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HERTFORD BAPTIST CHURCH
. C W, Duling, Pastor
Sunday School. 9:45 A. M. .
Morning Worship, 11,:0( o'clock.
Evening Worship, S o'clock.
Mid-week Services; Wednesday at
8 P.M.
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THE CHRISTIAN'S
, RESPONSIBILITY IN .
, PUBLIC LORE ,
International Sunday School Lesson
for August 26, 1951.
: Memory Selection: "We must obey
God rather than men." Acta 5; 29. -
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Lesson Text:' Matthew 5: 13-16;
13: S3; Acts 5: 25-29;
I Peter 3:13-16.
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In our discussion of the lesson" for
last week, we tailed attention to Jes
us' answer to the Pharisees as. to
v the obligation of a citizen toward his
country and his God. ! A repetition is
'not amiss. Surely, Christians should
have it impressed indelibly on their
minds and hearts that they owe some
thing.,, to their community , and have
a responsibility, as followers of Jesus
Christ, to make their contribution felt
in the uplifting and improvement of
the moral tone of the place in which
they live. ' .v;-V-l-f :-v '',
Salt was even mora of a necessity in
the time of Jesus than it is today. In
those days, when artificial refrigera
tion was unknown, salt was a very
necessary element in the preserva
tion of foods, especially meats. Salt
was used in sacrifices by the Jews,
Greeks and Romans, and was an em
blem of purity and of the influence
of a holy life upon others. Salt saves
from corruption and, by the use of
this comparison, Jesus was and is
reminding his disciples that it is their
duty to keep others from moral cor
ruption. ' ;
However, we are reminded that
there may come a time when, if un
duly exposed, salt can lose its value
its saltiness and then it : beconies
worthless, only fit to be cast out and
. trodden under the feet of men. The
warning here is that Christians the
salt of the earth, the saving element
in a corrupt environment must al
ways endeavor to Jceep themselves
"unspotted from the world," in order
that they may not lose their helpful
influence. "Be ye separate," we are
. commanded. This does not mean that
Christians should cloister themselves,
away from the teeming multitudes
that need their helpful ministry, but
that, in the world, they should exert
a saving influence. : i ? s,
Christians are also compared with
light something that brings bright
ness into dark places. Christian light,
thrown' Uitdithfdark places of his
tory, has time 'and again , created a
condition in which evil simply could
not exist, llf we could remember al
ways that God is the source of all
power and that, through prayer, we
can link up our lives with that great
power-house, we would all be more
powerful lights for Him.
Just what is the duty of the Chris
' tian in regard to public life? Jeus
taught that his followers have social,
as well as spiritual responsibilities. He
.recognized the obligations due exist
ing government. The real Christian
accepts and cheerfully fulfills his re
sponsibilities to the state. These re
sponsibilities include, among v other
things, his obedience , to the-laws of
his government, the prompt and hon
est payment' of taxes required for the
support of its functions, participation
in elections in order that the proper
persons might be placed in positions
. of authority, and to do all things
which might be required of-a good
; citizen. '.",-.-..- :-:;. .,
The church, through its pulpit and
through its leaders, has a duty to
perform In educating and urging its
members to take their rightful place
in the state. This great nation of
ours stands sorely In need of Chris
tian statesmen, who are above re
; proach and who can withstand the
temptation to graft and bribery. It
has come to the place in our political
life where men or women, of princi
ple hesitate to offer for public of
fice because of the practices which
have become necessary for election.
Men with principle, but without great
, wealth, stand little chance of election
tq places of authority in our country
today, and this should not be!
However, men and women, actuated
; by Christian principles, should not
i hesitate to sacrifice Personal prefer
encea but should offer their services
l to their country. 'And, suffice to say,
that should they dare to offer, the
v Christian people of their communi
( ties and states should band them-
selves together, to see that they are
' elected, if they are worthy.
, Charles E. Jefferson has declared
"It is because Christian citizens have,
in large numbers, neglected their po
; litical duties that political scandals
t have been sa appalling.. If good men
i refuse to vote, bad men will be on
hand. If elders and deacons refuse
to run for office, the ward-heelers will
V dominate the political world. Our
citizenship is rooted in. heaven; there-
1 fore, we must be aure to vote. If
politics are dirty, why notdo."our
part in making them clean? This
same principle applies to ail our au
! and nriviletfea as citizens." .
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These are ."the days of Innocent childhood,
when the world is beautiful and the future is
bright; whea the morning stars sing together
and Nature is attuned to the music of the
spheres.'
It is a time when boys and girls should heed
the counsel of Solomon, who said: "Remem-
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when .the evil days come not. nor the years
'WW draw nigh when tbou.sbajt sayI tjav no
',VV pleasure in them'."
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,VV friends should endeavor to fortify youth
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tnA nt human H f whn a tin or nuirt cnmu '
n"a maytasetne origntness irom tne skics
.VoVo and ,eav: onl7 gloom and disillusionment.'
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infinite and Eternal in human life. The
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BETHLEHEM CHURCH
CHRIST
Joe Brlekboese, Pastor
First Sunday
11 A. M. and 8 P. M.
OF
BURGESS BAPTIST CHURCH
Colon Jackson, Jr, Pastor
Church services second and fourth
Sundays at 11 A. M.
Sunday School at 10:00 A. M.
Church service 7:46 P. M. second
and fourth Sundays.
PERQUIMANS CHARGE
CHURCHES
J. S. Craffin, Paston
First Sunday:
New Hope Church, 11:00 A. M.
Oak Grove Chuch, 7:30 P. M.
Second Sunday
Winfall Church, 11:00 A. M.
Cedar Grove Church, 16 A. M.
Woodland Church, 7:30 P. M.
Third Sunday
Oak Grove Church, 11:00 A. M.
New Hope Church, 7:30 P. M.
Furth Sunday
Cedar Grove Church, 11:00 A. M.
Woodland Church, 10 A. M.
Winail Church, 7:30 P. M.
Fifth Sunday
Woodland Church, 11:00 A. M.
Prayer Meeting each Wednesday a,
Winfall Church at 7:30 P. M.
ANDERSON'S METHODIST
CHURCH , rfi
R. M. Gradeless, Pastor
Church School, 10:00 A. M.
Morning Worship, 11:00 A. M., sec
ond and fourth Sundays. .'
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WOODVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH
James F. Burke, Pastor
Church Services on second and
fourth Sundays at 11 A. M.
First and Third Sundays at 7:45
P. M.
Sunday School 9:45 A. M. " "
UP RIVER FRIENDS CHURCH
Elizabeth White, Pastoi
Sunday School, 9:45 A. M.
Church Services, 11 A. M.
Christian Endeavor. 6:30 P. M.
BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH
Sunday School, 10 A. M.
Preaching first and Qiird Sundays
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Preaching second and fourth Sun
day evening at 7:30.
PINEY WOODS FRIENDS
CHURCH
' Carl J. Tow, Pastor
Sunday School, 10 A. M.
Morning worship 11.00 A. M.
WHITEVILLE GROVE BAPTIST
CHURCH
Rev. Carl Bjork, Pastor
Sunday School, 11 A. M., every Sun
day except third Sunday.
Cflurch sevices every third Sunday
at 3 P. M.
HERTFORD METHODIST CHURCH
A. L. Chaplin, Pastor
Church School, 9:46 A. M.
Morning Worship, 1J:00 o'clock. '
Youth Fellowship, 6:45 P. M.
Evening Worship, 7:90 P. M.
Mid-week Fellowship, Wednesday
at 7:30 P.M.
BAGLEY SWAMP PILGRIM
Coy S. Saunders, Pastor
Sunday School. 10:00 A.M.
Morning Worship, 11:00 o'clock.
Young People's Meeting, 6:80 P. M.
Evening Worship, 7:80 o'clock.
Mid-week Services, Thursday at
7:80 P.M.
HOLT TRINITY
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Rev. Charles F. Wulf , Rector.
10:00 A. M., Church School,
Every Sunday
9:00 A. M., Holy Communion
1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th Sundays
11:00 A. M., Morning Prayer
2nd, 4th, 6th Sundays '
11KK) A. M., Holy Communion
Third Sunday
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BEREA CHURCH OF CHRIST
Walker Perry, Paster
2nd and 4th Sunday at' 10:30 -A. M.
Morning worship on first and third
Sundays at 11 A. M.
Evening worship first and third
Sundays at 7:30 P. MJ
CHAPPELL HILL BAPTIST
CHURCH
A. H. OaOaw, Paster
Sunday School. IF, H, every first
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Church- Service 1P.M. every first
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Sunday School at 11 A. M. every
: second, third and f aorta Sunday.
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