AWARD - Edward L. Powell (right), commissioner of the Division of Motor Vehicles, was presented the award for "Best Performance by a State Motor Vehicles Department" in the National Safety Council's Defensive Driving Campaign by James k. Civils f center) of Atlanta, the National Safety Council regional director, in special ceremonies in ChapeI HiU. Looking on is Worth McDonald, director of the traffic safety education section of Motor Vehicles. > The Division has trained 20,425 persons in defensive driving during 1975. .Disadvantaged Kids Get Chance For Camp This summer one hundred underprivileged children from across North Carolina, most of whom have never been camping before, will get to enjoy a week in a tent at a military base. Camp Renee, a special camp jointly sponsored by the North Carolina Division of Social Services and the Domestic Action Program of the 18th Airborne Division, will be held for the fourth year at Fort Bragg on June 28th through July 3rd. Each county department of social services is given the oppor tunity to sponsor an eleven or twelve year old camper, and local civic organizations and churches assist in preparing the children for camp. The camp will provide a wide range of recreational, social devel opmental, and educational activi ties including a tour of Fort Bragg and Pope Air Force Base, a special parachute jump, a magic show, a martial arts demonstration, and a first aid course sponsored by the Red Cross. Other activities will include swimming, arts and crafts. hikes, and campfires. The success of Camp Renee will be assured by several private companies who have donated goods that will be given to each child. Blue Bell Corporation of Greens boro; Century Group, Inc., of Salisbury; Converse Corporation of Lumberton; Rocky Mount Cord Company; Stedman Corporation of Asheboro; Troutman Industries of Troutman; and Southern School Supply and Wachovia Bank of Raleigh have donated T-shirts, jeans, socks, tennis shoes and craft supplies. Carolina Packers of Smithfield, Capital Coco-Cola Bot tling Company, Dunkin Donuts, Oro Wheat Food Company, Pine State Dairies, and Wonder Bakery all of Raleigh are donating food that will make possible a picnic for the children. Camp Renee provides a unique camping experience for children who would not otherwise have such an opportunity. It is made possible by co-operation among private industry, the military, and public and private agencies. m Background Scripture: I Kings 22:1-28; Acts 5:21b-29; Romans 13:1-10; Revelation 13:11-18. Devotional Reading: Philippians 3:12-21. It has often been rightly said that, quoted out of context, the Bible could be used to support almost any teaching or religious concept. Used in a careless man ner, various passages in the Bible could be used to support polygamy, incest, mass murder, robbery, fraud, and a whole host of acts that we consider to be immoral. Thus, it has often been said that when we quote any portion of the Bible, we need to keep in mind the rest of the Bible as well. Jesus himself was aware of this problem. He knew that certain commandments of the Old Testa ment were superceded by his own ? message from God. Thus, at times, he would say: "You have heard that it was said of old...but I say to you..." Many of the rules and regulations of the Old Testament i^re no longer applicable to the Christian because the Gospel has carried us beyond that level of religion. Even in the New Testament we must be careful to interpret Chris tian teachings in the context of the whole New Testament. 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Yet, if Christians had followed this con cept rigidly, the whole course of Christian history would have been altered. There would have been few. if any, Christian martyrs. The church probably would never have expanded beyond the boundaries of Palestine. Nor would there have been a Reformation or the Ameri can Revolution! Paul's words in Romans, how ever, must be kept in the context of his concern for Christian citizen ship. Paul would not want his words about obedience to be con strued to mean that the Christian ought never to resist or oppose his government. Paul's own actions are indicative of this. There were a number of times in his life when he was in opposition to the local government and was put in jail for various reasons. When conscience demanded, he resisted the govern ment. Nor was Paul alone in this. In Acts 5 we find the story of Peter and John being thrown in jail and resisting the orders of Jewish Council. Though respectful, Peter clearly draws the line between obedience to the state and faithful ness to one's God. When it is a conflict between the state and what God lays upon our hearts: "we must obey God rather than men." SUPPORT YOUR HOKE COUNTY RESCUE SQUAD ft Medical T?h?icn? "Community S?rvi