Prophets Column
God’s Reprobation And
Destruction Of Pharoah
w hen I tearnea toaay or
the death of a college class
mate. I was sad 1 knew
that my friend died lost.
The most awful thing is to
die and go out into eternity
lost As death finds you. so
shall eternity hold you
How is it between you and
the Lord0 Will you die lost
as died my friend? Even
though my friend showed
much kindness to me near
ly twenty years go, I'll
have to take the stand at
the great white throne
judgment and witness
against him Your hus
band. wife, daughter, the
best friend at work, if they
don't turn to Christ, you’ll
have to witness against
them in the great judg
ment of Rev 20:11-12. Oh!
the sadness of going out
into eternity without
Christ I thank the Lord for
saving me. He could have
let me go on just as my
friend who showed much
kindness to me Instead of
him screaming and holler
ing in Hell, it could have
been J. M. Little. When 1
think about the awfulness
of eternity, and what the
lost are facing there, I am
made to thank the Lord for
saving me and it is a great
mystery why the Lord
would single me out for
salvation and pass others
by. Do you ever wonder
about that? If you are
saved you do Then I am
made to cry; the greatest
thing in all this universe is
to know Christ.
Our subject at this time
is; “God’s Reprobation and
Destruction of Pharaoh.’’
Several years ago, after a
church service one Sunday
night, a woman asked me;
“Do you believe God will
destory any one?” Well,
she just hadn’t read her
— Bible. Now you follow me
closely as for eternity, for
your never dying soul is at
stake. I have been called
the Hell and damnation
preacher. But you just hear
thus saith the Lord. Here in
the book of Romans (which
is called the court room of
the Bible) we find some
serious words about the old
king of Egypt; “For the
scripture saith unto Pha
raoh, Even for this same
purpose have 1 raised thee
up, that I (God) might
shew, my power in thee,
and that my name might be
declared throughout all the
earth," (Rom 9:17). God
raised up the wicked king
of Egypt, Pharoah, to re
J. M. Kittle
rirst in a series
probate him and destroy
him. Listen again to
Apostle Paul in the 18th
verse; 'Therefore hath he
mercy on whom he will
have mercy, and on whom
he will hardeneth ’ It was
God Almighty who harden
ed Pharaoh’s heart. Listen
to Verse 21: “Hath not the
potter power over the clay,
of the same lump to make
one vessel unto honour, and
another unto dishonour?”
God is the Potter, you and I
are the clay. He is
SOVEREIGN and can do
with you and me as He
pleases! Every sinner
learns that lesson well
under Holy Spirit convic
tion long before you ever
get saved. You learn from
the Holy Spirit that He does
not have to save you. I wish
our preachers knew that.
God does not have to save
any sinner! The Lord is not
obligated to you in any
way. You have no claim on
God at all. Pharaoh was
a vessel of wrath fitted for
destruction.
Pharaoh was king over
Egypt and had the Hebrew
children in slavery. God
raised up His servant
Moses to lead the people
out. The same God who
raised up Pharaoh as a
vessel of wrath, raised up
His servant Moses as a
vessel of mercy.
Now how does God repro
bate a sinner? One of the
ways God has to reprobate
a sinner is to withdraw
all godly influences and
godly knowledge trom the
sinner. When the Lord's
time came for the Hebrew
children to be delivered,
God sent His servant Moses
to Pharaoh; "and after
ward Moses and Aaron
went in, and told Pharaoh,
Thus saith the LORD God
of Israel, Let me people go,
that they may hold a feast
.unto me in the wilderness.
And Pharaoly^aid, Who is
the LORJX'that I should
obey h><voice to let Israel
goM'-know not the LORD,
neither will I let Israel go.”
In this confrontation with
Moses and Aaron, we see
that Pharaoh expressed his
ignorance of the LORD God
of Israel God withheld this
Divine knowledge of Him
self from King Pharaoh. As
I stated, one of the ways
God has to reprobate a
sinner is by withdrawing
godly influences and know
ledge from the sinner. So
we see that God never re
vealed Himself to Pharaoh
and this is illustrated and
evidence^ by Pharaoh’s
words;.*'" I know not the
LQRD, neither will I let the
. pliople go.” God Almighty
is the Supreme Ruler of the
entire Universe and it was
He who sent His order
through His servant Moses
to Pharaoh to let His people
go. Pharaoh refused the
order from God. He was
determined to have his
way, regardless. Can you
picture a little, puny king
standing in his lost condi
tion and defying the
Sovereign Ruler of the
Universe9 This is exactly
what every sinner out of
Christ is doing today. You,
in your rebellion, are
standing there as Pharaoh
did, pitting your puny will
against the all powerful
God of the Universe, not
knowing that He could
destroy you without a
second’s notice.
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Award lor a club member
Anna M. Hood is an
employee with the Social
Security Administration,
_ and is the first black with
the Administration hired Hi
1963 in Charlotte and in the
greater Piedmont area.
She is a graduate of S. C,
State College and is a
member of Memorial
United Presbyterian
Church, Beatties Ford Rd.
Mrs Hood is co-founder of
the Charlotte Club of the
National Association of
Negro Business and Pro
fessional Women’s Clubs,
Inc., founder of the John E.
McCombs Legal Defense
Fund, immediate past
chairperson of the Hunger
Committee of Catawba
Presbytery, an organizer
of the Paw Creek Hot
Lunch program for the
elderly and disabled, and
past board member j)f
Nursing Home Advisory
Committee, Mecklenburg
County.
She is an annual fund
raiser for the NAACP and
other worthy causes. She is
a member of Alpha Kappa
Alpha Sorority, and is
married to Calvin A. Hood.
Mrs. Hood will receive the
National club’s highest
award, the Sojourner Truth
Award, for service to
mankind.
..Mrs. Vivian Williams is
coordinator of the Title I
Program for the Charlotte
Mecklenburg School Sys
tem. She is a member of
Friendship Baptist Church
and serves on its Day Care
Center Board.
Her interests are varied
and many. Mrs. Williams is
an annual fundraiser for
the Legal Defense Fund
and the United Negro Col
lege Fund. She holds board
memberships as follows:
Mint Museum, Afro-Ameri
can Cultural Center,
Community School of the
Arts, United Community
Service Social Planning
Council. Mrs. Williams is
chairperson of the Char
lotte Friends of the Arts,
member of the Charlotte
Medical Auxiliary, Jack
and Jill of America, Char
lotte Smart Set and a mem
ber of Alpha Kappa Al
pha Sorority. She is mar
ried to Dr. C. W. Williams.
Mrs. Williams will be
honored by NANBPW for
outstanding community
service.
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Area Deaths And Funerals
Funeral service for
Johnny “Johnny Baby’’
Everett Sowell, 18, of 410
Katonah Avenue, was held
on Wednesday, April 21, at
the Apostolic Holiness
Church.
Burial was in the York
Memorial Park.
Survivors are: father,
Mr. Eve Sowell of Char
lotte; mother, Mrs. Do
rothy Sowell of Charlotte;
grandmother, Mrs. Mattie
Culp of Charlotte; son, La
Marcus Edwards of Char
lotte; three brothers;
Robert Sowell, James Culp
and Willie Culp, all of
Charlotte; six sisters. Mrs.
Linda McNeil, Mrs. Helen
Brannon, Mrs. Gaynelle
Grier, Miss Shirley Sowell,
Miss Rebecca Sowell and
Ms Diane Cooper, all of
Charlotte.
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Mr. Sherman l.egette
Funeral service for Mr.
Sherman Legette. 30, of
1027 AndrllT Terrace was
held Saturday, April 17, at
St Paul Baptist Church.
Burial was in York
Memorial Park.
Survivors are: step
father, Rev. John H. Bailey
of Charlotte; Mother: Mrs.
Katherine Bailey of Char
lotte; wife, Mrs, Sharon
Legette of Charlotte; three
sons: Jamie Legette,
Cameron Legette and
Sherman Legette, all of
Charlotte; four brothers:
Robert Legette, Arthur
Legette and Jerry Legette,
all of Charlotte and Gene
I-egette of Germany; five
sisters: Mrs Roberta
Sibley, Mrs Jacqueline
Ballard, Mrs. Judy
Stevens, all of Charlotte
and Miss Mary legette of
New Jersey and Mrs. Ida
Pee of Mullins, S.C.
Alexander handled these
arrangements.
Kertine Retd
Funeral service for
Kertine Reid, 33, of 2820
Phillips Avenue was held
on Sunday, April 18, at
Friendship Baptist Church
Burial was in York
Memorial Park.
Survisors are: father
Mr. Elliot Edwards 6f
Charlotte, mother, Mrs.
Waydean Edwards of Char
lotte; husband, Mr.
Tommy Edwards of Char
lotte; one son, Tommy
Reid Jr., of Charlotte, four
daughters: Tammy Reid,
Michelle Reid, Tara Reid
and Yolando Reid, all of
Charlotte; six brothers:
Elliot Edwards Jr., Mr.
Tommy Edwards, Mr.
Steven Edwards, Mr.
Robert Edwards, Mr.
Michael Edwards and Mr.
Jeffery Edwards, all of
Charlotte; two sisters: Ms.
Minnie Edwards and Ms.
Brenda Edwards, both of
Charlotte.
Alexander handled these
arrangements':"' ---—
Mrs. Ila Davis
Funeral service for Ila
Davis, 88. of 3611 Braden
Drive was held Sunday,
April 18. at Salem Baptist
Church.
Burial was in the church
cemetery.
Survivors are: son, Mr
Lloyd Davis of Charlotte;
daughter, Mrs Eula Me
Donald of Sumter, S.C.;
brother, Mr James Davis
of Charlotte; two sisters,
Mrs Alice Roseboro and
Ms Cindy Davis, both of
Charlotte.
Alexander handled these
arrangements
Mr. Clarence Henry Weeks
Funeral service for Mr
Clarence “Nunny" Henry
Weeks, 29, of 2123 Long
dale Drive was held .Satur
day, April 17, at the Alex
ander Funeral Home Cha
pel.
Survivors are: mother,
Mrs. Grace Weeks of
Charlotte; wife, Mrs. Josie
Weeks of Charlotte; son,
Bryant Booker of Char
lotte; daughter, Teneka
Weeks of Charlotte; four
brothers: Willie Welch of
L.A., Calif., Ronald Weeks
of Charlotte, Capt. Robert
L. Weeks of Ft. Bragg and
Ronald Hunter of Mt.
Holly, N.C.; three sisters:
Mrs. Mary Caldwell of
Charlestown, Ind., Mrs.
Patricia Bolden and Mrs.
Brenda Spencer, both of
Charlotte.
Alexander handled these
arrangements.
Mr. Harry Alexander
Funeral service for Mr.
Harry "Span” Alexander,
82, of 1717 Wilmore Drive
was held Friday, April 16,
8fSt. Paul Baptist Church
Burial was in York_
Memorial Park.
Survivors are: daughter,
Mrs. Sarah Anthony of
Charlotte—
Alexander handled these
arrangements
Mrs. Hetty I .on Seabrooks
Funeral service for Mrs.
Betty Lou Seabrooks will
be held Thursday, April 22,
3 pm. at O’Zion AME Zion
Church.
Burial will be in the
Church Cemetery.
Survivors are: mother,
Mrs. Carrie Caldwell of
Charlotte; husband, Mr.
Willie Seabrooks of Texas,
five sons: Bobby, Willie,
Albert, Eugene and Kelvin
Seabrooks, all of Charlotte,
two daughters Ms Mary
Seabrooks and Mrs
Veronica Seabrooks, both
of Charlotte; two brothers,
Mr Albert Caldwell Jr and
Mr Robert Caldwell, both
of Charlotte; four sisters:
Mrs. Annie Robinson, Mrs
Gussie Morrison, Mrs
J_
Katie Roseborough and
Miss Carrie Caldwell, all of
Charlotte.
Alexander handled these
arrangements.
Mrs. Onita Grant
Funeral service for Mrs.
Onita Grant of New Haven
Road, Huntersville, N.C.,
was held Tuesday, April 13,
at First Mt. Zion Baptist
Church in Charlotte.
Mr . J. Guion Taie
Graveside service for
Mr. J. Guion Tate, of West
Sacramento, California,
formerly of Charlotte, and
son of late Thad L. Tate,
was held Tuesday, April 13,
at Pinewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Delia Williamson
Funeral service for Mrs.
Delia Williamson of 304
Elm Street, Belmont, N.C.,
was held Tuesday, April 13,
at O’Connors Grove AME
Zion Church in Belmont.
Mr. Willie Elmore
Funeral service for Mr.
Willie Elmore of 454 Ben
jamin Street, was held on
Thursday, April 15, in
Grier’s
Mrs. F.ffle Fox
Funeral service for Mrs
Effie Fox of 2629 Rose
Street was held Thursday,
April 15, at Woodland
United Presbyterian
Church.
Mr. Anderson Mack
Funeral service for Mr.
Anderson Mack of 3M
Fannie Circle was held on
Thursday, April 15, at
Clinton Chapel AME Zion
Church.
Mr. JoeJ.ee Richardson
Funeral service for Mr.
Joe Lee Richardson of
Hollis, N.Y., formerly of
Union County, N.C., was
held Saturday, April 17, at
Silver Run Methodist
Church in Union County.
Arrangements for the
above handled by Grier
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