The Howe Enterprise (Howe, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 19, 1964 Page: 2 of 4
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The Howe Enterprise
THIS WEEK’S SERMONETTE
HEAD OF THE HOUSE
Caught in the mad pace of twentieth-cen-
tury American life—with wives and children
dashing in and out, pausing only long enough
to hold out a hand for cash—many men are
wondering if Robert Browning knew what he
was talking about when he said:
There’s a blessing on the hearth
A special providence for fatherhood!
Fathers are caricatured as bumbling fools
who never make the right decisions. Their
wives and children are always smarter than
they are. And the public loves it, probably
because it represents something closer to the
truth than most of us would like to admit.
True, we still have some of the old Vict-
orian type of fatherly tyrants around, ruling
harshly and bitterly with a heavy hand. But
some modern fathers have reacted to this by
becoming disinterested spectators in the fam-
ily arena, content to lodge in a chair at tl.e
dinner table or in front of television. Others
{have become something like a slot-machine
Santa Claus, winning their way by dispensing
kindly favors.
It may appear trite to say that the scrip-
tural pattern of fatherhood is far from any
of the above. And yet we wonder how many
Christian fathers have ever seriously consid-
ered the Word of God in this connection. It
is much easier to fall into the pattern of
contemporary American fatherhood than it
is to examine God’s Word and then by His
grace obey it. But let us here state that one.
great need today is for fathers who are willing
to find out God’s blueprint for fatherhood
and then follow it. We can only sketch the
bare outlines of that blueprint here. We
suggest a concordance, paper and pencil for
a thorough job.
We believe, first of all, that fathers must
realize their place of leadership in the home.
THE HOWE ENTERPRISE
Published on Thursdays at
109 North Denney Street Howe, Texas
Phone 532-3305
Mailing Address
P. O. Box 206 Howe, Texas 75059
A. P. (Pop) Sloan
Owner and Publisher
Distributed free (for the present) in Howe
and its trade territory
Mailed outside Howe trade territory, $3.00
per year in advance
Fathers must be the spiritual heads as well
as the providers. They must “rule” their
own houses well, not dictatorially, of course,
but wisely and lovingly. Authority in the
home must rest with the father. This is God’s
Rail for the family relationship He instituted.
Until fathers become “the head of the house”
in the scriptural sense of the word, there is
no hope that the family will become a place
of godliness, spiritual power, love and dis-
cipline.
With this authority comes great respon-
sibility. Fathers must know how to love and
lead their wives with patience, understanding
and firmness. They must know how to
discipline children with love and how to dj
consistant in their demands for obedience.
They must be brave in times of danger, honest
in times of temptation, kind in times provo-
cation, faithful in times of hardship, hopeful
in times of discouragement.
Basically Christian fathers must give their
wives, children and homes to the Lord. They
must “leave” them for Christ’s sake. Only
then can they receive freedom to rule, love
and discipline as they should. This is the
great responsibility of a Christian father.
Anything else is a tragic caricature.
—The Sunday School Times.
TRADE IN HOWE
GENERAL),
SYSTEMj
"LET'S GO!" g
... to sea and sand in
General Telephone Country
Enjoy Gulf Coast pleasures
General Telephone invites you to visit the Texas Gulf Coast
where we serve many waterfront towns, including Aransas
Pass, Ingleside, Palacios, Port O’Connor, and Port Lavaca.
This area is world-famous for salt water fishing, and offers
the ideal holiday blend of blue sky, pounding surf and
warm sand. It is one of the many places to go, things
to see in General Telephone Country. If your community
has visitor attractions, perhp"^ we can help you develop
them. Write Community I Jopment Dept., Box 1001,
San Angelo, Texas.
GENERAL TELEPHONE
OF THE SOUTHWEST
V I
Loreda’s Beauty Shop
Phone 532-2525 109 E. Haining
OPEN EVENINGS
8 A.M. to 5 P. M. ■( BY APPOINTMENT
See and Drive the New
1964 RAMBLER at
JIM POLLARD MOTORS
112 N. Crockett
Sherman
WRIGHT INSURANCE AGENCY
fire life automobile
106 S. Main - Phone 482-5259
VAN ALSTYNE, TEXAS
Why there's
no ' R.E.A.' in
THIS
COUNTY
REA is a Federal Government agency
with headquarters in Washington! , ,
The REA doesn’t own or operate any electric
power lines! The lines serving rural homes and
farms in this area are owned and operated by us
local people. We joined together to provide our-
selves with electric power—the only way that most
of us could obtain it.
The REA helped us out with starter loans, and we
still look to REA for technical advice and loans to
extend and build heavier lines. But, by law, every
penny of REA loans must be repaid—with inter-
est—by the same local people who are consumers-
owners-operators of this rural electric system.
We’re the real owners. The REA is just our banker.
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GRAYSON-COLLIN ELECTRIC
COOPERATIVE, Inc.
A tax-paying, locally owned corporation
Van Alstyne, Texas
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Howe, Texas
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March 19 to 26
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Large Fab box 25c
Best Bananas lb 10c
New Easter Dress Goods
Selection for all Ages
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