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By D. E. Earnhardt
, Text: “The poor have the
««pel preached to them.”—
Matthew H:5.
.One poor follow had too
much gospel preached to him
and he fell asleep. When
they stood up to sing he
tould not straighten. They
hurried him off to the doc
tor, who found that while
the man slept he buttoned
the top button hole of his
vest to the bottom button.
Arthur Brisbane said pcor
folks mean poor minds. This
docs not work out. Many
wise men work to produce
wealth >for others and do not
accumulate any for them
selves. Edgar Allen Poe, 0.
Henry, Robert Burns, Daniel
DtiFoe and Oliver Goldsmith
lived and died on a poor
man’s diet. Woodrow Wilson
borrowed SSOO to pay moving
expense to the White House.
Abraham Lincoln and An
drew Jackson gave their
wives fur coats made from
rabbit hides.
Preachers are the richest
paupers in the world. Their
wealth is chicken feed. John
the 'Baptist set the pattern
by eating grasshoppers for
meat and beeswax for bread.
His cut-away coat was cut
away from a set of wagon
harness.
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Question What type of
casket is mostly preferred in
North Carolina?
Answer According to the
Casket Manufacturers’ Asso
ciation, metal caskets are
most used in the Carolinas,
Virginia, the big cities of
Pennsylvania, the Middle
West and Kentucky. In New
England and New York, hard
woods are selected extensive
ly. Cloth covered wooden
caskets are preferred on the
West Coast, South and South
west. (Ex. NFDA Book, The
American Funeral).
Question Are there any
exceptions to the requirement
that application for the lump
sum death payment under So
cial Security must be filed
within two years of the in
sured worker’s death?
Answer Yes. The 1965
amendments provided that if
there was good cause for fail
ure to file within the two-
The first USS North Caro
lina was a frigate of the
1800’s, the second was a
World War I cruiser, and the
third is a battleship now
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THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1979
year period, an application
may be filed at any time fol
lowing the initial two-year
period. Whether there is such
good cause depends on the
facts in a particular case.
Question May a widow
authorize payment of the lump
sum death benefit, under So
cial Security, to the funeral
home if the funeral home bill
is unpaid?
Answer No. An eligible
widow is entitled to the lump
sum in her own right, wheth
er she has paid the burial ex
penses or not. Payment of
the lump sum to the funeral
home at her request would
constitute an assignment of
her right to payment, which
is specifically prohibited by
Section 207 of Social Security
Act.
Note: Today’s column is the
20th and final installment of
this series. A new series will
be forthcoming In the Spring.
County’s Asked
To Aid In Event i
RALEIGH—Gov. Bob Scott |
has called on the boards ofJ
county commissioners across I
North Carolina to appoint I
county bicentennial commit- I
tees to work with the state I
American Revolution Bicen- 1
tennial Commission in plan- I
ning appropriate programs 1
and projects for commemor
ating the bicentennial of the
American Revolution.
A letter from the governor
said, in part, that the ap
proaching bicantennial of the
founding of our state and na- 1
tion would aVord North Ca- J
rolina citizens with an ex- I
eellcnt and timely opportun- I
ity “to reflect upon our her- I
itage, to assess the present, 1
and to give due thought to 1
the future.”
Gov. Scott expressed the I
hope that the county bicen- |
tennial committees would re- |
fleet a bi-oad cross section of |
the communities, would seek j
to include representatives |
from the various interests
arid rrgantzations hr the
counties, and would pay par
ticular attention to the inclu
sion of youth representatives.
State Sen. Hector Mac Lean
of Lum be rtor., chairman of
the commission, has also
written the county boards,
reminding them that the bi
centennial period will be the
biggest public event in 200
years of American history 1
and requesting a unified es- 1
frrt to insure that it will 1
also be the most significant '
and rewarding.
The N. C. American Revo
lution 'Bicentennial Commis
sion was established by the
1937 General Assembly and 1
has been operative since July
1969. In addition to devel
oping plans for state pro
grams, it has also played a
considerable role in develop
ing national plans. Richard
F. Gibbs of Chapel Hill is
executive secretary of the
commission.
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RALEIGH You now have
until December 15 to apply
for a personalized license
plate to display on your mo
tor vehicle in 1971.
James H. Stamey, director
of the Registration Division
of the Department of Motor
Vehicles, said today that he
has extended the deadline
beyond the previous cutoff
date r.f October 10.
Stamey said North Caro
lina motorists can secure the
necessary forms for applying
for the personalized plates by
contacting, in person or by
■nail, local license plate sales
offices or the Personalized
License Section of the De
oartment of victor Vehicles
in Raleigh.
Rules and regulations per
taining tc the issuance of the
special plates appear on the
order forms. The combina
tion of letters and numbers
on the plates can be three
letters, four letters and two
numbers, five letters and one
number or any combination
of letters with a minimum of
three and a maximum of six.
Unacceptable applications
would be words or letter
number combinations that are
r.'fensive, suggestive or not
in good taste, cr any coni,
bination of letters and num
bers that ctwiHct With the
n* inhering system; employed
hv the Department fo*- regu
’ar license pjfites.. . *&- .
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Make Going To Church A HabiA
GROWING THROUGH GIVING
International Sunday Schcol Lesson for Nov. 15
Memory Selection: “Every man according as
he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not
grudgingly, or of necessity; for God loveth a
cheerful giver.”—Hl Corinthians 9:7.
Lesson Text: Romans 12:1-8; I Corinthians
4:1-2; H Corinthians 9:6-15; James 2:14-17.
Our lesson today is closely related to the pur
pose of our current Study Unit: "Helps to a
Maturing Faith.” It is a practical application
of applying our faith to daily living. Thereby
we mature, becoming Christians after God’s
own heart.
“Growing through giving’’ can only be achiev
ed through total commitment to God. But the
commitment must be willing. It must be an aot
of love and gratitude, an act of genuine appre
ciation for the provisions He made for our sal
vation through Christ.
We are not, of necessity, saved through obey
ing rules or being good—we are saved by ac
cepting Christ in humble, striving and truly re
pentant faith. The sincere Christian cannot help
but be moved by the fact that God gave up His
only begotten Son for the securing of our im
mortal souls. And, as Christ died for us, so we
must live for Him. For moral and spiritual re
newal is not a transient thing—it is a lifelong
and recurring cycle in the true Christian.
We are stewards of all that God has given
us; He is the real owner. And we must give a
good account of our stewardship. We must
prove ourselves worthy of the trust that has
been placed in us.
Although we cannot match God’s matchless
love for us, we can, each in his own way, give
of what we individually possess. Some can give
money in His service, while others cannot. But
all can give of .themselves their time, their
talents, their efforts, their hearts. Such things
provide a concrete relationship between faith
and action. Such things bring personal enrich
ment and a growing maturity to the giver.
The Disciples .found this maturity and enrich
ment in their faith. They gladly performed
their livelihood, and their humble treasures and
many acts of faith; they gave up their families,
followed Christ upon His missions. They shared
what they had with those who bad nothing, and
in return they were assured of spiritual riches
far beyond the intrinsic values of corporal
possessions.
While we may not, of necessity, be called upon
to leave our homes and our families in His ser
vice (although many still do) we are, however,
called upon to share whatever we have to offer
with our fellow men. This we must do gladly,
not considering it an inconvenience, but rather
a privilege. Our giving should not be for self
glory or smug selif-satisfaotion; it should be
prompted by an earnest striving for spiritual
maturity.
As has been pointed out, one does not have
to be rich in order to give. Time, that most
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He makes a marvelous picture—but would he really make a marvelous
chef? Can you imagine what might happen if you let him brow up a pot
of everything his chubby little fingers could latch onto? j
Let's face isl It takes thought, direction and planning to do anything
well in life even to make a good stew. Though a true chef may not
follow the cookbook precisely, he will select and blond his ingredients
with care and precision. Only then will the dish be a success. »
What does all this have to do with going to church? More than you %
might thinkl If you have been leaving the Church out of your recipe for
living, you have been missing some of life's most priceless ingredients
God's love, His priceless gift of Faith and some of the greatest lessons
ever revealed to man.
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