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3h Gvving Low, Sweef Chariot . Negro slaves had many means cf transportation to Heaven In 1619 a Dutch vessel unloaded a strange cargo , at Jamestown, Vs. Tha 20 puzzled Africans wera , promptly placed on tha auction, block and promptly bought by tha colonists. Torn- from their native - f 'iid, their customs and their people, the nnfor V jnate victims of commerce eould neither read, 4 write nor apeak the language of thoae who bought them. Thua began a dark chapter in American hlt ; , tory and an unique ehapter in "civilization.? '.- Groping for a means of communication with his . owner, the slave struggled to comprehend hla Ian--, guage. Thick-ton fued and alow In speech, ha .. . smoothed out or committed difficult and unpleaalng ;.;!y; syllables. Thats" became "das." "Door" waa cut V; . . down to "Do." "Sir" became "Sun" and "river" was ; more easily pronounced "rlbbah." This softening of the English language rubbed off on tha Southern tf; alava owner;. . - '-( '-v.; ,r . Cam the 1700s and tha English hymn. There vM were few hymn books. Song leaders "lined out. ' verses for tha congregations to sing, lino by line. Worshipping In tha same church with, his white owner, tha Negro sat in bis "alava gallery" and sang the white man's hymns. During tha week he sang them In the fields. Whan ha "disremembered" the ' . ' words ha mad his own. Came tha 1800a and Prot. ' estant Interest la "missions," Methodists and Bap. tlsta put out tha same welcome mat for the blacks , '. as they did tor the whites. Tha Negro established, Swing tow, sweet choriot, 1. if j' ir ', : Comln' for to cony ma home, . Swing) low; sweet chorrot, :-!-. ' Comfn' for to cony ma home. O iwlna low. sweet chariot. y Corntn' for to cony ma homef Swing low, sweat ahorlot, Comln' for to cony ma home. I looked over Jordon, on what did I tea '. . Comin for to cony mo home, '$ki -m 1 4 nt tj ak : .... :.:-"i.-AjaLA mmi: y -'czri 'aBawBBjsaaVBaBaaBaawJMaaaaaM ii.f-J- "' Prepared By DepartmeDt of Bible - ' ' i . p f v PBESBTTESIAN JTJNIOB COIXEGB ' y'-vL-. , . ;'. Maxaon, N. C. . )' It Is a great thing for us, when , strength. It la the faithful people, - WJa hov riort rtiir Kacrf a mv4 In '::v1u tnvt1ai tiia T n4 fJT- m . . aaw w.aaaaaw w fu WV1U, nc U 17 4JUr vpcnnnftlVilA fnr ra oiilfo Wo o'paa. nnlw ! awtsinArfalltU na . mini 4H V. i lOOOOOOOOOOOf v vnnr wnnT pt.ast. C ?: EB, LIME, CEMENT, I BTSB SIV STBi Si arm . 1 W Bk. 4 BIBl. . - i 9 S.tTmo . mvimn a ftini ' ! TA PIPE. DRAIN TILE, x WHITE ASBttSTUS SI- .:,i .-. r-ara.Tn scnniTrp - i ' vrwx . TrrTTXTr e tr . aavrajaj xwvvrs.' (iiut w-v ! CRIMP TIN ROOFING . Anrl RRTflK STTiINfi .. rkrir trnnr t a nrT, Z. J. CARTER & SON J WALLACE, N. C lOOOOOOOOOOOf oooooooooooooioopoooooooo O n o o The Tear 'Round Kill Hogs Any Tittie o f B & R Frozen Foods o WALLACE, N. C ooooooooooooooooooooooooi -vi' I w"M,?.vaafT,l,t--'- - - V K r m ) , i , - , ocoiMirruQuo i s , II, Dr.m iJs ;lonif rP'Y dy clint X rcnrjrn - however modest, hla own ehurch. Ha had hla own colored preacher. ...: -j , The Christian faith filled a void tor tha slave. It ' promised a land of rest from his dally toil, a heaven where ha would be reunited with bis people from whom he had been separated by death and the auc- - Hon block. Ha devoured every word of the Holy Book. What he couldnt read he memorized from the ; exhorter In the pulpit Hla religion waa real Satan waa "do debbU." Christ waa "Marae Jesus." In heaven, "all God's chillun got shoes." And God would deliver' him to heaven just a Ha had delivered Daniel from ' ' the Hons1 den.' VWv-.- .. .'' t.v..y:. .; - Tha Negro'a Imagination and the Scriptures aup- " plied an aaaortment of transportation methods to heaven. He could get aboard "da gospel train." Ha could take passage on tha "Old Ship of Zlon." He , eould ellmb Jacob's ladder," travel a "rough and . rocky road; ride "two white horses," or,' like Elijah, climb Into a chariot aa it swung down out of tha cloui" lut, whatever tha method of transportation, the . ,' almple faith of the Negro gave promise that .. would aome day "walk all ovah God's habbt...' : .-i-' .f.,w .,-t. j With hla Instinctively superior feel for rhythm, -tha Southern Negro took tha white man's language, hla Bible and hla religion, and gave him la return ; soma of tha sweetest muale thla aide cf heaven the ; Negro spiritual Hera I one of them: - , Abend of angels comln' after me, y. - i Comln' far to carry me home. ;: If you oits oaia befo' I do, -' , - Comin' for to carry me home, ' Tell all my frien'e I m comln' too, t Comln'. for to cony me horne '.v:.:v-.-v,-.il .;s-.':. '. , , Swing low, sweet chariot, , - Comln' for to cany me home, f Swing low,' sweet chariot, .'! ; ';. ,' J i- Comin' far to carry me home. : ' . Comln for to From The Book 'A HYMN IS BORN" Copyright 1952 WILCOX-FOLLETT CO., Chicago, IlL those -who do with their might the tasks of each day, who keepa the world In the way of righteousness. God sees our purposes and our aims, even when we do not reach them. So when we have worked hard all day, we can put 'our hands upon a pillow at night, and casting our cares upon Him, sleep peacefully in'His gracious keeping. "I trusted in thee, O Lord, I said, Thou art my We have It Ton will want It Get It bow A be Bar ...v ...y... : . .We Deliver , Gamer Coal Co. Warsaw, N. C O o o o o o o o o o o o rAvmiviutMC IDHtERTON. M. . r?.. j: carry me home. : God. My times are in thy hand.'! (Psalm 31:14-15 A.V.) PASTOR'S COLUMN Carlton F. Hlrschi houIe OR HOME Do you live in. a house or In a home? Do you realize that some people only . live in a house while others have a home? A house may cost much money and may be nicely furnished, but fail to be a home A one or two room buil ding can become a real home. Do you know the difference bet ween a house and a home?. . Tha difference is the. Christ The home houses people who are constantly seeking the Christ and always fin ding growth in the Christ-like life. The, spirit of Christ will trans- your Friendly ferfuson Bealec Carolina Tractors inc. tH. Olive Blk ' Fhoae 89t Goldshoro, M. C. GEO. P. PRIDGEII Plumber STATE LICENSED PLUMBING CONTRACTOR SUPPLIES ' . BATHmooat momnoxt '' HOT WAXES HEATERS ' - WATEB FTJIIPS v. -i KRCHKlf SINKS Phone 473. WARSAW, N C MRS. M. M. TH3GPEN BeWvme. W. C. Fa WARSAW FLORAL - , IAS1MS7A1.W WArsAw m. a - 3 TYNDALL ' ' V FUXZ2AL HOME CI IZZZSSt CUTB , . 4;';':efr,' ,;.FESrCS tSVS '; -:''- : ' rwrtj tsme&am ; V FuersJ I l-erf-ire rBmt L-ir- r-y err- J SALES (j j SERVICE jj VttVlJf VmSwwI JkVl3 llSj. Ismail- t!:rd Ever,!; In I!:?.!) Ccrolino ' North Carolina's calendar o com-, ing events for March features a nationally' known flower;' festival; hunt race meeting,- and golf .tourna menta. . ' iYh-'K: ':':'4i Wilmington . wiU celebrate I the blooming of "mora than a million" azaleas with the Seventh Annual Wilmington Azalea festival, March 25 28. Thousands of ' visitors will join the residents oi this historic port city to enjoy parades, concerts, dances, a rodeo, garden tours, and the $10,000 Azelea Open Golf Tour nament, i .'' s form any house into a home. All people , should be interested in haring a Christian home. Christ is the head of each home. He is the unseen .guest and the silent part ner in every conversation. May we like John Howard Payne the author, know; and realize the importance of a home. -. " Mid pleasure and palaces; Wherever I roam, - ' Be it ever so humble; '' There's no place ike home." OOQOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO .. PRESBYTERIAN REV. W. B HOOD, PASTOR Wallace Chauvh ;" " Every Sunday Morning 2nd, 4th, and Sth Sunday, nights ; tuaeaa uiapei i Srd Sunday night BET J. M. NJ8BETJ, tASTOB ' ' Roekftsh ffffTf1' 2nd ad 4th Sunday morning : 3rd Sunday ngiht Rev. Wad H. AUIaea. Pastor Mount Zion Church, Rose Hill ' Every Sunday Morning Except Third Sunday Third Sunday Evening Oak Plains Church First Sunday Night Third Sunday Morning REV NOJtMAN FLOWERS Warsaw Church . 1 Every Sunday morning Bowdeo Community Churah 1st. 3rd. and 5th. Sunday evenlnp RET. I. T. HATTER. JB PASTOR Grove Church 2nd and 4th Sunday mornings Hallavllle Church , ' 1st nd 3rd Sunday morlnga RET. W. H. GOODMAN, PASTOR ' BeuiaviUe Church Every Sunday morning PINK HILL GROUP Rev. Farrlor, Factor. Pink Hiil Third Sunday A. M. and 1st Sunday P. M. Women of the Churah General meeting Third Tues day night. Circle N 1 First 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 8rd Sunday P. M. Qeneral meetnlg Thursday P. M. after 3rd Sunday.. Circle Thurs day P. M. before 8rd Sunday HABPER-SOTJTHERLAND Fourth Sunday A. M. and Second Sunday P. M. First Wednesday afternoon r. P. Field Group 1st and 3rd Saturday evenings 6 P. M.,, REV. TAYLOR A. BtRD, PASTOR Falaon Group 1st, 3rd., Sth. Sundays at 7:30 pjn. tnd, 4th. Sundays at U.-00 a.m. Calypso 1st, 3rd., Sth. Sundays at 11:00 am. Stanford 2nd, 4th. Sundays at 7:00 UNTVERSAUST . Outlaw's Brldra Church Service, 1st. Sunday nlrhi 70 P. M.; 2nd and 4th Bandar Burning; I1:N a. m. . Sunday School-every Sanday Homing at lfct a. sa. Mrs. Ed Smith, Superintendent , MISSIONARY. BAPTISTS . KXNANSVHXE Rev. Lauren Sharpen Pastor 1 v Keaansville BACH SUNDAY MORNING - BEULAVnXE , GROUP Rev. A. L. Brown, Pastor . BeulaviOsj ";-, 2nd and 4th Sundaya Cedar Fork " lat and 2ni Sundaya , BaUsvtQe 3rd and 4th Sundaya CALYPSO Sad and 4th Sundays MAGNOLIA BAPTIST CHTJRCH Bev. 3. D. Everett, Pastor -j let and 3rd Sunday Ar"1rgs 1st and 3rd Sunday tdghta BET. ELLIOTT B. STEWART, -inn nrm '...' End and 3rd Sundayi 1st and 4th 8undaya This direetory Is HOMER TAYLOR General Mevehsoadan Magnolia, N. CS, CAXES MiCdIM OOMPAMT ec Cates Pleklas Valsssv N. C, CAFnA r SCi i LY Ci Ge" etwl ANY lwuMtosv, U. C r. ALrrrt cTon , Fam x2m - ' iOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOC000000000000( vThe colorful sport of hunt racing and steeplecbasing opens its :: 1964 season in the Sandhills of North Carolina on March 20 with the Ston eybrook Race Meeting at Southern Fines. Top steeplechasers and race riders from the United Statea and Canada will compete in races sanc tioned by tha Hunts Committee of 'the National Steeplechase and Hunt Association. - ' ' .''" "'' " -i Finehurst, "winter golf capital of America," lists three .-major golf tournaments for March: the Pine hurst Country Cub Seniors 4-Ball Tfcurnament, March 1 - 5; the 62nd Annual North and South Invitation al Golf Championship for Women, March 17 - 22, and the 6th Annual Donald J. Ros Memorial Mixed foursomes, March 81. Informal horse shows in the Fine-hurst-Southern Pines area are an nounced as follows: March 7, Wil liam J. Brewster Farm; March 21, Lakelawn ' Farm; March 28, Pine hurst Race Track. V . ' , i' At the all-year resort of Tryon in TLl T... JO BY REV. C. HERMAN TRUEBLOOD TEXT: "Enter ye In at the strait gate." Matt. 7:13 The Bible emphatically teaches that there is a difference between darkness and light, truth and falsehood, right and wrong, wickedness and righteousness, sheep and goats, rebellious sinners and obedient servants of God, The Bible also very clearly teaches that there are two destinations - eternal destinations, one for the lost and another for the redeemed. In the 13th and 14th verses of Matthew, 7th chapter, the Two Ways,' or Destinies, . are pointed out: "Enter ye in at the strait gate; for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat. Because strait is the 'gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it" Broadmindness is a good thing when it has proper depth - "rooted and grounded" in convictions that holds a person "safe and secure, through faith in Jesus Christ - Steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord." However, there is a so-called broadmindness that turns a person into a Mister Ditto, a Soft-Soapy, Wishy-Washy, Namby Pamby, Weak-Kneed fellow, having no deep-seated constructive con victions of his own, Is ever ready to say, "Yes-Yes," to every Tom-Dick-and-Harry that comes along with some new cure-all religious panacea -newly discovered, invented, or concocted, and made to order for popularity-seeking, gullible, Individuals who almost lose their breath trotting after the "big crowd", in its pell-mell, head-long "rush down "THE BROAD WAY, that leadeth to destruction." The biggest question of life is: "Which way am I headed? Which gate have I entered? On which road am I traveling, The Narrow road, or The Broad Road?" , 1. THERE ARE TWO WAYS. (1) The Wide Way represents a life of drifting with the current, of selfishness, of disobedience to God, of self gratification, and of unrestrained acceleration toward a Christless eternity. (2) The Narrow Way represents a life of faith in Christ, obedience to the laws of God, self-denial, restraint from the evil, love, sacrifice, and a worthy service for the up-lift of man, and the glory of God. 2. THE TWO GROUPS ON THE WAY (1) It is an inexplainable mystery that men are proned to indict themselves and choose their own eternal condemnation. Every community supplies evidence that a large percentage of people are walking In the Wide way. (2) Also in every community there are a small number, a "faithful few," that constitute the spiritual "salt of the earth the light of the world." 3. THE END OF THE TWO WAYS (1) One is the way of "Destruction" - The wide, broad way, leads to eternal judgement, condemnation, re morse, and "outer darkness." (2) The other is a "Strait," Narrow way, that leads to "life more abundantly," righteousness, peace, joy, and the "Well-done," approval of Christ Jesus, our Lord. The gospel is Broad enough to include 'Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord;" it is Narrow enough to exclude those who "Believe not in the name of the only begotten son of God." i P EARS ALL CHAPEL F.WJB. Rev. L. L. Parker, Pastor Sunday School at 10:00 A. M. Services each second Sunday morn ing at 11:0 and evening at 7:30. League every Sunday evening at 6 KM. Prayer Meeting each Wednes day evening at 7:00. CHINQUAPIN GROUP Missionary Baptist Ghureh Rev. Vaim Mnrrell SHARON Morning Services 1st and 3rd. Sundays ' Evening Services 2nd., 4th. and Sth. Sundaya DOBSOtrS CHAPEL Morning Setvluea 2nd, 4th. and Sth. Sundaya - Evening Services 1st and 3rd. Sundays Island Creek 2nd Sunday morning and 4th Son day evening. ya;an; ftamm last and 3rd Sundays EOSB HILL Rev. . Xi CASE Servioet every Sonday . FAISOir Bev. BC M. Turner. - 1st and 3rd Sundays JOHNSON CHURCH Bev. Paid MnlL pastor 1st and 3rd Sundays P. TYND ALL'S SONS Pink HID, W. C Z J. SANDLDf COMPANY i Hdweu orees. Dry 1 BewlavUIev N. C SEE VICE MOTOR COMPANY lSc4o--Pynioodi -. Sales and Sarvtcs , EMansvirie, N. C, ' ' DR. H. W. COLWELL Optaaaetrlst Wallace, North Carolina Offlea Phone: 2051 Residence: 3448 i the Appalachian foothills, March events Include the Any and All Dog Show at Harmon Field, March 6: the Hunter Trials .at Fancy Hills, March 20, and the Junior Horseman ship Shew at Harmon Field, March 27. All of these events are sponsored by the Tryon Riding and. Hunt Club. Any successful man has to be a good mixer - he mixes brain power with tireless energy. X All our lives are made up of bab bits so why not make one of them the church-going labit. : Tip to motorists. Carefulness and carelessness are both habits - you can have your choice. MOUNT OLIVE SHOE SHOP ' Expert Repairs Quality Materials 160 E. Main Mt Olive 'Reasonable . Charges UfJ.:- i CABIN FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. J. B. Starnes, pastor. Ser vices every 2nd. and 4th. Sundays at 11:00 a. m. and 7:00 p. m. Sunday School at 10:00 a. m. MAGNOLIA GROUP Concord 2nd end 4th Sundaya WALLACE Dr. Poet on, Pastor Services each Sunday WELLS CHAPEL Bev. J JD. Bnerer, Pastor 2nd and 4th Sundays WARSAW Dr. A. W. Greenlaw, paster Services each Sunday GARNERS CHAPEL Bev. Eugene Hager 1st and 3rd Sunday aaotwlag 4th Sunday night JONES-CHAPEL Bev. Eugene Hager 1st and 3rd Sunday night 2nd Sunday movhtng ALUM SPRINGS Bev. Eugene Hager 2nd Sun. "night 4th Son. aernhag of the followinf WACCAMAW BANK TRUST CO. KennansrlUe Benlaville Hill WILLIAMSON'S ESSO STATION Your ear gets personal attention W. F. BU1' Williamson, , Prop. Kenansvllle, N. C BUZZARD HOLMES MUX Near OatlaWs Bridge Can Meal-Stock Feed A; J. Cavenaugh, Jeweler DIAMONDS WATCHES Watch A Jewelry REPA&MO ENGRAVING 0000000 RED ASH BRIQUET COAL FUEL OIL and KEROSENE R.B.WARREK Phene 2361 Mt. OUve, N. C. tO0)0OOOffwOO0M aurmuuisT ijuuttuuz WALLACE GROUP K. R. Wheeler, Mlntstor Tel. SIM , Wallace Every Sunday mornlnj and every Sunday night Providence First and Third Son days at 3 o'clock p. m. ROSE HHX GROUP W. B. Cotton, Minister Tel. 8911 Boss BUI Charity WARSAW GROUP Carito.rrichl. Minister TeL 205 Rev. Warsaw First, Second, and Fourth Sunday Mornings. Third Sunday night CARLTON'S 2nd and 4th Sundaya 7:00 P. M. Turkey Third Sunday anornlnt and the First Sunday night FAISON CHARGE Harold D. Minor, Minister Rev. FAISON 1st. and 3rd. Sunday morning, 11:00 a.m. 2nd. and 4th. Sunday evening, 7:00 p.m. FRIENDSHIP 1st. and 3rd. Sunday 7:00 pm. ' evening, KINGS 2nd. and 4th Sunday 11:00 a.m. - mornings, MOUNT OLIVE CIRCUIT Paul R. Mannes Bethel Fourth Sunday morning and Second Sunday night , Calypso Second Sunday, morning and Fourth Sunday night Rone's Chapel Second and Fourth Sundays at' 10:00 a. aa. FINK HILL J. R. Regan, Minister TeL 2750 Woodland-T-First Sunday Morning and Third Sunday night Pink Hill Second Spi 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 Jd . 3rd Sunday 7:30 P. M. Magnolia Sunday School 10:00 A. M. 2nd Sundar 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 18:00 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 Servtoes 1st and 3rd Saturday Night. 8uav and Sun. Night Alton PJNEY GROVE Free WHI Baptist Rev. J. B. Starnes, pastor Services each first Sunday morning at 10:00; 1st Sunday night at 7:00 Sabbath School at 11:00 SARECTA CHAPEL "Original Free win Baptist ChurchT Rev. Carroll Hanaley, Pastor Sunday School every Sunday at 10:00 A. M. League every Sunday at ftM P. If, Church First Sunday, 11 A. M. and 7:18 P. M. Church Third Sundays. 11:00 A. M. and 7:15 P. M. ' CHTJRCH OF XESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS Sacrament Meeting Sunday 7:00 pm Sunday School 10:00 A. M. Relief Society. Tuee. 7:00 P. M. U.LA.& Primary Wed. 7:00 P. M. bamacnlate Coneeptloa Chsrch " Cathotle " , TrancBgoratlon MlasAoa ' Wallaea, K. C. Rev. John J. Harper. Pastor Hoars of Maaa - First Sunday of each month 11.00 a,.Sa '' ' ' ' 'iivfr' 'I'it. 4'", r Every Sonday followirig' 8:45 a, bl C3errlces 'an held asstafrs sa eracs Ne. red new Las Building, Mf. 1, V mauacej. t . Weddings, rar..4, i sad Identl"!c&;' i I - At WaljMse . . , ' ' Sittings Nights and t"T By Aynelntme : t Uikn K a ' 8riphirt John IS 14. . Da-aUMal Kaadlnf i I John 4t New Comran.T.:nt - . ' ' - Lesson for March 21. 1954 ' A MAN who could keep all the Ten Commandments without ? ever breaking a single one would i be a good man, better than most: . But from the Christian standpoint that kind of goodness is not i enough. A man can keep all the j rules of the game and be a poor j player. He can observe all . the. f laws of hla. state and not be a desir able citizen. Some thing more, some thing more. , posi tive, is needed, valuable though the Ten Command ments are. At the Last Supper Jesus gave hla friends there, and through them he gave all Dr. Feremaai his friends since, an eleventh com mandment which Christians un derstand to be . more Important than all the' others- In fact, we j have New Testament authority for believing not only that' if a man kept all the others . . and broke the Eleventh, he would be j a moral zero; but also that if he '4 really keeps the Eleventh, it will , lead to his keeping "an the rest j It is what Christ called th, Ner j Comma'ndment"Bt'iiOV.v, : j Whot's New About Love? H Was Jesfia exaggerating when he . spoke of love as a "new" com- j hf&nrH nf hpfni? T It Tint fminit in those two ancient Laws Christ himself had quoted from Deut 6:5 and Leviticus 19:18 Love God, . and Love your 'neighbor? Well, love itself was not then new in . the world. But love to the de gree that Jesus meant, was in deed new. The. careful reader will ' notice that Jesus does not stop ... with "Love one another." He goes 1 on to add, "as I have loved you." -Granted that even sacrificial love had been seen in the world before, the fact is that for these -disciples in the Upper Room, and for most v ' of us if the truth be known, the. kind of self-giving love which, Christ had. and was is in truth ,' something new. We are all willing to love those that love us. We Willi love those who understand and ap-, f predate us. We are willing enough ; to love if we feel we are getting. some return, so to speak, on our. investment. But which of us inj Jesus' place would have loved others as he did? Those disciples, were not at first what you would call lovable people. Sinners are. . not lovable as a rule, and Jesus came to help sinners. The thing that always bothered the Phari sees was that Jesus evidently loved people who did not deserve to be loved. No Pharisee ever un derstood this. It was something new in their world. Love Is Not a Blueprint i Christians sometimes become too enthusiastic about this New Commandment. They speak of It as if it did away with the Ten Commandments, or as if it got rid of any need for thinking. If your . intentions are good, that's good enough, they say. So they go through life with what they vague ly suppose are good intentions but actually doing a lot of harm.' Jesus never meant this New Com mandment as a sort of magic charm that would solve all our problems, get rid of all our diffi culties, conquer all our tempta tions. Love is not a blueprint. either. You cannot take "love and love alone" and govern a city or . found a college or run a business or a farm, Just on pure love. It is i something like the law of gravlta-l tion. You can't build so much as a( pigsty without paying good atten- . . tion to the law of gravitation. Bat that law does not tell you how ton build the sty, nor a house, nor a) Wim'Bitfp trtmiffri all of thnml '. are held together witn - gravua- tion' a mighty power. So with human institutions, the church, the state, the school, and so on: with out the spirit of self-sacrifice (the New Commandment) they win not " stand; yet self -sacrifice is no blue print by itself. There is no substi tute tor hard thinking and planning. . Love 1$ Concent If aelf-sacriflce sounds too lofty. let ui wine uvwii we nvnie m . little. New-Commandment love, to say the least of it, means concern , ' for others. We all know what it ' is to be concerned about ourselves. , We take good care of ourselves, we look for our interests, we worry for fear we may be left by the wayside somehow. We like to see that we ourselves get the most out ' of anything. All persons except complete fools are concerned natu rally about themselves. Now, the' New Commandment simply says to turn this concern Jn the other, direction. Be as interested in the' other person's welfare as you are in your own. , .
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