Eleanor Roosevelt
PLEDGE AGAINST WASTE
I have taken the pledge which
Miss Harriett Elliott is asking all
house-holders in the country to take
during civilian defense week.
Knowing quite well that, in the
White House, it would be impossible
for either Mrs. Nesbitt or me to
sign this pledge honestly without the
co-operation of the whole White
House staff, I asked all those who
were on duty to meet me.
I explained its meaning, particu
larly in not wasting anything. I
urged them all to sign the pledge in
dividually when it comes out, and to
try to live up to it in the White
House. I hope, also, that they will
persuade their own families to join
with us. They were most co-opera
tive and my first suggestion came
immediately from Mrs. Nesbitt, who
said that we had certain things that
were always left over after a big
party, which could be sent to the
self-help co-operative farm and fed
to their animals. So we have found
one useful outlet for leftovers which
could not be used at all on our own
table.
CORRESPONDENCE COURSE
We hope very shortly to have a
correspondence course available in
the Office of Civilian Defense. It is
a fairly simple study on nutrition
and the duty of the consumer. Many
people who cannot attend classes
may be able to read these courses
and go to a volunteer bureau or
consumer’s information bureau once
to take a test. This will then make
it possible for every household to
feel it is part of the civilian de
fense effort.
COST OF LIVING
I had some quite appalling news
on the rise in the cost of living last
week. The average housewife must
now spend 14 per cent more money
for the food she will need for the |
family dinner than she did a year
ago. In some cities, the increase in
food costs is even greater, running
to over 19 per cent. If you were
preparing a meal of ham and eggs,
potatoes, white bread, butter, coffee
and milk, the following prices show
you what you would pay this year
in comparison with last year:
Increase
1940 1941 %
Ham (lb.) . . 25.44 34.44 35
Eggs (doz.) . . 37.24! 46.94 26
White bread (lb ) 8.14! 8.54 5
Butter (lb.) . . 34.34 43.54 27
Potatoes (15 lbs.) 28.84 32,84 14
Coffee (lb.) . . 20.84 25.74 24
Milk (qt ) . . 12.34 13.94 13
In other staple products, the
prices have gone up very considera
bly also. For instance, here is a
table which may interest you.
Sept. Sept. Increase
1940 1941 %
Sugar (10 lbs.) . 51.04 60.04 18
Flour (10 lbs.) . 40.14 47.54 18
Lard (lb.) . . 9.34 14.64 57
Evap. milk
(14%-oz. can) 7,04 8.44 20
Cheese (lb.) . 25.74 32.74 27
Onions (lb.) . 3.64 4.24 17
Salmon, red
(16-oz. can) . 25 94 33.74 30
Corn (#2 can) 10.54 11.84 12
The greater part of these in- I
creases occurred since last Febru- !
ary, and in October of this year i
prices were still rising. Some of
these prices should undoubtedly
have increased, particularly if the in- |
crease reflects itself in the farmer’s i
pocket. I am wondering, however,
if, in the case of milk, we will not
have to resort to less handling, in
order to keep the price on a level
where children in cities can have
enough.
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HYDE PARK VISIT
Miss Thompson and I caught the
4:30 plane one day for New York
city. We were joined there by Mrs.
Helm, and after dining at the house,
drove up to Hyde Park.
It was raining fairly hard, but I
liked the sound of it as I sat on
my porch and rejoiced in the coun
try quiet. I was sorry, however, to
wake to a gray day and steady
downpour the next day in spite of
the fact that we need rain badly.
At 10 o’clock, I met the prime
minister of Canada, Mr. Mackenzie
King, and Princess Juliana of the
Netherlands, with her two children,
at the Poughkeepsie station. They
settled down very quickly, and at
12 o’clock, our two small grand
daughters, Sara and Kate Roosevelt,
who are staying with friends in
Rhinebeck, came down to lunch with
the two little Princesses.
The rest of us, with the addition
of Secretary and Mrs. Morgenthau, ■
and several girls and their friends
from Vassar, intended to have an
outdoor picnic, but we ended by !
using the new playroom. It proved
a great success and after lunch
we sat around the fire and asked the j
President, the prime minister and
the secretary of the treasury, in
numerable questions.
We all argued with each other, !
which always brings out many points ■
of view. Since Vassar is at present j
having a conference on the post-war '
world, there was much talk of both
present and future defense. The rain |
was forgotten and I think, perhaps,
it even added to the sense of com
panionship, for a gray outer world j
makes one all the more conscious of 1
a fire and cheerfulness within.
After tea at the big house, the |
vassar guests were taken back to |
college. We had no guests for din- j
uer and the President and the prime j
minister settled down to a long talk, j
Steeds for Manhattan Mounties
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p ce that number retired from the four hundred that make up the
cop ™valry. These horses are as nearly alike as the buyer can get
thim. 4 to 8 years; geldings of between 1.000 and 1.250 pounds and
between 15.3 and 16.* hands high. Color must be bay (don't ask why).
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through their paces to accustom them to obey the spoken command.
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s being faced into a “ mob.' * IT hen trained this horse will know how to
nudge people out of the way without hurting them. Right: The shrill
hrill of a police whistle gives the ordinary horse a turn, hut the police
>rse. is taught to disregard it.
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Ready for Four Horsemen, this quartet of rookie police horses is
near the end of their training grind.
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SUNDAY I
chool Lesson
By HAROLD L. LUNDQUIST. D. D.
Dean of The Moody Bible Institute
of Chicago.
(Released by Western Newspaper Union.)
Lesson for November 23
Lesson subjects and Scripture texts se
lected and copyrighted by International
Council of Religious Education; used by
permission.
PRAYER AND THANKSGIVING
LESSON TEXT—Matthew 6:5-15; Ephe
sians 5:20; I Thessalonlans 5:16-18.
GOLDEN TEXT—Pray without ceasing. In
every thing give thanks.—l Thesssilonlan*
5:17. 18.
Being one with Christ, the Chris
tian finds prayer to be as natural as
breathing. As he walks with the
Master he talks with Him, praises
Him, thanks Him, makes his peti
tions and his needs known to Him.
We feel, however, like Christ’s dis
ciples who asked Him to teach them
to pray (Luke 11:1).
I. Instruction in Prayer
Approaching the subject from the
hegative viewpoint, Jesus told them
1. How Not to Pray (Matt. 6:5, 7).
Prayer, which is the highest privi
lege of the Christian, is beset by
some deadly dangers.
a. No hypocritical performance
(v. 5). Some who wished to be
seen in prayer managed to be in a
conspicuous place at the Jewish
hours of prayer (nine, twelve, and
three o’clock). There, before a
crowd, they put on a prayer “show”
for the benefit of the onlooking audi
ence. Such a prayer is designed for
the ears of men and never reaches
God.
b. No vain repetition (v. 7). We
do not need to repeat our petitions.
God knows our need (v. 8). When
repetition is the outpouring of an
earnest and urgent heart it means
much, but that is different from
just repeating phrases.
2. How to Pray (Matt. 6:6, o, 14,
15; Eph. 5:20; I Thess. 5:16-18).
Public prayer is sometimes both
necessary and proper, but usually
our prayer should be
a. In secret (v. 6). When we
pray we should be free from dis
tracting influences or personalities.
We are talking to God and should
give ourselves entirely over to
communion with Him.
b. In faith (vv. 6,8). God knows
! whai we need even though He waits
to be inquired of concerning it. He
wlii answer prayer so as to honor
His name in our lives and in our
testimony before others.
c. With forgiveness (vv. 14, 15).
No one who comes before God with
an unforgiving spirit toward his
brother is ready to ask God for the
forgiveness which he himself so
greatly needs.
d. With thanksgiving (Eph. 5:20).
To give thanks is altogether fitting
as we come to God in prayer. Note
that we are to be thankful “always”
and “for all things,” not just when
some special blessing or favor has
come to us.
e. Without ceasing (I Thess. 5:16-
I 18). Union with Christ enables us
to pray without ceasing, even as He
! ever prays for us. This does not
i call for the constant utterance of
| words, but the moment by moment
i prayer of a heart and life lifted to
I Him. With such praying comes con-
I stant rejoicing (v. 16).
11. A Model of Prayer (Matt. 6:9-
13).
The prayer which our Lord taught
His disciples was intended to be a
model rather than a form of prayer.
We may repeat it, however, if we
put into it the prayer of our hearts.
1. God and His Glory (vv. 9, 10).
Recognizing Him as our Father
to whom we may and must come
for all things, we in all humility
ascribe all honor to Him. Then we
pray that His kingdom may come,
not only in the future (and we look
forward to it!), but now, in our own
hearts. The true believer wants the
will of God done in his own life and
throughout the aarth, even as it is
perfectly done in heaven.
This prayer begins at the proper
point. A right relationship with God
brings true blessing on earth. The
one who prays is now ready to pre
sent to God
2. Man and His Needs (vv. 11-13).
Daily bread is mentioned first,
for without it life could not continue.
This is the constant need of man,
and his great struggle. God is able
for that problem, and only He is
able. Unless He gives “seed to the
sower and bread to the eater” (Isa.
55:10) we are gone.
But man has even greater spiritu
al needs. Sin needs forgiveness,
weakness needs strength, the power
of the enemy of our souls calls for
deliverance. Again God is able and
ready to hear man’s prayer.
One of the sad things about the
study of prayer is that we are all
so ready to talk about it, discuss
it, even preach about it, and then
do so little praying. Knowing how
to pray, and admiring a model of
prayer, will profit us nothing, un
less we pray.
Good Work Never Fails
So, then, Elijah’s life had been
no failure after all. Seven thousand
at least in Israel had been braced
and encouraged by his example, and
silently blessed him, perhaps, for
the courage which they felt. In
God’s world, for those who are in
earnest there is no failure. No work
truly done, no word earnestly
spoken, no sacrifice freely made,
was ever made in vain.—F. W. Rob
ertson.
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