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Thursday, February 19, 1948
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The Lincoln Plan
Lincoln's biographers are quoted as saying
that the Civil War President proposed a
plan of his own whereby the South would
■be lent S600.000.000 for reconstruction. The
plan was dropped as if it were a hot potato
when every member of Lincoln’s cabinet
opposed it.
Whatever Mr. Lincoln’s motives were,
political or sympathetic, it is well establish
ed that the cabinet had no sympathy for the
South, that the foundation for a tough and
lopsided economy was forged for the South.
Unfortunately, with a few brief periods,
that tough policy has been maintained for
the South, not necessarily by northerners
but by economic royalists in and out of the
South.
No doubt but what a loan to the South
when it lay prostrate at the end of the Civil
War would have taken much of the sting
out of the suffering and misery experienced
by a helpless people. With their bare hands,
the people of the South laid the foundation
for a new and better economy. It lias pro
gressed, but its advance to full bloom, block
ed first by a refusal of a loan, has been re
tarded by shackles applied by ruthless eco
nomic royalists.
Lincoln s cabinet, it is estimated, was un
der no obligation to th« stricken South at
the close of the Civil War. It is pointed out,
however, that the North and economic roy
alists have no right to hold the South in
shackles.
In addition to being denied help when
help would have meant so much, the South
was straddled with freight rate differen
tials. Its human workers were exploited in
the factories and mills while northern cap
ital fattened on big profits. Prices for what
the South bought were fixed in the North
and prices for what the South sold were fix
ed in the North. While the South produced,
the North gambled on what was produced.
Today, tobacco, one of the big crops, is taxed
all out of proportion, the producer being
obliged to take less money in the interest of
others.
Yes, the South was kicked in the face
when it re-entered the Union, and it ha*s
been treated as a stepchild ever since.
A Bible and a newspaper in every home,
a good school in every district—all studied
and appreciated as they merit—are the prin
cipal support of virtue, morality and civil
liberty.—Selected.
A Tim fly Prayer
Dr. Peter Marshall, United States Senate
| chaplain, offered a timely prayer in an al
most empty chamber of the august senate
a short time ago when he asked Divine guid
ance on the world’s “true” problems:
“The problem of lying, which is called
propaganda; the problem of selfishness,
which is called self-interest; the problem of
greed, which is often called profit; the prob
lem of license disguising itself as liberty,
the problem of lust, masquerading as love;
the problem of materialism, the hook which
is baited with security.”
The chaplain’s prayers, limited ordinarily
to two or three short paragraphs, are said by
some to be more profound than senators’
three-hour speeches.
Dr. Marshall who gained the position of
Senate chaplain by a political maneuver
which ousted another, preached in the Wil
liamston Presbyterian Church several years
ago.
Political Hrvnd
Christian Science Monitor
A crust of bread freely shared can be
a benediction. A fat loaf given as a bribe
will be bitter in the eating.
Chester Bowles, chairman of the Interna
tional Advisory Council of the United Na
tions Appeal for Children, has found the
common people of Europe full of distaste
for the “political bread” they must eat.
France and Italy, he points out, are being
saved by American grain, Poland and Cze
choslovakia by Soviet grain. Political
trends determine who gets what from whom,
and the eaters must bob and be grateful. As
Mr. Bowles says:
They must have food at any cost but
they are bitter at having to swallow the
hammer and sickle or the American
eagle to get it.
Americans reared in a tradition of inde
pendence should be the first to understand
this. The spontaneous gratitude which has
greeted such gifts as they have sent freely,
generously, and without political strings
tells its own story. Contempt offers a bribe;
faith holds out nourishment.
May Be u Liability
Hertford County Herald
For months North Carolinians have been
informed that State Treasurer Charles John
son had the inside track in the next guber
natorial race. We have been told at length
and frequently that all of the so-called coun
ty machines and court house folks*were be
hind the Raleigh nr Vs candidacy.
Now ex-Commissioner of Agriculture
Kerr Scott has thrown his hat into the. race
and the picture if not altered, must be view
ed from a different angle and with a lot
more light.
Scott, a “formidable candidate” in the
wmrds of a local politician, will no doubt
reason that the power of the court house
and county machines—considerable as it
may be—does not actually control the elec
torate in North Carolina
The fact that so much space has been giv
en Johnson in that direction is likely to prove
a boomerang in a race in which men of the
same personal potential are involved.
Many people will come to resent the im
plication that the county machine will de
termine just who is to be the next governor
of our state.
Instead of being the positive asset, so often
pointed out, these prior commitments to
Johnson are more likely to prove a liability.
If you have known how to compose your
life, you have accomplished a great deal
more than the man who knows how to com
pose a book.—Montaigne (1533-1592).
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CHURCH
NEWS
WEST END BAPTIST
Rev. J. Thud Ashley, Pastor
Sunday school, 9:45, D. L.
Hardy, superintendent.
Baptist Training Union, 6:30. |
Evening worship, 7:-30 o’clork.
On Thursday evening at 8:00 o'
clock, February 19, the WMU will
meet in the church.
The Young People’s recreation
al hour will be held at the church
Friday evening at ”:30 o’clock.
The regular' weekly prayer
meeting will be held Tuesday eve
ning at 7:30 o’clock.
The public is invited to worship
with us at each of these services.
EVERETTS BAPTIST
E. R. Stewart, Pastor
10 a. m., Bible school.
11 a. m., Worship service, ‘E
vangeli/.e the World.”
6:30 p. m., Baptist Training U
nioA
7:30 p. m., Worship service, “A
Sinner’s Prayer.”
7:30 p. m., Wednesday, March
3, prayer service and program
planning meeting.
The public is cordially invited
to attend all services.
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Church Of The Advent
(Episcopal)
Rev. John W. Hardy Rector
Second Sunday in Lent
8:00 a. m., Corporate celebration
of the Holy Communion and dutch
breakfast at the Central Cafe. All
the men of the church are urged
to attend.
9:45 a. m., Church school, Reg
Simpson, superintendent.
9:45 a. m., Bible class in the
church, W. I. Skinner, teacher.
11:00 a. m., Morning prayer and
sermon.
Monday, 8:00 p. m., Meeting of
the Lenten study class for both
groups of the Woman’s Auxiliary
in the church. Subject, 'The
Book of Common Prayer," Mrs.
John Hardy, teacher.
Tuesday, 4:30 p. m., Litany.
Wednesday, 10:30 a. m., Cele
bration of the Holy Communion.
Thursday, 8:00 p. m., Evening
prayer, Litany and address. Choir
rehearsal will follow the service.
Friday, 4:30 p. m.. Service with
juinor choir.
On Sunday night, February 29,
the Rt. Rev. Thomas C. Darst, re
tired Bishop of the Diocese of East
Carolina, will begin a preaching
mission which will continue
through Friday night, March 5.
Everyone is asked to make plan?
to attend the mission. .. ..
RIDDICK’S GROVE
Rev. W. B. Harrington, Pastor
Regular services will be held
in the Riddick’s Grove Baptist
Church Sunday afternoon at 3:00
o’clock.
Piuey Grove Baptist
Rev. W. B. Harrington, Pastor
Regular pleaching service will
be held in the Piney Grove Bap
tist Church Sunday night at 7:30
o'clock.
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PRESBYTERIAN
Sunday school, 9:45 a. m.
Worship services, 11:00 a. m.
ROBERSON’S CHAPEL
Sunday school, 12:30 p. m.
BEAR GRASS
Evening service, 7:30 o’clock.
Blue Mold
'With
Fermate
Now la the time to protect
your tobacco against blue mold.
We now have a limited quan
tity of Fermate available in
two forma:
1.—Fermate as a spray.
2 —15 ri Fermate ready mined
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T. W, Snead, Mgr.
CHRISTIAN
Rev John L. Goff, Pastor
Bible school, 9:45 a. m. Classes
for all ages, R, Vernon Bunting,
superintendent.
Morning worship, 11:00 o’clock
subject: ' The People’s Defender”.
Evening praise and worship
service, 7:30 to 8:15 o’clock, sub
ject: ‘Deeds and a Name". Pastor
will speak at both services.
Special offering for the “Week
of Compassion" will be taken at
both services.
Tuesday, 7:30 p. m., choir re
hearsal.
Juniors meet at the parsonage
Wednesday at 3:30 p. m.
Regular mid-week prayer and
praise service, Wednesday, 7:30
o’clock at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. W. C. Manning, Jr. on
Church Street. Subject: ‘The
Marks of True Religion.”
The intermediate boys and girls
will meet at the parsonage Thurs
day at 7:30 p. m.
HAMILTON BAPTIST
I
I E Tt. Stewart, Pastor
Bible school, 10 a. m., H. S.
Johnson, Jr., superintendent.
I Baptist Training Union, ? p. m.
Wednesday player service, 7:00
p.m., followed by officers and
teachers’ meeting and choir prac
tice.
March 5 program planning
meeting, 7:30 p. m.
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CHURCH OF CHRIST
Hamilton
D. A. Hudson, pastor
Saturday, 7:00 p. m., sermon.
Sunday, 10 a. m., Bible school,
T. F. Respass, superintendent.
11:00 a. m., sermon.
0:30 p. m., Christian Endeavor.
7:30 p. m., sermon.
Midweek prayer meeting, Wed
nesday, 7:30 p m.
The public is invited to attend
all services.
BAPTIST
9:4.r). Sunday school.
11:00 a. m.. Morning worship.
Sermon by Rev. H. F. Jones.
0:30 p. m„ Training Union.
The Charles A. Leonard Chap
ter of the Royal Ambassadors will
' meet at the church Tuesday eve
| ning at 7:30.
The mid-week prayer service
| will he held at the church Wed
I riesday evening at 7 30 o’clock.
Adult choir practice-will follow
the prayer service.
The youth choir will meet for
practice Thursday afternoon at
3:30 o'clock.
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ST. MARTIN’S, Hamilton
Rev. John W. Hardy, Rector
Second Sunday in Lent
Evening prayer and sermon at
7:30 o'clock. Everyone is invited
to attend.
METHODIST
9:45, Church school, Wheeler M.
Manning, superintendent.
11:00, Morning worship.
C: 15. Youth Fellowship pro
gram and fellowship hour.
7:30. Evening worship.
7:30 Wednesday evening. Bible
study.* This is an informal read
ing and discussion of one chapter.
Next week we will discuss the
fourth chapter of the Gospel of
John.
8:15 Wednesday, choir rehear
sal.
The first quarterly conference
will be held Sunday evening, Feb
ruary 29, at 7:30 o'clock.
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