The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-11-18
WEEKLY SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
CHRISTIAN WORKERS
By HIGHT E. MOORE

| There are two classes of material:
On the one hand, there is gold,
silver. precious stonc-thc very
best products of mind, heart, and
soul, material that is costly and
durable. as truth. faith. and love.
On the other hand, there is wood,
hay. Stubblc-thc mere froth and
foam Of liCc( material that IS
cheap and flimsy. including doc
triuc that is false, ideals that are
low. conduct that is inferior If
not ubiquitous. Upon what is so
infinitely precious We ought to
lay The most precious we can COM
mund, and not what is either
WORTHLESS StO Us or destructive to
others.
The contrast in Paui'S mind rs
he wrote this paragraph was be-
fore the eyes Of his readers every
day. I'm the city of Corinth stood
the stately temples, palaces, and
other public buildings resting up
on adalnantnic foundations, their
massive walls constructed Of
granite and marble, their columns
and roofs glittCiing with dccora-
tons Of silver and Of gold. With
in the same city and often hard
by these structures were the hutS
Of the poor and the profligatc, set
like mere cOOpS upon the ground,
the walls Of board or Of wooden
lathcS. with straw in the interest
ticus. the roof composed Of
thatch. The contrast between
them was less on account Of ar
chitcctural beauty and utility
than the matter Of pcrmancncc.
Which could better withstand 4
raging conflargration? There
could be but one answer. Every
one in Corinth remembered the
awful fire which had occurred
many years previously. In those
greedy flames the houses OF wood
and straw were eagerly and COM
plrtcly dcvomcd while their hot
breath swept without avail
against the walls of granite and
Of marble. And 50 the searching
fire with pencil of flame drew the
line between the tranSitOry and
the permanent: On one side,
smoking rubbish; on the other,
unmolcStcd and indcStructiblc
grandeur.
ca Build to abide. Every
builder must expect the revealing
day and the testing fire. Note
that the fuel of the ultimate
flame is work; not play, much as
we spend on triflcs; not idleneSS,
much Of time and opportunity as
we frittcr away; not labor alone
which through aimlcssncSS or 10
nOrancc fails of result, but work
that accomplishcS something,
reaches its purpose, leaves some
traces of energy after the worker
is gone. Also il is the work OF Il
Christian but it is earthly, the
work of balancing StrawS, Of
blowing bubbles, Of chasing but
tcrflicS: and 50 4 work that Is
WORTHLESS TO the cause of Christ.
or course the wood, hay, and
Stubblc Of life must finally be
d1vourcd. In the flame OF test
| inc such q builder suffers loss in
tn. burning of his work; all that
he has done and all that he has
accumulated are lost at last. He
misses the reward for fidelity
through himself saved by grace.
! Hence the incrTant and inescap-
able decision: Burn the work
Save the worker.
60 Build for Approval. Here
is the real test Of our work. 1t
may look well now; il may be SUI
perior to others around it; it may
stir our souls with pride as we
contemplate it; but will it stand
when the Master inspects it? VIII
it meet his approval when he
comes to reward the builder who
is good and faithful? Who would
be content with a bare escape
from the consuming fire when di-
vine grace offers an abundant
entrance into the heavenly habi-
| tatiOnS?
! Sewers (Galations g.
I Sow Well. The law and the
duty Of sowing and reaping are
as old as the race and as familiar
as sun and shower. Yet we often
fail to apply this natural law in
the spiritual world. To SOW well
we must SOW good seed in good
soil. Then may we hope to come
rejoicing at harvest time bringing
in the sheaves. We note seven
impcrativeS:
(D Sow the Gospel. That is
the message needed by men. 1t is
the good tidings of a Saviour who
brings salvation to the lost world.