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TEKDCPUCT TZSZS, E2NA3rSTZJ-, I., f -'K i ) 1 w mwwhst wvi va-awwaa Hf lNNUBWIk V I' vt HB a VIPMJ If MUM W IT11 innj im OUUISIViTf VlMMi . r Dime bull, a jfew ... . Jobs Newton,,, Church) el Bart Stockton, was not preaching or writing hymn .;.;. England . ... "Amazing Grace." John Wesley h could usually be found teading ornate at earns rt i v Methodist . "Jens ter of , My Soul." August meeting revival ' : i s r " td,n "v -'i TToplady .-. . Calvaniat .vi 'Hock of Aget.-Isaac , One Hay, la USt, the 60-year-old Boffman eaiieel' nniw . vuuBtwvuiui . Blast Bo th Tie That Binds." Edward Hopper . , ' Presbyterian: t f Jesus, Saviour Pilot Me.' Henry i Francis iytei -. .. Anglican u( . "Abide With Me.", i John Henry Kewman ; . . Roman Catholic j ; , "Lead, Kindly Light Martin Luthr . ... . Lutheran . , ' "A Mighty Fortress I Our Ood.f y v x?v.'- i ' Thn tn. coul. j Korea of others and oach - .J rrott, .many ; "i tiliina Hoffman ' , '' (' WHRN PENNSYLVANIA'S 1m" vf i ' ClHha HorrmKB.was not is the, p-' ' i i , t t- :v : homo of some unfortunate where,' as Y a r I!'. "GcJ had permitted sorrow and affliction. he eculd Ufl- ly be found in bis study at work .hymns. Jown at the cross where my Sovlour died, . Cowrv wher for cleonsing from tin t cr. J, Th-r to my haart a the blood applied. . 6lory His narno.. . - ) - , l ,i " v '; om to wondrously saved from sin,' taus so sweetly abides within, .There at the cross where Ha took mo kw 7 .... Glory t His noma. ; , , ' Hie Gmsilun VhvjBoint ' Frep' By D.ptoWt'ef Brtl 'i ' PRESBYTERIAN JUNIOR COLLEGE Maxton, Sometime we become too' self s satisfied ' and need something . to wake us up. Recently in New York City an educator remarked, "You : people In North Carolina have been making wonderful progress educa tionally. Some states do not have a medical school but you North Caro linians have three." ; There is another side of .the plc- ure. -The North Carolina Public . School Bulletin for January quotes -figures on the number of residents . in college Jn each state per thousand IOOOOOOOOOOOI SASH, DOORS, SHEET ROCK WOOL, PLAST ER, LIME, CEMENT, BRICK, MORTAR. , ' AlNTS. TERRA-COT-(P TA PIPE, DRAIN TILE, ! WHITE ASBESTOS SI ' DING, ASPHALT SHINGLES, ALL KIND ROLL ROOFING, 5-V CRIMP TIN ROOFING. And BRICK SIDING ROCK, ; ROCK LATH Z.J. CARTERS SOU vC "'WAIllACE.N.Cta OOOOOOOOOOOt opopoooppooooiooooooooooo .0 iti't a. 2- o or o o ' . . ".;!J l t .... ".(i mn.l nrt si'im nV 7 The Year 'Round 1 ' t '"if I , PS. i A Kill Hogs i Mi". ,11 S j B'& K&pzian Foods H 117 AT V AfV T f "'I 1 - ",(.-.! ooooooooooooooooooooooooJ Vile STx' ' w A" k Mi i a (? - : '''''''JSJaaiiJ, ""' ' 1 -t , ' ,', .. )Jm Ml- E ' . ' .... ...-.w-M'W.--"" v..."v..f-t'i,i .: "'?:''f i. "',t'-" .-,-5, -,.1. . (('.... a. i:ui -.: BY. CUnTrONMER, (jrlory I o nis Name Two preachers comhins their nura m guiTcy uv ' uuwir in mwumi ri) WUCIV ugy umw IM v. bwm sorrow ana ahaliM do?" Hoffman told the woman that the could do toothing better Jeu," rYea," tala ron went to his study and wrote words and music ,7 for another .hymn. He called It 1 Must Tel Jesus." : etterJtymiJtawae.OiifV' Tlllsi HmY"$;''$Wl t . . - T U 1873 THE RV. STOCKTON wrote both and music for a hymn that begins "Come every soul bv sin- onnreaaed. there's mem with th Lord FipiWs pnbTVth . n under the title, "Only Trust Him But wh?n these two men f God combined ? t'ic'r t-'e':ti In rne hymn, the world got a favorite thnt Hll bring rj'ck memories to anybody who over i attended an old-fashioned camp, meeting. Stockton -wrote n muftet Hoffman the words. "vMJfc.v!-j f-j-a.f '?'.v Come to this 'fountoin ao rich and sween Cast thy boor soul at the Saviour's feet; Plunge In today, and be mode complete; ' Glory to His name. . Chonatfvr' '' Ctory to His noma . Glory to His noma. There to my heart wat the blood applied,' HiJtoty to His name. t;r,ii.W.r,Pi wj k on one; of his From The Bobk 'A HYMN IS BORN" Copyright 1852 '- WILCOX-FOIXETT C6 Chicago; ill.?'' N. C. in population. North Carolina is at the 47th place. Only South Carolina fs- lower. Of each ten ! thousand residents in North Carolina there were 105 in college. Utah had 303 residents in college per ten thou sand in that state, and ranked in first place. New York, Idaho, Colo rado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Washing ton, California and Montana foll owed in that order. Maine was third lowest and going upward from Maine we find Mississippi, Ken tucky, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, Arkansas, and Virginia. Among our Negroes North Caro lina had 66 in ten thousand Negro residents in college. We were fifth from the top. among the seventeen Southern states. West Virginia had ,83.3, Texas 92.4, Maryland 78.9, and Florida 77.5 in college of its Negroes per ten thousand Negro residents. The North Carolina Negroes make a better relative standing than the white people. I We in North Carolina, with our high percentage ot native American Coal! Coal! ', ' '- StoJto.1 ' :' ; if' tfiVi We have It Ton will want It 5 un w ww oi we m Wo Deliver .. . ! Garner Coal Co. Wareajr, N. Ct mlt o o o o o Any Time o o o o o o o o J talents emiciioo, to me aistreught . than "take your troubles to ahe. "I miut tell Jesus." Hoff Protestant population have always emphasized the importance of ed ucation. In fact we have sometime looked sldewise at Utah with its Morman background. Maybe we are too self-satisfied. Our young people should wake" up 'to their need' for developing all their God-given talents, so as to live as fully and as usefully as they are able. "And he also that received the two talents came and said, Lord, thou dellveredst unto me two tal ents: Lo, I have gained other two talents. His Lord said unto him,' Well done, good and faithful ser vant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will .set thee over many things; enter thou into the Joy of thy lord." Matt. 25: 22, 23 A.S.V.) PASTOR'S COLUMN Carlton F. Hlnchi . NEED OF WANT We st creatures of need. We live in need from the day of birth tc the day of death. First of all we need food, raiment and bodily things. We need something more than food and drink. The wordly affections cannot satisfy fully our appetites. 4 After hearing about God, we come For your full fertilizer! requirements before, you; j x trade. We also have an;; .-4r ;i ,' i'jf.-,, . anhydrous bulk storage; ; plant in Mt Olive, this; year for your cbnven-i ience. r.'v. -STANDARD r'ERTILLZER CQMPANY ta.ptm,v.c GEO. P. PR1DGEII 1 Plumber STATE LICENSED PLUJU.BING CONTRACLTOR. supplhs vV-: aUTaROOM-ECnPMRNT HOT WATZB BEATERS .C:- WATER FPMP8 2 KITCHEN SINKS j Phone 473 V , WARSAW, NC. URS. M. M. THIGPp 'r.:'V:'tsrfflB,'' R. C. ' .! 1sceeBtotre Fog WARSAW FLORAL WAaAW,N.C. - , : ;FU?JIItAL;HOME' Mu i::";.,tp ouvr 'X- ofe r? r7e-Donai ii. funeral Laevtora Embalmars f ateSiaBoe Benrfco J&ajr ogHSrfsl I'Hk to realize our needs of God. Do you realize your need of God? We need God's power, when we are tempted' by temptation. ; Wo need his love when hardness and mis-, trust we meet We need God when, pain and sorrow darkens our path. - We need the peace and the pat ience of God amt our confuted and charotic world. . ' ' : 1 . Many people art Intrested only in what they want, They do po( re iaUM.;ruelr'.'needsi:.Thes;iu,.the peopl who piay not . want to ' att end church school, worship services of the church of. tbeir.'choicp, or. ptif fo.througn prater; ; but. thit" Idpei,. no,t'oipw,thft::.fiuit ,tbat , we , need t People will not seek God tjntil they realiza their need ot God and It becomes the thing they want moa. The question Is not do I want it,but 4? ? eed it?. We should be conscl9Uf pf .pur need f God,i L if.." ' ' . . i' II ' I m.. ' V ' line i Hifi) i'.S.', - '' " 1 t The January. issue of the Manu facturers Jtecord . leatures. , North Carolina with 44 pages devoted to the story of tho1 State' industrial oooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooocooopppoof mm PRESBYTERIAN BET. W. 'B HOOD, FASTOB . - Wallace Chsuh .-, Every Sunday Morning 2ad, 4th, and 5th Sunday, nights Ff"t Chapel ' 3rd Sunday night RKV 1. M. NJ88KTT, PASTOB ! Eockfish Church , , 2nd and 4th Sunday mornings . ri Sunday ngiht Rev. Wade. H. Allison, Pastor Mount Zion Church, Rose Hill Every . Sunday Morning Except Third Sunday Third Sunday Evening Oak Plains Church First Suiiday Night Third Sunday Morning BE V." NORMAN FLOWERS Warsaw Church Every Sunday morning Bowden Comm unity Church 1st. 3rd, and 6th. Sunday eveninp REV. J. T. HATTER, JB PASTOB urove cnaven . 2nd and 4th Sunday mornings Hallsville Church lit and 3rd Sunday seringa REV. W. H. GOODMAN, FASTOB seuiaviue uiurca Every Sunday morning PINK HUX GROUP Rev. Farrier, Pastor Pink Hill Third Sunday A M. and 1st Sunday P. M. 'Women of the Chorea General meeting Third Tues- oay nignt. uircie Nk I mm Tuesday night SMITHS Second Sunday A M. and Fourth Sunday P. M. HEBRON Third Sundays 4 P. M. (3 P. M. Winter) PLEASANT VIEW 1st Sunday A.. M. and 3rd Sunday P. M. General meetnig Thuraday p. M. after 3rd- Sunday. Circle Thurs day P. MiTefore 3rd Sunday nappfiy-HOfTTiramy a-TrD ' Fourth Sunday A. M. and; Second Sunday P. M. First Wednesday afternoon r. P. Field CJfup-rlat and 3rd Saturday evenings tP.H. REV. TAYLOR A BTRD, PASTOR r Faiaon Group let, 3rd, 5th. Sundays at 7:30 pm 2nd, 4th. Snndaya at 11 ajn. Calypao 1st, 3rd, 5 th. Sundays at 11:00 a.m. Stanford -. 2nd, 4th. Sundays at 7:00 p.m. PNiVERSALnrr imima . a,u Chnrch Service, let. Simday laM 1m,r. M. tad and 4th Sunday aernlns, U:0 a. oa. : son nay venooi every awataay Honrng ot,U:M a. . Mra. 4 fiatta, SajtorintoadeBt . MISSIONART BAPTISTS . KENANSV1XLB ViMi SharpavfMlof - Kenansvllle -EACH SUNDAY MQRNPfO '. BEULAVnXR. GROTJP "' Rev. A. L. Brown, Pasior " BeuTavffla 3nd and ' 4th Sundays ' Cedar Fork 1st and 2ndSundays HallsTlUo 3rd and 4th Sundays CALYPSO ". Pastor ' 2nd and 4th Sunday MAGNOLIA BAPTIST CHURCH ( :.' Rev. J. TJ XveretsV Pattor l lat and-3rd Synd morning! ' : vrfigt and 3rd Sunday, nlgbtf 1 REV. ELLIOTT rC STEWART, Cortntti -2nd and 3rd Sunday .V''Teachey 1st and 4th Sunday 'Ji' ' Thl dtroetory I HOMERTATLOR it CAROLINA BTflLDTJfO SUPPLY COMPANT it Goldsboro Highway , N, C. Q. k. ALPHTN STORE.,;; FatmSavnUoa olutuaerUa'a ':, 'r-t'J rkAAAkAk.AAAM.M a, a, a. A a. a. a. a a. leadership In the South. , Twenty stories, 88 photographs, and numerous1 statistical tables and charts, including a 4-color double spread may shvwlng location of principal raw products ; anci : princi pal ' railroads, airlines, ' navigable rivers and . pphiral gaa lines, are required tp , present f&Qr North Carolina story In the "business mag azine which ia . published iut Baltia more and circulated, throughout the natton.v6:fl6J4.9isf It)' i-4jJ ftl The lead story is by State Trear surer; Xdwlat,Gill.It ; isj entitled "Steady, and Stable".' and i notes i North c Carolina's; Record ,of good : government itnd economic, progress' without .increasing state ilaxesU A story telling of amazing recent pro-! great Is entitled "He-Checking," by Stanley Hi Cohen,: Washington edi tor' of Advertising Age." Hoy K. Lirsen, president of Time Magazine, sketches "The Big Change" in North Carolina in the last half century. y'A feature article deals with the State's diversified .industry ."From Aircraft to Zippers." Other illus trated., stories cover power,' water, transportation, markets, labor, rec reation, technical education, agricul ture, , mining, , forestry, fisheries, banking; and finance, health and other subjects. Concise, easily read Somefhing to m BY REV. C. HERMAN TRUEBLOOD TEXT: "My soul shall make her boast In the Lord.'' 34:2. What are you. boasting about? Often we hear the expression, "he or she has nothing to brag about;" then again, we hear the remark, "he or she centainly has a right to be proud." Yes, some lives ane so full of good deeds, they deserve great praise; other lives are so negative in service, or hurtful in conduct, that they have nothing of which to be proud. After all, one's motive is the index of his character - "As a man thinketjh (and desireth) in his heart, so is he." Prov. 23:7. The Psal mist was a great "boaster;" his psalms contain 'the word, "boast," "praise", and "glory," over and over. To extol and "magnify his God motivated his writings. In the New Testament, Paul was a Great Boaster. It is the boastings of Paul that we are concerned about here and now. Observe how ,and what he boasted about: 1. HIS BOAST WAS IN CHRIST. "For we rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh." Phil. 3:3. The words, "rejoice," "glory," and "boast," are co-relative and may be interperted as syn onymous in meaning. Paul considered that, "in Christ," he could well boast, rejoice, and render glory. 2. HIS BOAST WAS IN GOD. "But we also joy (boast) in God." Rom. 5:11. To be reconciled to God, to be on good terms with his Maker, to be saved by his grace, was a worth-while desire; but "joy in Him" was a blessing of superlative value. A man-made salvation - a salvation short of knowing God Himself Is a snare and a delusion. 3. HIS BOAST WAS IN TRIBULATION. Many of Us probably boast In ease, and comfort, and prosperity. We are proned to brag about what we have, and what we expect to get in material things. We boast, and place our trust in passing fads that have no spiritual value and spiritual permanency. Paul boasted, and gloried in sorrows and tribulations, when such were the price of spiritual victory. Said he, "But we glory in tribulations." Rom 5:3. Some one has said: "Tribulations are hurtful, and may be harmful. They may not be toothsome, but they are wholesome. The knocks that are meant to bruise, often bless." 4. HIS BOAST WAS IN THE CROSS. "God forbid that I should glory (boast), save In the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ." Gal. 6:14. Not only the sufferings of Christ, but his (Paul's) sufferings for Christ, were included in Paul's "glorying in the Cross." 5. HIS BOAST WAS IN AFFLICTIONS. "Most gladly therefore will I rather glory (boast) in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me." 2 Cor. 12:9. His infirmities were bodily frailties and weaknesses, but even in those infirmities he could ,"boast" of the "sufficient grace," that sustained him in his physical sufferings. 6. HIS BOAST WAS IN ETERNAL HOPE. "Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ; By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand and rejoice (boast) in hope of the glory of God." Rom. 5:1-2. I CHINQUAPIN GROUP Ulaateaary Baptist Ghana - Rev. Varra Vnrrell SHARON t . Morning Services 1st and 3rd. Sundays Evening geitloca 2nd., 4th. and 5th. Sundays DOBSON'S CHAPEL Morning Services 2nd, 4th. and 5th. Sundays Erening Services 1st and 3rd. Sundays Idaad Creek 2nd Sunday morning and 4th San- day evening. BEAR MARSH last and 3rd Sunday ROSE BOA R.rV.CASE. Serrlee orery ' PAISOH Rev. M, M. Turner, Faster lot and M Sunday JOHNSON CHURCH Rev. Paul Sinn, aaeter lat and 3rd Sunday f t-nit throejgm do 9. TTNI1ALLS 80NS ' Pink Hm, N. C SERVICE MOTOR COMPANT; DeSoto Plymouth v Sale ana Service - i f.fri i "J "'.''..'" ."yv:"'" 'ijii'.' - DR.- H W. COLWELL v V. : r. Optometrist "v V , Wallace, North Carolina 'ic ?one: SOU Sesldonca: 'mt tables bring statistics on the State's business and manufacturing oper ations up to .date through '1982. , Since, extra copies of the maga zine are not available In large num ber.' the nenartment of' Conserva- r v W ' ,fi' . ... tion and ; Development is ifcaving 2&flO0 copies of the North' Carolina section reprinted and specially bound in a full-color cover depict ing; typical 'North Carolina scenes front" coast to1 mountains. Director Ben X. Doitglaa said' these reprints are expected from . the" press about the middle of February and that a copy may be obtained free upon re quest to the Department -- - District nrit ;5 -' .iThe Accident Summary for Dist "8" Troop "B" Jan. 25th through Jan. 81st, 1954 was: - - DUPLIN COUNTY 1 accident, 0 killed, 0 injured, $200.00 property damages. ' SAMPSON COUNTY 1 accident 0 killed 0 injured, $700.00 property damages. ' - ' WAYNE COUNTY ; t accident, 0 Jtilled, 0 injured; Brag AAbouf n1l ft.-, 1 MAGNOLIA GROUP Concord 2nd and 4t& Sundays WALLACE Dr. roatoa, Pastor Service each Sunday WZIX8 CHAPEL Rev. 1 J. Bnerer, Pastor 2nd and 4th Sundays WARSAW Dr. A W. Greenlaw, Service each, Sunday GARNERS CHAPEL Rer. Eurene Haaer lat ano sra soaaay m, SoMagt mgat . JONE8,CHAPEL Rev. Eurene Rarer 1st and 3rd Snnday" night 2nd Stmrjay tsoruaf , !;) . f i. ii,; , ., ALUM SPRINGS Rev. Bogota Hager ma son. night 4 tat a of tho fenowtng leaefnSBla9at; W::Sl3. SANDLM COMPANT Hatj. OW Dry f" Beviavlae, ?'j St.' WILLIAMSON'S ESSO STATION Your car gets personal attention W. F. 'Bill WiUiamton, Prop. y'v ''-... . .'.V.? 'A. 3. Cavenaugh, Jeweler DIAMONDS : , WATCHES Watch JREPARINQ' ENGRAVING a. '"'a.'aa.AAAA.ak....W . S1U5XK) property damages. TOTAL FOR TK3 DI3TIUCT 8 accidents, .0 killed, a-InjureJ, $1,065.08 property damages.' CpL T. O. Brooks, ' . ' State Highway Patrol Life's best companion la a good conscience. The good either die young or out- grow it, , , , 6i. 1 , . BED ASH BRIQUET COAL FUEL OIL and KEROSENE R.B.VARREII V Phone 561 j " Mt. Olive, N. C. WALLACE GROUP K, R. Wbeeler. Minarter Tel i, 3188 , ' Wallace Every Sunday1 m and every Sunday night Providence nrst -aad Third Sun days at 3 o'clock p. m. ROSE HILL GROUP W. B. Cotton, Minister Tel. 8511 - Rose Hill Chartty WARSAW GROUP Rev. Carlton F. HlraehL Minister . . TeL 365 . 4 Warsaw First, Second, and Fourth Sunday Mornings. Ifllro 9unae3 night CARLTON'S 2nd and 4th Sundays 7:00 P.M.' Turkey Third Sunday mornlnj I UU UIB U 0UUUVJT UJUt FAISON D. F. Kinlaw, Minister TeL 321 Second Sunday Morning and Fourth Sunday night Alto Flfts Sunday morning MOUNT OLIVE CIRCUIT Paul R. Marines Bethel Fourth Sunday morning and-Second Sunday night Calypso Second Sunday morning and Fourth Sunday night Rone' Chapel Second and Fourth Sundays at 10:00 a. m. PINK HULL J. R. Regan, Minister TeL 2750 Woodland First Sunday Morning and Third Sunday night Pink Hill Second and Fourth Sun days, Morning and Night DUPLIN CHARGE Rev. James E. White, pastor Kenansvllle Sunday School at 10 a. m. WORSHIP SERVICE 1st Sunday 11:00 A M. 3rd. Sunday 11:00 A M . 3rd Sunday 7:30 P. M. Magnolia Sunday School 10:00 A M. 2nd Sunday night . 7:30 o'clock 4th Sunday morning 11:00 o'clock Unity 2nd Sunday. 11:00 A. M. 4th Sunday .7:30 P. M. Wesley Sunday School 10:00 A M. 1st Sunday 7:30 P. M. 3rd Sunday 11:00 A M 4th Sunday 11:00 A. M. LIMESTONE .CHAPEL Advent Christian Church PoDtora Hin 8eiluea lat and Inl Riiman Night .un. and Sun. Night Alton vunaa, .raw. &r ; ? v - ' PINET GROVE Free Win Baptist Rev. J. B. S tames, nastor Services each first Sunday morning at iu:uu; ist. Sunday night at 7:00 Sabbath School at 11:00 SARXCTA CHAPEL "Original fro Will Bantlst Chmvri Rev. Carroll Hanaley, Pastor Sunday School every , Sunday at 1O00AM.. TrT'V.:'- League every Sundav at ft-M is Church First Sunday, 11 A M. and 7:15 P. M. Church Third Sundays, i:w a. i. ana r.w f.ul; CABIN FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. 3. B. Stern, pastor. Ser vices every 2nd. and 4th. Sunday at u:uu a. m. ana t:ob p. m. Sundav Huwwi nt iw:w a. m. - .j,- CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST oa l.ifm n.v Bn. 75. Sacrament Meeting Sunday'7:00 pin. o , . ouuoay ecnooi lu:U0 A. M. '' Relief Soeietv. Tii v.nn tv w MJt. A. ft Primary Wed. 7)0 p. It Immaculate Coneepttoai Chatreh Catholln Traarflgoratlon aVrjaaioa nauaco,a1. Mov. jonn . hi Houra erf Hat Sunday of each gaonth 11.00 Every Sunday Adlowias 848 a. m. WACCAMAW BANK V X TRUST CO. ' KennansvlTro W v Beulavllle vsr Rose HID 7n CATES PICKLE COMPANT Packer of Cates Plcklee Faiaon,-N.C lntrrMtimi Union Surety S'-f "' i a. , Claim cf Cl.ris) ir February ! MM GWyort'see' God "focused"? If. we are to,see God at all .that; is the way,wenust see him. To querom a wonderful little booty "Youa God is Too Small" (by JG;; Phillips: ' .the Mcmillan j Co., 604 Fifth-Ave!. New Vork II. N. v.)? -Thpr must be more than elusive J sparks and flashes of the divine-4 them-mut if f a 'amo ourmng teadJly kd that its light can be ex amined Ai It Is 0 fascinating prooi lerrv fcr. us human beings to con? nai Beingwishing to fhow men, his. own Character fo cused, hisown Tho ugh't. .ex pressed, and his O - jr WE ywn, Purpose dem onstrated could' introduce himself .into the stream of human 1 history I 1 withouV disturbing Pr. Poremir or disrupting it .' . . The thing must be done pronefty it. must r.3t bo merely" an tct put on for man's benefit.1 If it is to be done at all God must be man." y. The Character of God ' Now the central Christian belie! : is that God has done exactly that; he has been and Is -"focused,; 4 brought to the point where he can be clearly seen and known, In a man, in the Man Christ Jesus. One fair question 'would occur to most people just here:. Is the belief that Jesus Christ is. divine just a belief of other people about him, or did Jesus himself ever make any such claim? The answer is that Jesus -did make such a tremendous claim for himself. Now he never went about saying : ?T am God." . Ho never said that so much as once. But what he did say was so clear, and what it Implied about his deity i was SO plain, that ht npmle whOj,' --I did not beueve himnatojalyr ' I called it blasphemy. The 7th and 8th chapters of John are made up ' of a sort of running debate or , argument between Jesus and his hostile critics. Three points at . least stand out One is that Jesus claimed to be in complete harmony with God, in Dr. Phillips' words, he focused God's character. ''I al- -ways do what is pleasing to him," he said. . ,. . ,;".. 7 x-'u -: f). Tha Thought of God "r? Again, Jesus over 2 and over em- ' phasized that his teachings were not his own. but that he spoke what the Father gave him to speak. His : own description, of himself (John 8:40) Is "a man who has told you1 the truth which I heard from God." "I do nothing on my own author ity," he said; "but speak a the ' Father taught me.',' declare to the' world what I have heard from him." "My teaching Is not mine, but his who aent me" (7:16). Now it is not possible' for any man to penetrate or understand all tho ' thoughts of God. No human mind is capable of understanding them all.' What rwe need, and all we need, is what God thinks about ns. We want to know what he want us to do, We want to know how ho think w should live. (Th only person" Woo" don't 'want to know that are atheists; once .you believe in God at all, you can understand how im portant it is ; to know what God thinks.) It is this that Jesus meant when he said his teachings were from. Gcd. But thi involves a tre ncndoosly ., high claim ; on Jesus' part, lie claimed that hia thoughts were identical With God's thoughts. umi ma wisaom was God S wlst-hrr . H ;he;had said outright ."I a 1 God," could he have chimed -ay higher authority? , i: ':y':'; i('j ',. f''p'f .' j Tht Furpota of God ' ' Jesus not only claimed to focus tti character , and tho thought of God, but.to focus his purpose. This lso was better understood later Jtt. than in Jesus' own lifetime, for the Cross vind the Resurrection were a part of God's purpose. What . 21 8r't n-inclusive Purpose ? u uman beings? Why did Christ come to live and work and teach and die and rise again? m? i ,mpl3r 10 "how off" God? Not at att. It was (a one of the' ' wat Creed say, "tor , men tnlj for our aalvation" Note what ' Jeu himieU said would come to paas when men followed him. or to . us 'hi own startling figure of' speech, -ate" l.lm Uko "bread, -drank' him lilu, water. -Ho who , out of hi heart . ilt!weT, 01 Uvln ter-' ' He who follows me will not walk free ''W . rU h WiU mak 'G "'" I flow Into and iUumine .il the , a or man. thi, tn Purpose cod for us. . '""? ul'l Ulvhlon ( t U th V. H. " ft-dUMUon, N ' Hurchei ! Chri.t 4 ky C'OMmioliy f; ' f" 1 '."t'.: Mr
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