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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-21

ATTRACTIVE. MODERN HOUSE. CON-
sisting Of large living room. 2 bedrooms.
dining ROOM kitchen. bath: located in
suburban Alexandria. Attic partially nm
ished and sufhcient space for rooms.
Alex lS09-W,
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s-ROOM HOUSE IN FALLS CHURCH. IL
miles from D; c.; close to bus and cleo
fruit and shrubbery; ami: $3.50; easy
terms. Phone OWNER oxford 1511-W
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HOUSES FOR SALE.
GREENWICH FOREST.
SACRIFICE FOR QUICK SALE.

Sl2 $50
Beautiful, detached Colonial brick; 4
bedrooms. baths. recreation room; oil
heat, attached garage; lot 80 feet wide;
beautiful trees screened side. porch; mod
e WIs home sgos years years old To- inspect cay
Bethesda Bank left to Wilson lane to
Greenwich Forest. See representative at
1850 N'
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S3,75O-MD. AVE. NE.

OPEN SUNDAY. TO g.
Large 1-room, o-bath brick semi-de
tached home, less than " years old. with
recreation room. automatic gas heat, beau
tIful modern kitchen, brick garage. Due to
owners illness this property has to be sold
at once. Be sure and see it today. Price
ave NV National 41So
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35-ACRE ESTATE WITH UNUSUAL HOME
OF large rooms: 14i2 miles from Wash
lnFton over concrete roads Equipped with
oil heat, baths lavatory and 3-car
garage. Carefully insulated On a hill in
a grove OF beautiful trees: 80 acres OF
cash. balance 81 90 per month See MASON
HIRST. Annandale Va at the end OF
Closed Sundays
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SPACIOUS lo-ROOM BRICK HOUSE ON
- acres. : miles from Washington over
hard roads. On shaded knoll at the
end OF tree -fanked lane. Has . baths,
furnace, : hreplaceS and garage Com
lortaoly arraneed and beautifully deco
Tated Combines city convenience and coun-
Try freedom; Price. Sl5,0n0; $1,000 cash
palance 500 per month See MASON
HlRSI, Annandale Va at the end of
Columbia pike. Phone Alexandria S6o-J-l
Closed Sundays
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ROCK BOTTOM PRICE.

Absolute Bargain at $3.50
viii sacrifice 20 #. tapestry brick home
on Kansas ave; eight rooms a bedrooms:
ami; concrete porch; wash trays serv-
ants toilet and garage; cost 81 900; act
quick. H. SACHS 2l5 Stewart Bids 4O2
9Th st. NV. Republic 1855; evenings,
Adams PA o3s
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HOUSES FOR SALE.
LOCATION,
a y = DA .ltl. CT NJ n

442I-2H 18th ST. NE.
Open till 9 pm.
Colonial brick. large rooms. 9 baths.
built-in garage, automatic heat; furred,
insulated. caulked screened; everything
pest quality. Easy terms. or will accept
small house in thade
EUGENE H. PHIFER,
3S0l S. Dakota Ave NE
Potomac ADJ. North roo
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brick Semi-bungalow; liy. room fireniace
dining room, kitchen with dinette; bed
rooms path with shower. 1st fl; . bed
rooms, lavatory. End A.. full basement:
on burner; INV. h.. large corner lot, Io3
II. lrontage; convenient to everything
on Only 100; attractive terms G. w.
WALTERS, Alexandria 1884 or l7I3
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) ACRES. 6 ROOMS. ANIL, FIREPLACE;
unusual outbuildings; fruit: good buy;
macadam road: Washington Is miles
ST. 800. G.. OWENS BERRY. Vienna gS-J-
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HOUSES WANTED TO BUY.

HOME IN GOOD CONDITION. PRICED
moderately: cash or terms. Call Monday.
Dist. 5979. No agents.
WANT TO LEASE WITH OPTION TO
buy. modern 6 or room home; restricted
NV. or nearby suburbs; permanent; ref
erences. Georgia 4757.
NAVY YARD MAN WANTS TO BUY
small home no down payment. 1894 Park
pl. sc. Att. 521T-J. c. M. RANDEL.
HAVE CASH CLIENTS FOR SMALL AND
large properties. FRANK NJ. DOYLE,
realtor. District 1895.
Will PAY ALL CASH FOR YOUR D. c.
property, MR.. TAYLOR. Adams 1855 or
ALL CASH OR CASH ABOVE 1st TRUST
settlement E A. CARNEY Dist. 45os:
eve. and Sun. Geo $500 1926 Vt. ave
WILL, PAY CASH FOR 5 TO ROOM
used house. Quick action. See or write
MR.. STROUP, 931 New York ave. NV
LARGE HOUSE-CONVENIEN LOCA-
ton: very small down payment; highest
references. o. Box No. So. B. F. Sta.
AT oNCE-ANY LOW-PRIcED HOUSES,
ne. Sc. or NV; pay cash. E. w. BAILEY.
WANTED FOR CASH OR CASH ABOVE
trust 80 houses. Replies confidential.
Box 245-H. Star.
WE HAVE CASH BUYERS FOR YOUR
property. REGARDLESS Of size location or
condition, provided the price is right
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20 ACRES; 20 MINUTES FROM CITY;
stately old cedars surround old 4-room
house; electrleity. and city phone avail
Proctor, telegraph I'd, Lanham. Md
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WELL Bull

LYON VILLAGE VA-6 ROOMS AND
bath. white, French blue. trim; oil burner.
h:-w;h.; near schools; churches and two
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FORECLOSED

$3.50 cash, with payments SCI so per
month. balance in one trust. with no re-
newals will buy this full 2-story new brick
containing 3 bedrooms. baths on End
floor with bedroom or library with u bath.
large living room, dining room kitchen on
hrst moor. In excellent NV. section.
Priced at only $3.50 Call Wisconsin
1857 between noon and 6 pm
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COLORED.
3 l. ST. NV.

rooms, bath. hot-Uater heat: base
ment. weather stripped; fine nome stu
ated near every convenience you could
wish for. Only So $50 on easy terms
CAPITAL VIEW REALTY CO.,
a97 New York Ave NV. Natl o-o~
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A REAL BARGAIN

OVERLOOKING THE PARK
@"-foot row brick entrance hall living
room, dining room. kitchen. first floor:
bedrooms and bath, second floor; porches
front and rear: full basement. oil heat, two
car garage Shown by appointment Owner
out OF town. Call Mr.. White. Dist. 6092
Evenings, Greenwood olS1
VIM. M. THROCKMORTON,
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CCLORED
For $3.50 cash and $40 per month. will
pufld on lots in beautiful Eastland Gar
oens hVe-room and bath modern house
enc under construction and sample house
at 42nd and Meade SITS. ne.
Agent All Sunday. Weekdays.
$40 to 500 PM
II. S. GOTT.
Notio
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HOUSES FOR SALE,

SPECIAL SPECIAL BARGAINS.
Near 22nd and Pa. ave. NV. 9 rooms,
3 baths; oil heat; new-house condition.
$3.50. Capitol Hill. 10 rooms 3 baths,
two apartments furnished oil heat Act
today. Bring deposit with you Price.
So. 100. includes furniture. Met 6S5f
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SACRIFICE NEW 5-ROOM

Brick bungalows full basement. automatic
heat, attached garage: 10-ft. front lot,
slate. roof Small down payment small
$4,000. Wis 144f
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BARGAIN.

Woodridee--beautiful Sbunga low. bed
rooms, large living room with fireplace and
will sell for, $3.50 account owner Ill.
Brookland-near 18th and Lawrence
sts.; semi-bungalow, hot-water heat hard
wood floors; has 4 bedrooms; needs paper
AND painting; will sacrifice for $3.50 above
building assn. trust of $4,000
L. v. THACKER,
i,
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GROOM BUNGALOW, AMINO. / IVY
s.; hyatts. Nd. Nice yard 5Oxl45: sar
H9uSe IN EXCEL cond.; $3.50: $500 cash,
~ mo; owner. r w. MENDE Lanham,
MG. Phone EyattSNille MEL
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zoos 18th ST. NV.
AMAZING VALUE.

5s14 Broad Branch I'd. across from
public park and school. with a high,
cool elevation. This home is more than
desirable with 3 bedrooms. 2 tile baths,
screened porch, breakfast nook. new re-
frieerator fireplace and all painted walls
like new for only S1O.95O. Open.
FRANK S. PHILLIPS.
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WE HAVE CASH BUYERS FOR YOUR
property: REGARDLESS OF size. location or
r. A. HUMFHRIEs.
sos No. Cap. Realtor. Natl. o731.
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1744 CORCORAN ST. NV.
COLORED, SPEC1AI-Juat for few
GAYS onl!. this house can be boueh. with
A SMALL DOWN PAYMENT AND BAL
ANCE LIKE RENT. ARRANGED in three COM
plete apartments. Il! guarantee a rental
OF Sl2o per month. You can pay for 1t
SD per month, INV H. ALL MODERN
IMPROVEMENTS NEW-HOUSE CONDI-
TON. A responsible man or woman can
pay Tor this house with the income from
II. put you'll have to move fast on this
one. It'll never be advertised for sale
again, because I know for a fact it'll
change hands this week CALL NY HAND
ON THIS IF I'M WRONG. Come on now.
let's see who gets it.
L. L. JOHNSON.
93o NEW YORK AVE NV
Republic OI05. North 2a4S
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SIS, 900 FOR BOTH.

ATTRACTIVE investment or desirable site
ings rented for $50 per month. Lot
5Oxl04. to alley Very good location S E.
ROBERTS Z. LATIMER
1133 Alaska Ave. Geo. 121O Till 9 NJ.
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BUTTERNUT ST. NV.
A new detached home, rooms and ba h
or nrce nes g. oo6 Rece pnn sGa
this chance to get a real home at less
than cost Open and ready to move in.
Phone and we will take you to see the
property.
HoWenstein Realty Corp,
14lS H st. NV. District 1877.
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40 RANDOLPH PLACE NV,

BARGAIN. S4a5O
: rooms. brick; garage and all modern
eonveniences centrally located; $3.50 down
and balance $50 monthly. W. T. CO.
THERN, 913 New York ave. NV. Natl.
1916 go
AMER. U. PARK-5-ROOM BUNGALOW,
h.-w.h., porch, lawn; $3.50: easy terms.
Owens Realty, Met. 1888.
1913 H St. NV. Room 4l0l West l46Q
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SLEN GLAND PARK, LOCATED NEAR THE
Satheqlral-A flne old detached home with
CONTAINING five bedrooms tfree paths,
H!ep!aceS: Modern in every respect Can
De pouSht very reasonably with good cash
IROST COMPANY Nail $3.50
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NEAR WOODBRIDGE.
2 NEW BRICK HOMES.

Attractive. corner detached brick home;
& rooms. ! IL baths; center-hall plan; large
living rm. with open fireplace; screened
back porch; ,air-conditioned; oil heat: built
in garage; beautiful lot with large shade
trees. size 6SXl00; high elevation; price
$3.50 and $3.50 To inspect drive out
r, | ave TO Franklin St, Hyatts, Md: left
on Franklin to Mckinley ave, thence right
to 1O2 Mckinley ave Open.
, VIM. R. THoRoWGooD.
C0C4 r I Ave N 0S1-
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NEW BRICK HOME,

$3.50 sth st. n.w.--Detached; rooms.
"a baths. , attic rooms. fireplace. modern
kitchen; gas heat. concrete front porch:
slate roof; large lot; gar; open Also 5
more new homes in this sections Builder
will consider trade small house or lots.
AEo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-21

T. I5 n. UTAH. ARLINGTON. VA.-NEAR
10th and NV large rooms. hath
Sleeping porch. NV h.. suitable for ::
ram lam earase. garden; $3.50, $500 cash.
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$3.50.
IA SEATON PL. NV.
EXCELLENT CONDITION.
Groom and bath brick house, large
cellar, double rear porcheS. garage hot
water heat convenient to churches schools
and transportation. Small down payment,
balance like rent
CHARLES STURBITTs. 1lO1 Vermont Ave
Republic 4239-Sun. and Ewes, Clev. 5701.
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ARLINGTON. VA.-MODERN, NEW HOME,
oult for owner: s large rooms wide
corner lot il skies: gas RANCE. oi aTae re.
iriserator;, insulated side walls. ceiling
storm sash; stone front: air-conditioned
OIL neat. For substantial cash payment
VIII sell 81 800 under appraisal. Monthly
payments 81 so. May be seen by ap-
polntmeM only. Phone oxford OO94-J
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IT'S 10 DEGREES COOLER

1708 l. ST. NE.
A nice little 4-room and bath home
hardwood floors-new-hous condition
Earase-front, rear and side yards
$4,000 CASH.
VIII buy it and balance like rent Owner
will sell for $4,000 less than cost Just
vacated, and if I don't sell it this week
III rent 1t cheap. Call me quick.
L. L. JOHNSON,
a3g NEW YORK AVE NV
Renllhllc N1nS Mnrth
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HOUSES FOR SALE.
CONTINUED J

PARTLY FURN.. SEMI-DET., 4 BEDRM
double gar; oil heat; nicely finance
Sc. $50. Cost $40 b0n. Col 11h2-W.
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~ the Axsociated Press,

| By the Associated Press.
The call of the sea is ringing
strong again in the ears Of young
America.
Navy 0iicials yesterday said
172 900 men had applied for service
in the year ended July !, and only
1880 could be accepted.
With SO many applicants, officers
said, the department is able to ex-
ercise q much higher degree Of
selection, and results are already
being shown in the type Of men
enlisted.
Rear Admiral J. o. Richardson,
chief Of the Bureau of Navigation,
said recently:
I'VE no longer have in the Navy
the aliens and rough types Of the
old days who gave the Navy an I'M
savory reputation. We use at least
as great care in selecting our en-
listed men as we do In selecting
officer material"
He explained that acceptable ap-
plicants are placed on waiting lists
in accordance with their mental,
moral and physical fitness, and are
classed as "A, B or c." None is
selected from the other lists until
the "A" list is exhausted.
To-day" he said, I'VE have on
the Glass A waiting list nearly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-27
Roosevelt Endorses
Endowment Of Pew
To Honor Madison
Church of Presidents
Mems Club Receives
White House Letter

A proposed memorial to President
James Madison-in the form of an
endowed pew at the historic St.
Johns Episcopal Church, the
church Of Presidents"-yesterday
was approved by President Roose-
velt in q letter to the Mems Club
Of the church.
At q recent meeting of the club,
which is headed by Supreme Court
Justice Owen j. Roberts, James T..
Williams, jr., former member of the
Civil Service Commission, called at
tention to the Nations failure to
pay fitting tribute to the fourth
President Of the country, known as
the father Of the Constitution"
Mr.. Williams said he believed a
stained glass window in the church,
which Madison was the first Presi-
dent to attend, is the only memo
rial to him in Washington.
Would Raise $1,000.
Dr. Oliver J. Hart, st. Johns rec
tor, appointed committee to seek
means Of raising $1,000 to endow a
pew in the Presidents memory. DR..
Hart selected as head of the COM
mittee DR.. Harry A. Garfield, son
Of President Garfield
President Roosevelt wrote DR..
Garfield on learning of the church's
plan. The letter follows:
my dear DR.. Garfield:
Il have heard with much interest
Of the plans of your committee to
set aside pew in st. Johns Church
on Lafayette Square opposite the
White House, as memorial to
James Madison. Happily, the ven
cradle fabric in which Madison wor-
shipped still stands foursquare, with
a history that goes back to the early
days of the National Capital. Be-
cause Of its association with the re-
ligious life of so many of the Chief
Executives, it has come to be known
as the Church of the Presidents.
This adds to the significance of the
memorial you are establishing in
honor of a great and versatile
American
DR.. Garfield expressed hope that
all Americans who love and cherish
the religious freedom that James
Madison secured for us in the Con-
stitution will feel free to participate
in this memorial regardless of their
religious aff1liation"
The committee will attempt to &C
complish its goal in sufficient time
to permit the dedication of the free
pew by DR.. Hart on the 188th ami
versary Of the birth of Madison at
Fort Conway, Va, March Is, ISL,
DR.. Garfield said.
Sees Time Appropriate.
ut seems peculiarly appropriate
to establish a memorial to Madison
during this year when we are cele-
brating the sesquicentennial of the
Constitution DR.. Garfield said.
Madison is remembered not only as
the Father of the Constitution but
as the pathfinder of religious lib
erty'
Serving on the committee with
DR.. Garfield are Secretary of State
Cordell Hull, Harold Willis Dodd,
president, Princeton University;
David E. Finley, director of the Ma
tional Art Gallery; John Lloyd
Newcombe, president. University Of
Virginia: George Sutherland, for
Iher associate justice of the SUI
preme Court: Henry St. George
, Tucker, Presiding Bishop of the
Episcopal Church; j. Carter Walker
headmaster, Woodbury. Forest
School, and Mr.. Williams.
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Gifts Sove VILLAGE

Confronted with ruin, the mining
village OF Albercrave, Wales, has
been saved by the sacrifices Of its
inhabitants and an offer of $3.50, 900
by Lord Nuffield. Liquidators an
nounced that unless outside interests
took over the mines they would have
to close them down. The miners
pledged their savings of 100000 If
industrialists would help. An addi-
tional $4,000 was promised by Maj.
T. P. r. Richards. shipping and coal
magnate. Moved by the action Of
the miners, Lord Nuf11eld needed the
appeal of the liquidators and offered
sum sufficient to keep the mines
going. The village has a population
of 3,400.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-27
D.
$4,000 Seek Naval Service:
Only $3.50 Could Be Taken

5000 young men, practically all Of
whom are native born with an av-
erage Of three years in high school,
The most would-be sailors apply
ing in recent months have dealt
with enlistment stations at New
York, Philadelphia and Chicago
Leadership in number of enlist
ments, however, has been held by
the stations at Richmond, st. Louis
and Los Angeles, where the higher
quotas have been assigned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-27

weight, strength and vitality. Mrs.
E. writes: AT this time last year
was desperate. After taking Alberty
Food, I gained 40 lbs. in months;
in 6 weeks I was able to work. the
change was simply marvellous"
Another woman reports great i'm
provement in the health Of her 93-
year-old father
For infants. children. adults. the
very aged. Alberty Food has in
creased assimilation and makes more
available the necessary nourishment for
those whose digestive powers are weak.
Most users report immediate benefits.
For Alberty Food provides calcium and
phosphate balanced with protein and
other organic minerals. Scientists agree
that minerals are essential for proper
nutrition - Alberty Food supplies the
essential minerals. Also relieves acidity.
BY helping digestion and sing
available nourishment. it tones up the
intestinal tract. thus protecting health
and building resistance to disease and
bringing better all-around health in
case Of malnutrition and acid stomach
distress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-27
Unable to Eat Without Pain, Now Enjoying
R>.4 of H..l+hY

How Mr.. G. came back to
resume the business doctors
had ordered him to abandon,
is another startling testi-
monial to the amazing work
Of Mrs. Ada Alberty, orig
inator of Alberty Food, a
woman whose work in d.
etetic research has won the
praise Of thousands.
II was down to 1885," wrote
Mr.. G.. and ordered to rest
in bed when I heard of Al
berty Food. gained so
pounds in six months" Mr..
g. still enjoys the best Of
health.
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Before Use. liz Lbs Five Months Later. 1913 Lbs
Gained 14Pounds in 5 Months

Mrs. tried various diets to increase her weight,
and to build up her strength and vitality. She
started taking Aberty Food. Her weight was 112
pounds. In the first week she noticed an increase
in weight and gradual return to strength and
vitality. Five months later she reported her
weight at 126 pounds, gain Of IA pounds
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-27
UNDERWEIGHT
Children,
MEN, Women

Every baby who has gained an ounce in its
life will absolutely gain within 48 hours with the
OF Aberty Food, directed Ada Albertys $4,000 offer
to babies has never been land she welcomes the
most difficult cases. Thousands Of underweight chill
dren. men and women have reported Albery Food has
increased their weight and thereby improved their
health, strength and vitality.
And here is the reason: Calcium Phosphate, when
needed in the human body produces almost unbelievable
results Mrs. Of Hollywood can't say enough for
Alberty Food She reports II always thin: after
the frst month Of Alberty Food looked and felt like
different person. have gained 80 lbs. and my stomach
distress has shown definite improvement" fire de-
partment captain reported relief from stomach distress
and other complications. Others report increase in
Evening star., 1938-10-30
Bewildered Mr.. kink.

Thaddeus klnk, symbolic OF perhaps
half hundred million of his contem-
porary Americans, was bewildered and
sad. Passing an unwanted forty fifth
birthday, he found himself puzzled, dis
couraged, strangely but definitely mourn
full. AS boy and man, he had tried to
obey the rules, sought to live usefully
yet inconspicuously, endeavored to help
others to live happily and without offense
to their neighbors. Now, he felt that he
had failed. Still more important, he
realized that the failure was general, not
particular; his world his variety of civil
lization, his standards. his ideals, his
faith and his hope had suffered hurt;
he wanted to escape from the tragedy.
but knew instinctively that he could not
escape.
War. for example, frightened him. How
did 1t happen, he wondered, that nations
learned nothing of its futility in the
years between 1914 and 1918? Poverty.
also, filled him with horror. How could
whole communities be reconciled to the
spectacle Of degradation presented by
Evening star., 1938-10-30
FOLLOW THE FURROW
BY THE RIGHT REV. JAMES FREEMAN D. d. L. D, D. c. l.,
BISHOP OF WASHINGTON.

In an engaging dialogue the Master
had with three men who had fallen
under the spell of His influence there
was called forth from Him one of His
most striking and suggestive statements.
We read that as He passed through the
villages "a certain man said unto Him,
Lord, will follow Thee whithersoever
Thou goest." Immediately Jesus admon-
ished him that He was homeless, say
ing: THE Son of Man hath not where
to lay His head" This evidently closed
the incident so far as the Jealous seeker
was concerned.
To another like seeker Jesus said:
Follow Me-" but Immediately the mans
zeal subsidized as he told the Master of
an urgent call from his home The
third would-be followerer offered a like
excuse for declining to accept the Mas
ters challenge.
These three cases brought from His
lips: mo man having put his hand to
the plow and looking back is fit for the
Kingdom of God" 1t is an interesting
figure which Jesus uses. He always
pointed His counsel and admonition with
striking illustrations suggestive of things
commonplace and within the range of
mans experience. Here He uses the
plow and the plowman to illustrate the
urgency Of consecutive and unbroken
service; service that has definitely in
view its purpose and objective.
The ploW is the symbol of toll and
serviceability, an indispensable factor
that requires in its use both skill and
persistence. 1t is not the man with the
hoe, but the man with the plow that
challenges our attention and admiration.
To think of the plow is to think of soil,
and to think of soil is to think of toll
and of its ultimate objective, which is
seedtime and harvest
1t is inevitably true that, in the prose =
cution OF life, the rewards are to those
who pursue with consistency and un-
failing perseverance a given course. It
is not to those that pursue through desul-
tory. careless habits their way to whom
the rewards of life are given. 1t was