SECTION ONE—]
Weekly Devotional]
Column
By James Mackenzie
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In the fifth year of Rehoboam, King
of Judah, Shishak, King of Egypt,
spoiled the Temple at Jerusalem, and
removed from it some 300 shields of
gold valued at nine million dollars.
Nothing daunted, Rehohoam had them
replaced with shields of brass, which
he kept highly, polished so no one
would know the difference. (IT Chron
icles 12:1-11).
Today, as in the days of Rehoboam,
disobedience to God always brings
loss. l ike Shishak. King of Egypt,
sin'comps and takes away the treas
ures of our lives. “Re not deceived;
God is not mocked: for whatsoever a
man soweth. that shall he also reap”,
(Galatians 6:7). Not only did Reho
boam lose his shields of gold, but we
are told he substituted for them
shields of polished brass, Rehoboam
was determined to; keep up appear
ances. Shields of brass for shields of
gold! I would like to point out to you
three ways, in which Christians today
have made the same deadly substi
tution.
1. We have substituted profession
of religion for possession of Christ.
It is sad but true that our church
rolls contain, the names of many who
profess to be Christians, but who do
not possess Christ, and the new na
ture that,is given to all who are truly
born again. There is a difference. ■
The professor of religion is lost, and,
bound for hell. His profession is as (
sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal.,
The Pharisees were guilty of vain pro
fessions, and Christ pointed out the
danger of their state (Matthew 7: 21-
231. It is not profession, but pos- i
session that saves. Have you received
Christ as your Saviour? “He that
hath the Son hath life; he that hath'
not the Son of God hath not life” (I
John 5:12).
2. We have substituted compromise (
for a strong testimony against sin.
Sin is poison, it results in death (Ro
mans 6:23), but we have failed to la
bel it as such, causing many to in
dulge in it to their own eternal dam
nation. For example, where in this,
town that worships the Almighty Dol
lar. and the social prestige that goes
with it, does anyone cry out the warn
ing that “the love of money is the
root of all evil” (I Timothy 6:10).
How long is it since you have heard a
sermon on James 5:1-6? Some of the
“finest people” in Edenton are des
cribed in that passage. Where is there
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Page Two
! l_iST GERMAN ASSAULT—Tins print Loin tliii now "U.S. Army in
Action” painting series depicts the 30th and 3Sth Imantry Regiments
of the Third Division resisting the last great German attack of World
.! War I. Firing in three directions, the regiments held and forced the
bnrk the Me roe.
raised a testimony against the prac
tice of many men’s clubs to open their
meetings with prayer, and then openly
pjasphe/me the name of God by sur
rounding their prayer with dirty jokes,
and the. Billie with beer cans? If this
is not a deliberate transgression of the
commandment, “Thou shalt not take
the name of the Lord thy God in
vain.” then words have no meaning. !
And this is the only commandment;
that contains an added warning, “for
the Lord will not hold him guiltless
that takoth His name in vain” (Exo
. dus 20:7).
| 3. We have substituted formalism
j and the ability of men for the power
i of the Holy Spirit, No work for God
jean succeed unless the men behind it
are Spirit-filled and Spirit-led men.
I Only the Holy Spirit can perform the
.' work of regeneration in a lost sinner;
land only the Holy Spirit can bring
lithe will of God to pass in our church
; programs. Therefore, it is necessary
,1 for all Christians to examine them
| selves, and present themselves entire
jlv to God, that He may fill us with
, i His Spirit and use us in His service.
I COLORED SCHOOL
I NEWS
1 . ——-
During the beginning of the school
1 1 year many classes of the Edenton
• High School organized Thrift Clubs.
. As an aid in the teaching of thrift,
. the buying of United States Savings
i Stamps each Monday is being made a |
: | definite activity of the clubs. Thisj
activity emphasizes the personal rea I
('sons for saving and provides students
THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON. N. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1954.
with the opportunity to save regular
ly at school. This school saving will
help students to plan their future.
This practical training of how to save,
and what to save for will help the
community to acquire better citizens, j
We are appealing to all parents tog
help their children to save, to he thrif
ty by joining with other children
i throughout the United States on
Stamp Day to buy United States Sav
ings Stamps.
Edenton .High School was one of
eight schools represented during the
N.E.N.C Dramatic Festival held in i
Elizabeth City at the P. W. Moore
■ High School.
“Mind Over Mumps” presented re
cently in the local dramatic festival,
was one of the three plays presented
I during the evening session of the fes
tival.
Mrs. J. M. Hoffler of State Teach
ers’ College, Elizabeth City, was the
critic judge. i
“Mind Over Mumps” will represent
Edenton High School during the In
vitational Festival at State Teachers’,
College. Elizabeth City op February |
18 th.
The Evening School Intra-mural
Basketball League for school boys
and out of school youths was recent- j
i !v organized at the Edenton High
; School. |
i This program is designed to help
keep our school boys and other out of
, school young men from wandering
: aimlessly through the street at night.
I I By their participation in intra-mural
ijteam sports he will learn to enjoy
I the thrills of success which crown
f achievement learning to take defeat
j I intelligently and graciously, develop
i ing worthwhile habits of leisure time
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and forming a permanent interest in
sports.
The Basketball League will be held *
every Tuesday and Thursday night
from 7 to 9 o’clock except on the first
Tuesday of the month.
Mother Os P. T. Owens
Dies At Hampton, Va.
Friends of P. T. Owens, former (
Edentonian, will regret to learn thatj
his mother, Mrs. Sallie Owens, 82, died!
Saturday in Dixie Hospital, Hampton, I
Va. She was the widow of the late |
Walter S. Owens and made her home j
with her son.
Surviving are her son, P. T. Owens j
of Phoebus, Va.; a brother, Willough-!
by Olds of Granby, a granddaughter I
and two groat granddaughters.
Funeral services were conducted!
j Monday* afternoon at Hebron Metho-,
(list Church at Powell’s Point in Cur
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Civil Governments
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Get M Armv Aid
Wh®*! Disaster Hits
When disaster in the form of a tor
nado. iiro, flood or earthquake strikes
an American community, the U. S.
Army always is one of the first to
come to the aid of civil governments.
Shortly after a tornado thundered j
into the business district of Waco. I
Texas, on May 11, 1953. the Army j
sprang into action to aid victims of ■
the disaster. The twister had left
downtown Waco a shambles. One
hundred and fourteen persons Were
; dead, more than five hundred were
injured, and 850,000.000 (M) worth of
pronerty had been destroyed.
, Representatives of the Army Corps
of Engineers’ District Office at Fort
Worth w >re on the scene within a few
hours. Airmen from nearby James
j Connelly Air Force Base and National
Guardsmen also rushed to the aid of
(disaster victims. Airmen served as
rescue workers ar.d the guardsmen
helped prevent looting from damaged
business buildings.
I About 100 soldiers from the 16th
I Armored Engineer Battalion at Fort
Hood—some 50 miles from Waco—ar
rived at the disaster area at two
o’clock on the morning after the tor
nado struck.
During the next three days these
military groups worked tirelessly to
bring order out of chaos.
Mobile radio equipment, walkie-talk-1
ies and a mobile electric power plant 1
: served in place of destroyed communi-
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cations and power facilities. |
I More than 30 engineers surveyed 2,- I
1032 buildings and homes to determine j
, whether they were safe for occupancy, j
They reported 196 manufacturing and ]
business buildings demolished and 376 j
others unsafe for use. In addition.
174 homes were destroyed and 1,285
other damaged.
Later the survey was used as the |
basis for a reconstruction program for
! the city.
j The Fort Hood soldiers wo: d i
j around the clock in shifts. With picks
and shovels, dump trucks, cranes, a
I wrecker, and other Army equipment,
i they helped dig lifeless bodies out of
I the rubble, demolished dangerous
| buildings and cleared debris from the
j 12-block area around the City Hall
i and other disaster areas.
I By 3 P. M., May 15, the soldiers
[had clocked 8,000 man hours on the
| job. They added up these accomplish
-1 ments: 28,000 cubic yards of rubble
, Carried away, 11 bodies recovered, 11
j dangerous buildings wrecked* four
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j This Army assistance was not in
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j tivities.
As far back as George Washing
ton’s time, the Army has helped civil
governments in times of crisis. It is
the Army’s responsibility to coordinate
[relief activities of all military ser
vices when a disaster gets
capabilities of civil authorities.
| Peril:tns the best example of How
Army disaster aid is received was
found in this reassuring message
spoken over a loud speaker soon after
the tornado struck Waco:
“We have the Army in here now.
We have plenty of help. Will all ci
vilians not needed in the area please
go home. Too many people create a
hazards.”
What the best and wisest parent
wants for his own child that must the
community want for all its children.
—John Dewey.