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??LIGHTHOUSE mI INI The Will Of God E ~Sermon By Rev. M . ... V ' (Printed here la the complet text of a special radio sermo delivered recently over a radi station at Orangeburg by Re\ WL MfcCullum, of the De partment of Religious Dduca tk>n at Claflin University. ?The Editor); jfcv ;i?\: ? ? tOeah M?IwUi showed thee, O man, what Is good; and what doth the. Lord require oi thee but to do justly* and to tort mercy, and* to walk tiumMjr with thy God? . > What is the will of God? How can we know the will of God? What is the prime interest Of God in his dealings with men? These are profound questions, the answers to which have been 'sought by the greatest minds of he ages. No rash attempt will be made in this short message to - give final answers to all of them, but some suggestions will be given .which, it is hoped, will be fruitful to the sympathetic listener. . CAN WE KNOW the will of God? If the answer to that question is NO then all the dealings of God with men are futile and Lv foolish. Kirby Page, in his little book -titled "The Will of God For \ These Days", suggests sOme of the ways in which the will of God may be known. The first of . these, he says, is human desire. This measuress God's obility to moke known His will because He* always respects human free, dom. Vivid awareness of the importance of the moral choices are make day by day determines our growth in understanding the will of God. Not what we merely intend to do, but what we really want to do with sufficient vigor tot crowd out conflicting desires: (his determines the extent to Which God can reveal His will t; V.- to us. wne prooiom witn which* we . dye continually confronted is (Mk How catt We change low deinte high .fltelre, and how ea? we transfortn-tgood desires "? weehrinto a mighty posilea to do Hth will- of Ood? - -i-U .v'v --Many are "tfie pathways that -dead to exalted desire, but the jg^gt^One^all is^t^pracJ .? -r-7 r--. "T'oVlfe Manewaw; tow your nunib dor city of tin world. A tor iccomnoMUom Mri the to a distinguished eli*nUl*. 3 tnd dining room til ridao equi| Enjoy tup?rb service ? superh modern and 6reproof. At-7001 welcome. Write today for pl^tii ; ' . " ? > William H. Bro t Seventh Avenue, 124-125th "UATOWN, N I A R "I V I I Capital City ! HOME OF Open 24 P We specializ Special bn C I OL ! -1 ijcni inniM ? ^niCKe OZZIE JA( * 1607 Harden Street PEARL'S S For the best in .. . Ice Crea and Goodies ? I Adding: A Complel 229 Marion St., Columbia i mmmmmmrnmrnmrmmmm ANN OUf Z?? ? We are Accepting: en: ; 1, 1962, for Day or Nigh > Write o ATAMir HAD 14*. *. VilllV UX1II J>19V4 Wmifiington 9t. OolumW*, _____ > ^ V vJ' ' " * : .' y: . jk -?.'*' .-7*% ' x fQRMBR, COLUMBIA. 3. C. Explained In Radio eCullum Of Claflin Of His presence, as we more e clearly recognize Him at work' n all about us, and as we realize 0 more fully His eagerness to do f, " i His mighty works in us, our de-, sires are changed, and what we j want, becomes different. If the 1 faculty of self-control, which is a God-given virtue, is exercised . in Viirh n iiray that thn +rv , J please God is your strongest de*' sire, you will develop an eager obedience to His will. The test of 'desire is action. What we really | want is indicated by the strength of rdeterminatiohMo do. To say r' with our lips that we should like ,' to ?c^well in comii?imion with God Idoes not mean.muck unless we put forth resolute efforts to fuj( fill the condiions of that fellowship. Willingness to walk m the iight is a'condition to further illumination. We hear the voice of , God to the degree that we pay attention to what He says. God gives usi strength as we >-hOw ea- 1 , gerness to use that strength in 1 doing His will. ' Whpn Hpsirri ' . ?.??/> v k/vvvjiiv-o avuun, ' expectant iaith awaltm in us and God works in us according ' to our faith. Even as in the Gos- 1 pels we find that Jesus could do 1 ' no mighty works in His own 1 home because of their little faith, 1 so do we see in our own generation many professing Christians ( who "do n.ot really believe that Christ's way is practical in mod-! em times. This doubt itself lim-, ( its the possibility of God's doing great things in their lives. Expect great things of God. Great 1 J affirmations make possible crea-' I tive~achievements; low expectancy is frustrating and paralyz-, ing. If you don't believe you can' ! win, you will likely lose. If you I don't believe you can live the \ Christian life, you will not try. J According to Weymouth's trans- jj i lation of John 7:17, Jesus says,' ( 1 "If anyone is willing to do His'' will, 1i#' IftiaTl know about the' teaching." Ah, yes, beloved, the i essential conditions of insight) ( and power are faith and action' ^ . and understanding, then strong-j . ' er faith and greater zeal in ac-1 ] ion and more compleete underMtinding Fellowship in another path to understand the will of God. When , ' kindred spirits talk and work [ and pray together, clearer unrderstandiitg comes. Such fellow-Mttp often1 l**dti to action, land ' . - 1 a - Brill? issg-? YOttl MRV! :il ... ?r uno play Land-truly tba >n ad wbeo la N?w York Hap oowt aut m? bar, aadktai bam ?pod. 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In H holy Scriptures God tells t what He desires of man, and ol fers every encouragement to ac cept his will. What does Go desire and love? The Psalm is says, "Jehovah desires truth i the inward parts." "Jehovah; i righteous; He loveth righteous nessT7 The waiter of Proverb says, . . a just weight ... the; that deal truly . the praye of the upright . . . such as an upright . . . these are his de light." In His great command ments G>d calls us to the wor ship of the One Holy God. "Thoi shalt have no other gods befor< me." Why? Because he is jeal [>us? No, but because He is jeal aus for our souls' welfare. H? i J ? J n ?nt. Tt: ? vvuuiu nave as?oven wun nim Lesser gods would set lowei standards, make lesser demands and men could not, by the vvor ship of lesser gods, fit theii souls for a holy and eterna Kingdom. God, who created u in His own image knows ho* naturally^ and inescapable mei grow to like their god. The es sential character of a people i always like the essential char acter of its" God. If the ruling con ception of God is military, if th< god is Mars, war will be th greatest of all human pursuits If God is an arbitrary, imper so rial Sovereign, like Allah fatalism will rule his subjects. I God is a national Diety, like th< Jehovah of ancient Israel, Hi people will be the elect, his cho sen. Baal sahctions lust; Molocl sanctions cruelty; Mammon sane tions greed. But if God is th< Heavenly Father whom Jesu taught, the family idea will tn the dominant conception amoni those who share that belief. I is no wonder, then, that God says Thou shalt have no other gpdr before me." Through Amos, the Prophet o rekoa, God says, "Let judgmen rim down as waters, and right eousness as a mighty stream; It becomes clearer and clears now the kind"of values in whic our God is interested. Micah summary is not equalled anj "where In literature: "He hat shown thee, O man, what i good; and what doth the Lor reauire Of thee but to do tasth and to love mercy, and to wal humbly tvith thy'GodT" Thai as if anyone could still miscor strue His will and His purposi ood gave us -H3b Son wi* through His words and deed became the living expression < the will of God. He gave His er tire ministry to going about dng good ?and practicing thos precepts and promoting tho^ values which had been revealc in the law and the Prophets . . So, in all of these, and in all ( God's dealings with men, He hi shown himself to be intereste in a certain type f values: spii ltual, moral and ethical value value- which are the cxpres .ion of bis own character. Thu truth, Wf br tbcrbmn honesty .mercy, humility, viru forgiveness, and integrity, ai commanded by God as the nor: of human conduct. Put, whc one 1 oks. at our society ho ca note how woefully those valut are neglected. One day this w. el as this mo-sage was being pr< pared, a group of men, hot white and colored, loaded a true in front of the speakers' C'hurcl There was cooperation, and < or cern on the part of each one the ho do his part and not impo* upon his fellow-workers: loob ing in admiration at the eas with which they worked togotb cr, the thought came: what ur wholesome thing would happe to either of those men if the should pnu-e in their labor an enter the sanctuary across th street for moments worship an fellowship together? or if the or their children sat in a clas: room together to learn of fb wonders of GOfTs world? IF, Th sO-ea41^i Christian nnt+en, sw a fellowship is thought to I undersirable, or impractical, < degrading to any child of Gc involved, then let us nt lea have the decency to lay asire tb .U I L. - m .11. suam ana nypocracy 01 cailir it n Christian nation and roc^f nizc it for the heathendom thi it is .Chrisianity without th spirit of universal hrotherhoo i ' ' l _! NCC Students Fix e, 10 y IS E?* k ^j^fj ? R^. 11* ??? - ? * i -- , x^-.:.-' - -^MFrii fs I'mB r s? _____ v so basic in the teaching and livn ing of Jesus Christ, is no Christ ianity at all. And when our s lives, both personal and social, - become a contradiction of all that - God loves and promotes, we e then, by our very acts, sow the e seeds of our own destruction. !. There are other reaaons why U God is interested in these values f that are both human and divine, e both temporal and eternal. He s knows that mortals thrive as - these values thrive, and that \ they die as these values are de nied. The promotion of ethical b and spiritual value salone makes s it possible for us to enjoy the b measure of decency and culture ; that we do enjoy. They are the t best that we do enjoy. They are :, the best that God has to offer. 5 Let it be noted, finally, that only intelligent beings are ca 11 ed upon to live according to f these precepts. And those who t possess a measure of intelligence fs rI Sensj k ie, 3, >;e i c, to 11 n YOU GETK :h Full Size Sot a h Platform Uo< ''. Coffee Table ?. End Table vn Table Lamp y d ie d y s?~~~ The Sofa Bed * >e Comfortable Be >d st ?e __________________________________ t 1221 Main Stre *t IO i ? id Studying 1 #gm vrfiVtr' ftMlM B*1'^ 'ir?y ^^^irtWBBw^^ryMK'"'/' >; '^C :t ' BFlraEM&l Kjy^2w^B^VBPB^VvAj2ib<>>^i * ^'-itf' vtf. f I DURHAM, N. C. ? NC Stu-j s dents at North Carolina College,; a Durham, report studying is a lot u easier now in the plu<h million easier now in the plushmillionj ri d liar James E. Shepard Memorial Library than it used to be. d In the montage above can be A seen a cross section of the Libra- C rv's interior with some of the b l J l~but live on a lesser plane are s< moral cowards unfit to walk the; ^ ways of man. Only eternal val-!j ues can prepare the soul for| ^ eternity. To practice these, truth, | j virtue, love,-righteousness,' bro-j ^ therhood, humility, peace, and g mercy, to practice these is not! alone the will of God, but to do! I a<t them is to walk with.JUod ,FOR THESE ARE WHAT GOD IS | i ??????' n< (jtr dayman solve a. ?t (Os? a?wv. u * ??Mfl *Jf "o? ? ioqpi ki7?*a? tJl Soymom C? ? ^ "r\ . 01 itional L |$5 Makes A ..... d For Two =A i ? $Million Library i> feA.s . jl, ? E i" - J* ~?Z1 Tlr 11 a a J W<^ 1 ^1 f \ * * * * SkL. i > jp? > tudents and foculy members who re now in their first summer's se of the Library. At lower right can be seen Diector James E. Parker of the emonstrating some of the latest -V equipment to eager students, enter occupies south wing of the1 uilding. The library's?supervisory per >nnel can be seen in lowerleft. [ ir. Benjamin Franklin Smith J lief librarian, is flanked by left > right: Mrs. Mablc Scott Pow1, Mrs. Nathalene McGhee, Mrs. I Caudclle J. Scarlett, and Mable I Bcale. Student publication officers id advisors are shown back of le library staff. The campus ewspaper, The Campus Echo, aintains editorial offices on the brary's ground floor. [ Opposite the publications' staff e shown Dean D. E. Moore of le NCC School of Library Sci-J ice with two professors in the! 5 EMPLOYE! iving R *^7 Cjjgjg I y X >J ^^^JMHB|jH J P^l Tjr'?% ' ' ^A^IMl ' '. J. '& ' i?r^ ' .. /'i; ' *-?* ::'.^IMfc&jS^jSWK!Tu 3| * ^ || * ^ DOWt* DELIVEJ ? r?? ? / ! i I'o | ? ^S^^jMyv X^M x^r ^BP^^BB^BraJ school: MSss Evelyn B. Pope,* ? seated, and Mrs. Anne M. John- c son, .standing. c Librarian say the Reference r Room - accomodates some 100 needers, the periodical room 60, ^ the Browsing Room (upper right) ^ 50, the Resere Reading Room, f 250, and an additional 100 patrons finding space in cubicles andl ^ ' " 1 r -pi i v a it- siu'JIW, ' Eventual book capacity of the library is expected to approach 500,000 volumes. In addition, For the best value* r in the city: ?Trade At? 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