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National Newspaper Week is being ob
served this week, October 11-17. And when,
over these days, editors risk the appearance
of immodesty by blowing their own horns,
they have a right and an obligation to do
just that
The local newspaper provides a service
that is unique, irreplaceable, and a funda
mental part of our national life. Its pages
tell an endless story of the events, great
i>h mall, that influence and determine
the destinies of each of us. There is good
news and bad—but whatever its character,
It is part of the scheme of things. Only
the newspaper can adequately record it—
and keep it as history in the ever-growing
flies of psst issues.
Beyond this, there is no freedom more
vital than that of freedom of the proas ▲
good newspaper is, in a sense, a watchdog
of the public, It stands for integrity and
fair dealing in public and private affairs,
Newspapers, on innumerable occasions,
have unearthed and revealed violations of
trust that would otherwise have remained
forever buried. And newspapers have suc
cessfully fought for very conceivable kind
of reform, often against disheartening
odds, that the public interest demands,
No other nation has a press quite like
ours, ranging as it does from great metro
politan dailies down to the smallest of the
country weeklies. Every one of our thou
sands of papers, each working in its own
special way, is a vital part of the great
edifice of freedom on which this country
rests.
WUHam 8. PcafMd
John Hancock
“To give your John Honcock” come from an his
torical event—the signing of the Declaration of Inde
pendence.
John Hancock, a wealthy Bostonian and president
of the Continental Congress, was the first to sign the
Declaration. To emphasise his sentiments end his wil
lingness to be personally responsible for them, he wrote
his name clearly and in letters so large that his signa
ture dwarfed those that followed it
From that came the phrase “to give your John
Hancock,” meaning to sign your name.
and Mr*. Trey Watts, for a Thomason's parents, Mr. and dent at Presbyterian College,
few days visit Mrs. FatrckOi in Marion, N. Clinton, was a (tinner meat of
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Thome- C., Satifdsy. Mr. and Mrs. Boy
son and Jamie visited Mrs. Jeff landers, drho is a sto- day.
Just Talk
Not long ago some presumably good
news concerning federal spending and fed
eral deficits flooded out of Washington.
It was stressed, almost gleefully, that ex
penditures during the last fiscal year were
more than a billion dollars less than the es
timate and that the deficit was a hearty
|S.6 billion less. On first glance, this
seems st least modestly cheering. But that
first glance doesn't tell the story at all.
The important thing isn't the estimates,
which frequently are way off the mark.
What counts is whether actual spending
and actual'deficits are going up or down.
This is where the good news vanishes. Ex
penditures in fiscal 1964 were |6.1 billion
higher than in 1968, and the deficit was
some |2 billion more. The national debt
rose again.
To use estimates as yardsticks of per
formance is to beg the issue and to confuse
the public. All the talk about government
economy remains that—just talk. The
probabilities are that federal spending will
take another jump during fiscal 1966. And
that will continue to be the case so long as
a welfare state philosophy prevails.
The St. Lawrence Seaway's director of
of operations has made this candid state
ment: “The Seaway’s chief drawback seems
to me to be that it was grossly oversold
and its program suffers from comparison
with the rosy forecasts so zealously touted
by some of its promoters. It was to be the
panacea of all ills, and reality came like
a shower of cold water, cooling ardor and
dampening fond hopes of Utopia.”
By ROGER BABflON
Babson Park, Mass., October IB—Tbs “re
vival”, which has had an important place in the
religious life of many in the United State*, is
largely a Protestant phenomenon. It has been
conducted in some cases by local ministers, but
in most cases by a specialist who came at the
request of the local churches. In the olden days,
some of the preachers would desdrbe the hor
rors of perpetual torment in an effort to acara—
if they couktot persuade—members of their au
dience into improving their religious lives.
D. L. MOODY CHANGED MY UR
More recently, revivalists have placed kes
emphasis on the horrors of hell, but have stress
ed the departure into sin of many from the
“strait and narrow way." They have called on
listeners to. “repot of their sins” and “bo born
again.'* The latter occurs (1) no a result of an
awakening by people to their need of a change
in heart and Ufa and <S) aa a raan* of thair mak
ing a personal and total commttmat to Gad. A
true experience of this sort changes them from
persons averse to all things religious into de
voted religious individuals, willing and anxious
to help others achieve the same new relationship
with God.
Dr. Billy Graham has recently completed a
series of revival meetings in Boston preaching to
some 900,000 persons in 10 days. In his first
sermon he insisted that we must “be bon
again.” This brings to my mind my youth In
Gloucester, Mass, where I first hoard the Rev
erend Dwight L. Moody, the moot famous of the
nineteenth century evangelists, preach on the
same subject He was assisted by Dr. Munhall.
I was woo over by his appeal, and walked up the
aisle and signed a pledge which was turned
over to the church that my family attended. In
truth, I was born again that day. I left my old
careless life and became interested in religion,
especially in Christian Endeavor, a youth group
founded by Dr. Frances E. Clark in MU. The
central purpose of Christian Endeavor was to tie
young people to the life of the church through a
pledge to support the church and by regular at
tendance at meetings they conducted themselves.
I became so sincere in my devotion to Christian
endeavor that when I was to lead the grand
march of the High School Cadets, I first attended
the Christian Endeavor meeting while my part
ner waited for me. That early interest has stay
ed with me through many later years. 1 have
endeavored to carry out those principles, and
have participated in the life of my local church
es. Moreover, I was at one time Moderator of
the National Conference of the Congregational
Christian Churches.
IMPORTANCE OF SPIRITUAL COMMITMENT
Readers will recall that I have pointed out
many times that every major depression in this
country has been followed by a great spiritual
awakennig . . . with one exception. My reason
for discussing this subject right now is that Dr.
Graham is here in my New F.ngland area, point
ing ihe way to a spiritual rebirth for thousands
upon thousands who nightly crowd the auditori
um and overflow to the grounds outside. From
my observation, I feel strongly that this may
well be a big step toward that spiritual revival
for our nation which it has failed to experience
during the many years since the big depression
of the 1830‘s.
Dr. Graham’s message is essentially the same
one I have tried to hammer home to readers in
the past. He points out that the situation in the
U. S. today bears the same marks as those
which preceded the fall of the Roman Empire:
Rising divorce rate . . . with 12 million children
which no longer live with both of their parents:
a nation insanely bent on pleasure; n nation
building huge armaments against an outside foe.
when the real danger lies within the hearts of its
citizens; rising church attendance, but with re
ligion largely decaying into mere form; high
and rising taxes. One of my men tells me that
he has been to every one of the Boston meetings.
Over all. 7% of those attending have signed “de
cision cards” such as \ signed whsn I went up
the aisle in the D. L. Moody meetings. The tenth
night of the crusade saw the largest response
over recorded at n regular Billy Graham Crusade
meeting in the U. S. —12A% of the audience. I
cannot stress too strongly the importance of such
a spiritual commitment. I agree wholeheart
edly with Dr. Graham that the only way we can
remain free and can continue to propeer aa a na
tion is through a great spiritual and moral re
awakening.
MountviDe News
MBS. MAUDE BBYMNV
Mrs. A. D. Woods of Ware
spy fit Wednesday
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
P. W. Finley.
Recent visitors of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Bannister were
Mrs. Bannister's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. McClain, of La-
Mr^wad*!!^ Butord^u^of
Mrs. OUa Stowart and chil-
visitors in Spartan-
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Millar.
by Miss Carolyn
Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Hagh McCarter In
Fountain tan.
After spending several day*
at her horns here, Mrs. Effle
W. Fuller has returned to Co
lumbia where aha Is
“Everybody
Loves OpaP
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THUB8DAY AND
SATtJUUY Nim ONLY
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At f*6 r. M.,
““ Pranaited By
THE LAURENS
COMMUNITY THEATRE
See f Ul!
M. S. Baity & Sts, Bankers
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'4% Interest Paid On Ont Yaar Savings Cartificatos*
ter, Mrs. Jack Dupree, and
family-
Capt and Mrs. Howard By
ers of Alexandria, Va., are
with Mrs. Byers'
CARD OF THANU
The family of the Into Mrs. H.
A. (Carrie Adair Coleman)
Copeland wish to thank their
friends, neighbors, and every
one tor the many kindnesses
shown them aft the time of her
death. The many floral trib
utes, cards, visits, and ofthar
expressions of sympathy will
never be forgotten Especially
to Dr. Rhame and Dr. Sullivan,
the nurses and staff at Bailey
Memorial Hospital our deepest
appreciation for their untiring
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