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We All Are “Lone Eagles” in Spiritual Flights 30 © Says Uldine Utley “Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble and he hringeth them out of their distresses. He makcth the alarm a calm, so that the tcaves thereof are still. Then they are glad because they be quiet; so he hringeth them unto their desired haven. Oh that men would praise the Lord for His goodness and for His wonderful works to the children of men —107th Psalm. pleasures, and still keep above the condemnation of their wrongs . We, too, must start and when we start we must keep going. Nothing, even the fogs of uncertainties, the rain of discouragement, Yet the loneliness of Lindbergh’* adventure was to realize his ambition There was none to challenge his course, none to deter him. What lessons do we Christians find; in this? The lesson of loneliness iri the world. The Christian mud go alone, forsaking even worldly ambitions. The “Lone Eagle” had one dominant purpose in his flight. He wanted to reach the other side. Is that trot the purpose of every Christian life, to reach the other side, to anchor in the Kingdom of Heaven? And not only that, but to help others in the future to get there, too. By UIdine Utley. WHILE all the world thrilled to the achievement of Lindbergh, I wonder how many of us re membered that wo are all aviators— spiritual aviators—with oceans to cross and mountain peaks to soar above, all carefully charted in the Bible that none may be lost by the world's eoro nents dragging on outspread spiritual vings; by the dense fogs, with which human skepticism and material cares surround us; by jagged mountain peaks of utmost sacrifice, or the storms of adversity. A span of hours was Lind bergh’s flight. Ours is for all eternity. Which, then, is the more wonderful? It is a rare thing that a youth with as much simplicity as Colonel Lind bergh becomes famous and still retains his simplicity. We must remember the simple, healthy, trustful life that pre pared this “Hero of the Air” for hi* flight His great triumph proved that » youth is not a weakling because of his victory over the air. We imi»t remember that there came a time for Lindbergh to start; m mo ment when he knew there was no mid lit courte to steer; that he would soar into tho illumination of a fuller life dr sink into the abyss of oblivion. There is always a beginning before M an ending. The spiritual SAd&totS must look carefully to their >eginning, as Lindbergh did to his They must examine the fabric and con dition of the craft they venture in; see'that it is equipped with everything needful to make a successful journey; not encumbered with a single super fluous thing—as Lindbergh’s “Spirit of St. Louis” was unencumbered. His was seemingly a discouraging time in which to start. Others had failed, just before this young air pilot took off. But Lindbergh wanted to prove that failure is often the forerun ner of success. — We read in the Bible that when a man puts his hand to the plow he must complete the furrow. He must not turn back. Lindbergh put that axiom into aviation. Once started, he never turned back. He saw the solid banks of fog; he was warned of their danger. The rain and sleet were dif ficult to combat—how many wings have been borne down into the waters of spiritual oblivion by the world’s icy sleet Stonnsl Lindbergh tried to soar above fog and storm. (Have we ever tried to do that?) But he found, finally, that the only way to keep on his course was to go through. When he started he never turned back. He kept on and on. The start may be hard for ns, too, for, after all, the Christian life is much like aviation. An airplane is of little use in congested streets; it belongs in the air. There it is free, unhindered. Neither can we be partakers of the sins of the unbelieving multitudes, seeking nor the sleet of hindrances, should turn us back. We, too, must go through. And that meant more to Lindbergh than it means to those of us who stayed in comfortable homes, eating and sleeping and talking while he crossed the ocean alone. Companionship is necessary in many things. That is a sad life which has no companions. We count on oui friends, on their words of counsel and confidence. Who does not shudder at that word “alone!” Who does not shrink from the sacrifice of mother, home, friends—to set out on some strange journey alone! Surely, we can learn a great lesson here. The buzz of Lindbergh’s plane in the clouds, his daring and enduring flight, made other aviators raise their planes above the reach of earth. Colonel Lindbergh had that one thing in his mind continually, the advance ment of the cause of aviation. If we have the cause of Jesus in our hearts we will watch our every word and deed. We will want every moment of our lives to help promote the Kingdom of God. They tell us that Lindbergh brought about a better understanding in the land of the French and created a stronger, warmer feeling of kindness between the two nations. Our galva fVhat Do You Know — About Stock Exchanges7 I. h hat is the oldest stock exchange in the United StatesT 2 How is the term “market” used in connection toith the stock exchanget 3. What actual business takes place on the floor of the stock exchanget What is a commission brokerf 5. What is the tickert <5. Uoto does a customer trade on margin T ANSWERS. 1. The exchange in Philadelphia. 2. “Market” has come to be synony mous with exchange and when we say “stock market” we mean the buy ing and selling of securities on the stock exchange. 3. That of making contracts to buy and sell stocks to deliver later. These contracts arc known as “sales.” "transactions" or "dealings." 4. One who by himself or in part nership with other brokers executes orders for buying or selling securities for customers. 5. The machine which automatically prints the abbreviated names of stocks with their fluctuating prices on a nar row ribbon of paper, known as the “tape.” 6. When a customer trades on mar gin he furnishes only part of the money for the transaction. The broker buys the stock obligating him self to pay for it. Generally he bor rows the money from a bank, giving the stock as collateral. If the price of the stock falls below the number of points protected by the margin the cus tomer must put up additional margin or be 6old out. “Go Back to the Farm and Prosper”-B. F. Yoakum I * HE big opportunity for young * I men of today and tomorrow * is on the farm,” says B. F. Yoakum, director of the St Louis, San Francisco and the Seaboard Air line railroads and chairman of the board of directors of the Empire Bond and Mortgage Company—the man who has built more railroads than any other person in America. “Go back to the farm and prosper." This was his answer to a question put to him not long ago at the close of another successful season for his Lenox Hills Golf and Country Club at Farmingdale, New York. This unusual philanthropic club was established to give inexpensive golf to the city player who is unable to afford high club fees. Mr. Yoakum has rather definite ideas about success, although he doesn’t believe there is a magic talis man for it. “Success come* to those who supply the vital needs of the people,” he is given to saying frequently. "Food, clothing, housing. In 1928-29 the great problem that should stir the im iginations of young men is putting agriculture upon a solid basis." ‘<What do you think a young man of average abilities ought to do as he turns about him seeking an oppor tunity to rise?” Mr. Yoakum wai asked. “He ought to decide which pressing necessity of his own country he can contribute most toward supplying. Then he should devote himself, with patience and vision, to that end. ■What do - you nicai. h -- Making money? I think that money has almost nothing to do with it. t know men with huge fortunes who are further, from success than poor men who give of their time and talent* in supplying deep-seated needs. “However, the economic laws oper ate almost with the sureness of the law of gravitation. To those who house and feed and clothe the people, to those who help them get from place to place a little faster or more comfort ably, by air or land or water—money comes. rrr “I don't think any man ever got very much money and kept it long whose motive in the be ginning was getting it and keeping it. “Right now the farm is calling to young men more dearly than any voice 1 know. As the population of America grows it will become more and more evident that the food-grower* are the ones who hold the destiny of a great country in their hands. “People who turn to B. F. YOAKUM “Well. then. Mr. Yoakum, how much im portance do you think downright luck has in success?” “You mean in making money? It may have a great deal to do with that. But with the sort of success i am talking ing about, it can have very little to do.” Finally, this man, who has been called the greatest living developer of America’s vast South west, believes in recrea tion. So thoroughly the tarm, who learn to grow and to sell in tune with twentieth century conditions are going to prosper. Money will come to them, as it never came before, because It is plain that farm ing is one of the two or three really vital industries in the country—in any country. “Suppose a young man takes a job. in an office or on a farm. How much of hie income snould he save?’* This was another query put to the kindly eyed, soft-spoken railroad builder in his palatial New York office. “How much? That depends. He ought to save, of course. But the most important thing on his mind should be giving all of his time and imagination to his own job. He ought to do it, not with a view of get ting a raise, but simply because it in terests him. If it doesn’t interest him, he should be somewhere else.” “What qualities do you think are most important in achieving success?” “There is one which no man can have and fail. That is a driving, a living personality. 1 don’t use the word personality in the vague sense that it has coma to be used nowadays by the success magazines. I mean a capacity to mould a situation, to in fuse it with something of the indi vidual. “That is why public ownership of industry — communism—always will fail. The powerful individual is not at work in it.” does he believe in it that he devoted 125 acres of his Long Island estate to a golf course where families may en joy golf without paying the exorbitant dues charged by fashionable clubs. He has built on this course a $10,000 clubhouse for caddies, the first of its kind, where the youngsters may gather in the evenings and enjoy dances, entertainment and speeches by prominent men. “The right sort of play is as impor tant as anything else for young people Almost as important a3 the right sort of work.'’ Agricultural interests are so close to Mr. Yoakum’s heart that he em braced the Republican cause during the recent campaign because he dis agreed with Smith on farm relief — and this after a life-long allegiance to Democratic principles. The Government, he believes, shouldn’t coddle or subsidize the farmer, but should help him learn to help himself. Thus, when the subject of young men was broached to the rail magnate, he was quick to empha size the part of youth in building the food supply of the future. Young men, indeed, are one of Mr. Yoakum’s greatest interests. Most of them like him on sight. Any caddy who carried his clubs or who attends the gatherings in the Lenox Hills caddies’ club will testify to that. And not a few men in high positions today can trace the beginning of their rise to Mr. Yoakum’s helping harfti. On his own estate at Farmingdale, New York, from which he drives to his office in Manhattan each morning, the “dean of railroad builders” raises virtually everything served on his table. There are his own dairy, his own truck farm, chickens, pheasants, rabbits and live stock. "If I were a young man in these days.” he concluded, "I couldn’t wish for a larger horizon of opportunities. They confront one on every hand. There are fortunes to be made out of the air and out of the soiL But more important than the fortunes there aro avenues of service in buildin" a graat republic, still young and plastic.” Modernism and the Days of the Court Train Meet in TUs-Dciifn. By ANNE U. STILLMAN. Fathion Editor of Panorama Magazine. THE evening drdas is<the most im portant of all dresses to a woman. It is the persona] ex pression of that woman’s individuality. In a becoming evening dress almost anything can happen to a woman. An evening dress is woman’s chal lenge to adventure. In its silken en closure she becomes a lance conscious ly titling at life and at fate. She is a creature of lace and orna ments, jewels and glow. She is allur ing. She is charming. And she knows it. In a sense, she is clad in armor. tion does this, too. It makes us “love one another” and “pray for those that despitefully use us." Did not Jesus say: “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God”? Our “Prince of Peace" brings peace to the shore of many lives and stills many a raging tempest by the word of peace He brings. The greatest lesson, possibly, that we can learn from this epochal flight was from the reception given Colonel Lindbergh. Few people would have received the praise of the multitudes in the same manner as he. Many, in time of their exaltation, change. False pride and vain glory take the place of humility and simplicity. But Lindbergh did not appear to change. We spiritual aviators have something to look forward to that is a million times more glorious than the welcome to America’s Lindbergh! It is a good thing that our reward does not come now. The praise of earth is sodanger v'« it might keep us from our final glory in the Heavens. We admire the courage that mad* Lindbergh fly the Atlantic, and fly alone. And yet not alone. "We/’ can mean more than the aviator and his plane. Those who prayed at home for him believe it does mean more. Unless the good favor of God had been with him, would the other side have been reached? The prayers of his modest and faithful mother at home, along with tens of thousands of others, fol lowed him—kept him going. Likewise we admire the manhood and womanhood that is strong enough and has courage enough to stand fot Christ. The man or woman who doe* not care about the opinion? of men, nor the dangers that lie ahead are the spiritual Lindberghs. Let us live lives of which we shall be proud. And let us remeinoer the Crpose of our testimony for Christ. t us start, and never turn back. If it means alone, then remember Jesasis with us. He will take us through. HOW to DRESS WELL By ANNE. U. 7 he I mportw.. Evening Gowns Recent Photograph of Mr*. Stillman, Taken at Her Home in Pleaaantvilla, New York. Her white shoulders may draw to her the common enemy, man, but if she so wills, her fan with a light wave may dispose of him. She is armed and ready to conquer —by being conquered—which is the way of all women. And since it is the dress that she wears to battle in that age-old con flict between the sexes no dress that a woman over wears can be quite so important as the evening gown. A house frock and a simple kerchief may hold affection. Sports clothes will do for outings and companionship But the psychological possibilities of an evening gown are astounding. And since it is the dress of dresses to its selection a woman must give her very best thought,, her most careful discre tion. It is the most important dress to get right, it should fit your person ality—it should he you, you at your best. j| The cut of your gown should cotv fortn exactly to the figure, showing of# your best lines and concealing your worst ones. The color should bring out the ntaural tones of the complex ion and hair. Your jewels must har monize with the gown. In short, every thing about the dress, its type, its sil houette, its color should be as near to perfection as yon can possibly gat it. And since this dress means so much, a woman must choose it with metictf lous care. She must spend on it all that her purse can afford. One well chosen dress is better than six of the other sort. The gown shown here was designed by Lelong and it is reminiscent of tha days of the court train. A single ges ture of modernism is added by it* snugly fitted waistline which is further emphasized by the string belt. Yon need not have a Paris conturier design your evening frock You will find clever copies of Paris creations in our American shops. And if yon give to your selection your best thought and discrimination, your dress will re flect your charm. By Clare M urray New Oirl Poet*Artist Do You Wonder? YOU want to know just why 1 love you. Dear, there are so many reasons why That I shall tell you only one— And yet it is the one real reason And it far surpasses all the rest. 1 love you, for'you are reality. No persiflage for you. You want the truth. You speak it and demand it in return. And with rare insight seldom fail To pierce a sham. You are so human That you understand All human nature Therefore, looking in your eyes, I talk to you as to no other soul— As to my God. You press your life Until it yields its final drop of jo Or sorrow. This I love. For always I have had half-measures. You have led me up To heights of ec6taey I never dreamed of Still less aimed to reach. You never spare me. You have made me suffer With the keenest pain Ooomcta. t»2» lotanwaoui r*u»r* tamn, to. Otm Biiuia Kgbtt bwn& I ever felt— And yet I welcome it Because I know that it is life. Full and abundant. Do you wonder that I love you ? “You M»vo Led Mu Up to Height* of E<*t»cy.’'
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