f
THE CAROLINIAN 7
RALEIGH, N.C., SATURDAY,,I AM'AK V K) 1973
B,\.SQl Kl i IIIN( II l,KS — I'iclure above are some of the members ubo receiillv attendea me
second annual banc|uel sponsored by the Youth Crusaders of Deliverance renter,Front row left to
right arc Irene Scott, president; Mrs, Denerse Mitchell Knight, first vice-president; Vivian Mitchell
Vilnnr>*“ ''®'' I" **>'' order are Sallv
Can^^d*’ ' * •J®*!'"'', Robert Doiier, Betty Warren, Albert Cooper and Paulette
Presbyterians Urge 'Immediate
Intervention’ Of Jail Suicides
NEW YORK — The "immediate intervention" of the U,S, Secretary of State for
information about the "alleged" suicides in jail of two Presbyterian leaders in
Mozambique was requested last Wednesday by William P, Thompson, Stated Clerk of
the General Assembly of the United Presbyterian Church,
,Mr Thompson, who is also
President of the World ,Alliance
of Reformed Churches (Pres
byterian and Congregalionall,
told Secretary William Rogers
in a letter delivered today that
his "urgent attention to this
matter is critical," because
many other church members in
the Portuguese colony are
detained without trial or
judgement, and their legitimate
rights have been suppressed
The United Presbyterian
Church and the World Alliance
of Reformed Churches are
"profoundly concerned with the
humanitarian interests and
issues which affect the lives of
the black majorities in the area
known as Southern Africa", Mr
Thompson said.
He revealed that "we learned
with great dismay on December
12, of the alleged 'suicide' of the
Rev. Zedequias Manganhela on
the night of December 10-11, in
Machava prison." Mr. Man
ganhela. aged 60, and President
of the Presbyterian Church in
Mozambique, was arrested on
June 13. along with 30 other
members of his denomination,
including the vice president of
the Synodal Council. At least
seven of the arrested men were
between the ages of 60-75.
On December 19, the office of
the World Alliance of Reformed
Churches in Geneva was
informed of the death of Jose
Sedumo, age 60, member of the
church council in Manjacaze,
and one of those arrested on
June 13. According to the police,
•Mr. Sedumo had also taken his
own life on July 21. The place of
his burial had not been revealed
and his family was not informed
of his death until mid-Decemb
er, Mr Thompson said.
The chairman ot the UN
Commission on Human Rights
has been notified of the two
' suicides, " by the World
Alliance, Mr. Thompson wrote,
but the interrogation "of other
prisoner is continuing in an
apparently intensified form.”
The World Alliance had publicly
expressed disquiet about
the imprisonment of these
leader to the Portuguese
Ambassador in Berne” as
early as on July 3. The
international church federation
has now urged the Portuguese
Prime Minister Dr. Marcello
Caetano to order an independ
ent investigation of the two
deaths and to
TWO mUTES
publish
m
BIBLE
r COSNIUUI >. IMM eiK.
MSIWM tisii soofrr
riecAoo. iiiiNon *o*sj
THE FATHER OF BELIEVERS
• Abraham believed G(xi
and it was counted unto him
for righteousness" (Rom, 4:3),
Has it ever occurred to you
that the most loved, the niost
honored, the most respected
person of history is - not
Christ, but Abraham. Clirisi
ought to be. but Abraham is
Besides the millions of pro
fessing Christians there are
untold other millions of Jews
and Mohammedans who si)eak
with reverence of our father
Abraham."
Clearly this is why God
used this man to show us how
to be saved aixf justified be
fore a holy God As Paul is
Qod's great example of grace,
so Abraliam is God's great
example of faith- saving faith
"If Abraham were justified
by works," says Rom 4:2 In?
has something to boast about
-but not before God who sees
and knows all
was justified.
But Abraham
How? "What
saith the Scripture? Abraham
believed God and IT WAS
COUNTED TO HIM FOR RIGHT
EOUSNESS' iVer 31.
God. of course. I^d planned
salvation through the redemp
tive work of Christ and would
and will save anyone who
simply trusts Him aiKl takes
Him at His Word.
Siitye Abraham, of course
more of God's Word lias been
revealed aiKf we now know the
details of Christ's death for
sinners. If we now take God
at His Word and simply trust
Christ as Savior we are com
pletely justified, for salvation
IS not, connot be by works:
But to him tiiat worketh
not but believeih on Him tliat
lustifielh llie ungodly. HIS
FAITH IS COUNTED FOR
RIGHTEOUSNESS" (Rom. 4:5i.
MDITATION
Church Chuckles b.v CARTWRIGHT
An investment in Your Future
CCl
/aVliKU
a
results, Mr.Thompson declar
ed.
The church leader noted that
the arrest, prolonged detention
without trial or judgment, and
continued interrogation of these
persons in Mozambique is not
an isolated instance. Members
of the Roman Catholic faith and
hundreds of persons were
arrested in June, while others
have been detained for years,
he asserted.
He depleted that the Portu
guese authorities in Mozambi
que and in their other African
colonies have long been "im
pervious to world opinion
calling for an end to their
anachronistic and harsh rule-in
Africa." Stating that they have
repeatedly employed terroriz
ing tactics, Mr. Thompson
called on the United States to
impress upon the Portuguese
authorities "their responsibility
to uphold and not suppress the
legitimate rights of people to
freedom, justice and self-
determined.” He said "Our
nation (has that) obligation'
because "we supply military
equipment to Portugal as an
ally in the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization.”
He urged Secretary Rogers to
embark on "immediate inter
vention at the highest level with
the Government of Portugal to
request information about the
circumstances and motivation
leading to the deaths of Mr.
Manganhela and Mr. Sedumo.
The fact that they were both 60
years of age, that news of Mr.
Sedumo's alleged 'suicide' has
been withheld for six months,
and that they were indicted for
subversion because of their
alleged interpretation that their
church had autonomy from the
churches of Switzerland, all
give us pause about the nature
and administration of justice in
this case." he said
On your first look, you may think that this little
girl is riding a rocking horse, but look again. It is not
a rocking horse but a little dor^-ey.
About animals now, and children. Donkeys were
one of the first animals to be tamed by man, and
are gentle animals when they are not practicing the
quality of being stubborn.
The quality of gentleness somehow reminds us of
our Saviour, the Wonderful One.
Parents, teach your children about Jesus, who ad
monished us to let the little children come unto Him.
Our Lord would remind us that the little ones are
precious to the Prather. We invite you to take the
children to church this week.
The Church is God's appointed agency in this
worid for spreading the knowledge of His love
for mon ond of His demand for man to respond
to that love by loving his neighbor. Without
this grounding in the love of God, no govern
ment or society or woy of life will long
persevere and the freedoms which we hold so
deor win inevitably perish. Therefore, even
from 0 selfish point of view, one should support
the Church for the sake of the welfore of him
self and his family. Beyond that, however,
every person should uphold and participate in
the Church because It tells the truth about
mon's life, deoth ond destiny,- the truth which
alone will set him free to live as a child of
God.
BY COLIN DOUGLAS
"Apply thy heart to under
standing." Proverbs 2:2.
When we try to understand
why another person speaks and
acts as he does, we find that
we no longer feel resentful
toward him or disapproving
toward him. Vie see beyond the
things he says or does; we
understand his needs, his
desires, his unexpressed long
ings
When we apply our heart to
understanding, we see that
hurt'ful ways, spiteful actions,
selfish attitudes rise from a
fearful, defensive heart, that
irresponsibility and insensitivi
ty evidence a heart unaware of
the true joys of living When we
apply our heart to understand
ing. we are able to radiate
lorgiveness and love to the
fearful heart; we are able to
have patience and insight
toward the unawakened heart
When we apply our heart to
understanding, we maintain
serenity of spirit and express a
helpful, appreciative attitude
toward everyone. Our under
standing heart enables us to see
all persons and all situations in
their true light, and our
understanding heart enables us
to radiate a blessing.
' .•\nd the Ixird make you to
increase and abound in love,
one toward another " Thessa-
lonians I 3:12
THIS INSPIRATIONAL MESSAGE APPEARS EACH WEEK TO HELP MAKE
THIS INCREASINGLY A CHURCH-MINDED AREA. IT IS OFFERED FOR
YOUR CONSIDERATION BY THE GENEROSITY OF PUBLIC-SPIRITED INDI
VIDUALS AND BUSINESS FIRMS.
■ALCIGH PAINT A WALLPAPEI CO.
408 Dou-nlown Blvd.
Alt«n StrickJand—Don Green
SEAAS ROEBUCK t COMPANY
aod Employees
ERANCH BANKING & TRUST CO.
4 Convenient Locations In Raletrh
"You Have Friends at Branch Bmnklna
and Trust Company"
C. C. MANGUM, Contractor
AMBURN PONTIAC. INC:
3623 Hillsboro St. — TE 832-3903
3016 Hillsboro St.
Phones 833-1831—833-4309
THE BRITT COMPANY
fV/io/c.sa/r Grocers
Nearly 20,000 unemployed
engineers, scientists and tech
nicians registered with the
Manpower Administration have
found new jobs with Federal
assistance. This was accomp
lish through the Technology
Mobilization and Reemploy
ment Program, a special
nationwide effort announced by
the Labor Department early in
1971 to help provide people laid
McLAURIN PARKING COMPANY
Bat McLAURIN
CAMERON-BROWN COMPANY
Charles P. Landl
DILLON SUPPLY COMPANY
nUOEN, INC.
403 Clenwood Ava—Ratotfh, N. C.
HUDSON-BELK—208 SHOP
PEPSl-COLA BOTTLING CO.
fialeixit. Nurth Ca''*l.a»