SECTION TWO—
A ' SENATOR
Ok LENNON M
-gg&ay RE PORTS & B'flg
Washington—The Joint Session of
the Senate and House to hear Presi
dent Eisenhower’s message on the
state of the Union produced some
headaches. The Senate met at noon
and at 12:16 we marched over to the
House for our seats to hear the ad
dress. There were so many former
Senators and diplomats present that
all the seats were taken. A number
of us Senators offered to stand and
did so in order to let some of the
others have a seat, so 1 can truthfully
say the speech seemed longer than
fifty-four minutes and 7.000 words.
President. Eisenhower used a taller
than usual lectern installed so he
wouldn’t have to bend his neck and ex
pose' the top of his head to the tele
vision cam rns. This permitted the
reading of the message while stand
ing more erect.
TAX CUTS PROMISED
My -i ac'ion t" the Presidential mes
sage is that I approve generally of
the ' n - with whic h he pis s uited
his {Vrpgi’anV. and his; thinking, :,i\s-ne--,.
dally with .his desire to reduce taxes..
I had hoped that he would state that
the budget eai: he balanced. The
statement- that foreign economic aid
can he red need impressed me, for that
lias been my position sinee coming to
the Senate.
THE FARM PROGR VM
If 1 am any judge of the concensus
in the Senate regarding the farm pro
gram I believe the 90 per cent of pari
ty price support forth - six basic farm
commodities will be extended. I hope
•so. I don’t believe that flexible pricey
supports will he for the best interest
of North Carolina. I will strongly
support 90 per cent of parity because
of its urgent importance to our farm ]
economy-.
AMENDMENT
I have joined with the Majority :
Leader and other members of both i
political parties and the one Indepen- i
dent in the Senate to sponsor Senate -
Joint Resolution 112, proposing an *
amendment to the Constitution of the
1 nited States to grant to citizens of
the l nited States who have attained
the age of IS the right to vote. My
purpose for this has not changed since '
I supported similar legislation in the i
North Carolina Senate in 1951. I he- i
lievr young men and women today are ]
I'otter1 'otter in’ormed at age IS than most I
of the folks were at 21 only a few
years --go. Also, j? seems unreal to c
me to deny the right to vote to a per- \
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! son who is old enough to serve his
country in the armed forces. I think
■ the Resolution will show to the sev
i oral state legislatures the feeling of
the Congress and will dramatize to
• the country the various arguments,
pro and con, on the matter. The Pres
■ ident asked for this legislation. 1 am
. glad to identify myself with it in this
■ non-partisan manner.
VISITORS 1
Last, week a constituent stopped by
the office and seemed almost apolo
u -tic about making an inquiry about
a particular matter of government in
which':, by' was interested, I assured,
him that a. Senator’s office is rnnin
■ b\ tin' taxpayers to be of sor
\ Y whenever possible. I have in
••'d my assistant. Harry Gatton.
1 my secretary. John Sh'.-ir. to see
il'.at no person is denied the courte y
f ir office.
CORRESPONDENCE
T'”‘ k -our .wires and letters
■ • -tng. The majority of
mail concerning legislation was on
'■>' ■' d nay raise for postal
ha-ks, My office staff has carefully
referred the mail to me to get your
ideas. We have worked late each :
ah: :-<we!-irg letters and studying!
; legislation. The mail has been heavy. 1
SPECIFIC
Mv stand >n a.number of.issues will j
,be determined by the committee henr-
: ttgs .and, debate in the Senate. I will
L't you know how. I stand as debate
develops. 1 feel .it is advisable to
carefully study each bill. Senate Joint
Resolution 1 (Rrirker Amendment)
and Senat' Hill 2150 (St. Lawrence
Seaway) were the first measures an
nounced,
FEDER VI. PERSONNEL
Federal employment dropped during
November by 0.0.95. During the first
fi\e months of flsea] 1954 civilian em
ployment in the federal government
was reduced by 102.950, according to 1
Senator Byrd.
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THIS-AND-THAT
‘O ' mnninate the Crossnore high .-
-‘ ho 1- niors as the real early birds. (
I hey have already visited Washing- t
I'“’ While here they called*hy nur
offie-' . . . North Carolina was certain
ly in the limelight with hitrh honors
by tin 1 I . S. Junior Chamber of Com- '
Two of the nation’s ten most 1
distinguished young men of the year '
"huh they have announced are Hor- '
THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON, N. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1954.
11 ||g SERMONS J ‘
1 TEXT: “Pride makes some men
1 ridiculous and prevents Others from
becoming so.” —C. C. Colton.
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; The story is told of a proud young
.attorney who was cross-examining a;,
j witness. He strode before the jury I,
and grandly emphasized his superior |
talents over those of the
witness. Then he turned on the wit- M
ness with a flourish.
“Now tell the Court.” he command- :
rd. “just what way the stairs in that
house run.” 1
“Wi ll.” -tammered the witness, “I :
reckon that all depends.” 1
The attorney was triumphant. He i
I d the witness confused and could I
i! , • di.t ILs testimony.
"DipemY? How cmi'd that pos
i' •• of Tabor City and Rishop
William Gordon of Alaska and Leaks
ville-Saray . . .1 had a fine time in
Wil-on last Friday night for the .Tay-
banquet and recognition of Wil
’ son’s Plan of the year. Lee Glial-mis
... Thanks for the favorable com
. merit on the first column.
MOVING THE CAPITAL
j On June, 11. 1800. the Capital of
the United States was moved from.
Philadelphia to Washington. In 1951
this would be a big task, requiring,
, much planning, but in 1800, the gov
ernment consisted of only 126 per
sons!
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Gohjmn j
l?v I'MES MacKf.nztf
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“For by grace you have been saved
through faith: and that not from your
'lv.'s, for it is the gift of God: not
as the outcome of works, lest anyone
may bus t" (Ephesians 2:8. Roman j
Catholic Version).
Th ■ Ct ■ ; word translated “grace?’
; n th P, ,lo is the word “Charis.” and.
according to the scholar. Thayer, it has
refor-nce to “kindness which bestows
upon someone, something not deserv
ed." The German commi natbr. J. P.
1 fell us that “Grace is God’s
goodness • > th" slam r, who does not
deserve it.” And we all know the
common English definition, “Grace is
unmerited favor.” Ordinarily we
might think of unmerited favor as
some act of kindness done to a friend,
or a stranger. Rut the grace of God
is stronger than this; for it is freely
piven. not to friends, or stranpers, |
but to them who are in open, deliber
ate, rebellion against Him. For “God
eommomleth His love toward us, in
that, while we were yet sinners, Christ
died for us” (Romans 5:8).
Without the grace of God it is im
possible to be saved, for salvation is
jfrom start to finish an art of God.
The prace of God means that He lev
ied us enouph while we were yet sin
ners. yet in rebellion apainst Him. to
nurchase our redemption with the
blood of His only hepotten Son. The
prace of God also means that He con
victed us of sin by His Holy Spirit,
pave us faith to receive and trust His
Son as Saviour and Lord for even our
faith is a pift from God (Ephesians
2:8) and pardoned our sins hecause j
of that faith.
Amazinp prace! how sweet the sound,j
That-saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found—
Was blind, but now I see. i
’Twas prace that taupht my heart to
fear,
And prace my fears relieved;
How precious did that prace appear,
The hour I first believed.
And this amazinp prace of God is
beyond measure; there is no end to
it. That is why we sing:
Marvelous prace of our loving Lord,
Grace that exceeds our sin and our
guilt;
Yonder on Calvary’s mount outpoured.
There where the blood of the Lamb i
was spilt.
Marvelous grace; infinite grace!
Grace that will pardon and cleanse
within; i
Marvelous grace; infinite grace!
Grace that is greater than all our sin.'
Grace that is greater than all our
sin! Do you know what that means?
It means that we cannot sin more
than God can forgive. God is better at
forgiving than we are at sinning. If i
we could place all the sins ever com- |
mitted by you and by me, and by |
everyone, on one side of a large scale,
they would not be sufficient to coun
ter-balance even a small fraction of ,
God’s unlimited supply of grace. Thus;
saith the Lord: “Where sin abounded,
grace did much more abound!” (Ro- 1
mans 5:20). i
For the grace of God is broader
Than the measure of man’s mind;
And the heart of the External
Is most wonderfully kind. I
sibly depend on anything?” he de
manded savagely.
“Well,” said the witness, “it de
pends on how you look at ’em. Look
in’ at ’em one way they run upstairs
and lookin’ at ’em the other, they run
downstairs.”
Many times we have seen proud
men made humble or been humbled
ourselves when we have been most
proud. There is virtue in pride. We
admire men and women who are too
proud to demean themselves—who are
too proud to conduct themselves in a
manner that may- lower their opinion
of themselves. Yet we detest one who
proudly parades his virtue or superior
talents. Be proud—quietly, Avoid
pride that turns your nose up. Pos
sess-pride’that keeps your chin up. 1
> God offers this grace to you, even
- now as you. read these lines. How
1 may you receive it? By faith (Ephes
ians 2.8)., .i’.-t as we receive all of
God’s git's, atid blessings, and.prom
ises. The grace of God is offered ill j
Christ, and is unto all. and upon all |
who believe. Right now, confess your
sins to God, and trust Hini to forgive
you for the sake of His Son.
1 Saved by grace alone,
This is all my plea:
: Jesus died for all mankind.
And Jesus died for me.
Marvelous, infinite, matchless grace,
I Freely bestowed on all who believe;
| You that are longing to see His face,
! Will you this moment His grace
receive ?
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Chappell of j
Frederick, Md., announce the birth of
la 7-pound daughter, Carol Palmer, !
born Friday, January 9, in the Fred-!
click Memorial Hospital.
Mr: Chappell is a native of Ty-ner
and is presently engaged in bateriolo
gical and virological research for the
Chemical Corps Biological Laborator- 1
ies. located at Camp Detrick, Freder
ick, Maryland.
Advice is less necessary- to the wise
than to fools, but the wise derive
most advantage from it.
—Guicciardini.
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