Christian Chronicle (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, September 2, 1960 Page: 2 of 8
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VILLANOVA, P«. — Don V.
Camp, 83-year-old Christian of
South Barre, Vt, was recently
honored by Vermont and New
Hampshire Christians as they
gathered at a dinner in Mont-
pelier, Vt.
Camp and his wife, the late
Mabel Camp, gave the lumber
from their farm to construct
the building for the South Barre
Church of Christ, later donated
the land on which the min-
ister’s home was built, and just
recently Camp willed his en-
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stitute for Christian Education
in Villanova.
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pressed the
Board and
the school
gesture.
THE DINNER in Montpelier
was arranged under the direc-
tion of Alvis A. Bryan, min-
ister of the Church of Christ
in Montpelier, and a member
of the Board of Directors of
N. I. C. E.
Don Van Ness Camp is a
veteran farmer, college trustee
and businessman who likes to
reminisce about the great
changes and progress that he
has observed over his span of
83 years. Camp installed the
fifth milking machine in the
state of Vermont and he re-
calls that his father installed
the first telephone in the area.
HE RECALLS TOO, the days
when South Barre had railroad
service starting back in 1888
and the days when arc street
lamps had to have carbon
changed each day. At the age
of 83, Camp is still actively
engaged in operating two busi-
nesses—a nursing home and a
trailer park, both located on
the 200 acres which he retains
of the original 600 acres which
his father owned and farmed.
He has turned the big old
home in which he was born
into a nursing home and he
personally supervised its opera-
tion, handles the payroll for its
10 employees, and does the
bookkeeping. “Most of my work
is done on my grandfather’s
old kitchen table,’’ he adds as
he tells about the nursing home
and trailer park.
Camp graduated from God-
dard Seminary in 1806, and
later became a trustee of the
school. Over the years, he has
maintained a keen interest in
, science, experimentation, and
the progress that comes from
it.
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A Paradox Among Us!
A MOST DIFFICULT situation has been created by
the nomination of John F. Kennedy, a Catholic, as candi-
date for President of the United States.
As Americans, we have been taught to abhor intol-
erance of any religion or the attacking of any political
candidate because of his religious beliefs.
AS CHRISTIANS, we separate church and state, we ,
“render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and
unto God the things that are God’s.”
As both Christians and Americans we have an in-
nate dislike of criticizing another man because of his re-
ligion. To tell him the truth, yes; to try to get him to
see the truth, yes: to despise him because he cannot
see it—NO’
THEREFORE, A MOST complex and frustrating
situation has arisen in the United States that compels
us as Christians to speak out against a candidate for
President on religious grounds and yet not to mix poli-
tics with religion.
We are given religious freedom, first by God and
second by the constitution of the United States. We are
in opposition to any force which would seek to destroy
this freedom doubly-insured, and the Catholic Church
openly admits that it only tolerates religious freedom
now and will put it down in times expedient to that
body.
AS CHRISTIANS, then, we are permitted to speak
out, in a religious sense, against anyone or anything
that would deprive us of this liberty. We should not,
however, enter into politics and attempt to see a man
defeated simply because his faith and ours do not coin-
cide, nor seek to defeat a man whose political views
differ from ours by attacking his religious beliefs.
The religion of President Eisenhower never entered
into his campaign for that high office. The beliefs of
Franklin Delano Roosevelt nor Harry Truman were nev-
er used against them by the opposition. The beliefs of
other presidents have not entered into their qualifica-
tions for the presidency. And this is as it should be.
We worship as Christians and we vote as Americans, and
we are charged first by God and also by our country to
be good citizens.
BUT WHEN a religio-political order threatens to dic-
tate the manner in which we are to worship God, it is
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cocker spaniel, “Partner”. He
maintains a “forward’’ outlook,
favoring progress In all Its
forms. *Tve seen changes in
my day, I’ve made the adjust-
ments I needed to make, and
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THE SCHOOL has been
named beneficiary of Camp’s
will with the purpose of estab-
lishing a perpetual scholarship.
J. Harold Thomas, President
of N. I. C. E., attended the
dinner in Camp’s honor and ex-
gratitude of the
Administration of
for the generous
JAMES W. NICHOLS
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BRETT CHRONICLE OF THE AIR
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An Economical Block
At Eagle Pass . . .
By J. Marris Smith
SAN ANTONIO, Tax.—Six months ago I visited the
border town of Eagle Pass, Texas. A small congregatfaa
Christians was meeting to worship the Lord. There ara^ i
congregations of this size in Texas, but I had never
this small in a city of OVER 15,000 PEOPLE. *** *
Texas is one of the strong-holds of the church
a city of this size with such a small band of disciples
to asking questions. I
“What is the block? Is R psychological? Phy»ical?
itual? Economical?" * I
IT WAS NOT psychological for these followers redhrifal
potential of the Kingdom in this city. It was not phyudi u I
they had just finished paying for a new building eitmtu — * 1
of the main streets and had ample class room facilities. * 1
This left the other two questions to be disolved, andh«|il
found my answer. Paul said, “I am not ashamed of the m I
of Christ, for it is the power of God unto salvation." Yton I
there is no preaching of the life giving word, there to as fol
or growth. These people had no preacher, no teacher, ftq I
were spiritually starved. They were sick with spiritual afo I
nutrition. Of course, the answer to this was very simple; fol
a preacher!
THIS, HOWEVER, led to the second and basic profoa. I
Can 25 wage-earning people pay a man a living salary to preset I
in Eagle Pass? !
Working with the Southwest Texas mission project, I
acted by the Jefferson Church in San Antonio, ] immedtofo I
set out to find a preacher to come to this ripe field. Tbe brofoa I
in. Eagle Pass agreed to partially support a preacher to It I
amount of $150 per month.
Ellis G. Grubb of Abilene heard of the work in Eagle Pm I
and consented to come, fully knowing that all support had Nt |
been raised. This man has faith that his brethren will non I
to the aid of this work.
GRUBB BEGAN working with the Eagle Pass congregate I
in April.
I revisited the Eagle Pass congregation this month and laud
the membership had grown to 30, the Bible classes now average
30 in attendance, and the worship service on lord’s day iron-
ing averaged 50 people. A Bible class is being conducted M j
the nearby Ah Base on Tuesday evenings and Bible ctoNB
are held each Wednesday evening with a steady increase to to
tendance.
Cottage meetings are beginning to show results. Receatiy, j
Leo Owen of the Jacinto City church in Houston held a meeting |
in which 5 were baptized.
The full support for Grubb has not fully been outlined. Tw
churches have come to the aid of the Eagle Paes church wil (
small contributions. The church is growing in Eagle |
cause the word has been made available. Strong preaching, defr
cated service, and patient teaching have created a j
attitude in this community of which 85% are Catholic. W* .
is no reason why the church in Eagle Pass cannot become
self-supporting within a few years if some initial help to
now.
For details write L. C. McDuff, c/o Church of ChriM. ™
Pass, Texas, or J. Morris Smith, Jefferson Church of J
702 Donaldson Avenue, San Antonio 1, Texas. __1
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time to speak out against it.
We all have friends Who are Catholics and members,
----many other denominations^ Some of us may know"
an athetot or agnostic. ------------- -
~ 4 Americans, we certainly would be fearful of
an atheistic or agnostic President, for he would place
no credence and could not be bound by his high oath o
- office to defend the constitution of his country.
. TMBRB 11 A^IKCT in this nation, much respectec
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Nichols, James W. Christian Chronicle (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, September 2, 1960, newspaper, September 2, 1960; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1306959/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.