♦FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1951
IT IS LATER THAN
YOU THINK
A Sermon by Rev. Esau A. Byrd, Pastor
Saintly Saul’s 1 Church of Catfish Corner
This is a good season to look
' within us and about us; to seek out
our sins of omission as s well as
Commission. To scourge ourselves
for what we have not done, as
’jpvell as for the things we have
done wrong.
For it is almost the end of the
year, and the year being almost
passed into history, it may not be
too late to do some of the things
Sve should do, and undo some of
I. the things we have done. But my
brethren, let me tell you: “It is
later than you think!”
We go to the scripture for in
spiration; for things to soothe our
hearts when troubled, and for un
»derstanding. It is recommended
that you study the tribulations of
|£ob and from it there may be
understanding such as never be
fore.
When Christmas rolls around
each year, we are usually caught
by the lack of time to accomplish
gihose things that we had plan
ned to do. Oh, we say each Christ-
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Merry Christmas
AND A
Happy New Year
TO ONE AND ALL
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mas: we will start in time; will
prepare ourselves to give presents.
We will set aside some money for
this and other purposes. We think
each following year we will do
better than the year before; we
say to ourselves we will give from
the compassion of our hearts to
help those who are more needy
than ourselves .
Yet how unprepared we find our
selves again this season to do
these same things. How much we
have failed in preparing ourselves
to make others happy. It is al
ways “later than you think.” We
resolve each day to get up a little
earlier each following morning,
but we enjoy so much the luxury
of lying inched, that we have to
rush to follow our daily routine
on time. It is always “later than
We think.”
We can learn sometimes from
the poorest and most uneducated
men we know, and on the other
hand fail to learn anything from
the best educated. In Job 32:9 we
learn “Great men are not always
wise, neither do the aged under
stand judgment:
In these troubled times we need
more of understanding. We should
make a study of understanding.
This Christmas season is a good
time to take ourselves to task for
our impatience with our fellows
because of their frailties. There
I may be many reasons we cannot
see that cause others to do the
I things we think they oughtn’t do.
We cannot always know the influ
ence that have worked upon our
fellowmen; we do not know their
troubles, and their trials. If we
only had understanding, we might
see that most of us are most for
tunate than our fellows: If we had
understanding, we would express
more graciously our gratitude to
God for the blessings He has be
stowed upon us. Not isl loud words
and long prayers which impress
nobody; not in trifling deeds de
signed in vain-glory and proffered
for personal profit. Understanding
would urge us to bring courage,
hope and laughter to lonely
hearts; understanding would cause
us to quietly comfort the ne?dy,
and set them forward on the road
toward a small measure of happi
ness so many of us enjoy.
Prov. 2:2 So that thou incline
thy ear unto wisdom, and thine
heart to understanding.
Job 32:8 But there is a spirit in
man and the inspiration of the Al
mighty giveth them understand
ing.
A little uplift and comfort on
our part will do so much at this
season to help others find them
selves. And perhaps when you
have done this for the unfortunate,
they may say with you, as the
Psalmist said: Ps. 49:3: My mouth
shall speak of wisdom and the
meditation of my heart shall be of
understanding.
These are stirring times in our
land—in the world. They are trou
blesome times. But there have been
troublesome times in all ages, and
in all lands; and among all peo
ples since the race of man began.
We can see that most our troubles
are because we have stopped do
ing the things we should have
done. We have let it become later
than we think. We can do little
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boys scamper over the slopes at exercises at the Wright Memorial pylon. At the foot of the hill are four
buses belonging to the Elizabeth City High School Band. (Photo Courtesy Virginian-Pilot.)
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way to the top of Kill Devil Hill Monday morning to take their place
at exercises celebration the 48th anniversary of powered flight. The
band braved the bitter, biting wind to play patriotic music and flour
ishes of honor to distinguished guests. (Photo Courtesy Virginian-
Pilot.)
about the complex and perplexing
things throughout the world; but
we can do much toward making
things better in the little orbit
that is the world of some unfor
tunate neighbor or a friend.
Let us see brethren, if by for
saking the ways of the idle-and
this means the idle thinker as well
as any other kind of idler—let us
see if by busying ourselves with
doing thoughtful deeds, we will
not soon cease to worry about the
troubles of the world outside.
Doesn’t it seem that selfishness
has become the besetting sin of
the world: Everywhere is the mad
race for gain, personal profit; ad-
I vantages greater than our neigh
' bors and old associates have en
joyed.
Brethren. The world has gotten
away from Godliness. We have
lost sight of ordinary morality.
We have ceased to respect our ob
ligations ,our word, our duty. We
have shifted our responsibilities
without reason or without justice.
We have pushed upon others,
wherever possible and without pay,
hard tasks that are Rightfully the
burdens of our own making and
should be borne upon our own
backs.
We must find understanding, and
we must yield to it. We must obey
its injunctions and its demands if
we should be happy. We have
many debts to pay. We cannot be
gin too soon to get busy in this
cause. For too many of us, we are
sad to say, “it is later than we
think.’"
HIGH TIDES ON
FISHING GROUNDS
Low Tides Between Hours Shown
Oregon Inlet for December
A.M. P.M.
Friday 21 0:22 12:31
Saturday . 22 1:14 1:26
Sunday 23 2:10 2:23
Monday 24 3:08 3:23
Tuesday 25 4:05 4:22
Wednesday 26 5:03 5:20
Thursday 27 5:58 6:16
Friday 28 6:52 7:10
Saturday 29 7:45 8:05
Sunday 30 8:36 9:00
Monday 31 9:30 9:55
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FOR
NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING
THE COASTLAND TIMES, MANTEO, N. C.
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM TO BE
PRESENTED MONDAY NIGHT
Manns Harbor.—The Sunday
School Department of Mt. Carmel
Methodist Church will present a
Christmas Program Monday night
at 7:30. This program will be in
charge of the teachers; Mrs. Wil
bur Pinner, Mrs. Pearl Daniels and
Mrs. Frank Ambrose. Christmas
music will be furnished by the
Church Choir under the direction
of Mrs. Preston Twiford, and Mrs.
J. D. Crees. On Saturday night
December 15th, a Christmas party
was given by the teachers at the
Community Building for the Sun
day School children. A tree was
beautifully decorated for the oc
casion, with gifts for all. Re
freshments of ice cream and cook
ies were served to more than 60
present.
STOP FEDERAL WASTE
The recent session of Congress
voted appropriations of $97,730,-
541,716.
That about $635 for every man,
woman ,and child in the United
States. It’s $2,540 for every fam
ily of four.
In fact, it’s a lot more money
than it was necessary to appro
priate. Chairman Cannon of the
House Appropriations Committee
said recently that “never has there
been such delay and confusion and
attendant waste as there has been
this year.”
Let’s all think of his words
when paying taxes!
COLORED NAVY MAN HOME
FROM A YEAR IN KOREA
San Diego, Calif.—Aboard the
aircraft carrier USS Bon Homme
Richard this week when she ar
rived here after nearly a year in
Korean waters, was Alvin D. Bal
lard, damage controlman. third
class, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs.
John H. Ballard of Route 1, Box
208, Gates, N. C., and husband
of the former Miss Wilsona Sim
mons of Manteo, of a well-known
colored family, her father being
“I do not know how any honest
DARE FOREST RANGER
TO VISIT SCHOOLS
Frank Hemilwright of Manns
Harbor Now Employed to Pro
mote Interest in Fire Pro
tection
Dare County Forest Ranger
Frank T. Hemilright will be visit
ing all of the rural schools during
the months of December and Janu
ary for the purpose of .distributing
book covers and other forest fire
prevention literature. Book covers
will be given to all sixth graders
and in some cases fifth and seventh
graders.
Other fire prevention literature
such as posters, booklets, wood
utilization charts will be given
out to be used in study classes on
conservation.
County Ranger Hemilright re
minds the children that what is
being done to our woodlands today
vitally concerns their future lives.
The farms they live on today will
probably be theirs in later years.
Little trees make big ones just as
children become adults. If the
children of today are to have valu
able woodland in the future they
must work together with their
parents to prevent forest fires and
unwise cutting practices.
There are forestry films and
other type of information avail
able to school children concerning
forestry conservation and forestry
planting. Children interested
should contact your County Forest
Ranger, Frank T. Hemilright.
business can prosper without add
ing to the prosperity and welfare
of our whole society.”—Benjamin
F. Fairless, president U.S. Steel
Corp.
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THREE YOUTHS HURT
AS CAR CRASHES
Gus Saunders, Jr., 18, suffered
a broken collar bone and was taken
to the Marine Hospital in Norfolk
last Friday as a result of the over
turning of his car on the beach
highway near Nags Head. His
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cqusin, “Bucl£ Saunders, 16, and
Ted Hayes, 18, of Wanchese suf
fered minor injuries.
FAIRFIELD PERSONALS
Mrs. R. L. Mann spent several
days last week as the guest of
her sister, Mrs. F. C. Gill, and
family in Wilson.