Good Morning & God Bless To Every One !
Today is January 31, the 31st day of 2014 and there are 334 days left this year where is it another Blessed day in the work for our Lord here at:
For God’s Glory Alone Ministries !!!
I’d like to request a short prayer this morning please for Pastor Raymond Franks and family. Pastor Franks passed along to live in the direct presence of our Lord this last Saturday. For anyone who would like to attend, funeral services will be held today at the Evangel Christian Center. You can obtain more information by clicking here: https://fggam.org/spectrum-memorial-special-on-rev-raymond-franks/
Eternal rest, grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them.
May the souls of the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace.
Amen
So, What Happened Today In 1945?
Army Private Slovik is executed for desertion
During World War II, Pvt. Eddie Slovik becomes the first American soldier since the Civil War to be executed for desertion-and the only one who suffered such a fate during World War II.
Pvt. Eddie Slovik was a draftee. Originally classified 4-F because of a prison record (grand theft auto), he was reclassified 1-A when draft standards were lowered to meet growing personnel needs. In January 1944, he was trained to be a rifleman, which was not to his liking, as he hated guns.
In August of the same year, Slovik was shipped to France to fight with the 28th Infantry Division, which had already suffered massive casualties in France and Germany. Slovik was a replacement, a class of soldier not particular respected by officers. As he and a companion were on the way to the front lines, they became lost in the chaos of battle and stumbled upon a Canadian unit that took them in.
Slovik stayed on with the Canadians until October 5, when they turned him and his buddy over to the American military police. They were reunited with the 28th Division, which had been moved to Elsenborn, Belgium. No charges were brought, as replacements getting lost early on in their tours of duty were not unusual. But exactly one day after Slovik returned to his unit, he claimed he was “too scared and too nervous” to be a rifleman, and threatened to run away if forced into combat. His confession was ignored-and Slovik took off. One day later he returned and signed a confession of desertion, claiming he would run away again if forced to fight, and submitted it to an officer of the 28th. The officer advised Slovik to take the confession back, as the consequences were serious. Slovik refused and was confined to the stockade.
The 28th Division had many cases of soldiers wounding themselves or deserting in the hopes of a prison sentence that might protect them from the perils of combat. A legal officer of the 28th offered Slovik a deal: dive into combat immediately and avoid the court-martial. Slovik refused. He was tried on November 11 for desertion and was convicted in less than two hours. The nine-officer court-martial panel passed a unanimous sentence of execution, “to be shot to death with musketry.”
Slovik’s appeal failed. It was held that he “directly challenged the authority” of the United States and that “future discipline depends upon a resolute reply to this challenge.” Slovik had to pay for his recalcitrant attitude, and the military made an example of him. One last appeal was made-to Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Supreme Allied Commander-but the timing was bad for mercy. The Battle of the Bulge in the Ardennes forest was resulting in literally thousands of American casualties, not to mention the second largest surrender of an U.S. Army unit during the war. Eisenhower upheld the death sentence.
Slovik was shot and killed by a 12-man firing squad in eastern France. None of the rifleman even flinched, firmly believing Slovik had gotten what he deserved.
Other Memorable Or Interesting Events Occurring On January 31 In History:
1606 – Guy Fawkes, convicted of treason for his part in the “Gunpowder Plot” against the English Parliament and King James I, (an attempt to blow up Parliament), is hanged, drawn and quartered.;
1627 – Spanish government declares it is bankrupt;
1752 – Future Patriot Gouverneur Morris is born to the wealthy Morris family of New York. Gouverneur Morris began his political activities in support of the Patriot cause as a representative to New York’s Provincial Congress beginning in 1775, seven years after his graduation from King’s College (now Columbia University). An early supporter of independence, Morris began to shape the new national government in 1781, when he assumed the post of assistant superintendent of finance for the Confederation.;
1851 – The invention of Evaporated milk is announced by Gail Borden;
1863 – During the American Civil War, the First South Carolina Volunteers, an all-black Union regiment composed of former slaves, was mustered into federal service at Beaufort, S.C.;
1865 – In the American Civil War, General Robert E. Lee is named Commander-In-Chief of the Confederate armies;
1865 – During the American Civil War, the U.S. House of Representatives passes the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, abolishing slavery in America. The amendment read, “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude…shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.” President Abraham Lincoln preferred that the amendment receive bipartisan support–some Democrats indicated support for the measure, but many still resisted. The amendment passed 119 to 56, seven votes above the necessary two-thirds majority. Several Democrats abstained, but the 13th Amendment was sent to the states for ratification, which came in December 1865.;
1876 – The United States orders all Native Americans to move into reservations.;
1917 – During World War I, Germany announces the renewal of unlimited submarine warfare in the Atlantic, and German torpedo-armed submarines prepare to attack any and all ships, including civilian passenger carriers, said to be sited in war-zone waters. Three days later, the United States broke diplomatic relations with Germany, and just hours after that the American liner Housatonic was sunk by a German U-boat. None of the 25 Americans on board were killed, and all were later picked up by a British steamer.;
1928 – Scotch Tape is marketed for the first time by the ‘3-M Company’;
1934 – President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Gold Reserve Act;
1940 – First United States Social Security payment is made to Ida Mae Fuller in Rutland, Vermont;
1944 – Operation Overload, (World War II ‘D-Day’), is postponed until June;
1950 – Paris protests the Soviet recognition of Ho Chi Minh’s Democratic Republic of Vietnam.;
1950 – U.S. President Harry S. Truman publicly announces his decision to support the development of the hydrogen bomb, a weapon theorized to be hundreds of times more powerful than the atomic bombs dropped on Japan during World War II.;
1955 – RCA demonstrates a music synthesizer for the first time;
1958 – The United States entered the ‘Space Age’ with its first successful launch of a satellite into orbit, Explorer I;
1961 – NASA launched Ham the Chimp aboard a Mercury-Redstone rocket from Cape Canaveral; Ham was recovered safely from the Atlantic Ocean following his 16½-minute suborbital flight.;
1964 – U.S. report “Smoking and Health” connects smoking to lung cancer.;
1968 – In the Vietnam War, as part of the Tet Offensive, Viet Cong soldiers attack the U.S. Embassy in Saigon. A 19-man suicide squad seized the U.S. Embassy and held it for six hours until an assault force of U.S. paratroopers landed by helicopter on the building’s roof and routed them.;
1976 – Ernesto Miranda, famous from the Supreme Court ruling on Miranda vs. Arizona is stabbed to death.;
1990 – Los Angeles prosecutors announce that they will retry teacher Raymond Buckey, who was accused of molesting children at the McMartin Preschool in Manhattan Beach, California. The McMartin trials had already taken over six years and cost more than $13.5 million without a single guilty verdict resulting from 208 charges.;
1995 – President Bill Clinton authorizes a $20 billion loan to Mexico. As the value of the peso hit an all-time low, Clinton sidestepped Congress’ rejection of an earlier $50 billion loan proposal and exercised his executive power. Claiming that he was acting in the national interest and that national security was at stake, he authorized the Treasury Department to issue a loan through the Exchange Stabilization Fund.;
2009 – A gasoline spill from a crashed truck erupted into flames in Molo, Kenya, killing at least 115 people.;
2013 – It was one year ago TODAY !
Now, Off To The Fun Suff:
Today’s Patriotic Quote For The Day:
“The ballot box is the surest arbiter of disputes among free men.”
– James Buchanan
Today’s ‘Just An Observation’ From Rick:
Without even touching the subject of the economy and how many tens of thousands of jobs the Keystone Pipeline would create –
A: How many major pipeline spills have you heard of in the last few months?; (me, zero/’0′, but it is possible I may have missed some – but I don’t think so).
B: How many train wrecks have you heard about where massive amounts of Crude Oil have been spilled recently?, some involving loss of life!; (me, two, but again, I may have missed some).
Today’s ‘AWE of GOD’ Picture:
Somewhere in Hawaii
Today’s Thought For The Day:
“The third-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the majority. The second-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the minority. The first-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking.”
– A.A. Milne, British author
Today’s ‘Dog Thoughts’:
Today’s Funny Ventriloquist Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnNBgIKOvr4&feature=player_embedded
Today’s ‘Funny Animals Video:
Husky Puppy Toy Fight – https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=F3cvWGWbCOU
Today’s ‘I Hate Winter Weather’ Cartoon:
Today’s Word Of The Day:
Lexophile – Noun; A lover of words; especially in word games, puzzles, anagrams, palindromes, etc.
Today’s ‘Lexophile Word Play’:
– A dentist and a manicurist married, They fought tooth and nail.
Today’s Yiddish Word You Should Know:
kvetsh – In popular English, kvetch means “complain, whine or fret,” but in Yiddish, kvetsh literally means “to press or squeeze,” like a wrong-sized shoe. Reminds you of certain chronic complainers, doesn’t it? But it’s also used on Yiddish web pages for “click” (Click Here).
Today’s ‘MATURE’ Picture:
Today’s Crazy Law:
In Marshalltown, Iowa – Horses are forbidden to eat fire hydrants. (Leaves me clueless!)
Today’s Joke Of The Day:
Farmers Fred and Luke were fishing on the side of the road.
They made a sign saying:
– – – – – “THE END IS NEAR! – TURN YOURSELF AROUND NOW BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE!”
They showed it to each passing car.
One driver that passed didn’t appreciate the sign and shouted, “Leave us alone, you religious nuts!”
All of a sudden they heard a big splash.
Fred grinned at Luke and asked:
– – – – – “Do you think we should just put up a sign that says: ‘Bridge Out’ instead?”
Today’s ‘Friends’ Picture:
Today’s Proverb:
God loves him who cares for the poor more than him who respects the wealthy.
Today’s ‘So Long Ago’:
Not so long ago – to ‘LOG ON’ meant to add wood to a fire.
Today’s ‘How The Heck Did That Happen’ Picture:
Today’s ‘Astute Visionary’:
“The concept is interesting and well-formed, but in order to earn better than a ‘C,’ the idea must be feasible.”
– A Yale University management professor in response to Fred Smith’s paper proposing reliable overnight delivery service. Smith went on to found Federal Express Corp.
Today’s ‘A Sign For Every Profession’:
In the front yard of a Funeral Home – “Drive carefully; We’ll wait!”
Today’s ‘When A Soldier Comes Home’ Picture:
When a soldier comes home, it’s hard to listen to a co-worker complain about a bad nights sleep!
Today’s Inspirational Quote:
“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about learning how to dance in the rain.”
– Vivian Greene
Today’s Inspiration Music Video:
With All I Am – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZYPfYe77PA
Today’s Verse & Prayer:
No human wisdom or understanding or plan can stand against the Lord.
– Proverbs 29:30
My Father God in heaven, thank you for being very near as I start on a new day. Please help me know your will each day. Bring the people into my life who will help me love you more, serve you effectively, and bless others in meaningful ways. To you be all the honor and glory in what I do, think, and say in the days ahead. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.
Today’s Funny Church Sign:
Until Tomorrow – America, Bless GOD !!!
