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PAGE 6, THE LA MARQUE TIMES. THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1976 La Marque celebrates Bicentennial Fourth the food are Jan and George Freeborn, Mrs. C.V. Rice, C.V. Rice BIBLE QUESTION BOX by Winston Atkinson, Minister Church of Christ Ross at Palm La Marque, Texas 77568 QUESTION: Is it a sin to judge others as seems to be the teaching of Matthews ANSWER: First, let's read the passage in question.

"Judge not, that you be not judged" (RSV). To get a clearer picture of what Jesus was saying, don't stop reading with verse 1. Jesus continued: "For with the judgement you pronounce you will be judged, and the measure you give will be the measure you get" (Matthew After a more careful reading, it should be obvious that Jesus was not making a blanket condemnation of judging. The kind of judging here condemned is a harsh or unjust judgment. Do not be too quick to judge evil of anyone, for as you judge, so you will be judged.

Jesus was not saying that it was sinful to make a judgment of others. In another place He said: a tree is known by his fruit" (Matthew If the fruit is rotten, something is wrong with the tree. Such an observation judgment, made in a loving spirit and without imputing a motive is not sinful. If the Christian could not make such a judgment, his work of leading others to a recognition of their need for Christ would be impossible. In the next three verses (Matthew Jesus said the Christian should not attempt to remove a speck froifi another's eye until he has removed the log from his own.

No, Jesus did not condemn judging. He was only saying that one ought to make a self- improvement before he strives to correct others. Unfortunately, too many people use Matthew 7:1 as an escape route when some one seeks to teach them of a wrong in their life. True, none of us will be the final judge, thank God for that. But, we as Christians do have an obligation to teach.

Teaching cannot be performed without thereby making a judgment, but we must be cautious not to judge motives as only God knows the heart; and when we do make observation judgments through teaching, we must be gentle. QUESTION: Does I Corinthians 7:8 mean that the apostle Paul was married? ANSWER: I have always believed that Paul was an unmarried man. I know he was not married at the time he wrote the book of I Corinthians, else he could not have said for the unmarried and widows to remain as he was. However, I suppose it's possible that he was once married earlier in life, but that his wife had died. Sometimes critics express the idea that Paul, as a bachelor, was not qualified to write on subjects relating to home life.

This reasoning is unsound, as God, not Paul, was the Author of the things he taught. Please see I Corinthians Galatians QUESTION: Does II Corinthians 6:14 teach that it's sinful for a Christian to marry a non- Christian? ANSWER: NO! Paul is setting forth a principle which is binding upon the Christian in every walk of life. A Christian should never "unequally" yoked with an marriage, in business, or in any other relationship. The key word is The sin is not necessarily entering into a partnership with tl.w LwIiwV but in Deing "unequally" voked. C.V.

Rice, Sr. and Harold Choate, as Msgr. Frank A. Lagana models his Bicentennial shirt. Fr.

Charles talks of USA Harbor, called I answered 1 was born July 4, 1776, and the Declaration of Independence is my birth certificate. The bloodlines of the world run in my veins, because I offered freedom to the oppressed. I am many things, and many DeoDle, I am the nation. I am Nathan Hale and Paul Revere. I stood at Lexington and fired the shot heard around the world.

I am Washington, Jefferson, and Patrick Henry. I am Paul Jones, the Green Mountain Boys and Davy Crockett. I am Lee and Grant and Abe Lincoln. I remember the Alamo, the Maine and Pearl When Freedom and stayed until it was over, over there. I left my heroic dead in Flanders Fields, on the rock of Corregidor, on the bleak slopes of Korea and in the steaming jungle of Vietnam.

I am the Brooklyn Bridge, the Wheat lands of Kansas and the granite hills of Vermont. I am the coal fields of the Virginias and Pennsylvania, the fertile lands of the West, the Golden Gate and the Grand Canyon.I am Independence Hall, the Monitor and the Merrimac. I am big. I sprawl from the Atlantic to the arms reach out to embrace Alaska and million square miles throbbing with industry. I am more than 3 million farms.

I am forest, field, mountain and desert. I am quiet cities that never sleep. You can look at me and see Ben Franklin walking down the streets of Philadelphia with his breadloaf under his arm. You can see Betsy Ross with her needle. You can see the lights of Christmas, and hear the strains of "Auld Lang Syne" as the calendar turns.

I am Babe Ruth and the World Series. I am 130,000 schools and colleges, and 326,000 churches where my people worship they think best. I am a ballot dropped in a box, the roar of a crowd in a stadium and the voice of a choir in a cathedral. I am ah editorial in a newspaper and a letter to a Congressman. I am Eli Whitney and Stephen Foster.

I am Tom Edison, Albert Einstein and Billy Graham. I am Horace Greely, Will Rogers and the Wright Brothers. I am Lasagna sat side by side with fried chicken and potato salad as La Marque joined the nation in celebrating the Bicentennial Fourth of July. Church bells rang out at 1 p.m. here to join the bells of Philadephia and Washington and San Francisco and they were enjoyed at close hand by a crowd who brought their lunches under the trees on the lawn at First Baptist Church It was like a family reunion, with lots of hugging, kissing, good food and good fun.

Catholics, Methodists, Lutherans, and everybody else, almost outnumbered the Baptists on their home grounds. The Baptists, of course, were well- prepared with cold drinks and homemade ice cream and two choirs on hand to entertain the crowd in the air-conditioned splendor of their newly-redecorated church at mid-afternoon. Ringed 'round with colorbul flags, the whole scene was one of typical old-time picnic celebration. Guest speaker for the occasion was Fr. Charles F.

Anastassiou of the Greek Orthdox Church in Galveston, a resident of La Marque who is a naturalized citizen of the United States. He was born in Greece. With a charming accent, he talked of the wonders of living in America, and closed with an inspiring dissertation called, "I Am the Nation." For the benefit of those who were unable to hear it, we are printing the text of "I Am the Nation" in today's paper. George Washington Carver, Daniel Webster and Jonas Salk. I am Longfellow, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Walt Whitman and Thomas Paine.

Yes, I am the Nation, and these are the things that I am. I was conceived in freedom, and, God willing, in freedom I will spend the rest of my days. May I possess always the integrity, the courage and the strength to keep myself unshackled, to remain a citadel of freedom and a beacon of hope to the world. This is my wish, my goal, my prayer in this year of 1976, two hundred years after I was born. We who live in America, take naturally, as a matter of course, our individual freedom and worth.

Perhaps unconsciously, we fail to recognize and appreciate fully the unique and lofty privilege of being Americans and of living in a free nation. We pray to God that the day will never come when we will lose these privileges which now we express and enjoy openly, without fear, often complacently, and in the security that our country affords us. Pray that this Land of ours, yours and mine, with the help of God, may always be a land of the free; that this home of yours and mine may always be the home of the brave; the brave believers. Pray that it will ever be the home of brave men and women and they will have the power and the courage to conquer the evil, abolish war, establish justice, enjoy equality, live in joy, in love, and in peace. This is the legacy of the Bicentennial.

For these reasons, let us consider it our obligation to set aside the best part of our days to consider and ponder the blessi-gs which we have received, and then to appreciate and make a matter of conscience, the fact that we are "stewards of God," and consequently have a further obligation to share our blessings with those who suffer and are deprived of these blessings. Today should be a day of glorifying the name of day of rededication of ourselves to serving His Holy Will through serving the needs of our brothers, who suffer injustice and oppression throughout the world. July party held Mr. and Mrs. A.B.

Vaniers were hosts for a July birthday party honoring family and friends who had birthdays in July. Among the honorees were Mr. and Mrs. Vaniers, Debbie and Sandy Wilks, Shawn Miller, Dean Sterling and Chester and Sharon Savant. A barbecue dinner was served to honorecG and Chairman Mrs.

Quentin Carlyle and the Rev. Buford Harrell, pastor of the First Baptist Church, hosted the Sunday afternoon celebration of the Fourth on the church grounds. GUEST Rev. Charles Anastassiou talked about patriotism to a big crowd Sunday afternoon and received a standing ovation. PRETTY Buford Harrell enjoys the outing dressed in a period gown and a hairdo festooned with matching tiny bows.

To her left is former resident Lt. Randol Gilmore, who is with the District II office of the Department of Public Safety. (Photos by Cathy Gillentine) obituaries guests Wendy Wilks, Mr. and Mrs. Dale O'Callahan, Tanya O'Callahan, Mr.

and Mrs. Charles Jannier, Mrs. Anke Starling, Claudia and Dwayne Starling and Mr. and Mrs. T.J.

Vanier. Baseball and horshoe pitchind were enjoyed by the group and a large cake featuring the names of all the birthday honorees was served. RALPH W.CRANE Funeral services for Ralph W. Crane, 81, of 2011 Scott St. Apt.

11, was at the First United Methodist Church in La Marque with Dr. Lamar Clark officiating. Burial was in Galveston Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of the James Crowder Funeral Home. Survivors include his widow, Lucille Crane, two sisters, Leona D'Wolf of Webster Groves, and Glenda French Trenton, a niece, LaVerla Horton of La Marque; and several nieces and nephews in Missouri. Pallbearers were Glenn Egan, Seymore Halaphant, Arthur Crump, Joe Bogatto, Walter Burns, and Cecil Perthius.

JOHNRICICAR Funeral mass for John Frank Ricicar was held Wednesday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church with the Rev. George Olsovosky officiating. Burial was in Galveston Memorial Park under the direction of Hayes Funeral Home. He was born in Fayette County, Tex. He had been a resident of Galveston County for 30 years and a resident of Hitchcock for 17 years.

Survivors include his widow, Elsie Ricicar of Hitchcock; two sons Jimmy Ricicar of La Marque and Johnnie Ricicar of Arcadia; five daughters, Mrs. Mary Ann Daigle of Galveston, Mrs. Gloria Matlage fo Texas City, Nancy Ricicar, Sandra Ricicar and Barbara Ricicar, all of Hitchcock; two brothers, Jerome Ricicar, all of Hitchcock; two brothers, Jerome Ricicar of New Ulm, and Edwin Ricicar of Hitchcock; and two sisters, Mrs. Sydonia Muscat and Mrs. Georgia Broz, both of Galveston.

Pallbearers were L. A. Densman, Joe Muscat, Robert Sebesta, Hubert Horcia, Bennie Sebesta and Leo Macik. ROSA ANDREWS Funeral services for mi a. Rosa A.

Andrews, 53, of 2514 Boss, were held Wednesday at McKinney Memorial United Methodist Church with the Rev. J. B. Black officiating. Burial was in Dime Box Cemetery in Dime Box, under the direction of Mainland Funeral Home of La Marque.

She died Sunday. She was born Sept. 2, 1922 in Lee Cdunty, Tex. Survivors include five daughters, Mrs. Laverne Randle, Mrs.

Rosie Lorraine Anderson and Mrs. Christine Andrews, alll of Houston, Mrs. Dorothy N. Flemon of La Marque and Mrs. Geraldine Jeffcoat of Philadelphia; three sons, Jarvis L.

Jarmon and Marion Andrews, both of La Marque, and Samuel Andrews of Houston: one sister. Mrs. I Antonio; three brothers, Clarence Humphrey of Dime Box, Gentle Humphrey of Colemon, and Collins Humphrey of College Station, and nine grandchildren. BIRT JOHNSON Funeral services for Birt (Bishop) Johnson, 78 were Saturday at Mt. Vine Methodist Church in Washington, Tex.

Burial was held in Old Washington Cemetery. Mr. Johnson died in Ben Taub Hospital after a short illness. He was a retired truck driver. A longtime resident of Houston, Mr.

Johnson spent his boyhood in La Marque. Survivors include a Johnson of La Marque. MRS. LINDA G.HALL Funeral services for Mrs. Linda Gayle Hall, 35, of 16707 Black Hawk in Friendswood, was held Thursday in the First Baptist Church of Galveston with the Rev.

Grayson Glass officiating. Burial was in Galveston Memorial Park in Hitchcock under direction of J. Levy Bro. Funeral Home. Mrs.

Hall died Monday in St. Mary's Hospital. She was born Sept. 17, 1940, in Marshall, and had been a resident of Galveston County for 28 years. Survivors include her widower, David C.

Hall of Friendswood; two sons, David Carey Hall, Jr. and Daren Christopher Hall, both of Friendswood; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. W.

Sowell of La Marque and Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Miller of Texas City; her grandmother, Mrs.

J. L. Horn of Galveston; two brothers, Russell W. Sowell Jr. of Milford, and J.

D. (Butch) Miller of Galveston; two sisters, Mrs. Sharon Oliver of Nacogdoches and Judy Miller of Texas City; nieces and nephews; aunts and uncles. Pallbearers were Jim Ostberg, Robert Dowdy, D. C.

Mangum, Norman Fry, Buford Harrell and Bob Wetegren. LOTTIE JENNINGS Mrs. Lottie Mae Jennings, 48, of 3110 McKinney in La Marque, died Wednesday in Galveston County Memorial Hospital of injuries sustained in an auto Funei iu were held Saturday. iwH was in Concord Cemetery in Enterprise, Miss. Mrs.

Jennings was born Nov. 8, 1927, in Mississippi. She was an operator for Lipton Tea Co. of Galveston, an 18 year resident of La Marque and a member of the Baptist Church. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs.

Martha C. Daly of La Marque; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John H. Snider of Meridian; two sisters, Mrs.

Juanice Sharp of Philadelphia, Miss, and Mrs. Faye Dyer of Meridian; a brother, Harold Snider of Monroe, La. and a granddaughter. rles White, Terry Bernsen, Anthony Westmoreland, Jackie Brown, Tommy Herrera, Gerald Gates, Keith Husky, Herman Guillory, Gilbert Gonzales. George Herrington, Kevin Presslar, Carl Glass, Bryan Thurmond, Anthony Jackson, Kevin Hicks, and Bryan Anglin..