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THE LIFE OF PAUL
Lesson for December 31st. Philippians 3:1>14
Golden Text: Timothy 4:7
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•^■B-RUCt ®UAWTOR
“The Holy Bible’' ,>
Here is a book, or more properly a collection of books, which is be
yond comparison the world’s best seller. New novels grip the public
fency for a few weeks or months and then disappear, but the Bible
stands continuously at the top of the list.
American presses are turning out text-books and literature of every
sort. And Bibles, cords of Bibles, literally cords of them. Nearly every
borne has at least one copy. Millions of copies are given as birthday,
graduation and. Christmas gifts. It is a book that everybody buys and
concerning which almost everybody is ready to engage in debate at the
drop of a hat. Yet how many read it ? How many know what it really
contains?
It is worth knowing. Not all of it, of course. There are long chapters
of genealogy which are no more edifying than pages of the telephone
directory. But when you "'have passed over such passages and every
thing else that for that popular reading is tiresome or useless, what
have you left ? These four great treasures:
1. A bird’s-eye view of the development of civilization. The story
begins with the origin of the earth and for the first eleven chapters it
deals with the human race as a unit. Coming down to the time when
races were grouped and nations arose, it traces the development of a
particular people, the Hebrews—their beginnings as nomadic shepherds,
their conquest and settlement of a home, and their emergence into
national life; their rise to splendor under Kings David and Solomon;
their overthrow and captivity, and the re-establishment of their na
tional cult or worship, though with very limited authority in the matter
of government, a century later. The recital brings us finally into definite
touch with the civilizations of Greece and Rome. Certainly no one can
claim to know history who has not read and understood it.
2. Some of the greatest literature of all ages. Here, to mention only
a few, are the greatest of all poems, one of the greatest dramas, one of
the finest love stories, and a collection of proverbs which in varying
phraseology have entered into a common-sense philosophy of nearly
every modern nation.
3. The best of all text books in human nature. For in the Bible we
have profound thought beautifully expressed; we have the nature of
boys and girls, of men and women, more accurately charted than in the
work of any modern novelist or playwright.
4. Finally, we have the story of the most successful life ever lived
on this planet, a life that changed the course of human thought and
that still Is able, after more than nineteen hundred years, to transform
Individuals, communities and nations.
Surely it is worth while to know the high spots, at least, of a book
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ANNOmCDBTlty
McCormick A. R. P.
Church Schedule
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Our lesson is taken from Paul’s radiant letter to the church at
Philippi, the first household of faith he founded in Europe. A personal
and informal epistle, it is easy to read, and captivates by its warmth of
faith ahd affection.
What a triumph of spiritual power! Think of the scene of its com
petition. Imagine a sick, lonely man in a filthy prison, awaiting martyr
dom. One would not expect from such a ope so sunny, human and vic
torious a letter. But by a miracle of God, here it is.
We are also impressed in this missive, as in ail Paul’s writing, by his
passionate devotion, to Christ. “For, with me,” he says, “to live is Christ
and to die is gain.” Later he cries, “I long to know Christ and the power
which is in His resurrection.” Later still he makes that amazingly bold
proclamation of faith, “I can do all things through Christ which
strengthened me.” Hero ia a man completely captured by his Master!
He has, you see, bqth passion and power.
Then, too, this letter breathes a spirit of thankful joy. The church
at Philippi, through one of its number, Epaphroditus, had generously
sept Paul some gifts. The apostle is yery much touched, and composes
in response this imperishable expression of sincere gratitude. “My
Christian greetings,” h® writes, “to eyery one of God’s people.”
Note how he commends the gospel. “Only let the lives you live,
says, “he worthy of jfche Good News of the Christ.” Consider his summons
to courage. “Never fof a moment;” he insists, “quail before your antago
nists.” And remember his plea for humility. “Do nothing,” he writes, “in
a spirit of facetiotymess or of vainglory.”
And the beauty pf it ah is that Paul lived what he preached.
HUNDREDS of thousands of people now own
and drive Ford V-8 cars. Some neighbor or
friend of yours has pne. If we told you what we
think of the car, you might say wc are prejudiced,
so we let the car and its owner tell you.
Economy of operation is one of the first points
they will emphasize—the owner will boast of it
and the car will prove it.
The 1934 car is even better than the 1933—
and that was our best car up to its time. The new
car is more beautiful — faster—more powerful
•—gives more miles to the gallon—better oil
economy—is easier riding—cheaper to own and
Operate than any car we ever built.
You owe it to yourself and your pocketbook to
ask pur Ford Dealer to let you see this car, and
let you drive it for yourself. At the wheel of the
dsr you will be sure to reach a right decision. The
Ford V-8 will tell you its own story.
McCormick — Preaching services
the second and fourth Sabbaths at
11 a. m. Bible school every Sabbath
at 10 a. m. visitors cordially in
vited.
Mt. Carmel A. R. P. Church—
Preaching services the first and
third Sabbaths at 11 a. m. Bible
school ^very Sabbath at 10 a. m.
Visitors cordially invited. .
S. W. Reid,
Minister.
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Lower Long Cane
Church Schedule
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Adolph Gioio, 11, of Jersey City,
lost his pal, “Bex,” German hhep-,
ard dog. He wrote asking Governor j
Moore to help him find his pet. The]
Governor took a hand, state police
went on the traU, and now Rex i*
home again. / .
Sabbath school every 1st and 3rd
Sabbath afternoon at 3:00 o’clock.
Preaching every 1st and 3rd
Sabbath afternoon at 3:45 o’clock.
A cordial welcome awaits you at
these services.
W. C. KERR,
Pastor.
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Church Schedule
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FORD V-8
for 1934
McCormick—Sunday school every
Sunday at 10:00 a. m.; Preaching
at 11:00 a. m. 1st, 2nd and 3rd Sun-
| days, and at 7:45 o’clock every Sun
day evening.
Prayer meeting Wednesday ever
ing at 7:30 o’clock.
The Epworth League meets every
Sunday evening at 7:00.
Board of Stewards meets Monda>
night following 1st Sundays.
REPUBLICAN
Sunday School at 11 a. m. on tn*
and 4th Sundays. 1st and 3rd Son
day* at 2:30 p. m. Preaching op
1st and 3rd Sundays at 3:30 p. m.
Troy — Sunday school at 10:0% a
at 1st, 3rd and 4th Sunday*; In*
Sonday* et 8 p m.; pr«fchina #r
Sunday 3:30 p. m.; 4th Sunday 11
a. m.
The Epworth League meets 2nd
and 4th Sundays at 6:30.
D. W. KELLER,
Pastor.
1st, 3rd and 5th Sabbath evenings
al 7:00 o'clock. Prayer meeting. 2nd
and 4th Sabbath evening at 7:00.
BRADLEY—Sabbaih school. 3:urt
p. m. 1st and 3rd Sabbaths; wor
ship 3:30 p. m.
CEDAR SPRINGS—Sabbath scbotl
at 3:30 o’clock, 2nd and 4th Sab
baths; worship 4:00 p m.
J. R. B1IZHARDT,
Pastor
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Services At Sullivan
School House
that contains all this. Let us start at the begining with the title page
of the common version.
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Next: Development of the Book—Copyright, Bobbs-Merrill Co.
McCormick Holiness
Church Schedule
McCORMICK — Sunday School
every Sunday morning at 10:00
o'clock.
Preaching—11:00 o’clock a. m.
and 4:00 o’clock p. m. every 4th
Sunday.
C. T. SATCHER,
Pastor.
THE DIVISION /
The first line readl “The Holy Bible.” Since the word biblia in Latin
is plural and means library, we know at once that we have here not a
single book but a collection of several books. ‘
The second line, “Containing the Old and New Testaments,” means
obviously that there are two main divisions and that the distinguishing
feature is a difference in age, one group of books being more recent
than the other.
The third line says, “Translated out of the original tongues,” indi
cating that the Bible was originally, published not in English but in
more than one other language.
“And With the former translations diligently compared and revised.”
shows that this translation, which was made under the authority of
King James I in 1611* is the successor to several earlier translations.
Turning over the pages we discover that the text is divided into
numbered chapters and verses, which seems rather an unusual way to
present a book until we learn that these divisions were not made by the
original writers but were inserted in 1551 by Mr. Robert Stephens, a
pious printer, who believed that more people would read the Bible if he
made it easier to read. Several earlier attempts had been made to divide
the books into chapters and verses, all of them unsatisfactory.
A single glance is enough to indicate that the Old Testament is
much larger than the New—and here is an easy w'ay to remember how
many books are in each. The key number is three, which multiplied by
itself gives nine. The Old Testament has thirty-nine books. Again mul
tiply three by nine and you have twenty-seven, the number of books in
the New Testament.
Caeser, you remember, divided all Gaul into three parts. Similarly
scholars divide the Old Testament into three divisions—the historic
books, beginning w'ith Genesis and ending with Esther; the poetic books,
beginning with Job and ending with the Song of Songs; and the re
mainder, which consists of sermons, or, as they are more commonly
called, books of prophecy.
McCormick Baptist
Church Schedule
D. V. CASON, Pastor
Union services at Sullivan
School House.
There is Sunday school at Sulli
van school house every Sunday
afternoon at 3:00 o’clock. Preach
ing by Rev. E. S. Jones every first
Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock.
The public is invited to attend.
J. J. MAYSON,
Superintendent.
Plum Branch M. E.
Church Schedule
A8BURY-fSunday School ever^
Sunday at’ifiTStTTrnrn.
League every Sunday at 7:00 p. m.
Preaching 1st Sunday at 11:15 a.
m., and third Sunday at 7:00 p. in.
BARR’S CHAPEL—Preaching 4tji
Sunday at 3:00 o’clock p. m.
BORDEAUX—Sunday School ev
ery Sunday at 10:30 a. m. Preach
ing 1st Sunday at 7:00 p. m., an4
3rd Sunday at 11:15 a. m.
ST. PAUL—Sunday School every
Sunday at 10:30 a. m. Epworth
League every Sunday at 7:00 p. m.
Preaching 2nd and 4th Sundays at
11:30 a. m.
C. WILBUR BROCKWELL,
Pastor.'
Plum Branch
Baptist Schedule
Preaching services at St. Stephens
Episcopal Church, Willington, are |
Of the historic books the first five have a certain unity which has'as follows:
McCORMICK — Preaching everj
Sunday morning at 11:00 and ev-
every Sunday evening at 8:00.
Prayer meeting, Wednesday at
8:00.
B. Y. P. U.’s, Sunday at 7:00.
Bible school at 10:00.
Monthly deacons’ meeting, first
Monday at 8:00.
Monthly Business meeting, first
Wednesday at 8:00.
WELCOME
BETHANY—Preaching first and
third Sunday afternoons at 3:00.
Bible School, 10:00, except on first
and third Sunday, when at 2:00.
WELCOME
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Episcopal Church
Schedule
PLUM BRANCH—Preaching 1st
and 3rd Sundays at 11:30 o’clock a.
m. Sunday school every Sunday
at 10:30 a. m. B. Y. P. U. every
Sunday evening at 6:30 o’clock.
TROY—Preaching 2nd Sunday at
11:00 a. m. and 4thSunday at 3:30
p. m. Sunday school one hour be
fore preaching.
BETHLEHEM — Preaching 2nd
Sunday at 3 o’clock P- m. Sunday
school at 10:30 o’clock a. m., ex
cept on preaching day, when at 2
o’clock p. m.
PARKSVILLE — Preaching at
11:30 on 4th Sunday morning; Sun
day school every Sunday at 10:30
a. m. B. Y. P, U. every Sunday
evening at 7 o’clock.
Modoc—Sunday School at 10:30
a. m. every Sunday- Preaching at
3:00 o’clock p. m. oB the first Sun
day. B. Y. P. U. at 4 o’clock p. m.
every Sunday.
REV. O. L. ORR,
Pastor.
long caused them to be regarded as one. They are called the Penta
teuch, meaning the five-in-one book, and there is a tradition that Moses
wrote them all. Whether he did or not we can leave to the scholars to
dispute. These are the five:
Genesis—the book of beginnings.
Exodus—the book of going out.
Leviticus—the book for the priests.
Numbers—a sort of amplified census report.
Deuteronomy—a Greek name meaning “second law,” or review and
digest of the laws. \
Next Week: A Great Declaration—Copyright, Bobbs-Merrill Co.
Every 1st and 3rd Sunday at
o’clock p. m.
REV. A. R. STUART,
Minister.
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Troy A. R. P. Charge
TROY—Sabbath school at 10:00
every Sabbath morning; morning
worshlp^ll :00. Y. P. c. y, 'meets
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Mt. Carmel'Presbyte
rian Churd Schedule
at the Pres-
. Carmel, are
Preaching se
byterian Church,
as follows:
Every 2nd and*^ 1 Sunday at
4:00 o'clock p.
Welcome to
"A. F. Doty,
Minister