Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1949-07-13
SERMON FOR THIS WEEK
Tell The World and Save The World
By Rev. James NJ ellis.

There was a debate years ago
upon the question, rs God in the
constitution? God is not CITY in
tho Constitution and the Declare
ton, God is in the framework OF
the government, in the courts, IN
the legislatures, in the council
room of the cabinet, in every de-
partm, t and bureau of the ad-
nninistr.tion. "In Him we live
and move and have our being,
not only as individuals but as a
nation.
Therefore, the State having
Gods protection should not be
afraid of the Truth, should not
think to gain advantage with a
lie. God deserts the man or the
nation which takes refuge in a
lie. God is affronted with lie:
God is wounded by lie. If God
could be killed He would be muir
dered by a lie. We do not say
along that God reveals truth, or
teaches truth, or enjoins the
truth; that He smiles upon truth,
or blesses truth. God is Truth.
Jesus, True God of True God,
says. Il am the Truth" and He
calls Satan. Father OF Lies and
Of Liars"
There, if you can but see it, is
the Battle of the Ages, the battle
between the Truth and the Lie
Whatever other war we are in, o:
NAV not be in, we arc in that war
We cannot fight the battle for
Truth with lie. Nor can we
build the nation upon the ruins
of Truth. There are many trail
tors and there is much treason
in the body polite at all times
ard especially IN time of stress
and crisis; but the most vicious
traitor is the one who attempts
to serve his country with a lie;
and the most dangerous of all
treasons is the idea that a good
big humping lie, or even a sur
rcptitious lie. a lie told with skill
and fincsse. can be of use in the
defense of the nation.
remember to this day a frag'
mo- from what was perhaps the
first Good Friday sermon I even
heard. The priest in the pulpi;
said, There met on the porch OF
the Pretorium in Jerusalem on
the fatal day of the Ciucifixion
two men, face to face, one OF
whom was the exponent of the
wisdom of this world. the Off,
was He Who said My Kingdom
is not of this world Pontius Pi
late was the worldly-wise man; he
was a politician. What chance
had Christ before the bar Of
man politically minded? The pc
litical mind believes in shifts anc
turns and tricks and compro
misses. Plate could not judge the
Divine Victim standing before
him, on the merits Of the case. II
the back of his mind were these
. questions: What will Herod say
What will Tiberius Caesar think
ana my poSlIlCi:: Anu NY C6icei
And my fortune! This poor Cali
lean speaks of Truth. But wha
is Truth? What is Truth but ar
abstract quality, in the face OF
things and persons that are real?
So the lie killed the Truth"
The main objection to the use
of the lie is that God is truth,
This is metaphysical. 1t smacks
of the theological. But it is the
profoundest truth of all. He who
lies-in any cause crucifies
of friends from Orangeburg spa
last week al the beach. Mrs. John
Clemens. Jr., and Mrs Tom
Ciemons spent part of last week
with them.
The Lula Derham circle of the
Green Sea Baptist Chulch will
meet with Mrs. c. D. Blantcn
Wednesday afternoon, July Is. at
$50.
The Inez Boatwright circle will
meet with Mrs. Rebecca Page
Thursday evening. July IA, at
$40