The Cedarville Herald, Volume 69, Numbers 1-26

-XS£ 3 i » sksjr * * y. >euw . na>AT, uommr t , ua ........ ” IMPROVE UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL S UNDAYI chool Lesson B*} mm 4 brlfMtum tlfta*. Lesson for December 9 Cw iioll'... Eduoattoa}*uiuKI by T*K' CHRISTIAN’S PLACE IN TIIK U F E OF BDISNATION _ (Temperance Lassen) ■ LESSON TEXT: Matt. 8:19-1«, 43<U: I Peter 1:13-1?. GOLDEN TEXT: Bletsed U the nation whoie God la the Lord.—Paalm 33:13. Men make up nation*. Human be­ ings in a lend like ours determine by their interests and attitudes the direction in which the entire’social order moves. That in turn deter­ mines what kind of government we have. If the totalitarian... philosophies have colored our thinking and caused us to forget the importance of the individual in the life of our nation, let us turn at once to the right view. - Particularly important Is the -bear* . ing which individual Christians can and should have on our national life. We have tended to draw back and fail to use the power 'and. position . which we have by God’s grace. Nowhere does that show more than in our failure (perhaps one > should say 'shameful1failure I) to bring Christian principles to bear, upon the appalling liquor problem.’ This is temperance Sunday. Do not fail to stress that phase of Christian citizenship today. How should Christians make their - influence felt in the nation? By be­ ing what they ought to be and con­ tributing to its life. Note these things in our lesson—the Christian gives: I. Salt (Matt. 5:13). . We are the salt of the earth, and the pungent savor of Christ is to be evideiit in us as we touch life'round jabout us-r-in the church, in the home, And in the nation. True salt is antiseptic and purify­ ing. I t fights corruption wherever it is found. How effective the spir­ itually salty Christian and church should be against the corrupt polit- ' leal system, the liquor industry, vice and sin of all kinds. Have we. lost ouc savor (v. 13)? ' n . Light (Matt, 5:14-16). A light is intended to give illumi­ nation to all round about it. It al- ] ways does‘unless someone hides i t . under a cover, and then it becomes not only useless hilt dangerous. A life'lighted by faith in Christ, will shine to the very ends of the earth and, as a missionary once said, “The light that shines farthest shines brightest at home.” We are the light of the. world, but \ if we cover our light we deny t h e ; very, essence of our natures. Here is no thought of proud or selfish dis- f play. Light does not- shout about itself,, it just shines. j Who will deny that there is need ' of;some real spiritual light in some | of the dark corners of our national } life? Who is to shine in such places but you and me, fellow-believer? j Then, too, let us not -forget that God has sent us out to light other ’ lights. We can best servei*8far na-f tion, and best meet the challenge ! of- Ilquor by turning men to Christ. ‘ That doesn’t mean that we should neglect other “gpod works;” but it is well to keep “first things first.” III. Love (Matt. 5:43-48). “Love your enemies’’ (v. 44) ; that is the standard which Christ has established for His followers. While the. love one has tor the brethren is without doubt a more intimate re­ lationship than the love one may have lor an enemy, we must not seek to minimize the real love we should have even for those who curse and revile us. It is to move us so deeply tha t we not only treat them kindly, but also pray for them. Humanly speaking such a thing is impossible, but i 5 , Christ it is not only possible, i t .has [ actually been demonstrated in life. It is so easy for Christianji to speak with derision that borders on hatred about “the devil’s gang,” and to lose all love for the crowd that hangs around the tavern-and- th# gambling house. Let us hate their 1 sin", but may God help us to show. that we really love them. j . Love will do more to reach the i world for Christ, and more to direct - our national life into right channel! I than any other influence we can ! bring to bear. Let us do all we can, but let us do i t all in love. ! IV. Loyalty (I Pet. 3:13-17). { ' The loyalty of the Christian to; right authority should be glad and ; free,' not by necessity orby co - ' erclon. j The believer will see in all men - the image of God and will honor ! them even though he ,may not be, able to respect or approve their way of life. The dignity and position of j the individual is always recognized' by Christianity. f The brotherhood of true believers should call forth a peculiar love. W e1 need to renew that brotherly oflec-! tion between believers. i Fear of God, that is, the desire to i do His blessed, will, shows itself in. the beat kind of Citizenship. Govern-!}- meat would serve itself well if it; encouraged every effort to win its 1 l^tiitens to Christ. j LEGAL NOTICE Ethel Calhoun, who resides a t Den­ ton, Carter County, Kentucky, is here­ by notified thatJohn Calhoun has fil­ ed his petition against her for divorce in Case- No. 24,169 in the Court of Common Plea*, Groans County, Ohio, and that said cause Will be for hear­ ing on and after December 20th, 1045, a t the Court Soon: of said Cofirt of Common PlrM, in the Court House a t XeAia> Ohio. PROBATE COURT GREENRCOtJNTY, OHIO Accounts and Vouchers in the fol­ lowing named persons and estates have been filed in the Probate Court of Greene County, Ohio, for inspect­ ion, settlement and record and unless there is a motion filed for hearing same, on or before the 7th .day of January, 1946, the same will be or- .dered recorded. First and Final Accounts Frank V. Beasley, Executor, Mar­ garet Beasley, deceased. -Rachel A. Carter, Administratrix, William C. Carter, deceased. Ray Garringer, Guardian, Emma Conner, Incompetent. Mildred Redman, Administratrix, Eva Craport, deceased. * Ernest J. Flatter, Administrator, Mary A. Flatter, deceased. Henrietta M. Fudge, Executrix, Amelia A. Fudge,, deceased. Ralph K. Grinnell and Marjorie Caupp, Executors, Morton R. Griunell, deceased. J. E. Morris, Administrator, Claude E. Leak, deceased. Anna L, Stall, Administratrix, Dar­ win B. Stall, aka D. B. Stall;--deceased. First, Final and Distributive Accounts Arthur J. Christopher and Louis E. Christopher, Executors, Andrew J. Christopher, deceased. Charles Carroll, Executor, Joseph J.Nash, deceased. Beesie L. Piper, Administratrix, Z. M. Piper, deceased. Miscellaneous Accbunts Jeannetta Swogger, Guardian, Viv­ ian Jeannette Ficks, a Minor, Second and Final Account. Cora F. Davis, Administratrix, Hanson W. Frazier, deceased,, State­ ment in Lieu of and for an Account. Cammie L. Ireland, Executrix, Sem Ireland, deceased, First Account. G. W. Kester, Guardian, Francis J. Lucas, deceased, Fifth Account. George J. Gray, Guardian,' Ro­ bert Barclay Moorman, Incompetent, Eighth and Final Account. Arthur C. McCormick, Guardian, Shirley M. McCormick, a Minor, Ninth Account. The Winters National Bank and Trust "Company, of Dayton, Ohio, Trustee ^Mae Dean, u-w of Julia D. McGervey, deceased, First Account. -Dora Viola Jacobs, Guardian, Helen Rosemary Neville, a Minor, First Ac­ count. Marion D. R. Baldwin, Guardian Louis DeLaney Ricketts, a Minor, First Account. Minnie A. Shelley, Executrix, Frank Shelley, deceased, Eighth Account. Mabel A. Weakley, Guardian, Clar­ ence and Ruth Evelyn Weakley, Min­ ors, First Account December 7, 1945 . * LEGAL NOTICE Temple Eads, whose place of resi­ dence is unknown, will take notice that Charles Eads, has filed his peti­ tion for divorce on ; -the grounds of gross neglect in the Common Pleas Court, Greene County, Ohio, the same being Case No. 24,188, and that said cause will come on for hearing six full weeks from the elate of the first publication thereof. (12-7-6t-l-ll) * FOREST DgNKLE, Attorney for the/PIaintiff .LEGAL NOTICE Lome A. Miller, whose place of res- ■idenefc is unknown, will take notice that Elza C. Miller, Jr., has /filed his petition for divorce on the grounds of Gross Neglect of Duty, in the Court of Common Pleas, Greene County, Ohio, against her} ■ the same being Case No. 24,192, and that said cause will come on for ' hearing six full weeks from the date of the first publi­ cation hereof. (12-7-6t-l-ll) T. L. BARGER, Attorney for Plaintiff 1218 U. B. 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