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Diario las Américas., 1959-02-10

,grafia en- ell hospital, descu-
brieron, en- efecto, que Ell pc.
FRO Sc habia tragado ell ami.
Ito.
Diario las Américas., 1959-02-10
EGw4wpIeaKos

FGwsspIeokos
Gelebra hoy SD o0mplesiios
la Sra. Gladys Rodriguez, espo-
sa del sr. RaM Rodriguez, MEM
bros los dos muy estimados de
la eolonia cubana de esta e3u-
dad. Nuestras felicitaciones.
Nos eomplace enviar nuestras
calurosas felicitaeiones a la pre-
eiosa nina Itzaga Garmendia, hi
ia del Captain Leopoldo Gar.
mendia y senora, Gladys de Gar
mendia, con motive de Ia srata
celebration de So cumpleaf1os
en- ell dia de aver.
Diario las Américas., 1959-02-10

10-Movimiento Obrero Libe.
raj, Inic.
11-Agarradera
12-iSocorro!
18-Arbol de Venezuela
19--Engordar
20-Mancha livida bajo los ojos
2~1-Demostrativo
23-Beneficiosos
24-Oasis del Shara
25-Flojas, sueltas,
27-Autillo
28-Isla del Pacifico
30-Magnetizar
31-Todavia
33-Coloca
36-Objetos
37-Fabulista griego
39-Dios de los vientos
40-Abrigo sin mangas, Inv.
41-Rey de Juda
42-Signo aritmetico
43-Ciudad del Peru
44-Amarra
45-Nombre de mujer
46-Igualdad de nivel
Diario las Américas., 1959-02-10
Reunion ConsuEor

Los miembros del Cuerpo
Consular de Miami, celebraran
SUI reunion mensual durante un
almuerzo que tendra lugar Ell
jueves IL de febrero, a las 2
PM, en- Ell Hotel Biscayne Te-
rrace.
Sc encarece la puntual ssis-
tencia de todos los representa-
ties eonsulares.
Diario las Américas., 1959-02-10

1-Arbol rubiaceo
7-DoctoreS moros de la ley
t3-Capital helenica
h4-Renombrado
l5-Asiento teatral
l6--Desagiies navales
e7-Aferesis de ahora
t8-Fruta tropical
A9-Lago italiano
R1--Resonancia
e2-Hermano de Set.
R6-Linea. que une dos centres
e7-Animal polar
R8-Nombre de mujer
R9-Mussolini, por eiemplo
B1--Que carecen de acento
S2-Epecie de acacia
P3-Partido Unitario Uruguayo,
Inic.
B4-Quiera con amor, Inv.
B5-Lisa
36-Preposicion
H7-Letras castellanas
38-Gas
40-De esta manera
41-Vestiduras sacerdotales
44-Reducir, limitar
47--Extraela
48-Cierra
i9-Plantas de flores rojas
50--Hostigas
Diario las Américas., 1959-02-10
Aniversorio Matrimonial

Celebran hoy un nuevo ami
v~ersario de bodas ell senior Car.
los Chavez Sicard y sonora, EN-
ma Castro de Chavez, gentil pa.
reja colombiana, a quienes nos
es grato felicitar calurosamente
y desear largos amos mas de d.
cha conyugal.
Diario las Américas., 1959-02-10
FL poema De boy
Be|Ieza Cautiva

Con altivez de reina tn hermoSura,
enSenaS voluptuoSa y arrogante;
ignorada Beatriz, tai vez IN Dante
tie canta su passion y SUI ternura ,...
Praxiteles sono con tn figura;
Rafael tie buscaba d~elirante,
Y Alfredo de MuSSet era tn amante,
porque eres poesia y escultura,
Cuando yeas al fin 10 que ambiciona
tn alma - la libertad abrirse paSo, -
tie alzaras como olimpica amazona;
Y Judith de los ojos, %sublevada,
a tn HoloferneS mataras acaso
al golpe vengador de tn mirada.. e.
OCTAVIO ESPINOZA
Diario las Américas., 1959-02-10
VERTICALES

1--Oxido de CALICO
2-Agrupacion Traditional Un
versitaria, Inic.
3-Sobrenaturales
4-Nombre de mes
5--Abuelo, familirmente
Reconsideration
7-Orondo
8-Costado
9-Brotado
Diario las Américas., 1959-02-10

a las damas de la Association de
res y Maestros de la Escuela
de Santa Teresita, que ayudaron
con SUI labor y contribuciones
para que la feria auspiciada por
csc PLANTED educativo en- fecha
reciente resultara TODD un EXT
to.
AniversaFio Matrimonial
Celebran hoy un nuevo ami
versario de bodas ell senior Car.
los Chavez Sicard y sonora, EN-
ma Castro de Chavez, gentil pa.
reja c%olombiana, a quienes nos
es grato felicitar calurosamente
y desear largos amos mas de d.
cha conyugal.
Queremos ser los princes en-
felicitar de manera muy especial
al senior Ernesto Huertematte y
sonora, Neuza de Heurtematte,
quieneS celebran en- ell dia de
hoy un nuevo aniversario de bo-
das y aprovechamos la OCCASION
pa1a describes largos amos mas
de dicha matrimonial.
Bodos de Alsodon
, En- ell dia de hoy celebran Ia
dichosa OCCASION de Sus Bodas de
Algodon, segundo aniversario
matrimonial, ell senior Luis Gar.
cia y sonora, la gentil dana
puertorriqueha sonora Luz Ro-
sariO de Garcia.
Vayan para ellos nuestras Ca
lurosas felicitaciones y votos por
SUI ventura personal.
Celebraron aver la grata oca-
sion de sus Bodas de Algodon,
segundo aniversario conyugal, ell
senior Oscar Hernandez y sefo-
ra, Hilda Hevia de Hernandez,
joven y gentil pareja Guiana
que fila SUI Residential entire no
sotroS.
Vayan para ellos nuestras mas
caracas felicitaciones y deseos
de que disfrute de muchos amos
mas de dicha matrimonial
Celebraron aver la grata oca-
sion de sus Bodas de Algod6n,
segundo aniversario matrimo.
NAL, ell senior Rafael Oslo y Sc
nora, ROcio Maria Hernandez de
Oslo, miembros apreciados de
nuestra colonia eolombiana.
Vayan para ellos nuestras mas
calidas felicitaciones y votos por
SUI ventura y bienestar.
Para Colombo
Por la via aerea sali6 para Co.
lombia' en- dias pasados ell apre-
ciado caballero senior don Jaime
Chayarriaga Meyer, a quien des-
oedimos cordialmente y desea-
mos una grata estadia al Ia dode
los suyos en- Bogota.
Advenimiento
Una preciosa y sEosneadora
nina, ha llegado al hogan del
senior Enrique Zalamea Arenas
y de SUI joven -esposa Consuelo
Virgiiez de Zaiamea.
FL feHiz acontecimierto tavo
lugar en- la ciudad de Bogota,
Colombia.) Los esposos Gala
meas han estado fscibiendo las
congratulations de sus familia-
res y amitades.
Deseamos a la reeien nacida una
vida LENA de eompleta ietici-
dad.
Reunion ConsuloF
Los miembros del Cuerp0
Consular de Miami, celebraran
SUI reunion mensual durante un
almuerzo que tendra lugar Ell
jueves IL de febrero, a las 2
PM, en- Ell Hotel Biscayne Te-
rrace.
Sc encarece Ia p%untual ssis-
Diario las Américas., 1959-02-10

Queremos ser los princes en-
felicitar de manera muy especial
al senior Ernesto Huertematte y
sonora, Neuza de H~eurtematte,
quienes celebran en- ell dia de
hoy Yin nuevo aniversario de bo-
das y aprovechamos la OCCASION
pa1a describes largos amos mas
de dicha matrimonial.
Evening star., 1959-02-13

said, "but It's the create thrill
Of an actors life TO address =
Joint session." =.
The Marches (Florence Ed
redge) are heading for q
months vacation in Jamaica
after he completes the shooting
Of the film version Of Paddy
Chayefsky's Middle Of the
Night"
Il 4.
On The Run: Speaking Of
Lincoln, the NBC documentary,
Meet Mr.. Lincoln" registered q
$50 in the overnight Trendex
.ratings-as opposed to l4.3 for
Trackdewn and 20.2 for Ozzie
and Harriet D.. II can't recall
any documentary clobbering
the opposition like that 4.
Also, the Astaire show, on q
repeat performance. picked UP
8 points over its initial rating,
scoring q asa to l6 for the
U, s. Steel Hour and 1876 for
the fights Frank H. For.
roster. a. metereologist and au-
thor from. Jacksonville's
WJXT-Tv) is WRC's choice to
replace Tippy Stringer, as Of
March 2 . :. Tippy is leaving
to. become Mrs. Chet Huntley
=: Tombstone Territory re-
turns March 13 to ABC-Tv a.
Genevieve will Join Herb
Evening star., 1959-02-13

I'm probably the first man
In history who ever rewrote the
Gettysburg Address-and got a
medal for It,"
This Is a Lincoln, someone
,oiselv obserped, after Lincoln's
opn heart.I
Boone was referring TO- his
blooper earlier at the Lincoln
Memorial ceremonies, when he
dropped "The world will little
note" line. II realized what I
had done and put 1t in later. ="
he said.
Boone, wearing his hair long
in back for his Lincoln in Nor
man Corwin's THE Rivalry"
brought wife Claire and their
young son, Peter, 5, with him
on the rush trip. They didn't
get much Of q chance to see
anything since the schedule
called for two more appearances
before taking the train back
for tonight's performances.
TITS my first trip 10 WASH
ington. too" he said. "We1l
have TO come. back"
He's getting q terrific kick
out of doing the Broadway
show. THE producers Of Have
Gun, Will Travel went out OF
their way to make 1t possible
for me to do It," he explained
I'VE were shooting an episode
every three days"
Boone. by the way, guards
the privacy Of his home life
zealously. He repeatedly turned
down Person to Person yester-
day for that reason.
-
That distinguished actor,
Fredric March. was also in
town yesterday to recite the
Gettysburg Address. which he
did before a joint session OF
Congress. A half-hour tape" Of
the proceedings was televised
yesterday (WRC.4.
March watched himself on
TV with head shaking. "You
want to do Il over again." he
Evening star., 1959-02-13
ToDAYs GOOD
MUSIC:DIAL

sos, WAsH-FM, S7.l Mel
In the Concert Hall: La
Cenerentola Overture by
Rossini and Music from
Hansel and Gretel by
Humperdinck'
100, WDIAL-FM n07.3 Mc.)-
Recital Stage: Featuring pi-
anist Igance Jan Pade-
rewski
sos, WGMS AM-FM $50 Kc.
and 1853 Mc.)-Symphonic
Highlights: Horn Concert
No. 2 In Z Flat, X. AIT by
Mozart and Marche Caprice
by. Delius.
$3.50, WASH-FM (97.1 Mel
Opera Box: / Pagliacci by
Leoncavallo.
$3.50, WGMS AMIN $50 Kc.
and 1853 Mc.)-Library OF
Congress Concert: New
York Cham ber Soloist
Adele Addison. soprano.
Music by Rameau. Schubert,
Stravinsky and Bach.
$500, VOL AMIN (1450 Kc,
and 9S.7 Mc.)-Good Music
Time: Piano-w o o d win d
Quintet Symphony No. 4 by
Beethoven.
1900, WMAL-FM (107.3 Me-
-Nocturne: Der Rosen-
kayalier WaltSest by r.
Strauss and Concerto
Crosse in @ Minor, Opus 6
No. 8 by Corelli.
Evening star., 1959-02-13

Shriner and the Cover Cham.
pions in the cast Of the Spring
time" CHS hour special set for
Monday. March 80 The
American Women in Radio and
TV will meet at the Water
Gate Inn next Monday to plan
the seasons agenda =. CBSs
Patty Searight is president -.
George Gobel's pr. man writes
that George didn't know what
his plans would be for the bal
ance. of the season when he was
in Washington two Saturdays
ago-the cancellation "devel-
oped over the weekend" So
he'll play a month at the Rivi-
era in Las Vegas beginning
March IL and his manager.
Dave O'Malley. "is now work.
ing on Georges initial appear
ance in England tentatively
scheduled 10 start late in. April
-or early May" The 80 ca
diets who are members Of the
Air Force Academy's Protestant
Cadet Choir will participate In
WTOP-9s Chapel of the Air
Sunday.
Predictions Dept: A chip of
the old forecasting block Is
Robert Sarnoff, MICS chair
man of the Board and son of
Brig. Gen. David Sarnoff: At
Q Los Angeles banquet last
night, young Sarnoff painted
q dazzling picture OF what TV
would be like ten years from
now. He predicted
. /. 1t may be possible to earn
most Of a basic college
education through TV
COuISCb.
. 2. Nearly 70 million sets will
be in So million American
homes - most Of them
color.
Q 3. Miniature tranSiStorized
sets with three-inch pic
ture tubes will be IN
common use on beaches,
in trains and planes.
. 4. Thin fiat wall. screens
will be the hub of COM
pact home communica-
ton centers.
o S. Live" international tele-
casts will be an every
=. day reality. :.
Come on. 1851.
Evening star., 1959-02-13

Rawhide-Incident Of the Power and the Plow" Brian
Donevy plays dominating stubborn cattle king who
gives trail boss Gil Favor and his crew bad time.
pm, 'WTOP-9 .
Ellery Queen-Margn of Terror Ellery George Nader
gets involved in Soviet spy plot that seems like simple
case Of KIDNAPPING to him His actions in unraveling
its complications fairly credible and the characters
portrayed by Francis Lederer Edgar steh Jean Marsh
and Lii valenty quite convincing. suspenseful
(Color) pm, WRC-4 49,.
Lineup-"The Charles Cleveland Case" Good chase Sc
ouence on the fshermans wharf tonight, Though the
plot about cruel husband tired mother and others
is bit thick along easily, and the scenery plus
pretty Whitney Blake add interest. 10 pm, WTOP-s
Jack Paar Show-Cute switch Charles letter from Nom
tonight When poor Charlie loses the letter 1t taxes
"Dragnet sketch with Jack and Hugh doing the egwerK
before it comes to earth Ventriloqus Senor Wences
is on hand" with his act Jack E. Leonard ad lids from
the sofa Chinese actors explain the Chinese New Year
and Jack Haskell sings. 1880 pm, WRCD4
Evening star., 1959-02-13
N QUIZ GUESTS
FOR THE WEEK End

Here's the latest infor-
nation available on who's
where on TV quiz and
interview programs.
Saturday
'4:3o, wToP. tsJ - City
Side: Mrs. Kathryn Stone
and James M. Thomson,
Sunday
1880, wTTG .5j -:
Georgetown University
Forum: DR.. George Doch-
erty.
l:OO,. WMAL :C0 - COL
lege News Conference: En-
anuel .Celler.
1880. WMAL (0-Celeb-
rity Parade: Representative
Albert Rains.
400, WTOP l9D - Face
the Nation: Representative
George H. Mahon.
= 500. WRC - - Meet
The Press: Senator Stuart
Symington.
Evening star., 1959-02-13
TV KEY. PREVIEWS

Torights top shotOs ds preveved BY TV Keys stat.
who attend rehedrSdS match screenings and dndlyse
scripts in New York and Hollywood Their opinions are
offered as guide to uetoers o..
Evening star., 1959-02-13
.TODAY'S RADIO
HIGHLIGHTS'

1000, wwDC - Washington
|. Report. Subject: ."Airports
in the Jet Age" Guests:
Senators. Mike Monroney
and Thruston B. Morton.
LO:15, wWDC Guest Star; {;
Featuring Jeri Southern
1850, WOL-Jay PERI Show:
Sentimental. and SWING
ing with Jimmy and
Tommy Dorsey.
Evening star., 1959-02-13

Van johnson. After the
Civil War, a wandering ex-
.solier turns UP at the farm
of a fiery rebel (ls4O.
100 am, WRC (4-Good-
night Show: "Stork Bites
Man" Jackie Cooper. An
apartment house manager is
caught between a baby hat
ing boss and a pregnant
woman 1940.
lis am, WTOP 9)-Late
Late Show: out of the
Depths" Jim Bannon. Tale
of a United States subma-
rine crew operating in the
Pacific during World War
II l946).
Evening star., 1959-02-13
OTHER ~
HIGHLIGHTS

1880, WTOP ~ - Your Hit
Parade: Guests: Fran War
rem and Connie Francis.
500. WMAL 1-Walt Dis
ney presents: duck Flies
the Coop" Donald Duck de-
cides to take a vacation and
hopes the studio can survive
without him.
$500, WTTG (5)--Five Star
Feature: First Lady" Kay
Francis. The granddaughter
Of q former President wages
a vigorous campaign TO have
her husband elected. to the
presidency (lS3D.
$3.50, WMAL ~ - II Sun
set Strip: Eye Witness"
Bailey accepts an 8-year-old
boy as q client and is led
into an abduction plot.
1890, WRC tH--CalvalcAde OF
Sports: Frankie Ryff vs.. Cis-
CO Andrade in l0-round
lightweight bout. ..'
1880, WTOP tN - Person to
Person: Murrow visits with
Harry Golden and Claire
Bloom.
ll:O0, WMAL (D - Movie
This Thing Called Love"
Rosalind Russell and Melvyn
Douglas. Newlyweds agree to
a three-month platonic ar
rangement to test their
marriage (ls4D..
11:05, WTTG ~ - Starlight
Theater: Submarine D-l."
Pat O'Brien. Story Of a
friendly rivalry between two
members of q submarine
crew U93D.
11:15, WTOP (9)-Late Show
The Romance of Rosy
Ridge" Janet Leigh and
Evening star., 1959-02-13
ON. TIE AIR
= Boone Will Long
Remember the Day
BY BERNIE HARRISON
star Tv Critic

A the salop is Richard Boone, TVS Paadin and
Broadways Lincoln but kinda got the idea at the Treasury
lunch that the actor wished things hadn't been going quite
hectic yesterday morning.
When he accepted the Treasurys Lincoln medallion for
his Savings Bond effort he grinned sheepishy and said
Arkansas State press., 1959-09-11

Senate God Forbid!) We wish
not to reflect on the stupidity
of those who are still willing
to support him, but their ac-
tions, whether bought by loyal
ty, private deals or the poor
mans ha1f-pint of whiskey,
speak for them and we can not
argue with the records.
It is largely a case OF an
Ozark hillbilly "out-slikering"
the flatlanders of Eastern and
Southern Arkansas.
So you can see why we did
not jump on the liberal anti
Faubus bandWagon, SO ably led
by the Arkansas Gazette and
followed by confused and in
dignant editors who knew not
what else to do.
And we do not particularly
blame Orval, although we think
he has defiled his office. The
blame, we feel, must be placed
on a people who are willing
to sacrifice themselves, their
state and taeir personal liber-
ties by trying to use the high
est office in the state to gain
personal ends.
The whole mess is not a whit
better than any one of us de-
serves until we get CUTS
enough to change it!
-Greed's Ferry Gazette
Arkansas State press., 1959-09-11
ABUNDANT LIFE
GOD ANSWERS PRAYER IN HIS OWN WAY
by ORAL ROBERTS

God Is a better Father than
we are, and He makes it posi-
BILE for us to share in all His
goodness, His Wealth and His
benefits. While it is true Cod
reserves the right to administer
His goods, Cod withholdS
nothing from us that we actually
need.
To claim Cod as our Father
and in the next breath to de-
clare that there are needs in our
lives which cannot be met
would be to accuse our heaven
ly Father of being Stingy!
Cod is not Stingyl He is kind
and He is generous. He loves
His children. He is ready to
hear us and to grant our re-
quests.
But when we ask Cod for
anything, we must remember
that He knows what is best for
us.
Cod in His infinite wisdom
sees all, hears all, knows all.
Often He answers prayers in
such a way that we may feel
the answer has not been given.
But we may feel this way be-
cause we have already formu-
lated in our minds the answer
we want Cod to give US!
No, we cannot command Cod
to give us any certain thing. We
must not order Him to do any
thing. Rather, we must ask Him
in faith according to His will,
then it shall be done.
Whatever the answer, we
can always rest assured it Il she
best answer.
All prayers are answered !.
Cod. answers them in His own
waYl
Arkansas State press., 1959-09-11

We are not as indignant as
some of our fellow editors
who have jumped ON the lib
eral bandwagon about the ac-
tions of our less logical breth-
ern who are making rather
hopeless effort to maintain
segregation. We take this
position because we recognize,
quite charitably, that many Of
our fellow citizens simply will
not admit to their shaky po-
sition in a wise between the
opposing ambitions of hobby
forces. In short we think they
are blind to the reality Of
our day.
A more important reason
for our mild reaction to the
segregationists' rather dis
graceful acts is that their
group has yet to awaken to
the fact that they've been
used" to help satisfy the per-
sonal despotic ambitions of the
man who occupies the chair
of governor.
If the situation were not
so tragic, it would be funny.
However, whenever the seq
regationists finally wake up to
the fact that the despicable
and disgraceful actions of the
man who claims to represent
their viewpoint, in fact, cunn-
ingly have been used to de-
ceive them by turning their
sincere desires to his personal
advantage-then, all hell is 60
ing to break loose!
For, indeed, all Faubus has
done for the segregationists is
to turn great attention Of a
disgraceful sort to their cause.
This has resulted in ever
strengthened pressures to de-
feat that cause.
Arkansas State press., 1959-09-11

strength and honor upon God.
Therefore when his son; Absa-
lom rebelled, Selling the throne
and even plotting David's death,
David refused to oppose him
AS David learned to lose him
self in response to Gods will,
SO Absalom failed to find him
self, and rebelled against God
as much as he did against
David. Unfortunately Absalom
lacked the wisdom of David
either because of blind ignor-
ance or intentional defiance.
The tragedy of Absalom's life
is so plain and terrible that one
wonders that anyone could be
SO stupid as to make the mis-
take of thinking he can defy
Gods will and purposes. And
yet, newspapers and telecasts
today are filled with the de-
fiance and doom of modern
Absaloms.
vengeance is mine, saith
the Lord" and perhaps the
best thing we can do when baf-
feled by the forces of selfish
ness and by contrary men is
simply to turn with renewed
faith and reliance to God, re-
membering that God controls
events through our response to
His truth, and that all these
things come in order to pass,
leaving US, if we will, the more
firmly grounded upon the rock
of His strength and the more
consciously triumphant in the
power of His might. In David's
case everything that happened
to him, for better or for worse,
forced him step by step to lose
himself in the will Of God; SO
much so that in the end it
could be said of him. that he
was no longer self-centered but
God-centered.
Insurveying the past, the world
shudders to remember its evil
and egocentric Absaloms, and
despite the apparent passive
Arkansas State press., 1959-09-11
:: WORTH REPEATING :
Mr.. Faubus and the Little Rock Schools

We've known Orval for a
long, long time. much, much
longer than most of the peo-
pie of Arkansas who think
they know him well. (Mr. SUIT
ton is a former editor of the
Madison County Record, at
Huntsville.) AS an individual
we've always liked him. But
our friendship for him does
not give him license to insult
our intelligence. For we know
how really clever he is.
We might imagine that Or
val could be popularity elected
to fourth term or even to the
Arkansas State press., 1959-09-11

Aw. ah-say now. We
like that southern chivalry of
Texas born Dwight Eisenhow-
er-Suh when he was appealed
to by Mrs. Daisy Bates, of Lit
tie Rock, Ark, who despite a
continuous barrage Of violence
directed against her, was left
"defenseless before those who
constantly threaten our lives"
when the Arkansas State Po-
lice arrested her bodyguard.
Did Ike rise to the occasion
and protect that little woman,
as he would want Mamie to be
protected?
Did Ike so much as say,
'Look-a-here, you'll Cut that
Quit"
He did not.
Ike played that popular A
merican game of pass-it-on.'
Arkansas State press., 1959-09-11
Eisenhower shows yet another face
of America s. the chicken American

He passed Mrs. Bates tele-
gram on to one of his assistants,
who passed it on to the De-
partment of Justice and sent
Mrs. Bates a letter telling her
that it appeared to be a matter
within the exclusive jurisdic-
ton of local authorities"
which was all the same as tell
ing her she was a sitting duck.
Now, we've had the, ugly
American"-and, brother, he is
ugly! And, the Tribune here
pictured for you the Shabby
American" with patches in the
places where his morality and
sense of fair play ought to be.
But in Dwight Eisenhower,
we have a new dimension-the
chicken American
OF the three, we like this
one the least.
Arkansas State press., 1959-09-11
Evils of Defiance
by Theresa Jones.

1t is both presumptious and
tragic for man to ignore the
fact that God will not be con-
trolled by man, and unless maA
yields and consents to be rul-
ed by God, man is doomed to
heartbreak and disaster. This
is most wildly related in the
story of the conflict between
David and Absalom. The tragic
suffering between father and
son stemmed from another con-
Illicit, the conflict of mans ego
with God, of human selfishness
with Divine righteousness.
Both men were victims of a
self-centered ego.
In explaining the dreadful
tragedy that climaxed the
. struggle between father and
son, the writer of the books
of Samuel recognized the dis
turbing fact of David's failure
to see that he could not main
tain his ego unless he concern
ed himself with helping others
rather than himself. Rather
than disrupt the friendship
with Uriah the Hittite, by con-
Tossing his adulterous intimacy
with Bathsheba, he was willing
to send Uriah to his death.
David had not only sinned by
his adultery with the wife of
Uriah, but, in fear of the con-
sequences of his sin, he even
presumed to play God, to gain
his evil, ego-centered desires.
The story of David is not
only the history of a man who
sinned and sinned, but it is
also the story of a man who,
having sinned and vai.lly de-
fled God. found himself driven
by the mysterious providence
of God into the will and righte-
BUSINESS of God. The bitter
story of David's bitter failures
is offered to us with the desire
to show how David turned il
repentance to God, and how he
at last came to rely for