The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 15, 1928, Page 2

PAGE TWO THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1928 Insurance in This Life Essential as in Next, Evangelist Holds REAL RELIGION TO EASE DEATH BY CASH TO KIN Bible Text Held to Justify Provision for Bereaved When Home Head Dies CHARITY ICY, SAYS HAM! i Poor House and Orphange Not | Proper Place; He Would Sell Policies if Not Preacher rance is another form of view of the Rev. Life in: religion, in the John W. ducting evan, Presbyterian re rade religion, he beli re, it is sanctioned by th p sees in the story of Jo: famine that smote the Nile, the first life insurance organ- ization in the history of the world. made to preserve Egypt ing, he believes should be made for loved ones by the heads of fam so that when death strikes,its sting provision, he told a vongre- gation at the Thursday evening serv- If he were not a he would be a life insurance agent, for he would feel that he was per. forming a religious service when he sold men protection for their fami- lies after death, So, he ance in this life is as essential as insurance for the life in the here- after. He sued as his text, Second Kings, chapter 20, verse 1: * y house in order; for thou shalt die and not live.” He said in part: God Is For Provider _ “Some people cbject to hearing a sermon that refers to death. They do not want to consider the grim realities of this inevitable experi- ence, It is the solemn duty of a servant of God to warn men to pre- pare for this issue. The task of urging men to set their houses in or- der is not a pleasant one. 3 “The prophet Isaiah came to King Hezekiah with the message of my text. His preaching was both per- sonal and propketical. I do not in- tend to be versonal, but I may be prophetical. Someone in this city may, before another day elapses, be in eternity and therefore the wisdom and necessity of making this plea. “There are some passages in the Bible that are capxble of a double application, This text is one of tha kind. ‘Set y house in order’ literally applied in the material realm, means making provision for those dependent upon you. This word ‘provision’ includes’ property, with the necessary legal safeguards for those yc desire to benefit. God is on the side of every man who struggles to keep those dependent upon him from becoming objects of charity. He is interested in the ma- terial prosperity of eve he heath- en, much less the Christian nations. Story of Joseph Applied “A. monarch on the throne in Egypt dreamed that ke saw seven fat calves coming up out of the river Nile and consuming all of the grass of the valley. This was followed by seven lean calves who consumed the seven fat calves. The am was upsetting to the monarch. He called in his wise-men and requested an in- terpretatio: They failed to give a satisfactory interpretation. So- journing in Egypt at the time was Joseph. He was called in to listen to a recital of the dream. “Joseph declared that Egypt was in for a period of plenty that would cover seven years. This would be fol- lowed by a pi of famine of equal length of time. The monarch asked Joseph what measures should be employed to meet the famine per- iod and Joseph advised the setting up of a federal life insurance com- pany that required every citizen to pay an annual premium of 20 per cent gross of their incomes. “This plan to the ruler seemed sound in principle and sufficient in volume to meet the emergency that would come on later. He gave or- i organization nt Jew, was lent of the first life insurance company in the his- tory of the world. “We read in Genesis, ‘So there was bread to eat in all the land of Egypt! If Joseph had not been on the scene to suggest methods to pro- tect Egypt, we would have read, ‘So the land of Egypt was bleached with bones of the dead, because there was no bread to cat.’ God was on the side of the Egyptians. Two Ways to Create Estate “There are two ways of creating an estate. One is by saving and in- it ‘hat is splendid for the able to save and wisely invest. It is so often true that the ‘ied man or other worker finds .| that only two stocks sold at | SIDE GLANCES - - - - By George Clark | (©1920. By NEA SERVICE INC. ‘REO. U. 8. PAT. OFF, “I guess she’s about the most ,| girls I know have developed her lisp.’ different companies. It was found! upon offering these stocks for sale, par, while many sold for ten cents on the dollar and some were absolutely worthless, Money expended in that direction, if invested in life insur- ance would have built up a fortune.’ “We have in this nation today more than 60,000,000 policyholders, representing a combined total pro- tection of $88,000,000,000. Sixteen billion of this protection was written last year, as revealed by the reserve put up with the various states. This protection represents only 7 per cent of the life value of America. In oth- er words, 93 per cent of the life value is etill unprotected. Insurance Can End Charity “The insurance companies are constantly fighting to eliminate the necessity of community chests, or- phans homes and other forms of charity. When the present life value of an American is increased to double and treble its rresent protec- tion, charity will become almost un- known, because the families of America will be upon a sound busi- ness basis and brought there by the constant education and protection afforded by the life insurance idea. “Life insurance. companies are fighting penal institutions. They provide helpless widows with money to continue the children in school when the bread-winner drops out. It is so often true that the children are left to wander about the streets and, in most instances, cease attendance at school, while the mother goes to work to provide bread for their little mouths. Their associations are not guarded and they grow up to be criminals, “The juvenile courts and the penal! institutions are grappling with this problem of youth and crime. In the majority of cases it has been found that these young people became criminals because the mother was unable to keep them in school and surround them with healthy asso- ciations. Visualize, if you can, the day when life insurance will have put the children of the nation on a protective basis and we see at once the moral value as well as the econ- omic value of the insurance idea. It] b means the banishment of crime to a large extent. “Eighty-five per cent of the wid- ows of this nation are working for a livelihood. Ninety per cent of the widows do nct own the roof over their heads. The husband intended to provide for those dependent on him, but neglected to do so until it popular star. I notice most of the results from such negligence. The unnecessary things of life would have provided against the day of want. Here Is Death's Sting “So often have I had the exper- ience of burying the bread-winner of the home and standing by the open grave, with the sobbing widow and crying children pulling at her skirts, that she has requested me to call to seé her on the following day. Upon calling I found what I suspected to be true, namely, that the father died intestate and with unpaid bills, in- cluding funeral expenses, it was necessary for the mother to go to work. She called me to ask if I) could arrange to place her children in the orphans’ home. It became necessary to tell the mother that Susie who was 14 and Johnnie, who was 13, could not be admitted, be- cause they were over the age limit. It would be necessary to farm them out for a livelihood. The three smaller children might be admitted if the waiting list of more than 150 children could be set aside for this emergency. In case they were ad- mitted, it would be necessary for the mother to sign away the rights of the children until they were of age. The eee home could not enforce discipline without legal ownership of the children. i “To say this to the widow has al- been my hardest task. The minister, who advises that the home will have to be broken up and the mother left to work and late, per- haps, each night she must go to an old hall bedroom and not enjoy the prattle of her children about her, is indeed sentenced to a task to be shirked on the part of every minis- ter; but he must tell her, however harsh and cruel the words seem to} sound. If the husband had not. neglected his loved ones, no such tragedy would have ever Life Agent Does Chris! “If I want to say that there is someone in this city tonight who is worse than Tom Paine, the great French infidel, or Bob Ingersoll, the renowned American infidel, there would doubtless be instant disagree- ment with the statement. It would e true, nevertheless, if there is one man in this city who has no property or no insurance and good health. I can prove this statement from the Bible. 1 Timothy, 5-8. ‘But if any man provide not for his own, and especially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.’ “If I were not in the ministry, I for I would know that I would be doing the next best thing for hu- manity, Every time 1 couid prevail upon a man to take out a policy in @ good strong company, I would be doing a Christian deed for a possible widow and orphans. e “I hear someone say, ‘But I have faith to believe that God will take care of my lo.ed ones.’ My answer is—that he will, even if you neglect them. He has two ways of provid- ing for them, One is by private charity. If you have no more con- cern or love tor your loved ones than to pass on to your death, shifting the burden to them or their relatives, then nothing 1 could say would in- terest you or change your mind. Bitterress in Charity “The other method at God’s dis- posal is that of the county home or poor house, ‘This is public charity. af you are lacking in pride and love, of course they are likely to have to be taken care of jn these tax-sup- ported institutions. You will be dead and their keen embarrassment, of course, would not bother you at that time. No real man will admit that he is lacking in interest in his family to that extent. Hence the wisdom of .ceking out the 1epresen- tative of :. good insurance company and discussing your problems with him. He will sarprise you in his dis- position and ability to help you create an estate which would be at a comparatively small cost. Let me urge anyone in this city that has not ‘set your house in order’ in this re- spect, to lose not a day in making provision for those dependent upon you, to do so at once. Delay may be fatal. I believe in having ample coverage or insurance in this life. also believe in having coverage or in- surance for the soul in the next life.” At this point Dr. Ham turned his attention to the spiritual applica- tion of his text, concerning man’s re- lationship to Christ and the wisdom of seeking Him as a Saviour. and operate. A commission of men HI HWAY BOARD jactively interested in seeing it work out to a paying basis. A commission REFUSES FARGO BRIDGE ACTION Babcock Suggestion Impossible in Absence of Legislative Funds Another chapter in the squabble over the proposed bridge betweenk, Fargo and Moorhead, Minn., was written by the North Dakota high- way commission here Friday. In a recent letter to the North Dakota commission C. M. Babcock, head of the Minnesota highway de- partment, expressed himself as will- ing to proceed with the construction of three bridges between the two cities, provided it is distinctly un- derstood that the North bridge is to come first but that the south bridge shall not be built until arrange- ments are complete for the construc- tion, at the same time, of the bridge connecting Northern Pacific Avenue, Fargo, with Central Avenue, Moor- ead. , Babtock suggested that resolu- tions covering this phase df the mat- ter be passed by the North Dakota commission . and the Cass county commissioners. The North Dakota commission, however, refused to pass such a res- olution. It passed one of its own saying it could not agree to bind the state to the construction of three bridges in the absence of legislative appropriation to perform the work. Because of various disagreements between the highway departments of the two states and officials of Clay | county and Moorhead, Minn., on one side of the river, and officials of Cass county and Fargo on the other side, the question of constructing the bridge has reached a stalemate several times. The matter has been in controversy for the last three years, SAVED BY A TAIL Tuckahoe, N. Y., Dec. 15.—Patsy Salvatré’s dog was scheduled for execution. Authorities had caught him without muzzle and license. nt {county from Williston north. ROADS REQUIRE NEW TAX, VIEW OF LEGISLATOR {Brunsdale Also Favors Gen- erous Attitude Toward Schools, He Says |URGES CHANGE ON MILL Would Have It and Elevator Operated by Commission; for Merging Boards Portland, N, D., Dec. 15.—(#)— More money for highway develop- jment, a more generous attitude {toward the state school system and institutions of higher education and some provision for taking the state mill and elevator out of politics to insure itsound business administra- tion should be considered by the forthcoming legislature, in the opin- ion of C. Norman Brunsdale, a mem- ber of the state house of representa- tives, " Commenting on the present needs of the state as he sees them, Bruns- dale said: “I am definitely interested in see- 1|ing legislation proposed and favor- ably acted upon to place the mill and elevator at Grand Forks on a different basis from that under which it has so unfavorably and un- successfully been carried on in the past. I would like to see it taken completely out of politics and put in the hands of a commission to run composed of men widely known to be favorable to it, yet containing men who have experience and aptitude for the business of running a mill and elevator. Otherwise it would have ho restraining influence on the active management and be of no service in directing the efforts of the active management. “I am in favor of a more gen- erous attitude toward our schools and state university and state col- lege, and would be interested in see- ing some of the indirect revenue go directly to our university and state college, as for example the revenue from the cigarette law. 5 “I would like to see the work and duties of our many boards and com- missions coordinated, running many. of them together, for there are too many of them. We could do away with some, increase the power and scope of others. Then place men upon them by appointment consistent with public service and welfare, and relieve, as far as possible, consistent with public welfare and safety, the administrative officers that now are overburdened with duties on a dozen and one boards and commissions.” HIGHWAY BOARI FAVORS BRIDGE Grading Projects in Western Counties Are Approved at Meeting Request for the construction of a bridge over the Pembina river on U. S. Route No. 81 was approved by the state highway commission Friday. be Requested grading propects were approved as follows: 16 1-2-miles. on No. 28 in Renville county from Sherwood north and south; 15 miles in Bottineau county southeast from Omemee; 12 miles in Pierce county, north of York; 10 miles in Walsh county on No, 17; 42 miles in Dunn county on No. 25, extending across the county; 24 miles in McLean cuunty on No. 41, from Turtle Lake to Ruso and 10 miles in Williams Patsy couldn’t see it that way. He|quests for grading -and gravelin, reached into the death chanver aud | four miles east from Oakes, Dickey fone his pet out by the tail. Then le was permitted to keep the pup on his mother’s promise to secure was too late. Tragedy after tragedy would be in the insurance business,| @ muzzle and license. | OUT OUR WAY TAATS MY MACH Just WANTED TH' JOB LIFTED salaried it not only difficult but well-nigh impossible to invest ii . It is just here that d iples as expressed in the life urance companies of the natio1 step in and of to assist an of sound body and mind who is limited income. nies do not exact for the high premium rate bat Joseph requested. Egypt had vo reserve and, therefore, had to the rate very high. Old-line have created reserves and able to offer at s mini- that is within reach By Williams You CANT BLAMEV people is Ne! T OuT Fit. TH SIZE CO TH, JOB HE'S USIN TH CRANE Guy \aTTh so FOR THINKIN’ HE WANTED TO LIFT TH WHOLE TREY WONT UFT EVEN A FINGER, WHEN You WANT A PAIR O' KiD Gloves GET A_30_“TON CRANE [CLEANED, Sus LUFT OoT OF ahs ACHING, CALL UP ANDO, A BIG TRucK DRWES OR F Ss : ve oT RwiLlanc county, were approved as was a re- quest for graveling 24 miles on two different routes in Dickey county. M. D. Butler was given an exten- sion of time in constructing a road east from Turtle Lake, McLean county. The commission entered into an agreement with the Milwaukee Rail- road for construction of an overpass at Gascoyne, Bowman county. ‘The state will pay $2765, or half the cost of the work, [AT THE MOVIES | o. —————— CAPITOL THEATRE An Sxpone of the devious methods pursued by automobile thieves, work- ing in established gangs, is one of the interesting features of “Walk- ing Back” a new dramatic De Mille studio prea which comes to the Capitol Theatre on Monday next. ue Cars! is featured as a school girl in “Walking Back,” di- rected by Rupert Julian. Richard Walling will be seea in a character- ization of power and appeal. Rob- ert Edeson, Ivan Lebedeff, Arthur Rankin, Jane heckley and Florence Turner fill other prominent roles. ELTINGE THEATRE’ Lon Chaney, a paralyzed, venge- ful Nemesis, ruling a savage tribe as a “white voodoo” in order to work out a monstrous revenge in the wilds of an African jungle, is the mystery thriller coming to the Eltinge for Monday and lay in “West of Zanzibar.” Lionel Len more badd ip hunted enemy ai fo) seen as the heroine; “Chansy's 4 whose Jove regenerates a renegade yhysician ape the unsa’ crew in the Co: iiderness. role is enacted .by Warner Baxter. Weird voodoo rites and ceremon-| ies, with the uncanny _ incantations and grim sacrifices of the native tribes, are staged by several hundred natives in the »; high daughter, |. Beautiful Flapper Fanny wouldn't be ver: didn’t make someone else happy. She has broug! happy on Christmas if she it 300 smiles to you this year, and she hopes you will repay her by being a Good Fellow this ned and bringing some smiles to the poor and unfortunate on Christmas Day. N. D. FIRES CAUSED 24 DEATHS IN YEAR AND INJURIES TO 41, MARSHAL REPORTS Carelessness Around Gasoline _ and Use of Kerosene to Light Stoves Are Cited Fire caused the deaths of 24 per- sons and caused injuries to 41 per- sons in North. Dakota during the year ending Jie 80, 1928, according to:the annual report of E. J. Pepke, state fire marshal. The use of gasoline in the home for cleaning clothes caused most of the fatalities. The use of gasoline and kerosene for building fires in stoves also resulted in injuries to many persons and, in some cases, caused death."* °° In one instance, gasoline was placed in an electric washing ma- chine, resulting in the death of one person. Lighting matches in the whene soline was stored it about: fires and explosions with disastrous effect, to ‘the per- sons who struck the‘matches. Damages caused to buildings b: fire.amounted to $1,004,143, accord- ing to the report. Loss to contents of buildings totaled $889,102. Richland county suffered greater losses from fire than any other county in the state. Damages to buildings totaled $87,507 and con- tents damages were valued at $72,- 83. Of the cities, Fargo sustained the greatest fire loss. Damage to build. Jings totaled $19,290 with $29,441 damage to contents. Minot sus- tained the next greatest loss with $21,452 damage to buildings and $15,148 to contents. - Forty-six fires were investigated by the fire marshal because of sus- pected arson. Nine persons were convicted and imprisoned on arson charges. ‘Two others were commit- ted to the state hospital for insane for setting fires; Several persons are held on charges of arson and their cases still are pending. Radio Furniture Is New Work of Artist Reminiscent of the gaye when: the only member of the family who knew anything whatsoever about the radio set was, the man of the house, little or no consideration was Svea to the beauty of the cabinet which housed the receiver. Like everything else in its amateur stage, the radio set of years ago was ugly in appearance and proportion and presented an ‘out-of-pl ‘look. no matter where it was placed in-the home. Today, radio cabinets play an im- portant part of the sales value of a radio set. Radio manufacturers are now putting as much effort on the beauty of the cabinets as in pro- ducing efficiency in the set. Particularly noted for the excel- lence of furniture'as well as the per- fection of its chassis, are the Zenith radio receivers. Zenith cabinets lend: harmony ahd haagpg aly Dealt to any room, coming in the early Eng- lish, and Italian Hensissance desians, with the spécial: period deluxe Pe r TRINITY ENGLISH LUTHERAN CHURCH Ave. C and Seventh street. I. G, Monson, pastor. Serviees Sunday morning at 10:45. Topic: The Ambassadors of God (1 Cor, 4:1-5). Selection by ‘the choir. Sunday school, all classes. iors at 9:80, Juniors at 12. No evening service. aya LICAL CHURCH ra’ E. Herzberg, Pastor. 10:00—Morning worship. Topic: “Revival Sought and Obtained.” 11:00—Sunday School. 7:15—Christian Endeavor. 8:00—Evening worship. “The Prosperous Fool.” Wednesday: 7:80—Prayer service. Friday: 7:80—Meeting of the Boy Scouts. FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH The Luther League will have charge of the evening service and the following rogram will be given: Reading, Harold ling, Harold Engen. Talk, Iver Larson. Vocal solo, N. E. Bystrom. Talk, H. J. Swenson. Vocal duet, Ella and Esther Gross Reading, Emma Brewster. Closing exerci FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST Corner Fourth street and Avenue C. Sunday service at 11 a. m. err “God, the Preserver of an. Sen- Topic: \4 school, Miss E. Brelje, superint it. 10:80 — Morning service (Ger- are The pastor will h E » Me, rr reac] saudi Bible bi ag dae Foca le hour charge 7:30—Evening service (Englist.). GOSPEL TABERNACLE OF Bis- models, masterpieces of rare cabinet- | 4 maker’s art. FEARFUL DEATH - “= RAY INVENTED ot te, f scpleding. ono ‘Wlograte of of @ su im of coal with # forge of 90,000,000,- 10 creating in- to anythi it touches are claims laid by Erich Graichen, 30, for his “invisible deat A a oo Pet voltage passéd through a vacu- um valve of quartz glass con: tal ing an gry and\tw cath. odes. ra: a ‘combination of m 6 X-rays, cathode n pectacular CH scenes, Chaney performs arn aie ) as fire eatin: and other s magic, to cow the savages into obedience his mands. The’ sensational climax, in which the re of the crippled magician trrns on himself, is an astounding ---4 ¢>~>a#fonal de- nouement. aii = His present ray is said to kill at 16. feet. “I am sfraid under it inadequate conditions to for it woah danteny averstheg “for it woul ever termediate, except adult. The re- mainder at 12 o'clock. Christian Endeavor at 6:80. wheal erat othe! ugatana Synod) Corner Seventh street and Avenue D A. J, Malmquist, ir. No services in the forenoon, as ths pastor is away. iz o’clock—Sunday #2:00! and ra- hearsal of the Christmas 7:30 p. m.- Devotional meeting ther League. Hugo Mag- nuson, president. The confirmation children meet every Friday at 3:45 p. m. The church choir meets every Thursday at 8 p.m. N. E. Bystrom, dizector. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH ee vearhee Avenue B » A. Stephens, . 10:00—Sunday lh mae 11:00—Morning worship, Dr. John W. Ham Bdolils 8 - 2:30—Meeting for women at the Presbyterian church, Dr. Ham speaking. Every woman and girl in Bismarck invited. Aes St) and Junior B. Y. 7:30—Evening wo! preaching. Subject: by to God.” The services Sunday will close the series of special meetings. ‘7:30—Wednesday evening Lek hed meeting. Subject for discussion “What has the special meeting done for me?” 3:00—Thursday afternoon the Mission Circle meets at the parson- age. McCABE METHODIST EPISCO: PAL CHURCH Walter E. Vater, pastor. Morning worship—10:20 o'clock. Organ Prelude — “Elegie,” Shep- |. Miss Ruth Rowley. Anthem. each Me to Do Thy Will,” Goodwin. Organ Offertory — “Romanza in G,” Eversole. Vocal Solo — Selected — Kenneth Preston. Sermon—“The Spirit Filled Life.” Walter E. Vater. Organ Postlude — “Sortie,” Col- burn. 12:00 Noon — Sunday school (classes for all ages). 4: p.m hestra practice, Leader, 6:30 C. Boepple. 5 p. m. — Epworth League. Topic, “Those Glorious Songs of, Old.” Leader, Miss Margaret Church. Evening Worship—7:30 o'clock. Organ Prelude — “Introspection,” Hartmann. Anthem—“O Jesus, Thou Art Standing,” Wilson. : Organ Offeriory—Serenade, Wil- liams. Violin Solo — Selected — Lamont Hoskin. Sermon—“The Tragedy of an Ancient Gallows.” Walter E. Vater. Organ Postlude — Allegro, Rob- erts. Prayer service Wednesday evening at 7:30. No Governor’s Ball Desire of Shafer Social functions attending the in- auguration of George F. Shafer as governor will be few and brief, ac- cording to the governor-elect’s pres- ent plans. Discussion of the probability of an inaugural ll, once a recognized social function, in this state but dis- carded in recent years, caused Shafer to make it plain that he does not favor any such affair. His idea, his friends say, is to take office quietly and go to work immediately. School Land Board Lends Farms $462,500 Applications for 227 farm loans have been g awarded some of the applicants were materially ‘reduced the total of the loans allowed was $462,260. The board also purchased $2000 m Hawkeye school dis- McKenzie county, and of bonds from Bonetrail school district No. 35, Williams county. Snyder Funeral Set for Sunday at 3:30 Funeral te Snyder wil be held at 3:30 afte at the Presb: interment will - the fr int wi = ily ree in St. Mary’s cemictery. an is death is party chargeable to ler became ill on 9 physician entering an attack of influenza. 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