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MANESSEH AND JOSIAH
HKinp 21:1-2
Manesseh was the son of a
godly father, Hezekiah, and
presumable of a godly mother,
Hephzibah, whose name
means "God's delight."
Although he had the ad
vantages of a good home, his
head was turned by the
wonder of being king at the
age of twleve.
During his reign of 55 years,
in a deliberate attempt to undo
the good work of his father,
Manesseh introduced various
types of idolatry and released
upon the people a multitude of
evils, bringing his country to
the depths of sensuality and
corruption. He defied God,
pleased Satan, and persecuted
God's people.
n Kings 22:1-2
Ascending the throne at the
age of eight, Josiah's han
dicaps included his extreme
youth, the degeneracy of the
people, and the fact that his
father was one of the worst
men who ever reigned over
Judah.
Fortunately, Josiah did not
follow in the steps of his
father, but "did that which
was right in the sight of the
Lord," who gave him the
necessary strength to serve
Him and crowned his efforts
with success.
n Kings 22:9-13
Anxious for his people to
worship God, Josiah, at the
age of 26, gave orders to
Hilkiah, the high priest for the
house of the Lord to be
repaired. In the process of
clearing the rubbish from the
temple, a work which was long
overdue, workmen found an
old scroll which had been lost
and buried in the debris for a
longtime.
This scroll was the Book of
the Law, the Holy Scriptures,
which had been lost for so long
that its message was largely
forgotten, a loss which had
been disastrous.
When Shaphan, Josiah's
servant, inquired as to the
progress of the work of
cleaning and repairing the
house of the Lord, Hilkiah
replied: "I have found the
book of the law in the house of
the Lord."
Apparently Shaphan did not
think this discovery was
anything to get excited about.
When he read it to Josiah, it
caused the king to search his
heart.
The book convinced Josiah
that his people had not only
been doing things which they
should not have done, but that
they had also failed to do
many things which they
should have done.
He sought information from
the Lord as to how the
seemingly inevitable punish
ment for their sinfulness
might be averted, whereupon
he learned that it could be
accomplished through
genuine repentance, earnest
prayer, sincere and strong
efforts at reformation, and
hearkening unto the words of
the Book.
He promptly resolved to do
his very best to enlist the
people in seeking to discover
and to do the will of God,
which is the wisest procedure
for any and all people.
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Religious events
AME Zion
The Saint Paul AME Zion
Church, Hertford, will observe
Men's Day, Sunday, June 8, at
11 a.m.
The Rev. Clarence Owens,
Associate Minister from Mt.
Olive Baptist Church, Virginia
Beach, Va., will be the guest '
speaker.
The Rev. Jesse Franklin
Smith of Virginia Beach, Va.,
pastor of Shiloh Baptist
Church, will render the af- I
ternoon service at 3 p.m.
Newland Methodist
The Newland United
Methodist Church families
will have a special sale on
Saturday, June 7, beginning at
9 a.m., at the Newland
Ruritan building on Morgan's
Corner.
Items for sale will include
baked goods, crafts, hand
made children's clothes, and
original oil paintings. There
will also be a yard sale.
A plate dinner of pork
barbeque or chicken salad will
be served from 11 a.m. until
6:30 p.m. The cost of each
plate will be $2.50.
Look who's new
Short
Mr. and Mrs. Tony R. Short,
of Hertford, announce the
birth of a daughter, Anna
Valentine, on May 29, in the
Albemarle Hospital in
Elizabeth City. Mrs. Short is
the former Val Tucker.
Maternal grandparents are
Lou T. Tucker and Harry R.
Tucker of Swansboro, N.C.
Paternal grandparents are
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel B. Short
of Route 2, Norlina.N.C.
Janie Proctor attends
two-day bank meeting
Janie W. Proctor, Assistant
Vice President, Peoples Bank
& Trust Co., Hertford, at
tended a two day meeting of
the Eastern North Carolina
Group of the National
Association of Bank Women
May 24 and 25, at the
Wilmington Hilton in
Wilmington, N.C
Patsy D. Phipps, Assistant
Cashier, First Citizens Bank &
Trust Co., presided at the
meeting.
Dr. Stephen C. Harper,
Assistant Professor, Business
Administration, University of
North Carolina at Wilmington,
was the banquet speaker. His
topic was ''Time
Management."
Donna Wood, District Sales
Manager, American Express
Travelers Checks, Raleigh,
spoke on preventing travelers
check fraud.
For Your Information
i
' Dear friends,
f Concern is expressed over the
increasing suicide rate in this country
especially among teenagers. If the
young had more communication with
grandparents who have greater
' experience, wisdom, and perspective
on life and its problems, perhaps the
despondent young could better 'get it
together' and be eased' thru periods
' of depression.
Respectfully,
Bay Branch AME Zion
Rev. R. F. Elliott ia pastor of Church, located on state road
Bay Branch AME Zion 1214. Sunday school is at 10
a.m. and worship service is at
11:30 a.m. (Photo by PAT MANSFIELD)
Cook named to Hertford Meth.
Bishop Robert M. Black
burn adjourned the North
Carolina United Methodist
Conference with the an
nouncement of the ap
pointments of the more than
750 ministers related to the
conference.
Among the 750 ap
pointments is Rev. Irving E.
Cook, former pastor of
Hookerton Church, Hooker
ton, who will serve as pastor of
Hertford United Methodist
Church.
The conference e n
compasses the eastern 56
counties of the state. This
delegated body, including lay
and clergy representatives of
the 850 churches in the con
ference, met June 2-5, to
review church ministries in
1979, make plans and approve
a budget for 1981, worship,
ordain ministers and vote
Obituary
W escott
Miss Emily Walton Wescott
of 504 Houston Street,
Staunton, died Wednesday,
May 28, in King's Daughter's
Hospital.
A native of Norfolk, Va., she
was the daughter of the late
John Howard and Ella
Whitehead Wescott and
resided there until moving to
Stanton in 1952.
Miss Wescott was a member
of the Wesleyan United
Methodist Church in Norfolk.
THANK YOU
I want to thank every one for the cards,
visits, phone calls and prayers while I was
in the hospital and since I've returned
home. May the Lord bless each of you.
Rufus Proctor
THANK YOU
The family of Clarenre I.. Dnil wi*he* l? expre**
their ?incfrf thank* iind appreciation lo the many
friend* and relative* for every deed of kindne**
nhown lo u* during hi* illne** and death. The
prayer*, card*, flower*, food and vi*il* were a|>
preciated more than word* can nay.
Special thank* go to Hazel and Seth Morgan for
all their *perial help while he wa* in Morgan*
Re*t Home. AI*o *|>ecial thank* to Thoma* and
Elizabeth Dnil for the u*e of their home and all
their many net* of kindne**.
Mav God Me** each of von.
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f*tt COUNSELING SfRVICt
positions on social issues.
Each year a minister is
assigned to one or more
churches or to a "special
appointment" such as college
or seminary faculty, campus
ministry, or mission work.
Appointments are effective
June 12, which is the day the
ministers move to their new
appointments. Those
changing appointments will
preach at their new assign
ment on June 15.
Hospital notes
Mrs. Joe Meads and Mrs.
Cora Stafford are patients in
Albemarle Hospital.
Mrs. Ned Matthews and
Mrs. C. A. Davenport are
patients in Leigh Memorial
Hospital in Norfolk, Va.
Mrs. Jack Kanoy, Mrs.
Catherine Owens Baker, and
Mr. Bill Reed are patients in
Chowan Hospital.
Mr. Noah Gregory is a
patient in Memorial Hospital
in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Mrs. J. R. Futrell, Mrs.
Donald Heatherington, and
Mr. Carroll Williams have
returned home from
Albemarle Hospital.
Mrs. Catherine Ward has
returned home from Leigh
Memorial Hospital and Mrs.
Paul Smith, Sr. has returned
home from Duke Hospital in
Durham.
CARD OF THANKS
I would like to express my sincere thanks
for the visits, flowers, cards, phone calls,
food and especially the prayers while I
was a patient in the Chowan Hospital and
since my return home.
May God bless each of you.
Eula H. Long
Cook's corner
EDNA WOLVERTON
For an elegant looking and
delects bly tasting dessert ?
try this fresh fruit pie. Make it
in the next several weeks,
while fresh strawberries are
still at their peak.
Place sliced strawberries
and bananas alternately into a
baked pie crust Cover with
orange sauce.
ORANGE SAUCE
Vic sugar
tot salt
IT. cornstarch
Vie. orange juke /
2 T. lemon juice
tt c. phis 2 T. water
Mix first three ingredients
together.
Stir the remaining
ingredients into the sugar
mixture. Bring to a boil for
one minute until thickened.
Pour over fruit.
? Top with whipped cream .
mixed with one small can '
crushed pineapple. Sprinkle
crushed pecans over top.
Yummy!
Rev. Brown to
/
lead mission
The Rev. James H. Brown,
Director of Church Renewal,
Inc., headquartered in
Goldsboro, will lead a one-day
mission at Christ Episcopal
Church in Elizabeth City,
Sunday, Junel
Rev. Brown will deliver the
sermon during the morning
worship service at 10:30 and
will speak again at 7 p.m. in
the parish hall.
His evening address will be
preceded by a supper at 6 p.m.
Those planning to attend the
supper should bring sand
wiches; the church will fur
nish beverages and desserts.
The public is cordially invited
to attend all events.
Rev. Brown was educated at *
Grove City College and "
Princeton Theological
Seminary. He did graduate
work at Baptist Theological
Seminary in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.
Rev. Brown launched his
public ministry as pastor of
the Nottingham Presbyterian
Church in 193$.
Having served the Upper (
Octorara Presbyterian
Church of Parkesburg, Pa. for
37 years, he retired as pastor
emeritus. From 1947 to 1958,
he served as assistant
professor of systematic
theology in the Presbyterian
Seminary at Lincoln
University.
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