PAGE SIX THE SOWER | A Weekly Department of Religious and Secular Thought Contributed by REV. JAMES A. TURNER, Pastor, M. E. Church, Patton, Pa. The Necessity for Transforma-| tion By Growth. | Transformation of personality comes | through growth, and growth is the] result of self-discipline. Dr. Albert | Edward Bailey recently said: “It is within our power to will and to at- | tain complete selfhood; as it is also our privilege, if we so desire, to sup-| press the unifying and orienting im- pulses that reside in the fore-brain and to sink back to the biologic level. In this case we become animals, ven- | eered with conventional conduct re- actions that enable us to keep our place in respectable society, but ani- mals none the less. We then find the | satisfaction of life in sensation, We| natural instinctive reaction BUT ONE {PATTON METHODIST engage in the scrabble for wealth and | social position and power for the | “kick” we get out of it and for the further pleasures their possessions | bring; we cease to be concerned with ideals and moralities, with the prob- lems of personal growth and social | progress. And thus having weakened or suppressed the spiritual oriental, | control elements in personality we become a prey to everstimulation, | mental disorganization, and ultimately physical breakdowns that demand the attention of a psychiatrist or an under- taker. That is the penalty nature ex- acts from individuals and civilizations that refuse to become the channel of creative evolution.” All this is but a learned way of saying that when a person quits tak- ing an active part in church work and religious activity, one is headed for the asylum or the graveyard. One's personality starts to disintegrate be- cause one is refusing the trasforma- tion. which comes from growth, which in turn comes from ¢self-discipline, which in turn comes from religious ac- tivity. “Civilization,” continues Dr. Bailey, “has been brought to the brink of de- struction because man as a social be- ing has not yet realized that untrans- formed instinct spells destruction. The teachings of biology, economics, and sociology all point in the same direc- , tion as religion, namely, to the law ‘Modify—that is to say, altruize’ Man must make his choice, either to change or die.” All this is in line with the teachings | of Jesus: “Except a man be born a- new, (change, growth through self- discipline, transformation through spiritual growth) he cannot see the Kingdom of God.” Love your enemies and pray for them that persecute you; that ye may be sons of your father, for He sendeth rain on the just and the unjust. Be perfect (impartial), as your heavenly Father is perfect.” “All things, therefore, whatsoever ye would that men do unto you, even so do ye also unto them: for this is the law and the prophets.” Such transformations imply not a THAT IS ACQUIRED BY CONSTANT SELF-DISCIPLINE. Jesus’ under- standing of man, says Dr. Bailey, and what he needed for salvation, was not so much theological as psycholo- gical. “Wht He demanded was the crown- ing of Love king over all the instincts. Of a notorious sinner he said, ‘I say unto you, she loved much, therefore her sins which are many are forgiven her’; and to a dying thief who in his last hour voiced one word of friendly interest in another dying convict, ‘This day thou shalt be with me in paradise.’ Mrs. John Morgan, Mrs. Edward Jen- | All He insisted upon as a basis for | kins, Mr. Peter Delpierre, Mr. and | salvation was some evidence of love.| MIs. ohn Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Da- That is the starting point and the dy-|Vid McConnell, Mr. and Mrs. namic of the discipline by which alone; Steir, Miss Mabel Johnson, and the be transformed. Keb. James A. Turner. human nature can Jesus rightly is called the Saviour of men because he taught us by word and deed how to lay hold on the pow- er that helps us save ourselves.” That power is LOVE. “He who loves is of God.” Enmities, strifes, jealousies, wraths,' envyings, factions, divisions, parties, But West Point Was Never Like This Lawrence Breckedorff, one of 20 West Point cadets who recently THE UNION ¢RESS-COUKIER. Thursday, March 30, 1939. drunkenness, revelings,—they which ' practice such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.” “But the fruit of the Spirit of God is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kind- nes, goodness, faithfulness, meekness, sclf-control. You must not adopt the customs of this age, but by your new attitude of mind be transformed so you can find out what God's will is—what is good, pleasing and perfect.” “Sin is the failure to transform an instinct. Salvation is that state in which instincts are transformed. Since | that transformation is in the direction of fuller personality and greater sur- vival value for ourseles and for oth- ers, we see that to be saved we must be socialized; that is, we must always exercise our instincts in view of ano- ther’s highest good, never exclusively in view of our own need.” That means -—GO TO CHURCH. The Gospel of the year 50 A. D. is quite in accord with twentieth cen- tury psychology and still has the pow- er to save a civilization that is on the verge of collapse. EPISCOPAL CHURCH James A. Turner, pastor. Church school at 10 a. m. Preach- ing 11 a. m, and 7:30 p. m. Midweek Bible Class Wednesday evening at 7:30 p. m. The Adult Bible Class met in the § Shvrch Parlor on Tuesday evening, the 21st, with the following persons rresent: Mr. and Mrs. James Blake, Mr. A. C. Winslow, Mr. Eli Steir, Mrs. El Steir, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Steir, John | A very tasty and ample tureen supper was served, ! after which the business meeting was held, reports made, the balance in the missionary obligation ordered sent, and plans made for future activities. + The UPPER ROOM for the second quarter is at hand. Don’t forget to purchase a copy for yourself and for a friend. You may be the means of bringing a great blessing to someone. A great deal of .interest and com- ment have been created in the com- ! munity by the studies conducted at the mid-week Bible classes. If you haven't been attending these unusually interesting lectures you are missing something that you cannot really af- ford to miss. Light is being thrown on a section of the Bible that is of ex- ceedingly great interest, and which is invariably a means of increasing both the intellectual and spiritual girth of the one who attends to it. You have always been puzzled by problems that pertained to the arly history of man- kind, such as the Creation, Formation of the earth, Origin of Life, The Geo- logical periods, The Origin of Man, Antidiluvian living conditions, The Cause of the Flood, How many peopie were in the Ark, The Cause of the Rainbow, The Post-diluvian world, Cause of the shortening of human life, Meaining of the Tower of Babel, The dispersion of the races, The Garden of Eden, the ‘Apple” that Eve ate, and a thousand other problems that have intrigued the mind of man,—these will all be discussed in the coming lectures. Come and sit in and ask questions. J Wide choice of ers, Young Princess Types, sizes 11 to 20. Youthful, Box Coats, Fitted Collarless, $6.95 TO $25.00 EASTER DRESSES Priced at $3.95 to $12.95 Jackets, Boleros, Plaits and Tailored ; specially designed for the woman of larger figures; sizes 38 to 44, and 46 to 50. 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A well-in- formed Christian is always the effect- ive Christian. DPA TO TIGHTEN REG. ULATIONS COVERING SEO REGISTRATIONS Strict adherance to regulations cov- ering the registration and rerregistra- tion at the State Employment Office of persons on DPA general assistance | 31.95 Fannie C. Wetzel, Carrolltown, Penna. ' rolls was promised last week by Ed- S— —— i ward R. Golob, executive director of the Department of Public Assistance SPRING IS TIME in Cambria County. TTC Golob pointed out that under the TO KILL WEEDS existing regulations all active relief re- ~~ cipients are required to reregister at Harrisburg — Farmers of Pennsylv- the State Employment Office every 90 | ania must plan their battle against days. 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They usually produce seeds office, persons who fail to reregister| in great abundance, and the most nox- will be sent a letter by the DPA call-| ious have underground parts such as ing attention to the omission and point | bulbs and hardy roots that can with- out that a 10-day period of grace will | stand the severest winter freezing. be allowed. If the reregistration is not The average annual rainfall in Penn- made within 10 days, the relief reci-| sylvania is about 40 inches, which is pient will be dropped from the public | enough to mature crops, but this mois- assistance rolls. ture must be conserved if a maximum Burden of proof of reregistration will | yield is to be secured. Weeds not only be upon the relief recipients, who will | rcb the soil of this percious moisture, be required to present the stamped [but are so much more rugged that they and dated SEO reregistration card crowd out the less hardy cultivated either rto the visitors in the field or at | Plants. the DPA offices in the cityof Johns- Most of the weeds that will give town or at Ebensburg. trouble during the summer will start Golob said the preparations for the | from the seeds that are already in the necessary transmission of information| soil. ome of these seeds have been from the SEO to the DPA already had | there for a number of years waiting been arranged through a meeting with | favorable conditions for germination, Thomas V. Hayes, manager of the| while most of them dropped out of last State Employment Office, Moose Tem- | years mature weeds. The spring sun- ple, Bedford St., Johnstown. shine and moisture will cause many of = these seeds to start to grow very eas- Dip a chamois skin into hot water| ily in the spring and it is at this and wring it quite dry. Rub it over| point that the weed is most easily the window quickly. Wait several | killed. minutes, then wipe the window with! A seed has sufficient food stored in a clean soft chamois skin. This is a]it to start a new plant with a few simple and excellent way to wash win- "roots and some small leaves. When dows. this food has all been used and be- fore the weed has begun to manufac- ture its own food in any large quan- tity a little disturbance will kill the young plant which, at this pint, is called a seedling. Not much can be done against the weeds in the winter wheat or in the field which is still in sod. The place to begin, however, is in the field that is to b e planted in corn, oats, potatoes, orsome other planted crop. MRS. ROOSEVELT NOT CANDIDATE FOR 1940 Los Angeles — Mrs. Eleanor Roose- velt, who has had ample time to study the subject first hand, said last week that the time has not arrived for a woman to run for the presidency of the United States, and scoffed at a proposal that she become a candidate. “Nothing on God's green earth | would induce me to run for anything,” she said. “I have taken no part in po- litics since Franklin's election.” When baking large potatoes, fuel is saved by cutting them in halves. Place potatoes in oven with cut sides facing up. When baked each potato will have a delicious crust. Warm soft water, mild soap, the least possible handling, and no sudden chan- ges in temperature are essential for good results when washing wool blan- kets. J. EDW. STEVENS FUNERAL DIRECTOR KNOWN BY SERVICE PHONE SERVICE, Day 31-M., Night 31-J. —-— a. rms a —————— un ss S——————— —_——————— sr———— ——— | REUEL SOMERVILLE ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Office in Goud Blde., Patton
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