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Lesson for February 7
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jESUS AFFIRMS HIS DEITY
IKSSON TEXT?John 8:12, 25-36. 56 39.
GOLDEN TJE^T?Ho that hath aeen mo
I hath aeen the Father.?John 14:9.
"The Light of the World Is. Jesusl"
I Who does not remember with what
I delight we as children sang, "Come
I to the light, 'tis shining for thee . . .
I The light of the world is Jesus."
How precious was the truth that
I thus flooded our souls. Jesus is the
I light. Just as the sunlight sheds its
glory on an awakening jvorld at
I dawn, so He sheds abroaa the light
I of God in the hearts of men. As
I this portion of God's Holy Word is
I studied and taugh$, may the light
I break forth on many a soul caught
I in the bewilderment of this dark
I world.
But that is only one of the great
I thoughts around which our lesson
I centers. As Jesus here reveals
I Himself as divine, we consider four
I simple words, each fraught with
I rich meaning.
I. Light (v. 12).
i The text says: "Then spake
Jesus." When? Just after He had
silenced the hypocritical accusers of
a woman taken in sin, and had
spoken the word of peace to her
troubled soul. She was to "go and
sin no more" because she had met
Him who is the light of the world.
They that follow Him "shall not
walk in darkness"; they are the
children of light, they have the very
light of life shining in their hearts
and lives.
? Not only does JeSus light "the believer's
heart, but this light shines
Into all the dark corners of this
wicked world, exposing sin and
hypocrisy, and showing the way
back to God.
II. Salvation (vv. 25-30).
"Who art thou?" That is the question
every man must ask and answer
as he considers Jesus. Even
neglect is an answer?a rejection.
The answer of Christ in these
verses goes to the very heart of the
matter, for He takes the people
right to the cross of Calvary. When
they had crucified Him, they would
know. Did not the centurion say:
"Truly this was the Son of God"
(Matt. 27:54)?
It is true today that no man knows
Christ until he knowk Him as the
crucified Saviour. Teacher, Example,
Guide?all these He is?but
they are not enough, for we sinners
need a Saviour. May many today
follow the example of verse 30.
III. Freedom (w. 31-36).
Free! Four letters, but what a
depth of meaning 1 Chains have fallen
off, prison doors are open. The
one who was bound Is free,
^ut here we are concerned with
an even more important liberty, the
freedom of the soul. Many there
are who boast of their independence
but who 0 are , naught but slaves.
Jecuc said: "Whosoever commute
th sin is the servant of sin"
(v. 34), not its master.
How shall they be freed? Note
three things in these verses:
(1)A condition, "If ye continue in
my word." This means not only a
profession of faith, but a daily appropriation
and realization of His
truth in life.
(2) A promise, "Ye shall know
the truth." The philosophies of men
profess to be a seeking after truth,
-but^how few there are who look to
the one place where it can be found
? in Jesus Christ.
(3) A result, "The truth shall
make you free." Truth always sets
free. Men are enslaved because, j
as in some foreign lands, they have
not had the opportunity to learn the
truth or because they have rejected
it.
Men profess to seek truth in their
research and in the process of education,
but without Christ they cannot
have real truth. Educational1
systems which rule Him out are
deficient and lead to bondage rather
than freedom.
IV. Eternity (w. 56-59).
Taking up their statement that
they were Abraham's children (see
vv. 33 , 37), Jesus enters into the
sharpest controversy with the unbelieving
Jews of His entire earthly
ministry. They were claiming kinship
with a great man of faith who
in his day had looked forward to
the coming of Christ (v. 56). Now
He was here, and instead of receiving
Him as their Messiah they were
ready to kill Him.
Not only did they claim Abraham
as father, but also God. Jesus told
them that in their sin and unbelief
they were of their "father the
devil." it is possible, then, to be
very religious, tp follow the traditions
of one's fathers, and yet to be
children of the devil.
All this led up' to their shai'p r*buke
in verse 57, which denied to
Christ anything but an earthly existence
and which led Him to the
statement of His eternity. Ha identified
Himself definitely and clearly
with the Eternal One?the great I
AM of Exodua 3:14. Christ
is God,' and is therefore
mfinite, eternal, and unchangeable
m His being, wisdom, power, holijustice,
goodness and truth"
(Westminster-Caifchlani).
Boy Scout Anniversary
33rd National Scout Week,
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America must win this war! Yes,
if we appreciate the value of democracy,
if we appreciate our privileges.
if we appreciate all of the
splendid progress of our country, we
have just got to put everything wo
have, regardless of sacrifice, into a
cooperative effort to win the war.
We, in Scouting, have a very definite
share in this effort.
Ambassador Grew who sreved for
many years in Japan tells us that
the Japanese people have for some
time sized up America and particularly
our youth on the basis of our
activities as being soft, lacking in
those fundamental essentials that are
necessary for successful warfare.
Reluctantly I must admit there is
some basis for truth in their belief,
though I do believe that since Pearl
Harbor we have been awake. But
there is need for us to go further..
We need to "toughen up" and to
"buckle down." You have probably
read of the marvelous record that
our Scouts now in the armed forces
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have mad^/ These young men are
outstanding by reason^ of their skills,
their abilities, and leadership qualifications
and their attitude of mind.
In the honor roll of those who have
received distinguished service awards
from the United States government,
there is a high percentage of former
Scouts.
The Scout program was originally
developed to toughen up those who
were needed by their country. Most
of you know that the task that Baden-Powell,
the founder of Scouting,
had before him when he was in
charge of a large army of untrained
men in South Africa, was to help recruits
acquire the fundamental qaulities
of a soldier or a man?resourcefulness,
self-reliance, initiative. He
devised a series of what he called
stunts In Scouting. Ultimately, out
of these activities he developed the
Scout program for boys.
Why shouldn't we give Scouts an
opportunity to develop themselves
physically, to climb, to get through
difficult places. On your Scout hikes,
don't travel on roads. Go through the
woods, cross streams. Do the things
men are now doing in Commando
service.
Every boy and Indeed every girl
should feel the importance of knowing
how to take care of himself or
herself bo that they can Jp) better;
insured against disaster should an
emergency require skill in maneuvering.
or in avoiding danger, knowledge
of proper living.
Wo have been leading a pretty I
soft life for a good many years past.
I say this not to censure the splendid '
youth of America. What a glorious
accounting they are giving of themselves
in the fox-holes of Batuan and
across the African sands!
No, I do not think wo can call
these young men "soft," but I do believe
that right now wo here In Scouting.
carrying on to the best of our \
[ abjlity on the home front, shouldtoughen
and prepare ourselves to j
give them the klnft 'bf support back
home that they deserve to have. In
a few years, some of the boys now
j serving in our Scout Troops may be
in the front line of battle. Now, I
through the vigorous program of ^
Scouting, is the time to prepare ourselves
for service to our country.
Toughen up and buckle down!
State Theatre
Kershaw, S. C.
FRIDAY, FEB. 5.
"PANAMA HATTIE"
Red Skelton?Aim Southern
. SATURDAY, FEB. 6
"PRAIRIE GUNSMOKE"
Bill Elliott?Tex Rltter
SATURDAY, FEB. 6
10:30 P. M.
"BEHIND THE
EIGHT BALL"
Ritz Brothers?Carol Bruce
MONDAY and TUESDAY
FEBRUARY 8?9
"THUNDERBIRDS"
Oeno Tlefney?Preston Poster
' WEDNESDAY, FEB. 10
Irene. Kerrey?Be la Lagos!
THURSDAY, FEB. 11
"WAR AGAINST
MRS. HADLEY"
Fay Balnter?Edward Arnold j
Matins*?Adults 26e; children
under 1^ lie
Ivenlnf. Ada He, fOef children
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Plenty of Fun at
Recreation Center
danuary wound up at the OJd Artmory
Recreation Center with a full
week of activities.
High IlKhtiuK the week's program
was a basketball kuiiio Thursday evening
between the Camden high school
Klrls and a team of cadets from the
Southern Aviation school. The game
was won by the girl's team. Following
this basketball game there was
a barn dance featuring old fashioned
square dancing from 9 p. m. to I a. in.,
with music provided by a string band.
Friday evening basketball and ping
pong were played from 7: HO to 9 and
sociul dancing from 9 to 11:30 p. in.,
with music by the Sentimental Southerners.
Community singing was also
in order that evening with the singing
of old time airs with Mrs. Partly
Lee at the piano.
Dingo parties are held every afternoon
from 3:30 to 4:30, people of all
ages being invited to attend.
Seventeen Workers
Leave Florence
Seventeen youth, between tho ages
of 16 and 26, trained at welders, machinists,
and sheet metal workers
left the N. Y. A. production center,
at Florence, Wednesday, for Jobs in
war industry. They are slated to
utke jobs with Alabama Dry Dock
Company, and other war industries
It was learned from NYA officials last
night that eighty-nine war workers
have finished their training and have
boon placed in war industry since
December 29, 1942.
Leaving for Mobile last night were
Willis C. Bell, Kershaw, machinist;
Paul F. Gardner, Kershaw, machinist;
Mildred E. Hilton, Kershaw, welding;
Nellie Grace Horton, Bethune, welding;
Margaret E. McDonald, Westville,
sheet metal.
MRS. L. D. ROBERTSON
DIES IN CAMDEN HOSPITAL
Camden, Jan. 31?Mrs. I^eila Dunlap
Robertson, 64, resident of Rembert,
Route 1, died Sunday morning
at the Camden hospital after an illness
of four months.
She was the widow of the latej
John W. Robertson and the daughter
of the late W. M. and Emma Hatfield
Dunlap.
Surviving are one daughte* Mrs.
Hilma Hayes of Rembert; two brothers,
H. J. and C. M. Dunlap, of
Rembert, and one sister, Mrs. W. H.
1 Shiver of Rembert.
Funeral services were held Monday
morning at 11 o'clock from the vSt.
John Methodist church, Spring Hill,
conducted by Rev. Mj\ Teasley and
the Rev. Mr. Stackhouse.
Interment followed In the church
cemetery.
WANT AD8?The little fellows with
the Big Pulling Power.
"Soldiers come first these days, Dad! "
?Yes Maty, we certainly can afford
to wait a few minutes for our train.
The Seaboard gives troop trains and
war supplies the j'ight of way. And
good tea sott, too. 99
That's all right with us. We can
wait?soldiers can't. 99
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