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ILet’s Think!
BY EVA L. PERRY
GIVING YOU THE BEST THAT
I’VE GOT
God by His Spirit spoke to me,
Come by here my child, draw near
And see.
Be not afraid and worry not,
For I have given you the best that
I’ve got.
I gave my Son to die for you,
I’ve charged my angels to keep
You, too.
My Word I gave, it shall fail not,
I’ve given you the best that
I’ve got.
I’ve given you promises that I shall
Uphold,
I’ve given you strength, that you
May be bold.
I’ve forgiven your sins; I’ll
Remember them not,
I’ve given you the best that I’ve
Got.
Eternal life I’ve given to you,
My grace is sufficient, I gave you
That, too.
Be thankful, my son, let your
Prayers cease not,
For I’ve given you the best that I’ve
Got.
Don Singleton
How far can you “swing out’’ in
faith upon God’s Word? As your faith
is so it is with you. God has dealt unto
every man the measure of faith.
Faith is a fact and faith is also an act.
Acquaint thyself with God and be at
peace. To know Him is to love Him.
He has done so much for you and mel
I can really see that He has given us
the best that He has—which is Jesus.
Listen—read a few of the precious
benefits that are in Christ Jesus for
those who love and obey Him! We are
a “peculiar treasure" (Exodus 19:5).
We are kings and priests upon this
earth (Revelation 5:9-10). We are a
“holy nation” (I Peter 2:9-10). The
law came by Moses but grace and
truth came by Jesus Christ. Grace is
unmerited favor plus supernatural
strength—Glory be to God!
In Jesus we have received all of the
Old Testament promises, plus all of
the New Testament promises—which
consist of a better hope, a better cove
nant, a better testament, a better
substance, better things, a better
country, a better sacrifice, better
projmises, and a better resurrection.
All of this is found in the Book of
Hebrews. Oh how rich we are in
Christ Jesus. For God so loved the
world that He gave the best that He
had for our benefit. I am indeed most
grateful! I am unable to list it all
here.
Read your Bible prayerfully and
think!
MS. MARGARET R08E MURRAY
Rose Murray To
Address Keynote
Speech To Group
Ms. Margaret Rose Murray will
keynote Women’s Day at Davie
Street Presbyterian Church on Sun
day, March 10, during the 11 a.m.
worship service.
ms. Murray is the hostess of
‘ Traces and Places,” WLLE-AM,
Sunday morning talk show, and
“Business Prospective,” WSHA,
Tuesday at 7 p.m.
A community activist and
humanitarian, Ms. Murray also
works with the Raleigh Correctional
Center and the N.C. Correctional
Center for Women. She still finds
time to serve as historian and
spokesman for the Method Communi
ty Development Organization and as
a member of the O.A. Dupree
Scholarship Fund.
Ms. Murray is married to Kenneth
Murray and is the mother of four, and
owns and directs the Cross Link Lear
ning Center and Private School in the
Method community.
The public is invited to worship
with the church for Women’s Dav
LIFE IS GOOD-REAL GOOD
Life can be good. So walk in new
ness of life. Have a higher opinion of
yourself. Know what you' can be.
Walk through life met. Don’t be
tired, desultory, discouraged,
despondent, or negative. Walk in
newness of life.
Dr. Norman V. Peale
Book Describes Women
NASHVILLE, Tenn.-A new Ab
ingdon Press release describes a
black woman’s experiences of racial
and sexual prejudice in the corporate
world.
“Accept No Limitations” by Mar
jorie L. Kimbrough also outlines con
flicts of family and religious life with
her 28-year career in data processing.
Kimbrough is now an instructor in
religion and philosophy at United
Methodist-related Clark Atlanta
University.
Investing: What 1
Over 90 percent of American
women will have to make their own
financial decisions at some point in
their lives, studies show. As a re
sult, it is critical that women learn
how to save and invest money, fi
nancial experts agree.
Unfortunately, most women
don’t know enough about investing.
More than one-third of American
women (35 percent) have never
made investment decisions, accord
ing to. the Oppenheimer Funds Sur
vey of Individual Investors, a tele
phone survey of 1,000 Americans.
Of those who had investment ex
perience, 28 percent said they were
“not confident” making investment
decisions.
The survey also found that fe
males between the ages 35 and 54
are the least knowledgeable about
investment decisions, with 71 per
cent saying that they did not know
how to invest. Only nine percent of
women described themselves as “very
confident” when making an invest
ment decision. Of women 55 years of
age or over, only 49 percent said they
would invert a $10,000 windfall, ver
sus 70 percent of men in the same age
group who were surveyed. When
asked “If you or your husband lost
your job...,” 32 percent of women
described themselves as financially
secure for only one month or less;
27 percent of women between
the ages of 18 and 34 said they
would be in immediate financial
trouble.
The experts at Oppenheimer
Funds recommend these tips for
women starting an investment pro
gram:
•Begin learning about finance
and investment opportunities. Ev
ery major newspaper, magazine and
TV station provides financial infor
Tne nev. Joseph E. Lowry of Atlan
ta, in the foreword, calls
Kimbrough’s book "an extremely
valuable asset and resource to those
in the corporate community who need
tools and ‘armour’ to fight the battle
for justice and fairness.” Lowry is
president of the Southern Christian
Leadership Conference.
Kimbrough’s husband, the Rev.
Walter Kimbrough, serves as senior
minister at Ben Hill United Methodist
Church in Atlanta.
oo Should Know
Investing.
mation geared to the layperson.
* Decide exactly what you’re sav
ing for and attach a dollar amount
to it. Then put together a realistic
time frame for meeting that goal.
•Make sure you’re knowledge
able about your family finances,
including bank accounts, insurance,
tax and pension plan information.
•Choose a financial planner who
can give guidance in selecting in
vestments. Interview several finan
cial planners before selecting one
you are comfortable working with.
•Get into the investment habit.
Whenever you have extra money,
think about where you can invest it
instead of where you can spend it.
•Set up a systematic savings
program that will automatically
invest money in a savings account
or a mutual fund each month. Cer
tain programs allow investors to get
started for as little as $26.
•Order an Oppenheimer Funds’
brochure called “Getting Your Fi
nancial House in Order” that fea
tures financial information and
worksheets. You can order a free
copy by calling 1-800-526-7048.
FOR WOMEN
Black Academy Questioned
_Li^irgiiTS
miNNiuu'UL.is, Minn. (AP)—An
experimental academy for black
students reflects growing concern na
tionwide that public schools are fail
ing to deliver for minority children,
educators say.
“They’re failing in epidemic pro
portions,” said Spencer Holland,
director of the Center for Educating
African-American Males at Morgan
State University in Baltimore.
The Minneapolis school board last
month approved the academy, which
will try to boost the self-esteem and
academic achievement of black
students.
“The African-American communi
ty is saying that the school system for
years has failed us,” said W. Harry
Davis, who served on the board from
1968 until last year. “And we’ve cried
out... The confidence has been lost.”
The New York Board of Education
also has endorsed a plan to open an
experimental high school for black
and Hispanic males. Last year, the
issue prompted divisive fights in
Seattle and Milwaukee, but ad
vocates of the idea won in both cities.
Seattle will open an African
American Academy this fall, and
Milwaukee will open two African
American Immersnio Schools.
The plans are not without critics. In
Minneapolis, the National Associa
tion for the Advancement of Colored
People is promising to keep a close
watch on the academy. Matthew Lit
tle, president of the Minneapolis
branch of the NAACP, said he intends
to meet with Superintendent Robert
Ferrers and study the proposal
before the NAACP takes an official
position.
“I want to make it perfectly clear
that I am—and the NAACP historical
ly is—opposed to segregated
schools,” Little said. “[But] there’s
no deying the fact that black kids are
not being educated properly.”
In Minneapolis, academy students
will spend their mornings there and
return to their home schools in the
afternoon. The plan is a far cry from
Milwaukee’s, which calls for
separate elementary and middle
schools for black males. Little said he
would oppose opening separate
schools in Minneapolis.
“We would certainly be watchful to
see that it did not move into that
structure,” he said.
Betty Webb, the associate
superintendent for secondary educa
tion, said Minneapolis officials are
not aware of any public academy in
the country that will be exactly like
the one they envision.
Minneapolis school officials said
the academy will emphasize black
history and culture, but the exact cur
riculum has not been developed.
Teachers will be encouraged to
become part of a student’s extended
family, which proponents aay will be
a crucial role of the academy.
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“Barbie" and “Barbie Fashion” are trademarks owned by and used under Heenee from Mattel, Inc.
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Two new Barbie magazines help make leading fun for children.
For your child to read and eryoy
•eading, more than two eyes are
leeded, it also requires three “I’s:"
Imitation—let your youngsters
lee that you read and like to do it.
Read to them, even after they’ve
nastered the art for themselves,
and be seen reading newspapers,
looks, magazines or manuals,
whatever you really eqjoy reading.
Invitation—make sure they have
access to reading matter, don’t toss
;he newspaper just because you’ve
inished it, keep appropriate books
>n a low shelf or in some other
sasily-accessible place.
Inspiration—keep plenty of pub
lications on hand on subjects that
interest children. Many parents find
this easier than ever now that the
world’s most adored doll is appear
ing in two new magazines from
Marvel Comics. “Barbie” and
“Barbie Fashion” are monthly pub
lications based on the internation- -
ally renowned doll from Mattel Toys.
They showcase Barbie and her cote
rie of famous friends—including
Ken—in original stories and special
features such as fashion and exer
cise tips.
Available on newsstands, in comic
shops, bookstores and by subscrip
tion, each issue is one dollar.
JAMES H. FAISON, III
Atty Faison Oak
City's Men’s Day
Speaker Here
Oak City Baptist Church, 608
Method Road, will have its annual
Men’s Day program at U a.m. on
Sunday, March 10. Attorney James
H. Faison, III, of Rocky Mount will be
the worship service speaker.
Faison is a 1984 cum laude
graduate of North Carolina Central
University, where he was recruited
on a football scholarship. He later
received his juris doctor degree from
the North Carolina Central Universi
ty School of Law in May 1987.
He has been licensed to practice
law in North Carolina and now serves
as a staff attorney with Legal Ser
vices of the Lower Cape Fear, Wilm
ington. Faison is married to the
former Angela Michele Woodard of
Willard, and is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. James H. Faison, Jr. of Rocky
Point, both of whom are retired
educators. Perhaps most important,
attorney Faison is a born-again
believer in the Lord Jesus Christ.
Program chair Ransom Fort in
vites the public to come share in this
special annual Men’s Day worship
service. Rev. William T. Newkirk, Sr.
is pastor.
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