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Douglas High Alumni News Letter

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Publisher Ed Grensky

Volume No. I

Labor Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the first Monday in September (September 7 in 2009). The holiday originated in Canada out of labor disputes ("Nine-Hour Movement") first in Hamilton then Toronto, Ontario in the 1870's, which resulted in a Trade Union Act which legalized and protected union activity in 1872. The parades held in support of the Nine-Hour Movement and the printers' strike led to an annual celebration in Canada. In 1882, American labor leader Peter J. McGuire witnessed one of these labor festivals in Toronto. Inspired, he returned to New York and organized the first American "labor day" on September 5 of the same year. Labor Day is celebrated September 5,1882 in the United States.[1] In the aftermath of the deaths of a number of workers at the hands of the US military and US Marshals during the 1894 Pullman Strike, President Grover Cleveland put reconciliation with Labor as a top political priority. Fearing further conflict, legislation making Labor Day a national holiday was rushed through Congress unanimously and signed into law a mere six days after the end of the strike.[2] Cleveland was also concerned that aligning a US labor holiday with existing international May Day celebrations would stir up negative emotions linked to the Haymarket Affair.[3] All 50 U.S. states have made Labor Day a state holiday. The form for the celebration of Labor Day was outlined in the first proposal of the holiday: A street parade to exhibit to the public "the strength and esprit de corps of the trade and labor organizations," followed by a festival for the workers and their families.

Issue No. 11

Date 9/05/09

This became the pattern for Labor Day celebrations Speeches by prominent men and women were introduced later, as more emphasis was placed upon the economic and civil significance of the holiday. Still later, by a resolution of the American Federation of Labor convention of 1909, the Sunday preceding Labor Day was adopted as Labor Sunday and dedicated to the spiritual and educational aspects of the labor movement.

Poetry Posted by: Jeanette Gardner (Harty) Edgar Guest had two poems that come to my mind as fitting for Labor Day. I fell in love with his poetry when I was 18 and love it still. My Creed To live as Gently as I can; To be, now matter where a man; To take what comes of good or ill And cling to faith and honor still; To do my best, and let that stand The record of my brain and hand; And then should failure come to me, Still work and hope for victory. Life is a lot of work, it seems to me that work ethics have been lost over the year. Once men were proud to work and proud of the work they did, I hope many of us still believe in that. The other poem is it couldn’t be done and I just wanted to share it to remind us never to give up hope but just to keep going forward. Someone said that it couldn’t be done, But, he with chuckle replied That “ maybe it couldn’t , but he would be one Who wouldn’t say so till he tried. So he buckled right in with a trace of a grin On his face. If he worried he hid it. He started to sing as he tacked the thing That couldn’t be done, and he did it. Somebody scoffed : “ Oh you’ll never do that;

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At least no one has ever done it;” But he took off his coat and he took off his hat, And the first thing we knew he’d begun it. With a life of his chin and a bit of a grin, Without any doubting or quiddit, That couldn’t be done and he did it, The word quiddit was not a type O, it means when work has meaning, so without doubt and with meaning.

There is more to this poem but I felt that this much gave us the jest of it; that throughout life we can accomplish many things and we are never too old to at least try. What a blessing to us that we live in such a wonderful country, where we have so many great opportunities.

Newsletter Information As you can see within this newsletter, the information is dwindling pertaining to what’s going on with you and other classmates. As I mentioned in the first couple of newsletters this would probably happen. Instead of cutting back on the newsletter from weekly to by weekly or monthly, as I said I would, I want to continue the weekly newsletter for the sake of those who have written stating they enjoy the Bible study and lessons. I will continue to give you as much information about your classmates as I receive it.

“Featured Links,” and click on the newsletter you want to read. When you’re on the web site don’t forget to look at the message board for information from classmates, also check the “family news summary”, recipes, and more.

If you would like to share your pictures from the reunion, please send them to me at: [email protected]. The most important photo I’m looking for is a close up of the group in the gym.

Just For Laughs Posted by: Anne Worthley (McKay)

Little John the Baptist Matt.?18:4-5 "Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And who ever welcomes a little child like this in my name welcomes me. "

If anyone has Judy Swift Mendenhall’s contact information, would you please email it to me? [email protected]

Web Site Information Something new that’s been added to the web site is the convenience of reading current, and past newsletters. To find them go to the main page of the web site, and scroll down looking on the right side until you see

Johnny's Mother looked out the window and noticed him "playing church" with 2

their cat. He had the cat sitting quietly and he was preaching to it. She smiled and went about her work. A while later she heard loud meowing and hissing and ran back to the open window to see Johnny baptizing the cat in a tub of water.

book is listed for, from there you can read some in depth critiques on the book.

She called out, "Johnny, stop that! The cat is afraid of water!" Johnny looked up at her and said, "He should have thought about that before he joined my church."

If you’re interested in end time Prophecy, this is the best book I have read on Ezekiel 38-39. Key questions relevant to understanding Gog & Magog, who’s who, Gog’s Role in Gog & Magog, Israel’s roll, the World’s roll, God’s roll, the aftermath, parallel passage, timing and much more. So if you have read a book that has stirred you, please share it with us and add some information about or critique the book. Waldenbooks shrinking By David Wertheimer , April 1, 2009 11:38 AM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

Books I’m starting this New addition to our newsletter on books; the idea here is to list books that you have read, that were so good you couldn’t put them down. When you email me with the information, please follow the example below; I will take care of the books picture. Suggested reading by: Ed Grensky

The Silence is Broken Ezekiel’s Gog & Magog By: Douglas Berner Non-Fiction/ Christian If you left click on the book’s picture, you will be taken to Amazon’s page where the

Amid a "bleak book environment," Borders is planning on closing most of its Waldenbooks locations to cut its corporate costs. The company, which had been stratetgically closing Waldenbooks stores since 2007, is now moving toward a drastic reduction--as much as 80 percent of the current total. Waldenbooks will have 50 to 60 doors when the closings are complete, down from 300 today, and 564 as recently as 2007. Borders stores are concentrating on high-volume areas, like children's and health and wellness books, while aggressively cutting costs.

Posted by: Ed Grensky For those who buy books on-line: The following is a comparison of prices from three major on-line bookstores. I show you this because of today’s economic environment.

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Borders/Walden Books, BetterWorldBooks, and Amazon Books. These prices run across the board for these sites, which you can check out for yourself. I’m going to list the name’s of the books I have bought, and right under it the store, and under that the price for each book from that store. Signature of the Cell: DNA Evidence For Intelligent Design by: Stephen Meyer Borders Better World Amazon $28.99 $21.98 $19.13 Because The Time Is Near By: John MacArthur Jr. Borders Better World Amazon $15.99 $13.48 $10.87

You might be wondering by this time why I talk about the shadowy things of the Bible, in my opinion some people need the scary facts to move them from being Luke Warm to Hot, for me it took the book “The Late Great Planet Earth” by Hal Lindsey and C.C. Carlson. The book was printed in 1970, I was at a friends house and picked it up from the end table, I opened the book and started to read it and couldn’t put it down, I ended up taking it home to finish. From that day many, many, years ago, I started growing spiritually, what will it take to move you? Below is a link to a sermon outline on “Spiritual Growth,” if you are serious about growing as a Christian, study the outline by clicking on the link below. http://executableoutlines.com/grow/grow_01 .htm

Disbelief It’s the end of the World, as we know it. By: Jim Fletcher. Borders Better World Amazon $14.99 $13.48 $11.24 Seven Fires: Grilling the Argentine Way. By: Francis Mallmann. Borders Better World Amazon $35.00 $25.98 $23.10 This is an apple to apple comparison, there all new, same binding, printed the same year, and other than Better World Books which has free shipping anywhere in the United States, the other two charge shipping, unless it’s over $25 per order.

So! You just can’t bring yourself to take all this mumbo jumbo seriously, or you may simply not care enough to think about it, don’t feel alone, you are among many. I don’t want to get into a debate on Theism vs. Atheism, better men than I have tried. I’m simply going to deliver the Word of God on the subject; my job is to see that you receive His message. John 3: 16

For God so loved the world, which He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. John 3: 36

He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him. Posted by: Ed Grensky Well! Last weeks lesson should have been an eye opener for some, if you missed it you can go to the web site and read it, you will find it listed under “Featured Links”.

John 5: 24

Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into

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judgment, but has passed out of death into life. John 5: 37-40

Witness of the Father 37 And the Father Himself, who sent Me, has testified of Me. You have neither heard His voice at any time, nnor seen His form. 38 But you do not have His word abiding in you, because whom He sent, Him you do not believe. Witness of the Scriptures 39 You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me. 40 But you are not willing to come to Me that you may have life. The point here is the Word alone does not save, you can be script ally smart, and yet spiritually dead. Romans 2: 5-8 5. But because of your stubbornness and repentant heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God, 6. who will RENDER TO EACH PERSON ACCORDING TO HIS DEEDS: 7. to those who by perseverance in doing good seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life; 8. but to those who are selfishly ambitious and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, wrath and indignation. Rev. 21: 8

But for the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and immoral persons and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their part will be in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.

Mark 16: 16

He who has believed and has been baptized shall be saved; but he who has disbelieved shall be condemned. Barns Notes on Mark 16: 16 below. This is the whole of faith, Man is a sinner. He should act on the belief of this truth, and repent. There is a God. Man should believe it, and fear and love him, and seek his favor. The Lord Jesus died to save him. To have faith in him, is to believe this is true, AND TO ACT ACCORDINGLY; i,e,. To trust him, to rely on him, to love him, to feel that we have no merit, and to cast our all upon him. There is a heaven and hell. To believe this, is to credit the account, and act as if it were true; to seek the one, and avoid the other. We are to die. To believe this, is to act as if this were so; to be in readiness for it, and to expect it daily and hourly. In one world, faith is feeling and acting as if there were a God, a Saviour, a heaven, a hell; as if we were sinners, and must die; as if we deserved eternal death, and were in danger of it; and, in view of all, casting our eternal interests on the mercy of God in Christ Jesus. To do this is to be a Christian; not to do it, is to be an infidel. Is Baptized. Is initiated into the church by the application of water, as significant that he is a sinner, and needs the purifying influences of the Holy Ghost. It is worthy of remark, that Jesus has made baptism of so much importance. He did not say, indeed, that a man could not be saved without baptism, but he has strongly implied that where this is neglected, knowing it is to be a command of the Saviour, it endangers the salvation of the soul. Faith and baptism are the beginnings of a Christian life: the one the beginning of piety in the soul, the other of its manifestation before men, or of a profession of religion. And every man endangers his eternal interest by being ashamed of Christ before men.

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It may be asked how it can be just in God to condemn men forever for not believing the gospel. I answer; (1.) God has the right to appoint his own terms of mercy. (2.) Man has no claim on him for heaven. (3.) The sinner rejects the terms of salvation knowingly, deliberately, and perseveringly. (4.) He has a special disregard and contempt for the gospel. (5.) His unbelief is produced by the love of sin. (6.) He shows by this that he has no love for God, and his law, and for eternity. (7.) He slights the objects dearest to God, and most like him; and, (8.) he must be miserable. A creature who has no confidence in God, who does not believe that he is true or worthy of his regard, and who never seeks his favour, must be wretched. He rejects God, and he must go into eternity without a Father and without a God. And he has no source of comfort in God that can make man happy; and without his favour the sinner must be wretched. Conclusion The condition of the man who will not believe is fearfully awful. The Son of God has solemnly declared that he shall be damned. No excuse will be allowed for not believing. Every man is to be offered eternal life; and he rejects it at his peril.

sure what you are being taught is the truth from the Word of God. It’s not easy to discern the difference between a true teacher of the Word, and a false teacher. Please don’t miss this lesson, which you can follow along with in your Bible.

An elderly woman died last month. Having never married, she requested no male pallbearers. In her handwritten instructions for her memorial service, she wrote, 'They wouldn't take me out while I was alive, I don't want them to take me out when I'm dead..' Web site address below: http://www.classreport.org/usa/or/winston/d hs/1969/

Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord GOD: and not that he should return from his ways, and live? Ezekiel 18:23 KJV

Ed’s email below. [email protected] RC Sproul

Next Weeks Lesson I wanted to do this before now because it is so very important for you to know, that is, your need to know about false prophet’s and teachers with us today, and how to discern the difference. For all you know I could be a false teacher, that’s why I want you to know how to verify the differences, and know for

Here, then, is the real problem of our negligence. We fail in our duty to study God's Word not so much because it is difficult to understand, not so much because it is dull and boring, but because it is work. Our problem is not a lack of intelligence or a lack of passion. Our problem is that we are lazy.

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