saying goes:
•prong." The
f». grasses,
»killed in the
t the cold wintry
i being resurrect
ed now. And how beautiful
is the handiwork of the
Lord, in His resurrection of
His earthly creation. The
coming and passing of the
seasons also testify of the
faithfulness of God. God
promised Noah there would
be the coming and pass
ing of the seasons, (Gen.
8:22).
Spring testifies of the
resurrection of Christ, and
also the resurrection of a
dead sinner. Yes, every
sinner by nature is dead in
trespasses and sins, (Eph.
2:1). Man is a trinity, body,
soul and spirit. In the fall,
man died, spiritually.
Adam stood for us-all, so
when he died spiritually
there in the Garden of
^ Eden, we all died, (Rom.
Man did not evolve
>e infidel scientists
i man evolved.
Every sinner is dead and
[luted in his own blood,
. God in His great love
sends the Holy Spirit to
breathe on that dead sinner
and He says; “live." And
that sinner is made alive in
Christ, (Es. 16:6, Aph. 2:1). •
Now the question I am
asking you; have you been
made alive in Christ? Just
as the warm winds of
spring blew across the
fields and made the plants
spring up, new buds are
seen, then the blossoms,
and new blades of grass
spring forth. So it is in
grace The blessed Holy
Spirit breathes on dead
sinners, awakening them to
their lost condition. And
then you see yourself in the
face of the glory of God,
that is, you are far from
God, condemned to die and
justly so. I am talking
about the resurrection of a
dead sinner under Holy
Spirit Conviction, (Jn. 16:7
11).
You may have lived in
religion and in your church
all your life. You thought
you were saved; now under
the awakening power of the
Holy Spirit, you see that
you are lost. You were lost
all the days of your reli
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gious profession; but didn’t
know it. I remember one
time when I was under
conviction I made this
statement to a godly soul;
it seems the gulf between
wider. And she replied, “It
has been there all the time
but you didn’t know it.”
My friends, I realize it is
not a pleasant thing to be
awakened to your lost
condition, seeing that you
are out of Christ. But let me
hasten to say this; it is a
blessed and most gracious
thing to be awakened to
your lost condition now iT
time. What if you had gone
out into eternity thinking
you were saved and you
were not? It would have
been the loss of your poor
soul in Hell. As in nature,
some flowers and grasses,
spring up immediately, so
it is in grace. Some sinners
are awakened and have a
a greater knowledge of "
with the thought; “If I
condition than others.
Some are very slothful as
was Lot In leaving Sodom,
(Gen. 19). Some are
hungering more after
Christ, while others who
say they are lost are dilly
dallying by the wayside
with he thought; “If I
going to get me, so I’ll go on
and enjoy myself, now.”
What a tragedy! I know of
such a soul who took that
attitude several years ago;
she is still lost today. Some
ofyou here told me seven
years ago almost that you
knew you were lost. And
after seven years you still
are not saved! What is the
trouble, my friends? You
said you knew you were
lost, but you have gone
away backwards. To what?
What was there for you to
turn back to?
You were warned not to
trifle with your convic
tions, and I know some of
you had impressions, but
now you are hardened. I
told a man more than once;
if you don’t turn to the
Lord, there will come a day
when you will not let me
talk to you about Christ.
The last time I talked to
that man he had joined a
false cult. How sad.
A sinner’s resurrection to
new life in Christ begins
with Christ, (Eph. 2:4-5).
The Lord Jesus Christ al
. ways takes the initiative in
a sinner’s salvatton. You
have heard all y^ur life;
“If you make ofae step,
God’ll make two.” There is
no such doctrine as that
' taught in God’s Worth—f
know I’m cutting across
your grain.
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salvation Army Center Names
Black History Trivia Contest Winners
Ontairo “Sonny” Da via,
Gary Booker and Nathan
Frailer, were the three
categorical winners in the
Salvation Army Belmont
Center’s Black History
Trivia Contest.
This marks the second
year the center, located on
Belmont Ave., has spon
sored a contest The youth
compete against others in
their particular age
category. Davis, the son of
Greg and Helen Davis won
the six to nine year old divi
• sion title.
He is a fifth grader at
Tryon Hill Elementary
School and has one sister,
Ebony. Davis would like to
become a professional
sportsman and he enjoys
basketball and football.
Davis is just one of
. several youngsters who
visit the center for recrea
tional activity. While there
be decided to accept the
challenge of the contest.
The male or female who
found out more about the
history of the black race
and successfully answered
the center’s questions won
the trophy.
“The contest is a way for
the young people to
discover what we often
take for granted,” com
mented Clarence Johnson,
director of the center.
“There are many inven
tions that black people are
responsible for.”
Gary Booker, a senior at
Garinger Senior High
School walked away with
the title of the 16 to 18 year
olds. “I learned because of
the contest that Rebecca
Lee Harris was the first
black in the field of nurs
ing. She helped to open up
the field to more blacks,”
he continued. “I also learn
ed more about other
famous blacks: Booker T.
Washington, Jesse Jackson
and facts about Rev. Dr.
Martin Luther King that I
did not know.”
team of 11 NANBPW members to help raise funds.
Kelly Alexander Jr. had the winning team, which was
co-chaired by Joan Jackson and Barbara Mitchell.
Clayton Perry was first runner-up, with a committee
co-ehalred by Debra Rouse and Connie Smith. Se
cond runner-up was Omar Leatherman, whose com
mittee co-chairpersons were Jackie Cain and Sarah
Coleman. The evening’s festivities Included a
fashion show coordinated and commentated by Shirley
Thomas and dancing to the music of Calvin Davis Jr.
Tl»* Omega Pel PM Fraternity Ensemble. Shown
performing Airing the 3Mh Annual Omega Talent
Hunt, wm appear la concert at it. Michael and All
April 14 »U|fn. BeneflU from the concert wM go
towards thr rbureh-s building fund. The Men's Club el V
it. Michael’sCWchare spenserfag the Ensemble and
MtoeswS^boanmBj^Inchy tlchetholders who da ^
Mt have to be pretent to wt*. Plctarad. first row. I tor:
Parclal TJomoa, V. WIIHamt, «#ey Smith Sr., T.
Jatmaon. f) Sabers, and F. Warren. Second row. I to
r: Sterling Woodard, Marshall Smith. Nigel Ayton.
Doaglaa Spear*. A. Hampton, Charles Gillespie. and
Robert Carter. Back row. I to f; Lloyd Sifter. Sha
Mrd. and ftkftard Maxwell. (Photo By Peeler's
Portrait Studio)
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Some of the names on the
test Booker was already
familiar with. “But 1 had to
do research to find out
about many of them.
Many of the names
Booker explained bad not
been introduced to him in
school. “Many were not
mentiond in my Social
Studies books.”
Booker competed to
learn, but he also wanted to
regain the title since he
also won the trophy for his
age group last year.
The son of Roosevelt and
Roberta Booker, the trophy
recipient would like to ma
jor in Business Administra
tion at Johnson C. Smith
University.
Nathan Frazier is the
winner of the 10 to 12 year
old competitors. A sixth
grader at Windsor Park
Elementary School,
Frazier is the son of Milton
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and Linda Frazier. He baa
two brothers, Milton Jr.
and Nelson. He enjoys
playing soccer, football,
basketball and baseball
and would like to become a
professional football
player.
As a frequent visitor to
the center where he enjoys
playing air hockey and
basketball, Frazier decid
ed to enter the contest to
learn. “I picked up the
sheets and went to the
public library to look up the
answers. I learned about
John Thomas, who played
in the NCAA basketball
tournament and that Jesse
Owens won four gold
medals in the 1936 Olym
pics.”
Frazier is a member of a
Pageland, S. C. church and
plays on the football police
team and the Salvation Ar
my basketball team.
Booker is a member of
Mt. Sinai Baptist Church
and is Teen Club president
at the Belmont Center. He
is also a member of the
VICA Club at Garinger.
Sonny Davis is a member'
of Steele Creek AME Zion
Church and has received
several trophies in karate.
Even as a fifth grader he
has already received the
distinction of the brown
belt.
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