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YOUNG PEOPLE'S SOCIETIES
EARNEST OK TIUFI/ERS.
M., ?Lilly 10. Knrnopt unto dralli. Arts 4:13-22.
T.t July 11. The money tost. 2 Cor. 8:1-7.
W., July 12. A prophet in earnest. 1 Kings 10:
0-18.
T.t July 13. Fatal trifling. Hob. 2:1-4.
F., July 14. Trifling with God. llcb. 10:20-30.
S., July 15. Trifling with religion. 1 John 1:15
10.
S., July 16. Topic ? Koarnrat or Triflers? Anion
6: 1-8; Keol. 12: 12. 14: Matt. 12:30.
What should tre be caracal about ? ll'Aj?
H'h// should tre be ?n enrnettt
II hat thingi are worthy of our camcslncus?
Earnest. Vnto Dcalli, Acts *1:13-22:
Peter and John had healed the lame
man at the Beautiful Gale of the Tem
ple. As a consequence, great crowds
of people gathered to hear them
preach. The rulers of the Jews had
put Jesus to death because they were
afraid of llis influence. Now they
found that through His disciples llis
influence was greater than ever. They
put Peter and John in prison, and
the next day ordered them not to
preach in the name of Jesus any
more. The disciples knew that these
rulers could have them put to death,
but they told them that they would
obey God, no matter what was the
consequence. It is earnestness of that
kind that makes heroes of the cross.
Such earnestness will always win
others.
Th? Money Test, 2 Cor. 8:1-7: Giv
ing for God's service is a grace. So
many people look upon it as a trial.
God loves a cheerful giver. Paul tells
us how this grace came to be in the
Corinthian Christians. They first gave
themselves. When a woman gives
herself to the man who is to be her
husband, she gives all that she has
and gladly shares with him anything
that he needs, and without regard to
her own pleasure or comfort. Were
we to give ourselves to God in the
same way, we would find just as much
pleasure in giving anything else that
we have that God needs.
A Prophet in Earnest, 1 Kings 19:
9-18: Elijah had been very much in
earnest in his desire to establish the
worship of the true God. He had
stood alone against the king and all
the people. Following the great ner
vous strain through which he passed,
he was frightened by the threat of
the queen. He thought that all his
efforts had failed. He could expect
no help or encouragement from the
people over whom she ruled. So his
thoughts turned more than ever to
God and he determined to go to the
place where God had manifested His
presence, as he never did anywhere
else on earth. At Sinai God told him
to go back to his duty. From that
time on we hear nothing of Elijah be
ing afraid. When we are in earnest
in our service, there is no room for
fear.
Fatal Trifling, Heb. 2:1-4: Some
people think that souls are lost only
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because of some great sin. This pas
sage shows that a soul may be lost
merely through neglect. The child
who sits on the railroad track before
an onrushing train and fails to heed
his mother's warning cry will be
crushed under the iron wheels. The
man who neglects to heed the alarm
of lire will be burned with the build
ing. He who neglects to work hi3
crop will find it all choked out by
weeds. He who neglects to accept
Cod's invitation to mercy and salva
tion will find that Ills soul is lost.
Trifling With Ciod, lleb. 10:26-39:
There are some who seem to think
that rejecting Christ is like the man
who said, "I will not have this man
to rule over me." There are very
few who will come out and make
such a statement as that. But the
consequences are just as great and
tho loss of the soul is just as real
when one simply fails to accept
Christ's invitation. Were you to in
vite a friend to an entertainment you
were giving, and he should simply
act as though he had not heard you,
though you knew that he had heard,
you would be just as much incensed
against him as if he had refused out
right to accept your invitation.
Trifling With Religion, 1 John 2:
15-19: A pretense at religion will
not do. For a man to pretend to be
a Christian, when his mind is filled
with the things of the world and the
lust thereof, he is only trifling with
religion. And yet religion is the most
precious possession that any one can
have. It is worse than playing with
fire in a powder magazine and just
as foolish.
Karnmt or Trlflers, Amos 6:1-8;
Eccl. 12:13, 14; Matt. 12:36: The
world is full of people who are at
ease. They have no real purpOse in
life. They are not in earnest about
anything. There are many" in the
Church who are at ease, who give no
real thought to the work of the
Church, who are not in earnest about
their professions. Men are to be ex
amined for all that they do; they
will be held accountable for all the
wicked words they say, and also for
their idle words. An earnest seeking
after God and the doing of His will
is the first And most Important diUy
of man. He who is not in earnest
is a trifler. He is like a young girl
leaning over the side of a ship toss
ing up and catching a valuable gem.
She may catch it for a time, but the
probability is that she will lose It In
a little while. He who trifles with
religion is tossing up his soul over
the mouth of the bottomless pit.
Be In earnest always.
YOUNG PEOPLE'S RALLIES IN
FAY ETTE VILLE PRESBYTERY.
Three most successful Young Peo
ple's Echo Rallies were held In Fay
etteville Presbytery recently. For the
Scotland, Robeson, Hoke group of the
Presbytery the rally was held at An
tloch church. For Cumberland, John
ston and Harnett the rally was at
Fayetteville First, and at Sanford for
Chatham, Lee and Moore.
At each rally young people from
the group represented made reports
for the various phases of life and
work at the Davidson Conference.
The two principal speakers at the
rallies were Rev. W. B. Ouerrant, of
Guerrant, Ky.. and Mr. Bert Jones,
of Wilmington. Mr. Ouerrant Is one
of the workers of our Assembly's
Committee on Home Missions and is
head of our school at Ouerrant, Ky.
He gave a vivid picture of life in the
Kentucky mountains and the awful
need of the gospel. Mr. Jones is re
tiring president of the North Caro
lina Christian Endeavor Union. He
la wall up in Christian Endeavor and
very enthusiastic In his work.
Under the ablo direction of Mrs.
Charles G. Rose, Secretary of Young
People's Work in Fayetteville Pres
hyterial, the rallies were well planned
and advertised, and a large and prom
ising body of young people met at
each place for the exercises. This
time it was the turn for the Cumber
land, Johnston, llarnett group to elect
the President and Secretary for the
Young People's League of Fayette
ville Presbytery. Mr. Mac Covington,
of Linden, was elected President, and
Miss Bonnie Bulla, of Sunnyshle, Sec
retary.
This Presbytery was well represent
ed by choice young people at tlio Da
vidson Conference, and had the larg
est group of boys of any of the Pres
byteries.
lilVE FLORIDA ENDEAVOR.
By Karl Lehmann, President Florida
Christian Endeavor Union.
James A. Wlnfield, of Dowling
Park, Fla., an active Endeavorer and
President of the Gainesville District
Christian Endeavor Union last year,
has been honored in his selection as
Secretary-Treasurer of the Military
Training Camps Association for the
Southeastern States. Mr. Winfleld is
a Junior at the University of Florida,
and his appointment was based on
his record and service during the
World War from June, 1917, to Au
gust,- 1919, and included twenty
months' service overseas In lranee
and Germany, during which time he
took part In five major operations.
Florida is the first State in the Fourth
Corps area and in the nation to fill
its quota for the training camps this
summer, and Florida has passed her
quota by 30 per cent.
The Jacksonville, Fla., District has
two societies that have passed 300
points on the Efficiency chart, the
First Christian, Jacksonville, has 313,
and the Fernandina Presbyterian has
317.
Henry Lofquist, of the Deland,
Fla., Presbyterian Christian Endea
vor, graduated from Union Theologi
cal ? Seminary, Richmond, Va., in
April, and has accepted the pastorate
of a group of four Southern Presby
terian churches in Alabama. His
headquarters is Atmore, Ala., and his
coming will mean much to the young
life of these rural churches.
The Oakland, Fla., Junior Chris
tian Endeavor have organized a F.
S. B., front seat brigade, of members
who will band1 themselves together
to sit in front seats at Junior. They
have also organized an O. T. B., On
Timers' Band, of the members who
will band themselves together to
come on time to Junior Christian En
deavor. Each Junior who has a per
fect record for one month receives a
red O. T. B. button, two months a?
blue button, etc., each month for a
year, when a- perfect record gives
them a silver O. T. B. pin. This plan
was secured from the Dixie Endea
yorers, 6 Ferger Building, Chatta
nooga, Tenn. The Endeavorers of the
Oakland church had twelve delegates
at the State Christian Endeavor Con
vention in Lakeland in May.
The Florida Christian Endeavor
Union, with only 11 2 Senior socie
ties, has appropriated $200 this year
to the United Society at Boston and
$250 to the All-South Extension Com
mittee of the United Society, in addi
tion to paying the salary of theTr
own field secretary. $460 this year
for the United Society from so small
a State Union Is a remarkable show
ing.
Florida will put on a series of one
day Missionary Institutes this year to
arouse a larger missionary enthusiasm
among the Endeavorers. A strong
team of missionary leaders will be
brought into the Stale for a series of
ten one-day meetings.
The architect is drawing the plans
and work on the Christian Endeavor
chapel at the Montverde Industrial
School in Lake County will be begun
this summer. This will be a hand
some building, to cost about $ IS, 000
when completed, and will be the first
Christian Endeavor chapel in the
world, located on a school campus.
WOOIMll'FF. R. C.
Our Young People's Societies were
the host to the Spartanburg District
Christian Endeavor Convention early
this month.
Misses Winnie Davis. Dorothy Ma
son, Annie Dean and Mamie Sue
Ueoves were delegates to the Young
People's Conference held in Clinton,
and each gave an interesting report
on return.
Misses Dorothy Mason, Marthi
Johnston and Master Gordon Gaston
attended the Young People's Confer
ence at Moutre.
GREAT EXAMPLES.
The greatest preacher the world
has ever known was remarkable for
his use of illustrations. Our Master
never preached a sermon when He
did not ilken His truth to some every
day, ordinary object so that the lit
tle children in His company could
take in the power and sweetness of
the truth He taught. There is a great
difference between the illustrations of
Jesus and Paul. Paul lived in the
city, and his truth was colored be
cause of his contact with the people
in the great centres ofv population;
but Jesus lived in the country, ana
the sparrows flying through the air,
the grass growing beneath His feet,
and the lilies blooming on every side
furnished His illustrations. We are
following in right footsteps when we
pattern after Jesus and Paul in illus
trating truth. ? J. Wilbur Chapman,
D. D.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
THE HANDWRITING ON THE
WALL.
July 16, 1922. Dan. 5:1-31.
This is one of the most dramatic
passages in all literature. The ac
count of what took place is so vivid
that we can in imagination see the
whole scene almost as though por
trayed in moving pictures.
Nebuchadnezzar had been a great
king, but he became so proud and
insolent that God sent a punishment
upon him until he repented and was
willing to acknowledge that Jehovah
was the true God.
Belshazzar was his son and suc
ceeded to the throne on the death of
his father. He would not learn the
lesson which his father had learned
at so great a cost. He was proud
and self-centered and Idolatrous.
The armies of the Medes and Per
sian* were . surrounding his capital
city. Instead of holding a council
of war to see what could be done
for Its defense, he called all his
princes together for a carousal of
drunkenness.
To make matters worse, he added
saqfilege to his other sins. In the
midst of his drinking he called for
the sacred vessels that had been
brought by his father from the tem
ple of God in Jerusalem. This was
done to show his contempt for the
God whom his father had proclaimed
the true God.
In the mldit of this feaiit thara ap