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Show j (Ultr grntinarg ffiornw j THE THREE DUDES Three dudes were walking along the street one morning, and met an aged, decrepit minister, with long white hair and beard. Desiring to poke fun at the old man, the first called out, "Hello, Father Abraham." The second said, Hello, Father Isaac," and the third chimed in, "Hello, Father Jacob." The minister seeing the situation, and likewise using us-ing Scripture, quietly replied, "I am neither Abraham, nor Isaac, nor Jacob, but Saul, the son of Kish, who went forth to hunt his father's asses, and behold I have found them." Why go to church when you can ; stay at home, turn a dial, and hear j the best of sermons over the radio ? I If the question were made general to include the bishops and all those i who officiate in the church, what happen? Naturally, the church wo:.' 1 cease tu exist and with it all its I.eljis and auxiliary organizations, such as Mutual, Sunday School, Re-li.uion Re-li.uion Classes, etc., fostered and; prompted by the church. Are we r-.ady for this step"? In our minds has the time arrived when we should do away with the church? Are we to sit supinely by and see it dwindle in effectiveness and popularity as is generally the case in the world today, or must the instituton that has been the source of inspiration and the backbone of civilization since the beginning be-ginning of time right-about face and make a new growth ? It is what we do and not what the radio does that gives us our real growth. Action and service make for growth. In this respect the church provides numerous avenues for us. It also gives what the radio never can hope to frive close contact with human beings wherein we are able to appreciate our neighbor's joys and sorrows, to share his burdens and likewise to have our shared by him-! him-! It increases our acqaintances, provid-I ing social and religious gatherings for us to mingle with our fellows and after all, the greatest blessing of life is the joy that comes from the association with our friends. The church makes demands for service that the radio never can. It calls us into the mission field, it requests us to visits or neighbors, to help those in need. It spurs us on into numerous avenues of social activity and service that cannot come any other way. The individual who is expected ex-pected to help preach the sermons can never sit back with the same indifference in-difference as the man who sits and listens to the voice over the radio. In short, the church demands that we give the best we have to the world and by so doing the best comes back to us. Think church, talk church, attend church, support your church. |