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CONTRAST BETWEEN RIVAL
FACTIONS IN A GREAT CITY
SA ShMrifM the coBtraistanfr facts, in ronncction with'
the establishment of that church ini
OtiMr Wished To Swin^
To Their Profits.
(Ephesus. The converts made
PauJ’s preachinf^ made a notable sac-,
rifice Attestinfr the depth and sincer-|
ity of their conversion. Ephe.suy wa.'si
(By Gtorgf R. Roeater)
An old proverb avers that a new a city in which fortune-telliniT had a I
broom sweeps clean. It is frequently grreat vojrue. That has always been ]
quoted. Usually it is said as referrinir true of the Near East. It is true to
to the initial zeal with which one does this day. Soothsayers and fortune-1
thinirs. That zeal wears away often tellers there still have many heliev-;
with the repeated doing of the .same ers. In Paul’s day they eten believed*
things and we get to performing them in magic. But the converts brought,
in a perfunctory or mechanical sort of their books and all that penained to*
way not doing them near .so well as magic and fortune-telling and made I
when we tackled them with enthitsi- a huge and very costly bonfire of,
asm. The zeal of the new convert i.s th»m. That is usually the case where ’
proverbial. The trouble with Christi- mer's hearts are deeply stirred^by in
anity is that it is the exceptional con- .si'.ed preaching.
vert who.se white heat zeal laris. 'When Savonarola stirred up the
On Xovemher 2r» Sandey -schools l7orentines by his in.«=pin^ preach-
study about the church Paul estah- r.g, they gave up the levity of their
lished in Ephesus, a city in -A.'^ia and lives. .^s proof of the sincerity of
one of the three most impt>rtant citier their conversion they brought to
of the Ea.stern .Mediterranean in th<‘ the public square in Elorence their
time of Paul (Acts IS. 19-20. 3H|. The dice, playing cards, lewd books,
appropriate golden text is Matthei. rouge pots, fal.^ehair. etc., and {
5:10, “Ble.ssed are they that have l*een made a big bonfire of them. George,
persecuted for righteousness sake.” Eliot in "Rumola” * deals with thej
Those who do not stick to the cause great Welsh revival and has a ct»n-
of those whose real quickly vert .say; “I have given my heart!
alates. aie not the ones who Te jier- to God. and I have burned by bet-|
secuti-J. itingbooks.” r I
In pa:-s>’ T. it may lit remarked that In bontra.st with the «q»crifice 1
the Bible references to .^via are not made by the converts at- Ephesus’
to the whole continent which we now was the conduct of the Ephe.'dans |
know by that name, but' to a small who refused to accept the (Jo.spel,
Roman province in what is now called preached by Paul. Ephesus was the
-A.'ia MiCiOr. center of the worship of Diana, one of
Paul did great work in Ephesus, the most popujar of the galaxy of
wht e h* er.ia'ilished one of thos<* .'iev- Greek giwls and goddesses. The temp-j
en ehureives uf Asia to which Jtthn^ le to iPana at Ephe<«'-* •nagnifi- i
on I'alnio.'-. wrote letters in obedienci- eient structure, accounted one of the
to et nimand of Christ. The letter ^even wonder.^ of the world.. It en-
ti' th. ch.i eh at Ephesus is found in shnned a great statue of Diana, which
the .seemd elvapter of Revelation. wa> reputeifto have dn>p|»ed from the ^
Christ htrhiy C'•mmendeil that church sky. .Theta*'was much money made
for it." • lulior. its juilience, its refusal out of the host.s of wor-hippers of Di-
to Iwar with tho.se who weiv evil, its Miia who journeyed to Ephesvis to pay
r*‘jeetion of those falsely claiming to homage to her in her shnne there. ^
be apo.stles and its endurance.' but TlH*y sjH*nt much money in that city.;
Christ added that He had this against And manyof the visiting worship'-:
that church, that it had left its first pers Uiught statues and statuettes of ;
loxe. It has been said of English sol- Ihana to carry liaek to set,up in their i
diei's that they fight best in thieir home.s. This wa.s a very profitable
first battles. Tflat often seems true of source of revenue for the silver smith
c^mverls to t hn.stiufiity, Whtlc tn tlw- qf Dama. —7—’— 1-
firsl consciousne.s.s of .'salvation, they When they nt»ted the effect of,
are zealous for good works, but-"this cunver.**ion u|)on those who accept-
zeal .fades out as that rejoicing in sal-,ed <he gospel prear^ied by Paul they|
vation dies down. The result is a fall- feared for their profits and so stirred ^
ing off of good works. Yet Christ up ai notable tumult, during which!
commands His follow’ers to be doers of they shouted long and often: “Great |
the word and not hearers ool^^ is Diana of the Ephesians.” They j
The vast majority of professing kiopt it up for two hours, as if the |
Christians .seem content, after the worth of their divinity could be prov- i
r rst zeal of cbhvefsion7 to be mimly — t
hearers of the word. And they are not That reminds me of the attitude
always regular in church attendance, of tho.se who opfkised to de-
The admonition of Paul is not to for- struction of ‘the whiskey traffic.
sake the assembling of ourselves to- They want it kept up. as the heath-
gevher, a.s the manner of .soipejs. He en Ephesians wished to maintain the
states the objwt of that assembling n^orship of Diana, becadse* ^^herC is
of Christians together to lie to pro- profit in it. Even professing Chrts-
voke one another to loyc fri*od iians are among the number of tho.se'
works. Yet many seem who, ^hout in behalf of the wiiiskey
objt-ct of gatherings of Christians is traffic. Some who would nut make or
but to hear the singing, the prx*ach- ^ell intoxieants siH*ak in behalf of ^
ing and the Bible reading. Even going legalizing jjf the traffic because tlwy ,
to church with that limiiaJ.iojt is belicxe the revenue obtained theie-1
ter inan not going at all. On ijiux. su^ fumi will Icsseu their taxCs and oih- j
jtet Dr, .'Samuel .Fulmson. the ^English ers tjecau.se they can get betlex r»*nts:
auth(*r. w:ole: . *'or proiH*rty leu.'e\l fur la^e as saloons. '
“To/be of no eburch is .daq;j<'’V^-7 * right to eat meat 1
Religion, of which the rewafds atf
fereil to idols, but avowed that if j
distar.l,“ and which is anij;j|ia^ed. only mgat made his brother to offend he'
by fa;:h and hope, wdl glide by de- would not eat meat .stx long as the 1
gieos out of the mind, unless it .be world stood. Intoxn'ants do make
inv:goialed and ivimi>res.s<*d by ef.^o offend. Few crime* are emn-
leniai ordinances, by stated calh« mituid by men who have no* a drop of j
woi."h.n. ann' the sulutaiy iqfiutJHre'alcpKo] in them. The Devil uses in-
of example.” ,£ s UUtiegnts to obscure judgment, blind
Theie are two outstanding , ^acLi*, j rwaaon and nerve men to the commis-
, — ^ -of wrong; deetls.—No-new -convert. 7"
with the burning zeal of a new eon-
, vert would he>itale to make a ri
fice Itn- the lienefi^; of olher-i But,
when^ the ardor of convers-^A.: burns
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Horence. Nov. 2T.— In a telegram
today Senator Ellison D. Smith ex-
pi^ssed his unqualified approval and
support of the moneta:"y policies of
President Roosevelt.
•*! am at your service in ih.s fight
in any* way that Fean ass^ist.” Senator
t'mith assured the president.
* The text of the telegram addres.-ed
to the president was:
**1 congratulate you on the fact that
">'0«r determination to expand the cur-
rmey has at last uncovered those who
are opimsed to increasing the volume
*of our currency and thereby rats^ing
the price of farm products and other
. rommoditi^.
•It is a wholesome thing that the
line dividing those who wrou’4 bring
gvnet%} prosperity and those vtih' de-
their own personal profit i# no*
drtrrTr defined. ,
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MDANIEL
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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE. CUNTON. V C.
tHUHSDA%\ NOVEMBER 30, 1933
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WE DO OUR PART
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How old
is the rabbit
in YOUR hat?
tO
MEN’S felt hats are made from rabbit fur.
It’s much more of a trick to turn rabbits
into hats than to take rabbits out of hats!
It requires expert workmen, expensive ma
chinery, and a lot of time—nearly a year—
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from the bunny to your brow.
materials are keepinfr pace. An exampl^:
Silk' for bat bands is up 35%, leather for
sweatbands 49%.
Since 1929, those workmen have b^n
paid less and less, as prices dropped. Their
skill, their time, their product, virtually
lost all value.
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Inevitably, the increased cost of manu
facture will be reflected in higher retail
prices. But for the present, at least, stocks
on hand represent a buying opportunity
that msiy never be repeated.
Look at the hat you’ve been wearing.
For example, the same quality hat that
cost $8 in 1929, brings only $5 today—a loss
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in value of almost 38%! ,
Now the Government is workinsr to re
store those lost values—to assure a full and
fair return to the man who makes, the man
who sells, the man who buys. The principal
item of cost in making a good hat is labor,
#>
and pay rolls under the NRA code fpr the
hat industry have advanced 47V2%. Raw
you had it ajittle too long:? Isn’t it
more shabby and shapeless than you real
ized? Think what a handsome new hat can
do for your appearance, your morale. It
say a -heads up’
Go shopping NOW for a hat—for shoes,
shirts, shorts, neckwear, socks — for any
thing you need or are likely to need. It isn’t
a question of flag-waving or patriotism,
but of economic common sense. You’ll save
by spending! Now is the time to buy.
Be sure to shop FIRST in the advertising columns of this paper. The
best merchants offer their best Merchandise h^re. Study values.
Compare prices. And then act to supply your:^esent and future needs.
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