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Illustrations Wisdom The Plimsoll Line | The Plimsoll Line |
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Samuel Plimsoll was a member of the British Parliament about a century ago. He was distressed because cargo ships were being loaded so heavily that they sank at sea, with much loss of life and property. So he got a law passed requiring danger lines to be painted on all cargo ships. When the weight of the cargo lowered the ship down to where the line touched the water, all loading had to stop. Seamen still call this mark the "Plimsoll line." People also have Plimsoll lines — a point where for the sake of health, happiness, and plain common sense, we should not attempt to shoulder more responsibility, however important, than we can intelligently handle.  Quote this article on your site | Views: 489 | Print | E-mail
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Lectionary Passages for November 23rd 2008
[Year A]
Proper 29(34)
Sundays after Pentecost
Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24
Psalm 100
Matthew 25:31-46
Ephesians 1:15-23
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