New Britain herald., 1927-11-05
Autos, Electric Lights, Planes, etc., Foreseen- Prophets Were Good Ad- yertisers, Also.

When State Commissioner of Mo- tor Vehicles Robbins B. Stoeckel quoted the Bible he started some thing. Commissioner Stoeckles spoke here recently and astounded his hearers by proving to their satisfac- ton that automobile were predicted in the Bible.
 To prove his point the commis- sioner called attention to Nahum ,. 4: which reads as follows: "The charots shall race in the streets. They shall Jostle one another, in the broad ways. They shall seem like torches. They shall run like light ming"
 Other Bible students here see in Isaiah, prediction of the airpane as follows: Who are those who fly as clouds and have the doves for their Windows?"
 In Psalm 77. IS; is seen a predic- ton of electric lights; The lightning frightened the world"
 The radio is predicted, according 10 local Bible students in Isaiah 9. s and 9; The Lord sent a word unto Jacob and it hath lighted upon Israel. And all the people shall know. even Ephraim and the inhab btant of Sumarid."
 Rules of publicity and for news papermen are found scattered all through the Bible, according to the Rev. William H. Alderson. pastor of Trinity Methodist Episcopal church. Rev. Mir. Anderson has had some newspaper experience of his own,
 He says in ? Samuel, l. 20; is a good slogan for the sensational paper which delights in scandal: Tell it not in Gath; publish it not in the street of Ashkelon.'
 Advice to businessmen who wish 10 become successful, is found by the Rev. Mr. Alderson in Nehemiah. 8. 15; They should publish and pro claim in all their cities"
 Other Biblical quotations, written by the ancient scribes and seen by Rev. Mir. Alderson as directly ap- plicable to the modern newspaper are found as follows;
 Psalm 26. [; That l may publish with the song of Thanksgiving"
 Another indication that a man with good news should tell it to the world, is found by the minister in Jeremiah. 4.5; "Declare ye in Judah and publish in Jerusalem and say Blow ye the trumpet in the land and cry aloud.'"
 A sage who saw the value of ad- Nertising again comes to the front in Jeremiah 31. :; Publish ye, praise ye and say Q Lord, save thy peo- ple.'"
 That Jeremiah was a good public ity man and knew the value of newspaper publicity and advertising is seen by the minister in Jeremiah 50. 2; "Dcclare ye among the na- tons and publish and set up a stand ard. Publish and conceal not"
 Press agents were getting in their work a good many years ago, the minister finds, and points out Mark 1 ,. 2o And he began 10 publish how great things Jesus had done for him."
 A good hint to "Get the news the ! day it happens" is found by Rev. i Mr. Aldcrson in Leviticus 22. 21; , And ye shall proclaim it on the . self same day.
 A good example of a Biblical ad . which has gone down into the his tory Of the making of a great na- i tion, the minister points out is that . taken from Leviticus 25. 10; and in- | scribed on the Liberty Bell: "Pro- l claim liberty throughout the land, | to all the inha bitants thcreof.'
 In the book of Judges in the ! third verse and the seventh chapter the minister finds the scrihes of old l endorsing publicity in the state ment, "Now therefore proclaim in the ears Of the people,"
 In Joel 3. 2: he finds this: "Pro- claim ye this among the nations"
 A warning to people 10 behave [ themselves as well as an indication that the saints of old realized that trained newspapermen sometimes