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By Besilc B I LESSON BACKGROUND Ifit,cu> U * bind of manual for the practical vapfe^or today0** to * * *■» *«* I™. N,Iet^LfVlUc? Prefi8ures the central teachings of the sacrifice set forth look forward to the Chri8t* °ne ca“»ot really nnder SWISS!??"-' u"lMS he ,h# Leviticus, from which our lesson is taken, will rive us ^ •°m' "l"*-' «« , the lesson on ^rLn7heVIme8r8Tn ye>rS* a total of 49 year«- Then on the tenth day of the seventh month, the Day of wholeTami' inAu ““ to bl°* a trumPet throughout the whole land. In this way you shaU set the 50th year apart XZJSIS* *° aH the ^habitants of the land. During this year all property that has been sold shall be restored to toe original owner or his descendants, and anyone who has been sold as a slave shall return to his “<* P,ant your fields or harvest the grain hat grows by itself or gather toe grapes in your unpruned vineyards. Hie whole year shall be sacred for you; you ss, Mas* u,e prod"“ - “S? in this passage the jubUee is the first mentioned. It was apparently something entirely new to the people. Every seventh year the land was to rest. The peoptewere not to fle,d8 nor prune their vineyards. During the sabbatical year they were to gather from the grain that Ti?LnP*rV5,S4Yil a fr°m the prevlou* harvest. The ownerof the and was not to enjoy the exclusive right to the sabbatical year crop; but everyone - servants, ‘ Wtre,aUowed to «,ean fields. TOebeasts f tH fleld Were also ** *J,ow®d to e*t of the .. J,?e8a^batic»1 year served several purposes: It allowed the land to rest and be renewed. It freed the people from iab°r of p,owtog and planting, leaving them free to spend more time in meditation and worship It £2?e^rein.lnd them ***** ,and and fts yield belonged to God. It also taught them to trust in God for their substenance rather than in their own efforts Our modern urban society does not provide us a situation in which we can duplicate the conditions depicted in ancient IsraeKYet we may very well apply the lesson to parallel situations in our own time. We need to step aside ocassionally from the busy rush of spend more time with God. We also need remfcrarsghit all things ultimately come from Him, that we jfeally do hot sustain ourselves with the labor of our hands and minds. At the conclusion of seven sabbatical years the Israelites ofTubUe8”UWl *4rUmpet to‘,gnal the beginning of the year .The first purpose of the jubilee was to proclaim liberty throughout all the land. This meant the freeing of all who were slaves, and served as a reminder that they were all brothers under God. the Father. It also reminded them that their freedom was grounded in their obedience to God When they forgot this, they often ended up in bondage to a hostile neighboring nation. The second purpose of the jubilee was to return every man to his land and his possessions. What this means is toat the land was never actually sold. Instead, H was in effect only leased until the year of jubilee. The land really SEEnm* *• wwe bat “<• -for more than 200 years our nation has enjoyed the blessings of political and religious freedom, blessings that most people in most eras have not known. Even when we have felt that some of our freedoms have been curtailed, we know that our democratic government allows us to work for the redress of our grievances. " _®ut there are other freedoms. For example, the freedom from fear and the freedom from want. God has blessed us so richly that in comparison with the rest of the world very fe* of our people have known real want. Yet, in much of the world, people live so close to starvation that the freedom from want is the only freedom that concerns them. Political freedom is but a hazy dream that thev would readily wish for just a little food. Across the centuries Christians have stood and defied all forms of tyranny because neither the prison nor the scaffold has been able to take away the freedom they enjoyed in their hearts. I^t us, then, use our political freedom, our religious freedom, our freedom from fear and want to insure that we will know and preserve this most important freedom of all the* freedom in Christ* Just ss the trumpet in undent Israel called the people to the freedom of the jubilee yeir, so let churches call us to the freedom of an even greater jubilee “The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time,“ - Thomas Jefferson. F 77^ A ffnment #flr BUttck ! • W* ■*-. '■' 'i'^.'J* Robert Small. <I831M*is>. Black Congrewnun, was bom In Beaufort, 8.C., son of Robert and Lydia Small*, slave* of the McKe* family. Small, wa. allowed to acquire a limited X^tl* tL ^Z with hi. master to Os.rle.Uo, where he became hXltoTcSES authorities in imi pressed him into service of the Confederate Navv He became » member of the crew ef the Planter, la ia«S. In the absence of White officer*, Small* navigated the Planter Into the lin# nt the blockading Federal squadron outside Charleston harbor The Federal Forea. upon receiving the Planter, made Small. • pilot in the U S. Navy, rem missioned him a Captain, and then promoted him to Commander. At a meeting of Black* and northerner* to laaa .1 o«— Royal, he wa« elected to the Nattonal UntoToSIentl!^ Smalto became a delegate In IMS to the Stats Constitutional convention and .erved to the State House of R^rment.tfve. H. Slate Senator between 187* and 1874. In I87S he waarfEedM (ongrea* and served until 1887. ■ -** I After 15 Years Scott Still Finds Job Rewarding A man dying from a shot gun blast, a baby being kept alive by a hospital incubator, southern farm ers unloading hay from a military airplane, tornados whirling through -local towns. Given these images that a tele vision news photographer sees through the lens of a camera, one might get the wrong impression of his profession. After nearly 15 years as a TV news cameraman, Frederick Scott still finds his work rewarding "I look forward to my job everyday,” acknowledged the energetic WSOC-TV photographer. “I get a kick out of feeling the adrenalin' pumping through my body when I’m called out on a spot news assignment,” he enlightened. Frequently called "Ready Freddy” or just “Scotty” by his co-workers, Scott has seen a lot in the news business. “I’ve taken pic tures of President Ronald Reagan while on political trips to the Carolinas. I also covered the 1986 Southern Governors’ Convention, and the Bobby Jones Appreciation program where I saw Dean Smith, Billy Cunningham, and other big name coaches,” he reflected. A native of Troutman, Scott has been with Channel 9 for nearly all of his career. "I started at WSOC in 1971,” he remembered. I was 18 at the time, but after a few years, I landed a job in Wisconsin. Everything was going well for me until winter rolled around. The sub-degree tempera tures and the constant snow fall was a little bit too much for me so I returned to Channel 9 about a year later,” noted the 33-year-old Gemini. The 6’2” newsman has been recognized nationally for his photo graphy. "I won a first place UPI award in 1961 for a piece that I shot concerning the SCA chemical in vestigation in 1981. A couple of years later I won an award for a spot news story at Myrtle Beach,” recalls Scott, a member of the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA). If your primary interest is TV news, a journalism degree is advisable. “I would advise anyone who wants to break into the business to get a four year degree. When I started out it wasn’t required, but now, you almost have to have the four year education,” he noted. After spending five months in the Armed with a $40,000 camera, Frederick Scott gears up for another day of news photographing. Army, Scott explained his options. The next step he made was to enroll in Central Piedmont Community College. “I took a nine month i technical course at CPCC which was the stepping stone to my career in I TV news. When I came to Channel 9, I was trained by George Williams! He resigned about one year after I got there, so I moved into his former position,” he explained. Although many people aspire to be on-air personalities, Scott feels at home behind the camera. "I like using my creativity when covering news stories, especially those that represent disadvantaged people. I To Subscribe To The Charlotte Post Call 376-0496 WICKS INSTALLED . and service on most makes of KEROSENE HEATERS $9.50 Labor & Parts SOUTHERN HARDWARE 3528 Wilkinson Blvd. 300.7131 Braces for Oiildren & Adults DR. PAUL A. McGILL, DDJS. P.A. >J^^PracUce Limited To Orthodontics” CONVENIENT LOCATION AND SATURDAY HOURS (7041 375-7005 1028 We»t Fifth St., Charlotte, N.C. 28202 1 block from 1-77 near Irwin Avenue Junior H.8. Office Honra By Appointment Only also get pleasure out of making reporters look their beat, because if they look good, it reflects on me.” The veteran photographer i»« noted several changes since his early days at Channel 9. “When I started out, we were using CP1600 film cameras which coat about half the amount of money that the ones we use today cost. The old cameras weighed about eight pounds, where as the newer ones weigh 30 pounds and so does the recorder. The main advantage is that we are now capable of using video cassette tapes repeatedly, but we could only use film once,” he reflected. i»n the other hand, the job is more physically demanding because of the heavier equipment, and live reports which require planning and fast work for everyone involved. As often as three times a day, seven days a week, TV stations produce live newscasts At Channel 9, Frederick has been working on the Live Eye truck for two yean. Sharing the duties on the truck with him is technician Jeff Childers of Kannapolis “Scotty is a very dependable photographer,” commented Channel 9’s Chief Photographer Bill Williamson. “Prior to his work on the Live Eye trucks, we were not producing as many live reports. Since he's been assigned to the live units, we’ve produced more. We can always depend on him to get the job done.” Donald R. 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