ftf 4. H?e Carotin* Indian Voice Hiuixiay. September 11, 1986
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IffflvfORDS OF HOPE
jjj |i^_ ?> Ch?rU? W. Godfrey, Pembroke Sevoath Day
Poetor Adveatiel Churcb
The twentieth century has been called the
"century of ecumenism." Trends from
diversity to unity in the Christian church
began to take shape in the last quarter of the
nineteenth century, and this year will
undoubtedly be crucial for the whole
ecumenical movement.
By the mid-nineteenth century the various
branches of the Christian churches were
farther apart than they had ever been since
the Reformation of the sixteenth century. Yet
at this very time, a sense of the scandal of
division was beginning to stir, particularly in
the Rformation churches.
At first it took the form of replacing
competition in the mission fields with
cooperation there; and in the homelands, of a
drawing together of the fragmented
communions of the main Protestant churches.
All of this represented a giant step toward
ecumenism.
But still there was no attempt to cross
confessional boundaries, so at the turn of the
century, the main streams of the Christian
Church Roman, Orthodox, and Protestant
were still very far apart. The Protestants
maintained as strongly as ever that true unity
was a "unity in truth," from which the
Catholic churches (both Roman Catholic and
Orthodox Catholic) had departed. The
Catholic churches, on the other hand, claimed
U)at they had preserved not only the true
Christian faith but also the continuity of
"apostolic succession" unbroken through the
centuries; they held that indispensable to
unity was the return of the Reformation
churches to the historic continuity of the
church.
- - In the year 1870, Episcopalian William
Reed Huntington of New York published his
book The Church Idea. In it he outlined what
he considered the four "essential" bases for
the reunion of Christendom: (1) the
Scriptures as the Word of God and the
ultimate rule of faith, (2) the primitive creeds
as a sufficient expression of the faith of the
church, (3) the two sacraments of baptism
. and the Ihrd'ssupper as orriSfirany ChAfiT
Himself, and (4) the "historic episcopate" as
the basis of organizational unity
The idea took root in the American
Episcopal Church, and at a conference in
Chicago in the 80's a resolution based on
Huntington's four "essentials" was
approved. In 1888 the resolution came to
the Church of England's Lambeth
Conference, and there it took the form of the
Chicago-Lambeth Quadrilateral, setting
forth the basic positions which might
constitute a platform for the reunion of the
whole Christian Church.
From Edinburgh there emerged three
separate "unity movements: The International
Missionary Council, as originally contempla
ted, the Faith and Order movement, and the
Life and Work movement. Archbishop
Soderblom of the Swedish Lutheran Church
expressed the hope that all these efforts for
unity might be coordinated in an "ecumenical
council of churches."
The outbreak of the second world war held
up international organization, but after the
cessation of hostilities, the World Council of
Churches came into being. Its first assembly
convened in Amsterdam in 1948, attended by
delegates of 147 churches from 44 countries.
It was indeed "a new phenomenon in church
history."
More recently, alternatives Deiore uie
churches were forcefully presented by the
moderator of the United Reformed Church,
Dr. Kenneth Slack, when he addressed the
Methodist Conference in Newcastle,
England, in July, 1973. "To the United
Reformed Church," he said, "has been given
the privilege of setting things going. To the
Church of England, in large measure, is
given the responsiblity of determining
whether we can go forward in hope."
Already spokesmen of some of the
participating churches are becoming vocal,
and it is certain that there will be some plain
speaking in the future. Will the Protestant
churches decide to compromise and accept
the necessity of becoming more and more
catholic and less and less protestant or
reformed in the interests of wider unity? Or
will they say once for all that they take their
irrevocable stand upon "unity in truth"
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Don't forget to listen to "Springs of Living
Water," weekdays a( 7 p.m. on WSTS- FM,
96.5 on the dial with your host. Pastor
Godfrey!
Pastor Leonard. Gibbs,
right, Deacons Welsey Re
vels Icenter1 and Anthony
Blanks throw out the first
shovel of dirt for Ten Mile
Center, Baptist Church of
Lumberton. A brief service
ua skeld and after a delici
ous dinner prepared by the
ladies of the church was
served.
Thanks to contributions,
yard sales and fust giving
from the heart, the goal will
soon be a reality. The pastor
and congregation of Ten
Mile wish to say thanks.
[Photo by James F. lowery]
"Advice is not disliked because rt is advice; but because so few people know how to
give it." Leigh Hunt
MT. AIRY NEWS g
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by Violet Locklemr 9
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Sunday wu a marvelous
day for ua in church. We
really had a lot of visiton
with us. I am quite sure
everyone felt welcome. So
come back again soon.
Bio. D.H. Wilkins gave an
inspiring talk. The Lord has
really been good to him and
blessed him with a long life,
over 88 yean old. He got
saved September 3,1916, 70
years ago. He led us in
singing a very religious song
with a strong rhythm "When
?ou Meet Me Over Yonder"
with lots of testimonies
following and the Spirit of
God being manifest
The pastor brought forth a
wonderful message entitled
"The Glory of the Gospel"
taken from II Corinthians
8:17-18. The Glory of God is
shown all around us. We
have a nice world to live in.
It was indeed a thrilling
experience to see Mr. Billy
Ray Oxendine, better known
as "Dollar Bill" as he
walked the aisle and surren
dered his heart to Christ
Also Master Matthew Jones.
I believe Bill's life will have
a lot of influence upon his
father, Mr. Birtir Oxendine
who.is a wonderful person. I
worked with him a number
of years. Dollar Bill is
former President of the
Pembroke Jaycees.
Now the very moment you
take Jesus at His word and
turn your life over to Him in
complete surrender, that
very moment you are saved.
You are a child of God- Your
name has been written
indelibly in the Book of life.
On Sunday night at 7 p.m.
we saw a film by Brother
LeVerne Locklear entitled
"The Silent Scream." It was
about abortion. It was really
heart touching. May God
have mercy on the doctors. I
do wish that
it was not legal. It should
have never been legal in the
first plaee. ?
On Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. a
group attended the FYeddie
Gage Crusade in FayetU
ville.
Revival begins this Sun
day and runs through Sept
20th. Rev. Steve Jones and
Rev. Johnny Chavis will be
our evangelists. On Tuesday
night we will have Rev.
Johnny Hunt of Wilmington
and the Sites Sisters from
Lincoln ton. NC with us. We
are all looking forward to it.
We have so many loved ones
we long to see saved. Our
choirs will be leading each
night in music.
The pastor has reserva
tions for 25 married couples
to attend a retreat October
3-4 at Caswell. The theme is
"Growing in Closeness."
Miss Venue has been taking
the calls. I don't know how
many she already has.
Mrs. Janie Hunt has
returned from Southeastern
General Hospital where she
underwent surgery. We cer
tainly will be glad for her
return to church. She is such
a remarkable person.
Mrs. Angelina Locklear is
the proud mother of a baby
son, James Reed- weight 7
lbs, 14 ozs. Bom on Sunday.
September 7 at North Caro
lina Memorial Hospital in
Chapel Hill. Maternal grand
parents are the late Mrs.
Annie Ruth Locklear and
James B. Locklear.
Miss Willie Mae Locklear
and Bro. Dewey Hardin
remain patients in the Ex
tended Care Unit. Remem
ber our shut ins, Mr. and
Mrs. Lonnie Locklear, Mrs.
Beulah Oxendine, also Mrs.
Mary Locklear. Bro. Bracy
Locklear was able to be back
in church Sunday.
WHAT DOES YOUR FACE
SAY?
When other people look at
you, do they see the love of
?God shinning in you face?
Lord, please let others see
you through me- Through
my actions, deeds and ex
pressions-For a smile to be
genuine, it should come
from the heart And remem
ber- God has no hands but
our hands, to do his work
today. He has no fe?t hut our
feet to lead others in His
way. He has no voice but our
voice. His words of love to
say. Perhaps we should
remind ourselves; He has no
face but our face to show the
world His way.
What does a smile cost?
A Social Note
Vivian Lowry Girkins from
Granville, Ohio visited Stacy
and Mae Hunt of Monte
bello, CA and Kathleen
Spaulding Johnson of Covins
CA. While in southern Cali
fornia, she also visited Lee
EJlen Sanderson Marquez of
Mission Viejo, California.
Vivian, Mae and Kathleen
took a cruise on the Ship S.S.
Azure Seas to the coast of
Baja California and Mexico.
Following the cruise they
traveled to Las Vegas, Ne
vada for three days.
They then returned to
southern California to tour
Disneyland, Hollywood and
Sea World in San Diego,
California.
Vivian truly enjoyed her
self with her former class
mates and hopes to return to
California again soon for a
visit with her friends. These
friends reunited after 41
years of growing up in
Robeson County, NC.
Submitted by
Vivian Girhins
Neark, OH
Mr. and Mrs. Marson
Maynor had as their guest
on August 31st, their two
grandchildren from Chicago,
Dl. The occasion was the
Jordan Rile Maynor Memo
rial Family Reunion. Marson
Maynor III came down and
with him came his sister,
;Diane Maynor and his girl
friend, Carren. They had not
seen the ocean, so Marson's
father took them to the oceah
and walked along and picked
shells to take back to Chi
cago and also some sand too.
They just had a good time
and hope to return soon. ?
Submitted by ;
Mrs. Mars on Maynor \
A SOCIAL NOTE
On August 31, the Fourth
Annual Pig Roast was held
at the hoem of Mr. and Mrs.
John B. Locklear of Mt
Clemens. Michigan. And, as
always, there was a lot of
good food and everyone
seemed to have a good time.
We look forward to this
event every year. It is a time
to get together and reminis
ce about the past year.
We would like to say
congratuatlions to Doris
(Hammond) Hall and Robert
Pickens on their retirements;
to Arthur and Sandy Uromah
on their marriage; to Tim
and Cindy on their baby boy;
to James and Judy on their
new home; and to all tire
graduates. Good luck. We
will be looking forward to
next year's event
Submitted by
Betty BuUard.
Rockwood, Michigan
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