Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-05-12
SABBATH SCHOOL LESSON
For May 15th-1 Cor. ~: All, Jno. 6: Ia
BY DIR. MARION M'H. HULL

self? Neither one of them can hold
this pen with which ] write; but CO.
operating they can hold it, while the
arm moves it across the paper so as
to convey to you who read the mes
sages God gives to me for you in an
sWer to the prayers of many. But
the arm could not move unless the
brain directed 1t and the muscles re-
SpOnded, and the eye must be kept on
the paper all the time SO that it will
be directed intelligently. And back
Of the brain must be the spirit which
has been touched by the Spirit of
God IL the message is to bring con-
Viction to your spirit.
How foolish, therefore, fer any,
one to think he can do it all, or do
anything alone. And what respect
it engenders for others when we
realize that without their CO-ope9c,-
ton we can not do our part even!
Yet in our Christian lives and WORK
we see the foolish spectacle every
day-the minister who is the wa3.e
push" in his congregation, the su-
perintendent who is not devejcp.n@
uatent talent in the school, Inc
teacher who never gives the class
chance for expression. There IS a
lot of dead wood in the church, hHt
it is not wholly their fault. Thc>
might be helps" q Cor. l2:2Sl, but
they have never been given a chance.
It is partly their fault. for usually
those who seek to be us7f Il 5nu th@lr
places without difficulty.
Let me suggest some m:"~e for
you, something you can do il you
have not yet found your gift. Pre-
pare to teach for teachers are mdae
rather than born. However, since the
field for teachers will be necessari-
ly more or less limited there are 9TH
or fields of work unlimited as to OPP
portunities. Witness bearing is for
all Begin now to tell others, IN or
binary conversation. what Jesus
Christ means to you, what He is do
ing for your daily life. The story will
grow, and grow easier, too. You can
'help''-bring a friend to Sunday
school, to church services to prayer
stranger who sits next you in church
the officers can't do it all, and
folks like to be made welcome. You
can pray. Only God knows what
cooperation in this way will mean,
erence? A goodly number have told
me that these lessons have helped
them. and L want to tell you why
it is because there are soma OF Gods
people who are praying for me that
God will use these expositions of the
lesson. You don't know them, and
many of them l don't know, but to
the extent that we have been blessed,
we are both their debtors. Will you
not cooperate with them IN this
ministry of prayer that get u>ilars
may be blessed?
Cooperation Rot C,,Ili;5..s 6 .&o:s
Let us distinguish carefully be
tween cooperation and combination.
Cooperation is Gods plan; combina-
ton is the DEVILS. THE kings OF the
earth take counsel together against
the Lord of His Christ" Combina-
ton in business is the order of the
day and is responsible for much OF
the unrest of the world. Combina-
ton in religion is just as, unholy.
Great harm was done by the com
bination of several agencies during
the world war, and a more recent
combination was fraught with grave
dangers, and finally went on the
rocks. Combination has the tenden-
cy to magnify man and mans pow
er, and to leave out God Cooper
alton depends upon the fact of the
Headship of Christ, and the mem
bers of the body receiving orders
and strength from Him, each doing
its own part under His direction and
by His power.
Brethren, let us recognize Him
as our head more and more, and we
as members of His body, and there
fore, work in harmony and in unison
for His glory.