Cheraw chronicle. (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, October 27, 1921, Image 3
ASHINGTON?Washinj
stands singular. Thi
KJHL# mean that in the ord
/TBf W\ changes of social an
13W W \ capital city Is dlffereni
ua * * 1 cities of the land, but
/ tural aspect and In the
V manner of the doings c
4 or rather societies, Wi
unquestionably a city apart.
The fact that this city Is the capita
country and that here the chief offle
country dwell, coupled with the fart
the presence of a large foreign offlc
accounts for the singularity of Washl
social life.
There are seven distinct social circle;
of Washington.' Each circle has Its dl
and each enjoys Its own somewhat
tlvitles. And yet there are times w
circles become concentric and within
cumference the members of all circle
Does this sound obscure? In truth I
simple matter. The seven social clrcl<
v Ington are those of the administration,
of the diplomats, of the army and n
Judiciary, of the scientists and of tt
dents. So It Is that all through the s
clal season Washington witnesses al
doings which are separate one from t
which are attended only by those whe
or have been Inducted Into the parties
ference. Then comes perhaps some gr
and all are bidden and all go.
Now why Is It that Washington Is as
ly? In the first place it is what It Is
this town, except for the residential
birth nor money can count for anythinj
office held or the attainments readied
case of the scientists, which determii
6ition of the man and his family in
society. This is America and the offi
the man must be accepted and honored
Ington a man may be poorer than tin
Job and may have been born in a ga
he has made good and the people ha
him by election to high office he freel;
a certain White House which the cou
as better than any Newport or Southai
sion.
It has been Intimated that Washing
Is systematized. So it is. It has t
presence of so many foreigners of high
personal position has made precedent
matter in the capital city. Foreigner
sticklers for what may he called the ri
The ambassador of longest service mi
the ambassador of shorter service an
must precede the other ambassador
there will be dire trouble.
This precedence has forced system
Ington's way of doing things socially,
one man and one woman at a receptlo
ahead of another man and another w
out mentdl discomfort to themselves a
injury to the feelings of the trailing i
"Washington things are different becaus
office holders, or more strictly Ppea
wives, have imbibed the precedence dr
the cups of the foreigners. And so he
inet officer must walk ahead of the s
senator ahead of the representative, a:
resentatlve ahead of Thomas Jones wl
office.
All this may seem snobbish to the ]
but in a way the thing Is most excel
ocratio. The precedence given a man 1
ton really is a compliment to the j
elected him to office or who elected th
\ appointed him to office. Here is where
racy of Washington society comes in
precedence and some seeming fol-de-ro!
Speaking of democracy in America,
first lady of the land? She has been
newspaper woman and an American hi
a small city.
^ The administration circle proper coi
President and his wife and the cabinet
their wives and families. Then ten cab
rank in the order in which the departu
they represent were formed. The list
state, treasury, war, Justice, postofflre
terior, agriculture, commerce and lnb<
The social activities of the cabinet
administration circle are confined alm<
to small dinners given during the wlnl
They begin with the secretary of sta
wife as hosts and continue at the rate <
week until concluded ut the home of th
of labor. Each affulr Is given in ho
President and his wife and a few uddith
Moro often than not these guests ure se
out of town.
These, with rare exceptions, are the
tlons that the President uttends outs
NO ROLLED HOSE
'i
Fads of American Women Are "Old
Stuff" on South Sea
Isle.
Princess Iua Salmon, twenty-one,
the beautiful niece of Queen Mania
of Tahiti, was among the passengers
who arrived In San Francisco recently
?n the liner Tahiti. The princess
Carrie for a six-mouths' visit with her
J
Sfoeia
w<3ap
J I
ft^n
IS does not . Am>JTZRJZ*ZADpa?
Unary interaenities
the White House. His wife,
t from other the contrary, goes eve
in the struc- where. That is, she goes
method and her most intimate frier
>f its society *or any occasion and to ol
ashlngton is ers with whom she is not
closely associated for 8]
1 of a great cla' events. In truth t
ials of that social head of this nation
her fact of the wife of the Preside
lal element, an^ n?t the President hi
ngton In Its
Although one hears mu
s in the city more about the large socle
istinct place affairs which take place
isolated ac- the White House, they ?j
hen ail the *ew 'n number compar
the one cir- w,th tbe smaller affairs. T
;s mingle. wife of the President, kno
It is a very In* a11 the various circh
?s of Wash- wants to do honor to eaci
of congress, vate acquaintance in a fa
avy, of the mus'cales, teas and sr
ie old resi- times in the afternoon ur
to-called so- Luncneon at tne White
11 kinds of Urinal affair to which the
mother and frequently without much j
> were born vited are more often than
ilar clrcum- "h? have come to Wast
eater event an<^ have business at the
occasionally that the Wh
It Is social- comes what the society e<
because In H would be difficult to e
set neither entertaining which Is don<
j. It Is the H?use through the small
, as In the Informal affairs. The pro
les the po- da-v ^vhen the President a
Washington 'n Washington guests pa
ce and not of lhe historic house. Th
1. In Wash- without doubt Is the mo
; turkey of hoth hosts und guests to In
rret, but if It: becomes possible for on
ve honored und his wife know me,"
y can enter President and his wife."
ntry counts Great State
npton man- In saying a word for
affairs there is no Intentl
:ton society portunce of the great state
o he. The way amalgamate for the
official and circles which form Wash
?e a prime able to determine to some
5 are great assemblies accomplish fr
ght of way. two thousand to three t
list precede each of them. To be sur
d his wife crowding when they nre
's wife or amazing how well they nr
dent's army and navy ab
into Wash- It hus been the custom
In Chicago tions ench season. The
n can walk diplomatic corps, the sei
oman with- the third for congress am
nd without and navy. They tuke pla<
couple. In mas holidays and are giver
e American administration chooses th
king, their which they shall be give
aught from reason seems to have beei
re the cab- May Is the month for V
enator. the ties. These affairs are u
nd the rep- of the mistress of the mar
10 holds no are sent out In her name.
always Is present and rec
last degree, is perhaps needless to si
lently dem- large ones, for there is
n Washing- anyone whA is eligible. T1
jeople who are spacious and beautifi
e man who could be found,
the demoe- There are as a rule f<
despite its u week until the series t
Is. weather the party must
who is the House, much to the dlsnpi
a working The affair then becomes
ousewife in winter receptions. There
difference in the recelvir
nprlses the die President and his wife
oflicers and partis, the wives of the vl<
Inet officers oflicers are in the line at
lents which receptions. Everyone llvl
runs thus: wants to he invited to a V
, uuvy, In- ty, but it Is the old resit
ir. time Immemorial have con
part of the at "the President's house'
ist entirely privilege,
ter months. Entertaining the D
to and his An administration clrcl
of one each veloped into one of the mc
ie secretary season Is the luncheon to
nor of the which the secretury of sta
mul guests. the secretary of state he
lected from home, but the expansion <
made a private house linp<
only func- and so the Pan-American I
tide of the Washington Justly Is pro
IN TAHITI ISLAND\\
, h
aunt, Mrs. Katherine Douglas of Ala- :1
meda. ,
The new fads and fashions of hohbed | j
hair, rolled hose and cigarette smok- I <
Ins huve not penetrated into the home j
life of her native isle, according to l
Princess Ina. But then they have <
their own likes and dislikes. While i
they have not adopted the new cus- i ]
toins that prevail, the girls of her Isle [ ]
1 Life
ifeiK
,:.' ' N : S- '
\ ' ' ' "4 ? ':' >
" *>*1 I *->. *.. /
>*/ XiX., T"' v-'<"^
w?s,
' and In order to cultl- Yeaf's d
miliar way gives a series holiday i
uall receptions, some- The Pi
id again In the evening. a dinner,
House Is usually an In- are lnvlt
President invites guests, tive mar
previous notice. The in- the entlr
not. out-of-town friends given by
dngton for a few days of the s
White House. It is ohly and the
ilte House luncheon be- onther d
iltor calls a function. preine b<
stimate the extent of the
i in a year at the Wljlte th{ij
and Informal and semi- which ha
babilltles are that every d| .
nd his wife are at home ^
rtake of the hospitality throuph
is sort of entertainment an escug
st effective. It enables mQy h
ecome better acquainted.
,e to say "Tlie President ? instead
of "I know the prospw.tl
is sufflcif
Functions. before tl
the small and intimate _ circle wl
ion to minimize the lm- nn(| penl
functions which in their themselvi
time being the various one 0f
ilngton society. One is jt is co
extent what these huge erected f
nm the fact that from Union,
housand persons attend Just a
e, there is more or less bring soi
Indoor nffalrs, but it is the meml
e hundled by the I'resi- from evt
Js. the latte
to hold four great reeep- ufo here
first is In honor of the the soola
rond for the judiciary, niemhers
il the last for the army society a
?e soon after the Christ- method 1
i two weeks apart. Each the wife
ie day of the week on js to find
n. Thursday for some the foreii
a the favorite day. on the w
,'hlte House garden par- Thut ope
Iso the special province and repr
lslon, for the invitations large ami
However, the President
elves with his wife. It
ly that the parties are
no reason to leave out The an
le White House grounds circle, w]
jl and no finer setting ties. In
more thu
iur garden parties, one large one
irids. In case of rainy departure
be given in the White caneies.
pointment of everybody. round wl
more like one of the bridge,
is, however, a marked the gover
ig line. Whereas only time and
? receive at the summer Most r
:*e president and cabinet realize w
their left at the winter js made
Ing In the capital city men worl
rhite House garden par- - eminent
lonttal (TTAlin tvhn fVftTO A rfi r\ of'
iruiiai b,,/ul' " * *"** a ginju-oi
sldered the pardon fetes scientists
' us their special festul Dolly Mu
about th
iplomatic Corps. purticului
e affair which has de- capital.
>st important durinp the One w<
the diplomatic corps at loves to
te is host. At one time are not s
id the luncheon In his hears, ev<
if the forelpn corps has where els
isslble as a bunquet hall raised" h
'nlon building, of which tial clrch
ud, Is used each New of their I
ike to adorn their ears with larpi
lendants. Princess Ina displays tw<
urpe and very beautiful pearls lianp
ng from either ear.
Princess Ina implied that the fad!
new prevailing are not new to hei
people, adding that Americans ofter
visit their Island and many of her peo
pie make a practice of traveling ex
tensively. This is not the llrst visi
)f the princess to this country. Shi
attended St. Catherine's college, St
Paul, Minn., and graduated with hlgl
honors u few years ago. She speak:
i
zmvrj)az&iar&-~
ay for the entertainment following thi
eceptlon at the White House,
resident also entertains the diplomats a
but only the ambassadors and minister
ed. The state dining roQm of the execu
ision Is not spacious enough to Includ
e secretarial corps. Other state dinner
the President and his wife are In hono
ipeaker of the house of representative
vice president and their wives. Still an
linner Includes the members of the su
?nch and their wives.
Politics and Society Mixed.
re Is one set of people In Washlngtoi
is an unbreakable entertnining habit it 1
matic corps. This Is as it should.be, fo
Ic relations are maintained more or les
social relations. Anything or nothing i
e for something to be given by diplomats
e the coming of a new ambassador, min
retary or attache. Then again it may b
rture of some one of their number. i
ve wedding within the diplomatic circl
>nt reason for a score of social function
he event takes place. There is also i
Ithin the diplomatic circle. The Soutl
Lrul American countries are a group b;
es, which forms the Pan-American Union
the most beautiful buildings?by som
nsidered the most beautiful?has beei
or the uses, both official and social, of th<
s the members of the diplomatic corp
nothing, from all parts of the world, si
bers of house and senate bring soinethin;
?ry state in the Union. In some \ya.v:
r are the most Important part of tin
and one Is made aware of it In many o
1 affairs given for them, especially by tin
of the diplomatic corps. Politics nn<
re inextricably mixed up and yet there I:
:hroughout. One of the first things fo;
of a newcomer in the diplomatic circh
out who the members of congress are ii
gn relations committees and then to cal
ives of both house and senate members
ns up a series of calls for the senator;
esentatives wives.' One is sure to see i
mint of entertaining among the diplomat!
jers of congress and their wives.
Other Great Circles.
my and navy generally are classed as om
liereas they really are two distinct enti
Washington, however, they get togethei
n in other cities. The circle here is r
}, despite the fact that there are many
-s. There are always others to fill va
And so it is that the circle keeps goinj
Ith hops, bails, luncheons, dinners ant
The members of the sister branches ol
nment service know how to have a pooi
to make things move in the capital,
teople outside of Washington may nol
hat a considerable part of the populatior
up of the scientists' circle. There art
cing in every kind of science In the gov
service. With their families they forir
zed colony. The official domicile of tht
is the Cosmos club, part of which was
dlson's old home. There is no questio*
e importance uud interest which this
r set adds to the social life of the nutlonal
>rd about the old residential set which
style itself the "cawe dwellers." There
so many of them for, as one frequently
jrybody In Washington comes from some;e.
The real cave dweller was "born and
ere. However, there are In the resldeni
some outsiders who have snent most
ives wlthlu the shudow of tilt capltol.
i English nnd French fluently, and has
> charming manners. Princess Iua is
" the daughter of Princess Mainhlnlhi
Salmon, sister of Queen Marau. Hut
s little stress is laid on her royal'herb
r tage by Princess Ina. She prefers to
1 live a quiet and Inconspicuous life us
- u citizen of her own country.
r
t The Kit Kat club of London, was
i founded in 1088 and has included in
. its membership most of the men of
1 Great Britain who won eminence for
s distinguished service to the nation.
(Copy (or Tbla Department Supplied by
I the American Legion Newa Service.)
IN LIST OF "FIRST" WOMEN
Mary O'Toole, Washington Auxiliary
Member, First Female Judge in
District of Columbia.
The list of "firsts" to which Miss
Mary O'Toole, Washington, D. C., Is
t entitled. Indeed
places her among
the "first" i wornen
of America.
]n order of rec
e n c y: ^ M1 s s
wise to perform
u marriage ceremony In the District.
She was the first woman member ol
the Washington Chamber of Oni
tnerce's board of directors and the
first woman member of the board ol
directors of a District of Columbia
bank. She organized and was the
first president of the Woman's City
club of Washington. She wus one
of the first woman attorney's in the
country.
Miss O'Toole is a native of Ireland,
from which, after a high school education
and at seventeen years of age,
she emigrated to the United States,
As secretary to Judge Wheeler, Steuben
county, New York, she became
interested in law and competent as a
court reporter. Later she went to
New York city, and entered a Wall
street firm as a chief clerk, continuing
to study law. She Joined the
government forestry service in Washington
to complete her law studies od
the side.
Immediately after she Joined the
Vincent B. Costello post oi the American
Legion Auxiliary in Washington
the president asked her to become
first vice president. She had to decline
because of her court duties.
LEGION MAN AS LIFE SAVER
William Helneman of New Jersey Po?1
Rescues Six Men and One
e Woman From Drowning.
* For saving the lives of six men and
3 a woman, all trapped in a treacherous
undertow at
0 Rpckaway Beach, ^L*' '
r Heineman, wound8
ed in action durwar,
will be able
( tube made It possible l?>r lieineiunu uj
effect the rescue of tlie woman aftei
a life guard and five other men had
^ failed In their attempts. Swlmtning
out to the woman, the wounded man
placed the tire about her neck and
slip was hauled to the shore. Then
^ Helneman rescued the six men, themv
sehes caught In the undertow and
| battling for their lives.
0 Reaching the shore, the younp
^ veteran fell exhaused. He refused
a medical uttentlon, however, and declined
to tell anything about himself,
s lie served overseas with the old Six1
ty-ninth New York, later the One Hun_
dred and Sixty-fifth Infantry. Forty^
third Division. lie is a resident of
^ Oreenvllle. N. J., and belongs to tiit
? local post of the American Legion.
e
; TO HAVE ACTRESS FOR BRIDE
Engagement of Charles H. Duell, New
York Legion Man, and Lillian
Tucker Announced.
The engagement of Charles II.
* Puell. New York, and Llllinn Tucker,
Sa t r I c a 1 success,
Paris, where Miss
Jucker had been
I ?? of the United
Slates Customs Court of Appeals and
t a cousin of Elihu Root. He served
, during the war on the naval destroyer
i Wilkes, operating from Queenstown.
. He was a delegate to the first coni
vention of the American Legion nt St.
> Louis and Inter organized the Yonkers
i (N. Y.) post of the Legion.
1 .
Advises Against Politics.
' "The American Legion will never be
refused a worthy mjuest," Governor
1 Edward I. Edwards of New Jersey.
1 declnred recently In addressing the
annual convention of the state order.
| "I know of no selfish motives within
the organization," the executive contVin
T arrlnn mnn fA "hr
lllllirw, HU>l?lll? me: iiavu w ?'.?
all means, keep out of politics; the
ruination of every organization."
. His First Case,
Rookie Sentry?Halt, who goes
there?
Voice?Private Stock, Company C.
Rookie Sentry?Advance, Private
Stock, and he examined.?American
Legion Weekly.
Quashed.
Itlaekstone?What made the jury
i lis agree In that prohibition case?
i Webster?There wasn't enough evl'
lenoe to go round, so all except the
irst four jurors voted for a reason,
tble doubt.?American Legion Weekly.
>
LEGION MAN UP FOR UIAYOR
Henry H. Curran Wine Nomination In |
New York City, With Comrade
Preeling Close Second. |
Two service men of the World war
\v< -e amnne the four candidates who
twlth an ex-service i
LaGuardla a close
of the borough of 1
Manhattan, taking In what Is common- j
: ly known as New York city, left off a
, thriving law practice to enter the 1
, army. He entered the first officers j
training camp at Plattshurg In 1917.
i was commissioned a major and served
overseas as commander of the Three
. Hundred and Second engineers. Sev,
enty-sevenfh division. Following his
I discharge In April. 1910, he organized
the Three Hundred and Second engineers
post of the American Legion and ;
was prominent In the work of that or '
, ganlzation until he actively entered i
politics, when, as he wus holding an
> electlv^ office and trying for unother. |
he was unable to hold any Legion of- ]
, floe because of the service organlza- (
; tion's ruling. 1
F, H. LaOuardla, president of the
, New York board of aldermen, a major
in the air service during the war, on ]
his defeat pledged his full support to i
, Mr. Curran. John Purro.v Mitchel. i
former mayo/ of New York, entered i
the air service shortly after his de- i
feat for re-election In 1917 and likewise
became a major In the.air serv- (
Ice, In which capacity he met his i
[ death. j
: ATHLETICS HIS STRONG WORK !
Harry Maloney, American Legion Post
Commander, Leads Team to Vl^
tory in Big Games. ,
1 The old "setting up" exercises of the
army, Invented primarily, thpv alleged.
of
' ant director of athletics ut Leiaud
1 Stanford University, Palo Alta, Cal.
A veteran of the Boer war, during
which lie served with the English, t
Maloney kept In condition during the (
days of the A. E. F. Leaving off the (
training of varsity athletes at Stanford,
he became director of athletics
at Camp Fremont, Cal. Later he went^
to France as supervisor of the athletic
entertainment of the Eighth Inf?ntry,f
and when the big lnter-allied games
were held In the PerRhing stadium,
Paris, in the spring of 1919, he was In
charge of the American team which
i swept everything before It. Maloney
1 Is commander of Fremont post, the
' American Legion.
; GOT TEN HITS IN TEN SHOTS
i ?
t Holder of World's Record in GunPointing,
W. S. Wilson Retires
I From the Navy.
; With sixteen years of service In the
I United States navy and the world's
re<j0^ in guncredit,
William S.
^Wilson, West held,
~ZZS!rT Mnss.. has retired
L from a life of
gg thrills and travel
to that of a front- j
:t-;: porch citizen. ,
. "Now I'll have
f \ A 6 X>, ft chance to get ,
s .&' * - acquainted with
' ?> V " i my family," Wil- .
k ',<v"v" J son wrote the ,
Amencan Legion headquarters when ,
his final honorable discharge was in ,
his hands. He Is the father of four ,
j children, Including twins. I
Tim calln, mn,l^ twn tplns nrrmnd
the world before the World war. During
It he was on the first United,
States sub chaser to cross the Atlantic.
He spent the winter of 1917-18
In the waters off the Azores, and later
was detailed-as adjutant to organize
a naval unit at Columbia university,
New York. lie established his gunpointing
record In 1908 by getting
ten hits in ten shots In seventeen seconds
at battle range. On discharge
he was chief torpedo man In the fleet
naval reserve.
Equally True.
"The rapidly Increasing dlvprce s
rate," remarked the wit, "Indicates
that America Is Indeed becoming the
land of the free." "Yes," replied his s
prosaic friend, "but the continued mar- ! 1
rlage rate suggests thnt It Is still the : '
home of the brave."?American Legion *
Weekly. I
Ice Water Proved an Aid.
By distributing Ice water free to all
comers at the county fair In El Reno,
Kan., the local post of the American
Legion attructed a large crowd and
was enabled to assist service men In .
getting Victory Medals and in untangling
their government compensa- t
tlon claims. .
Ohlininn.
n
"Sir," began the young man with ^
the new diploma, striking his most ef- c
fectlve attitude, "I ain trying to get o
u sturt in life." "Very well," retorted
the busy magnate, "I'll give yoi ^
Just ten seconds." ? American Le- '
giun Weekly. t]
Just Like That. 11
"When a woman Is In love she act'
like a fool." ^
"Maybe, but when a man Is In lov? M
It Isn't altogether acting."?Aiuericai ?
Legion Weekly.
IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
Sunday School
' Lesson'
[By REV. P. B. F1TZWATER. D. D? JM
Teacher of English Bible In the Moody \|
Bible Institute of Chicago.)
(?, 1821. Western Newspaper Union.)
LESSON FOR OCTOBER 30
ITRONG DRtWy IN A NATION'* \
LIFE?WORLD'S TEMPER.
ANCE SUNDAY.^
LESSON TEXT?lea. 28:1-13. ' - - '' M
GOLDEN TEXT?Woe unto him that U
flveth his neighbor drink.?Hab. 2:15.
REFERENCE MATERIAL?lea. 5:11-11, A
12. 23: Amos 4:1, 1 .
PRIMARY TOPIC?Story of the Reoh- * 'U
ibltes.
JUNIOR TOPIC?The Faithful Rechatn '
Itea. ' ,J5j
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
-Enforcing Prohibition.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
-World Prohibition. * V ^3
I. God's Judgment Upon Uriel
(w. 1-4). ' ' *3
1. The sin for which Israe\ Wa? , '*3
judged (v. 1). It was drunkenness,1 . r-\
which seems to have been a'natlonaV' V 'a
sin. (See Isa. 5:11, 12; 7t5; Amos .y-jft
c :o, a, lx ; 4:1; o, o./ ouiuunu 9 n
tlon was an enviable one. The whole1 nation
was proud of her. The crown v?
of pride whose glorious beauty had. l J
been so marked was fading through {
the blighting effects of drunkenness! .
2. The Instrument by* which th*? \.' .<^3
punishment was effected (v. 2). It was ,
to be by the strong hand of the Assyrians.
The imagery of- this verso ( v, i
shows that this destruction was to be -'y.if
Budden, swift and Irresistible.
Some of the evils wrought by drppk* ; /$
enness. Just as the flower severed ... ffil
from the parent stem droops and
fades, so drunkenness had sapped the
vitality from the nation and left it >3
as a fading chaplet of flowers on the M
bead of a drunkard. ' <
(a) Strength is wasted by It (v. 1). i,.-l
"Are overcome with wine." Man's 3
manifold strength, physical, mental
and spiritual, Is soon mastered
strong drink, (b) Honor brought into
the dust "Shall be trodden under.
feet" (w. l, 8). Just as this proud
city was humbled through lntemperance,
so does drunkenness bring down >
Into the dust those high In educatlonal,
social, and business circles,
(c)' It despoils beauty (vv. L 4). /?
"Beauty Is a facing flower." Beauty
soon departs from the form and spirit .->w
of men and women who Indulge In the
Intoxicating cup. (d) Wisdom is /jM
turned aside (v. 7). "They have erred
through wine and 'strong drink."; As i
a consequence they were groping In
darkness' Instead of walking ill the , f.
ligjit pf the Lord. x '
II. ThS Lord's Promise to the RSfhnant
6rv.'j5, 0).
Out of this' iiwful darkness shines
a ray-of brightness, for following the
destruction of the proud ttty the Lord . r
of Hosts Is'promised for a crown* of *. ;
glory to the remnunt. of His pepnle., ^
This poltited forward to the coming . * ,,
Qf .the . Savior (Zeeh, 0:18). Their
}i6pes were partially fulfilled at the
tlrst cbhilrig of the Sailor, but the'*
rear fulfil linen t sha\l tye when drungenness,
pride, arid all unrighteousness
shall disappear before, the glaring
light of the' Sun of Blghteimsnesa
(M^l. ; I Pet. 5:4).
ill. ,Tne ?tnjuiFww ?i ?ug?o
(w* 7-10). * /'
1. Drunkenness (v. 7). Judah had v
also erred through strong drlnfc, Evert' L ;
their priests and ,prpphets had fujlgji
through the blighting efFeet? of Vine.
It was a violation of fiod's law f6r a .
priest to take >wlne before entering / *
the tabernacle. The drunkards of [ ,
both' Juduh* and Ephrnim are de- -V V
nounced. The message is a fitting one
for this day, for the Scriptures de- j
clnre tliat uo drunkard shall enter thtf
kingdom (I Cor. 5:11; 6:10). The ?
uwful sin of drunkenness should ,ba . ,
denounced in the. strongest terms possible
by God's servants. i 1 ' ' '*
2. Unnamable filth (v. 8). This description
shoWs a condition which Is , *
deplorable indeed. Filth and drunk- /
t'nness go hand in hand.
a. Mockery (vv. 0, 10). In addition *
to their drunkenness and filth they * ' >.
scornfully mock God's prophets. These
priests had become so hardened by j
their drunken debuuchery that they V'
set at nuught Isaiah's Instructions Ji j
md scorned God's messengers. They
juestloned their authority and gave
jack the answer of ridicule as If to ? / ?
my, "We are teachers, what do you
neun to teach us? Are we babes that
lave Just been weaned? You come 1 \
.o us with your line upon line, line *
jpon line." They were not only unwilling
to receive the message, but %
ilred of the way in which It was delvered.
Not being willing to receive
he message, they complain of the
nanner in which it is delivered. The
loctrlne of salvation by blood alone
s not a very popular one; the preach^
ng of the cross is foolishness to some
[I Cor. 1:18-21; 2:14). Men do not
ike God's message because It calls
hem to make a surrender of their
ilns.
IV. Judah's Punishment, (w. 11-13).
The prophet replies to these drunken
(coffers that their very drunken ques- .
ions should be answered by the Lord
n judgment. God had repeatedly of-*
'ered them rest, but they had as re-.
>eatedly refused It. Their scorn and
ontemnt are answered with the bit
erest sarcasm. The bloody conqueror
vould come upon them and cause
hem to be snared and taken.
The Trinity.
The Christian teaching of the Trlnly
is not, as H. G. Wells calls it, "a
tuffed scarecrow of divinity, a mysery
protected by conciliar curses."1 ]
t is not theological hairsplitting. Iti
3 the ancient Catholic charter of hu-,
jan freedom, the supreme witness to,
lemocracy, the image of the Ideal
ommonwealth, the heavenly prototype
f society as it should fee, since it re- >>
eals the perfect social character of
io?l. in tne trinity none is arore on
fter other; none Is greater or less,
han another: their glory equal, their
nijesty co-eternal." And this unity
5 an ethical unity so that, as someonei
as wisely said, the will of God Is aU,
ays one will twice reinforced.?Rer..
too. Craig Stewart, D, D,
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