THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY, HERTFORD, N. O, FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 1940
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SOW SCHOOL LESSOli
TRUE GREATNESS
International Sunday School Lesson
for January 21, 1940 .
, GOLDEN TEXTS' "While we
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' Lesson Text: Matthew 20:17-28
'" Even the closest followers of Jesus
failed to grasp the real character of
,the Kingdom which he was seeking
- to. establish. The little band of
twelve apostles was not an exception
.and his members . were expecting
' some form of material .power and
glory rather than the spiritual reign
of eternal priciples with which Jesus
was concerned.
Time and again during their asso
nation with Jesus they were oer-
plexed to apply- some of his teach
ings and very often failure to assim
' (late his doctrine by their own ac-
" tidns. More than once we find his
.would be greatest in the reign of the
new day. Our lesson today brings
. out this seeking for preference very
plainly.
; Jesus had made one of his para
doxical statements, that the first
i . 'would be last and the last first,
which his intimate followers could
ijot understand. They were on the
last journey from Perea to Jerusa
lem, a comparatively few days be
fore the death of Jesus. Realizing,
.tfieir mental "perplexity, Jesus called
them apart and predicted in detail
the Buffering' and death which await?
ed him at the, hands - of his Jewish
v , Critics. He pictured himself meet
"JBfcing a felon,' death, the lowest imag
, inable fate for a man, but it was
J beyond the power of his apostles to
imacina the divine nrocesa hv which
this sacrifice was to raise him to the
highest level of human achievement
and to bring him the greatest devo
v tlon ever received in the world's
' history.
..- Peter had asked on one occasion
as to the rules the apostles would
play in the coming kingdom, entire
ly unconscious of the distinction
JesuB always made between the
standards of greatness in his king
dom end those recognized by the
world. According to human valua
tion various individuals ranked first
but many of these would find com
parative positions reversed when
their lives were assayed by the eter
nal principles of worthiness by which
genuine nobility would be given pre- to the ways of the world, greatness
cedence in the divine kingdom. Like
wise, some individual ; considered in-1
significant by, the world would be
raised to preeminent heights when
valued in, eternal reckoning.
Jesus told his followers the story
of how the, owner of a- vineyard had
gone out early in the morning and
hired laborers, who had ' bargained
and been promised a stipulated wage.
At various other times, later in the
day, the owner had called in other
laborers, only promising to pay them
what was right, and this had contin
ued until late in the afternoon. At
the conclusion of the day's work all
received the same . wage. Those who
had labored, throughout the day could
not understand the justice but the
owner defended his right to be lib
eral if he chose.
In this parable Jesus sought to
emphasize that reward in the king
dom is not a matter of selfish bar
gaining or calculating avarice; on
the other hand it was the diligence
and purpose of service, rather than
the amount, that determined the
final wage. This doctrine goes back
to the same priciple announced cen
turies before when the prophet Sam
uel discovered that God looked not
upon the external appearance but at
the human heart. Church membera
who use religion mainly as a method
for promoting their own standing
and profit should not fail to read the
rebuke which lies within this parable
Notwithstanding even after the
sad and' earnest prediction of his ap
proaching death, Jesus was ap
proached by two of his apostles,
either personally or through their
mother, .with the request that they
be given the two higeet places when
he had established his kingdom,
again showing how far the apostles
had failed to grasp the spirit and
plan of Jesus. We would not criti
cize either the mother or the sons
for their proper ambition; in fact,
we would admire the daring of these
two men who believed in their own
ability to pay whatever price such
eminence would cost; but we would
note their ambition was more con
cerned with place than with charac
ter, more with obtaining preference
than with giving service.
Jesus answered by pointing out
that such eminence was not his to
bestow arbitrarily as a matter of
favor. Obviously, such distinction
in his kingdom would only come to
those who by their own lives and
character deserved It and were fitted
for it.
Again he pointed out that, contrary
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Being: Presented By
Two Civic Organiza
tions One of the outstanding attractions
in this section will take place in
Edenton Sunday afternoon, at 4
o'clock, when Handel's "Messiah",
one of the best loved of all choral
works, will be sung in the Edenton
High School auditorium.
The presentation will be sung by
the Eastern Carolina Symphonic
Choral Association choir of 80 se
lected voices.
Admission to the entertainment,
which is being sponsored by the
Edenton Rotary and Lions Clubs,
will be free with a silver offering
being taken.
This chorus has given twenty per
formances in Eastern Carolina au
diences during the last five years
ans is directed by Lewis Sidney Bul
lock, a graduate of the Westminister
Choir College. The only charge made
by the group is its traveling expenses.
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in his kingdom would come to him
who sought to minister and to serve;
the same doctrine expressed in his
other dictum that whoever would
save his life should lose it. .The in-
dividual who consciously seeks glory
and-distinction is not , apt to ind
either, for such honor and reward
come to those who unselfishly and in
love give their all in an effort to
serve humanity and promote Christ's
kingdom.
Two Livestock Events,
Seed Show Scheduled
. When potato plants can't get enough potash, the leaves turn very
: dark green In color, crinkle and curl, and th edges turn 'brown
The leaves finally and yield and quality of the potatoes are
. decreased. Left, normal leaf; right, potash-starved.
POTilSII-STARVED POTATOES
ARE HOT PROFITABLE
V; ' "pQtatoe8 are , greedy feeders on potash. They remove
. - from the Boil tabre potash than nitrogen and phosphoric
acid combined Make- sure that your fertilizer coritains
; - enough potash to keep the plants healthy and more re
. sistant to pests,-diseases, drought, and light frosts. , K
' addition to increosing' the yields, potash is the plant food
which 'most vinfluences quality. It'incikes the potaloes
better-shaped, inaredses the, percentage of No. l's, and ,
' ' prevents sogginess and dark color in cooked potatoes. .
' ' Experiment stations and successful growers have found
. :, 1,500 to 2,250 lbs. of a 5-7-7 analysis per acre a profitable
. . application. .Your fertiliaer dealer wfll tell you hovr little
extra its. costs to apply enough pbtdshj fWrite us for ;
, turther' information and free
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Much interest is being shown in
two livestock shows and sales, and
in the annual meeting and seed ex
position of the North Carolina Crop
Improvement Association, three
events which are scheduled in the
next two months. The first of these
will be the seed exposition at Green
ville on February 1 and 2. Then
will follow the first consignment sale
of purebred swine by the newly or
ganized N. C. Swine Breeders Asso
ciation at Rocky Mount, February 16
and 17. The annual Eastern Caro
Una Fat Stock Show, featuring both
swine and beef cattle, also will be
held at Rocky Mount March 14-15.
Dr. Gordon K. Middleton and A. D.
Stuart of State College, who are in
charge of arrangements for the seed
show, report that space has already
been reserved for exhibits, and that
the number of 4-H Cluib and voca
tional agriculture juderinii teams
which will compete in the student
contests probably will set a record.
H. W. Taylor, Extension swine
specialist, is directing plans for the
swine breeders' sale, and is cooper
ating with L. I. Case, Extension beef
cattle specialist, in making arrange
ments for the fat stock show.
The consignment sale will include
both gilts and boars of the following
breeds: Duroc, O. I. C, Poland
China, Spotted Poland China, Berk
shire, and Hampstead. Breeders
sending animals to the sale will be
C. S. Bunn, of Spring Hope; Fred
Mclntyre, of Red Oak; A. E. Smith,
of Robersonville; Dr. Paul F. Whit
aker, of Kinston and Jones County;
C. L. Ballance, of St. Pauls; D. T.
Lambeth, of Lumberton; Weil's
Stock Farm, of Goldsboro; J. D.
Clark, a 4-H dub boy of Shelby; and
Joe Sanderson, a 4-H Club boy of
Wayne County.
Plans for the annual Fat Stock
show are still in the making, but
Specialist Case reports that spores of
steers are being fattened for the
event.
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