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Continued from p. 1 Christian must make the way clear the things which they do not dare to if you had only spoken in time.”
the kitchen, the golf course, the to others. That is to say, a Christian do by themselves. It is said of Florence Allshorn, a
playing field as he is in Church. must of necessity be an example. famous teacher and principal, that if
Jesus did not say, “You are the light There are many people in this world A light can often be a warning she ever had occasion to rebuke her
of the Church”; He said, “You are who have not the moral strength and light. A light is often the warning students, she did it “with her arm
the light of the world,” and in a courage to take a stand by which tells us to halt when there is round about them.” If our warnings
man's life in the world his Chris- themselves, but if someone gives danger ahead. It is sometimes the are given, not in criticism, not in
tianity should be evident to all. them a lead, they will follow; if they Christian's duty to bring to his condemnation, not in the desire to
have someone strong enough to lean fellow-men the necessary warning. hurt, but in love, they will be
A light is a guide. On the estuary of on, they will do the right thing. It is That is often difficult, and it is often effective.
any river we may see the line of the Christian's duty to take the stand hard to do it in a way which will not The light which can be seen, the
lights which marks the channel for which the weaker brother will do more harm than good; but one of light which warns, the light which
the ships to sail in safety. We know support, to give the lead which those the most poignant tragedies in life is guides, these are the lights which
how difficult city streets are to with less courage will follow. for someone, especially a young the Christian must be.
navigate when there are no lights. A The world needs its guiding lights; person, to come and say to us, “I [From: The Gospel of Matthew,
light is something to make clear there are people waiting and longing would never have been in the William Barclay, The Saint Andrew
the way. In the same way a for a leader to take the stand and to do situation in which I now find myself, Press Edinburgh, 1975].

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d i e o e w e r v a n d i e water. Die sterwende dame het Ek hoef my nie daaroor te toe ék wat opgebeur is.
ESevernrivier gegaan om in die boonste verdieping gebly. bekommer het nie, want toe ek Sy was nie in daardie vloed-
'n jong vrou te besoek wat besig 'n Arm vrou het elke dag vir 'n na die bed kyk, het sy met geteisterde huisie nie; sy was
was om aan tering te sterf. uur lank ingekom om haar te vrolike oë na my gekyk. ver weg by haar Here, besig om
Sy het in 'n tweeslaapkamer- help. Sonder inleiding of groet het sy lofliedere oor Sy skoonheid te
huisie gebly. Die rivier was in Ek het die lendelam trap na bo met haar hemelse oë na my sing!
vloed en toe ek die huisie uitgeklim met die gevoel dat al gekyk en gesê: “Hy is die [A.T. Schofield, Die Groot Boek
bereik, was dit omring deur my vermoëns om op te beur, Skoonste van tienduisend!” van Illustrasies van die Lewe vir die
water. benodig sou word en ek het Ek het gevoel dat ek in die Lewe, Solly Ozrovech, CUM,
Toe ek die deur oopstoot, was gewonder hoe ek haar die beste teenwoordigheid van een van 2006].