Uldine Utley, Girl Evangelist, Says,
Youth Shapes the World’s Destiny
THE LESSOR OF ELIJAH
would,
i i /I IKI.S and boys, if you
\JF like Elijah, receive the mantle
of power you must carry back to a
needy world the {lift that (rod has given
to you and help the world to a reign of
love and peace.”
I
\ ASCENT
\ TO HEAVEN
pnittra Dore’s Celebrated Engraving
Depicting Elijah Caught Up by the
|Whirlwind, as Described in Chapter II,
[ Second Kings.
! By ULDINE UTLEY
|T SN’T it a wonderful age we ajx
I living in? Isn't it a glorious thing
r" to hear the great nations of the
world planning peace? And isn’t the
most wonderful thing about it the fact
that girls and boys have so largo a
part in shaping world destinies?
Wa are not waiting to be “the men
and women of tomorrow," we are act
ng as children of today; nation build
jars, through our Scouts and" mar,.,
(organizations co-operating with th«
floats of Government; helping, witl
-our influenco and the way wo live oui
tlives, to build a world-empire of peace
1 When I read about the natioAs who
tare trying to bring peace upon the
earth I am reminded of that beautiful
story of Elijah and Elisha, in the Oid
Testament, for we cannot have a per
fect world until we have seen the
0E9■wwp
vision that Elisha
saw when he won
the mantle of
power.
You remember
thaHSH-jah typified
Christ and Elisha might
servo as a type of any
one of us young people
who has caught the vision
which enables us to aban
don worldly things, as
Elisha did when he
dropped everything to
follow the prophet.
IIow are we young
people to behold that
vision and obtain that
power? Let us follow
tho events of Elijah a closing daya and
find out.
Back in the nineteenth chapter of
First Kings we find tho story of Eli
jah’s ministry drawing to a close. Ilis
supreme faith in God as the Almighty
had been proclaimed throughout tho
wicked and idolatrous land of Judea
In its black midnight of unbelief, Eli
jah lifted high the beacon of his Gos
pel, received by him from God. And
so when his ministry had come to a
close tho word of God had spread
throughout Judea and beyond, among
other nations. Schools of the Prophet
had been formed; men had come to
them from afar to study God’s Word
and .prepare <to carry , on and proclaim
the message of Elijah.
There were others in Judea who did
not go to the Schools of the Prophets
but who, nevertheless, longed for the
power thM Elijah had They wanted
a true revelation of God’s Word; they
want 'd that new vision of Heaven that
Elijah had.
Such a one was Elisha. Ho was a
prosperous farmur. One day, when ho
was ploughing in the fields—the
border of which hud been his only
horizon—a man passed by; the very
• man who occupied his thoughts at that
moment. The man cast his mantle over
Elisha's shoulders, and Elisha, turning
and catching a glimpse of Elijah’s
face, cried aloud: "Oh, lot me, I pray
thee, kiss my father and mother, and
then 1 will follow thee."
Oh, girls and boys, do you remem
ber the day when our Elijah, Jetua
Christ, passed by? When He cast upon
our shoulders that mantle of His grace
and power and glory? Oh, when yon
turned and caught a glimpse of that
face do you remember bow you said,
"Jesus, Master. I would bid farewell
to the dwelling place of unbelief snJ
sin. f would say good-bya to worldly
pleasures. I would put aside ell that
would hinder* me from winning Thy
reward in the Heavens and Saviour, 1
would follow TKeeP’ Do you remem
ber it? And then your consecration
was made complete—you would leave
ALL to follow Jesus.
Read what Elisha did. He said good
bye to friends and kindred and his
own dwelling place. Ho burned every
bridge behind him. He was not going
to leave the door of the past ajar. He
was not going to put his oxen in the
stall and his plow in the barn—just
nicely fixed for him to return any time
he wanted and go to work again.
The Bible says: “He returned back
from Elijah, and took a yoke of oxen,
and slew them, and boiled their flesh
with the Instruments of the oxen, and
gave unto the people, and they did eat.
Then he arose and went after Elijah,
end ministered unto nim." ,
Aa soon as your fconsecration Is
complete, young people, your hungry
souls are going to be satisfied 1 he
longing to see some one who truly
lives the Christian life will become a
rich blessing to your souls.
We read in Second Kings, chapter
two’ “And it came to pass when the
Lord would take up Elijah Into
Heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah
QPFPIAI 17F f *s Message to All Young Men
m! LivI/iLiLiL • from John McEntee Bowman
Lucky
ns being
mea
ready
John McEntee Bowman Is Typical
of the Many Great Executives Who
Have Arisen in This Era! He Is
the Owner and Brains of the Great
Bowman-Biltraore Corpora ti on
Which Operates Many of the Most
Important Hotels in This and
Other Countries.
iPENALIZATION!”
That word every young
^ man should take to his heart,
says John McEntee Bowman, tho
amazing president of the Bowman
Biltmore Hotels Corporation.
Bowman, broke and jobless in
Baltimore at the age of fifteen, told
in Forbes’ magazine not long ago
how an idea of his turned into
$2,000,000 a year. And that was
only one idea. He’s had a good
many others.
The particular scheme in ques
tion had to do with getting banks
throughout the country to wire the
Biltmore hotels for reservations
when their patrons wanted them It
began in 1919, wThen wartime un
derbuilding made accommodations
scarce and Bowman did not need the
extra guests. But he took care of
them; now, with room for them,
they are repaying him.
After Mr. Bowman , had divulged
the growrth of that one plan to huge
success, he was asked, in an exclu
live interview, what the young man
»f today ought to do whose eyes are
turned toward the roseate horizon
of “Success.”
He ought to know. His own rise
was rapid and sure. From the first
he has seemed to be one of these
people who have the magic> rabbit's
loot for success tucked away in their
rest pockets—if any such charm
txists.
“This is the age of tho expert,”
Bowman declared briskly. “Tho
keener a young man whets his in
telligence along a certain line tho
more easily will ho hew* a passage
^Save*-^
but don't: be
i^a miser ,
rMr. Bowman Urge* the Young
Man of Today to rich Out Some
sr thing and Hammer at That la
stead of Trying to Excel in Many
Things- “Thi» is the age of the
expert,” Declares This Man Who
Ran an Idea Into $2,000,000 a
Year.
through tho jungle of early diffi
culties.”
Q. What proportion of tho great
successes of our day aro due to sheer
luck?
A. I rather feel that the lucky man
is the chap who is ready. I think the
vast majority of men who have had
rapid rite* in the business world »r*
those who were fit to take over the
successive responsibilities as they were
■ffered.
Q. What qualities, such as integrity
■ unctuality, loyalty, do you think are
lost important in achieving success?
A. Of course • man must be honor
ible in his dealings and it means much
if he is loyal to his friends and as
loclates. It is difficult to succeed,
however, unless one knows what one
wants to do, has vision to perceive
what is going on and what is likely to
happen and the courage to act prompt
ly when occasion arisas.
Q. How about saving money? Should
i young man lay aside a certain per
■entage of his earnings at the start,
ven though hp deny himself to do it?
A. A nest egg, or initial working
apital, is an important factor in suc
ceeding in business If a young man
wants to save for this of any othar
laudable reason, I suggest that ha lay
aside as much as he can without ac
quiring miserly habits.
Q Finally. Mr Bowman, there is a
question of somewhat different com
plexion. Do you think ■ young man
ought to get married as soon a* he falls
in love, or should he wait until he is
fixed financially well enough to sup
port a wife in fair comfort? Does
the responsibility of marriage, as a
ru e, spur a young man forward?
A. There is no use advising a man
when to get married, for be will usual
ly take that step exactly when “she'*
arranges for him to do so. But I
think a good income is a great aid in
helping them “to live happily ever
after."
IVhat Do You Know —
About Polar Exploration?
1. Wfto first reached the North Pole*
Who claimed to have reached the
North Pole before Pearyt •
. S Who was ivith Peary when he
reached the North Polet
!). Who first saw the Antarctio cote
tinentf
5. IVhai great Norwegian»explorer
first reached the South Polet
o'. What record had Shackleton made
previously in the Antarctio regiont
7 Who first attempted to fly over the
North Polet
S. When was the first successful
attempt t
9. What marked the Amundscn-Ells
icorth-Nobllo expedition in I92Gt
ANSWERS.
1* Lieut. Robert E. Peary, U. S.
Navy, April 6, 1909.
2 Dr. Frederick A Cook claimed to
have discovered the North Pole in
190S, but his story is now generally
discredited
f>. The members of the expedition
had all turned back except Peary, his
negro servant and four Eskimos. They,
remained at the North Pole 30 hours.
4. Admiral Charles Wilkes in 1840.
5. Roald Amundsen, December 14,
1911, outstripping the British expedi
tion led by Captain Scott by a month.
Amundsen perished last Spring in hia
efforts to rescue the Nobile expedition.
6. In 1909 Sir Ernest Shackleton
came withiD 97 mile* of the South
Pole.
7. In 1923 Amundsen and Lincoln
Ellsworth set out in two hydro-air
planes from Spitzbergen and landed
137 miles from the North Pole
8. On May 9, 1926, Commander
Richard Byrd, tJ. S. Navy, and Floyd
Bennett flew over the North Pole at
9:03 a. m. They circled the Pole twice
and landed at their- starting place at
Spitzbergen 15 hours and 57 minutes
from the time of their start.
9. This was the expedition that flew
over the North Pole in a dirigible May
12, 1926 Amundsen, Ellsworth, No
bile dropped their countries’ flag* at
the Polo.
went with Elisha from nilgai.'
The temptation of remaining in Gil
gal came to Elisha. But he pressed
on to Bethel—typifying the House, of
God. Hera Elijah bade him tarry, but
he overcame that temptation — he
would go all the way. The neat test
of Elisha’s faith and fortitude came
when the sons of the prophets that
were at Bethel said to Elisha: “Know
est thou that the Lord will take away
thy master from thy head today?”
And he said, "Yea, I know It; hold ye
your peace.’*
And then began that hard journey
up steep and rugged pathways, over
mountain peaks and burning desert
sands to Jericho — "the fragrant
place."
We young people have that graat
assurance that whan we have crossed
the desert of trial and parsecution and
surmounted the rocky barriers of hard
ship and affliction, we will come to
rest in a fragrant Jaricho.
The sons of the prophets at Jericho
uttered the same warning that Elisha
had received at Bethel. But Elisha
followed Elijah on down to the chill
waters of the River Jordan. And fifty
men of the sons of the prophets “stood
afar off” to see what would happen,
just as churchmen in America ere
standing “afar off” to see whether the
disciples of Christ are on a winning
or a losing side.
Elijah smote the waters of the river
and they parted. Did Elisha pause to
ask how he was going to get back
from the desert, beyond, after Elijah
had gone and ha was left atone, sepa
rated from the world by an impassa
ble river? No. We read:
“And it cam* to pax, whan they
ware gone otrar, that Elijah laid unto
Eliiha, “Ask what I (hall do for thee,
before I be taken away from thee.”
And Elisha said, “I pray thee, let a
double portion of thy spirit be upon
me!”
Do you remember how Jesus, when
Ha was to be taken from them, said
te Hia disciples: “Ask what ye will in
My Name and I will give it to you”?
And what did Elijah say to Elisha's
request? “Thou hast asked a hard
thing. Nevertheless, if thou see mo
when I am taken from thee, it shall
be so unto thee; but if not, it shall
not be so.”
Elisha fait hit new responsibility
and his naed of Elijah's power with
which to carry on the prophet's work.
And as they talked, “behold, there ap
peared a chariot of fire, and horses
of fire, end parted them both asunder;
and Elijah want up a whirlwind into
Haavan. And Elisha saw it, and he
cried, “My father, my father, the
chariot of Israel, and the horsemen
thereof I" And he saw him no more.
Elisha waited, with unwavering
faith, for Elijah’s mnntle to fall upon
him. and when it did not come he took
hold of his own clothes and "rent them
In twain and throw them away.”* And
when Elisha had rejected his own
covering he lifted his eyes and snw
falling upon him from the skies the
mantle of Elijah. We read that Elisha
SMILING ULD1NE
took up the mantle of Elijah and
smote the water of Jordan asunder
and went back into the world, etv
dowed with a double? portion of tha
power of Elijah, to perform twice aa
many miraclea as his master had done.
Girl* and boy*, if you would receive
tha mantlo of power you mud carry
back to a needy world the gift that
God ha* given to you and help tha
world to a reign of lovo and paaca.
HOW TO DRESS WELL
By ANNE II. STILLMAN,
tf'l/* <>/ lit* Wlonnfr- P
Faihion ktlilor of runmainn Manaxinm*
Choosing Modern Accessories.
Those Frivolous Yet
Important Things
CCESSORIES are like the icing
on a cake—-the demi-tasse of the
• * dinner. They are not the actual
necessities- -yet what joy and pleasure
they add In the eating and drinking
thereof.
Just so with the accessories of the
costume They are not the foundation
of the costume Women have done
_and still do — without them com
pletely at tlmea Yet. when well
chosen they add a certain touch -that
much-wanted finesse which women are
ever striving to attain.
Indeed, many women change their
entire cotsume merely by adding
different accessories The basis—
frock, coat or suit or whatever it may
be which is used as the foundation—
still may remain the same in this
change Yet. with the addition of a
scarf, a tie. a novelty belt, the whole
ensemble may assume a sports-like air.
Remove these accessories, substituting
for them something daintier or dressier
—such as a string of beads, an inter
esting bag- -and you have added a new
feminine note to the entire costume
Thia matter of accessories is really
a most important one It deserves care
ful and studied thought in order to
achieve a perfect whole It is not
merely a question of color that should
concern the woman In her assembling
of an accessory group It is the
general character of each item as
well.
A woman should ask herself: "Is this
really the correct glove that I should
wear with such a costume- -or are they
perhaps too gaudy or gingerbready?
And these beada .-are they the most
perfect shade I can find fan harmonize
with my dress or am I merely choosing
them to savp myself further trouble
from looking elsewhere? Now this bag
—is the tailored type the proper com
The Evening Fan la Eiptdtll; Designed to
Match Thia Forma) Evening Gown. The S’:irt
and Fan are Faahioned of Black and Pink
Voile de Soie.
plement for the ensemble or may 1
perhaps stretch a point and buy the
more elaborate one which appeals
much more to my fancy?"
These are only a few of the thoughts
which should occur to th«
woman when surveying tha
possibilities of her costume
in relation to her acces
sories
Remember, yon express
your very own individual*
ity in your choice of acces*
sories more than in any*
thing else about your «a>
semble You can reveal
utterly bad taste—or yoo
may earn the reputation for genuine
chic by your selection of Just the right
accompaniments
It is the accessories, after all, that
make life most interesting.
Mr*.
Stillman
Strolling
Through
tho Croon A
of Hor
Country
Estate.
By Clare Murray, New Girl Poet-Artist
ARMS WIDE OPEN
I am weary of whispering
A name to the night
And hearing an empty echo
Of my own voice
Answer.
Candles in the window
And arms wide open
Welcome others.
Where are you, new love?
New love, come at once—
Come before the frost
Is on the branches.
The branches even now
Are growing bare.
If you wait until the Summer
I may not even want you,
But my Winter hospitality
Endures throughout the year.
growing bare."
“The branches even now are
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