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Redefining the LDS (Protestant) View of the "Great Apostasy"
Scholarship on Priesthood Succession
When it comes to arguments of priesthood succession, modern scholarship continues to prove the strength of the Catholic and early Christian Orthodox position. Articles like this one ("Early Church Fathers on Ordination to the Priesthood") show hundreds of records which specifically mention priesthood ordinations and proper succession by the apostles dating from less than a few decades after the death of Peter and other apostles. Online Libraries like "Early Christian Writings" show the abundance of Christian letters, defenses, apologists and apocryphal scripture beginning in times contemporary to the Pauline epistles and spanning with little interruption to the early pre and post Christian ecumenical councils. Christ's "seventy disciples"—which LDS scripture place along with Stake High Council's, "equal in authority" to the 12 apostles (D&C 107:25–26)—are historically documented as transitioning into Catholic cardinal presbyters less than 4 centuries after the death of the apostles (and likely earlier). Likewise, 2nd to 4th century texts such as The Recognitions of Clement, document Peter's ordination of regional bishops (the ancient equivalent of LDS Stake Presidents) and "twelve presbyters" (uncannily similar to the LDS concept of a Stake High Council). It was from these traditionally accepted and ordained priesthood holders that the historically established synods from 325 AD to the present era began to codify Christian leadership, tradition and doctrine.
Simple common sense makes it pretty ridiculous to laud apostolic divine revelation and prophecy, and then in the next breath suggest that the divinity of the bible did not prepare for administrative succession before the martyrdom of the apostles. The Gospel of John has Christ himself prophesying the martyrdom of Peter (John 21:17–19). And Paul states that he was continually warned by revelation concerning the hardships that would face him (NIV Acts 20:23). In fact, LDS theology which suggests the immortality of John the Beloved (D&C 7; John 21:20–23) creates a serious contradiction when we suggest that the priesthood was somehow completely lost with the apostle's death, when unlike with the Nephite narrative, history shows that there were scores of faithful isolated Christian groups who continued to grow in numbers, influence and willing obedience to the faith right into the time Christianity began to take over the Roman empire in the 4rth and 5th centuries. So why wouldn't the apostles appoint successors before they knowingly marched to their deaths?! The logical conclusion (and the historically supported one) is that they did! (Even if they hadn't— D&C 107 suggest that the 70 have the authority to re-establish the quorum of the twelve).
Nephi's vision of the Gentile dispensation as well as Joseph Smith's first vision certainly necessitate a view of extensive Gentile doctrinal corruption and changing doctrinal perspectives, but to suggest that this merited the complete withdrawal of priesthood and divine favor from the Gentile Church is illogical and unscriptural and requires belief in a week, partial and contradictory Lord leading his failed Church. Both scriptural evidence and recent scholarship shows at least an equal change in doctrinal perspectives occurred among the ancient Israelites, and LDS theologians certainly don't try to create a 1600 year "Great Apostasy" of priesthood and truth during the dispensation of Israel— although maybe they should!
Joseph Smith's revelations to the rescue
The revelations to Joseph Smith in the Doctrine and Covenants concerning a higher priesthood versus a lower priesthood almost ironically help to reconcile the contradictions and inconsistencies we've been discussing found in LDS and protestant cultural understanding of the Great Apostasy. As mentioned in the previous article on The Priesthood of God and its Relationship to the Only True Church doctrine, by understanding the LDS scriptural distinction between the Higher and Lower priesthoods, a case can be made from LDS scripture that only the higher priesthood was taken from the national church and general populous during both the dispensation of Israel and that of the Gentiles (and all premillennial mortal history for that matter). D&C 84 explains this partial withdrawal of priesthood keys from Israel, which we can assume from our patterns was repeated during the Gentile dispensation in medieval times as well.
23 Now this Moses plainly taught to the children of Israel in the wilderness, and sought diligently to sanctify his people that they might behold the face of God;
24 But they hardened their hearts and could not endure his presence; therefore, the Lord in his wrath, for his anger was kindled against them, swore that they should not enter into his rest while in the wilderness, which rest is the fulness of his glory.
25 Therefore, he took Moses out of their midst, and the Holy Priesthood also;
26 And the lesser priesthood continued, which priesthood holdeth the key of the ministering of angels and the preparatory gospel;
27 Which gospel is… the law of carnal commandments, which the Lord in his wrath caused to continue with the house of Aaron among the children of Israel until John… (D&C 84:23–27)
The Doctrine and Covenants repeatedly refers to the "restoration" of the church as its "coming forth out of the wilderness" (D&C 5:14, 33:5, 86:3, 109:73, 124:32-39). It is an allusion to both Moses tabernacle with its lower preparatory priesthood as well as to the Gentile dispensation symbolized by John the Baptist and his lower preparatory voice in the wilderness (Matt 3:1–3; 4:1; Mark 1:2–13; John 3:13; 11:54; Acts 7:30–45; Heb 3:8,17), as well as by the "woman and man child" (or Christ's church) of Revelation 12:1 who were nourished in the wilderness "a thousand two hundred and threescore days" or "for a time, and times, and half a time" (see also Dan 7:25, 12:7).
None of this scriptural motif and imagery point to universal apostasy, but to the character of the somewhat idolatrous preparatory gospel that the bible says mankind has been given on earth to serve as "a shadow (or symbol) of better things to come" (Col 2:17, Heb 10:1). These scriptures support the idea that both the nation of Israel from Moses to John and the Gentile (Catholic) Church from the apostolic age to Joseph Smith maintained a "lesser priesthood" and "preparatory gospel" which held the key to the ministering of angels and the keys to govern a system of carnal commandments (a moral code largely of their own invention). However because of their wickedness, neither were usually a perfect reflection or direct mouthpiece of the Church in Heaven. Both were essentially a dark reflection of heaven composed of what the majority of the people were ready to know, practice and accept (see Alma 12:9–11, Jacob 4:14, Acts 7:42, Rom 1:24). Much like the Doctrine and Covenants says of early and modern Mormonism, neither dispensation's populace maintained the level of economic, social, gender, racial, and spiritual equality required for the true fullness of the Gospel program (D&C 105:2–13; 38:30, 49:20, Moses 7:18).
These concepts woven into LDS scripture help to reconcile the differing perspectives of Orthodox Christianity versus Protestant Christianity concerning priesthood and apostasy. Instead of apostasy or priesthood authority being an all or nothing concept, it is a system of degrees. The dominate cultural church may in fact hold a legitimate lower priesthood or authority from heaven to be in charge of the church or symbolic system (despite any wickedness or idolatry). Common sense would suggest that this unifying authority should be respected and largely obeyed by all sects and schisms for the sake of religious cohesion. But equally self evident is the protestant concept that the heavenly church blesses the mother church as well as sectarian schisms with gospel truth and priesthood authority directly proportional to their righteousness and fitness to rule (Alma 12:9–11). Therefor, even illegitimate protestant sects which are denounced by the somewhat apostate national or culturally dominate church have direct personal access to the heavenly church and higher priesthood — being blessed impartially according to their righteousness. Regardless of whether a sect or schism contains more or less truth than the dominant temporal church, if they are founded upon Christ's gospel or true system of morality and humbly move toward Christ by obeying the truth (D&C 10:67), they will eventually be be authorized and reconciled at Christ's coming. [[ footnote- Ideally, the mother church's job is to continually court and work to reconcile all schisms or divisions. Not to continually create them with excommunication! add references to the above paragraph]]
Elijah the Tishbite, Alma I in the Book of Mormon and Joseph Smith/Mormonism are all great examples of the above principles. Elijah's School of the Prophets is a great example of a protestant sect during the time of Israel who had more truth and priesthood than the predominate national church. We don't know what kind of heavenly encounter gave him his authority, but we know from modern revelation that he became the head of a dispensation or renewed priesthood covenant with the heavenly church. Many of the prophets of the Old Testament and Israelite breakaway groups mentioned in the Book of Mormon (like Nephi) are also good examples of how protestant groups can actually have greater priesthoods and greater access to revelation and the power of God than the Mother Church. Alma the Elder in the Book of Mormon perhaps provides one of the best examples of mainstream apostasy, protestant restorationism, and later dispensational renewal and reestablishment of ecumenical communion. (see footnote [2] for a breakdown). Likewise Joseph Smith is said to have been priesthood authorized to usher in the final dispensation and restoration of the Northern Ephraimic kingdom of Israel. But none of this means that the formal Gentile dispensation was without heaven's approval, priesthood, revelation or guidance!
The priesthood is never entirely lost during apostasy
Contrary to many prevalent teachings, LDS scripture suggests that priesthood is actually never entirely lost during apostacy. Despite the rather obvious idea that personal priesthood is invalidated by wickedness (D&C 121:45), LDS scriptures teach that social & patriarchal priesthood is "an everlasting covenant" (D&C 78:11), pertaining to one's seed or descendants (Abr 2:9–11) that is never fully taken away. Regardless of individual loss of knowledge or keys, the responsibility/honor remains in one's seed "throughout all their generations".
17 Which priesthood continueth in the church of God in all generations, and is without beginning of days or end of years.
18 And the Lord confirmed a priesthood also upon Aaron and his seed, throughout all their generations, which priesthood also continueth and abideth forever with the priesthood which is after the holiest order of God. (D&C 84:17–18, see also Abr 1:4, 2:11)
The point is reiterated multiple times in scripture. In fact, just as D&C 10:53–54 has the Lord telling Joseph that his church already existed before Joseph even restored the LDS church (hidden in the wilderness because of wickedness – D&C 5:14; 33:5; 86:3; 88:66, 109:73), D&C 86 explains that Joseph already some aspect of the priesthood through his fathers BEFORE it was renewed (and keys were restored) by John the baptist [3] or Peter, James and John. In a revelation to Joseph Smith in 1832, Joseph is told he received the priesthood, not simply through heavenly beings, but through his father's lineage.
8 Therefore, thus saith the Lord unto you [my servants], with whom the priesthood hath continued through the lineage of your fathers—
9 For ye are lawful heirs, according to the flesh, and have been hid from the world with Christ in God—
10 Therefore your life and the priesthood have remained, and must needs remain through you and your lineage until the restoration of all things spoken by the mouths of all the holy prophets since the world began. (D&C 86:8–10)
The heavenly visions which Joseph had concerning priesthood restoration, relate to the conferring of priesthood keys and renewal of the Israelite priesthood covenant (D&C 84:48). But because the power of the patriarchal order of the priesthood remains upon us and our posterity throughout all generations of time and throughout all eternity — "apostasy" does not necessarily take it away from a family line. This is an important principle that I think our church has lost sight of and is necessary if we are to more fully align ourselves with the church in heaven which has the job of gathering the rightful heirs of the lower priesthood and giving them keys so they can be unified. The High Priesthood's responsibility is to follow the example of the Spiritual Church and early apostolic fathers who through diligent work of persuasion and extremely humble service (D&C 121:41–42), reconcile and gather together existing Jewish/Christian congregations into ONE body of Christ (see The Priesthood of God & Its Relationship to the Only True Church Doctrine).
Understanding this concept helps to clear up the LDS scriptural mandates to allow rightful heirs to the Aaronic priesthood to be permanent bishops over their congregations without counselors (D&C 68:14–20; D&C 107:15–17, 71–76). Both Christ's early apostles and our latter-day apostles have been instructed by revelation to follow the example of the Spiritual Church in seeking out the literal descendants of Aaron who lead congregations and properly authorizing them to their service.
14 There remain hereafter, in the due time of the Lord, other bishops to be set apart unto the church, to minister even according to the first;
15 Wherefore they shall be high priests who are worthy, and they shall be appointed by the First Presidency of the Melchizedek Priesthood, except they be literal descendants of Aaron.
16 And if they be literal descendants of Aaron they have a legal right to the bishopric, if they are the firstborn among the sons of Aaron;
17 For the firstborn holds the right of the presidency over this priesthood, and the keys or authority of the same…
20 And a literal descendant of Aaron, also, must be designated by this Presidency, and found worthy, and anointed, and ordained under the hands of this Presidency, otherwise they are not legally authorized to officiate in their priesthood. (D&C 68:14–20)
16 No man has a legal right to this office, to hold the keys of this priesthood, except he be a literal descendant of Aaron….
69 Nevertheless a bishop must be chosen from the High Priesthood, unless he is a literal descendant of Aaron…
76 But a literal descendant of Aaron has a legal right to the presidency of this priesthood, to the keys of this ministry, to act in the office of bishop independently, without counselors… (D&C 107:16,69,76)
In the early apostolic church, these were obviously Rabbi's of assorted existing Jewish synagogues; in our day these could be both Christian Pastors or Parish leaders in addition to Jewish or Islamic leaders. As the coming gathering and restoration of Israel and "all things" unfolds; the church of heaven will increasingly unify with the churches of earth. And if the LDS church proves worthy, we can play a major role in that work of gathering all the assorted religions and schism of Abraham into one fold in Christ. (see Re-examining what LDS scriptures say about the 'Only True Church' doctrine)
Relooking at the Scriptural Basis for the Great Apostasy
A careful look at nearly all the scriptures generally used to support the LDS view of Universal apostasy, such as Isaiah 24:5–6; Amos 8:11–12, Acts 20:29–30; 2 Timothy 4:3–4; 2 Peter 2:1–3, Galatians 1:6–8; 2 Peter 2:1–3; 1 Corinthians 1:10–12; 11:18–19; 2 Timothy 1:15; Revelation 3:14–16 shows that all of these problems also existed within Israel throughout much of its dispensation— and yet none of it caused God to withdraw the kingdom or all of his priesthood or favor from them, until the appointed end of their 2000 year cycle. And even then it was not taken form the earth, just simply given to another more worthy people. The end of the age is harolded by a set of archetypes or messengers; the righteous one gathers the wheat from out of the old system, while the wicked one binds up the wicked and ultra-orthodox of the old system into chains for damnation.
Even a close look at the namesake and 'most used' scripture for supporting the gentile apostasy doctrine shows that it simply does not makes sense to apply it in a universal apostasy context. Because of this, the very protestant religions that first used it to support their rejection of the Catholic Church have all but abandoned its defense in lieu of dispensationalism— and as we go through it you can see why. Concerning the Second Advent, or "day of Christ" Paul said in Thessalonians,
3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first [gr. apostasia or rebellion/revolt/departing], and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition… (2 Thes. 2:3)
The purpose of this verse was for Paul to introduce the reader to "the man of sin" or "son of perdition" which he speaks about at length in the following verses. This revolt or departing from the truth is said to reveal this 'son of perdition'. Verses 4-12 explain this prophesied individual in detail, and make it pretty clear that it was to be an archetype, not some 2nd or 3rd century despot.
4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God. 5 Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things? 6 And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time. 7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. 8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: 9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, 10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: 12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness. (2 Thes. 2:4–33)
This archetype and his spiritual kingdom is also alluded to in Rev 13, 17 19:20, 1 John 4:4, 2:18, 2 John 1:7 (see also Dan 7:8 & Dan 9:27). Any attempts to call the early apostolic church or some 1st to 3rd century Pope or priest the "Son of Perdition" or Antichrist who fulfills these prophecies get frustrated by Moroni 7:16–18 and a careful look at the Thessalonians verse itself. An emperor like Nero or Antiochus also fails when we note that Thessalonians and Doctrine and Covenants 76 show clearly that the "Son of Perdition" or Antichrist is a title for an archetype like Lucifer (v.23) who is a fallen Saint sitting in the temple or church. The title is further defined as those who have "been made partakers of [my Power], and suffered themselves through the power of the devil to be overcome… having denied the Holy Spirit after having received it, and having… crucified him unto themselves and put him to an open shame (v. 31,35). In fact used together D&C 76:23 and 1 John 2:18, make it fairly clear that the terms "antichrist" or "Son of Perdition" are titles that can be applied to a group of people and not simply a singular person per se (although a singular person may act as the archetype for that group of like-minded individuals).
18 Dear children, this is the last hour; and as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come. This is how we know it is the last hour. 19 They went out from us, but they did not really belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us; but their going showed that none of them belonged to us… 22 Who is the liar? it is whoever denies that Jesus is the Christ. Such a person is the antichrist—denying the Father and the Son. (1 John 2:18–22 NIV)
The scriptural parallelism explained in the first half of this article actually helps to make all these prophecies and titles quite clear. If we understand how the dispensation of Israel ended with the corruption of the Israeli priesthood into an "anti-Christ" organization bringing about the desolation of God's temple or people, then we can see how Paul prophesied that this would be repeated at the close of the Gentile dispensation. Peter and Christ himself alluded to Judas and his Jewish leader accomplices as the end-age "Son(s) of Perdition" for the dispensation of Israel in John 17:12 & John 13:18–21 (see also Acts 1:16–18, Luke 22:3, GOHT). Christ's reference to the 'Son of Perdition' is clearly a dualistic reference to Satan (see 3 Ne 27:32) as well as Judas and their followers— individuals or archetype who would "eat Christ's bread with him" (John 13:18), hold God's religious priesthood/partake of his power, have the Holy Spirit (D&C 76:31–32) and then actively corrupt their own religious law by killing God's end-age innocent miracle working messengers (see John 6:70; 13:17-30; 16;2; Matt 26:21). The end-time Son(s) of Perdition stand in, and defile the temple (a symbol of the religion itself) and consequently bring about its total destruction or desolation (Dan 11:31; 12:11, JS-M 1:12,32; D&C 29:21; 50:4; 84:117; 88:94). This coming of the son of God and son of Perdition archetypes at the end of an age or dispensation fully separates the wheat from the tares (the true humble followers of God with the self-righteous hypocrites). If the historical repetition holds, the Gentile dispensation anti-Christ will be a group of ultra-orthodox religionists (either Islamic, Catholic or Protestant) who murder the end-dispensation messengers and declare war on their peaceful followers. This historic type may have already had partial fulfillment with Mormonism's Joseph Smith and the Bahá'í Faith's Siyyid Shírází matching the execution of John the Baptist (both have channelings which repeatedly refer to their movements as 'the one going before, to make the Lord's paths straight). However, the final repeated historical type is prophesied to be fulfilled in Jachanan Ben Kathryn's prophesy concerning the coming destruction of Jerusalem and miracles done by his servant (sometime in the next 30 years).


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Sunday March 16, 2014
Concert starts at 2:30pm
The Oak Bay Matinee concert series features West Isle Winds, a group of three professional classical musicians based in Nanaimo.
The trio merges music for clarinet, horn and piano to present a delightful and varied program. With works by Mozart, Bizet, Strauss, de Sarasate and Reinecke.
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The Democrat & Chronicle piece this morning about how little was done during last week's special session prompts a good question: how many of the numerous items left on the Legislature's agenda will get done in January with the budget looming?
The D&C's answer is "not enough," and they call for the two chambers to reconvene before the December holidays.
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Immunisation against whooping cough should be made available for adults who work in close contact with children, it has been suggested.
New Zealand researchers writing in the British Journal of General Practice found that 22% of adults with an acute persistent cough either worked with children or in the health sector.
In such cases, pertussis - commonly known as whooping cough - was three times more likely to be the cause, compared with other sub-groups.
Dr Kathryn Philipson and Dr Felicity Goodyear-Smith from the University of Auckland led the study, which involved 70 children and 156 adults under the age of 50.
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It is currently difficult to distinguish pertussis from other causes of acute persistent cough in populations that have received booster immunisations.
Researchers claim the oral swab has the potential for greatly increased understanding of pertussis epidemiology and that the test should be widely available in primary care settings.
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Demolition crews began tearing down the former Arby's restaurant at West College Avenue and South Atherton Street on Tuesday morning.
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Hello 🙋🏻 Over the past few weeks I have joined a couple of blog chats over on my twitter account and have found a number of fellow craft bloggers that I am now following. (shameless plug for my twitter account there 😂) I must admit that I find it quite hard to find blogs about… Continue reading Craft blogger share
An evolving style – my social media pictures of my cardmaking
Hello 🙋🏻. My craft fair preparations continue; handmade card manufacture is well underway and I am slowly but surely building up stocks. I've even made a start on the Christmas crafts (it's February as I write this post 😁) As I have been making my cards I have been taking pictures and posting them to… Continue reading An evolving style – my social media pictures of my cardmaking
Taking pictures of your beautiful creations – my Instagram photostaging
Hello 🙋🏻 I often see beautiful pictures on social media, especially on Instagram, where people have created a beautiful setting for their craft makes. Perfect wedding calligraphy set on beautiful paper with rings and ribbons, lighting just perfect. I then remind myself that the pictures were created, each item placed to create the overall look… Continue reading Taking pictures of your beautiful creations – my Instagram photostaging
Sharing my craft goals for 2018
Hello. So my craft goals for 2018 are now written down. On page one of my beautiful new journal. My goals are a mix of getting my name out there to try to start making projects for people & personal targets to keep improving. I wanted to share my goals with you so that you… Continue reading Sharing my craft goals for 2018
2018 mariebxmastree new look
Hello! I have a number of craft goals for 2018 relating to both improving my crafting skills & also improving/working on my social media accounts. Over the next few weeks I'm going to be updating both my Instagram page & my blog to reflect my style as mariebxmastree. 2017 has been an eye opening year… Continue reading 2018 mariebxmastree new look
And so to next year….
Hello. What are your crafty plans for next year? I've started making a list of the blog posts I'm going to write, I think plan number one is to be more organised with my social media 😂 Happy crafting!
My October makes – crafts of October
Hello. I didn't realise how productive I'd been last month until I pulled my 'my month making' post together over on mariebxmastree Instagram I'd forgotten some of the things I'd created, especially my new logo. My logo is a bit of a milestone for me, as now I feel like I can start to work on… Continue reading My October makes – crafts of October
Starting Calligraphy – My hints and tips (part 1)
Sharing my experiences for starting out learning Calligraphy


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Last (and only) movie night of the summer backyard this year. Sorry about the short notice but the weather has been sketchy. Saturday is going to be nice: sunny and nice during the day, so dry and temperate in the dark.
18:00 optional grilling hour
19:00 Find spot on grass and squint at invisible cartoons
20:00 Guardians of the Galaxy
22:00 (or so) World's End
00:00 lots of hugs
I have popcorn on demand, hot dogs and sticks and fire, sangria, and iced tea. There are rumors of cake. There will be a nice table for shared nibbles.
Put your questions to me. See you near sunset.
Rain? Ok. Did not see that coming.
Thanks, everyone, for coming out and enjoying this double-feature under the black blanket of night. We sneaked this in like threading a needle, apparently.
Getting down to the wire. Starting to haul things into the yard. Better to call me at this point since I may or may not see Fb. Also, does anyone have charcoal for a hookah? I'm apparently out.
Iced tea is in the sun and the sangria is pretty much ready. See you in this evening.
Sangria is macerating: 4 bottles of decent cab s, 2 angelo pears, 1 gorgeous peach, and 2 gorgeous plums (seriously beautiful specimens).


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It's been some time since I've talked about Gwen. Debra and I got her from Camelot a little over a year ago. If you need a reminder, this is what she looked like at the time.
And here is Gwen today.
She has put on weight. Eating is one of her favorite things to do in life. The only remnant of her cut up legs is a small scar on her left front, which was the most injured of the four. She is sound, sassy, happy and very spoiled. We've always been curious of her parentage. A number of us thought she was an Anglo-Arab (Arabian/Thoroughbred cross) so Debra sent mane hairs off to Texas A&M for a DNA analysis. They can't tell you exactly what a horse is, but they can tell you what the horse most likely is. We were surprised with the results. Number 1 and 2 on the list were Morgan and Saddlebred. Number 3 was Arabian. Now that she's put on more weight, we can see Morgan in her but none of us can really see Saddlebred. So, we've decided she is a Morgan/Arabian cross. It doesn't really make any difference. Gwen is Gwen and we love her regardless, but it was fun to find out.
Debra wanted me to include this quote for Gwen the next time I talked about her. I don't know the author so I can't give credit, but it works for Gwen and probably all rescued animals.
"I have nothing to fear, and here my story ends. My troubles are over, and I am home."


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Sermon: Justin Pierce – The Dangers of Family Idolatry
There is a great danger that can arise in the hearts of men when we esteem our earthly families over God and our eternal family. If we are not careful we can make an Idol out of our family and refuse to truly love them by showing them their sin and need for Jesus Christ.
Everyone that comes to Jesus Must take Him as He is, and fully commit to Jesus as He has revealed Himself to be. It is not Good enough to accept Jesus as your friend, or a good person, of a good prophet, or just one of the many good teachers.Jesus is Lord and God and must be submitted to in that manner. Notice that the people came to Jesus and introduced the Idol of Family to him and Jesus hearing the people's words said, "21 But he answered them, "My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it."
Jesus didn't rush out and say yes mommy you wanted me. He just answered the people. He didn't allow his family to interfere in his mission, and He didn't submit to man's wants and desires and go to them. He said in effect, tell my Mom and brother if they want to come to me, they must come like everyone else, they will get no special privilege.
God's Word teaches devotion to family, we are told to be loyal and loving and humble and gracious and grow up strong families. But that family tie always takes a backseat to loyalty to God.
God always says I am 1st, I am the one that matters the most, I am the one that you are to submit to, and obey above all. You are to honor and revere and respect God, above every council and every person God must come first in every situation.
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In July of 1954, 150 American schoolteachers left Seattle on board the Navy transport, General William E. Mitchell, destination and assignment unknown. The teachers knew only that they had been assigned to the Far East Command, which included the four main islands of Japan and the island of Okinawa. Previous to their departure, these teachers had been interviewed at leading universities throughout the country, screened and selected as representatives of the American Government to a foreign land.
Their departure followed three days of indoctrination in Seattle, during which time they were given opportunity to turn back as they were reminded that they were going to a land of former enemies where human life is very cheap and nature often chaotic. Continue reading


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By Cpl. Priscilla Sneden
| | December 23, 2009
Beanie Babies were perfect for the mission.
"The children can never get enough Beanie Babies," said Bonnie Amos, spouse of Gen. James F. Amos, assistant commandant of the Marine Corps and an advisor for the Marine Officers' Spouses' Club of Washington, D.C. "They are small, cuddly, and attractive. They touch the heart of children and fit in Marines' pockets without adding any appreciable weight to their load."
The small gesture of giving provides Marines with an opportunity to connect with the Afghan people.
"I'm a dreamer but I like to think that we are possibly saving Marines' lives," Amos said. "A Marine handing a Beanie Baby to a child creates a very tangible connection that is portrayed in its delivery."
Amos said she believes a child might remember that this Marine was kind to her and her family in turn might want to advise Marines of enemy activity.
"If they are touched by the kindness of Marines, this can be a relationship-builder between the Marines and tribal leaders," she added. "Although it sounds a little [far-fetched], stranger things have happened through an act of kindness."
After members of the aviation officers' spouses' club and the officers' spouses' club in Washington enthusiastically began efforts to generate donations, it didn't take long for Beanie Babies to begin pouring in. The collection quickly outgrew the Amos' basement and its initial goal of 10,000.
"We realize there was a level of personalized interest in this event," said Amos.
Many spouses of Marines currently engaged in operations throughout Afghanistan actively spearheaded collections efforts. Clara Olivo, whose children donated 70 of their own Beanie Babies, was personally driven to the cause as her husband is currently deployed.
Olivo enlisted the help of family and friends throughout the country, to collect the stuffed animals. In the last month, Boy and Girl Scout troops, churches, schools and even a Florida women's motorcycle club sent thousands of Beanie Babies her way.
"The response was overwhelming," Olivo said. "It's amazing how people just want to help.
"I hope [the Beanie Babies] are received in the spirit they are given," she added.
With a war that continues to affect people throughout the U.S., military families and those without military ties alike were compelled to assist.
"As a spouse, I feel a strong urge to support those overseas," said Molly Blake, also a member of the officers' spouses' club in Washington.
The Blake family showed their 5-year-old daughter where Afghanistan was on a map and explained that the Marines there needed the Beanie Babies for the children.
"She understood that she was helping other Marines that aren't home with their families," said Blake.
The Blakes collected 600 Beanie Babies from the students and faculty of Chesterbrooke Elementary School in McLean, Va.
"There are hardly any military families at my daughter's school but they jumped at the chance to help," she added.
Among the list of donors, the Ty Corporation, the makers of the Beanie Baby, contributed more than 48,000 of their trademark Beanie Babies to the cause.
Their generous donation and the entrepreneurial spirit of Marine spouses gathered nearly 75,000 Beanie Babies, said Amos.
More than 15,000 Beanie Babies have been delivered to units in Afghanistan and are being distributed by Marines in their areas of operation.
Several thousand Beanie Babies, stored at Marine Barracks Washington, will be heading to their final destination when the assistant commandant of the Marine Corps makes a special visit to Marines in Afghanistan later this month.
"We've been at war for nine years and America is tired, but I don't think she is tired of our men and women in uniform," Amos said. "Everywhere we go, people want to know what they can do for our troops."
In this season of giving, America has not forgotten her troops or their mission overseas. Thousands have contributed their time, energy and Beanie Babies in order to assist Marines in gaining the respect and confidence of the Afghan population.
The collection has been nothing short of a success, Amos said. Depending on the response the leadership receives in regards to the Beanie Babies, a similar collection may begin next fall.


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Hello & a very Happy Tuesday to all my friends out there! Oh, boy the weather here in the VA area has been glorious since last week--I'm enjoying it so much. Unfortunately, my son is not so much--the pollen is high and his asthma is not good right now. He had a really bad attack on Easter evening--but I won't elaborate cuz' he hates any "health reports" about him on my blog, LOL--but I'm hoping his meds kick in and help more! I hope you all had a wonderful celebration of Easter/Spring too! Tonight I took a late evening walk with hubby & the dogs and it's just so enjoyable to be outside, warm but no humidity--doesn't get better than that! We had a lovely Easter with my side of the family, although I forgot to take any pics--can you believe it, lol?! Oy vey I say! But I did get some pics at the Cherry Blossoms in DC on Friday--me and Riley met my hubby downtown and walked around the tidal basin and had some fun (Alexa was hangin' with frenz--she was too cool to hang with us, lol)! You can see the slideshow at the bottom of this post if you'd like! Washington, DC is never more beautiful than when the Cherry Blossoms are in bloom and the weather is sunny--it's gorgeous!
-Have you gotten a subscription to our new magazine "Through the Craftroom Door" yet? The feedback has been wonderful and we're happy that YOU'RE happy and we're preparing the May/June issue right now for you all! If you want more info you can visit the site HERE!
-Looking for some fun NEW PRODUCTS! Susana's store has some great things in stock including Viva Decor, Glamour Dust (luv it), and Zva flowers and pearls!
-I'm also happy to be Guest Designing for Paper Romance this month which is run/owned by my friend Amy Leggate! A great offering of stamps and other craft supplies--make sure and check it out & my project below using the "Fhiona Stamps"!
Today is Tuesday so that means it's a Try It Out Tuesday #62 for Susana's Custom Art & Card Design! It's been awhile since I've been able to participate in this challenge with everything I've been trying to get done. I've still got a lot to do, but I'm slowly getting the to-do list under control more, lol! I haven't pulled out one of these beautiful fairies from Faerie Art Song--and I thought today's challenge would be fitting. It's called "Tulips-a-Bloom", use tulip colors on your cards (yellow, red, violet, hot pinks, green)!
"Serena & Risa"--although in my mind I call it the mom & daughter fairies, heehee--so pretty! I've colored them with Copics and I used some of that wonderful Basic Grey paper called "Green at Heart"--so pretty! And of course I added some Prima mini-roses with leaves and swirls. The border is a punch from MS--love this border punch and then I've added some pearls to finish it off.
Creative Inspiration Shimmer Paints (pixie dust, light purple) then I stamped a second set of wings onto a transparency with Staz-On ink. To make them pop up, I cut slits onto the stamped image with my craft knife, added tabs to the transparency wings and slid them thru the slits. To make them sparkle even more they got a thick coat of Viva Decor Holographic Glitter Liner (10x sparklier than the Stickles I tell ya)!
Now make sure and stop by the Store Blog HERE to see the rest of the DT's fabulous projects and see our two newest designers Heather & Kim as well!


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Lydia is mentioned only twice in the Bible, in Acts 16; but her importance is greater than the length of her story would indicate. First, let's read the text:
On the Sabbath day we went outside the gate to the riverside, where we supposed there was a place of prayer, and we sat down and spoke to the women who had come together. One who heard us was a woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple goods, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to pay attention to what was said by Paul. And after she was baptized, and her household as well, she urged us, saying, "If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay." And she prevailed upon us.
Acts 16:13-15
So they went out of the prison and visited Lydia. And when they had seen the brothers, they encouraged them and departed.
Acts 16:40.
This occurs during Paul's second mission journey. At this point, he has traveled with Silas, by land, from the great city of Antioch across the entire length of Turkey.
We can tell quite a bit about her from the short description. She was not Jewish. Women gathered at rivers for two reasons: to bathe and to wash clothes, and a devout Jew would have done neither of these on the Sabbath. (Lydia may actually have been there working — more on this below.) Instead, she is one of those odd Greeks who worship the God of the Hebrews.
Her home town, Thyatira, was in the Province of Lydia from which, no doubt, she took her name. This town was located in western Turkey (in fact, Paul and Silas might have stopped there) and was famous as a trade center for indigo and other dyes.
She is described as a dealer in purple goods, a trade she no doubt learned in her home town. The "goods" would have been almost exclusively dyed cloth. In her day, cloth could be dyed purple by two methods. The most famous today is the Tyrian purple of Rome, which could be worn only by members of the Emperor's family and senators; any other person in Rome or its colonies who wore purple would have been fined and possibly jailed. Tyrian purple was made from a rare saltwater snail and was extremely expensive.
The second method of making purple dye involved combining two plants, indigo (a dark blue) and rose madder (red). This would have been a natural for someone from Thyatira, because it was known for its indigo. Making it required a lot of fresh water and was enormously malodorous; among other things, it required fermenting the source in urine! You can see why it was not produced inside towns. Production was done only by rivers or lakes outside town walls — so this might easily be the reason Lydia was found by a river outside Philippi. The inferior purple thus produced could be worn by commoners; people were as vain then as they are now, so even imitation purple, the color of the emperor, would have been in demand.
Lydia's name, being the name of the province from which she came, indicates low origins. Generally, people named for places were slaves, or had been born to slaves. On the other hand, she appears to be at least somewhat prosperous — a person who knew how to make fake purple, and had an industrious nature, could make a living. We also know she had a decent-sized house and a household.
The composition of her household is not specified. No husband is mentioned; likely she was a widow with children, or even a single woman with employees or slaves, since she appears to be in charge of her household. A married woman would have needed her husband's consent to invite men to stay at her house.
There seem to have been a fair number of people who were "worshippers of God" or "God fearers".These were Gentiles ("Greeks") who worshipped the God of the Hebrews. Actually becoming a Jew by conversion was difficult and sometimes inconvenient; Philippi did not even have a synagogue. But Judaism was an ancient religion even in 50 A.D. and the only enduring, well-established monotheistic religion. So many people who were called to worship God were, like Lydia, non-Jewish worshippers of the Jewish God. Another famous one was Cornelius, whom Peter baptized in Caesarea. (Acts 10) In fact, Job was called a "righteous gentile".
This is the first reason Lydia was both remarkable and important. Her calling to worship the one true God was remarkable under the circumstances. She lived in a place where Jews residents were quite rare. She would have been exposed to Jewish merchants, but the contact would be brief. A Jew would not have taken a meal or entered the house of a Gentile woman. Her chance to receive meaningful instruction would have been minimal.
So Paul and Silas struck pay dirt when they met her. She was thirsting for God and ready to give her life to Him. For her to meet important disciples who could teach her and baptize her, telling her the good news about Christ, would have been a momentous occasion. And, by this time, the Council of Jerusalem had decreed that Gentiles could be full members of the new religion. She no longer had to live as an outsider to her chosen religion.
Thus, Lydia became the anchor of one of the great churches of the Apostolic Age. Paul would later applaud the importance of this church: "you Philippians yourselves know that in the beginning of the gospel, when I left Macedonia, no church entered into partnership with me in giving and receiving, except you only." (Philippians 4:15)
Certainly, she was included as one who had been "sharing in the gospel from the first day". (Philippians 1:3)
Philippi was hostile to Paul and Silas; they were publicly beaten and thrown into prison soon after their arrival. (Acts 16) Yet Lydia took them into her house; she fed and housed them, both when they first arrived and later, after they had been told to leave town. She had her entire household baptized, and her house became the meeting place and place of worship for the converts in Philippi. Public preaching and worship were inconvenient and dangerous; the availability of a house to potential converts is certainly one of the reasons the church at Philippi prospered, while the churches in other Macedonian towns struggled.
Lydia, in short, was instrumental in making the great church in Philippi. The importance of this church, as the seed church for all of Greece and Macedonia, was enormous. She was truly one of the great Christian pioneers.


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Writing in the Financial Times, IEA executive director Marina van der Hoeven says that if President Obama refuses to raise restrictions on exporting crude and liquid natural gas, the country's unprecedented oil boom will dry up.
Here's the situation: technically, American companies are not allowed to export those products, as a result of a Carter-era executive order restricting trade of commodities in "short supply" that's still on the books.
This wasn't really a problem until recently, as American oil and gas production has gone nuts.
Most have been getting around this by exporting "refined products" instead. That's been a boon for refineries, but not for the rest of the industry, van der Hoeven says.
Effective as US refiners may have been in mopping up the additional supply and sending it overseas, they have limited capacity to absorb additional barrels of high quality light, low sulphur oil. Much of their capacity is geared to processing cheap, low quality dense, high sulphur grades and maximising their yield of high-value-added products such as gasoline and diesel.
Technically, this bottleneck (and subsequent supply glut) has led to lower WTI crude oil prices, as we've previously discussed.
But as van der Hoeven says, many American end-users have not really been able to benefit from the situation since the prices they pay are tied to the international Brent benchmark.
Van der Hoeven concludes:
While new pipeline links, supplemented with increasingly efficient railroad links, will give producers short-term relief from depressed prices, new export outlets will ultimately be necessary to leverage the full potential and reap the benefits of the new American oil revolution.
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How To Properly capture urine from a wild boar:
2.While pinching the end of the penis seperate the connective tissue between the penis and abdomin
3.Move the penis out of the way by hanging it over the testes
4.Carefully gut the boar from the groin to the sternum
5.Locate the bladder "look at picture 4" and pull it out of the cavity
6.Twist the bladder several times and clamp or tie it off to retain the urine.
7.Cut the bladder free just above your clamp or string
8. Set aside and continue cleaning your boar.
Don't worry about using preservatives to keep your sow in heat, dominant wild boar, or just plain old boar or sow urine attractant good. You can put it in a food saver bag and freeze it it until you need it. Just do your best to recognize the signs of a sow in heat before you label it as such. Either way, the more you collect your urine and the more you do research on wild boar, feral hogs and sow in heat, the more you will learn and the better you will get at hunting them and collecting their urine. It just takes practice and recognition; once again, keep hunting, and researching wild boar and feral hogs and you will become a master!


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There has been quite an alarming rate of prescription drug misuse in the state of Delaware to a point that medics who are principally charged with treatment of pain, to where feel as if they are being accused of medication drug dealing. As such, they have come up with a general statement to protect their careers and do away with these miscellaneous rumors.
They have claimed the state is waging up a very hostile, intemperate and basically unjustified battle against pain medication prescribing physicians. This particular war essentially bears a similar resemblance to yet another campaign run against physicians under the infamous 1914 Harrison Act that made it criminal for doctors to prescribe any narcotic substances to their addicts.
When people talk about the prescription substances, then they often end up misusing them for recreational use or even utilizing the stimulating properties of the drugs to stay up and study. In a nutshell, prescription substances may be simpler to access than general street medications. Imperatively family members and friends may have access to some prescriptions, though a good majority of the substances may as well be traded right at the streets akin to other related illegal substances. Prescription drug abuse treatment in Delaware could be your ultimate solution.
There are persons who think these prescription substances to be much safer & even less addictive as compared to typical street drugs. They do think that the substances are taken by others in the family as well without any negative symptoms whatsoever. But what they ignore here is that those who take it do so under prescriptive advice from their doctors.
For instance, a considerably young girl who takes her sibling's ADHD pills may feel this as a beneficial means of keeping the appetite in check, as she could have heard how disastrous standard diet pills may be, and erroneously thought ADHD substances may be a safer alternative. A certain 2003 Global Survey on Substance Utility & Health indicated that on average, youths who are between 12 and 17 yrs have at one time or another tried out prescriptions on recreational purposes.
Others who also try out prescription drug abuse treatment in Delaware may think that what they're doing is fine as the substances are recognized as legal by state authorities and are only illicit when taken out of their original context. Note that these prescription substances are just safe for those persons who essentially do have the mandate to take them as recommended by relevant and qualified medical personnel. Here in America, prescription substances are gaining in popularity due to their cheap status and accessibility.
These particular medications essentially prevent an addict from developing standard life skills essential for restoration of moral values along with maintenance of a quality livelihood. So following the prescribed dosage is particularly significant for ensuring that a person maintains high levels of mental sobriety and imperatively cases of relapse would not be featured anywhere.
To avoid cases where these substances fall up into the wrong hands, it would be recommended to always keep them safe and way out of reach from children who may unconstructively abuse these substances. This way you can prevent the person from going to prescription drug abuse treatment in Delaware for treatment reasons.


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March 3, 2013
To: University of Chicago faculty, students, and staff
From: President Robert J. Zimmer and Provost Thomas F. Rosenbaum
It has been a fundamental quality of the University of Chicago since its inception that we have an absolute commitment to open discourse and expression. Protest, when it does not interfere with the rights of others, is one legitimate expression of views, and as such the right to non-violent protest must be protected so as to not chill our environment of open discourse and inquiry.
Recently, there was a protest on campus that was an example of such legitimate expression. However, we subsequently became aware that during this protest a member of the University of Chicago police was posing as a protestor. We view this action as totally antithetical to our values, and such activity, which is deeply problematic for discourse and mutual respect on campus, cannot be tolerated. We will appoint an external independent reviewer to investigate the precise facts of this incident, as part of taking action to ensure that such behavior does not happen again.
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Even though he's a relative newcomer to the sport, Timmy Weigand is on the fast track with the new JCR Honda team.
Racing and riding motorcycles are more than just fun activities to participate in; it's a lifestyle and one that takes dedication and balance. At 29 years old, Timmy Weigand is arguably one of the most professional riders in the industry. Timmy currently rides for the new Johnny Campbell Racing Honda racing team and competes in the WORCS and SCORE-International series. The first time Timmy threw a leg over a motorcycle was at the age of 18. No, he didn't start at five years old like most other pros out there, so his late start is an inspiration for all kids who didn't have the opportunity to be groomed for motocross/off-road greatness.
I was recently able to ride and hang out with TW and his friends; ironically Weigand rides with the same guy we visited for the premier Men at WORCS feature, KTM rider Kurt Caselli. Though they won't admit it, the two are complete opposites, practically to the point of comedy. While Kurt is sarcastic and crazy, Weigand prefers the serious approach and is a non-risk-taker.
I first met up with Timmy at a desert track about 25 miles north of Santa Clarita, CA. This track was a fast course with lots of sweepers and bumps, and it definitely mimicked a WORCS-type layout. The dust of was little bit of a factor as the riding conditions have slowly gone downhill since the heavy rains of early March. Regardless, Timmy put in some hard laps with Caselli and Daryl Ecklund before calling it a day. It's easy to tell just by watching his riding that TW is one guy who can definitely ride at 250F a lot better than a 450. In fact, all his best results in the WORCS series have come on 250F's. This goes to show that not everybody needs that 450 power. The extra weight really makes a big difference and when you're 150 pounds there is no need to ride a big bike – unless it's in your contract! The bottom line is that JCR Honda racing definitely sets up an awesome motorcycle and Weigand's best results are still yet to come, he's craving the top of the box.
It's only a matter of time before Timmy gets his first pro win. The friendly rider has one of the best work ethics of any WORCS racer, but he knows how to keep it fun at the same time.
The next morning we went over to Racetown 395. This track is highly patrolled by many pros and amateur prospects. Timmy's priorities for the morning were to train a few kids that he has under his program. Timmy trains a few up-and-coming amateurs and is really dedicated to showing these kids what he has to offer. After coaching the groms for a few hours it was time for the man himself to display his level of riding ability to the kids. Perfect form and style go a long way, but it's a hard thing to master when your only 5'6." Maybe it's the multiple years of BMX growing up as a kid, or maybe its just sheer talent, but Timmy definitely works hard at what he does. He takes his business very serious including representing his sponsors to the fullest extent to meet the supporting needs of his own family. That's a lot to ask for when you're gone every other weekend racing and riding. But, like I said before Timmy takes his job seriously and is a professional athlete, the sacrifices are necessary to succeed at the highest level.
While Timmy was doing moto after moto, I tried to move around the track and get some good angles for my pentax lens, but man is it hard when people are going so freaking fast that all you can see through the viewfinder is a big long blur. Timmy completely fits this description. And its even harder to shoot him than it is anyone else cause he is so freaking small!
At the end of the day the track started getting dusty and we called it a session around 3 p.m. Timmy needed to go down south to do some testing on his race bike, and I figured we had covered enough good action for the weekend. One area where Weigand's riding has improved tremendously in the past seven years is the very technical goon-riding skill set. Now this, my friends, takes real talent. When you have the ability to flip the motorcycle on a regular basis off the starting line, you really know that there is something there.
Getting to watch and learn from these guys is a real treat, and I'm looking forward to the opportunity to apply some of the skills that I have witnessed to my own riding!


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Our consulting firm, Abasolo Archaeological Consultants, conducted an archaeological survey of the Madla Natural Area property in Grey Forest in 2011 and recorded a small board and batten historic structure that dates to the 19th century. Researching this structure and property led us back to King William.
The first settlement of the area, part of which is today the Madla Natural Area property near Helotes, was by John Conrad Beckmann (1815-1907). A German immigrant, Beckmann was a blacksmith and wrought-iron craftsman at the time that he and his wife (Regina Mueller) moved to San Antonio, with their first child, Heinrich. Their youngest child, Albert, became a well known architect and built the house at 222 E. Guenther St. The Beckmann Ranch was formed in 1852, when it was purchased from early San Antonio developers Thomas Devine and F. Giraud.
There is considerable information (and a fair amount of myth) surrounding the ranch, Indian raids, land transfers, deeds, buildings and the like. Presently, the Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library have archived the John Conrad Beckmann Papers, with further materials being added at the time of this report by David and Myrna Langford. Deeds dealing with lands associated with the Beckmann Ranch can be found at the Office of the County Clerk, along with many deeds involving John Conrad Beckmann's property acquisitions within San Antonio.
The Beckmann Ranch consisted of 320 acres of hills, canyons and farmlands, cut by Helotes Creek. At the time, the locality was known as "Canon de los Helotes" and had few settlers. It is reported that Beckmann promised his wife, Regina, that he would build her a "Swiss chalet" in light of homesickness for her native Switzerland. The reference to a "Swiss chalet" must have been a joke, because the first house built on the property was a house of sticks (Susan Beavin, personal communication, 2011). Presumably it was this house that was built in 1852-1853 and was later replaced by the board and batten structure. The Beckmanns lived in San Antonio and only occasionally visited their "country" property. They hired a "Mexican family" to be caretakers at the ranch. All members of that family were killed by "Indians" in 1853, at a time that the family was reportedly living in the "Swiss chalet" (Massey 2008: 43). This was one of several such raids in the area in that year.
The ranch was used by a variety of individuals for a variety of reasons up through the 1920s. One deed of note in the Office of the Bexar County Clerk, dated August 3, 1905, apparently involves the sale, for $1.00, of 344 acres in the "Canon de Helotes." John A. Beckmann (second son) apparently sold this property back to his father, John C. Beckmann, with this deed. Obviously, a great deal of deed research would have to be done to follow all of the land sales involved the Beckmann Ranch; John C. Beckmann was about 90 years old at this time.
Beckmann Hill was a popular destination for hunting parties, and the ranch was used as a hunting retreat by the Beckmanns and their friends and relatives in the late 19th and well into the 20th century. Remnants of the board and batten hunting lodge or cabin used by the Beckmanns and the Beckmann boys' friends remains as shown by the graffiti still on the walls. It was also a popular hunting retreat for the members of the Merry Knights of King William.
The historic connection of the Beckmann historic cabin at the Madla Natural Area property to King William is related in the history of this interesting men's club compiled by Walter Berman and Kurt Beckmann, both former members of the club. The Merry Knights of King William was a secret society organized in 1909 by several King William neighborhood teenagers, Willard Berman, Arthur L. Bergstrom and Walter G. Giesecke (Bergstrom 1976). Joining them at that time were Percy W. Clarkson, Frederick W. Bolinger, Werner N. Beckmann, Albert Beckmann, Henry Pancoast, Harry Ankerson, George Henyan and Ernst F. Schuchard. By 1916 there were 29 members and by 1975 the list included 109 names of members and former members, many of them deceased by that time.
This organization's meeting place was a refurbished room in the carriage house behind 208 King William Street. The boys did all of the necessary work to convert the carriage house to a meeting room. World War I interrupted their activities. Following the war the organization became a men's club whose sole purpose was "to have fun" (Beckmann 1976). The club, originally named the Mystic Knights of King William, became very prominent and popular in the neighborhood. They held an annual wild game dinner, often at Beckmann Hill near Grey Forest, the only time females were allowed to attend meetings.
Schuchard made red and grey shields and wooden swords for each knight. They wore robes similar to those of the Klu Klux Klan and held candlelight ceremonies and initiations (Bergstrom 1976). Secret societies and clubs were commonplace among boys and teens in the first part of the 20th century. There is no record of the club activity being racist and membership simply was composed of boys and young men in the King William neighborhood that was made up mostly of descendants of German immigrants (Kurt Beckmann 1976).
Beckmann (1976) also noted that they had their own handshake, secret recognition whistle and motto ("Every Progressive, Honest, and Friendly"). Their colors were scarlet and silver; the flower was red carnation. The activities of the members as boys were swimming and canoeing in the San Antonio River, swimming in the Oma Steves' natatorium (where the Conservation Society River House is today), top spinning, marble shooting, tennis, football and baseball. As men, they went camping, hiking, swimming and hunting, including at the Beckmann Ranch. The connection to the board and batten structure to the Merry Knights was their annual Founder's Day weekend and wild game dinner which was first held on Beckmann Hill (Bergstrom 1976).
The Merry Knights social group still exists and consists of male descendants of the former members, according to Judge Fred Shannon, a former member himself who had joined the club in 1975. Judge Shannon recalled that there were monthly meetings but no dues. The only "dues" was that three members would host a monthly dinner with drinks and card games, and this responsibility would be rotated; an annual banquet was also held and this was the only time that wives or women guests were invited to attend.
- Harry J. Shafer and Thomas R. Hester
The authors would like to thank Susan Beavin for her assistance during all phases of this project. We also would like to thank Jennifer Nottingham for also assisting us during the survey. The oral history of the Merry Knights of King William provided by Judge Fred Shannon is also greatly appreciated. We thank Bill Cogburn for reading and commenting on the draft.
Beckmann, K. D. – 1976, A Glimpse into the Past With An Eye To the Future of the Merry Knights. In The Merry Knights of King William: Recollections of Walter Bergstrom, Part II. The Clegg Company. San Antonio.
Bergstrom, W. – 1976, The Merry Knights of King William. In The Merry Knights of King William: Recollections of Walter Bergstrom, Part I. The Clegg Company. San Antonio.
Massey, C. L. – 2008, Helotes: Where the Texas Hill Country Begins. Old America Publishing, Houston.
Shafer, H. J. and Hester, T. R. – 2011, An Archaeological Survey of the Senator Frank L. Madla, Jr., Natural Area, Bexar County, Texas. Report No. 94. Abasolo Archaeological Consultants, San Antonio.


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1) Volume I Group: 'Machinery and Modern Industry'
The previous Volume I reading session introduced by Dan Swain on 'Relative Surplus-value, Co-operation, the Division of Labour & Manufacture' is available here:
Our next session will be on Chapter 15: 'Machinery and Modern Industry'. The discussion will be introduced by Tony Phillips - All welcome!
Wednesday 11th May
Room C16, German Dept.
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N.B. We will be reading Vol.I chapter 15 for this session.
"In manufacture, the revolution in the mode of production begins with the labour-power, in modern industry it begins with the instruments of labour. Our first inquiry then is, how the instruments of labour are converted from tools into machines, or what is the difference between a machine and the implements of a handicraft?"
"The machine, which is the starting-point of the industrial revolution, supersedes the workman, who handles a single tool, by a mechanism operating with a number of similar tools, and set in motion by a single motive power, whatever the form of that power may be. Here we have the machine, but only as an elementary factor of production by machinery."
"An organised system of machines, to which motion is communicated by the transmitting mechanism from a central automaton, is the most developed form of production by machinery. Here we have, in the place of the isolated machine, a mechanical monster whose body fills whole factories, and whose demon power, at first veiled under the slow and measured motions of his giant limbs, at length breaks out into the fast and furious whirl of his countless working organs."
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The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) is backing today's Australia-wide Qantas Families Day.
More than 600 Australians are taking to the streets today to show their support for Qantas/Jetstar workers in the ongoing dispute with management.
'Qantas Families Day' is an initiative of a number of Trade Unions representing workers employed by the airline.
ITF President and Maritime Union of Australia National Secretary Paddy Crumlin said: "Today is about putting people first - workers and their families. Not profits, or cost cuts, or offshored profit centres. Instead the Qantas workers and the Australian unions, backed by our friends around the world, are laying out an alternative model, of the kind that keeps Qantas as an example of all that's good about safe flying."
Speaking from London, ITF general secretary David Cockroft said: "There're 275 trade unions with members in the aviation business in the ITF, and they're all backing the Qantas workers. They know - and are pretty certain the Australian people know - that they are defending not just Qantas' reputation, but also jobs and the whole idea of decent national airlines."
Transport Workers' Union National Secretary Tony Sheldon said: "The Qantas Families Day brings together Qantas workers and their Australian neighbours and friends to defend jobs and reject the ruthless cost cutting and offshoring that could leave them without work and the rest of us without a national airline."
The ITF is a global union federation with 751 member trade unions, representing 4,669,720 members in 154 countries. Two hundred and seventy five of those unions represent workers in the aviation sector, including cabin crew, pilots, ground staff, baggage handlers and air traffic controllers.
On 16th November the ITF organised an international day of action in support of Qantas workers (see http://www.itfglobal.org/press-area/index.cfm/pressdetail/6690/region/1/section/0/order/1)
Some 610 volunteers and six national trade unions, including ITF affiliates the MUA and RTBU, will be distributing 208,000 Qantas Families leaflets at 11.00 local time on Saturday December the 3rd.
In conjunction with this, Qantas Families will be spending the weekend lobbying the national government to protect skills and jobs for the Australia aviation industry. For more about Qantas Families Day see www.qantasfamilies.com/day


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Brand marketing departments are constantly challenged to move the needle. Every season there are obstacles impeding success. Your budget has strings attached requiring you prove the effectiveness of marketing. And spurring consumer behavior has never been harder thanks to the rapid pace of technology and social media. Conventional wisdom is to set out looking for the Big Idea.
Here's an insight many in marketing underestimate: you can't bank on finding an epic idea every season. Understand that making an impact is about being relevant. Your mission for the upcoming season may be to sell your product through at retail. The real challenge is how to become a top brand, how to build a connected relationship with your consumer, and have your brand stand for something so that you can consistently sell through at retail year after year. So instead of starting with what to do for the upcoming season, start where the best brands operate: in the future. Where does your brand want to be in 3, 4, 5 years? Plant a flag on territory you want to claim, and make your marketing efforts about marching toward your goal. Reshaping the playing field in this way is how small companies can outmaneuver larger rivals, and how large organizations can get a plethora of departments and regions on the same page.
A planning session is where you chart the course toward the future. The purpose is to take the time to prioritize what's important to your business and your audience. When you understand the top assets you're working with, it is easier to define the story you're going to tell–both internally and externally.
What does your planning session look like? Block out at least a day. Lock yourself in room full of comfortable furniture, sandwiches and dry erase boards. Bring your best strategic brains and get contributions from all marketing resources, a creative lead, and a project manager who can organize the details. Make sure you have someone representing product (now and future) in the planning session. Not only does it ensure you are telling the right product stories, it also strengthens ties between product and marketing, and starts the conversation about future product much earlier on.
Open the conversation around your halo products. From iPhones to Air Jordans to the M Series ultimate driving machines, every brand has a product that embodies the best of what that company has to offer, geared toward a target market they want to influence. So what are your heat products? Over the next 36 months, what's in the pipeline and how do your halo products evolve?
Next, identify which brand ambassadors are the best fit to represent your top products. Who are the up and comers, and who are the respected veterans you're working with? How do their stories intersect with your brand? Which vertical and horizontal cultural events are the best places for your brand ambassadors to shine?
Make another list around your key product technologies and benefits. What aspects of your products are ownable and differentiate your brand from the competitors? How does that technology translate into a theme with broad appeal, i.e., it's not about integrated Bluetooth, it's about freedom. And finally, what are the key moments where product, ambassador, and audience overlap? Map everything to a calendar.
More detail can be added to this structure, including things like content you'll need to create, and relevant media channels to bring the narrative to life. Challenge your social media partners to create stories that support your marketing goals for each season, and define how the campaign leads back to your brand web platform. Pencil in budget thresholds, along with indicators of success; how will you measure the retention, costs, conversions and sales?
The deliverable is a detailed plan with corporate objectives, assets you're working with, the creative concept, marketing calendar, action items, and responsible parties. Spend a few weeks getting this organized, summarized and visualized.
There's a huge upside to creating a long term go-to-market plan. In our experience, when a well thought out plan is put in front of management, funding is approved. Stakeholders in your organization have a seat at the table, and can tune your progress. There's still pressure to move the needle, but there is less mystery around what it will take.
The final step is pitching your plan in a dynamic way that captures your vision. That's the subject of our next Black Paper, published April 18.
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