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missions!) "No; I have heard the Voice, and must go," said Abraham. The Urfaites pleaded and then threatened. Finally they took him to the top of the precipitous mountain which overlooks the city, and gave him the choice of remaining in Urfa as king, or being thrown down to his death. "Sorry: I have heard the Voice, and must go," repeated dauntless Abraham. Thereupon the crowd thrust him over the brow of the cliff.

But he landed on his feet; and where his feet struck there sprang up two great springs, which are regarded as sacred to this day. And if you don't believe the story, there are the two pools, watched over by a mosque and so full of sacred fish that they literally crowded one another out of the water, expect ing food, when I approached the bank. A Come Outer's Mission That curious legend has caught the very spirit of Abraham. For he held all else subordinate to the Voice, to "the inner light," as the Quakers call it; to the leading of God. Whatever the cost to himself, he dared to cast off all that hampered the expression of his highest self.

He was a seeker, and so oecame a pioneer, spiritual father of an innumerable company of trail breakers and way show ers. His faith in the spiritual transcended all his ties with the material. It used to be the fashion to re gard Abraham as an untutored sheik, following his flocks from the hot plains of Mesopotamia westward into the uplands of iHaran and Canaan. We know bet ter now. Scholars have uncovered Ithe ruins of the city of Ur, a metropolis for four thousand years before Christ.

I have walked pts streets, at the Abraham level. end looked upon the roofless houses of his neighbors; and mar K'eled at the skill with which the pity was built, including many inventions. I have seen Khe tall zilggurat which Abra hams eyes also looked upon, as it Eymbolized the paganism from vhich he and his father Terah revolted. No country bumpkin, but a cuy man, wise in the ways of the vjorld, was this great Come uter, shaper of a race and of a new civilization. He dared to differ with the crowd, because he agreed with God.

And God always rewards such. A Parallel Plight Come to think of it, is not our contemporary civilization in pretty nuch the same plight as city feuffocated Abraham? We have built us a life so mechanized and and walled in and noisy hat we cannot easily hear the Voice of the Spirit, and of our jwn highest natures. We are too Dusy listening to the radio, to the uke boxes, to the movies and to he clamor of the crowds. It has aken the shock of the World War open the ears of many of us. Now we are beginning to per beive that our true destiny is some ort of Canaan, where truth and ustice and liberty and brother hood prevail.

Few of us have yet acea lulJy the post war possibili ies, although, high and low, we fere all talking about them. We Himly see that a new level of life or everybody is involved. Inde pendence must come for all peoples; colonies must be no more, ind exploitation by the rich and powerful must end. Air Conditioning Throughout the Store Final Close Out! PRE INVEIITORY SALE SHOES 3.95 to 6.85 Mezzanine AAoi 5J 5 ins Tumn fT hmmmmmmmmmmmmm FRIDAY EVENING Adventurer Pioneered Way To New life For World As Our Day Confronts Advances Into Unknown, the Sunday Schools htudy Abraham, the Jfi oneer A Traveler's Intimate Glimpses Into Scenes of Abraham's Life By WILLIAM T. ELLIS We don't know where we are going, but we know we are on the way.

A head of us all, during and after this war, lies a new life that may be completely different from anything we have known. Circumstances have made adventurers of us all. "A few timid souls there are who dread anything in the way of change. Most persons, though, are inspired by the thought of a nobler way of life for everybody. 'Mankind today is of a mind to follow the Abrahams, who seek a better country, a larger, freer, fairer existence for all mankind.

Only such a great goal can justify such a great war. So we say, with Browning: "Then welcome each rebuff, That turns earth's smoothness rough, Each sting that bids nor sit nor stand, but go!" An Oriental Legend While traveling over Mesopo tamia, I came to the ancient city of Urfa, in Haran, where I heard a local legend of Abrahams so journ there. He was the outstand ing man of the city, and when he felt called to move on to Canaan the people insisted that he remain, and become their king. (They evidently didn't believe in foreign But the biggest factor of all is man's new quest after God. We want to follow Abraham in obey ing the Voice, and in becoming a blessing to our fellow men.

We would crown Christ as king of this present world; for in our deepest hearts we every one know that without His leadership and will and power we shall make as great a mess of our new Canaan as we have made of the world we are so violently sloughing off. Like Abraham, we at present may call our new Promised Land ours only by faith. There is a long road yet to be traveled. Abraham, himself had an Unseen Companion. His Guide called him "friend." That is the supreme title of Abraham, "The friend of God." Hebron, the city where he lies buried I have seen his tomb is called after him, in Arabic, "Khalil," or "The Friend." This is the stimulating fact about the father of the faithful that abides in most minds: he was "the friend of God," as every one of us, with his faith, may become.

The capacity for godliness is human nature's highest trait. Abraham was not a perfect man. There was a yellow streak in him, as proved by his cowardly palming off Sarah as his sister. He more than once stumbled and fell, but he always got up and kept on following the Voice. One passage in our Lesson seems today especially to be di rected to Hitler's address: "I will bless them that bless thee, and him that curseth thee I will curse." Picnic Is Postponed Millersburg, July 31.

The annual picnic of St. Paul's Lutheran Sunday School, Millersburg, was postponed from July 18 to Saturday, August 1, to be held in the Maple Grove Park, near Harrisburgesque Short shots from the realm By Nobe Frank The speed with which some of these drivers are going around the highways leads one to believe they are not taking the rationing system as seriously as they should. A word to the wise is sufficient don't count too much on a sup plemental card they can be had, but your story better siick. And I Konder teho the lady teas riding as a passenger in a jeep and headed south in Third tr eel between Walnut and Market the other day, and if it teas necessary for her to travel that way. A rities should tread lightly when it comes to dish Nobe Frank ing out any amelioration to the eight saboteurs now on trial for their life before a military tribunal.

The American mind isn't set for any punch pulling at this time when it comes to dealing with those who premeditated murder, arson and treason. It appears the defense is leaning over backwards to assure the rats of a fair trial, but let's hope final disposition of the case rests with those with whom such cases should be tried a military court. Old Togo of Japan serves notice that his nation hopes to destroy the United States and Great Britain. Does the old coot think we're playing for fun or for keeps? I admit it's pretty hard to judge sometimes just how seriously we're taking this thing, but everyone is impressed with the drastic threat of Axis domination. That, if nothing else, will serve as the spur to a victorious conclusion.

In the mailbag: Dear sir I have read your column for years in the Telegraph on all sorts of subjects, and I have a pitiful story concerning a brand new tire on a car parked in the vicinity of Seventh and North streets. The car has standing there for weeks and the right front wheel has been leaning heavily on a bent under tire which can't have much more than 100 miles thereon. "In times like these, I think such a thing deserves a crack in your column. In view of the National emergency, one would think people would better. Pity the poor bum who owns the tire Why pity him if he's nuts enough to let the tire rot, he'll be nuts enough to pay a high premium for another one of these days.

There's no understanding the actions of some maybe the pain wracked world is too much for them, and they refuse to taink or carry on. Dick Morrow "Tell the Ro tarians Nobe, about' the Stag Party to be held at the Colon ial Country Club on Monday. It starts at 1 p. dinner served at 6.30, floor show With Rod and Gun Outdoors By MICHAEL SEAMAN I Members of the Harrisburg Hunters and Anglers' Association have been sent invitations to aid in the work day program on the game farm in Lower Paxton township this coming Sunday. The committee will deploy the volunteers to various parts of the 105 acre farm in order to make it as attractive as possible for the SDortmen's Day, August 16, an' event which the club and the West Shore Sportsmen's Associa tion and the MecnanicsDurg Sportsmen's Protective 'Associa tion will sponsor and snare equally proceeds from various events.

Seth Gordon, executive director of the Game Commission, in the current issue of. Pennsylvania Game News, writes that a grand total of 853,907 bucks and antler less deer have been killed in this State from 1915 through the last doe season, 1940. Of this total the kill stepped up from a bag of 1287 legal bucks in 1915 to an all time high of 40,995 racked white tails in 1940. In all 371,627 legal bucks were taken in the 10 year pe riod and 482,280 does or antler less deer. From 1915 the kill of bucks mounted from 1287 to 11,646 in 1926, the first year when the kill of antlered deer reached a five figure total.

The best year was 1940 when a total of 186,575 deer were killed, of which 40,995 were bucks and 145,580 were antlerless. The heaviest kill of bucks was made in 1939 when 49,106 were shot by hunters. The best season for antlerless deer was 1938. Then 171,662 does and immature bucks were dragged from the woods. From 1915 to 1922 only bucks were legal gun fodder.

In 1923, first of a dozen seasons in which killing of antlerless deer was gal, only 8 deer of this classify tion were reported. A summary of other antlerless seasons fol lows: 1924, 126; 1925, 1029; 1926, 1295; 1927, no season; 1928, 1929, no season; 1930, 5975; 1931, 70, 255; 1932, 1933, 1934, no seasons: 1935,. 1936 and 1937, no seasons; 1938, 1939, 14, 581; 1940, 145,580. A summary of the antlered deer kill: 1915, 1287; 1916, 1722; 1917, 1752; 1918, 1754; 1919, 2939; 1920, 3300; 1921, 4840; 1922, 6115; 1923, 6452; 1924, 7778; 1925, 7287; 1926, ia27, 1928, no sea son; 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938 no season; 1939, 1940, Gets Surprise Party on Ninth Birthday Tower, City, July 31 Ruth Miller, of Sheridan, celebrated her ninth, birthday when she was given a surprise birthday party at home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Paul Miller, Sheridan, with the following present; Mrs. Eva Miller son Daniel and daughter May; Nancy Lou. Troutman, of Muir, and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Miller and son, Fred.

On the Air Radio Highlights P.M. FRIDAY 3.30 WHP Russian American Festival 7.00 WKBO "Pleasure Time" 7.30 WHP Meet America's New Soldiers 8.00 WHP Lewisohn Stadium Orch. 8.15 WKBO An Analysis of Propaganda 8.00 WKBO Baseball 9.00 WHP Johnny Presents 9.30 WHP That Brewster Boy 10.00 WHP Camel Caravan A.M. SATURDAY 7.00 WHP Morning Alarm 9.00 WKBO Breakfast Club 10.00 WKBO Jamboree Time P.M. 12.30 WHP "Stars Over Hollywood" 5.00 WHP Matinee at Meadowbrook Philip Morris Playhouse Lieutenant Robert Montgomery, U.

S. Navy, stars in the radio adaptation of a screen thriller, "Man Hunt," on the Philip Mor ris Playhouse tonight over WHP from 9 to 9.30. Lieutenant Montgomery, a film star for years, plays the part of a sportsman who stalks the biggest game in the world Hitler. He is captured, but escapes, and the story then resolves into a duel of wits and cunning between the hunter and the Ges tapo. The picture was based on the book "Rogue Male," by Goef frey Household.

Charles Martin wrote the radio adaptation. This week's guest is the second service man in as many weeks to star at the Playhouse. Last week, Private William Holden appeared in "The Male Animal." That Brewster Boy The an nual Corn Festival is being held in Joey Brewster's home town and Joey is up to his areas in intrigue on Columbia's rib tickling comedy series, "That Brewster Boy," tonight over WHP from 9.30 to 10. Joey's problem is to decide which girl he'll back in the con test to elect a Corn Queen. He knows that the girl elected may choose her escort as Corn King and Joey is determined to be King.

With two of his friends, Minerva and Evelyn, as potential Queens, the Brewster lad gets into one of the worst jams of his jam filled existence. i Eddie Firestone, stars as Joey, with Jane Webb playing Minerva and Norma Jean Ross playing Evelyn. Camel Caravan Another gay ail American "Caravan" with Latin and Manhattan tune hits spans the Nation as Tenor Lanny Ross, Maestro Xavier Cugat, Song stress Connee BoswelL Stage and Screen Star Margo, Comedian Herb Shriner and Dramatic Star Edward Ellis pass in scintillating review for a full hour on Colum bia network. Heard over WHP 'neverything. from 10 to 11.

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