Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-07
begin now IS
{. {. LESSON
This Weeks Theme Interpreted
for Students by
Harry Link.

"Begn Now is the weeks subject OF
the Young Peoples Society Of Christian
Endeavor, and the scripture for IT rs
found in III Corinthians q: lilo.
The subject does not really need an
extended explanation because II Is alb
sol,itely exnlaiired in the latter part of
the second verse of the sixth chapter ot
II Corinth hians: behold, now is the ac-
cepted time. Behold. now Is the day oi
salvation. Not sometime III the remote
past: not any specific date IN ages long gone
by; not some day IN the lar oil iuture.
not some eventful period yet Ia come
not last year, or next year. not last
month; not next month; not last week, ot
next week; not yesterday or tomorrow but,
Nov
But our topic is. Begin Now begin
what? Paul IN this scroud letter to the
Corinthians, reminds them hat they arc
not what they should he, he frankly tells
them nf their shortcomings, and then
immediately tells them that there ls IN
opportunity and way by which they may
he saved, that the day Of salvation y ut
hand, the time to grasp the eppHrtlHlty
is now 5rgin Now" to he follower 81
the Lord Jesus Christ. heicve IN Its
PROMISE and "Peru EoWs tollveior Hum
The letter that Paul wrote to those
people of CorInth. IN the tali 81 \ y ~.
was rewritten and translated tor rs, hal
we might grasp It's meaning and accept
the promised N Hatteu. the free eiif 81
eternal life through taith II Jesus hflst,
and, that VT may not delay, lali ltsRln
Now. 10 live he life Of love atId sariitite
that others MAY ste that II : good and
true NaV We So live that others tnaN -.
that though Ne arc living ~ strenuous
1 TIL ft.FE
the world. and III the md Christ viii b
gloriiie,. and His Kingdom eytepded
throughout the world Rc faithful. -
true Christlnn Endeavors Begin NoH
The sunrise ufetnR thIs veat was we'll
attended. and Il Was verS encouraging to
sec So manN older members aat Those
who were thcrc en!nycd the meeting
thorouehl, and were we'll ferald Tor
| having cnmc oul IA carly IN the morning
Rev Nnrdceia 1T lac Iastlake frrstE
tcrian Church gave 4 verY interesting
address Ilc brought a. mind the manf
+ blessings winch Ne receive dally. and for
winch We should 10 thankful lie sounded
warning. that should IL headel u al.
and that i tlqt some leaders are trying
to lovcrfhc diet, 81 cod w must be en
! guard and heck such attempts
I,pdoavorers. let us not he satisfied
| with dong our hut Int Tt Us do orr very
hest Let u4 give a1r lest to tod and
| LIS work
Tho ouirtnc=4 If callv morning. the
/ address ui Rct Nnrieen and tie singing
/ hy " Il Ra,moul hrld the attention Of
An The oIacu meeting Na- also ~ lnsptFa
t,on. and maus ot nur 1nung people uad,
public tcSttmnu, at the maiiR tlngs. Tor
i Wh,ch they are thankful PraYets were
4 -, II f.,t44f.If
| who asked God ! blessing aud gInance
| for our nation aud the boS- III In scfyicc
/ Endcavorcrs. these meetings show fhni
+ Christian tndcayor does trnm the Npling
/ peoplo tn take y part n God work, for
/ many oi these prayers aud testimonies
! would not have been made IN public, II II
/, had not been because ol the training re-
/ ccivcd in the little {, T. PRAYER meetings.
! That Grecnhill man was 50 interested n
| the sunrise meeting. he forgot whether Il
was day OF night
We always give the glad hand t. the
| old workers, even II they only get out
I once a wear
chr next hlg meeting Will hc otir watch
/ night service. which will be held III Della
i ware Avenue Bapts Chnrch. Rev.
Charles II Bonner q Hanover PreshY-
+ terrain Church VIII he the speaker. \
/ good program IS being arranged - keep
/ this date IN mInd
In answer to ono of those letters, which
the committee has sent ont, oar deacon
! has received an answer. It beng from one
! Of the older members. Who states that he
t counted 1t pleasure to be able 10 CON
! tribute Ia G T. work Let us put this
i same sprit into our giving, give all we
+ c.n far hrlSt and Ills Church
/ Let u- Begin now To do great thlngs
/ for Chn~t tht, winter