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Weditorial, Ja nd opinioa) pa a e ^ 44 We cannot know where we are going if we do not know where we have been.4' As I See It by Bruce Barton (ienc Loctdear Is well...and developing as a painter in San Diego, California Gene Locklear is well...and developing as a painter in San Diego. California where he now resides. After ten years as a professional ballplayer Gene has laid down his bat and glove and taken up the paint brush full time. He wants to be recognized as a painter of note; he is well on his way toward that goal. Recently he completed a portrait of San Diego Charger footballers Dan Fouls. John Jefferson and Doug Wilker son. The original of the limited edition portrait was given away to a lucky fan during a promotion at La Jolla Village Square in San Diego, Cali fornia. Gene received most of his fame as a professional ball player with the San Diego Padres Baseball Club. At the height of his stardom he hit .321 for a season and won two battling titles outright in the Minor leagues before he as cended to the big leagues with the Cincinnati RedLegs. the San Diego Padres and the new York Yankees with whom he finished his career. Since his retirement from * baseball in 1978 Gene has devoted fulltime to his paint ing. He brings to the canvas his own instinctive sensitivity inspired by his Native Amer ican heritage as well as his experience as a renowned sports figure. Gene sums up his ambition this way: "It is my goal to become the painter that one day can be admired, appreciated and criticised w ith_ pleasure." I learned long ago not to take bets against Gene Locklear. I admire him immensely. He is a big thinker and a hard worker ...that's a tough com bination to stop. I expect Gene to continue to grow and develop as a painter until he ranks with the best in the business. Gene is also shown with a former teammate. Pete Rose, who now plays with the Phila delphia Phillies. Gene broke in with the Red Legs when Rose was an established star in the early 70s. Gene's the guy with the hat. of course. He and Rose pose with a painting of Charlie Hustle as Rose is fondly known in the sports world. Here. too. is a painting Gene recently did of Los Angeles Dodger star firstbasemen. Steve Garvev. Here t hit painting (? fav cimilc. of anirac) of Foot*. Jeffervm and Wilkervm Wi|. kereon ?? from ne?rb\ F?v itMvUle A note about letters to the editor... Letters to the editor can be an effective forum for a news paper and its readers. It is generally a good thing for people to be able to express themselves. But sometimes the Letten to the Editor column is mis understood by the readers. Most of the time we give the benefit of the doubt when people wish to express them selves although it does not necessarily mean that we agree or disagree. Letten to the Editor belong on the Editorial Page because they are opinions of the readers, not necessarily the Indian Voice We seldom turn down a letter to the editor and allow people to express themselves as much as possible. One thing we do not want to do is get into a shouting Inatch with anyone; for instance, if one person writes a letter concerning another person and /or institution and a reply is forthcoming we usually at tempt to end the dialogue immediately because general ly both sides have been heard and that should be the end of it. It is left to the readers to decide for themselves who they agree with. Recently we received a letter from a purported Tuscarora ? Chief and decided not to print it because it raised the same issues that previous letters stated. And other letters not printed usually are those we feel would create excessive ill will in say a church or a community or family. We rcallv respect all those writing letters to the editor and we shall continue to print as manv of them as we ran. We thank all of vuu for vour editorial expressions and opinions over the last right sears smce we began The larwMaa Indian Valre loo. we respect fulls ask that sou not use the locum of the letters hi the editor to grind sour own ax exresstveK But please understand that we never wish to offend anyone and we try to the best of our limited abilities to judge each letter on its own merit. Recently Al Kahn wrote me in a mildly annoying vein. I printed a letter to the editor which chastised WAGR for not being patriotic enough. Of course. Al Kahn. a patriotic American, took issue with that letter and informed me that he did not agree with the writer. Sgt. W.P. Revels, another patriotic American. Kahn is the owner of one of the favorite radio stations in the area. WAGR is the AM station; he also owns WJSK, the FM affiliate. It seems that Kahn did not play a rtrcording that Sgt. Revels wished for him to play on Veterans Day. Instead. WAGR and WJSK ran five editorials on Veteran's Day. a subject which was also covered by a number of public service announcements. Sgt. Revels affirms that he did not hear anv of the references to Veteran's Das on the station. Too. Kahn noted that the recording Sgt Revels chas tised the radio station for not plaving was about the inde pendence of Israel and he made an editorial decision not to play the tape on the air. I should have called Kahn and Sgt. Revels before I ran the letter. Both guys are patriotic and decent guys. I know them both well. A call from me might have reduced the need for Sgt. Revels to write. Hindsight's of little help in the matter though. 1 apologize to any of our readers who have been of fended in the past by a letter to the editor of The Carolina Indian Voice. Our only defense is. I suppose, that we try to be fair and honest in our dealings with everyone, especially those who respect us enough to write a letter to the editor. t Maybe a firm policy about our letters to the editor will emerge from all this. Our only intent is to allow everyone to express themselves without offending anyone else: it's a mighty thin line to walk between the two extremes. Rev. Choaley McNeil, the pastor; and a number of the membership officially broke ground for the new (ac III ties which wll bouse Riverside Independent Rapt let Church. The groundbreaidafl leek pla ce last Saturday morning. The tharck will he located en Highway 74, approximately Ave mttee bam Lamhortoa. I Bruce l?m phots) Ground Breaking at Riverside Independent Baptist Church COUNCIL MEETS DEC 8 The regular rroeiing of the Tow n Council of the Town of Pembroke tehoduJed lor Dec I. I?M0. ha* boon - retvhoduled for December 8. IdiO tf 1 PM. I J 9 LETTERS TO | THE EDITOR | IN REPLY TO A LETTER WRITTEN BY BRANTLEY OXENDINE ? # The following is a statement of the surviving members of the family of Anthony Oxen dine. regarding the facts in the case of James Brantley Oxen dine. who was convicted of first degree murder in the slaying of Anthony Oxendine. On November 20th the Carolina Indian Voice publish ed a letier from the convicted killer James B. Oxendine. in which he alleges that justice was not done in his case. The letter attempts through a series of falsehoods to elicit sympathy for the murderer by claiming that he did not receive a fair trial. Anthony Oxendine. the victim of this callous crime . lies now in a cold grave unable to come forth and refute the false claims of his killer. It is for this reason that we the surviving members of Anthony's family who must live day by day with the suffering from his loss feel that we should express our feelings in this matter to the general public. We had hoped that the passage of time would help to heal the wounds of our sorrow but it is now apparant that there is no end to the lengths to which the killer will go to defeat justice. It is therefore with sadness, hurt and anger that we take pen in hand to answer the lies of the man who stayed our beloved Anthony. James Brantley Oxendine received a life sentence after being convicted in a court of law of the murder of Anthony Oxendine. Everyone knows that this does not mean that he will spend the rest of his life in prison. To the contrary he will some day again walk the streets of Robeson County, free to do whatever his imagi nation leads him to do. During his stay in prison he will be denied nothing except total freedom and the company of the opposite sex. With the exception of these things he is provided with everything he needs including good food, warm living quarters, enter tainment in the form of movies, radio and television and everything he needs to lead a healthy existence. Com pare this if you will to the plight of his victim who lies in a lonely grave, never again able to experience any of the pleasures that his killer enjoys and takes for granted every day. o James Brantley Oxendine states in his letter the he was under the influence of both drugs and alcohol before and after the murder. Yet it was the convicted killer himself who led the authorities to the lifeless body of his victim. It was disclosed at the trial by testimony of investigating off iter* that they had received a telephone call from the killer in which he inquired if there was a warrant pending for his arrest. When he was informed that thorfc|was a warrant issued for his arrest in the shooting of another man. he subsequently informed the officers of the location of Anthony Oxendine's body, only the killer could have hewn the location of hie victim's body, which he had let lay for several days decomposing while he was out peddeling the victim's personal possessions at pawn shops. No one knows what became of the money he received for the property he stole from his dead victim. Perhaps it was used for the drugs and alcohol that he claims made him too high to make a statement. He stated that his confess ion was a phoney statement arranged by the local police officers' But the details of the killer's story as told to the officers after leading them to the body, dovetail exactly with the events that took place before and after the murder. A large percentage of the facts that the killer confessed to the police were not known to the authorities at the time of the confession, but were cotto barated later by the investi gating officers and proven in court. In the convicted killer's memory of the events of the murder were blurred, fogged or dimmed by drugs and alcohol as he claims, then it is truly remarkable how he could have given such a truthful and detailed account of the crime. In the face of the overwhelm ing evidence against him, we marveled at his desperation in his claim of innocence, and yet we wonder just how he would explain his innocence if it were possible for him to once again see and talk to Anthony Oxendine. -V*. ? We have no doubt in our minds about who Anthony's killer was. If Brantley has accepted Christ as his personal Savior it seems that he would be able to tell the truth now. We all feel that he should accept his sentence and serve it like a man. We were contacted by Brantley's own family to as sure us that they felt that Brantley had committed the crime. Anthony's family has enough hurt to live with day by day and we could certainly appreciate it if Brantley would realize that he has caused us enough pain without contin uing to try to hurt our family. f The Family of Anthony Oxendine Jr ** Writer Questions Church Practices To the Editor: Even in the newspapers, one can plainly see that the Bible is being fulfilled. People are turning to Fables, putting the truth aside. Many preach ers are preaching parts or almost all of the truth. But very few are telling the whole truth. On the average, the big time preachers have written book after book claiming to make the word of God plainer. When in reality, they mess it up. I I | The Bible says that the way is so plain that a fool can understand it. So why all these - books. I read an advertise ment the other morning in a local newspaper and in it was a book title that read "Why Do 1 Not Speak In Tongues." The gift of tongues is a spiritual gift found in Corinthians. It's plain to see a form of godliness and any Bible read Christian can see a denial of the power of God. Amen. False prophets are in abun dance. Where are false pro phets? For a long time before Jesus Christ came 2000 years ago, God ceased to send prophets because of disobedi ence. But God restored pro phecy to us. The Holy Bible says, I Corinthians 14:4 "He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophieseth edifieth the church." May God bless the quotation of his holy word. The word of God makes it plain that tongues is commun ication between the individual and God. But prophesy feeds the church. That is what the word edifieth means. That is how Peter fed the sheep as Jesus commanded him to do. Amen. Spiritual starvation is pla gueing the church today. 1 urge all of you people to go back to the Bible and stop folowing man. A man can only lead you to where he is. Christ will led you into perfect liberty thru the word of God. ' You can see ministers of every denomination preaching false doctrines. Don't follow them. You can't sit on the pew and be saved and stay saved. If a minister does not tell you to take up your cross and follow Jesus, then he is not right. If he does not tell you to come out from among the world and love not the things of the world, then he is not right... The church is supposed to be a holy place and it is a sin to use worldly things such as ball games to draw people to church. If the Holy Ghost can't draw sinners thru the edified preaching of the word of God and the walking talking testi mony of the saved, sanctified, Holy Ghost filled children of God, then it can't be done. Amen. The church is supposed to be without spot, wrinkle or blemish. Strange that it seems that we can't find any that are really like that. I know God called me to straighten out the mess that preachers have made. I have to tell you that compromise is sin. If a man preaches false doctrine, then he is a false prophet and is out of contact with Jesus Christ. God called me and ordained me and two churches have seen fit to commission me as an Evangelist. Follow God today and for eternity. All correspondences should be sent to the address below:. Rev. Douglas W. Maynor P.O. Box 854 Pembroke, NC 28372 QUESTIONS LREMC BOARD OF DIRECTOR'S PRIORITIES Cm. with navino thrmioh thp niKP LTCAI JII . I feel I must respond to .* < recent letter to the editor from Mr. Bobby Maynor. As a member consumer of Lumbee River Electric Membership Corporation. 1 am acutely . aware of the problems with that organization. When 1 realize that there are people who live on fixed incomes and their electric bills are more than their income. I cannot prevent mv concern. When will the board of directors of LREMC stop gagging at gnats and swallowing camels? 1 call on my board of directors to begin nipping the problems in the bud. If, indeed, the general manager has an unlimited expense account, start by placing limi tations on his spending. Stop excessive spending and begin where the problem lies. We cannot continue to exist ???d for electricity while the spend ing in boose remains out rageous. If I am informed correctly., CP and L's rate increase to LREMC was not half as much as the increase on our electric bills. Where is our money going to? What are we paying for? Unlimited expenses. I suppose. I would advise all member consumers of LREMC to talk to their directors. If you have one who is unresponsive and gives you only half truths, begin now to eliminate him or her. whatever the case may be. My condolences to all of us LREMC MEMBER We have once again been had. Sincerely, Jimmy Coins Route 1 Pembroke, NC 28372 Thanks Dear Mr. Barton: It is with great pleasure that I and the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the Locklear- Lowry VFW Post 2843 of Pembroke, NC extend to you our thanks for the assistance you gave us during our Annual Veterans Day Parade and activities. Again, let us say thanks for the news coverage on Novem ber 11 and the times past. Yours in Comrideship. Harold B. Locklear Poat Commander V BIBLICAL MUSINGS I | by Garry L. Barton | In our everyday Christian life, we are bombarded with doctrines; man-made rules and regulations have a stran gle-hold on our churches, and are slowly squeezing the life out of them. The reason for this is quite simple. Man is just getting further and further away from the Word and since John 1:1 tells us Cod is the Word, we therefore are alienating our selves further from God. Man can take the simplest task and in a very short interval of time he will have miraculously transformed it into a complex and practically incomprehensible beast. This is what is happening in our churches today. It seems that every denomination has a separate and distinctly dif ferent doctrine, notwithstand ing the fact that there is. in actuality, only one Doctrine. Notice what Matthew 7:28 says: "It came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings (referring to His Sermon on the Mound), the people were astonished at his doctrine." It does not take a scholar to surmise from this scripture that one can discover the true Doctrine by reading and stu dying Jesus's sayings and teachings found in the New Testament, especially in the Books of Matthew, Mark. Luke and John. That seems simple enough. But, many churches feel that they must immerse them selves into the Old Testament when formulating church doc trine. And, in my estimation, this is where the controversy begins. 1 am not knocking the Old Testament. Heaven forbid. 1 just feel that God had a reason for admonishing His children "to study to shew thyself approved of God." If one studies God's Word, he will find himself capable of keep ing things in their proper perspective. To begin with, the word "Testament" means a cove nant or agreement. So, we see that the Old Testament is the Covenant God made with the Hebrew Nation about their salvation before Jesus Christ arrived upon the scene. But God saw that the Law was not sufficient; man need ed an alternate plan of sal vation. Therefore. God took off His royal robe of authority and manifested His presence here on earth in the form of Jesus Christ. So. we see that the New Testament is the Cove nant (agreement) God made with man about his salvation after Christ came. In other words, the Old Testament is the Covenant of Law; one had to adhere strictly to the Law in order to acquire salvation. The New Testament is the Covenant of Grace. Jesus Christ sacrificed Him self upon the old rugged Cross of Calvary for the remission of man's sins. Just remember this when reading the Bible. The Old Testament is an account of a nation (the Hebrew nation). The New Testament is an account of a Man (the Son of man). The Old Testament is especially important because it set the stage for the appear ance of Jesus Christ. The New Testament tells us about Jesus Christ's two and one half year ministry. When we speak of Christ's ministry, we are talking about Christ's teachings and say ings. Webster defines doctrine as "What is taught as the belief of a church." The way I see it. the church should believe that Jesus Christ died on the cross for the remission of man's sins. And that He rose from the dead on the third day and ascended to heaven. If you don't believe this, in my estimation, you are not a Christian. Mind you. I am not judging for the Bible ad monishes us not to judge. I am simply stating a matter of fact. It has been said that man has took Christ out of Christmas. I dare to expound upon that: Man has all but took Christ out of being a Christian. Instead of concentrating our energies upon praising and edifying God we many times find ourselves hung up on such things as whether or not one should be baptized, whether or not it is proper to shout, speak in tongues, work on Sundays, etc. It's sad and sickening at the same time. I said all that to say this. Doctrine is what is taught as the belief of a church. We should therefore be concerned with Jesus Christ's Doctrine. There is no Other. I don't particularly care what the doctrine of Moses was. And I know I don't care what the doctrine of Grandma Moses was. Indeed, the Old Testament (as is all scripture) is profitable for doctrine, correction, reproof and instruction in righteousness (see II Timothy 3:16). As a matter of fact. Jesus quoted directly from 22 of the 39 books found in th< , Old Testament. He was espe cially fond of quoting from the Book of Deuteronomy, no doubt His favorite. It is my opinion that what Jesus thought to be relevant in regard to Doctrine, He quoted it Himself. If I failed to get the point across, give Jesus a chance. Read what He says about His children hearing His sayings. (To get the point across I substituted the word church for house). Matthew 7:24-Any church that "heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them. 1 will liken (them) unto a wise man, which built his (church) upon a rock: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that (church); and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock." So, church, use Jesus Christ as the foundation of your church. And you will have a church with a solid foundation that can weather any storm that comes its way. You may disagree with my contention that Doctrine should emanate from the New Testament. But if you love God like I do. you have to agree with me that there is no solider foundation upon which to build a church, or anything else for that matter. Pray for one another, and as John 13:35 tell us so vividly, show love to one another so that man will know you are Christ's disciples 1 T- '"--"in J U S P S muoo Etiablithed 1973 ? ? TV.... Am ? 9 r Uvtlf DCu CftCK II Itwlul) ? ' Tr'Tou, c^ta. P.O. Om 1073 2 Pembroke. N.C. 2*372 ? PWm UI-MM ? 2ND CU? POSTAGE PAD ! AT PtMOROKE. N.C. JbJTJ J; I C .,k a r?i?Utn ? ?mbmm. I ' ?*v?W i|rilOfi ' *!??' r*inr mm i; 2 Tear* 13 k* I ' o---. !; I Voor 112 00 I I Toon Kk 00 j ; *?*?????***??*?*i I
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