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We’re Gaining Against Polio
Fear, generally, is a negative emotion.
But like all the challenging experiences of
man, it contains possibilities for good.
These possibilities are realized when fear
inspires rather than demoralizes.
That this can happen was proved when
two great institutions—the University of
Pittsburgh and the National Foundation
for Infantile Paralysis, each dedicated to
the service of man—launched their series
of field trials in 1951 and 1952 to test a
possible temporary control of paralytic
polio.
In these trials man's fear of polio was
translated, through the March v s Dimes,
into financial support of a dramatic ex
periment. Fear, translated into determina
tion, also inspired thousands of American
mothers to join with science—in Provo,
Houston and Sioux City—and volunteer
SOUR WE2KLY LESSON FOR
UNDAY School
Background Scripture: Mat
thew 19.
Memory Selection: Take heed,
and beware of all covetousness;
for a man's life does not consist
in the abundance of his posses
sions. Luke 12:15.
Last week’s lesson dealt with
humility and forgiveness. It is
very fitting that this week we
should examine stewardship,
which is the result of a humble
heart open to the guidance and
power of God.
Our Lord was very serious
regarding possessions and the in
fluence they have on the spirits
of men. He believed that posses
sions and the desire for posses
siops tend to have—and often do
have—a decimating effect on the
spiritual side of a man’s life.
In his parable addresses our
Lord spoke more often about
money and its effects on moral
character than he did about
prayer.
There was nothing concerning
.which he spoke with more dread
ful seriousness than the ruinous
effect which a man’s attachment
to money can have on his soul.
In today’s lesson we find Jesus
confronting one of the most choice
and promising young men of his
day. One of the Evangelists tells
us that Jesus looked upon this
young man of outstanding char
acter and spiritual eagerness and
loved him (Mark 10:21). “Teacher
(Good Master, A. V.),” said the
young man, “what good thing
shall I do, that I may have
eternal life? And he (Jesus)
said unto him, Why asked thou
me concerning that which is
good? One there is who is good:
but if thou wouldest enter into
life, keep the commandments.’’
The young man had been
brought up under the tutelage
of the Pharisees. He was an earn
est seeker after truth, but his
whole attention turned inward
upon himself. He was most earn
est in desire to find out how he
could improve himself. He
thought it could be accomplished
by the doing of some great and
good act, the achieving of some
heroic purpose. The young man’s
attention was fixed on things.
“What good thing shall I do,’’ he
asked, “that I mav have eternal
life?”
He was ready to do some
great pious act in order to achieve
salvation, but he was not ready
to renounce his own desires in
order to serve God and man.
Jesus said in substance, Why
do you ask me concerning that
which is good? The answer is to
be found in our religion. Keep
close to God and He will show
you what is right, “One there is
who k good.” Stay close to Him.
If you want to enter into life,
said Jesus, keep the command
ments. You can put upon your
self those restraints which will
keep you from harming yourself
and others, and until you submit
to those duties which fulfill life.
This k a timely word to.those
ia our own generation who
believe they can meet standards
ol Christian righteousness with
out serious obedience to the
stern law of God.
1 have kept the commandments,
responded the young man; what
lack I yet? You hi ve indeed.,
ieplied Jesus, crossed the thres
hold which separate: death from I
life. You have-said “No” to
pertain of your impulses, and that
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| is very important. Now learn how
tc say “No” to yourself. Only
then will you enter into perfec
tion. You have given up this and
, that evil act. You have spurned
। temptation to do wrong. Now
। gibe all of yourself to the doing
of God’s will.
This first part of our lesson
teaches us the importance of
^command and percept in mora
lity. Because we are Christian^
we. are not free from the stric
। tures of the moral law. We must
still obey this law, but obey it
not in the spirit of a slave but in
1 the spirit of a son—not because
we are compelled by command
but because we are constrained
* by the love of Christ.
The commandments which this
young man obeyed remain
through the ages the basis oi
moral character. We never even
enter into life until we first keep
'the commandments.
| “Jesus said unto him, If thou
wouldest be perfect, go, sell that
which thou hast, and give to the
poor, and thou shalt have treas
ure in heaven: and come follow
„ _ >1
me.
The young man had kept the
। commandments. He had entered
into life but he had not pursued
life to its fullness. If you would
enter into life, said Jesus, re
frain from doing certain evil; if
you would find life in ail its
fullness, then give yourself to the
doing of good. When you gave up
evil, you stepped across the
threshold of life and started in
the right direction; now march on
courageously and learn how to
give up those good and comfor
table things to which your soul
' clings. “If thou wouldest be per
fect, ... sell ... give.”
Here we have the Christian way
of life as over against mere
philosophy or morality. The
' world’s prescription for finding
1 life is by getting. Our Lord's
prescription is by giving. The
world says, Refrain from evil and
you will be good; Jesus said. Be
1 willing to renounce everything
and you will be perfect.
Let us analyze the goodness of
1 this young man. In the first place
he was sentimental rather than
serious, enthusiastic rather than
inspired. To him morality was an
achievement; to Jesus it was a by-
1 product of living close to God.
| Again, the young man was self
centered. He had an ambition
typical of all Pharisees, to excel
in goodness, and his fine qualities
were tinged with pride.
There was one area in this
young man’i life which he held
apart from God. He was willing
to do everything God command
' ed but he was not willing to give
everything God demanded. He
could renounce a desire for
revenge, he could say “No" to his
passions, he could keep his hands
off the possessions of his neigh
bors, and he could forbear to say
an evil word which might harm :
his neighbor. But he could not
give up his possessions for God
lot for anyone else. That was
asking too much.
It is the unrenounced areas in
the lives of all of us that keep us
from attaining the perfection
which God through Christ is
willing ,to give us. What mental
, reservations are you making in
the face of God's call?
Last of all, this young man,
would not bring his life frankly
and eagerly and lay if at the feet
MABEL SESSIONS DENNIS
Associate Editor
MARY SESSIONS MALLARD
Associate Editor
Ertered at the Post Office
at Covington, Georgia, as
mail matter of the Second
Class.
their time and energies in the conquest
of polio paralysis.
Fifty-five thousand boys and girls, with
slight prods from their parents, marched
valiantly to clinics for inoculations with a
fraction of adult human blood which might
—or might not—free their own and future
generations from the fear which had
brought them there—the fear of polio.
It is the fervent hope of all Americans
that these tests—the preliminary findings
of which were highly favorable — will
prove to be a bridge leading to the de
velopment of a permanent preventive of
polio.
Recent reports hold promise that this
may indeed be so. But whatever happens,
we must not despair. The March of Dimes
represents man’s brightest hope that in
fantile paralysis will be conquered. We
must hold tight to that hope.
of God. He thirsted for some as
signment to pious duty which
would make him conspicuous in
Pharisaical circle. But he was
lacking in the very thing we
studied about last week—he was
lacking in humility. Do not ask
me about goodness, said Jesus;
One there is who is good. Ask
Him.
Our moral life will be what
God wants it to be if in humility
we lay all that we are and that
J we have before the divine throne,
and then await God’s orders.
‘‘But when the young man heard
the saying, he went away sor
rowful; for he was one that had
great possessions.”
We need at this point to turn
back to the lesson of January 11
i and there listen to Peter as he
। rebukes Jesus for talking about
sacrifice and the cross. Peter
wanted spiritual achievement
I without sacrifice. He wanted to
attain the mountain tops of bles
sedness without taking the
agonizing pathway of the cross.
The young ruler was ready to
renounce everything but himself.
He would give up all sin, but
what he would not give up was
his way of life. He had prob
j ably been born to riches, or it
may have been that he had
achieved an early financial suc
cess. He leaned on what he had.
To him life without affluence was
unthinkable.
We all need to ask ourselves
if in the interests of Christ and
his kingdom we are willing to
give up ourselves. Christ will be
satisfied with nothing less. One
hundred per cent orthodoxy, cons
tant attendance at church serv
ices, tithing, can be a substitute
for that complete renunciation of
life which throws open for us
the gateway to Christian per
fection. We merely enter into
life when we keep the com
mandments.
The trouble with the rich young
ruler was that there was no love
in his goodness. He was lacking
in what we would call today a
social consciousness. To him
morality began and ended in the
cultivation of person piety.
This young man wanted to
cultivate Christian piety entirely
apart from his fellow men. He
wanted to be appointed to some
task which the religious leaders
of his generation deemed holy, in
order that he might accomplish
this task and thereby win for
eternal life.
What he failed to realize was
that the only thing eternal is
love, for love is the atmosphere
of heaven. ’ B
Brownie Scouts Pion
For Busy Program
Brownie Scout Troop No. ’Y
is planning a busy three months,
preparing for their Fly-Up Cere
mony. At the meeting January
7. Mrs. McKay explained ell the
Tenderfoot requirements which
they must meet. Part of the
meeting was spent in folk-dane
ing. Betty Anne Masten and
Elaine Hornbuckle taught them
the “Virginia Reel.”
At the meeting January 14, a
new member, Helen Mastens
cousin, Anita Lawler, and her
mother, who is also joining the
troop as assistant leader were
welcomed. The first Girl Scout
Law was learned, and they were
happy to have the Rev. Edgar
Callaway to visit them and ex
plain what the first law means.
January 21, they had their
opening ceremony, business
session, and reports on Home
making requirements. They
then went out-of-doors and Mrs.
Wood taught them how to use a
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WASHINGTON — Pentagon
officials, who are getting many
blasts from Congress over the
। recent series of Air Force plane
; crashes, believe the key to the
tragedies might be the lack of
cold-weather flying experience.
Most of the crashes, which
have claimed over 300 lives, oc
curred in Alaska and the Pacific
Northwest — and virtually all
of them happened in poor flying
weather.
The planes concerned are the
Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
and the Douglas C-124 Globe
master. Both planes for several
years have proved themselves
in flight.
Air Force officials think that
cold-weather maintenance, as
well as the lack of experience,
is a chief clue to the accidents.
This is particularly true of the
squadron of C-119s which was
based in Florida for several
years.
Maintenance changeover for
i the huge cargo ships should in
clude a change in hose and
cable connections — as well as
a different type of lubrication.
* * * *
SENATE LEADERS — Senator
Robert A. Taft’s decision to ac
cept the majority leadership in
the Republican-controlled Sen
ate of the 83rd Congress means
he will be obligated to fight for
approval of all measures advo
cated by the Eisenhower ad
ministration.
Thus the Ohioan will retain
his prestige as Number One
Republican — but has given
up much of his independence.
He may argue vigorously against
an administration proposal be
hind closed doors, but in public
debate he can rarely take an
; opposite view.
Southern Democrats with some
support from the conservative
northerners, will rally around
Senator Richard Russell as their
leader.
Russell is most likely to hold
a post similar to that of Sen
ator Taft in Democratic-control
led sessions of the past. The
Georgian will not be minority
leader, but he will be most often
consulted on strategy as the
southern Democrats attempt to
make their party more conserva
j tive than it was in the New
Deal Fair Deal days.
As such, the southerners hold
’ a ruling hand and the northern
; liberal wing of the party will be
Banquet Marks
Emory Birthday
Monday night, January 19, the
116th birthday of Emory Uni
versity was celebrated by the
alumni from the Monroe-Coving
ton-Oxford District at the dining
hall at Emory aUOxford.
The speaker for the evening
was Dr. J. Samuel "Guy, pro
fessor of chemistry at Emory
University.
Members of the E-A-0 Glee
Club rendered musical selections
before the crowd of 125 alumni
and friends.
The,numbers were: “Whisper
ing” and “My Blue Heaven,’
sung by Herbert Smith: “All the
Things You Are” and “Night and
Day” sung by Herman Palmer,
and “Water Boy,” “When Day Is
Done," and “Visions” by the
double quartet consisting of
Lucius Powell, Ed Strickland,
Herman Palmer, Herbert Smith,
Larry Ray, Walter Leonard, Buck
Maddox, Ray McCard, and Ted
Leßoy.
Early started pullets are the
birds that lay the high priced
eggs in the fall, according to
poultry specialists for the Agri
cultural Extension Service, Uni
veraity of Georgia.
HELP FIGHT POLIOI
compass, which is another re
quirement.
For the meeting January 28,
thny are looking forward to hear
ing Mrs. Paul Ferren explain
another law.
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in a minority position for the
first time since 1932.
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be getting younger all the time.
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Statistics show that while the
average age of senators and rep
resentatives in 1948 was 54, and
in 1950 was 53. it will be only
a bit more than 52 in January.
In the next Congress, the
average member of the House
will be a few months under 52-
years-old. In the Senate, the
figure is almost 57.
The youngest member of Con
gress will be Republican Rep.
William C. Wampler, 26, of Vir
ginia. The oldest will be 85-
year -old Senator Theodore
Green, Democrat, of Rhode Is
land.
UNION MAN — Martin P.
Durkin, the next secretary of
labor, will be the first union
man to serve in a President s
cabinet since 1932.
Not since 1930 has a laboi
msyi been named to the chief
executive s official family. Then,
President' Hoover appointed Wil
liam N. Doak, a former vice
president of the Brotherhood of
Railroad Trainmen, to serve as
Labor secretary.
Prior to Doak s appointment,
two other union men had headed
the Labor department. They
were: William B. Wilson, first
secretary of labor after the de
partment’s creation in 1913, and
j James J. Davis, who was tj,
in 1921 by President
VAULTS - All the n *tj
gold bullion cached at
। Knox, Ky., is no safer than
| United States Constitution
! the Declaration of Independ e
The makers of the vauli
protect the priceless docum
devised both the Fort Knox
the charter vaults to withsl
severest tests.
The 50-ton vault in the
tional Archives building, i n ।
was built to hold up Ul
atomic blasts and was t
what might be called a
ammunition” test in the bo
ing of Hiroshima.