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The A's continued to stockpile pitching on Day 2 of the Amateur Draft. After taking a college first baseman with the 578th pick, their first of the day, they used six of their next seven picks on college pitchers. They chose 23 players on Day 2 before they passed in the 42nd round, effectively ending their draft.
The A's must have spent a lot of time this year scouting smaller schools for players they thought would have bright futures. In addition to signing Carlos Gutierrez from ECSU prior to the draft, they chose a lot of award-winning players from lesser-known schools.
Day 2 Breakdown
College players taken – 15
High school players taken – 8
College pitchers taken – 9
High school pitchers taken – 2
College infielders taken – 4
High school infielders taken – 4
College outfielders taken – 2
High school outfielders taken – 2
578th pick
Gregory Dowling, 1B L/L
6'3" 240 lbs 11/15/1983
Georgia Southern
Dowling had good numbers at GSU and was First Team All-Southern Conference as a senior. He joined current Giant Todd Greene as the only players in school history to amass 300 hits, 200 RBI and 185 runs scored. He hit .377 with 11 home runs and 50 RBIs last season, the average and homer total leading his team. He was second in the conference in average and first with a .511 OBP. His K:BB ratio immediately jumps out at you like most of the A's draft picks this season. He had 53 walks to only 20 strikeouts to complement a 1.096 OPS and hits lefties (.453) better than righties (.336). With the future of the first base position still cloudy in Oakland, Dowling could have a chance to win the position in a few years.
608th pick
Josh McLaughlin, RHP
5'11" 190 lbs. 11/23/1983
College of Charleston
The A's stuck to the SoCon with this pick by drafting the College of Charleston's closer. McLaughlin finished the season tied for the conference lead in saves with 15. He had an 11.3 K/9 ratio and only allowed one home run in 56.2 innings pitched. He held lefties to a .236 average against and dominated righties, allowing a .151 average against. He throws his fastball in the high 80s and touches 90 and complements it with a plus 80 mph curve and exhibits good command, allowing only 23 walks while striking out 71.
638th pick
Jacob Smith, C R/R
6'2" 220 lbs. 6/5/1983
East Carolina University
The A's drafting a catcher who has had a knee injury shows you that they were doing overtime evaluating medical reports for some of their picks to make sure that the player hasn't had any lingering effects from the injury. Smith missed the last nine games of his junior season because of the injury. He also worked through an injury in his sophomore season, but was limited to 41 games. His 13 homers were good enough for ninth in Conference USA and his .606 slugging percentage put him sixth. He showed tremendous plate discipline in high school with 60 walks while only totaling five strikeouts and was an equal opportunity producer, putting up good numbers both in and out of the conference.
668th pick
Patrick Currin, RHP
6'0" 190 lbs. 5/12/1984
UNC Greensboro
A teammate of the A's 158th pick, centerfielder Jermaine Mitchell, Currin only made three starts, but amassed 38 appearances and led his team in opponents' batting average (.227), ERA (2.93), saves (8) and record by going 10-3 out of the pen. Those are great numbers from a reliever. The ERA was also good for third and the appearances were first in the SoCon. He is better with the bases empty (.154 average against) as opposed to having runners on (.298), but his total average against (.227) and his win total were 2nd in the conference. He could be a pitcher used in long relief or stretched out to be a fifth starter.
698th pick
Scott Moore, RHP
6'2" 245 lbs. 12/4/1983
Texas State University
The A's took another righthanded workhorse, this time a big one. Moore went 10-4 at TSU in 15 starts with one shutout and threw 102.1 innings, a total which led his team by far, while keeping his ERA at 3.34. This was a great improvement over his junior season where he went 4-6 with an ERA of 3.93. He showed decent command by walking 62 while striking out 118 (30 looking), another total which led his time by a large margin. His ERA, Ks, Wins, innings pitched, average against and starts were all good for seventh or better in the Southland Conference, the wins and Ks leading the conference.
728th pick
Earl Oakes, RHP
6'3" 225 lbs. 9/3/1985
Pace University
Another shutdown college closer taken by the A's on Day 2. Oakes emerged as a sophomore and broke the school single season record with nine saves. As a junior, he expanded that record by saving 13 games, adding to his already school-high 11 career saves. He allowed only 14 hits in 35.2 innings and struck out 49 (23 looking) while walking 15. Oakes led the Northeast-10 conference in saves and was third in appearances.
758th pick
Aaron Odom, LHP
6'0" 165 lbs. 9/24/1984
Texas Tech
Odom was one of the top JUCO prospects coming out of Angelina JC as a sophomore after being named to the All-American Second Team. The A's might have drafted him because of his performance in JC as opposed to D-1. After going 11-2 with a 1.32 ERA over 81.2 innings and totaling 99 strikeouts as mostly a starter at Angelina, he struggled in D-1. Working mostly out of the bullpen he was 3-6 with an ERA was 6.75 and only 42 Ks in 56 innings. The A's might decide to put him back into a starters' role to see if he can rediscover what made him successful.
788th pick
Derrick Gordon, LHP
5'10" 190 lbs. 10/16/1983
Lamar University
Gordon throws with an easy delivery and has good arm action on both his high 80s fastball and his low 70s changeup. He is another pitcher whose 2005 was better than his 2006. After being chosen for the 2005 Pre-Season All-Conference team, he posted a 4-7 record with a 3.95 ERA and striking out 102 batters, good for third in the Southland Conference. Gordon then struggled as a junior by going 4-4 with a 5.32 ERA and striking out only 65 batters. In his defense, if a reliever has a bad game or two, the ERA is one of the hardest stats for him to bring down.
818th pick
Larry Cobb, OF R/R
5'10" 175 lbs. 7/10/1985
College of Charleston
Sticking with Southern Conference standouts, the A's chose a right-handed hitting outfielder that finished seventh in the nation in batting average (.361) as a junior. Cobb also has good speed and stole 20 bags in 28 attempts.
848th pick
Lorenzo Macias, OF R/R
6'2" 190 lbs. 8/17/1985
Mt San Antonio College
The community college freshman hit third and played right most of the season. He hit .390 with six homers, 40 RBIs, and 27 walks and was named to the All-South Coast Conference First Team.
878th pick
Matthew Manship, RHP
6'4" 205 lbs. 11/25/1983
This tall righty throws a mid-high 80s 4-seamer with a decent 2-seamer and a low 70s curve with sharp break. He also appears to have a sharp downward breaking slider that runs in the high 70s. He exhibited good control by striking out 49 and walking only 14. Manship comes from a baseball-oriented family: his brother pitches at Notre Dame, his father pitched at Arizona and an uncle and a cousin both pitched for the Brewers' and Reds' organizations, respectively. He spent his first three seasons at Stanford as their closer, notching 17 saves and generally being successful. This season, he was moved into the rotation and struggled before being moved back to the bullpen and regaining his previous form.
908th pick
Joshua Morgan, RHP
6'2" 200 lbs. 7/15/1984
University of Missouri-St. Louis
The Great Lakes Valley Conference Player of the Year, Morgan was as a pitcher even though he finished fourth in the conference in average (.344), second in homers (six) and ninth in stolen bases with 18 in 20 chances. He was dominant on the mound as well, going 5-3 with a team-best 1.86 ERA and struck out 54 to 20 walks in 48.1 innings. He was also named to the All-Conference First Team for the second straight season.
938th pick
Jonathan Pigott, RF R/R
6'2" 181 lbs. 10/25/1987
Seabreeze High School, Florida
The athletic outfielder has above-average tools across the board and his arm should play in right. He is quick (3.9 second 30-yard dash) and hard-working. Pigott has a short, but powerful swing. The Florida recruit ranked seventh in the East Coast Showcase against some of the top competition in the Eastern United States. He is likely to be a tough sign.
968th pick
Nicholas Hernandez, LHP
6'3" 172 lbs. 7/30/1988
Hialeah Senior High School, Florida
The A's stuck to Florida high schoolers and chose Hialeah's best starting pitcher. Hernandez throws in the mid-upper 80s with his fastball and has some deceptive arm action in his delivery. He brings the ball behind him and then whips it across his body after releasing the ball. He's not afraid to throw inside to righties. Hernandez went 13-3, including two shutouts, with a 0.72 ERA in 77.1 innings. He struck out 118 batters while walking only nine. Hernandez has a commitment to play at Tennessee next season.
998th pick
Burke Lieppman, 1B R/R
6'5" 215 lbs. 10/31/1987
Prescott High School, Arizona
The A's once again showed loyalty to their own by drafting the son of their Director of Player Development, Keith Lieppman. Burke is a big, athletic first baseman with a twin sister, Lauren. He also played center on the Prescott HS basketball team.
1028th pick
Stephen Cochrane, C S/R
6'0" 180 lbs. 7/12/1988
Mission Viejo High School, San Diego
Another SoCal player taken by the A's, this time another switch-hitting catcher. Cochrane hit .346 with three homers and 17 RBIs. He also played a little bit of third base in high school.
1058th pick
Carlos Hernandez, LHP
5'11" 155 lbs. 3/4/1987
West Valley College
Hernandez went 11-1 in 14 appearances (12 starts) and struck out 77 while walking 17 in 71.1 innings pitched as the ace of the Vikings staff.
1088th pick
Jean Diaz, 3B R/R
5'11" 7/27/1988
Academia Perpetuo Socorro (High School), Puerto Rico
Diaz is the second player from Puerto Rico taken by the A's in this draft. The lanky infielder appears tentative in the field, but his approach to the ball and his footwork should improve with experience and coaching. He has an even stance and good swing mechanics and opens his hips quickly.
1118th pick
David Fry, CF R/L
6'0" 180 lbs. 10/27/1987
Bishop Gorman High School, Nevada
Fry has good opposite field power and good speed. He stole 16 bases and hit nine homers while hitting .491 and driving in 44 runs to help lead team to Nevada 4-A Championship. Fry is also a decent, if raw, pitcher.
1148th pick
Rylan Sandoval, IF R/R
5'10" 185 lbs. 8/10/1987
Chabot College, Hayward
Nominated to 2006 California Community College All-America First Team-Northern California roster, Sandoval hit .443 with 20 doubles, eight home runs and 53 RBIs. His OPS was an outstanding 1.261 and he walked 25 times while striking out only 18. Sandoval has diabetes, but that hasn't hampered his ability to compete.
1178th pick
Dante Love, C R/R
5'11" 195 lbs. 4/8/1987
San Diego City College (CC)
Love might be the A's best-named draft pick. He hit .321 with 21 walks to 15 strikeouts and drove in 22 runs as a freshman infielder. Love was named to the Pacific Coast All-Conference Team as an infielder, and he could be a good draft-and-follow candidate.
1208th pick
Goldy Simmons, RHP
6'4" 220 lbs. 10/29/1988
Monte Vista High School
Simmons was a football and baseball player at Monte Vista and an All-Academic Team member in 2004 and 2005.
1238th pick
Jeremy Weih, C R/R
6'1" 195 lbs. 10/15/1987
Wilton High School, Iowa
The A's took another catcher, this time a high-schooler, to finish off their draft. Weih also ran track and played football in high school. He is committed to Northern Iowa. Weih has a mature build and a strong arm from both the outfield and behind the plate, touching 80+ mph. He has made improvements defensively while using an advanced, powerful swing to drive balls to all fields. He is lithe and nimble for a catcher, and is a hard-working, instinctual baseball player with power potential as a catcher and possibly in the outfield as he has good speed.
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A/N Because I have very little time for "Glorfy," and other such nonsense.
It was storming outside, almost hard enough to bring Rivendell to its knees. The thunder rattled bones and threatened to shatter windows. Forks of lightning illuminated the night like the whips of Balrogs, breaking on the hard stone of the mountains and searing through the soft wood of trees.
The large sitting room at the heart of the Last Homely House, however, was marginally more sheltered from nature's wrath. The scene would have been a familiar one, that of lords and friends gathered round the hearth after a long day, had they not a new addition: the small and animated child that gamboled and laughed at their feet.
"The storm was frightening him," Elrond was explaining solemnly, though his eyes were warm as they watched the boy. "I could hear his caterwauling from my study. I had no choice – I could not risk Gilraen rising to comfort him."
"How is she?" Erestor asked, a look of skeptical wariness on his face as the toddling child strayed towards the parchments that lay on his lap.
Elrond sighed a heavy, healer's sigh. "Not well. I have done what I can for her body, but the states of her mind and soul are up to her."
The faces of his twin sons darkened with guilt as they, too, watched the manling at play. Elrond saw this and straightened slightly.
"It was not your fault," he said softly, heart aching for his sons.
"We should have been more vigilant," Elladan said hoarsely. "We were careless in our haste to return to the House. Any other day, any other circumstance, and we would have seen such a large group. We practically waltzed into their waiting arms!"
"And yet, you brought your entire party home alive."
Elladan turned his face from his father. "She lost her husband, kith and kin, hearth and home, the identity of her son, and now, you say, her health. The last on our heads be it."
"Were you to ask her, she would thank you for their lives, Elladan," Elrond murmured, but his eldest stood sharply and strode to the bookshelf under the pretense of perusing its contents. His back was stiff, his shoulders hostile. Elrond sighed again. The others averted their eyes.
Young Aragorn, however, had no such qualms, and tottered enthusiastically towards his father's friend and his own valiant hero. Stumbling, he caught himself on Elladan's leg, then hugged it tightly.
"Ey-dan, up!" he piped.
And there was no denying him. Elladan's demeanor softened as he lifted the child who remembered nothing of his friend's failings into his arms and cradled him there. Aragorn fidgeted for a moment until he commanded a bird's eye view of the room. He grinned and giggled as he waved at each of the room's inhabitants in turn and they waved back.
"You should not reward such a mispronunciation, Elladan," Erestor chastised sternly as the eldest son of the household returned to the warmth of the hearth and the circle of armchairs.
The others stared at him.
"He's a child!" Glorfindel protested as Aragorn used Elladan's hair to steady himself. "Barely out of swaddling!"
"Nevertheless, if you rear them with poor-"
"Nonsense, Erestor," Elrond chuckled, eyes bright again as he watched the boy. "I raised three, and never insisted on proper pronunciation until they were much older."
"And we turned out alright," Elrohir added softly with arms held out to Elladan's gleeful playmate.
"I, on the other hand, had to endure several decades of 'Rester,'" the councilor growled.
Aragorn had been watching the repartee from Elrohir's lap with interest, and now he cocked his head to one side and slid onto the floor to approach the lore-master. Erestor once again watched his progress with cautious eyes. The manling steadied himself on knees nearly as large as his torso and proclaimed proudly, "Rester!"
The others laughed, both at Aragorn's pronouncement and the look on Erestor's face.
Elrond's seneschal shifted forward in his chair to lock eyes with the boy and said firmly, "Er-res-tor."
"Rerester," Aragorn repeated diligently.
The child laughed, clapped his hands, and seized a lock of ebony hair. "RererereRESTER!"
"Elrond, it is hopeless," Erestor said decidedly, reclining in his chair once more. "The child is demented. He will never be able to take up his rightful place."
Elrond chuckled, but it did not escape him that his advisor's gaze had softened very, very slightly.
"Or he has gotten the better of you," Glorfindel said conversationally as he leaned forward in turn to observe the boy. "Look at the spark in his eyes – I would not be surprised to find out that he knows exactly what you wish and is handing you your dignity on a silver platter, my friend."
Aragorn laughed again and beamed at the golden-haired warrior.
"You try, then," Erestor said irritably.
Glorfindel smiled warmly and beckoned to the boy.
"Come here, manling," he rumbled. Aragorn tumbled into his enormous hands and was rewarded with a toss into the air for his obedience. He shrieked with the purest form of glee, causing several pairs of elvish ears to ring.
"You hear me, manling?" Glorfindel queried seriously once the child was safely settled in his lap, one hand secured to each of the warrior's thumbs.
Aragorn nodded, face glowing.
"I am Glor-fin-del," he said, very slowly. "Can you say Glor-fin-del?"
"Glow…fiddle," Aragorn answered after a thoughtful pause. Then he beamed at the familiar word. "Fiddle! Play? I listen! An' dance!"
Glorfindel laughed his full, golden laugh. "No, manling, 'tis my name. Glor."
"Perhaps you'd best be happy with 'Fiddle,'" Erestor observed smugly.
Aragorn, however, had once again wriggled out of a warm lap. One tiny hand patted Glorfindel's knee as he said, quite seriously, "Findle." A few toddling steps later, he touched Erestor's knee. "Rester."
The darkness over Elladan's face finally broke as he laughed and turned to look at his father.
"He is a quick learner, Ada!" he said brightly as the boy looked from him to the addressed.
Aragorn pattered across the room to his chair. "Ey-dan!" he crowed, the deciding hand once more on the Elf's knee. "An' Eyo-hir!" he added, moving to the twin. "An'-" He finally made his way to Elrond's chair, balanced himself on the last pair of knees, glanced once at Elladan, and said, "Ada!"
The room fell silent as the boy beamed up at the Elf-lord, who looked back down, an uncharacteristic expression of blank shock on his face.
Elrond finally bent forward to receive the child, who stood happily on his legs and patted his face between pudgy hands. "Ada," he declared again.
"No," Elrond said with a soft, but firm smile. "Your Da is Ada."
Aragorn looked puzzled at first. "Da?"
Elrond nodded.
Aragorn gazed at him warily for a moment, then looked away to bury his face in the Elf-lord's shoulder. "Da go-way," he said softly through the thumb he was now worrying in his mouth.
A deeply troubled expression crossed Elrond's face as he put a tentative hand on the child's back.
"Your Da loves you, Aragorn," he murmured.
"I lub him, too," Aragorn sniffed. "He come home? Wi' me and Ma?"
"No," Elrond breathed. "No, not this time, little one. He loves you now from far away."
"I don' wan' him be far-way."
Elrond had no response to this, and simply stroked the mop of tangled curls and felt the little body breathe. Where his heart remained heavy, however, Aragorn's lightened as he was drawn into a game of peek-a-boo with Glorfindel.
"Close your eyes," the warrior ordered gently, miming the gesture. Aragorn obeyed with a giggle. This done, Glorfindel crept from his seat with absolute silence to hide behind the wide back of Elrond's chair just as the boy's patience let up and he opened his eyes.
"Findle?" he piped in question, nearly climbing over Elrond's head as he strained to get a better look at where his new friend had been moments before. "Where go?"
"Ask Rester," Elrond prompted, encouraging the distraction.
"Rester does not know," Erestor said haughtily with his eyes determinedly fixed on the parchment and his voice dripping with sarcasm. "Rester does not participate in juvenile escapades."
"Rester has also been overcome with senility and has taken to referring to himself in the mispronounced third person," a low voice muttered from behind Elrond's chair.
"Findle!" Aragorn screeched, now in danger of toppling over the back of the chair. Glorfindel stood with a laugh and tucked the child neatly under one arm.
"Your Rester gave me away," he growled in mock irritation.
Erestor snorted delicately. "'Twas your incessant wit, or lack thereof."
Glorfindel swung Aragorn upwards to sit on his shoulders, wincing slightly as the boy's hands fisted in his hair.
"You are jealous."
"Jealous?" Erestor repeated. "Jealous? Of you? Hardly!"
Smirking, Glorfindel plopped the manling into Erestor's lap – directly on top of the parchments – and said sweetly, "Your Rester needs a hug and a kiss. I've hurt his feelings."
Aragorn obliged him.

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Discussion in 'Off-topic Zone' started by Afigueroa22, Apr 17, 2012.
Is anybody a member?
I was not a member but I attended a few meetings for a while in the early 1980s in north Dallas and they break down into a bunch of special interest groups so people can discuss their favorite topics and the sex special interest group was kinda fun for a while but the general membership meetings became a little boring after a while with everyone playing "I am smarter than you." Sometimes it seemed that a lot of the people came only to talk and not to listen except to pounce on misstatements but it keeps you on your toes.
It's not really the smartest people but it is people interested in intellectual things. To join you have to pass a test but you can take it as many times as you need to to pass it. Basically, the people were fun and rather uninhibited and I attended a clothing optional pool party and of course, no one wore any - what a freeing experience. The sex special interest group tried to turn it into an orgy and had to be reminded that the pool party was for the whole group and not just them so they retired to one of the bedrooms and everyone was happy.
When nobody has any clothes on it is hard to put on airs or try to act superior. I was one of the last ones to venture out to the pool wearing nothing but a towel and I felt very self-conscious and out of place until I removed the towel and then I felt fully accepted and very much one of the group. Once the sex sig left things settled down to an evening of pleasant and relaxed conversation and it was easy to look people in the eye. Things always seemed to go a little better when the sex sig met separately (not that there's anything wrong with that.)
Most of the meetings were like typical college faculty parties. If you like to be around mature intellectuals who are pretty frank mostly devoid of most people's hangups and you don't mind them being quick to point out a flaw you might attend a few of their meetings; guests are always welcome and they are generally a pretty friendly group but I moved away from the area.
Went to one of their meetings, they were a bunch of morons...
No it was just you :laugh1:
read an article about a reporter that fudged things to get into one and watch what went on. Said it was like a one upmanship challenge.
Are you sure it was a MENSA party and not a Roman Bath house society meeting? :
There's a difference? :laugh1:
I attended one in Dallas and saw enough...
It is... a bunch of very smart people that have little common sense trying to "one-up" the next guy...
Remember that scene in Mr. Mom where Michael Keaton was trying to impress his wife's boss by pretending to remodel the house?
First of all, Martin Mull asked a dumb question "You gonna wire it 220?" Why would anyone wire an addition for 220?
Michael Keaton's answer... "220... 221... whatever it takes"...
There's your Mensa meeting...
this thread is a riot that a psychiatrist could use for a semester's worth of teaching
Did you talk about garlic in any of your conversations?
If so, I bet you blew them away!
I'm betting bob got to shag some hhhhhoooooooott wimmen in his day.
Sounds like a thread on CZ.
only the threads you're in....
I kid, I kid :laugh2:
You can hear that?
You must have magik ears.
Exhibit A.
hey a lawyer joke, I see what you did there lol
Nope but I just took a Wonderlic test for a job, so that's kinda funny.
No, this was before I became involved with garlic and was selling those new things called microcomputers but these people were not techies so I never mentioned them. I must admit, though I was thrilled to win a game of Scrabble at one of the meetings.


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Mason City Globe-Gazette (Newspaper) - March 2, 1928, Mason City, Iowa IOWA WEATHER Generally fair tonight and Saturday somewhat colder In north and central portions tonight AND MASON CITY North Iowas Daily Newspaper Final Edition Edited toe the Home XXXV FIVE CENTS PER COPY ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE REPORT MASON CITY IOWA FRIDAY MARCH 2 1928 UNITED PRESS AND INTERNATIONAL NEWS SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICE NQ 125 ulk ek rlnt up TOW NOTHER BODY FOUND IN INDIANA CANAL jj Vi Y RETURNS ATH VERDICT R RONGETTI Found Guilty of Performing Illegal Operation PHICAGO March Jgment of 11 married men and a bower started Dr Amante Rongetti way to the electric chair today the murder of a 10 year old girl Ian illegal operation Hi penalty said to be the fnost yere ever recommended for a crlm operation was reported last night the jury had deliberated three r Rongetti his trial one of bitter te and marked by charges of in idatlon of states wilncsstB ap and the recommendation of electrocution were read gettis lawyer immediately ia new trial with the ho ate pproaching motherhood imgettl claimed that the states against him was a conspiracy that the young woman did not to his hospital until after she undergone the operation else House Group Authorizes Gun Turret Elevations Breese Voices Objection to Way in Which G O P Convention Was Conducted Writes Letter to Remley Glass Chairman of County Meeting D Ruins of Plane in Which Brocfetftved to Death fe U C I uy tongi ii yd fi was charscd with t 4 rder ofMiss Loretta Endere w i 1 brot to tho hospital in a sta P ARCTIC FLYERS SAFE ISSATISFACTION with the man ner in which the Cerro Gorda republican convention was con ducted here Saturday was voiced by Garfield Breese In a letter to Rcmley J Glass chairman of the convention Sir Breeses objection was to the ap pointment ot a nominating committee all from Mason City and the conse quent picking almost all the delegates trom Mason In opening his tetter Mr Breese states that It was he who nominated Mr Glass for the chairmanship and that it was because of this situation that he felt called upon to make known the fact that he was not with the A copy of the letter sent to Mr Glass was mailed to each of the dele gates from outside ot Mason City Following is the letter Nominated Chairman This morning I took pleasure in nominating you as chairman ot the county convention A few mo ments later you appointed a commit tee to nominate 19 delegates to the stale convention You appointed jus three men all from Mason City Whj you did not accord to those outsid Mason City at least one or two places on this committee I cannot under stand Certainly they were entitle to some conslfleration If this end ot the disaster periling not wrHeypii LEAGUE INSISTS ON SEWAGE DISPOSAL PROBE Waltonites Want Fletcher to Start Afction in Pollution Case Here Is all hat remains of lie Ilivvor plane of IlarrjBrooks Detroit pilot which nosedived Into the ocean a halt mile off shore at Melbourne Beach carrying Brooks io tils death The piano was dragged ashore from tlio surf 17 miles smith of Molbmirne Reach BULLETIN DKS MOrNES March Contemplated action by tho Izaak Walton league In Iowa to demand ot Governor Hammill that R proceeding In abatement of nuis ance be started against the Ameri can Beet Sugar company the DecUcr Packing company and the city of Mason City for alleged pollution of Shell Kock river anil lime creelt was held in abeyance I today following a conference of league representatives tho state executive council and Dr Henry Albert state commissioner ot health DES MOINES March 2 AP More than 40 representatives of the Izaak from eight cities Kensett Cagers Win 1714 Feb 17 in the snowy wastes of cctlc circle two aviators and a were reported eafe at ort Bur ti Hudson aviators Jying Officer A A Lewis of peg and Flight Sergeant Terry t northern air patrol tlve days ago the three men left iurwell on a patrol and observa Several hours after they eft Lewis reported by wireless unknown position that he was on the ice From that time were lost to their associates at 1Nation at Port Burwell f hediately search was organised ls were sent from the Burwell Vand dog teams pressed into ser S carry other searcners The j ing airmen carried Emergency ra f f and were otherwise well Ciiped but hope had practically iven up for them announcing their safety It here by Flight Lieut A A of Winnipeg from Port Bur gave no details merely atai m safe Port Jdates From Three Counties Get in Race 3S MOINES March Kinley of Jackson county G J Buren ot Jones county and L M er of Iowa county requested nom papers from the secretary of M te Indicating their candidacies for i tte representative In the June pri Pi H GlobeGazette a Booklet for Juto Owners Care of the Car is a 32 page listrated booklet telling in plain briefly the basic facts owner should known about y automobile ry brake and headlight fs cleaning methods lubrlcat y cpules tire pressure chart how lirijjstop squeaks safety suggest latMlft complete drawings and of principal parts of the car among the many useful fea ifes igv few minutes with this booklet save hours of trouble and In ijjase the life of the car mizing on operation i the coupon Iwhom ffieyf would as dele jrates 4dded further tothe farce by picking almost all of the delegates from Mason City I was disappointed beyond all measure This disappoint ment was shared by a great many other delegates from Maeon City The result was a direct slap in tho face of those outside of Mason City Do you realize that the outside delegates to that convention will EC to their homes feeling that Mason City hogged the proceedings Will Need Confidence Perhaps some of the older men whc were responsible for this affair think they are getting too old to need the further confidence and support o those outside of Mason City but you and I will need this confidence and support and their cooperation a good many times in the next 25 years Do you realize that todays doingf have brot about a very serious feeling And the unfortunatepart of it is that this feeling will probably every one in City even the many of us did not approve ot the socalled political strategy employed Among those from outside Mason City I had a great many friends mighty good friends and I have little doubt that many of them will think that because I nominated the officers I was in with the machine I am going to tae the liberty to let them know that such is not the fact be cause I do not expect to sacrifice friends on a political bargain counter May Spoil Progress I happen to have the honor you know of being president ot the Mason City Chamber of Commerce One ot the things that the Chamber has tried to brlns about Is closer con tact and better relations between our selves and our neighbors outside They need us and we need them I is regrettable that a political travesty such as wag enacted this morning and which is not approved by most o the people In our city should be In dulged In and spoil the progress w have made This letter fs not meant aa a cril Iclsm but rather as a warning that 1 we do not keep faith with our nelgl bors we need not expect them to kee faith with us nor to cooperate witi us in work In which we and the should have a common interest Very frankly I considered the con vention proceedings very unfortunat and In addition extremely poor po I While Breese letter indicates in it i text it was written last Saturday n copy of it became available to the GlobeGazette until late Thursday Iowa appeared today befora J Ilaskln Director Mason City GlobeGazette FjvInformatlon Bureau FJM Washington U C HV I enclose herewith 6 cents In I stamps or coin for a copy of the Vhooliict CARE OF THE CAR reet to OUTPUT OF NEW DIAMOND FIELD TO BE WATCHED Rich Find in South Africa Put Under Control of illy in tnVlidllutldn oftilriio Creek nd Shell Rock river from waste aald o come from the American Sugar 3eet company and Decker Packing plants and Mason Clty ewage Resolutions Incorporating the de Land were adopted in a mass meet ng in Des Moines last night Tho con ition presented by the claim ot pollu ion was described as Intolerable and esponslble for tha destruction of I iaiiy tons of fish in those EiRhfc Towns Listed The cities represented in the Izaak Walton league delegation were Shell Rock Greene Rockforfl Marshall own Iowa Falls ISldora Waterloo and Waverly The light for elimination of pollu ion in these streams has been a 30 ear one waged by the Izaak Walton one spokesman of the dele gation said Our complaints seem to have got nowhere It is time to take drastic action We intend to take the most strenuous steps in bringing about a Albert With Detection Dr Henry Albert state health com missioner also appeared before the governor in behalf of the delegation Mr Hammlll Immediately called a meeting of the state executive council for the purpose of having the dele gation present its case As a result of the pollution ot these streams another member ot the dele gation told the governor approxi mately 18 tons of dead fish were buried by Izaak Walton leaguers a number of months ago The fish filled a trench 80 feet long and seven feet deep Father of Cardinals Outfielder Succumbs MT VERNOX March M Blades 69 hotel pro prietor of Cleansboro and father oC Ray Blades St Louis Cardinals out fielder is dead at his home LONDON Marchv diamond dealers were confident today that the discovery of an Eldorado In South Africa would not affect the price of diamonds Details concerningthe field in Man aqualand in the northwest part o Cape Colony were related In tin South African assembly at Capetoxvn yesterday Minister ot Mines F W Beyers described it as an KIdorado unusual In the history of the country He said he had picked up In on iiour diamonds valued at 530 Experts were announced to have taken diamonds valued at f in a few weeks hand pick Ing from one hundred claims ownc by the government Is Biggest Field The area contains claims It Is the biggest diamond field eve discovered asserted Si Davis Harris assemblyman fron Kimberly and a director of De Beer Consolidated Mines Ltd It was considered probjlblc in Ixm don that many dealers determined th effect of this new supply on the mar ket last December when tho Sout African government first announce the discovery but did not make publi the richness of the field At that time it was stated that th area would be worked in interest o the state This was taken here t nean that a close watch would b kept on the output and provisio made to prevent the market from ng swamped Market to Be Protected Minister Beyers in announcing tha the government Intended to declar the entire area state diggings wa lield today to have confirmed th view He said it was unthinkable for tl government to do otherwise sine hls would mean forcing very larg quantities of diamonds on the mark and that was most undesirable The government will employ a larg force of diggers and control the ou put Our Weather Man Three Killed 2 Hurt in Illinois Auto Crash GOODFIELD March Three persons were killed and two others Injured n an automobile crash last night The dead are Clarence Stuteman Carlock his mother Mrs Maggie Stuteman and Miss Zimmerman The Stutemnn car which crashed Into a truck driven hy Lester Carr Bloomlngton burst into flames GlobeGazette weather figures lot 24 hour period ending at ocloclt a in Friday Highest Thursday p m S3 above Thursday night 19 above At a m Friday 26 above It there wag ever a March 1 tha ran true to type it was Thursday There was sun then a little spit o snow then more sun A stiff breeze out of the vest was on duty thruou the day and continued operations Irl day mornfnff having unified slightly to the south It was apparent at 1 oclock that the day was to bo pretty much n dupllcaleof Thursday Will Rogers Says FLORENCE March Spent the day looking at the mar velous Muscle Shoals dam and pro jects Everybody should see it Its a monument to the neglect of our politicians It was built to manu facture nitrates for fertilizer Its the only ideal nitrate plant dollar1 plant laying1 here Idle it gives Vou aJi idea of the pull in legislation tha power trust experts They say If we dont get It nobody else The Madden bill settles It right and the farmers will get fertilizer but you watch the same gang kill It that killed Walshs resolution including Helfin and George WILL ROGERS Copyright 1928 NORA SPRINGS BATTLES GAMELY IN CLOSE GftME Money Voted o Change 2 Battleships louse Committee Declines to Permit Similar Work on Other Vessels WASHINGTON March 2 he much discussed question ot gun lovation again has been thrust to thr ront in congress with approval by tlv louse naval committee ot an author zatkm of for modernization f the battleships Pennsylvania anj Vrizona Among other things the mone vould be used to increase the elova Ion of the big turret guns on these to 30 degrees which it is said vould lengthen their firing range by yards and enable them to match he shell radius ot any warship afloat Similar work on tliveo other capita jhlps the New Mexico Mississippi and Idaho was disapproved by the com mittee thereby marking the second Lime within a month that It has turnec departmem STREAM YIELDS SECOND BOY IN 8DAY JERIOD Police Say Youth Had Been Beaten Tossed in Canal INDIANA HARBOR tightly by heavy Tire and fished from tho muddy In diana harbor ship canal within eight days ot each other tho bodies of two veil dressed boys lay unclaimed in morgue today os the police puzzled over the manner of their deaths The first body was found Feb 11 While police were Investigating iden tification clews in Illinois and Indiana last night a bridge tender discovered the second body floating down thumbs flown on recommendations navy First it indorsed Clear Lake and Mason City Quintets Feature Friday a project calling for the construction ot only 16 ships as against 71 proposed by Secretary Wilbur and yesterday it partially disregarded a department request for to modernize the five battleships However Representative Britten ol Illinois ranking republican ot the com mittee said that if the 1031 naval con ference under the Washington arms treaty should not dlsapprovee add tonal modernization the committee robably would authorize the work on he other three battleships 200 FLEE FROM BURNING CHURCH Catholic Edifice at Calmar Destroyed by Fire Loss Is CALMAH March 200 per sons hnlf of them children narrowly escaped death or sflrions injury here this morning when they Rot out of tho hum ing St Aloysius Catholic church a hare few initiates heforo the roof fell The fire which destroyed the frame structure started ahout S oclock and 30 minutes later the building waa In ruins The loss Is estimated at ahout a third of which Is covered by insurance A defective wfre Is Relieved to have been responsible for the of the blnzc A larffe part of the vestments and altar decorations was srwcd BOMBING CHARGE IS DENIED AGAIN iiram Reed Under Defense Questioning Insists He Is Innocent OTTAWA March Hiram Reed again denied in court to day that ho put the dynamite in the Pleasant Valley Bchoolhouse stove the explosion oC which almost cost the life ot Miss lola Bradford his former sweetheart The young farmer was perfectly calm as he stepped into the witness chair after a chemical expert had testified the explosion in the school stove might have been caused by coal gas The night of Nov 30 and the morn ing of Dec 1 did you place any dyna mite In the school stove asked de fense attorney George Springer No sir I did answered young Reed clearly and without hesitation Denies Being at School Did you go to the school houee and enter that night or that morn ing the attorney queried No was the prompt reply In the defendants confession ad mitted to the court records after a three day fight ho said he had brok en into the schoolhouse and placed the dynamite in the hope of evading fatherhood and marriage with the young teacbcr Did you open the door of the school with a screwdriver or anything else he was asked No Did you use a skeleton key I did First Admitted Breaking In In his confession Reed told the states attorney he had used a screw driver in entering the door I will ask you whether two months The Kensett high school cagers defeated the Nora Springs quintet 17 to 14 in the final game of round one section in the basketball tournament on the high school floor here Friday The game was a nip and tuck af fair thruout and at half time the Kensett players were three points to the good the count standing 7 to 4 In this first period Kensctts center Boyette made the only counter by direct basket All of the other points in the first half were made by the free throw route canal about a mile from where first was Boy Was Beaten An autopsy revealed that tlve sec ond boy had been beaten and strangled and then thrown Into canal Drowning was given ns tha cause of death in the Feb case Convinced the two had been slain the police suggested two possible mo tives One was that the boyfl were tacked by a moron bound and tossed nto the water The other was that le parents or guardians tiring of csponstblilties of parenthood or leslr ng to gain an inheritance tossed ths oys into muddy waters No re ort ot missing children have been made in this vicinity Scores of persons viewed the body of tile first boy found but none iden tified it Will Drae Canal To satisfy themselves that no other bodies are in the canal tho drag Vt tor more Uvan EL r KENSETT IT Potorsen f Jwcl f Boyette c Sigmond g KosUcn Tenold R ilohnRon g TOTALS XOKA SIniXGS Potter f Smith f t Winner t ianium c Matte c Sherbine g Henry B BauniKTihier g French g TOTALS FG FT F I 1 0 2 0 0 3 1 IB FG FT K o 0 0 t I 4 0 6 11 NORTHWOOD 15 BRITT 14 Northwooj and Britt furnished a thrilling basketball encounter tn class A Joust late Friday morning Britt dropping he game with a score of 15 to 14 Tho Northwood took an early lead and was the victor 12 to 5 at the half when Coach Larsons Brittmen came near gaining the ver dict By winning this game Northwood has a right to compete In tho second round with the winner of Die Forest CityKanawha tilt as a foe This game will be played Saturday nt 11 a m with tho victor going to the finals at night NORTHWCOD 15 FG FT Hagen 5 Gaarfler f 0 Holland t n Narum c 3 Iaw g n Anderson 1 Gunderson g 0 NEAR HOME PORT Ship Sailing Up Atlantic Coast After Concluding Cuban Visit BULLETIN CHARLESTON S March I dirigible Los Angeles passed over Charleston S at oclock this afternoon WASHINGTON March fter one of the longest outings ol er career the dirigible Los Angeles as speeding up the Atlantic coast day for her Lakehurst N hangar vhich she left last Sunday morning nd completed a nonstop flight tc ranee field Panama canal zone At this morning the Los Ange had been in the air exactly five ays and five nights Delayed by reports that conditions be bad for landing at her New ersey station Lieut Com C E Ros ndahl In cahrge of the cratt changed is previous plans to start the second ip of the voyage home from Panamn Vednesday and remained overnight In 3ucanayaba bay Cuba moored to the ender Patoka Informed that the weather would 6 favorable for docking today the hip was cut loose from the Patokas mast yesterday at a turned westward along the southern coast ine of Cuba and flown over the eland She passed over Havana at 55 p m and spent most of the night iver the Btraits of Florida and South Atlantic coast Navy department officials hold thai at no time during her cruise south yard and back has the Los Angeles reached her maximum speed althc ilie clicked off S3 miles an hour at one ime with a tail wind Only about lalf of her maximum efficiency has been employed they say previous to Nov 30 you bought any ilynamtto from Doolcy brothers at Teoria or anywhere No was his answer Did you ever buy any dynamite Toung Reed said he never had fthot any dynamite Minnnsninns tn Belnumd LATIMKR March and Mrs Victor Brown and family Baker who have been visiting at the homo of tlie formers brother P G and family have moved to Rclmomt whore Mr Brown will en gage In farming TOTALS RRITT 14 Thompson f Rydson f Xclson f FG Htnrick c i Knowlcs g 1 Poarcc g o Jacobson s 0 R FT 0 1 1 I r l TOTALS Scheduled for Friday night are th following games two In class B an one In class Corwitli vs Thomp son at 7 oclock Mason City vs Clci at 8 oclock and Sheffield v Kensett at 9 oclock apparently from a family In easy cir cumstances The first boy appeared to bs about 9 years old weighed SO pounds and was four feet tall Tho second lookrd about a year younger weighed 60 pounds and was three feet eigh Inches tall FITCH DEFENDS HITTING HIS WIFE Des Moines Man Tells Court He Wanted to Sober Her DES MOINES March reason were given by Gail Fitch president of a large hair tonic com pany here in Polk county district court for slappinghis wife who ii suing him for a divorce The first he testified was to sober her up after a New Years eve party and the second was because of claim that she made slighting remarks about his father Fitch asserted on the stand that he slapped his wife with and denied her claim of cruel and in human treatment In yesterdays testimony he failed to answer his wifes statement that hs had a love affair with a woman she designated its Mabel of The two were married In 1919 when they wera members ot separate 01 chestraa Kntertalns Belmond Club BBLMOND March H J Bohnlng was hostess to the Kensing ton club at her home Wednesday aft ernoon After a dinner the usual busi ness and social meeting was held indbergh Reaches N Y on Flight From Boston CURTISS FIELD N March 2 Charles A Lindbergh anded here at 11 oclock on his flight rom Boston The colonel and hreo passengers were met t the field by MaJ Thomas G Lanphler Harry K Knlgit and B F Mahoney They left the field at once for New York by motor As soon as Colonel Lindbergh had brot his plane to a stop ho climbed ut evading photographers and Inter viewers went at once to the waiting automobile and was driven to thr Hotel BiHmore Later in the day Lindbergh wa scheduled to attend a conference at tho headquarters of the Daniel O genhelm foundation for the promotion of aeronautics The barber snys church services over the radio are all right hut will never be a success until the radiovi slon comes and she can Kfo xvhat they haye Tribune AUNT HET By Robert Quillen SiflOTTJ We was in a hold fire once an Pn scolded me for stoppin to put on n lint Id rfUlier get scorched limn run out in public wenrin a oldfashioned on ling ;
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((FC: Teresa Oman)) Hello, my name's Alyssa, but I like to be called Al. It's easier to say. I'm 19, almost 20, and I live in New York. I'm more introverted and tend to keep to myself, but that doesn't mean I always do. I'm also known to be sarcastic, clever, creative, adventurous, and observant. And even though I'm a mortal, I'm a psychic. I can read people's minds, so it's best to be honest with me, cause I'll find out one way or another.
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Charming sunny room in artists apartment
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Velikost18 m²
Floor No.3
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|Kosciuszko Street, 11216 Brooklyn, Spojené státy
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My room is very popular. To avoid disappointment that I may have to decline your request, please send me a short (!) introduction of yourself BEFORE sending a booking request. I will NOT accept guests who have not uploaded a profile photo. I just want to get a quick first impression of you. Thank you, I appreciate that.
I'm looking forward to welcome you to my home!
Domovní řádThe room is available for one person only. Overnight guests will have to be announced and approved by me please. Please do not smoke inside the apartment. No "large meal " cooking in the kitchen. Unless you are a chef with a minimum of one Michelin Star and I am invited. Coffee/Breakfast prep is ok! Thank you.
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New Interview Research Highlights Issues Raised By IFM Customers
Integrated facilities management (IFM) customers value having a single point of contact and feel their arrangements meet service quality objectives. But they also highlight areas for improvement and the merits of alternatives
The customers we spoke to regarded being able to call on one supplier who could sort out a wide range of problems as very important, saving them significant management time and cost. Most customers felt that their IFM providers had achieved the service quality objectives that they had set and that providers deliver consistently to a good standard across a broad range of soft FM services.
However, some customers reported finding IFM providers struggle to cope with some more demanding requirements. This included more technical hard FM areas and also those environments, such as hospitals, where services are more critical to outcomes than in, say, an office environment. The culture of IFM providers – felt to involve satisfying, rather than delighting, customers – was also criticised.
Most customers accepted the need, and even desirability, of IFM providers bringing in sub-contractors for specific tasks – and recognised that their buying power delivered benefits when they did so. But there was some resistance to the 'broker' model – under which an IFM provider outsources delivery to a broad range of sub-contractors – from customers who felt their provider had not added enough value to justify a mark-up of 2-3%.
Unexpectedly, the majority of customers we spoke to felt that IFM had not met their cost-saving objectives. Several counselled against adopting IFM purely to achieve cost savings believing that better management of operations was more likely to succeed.
In-sourcing is considered by a significant proportion of customers to be a valid and cost-effective alternative. Most believe it would be feasible if they invested in building up in-house skills and, interestingly, did not see contracts to be a barrier, given notice periods and break clauses. Those who had brought services back in-house did not appear to have regrets.
When we asked if IFM was right for the public sector a common answer was 'Probably, but not yet' Some of the leading players who have recently made acquisitions to broaden their service range were felt to need a bit more time to bed down to enable them to consistently deliver quality service via a single point of contact.
"This work showed us that customers see the strengths of the IFM model, in particular, the single point of contact." says Frank Proud, director of Apex Insight. "But they also highlight weaknesses from their experience and feel there is more work to be done before IFM can consistently meet the most demanding requirements, such as those found in public service settings like hospitals."
The full report of findings: "UK Integrated Facilities Management: lessons from experience" is available from http://www.apex-
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Apex Insight is an independent provider of research, analysis and advice covering business services markets in the UK and Europe. It supports managers, investors and advisers in making better business decisions.
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Omar Gaber: We deserved to win against Grasshoppers
Egyptian international Omar Gaber expressed his satisfaction after Basel's win against Grasshoppers in...
Already qualified Ahli Jeddah sealed their qualification to the AFC Champions league round of 16 despite the visitor's goalless draw with Nasaf Qarshi of Uzbekistan in the final round of the group stages.
Egypt international Mohamed Abdel-Shafy started the game in the left-back position and contributed to the game through a goal-line clearance. Despite the host's copious chances, the Uzbek team was forced out of the AFC Champions League, standing behind Al Ahli Dubai, who sealed a 3-2 win in the other game of Group D to progress to the Round of 16.
First Half:
Nasaf knew they needed all three points to qualify and dominated the first half. The hosts first real chance came in the 17th minute when Ilkhom Shomurodov and Shohruh Gadoev each had a chance on goal, but Abdullah Al Maiouf made two heroic saves. In the 38th minute, it was Mohamed Abdel-Shafy's turn to come to his sides rescue after making a goal-line clearance. Al Maiouf failed to clear a cross and the ball fell to Nasaf's striker, who rounded the keeper, but Abdel-Shafy was in the right place at the right time.
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The hosts continued their dominance in the second half, but failed to score. Near the hour mark, Shomurodov wasted a well-played cross by heading the ball wide. Nasaf had numerous golden opportunities to break the deadlock in the the second half, but they were either unlucky or denied by the Al Ahli's keeper. Abdel-Shafy's teammates redeemed themselves through two dangerous chances in the second half.
In the 70th minute, Abdurakhimov Bakhrom of Nasaf was sent off but the visitors weren't able to capitalize on their one man advantage. Despite being a man down, Nasaf kept pushing forward but were unable to score a goal, leading the game to end in a 0-0 draw.
Al Ahli Jeddah topped group D with 12 points. Al Ahli Dubai and Nasaf Karshi were tied on points (8) and goal difference (0), but Al Ahli Dubai were victorious in the head to head comparison. Al Ahli Jeddah are awaiting the final results of Group B as they will face the runner up of Group B on May 20.
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Why We Need Denominations
By Jason Todd
October 21, 2013
Jason Todd is Assistant Minister to Students at New Community Church in Wildwood, MO. He is currently finishing his M.Div. at Covenant Theological Seminary and his first picture book, H-Hooâs There?... Read More
The first church I remember attending was an Assemblies of God church in Albuquerque, N.M. After we moved, my family joined the Evangelical Free Church of America in St. Louis, Mo. Now I am on staff at a non-denominational church in the area while I finish up my Master's at a Presbyterian Church of America seminary. And my favorite writer is C.S. Lewis, an Anglican.
These are the ecclesiastical flavors in which my mind has soaked. And I have loved it. I love denominations. That's not to say that I would like to be in a denomination, but I appreciate them enough to write about it.
Denominations are beautiful. While some within the Church see them as schismatic and unhelpful, I see them as lovely, imperfect variations on a single, pure theme.
But personal preference aside, are denominations actually biblical? That's a difficult (and perhaps unfair) question.
Try asking it another way. Are Baptists biblical? Are Methodists biblical? Are Lutherans biblical? Or is it only us "non-denoms" who have gotten things right?
On issues that aren't the Gospel and don't pertain to the Gospel, Christians have this wild freedom to lovingly differ with their brothers and sisters.
Paul reminds the Corinthian church that he preached to them the pure, unadulterated Gospel. The Gospel is of first importance to the Church (1 Corinthians 15:3-5).
Opponents of denominations will argue that Paul is calling the Church to unite around the Gospel and forsake all other creeds and confessions. ("I'm not a (insert denominational label), I'm simply a Christian." After all, denominations focus us on the secondary issues when what we need to focus on is the primary issue: the Gospel of Christ.
But rather than explicitly forbidding ecclesiastical denominations (a concept that didn't even exist in the early church), Paul is reminding one local congregation in central Greece to focus on one thing as of first importance. He doesn't say that other issues are not important. But he is reminding them of the overshadowing primacy of the Gospel.
The implied problem is that the Corinthians have forgotten to keep the main thing the main thing. But if the Church (all believers, everywhere) is united on the Gospel of first importance, surely we can be allowed to form fellowship over secondary issues, provided we keep fellowship over the primary issue.
The beautiful fruit of essential truth is that we are free to fly more freely with secondary issues. On issues that aren't the Gospel and don't pertain to the Gospel (that which is of first importance), Christians have this wild freedom to lovingly differ with their brothers and sisters. We query the Bible, ponder the implications and form our theology as our conscience allows.
Within the realm of orthodox Christianity, denominations are the result of brothers and sisters disagreeing on secondary issues. Though we all rally around the preeminence of the Gospel (and are thus united), we differ on doctrines that are not of first importance. And so there are multiple expressions of "the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints" (Jude 3). There is one theme, many variations. And we can all learn to appreciate the varied tones of different voices. Perhaps an analogy would help.
Magpies are known for "borrowing" shiny objects. They'll snatch all sorts of baubles or trinkets they can find. They take what is beautiful from another place and bring it back to the nest, to add beauty. The little treasures don't add to the nest, but they are secondary beauties to the primary beauty of the nest.
Think of the nest as historic, mere Christianity (what all Christians at all places have always believed). The nest is the supporting structure of the Gospel. We love the nest and we don't stray from it. But the nest is enormous and filled with other magpies.
Each magpie has its own little pile of treasure (secondary issues) that they cherish, but they don't cherish them more than the nest. The nest is home. And within that home, we have the freedom to admire, borrow, and learn from what the other magpies old dear.
Different traditions have beautiful expressions of faith that we can all learn from.
Different traditions have beautiful expressions of faith that we can all learn from. If one group of Christians cherishes a secondary issue to the point that they will find a different corner of the nest to protect it, that doesn't give another group the right to try and kick them out of the nest or to accuse them of not caring about the preeminence of the Gospel. Christianity is a large family, and we have much to learn from other brothers and sisters, even the ones who are not like us.
Within the nest of orthodoxy, denominations don't have to be divisions. The go-to "anti-denomination" text is 1 Corinthians 1:18-30 ("I follow Paul," "I follow Apollos"). Their argument goes something like this: if we divide into denominations, we will divide the Church and forfeit the unity Christ prayed for (John 17:11-12, 21-23).
However, true division would come only if a Lutheran were to say something like, "I follow Luther" as opposed to following Jesus. Division would erupt if a Presbyterian were to claim that the Westminster divines were crucified for her. Such madness wouldn't be able to see the nest for the baubles. And the result would be division.
But Paul is not arguing against learning from and leaning into the faith of different teachers who follow Jesus (see 1 Corinthians 11:1 and Hebrews 13:7). We need to imitate the faith and practice of our leaders. Rather, Paul is condemning the elevation of a tradition or a human teacher above person and work of Christ. No one should be baptized into the name of Calvin, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.
But if the Gospel is of first importance in a denomination, the Church will not be divided by denominations. The Church is a beautiful bride and she is adorned in many colors. Each color has as its base the blood of Jesus. And if she keeps her eyes on Him, the Church can dance to a hundred expressions of the same truth.
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Except that Jesus prayed that all people would be one just as He and the Father are One. And that there is only one Church that offers the fullness of Christ, even His very Body, Blood, Soul, & Divinity through the Eucharist. God desires that we all be united into His One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church, not separated into millions of denominations.
In John 6 when so many disciples returned to their former ways of life because they didn't like Jesus' instruction to eat His Body and drink His Blood, He didn't chase after them and say "hey guys, come back and dance to your own expression of the same truth."He let them go.There is only one truth, and one expression of that truth.Everything else is made-up fantasy.
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I personally like denominations. They may not be as flexible or open to change as non-denominational congregations, but they do have institutional accountability and discipline. That means that they're pretty good about staying within doctrinal bounds. You would be hard-pressed to find a denominational pastor who preaches the prosperity gospel, for example. The higher-ups in the denominational hierarchy would smack a pastor down for teaching something blatantly un-Biblical. There's not necessarily the case for a non-denom pastor preaching to his congregation.
I totally agree with "keeping the main thing the main thing". This is vital to all Christians and all denominations but what happens when we change the main thing? Like when some denominations decide to not accept eternal security as a part of salvation? That totally changes the meaning of the gospel whether you believe in that or not. So how can we even say all denominations are the same gospel? These are huge issues that separate denominations that are nearly impossible to resolve and only tear apart the already broken church and cant possibly be good...
We can have differences on secondary issues.. But what do you consider secondary issues? As some issues may be secondary to one they may also be primary to others
I understand and can respect the central point of this article. However, denominations are an affront to Christ's prayer for Christian unity in John 17. The fact is that most denominations are, in fact, schismatic--they exist because one group of Christians decided that they did not need or would not continue to follow Jesus alongside another group of Christians. Saying that one is against denominations is different than saying that one is against traditions. When I say, for example, that I desire the unity of God's church, that does not mean that I desire that I and the other 80 million Anglicans the world over give up the elements of our spirituality and liturgy that are distinctly Anglican. It means that I desire that we come to full dogmatic agreement with the rest of the world's Christians (or at least most of them) and enjoy sacramental unity. The same principle would work for other Protestants. The liturgy and the spirituality aren't what needs to change, primarily; it is fundamentally an issue of dogma and polity.
Being in a denomination will never save you, and allow you to spend Eternity with Christ and his Fathef, however accepting the Lord Jesus Christ the son of God, into our hearts and confessing that we are sinners saved by grace, will imedistely make us a child of God, therefore a part in the body of Christ, therefore we will be the bride of Christ to the Glory of God. We must uphold the Word of God as it is His inspired word, unfortunately many denominations have either added to, or taken away, which is absolutely forbidden in the scriptures. His Word is as strong today as it was in the Apostle Pauls day, let us hold His Word close to our hearts.


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PALM COAST — Matanzas used a combination of power hitting and small ball savvy Wednesday to support a fine pitching effort by Tyler Stuart and the first win of the baseball season in a 7-0 whitewash of St. Augustine at Pirate Field.
Tyler Walls ripped a two-run homer in the third to break a scoreless tie and Josh Alvarado doubled twice. Chris Colaluca hit a two-run double in the sixth and catcher Jeremiah Wilson's triple was another key hit in that four-run inning. All but one of the Pirates' hits went for extra bases.
But while the Pirates were tearing the cover off the baseball, they also got contributions in other areas. Spencer Dennis moved up two base runners on sacrifice bunts, one setting up a run, and he also drew a walk and scored as part of the sixth inning rally.
It was the first win of the season for Matanzas and a good one over a typically tough St. Johns River Conference opponent, Coach Rob Roe said.
"We hit the ball hard. I was very happy with the way we hit tonight," Roe said. "But we also did the small ball stuff that's been our bread and butter to move runners along — get 'em, get 'em over, try to score."
The offensive contributions almost overshadowed a superlative effort by Stuart, who also got on base on an error by St. Augustine's right fielder in the sixth. The junior displayed command of his pitches, giving up only two hits and three walks before yielding to Luke Spetsas with one out in the seventh.
Stuart faced the minimum through four plus innings and allowed only two base runners, both of whom he picked off . Three St. Augustine runners reached scoring position and loaded the bases in the seventh. The cherry on the sundae was a game-ending double play engineered by Alvarado at shortstop.
Stuart said it was a matter of confidence and he felt comfortable all night.
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Cameron Coale opened the third by singling. On the very next pitch, Walls got around on a Hunter Mitchell fastball and drove it over the left fielder fence for his and the team's second homer of the season.
Alvarado doubled again to give Matanzas a lead-off base runner and he moved up on Dennis' second sacrifice. John O'Keefe hit a slow roller to third that initially froze Alvarado, but he broke on the relay to first and scored just under the tag to give the Pirates a 3-0 lead.
The sixth inning was a nightmare for Mitchell and it started when Stuart hit a towering fly to right that the Yellow Jacket right fielder muffed for a two-base error. Wilson's triple to the right center gap scored Colaluca, who was in as a courtesy pinch runner.
Alvarado was hit by a pitch to reach base for the third time in the game and Dennis walked to load the bases. Mitchell fanned the next two Pirates looking , but Colaluca — re-entered as a pinch hitter for Coale — doubled to score Alvarado and Dennis.
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