PAGE SIX THE SOWER A Weekly Department of Religious and Secular Thought Contributed by REV. JAMES A. TURNER, Pastor, M. E. Church, Patton, Pa. WHY bID JESU S DIE? Dr. Richard LaRue Swain, in his chapter on the subject of why Jesus died, says: Jesus died because his lea- ‘ding countrymen could not endure him. His teachings and conduct so ir- ritated, angered, and frightened them that they had Him put to death. He could have escaped martyrdom by making himself agreeable or by going away from them; but his char- acter would not permit Him to live differently, and His love would not let Him go away from those who need. ed Him. “If I go away ye shall die in your sins.” Jesus was put to death because He was like God. If He had been like His enemies, they would have been great- ly pleased with Him. If His enemies had not desired to kill Jesus, His dea- th would not have been necessary as a preparatory means of saving the world. It would have been comparatively | easy for God to have saved the world | y | We stupidly think we could enjoy | ‘that was not blind enough and wick- ed enough to kill Jesus and the Pro- phets. There would have been no need of blood—if no one had been wicked | enough to shed blood. History plainly shows, however, that God's human approach to the world has been stubbornly resisted from the beginning until now. When God lives in human lives, He immediately comes into contact with selfish interests and false ideas. When God gets expressed in human word and deed, He appears so differ- - Built to Receive Television ent from the popular and foolish no- tions of Him that many will not be- lieve that it is He. Hence, they seek to crucify the living God, and continue to worship their false ideas of God. Nhen God is no more to them than an idea, He causes selfish men very little trouble; but when he confronts them as a man, He either saves them from their sins or else He irritates them to the point of madness. Since Jesus went away, we later generations have inclined to treat Him as a pléasing idea, merely one that comforts without disturbing too much. A selfish person does not want the real God; he wants to retain his perverted idea of God and his distorted idea of salvation. Many who think they are sure that they would like to live with God in Heaven when they die, despise and re- ject Him when He tries to enter their pleasures and business here. They love Jesus away off in Heaven but would not love Him, rather hate Him, for in- terfering with their whole way of life if he lived in their city undar some different name. A man in our midst who would spe- ak God’s mind concerning us and everything we do, would be bitterly opposed by the Pharisees in business, state and Church; He would be looked upon by many as a fanatic and not as a saviour. All this explains why it costs to save. God in Heaven because there is no ser- | | lous business on hand there; no work | | singing, rejoicing, and flying about. Those who think that there is such a heaven will simply be disillusioned when they die. Heaven, there will be serious business on hand for us there. When Jesus went away, he left dis- ciples who bore his likeness; but most of them were put to death because God dwelt in them. There are still multi- FREE ELECTRIC CLOCK Come in—see how you can get this full-size (9% inches wide, 7 inches high) Walnut finished Sessions Electric Clock absolutely FREE during our Celebration Sale. Offer limited—hurry! SMASHING VALUES Celebrating 10 Straight Years of Leadership Sound... the Wireless Way! WOLF FURNITURE CO., BARNESBORO EASY TERMS = 22 0 00 0 0 0 0 ESSE ET For the past four years I the Register of Wills Office. L 4 Ld oe ode na Ho ne Ld 3 -» 9 - A » - og 9 o 9 9 »; » 9 o o L thetic understanding. ALS 0 Rh bh a support and influence. Michael hdd 8.8.5.0. Py Ca BIG TRADE-INS 2.0.0.9. 9 08 0.0 00.0 00 TERETE ENTE have been your public servant in During my first term of office I b tried earnestly to return to the people who elected me, a maxi- + mum amount of helpfulness. We were honest and fair in every b phase of our duties, and we believe we have been capable. At all b times we tried to be courteous and gentle. To those distressed souls whose unhappy lot it is that the Great Sorrow crossed the thresholds of their homes, and who came before us, we administered to them with sympa- We seek re-election. I want to serve you identically the same in the future as in the past. My platform is simply : GOOD COUNTY GOVERNMENT. To that end I earnestly solicit the favor of your good will J. Hartnett to do; no desires to curb, nothing but | As sure as there is a | THE tudes among us who praise the Christ of history, but despise the history mak- | ing Christ of today. Of late, the killing | seems to be more frequent, and the | resistance to God and all good, just ab. | ov the killing line, is tremendous in its pressure and vast in its scope, Hence the suffering and that God and H n erating must still bear in the work of winning | and t sforming the world. If in His | friendly human approach to the world Gofl were never resisted by anyone at any time, how the burden would be| lifted for those who try to teach, do business, and manage political affairs | in a Christian way. Lip service done a fanciful God at| a distance does not count in the face] of the rejection of the real God when | He comes to us in the practical affairs | of daily life. Why did Jesus die nineteen hundred | years ago? For the same reason that | the prophets were stoned: for the same reasons that the true agressive disci- | ples of Jesus today suffer and some- | sacrifice sons | NION PR | Sunday. | Training School, ESS-COURIER, PATTON METHODIST ment, EPISCOPAL CHURCH Church school at 10 A. M. Preaching at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Epworth Lec », 6:30 Sun- ss Wednesday ions, every third | conserve day. Mid-week Bible cl at 1:30 P. M. . Sunday, The Bible Study class rest mes its We operation on the part of everyone. If you jects of how put an end to war, American by all means come to the mass meeting to be held in the Methodist Church on the evening of November 5th. A well known appreciate the splendid co- interested in to forever end depress- the ages to come, Thursday, November 2nd, 1939. speaker from Altoona will given. Everybody is invited to and bring a friend. the sub- and how to liberties for ner Building. Suitable for ton, Pa., or call 27413, Altoona, Pa. sessions on the Wednesday evening of November the first. A splendid class of 2) Hi people sat in on the study of Dr. Lew- li iil is‘ book, “Great Christian Teachings,” during the three weeks of the Standard and enjoyed the dis- cussion immensely, as well as profited by it mentally and spiritually. Why not sit in with us during these coming Wednesday evenings and study anoth- er intensely interesting book to the same profit of mind and spirit? In the vears to come you will be glad you did. The Standard Training School clos- ed with a splendid record in attend- times die—because men do not love ance, interest, enrollment and accom- the company of God when He comes plishment. A promise for still great- when He does some plain | er achievements in the years to come was seen in the increased interest ta- | ken and the large advance in enroll- EE too near; speaking with them in human langu- | age and human deeds. | In the early days of the Christian] era, it was dangerous to be much like | Christ. Though conditions are not dl bad now, yet one who occupies an in- | fluential place in the affairs of tie | world and is wise, will prepare for op- | position and possible death, if he] stands by the will of God as unswerv- | ingly as did his Master. There is still great opposition ©] God when he tries to enter fully into | our business, political, and social rela- | tions. Sore would like to see God confin- | ed to the Church edifice: in practice | they prefer a Godless world. All dis- regard of truth and love in human re- lations is a rejection of God. Let us hope that we shall give Him more reverence in the life to come. He will certainly appreciate the change it | we do. | ALIENS TO BE REGISTER- ED AT EBENSBURG FIRST WEEK OF DECEMBER Permission to use one of the offices of the county treasurer in the court house at Ebensburg was granted last week to Lewis G. Hines, state secre- i tary of labor and industry by County Commissioners John Thomas Jr., Frank P. Hollern and Lillian D. Keller for the purpcahse of of registering aliens in Cambria county. The work will be- | gin December 1st. The Alien Registra- | tion Law, enacted at the last session | of the Legislature becomes effective January 1st. It is likely that in addi- | tion to aliens being registered at Eb- | ensburg that other registration places | | will be established in the county. CLARK POW CORDER DEFDS JE RR Tm You're Sure of Refresh- ment If You're Sure You Ask For— OLD MONARCH FA TRE OR NEW LIFE A For OLD MONARCH AND NE W LIFE is made with that very idea in mind Carefully watched and checked throughout the entire process of making, it comes to you in all its refreshing excellence. Made of only the best ingredients, you can be positive ef its quality. When really thirsty . . chase it quickly with a cold bot- tle of OLD MONARCH or NEW LIFE BEER. BUY OLD MONARCH OR NEW LIFE BEER—THE BEST IN THE LAND—OUR BEER GUARANTEED TO PLEASE OR YOUR MONEY BACK. BEER--A BEVERAGE OF MODERATION UNION MADE coenner & Ce JOHAS TOWN, PA. Will Appreciate Your Vote and Support The county treasurers are the offi- | | cial licensing agencies for the state, | according to Mr. Hines, and conse- | quently are being asked to cooperate | | with the department of labor and in- | | dustry which will have charge of ol-| | ien registration. Under the act, all alleus except cer- | tain exempted classes will be required | to register before January 1. Aliens | coming into the state after that date | { will be required to register within 30 | | days. The following exemptions are made | | under the law: | Aliens under 18 years of age; aliens | | who have filed declaration of inten- |f§ | + 1 iti | tion to become a citizen and whose | papers are in such shape that they can |§ complete their naturalization within 3 | years after the first declaration; ens who are father or mother of a| son or daughter who served the Unit- ed States during any war and who have resided continuously in the United States since December 31, 1908 and who have never been convicted of | , any criminal offense in any court of |g | record. | The annual registration fee will be | | $1. Registration cards must be carried | at all times and exhibited on demand | of any police officer or agent of the | labor department. i Those failing to register wil bg | | subject on conviction to a fine of ne’ | { more than $100 or be imprisoned for | | not more than 60 days or both. Fail- | ure to carry the registration card or to exhibit it when reqeusted will sub- | ject the offender to a fine of not more | than $10 or imprisonment for 10 days or both. | Aliens who fail to register cannot | be arrested unless they fail to appear | for a hearing after first receiving no- tice from a justice of the peace or an | alderman. | No alien will be permitted to reg- | ister an auto in his name or abtain an | operator's license unless he is register- | ed or exempted by law. An Open Letter to Every Voter in Cambria Co. Lh | mill ali- | jE aliens | fj AND DELIVERED A Elect Eddie McCloskey As One of Your County Commission- ers. He Will Protect Your Interests! He’s Honest, Capable, Efficient! THE FOLLOWING NEWS ITEM IS TAKEN FROM THE JOHNS- TOWN DEMOCRAT OF OCTOBER 21: We'll agree with the evening paper that no one ever obtained a penny of county funds from Con- troller Cannon ‘unless he or she was entitled to it. Since Mr. Cannon is dropping the watchdag rele, why wouldn't it be just ordinary common sense to replace him with another watchdag; or, if pessible,, with two watchdogs? That's the matter we want to discuss in this installment or our Cambricania comment. Your Prosser Hollow Correspondent has also carefully noted statements to the effect that after Mr. McCloskey ceased being mayor, Johnstown began spending money in more vigorous fashion. It, therefore occurs to your Prosser Hollow Cor- respondent that, notwithstanding past differences, The Democrat would be willing to concede that Mr. McCloskey would fit into the picture at Ebens- burg—if placed in a position where he could watch what was going on, oppose all unnecessary expen- ditures—and keep the people informed as to what was happening. Four years ago there wasn’t any vacancy on the board. Hollern, Keller and Thomas were all seeking re-election. This year there is a va- cancy. It is this vacant post to which McClos- key is aspiring. Your Porsser Hollow Correspondent is convinc- ed that neither the Johnstown Democrat, the Tri- bune, nor any reputable Republican or Democratic leader in the county can deny that Eddie McCios- key was the best “watchdog of the treasury” Johns- town ever had. Moreover, as a minority member of the board, the best McCloskey could do, if el- ected, would be to object to expenditures he con- sidered unwise, He couldn't block anything and he couldn’t put anything across—unless the stand he took met with the approval of the general public. Taking all in all, therefore, your Prosser Hollow Correspondent argues that The Democrat, never having questioned Mr. McCloskey’s fitness for the watchdog role, should take off his editorial coat 11 up its editorial sleeves and give Mr. McClos- key whatever benefit may accrue from its support. Now, let's face the facts. The next controller will, at first, be new on the job. He will function as a “watchdog of the treasury’’ to the best of his abil- ity; but, being new on the job he may need some help. What about having another watchdog over in the Commissioners’ office? Why not cast the mi- nority member for that role—or better yet, why not elect a man who will cast himself for the wat- ch-dog part? The Democrat has, at various times in the past, disagreed with Mr. McCloskey about var- ious matters. However, your Prosser Hollow Correspondent has re-read the record very carefully. We do not find that the Democrat has at any time accused Mr. McCloskey of dis- honesty. It never accused him of being a graft- er. Indeed, the record does not show that the Democrat ever accused Mr. McCloskey of any mis-step or mistake which in any way invel- ved “moral turpitude.” In fact we note that the Democrat on a number of occasions specifical- ly stated that all the evidence indicated that Mr. McCloskey was personally honest. Moreover, there is another point your Prosser Hollow Correspondent has carefully noted. The Democrat has stated on a number of occasions that, functioning as a watchdog of the Johnstown City Treasury. Eddie McCloskey ,while mayor was a conspicuous success. The record indicates that while Mr. McCloskey was mayor even the farmers in the remotest sections of Cambria County knew what the Johnstown City Council was saying and doing. There was sometimes disagreement as to methods, but, as the Democrat has pointed out, ev- erything that was done was done in the open dur- ing the McCloskey regime, If McCloskey is elected, his principle mission will be to keep the people informed as to what is going on. With Henry Cannon out of the picture in Ebensburg, the people will need an observation post at the county seat. Cannon has been the only man who has served in that capacity. HIS ADM!NISTRATION SAVED JOHNSTOWN ONE MILLION DOLLARS EDDIE M'CLOSKEY AS COUNTY COMMISSIONER WILL SAVE MONEY FOR CAMBRIA COUNTY Contributed by Friends of Eddie McCloskey. talk, and an opportunity to ask questions will be FOR RENT — Third Floor oe Kus- Lodge Rooms. Inquire of Jack Simpson, Pat-
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