Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-03-17

Editor,
Montgomery County Sentinel
Dear Sir:
l do not enjoy seeing myself in
print because after publication
you are so fully committed. How
ever, 1 do agree that there should
be some evidence in Montgomery
County that the great body of citi-
zens are waiting patiently so see
what happens before they start
to initiate against anything.
People should have been prepared
for the Indignation step because
anyone who can think, should
have seen it coming. The wrong
that has been done to such a
group of citizens could not be con-
tinued Unfortunately, without us
losing confidence in our own in
tegrity. In the meantime the rest
of the world has long challenged
our belief in basic democracy. If
God is even family just, there
was no way to prevent it.
sympathiZe with your editorial
on Laughing" as most of us have
INDUCED in a little smile at the
emotional antics of our friends.
L do not want to tell anyone what
to believe and make them con
form to my personal ideas, but as
a minister, I would like to appeal
to every Christian just to act like
he thinks His Lord would act un-
der like circumstances. Surely
Christians are followers of Jesus
and His attitude toward other
races is clearly recorded. If it
were not SO serious for men to be
caught so far off their life route.
[ could smile at their confusion.
All this situation needs is for
people to act like their religion
would have them. 1t is funny to
see people start to change their
lifelong faith, and even the bible,
to suit the occasion. God made
just one division in his creation.
Male and female made He them"
and that was to only draw people
closer. Any other dividing line in
the human family was put there
by some group of men, and is
detrimental to the righteousness
of the kingdom.
1t is comical for an ignorant
man to assume that the fine men
on our Supreme Court conspired
to put across dirty deal on the
nation. They are trained men of
real integrity, deserving our
greatest confidence, and were
unanimous in spite of the south
ern birth of some of them. One
may differ with them, but few
people have the right to sit as
their peers in interpreting the con-
stitution. We elect the best school
board we can, fine men, outstand-
ing and devoted to building an eff
fective school system. People
who had very little school, and
whose relationship with our
schools can hardly be called con-
structive, insist that the board
use their judgment. Yes, 1 guess
that does give me a little laugh.
Most ministers study their bibles
consistently and all at once, a
man, who seldom opens his, de-
cides to tell the reverend what it
says. If had not got hit by that
one, l might grin bit, too.
If we will just all use our CON
sciences toward God think a bit
and pray a little before we say
some things, there will be enough
of good Christian tolerance in this
situation to see it through happily.
No one wants to hurt anybody.
These crises bring fear but "per-
feet love casteth out fear. Let's
not be afraid, let us put on our
Christian armor and not get hurt
too badly. Then out of the battle
will come the peace and it will be
sweet. We can have it if we can
make ourselves deserve it. l could
get just as bitter against my emo.
tionally disturbed neighbors as
they are, but it would only make
me sick and do no good.
Arthur l.. Warner, Pastor
Flower Hill Church of the
Brethren.
Congressman Dewitt S. Hyde and
Editor,
Montgomery County Sentinel
Dear Sirs:
l read an article in the Mont.
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