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Co !lie ... TraMp ••d •
C11l11'ti (Mr!
Lt¥: lalJ ",,;,.,in It
perin,J of lWO m'.JllIID.
Wl\;ll wo..' tbe PlJI'jl'(lIie (l{ OIlr
....,..10.•• It W;l. \.kfini1tlt N"Il; 10 do
1!(n1 10 ,,,,mp'- M\)ol er uS "'.....1tI
i"",., II~t lbe U"nlp! h~u lIonc: f;lr
n...,re f... us '''''n WC h:Ml OOOC f....
II;en'. nu. wor~ WO~$ nol h> m..lc
IllI: lI:lIup.; ~i1ulcb·~oi"" ("hri\li~" ...
If It:is 11;,,1 ba:n ollr 110:01. w~ >!lO'JI,J
have IIK,J 10 ~'leepins on the pavelTlCnls or under
t!le bridges.
Before ~~'J the paril;h I celc­
Mted • f~ I ...... to which all
01 !he U1Imps wen: invital. AllOO5i
• hundn:oJ oIlbcm c:anlieand Uii5ted
tIt:votltly .rod in siJco:c .1 "­
lilurgy that many of ~ had not
-.m.-l since cbildhocd. Nter the
nllL'" an olt.I tl1lnlp libooIl. my hand
1100 ,han"ed nle. MII is lhe fifSl t;nle
in fifty yean;~. he said. "Ihltl 1
ClIme into • clturclt 10 pl1ly. The
la>l time r was Iltrown OUI
by a
saeri.tan who loId nle I had no
right 10 be lhere."
The t..nlps nw.ie U$ ......ft: 01 tbe
pp which lIqIIlralCs OIrislians from
the worItI. Our dlufdl and iB members
wa-c= 100 lapI(l.bIe for them..
Our lIOftrty only a:JMisled in rJvina:
of our wpu_abvndance. Their poveny
shocked. shamed••nd repelled
u... YCl OIria oerta.inly had lheir
P,ical techniques.. !\Coo­
Ius were uriven 10 enmine ,heir
"'''I 1'11.:-u(>(lG;;IiM.< I'rah Ind fO
take wi1h a I'lC'w ~riu""'-'5li ,he hi$­
1.>rOe f""h of Ihe Chul'l:h. What _
h.·we '0 00 ",ilh in lhe wllole Bible
is the witness 01 bdievinl rnen.
They write 01 ..ba, they belie¥t: God
hu p.it! 10 Israd and ill JeIIK
QIria. AI • resuh.. the Bible mUSl:
be _id IQ mediate the unjque _
... of God. and in spite of tM
human anJf$ 01 il$ writers. is riJ'l1·
Iy ealled lilt: Won! of God:
(The Life.nd Mission 01
the Church)
CHRlmANS AT PRAYER
'RAVER FOR UNrrV
'"Only l...aIty )an qo I 'luitc
SP*I1 "umber of peopIc - of diffemlt
Olriilia" denominations ­
wen QOIlvin«d lhal they ousht 10
pray p! ill,. (thouclt such prayers
already exr.1ed) f(lf C1lristian uniCy.
Tc>day _ have evidmec lhat probAhly.millions
in evC? continenl of
lhe world are joini", In this prayer.
Nunlllers do no! nlltter 'iCrJ mueh:
what mMllmi is lhat Chriuians
llhould pray in harmony for lht:ir
Lon:!'s known will for his OIutchthal
lhey shoultl eanl more anU
he did.lor dot...of"
morc. h
......,h.• Im'e .-.. _
...........-d••iI! 1o...... R
'These words: are ta"en from •
bflet diliuibvud b1 the OIristian
Council of Soulh Africa.. The leaf·
let .p~ls '0 all OIrisli.1llI in Soulh
Afriea to unile Wilh OIr~ilM in
lhe SotJthr.m hemiliphere to pray for
C1lristian unity dun",lhe _It 22­
29th May.
The leaflet QOIltains III order 01
service Ind • meditation and prayer
1lli6e for each day 01 that WIlCk.
~fkts are •.,.illble " 1 COlI
of RI•.50 per 100 from tilt: OIri:gian
Council 01 Soulb Africa., P.O: Bo"
28-16. Clpe Town.
PR"VER FOR VOIJI'H
The heal.!s of eiaht ehurches in
Soulh Arra have sisned the eall
for pc1lyer for lilt: Silldents' OuiliIian
~Iion OIl lhe lib M.y. 19t56.
As in past yean i1udenlS. u mcm­
~ 01 the 5.CA and related blIdies.
will "tt:ntl and take leadicl&
poatU in cbureb liel.kti " whidl
,;pecial pc1lyeft will be said for lhe
youlh 01 Soonh Afril;a:
D. Y. Z.
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