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'\ TNI CAMDIN JMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATI9NAI S UNDAY! cHcx>L Lesson ^ 5? HAROLD L. LUNDOUIST D. D O* ”*• Moocly Bibl* IntUtuU of Chic^o. by Wi*t#ni Newspaper Union. Lesson for December 17 . MibJocU and Scrtptvir* toxta ae- Ifctod and copyrtahtad by InUrnational Couart of RaUgimia Education; uwd by parmiaaton. CHRISTIAN LIVING AT ITS BEST LESSON TEXT-CaUtlana #:» • «:M. golden text—If wa Uva In tha SplDt, lat ui alao walk In (ha SpIrlL-GalaUana »:». ♦ Life and professiorr must be in ac cord. To follow Christ means more than'embracing a creed, or following a ritual; it calls for daily living of the highest type. Herein Christianity differs from all other religions. It is a living faith in a living Lord>-which pro- ' duces a living testimony. Such a life is: I. Spiritual (Gal. S;2^26). The Christian receives his new life through the ministering of the Holy %>irit. Since that is true, “let us also walk by the Spirit” (v. 25K Ev- efy child of (3od (not Just a few. as some suppose) is to Eve this kind of spiritually fruitful Ufe. The works of the flesh, horrible in their wickedness and lust, are listed in verses 19-21, and then by.striking contrast we have the fnUt of the Spirit in the life of the Christian. Note the distinction: work is some thing we produce; fruit is something that grows. Walking in the Spirit the Christian finds in his life the inward graces of love, Joy, and peace. These then express themseives outwardly in long suffering, kindness, goodness, I faithfulness, meekness, and seE-con- trol. The l^irit-Alled man is not only a good man, he lives a good Ufe. n. Gentle (Gal. 6:1). Chrlsttantity ls hbin^anh and un forgiving toward one who has sinned. Certainly there can be noth ing but stem condemnation of con tinued. flagrant, impenitent sinning. But toward the one who has failed, the winsome attitude of loving res- toraUon should be the first reaction. There is good reason for this, for God is kind, and Christ would not quench the smoking flax (Matt. 12:20). Then who are we, weak and fallible human beings, to treat-an erring brother with hardness? ni. Kind. (Gal, 6.^5). We are to help the brother in need, lift his burden and bear it for him (v. 2). At the same time do not go around expecting anyone to bear your burden (v. 5). Ask God for grace and bear it yourseU. If your brother helps you—good. If not, do not be offended. Too many Chris- tttnx flxpael OUfeis tb^elp^ Then there is the need for kind- - ness in thinking nf oneself, and neighbor. Pride is self-deception (v. 8>. It puts G06 against us (James 4:6). We will have no time or occa sion to Judge o^r neighbor ii we ‘honestly“appraTse our own life (v. 4). IV. Honorable (v. 6). While the Christian will not be seeking any glory or reward for himself, he will always be honorable in caring for those who serve him in the gospel. Salvation is free, and no true preacher or teacher of the gospel would set a price on it. R\it HmaeCriiards^Wili, Not Meet TIM Jan. i • C^taia S. C. Clyburu, of the S. C. State Guards Co. announces 'there will he no drills for the next two weeks. Next meeting date wrill he Jan. 2, 1945. Weekly News Letter From Liberty Hill At the Presbyterian church on Sun day the pastor. Rev. J. T. Dendy, fill ed his usual .appointment at 3 o’clock In the afternoon. Mrs. Dendy and Miss Fnizabetb Dendy accompanied him down from Rock Hill and attend ed services here. Deacon E. L. Jones honored hts Sunday school class with a supper at hla home at 8 o’clock on.Tuesday eve ning. Those attending were Rev. F. A. Drennan and Messrs. E. J. Cunning ham, L. P. Thompson, R. J. Wardlaw, W. E. Cunningham, J. H. Clements. A. C. Cureton, O. R. Clements. S. H. Cunningham and J. L. McManus were unable to attend. A varied and ap petizing spread was served and great ly enjoyed by those present. Mrs. Jones was assisted in serving by her mother. Mrs. Drennan. We Join all present in thanking Mr. and .Mrs. Jones for an excellent supper and a very ei^oyable evening. Mr. R. H. Cunningham, who has been undergoing treatment for some weeks at the Veterans Hospital for eye trouble has been dismissed from thxt hospital without receiving the benefit hoped for. He has entered the York (bounty Hospital for further treatment, which bis friends hope may prove beneflefal. Mr. Hammond, I..ancaster school stu dent, spent the week-end with his aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Higgins. “Uncle” Ed Clark, of the Beaver Chreek section, died last week. He was over 80 years of age, perhaps the old- est citizen in this section, where he had spent his life. He was well liked by both white and colored neighbors. Men fo CARD OF rHANKff We wish to- thank our many friends and relatives for every expression of sympathy and kindness shown us in the illness and aeath of our beloved husband and father, Hughey George Hinson. Also we appreciate to the highest every floral offering which were many and beautiful. Mrs. H. O. Hinson and Children. Mrs. Mary David has received a letter from her husband, LL Robert E (Jack) »David, telling of bis pro motion to First Lieutenant. Young David is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. David and has been overseas in the European theater of war for six months, first in Ehigland and then France. It was there he was wound ed and received the Pui:ple Heart and Silver Star. Since returning to com bat he has been in Belgium and Hol land. Lieut. David is 22, and haa been in service since June, 1941. He was commissioned a second lieutenant un S«*pt 8, 1942. at Fort Knox, Ky. j Mrs. James N. Sowell of Kershaw, {has been Informed by the war depart ment that her busbapd, Pfc. James N. Sowell, 28. has been reported missing in action in Germany since November 8. He was serving with the 112th Inf. of the First Army, Private Sowell has been overseas since July and has seen action In France, Belgium and Germany. Mrs. Sowell is the daugh ter of Mrs. T. H. Young and the late Mr, Young of Kershaw. Private Sow ell is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Sowell of Kershaw, route 2. Mrs. Sow'ell is making her home with Pfc. Sowell's father. Pfc. Eddie Hornsby. Jr., of Blaney, is a member of the 688th Field Artil lery battalion, whose big gun recently fired the first shot into the Po Valley of Italy. He also played a big part in action before Casrino, on head around Anzlo, in the Lira Valley, in the drive on Rome and In offensives across the Arno‘River, and through* the Gothic line. His position on the gun is cannoneer and he is now sta tioned in France. He also has a broth, er stationed in China with the Medical corps. , Hra.. Rob!S..8HJ. ^ Con roe, uk, lira. Dorki Dnvte, ofCfiarlet- ton, 8. C., MatUe Mae, Helen and Irene Rejmolds. all of Logoff; four brothers. Pvt Carl S. Reynolds, serv ing with the armed forces in iSnnee, D. W. REYNOLDS 18 ■ KILLED IN ACTION Mr. and Mrs. George Reynolds, of Lugoff, have been nof^lfied by the War Department that their 22-year-old son, D. W. Reynolds, was killed in aejion on October 8, 1944, in Germany. He receiv^ bis training in Texas and Wisconsin, and served with the armed forces for one year. Ha is survived by bis parents Mr. and lira. George Rejmolds, of Lugoff, Hilton, Grady and Haaell all of Lugoff^^ Bfmisi If you are abia to doMie ctetK,. those lesa fortuiiate.lBSe they are clean before giving FLASH... New Stock of SEAT COVERS have arrived. Just the thing for that.... Christinas Gift Stogner Motor Co. 128 E- DeKalb Street Phone 570 Pvt. Ruby L. Czygan of Camden, whose husband, LL-Willlam Czygan. is stationed at the Army Air base in Bainbridge, Oa., is now taking a six- week basic course at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., the Third WAC training center. Pvt. Czygan is a graduate of Camden High school and was employed at the Zemps Drug company and at the Wes tern Union Telephone and Telegraph company as a teletype operator prior _la enlisUnfr la the WAGv--Mrs. Walter} - H. Bradley, mother of the new WAC private, reaides In DuBose Park. Pvt. William Howard West, of Geig er Field, U.8.A.A.C.. Spokane, Wash ington, and Ernest Hazel West, S 1-C, N. A. of Ceicel Field, Jacksonville, Fla., spent their Joint furlougbk at the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lee West, Hermitage Mill Vil lage. the necessities of life m’usl be pro^ vided, and it is the obligation of the one who is served to “communi cate” of that which he has to his teaching brother. It need hardly be said that if the church had obeyed this and similar admonitions found in many places in Scripture, we should not have the disgrace of an underpaid ministry, of an understaffed church, and of miMiojiaries waiting to go with no money to send them.Xet us he hon orable about this matter. C^sjstenL(JS^ali 6:7., 8). ^ere Is an inexorable law which brings only the harvest which is planted. Too many Christiana are trying to reap the fruit of spiritual ity when they have sown only the seed of indifference and worldline$s. It can’t be done I SeE will is always struggling against God’s will in the life of the Christian. Sowing to the flesh means yielding to self. And the result? Cor ruption. Yes, even in the life of a ChriiAin. How much there is of that, and how it hinders God’s work! There is here the important truth that the one who sows to the Spirit reaps eternal life. That speaks of salvation itseff, but it also speaks of spiritual development. VI. DiUgent (fiaL 6:9, 10). It has been scffd' that we have three classes in the church—work ers, Jerkers and shirkers. The shirk er does nothing. One wonders wjieth er he is really saved, since there is no sign of life. The worker Is the one upon whom one can always de pend. The Jerker is the one who takes hold mightily, and then is gone when you most ne^ him. Christian living at its best calls for consistent, persistent, diligent application to the work of God—not today, but. tomorrow, and tbs next day, and the nextl Note the .suggestion of special thoughtfulness toward our fellow Christians (v. 10). Some folk oper ate on the opposite principle. Tliey treat their fellow beUevers with a little extra coldness—a special de gree of •uq>iclon end criticiam. 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