Weekly Devotional
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By James Mackenzie
“O give thanks unto the Lord, for
He is good; for His mercy endureth
forever.” —(Psalm 107:1).
Have you ever stopped to realize
how thankful we should be that the '
God Who rules the universe is a God
of love, mercy and compassion? Con- '
sider for a moment: You and I did
not make God; we are not responsible
for Him (we are responsible to Him,
but not for Him). It is not to our' 1
credit that He happens to be the kind
of God He is; that is entirely beyond
our control. Yet God is a Person, not
a force, or an influence. Because He
is a Person He has emotions and de
sires; He has a character, a person
ality. Why is He as He is? Since no
one made God, and He is the one self
existent Being, it is He alone who de
termines His character. Now just
suppose the all-powerful God were a
God of vengeance rather than mercy,
of hatred rather than love, of cruelty
rather than pity. Then you and 1
would be helpless victims of circum
stance, hopelessly condemned to an
eternity of torment, despondency and
despair. Why He is a God of love I
do not know—but He is. Oh, let us
praise Him for that this Thanksgiv
ing season! O give thanks unto the .
Lord, for He is good; for His mercy i
endureth forever!
The 107th Psalm goes on to give us
other reasons for being thankful to ,
God:
1. Redemption (verses 2-7). We i
are redeemed—set free from slavery 1
to Satan—by the precious blood of .
Jesus (I Peter 1:18-19). Let the Lord i
say so (Psalm 107:2). If you are a i
born-again Christian, pause right <
now to thank God for the wonderful •
love and grace that moved Him even (
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to sacrifice His only Son for you. If j
j you are not a Christian, read not an-j
! other line until you have accepted the I
| free pardon for sins offered you ini
Christ Jesus, and purchased by Him
at awful cost on Calvary’s cruel cross.
Confess your sins to Him now, and
tiust Him as your Saviour.
2. Material blessings (Psalm 107:
5-9). Here mentioned are food, shel
ter and security, three basic necessi
ties of life. May we be duly grateful
to God on this day that we live in one
of the few countries of the world
where these are the birthright of
everyone.
3. Healthy minds and bodies
(Psalm 107:17-20). When we are sick
we pray fervently to be healed, and
once we are well again we are quick
to thank God for restoring us to
health (or at least we should be quick
to thank Him). How much more rea
son, then, do we have to thank Him
when He keeps us from becoming sick
in the first place. Little Ronnie
Coyne, the eleven-year-old boy to
whom the Lord has given sight
through a plastic eye said to me, “I
thank the Lord for restoring my
sight.” Rebuked by his child-like
faith, I silently thanked God that I
have never lost mine.
4. Work (Psalm 107:32-38). Man
was created with a desire to be use
ful. The man who feels he is making
no contribution to society is the man
who commits suicide. The desire to
be useful is seen even in the young
child who likes to be of help in the
school and in the home. Let us thank
God both for this desire and for mak
ing it possible for us to fulfill it.
5. For sorrow, trials and frustra
tions (Psalm 107:39). Why should
we be thankful for these? (A) Be
cause they are evidence of God’s love.
“Whom the Lord loveth He ehasten
eth.” (B) Because they are used to
draw us closer to Him, to teach us
trusting faith and patience. (C) Be
cause “we know that all things work
together for good to them that love
God, to them who are the called ac-
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'.cording to His purpose.” (Romans |
.j 8:28). ’
. | How may we be thankful ? By i
telling others about the redemption
, that is to be had in Christ (Psalm
107:2). By praising God in company
[ with other Christians. Above all, by
living as He would have us to live. I
“If ye love me, keep my command
ments” (John 14:15). And when We
get right down to it, the best expres-
I sion of Thanksgiving is Thanksgiving.
Save Work With )
Skillet Meals
By MARTHA STILLEY
Virginia Electric & Power Co.
Home Economist j
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Skillet meals are the answer to a
’ busy homemaker’s prayer. Easy to
prepare, they combine several diffrr
ent foods and save time, work and
i fuel. )ou have only one pan to wash,'
, one pan to watch and handle, and onej
, unit to use on your range or if you
are lucky enough to own one of the
. electric fry pans—use it—set the
. temperature and forget it. Served
with a salad, bread and dessert, a skil
let meal can be fit for a king.
i Here are two tried-and-true skillet
meals that have special features of in
r terest.
i Dieters will love Shrimp Creole—
i one Serving only contains 170 calories.
; Combine that with a green salad, tea
: and Jellied Strawberries and your
dieter can have a meal for only 250
calories.
Add to it rice, bread arid cookies and
the meal is hearty enough for the rest
i of the family.
Pork Chop Skillet Meal is good to
. serve now while the price of pork is
going down. Tts aroma will stir ap
' petites long before the one hour it
•ooks it up.
Shrimp Creole
2 medium-size onions, sliced
1 '4 c. chopped green pepper
6 muchrooms, sliced
'•> tsp. salt
'4 tsp. pepper
% tsp. paprika
% tsp. sage
'4 tsp. liquid no-calorie sweetener
14 c. tomato sauce
lVs cups drained canned tomatoes
2 pkg. (5 oz. each) frozen shrimps,
drained and deveined (or 1 lb.
green)
■'4 tsp. citrry powder
Vi'4 green tsp.
1. Simmer together onions, green
| pepper, mushrooms, salt, pepper, pn
| prika. sage, and sweetener in tomato
j juice until vegetables are tender.
| 2. Add tomatoes, shrimps, and cur
|ry powder: heat. Serve piping hot.
Serves 4.
Pork Chop Skillet Meal
4 Tbsp. shortening
fi pork chops (1” thick)
f> slices onion ('4 ” thick)
6 rings of green pepper
6 Tbsp. cooked rice
3 c. stewed pototoes
1 c. diced celery
I Stilt and pepper to taste
Heat J, tablespoons of shortening iii
skillet on High. When hot add chops,
switch to medium high and complete
|' -owning on both sides, approximately
jls minutes. Place a slice of onion
and 1 pepper ring on each chop. Place
] ! tabespoon of rice In each ring. Pour
|tomatoes around the meat: add celery.
I Place cover on skillet. When steam
ling, about 8 minutes, switch to simmer
for i hour. Serves 6.
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the field most of the time. He has
been promoted to the rank of Corporal
as of October 13. Also in the same
battery is Private Fred Spivey of
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By UN* ' E SAM
MAN
Man comes into this world without
his consent. When he first comes into
the world almost everybody wants to
kiss him. He leaves this world against
his will. When he goes out almost
everybody wants to kick him. During
his stay on earth he lives in one con
tinuous round of contradictions and
misunderstandings. In his infancy he
is an angel. In his boyhood he is a
devil. In his manhood he is every
thing from a worm up. In his decis
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If he is in politics he is a grafter and
a crook. If he is out of politics he is
,-an undesirable citizen. If he goes to
J church he is a hypocrite. If he stays
away he ,is a sinner. If he gives to
charities and missions he does it all
In sad but loving memory of our
only son, Franklin Perry, who passed
away November 24, 1952:
Two long years have passed, son,
Since God called you home to stay,
Which left an emptiness in our home
That no one can ever take away.
Each week we go to your graveside
And as we place flowers there,
We remember the love you had for us,
How you always wanted to share.
Oh those memories of our family de
votions
How you would lead us in prayer,
And those last words, “Nite Mama,
Nite, Nite Daddy,”
They still echo somewhere in the air.
It’s so lonesome without you, son,
We are sad and lonely every day,
Life is not the same to us
Since God called you away.
We know you are happy with Jesus,
We are just waiting for His com
mand,
So we will be submissive here
And sometime we will understand.
This we have seen—and many a pang
Has pressed it on our mind,
The one who goes is much happier
Than those he leaves behind.
—Mr. and Mrs. John F. Perry.
TOYS AND GIFTS
BYRUM
Hardware Company
Edenton . . . Suffolk
I NOTICE!
To Chowan County I
TAXPAYERS
The Tax Books for the year 1954 are now in my
hands for the collection of taxes. We urge you
to pay your taxes now and thus avoid the penalty
which will begin on February 1.
A PENALTY OF 1% WILL BE ADDED ON 1954
TAXES NOT PAID BEFORE FEBURARY 2. AN
OTHER 1% WILL BE ADDED MARCH 2 AND AN
ADDITIONAL % OF 1% WILL BE ADDED FOR
EACH ADDITIONAL MONTH TAXES ARE UNPAID. r
J. A. BUNCH
SHERIFF OF CHOWAN COUNTY
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would be better off dead. Life is a
strange and funny road but most of us
want to keep on traveling it.
ON DUTY IN JAPAN
Sgt. Charles C. Collins, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles C. Collins, 206 East
Albemarle Street, Edenton, recently
i was assigned to the 7th Base Post
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I Collins, an assistant postal clerk.
i completed basic training at Camp Pic
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