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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free.This is an OCR edition with typos.Excerpt from book:PARABLE NINETEENTH. MORAL.THE RICH MAN AND LAZARUS.LUKE XVI. 19—31. HARMONY, IV. 43.Luke xvi. 19—31.19 " Now there was a certain rich man, and he was wont to " be clothed in purple and fine linen, enjoying himself sump- " tuously day by day. 20 And there was a certain poor man, by " name Lazarus, who had been laid at the entrance of his gates, " being full of sores, -1 and desiring to be satisfied with some of " the crumbs that fell from the table of the rich man : nay even " the dogs used to come and lick his sores. 22 And it came to " pass that the poor man died, and that he was carried away by " the angels into the bosom of Abraham : and the rich man also " died, and was buried. 2-i And having lift up his eyes, in " Hades, being in torments, he seeth Abraham from afar, and " Lazarus in his bosom. 24 And he called out himself and said, " Father Abraham, have pity upon me, and send Lazarus to dip " the tip of his finger in water, and to cool my tongue; for I " am pained in this flame. 25 And Abraham said, Son, remember " that thou receivedst thy good things in thy lifetime, and " Lazarus likewise in his lifetime his evil things: but now he " here is comforted, and thou art pained. 26 And beside all these " things, a great gulf is fixed between us and you, that they " who are desirous to pass over from hence unto you may not " be able, neither may they from thence cross over to us. " 27 And he said, I pray thee, therefore, father, to send him to the " house of my father : 28 for I have five brethren: that he may " testify effectually unto them, lest they also come into this " place of torment. 2!) Abraham saith to him, They have Moses " and the prophets ; let them hear them. 30 And he said, By" no means father Abraham ; but if one went to them from the " dead, they... ... Read more

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In 1928 William Paley, son of one of the nation's largest cigar producers, purchasedUnited Independent Broadcasters Inc., a collection of 16 radio stations. Herenamed it the Columbia Broadcasting System and built it into one of the nation's largest radio networks before turning to television.

Although NBC had the largest networks, Paley focused on providing his stations with unique programming and top talent, first for radio and subsequently for television. He turned to public affairs, giving news his support and brining in some of the nation's foremost newscasters from Edward R. Murrow to Eric Sevareid and Howard K. Smith.

Paley also went after the best performers, raiding NBC's stable of stars while assembling a cast of the nations top talent includingBing Crosby, Jack Benny, Al Jolson, George Burns & Gracie Allen, and Kate Smith.And he was a risk taker, airing Orson Wells's "The War of the Worlds," and doing it so well that many people believed Martians had invaded the planet.

As CBS's despotic patriarch, Paley became fabulously wealthy by insuring that his "Tiffany Network" helped determine what the nation first heard and saw at home every night.Award-winning author Daniel Alef brings to life the story of one of America's broadcasting giants. [1,313-word Titans of Fortune article] ... Read more