Page 2 - Mount Joy Bulletin April 11,1973
—EDITORIAL
TURN BLACK INTO GREY?
Approach *“*Victimless Crime*’
With Caution
An attempt to create a new kind of marginal
respectability for certain crimes is being made and
foisted upon the public!
And, it is time for the people to be notified that they
are the target of an effort to make some forms of law
breaking seem grey instead of black.
The term you will hear -- and you already have heard,
if you have been listening -- is ‘‘victimless crimes.”
These are such things as gambling, narcotics, etc.,
which fall into a group roughly identified by what is
termed, “he hurt only himself.”
The idea is spread that the victim himself, of his own
choice, deliberately participates. Thus, it is said, the
victim is only the victim - by choice. Hence, ‘“‘victimless
crime.”
Of gambling, for instance, the word is that the par-
ticipant chooses, by his own will, to participate and that
he is hurting only himself.
The concept is a dangerous one and any person with a
critical mind should not be drawn into a soft approach to
‘“victimless crime.”
“The Late Great Planet Earth’’
”
Hal Lindsey
with
C.C. Carlson
Published by Zondervan Publishing House, 1970
“Maranatha!”’
This is the word that early Christians used in greeting, and means
“The Lord is coming.” According to Hal Lindsey, author of “The Late
Great Planet Earth,” we are living now in what Biblical prophesy
considers tobe the era shortly before the return of Jesus Christ !
In his renowned book, Lindsey
makes quite a case for the
present generation living to see,
quite literally, ‘“‘the end of the
world.” Some readers have found
the book to be quite disturbing
and upsetting. Others have found
it exciting and challenging. Still
others try to discredit the author.
They call him a ‘‘sensationalist”
and just the most recent in a long
line of ‘Doomsday Prophets.”
Generally, we found the bbok
credible, for the most part. It is
well-documented, scripturally,
and follows a fairly close parallel
to what most Bible scholars have
written about Biblical prophecies
for some years. We feel that
much of the book’s immense
popularity is due to the
descriptive manner in which the
author ties modern day events to
Biblical prophecies.
Lindsey pulls much of his
scriptural backing from the
Hebrew prophets and the book of
Revelation. He prefaces his work
by seeking to show the accuracy
of the Biblical prophets. He does
this by citing many cases where
the prophets have been
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Lindsey states, “I believe this
generation is overlooking the
most authentic voice of all, and
that is the voice of the Hebrew
prophets. They predicted that as
man neared the end of history, as
we know it, that there would be a
precise pattern of events.....and
all this would be around the most
important sign of all—that is, the
Jew returning to the land of
Israel after thousands of years of
being dispersed.”
Lindsey proposes an in-
teresting theory. He declares that
Biblical prophecy has always,
until recent times, been cloaked
in a veil of misunderstanding,
and it is only now that we are
beginning to lift that veil.
According to the Bible, this
“lifting of the veil” is in itself a
sign of the end times!
The signs of the times are
many and quite apparent, ac-
cording to Lindsey. One of the
most compelling chapters of the
book is devoted to a study of the
revival of mysticism—the occult,
witchcraft, astrology, etc.—
which Lindsey declares is in-
dicative of the era.
A thorough discussion of
Armageddon, the last war, is also
included in the book. Lindsey
predicts in detail the events
leading up to the war, the
countries involved, and the
various sequence of battles. It is
all quite absorbing, but one
wonders about the degree of
accuracy involved in predicting
such small details!
All men, it seems, are naturally
curious about the future.
Therefore, it would seem
reasonable that most people
would enjoy reading a book such
as ‘The Late Great Planet
Earth.” One is certain to have
some kirid of reaction to the book,
be it positive, negative, or
somewhere in-between!
Phil Landis Wins
Phil Landis, a 75-pound midget
wrestler from Beahm junior high
school, is a reserve champion in
the big A.A.U. Middle Atlantic
Wrestling competition, concluded
Saturday, March 31, at Manheim
Township high school.
More than 300 boys from New
York, New Jersey, and Penn-
sylvania competed in the tour-
nament.
Phil won his quarter match
from a Pennsylvania boy by a 2-1
decision and the semi-final by a 4-
1 count.
In the finals, Phil was matched
against Fred Stauffer of
Hellerton, Pa., but lost, 4-2, by a
decision.
Previously, he had won District
champion in the same class.
Subject: PEOPLE
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at two of the big hotels, the
Contempory and the Polynesian,
and toured Lion Country Safari
near West Palm Beach. En route
home they stopped in Huntsville,
Alabama, and also visited the
birthplace of Davy Crockett in
Limestone, Tennessee.
Boy Scout Troop No. 39 spent
April 7 and 8 camping at Camp
Bashore near Indiantown Gap.
During the rainy week-end they
hiked ten miles to Swatara Gap
and conducted a fossil hunt. Dale
Boyer was well rewarded when
he discovered the fossil of a
trilobite. This belongs to a large
group of extinct arthropods
whose bodies are divided into
three lobes and are found in
Paleozoic rocks. It was reported
the most unique ever found in this
area. On Sunday the Scouts
passed a map and compass
course. Those in charge of the
trip were: Scoutmaster Dale
Boyer, assistant scoutmasters
John Rogers and James Kinsey.
Scouts included: Tim Bair, Dean
Buchenauer, Dale Boyer, Jr.,
Kelly Lesher, Tom Bair, Joe
Coover, Dean Chapin, Denny
Weller, Dave Chapin, David
Drace, Bob Alexander, Ted
McKain, Jim Johnson, Ricky
Kinsey, Steve Hertz, Eddie
Gable, Keith Shriner, Chris and
Dan Merchant and Kenny Henny.
The two fourth grade classes at
Seiler Elementary School spent
the school day on April 11 in
Harrisburg and Hershey. The
group toured the Capitol building
which included a visit in the
House of Representatives, Senate
and the Governor's reception
room, and the William Penn
Museum. In Hershey they en-
joyed a tour of the Chocolate
Factory. The two teachers in
charge of arrangements were:
Mrs. Winifred Geyer and Mrs.
Judy Lesoine. Also ac-
companying the group were four
mothers: Mrs. John Landis, Mrs.
Kenneth Fry, Mrs. Lee Lehman
and Mrs. Gene Newcomer.
Two Churches Combine Choirs
The combined choirs of St.
Mark’s United Methodist and
Glossbrenner United Methodist
Churches will present a Lenten
program of music on Palm
Sunday, April 15, at 4 p.m. at St.
Mark’s Church.
The senior choirs will perform
Everett Titcomb’s cantata, ‘“To
Calvary.” An Introit from
Gordon Young's ‘““‘Missa
Exultate,” “Now Let Us All
Praise God and Sing” will be
sung, as well as a Benediction
from that work, ‘All Glory Be to
God.” This latter selection will be
accompanied by trumpets played
by Corky Flick and Bruce
Wagner of Glossbrenner Church.
The organist will be Gerald
Miller of St. Mark’s Church. Mrs.
David Nicholas directs both
choirs.
The junior choirs will present
six anthems which depict the
events of Holy Week: “Come, Let
Us Sing of His Glory’’ by Gordon
Young, “How Wonderful This
World’ by Austin Lovelace,
“Jesus Christ Triumphant’ by F.
Broadus Staley, ‘‘There Is a
Green Hill Far Away’ by David
Smart, ‘The Lord of Glory Came
to Earth” by Elwood Coggin, and
‘““Alleluia! Jesus Lives!’’ by
David Smart. The final anthem
will be accompanied by two
flutes, played by Donna Flick of
Glossbrenner Church and Anne
Nicholas of St. Mark’s Church.
Scripture narration accompanies
these anthems who will be read
by Newt Kendig, Jr. of St. Mark's
church. The pianist will be Mrs.
Franklin Eichler of Glossbrenner
Church. The choirs are under the
direction of Mrs. David Nicholas.
Plan To Recycle
Scout Uniforms
Because Boy Scouts, like all
youngsters, mostly outgrow their
clothing rather than wear it out, a
local effort is being made to
“recycle” uniforms.
Scout leaders believe that there
are—in many homes in the
community unused and outgrown
uniforms which might well be put
back into use by some growing
boy.
While there are some uniforms
which may be given, others may
be offered for consignment sale
and still others which may be
available on an ‘‘exchange”
basis.
At any rate, uniforms which
are available for reuse may be
left at the Scout House any
Wednesday evening between 7
and 9 o’clock and arrangements
may be made with the leaders.
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