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;ri'-vi vr: ly,t" p,JT.. C, FT?"!AY, JUNE 1, 1951 HaCK .SEVEN i u - - 4 JI..IUSALEM : International Sunday School Lesson - for June S, 1951. ' , Uiemory Selection: "They that wait "for Jehovah . shall renew their streJigh; they cAxall mount up with wings as eagles; they, shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk and not .faint." Isaiah 40: 81. v r: f i Lesson Text: ' Ezra 1: 2-S; 6: 14-18; ' Nehemian 4: 6; 8: 1-3. A Graduation Day Three men had leading roles in the life of the Jews at this period in their history. They .were Cyrus, King -of Persia; Ezra, the scribe, who, during the exile of the Jews in (Babylon, pre served the Jewish Law; and Nehemiah, the engineer, builder and patriot, who led the returned exiles in the building- of the wall around Jerusalem. . Cyrus of Persia had conquered Baby lon, where, the Jews had been taken captive after Nebuchadnezzar had cap tured Judah and destroyed Jerusalem. Seeing little to be gained in keeping the Jews captive any longer, he issued a decree that they should return to their homeland and "build the house of ' Jehovah, the God of Israel '(he is God), which js in Jerusalem." Cyrus did even mors, he ordered that theTsacred Vessels which Nebuchadnezzar had removed from the Temple be restored to the Jews, for use in the Temple they were to rebuild. However, a ma- jority of the Jews living in Babylon, having become settled, prosperous and content, decided to remain there. They saw no reason to change their new ' comfort for the irksome and arduous task of rebuilding Jerusalem. , They made contributions, however, the mi- ; nority to help' them in their journey. We are told that the first thing the returned exiles did, after throwing' up temporary dwelling-places for their families, was to build a shelter for their altar. On the very spot where the great brazen altar had once stood in Solomon's Temple, they set up a new altar and prepared for the Feast of Tabernacles in their first year after .the Exfle.'; This building, of course, was just a shelter, as the rebuilding of the Temple came some years later. It is well to remember that the Exiles returned in tare igroupB? the first . started home dtf 637 B. C; Ezra and hh priests, in a caravan' of ffme772 men, left Babylon on April 1, 458 B. C.i and others left with Nehemiah . in 445-B. C.Vj rUf.. k j ' ' When Nehemiah arrived in Jeru salem, a Borry sight met his eyes. The city was still in ruins, with little done In the wav of clearimr uu the rubble. It was defenseless, since the wall had been totally destroyed. Nehemiah, be ing an engineer and builder, was much disturbed and went out in the middle of the night and, looking at the condi tion of his beloved Jerusalem, wept. Then, he got up from his weaping and "took a spear in one hand and a trowel in the other," and, summoning the peo ple, he placed each man in a given task. Together, in fifty-two days, they built the wall around the city, for "the people had a mind to work." With the wall built, Nehemiah felt safe to 'leave his people for a while and he went back to (Babylon to ask more help from King Cyrus. (He was gone for twelve years and whenJie returned, with other exiles, he found a bad situation, within the walls! ; The people had become lazy,; were inter marrying with non-Jews, the Sabbath was being desecrated and the priests and Levites were in rags. Nehemiah, the practical layman, realized that there was only one man in the city who could do what needed to be done. That maft was Ezra,' the scribe, f So Nehemiah had 4 high platform built, just inside one of the gates and on it sat Ezra, and tfis Levites and scholars and interpreters of the Scripture. ' Ezra brought forth a copy of the Law, which he had preserved all during the Exile, and from early morning until noon, they read .and in terpreted Cod's word to the assembled people. Interpretation was necessary because Ezra was reading from a rec ord written in ancient Hebrew, which. was not familiar to the Jews ox ais ' day r who were familiar with Aramaic, -which they had acquired during the Exile. - -- , The effect of the reading was re markable. The people weptin shame at their forged .L: cf Cod How ever, Nehemiah aisd Ezra urjed them stop we;:r - ri et too work, fol- . 1 wte? Cod s- 1 " eyi. His Law! It ij-still true f 1 no ma can read 6r listen to ' t a . ' 3 be' g read, wfth- out fceir-r i , 1 f J rwpg iieals for his Us an 1 convict Thomas Jef ferson declartu: "I Lave a!&7s f id, I tJiall always say, ti&t f r - perusal f the BlUe will o uka I lr dz jds, better fathers, and better hua fcaiula." , ' . '1 ; ,1 It's an exciting moment, not soon to be forgotten the strange feel of the cap and gown, the. presence of family and friends with eyes on you, and finally, the -' receipt of the diploma and the handshakes. Excitement, yes, a great deal of it, but there Is mixed with it a sort of melancholy for the graduate. - ... - T ;n mows inat a nappy era nas just emed, and mere is. uncertainty ahead ia the life that he has not yet tried But there are fewer doubts, fewer misgivings in the mind of a young person if he has bad proper religious training. If he can enter bis career equipped . with strong moral and religious convictions, the road ahead will much more likely lead to success and happi ness. -,- - - ' This offers a challenge to every parent and patri otic citizen. For every child should have the oppor tunity to acquire the spiritual stamina so needed to meet the responsibilities of life. Let's make every child in the community a "child of the Church," and '. thus better citixen, :7 JXA IHE CHUBCH FOR Alt . , FOB 'THE CHUBCH n. ujureh to ft. , ru, a .ton, Chwer r. - . iDen f four 'TT?" "Sulorlv iJl" ; nr."" oj For h Bibl daU?. r and road your Tnir....T.0t. ? i-s , l9 THIS P AGE MADE POSSIBLE BY THE FOLLOWING FIRMS: -4' Lynch Funeral Home PHONE Z8U HERTFORD, N. C. CANNON GLEANERS PHONE 2511 DEPENDABLE SERVICE ' Simon's OUTFITTERS FOR THE FAMILY Hertford Livestock & Supply Co. PHONE 2501 HERTFORD, N. C Robertson's Cleaners f -. PHONE i7 ' , ? , . ; HERTFORD, N. C Major - Loomis Lumber Company HERTFORD, N. C. DOZIER'S FLORIST FLOWERS FOR ALL OCCASIONS PHONE 4606 Hertford Oil Company SINCLAIR PRODUCTS U. S. TIRES W. M. Morgan Furniture Company HOUSEHOLD FURNISHINGS G. E. APPLUNCES Jordan's Barber Shop : BILL JORDAN, Prop. Winslow-BIanchard Motor Co, - -, TOUR FOKD DEALER Hertford Banking Company MEMBER F. D. L C Hertford Locker & Packing- Co, ! 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M. second and fourth Sundays. 0 - PERQUIMANS CHARGE CHURCHES J. S. Craffin, Paston First Sunday: ew ope Church, 11:00 A. M. Oak Grove Chuch, 7:30 P. M. n.. , Second Sunday vvinfall Church, 11:00 A. M Cedar Grove Church, 10 A. M. Woodland Church, 7:30 P. M. Third Sunday Oak Grove Church, 11:00 A. M New Hope Church, 7:30 P. M." Fourth Sunday Cedar Grove Church, 11:00 A. M. Woodland Church, 10 A. M. Winf all Church, 7:30 P. M. , Fifth Sunday Woodland Church, 11:00 A. M. w- a?ieMee,tin ch Wednesday at Wuifall Church at 7:30 P. M. ANDERSON'S METHODIST CHURCH R. M. Gradeless, Pastor Church School, 10:00 A. M. Morning Worship, 11:00 A. M., sec ond and fourth Sundays. 0 WHITEVILLE GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. Carl Bjork, Pastor Sunday School, 11 A. M. every Sun day .except third Sunday. ChuTChservices every third Sunday UP RIVER FRIENDS CHURCH Elizabeth White, Pastor Sunday School, 9:45 A. M. Church Services, 11 A. M. Christian Endeavor, 6:30 P. M. . 0 ' BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH Sunday School, 10 A. M. Preaching first and third Sundays at 11 A. M. Preaching second and fourth Sun day evening at 7:30. PINEY WOODS FRIENDS CHURCH Carl J. Yow, Pastor Sunday School, 10 A. M. Morning worship 11.00 A. M. Youth Fellowship. 6:30 P. M. WOODVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH G. M. Singletary, Pastor Sunday School, 10:30 A. M. on first and third Sundays and 2:00 P. M. on second and fourth Sundays. Church services, 8:00 P. M. on sec ond and fourth Sundays. HERTFORD METHODIST CHURCH A. L. Chaplin, Pastor Church School. 9:45 A. M. Morning Worship, 1J:00 o'clock. . Youth Fellowship, 6:45 P. M. Evening Worship, 7:30 P. M. at 7:30WPM Fellow8bJp' Wednesday BAGLEY SWAMP PILGRIM Coy,S. Saunders, Pastor Sunday School, 10:00 A. M. Morning Worship, n.-oo o'clock. Young People's Meeting, 6:80 P. M. Evening Worship, 7:30'cloct 7:30 pTm? Service8' '"""wfcy t HOLY TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH Rev. Charles F. Wulf , Rector. 10:00 A. M, Church School, Every Sunday fcOO A. M, Holy Communion 1st, 2nd, 4th, 6th Sundays 11:00 A. M., Morning Prayer 2nd, 4th, 5th Sundays 11:00 A. M., Holy Communion Third Sunday BEREA CHUBCH OF CHRIST Walkor Perry, Pastor 2nd and 4th Sunday at 10:80 A. MY Morning worship on first and third Sundaysat 11 A. M. ... , Evening worship first and third Sundays at 7:30 P. M. CHAPPELL fflLb BAPTIST CHURCH A H. Outlaw, Putor gfV School, 2 P, M, every first a Ob& Service P. M. every first -r. SuwlaV School at 11 A. M. everv eeond, third and frth Sunday!
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