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CLAtft*, AB&t&rROMG, OOtJNTT, TEX., inU«S&AY, SEPT. 9, 1964.
THE CLAUDE NEWS
GO
CHURCH
"The Soul You Save May Be Your Own"
THE TWO KEYS
By Mii'oslav Tomash—translated
from the Czech by Andrew P.
Slabey. From American Bible So-
ciety Record.
It is long ago since I bought it in
Prague. It traveled with me across
the boundaries and shared with me
the fate of a refugee. Its former
beautiful blue covers fell apart, and
so I decided to bind it anew my-
self. But what with? Only the
black lining of my overcoat was
available. That's why this book has
such a strange cloth binding. But
why did I constantly drag it along
with me? I didn't understand it;
the thing was only a hindrance,
but I didn't have the heart to part
with it. The book reminded me of
home. Really, why did I buy it
anyhow, this Protestant Czech Bi-
ble, when I'm not a Protestant my-
self?
Fate blew me with my Kralitz
Bible into Italy. I found myself in
a prison for war prisoners. The
prison was the former cloister of
St. Peter at Cardena. I still recall
with horror the long hall-it was
really two corridors—which served
as bedroom and living room. There
was a pile of filth, and so many
insects that they moved the bed
covers. And even more of hunger.
'Tray More in '54"
It was just at Christmas time. I
don't know how I came upon a can
of meat. Maybe some friend sent it
to me. But what good is a can, if
you have nothing to open it with?
I placed it on the shelf beside the
book and gazed at this uncommon
pair. To both these things I lacked
a key. The Bible was of no use to
me, for I had no interest in its
contents, and the can also was of
no use to me, although I had great
interest in its contents.
On the next day, when they let
us out into the courtyard, I search-
ed with eyes and hands for some-
thing that could open the can of
meat. The dump was covered with
poor hungry folks who were pick-
ing over the garbage for half-spoil-
ed bits to put in their mouths or
pockets. They looked at me hate-
fully, thinking I wanted a share of
their loathsome supply. I had luck;
in a moment I found a real key
to open the can!
I am not going to describe how
eagerly I attacked my can. After
I fed myself on its good contents,
I gazed at the book which remain-
ed alone on the shelf. And then a
thought flashed through my head:
"Don't you also need a key to
that?" But such a key is not to be
found in the dump! I took the book
in my hand and freely turned its
pages. I read a section here and
a section there, but from it all I
had only a confusion in my head.
Then I came to the Gospel of
John and began to read carfeully
its first verses. And as I read my
eyes were wonderfully opened and
light entered my mind. At last I
had a key—a key which at once
began to open the contents and
the meaning of this Book for me.
Since that time it is for me a "can"
of Divine truths, the fountain of
strength and food for my soul,
without which I would weaken and
perish.
On that day I found two keys:
one which opened for me a can
of meat, and another which gave
me the knowledge of God and of
the Lord Jesus Christ.
Moments in
Meditation . . .
by Fredna VV. Bennett
OUT OF QUIETNESS COME5 STRENGTH
But they that wait upon the
LORD shall renew their strength;
they shall mount up with wings
as eagles; they shall run, and not
be weary; and they shall walk, and
not faint. Isa. 40:31
Do you ever get the blues when
trouble or affliction comes your
way instead of waiting upon the
Lord? Most of us do. Surely we
know that God, who has unlimited
power over all things, is able to
help us. If we commit ourselves to
God's guidance, rely upon Him by
faith, and sincerely live each day
according to His Word, we'll find
that God won't fail us. As our
work is renewed our strength will
be renewed, and as the need arises
we "shall be annointed with fresh
oil." When we wait upon the Lord,
we'll have strength to labor,
strength to wrestle, strength to re-
sist, and strength to bear. Being
strengthened by divine grace, our
souls will soar above the world
towards heaven. Instead of being
weary or fainting we'll be joyful,
steadfast, and active in keeping
God's commandments. So if you
have sorrows, troubles, or disap-
pointments, just keep on waiting
upon the Lord; for He has said,
"I will not fail you nor forsake
you." His grace is sufficient!
at famed Bowery Mission. Though
it was a hot summer's night, two
hundred men right off the Bowery
were before me in the service. Their
evident heed drew out my very
best as I spoke. However, some
were Slowly drooping, others were
asleep (a sight not altogether new
to this pastor), others showed the
effects of dissipation; it was a
typical mission audience.
The text was a suitable one for
such a gathering: "Whosoever shall
call upon the name of the Lord
shall be saved." Earnestly I sought
to impress upon those men, gath-
ered from many nations perhaps,
that "whosoever" meant every last
one of them.
While I was talking to the two
hundred men before me, God was
speaking to one man on the plat-
form beside me. He had been in-
vited to come and play his trum-
pet. Once a professional musician,
he was now a successful business-
man.
After the service we adjourned
to a restaurant for refreshments.
Musingly he said, half to himself,
"I can't understand it." "Can't un-
derstand what? I asked. "I can't
understand why half of those men
didn't come forward when you
preached." "Well," I replied, "let's
start with you. "Why don't you be-
come a Christian?" "I am a Chris-
tian," he declared. But as we talked
it became apparent he had not
been converted., Rather bluntly I
stated, "I just can't believe you
have been born again." That set him
to thinking. Four evenings later he
came to my study, and there after
full discussion, received the Lord
as his Saviour.
In relating the visit to his wife,
he said, "No preacher ever talked
to me like that before." Let us face
facts, for these are eternal truths.
Jesus said: "That which is born of
the flesh is flesh; and that which
is born of the Spirit is spirit . . .
Ye must be born again" (John 3:
6,7). It is kindness itself to be firm
in guiding others.
sun?*
REV ROBERT H HARPER
Christian Citizenship and Loopttra
tion.
Lesson \oi September 12: Romans
13: 1-10; I Corinthians 3: 4-9.
Colt/en Tenet: I Corinthiani 5: V
Christian duty demands an alle
giance to the power that Is supreme
in the land However bad some
rulers may be, it is Christian duty
to be in subjection under them
because of what they represent
They represent the law of the land
and that law is binding upon the
Christian citizen Foi government
in its origin and authority is of
God The powers that oe are or
dained of God
It is obvious that Paul deals to
some extent with an ideal situa
tion He regards law in its highest
sense and argues that in good
conscience a man will obey the
law and be a good citizen and a
Christian To accomplish obedience
to the law. Paul would bring men
under the supreme law of love,
which worketh no ill to a neigh-
bor and which therefore leadeth
a man to the fulfillment of all
obligation
In writing the Corinthians, Paul
urges the laying aside of all ani-
mosity in the church. The same
lofty reasons that should lead a
man to be loyal to the law of the
land, should lead him to be true
to the divine government that is
over 'aim It is often the case that
chinches may be divided by par-
ties clinging around different lead-
ers. The first loyalty of Christians
should be to their Lord and Master.
For they are "God's fellow work-
e-s," they are his husbandry and
his building.
"We must care more for truth
than for success. We must care
more for the hopes of the people
than the votes of the people. We
must always worry more about
——— our problems than the headlines.
I hree Minute Sermon We must scorn the glib promise,
the false phrase, the shallow ex-
cuse and the clever evasion."—Se-
cretary of the Treasury George M.
Humphrey.
BY THE OLD TIMERS
from Moody Bible Institute
Chicago, 111.
"NO PREACHER EVER TALKED
TO ME LIKE THAT"
It all began a few weeks ago. I
had driven into New York to speak
Diplomat: A man who thinks
twice before saying nothing.
STRENGTHENED WITH ALL MIGHT ACCORDING
TO HI6 GLORIOUS POWER..* —COL./-//
Y ou Are Always
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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Claude, Texas
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AUTHOR OF "HOW TO STOP WORRYING AND START LIVING"
AFTER leaving college, P. W. Treleaven, 3212 Milan Street, New
Orleans, Louisiana, made < a vow that he would become rich and
he set out to do just that.
He left New Orleans because it was a slow'uninteresting place and
went to New York where he thought fortunes could be made in a hurry.
His first speculations were modest; he had beginner's luck; he won.
Plunging more heavily at every turn he won and
won and won.
His winnings afforded him all the pleasures he
could desire. Travel, "night clubs, high priced cars,
an apartment in New York, home on Long Island,
a boat on the Hudson River. The more he got the
more he wanted — he was living in a mental whirl.
October 1929 came and with it the collapse of
the stock market and the speculator's dream. What
followed was a nightmare for Peter Treleaven. A
complete reversal of plenty, hounding of creditors,
despair, remorse, more or less of a black void,
coupled with great effort to find an answer.
By and by the answer came. A voice said, "Peter become useful,
try and help others in this world of trials and tribulations; stop worry-
ing and forget the easy road to riches."
Surprisingly enough he began tq live and hei enjoyed life far more
than he ever had. Above «U he found his fortune In hit wife, who, h«
declare*, is worth lav more to him thaa< all tta gold io ttHiWwM. Todqy
tyt wwiMwi Mam# • very rick mw.* ./
CARNEGIE
From Margaret B. Moore, Oii-
tar'o. California: I remember when
a young farm hand made $17 00 a
month, and room and board, with
laundry sometimes included. This
did not mean he had an eight hour
day, but often wfs busy at field
work from three o'clock in the
morning till nine at night. There
were always the chores around the
barns before the early breakfast,
as milking, feeding the stock,
pumping water by hand and per-
haps, harnessing the horses he
would use for the day's work. As
there were no tractors in that long
ago day and only a few riding
plows, it all meant foot work. This
was before the Spanish-American
War.
From Henrietta S. Greene, Day-
tona Beach, Florida: In these daya
of free-flowing tile baths, it may
be hard for the young 'uns to grasp
the difficulty of a bath when the
water had to be brought into the
house in two buckets and heated
on the range (ours was called "The
Farmer Girl"). We had an iron
kettle and after cooking the roast-
ing ears for dinner I often had a
bath in the same w ter — very
sweet smelling it was, too.
♦ • •
From E. E. Meredith, Fairmont,
West Virginia: Do you remember
when . . . mother used a broom-
6traw to see if the cake in the
oven was done? When bricks cov-
ered with old pieces of carpet were
used as door stops? When the
basic emotion was not referred to
as sex-appeal?
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