SECTION TWO
Staggering Amount Property Mortgages ]
Are Held By Life Insurance Companies
North Carolina property owners had j
$407,219,000 pf their mortgage financ-1
ing needs extended to them by the|
life insurance companies Os the coun- 1
try at the start of this year, the In
stitute of Life Insurance reports. I
These real estate loans covered 50,-
190 individual mortgages in the state
and represented an increase of $205,-j
814,000 in four years.
“These four years saw the great-1
est construction job on record in this,
country and the life insurance dollars (
of the nation’s 90,000,000 policyhold- j
ers have played an important role in j
providing the necessary financing for:
this gigantic effort to meet the unpre-j
cedented demand for housing,” the In
stitute commented. “In these four
years alone, the number of mortgages
outstanding in this state with the life
insurance companies increased by
18,450.
Weekly Devotional
Column
By James Mackenzie J
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MARANATHA! P
This is a wonderful word that hds j
remained untranslated in all the ver-.
sions of the New Testament. It is an -
Aramaic word, and it was a form of (
greeting used by early Christians (
when they were under persecution. It ,
was a password used to gain entrance s
to their secret meetings in the Cata- j
combs and in other places. Marana- j
tha! With this one word they gave j
witness to their faith, their hope, and ,
their devotion to the risen, ascended (
and returning Christ. )•
Maranatha! The word means “The i
Lord Cometh!” ll
Maranatha! The Lord cometh! <
Therefore let us be watchful. Jesus 1
said, “Take ye heed, watch and pray. 1
for ye know not when the time is.”!
This is no time for Christians to be sol
engrossed in the cares and affairs of
the world that they have taken their
eyes off Christ. If you and 1 really
love the. Lord Jesus we shall be look
ing and longing for His return.
Maranatha! The Lord cometh!
Therefore let us be ready, and faith
ful. Jesus said, “Be ye therefore!
ready also, for the Son of Man cometh
at an hour when ye think not .. . .
Blessed is that servant, whom his
Lord, when He cometh, shall find so
lining.” The time is short-- Jesus may
come today. There are yet . many
souls to be saved; some have never
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I “For the country as a whole, the
total funds loaned by the life insur-
I ance companies to property owners in
j the U. S.increased 80 per cent in the,
four years and stood at $23,024,919,-,
i 000 at the start of 1954. The num-
I her of mortgages rose by 931,250 to,
2,295,690 on January 1. |
Os the total mortgages outstanding
I in North Carolina with the life com- ]
I panics at the start of this year, 2,990
■ for $17,282,000 were on farms: 16,-j
1710 for $150,328,000 were on non-farm ,
IfHA insured homes; 11,340 for $59.-
j 140,000 were on non-farm properties
| under guarantee by the Veterans Ad-
I ministration; and 19,150 for $180,469,-'
f OOO were on other non-farm proper
ties. The last classification included
both urban housing directly financed
by the companies under conventional j
mortgages and commercial properties. 1
heard the blessed message of the Gos
pel. This is no time for lazy Chris- j
tians. The inimineney of our Lord’s j
coming should arouse us to a sense of
urgency. The fields. are white unto
harvest; if we tarry, millions will be
unprepared when Jesus comes. Fur-i
their, when the Lord comes each of us
will have to stand before Him and
give an account of his stewardship. •
Will you be found faithful at His com
ing?
Maranatha! The Lord cometh!
Therefore, be of good cheer. The re
turn of Christ is the blessed hope of
the Christian. It will bring the day
when trials shall be over, when pain
shall be no more, and when we shall
be reunited with our loved ones,
Maranatha! When your trials seem
hard to bear, left your eyes heaven
ward and claim the glorious promise
of this blessed word. Maranatha!
When one of your loved ones passes
into the great beyond, remember. The
Lord Cometh. Maranatha! In time
of persecution do as the early Chris
tians did, say “Maranatha.”
Maranatha! The Lord Cometh!
HALSEY
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THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDEHTON N. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1954.
(Therefore let us live pure lives. “Ev
ery man that hath this hope in him
.purifieth himself, even as He is pure”
(I John 3:2, 3 —read this verse in its
context). You cannot fix your eyes
upon the things of the world and upon
Christ at the same time. Christ and
the world are too far apart for you
to hang on to them both at the same
time. It is impossible to please both
the world and Christ, The world is a
I thing of the moment, and will pass
I away, and the vanity of this world
I will be brought to naught. Therefore
jit behooves us to be pure, even as He
I is pure, for we shall live with Him and
j reign with Him forever when He
' oomes. Christ is coming. Will you
•be found pure when He comes?
j Maranatha! The Lord cometh!
He may come before this day is over.
1 Have you received Him as your Savi
!our? If not. do so right now, even
before you finish this column. The
time may be shorter than you think.
Right now. where you are, bow your j
head, confess your sins to God, and
ask Him, and trust Him, to forgive,
! your sins and cover them with the]
,blood of Christ. Maranatha! Thej
Lord cometh. Behold, now is the *
, time to be saved.
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their usefulness by evaporating or
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Injury when taken.
See that all items are clearly
labeled so the contents do not have
to be tested on some unfortunate
patient already in pain. Before
using, read the label on the pack
age twice, and afterwards make
sure to put the top back tightly.
Children should be kept away
from the medicine cabinet for they
may try some pleasant-tasting rem
edy not meant for them. Poisonous
preparations should be put ia a
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DISCHARGED FROM NAVY
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trolman, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs.
C. Y. Parrish, Route 2, Edenton and
husband of Mrs. Ellen Parrish, 406
Draper Drive, Norfolk, has been hon
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at the U. S. Naval Receiving Station,
Norfolk, Va.
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Tarheels in Motion—
Gas Tax Collections Incrggtse!
During the first 10 months of the current fiscal year,
gasoline road tax collections in North Carolina
amounted to $62,748,000 —or about 4% more than
the same period in 1953. Collections in April, for ex
ample, jumped 2170% over April of last yearl Busy
Tarheels In motion—continually making North Caro
lina a better place in which to work, play and live!
Another contribution to more pleasant living for
North Carolinians Is the brewing industry's self- regu
lation program where brewers, wholesalers and re
tailers—in counties where malt beverages are per
mitted under State control—cooperate to maintain
wholesome conditions for the legal sale of beer and
ale.
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and from Naval Activities all over the
world.
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