/. _T Q nr nß t. P r Farming. Saturday. November 30.1968
From Where We Stand ...
The Devil Is At Work
Archie Moore, the retired boxing cham
pion, recently wrote some interesting com
ments in the San Diego Union aimed speci
fically at the American Negro. His words
may not earn him a Pulitzer Prize, but they
certainly pinpoint the situation.
Writes Mr. Moore: .
“The devil is at work in America. Snip
ers and looters, white and black, deserve no
rnercy.
T was born in a ghetto, but I refused to
stay there I am a Negro, and proud to be
one. I am also an American, and I’m proud
of that. . ,
“Today’s young people think they have
a hard lot They should have been around
in the ’3o’s when I was coming up in St.
Louis. We had no way to go, but a lot of us
made it.
“I became the light heavyweight cham
pion of the world. A kid down the block.
Clark Terry, became one of the most fam
ous jazz musicians in the world. There were
doctors, lawyers and chiefs who came out of
that ghetto.
“We made it because we had a goal and
we were willing to work for it. Don t talk to
me of your guaranteed national income.
Any fool knows that this is insanity.
“Do we bring those who worked to get
ahead down to the level of those who never
give a—? The world owes nobody black
or white a living. God helps the man who
helps himself.
“The depression (1930-41) was horrible,
but those who experienced it came out with
lasting compensations. They learned first,
that even a penny was precious. . . Second,
those who experienced the depression learn
ed the value of a job any kind of a job.
You grabbed whatever came along. . . We
made it because we had a goal, and we were
willing to work for it.
“America has gone to , but this is
true:
“In times of adversity, there are more
who are willing to sacrifice and fight be
cause they have to. In times of plenty there
are more who want to take it easy.
“The tragedy of our slums is not only
their filth and ratholes; it is the unwilling
ness of so many to sacrifice and work to get
out of the ghetto.”
Yes, it is a way of life in this country to
day to take the easy way and let someone
else do the work. With the heady heights of
prosperity the country has reached, even
the union officials and the politicians admit
that there is a real chore when trying to
figure more promises for people ... be they
in the blue collar brackets, white collar
brackets, or even the ‘upper echelon’ brack
ets.
Perhaps politicians and other “leaders
ot people” should study and take a long look
at Archie Moore’s statement . . . then place
p emselves categorically into a position of
v, hether they are m existence to really help
their fellowman, or for their own better
ment, in name, wealth and position
—lron County Miner, Hurley. Wis.
Overreaction
The general aura of tolerance for the
lawbreaker and of permissiveness toward
intolerable public behavior has been an
important factor precipitating what is now
called a “’crisis of law and order.” The
irony of it is that as government moves to
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satisfy public demand for rejuvenating the
rule of law, the first steps, will in many
cases, be toward restrictive legislation
which will be felt most strongly by the law
abiding citizen and most likely miss con
trolling the criminal element since they
have no intention of obeying the laws any
way.
A case in point can be found in the
matter of gun controls. Many new-restric
tions have been placed on the sale and
ownership of firearms and ammunition in
this session of Congress. New proposals in
cluding the registration and licensing of all
firearms will probably be back again in the
next session. It is estimated that there may
be as many as 100 million guns owned by
private citizens in the United States. It
would take separate state agencies or an
other bureau of the federal government to
handle the monumental task of registering
all these firearms and licensing their own
ers. Two things would happen, either the
whole operation would be allowed to run a
major deficit and be supported by other tax
revenue, or the cost of licensing to the gun
owner would become prohibitive for many
sportsmen and gun collectors owning a
number of firearms. In any case, the means
would be established to restrict or severely
limit at any time the ownership of firearms
by the private citizens..
In the meanwhile, the criminal element
would be left largely untouched since they
would not register firearms they intended
to use in the commission of a crime. Re
establishment of a national atmosphere of
respect for the law and the society which it
protects will not come from restriction of
the many millions of law-abiding citizens
who own guns and use them for the con
structive and healthful sports of hunting
and competitive shooting.
Lead Photo Page One
The Fulton Grange played host to a
group of business people in their observance
of Farm-City Week, Monday afternoon. Pic
tured are some members viewing the Angus
steers at the Richard Holloway Farm in
Maryland, (left to right) Mr. and Mrs. Jesse
Wood; Mrs. St'anley Stauffer; Clifford Hollo
way; Richard Holloway; Stanley Stauffer
Jr.; Mrs. Richard Holloway; Scott Stauffer
and standing on the gate is little Rickey
Holloway. L. F. Photo
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Across The Fence Row
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Consider the postage stamp my son:
Its usefulness consists in its ability to stick
to one thing until it gets there.
Josh Billings
A small boy came hurriedly down the
street, and halted breathlessly in front of a
stranger who was walking in the same
direction.
“Have you lost half a dollar?” he asked.
“Yes, yes, I believe I have!” said the
stranger, feeling in his pockets.
“Have you found one?”
Oh, no,” said the boy. “I just want to
find out how many have been lost today.
Yours makes fitty-five.”
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Local Weather Forecast
(From the U. S. Weather Bureau at the
Harrisburg State Airport)
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The five-day forecast for the period
Saturday through next Wednesday calls for
temperatures to average near normal with
daytime highs in the mid 40’s and overnight
lows in the low 30’s. Cool at the beginning of
the period with temperatures gradually
moderating next week. Normal high-low for
the period is 46-29.
Precipitation may total less than one
fourth inch with a few snow flurries in the
Mountains the beginning of next week and
more general rain at mid week.
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IN THE FLESH
Lesson for December 1,1968
9«ckfr«un4Scripturw 1 JoVid I I*4; 4,2 John.
Pcv«tion«l fcmiinit H*hf«w» 2
Some people today, as -we
have noted before, are disppsed
to dispense with the divinity of
Christ To them, Jesus was
simply a "good man,” "a great
teacher,” "our perfect example,”
"the most Godly man who ever
Jived,” but
still a man!
There is an
other heretical
temptation, how
ever, that leads
people to the
opposite ex
treme. It is the
temptation to
_ -disregard the
Rev. Althouse humanity of
Christ, to forget that Jesus was
truly a man. This was evident a
few years ago in the reaction of
some people to themotion picture.
The Gospel According to St
Matthew. Some objected bitterly
to the film’s depiction of Jesus
as very much a man. Quite ac
customed to the Hollywood bath
robe dramas in which the figure
of Jesus is little more than a
phantom, it was hard for some
to think of him in such human
terms.
“Very man”
This is not a new problem in
the life of the Church, It is a con
troversy that has often plagued
Christianity. In the fifth century
A.D. there were Christians who
emphasized only, the -diviriity of
Christ They-said that Jesus Only
"seemed” to be human. As a
divine being in human disguise,
he did not really get hungry as
men do, he only "seemed” to get
hungry. He also only "seemed”
to get thirsty, tired, and tempted.
He was, they said, a God who
only looked human in ap
pearance.
In time, the Church "branded
this concept as heresy. The
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This would be a good time to few hours are very important
check the self-feeders in your a nd chilling should be prevent
hog or steer pens. Some feeders ed.
may waste as much as 20% of To Sell when Ready
the gram; a well adjusted feed- Efficiency in gain of weight
er should have very little gram on hogs and cattle is a very im
m the trough at any time; the portant part in a profitable fat
animals should have to work a tenmg program More and more
little to get the feed down and feeders are learning to “top
then they will consume it with out” animals when they have
a minimum of waste Efficient reached market weight and
production requires a minimum when they will get a good re
of wasted feed turn on feed consumed. The
To Use Brooders
Colder weather is arriving weeks in order to get a higher
and new-bom pigs and lambs price is very risky and usually
will make good use of extra not profitable. Many feeders
heat in the barn. There are who used to take great pride in
many types of heat lamps and topping the market can no
supplemental heat that will re- longer afford this expensive
duee the dampness and increase hobby.
Council of Chalcedonln 451 A.D
insisted that Jesus was "very
man,” (“very” meaning really).
It declared mat his manood was
complete. He didn’t seem to be a
man, he was a man. He is, they
said, "of one substance with us
as regards his manhood; like
us in all respects, apart from
sin.”
The writers of the four Gos
pels also took pains to indicate
that Jesus did not Just seem to
suffer on the cross, but that he
really suffered and really died
too. Thus hr the sa-eaHed
Apostles’ Creed we are very care
ful to spell it out: . . suffered
under Pontius Pilate, crucified,
dead, and buried . .
By this you know
This same concern to preserve
the truth Of Christ’s hunianity is
found in both l>and'2 John. “By
this you know the Spirit of God:
every spirit which confesses that
Jesus Christ has come in the
flesh is of God ...” (I John
4:2 RSV) And again in 2 John
7: “For manydeeeivers have
gone out into the world, men
who will not acknowledge the
coming of Jesus Christ in the
flesh; such a one is adeeeiver. . .*
Why is this so important to the
writer of 1 and 2 John? Why has
the Church always been so con
cerned to preserve the doctrine of
his humanity? Why -Is it so im
portant for the-writer of the Gos
pel of John to shy: “And the
Word became flesh and dwelt
among us . . (John 1:14)?
What does it matter for God to
have come “in the flesh”?
Only a man
If Jesus had not been fully
human, he would have little at
traction for us. We could dismiss
the price he paid on Calvary with
the knowledge that he didn’t
really suffer; We could ignore his
example and teachings, dis
missing them as lying beyond
human capabilities. We would not
likely go to him with our prob
lems, our concerns, our heart
aches, nor accept his comfort and
counsel: for what could a divine
being know of-the sufferings of
men?
Because Jesus wasfully hu
man as we are, because he knew
all that we know and experienced
all that we experience, we cannot
ignore the call he'gives us. When
he says "This is what you can
become,” we can take him
seriously, for he has first-hand
knowledge of us. Only a man,
fully human, could' inspire'us to
realize die full potentialities, of our
humanity. Because- he became
what' we are; >we- ara caMed to-be
come what he is. That’s why it is
important that the Word became
flesh.
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NOW IS
THE TIME...
By Max Smith
Lancaster County Agent
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