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THE NEW BERN MIRROR, NEW BERN, N. C.
Friday, September 7, 1962
MIRROR
MEDITATION
By EMMITT L. BRINSON
One of the greatest creative en-
doivments to man is his constant
jimer anxiety to search for truth
and life. Youth is confronted with
many struggles before he finds a
level of security in faith. If indeed
he ever reaches this level.
In his travels he leaves the re
strictions and limits placed on him
at home. He hears and learns
about the differences in religions,
their beliefs, their concepts.
Some of the confusion arises
when he hears the various pulpits
of the same denomination con
demning their brothers because
of conception or interpretation. He
is further frustrated because of the
clergy being adamant, and absolute
about petty things. Some of the
clergy mistakenly preach and sell
religion — and not religion as a
means or guide to finding the
Spirit of God.
The infinite God, as well as the
Messiah, can not be limited to in
dividual dagma or concept. One of
the greatest discoveries man wilt
find within himself is that his
soul must have freedom. Anything
that binds a man’s thinking or
mind tends to bind his soul and
his soul is not free. That is why
God’s design of mankind gives man
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a separate and distinct entity with
in himself.
Youth should be told that this
is why man has come upon so
many different concepts. Any
clergy who limits himself to reli
gion alone is a midget to his call
ing.
The dean of one of America’s
greatest theological schools stated
recently that theologians are
taught everything that is known
about history, philosophy, and the
ology — but taught nothing about
the human mind and emotions.
Youth today, because of advanc
ed learning, is demanding some
thing more than the childish teach
ings. In their search for knowledge
their dept of thought steers them
face to face with the deeper my
steries of life. Something is there
and they want to know what it is.
It will scare them away from re
ligion unless the clergy helps them
to realize the companionship of
God is something inviting and
beautiful indeed. Jesus was teach
ing compassion, not condemnation.
We can not bind our modern
youth by insulting their intellect.
We can not keep them bound or
within the circle of fear. Their
drive and need for God has them
bursting at the seams. The infinite
God can give them just what they
need.
Youth has an honest doubt. A
seed placed there by the hand of
God. The drive for a crystal clear
truth can not be checked with
personal concept or religious
dogma.
Our theologians must forget re
ligious isolation and open up the
way to a true and loving God. One
that youth can accept and follow.
One that will give them a oneness
with an infinite God. One that
can give them the courage and
power to grow and grow until
truth is paramount. Do this and the
churches will burst at the seams.
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Cautious optimism prevails at
New Bern High school, as Coach
Bill Klutz and his revenge-hungry
Bears await the arrival of a scrap
py Morehead City eleven forFriday
night’s curtain-raising encounter.
The Bruins, still smarting from
a 6-0 upset loss suffered in a driv
ing rain last September, are growl
ing and ready. Convinced that ad
verse weather resulting in seven
fumbles caused their downfall in
the 1961 battle, they are going
to be as dangerous as a humiliated
ball club can be.
Klutz has to anticipate the possi
bility of two things that could hurt
his team’s chances. His efforts to
the contrary, they may be over
confident when they take to the
gridiron, and they may be much
to eager for their own good. In
either case, the results could prove
disastrous.
Coach Norman Clark did all he
could to inflate the Bears with a
sense of superiority this week,
when he proclaimed to the press
that his Eagles won’t be able to
fly very high this year. He has
everything to gain by implanting
in the minds of the Bruins the
foolish notion that his outfit is
going to be a soft touch.
As long as David O’Neal, More-
head City’s flashly All-Eastern
quarterback is around, the Eagles
can’t be regarded lightly. Still on
hand are Bernard Leary and James
Nolan, a couple of pass receivers
who contributed enough touch
downs to the cause last season to
give the Carteret club a 10-1 rec
ord and a Coastal Plains crown.
Unless we miss our guess, the
Eagles will take to the air the
first time they get the ball tonight
— no later than the second play
from scrimmage. New Bern’s for
ward wall is a good bet to stop
Morehead City’s ground attack, or
slow it considerably, so Coach
Clark, who likes to gamble any
how, will resort to passes early and
often.
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