The Belo Herald Newsletter of the Col. A. H. Belo Camp #49 March 2013 Topic for this month’s meeting is: Jack Dyess on The Texas Navy “ ” 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 - Kevin Newsom Adjutant - Stan Hudson Chaplain - Rev. Jerry Brown Editor - Nathan Bedford Forrest Contact us: http://belocamp.org (online now !) [email protected] http://www.facebook.com/BeloCamp49 Follow us on Twitter at belocamp49scv Texas Division: www.texas-scv.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 other members, learn your history! Commander in Chief Givens on Twitter at CiC@CiCSCV FRIDAY, March 8th : 7:00 pm See below for important change in location ! *we meet in the private meeting room. All meetings are open to the public and guests are welcome. NOTICE !! IMPORTANT MEETING LOCATION CHANGE MEETING LOCATION CHANGE TO LA MADELEINE (for this meeting only) TO 3072 MOCKINGBIRD * MARCH 8th Commander’s Report Compatriots, A Commander's work is never done. The first two months of 2013 have witnessed the launching of our new website, an increase in membership, and the growth of our resources. To this I am thankful to the God of Abraham. We have begun the year in a wonderful fashion...but there is much work to be done! As we move to the final part of the 1st quarter, Belo's goal will continue to be expansion. This expansion will take two forms: community outreach and community service. With the recent news from Memphis, it has become vital that people know who the Sons of Confederate Veterans are. Why we exist. And why it's so important to honor the TRUE history of the war. I've spoken to two or three people who had no idea who or what the SCV was. The first thing I showed them was the link to the story about Memphis. The results have been overwhelmingly positive. We plan on continuing to engage our community in an active manner. Not only to make folks aware of who we are, but also to serve those in the community that need our help the most. Dallas is a big city, full of people that need help. In the next few weeks, Belo Camp will announce the first of our days of service to the community. As believers, we know that helping our fellow man is our duty...and as General Lee said, we should always seek to do our duty. The upcoming speaker's schedule is shaping up nicely. Our next meeting is Friday, March 8, at 7pm. The speaker is Jack Dyess and the topic is the Texas Navy. As Camp Commander I encourage you to stop by and visit us! Everybody is welcome. And, as always, Belo Camp is a free speech zone. We always encourage respectful and open debate! BLESS GOD, DEO VINDICE, and HAPPY TEXAS INDEPENDENCE DAY (MARCH 2)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Kevin Newsom Commander Belo Camp 49 Dallas Texas SCV 214-422-1778 [email protected] Chaplain’s Corner Will God Destroy the U.S.? Some years ago I heard someone say, "If God doesn't destroy the United States, He'll owe an apology to Sodom and Gomorrah." Now let me quickly state before I say more, I don't believe God will ever owe an apology to anyone for anything. But, if that was a valid statement when I first heard it, it is certainly more so today. So. will God destroy the United States? In Genesis 18:23, just prior to the destruction of Sodom, Abraham asks the Lord, "Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?" He then goes on to reason with the Lord in the attempt to save Sodom. He continues by asking if the Lord will spare Sodom if there can be found fifty righteous within the city, and the Lord agrees. (vs. 26) But Abraham is not finished. He asks if the Lord will spare the city for the sake of forty-five righteous. Then forty. Then thirty. Then twenty. Then finally, ten. And, the Lord responds in verse 32, "I will not destroy it for ten's sake." From this dialog between Abraham and the Lord we can learn two things. First, God is reasonable and can be persuaded: or in other words, Prayer Works! In James 5:16b, the Scripture says, "The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much." This should encourage us to follow the advice of the Apostle Paul in First Thessalonians 5:17, where the Bible tells us to "Pray without ceasing." The second thing we learn is the Lord will spare the wicked for the sake of the Godly. Perhaps this explains why God has not destroyed the United States for it's headlong dive into the abyss of wickedness and evil. There are still true Christians in this country doing the Lord's work. This could also be said of our noble and historic Confederation. While I understand the Sons of Confederate Veterans is not a church (but then neither was the Confederate Army), we should still be faithful in prayer and obedience to Christ and seek His strength and Guidance. In Philippians 4:13, the Bible tells us, "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth (empowers) me." I don't know what God has in store for the United States, but I do know what will prevent it's premature destruction. That is, a return to the faith of our founding fathers. Maybe the word we're looking for is revival. Bro. Len Patterson, Th.D Chaplain, Army of Trans-Mississippi Sons of Confederate Veterans Please keep Rev. Jerry Brown and his family in prayer. His granddaughter is recovering from cancer surgery. “IN ALL MY PERPLEXITIES AND DISTRESSES, THE BIBLE HAS NEVER FAILED TO GIVE ME LIGHT AND STRENGTH.” -GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE Belo Camp 49 Meetings: IMPORTANT !: Due to a scheduling issue, we will be meeting on the FIRST FRIDAY evening for March 2013 at a DIFFERENT LOCATION (SEE ABOVE). We will return to our First Thursday schedule in April . The March Camp Meeting is Friday, March 8, at 7pm. Location is La Madeleine on Mockingbird ln. Guest speaker will be Jack Dyess. Topic: The Texas Navy. This will be an exciting program of our oft-overlooked Lone Star mariners and blockade runners, including the famous Battle of Galveston! Our April Camp Meeting returns to our usual Thursday, April 4 at 7pm. Location is La Madeleine. Guest speaker will be Beau Purdom. Topic: John Hunt Morgan. Mr. Morgan led the farthest- reaching raid into the Union in Confederate history. Mr. Purdom gave an exceptional presentation in 2012 about The Battle of Franklin. We look forward to Beau telling the story of General Morgan's famous raid deep into yankeeland! You're encouraged to get there early and enjoy supper with the camp! Contact Kevin Newsom with any questions at 214-422-1778 or [email protected] Click HERE to find out about the Sam Davis Youth Camp experience! Sign up your kids and grandkids 28 July to 3 August 2013! Clifton, Texas SCV CAPS AVAILABLE COLONEL MIDDLETON TATE JOHNSON CAMP #1648 is proud to announce the availability of these fine high quality Texas Division Caps. They are available for a $15.00 donation to the Col. Middleton Tate Johnson Camp#1648, Arlingto n, Texas. To order yours contact Allen Hearrean, [email protected] Order yo urs soon!! This is a cap that anyone would be proud to be seen wearing. Shipping available. ****** Upcoming events ****** March 23: Camp Ford Living History, Hwy 217 N, Tyler TX. 10:00 AM—4:00 PM. April 13: Dedication of the Confederate Veterans Memorial Plaza. Hosted by the John H. Reagan Camp. This is probably the biggest and most significant event in our area in years. We need a HUGE showing for this. 11:00 AM, Palestine, TX. Contact Jack Dyess for more information [email protected] . (see ad this issue) April 27: Massing of Flags and Rededication of the UDC Confederate Monument. Oakwood Cemetery, Tyler, TX. 2:00 PM. Contact Sarah Beene, [email protected] . 903-561-1948. May 4: Battle of Port Jefferson, Jefferson, TX. Details to follow. June 1: Mollie Moore Davis UDC Annual Jefferson Davis Birthday Celebration. 1st Assembly of God Church, 5309 Rhodes Quarter Road, Tyler, TX. 11:00 AM June 7-9, 2013 Texas Division SCV Convention Tanglewood Resort, Pottsboro, Texas (see ad this issue) (http://www.tanglewoodresort.com/ July 24-27, 2013 National SCV Convention Vicksburg MS What is Gods Will? The Bible tells us quite plainly that not everyone will inherit eternal life. In fact, it seems that most will not; not even some who claim to be servants of Christ. In Matthew chapter seven, verses 13 and 14, Jesus speaks of the wide gate and broad way that leads to destruction, and the strait gate and narrow way that leads to life. He tells us that many will go the way of destruction, and few will find life. In that same chapter, verses 21 through 23, Jesus states that many who claim to have done wonderful works in His name will not enter into the Kingdom of Heaven. Then there is the dreadful vision of the great judgment in Revelation chapter 20. Verse 15 says, "And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.