The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 20, 1954, Page 4

Page $ THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Saturday, February 20, 1954 | The Key West Citizen ek = ithe physical infirmities of aes "Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County Saint Joba, who knew Jesus most actly that he wanted and millees intimately, is also sympathetic to 1 P. ARTMAN, Editor and Publisher —nones WAN = WA) troring humanity. It must be ¢ Same manner, at both services Sunday. He "NORMAN D. ARTMAN . Business Manager\noted that he has devoted a full “14 not know just : ‘ i did he care about Jesus’ . iS a speaker and has recently : Entered at Key West, Florida, as Second Class Matter chapter to this one blind man. 4 he knew what that whereas jathered some nice missionary ex- ——————— eee TELEPHONES 2.5661 and 2-5662 Sermons Are Featured At Ley Memorial Sermons will be the main fea- tures at the two worship services at Ley Memorial Methodist Church tomorrow. The worship services are scheduled for 10:50 in the SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON By RALPH ROGERS protect- The Man Born Blind. John 9 ed who was tasting the different Jesus expressed his interest in) ‘and distinctive pas Gilmore Chaplain Will Speak . At Latin-American Baptist Latin American Baptist Congre-; | Rear Oe Chests ere ‘cise Stewardship Is Touchton’s Lt. Henry Russell Is Guest Speaker |At Ist Methodist Lt. Henry Russell ef Sal- vation Army will be guest preacher at the First Methe- dist Church on Sunday evening. Lt. Lillie Russell will play the accerdion at the evening Sunday) from The Citizen Building, corner The Pharisees on the other hand, was tiind now he was able to see.| Central American did not think this man so impor-'The converted sinner proclaims) it to I Re r of The Parga Press—The Associated. Press is exclusively to use reproduction of all news dispatches credited to credited in | Member Florida Press Association and Associate Dailies of Florida Subscription (by carrier), 25¢ per week; year, $12.00; by mail, $15.60 this paper, and ADVERTISING RATES MADE KNOWN ON APPLICATION | The Citizen is an open forum and invites discussion abjocts Of local or gaustel eames bat tll mot pubtion comm FLORI ASS ESS ON IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN More Hotels and Apartments. Beach and Bathing Pavilion. Airports—Land and Se: Consolidation of ‘County . Community Auditorium. “and City Governments NEED FOR NEW CHURCHES The Rev. Dr. Eliot L. Fisher, an executive of the Division of Home Missions of the Board of Missions of the Methodist Church, recently said there were more people living where churches are not established than at | any other period in American history. The churchman pointed this out at the annual meet- of public issues|could put any faith in the claims jtant, they hated him. Twice in this the same testimony, knowing that |chapter they tried to force him to!ne was osieuesli’ ted, bet now it|4eny Christ and as many times hep. ; : “ he is able to see clearly. answered them with such a simple, 1 would have been easy for the sincere faith that they were com- blind man to have gone along with pletely crushed. This man was/the powerful religious group of th |born blind which was a sure sign'day Had he renounced his bene- jthat he was paying a life-long pen-|ractor and done as the Pharisees, alty for the sins of his fathers.’ asked he might have contimed Who then, argued the Pharisees, the city and enjoyed the fellowship| : ‘ of family and friends. However,, jof such an inconsequential charac- the man was loyal to Jesus, saint ter? “This man was a sinner.” (or sinner, For that loyalty — he! Then too, the Pharisees hated was cast out. Jesus had been! Jesus. They contended that he too,/watching the whole process and) was a sinner, just a man like the later he saw this cast-a-way and) rest of them. This Christ was a having found him said, “Do you be-| dangerous sinner for they contend- lieve in the Son of man?” His} ed that no man could work a mir- answer was without hesitation, acle on the eyes of-a blind man “Lord, I believe.” The man was without the aid of the devil. Jesus willing to learn and immediately must be the clrild of Satain. Na-|accepted Christ as his benefactor ‘turally, as religious leaders, they|and Savior. must be the child of Satan. Na-| Moderns have the tendency to the people would understand. accept the blessings of life with- They begin with the blind man/out delving’ further into the full | and ask him how this happened.: knowledge of God. The Pharisees) | His answer was simple and direct,|were blind and refused to learn.! | “One thing I know, that though I|The scales never fell from their’ \was blind, now I see.” A poor,/eyes and in their stubbornness they simple, unlearned man could un.'tried to beat down this poor man derstand that. The scientist may |Who had been born blind. Like weigh and analyze, the scholars criminal lawyers they flung at him) argue and the critics sneer and/brilliant, confusing questions, they jstorm, but when an honest man ridiculed him ‘and tried to confuse) steps forth and says, “Just look|the man who was telling the truth. at me and see what Christ has They failed and then to cap the done,” there is no argument. In|¢limax, they excommunicated him. fact arguments over the divinity,Do what they might, his faith in jor deity of Jesus never has ac-'Jesus withstood the onslaught and complished very much. It meant that faith passed over into worship. :® RE z ry little to Peter, to Ss. Francis of; Assisi, to Phillips Brooks or to Billy Sunday. It means little to the] lowest, meanest drunkard or thief saved by a living faith in Jesus Christ. The character of a bad man made good or a sick nran made well is something argument cannot reach. It is strange that Satan is so) persistent that he would try to dis- courage one so benfited as was the blind: man. However the Phar- jisees called him in the second time and told him to “Give God the praise, we know that this man) (Jesus) is a sinner.” Although he had told them how the miracle was performed, they wanted to see if he would change his story. The change was so great and the bless- ‘ing so glorious, that even the threat of excommunication — cast out from’ society, hounded from city.to city, would not change his testimony. What a wonderful faith! These persecutors wanted, to know what: progress Jesus was making. They feared for their own authority “and. sasked ‘the blind man, “Do you-believe in the Son’ of man?” The King James version) uses “‘theeSom of God.” This didn’t make so much,.difference to the! man who had been so marvelously | healed, eryit:-he.Son of man) ‘or Son of God. This he knew—that the man was‘a Savior to him. In our ga ok faith we may not fully understand‘ how these mira- culous things ¢aw take place, but our experience eonvinces us that it is so, and ye believe. One of«thewbést: ways to under- stand the.magyelous power of God is by experience, call it experi- ° mental faith. Francis Downs tells It’s hard to understand how Italy can be drifting of visiting the famous Heinz Pickle toward Communism, after the aid U. S. taxpayers have |‘*tory in Pittsburgh, He found in ing of the Methodist Church’s Board of Missions. To help combat the situation he outlined, the Methodist ‘Church is conducting a drive for 3,000 new congregations in the next three years. The church hopes to raise $100,- 000,000 to house them, . Dr. Fisher says the United States is suffering from a large “displaced” population, constantly on the move. He says that seven out of ten.persons who moved in 1953 will move again before the end of 1958. He also pointed out that in some'years more than 30,000,000 Americans have changed their places of residence. The problem outlined by Dr. Fisher is one which all H churches should seek to alleviate. We sometimes forget that the United States is a very young, and rapidly grow- ing, country, with large numbers of displaced persons, and moving families. Such changes, and population trends, place a responsibility on the churches to keep up with the growing demand in new and growing communi- ties. The churches thus still have a wide field in front of them, as they have had since tha fgynding of this.country. Indecision is costly but hasty action sometimes costs more, Reformers are always willing to “do good” at some- body else’s expense. Every minority has a tendency to blame the majority for its own mistakes. ia Be very careful about making promises; some of them can be collected in court, One fault with some members of the younger gen- eration is that they dislike real work. This blind man atoning for the the sins of his fathers, as the Pharisees had taught, stands out as one of the most courageous wit- nesses in the Book. Dr. James Stewart tells the sto-) ry of an Edinburg man who was! a confirmed criminal, About the; only good thing about him was his love for his daughter. The daugh-' ter died and immediately after the funeral he rushed to the great Dean bridge and at midnight stood there -neady. to plunge to his own death. The first words of the Ap-} ostle’s Creed suddenly came to him and he repeated, “I believe in God) the Father. , .” words that he had not uttered for many years. He began to think, that if God is a! Father, then he loves his children, as he himself had loved the daugh-| ter. If that is true then he felt that he could trust the little girl! in his Father’s care and life began anew for him from that lonely minute with Go.d | Perhaps there is a lesson here’ for us. This man proved in a ree}| sense that he believed in God. The} blind man faced the religious av-; thorities as Christ’s stout-hearted; unbreakable supporter. His loyalty; to his benefactor has proved un- shakable and he refused absolute- ly to compromise. Jesus may be! a sinner but this is utterly impos-) sible for God does not listen to! sinners, but he listens to man. God does not work through sinners but: through this mgn even though he may be a sinner, he has wrought! an incredible, an unprecedented) thing to me. If this man were not from God he could do nothing. I) believe. 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Baker Gives View On District Water Commission Race To my friends and fellow citizens: For a great many years I have attempted to serve my commun- ity, principally as Chief of the Fire Department and otherwise in var- ious civic organizations and clubs.| There were 2,291,000 marriages’ I am again offering myself to|in the United States in 1946. the voters of Monroe County, and . for the identical purpose—because ee Political I believe I can be of service in a Announcements field where service will be most jcertainly needed, FIRST PRIMARY ELECTION MAY 4, 1954 | On Tuesday, February 23rd, the ivoters of Monroe County are sche- jduled to elect a new District Aque- iduct Commission, and I am a can-! ‘didate for the position of Commis. | sioner. | While I feel certain that with} the continued growth of our county} we will eventually need an addition- al water line along the Florida Keys and to Key West, I am con-/ Help Monroe County vinced that this is not the time to Elect A Senator \bond ourselves beyond our ability) |to pay. Therefore, I am opposed to) any bond issue which would con.\FoF a Board jtemplate ad valorem taxes on our J. CARLYLE ROBERTS For State Senator 24th District MILTON A. PARROTT |property and homes, and if I am {elected my vote will always be} against any such bond issue unless’ based on a plan. I further believe that the basic water rates to our citizens could be materially reduced by proper administration, and I pledge my- self to work for the accomplish- ment of that end. On these two principles I re- |spectfully solicit your vote on} | Thesday, Harry M. Baker. “STH DISTRI (Pd. Pol. Adv.) ws ef E well the : i E : F i rf i aks BERR Eee work. you wish to learn and enroll for anything you wish to learn, Boys n 8 [bestowed on us. ' e Sermon Topie | The pastor of the First Methodist (Old Stone) Church has chosen as a topic Yor his morning sermon, “What Hast Thou?” It will be a study in Christian Stewardship. Choosing as a starting place the question of the master of the unjust) steward: “What Is This I Hear of Thee? Thou Must Give Account of Thy Stewardship.” We sometimes like to boast the wonders of our/ rich full way of life. We shall have’ to give account before the Judge of | jall the earth of how we have used, |that which has so lavishly been Gems Of Thought HEROES The heroes of mankind are the mountains, the highlands of the ‘moral world. —A. P. Stanley, Nurture your mind with great thoughts. To believe in the heroic makes heroes. — Benjamin Disraeli. The reformer must be a hero at all points, and he must have con- quered himself before he can con- quer others. — Mary Baker Eddy. At the evening worship hour Mr. ‘Touchton’s topic ‘will be “Spiritual versus Physical.” - The choir under the direction of Mr. Willis Walker will sing in the morning worship “All Hail the PRAIA power of Jesus Name” by Gillette| In the average man is curled and in the evening worship the; The hero stuff that rules the anthem will be “The Ninety and) world. Nine” by Wilson. — Sam Walter Foss, Visitors and service men in the city will find a cordial welcome at the Old Stone Church. ‘will also start their wood work po- jects and any boy who wishes to’ -_ do so. Be alert and at) Ali actual heroes are essential Good Will Center the|men, | first Monday at 3 p. m. First Mon-| And all men possible heroes. lday in March! — Elizabeth Barrett Browning. ‘The heroes, the saints and sages — they are those who face the world alone, — George Norman Douglas. morning and 7:30 in the evening. The pastor of the Church, the Rev. ; Eldon Simmons, will preach at jboth services. The sermon subject at the 10:50 morning hour will be, “Robbing |Peter to Pay Paul,” and at the j7:30 evening hour the topic will |be, “Weathervanes.” | Sunday School at Ley Memorial jwill get underway at 9:45 a. m. with a class for every age, and a second session will be held at 10:50 for children under nine years of age whose parents wish to attend the Church service. |_A policeman will be on duty every Sunday morning, beginning tomor- Tow, from 9:30 to 11:00 o'clock at ithe intersection of Truman Ave- (hue and Georgia Street to give |protection to the children who at- tend the Sunday School. Thig will be a source of great satisfaction both to the parents of the children and to the Church officials, Postman Gets Break * LENOX, Mass. &—The postman is due for a break in this Berk- |shire town of 3,600, For the first time iu 200 years, Streets will be named and houses numbered, A $1,500 appropriation was voted last night at a town meeting for the name and number project. 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