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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-13
TODAY'S BIBLE TALK
By GEORGE LEWIS BALES

1 ity. It is said of her that she, brought more evil to Israel than any other single person in the history of the nation. stss
 Next is introduced Elijah. Magnetic, mysterious, almost superhuman, Elijah, is perhaps the most romantic figure of human history He was tall, 1.-the, and thin, brown, like an American Indian. His clothing was mantle of skin and his hair and beard were black ass crows feathers, and were thick and long and bristled like a lions mane. ldomewz,P etaoin cmfwyp shrdlu etaoi
 The heather worship which Jezebel promoted in Israel was not new. The mightiest nations of antiquity had worshipped Baal. The followers of this heathen god. were in the vast majority and predominated everywhere. The priests and temples of this religion were maintained out of the public treas ury, and were backed by the politics of the state. Not far from JeZebefs hometown, stood the great heather temple, already so old that no one knew when it was built. Even today, 5000 years after, it stands as one of the most astonishing ruins in the world. It is called Baalbek.
 Church And State
 When Jezebel came into Israel as queen, she determined to make the re- ligion of her people unanimous, and proceeded to bring heather priests to assist in it's propagation. It was her purpose to destroy root and branch the religion OE> the prophets and followers tof Jehovah. This she never quite ac- complished.
 One day Elijah suddenly appeared unannounced at the palace, and brush ing attendants and guards aside, made his way straight to the throne room. Without so much as bending a knee or nodding his head, much less than prostrating himself before the king, and like thunder out of a clear sky, he said:
 fore whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.' Before the startled king could re- lcover his equilibrium. Elijah had turned upon his heel and disappeared as mysteriously as he had come.
 It was after htis that the prophet was fed by the ravens, and later made his home with the widow and her son at Zarapeth, in whose household the flour barrel and oil bottle miraculously replenished themselves each day during the famine.
 After. three years of the drought Jehovah directed Elijah to go again to Ahab.
 Here follows the strange part of the story. Instead of attempting to take the life of the prophet as he and his heather wife had vowed, he stood meek ly and heard what the prophet ordered him to. do. The orders were to bring the heather prophets, 450 of them, to Mount Carmel and to send out mes
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standards. The distressing, the shock ing, the appalling fact of this age is the failure of woman to establish and maintain the standards of a "woman that feareth the Lord" In every step man waits for woman's ives" or mo-" If he would court her. she accepts or rejects his addresses at will. If he would marry her, he waits with the humility of servant for her ives" or mo-" If he would dare cross any line set for the. defense of her dignity, mod esty or purity, her imperious mo" or vacillating "yes' determines the des- tiny of two lives. In fact, the moral orderly patterns of symmetry and beauty or tangled and distortde by woman's hands. One of the most de cisive clements in mosality is modesty. This precious jewel has been entrusted to woman. It has no-value except what she gives it. She makes it the charm of the world or a tawdry tinsel for the joker's jest. It would seem that the daily jokes of the funny page and the humorous journal, the rough "guf- flaws" of the rabble when some actor, moving picture, clown or jester shall expose horrible examples of female inn modesty would bring forth protest from the women, but to the astonish- ment of the men, they giggle with the rabble over their own shame. The ''flapper" said to her clothes, 'T am going down town, if you want to go along hang on;" and similar horrible suggestions would not produce a laugh if there were no foundation in fact There can be no laughable joke on a woman until she becomes a joke. The world seems to be laughing-what's the joke?" Is it not time for women to give her attention to woman?
 As the mother, the home-builder, the sentiment former and the guardian and keeper of all high social moral traits she fixes the value of all these. What ever they are worth to the world today is what she is worth. The price of thu woman is the value of the world. Give me good women and I will give you good homes; give me good women anG good homes and will give you good nation; give me good women. good homes, good nations, and I will give yoh good world. The price of the world is the value of woman. "Who can find a righteous woman for her price is far above rubies"
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SERVICES AT LYRIC
 START AT 8 O'CLOCK
Special Musical Program Is Ar
 ranged For Sunday Night

Effective Sunday doors of the Lyric theatre will open at 80 p. m. for the services under the auspices of the Mems club of the Independent Presbyterian church, and the services will begin at s o'clock with a special musical pro- gram.
 Aspects of Immortality" is >an- nounced as the subject of the sermon of Dr. Henry NJ. Edmonds, pastor, for Sunday nights service, and among the features of the special musical pro- gram preceding the sermon are three male quartet numbers, mixed quartet and mixed trio selection. Male quar- tet selections include: Lead, Kindly Light" by Buck; Jerusalem" by Parker, and Father. Take My Hand by Scott. The mixed quartet will rem der Savior, When Night Involves the Sky" by Bauman, and the mixed trio, Rest in the Lord" by Briggs.
 Eternal Punishment" will be the, subject of Dr. Edmonds at the morn. ing service at the new church, High- land avenue at Thirty-first street.
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By GEORGE LEWIS BALES Elijah and the Struggle with Baal
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 20. So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets unto mount Carmel.
 q. And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? If the Lord be God, follow him: but if Baal, then sfollow him. And the people an- swered him not q word. ...
 p. Then said Elijah unto the people, l, even I only, remain prophet of the Lord; but Baafs prophets are four hundred and fifty men.
 g. Let them therefore give us two bullocks; and let them choose one bullock for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under; and will dress the other bullock, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under.
 24. And call ye on the, name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the Lord: And the God that answerth by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said. It is well spoken.
 36. And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah, the prophet, came near, and said, Lord God of Abraham Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word.
 37. Hear me, 0 Lord, hear me, that his people may know that thou art the Lord God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again.
 3S. Then the fire of the Lord fell, and consumed the, burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench. A
 39. And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: And they said, The Lord, he is the God the Lord, he is the God.
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EDITORS NOTE-The Age-Herald hat arranged with MT. BaiIes of the Birming- ham bar and teacher of the Cosmopoltan Mems class of the First Baptist church Bible Talk each Sunday. These talks are based upon the passages of scripture selected by the International Sunday school lesson committee for the current series of lessons.
 Victory And Vindication
 Time: 300 B. c.
 Place: Mount Carmel. Characters King Ahab, Queen Jeze- bel, and the Prophet Elijah.
 When a revolt fails it is rebellion, when it succeeds it is only revolution.
 Fifty years have passed since Jero- boam led the successful revolt and was made king by exclamation. With him was established a new royal house. His kingdom was of the ten northern tribes. Rdhoboam, son of Solomon, was accepted as king by the two southern tribes.
 Toppling Crowns
 The misfortunes that overlook Kaiser Wilhelm and the Hohenzollern dynasty in 1918, were mild as compared to those which befell the House of Jero- boam.
 After Jerooam, came his son, Nadab One of his own attendants in the palace, Baasha by name, stabbed him to death and succeeded to the throne Next came the assassin's son, Elah In the midst of a drunken brawl he was murdered by Zimri, who himself ruled seven days. Then Omri, com mander of the army, led revolt against Zimri, who, while prisoner in the palace, set fire to the place anC was himself consumed in the flames
 After Omri, came his son, Ahab, ont of the leading figures in the thrilling incidents related in today's scripture lesson.
 Ahab's queen wife was heather princess from the city of Sidon. She was a woman of great charm and com manding personality, and had real abil-
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TAKING A CHANGE

Want to take a chanst" asked a producing manager of Yorick Hamm the eminent comedian. 'I can use you in a show but can't pay salaries until we see whether the show is a winner
 flows a fella gonna live mean while?"
 That's the chanst I'm offering. In Act II we eat meal on the stage. It's bedroom farce with sixteen beds. That solves your rooming problem All you gotta dig up is breakfast, and if you sleep all day you won't need any Carrier-Journal
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FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, C s SCIENTIST

Services at Il o'clock and 2 80 o'clock Sunday; subject, Are Sin, Dis case and Death Real?"
 Sunday school at 9:30 o'clock.
 Testimonial meeting at s o'clock Wednesday night.
 Reading room, 1111 American Trust bs!hihg; open week days from 8 9until
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|REV. MORDECAI
 AT OLD FIRST.
Regular Quarterly Com munion To Be Held
 Sunday Morning

The congregation of the "Old First' Presbyterian church is pleased with the announcement that Dr. Trevor P. Mordecai of Philadelphia, will again occupy that pulpit Sunday.
 In the morning at II o'clock Dr. Mordecai will preach on ..'The Lost Se- cret of the Church" The regular quarterly communion will also be ob- served at this sermon. conducted by Dr. S.ordecai.
 In the evening at ' :45 o'clock, Dr. Mordecai will preach en "Shrines.' This is the first evening. service that has been held in this church for some months, and large attendance is look. ed for, especially on the part of the young people.
 Dr. Mordecai, who Is native of Wales, has been in America 12 years is graduate of Princeton, and is al present engaged in educational work in the east. His sermon last Sunday al the "Old First" attracted wide atten. tion. and the session of the church is much pleased at being able to announce his being in their pulpit for a second Sunday.
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sengers and have all the people assemble there.
 History's Supreme Contest
 On the appointed day the assembly took place. In his dramatic way Elijah suggested his plan of a test to see whether Baal or Jehovah is really God. His plan was accepted. The heather prophets built their altar, and laying their OK upon it, began to call upon. their gold. Till midday their cries arose.. Growing desperate in their frenzy, they, leaped upon the altar and gashed their flesh with knives and pieces of pottery. But as suggested by Elijah, the heather god was evidently visiting, or, very busy, or asleep. He did not send the fire.
 At length Elijah began replacing the twelve stones of broken altar. He placed the slain OK upon it, and caused water to be poured over it all, until it was thoroughly drenched. Then turning his face to Heaven he prayed ;' Hear me, o Jehovah, that this people may know that thou art God" Imme- diately flames fell upon the altar which began burning and increased until not only the wood and the of. fering, but the very stones themselves were melted to ashes. si No wonder the idolitrous multitude fell on their faces crying. Jehovah, he is God"
 fl Never was such contest waged on gridiron, or diamond or duelling place, or battlefield in the history of the whole world. There was the test of tests, which yet speaks its message in even more certain tones to men and women, as individuals, and as nations, If the Lord be God, follow him."
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'tne prophet Eze-- 'kiel in his tlescrip- ton of the Prince of
 Tyrus names nine precious gems as his ornaments-"the
 suby. topaz, diamond, beryl, onyx, Jasper, sapphire, emerald, and the carbuncle. z
 When Moses pre- scribed the priestly apparel, the breast plate was to contain
 i2 precious stones,
 iinc mentioned above and the figure, agate, amethyst added. The
 two most preci- oyis If the gems
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FIRST PRFgRYTERrAN

Rev. Trevor F. Mordecai ef RAila- delphia, Pa, will preach at both sart- Ices Sunday. Communion service VIII pc held at II o'clock and the seIEnon Secret of the Church" will be the sub ject of thel [ :45 o'clock service.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-13

By Rev. George R. Stuart, ID. ID.
 Text: Proverbs 31 :1O "Who can find n virtuous woman for her price is far above rubies.'
 From the earliest history of mankind precious stones have been mentioned.
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SECOND PRESBYTERIAN

Rev. J. B. Meacham, Pastor M Communion and reception of new members at II o'clock. 'aThe Gospel | Love, at z 80 o'clock.
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FIRST METHODTST

Dr. Geo. R. Stuart, Pastor II o'clock, Lights and Shadows" z :45 o'clock, 'sThe Curse of Doing Nothing"
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ONLY WOMAN AND. WISDOM
 WORTHY OF COMPARISON
 TO RUBY, SAYS; DIR. STUART

PGstor tOo sgncGnt acords cdnnot be found
 English Inhguage than "good tragica
 thGn bGd svomGn acthout a0isdofn and no good
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DAY ADVENTIST

Rev. w. F. McLennan, Pastor ( 30 o'clock service, "The Meaning of Six Hundfed Sixty-Six of .Revela- ton. 12 :18.
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PRESBYTERIAN

-. HsI57vs Us T . OgoVCEI5UIEp G3gUT Service" - [ 30 o'clock, "This Is Not Your .Rest." Sunday school at 9 80 o'clock. Junior Christian Endeavor at ?
 O'clock. s6 s a Senior Christian -Endeavor at s6.30 $'clock. .e The laymen's club of the church will konduct services at the Fairview fire
 tation at 8 o'clock
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SERMON TOPICS
ST. ANDREWS EPISCOPAL Rev. Joseph T. Ware. Rector

Holy communion at z 80 o'clock. Prayer and sermon, "The Crowned Christ" at il o'clock.
 Young Peoples Service league at 6
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xTY.SEvENTH STREET PRES,
 BYTERIAN

II o'clock, "The Right Kind (of Edu- ation."
 g o'clock. "A Drink From The Old Well At Home"
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CHURCH OF GOD, PINEHURsT

Rev. John Fl. Kane, Pastor 7:30 o'clock, tThe Blood" An ordination service will be held Immediately after the morning service D which all members are asked to
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Fourth, God has put all the moral standards in her hands. Man cannot live without woman. When he really finds the woman of his choice and love, she dominates him. He would die for her. This gives her the power to make
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-14
A BIG SECRET is
EXPOSED AT CAPITOL

A rather troublesome question Is
answered this week in "Go-To-It, :"
the current show at the Capitol. 1t
seems that a question mas arisen
about the source of strength of
Breitbart, the strong man of vaude-
vile.
Up until this time his father has
been given the honor, but Gene
Shuler says this is not so. He main
tains that the honor goes to Brett
bart's mother. To prove his point
he tells of the crowds that surround
the mothers little house in Germany;
all day long she sits there with two
great iron bars in her hands-she
is knitting iron fences.
Although this show is somewhat
better off regarding comedians than
has the last few attractions, there
is still space for quite a bit Of i'm
provement. Wally Jackson makes
himself quite popular with the audi
ance with his dances and eccentric
idea of fun. Melino, Listette and
Hogan also come in for several en-
cores. a good trio.
Although 1 could not find her
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Life and Beauty Found in Jane Co70ls Juliet;
Alice Brady Does Not Cheaben Art i'm Variety

a splendid organization. He uses
concert methods. The result is a
deeper appreciation Of popular music
done with ease and understanding.
The numbers have been well Sc
lected.
Peggy Bremen and her brother
show what can be done with ladders.
The act starts out like a fairy story
but soon the ladders appear. A real
act in this line of acrobatic enter
tainment.
Adelaide Jason and Helen Harri-
gan, singers, gave me surprise
when I was present because they
registered so strongly and honestly
with the audience. The girlies do
not have wonderful voices, but they
have selected songs which they put
over in an intimate way that meets
with the approval Of the audience.
Again we have the Bostock riding
school act in our midst. with Lillian
ST. Leon as the chief rider. The act
has a comedy finish, in which some
young men attempt to graduate in
the art of bareback riding in less
than ten minutes.
William Rives and Shirley Arnold
in Chickens" found the going
mighty hard when the show was
looked over by me. am not the
wise old bird, but 1t seems to me that
Rives makes a terrible mistake by
kidding" members of the audience
who happen to leave the theater or
come in while he is on the stage.
This should be prohibited as it IS
bad taste.
The movie feature is Jack Holt in
Empty Hands"
At the Palace today and Wednes-
day.
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HUGHES DIRECTS
SPEECH AGAINST
SEN. LAFO[LETTE
Secretary of State Draws
Picture of Third Party
Menace

Declaring the issue is Coolidge
or no election Charles Evans
Hughes, secretary of State in the
Coolidge Cabinet, addressed an audi
ence which packed Cadle Tabernacle
Monday night.
The Cabinet official paid high trib-
ute to the President, declared his
name a synonym of unimpeachable
integrity and sound honestness, I'M
touched by corruption and he was
the man America needed in this
emergency"
Hughes confined most of his
speech to a denunciation of Senator
Robert NJ. La Toilette and the third
party menace, and held the proba-
bility the election would go into Con-
gress as the real danger to the Ma
ton.
Referring to the Fall-Daugherty-
DENLY on scandals, Hughes declared:
1--WE are opposed to any crook in or
. out Of Office. Because these cases
are in court is that any reason why
we should have free trade, or vote
for the League OF Nations?"
Hughes reference to the Teapot
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-14
BIG TINE IDEAS USED
AT LYRIC BY SHARP

| Jazz bands these days have to
enter new fields either by Snowman
ship or method of presentation. Billy
| Sharp and his musicians at the Lyric
this week owe much of their success
to the man who heads the organiza-
ton.
Sharp is one Of those hard-work
| ing men who keeps going at rapid
speed during his entire act. As times
/ was confused in one method used
by Sharp. I had the thought that
he was plugging for applause with
the repeated statement that You
haven't heard nothing yet" But as
l studied the audience, I realized
that Sharp was merely getting init
mate with them and those present
loved this method Of contact.
Sharp centers his opening on his
orchestra. healthy bunch Of jazz
sypcopators, Mile. Marionne is in
troduced and she walks" a Spanish
alance. You see her real ability in
her toe dance and her Wooden Sol
der travesty with Sharp.
This revue has class, speed and
talent. One Of the real reasons why
the Lyrics anniversary week bill is
a knockout in popular entertainment
in vaudeville history Of the city.
Alexander and Gilmore are edu-
Gated to the eccentric variety idea,
Alexander knows how to get" his
audience right at the start. He has
a sort Of an intimate comedy way
about him. Miss Elmore is a splen-
did foil for the antics of Alexander.
This team is way past the expert
mental stage. 1t is sure fire.
1t seems to me that this bill was
put together just for Nolan Leary
and company in mo Means Yes"
1t has been wisely placed on this
bill. The acts preceding it make this
act a real laugh getter. 1t takes
showmanship to build show, you
know.
Wiser and company introduce the
original duck. This barnyard repre-
sentative assists one of the men in
song. Dogs and bears appear on
the same stage during the act Of
Smiths Animal Novelties. The
Caledonian Four wear kits and
sing songs of this nature. Moro
and Yaco throw away some good
time with needless holzum before
they register a real sensation with
their melody. When I was present
they were brought back many times.
Movies complete the show.
A great big amusement buy is be.
ing offered at the Lyric this week.
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entertainment. they will recognize
that Miss Brady has carried over her
great talents from the legitimate
stage TO vaudeville. And that Is a
splendid contribution. She is giving
her best dramatic self. See her. Her
supporting company numbers four.
but it is Alice Brady who will lift
you through troubled dramatic
waters.
There must be variety in every
vaudeville bill, that is If it is good
vaudeville. That you will find at
Keith's this week. You will find
Bert Lair and Mercedes present in
whats the Idea?" Here is some
Of the grandest burlesque fun you
have ever encountered-the bur
lesque policeman of Lair, who in
sists on singing Peggy O'Near' or
something like that. Here is trav-
esty that will make you howl. II I
am wrong in judging this man, then
am ready to give up. Travety at
its very best.
Betancourt and company show
what can be done with tables, chairs
and several bottles. Eddie Weber
and Marion Ridnor know how to
burIesque the dance as~well as dance
il properly. Splendid. Jack Benny
with his violin-oh, well, he stops
the show also. More good fun
Burns and Allen have their moments
In Sixty Forty" Bert Grant and
Mildred Feeley indulge in a pleasant
adventure in melody. Togo stages
his slide on a rope over the heads
Of the audience.
Real vaudeville is being offered at
Keiths this week.
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name on the program. one Of the
girls from the chorus does a pretty
little dance on her toes. I even
asked who she was, but guess
there is some mystery about 1t.
Would have liked to have seen more
Of her. Ross, Francis and Du Ross
also have a pleasing little specially.
To me the most attractive musical
number was Apple Blossom Time, ="
by Althea Barnes. Another one I
liked was Dixie Rose" by Helen
Du Ross. A dance by seven Of the
chorus 1 also thought good.
OF the show, liked Althea
Barnes, Helen Du Ross and Wally
Jackson best.
At the Capitol all week. By OBJ
server)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-14
LOCAL WOMEN NAMED

By Times Special
MARION, Ind, Oct. 14.-Indiana
W. c. T. U. ended its jubilee con-
vention here Monday night with the
appointment Of county delegates to
the national convention in Chicago
in November.
Women named from Marion Coun-
ty are: Mrs. Grace Alvater, Mrs.
Kathryn Bauer, Mrs. Lillian Sed-
wich, Mrs. J. B. Allgire, Mrs. M.
Barkham and Mrs. Martha Gipe.
Resolutions We're adopted recon-
mending the signing of abstinence
pledges and education in the use Of
the ballot.