News Outlook Yoll.r Hometown Newspaper May 01, 2014- 7
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As in the Days of Noah
Not being much of a mov- munching popcorn and in fihns, but usually the
ie-goer, I rarely weigh in on giggling through the tor- story is pretty close to the
what Holb ,ood creates for lure of Christ. This-while original. In "Noah," there
our entertainment. Were I sobbed and hid my eyes are tile following reported
it not for. tile subject mat- from the graphic images discrepancies from the bib-
ter of the newly released on the screen. What kind lical account that I person-
flm, "Noah," I would prob- of human can eat or laugh ally find bothersome:
ably remain nmte. Mter while watching someone 1. Noah's charactes.
all, I have not seen it and scourged, even if it is only In Ge 6:9, the scripture
have no intention of seeing a movie? Never mind, I do says that Noah was a just
it. Better to take the word not want to know. man and perfe.ct in his gen-
of those who have' seen it No, my problem with erations. He walked with
and stay home. Still, I have "Noah" is not about rio- C;od. In the movie version,
some concerns, fence, although it'd be my Noah is a dark psychotic
It is not that I do not like guess there is plenty in the character willing to allow
religiously themed movies, fihn. My problem is accura- others to die; sacrificing
In fact. when I went to see cy. From the reviews of the children for moths (http://
the 'Passion of Christ,' my movie, I have learned that: www.theguardian.com/
only complaints were about the producer took manyfilm/2014/apr/06/noah-
thevMence itsthe fihn and creative liberties with the review-preposterous-epic-
some kliot sitting behind biblical stoD: Some ere- russell-crowe).
me in the theater loudly alive liberty is expected 2. The reason for the
flood. Ge 6:5-6 states that the sin and violence of No- iW to scripture is important
God found the world so ah's day and yel God saved to story of Noah is thai Je-
flfll of evil that he repented Noah and Isis family: sus mentioned it as a sign
of creating mankind. "Yhe of the times. He said: "But
movie version suggests Despite these discret>as in the (lays of Noah, so
an ecological reason fl)r antics fl'om the biblical also will the coming of the
the flood (http://www, account, some religious Son ofManbe." (Mat24:37-
christianitytoday.com/ed- leaders have said that see- 38) Since we wait and
stetzer/2014/fehruary/ ing this movie is helpful to watch for signs of Christ's
noah-five-negafive4eatures- stimulate discussion and in- relurn, I do not think thal
about-this-flm.html), terest in scripture. I think conflssion about what to
3. The nature of God. tlfis may be true. Certain- look fl)r is a particularly
The movie focuses on the ly, I would not roll anyone good thing. Believe it: I
terrible judgment of the to avoid going to see the will not be Iooldng for rock
Creator. While I think this movie. However, it should people, or some ecological
is a critical element of the be fairly obvious that its this retribution. Instead, I will
story- God is powerful case, the book is definitely be looking at the growing
and Hisjudgmentsare fear- better than the movie! My sinfulness and 4olence of
some; the element of grace concerns about accuracy of our land as the sign that
and salvatkm is the more the story are for those who soon, those of us remaining
important point. God was may never read the book. will be gathered up.
grieved in his heart over The reason I think fidel-
by Ginger Karrick-
Kineaid
Many of you have heard
of Rube Fields already, but
I hope the exce@t below
brings a personal element to
his story that might be miss-
ing otheru'ise. My father-
in-law spoke of Mr. Fields
often, always with a sense
of amazement and respect,
never with hint of deri-
sion. 77w, is a lesson in
that for all of us.
From the journals:
"'I can't accept money for
taking inventory of your
store goods because God
might take away my gift.'
So spoke one of the most
unusu d persons that ever
lived. This man was born
and reared in Bath County
and later made occasional
trips to Missouri. Rube
Fields has been a legend in
Bath County since the time
he became an adult.
Rnbe grew up in the
White Omk community. A
multitude of the stories
told about this interest-
ing man were true. "Ilmre
are many skeptics who do
not believe Rube could
have worked such magic.
If MI: Fields lived today,
he would probably be re-
ferred to as a 'walking
computer.' Certainly it
was uncanny how he could
give you the exact time of
day without looking at a
watch. Some fellas were
not too sure if Rube could
tell time by a watch. It is
a fact, though, that thehe
could - if he would - give
you the correct time at any
time, without looking at
one. 13oys, having heard of
his power, would slip up on
Rube and ask for the time.
Rube would respond, 'It's
time you were at home get-
ting in your mother's fire-
wood.' Time telling was
only a small part of his gift
Mathematical problems
and the soMng of them
seemed to be the great-
est gift that: this man had.
Rnbe would not have been
able to solve the problem
on paper, but would instan-
taneously give the answer
after the problem had been
stated. You might give him
a problem such as this:
How many times would
a locomotive wheel turn
over between Salt Lick and
Preston if the circmnfer-
ence of the wheel is 8'4"
and the distance by rail
between the two points is
seven and three miles? He
could respond immediate-
ly with the correct answel:
The town council in
Owingsville had a large
From the Journals of
cistern huilt ahmgside the Rube loved to go into
old courthouse.* Old cis- a cane field and eat and
terns were usually a cylin- suck on the cane until he
der which began lo taper had his till. He also used
in toward the lop forming soap differently than most.
a cone, but the cone is Rube would rnb dry soap
chopped off at the top. The on Isis face until it became
point made here is that not red and slick.
everyone can tigure to the Mr. Fields was a large
gallon what the capacity, of man with a ruddy corn-
such a cistern would be. plexion. He was well liked
The 'town fathers' calcu- but folks often tested him
lated what they believed to because they wondered
be accurate to the gallon about his gift.
and then called in Rube Perhaps you wonder
Fields and gave him the about the author's source
dimensions. Rube unhesi- of information. The au-
tatingly answered and the thor's father knew Rube
councihnen informed him Fields. Other fellas also
that this was one time that knew this great man with
he had missed. Not being the unbelievable gilt.**
satisfied, however, one of It is understood why
the cotmcihnen took the most people do not believe
problem to a mathemati- 'the exploits of Rube Fields
clan (reputedly a college and the author would be
professor of mathematics) one also had his father not
and of course Rube had it known him. It is thought
to the galhm, by some that knew Rube
Some of the top circuses that he died between 1910
in the United Slates tried and 1912.
to no avail to employ Rube th)r those of you who
but again he stated, 'I can't saw the movie Rain Man,
accept money because Rube was much like the
God might take my gift character played by I)ustirs
away from me.' Hoffman, except the Rain
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P!d~,lished in !he Bath ('ore'4 v News.Outhx,k O.L2.L I.t. and 05.0i. ~ I
Burl Kincaid, Jr.
Man character had someof the 1900's were the size
formaleducationand Rube of about two cars, if that
was illiterate. The medical helps put tiffs in perspec-
term for such gifted per- tive. A few of the cisterns
sons is 'idiot savantY*** have been filled in.
**He notes in the mar-
*My father in law notes gins that 'Mr. Jeff' also
in the margins of this piece knew Rube Fields, Mr. Jeff
that the cistern is 'still to being Jefferson L. I)arnell,
the west of the courthouse Don's grandfather or Mr.
near Main Street,' and it is. Burl's father-in-law, and
Don says the cisterns the l'm sure he heard stories
town used in the early part from him as well,
***The term 'idiot sa-
vant' has Mien out of favor
because not all savants
have limited intelligence.
'Aulistic sawmt' was used
for a while because quite
a few (fifty percen0 of sa-
vants are autistic. Not all
are, of course, so the term
'savant syndrome' is now
the preferred one.
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