Truth Magazine

By Lewis Willis

You know what I mean by that heading, don’t you? The idea, at least as it is expressed in the country music song by that title, is that ultimately the violator is caught by the law. He gets by for awhile but, unexpectedly, he is finally nabbed. This is an article about a violator of law that was finally nabbed.

Strangely, it is not about a person, but an institution – a high school. The Akron Beacon Journal (3/11/83) reported the success of state law enforcement agents who nailed the institutional criminal.

A local high school embarked on a fund-raising campaign to relieve a financial burden in the athletic department – not an uncommon problem in school systems today. It was one of those common, ordinary fund-raising efforts, except for one basic difference. On November 26, 1982, the school conducted a “Casino night,” with all of the usual “Las Vegas” trimmings – Roulette, Poker, Blackjack, Bingo, etc. – with beer served to add a little spice to the evening’s activities. But this whole “innocent,” noble effort went awry.

The BJ got its information from Mr. Bob Collier, the investigator in charge of the state liquor department district that includes Akron. A liquor control agent attended this gala function at the local high school, paid his admission into the event, where a volunteer gave him a beer. Collier said, however, that the school did not have a temporary beer permit which is required for all sales of alcoholic beverages. Charges were filed and the high school was fined $100 (3/10/83) when’ Municipal Court Judge Robert Harnett found the school guilty of illegally selling beer.

What was the school to do? They paid the fine. “The Rev. Joseph Kappes, president of the school, said the school now gets a temporary license for events at which beer is served.” Officials at Walsh Jesuit high school had been unaware that the school needed a permit before going info competition with all the bars and taverns in Akron. This local Catholic school was nabbed by the “long arm of the law” for their illegal activities. My daddy always said, “Doin’ wrong always catches up with ya.” This Roman Catholic Church operation got just exactly what it deserved. Let us all stand and give three cheers for this law enforcement agency! They know more than the local Catholic hierarchy about what the church is supposed to be doing and, they had the guts to nail this priest and his bud dies for their illegal activity. I perceive this as somewhat noteworthy.

Years ago I heard about an erring church member out in West Texas who had rebuffed every effort of the local church to restore him to faithfulness. One day he was bit-ten by a huge rattlesnake, and being on the verge of death, he called the local preacher to come to his bedside. Re-questing prayer, the preacher recounted before God how all of their efforts to restore this erring Christian had failed until his encounter with the rattlesnake. Allowing as how this erring brother had been brought to repentance by his snakebite, and allowing as how his whole family was unfaithful, the preacher prayed, “Lord, send us more rattlesnakes to bite this man’s wife, and his boys, and his girls. . . .” Perhaps concerning the situation under consideration herein, we should pray, “Lord, send us more liquor control agents.” Maybe they could get religion out of the tavern business!

I was just thinkin’ – my first recollection of parochial schools was they would provide a more wholesome atmosphere in which parents could educate their children with confidence. Boy, this shoots that idea down, doesn’t it? Hot dogs and cokes no longer present worldly Catholics with enough excitement to capture their attention. It now requires gambling and beer to draw the crowd. I wonder.

Guardian of Truth XXVII: 15, pp. 453-454
August 4, 1983

By Irvin Himmel

The devil is subtle. His devices and approaches are varied. We need to be on guard, “Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices” (2 Cor. 2:11).

One of the devil’s most effective tools is compromise. Down through the ages he has weakened Cod’s people and turned things to the advantage of wickedness by the use of this tool.

Compromise is a settlement or adjustment by concession. Willingness to yield is the heart of compromise. Someone must relinquish something or else there can never be a compromise.

For example, the seller of an automobile is asking $3,000 for his used car. A buyer offers him $2,300. The price differential between the seller and the buyer is adjusted by compromise. After considerable dickering, the seller agrees to split the difference. He yields $230 of the asking price, and the buyer agrees to give $250 more than the initial offer. The deal is made at $2,750.

Pharaoh tried to talk Moses into compromise when God sent him before the Egyptian king with the request to allow the Israelites to depart. Four different compromise proposals were offered by the king. Moses flatly rejected each one.

When Nehemiah was taking the lead in rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem, Sanballat and his associates tried to subvert the whole plan. Nehemiah was invited to the plain of Ono to talk things over. He steadfastly refused that invitation. He knew that Sanballat and his friends were intent on mischief. To be talked into some kind of compromise with these avowed enemies of the Jews would have been a disaster to the great work of rebuilding the wall. Nehemiah would not compromise.

In the latter half of the nineteenth century a wave of innovations swept congregations in this country. Instrumental music was introduced into the worship, missionary societies were organized, and other unscriptural practices accompanied these. Some very popular preachers championed these unauthorized practices and led many churches into digression. Other preachers took a strong stand against all practices not authorized in the New Testament. and despite their lack of popularity, helped to keep a few congregations true to Jesus Christ. Some preachers attempted to compromise. They did not endorse the innovations, but they wished to maintain fellowship with the men and churches which did endorse them, and their influence for truth was largely nullified.

In the twentieth century, history has repeated itself. A generation ago certain preachers championed church support of human institutions and the practice of centralizing under one eldership programs of evangelism and benevolence. Some took a strong stand against these practices. A large number of congregations went with the popular movement. Some churches misted these innovations and remained true to Christ. Some preachers really did not favor the idea of churches supporting orphanages, college, and other institutions, but they desired to be in favor with those who did, so they compromised and kept quiet.

Today, some who compromised a generation ago are faced with a strong tide of additional innovations – and these are too numerous to list. They look back and see their own work going down the drain but refuse to admit that their very attitude paved the way for what has followed. And some who formerly spoke out against these in-novations have allowed the desire for unity to put them in a position of speaking favorably, charitably, and com-mendably of congregations in the vanguard of an army of innovators)

There can be no compromise between right and wrong, truth and error, God’s word and the doctrines of men. Compromise will destroy all that a true Christian stands for.

Call to mind the tale about a merchant who put up a sign which read Fresh Fish For Sale Today. A customer who came to the market objected to the word Today. He reasoned that everybody knows it is today. That word was removed and the sign read Fresh Fish For Sale. Another customer said it was obvious that the fish were for sale since this was a store. So down came the words For Sale. That left the words Fresh Fish. Someone else suggested that the word Fresh reflected on the merchant’s integrity; did anyone think he would sell stale fish? Wanting to please everyone, the merchant removed the word Fresh. With only the word Fish left on the sign, some jerk walked in and said, “Why the sign? I could smell you fish two blocks away)”

Many churches of Christ have compromised with denominationalism until they differ from the denomina. tions only in name. Some have compromised with the world to the point that they are “of the world, not really “of” Christ.

Elders, preachers, and Christians in general need to stand with firmness for the truth. No principle of right is of such little value that we dare yield it. This course will not make us popular, but the approval of God is what counts.

Guardian of Truth XXVII: 15, pp. 451-452
August 4, 1983

By Mike Willis

In the last editorial of Guardian of Truth, I sought to demonstrate that Jesus is Immanuel – God with us. We confined our study to the book of Hebrews in showing the teaching of that book concerning Jesus Christ. The study of Jesus is incomplete if all that we notice is who Jesus is. We must continue the study to see what Jesus has done and is doing for us.

Jesus Our Mediator

The book of Hebrews contains many statements which relate to the work of Jesus in our behalf. We want to consider what these passages say about Jesus’ work.

l. Jesus Our Sacrifice For Sin. The opening verses of Hebrews mention what later becomes one of the main themes of the book, namely that Jesus was the perfect sacrifice for sin. In listing things about Jesus, the author stated, “. . . when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high” (Heb. 1:2). His sacrifice is different from that of the Levitical priests who made daily sacrifices for sin (10:11) in that it was a one time, never to be repeated, sacrifice for sin which was all-sufficient to cleanse from sin.

For such an high priest became us … who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people’s: for this he did once, when he offered up himself (Heb. 7:27).

But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building; neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtain-ed eternal redemption for us (Heb. 9:11-12).

For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us: nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy place every year with blood of others; for then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself …. So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many …. (Heb. 9:24-26, 28).

For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified (Heb. 10:14).

We have Jesus, the perfect, all-sufficient sacrifice for sin. We do not have a mere body of facts to believe, a correct dogma; we have a loving Savior who gave Himself for our sins.

2. Jesus Our High Priest. In comparing Jesus’ work to that of the law of Moses, the divine type of Jesus’ work, the author repeatedly emphasizes that Jesus is our High Priest. He wrote, “Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus . . .” (Heb. 3:1). We need to ponder the many truths revealed to us about Jesus as our High Priest.

A priest is appointed to serve “in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins: who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; far that he himself also is compass-ed with infirmity” (Heb. 5:1-2). Jesus serves as our High Priest, yet He is superior to the Levitical priests in the following respects: (a) He is an ever-living priest. The Levitical priests died (cf. Heb. 9:8), necessitating that they be periodically replaced. The succession of priests saw some good priests and some wicked priests (such as Amras and Caiaphas who plotted the murder of Jesus) hold that position. The change of priests resulted in some men serv-ing who were wicked. Our High Priest is an ever-living High Priest; “he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood” (Heb. 7:24; cf. 7:3, 1617, 2425). (b) He is a sinless Priest. The Levitical priests, like all other responsible persons, were sinners. “For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens; who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people . . .” (Heb. 7:2627). (c) He serves in heaven. The Levitical priests did their ser-vice in a tabernacle made with hands. The tabernacle was divided into two parts, the Holy Place and the Most Holy Place. Only priests could enter the Holy Place and only the High Priest could enter the Most Holy Place, once a year. This was designed by God to indicate “that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing” (Heb. 9:8). Jesus serves as our High Priest, but He does not enter into an earthly tent; His work was done in the very presence of God Himself. “For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us” (Heb. 9:24).

3. Jews The Captain Of Our Salvation. Jeans is describ-ed in Hebrews 2:10 as the “captain of the our salvation.” The word archegas means “the chief leader, prince; one that takes the lead in anything … and thus affords an ex-ample; the author.” “Jeans is so styled, as both He who has acquired salvation for the race, and He from whom it is derived to the, as being at once its First Cause and First Possessor . . . ., as One who, being placed Himself in the forefront of humanity, leads on His followers to the ap-pointed goal” (Franz Defitzsch, Commentary on the Epis-tle to the Hebrews, Vol. 1, p. 117).

4. Jesus Surety of a Better Testament. In Hebrews 7:22, Jesus is described as the surety of a better testament. The word egguos means “surety, guarantee. The word means a bond, bail, collateral, or some kind of guarantee that a promise will be fulfilled. The word was used in the papyri in legal and promissory documents meaning ‘a guarantor’ or ‘one who stands security.’ Jesus Himself is our security that there will be no annulment of this new and better covenant” (Fritz Rienecker, A Linquistic Key to the Greek New Testament, Vol. H, p. 342).

5. Jesus Victor Over Sin. Throughout the book of Hebrews, Jesus is pictured as the conqueror of death and sin. “When he had by himself purged our sins,” He “sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high” (Heb. 1:2). Jesus not only sacrificed Himself for sin, He was rais-ed from the dead (cf. Heb. 12:2; 13:20). He is a priest after the order of Melchizedek. Melchizedek was “king of Salem, priest of the most high God” (Heb. 7:1). His name “Melchizedek” means “king of righteousness” and he ruled over Salem (peace), making him a king of peace. Jesus, reigning after the order of Melchizedek, is a King of Righteousness and King of Peace (cf. Isa. 9:6 – Prince of Peace). “But this am, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God; from henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool” (Heb. 10:13-14).

6. Jesus Mediator Of A New Covenant. Jesus is also described as “the mediator of a better covenant” (Heb. 8:6; 9:15). The prophets foretold this part of the Messiah’s work. Isaiah wrote, “I the Lord have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and given thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles” (42:6; cf. 49:8). The blood which Jesus shed was “the blood of the new testament” (Matt. 26:28). Even as the Old Covenant was sealed with blood (Ex. 24:3-8), this covenant was also sealed with blood. “For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book, and all the people, saying, This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined unto you . . .” (Heb. 9:18-19). This testament was not made without the shedding of blood. Jesus served as our mediator and sealed the testament with His own blood.

7. Jesus Our Intercessor. Seated at the right hand of God, Jesus is presently making intercession for His saints. “But this man, because he continueth ever, hath an un-changeable priesthood. Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them” (Heb. 7:24-25). When I am guilty of sin, I can confess it to the Lord and Jesus will make intercession for me. His work continues forever.

These statements about Jesus in the book of Hebrews emphasize to us His great work. He was not merely a good teacher or a moral reformer. He was the Mediator of the better covenant, the perfect Sacrifice for sin, the Victor over sin, the Captain of our salvation, our High Priest, and our Intercessor. He is indeed our all-sufficient Savior.

We now can have access to the throne of God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Let us ever praise and adore His matchless name for the grace which He has given to us. (Continued next week)

Guardian of Truth XXVII: 15, pp. 450, 452-453
August 4, 1983

By Irven Lee

Large department stores, super markets, and other retail stores have many good things for sale. This is a wonderful convenience that we enjoy in this generation. Proper discipline leads to orderly conduct which is beautiful. There are likely many parents who would make a down payment and regular monthly payments for proper discipline for their children if it were available on the market and highly advertised. This purchase, of course, cannot be made because this item cannot be produced in the factory and sold through some market.

America wants to buy everything that it needs. Parents seem too much involved in searching for money, entertainment, and even in dissipation, so that they do not find time to bring their children up in the training and admonition of the Lord as taught in Ephesians 6:4. Many children are abused and neglected. Some are spoiled and pampered. A fortunate few are properly disciplined. Those exercised or drilled in obedience through instruction, love, and chasten-ing produce the peaceable fruit of righteousness (Heb. 12:11). The home is the place where this fruit should grow.

The Bible: A Child-Rearing Manual

Children are not all alike and training is not easy, but it is of great importance. The Creator has designed the child so that he is young for several years. This gives the parents time to search for skill in how to bring each into subjection or into submission (1 Tim. 3:4, 5). There is “know how” involved in this work, and this knowledge cannot be bought at the store just as the overall training is not on sale. Parents must seek this skill to find it. They may advise with good friends, but skill still must be developed. Advice may be very diverse and contradictory. The best advice is always from the Bible. This book is consistent and does not vary from generation to generation according to the trends of philosophers and psychologists.

After becoming aware of how precious the peaceable fruit of righteousness is and of the fact that each child must be skillfully disciplined to produce this fruit, each worthy parent sets out to drvelop his skill in harmony with scriptural advice. “Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him” (Prov. 22:15). “A foolish son is the calamity of his father” (Prov. 19:12). “Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul” (Prov. 29:17).

We should feel free to search for wisdom in caring for children from both the Old Testament and from the New Testament. We do not live under the old law, but the facts of history from the Old Testament are still true. Our Lord’s death on the cross did not take away the history, the wisdom, or the picture of the goodness and the severity of God from the Old Testament. In fact, things recorded there were written for our example (1 Cor. 10:1-11; Rom. 15:4). In every age, the responsibility for child care has been on the family. Children of Solomon’s day were like children in our day in that all needed the proper training, and parents were the special ones to do it.

Discipline Produces Righteousness

“The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame” (Prov. 29:15). “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it” (Prov. 22:6). These verses show something in the contrast between the properly trained child and the untrained child. The difference is beyond words to describe. It is not easy to do the training, but it is worth all of the time and effort to obtain the finished product. The promise that the disciplined child will not depart from the right way is not teaching the impossibility of apostasy, but it is showing that training of the right type is effective and long lasting in its effect.

Punishment or chastening has its place as a tool for wise parents to use in nurturing their chidren. Many object to its use, but the Lord has always recommended it. He knows best. “He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes” (Prov. 13:24). “Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying” (Prov. 19:18). “Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beaten him with a rod, he shall not die” (Prov. 23:13, 14). This advice was needed long before Solomon’s day, and it has been needed ever since. The Dr. Spock type of permissiveness brought up a generation of city burners who were self-willed and resented all authority. They were a shame to our nation.

Let us notice parallel counsel from the New Testament. “Ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: for whom the Lord loveth he chaseneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chaseneth not? But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons. Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live? For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness. Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby” (Heb. 12:5-11).

Corrective Discipline

If a child does not receive the chastening rod it is as if he did not have a father. Parents sometimes make mistakes. It is sad but true that some are abusive rather than corrective in the punishment they mete out to their children. This is not that which is recommended by the Bible. Firm and strict discipline is advised, but love for the children provokes this kind of exercise for them. The rose for chastening is not, of course, a club for abuse.

When a child shows a rebellious disposition his stubborn will should be brought into subjection. Inconsistent and ineffective chastening may only agitate the problem. It is very important that the punishment be adequate to get the job done. If the child can get his way by a louder squeal or by a vigorous physical effort, he is not in subjection. He makes his own decisions and is in no position to profit by his parents’ experience. Why should one cross him if he is to get his way anyway by some ugly maneuver? Such agitation may actually teach rebellion rather than obedience. The worthy effort teaches the child obedience and self-control. The child must learn self-discipline, and this is a final step after learning to respect his parents.

Discipline in the home is basic and important for proper conduct at school. Good teachers would be glad if all parents were good disciplinarians. Officers of the law and employers in industry and business wish the same. There would be less crime and more peace among neighbors if each adult had been taught respect for laws and for those in authority early in life. Obedience to God is more natural for one who has first been trained by a wise and determined father and mother.

Punishment is needed to make the child recognize the parent’s right to express his will. The child is not the one to take charge of things in the home. He is not the head of the family and should learn this lesson early in life. Every child should also be fully assured that he is loved and that he is a welcomed member of the family. The chastening is only part of the training process.

Bible Instruction

Instruction is very important in training a child in the way he should go. He at first is not capable of discerning the wise from the unwise. He is brought into subjection so that he will listen, and he can then be taught. It takes time and patience to do the teaching. This part of the training should begin early. Teaching Bible stories and principles of righteousness help parents see their children become worthy adults. They can be taught good manners and proper behavior just as the school child can be taught grammar and mathematics.

Communication

Time with the child is one of the most important elements in the successful process of child development. Parents should listen to the child, and the child should listen to the adults. Each can benefit from this two way conversation. It is our only hope of getting through to the little mind. A new generation should not be left to repeat all of the mistakes that have been made before them. If dialogue begins early and is continually encouraged there can still be communication when the child is as tall as the parent. In such conversations there can be the building of mutual love and understanding as well as instruction and correction.

Example

The example of the parents is very important in the training process. Law breakers could hardly teach respect for government. Alcoholics and drug addicts could not teach sobriety. Children are repulsed by hypocrisy, while they are still too young to discuss it and describe it with words. One important way of teaching is by showing or demonstrating the. right way.

Companions’ Influence

parents are not the only ones who influence the growing child. Each is influenced by his associates. If all parents were devout Christians and skilled disciplinarians there would be the ideal situation for child care and development, but the ideal is only a wish. Many young people are left to grow up as if they were animals. Children from good homes have some contact with these unruly neighbors. Parents have great need of wisdom in warding off these ungodly influences from evil companions. “Evil companionships corrupt good manners” (1 Car. 13:33). This danger is sometimes overlooked, and children are lost in spite of good examples at home and some worthy efforts at discipline. Let us all realize that young people face many temptations.

Families can well afford to encourage happy association with worthy companies by inviting the best into the home and by allowing their children to visit in better homes. It is the home that is responsible for providing the proper social life. The influence that children have on one another is very great.

Influence of Television

Television is a very dangerous force that is doing much harm in America today. Parents who would train their children in the way they should go should exercise much control over this powerful medium. Hollywood in all of its ungodliness is in charge of programs that are offered the young and the old. Atheism, immorality, violence, and alcohol with other harmful drugs are taught by song and drama. Their skills and popularity add to the danger. Are you training your children, or is this being done by money loving atheists?

Training, Not Forcing

Over the years each must make his own decisions. The successful parents do more than force their own wills on their children. They must train their sons and daughters to make wise choices and to choose worthy companions. Chastening is for the early years to bring about subjection. This is followed by instruction, worshiping together, encouraging, and continued firmness in the demand for righteousness.

A United Front

Both parents need to work together in matters of discipline. The children are almost certain to be lost unless there is agreement between the mother and the father in the training process. If one parent takes the part of the children against the other parent, failure is sure to come. A mother may fail to discipline and may object to the father’s use of chastening. 1 heard recently of a divorced couple who shared in the custody of the children. One of the neighbors observed that when the children were with the mother they behaved very much as young wild animals might with no sign of training. On the other hand, when they were with the father they were calm, well-behaved youngsters. It will be very hard for those children ever to develop into sober, law abiding adults because of the twisted experiences of their childhood. They are to be pitied. After they have grown up as law-breakers in one environment, it may be too late to make them understand why rules differ under different circumstances, and they will follow the course that seems good to them in bringing the most pleasure in this life. The mistakes in child training are made early, and the time of reaping comes later. All parents can agree that the heartache is great at harvest time.

Hyper-Active Children

Capable adults may easily observe that some children are much more active than others. In fact, some are hyperactive to such a degree that they need special help in learning to discipline themselves. In this age of wonderful achievements in medical science, there are doctors who can help the hyperactive children so that they require less punishment and pressure to bring them into subjection. There are doctors who obtained their M.D. degrees and then beyond this made a special study of the mind and nervous system. Such doctors can help the mentally ill, help the little one whose body is so keyed up that he runs a little like the steam engine that does not have a governor.

It is unfortunate that some feel that a child is disgraced if he goes to a skilled psychiatrist. Some infants are carried to highly trained surgeons immediately after birth because some part of the body is not functioning properly. It is sad for the little ones to need such help, but it is no disgrace. All through life physical problems may develop, and we look for those who are qualified to help in such cases. The seriously hyperactive child may appear to be an un-disciplined child because he cannot central his actions, when he may be in need of the help of a reputable physician. I am not a doctor, but I can suggest that you carefully observe your child and do your best to understand his needs.

A well disciplined child is a happy child, and the happy child is one whom everybody can enjoy. Every child deserves to be happy.

Guardian of Truth XXVII: 15, pp. 449, 474-475
August 4, 1983