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Page 4 SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON -By RALPH ROGERS Self-discipline for Growth —_ Temperance Mat. 16:24-25, | Cor. 9:24.27, 11 Tim 2:3-5, Heb. 12:1-4 Growth demands self-discipline. The athlete who breaks training Tules, fails to follow the rules of Test and practice, eats of the for- bidden diet, soon finds himself | drink slowing up in practice and the coach drops him from the field of candidates for any team. To run the race of life as a Christian one must grow and growth means self- discipline. Matthew records the exacting de- mand of Jesus. The whole ques- tion is contained in one little two letter word — ‘if.’ If you would be a follower of Jesus it is necessary that we first “deny ourselves.” The flesh puts considerable pressure on a man and he who gives way to the demands of the flesh soon finds himself in conflict with the laws of both God and man. Soc- iety demands that we recognize the rights of our neighbor and so governments seek to enforce our neighbor's rights should we be sel- fish enough to disregard them. The Christian goes one step further and seeks to help his neighbor, denying himself that his neighbor might benefit. In my neighborhood a farmer was laid up with a broken leg just at planting time. The neighbors got together and each one came in with his tractor, plowed the fields, prepared the soil and planted the seed in one day. They denied them- selves that one day’s work on their own farms to help a neighbor. Key West has repeatedly given of their funds, denied themselves, that sonie child might go to a specialist for an operation or treatment. Paul went a step further by saying, “if eating meat will cause my brother to offend, I will eat no meat.” It takes a strong Christian to thus deny himself if it causes a brother to stumble. Take Up Your Cross There is another stinging de- mand made by Jesus when he told his followers to take up their cross. This does not mean that all Chris- ‘ tians must die a violent death as did Jesus who took up his cross. St. Francis of Assisi died in bed. However there are burdens the Christian must carry for “men shall revile you and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.” A. J. Cronin tells in ‘The Citadel’ of two doctors. One coddled the weathly hypochondriacs and chose the easy way. Another doctor in a poor Welsh mining town minister- ed to the poor with little recom- pense, and finally got into conflict with the political - economic group over the expense of adequate sani- tation. Out of love for his fellow- man this doctor was denying him- self and carrying a heavy cross. In Paul's letter to the Corinthians he likens the Christian life to a race. It may be that since Paul was handicapped physically, un- able to participate in athletics or pass the physical examination to be a soldier, he apparently admired them, perhaps envied them a bit. Men who competed in the great Isthmain games held every. two years in Corinth, had to train and discipline themselves if they ex- pected to win. If they won they were given an ivy wreath which of course would wither ‘within a day or so. The crown the Christian wins in the race of life, if he dis- ciplines himself, if he keeps his eye on the goal, will be a crown that never fades, one of righteous- ness, joy and glory. Control Required Just as the athlete had to con- trol himself if he expected to win in the Greek games, so does the Christian need to control his ap-| % Treachery Of Judas Will Be Sermon Topic Men have always been interest- ed in the future. The ancients studied the stars and were able to predict rather accurately future events. Through the centuries men have endeavored to predict what lay ahead. No one has matched the un- eanny predictions of the prophets of old. When Judas Iscariot fell from grace and sold his master for a pittance it was Peter who directed attention to an old pre- diction saying, “David spake be- fore regarding Judas.” Human character can be fairly accurate- ly predicted. Sunday morning the Rev? Mr. Rogers will preach on the subiect, “A Fickle Character Falls,” at} the Church of the Rock, 535 Fran- cis Street, at the eleven o'clock service. Judas’ Treachery The dire treachery of Judas constitutes one of the hardest oro- blems of Gospel history. John declare (6:64) that Jesus knew that Judas would betray him and even admitted him to the Aposto- late and so contributed to the ful- fillment of David’s prediction. Whether he knew thisypr not the betrayal was the most b§rrible and a) THE KEY WEST CITIZEN . Saturday, August 14, 1954 petite, his tongue and his actions. The great Blackstone told of hav- ing an efficient assistant stage ma- nager who would let alcohol, get the best of him every time he ap- peared in Georgia. At one time he was so drunk that he had to be dismissed. He was told that when he was able to keep away from k he would be hired again. Within a year he was back for the job and proved good indeed, sober every night. During the day he could never be found and when asked where he spent the time he told Mr. Blackstone that he locked himself up in jail — to keep from getting drunk. There may be times when we may have to take drastic action to “buffet my body, and bring it into bondage,” as did Paul. Apparently people did a lot of talking in Paul’s day. He speaks cf those who “beat the air” and he seems to despise that sort of ser- vice. One can never win by simply saying that they love the Lord. People used to stand in public Places and shout a lot of petty, useless nothings and then indulged in a shiftless, useless life. Its very much like the church member who takes the vows that he will attend the means of grace, and then shows up at the church once or twice a year. To be a victorious Christian one must get. into the race and so discipline himself in such a manner as to win the crown offered to the faithful. The Christian Race Paul seems to dwell on the same subject when he writes to the He- brews. He had apparently watched the Greek races, and so he likens the Christian race to that which he had observed on the track. The Tunner lays aside every weight, all superfluous clothing, and stripped of all encumbrances, he sets out to win. If we apply this lesson to our daily lives it is as silly for us to weight ourselves down with deadly habits, hot tempers, and guilty consciences when it hinders and hampers us in the race of life. We are to run with patience which means that we keep our mind on the goal and objective ra- ther than upon the other fellow, While we are interested in how our neighbor is progressing, we want to succeed ourselves, We hinder ourself when we throw gossipy ob- structions in front of our neighbor. As good Christians we help our- selves as we assist others in their race. We may not win, but as good Sports we like to see virtues and ability in others. We do not envy them their talent and ability. _The Christian race is somewhat like a relay race. Each one must carry the stick over his course whether he be a teacher, a faith- ful attendant lending encourage- ment to others, or serving on some board. Each one doing his best can make his church what it ought to be lifting high the light of the Gos- Pel trut that it might brigten the whole community. There seems to be a race in the | world today between the forces of Christ who practice his gospel of, Peace and the forces of atheism who believe that force and worldly Power are paramount. If Christian People believed as sincerely in the Gospel of love and practiced it as faithfully as do the communists, their gospel of hate, this world could be won for Christ, the Prince of Peace. Christians can win. this tace when we “‘lay \aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us. . looking unto Je- sus the author and perfector of our faith.” By self-discipline we can grow into the grace and love of Jesus Christ. Based on copyrighted outline: 4 by the Divisi - Ley Memorial Will Mark Start ChurchOf World Council Meet 2 NUMBERS 6:25—'‘'The Lord make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you.’’ (RSV) * What value we put on the fact that people notice us! To have someone whom we respect turn his face toward us in a crowd makes us tingle with happiness. When someone fails to see us, of to recognize us, we feel a sense of disappointment. The message of the Bible may almost be sum- marized in the statement that God turns His face toward us.He looks upon us,‘‘as a father pities ‘his children.” -All the work of God in'His rela- tion to'man is to show him His grace and favor. The love of God is the turning of God’s face toward us with affection and with blessing. The happiness of life has its source in the conviction that God cares for us. He not only looks on us, but looks out for us. In the light of His countenagce we find comfort, guidance, peace. His smile is our joy. Taking Care Of The Pentagon Adds Up To Sizable Headaches WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 — There sprawls the Pentagon, a gi- gantic and intricate doodle across the Potomac from Washington. There each working day come 30,000 persons—the top military department chiefs, 350 generals, absorted colonels, majors, cap- tains, plain buck privates, sea- men, airmen and a vast horde of civilians—to help plan this nation’s defense on the land, sea and air. And there, too, come C. B. Mul- vehill and Henry S. Huntt Jr. on a more humble mission. They are the top caretakers of the Pentagon the world’s largest office building. A building so large the U. S. Capitol would fit snugly into any of its five wings. A building so large that people have died there, babies have been born there and the body of a mur- dered man was found on its grounds—and most of the occu- pants knew nothing of the news until they read it in the papers. To Mulvehill and Huntt, all this size adds up to some sizable head- aches, There are 7,600 windows to wash, 63,000 light fixtures in which 900 bulbs burn out daily, 550 water fountains and 1,900 toilets to keep in working order, 30 miles of ap- proach roads to keep repaired, a monster automatic air condition- ing and heating system to watch over, 200 acres of lawn to keep mowed, 17% miles of corridors to be swept and waxed. The amazingly complex elec- trical system in the Pentagon burned up 81,585,450 kilowatt hours at a cost of around one million .| dollars, last year. The parking lots will hold 9,000 cars. Ist Presbyterian Will Have Guest Speakers Sunday Chaplain William A. Lane will occupy the pulpit of the First Pres- byterian Church tomorrow morn- ing. The minister of the Church is on vacation. On August 22nd Chaplain Charles B. Robinson will preach and on Sunday August 29th the Reverend J. Wayte Fulton of the Shenandoah Presbyterian Church of Miami will be the guest minister. The Evening worship services will continue as susual and will be in charge of John Archer, an El- der of the Church. The Youth Fellowships will be light of tomorrow night’s meeting will be a visit to the local church by the members of the District Council of the Southeast District. diabolical crimes in New Testa- ment history. One of the greatest needs in the business world and in the church is for dependable, reliable men. Following the treachery of Bene- dict Arnold it was Washington who Placed on guard. Sneak Attacks In this day of ‘sneak attacks’ held at the regular hour. A high-| directed that only ‘patriots’ be | And $75,000 in fines is collected from motorists—mostly Pentagon employes—since a traffic court system was set up in June, 1949, by a U.S. commissioner who holds court each week in the Pentagon for that purpose. There are 650 persons to clean, operate and maintain the place, and 100 policemen to preserve or- der in addition to the additional guards—the exact number is se- cret—needed for security protec- tion. There is one room where waste- Paper is baled. “But we have fig- ured out a way we could save money by turning it into pulp our- selves,” Mulvehill said. “Do you know how much waste paper we collect each day? Twenty-five tons.” Both work for the General Serv- ices Administration—Mulvehill as Manager of the Virginia area |which includes other buildings in addition to the Pentagon; Huntt as acting superintendent of the Pentagon itself, The General Services Adminis- tration is the housekeeper for oth- er government agencies. ee eves eee shame their mothers, men who never fail their brothers.” The perfidy of such men as Judas should inspire all mankind to maintain the ideals of a Christ- ian. The Sunday School will meet at ten o'clock Sunday morning. Ralph Noble, the superintendant. has maintained an excellent at- and extortion or embezzlement, the hue and cry everywhere is for | dependable men, ‘‘men who never | and out of tendance this summer despite so many famiffes being on vacation <‘tity. He has an ex- Dr. Conrad Bergendoft President Augustana College (Lutheran) Rock Island, Ill Navy Chaplains To Fill Pulpit At Old Stone Chaplain R. N. Stretch of the USS Bushnell will be the guest preacher at the 10:50 worship serv- ice Sunday morning at the First Methodist (Old Stone) Church. Ledr. Stretch is a native of Chi- cago and was formerly a member of the facutly of one of the theo- logical seminaries of the Protest- ant Episcopal Church. He has been in the Navy for 11 years and was recently assigned to the Bushnell. Gerald Saunders will preside at in the morning service. Evening Speaker Sunday evening, the guest preacher will be Chaplain Charles Robinson, He is in charge of the protestant religious work on the Naval Station. At the evening service, Allan Hampton will preside and will in- troduce the guest speaker. Visitors are always welcome at the First Methodist Church. Serv- icemen and tourists are especially invited to attend the services and other activities of this friendly downtown church. Rev. Figueroa Tells Of His Morning Topic | The Rev. Manuel Figueroa, pas- | tor of El Salvador Methodist Church, has announced his regu- lar Sunday services for tomorrow. His Sunday morning subject will be “Led by the Spirit of God.” In| developing the subject the minis- ter said: | “For as many as are led by the | Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.” This is what the Word of | God says about those who want to | be the true and sincere followers of Christ. | “How do we know when we are led by the Spirit of God and when | we are led by somebody else or by | our own sinful nature? Find out by | reading the whole eighth chapter of Romans,” Rev. Figueroa said. | “This ought to be a favorite sel- ection in our devotional study of the Word of God in order to keep | ourselves in obedience and sub- | mission to the will of our Saviour. | “Let us not forget that even our Lord and Master Jesus Christ was | subjected to and obeyed the Spirit | of God in all that He did in “His life. | “The Apostles also were obedi- | ent to the commands and inspira- | tion of the Holy Spirit. | “Let us measure ourselves by |} reading this 8th Chapter of Ro-| mans and find out honestly and | sincerely where we stand.” Se Sa SS cellent staff of ‘teachers who wel- come any new scholars. Visitors and service personnel will find a most cordial welcome at any or all of these services. Ley Memorial Methodist Church, 1304 Truman Avenue at Bayview Park, will mark the opening of the World Council of Churches to- morrow morning at the 10:50 worship service. ‘ i The World Council will begin a two weeks’ session at Evanston, Illinois, on August 15. The World Council represents one hundred and sixty Christian Churches from some forty-one nations of the world. The Evanston meeting will be the second such meeting ever to be held. The first was held in 1948, Theme of Meeting The over-all theme for the Council meeting will be “Christ— The Hope Of The World.” Al- though there are many views con- cerning the place and work of Christ in Christian theology, there is a general agreement that Christ is the center of it all. The World Council meeting is not necessarily a prelude to even- tual organic unification of the several groups which make up the Council. In fact many leaders in prot- estant circles are not at all sure that organic union would be desir- able. Certainly there is no immed- iate prospects that the many Christian groups will welcome one within the foreseeable future. However, there is great hope that all Christians will be more firmly bound to gether as a re- sults of the World Council. Service Schedule The 10:50 morning worship ser- vice at ‘Ley Memorial Church to- morrow will feature a sermon by the pastor which will be baséd on the Council’s theme, ‘“Christ— The Hope of The World.” In addition to the sermon, the congregation will join in singing a hymn entitled, ‘Christ, The Hope Of The World,” written by the Rev. Richard Coulter, pastor of the local First Presbyterian Church. The hymn will be sung to the tune commonly known as Duke Street. Activities of importance during the week will include the regular monthly meeting of the Womari’s Society of Christian Service on Monday night at 7:30, and the monthly Fellowship Supper at the Church on Wednesday Evening at 7:00 o'clock. Laymen To Lead Church Service Reverend J. E. Statham of the Fleming Street Methodist Church is on vacation and Glenn Gold, lay leader of the Miami District, will be the guest speaker Sunday morn- g. Mr. Gold is a tireless worker, a good speaker and a consecrated layman. Under his leadership the work of the laymen has accom- Plished great things in the Miami District. Laymen To Officiate At the evening services begin- ning at 7:30, W. N. Knowles will conduct the worship. Mr. Knowles is an active lay- man and the Chairman of the Com- mission on Membership and Evan- gelism. Mr. Knowles will be as- sisted in the service by other lay- men of the church. It isshoped ‘all members of the church’ will attend both services on Sunday, showing by their presence, their faith’ in Wleming Street Me- thodist Church: and its continiung growth inthe search for “Gods riches.” CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST Of Latter Day Saints SUNDAY SCHOOL 10:00 A.M. SACRAMENT MEETING— 7:00 P.M. 1100 VARELA STREET CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY 327 ELIZABETH STREET Sunday School, 11:00 A.M, Nursery for Pre-Sunday School Age Sunday Morning Service at 11:00 o’Clock ” Wednesday Evening Meetings at 8 o’Clock Reading Room in the Church Building is open on Tuesday sag Friday evenings from 7 to 9. Fight Against Man-Made Doctrines Churches Are Making Historie Bid For Power By GEORGE W. CORNELL EVANSTON, Il. w — The| churches are making an historic bid for Christian power in the world. Against a tide of hostile, man- made doctrines, they’re summon- ing their far-flung flocks to united defense. They’re seeking to com- bine their strength to make their faith a firmer help to troubled men and nations. “The Christian faith today,” said the Rev. Canon Theodore 0. Wedel of Washington, ident of the Episcopal House of Deputies, “is involved in a war against gigantic rivals.” To meet that challenge and try to seal the broken ranks of Chris- tianity, churchmen from many lands are gathering here, for a two-week assembly of the World Council of Churches. It opens Sunday. “The meeting comes at a most difficult and tragic moment in the world’s life, and particularly criti- cal moment in the life of the churches’ said Dr. W. A. Visser't Hooft, the council’s general sec- retary. : One of the big issues at stake is what means the varied churches can find for mutual action on the world scene. Said the council’s American administrator, Dr. Sam- uel McCrea Cavert: “In order for the churches to be heard effectively against the rival faiths that today are bidding for the loyalty of people, they must have a united voice beyond any- thing that has ever existed be- fore.” . There will be 161 denominations — Orthodox, Protestant, Old Cath- olic and Anglican — represented at the meeting. Many have ‘had little contact until recent years, often viewing one another as competitors. But the emergence of hard-hit- ting secular faiths — scientific hu- manism, communism, fascism and other “isms” that promised ma- terial bliss without spiritual- ly grounded justice — served to rally churches to joint resistance. “It is the rise of the totalitarion state that is the real crisis of Christian churches and civilization SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST —CHURCH— R. L. MATHEWS, PASTOR PHONE 2.7924 Notice New Location Corner Sth & Seidenburg Services - Saturday SABBATH SABBATH SCHOOL WORSHIP VESP BEFORE SUNSET WEDNESDAY EVE. PRAYER SERVICE — 7:45” Everyone Welcome POINCIANA BAPTIST SUNDAY SCHOOL, 9:45 A.M. PREACHING, 11 A.M. BY PASTOR 6:30 P.M., Training Union PREACHING, 7:30 P.M. Tuesday, 2 P.M., Prayer at Old Home, Stock Island || Wednesday, 8 P.M., Prayer Meeting at Church GLAD TIDINGS} TABERNACLE (ASSEMBLY OF GOD) 801 Georgia Street Sunday School— 9:45 A.M. Morning Worship— 11:00 A.M. Evening Rally— 7:30 P.M. (MID-WEEK) _ Tuesday—7:30° P.M. Friday—7:30 P.M. , Pastor :of our times,” said Dr. G. K. A. Bell, Britain’s bishop of Chichester and chairman of the council’s cen- tral committee, adding: The issue is whether the churches will wake up and stand together for spiritual authority against the purely secular, totali- tarian and materialist state.” To a large extent, the power that the churches can deliver in world affairs depends on the amount of unity among the churches themselves. “They have been under the heavy handicap of being in a frag- mentary condition in an increas- ingly unified world,” said Luther- an leader Dr. Franklin Clark Fry, vice chairman of the council’s cen- tral committee. “They have lived in comparative isolation since the Reformation, and in the case of the Orthodox churches, since the 11th Century. But the critical condition of the times has summoned them togeth- er with a sense of urgency. The church’s role in dealing with social evils that blight many peo- ples and threaten others stands as a major motivating force in the churches’ new drive for greater leadership. The aim, however, is not to build a “political power center,” said Dr. Visser't Hooft, but a “spiritu- al power center.” “The church is expected to stand for man, for his dignity, for hu- man solidarity, for a decent hu- man life on this planet,” he said. “What the churches do may well spell the difference between anar- chy and redemption all over the world.” In this task, Bishop Bell said, the church’s effectiveness has been “seriously impeded by divisions within it.” “The world doesn’t pay much attention to one church when it makes a noise,” he said. “But it pays a good deal of attention when many of them make a noise.” The outcome of the Assembly is clothed in uncertainties and poten- tial troublespots and controversies, but it also holds the framework for major potentialities in the pow- er of the churches. Says the week- ly Christian Century: “We are intrigued with the idea that something tremendous may happen at Evanston — something that would set the world on fire with a blaze which will still be hot 10 years from now. It could happen.” End advance for Friday, Aug. 13 BIBLE STUDY — 10 A.M. Bible CHURCH OF CHRIST M. A. CREWS, Minister Ashby and Von Phi SUNDAY Quiz by W. Ray Duncan Each Sunday * 4:30 P.M. Over WMIE, Miami MORNING SERVICE — 11 A.M. EVENING SERVICE — 7:30 P.M. r Streets WQAM — 1 P.M. WEDNESDAY: BIBLE STUDY — 7:30 P.M. a3. ahs —— Located at 1304 veryone Invited METHODIST |\ay °, = Truman Avenue 9:45, A.M.—SUNDAY SCHOOL 10:50 A.M.—MORNING WORSHIP Subject: “CHRIST — THE HOPE OF THE WORLD” 7:30 P.M.—EVENING WORSHIP Subject: “THE TIE THAT BINDS” The First Methodist Church Preaching Jesus Christ For Over A Century THE OLD STONE CHURCH Where Eaton Crosses Simonton, for Over 100 Years J. PAUL TOUCHTON, B.A., B.D., MINISTER 9:45 A.M., Sunday School Allen Carey, Superintendent 10:50 A.M.—Morninig Worship Chaplain R. N. STRETCH, Guest Preacher 6:30 P.M., MYF, MIF Worship Services - 7;30 P.M.—Evening Worship Chaplain CHARLES ROBINSON, Guest Preacher This Historic Old Church Has A Cordial Welcome For All RALPH ROGERS, Minister MORNING iat era as INDEPENDENT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF THE ROCK “On This RO€K I Will Build My Church” TEMPORARY QUARTERS: 535 FRANCIS STREET (Corner Southard and Francis Streets) Mrs. Martha Robinson, Pianist SUNDAY :SCHOOL, 10:00 A.M. ” Ralph D. Noble, Superintendent WORSHIP 11:00 A.M., 535 FRANCIS STREET Subject: “THE FICKLE FELLOW FALLS” Youth Fellowship, 6:30 P.M. #09'" VISITORS WILL FIND A CORDIAL WELCOME FLAGLER AVENUE and TENTH STREET On “Peinciana—Navy, City Hospital” Bus Line EARLY MORNING SERVICE ...... wrsecemonosonnnssessoosmns - 8:30 A.M. SUNDAY SCHOOL AND BIBLE CLASS ...0.c..:-.0 reese 9:45 AM. 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