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Our Readers Write Q ' v Send the Check to... To The Editor: I read the letter by Ted Lederach and have decided to put his foolishness to rest. First, life from life is a correct assumption. However, it takes a lot of faith to believe we evolved from algae. And algae is life, so where did it come from? Creationalists believe God who always "was (Life) created man (Life). I could spend more time refuting Darwinism, but I am more interested in the reward Lederach promised, "to anyone with one ioto of evidence that there is or was any type of supreme being". Let's define the terms used. IOTO IS THE GREEK -tetter corresponding to the ' English "i": an insignificant amount according to Websters Dictionary. There are many types of evidence and I will produce circumstantial evidence which is < evidence relating to a series of facts other than those at issue, that tends, by inference, to establish a fact. Definition taken from Keneth Wells, Criminal Investigation page 17. Let's look at Messianic Prophecies which have been proved to be written hundreds and sometimes thousands of years before the birth of Christ. < Dead sea scrolls found 1948 dated by secular historians hundreds of years before Christ). I will deal with only eight prophecies; there are hundreds. After we look at the prophecies, we will look at the scientific probability of them occurring to one man at any given time in history: 1. BORN IN BETHLEHAM Mic 5:2. 2. Rreceeded by messenger Isa 40:3. 3. Enter Jerusalem on a donkey Zee 9:9. 4. Betrayed by friend Ps 41 :9. 5. Hands and feet pierced Ps 22:16. 6. Sold for 30 pieces of silver Zee 11 : 13. 7 Money to throw in Gods house and money to be used for potters field Zee. 11:13. 8. Crucified with thieves Isa 53:12 ( which, by the way. crucifixion was unknown in Jewish criminal law when prophecies were written). NOW I COULD GO ON about other prophecies and the historical evidence of the dates and times of the writings, but this will suffice for one "ioto" of evidence. Now let's turn our attention to the scientific probability < chance) that any man might have lived, down to the present time and fulfilled just eight prophecies. According to Peter Stone in "Science Speaks" (Moody Press), the chance is one in 100,000,000,000,000,000. Therefore these prophets just wrote them as they thought they should be. In that case, the prophets had just one chance in - 100.000,000,000,000,000 of having them come true, but they all came true in Christ. Now the fact that Christ was here is a historical fact. And the dating of the O.T. manuscripst is a scientific fact. And the probability speaks for itself. Therefore, I believe I have given you your "ioto of evidence" and you can make that check payable to the Fellowship of Chrisitan Peace Officers, Shield of Faith, Ministries PO Box 362, Green j Creek. N.J. 08219. DETECTIVE JACK TROMBETTA Lower Township Police Department Do you have an opinion on this subject? Write a letter to the editor, Herald and Lantern, P.O. box 420, Cape May Court House. N.J. 08210. e

I — Chrysalis — i By MARY A. LAREW It could be dusk, it could be morn It could be before any creatures were born, 1 Long before man was put onto earth Long after this planet had gone through its birth./ The fog and the ocean — the sand and the sea It could be this moment you came here to see. Centuries turn, roll back in your mind - This could be the truth you came here to find, Detail resplendant, in shells upon sand A shell of an ancient you hold in your hand, Roll time forward, slowly ... your mind crystal-clear The surf in the ocean is all you need hear, i Come back to the present you know very well But know, in your hand, you hold more than a shell. x You've touched the creation for an instant, no more, The tide in you meets with the tide of the shore. It could have been dusk — It could have more morn — When you felt, in your hand, how creation was born. (ED. NOTE: Mary A. Lqrew lived in North Cape May since 1981 and, with her mother, operated "Grandma's Place" in Cape May. She died Aug. 22 at the age of 21. A copy of this poem was given to friends who expressed sympathy. ) \

NAACP Plans Voter Drive

COURT HOUSE - The Cape May County branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), will meet 8 p.m. Monday, Sept. .17, at the County Library here. In addition to normal , • • •

business, the September voter registration drive * will be discussed. The meeting is open to the public. For further information, contact Dorothy Mack, 465-5736.

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■ ■ ■ * I WAS a I Health — by Dr. Robert C. Beitman

Help me to understand a young lady I recently saw in my office Card's mother died of stomach cancer, her gra dm other died of cancer of the esophagus She has come to me with complaints of burning in the stomach which used to get better when she ate food, but now is just a persistent pain. She insists that she has indigestion, and even though the over-the-counter medicines she has been taking don't give her relief, she refuses to let me look into her stomach to confirm the diagnosis. It's is possible that this young girl has cancer of the stomach. I know she's scared to death about this possibility. She's denying this by insisting It's only indigestion. How can I help ho- to conquer her fear. IF IT IS cancer, ber fear is creating delay in bringing life-saving treatments to her. I've discused this with her but she still only wants stronger medicine to combat indigestion. How can I help Jay, a middle-aged local foreman? He comes to me with "trouble breathing. His teeth are stained yellow, his fingertips, rusty brown. He spits up a little blood when he coughs. His father died of lung cancer. All Jay wants is some "mist" to help him with his "allergies". «, "I don't want no liing xray; nobody look in' inside my lungs neither. It's just the darned allergies." » YOU AND I know blood doesn't come up when it's just allergies, I tell him. Let's take a look, I say. People don't have to die from cancer. If we act quickly and catch it ear^y, you may do very well. It might not even be cancer He ignores me. "Just need some mist for the allergies, Doc." Janice jogs four miles every day. Eats health foods. Comes in for an annual "executive" physical. "I want the works, Doctor Beitman," she says. "Would you like me to examine your breasts?" I ask. Her face changes to a far away look. "No. I check them regularly." she says. "Great, I wish every woman would. Ever find anything that seems strange to you?" SHE CUTS ME off with a

"no" that she almost shouts. Totally out of character, I'm confused by her anger and then I know : "When did you first notice?" I decided it's just cysts, "she says, avoiding my eyes. My mom always had cysts." "Janice, let's get a mammogram just to be sure." "It's just eyests, Dr. Beitman. Let's talk about something else." Time ... the clock is running on these three cases and dozens like them. Jay, Carol, Janice, I hope you're right about the allergies, indigestion and cysts. But with all we know about cancer today for you not to even try to make it is hard to understand. Dr. Beitman is presidentelect of the Cape May County Unit of thk American Cancer Society. Lynch Work In Show VILLAS — Sculptor Gerald Lynch has had a marble sculpture accepted in the 1964 Artists Equity Triennial ht the Port of History Museum in Philadelphia The show opens Saturday and runs through Oct. 21 Lynch will be featured in a marble carving demonstration at 1 p.m. Sunday. He also is preparing for a one-man show of recent marble carvings at the Noyes Museum in November. Coalition Meeting COURT HOUSE - The / Jersey Cape Coalition for ' Nuclear Disarmament meets 7:45 p.m. today in the public room of the County Library here. The coalition is a group of citizens spanning all ages, political, and religious affiliations, united by concern about nuclear arms buildup. For further information, call Maryann Flemming, 399-6053. •

We're Visiting the Horseshoe Crab's Home

To The Editor: I am writing in response to your recent articles slighting the admirable horseshoe crab. I have worked at a state park 'for six years now and every year I get the usual inquirie about the horseshoe cfab. Many people are curious, a lot are amused but most are a little irked that they have to share a beach with these smelly, not to mention ugly, companions I wonder how many people are aware of the horseshoe crab's life, a life that is so dependent on our bay beaches to survive. ^ X. t This prehistoric animal, r"Limulus polyphemus" has been lazily crawling along the bottom or bobbing aimlessly through the seas, munching on snacks of worms and small crustaceans, for about 260 million years. It actually is not a crab at all but more closely related to the spider. Its annual quest for the Delaware Bayshores has been a phenomenon that began long before man begun his annual quest, equipped with beer coolers, radios, beach balls and blankets to the sandy beaches. In early spring the horseshoe crabs start moving toward shore from their deep water wintering spots to breed.

Walking the beaches in late May, early June you will see the crabs on top of each other. The males will find a female in the water and then with his modified front legs, each equipped with a hook, attach himself to her shell and ride her into shore; where she will lay about 10,000 eggs and he will go over and fertilize them. TJiese eggs are a staple food supply for many birds. Looking up the bayshore at this time you will see literally thousands of shore birds feeding. Most are on their migration north and some going as far as the Arctic to nest, depending heavily upon the horseshoe crab eggs to continue their journey. But enough of these greenish-blue pinhead sized eggs remain buried deep amidst the grains of sand to hatch in about a month, therby keeping the species alive. Besides being of great importance to the bird life sharing this world they have recently become of great importance to the human life also inhabiting this planet. The hor&eshoe crabs have blood that coagulates very quickly. They also produce anti-bodies that surround an infection and kill it immediately, which probably explains bow they have survived for so many millions of years. Scientists have been extracting the blue blood of the

crabs for a few years now for medicinal purposes One bf the uses had been in checking for impurities in medicine Since the antibodies surround infections or in this case o bacteria, it is easy to spot an infected or unsafe batch of medicine. They are also using the horseshoe crab blood in research for cancer and hemophiliacs. During the 1940's and 50's the horseshoe crab was almost extinct. Men were harvesting a million a mile along the Delaware to use for fertilizer. Because of cheaper and easier ways to get fertilizer and the advance ment of chemical fertilizer these ancient creatures were left alone to reestablish their population and continue on with their life, a life that began 200 million years before the first dinosaur appeared I don't believe that we human beings, who have only been on this earth for a short while, have the right to determine who shall and shall not inhabit this world for our own conveniences. As I tell the tourists and residents alike that question me. we are visiting their home and must respect what is rightfully theirs T. SHACKLETON BREDEN - Del Haven