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Church news ?
Ut. Joseph L. Wills, pastor of the
Raveling Echoes, ushers and
?mgregatioa will worship with the
n*w Hope Baptist Church la
purham. N. C. Sunday. July 31.
Buses will leave the church at S:00
km.
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! Bay Breach AMI tkm Church
Revival services will he held July 31
iug. 5. Bev. G. V. Hollow ell and his
^oagregation of Wesley Chapel AllE
ZioD Church, Newbern, N. C. will
open the servlct at 2:00 Sunday.
I Bev. Louis H. Burgess, pastor of
Walton's Grove and Bed Oak Grove
+ME Zion Churches of Hobbsville
fad Gates, N. C. will be the
ovaugelist for the week.
I '? Choirs that will t? rendering music
in: Monday, Saunders Grove;
Tuesday, Bethel AME Zion; Wed.,
Moses Temple Male Chorus; Thurs.,
Walton's Grove; Friday, Melton's
Grove.
? Ushers will sccompsny each choir.
! Services begin at 1:00 nightly.
Chapel ma Baptist Church, Route
& Tyner, will host s Christian Life
Conference on July 30 and 31.
J The Lighthouse Evsngelistic
ministries, led by Rev. Jsmes
Lochridge, will be in chsrge. Ser
vices will be held Ssturdsy at 7 p.m.,
Sunday morning at the 11:00 a.m.
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worship hour and the closing service
at 7: SO p.m. Sunday night.
The Lighthouse Evangelistic
Ministries, which includes the James
Loehridge family, is endorsed by the
State Southern Baptist Convention.
Brother Loehridge is a graduate of
Vast Carolina University where he
earned his BA degree in music. He
has also earned a masters degree in
church music from New Orleans
Baptist Seminary.
The Loehridge family ministers in
various ways such as music, pup
petry, chalk drawings and preaching
as they carry out their calling
through revivals, choir clinics,
retreats and vacation bible schools
as well as diverse mission emphasis.
The public is invited to attend by
the pastor of Chappell Baptist
Church, Rev. Billy Old. The church is
located on state road 1002 between
Belvidere and Center Hill.
Center Hill Baptist Church will be
holding a revival July 31-Aug. 4 at 8
p.m. nightly.
Rev. and Mrs. Jimmy Hinson will
be ministering in song and the spoken
word. The Hinsons are from High
Point, N. C. After pastoring several
churches, Jimmy was called to
evangelism in 1962.
Wednesday night will be youth
night. The community is invited to
renew and refresh their relationship
with the Lord Jesus Christ.
Bethel Baptist Ctareh will be in a
revival effort July 31-August S. The
services will be at 11 a.m. Sunday
and 7:30 p.m. Sunday through
Friday.
Dr. James Bousman
The evangelist is Dr. James
Bousman, pastor of Aversboro Road
Baptist Church, Garner, N. C. Rev.
Bousman is an excellent preacher
with a warm outgoing manner.
Pastor Charles Middleton and
members extend a cordial welcome
to all. Come and be > part of this
evangelistic effort. Don't miss out on
God'a blessings!
Revival services will be held at
Bethany United Methodist Church, in
Belvidere, the week of July 31-August
S. The speaker will be the Rev. Barry
Lane, a Perquimans County native
and the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. L.
Lane.
Rev. Lane is presently serving as
the associate minister at St. Luke
United Methodist church in Sanford.
Services will begin nightly at 8:00,
with a covered dish dinner Sunday
night, July 31, beginning at 6:00.
Revival services will be held at
Anderson United Methodist Church
in Hertford the week of August 14-18.
The revival speaker will be Rev.
Susanna 1. Williams, who serves as
pastor of the Chowan Charge of the
United Methodist Church.
Rev. Williams moved to this area
from Mamers, North Carolina where
she served as the pastor of the
Mamers Charge.
She attended North Carolina
Wesleyan where she received her
B.A. degree in Religion and Theatre,
and Duke University where she
received her Masters of Divinity
degree.
Revival services will begin nightly
at 7:30 with special music being
provided by local church choirs and
groups.
The Lochridge Family
Senior Citizen calendar
The following is a schedule of
activities for this week at the Senior
Center located on Grubb St. in
Hertford.
Bible study class 1-3.
Seats still available for Bath Trip! '
Call the Center (or more information...
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Sunday School lesson
Joaah: A King led Astray.
2 Chronicles 24:1-7, 17-20
Why transgress ye the Com
mandments of the Lord, that ye
cannot prosper? because ye have
forsaken the Lord, He hath, also,
f+rsaken you." (2 Chornicle 24:20).
? In this fifth and final lesson of the
unit theme, "Persons Choosing
Priorities", we come to King Joash,
King of Judah, and the story of how
ty was led astray. Mr. William J.
Fa Ills, writing in "Points of Em
pthsis", noterthat the Bible does not
tell of bad people, as well
it even reveals the
and sins of Israel's
leaders. Abraham, "Father of the
Fglthful" still had his faults, and
David was shown as an adulterer and
Miss Morton
to wed
JMr. and Mrs. G rover Morton of
Hertford are pleased to announce the
etaagement of their daughter, Sarah
J#an Morton, to Ronnie William
' By rum, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. D.
By rum of Hertford.
The bride-elect attended
Perquimans High School. She is
presently employed at Harvey Point
The prospective bridegroom at
tended Perquimans High School. He
ia employed by Norfolk Shipyard.
-The wedding is planned for August
20 at Burgess Baptist Church at 2
tpim.
Friends and relatives are invited to
attend
murderer. In fact, the Biblical
history of ancient Israel lays bare the
good and bad of a nation and it's
people.
I wonder how other nations of the
world would stand up under similar
scrutiny. Let's take a glimpse at the
background for today's study.
Joash, King of Judah, reigned from
S36 B.C. to 797 BC. His grandmother
was Athaliah, known for her ruthless
nature, not unlike that of her parents,
the wicked Ahab and Jezebel.
Athaliah married Jehoram, King
of Judah, but within eight years, he
died of a dread disease. Their son, '
Ahaziah, reigned only a year and was
slain by Jehu of Israel.
Upon this, Athaliah seized the
throne of Judah and proceeded to kill
all possible heirs ? her own grand
Sarah Jean Morton
children and as many of the
remaining members of the house of
David that she could lay her hands
on.
However, a sister of Ahaziah,
rescued the infant Joash, her
nephew, saving him from being
killed along with the others. This
aunt was the wife of Jehoiada, the
high priest, and for six years, while
Athaliah ruled in Judah, Joash was
protected and brought up in the chief
priest's and his wife's quarters in the
temple.
Joash Guided by Jeboiada.
2 Chronicle! 24: 1-7
The first three verses of this
scripture cover the years of Joash,
from age seven to young adulthood.
At the outset, no doubt, the affairs of
the kingdome were directed under
the regency of Jehoiada, the priest.
At age seven Jehoiada arranged
for Joash to be installed as the
rightful king of Judah ? his wicked
grandmother suffered execution.
Mr. John W. Wade, writing for the
Standard Publishing Co., had this to
say about Joash, "Joash had so much
going for him, nevertheless, his story
ends in tragedy, not victory."
"It is a story of a man who began
well, but who permitted himself to be
turned aside from his God-given
purpose. The story of Joash is the
story of a king led astray."
But that was later. For the most of
his life, he remained fiathful to the
principles he learned under his
guardian. We note, in verses 4-5, for
instance, that he became concerned
about the temple, which was in a
state of disrepair.
He set in motion, in accordance
with the law of Moses, plans to have
the temple repaired and refurbished.
Although he had problems with it he
was consistant in his efforts to see it
completed.
The story of Joash then moves to
verses 17-20 of the 24th chapter,
which relates his downfall.
Joash Led into Evil.
2 Chronicles 24-17-20
We have noted that Joash did what
was right all the days of Johoiada,
but when the faithful priest died, a
weakness in the character of Joash
became apparent.
He lacked spiritual and moral
strength. His goodness depended
upon Jehoiada. Verse 17 tells about it
graphically.
After Jehoiada died, the public and
political leaders came to see him,
and heaped flattery upon his head
that he could not resist.
The leaders were attracted to the
sensuous religion of Baal and they
wanted to reinstate its' practice in
Judah.
Oh, they probably didn't ask for the
king's proclamation to the effect, just
asked for Judah to tolerate idol
worship.
Just let everyone do their own
thing. Where have we heard that
before in modern times? Well, Joash
did and God pronounced judgement
upon the nation. They had broken the
first three of His commandments and
there would be punishment.
July
28 ? Bible study class, 1-3.
29 ? Blood pressures checked for
free, 9-12 and 2-5.
August
1 ? Crochet class, 1-4.
2 ? Program at nutrition site,
11:30.
3 ? Bingo, 2-4. Watermelon cutting
at Missing Mill Park 4:15.
4 ? Trip to Bath, North Carolina.
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Dear friends.
The funeral director
is familiar with the
symptoms of extreme
grief. He must know |
when a word from him
will steady a mourner
and possibly forestall
hysteria, or when a
word from anyone will
trigger collapse. But
such symptoms as total
withdrawal are beyond
the scope of the lay
man. The clergy and the
family doctor will need
the continuing support
of family and friends
to help the bereaved
over such very deep
grief.
Respectfully,
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FUNERAL HOME
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Beware of little strokes
"Little strokes" are often an un
suspected cause of mental and
physical incapacity.
The North Carolina Medical
jSociety iajr> a stroke occurs when the
blood supply to a part of the brain.is
reduced or cut off. This can be
caused by a blood clot or by a
hemorrhage ? bleeding from an
artery is the brain.
When the nerve cells of a part of
the brain are deprived of their blood
supply, the part of the body con
trolled by these nerve centers cannot
function normally.
Little stokes masy start when a
person is in the 30s or 40s, striking
silently at night, or passing almost
unnoticed as a sudden dizzy spell, a
momentary blackout, or just a few
momenta of confusion.
The problem of small strokes Is one
of the most difficult ever tackled by
medical science.
I would like to express my sincere appreciation
to all who remembered me with flowers, cards
and prayers during my recent hospital stay.
The many kindnesses expressed will always be
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Marie Elliott
A word from . . .
. . . Mt. Sinai
Some of you that have moved from
place to place know how packing uncovers
a lot of "stuff" that collects over the years.
Of course the "stuff' is valuable even if
we don't remember why it was saved or
who the picture is.
Problems and tragedy often mahe us
ask. "where is God?" In the frantic search
through all the "stuff" of T.V. psychologists,
magazine articles, and dear so and so in
the newspaper despair piles upon despair.
God is not packed away in all those things.
Clear away all the recent memories for
a moment and remember the childhood
years. "Now I lay me down to sleep. I pray
the lord my soul to keep, If I die before I
wake. I pray the Lord my soul to take "
Isn't it beautiful, the simplicity of child
like faith? How about this memory, "Jesus
lows ma this I know, for the Bible tolls
me so,"
Under the T.V. guide and that stock of
old magazines is your family Bible. Down
the roed from where you live is a church.
That's where God is. He is with you now,
too. You can cad upon Him now as easily
as to* child dots at bedtime
"Come and Me the works of God: He is
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ifi5 ouinjs ii/Wfliu i 'it cniioren
of MM. (Psalm 66:5)
Yw iMy visit witk w any Sunday morning.
If want prayer aat Bible study come
Wednesday night at 1:00. Don't miss our
iwM August 8-13, 7:30 P.M.
Goorg* Wilmor*, Pastor
Mt. Sinai
So. Baptist Church
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