Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-08-17

and circulating the faults of the other
members of the S. S. Better look after
and try to overcome and correct some
of your own faults as we all have them.
OF all the great characters of the bible
and history we find only one that was
perfect, Christ himself, all others had
faults and seasons of failures as well as
successes in life. Sometime ago read
verse from Raycroft:
"Just stand aside and watch yourself
60 by,
Think of yourself as he, instead of l..
Pick flaws: find fault : forget the man
is you,
And strive to make your estimate ring
true,
The faults of others then will dwarf
and shrink,
Loves chains grow stronger by one
mighty link,
When you, with he, as substitute for !
Have stood aside and watched yourself
go by"
Christ did not berate and rail down
down upon his brethren for their
faults but loved them to the last, even
gave his life for them. Greater love
hath no man than this, that a man lay
down his life for his friends, John 1913
Ye are my friends if We do whatsoever
| command you. John 1914.
Hence forth | call you not servants
for the servant knoweth not what his
Lord doeth, but I have called you
friends. John 1915.
This is the kind of friendship Christ
expressed toward his brethren, are we
exercising this king of friendship in
our S. S. toward it members?
In Proverbs 1922 We learn that to
have friends we must be friendly so in
your S. S. work cultivate friendship,
give the glad hand to every one pres
ent member and no member, better
have foolish face than frozen arm.
The hand clasp is the medium thru
which one heart transmits the electric
ity OF love to another heart, every man
woman and child however rough or
gruff likes to be petted and no man
can dislike you if you speak kindly to
him and about him. Cause visitors and
members of your Sunday Schoolto feel
SO much at home that they will come
again, let the atmosphere of your S. S.
be surchanged with friendship and
The laxity of friendship in S. S. is
the absence of the christian spirit in
the school, yes God is not there. Which
reminds me of story; An old negro
applied for membership in an exclusive
church in a Southern city. But the
Bishop of the congregation told the old
man his spiritual condition was not
satisfactory and sent him home to
pray. In few days he returned and
was again recommended to prayer He
returned the next day. Well said the
bishop "How is it with you Sambo?"
Its all right. Iprayed the Lord and he
said go ahead Sambo, Good luck to
you. Ise been trying to get in that
church for 20 years myself"
Why can we not exercise that friend
ship which extends the hand of fell
lowship to all with whom it comes in
contact until they prove unworthy
when tested by that charity that suf-
fereth long and is kind, thinketh no
evil and is not easily puffed up, linked
with that benevolence which seeks to
make the world brighter and better
and to bring sunshine and gladness TO
the hearts of all men. Your flowers on
display today are pretty and sweet
indeed, l just love flowers. But one
of the most beautiful flowers on earth
is friendship. We find it everywhere
along the great and adventurous path
of life, if we will but 60 along our
way confident and courageous, giving
our part to the great scheme of living.
Friendship is the perennial flower
that blooms everywhere in every
country and in every cline. Where
ever human beings are this marvellous
blossom sheds its radiant beauty and
rich perfume with lavish prodigality.
Its colors are amazing, every hue and
tint of the rainbow, very profusion
of various colors rare and richer than
any imagination could possibly picture
or any skill of art portray. 1t fingers
long yea forever, and how far it reaches,
even to the uttermost, you see it with
your soul and you feel it with your
heart. 1t is wonder flower. 1t lifts
us up from the depths. 1t heals the
sick of mind and heart. It mends
lameness of disbursement. Yea, it
does all this and more. Friendship that
cornerstone of all humanity is yours
and mine to give and to received, TO
rest upon and abide with so long as
mortal man believes trusts and con-
fides in his fellows. II is rare Tower
indeed and you can prove it by every
man who has himself been truly a
friend.
We are very glad to tell you that we
have in this community flower of
this kind, there may ibe more but we
feel sure that Miss Anna Lichliter
teacher of the Primary Glass in the
Christian Sunday School at Dry Run
will measure up to the standards of
this flower of friendship. AS far as
we know this is the largest class of
its kind in this Valley there is always a
full class no trouble to get little boys
and girls in this class from the cradle
roll but there may be trouble later to
get them to leave the class for the
higher classes. What wonderful
power for good could be exercised in
the S. s. of this valley if all the teach
.ers and S. S. officers could and would
try to measure up to the standard of
friendship of this above mentioned
teacher The great influence for good
that noble woman is doing can not
be measured by our feeble and finite
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