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THfc PERQUIMANS WEEILY. HERTFORD, N. C FRIDAY. AUGUST 18, 1950
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" JOHN, PREACHER OF -
.REPENTANCE '
International Sunday School Lesson
for August 20, 1950
. Memory Selection: "Bear fruits that
befit 'repentance."-&uke 8:8.
Leason Text: Lake 3: 7-20
' . John the Baptist,' after a solitary
. : life of preparation, during which time
he had ample time to meditate and
think and develop his powers of com
: munjeation with God, suddenly ap
; peared to the Jewish people with start
ling effect. "Men were conscious that
a new power had 'appeared among
them,", says Professor A. B. David
son. "The soft livers in the cities
wondered at the unkept shaggy figure
whose trumpet tones shook them."
Thus, about twenty-six, A. D., or,
as Luke says, in the , fifteenth year
of the reign of Tiberius, John began
his public career as a preacher and
reformer. His activity. lasted but two
years. That of Jesus was only three.
How much can be accomplished in a
short time if great spiritual force is
behind the man and the message.
During his hermit life, John be
came acquainted with the cruelty and
wickedness of society and witnessed
the misery and affliction of the poor.
Going farther in his consideration of
these things, he realized that these
things were the cause of sin and he
was impelled y divine power to de
liver a message of condemnation and
warning to those who were heedlessly
drifting through life.
Jesus, himself, paid high tribute to
John the Baptist, saying that none
had been born of woman greater than
he, yet adding to this declaration that
the last Christian would be greater,
meaning in faith, privilege and insight.
However, John the Baptist is not to
JiegleCted nor hi? message disre-
. (Before anyone can come to know
the greater blessings of Christian
laitn he must pursue the nativity
followed by John and pass through
penitential experiences. John the Bap
tist traveled the only spiritual road
open to him at that time and went
until the road ended. Jesus was the
engineer who constructed a further
highway for you and men to us in our
progress towards vthe Kingdom of
God. . j,: - .)..'., .
John's methods as a nrem-W mm
not sueh as would recommend them
selves to the modern church pastor
today. He was no purveyor of soft
and silken phrases but stern in his
frankness and uncompromising in his
denunciation. One group, who ap
proached him, he addressed as
"vipers," his harsh severity being
Justified by their hypocrisy and in
sincerity. We can't imagine a congregation
hearing the Baptist preach and then
smilingly walk out in conversation
with their fellows: "Wasn't it a beati
tiful sermon?" Instead, his audiences
were stirred to conviction of sin be
cause he had the honesty and courage
to frankly" expose their souls to them
selves. Hearing him, men and women
wanted to know what they must do.
The line dividing the preacher from
, the social reformer hardly exists if
the preacher believes- that religion
concerns present day life. Why preach
on the generalities of Christian virtues
when glaring examples of sin and
passion sit in the congregation fa
miliar and known to many T
John, in bis evangelism, never hesi
tated to put Ida linger on the weak
:" SDot and nrescribe the medicine neces
sary to effect a cure. "Divide your
coats ana food with the poor," he said.
Publicans were told to. discontinue
; gouging the. public for selfish" gain;
and soldiers were rebuked for their
rowdyism, extortion and blackmailing
of defenseless civilians. , . : P
, Notwithstanding the -vigor of his
denunciation nf wirlredneaa and fh
perfect assurance which he had for
righteous principles, John realised his
own position in regard to the expect
ed Messiah. He had no pride or false
conceit when he spoke of the One who
; Would ' follow ' him. 'The Sanhedrin
could ask if he was the Messiah, the
r crowds could throng around him to
, hear his message, but John made'no
pretense to Tbe1 anything except one
who made ready h way for. the-King
c : trcorne. r-Tih',: ":. '::4.il -,...
- While Jie baptized with water, John
, said, one would soon come who would
baptize with the spirit and with fire.'
; While John "brought about conviction
in the souta tof -men and awakened
an admission o sin, he could not five
the satisfaction and the answer to the
cravings of mankind that would only
be provided, through f Ji in tiiw
Christ
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UT US BE G-LAV
It Is a beautiful sight to see a profusion of flowers brightening the
landscape with brilliant colors. In a well-kept garden or in some
remote meadow or woodland an array of blossoms will not fail to win
our admiration.
So great is the love of flowers In the human heart that since the begin
ning of time men have written of their beauty and sung their praises.
' Gardens grace most of our homes, and where room or climate does not
permit, we cultivate .blossoms in small containers in our houses.
And what are these frarile thinn of beautv that e-laddm our hurts
We can seek the advice of a botanist or an organic chemist, but even then
we know that a flower is just one more of God's creationsjust one more
of the millions and millions of pleasures that He has given us.
For these and all our blessings, let us be glad. Let us go to Church
this Sunday and next, and sing His praises.
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u. w. uuung, Pastor
Sunday School, 9:45 A. M.
Morning Worship, 11:00 o'clock.
Evening Worship, 8 o'clock,
o Mltweek Services, Wednesday at
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Joe Brickhouse, Pastor
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Rev. J. R. Byerly, Pastor
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,l Urc!i,.8?.rvicJe 7:45 P- M- second
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PERQUIMANS CHARGE
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E. B. Edwards, Pastor
First Sunday:
New Hope Church, 11:00 A. M.
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Second Sunday
Winfall Church, 11:00 A. M.
Cedar Grove Church, 10-A. M.
Woodland Church, 7:30 P. M.
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E. R. Meekins, Pastor
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WHITEVILLE GROVE BAPTIST
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Rev. Carl Bjork, Pastor
Sunday School, 11 A. M. every Sun
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Church services every third Sunday
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Elizabeth White, Pastoi
Sunday School, 9:45 A. M.
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Christian Endeavor. 6:30 P M.
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Carl J. Yow, Pastor
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WOODVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH
G. M. Singletary, Pastor
Sundav Schoc. in -an a m
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Church services, 3:00 P. M. on sec
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