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PAQt MIX • • -A ‘ TlHl CAMDttW 4WltOmCLi; CAtAtlW-tOUTH CAWQLIfiA, mtDAYr OCTOIEW M, 1»43 / .A 1'^ J IMPROVED UNIFORI^ INTERNATIONAL S UNDAY B CHOOL l.esson Bl^-HAROLD L. LUNDQUIST. D. D (.jOT'K* Moody Bib)« Institut* of Chicago. iRcIcaw^ by Weaurn Nawspapcr Uiuun.t LeMon for October 10 • \ - - Attend, The Church Of Your Choice - - Lcaaon aubjocta and Scripture texts aa- laeted and copyrighted by Intematioriw Council ot ttahgloua Education: u*ad by pormisalpn. REVERENCE FOR GOD LESSON TEXT—Exodua J0;J-7; Matthear «:i0: 6t»: John 4:23. 24. CPLDEN TEXT—God la a Spirit: and they that worahip him muat worahlp him In aplrit and In truth.—John 4:24. Thtf^ fltst. three commandrhents bring man into the presence of God, where* he is taught how to ^rorship God in spirit and in truth. “The first commandment (Exod. 20;3) bids worship God exclusive ly; the second (w. 4-6) bids us worship Him spiritually. The first commandment forbids us to wor- ihip false gods; the second Torbids iSv to worship the true God under falsie forms’’ (Farrar). The third comm^dment (v. 7) indicates that true v^Srship will deal reverently with the name of God. Israel haoHiyed among the Egyp-. tians, a peopleSknowTi for their wor ship of images, Rnd were about to enter into Canaan w^^re there were many false gods. The Lord was therefore carefuj.,not oKW to forbid the worship of other gddW but also to forbid the making of in^ges of any kind, whether they repres<mted the many gods of heathendom\pr were attempts to symbolize the tri God. <' I. The Command to Worship (l;:xod. 2a;3-7). God first claims the entire devo tion of man. If He is Jehovah, the Lord God, it is obvious that there can be no other god before Him. He is a personal God (v. 2) with whom it is possible for man to. h%vf fellow^ ship. He must come iHrst" in our. thought and our loye. The second commandlnenl' ex pressly forbids idolatry in%iy form. The injunction is twofold. ■'(1) Men are forbidden to make any mti^rial likeness which to them represents a being to be worshiped. It matters not whether.it be an image or what men believe God to beyl^e, or the image of an angelic bemM. a heav- •enly body, in fact, "anytm^ that is in the heaven above,” or on the earth-such as a man or animal; or under the water—such as a fish. (2) If such objects have been made ei ther by ourselves or others we may not bow down to them, nor render any servic.e to them. Let us all ex- aminejour religious ceremonies and practices in the light of God's com mandment. Observe that obedience to this command brings rich blessing to -“thousands” (v. 6), whereas disobe dience is a curse not only tp the man who disobeys, but also to his descendants. The careless, vain or irreverent use of God’s name is forbidden (v. 7). How common that practice is today, even among Christian people. If we do not actually use Hjs name, we use some slang expression which stands for His name. ^ Now we turn to two.passages from the Gospel of Matthew to see how Jesu.<? practiced these command ments. II. The Example of Christ (Matt. 4-.10; 6-.9). • To the temptation of Satan, offer ing rich reward for an act of wpr- tf» hmrtsrlf, Jc.';u.*5 gav-e pTornj^r- and effective reply by quoting Deu- teronoiny 8:J3. Thus He gave His approval to the command that all our worship and service is to be gtven to God- This spirit shows itself in the rev erent devotion of the prayer (6:9) which Jesus taught His disciples. The name of God is to be "hallowed— that is, to be regarded as holy. No one set a higher example of that than our Lord. Himself God, He was obedient to the Father, even unto death, alW’ays doing those things which pleased Him and hon ored His name (John 8:29; Phil. 2:8). III. The Manner of True Worship (John 4:23, 24). . God Is to be worshiped in spirit and' in, truth, not in dead formalism or by empty ritual. There must be reality in such devotion'. One would suppose that a 'truth so obvious and vital would long since have completely satwrated. the life of the church as well as of the in dividual believer. “God is a Spirit, and they that worship hhn must wor- ship him in spirit and in truth.” Even today, countless men and womep still believe' that worship has something to do with place (vv. 20, 21) or race (v. 22) or some other external device or formula. What a pity. when the gracious and dclight-.| • ful way to worship is through per- ^ annul Spiritual communion between God and man. Deadening formalism is not our only enemy. There is the powerless preachment .of modernism—and in all honesty must we not admit that even some so-called fundamentalism has, in* many respects lost the true spirit of the faith for which it rightly contends. We see then that the command ment of God regarding reverence is not just a law on a faded page in #an ancient manuscript. It is a Uv- ina. vital reaH^,* operative today. / '/ V«I rt VO 1- I For /he Sake of Yout Child ( — ^ "The soul (hat gives is (he smil lii.i( lives ’ It you want vour child to live in (he l»roadcst. deepest, fpllest ^nse, you must teach him to X'oTie w'th your child to SuihLiv School Help fiiiii to IvariiHK* /oy of giving. u ^ i 'V L- 1.//' .! IM ''k 4i- f First Baptist Churw J. Barnwell Caston, Pastb) Matthew M. Rabon, Associate Pkstor Sunday school at 10 a. m. Church worship at 11:16 a. V>. T. U.. at 6: 4^ p. m. ... ■ Church Worship at 8 o’clock. ■ Grace Episcopal Church . Maurice'Clarke.j. D.D., Rector The services for Sunday, Oct. 10, will bo as follows: Holy communion at 8 a, m. Church school at 9:45 a. m. Momlnir prayer and HermorThy^S^ rector at 11:16 a. m. MonThly meeting of the vestry at the rectory Sunday evening at 8 p. m. Lyttleton-Street Methodist Church Henry F. Collins, Pastor Church school at 10 a. ni. Classes for all ages. Morning worship at.Yl:15 a. m. . Worship service for youth, 7 pm.. Holy communion every first Sunday at 11:16 a. m. The nursety department remains open during the morning hour for amall children. i IN THIS jo^XKin m was on. Ron^ TBANSIATION „ V V \\ 7 Bethany Baptist Church Westvllle, S, C. * ' Clyde A. Quinn, Pastor • Sunday school at 11 o’clock. Preaching at 12 o’clock. SuUjmi XH+Hhtv: 'The Prrwer Heavenly Wind.’*^ Of Malvern Hill Baptist Church. Mauhew M. Rahifn, Pastor Sunday school at 10:30 a. m. Church worship at 11; 30 a. m. JL T. IL at 7 p-HL- ^ : Prayer service Thursday at 8 p. m. Hermitage BaptlaitNChurch -B. A. Davis, Past - Sunday school at 10 a. m. Preaching service at 8 P^m, " Prayer serrvtcd WednestTay, 'S^p. m> The public Is cordially invited to attend these services. . Flint Hill Baptist Church Clyde A. Quinn, Pastor Services each 2nd and 4th Sunday afternoons at 4 o’clock. JEWISH Temple Beth.El 1419 Lyttleton Street ' 'Yom Rippur Services (Day of Atonement)__Friday> Oct. 8, . 8 p, m. Saturday, Oct. 9, Morning service, 10; SO a. m.; Memorial service at 4 p. m. Sandy Grove Methodist Church K. S. Carmichael, Pastor .Preaching services every first Sun day at 12 o’clock. Preaching ^ervlce every third Sunday afternoon at four o’clock. Sunday school at 11 o’clock .every Sunday. , Mt. Zion Baptist Church — Alatthew M. Ra6on,'Pastor Services 2Qd and 4th Sundayi at 4 p. m. Union Baptist Church—Blaney Rev. Raymond O. Johnson, Pastor Bible class At 11 a. m. Church services at 12 noon. Bible study at 8:30 p. m., Blaney Baptist Church Rev. Raymond O. Johnson, Pastor Sunday ^School at 10 A. M. Preaching Service at ILA. M. (the first and third Sunday of each mo^) B. T. U., 8 P. M. ' - Prayer Meeting Wednesday, 8 P. M. Providence Bsptiat Church Matthew M. Rabon, Pastor Sunday school at 3 p. m. ■ Church worship Ist apd 3rd Sun days "at 6'p. m. B'. T. U. at 7:15 p. m. i" ^ Trinity Methodist Church y. W. R. Gregg, pastor, announdes thp fonowing services: Church school at 10 a. ^-.^wlth J, S. Myers, Supt Morning worsbln at 11:30 a^m., ser mon theme, "EMmy No. 2, Self-Cen- teredness.” Music by"Bro^lng Home .and Mather Academy TQdth choir. The Battalion Rally begins and will continue for a .mopth.^ EhsplnS worship at 8 p. m.^ sermoa the^ “The ,Two Builders.” Music by the Browning Home and Hatber Academy Youth choir. Prayer meeting Tues day at 8 p. m. Quarterly Conference Monday, Oct. 24, at 8 p. m. This P^e Is Sponsored By The Following Business Firms Of Camden Koriiegay Funeral Home. Ambulaace Senrice, Anywhere, Any Time Phone 103 . Speaks ^ Co. H. F. SPEAKS W. A Poison Cabinet Maker smd Piece Work L T. Branham Furniture Store 919 Broad Street Carolina Fumitnre Co. Watetee Lumber Co. DeKalb„ Pharmacy . F. N. McCokle, Mayor Oty Laundry and Camden Dry Cleaners Fconlomy Auto. Supply "4 'r — ■> Outlook Shop - '* I' ■ — D. C. IMxon Bargmn House “Y Anderson’s Esso Station “CARE SAVES WEAR” Eichel’s Department Store ft “We Senre To Serve Again' 981 Broad Street Oamden Bean^ ^hoppe DeLuxe Oeaners Camden Dairies Thomas’ Tayem Belk’s Department Store Bums-Barrett Hardware Co. A. Sheheen Grocery Camden •Bottling Co. D. J. (^eed PULPWOOD . Barringer Hardware Co.^ Home Furnishing Co. Sheheen Texaco Service LaFayette Service Station Redf earn Motor Co.' Myers Garage V-.v, Jt. Li!..::...: V.