The Cedarville Herald, Volume 69, Numbers 27-52

tm y m w M h h a i a whbay , A w t m t, t m ..... "P"' II^MLH^IW r "■'» .... '■ ^■ll|l«« W m tC im INTEfcKAflONAL S U N D A Y | ^ _ omLeifon ^umeBsm Laeaon for Auguet 4 J ■ JESUS AND THE SABBATH ZJHMUM WXT-TixofflM » :« ; Mark- ThJ* is ti» day ; “The Sabbath was , mad* for . ifhan,’’ and was ordained of God for 'the good of man'* body and soul, It was Intended to be a -day of glad fellowship with the Lord. '. Since th* Sabbath — the seventh day i*- was essentially one of rest' j§nd wdrship, the principles -which surrounded it and directed its life ' may be applied to our day of reft. Which is the first day of the week— the Lord's day. . That word “rest" sounds:* little Strahge in this busy, world of ours, and yet it is an important one. It .means quiet for the'struggling one, calm for the troubled, repose for the Weary, cessation of labor for the worn-out one, . . God 'in his infinite wisdom saw that without i ist man would soon destroy himself, and he made pro* ■vision for one day in seven when iabor should cease and man should be free for .that- recreation of soul -fend body which should fit him lor the labor of the week. I. A Day of’Holiness (Exod. 20:8). . God gave bis people a holy day to balance up their days of la­ bor- and to bring blessing to their souls. On that day he decreed that they should come apart from their tabors, turn from secular interest and t"m their hearts and minds to the unseen and the eternal. Man would become so engrossed in-the things, of this world that he would soon forget; therefore, God com­ mands him to stop and worship. That should be sufficientto cause his peopleto “remember” the day “to keep it holy." Notice that the day of rest was to be not only for the: family, but also for servants and for visitors. The employer who . unnecessarily operateshis factory or office on Sun­ day violates this commandment. Note also that the man who is to rest on the seventh day is supposed to work on the six days. Some neglect to do both. This, matter of keeping the Lord’s day holy is one which has tremen­ dous implications in the-lives of:our children. Many men and women who have had built into their own characters the stalwart virtues nur­ tured by family attendance at di­ vine worship' have not only forgotten their own continumg need, but are . destroying the interest of their chil­ dren in church attendance. It is serious enough to go astray/ in one’s own life, but to lead one’s children astray is an appalling^:re­ sponsibility. Let’s keep the Lord's day as a holy day. Hi A Day of 'Helpfulness (Mark 2:23-28). The formalists of Christ’s day, the Pharisees, had overlooked the heart of God’s law and the holy living .which it was intended to produce, and had bound up even .the observ­ ance of the sabbath (which was in­ tended'to be a day of rest and glad­ ness) in such a mass of technical “ thou-shalt not’s” that it was a day of fear. - The accusations against the disci­ ples because they had taken and eaten grain was not on the ground that they had stolen, for the law (Deut. 23:23) guaranteed that right to the one who passed through his neighbor's field. The Pharisees con­ tended, however, that the disciples had worked on the Sabbath in pick­ ing and hulling the graim. God's laws are helpful laws, and it is only when men pervert- them, or add to them their own traditions and interpretations, that they be­ come burdensome to anyone who is God-fearing and obedient. HI. A Day of Healing (Matt, 12: 9-13). / Jesus madejt^dear that healing of the- body (yes, and of the soul) was most appropriate on the Sab­ bath day; in fact, that is the very day for-it. The healing of the man with the withered arm revealed that back of the Pharisees' professed concern for the Sabbath v;us « real hatred for Christ, It is an appalling thing that In the house of worship on the .very Sabbath day, "these men, outwardly so religious, were plot­ ting agiinkt our Lord, Jesus cuts across human hypoc­ risy and hatred to declare that toe true keeping of the Sabbath is to do the work of God. No work of neces­ sity (like plucking the grain) or of mercy (like healing toe withered arm) is ever out of place on the day of rest. A word of caution is needed, for some have sought to interpret this Scripture as providing biblical ground for doing all sorts of things on their day of rest. That day is for man’s good, not for his ejettue- tion. His greatest good is served, by rest, worship, spiritual develop­ ment, Christian fellowship, and the doing of deeds of necessity and mercy. The desecration of the Lord’s day in our time is a serious matter. Let tie not, contribute to it, We Pay $5.00 fo r HORSES $3.00 fo r COWS According to size and condition . Small animals removed promptly f a r m b u r e a u c o o p a s s n . , call collect i 1 Xenia 7fi« . . Second Century r \ * ■ I of %. o, Banking . DETROIT STREET at MAIN, XENIA, OHIO ■ , / . . ' . ■ ' . '' _ , : *• i ' • ^ ' - • ' ' . . Has served people of Greene County since 1835 v ... The Greene County Fair is in its second century o f service and pleasure to Greene Coun­ ty People f , . ■'.f: . ■ . The Fair has been ' in yopera- tion from the days Of the Con- istoga Covered Wagon to the days o f the airplane. We con-" gratulate the Fair Board on the celebration o f the 107th Fair. , I , - The Xenia National Bank has / served the people o f Greene County for 111 years o f con­ genial, happy business rela- , > tions. r * \ % i s •* A * It has progressed and enlarg­ ed its ability to serve, to meet the wider opportunities brot about by changing methods o f transportation. ssTfiw •>) \ Because the torch has been handed down from year to year to able leadership, the Greene . County Fair has never faltered. . . . has, instead made constant progress in its long career. We like to think that this same demotion to principle . . . to thorough-going, well-founded banking practice, has brought a parallel\chievement reflected in steady, vigorous progress through the years. . . so, our eyes are on theVuture. We never want to grow so big that we loke that personal touch with our clientele which is so satisfying a feature o f our ordinary banking routine, that’s keeping our feet on the ground. We like you to feel that you are always welcome, a respectful and sympathic hearing. N The Evening of Life May Be Passed in Comfort if the Morning is Wisely Spent ' , * * . * ■ OLD XENIA NATIONAL Main Corner of City of Xenia e v *•> " “ You A re Never A Stranger A fter Your First Visit 9 SIXT* CONG HAP . I f ; •<d J By Cl Me On last ] Congress a< out date), t ed into Spc • dent. D,uri 19th Congr . can arms ac wars; the being, the ; President d Whatevei 79th Congrc be charged dependence, agination c Slamp" Co despite its ,1 1ties, the- Co ■ . refused tc posed by tli the 19th C< islation w -President, in America heavy a pr< ‘ so many or including l ment offici the 79th. Cc all the pro; forts had li nal decision The 79th into law su legislation time Milita Army-Navj draft o f ei posed Fed pensation 1 ized Medici ment Bill v the Labor to continue .. without- a hand the 7' islation fo: the United lief and re tions; for participatii to grant fo lion dollai Great Brit , curity to A lish civiliai and atomic constructs tals; to inc for veteran for the re< gross,, itsc form and I relations at ment bccau In the cl< last week, plcted on i ity Bill wh grants to t pensions tc as Well as der this nc ceive from an additior age blind i three dolla The new li dollars to amount th pay each fo r the su; The same, vision free age insura at one per and emplo dal Secur; would hav> January 1: percent ea employers tive' actior Just bef Congress dollar api lajly equif o f ampute fo r driviu twenty tin roes to gc their own administer istration. ■ Now ton ed sine Buckeye i ed. If th elections friends w hope to rc umn with Congress 1947. 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