The Mail-Journal, Volume 17, Number 19, Milford, Kosciusko County, 28 May 1980 — Page 5

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(Continued from page 4) cemetery to the Goshen Hospital in the EMS unit. SYRACUSE ATTORNEY Jim Howard was climbing the base of the famous mountain El Capitan at Yosemite National Park in California Sunday when the two earthquakes struck. One was a 6.0. the other 6.5 on the Richter scale, he said. Jim, known locally as a runner, is also a mountain climber and made the week end

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trip to California to scale the challenging El Capitan. When he heard a rumble and some rocks fall, he thought the rumble was from falling rocks, but was to soon find it was the other way round. AMID ALL the puffy PR surrounding the recent Project Proud, we heard a dissenting note: Why didn’t the town focus attention on the uptown parking lots where weeds grow unattended?

Letters to the editor

We were saddened Dear Editor: Our members and friends of Calvary United Methodist Church and especially the members of the Martha Circle were saddened by the death of Jessie Weingart. She was a fine Christian lady and a willing and dependable worker in all her church offices and activities. She gave freely of her time and for no remuneration. We worked together at our work day activities each month for our annual bazaar and on the bazaar planning committee for seven years. She was never selfish with herself and set an excellent example to all who worked with her. She did very fine needle work, especially “quilting” which is almost a lost art today. Her family and church friends will really miss her. The songbird’s music fill the air Long after the bird is gone. And when the rose has lost it’s bloom, Its fragrance lingers on. And so it is with those we’ve loved, And one day had to part. Their memory — like the songbird’s notes Remain forever in our hearts. Mrs. Robert (June) Laudeman

Time for a little humor

Dear Editor: I wish to extend my sympathy to the lady (or gentleman) who can not find any time in their life for a little humor (concerning the comments made by Anthony Siri’s so-called disgraceful He got what he wanted Dear Editor: Thanks a lot! Your photo of Tony Siri in last week’s paper gave him the attention he wanted. Instead of receiving publicity, he should have been ignored. People from other communities were present, and his immaturity reflected on the school and class, which had 31 honor students. It gave the impression that our school is one with little discipline and lacking as an educational institution, which I feel is very far from the truth. People ask, “What is the world coming to?” Well, I would like to know the answer also. I was disturbed to hear cheers and laughter coming from adults as well as youth. If that’s not enough, this paper has condoned and almost encouraged today’s young people to be immature. Member of Wawasee Class of ’BO

behavior at graduation). Not many people know how hard Tony worked for his diploma, after leaving school earlier, to return and carry seven subjects to graduate. I say (cowboy) hats off to Tony! Also to the writer, who was ashamed to sign their name, Tony did not set off the firecrackers — let’s keep it honest! You can sign my name. Betty Minnick Syracuse man charged after hitting vehicle Wayne Ott, 32, r 2 Syracuse, was charged with driving while intoxicated following an accident Saturday, May 24, Pappakeechie Dr., south of Lake Wawasee. Ott was driving a van which hit a parked car owned by Gene Leeuw, Indianapolis. State Police Trooper Dan Ringer reported the van skidded on the wet pavement as it was attempting to stop for a vehicle in the roadway. The van also hit some mailboxes. Trooper Ringer estimated damage at SIOO to Ott’s vehicle and $2,000 to Leeuw’s 1976 auto.

One Nation Under God

(EDITORS NOTE The following is the text of the speech by Rev. Roger Eberly of the Memorial Day Program sponsored by the American Legion ) By REV. ROGER EBERLY Memorial Day may have festivities, but there is also a solemn side. As we come to a cemetery memories are often awakened. I think of a brother, a son, and others . . . and you too think of loved ones. Our hearts are stirred that there is more to life than we can see here. On a Memorial Day, or whenever we take time to remember people who have suffered and died, we should do so with respect and humility. In this light I am reminded of the greatest memorial of all — the CROSS. The way of that Jesus Christ lifted up, not only includes the laying down of our lives for our friends, but also for our enemies. Not many people have accepted this challenge of the Prince of Peace. May the Spirit of God grant us wisdom, and move us with courage to follow Christ in His way of justice, mercy, and peace. The message of the Cross may be unpopular and foolish to many, but nothing has more significantly changed the course of history. Through the Cross Christ provides the basis for new integrity, boldness, and strength. Memorial Day originated out

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of pain and memories of the Civil War. It seems appropriate to quote from a proclamation by Abraham Lincoln issued on April 30,1863, during the very depth of that turbulent war: “Whereas it is the duty of nations as well as of men to own their dependence upon the overruling power of God, to confess their sins and transgressions in humble sorrow, yet with assured hope that genuine repentance will lead to mercy and pardon, and to recognize the sublime truth, announced in the Holy Scriptures and proven by all history, that those nations only are blessed whose God is the Lord;...” Certainly we still have more to learn about what it means to be “one nation under God.” “One nation” suggests a fundamental unity where there is stability because of justice, freedom, and respect for one another, and where there is enough mercy to be enriched by our differences. “One nation” also recognizes the fact of other nations with whom we need to relate with the same kind of justice and mercy which makes for peace in our own homes, communities and nation. “One nation under God” lifts up the reality that only God is sovereign.. Our highest allegiance as Christians should always be to God, the highest authority of all. People are needed in every country who will plead for a healthy set of priorities to keep the reality of life in perspective, We need Christians to keep the conscience of our country alive. When people increasingly look to bureaucratic and military solutions to the problems of the world, what lies ahead is not a bright period of time. God’s way of peace is not a matter of might makes right, but a peace that must include both justice and mercy. We need to remember and heed the words of Jesus Christ to keep seeking first, above all, the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness. His Court news The following couples have applied for marriage licenses in the office of Kosciusko County Clerk Jean Messmore: Augsburger-Gardner John B. Augsburger, 45, box 230 Syracuse and Oweita T. Gardner, 40, r 1 Syracuse McCullough-Watkins Larry Lee McCullough, 25, r 5 box 181 Syracuse and Mary Robyn Watkins, 20, r 2 Syracuse Bragg-Bender Charles E. Bragg, 21, r 1 box 370 Warsaw and Elaine Dawn Bender, 29, box 412 North Webster Violations The following violations have had fines assessed and paid in Kosciusko County Court, James Jarrett, judge: Speeding — Angeline Lynch, 18, Leesburg, S4O; Juanita Allen, 49, Leeesburg, $35 Unsafe start—Clark Hostetler, 17, Milford, $35 Disregarding stop sign — Imilda Abts, 59, Syracuse, 35 Public intoxication — John Neal, 22, North Webster, $79 Improper passing (personal injury accident) — Vincent Neibe’-t, 22, Leesburg, $57 Conversion — Eugene Sizemore, Syracuse, $95, plus 30 days Kosciusko County Jail executed

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Kingdom still provides the greatest dream, the greatest hope, the greatest down-to-earth peace for our world. The words of the prophet Micah still ring out as a challenge to us to do justice, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with our God. Justice requires that we hear those who are downtrodden and different from us. Mercy means that we respond in understanding and loving ways. If we do not live in the light of both justice and mercy we are kidding ourselves about walking with God. Also it is sobering to remember that the only way we can walk with God is in humbleness because the Scriptures teach that God resists and fights against the proud, but He will establish and exalt the humble. Again quoting from the same proclamation by Abraham Lincoln: “We have been the recipients of the choicest bounties of Heaven; we have been preserved these many years in peace and prosperity; we have grown in numbers, wealth, and power as no other nation has ever grown. But we have forgotten God. We have forgotten the gracious hand which preserved us in peace and multiplied and enriched and strengthened us, and we have vainly imagined, in the deceitfulness of our hearts, that all these blessings were produced by some superior wisdom and virtue of our own. Intoxicated with unbroken success, we have become too self-sufficient to feel the necessity of redeeming and preserving grace, too proud to pray to the God that made us. “It behooves us, then, to humble ourselves before the offended Power, to confess our national sins, and to pray for clemency and forgiveness. ” In thinking of Memorial Day and the Civil War we recognize that human beings died on both sides. This fact of our common humanness needs to be recognized for the wounds of any conflict, strife, or war to be healed. Whatever is clearly stamped with Caesar's image we may render to Caesar. But whatever belongs to God needs to be used consistently with His purposes. Furthermore, dare we treat human beings — made in the very image of God — as expendable merchandise? Certainly we have touched on issues today that are worthy of further dialogue and heartsearching actions. Hopefully we can continue to grow in respect for jne another and in faithfulness to Jesus Christ as we work together for justice, mercy and peace. We have gathered on ground created by the Lord God Almighty and made sacred by His Presence. We remember people who have died. In humility we remember the Lord Jesus Christ who died for us all. As people being re-created by Christ and being confirmed to His image we will continue to learn more respect for the image of God in every human being. Amen.

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