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Christmas In A
Shattered World
A Message Of Assurance; Divided Into Four
Classes In This Christmas Lesson.
In writing my word for the
Christmas season this year four
classes of people are in my mind:
(1) Those who are under the
necessity of facing an empty
chair and of longing for “the
sound of a voice that is still”;
(2,) those who are deeply burden
ed on account >f the vast amoun
of suffering, sorrow, hunger, sick
nesa and distress that is literally
ly spread abroad over the whole
earth; (3) those who are facing
the future with misgivings, with
anxiety, with apprehension, with
dread, with fear; (4) those who
are deeply concerned as to what
God’s will and purpose are for
them personally and individual
ly as they face the unparalleled
challenge of the task of rebuild
ing a shattered world. Some have
one, some nave two, some of us
4iave all of these trying condi
tions to deal with. May the One
who gave us Christmas give us at
this time His special presence,
His much-needed help, His all
sufficient grace, and His unlim
ited blessing! _
COMFORT IN FELLOWSHIP
Some one has said that “mis
ery loves company.” Perhaps _a
better statement as to thi, mat
ter would be that all intense
feeling longs for a fellowship.
At least, there is comfort in the
assurance that others before us
have gone through similar exper
iences. Only a few examples
will be suggested here but these
should suffice. (1.) If we think
of the situation with those who
faced life after that catastro
phe which we speak of as Noah’s
Flood we must know that theirs
was an experience much more
difficult and trying than the one
that surrounds us; (2) God’s
Chosen People had to face a sit
uation fully aa difficult as our
own when Moses led them out of
Egypt to go toward the Promis
ed Land; (3) the scattered, har
rassed, humiliated exiles, to whom
Jeremiah, Ezekiel and Isaian
(Chaptera 40-6C) ministered were
surrounded by conditions fully
as djlficult and as hard to deal
with as those that surround at J
confront us today; (4) when
Rome fell into the hand* of the
barbarians in 4'J 6 A. D., the peo
pie of Europe stood face to face
with tasks and trials that would
beggar description; (&) the con
flict with the Mohammedans at
the break-up of the Middle Ages
was one that tried men’s souls
to their very depths; (6) the hard
ships and tasks that were exper
ienced and dealt with by our own
grandfathers and gi'ajn dm others
right here in the South two gen
erations ago were a? heart-rend
ing and as soul-testing as any
think that we see today or pro
bably shall see in this generation.
The God who led and helped His
people hiterto surely will not fail
us now.
WHAT SHALL WE DO?
There is no question, then, as
to the fact that all the peoples
of the Earth (each of us includ
ed) are having to face experien
ces that are most trying, even
excruciating in many cases. What
shall we do with these exper
iences? What can we do?
I venture to suggest six simple
things: (1) That w,e bring our
selves to realize deeply and
strongly that our help must come
from God; and that His re
sources are amply sufficient even
for those who face the direct dif
ficulties, (2) with this conviction
in our souls, that we learn to wait
on God in earnest prayer and in
humble supplication until our
souls shall be reinforced “from
on high” for all that is about us,
all that is ahead of us, and all
that shall be required of us; (3)
that we see to it that no root of
bitterness; no feeling of resent
ment, no suuggstion of retalia
tion shall be allowed to find
lodgment in our souls; (4) that
we believe in God with such fer
vent earnestness that we shall
not lose hope even for those who
have" tried to destroy all that we
have considered most worth while
in the world; (5) that while we
wait and pray, we shall make
sure that we lespond promptly,
heartily and faithfully as step
by step God shall make known
to us His will and purpose for us
and for the world about us; (6)
that we understand thoroughly
that absolutely nothing short of
this will be anything like a wor
thy or even an approximately ad
OUR DEMOCRACY-byRay |j
(tijristntaa 1945
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A Reason or Ifcarc anb jjoob mill
fit iljft pontes of America.
equaute response to the approach
of God in Christ which gave us
our Christmas with all that it
signifies to us (Jno. 1:14; Phil.
2:6-11)
ENCOURACING EXAMPLES
(h) As a direct result of their
loyalty to their God, three young
Hebrews were cast into the fiery
furnace heated seven times hot
ter than it was wont to be heat
ed. When the King came on a
tour of inspection he found
“four” wtalking in the midst of
the flames ana said, “The form
of the fourth is like the Son of
God” (Dan. 3:18-25). One of
the rames given our Lord in con.
nection with His entrance into the
That best part of a good man’s life—
His little, nameless unremembered acts
Of kindness and of love.
-WILLIAM WOUDSWO&TM
Christmas Is the season of the open heart
and the open door. Let none stand out in
die cold or be unremembered.
In this community of good fellows,
where each helps share the other's happi
ness and all do their part towards making
the Christmas season enjoyable for each
and everyone, it is a privilege to be in a
position to serve you. We take great pleas
ure in wishing you a Merry Christmas.
Town Of Cherryville
stream of our human lfe was
Tminanuel,’’ which means, “God
is with us.’’ Is thi,* not for us
the deeper meaning of Christmas'.'
(2) George Boone wa* a stu
dent in the theological seminary
at Fort Worth, Texas, when I saw
him. Like so many of us under
such circumstances, George was
finding the going hard. He stood
one day before hi* window think
ing over the situation. A heavily
loaded freight train was stalled
! in trying to make the grade just
a few hundred yards from where
I he stood. An extra engine wa*
1 brought out from the yards, gave
a litttle help, and off the trait
went on its wray. George said to
himself, “I need a double-header
in my life.” And when he had
told me the story he pointed to
a laxge -a uuugiug v**
wall and said, “There it is.” And
here i* what was on the placard:
“Have faith and be faithful.”
(3) A dear friend of mine was
critically ill. I called to see her
bs often as I could. One morning
when I walked in she reached
out her feeble hand to me and
said, “Brother Cullom, I’m al
most gone.” I thought so too, but
thought it wise not to say so just
then. My reply was this; “Well,
Mrs. Blank, we don’t know about
that: I may go now before you
do. But as to which shall go
first is a comparatively insignif
icant matter. Whichever one of us
may go first has this assurance
from God’s Eternal Word: ‘The
Eternal God is thy refuge, and
underneath are the everlasting
arm.” I made a brief prayer
while I held her hand, turned a
way, and never saw her in the
flesh again. When 1 asked the
daughter, who stood by and heard
the above conversation with her
mother, the next day whether she
had any suggestion as to the fun
eral service, she said that on my
last visit to her mother I had
quoted something from the Bible
about “the everlasting arms.”
It comforted her mother so much
that if I could she wished I
would use that Scripture for the
funeral. Accordingly Deuteron
omy 33:27 was the text for that
service.
(b) A lawyer in Engjand had
all hi* sons (four killed in World
War I. When he brought the
last death message to his wife he
said, “Jean, we have nothing left
but memories.’’ “But such beau
tiful memories,” she faltered be
tween her sobs. On Armistice Day
of that year (1918) that lawyer
locked himself in his office, got
down on hi* knees and thanked
/God that his four sons had not
died in vain
(6) A dear friend who has had
to spend a long time in a hospi
tal sent me recently this gem:
"The soul would have no rain*
bow* had the eyes no tears.”
And so it has been hitherto, so
it is now, and so it will be work?
wthout end. Hie presence, His
Grace, Hs help, Hi* blessing will
make us adequate for whateve*
duty, whatever trial, whatever
task, whatever difficulty may btf
fchead of us. And with this assur
ance in our souls, we shall sing
as we go forward with the be
loved P. P. Bliss,
“So on I go not knowing,
Report On Christmas
Seal Sales Are Given!
Seal Sale total through Dee.
8, 1945 $4,124.44'.
Personal Solicitation an-*
Tuberculosis Bo|ds -972.50
From letters:
Belmont. $211.90
Bessemer City 143.8?
Cherryville, 201.85
Cramerlon 216.31
Dalla, 128.50
.Gastonia 1,723.64
Lowell 119.0,
Mt. Holly 220.00
Stanley 55.< •
3,020.4
The office has received from
the colored people:
131.45
Total $4124.44.
Seals are on sale in all the j
schools this week through Thurs-1
day. '
Ladie, from various clubs are
selling seals in a booth at the
Post Office in Gastonia.
Belmont is carrying on a well
organized Mill Sale.
Christmas Candle
light Vespers
RALEIGH, N. C., Dec. 7.—Sev
en programs are scheduled for
the Meredith College Choir this
month. The most important is.
the annual Christmas Candelight'
Vesper in the college chapel at
4 o’clock on Sunday afternoon, '
December 16. The public is in-!
vited to attend this concert,
j Of equal importance are the •
I three concerts at the Fort Bragg
, Service Clubs, and at the Camp
! Butner Hospital. The Christmas
i program will be broadcast from
; Station WPTF at 6:30 on Christ-1
nias morning; and the girls in the
I choir will lead the whole student!
body of 600 girls in Christmas
LfiiuimiK iii nil imii. ui iwii'iS'i
early in the morning of the last
day of school before Christmas
holidays begin, Tuesday morning,
December 18, and again for a 6
o’clock broadcast of carol,, from
iStation WPTF that morning,
t The choir numbers 60 girls,
|representing all sections of this
j State, and is conducted by Dr.
.Harry E. Cooper, Head of the
' Department of Music at Mere
1 dith College.
1 would not if I might:
T“d rather walk in the dark wit!,
God,
Than go alone in the light;
I’d rather walk by faith with
Him,|
Than gti alone by sight.”
Wake Forest, N. C.
December, 1945
W. R. CULI.OM
Cherryville Ironmen
End Successful Season
Hickory Forfeited Their Game To The
“Ironmen” In The Last Game Of Season.
The Chtrryville “Ironmen”
brought to an end a successful
football season last week when
Hickory forfeited their game to
the “Ironmen”. The “Iroiin^en’’
under the tutorship of Coaches
Erskine Carson and Hinson
Quinn, the latter a former star
at Cherryville and Lenoir Rhyne,
won six games, tied one and lost
three. This year’s team was more
of a stepping s-tone th/an any
thing else since the "Ironmen’’
will lose only one player next
year. Coaches Carson and Quinn
will have to replace only Hub
Black, Captain at/1 fullback of
this year's team. Returning next
year will be the entire line of
McGinnis, E. Elliott,, B. Elliott,
Blackwool, Robbs, Moss anil
Hayes and three backfield men,
Quinn, Wright and Rudisill and
Replacement Paul Ray Costner.
This year's team had many
stars, but. the greatest of them all
was little Harry Rudisill. In the
second game of the season Rudi
sill streaked 62 wards for a
touchdown which proved to he
the winning points against N. C.
S. b. He ran 100 yards for a
tauchdDwfn as;d In luetween he
made lots of run, of 25,45,50
yards and other gains. Also out
standing was the passing com
bination of Wiieht to McGinnis
which almost paid off in victory
several times. The defensive play
of Quinn, Blackwood, the two
Elliott boys and others were out
standing. In fact you can’t name
one player without thinking
about the others. One thing you
can be certain of and that is that
you can watch out for the “Iron
men” next year. Teams of the
Western Conference take notice.
Much credit should he given to
both Car,son and Quinn as they
have worked hard with the squad
this year for the preparation of
the coming season and also mak
ing an outstanding team out of
the “ironmen’' as the Ironmen
have retained their name (Iron
men) as they have shown the
public that they can do the un
expected and overcome their
opponents. Ch." ryville had the
least and lightest team this year,
and ended this season by being
one of the five team, in the
Western Conference standings.
The total weight for each Iron
man was around 146 pounds.
A fund for the lighting of the
High School Park has been raised
and the park will be ready for
night games next year. The Iron
men are expecting large crowds
and a more successful season
next year.
Schedule for basket ball will
be announced next week.
1945 FOOTBALL RECORD
Cherryville 20 Spencer 0
Cherryville 12 Lincolnton 0
Cherryville 0 Morganton 7
Cherryville 7 Shelby 24
Cherryville 6 Bessemer City 0
Cherryville 19 Kinga Mountain 6
Cherryville 0 Newton 20
Cherryville 18 N. C. S. D. 7
Cherryville 0 Marion 0 (Tie)
Mr. J. B. Johnston, Executive
Secretary of the Western Con
ference ruled the Cherryville
Hiekory game a forfeit to Cherry
ville since Hickory twice called
the game off making a total of
fi wins, 1 tie game and 3 lossed
for the season.
LETTERS "TO
SANTA CLAUS
Lear Santa,
I go to North Brook No. 1
School. Please bring me a doll, a
tea set, a table, chairs, some nuts,
fruit and candy.
Dorothy Williams
Lear Santa,
I am a little boy 6 years old,
I go to North Brook No. 1
School. Please bring me a wa
gon, some fruit, candy and nuts.
Ray Bailey
Lear Santa,
1 am a little girl and go to
North Brook School. Please bring
me a doll, a pair of bedroom
slippers, a house coat, some nuts,
fruit, and candy, and anything
else you think I ned. Please don’t
forget my. teacher, Mrs. Black
and all the other little girls and
boys.
Nella Jane Beam
Lear Santa,
Please bring me a wagon, a
tricvcle, some candy and nuts.
' Hal Taylor
★ Stealing over the countryside is the blessed;
peacefulness of Christmastime. The very air,
seems charged with it. Even the birds—what1
few remain—appear to share in the general
rejoicing that has come over the world.
We earnestly hope that this Christmas sea
son of 194? will bestow unusual blessings
upon you and yours . . . that it will bring to
your home the soft glow that even Christmas
tree lights cannot bequeath—the full joy of
Christmas seasons long past but forever
remembered. May such a Christmas be yours!
(herryville Building And
Loan Association