! ! J ] ! Aprll, 1961 THE SOUNDS OF HOME "And the streets of the city shall rIg. hteousness .... " be full of boys and girls playing in the "... the LORD my God shall come, streets thereof .... " and all the saints with thee." "And I will brin~ them, and they "... Jerusalem shall be safely in- shall dwell in the mIdst of Jerusalem: habited." and they shall be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and in From Zechariah 8 and 14 TELEVISION AND CRIME (To the "Silver Lining" Editor: It government is trying to discourage is sometimes mentioned that TV is TV, and point out its evils. In the just like the many other inventions light of this report, it should never be that have comeinto use, to which the said the elders of·the church are too church was at first opposed, such as critical ..and. are suppr¢ssing their the telephone, automobile,radio, and liberty ..Noah Schrock) then later relented, and tolerated "Impressionable youngsters learn their necessary use. every type of vice and crime and bru- Most of pur members not having tality from television 'entertainment' TV throughout the land are not in a corrupting their sense of morals," position to say too much about it one says FBI Chief J. Edgar Hoover. way or another, only that they fear Four sneering young juveniles that TV will be harmful as a whole to close in on an elderly school teacher spiritual life. on a dark street. One snatches off the I enclose herewith and offer for man's glasses. Another trips him. A I publication a recent statement made third kicks him in the groin. And by J. Edgar Hoover, chief of the F. then-before a coast-to-coastSunday r B. I., which gives his appraisal of evening audience of millions-the el- TV in 1960,fifteen years after it was derly man is slowly and sadistically introduced, and now commonin mil- beaten and kicked to death. I, \ lions of homes. This gruesome scene was telecast I I feel that his statement should in color last July 3. The scene was compel every believer to stop and one of hundreds which have turned think. seriously as to the harm Chief 1960 into the year of sex, slime and I Hoover says it is doing to our youth. sadism on TV. This is the year when ! It seems to me that children of God you could learn how to poison your should be grateful to God that our spouse, torture a beautiful girl or I I I THE.SILVER LINING murder a child-all in your living people are reaching out in despera- room. tion for the cheapest and most lurid David Susskind, a TV producer attention-getting devices." with a conscience, says he had no idea TV's tide of rape, murder and vio- of the impact on children, until his lence of all sorts has sparked de- four-year-old son drove the point mands for Congressional action to horne. After Mr. Susskind had re- clean things up. The giant networks marked at the family dinner table have scoffed at the idea that TV is about a difference of opinion with corrupting youth and children. The one of his fellow-workers, the lad National Congress of Parents and asked: "Why don't you murder that Teachers says: "Must we wait for man, Daddy?" "What?" demanded statistical proof?" Susskind. "Why don't you murder him?" repeated the boy. J. IEldgarHoover concludes: "We Susskind began watching the pro- are threatened by programs which grams more closely. "Our air waves," flaunt indecency and applaud law- he says, "are filled with depressing lessness. Not since the days of John junk. Grime shows are not just bad Dillinger, when thousands filed past shows, they are bad for onr times, the bier of this infamous man, have bad for our culture. What is happen- we witnessed such a brazen affront ing on television is that programing to our national conscience." SOJOURNS TO ALABAMA Henry Kilgus (Continued) Now at. Athens) the desiring group would live among the Alabama peo- grew fast, with friends and children ple and give them the true gospel. This no longer afforded room in Bro. Wackerle and Bro. Willis Ehn- homes, as most houses were small. Ie from Princeville worked together, So, they rented whatever they could until Bro. Willis was caned to the for Sunday· services. Sometimes a Army. country school house could be had for A little later, Bro. Melvin Huber the day, or a church house in .the from Francesville (and formerly country that was not in use after- Fairbury), also spent much time in noons. Alabama, until the family went to For a time, we rented the Legion Brazil, South America. Hall in Athens, as long as we could In 1952, the old Baptist church on have it; next, an empty store on North Clinton Street in Athens was Main Street. We had nail kegs and bought. In Athens, we have over 20 planks for seats,·and a large store box members, and a good attendance of for our pulpit. We could also experi- friends and children, which makes it ence how God gives grace to the hum- interesting, to have a nice place to ble. come together for worship: and Sun- By this· time, we were able to have day School. a minister there every Sunday. Then, at LatJ;dersville, about 50 At this time, Bro. Matt Wackerle miles southwest· of Athens,. there from Bay City had a heart to spend were three members, with friends much time in Alabama, as he had and children-no room for all in a been there quite· often before on vis- small hom.e. its. There was a need that a teacher [Continued on Page 24] THE SILVER LINING despera- ost lurid A TNIGHT, STILL JOY and vio- Henry Souder Jr. rked de- Lction to The day dies away. Night ap- destroyed." letworks proaches, as slips away the sleepy The .blue skies are His ; .. as is at TV is edges of day. The day, with its gay- the art-work of golden-dawn .. : He ren. The colored ambitions, its festive rejoic- bathed far-away, fair-circled, soft- mts.' and ings, is Soon done. hued places with His grandeur. wait for But He who lives in the family of But then ... Unmeasured will be God lives an ever-lovely present. The His glory .. ~ unmatched His power colorful church of God finds evening ... unequalled His splendor ... un- es: "We comes, with the distinct, distant counted, His joy. The saints will sing, is which beauty of charming carols. God's child glowed in an aura of complete satis- md law- may drift off to dreamland with chor- faction. , of John uses of far-off beauty ... and the 'iled past He makes Home complete with the soft-spoken glow of company at lovely, lovely personal touch. The .an, have home. _ . friendly faces will be in their placeS. 1 affront "I saw in the night visions, and, Home would not be complete with- behold, one like the Son of man came out the .little ones. E,ach dear little with the clouds of heaven, ... " face will shine. The constant chance to rej oice Oh, lovely lovely theme of. GOO, and rise over our problems are beck- that has wrought ou~deep heart- oning hearts and pleasant feelings of .ache here, t.o finish His' unmatched fellowship. spJend9r there! Oh sweet dream' of And how shall that be when the peace, 'in :which. we may fall asleep sky is a hall-way of home and the and know it's life! Oh sweet stream tma peo- clouds our lawn? of life, that,carries us satisfied where :ospel. How shall it be? Every cloud will cares are no more! illisEhn- be ..counted. The great, billowing Home is. the breath of the Al- together, white kind that pile high in the sky mighty, flames" of friendship,' the d to the . others of His Hand ... They will favorite fires of forever . be arranged by the Master's fore- ."But as· .the days of Noe were,. so 'n Huber thought. shan the coming of the Son of man formerly The beautiful Christ will come. The be." . time in glorious appearing ~l glow, in un-, The limbs 'of the statues of 20th went to speakable splendor. Fair harbors of century civilization are decaying. hope will blossom in' colorful scenes Read the ruins. A sick, sensuate hurch on beyond comprehension. civiJization is hastening its downhill, Gens was The clouds will chorus with 'His degrading decline. ~ over 20 radiance. Rainbow hues will .sym- While space sputters man's small .dance of phony, such as we have never known. signals, we observe a world wretch- makes it And we shall be radiantly happy. edlyrevolving toward a coming cU- place to We catch the chorus, and sing for max. and Sun.. the thrill. Carefully~ skillfully, accurately has "And there was given him do- the hurtle been predicted. Through lbout 50 minion, and glory, and a kingdom, the hour-glass, ,·looking .out into the lS, there that all people, nations, and lan- end, we observe the course of catas- l friends guag-es,should serve him : his do- trophe. all in a minion is an everlasting dominion, "And 'in the latter time of their which shall not pass away, and his kingdom, when th'e transgressors· are 4] 'kingdom that which shall not be come to the full, a· king .·offierce countenance, and understanding dark home resound in sacred, blissful sentences, shall stand up." .