LeTourneau Tech's NOW, Volume 4, Number 3, February 1, 1950 Page: 2
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Widow Leaves 32
Rooms of Treasures
RS. Linda Belle Titus, Knox, 94,
a widow who lived in a small
room on the third floor of the house
at 1500 Jackson Blvd., Chicago. died
November 9, 1949. She was known
as a purchaser of antiques.
After her death, the administrator
of the estate found a 50 year old
accumulation of valuable chinaware,
paintings, and unopened crates and
trunks crowding the ceiling of more
than a dozen, dust-filled, unlighted
rooms.
Twenty more rooms full of antique
furniture have been found in a River
Forest mansion which Mrs. Knox
purchased in 1932.
A fortune in hidden diamonds was
unexpectedly discovered in the false
bottom of a trunk.
Desks revealed $5,000 in cash and
$22,000 in uncashed checks and
money orders. Mrs. Knox kept sev-
eral hundred dollars in postal money
orders so long that they became un-
redeemable. She wrote to Washing-
ton to exchange them for a treasury
check, but kept the check so long
that it can no longer be cashed.
Many uncashable checks are older
than the ten year statute of limita-
tions, and therefore void. The writers
of others either have died or dis-
appeared.
Before criticizing the widow for
not making real use of all her riches,
it you are a believer in the Lord
Jesus Christ, ask yourself this ques-
tin: "What real use am I making of
th room after room of spiritual
treasures to be found in the Holy
Scriptures?"
The Bible contains: - The mind
of God, the state of man, the way of
Salvation, the doom of sinners, and
the happiness of believers. Its doc-
trines are holy, its precepts are bind-
ing, its histories are true, and its
decisions are immutable. Read it to
be wise, believe it to be safe, and
practice it to be holy. It contains
light to direct you, food to support
you, and comfort to cheer you. It is
the traveller's map, the pilgrim's staff,
the pilot's compass, the soldier's
sword, and the Christian's charter.
Christ is its grand subject, our good
its design, and the glory of God its
end. It should fill the memory, rule
the heart, and guide the feet. Read
it slowly, frequently, prayerfully. Itis a mine of wealth, a paradise of
glory, a river of pleasure. It is given
you in life, will be opened at the
judgment, and be remembered for-
ever. It involves the highest respon-
sibilities, rewards the greatest labor,
and condemns all who trifle with its
holy contents.
Widow Saves
Murderer From
Electric Chair
HILE 35-year-old C a r m i n e
(Charlie) Petillo was on trial
for murdering Frank Faletta, 35, over
a $20 debt, he offered to plead guilty
to second-degree murder, which does
not carry a death penalty.
Judge Samuel Leibowitz, of King
County, New York, turned to the
widow of the murdered man and said
the decision was in her hands as to
whether he accepted Petillo's plea to
the lesser charge.
"I feel two wrongs can't make a
right," Mrs. Faletta said in a quiver-
ing voice. "Frank is gone. Sending
Charlie to the electric chair won't
bring Frank back. I feel sorry for his
(Petillo's) poor mother. I know what
it is to lose someone. He'll have to
answer to God for what he has done."
The Judge called the prisoner be-
fore him, and said: "You ought to get
on your knees and kiss the hem of
the skirt worn by this good woman.
Every morning and every night in
your cell in Sing Sing you ought to
thank God you met such a kindly
person. Remember, Petillo, she saved
you from the electric chair."
The prisoner was held for sentenc-
ing of not less than 30 years in prison.
The judge said Petillo has a cancer
which will kill him before he is eligi-
ble for parole.
We agree with the judge that for
deliverance from death in the electric
chair, Charlie Petillo should be de-
voutly thankful to Mrs. Faletta, and
daily thankful to God.
How much more thankful should
every believer be to God for deliver-
ance from His righteous judgment
against his sins! And howv profo'mdly
thankful to the Lord Jesus Uhrist
Who died for our sins and thus made
it possible for those who believe on
Him, not only to receive a lighter
sentence, but to be completely ac-
quitted. "For by Him all that believeare justified from all things" from
which they could not be justified by
the law of Moses. (Acts 13: 38-39)
O come, all forgiven ones, "Let us
worship and bow down: let us kneel
before the Lord our Maker." (Psalm
95:6)
Too Late?
7/fRS. Anna Brau, of Detroit.
Michigan, was a 60-year-old
grandmother w h e n she came to
America from Germany.
She felt that there was no sense
learning English at her age. However,
Mrs. Brau didn't know she would
have more than 40 years in which to
use a new language.
She has recently celebrated her
101st birthday. Her only American
expressions are "Okay," "All right!"
How like Mrs. Brau many unsaved
persons are, in s p i r it u a 1 matters!
They say: "We are too old, it is too
late to be saved.' But it is not too
late - for the Scriptures say: "Be-
hold, now is the accepted time; be-
hold, now is the day of salvation."
"Today if ye will hear His voice,
harden not your hearts." (Heb. 3:15)
Many believers a 1 s o use Mrs.
Brau's language and say: "It's too
late for me to study the Scriptures!"
"It's too late for me to start in teach-
ing a class!" "It's too late for me to
distribute tracts!" "It's too late for
me to attempt some defineit work for
the Lord!"
How do they know it is "too late?"
Are they not still in the body? And
the Lord has not yet come!
The next thing we know some of
them will be saying: "If I had known
that I was going to have all this time,
I certainly would have acted differ-
ently!"
Today is yours! Act "differently!"
What could be sweeter than attempt-
ing something definite for the Lord,
in the Holy Spirit's power, even if the
Lord comes while you are just be-
ginning to make the attempt!
7op V, os'4
P'A GE
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