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Once upon a time.....about 77 A.D. to
: be more exact.. St. Paul stood .in .'judge
ioent before Nero,the wicked and powerful
!Emperor of Rome. Paul was on trial for
I his life and he put up a good d.fense,
lexpecially since he was a * Roman citizen-.
| But Paul’s "crime” was- that he. was a
iChristian and stood up for his convic
Itions5 and according to Nero, Christians
:must die. Tradition relates that the
iapostle was beheaded on the Ostian Way.
Who won that day at the trial„ .Paul
jor Nero? Most people at that time would
ihave said that Nero did. But we knew
^^etter now. After hundreds of years men
;name their dogs, "Nero and •their sons,
i"Paul". Why? Because Paul was one of
ithose men who had discovered that the
jsecret to both happiness and greatness
I lies in a strong faith in God who alone
iis able to bring to mature development
* !those qualities of real manhood in us,
|such as Truth, Purity, Decision, and
iTenderness.
I We admire Paul beenuse he was a man's
jraan ;md he was God’s man5and in addition
ihe was a happy man in spite of the fact
ithat he spent a good portion of his life
|in prison.
With .God’s help we can develop the
nner qualities which make us men in the
ight of God end other man.
CHAPLAIN S. L. ROBERTS
GIFT PRESENTED TO R&E BUILDING
The Eastern Star Club has presented
two complete, silver coffee services to
the Chaplains for the use of all organ
izations meeting in the Religious Educa
tion Building. Each consists of a pit
cher, a sugar bowl, and a creamera In
behalf of all organizations we wish to
thank Mrs. Norman,President5 Mrs. Flick
inger, Secretaryf and all members of the
Club for their thoughtful and generous
gift.
The Chaplains
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’’LIFE NO LONGER BEGINS AT 40”
"When I retire,'’the wife and I are;
going to'start a new life,, probably some [•
place, abroad. Our kids will.be on their;
own by then, and we figure we’ve got it;
coming to us." ;
It was a Navy chiejf t Iking, and he j
voiced -the sentiments of, many people.But;
there are certain pitfalls in his reas-!
oning. Do they really plan to want j
to abandon the pleasant social relation-j
ships built up through years in the ser-j
vice? • Do they really want to be geogr-j
aphically remote from their children?
The exnense of travel back to the;
States, the possibility of lonliness or;
boredom in a foreign land-these cer-I
tainly have to be kept in mend by per-j
sons looking forward to a break with the!
posts Your "new life" might prove a let- j
down after you and your wife have burned j
your bridges behind you.
Remember,life no longer begins at 40» ;
according to a recent booklet issued by:
the Department of Health, Education and;
Welfare, it starts at 65» A 50 year old;
has a even chance of living to 75» Peo-!
pie at 65 can expect at least another 13;
years, and even these life expectancy!
rates are on the rise. ;
So you, retiring in the prime of lifej
have every reason to enjoy many long and j
satisfying years amid familiar, scenes!
and among'old friends. Travel is a fine!
thing but don’t plan on stretching ft!
into voluntfiry exile—at least not with- !
out weighing the change that - you .and \
your wife may end up drifting purpose-;
lessly, having lost your old friends !
without making new ones. ;
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