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|Seeds of Disunity

Despite his wisdom and great

lect, Solomon lived so opulently: and despotic and dictatorial. Popular un- spent so lavishly that, by the end. of rest followed the enslavement of = mense wealth. his reign, his kigodom was” ruined minorities and levying of even-higher

—I Kings 10:14-29

Seripture—I Kings -9:15-11:13. —

‘intel- Solomon's thirst for riches made him

taxes.—I Kings” 9: 15-28.

Even the rich queen of Sheba was astounded at Solomon's display of im- admiration for his wisdom and ledge.—I Kings 10:1-15.

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ILLUSTRATED SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON

By Alfred J. roseher |

from Equally great. was her know-

S | an essential

Love Essential |

For Happiness

| By CARDINAL MeGUIGAN | sins. Be hospitable to one anoth- |. It has been said that love is er without murmuring.” ingredient in all The charity we show one an- | human happiness. other is like that shown among How eager we are to love! prisoners of a concentration

|Our Lord elevated a fundamen- ital law of the heart to the sup- /ernatural level when he taught

camp: we help one another in our common misery. And we hope one day to be home with

God promises to divide the as punishment.—I Kings 11: 1-13.

Solomon's wives turned his heart ‘little children” (John 13:33).

God, leading him into idolatry. kingdom

MEMORY VERSE: “For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the Lord his God, as wag the heart of David his father.”"—1 Kings 11:4.

SOLOMON’S WEAKNESSES

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Spiritual Declines Hits Nation

(Editer's note: The follow- mg material relating to to morrow’s Sunday School les- son is ‘based on copyrighted eutlines produced by the Di- vision of Christian Education, National Council of Churches im the U.S. and is used by ‘permission. )

By R.H. RAMSEY

No king ever began his reign with more promise than did Solomon The son of the great King David, Solomon had, ap- parently, inherited David's many virtues and few ‘of his vices. We shall find, however, that he had certain weaknesses which left his kingdom a sham- bles, divided the nation, and | brought about that final dis olu- tion of the kingdom of Israel and the scattering of his-people to the ends of the earth But, in many ways Solomon was a truly great ruler. He was said to be incomparably wise a Ot the Lord. His foreign- relations pol- icies showed a modern-day as- tuteness, in that he allied him-

self with his neighbors rather It was a false prosperity and than fight with them. Thus he superficial grandeur. Solomon's

avoided the ravaging of his lavish expenditures depleted the country by constant warfare nation’s resources and brought Too, Solomon was probably jt to the verge of bankruptcy.

as learned a man as has ever | Most of the country had a poe- appeared in human history, &@ peasant economy. in vivid con- genius with a variety of inter- trast to richness of the cavital. ests. With a reign of peace, Solo- Solomon's enslavement of min-

mon-~had-the time, energy and financial means for great build- ing projects, developing an ex- tensive commerce with other nations, and®generally enriching his kingdom. All these achieve- ments were glorious to behold, but they contained the seeds of disunity that would grow into national ruin.

The reign of Solomon’was the “Golden Age’’ of Israel, an era of peace and. prosperity, glory and grandeur,. The boundaries of the kingdom stretched from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines and on to the borders of Egypt; the people py, were eat-

‘ing, drinking” atdthaking mer- |

ry, for they ‘‘dwelt safely, every man under his'vine* and under

‘his fig tree."”

ority groups within his realm and the levying of increasingly higher taxes ‘as well as his lat-

er toleration of foreign gods) -

caused much popular unrest, which ended in the division of the kingdom at his death

Solomon exceeded all the oth- er kings of the earth in riches as | well as wisdom, and he display- ed his wealth ostentatiously. He had the biggest of everything. {He ruled the biggest empire, built. the glorious Temple of Jerusalem and erected for him- self a palace that caused the | world to stand speechless:in as- | tonishment. -

He had the most. pretentious court, with golden chariots and drinking vessels, and an _ ivory throne overlaid with gold. He

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WISION

“Whines dics: be sont

A echeol of minnows? A shining pebble? Or his own wavering reflection? — : < :

:

Whatever it is, he sees through the wonderful eyes

ereations are new and bright to him. He is fascinated by the sight of a bee searching for pollen. He marvels at the color of autumn leaves. He

is enchanted by the brilliance of a oter.

" gemewhere slong the Kine, most of us loce our childhood vision. We ferget to wonder. We forget to marvel. Sometimes we even forget God.

We can get our perspective beck into sharp, clear focus through the Ghurch. We ean recapture and strengthen our love for God.

¥ you haven't noticed, lately, how many mirackes take plate in your

daily life, start going to Church. You'll soon see.

Poperett PORE. Kesice Ade Beomee, Btrarhare, Pa

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support

THIS FEATURE 1S CONTRIBUTED TO THE CAUSE OF THE CHURCH

ALL FOR THE CHURCH

the buricing 4 character. and good emtizenshp. kt i @ storehouse of spintual values. Without » strong Church. neither democracy nor embzation can survive. There: are four sound reasons why every person should attend services regularly and

own sake. (2) For his children’s sake. (3) For the sake of his community and nation. (4) For the sake of the Church itself. which needs his moral and matenal support. -Plan te go te

church regularly and reed your Bible daily, fe -_~ Practer Vorwe ers Proverbs =» " enntor Sees “ 1s Teter ~~ t me Wed ecn or aoe J rari Trerter act w 92s Pridey Aets = wis (tet tow Remietine 1 as

had the largest_harem—700_wiv- es and 300 concubines, most of

Whom he wouldn't have recogn-—

ized had he passed them in the palace courtyard—and the smallest family—Biblical histor- ians record only one son.

The account of the visit of the

queen of Sheba affords the most effective climax to the summary of Solomon's splendor and wis- ‘dom. Having heard of Solomon's wisdom and wealth, she journ- eyed to Jerusalem to see for herself. Being rich she was un- likely to be much impressed by any ordinary display of wealth, but Solomon's opulence— as well as his wisdom— must have astounded her. for her admira- tion was eloquent.

In the midst of this unprece- dented material glory apostasy, idolatry dnd licentiousness be- gan manifesting themselves.

Despite his wisdom, Solomon “loved many strange women,”

contrary’ to the moral laws le was bound to uphold. Some were hostages; others had been received into Solomon's harem as a compliment to a father or brother with whom Solomon wished to be on good political

terms. :

Probably for political reasons, also, Solomon allowed these wo- men to continue worshipping their own false gods and pagan deities. Thus his wives turned

EHURECH FOR ALL ..

Church is the greatest factor on earth for

the Charch. Thev are: (1) For his

1928. He served

» his heart away from God and _in- jto the paths of idolatry

| The Lord was angry with his | apostasy, but refused to destroy | the nation. Instead He told Solo- jmon that as punishment the kingdom would be divided and most of it given to another line of_kings. 4

us His new command, and it is good to remember that when, He made that announcement to | His apostles, He called them,

those we love.

We are still in the valley of death where the shadows are long and ominous. We are strangers and pilgrims. “All of

For children are filled with|creation,” St. Paul says, hope. Our love on earth is a|‘“sroans and travails in pain | foretaste of the love we hope for | until now, and not only it, but in heaven. Thus the great saints,|Wwe ourselves also” (Rom. 38: | Augustine and Thomas, could | 22). : ‘ describe happiness as being) No one surpasses St. Paul in with those we love, Father. Son| his expression of this universal and Holy Spirit. j anguish and surely that whole

: Ses ‘ | passage from. Romans must be | Writer Joseph Pieper "brings ready for light on our problems:

The Guardian, Charlottetown, Sat., June 26, 1965. 7 —————

St. Peter's Cathedral _

ANGLICAN CHURCH OF CANADA Yen. Archdeacon J. R_ Davies, M.A.. Rectar Rev. Canon E. M. Maleme. MA. D.O. Assistamt Priest

Miss Suzamme Brenton, Lic. Mus.. Mrs. B. W. Patterson. 1 a June 27ith—Second Sunday after Trinity 8:00 a.m —Holy Eucharist 8:45 a.m —Mattins _——, 11:00 a.m.—Choral_ Eucharist & Sermon 1 7:00 p.m.—Evensong and

Sermon’ Visitors are cordielly welcome at all services

‘out this point when he tells. us|

about some prisoners of a con-

“We ourselves groan within our- | selves waiting for the adoption

centration camp during World | War II. To take their minds off

\their situation, they would lie

as sons of God, the redemption of the body’’ (Rom. 8:23).

\ 1 : Paul is aware of the suffering es a. bunks and carry | isis himselt—and projects it jon a intd nature itself.

Testaments

Released

|» The Sora Christians live {n the hills of India. A few weeks azo

some 2,000 Soras converged on and pilgrims” (1 Pet. 2:11), and trouble and pain. vou will live | Sarengo for a special confer- | adds, ‘‘Have a constant mutual jn an atomic re and will suffer ence. They were to receive thé | charity among yourselves, for {many things. Nevertheless, all first release of the Sora New charity covers a multitude of things work together unto good |

| Testament.

| Owing to printing difficulties overseas workers, in the prep- must love God. Bear your pains | only 150 copies were ready for | aration of the Sora translation for God’s love will sustain you. sale. More than 500 additional | of the New Testament. Miss All of creation, and all people ‘orders were taken on the first | Anna Munroe, of Hamilton, On- | are lonely until He comes. But | day of sale. ‘To see the eager- | tario, these Chris-' many years ago. The Rev. Dr. dwell with you.”

ness with which

A problem would be proposed However, the note of despair {relating to some basic human or giscouragement never enters jreality and each would be ask- the soul of Paul. “For I reckon ed to contribute his views. One that the sufferings of the pres- night, the problem was propos” ent time are not worthy to be ed: What is happiness? After 8! compared with the glory to |long session, they finally agreed | come that will be revealed in that happiness was being with 4. (Rom. 8:18) those you love. Paul shouts down the centur-

SS

St. Peter calls us ‘‘strangers

translated the Gospels

jtians sought to buy their own) Perry and Mrs. Allaby now of

‘copy was a great thrill,” report- Toronto, along with others re-|

ed one who was present.

It is only within the last 10 to years in translating

15 years that the Sora Church, ‘formerly a very small commun-

‘ity, has started to grow at a) rapid rate. This young Christian | this |

{Church rejoices to have part of the Bible {n their hands and in their own language The Canadian Baptist Church through their

has been active,

The development of church ‘music will experience a _ real

}loss in the departure from this

province of Rev. L.M. Murray who has accepted a call to Shu- benacadie, Nova Scotia, - after spending ali of his pastoral car- eer thus far in Prince Edward Isfand.

Mr, Murray was ordained in for several years as .assistant pastor at Trinity United Church,- Charlot-

:|¢tetown, later at Hunter River

and has been in Kensington for approximately 21 years. |

Though Mr. Murray may be known more generally for the direction he has given to the musical part of the program of worship— he emphasized with pride in an interview with this paper, the fact that six mem- bers of the Kensington- Sum- merfield congregation have be- come identified with the minis- try in recent years.

They include Rev. Willard

| Picketts who is now with the de-

partment in Toronto: Rev. T. J. Humphrey at Bible House, Charlottetown: Rev. Elmer Cot- ton, who is serving in Ontario; Rev. Clifford Moase who is in Nova Scotia; Rev. Bruce Rob- erts in Nashwaksis, New Brun- swick and Rev. Garth Casely who was ordained earlier this month. .

In addition Cecil Forbes, who {fs a lay preacher, is in a charge jin Rawdon, Nova Scotia.

| FERTILE AREA

This has been a fertile area for recruits to the ministry over the years. “They are a great ifolk,,they are praying people,” | Mr. Murray observed. This crea- tes the atmosphere for service ‘to the church, he said

| The high regard which the

| people of the congregation have |

j}come to hold for Mr. Murray, land for Mrs. Murray and their ‘talented family, is indicated by ‘the fact they called their new

Christian 1 Centre “Murray Hall. Interestin . and indicative

lof the warm relations that exist | with people of other commun- lions, is the fact the Roman Ca- tholic people of the Indian Riv- er Parish used = Murray earlier this month when they gathered to rejoice with Rev. | Dr. L.P. Callaghan on the 40th

age | anniversary of his ordination to

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| the priesthood | The musical education om Mr Murray goes back [0 his boy- hood days in St. Peters. Cape Breton. “We were a mustal |family, eversone plaved a mus- feal instrument.” he recalled

bs member cid including grandfather and the five boys and girls, so 414 father who was @ sailor.’ plaved for Sunday School, and for prayer ings on Wednesday nicht, when he was a br of !2 years. He Teceived tracninc om the piano from a loca! teacher. but later took professional training at Mt Allison Conservatory of music in vocal: VALUABLE TRAINING

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Choral “chub and found the training vatuatie “Bot -even more valuabe “4s his exper- jence in the | vied Church choir at Sackville «here "there were some outstanding voices.” Prior to that he had (akes two years

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vised her work, spending many the Sora New Testament.

DAILY BIBLE READINGS Sunday, June 27: Acts 22. Monday, June 28: Acts 23.

Tuesday, Jubev20rngActs 24 | Wednesday, June : Acts 25. | Thursday, July 1: Acts 26.

Friday, July 2: Acts 27, Saturday, July 3: Acts 28.

Departing Minister Led _ In Development Of Music

with Professor A.R. Kendall at Charlottetown. Indeed he had trained a church choir when he |was teaching at Orwell in this | province.

Some years ago Mr. Murray ;Was awarded a scholarship to study church music by the P.E.I. Musie Festival, but even before that he had been con- ducting schools for rural church |choirs in this province, and a. few on the mainland. There |were some 50 in all.

“We get quite a few choir people at one of these schools. They last through one afternoon and evening. We learn 10 unfam- iliar pieces,’’ he explained. Most of those who attended the schools were experienced choir members, but not all of them.

CENTENNIAL CHOIR

Mr Murray has trained many fine choral groups but the Cen- tennial Choir of 12 female voic- ' es was possibly the finest he has | developed.

Three of the choir members were housewives with small children, and the members rang- ed down to one girl who was 16 or 17 years of age.

The group trained for more than a year and they were heard with warm appreciation on several occasions during this

province's centennial year in

1964. other work that faces a Asked ‘what inspired this clergyman each day of his

choir, what was the challenge?" career.

|tine, the way the genial and cap- |

jes to us: Yes. you will have

for those who love God. You

He will come. “And He will

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SINGAPORE (Reuters)—Ma-" laysian patrol boats Thursday | intercepted four Indonesian Sampans carrying explo | sives and saboteurs into Singa- pore harbor, it was announced Friday. Three sampans blew up while the fourth escaped by heading back to the nearby In- ‘donesian Rhio Islands,

The Kensington clergyman re- called that William Hayward, | manager of the Centennial ef- | fort, had suggested at a Board | of Trade dinner that Kensington | should have a Centennial choir. ‘We thought the idea good”’ said | the man who took it from there. | 'His own daughter was a choir triember. His son was pianist.

‘We had had a good deal of experience with church choirs over the years: We had learned cantatas— Stainer’s Crucifixion , was recalled as one of them — and we had also organized secu- lar concerts. We paid for our choir gowns that way,” he ob- | served

It sounded easy, almost rov-

able clergyman described it. But the parts that are particul- arly difficult to understand were ‘How does one get the time from | a busy career as a church pas- tor, and. where do you get the mental and physical energy to do all of this extra musical work?’

‘“‘Well-one has to set aside the time for,the musical instruction and then work around it,’ re- plied this modest who did admit, though, that ‘‘it oft- en means staying up late at night ‘to complete some of the busy.

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Gardner by James Kent

Charlottetown 235 Cumberiand St.

“The Old Book . .

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St. Paul's Anglican Church

Established 1769 by Royal Foundation The Rev. F. Louis Elias. L.S.1., Rector Organist and Choir Director George A. Thompsen, F.R.C.O.,, (CHM) A.R.C.M.

Officiant Preacher: The Rev'd Canon Ledrew

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11:00 a.m. & 7:30 p.m.—lJames Stahr, B.Sc., M.Th .the New Birth the Blessed Hope”

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Srganist and Director of the Cheirs Christopher Gledhill, M.A. B.Mus., A.B.C.C.0. 2 JUNE, 1965

11:00 a.m.—Public Worship The Reverend Profesor D. N. Macmillan, MA. i Montreal

PR.D., College, 3

Sermon: THE FOUR ROADS .

Anthem: — eg : “oO the Lord in the beauty of holmess; Fear before Him, all earth.” ce

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Canon: 0 Lord our Governor—Telemann Mrs. Christopher Gledhil] amd Mr. Reginald MacLean.

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Ginats Baptist Church

Ceraer of Prince and Fitzrey Streets Rev. Malcolm F. Harlow. B.A. B.D. Minister

Gave The Day Solo: ‘‘Shadows’’—Miss Svivia

MacKay 7:00 p.m.—LOST AND FOUND Children’s Choir: “God Who Touch- Wednesday 7:30—Prayer Meeting. A WARM WELCOME AWAITS YOU

TRINITY UNITED CHURCH

Charlottetown, P.E.1. Ministers: Rev. John G. E. Ball, B.A. _Rev. Gerald.G. Wyrwas, B.A., BD. Organist and Director of Choirs: Mr. Joseph B. Herdman

11:00 a.m.—Nursery Care and Crib Room im Social Hall

11:00 a.m.—“‘HOLY COMMUNION” Rev. J. G. E. Ball Solo: “O Rest In The Lord” (Elijah) Mendelssohn Mrs. Ronald Jenkins, Mezzo-Soprane Sacrament of Holy Commozmnion

7:00 p.m.—‘“THREE SONS’’—Rev. G. G. Wyrwas Solo: “I Walked Today Where Jesus Walked” Geoff OH Mr. Sterling Inman, Baritone Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper.

SPRING PARK UNITED CHURCH

Dunkirk and Kirkwood - Minister: Rev. Clayta C. Lewis Organist and Choir Director: Mrs. J. B. Herdman. L.R.A.M. Junior Choir Director: Miss Diama Redd

11:00 a.m.—Nursery Care and Crib Room 11:00 a.m.—‘‘AN BYE WITNESS” 1965 Pine Hill Graduate «on of Mr and Mre. Neil MacDougall. City. Solo: Mr. Roy Smaliman

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13 Christie Drive, Parkdale Rev. J. H. Tye, B.A., B.D., Mimister Mr. Leslie: Hiscott—Organist and Directer of Choirs

10:00 a.m.—Chiid care in church hall.

Salo: ‘ (Miss June Foster) ss Sacrament of Holy Communion

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11:00 a.m.—Worship Service and Communios

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Message: “AMATEUR CHRISTIANS”

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| Zion Presbyterian Church

Corner Prince and Grafton Streets The Rev. Donald A. Campbell. B.A. Minister Miss Roberta Shaw. Deaconess Mrs. Harvey MacKinnon. L.Mes.. B.Maes. Organist ana Choir Director. 9:45 am.—The Church School. Classes for all ages 10:00 a.m.—Bible Class. 11:00 am. Nursery School 11:00 a.m.— DIVINE WORSHIP Sermon: THE [INCOMPARABLE LORD The Rev. Donald A. Carnpbell. BA, ° Solo: How Great Thou Art Dedication of Workers im the Vacation Bible School Program. * Mr. Frank Wood 1.00 pm—DIVINE WORSHIP Sermon: The Rev. Sam Cheh. Minster of othe Korean Church im Japan Solo. My Task

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