The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-08-27

ten down: He -
went about doing j - -
good" Jesus not DIR. Foreman.
only was good, he did good. he
spent his time helping people
What can we say Of a christian
who makes no effort to do as
Christ did? Then James and John,
different types though they were,
agree on the same point James
says fatty that faith without works
is dead, and look at the whole
paragraph where he says this,
shows that the works" he is
thinking Of are just the giving Of
things needed for the body, to
those who are ill-clad and in need
OF daily food. AS for John. be
makes the same point if man
sees his brother in need and closes
his heart to him, how can the love
OF God be in such man?
Need for Breed
Some one needs you. This is as
certain as that you are a human
being Nowhere in the New Tesla
ment is it suggested that any one
should be so super generous as TO
make a pauper out Of himself. Bat
all through the New Testament ii
is strongly suggested that if there
is need in the world that we
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ourselves. What shall l do? but
only How can ! help? The SIM
plest needs are physical There are
children in our own families; there
are the perpetually poor, the un-
employ bles, the detectives. in
every community There are pep
Pile without work, hard-up people.
even in the best Of times. These
are people you can see.
And you do not have to traNel
farther than the nearest church
to be reminded Of hungry people
YOU will never see but whom yCu
can help through that church, In
Korea. for example. missionaries
in every church that is at work
there have been spending a large
part Of their time, in these last
few years. in famine relief
Through Church World Service
CROP and other interdenomina-
tional agencies you are offered the
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phans who without your help would
simply starve When your church
helps to support agricultural mis-
sions" you are helping people in
backward countries 10 farm more
intelligently and feed more people
on the same amount Of land
Not by Breed Alone
But man does not live by bread
alone. though to be sure he does
live by bread. Just because he IS
man and not brute he has needs
which are mental and spiritual
Every minister Of prosperous
congregation knows families that
never have needed help to pay
their bills: they have all the money
they need and all that money can
buy. But these may be among
the most needy families Of the
congregation. their lives may be
empty or filed with fear and
despair. Physically well-fed, spirit
ually starving people are all
around US. In these days in par
ticular there is need for cheer
and courage. We are certainly Uv-
ing in the darkest hours Of human
history, and many believe these
are the last hours Of the human
race At such time mems hearts
melt within them.
Snoring and Bearing
There are also the needs Of
those who have missed the mark.
who have been Ito quote Paul.
"overtaken in a fault and need
above all to have their spiritual
health restored. they need to get
right with God and man. Here
again is need which Christians
supply not only to those whom
they personally know, but-through
the missionary work Of the church
which they support to others
around the globe. Wherever in
mid Africa or in a lonely western
mining camp, or anywhere else,
the message of Christ is brought
by those who are supported by
churches such as those in your
community. there the Christians
In the home churches are helping
the deepest human needs perhaps
better than they could if they were
there themselves. Each OF us has
his own load of responsibility to
bear, but also each of us can
share some of the burdens OF the
heavy-laden. near and far
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