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WHY I GO TO CHl’RCH
One of the fundamental drives
in human nature is the drive for
security; A great deal of our ad
venturesome activity is really an
ettort at building a little more se
curity for ourselves. This tremen
dous urge on our part to be secure
lies behind almost all of our ac
tivity, including, I think, our at
tachment for the church. We have
the feeling that church attendance,
and adherence to the things for
which the church stands, will help
build these walls of security ;
around us. There is nothing wrong
w ith this quest of ours. But one
o! the things which I have never
been able to understand, is how
we manage to so expertly and
adroitly avoid the implications of
the scriptures that the gospel is
really a hazardous thing! Testi
mony to the vitality of the church
js heartening. Why I Go to
Church. A FATHER AND GRAND
MASTER OF NEBRASKA MA
SONS CLAYTON P. LEWIS: The
Church represents one of man’s !
intuitive approaches to truth. To
leave it uncultivated is to miss
one of the greatest sources of
knowledge. This is true no mat
ter how ineffective the church
may be, how poor the preaching.
For there is beauty in any church
service and food for thought in
every sermon. My mother took me
to church as early as I can re
member and now I am a father
and must set an example for my
family. I enjoy serving the Lord
and I feel comfortable and at
home in the church. Going to
one of the vital necessities.
A housewife, MRS. GLADYS
McFIELD: I go to church not only
as a duty but to get more spiritual
strength to carry out God’s will. I
want to give thanks for the many
blessings which I receive each day.
When we stop to consider, with
out God, there would be no hope, |
no strength and no love. Yes, I go
to church because church is home
to me.
A w a g e - earner, COLLINS
DAVIS: It’s some strange power
that pulls me to church. Its some
thing within—it’s very hard to ex
plain. I try to show it by the love
I have for church and everything
that is connected with it. I go to
church because it gives me a very
secure feeling. It always gives me
consolation when I work in the
church. It makes me feel that I
have a responsibility. A responsi
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bility to the minister, the members
and to the Lord our God.
senior at the University of Ne
braska, MISS ROBBIE LEE
POWELL: I go to church for sev
eral reasons: First, I have been
attending church services since a
small child in arms and my home j
training in a minister’s family has :
shown me the spiritual side of a
person’s attendance in the church.
When I was young, our family
would get together in family
prayer which taught my sister and
I the feeling of prayer and sing
ing. Now when I go to church I
expect an excellent sermon, not
too long but right to the point
with certain amount of spirit. Also
I look forward to hearing beauti
ful and simple hymns which
everyone in the congregation can
join in so that it seems that every
one is participating in singing the
praises to God. If I do not attend
church on Sunday mornings it
seems that part of the day has
been lost and the rest of the week
will never seem right.
Elwood, K ansas
By Wilberta Brady
Heilo Folks:
Here I am this week bringing
you much exciting news from
this fair city of Elwood. Kansas.
The Explorers Unit of Scout
troop No. 129 camped out at
Camp Geiger last Saturday night.
Nova Barker entertained a
group of teen-agers at the Scout
House last Monday night. It was
beautifully decorated with pink,
white and blue. Darlene Brown
will entertain this Monday.
Darlene Watson gave a birthday
party Friday evening at the Lin
coln school. She received many
lovely gifts. She served ice cream
and cake. Her birthday cake was
beautifully decorated with green
icing and sixteen candles. The
henoree wore a green formal to
match her cake. Friends from St.
Joseph. Hiawatha and Elwood
were present. We all had a swell
time, didn't we teens?
The funeral services of Mr.
George Davis were held at First
Baptist church Wednesday after
noon at 2 o’clock. Rev. H. Brown
held the services Alexander Fu
neral Home was in charge of ar
rangements
The first and second team at
Lincoln played a practice game
last Monday evening. The first
teany won. After that game the
town team played the high school
team. The high school boys won.
The Domphan County Grade
School Basketball Tournament
was played at Troy. Kas., March
8, 9 and 10. All the schools in
the district participated. Sever
ance and Lincoln was the last
game of the tournament. Our
Lincoln boys really played bas
ketball this season. Three cheers
for Lincoln—Rah, rah, rah. Coach
W. H. Brady said they were go
ing to get first place next season.
Hope you know what you are
saying coach.
Caston Terrell motored to Se
dalia last week to visit his aunt
and cousin. His grandmother.
Mrs. Elva York, returned with
him after a month’s stay with her
daughter.
Say, I saw two fellows from
Hiawatha riding around here in
a black Ford. I wonder who they
were looking for, huh
Well folks, that is all the news
I have for you this week. Hope
you enjoyed out little visit.
Bye now BERT.
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year to citizens in nearly 120
cities and communities in the na
tion.
Friday, March 17, the Lincoln
Urban League, an NUL affiliate,
presented certificates to five local
persons for their contributions.
They were:
Clayton P. Lewis, 1975 T St.,
for being the first Negro receiv
ing the junior Chamber of Com
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