Give Witness
To Your Beliefs
By REV. GEORGE MOORE
Pastor Resurrection Lutheran Church
TRXT: John 1:23 *1 am the
voice of one crying in the wilder
ness, ‘.Make straight the way of
the Lord
A New York reporter, assign
ed to Die areas of drama and al l.
was to report on the opening
night of the Metropolitan Opera
Knowing the opera and being
quite familiar with those playing
the leading roles he derided a
gainst ‘wasting’ a whole evening.
Instead of going to the opera he
retired to his favorite t»ar and.
Just before tin- deadline, cal fed in
to his papei a glowing da-scrip
tion of the perf •trance.
'I ho next morning me c.i.nn
rongt atulalrd him on his bril
I,ant writing. Thru ho tired tho
reporter. At the la*t minute the
performance had boon cancelled.
There hadn't lioeci any opening
night!
I often wonder if a lot of peo
ple aren't living in that sort of
a dream world, facing life not
v» much ;i> • result of wha* has
happ. .i*vl. but .is a result of what
they think has happened, the re
suit of pure and simple fantasy.
If there is any doubt, consider
I his matter of witnessing. In
most sirens >f life, unless we are
completely dishonest, w* witness
to what we know and lielleve. In
the world of business we believe
in the products we produce or
sell and we say so' In tire world
of education we believe in the
pursuit >f knowledge and We
say .<>' in the world of s< ienee
We believe in new discoveries
.mil Hi. i lieneflt- . ,ii v. ■ ,iy
so! In tin* world f js»!:ti .• we
helievo i:i imrlieul ; principles of
govern Tent and you ran t>» .*jjv
we say -..! in any in all these
areas, wherever w • might be
involved. Ixdiofs an- e<pie«sed.
declared, witnessed 10. usually
quite emphatically ’
But what about witnessing to
the most impoitar.i factor* of
life, its beginning, its true value,
its future? What is being said,
declared, witnessed to. concern
ing life itself, and the One Who
gives it? What are you saying
about your life, and alarm Ood?
Are you giving witness to what
you believe about Him?
If we don't speak we are eithe
refusing our calling as i’htis
tians. or we don't really believe
what we profess. Clod's witness is
a Son Who came and lived and
died and conquered. a Fellowship
bi ought into existence by Him,
a <*hu: h wh h i.-* h.> Body. a
psipio who have en< ounici ed
Him. wit» have been redeemed by
Him.
It's the reality of a Clod Who
c res into human life. Who
fret s lift- by hi*- presence. Who
transforms that life from ves
sels of evil into vessels o! right
bounties* It's the reality of a
Clot! Who calls all these to "de
clare the wonderful deeds of II.m
Who called them out of darkness
into his marvelous light.”
Do you lielieve it? Do you be
lieve in Him? Do you believe
that He came, that lie will i-ome
again? If you really do. you will
give witness, not only by the way
you live, but by what you say. It
will he your shaking in cleat ,
foreeful. vocal testimony, speak
ing out against evil and speaking
out for the right.
Hughes Warner, writing in
"The Presbyterian Record." said
this concerning the Christian
witness: “If a person is a
ist or a comTtinist. ! will
it in 24 hours: if he is i
of a union or a fraternal
I will know it within a few i
hui if he is a member of a
tian church, it may he yea I
fore 1 will e'er learn it."
Ihre aga .n. if s
ili.'tihi .is So »u -rnt situitll
and the gn at, cry n.j nca
witness, listen to the edi or]
"The Tulsa Trihon-*. Un|
I.lavd Jones. Not long a:
till
presented a TV program
was later reprinted >
"Who's Tampering With t
Soul of America?" Ctnccrned
mot a I fibre of this nation he
IKtsed those problems which
front us all.
Concerning present day niov
he said:
•Tan anyone deny that movi
are dirtier titan ever? Hut
don't eall it dirt. They rail
“realism.” Wh> do we let theOi
fool us? Why do we nod owlish*
ly when they tell us that filth is
merely a daring art form, th
licentiousness is really sori
is
all
linn
comment?...Isn't it time
squawked?"
Concerning TV hroadi
he said:
We are drowning our
ster* in violence, cynicist
sadism piped into the- livin
and even the nursery. The
children of the kids who
weep because the Little
(lirl r.vc to death now feel
ed if she isn’t slugged, ra
thrown into a Bessemer nj
er.
Concerning present day
ture:
Compared to some of oui^od
ern slush. “Ulysses" read*
the minutes of the E|
League "Lady Chat tody’s
has heen draped with the n tie
of art. and is now on sale
tearest drugstore to your
lehooi-age son or da lighter
•ents.
Mr. Jones goes on to
ome worthwhile sugg<‘sti<«
Let's have the gut* to sa
hook is dirt if that’s whi
dnk of it. or that a pat ng
ke
lat
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may well be a daub if you can't
figure out which way to hang it.
And if some beatnik weld* to
gether a collection of rusty cog
wh<"cls and old corset stays and
claims it's a greater sculpture
that’. Michelangelo's "Pavi.l." let'?
have the courage to say that it
looks like Junk and probably i*.
Let's blow the whistle <ri play
that would bring blushes to an (
American Legion stag party, j
Let's not he awed by movie eh.v ,
iactors with barnyard morals...
In short. let's cover up the cess
pool and start planting some
flowers.”
If all this seems remove anti
far away look at the movie ads
in today's paj>er. See what's
available to anyone who ha* the
price of admi*sion and the use of
the family car. It is. for the most
part, filth!
i Or note the vast increase of ad
vertising concerning non • essen
| tial inkinesses which keep their
doors open seven days a week,
j Wbat are we permitting, or aid
I ing. concerning the Lord's Pay?
And what does all this have to
say concerning the Christian
witness? It savs that far too
long we have failed to speak out
for God in everyday life. These
are our failures in the face of
what He has done for us, what
He means to us.
This is not a dream world. It
is a world in which find himself
is fighting, every day. the evils
which have enslaved far too
many men, women and children.
It’s a world into which God
came, flesh of our flesh, defeat
ing evil, making possible our
transformed freedom, making
possible a good and decent world.
Into this world He will come
again. It will be God's '‘Advent"
of judgment and finality, when
all evil will be destroyed. Now.
in this generation. Cod's witness
is asking for our witness, we
who e.’ill ourselves by His Name.
He i* asking that our voices hr
raided, loud and clear, in the
wilderness of life which sur
'©und us: that we might say. too.
’‘Make straight the wav of the
Lord."
God speaks here and now. in
this place, to us. He speaks his
I truth, message and act. To us.
vve vvho hear and believe. He
I calls, that vve might go out int<
j our everyday world, and share
j that truth, message and act. with
the whole world. It is God’s call
I to leave the comforts of home
and enter into the wildernesses
of desoairing life, where men
need Him.
“You.” says your God. "You
shall be my witnesses,” until I
return. What will you say, to
day. tomorrow, tomorrow and to
morrow. for Him?
/h/mU* MAOJC —
I AT*.
Completes
Tiaining
ANTONIO, Tex Airman
W .Beam, son of Mrs. Ruth
(Beam of 819 N. Piedmont
V. Kings Mountain. N. C\. has
|pleted his Air Force basic
ary training at Lackland
, Tex.
tn Beam is being assigned
ir Defense Command i AD
lit at Richards-Gebaur, AF
for training and duty as
1 repair specialist. His or
lion supports the ADC
of defending the conti
US. against enemy air at
of ri
airman is a 1964 graduate
ngs Mountain high school.
niciltan
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FARM COSTS UP
The fcmerioan farmer is caught
in th« peculiar circumstance of
eamii j more and enjoying it
less. j
It would be more accurate to
say, perhaps, that he is enjoying
less oil it Simply because there's
less left over.
Back in 1960. the nation's far
mers (Sought in a gross income
of $32.5 billion. They paid out
$19.3 billion in production costs
and pocketed $13.2 billion
During the fourteen-year span
which foil! med. farmers noted a
substanfal boost in gross pra
ceads. The 1964 gross tally w j.
a remarkable $11.9 billion!
But the man of the soil was
bleeding from "backward pro
gress". for in 1961 he resided
only $12 I billion in profit—act
“ally a decrease of some $800
raffiksi below his 1960 net in
‘ Hi* costs, which had risen
Speaking OuA
•t '
GEORGE T. MOORE. PrMidaat
Kings Mountain Ministerial
l-'rom all indications <>ur area
of the Piedmont is golriM 11 have ,
a good year. Industry is busy
with increased production and
expansion. For the first lime in
quite a few years labor short
ages. rather than work sh st
ages, have become the pro le.m
for progressive businesses and
industries.
One would be foolish to deplore
such economic benefits to indi
viduals and community. 1 sin
cerely hope it continues. How
ever. I do have and would like
to raise some questions which are
worth the asking as we begin
this new year of These
questions arc prompted when
w'orship, at is app >inled. widely
accepted hour, is overshadowed
by "business-as-usual""
It's quite obvious that we need
essential services at all times
It's just as obvious, so I've been
told, that certain industries can't
afford to shut down operation.
It’s loo expensive! Others have
to catch up with the demanding
orders which must he fillct^^
For the present the nun^^of
people involved are still in the
minority. However, the upsurge
of production is changing iIk* pic
ture. More and more people dget
caught up in the "necessities, of
the seven-day work week, or in
the shift work which pulls them
into Sunday duties.
Hmv can our churches meet
and deal with the problem? Sure
ly we can’t remain remote and
aloof, forgetting those forced to
miss the benefits of the commun
.ty at worship. It’s worth the at
tempt o open our church doors
for worship a a time never tried
before. j>crhaps one morning dur
ing the week. H->w many would
respond ?
Basie to thp problem, of course,
is the certainty of human need.
Man. without spiritual f *od, giv
1 on in and through the fellowship
i if the Church, starves. We all
need the outpourin' of (kid's
| Word, preached and ad minister
i ed. Our task is t.> witness to all
' men. Let's make the effort!
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Radio, TV
Coverage Set
Foi Inangnii
RALEIGH — North Carols
radio and television stations wll
' broadcast special coverage a
Gov.-elect Dan K Moore's inau
guration in Raleigh on Friday.
(Januaiy Si
Statewide radio coverage will
begin at 11:30 a.m. and continue
until 2 p.m. Seven television sta
tions will also begin coverage at
11:30 a.m. and continue until the
inaugural parade has been com
pleted. approximately 2:30 p.m.
Eight other television stations
will present segments ol the inau
gural proceedings. Generally,
their coverage will be from 12 to
1 pm. The oath of office is ex
pected to be administered during
this hour.
Statewide inaugural broadcast
networks far both radio and tel
evision are being coordinated by
the North Carolina Association
of Broadcasters.
Most radio stations in the state
are expected to broadcast the
inaugural events. Three Raleigh
stations are cooperating with
NCAB to provide radio network
coverage. WITF. Raleigh, will
originate the broadcast.
Men and equipment from 13
television stations will cooperate
to provide NCAB's inaugural tel«
ecast. WUNC-TV. chapel Mill
and \Y RAL-TV, Raleigh, will ori
ginate the statewide signal
Complete inaugural ever
be televised by WITN-TV
ington; URAL TV. RaleighjTwr
VD. Durham; WUNC-TV. Chape!
Hill; WETV and WWAY. Wil
mington; WCCB-TV. Charlotte.
Segments of inaugural proceed
ings w1U be televised by WLOS
TV, Asheville; WHTV and WSOC
TV. Charlotte; WSJSTV. Wins
ton - Salem; WGHP-TV. High
Point; WFMY-TV, Greensboro;
WNCT. Greenville; and WNBE
TV’. New Bern.
Richard Maaon. General Man
ager of WPTF. Raleigh, is chair
man of NCAB's inaugural Cov
erage Committee. Graham Pov
ner. also ot WPTF. is chairman
of the radio Mubrommittee, and
John Young. WUNC-TV. Chapel
Hill, is chairman of the television
subcommittee.
bottom out of his pocket.
Much of what Farm Bun
does. then, has roots in a lx
need for betterini the finant
lot of the farmer. That need, i
so-called "time of plenty". \
never more pronounced
The effort continues for m
Het expansion and inaea
sale*. But little good is real
when the cost seepage nulUl
and then overtakes gains m
®t the market place.
Prominent among 1965
Bureau policies are stat
demanding fiscal rest
to arrest a rampant
spiral. Others demand ..^ ,
nation of taxes discrimlm
against agriculture. Present
those aimed at gearing
jfnn operation to e greeter
,rm