The High Point Enterprise from High Point, North Carolina • Page 2

IHDIHG THE WAY Lentjs ATime To Lament Sin By RALPH W. Newspaper Enterprise Assn. The season of Lent is time of self examination, among other things, and Americans have had much difficulty with tliis drastic art. The events of the past months caused a of at one's We've condemned our our apathies, our cities, our news media and "sometimes ourselves. Along way we've wilhed for more than the gift to see ourselves as others see us.

We've wanted the ability to actually understand ourselves. A good: portion of this kind of thing is wasted. It judges sverything frorn personal experience and misses the authentic values. It doesn't get to the core of UfeTproblem to 'the fundamental when we stagger along lamenting our prejudices, agreeing we're ing in our guilts. And "this isn't what Lent is all about.

This whole Business of self- examinatHm -if it only enumerates the errors; it begins to make sense when the errors are revealed because we have been thrust up the truth. A careful. analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the twelve disciples reveals the fearful risks in ordinary men for extraordinary Let them become only self- crmcal and they get into the position of being afraid, running away, sleeping through a crisis, or asking only, "Is it them in league with the power of God and they begin to turn the-world upside-down. Spiritual growth comes not from lamenting what we've done; it grows from the understanding what we can become. One learns from history; but one also creates history.

So Lent is a time to lament sin, but to experience love; it's Che time to decry our shortcomings, but also to understand our possible areas of'gnprth. of the past -have been ca- to send us to fiaw the events of Lent keep us on our knees asking for the grace to get on our feet and to understand the mighty afcts d'f God. The -prejudice man needs to ds aore than lament his to understand his basic provincial 'selfishness arid the revolution involved in thinking in terms of God's family instead of personal tastes. in such a time, we all can grasp Paul's assertion, "as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor yet making many rich; as having nothing and yet possessing all things." brings the self into honest criticism because we've discovered faith in the Critic! Thomasville Church Hosts Guest Speaker THOMASVILLE Rev. D.

P. McFarland, executive director of Christian Action League North" Carolina, will be me guest speaker at Rich Fork Baptist Church for the Sunday worship service tomorrow. McFarland, a native of Texas, is -a graduate oL Bayv lor University and western -Seminary. and former pastor 1 churches in Tficas and' Tennessee. He served as pastor of the First Baptist Church in Covingten, frior -to coming to his present position in 1961.

Acttte in community affauV McFarland" is presently serving on the Raleigh Lions -Board of Directors. The Christian Action League Methodists? Journey Fourteen Christian-men and women will go to" San Jose, Costa Rica, Feb. 2-16 to build a church for" a suburban Methodist, congcegation. Mos't of the group are Methodists. This is the second such venture by clergymen and laymen of the Western; North Carolina Methodist Conference in the past two years.

In the fall of 1962 four men went to San Juan, Puerto Rico, -toJwild a church for Methodist -congregation in. a slum area. This group of 14 men and women "wiD builtT a concrete block andf two-story structure for Hatillo Methodist Church in San Jose. Methodist Costa'Rica say the area: where the congregation worships offers the best site for Methodist work in the entire nation. Among the 14 are four three and seven laymen.

Odell Jr.rof Elowah' made the trip to Puerto Rko. The otherSi-are; going-for the first timer In nfost cases, the men and women are paying their own way. A few are being helped financially by their congregations. Dr. N.

M. Harrisotj of High Point, who organized the Puerto Rico tour, was also or- fjanizer for this tour, but suffered a heart attack recently and Rev. William B. associate minister of Myers Park Methodist Church is now serving as tour coordinator. The "professional" builders the trip include Mr.

Owens, i brick mason, Raymond W. Miller of Canton, a carpenter, and Joseph B. Forrest of Charlotte, an engineer. The others will add "manual labor knowhow" to the project is an organization affiliated with approximately 11 evangelical denominations of North -Carolina, engaged in promoting legislation for the common good and in opposing legislation detrimental to the welfare of the citizens of the also seeks to unite all who believe in total abstinence from alcoholic beverages, to awaken public interest against gambling and vices and to promote of rehabilitation for of alcoholic beverages and other narcotics. McFarland is also scheduled speak in: the Sunday school 'program prior to the worship service.

Training School Set March 8-12 In Lexington LEXINGTON The Meth- Church's Lexington Area School will be held 'in Methodist Church here jfarch 8-12. Tlite local school is one of eight slated for and March'by. North Carolina Conference. The schools are sponsored' jointly by the conference and the participating churches. These schools are the last of about 36 Christian training schools 'offered during the cur- rentconference year.

The specialized training is designed for teachers and leaders of "the church school. Courses' offered include those in Christian training of children, youth of all ages, Bible instruction, Christian marriage and home, music, theology, personalities of the chflrch, the life of Jesus, arid other related subjects. Hayworth Church Sets Youth Week Sunday night begins a full week of youth activities at the Hayworth Memorial Wesleyan Methodist Church. The first service of the week is a Singspfration. Monday and Tuesday nights are the social and visitation nights.

Talent night, when the young people perform according to their own abilities, is Wednesday. The rest of the week Hayworth will play host to a different jfiissionary each night. Thursday. Rev. Glenn Barjiett from HaitrwSl be the guest speaker.

Rev. Vernon Swanson from Sierre Leone, West Africa, will speak Friday night. Miss Ruth Haywood, also of Sierre Leone, is the speaker on Saturday. Sunday morning, the young people are to take charge of the Sunday school classes. The morning service is to be held by Rev.

Harold Johnson of Japan. The activities will be climaxed Sunday night by a service held by Miss Virginia Hooker from Haiti. Evening services begin at 7:39 p. m. Church High Point Enterprise, Sqturdcy, 1, 1944 Founders Month Is Observed Lexington Avenue Baptist Church is observing Founders Month during the month of February, honoring the founding of the church on Feb.

10, 1929, by Green Street Baptist Church under the leadership of Dr. Herman Stevens. Since that time, the membership -of the church 'has grown from just a handful of people to the present membership of 900. Dr. Stevens will be at the church on Feb.

9 to take part in the celebration. Rev. Woodrpw Robblns has been pastor of the church since 1947. During the month, Robbins will continue his series of sermons on the happiness set forth in the Sermon on the Mount. Sunday's sermon will be "Blessed Are The Pure in Heart," and Sunday evening the church will observe the ordinance of the Lord's Supper.

The auditorium of the church has recently been painted, and other improvements are planned. The young people's annex has been renovated and will for inspection by church mem- bers.at the time the Feb. ,9 Bobbins: has sent out the call all present and former members of. the church to attend celebrations of the founding of the church. Lutherans To Hold Meeting At Church Near Burlington Representatives from the Northern District of the North Carolina Synod of the Lu- Church in America will meet at Low's Lutherafi.

Church near Burlington Tue day at 4 p. m. All Lutheran in, America congregations in and-' near the following cities are to be represented: Greens? boro, Winston Salem, Higli-. Point, Durham, Burlington) Lexington, Thomasville and Chapel Hill. The pastor, lay delegate, and chairmen of the five committees of the local churches will attend.

TMs is the first time the Congregational Program Consul- tations'will be held in conjunction with the semi-annual District Meeting. 'Rev. John Y. Voder, pastor of Epiphany Lutheran Church, Winston Salem, will conduct the worship hour and bring the message for the session. The major item of business will be the election of a THIS WEEK'S LESSON The Woman of Samaria HOW THE TRUTHS OF CHRIST SET MEN AND WOMEN Scripture--John.

JOHN RIERSON John Rierson New Director Of Education John Rierson begins his duties as director of Christian education at the Lebanon Methodist Church Sunday. He comes to Lebanon Church from a Methodist Church in Asheboro where he held a similar position. Mrs. Rierson is Miss Jane Bundy of i Point. They have two children --a son, John Wyatt Rierson ami a daughter, i Arlene.

The family wilj continue to live in Asheboro until June, when they will move to High Point. Rierson is a 1958 graduate of High Point College. He served as director of Christian education at Trinity Methodist Church in Kannapolis June 1958 until March, 1962, He has been at the Central Methodist Church "in Asheboro since March 1962. BTB.H.BAMBET Uf HIS Gospel, John, not only records the miracles performed by Jesus, he also includes detailed narratives of interesting conversations between Christ and persons seeking His counsel. Let us consider one such conversation, that, of Christ with, ibe woman of Samaria.

Our lesson, begins with the news of the arrest of John, the Baptist reaching Christ and His disciples. Knowing the time of His death had not vet come and that His presence and popularity in, Judea. ctrald create a pre- matnre crisis, Jesus left for, Galilee. Guided by an. inner voice, the Master startled the others with His decision to go by way of Samaria, a province avoided by "good Jews" due to jjnfttenfc hatreds and feuds.

Jesuit There is a very clone connection between the request and Christ's command. If she is thirsting for the water of salvation, thea the thirst cannot be truly awakened unless she is consciotte of her sins and haa a sense of guilt Jesus reminds- her of her immoral life and she becomes soddOTlyclose- mootbed. She does not deny her stnlj yet she is not ready to a full confession of them, not she changes the subject. She declares Christ a prophet and led His followers straight to this forbidden province, not stopping until He had reached its most historic spot, the well of Jacob There Jesus rested while His disciples went to buy food (TT. 1-6).

Wbflft sat there, a woman to draw water. Jeans opens conversation by asking her to give Him. a drink, woman, stunned, bewfl- cestora who worshipped on the very mountain where they stood. Jesus replies that God Is a spirit and must be worshipped in spirit and in truth, meaning that man must worship God with botirhis inward spirit and his outwmrd actions. When woman introduces the of the Messiah, the time.

for Christ, to clearlyt idehtify Eimselt Thus, the woman, of Samaria. Is first to hear from Christ's own lips His declaration that is Dean to fill the position vacated by the. Rev. Haity D. Hawthorne who moved.from the state Dec.

1. An informal disctissipn on the state of the church will be conducted by Dr. George B. Whittecar, of the Carolina Lutheran Syn- and -by Rev. Paul Morgan, pastor of First Lutheran who is secretary and acting'Dean of tbe'JMstrict.

Evening discussions'will be under the general direction of Dr. E. L. Misenheimer of Salisbury, assistant to the president of Synod. Tbe-following individuals will serve as group leaders for their respective in- terestsr evangelism, Rev.

Johnipless ofvLelkmgtoa and Mrs. Claude MaMSGreens- boro; stewardship, Rev. Donald Woolly of Asheboro a Groyer Seamon Jr. of High Point; Christian Rev. Lethco Bumgarner of Winston-Saleni-and.

Mrs. Wilford Wolfgang of American Rev. Hoyle Whiieside of Burlington, and Herbert. N. Thomas of Winston Salem; social Rev.

Glenn L. Barger of Gibsonville. and a Bernhardt of Lexington. Kev. Lethco Bumgarner, pastor of Augsburg Lutheran Church, Winston will serve as secretary pro-tern for this meeting.

Rev. Everett Home pastor of the host church. CHURCH NOTEBOOK Missionary Speaker At Methodist Church FAYE MARKS A former missionary in Argentina and in Uruguay, Dr. Hugh- C. Stuntz will speak at the 11 worship service Sunday morning at Wesley Memorial Methodist Church in High Point.

Now program director at Lake Junaluska Methodist Assembly Dr. Stuntz was born in India where ids father served as bishop of the Methodist Church He was for several years missionary in Argentina an( has served also as president of Scarritt College in Nashville Term. Before coming to his presem assignment, in retirement, al Lake Junaluska; he "was a mis sionary pastor in Montevideo Uruguay. Dr. Stuntz will also be the leader for the Sunday Evening Fellowship Program at Wesley Memorial.

Topic for the mission study group is "Our Mission Today." The evening fellowship begins at" 6:15 o'clock. The widden return of the dlsciplM the conversation at point, and GODDENT "But ubosoever driiOeeth of tho voter tJiat OuOL give Turn. afiaJZ never thirst; but the water that I thatt gwe Mm shatt fee Mm a well of tarter springing it.p into ecertostr dered. Here is this stranger, an obvious Jew, asking' her, a Samaritan, a favor. She answers His request with a question (v.

9) harking back to the old prejudices and quarrels, a mad and senseless hostility fostered and encouraged ly the governments of both, provinces. Jesus' answer says, in effect, that if she knew to whom she was speaking', she would have asked Him for a drink instead, sind He would nave given her water," meaning salvation or eternal life. He njeans the spring 1 water bub- 'Ming- at the very bottom of the the woman reminds Him the well is very deep and He has nothing to obtain, the water with, unless He is greater thaa Jacob who made the welL Ignoring her reference to Jacob, Jesus enlarges on. His; original statement Those'who. drink ordinary water will grow thirsty again.

But those who drink of His water shall sever thirst, that the water would be as a well of eternal life within them. Now the woman's curiosity changes to desire, and she asks for the water. Instead, Christ commands her to go get Her husband and bring' him back. woman rushes off'to tell all she meets that Christ, the promised Messiah, is at Jacob's wen. Strange indeed were them words from this previously despised woman.

She was the last person from whom the proud Samaritans ever expected to hear anything- on a religious subject. Nonetheless, she was able to convince them that a remarkable person, the Messiah Himself, was out at the well, and they went trooping 1 oat to see for themselves. Those who came listened, believed and begged the Master to stay as their honored guest and teach some more. Jesus and His disciples remained in Samaria for two days. In that time He taught them a New Testament of brotherhood of man for man; of forgiveness as the answer to old grudges, feuds and hatreds; of love that heals all wounds.

lesson in tolerance was His first public teaching' and many more became! believers because of What they heard. They told the womab, It is no longer because of what you said that we we have- heard Him ourselves; and we know that this is, in the Saviour of the (r. 42). BuM on eopjnltfitad ratlines produced rUrWon of JBdaqtloB, Council of of Chris; St. tta U.8.A., and tued by Dfetriboled by Kinr Fastens Syndicate Western Methodists Session Set The Carolina Methodist Conference will retraining its Christian schools FebY'T with' a "five day session in Concqrd.

Dr. Carl H. King of Statesville, executive secretary of the Conference Board said eight schools will be held through mid These schools are co-sponsored by the Conference board and local participating churches. The Area Training School is scheduled Feb. 2-6 in Central Methodist Church, Concord.

Here are the dates and locations for the other schools: Charlotte District Training School, Feb. 9-13, In First Methodist Church, Charlotte; Kannapolis Area Training School, Feb. 16-20, in Trinity Methodist hurch, Kannapolis; Gaston County 'Training School, March 1-5, in -First Methodist Church, Sastonia; Union County Training School, March 1 5, in Central Methodist Church, Monroe. Rockingham County Training School, March 8-12, in First Methodist Church, Reidsville; Anson County Training School, March 8-12, in First Methodist Church, Wadesboro; and Lexington Area Training School, March 8-12, in First Methodist Lexington. These" are the last of about three, dozen Christian training schools being offered during the June 1, 1963 May 31, 1964 Conference year by the Board of Education.

These training schools, usually lasting five days, have an annual attendance of about 12,000 men, women and young, peoiplfe. This specialized is designed principally tor teach- DR. HUGH STUNTZ FRIENDS MEETING Youth Sunday, will be observed by members of High Point Friends Meeting on Quaker Lane tomorrow. As a feature of Youth Week, young people of-the meeting will have charge of the morning worship at 11 o'clock. i a Gulledge will preside.

The prayer will be by Willa June Anderson, and Carol Ann Macon will read the scripture. Ushers include Charles Clinard HI, John Knight and Russell Speaker, as chosen by young people themselves, will be Charles Hendricks. He is director of admissions at Guilford College, a member of Springfield Friends Meeting, and a worker in development of Quaker Lake. Hendricks will be introduced by Danny Cagle. The Youth Choirs, under-the direction of Mrs! Wilbur Currie, will render special music.

CHRISTIAN CHURCH Next week, through Feb: 7, ers and leaders of the church school. Courses offered include those in the Christian training of children and ytmth of all ages, insturction in the Bible, Christian marriage.and home, music, drama, theology, personalities of the Church, Life of Jesus and other related subjects. ministers of Christian Churches, Disciples of Christ, will exchange pulpto for Mries of revival meetings to be as Operation News. Participating in the series is Central Christian Church of High Point, where services will be held each night, beginning Sunday, at 7:30 o'clock Special music and 1 congregational singing will be another feature of the worship service each night. Guest minister for services at the local church is to be Rev.

Fred Warren, pastor of Pfaff- town Christian Church in Winston-Salem. A native of Florida, he holds degrees from the University of Florida, Phillips University of Oklahoma and Christian Seminary of Butler University. Pastor of Central Christian Church is Rev. W. S.

Teachey. REV. FRED WARREN MINISTERS ALLIANCE The February meeting of the High Point Ministerial Alliance will be held Monday at 12 o'clock noon at the i Point YMCA. The program will consist of report, plus dicussion, "on the progress of the High Point Human Relations Commissidn, Evangelist To Appear At Revival Evangelist J. fownley Davis of Hihton; will begin revival services at Oak- Mll Memorial Baptist Church Monday at 7:30 p.m.

Davis is a former pastor of Sheets. Memorial Baptist Church in Lexington. His last pastorate before going into the field of full-time evangelism was at Bellepoint Baptist Church in ffinton, W. Va. Davis still makes his home in Hinton.

Services- at pakhill will continue through week, and Davis wfli; also speak at the Sunday morning worship service on February 9. There will be special singing eachjiight, Sunshine and the pakhill Trio a Quartet. The choir will also render special selections under the direction of Billy Beck. Pastor of the church is Rev. James H.

Bolick. OPERATION GOOD NEWS Central Christian Church of Christ" WEEK OF PREACWING February 2 Thru Saturday, February 7:30 P.M. Nightly Guest Minister Rev. Fred Warren Pfafftdiw jChristian Chorch SPECIAL MUSIC EACH NIGHT W. S.

Teachey, Pastor Corner of Ferndale Locke St. PARSONAGE DEDICATION SET Oakview Methodist Church parsonage will be dedicated Feb. 9 by Dr. Ralph Taylor, district superintendent of the High Point District. The new parsonage was paid for 14 months after the pastor, Rev.

Robert M. Hardee, and his family moved in. The seven-room brick house hs electric heat, a concrete drive-way and a car port for two cars WESTCHESTER AT COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE DR. JOHN EDDINS INTERIM PASTOR 11:00 A.M.--"WHAT AM 7:30 P.M.--"WHAT GOD HAS DONE FOR YOU".