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O E m http://www.thechariottepost.com tKIje CI)arlotte ^osft THURSDAY FEBRUARY 5, 2004 8B RELIGION Bible I l..«!s»on \ A time to remember Ecclesiastes 11:7-12:8 Light is sweet, and it is pleasant for the eyes to see the sun. Even those who live many years should rejoice in them all; yet let them remember that the days of darkness will be many. All th^ comes is vanity. Rejoice, yoimg man, while you are young, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth. Follow tli inclination of your heart and tH desire of your eyes, but know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment. Banish anxiety from your mind, and put away pain form your body; for youth and the dawn of life are vanity. Remember your creator in the days of your youth, before the days of trouble come, and the years draw near when you will say, “I have no pleasure in them”: before the sun and the light and the moon and the stars are darkened and three clouds return with the rain in the day when the guards of the house tremble, and the strong men are bent, and the women who grind cease working because they are few, and those who look through the windows see dimly; when the doors on the street are shut, and the sound of the grinding is low, and one rises up at the sound of a bird, and all the daughters of song are brought low; when one is afraid of heights, and terrors are in the road; the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper drags itself along atid deer fails; because all must go to tljeir eternal home, and the mourn ers will go about the streets; before the silver cord is snapped, and the golden bowl is broken, and the pitch er is broken at the fountain, and the wheel broken at the cistern, and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the breath returns to God gave if. Vanity of vanities says the Teacher; all is vanity. Bad friends can lead to trouble Charities are prepared for wealth transfer By Mark O’Keffe RELIGION NEWS SERVICE Study Questions 1. Give reasons why it is better to remember the Creator in youth rather than in old age. 2. Describe ways the church can do a better job of reaching out to young people. 3. Identify a young person in fhe church and pray that he or €he become a follower of Jesus Christ or grow in that relation ship. When the philanthropist who inherit ed the McDonald’s fast food fortune left the Salvation Army $1.5 billion in her will, it was a small part of a massive transfer of wealth that will provide char ities an estimated $6 trillion over the next half-century. As the World War II generation passes away and the baby boomers begin to die, nonprofits are strategizing to be remem- ?bered in carefully planned estates. “I don’t think there’s anyone in the non profit sector who isn’t very much aware that the largest wealth transfer in the history of the world is about to take place,” said Marshall Burke, vice presi dent of private support for CARE, the Atlanta-based international poverty fighter. Forward-looking charities like CARE and the Salvation Army have been posi tioning themselves for decades to reap dividends when old friends like Joan Kroc depart. Kroc’s gift, the largest one time charitable donation in history, was announced Tuesday. “I couldn’t speak,” said George Hood, the Salvation Army’s national spokesman, in describing the moment he heard the donation’s size. “I said, 'Excuse me, did you say 'billion’?’ It was pretty stunning.” Yet not entirely surprising. While the Salvation Army is best known for col lecting nickels and dimes in red buckets at Christmas, it foresaw the millions it might raise through wills. Any donor, not just wealthy ones, can contact the Salvation Army and ask for help in plan ning an estate. Other charities offer similar services. CARE, for example, has sample will lan guage on its Web site. It also has finan cial planners eager to show wealthy donors how they can reduce their estate taxes with a gift to CARE. In the fiscal year ending last June, CARE received $40 million in bequests, including one gift of more than $28 million. “Any char ity with a fund-raising staff of more than one person is probably doing this,” said Michael Nilson, a spokesman for the Association of Fundraising Profession als. The Boy Scouts of America in Char lotte decided three years ago to encour age wealthy donors to include the local council in their wills. So far, 31 have; 13 have disclosed the amounts. Known gifts range from $20,000 to $1.25 million, with a total value of $2.6 million. ‘"We’re really on a roll now,” said Bill Staton, a volunteer who has helped raise the money and plans to remember local Scouts in his own will. “If a one-county Boy Scout coimcil in North Carolina is doing this, you can just imagine the See CHARITIES/SB Third Destiny’s Child could use help with gospel drab CD Winfred Cross bounds Michelle Williams Do You Know \^irious producers Sbny/Music World Music/Colvunbia If you didn’t hear Michelle Williams’ first solo CD you were lucky. It remains the Michelle Williams worst gospel CD I’ve ever heard. As the third wheel in the Destiny’s Child gal group, she’s OK But as a solo act she may need to rethink. StUl, her first CD managed to eke its way to the top spot on the Billboard Gospel chart. Chalk that up to Sony’s publicity department. On her second, Williams must have listened to her detractors. She has enlisted a better crop of producers, songs and even sounds as if she’s gotten some vocal coaching. But despite being a zillion times better than the first, “Do You Know” still only rates way below average. Bless her heart, the girl is not a lead singer. Her voice is thin and at times unpleasant. There’s only so much slick production and good songs can do. There are a couple of moments that nearly make this record tolerable. “15 Minutes” is a great song that speaks to the heart of Chris tianity. Williams feels this song and gives it a heartfelt reading. And Dawkins & Dawkins help Williams with some sweet background vocals on “Love Thang.” I hope this means the pair is planning to record again. 1b dispel rumors about a Destiny’s Child breakup, Michelle is joined by Beyonce Knowles and company on a fairly vapid song called “I Know.” No one steals the spotlight from Knowles, so Williams goes back to her position of background singer with a yell every now and then. There’s a scripture that says make a joyful noise unto the Lord. But no where does it say you have to seU that noise. If you miss this one don’t feel shortchanged. Ratings Classic; Excellent; Good Fair Why? No stars Church News The Diocese of Charlotte office for the Catholic Cam paign for Human Develop ment is accepting grant applications for the 2004- funding year. CCHD makes grants from $500 to $5,000 to osganizations -without regard to religious affiliation. Appli cations must be postmarked by Feb. 14. The CCHD Committee sohcits programs and pro jects that: 1. Seek to affect the root causes of poverty in the tar get community; 2. Involve genuine partici pation of the people served in the planning and decision making of the sponsoring organization 3. Indicate potential for institutional change, empow erment for the people and community involved, and the development of local leader ship 4. Conform to Catholic Social Tbaching For an application, contact Tferri Jarina, Diocesan Direc tor, CCHD, and Office of Jus tice and Peace, 1123 South Church Street at 704-370- 3234 (H- hit www.cssnc.org/justicepeace. February 6 Dr. James A. Forbes Jr. will speak at Myers Park United Methodist Chm-ch at 1501 Queens Road, at 7 p.m. February 7 New Bethlehem FBH Church of God will hold its 29t6h Red & White Love Feast at 421 East 18th Street at 4 .pm. February 8 Trevecca Nazarene Univer sity Covenant Choir and Wind Ensemble will be held at 6 p.m. at The Pine-viUe Church of Nazarene at 8614 Pine-ville-Matthews Road. February 9-10 Liberty Baptist Church at 3000 Sam Wilson Road will hold its re-vival conference at 7 p.m. February 15 Silver Mount Baptist Church will hold its Glimpse of Hope Radio Choir concert at 6 p.m. February 16-19 The Mecklenburg Coimty Missionary Union of the Women’s Baptist Home and Foreign Missionary Conven tion will be held at 1303 Hawthorne Lane. February 21 Winston-Salem State Uni versity Concert Choir will perform at Friendship Mis sionary Baptist church at 3301 Beatties Ford Road. February 25 Ash Wednesday Service will be held at Friendship Baptist Church at 7 p.m. February 28 The North Carolina Baptist Ushers Convention one-day session will be held at M.G, Benton Convention Center at 301 West 5th Street, Win ston-Salem at 8 a.m. Regis tration is $10.
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