Weekly
SERM OXBT
DO YOl' PRAY?
' By REV. C. M. WARREN.
Praver is the sou. .n ^ 11w-1 . nd
in commun.vr: ai'.i u.-.i
the Holy Spirit. .o*:st..:.t .y m. \::.4
known the deep de?.res u: tr.e
heart to God t..e Fatr.er. How a c
need to pray! God made our
heart? 50 that He L'ou.d commune
with u^. olid we *witn Him. G?>c.
wants our hearts to talk w.th Him
so that He can talk with us. It
you do not iinow how to pr??y, tnen
begin now to tiuK with God and
you will >oon .earn HOW to pia\.
Every c.*i 1 d learns to tain, then he
gradually expresses himself.
Without doubt. God is the only
object of prayer (Psalm 50: 15). It
is our Christian duty to pray for
others, as well as for oursel\e>
(James 5: 16^. Thu> we are to pray
fervently ^Col. 4: 121. sincerely
(Psalm IT: 1). constantly (Col. 4:
2). with fait'h (Jamej 5: 15). with
repentance (P>alm 66: 18), and by
the help of tne Holy Spirit (Horn.
8: 26).
Do you talk with God as you
should? Do you let God talk wi..n
you, as you feel in your heart that
you should, in order that you might
be made a better man, woman,
boy. or girl? How sad is it that
so many people think that they
can get along O. K. without pray
fng! No one is right in his or her
heart who does not pray to God.
There is something lacking, and
soon or late he will want to talk
with God and MAY NOT be able
to do so. My friend, talk with God
now while you can do so. Pray the
prayer of repentance and God will
lead you in a wonderful way. You
cannot afford to continue without
prayer. God wants your heart, but
He cannot get it unless you talk
to Him. Take stock of your heart
and see if you are praying at all,
or how little you are praying.
Many pray little. Do you wait
until it is forced upon you to pray?
So often, people wait until some
accident happens, or some serious
sickness, or death comes, or some
thing awful, before they pray.
That is why so many hearts are
not able to make contact with God.
You have* to pray in the Spirit be
fore you can get help. If you pray
once a week, or once a month, or
just once in awhile, youi heait
will grow cold. Do not forget, your
heart has to be warm in the Spirit
of God'before you can get help
from God. So pray often in the
Spirit. God does not hear us for
our much speaking (.-peaking in
big words) but he hears us as we
pray from our hearts. Please do
not wait until .you get into some
trouble, or heart ache, before you
talk with God through our Lord
Jesus Christ.
Do y?u pray for others? How we
need to pray for our president, and
the other high officers ot our coun
try! We are exhorted that "pray
ers be made for all men; for kings
and all that are in .high places."
Are you praying for God's peace
to come among nations of the
world? Are you praying for the
salvation of others, Are you pray
ing ^or and working that evils may
be moved out of the paths of our
precious boys and girls, and that
they may be strengthened to over
come evils? This is a time when
earnest praying is needed. Much
praying was done when the war
At the Churches
Sylva Methodist
(The Rev. W. Q. Grigfl, Pastor)
Sunday school will meet at 10
a. m., Gudger Crawford, superin- i
' tendent.
11 a. m. i>hip by the
6:30 p. \i., Youth Fellowship.
Sylva Baptist
(The Rev. C. M. Warren, Pastor)
i Sunday schoolsat 10 a. m., Hops
j ard Ball, Supt. |
' 11 a. m. Morning worship, the
I pastor us.ng for hi.- ?ubject, "The
i Temple of God." 1 Cor. 3: 1-17
1 B. T. U. at 6:30 p. m., Carl Cor
bin, director.
8 p. m. Sermon bv the pastor.
Sermon subject, "The Touch of
Jesus.'' Matt. 8: 15
Tuesday, 7:15 p. m. Prayer meet
ing.
Friday, 7:30 p. m. choir rehearsal.
Each Monday at 10:30 a. m. the
Bapt.st Ministers' Conference meets
here.
Cullowhee Baptist
(The Rev. Mark R. Osborne, J".?
Pastor)
"9:50 a. m. Sunday School
11 a. m. morning worship, the
pastor speaking on the subject,
"Jesus Needs Us."
4 p. m. Junior and inte rmediate
Training Union.
9 a. m. each day Vacation Bible
School.
Wednesday?7:30 p. m. Mid week
Prayer service
Friday ? 7.30 p. m. Choir, re
hearsal at the church.
Cullowhee Methodist
(The Rev. R. T. Houts, Jr., Pattor)
10 a. m. Church school.
11 a. m. Morning Worship.
The Youth Fellowship will meet
at tht church at 6:00 p. m.
Singing To Be At
Savannah School
An all day singing is being
planned- for the fifth Sunday,
June 29. at t|ie Savannah school
house. All singers are asked to be }
present and take part in the sing
ing. The public is invited to come
and bring lunch.
Upper District
Will Hate Staging
The regular monthly meeting of
| the Upper District Singing con
vention will be held Sunday, July
6, at John's Creek scheolhouse.
Every one is invited to come and
j participate in the singing.
Early raking of h; y will prevent
bleaching of the green color from
leaves and thereby reserve the food
value that would be lost through
long exposure to the sun>hine.
was going on, but there is little
evidence that such praying is be
ing done now. My friends, let us
pray without ceasing in our homes
with our children, in our churches,
and as we go away from place to
place, that the hearts and minds
of our people may be turned from
the sinful ways of the world to
the things of righteousness and to
God. O, let us pray in the Spirit
of God.
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ESSAY CONTEST FINALISTS?The lour district winners in the Cooperative Essay Contest who will
et mpete in the Stale Finals to be held at the Womans Club in Raleigh on June 26 are shown above.
Lett to right, they are; Charles L. Herring,'age 18, Route 1, La Grange, representing the Eastern Dis
trict; Elaine Graham, age 1"5. Proctorville, representing the Southern District; Anita Bolinger, age 16,
Route 1, Vale, representing the Western District; D. C. Price, age 18, Mayodan, and representing the Cen-*
tral District.
The contestant in the State Finals will be competing for a top prize that offers a years tuition schol
arship i.fid S 100.00 in cash.
Lonnie Morgan *
Celebrates Birthday
Mr. Lonnie Morgan celebrated
h:> 46th birthday Thursday, June
12. All of his children, except one
daughter. Mrs. Munnie Foutz, of
Danville. Va. were present for the
occasion. Those attending were his
two soiis, Griffin and Glenn, of
Cowarts and one daughter, Mrs.
Lon Harris, and small daughter,
Delois.
Mrs. Morgan's mother, Mrs. J.!
W. Wood, who had been very ill,
was able to be carried up to Mr. j
Morgan's for the day. The table
was centered with the birthday
?&ke surrounded by flowers. Mr.
Morgan cut the cake and served
it t-o his guests. He received a num
ber of nice gifts.
It is estimated that one man can
put down 350 board feet of six
inch flooring in one 8-hour <Jay.
Coward Family Has
Fifty-Fifth Reunion
The fifty-fifth annual reunion
of the Coward family was held
Sunday, June, 15 at the home of j
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Glenn, Sr.. in
Sylva. This was begun as a cele
bration of the birthday of Nathan
Cowartf and has been continued
annually since his death, and is
field each year on the Sunday
nearest his birthday, June 12th.
States represented other than
North Caroling in the 151 mem
bers attending were South Caro
lina,- Florida, Tennessee, Okla
homa, and Indiana.
Rev. and Mrs. C. M. Warren
were invited guests. He offered
a prayer and returned thanks be
fore the sumptuous picnic dinner
was served.
The next reunion will be held
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Rog
ers Coward at Webster.
Singers To Meet
At Dix Cr6ek
All singers are invited to meet
at the Dix Creek church, Sunday,
June 22, for the fourth Sunday
singing, which will begin at 2:00
p. m.
W. L. Jones Have
Dinner Guests
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Jones en
tertained a few friends at dinner
Sunday at the Little Dining Room.
The guests were Mr. Claude Love,
Asheville attorney, who had been
guest speaker at the Sylva Metho
dist church, this being Laymen's
Sunday; Mrs. L6ve and daughter,
Sadie Jean, Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Al
lison, and Bobby Allison.
EYES EXAMINED
Glassres Fitted
DR. ALDEN C. DOWN8
will examine eyes and fit glasses
in Sylva at the Carolina Hotel
Friday, June 20, from 9 o'clock
to 4 o'clock.
If you have eye trouble or
don't see well you should con
sult Dr. Downs on above date.
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"We are confronted with a serious condition?traffic tragedies continue to
hourly, and are increasing at an alarming rate. That something-mUst be done is
acknowledged by every thinking person."?Governor R. Gregg Cherry.
Something Is Being Done!
The State Committee for Traffic
Safety, Inc. has devised a comprehen
sive five year plan designed to reduce
traffic Occidents and fatalities by fifty
per cent.
program, if a success, will save
3,125 lives during the next five years.
J+ will also mean that 19,370 personal
injury accidents will be prevented.
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THIS PROGRAM COMTEK4 "LATHS:
1. A mobilization for traffic safety.
2. Teaching adults and stucSents how to drive.
3. Conducting safe driving courses in schools.
4. Driver testing with accurate devices.
5. ProviHino tecfcn?ec?! scrv'-* -"-?it?nitics.
6. ? ' ' ' ' - ?-VTiotian.
(Examination *u*j \t 1947)
State Committee for Traffic Safety, Inc.
Lock Box 491
Raleicrh. N C.
REDUCING TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS and deaths in Vorth
Carolina is a big and expensive job in which every citizen
should have a part.
I ACCEPT my personal responsibility for reduction of
traffic accidents and pledge my support and contribution
of $ enclosed herewith.
NAME ....
ADDRESS
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7. The inspection of all moror vehicles.
<Starts Jan. 1, 1948)
8. The bu:!dino of safety into highways.
9. The certainty of oi-nishneht for traffic violators,
1*. Imnroverjc-if ef rtate nnd local traffic laws.
1.J. Increase** i.#??A traffic
forcer. ' 7 ? -??
12. 5\ecc~naion tor the Les. irsfiic ^.w.y
wtate Csaimitiee For Traffic Safety, Ins^
R. Gregg Cherry ? Gcvernor-Ex Officio Choirmon
Coleman W. Roberts?Carolina Motor Club?
Chairn^on
H. Calt Braxton?Publisher?Vice Chairman
Charles M. Johnson?State Treasurer?Treasurer
And A Board of Governors Made Up of 23 State
Safety Leaders
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