MINISTER who has been re ceiving the King’s Business as a gift from a member of his church, writes to say, “ Your paper and I fit like a shirt on a bean pole. I do not want it continued.” “ Indictment of the movie fun-maker Fatty Arbuckle reveals again how short a step it is from man’s laughter to man slaughter,” says the Pathfinder. News just received from Daniel Web ster. A spiritist medium called him up that those participating in a seance might ask him any questions they wish ed. He was asked if he considered he made any mistakes while on earth. Mr. Webster replied, “Not in my political life, but I made a few in my dictionary.” Disarmament conference has closed and after all was said and done, the millennium was indefinitely adjourned. Editor of Life says, “Nowadays most of the churches and preachers are so ad vanced that it takes considerable in genuity to get into hell.” A friend in Wisconsin writes us that her pastor says the day of individual regeneration is past— that men now are to be saved in bunches. She wants to know if this is the “ binding together in bundles” spoken of in the parable of Matt. 13:30. Think about that. First Baptist Church of San Bernard- ina, Calif., in seeking a pastor, let it be known what kind of a man they are looking for by passing resolutions. They read in part as follows: “ We take this opportunity of stating clearly the con victions and fulness of gospel loyalty for which we will look in one who comes to this pulpit and pastorate. We are the more careful to set forth our confession of faith in that some preach ers use the terms of orthodoxy with un- scriptural meanings.” Then follows a detailed statement of what the church stands for. Rev. Milton Fish, a man loyal to the fundamentals, has been the successful pastor of this church for several years.
A new day is dawning, but some of us are beginning to wonder what kind of weather this new day is bringing with it. For instance the police report in Los Angeles for one month says, “ There were 120 highway robberies in the city, and all major crimes on the increase. Auto bandits perpetrated 41 holdups in the city, securing more than $16,000. Ten grocery stores were loot ed and 20 gasoline stations fell victims. During the month there were 43 deaths from traffic accidents, two whole fami lies being wiped out, and 567 persons were seriously injured. Speeding was the cause of 76 injuries. During the month 25 persons committed suicide, ten being women.” Other large cities could match the records. Many of our readers are acquainted with “ Andy Gump” of the newspaper comics. A recent series pictures Andy sitting in an easy chair having a little soliloquy. This is what he says: “ A man prophesies that in about fifty years there will be hardly any crime. I’m sorry I won’t be around here to see It. Won’t it be fine when you see a load of money coming down the street in an open wagon. A fellow will drive .up in front of a bank and dump it like he would coal. After awhile a man will come along and kick a big roll of bills back in the pile again. Awhile later the janitor will come out with a wheel barrow and wheel it in. They won’t have any vaults— just throw it on the shelves. Jewelry stores will have all the goods out on the sidewalks, like vegetable stores. It’s going to do a lot of harm to some industries. Won’t need any firearms, safes or locks; won’t have to make any policeman but tons or stars. Take these big factories on a Saturday night— they’ll just put a pile of dough out in front of the place in a box, and as the employees are leav ing, they’ll just count out what’s com ing to them. If a fellow’s been loaf ing a little he’ll dock himself. Won’t it be great when you see a scab and a union man with their arms around each other kissing themselves good night.” And they tell us it’s “ social salvation” that will do all this.
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