The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-03-17
THE HEALING MASTER
MARK 6: 53-56)

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THE HEALING MASTER
MARK 6: $3.50
RESTORATION from waste
and wreck to physical wholcnesS
is given by the healing Christ,
After the feeding Of the ilyC
thousand east of the Sea Of Call
lee in the spring Of 20 A. d.,
Jesus and the disciples came back
across the sea to the western
shore neal" Capernaum. They
landed at the plain of Gennesaret
one Of the most fertile and fruit
full regions in Canaan or on the
earth. As soon as the little com.
pany landed the gathering crowd
recognized Jesus, for many had
seen him in the city and, indeed,
some of them may have been IN
the crowd of five thousand led
only the day before by tn" Lord
miracle with the lads meal. IN
stantly and inStinctivelv the peo-
pie ram about the whole neigh
bon hood spreading the news OF ms
arrival. Everybody who was SICK
wanted to reach him at once and
every family that had sick mem,
bers sought to get their afflicted
loved ones into his presence with
out delay. SO the people carried
their sick on pallets and placed
them ar market places along his
way. He was, therefore. confront
ed with the afflicted people OF the
region whether ne walked through
the country or passed through a
village or entered into the city.
The anxious thrOng did three
things: They placed their need
before Jesus; they bcSought HIM
to heal their diseased friends; and
they touched the hem of his gar
mcnt in the hope Of tapping ms
strength and power. Nor did they
appeal in vain, for all the SICK
were made well and every detec-
tive was made whole.
THE INSTRUCTED MOTHER
Judges ID: l2-l4)
IEREDITY with its Superlatve
endowment of bodily strength was
guaranteed by the @ScrupulouS
obedience of SamSon's mother to
divine instructions before he was
born. First OF all, she was deeply
pious and SO ready for the mes
sage that came to her from God
And when she knew the will oil
God concerning her she made J,
her chief and sole business to
carry out the high and molly pro-
gram for her life. In particular
bv her own total abstinence from
all Intoxicating drink and all IN
wholesome food she must guarC
the total welfare of her tutmt
child To take care OF him she
must take care of herself. She
could not be a drunkard an(
mother the most famous strong
man Of the world. She kept The
sacred compact and her son be
came q SYNONYM Of strength while
a Judge in Israel.
THE INDWELLING SPIRIT
q Corinthians 3: l6-l7)
Enduement with its decisive
bearing. on bodily Gfficienc" IS no
only a possibility bat a privilege
through the indwelling of thu
Holy Spirit. Not ideally but &C
tuailv the body of the Christian
is the temple of God. This is IT
highest and hottest use; indeed, i
there any other right use for it
And when one is Spirit-tillcd, III
puts himself under divine guld
ance in all the relations OF lie
That means that he will not de
strov the temple Of God, nor vii
ne allow it to do any harm in TIT
world. 1t is holy unto God ant
will be holy and helpful to men.
THE DEDICATED CHRISTIAN
(Romans IL: I'D
CONSIDERATION which utilize
ones entire physical capacity ant
insures full bodily competency i
involved in the living sacrifice o
the devoted Christian. Christian
character is the root of Christian
tions, will unite to save the c0un
try from dangers of the Nev
Deal
At the conclusion of the speecl
by Miss Martin, Mr.. Meekin
named Mr.. Tucker temporar!
chairman, and ne was made per
manent chairman upon motion
from the floor, which also made
Hiram P. Whitacre and +. }. Get
tv Of Charlotte permanent Secre
taries of the convention.
Chairman Tucker first calico
for report of the platform com
mittee, which was made by Majol
George Butler, chairman.
The platform declared the Re
publican party is opposed to lie
Called sale and manufacture Of
Intoxicating liquor in any part Of
North Carolina unless first APP
proved by the people in state
wide referendum.
The platform denounced the
sales tax, diversion Of the gasO
Tine tax, urged reduction of tn,
automobile license tax, urged re
neal of the absentee ballot, asked
a non-partisan judiciary, and ia
vored free text books in NORTH
Carolina schools and adequate
pay for teachers of the state.