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i«t?. Mmhm Writes On "Doing Your Thing” BY REV. DAVID L. MOR RISON, pastor St. Matthew AME Church One of the prominent char acteristics that marks the thinking of the age, has to do with "Doing Your Thing." When a person thinks he ought to do something or act in a cer tain way, our age encourages him to go ahead and do his own thing, regardless of what others think. The current coun sel today is, if you really want to do something, why worry a bout what others think? It is understandable that those who do not Know Jesus Christ as Savior would care little a bout what others think, but it is regrettable that this attitude is becoming more and more prevalent among Christians. This is not to suggest that it is basically a 20th-century problem for since the crea tion of man there l ave been those who have gone their own way and done their own thing regardless of the standards of God or thinking of others. Many today, not only the young, hut the old alike, have turned these words into a per sonal motto: I am doing my thing. These word si understand comes from a rock n’ roll hit tune a few years ago; It's your thing do what you want to do I can’t tell you who to sock it to. Have you ever thought a bout what would happen if you were caught doing someone else's thing. Consider the woes that have come to man-kind because Adam and Eve were concern ed about doing their thing. By this disobediance to God’s re vealed will, man became spir itually separated from God. Be cause man became more con cerned about doing his thing than knowing and obeying God, “God also gave them up to un cleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonoui own bodies between them selves: Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and wor shipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed forever” (Rom. 24:25). The Corinthian believers also insisted on their own rights to the extend that they would take other believers to court, where unbelievers would have to judge them. Paul told them, “Now therefore there is utlerly a fault among you, because ye do to law one with another. Why do yet not rahter take wrong? Why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to he defrauded? Nay, ye do wrong, an*.defraud and that your brethren.” These were not Christians who were ( seeking to fullflll selfish de sires by insisting on their own rights. Although some who live for self may excuse their actions as “doing their thing,” the Apostle Paul, writing by in Mrs. Scott Will Fete ' Women Volunteers Toes * The Executive Mansion will be the setting on Sept. 15th at 10;30 a.m. until 12 noon for a coffee hour when Mis. Robert Walter Scott entertains for all currently active Women Volunteers in Wake County. Mrs. Robert E. Marshall is the reception Chairman. Mrs. Marshall states, “We hear about community pro grams and their accomplish ments through officers and project chairmen, but it is seldom we have the opportunity to meet the people behind the scenes. This office hour is planned as a public thank you Financial Responsibilityls Blasted What is the favorite subject when the Tar Heel motoring public has a complaint to take •up with the Department of Mo tor Vehicles? An arrest for a traffic viola tion? No? The safety Inspection pro gram? No. A license suspension or re vocation? No. Driver license examinations? No. The Financial Responsibili ty Act? If you guessed this one, you're right. Few people know it by that name, but it's the act adminis tered by the department that, simply stated, requires a mo tor vehicle owner to maintain continuous liability insurance or forfiet his or her license plate. According to Director James H. Stamey of the Registration Division, which carries out the provisions of the act, "Most of the complaints originate sim ply because the average mo torist isn’t familiar with the re quirement. And that’s because t.he motorist doesn't read his mail." 1 Stamey explained that full de tails of the Financial Responsi bility Act are mailed to every motor vehicle owner in North Carolina each year along with the annual license plate re newal cards. "The trouble begins," he said, "when we receive from an spiration re-ferred to such an attitude as "carnal. '* God will give us the spiritual forti tude we need to stand up for the convictions He give us, but let us never use these convictions as an excuse to ride roughtshod over the feelings of others. Why not let God become a part of your thing? After all we are indebted to him. Our life and worldly possessions have been entrusted to us try God him self. Let Him be the determin ing factor as to whether or not we should do something. It is the Ministry of the Holy Spirit to take the work of God and to produce tire peace of God in the believer’s life. Ac tion that is based on the deep seated peace of God is quite different than action whose purpose is to full fill some sel fish desire. Doing your thing Reverend? No, it’s God’s Thing, I will have to do what He want’s me to. My young black brothers and sisters, you can do your thing, and this is to be somebody. In the complex world of today the individual is likely to be overwhelmed by the feeling of insignficance. In the midst of world shaking movements, tre mendous accomplishments, and fast moving events, we feel small and inadequate. We know that we don't count for much in a nation such as ours, never-the-less, deeply inplanted in our nature is the urge to be somebody, to feel important, to want to be rec ognised as a people, a Black race of people. Be Black and proud, not Black and loud. At one time in my life I had the feeling that I was no body. Looking up everyday as it was to the white American, being surpressed on every side seeing injustices being afflict ed upon my people attending schools second class to that of a stable. But in the midst of these sur pressions, there came a cry from deep down within saying, you are somebody. Things want be like this always their's going to tie freedom after awhile. You do not have what Mr. Jones has, but you do have what you have. You are not what Mr. Brown is but you are what you are. You cannot do what Mr. Smith does, but you can do what you can do. And you can do more than you have ever done. For there is in you more than you have ever gotten out of yourself. Just do your thing for the right thing. You are somebody created by God. You are God’s Child, one whom He brought into the world and redeemed for his eternal kingdom. You are somebody in the eco nomy of God, whoever you are, whatever you are, God has a place for you to fill. tor individual participation.” The Community Council of W ake County was organized to study special needs of people, and to coordinate all agencies in an attempt to promote the best utilization of available re sources. Robert Bryan, president of the United Fund of Wake County stated, “We appreciate the in terest and invitation from Mrs. Scott in wanting to help us pay tribute to these dedicated vol unteers and to offer them the opportunity of meeting her and visiting the mansion on this particular occasion.” insurance company that liability insurance on a particular ve hicle has terminate and our records indicate that the license plate has not been turned in. We immediately notify the mo torist of the insurance com pany’s action and allow the owner 15 days to surrender the plate or show that coverage has been continuous,’’ YWCA News FALL ACTIVITIES Registration for the East Ra leigh Brancli YWCA Fall pro gram will be held Sept. 14 through the 18. Activities will include Con versational German, Dancing (Tap, Ballet Modern and Jazz), Beginners Sewing, Knitting, First Aid, Music (Piano and organ), Pinochle, Playtime (Children 8-5). After school fun and Slimnastics. For further information please call the YWCA, 834- 7386 or 834-7387. Classes in Dancing will be gin Saturday, Sept. 26. * * w If noise pollution Is allowed to continue unchecked, millions of persons could be deprived of their God-given ability to hear, according to the Crusade for Hearing Conservation, BUDGET STORE—lower level mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmHmnmmmmmmmm wmmmmmmammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm mmmMmmmmmmmmmmamtmmmammmmmmmmmm STATE PRiBE SALE! 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