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Bible Window-
Shopping
(By Steve Cloud, Pastor Menlo
Baptist Church)
A familiar figure on the streets is
the window-shopper, who moves
along gazing fondly in each show
window but buying nothing. In the
realm of things spiritual we have
with us the Bible, reading its pre
cious promises, hearing its high
challenges, looking at its deep mes
sages of peace and power and vic
tory. But he never makes them his
own. He appreciates but does not
appropriate. He respects his Bible,
argues for it, counts it dear, but its
riah treasures never become living
realities in his own experience. He
is a window-shopper amongst the
storehouses of God’s revealed truth.
On the way, he passes by where
is displayed such a choice jewel as
“We know that all things work to- i
gether for good to them that love
God, to them who are the ealled
according to His purpose.” “What!
a rare pearl that is!” He exclaims.!
“What a lofty faith one needs to!
believe that!” So he moves on and!
the treasure stays on exhibition. He ■
does not go in and claim it. though,
if he is a believer, it is his and is!
there for him. He is only window- ’
shopping.
TTovr mqnv believers loiter along
the Bible stores and come away
empty? “My God shall supplv all
■”our need according to His riches
in glory by Christ Jesus.” One
reads that devoutly and, an hour
later, is worrying about adversity
and bemoaning his hard circum
stances! “They which receive
abundance of grace and of the gift
of righteousness shall reign in life
by One, Christ Jesus.” Another
looks at that gem and lives like a
pauper when God meant him to be
a prince. “All things are yours;”
there are many who behold that
free pass to all God’s unlimited
stock, yet live spiritually almost
bankrupt. Window-shoppers!
The storehouse of God’s Word
was never meant for mere scrutiny,
not even primarily for study, but
for sustenance. It is not simply a
collection of fine proverbs and no
ble teachings for men to admire
and quote as they might Shakes
peare. It is rations for the soul,
resources of and for the spirit,
treasure for the inner man. Its
goods exhibited upon every page are
ours, and we have no business mere
ly moving respectfully amongst
them and coming away none the
richer.
The window-shopper upon the :
streets often has a very good rea- ,
son for not buying; he has not thel
wherewithal. But no believer can
say that of God’s riches, for the I
treasure of His Word is without!
money and without price. Whoso- ,
ever vjill may drink freely. Some
window-shop because they never
have fully realized that the things
of the spirit can be made actual,
living realities here and now amidst
this hum drum daily round of com
monplace duties. Others loaf along,
indifferent to their inward poverty,
faring scantily when the banquets
cf God are at their disposal, and 1
some substitute-<vishful longing for
the practical realization of the!
Christ-life.
The Lord is rich unto all who call j
upon Him. Let us have done with|
this idle window-shopping. Let us j
go into the deep stores of His word,
rummage among its treasures, new |
and old, and come forth from each |
excursion laden with the bounty in :
the Book.
CARD OF THANKS
I will take this method of thank
ing my good friends and neighbors
for their generous offerings during
my recent illness; also I want to
thank the members of South Sum
merville church and my friends at
Trion.
May God’s richest blessings rest
upon e|ch of you and that you will
have just, such friends when dark
ness overshadows you, is my prayer.
mae McConnell
fr-I A KING
Mrs. Leia King, 32, of the Oak Hill
community died Thursday, Julv 10,
at a Trion hospital. Mrs. King is
survived by her husband, H. King.
Funeral services were conducted
from South Summerville Baptist
church Saturday, 2 p. m., by Rev.
Herbert Morgan and Rev. Wrath
burn Cash. Interment in Berryton
cemetery. Paul Weems Funeral
Home in charge.
WILLIE REYNOLDS
Willie Reynolds, the one-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Archie Rey
nolds. died Monday, July 7, at the
home of his parents. Besides his
parents, he is survived by two
brothers and one sister.
Funeral services were conducted
Tuesday from the graveside in Bry
ant cemetery, with Paul Weems Fu
neral Home in charge.
CANNING SWEET POTATOES
Wash sweet potatoes thoroughly
and boil or steam them until skins
slip off readily Peel quickly, cut
into medium sized sections and
pack hot into containers Add one
teaspoon salt to each quart and j
enough boiling water to cover. Pro
cess at once.
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SUNDAY I
chool Lesson
s ! By HABOLD L. LUNDQUIST. D. D.
S Dean of The Moody Bible Institute
of Chicago.
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Lesson for July 20
i
Lesson subjects and Scripture texts se
”l lected and copyrighted by International
_ Council of Religious Education; used by
permission.
s
t THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE
CHURCH REGARDING
s BEVERAGE ALCOHOL
T --
J LESSON TEXT—I Corinthians 5:9-13:
o Titus 2:1-8.
GOLDEN TEXT—Ye ar* th* salt of th*
. earth.—Matthew 5:13.
a ,
s The church has a grave respon
-! sibility regarding alcoholic bev
erages., but in recent years it has
ii largely failed to meet it with in
ti telligence and enthusiasm. L*t ms
J never forget that the first business
of the Christian and of the church
j j is to preach the gospel, winning men
; to Christ. It is not our calling to
attempt by social or economic meth
i ods to right the wrongs of this world.
’ J Nor is ours a “social gospel” with
the emphasis on “social.” But have
we forgotten that it is a gospel with
> serious social implications and re
-1 sponsibilities?
' The man, and the church, who fol
-5 lows Christ should be vitally con
' cerned about every influence in
American life which is destructive
’ to character, and right at the top
of that list stands alcohol. To meet
’ this gigantic (and growing) prob
; lem effectively the church must be
I. Separated From Sin (I Cor.
’ 5:9, 10).
A church living in careless world
- liness has no testimony against the
sin round about it. In fact, its in
fluence is definitely on the wrong
I side. The Christian is to be in the
; world, but not of it. He must live
with the sinners, but he must never
by word or deed, or even by his pres
ence in the wrong place, seem to
condone their sin nor fellowship
with them in it.
Here we have one of the horrible
weaknesses of our day. Men and
women who profess to follow Christ
(whether they really do, only He
can judge) indulge in a social glass
, of wine, or sip a cocktail “for the
! sake of courtesy,” or attend gather
ings which are obviously non-
Christian or anti-Christian. If there
is to be effective dealing with any
! | problem—with the liquor problem
| —we must have separated Christian
living.
11. Cleansed of Wicked Persons
(I Cor. 5:11-13).
. Even a “man that is called a
' brother" (v. 11) may not be one
'j at all, but may be a “wicked per-
I son” (v. 13). We are not able to
judge any man’s spiritual experi
ence. His relationship to God is a
matter between him and God, but if,
in his life, he shows himself per
sistently to be on the side of wicked
ness, it is the duty of the church
to have him “put away from among”
them (v. 13).
We can only judge a man by his
1 actions, but we are required to do
j that for the sake of the purity of the
church and the effectiveness of its
teaching. This is not to be done
in self-righteousness, but in humil
ity and with the constant effort to
restore such a one (Gal. 6:1). But
| it should be done. We are woe
j fully weak in the matter of church
j discipline, and it shows in the in
! ability of the church to do valiant
| service for God and country.
111. Intelligent in Doctrine (Titus
2:1-8; esp. 1,7, 8).
To be informed is to be wise, able
to plan properly, balanced in judg
ment and action, useful and effec
tive. Fundamentally every problem
of life finds its solution in a proper
knowledge of the doctrines of the |
Christian faith. It is of great im
portance that we have information
about the liquor traffic, about the
dreadful results of the,use of alco
hol, etc. Helpful material on such
subjects is available, and the
sources are known to ministers and
Christian workers. However, we
j must hold and use this information
in relation to Christian truth if it is
to be fully useful. A temperance
worker without Christ in his own
life and in his labors against liquor
is weak, lacking the real solution
and the dynamics to proclaim it ef
fectively.
1 IV. Consistent in Life (Titus 2:
1-8, esp. 2,5, 7).
It is what we are that speaks
so loudly that folk do not pay any
attention to what we say. This pas
sage clearly states the fact that both
young and old, both men and women
—yes, even the preacher (v. 7) —are
to present before the world the un
deniable teaching of a consistent
Christian life.
Read the exhortations of these
verses again with great care and
apply them first to your own life,
and then to your own church. What
great Christian graces we have
here! Note that again and again
there is the admonition to tem
perance. No user of intoxicants
can be sober, temperate, discreet,
chaste, sound in faith, and so on.
The writer of these notes is con
vinced that the only consistent posi
tion for the Christian (individually
or in the church) to take regarding
alcoholic beverages is that of total
abstinence for himself and the legal
elimination of temptation from
others.
I . . 1
THE SUMMERVILLE NEWS, THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1941
Chattanooga Interstate
Fair Sept. 15-20 j
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.—Prepara
tions are going forward to make the
Chattanooga Interstate Fair bigger
and better this year than ever be
fore.
Mrs. Maude Atwood, secretary of'
the Chattanooga fairs for many
years, stated that the exhibits,
promise to be better and more nu
merous than at any time since the I
new organization took over the op-1
eration of the fair several years ago.
Additional money has been allot
ted to many of the exhibits so that
there will be more prizes to be dis
tributed among exhibitors. The
cattle show has grown so fast in
the last three years that it shows
promise of becoming one of the lar
gest and best in this section of the
South and each year the space al
lotted to the agricultural shows has
had to be increased to take care of
the steady growth of these depart
ments.
President Joe Engel has an
nounced that the Royal American
shows, recognized nationally as the
biggest carnival and midway shows
in America, have agreed to come tc
Chattanooga for Interstate Fair
Week and that visitors to the fair
will have an opportunity to see the
world’s greatest shows while at
tending the event. The Royal
American is the outfit that shows
at the big fairs in the Nirth and
Middle West and Engel stated that
he has been trying to get them for
Chattanooga since he first took,
over the fair asosciation.
The date of the fair has been set 1
for the week of September 15-20
and a copy of the fair book may be!
obtained by writing to Mrs. Maude ;
Atwood, secretary, Chattanooga In- >
terstate Fair.
|
Four-H clubs provide rural youth j
the best opportunity to join to-,
gether for mutual gain and use of j
leisure time, and to promote com- i
munity cooperation and enterprises.
Civil Service Exams
.(Announced
i ■
t The Civil Service Commission has!
| announced examinations of partio-j
I alar interest to persons who know
industrial methods and processes.
[Registers will be established for the
:foilowing positions: Principal Spe-i
•cialist, $5,600; Senior Industrial l
i .Specialist, $4,600; Industrial Spe
cialist, $3,800; Associate Industrial
I Specialist, $3,200; and Assistant In
dustrial Specialist, $2,600 a year.
Individuals who have had experi
ence in industrial management or
related experience which would give
a thorough knowledge of produc
tion methods and processes in one
■or more manufacturing industries
are urged to apply as the prepared
ness and defense program needs
the services of such persons. Ap
plicants will not be given a written
test but will be rated on their qual
ifications as shown in their appli
cations, subject to corroboration.
Applications must be filed by Au
! gust 7, 1941.
The commission also announced
an examination to secure Farmer-
Fieldmen to interpret and present
the program of the Agricultural
Adjustment Administration to of
ficers and members of Agricultural
■Conservation Associations. The po
sitions pay $2,600 a year. Aopli-1
In Spite of the Rains
POWER SAVINGS
MUST GO ON
Heavy rains during theiFourth of July week
end enabled us to make a temporary and partial
modification of the restrictions upon the use of
electric power. We were glad that we could of
fer our customers this “vacation” after their
several weeks of self-denial in saving electric
ity for National Defense and we did it
promptly. But beginningfMONDA Y, .JULY 21,
we must ask you again tollimit your use of elec
tricity.
Here are the reasons'why partial relaxing of
the restrictions was possible for a temporary
period, and why we are again asking you to co
operate in the program-of curtailed use set out
elsewhere in this advertisement.
1. The heavy rains swelled the rivers to
above - normal levels; in fact, to near flood
stages. Certain of our’hydroelectric plants are
operated by the stream flow of the rivers; others
are supplied by storage reservoirs. While the
rivers were running high, the stream-flow plants
could run pt full capacity —for a time.
2. This condition was purely temporary. The
water is now going on dpwn the rivers to the
ocean. While the high water lasted, the power
available from these stream-flow plants, plus
the power generated by steam-electric plants,
was sufficient to permit our customers to use
electricity somewhat more freely than during
the previous month.
3. Our storage lakes benefited to some ex
tent from the rains, but they are by no means
full. At the present time the total storage is less
than half of what it should be at this time of
year. With the normally dry fall season ap
proaching, the stored water must be preserved
as a safeguard against future interruptions in
the power supply.
4. National Defense is still calling for more
and more power. Our “vacation” in Georgia
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thia positive money'back guarantee so get
Cystex from your druggist today for only 35c.
cants must have had 6 years of ex
perience in certain positions in con
nection with Agricultural Adjust
ment Administration work and in
practical farming. For the farm
ing experience college study in ag
riculture may be substituted. The
closing date for filing applications
is August 7, 1941.
Another examination announced
by the Commission is for Junior
Public Health Nurse, SI,BOO a year,
employment being in the U. S. Pub
lic Health Service. Federal Security
Agency and in the Indian Field
Service, Department of the Interior.
Certain nursing experience and ed
ucation are required. Applications
will be rated as received until fur
ther notice.
lor positions in Washington, D.
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was not because there has been any decrease
in defense needs for power: it was only because
high water in the rivers made extra power
available temporarily. Now that the rivers are
subsiding, curtailment must be resumed.
Here is the new program in brief:
Beginning Monday. July 21, industries are
asked to operate on the curtailment schedules
in effect up to July 7. These schedules provide
for a one-third reduction in the use of power
on week days from 7 A.M. to 11 P.M. They
permit full operation only at night, from 11
P.M. to 7 A.M., and on Saturday afternoons
and Sundays.
Stores and other commercial users are asked
to contribute their share to the program by dis
continuing all exterior, sign and show’ window
lighting except between dusk and 9:30 P.M.;
to reduce their air-conditioning; to limit their
elevator service as before: and. in general, to
restrict their use of motor pow’er as much as
possible. This applies onlv on week days from
Monday through Friday. There are no restric
tions on Saturday afternoons and Sundays.
The curtailment of white way lighting should
continue on the basis in effect before July 7.
There are so many variations in home con
ditions that it is impossible to outline a specific
program. Briefly, residential users are asked
not to w’aste electricity.
We would like to be able to tell you how
long the curtailment must continue but we
cannot, for it depends on two conditions that
are unpredictable the National Defense pro
gram and future rainfall. We can say that un
restricted use of electric service now might re
sult in even worse restrictions later on. We are
confident we can count on your cooperation in
the future as freely as w r e have in the past.
■ nounced an examination for Assist
ant Messenger, SI,OBO a year, appli
cations for which must be filed not
i later than July 21, 1941. For this
position applicants must have
reached their eighteenth but must
■ not have passed their twenty-fifth
; birthday. These age limits will not
be waived in any case.
Full information as to the re-
■ quirements for these examinations,
and application forms, may be ob
tained from the Secretary of the
Board of U. S. Civil Service Exam
iners at the post office or custom
house in any city which has a post
office of the first or second class,
or from the United States Civil
service Commission, Washington,
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