THE LOOKOUT
FEBRUARY 5, 1973
PAGE 4
from Daee 1
David Is becomlnQ attached to
the^ people in the Montreat com
munity and to the students of M/>,C
and believes a radTcal change is
beginning to take place here. "1
have a witness that the Holy Spi
rit has a very definite plan for
this campus and community, and
the prayers of the older saints
here have certainly not gone un
noticed. I believe, however, that
the same Holy Spirit is waiting
for a much deeper commitment from
myself and the younger believers
before answering these aforemen
tioned prayers. As a reference, 1
direct my attention to the pro
mise of II Chronicles 7:14 ("If
my people which are called by my
name, shall humble themselves,
and pray, and seek my face, and
turn from their wicked ways; then
will 1 hear from heaven, and will
forgive their sin, and will heal
their land.")."
David was born in Victoria,
Texas of Christian parents. His
grandfather was a well-known
Christian radio minister, from
whom David received the bulk of
his Christian training. His
grandfather died when David was
twelve years old, "and my spirit
ual advancement terminated at
about the same time. My parents,
though Christian people, were
more or less persuaded that the
individual must find his own way
in this area of life; and I de
termined to adopt this principle
not only in my spiritual train
ing, but ultimately in every as
pect of my life scheme in total-
i ty."
David's life took an erratic
course for several years after
this, beginning with him dropping
out of high school and travelling
to Europe to live as a card shark
or gambler. "Living by a deck of
cards, 1 ultimately came to learn
a lesson which 1 would impart to
any individual engaged in this
somewhat dubious art of support.
The lesson is that you do not
control the cards. On the con
trary,it is they who control you.
I left the life of self-styled
gambler and aame away quite emp-
ity." From here, David searched
for peace of mind In transcenden
tal meditation; he found it lack
ing. He returned to the U.S. and
became Involved with Joe Bonanno,
one of the five New York Dons of
La Costra Nostra, or the Mafia.
"For two years I lived with this
man and was to be his constant
companion. Our relationship was
very much that of master teacher
and student. From him I was to
learn of human nature and behav
ior from a unique point of view.
It was through knowing this man
that I was to come to know of a-
nother phenomenon that very de
finitely.exists in this universe,
and the Bible says It in the
clearest sense, 'What towest thou
so shalt thou reap.'"
From his life with Joe Bonan
no, David went to the drug world.
Still sqarqhinq for peace of mind.
There is in addition to the nat
ural world a supernatural
v/orld separated from us by only
the filmiest of veils. A world as
limitless as time and space and
governed by beings rtnidn cannot
be seen by the natural eye and
yet remain quite as real as you
and I. But, peace of mind, which
we must remember, remains the ul
timate goal which will never be
found In this place."
I HAVE COME TO DISCCVEk THAT THE
BIBLE HAS THE UNCANNY HABIT OF
BEING TOTALLY ACCURATE IN ALL OF
ITS STATEMENTS.
David abandoned the drug scene
and turned to the mysticism of
the Yaquls. Through a strange
train of events, David "came to
the overwhelming awareness that
the Devil Is quite real.
"We are ail slaves. That
we serve one of two masters,
either the Creator, who Is the
Christ, or the Destroyer, which
is Satan, the Prince of this
world. In the light of that com
plete awareness, I merely picked
up my chains of slavery from one
Master and by faith, quickly
fastened them to the One Who died
for me at a place called yt. Cal
vary on the Old Rugged Cross,
"I have come to discover a-
mong the many remarkable things
to be found in the Christian walk
that the Bible has the uncanny
habit of being totally accurate
in all its statements. In this
age of soothsayers, fortune tel
lers, and seers, where yourdaily
horoscope may not prove as effec
tive as you would wish it to be,
you can always count on God's
IVord.
"The thing that continues to
amaze me the most about this re
markable God that I serve, who is
God, Is that He has the habit of
telling His people just exactly
who He is, and what He has done,
and what He is, ip the most re
markable way, about to do. In
deed, have they not heard? It Is
all in that time-tested, life-
tested, science-tested, history-
tested, enemy-tested, miraculous
book. The Holy Bible,"
con't from page 1
■^ommup.iDn tokens in the world.
Containing two volumes UO years
agq^ the Historical Foun.iation
now totals 4,600 volumes, inclu
din'- family geneologiqs and
church histories. Many people en
joy looking up the record of
their ancestors or their own bap
tisms in these volumes. The His
torical Foundation has an average
of 10,000 vistors per year, with
a record of 200 on certain days
in the sv.mrner. High school stu
dents come from as far as Char
lotte to do research pa ers, and
one man even came from Dublin,
Ireland to i--ork on his ?h.D.
Aside from the volumes, there are
also personal papers frO'; many
u>resbyterian ministers and .ris-
sionaries, shedding light on con
ditions in their own times and
places. Records are also kect of
important meetings, such as the
minutes of the General Assembly
meetings. Last, but certainly not
least for Kontreat students, the
Historical Foundation does employ
students for part-time work, and
will have probable openings for
the summer. Kake use of this un
usual opportunity and go over to
browse in your free time. The His
torical Foundation is nearby on
Assembly Drive to the left of As
sembly Inn. The hours are C:30-
1:00 on Saturdays.
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