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IHuch God Do You Serve?
By TERRY JOKES
“No man can serve two mas
tfr?: for either he will hate the
OfWk and love the other; or else
hk will hold to the one and de
the other. Ye cannot serve
God and Mammon.” Matt 6:24.
'lf you were asked the ques
tion which God do you serve,
What would your answer be?
It would probably be, “Why,
the one true God—Jehovah. But
is that true? In our modern
world there are so many gods
worship that we had better
stop and examine our lives and
filjg out which one we are truly
serving. A person could be wor
shipping a worldly god and not
even realize that he is being
Unfaithful to the true God.
A good example of a worldly
god is money. Money is not
pvil, it is the love of money
that causes many to gain the
whole world and lose their soul.
Many became so tied up in fi
nancial problems that money ac
tually becomes their god. No
one will admit this. But if yourj
money comes before God then i
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At Seymour-Johnson
Saturday, May 20th
Local Air Force Recruiter
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in reality you are making God
step down from His throne and
making the love of money your
god.
I If all the people that profess
',to be Christians would tithe,
then the name of Christ would
be raised on high as far as
spreading the gospel is concern
ed. Many say, “I can’t afford
to tithe,” but you can not af
ford not to tithe. If you claim
to be a Christian and you can
not give God His tenth, then in
reality you are saying, “No God,
I’m not going to give you what
belongs to you, those people in
other lands will have to die
without Christ as saviour.” If
this is your case, if you love
your money better than a lost
soul you had better stop and
ask yourself the question, am I
serving God or myself?
Christ says no man can serve
two masters. He says we can’t
serve both Him and Mammon
(the demon of greed). We are
| either serving God or the world,
i Which God do you serve?
has announced “Open House”
will be held at Seymour-Johnson
Air Force Base, Goldsboro, to
commemorate Armed Forces Day
on May 20. Everyone is invited
to attend this “open house” and
the CHOWAN,HgRAXJh-EPBNTOW. WONTK CJUbGCIRA, TOTIWPAT, Mgr I*l*l.
view the many interesting Air
Force displays and aircraft made
available for this occasion by
Col. David W. Alexander, Base
Commander. Col. Alexander has
made arrangements for the gates
to be open from 9 A. M., to 12
noon.
The Air Force Recruiter will
visit Elizabeth City each Mon
day and Tuesday and any one
in Edenton upon request. Main
office is located in Ahoskie.
[ Lunch Room Menu ]
Menus at the John A Holmes
High School lunch room for the
week of May 22-26, will be as
follows:
Monday: Grilled fish sticks,
cornbread muffins, butter, cole
slaw, dry navy beans, lemon
fruit jello, milk.
Tuesday: Sliced ham, bread,
pineapple upside down cake,
green string beans, butter, milk.
Wednesday: Fried chicken,'
garden peas, ice cream, potato
salad, hot rolls, butter, milk.
Thursday: Stew beef with po
tatoes and gravy, turnip greens,
gingerbread, hot biscuits, butter,
milk.
Friday: Hamburger, creamed !
potatoes and gravy, peaches, but-!
ter, hamburger rolls, green but
ter beans, milk.
HIGHER WHEAT CROP
Based on reports from grow
ers as of May 1, wheat produc
tion is forecast at 10,000,000
bushels—26 percent above the
7,966,000 bushels produced in
1960, according to the N. C.
Crop Reporting Service. This
year’s acreage for grain is esti
mated at 400,000 compared with
339,000 in 1960.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. and ' Mrs. Asa Dail an
nounce the birth of a 6-pound,
4-ounce daughter, Sandra Jean.
The newcomer arrived in Cho
wan Hospital early Friday morn
ing.
You’ll find as you grow older
that you weren’t born such a
very great while ago after all. I
The time shortens up.
—William D. Howells.
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James Burke Wins
In Army Contest
Army Specialist Four James R.
Burke of Edenton recently par
ticipated in the U. S. Army,
Caribbean, entertainment contest
at Fort Kobbe, Canal Zone.
Specialist Burke placed first
in the vocal soloist category of
the talent contest. He is now
eligible to compete in the All-
Army entertainment finals at
F6rt Belvoir, Va., which are be
ing held this month.
A rifleman in Company D of
the 34th Armor at Fort Kobbe,
Burke entered the Army in Feb
ruary of 1959.
Burke was graduated from
Edenton High School in 1955.
|He attended Shaw University.
To the pure all things are
lure. —Shelley.
Sunday School Lesson
Continued from Page B—Section 2
results of a lack of this qual
ity. One of the most fertile
grounds for tragedy is that of
marriage, simply because one or
the other partner (or both) lacks
a sense of responsibility, and re
fuses to face up to things. This
can all too often be traced back
to a weak family background.
When children are reared to per
form their chores with diligence
and to accept increasing respon
sibilities in the home, they are
being trained to make significant
contributions to home and com
munty.
There is an old saying to the
effect that if you want to get a
job done, get a busy man to do
it. There is a grain of truth, in
these words. Those accustomed
to diligence perform best. But
what a sad commentary that is
lon our way of life! Too many
capable people are content to
1 say, “Let someone else do it”;
thus they leave tasks to the al
, ready overworked. American
i democracy is dependent upon
! dedicated community leadership.
, When we are unwilling to face
. responsibilities, community and
, national life are endangered.
But we must keep our efforts
in the matter of diligence in
proper perspective. We must be
most industrious at the things
that matter most. Jesus empha
sized this truth when he visited 1
in the . home of Mary and Mar- j
tha. Martha was overly diligent'
in preparing for his entertain
ment, while Mary, with equal
industry, discussed with him the
things of God. Jesus praised
Mary for choosing “the good
portion” and criticized Martha for
being “troubled about many
things.” (Luke 10:38-42). Jesus
did n<tt mean for Martha to bf
slovenly?,in her housework farHf
inhositaliit to her guests, but hi#
did wails her to be diligent
about the things that mattered
most ■ “ -jj ■ ■ : • '' •' ■
Jesus taught that each of qs
must use what talents we have,
and to good advantage. By that
he meant that we must' apply,
ourselves-diligently in thi Work
of God. sye must love God ancf
man. The application of such
principles* to everyday living has
made the difference best weed
success and failure in the pro*
gram of Christianizing the world.
Let us hope it will continue tq>
do so. - . i p i
IThese comments are based otf
eu tithes of the Interna Mena!
Sunday School Lecsons, Copy*
righted by the International
Council of Religious Education
end used by permission). •<*