Page 2C-KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD-Wednesday, February 3, 1988
Religious
Viewpoint
By CLYDE DUPIN
The United States is facing a moral and ethical crisis due to
a lack of Bible standards. The Word of God has been
neglected by many pastors and church leaders. The church
no longer speaks with a voice of authority on moral issues.
A recent Gallup Poll suggests that we need to find spiritual
answers to deal with the moral decline in America. George
Gallup, Jr. said, “At all levels of society we are seeing the
corrupiing power of money and material success.”
Gal
up said the remedies needed include learning to
witness to one’s faith. As examples of the moral decline, he
cited wide-spread cheating on taxes which cost the govern-
ment about $100 billion a year, extra-marital affairs of
“epidemic proportions,” fraudulent telephone charges,
pilferage costing department stores more than $4 billion a
year.
There were many reasons cited for this decline in morality
and ethics. Gallup said the main reason for the problem is the
“deep spiritual malaise.” He noted that it is shocking that
church attendance makes little difference in a person’s
ethical views and moral behavior.
It is no time for churches to be soft on homosexuality, pre-
marital sex, and abortions. Every pastor has a responsibility
to speak out against the evils of our society and call lying,
cheating, and sexual misconduct sin. The Bible is the ab-
solute book of authority and needs to be preached to save both
our souls and our nation.
NOTHING IN THIS WORLD IS
PERMANENT EXCEPT GOD’S LOVE
We all make the mistake of assuming that anything
on this earth will go on forever, and building our
lives upon it; for this is simply not true. The tides
of business can turn, and even long-established
companies may suddenly go under. Whole towns
can be leveled by earthquakes or tornadoes.
Mountains rise and fall; shorelines advance and
recede. Even the stars change positions, however
imperceptibly, during our lifetimes. The lives of
‘human beings are in a constant state of change,
with the passage of time. The only thing in this
world that remains unchanged is the love of God.
We should thank Him for it and realize that it may
cause even some of these tragedies to be blessings
in disguise. It’s all in His universal plan, and you
Missionary To Speak At Church
Reverend Mitchell
Cotrone, a missionary of the
Wesleyan Church to Colom-
bia South America will speak
at 7 p.m., Friday, February
5th at East Gold Street
Wesleyan Church, 610 East
Gold Street.
A graduate of Vennard Col-
lege, University Park, Iowa
and ‘an ordained minister in
the Wesleyan Church.
Cotrone ahs been a mis-
sionary to Colombia for the
past 20 years, He has served
as manager of the Tipografia
Union(Press which publishes
and distributes Gospel
literature to Colombia and
the Spanish speaking world,
and Libreria Union Chris-
tiana (bookstore), traveling
professor of the Extension Bi-
By Michael A. Guido
Metter, Georgia
Little Mary had been sent to the
store to get some fly paper, but she
tarried. Worried, her mother went
to the porch to look for her. When
she spied her, she called, “Mary,
jo you have the fly paper?”
“No, mother,’ she answered;
“it’s got me.”
What a picture of sin. It charms,
but it chains; it delights, but it
destroys; it enchants, but it
enslaves. The Bible says,
“Whosoever commits sin is the
servant of sin.”
But the Lord is stronger than
Satan and sin. There's no habit
that He can’t break, no sin that He
can't forgive, no soul that He can’t
save.
There's victory for you - in the
Lord. Accept the Victor, and you'll
are a part of it.
have the victory.
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ble Institute Program (TEE),
professor in the Wesleyan Bi-
ble Institute, director of the
mission’s Gospel film
ministry, mission coor-
dinator pioneer pastor and
builder of the North Bogota
Wesleyan Church and
member of the National
Church District Board of Ad-
ministration.
Cotrone lives in Medellin,
Colombia with the wife, Ella,
and two children Tony (12
years) and Rosella (9 years).
Their oldest son, Greg,
graduated from Asbury
Theological Seminary in 1986
and is an ordained minister in
The Wesleyan Church.
Reverend Cotrone will
share interesting facts about
MITCHELL COTRONE
the country, people, and pro-
gress of the work in the coun-
try where he has served.
The Wesleyan Church
serves in 34 countries, in-
cluding Canada, Great Brit-
tian and the United States.
While the major emphasis in
the overseas outreach of the
church is placed on gospel
evangelism, an extensive
medical and educational pro-
gram has been carried on by
the denomination in several
areas of this worldwide
gospel enterprise. Bible col-
leges and training schools are
given major emphasis in the
effort to prepare nationals for
the ministry and other
leadership positions.
The pastor cordially invites
all in the community to hear
Reverend Cotrone.
Gospel Songfest Set
The Gospel Choir of
Gardner-Webb College will
sponsor their third annual
Gospel Songfest on Friday,
February 5, at 7:00 p.m. in
the Dover Theatre.
Featured on the program
will be choirs from surroun-
ding areas, including The
Cleveland County Mass
Choir, Gospel Choir of
Gardner-Webb College, Old
Ellis Chapel Baptist Church
young adult choir and the
Isothermal Community Col-
lege Choir. Our special guest
will be “COMPANY” in con-
cert.
The program is scheduled
for 7 p.m. and the public is in-
vited to attend. There is no
admissions charge.
For additional information
contact Carolyn B. McKin-
...do not squander
Time, for that’s the
stuff Life is made of.
—Benjamin Franklin
ney.
Eddie Bridges will MC the
program.
“We should live soberly,
righteously and godly,
in this present world.”
— Titus 2:12
MO TICE
The annual shareholders meeting of Home
Federal Savings and Loan Association will be
held on February 9, 1988 at 700 West King
Street, Kings Mountain, North Carolina at 2:00
p.m.
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