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0 David 's
unruly sons
n SAMUEL 14:21-28
In the Old Testament era, polygamy was permit
ted, and was practiced by many, but it never was a
part of God's plan for His people. And, as all
students of the Old Testament know, polygamy in
evitably produced unhappiness, heartache, misery,
contention, and strife within the families where it
was practiced.
A prominent family which experienced numerous
and great sorrows because polygamy was practiced
in it was that of David. Having had children by
various wives and concubines, it is not at all sur
prising that David was over-indulgent with his
children, and neglected to teach and to discipline
them as he should, and for his negligence he
naturally reaped the same sorrowful results that
others did. Parents who fail to challenge the
behavior of their children and neglect to discipline
them for misconduct need not expect to avert the
consequences of their shortcomings in this important
realm of life.
^ When Amnon defiled or raped his half-sister,
Tamar, the only recorded reaction of David to that
terrible deed was to the effect that he was "wroth."
There is not any record of David saying or doing
anything to reprimand Amnon. When, as it were,
David shut his eyes to Amnon's sinful and inex
cusable crime, Absalom decided that he would take
things into his own hands and have Amnon slain.
IKingsl:H
It was some time after the death of Absalom
when Adonijah decided that, since David had grown
old, he should make a bid for the throne to which he
considered himself the heir apparent. God had
chosen Solomon for this position, but Adonijah was
not interested in ascertaining God's will about this
matter. David never questioned Adonijah about his
intentions, words or actions. Consequently, he and
his cohorts concluded that they had the approval of
David. Quite frequently when one is misbehaving,
silence on the part of another or of others is inter
preted as being equivalent to approval. Therefore,
one should guard against the possibility of approving
that which is wrong.
Obituary
Melton L. Bateman
Melton LeRoy Bateman, 73, of Route 1, Tyner,
died Monday June 4. Surviving are widow Mrs. Min
ftpie Hollowell Bateman; daughter, Mrs. Betty
Bateman White of Elizabeth City; brothers, Bennie,
? of Tyner; Waylan, of Edenton; two grandchildren
and one great-grandchild. Burial was at the
cemetery of Ballard Bridge Baptist Church.
PCHS graduates
Friday evening, 106
graduates of Perquimans
County High School
received their diplomas
at commencement exer
cises. Guest speaker for
the event was Dr. Jim
mie Jenkins, Vice
Chancelor for Academic
Affairs at Elizabeth City
State University. In his
remarks, Jenkins urged
the students to continue
. their preparation for the
future.
The Rev. Charles
? - Bullard, pastor of the
? Hertford Baptist Church,
? gave the invocation and
benediction. Music for
athe program was provid
ed by the Perquimans
? County Band and the
high school glee club.
; ; Soloists were Wendy
U* Walton and Walter Over
ton.
Marshalls (chosen for
their academic ex
cellence) were: Michael
Bullard (Chief Marshall),
->A?
More than 2-million gal
lons of fuel oil were used to
Pill the tanks of the Battleship
USS North Carolina during her
active duty days.
? The Battleship USS North
Carolina, open every day of
the yearat Wilmington, N. C.,
for public tours, is 728 feet - 6
inches long . . . nearly 2H foot
ball ffcids
Shelton Skinner, Mike
Hagan, Lyn Winslow,
Rene Bowser, Dianne
Jordan and Elaine Twine.
There were thirteen
honor graduates for this
year's graduation. They
were: Brenda Sawyer,
Donna Stallings,
Catherine Byrum, Russell
Lassiter, Jackie Arnold,
Lloyd Evans, Jill Twine,
Donna Phillips, Peggie
Harris, Wallace Phillips,
Carolyn Felton, George
Felton and Travis Burke.
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HOLY TRINITY EPISCOPAL
CHURCH ? The pastor of the church
in Hertford is the Rev. Ben Wolver
ton. Sunday services in the summer
are conducted at 9:45 a.m. The church
is characterized as having "a friendly
congregation."
'69 class holds reunion
Graduates of the lt)69
class of the Perquimans
County Union School held
their first class reunion
on May 26 at the Holiday
Inn in Elizabeth City.
Joseph Winslow, class
president, Deborah
Demery, vice-president,
Jacqueline Turner, assis
tant secretary and Jean
Riddick Ferebee were
responsible for contacting
class members and
guests, and planning the
reunion.
People who attended
the reunion as special
guests were Mrs. Pearlie
Knight, Mr. Melton
Knight, Sr., Mrs. James
Midgette, Mrs. Lillian
Jordan and Mrs. Joyce
Bryant.
Class members who at
tended the reunion were:
Carol Burke Boney, Ken
neth Brothers, Vivian
Bryant Defreitas,
Deborah Demery, James
Everett, Jr., Shelia
Everett, William Felton,
Jean Riddick Ferebee,
Louis Godfrey, Alice
Holley, Joyce James,
Sharon James, Olin Jor
dan Johnson, Doris Simp
son Jones, James Jones,
Jerrilyn Norfleet Knight,
Judie Felton Lilly,
Joshua Lilly, Willie Lilly,
James Logan, Larry
Mallory, Beverly Walton
Moore, Larry Overton,
Morris Rogerson, George
Skinner, Donnie Spruill,
Arthur Turner, Jac
queline Turner, Walter
Vaughn, James White,
Reginald White, Rachel
Perry Wingfield, Joseph
Winslow and Gail Vaughn
Hill.
The next class reunion
will be held in 1984.
In the news
Miss Marjorie Hefren
of Ijamsville, Md. spent
several days last week
with Mrs. Pearl Banks.
Clark Winslow of
Wilson spent the weekend
with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Billy Winslow.
John Morris of High
Point was a guest of his
mother, Mrs. J.E. Mor- ,
ris, on Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace !
Reed of Columbia are j
spending a few days this j
week at the Reed home.
CARD Of THANKS
We would like to thank our relatives, friends
and neighbors for your prayers, food, visits,
cards, telephone calls and all acts of kindness
shown us during the sickness and death of our
loved one. We also thank you for the consola
tion you gave us and for your continuing prayers.
The family of Basil W. Copeland
CARD OF THANKS
I wish to thank everybody for cards, fruits,
flowers, gifts, food and prayers while I was a
patient in Albemarle Hospital and Guardian
Care Rest Home, and since my return home.
Grace Chappell
For Your Information1
' '
Dear friends,
' A religious newspaper writes, "The funeral
director is involved in death, grief, bereave
t ment, the funeral, pre and post-death
activities, and the emotional renabilitation
r of those who suffer, through death, the loss
of one they love." The article concludes, "The
funeral service practitioner is in a position to
' help those who suffer grief in a way that no
other professional can."
' Respectfully,
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Minister has charge
Each year, United
Methodist ministers are
assigned to a charge ?
which may include one or
more churches ? or to a
special appointment such
as college faculty, cam
pus ministry or staff
work. Appointments are
effective as of June 7.
Pastors who are chang
ing appointments preach
ed their first assignments
Sunday, June 10.
Perquimans County is
in the Elizabeth City
District, which contains
Bertie, Camden, Chowan,
Currituck, Dare, Gates,
Hertford, Pasquotank,
Perquimans, Tyrrell, and
Washington Counties.
This district is divided in
to charges, the county
being Chowan charge.
One minister, The
Reverend Virgil L. Free,
has been assigned to
Anderson and Bethany >?
Churches. More inform*- i
tion and a biography on-;
Rev. Free will be forth-:
coming in a later editioo
of this paper.
Extension news
By MRS. M.B. TAYLOR
The older you get, the more aches and pains you
get. Right? Not necessarily so.
What will save you from this fate? Exercise,
naturally. But not necessarily the vigorous, sweaty,
painful kind people dread and thus don't do. Rather
it's the stretching, flexing kind that will help you
feel good all over.
As people get older, they do begin to stiffen up.
Normal use of muscles for bending and reaching
can cause pain. But if people would start a routine
of stretching exercises, their muscles and joints
would stay more flexible and they wouldn't have to
feel as bad physically.
A daily ten to fifteen minute routine could do it:
This includes ? from the top down ? nods and
circles with the head; arm circles in both directions,
side to side bends, leg swings, ankle twists, toe
touches and overall stretching high to the sky.
So whether you wish to do vigorous exercising, or
merely wish to ward off aging aches and pains, you
can do your body some good and feel better too ?
by stretching.
In the
hospital
Joe White and Elijah
White are patients in
Albemarle Hospital.
Nurney Chappell is a
patient in Chowan
Hospital.
Miss Helen Morgan has
returned home from
Leigh Memorial Hospital.
Edwin White has
returned home from
Southampton Memorial
Hospital.
Robert White and
Nathan Sawyer have
returned home from
Albemarle Hospital.
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Rev. J. Philip Purser
(right) chats with the
Rev. Ben Wolverton at
Holy Trinity Episcopal "
Church in Hertford. Rev.
Purser was transferred
from the Hertford church
in May 1975 to St. John's
in Columbia, S.C.
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