The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-12-23

could he be, but .sE
what he was? -
Jesus was his DR.. Foreman
name. village called Nazareth
once his home. more recently
Capernaum. His occupation +?
Teacher. preacher. healer. A friend
l., ct was said) OF the lowest classes !;
at any rate he always seemed 70
have time for them.
"Yeu Are the Christ"
These shabbily dressed friends Of
his remember had never been to
A Christian church in their lives
None then existed. They had never
heard or sung a hymn to Christ.
never heard a benediction In his
name. They had not even heard
7 tho expression Jesus Christ"
Humanity speaking. they had no
help in their answer. Humanity
speaking. they could only have
said, Who are you Why, Jesus.
Of, course. our friend and teacher.
yes prophet"
But one Of those men spoke with
more than human insight that day.
You arc the Christ" he said A
simple sentence; but so profound.
so filled with meaning that Peter
himself did not then fully realize
what he was saying. and All the
volumes that have been written
about 1t cannot say the last word
For those were the words ~ which
the Christian church Is built. Those
4 arc the words which are the key
to the future OF mankind That
confession" or Affirmation Of the
/ fisherman Simon Peter contains In
| germ the Christian creed: 1t sets
/ Jesus apart as unique In the human
/ race: It proclaims him King Of
| kings and Lord Of all.
Is Jssss lsrd1
"Chrtst" and Lord" are very
high titles for Jesus. Jesus himself
knew that some people spoke and
would speak OF him in this way
without meaning a word OF it. He
made somewhat bitter fun OF people
who would come around calling
him Lord. Lord" but never listen
ed 70 what he taught and never did
what he said to do. And that illus
trates q curious point about the
! proposition Jesus is the Christ" or
Jesus Is Lord, they mean about
the same thing namely that in 4
sense they are true. in a sense not
true. 1t is true that Jesus is Lord
by night. by Gods design and des-
tiny. II is true that he Will reign.
But is it true that he does reign :
He is the Lord by right; but are his
wishes respected. his commands
obcyed. is he welcome in his own
realm?
How The World Moves
At this time Of the year, It is
good to ask the old question. Is
the world growing better or worse
Such question cannot be answer
ed unless there is some kind OF
standard, some point OF reference
The world may be growing more
to suit you, or less so: that is not
the point. The world is more COM
Portable than it used to be. more
literate, but IL every one on earth
owned college diploma, would
that mean the world was growing
better by that much A preacher
would be inclined TO take his church
as point Of reference II he has
taken in lots OF new members,
that's a sign the world is growing
better fast But no, a church could
be taking in members by the pew
full, and still actually be blocking
the way to better world
The poid of reference here s,,g-
gested is this proposition. JeNI. II
Lord. meant sincerely. and lived
by seriously. The world Ia grow
ing better in so far as. and as fast
as, the Lordship Of Christ (which
IS always total by right becomes
total in fact. Is the world coming
anywhere to recognize him as Lord
OF life? If the answer anywhere Is
Yes, more SO than ever, then the
world at that point is growing bet
ter: II the answer is No, there the
world is growing worse Every man
can well begin the questioning with
himself: for each person is the one
part Of the world for which u be IL
better or worse he alone will be
called to account.
tHased on outlines copy rixhteA ~
the Division 81 CAvistian Edvcatjon.
National Council Of the Churches 81
Christ " the q. s. A. Released "
Community Press SeFvioe.)
DiEING BY THEIR OWN HAND
New York-The hand that sets of
a false fire alarm will give the, Of
fender away.
The Fire Department, declaring
chemical warfare on offenders, has
treated certain alarm boxes here
with phosphorescent compound
that CLOVIS brightly under so-called
black light.
Soap and the passage Of time-up
TO 80 days will not remove the
phOsphorescept material.