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FEBRUARY 26, 196(1
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THE CHALLENGE
OF THE CROSS
Memory Selections "He who
love his life loses it, and he who
hate hit life in this world will
keep it for eternal life."
,(John It -25)
Lesson Text: John 11.
' The tun-Dose to which we dedi
cate our thinking today deals with
the tflull sigTiificaTioe of the cross
and its tmeaning for us, ooUecit
ively and individually.
. In the Book of Jofhm, Chapter
' 12, ' verses 20-22, appear ,. the
words: 'Wow among those . . .
were same Greeks,"' Iw John's
mind ithe Greeks in today's Scrip
ture were .the tdgro ithat irepresent
ed the entire gentile 'foorMl They
tsymbolized the fact that eU Ithe
(peoples jof iChe foarth would be
drawn jW-Jesus the saoniemt.i
IJiis cjiucdfii30km. As He died on
the cross, the .whok world Capit
ulated to ham. j - v
According - 'to ' John, ithe com
monly supposed ' "final .. judgment
of the wotfld it the end of time
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took (place at Jesus' cruoiefbdon.
Aft the instamt of Ilia death on
t2be cross, evil was finally and
forever . overthrown.
. We (must bear da mind that Sn
Biblical days, the cross, miss an
instrument of alow and agonizing
death, and one which waa usual
ly 'reserved for criminals; John's
fcmmuns toeie. in OUT lesson itdoay,
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is to defend the cross, to set forth
its true meaning, to show that
at is not sometMng shameful, but
something imbued with glory.
This lie does with three dllustoa
tnons, or signs.
Miary of Bethany is the first
sign that the cross ds not deapic
tible, but gQoriauS. iHer tender
minilstrations are valued highly.
Mary becomes, tttxrougih John's in
terpretation, the prototype of all
believers to whom (the cross is pot
am offense. She is the model of
Alii converts who, in ithe face of
Ithe cross, neither hesitate mar a
pologize, but expend1 themselves
unstrntingly upon its gracious
glory.
The next aigm as Jesus' itrdum
p'halJ entry. As Jesus rode to die,
they eigndfaed ithe triumph of fhda
entry by the spTeadig of pahn
leaves before bairn, IhaSting bim las
B victor, aocordiTig o the customs
of that itime. The cross iwas Ibis
glory and rtihe nteans of man's sal
vation. ., ' i ,! .v.! , ; '.' ..
'tl-lThe thdml 'saga -i- the toeek,
as 'heretofore mentioned' sym
bolized the iwbole world's coming
to the Cbrdst ia bis' glory on ithe
cross. ' " .u
iBut bow the dearth of one
lone person all ithose long centur
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ies ago affeat vs today, we askT
How can it (provide saliva bkxraT In
what way iwas Jesus' deaitih dif
ferent from that of the many oth
er onartyrs ito ithe birth of iGhris
tdanity, as chronicled ifflmough the
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.In the first (place, Jesus' death
nfas uaique.: A martyr eaicrifoces
bis life for a principle or a cause.
Jesus tgave bis fldfe for ' the sins
of itbe world. ' As we saw a few
lessons ago, Jesus' cninSatry, even
ia his beaiing miracles, was the
psstnng out of demons the de
feat of evil An cnankind and ail
the undverse. r'
Jesus' , cross as l!he climax of
his struggle. There be fought bis
flight with evil to ithe hitter end.
Amd the Resurrection shows ithat
Jesus v1as viatoTious. ' Om the
cross be vanquasbed evil once and
for all. '
Tbe New Teartamen t pictures
man and God as being estranged,
but it is -man's guilt and mot
(Sod's anger that is ait fault. The
cross, or the Atonejnent, as God's
act (to reconcile mam to bumseUf.
It is 'God who does ithe reooncil
ing. He does itbis ithrouglh the
cross, to show us low aganfl2tog
ly he ores. ' .'',""; '
Bedwnptjon always f involves
suffering. And, strange as. Jit
may seem, not only itbe forgiven
but also the fargiver suffers,
God agonized withiu bunself
for what offending man was
for what he bad become as com
pared with What !he might b)aiv
been and yet could be. TMs suf
fering for our salvation, ehinee
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. Recruits
i t Mir. and
iorns, E-l,
.-lit iBigslby,
;. Jaimca E.
l , ), Marshall,
1 to Oamipa
n, 1st Tuadn-
ing Regniment of I'o U. S. Anmy
Training Ceivter, Infantry, ait
Fort Jackson', iS. C, wihere !hiey
are undergoing' t" ,1it weeks of
Basic Conubat Training. . .
' They ' have beou taiugiht nifle
mairksfnanship under the ' U. : S.
Army's TRAJNFIRE , program
which enables the imodem soldier
to becdme a better riflemm to
less time than previous methods.
In this program, most ' of itheir
training consisted of (faring itheir
rifles at pop-up targets ait (un
known distances on terrain which,
duplicates combat areas. . i Other
higbligbts of their intensive train
ing include squad (tactics, bayonet
and hamd-to-band combat, . and
crawling' iQte iStration course
while macbime gun fdre ds-popping
overhead. Many of itheir onstruct
are combat veterans of World
War . II and the Korean Wlair. '
During .their seventh week of
training, they wil ' live fat - the
flield lunder conditions similar , to
those in ithe forward areas of a
battle some. They . move over
rough terrain on foot and ia tac
tical vehicles amd participate in
numerous combat situations of a
realistic nature. They fleam ithe
pmaotical applanations of the skills
land knowledge gained in all pre
vious instruction. . ' u . ',
As a climax ito ithis first phase
of training, they will .march with
their battalion dm a review before
the commanding general! 'of Fort
Jackson. This ceremony da wit
nessed by relatives and friends of
the tnsdnees ' ' who ? attend ' tbe
"open house" held by each com
pany on graduation day. . . - N ,
St. Francis of Assissi: , r. ,
Praised be - my Lord for our
Mother .the EartSt, that which
doth euatain ms amd keep us amd
bringest forfh divers fruits and
fOowers of '. many colons and
gmaaajtf ; , i.ii'.. I .A..n -
from the cross. lOhrist's being
"lifted lup" draws all' men.' Once
again John fulfdKs bis purpose of
offering life in Christ's name
life from the cross 1
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son of J.lr.
Rigaby, R-5, iL
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What is a foster home? '
.It is a isubstLtute family home
for dialdircin' who oainmot be with
their own (pairemts, but who need
a faanHy setting rather tflam ithat
of ain institution.
Are these children adopted by
the foster parents? . . . . ,
- No. Adoption is not ithe function
of a foster home. .The foster par
ents perform the duties of par
ents to, the child of others.
Are there many foster homes
in North Carolina? i, , ' r, :.'
Ourrentlv there are over . 1,300
liccmsed . foster ' homes in . the
Why do we need 'these foster
homes? ""
The county depantments of wel
fare place ohildien' in foster homes
for varied Treasaros. some M mneir
parents are physically dCd;' acme
are mentally ill. . Some parents
wfho are unable to face the prob
lems of their lives abandon .their
Children . Some iparents die. Some
children come from homes where
they were not wanted and . are
not loved. Sometimes they Uwve
parents who have been cruel to
them. There are certain mhings
to which every child has a birth
right. He has a eight to be loved
and to learn to dove others. . He
has a tight to be respected as,
human individual in , a free so
ciety. He Mas a right ito be taught
what'is right andf what ds wiwng
and , what society will xpect of
him.. Foster homes seek to pro
vide this birtSiirigfht for the: chil
dren dm their care.
Do the real parents visit their
children in foster homes? , ; ri
,, Yes, the majority of these chil
dren have parents who visit thent,
and . foster parents' must be will
ing to welcome t!ne children's par
ents when they come. ;'. V 1
What :-'. kinds of - children art
placed in foster homes? ' ,
v Foster children .lare - Uke al
children. Some are tiny babies.
Boone are big boys amd girls. Some
times they're good, sometimes
they're (nifjuhievous. - iSome of
thcMjare white, some are .Negro.
Some are very bright; some , not
so bright ' ;Some have physical
handicaps. . They are. only alike in
that (they cannot Kve with their
own parent ',
What are the qualifications of
foster parents? "
They must be able to give chil
dren good physical care, ' ' good
food, " . cleanliness,'' quiet sleep,
fresh air, ' safety from fire and,
health hazards. They must know
how children doould be oared fox
and be willing to lebrn from the
social worker from ithe county de
pantment of public weif are. j They
must be able to do the (physical
workk ithat all' chlildnw WBike,
and they must ittso cherish dhdl-
FOOD AND COVER
PLANTINGS NOW
AVAILABLE HERE
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Shrub and sericea ieapedeza
when jDlaroted alone r in comlbi.
nation: are ' ivaluablle game cover
plantings,' Shrubs mext to woods
produce seed at the rate of 00
pounds per acre. Sericea planted
next to fields may be used as a
turn Tom for farm equipment.
Plantings of mixed annuals
such . as imilo, - millet, - iespedeza,
soybeans, and wwpease, provide
a temporary fall and winter food
supply for farm game.
. These plantings can be secured
by contacting Harry Silver, Farm
Agent; 'Boyd Bauooon, Soil Con
servationist;' or by writing Hex
Eird, N. a WIdlife ' Resources
Commission, 1619 Kensington Rd.,
Ilendeirsonville, N. C.
Mrs. Plemmons, 66
Passes Thursday;
Rites On Saturday
"iMrs.:Altha Price Hemmans, 66,
of R-l. Hot 'Springs died Thuia-
flaay manning, 'Feb. 16, 1961,., dm a
Burke -County hospital.
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Services were held at 2 p n.M
Saturday in JiUsk OH-'pel Bap
tist .Church.. , . v
The Hev. Jarvds Teague, the
Rev. Doyle 'Miller and "line Rev.
Lush Rogers officiated and buri
al was in Woody Cemetery. PaJl
bearers were ;' Owen and .Floyid
Fish, Dearn ' and C. J. Justice,
Williaim Smith and Jafflc Price, :
Mrs, Plemmons vvtss a daughter
of Justiah and Martha Price and
a native of Madisdh; County.; She
was a member of Lusk Chapel
Surviving are- (Give daughters,
Mrs. ' Roscce BOankenship of , A
meliia, Va., Mrs. Orville 1'Ut cd
Hot 'Springs IRFD 1, Mrs. Fred
Coward of Waynesville, Mors. Har
ry Shehan of Morristown, Temn.,
and : ' Mr, i Charlie Juetice of
Candler; a eon, Stewart Plem
mons of (Hot Springs RFD 1; six
sisters, y Mrs. Jones ' Ptantmons,
Mrs. PEnic Pdemmons, Mrs. Bax
ter Davis, M rs. Herman Freeman,
and ' Mrs. Mack iClark of Hot
Springs RFD 1, and Mrs. MUEard
Morrow of .Etowah, Tenm ; three
brothers, Stew Paice of i Canton
(and -Phillip, and Iaac Price of
Hot Springs RFD 1; and fiSteen
grandbhiildren. ',, ' f
GROUND STEAK
PLATE -
with.
: MASHED POTATOES
4 - ' Choice of
f . TWO VEGETABLES
. - COFFEE or TEA
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HANCOCK'S
RESTAURANT
8 N. PACK SQUARE
ASIIZVILLE, N. C.
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News for Veterans
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. Veterans who are expecting a . ,
fM ' insurance ' dividend ohectc v
lander ithe President'a speed-up
plan can help themselves and V A
get the job done by NOT making :
advance individual inquiries. ,
'f Accelerated dividend payraenits ,
is one of a series of Presidential ,
actions to assist the economy. " ' '
J. ., 'DeRamus, Veterans Ad
ministration iRegional Office
Manager," Wimson-Saiem, N. 'C,. ,'
explained that answering a. flood . s
of questions f rom'' indivddaul vete
rans would divert personnel from
pTooeasing the dividends, and thus : -enjaite
a delay. . , , -
He said the VA Us using every
resource in- am - all-out effort ' to
place as many dividend checks as -possible
"in the mail before the .
end of March. The 1961 dividend .
amounts to more than a quiarter
rwiCiKon dollars. '
iNonmalTv. vearlv dividend are
l)-iid over 012-muiu-h "'pvi-imd va
round the policy's anniversary .
date to veterans mho 'Curreiitly
hold either tenm or permanent
partrapaung . National ' toervaoe '
Insurance or U. 3. Government -
Life Insurance. - f
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Schedule of Home
Demonstration
Clubs In County
"iMonlday, Feb. 27 Walnut B3D (
Club meets at 8 p. m., in he Wal-
nut Hugh School B uilding. . . ' ,
7 Tuesday, Feb. 28 r. BuU Creek
BD Club meets at 2 p. no., with
Mrs. Eugenia .Hunter, t '
1 Wednesday, March 1 Sleepy
Valley" HD iClub meets at 2 p. tn
with Mrs. Oarenoa Lawsom. '
Zemcv a doctor's formula, liquid
or ointment, soothes, helps heal
minor burns, cuts, bruises. Family,
antiseptic, eases itch of surface
rashes, eczema, teen-age pimples,
athlete's foot. Stops scratching, so
aids faster healing. For stubborn
cases, get Extra Strength Zemo. .
TIRED KIDNEYS
GOT: YOU" DOWNt Give them .
a gentle lift with this weU-bal-anced
formula. Help rid kidneys
of uric waste that may cause get- -'
King up , nigtits. scanty passage, '
burning, backmihe, leg pains. Take ,
sTirpritung BUKETS 4 -day treat-
merit If not pleased, your 50c
back at any drug store. TODAY
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ROBERTS PHARMACY v
MAI. ...II ALL, N. C.