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LESSON
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MAY 20, 1956
These comments are based
on (A International Uniform
Sunday School Lesson Out-
fl Ztne, copyrighted by the Inter-
national Council of Jteligious
Education, If. S. A., and itsed
' by emiitttion.
A CHURCH WITH CONCERN
M E M O A ' SELECTION: "Re
member the worth of the Lord Je
sus, how hf snid. It is more blessed
to tjii-c than to rrcciic." Acts 20:35
LESSOV TEXT: Arts 11:19-20-i
It. i.-- intorestine; to note the open
ing --tatemcrit of Luke in the scrip
ture civrn fur our consideration this
week,
me'it
I. :ke
were
It
T!a
tlie
the
is a repetition of the state-
lie made in Acts 8:4, where
d clared, "Therefore tliey that
seaHeied abroad went every
pieaeliinjr the word."
persecution wliich followed
lartyrd'-m of Stephen caused
ciphs to fie.' from Jerusalem,
of them went to Antioch in
ami others went elsewhere.
Antioch was the capital of the Rom
an province of Syria,
ated on the river Orontc
twenty miles from its mouth.
Antioch was several centuries old
and followed Rome and Alexandria
in importance to the world of its
day. Its main street, which ran for
"five miles, was paved with marble
and lined with a double colonnade.
To Antioch came the trade-ladened
caravans from Persia and India. Yet,
with its luxury, it was known also
for its wickedness and corruption;
so much so, that the Roman Juvenal
to signify the degradation of Rome
said that the "Syrian Orontes has
flowed into the Tiber."
The Christians who fled from Je
rusalem to Antioch first preached
the doctrine of the new faith to Jews
only. Then they took a forward
stop and began preaching to the
Greeks who lived in Antioch.
The church at Antioch became
widely known and attracted many
visitors. To it came some Christians
from Jerusalem, who were Jews.
In the church at Antioch,, these, viaijt-
ore iouno footn jew ana
TnfiytWbly; '. the question i'roee how
were tne laws or Moses and the
vuatoms of the Jews obligatory upon
the new Gentile converts.
The Jewish Christians from Jeru
salem naturally and quite humanly,
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from their past experience and
ligiou beliefs, insisted that the Gen
tiles h4 to accept the religious rites
and ceremonies of the Jews. ;) They
were holding on to those olden forma
along with the new faith in Jesus,
.and their recent acceptance of his
teachings had not altered their anci
ent religious traditions and preju
dices, r "
'This issue provoked considerable
discussion in the church at Antioch,
where its determination was very im
portant. As was to be expected,
Paul and Barnabas, who had recent
ly returned from their great mis
sionary tour to the cities in Galatia,
opposed the doctrines of the Jewish
Christians from Jerusalem, contend
ing that these ritualistic observances
of the Jews were' not essential to the
Gentile Christians, who had accep
ted Christ and believed in him.
So, these two missionary leaders
were sent to Jerusalem, in order that
the problem could be considered
there and some final decision be
agreed upon. Paul and Barnabas
received considerable attention as
they journeyed to the city and, when
they arrived there, they testified as
to the great blessings which had
tested upon their work. There were
some Pharisees who had bcome he
severs in Christ, and, in keeping
v'.i:i their attitude in the Jewish
ch.'iah these insi.-.tcii that the Gen
tile Christians obey the strict com
:.,am!s of the Law.
A couleieiice was called
re-enlists.
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. 3 For Vcicrr.r.3
CPL. J. C. CALDWELL
Camp Lejeune, N. C. (PHTNC)
Marine Opl. J. C. Caldwell, son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Caldwell of R-l,
Hot Springs, reenlisted for three
years April 10 at Camp Lejeune.
He is a squad leader with D Com
pany, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Regiment
of the 2nd Marine Division.
Before entering the service in
September l'JM, "he attended Spring
Creek High School.
KEPT WIFE IN TRANCE?
i.
ipt.-iics in the i i t ,
men of the new faith,
and J la i nalias were p
the
f the leading
it which Paul
sent. At this
I.a
meeting tlie vexing and difficult is-
uid was situ-j:,iie w a u.m u.-.-od. Tnere was niueii
about j sa:d pro aiui con, but the argument
was settled when Peter recounted to
Hie council hi.-, experience at Caesa
rea, where God, in tlie vision, had
iieehued iiis message ror the, Gen
tiles too, and Peter reminded them
that the testimony of the Holy Spir
it had been given to these Gentiles.
The final word was given by
James, who appears to have been
the head of the church and was the
brother of Jesus, and it was reduced
to writing. Judas and Silas were
sent back to Antioch with Paul and
Barnabas in order that the interest
of the Jerusalem Christians might be
manifested in the church at Antioch
and that the message might be duly
authenticated.
Word came to the church at An
tioch of the suffering of the Chris
tians at Jerusalem during a period
of famine. The news so aroused the
sympathy of the ' Antioch church
that they collected funds for the re
lief of their brethren. Of the gen
erosity, of,, these early believers,. Dr.
"WV AIcDaniel declared i lib
erality thrives in an atmosphere of
evangelism . The keag that is warm
with the grace of God is generous
toward every human need. Money
flows freely -from Christians- in a
state of revival. The financial prob-
ngeles, Cal. - Mrs. I.avinia
. X " cn. in asking a divorce from her
Nu .-band. Key iigen, amatinr hyp
no: ht and wealthy property manag-
er. iistified that he kept her in a
j -tale of suspended animation and al-
h.wvtl her only ,r0 cents a day to run
the household. She was- given the di-
voice, $5,000 property settlement
j and !f, 00 a month child support.
lem of any church is fundamentally
a spiritual problem. . . " Let us
pray for a concern like that of
Christ's for a hungry and needy
world, and remember, "I't is more
blessed to give than to receive."
Veterans Administration released
a progress "Ifeport on its Intensified
program' of providing protection
against fire for sick and. disabled
veterans who ' are patients in VA
hospitajsv-
,4 Engaging in the most concerted
"patient protection" program in the
history of the agency, the VA in re
cent years has equipped or is now
equipping hundreds of buildings in
its older Jospital plants with such
protective features as automatic
sprinkler systems, stairwell enclos
ures, fire escape;, fire doors, smoke
barriers, and fire alarm system s
By the end of the current fiscal
year (June 30, 1956), VA said it
will have completed construction on
35 or more major protection pro
jects, with an estimated construc
tion cost of nearly $2,000,000.
Construction is underway on an
other 53 projects estimated to cost
a little more than $4,000,000.
The construction costs involved in
these projects exceed the total
amounts expended for tKis type of
"patient protection" in all the pre
ceding years since the establishment
T the VA. The VA program of au
tomatic s; riiik'er installation in the
: urrert pi ;'i am is acknowledged by
the sprink i i :ndustry to he me of
the larv-t of its kind in the history
of the in. hi : ry.
1 he 1 1 1 : 1 1 1 1 i - of providing protec
tion for j ;,tients is an integral part
i:f VA's pital replacement pro
gram ! I.y modern, fire-resistive
s'.r.tetU! :..:ve replaced older hos
pitals an i temporary hospitals taken
over from the Armed Forces ,afier
World War II.
About, al, Oi'O beds have been pro
vided in tlie CI new VA hospitals
placed in operation since the end of
World War II. In addition to in
creasing the bed capacity in the VA
hospital system, the erection of these
modern fire-resistive hospitals has
1
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IN GREAT SMQI0ES
ALONZO C. EDWARDS
Shown above is Alonzo C. Ed
wards, of Hookerton, who is a candi
date for Lieutenant Governor in the
.May Democratic Primary.
RED-FACED NEWSBOY
I.'oi ton, Tex a-- - - A newspaper
deliveiy boy for The Press' received
three comp'a'nts in a row from one
a' ; : . i usi iiiiei . He had faih d to
iVl er the pape- for thiee t:ir:gh:
. av ! (i orge Carmack, the editor
; i in- pttpiT.
r;J ..North-Carolinians - are warned to
expect a greater influx of tourists
han ever before in the Great Smo
kies this summer, for. the current
(June) issue of Holiday Magazine
tells the nation how four, wonderful
vacation , days can be spent in the
Smokies for only $50.
CalJlinig the Smokies "AmeritoaTs
most popular national park," the
magazine maps out a comprehensive
"Thrift Tour" of the mountains, in
cluding ail famous Smokey land
marks and tourist attractions in
both North -Carolina and Tennessee,
and costing only $50 for transporta
tion, food, and sight-seeing fees. Ho
tel costs are excluded, but the mag
az.ne points out that, along with
p.easam and inexpensive lodgings
available in the Smokies, there are
many supervised campsites where
o.ei night lodging is free.
George M McMillan, author of the
in.igai'..ne aiticle, suggests three prin
cpal junkets for the four-day tour,
...in eiianat.ng lroin the Gatlin
..: g, 1. :in., area and wandering
. . .rely tor..uf.i, !ae ranges of North
t ai ...i i. an ; . c ,,n. . ith the ajthori
t;. of one w e; I- . ( rsi'il hi tne speciiti
a: r,, t.. n.-i o I lie v : i aikics, lie cites
I;. a .oa.- .anuiiiai ks, oniging houses,
it far
lensa-
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niiiuay centers jind
'a'. . Smokey t.iurl
liionaiuitee haiian
..f tl'-e Cher. R,
lis am! coni
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,v :;i-t a' ' i" Kef 111 it Hunter,
"pi iva Kun may he tod.-u.uui li. i---n:, .ntroduce
a dat )!!. r.vin :' is discharge if new -;!c il. i.. ."...iphi-
c nisiiui. cs a.a, i i ..ni. Oi . ..;eat-r .n th !.... l itlin-
il.e jiaymen-ts will be effective as of lurg, "Chuck., local
chc date of application. mountaitieer hero, John Sevier.
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'Ask a V-C Agent to show you some V-C Fertilizer. Look at the
" rich color of this properly-cured,- superior blend of better plant
I foods, fton your bands down into the smooth, mellow mixture and
let it pour through your fingers. It's mealy, loose and dry.
V-C Fertilizer is famous for its crop-prooucirig power ana na
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and evenly with no caking, clogging 6r bridging.
- The better plant foods in V-C Ferdlizer are carefully selected,
and apportioned to become , available according to the feeding
ched-'a f the crop- That's why k V-C cropi gets off io an early
tint cfrspii growth... and then stays o the job, green and
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V-f! , 2 "W"' " F.rpm Wnt stafion and Extension Service
' V tions and practical farm
: V-C r.-rl2aer fat eadi drop r jD, At- J J " j; ,
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1 r-orrces of a national 'organisation iuch has .
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right dean. That's because Gulf refines out '
the db-bununf taand" of gasoline, in
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