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YOUNG PEOPLE'S SOCIETIES
THINGS I BELIEVE.
M., Dec. 4. I believe in God. Ps. 70:1-5.
T., Dec. 5. In Christ's principles. Matt. 7:24-29.
W., Dec. 6. In the square deal. Hcb. 1:8, 9; Luke
T., Dec. 7. In the church. Eph. 3:1-12.
F.t Dec. 8. In missioaa. Ps. 2:1-12.
P., Dec. 9. In the victory of good. Matt. 13:36-42.
8., Dec. 10. Topic ? Some Things I Believe, and
Why. John 11:17-27, 41-46.
IT1?( u mjr deepest conviction!
Wkat convictions have practical value in mv life ?
Wkat do I believe, but Jail to act upon 7 H'Ay?
I Beieve in God, Ps. 70:1-5. It is
only the fool that says there is no
God (Ps. 14:1). David believed in
God to such an extent that he coula
go to Him in times of trouble and
danger with confident assurance that
He would help him. No one who bad
tried God in this way will ever doibt
that there is a God. It is seriously
questioned whether there has ever
been a rational man in the world who
did not believe that there is a God,
though some have denied such belief.
"With the Psalmist it was not merely
that he believed that there was a God,
but he believed in God as one who
was interested in him, and who would
help him in time of need.
I Believe in Christ's Principles,
Matt. 7:24-29. He who accepts the
teachings of Christ and the princi
ples that He lays down in this Sermon
on the Mount and elsewhere, has a
sure foundation for his faith and life.
But he who rejects these principles
has nothing upon which to build. It
is the principles of Jesus which give
us the basis of right and wrong, and
furnish us the only ground upon
which we can hope for salvation.
I Believe in the Square Deal, Heb.
1:8, 9; Luke 6:31. The "square deal"
is just a modern way of expressing
the Golden Rule. In our business re
lations we should be as honest to
others as we want them to be to us.
In our social relations we should be
as courteous and considerate to
others as we want them to be to us.
In our spiritual relations we ought
to treat others just as we would like
for them to treat us if we were in
their place and they were in ours.
If we were without Christ as our
Saviour and others had the knowl
edge of Him and His salvation, we
would want to be told about Him.
Let us then tell others about our Sa
viour.
I Believe in the Church, Eph. 3:1
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12. I believe In the Church because
it was instituted by God, because
Christ is its Head, because the Holy
Spirit is its Teacher and Guide. The
Church is the custodian of the sal
vation of Jesus Christ, and it is God's
agent for dispensing this salvation to
the world. I believe in the Church
because it is the oldest and the big
gest organization in the world, be
cause its God-given opportunity is the
biggest work in the world, because
the results of its work, the salvation
of lost souls, is the greatest that the
world has ever seen. I believe in the
Church because God has called me
into it, in order that He may give
me the greatest blessings and give
me the greatest privilege in serving
Him.
I Believe in Missions, Ps. 2:1-12..
I believe in missions, for that is giv
ing the gospel to those who are with
out it. I bolieve in missions because
our Saviour, as His parting command,
bade us engage in missions. I believe
in missions because the people to
which I belong are Christians because
missionaries went to our ancestors. I
believe in missions because it is
through missions that the greater
part of the world now lost in sin only
can be won for Christ.
I Believe in the Victory of God,
Matt. 13:36-42. The question is of
ten asked, Is the world getting bet
ter or worse? As they see the many
evidences of sin in the world, there
are some who say the world is grow
ing worse. Certainly Satan is dclng
all in his power to gain the victory
of the world. But there was uovor
a time when the good was stronger
i:i the world. This is shown in the
activity of the Church, in better meth
ods practiced in business, in becter
principles in politics. We can have
no doubt of the final outcome of iLe
contest between good and evil. God
is the captain of the good and Satan
is captain of the evil. God is more
powerful than Satan, therefore 8atan
cannot overcome, but God will.
Some Things I Believe, and Why,
John 11:17-27; 41-46. I believj that
Jesus was sent into the world by the
Father and that He is the Son of God.
No other man ever spake as He spake
or did the work that He did. I be
lieve in the resurrection of the body
because Jesus raised Lazarus from the
dead, and because He Himself rose
from the dead. I believe that I r.hall
be raised up to life eternal with Jesus
if I put my trust in Him as the Sa
viour of my soul. I believe that Jesus
wants me to work with Him in tak
ing away whatever lies between sin
ners and Him, whether it be ignor
ance or prejudice or the sinfulness
of my life. I believe He wants me
to help take off from others the grave
clothes of their old sinful life and
lead them out into the bright light of
eternal day. I believe He wants me
to be a co-worker with Him in the
salvation of the world.
SUGGESTED PROGRAM.
Hymn: "My Faith Looks ITp tc
Thee."
Prayer.
Hymn.
Daily topics, assigned to seven
members.
Hymn: "Blessed Assurance."
Assign these topics to Ave mem
bers:
What do I personally believe about
God the Father?
What do I personally believe about
Jesus Christ?
What do I personally believe about
the Holy Spirit?
What do I personally believe about
the Church?
What is my personal duty to the
Church?
Sentence prayers.
Hymn.
Mlzpah.
SENTENCE PRAYERS.
1. O God, we believe in Thee as
Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
2. O Lord Jesus, we believe in Thee
as the Saviour of sinners, and trust
Thee as our Saviour.
3. O Holy Spirit, we believe in
Thee as the Teacher of God's will,
and pray that Thou wilt teach us
God's will concerning us.
4. O Father, we believe in Thy
Church, as the body of which Christ
is the head and we the members.
5. O Saviour, help us to realize
more and more what a blessing it is
to be members of Thy Church, and
make us faithful in the performance
of all of our duties connected with it.
6 O Ho.y Spirit, help us to win
others to the Church and to Jesus
Christ as their Saviour.
7. O God, we pray for Thy bless
ing upon our church, upon its pastor,
its officers and its members, and may
we all be faithful unto Thee. We ask
it all in the name of Jesus. Amen.
KENTUCKY EIGHTH DISTRICT
C. E. CONVENTION.
The Eighth District Christian En.
deavor Convention held at Taylors
vllle, Ky., in October was declared
to be the best ever arranged in this
district. This is due to the untiring
efforts of C. Morton Hanna, President
of the Eighth District, and Miss Bes
sie Howerton, Taylorsville, in charge
of entertainment.
On Saturday afternoon Dr. W. H.
Hopper, State President, led the de
votional service, his topic being "Our
Promises." Dr. J. V. Logan, of Louis
ville, delivered the address on "The
Trusting Life." On Saturday night
Rev. R. L. St. Clair, of Louisville,
talked on "Two Sources of Power,"
after which Mr. Kent Prevlette made
a plea for members of the Quiet Hour,
securing eleven new members. Other
outstanding features of the Saturday
session were the Junior Conference
conducted by Miss Mary Wilson, State
Junior Superintendent; a Junior Dem
onstration under direction of Miss Bes
sie Howerton, Taylorsville, and the
Fellowship banquet which was served
by the Senior and Intermediate En
deavorers of Taylorsville. Covers were
laid for 139 persons. Mr. Bolles, of
Taylorsville. gave the welcome ad
dress, and Hewitt F. Cunningham,
president of the Louisville City Union,
responded. .Miss Mary Wilson, Miss
Georgia Dunn, Field Secretary for
Kentucky, and Mrs. Fred Klmmol,
State Secretary, gave short talks at
the banquet.
On Sunday morning an inspiring ad
dress was delivered at the consecra
tion service by Rev. W. A. Hopkins,
and at the call for Life Work Recruits
four young people, two young men
and two girls, came forward. The
young men plan to enter the minis
try. A Union Officers' Conference <vas
conducted by Mr. Hewitt F. Cunning
ham, and it meant a mountain top ex
perience for all those attending. Af
ter the conference the delegates it
tended the Sunday school of their
choice and then went either to ihe
Baptist church or the Christian church,
where services were conducted, Rev.
W. A. Hopkins preaching at the Bap
tist church and Rev. George V. Moore,
of the Kentucky Christian Bible Schcol
Association, preaching at the Christian
church. On Sunday afternoon confer
ences in the Baptist and Christian
churches were conducted by Rev. W.
A. Hopkins and Rev. George V. Moore,
respectively, on "What Your Church
Expects of You."
The devotional service was handled
by Rev. W. B. Lile, his topic being
"Loyalty to the Church," and the ad
dress of the evening was made by Rev
Ben Andres, of Bardstown, on "The
Church in the World." Mr. J. G.
Wilkes, of Louisville, explained brief
ly the Alumni Council, and urged the
older members to step into the ranks
and back up the younger Endeavorers
through the Alumni Association.
On Sunday evening, at the regular
Christian Endeavor hour, a demon
stration was given, called "The Re
juvenation of C. E., Sr." It is based
on an actual happening in one of the
Louisville societies, and, under the di
rection of Miss Emma Deitsch, of
Louisville, was effectively carried out.
One-minute reports fro^n societies
showed that the entire Eighth District
is up and going. Two societies, High
land Presbyterian and Clifton Chris
tian, Louisville, are planning Chris
tian Endeavor revivals, to extend for
one week, and, if their plans work
out, this should increase interest and
membership.
The following officers were elected
for the coming year: Miss Elizabeth
Rutledge, Louisville, President; Mr.
Marlon Railley, LaGrange, Vice-Presi
dent; Miss Bessie Howerton, Taylors
ville, Secretary; Mr. A. R. Abner,
Bardstown, Treasurer; Miss Eva Lou
ise Miller. Louisville, Junior Super
intendent; Miss Mary Kate Coombs,
Louisville, Intermediate Superinten
dent; Mrs. Akerman, Bloomfleld, Quiet
Hour and Tenth Legion Superinten
dent, and C. Morton Hanna, Alumni.
The invitation for the next conven
tion was extended by LaGrange and
heartily accepted. The convention
closed after an Inspiring address by
Dr. John M. Vander Meulen, president
of the Presbyterian Theological Semi
nary of Kentucky.
Elizabeth Rutledge.
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