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Instead of offering our own com
ment* on the situation in Vietnam, we
wish to offer the remarks of a Pres
byterian minister, who rather doubted
the wisdom of our involvement there. So,
he went there and talked with many
people, and made observations of what
waa going on. He came back convinced
that the United States policy there Is
the right one. From the Greenville, S.
C. News we present a report of the
ministers speech to a Greenville Audi
ence.
Retained Minister Say* I'. 8. Is
Winning War
By WIN T. Dunn Jr.
A minister recently returned from
Viet Nam said here today that this
country is winning the war there. He
predicted the conflict would be over In
two or three years.
Rev, Calvin Thlelman, outspoken In
his stand on the war, said iwclflst
churchmen should re-evaluate their po
sition.
» clergy critic*! of the morality
of our involvement should consider the
morality of leaving the Vietnamese to
the mercy of the Viet Cong." he stated.
As a special missions for the De
fense Department the Montreal, N. C.
Presbyterian cleric toured Viet Nam
in early September. While there, he
visited battle areas, held conferences
with Gen. William C. Westmoreland,
commander of U. S. forces, and with
Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge.
The minister is a close friend of
President Johnson, having assisted the
President in an early Texas senatorial
campaign. He spent several days at the
White House upon returning from South
east Asia.
Only a few hours before the Rev.
Mr. Thlelman was Interviewed here, a
young Roman Catholic, protesting the
Viet Nam war, critically burned him
self in front of the United Nations
Building In Now York. Last week, a pro
testing Quaker committed a fiery sui
cide in Washington, DC.
The peopk* of nil nations anil races
will have to rethink many issues, situa
tions, and problems. Intense nationalism
and raeial apartness must give place to
a world In which material and scienti
fic knowledge and progress are sweep
ing away the old concepts. We are
reaching the point where we must think
of humanity. of all men and their needs.
Instead of groups, nations, and races.
We must think of the whole, rather
than its parts. This is actually the
Christian doctrine of man, and of man's
Religion In The Here And Now
In one of our Church papers I rend
several articles by Theologians, which
were of Interest and value. Then, 1 came
to sn article headed 'The Passing of a
Pooch.'' I wondered how such an item
could have any significance all mixed
up with theological and ecdessinstlcal
matters. The writer stated how he had
come Into possession of the dog. which
had no pedigree, and of experiences with
It through the years. The closing lines
helped nu' to understand how such an
article had some meaning for a religious
publication. These lines said "Yesterday,
because he was getting deaf, he was
heading home and didn't hear the car
coming upon him. And that was all."
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the lb*. Mr. Thlehnan Mid that
such incidents arc tragic, and they hurt
the American cause. 'I dont think re*
Ugion prompted them to commit sui
cide," he said, "Strong Christian groups
will raalat communism to the death.
"We must look at things realisti
cally," he advised. , ,"In order to pro
tect the weak, we must sometimes fight
the strong."
The minister aW he would like to
see American churches voice support
for the Viet Nam war just as they did
the Korean War.
There feu he said, more Christian
Involvement in this war than any be
fore. Me referred to the sometimes un
derpubllclsfd aid rendered Vietnamese
civilians by American military men and
diplomats.
"I feel," he said, that the reports
we see on television and read in the
pivss do not convey a well-rounded pic
ture of what our men are trying to do,
"I was greatly Impiwsed «K>t only
with the morale of our servicemen, but
with their sense of purpose and their
desire to help the Vietnamese civilian
population," he said,
"This is the first war in which mi
litary men have had an opportunity
to engage in civic projects on a big
scale."
He said that before going to Viet
Nam he was only 'mildly interested"
in the war, had doubts as to American
Involvement.
Now he U firmly committed. "I re
alise there will continue to be casual
ties and death, but this is the price we
must pay. We made a commitment to
stand by the Vietnamese and now there
is nothing to do but honor our word."
Said the cleric: "There is an ethical
responsibility that noes with power. We
have the means, the manpower and
equipment to protect these people and
1 believe we have an ethical responsibi
lity to use it in this circumstance, where
we have aggression."
A Change In
relationship to man, and to God. But
Christians have preached better than
thej practiced. The time has come when
we must launch out into the deep with
The Man of Gallllee, and become work
ers with Him in the redemption of all
men-here and now as well as in
a world to come. We are making prog
ress. Changes have already been made
which seemed impossible 25 years ago,
and the changes have been acceped.
More changes will come, and future
generations will wonder why they were
so long in coming.
'That night, on the late TV show,
a movie of James Street's novel, Lady
Goodbye, was shown. It was all about
a boy, his uncle and a dog In the swamps
of Mississippi. I thought It was a fine,
sensitive film, but maybe our crtlcal
faculties weren't of the best on that
occasion. "Death occurs regularly In
this existence. And even the passing of
a pooch leaves a gap."
I came to the conclusion that there
was more religion in the article about
the dog, than In all the learned expo
sitions of the scholars. For here was a
man with a sensitiveness to life Itself,
a sense of Its value, and with reverence
for life, even in the small specimen of
'Man's best friend." There was some
thing in It which had the spirit of
Jesus, who In His earthly life showed
God's concern for all creatures so much
so that not even a sparrow falls to the
ground without his notice. Life Is a
delicate and complex matter. But even
simple folks can take a look at It and
feel something of Its dignity, greatness,
and value. Jesus had a deep concern
for life In human beings. His heart. His
mind, and His hands went out to all
sorts and conditions of men. Learned In
terpretations may sometimes hide, rath
er thnn reveal, its greatness and beauty.
War is a lack of reverance for life; and
so is prejudice, hatred, denial of human
rights, exploitation, along with the
slaughter on our highways. The Div!ne
compassion should, in some measure,
be set forth in tha life of every man
who calls himself a Christian.
Anyone being eligible for Medicare
doesn't necessarily have to go get rick
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Thinking
This Week's
60 SECOND SERMON
By
Fred Dodge
•'Ye shall knew them by their frultv" Matthew 7:J«.
A life insurance agent who Ifd his company by persistent
effort, mode up his mind he would marry the daughter of the
company's vice president. She didn't like the salesman, hut he
was persistent.
He hegan an extensive mail campaign, plus phone calls and
face-to-face Interviews, Soon he increased his mall campaign
*ith special delivery letters twice a day for 7 days. The 48th
day his persistence produced results.
She married the mall man.
•+• * *
We dent always knew the results of our efforts, but If
we try, we'll get results. There seems to be a law that
governs human activity. When honest effort Is put forth
It is never loat, Some day proi>er results will come from
It even though we do net fain personally,
Charles Goodyear, discoverer of the "vulcanising"
precaaa, gained slight flnanriil reward from his great
achievement. He saw It this way. "1 am not distuned to
complain that I have planted and others have gathered the
fruit," Goodyear said, "A man has cause for regret only
wken he aowi and no one reaps." To which we would add
tkat a man also has rauae for regret if he never sows. What
de yon think*
WASHINGTON REPORT
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by
CONGRESSMAN
JAMES T. BKOYHtIL
FOUR-YEAR TERM
The loudest applause dur
in® the State of the Union
Address came when the Pres
ident unexpectedly called fur
a Constitutional amendment
to provide a four-year term
for members of the House
of Representatives, ••Today,"
Mr. Johnson said, "the work
of government is far mure
complex than in our early
yeara, requiring more time to
master the technical tasks of
legislation." While this idea is
not new, it is the first time
it has had the weight of
Presidential prestige behind
it. ,
In quick succession, came
a more detailed message from
the White House urging that
Congress start work on the
four-year term amendment.
However, the applause has
died out and more analytical
thinking is replacing it.
There 1s no doubt that a
four-year term would be a
great convenience for Con
gressmen, They would have
a longer time in their first
term to develop and demon
strate their alibility to learn
the details that are useful in
serving the people of their
districts. They would also be
able to delay thoughts of ano
ther political campaign. Nev
ertheless, if we look at what
is best for the country, some
interesting observations can
be made.
To assure a system of
checlis and balances, our
Constitution wisely provided
varying tenures of office for
Federal officials. An Inde
pendent judiciary Is lamely
based upon life-time appoint
ments for judges. The only
two elected officers in the
Executive Branch, the Presi
dent and the Vice President,
serve for four years. Rela
tive continuity and balance
are achieved in the Legisla
tive Branch through six-year
terms for Senators and two
year terma for Congressmen.
Our Founding Fathers pro
vided the shortest term of of
fice for the legislative body
they intended to be closest to
the people. It was to the
House of Representatives that
they gave exclusive power
over the nation's purse
•trlnga, the sole power of im
peachment, and the power to
choose t President in the
•vent a candidate falls to re
ceive a majority of the elec
toral votes. Part of the great
est sensitivity of the House of
Representatives to public opi
nion sterna directly from the
fact that its members must
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