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I Words of Life TWO MEN ^HO DEALT WITH CHRIST. by Rev^R. T. HOLTS Id lC?e twenty-third chapter of the Oospel ci Luke, wc have an ac ccuct of two men who were force! to tic ll with Christ. The first was Hcrol AccorCmg to the Lukan trauii an Herd was in Jerusalem at the time of the Passover and Jt.iU' ' accusers brought him bsfcrre He: id's Caurt. Luke repor s that ?when Herod saw Jesus he w-? "exceeding glad. " It is diffiouh to uitc'crstanJ why He. d weald have t:en ,:ad to s?e someone -s_> gtxdntMs ar.J truth stood out in tu.'h s atk contest :o the evil in hkj own heart. 0We tan osiiimo. itkagh. that Hqicd locked upon Jiius as a w rkfi of miracles, o: perhaps as me ol 'the prophets a ho fctJ been raised Jtom the de. d His ci icsiiy was eryused and hewant ed ony to see pis person about whom he l.'-j heprd so much He did r,:t care rt all r :t learning frcm him, and he cored still less Clbf jt giving 'lim a fair tri's!. We read in the Gospel rtiat he quei ionel Christ caretfuSly. It weuid be intere.Iing to know jus' whit line the questioning took. If II' y ha 1 ;et n serious questions, Jesus would have welcomed hem. No honest seeker ever went away /i am ,k ;i: ; without new uildlTstaiui in ?. Pei | !c A h keen in in:'? ant eager questions were most often the. cues who were deeply influenc ed by Jesus. Uu1. Herod's question, were evidently not of that sen. They were the kind of question'; a i an asks when lie wants to jf- lily hinvelf or o appear wel: versed :'i many af airs Hrrcil reminds us of the count less people who approach G d w ith J their 14 cf quejlions carefully ir 'e out, and thev e.\-;e -t Go.l be quick about filling then;. Noi l~n? ago I falk.d wi'h a member ?> rtilci 'lnlies Ancnymc -s, who told something of hus personal experi ence. Like all men in his preai^a men . the time eventually cam. when he realized that he must give up drinking or die. He want on the wagon for six agonizing months and during all tint time he rea.izr.1 he w? in tonstan danger of breaking his go' d ???cs ;lu tiei.s. Continual'y he prayed .hat Gcd wculd take away his craving :cr alcohol, but his prayers did ;ot ^em to help. Only when he .?\;ehed the poin. where he wa honestly and sin^errfy willing to let God take over his life and direct it did he begin to find release from iiis anxiety and fear Htrod was not wi ing o mikii su r ccnceuion. When Jesus did net mc isure up to his expectatims he mocked him. Someone has said iha. when a n ?n reaches the point ( - h'.rt he sueers at goodness he has i f one abou: as far as it is possible t ? go. In other words, sin has rea.hed its ultimate destination ; That djc> net fit he popular pi?- ] ti . t . sin. We think o' it* sinner | as the man who is in the gutter. Bu the "corner. the scoffer is in I a far w crse pre -licament than the ; irnn who is ccnsious of sin anil ants to do better even while he is in the trip of his sin W>.?n Jerus shunted back from | He red's Court o Pilate, we met! a different kind of man Pilat; a a fcojd ^dminiitrator and an able jurist. He was essentially a fail- man. He ltd a g.od egcl head rn his shoulders and he realized tha* the only charge a gains. Jesu . \ i i : h could p?ssi':ly ?tar.d u? was th ch ;rge or sedition. After ex amining Clirisr. he realized tha; this charge cculd n 't te sua-tantiatrd Pil.'te d: i what most of us would hrve d.. ne tinder similar circinn stances. H_> sought some sort of u>ir.;:r^mise. Since i1. was the season of the fa.;?! .. . and it was the custom tc- release a prisoner to the peopC?, HI !?. reasoned fat perhars Jc?us cculd be released. He used wha : have set m ;vd to him a shrewd stUi i y. F.er.bciy knew P ~z ) 1 . by reputation. They knew that it ?"u..l i. {'an^eioivj o turn him It j amorng the people. Surely, reasrncri, Pila'e they would not hesitate at a choice between Jesus ond Bai.'t'^us. Bu Pilate d'd not lcckon with the pent-up hate and (? t 1 ity of the mob. He failed to realize that when hate is urged on by a bad conscience human beings wi?> stop fit nctl'ing. Bo'h of these men. Herod and I'i'.tf, were forced to deal with hiist. On? mocked him and the other took him aerlMMly. lUrod vai Incapable <4 understaolhn i truth and goodness. PUate though he could compromise Cum promise is necessary when we find ouwelve. i* a ai uanon where one person em not. claim Iks rights without in vading the rights of ano^ter, imt we cannot carry the principle of cinK .nnUe into the realm of mor aiii. It U not possible to be moJer -t > lionet, Icr txample A person I ir. eithe: h-<ne_ , or he is no:. Th.r.* L, no suc.i thin j as a husband or ?Te who is half fajthful We are) either faithful. or un aithful. A1 | tr .t. looses its meaning when we begin .0 cormiromife with it There is good reason to believe i that Pilate honestly thought he could save Christ until he very last He felt he could face up to the final reality later. All t-n :? while, ihough, he was being pushed int.' a position frcm which he could not retreat until it was tc late. How of en we attempt to pul c.'f thi lealllly important decision until we have drifted too far. Do v.e not reason iwi h curselves that Christ can wait? Meanwhile w. | have an important business deal ?nc" his presence wculd be tco cm barrasing. Or do we not say tha Christianity is all right and we really wluit to be a good p.rson. but we don': want to be too closely as;?;:atei with Christianity? After If!, a person has to go where th ? I crowd goes and do what the crowd doe- in order to have a good time. The treacherous thing about lif.> i ? ".hat we have often gone far her than we realize Have you ever oked through the drift meter on a plane? I. is a little deviee thro ugh which ycu can sight from the plane to th? ground, and it tells just how much you are drifting o the right or to the left from your ccurse. The plane may seem tc be I going s raight ahead, but unless the pilot al'cws for the drift the rr?ut will be fatal. So it is wi'lh life. iWc cften fail to account for the drif. until it is too late. These two men dealt with Christ. Cne was a scorner. The o.her sitt&fct '3 compromise and a delay. The way in which rhey sought to deal with him is an accurate pic ture cf the way in which men seek to deal iwi h him today. They tried everything else that was possible except the kind of com plete surender to Christ! that it takes to ind forgiveness and peace. WHY SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE PAY BILLS BY CHECK They don't want to risk loss by carrying large sump of money around with them. They.don't want U waste time running all over town to pay bills in cash. They do want a bonafide re^pipt (their cancelled checks) lor every payment they make. They do want a clear record of how much they spent for what. , SAVINGS ACCOUNTS PERSONAL A AUTO OTHER BANKING SERVICES HOME IMPROVEMENT LOANS A LOANS SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES c Area Obituaries BOB WEST Robbim-vUle ? Bob Wsst. 86, c'j R.obinsville Rt. 3 died at 7 30 a. m. Monday March 21, in his home at er a long illness. He was a native o' G-ahan | Ccunty, a son of the late William B. and Nettie Raines West, was aj iiiemi er of Btar Ci.ik Bapti 1 1 Church and the RobbinsvU ? Masonic Lodge His w ife died in 1945. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Hazel Kei ih of RibbinsviKe: a iianjion; a sistc-r. Mrs. Ida H.irper i Greensboro: and two halt ,?r?b :rs, Wiili3m R and Wayne West *>! Kobbinsville. Set vie?.-. were held Wednesday at 2 p. m. in Bear Creek Baptist ! Church. The Kev. Buck Ledford and tho I Rev. O. C Day officiated. Townson Funeral Home was in j charge of the arrangements. MRS. RHODA GARLAND Robbinsville ? Mrs. R'oda Lai' | Garland, 67, of Rrfibinsville die:i j in an Andrews hospi al at 10:35 p.; m. Sunday March 20. af'cr a Ion j j illnes. Surviving are the hu^anJ. Grad Garlan ': v.* - daughters. M s. Ethel hon-.-yc'utt cf Ro'jinsvi'le, 2nd M s Fannit Ramsey of Csnjver: a sjn. N-than of Ribbinsville: 19 grand children: five great-grandchildren; two fc-cthers, Clifford and Ira I-iil o R: bbinsville; and a sis er. Mis Dixie Lail of Rcbbinfvlle. Sc: vices were held Tuesday a' 2:30 p. m. in Sweetwater Bapt:s* Church. The Rev. Dillard Jordan offici ate, and burial was in Old Mother C< metery. Townson Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. ROBERT J. CHAMBERS Robert J. Chambers, 84. of Alc-r | >.y R' . 3 died in a Murphy hospital i\ 12:45 a m. Friday March 25. ri'lrr cn illness of six days. I He wa- a ton cf the late Marion and Eliza Jane Chamoers and was - l'fp-' ng r;;;dent of Chercke j County. li.i v.ving are three brothers, Tarn | ' KniXiille, *am A. of Murphy I Rt. 3, and J.'nr of Murphy; nnl sevf-al neii'ei and nephews. Services were held Saturday at 2 p. m. in Unaka Baptist Church The Rev. Carl Cunningham offi ated, and burial was in Ogreeta C'umsttry. Farris Bryson. Gudgei Garret;, Cecil and Hermand Jones, (iscar Davis and Charles Ba e were a< ive pallbearers. Townso.i Funeral Heme was in charge o! arrangements. TERESA LUNSFORD Andrew. ? Teresa Annette Luns ford. in .~nt itaiishter cf Mr. and Mrs. LI: y ' B. Lunsford of Andrews Ri. 1. died in an Andrews hospital late Monday aiternaon. March 21. Surviving, n addi ion to the par ents. rrc eiplit sisters. Mrs. Janice Ba:kc.- cf Murphy, Miss Lucill. Lunsf rri of Atl.nta. and theMisses Shirley, Athp. Kay. Karen ani Deborph I.unsfard, all of the home: two brn tiers, Lloyd B. Jr. ant! Robert, both of the home: the pa e.rr.'al sram'p "rents, Mr. and Mrs. B. B. ' i" or.l f Andrews and ttv maternal gi ndmother, Mrs. W. F BOalcck * Gastonia. Serv: es wt.e held a: 10:30 am Wednesday, March 23, in Valle River Cemetery at Andrews. The Rev. Jim Truitt officiated. T .vn'cn Funeral Home of Mur phy was in o'.iarge of arrangemen.s. FRANK D. BRADLEY 'Andrew? ? Frank Doibson Brad ley, 77. formerly cf Andrews died at 8:30 a. m. Sunday March 27, in 3 Gaston ia hospital after a year's illness. He had lived with a daugh ter, Miss Opal Bradley of Gastonia. for seven years. Mr. Bradley was a native of Andrews and wa.s ;he son of th: late Mart and Mattie Phillips Brad ley. He was a retired carpenter. Services were held at 11 a. m. Monday in Gaston Avenue Church of God in Gastonia with Carother.; Funeral Home of Gastonia in charge. Then the "body was brought to Andrews where services were held at 2 p. in. Tuesday in Valleytown Baptist Church. The Rev. Ralph Matheson offic iated. Burial was in Valleytown Cemetery. Town son Funeral Home was in charge. Surviving are three daughters, Miss Bradley, Mrs. Harry Love grove of Jonesbaro, Tenn., and Mr*. Ncrma McOonnell of Andrews: ?three .ions. John and Claude Brad ley of Andrews and Zed Bradley of Gastonia: a sister, Mrs. Jessie Clark of Burlington: two brothers, Rome and Jep Bradley of Andrews, 18 grandchildren and 11 great-erand cMdren. ARTHUR FORD RoMriMvtUe ? Arthur Ford. 81. oi Robbtnsville, a former clerk of ( C.-aham County Superior Court, died at 5:30 v. m Monday March 21 in an Andrews hospi al He had worked for the Sou'hern Railway, theu for the Orahair C unty R3ilraad ani wss re irid at the time of his d?ath. He h ;d served as clerk cf ou 1 f >r eigh ytars, had Ik .n Sunday School ?uptrinttndent of the Robainsvill .? Baptis '. Csureh it 20 years and ha J ~vLn a deacon of th? church. He also was a 3"nd Degree MJason He was born in Cocke County, Ttnn., and move,: I) Robbinsville !r I92n Surviving are he widow. Mrs. Pearl WiJi.ms Ford: three sons. Otto, Ernest and Harry of Robbins villc: lot:r daughters, .V:s. J. E i trcwn cf Knoxville, Mrs. J. D. i Fullani ami Mrs. James Reifard j I Asheville. and Mrs. R. W. \tvcli I Pallock Pinrs. Calif.: 15 grand children: snd a groat-grandchild. Funeral Services were held Sat- | urday at 2 p m at the Firs j Raplis' Church of Robbinsvilte. The R?v. E. F. Baker and the j IU J.~el Orr off:iated, and burial AJii in the OH Mother Church Cemetery Rites a Ik- ?rave were I'dri v.y the Robbinsville Masoni : Lodge. Tc.vn.ion Funeral Home was in; charge. LEONARD DAVID PAYNE David Leonard Payne, age 86 of ! Rcute 1. Murphy passed away at 9:25 p. m. Sunday March 27. after an illness of three weeks. He was the son of the late Has- 1 well and Martha Panter Payne of Cherokee County. He is survived by his wife; Mrs. Beulah Morrow Payne, eight daugh- ! tres: Mrs. Pickens Hamby of Marietta, Ga Mrs. Edward Moore cf Brownington, Missouri, Mrs. Ernest Benfield of Santa Monica, Calif, Mrs. Ben Cantrell of Talkin rock. Ga. Mrs. Creed Taylor of Earner, Tenn. Mrs. Poley Morrow rf Hiawa?se3 Dam, Mrs. Hoyt Dean of C ipperhill, Tenn and Mrs. Gene Yow of Copperhill_ Tenn. two sens: Clarence Payne of Rt. 4, Murphy and Tom Payne of Mt. Veron Tenn two brothers; Elish and John Payne of Hiawassee Dam, Area Men In Service I WALTER . RAXTER FORT BELVOIR. VA. ' AH1NC ' j Army Pfc Walter rt. Raxter. son ?f J Woi>die H, Raxter, Andrews, N. C. t recently completed the ten-week to- | pographic surveying course at the j Engineer School. Fort Belvior. Va He received training in map and atrial photograph interpretation, mathematics and drafting which will assist him in providing ground control dala fcr mili ary phoU <ram metric mapping and artillery sur vey purposes. Raxter entered the Army in January 1959 and completed basic combat training at Fort Jackson, S. C. The 23-year old soldier is a 1955 graduate of Andrews High School. STEPHEN C. HEMBREE FORT CAMPBELL, KY. IAHTNC Army Specialist Four Stephen C. Hembree, son of Mr. and Mrs. Noah W. Hembree, Route 1. Mur phy, N. C. is participating with other personnel from the 101st Airbone Division in Exercise Puerto Pine in Puerto Rico. The 18-day ex ercise, which includes the largest peacetime airlift ever attempted, is scheduled to end March 31. During the exercise, participat ing troops of the Strategic Army Corps iSTRACi are being air tran 50 Grandchildren and many Great I Grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted ] Tuesday afternoon at 2:00 p. m. ( I at the Violet Baptist Church. Rev. j Willard Graham and Rev. Leonard McClure officiated. Burial was in the Lendman Cemetery. Townson Funeral Home was in 'barge of '.he service. sorted from tlMfir home stations throughout the U. S.. to a slagins area in Puerto Rico, and relumed. Puerto Pine is designad to rtt n mine the t tectiveness of theie j STRAC units in overcw^ng Ih.' , complex supply and optutmnj problems resulting from he rapii ivli>ni.nt of a ' V.Mfc'q f' 'ice b, 1:1 cr t.fj| dl Kvci. Specialist i.eqibree, regulary as signed as a draftsman In Head- I iuarters Company of the division's Juminiand and Control Battalion at Kort Campbell, Ky. entered the A i my in March 1958 and received basic training at Kort Jackson. S. C. The 21-year-old soldier is a 19S6 graduate of Murphy High School nd attended North Carolina State College in Raleigh. , RECiUJITKR NAMED Lynn W. Welburn EN1 of the J (J. S. Cost Guard has oeen appoint ed recruiter for Murphy and area. He will be at the locfl post office .very second and forth Friday of the month from 9 a. m. to 12. 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