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Arkansas State press., 1948-01-30
FAIRvIEW
Earlean Easori

Elrlean raSU1i
There viii be a musical pro-
gram rendered at Center Point
Saturday night ...., VIII someone
tell Mrs. II. Eason not to get ex-
cited when the truck comes
around. Next time she will burn
her face instead Of her nose .,,
ME and BGM have put WLH
and HIND down .., ZEE says
there is nothing she likes better
than NILE ..... Wonder why INV
came down to AIMS house the
night after the Wac left Was 1t
to get the latest news? ..... Bud
Bowman had decided to farm for
Bob Tate so he will have enough
corn to feed his horse next win
ter .. ELE and AIM are wond-
ering II they will have TO call
WAC and JHB . j Reed Is
teaching Metcalfe and Harrison
not to fuss over her ... ELC says
she is going to pick up and leave
Arkansas ..... f Harrison is walk
ing up and down town telling OF
the mink he killed -.. Wonder
why E. Harrison and r. Peliller
20 hunting every week and never
kill anything.
Arkansas State press., 1948-01-30
HICKORY RIDGE
Rutheller Blake

Nj. Blake is improving rapidly ."
co.. d. Thorn has gone back to
work Mr.. and Mrs. D. l.. Blake
motored TO Rockford, Ill. and
spent a week with his mother
and two sisters .. r. E, B. is
at home this week end from school
also V. L. c. .... N. williams is
on the sick list .... There was a
funeral held at Hazen Chapel Jan.
10, the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Stcrl-
ing Watts. He leaves to mourn
Arkansas State press., 1948-01-30

milton OF CnrlSuan-
ity. but I can give
you an example of
II DR.. Phillips
Brooks. -
Our lesson for
Sunday tells US
many things about
Jesus, his work Of
salvation chiefly.
But before we can
understand what he
does. We must look
again ut who he
en-
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n. Little Rock live:
Gerald Dotson

Gerald DOtSon
Where was M. Il. going Friday
night with Lorraine | ... Doris
Els new handsome lover is Archie
S .. Katie G. and Zenobia w
played so cool Friday night ...
o Campbell and Steve A are TAX
ing life easy ....-. Barbara plays
so cool ........ Joe H is trying to
put his play in with Ruthie M
again -... w II Westerfield says
Jr. is her all in all ....... Virgil j
says she "ain't going to start moth
ing until Wesley comes home"
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His Work Of Salvation

'DROFESSoR WILLIAM JAMES
was once asked to give q dehni-
ton Of Christianity. He replied. II
doubt Il there 10 Z satisfacto den.
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nifty may b. saved = will be saved
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did. come 10 Jesus. just ~ he 10.
eonfessing his sin and believing on
The Lord Jesus Christ.
HOW JESUS CHANGES PEOPLE
JESUS saved Zacchaeus by for.
- giving his sins and putting . new
attitude in his heart. He had harmed
many people, or at least they
thought he had. They would not for
.9ive him. 80
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20 forgive him, but when he met
Jesus and was changed BY the re-
deeming grace Of the Saviour. he
proposed 70 restore fourfOld
wherever ne may nave wronged
anyone. more tnan tha', Aaccnaeus
onercd 70 give the haii Oh MS
: goods 10 the poor. ne gave con-
vincing evidence thas ne was
changed man. SO VIII every man
who believes IN Jesus
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chaeus pared ms SOU 10 lhe saviour
IN repentance OF ms SINS ana oe'
heved on him as 'he aot Oh 900 oe'
iore ne maniles'eo changed a'l
tude.
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cali ms name Jesus, TOT ne snal
save MS people from lheir SINS II
was 10 save sinners IKE Iacchaeu'
that Jesus came Gown from neaVer
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We shall never understand the
work Of Jesus until we come to
zee him at work In every age
and amongst all mankind to do
the will Of the Father In saving
any and al who will come unto
him In faith believing.
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JESyJS calls upon Won and upor
j ma and upon every follower O,
his 10 accent as the central purpose
of our lives this mission Of winning
lost souls unto him "As the Father
hath sent me so send YOU"
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his absence, his mother and faith
er, several brothers and sisters
and five children.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-11-24

score, and returned one punt
for six yards.
Casteel grabbed seven touch
down passes. Both boys made
two extra points; Epperson by
running and Casteel by place
kicking. The champs possess
ed a pair of very fine ends in
Spencer Molette and Vernon
Casteel. Both were very rug
ged defense players as we'll
as good pass receivers. Cliff
Dibble was a fine all around
guard. Jack Beth was a very
offensive center while Theron
Boyce starred on defense.
Ronnie Kastamo handled the
team we'll from quarterback
and did some good passing.
Sparkling the offensive of the
team in most games were jim
my Epperson and Don Osborne,
the couple of triple threat
halfbacks. Osborne's long
booming punts were the fea-
ture of almost every game. He
threw most of the touchdown
passes and was leading run
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NEWS HERE AND THERE

Last Tuesday, November Is,
the nation celebrated the 18th
anniversary Of American Nurs-
ing. The Diamond Jubilee pro-
vides a milestone in the con-
tribution of American nursing
to the health Of the American
people. "The fact that nursing
originated in the Christian
church," Mrs. Anna Holman
said, "accounts for the strong
social motivation of all good
nursing"
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-11-24
LAKE VIEW WINS
'48 CHAMPIONSHIP

Finally breaking the strong
hold the Elmwood Graders
have held on Grade School
football honors, the Lake View
Lions came through to win the
1913 championship. Leading
the Lions in their drive were
Co-captains Ronnie Kastamo
and Jimmy Epperson.
Opening the season with a
24-6 rout, Lake View contin-
ued her winning ways by TAX
ing five out of six decisions in
the city league. The Lions scor-
ed a total of 113 for the sea-
son while holding opponents to
20. The lone defeat was to Elm
wood 1916 where two Lake
View passes bommeranged for
Eagle touchdowns. Leading
scorers for the Lions were jim
my Epperson, with SO points
and Vernon Casteel with A.
Epperson scored six touch
downs after snagging passes,
intercepted one pass for a
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ming back with two touch
downs to his credit. Epperson
did everything we'll but his
open field running and pass
catching were especially bril-
liant. Other players who were
valuable in winning the title
were Richie McKim, Robert
Otterbacher, Bob Pfeiffer, Lee
Roy Cliff, Jerry Crazy and
Jack Morris. Other letter win
ners include Orion Brunk, AL
Ian Miller, Carl Lee and Ed
ward Henke.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-11-24

In order to encourage Phile-
mon in his devotion to Christ,
Paul said that he had "derived
much joy and comfort" from
Philemon's love, because that
by his unselfish spirit he had
refreshed "the hearts of the
saints" and proved that he was
a true believer and sincere
helper in the work of the
Church.
III THE BASIS OF PAUL'S
PLEA FOR ONESIMUS -
Verses $40; John IS: Is;
I Cor. 1881; Phil. 4:3;
Heb. 10: Z, II, 18; I Pet.
4: 8-11.
Now that Paul had prepared
the way for his request, he
says to Philemon, ''I might be
bold in Christ to enjoin (com-
MANDY you to do what is re-
CURED" Paul knew he had the
right to command" Philemon
to receive his fugitive slave
back, but Paul realized there
was a better way. Therefore,
he continued, ''yet for loves
sake | prefer to appeal to you"
He speaks of himself as an am
bassador 'and now a prisoner
for Christ Jesus" and then for
the first time reveals the real
purpose of his writing, saying,
II appeal to you for my child,
Onesimus, whose father I have
become in my imprisonment"
Could there have been a more
stirring message sent to this
Christian slavemaster than
this: that his fugitive slave had
come in touch with Paul dur
ing his imprisonment, had
heard the Gospel and yielded
his heart to God, and had &C
copied Jesus as his personal
Savior? Now that Onesimus
had become follower of Je-
sus, Paul was justified in MAX
ing personal appeal to Phile-
mon to receive the converted
slave back into his home.
DO YOU ASK GOD TO
MAKE YOU A SOUL-WIN-
NER, TO WIN THE UNSAV-
ED TO CHRIST? I
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that one of his slaves, named
Onesimus, has absconded with
some of his wealth and had
fled from the city of Colosse
to Rome. In Rome, he came in
personal contact with Paul in
prison, and there Onesimus was
converted under Paul's influ-
ence and was induced to re-
turn to his master. No distinc-
ton is made in this letter be-
tween the converted fugitive
and his master, since both were
redeemed by the same Lord
and Savior. Both master and
slave had become members of
His body in the Church.
II THE INFLUENCE OF A
BELIEVERS CHARAC-
TER - Verses At; Rom.
l: SIT; Phil. 1: $40; Heb.
10:23-25; James 2:14-18;
II Pet. 1:1-8.
Following his words of salu-
tation, Paul makes mention
that he thanked God always
in his prayers for Philemon's
Glove and faith toward the
Lord Jesus and toward all the
saints" Our Lord taught, in
the Sermon on the Mount, that
tree is known by it's fruit.
While it is true that a sinner
is saved by faith without any
works or merit of his own, yet
it is also true that after being
saved, he will prove his faith
by his works. The moment one
is "born again." he becomes a
saint of God. True unity among
believers can only be fostered
by true cooperation. This
means helping Gods people in
their material as we'll as spirit
ual interests.
The Christian faith must be
worked out in everyday life in
the home, in business, and in
all the relations of life. The
Christian faith is not merely
something doctrinal, but it is
practical as well. Every Chris
tian should cultivate the nine
fold fruits of the Spirit. He
should cultivate the spirit of
honesty, sincerity, courtesy and
charity; he should add to his
faith virtue, knowledge, self
control, steadfastness, godli-
ness and brotherly affection.
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The Epistle of Paul to Phile-
mon differs from all PauPs
other epistles, in that they were
written for the purpose of CIV
ing some needed instruction on
certain phases of the Christian
faith, while this Epistle is sole
ly one of personal friendship,
in which the Apostle asks for
a special favor, and we know
that this favor has had far
reaching results for the cause
of Christ in the Church. Here
Paul makes a request of his
friend, Philemon, regarding re-
cancellation and restoration of
a fugitive slave. This letter was
written by Paul during his first
imprisonment in Rome about
the year Ga A. D. It gives q
wonderful insight into PauPs
character and shows how he
sought always to promote the
interests of others in prefer
ence to his own.
I THE MISSION OF THE
CHURCH IN THE HOME
- Verses 1-3; I Cor. 16:
10, 20; Eph. 81, 2; 4: l.
3; Phil. 1877; Col. 1:3, 4;
4: Is; II Tim. 1: 8, 9.
Paul begins this letter by
designating himself as "a pris-
oner of Jesus Christ" His i'm
prisonment was not the result
of any misdemeanor, but was
due to persecution by his own
countrymen. Paul had found
it necessary to appeal to Caesar
and was now awaiting trial in
the great metropolis of Rome.
One of PauPs most intimate
co-laborers, Timothy, was with
Paul at this time. The letter is
addressed to Philemon, whom
Paul designates as a beloved
fellow-worker. Some believe
that the Apphia referred to as
"our sister" may have been the
wife of Philemon, and that
Archippus who is spoken of
as "our fellow-soldier" was a
member of Philemon's house.
hold and may have been a
member of his own family.
In order to comprehend the
full import Of this personal let
ter to Philemon, it should be
understood that Philemon was
a wealthy slave owner, and
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THE BLESSING OF CHRISTIAN FRIENDSHIP
Philemon 1a10 Lesson Memory Verse Phil 49, 10.
Prepared by Anton Dar,
Headquarters ZionI nois
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These weekly Bible lessons, punch
ed for loose leaf folder, may be OBJ
tanned by mail for $1.O0 a year.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-02

The action of the national House OF Repre-
sentatives in including francois facist Span
ish government in the benefits of the Mar
shall Plan for European recovery has mater
ially weakened the overall detectives OF the
plan.
The original idea was to aid liberty-loving
nations of Western Europe in their economic
recovery, with the political motive being to
stop the encroachment of Communism by
stablizing these governments.
Franco has saddled on the Spanish peo-
pie one of the bloodiest and most ruthless
facist relationships the world has ever seen.
Prison courtyards lave echoed and re-echo-
ed to the sound of the executioners rifles
as Franco liquidated his political opposition
at the close of the Spanish revolution. Dun
geons are still filled to overlooking with
political prisoners and all political parties,
except Frances, have been abolished by
frances decree.
In supporting and lending aid to such a
dictatorship we are ~hindering rather than
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-02
Focist Spain And The Marshall Plan

helping the cause which we espouse, that of
freedom and democracy. frances regime is
every bit as bloody and as ruthless as that
of Stain, and the detectives of both are the
same.
The Marshall Plan, we believe, offers US
one desperate hope for World peace, and
the one solid vehicle that can stop the spread
of Communism throughout Europe. 1t will
enable the l6 nations included in the plan
to launch on a program of economic rehabil-
itation that will be reflected in an ever in
creasing standard of living for the people of
those nations, which in turn will result in
an ever-increasing resistance to Commun-
ism. Restless, hungry and suppressed people
form fertile ground for the sowing of Com
munist seeds.
In including the facist Spanish govern
ment in the plan, we inevitably plant seeds
of suspicious in the minds of those Euro
peans who still believe in liberty. We can
not in any way reconcile a position of fight
ing Communism on the one hand with sup
porting Facism on the other.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-02
Inside Washington
New u. S. Pacific Islands
Necessary Despite Big Cost
Special to Central Press

Special to Central Press
Washington - Rear ADM
Carleton H. Wright, in charge
of the Pacific islands the United
States took over under a United
Nations trusteeship, says they
will cost a lot more-in dollars
than we can ever get out Of
them.
However. the admiral adds
that the islands are "a strategic
necessity if the Pacific is to re-
main peaceful. He points out:
1.-THE Japs got in once. and look
what happenedl"
Wright observes, incidental
ly, that while Russian-brand
Communism has made little
progress in the islands, there is
true Communism on some of
the tropical atolls.
He says many island COM
munities have genuine commun-
al holdings of land and prop
erty and even distribution of
food.
The admiral cites lack Of
valuable resources as the rea-
son for the high cost of the is
lands to the United States.
Most can manage merely to sup
ply, subsistence needs of ma
tlves,
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-02
RAY SAMPLES HUNTED

Johannesburg-AP - A small
sealed package of Photographic
plates was carried in a Pan-Am-
erican Anyways clipper that arriv-
ed from New York. 1t had already
made two trips from New York
to Calcutta, and will make an
other trip to New York and back
to South Africa, and two to Lon
don.
When it was unwrapped by
physicists of the Chicago Uni
versity Institute Tor Nuclear Re-
search the plates are expected to
contain information of vital i'm
portance in cosmic ray research.
Cosmic ray particles, when ira
versing Photographic emulsion,
leave tracks. Even the weight and
speed of the particles are clearly
shown.
The possibilities of this new
type of induced radio-activity
were shown by H. E. Huntley
100 feet up in the Drakensburg
of Witwatersrand University, who
deposited Photographic plates H.
100 #. up in the Draykensburg
mountains in Natal, and obtained
pictures of cosmic rays smashing
a glass atom.
Atom smashing by cosmic rays
cannot be controlled as in the
man-made article. Its ~projectiles
have vastly greater energies than
the artificial product, To get the
full force of cosmic radiation it is
necessary to be above the blanket
of the earth's atmosphere.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-02
Postmaster Warns
Public On Chain
Post Gard Racket

A considerable number of per-
sons in Pascagoula who believe
they are indulging in a delightful
little game to increase their sup
plies of tea towels, pot holders,
aprons, handkerchiefs and other
articles of small value, are in
fact running in the face of postal
laws, and losing the postage they
pay to get these articles, Postmas-
ter Arthur V. Smith announced.
The game involves chain postal
cards sent to a list of persons furn-
ished by someone else through
the mails, and the person receiv-
ing the card sends a gift to the
top name, eliminates that name,
adds his to the bottom and then
mails cards to the revised list.
Such cards, when detected in
the post office, are treated as
nonmailable and the sender, if
known, is so informed.
A typical card being mailed in
Pascagoula has the following:
an three days make six copies
of this card leaving off the first
name and adding yours to the
bottom. Mail to friends. Send the
top name one tea towel. You will
receive SO towels when your
name gets to the top"
Chain postal cards involving
prayers which contain a threat
of bad luck to those breaking the
chain are also nonmailable, the
postmaster said. Instances are
known where recipients of such
cards have become nervous and
panicky for fear they would break
the chain. The cards are with
drawn from the mails by postal
authorities and treated as un-
mailable matter.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-02
Red Cross Man
Speaks To Clubs
During Past Week

Louis Armstrong, volunteer
worker from the Atlanta division
of the American Red Cross who
spoke at several Pascagoula clubs
and organizations this week in
behalf of the present Red Cross
drive, said IF the organization
(the Red Cross is worthwhile,
it should be backed; but if it is
no good, it should be gotten rid
Of"
Mr.. Armstrong said that too
many people take the Red Cross
for granted. LESS than / percent
of the people know to what they
are contributing when they give
to the Red Cross he stated.
Armstrong showed how 1900
people in the Pascagoula area,
a large portion of whom we're
veterans, were assisted by the
Red Cross last year. He said that
of the total amount collected in
the drive, 65.6 percent will re-
main in the local area, with the
remainder going to the national
headquarters.
The veteran worker told of
the three major programs that
the Red Cross is promoting this
year, beginning with the disaster
service, which he said is the only
such service in the United States.
The second program this year
is the blood plasma program, he
explained. He related how blood
had saved thousands of lives dur
ing the war, and said that the
blood donated will be used when
needed with no cost, provided it
is available. He said that the
present blood bank will be ex-
hausted by July | of this year,
and that S13,000,00 is needed
to put over the new blood drive.
The Red Cross third program,
Mr.. Armstrong continued, is SER
vice to veterans. He said that
5000, 900 veterans were assisted
by the veterans service last year.
Armstrong demonstrated how
the Red Cross would be missed
with an allegory of a man whose
sickly and costly son had died,
in which his offspring had cost
him nothing since his death. He
added that 1--WE do not give TO
the Red Cross, but THROUGH
the Red Cross"
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-02
TIE COAL STRIKE

But just as the Nation was
girding itself to help the eco
nomy of Europe to resist Com
munism, John l.. Lewis again
seized this strategic moment to
make further and greater de-
mands for his coal miners. In
doing this Mr.. Lewis was mere
ly repeating the procedure
which he followed when the
Nation was preparing for
World War II and on several
occasions during the waging
of that war. Mr.. Lewis proceeds
on the theory, evidently, that
the best time to get his de-
mands is to disrupt the Nations
economy at the psychological
moment when coal is needed
the most.
The Congress gave the Presi-
dent authority to deal with
such a situation some year ago
when it passed the Taft-Hart-
Qey Act. Mr.. Truman vetoed
That Act and Congress prompt
y passed it over his veto. 1t
has been the subject of hot
controversy ever since. Mr..
Truman now has the chance of
using the machinery of that
law, OF facing the prospect of
the paralysis of the whole Am
erican economy at a time when
he is again calling upon the Ma
ton to prepare to prevent an
other global warfare.