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shaw this week, in a letter below, asks if
we are “desirous of printing the truth”,
which is a fairly good insult from a doctor
of theology.
Brother Bradshaw took exception to
some of the things we said about him in an
editorial on March 17th. We are happy to
print the “truth”, and to correct our error.
We said Bradshaiw is now in charge of all
integraidonists publications of his particular
church.
He denies having anything to do with the
publications of bis church. .
We had Bradishaw’s title wrong; he is
executive secretary of the department of
church development, as explained in his
letter below.
But We do nothave Bradshaw wrong as a
fire-breathing integrationist, who said
from his Gordon Street Christian Church
pulpit that nothing stood in the path of
“Christian' integration” except a few well
placed^ funerals in Kinston. Nothing hut a
’’few well placed funerals” stands in the
path of any plani-divine or devilish.
Perhaps the home office of Bradshaw’s
church is so compartmentalized that he
knows nothing of what his associates are
doing in the sphere of publications, but we
hardly understand how he can carry on
the long list of duties he has listed in his
letter without at sometime coming into
contact with.the propaganda of his denom
inaction.
Dear Jack:
I have read your editorial in a March
pa of your paper entitled African Myth
gy. Needless to say, while your interpre
ions may be perfectly correct from
«r viewpoint, certainly there was no in
itien on the part of those who have writ
i the Missionary Education materials to
:omptlfh the things you have indicated
length. I am
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position in the
communion known as too Disciples of
Christ. Contrary to your statement in the
editorial, I have absolutely nothing to do
with these publications. As executive sec
retary of the Department of Church De^
velopment, my work has nothing to do with
missionary education materials. For your
information the areas of concern in my
department are as follows: ministerial
placement, .recruitment and guidance for
the ministry, institutional chaplaincy, lay
preaching, worship and the devotional life,
membership development, church organiza
tion and administration, church planning
and development including new church
establishment, town and country church
and urban church. These are all related to
the United States and Canada. I have ab-.
solutely nothing to do with overseas wrork.
I regret that you have seen fit to use my
name in the manner which you have in
your editorial. If you are desirous of print
ing the truth, may I suggest that you inform
your readers of the error which you have
made.
Yours truly,
J. Clinton Bradshaw
Executive Secretary
Department of Church
Development
JCB:h-lA
Quite obviously the duties Bradshaw de
scribes for his position are just as power
ful, if oot more so than the publications in
the sphere of brainwashing. “Recruitment
and guidance for the ministry” can be just,
as strong a force for “Christian integration”
as pamphleteering. '
We apologize for having gotten the titles
mixed tor Preacher Bradshaiw, but we "re
peat that be and his associates in the minis
try—not all but the vast majority have in
serted into the Christian religion a great
deal more than the Bible will summit.
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United Nations moves those same displaced
Arabs out of the “security” of concentra
tion caimps, when the “Untouchables” of
India really become “touchables” Ibis kind
pf pious interference in the internal affairs
of a sovereign nation might be is order.
The world has suddenly become hypno
tized by the imagery of “One Worldness”.
The President Of the United States begs
congress to surrender the citizens of his
nation to the uncertain justice and tender
mercies of a so-called world court.
Bach act of government is conditioned
rot upon what effect it will have upon the
governed, but upon “how it win sound” in
The Big Eye
For what it’s worth we’re opposed to
this prying eye orbiting around the earth
photographing what it sees of interest be
low. This thing carried Jo an illogical ex
treme could disrupt the even tener of life
on this onion-sized planet.
Who’s going to hide behind the haystack
for a- word with lady love, or slip out to the
ball park on company time, or spend a
business irip with7 a fishing rod in hand?
True, this gadget* now is only photo
graphing clouds and such large items as
the Gulf of St. Lawrence. But we know
these photographers. They’re a pretty
sneaky crew. If one works at -400 miles out
they’ll fihd a why to pat one in orbit a
little closer, and with these miracle lens
they have now they’ll be able to take a close
up of a red bug on a broomstraw.
Then there are some things we heed not
to know about the weather. Man can. get
too smart for his own good. If we have
nothing left to wonder about, much of tlje
wonder of life will be gone.
But as a simple matter of principle the
worst part is just having somebody tak
ing pictures over, one’s shoulder, and there
are times even in this troubled era when
a candid camera—no matter how scientific
it may be is simply a damned nuisance.
South Africa and interfering with the peace
ful operation of the public schools cannot
be supported on the basis of Christ’s ad
vice above.
When, and if the church ever wins the
battle for religion in the church; then, and
only then might, there be some excuse for
it involving itself in non-religious public
affairs.
The present theological concept, how
ever, denies Christ’s admonition, and
operates in the assumption that the church
cannot exist in a vacuum and must exert
its influence on public affairs. ~ ,
The very protesting Protestants who de
plore with purpte adjectives the possible
ill effects of a Catholic president argue
that it is most proper for Protestant points
of view to be inserted in the law.
Theological tyranny as a Catholic in
quisition, a Protestant witch hunt or a
joint Catholic-Protestant race-problem per
version are equally deplorable, equally
unChristian and equally dangerous to the
body politic and the soul immortal. .. .... .
religion, at nationality in so brief a time.
For instance, the Hindu-Moslem daugh
ters when India whs “freed from British
exploitation” and left to its own inbred prer
indices. '
Ard/he bitter, ages-deep cleavage be
tween the Jew and Arab.
And the daily fire-breathing between
Catholic and Protestant.
And then, there’s Ireland and England.
For better-than-fair speculation; put
some money on Stuart Symington as candi
,date for the Democratic Party in this
year’s presidential race.
For a sure-fire bet, ignore hopeful state
ments by some economists that the infla
tionary spiral is near its end. A govern
ment that owes nearly a third of a trillion
dollars can only survive during inflation.
The best we can hope is for a mild ^Un
controlled inflation. r * >
Obvious recommendations, buy your air
(conditioning equipment now, since one of
the hottest summers in a long time is go
ing to make such gadgets scare when you
need them most.
Long-range bets: Nobody's giving to pot a
live man on the moon in the 20th Century.
Somebody, might put* a “canned man”,
speaking by tape or other ruse-to the earth,
but this “canned man” will then become
the first space martyr.
PERSONAL ~
PARAmPm
BY
_ JACK RIDER
County Commissioner D. A. Jones has
chosen this time—on the eve of biennial
county elections to raise a question and
bring some dissension in Jones County on
the matter of rentals paid by a number of
persons who have offices in the court house.
In my opinion not only is Jones’ reason
ing poor but his methods are worse. Instead
of calling for a meeting between all the
tenants in the court house for a give-and
take discussion of the issue Jones has de
cided to “stir things up”. Firstly, his at
temsnpt to compare office rentals in Tren
ton with office rentals in- Kinston is absurd
on its face.
More importantly, if the situation is so
wrong as Jones infers then he is guilty of
malfeasance for not having aired the issue
long ago since he has been a member of
the board of county commissioners for six
years, arid-as a member of the board he
has voted his approval to the lease renew
als of most, if not all of those private citi
zens who use space in the court bouse that
is not needed by the county.
Certainly, it sounds very noble at a
crossroad filling station to lecture tbe hang
ers-on about bow “the court house gang is
eating the county alive.” But this is not
even reitnomtely the case. Lawyers—since
a majority of tbe renters in the court house
are lawyers—are always fair game for such
honest citizens as filling station operators
and fawners, who make frequent noises on
how lawyers operate. It might be well to re
call that generally lawyers get the reputa
tion of being sharp or clever t"
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