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I f . Virginia White Transeatr Editor -Court House Square ' HERTFORD, N. C. Entered at second class matter November 15th, 1934, at Post Office in Hertford, North Caro lina 27944. Advertising Rates Furnished By " . .... Request - SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Ye-r............ $3.64 (la Perquimans County) Elsewhere........... $4.68 By MARION SWINDELL Someone has said that there are five foods which are essential in a person's growth. They are love, learning, beauty, service and suffering. Without these" foods the soul does not grow. ' " Given hunger . the soul grows in an experience of love. We are nourished when one hungers for learning, studies, seeks mastery of a subject. Beauty comes only when we strive to appreciate or create the beautiful. Suffering as food may seem to us as hard experiences, but have you not noticed that men intent . upon spiritual achievement have grown more surely and rapidly when suf fering was their lot, rather than when life moved along like a song. OUR THOUGHT TO REMEMBER: No high or higher stage in life is reached without devotion. SWINDELL FUNERAL HOME HERTFORD, N.C. PHONE 426-7314 Editorial WASHINGTON - For the 24th time since World War II, the Senate has voted to increase the ceiling on the federal debt. This time the increase was from $430 billion to $450 billion. I voted against this increase as I have done in the past. In my judgment, we have yet to face up to some hard fiscal facts confronting our Govern ment. Even this $20 billion in crease is but a temporary plateau on our way to ever mounting debt. The President has already urged the Congress to approve a new budget wherein he estimates that the Federal debt will rise to $493.1 billion by June 30, 1973. In a matter of months. Congress will again be called upon to go through the 'egislative mockery of raising the debt ceiling. I say this because there is little restraint now on how much the Federal Government can borrow. Every time the President asks for new borrowing power his request is granted, and our Government dives deeper into a sea of financial irresponsibility. A few months ago. we ought to have heeded a drastic warning when the European nations lost confidence in the American dollar. I had hopes then that the President and the Congress would face up to the gravity of the situation and take steps to restore our financial standing in the eyes of the world. Yet. that clear warning has been ignored. In recent months, we have administered a "band aid" in the form of wage and price control, we have lowered taxes, which I did not approve, and we have now shown no inclination to hold down spending and the national debt. If anyone doubts the seriousness of the situation, he need only look at the statistics. During the eleven fiscal years beginning June 30, 1963, and ending June 30, 1973, it is now estimated that we will incur deficits totalling nearly $200 billion. Even more disturbing is the fact that huge dificits seem to be the accepted way of financing virtually every new governmental program here in Wahington. , Recently, 1 am told that the Governor of Massachusetts, testifying before the Senate Finance Committee, urged that committee to approve a $10 billion addition to 1he welfare program. When asked where he thought the revenue to finance this expenditure ought to come from, his reply was simple and direct: "Just add it to the dificit." Tragically, that is the kind of thinking that has brought us to the brink of economic chaos. I have fought against Federal deficits ever since 1 have been in Ihc Senate. I have voted against billions of dollars of appropriations that were ap proved that I thought we could do without. But. I have also recognized that if these programs are established by the Federal Government that we ought to have the courage to vole taxes to pay for them. For this reason I voted against the reduction in taxes at the last session of the Congress, The sooner we get rid of the false notion that we can get something from the Federal Government for nothing, the sooner we will rid ourselves of the delusion that we can pay for everything by "just adding' it to the deficit " The Perquimans Weekly, Hertford, N. C, Thursday, March 22, 1972-Page 5 It's A Fact! What's the weather like? Is it warm, balmy, delightful; or cold, wet and miserable? It matters little, you know, because no matter what meteorological conditions exist at the moment, this fact remains unalterable: ITS SPRING! That's right! Scientifically, its been that way since Monday. Can Summer be faraway? The Norfolk & Carolina Telephone & Telegraph Co. m i i i i ie3 It's Time To Start Farming Operations For This Year .... . SEE US, OR CALL US FOR YOUR NEEDS! ... FERTILIZERS - SEEDS - FEEDS .-- LET US BE YOUR 0NE-ST0P SHOPPING CENTER ' BULK FERTILIZER - BULK LIME "SPREADER SERVICE PUXE YOUR ORDER F03 SEED EARLY! SOYBEAN CERTIFIED tEE 6!gt, YORK . . DARE LASSO (Granular & Liquid) . . FURADAN . . THIMET . ! : " AND ALL OTHERS INSECTICIDES - HERCICIDES - PESTICIDES LIQUID FERTILIZER APFUCATOSS F03 RENT PUhifJA FEEDS - BULK OR DAG :-'jGeci,'nw"sEirftaXE.ir:D pjots PHCNS 4I3-J224 HERTFORD. N. C. PENTHA TREATED LUMBER pumrjA CUC.V3 a cAr.'iTAiicrj - liquid fertilizer & nitrogen solutions Let s Go To Church Sunday THESE religious MESSAGES ARE MADE POSSIBLE BY THE FOLLOWING BUSINESS FIRMS... Make Church A Habit Going PITT HARDWARE COMPANY Phone 426-5531 HERTFORD, N, C. WINSLOW-BLANCHARt MOTOR COMPANY YOUR FORD DEALER W. M. MORGAN FURNITURE CO. HOME FURNISHINGS PHILCO APPLIANCES CANNON CLEANERS DEPENDABLE SERVICE Phone 426-5491 JL C. BLANCHARD & CO., INC. "BLANCHARD'S" SINCE 1832 idcix"" " - n :: " : I V ' "-, -' " s& y ii It f j) 1 IV I jji ;vij nr-M.iiiii,iiiiiiiiiiii.intra-MjrnMMrfTMiiiiimn- ahmt w " 'IT- TiiMmiiiiii.iJ I Wednesday Hebrews 7.15-28 Thursday Hebrews 9:11-15 Friday Hebrews 12:1-10 Saturday Hebrews 13:10-16 The night was dark and calm. All creatures were silent and leaves stood still as a lone man knelt in a garden called Gethsemane and prayed, "Not as I will, but as Thou wilt." Around Him Jesus' disciples lay sleeping. Soon He knew would come betrayal, public condemnation and derision . . . and the long last march. And yet He prayed, "Thy will be done." In the shadow of the Cross Jesus demonstrated perfect love and trust for God, His Father. In the hours ahead He would establish His Sonship for the atonement of all mankind. And so today, in a world that needs this message of hope, let us commemorate that first Good Friday by acknowledging God as our Father, helping our churches to illustrate His way to the hungry, the sick, and the neeJy. Copyright 1972 Keiller Advertising Service, Inc., Strashurg, Virginia Sci)i..is M'i'. it-d by t he Ampiitdn !J;i-,l. Soot-ty BLANCHARD'S BARBERSHOP Gerald W. Bluichard and Ward Blanchard Proprietors KEITH'S GROCERY PHONE 426-7767 HERTFORD, N. C. ONE STOP SERVICE, STATION BILL COX, Owner Tires Greasing Accessories CALL 426-8870 HERTFORD, N. C. LANE'S WOODWORK SHOP "Custom Built Kitchen Cabinets" PHONE 264-2633 Route 3, Hertford, N. C. (White Hat Road) WINFALL SERVICE STATION GAS OIL TIRES AND REPAIRS FIRESTONE TIRES Tomas E. Morgan, Winfall CALL 426-8843 PEOPLES BANK& TRUST COMPANY Member F.D.I.C. HERTFORD, N. C. PHILLIPS FURNITURE CO. FACTORY OUTLET NEW & REJECT FURNITURE PHONE: 426-5639 U. 8. 17 BYPASS HERTFORD. N. C. DIXIE AUTO SUPPLY Distributor of Goodyear Tires Automotive Parts Phone 426-7118 HERTFORD, N. C. REED OIL COMPANY ESSO PRODUCTS Hertford, N. C. HOLLOWELLOILCO. SUPPLIES OF -OIL PRODUCTS GOOD YEAR TIRES PHONE 426-5544 DOZIER'S FLORIST Harris Shopping Center PHONE 426-5721 Nights Sundays & Holidays 426-7592 or 426-7287 Member F.T.D. ALBEMARLE CHEMICAL CO. Phone 426-5587 HERTFORD, N. C. BYRUM FURNITURE COMPANY Phone 426-5262 HERTFORD, N. C. ROBERTSON'S CLEANERS & LAUNDRY, INC. QUALITY WORK COURTEOUS SERVICE PHONE 426-5235 HERTFORD. N.C. ONE BODY IN CHRIST International Sunday School Lesson for March 2t;, l2 LESSONTEXT: Romans 12: 1-5; I Corinthians 12: Ephesians4:4-8 f WHAT IS THE CHURCH? Paul - one of (lie greatest writers and teachers of Biblical times -- was Hie author ol the thought that the Church was "the body of Christ" The aim of this lesson will be to help us understand the meaning of this concept, and impress upon us the importance of patterning oursleves in a Christain mold in the light of Paul's teaching. The worst enemy of any church at any time had reared its ugly head in the little church at Corinth. The members became divided, and the true attributes of Christianity became blurred as each put their own interpretation on the importance of each teaching concept. Some felt, because they "spoke in tongues" they were better than others who did not have that gift, while others claimed that the power to heal was the true evidence of Christian superiority. No doubt these were merely evidences of the "growing pains" of the young church, but Paul saw all the dissent as a threat to the ideal of Christian unity in Christ. Paul therefore went to great lengths to promote the concept that all churches and all men were members ol one body the body of Christ. Christ, Himself was the head - and just as a person's head functioned in conjunction with eyes, ears, feet and hands, so He functioned with the Church as His members. Paul saw all men Jews and Gentiles, slaves and (ree men, brought together in unity in Christ, bound by their common faith in God, made one entity through the Holy Spirit. Paul felt strongly that, just as the physical body of man has need of all its organs, so the church had need of the contributions of all its members. If its destiny was to bo fulfilled. If we will only bear in mind that the church is the visible representative of the invisible Christ, dedicated to carrying out the commission which He so gloriously began, and think of it as an extension of Him, we cannot go far wrong in our approach to Christianity. How we serve our church is reflected in how we serve our. fellow men and, through them serve God. True, the roles we are called upon to play in servics vary greatly. Pastors, Deacon's, organists these are specialized services. Countless other roles, while maybe not so prominent in the public eye, are just as important. The contribution of Sunday School teachers, choir members, and those who keep God's House as it should be kept . . . im maculate ... none of these services can be discounted. We must always bear in mind that no Christian is un needed, or is saved without the expectation of service. For it is through us, motivated by the Holy Spirit, that God equips His church for service to mankind, and it is through us, through our sense of discipline and devotion, that His end will be attained. It is an unending circle... the church supports the work of Christ; Christians support the church, and, in so doing, support Christ Himself. A nation is made up of its citizens; the church is made up of its congregations; a religion consists of believers. . .and the quality of all depends on the quality of its people, as does the strength of all. Let us therefore strive for Christian unity in Christian service. . .in His name! (These comments are based on outlines of the International Sunday School Lessons, copyrighted by the International Council of Religious Education, and used by permission).
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