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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (April 30, 1959)
« I Family, Land and Water ' % One of God's rich blessings is the privilege of fam ily life. The sense of unity, of loyalty, of devotion and of mutual respect and understanding—these priceless gifts are nourished to fullest development in the family home. The rural home gives opportunities for these to flourish. There is a kinship with and dependence upon the Creator which rural families can experience. The close relationship, the daily observance of the orders of God's creation can engender human qualities that are closely aligned with God's plan. i MAY 3-10, 1959 Understanding the needs of the land as it yields its bounty year after year in maintaining the economic stability of the family and the continuing strength of th« land. If the land, through erosion and depletion of its power, no longer can support the family, then the family loses unity and security essential to its well being. As children in the home near maturity, the shadow that has fallen across the misused land hovers also above them. They must go elsewhere, for the land which nour ished them in their youth is no longer able to sustain them. Gone then are the close ties of family. When fam ilies leave, the foundations of church and community are shaken. Here, indeed, is a lesson for mankind. MAY 3-1 Ith .... a word of concern There is in every man, latent though it may have become, an awareness of his responsibility to God for the wise use of our soil and Its related resources —water, plants and wildlife. It is the responsibility of those who assume (lie leadership for spiritual and moral matters to include in their sphere of effort the awakening ol man to his soil stewardship responsibility. The church is, and truly ought to he, a factor for reminding man of Ids obligation to God in the use of God's rich natural gilts. For too long our people have neglected or used without appreciation or understanding these j dl\ inely created resources. Already in this comparatively young nation we have lost millions at acres of good productive land. We have let water, a necessity and a boon to \ every community, become a scourge as it rushes seaward, bearing loads of sediment to stream, channel and precious reservoir. Therefore, we may see in every muddy rivulet, in every dust laden wind a warning from God. His rules regarding the use of His earth by man are being violated. All people must now realize the importance of an abundance of good water and its relationship to our soil and our watersheds, for soil and water are life itself. I The stewardship of soil and water resources must be rhe concern of every one who loves his nation. The responsibility of this stewardship rests with the people who own and operate the land. These are the farmers and the ranchers. Upon them we must depened to save and to improve what W'e have left in soil and water resources. The nation's Soil Conservation Districts need the help of the churches and their leaders in this divinely-directed resj»oiisibility. HARVEY KRUGMAN, Chairman of the Board, Holt County Soil Conservation Dist., O’Neill, Nebraska. First National Bank O'Neill, Nebraska “Friendly Banking For 75 Years” National Farm Loan Assn. O'Neill, Nebraska Land Bank Loans For Farm Needs LOW COST - LONG TERM f Borrow With Confidence NIOBRARA VALLEY ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORP. O'Neill, Nebr. O’Neill National Bank O'Neill, Nebraska Farm Loans — Auto Loans — Livestock Loans O’Neill Production Credit Assn. O'Neill, Nebraska "In realizing the need for conservation of Soil and Water Re sources, the O'Neill Production Credit Association takes pride in helping to sponsor this message on Soil Stewardship Week, May 3 to 10" HARRY R. SMITH IMPLEMENTS Your John Deere Dealer, O'Neill j % THIS MESSAGE GENEROUSLY CONTRIBUTED BY THE "ONE GENERATION PASSETH AWAY, AND ANOTHER GENERATION COMETH: j FOLLOWING O'NEILL BUSINESS FIRMS: BUT THE EARTH ABIDETH FOR EVER." - ECCLESIAS1 lS 1:4. —■ ■■ —. .. 111 '• ... i ---