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RALEIGH, N C.. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2i. 1967
M issionories
Protest Vietnam War
An Interdenomination group
of 23 American missionaries in
1 the Philippines, of whom nine
are Methodists and two are
Evangelical United Brethren,
have addressed to the U.S. go
vernmnt a strong protest and
appeal on American policy in
Vietnam, Copies of their state
ment were received by the Me
thodist Board of Missions in
New York.
Calling for the U, S. to take
bold Initiatives to stop hos
tilities* with a cessation of
bombing North Vietnam as a
first step, the missionaries said
America "must make repeated
attempts to demonstrate its
credibility, its good faith ana its
genuinely peaceful intentions ”
They urged the U, S. to con
tinue its efforts to place Viet
nam on the agenda of th® United
Nations and asked the Govern
ment to "declare its reaamess
to accept and recognize a freely
chosen broadly representative
government in South Vietnam,
without rejudging its political
character and alignment.'’
The missionaries entitled
their statement "An Appeal to
the United States Government
from 23 Missionaries in the
Philippines Concerning Viet
nam .* They said they al so want -
ed to address the American poo -
pi®. They declared that “ we
recognize that risks are in
volved in what we call for,
but these risks are not as great
as the present course of steady
escalation and widening war.’
The statement was sharply
critical of U. S. war policy in
Vietnam. It said: "We are ap
palled by the gross evils being
perpetrated dally by both sides
In the conflict, .our nation pro
fesses a vibrant Judaeo-Chris
tian heritage, Our nation holds a
vision of liberty before the
world as an ideal for all people.
Arid our nation has unprece
dented power and wealth which
placed it in a unique position
of leadership among the nations
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THE BLESSING 07 CRISIS
The Apostle Paul, who had
been through one desperate cri
sis after another, wrote the fol
lowing:
“And we know that all things
work together for good to them
that love God, to them that are
the called according toH is pur
pose.’’(Rom. 8:28).
How many people have found
life going along smoothly for
years when, all of a sudden,
they have found themselves in
the middle of serous crises!
Perhaps the sudden death of
a loved one changed life comple
tely and presented serious pro
blems wholly- unanticipated.
Perhaps it was the sudden loss
of wealth, so that life had to b®
completely re-adjusted. There
are hundreds of unexpected in
cidents that can suddenly bring
one face to face with stark and
stern reality.
For believers in the Lord
Jesus Christ such crises can
prove great spiritual blessings.
They show us the insecurity of
all that is temporal and give us
4 greater appreciation of our
eternal security in Christ. They
give deeper meaning to the
Scriptures we study and even to
the hymns we sing. They sanc
tify and enrich our fellowships.
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of mankind.
"But what we witness in .
Vietnam belies these things.
Our support of vested interests
and unrepresentative regimes
has made a mockery of the
freedom we exalt. The socio
economic eftorts we have un
dertaken are overshadowed by
our vast military power that is
destroying the very land and
people we would help. Our de
struction of crops is depriving
innocent children, women and
the elderly of the food they
must have to survive. Our uni
lateral policies in Vietnam, in
the face of widespread protests
from such highly responsible
sources as Pope Paul, the World
Council of Cnurches and U.
Thant, have weakened Ame
rica’s potential for creative
leadership."
The cost of the war was a
nother .target for the missiona
ries’ criticism: "So deeply In
volved in waging war, our coun
try neglects an adequate pro
gram for peace These revolu
tionary times demand an all
out offensive against poverty,
hunger, illness, ignorance and
oppression To spend mil
lions for peace while pourin- al
most two billioh dollars a month
into a war whose end is no
where in sight and whose real
purposes are questiorialbe is the
height of folly. Although we re
cognize that our nation with
its superior weaponry, vast re
sources and great influence--
may eventually achieve some
sort of military victory in Viet
nam, it would be a ‘victory’
achieved at a human cost fa jr
beyond w!i a t ever temporary
value it might nave."
The 23 missionaries repre
sent eight denomination back
grounds -- United Presbyterian
USA, United Church of Christ,
Disciples of Christ, Episcopal,
Evangelical United Brethren,
American Baptist, Methodist
and Lutheran, Missouri Synod.
to those--and only those--
who truly love God and are “the
called according to His pur
pose," all things do indeed
‘‘work together for good” or,
t o render this passage more
correctly, they “are wrought
together for good”-- by God,
This is why God’s Word to the
Christian is:
“Be careful (full of care) for
nothing; but in everything by
prayer and supplication, with
thanksgiving, let your requests
be made known unto God.
“And the peace of God, which
passeth all understanding, shall
keep your hearts and minds
through Christ Jesus”( Phil. 4;
6,7,).
MEDITATION
A SERMONETTE
BY COLIN DOUGLAS
“Let us consider one another.”
--Heb. 10:24.
One of the most comfortable
qualities a person can possess
or develop is the one of adapt-
One of the most comfortable
qualities a person can possess
or develop is the one of adapt
ability, for no one ever lives a
day of his life without meeting
the need for adapting himself to
someone or to some circum-
’ JSUGfON
And
race
By Negro Press International
WEEK’S QUOTE
"The painful, but inevitable
broadening of each man’s alle
giance from his own ethnic,
racial, religious, national, cul
tural and economic group to the
wider embrace of all mankind
constitutes the central revolu
tion of our time. Every human
person is affected by this revo
lution, which calls for changes
in the provincial attitudes and
behavior of all the people in the
world... Human rights, are not
intended to be the exclusive
preroga.i.e of a few...rather,
human rights are God-given and
hence inviolable,’’ —Statement
issued by the Baha’i Communi
ty of North America during its
centenery celebration in Chi
cago, Oct. 5-6.
TRUE METHODISM
WASHINGTON - When the
Methodist general and jurisdic
tional conferences convene next
year, they will be distinguish
ed by the numbers of Negro
colleges selected to represent
the annual conferences. Twenty
four Negroes will be represent
ing integrated annual confer
ence at the General conference;
and 41 at jurisdictional confer
ences. These ne delegates will
join in making final recom
mendation to the General con
ference for the complete dese
gregation of the annual confer
ences by 1972.
STUDENT AID
NEW ORLEANS ? More than
300 "unqualified” Negro stu
dents will be beneficiaries of
educational assistance from the
United Church of Christ at the
denomination's 32 colleges and
universities, according to an
announcement made last week
by the Rev. Charles E. Cobb,
executive coordinator, Com
mittee for Racial Justice Now,
a denominational unit. Under
the plan, students selected
would b® those unable to enter
college because of poor grades
In high school, poor counseling,
lack of money, low motivation
and Indifference of parents.
Baha'i To
Celebrate
U. N. Day
To mark the occasion of Unit
ed Nations Day, the Baha’i Com -
munity of Raleigh will hold a
picnic at 12 noon at Reedy
Creek Park on October 22, it
was announced by Mrs. Marga
ret Quance, chairman of the
local group.
She said this year’s event
will have the them® of "A
United World - An Emerging
Reality.’’ The speaker will
be Mr. Ken Mays from Wood
bridge, Va.
According to Mrs. Quance,
Baha’is feel the United Nations
is an important step toward an
inevitable world society based
on the brotherhood of all men.
She added that Baha’i communi
ties throughout the nation are
sponsoring U. N. Day program s
as a means of gaining deeper
understanding of the United Na
tion's good and accomplish
ments.
She said, "We feel it is im
portant to know about what the
United Nations is doing in both
humanitarian and peace-build
ing areas, as civilization strug
gles toward world unity.” The
public is invited to attend.
stance, A person who has the a
biiity to adapt himself does not
exp rience the clashes with
personalities or the frustra
tions of live encountered by
one who has never learned how
to adapt himself.
Os course, everyone adapts
himself more or less--some
better and more easily than
others--because they are more
loving and more understanding
or less sea rful about their
rights. But everyone who wants
to have peace in his human
relationship, who desires to
make progress in his work, who
yearns to have life yield up
more o? its happiness, should
develop the quality of adaptabi
lity
How do we develop adaptabi
lity? Just by learning tq .think
of others as children of God,
with aspirations, rights, and
needs like your own. We can
readily see how much another
person's atmity to adapt him
self eases our way—so we
should be. willing to adapt our
selves enough to ease the way
of another person , All the
fretting, fussing, and grumbling
in th® world won’t solve a part
in the worULwon’t solve a par
ticular problem or make your
way easier. But cheerfulness
and adaptability do make your
path smoother and more en-
Joyatte Rememlser always that
God is constantly at work, that
He is in control of you and
your world, and although ap
pearances may smjm to be slow
in changing, you sould keep
your faith in God high, and you
should keep calm and patient In
the realization that "H® works
in wondrous ways His mlrades
to perform.”
"to quietness end in confl
dance shall by your strength ”
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An investment in Your Future
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I A THIRSTY LAND 1
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Men have a thirst and a longing for goodness and
righteousness. Even the most parched soul is touched by
•£ acts °* kindness, forgiveness, and love. Jesus said, "Whoso
dr'nketh tJle water i* ve him shall never J'
thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him 1
a w *ll water springing up into everlasting life."
May all who are thirsty for a oneness with man and with
God find satisfaction and fulfillment by attending church
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