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City of Covington.
Dreaded German Invasion Now Reality.
The German invasion of Scandinavia has turned a
long-held fear into a grim fact. Norway and Denmark
have desperately sought to retain their precarious neu
trality yet, despite the efforts, it is obvious that they have
moved steadily toward war for some time. The recent pes
simistic announcements of Norwegian government spokes
men have provided ample evidence of that. Scandinavia
is of immense importance to all the belligerents, and she
has been subjected to an ever-tightening squeeze from
both sides. Yesterday the squeeze was diplomatic; today
it is militaristic.
From the cold, purely military point of view, it is
understandable that Germany should have moved north
ward at this time because the Allies announced that the
blockade against the Reich was to be extended and in
tensified, and intimated that Allied men-of-war woudl go
inside Norwegian territorial waters, if necessary, to seize
German ships carrying precious Norwegian iron ore home,
And the British has been mining Norwegian waters, at the
expense of German shipping, This explains the German
high command announcement that Denmark and Nor
way are being given “Nazi” “protection.”
On top of that, there is another factor involved—an
intangible factor, but one of great significance. It is the
factor of prestige. German and Allied diplomats have
been working at fever heat in all the little neutral nations
to cement their government’s ties and influence. It is ap
parent that threats no less than pacific persuasion have
been used—anything goes in war time. Germany, the ex
perts say, had come to fear that her inaction had caused
some of the neutrals at least to believe she was worried
and indecisive, and, as a result, had caused them to cast
a more friendly eye on the Allied front. The invasion of
the North may have been ordered in an attempt to change
this situation, no less 4tan in an attempt to protect her
‘
ore supplies.
There is evidence that the Danish government knew
the blitzkrieg in Denmark was coming and agreed to it—
than °iT nffprimr n * futile resistance S ; te which £ £ could tou ft have na e onlv only l*e
than ofefring futile f ■ resistance which could have only re
suited in a massacre of her pathetically small fighting
forces. Norway, farther away and better protected, chose
war. Rut her wartime military strength consists of an
army of little more than 100,000 men, inadequately equip
ped, buttressed by a small fleet of warships, largely ob
solete. It seems inconceivable that she can hold off the
Reich long without immediate support on a large scale.
The Allies, of course, must do all they can—complete and
unquestioned control of Norway, along with Denmark,
would give Germany a superb series of air bases for strik
ing directly at the heart of England, and hampering
British merchant shipping and naval operations.
There will be turmoil in the Bankans and
now, as Germany presses forward on the diplomatic as
well as the military fronts, pointing to what she has done
to small powers which refused to “co-operate” in the past
as an example of what may happen to others refusing to
“co-operate” in the future. The Allies will undoubtedly
go the limit in seeking to “outsell” the Reich. And so war
broadens out.
Germany’s action has posed another ominouk ques
tion: Does it perhaps that Hitler feels it . .
mean now
time to fight in earnest, and will shortly open a
front for hostilities hv sending his armies through Holland
and Relgium, flanking the Maginot line? The French
army is said to be ready, even eager for this, and it is
reported that Relgium plans to open her frontiers wide
to thp Poilus, once Hitter's legions march. If that hap
penerl. the decisive phase of the war might be concluded
comparatively soon, through the decimation of either the
French or the German army—or both.
According to the man who passes the collection
plate*in church, it is agreed thai the dollar has quit drop
ping
i that the better is mind
It seems to he a rule a man at
ing other people’s business the worse mess he makes of
his own.”
Dangerous Legislation.
Ruthless destruction of the chain stores—which seems
to be the real purpose behind such measures as the Tat
man bill, now pending in Congress—would create havoc
throughout the economic structure of this country,
Whether you personally like the chains or not, their legis
lative annihilation would be of the most direct conse .
quence to you.
Death of the chains would be followed by wide
spread unemployment—not only , the merchandising ...
in
field, but in that long list of industries which depend
largely or wholly on chain stores for an outlet for their
products. Consumer purchasing power would thus be
Curtailed.
The farmer would be among the first to feel the ad
rerse effects—chain stores have done a great deal to
lower overhead costs in handling agricultural produce,
and this has resulted in a greater use of farm products,
to the benefit of the farmer and consume).
Owners of real estate would also be hit—and hit .
hard. Chains are good tenants. They enhance the value
of adjacent property. And —of particular importance to
the small towns— they help keep at home trade that would
otherwise go to nearby large cities.
Government would likewise lose. Chains are big
taxpayers, directly and indirectly. And the revenue lost
would have to be made up by increasing the levies of other
taxpayers.
Finally, (be destruction of the chains would almost
Lne'it: ■ ' 1 tiU in higher prices to the consumer, at the
penbti Ox us all
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I Siintlay School Lesson
MICAH’S VISION OF PEACE
Lesson: Mic^i.
Golden Text: And they shall
beat their swords into plow'shares.
and their spears into pruning
hooks; nation shall not <Jift U p
sword against nation, neither shall
they learn war any more. Micah
4:3.
Amos and Hosea were both pro
phets of social justice. They had
a great message directed against
the selfish materialism of theii
age.
Thfe burden of the prophecy of
Amos was a cry for justice; the
plea Of Hosea was for men to re
turn to the God who loved them.
Amos was like John the Baptist:
Hosea had his face turned toward
Christ in a manner quite unusual
for the Old Testament characters.
We stlld y today another man
" ho not only preached social just
ice, but also prophesied the com
ing of the Messianic age. Micah
prophesied a few years after Amos
and Hosea had left the scene. In
his little home town of Moresh
eth-gath, situated in a rich farm
ing country southwest of Jerusa
lem, Micah saw the evils arising
from concentrated wealth. Also hr
position to watch . world
was m a
affairs as they transpired to the
south and north. Assyria, the cruel
na 0 tjons. 0n The r0 background S ‘of 'ai:
Micah’s utterances is the domina
tion of this strong world power.
which controlled the world in that
da Y and was destined to control it
for generations to come. This
<nunt, '.v preacher, as we might cal
him today, rebuked the luxury
and corruption of all Israel and
declared that if the people did not
turn from evil, God would turn
from them and allow them to fall
prey to the enemy,
Verses 1 and 2 of our lesson
,ext assure us that the world wi "
not be better until God's Church
ts renewed. When the perfection
of the Messianic age is achieved
the Church wiU hav€ been
fected and w j]j be the erown up _
0 n the head of all creation,
People today often profess to br
soundly religious and yet quite ir,
different to the Church. But the
Bible maintains that God works
through his Church, if we
God- therefore, we should seek in
J t make his Church
bet r
The Messianic age will
whpn the nations of the world
have learned of the significance of
Christ. It will be the culmination
of something that has been in
preparation for a long while. It
wdl be the triumph of a Church
that ha.s been true to its Lord.
This Church will first of all be
a teaching Church. In his holy
mountain God will teach men his
ways and show them how to walk
in his paths. Again, it will be a
preaching Church, for the Word
shall go forth from it with power,
The disciplining of the mind
through teaching, and the discip
lin,n K of the will through preach
m S constitute two requirements of
^n belted * whlRh 1
The final perfection of human |
life is tied up with the progress of j
Church. This should deepen
our loyalty to the Church and)
convince us that an ail-wise God
can and will overcome the weak-:
nesses of the Church and bring
her to ,he P erfe etion He has
P'“m ised -
Xmes that ‘^“alwlvs
„ nngs husbandry . When a man l
: not called forth to battle, he cat
j stay at home making things the
world needs and enjoying those
blessings which life so gener
ously supplies. He can produce to
meet the world’s needs and can
Slt under his vine and fl *-tree.
God promises that these things \
shall come to pass. Let us never
lose heart in our struggle for j
world peace. Even though the!
ideal may appear hopeless, God j
has promised that it shall be ful- !
filled,
The prophets with all their
foretelling of ruin were never
teeiess the greatest optimists in
histor y- rh ey looked beyond the
-uin caused by sin to the triumph
of God s goodness.
Best of all, they saw this good- j
i ness coming to triumph in the per- |
SO n of a man. He was to be born, j I
not in the great city erf Jerusalem,
hut in the little village of Beth
lehem. Out of this comparatively j
insignificant hamlet there was to j
come a Ruler of Israel.
God is never interested in big- i
ness. He chooses his saints from)
among all classes, but principally!
from among the poor and always I
from among the humble. He is not
dazzled by the splendor of any
city. He trained Abraham, Moses,
Elijah, and Amos in the wilder-j j
"ess; He found most of his great
leaders in little places.
This divine disposition should j
teach us to seek for worth in hum- !
ble hearts and not to forget that
out of some of the most unlikely
places have come the world’s
greatest figures.
It was revealed to Micah that'
i when the Messiah, the Redeemer,
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the Savior of the world should
come, he would stand before the
world as a shepherd. Although he
lived in a world dominated by
force, Micah saw clearly that the
only real power is spiritual pow
er
Micah saw this divine Shepherd
as the feeder of his flpck. Hi
purpose in coming into the world
would not be for punishment or
discipline, but for the purpose of
feeding people food that
enrich their souls. He would teed
m€n with the strength of Jeho
yah, and his whole bearing would
be majestic, partaking of the na
ture of God Himself.
when he actually came, oui
Lord’s declaration was, “Man shall
no t jj ve by bread alone, but. by
every word that proceedeth out
of the mouth of God” (Matt. 4:4).
If we will keep our consciences,
alert, our minds uncorrupted, and
our hearts yielded to whatever'
leading God may accord them, we
will discover of a truth that this
same shepherd is still in the world
feeding men on the strength of
j eho vah and having in his person
, he majesty of the Most High>
| If the world wants peace and
ias^Sy'liven? JL : 6 ^ The ShS*
h nf .... =
mjdst ' feedjng us on the stren gth
and power of the Most High ‘ lf
! we turn from the things ; of the
wor]d and fecd upon hjm the liv _
ing manna, we shall abide forever.
Micah further declared that the
Messiah shall be great unto the
ends of the earth.
Every passing year is fulfilling
this prophecy. Jesus was never so
respected throughout the world as
he is today. Salvation becomes
ours when from respect we stride
boldly on to acceptance.
One of the most noble utteranc
es concerning Christ was made by
Micah: “And this man shall be
our peace.”
How consistently has the human
race found this to be true Self
ishnes, wickednes, lust for power
bring restlessness; only Jesus
llst C Y/ f ' n ^ as
. believe that any change n of f ctr
cumstances in the world v..U
makp us happy, we are deceiving
ourselves and the truth is not in
us. Happiness comes not from
changing the things and
about us, but from changing our
own lives. If through the grace ol
Jesus Christ we experience a real
change of heart, it will have a
prodigious effect upon the persons
and things by which we are sur
rounded. But happiness results
from an inner, spiritual transfor
mation. It comes when Godfs con
tinually - proffered gift of Him
self is accepted,
Redeemed sinners in every age
have borne witness to the fact that
when God’s Messiah comes into
the human heart he brings peace.
Micah’s prophecy of hope, made
centuries ag °’ ' s m,<,nci<,d to
our hearts today and keep us
strong in the struggle against evil.
We can be sure God is on our
side if we keep our hearts and
minds turned to Him every day.
He will bring all good things to
a glorious triumph after his own
way and in his own time.
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This salmon made a fish out
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