HUTC3IS0N R1.PTIST CHURCH • CH .RLOTTE, N. C. .J ANUAHY 8, 19

Fred .c_ Roberts., Pn e t o r James 11\lhitle7, Sunday Sc ho cI Superintendent 'I'homa s Poo l e, 'I'r-a Ln l ng TJni1Jn Director Mrs. Carl Bryson, Orgariist 1i'Villiam Hicks, Music· Director

'. ATTENTION! STUDY COUFtSE JANU.1EY 16.-19, ?:15-9:15 Our 'I'e a c hc r-s .s r-e 1DDL'l0: Dr. Da v i d F'Le t che r-, Pastor, Sharon Forest Baptist Church. I~TEFMEDihTE: Mr. Tate~. Spnrks. JUNIOfi~ Mrs. fuargaret T0ague, Jr.

HOSPITd.L NE1.~s: 1~rs.- Jtyrtle (Hill) 1fdlliford is in Msrcy Hospi t a L, Miss Kelly Jo Gordan is in ?rebysterisn HospitD].

I'.r;QRNING ;VORSHIP OhG . .N i\lf!~DOXOLOFY S?ECI/;.L MUSIC: 111 S'Jw the Cross o f SEhMON: 11The Size ~f God's Plari"

Eohssians 3!14-21 £ INVIT.iTIC~ TYT1FN: 363 oENEDICTIC'N

Choir Fwsp•)nse t, T'' ENT I r'N-:

The regular m0nthl7 Br0th2rh00d mestinf will be on Thursdey ni~ht at ?:30. All men 0f the Church ore urged t0 cttend. Jesus" 190- L00KH~0 iT L .. ST 1:JEEK At t eridan e e in Sun'.5'.1y Schr)r'l - - - - - Atten5Dnce in Tr"inin U~i0n- Cur-re nt Of'f'e r'Ln - - - ... - - Bli1.ldin. Fund Of'f'e r Ln j - - - TOTAL OFFEFI~G - - - - - - - - TOT;,L i3TJILDIN' FUND - - - - - -

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EVENING ','JOFi.SEIP ORGAN ?FELUDE - -Mrs ... Car I Brys·::'n

'~ff'!rr.N NO. 275 "I Kn vw "Jh-!m I Ha ve Be Li e ve d" SCfiI?xUIE: Proverbs 1~20-33 PF.YER . nE~'JEST H'[t·/fN: ;.,,1\]'NQTJNCEif:EN'I S HYJ'"N NO. 284 '.'.Ne' 11 1rfork 'Ti 11 -Ie aua Come s 1i/Chsqrp ';ITH TIT>n:s .• ND OFF-SFINGS CHOIR: 11Thc Lcr d Is :'·!11 Shepherd111157 SERf."ON: 11The :sufficiency of Go d 1prr11:1~ N0.226 "Come to the Saviour Now" BET\Jt'DICT ICN

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Th~~::~::~:: t~~:o~::!.~s ~:u~lf::~ W. I II brings to. mind t.wQ particularly contemptible characters encountered during that time of national and world crisis; namely, the draft .dodger and the goldbrick.

"While his country was locked in :a death struggle, the draft dodger deliberately shirked his moral obligations-using wife, sweetheart, - family, health, business, or any of a hundred other trumped-up excuses to gain prefered treatment. . The goldbrick didn't do anything if he could possibly wiggle out of it. What he did was sloppy and never finished. The only thing you could depend on him for was to let you down when he was needed. · -

With the present trend of world events, many people face again the choice of being one of these types, or of being a will- ing, dependable member of the armed services.

But what about other areas of life. These basic personality choices apply to all areas of living. They certainly apply to our church relationship.

The church is engaged in a struggle to the death to extend the kingdom of God in the world of human sin and need. We are all faced with the choice of goldbricking in regard to our spiritual obligations and dodging the call to Christian service, or of yielding our best to the Lord in willing acceptance and

· dedicated performance. -- ·- - . -Virgil N. Wilson

* * * After a long· hot trip, a young man arrived to visit in a

home where he had· never been before. After washing his - hands and face, he sat down, relaxed, and said, "Now if I onl-r had a clean-shirt, I'd look better."

The elderly granny of the home sagely replied, "We've already seen you in the one you've got on."

This is true of life. No need to put on our finest clothes and best behavior and expect God to admire us on Sunday. He's already seen us on Saturday and all week.

The Christian religion is an everyday, every hour, every minute life-not just a robe for "dress up.''

-Allison Yeager BAPTIST BULLETIN SERVICE LITHO IN U.S.A.

PHOTOGRAPH: LOUISE PRICE BELL 1-8-67

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CHARLOTTE 1 N. C. . _Ji.NU ARY 15, 1967 0 - - - o Fred C. Roberts, Pastnr ~James Whitley, Sunday School Superintendent ~Thomas Po0le, Training Union Director o Mrs. Carl Bryson, Organist a William Hicks, Music Director ~ µ::i µ.. µ.. 0

MORNING WORSHIP ORGAN MEDITATION- - - - -Mrs. Carl Bryson CALL TO WORSHIP: "Breathe on Me Breath af

God11 ~ o INVOCATION S HYMN NO. 313 tt Come Thou Foun t n \!) ANNOUNCEMENTS ::r:: CHOIR: "I Know 'I'hn t My Redeemer Liveth"l27 t SCRIP'I'URE: Prove; rbs 19: 1-9 --MEDITt.TIOJ'J" H PRAYER - - - - - - - - - - Choir Response µ.. HTI.~N OF DEDICATION: 132 :~ VVORSHIP WITH TITHES AND OFFER.II~GS ::~ DOXOLOGY A ::~ SPECIAL I15USIC: So lo: "The Name of Jesus 11 W ::~ SEFi.MON: "Regeneration, A New Life From God"

TITTJS 3:5 :!~ INVITATION HYMN: 240 * BENEDICTION: - - - - - - - Choir Response

0 -~- -,~ -,\ ~~ 8 EVENING WORSHIP ~ORGAN PRELUDE - - - -Mrs. Carl Bryson w HYMN NO. 270 "A Child of the King" CJ SCRIPTURE: Proverbs 6: 1-11 ~ PRAYER tz; rz:i REQUEST HYMN: ii-I ANNOUNCEMENTS f:°) HYMN NO. 87 "The Lily of the Valley" ~ WORSHIP WITH TITHES :1ND OFFEBINGS ~ CHOIR! "Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus" ~ SEF.MON: uFaith, A New Belief In God11 ~ HY?.rn NO. 225

BENEDICTION HJ.did ~" -:~ -r-- 000'1~? DNIH:B:ddO }~ .... 'GNDS H.Ldid -l:- -i:-

OFFERING (il, 000 ~i- -ll- -:i- FIFTH SUND,;.Y OFFERING e STUDY COURSE JANUARY 16-19 7: 15-9: 15 Our #' Teachers are Adult: Dr. David Fletcher, t' ?astor, Sharon Fo r-e s t Baptist Church. g Intermediate: Mr. Tate M. Sparks. Junior: o Mr-s , Margaret Teague, Jr. :;:

NE'!vS FROM BA.BYLAND Congratul~tions to Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Crump, on the.birth of their fouEth child, and first son, Hugh Gordon Crump .Jr.

BAPTIST MEN'S DAY will be observed next Sunday morning and evening. I feel sure you will wont to hear these Christian men express themselves from the Laymnn stand- point. If it is possible we hope a m~n's chorus

··will be in the choir morning and evening.

LDOKI"7G AT L:iST '"VEEK AAttendance in Sunday Sch00l - - - - - -169 ~Attendance in Training Union- - - - - - 61

Building Fund Offering - - - - - - - ~8.40 0 TOTAL BUILDING FUND - - - - - - -~2,080.46 o 0

The Bible contains 3,566,480 letters, * 733,746 words, 31,102 verses, 1,189 chapters~ and 66 book s . The longest chapter is the ,:~ 119th Psalm; sho r-t e s t , the middle chapter, 'zj the 117th Psalm. The longest name is in H the 8th chapter of Isaiah. The word "and" ;§ occurs 4b,227 times; the word Jehova 6,855 ~ times. ~ c:: z

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K: OUR CHUhCii BUDGET: .ciMOUNT NEEDED - - 546, 67 i-1.MOUNT FtECEIVED - - - 486,30

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It f!.ll began in a school of missions . . . .· - For Dick and Barbara Mefford, home missionaries to the

Choctaw Indians, a turning point in their ministry came during a school of missions in their association.

Upon hearing a missionary to the Ute Indians in Utah, Dick says: "The message stirred our hearts. Though - our knowledge of the American Indian was almost nil, yet as we prayed and talked and became acquainted with the need of this people, it became apparent that God was definitely point- ing us to this ministry among the Choctaw. The years that have followed have been rich in opportunity and reward."

For Pete and Bee Gillespie a school of missions in the lovely church they served in Tennessee resulted in their foreign mis- sion appointment to Japan. Confronted with the challenge of millions-strangers to the message of the cross-they prayed in quest of God's directive. And clearly it came.

They had been faithful to give, to send, to pray, but now 'the ultimate-God's call to go. And go they did. And be- A cause they did, many h_ave been turned to Christ. •

Forothers, whose number is legion, world need has made its fullest impact through schools of missions. During the past twenty-three years more than 2-8,300 young persons at- tending schools of missions have registered decisions for church vocations. Many of these have been commitments to mission service-and many of these are serving on the mission fields of the world today. And it a.11 began in a school of missions.

School Was -the Beginning

-Kenneth Day

* . * * The indifference of some Christians to the financial needs of their church is

quite obvious. They take only a passing interest in the collection plate!

-Allis~n Yeager

BAPTIST BULLETIN SERVICE LITHO IN U.S.A.

PHOTOGRAPH: HOME MISSION BOARD 1-15-67

HUTCHISON BAPTIST CHURCH ~ CHARLOTTE, N. C. JANUARY 29, l 9(W' Fred C~ Roberts, Pastor JaJll!lles Whitley~ Sunday School Superintendent Thomas Poole, Training Union Director Mrs. Carl Br-y son , Or-ga n Ls t William Hicks, Music Director

STATE BIBLE TEACHING CLINIC

FIRST BAPTIST CHUTICH -----CHARLOTTE, N. C.

MONDAY~~ THUhSDAY

Pa s to r s , Edu ca t Lona L Directors and General Officers Programs nf Training

MORNING WORSHIP ORGAN MEDITATION - - - - -Mrs. Carl Bryson CALL TO WORSHIP: "Majestic Sweetmess" 118 DOXOLOGY INVOCATION· HYMN NO. 1-52 ncrown Him with Many Crowns" ANNOUNCEMENTS CHOIR: "I Lay My Sins on Jesus11 210 SCRIPTUHE: Prv .• 6: 1-5 - MEDITATION ->l- PR.AYER HYMN OF DEDICATION: NO. 194 WOFtSHIP WITH TITHES AND·OFFERINGS CHOIR: "Though Your Sins Be As Scarlet" 213 SERMON: "Justification, A New State Befr:ire God"

Acts 13:39 • INVITATION HYMN: NO. 226 BENEDICTION-!- - - - - -Chnir Response

Adult Uniform Le s s on ?review Studies Life and Work Lesson Preview Studies Guiding Adults in Bible Study

Yount; People Uniform Lesson Preview Studies Life and Work Lesson Preview Studies Guiding Y'ung Pe.Jple in Bible Study

Intermediate Two Years or More Experience Less than Two Years Experience Better Bible Teaching for Intermediates

Nursery Two Years •r More Experience Less than Tw0 Years Experience Improving Nursery Deoartments

Junior Two Years or M0re Experience Less than Two Years Experience Better Bible Teaching fnr Juniors

Extension The Teaching Ministry of the Extension VISUor

Primary Tw0 Years 0r Mnre Experience Less than Two Years Experience Teaching the Bible to Primaries Cradle Roll

The .Cradl.£ Reill Department Visitor Bee:inner Two Years or More Experience Less than Twn Years Experience Bible Teaching f0r Four's and Five's

Church Libraries

The Ministry .of Visitati·Jn

"Concentrated" Christianity 4' ""I tell you, folks, what we need is more concentrated Chris-

tians." I concealed a grin as I wondered. how many times I had

heard this obviously uneducated man say these same words. Then I was startled out of my smug observations by the

thought: That's exactly what this man is. A "concentrated" Christian. As a Christian he had centered his life in the will of his

Lord and his service. There was a time when he had a struggle doing so. He didn't read well and was reluctant to take an active part in the church. But through the grace of the Lord and the understanding of fellow Christians, he developed into a fine leader. Perhapshis biggest struggle, in bringing his life toward the

center of God's will, was reaching the decision to tithe. He had four children nearing the teen years. His salary barely cared for the necessities of his family. He was positive he could not afford to tithe. Then through prayer and studying his Bible, he became convinced that he must tithe. He. directed his life toward the center of . God's will arid

'reaped the blessings in becoming a "concentrated" Christian in Christian service. His Christian living within his family and among his neigh-

bors was concentrated in the sense of being "less dilute." His was no watered down or artificially flavored Christianity. His four children knew his. word carried authority." There was no question of who was going to Sunday School' or any other service. They went as a family. There was no reluctance on hispart to refuse his employer's

Christmas gift of .a bottle of liquor. Within three years nearly all the employees were asking for a box of groceries rather than the customary bottle of "cheer." ·

Yes, I thought . as I sat there with humbled spirit, truly what we need is more "concentrated." .. Christians. · . -.·

-Louise Durkee BAPTIST BULLETIN SERVICE LITHO JN U.S.A.

PHOTOGRAPH: DAVID MUENCH 1-29--67

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I'ASTOR TO PEOPLE

After 26 years and II months our relationship as Church and Pastor is finished. I will always be grateful to the members of Hutchison Baptist Church for giving me an opportunity to be their Pastor.

In 31 yearB I have been the Pastor of only two Churches. The Concord Church at Granite Falls, N. C. gave me the experience in a building program that has proven to be helpful in the building pro- grams we experienced here.

The Mission Program of Hutchison for 31 years will continue to be an incentive for me to do something for our Lord.

"Let all things be done decently and in order", (I Car. 14:40). This should be a reminder to us to join another Church. Support your Pastor wherever you join. If you want me for hospital visiting or funerals, contact your Pastor first, because his ministry to you should be respected.

Your gift to me has proven again your love for your Pastor. Mrs. Roberts and I will think of this as an expression of love. Thank you!

If I am able to know my own feelings and emotions regarding my future ministry, these are to be fowid in four little lines:

nclose would I keep to the Master Empty would I remain,

And some day He may use me To water His flowers again."

Sincerely Yours,

Fred C. Roberts

Here is a man who was born of Jewish parents in 1 an obscure village, the child of a peasant woman • . ,

He grew up in another obscure village. He worked in a carpenter shop until He was thirty, and then for three years He was an itinerant preacher. He never wrote a book.

He never held an office. He never owned a home. He never had a family. He never went to college. He never put His foot inside a big city.

He never traveled two hundred miles from the place where He was born. He never did one of the things that usually accompany greatness. He had no cre- dentials but Himself. He had nothing to do with this world except the naked power of His divine manhood. While still a young man, the tide of popular opinion turned against Him.

His friends ran away. One of them denied Him. He was turned over to His enemies. He went through the mockery of a trial.

He was nailed to a cross between two thieves. His executioners gambled for the only piece of prop- erty He had on earth while He was dying - and that was His coat. When He was dead He was taken down and laid in a borrowed grave through the piety of a friend.

Nineteen wide centuries have come and gone and to- day He is the center piece of the human race and the leader of the column of progress. I am far within the mark when I say that all the armies that ever marched, and all the navies that ever were built, and all the parliaments that ever sat,

I 1, and all the kings that ever reigned, put together

have not affected the life of man upon this earth I as powerfully as has that ONE SOLITARY LIFE ••••••

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CHRIST - AND WE

Christ has no hands but our hands To do His work today:

He has no feet but our feet To lead men in His way;

He has no tongue but our tongues To tell men how He died;

He has no help but our help To bring them to His side.

We are the only Bible The careless world will read;

We are the sinner's gospel, We are the scoffer's creed;

We are the Lord's last message Given in deed and word -

What if the line is crooked? M1at if the type is blurred?

What if our hands are busy With other work than His?

What if our feet are walking Where sin's allurement is?

What if our tongues are speaking Of things His lips would spurn?

How can we hope to help Him Unless from Him we learn?

- Annie Johnson Flint

THE MAN WHO COULDN'T SAVE

He spent what he made, or gave it away, Tried to save money, and would for a day, Started a bank-account time an' again, Got a hundred or so for a nest egg an' then Some fellow that needed it more than he did, who was down on his luck, with a sick wife

or kid, Came along an' he wasted no time till he went An' drew out the coin that for saving was

meant.

They say he died poor, and I guess that is so: To pile up a fortune he hadn't a show; He worked all the ·time and good money he made, Was known as an excellent man at his trade, But he saw too much, heard too much, felt too

much here To save anything by the end of the year, An' the shabbiest wreck the Lord ever let live Could get money from him if he had it to give.

I've seen him slip dimes to the bllins on the street . Who told him they hungered for something to eat , An' though I remarked they were going for drink He'd say: "Mebbe so. But I'd just hate to

think That fellow was hungry an' I'd passed him byj I'd rather be fooled twenty times by a lie Than wonder if one of 'em I wouldn't feed Had told me the truth an' was really in need."

Never stinted his family out of a thing: They had everything that his money could bring; Said he'd rather be broke and just know they

were glad, Than rich, v.iit)1 them pining an' wishing they had Some of the pleasures his money would buy;

'~ Said he never. could look a bank book in the eye If he knew it had grown on the pleasures and

joys l That he'd robbed from his wife and his girls

and his boys. (over)

"The Man Who Couldn't Save" - continued:

Queer sort of notion he had, I confess, Yet many a rich man on earth is mourned less. All who had known him came back to his side To honor his name on the day that he died. Didn't leave much in the bank, it is true, But did leave a fortune in people who knew The big heart of him, an' I1m willing to swear That to-day he is one of the richest up there.

- Edgar A. Guest

I SAW GOD WASH THE WORLD

I saw God wash the world last night With his sweet showers on high,

And then, when morning came, I saw Him hang it out to dry.

He washed each tiny blade of grass And every trembling tree;

He flung his showers against the hill, And swept the billowing sea.

The white rose is a cleaner white, TI1e red rose is more red,

Since God washed every fragrant face And put them all to bed.

There's not a bird, there's not a bee That wings along the way

But is a cleaner bird and bee Than it was yesterday.

I saw God wash the world last night. Ah, would He had washed me

As clean of all my dust and dirt As that old white birch tree.

- William L. Stidger

lvHAT A BABY COSTS

11How much do babies cost?n said he The other night upon my knee; And then I said: "They cost a lot; A lot of watching by a cot, A lot of sleepless hours and care, A lot of heart-ache and despair, A lot of fear and trying dread, And sometimes many tears are shed In payment for our babies small, But every one is worth it all.

Edgar A. Guest

nFor babies people have to pay A heavy price from day to day - There is no way to get one cheap. Why, svmetimes when they're fast asleep You have to get up in the night And go and see that they're all right. But what they cost in constant care And worry, does not half compare With what they bring of joy and bliss - You'd pay much more for just a kiss.

1'lVho buys a baby has to pay A portion of the bill each day; He has to give his time and thought Unto the little one he's bought. He has to stand a lot of pain Inside his heart and not com~!ain; And pay with lonely days a:c~ ~::::l For all the happy hours };_(;: :s !:::..d. All this a baby costs>~~: y?~ His smile is worth it all, you bet.If

THE PARSON'S PRAYER

I do not ask That crowds may throng the temple,

That standing room be priced; I only ask that as I voice the message

They may see Christ!

I do not ask For churchly pomp or pageant,

Or music ·Such as wealth alone can buy; 1 only ask that as I voice the message

He may be nigh!

I do not ask That men may sound my praises

Or headlines spread my name abroad; I only pray that as I voice the message

Hearts may find God!

I do not ask For earthly place or laurel,

Or of this world's distinctions any part; I only ask, when I have ~oiced the message,

My Saviour's heart!

- Ralph Spaulding Cushman

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HUTCHISON BAPTIST CHURCH 2722 Bancroft Street, Charlotte, N. C.

Fred C. Roberts, Pastor July 12, 1970

Mrs. Carl Bryson •••••••••••••••••••••••• Organist

- MORNING WORSHIP -

Organ Prelude *Doxology *Invocation *Hymn No. LU ••••••••••••••• ~ "To God Be the Gl.ory" Announcements Solo .• Betty Crump •••• "I Know Who Holds Tomorrown Hymn No. 286 •••••• "O God, Our Help in Ages Past" Pastoral Prayer Solo ••• Tate Sparks •••• nHis Eye is on the Sparrow" Prayer Worship with Tithes and Offerings Choir •••••••••••••••••••••.••• "Ki.ng All-Glorious n SERMON: "Not Ashamed of the Gospel" •••••• Pastor

Text: Romans 1:16 Hymn of Invitation No. 240 •••••••• nJust As I Am11 Benediction ••••• No. 366 ••••••• "Blest Be The Tie" Postlude

*Please stand

It is my hope and desire, that the messages in this booklet will express my feelings to each person who will read it.

The text and sennon I am using this morning is the first sermon I preached at Southside Bap- tist Church in 1938.

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HUTCHISON BAPTIST CHURCH I.I .,.,

OFFERINGS AND MISSIONS-1940 THRU MAY, 1970

Percentage Gifts to Church Offerings for

Year Missions Offerings Missions 1940 $ 95.00 $2,302.00 4.12% 1941 249.00 1,473.00 16. 90% 1942 289.00 2,285.00 12. 64% 1943 505.00 2,544.00 19.85% 1944 751.00 3,894.00 19. 28% 1945 866.00 6,095.00 14.20% 1946 670.00 S,305.00 12. 62% 1947 704.00 6,095.00 11.55% 1948 441.00 5,103.00 8.64% 1949 507.00 10,666.00 4. 75% 1950 506.00 7,955.00 6.36% 1951 1,016.00 7,713.00 13.17% 1952 1,754.00 12,640.00 13.87% 1953 1,733.00 17,581.00 9.85% 1954 1,606.00 12,390.00 12. 96% 1955 1,816.00 11, 461. 00 15.84% 1956 1,704.00 17,641.00 9.65% 1957 2,500.00 19,449.00 12 .85% 1958 2,662.00 17,476.00 15. 23% 1959 2,682.00 21,203.00 12.64% 1960 3,666.68 23,557.95 15.56% 1961 4,463.26 27,657.24 16.14% 1962 5,002.39 28,935.73 17.29% 1963 5,422.94 29,909.13 18.13% 1964 6,236.16 30,884.98 20.19% 1965 5,953.83 31,275.61 19.04% 1966 5,925.09 30,246.71 19.59% 1967 5,207.70 31,347.32 16.61% 1968 5,228.87 29,420.02 17.77% 1969 4,676.lG 30,677.56 15.24% 1970-May 1,446.28 12,069.27 11. 98%

I TOTALS $76,285.38 $497,252.52 15.34% "

SERMONS WE SEE

I'd rather see a sermon than hear one any day.

I'd rather one should walk with me than merely show the way.

The eye's a better pupil and more willing than the ear;

Fine counsel is confusing, but examplets always clear:

And the best of all the preachers are the men who live their creeds,

For to see the good in action is what every- one needs.

I can soon learn how to do it if youtll let me see it done.

I can watch your hands in action, but your tongue too fast may run.

But I'd rather get my lesson by observing what you do.

THE ANVIL OF GODtS WORD

Last eve I paused beside the blacksmith's door, And heard the anvil ring the vesper chime;

Then looking in, I saw upon the floor, Old hammer s worn w i th beating years of time.

"How many anvils have you had, '1 said I, 11To wear and batter all these hammers s o ?"

"Just one, 11 said he, and then with twinkling eye, "The anvil wears the hammers out, you know.''

If And so' n I thought' "The Anvil of God Is \

WHAT CHRIST SAID

I said, 11Let me walk in the fields. IT He said, "No; walk in the town.11

I said, "The r'e are no flowers there. TT He said, "No flowers, but a crown.u

I said, "But the skies.are black, There is nothing but noise and din; rT

And he wept as he sent me-back; ITThere is more," he said, "there is sin.11

I said, "But the air is thick, And fogs are veiling the sun."

He answered, rrYet souls are sick, And souls in the dark undone.IT

I said, "I shall miss the light, And friends will miss me, they say.IT

He answered, "Choose tonight If I am to miss you, or they."

I pleaded for time to be given. He said, "Is it hard to decide?

It will not seem hard in Heaven To have followed the steps of

your Guide.11

I cast one lo~< at the fields, Then set my face to the town;

He said, "My child, do you yield? Will you leave the flowers for the

crown?rr

Then into his hand went mine; And into my heart came he;

And I walk in a light divine, The path I had feared to see.

- George MacDonald

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"UP-TO-DATE PASTOR'S VISITING FILEn

The days and visits here began August 29, 1945 at the Concord Baptist Church, Granite Falls, North Carolina.

Days Visited This Year.................. 45

Visits Made This Year................... 157

Days Visited Since Coming Here •••••••••• 2051

Visits Made Since Coming Here ••••••••••• 7459

Days Visited In My Ministry Since File Started ••••••••••••••• 3114

Visits Made Since File Started •••••••••• 15,833

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