It is often ignorantly and frivolously charged against Christian men that it is selfish in them to seek heaven and glory for their own souls; but no man who is truly seeking salvation will be moved by that accusation. When men really begin to seek their salvation, and to turn their faces to the glory of heaven, then it is that all selfish and ignoble desires receive their death-blow. It is not selfish, surely, for the diseased to seek healing, or the hungry food, or the prodigal his father’s house. So far from this being a sign that the heart is selfish, there is no surer sign that it is being sanctified.

Alexander Whyte

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains, Eggs, Dairy		Cakes, Post to bak, To post	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	c	Flour
2	c	Sugar
1/4	ts	Salt
1	ts	Baking Soda
1	ts	Cinnamon
1	ts	Nutmeg
1/2	ts	Baking Powder
1	c	Crisco Oil; * see note
1	c	Apricot Baby Food; <OR>
1	c	Apricots; Canned, pureed
1	c	Chopped Nuts
3		Eggs
1/2	c	Brown Sugar
1/2	c	Margarine
1/4	c	Milk
1	ts	Vanilla
		Powdered Sugar

INSTRUCTIONS

ICING
*Do not substitute.
  FOR THE CAKE:
Mix together dry ingredients. Add oil, baby food, nuts, and eggs. Beat by
hand. Do not overbeat. Bake in tube pan at 350° for 30 minutes and lower to
300° for 20 minutes. Do not allow to get too brown. Remove from oven when
cake tests done. Allow to cool in pan for 15 minutes. Turn onto rack or
serving plate to cool.
  FOR THE ICING:
Boil brown sugar and margarine. Add milk and bring to boil again. Remove
from heat and add powdered sugar to spreading consistency. Add vanilla.
Source: "Mountain Measures" -- Junior League of Charleston, WV ed. 1974
billspa@icanect.net
Recipe by: Mrs. Cinda Lively Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #696 by Bill
Spalding <billspa@icanect.net> on Jul 29, 1997

A Message from our Provider:

“You’ve never cried alone. Jesus is always there”

1. Confession should generally me made to an individual. There are exceptions, of course - as, for example when a sin has been against a whole group. But normally confession to all the church is not required to restore one to fellowship with the whole congregation. 2. If the sin has been against a fellow Christian, it is to that person that we must make confession (cf. Mt. 5:23-24). The rule of thumb is, the confession should not exceed the range of commission. 3. If the sin is not against a person, and if it is such that we need to confess it and gain spiritual counsel and support, we must go to a mature Christian. This cannot be stressed enough! An immature Christian should not be expected to carry such burdens. Moreover, confession to the immature may provide a temptation to gossip. Along this line, those whom we would confide in must be people of prayer. 4. The confession must be concrete, not amorphous. This is not to suggest, however, that all the lurid details be shared. One sins in confession if his recounting becomes voyeurism. 5. Confessing sins to one another is not a law, but a divinely given help and is to be practiced only as God directs.

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