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He bent his head to light a
cigaret. Covertly she studied his
averted face. Always when those
dark eyes Of his burned deeply into
her own she became confused. Now
her glance devoured each handsome
feature. He lifted his eyes to meet
her frank stare.
Robard smiled. Like met" =
"You know I d." she said very :
softly.
Sweet" He made the word /;
sound like a caress. Under the
table she felt one Of her small. gray
shod feet imprisoned between his
russell boots. She colored.
He laughed at her. that's an
undergraduate trick" he Knocked.
wont do it again." He released
her small shoe.
The waiter lowered obsequiously
over them.
Here now, you must eat" Van
told Lame with a show Of author.
ity. you'll be swooning from
starvation"
She tried to eat but she could
not. Food at such a time!'
Abruptly Van turned serious.
you're not really going through
with this marriage?" he asked.
Lame nodded.
"Of course, I am. What on earth =
did you Think"
He set his jaw. you're not. I
won't have it."
She laughed. She couldn't help /
It. 'You have q nerve"
He shook his head impatiently,
mo, I tell you. You mustn't.
There's something between us.
We've felt 1t from the first, both
Of US. I-well, I couldn't avoid this
engagement with Muriel. She wants
It as little as I do. Waltz"
Lame looked down at her plate. .
Her pulse was pounding. her
thoughts racing wildly.
Aloud she said in a suffocated
voice. Its too late. I've given my /.
word"
He disdained that. "Rot. You
don't love Give. He's a great chap \
but.you don't. Chuck It all. Come .
OF with me today"
With tortured eyes she stared at
him. "Oh. I mustn't! It'd be
wrong"
She thought Of Give looking at
her that morning, saying, Come
to Richmond with me-" :.
No. she couldn't be unfair to
Give. It would hurt him too much.
But how was she to resist this
other, whose very presence had the
power to sway her against her
better judgment?
Van set his lips. every well.
I've been wrong about you from the
FIRST then"
This tore from her an agonized.
".Why?"
He said cruelty, you're after the
millionaire baby Just as they all
say"
She stared at him, stabbed to the
heart Pride came to her rescue at
last. "It's nice to know what you
really think Of me-" She gathered
up her gloves.
Don't 80. You know ! didn't /
really mean It" /
She thought, ~Oh, II I could only, 4
hate himl :That would cure every. /
t1ms! <is1Ati !
NUT .lre Ne Continnsd, E7
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BEGIN HERE TODAY
LANE BARRETT, who f. benu-
tiful. Is and poor. falls in love
with n rich man OF tho world,
VAN ROBARD. Her mother.
CASs BARRETT. begs her to have
nothing to do with Robard. MU.
REL LADD. debutante, plays
around with many men ana pro-
fesses to care for CHUCK DES-
MOND, n reporter. but eventually
becomes engaged to Robard. Hort
md wishing to please her mother,
Lame promises to marry Give
CLEESPAUGH. who will Inherit
millions on his wedding day. Cass
falls i'll and In her delirium bah.
bles OF some mystery concerning
the girls birth.
TRESSA LORD, who with her
sister. FANNY AMBERTON, IL
visiting old MRS. CLEEsPAUGH.
dislikes Lame and plots to come
between her and Give. She con.
hives with some blackmailers but
fs warned on By SHANE McDER-
MID. police oficer and friend Of
Lame. At q ball for the PRINCE
OF sLAvARIA, Lame II kidnapped
by a gang seeking ransom. Me-
Dermid, Give and Desmond NIL
pursue the kidnapers. Lame is
rescued without serious harm.
Cass 10 alarmed and urges q
speedy marriage. Lame II driv-
irg into New York for q Atting Of
her wedding gown when the car
breaks down and Robard comes
along.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XXI
CITING on that stone wall along
the quiet Long Island road
Lame stared at the man before her.
scarcely crediting her own eyes. It
seemed fate that she should en-.
counter Van Robard at every turn.
Inwardly auttered but outwardly
calm she returned his salutation.
'Kelly's struggling with a nat and
I'm late for a dressmaker's appoint
ment," she told him. Her heart
thudded in her breast. She strug-
gled for composure.
Now Van Robard said cavalierly.
"I'm going to town. Can't I give
you a lift?"
She wanted desperately to say
no but common sense forbade. Min
utes flew and still the red-faced
chauffeur tore at the stubborn rim.
I'm awfully afraid I'll have to
accept" she said. And could have
bitten her lips for the stupid words.
Robard laughed shortly. Sorry
you feel that way about It." he told
her. I'm no ogre. I don't eat
little girls:
Lane was already on her feet, all
contrition. I'm just stupid. You
mustn't mind me-" she stammered,
tongue-tied as always in this mans
presence.
Kelly came toward them wiping
his brow. It'll be a matter of 10
maybe Is minutes more. Miss"
he said. touching his cap to Ro-
bard, whom he knew.
1--WE asked Miss Barrett to let
me take her in" Robard said gent.
ally. II happen to be driving to
town."
I'm afraid ! must" Lame told
the chauffeur. I'm late as It Is.
Will you follow us and pick me UP
at the dressmaker's?"
Van helped her into his car. She
was suddenly conscious Of her
looks. Of her sickness and Slim
ness in the smoke-colored frcck and
SOse is.*e atGsi 1-sAs41+AI
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beyond recognition in less than three
decades. The trip Of this ancient
one-cylinder car symbolizes the
change.
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Editorial Comment

Editorials printed below show the
trend Of thought by other editors.
They are published without regard
to whether they agree or disagree
with The Tribune'S policies.
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EDITORS NOTE-This Is the
last of a series Of five articles by
DR.. Morris FiShbein on THE Fall
ing Heart of Middle Life"
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NEW n. B. c. CHAIN
ST|RS RADIO WORLD
Added Significant Changes
in BroadcaSting Are
Expected.
BY ROBERT MACK.

Formation by the National Broad
| casting Co. Of a second network on the
Pacific Coast marks a new offshoot in
chain broadcaSting likely to be followed
by other significant changes in the
radio structure.
With both N. B. C. and the Columbia
) Broadcasting System in the market for
additional stations it is clear that they
are enoeavor1ng to acquire as many
fully-owned outlets as they can get. The
networks are finding 1t increasingly
dl1ncult to get member stations to
broadcast their sponsored programs at
the regular chain advertising rates. par
ticularly in large population centers,
and the purchase or lease of stations Is
being fostered to strengthen their posi-
tons.
Buys Four Stations.
The N. B. c. has established its new
Pacific network as a result of its pur-
chase few weeks ago of four stations
which served as the nucleus Of the de-
funct American BroadcaSting network.
It has now so divided its Pacific Coast
stations as to form two networks of five
stations each, replacing its former sin
gle chain of nine stations.
One OF the new Pacific chains is
called the orange net, and comprises
No. OoAAoLlO dS KEY, MI, Los All
geleS; KEW, Portland; KOMO, Seattle,
and KHQ, Spokane. The second is the
gold net, consisting of Stations KPO,
San Francisco as key; KECA, Los An
geleS; KEX, Portland; KJR, Seattle,
and kGA, Spokane. AS supplements to
either Of the networks Stations KFSD,
San Diego, and KTAR. Arizona, may be
linked
In the Northwest group purchased by
N. B. G. were Stations KEX, KJR, KGA
and KYA, San Francisco. The latter
station has not been assigned to either
Of the networks.
N. B. C. Has Four Networks.
Under the new arrangement the N
B. c. has four distinct and separate
networks, which may be sold to pro-
gram sponsors independently. Columbia,
on the other hand, has but one basic
network of more than 80 affiliated sta
tons. This network, however, is offered
to sponsors in several regional coverage
groups. such as the New England, Mid
western, Pacific and Dixie chains
Columbia shortly is expected to an
nounce its outright purchase of Stations
WCCO and WKRC, Minneapolis, now
afhliated with the network. Effective
November /, Station WGN, Chicago,
will switch from N. B. G. to Columbia,
while WMAQ, Chicago, in which N. B.
c. recently purchased one-half interest,
will join that network and leave Co
lumbia
Widely circulated reports that N B. c.
would acquire control of the three i'm
portant Westinghouse stations, KDKA,
Pittsburgh, the worlds first station;
WBZ-WBZA, Boston Springfield, and
KYW, Chicago, are denied by F. A.
Merrick, Westinghouse president.
(Copyright, 1879
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Behind the Microphone
BY THE RADIO EDITOR.

Radio Commission, later upheld
by the courts, ruled that his med
ical advice broadcaStS were in
imical to the public health and his
station therefore not operating in
the public interest. Thereupon he
went to Mexico, organized Mex
lean corporation to build a $4,000
watt station just across the Rio
Grande from Del Rio, Tex, and
resumed broadcaSting by remote
control hook-upS from micro
phones on this Sioe of the border.
Operating with such high power
on 635 kilocycleS, XER has been
heard in many parts of the Unit
ed States and Canada, interfering
with tranSmiSSionS by an Amer
lean station on TAO kilocycleS and
a Canadian station on 730. While
the American station has not
made formal protest, the Cana
dian station, owned by the power
full newspaper La PreSSe of
Montreal, Is reported to have pro-
tested to dominion authorities.
DR.. Brinkley let it be known
while here that he is contemplate
ing shifting the wave length of
XER to 655 kilocycles, not out of
consideration for the American or
Canadian stations, but to relieve
interference being suffered by a
smaller daylight station, KMMJ,
Clay Center, Nebr., operating with
1000 watts on TAO kilocycleS. The
Nebraska region is part of the
area he wants to reach with his
new broadcast messages.
| If XER shifts to 655 kilocycleS
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1t will then be half way between
the clear channels OF WSM, Nash
Vile, on $50, and WEAF, New
York, on $50, and will again be a
potential source Of interference.
a NEW device which may i'm
"A prove the quality and practi-
cability Of international broad
casting is being tested by engi-
neerS of The National BroadcaSting
Co., who, according to c. w. Horn,
general engineer, looks to the day
when foreign broaocaStS will be as
feasible and certain as domestic
operations.
Horn revealed that the expert
mental equipment had been used
for the first time in a Short-wave
test conversation between himself
and o. B. Hanson, N. B. G. man
ager of plant operation and en-
cheering. The latter is in Europe
in the interest of research for
Radio City.
He declined to divulge the
nature of the experiments, but
said the tests were conducted
for the purpose of proving a
fundamental theory by which we
hope to build and improve eX-
changes of international broad
casts"
1--WE are slowly but surely work
ing toward that time when the
quality of broadcaStS from for
eign countries will compare with
those originating locally, and &C
copied as an everyday accom-
pliShment," Horn declared.
\ X
WITH 1881 radio receiving set
w sales estimated generally at
between 100000 to 5000, 900
bringing this country'S total to
well over $4,000, 000-most Ameri-
CONTINUED on Seventh Page.)
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Continued on Seventh Page.)
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Today on the Radio
WMAT A75.9 Meters.
w &N11A4% $40 KilOcvcIeM.

OSU AllOCyCieNs
9:0oa-Land o. Make Believe.
1o:00a-Columbia Church OF the Air.
10 :30a-Quiet Harmonies.
ll:0oa--Duets by Julia Mahoney and
Charles Carlisle.
11:15a-Watch Tower Service.
II 30a-Voice of st. Louis.
l2:3O-RebroadcaSt from Germany
German Hopes and German
Fears" by Prof. Moritz j. Bonn.
12:45-MuSic Of Vienna. by Emery
Deutch's OrchestrS.
1:00-Cathedral Hour.
1:30-Singing Violins.
2:00-SonS of Eli
2:3O-Columbia Church Of the Air.
3:00-New York Philharmonic SYM
phony Orchestra.
4o0-Service from the Washington
Cathedral.
4:45-President Hoover's address to
the Methodist Episcopal Ecu
menical Congress in Atlanta.
5:00-Warren Sweeney, pianist.
5:15-Wardman Park Concert OrcheS-
ira.
6:00-Weather report
6:02-Mayflowe Concert Orchestra.
6:40-Interview with Mother Roper.
6:45-Laura La Plante and Paul
Specht's Orchestra.
7:00-"The New Turkey and It's Mar
kets," by DR.. Julius Klein.
7:15-Songs our mothers used to sing.
7:30-Rybbs Novelty Orchestra and
Paul Small, tenor.
8:o0-"Devils, Drugs and Doctors" by
DR.. Howard w. Haggard.
8:15-Music Along the Wires.
8:45-"Your Child" by Angelo Patri.
9:00-The Masters. with Eugene Or
mandy's Orchestra and Helen
Oelhein, contralto.
10:00-The Gauchos.
1O:15-President Hoover's Unemploy-
ment Relief program, featuring
addresses by Alfred E. Smith
and Nicholas Murray Butler.
10:45-ErneSt Hutchinson, pianist, and
concert orchestra.
IL :00-Continenta String Quartet.
IL :30-Ben Bernie's Orchestra.
2:00-Weather forecast.
Early Program Tomorrow.
:O0a-Morning Devotions.
8:15a-Something for Every One.
S:45a-The Dutch Girl.
9:00a-Opening the Morning Mail.
9:30a-Tony's Scrap Book.
945a-Address by DR.. Julius Klein.
:00a-Chatting with Ida Bailey Allen.
10:15a-HarmonieS and Contrasts.
0:45a-Major and Minor, piano team.
IL 00a-Melody Parade.
IL :15a-Madison Singers.
IL :30a-"Front Page Personalities, by
Anne Lazar.
IL 45a-The Ambassadors.
IL 00m-President Hoover's address at
opening of the convention OF
the National Association Of
Broadcasters.
12:30-Columbia Revue.
1:00-Aster Orchestra.
1:30-Harry fuckers Orchestra.
2:00-Ann Leaf at the organ.
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Major Radio Features
SPECIAL EVENTS.

SPECIAL EVENTS.
President Hoover's address to the
Methodist Episcopal Ecumenical Con-
gress in Atlanta, WRC and WMAL,
4:45; unemployment program, fea-
turing address by Alfred E. Smith and
Nicholas Murray Butler, WRC and
WMAL, 1915.
INTERNATIONAL BROADCAsTS.
German Hopes and German Fears"
by Moritz j. Bonn, WMAL, 1880.
SPEECHES.
~The Vanishing State" by Senator
King Of Utah, WRC. 80; THE New
Turkey and Its Markets" by DR..
tion," by Prof. John Dewey, WRC,
700: Devils, Drugs and Doctors"
by DR.. Howard w. Haggard, WMAL4
500; Our Government" by David
Lawrence, WRC, 900.
CLASSICAL.
New York Philharmonic Orchestra,
WMAL, 500; John Mccormack, WRC,
$50; Through the Opera Glass,
WRC. 9:45: Ernest Hutchinson, pian-
list, WMAI, 1o:45.
VARIETY.
Rubinoff's Orchestra, with Eddie Cantor.
WRC, 500; Music Along the Wires,
WMAL, S:l5: The Masters, WMAL,
300; Ted WeemS' Orchestra, WRC,
1918; Jessie Crawford, WRC, 1890
DRAMA.
Moonshine and Honeysuckle. wRC,
ESQ; Club of the Air, WRC, 1880;
RomanceS Of the Sea, WMAL, $780,
HIGH LIGHTS ELSEWHERE.
S.30-Balkan Mountain Men - WIZ
and WBAL.
Coughlin of the Church OF the
Little Flower-WOR, WGR.
WCAO, WFBL, KNOX, WORC
and WCAV.
educational Vespers; DR.. Harry
Emerson Fosdick-WJZ, WBAL,
WLW and WSM.
7;o0-Haro!d Stokes and his Orches-
tra-WJZ, VIDAL. WSM and
WJR
73o-The Three Bakers and Billy
ArtZ's Orchestra-WJz, VIDAL
and WJR.
S:oo-Melodies; Betsy Ayres. Mary
Hopple and EnSemble-WJZ.
WBz, WBzA, WHAM, WJR,
KDKA ana KYW.
s:lb-Magazine hour; James w Gerard
and Ernest La Prade's Orches-
tra-WJz, WBz. WBAL, WHANf,
KDKA, WJR and VINO.
sl5-The Stag Party; Raymond
Knight; Male Quartet and
Brusiloff'S Orchestra - WBAI.
WIZ, WBZ, WBZA, WHAM.
KDKA, WJR and WLW.
IL ;0O-WitherSpoon Chorus WIZ
WBAL, WHAM and WGR.
l2:00-Henry TheiS and his Orchestra
WIZ, WBz. WJR, KDKA.
VIDAL and WREN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-25
.HERE was much ado in
Washington last week over

Washington last week over
the sudden appearance of
DR.. John r. Brinkley, de-
posed Kansas medico-broadcaster,
to protest to the State Department
against what he declared were
undue representations by AmbaS-
sador Reuben Clark at Mex
leo City to Mexican authorities
against his activities in connection
with XER, newest ano most pow
erful broadcaSting station in the
Western Hemisphere.
DR.. Brinkley, flanked by a husky
described by Brinkley'S Washing
ton representative as his body
guard, conferred with Undersecre-
tary Castle by an appointment ar
ranged through the Offices OF
Vice President Curtis, former Sen
ator from Kansas.
Denying himself to newspaper
men, Brinkley left here with the
assurance that the State Depart
ment has not asked the Mexican
government to bar his presence
in Mexico, a development reputed
to have occurred just before the
Mexican cabinet resigned last
week. He did obtain an admiS-
sion from MIR. Castle, however
that the record of the case which
led the Federal Radio Commission
to rule his former radio station al
Milford, KanS., off the air hac
been forwarded to Mexico.
DR.. Brinkley last year lost hi
license to BROADCAST when the
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S:00a-Melody Hour.
9:0oa-Children'S Hour.
10:00a-Mexican Typica Orchestra.
10:3oa-Troika Bells.
IL :00a-Neapolitan Days.
2;00m-SparkletS
12:15-EchoeS of the Orient.
12:30-Biblical drama.
1:00-ArtiStS Service program.
1:30-"The Vanishing State" by Sena-
tor King of Utah.
1:45-American Singers, with william
Wirges' Orchestra
2:l5-Sunday Bright Spots.
2:30-Moonshine and Honeysuckle.
3:00-Wayne Kings Orchestra
3:30-Friendly Hour With DR.. S.
Parkes Cadman.
4:00-Manhattan Guardsmen
4:3o-Ruth Lyon, soprano. with Sym
phony Orchestra.
4:45-President Hoover's address to
the Sixth Methodist Ecumenical
Conference in Atlanta.
5:00-Gilbert g. Sullivan Gems.
5:30-Twilight Hour.
6:00-National Catholic hour.
7:00-"Education," by Prof. John
Dewey.
7:30-Club of the Air
S:00-Rubinoff' Orchestra, with Ed
die Cantor.
9:00-"Our Government" by David
Lawrence
9:15-American Album of Familiar
Music
9:45-Through the Opera Glass.
1O:l3-LaSt-minute news.
observation-disclosures Relief program:
addresses by Alfred E. Smith and
Nicholas Murray Butler.
lO:45-Ted Weems' Orchestra.
at Seth Parker's.
l1:45-Weather forecast.
II :46-Jesse Crawford, organiSt.
1900 to 1:00a-Palais dor Orchestra.
Early Program Tomorrow.
6:45a-Tower Health Exercises.
8:00a-Gene and Glenn.
8:15a-Morning Devotions.
:30a-Cheerio.
9:00a-Le Trio Charmante.
9:15a-Tom Warnings TroubadourS.
9:45a-Food program.
1O:0Oa-Mrs Blake's Radio Column.
10:15a-Dr. Copeland's Health Clinic.
Please Tell Me-" by Jean Car
roll.
10 :45a-Ballad Singers.
II :OOa-South Sea Islanders.
II :30a-Hugo Variants Orchestra.
IL :45a-Jil and Judy.
l2:OOm-President Hoovers address at
the opening of the convention
OF the National Association Of
Broadcasters.
12:30-National Farm and Home Hour.
1:30-Midday Musicale.
2:00-Tuneful Times.
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The Duke of Abercorn, Governor of
Northern Ireland, has voluntarily re-
duced his salary of $4,000 a year to
SAP OO0
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lo:ooa-O Organ Revere.
10:S0a-Symphony orchestra
ll:ooa-servicss Of Calvary Baptist
13:3S-Birthdays
l3:S0-In Funnyland with Uncle Jerry.
100 10 2:00-'Happy" Walker ana his
Orchestra.
l:30-National Hawaiianx.
4:&5-Jimmy HARRISON, pianist.
800 to 6:0O-Washington Cathoiac
Radio Hour.
500 to 6:l5-sorority Dance orches-
ira.
Early Program Tomorrow.
7:00a-MuSical Clock.
S:0Oa-Birthdays.
S:05a-Musical Clock.
1O:00a-Organ melodies.
0:30a-Novelettes.
:00a-March Of Music.
l1:l5a-With the Composers.
II :00m-Luncheon music.
1880 to l:00-Dance music.
WJSV ,o Isa Meters, Meters.
10:3oa-Salon music
ll:00a to l2:15-Services Of the Fourth
Presbyterian Church.
2.OO-Church OF the Air.
3:O0-Metropolitan Dance Orchestra.
4:00-Crescendo Male Chorus.
4:30-GoSpel Twilight Hour.
5:00-Tango Troubadours.
5:30-Kalua Boys.
6:00-Gospel Spreading Association.
7:00-Shoreham Concert Orchestra.
7:55-Service at First Church OF
Christ Scientist.
9:00-Roland Wheeler, tenor.
9:l5-Health talk.
9:30-Baptist Chapel Echoes.
10:00-Foxettes.
l0:30-Evangelical Church Of the Air,
ll:00-Ful Gospel Tabernacle Service.
1880 to 12:00-Henderson's Orchestra.
Early Program Tomorrow.
9:00a-Treasure Chest.
l0:00a-HintS to Housewives.
:30a-Health Talks.
10:45a-Program by Federation Of
Women's Clubs.
11:i5a-Sacred Hour.
IL :45a-GoSpel Choir.
12:15-Luncheon music.
12:30-Dance music.
1:00-Concert Trio.
1:30-Sunshine Hour.
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0blttr6SfTpnes
All Leaders Crucified
Says Bishop Wall

BOSTON. Mass. - Delivering an
Easter sermon at the Columbus Ave
nue. A. NJ. E. Zion Church on, THE
Resurrection and Benovelence,
Bishop William j Walls of Chicago.
presiding bishop Of the New England
A. NJ. +. Zion Conference, said that
when he looked down on the face of
the late Bishop Archibald c. Carey,
as he lay in his easket, last week,
that he said to himself, There lies
man who was crncified. He was
killed, and died ten to twenty years
before his time"
every Great leader has been
murdered or crucified by members
Of his own group" the distinguished
bishop said, "and died of broken
heart"
He added that the great leaders
are prosecuted, hindered by petty
competition and self-pleasing men
who do not believe in benevolence
or the resurrection.
1.-THE most priceless heritage in
the literature and expression of re-
| ligion and life, are the spirituals and
the crude theology accompanying
them. But we have sold them to
Paul Whiteman, Amos m Andy, ra-
do Jazz mongrels. who are now
making money out of them.
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SermOnette
The Dark Background

The 44th Psalm probably was writ
ten when Antiochus was depressing
the Jewish nation and seeking by
every tyrannical means to extermi-
nate their faith. 1t was this time of
suffering which at last reused the
people to a desperate revolt and
made the occasion for the heroic pc
Rod Of the Maecabees.
The poet looks back on the history
of his people and remembers how
God blessed them in the past. As he
thinks of the glorious history of the
nation a mood of exultation comes
upon him. God was the help of his
forefathers and equally so is God the
strong helper of the men of today.
Thou art my King, o God Com
mahd deliveranee for Jacob. Through
Thy help will we thrust down our
enemies. Not my own sword, but
Thou hast saved us"
His mood changes to despair as he
thinks not of the glorious past. but
of the terrible present. Exulting in
things past and gone will not miti-
gate the sorrow of the present. Past
victories will not drive away present
enemies. "Thou hast cast US off and
Thou wilt not go forth with our arm
les" He feels that God has forsaken
His people, rejected them, and left
them to be a by-word among the
heather.
yet" he says, Though all this
has come upon us, we have not for
gotten Thee. We are still faithful 40
Thv name. Though we have been
sorely tempted we never have
stretched forth our hands to the gods
of the heathen"
II is when this man, amid all the
confusion and Encouragement of his
time, remembers his own sincere
faithfulness that he has courage to
turn to prayer. awake. why sleep
est Thou?" he cries to God. "Arise
for our help and redeem u.s." One
is reminded of the courageous de-
Tense of his own life made by Jacob
under similar circumstances. We re-
member that the Apostle Paul talked
of coming boldly before the throne
of God. Prayers in such times need
not be whinino petitions. They may
be strong calls unto God for the
helm He has promised us.
When times are black it is a great
thing to be able to assert before our
Maker that, despite all our trouble,
We have kept the faith. The man
who can do that can pray in conf
dence.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-04-16

inc White, Rev J. R. Harris, Mrs.
Verna Calhoun, James X. Chase.
Rev. Harris will give a short address,
subject, "Value of Music" This pro-
gram will be an outstanding sacred
musical treat and everyone that can
possibly attend should do so. The
congregational meeting will be held
Monday night and every member is
urged to be present. All are invited
to attend services at Grace. "rhe
Church with a program"