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EDITORIALS
The views expressed in these columns
are those of the writer and not necessarily
a reflection ol the policy of The Voice.
Puh.
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Lesson i
Zephaniah Calls to Repentance.
Scripture — Zephaniah 1:12-18:
3 16-20.
Memory Selection—Seek ye the
Lord, all ye meek of the earth,
which have wrought his judg
ment; seek righteousness, seek
meekness; it may be ye shall be
hid in the day of the Lord’s anger.
When a locomotive finishes its
trip and goes into a roundhouse,
three things are done to the en
gine: First, it is given a good
cleaning; second, it is turned
around until it faces in a new di
rection; third, it is given a new
motive power by stocking it up
with fuel. The roundhouse is a
very homely but suggestive illus
tration ot what repentance does in
a person’s life. Real repentance,
such as Zephaniah was asking for
does three things to a person: it
brings him cleansing for past
wrongdoing; it turns his steps in
a new' direction with a new pur
pose, and it gives him new power
lor achieving that purpose.
Real repentance brings forgive
ness. But it must be a repentance
in which the heart is truly moved.
Forgiveness is not a process like
paying a bill at the grocery store
•—a mechanical transaction in
which an account is wiped out, or
a debt canceled' which never could
have been paid. Forgiveness
means much more than that. It
means the awakening of con- !
science. It means a sense of sin,
as against a father.
Let us try to bring this lesson
down to practical terms. We often
think of repentance as a great act
done once and for all, which
changes the course of a person’s
life. That does frequently happen;
but repentance is also concerned
with things which happen every
day, what we are accustomed to
regard as small things. We should
repent about many things: about
habits of thinking and speaking,
about all the personal peculiarities
which hinder us from becoming
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truly Christian in character.
Sherwood Eddy tells in one of
his lectures that the erection of
the great Madras Young Men’s
Christian Association building was
held up for months after the site
was chosen, the plans drawn and
the money provided, because two
shanty owners would not give up
thoir land in the center of the plot.
What is the name of that shanty
in your mind which is holding up
the great building of character
and service which God is anxious
to erect and for which he has the
plans and the means ready? Do
we take time enough to think of
God as being grieved over the sins
we so carelessly commit over and
over again?
PRESENT-DAY APPLICATION
By Frederick D. Jordan
Los Angeles, Calif.
Announcements of God’s wrath
are in reality a summons to re
pentance. So often it takes a sud
den calamity in one’s life to
awaken him to a sense of his un
saved condition. Sometimes it is the
death of a loved one, sometimes
financial loss or a severe illness.
We so often lead careless lives and
are indifferent to our religious du
ties as long as things are going
well with us. God is never indif
ferent to our conduct. Our lesson
also indicates the way to blessing
and divine favor, not only for that
time but for today as well. All
pride and haughtiness must dis
appear, we must, trust in the Lord,
we must be truthful and righteous
in our dealings with our neighbor.
We can each think of someone in
our church or community, hum
ble and devout, and full of good
works who has acquired a “name”
for himself or herself and is hon
ored in the minds and hearts of
the people above persons of
wealth and social standing.
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STATI HISTORICAL SOCIRTT
U. S. highway No. 26, from
Ogallala to Henry and on into
Wyoming, not only takes you
through one of the most scenic
sections of Nebraska, but also one
of the most historic.
The North Platte Valley, of
which Highway 26 is the principal
thoroughfare, was on the route of
the great migration to Oregon,
Utah and California, and the mod
ern highway closely parallels im
portant segments of this trail. I’d
like to mention a few oJ the im
portant trails-related landmarks
and historic sports that may come
to your attention as you travel
Highway 26 from Ogallala to the
state line.
At Lewellen you’ll be in the
area where the pioneer Mormons
camped in 1847, and where Apple
ton Harmon, a member of the
group, worked on his famous
roadometer, a device to be at
tached to a wagon to determine
the distance travelled. More im
portant, you’re not far from Ash
Hollow, an important early Indian
hunting ground, and one of the
roughtest stretches of all for the
emigrants. Ropes were used to
ease wagons down nearby Wind
lass Hill, and the early diaries
frequently mention casualties to
men, beasts and wagons during
the treacherous descent.
Not far from Lewellen, you’ll
cross Blue Water Creek, the site
of General William S. Harney’s
famous encounter with the Sioux
in 1855. Between Broadwater and
Bridgeport you’ll pass the marked
grave of 'Amanda Laman, one of
the thousands who died on the
long journey to Oregon.
At Bridgeport you come to the
junction of the east-we^i, trails
with the north-south trail con
necting Sidney with the gold
fields of South Dakota’s Black
Hills. Not far from town is the
site of old Camp Clarke Bridge,
a highly important link in the
Sidney-Black Hills trail, and the
occasion for an annual celebra
tion in Bridgeport. Not far from
Bridgeport are Court House and
Jail rocks, the first of the weird
formations which excited the at
tention of the early travellers.
South and just across the river
from Bayard, you’ll see what
many of the emigrant believed to
be the outstanding landmark on
the entire trail—Chimney Hock.
This famous spire, arising abrupt
ly out of the valley’s floor, was
commented upon by virtually
every diarist who passed it. I de
voted an entire column to it some
time ago.
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A Spiritual Treat
The spiritual is a reather unique
type of song. In one instance, it
can express sorrow, pain and de
spair; in still another, it can ex
press hope, and faith and finally, a
joyful exhuberance which fills
one’s very being with a warm and
satisfying glow.
There is a no rigid pattern for
spirituals. They are not, as would
be supposed, confined to the clois
tered atmosphere of religious en
virons. Rather, they may be heard
in many of the mediums which
serve as an outlet for songs of
other types.
Today, the spiritual is rapidly
taking its place along with popu
lar, blues and the various types of
tunes, as one of the major cate
gories of music appreciation. As a
result, there is an awakening to
the fact that there is much ex
cellent music that has been over
looked by the general public.
One of the best examples of
spirituals is a group done by the
Golden Gate Quartet. Issued for
merly in the shellac version—
four 10 inch records—it is now out
on 33 % LP, entilted “Golden Gate
Spirituals.” The Gates are perhaps
the foremost group of spiritual
singers in this country. They have
done much to increase the general
popularity of this type of music
by iheir high-spirited arrange
ments of rhythmic numbers and
superb harmonies on the more
solemn selections. They combine
.with musical fire and verve the
very best in rhythm harmony and
spirit.
In the collection are no re
stricted signs (up in Heaven),
Joshua Fit De Battle of Jericho,
Swing Down Chariot, God’s Gonna
Cut You Down, Jezebel, Blind
Barnabus and Wade in the Water.
There is also the romantic ballad
with rhythmic accompaniment,
entitled I Will Be Home Again,
which again shows the Gates dish
ing up some fine harmony, rhythm
and spirit and is a reminder that
though the quartet is noted for its
spiritual singing, it is no less a
leader in the popular ballad field
(Columbia).
Another spiritual treat is the
pair by the Robert Ross Singers
with organ accompaniment. Ross,
who is heralded as the male coun
terpart of Mahalia Jackson, solos
on Speak to Me Jesus, a slow
traditional hymn and then leads
the chanting Singers in a spirited
I’ll Tell It (Apollo)... A pair of
harmonious chants is offered by
the Soul Stirrers on I’m Living on
Mother’s Prayer and Feel Like My
Time Ain’t Long (Speciality). A
familiar hymn I Need Thee, is
gospel sung by the Mary Johnson
Davis Gospel Singers, who also
give chant support to Jeff Bank’s
solo on He Has a Way That's
Mighty Sweet (Atlantic)_
Brother Joe May and Sister
Wynona Carr team on two origi
nals by Miss Carr of What Do
You Know About Jesus and I’ll
Serve You Lord Until My Dying
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