pre1940 - KYOWVA Evangelistic Association

"If Born Before 1940, We've Seen The Arrival Of . . ." By Dr. Hoyt W. Allen, Jr.
1) Automatic Transmissions in cars 2) Buffered Aspirin 3) Colored TV 4) Zip Codes 5) Dutch Barns 6) Cordless Phones 7) Computers (also, printers, & the mouse, even though we did have a mouse from time to time) 8) White Lines & reflectors on the highways 9) Dusk to dawn lights 10) FastFood Restaurants 11) Reflectors on Guard Rail ends, and the ends taking a dive into the ground 12) Interstate Highways 13) Reel To Reel Tape Recorders, as well as Audio Cassette Recorders, CD's or DVD’s 14) Remote TV's 15) The name of some local preachers changed to "Pastor" 16) Telephone Area Codes 17) Church Buses & Vans 18) Toll Free 800 Telephone Numbers 19) Zip+4 Mail Codes 20) Coming on of Youth Ministers 21) " " " Ministers of Education 22) " " " " of Music 23) " " " " of Visitation 24) Air Conditioning in cars & in most homes 25) Putt Putt Golf 26) Mini Skirts 27) Up-Flush Commodes 28) Church Camps 29) Evangelizing Associations 30) Cell Phones 31) Cable TV 32) Satellite Dishes in yards & on roofs 33) CB Radios in cars 35) Police Radar & Motorist Fuzz Busters 36) Plastic Credit Cards 37) Aluminum Cans, Awnings, & Siding 38) Vinyl Siding 39) Electric Typewriters 40) Electronic Programmable Keyboards 41) White lights in windows of residences 42) Artificial Limbs & Organs 43) By-Pass Heart Surgery 44) Novocain used by Dentists 45) Flood Walls 46) Laser Beam Surgery 47) Phone Answering Machines 48) Junk Mail 49) Styrofoam Cups & Plates 50) Plastic Silverware 51) Ball Point Pens 52) TV Church 53) The “Falling” Of Many Tele-Evangelists 54) Many Good Names Corrupted, such as: a) Grass b) Gay c) Coke 55) Mr. Ed - the talking horse 56) Strawberry Shortcake now applied to baby dolls 57) Barney Rubble & Barney The Dinosaur 58) Digital Watches 59) Weed Eaters 60) Electric Tooth Brushes 61) Food Processors 62) Rotary Lawn Mowers 63) Watches with calculators 64) Chain Saws 65) Hair Dryers 66) Electronic Schedulers 67) Blenders 68) Microwave Ovens 69) Self Cleaning Ovens 70) Garage Door Openers		71) Kitchen Disposals 72) Contact Lenses 73) Electric Blankets 74) MRI Hospital Equipment 75) Medical Ultra Sound 76) Memory Telephones 77) Call Waiting & Three-Way Conversation 78) Fax Machines 79) Caller ID 80) Various Movie Ratings 81) Medicaid & Medicare 82) Flea Collars & pills 83) Rabies Shots 84) Side By Side Refrigerators 85) Women Putting Old Tin Cans On Shelves For Decorations 86) Penicillin 87) Laser Beam Light Shows 88) Tater Tots 89) Two Car Families 90) Polio Shots 91) Drip Dry clothes 92) House Husbands 93) FM Radios 94) Gay Rights 95) Frozen Foods 96) Frisbees 97) Rax Roast Beef 98) Dry Bond Copiers 99) Clothes Dryers 100) Panty Hose 101) The Pill 102) Word Processors 103) Group Therapy 104) Computer Dating 105) Split Atoms 106) Yogurt 107) Computer Chips (Chips were small pieces of wood) 107) Hardware was hardware & software wasn't even a word 108) Instant Coffee & Instant Mashed Potatoes 109) Pizza Shops 110) Bank Drive-In Windows, or Night Deposits 111) Day Care Centers 112) Guys having spiked green & pink hair 113) "Made In Japan" meant junk 114) Time Sharing meant families just sitting around & talking, instead of condominium sharing 115) Most couples got married first & then had babies 116) 5 and 10 Cents Stores were in nearly every town, where one could actually buy items for a nickle & a dime 117) For a nickle one could mail a first class envelope & two post cards, buy an ice cream cone, ride a street car, or make a phone call 118) Fast Foods meant beating our brothers & sisters to the table 119) You could buy a Chevy coupe for $ 600 & gasoline was 11 cents per gallon 120) In our time: a) Only women wore ear-rings and body piercing was unheard of b) Tatoos were worn only by sailors c) Cigarette smoking was "In" b) Grass was mowed & not smoked d) Pot was something you cooked in e) Rock Music was mama's lullabies in a rocking chair f) Aids were helpers in the principal’s office g) Men married women and homosexuality was nearly unheard of & those who chose this lifestyle were in a closet h) We were not before the difference in the sexes was discovered, but were surely before the sex change,... we made do with what we had!
Plainly, some things never change, don’t get short changed. Be ready to meet our Maker. The Bible teaches that to avoid hell and gain heaven - one must: 1) Believe In Jesus As Savior (Acts 16:31) 2) Repent Of Sins (Acts 17:30) 3) Confess Christ Audibly (Acts 8:37) 4) Be Baptized In Water (Acts 2:38) 5) Live A Christian Life (Acts 14:22) 6) Be Active In the Church *KYOWVA* *Evangelistic Association* **1541 S. 7th Street Ironton, OH 45638* Web Page: www.kyowva.com Free Bible Course Upon Request**