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ration book 6 issued between september 9 and 16 distributing culm ritl w b opest on oil dayi during this period so maw sum that you know exactly what day and hours the diilnbsssiig centra you intend to go to will bo open so list of fxstribuhng centres below oa dcuransthrr must sw cjuud pot when and where you get it local distributing centres addmtmt datm hows m friday september 13tfr 10 aan to 500 pm u60tgi0wn satuway septener 14th 10 am to 000 pjn ration administration the wartime prices and tkadeqarp sunday school lesson jesus and s1ncebjty of speech toy rev b c todd lesson exodo 20 16 proverbs 26 2328 matthew 26 6975 who can measure the power of good or evil which man gained when he acquired the gilt of speech trie tongue is a member of the body which exer- cles power immeasurably out of pro portion to its size and if the spoken word is a powerful instrument the written word which in these days cir culates through a vast body of readers is even more powerful a speaker or a writer sitting in his office can influ ence the public opinion of a whole nation turn an election one wayor another or bring someone into disre pute the power of propaganda is ter rific because of this great power which language has our laws try to give pro tection against slander and false wit ness the ninth commandment liter ally is the prohibition of witnessing falsely in a court of justice inter preting it however in the spirit of christ s teaching we may consider the language broad enough to include any form of false or insincere speech the psalmist speaks of the tongue as a fire it is a good servant but a poor master the book of james com pares the tongue to the helm which although small turns great ships wherever the pilot wishes them to go the general drift of the passage from the book of proverbs which forms part of the lesson text is quite clear it is a denunciation of deceitful speech burning lips are perhaps flattering lips at any rate they are lips which hypocritically boast of affection for an other person silver dross was the refuse kft over when silver ti fined it was used to cover earthen pots potsherd and thus give them the appearance of being made of sil ver the figure of speech describes hypocrisy of speech how do the pat rtotic adertlsemenls of liquor manu facturers measure up here it is a pity that a man who later served christ so nobly should hae his nanu linked with untruth and insin cerity ol speech and denial petirs denial of christ is a solemn reminder that not even the best of us is quite free from the danger our leson ex pounds there are many ways in which wt may be guilty of insincere speech eith er written or spoken in these days it is ver easy to bear false witness a gainst oneself and ones country in the matter of income tax returns one sometimes suspects certain news gath ering agencies of bearing false witness against certain nations and some statesmen as one who has attended school both in united states and can ada the writer knows from experience how the history books used as texts in both countries have false impres sions in the minds of the readers ad vertising is another example we bad ly need a censor of advertising es pecially of that which comes over the air it would be a great serv ice to the public if all exaggeration could be be- stralned out of advertising so that we might know the real value of the things offered for sale every christian is unde- a solemn and holy obligation to be loyal to the truth christ had much to sav about truth he prayed sanctify them b thy truth he said ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free truth will free us from prejudice and passion christ spoke of his spirit as the spirit of truth which would lead men into all truth we need to keep that ninth commandment thou shalt not bear false witness but we will be helped more by an ad herence to christ s positive leaching about allegiance to the truth someone want to know are ever justified in withholding the truth or telling what is untrue well we are certainly under no obligation to publish facts which would do injury to others even though they are true love and good will alone can deter mine when it is wise to withold certain facts we may feel justified in lying to a robber persons dangerously ill are sometimes protected from the shock that certain truths would bring them people will perhaps take dif ferent attitudes as to what is right in these cases but these occasions are rare in life and for all practical purposes there ought to be no excep tions to the rule that we should speak sincerely if exceptions to the prin ciple of truth telling do arise they must arise out of love alone for love is the fulfilling of the law christians are under an obligation to use the gift of speech positively and purposefully and in the spirit of charitableness so used the law against false witness is fulfilled to discontinue sale of stamps in september announcement was made last week by the registrar of war savings cer tificates that effective september 30 1946 the sale of war savings stamps through banks post offlcearand other selling agencies will be discontinued etaployers however may continue to make deductions up to october 1 and send their remittances up to nov- ember 30 this will enable the pur chase of a certificate by the payroll deduction plan unused war savings 8auc m the hands of or e mar be redeemed for cttb at any post of fice after the end of september the georgetown herald wednesday sept 4 1946 quality youll eatfoy mustard dzebta jam 1uiiem oc frostt mix z loc molasses i7c cocoa cow 1 i4t z4r pmjne nectar jic camp coffee n- 27c 49c chili castne z4t pretzel sticks hi3m gtlam or tomato soup a va1uiu c1usco ru 2 red hot sauce wool foam poliflor wax old dutch 14c 7c 49c moc pard dog food x zc quaker muf lets z 17c boiled dinner xi snack sacks ioc spaghetti sauce 14c pickling spice 5c baby fodi beef broth campbell s phitv 1 floub a xxc hpacmettt os 1 macaroni 2 php 17e bran nco 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