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PAGE 2—The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, August 29, 1968 1218 College St., Newberry, S. C. 29108 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY 0. F. Armfield, Jr., Owner Second-Class Postage Paid at Newberry, South Carolina SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $2.00 per year in advance. Six Months $1.25. COMMENT on Men & Things By J. K. BKF.F.1UN The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Observe now: The fear of the Lord. I think w r e must have some bad translations, or, els#, the an cient mind was habituated to fear. To the ancient god, all gods were awesome creatures, ready to punish, breathing fire all the time; never finding anything worthy of praise, nor yet cap able of a smile. The Jews were surrounded Py people who believed in an awe some god, a god of fire a n d brimstone. So they must have understood even the revelations of Jehovah in the light of the awesome figures regarded as gods. “Thou shalt fear the Lord,’ was the first tenet of th-'ir faith. ‘ Fear God and Keep His commandments. ” The ancient Jew was brought up on that. Fear God. Read your history: The Romans, the Greeks, the people of all nations lived in dread of their gods. And so the Hebrew, too. That little talk about the universality of Jehovah seems to have impressed favorably some of my friends, so I ven ture on this little exposition. Surely nothing could lie more important or more timely than some light on our relation ship to the Maker of Heaven and earth, the author of all energy and force. Who is our authority for a proper attitude toward God? Jesus is the second figure in the Godhead. Yes, Jesus is the second figure on the Tri une God, Father, Son a n d Holy Spirit. IP' speaks with full knowledge and authority. What does He say? “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, with all thy oul and with all thy mind: ; ?.d thou neighbor as thyself, (hi these hang all tho law and the Trophi'ts." \’" cavil about that- Love, ’i" f. ar and awe. Sa d Jesu - • “ Come unto me a'i ye that labor and are heavy laden and I will g ve vou rest !Io\v different from the ancient whoso god laid on burdens and oxae'od (he utmost strain. Ohservo again: “Come unto mo all yi that labor and are hmivv laden and Twill give you rest.” How different from the anc ient god of the heathen! “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God: and thy neighbor" - meaning all those in our gen eral association. The ancients never imagin 'd anv such relationship as that- loving your neighbor: loving other people a^ you love and magnify yourself. Jesus came as the God of love, mingling with us and in timately aware of all our weak nesses, our impulses and our little tribulations. Even on the cross: “Father, forgive them: they know not what they do.” A God walking the earth, suffering and vet in voking mercy on those who tor tured Him, almost unbelievably. for that agony is hardly known today. Imagine, if you can, a hea then pleading for mercy for those who tortured him. And Jesus, Lord of Heaven and Earth, Son of the Father, with God in the creation, yet having pity on humble creatures. And you recall the plea of the robber hanging *n the cross by the side of Jesus: “Master, remember me when Thou comest into Thy King dom ? ” A kingdom for that torn and bleeding figure! A Kingdom! And Jesus, torn, bleeding, suffering incredible agony holding out the hand of mercy and help: “This day shall thou be with me in Paradise.” Let your mind and spin dwell on that! The suffering Saviour offered help and mercy even in that moment of in credible agony, flesh torn, body racked, despised, forsaken, yet “This day shalt thou be with me in Paradise.” That—to the thief! That, friends, is the founda tion of the Christian faith. The voice, rather the spirit, lifted to Jesus in faith That humility is the key to Heaven. Remember the two men at prayer in the temple, as Jesus stood and looked on? The Pharisee and the Publican? The Pharisee” a man of dignity and power; a man observing all the ordinances of the temple! A respected figure, a man of dignity and honor, a figure who would command respect in any church today—upright, yet he looked up to heaven and said, not the glory of God, but the good points in himself. Those of us who glory in our good works, our membership— and all the benefactions of or ganized society. We may, like the Pharisee, see our good works everywhere when we look God in the face! It was the Publican w h o earned the approval of Jesus, as the publican fell on his face and begged “God have mercy on me . a sinner. Erie nds , the Publican i s my man. for ail of us have fallen so far short of des serving the apprm •al of Je sus t hat x> m iglit we 11 < •mul ate the c '\am - pic of t he Pu hlir; an : “God, have mercy on me . a s i n Her. ” And mv w, i f I ma V (plot e my Kpisco pal hrethr en aga i n: “In the na me of the I •’at her. Cm Son. ; ind t In ' H 01 V Sp'ri! we a -crihr i all m ighi t, ma, jesty. power and d omi in ion now lieneefi art I i and f ore VtT I P , rohr tidy am much mon at Inmie d isc ussi ng weonom ie- and politi cs than I am i n i n - wad ing th e fi eld of mv !e; irned brethn ■n of the m i mist ry who uphold th e e ross all the time City Building Permits Construction value for build ing permits issued last week b\ the city totaled $8,924.00. The permits were issued to: Mrs. Hugh Connelly, 1504 Nance St., repairs; Eriest Martin, 1220 Chapman St., repairs; James Brown, Snow den Circle, locate trailer; Pope Buford, 2304 Main St., re pairs; Pauline Briggs, 1225 Hunt St., repairs; E. P. Church Main St., repairs; F. M. Hair. 1418 Dave Drive, erect build ing; Hal Kohn, Johnstone St. addition: Pet Dawkins, 1507 Evans St., repairs. County Building Permits W. Wayne Ringer, Route one, 8-room brick veneer dwelling, $25,000. Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Helena, 3-room building, $17,- 000. Ethel Cannon, Route 3, 5- j-oom veneer dwelling $17,000 TB group hires new personnel The executive committee of the Tuberculosis and Health Association of Area 6 recently voted to underwrite the serv ices of a part-time X-ray tech nician for the Laurens County Health Department until July 1, 1909 at a cost of $700. The as sociation had previously spon sored a similar demonstration in Greenwood County until the position was written into the health department’s budget be ginning July 1. 1908. It is believed that the ser vices of a trained technician will insure better films while freeing the public health nurses for duty in other areas. The request was made by Dr. Von A. Long of Newberry who serves as health officer for Laurens, Newberry and Saluda counties. The parttime position of pro gram director was approved and will be filled, beginning Sep tember 2, by Mrs. John Hugh Mahon of Laurens. Mrs. Mahon a Winthrop graduate and for mer home demonstration agent, has also had experience as a case worker for the Laurens county Department of Public Welfare. As program director, she will undertake additional pro gram activities in the seven counties which include Abbe ville, Edgefield, Greenwood, Laurens, McCormick, Newber ry, and Saluda. The initial fo cus will be on the School Press Project. Students of schools with newspapers will be invited tc write and publish articles on tuberculosis, health careers, cigarette smoking and health and clean air. The local publi cations can be entered in the nationwide contest jointly spon sored by the National Tubercu losis and Respiratory Disease Association and the Columbia Scholastic Association. Monday, January 27, w a s elected as the tentative da.c for the annual membership NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLE MENT 1 will make final settlement of the estate of James A. Cald well in the Prohate Court for Newberry County, S. C., on Thursday, the 5th day of Sep tember. 1908, at 10 o’clock in the forenoon, and will immed iately thereafter ask for my d.scharge as Administratrix of said estate. MRS. DOROTHY C. AMICK P.O. Box 243, Newberry, S.C. Administratrix Aug. 8, 1908 Aug.l5-4tc LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY given that the undersign ed intends to apply to the South Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control Com mission for a license to operate a retail liquor store for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1969, at 2427 Main Street, New berry, South Carolina, un der the provisions of the Alcoholic Beverage Con trol Act, ('ode of Laws 1962 and Acts Amenda tory thereto. C. R. KOON “WHATSOEVER THINGS” By DONALD E. WILDMON So you have problems. Have w T e not all got problems? Every one, from the small fry to the big giant, has problems. So let us not think that w r e are the only one who has problems. And let us not consider our problems beyond help. They are not no matter how much they seem they are. And we only tend to make them worse by worrying about them constant ly. We even build them up bigger than they are. Any problem, no matter how large, can be w r hipped. You can defeat it, capture it, con quer it. It is wdthin each of us, this pow r er to conquer our problems. The Creator endowed every one of us with the capac ity to do it. But don't think you can do it alone. Oh, no! No matter how big and independ ent we get there comes prob lems our way which we cannot conquer by ourself. We all need help sometimes. Now I’m not saying that we can get the solution that we always would like to have to our problems. But what I am saying is that we can get a workable solution to our every problem. So cheer up because there is help. You cannot, however, receive this help with your great sense meeting to be held in Green wood. Members of the executive committee include the officers: Richard W. Stowe of Green wood, president; Rev. Neil E Truesdell of Newberry, presi dent-elect; Mrs. Jerry E. Rowe of Saluda, secretary; and Har old W. McClintock of Laurens, treasurer; and Mrs. James N. Bonner of Due West, James M. Dorn of McCormick, W. A. Gardner of Ninety Six, D. J. Gray of Johnston, Mrs. W. C. Koon of Pomaria, Mrs. Joe Cal Watson of Ridge Spring, and Mrs. Furman Thompson, of Clinton. of self-pride. You will have to admit your inability to con quer. And if you are not wil ling to do this then forget what I said about conquering the problem. Go ahead and fa:e it the best way you can—alone. But if you are willing to ad mit that you need help in overcoming the problem, then I have some good news for you. You see, the One who made this old universe is still behind it. He is still the Creator, the Maker. He could be thought of as being a Great Repairman. When things go wrong He can make them straight. So when you get a problem you can’t conquer and you are willing to admit that you need help, ask Him for His help. He will be happy to give you help because you are His child and He loves his children. But don’t think He wall necessarily solve it the way you think He should. Sometimes He works another way from what we would. But we can count on His way being better than ours, anytime. Let us remember that He has had experience with this thing of problems, too. He was born in a stable, had to run for His life before He -was mcr* than a toddler, grew up in a home supported by a carpenter, entered the ministry but was unpopular with the religious power structure, had only a handful of close friends and one of those sold His friend ship for about $20 while all the others ran out on Him when he needed them most, never harmed a man and help ed all who would receive His help. Then, to top it all off, He was considered a common criminal and executed as such. But through it all He continued to believe in His Creator, Him self, and His fellowmar So vou have problems, share tin i vith Him. He un derstands. IT WON’T STRETCH Your automobile policy names some very definite figures. Even though your coverage seems generous, it is commonplace these days for damages to be awarded in six figures. 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