the reporting of them to the public. Such machinery would facilitate and expediate the settlement of disputes. ^ Point Number Three is the broadening of our program of so cial legislation to alleviate the causes of workers’ insecurity. On June 11, 1946, in my mes sage vetoing the Case bill, I made a comprehensive statement of my views concerning labor-manage ment relations,. I said9 then, and I repeat now, that the solution of labor-management difficulties is to be found not only in legisla tion dealing directly with labor relations, but also in a program designed to remove the causes of insecurity felt by many workers in our industrial society. Jn this connection, for example, the Con gress should consider the exten tion and broadening of our social security system, better housing, a comprehensive national health program, and provisions fSr a fair minimum wage. \ - Point, Number Four is the ap pointment of a temporary joint commission to inquire into the en tire field of labor-management re lations. I recommend that the Congress provide for the appointment of a temporary joint commission to undertake this broad study. The President, the Congress, and management and labor have a continuing responsibility to co operate in seeking and finding the solution of these problems. I therefore recommend that the commission be composed as fol lows: Twelve to be chosen by ■ u he Congress from the member* if both parlies in the Home and he Senate, and eight represent ng the public, management and abor, to be appointed by the ’resident. The commission should be harged with "investigating and uaking recommendations upon ertain major subjects, among thers: First, the special and unique roblem of nation-wide strikes n vital industries affecting the mblic interest. In particular, he commission shou'd examine nto the question of how to settle r prevent such strikes without, ndangering our democratic free oms. * Upon a proper solution of this iroblem may depend the whole ndusirial future of the United dates. The paralyzing effects if a nation-wide Strike in such ndustrics ,as transportation, coal, lil, steel, or communications can •esult in national, disaster. * We lave been able to avoid such dis ister, in recent years, only by the ise of extra-ordinafy war powers. Ml those powers will soon be gone. In their place there must >e created an adequate system ind effective machinery in these vital fields. This problem will require careful study and a bold approach, but an approach con sistent with the preservation of the rights of our people. The need is pressing. The commis sion should give this its earliest attention. Second, the best methods and procedures for carrying out the collective bargaining process. This should include the responsibilities of labor and management to ne gotiate freely and fairly with each other, and to refrain from strikes or lockouts until all possibilities of negotiation have been ex hausted. 1 Third, the underlying causes of labor-management disputes. Some of the subjects presented here for investigation involve long-range study. Others can b« considered immediately by th< commission and its recommends' tions can be submitted to th< Congress in the near future. L recommend that this commis sion make its first report, includ ing specific legislative recom mendations, not later than Marcl 15, 1947. _ mm FIGHT INFANTILE PARALYSIS #. • Join the HABCH OF DIMES' ^ - "• * . 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