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Friday, June 29, 1962
THE NEW BERN MfRROR, NEW BERN, N. C.
Page Seven
MIRROR
MEDITATION
By EAAMITT L. BRINSON
Last week it was announced by
I Khrushchev; “The Red Flag will
fly over the United States tomor
row, and it will not be placed there
by the Russians, But by Ameri
cans.” Let’s not make him a liar
1 by a matter of days, for less than
I a week has passed and “nine men
against America” fastened the red
flag on the hoist with their de
cision “no prayers in any public
schools.”
How long it will take for that
red flag to get to the top of the
mast is anybody’s guess. But given
time those nine men who know
best what is good for the masses
will tug on the hoist until it goes
to the top.
In reading many comments on
decisions of these nine men in the
recent past there seems to be a
deliberate attempt to channel the
thought of the citizenry; that the
integrity of our Country is at
stake.
That we should honor the free
doms as they feel they understand
the constitution, and to the pro
tection of “rights of the individ
ual.” But just how far should this
go? Should the great majority of
our citizens be denied their in
herent right of Almighty God be
cause of so few who deny Him?
Integrity? This great nation was
founded — has grown, and has
carried with it a spiritual wealth
that at one time radiated, and was
respected by the free countries of
the whole world". In every case, its
nioral strength, its vitality, its fore
sight, its dreams, its faith in the
future, was derived by the salient
themes of Christian and Jewish
tradition.
Our national chi^acter and in
tegrity as such is fcired not only
by the individual atltfiest but by the
athiestic countries And especially
Russia. Without it our respect and
prestige is lost.
They know there is a power be
hind the dedicated God loving peo
ple of this country that no other
source or false philosophy can
supply. For this reason when a
people are entrapped, or taken
through force by the communists,
they immediately weed out God.
Any step that will take God from
our basic purpose, be it Govern
ment or schools does not imply
integrity, but instead, completely
denies integrity and brands us as
on the way to the depths of im
morality, and eventual communism
and atheism.
The tradition of American phi
losophy had as its spear head a
religious perspective; Christian in
fact, with respect to its basic com
mitments on values, yet critical
enough to avoid dogmatism or
tribalism.
There was a religious position
of a tremendous and growing faith.
One that brought our forefathers
through all conflict with evil and
reverses. As it now stands we are
robbing our youth, the ones who
will stand at tomorrow’s helm, of
their spiritual heritage, with in-
Pepsi
tegrity and faith impaired.
Because of beliefs in Religious
freedom and a sense of compas
sion, we have thrust our feeding
hand in the Bear’s mouth, and he
has bit it off.
The issue before the people of
this country now is whether we
can survive without God. All his
tory of Creation, of nations, of
people, records that it can not. It
will now happen with this part of
human character suppressed. So
now it comes a time for a great
artd prayerful decision on the part
of all God loving Americans.
We should not wait for this issue
to cool, for it would be a method
irt which the communists depend.
To wait — to turn our backs on
the issues — to accept — until
in the end, what heritage is left
will not be worth fighting for.
Every person who believes in
Almighty God should immediately
take his pen in hand and hasten
to notify his Congressman and his
Senator that the Supreme Court
has gone far enough in formulat
ing policy by reading into the
Constitution certain laws that are
not there.
Laws that only the House and
Senate have a right to make. Stop
it now, which is your inherent
right by majority; or the way in
which this nation is headed, this
right too will be taken from us
just as surely as our States rights
have been robbed, which was once
a guarantee by our Constitution.
Government and the Supreme
Court should be made to follow
the law as much as the individual.
If it is necessary to spell it out
by law to show the world that
this nation is on the side of God,
then the Congress should amend
the Constitution so there can be
no misunderstanding of this fact
by biased individuals.
LET IT BE KNOWN THAT GOD
IS NOT A RELIGION and will not
be treated as such. Guarantee free
dom of the individual to find God
by any route or religion that he
may choose.
But “God” is America’s business!
And those under it’s protection
either acknowledge Him or stand
exposed, as not only an enemy of
God, but of Country. Furnish them
with transportation beyond its
borders and let them work against
us from without, and not within.
Do it now, or tomorrov/ the Red
Flag will surely fly over the Capi
tol Building in Washington — Is
Khrushchev a liar? This time you
should wonder!! And by all means
Act!! Stand up for God — and
Country before it’s too late. An
over-whelming protest by citizens
of God can force the issue!!
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Debutante Ball Set
For September 6-8
Mirror Mirth
Temperance takes some people’s
breath away.
Wealth is a burden on those who
have it, and a greater burden on
those who don’t have it.
The man who doesn’t know his
own mind hasn’t missed much.
Unlike a child, an egg never gets
beaten when it’s bad.
A smile is a curve that can
straighten out anything.
A conversationalist is one who,
rather than listen, uses the interval
to plan his next remark.
There are three popular types of
modern literature—erotic, neurotic
and tommyrotic.
A telephone is an invention which
takes away some of the advantages
of making a disagreeable person
keep his distance.
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North Carolina’s 36th Debutante
ball, sponsored annually by the
Terpsichorean club of Raleigh,
will be held September 6-8; it has
been artnounced by club officials.
Over 150 young ladies and their
escorts, representing more than 70
cities and towns of the Tar Heel
state, will convene for a weekend
of gay parties, dancing and a “com
ing out” presentation at Raleigh’s
Memorial auditorium.
According to Charles Winston,
Terpsichorean president, this
year’s ball will be one of the fin
est ever staged. Not only will the
young ladies be participating, but
additional festivities are being
planned.
Included is a tea at the Gover
nor’s mansion, a coffe hour and
reception for parents of debu
tantes, and four dances to the
music of a nationally-famous band.
The Terpsichorean club is a so
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males which has been sponsoring
this event since 1928. This is the
only statewide debutante ball in
the nation, club members report.
In addition to Winston, other
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Mrs. George Dodge Geoghegan
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