Peter, James and John Scripture-—

] . Andrew. Peter, James and their boats and

to disciples.——Mat-therw .

MEMORY VERSE:—“For we cannot but speak of the things which

John leave

nets and follow Christ

become fishers of4men and the first '18 22.

wth Him to witness

Christ takes Peter. James and John

save when He raises Jairus' daughter from dead.—Luke 8 49-56.

: ILLUSTRATED SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON

Dbtiltclv 4:18-22; 17:1-13; Mark 8:18, 17; 14:82

The disciples

His wer to figuration and

with Moses and Elijah. but are sworn to seci-ecy.—Matthew 17

we have seen and hem-d."—Acts 4:20.

witness Christ's T.rans-

hear His conversations whue J

I-13.

Peter. James and John fall

Gethsemane,-Mark 14:32-42.

,'l'he Guardian, Charlottetown, Sat, Feb. 8. 1964.

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asleep

esus prays in the Garden of

fill; INNER CIRCLE

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By R.H. RAMSEY

or the mul ' udes who follow- ed Christ. only three men - Peter, James and John— made up the innermost circle of those closest to Christ. In to day‘s les- sou we shall explore s e v e ral events in their lives which dem-

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how Christ. walking by the Seal ’.of Galilee. saw Andrew a Peter. with their partners. Jam- _es and John. plying their trade jas fishermen. He calls to them. ,saying. “Follow me. and I will ‘make you fishers of men." Im- mediately. the four leave their boats and nets to follow Him.

For Andrew and Peter. this was no spur— of- the moment de- cision. for they had met the Master more than a year before when John the Baptist gave wit- ness to Jesus as the Son of God (John 1:35-42). nc assumes

n d when

onsrrate this closeness. that they had told James and

ohn Were Close T

'e learn John of this experience so they.

follow Christ them. These four, and eight others, comprise the twelve mentioned in Mark 3: 16-19. who went up into the hills with Jesus to learn from Him before being sent forth to h

too. were ready to c

= tpreac .

We find Peter. James’ and John again in Luke B:4lL56. when Jesus is called upon by Jairus to heal his dying daughter. Why these three? Perhaps they -had a deeper sympathy with Christ, a greater sensitivity to His touch and command, a more profound

-understanding of His motives. or

They were

perhaps they could be trusted to the cloud and they fall _f a c e ; remain silent concerning these down on the ground. staying inl miracles until after our Lord’: that position until Jesus raises resurrection. Whatever Christ's them. On their way down the reasons. he permitted only these ; mountain they questioned vigor- of His disciples to 8CCOm- 1 their questions, but swears them pany Him into the room where:ously_ Apparently He answers the dead girl lay. and to witness lap to ‘em-ecy concerning what ‘His POW" l0 “V9 "'9" l0 the ‘ they have seen. Obviously, Jesus

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uttermost.

The Tranfiguration of our (Lord. as recorded in Matthew ll7: 1-3 (also in Mark 9:243 and Luke 92%-36:. took place during the third year of Christ's public ministry. In this lesson we will not dwell on the Transfiguration itself, but upon the presence there of the innermost three. They watched as Christ became transfigured before them and heard Him talking with two oth- ers who suddenly appeared, whom they recognized, not know- ing how, as Moses and Elijah. Their natural awe becomes ter-

had an absolute trust and faith in these three men. (

This -trust and faith leads‘ Christ to take the three with Him into the garden of Gethse- naime, bidding them to wait and watch while He prays (Mark 14: 32-42). He is greatly disturbed and ill at ease for He. alone, knows that His hour has come. Ignorant of their own human weaknesses, secure and self-con-I fident in a valient faith that ex- ists only in their imaginations.l the disciples fall asleep. So ill was that. when Judas arrived‘ with the soldiers. Jesus was, for,‘

"0’ 35 ‘hey he” the V°i’°° ‘mm all practical (purposes. alone. i

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strong Church. neither democracy nor civilization can survive. There

person should attend services rogu- Iarly and support the Church. They are: (1) For his own sake. 0) F0? his childnei-i‘s sake. (3) For the sake of his community and nation. (4) For the sake of the Church itself, which nasthhisincn md imterislsuppcl-t. Man to go to church regularly and read your Bible daily.

The entire memage of T°d8Y'S astronauts has not yet been deciphered. Parts of it still lie locked within instruments, and most of it still is hidden in the infinity of space. But we are learning, and we might say that the astronauts are our te

Many. many years ago there was another great Teacher, and His mes- sage is still being revealed through faith to the mind of mankind. His mes- sage is the path of the Cross . . . the path to eternal life.

But where do we find our instructions, our briefing? What instruments can we use to discover this message for ourselves? You will find it in your church, this Sunday.

We know too about the Church. Let us use it then as our guide, or! booster, our thrust to Heaven.

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The Acts of the Apostles is Ii. continuation of the Gospel ac-§ cording to Luke by the same au-

chief source of our knowledge ofl early Christianity and the per- secutions suffered by the early

church.

In Acts 4:13 we find Peter and V John seized while preaching in) -the temple and thrown into pris-l on. Brought before the h i ghl priest, Peter offers a ‘brilliant defense of their actions and faith in Christ. Finding little to punish the Apostls for. the high. [priest reprimands them and re.- rleases them.

Herod (grandson of the Herod‘ who reigned at the time of Christ's birth) fulfills O'.irist‘s prophecy (Mark) 10:39) by sciz-I ing James and slaying him: Acts l2:1—3). ;

Following James‘ niai't,\'r(lcm,'. Peter is once more cost in t 0. prison and beaten. biil this par-l ticular imprisonment is termi-l mated by angelic intervcntion.l and Peter is preserved for many: years of service hr)“'ire his own ‘(martyrdom takes place. .

For Anglica

y ALAN IIARYEY LONDON‘ (CF) —— “Snmetlilng‘ its eating the heart out of the (‘Church of England. _ ‘safe old church isn‘t safe any? more." ' Against the genteel click of croquet balls on the vicar‘.~i lawn, such blunt comments (may sound as ill-chosen as blue (jokes in church. But they are flying thick and fast in the wake of an official report on the ‘church. and they are being _ireated with the utmost serious-

‘ ness. < The 300-page report by Dub-~ lin-born Leslie Paul. former

-thor. its vivid narrative is the. 25

:Writers Oi The Bible Were Inspired By God

By CARDINAL McGUIGAN

When we say that the Bible is the Word of God. we mean that God is its author.

That is to say, God inspired human writers to compose the Books we call the Sacred Scrip- tures.

But He did not dictate them; the human authors were not mere secretaries who ha no words of their own to utter. inspired by the Holy Spirit who is the Truth it- self. God used these men as His instruments.

He respected their gifts and skills. their mental outlook and their individuality of style and

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ction.

But He preserved them from error, for they were to write of God's own work—and in that. there can be no lie.

If God exists, then God can neither deceive nor be deceived. He is not merely truthful. He is the Truth. and the words that are His are true.

The Bible, as the record of God's work. is a revealing of the hidden things of God which man could never know for himself. It is a revealing first made to His chosen people. then to all the world through Jesus Christ.

It is not the only source of that revelation, for the written word can never be complete: as St. John tells us at the end his Gospel: “There is m u c h else besides that Jesus did: if all of it were put in writing, I do not think the world itself would contain the books which would have to be written." (John 21:

)

The events which the Bible re- calls are not simply events history. They happen. certainly. and all our understanding of the Bible depends on the literal meaning of what we read.

These events happened and are true. But they happen still. The work of God continues so the word of God is spoken still.

As St. Paul explains, “Every- thing in the Scripture has been divinely inspired, and has its rises: to instruct us. to expose our errors. to correct our faults. to educate us at holy living." (2 Tim. 3:16.)

The Church exists to go on making the work of God pres- ent to men. and to make the work of God heard a m o n 1; men. The Church has always said: “This is what God did. this

is what He said: this is what He),

goes on doinz and goes on say- ing. His work is still spoken."

G°d'5 final ‘V01“l T0 man 15 llle‘ who live in the towns or in the lh 3‘; country: and the memoirs of‘.

sending of His Son into

iRelorms Suggested

n Church

.song is held at 8 pm. to avoid. 3"“ win" “ml “'“l°r°

the expense lighting. One person drew as little as £400 a

The ryean there were many Gaming; with all his might: and the pen-‘

£700 and possibly the majority were in the £800 bracket. “You find yourself gently rot-

ting away." one clergyman was

firmed many of Paul's points. One man said the church is among the worst-paid profes- sions and another spoke of be- ing "held fa ' a machine that grinds incessantly on."

quoted. On a television program. church and lay figures con-.

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MISSION FUND DRIVE tout $500,000 annually for five The Anglican Church of Can- years for the Anglican World sda has undertaken to raise at:Mission Fund.

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Charlottetown Bible Chapel

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world to restore all men God‘s friendship, a ' lost through sin. The made Flesh. .

This we find wonderfully sum-‘l med up in the Epistle to the He»-

'5:

“In old days, God spoke to our t Fathers in many ways and by many means. through the Prop-g hets; now at last in these times He has spoken to us with a son to speak for him; a son. whom he has appointed to inherit a l l things. just as it was through him that he created this world of time. a son, Who is the rad- Fathcr‘s splendor, and the full expression of his be- ing; all creation depends, for its support. on his enabling word." (Heb. 1, 1-3).

We can see then that th e whole of the Bible is a commen- tary on this fact of incarnation The Word of God is in the end to be the Word made Flesh. F‘

All the Old Testament is a preparation for it. The N e w Testament is the declaring oi it. The coming of Christ 0 u 1' Lord is the central point of the Bible as it is the central point of human history, from which even the unbeliever must number his years. )

In the Old Testament, God re-‘ veals Himself to a particular people. He makes a convenan‘. for them.

They are to worship Him f o r His goodness and mercy toward Him, and much of the Old Tes- tament (and especially t h e‘ Psalms) is taken up with His. peopl e ‘s acknowledgment of what He truly is: "You are My people. and I am your God."

In the assemblies of the early Christians. the Bible was the, essential part of their worship. f

But it was no longer to be sim-.

ly a recalling of former‘ merv lcies. For Christians. the pres-f ence of Christ was the very cen-‘ tre of their worship. "1 am with: you always." He had promised.l and that was realized most pro-'~ foundly in the gathering of thosel who were recalling the redeem- ing work of Christ as a present

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. fl Word is, .

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Justin, in his Apology. written‘ not later than 150. gives us a viv- id picture of Christian worship in the earliest days of ‘ Church and of the place of the [Bible in it—— a picture that re-l ‘ mains substantially true of the l worship we know today.

“The day which is called the. r .. . ld-ay of the sun. he w r o t e.‘ . “there is an assembly of all:

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i the apostles or the writings of the prophets are read. as long as t’me permits.

Then the reader ceases. and the president speaks. admonish ing us and exhorting us to imi- tale these excellent examplesl Then we arise together and of-- for prayers; and as we said he-

lfore. when we have concludedl [our prayer. bread is brought) and the

president in like manner. nfft-rs l up p r a y e r s and tliaiiksgivini-Z,‘ I pie assent with amens; a n (l; l there is a distribution and par- ) taking by all of the Eiicharst." l Here. from the very beginning‘ I we see the use of the Bible in‘ worship. not merely as a means: of personal pra_vcr~thour:h. of. ;coui'se. it can and must he that. ;The Sacred Scriptures belong; ' above all to the prayer of t it e‘. Christian communities coming together to represent the sacri-l fice of Christ Our Lord.

PARK ROYAL UNITED CHURCH

18 Christie Drive. Parkdalc Rev. J. H. Tye, B.A.. B.D.. Minister Mr. Leslie Hlscott, Organist and Director of Choirs 9:45 a.m.—Young Adult Bible Class 9:45 a.m.—Junior, Intermediate, Senior Church School 11:00 a.m.—Nursery and Kindergarten Classes 11:00 a.m.—DIVINE WORSHIP “GOD CARES" em: "Unto Thee O Lord"—Aulbach Soloist-—Mrs. Elizabeth Gay 7:00 a.m.—EVENING WORSHIP . Sermon‘: FORSAKING ALL OTHERS Anthem: “Vesper Hymn"--Bortnyaske “Sing Praise to God In Winter—GLaser (The Junior Choir) You are welcome to worship with us.

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TRINITY UNITE!) CHURCH

Charlottetown. P. E. I. Ministers: Rev. J. G. E. Ball, B.A. Rev. G. G. Wyrwas. B.A.. B.D. Rev. Clayton C. Lewis Organist & Director of Choirs: Royston F. Mugford. A.R.C.O.

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3:45 p.m.—Cliurch liicmbershlp Class

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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. Madelyn MacKinnon. L.Mus., B.Mus. Organist and Choir Director

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‘ Sermon: BOREDOM

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Qu:-irtet: Son Of My Soul

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A CORDIAL WELCOME TO ALL

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——_The Kirk of s. James

The Reverend T. H. B. Somers. M.A.. S.T.M.. Minister organist and Director of the Choir: Christopher Gledhill, M.A.. B.Mus. 9:45 a.m.-—Chu.rch School and Young People's Bible Class 11:00 a.m.——Churchtime Nursery and Nursery School 11:00 a.m.—-MORNING WORSHIP AND SERMON:

"OUR LORD SPEAKS TO EACH OF US ON A MATTER OF VITAL. INTIMATE CONCERN."

Marxist turned Christian philos- opher. sociologist and author. makes 62 pointed recommenda- tions slalied to come before the church assembly in February. Dr. Donald Coggan, Archbishop of York, indicates he accepts the report's importance but‘ cautions against expectation of immediate action.

Entitled The Deployment and Payment of the Clergy. 0 document criticizes the church for losing membership. putting its clergymen the wrong places and tolerating wide dis- crepancies in payment

core of the problem. Paul says. is that the church is a “bad steward." What of e -a

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"The alternatives are chilling -«to do nothing. which means to abandon the nation re- ligious decline and the clergy to their isolation, or to attempt a ow piecemeal reforms that may save face."

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Corner of Prince and Fitzroy Streets Rev. Malcolm F. Harlow. B.A.. B.D.. Mrs. V. L. Dlngwell. organist and Choir

11:00 s.m.-—AnnuoI Youth Service Youth Choir

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