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Show The Kingdom of God 3d God is pictured at times u a re- external aspect of the Kingdom mote sod aloof figure reigning of God on earth. God commands over an invisible kingdom in a us, for example, to treat our w-men f with charity and justice place called "heaven. According to this version, He ...and to comply with certain is patiently biding His time until standards of virtue and morality. that fateful day when He will de- Doing these things obviously recide to destroy the world and call quires a human manifestation all men to a final judgment. If we an external act even though believe this, there would appear the objective is our spiritual per. .'. to be no need to worry about this fection. Having come to establish God's day of reckoning until we grow old and our time begins to run Kingdom on earth, Jesus made sure that each generation could out For Catholics, however ... and readily recogniae it He accomfor most other Christians, too .. . plished that by founding His "the kingdom of God is at hand." Church to instruct and sanctify to .minister to By this we mean that the first the faithful phase of the Kingdom of God is men's spiritual needs. ..to proan external kingdom right here vide the means by which all men on earth ... that here God reigns could achieve personal holiness. among men- with all the fulness In appointing Peter the first bead of His divine nature, but in a of His. Church, Jesus said: "To manner understandable to our thee I will give the keys of the AfKhMi9,fidd- - t rat plagutt Ywku Stadium, soaking cold fello- fitX-- - p far-of- ... - human intelligence. ' We know this is true because that is what Jesus Christ, the Son of God, told us during His lifetime on earth. To help us understand this was, in fact, the whole purpose of Christ's mission of redemption. God's eternal kingdom, He said, is a "house of many mansions," with room for us ah .. . but our right to live there in eternal joy will depend on how we serve the Kingdom of God on earth. Belief in God, Jesus said, is the first requirement for membership in the Kingdom. But merely believing is not enough. Being human, we must manifest our faith and our obedience to God in human ways, which is the FREE tr--r Niroe- n ft kingdom." If you would like a better understanding of the nature of the Kingdom of God, letjis send you a copy of our new pocketsize pamphlet entitled: The Reign of God Among Men." It covers such topics as The Kingdom of God External and Internal; Internal Holiness Through External Authority; the External Reign of God; In The Kingdom of God -a Supreme "Ruling Power, and The Shepherd and Teacher of All Christians. We'll be happy to send you a copy free upon your request No obligarion-a- nd nobody will call on you. Write today. ..ask for Pamphlet No. FM-56V MaiLCoupon-Today- lr f,khl aattHaaS Tfca Sal W OW Amm Mm." mm - Address. at KCHOGCXTS -- Statt. of coiumDus RELIGIOUS INFORMATION I4TI MVTN IIANt, ST. LOUIS, PHOTO CXOtTS: BUREAU OHIO MO. Nf Ji UMj WW. io un. Pag it. uei. HAVE Attor tl. KLUBCH fcrttf I m 2M-JkJIJtea- (to miw rttaUaaa Hi m mmtamtm l toa i will laaal'jlaa) KLVKM CO, i MOO), 4mTt waaC WalwS? ! IMrtfc (UCS3 IITAT1C3 r HtM ItEMaty muwi i(Mt tWtOt U All WOMB M and Ton and bmt fkt mm M fraa ta Irtaatat, NLY. Baseball's Deep Freeze me down. 1 still think it's a good Idea. We train in the South because warm weather helps bring our players into shape. Then abruptly we ask them to play for the big money in conditions which mean not only poor play but which' could cause injury. Athletes in baseball go through periods of relative inactivity, then suddenly they are called into full physical action. In raw weather that can mean charley horses, strained arms, and possibly more permanent injury. Another reason for the change is that it would be good for baseball. At present, baseball can't expand major-leagplay to as many cities as might support it because we don't have enough topflight players. Well, here's a chance to bring the Mantles and Koufaxes to Southern fans and keep their interest high until expansion is practical.' When I first started talking about taking baseball out of the deep freeze, I heard counterarguments. Some said fans in the South don't turn out for exhibition games. Well, very often they do come out in large numbers and when they don't, it isn't indifference to baseball. It's because in exhibitions the stars may play only a few innings in some cases. Then the rookies take over, which is natural because part of spring training is letting the manager see what the kids can do. But I think Southern fans will come .put in force when they know the veterans will play full time and play not to loosen up but for a game that may even' tually decide a pennant Besides, how many fans turn out for those April games up North? The White Sox draw well in Chicago, but during an April cold spell they pulled only 4,926 for a Saturday game with the Washington Senators. The following Easter Sunshould have attracted day double-head25,000 fans but only 9,816 hardy souls showed up. So what do we lose in attendance by visiting Southern cities? The critics continue: it isn't fair to fans. I ask: was the regular home-tow-n it fair to some 25,000 New York Met fans who showed up last spring and sat through a cold drixtle until, by the time Mm aaralnf r Itchlaf 1 ariaaUoa bath da aad aural Uj. Tea aw lata itaap aad aaffar tnm adMhaa,Barthai aad (Ml atd, Urad. la nut UTitauaa, ijrmn. artaa fut, rataslaa; aoaort a aaaallj miMaa IrrUatiat taraw la traof. mni arte aad a uilnM pala raUaf. Oat CTTTEX at dmUu. TM hattar fatt. i emu 12 Family Wttkly, April 10, 199$ i A (Continued from pagt 10) the second game was called because of rain, only a few thousand were left? UnmA-lmfana urill aaa their mim In the South on television and see a game as it should be played, without numbed fingers and .200 batters hitting n home runs. Another counterargument is that sacred "opening day." This is a big draw in every kind of weather, and some peo--' pie say that attendance will be lost by opening in the South. I figure opening day is any day that gives the home fans their first, chance to see their team in flaiVi rtnaniiti lav nn mmtr Uatr 1 will still be opening day with all. the excitement and decent weather. The next objection is "trouble with the scheduling." Actually, opening in the South would make that easier. Right now, April games get rained out by the dozens and are rescheduled as The current 162 games instead of the old 154 (plus travel) already put a tremendous. . JJ f J . uuruen uu piaycrs. siuumg raineu-oincreases the burden to a breaking point. . h Next, paoplo) toll rm the schedule is worthless because "May weather in the North isn't any better than April." Somebody will have to prove that to me with statistics. Just a glance at last year's weather figures shows that il between and the first week in May temperatures in Pittsburgh and Boston went from the a to the low 70s, Detroit and Chicago from the low 40s to upper 60s. weather needs Okay, maybe April-Ma- y studying. So do scheduling, stadium contracts, and other things but I hope the e suggestion of Southern baseball in April isn't just dismissed offhandedly. It has too many good points7 that are proved facts. As for me, I hope to be enjoying Georgia weather on Tuesday when the Braves open in Atlanta. I haven't stashed away my woolens, though. After all, next come weather gambles in New York, Pittsburgh, and Philadelphia. Oh, to be in New Orleans or Ft. Worth-Dallnow that April's there! m wind-blow- la ue er ro FALOn TQOTU VJ0:.1E07TC KLUTCH fcwMs '335? aVV - double-header- s. coast-to-coa- st L. 1 1 ui double-heade- rs down-Sout- mid-Apr- mid-50- major-leagu- . as |