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'iThursdoy, March \ 0, 1977 I According ro Scriprure Evangelist Ted Brooks Box 339 Pembroke, NC 28372 hew 2l!31 “Verily, I say you that the tax collectors he harlots shall go into kingdom of God before ''len Jesus was seen in the 1'any of these people the 'ighteous would accuse ■^nd call him a sinner and • lat Jesus was no good for in their company. 1 sr today if we are not a ■tor a lot like the Pharisee * stood and prayed and '‘>i“Lord, I thank thee that I !iOt as others. I pay my t . I fast twice a week. I am “!> other men are, extort- ■ s. unjust, adulterers, or I' as this tax collector.” ^ 18:11.12 k inder how many we have I from the church of even >!« street who cares not to yus because we have led thto think God does not : for the harlot and the . I think and 1 am sure citsd to ask God to help us. i:!ed to pray as the tax s:or who knew he was 'ocfthy to pray, knew that igj had been more than a Mt, in his time and the tax rtor had failed to give the honor in his life. He to ask for forgiveness, jjled to recognize Jesus as Killy begotten son. But Idftie did, the Bible says he t I’t even lift his eyes II1 heaven because he was ojworthy. Yet he asked t to be merciful unto him nner. Some of you who read this paper were from the church. Some have lost faith in most I people. But I’m here to 'll that you have a great d'; to enter in God’s worn. But you must belie- :vr Jesus died for you. And tax collector who had tig but a true confession, B'.was counted worthy and ap said he went home htS a lot of people who are n They have a look of liainty. They want to be sdThey don’t enjoy sin or OK having dominion over ir,but they want to be free. re looking for that light, r-jhi .That you and I l„e, supposed to burn in our lives. We are to be as a city which sits upon a high hill where all can see the way home. In Ezekiel the 34th Chapter, God was telling that the shepherd had failed to have brought again to him that which was driven .away. I wonder how many we have back on the street or back serving satan. I wonder if we may have driven them back to the world. 1 wonder maybe we {brought their dress was not right for our church. Maybe there was that hairdo that was not exactly just right for our standards. Maybe she was just from down the street. 1 pray that we have never driven anyone back to satan. Not only this, but God said we failed to go after the lost. How many times have we sit home at night when there was a revival going on and we failed to invite someone who is lost to come and be with us in God’s house? In the Eleventh Verse God said it all. I am so glad God is God and that He cares for the lost. God said, “Behold I, even I, will both search for my sheep and seek them out.” (34:11) God said that they were scattered in the cloudy and dark day. Jesus knows the storm you are in, the lonely nights you cry to him. God said he would seek you out. Praise God. Man can sit if he likes, but God’s word is true. God has compassion for the lost. So much that he sent his only son Jesus that the lost might be saved. And you who sit at home and fail to bring the lost to Jesus, God said he would bring them out and that he would feed them in a good pasture, and upon the high Mountain. God said that he would seek that which was lost and bring again that which was driven away. Verse 16. told hi.s prophet to look on the heart of David, not his outward appearance. But most of all. God said here in his Holy Word that he was coming for you. He is going to give you a chance to serve him. Jesus is soon coming and he said that he would not that any man should perish. God said he would cause a shower to come down in Its .season. There shall be a shower of blessings because Jesus has broken the yoke. I believe we are in the last days. And you that are lost, right now, ask Jesus to save you. Tell him that man will no longer cause you to fail to receive his blessings. Tell Him that you will serve him. Tell him you want to work for him. Tell him that you will go and warn the others who need to know Jesus. Tell him most of all that you love him and you want to be saved. Do you want to be saved? Jesus said, ”1 stand at the door and knock, if any man hear my voice and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him and he with me.” Rev. 3:20. You say it is not that simple. It is if you are sick of sin and want to live better. Jesus said he knocks at the door. Do you fee! or hear that knock? If you do, asks Jesus to forgive, Be as the tax collector and ask Jesus to be merciful to you as a sinner. Then believe that Jesus heard. Then start believing and be a doer of his word. Live unto righteousness, live for Jesus and most of all, pray and seek his face forever. Yours in Christ, Evangelist Ted Brooks Box 339 Pembroke, NC Coach scores Hole In One The Life and Times of Henry Berry Lowry PEMBROKE - Ronnie Chavis, Pembroke High School’s baseball coach, successfully struck another kind of ball Saturday. He rapped a hole-in-one on the par-3 third hole at Riverside Golf Course. “It was the first ace that I ever made”, said Chavis. “I started to use a 9-iron, but the hole had been moved back on the green, tuid I decided to use an 8-iron.” Chavis was playing with James Sampson, James Smith, James Locklear and Warren Baker. * Listen, you who were driven away, or you who are lost, Jesus loves you. He cares. Whether I or anybody else who failed to tell you of Jesus- whether you wear what I like or don’t like- Jesus loves you. Jesus looks on the heart, not the outward appearance. When Jesus sent for David, he Mrs, Mary C. Norment wa.s of the impression that the Lowry Gang was composed of as many as 40 members. A factor that was probably instrumental in Mrs. Norment’s erroneous assumption was the fact that the Lowry Gang joined forces with an active band of e.scaped Yankee prisoners from nearby Florence. S.C. shortly before the Civil War ended- The escaped yankees were also lying out in the dense, jungle-like swamps interspersed throughout Scuffletown and they too were engaged in robbing local wealthy white planters. Actually, however, the Lowry Gang hardly ever exceeded 12 ' members. Let us take a closer glimpse at those who comprised the Gang. Of course, the leader of the Gang was Henry Berry Lowry, a quiet man who possessed extra ordinary leadership ability. It is beyond the realm of one's imagination to think about how far he could have gone serving either in the Confederate Army or the Union Army during the Civil War given the opportunity and an education, of course. One should recall that the right to an education was one of the rights denied Lumbee (River) Indians after their rights as free citizens were disfranchied in 1835. A more detailed description of Henry Berry can be obtained by reading the weekly column of “The Life and Times of Henry Berry Lowry” which appeared a few weeks ago, entitled quite appropriately. "A Description of Henry Berry Lowry.” ^ G> L. Barton /, Carolina Central Railway as a fireman (shoveling coal into the boilerof the locomotive). He was years of age when he was killed February 2.3. 1874 from ambush by a handful of white bounty hunters who pretended to be Steve's friend while in his face but planned his murder as soon as his back was to them. Like Henry Berry. Steve stood 5 feet 10 inches tall. Unlike Henry Berry, however, he was heavy set. weighing 170pounds. Ithasbeen reported by many that he was ■‘impudent in manner.” His hair was black and straight, he wore a thin mustache which was black and short. His eyes were of a blackish-hazel color. No doubt. Steve posses-sed the vilest temper of all the Lowry Gang members. On at least one (Kcasion his temper allegedly got him involved in a fight with Henry Berry which culminated with Henry Berry shooting him. some say in the eye. others in the arm. Stephen Lowry, Henry Berry's brother—Before the Civil War erupted Steye worked for the Thomas Lowry, Henry Berry's and Stephen's brother-Tom looked like a combination Indian/Gypsy. His skin was of a darker hue than his brothers. Tom also was the quiet type. When John Saunders, the private detective who almost succeeded in capturing the whole gang, was shot Tom walked off a distance not wishing to witness the ghastly sight. He returned afterwards and buried the body and delivered a letter to the detective's wife. Andrew Strong. Rhoda Strong's brother, eigo making him Henry Berry's brother-in-law. Andrew’s father was whited, said to have been a white man by the name of Gorman who fled his native Fayetteville after murdering a man there. When he arrived in Robeson County he changed his last name to Strong to alude the law. Andrew did not join the Gang until 1870 at which time he was practically forced to in order to survive. He had been forced to work in the pest-infested labor camp below Wilmington at Fort Fisher alongside black-skinned slaves. He endured the hardships of the slave camp without a murmur of protest- However, when a handful of whites almost succeeded in killing him when Malcolm Sanderson (also Henry Berry's brother-in-law) was murdered, he took to the swamps and joined forces with Henry Berry and the Lowry Gang. BoSS'Stfong; •“Andrew's brother and Henry Berry's brother-in-law-Boss was Henry Berry's dearest and closest ^ companion. He was Henry Berry's right-hand-man as well as his closest friend- Boss was only 20 when murdered by James Donohue McQueen while he was lying near the fireplace of his cabin playing the harmonica. He had dark, red-looking short-cut hair which was curly. He had blue eyes and stook five feet 10 inches also. He weighed approximately 16.5 pounds. Calvin and Henderson Qxendine. Henderson was the only member tried and executed (hanged in Lumberton) by the authorities. His actions on the day he was hanged were emblematic of his character: When he was led up the gallows, while rain fell persistently all around and every roof top and tree was full of the curious and sadistic whites of Lumberton. many of whom had never witnessed a hanging before, Henderson asked and received permission to sing a couple of hymns. One would most assuredly have to be a master at self-control to even attempt such a feat. When the Gang escaped the Whiteville jail Calvin refused to leave with them. He maintaind his innocense and assured the others that he would be found innocent. After 2 years, Calvin's perseverence paid off. He was found not guilty of being complicated in the murder of former Sheriff Reuben King. John Dial who turned state’s evidence in the trial where George Applewhite and Steve Lowry were sentenced to be hanged for the murder of King. The rest of the gang contended that Dial fired the fatal bullet that killed King. He was a fierce looking Indian with a wart under his left eye. George Applewhite, a former ilave-He was Calvin and Henderson's brother-in-law. Escaped Robeson County and settled in Goldsboro where he eventually was arrested but set free because of the Amnesty Act. Applewhite seemed to live a charmed life. He was shot and wounded many times, and many times local newspapers reported that he had been killed, but always he showed up again. Shoemaker John, a former slave cobbler who,se real name was Eli Ewin. When the Gang was laying low in 1868 awaiting news about their pardon. Shoemaker John led a series of raids in nearby South Carolina and in the Scuffletown area thus ruining the Gang's chances of obtaining a pardon. When he escaped jail Shi>emaker John disappeared from sight, probably because Henry Berry swore an oath to kill him on sight. Page 3, The Carolina Indian Voice Zack McLaughlin, poor I UP FROM DUST AND DARKNESS -By Lew Barton- 3ni CMtwjr AilM isjR 78-14 $46.00 Plus $2.85 F.E.T. *jR 78-15 $46.60 Plus $2.90F.E.T. ;1R78-15 $49.00 Plus $3.11 F.E.T. ».R 78-15 $50.00 Plus $3.44 F.E.T. STEEL BELTED RADIAL BLEMS (Fully Guaronteed) ;R78-14, FR 78-14 .4For $146 PlusFET !R 78-14, HR 78-14, GR 78-15 for $150.00 Plus F.E.T. JR 78-I5, JR 78-I5, LR 78-15 For $158.00 Plus F.E.T. 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I reckon it uz somewhere betwixt 6 and 7 o'clock and I was nearly-bout perished. 1 was so hongry. l^eastways our ole barnyard cock was a-crowing 'is fool head off an' 1 never knowed no timepiece, watch ner clock, what could tell the time better'n that rooster. So I poked my head into the big-housen door an' toi'. my wife, ”Lizzie-Beth, honey., git up an' cook us a mess o', vitties. I'm nearly-bout perished to death." to come nearly-bout in spitting distance o' me. so I quit a-talking to Lizzic-Beth. histed iny britch-loader and blowed his fool head plumb off. I tuck the squirrel into the kitchen whare Lizzie-Beth wuz. making up the flour-dough for bisquits. and grinned at her when I saw a little dab o' flour dough on 'er purty face. I wanted to hug 'er neck, she looked so puny, but I'd done made 'er mad a-telling ’er not to mommuck up the vitties. so she wouldn't kiss ner hug me. Well. Jest about as soon as we set down to eat, there wuz a knock at the door. "Open up," growled a gruff voice. "1 heard some shooting over thisaway an' 1 want to know what's a-going Well. 1 open the door an' a big man I'd never seed afore this stood in the doorway. He look one look at my britch-loader and said. "You been a-shooiin' squirrels outta season?" I told him I shot me one once in awhile an' never paid much attention to no seasons. The man got red in the face. "You know you're a-talking to?" he blustered. "Well." said Lizzie-Beth. "I'il be up directly.” Well. I went back back out on the pizza and all at once a big. sassy-kx)king .squirrel come a-running out from underneath the upholipius tree in our yard. "Fetch me my britch-loader. Lizzie-Beth.” I hollored. And when she did, s'l, "Look a-yonder! Ain't he a faddum? I been a-wanting me a mess o'squirrel. 1 want ye to cook 'im up real good. now. like only you kin cook a squirrel. I don't want 'im mommucked up like your knee-baby sister mommocks up her ole man's vitties." That made Liz/.ie-Beih sorta mad. "I ever mommuck up any rashins for you. John White [.ockulva?” Li/zic-Beth axed S I. "No. baby, you neve have." But right then ihat-iher dad-blame squirrel tuck a notio "No. who?" I axed. "I'm the new game warden, that's who I am.” 'e sez. Lizzie-Beth was alius quicker'n me to think. "You know who you're a-taikin' to?" she sez. ”No. who?” axed the game warden. "He's th biggest liar in thcsc-here parts, that's who 'e is.” sez Lizzie-Beth. "He couldn't hit th' side of th' bam iffen 'c was locked up inside of it. Ail 'e can do is lie an' brag." An' that's how Lizzie-Bcih saved me from having to pay a fine for .shooting squirrels outt.i season. That Lizzie-Beth. I'm here to tell you. is a caiiiionl Guess they named 'cr right when they named 'er aft of Queen Lizzie-Beth I of Eti.;land! I understand she was a puily smart red-head, too! PROSPECT SCHOOL ROUTE 3 Maxton, North Carolina 28364 BASEBALL SCHEDULE 1977 DATE 8-77 I.5-77 16-77 22-77 24-77 29-77 .31-77 '.-11 5-77 4-7-77 19-77 21-77 26-77 28-77 .3-77 .5-77 10-77 DAY Tuesday Tuesday Wednesday Tuesday Thursday Tuesday Thursday Saturday Tuesday Thursday Tuesday Thursday Tuesday Thursday Tuesday Thursday Tue.sday OPPONENT Parkton Acme-Deico Williams Magnolia Williams Magnolia Maxton Parkton Orrum Parkton Fairgrovo Rowland Maxton Parkton Fairgrove Rowland PLACE There Here Here There Here Here Here There There There Here There Here Here Here There TIME 4:fH) 4:00 4:(K) 4:00 4:(K) 4:00 4:00 4:00 7:30 4:00 4:(X) 4:00 4:00 4:(K) 4:(K) 4.00 4:(X) James H. Lix:klear. Coach School Phone 521-4766 School Colors: Red & White while—He was raised among the Scuffletown Indians. Was murdered by a Henry Biggs while he was sleeping for the S300 reward on his head. It has been reported that he was the murderer of Capl. Owen C. Norment who headed a campaign to rid the county of Henry Berry and the Gang. William Chavis, related to Henry Berry by marriage—A tall, light-skinned Indian approximately 30 years of age. Well built and muscular. When the gang was outlawed he escaped to Savannah, Georgia and eventually made his way to South Carolina where he disap peared from sight. These men were the constant members of the Lowry Gang. There were many more associated with the Gang, but only the above were constant members of the Lowry Gang. More next week. FOR THE FAMOUS CAMEO BRA •Supports the full Figure •Enhances the small figure •Keeps figure youthful 'Helps develop teen age figure •Helps masectomy figure •Helps-expectant mothers Now Available at Felecio's Stylinq Solon \ 1608 W. 5th Street in fumberton _ ' I GIVE YOU rHE FIT OF YOUR LIFEI ■ THE "LimE GRAY BOX" It puts energy control in your i hands and dollars in your pocket, year after year. 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