LOOKING AND LIVING
Sunny May time new is here,
Happiest season of the year,
April showers go their way,
All around is rare delight,
Treasures rich for ear and sight.
Lilacs bloom op vale and hill,
Violets peep beside the rill.
Now’s the merry month of May,
Time for frolic, fun and play,
Maypole windings, picnics, walks,
Garden strolls, and lengthy talks.
Shines the mellow, moping moon,
Thinks he ’tis the month of June?
A magic world of flowers and play,
Greets us in the month of May.
^ —Helen Jackson
I Believe
(Continued from page 4)
with the possibilities of faith and
we feel our weakness, we 'cry
humbly and openheartedly: ‘Lord,
I believe; help thou mine unbe
lief.” Mark 9:24.
Christians believe in God the
Father Almighty. We believe
that He is the first cause of all j
things the object of our affections, j
the Judge of our deeds. We can
not fully appreciate the reviving
scenes of springtime with their
green blankets of grass and many
coloured blossoms; nor the gran
deur of brown leaves and golden
grain of the autumn without
thinking of our mighty God.
Rain, snow, hail, lightning
thunder, yea, the mountains, the
plains and the valleys, all de
clare the glory of God. The vege
table kingdom, the mineral king
dom and the animal kingdom
shows forth His handiwork.
But we also believe that He is
"Our Father.” This is a great be
lief for one to have in this day of
strong national idealogies and
bitter racial feelings. God may
use different methods of reveal
ing this truth but He certainly
fills all Christians with His love
until they, like Peter,, "perceive
(understand clearly) that God is
no respecter of persons: but in
every nation he that fearet.h him,
and worketh righteousness, is ac
cepted with him.” Acts 10:34’ 35
The Christian recognizes only one
race before God and that is the
"human race” because God "hath
made of one blood all nutiuns of
men for to dwell on all the face of
the earth.” Acts 17:2b.
Christians not only believe
about God and in God but they
believe Him. There is a difference
in believing about Him or in
Him and believing or trusting
Him as one's personal God i. e.
Saviour, Sanctifier and Keeper.
Abraham became the father of
all the faithful because he be
lieved God. Abraham took God
at His word and went out on His
promises although he (Abraham)
did not see the way nor did he
I know where he was going. He
' “staggered not at the promise”
and such faith was accounted as
righteousness for him.
Paul had warned the centurion
| and the ship’s crew but they ig
nored his counsel. However, in
: the middle of the storm and a
wrecked vessel, God revealed
! Himself to Paul again with the
, assurance that he would make
it, also Paul’s spirit revived and
he took courage. He passed on
this assurance to others because
the angel of God “whose I am,
and whom I serve” hud stood by.
In these days when men think
and speak lightly of a real saved,
and sanctified life, when the truth
i of the one church and one way is
! too idealistic for some to believe;
When Holy Spirit Baptism and
leadership is considered anti
quated; and when the working of
miricles and Christian perfection
are counted unbelievable, ‘^eirs”,
t let us be of good cheer and believe
i yea, let us trust God.
The Sports Front
With Smoky
By Howard
J
“Smoky”
Moldcn
WILL ROBINSON—
Michigan's Hoi Shot-Puller
Highlighting the University of
Michigan’s track team is Charles
Fonville, shot put ace, a 19 year
old sophomore from Detroit’s
Miller High School—Fonville is
Michigan’s leading Olympic can
didate.
Charley, who is the “Big Nine”
conference indoor shot-put champ
has been improving from week to
week, and is practically certain
to put the 16-pound weight well
over 54 feet before the season
ends. His best toss of 53 feet
10 Vi inches, aside from bettering
Bill Watson’s 1939 conference re
cord of 52 feet llVfe inches, is the
best record in the nation this
year.
* * • *
RIC ROBERTS—
Baseball Men Eye A. and T.
College baseball has produced
little to crow about in 1947, its
firgt year of general organization
in nearly 20 years. The lone ray
of hope, eagerly being watched
by baseball men of the profes
sional ranks, shines on Coach
Howard Gentry’s undefeated nine
at North Carolina A. and T. Col
lege in Greensboro, N. C.
Negro professional baseball, as
that of the white majors, is at
its lowest level in history. T^ic
great war, the lure of Mexico and
a national uptrend in job possi
bilities for colored Americans,
have all but dried up the sources
for likely performers. Those
aces of the “thirties” Willie Wells
Mule Suttles, Jos Gibson, Jud
Wilson, Cool-Papa Bell, Felton
Snow, George Scales, Bizz Mac
key, Ray Brown, etc—are mere
: memories, and their replace
ments are few and far between.
New names, now scintillating at
A. and T., which may yet com
mand $4,000 NNL or NAL sal
aries are: Joe Livingston, Robert
Williams, Marvin Graebar, Joe
Grier, George Knox, Ralph Ma
son, George Johnson and Hubert
Simmons.
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