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feel close to God without going to church.” Also, “I have a personal philosophy of self-contained reli gious ideas and there is no need to join any church.” A typical com ment was that of one who said, “For a person to get up in the pulpit and preach to me doesn’t seem to be any better than for me to do my own reading of the Bible.” He was asked, “And do you read the Bible your self?” Embarrassed, he replied, “Well, no, I do not.” Find a man in a pulpit whom you can trust in his abilities and sincer ity and remember that we are not to forsake the assembling of our selves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. * * * "Conscience is that still small voice that makes you feel still small- A NEW SERVICE STATION opened up in our neighborhood and they really give “bumper to bumper care.” A motorist drove in and asked for ten gallons of gas. Three attendants sprang to immediate attention; one checked the oil, another the tires and the third took care of all the windows and the windshield. The customer extended thanks, paid his money and drove away. In a few minutes he was back asking, “Hey what about my gas?” As a parable of life this gives us to know that we often move in a mad scramble, take care of some of the minor things and miss the main issue altogether. We often seize the minor items and for get the essential — God! “For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul?”
THE FAM ILIA R BEATITUDES form one of the most beautiful portions of God’s Word; they are found in Mat thew 5 — the Lord’s Sermon on the Mount. Someone has penned the following declarations fitting for our day: “Blessed is the man who calendar contains prayer meeting nights. Blessed is the man who does not remain away from church fust be cause it drizzles. Blessed is the man who can stay more than an hour in the church service. Blessed is the man who loves the Lord’s work with his check book as well as with his heart. Blessed is the man whose watch keeps church time as well as busi ness time. Blessed is the man who doesn’t take a summer vacation from the Lord. Blessed is the man whose eyesight can stand as much reading of the Bible as it can of the Sunday news paper or television.” "Developing only one bone of the body is sometimes fatal, especially if it's just the W ISH BO N E !" * * * THE APOSTLE PAUL set down these words for us, “Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord.” I was interested in a recent ar ticle in the Los Angeles Times con cerning the fact that people still believe in God although the great er number seem to be against at tending church. A group of church leaders listed such comments given by those questioned as, “You can
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