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Senator Sam Ervin Says
WASHINGTON—The first
session of the 91st Con
gress might be characteriz
ed as a transitional era be
tween the Johnson and
Nixon administrations.
As such, there was less
emphasis on broad new so
cial reforms and greater
emphasis on consolidation
of the hundreds of federal
programs already in exist
ence. Even so, Congress
undertook the study of a
massive amount of legisla
tion, muqh of which will
r.ot be ready for final ac
tion until the second ses
sion considers it, Other
than the fact that the Nix
on administration took a
conservative approach in
suggesting legislation, the
first session of the legis
lative calendar ran ac
cording to the pattern
which has prevailed during
much of the last decade.
Generally, major legisla
tive proposals, other than
appropriations bills, take
•more than one session be
fore they are finally enact
ed. As a consequence, it
is not unusual for a major
revision of the law to carry
over from the first session
to the second session of the
Congress.
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Thus Congress consider
ed new legislation which
dealt with tax revision, so
cial security, airports and
airways, oi 1 pollution,
crime control, voting
rights, electoral college re
form, post office reorganiz
ation, mass transportation,
welfare, food stamps and
job training, but did not
complete action on some
of these measures.
The two most pressing
issues which confronted
the nation in 1969, how
ever, admitted of no ready
solutions. These were the
Vietnam war and infla
tion. There is much ag
ony in the minds of our
people over the progress
of the Vietnam war. The
President has the major
burden of establishing pol
icies with respect to this
war, since he carries the
constitutional responsibility
of being our commander
in-chief. I am gratified
that he discussed his plans
with respect to our role in
Vietnam in his mid-No
vember address to the na
tion. I believe that the
President has sought to
pursue the wisest course
of action in respect to
Vietnam under the cir
THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON. NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. JANUARY 1. 1970
cumstances now existing,
and I share his hope that
we can gradually transfer
the American share of that
war to the South Vietnam
ese forces.
Everyone in this nation
is aware of the ravages
made upon our pocket
books by inflation. The
latest governmental sta
tistics show that the cost
of living continues to rise
at a rapid rate. Some of
the causes of the deterio
ration of the value of the
dollar lie within the realm
of individual actions by
employers, employees and
consumers. Other causes
of this major domestic
problem lie within the
workings of market and
monetary forces.
At the same time, how
ever, it should be recog
nized that much of the in
flation we are experienc
ing today can be attributed
to the spending policies of
the federal government.
Soon the President will
submit a new budget for
the next fiscal year to
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Sunday School
Lesson
ertheless aligned Himself
with them and their heart
breaks, their sufferings,
their causes. For right
ecuzness is more much
mere —than observing the
letter of the law; true
righteousness is compound
ed of compassion and love
and self-identification.
Jesus, Himself, called
John the Baptist “the
greatest of the Prophets.”
He asserted this in his ac
tions. He accepted John’s
missionary work as. the
basis from which He, Him
self, would build. Others
had labored and He was
entering into their labor —
identifying Himself with
it. Therefore, His author
ity was immediately rec
ognized, as was John’s.
As a Christian, how
worthy of recognition are
you?
(These comments are based
on outlines of the Interna
tional Sunday School Les
sons, copyrighted by the
International Council of
Religious Education and
used by permission).
Make Church - Going A Habit ...
GOD’S BELOVED SON
International Sunday School Lesson for Jan. 4
Memory Selection: “Lo, a voice from heaven,
saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am
well pleased.”—Matthew 3:17.
Lesson Text: Matthew 3; John 1:19-36; Acts
19:1-7.
It is somewhat fitting, as we humbly recog
nize the first Sunday in a bright and sparkling
New Year, that we study the beginning of
Christ’s public life of service to mankind.
John the Baptist was the forerunner of
Christ’s ministry on earth. This fact is clearly
established in the Bible, and, in this particular
chapter concerned with our studies, is publicly
acknowledged by Christ himself.
John foretold Christ’s ministry on earth, out
of his own unwavering faith; he called upon
men to repent, and submitted himself as God’s
instrument within the act of baptism. Baptism
called for repentance of sins, and dedication
henceforth to God’s Holy Will. Why then,
should God’s own beloved Son, himself sinless,
be baptized?
Perhaps this single act, more than all others,
demonstrates the fact that Christ identified him
self with mankind. The final act of identifica
tion, the sublimation of His short tenure on
earth, ■yvas to come later, in His death on the
cross, but the act of baptism was the beginning
of the message of God’s love for mankind—ir
revocable and all-embracing.
We who earnestly try to emulate Christ’s
spirit of love and forgiveness as we go about
our daily lives, may often be dismayed at our
myriad failures; somewhat unnecessarily, cer
tainly, since failures are a sign of humanity—
and who was more human than Christ? (Re
member, even Christ, at the end of His ordeal
of crucifixion, cried out, “My God, My G'jd,
why hast thou forsaken me?”
Jesus was no alien figure, indeed. He lived,
He loved, He suffered. Before He presented
Himself to the people as the Messiah, He lived
spending His formative years in a very humble,
hard-working, run-of-the-mill working family.
His earthly father, Joseph, was a carpenter.
Jesus, Himself, at an early age, learned the same
trade. Our redemption, indeed, depends upon
our acceptance of this fact—that Christ was
human, subject to temptations much as we are.
But Jesus was faithful in all His human rela
tionships.
What, as human beings, can we find that is
harder? We are hurt —so our immediate in
stinct is to hurt back. The fact that it is an
un-Christianlike thing to do, seldom deters us.
Christ was spiritually and morally aware of His
communion with God; God was His father—they
shared emotions, thoughts, hope. But this close
communion never separated Christ from man
kind; rather, it heightened His identification
with mortal man. For wherever He went,
crowds gathered to hear His words, His teach
ings. Although different from others, He nev-
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Zecbariab Symbol of the New Year—a bouncing f>aby boy! Symbol of the
9:9-10 22:1-11 car — a & nar l c d a ”d dejected father Time! Ai the New Year
• • begins, we want to wipe the slate clean, we want to erase everything
Monday Thursday that has happened and start all over again.
Joel Matthew *
2:21-29 l:ls-25 But stop and think a moment. Naturally,"there were things in the
Tuesday Friday wc w ' s h had never happened. There were things that we are
Psalms Matthew surr ) we had said and done. But what of the wonderful hours, the
16:1-11 2:1-12 tender moments—the really good things?
Saturday
Matthew The best way to start a really "new ” New Year is by going to
2:l)-l! church and taking a quiet personal look at yourself. Take advantage
X »f the experiences given ns during the past, and then, with a new per
spcctive, plan your New Year with faith and resolution.
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