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By GARY STEWART Page 8A-KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD-Wednesday, May 4, 1988 months ministering and training South Africa’s John Newton Believes Managing Editor Indigenous missions--the train- ing of native Africans to take the gospel of Jesus Christ to their own people-is the answer to evangelizing the nation, says A. John Newton, native South African missionary who spoke at revival services last week at Midview Baptist Church in Kings Mountain. Rev. Newton said 90 foreign missionaries have had to leave the country in the past 10 years because of political problems and stress, but he has trained hundreds of natives to go into their own tribal communities to ' spread the Word and build chur- ches. Newton, whose father was Catholic and mother a Methodist, became a Christian at the age of 17 and began his ministry at age 19. He spent over 30 years in preaching and train- ing ministers in Africa before coming to the United States in 1984. Since coming here, he has pastored some churches, spoken in revivals and missions con- ferences and led seminars, and at present is a field represen- tative for Christian Aid Mission in Charlottesville, Va., which finances indigenous mission pro- grams. Beginning later this year, Newton will serve six months raising money in the U.S. and six Assemblies Of God Should There is no doubt that Jim- my Swaggart’s fall from grace has hurt many people and shamed the cause of Christ. Swaggart’s downfall has been more damaging to the church than last year’s controversies involving Oral Roberts and Jim and Tammy Bakker. More people listened to Swaggart and believed him to be a true man of God. The Assemblies of God is to be commended for treating Swaggart’s sin like that of any other fallen preacher. There is instant and total pastors in Africa. Newton has preached in army tents, churches and in the shade of trees in Africa and once bap- tized over 3,000 people at one revival. “Our revival meetings usually last from six weeks to four mon- ths,” he noted. “We go in with a team of 15 men and myself, put up a tent, preach, baptize, and build churches.” He said preachers in Africa often get the feeling that people are not responding, but it’s usual- ly a case of language barriers. “That’s why it takes so long to run a revival,” he said. ‘For weeks it seems the people are just staring at you and not responding. Then, as they begin to understand the Message, youll see a tear rolling down their cheek and you know the Ho- ly Spirit is working on them.” Newton is an independent Bap- tist but he says the churches he organizes in Africa are non- denominational. ‘‘We never put a name above the door,” he says. Christian Aid Mission, he said, serves over 3,000 missionaries and ministers in foreign lands and has contact with over 25,000 independent indigenous ministries. “We only finance indigenous works,” he said. “We buy trac- tors for farmers, put on roofs for forgiveness for any repentant sinner who calls on the Lord. However, there are some life- styles, habits, and sins that make it wise to go through a period of Christian disciple- ship and rehabilitation. Due REV. JOHN NEWTON churches, complete buildings for orphanages and hospitals, assist with medical supplies, purchase vehicles, Bibles, tracts and medical supplies.” Newton doesn’t agree with re- cent U.S. sanctions against South Africa, and says most Africans don’t agree with them either. He said the sanctions and disinvestments by U.S. com- panies will eventually backfire on the U.S. because, while the U.S. is banning trade with South Africa, Russia is buying up South African minerals, taking the best for themselves and selling the leftovers to the U.S. ‘“Eventual- Be Saluted to the nature of Swaggart’s sex problems, his denomina- tion felt he needed this help. The National Religious Broadcasters apparently "agrees and have removed Swaggart from its member- Many prominent TV preachers have not been able to escape the taint of mixing business with religion. This problem has overtaken too many television ministries; and others are now on shaky ground and ready to collapse. The sins that have brought so many TV preachers down are pride, money and sex. Swag- . ship. In Training Indigenous Missionaries ly, it will put Americans out of work,” he said. “The political situation in South Africa is not as much a black-white conflict as it is a Red conflict,” said Newton. “We hear a lot on the news about the black- white conflicts of South Africa, but it is distorted news. The American people are not getting the real truth about what’s hap- pening there. People have been kidnapped and taken to Russia, Cuba and the PLO nations and trained to be terrorists, then brought back into South Africa to go into the tribal communites and plant land mines, ete.” Newton said there are 27 million black people in Africa who are members of 10 different tribes. “These people are wan- ting to develop their homelands and to identify with the world that they can develop their own future,” he said. ‘““The South African government has spent an enormous amount of money to help them so they can become self-governing nations and set up a stable future.” Newton said South Africa, which represents about eight percent of the total population of Africa, and a few states in the ex- treme northern tip of Africa, are the only Democratic govern- ments in the nation. Others are communist-controlled or con- trolled by one-party dictator- ships and military rule. South Africans enjoy freedoms which are probably unsurpassed only by the U.S. Other African nations do not enjoy such freedoms, have very poor highway, railway and utility systems, and most people cannot afford the high-priced food and other necessities. “Those nations started off ‘one-man, one-vote’ nations, and today it’s a one-party system...socialistic with no rights, no freedom,” he said. The African states have the highest percentage of persons with AIDS (40 percent) of anywhere in the world. It’s such a problem, Newton said, that South Africa requires all persons coming in from other parts of the country to have AIDS tests ad- ministered by a surgeon before entering South Africa and as soon as they get threre. “It’s known as the AIDS belt of the world,” Newton said. “The disease has reached epidemic proportions. It’s a known fact that the African hospitals use the same needles for blood transfu- sions, and have no refrigeration and cooling systems for blood banks, and this is what’s creating it.” He said South Africa sends corn meal, milk, medical sup- plies and petroleum products in- to the northern countries to try to keep people from coming into South Africa and creating medical problems. South Africa also contracts persons who do not have the AIDS virus to work in mines for two to four years and learn a trade to take back to their homelands. ‘Half the money is banked, one quarter given to the employees and one quarter sent to their families,”” Newton said. ‘After the contract period is up, they take the money that has ac- cumulated and go back home. Very seldom to they return for a second term to work in the mines. The money they have ac- cumulated and the trade they have learned enables them to be affluent businessmen in their countries.” Ri Rate Shed iy CERTIFICATE ONE-YEAR CERTIFICATE 1.60% 1.895% Ann. Yield 1.35% 1.626% momen $1,000 minimum RATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAILY *Annualized yield assumes principal and in- terest remain on deposit for a full year at the current rate. Rate subject to change at renewal. Withdrawals prior to maturity from these certificates are subject to penalty. Home Federal Savings and Loan Associafion KINGS MOUNTAIN 700 West King St. 739-8015 GASTONIA 257 West Main St. 864-4663 BESSEMER CITY 215 East Virginia St. 629-4136 LL pe lS be We Are Easter People By PHILLIP M. SQUIRE, Pastor Resurrection Lutheran For many people and churches, the Easter celebration is long past. It is a one y celebration and when Easter Sunday is passed, Easter is over. We forget that Easter shapes the way we look at the world and the way we live daily. All too often we forget where life comes from. We see our life beginning in a physical union between a man and a woman and that is it. But life is much more than just being born. We are nothing until we are griped by what God has done for us on the cross of calvary. Our life only takes on meaning, purpose and direction when we are confronted with the resurrection of Jesus Christ. When we understand the victory over death that Christ bought with the giving of his life, then the way we live takes on a whole new meaning. If we believe our three score and ten years ends in a six foot hole in the ground, then the old saying, “eat, drink and be merry for tomorrow we die”’, takes on great significance for us. The Easter story tells us of a different ending for our lives. Easter tells us that death is not the end but only a door through which we will all pass on our way to eternal living; some to the eternal torment of hell and others to the eternal banquet in the presence of our heavenly Father. Where we go, as hard as this statement seems for many, is NOT our decision. We don’t pile up enough good works or brownie points or decisions for Christ, or righteous acts, or worship services attended to tip the scales in our favor. We don’t earn, much less merit, God’s forgiveness and love. If we can do ONE thing to earn our salvation, then Christ had no reason to die and rise from the dead. As St. Paul tells us in Romans, ‘all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God”. (R. 3:23) Christ’s victory over the cold, damp earth of the grave, opens the way to the eternal prescence of God for all people. On the cross, the word of our Lord was ‘‘Father forgive ‘them’ for they know not what they do”. The ‘them’ was an inclusive ‘them’. It was another word for sinner, which is the title all of us wear. For as St. Paul says, we ALL fall short of perfection and nothing can bridge the gap that ex- ists between God and mankind, except the death and resurrection of Christ. One of the proclamations of the church is that we are Easter peo- ple. That is, because of the resurrection of Christ from the dead, we In a sense are permitted to do more than eat, drink and be merry. We are so overwhelmed by what God has done for us, that what we do is love and serve others in response to God’s saving act in Jesus Christ. As Easter people we worship on the day of resurrection. Each Sun- day is a worship celebration of the Easter event. But so many of us loose sight of the death and resurrection as nothing more than just an historical event. The content of our lives, which are lived out ser- mons, should be the victory that Christ has won for us by his rising from the dead with the defeat of the powers of the law and the evil one. All too often we celebrate Easter as a one day event and then it is back to life as usual. The incredible news that Christ is risen from the dead should shake us to the ground of our being each and every time * we hear that news. Easter should color every day of our living. We should view the world through glasses that are tinted with resurrec- tion color. No matter how hopeless a situation seems; no matter how bad the news we read in the newspapers or see on television; no matter how desparate and dispairing our life seems to become; the resurrection always speaks a word of hope to us. The resurrection tells us that life and salvation are NEVER found within ourselves or in the world around us or by what we do. Life and salvation are the gift of the totally other: the one who died and rose from the dead so that we might have life and live that life to its fullest in love and service for God to one another. May we live as Easter people, for tomorrow we may die. So let us eat, drink and be merry in celebration of the victory God has won for us over death. For to each of us the gift of eternal life awaits. T"WHITEY'S SEAFOOD BUFFET ALL-U-CARE TO EAT! Special — Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday Nights: $5.95 Wednesday Night Seafood Buffet Senior Citizens Special Only 3.75 Open: Wed., Thurs., Fri. and Sat. — 4-9:30 p.m. PHONE 922-8436 Off Cherryville-Dallas Highway 279 On Long Shoals, Landers Chapel Road i xen gart’s sin was a form of sex- ual immorality that we cann pornography. Jimmy Swaggart will soon hit the ‘‘come-back” trail. Hopefully, he will remember some of the toughest talk from Jesus in the Gospel is aimed at the hypocrites and the self-righteous. It is impor- tant that a man lives what he preaches. Revival Set Cherokee Street Baptist Church will hold revival ser- vices May 11-13 at 7 p.m. each evening. Visiting evangelist will be Rev. Junior Clark, of Piney Mountain. Special singing will be featured each evening. Rev. Gene Leigh, pastor invites the public to attend. Mom’s Morning Out Central United Methodist Church will sponsor Mother’s Morning Out again this fall on Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to noon and registration forms are available until May 25. Contact Lisa Hall at 739-9054 for more information and to register. Ms. Hall said the program features free play, crafts and a snack and cost is $16 per month for one child and $24 per month for two children. The program folows the school calendar and is not held in the summer months. Banquet Monday The annual United Methodist Women Mother- Daughter banquet will be held Monday at 7 p.m. at the church. “The Clowns Around’, a group of senior citizens from Gaston County, will provide entertainment. Admission is $5 for adults and $2.50 for children under 12. Church Women Dinner Thursday Third annual dinner of the Kings Mountain Council of Churchwomen will be held . Thursday, at 6:30 p.m. at Boyce Memorial ARP Church. Tickets are Available through local church offices. GOSPEL SING There will be a gospel sing- ing Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at Midview Baptist Church. Featured groups include the Ambassadors of Rock Hill, S.C., and the Eddie Houston Family of Maiden. Tultex Mill Outlet Alfred Dunner Coordinates Three different Spring groupings in laundered twill, chambray and chino fabrications. Jackets, blouses, sweater tops, skirts, slacks of soft pastel colorations. Sizes 10/20. Sugg. retail $30 to $48. Our Price $2399 to $3799 Knit Separates Choose from knit tops, crop tops, skirts and jumpers. Solids and prints. Poly/cotton interlock. Sizes S-M-L. Sugg. retail $20 to $43. Our Price $1 399 to $2799 Ladies Slacks Choose from Lady Haggar or Levi Strauss. Basic and fashion styles. Poly/cotton twill fabrications. Tradi- tional and bright colors. Sizes 8/18. Sugg. retail to $32. Our Price $1 599 to $2299 Ladies Skirts 100% cotton and poly/cotton blend, sheeting twills, and poplin fabrica- tions. Solids, pastels, and novelty prints. Sizes 8/18. Assorted styles. Sugg. retail $20 to $24. Our Price $1 299 to $1 499 Ladies Sweaters 100% cotton scoopneck, cap sleeve style. Wide variety of bright colors. Sizes S-M-L. Sugg. retail $21. Our Price $1 399 Knit Tops Short sleeve-100% cotton. Choose from collar placket or Henly style neck line. Sizes S-M-L. Traditional and bright colors. Sugg. retail $15. Our Price $999 to $1 09° Blouses Notch collar, ruffle, and bow style in white and assorted pastel colors. Short sleeves in 100% polyester. Sizes 8/18. Sugg. retail to $20. Our Price $899 to $1 099 Camp Shirts Poly/cotton blended, notch collar, button front with roll tab sleeve. Solids and multi-stripes. Sizes 8/18. Sugg. retail to $18. Our Price $1 299 Ladies Gowns Gown Sets Sizes S-M-L Our Price 8.99 to 20.99 May 8 — Mother's Day Kings Mt. : Kings Mountain Plaza Shelby Road Mon-Sat 10-6 Phone 739-6492
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