The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-11-09


to its doors, From "
six score people O' FOREMAN
that church grew to 5000 In no
time, and in than three centur.
les 1t was tb .igion of q world
empire.
This Scram & World
IN THE ., aside" what Is the
~ rule? David Harum put It in
a nutshell: do unto your neigh.
Dor what hey would like to do to
YOU" Every, man for himself and
the devil take the hindmost." ''Ev.
cry man has his price" Look out
for Number l." Blessed is he that
tooteth his own horn, for he that
tooteth not his own horn. the same
shall not be footed"
People get tired of living In
world like that. Something teIls
them that the everlasting scram-
bic II not the way 10 i've. there
must b better way. Suppose
they could lock Down The stresA
and Sc that better way actual.
" being PIT into practice By .
little community - pesplef
They ought to be able to see q
wherever there IL q Christian
church. Butts the average church
that kind Of community? Do The
members treat one another ION
Mondays. that is) with more UNDER
standing, consideration and affec-
ton than the local atheists or Moth.
lngarians show toward one another1
Indeed, Is there anything whatever
that seems to link these First What
sis Church people together with q
common bond?
Making Fellowship Real
TN A large city there will be a
page or more Of Smiths in the
telephone directory These all have
the same name. but most of them
don't know one another and don't
care. Too often it is this way with
Christians even in the same congre-
cation. They all bear the same
name, but that is about all.
What they ought to have Is
fellowship. This is not a mere
word. 1t can be a real thing.
1t Is like q two-way blood trans
fusion, in the realm of person.
city. II Is interflow Of life. It
can be the source of the Chris
tian's finest growth and serv-
ice. musicians develop musical
ly through sharing with other
musicians. Every Future
Farmer Of America" is going
to be better and more enthusi-
astic farmer through his associ-
atoms with the FLA.
So our Christian faith and life
are kept 81 w n G and growing
through the fellowship of like-nlind-
ed persons. One thing your Sum
day school class, and indeed the
whole congregation, may well con-
slider seriously, even adopting it
as your Project for the Year is this:
What can we do to make fellowship
more real in our church?
Wider Horizons
CHRISTIAN fellowship needs not
~ only to be enriched: it needs to
be enlarged. In town OR section
where UNCONVENTIONAL lines run
sharply across the population, there
is too much cross-sire. Such a COM
munity has herd time being a
community. Many a denomination
has been afflicted with the disease
Of pride. Loyalty to ones own de-
nomination too easily replaces
loyalty to the kingdom Of God.
Whatever be your own church
connection, there are unnum-
bered true Christians outside
the bounds Of Your church. Do
You know them? Do you wor-
ship with them from time to
time? DO you encourage wish
tors from other churches? Not
only in other denominations but
across lines Of race and color
you can find thrill In coming
close to Christians who may
even be much better Christians
than yourself.
Young people in your church may
be interested in new organization
which is interested in bringing to-
gether the thinking Of young peo-
pie In every land. Young Christians
can bring to such a project the in.
sight and the spirit Of Christian
Faith, and learn to know young
Christians In other lands than ours.
youth of All Nations" at 16 St.
Luke's Place, New York IA, N. Y.
serves as a clearinghouse for the
exchange Of letters and win be dad
to hear from you.
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