The NEW BERN
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY
IN THE HEART OP
EASTERN NORTH
CAROLINA
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VOLUME 8
NEW BERN, N. C., FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 1965
NUMBER 3
It would be nice, this Easter
Sunday, If no minister or priest
on the face of the earth elected
to repeat the threadbare wise
crack about ‘^wishing you a
merry Christmas, since I won’t
see some of you again until next
Easter,”
Ciod forbid that any of us,
preachers Included, question
the motive or church going
habits of a fellow mortal who Is
consplclous by his presence on
the Day of the Resurrection. To
poke fun at such Individuals
from the pulpit Is hardly In
keeping with the occasion.
Turning from preaching to
politics, which Is quite a turn,
you’ve' probably observed as
we have that there’s virtually
no criticism of Governor Dan
K, Moore among New Bern’s
citizens—at least not In pub
lic.
North Carolina’s drawling
Mountain Man may not go down
In history as one of the State’s
great Chief Executives (al
though! It could happen) but the
chances appear good he will end
up among the least disliked.
Of course, treading on toes too
forcibly might dim his popu
larity.
Human beings are Invariably
their rudest when they get be
hind the steering wheel of an
automobile. No one, sad to say,
expects courtesy on highways
and streets, so the motorist
who gives another- driver a
break Is appreciated more than
a cold drink of water on an
August day.
New Bernlans who may be
planning to attend the 193rd
consecutive Easter Sunrise
Service of the Moravians In
Winston-Salem should have this
Information. The service begins
at 5:15 a. m. In front of the
historic Home Moravian church
on Salem Square, less than one
mile from the downtown area
of Winston-Salem.
Early In the morning, be
tween the hours of 2:00 and 5:00,
small groups from the large
Moravian band assemble on
street corners to awaken the
city with their playing of Easter
chorales and hymns. Thousands
gather at the Square during the
early morning hours to await
the Service, which originated
with the Moravian brethern In
Europe In 1932.
Interesting features of the
Service are the procession from
Salem Square to the Moravian
Graveyard, where the Service
is concluded at sunrise, and the
antiphonal playing of the Mora
vian Band of more than 500
instrumentalists.
Many visitors remain after
the Service to view the beauti
ful Easter flowers which have
been placed by Moravian famil
ies on the mounded graves with
recumbent white gravestones.
The Moravian Graveyard is af
fectionately called ‘‘God’s
Acre.”
The old Salem Restoration
WILL have its Reception Cen
ter and exhibit buildings open
to the public on Easter Sunday,
from 1:00 p. m. to 4:30 p. m.
and on Easter Saturday and
Easter Monday from 9:30 a. m.
to 4:30 p. m.
Go first to the Reception Cen
ter, located on the Old Salem
Road, where you will be given
information on the history and
restoration of the Moravian
town, founded In 1766, as well as
directions for touring the area.
Five exhibit buildings are
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OF SUCH IS THE KINGDOM—Mirrored in the shining
eyes of four-year-old Pennie Marea Barrington (daugh
ter of the L. T. Barringtons of 910 Highland Avenue)
is all the joy and hope of Easter. Christ, in His min
istry on earth expressed His love for little children,
and as He entered Jerusalem where the agony of the
cross would be His lot, the children sang and express
ed their adoration with palm branches. In a world
where hate and violence, doubt and fear desecrate
the mission of the Prince of Peace, it is well to re
member that there are lilies growing in the field, as
in the time of Jesus, and childhood faith that hearkens
back to the Sermon on the Mount. May you, like Pen
nie, rejoice in the glad tidings. “The Lord is risen”
and the empty tomb proclaims the reality of life
everlasting.—Photo by Wray Studio.