Sunday School
Teachers Week
Governor James E.
- Holshouser, Jr., . has
proclaimed the week of Nov.
18-24, 1974, as "Honor
Sunday School Teachers
Week in North Carolina"
, and has urged that the
thousands of teachers
across the state be
1 recognized and honored.
The , governor's
'proclamation noted the
selfless efforts of the
teachers in their hours of
preparation and com
' mended them for providing
. "the moral and spiritual
' nourishment to sustain us in
.'this troubled time."
"They spread the seed of
comfort, compassion and
confidence in the future,"
the proclamation stated.
, f The text of the proclamation
is as follows: . v
WHEREAS, " Sunday
School teachers throughout
North Carolina and the
Nation labor tirelessly to
teach' the virtues of
Christian living and the
principles of citizenship;
and
WHEREAS, their many
hours of work are un
selfishly volunteered for the
. good of the children and
adults of their communities,
and the great lessons they
instill go far beyond the
Sunday School classroom to
touch all aspects of our
national life; and -WHEREAS,
it is fitting
that the efforts of our
Sunday School teachers be
recognized, and attendance
at Sunday School and
' church is a most rewarding
expression of appreciation
for their dedicated efforts;
THEREFORE, I proclaim
the week of November 18-24,
1974
Sunday School Teachers
Week In North CaroUna
i and commend this ob-
servance to our citizens:
IS The governor's
'' proclamation marks the
seventh straight year that
v'Hpnor. Sunday School
'.'Teachers Week" has been
f, proclaimed by the state's
; chief executive. Former
i Governor Dan Moore began
i the practice during his
i-"second year in office.
North Carolina was the
first state to begin an ob-
servance to honor its
1 .teachers in church, schools.
' and Sunday Schools. Several
other- states have since
V begun similar observances.
V;, The week has been
- sponsored by Burr Patchell,
Raleigh v. - hosiery . mill
executive. Patchell, a native
p Ohioan, was the victim of a
I broken home and credits the
teachings and example of
f Sunday School teachers with
r giving him the guidance
needed to lead a useful life.
He has been a crusader on
behalf of the teachers ever
since and over the last seven
years has urged the
statewide observance. He
personally has called on the
governors of six states to
request they set aside the
week. .,i;:""v ,,t 'r
A Special Certificate of
Appreciation has been made
available to all Sunday
School Teachers in North
Carolina in memory of the
late Everet Miller a devout
Sunday School teacher for
many years who inspired
this annual event.
U.S. Senator Jesse Helms,
a pupil in Everet Miller's
class -for- many years,
presents the first Certificate
to Miss Olive , Miller of
; Raleigh, N.C.
! : Patchell has available
i free certificates of ap-
4 preciation , for use by
y churches in honoring their '
teachers. They are
5 available FREE on
5 request by writing to; THE
SUNDAY; SCHOOL
t TEACHERS, 3920 New Bern
Ave., Raleigh, N.C. 27610.
t VA. BEACH GUESTS
'- Mr. and Mrs. William
J Stanford of Virginia Beach,
J Va. were overnite guests of
t Mrs. Addle Keegan on
i Friday.
In honor of the Six- '
teenth Wedding Anni
versary of Mr. and
Mrs. Lucious Winslow,
their children will have
open house' on Sunday
November 24th, 1974
from two to four-thirty
in the afternoon at ts
home of their parents,
Belvidere, N.C Route
1. Friends and rela
tives are invited. No
rfts pkaze.
MRS. PEARL PIERCE
CHAPPELL '
Mrs. , Pearl Pierce
Chappell, 68, of 315 W.
Grubb St., died Friday night
in Norfolk General Hospital
after being strickened at
Scope where she had gone to
attend the Billy Graham ,
Revival.
A native of Perquimans
County she was the wife of
Archie .Seymour Chappell
and daughter of the late
William H. and JWrs. Ethel
White Pierce.
She was a member of the
Hertford Assembly of God
Church and its Women's
Missionary Society.
Besides her husband she
is survived by three sisters,
Mrs. Cecil Sawyer and Mrs.
Matthew Smith of Hertford
and Mrs. Betty Garrett of
Edenton; and two brothers,
James Pierce of Rt. 4 and
L.L. "Jeff" Pierce of Rt. 3,
Hertford.
Funeral services were--held
Sunday at 3:30 in the
Hertford Assembly "of God
Church by the Rev. Larn
Underwood and the Rev.
Alvin Price. The Youth
Choir sang "The Blood Shall
Never Lose It's Power".
The pianist was Mrs. Vashti
White and organist was Mr.
Gene Boyce. .
The casket pall was made
of pink roses, pink car
nations and white r
chrysanthemums.
' Pallbearers were Louis
Lee Chappell, Larry
Chappell, William Ray
Smith, William H. Garrett,
L.E. Pierce and Ronald
Wilder.
Burial was in Cedarwood
Cemetery.
SIDNEY EARL
CURTIS .
Sidney Earl Curtis, 63,
died Sunday morning at 7:30
in the Albemarle Hospital
following a brief illness.
Long Run
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Obituaries
A native of Perquimans
County, he was the son of the
late Willie Earl and Mrs.
Laura Perry Curtis. He was
a member of the Bethel
Baptist Church and was a
retired logger.
Surviving is one sister,
Mrs. Johnny Miller of 4003
Kilbride Drive, Chesapeake,
Va.
Funeral services were
held Tuesday at 2:00 in the
chapel of the Swindell
Funeral Home by the Rev.
Stanley Nixon and the Rev.
Norman Harris..
"How Great. Thou Art"
and ''Sometime We'll
Understand" were sung by
the. Bethel Church choir
accompanied by Mrs.
Irving Long, Jr., organist.
The casket pall was made
of red and white carnations
and white chrysanthemums.
Pallbearers were C.Z.
Shackleford, George Butler,
Joseph Perry, Joe Perry,
Jimmy Rennie and .Walter
Harrison.
Burial was in Bethel
Cemetery.
MRS. ANNIE MILLER
STANTON
Mrs. Annie Miller Stan
ton, 89, of 100 Carolina
Avenue, died Monday at
12: 15 in the Chowan Hospital
following a week's illness. A
native of Perquimans
County, she was the widow
of Willis Jesse Stanton and
daughter of the late William
Thomas and Mrs. Isabella
Bogue Miller.
She was a member of Mt.
Sinai Baptist Church and the
Women's Missionary Union.
Surviving are four
daughters, Mrs. Wayland
Howell of Rt. 2, Hertford,
Mrs. Thomas O. Harrell of
Rt. 2, Edenton, Mrs. E.A.
Goodman and Mrs
Haywood Divers of Hert
ford; three sons, W.
Raymond Stanton and W.
Jesse Stanton, Jr. of Winfall
and T. Garland Stanton of
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FIRST MORTGAGE
REAL ESTATE BONOS
DENOMINATIONS:
$100 TO '5,000
MATURITIES:
1 YEAR TO 5 YEARS
MEREST:
paid .satwisuaiY
Portsmouth; a brother,
Gaston B. Miller of Virginia
Beach, Va.; 18 grand
children; 35 great grand
children and two great great
grandchildren.
Funeral services were
held Wednesday at 2:00 in
the Chapel of the Swindell
Funeral Home by the Rev.
Charles Duling and the Rev.
C.L. Brewer.1
Burial was in Cedarwood
Cemetery.
"His Eye Is On The
Spaftow" was sung by the
Rev. Norman Harris, ac
companied by Don
Downing, organist. '
The casket pall was made
of pink carnations, white
chrysanthemums, baby's
breath and fern.
Pallbearers, . grandsons,
were Buddy Goodman,
Clarence Goodman, Stanton
Harrell, Thomas Wade
Stanton, Jimmy Ray
Stanton and Garland
Stanton, 'Jr.,. ..
MONDAYJ&
WASHINGTON
Mrs. John Coston and
Miss Louise Chalk were
guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Richard W. Chalk, Jr. in
Washington on Monday.
They were accompanied1
there by Mrs. Chalk, Sr.,
who was a guest of Miss
Chalk last week.
EDENTON GUESTS
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Elliott
of Edenton were guests of
Mr. and Mrs. William Elliott
on Sunday.
By MARION SWINDELL
We read a bil of good,
sound logic the other day.
Someone had simply writ
ten these words: "A
smooth .sea never makes a
skillful mariner."
There is much truth in
this statement. A sailor lie
comes skilled only as he
guides his ' ship through
raging seas and stormy voy
ages. Anyone can plot a
course through a calm- but
only the best can face a
storm, weather it -and
bring the ship safely to
harbor.
It is through the storms
of experience that . the
mariner becomes skillful.
Isn't that true with life?
The hard and difficult days
tend to make each of us a
better person better fitted
for life.
Everyone's life will be
filled with many calm voy
ages, but there are sure to
be storms and gales, be
cause they are part of life,
loo.
OUR THOUGHT TO
REMEMBER: Life is a sea
-both calm and stormy.
Swindell
Funeral Home
Hertford, N.C.
Phone:426-7311
The Sunday School Lesson
PROMISE OF .
. RENEWAL
(Eiekial 36:22-32) '
Dr. F.B. Meyer said:
"God's promises are ever on
the ascending scale.' One
leads up to another, fuller
and more blessed than it
self. In Mesopotamia, God
said to. Abraham, 'I will
show three the land Later,
i will give thee all the land,
and children innumerable
as the grains of sand.' And
even these promises were
eclipsed. It is thus that God
allures us to saintlinessr not
giving anything until we
have dared to act that he
may test us; not giving
anything at first that he
may not overwhelm us. And
always keeping in hand an
infinite reserve of blessing.
Oh, the , unexplored
remainders of God! Who
ever saw his last star?"
, Ezekiel's message to the
' people of God in captivity
was a message of en
couragement and hope.
Judah had sinned. God had
used (he Babylonian army
to punish Judah. The people
of Jerusalem were carried
to Babylon where they were
to remain some seventy
years. But God never leaves
his people without his
witness. Ezekiel was there
to proclaim God's promise
of Restoration.
Restoration,
Ezekiel 36: 22-24
The people of God were to
understand clearly that God
wasn't acting because they
deserved his favor. They
had sinned grievously. They
had profaned his holy name
among the pagans. What
greater sin can the people of
God be guilty of today than
this sin? Yet there are large
numbers of people who
enter into covenant with
Christ who are soon
walking in the. ways of the
world. What do unbelievers
think when they see this?
What did the pagan nations
thinks of Israel? They
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The Fttquimu
thought God was not able to
lee his people through. But
God will show' the nations
that he does keep his
promise. Israel would be
restored. The nations of the
world would then know that
God was the Lord.
Note that the restoring of
Israel to the promised land
was God's own act, "I will
take you ... and gather you
,.. and bring you into your
own land."
Not only will god's people
be restored to the promised
land, they will be renewed
by God's Spirit.
Renewal,
Ezekiel 36:25-30
There would be, first of
all, a cleansing, The sin
question in our lives must
always be dealt with. As we
seek God's blessings, let us
make sure we have not
overlooking the matter of
sin in our lives.
Following the cleansing,
God promised a new heart
and a new spirit. The change
they needed was an inward
change. It is better to
change a person inside than
to five him a new set ol
circumstances! The stony
heart had to go before they
could be given a heart of
flesh. They would be given a
new and right spirit which
would enable them to walk
in God's way.
God's promise included
their return and residence in
the land he had given their
fathers. They would be his
people and he would be their
God. Increased blessings
would come in the form of
abundance of fruit and
crops. God's guidance,
protection, and presence are
with his people when they
walk in his laws, keep his
judgments, and practice
them.
One other thought
remains in this passage. We
have already point out the
fact that Israel was in
captivity because she had
sinned. God's chastisement
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and hia redeeming acts of
love will stir Israel to
repentance. '
Repentance,
Ezekiel 36:31-32
The people would
remember their i evil ways.
They would be genuinely
sorry for their deeds which '
did not meet God's ap
proval. They would detest
themselves for ' their
iniquities and their
abominations.
Here is a message most
helpful to man today. How
does man meet God's ap
proval? How does man
come into right standing
with God? It is not by works
of righteousness which man
does to .gain favor. It is
what God , has already done
redemptively on our behalf.
But man must come to see
himself the sinner he
really is. Only the Holy
Spirit is able to do this. This
we call conviction for sin.
The man who sees himself
for what he really is will
loathe or detest what he
FRIENDS MEET
Twenty Youth and Adults
of High Point Friends
Church met .with the Up
River Friends for a week
end of touring the early
journeys in 1662, of William
Edmundson and George
Fox, Friends (Quaker)
ministers, who in this area,
held the first Religious
services recorded in North
Carolina. Piney Woods is the
oldest Meeting still in use.
While eating lunch on
Saturday the group was
welcomed bv the Secretary
of the Hertford Chamber
of Commerce. At the
Edmundson, Fox Memorial
Raymond Winslow, Jr.,
Archivist of Perquimans,
gave highlights of Journeys.
They also were pleased to
visit Jimmy "Catfish"
Hunter and get autographs
and to see the buffalo herd.
After a visit to the
November 14, 1974-hf t
sees. Such a man is then
ready for God's saving work
in his soul.
We are reminded again in
verse 32 that man does not
deserve what God does for
him. Qod's mercy and grace
reaches out to man and
. lakes away his stony heart
and gives him a right spirit.
Such a man then will find
fulness of life as he joyously
walks in the ways of God!
BIBLE QUESTION ,,
OF THE WEEK '
The first of the ten
commandments says,
"Thou shalt have no other
gods before me" Exodus ,
20:3. Is this a recognition of
other gods? "
ANSWER
There is no evidence that
the prophets or New
Testament writers believed
in other living gods. There is
one true and living God.
However, man makes gods
of the things or persons he
places before his allegiance
to Almighty God.
VA. BEACH
GUESTS
Mr. and Mrs. Frazier
Miller and family of
Virginia Beach, Va. were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. E.A.
Goodman on Sunday.
FROM DURHAM
Miss Lynn Landing,
student at Watts School of
Nursing in Durham, spent
the week-end with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs.
William Landing, Jr.
Newbold-White House,
Simons Creek Memorial
Museum of the Albemarle
and the Dismal Swamp they
return to Up River Church
for a chicken cook-out and
recreation. They spent
nights in homes of members
of the church, attended
Sunday School and
Meeting for Worship,
followed by a Fellowship
dinner before leaving for
home on Sunday afternoon.