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The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-08-11

we'll as all present, realized
that God is a living God, a God
of love, and they believed; and
to this day some OF them are
workers in the mission field.
A short time ago [ was visit
ing certain place in Natal
and preaching the Gospel. Al
ter I had given my message, a
woman stood up and said, Il
should like to say something"
AS we had a little time, said,
"Certainly; say on" The first
thing she did was to put up her
hands. AS she did so, we real
lied her fingers were just
stumps, that she had no fin
gers. She gave this testimony.
She said that about thirty
years ago she had suffered
from that awful condition Of
leprosy. She was to go to the
asylum, but hearing of Mahon,
she went directly to him and
asked for prayer. At the hour
of prayer, God performed that
wonderful miracle of healing
and she was instantly deliver
ed. She was sent back to the
doctor to be examined, and he
found no trace of leprosy in
her. God had performed an
other miracle!
[ am giving these instances
in order to show how God be-
gan the work in Africa. Short
ly after these things had taken
place, person was sent from
Zion to commence work for
the Christian Catholic Church
IN Johannesburg. He got in
Continued On page g.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-08-11

back, were OIL CIlelI way
to preach the Gospel.
AS they rode along
they conversed about
Baptism. The officer
became very much IN
terested; and, coming
to a pool of water, said
to the man with him,
"Here is water: what
doth hinder me to be
baptized?" And right
there, in the pool by the
side of the path, a bap-
tismal service was held.
That Salvation Army
officer was my father.
The doctor had in
formed my mother she
could not have any
more children (they
had one child at the
time); but after God
healed her, she gave
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-08-11
Delivered at
MORNING WORSHIP
SERVICE
LORDS DAY, AUGUST 1,
1913
in
ZION AUDITORIUM,
ZION, ILLINOIS, U.S.A.
(Reported by B. M. S.

But We are a chosen generation,
royal priesthood, an holy nation,
peculiar people; that We should show
forth the praises of Him Who hath
called you out of darkness into His
marvellous light:
Which in time past were not
people, but are now the people OF
God: which had not obtained mercy,
but now have obtained mercy.
q Peter 2:9, 1O
I sometimes think that per-
sons living in civilized coun-
tries, as the United States,
England, and other such plac-
es, cannot realize the full ex-
tent of the meaning of these
words, "Who hath called you
out of darkness into His mar
velous light"
The African people, among
whom we work, live in dark
ness, in witchcraft, and in to-
tai ignorance Of the light of
the glorious Gospel of Jesus
Christ. Until the missionaries
came bringing this wonderful
Light, the native Africans were
amongst the most degraded
people in the world. They live
in awful fear and dread of
witchcraft. They have no civil
ization. And, indeed, 1 know
from experience that Light can
not be brought by civilization
alone; only Christianity can
bring the true Light to those in
heather darkness.
Early History Of the Work
A little over fifty years ago,
into a certain area in Zululand
where the people were in to-
tai darkness, a Salvation Army
officer was sent as a pioneer
missionary to preach the Cos
pei of the Lord Jesus Christ.
With his wife and little child,
he took up his abode amongst
the Africans. Far from civiliza-
ton and the conveniences of
modern life, they found their
task hard and difficult. The
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-08-11
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hands upon him and to pray.
The result was that he was.
completely healed of that aw-
full scourge of tuberculosis;
and his wife and child were
also healed in answer to the
prayer of faith.
Not long after his healing,
these two men, riding horse
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-08-11

natives were hostile, as a few
years prior there had been
wars between them and the
white men. This missionary be-
gan in this area, with all the
odds against him from the hui
man standpoint, to preach the
Gospel of Jesus Christ and
bring this glorious Light to the
people of Africa. Very few &C
copied the message, and, due
to the difficult circumstances
under which he lived, ere long
he was taken with a very SER
ious illness. His wife, also, be-
came i'll, and the child was
subject to epileptic fits; thus
their condition was desperate.
However, a short time be-
fore this, a certain man left
South Africa to visit the United
States. Upon his arrival he
heard of DR.. Dowie, and, Of
course, was anxious to learn
something of this new teach
ing of Divine Healing. He at
tended the meetings; and
found that our Lord is "the
same yesterday, today, and for
ever" He found that God was
still performing wonderful mir
acles. He returned to Africa
to tell the people that the AL
mighty was the same un-
changeable God. Then it was
that he found the missionary
and his family in such a serious
condition, - the doctor hav-
ing informed the missionary
that he had but one month to
live and should, therefore, "set
his house in order"
This man who had return
ed from his trip impaired to
the missionary the good news
that Jesus Christ is ''the same
yesterday, today, and forever"
and that He is the Healer to-
day, even as when on the earth.
The missionary had not realiz-
ed this truth before, though
he was a fine Christian man,
one who was truly "born
again" and was preaching the
Gospel of Salvation. He
thought miracles of healing be-
longed to the past ages and
that God now worked through
the physicians. But when this
new light dawned upon him,
he accepted the truth, and ask
ed the other man to lay his
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-08-11

|. could not have any
more children (they
had one child at the
4 time); but after God
healed her, she gave
birth to seven other children,
six of whom are in mission
work to this day.
Thus, we might say, the
foundation for the work in
South Africa was laid in the
teachings of Zion.
Ministry of Divine Healing
When the Africans realized
that God is the Healer, and
having seen Gods power so
clearly manifested, they be-
gan to bring their sick to this
man. But he said to them, mo;
you have your minister here
with you, he will pray for the
sick and God is able to heal
them" Thus a ministry of Di-
vine Healing commenced
among the African people in
Zululand. God performed spe-
cial miracles, wonderfully saw
ing the sinful and healing the
sick. Those hardhearted peo-
pie, stepped in heathenism and
superstition, saw the power of
God working nightly amongst
them.
was born shortly after, and
came into this world under the
conditions already mentioned.
AS a small boy of six years,
saw a group of men bringing
a raving lunatic, tied onto a
wagon with chains, to my faith
err. When tied with ropes, she
tore the ropes to bits, there
fore chains had to be resorted
to. They brought her to see
what prayer could do for her.
My father spoke to them of the
Way Of Salvation; then order-
ed that they loosen the chains
and take them off her. "Oh,"
they said, "she is mad; she
will tear us all to pieces! Just
offer prayer for her while she
is tied" mo-" replied my faith
err, 'loosen the chains and God
will do His work" When the
chains were loosened, father
went up to her, laid his hands
on her Gin the Name of Jesus"
and cast out those demons
which possessed her. She fell
to the ground as one dead and
lay there, asleep, for about fiji
teen hours. When she awoke,
she was perfectly normal and
sane. That household and those
people are living to this day.
The entire household was saw
ed. When they saw the miracle
which God had performed,
those who had brought her, as
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-04-16
B JULIE I l N 5

VIENNA Word comes that the Russians still are demanding four power grey cards of Americans who travel the road west to the United States air base at Tulln, IA miles inside the Soviet zone. The Rus sians sealed off the road yesterday.
 SBURGH-About one-third of the nations four hundred thou sand soft coal miners are remaining away from the pits until they see what happens to John L. Lewis in the contempt case.
 WASHINGTON --s Railroad off cials say train service, restricted by the coal strike, should be fully re- stored in the next week or ten days.
 GLASGOW = Police raided the headquarters of the Extreme Ma tionalist Young Scotland move ment today. The raid netted two truckloads of explosives and sheaves of documents. Three men were ar rested.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-04-16
|CHARLES J. JE N N E.
 ARRIVES HERE WITH WASHINGTON BRIDE

On April 3, Miss Ruth Marie Whalen, daughter of MT. Jessie T.. Whalen of Washington, D. C., be- came the bride of MT. Charles J. Jenne, son of Mrs. Crystal S. Jenne, Postmaster of this city, in. the St. James Church at McMecheu, West Virginia. The newly-weds ar rived here this week.
 The bride, a graduate nurse of the Providence Hospital in Wash ington, D. C., has specialized in anesthesia for the past year and Jenne is at present employed with the Scmmers Construction Co.
 The young couple are planning to return to Seattle in June where the bridegroom will take a post grad course at the University of Washington.
 Friends of the young couple are invited to call at the Jenne resi- dence at Seventh and Franklin on Sunday afternoon, April 18, between the hours Of and 5 when Mrs. Jenne will hold open house for the young married couple.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-04-16
JAP MINEs, B00BY TRApS, FORCE NGS
 10 CHANGE pLANi

WASHINGTON, April 16.-lR- Booby traps and land mines have forced change in. plans of the National Geographic Society to study the May 8 eclipse of the sun from the north end of Kiska Island.
 The Society said today that it is now checking to decide which of the secondary observation sites on the island will be best for the ob- servations.
 The hidden explosives were left behind when the Japanese forces evacuated the Aleutian Islands in World War II. Army authorities, the Society said, offered to sweep an area on the northern slopes but so much area was involved that it was considered too diffi- cult a task.
 The Society said the Japanese probably mined the slopes in an- ticipation of an American ann phibicus assault. Instead, the Jap- ansse were evacuated by subma- rine The Americans, when they did land, did not attempt tc ;ssa the northern approaches.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-04-16
VETERANS' GUIDE
By MAJOR THOMAS M. NAL

bill is in conflict with the Presi- dents housing policy.
 Although the homestead bill has been amended since than and is quite different today, some of the Budget Bureaus criticism is still valid.
 For instance, under the terms of the bill the VA would have the job of administering the housing pro- gram. The VA has had no experience in that field, but other federal agencies have.
 If the Veterans Committee acts favorably on the bill and reports it to the House, the Rules Committee Cwhere it must go firsD is not likely to give it much consideration. That's because housing bills tradi- tionally are considered by the Bank ing and Currency Committee, not by 5he Veterans Committee.
 More than 35 bills have been in- troduced in the 80th Congress to amend the Veterans Preference Act of I944. According to the House Civil Service Committee no action on any of them is in the offing. Several of these bills would give a l0-pont preference to widowed mothers of servicemen and veterans who died as a result of service con- nected disabilities Widows get this l0-point preference now. One bill certain to become law IS HR 4842, introduced by Rep Huber of Ohio last January. It would ex- tend for another five years the right to keep term" insurance.
 The way it is now term" insur- ance expires five years after you first took it out tor eight years if you took it out before Jan. l, l946) i. If it, not converted to permanent form (there are six) before that time it automatically expires. But ! Congress undoubtedly will extend the term another five years. Incidentally, it costs money to ln- trcduce a bill in Congress. An aver age number of copies q ,O00) for an e-length bill (eight pages) costs more than $50.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-04-16
BANK ROBBED; LOOT
 RECOVERED; THREE MEN UNDER ARREST

POUND, Va. April 16.-lR-State police reported today the recovery of S42,794 taken yesterday in a noon-hour holdup of the Peoples Bank. The money has been re- turned to bank officials.
 Three men were held in custody today on state warrants charging them with robbery of the bank.
 State Police Lieut.. Phillip Crews Of Wytheville listed the trio as Hcmer Bates and Fred Blackburn of Wheelright, Ky, and Charles Newman Mullins, of Pound.
 Two armed men robbed the bank at noon hour yesterday while Cash fer Ed Barr was alone in the building Barr and a customer, Lacy Collins, who came in during the holdup, were forced into the vault
 The two men escaped in car witnesses said was commandeered. They were quickly captured as Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia and local police joined the search. Bates was wounded in the arm and abdomen
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-04-16
National Forest Timber
 For Sale

Sealed bids will be received by the Regional Forester, Juneau, Alaska, up to and including goo A. M. APRIL 30, l948, for all the mer- chantable dead timber, standing or down, and all the live timber mark ed or designated for cutting on an area totaling approximately 35 acres in the Mendenhall Valley ap- proximately II miles from Juneau on the Tongass National Forest, AL aska, estimated to be 705,000 feet BM., more or less, of Sitka spruce, western hemlock sawtimber, and 1000 linear feet, more or less, of piling. No bid of less than $2.00 per M feet B.M. for spruce saw timber, Sl00 per M feet B.M. for hemlock sawtimber, and 1c per linear foot for piling up to and including 95 feet in length and liac per linear foot for piling over 96 feet in length will be considered. $500 must accompany each bid, to be applied on the purchase price, re- funded or retained in part as liqui- dated damages. according to the conditions of sale. Primary naanu- facture outside of the Territory of Alaska of any part of the timber is subject to the consent of the Re- gional Forester The right is re- served to reject any or all bids re- ceived. Before bids are submitted, full information concerning the tim Der, the conditions of sale, and the submission of bids should be ob- tained from the Division Supervisor Juneau, Alaska, or the Regional Forester, Juneau, Alaska.
 First publication, March 26, 1948.
 Last publication, April 16, i948.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-04-16
GERMANS WORRY
 ABOUT LANGUAGE

BERLIN-tPl-Som Berlin Ger mans are worrying about what's happening to their language under the impact of four occupation ar mies-especially the widespread adoption of American slang.
 A letter to the British Licensed newspaper Telegraf complained it was bad enough when the American expressions of "Okay," Hello there, , and "Oh, Baby" found widespread usuage.
 But the writer continued must we use 'bye-bye' or adieu' instead of our own 'auf wiedersehen'?
 True enough, we can't even buy a gown or perfume these days un- less it has a French or English name But must we gibber in foreign ton gues and convert our whole lang uage into a slang?"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-04-16
JAME5 KLEIN GETS
 ON WS( HONOR ROLL

WASHINGTON STATE COL LEGE, Pullman Wash.-In the long est honor roll in all WSC history, S9l undergraduate students at 'tained first semester scholastic dis tinction and James A. Klein, ot Juneau, Alaska, was included
 The gr1up represents l84 Wash lngton cities and towns, g states and 2 foreign countries. A total ot 1407 per cent of the undergradu- ates earned the necessary 50 or more honor points, according to compil- ation by the office of Registrar Harry Chambers. With most student schedules this equals slightly above a B average.
 By a thin margin Pullman with 109 representatives, shaded Spokane with 106 for leadership in honor roll representation. Other Washing ton towns with 10 or more students achieving this high distinction are: Seattle A, Tacoma Al Yakima 24, Vancouver 24, Walla Walla 22, Wen atchee Is, Bremerton 12, Everett l2, Bellingham 10, Puyallup 10, Rich land 10, Sunnyside TO-
 Among the other states California had the widest range of represen- tation, students from IT towns there earning this citation. Montana and Oregon, with representation from III towns apiece, deadlocked for sec- ond, while next was Idaho with students from 10 cities having a place Other states and territories so represented were: Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Da- kota,, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin, Wyoming. Canada, China and Ecuador are also on the list
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-04-16
HEADS
 SEEK DRAFT TO
 PREVENT WAR III

WASHINGTON, April 16.--Rl- Opponents of a peacet,me draft urged Congress today to seek strengthening of the United Ma ticns as a means of heading off war with Russia.
 One witness told the House Arm cd Services Committee the nations military leaders want the draft in order to wage "a preventive war" against the Soviet Union.
 To speed the hearings on draft bills, the committee limited wit nesses to Is minutes each. Chair man Andrews (R-NY) said this plan will be followed for all ob- jectors.
 Two chemists also recommended special deferments to keep scien- lists and technicians in their lab- oratories and classrooms.
 Meanwhile, Senate holders of the governments purse strings slowed up the rush of a 70-group air force money bill through Con- gress. The House passed the mea- sure overwhelmingly yesterday, but Senators said the appropriations will be ;carefully reviewed before ! the Senate acts.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-04-16

Most of the hunderds of bills wait ing for action by Senate and House committees of the S0th Congress will just keep on waiting.
 A few incidental ones will get pushed through committee. through Congress to the Presidents sigma ture.
 Not included in these incidental" ones are many of the bills intro duced by pressure of veterans or ganizations, some. of which the or ganizations themselves know will not become law, at least in this Congress,
 For instance, the VFW's pet bill a bonus for all World War II vete- rans. I remember a hearing before the House Veterans Committee several months ago. Omar Ketchum, the VFW's legislative chief. was pre- senting his organizations program When he came to the bonus bill he said something to the effect that the VFW was, of course, solidly be- hind it's bonus proposal, first ap- proved by VFW members in l946.
 When one of the Committee mem bers, Rep. Phillips of Tennessee asked how much the bill might cost, Ketchum hedged and said he couldn't be certain but thought it would approach sl50O0, ,000oo0 to s20.00O 100000
 Kstchum knows as well Phillips that such a bill has practically no chance of becoming law today.
 But getting t on record, and by talking it up and gaining the sup port of millions of voting veterans Ketchum and the VFW believe that some day there will be a good chance for the bill to pass.
 Or take the American Legions homestead bill of l948. Almost 30 members of the House have intro duced this bill in exactly the same form. Legion people say it "has a good chance" to become law, but others differ. The Bureau of the Budget, which is almost the Presl- dents conscience and which helps form policy for the entire executive branch of the government. says the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-04-16
NOTICE OF HEARING ON FINAL
 ACCOUNT AND REPORT

Alaska Personal Service Agents, the corporate administrator of the estate of JOSEPH RIzzARDO. De- ceased, hereby gives notice that hearing will be held on its final ac- count and report before the United States Commissioner and Ex-Officio Probate Judge of the Juneau, AL aska, Commissioners Precinct, i'll his courtroom in the Federal-Terri- torial Building in Juneau, Alaska, at 1000 AM. June 1, l948. and that all persons are required to then and there show cause if any why said final account and report should not be allowed, the administrator dis charged, its bonds exonerated and said probate proceedings finally wound up; that the names and ad- dresses of the decedent's heirs are Maria Rizzardo, widow; John Riz- zardo, minor son; Eugene Rizzardo, minor son; Weed, California, that no assets remain on hand for dis tribution to said heirs.
 Dated at Juneau, Alaska, April ?, 1948.
 ALASKA PERSONAL SERVICE
 AGENTS
 By R. E. ROBERTSON
 Its President First publication, April 2, l948. Last publication, April 23. l948.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-04-16
N. Y. Curb Exchange
 Strike Ended Today

NEW YORK, April 16.-tR- A strike against the New York Curb Exchange was settled today with a 10 percent pay increase and bonus agreement.
 There was no provision for the union shop demanded by the AFL United Financial Employees when the walkout began March 29
 The settlement does not include employees of the New York Stock Exchange, whose strike continued in full force.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-04-16
NOTICE

NOTICE IS H E R E Y GIVEN that on the 18th day of March, 1948, ALASKA PERSONAL SERV- ICE AGENTS, a Corporation, as ad- ministrator of the estate of CHARLIE GEORGE and MARY GEORGE, husband and wife, De- ceased, duly filed it's Final Account, Report and Petition for Final Award and Distribution, and that a hearing on said Final Account, Re- port and Petition for Final Award and Distribution will be held before the above entitled Court in the United States Commissioner (Ex- Officio Probate) Court in the Fed eral- Territorial building, Juneau, Alaska, on the 26th day of May, 1940, at 10 o'clock Ali. of said day, and that all persons are required to then and there appear and present any objections they may have to said Final Account, Report and Pe- tiaion for Final Award and Distri- button, or to the settlement thereof, and to the distribution of the resi- due of the assets of this estate di- rect to Levi George, of legal age, the grandson of said deceased per- sons, residing in Hoonah, Alaska.
 Dated at Juneau, Alaska, this 18th day of March, 1948.
 FELIX GRAY,
 United States Commissioner and
 Ex-Officio Probate Judge.
 First publication, March 26, l948. Tact nubl;cat tion Anril 16 Iq48
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-04-16
NOTICE
April 8, 1948

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that James c. Cooper and Yvonne Cooper have conveyed to me, the undersigned, Lot in Block 8 of the City of Juneau. the Cooper Building situated thereon, all personal prop erty therein and owned by them, and the contents of the store known as Yvonne's situated in the Baranof Hotel building, as Trustee for the benefit of their Creditors.
 All persons having claims against the said James c. Cooper and yyanne Cocplr, or either of them,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-04-16
S. 4. WELFARE FUND
 NOW AT $500 MARK

The Advisory Board of the Sal 'vation Army reported today that the donations for the Welfare funds of the SA has reached a stalemate in the second week and to date only $1 300 has been collected.
 The goal set by the board is S4,- $50 and the complete total depends on the assistance of the people of the Channel area. The money col lected and donated by the people of Juneau and Douglas is to assist with the care and aid of those who are of the less fortunate