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COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS
By SPECTATOR
Does religion play any part in our National policy? What
is our religion, by the way? If we read the record of Je
hovah’s dealing with His people you will recall that the
Most High sternly forbade His Chosen People to mingle with
the heathen. God was the Author of a strict and unrelent
ing Segregation. Why ? Because He had nurtured His
people and wanted them free from contamination. We pro
fess, you know, to be servants of Jehovah, both Jew and Gen
tile, and all the branches, denominations and affiliated So
cieties. But here we are, under the inspiration of our Am
erican Government, cheek by jowl with Russia, a country
now without reverence for God.
The Clinton Chronicle published a dispatch which I quote:
“What has communism accomplished? A terse and com
pelling answer to that question is provided by the disting
uished historian and teacher, Russell Kirk, in his new book,
‘The American Cause’, which the Chicago firm of Reg-
nery has published.
Mr. Kirk states: ‘Although the Communists have preach
ed brotherhood, in practice they have murdered many mil
lions of innocent people. Although the Communists have
praised absolute equality they have established absolute
despotism. Although the Communists have aped Christian
charity in words, they have resorted to theft and confisca
tion in actuality. Although the Communists have promis
ed Utopia, they have delivered whole nations to mortal tor
ment. Although they have talked unendingly of peace, they
have thiven by war’.
Communism is a philosophy of pure materialism. Yet Com
munism in practice has miserably failed to better the ma
terial living standards of the people. An article in U. S.
News & World Report tells this story: It takes a Russian
factory worker 306 hours and 35 minutes to earn enough
money to buy himself a suit—the American factory worker
can earn the suit in 22 hours and 9 minutes. It takes that
Russian worker 19 minutes to earn the price of a cake of
soap, as against 3 minutes for the American. It takes the
Russian 3 hours and 23 minutes to make enough to buy a
pound of butter; in our factories the figure is 21 minutes.
So it goes, down the roster of practically everything in or
dinary use.
In terms of human values and betterment, Communism
has been not only a failure but a ruthless despoiler.”
We Americans talk against Communism and yet we are
friendly with Russia. Moreover, we are becoming somewhat
like Russia, swallowing Socialism on all sides and being
governed by a Crass bureaucracy of Commissions.
I suppose we should avoid all association with nations
which flaunt God and carry on organized campaigns against
the Lord and His teachings.
We haven’t the courage to take that step because we
haven’t the faith that must underlie drastic action. We
read and have read all our days the accounts of the men of
faith. Is it not inspiring to think of Caleb and Joshua? In
stead of the faith of Daniel, Caleb, Joshua, Elijah, Elisha
and the great characters of The Book, we have substituted
a wordly wisdom, a so-called practical course of expediency.
^Boiled down to essentials we lack faith in God.
You remember the old hymn, “Faith of our fathers.’
“Faith of our fathers; faith and prayer shall win all Na
tions unto thee; and through the truth that comes from
old, mankind shall then indeed be free.”
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Whereas, this Committee believes that it is the opinion
of the Session of the Second Presbyterian Church of Char
leston that in view of the attitude of the said General As
sembly as reflected by its conduct as above set out, it is fu
tile for churches to continue to present such overtures to
the General Assembly, seeking the withdrawal of The Pres
byterian Church in the United States from the National
Council, and that the said Session is unwilling any longer
to continue association with an organization, the course of
conduct of which is violative of the principles of behavior
which should govern church bodies.”
Does anyone think our Colored people would like to give
up their churches and schools? I cannot conceive that at
all. Colored ministers and teachers have been very quiet
during all this discussion and turmoil, but I can’t believe
that they are either indifferent or acquiescent; they wish
to maintain their schools and churches.
REPORT ON THE NATIONAL COUNCIL.
“The Second Presbyterian Church of Charleston has vot
ed to sever its connections with the National Council of
Churches. Resolutions:
“WThereas, this Committee is informed, and from the
reading of much literature on the subject, believes that:
The National Council of Churches has, during the past sev
eral years, persisted in a course of activity w r hich has been
highly objectionable to many of the individual churches con
stituting the Council, among which is continued political ac
tivity. Also, it has worked tirelessly in recent years on the
integration of the church congregations; and at its general
assembly which has just been held, invited Rev. Martin Lu
ther King, the Negro minister who fostered the bus boy
cott in Montgomery, to address them on the subject of
racial integration and thereafter issued a declaration which,
among other things, called for an end to racial segregation
in churches; and,
Whereas, this course of conduct being, as has been said,
highly displeasing to many of the constituent churches of
The Presbyterian Church in the United States, often re
ferred to as The Southern Presbyterian Church, such
churches have, through their respective presbyteries at each
meeting of the General Assembly of the said The Presby
terian Church in the United States during the past several
years, presented numerous overtures requesting the Gen
eral Assembly to take such action as will result in the with
drawal of the said Church from the Council, and such over
tures have met with a consistency unfavorable reception
by the said general Assembly which has taken no action in
the direction sought; and
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npHE “baby boom” so significant
on the American family scene
for the past decade is expected to
taper off in the next few years
and, possibly, by 1965 to be re
placed by the early teen group
(10-14) as the largest single age
group in the population.
The latest Bureau of the Census
figures show that the age group
under five numbered just about
19 million as of July 1 last year,
the equivalent of one out of every
nine in the entire population. Pro
jections into the middle of the
next decade anticipate a halt in
this group’s rapid growth, with a
decline of somewhat over a million
by 1960 and a rise to near the cur
rent number by 1965.
The early teen group, which to
taled 15 million at the middle of
last year, is expected to add up
to over 17 million in 1960, and.to
cross the 19 million level in 1965
to become the largest single age
group in the population at that
time. And the age group between
15 and 19, which numbered under
12 million last July, will accprding
to projections increase to nearly
13 1 •> million in 1960 and cross the
17 million mark by 1965.
These changes are certain to
have far-reaching effect on the
saving and spending patterns of
the American family. Raising chil
dren becomes progressively more
costly each year as they grow up,
reaching the costliest period when
they are ready for college or other
institutions of higher learning in
their late teens.
This inevitable strain on the av
erage family budget has been ac
centuated in recent years by two
developments in the economy and
in the composition of the popula
tion. The first is inflation, which
has raised the cost of living and of
education and other necessities to
record high levels. The second is
the growth in the number of large
families, with families of three
and four children more common
now than they have been in many
years.
. Whatever effect this changing
stricture of the population may
have on personal consumption ex
penditures over the next decade,
it points up the average family’s
need for more personal protection
and more saving to meet the fi
nancial responsibilities that, for
many, are just around the corner.
Something else to look for: a
change in voting patterns brought
about by the increasing number
of voters in the young age group.
“As the bumper crop of babies
born since World War II matures
into 21-year-old voters,” says
Economist Frank G. Dickinson,
Director of the A.M.A. Bureau of
Medical Research,” the elector
ates of the Western nations will
start ‘younging’.”
This means that:
“. . . As the proportion of older
voters, which has been rising rap
idly in the 20th century, reaches a
peak and then declines, the accent
will again be on youth.
“. . . The ‘younging’ of the elec
torate—one force of many—will
lessen the clamor for the guaran
teed future, the riskless society.
“. . . Political leaders will want
to please the younger voters at
every turn, instead cri the older
voters.”
BPS
ideas from other editors
NO FRONT RUNNER . . . Ridden
by Willie Shoemaker, Silky Sul
livan, coming from 29 lengths
back, won Santa Anita Derby by
3H lengths. It was Silky’s 7th
victory in 12 starts, and estab
lished him as contender for na
tional 3-year-old honors.
This An' That
The Cleveland Browns’ third-
round draft*choice, tackle Mel Guy
of Duke, has been signed for 1958.
Guy has another year of college
eligibility left and was not expect
ed to sign until next season. Guy,
a senior, said he will complete his
College work this summer and
pass up another year of college
football . . . Beloit College, ex
pelled in 1951 for overemphasis of
athletics, has been readmitted to
the Midwest Conference which it
helped found in 1921 . . . Jack
'Douglas, Stanford quarterback,
renounced football in hopes
of making good on the big-time
tennis circuit . . . Franklin Allan
Lewis, sports editor of the Cleve
land Press, died in his hotel room
at Tuscon, Ariz., apparently of a
heart attack. He was covering the
Cleveland Indians . . . High scor
ing Dom Flora of Newark, N. J.,
a senior at Washington and Lee,
won the Malcom U. Pitt award as
the Southern Conference basket
ball player of the year.
From the Dearborn Independent,
Dearborn, Michigan: Most econo
mists agree that the present down
ward trend in business and em
ployment could be promptly halted
and turned upward if those em
ployed (some 60 million) would
realize their economic power to
do the job.
Business depends upon employ
ment. Jobs depend upon produc
tion and production depends upon
demand. Any decrease in demand,
such as a reluctance to buy the
things we need, decreases produc
tion, jobs and business.
A reluctance to buy m^ans that
those employed are fearful of the
future. They are employed and
want to save every penny against
the contingency of losing their em
ployment The truth is that their
reluctance to buy will hurry their
own entry onto the list of unem
ployed because they are decreas
ing demands for products which
keep them on the job.
Somewhere along the line, con
fidence must break through if busi
ness is to take an upturn. Some
thing c st be done to show that
the future is bright tor this city,
this state and nation.
Advertising can play a leading
role in the restoration of confi
dence. Confidence, like measles,
is highly contageous. Who among
us can long be associated with a
confident, self-assured person with
out having some of these qualities
rub off on him?
Advertising is a force. It has the
same expressions v of force as edu
cation, publicity or propaganda.
All attempt, by presenting sugges
tions and arguments, to make
others believe and act in certain
ways. A force is neither good or
bad, but can be directed toward
either end. Electricity can electro
cute—it can also produce light
Advertising as a force can be di
rected toward good by showing
that now is the time for prospec
tive buyers to get the best bar
gains. The immediate bargain of
quality merchandise at a relative
ly low cost But the long-range
bargain of increased demand, in
creased production and jobs will
not only benefit the buyer but the
advertiser as well in increased
sales.
The wise merchant should real
ize that through advertising he is
also gaining a reputation. The wise
buyer does not heed anonymous
letters, neither does he heed anon
ymous products. The author of
neither can be found. The adver
tiser, on the other hand, can al
ways be found. His willingness to
have confidence in the economy,
future, as well as the present and
past will be, is, and was in the
hands of the people.
CROSSWORD PUZZLE
PUZZLE No. 4M2
ACROSS
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name
5 Kind of
tapestry
10 Agitate
14 Opposed to
aweather
15 Breed of
dwarf
cattle
16 Load
17 Name of
Detroit pro
basketball
team
19 Employs-
21 Hawaiian
wreath
22 Spools
24 Outfit
25 Abstract
being
26 Alleviate
27 Jury list
(pi.)
30 Narrate
32 Contends
34 Period
35 A crystal
gazer
37 Restricts
39 River of Italy
40 Youths
41 Cereal grain
42 Warm-weather
drinks
44 While
45 City in Ohio
48 Frees of dirt
49 Vigor
51 Flog
52 Epic
poetry
64 Ship which
transported
slaves
56 Singing
voice
58 Tea
61 Turmeric
62 Growing out
63 Ethiopian
title
64 Takes of
fense at
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strain graz
ing animal
(pi.)
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70 Wrath
72 Philippine
dwarf
negrito
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disorder
74 Equals
75 Part of plant
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2 Foreigner
3 Opposed
4 Nevertheless
5 Tempers
6 Gets up
7 Sun god
8 The sweetsop
9 Bushmen
10 Killed
11 Furnished
with label
12 Fish
13 Thing In law
18 Russian
city
20 Green
herbage
23 Something
huge
27 Fondle
28 Ran at cer
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29 Facing di
rection from
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impinges*
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vetch
33 Preposition
35 Strikes
with open
hand
36 Artist's
stand
38 Weight
(Pi.)
42 A Negro
people in
Nigeria
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45 Free from
dirt
46 Swiss
river
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catches fish
with d
seine (pl.»
50 Analyzes
grammatically
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55 Changes
direction
57 After
awhile
69 American
author
60 District of
India
62 Anglo-Saxon
slave
64 Male
sheep
65 First
woman
68 Faucet
68 Owns
71 Earth
coddess
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BY JOHN and JANE STRICKLAND
TODAY’S PROBLEM:
Fear.
H ARRY LAWSON, Cabot Ave
nue, Detroit, Michigan, writes
us of his fears during his early
childhood: he was afraid of the
dark; he was afraid of being alone
for any length of time; but most
of all he was afraid of people.
When callers came, he kept out
of the way. Since he was brought
up on a farm, there were not too
many callers. Keeping out of the
way for a short call was all right,
but when the caller stayed for din
ner or overnight, little Harry suf
fered tortures. There might be an
attempt, to bring him into the con
versation, and, horror of horrors,
he might be pulled up on someone’s
lap!
Going to school wasn’t so bad.
He knew the children for they had
in a way been in his life all his life;
and the teacher never became fa
miliar with the pupils. As he grew
older his fear dissipated to some
extent but he still stayed close to
his father if he went to town.
Strangers were fearsome beings.
This worried his parents to the
point that they knew something
must be done about it. An appeal
to an uncle was made and he came
to visit them. Harry hadn’t seen
him since babyhood so the uncle
paid little attention to him at first,
gradually showing friendliness.
Soon he liked this uncle and when
it was suggested that he return
with him for a visit, he was rather
pleased. They drove two days be
fore reaching his uncle’s home, and
Harry stayed in the car all of the
first day, eating sandwiches from
a drive-in. The next day he actually
got out and stood near the gasoline
attendants. After reaching their
destination, the uncle found it nec
essary to go away for two weeks,
leaving Harry with a strange aunt
and three stranger-cousins. It was
like plunging a non-swimmer into
the deep water. But it proved to be
the salvation of young Harry. By
the time his uncle returned he was
at ease with all the family. He says
he remembers one remark of his
uncle that has carried him safely
among strangers throughout the
years: “When you’re afraid, just
forget your fear and plunge in;
you won’t be afraid long.” And this
has been the keynote of his success
as a salesman, a job thoroughly
enjoyed today.