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* The record is clear that,

whatever their "_ motivations,
Southern slaves donated money to:
the Confederate cause, held con-
certs to raise additional funds.
worked in munitions factories and
served as body servants to
Southern officers. And at least
ene Black regiment allegedly
served in the Confederate Army.

But did Blacks enlist and serve as
combat soldiers in the
Confederate forces?

That is a question with which a
growing number of academics
-and Confederate heritage activists
-are struggling. Some estimate that
as many as 30.000 or more Blacks

_ Served the Southern military.

Skeptics, including Civil War
historian James McPherson at

Princeton and National Park

Service historian Edwin Bears,

say the number was much lower,

perhaps a few dozen or at most a

few hundred.

Blacks, as is well known, served

in great numbers in the Union

military, more than 200.000 alto-

gether. When Lee surrendered at:

Appomattox, the number of
Blacks in the Northern forces
alone far exceeded the number of
soldiers in the field with Lee Ts
oarmy.

There Ts no question that Blacks
served in a variety of support
positions for the Southern mili-

ing Eastern North Carol

na Since 1981

tary. The Confederate Congress
approved enlistment of slaves
near the war Ts end. Some units
were trained, but they didn Tt see
actual combat.
Erwin Jordan, a Black archivist
at the University of. Virginia,
boosted interest in the oBlacks in
gray ? question in 1994 when his
book, Black Confederates and
Afro-Yankees in Civil War
Virginia, raised the possibility that
Southern Whites had been unwill-
ing to acknowledge military serv-
ice by Blacks. .
Jordan pointed to instances in
which Blacks had written the
word osoldier Ton their pension
applications, only to have the
word crossedout later and re-
placed with the oservant ?.
Wartime comments by Dr. Lewis
Steiner, a. member of the U.S.
Sanitary Commission, have drawn
particular attention. = When
Southern forces marched through
Frederick, Md., én route to
Sharpsburg, Steiner noted that
oover 3.000 Negros must be
included in that number. They had

arms, rifles, muskets, sabers,
bowie-knives, dirk etc. ...they
were manifestly an integral por-
tion of the Southern Confederacy
Army. ?

To support Steiner's theory.
historians have uncovered a regi-
ment of Black Confederate sol-

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ntroversy the

is What Yo

diers from Louisiana. According
to. the story, when Louisiana
seceded from the union a Tegi-
ment of free Blacks,called the
Native Guard was formed for the
defense of New Orleans against.
Union invasion. Many of these
men had fought in the defense of
New Orleans against Union inva-
Sion. Many of these men had
fought in the defense. of New
Orleans during the war of 1812. ,
Once the Union army captured the
city, however, these men allegedly
did-not remain with the confeder-
ate army, and eventually formed
the Corps d T Afrique under Union
General Daniel Ullman. However, °
there is no strong evidence the
Blacks actually fought Union
forces in defense of New Orleans.
Laté in 1863, General Cleburne
and some of his officers drafted a
proposal to President Jefferson
Davis Soliciting the enlistment of
southern slaves in return for their
freedom. This proposal high-
lighted.a desire on the part of
some southerners for independ-
ence even without slavery. the

proposal was submitted on 1/2/64
and was rejected immediately.
However, after additional letters
from War Secretary Benjamin and
General Lee, the Negro Soldier
Law was signed on 3/13/65.

1 Get, What

Ann Huggins candidate for Pitt County Commission
to serve the unexpired term of Mr. Jeffrey Savage by
of Commissioners will conduct her swearing in ceremo
Commissioner's Auditorium. The public is invited to attend. Congratulations
African American Woman to sit on the Pitt County Board of Commissioners... What a mark in History!

Pictured are the three candidates running for the County commissioner seat in District A, candidate Peaden,

candidate Ann Huggins and candidate Bishop Randy Royal.

Pastor Perry

By Steve Johnson
Editor

Pastor Frank Perry. one of the
only remaining residents in the
Meadow Brook area, is highly
upset at the Greenville City
Council for not allocating funds to
rebuild the area.

Recently he discovered the
Council Agreed to allow private
funding to be raised to resurrect a
local park destroyed by
Hurricane Floyed flood waters
"But what about the residents and
lost homes ? he commented That's
what type of funding needs to
raised, it just isn't right". When
asked what his thoughts were on

The Copper Kettle Soul Riders ! The American Legion was the scene for the C.K. Soul Riders anniversary.
African American Brothers and Sisters who enjoy riding their "hogs" came together in Greenville from as
far as Charlotte New York, Virginia, Rocky Mount, and surrounding cities.

Pictured. President Jenkins and fellow riders that were in attendance (See page 9 for Collage)

Photo by Jim Rouse

xpansion of the Greenville

stores moving into the area, they
want to redesign the area so that
it will become more appealing to
Whites and tourist.

"M" Voice: What would you like
to see done?

Pastor Perry: | would like to see
money raised to repair homes so
citizens can begin returning to
their homes.

"M" Voice: What do you think
Black citizens can do to help
solve this dilemma ?

Pastor Perry: First off we need
to get more Blacks lected] to
office so that we may have a voice
in what goes on in our commu-
nity, Secondly we also need to
take an active part in rebuilding
our own communities.

If vou would like to learn more
about what money is being allo-
cated to the Citv of Greenville
and how those funds are being
used. Please contact our citv
government or the "M" Voice

Airport as well as the major chain

the issue he had this to say.

Get Out and Vote May 2nd

By Jackie Peoples. J.D.

Gubernatorial candidates Dennis
Wicker And Mike Easley are
competing for the Black vote by
placing, ads where they are likely
to reach Blacks, But competition
for the black vote got hot when
the Baptist Convention (an asso-
ciation consisting largely of black
Baptist churches) was drawn into
_ the heat by someone on Mike

Newspaper for more information.

Easley's side.The ads were aired
on Black radio stations and
featured Rev C. R. Edwards. Mr.
Easley's director of field opera-
tions. He was identified In the ad
as former president of the conven-
tion.

An attorney for the convention
said. "It reflects very poorly on
whoever's judgment led them to
do ilk."

This is not a good time for Mike

er District A was appointed Tuesday, March 14, 2000
Clerk of Court Eleanor H. Farr. The Pitt County board
ny on Wednesday,

Photo by Jim Rouse
"M" Voice: Why do you suppose .
the city has not made any attempts i en waey | 2
to rebuild the homes in the Happy Birthday
| Meadow brook area ? SS Ipp Taft a8
Pastor Perrys:l believe they.wish - Beil |) es
to. keep the Blacks out. With: the... of

March 22 at 8:30 am. in the
Ms. Huggins for being the first

William Tipp Taft held his 80th
Birthday Celebration at the
Golden Corral Feb. 24. 2000.
Mary Taft his wife gave the
celebration. When asked what his |
plans were for the next 80 years 4
he simply smiled and said doing |
yard work and watching T.V. ~ :
"Tipp" is a member of Sycamore

Hill Baptist Church with. the |
pastor Dr. Howard Parker. "Tipp". =
sings in the Men's Choir andisthe =
Vice President of the Usher Board
and Chairman of the Trustee
Board.

"Thank the Lord for giving me
all these days and to God be the
Glory. Thanks for his mercy and
his grace"

Tipp Taft

Rie er eee

Gubernatorial Candidates Compete for Black Votes

Easley to be chastised in the
press. It's. difficult to imagine that
he has sufficiently healed from
the sting of the press who . weeks
ago - criticized him for not
showing up to events.

Meanwhile gubernatorial candi-
date Dennis Wicker gains a
favorable response and more su
port from the ads he is running in |
the black press, Pe

# By Jackie Peoples, J.D.

The first planning meeting of the
new statewide Black Chamber of
Commerce: took place on March
3, 2000 in Raleigh. Some of the
attendees were Senators Luther
Jordan and Larry Shaw represent-
ing the North Carolina Legislative
Black Caucus: attorney and pub-
lisher of = The | Challenger
Newspaper. Peter Grear: president
of the Carolinas Association of
Minority. Contractors, James
Raytord. president of the North
Carolina Black "_ Publishers

sia: oe arses REE A ese ainat a 2 RN RE CER np) tn MB OK wr

The concerned citizen's of Winterville presented a forum with the political candidates of Pitt County. The
guest speaker for the event was rofessor Henry S Professor of History from Clemson University.
Pictured are-Calvin Henderson, Tony Moore candidate for county Commissioner: Dr, Henry Suggs. Faris
Dixon candidate for District court Judge: Jim Antinore ycandidate for Superior Court Judge, Also in
attendance but not shown, Jim Rouse candidate for NC house of Representatives District 8 and Keith Cooper
candidate for Register of Deeds, Fae

rink

Dn PR toe

1 : Photo by Jim Rouse

Association. Mason McCullough
Metroilna == Black == Chamber
President Troy Watson; Curtis
Richardson, Jim Patterson of
Webb-. Patterson Agency: and,
chamber president and presiding
officer Gary McCants of Black
Paes U.S. A.

Senator Jordan. is enthusiastic
about this initiative and believes
that ",..It is needed. and comes at
a good time." He went on to say
that many people will be surprised
at the benefits of this type of

nization.
he agenda for the meeting

included Organizational and ad-
ministrative issues such as board
membership, meting schedules,
and - membershi criteria.
According to Gary Mecants how-
ever. "The essence of the meeting
was the declaration Of st
support for the statewide Black
Chamber project and cohesion "
among the groups and organiza,
tions involved." ae
Steps have already been taken to
meet again on March 17, to
finalize recommendations for th
structure of the chamber,

. LAPD Chief Bernard Parks has accused L. A.
~ County District Attorney Gil Garcetti of stymie-
ing his efforts to nail the dirty cops in the Rampart
: scandal by refusing to prosecute them. Parks is
- fight to point the finger at Garcetti for his foot-
- dragging on Ramparts but it would have been even
better if he had pointed the finger at Garcetti for
a his even more deafening silence and paralysis in

the shooting death of Margaret Mitchell. .
But it Ts hardly likely that Parks would criticize Garcetti for
inaction in the Mitchell case. From the start of the tragedy he has
reflexively defended the officer who shot Mitchell. Even after the
Police Commission and the commission Ts inspector general em-
phatically ruled that the shooting of Mitchell was oout of policy, ?
Parks still stubbornly contends that the officer who shot Mitchell
used bad tactics but did not violate the LAPD Ts shooting policy. -
Despite Parks Ts puzzling view of the Mitchell shooting the Police
Commission ruled correctly. The LAPD Ts guidelines on the use of
force clearly state that oforce may not be resorted to unless all
reasonable alternatives have been exhausted. ? Several eyewitnesses
to the shooting contradicted the police claim that Mitchell threat-
ened the officer with a screwdriver and insisted that the officer never
attempted to use non-lethal weapons such as a baton, mace or pepper
Spray to subdue her.
Now that the inspector general and the Police Commission have
| defied Parks and ruled that the officer misused deadly force the
question is what will Garcetti do about it? He insists that he is
moving full speed ahead with his own investigation into the Mitchell
sheoting and the Ramparts scandal. Yet the fact is that despite Parks T

lems that have plaguied this city for

| far too many years.

| Garcetti Must Act in.
Mitchell Shooting

Just the mere fact that he is try-
ing to clean up someone else Ts mess
at the expense of the bad public
relations and adverse press, speaks
highly of his integrity and willing-
ness to correct some of the wrongs.

Bernie Parks could have stone-
walled, denied the charges, made
all manner of excuses for the cul-
prits.. Instead, he pushed for a thor-
ough investigation of the charges
and has sought to rectify the wrongs
that may have been perpetrated by
his troops.

"At this point however, we need
to look closely at his position and
how he got there. The problems that
exist within.she ranks of the Los
Angeles Police Department did not
start when Bernie Parks became
chief. Neither did they begin when
Willie Williams took the helm.
These problems have been around
for a long time. Unfortunately, no-
body had the intestinal fortitude to
bring them to the forefront. Until
Bernie Parks.

(URBAN P

t- "the more than 30 years that 1

Los Angeles P Police Chief Bernard have been a part of the news media
__ in Los Angeles, this is the first time
that a Los Angeles Chief of Police
_ has,opened the sacrosanct ranks of
the blue knights and allowed the
~ public to see some of the real prob-

wash,

but when the dryer i is finished there

are only four | pairs of socks and an
odd sock. What happened to the

others? .

The things that are coming to
light now are not new. They hap-
pened on other chief's watches, but
nobody dared to buck the power
structure and bring these things into
the open.

Now that Parks has opened the
door, there is that element that wants
to crucify him without looking at
how the department got to this point.
Former Chief Daryl Gates was not
going to open that door. Neither
was his predecessor, Ed Davis.

These are two different kinds of
men, but both of them held the
morale of their officers in high es-
teem and to break this kind of tradi-
tion would surely destroy that mo-
rale and perhaps injure that inbred
loyalty to the department.

Parks is indeed just as foyal to
the department, but it appears that
he wants the cleanest and most ef-
fective police department in the
country and is willing to do what-
ever it takes to create that depart-
ment. It would seem that it means

- weeding out the bad apples and plac-

ing them in public view, then so be

PERSPECTIVE

ohandled ere somehow lost i in the

Tt is. iad of like. the. way we
wash our socks. We put in six pairs ?

jin the role of a

terim chief in a transitory seat,
Through no fault of his own, he was
not going.to make the grade, how-

ever bright he might be. .

Onthe other hand, Parks knew and
knows the playing field. He has been
on it for 35 years. He has made some
mistakes and he has made some en-
emies. But the bright spot is that his

ew admin black officers,

a coming to a different kind of orga- "

nization. He did not know, could _
not have known the snake aa into

~ which he had been tossed.

In point to fact, he was an in

enough.
Men. like Joe Sek aie
Broome, George Lewis, Billy

_ Wedgeworth, Marion Johnson, Ron _-

Banks, Jesse Brewer, Ron Nelson,
and a handful of others were the

pioneers of the black command level -

officers. Butthe final decisions were
not theirs. It all had. to be cleared at
the top.

and he is making the decisions. He
has the courage to make choices
that are not always popular but nec-

Now Bernie! Parks sits at the top ~-- ~

approach to the problems has been
clean and above board. He has asked "
no quarter and has given none. The
chips are falling where they may and
he is letting the lady with the two
edged sword have her way.

It may not be pleasant for every-
one involved. Clearly some careers
may be short-stopped. Some folk
may be out of work, but then, per-
haps we shouid consider that every-
body dressed in LAPD blue should
not be there.

What we must remember at this
juncture, is that no chief of police
for this city has shown the cajones
of Bernard Parks. At least not in the
past 30 years.

Oh yeah, people will start to
point fingers and make charges of
all kinds. The bottom line here is
simple. This (the police miscon-

oessary nonetheless.

He has thrown open the flood:
gates of publiccriticism for the ae
of the department and for the good

of the total community. He knows
there will be backlash. Still he has
made the stop.

All of this takes courage and T
willingness and indeed, a desire to: )
create a better police department.
that serves and services the entire |
community.

Because he has had the guts to
open this Pandora Ts Box, he is to be
commended and even revered. No °
other chief saw fit to take this step...
Those people who are talking about __.
him stepping down need to climb |
back under their respective rocks.
and come out at the end of the next.
millennium.

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Welfare to Work With Less Work Available

inspector general to that effect.

anger at him he has not brought any charges against the officers
accused of wrongdoing in the Ramparts case.

Even more disturbing he has given no indication what if anything
he T ll do about the officer who shot Mitchell. Given his anemic record
in prosecuting officers accused of misconduct there is no reason to
expect that his office will initiate waves of prosecutions against the
Ramparts officers let alone against the officer who shot Mitchell.

In defending himself against Parks Ts charge of inaction in the
Ramparts scandal, Garcetti claimed that he can Tt and won Tt pros-
ecute officers until he has iron-clad evidence and testimony that will
make the charges against them stick. Yet the Mitchell shooting
seems to be a made-in-heaven fit for the elevated standard of proof
that Garcetti requires when the alleged perpetrators are police °
officers. There is solid eyewitness testimony that the officer acted
improperly. The LAPD Ts guidelines on shooting were clearly vio-
lated. There is an official ruling by the Police Commission and the

This is far more proof than Garcetti or for that matter any prosecu-
tor has ever needed to arrest, prosecute and ask for a prison term for
ordinary citizens accused of crimes. Even in the beating of black
motorist Rodney King there was not the mountain of evidence there
is in the Mitchell shooting that the officers acted improperly. The
videotape and public outrage were enough to propel then LAPD chief
Daryl Gates to recommend that the officers who beat King be pros-
ecuted and for District Attorney Ira Reiner to take the case to trial.

A prosecution by Garcetti in the Mitchell shooting would do
much to silence those who perennially accuse him of invisibility and
paralysis on the issues of police misconduct. It would show that he
is capable of taking legal and moral responsibility for going after
those who break the law even when they wear a uniform and a badge.
And, perhaps most importantly, it would reassure the public that a
Mitchell shooting won't happen again

(Earl Ofari Hutchinson is a nationally syndicated columnist and
the director of the National Alliance for Positive Action. He can be
heard on KPFK Radio, 90.7FM, Tuesdays, 7-8 p.m.)

Education

is the Key
Knowledge is the Road
and Success is the Reward

The question of
how the changing
demographics of
California has already begun to play
out in certain areas of Southern Cali-
fornia. The emerging Latino opoli-
tic ? has several ocamps ? (much like
the black community) that have very
disparate views as. to how their em-
powerment should come about, and
at whose expense.

It Ts interesting to watch the
Villariagosa and Beccara camps as
they talk ocoalition ? politics in po-
.. Sitioning themselves for a non-par-
tisan mayoral run, while on the other
hand watching the Molina and

Polanco camps or ig its time for

nos win
I] difference (margin. swing) where "

BETWEEN THE Lincs GY co
Why are Black Politicians Looking Past the 55th Assembly District

sense of urgency some think is pre-
mature. At the same time blacks are
not doing much to resist the power
grab. In fact, black political repre-
sentation is slipping and slipping
fast. On the state level, the Califor-
nia Legislative Black Caucus has
shrunk from 12. members to six
members over the past five years,
all the remaining members repre-
sent districts in Southern Califor-
nia.

Last month. at the Urban Issues
Breakfast Forum of Greater Los

Angeles, new Legislative Black

Caucus Chairman, Assemblyman
Rod Wright discussed the need to
expand the Caucus and implement
strategies whereby blacks would
re they could and make the

them, foo sto gai winners

chinks thes

Welfare reform seems to be on
everyone Ts lips. In California,
oWelfare to Work ? is the label for this state Ts
ototal reform ? effort to right the systemic wrongs
toward poor folks. One of the nation Ts foremost
authorities on race and poverty offers a frame-
work within which to analyze and better under-
stand the near intractable problems and chal-
lenges of providing effective service to the poor
by meeting their basic needs. Dr. William Julius
Wilson Ts seminal work, oWhen Work Disap-
pears ? (1966), sets forth a provocative theory
about the world of the new urban poor and is
already the definitive sounding board for emerg-
ing welfare reform strategies and programs.

Wilson contends that the consequences of
high neighborhood joblessness are more devas-
tating than those of high neighborhood poverty.
A neighborhood in which people are poor but
employed is different from a neighborhood in
which people are poor and jobless. Many of
today Ts problems in the inner-city-crime, family
dissolution, welfare, low-levels of social orga-
nization, etc. "are fundamentally a consequence
of the disappearance of work.

The public debate around the causes of the
disappearance of work is not productive because
it seeks to assign blame rather than recognizing
and dealing with the complex and changing
realities that have led to economic distress for
many Americans. Explanations and proposed
solutions to the problems are often ideologically
driven, according to Wilson.

Thus, those who endorse liberal ideology
have tended to emphasize social structural fac-
tors, including race. Those who endorse conser-
vative ideology tend to stress the importance of
valu s, attitudes and styles in explaining the
different experiences, behavior and outcomes of
groups. According to this view, group differ-
ences are reflected in the culture.

Wilson attempts to demonstrate in his book
that social structural factors are important for
understanding joblessness and other experiences
of the inner city poor, but that there is much
these factors do not explain. Although race is
clearly an important variable in the social out-

come of inner city blacks, much ambiguity re-
mains about the meaning and significance of
race in certain situations. Cultural factors do
play a role, but any adequate explanation of
inner city joblessness and poverty should take
other variables into account. Social psychologi-
cal variables must be integrated with social struc-
tural and cultural variables. Wilson insists that
we need a broader vision that includes all of the
major variables and, even more important, re-
veals their relative significance and their inter-
action in determining the experiences and life
chances of inner city residents. This vision guides
Wilson Ts interpretation and integration of the
research reported in oWhen Work Disappears. ?

Wilson highlights problems in order to in-
form the public and social policy debates. Social
researchers who wish to inform and influence
public policy are more likely to focus on a
community's problems than on its strengths.

Their purpose is to stimulate thought so that -

policymakers, concerned citizens, journalists and
others will have a basis for understat.ding such
problems and the need to address them. Given
the reemergence of the discussion concerning
the importance of generic endowment, Wilson
points out that it is urgent that social scientists
once again emphasize, for public policy pur-
poses, the powerful and complex role of the
social environment in shaping the life experi-
ences of inner city ghetto residents.

Since the publication of oThe Bell Curve ? in
1994, a genetic argument has resurfaced in pub-
lic discussions about the plight of inner city
residents. This controversial book by Richard
Herrnstein and Charles Murray argues that re-
gardless of social, economic or ethnic back-
ground, low intelligence is the root cause of
many of our social problems..

Herrnstein and Murray attempt to demon-
strate that ocognitive ability ? as measured by
intelligence tests, powerfully predicts not only
earnings but a range of other outcomes from
parental competence to criminal behavior. oThe
Bell Curve ? questions the extent to which the

environment influences group social outcomes.

and whether intervention programs can com-

pensate for the handicaps of genetic endow-
ment.

Wilson argues the importance of understand-
ing and communicating the overwhelming ob-
stacles that many ghetto residents have to over-:
come just to live up to mainstream expectations ~*~ T
involving work, the family and the law. Such ......
expectations are taken for granted in middle-
class society. Americans in more affluent areas
have jobs that offer fringe benefits; they Tre ac-
customed to health insurance that covers paid
sick leave and medical care. They do not live in;
neighborhoods where attempts at normal child--
rearing are constantly. undermined by social forces
that interfere with healthy child development.

Wilson believes that it Ts just as indefensible
to treat inner city residents as superheroes who
are able to overcome racist oppression as itis to
view them as helpless victims. His central argu-
ment is that the disappearance of work and the. .'.
consequences of that disappearance for both
social and cultural life are the central problems " :
in the inner city ghetto. To acknowledge that the
ghetto still includes working people and that "
nearly all ghetto residents, whether employed or
not, support the norms of the work ethic, should ? -
not lead one to overlook the fact that a majority
of adults in many inner city neighborhoods are ,
jobless at any given point in time.

The book also emphasizes that the disappear-
ance of work and the growth of related problems
in the ghetto have aggravated an already tense *
racial situation in urban areas. The nation Ts .*
response to racial discord in the central city and
to the growing racial divide between the city and "
suburbs has been disappointing. :

Wilson Ts vision promotes values of racial:,
and intergroup harmony and unity and he rejects :
the commonly held view that race is so divisive
that whites, blacks, Latinos, and other ethnic -
groups cannot work together in acommon cause.
His vision encourages Americans to see that the
application of sound programs to combat inner ..
city problems would benefit everyone. Wilson _
believes that this vision, supported by public ?

thetoric of interracial unity, is essential to ad-

dress the problem of the inner city.

&

bs # wt

and other officials looking past the
55th Assembly seat?

It would seem that if Southern
California is the last strong hold
for state house representation
(given there is no black represen-
tation in Northern California), we'd
be odigging in ? for any seat where
we stood a chance to win. Wouldn Tt
we? There seems to be a concerted
effort not to get behind Keith

McDonald's candidacy. I Tveheard .

all the sides on this. oPeople are
tired of nepotism (we' ve been tired
of it) ? because the black candidate
has a mother in Congress that for-
merly held the seat, Yeah, but he Ts
an elected official now and the pro-
tocol (generally) is to support your
fellow officials. Particularly onan
open seat. oHe can Tt win because
he lost before," Well, that is the
a oa sgasanent

paign "that Ts another article. ? True,
but it Ts no reason to concede the
seat. oHis politics ain Tt right. ?

This, of course, is alluding to
McDonald working for the man he Ts
seeking to replace in the Assembly,
Dick Floyd, who is also running for
office "in one of the traditionally
oblack ? State Senate seats, against
who many see as the community Ts
choice, Ed Vincent.

Then there's the underlying is-

sue that nobody wants to touch or |

talk about, the issue of othe dueling
-Congresswomen ? which nobody
wants to be nowhere near, much
less in the middle of. That's one of

those things you ojust leave alone, ?

as another insider told me, but it is
the biggest contributor to the with-
holding of the Legislative Black
Caucus endorsement,

Everybody knows owho's tied
oto who. ? But still, is that a reason to
po abi pi svsnary annie

he Ts termed out, there Ts no need to
concede it any longer. Why not take
it back, now? .

The likelihood is that both
Vincent and McDonald could win
if the Caucus made oholding power ?
the priority versus othe personali-
ties. ? Hell, in politics, everybody's

in bed with everybody at one point
or another. Why oplayerhate ?
- McDonald for playing the game the

way most of them have played it at
some point in time. oDon Tt hate the
player, hate the game. ?

- So now they want to leave him
out there for himself, or as one offi-
cial told me, oIf his mama don Tt

save him, he won't be saved,. ? Well,
that Ts conceding power. The Latino

Caucus is putting money, power

and influence behind Long Beach "

City Councilwoman Jennie
Oropeza Ts candidacy. McDonald Ts
got the endorsement of labor, law

cratic Party Ts endorsement at the

last convention earlier this month. ,
The Black Legislative Caucus, in:
the meantime, are pushing candida-
cies in San Jose and San Diego with
money and manpower, but letting
one go in their own backyard. How
much sense does that make? None
at all,

With the 2001 redistricting com-

. ing up after this Census period, the «

55th District's line will be redrawn
for sure, if there is not a black rep-
resentative in that seat. The seat
will be gone. The power shift in:
litical representation may becom-
ng, but it will come even quicker if
. ay concession games thathave |
ing to do with our ability to
hold a seat, but our ability to with.

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The Black Legislative Caucus "

needs to come on board with their
endorsement. The 55th Assembly

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P.O. Box 1416 + Greenville, NC'27835-1116
Phone: (262) 752-0850 " "sFax: (252) 758-2801

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Mecklenberg - Rep. Milton F. Fitch, Jr., House 70 - Edgecombe, Nash, Wilson - Rep. Howard J. Hunter, Jr.; House § - Bertie, Gates, Hertford,
Northampton - Sen. Luther H. Jordan, Senate 7 - Jones, Lenoir, New Hanover, Onslow, Pender - Rep: Theodore J. Kinney; House 17 + Cumberland:
Sen. Jeanne H. Lucas, Senate 13 - Durham, Granville, Person, Wake - Sen. William N. oBill ? Martin, Senate 31 - Guilford - Rep. Mary E. McAllister,

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Annie Baker, Martin County - Sheriff John Baker, Raleigh - Florence Barnes, Weldon - Vinson Barnes, Wake County - Ernestine Bazemore, Bertie
County - Phil E. Bazemore, Union County - Sandra Bazemore, Union County : Gregory Blanks, Wilmington - Joyce Blanks, Wilmington - Karen
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Brown, Weldon - Vernon Bryant, Roanoke Rapids - Albert Bryant, Jr., Fayetteville - Brenda Burnett, Wake County - Ethel Burns, Fayetteville -
Councilwoman Claudette Burroughs-White, Greensboro - Yvonne Burton, Durham County - Weston Butler, Raleigh - Anthony Byrd, Martin County -
Jerry Camp, Greensboro - Tonya Cannady, Franklin County - Curtis Carr, Martin County - Carolyn Chapman, Fayetteville Attorney Jonathan =
Charleston, Raleigh - Ruth Cheatham, Weldon - Gloria Chisholm, Wilmington - John Chisholm, Wilmington - Cora Ciotti, Weldon - Saundra Clagett,
Fayetteville - Bobby R. Clyburn, Charlotte - Dellavia Collins, Dare County - Albert Costa, Gastonia - Delton Costin, Wilmington - Valarie Costin,
Wilmington - James Cotten, Jr., Lee County - Joseph Cotton, Weldon - H.M. Crenshaw, Morrisville - Cecelia Cunningham, Wake County - Joe
Cutchins, Jr., Franklinton - Windell Daniels, Wilmington - Bernadette David-Yerumo, Durham - Femi David-Yerumo, Sr., Durham - Eugene B. Davis,
Wilmington . Mamie Davis, Wilmington - Marion Davis, Martin County - Reverend Norman Davis, Raleigh - Rosa B. Davis, Wilmington - Leon Devone,
Wilmington - Clark Dillahunt, Fayetteville Timothy Dillahunt, Fayetteville - Cynthia Doss, Fayetteville . Henry Douglas, Moore County - Porche
Dunn, Wake County - Charles Edwards, Wake County - Attorney Frank Emory, Charlotte - Carolyn Ennis, Smithfield . Frank Evans, New Bern - Helen
Evans, New Bern - Essie Faulk, Martin County - John Faulk, Martin County - Mr. & Mrs. Elmer Floyd, Fayetteville . Sylvia Forbes, Wake County -
Harry Fordon, Wilmington - Glorius Fowler, Fayetteville - Attorney Charles Francis, Raleigh - Bessie Funderburg, Wilmington - James Gaddy, Moore
County - Debra Galbreath, Lillington - Edward C. Garner, Garysburg - Emma Gatling, Durham County - Eryn Gee, Durham - Winona Gee, Durham -
Louis Gilmore, Moore County : James Goodson, Wilmington - James R. Goss, Castle Hayne - Helen C. Grear, Wilmington - Joyce T. Grear, Wilmington
Kathy Grear, Wilmington - Attorney Peter Grear, Wilmington - Major David Green, Parkton - Eunice W. Green, Martin County - Lt. Isaiah Green,
Raleigh - William Green, Wilmington - Carolyn Hairston, Winston-Salem - Nathaniel Hairston, Winston-Salem - Estelle Hall, Winston-Salem - James
Hall, Clinton - John Hall, Halifax County - Jesse Hannible, Wilmington - Stella Harbor, Winston-Salem - Tommy Harbor, Winston-Salem - Aileen
oHardy, Fayetteville - Attorney John Harmon, New Bern - Amon Harris, Fayetteville . B. Mae Harris, Fayetteville - John Harris, Monroe - Judy Harris,
Wake County - Roscoe Harris, Martin County - Virginia Harris, Raleigh - Daryl Hart, Asheville - Inez Hayes, Wake County - Warren Henderson, Lake
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Gerry Hill, Martin County - Eloise Hillard, Clayton - Dr. Robert Holloman, Ahoskie - Gracie Hooper, Wilmington - Sandra Hooper, Wilmington - Eula
Huff, Martin County - Rebecca Hunt, Durham - Rosa Jackson, Wake County - Dexter Jeffries, Wake County - Helen Johns, Wake County : Doris M.
Johnson, Wilmington - Dorothy Johnson, Clayton - Dr. Floyd W. Johnson, Jr., Fayetteville - James Johnson, Rockingham County - Rebecca Johnson,
Martin County - Attorney Walter Johnson, Greensboro - Councilwoman Mayor Pro-Tem Yvonne Johnson, Greensboro - Elaine Jones, Fayetteville -
Steve Jones, Martin County - Gail Joyner, Chowan County - Pauline Keith, Curry - Talmadge Killens, High Point - Robert King, Wilson - Reverend
Vernon King, Fairmont - Jackie Lacy, Selma - Wilson Lacy, Fayetteville - Pat Landingham, Winston-Salem - Parron Lassiter, Wake County - Lloyd
Lawrence, Weldon - Reverend James Lee, Raleigh - Gregory Lewis, Oxford - Reverend Sidney Locks, Greenville - Wayne Lofton, Wilmington -
William oBill ? Lucas, Durham - Phyllis D. Lynch, Charlotte - Cheryl Mace, Cameron - Hon. Vernon Malone, Raleigh - Joyce Malone, Fayetteville -
Louise Marshall, Raleigh - Sarah & Robert Martin, Rockingham County - William Mason, Wilmington - Hazel Massey, Fayetteville . Gerry McCants,
Wilmington - Michael M. McCants, Wilmington - Sharon McCants, Wilmington - Louis McCormick, Fayetteville - Willie E. McCrae, Wilmington - Leroy
MeCullough, Fayetteville - Sharen A. McGlothen, Durham - June McLaurin-Jeffers, Durham - Ernestine McLean, Bunn Level - Barbara McMillan,
Dunn - Phillip McMillan, Moore County - Sarah McMillan, Moore County . Dennis McNair, Fayetteville «I. J. McNeil, Fayetteville - Louise McQueen,
Fayetteville - Judy Merritt, Fayetteville - Dennis Miller, Charlotte - Rosalyn Mitchell, Rowan County - Brenda Moore, Martin County - Mary Catherine
Moore, Wilmington - Margie Moore, Martin County - Attorney Thomasine Moore, Jacksonville - Dr. J. L. Morgan, Sanford - Anthony Morris, Martin
County - Missouri Morris, Durham - Vivian Morris, Martin County - Dr. Charles Mosley, Asheville - Chris Murrell, Winston-Salem - Fred Nelson,
Benson - Darryl Nixon, Wilmington - Shaekima Nixon, Wilmington - Steve Nobles, Pitt County - William 0 T Betts, Oxford - Gladys Oldham, Winston-
Salem - Ella Ormond, Martin County - Dr. Lafayette Parker, Jacksonville - Kim Peebles, Wake County - Jackie Peoples, Wilmington - Malvenia
Peoples, Wilmington - Golden Peoples, Jr., Wilmington - Ida Perry, Raleigh - Mary E. Perry, Wendell - Lee Perry, Jr., Rockingham County - Mary Pool,
Raleigh - Dr. John Powell, Weldon - Ladeen Powell, Whiteville - Ray Ramsey, Garysburg - Attorney Ronnie Reaves, Weldon - Jessie Reddick,
Elizabeth City - Hon. Jim Richardson, Charlotte . Anthony Robinson, Roanoke Rapids - Frederick Robinson, Moore County - Maggie Rodgers, Martin
County - Attorney Allen Rogers, Fayetteville - Ollie Royster, Littleton . Reverend Frank:.n Rush, Raleigh - Mary Elizabeth Samuels, Winston-Salem -
George Sanders, Raleigh . Alease Scales, Rockingham County - James Scales, Rockingham County - Rachel Seawright, Wake County - Louise Sewell,
Smithfield - Marjorie Shaw, Wake County - Reverend William Simmons, Raleigh - Orby Simon, Moore
County - Martha H. Simpson; Wilmington. Willie Simpson, Fayetteville . Latisha Singletary, Wake
County - Dorothy Slade, Martin County - Larry Slade, Martin County - Mary G. Slade,
Williamston - Mary S. Slade, Durham County - Rochelle Small, Moore County - Charles
Smith, Wake County - Daria Smith, Martin County - Jimmy Smith, Wilmington - Dennis
Stallings, Elizabeth City . Mary Tabron, Wake County - Antoinette Tate, Wilmington -
Donnell Thomas, Weldon - Dr. William Thurston, Raleigh . Lamar Townsend, Wake
County - Evelyn Troy, Whiteville . Harold Troy, Whiteville - Nathaniel Tucker,
Fayetteville Runice K. Turner, Durham - George Vereen, Wilmington - Dorothy
Warren, Fayetteville - Lucy Washington, Smithfield - Barbara Watson, Fayetteville -
Phyllis Watson, Raleigh - Rudy Watson, Raleigh - Audrelene Watts, Wake County -
Rosa Webb, Wilmington - Bobby R. Webb, Jr, Durham - Kenneth Weeden,
Wilmington - Joel Wheeler Jr.; Monroe - Arthur L. White, Raleigh - Buck White,
Williamston - George White, Martin County - T. E. White, Albemarle - Teaner White,
Martin County - Alvin Whitehurst, Martin County - E. V. Wilkins, Washington County
: Charles Williams, Smithfield - Cornelius Williams, Fayetteville - Florence
Williams, Four Oaks - Jeanne Williams, Fayetteville - Kimberly Williams, Martin
County - Teresa H. Williams, Leland - Willis Williams, Martin County - Otis
Williams, Jr., Garysburg - J. T. Willoughby, III, Tarboro - Reverend Cozelle Wilson,
Kinston - Deloris Wilson, Raleigh - Lottie Wilson, Wilmington - Herman Wilson, Jr.,
Fayetteville - Bill Windley, Raleigh - Tryphina Wiseman, Fayetteville - Reverend
Curtis Worthy, Payetteville - George Wright, Henderson - Joyce Wright, Wilmington -
Thomas Wright II, Wilmington : Carlton Wyatt, Fayetteville - Linda Yon, Raleigh -
Allan York, Union County - Monica York, Union County - Frankie Young, Halifax -
Freelon Young, Fayetteville - Marjorie Young, Raleigh

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Raleigh, North Carolina 27605

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House 17 - Cumberland - Rep. Henry M. Michaux, Jr., House 23 - Durham - Rep. Warren C. Oldham, House 67 - Forsyth - Sen. Larry Shaw, Senate 41

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~ Suejette Jones:

What is a Cult?

The two words, ocult ? and
ooccult ? sound similar. But while
different, they both pose a similar
spiritual threat to people by
appearing to be something they
are not. Both can cause its
victims to miss God Ts loving and
free provision for. their lives

through Christ, and cause them to_

face a tragic, Christless eternity.
Therg are many nice, friendly and
caring people in the cults and the
occult. God loves them, so much
that Christ died for them. They
are not our enemy. Our enemy is
Satan arid his deceiving spirits.
In popular usage, ocults ? are
religious groups predicted by the
Bible (2 Peters 2:1) that diviate
from the control. historic truths of
biblical Christianity and God's
revelation in Christ. Some cults
are offshoots of ancient pagan
religions, have no similarity to
Christianity. and are easy to
identify. Others falsely try to

imitate Christianity, often using
the Bible and Christian terminol-
ogy, and are more difficult to
distinguish. These latter cults
typicaliy exhibit one or more of
the following traits:

1. They may consider Jesus
Christ as not equal to God the
Father, but something less. But
Jesus said, oHe who has seen me
has seen the Father ? (John 14:9),
Paul said that Christ is the oimage
of the invisible God ? (Colossians

"2. They may typically reject the.
- | Clear biblical Revelnion of a
. truine God, sometimes called the §

|. Trinity: God . sometimes called ff PO!
~ the Trinity: God the Father, God

the Son, and God the Holy Spirit

- + one God, not three, but - ee | E
| The program works with other agencies. to

manifest in three Persons, yet
One.

3. They may have their own
osacred ? book in addition to the

Bible. And although they usually _
deny it, these books conflict with -

and are given precedence over the
bible. ,

4, They typically reject the
wonderful biblical truth that sal-
vation a ofree gift ? from God by
grace through faith alone (this
truth glorifies God and not man).
Iristead, cults and all other ore-
ligions ? falsely say that people
must oearn ? their salvation by
certain works and deeds, often
works that will perpetuate the cult
(this glorifies man rather than
God).

5. Cults are often exclusive,
centering around a strong leader
(or late founder) who has the only
otrue interpretation of Scripture.
Whereas Christ came to give us
freedom, (Galatians 5:1) Cult
members are in bondage to that
cult or leader, with the threat that
leaving the cult will cause a loss
of salvation.

Thousands of these cults exist but

the New Age Movement (which is
also occult) probably is the most
predominant today. If involved in
any cult - - run, don Tt walk, to the
nearest exit, and find a Christ-
centered, Bible-believing Church.
(to be continued)

Reference: Dr. Walter Martin, The
Kingdom a
of the Cults

Submitted By: Suejette A. Jones

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hyper and the tension causes us to fait amongs one
another, | can-ttuely say to myself tlov
believe in you and he don't be-
lieve in you, My God. You have seen tears,
have seen my fears, take the arrow out my
enemy has shot a spear. Trying to destroys me, it only
makes me stronger, how many times will |. have to got
ona this, and how much longer. Thou its a moun-
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- Discipline, What Ts the Deal ?

Hitting a child shows lack of

respect. It sends the message,

oI Tm bigger than you. ?

Hitting a child may make him so "

angry that the only lesson she
learns is that violence is the way
to settle disputes.

Time out is only equivalent to
the child's age.

Take away privileges, something
your child cares about, like TV

giving the over-

le,

behavior,

~ Children who receive firm, lov-

ing discipline at homeare more

- apt. to get along well with others

during play.

Give rules about kindness, hon-
esty, and respect for others.

If you are angry, parents, fake it.
The objective is to get through
to the child, not .

scare him.

Its easy to enforce rules when
you're ted. _

It Ts comfortable to a child to
have predictable limits.

Discipline is healthy. Discipline
Is not so much punishment as a
lesson in love.

Boys tend to cover emotions
with misbehavior.

Girls, after sulking, will tell why
and begin to cry. .

Boys and girls emotions are
expressed differently.

STEPS TO SUCCESS
1.Take charge of your thoughts.

2. Overcome obstacles .
3. Establish communications.

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THOUGHT: * Living without
Socus is only existing. ue ae

WHERE HAVE GOOD _
MANNERS GONE ?
What Ts up with all this me first
behavior? Are there more things
to worry about today than there
were just a few years ago? Has

stress made us rude?

Some examples of bad
Deh AVION: ..cccscesssecesees

1. Gossiping about someone and
being overheard by her.

2. Parked in a handicapped
space (when not handicapped)

3. In an office setting, inappro-
priately dressed --- tank top.

4.Cell
phones:..example....church,
school, restaurants, etc.

5. Irritating modern phone
technology.

6. being left on hold endlessly?

Call waiting ? People who talk
loudly on cell phones in public.

A fact: Plastic surgeons can do

almost anything with a person Ts

finding a very high prevalence of Putt

obesity (overweight) and physi-

cal inactivity among our chil-
dren, and along with that we're

finding a higher prevalence of

hypertension, about twice as
high as one would expect to find

inchildren.

~ Joann Harrell, Ph.D...

Professor of Nursing

UNC Chapel Hill School of
Nursing . :

We must promote healthy life-

styles. That Ts at any stage in
life. You can Tt sit and be fit.
You Tve got to disengage the
automobile legs and TV eyeballs:

and engage the idea of active ©

movement. 2

By getting into the habit of

_ eating at least five servings of

fruits and vegetables each day,
you can much more readily turn
away those foods that are not
healthy.

Accumulate a minimum of 30
minutes of physical activity
through out the day.

Each day, 4,000 teens become
new smokers. Most of them will

become addicted before they are

18. One-third of them will die
from a smoking.related illness.

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tension, thereby lowering blood
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3, Take your own blood pres:

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5. Decrease sodium in your diet
and increase potassium. Beware.
of hidden sodium , such as
found in canned and processed

6. Choose your
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Watch those large quantities of
sugar, soft drinks, and baked "

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Funding Available for Youth Programs

The North Carolina Office of Juvenile Justice announces the availability of $336,658 in state funding | -
for programs serving delinquent, undisciplined, and youth at risk of court involvement for Fiscal Year

2000-2001 beginning on july 1,2000. this amount is subject to action taken by the General
ounty Juvenile Crime Prevention Coun

Assembly. The Pitt

cil has identified the most needed :

program services to be the following: " |

1, Restitution/Community Service
2. Counseling/Home Based Services

3. Residential Treatment/ Group Home

4. Structured Day Program

5. Residential Placement/Temporary Shelter or Group Home

6. Psychological Services
7.Vocational/Educational Program,

8. Adult Volunteer/Mentoring Prograkt ~

9. Sex offender Treatment
10. Parent Responsibility Classes

Eligible applicants must provide matching funds of 20%. Local public agencies, private nonprofit
501c3 youth serving corporations and local housing authorities wishing to submit applications for
programs to address any of these program services can obtain application forms
Stewart, Council Chairperson at 695-7350. for further information and technical assistance contact
Jesse Riggs, OJ) consultant at 355-9013. The deadline for receiving funding applications is March

31,2000.

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_F§r'mville Boys and Girls Club visit WOOW and The "M" Voice Newspaper. On a recent field trip the
Farmville Boys and Girls Club visited the studios of WOOW. The Children got a frist hand look at how a
néWSpaper is layed out as well as chance to cut their very own commercial.. The're shown with publisher
Jim Rouse and owner of WOOW radio. Jim Rouse is Also running for the NC House of Representatives.
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3 oANN HUGGINS for County Commissioner

A Plan for a Better Pitt County

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Increase value of education by promoting better pay and better resources.

Because of Hurricane Floyd devastation, | would like to address the damages that were
done to environment.

| would like to help improve the quality of life for our Senior Citizens.

| would like to increase resources and incentives for our county employees. . . Elder DeWayne A. Johnson, pastor of the Apostolic Way of Life Church of Christ, Inc., located
| would like to address health issues in our county by working with Pitt Memorial Hospital 308 A Pennsylvania Avenue in the city of Greenville, NC celebrated his first pastoral anniversary banquet
; _. on Feb. 26, 2000 at the Greenville Hilton Hotel. After being led by the spirit of the Lord Jesus Christ,
and SL countywide health organizations. : a. aa. Elder Johnson embarked upon a challenge one year ago, to come to eastern NC to build a sound Pentecostal,
| would like to improve the county infrastructure through building and rebuilding roads, Apostolic Ministry,under the pastoral leadership of Apostle W. L. Bonner the Chief Apostle of the Churches
re ide vi for a better Pitt County. of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Elder Johnson and the Apostolic Way of Life Family was blessed to have the
ally ae countywide SSIES) vn . . Y di ti Presiding Apostle of the Churches of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc., whose headquarters .
| would like to improve County security through crime prevention and intervention. is located in New York City, and who also pastors the Greater Refuge Temple Church in Jacksonville, Fla., -
| would like to encourage the most productive usage of our tax dollars. | will also exam- was the keynote speaker. Apostle Groover blessed the saints of God from far and near with an encouraging
; h t message from the subject, * How to Get What You Didn Tt Ask For. ? Elder Johnson and the Apostolic Way
TN CUTE SESS HO) SECURES [EOSIN of Life Family has been blessed by God to grow naturally as well as spiritually. The church has under gone.
cosmetic renovation, and has expanded its seating capacity to over 100, under Elder Johnson's leadership.
A Vote for Ann Huggins is a Vote for a Better Pitt County ier Johnson ané the AM LE is striving to reach out to whe lost with a message of foes pnt
. . ; : | eliverance and salvation. The goal of the ministry is to reach out into the hedges and highways compelling
er ee eet eee men and women of all nationalities, ethnic, and religious persuasions, to seek for a deeper coicitual S.
relationship through the spirit 6f God that he so greatly desires for us to have. Creating a safe haven for
the youth of Greenville is also part of the great vision set forth by God for this ministry. The church hopes

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Arnold Palmer Says

_ Dr. George Hawkins
Why Bother ?

Not forsaking the assembling of
ourselves together, as the man-
ner of some is but exhorting one
another: and so much the more,
as ye see the day approaching.

As | look at the Body of Christ
and area churches as a whole, we
don Tt seem to have a problem
coming together to have ochurch ?.
They scripture above commands,
not suggests, that we not forsake

|. or abandon coming together be-

cause when we come together
corporately, we get the strength
we need to face the upcoming
circumstances or situations within
the week to come. | will bring it
a little closer to home, to face the
next minutes or hours to come.

However, the key factor to which
| am getting around to is why do
you go to church? We go Sunday
after Sunday, week after week but
is it benefiting you? Are you

really getting anything for your
spirit and soul ?

Has it ever

God commands us, not suggests,
in Psalm 100:4 to enter His gates |
with. thanksgiving and into His

you? | am referring here to the

anointing. What we fail to realize .

is that the anointing is not
contained in structured buildings
but in earthen vessels. God
desires to. but His power in

| yielded, clean church if you keep.

the ohouse ? clean. Matthew 9:12
says oThey that be whole (well)
need not bound in spirit, soul and

- body. The anointing in the church
js there to destroy yokes in the

lives of the people and to remove
burdens. | have seen the anoint-

"ing sO Strong in our church that

sometimes | don Tt have to lay
hands on the people. God does
His own delivering but have this
kind of anointing infiltrated in a
church comes with a great price.

It is in this type of atmosphere

that we see miracles take place.

God has designed it so that each
time you enter His ohouse ?, you
don Tt leave the same way you
came. There are higher heights
and deeper depths in the Lord. If
your spiritual needs are not being
met, why bother to get out of bed
each Sunday morning and go to
church? Why word is not
bringing about a change in your
life? Jesus came to liberate the
whole man, spirit, soul and body.
He wants to meet every need.
Why bother to go to church out of
tradition or because it Ts the right
thing to do? Why bother to go out
of duty? You are not doing God
a favor by going to church. He
owes you nothing but we owe
Him everything. You should be
going to church to get your soul
right to meet Jesus in PEACE!

Why bother to waste precious
time? We must redeem the time

Read the Word of God and Know the

oe Gays ore evil
5:16). We don Tt have

praise; be thankful
unto Him and bless His name.
Psalm 22:3 says He inhabitant the
praises of Israel, so why would
you think that God wants. uS.to
come and sit as a osolemn
assembly ? when we are com-
manded to make a joyful noise
unto the Lord. Come before His
presence with thanksgiving. ~ ?

It is time to stop going to church
out of religious duty or becausé tt
is the thing to do. Why bothér?
It is time to stop playing with the
Lord. What we do for Him has to
be real. Our motives must be
pure. Jesus is real and He 4s
holding us accountable for what
we do. Hebrews 10:26 & 27 says
oFor if we sin willfully after
that we received that knowledge
of the truth, there remaineth io
more sacrifice for sins. But-a
certain fearful looking for of
judgment and fiery indignation,
which shall devour the adver-
saries ?.

In conclusion, beloved,
you are going to need Jesus one
day. It might look like things are
on easy street and smooth sailing
now, but a reckoning day~.ts
coming and it is going to bea
horrible .ime when you néed
Jesus the most, he laughs at your
calamity. Proverbs 1:21 says oI
also will laugh at your calamity;
I will mock when your feaf

cometh. ? Make it count when
you go to church! iia
God Bless you.

_ The Jackie Robinson Baseball League is seeking good head coaches, assistant coaches and volunteers for
its 2000 baseball season.Coaches should have baseball, organizational and disciplinary skills. Volunteers
can provide assistance in a number of areas, including the buidling of a concession stand at Thomas Foremen
Park and manning the concession stand during games. Plans are to have the concession stand completed
before the season begins in June.
The Jackie Robinson Baseball League was organized in 1991 and began play in 1992 with six teams ages
9-12. The league expanded the following year to eight teams for ages 9 - 12 and four teams for ages 13
~ 15. The league currently has eight teams for 9 - 12 year olds. Participants must be 9 on/before July 31
and must turn 13 before August 01. Register now !!!!_ Free physicals will be given 9am - 12pm, Saturday,
Mar. 18 at the South Greenville ®ecreation Center. Tryouts and practices begin in April .

For information concerning the Jackie Robinson Baseball League, please telephone one of the following: .
Bobby Short at 329-4544: or Michael Jordan at 756-6138: or Howard Pearce at 757-1660 (after 6pm).

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