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New Britain herald., 1924-11-15
\. M. E. Zion.

Sunday, I2;45 p. m. preaching by the pastor, Rev. William B. Gaines, text. Out of tho Belly of Hell Cried and Thou Hearest My Voice" Sunday school at 12;30 D, m.---Chris- tisn Endeavor meeting at G;S0 p. III. Preaching by the pastor at 7;45 D. m., text, And He Measured the City with the Reed Twelve Thousand Furlongs,"
 Non -deDominational
New Britain herald., 1924-11-15
Emmanuel Gospel

Non -denominatiOnal
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wers some of tile objections made
against what he had said about the
Jews. In the seventh verse Paul
states one of the objections made
by another, when he said: For If
the truth Of God hath more abound
ed through my lie unto his glory;
why yet am / also judged as a SIN
ner?" This is not his own state
ment but that of the objector. In
seine of the TRANSACTIONS there is
placed before this verse in parenthe-
sis the words, You Say, SO as to
make its true meaning apparent. If
you will consider the context in NY
contention. But Mr., Hughes would
take if from its context, which would
be misleading, and exalt himself at
the expense of Paul and the Biblc.
"(3) Is it strange that John doe'nt
include in MS Gospel any account
Of the institution of the Lords Sup
per? Mr.. Hughes is ready to re-
iect all that is in the Bible because
this is not in Johns writings.
1.-THE purposes for writing the
Gospels are clearly seen by care
full study. Matthew wrote to prove
that Jesus is the Son of God and to
convince the Jews of this fact.
Marks Gospel was written for the
Gentiles, because he carefully ex-
plains his Aramatic terms and Jews
customs. Luke wrote for a class OF
readers of whom Theophilus, who
was probably a Gentle convert, was
fairly representative. John wrote
in order that MEN MAY BIZ
STRENGTHENED IN THEIR Eff
LIEF THAT JESUS us THE
CHRIST, THE SON OF GOD AND
THAT THEY MAY CONTINUE TO
HAVE LIFE THROUGH HIM.
Thus it will be seen that John s
purpose was different from any Of
the other three writer's, and he did
not need to record all the facts that
were recorded by them in order to
accomplish his purpose. He does
rot include in his book an account
of the miraculous birth or infancy
of Jesus, or His family, or His gene
alogy or His youth. He only touches
on the ministry Of John the Baptist,
and omits all mention Of the baptism
of Jesus, the temptation, the trans
tiguration, the institution of Tie
Lords Supper, the agony in the gar
den and the ascention. His Gospel
has nothing about demons, lepers
or publicans. John includes very
little of the material used in the
other Gospels. Out of eight mira
cles recorded by John six of chem
are to be found nowhere else. In
fact much of his Gospel is not rec
orded in the other three.
'The Gospel of John emphasizes
the Fatherhood of God. He gives
more intimate and personal ,uen
than any of the other writer's. He
presents a view Of Jesus not to he
found elsewhere. We are contiru
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PAGH HFlXEN

HOLY Ghost, by breaking through
their resolutions, and relapaing irsfo
their former sins. The effect Of
CHS is to render them more obdurats
and abandoned than before. No
single suggestion to support the
contention or Interpretation OF Mr..
Hughes.
In every one of the passages
mentioned by Mr. Hughes there il a
reasonable and legitimate explana
tionG This much we know that
there is enough of the Bible that can
he readily understood by the aver
age person, to find God and be
saved In all of the speculative
questions that are raised, men are
not looking Tor the truth SO mucn,
as they are seeking a cloak for their
sins.
81 would not close this discussion
without exhortlng every church
member to a greater loyalty to the
truths taught by the Bible and the
church On. our faithful obedience
to the command of Jesus, hangs the
hope for the salvation Of the world
God has reserved the privilege Of
making Him known to the world.
for us, though angels might desire
to publish the glad tidings of peace.
Let us study the Bible and strive
to make it the rule of our lives"
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the truth if he really believes what
he has said. An I'M Christian China
man does not have the high ethical
principles taught him, that is neld
before the Christian. His life is
lived altogether on a lower plane.
Christianity develops character Z at
cannot be equaled by the un-Chris
tan systems of intellsctualism.
''Enyironment is a very great
force in this life. A person who
associates with gamblers and tile
YES, will sooner or later become one
of them. Environment has even a
greater influence on our lives than
heredity. Do you think that a per
son can attend church, be thrown
with the best people from Sunday to
Sunday, without at least being in
Auenced? He certainly has thrown
about him a restraining influence
What would happen without this in
6uence?
'Now let US study some of the
passages of Scripture to which our
critic points, with the assertion that
they are inconsistent and contradic-
tory.
"q:In Exodus 24:9. 10, the writer
speaks of Moses and the Elders gO.
ing upon the mountain. The eX-
preston, And they saw the God Of
Israeli has been contrasted with
man hats seen God at any time.
John 1:18 where it is said: No man
hath seen God at any time. With.
out trying to find a reasonable eX-
PLANTATION or reconcile these two
statements Mrs. Hughes condemns
the whole Bible as being unworthy
of our belief.
"When you begin to study these
two statements, you must remember
that there are several centuries be-
tween their utterance. Revelation
l.dn D66il u duudA. 1IiIS ID SNlhGHC'
ed by the fact that the conceptions
of the New Testament are much
higher than those of the Old Tesla
ment. AS an illustration, cal
your attention to the moral practi
ces. God took the human race in
its infancy and according to tue
laws of growth and developn ept
gradually lead it, revealing himsel1
more and more, as the race was able
to receive the revelation. This rev.
citation was complete in Jesus.
"Now for the sake of the argu
ment we will grant that the writer
of Exodus thought that he coulc
see God, (Which is not the case) anc
that he thus recorded this fact. Doe'
this destroy the worth of the law
that Moses received or of the Who'll,
Bible? 1t does not because the law
and the Bible have demonstrated
| their value. John who lived seve
raj centuries late had more complet,
knowledge than the writer of Gx
odus because Jesus had come ard thu
revelation bf God was complete
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ally in the presence Of Christ and
John will not let US forget that we
are in the presence of the Son Of
God. These things are perfectly
natural and does not destroy tue
value of Johns Gospel at ALL
"(4)-The book of Revelations
has become an insurmountable diff
ficulty to Mr.. Hughes. He does not
understand it and does not believe
that anybody else can explain IT..
"You will find in the Bible the
various types of literature thar are
to be found elswhere. 1t contains
specimens of history, law, phophesy,
poetry, oratory and the various
figures of speech. The book of
Revelations abounds in figures Of
speech. We all know that figure
of speech is not to be taken literal
~ but is suggestive of something
higher than that which is stated.
This book being highly figuratiye re
quires more intimate study than
most parts of the Bible.
In order to understand the Book
CT Revelations, it is necessary tc
keep in mind that much of it is
fgurative language; that we must
know the purpose for which it was
written; the conditions that prevail
ed; and the spirit Of The writer.
This is, of course, no little task
and because of this necessity, this
Book is not studied by many peo-
PIE, or it is zoo often misunderstood.
1t cannot be understood by mere
intellectualism, neither can it's Lrob-
lens be solved readily, but it can be
understood.
"(5) Another passage is called in
to question by Mr.. Hughes. He
insists that, He (Jesus) implies
that it is unwise to cast a devil out
of man, since after a time the
Cevil will decide to go back etc
He certainly does not understand
the context of Luke II: "a, 26 aud
Matthew 12:43, or he would never
have made such a statement. Jesus
never implied that it was unwise to
cast devil out of a man.
"What Jesus was teaching can be
seen by a study of the two passages.
Jesus is showing by the use of this
parable, the inevitable result of re-
sisting the conviction which his doc
trine an dmiracles have raised IN
the minds of the Jews. In Matthew,
Jesus says, so shall it also be with
this wicked generation. Instead of
growing wiser and better, they will
become seven times more foolish
sinful and miserable. No one who
has read the sad accounts given by
Josephus can doubt that Jesus knew
what he was saying. But this para
bic is designed to teach men every
where the danger and awful conse-
quences of resisting convictions pro-
duced on their minds by the truth
and grace of God; or of grieving,
| quenching, and doing despite to the
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MoNppEA u AFTEERNooN OCTOBER s, 1924

IN service to Christianity, and thc
vast amount of money that is be.
ing invested each year, to further
its interests, we are forced to the
conclusion that after ali Christianity
does mean something and that 1t is
really believed. No falsehood could
have been perpetrated for over
rlneteen hunderd years that would
have SO gripped men and women as
Christianity has done and is doing
today. No false system of teaching
would have so transformed the
world. Neither would it have APP
pealed to the heart and conscience
as does Christianity.
Mr.. Hughes charges that the
church is seeking to gain political
power in order to force its tenets on
ali the people. He would mi5lead
and prejudice the mind of the un.
thinking against the church by say.
ing that when that day comes I'M
speakable curelty will be inflicted
on those who do not accept it. Such
a statement is absolutely not cohsis-
tent with the policy of the Christian
Church. The church does not re
sort to force to spread It's teachings
Christianity appeals to the heart and
conscience and seeks to show men
that it has something that will lift
them above sin and degradation but
1t never has and never will use force
for this purpose. This would be
/ entirely inconsistent with its own
teaching concerning the freedom of
the will. In America today there is
no attempt on the part of the
churches to gain possession OF the
government and no one knows this
better than Mr.. Hughes.
"The doctrine of one Supreme
/ Being has been attacked also.
There is absolutely no ground for
the statement that Christianity has
many gods. We teach that there
is one God who is the creator Of all
things and the Father of us all. the
Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost
foIm the Trinity. They are one and
not three persons. Possibly Mr.
Hughes cannot understand how this
can be, neither can he understand
how there can be three distinct ma
lures in one mantle physical, men
tai and spiritual. Nowhere
does the Bible teach that the
mother of Jesus is a God, nor that
Satan is even an approach to God
The angels are of different order
and have never been classed as
Gods by Christianity. Christianity
teaches and can support it's teach
ing of a SUPREME BEING, who i
over all, even though Mr.. Hughe;
does not accept it.
ais a Christian more honest thar
Chinaman? Is church membc1
any less liable to embezzle than
man on the outside? Mr.. Hughe
difference. Certainly he is blind t.
thinks that Christianity makes d
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.HARRE[E. ANSWERS
!. HUGHES ARTICLE
Continued from Page Three
to +he world.

W ttC WI AOs
In the matter of educat ION
christianity has always taken the
lead. BY the enlightening Of the
people, it has made possible the
wonderful Improvements that hay
followed in the path of the church.
1t is the spirit of the Christ tha' has
made possible hospitals and all other
agencies for the uplift of the races.
Without this spirit applied to the
worlds sufferings, what would be
our condition today?
"Mr. Hughes would have US be
lieve that our cuntry is in no sense
a Christian country and that Christi
anity's influence has had nothing 10
do with it. 1t is true that there is a
separation between church ana
state. Both the church and the
state are satisfied with this agree
ment. Certainly the church would
rot have it otherwise Yet make
the assertion that the influence of
Christianity has made possible the
existence of this great nation, and
that without it, we would never have
been what we are today. On land
ing in 1892 the first act of Column
bus was to kneel and dedicate the
infant continent to God. America
was largely settled by people seeking
God, and through all of our history
the hand Of God may BIZ seen. Sure
ly there is no other explanation Of
the marvellous growth and develop
merit of our nation but that God
has lead us. Religious and political
freedom are two of the outstanding
glories of our commonwealth. Ame-
RIGA has taught the world the mean
ing of liberty, yet we are still. a
young nation. If you take the in
fluence of Christianity out of our
national history, you will have to
rewrite it all and what the record
would be. no man can imagine.
Certainly it would be less glorloui
than it is today.
eve do not contend that every
person who is member of chu".h
is a Christian. There are many, we
regret to say, who do not live &C
cording to the teaching of Jesus,
Mr.. Hughes would indicate that all
church members are hypocrites and
do not believe what the churches
teach. This suggestion certainly IS
not based on the facts. | call your
attention to the millions who de be
lieve and whose lives are the PRO
ducts of Christianity. When seu
consider the number of men aod
women who are giving their llyes
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Thus we accept the statement of
John as being true. But did inc
writer of Exodus misinform us?
1--WE have known only few liun-
bred years that the earth is round.
Before this important discovery peo-
pie thought that the earth was nat
and square. From this viewpoint
all history and geography Were
written. When we discovered that
the earth was round, did we des-
troy all records of human progress?
We did not, because we knew that
the facts thus recorded were true,
regardless of the shape of the earth.
The shape of the earth was incider-
tai and did not enter into the tru5h-
fitness of history. Thus it is with
the conception of the writer of Ex-
odus. 1t does not matter what his
conception in regard to seeing God
was, it would not destroy the law
which Moses received.
But does the statement meant
that they really saw God? If you
| will read this account you will find
that Moses and the Elders saw the
glory of God in the light and fire.
They saw no similitude, neither did
: they describe the person of God
They saw the place where God was.
and felt his presence. The descrip-
ton given in this verse indicates
that what was seen, was the appear
ance of the glory of God. They did
rot so much as see his feet but saw
as it were a most rich and splendid
pavement. Was he stating that
which was not true in this verse?
No. They saw the symbol of God
and to them that was God. The
symbol and God became one in the
thinking of Moses. Thus the writer
speaks of the symbol as God.
"This mode of speaking is not
uncommon in literature and in cur
own daily contacts As an illustra
ton, we speak of seeing a cyclone.
What is a cyclone? 1t is an atmos-
pheric disturbance. You cannot see
atmosphere neither can you see the
wind. What we really mean is that
we see the result of an atmospheric
! disturbance and the result of wind.
But the disturbance becomes the
cyclone in our thinking. Other i'll
ustrations might be given, of this
mode of speaking. So we contend
that there is no contradiction nor
inconsistency between these two pas
sages. There is reasonable ex.
PLANTATION.
"(2)-Mr. Hughes very modestly
CD asserts that he is a better man
than St. Paul, because Paul was Will
ing to lie and he is not. Let us turn
to Romans 3:7 and find out what
Paul said. In this third chapter Of
Romans, Paul carries on his dis
course concerning justification. lie
had already proved the guilt both OF
the Gentiles and Jews. In the first
eight verses of this chapter, he ans
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en- IS car but The game 3 too bio
fop on an Ia eazlEal
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The Eyes Of the World Are Or

The remarkable rise of Chevrolet
proves that the Chevrolet Motor
Company has correctly 9auged
the shift of public sentiment
towards the most economical
unit of transportation which also
meets modern requirements IS
to quality.
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Call at our showrooms, inspect
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models, and see why Chevrolet
jumped from seventh to second
place in sales. Learn how much
daily utility and year round
health and happiness you can
obtain for a sum SO low that
almost any American family can
easily finance the purchase.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-27
RATE
 BUREAU SOUGHT
Mississippi Measure Would Re. 7 quire All Fire Companies
 To Join

JACKSON, Hiss, Feb.. 26.-( (Spe- cial. )-The Senate today had under de- bate Senate Bill Mo-, 126, authorizing formation of a fire insurance rating bureau, under supervision of the state insurance department. The measure is an insurance committee substitute for four, bills introduced on the subject since the beginning of the session, and is re- garded as one of the most important pieces of new legislation now pending.
 The bill makes it compulsory for all fire insurance companies operating in the state to join the bureau, describes at length the method of supervision and revision of rates by insurance depart ment and provides that either the com pany or policy holders may appeal to the Hinds county chancery court tQi es- tablish the reasonab1eness of the rates.
 The house was engaged with minor odds and ends of legislation, the calen- dar of the committee on roads, ferries and bridges having the right of way.
 Registration Fec Defeated
 A bill providing for the registration of marriages and divorces with the bureau of vital statistics was defeated. amid much enthusiasm, the members objecting chiefly to the fees attached.
 The house has up as special order q substitute for the bill passed in the senate providing new school code for the state. The rural members of the house were very vociferous in voting down the Aderholgt bill, providing that all horse drawn vehicles traversing the highways at night must carry light as precaution against accident.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-27
TA.E. E. PRlSOlERS
 | REOPT1lHSTIC
Feel That Federal Board Func'
 tioning At Leavenworth Will ! Be Mercif6l

LEAvENWORTH, Kans., Feb. 26.- By Associated Press. Military pris 6nefs in the federal penitentiafy hert were distinctly optimistic tonight ai the. special war department clemency board completed it's fourth day of hear, ings. : Prisoners and spenitentiary officials alike were convinced that Maj. Frank K. Ross and Maj. James Stansfield, con. stituting the board, would be liberal in their recommendations for communication and remission of sentences f5ass
 The board has shown sympathetic attitude in questioning the soldiers whose cases have been championed by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Ameri- can Legion, War Mothers and similar organizations. These organizations have criticised the recent release of slackers and other disloyalists while men willing to fight for their codntry remained behind bars iafrt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-27
DRINK WATER IF
 KIDNEYS BOTHER
Take a Tablespoonful of Salts If Back Pains or Bladder Is
 Irritated.

Flush your kidneys by drinking a quart of water each day, also take salts occasionally, says a noted authority, who tells us that too much rich food forms acids which almost paralyze the kidneys in their efforts to expel it from the blood. They become sluggish and weaken; then you may suffer with dull misery in the kidney region, sharp pains in the back or sick head ache, dizziless,> your stomach sours, tongue is coated, and when the weather is bad you have rheumatic twinges. The urine gets cloudy, full of sedi- ment, the channels often get sore and irritated, obliging you to seek relief two or three times during the night.
 To. help neutralize these irritating acids to help cleanse the kidneys and flush off the body's urinous waste, get four ounces of lad Salts from any pharmacy here. Take a tablespoonful in glass of water before breakfast for few days, and your kidneys may then act fine. This famous salts is made from the acid of grapes and lemon juice. combined with lithia, and has been used for years to help flush and stimulate sluggish kidneys also to neutralize the acids in the system so they no longer irritate, thus often re- lieving bladder weakness.
 lad Salts is inexpensive; cannot in- jure and makes a delightful efferyes-
 ent Whitewater drink. By all means have your physician examine your kid. neys at least twice a year.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-27
HOW DOCTORS TREAT COLDS
 AND THE FIJI
First Step In Treatment Is Calo. tabs, the Purified and Re. fined CaIomel Tablets That Are Nausealess, Safe and SRrre

Doctors have found by experience that no medicine for colds, coughs sore throat and influenza can be de- pended upon for full effectiveness until the hver :s made thoroughly ae. nve. That Is why the IIrsI step m the treatmen: is the nauscaless ealomeI tablets called Calotabs. which are free from the sIckenIng and weakening effects of the old style calomel. Doctors also point out the fact that an active liver may go a long way towards preventing infIu- cnza and colds and is one of the most important factors in enabling the pa- tient to successfully withstand an at. tack and ward off pneumonia.
 One or two Calotabs at bed time, with swallow of water-thqt's all. No salts, no nausea nor the slightest interference with your eating, pleas ure or work. Next morning your cold has vanished, your liver Is active, your system is purified and you are feeling fine, with hearty appetite for breakfast. Genuine Calotaus are sold only in original sealed packages. prIce thirty-five cents for the large, family-package: ten cents for the small. ,vest-pOcket size. .---Ady,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-27
RANDALL CAUGHT
 IN MACHINE; DIES
Hoisting Engine Cogs Grip Clothing And Engineer
 Is Crushed

o. D. Randall, age 40, of New Merkle, Ala, was instantly killed at s:30 o'clock Tuesday morning at the Birmingham Water Works mines, on the Montgomery highway, when he was caught in the machinery of hoisting engine.
 According to report made Coroner J. D. Russum, Randall was working around the machinery when part of his clothes got caught in the cogs, dragging him after it. The body was badly mutt lated before the machine could be stopped. Death is thought to have beep instantaneous.
 Funeral services will be held. at o'clock Thursday from the New Merkle church, followed by interment in the Acton-Merkle cemetery, with Lige Loy ill charge.
 Randall is survived by his widow and three daughters, Mary, Thelma and Edna Randall; one son, Alex Randall, and one brother, w. A. Randall.