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THE POWER OF A CONVICTION
the Right Freeman, D. d. IL. d. d. c.
Bishop OF Washington.

its deep conviction that his new Master
had given him not only a new interpre-
tation OF the meaning and dignity of
life, but had invested him with the power
to attain it.
His was an emancipated life. All that
had gone before, his Greek culture, his
pride of Office and cherished associations,
were laid aside; the world itself had
changed, he had new objective. He had
had real vision of life's possibilities and
its ultimate end, he could not be dis
obedient to what he called the heavenly
vision" His zeal and fiery utterance
brought forth from Festus, Roman, the
retort, Paul, thou art beside thyself;
much learning doth make thee mad" to
which Paul replied, Il am not mad, most
noble Festus, but speak forth the words
Of truth and soberness" At the end of
his address it was the judgment of
Agrippa that so logical and convincing
was the prisoners defense that he might
have been set at liberty had he not ap-
pealed unto Caesar.
The great movements in human his
tory, its great epochs have been marked
by the rise Of some strong personality
Some one has we'll said that it is the man
with great conviction that has changed
the course of history. Luther at Worms
with his Here stand, can do no other,
so help me, Cod; Patrick Henry with
his Give me liberty or give me death;
Abraham Lincoln with his "house divided
oUoirct ifco1f CT o,,I
other memorable utterances have dis
tinguished the great transitions in his
tory.
Where deep religious conviction lays
hold Of man it is dynamic in its inf1u-
ence and power. 1t changes not only his
own life, 1t compels him to the work of
reforming the lives of his fellows. Men
have given their lives for the state or for
some great cause; soldiers have died in
battle and done so with self-sacrifcing
zeal, and their names are cherished and
their deeds recorded in imperishable
bronze and stone The zeal and devo-
ton Of the Christian heroes are Of
different kind. They have few if any
compensations in life saving that which
comes from turning men from darkness
to light" coupled with the consciousness
of life lived in consonance with the
known will Of God. Men and women of
this sort live by conviction. they do not
change with changing circumstances,
they are uninfiuenced by passing events.
1t is such men and women each succeed
ing generation needs. They are the "bea-
con lights of history" and by them the
world moves on and up to new levels of
thinking and living. Our tickle, chang
ing world sorely needs them today.
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One Of the great orations, happily pre-
served to us, is Pauls defense before
Agrippa, contained in the 26th chapter
of the Book of Acts. This address has
always been given conspicuous place
as one of the most notable of the great
apologetics.
st. Paul had been accused by the Jews
of being a violator of their ancient Gus
TOMS disturber of the peace, REFORM
er, whose intense zeal was creating con-
fusion and disorder. AS he had claimed
the Jews had no recourse but to bring
him before a Roman tribunal. Paul
himself had demanded this as his right
and privilege, that by birth he was en-
titled to have his case adjudicated by a
Roman court. The fact that he had been
a zealot of the ruling Church and one Of
it's most eloquent advocates, even a per-
secutor Of those who were alien to it, had
made his new allegiance to Christ a
greater offense. He was a scholar, a
persuasive speaker and a compelling
leader, hence to his enemies he was
dangerous man.
The story of his conversion, his zeal
and his repeated conflicts with his former
fellow churchmen. is told at length in
the early records of the Christian Church.
Here in this 26th chapter the oppor-
tunity has at length been given him to
plead his cause before Roman court.
He adroitly begins his famous appeal to
King Agrippa by recognizing the king
vanity, saying: II think myself happy,
King Agrippa, because know thee to be
expert in all questions and customs which
are among the Jews, whereupon 1 be-
seech thee to hear me patiently" The
appeal that follows is both adroit and
singularly appealing, and the argument
irresistible in its force and logic. SO
strong and convincing is it that it COM
pels the petty Roman prince to cry out
with awakened interest: Almost thou
persuadest me to be Christian" 1t is
notable example of intelligent zeal and
complete commitment to a great cause.
1t is freed from passion and marked by
restraint. but distinguished by convic-
ton that counts no sacrifice too great to
maintain its cause
Like all great leaders Paul was domi-
mated by an irresistible force that had
changed the whole course of his thinking
and habit. When such changes lay hold
Of high-minded men, especially where
they have reached ripe maturity, they
invest them with power that is invinci-
BILE. 1t made Paul the most dominant
figure in the early Church and his influ-
ence has continued to shape its course
through succeeding ages. The strength
of his address before Agrippa resides in
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city wholly devoted to aeronautical
research and another country en-
ploys 1900 research workers in sin
gle one of several aeronautical re-
search laboratories. The United
States has a total of $50 employees OF
all types at its Langley Field labora-
tories.
knowledge is the basis for ad-
vancement In any field Of endeavor;
in none more than in the highly
technical field of aeronautics. The
increase for the N. A. c. A. would
seem to be dictated by ordinary
prudence. There obviously is no
point in building up an air force of
airplanes which are inferior to those
of any possible antagonist.
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Thoughts at
Lincoln Memorial

Let pride and courage repossess the land
That brought Lincoln forth to be
our own
And all mems brother, though he wrought
alone
Let us, the Nation welded by his hand,
Despair not Of the mighty State he
planned
Let us like pilgrims mount these steps
of stone,
Wait where he broods in marble on his
throne,
Behold his face and feel our souls ex-
pand.
This is no vault of gloom. The very
breath
OF his compassion, tender and divine,
Touches with flame the hearts Of all
who come.
Light Of such love is never quenched by
death.
The race whose deepmost heartbeat is
this shrine
Reaps . high harvest sown In mart8-
oom. Il. B. K.
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MONTGOMERY Police

The Montgomery County police
bill now before the Maryland Legis-
lature contains many provisions
which should better law enforcement
in the suburban community.
The rapid growth of the area
makes a larger police force neces-
sary, and the bill provides for fifteen
more men, increasing the personnel
from thirty to forty-five. Even that
total Is by no means too large when
1t Is remembered that the force is
split up into shifts and must police
a county Of 497 square miles, popu-
lated by nearly 10000 people.
Police, like school teachers, notori-
ously are underpaid, and the bill pro-
vides for higher salary scale. Gre
alton Of relief and retirement fund,
as contemplated in the bill, should
help the officers morale.
Perhaps the most important fea-
ture of the bill from the public's
standpoint is the provision for the
assignment of at least twelve officers
to motorcycle patrol to fill a long
felt need for traffic enforcement. In
some sections, notably Chevy Chase,
the avenues have practically become
speedways.
The most controversial item in the
bill is the plan to establish a county
administered merit system to replace
the present method of selecting
members of the force after tests by
the State. The merit plan itself con-
tains a joker-the first fifteen men
added to the force will not be subject
to any civil service tests at all This
enables the county Democrats, re-
Gently restored to power, to dispense
little more patronage.
This feature of the measure fur
nishes concrete example of the diff
Guilty of enacting satisfactory merit
system law. But before criticizing the
Democrats too severely it should be
remembered that experience has
shown that any party which comes
into power is likely to alter the rules
to suit its own advantage. That con-
dition can only be circumvented by
having a provision in the State con-
stitution covering county employees.
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Aviation Research

Glaring deficiencies in basic areo-
nautical research in the United
States, jeopardizing the success Of
the Nations air defense program,
are to be made good as rapidly as
possible if Congress gives it's support
to a program sponsored by President
Roosevelt.
Appropriation or obligation of a
total of more than $15,0OO,000 during
the coming fiscal year for research
work by the National Advisory Com
mittee for Aeronautics has been re-
quested by the President. The pro-
gram would include establishment of
research laboratories at Sunnyvale,
California, and enlargement of those
at Langley Field, Virginia.
The program is an apparent recog-
milton of the accuracy of report to
Congress that aviation is the most
important subject facing the nations
Of the world today because it is
changing the lives and thoughts of
men and is altering the whole con-
cept of government and power"
The N. A. c. A. has reported that a
foreign military airplane, nationality
undisclosed, has attained a speed,
presumably in level flight, Of 420
miles per hour. This speed. has been
exceeded by only one other airplane,
an Italian racer with two engines
totaling 1890 horsepower jammed
into its fuselage. This winged power
plant flew trial course at 440 miles
per hour No other airplane has
equaled the speed of the new fighter
For Americans, the most serious
aspect of the international situation
disclosed in the N. A. c. A. report is
the rapid development of foreign
aeronautical research, with results al
ready reflected in such vital military
achievements as the 42o-mile fighter.
italy, it is disclosed, has built a
Evening star., 1939-02-12
Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln, born one hun
dred and thirty years ago today, may
be regarded as the representative
American. Such is the judgment of
foreign nations, and it now appears
to be accepted by the people of the
United States. BY heredity, environ
ment, temperament, experience, even
by destiny, the martyred President
Is symbolic of the Republic by which
he was produced and which in the
end he died-and yet lives!-to save.
Perhaps at the moment when his
birth is celebrated it will conduce to
useful purpose to review very
briefly the qualities which made
Lincoln what he was and, prov1-
dentially, still is. He came from the
folk and never departed from them.
His popularity with great numbers
of his contemporaries and with plain
men and women of successive gen.
erations traces back to his origin as
a native son of the soil. He was Of
pioneer stock, conditioned to the
frontier scene, bred to hardship,
schooled in poverty, obliged from the
first to rely upon himself, forced by
his fate to employ his natural talents
cautiously but courageously, adven-
turously but efficiently.
Failure was his lot again and again.
The deep lines of sorrow in Lincoln's
face were etched by disappointment,
Illustration and grief. Yet only
rarely did he entertain a pessimistic
thought. He needed hope, required
an optimistic aspiration. In religion
he found strength to persevere; in
patriotism he discovered a motive for
his existence. Physically healthy and
robust, mentally quick and alert, he
triumphed over discouragements
which might have halted less hardy
or less fundamentally sane indi-
vidual. Among the lessons he was
compelled to learn was that of re-
fusing to weep for himself, the power
now and again to laugh at his own
distress. He earned the right to be
considered a philosopher, but he did
not forget that he also was poet.
Like a multitude of other Ameri-
cans, he was a pragmatist and
a dreamer. His spirit was both ro-
mantle and realistic. He chose war
rather than consent to the division
of his country, yet always he sought
peace, labored for an elemental fel-
lowship, tolerance, sympathy. Mercy
was his watchword. He longed for
q civilization essentially charitable
and just. If he fell short of his goal,
so did the world about him-the
world of striving, struggling, suffer-
Ing yet never despairing people!
Time passes, but Lincoln does not
fade. Instead, he survives in the
hearts of all who, bewildered by the
storm, continue to vision the light.
Solitary, he is not alone; isolated,
he is not forsaken.
Evening star., 1939-02-12

In speaking of the profit of twelve
million dollars which the stabiliza-
ton fund of two billion has made
since 1884, Secretary Morgenthau
airily points out that this gain was
not a part of the purpose for which
the fund was created, but was an
incident" to it's operation. The
American people could stand a few
more incidents" like this.
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Shooting Stors
BY PH1LANDER JOHNSON.
Quality of Happiness.

Quality of Happiness.
I'm some inclined to envy,
Yet, after all, I guess
I'd rather have my troubles
Than some folks happiness.
No matter what the pleasure
1t must depend a lot
Upon your own opinion
Concernin' how twas got.
When days is raw an chilly
An we are all in pain,
It's then the microbe prospers
An sings a glad refrain,
An yet despite my sorrow
When all is said an done,
I wouldn't be a microbe
No, not for all his fun!
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Far Apart.

"Why don't those angry statesmen set
tie their differences with fight to a
flnish?" asked the visitor.
mo use suggesting it," answered Sen
ator Sorghum. They couldn't be suff1-
GENTLY harmonious even to agree on the
conditions of fight"
Solomon couldn't help being wise"
said HI Ho the sage of Chinatown, with
so many wives to give him advice"
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Much Needed.

Much Needed.
what the country's finances need Is
more confidence" said the patriot.
We'll" answered Farmer Corntossel,
thoughtfully," the only kind Of confidence
1 ever had practical experience with was
a game, an it does seem like we'd had
most too much of that"
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Bad and Worse.

The trusts again are moving
Men their sorrows to rehearse,
With the good ones not improving
And the bad ones getting worse.
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Uncertainty

UNCERTAINTY
The weather prophets way Is set
Mid sorrow and unrest,
He tells what kind we ought to get
And then hopes for the best.
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IF some men dat knows" said Uncle
Eben, could get up as much interest in
hard work a. dey kin in . policy game
dey never would be broke"
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AAie oqudAly anu even superiority In Cne
air. At the same time, the Germans
and Italians are forced to reconsider
their position and to move. more cau-
tiously.
The advantage, due Importantly to the
position Of the United States, is shifting
from the relationships to the govern
ments of Britain and France. On that
gradual shift rests the growing official
confidence that war can be avoided
Satisfied with their worldly possessions,
neither the British nor the French want
war
If they now are up against stone wall
In the west, the Italians and the Ger
mans may be forced to change their
tactics.
Both Of those nations are facing in
creased internal difficulties.
War would only deepen rather than
eliminate this problem In Italy and Ger
many
Instead of war, the outlook is for
German trade drive to capture markets
abroad on barter basis and for forays
that could weaken the economic position
OF the British and the French Those
nations, while becoming stronger in
military way, are up against economic
problems that would quickly flare up once
the discipline of war fear was removed.
The result, as the best informed OBJ
servers here see it, is likely to be new
period of trade warfare rather than a
period of actual fighting between the
great European powers.
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French, U. 5. Flying Boats
Off on Survey Flights
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 14.-The
French airliner It. de Vaisseau Paris
with a crew of 10 men and the
American Export Airlines' flying
boat Transatlantic, carrying five,
took off for Europe today on sur
vey flights.
The French flying boat, complet-
ing its second round-trip survey
fight, was expected to stop only at
Botwood, Newfoundland, en- route to
Biscarosse, France. But when it left
Port Washington, Long Island, there
were reports that it might attempt
nonstop 3,106-mile flight to the
French terminal in celebration of
Bastile Day.
The American flying boat, on the
first leg of its second survey flight,
left Jamaica Bay and headed for
Botwood. Intended as a trans-ocean
cargo carrier, it was commanded by
Capt. Patrick j. Byrne.
The Pan-American Airways' YAM
kee Clipper, completing the first
round trip with paying passengers,
returned last night to Port Wash
ington from England over the north
ern route.
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Minneapolis Police Break
W. p. A. Picket Line
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MINNEAPOLIS, July 14.-Police
with riot guns forced lane through
q picket line of 300 persons today to
enable $50 women to return to their
Jobs on w. P. A. sewing project
closed after a skirmish Monday.
Police Inspector Frank Bleed
said Patrolman John Green was
scratched and bruised about the
head and neck by picket, whom
the patrolman then knocked out
with a blow from his fist in the
course of the incident. Mr.. Green
was treated in a hospital Com
panions of the picket took him away.
The women hurried into the build
ing entrance, guarded by squad cars,
amid boos and catcalls from the
pickets. A policeman who partici-
pated in the Monday skirmish died
later, but the death cause was listed
officially as heart disease.
Larger crews than yesterday re-
ported for work today at several
other large w. P. A. projects in Min
neapolis and st. Paul. Police guards
were provided at all projects in oper-
alton. There was little picketing in
st. Paul today. Figures at the close
of work yesterday showed approxi-
mately $4,000 idle and more than
5000 at work in the two cities.
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Security Plan, Sent
1oHouse,May Deprive
28 States Of u. ). Aid
Senate Change Would
Require $40 Share
Before Getting U. S. Help
By the Associated Press.


The Senate, approving legislation
designed to overhaul the Nation S
vast social security program. sent
to the House today an amendment
which might deprive % States of
Federal money for old-age assist
ance after January l, 1941
House-approved revisions to lib
eralize the Social Security Act were
adopted by the Senate, 81 to 8, last
night, but not until after two highly
controversial provisions had been
inserted
The first would require States to
put up $40 a month for each bene-
ficiary of old-age assistance starting
in l941. Twenty-eight States now
are contributing less than this sum
If the amendment finally is en-
acted they would have to change
their laws to obtain Federal grants
The second would require the
Government to match State old-age
assistance funds 50 for 81 to the
first SIS of a monthly pension.
Together, the proposals would
provide minimum pension of s25
monthly for the needy aged, be-
cause $40 State contribution would
bring SIS Federal grant.
The House was expected to send
the amendments to a joint COM
mittee, which will try to adjust diff
ferences between the House and
Senate bills.
The old-age assistance program
is distinct from the contributory
old-age insurance system. The for
mer is for needy persons and re-
quires no contribution by workers
while the latter is based on pay roll
taxes paid by employees and their
employers.
The Senate rejected one plan to
give the needy aged a $50 Federal
pension each month and another to
provide $40 Federal pension.
Beyond its two major changes in
old-age assistance, the Senate gen.
orally accepted the House approved
revisions of the law.
They are designed to liberalize
benefits under the old-age insurance
system and to encourage business by
freezing" pay roll taxes at their
present level for three years.
The legislation would begin old
age insurance monthly benefits in
1910 instead of 1912, and would pro-
vide supplementary benefits for aged
wives, widows and dependent chill
dren.