DEATHS AND FUNERALS
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MRS. GUSSIE BLACKWELl.
Funeral service for Mrs. Gus
sie Watlington Blackwell were
conducted Thursday, May 15,
1969 at 2:00 p.m. at High Rock
A.M.E. Church, the Rev. E. W. i
"Wilson, pastor, officiated.
Mrs. Blackwell was a mem
ber of High Rock AME Church,
a past superintendent of its
Sunday School, and the church
clerk until her recent illness.
She served as an officer of Five
Point Chapter No. 510, Order
of the Eastern Star, McLeans
ville.
| She la survived by her hus
band, Andrew R. Blaekwell of
the home; her mother, Mrs.
Maude Watlington, McLeans
ville; two daughters, Mrs. Sallie
B. Smith, Greensboro and Mrs.
Bettye B. Martin of the home;
one son, Ralph C. Blaekwell of
the home; three grand-daugh
ters, Yvette, Cheryl and Janice
Smith; two grand-sons, LaMont
and Kevin Smith; two sisters,
Mrs. Ethel Blaekwell, Reids
ville and Mrs. Willie Summers,
Brown Summit; one brother,
Oscar Watlington, McLeansville;
and a host of relatives and
friends.
I Smith Funeral Service in
charge of arrangements.
'
| More than 25,000 sons and
| daughters of deceased or per
monently disabled veterans were
receiving Veterans Administra
tion educational assistance in
January i?69.
Sunday School Lesson
(Continued from Page 3)
The Old Testament mood is fre
quently an eager straining for
ward toward an unrealized fu
ture: "Behold, the days are com
ing, says the Lord." The New
Testament mood is characterist
ically a bold affirmation: "The
days have come."
A major key to understanding
the Old Testament is to see it
as a promise of the New. This
does not mean combing the Old
Testament for "prophecies" of
Christ ? specific predictions of
New Testament events. The
promise of the Old Testament
lies at a level deeper than pre
diction. It tells us what kind of
creature man is ? an uneasy, ten
son-filled blending of dignity
and worth with greed and self
centeredness. Its promise is that
in the unfolding purpose of God
there s a hope and a future for
such a creature as man. This
promise comes to reality in
Christ.
3. A Book About Me. A
promise is a personal thing, and
because of its promise-fulfill
ment character the Bible asks to
be 'Underfstood in a personal
way. Its promise and its hope .
are given to me. The fulfilling '
love of Christ is extended to '
me. The Bible is the story of '
my life, the mirror in which I
see my -natural face. (James
1:23)
Who am I? I am Adam re
belling against God in the gar- ?
den. I am the person against
whom the prophets spoke their |
word of judgment. I am the |
mob demanding Jesus' death,
Pilate consenting, the soldiers j
indifferently casting dice. I
am also the one whom God has
chosen. I am the one he calls,
"My son." I am the brother for
whom Christ died and the one
to whom he said, "I am the
way, and the truth, and the
life.' (John 14-8)
4. A Book About Today. The
personal quality of Scripture
forces us to realize that the
Bible is not primarily about the
past. It does tell of old things,
finished long ago. But it is also
about us ? now; and in spite of
its ancient origin and unfamiliar
settng it speaks to our nature
and our world.
5. A Call for Action. Because
the Bible is about me, I cannot
merely read it and put it aside,
like James's mirror watcher who
goes away and forgets what he
looks like. The Bible makes a
claim on my life. It asks me to
decide, "Will you identify your
self with this understanding of
human nature, and will you
make this hope your own?" A
simple "I agree" is not the kind
of decision called for. Consent is
not action, and nothing short
of action is obedience to the
purpose and call of God.
l
When James said, "Be doers
of the word, and not hearers
only,' he was calling for a com- j
mitment to the intention of God j
that would affect all of life ? i
thought, word, and action.
What Will We Do About It?
The keys to understanding
Scripture are also guides to
Christian action. All depend on
the realization that the Bible is
my means of self-identification
as a Christian.
Does American history and
tradition have any practical ef
fect on how I live? Does my
identification with Americanism
in any way define my style of
life? In thinking about these
questions we should try to be
as specific as possible. What
precisely are the ingredients of
Americanism? How are they re
lated to our particular history?
Why are they distinctively
American? What responsibili
ties do they place upon us?
Now ask this same set of
questions about Christianity.
How can obedience to Chriat
be liberty? If the gospel de
mands that we have the mind
of Christ, does this mean that
our own minds are put to sleep?
Heading the Bible as our own
life history brings fresh insight
and understanding. It also
forces us to recognize some per
sistent and difficult problems.
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