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ALLIED FORCES NOW IN SHAPE
TO LAUNCH ONE
OEFENSIVE PASSED TO.HUNS
Foch Has the Men and the Means
American Troops to Keep
Streaming Over
Washington. Tho latest official re
ports Indicating that tho Amorlean
and French troops aro still harrying
tho Germans with tholr spectacular
outflanking movement in tho Chateau
Thierry salient, and that tho njllcd
attack Is spreading cast and west sug
gest tho possibility that events of the
noxt few days will develop tho long
awaited grand counter-offensive. Sec
retary of Wnr llakor gave guarded
expression to this vlow when ho said
tho significance of tho brilliant allied
drlvo lies in Foch's belief that "tho
allied wrces nro now sufllclcntly
Btrong to Justify vigorous counter
offenslt'o action."
Already tho dcfonslvo has passed to
the Germans on tho wldo bnttlo front
from Solssons almost to Verdun. In
the channel sectors the British, whllo
not launching n vigorous counter-attack
as yet, have been conducting a
nibbling offensive policy for days that
has kept tho Germans in a defensivo
position.
Hoover Safe In England
"Washington Herbert C. Hoover, food
controller, has arrived at a Drltlsh
port from America, Hoover left Wash
ington en route to London July S, and
ailed from an Atlantic port Just a few
days later, to make a survey of tho
food situation in Europe. Ho was ac
companied by Joseph P. Cotton, chief
of the meat division. James W. Dell,
of tho milling division, Gcorgo S.
Jackson, vice president of tho grain
corporation of the food administration,
and Lewis Strauss, Mr. Hoover's sec
retary. The problem of pooling food
supplies will occupy a largo part of
Mr. Hoover's time whllo in Europe.
Will Make Loan to China
Washington. Tho government has
agreed to a loan to China by American
bankers provided China cancels nil
outstanding loans and that all loans bo
shared by tho bankers of tho United
States, Great Britain, Franco nnd
Japan. Details have not been com
pleted, but J50.000.000 Is tho approxi
mate figure under consideration. Tho
Etate department Insisted upon tho
quadruplo financial alliance, that no
country should gain a predominant
financial influence in China. This will
necessitate cancellation of tho $10,000,
000 loan advanced recently by Japan
In agreement with entento bankers.
To Develop Foreign Trade
Now York. For tho first time In
history American manufacturers havo
formed a combination to develop
foreign trade Forty-four manufac
turer, whoso sales amount annually
to $100,000,000 havo given tho corpora
tion authority to send ngents to Cen
tral and South America, Cuba, Porto
Rico, tho Dominican Republics and tho
Philippines and tho StraltB settle
ments to Introduce their goods. Tho
combination was effected under the
Wcbb-Pomorono law which allows
manufacturers to Join forces to open
foreign markets to American trade
Distribution of Physicians
Washington. Tho government Is
about to nssumo control of tho cntiro
medical profession to obtain sufficient
doctors for tho array, and at tho samo
timo to distribute thoso remaining to
tho localities or services whero they
nro most needod for civilian work.
This mobilization is to bo accom
plished elthor by enrolling nil doctors
in a voluntary sorvlco corps under
plodgo to accept whatever service,
military or civilian, Is assigned them,
or, if tho -voluntary plnn is not suc
cessful, by legislation providing for
drafting them Into service
Labor Dlsputo In England
London. A labor, dispute which
tnny lead to a serious altuatlon has
bogun In Coventry nnd other centers,
says tho ministry of munitions. Ces
sation of work would lead to tho stop
page of tho production of somo of tho
nioBt vital and urgently needed appli
ances and munitions. Tho threatened
strike arises from the action of tho
government in Boeing that skilled
labor was fairly divided nmong tho
munition firms. This had brought
about a great deal of misunderstand
lng which every effort wna being mado
to remove
Perkins Heads Burlington
Chicago, Chnrlos E. PcrkiiiB is tt.o
nowly-eloctcd president of tho Chicago
Burlington & Qulncy railroad to sue
I J ulMl.lvuauWIl.VJl L11U J1IL11LII
coed Halo Holden, who has been np-
-pointed roglonnl director of tho cen
tral western rogion.
$10,000 Speed-Limit Wager
Snn Francisco. J. J. Tynan, gonoral
managor of tho Union Iron works horo.
wait traveling through Colorado on
his way enst when ho read ah account
of a challenge by George Amies, presi
dent of tho Moore Shipbuilding com
pany horo, offering $10,000 that any
team of workmen from tho Mooro
plant could defeat any team from any
department of nny other shipbuilding
concern In turning out work to boat
tho " Hun. Tynan wired back his
uccoptMice of tho doll and details for
the contest nro now under way.
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YANKS DRILLIANT FIGHTERS
More Than Match for Germans
Latest Offensive Mako Dash
Ing Counter Attacks
In
Paris It was a brilliant operation
In which tho American troops ejected
tho enemy from the positions ho had
gained temporarily on tho southern
sido of the Mnrnc. Tholr counter at
tacks wero vigorous, throwing tho
Germans back across tho river near
Fossy. This part of the lino had been
tho sceno of tho most desporate fight
ing, when tho Germans startod to
throw pontoons across tho stream. A
fow German oloments nt first suc
ceeded In getting over in boats, chas
ing tho allied troops nway from the
banks whllo tho German engineers
began to lay tho bridges.
French airplanes played great havoc
lu tho German ranks while tho bridges
woro under construction. Ono squad
ron dropped bombs on two of theso
bridges whllo enemy troops woro
crossing. Tho bridges were broken
nnd tho soldiers thrown into tho river.
Tho nvlutors constantly bombed tho
other bridges and did great execution
among the Germans on tho bridges as
woll ns on the banks, whoro tho enemy
was concentrated In great masses.
When the Germans had crossed the
river tho fighting became terrific. Tho
French nnd Americans, holding tho
southern Bide, fell back to their prin
cipal combat positions. They fought
all the way nnd counter attacked oc
casionally, creating confusion In tho
ranks of the ndvnnclng foe. Thon,
later tho Americans started a dash
ing counter blow which resulted In
tho Germans retiring pell-mell to the
river.
One Brewery Closes
St. Louis Tho first browory to bo
closed ns a rosult of Fuel Adminis
trator Garfield's coal order is tho
Helm brewery, which has boon In
continuous operation for the past seventy-two
years and which Btlll has a
big trade to supply. Moro than 150
employes wero thrown out of work by
this closing nnd It is expected that
this number will bo incrensed as oth.
crs feel tho rosult of tho fuol order.
A shortage of lco looms large as tho
breweries go out of existence, as
many of them supply large amounts
to tho trade. All the managers stato
that tho ico plants will not ho oper
ated Independently as tho cost of oper
atlon would bo too largo.
Approves Wilson's Views
Amsterdam Uaron von nurlan, tho
Austro.-Hungarlan foreign minister, In
a note to Austrian and Hungarian
premiers as quoted in n Vienna dis
patch, In reference to President Wil
son's four points In his July 4th
speech said ho was ablo to opprovo
of them heartily and that to a great
1 extont "nobody would rofuso homago
to this genius and nobody would ro
fuso his cooperation." Baron Burlan
said nono of tho belligerent states
need como Into tho position reached
by Russia nnd Rumania as "wo cvor
aro ready to enter into pcaco negotia
tions with nil our opponents.
Express Companies Losers
Washington Although operating
rovenues Increased, tho olght inter
state express companies sustained a
not loss of ?D45,741 last February,
compared with a loss of $132,911 tho
samo month last year. Operating
rovenues wero $19,333,000, compared
with $15,3S 1,000 In February, 1917.
Tho Southern Express company was
tho only ono of tho olght which did
not fchow a net loss.
Mooney Awaits Execution
San Francisco An order com
mitting Thomas J. Mooney to San
Quenttn penitentiary to nwait execu
tion thcro on Friday, August 23, haB
boon given the sheriff hero by Super
ior Judgo Franklin A. Glflln, boforo
whom Mooney was convicted of mur
der lu connection with a preparedness
day bomb explosion here Moonoy
was granted a day In which to ar
rango his nffalra horo.
Labor Situation is Grave
Sioux Falls. Tho labor situation In
South Dakota is serious, according to
W. C. Board man, head of tho govern
ment extonslon division in this state
Hundreds of laborers aro leaving the
ctatc, owing to thu delay in the ripen
ing of tho small grain crop. Tho
harvest has not yet opened in ninny
sections of tho stnto on nccount of
ndvorso weather conditions.
To Study Russian Conditions
Washington Appointment of a
commission to invostigato thoroughly
conditions In Russia, is urged on Presl
dont Wilson in a letter from Senator
Hitchcock of Nebraska, chairman of
tho scnato foreign relations commit,
toe Tho question of military Inter
vention In Russia was not discussed
in tho lottor.
Wire Control DIM Signed
Washington President Wilson hns
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- lnea, the wiro control resolution, cm
poworlng him to take-over and oper
ate for the period of tho war, all
telegraph, telephone, cable nnd radio
Hues.
Married by Cable
Frederick, Md. Although separaton
by tho Atlnntlc, .MIrs Goldlo Anita
Black of Thurmont and Guy V. Lewis,
who Is "Homewhoro lu Franco," woro
married. The ceremony In this coun
try was performed nt tho homo of
tho bride's parents by Rev. E. O.
Prltchctt, whllo Licutonant Wnrro, an
army chaplain, officiated across tho
sea. Tho ceremony was arranged after
considerable cablo communication.
Everything was enrriod out simul
taneously in tho two countries.
LINCOLN MAN TO
DIRECT Y. M. C, A.
WAR FUND DRIVE
CHARLES STRADER.
Charles Strnder, successful business
man of Lincoln, has accented uu Invi
tation from tho State Wur Work
Council of the Y. M. C. A. to direct
Its campaign this fall to raise Ne
braska's apportionment to the $112,
000,000 fund. Mr. Strader will direct
the campaign from the Omaha head
quarters. Nebraska's quota Is $1,120,
000, bused on the allotment given this
state in the third Liberty loan drive.
Of the total fund, ?97,000,000 will
lie for promotion of Red Triangle
work with the Amorlean and allied
armies, and Slfi.OOO.OOO for the war
work being done by the Y. W. C. A.
As far as possible, use will bo mado
of the samo organization used In Ne
braska's Y. M. O. A. drive last No
vember. A conference to shape final
arrangements will be called In Oninlia
early In September. The drlvo will
be In October.
Over $1100,000 of Liberty bonds, held
by banks lu Dodge, Madison and
Franklin counties, and deducted by
the Institutions from their capital
stock In making returns for purpim'S
of taxation, has resulted In the statu
board of equalization refusing to ap
prove such action. The state board
lias ordered the Dodge county as
sessor to mako a now return without
allowing tiny such deduction, and lms
called upon assessors of the other two
counties to send complete reports of
the proceedings boforo the county
boards of equalization.
Tho run down condition of the
Moffat railroad' In Colorado, which
has threatened to shut off Nebraska's
bituminous conl supply next winter, Is
to bo Improved, Nebraska Fuel Admin
istrator Kennedy announced. Mr.
Kennedy refers to the Routt county
conl fields ns "the bituminous ronl bin
of Nebrasko."
That fl.DOO acres of state school
lands In Perkins county nre bringing
only 2. to 35 cents nn acre to tho
stato treasury, whore it should bo
bringing nt least 42 cents, was tho
complaint of Theodore Barnes Hold
rege, beforo the state bonrd of edu
cational lands and funds nt Lincoln.
Tho federal food administration at
Vnshlngton announced that Charles
Henderson of Kimball, Neb., Is one of
several persons found guilty of violat
ing the food administration rules nnd
have lost their licenses. Mr. Hender
son, It Is nlleged, violated the substi
tute rules and his place was closed.
Tho Madison County Council of De
fense has nnnounced to Madison coun
ty people that they should not sell
their Liberty bonds. Tho council Is
especially anxious to stop the sale of
certain stock for which Liberty bonds
aro being received as payment.
Nebraska added another "first" to
her war record, In the fact that she
was the first state In the Fourteenth
Industrial district to return a list of
her Industries. This report was ninde
to the regional director at Kansas
City.
A new home guards company with a
membership of 110 has been organ
ized at Schuyler.
The state railway conimtssinn tins
granted tho Lincoln street ear firm
permission to charge 10 cents ear fojo
from Lincoln to Hie Mate fair
grounds. The five cents extra, how
ever, goes In the fair association for
terminal Improvement.
The defendants In the case of the
Farmers' Irrigation district or Scotts
liluff and Morrill counties, against the
Trl-State Laud Co.-, and bondholders
of the district, removed the case
from Scottshluff to the federal court
nt North Platte.
According to official figure, Omnhir
ranks first of all tho cities of tho
United States In the amount of sale
of War Savings Stumps. Per capita
Hales In the Nebraska metropolis av
erage $10.S;j, Syracuse, N. Y.. ranks
next to Omaha, It has made a rec
ord' of selling 57.2.1 worth uf the
uuiall bonds per capita.
Nebraska's two senators, Hitchcock
and Nnrrls, voted with the majority
when Un senate passed the resolu
tion giving tho president power to
take over and operate telegraph, tele
phone, cable und radio lines.
Nebrasku railroads have challenged
the nuthorlty of tho Nebraska stato
railway commission to enter tho or
der which It Issued recently, covering
the closing of freight depots und re
ciprocal duties of carriers and ship
pers to facilitate tho delivery 'and
bundling of goods for shipment un
der the new regulations. The carriers
have been raising the jurisdiction
question In nil orders of the rullway
commission recently on the ground
that the state board has lost authority
to proscribe under what conditions the
railroads shall operate since the gov
ernment took over their operation.
The Central Power company, nt
Grand Island, which uses water pow
er, and tho municipal electric light
company, have made n working merg
er "during tho duration of the fuel
shortage," which provides that when
the company's plant Is run by water
power It Is to furnish current to the
clly. The stale's plant nt the Sol
diers' home may Join the merger.
Farmers of Sheridan county have
decided to enter the field of potato
buying, grading and selling and the
manufacture of starch and other po
tato products. An association com
posed of 1 10 members has been form
ed. The starch factory Is to be lo
cated at Gordon, with grading stations
at Scedau, Rushvllle, Clinton, Hay
Springs und Bordeaux.
Prof. W. W. Uurr of the agronomy
department of tl university of Ne
brasku, says the recent rain is the
salvation of the corn crop In Nebras
ka, n considerable portion of which
was close to the verge of ruin. Other
crop experts ngree that with reason
able weather for the next month Ne
braska will harvest the greatest corn
crop In its history this fall.
Housewives of Nebraska may havo
nil the sugur that Is necessary for the
canning und preserving fruits and
vegetables, announces the Federal
Food administration for Nebraska.
But In making application for sug.ir,
housewives should limit the use to
us small amount as possible and yet
preserve the necessary fruits.
York county commercial club labor
bureau has furnished the "farmers
with over two hundred men. Under
the supervision of the Commercial club
the home guards assisted in harvest
ing 1.0S0 acres of grain on twenty-six
farms, forty-live of fifty men taking
part.
The first carload of Red Cross cat
tle sold on the Omaha market netted
the Brownlee, Cherry county, chapter
of the American Red Cross $2,121.
The shipment consisted of 20 bend of
cows and calves, till donated by far
mers residing in the vicinity of
Brownlee.
Secretary E. R. Dunlelson of tho
Nebraska stato fair emphatically de
nies rumors to tho effect that the fair
will bo discontinued this year and that
the grounds will bo turned over to tho
government for a training camp.
Richard L. Metcalfe of Omaha bus
accepted tho filing for tho democratic
nomination for United States senator,
recently made by democrats of Web
ster county. Ho has resigned from
tho stato council of defense.
Nebraska will send 100 men to
Camp Fremont, California, under u
new draft call for 40,000 men Just Is
sued by Provost Murshal General
Crowder. They will entruln between
August f und 0.
A contract bus been let for the con
struction of n men's cottage at the
Beatrice Institution for feeble minded,
and the first unit of 1i new "power
plant there. The bid for both buildings
was $sa,!102.
The grain hnrvest Is on in north
Nebraska and wheat and oats nre be
ing cut. Early Indications nre that
winter wheat Is In good condition nnd
that spring wheat Is rather light. The
quality of the grain Is excellent.
Bonds In tho sum of $15,000 wero
voted nt Bennett for the erection of a
new school building. The proposition
was voted upon three years ago, but
was lost by a few votes.
Fourteen coal sheds to hold 100
tons of coal each arc to be built by
Douglas county authorities, to hold
the coal supply for the county hospital
and the court house.
A call for 2110 colored men for the
national army from Nebraska has
been sent to local boards. The con
tingent will bo sent to Camp Fnnston.
Flour and sugar curds, as protec
tion against slackers In tho commun
ity, probably will be Issued -by mer
chants of Emerson.
Wheat Is running from 1.r to 20.
nnd oats from .'10 to fiO bushels to the
acre In Dodge county.
Nebraska's quota of student nurses
to fill vncuncles in Amorlean hospitals,
ouummI by the great number of nurses
now abroad, has been determined nt
700. Enrollment will commence
July 20.
State institution employes nre for
bidden hereafter to lend property be
longing to the state to outsiders or use
It themselves except for state pur
poses. The bonrd has recovered somn
property wblch lin been loaned to
outsiders by Institution employes and
the ruling Is a result.
The Commercial club of Columbus
has accepted the offer of 1100 barrels
of cement for seedling mile of tho
Lincoln highway, made by Geo. Wnl.
slate consul for tho association. The
club has agreed to raise. $2,000.00)
locally to Improve the thoroughfare In
that vicinity.
A field of 21 acres of wheat on the
farm of 'Albert Nelson, southeast of
Fremont, yielded 3! bushels to Un
it ere.
A North Platte bakery wis ordered
closed for a week for violating the or
der for wheat substltiites.
BOY IN TRANCE
SEES WAR'S END
April, 1923, Is Date He Names
For Final Victory of
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YANKEE MIGHT WINS
Twenty-Year-Old Youth In Subscon.
scious State Make Remarkable
Predictions Americans to
Chase Huns Acw,r,3 Rhine.
Washington. Ifidci1 tense and
tragic circumstances, ftevcral physi
cians nnd nurses in Emergency hos
pital listened to a remarkable predic
tion by a twenty-yeur-ohl Washington
boy, In a mysterious subconscious
state of mind, that peace in the great
world's war will bo definitely nnd
finally concluded April 20,-1023, nt
(130 p. in.
This peace will come as, a result of
8,800,000 American olllcers nnd sol
diers having crashed their way across
the Rhine and started a last march to
Berlin, having victoriously fought
their way over the historic stream.
Final Disaster for Germans.
The Germans will got n taste of final
disaster before another year has
passed by being badly defented by tho
tillles In France, nnd from then on un
til peace Is signed they will be almost
constantly on the defensive, losing
ground steadily until American man
power nnd mllltnry science conquer
the stubbornly fighting Teutons.
When it is nil over the allies will owo
he United States billions of dollars
Listened to a Remarkable Prediction.
loaned to them, but they will bo so
grateful that they will early begin to
repay the debt.
President Wilson will ngaln bavo
been re-elected to another term in thu
White House nnd, nided by Tnft,
Roosevelt nnd Hughes, will huvo put
through congress u universal training
law by which every man abovo eight
een years of nge, up to forty-five, will
have to take military training.
The patient was Edward R. Dcnn,
son of the late Dr. Julian Willis Dean,
himself n distinguished Washington
physician, who died In 1005. Young
Dean was blrlcken as a child with se
vere spinal meningitis, and tho father
predicted that from sixteen to twenty-
ono years of age tho boy would bo
subject to convulsions. If his health
was able to resist the strain until tho
twenty-first year tho young mnn
would become strong and robust, with
keen mental development.
in Care of Specialist
Tho convulsions came onat sixteen
and have continued, despite special
medical treatment. Recently tho
young man was taken to Johns Hop
kins college, where tho "best medical
talent carefully "watched his condi
tion and marveled at tho super
natural utterances of the patient when
In an unconscious sfnto after a con
vulsion. Under their recommendation
young Dean was brought back to this
city and put under the cans of Dr. D.
Percy Hlckllng, n noted specialist In
brain and nervous disorders.
Accompanied by u member of his
family tho young man was on his way
to Doctor IHckllng's ofllco when at
tacked by tho nervous disorder that
troubles him. Ho was promptly taken
to Emergency hospital and given torn-.
pornry treatment. Following tho con
vulsion he remained In an unconscious
stato for two hours, during which, In'
tho most beautiful language Imagin
able, ho talked wonderfully on subjects,
presumably far removed from tho
thoughts of a boy of that ago under
normal conditions.
Physicians and nurcc3, amazed at
tho language and predictions, stood nt
his bedsldo without asking questions
or prompting him la any way. They
hod uovgj seen or heurd of u similar
case
Tho patient not only mndo tho pre-,
dictions quoted, golug Into details, hut;
talked fluently In German, Itnllnu nnd
Latin, IIo novcr studied or read any
of theso Inngunges, being compelled to
letvvo school when in tho eighth grade.
When ugaln In normal mind young
Dean remembered nothing of what ho
had said, and tho subjects seemed to
bo far from his thoughts.
IMPROVED UNIFORM INTEBNATIONAl
SNNSQTO
Lesson
(By nEV. P. B. FITZWATER, D. D.,
Teacher of English Bible In the Moody.
Dlblo Instltuto of Chicago.)
(Copyright, 1918, Western Newspapei
Union.)
LESSON FOR JULY 28
OBEYING GOD. '
LESSON TEXTS-Mntthow 4:18-22; John
14:22-21; Jamea 1:22-27.
GOLDEN TEXT-If yo lovo me, yo will
keep my commandments. John 14:15.
DEVOTIONAL ItEADINO-Jolin 15:8-17.
PniMAItY TOPIC-Lovlng God and do
In? his will.
LESSON MATEIUAL Matthew 4:18-22
James 1:22-27.
INTERMEDIATE, SENIOR AND
ADULT TOPIC-Obedlenco: To whornl -Why?
How?
ADDITIONAL MATKIIIAL I Chron
icles 16:15: rsnlms 103:17-18; Matthow 5:19
John 15:12-14; I John 2:3-6, 17.
Obedience is n vitnl pnrt of our re
ligion. Tho obedience of the Chris
tian Is not legal but filial. Eternal
life Is not secured through obedience,
but obedience is the tanglblo cvldenco
that one possesses it.
' I. The Call of the First Dlsclplea
(Matt4:lS-22).
1. By whom Jesus Christ (v. 18).
Jesus Is tho Son of God. Since b
Is equal with God, he has the right to
call. Those who hear his call should
render Instant nnd hearty obedience.
2. Tho circumstances of their call
(v. 18).
The call came to them whllo they
wero busy with their business Inter
ests. God always calls men who are
vitally engaged In somo business, not
those in idleness.
3. Tho nature of (v. 10).
It was a definite call, in that deft
nlte men were called Into n definite
service.
(1) To follow Christ. Wo must fol
low Christ beforo wo can servo hlra.
Only Christians can do Christian work.
We should follow him to bo llko him,
In order to win others to him. N
(2) To win men for him "Flshera
of men." Chrlstcalls men Into work
of tho same character as that In which
'they wero engaged. They had been
fishing for fish; now they nro to be
fishers of men. When Christ calls
men ho docs not call them to a lower
service. This Is a fine case of promo
tion. Men catch fish to kill and feed
upon them, but Christ's disciples catch
men to make them alive and feed
them.
4. Response to Christ's cnll (w. 20
22).
(1) They left their business inter
ests Immediately.
(2) They not only left their busi
ness, but Jnnics and John left their fa
Ihcrolso. Following Jesus sometimes
menns turning one's hnck upon busi
ness Interests nnd dearest friends and
relations. Regardless of what it
costs, tho truo dlsclplo will ren
der Instnnt obcdlenco to tho cnll
of Christ, becnuso ho has a right to
call us, and we can trust his wisdom
lo not call until ho has need.
II. The Motive for Obedience (John
14:22-24).
Tho grand motive actuating obedl
enco is lovo to Christ. Tho proof thnt
'we do lovo him is that wo obey him.
Even when wo may not bo conscious
of unusual outgoings of the affection,
tho conclusive cvldenco that wo .love
Is that wo obey. Keeping his com
mandments means such a regard for
them that wo highly treasure them as
something precious. ' Tho reward for
such obcdlenco Is to havo Christ's
prayer for us to God to send I1I3 Holy
Spirit upon us (John 14:10, 17). Then,
too, tho Father will lovo us, and ho
and the Son will tako up their abode
with us. This abode Is not temporary
but permanent.
III. The Kind of Obedience That
Counts (James 1:22-27).
1. Tho obedience of deeds (w. 22
24). Hearing God's Word will do "no good
unless It is accompanied with obedi
ence. Hearing and not doing Is ns
futllo as beholding one's face N in a
looking glass nnd forgetting what man
ner of man ho is. Calling Christ Lord,
nnd not doing what ho says, will nvall
nothing (Matt. 7:21, 22). To pretend
to know T3od nnd not keep his com
mandments is to lie (1 John 2:4).
2. Tho obcdlenco of perseverance
(v. 25).-
Wo should not only look Into God's
Word and admire its perfections, but
steadfastly and persistently do tho
things required. Only thoso who thus
porscvero shall bo blessed In their
deeds.
3. Tho obedience of speech (v. 20).
Tho ono who has genuine religion
will control his tongue. Just as tho
physician ofttlmes can dln'gnoso tho
physical condition of tho pntlent by nn
examination of tho tongue, bo tho
moral and spiritual condition of tho
Individual can bo determined by tho
Bpeech of tho Individual. Tho ono
who docs not control his tonguo proves
that his religion Is empty and void.
4. Tho obedience of kindness (v. 27).
Thoso who havo received tho kind
ness of God will manifest thnt kind-
Jness In their lives. This kindness will
express itself in ministering to tho fa
therless and widows.
5. Tho obedience of purity of llfo
(v. 27). . '
Tho Law of God enjoins upon his
children not only purity of llfo, but
abstinence from nil appcaranco of evil.
Tho ono who has been mado a partak
er of tho Dlvlno nnturo keeps himself
from tho sins of tho world. It means
,hls separation from tho things of the
iwofld which corrupt
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