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The Belo Herald Newsletter of the Col The Belo Herald Newsletter of the Col. A. H. Belo Camp #49 And Journal of Unreconstructed Confederate Thought August 2016 This month’s meeting features a special presentation: Old Bill – Confederate Ally And Open table discussion of National Reunion The Belo Herald is an interactive newsletter. Click on the links to take you directly to additional internet resources. Col. A. H Belo Camp #49 Commander - David Hendricks st 1 Lt. Cmdr. - James Henderson nd 2 Lt. Cmdr. – Charles Heard Adjutant - Jim Echols Chaplain - Rev. Jerry Brown Editor - Nathan Bedford Forrest Contact us: WWW.BELOCAMP.COM http://www.facebook.com/BeloCamp49 Texas Division: http://www.scvtexas.org Have you paid your dues?? National: www.scv.org http://1800mydixie.com/ Come early (6:30pm), eat, fellowship with http://www.youtube.com/user/SCVORG Commander in Chief on Twitter at CiC@CiCSCV other members, learn your history! Our Next Meeting: Thursday, August 4th: 7:00 pm La Madeleine Restaurant 3906 Lemmon Ave near Oak Lawn, Dallas, TX *we meet in the private meeting room. All meetings are open to the public and guests are welcome. "Everyone should do all in his power to collect and disseminate the truth, in the hope that it may find a place in history and descend to posterity." Gen. Robert E. Lee, CSA Dec. 3rd 1865 Commander’s Report Dear BELO Compatriots, Greetings. Hope to see each of you this Thursday the 4th at la Madeleine for the dinner hour from 6:00 – 7:00p.m. and our meeting starting at 7:01p.m. The national convention is now behind us. It was enjoyable seeing all of the BELO Camp members out and about at the convention. Lots of interesting events and interesting meetings. Thanks to all the camp members that were there for the business meeting on Saturday. BELO Camp cast its votes for Rudy Ray. While Rudy lost to Mr. Johnnie Holley, it was a pleasure and honor to support Rudy for the position of Commander of the Army-of-the Trans Mississippi. I really enjoyed the information shared by the Texas Vindicators in presenting “CONFEDERATE DALLAS” at their table in the vendor room. DUES! DUES! DUES! DUES! –Please bring your dues /paperwork to the meeting and give to Jim Echols! This may save Jim a little time if presented to him directly at the meeting. The address on the notice is still Stan Hudson’s address, so Stan has to forward to Jim. As always, bring a friend or a potential new member since we welcome all to our meetings. Mark Brown will report on how the SAM DAVIS Youth Camp went this year. Please as always bring those dollar bills for the book raffle (unless you need to save some money to pay your PAST DUE dues)!! Please come out and support Belo Camp this Thursday. So years later, I hope it can be said for each one of us,“Decori decus addit avito”. Deo Vindice, David Hendricks [email protected] Chaplain’s Corner Our Kind Of People One of the churches I pastored was the second oldest Baptist Congregation still meeting in it's original location in the state of Texas. It was organized in 1848, and had it's own state historical marker. The cemetery next to the church contained many of the area's earliest settlers, and many of the church members were their direct descendants. Being an avid history buff, I was delighted to have been called to serve this distinctive old church. I'd been pastoring the church for a year or so, when one Sunday a young couple visited our morning service. They were not very well dressed, but they were clean and presentable, and were probably dressed as best they could. I was told that he was a member of the church but hadn't been there for a while, and had spent a few years in prison. I was also told the girl he was with had been in some trouble. The next Sunday they returned and took a seat in the back row. At the conclusion of the morning message, I offered the invitation. Then as the congregation stood singing a hymn, this young girl stepped out and came forward. Upon reaching me, she said she had been saved, loved the Lord Jesus Christ, and wanted to be baptized. I couldn't have been more pleased. After all, to a minister and preacher, this is what it's all about. However, as the people were leaving, the deacons came to me and said they were unhappy about this decision. The reason they gave was, "They're not our kind of people." I decided that I wasn't their kind of people either, and didn't stay with the church long after that. There's the story of the shabby old man sitting in front of a big beautiful church crying. Jesus comes up to him and asks what's wrong. The old man explains that he's sad because they won't let him in the church. To this Jesus replies, "Don't feel bad, they won't let me in either." In the Gospel according to John, Jesus says, "All the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out." (John 6:37) Now I think about the Sons of Confederate Veterans. Perhaps we should consider these questions, as we seek to recruit new members. Are we being "selective" as to who we talk to about our Cause? What do we look for in new members for the SCV? Who are "Our kind of people?" We all know the qualifications for membership in the SCV. But, there's more. Our kind of people have respect for their brave Confederate forefathers and want to see them honored. Our kind of people believe in and love our Southern Cause and heritage and wish to protect it. Our kind of people know the truth about the War for Southern Independence and want every one else to know it. Our kind of people have a deep regard for the Confederate Battle Flag and love to see it wave. Our kind of people are sons of the Confederate South . and proud of it! It's not the clothes they wear, the car they drive, or the money in their wallet that makes someone "our kind of people." It's what's in their heart. May God bless the SCV and each member as we seek to serve Him and our most worthy Cause. Bro. Len Patterson, Th.D Past Chaplain, Army of Trans-Mississippi 1941-2013 Please be in prayer for the family Sam Davis Youth Camp Director Bruce Cunningham, whose father recently crossed over the river. Please be in prayer for Belo Friend, Jody Wise, and her son, who is in stage four cancer. “IN ALL MY PERPLEXITIES AND DISTRESSES, THE BIBLE HAS NEVER FAILED TO GIVE ME LIGHT AND STRENGTH.” -GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE Commander David Hendricks covered business at our July meeting as we voted on delegates and selected Rudy Ray as our Candidate for the Army of Trans-Mississippi candidate. A resolution in honour of Belo member Mike Smith was presented by Camp Adjutant Jim Echols to the camp and will be sent to the family. Past Commander Mark Nash presented a well-researched and interesting program on the Initial Confederate Cabinet. Belo Compatriot Marcus Black sold some of his Confederate art at the National Reunion. If you are looking for some excellent Confederate and Historical art, be sure to ask him about what he has available. Belo Compatriots Garrett Gore and Mark Brown were Campers at the Sam Davis Youth Camp in Clifton Texas. Below, Garrett stands beside the cannon that Belo Camp helped acquire for SDYC. The cannon is from the parapet of Ft. Wagner in the movie “Glory”, that blew the yankees to smithereens after they reached the top. The final scene in the movie is of the Stainless Banner being raised above the fort, which was never captured during the war. This movie, Glory, was a bad movie with a happy ending! Following are some photos of Garrett in camp. See more pictures of camp at https://www.facebook.com/SCV-Sam-Davis-Youth-Camp-Texas-216704998474/ Not to miss in this issue! Our new website is up! www.belocamp.com CONFEDERATEBROADCASTING.COM A Heroine among Texians! SC Secessionist Party to Sue Nikki Haley Does your Camp need a first rate speaker? Mark Vogl! This Is Not “One Nation” and Never Was The NeoCons’ Confederate Problem—And America’s 'The end of slavery led to hunger and death for millions of black Americans' The Myth of Marbury v Madison CORNERSTONE SPEECH OUR ANTI-CHRISTIAN COURT RULINGS Destroying Dixie: Mainstream Media Explains Southern Genocide Emanuel AME cemetery home to Black Confederate soldier Nathan Bedford Forrest By Andrew Nelson Lytle Pro-Southern Heritage Candidate Roiling Political Elites Virginia Flaggers Help Keep the Spirit of Dixie alive! In The Wake of the Battle Flag - Answering the Critics in Danville 700+ Gather to Dedicate Our Largest Confederate Battle Flag Shaking Off the Haters... ...and Keepin' the Skeer On Virginia Flaggers Introduce Newest Weapon in Flagger Arsenal How the United States preserves the history of its prisons for Confederates The Tariff and Other Tales from Alabama The Unionist Davis vs. The Radical Lincoln American Culture: Massachusetts or Virginia Do Motives Matter? Musings of a Southern Antifederalist on the Presidential Election House GOP leaders block votes to restrict Confederate flag R.M. Gano: A Christian Confederate General Louisiana residents oppose Confederate monument removal by a wide margin Group seeks to make removal of Capitol’s Jefferson Davis statue tougher Remembering Mary Surratt; Marylander and Southerner Missouri-Kansas Civil War 1854-1865 Do Confederate flags belong in military cemeteries? Never Forget: The Devil’s Punchbowl – 20,000 Freed Slaves Died The Plausible Lie THE HISTORY OF THE CONFEDERATE MEMORIALAT ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY The post-war Jefferson Davis: The famous trial that never was The Theology of Secession By M.E.
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