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SCRIPTURE: Revelation 1-7; Acts
16: 18-40; I Peter 4:12-19; 5:6, 7.
DEVOTIONAL READING: Revelation
1:7-13. . , i
Courageous Loyalty
Lesson for December 14, 1947
OPEN your Bible to Revelation,
and read the first seven chap
ters. Then you will be ready for
Acts18:16-40, and' I Peter '4:12-19,
and 6:8, -7. These
Scriptures form th'
basis of study for
Sunday on Loyalty
Under Persecution.
' Christiana are not
promised an easy
time, but they are
assured" sulflclent
grace . for every
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, . nest or an, rani ana miss were
; smtalned in their sorrowful plight
' by the consciousness that Ood
I wm with them that he always
keep Ms word. '.
' X venture the prediction that the
fortitude of Paul an Silas In that
' night of persecution did more to Im
press the Christian religion upon
Jerusalem -than any sermon eves
the eloquent Paul ever uttered. We.
" too. ean witness for Christ we
face difficult situations, i :, ;u .i .
Courageous Loyalty
T OOK now at Revelation 2:8-11,
and 3:14-22, for the example of
the church at Smyrna, burdened by
tribulation and poverty, but "rich"
in the promise that a crown of life
waited them. :'""" ,:'''
' It wm far more difficult to be
Christian in the first century than
It is In the twentieth century. By
which I . mean ;. that the early
Christians were few In number
and without any backing of publlo
opinion.- They were despised, as
the lowly, followers of the cruci
fied carpenter ef Naaareth. Todajfc
Christiana are acknowledged as
the ' beat citizens In every com
munity. ""
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RCCC liTiprO Y GiTiGnt
Eliminate Morons: Wouldn't It Be Nice?
Dr. Newton
Even so, there are tests for us
time of need. This test tb"t Will be too much for In
lesson, if carefully man courage and loyalty. If we-are
pondered, will for- true the teachings, of Jesus as
tify one's faith and f"BW " everyaay me, we
..n n tnrth . need that same enduement
newed in courage and Christian wntcn " Christians at Smyrna
poise for these days of discipleship. po". else our disclpleshlp will
; - sname tne name of our Lord.
57,!f!"!!. Tho Blood of tho Lamb
1 under the mighty hand of fT" leMOn concludes with that
Ood, that he may exalt you in due ; " neveiauon
time! eastlns all vour para nnnn 7:8-", in which We behold the
him, for he careth for you," I Peter f'at wWte-robed throng about the
5:6, 7. That is a splendid watch- "n" uo,a "g. "blessing
Word for every boy and girt
Now, turn to Acts 16:18-30, and
eee how Paul and Silaa, locked in
the inner dungeon at midnight,
could pray and sing. That la what
happens ta the Christian who sin
cerely trusts in God who acta on
the promise that God really cares
for his trusting children.
C A memory verse suggested for
and glory and wisdom and thanks
giving and honor and power and
might be unto our God forever and
ever. Amen."
Who were theyT "These are
they which came ont of great trib
ulation, and have washed their
robes and made them white In the
biood of the Lamb."
Loyalty under persecution is de
pendent absolutely upon the life-
' An educational program designed
to assist in curbing the steady in
crease' In morons" in the State's
population and the attendant vice,
crime and institutional expense
such - increases involves has just
been launched by the Human Bet
terment League of North Carolina.
Inc ....
v Pointing out that cases of mental
defect and mental diseases occupy
moie than one-half of all the hos
pital beds in the state at an annual
cost to the taxpayers of about two
million dollars, the League is seek
ing to inform the people about the
alarming extent of cases of feeb-
lemindness."
Part, of the answer, the League
states, Js selective sterilization of
the mentally unfit through more
complete enforcement of the pro
visions 6f the State's sterilization
law. More than 40,000 copies Of t. J
pamphlet containing questions and
answers about the operation of th1
statute axe being mailed to var
ious groups in North Carolina.
New Officials Take
Agricultural Posts
Two new officials have reported
for work with the State Depart
ment of Agriculture
They are Cecil D. Thomas, who
became executive assistant super
intendent of the Test Farm Divi
sion, and J .M. Carr, who became
assistant director in charge of the
Tobacco Branch Experiment Sta
tion at Oxford.
Duplin Formers Urgd Pfol Cc..':n
To Offset Tobacco Acreage Loss
RaleiKh. Dec. 3. Cotton is "the
most logical cash crop to help Dup
lin farmers make up at least some
of the approximate $3,608350 in
come lose they will suffer from the
28 per cent blanket 'reduction in
1948 flue-cured tobacco acreage
allotments," George T. Ashford of
Red Springs, N. C., and president of
the Carolinas Ginners Association,
declared today. '
"Inventories of cotton are more
depleted than in many a year, and
less changeover in farming oper
ations will be required to supple
ment next year's income loss if at
least a part of the 7,365 acres idled
in Duplin County by this reduction
is planted 'to cotton.
"Also favorable to 1948 cotton
producers are this year's successful
experiments with insecticides to
control pests and the raw cotton
requirements of the 16 European
nations seeking aid under the Mar
shall Plan. According to the United
States Foreign Trade Division, if
these requirements are met, total
e-mnrix nf all erowths next year
will be about 5,0uu,vuu Daies or zo
per cent higher than this year."
North Carolina's chief cotton
seed supply counties in the Pied
mont section have been heavily
damaged by adverse weather and
our cotton farmers are now looking
to Miss., Ala., and Ga , for the
coming year.
"The harvesting season in these
states," he added, "has been more
favorable and if orders are placed
early, sufficient seed can be obtain
ed before planting time. '
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Sunday, is found in Proverbs 17:22, giving power of the blood of the
and It goes like this: "A cheerful Lamb.
"Fear mot, I am with tbet, O bt not
- dismsyid -:.
For I am thy God. and will stilt gift
the aid." , .;";.
CCovrritlii br tarn raioai r..n
at RaliifouM Education ea bthmll of to
heart is a good medicine."
Have you watched some Christian
i In affliction how he or she could
, bless every passerby? It was be
cause that person possessed the
"cheerful heart." And each of u
: may have that precious possession; fH'ttfiP i'oamiuttioau.
it we miember Mark 11:22, "Have MSU 'tun-f
laltb in God." t , "
Kappy Behind Prison Bars ;
PAUL, and Silas are pictured as
( happy in that dark dungeon..
There is a statement to challenge
every cynic, every doubting Thom
as. Only the grace of God can make
men happy under persecution. Paul
declares in Romans 1:16, "I am
not ashamed of the Gospel." Aye,
: he was not ashamed to preach the
Gospel to the little damsel on the
streets of Jerusalem, nor was he
ashamed to go to the prison tor the
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ADMINISTBTOB'S NOTICJ5-
V Having qualified as administrator
of the estate of J. B. Andrews, de
ceased, late of Duplin County,
. North Carolina, this is to notify
all persons having claims against
the estate' of said decreed to ex
hibit them to the undersigned at
' Beulavllle, on or before the 5th day
of November,? 1948, or this notice
will be pleaded in bar of their re
covery. . All persons indebted to
said estate will plras - make imme
diate payment -
This the 5th day of November,
1947. il ' -
' , '. Lloyd H. - Andrews,
v Administrator of
. J. B. Andrews Estate.
GRADY MERCER
ATTORNEY AT LAW
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ston, died at 9 a. m. Friday in Duke
Hospital, following a' year of de
clining health. The funeral was
held from the home at 2:30 p. m.
Sunday, with interment in Maple
wood cemetery. The Rev. E. F. Mo-'
sley, rector of St Mary's Episcopal
Church . officiated. Surviving are
his wife, Mrs. Jessie Warm an Ray-
j nor; four sons, William D., Jesse K.,
: Edward D., and C. E. Raynor, Jr.,
of Kinston; three daughters, Mrs.
Lloyd Suggs, Mrs. Daniel E. Mc
Avoy and Mrs. Robert C. Love of
Kinston; and two sisters, Mrs. L. A.
Tart of Dunn and Mrs. E. J. Hill of
Faison.
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l Mrs. Prlscilla M., Young died at
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Martin of Rose Hill Sunday morn
ing at 6:30. Funeral services were
conducted from the home Monday
afternoon at 2 o'clock. Burial fol
lowed in the Fussell cemetorv Tho
,Rev. Mr. Rogers of Rose Hill of
ficiated. Surviving in addition to
ner daughter, is one sister, Mrs. J.
D, Robinson of Rose Hill.
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The greafesf Joy o! He CKrisfmas season fa ffiafoT ffie ffiffe vfa '
awaken early Christmas morriing cxnd gaze in pleased wonder at thai
marvelous Christmas tied and tha beautiful toys. Santa Ckms has
brought. ,
The happy express!oos on tEese EfiEei'lbs fa ottH dO ffie boaia
- the grown-ups have taken to make the occasion a perfect one. Sceneai
like the one pictured here are ciniacq jfiqgai mmffiB oi CrhiM-
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AHttlelcrferonth'esecKiJarOT
conce of Christmas. They wiU learn tHaf tHe gifts oi their parents, in the
mythical role of Santa Clous, are but symbols rf Cbfr gzeat gjft ta
humanity.
The good will, love an3 unselffaEness ol tKe CGrSsMcBifBsmvAa
foreshadowing of the peace and good will that is to prevail canong men
through the teachings of Jesus, whose birth the Chrislmca season
commemorates.
Parents should endeavor to lead their chdren miq an noSerstand
ing of this deeper meaning of Christma3-a task in adiadi the) fyv
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