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drinking and the length of time it is kept up.''The Council is encouraged over the results of therevelation brought about several years ago by the U.S.Surgeon General at the head of the Commission appointed tostudy the relation between Smoking and Health. Two goodresults came of it: 1. Over 20 million smokers have quitthe habit. 2. Cigar et advertising over radio and televisionhas been banned . and labels ordered placed on packagesof cigarets stating that smoking IS a hazard to health.We seek the appointment of a like Commission underthe leadership of the Surgeon General to find out the relationbetween drinking alcoholic beverages and health . . and thelabeling of every container of alcoholic beverages, stating thehazard to health, of drinking.One thing we are watching for, the move of the hardliquor people to put their advertisements on radio andtelevision to replace the cigaret ads. There is, at present,absolutely no legislation to prevent this move . . but it isbadly needed. Yet Congress shies away from morallegislation refusing to face the fact that if America is tosurvive it must abolish the traffic in intoxicants and thepractice of indulging In them, BOTH.We are encouraged by an unmistakable ground swellagainst drinking. This issue is far from dead and it is for theChurch to maintain its witness against this entrenched evilwith the spirit and zeal of the Old Testament prophets andthe spirit of our Lord Jesus Christ who answered the devil inthe second temptation: "It is written again, Thou shalt nottempt the Lord thy God."•••ADVICE TO TEENS: BE KIND TO PARENTSThere's no end to the number of articles being writtenabout handling teenagers. Here, as a change of pace, aresome suggestions to teenagers on ways to get along withtheir parents:Don 't be afraid to speak their language. Try usingstrange-sounding phrases like, "I'll help wash the dishes"and "Yes."Try to understand their music. Play Glenn Miller's"Moonlight Serenade" on the stereo until you becomeaccustomed to the sound.Be patient with the underachiever. When you catchyour dieting Mom sneaking salted nuts, don't show yourdisapproval. Tell her you like fat mothers.Encourage them to talk about their problems. Try tokeep in mind that, to them, things like earning a living andpaying off the mortgage seem important.Be tolerant of their appearance. When your Dad gets ahaircut, don't feel personally humiliated. Remember, it'simportant to him to look like his peers.And most vital of all: If they do something youconsider wrong, let them know it's their behavior youdislike, not themselves. Remember, parents need to feel thatthey're loved!— The California LiberatorOBSERVATIONSONFree-Masonry(from Mackey 's Revised Encyclopedia of Free-Masonry)By Rev. Raymond Joseph, West Lafayette, Indiana1. It is a Religion.(p. 847)'' .we contend. . .that Free-Masonry is. . .aneminently religious institution, .that it is indebted solely tothe religious element it contains for its origin as well as itscontinued existence, and that without this religious elementit would scarcely be worthy of cultivation by the wise andgood."2. It is a Christless Religion.(p. 847) " .it is not Christianity. . .it supplies noscheme of redemption for sin. . .it does not claim to be 'theway, the truth, and the life." (p. 848)(p. 409) "God is equally present with the Hindoo inthe temple, the Jew in the synagogue, the Mohammedan inthe mosque, and the Christian in the Church."(contrast the Scriptures; Jesus said in John 14:6, "Iam the way, the truth, and the life; no man cometh to theFather but by me.")3. It is a "Church."(p. 597: definition oi Lodge) "These two (definitions)are precisely the same as those to be found in the wordChurch, which is expressive both of the building in which acongregation meets to worship and the congregation ofworshipers themselves."(p 598)'' .the congregations of Free-Masons (meet)for work or worship."4. It is a "liberal" Church.(p 271) Deists are defined as "those who do notbelieve in the Scriptures as revelation." Followed by,"Deism presents no disqualification for initiation."Conclusion: Jesus said, "He that is not for me, is againstme" (Matt. 12:30). Consequently. Free-Masonry must beclassed with other Christ-denying religions, such asUnitarianism.•••DANIEL WEBSTER"If ue abide by the principles taught in the Bible, ourcountry will go on prospering and to prosper, but if we andour posterity neglect its instruction and authority no mancan tell how suddenly a catastrophe may overwhelm us andbury us.MARCH ° 1,V71 9