for our child while the mother is yet carrying it, in those early years the Lord will give His discernment and grace. He wants to help us to live a consistent, righteous Christian life. We need to pray that the Lord will help 20TH CENTURY PUBLICAN AND SINNER I'm glad I'm not like other folks Who just read trash and silly jokes; Who spend their money in the show And never near the church will go! I'm glad I never swear nor steal Or envy of another feel; Or break the Lord's day anytime In any city, state or clime. I'm glad I never take a drink: Of course I wouldn't even think Of ever going to a dance, And at a card I wouldn't glance. The Lord can ne'er find fault in me: From all such sins I'm ever free; I'm not afraid to meet my god. . . . I'm living strictly without fraud. * * * Dear God, I am so full of sin I wonder! would you now come in And wash me clean this very day. And set me walking in Thy way? 0 Saviour, Thou didst die for me And bore my curse upon the Tree! 1 am not worthy of such love That God would send Thee from above. To save my soul, I am so glad That Thy sweet peace can now be had In heart and life, if I believe And Thy salvation do receive. And so, dear Lord, now at the Cross I'm counting everything but loss I want to please my God of love And some day see Him up above! us to be wise and understanding so that we may protect our little ones from all the evils around us, as well as from the evils of our own intentions, ignor ance or lack of discernment. * * * He who stands high in his own estimation is still a long wayfromthe top. * * * There's always onething you can do: do what's, right and leave the rest with God.
ice teas and soda water. These are delectable but do not provide material to build up the brain. There is a great deal of data avail able concerning four areas or factors affecting the unborn baby in various stages of development. One of these is social disease, such as “syphilis.” Venereal disease affects the formation of the life cell. Another problem is white lead. This substance, found in many paints, can be most injurious to an unborn child. The third is radiation. This is the reason we are concerned about such things as X-rays. The last is alcohol. You will not hear anything of its dangers in advertise ments. Scientists believe that alcohol can and does definitely affect an off spring. Dr. C. F. Hodge of Clark Uni versity in Worcester, Massachusetts carried on an experiment with psy chological and physiological aspects of liquor. He took four cocker •spaniels that were of the same strain and back ground. He mated them together and gave them the names of Nick and Topsy. He had a very interesting sense of humor. The other two dogs he called Bum and Tipsy. He tested the dogs as to the affect of alcohol upon their offspring. Nick and Topsy had no al cohol with their meals while Bum and Tipsy did. Checking the litters, the two which had no alcohol had 45 pups bom to their union. Only 4 died and 90.2% were normal. Bum and Tipsy, on the other hand, only had 23 pups bom to their union. Nineteen of them died. It was Dr. B. G. Fritz, a research scholar in Europe, who wrote a book in 1939 which was titled, “Alcohol, Another Germ Poison.” He declared, in reporting on 491 cases in investigations of alcohol, that there is injury done to the offspring as a result of the con sumption of alcohol. Knowing these things, and being guided by them, is one of the values of a real Christian life. When we follow our Saviour, and the Lord Jesus Christ becomes the Guide and Teacher of our lives, then He gives us a discernment as to moral values and character. When we place our lives and our children in His care, when we pray
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