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AN OLD FASHIONED SABBATH1*? jth Editors of Index-Journal and A. R. b! I Presbyterian Urges a Return To .v: Strict Observance of The Sabbath. |lC Pi i th Due West's fame rests as much on'n( ? observance of the Sabbath Day w as upon its colleges, whose influence (j; for good touches every section of :he country. People who have never ^ v been to the quiet little town but 'CJ who have heard of it always connect f( it,as soon as its name is mentioned, with the one place irt a]l the land where the injunction "ye shall keep n( ty>tt Rahhatbs" has been obeved. l+i ? - - - . , w But it seems that the old fashioned ^ * observance of the Sabbath is getting ^ to be a stranger , even to Due West p and to the A. R. P.'s in other sec-1 tions. The A. R. Presbyterian, the I church paper published at Due . West, in an editorial last week decries the laxity of Associate Re formed Presbyterians on the subsc . ject. As a matter of information to ^ many as to how the day used to be observed and as an appeal to others ^ the editorial is published in full: Twenty-five years ago our people were noted for their observance of n' C( . the Sabbath, but there has been in recent years a noticeable lowering ^ of the standard in the keeping of ? the day. We older people were children then, and among the many ^ things that are indelibly stamped on ir w memory is the enforcement of Sab- 01 bath observance in the homes in ^ which we were reared. Barring a |t . .. . , ti lew extremes to wnicn some parents " went which made the day a dread to ^ the children, we do not know of any ^ better picture of an ideal than that n of a quarter of a century ago. Preparation for it began on Sat- c< urday at noon. The father and sons " devoted the afternoon to cutting the ? wood, preparing food for the stock, c< looking after the harness, oiling the w vehicles, shaving, bathing, and I every thing else in the way of pre- P paration that could be made before Sl Sabbath morning. The mother and , daughters likewise were busy with the baking and household duties, so as to reduce their work on the Sab- ? bath to a minimum. The Sabbath tli school lesson was studied and fami- (in ly worship held, after which all re- y< tired early for a good night's rest, m f On Sabbath morning all were up CI at the usual hour and family wor- df - -n ^EjnnLnLnLnijnranLmjiir^ || You've N i I [j Clearing Our ! j] Them To Gree } j Us Just Now T j| Sale Covering J | Stores Is Drawi jjl It's A Bargain k dent Everybod; | Just 19 i I Left B K I We've F 1 j J. M. J lip observed. In the father's praytf! lere was a petition for God's lessing on the minister and the ser ces of the day. There was no need f hurry in preparation for starting i church, because they began tc ropare in time to get ready. Wher ley returned from church it was Dt long until dinner was ready, foi ith the preparation made on Satur ay not much time was required.- Ir le afternoon the family assembled le Bible was read in concert, the itechism was recited, the lessons >r the next Sabbath studied, -^inc le remainder of the day was quiet' spent at home in a way that was at inconsistent with the sanctity oi le day. This is a picture of the Sab ath of a generation ago, an old ishioned Associate Reformec resbyterian Sabbath. Now in many homes we have Sunays instead of Sabbath, no systeir i the observance of the day, little ;ligious training -of the children o family devotions and a host oi icular things allowed which ou: ithers would never have thought oj ermitting. Even in rural communi es where many of our people live le day has lost much of its sacred ess. The secular paper, with it! i!? *- "olsnn +Vio min^s oi jmic secuuu tu puuuu v..v ......? .. le children, takes the place of th< ible and Christian literature. Th< ay is too long to spend it all al )me and in the afternoon joy rid ig if one owns an automobile is ir rder, or a stroll to the neighbor': Duse to learn the news, exchang< >kes, and discuss the latest sensa on. It is the day in many cases foi le married children with their fam ies to visit the old home, whicl leans a hard day's work for thos< ho prepare the dinner for the oc ision. We doubt if the Sabbath ii le day for even these visits and w< oubt if an enlightened Christiar jnscience approves of the way ir hich the day is spent. How lax we Associate Reformec resbyterians are becoming on th< ibject of Sabbath traveling! Men dies, children, and even elders :em to have no scruples about us *' J iJaw Thpff g Lne tram uu uuu o u?,. in be no question, about the fad lat our pepole have gone backward i this matter duirng the last fe\* >ars. What is the remedy? The ore faithful keeping of the day in firistian homes, raising the stanird and putting Sabbath obserever Seei -ike These Stock Preparatc nwood, Is More han The Monej Entire Big Stock ng The Wise B Opportunity 1 y Is Eager For ] More Buyi efore We *ut Clearance P )ur Entire Stock mm UlQClElCICIOClClCiaCl LJuUiJlJIJIJIJIJIJiJOI. !vance on the high ground of mors >j bligation. Parents should exercis - their God given right and enforc [ the observance of the day in thei f homes. They should adopt som > ogular program and make the ot i ervance of the day as distinctly re 5 igious as possible. God grant us a I individuals and families to guar - jwell the sacred day and by the sys i.tematic and skillful enforcement o , j ts observance may we teach ou ; children to observe it and not re j'gard it a hardship! IJ We conclude with a quotatio - from God's word, "If tftou tur j 5 away thy foot from the Sabbat! E(from doing thy pleasure on M -[Holy day; and call the Sr.obath a de -light, the holy of the Lord/ honoi 1 able; and shalt honor Hir.i, not dc i < t jiig thine own way3, not speaKin . jthine own words; then sh,.lt thou d? x l.ght thyself in the Lord; and I wi ; cause thee to ride upon the hig ^ .'places of the earth, and will fee f| hee with the heritage of Jacob th r ather; for the mouth of the Lor f hath spoken it." ~t 1 ; RAILWAYS SET NEW J RECORD FOR HEAVY . I FREIGHT MOVEMEN' f i Washington, August 6.?Durin, i the week ended July 16th ther t.were loaded on the railways of th South 127,485 cars of commercif i freight, an increase of 10,762 car 3 over the loading for the same wee i last year and an increase of 3,08 -,'cars over the same week in Julj r j 1018, when every possible effox -,was being made to rush- war ms ?|terial to France. These figures ar i taken from the records of the Con: mission on aVr Service to which rt s ports are made by all the larg i railways. t During the three weeks ende i July 16th the records of the Coir J mission show that there were loade I on the railways of the South 350 51962 cars of commercial freight a , against 333,937 cars during th , same period last year and 352,18 cars during the same period o s' 1918. J On the railways of the entir 1 country there were loaded durin rl the three weeks ended July 16tl !(2,521,263 cars as against 2,455,36 i during the same period last yea and 2,722,563 during the sam period of 1918. ii Values | ====== j 5 I i >ry To Moving e ; Important To a /WeGet. The j :s In Both Our ! uyer. [ hat is So Evi- jj it. ! a S r\ a mg Uays | Move | L rices On \ :s u y ON CO. | 9 UP ELELELCUZLCLCLCLELELCLCLEIf ttttnstoDODBDBtnra ; r Does a ! Including < ' ')>& ^ \\ T"?: Features You Want 1. Does ell field work ? inclu< e cultivating?and belt wovk. Saves most horse keep. , 2. One man handles both tra and implement. I- You can farm more land al< 3. Tractor and Implement bacl as onp unit s Easily handled in cIoae pla e 4. Operator sits on implement i 0 Perfect control over wl outfit t 5. Operator's eye always on plement. e Better implement work, be g crop*.' ?, 6. Tractive power ahead of w 4 operator behind it. Handle* like horses. r e 1 . 5 ! Bowie Bros I ] r- -i - ? ? I e These fgures show that the rail-! P ways of the country are not only i J performing a larger measure of i J public service than they performed J701 3 during similar periods of 1919 but sta 2 that they are closely approaching a8P J the records made in 1918 when ! J every nerve was being strained o ou: J win the war and the railways f the c^e 1 South have even passed the high I 1 record made in 1918. ,*01 J In dicussng the heavy business l| benig handled by American railway j_ || the Railway Age in a recent issue lisa^ flf H "The newspapers are full of re- jjjjj r ports regarding industries that nre fl g operated at much less than their ffi - maximum caDacitv. or are on the B 2 verge of having to clos.1 down l<e-| w p cause of inability of th-- railways tol |? ll handle the traffic offered them. Inj ra fi spite of the strikes ar<d otner trou-| 9 jj bles the railways alr?o:?t ontinouslyj la r in 1920 have been mov v.% morel 9j P freight than in 1919 h n| "Why, then, are the industrial 'I rl operations of the country being jfl il seriously interfered with and its fi-jfl R nancial stability threatened by in- j ? Rj sufficient transportation? Thave ca.i R R be only one rational answer to that; f] question. The present conditions [ I C are partly due to strikes, but they ^ are mainly due to the fact that forjB ^ years the productive capacity of the J ^ country has been rapidly increasing jfl f while the facilities and capacity of JI f the railways have been increasing, H hardly at all. m ! "Present conditions are practi- K cally chargeable to those who Bj throughout the years from 1906 to H 3917, by fighting to keep the rates Eg and net earnings of the railways on 9 the lowest possible level, did all Rs they could in their respective ways H to make it impossible for the car- n riers to handle the country's com- H merce." 89 I A piano contains more th^n one E Ti ile of wire. ' 1 ? I >li: ISAI.TR \ll ^eld W Cultivating?and B ? li tlkcc good cultivati you know the time ar requires. So a tractor t as well as all the othei work too?will save ti better investment. " Maybe you don't thinl good investment like this That reminds us of a stc a very wise couege liner student to do a certain \ conldn't be done". "Of ? the professor, "but if yo dam fool will come alo ctor our eyes. one. Doing the itapossit : up of our day's work; Rigt ces. are making the Moline-l So can you. 1 ieat. toIt It's ]>00f business ti power when one is en< to- with the Moline-UniVen advantages. Then cot er handles both the Molin ment, in every operatic ork; save you in horse and n It is a good inve8tmer ??J to prove it tb you. ? . Auto and Tractor THE SAME EVERYWHERE [n New York the other day a ling woman walked in to a ntfws ,nd and stationery store, much itated. "Have you got a good make of ija board?" she inquire^ of the rk. "Wasn't the other one astisfacy?" he asked after assuring her it he had more expensive ones. "No, it isn't. I can't speak to any* I"IflLUf lii \ II..! i. . .I: ' .^^ Abbeville Coca-Co n Phone 195-B DBBBHBBBBHHHK NEll ACTOR '<r. *)' # .WtV#?wJ?ViVfc? Wk? "v lelt Work on to raise good crops and id number of horses that hat will do the cultivating, field work?and do belt ic mcst horses and be a c a tractor can be a really all-work Moline-UniversaL ,ry- . > professor once assigned a vork. The student said it >urse it can't be done," said u and I don't look out some ng and do it right before < . * ite has become a part < it ndw thousands of farmers Jniversal pay?and pay big. / . ' . . ?' * > o keep two sets ef farm )ugh. You dorit n6cd t6 lal?that's one of its great isider that dnly one inn I. e-Uniyersal and its imple- , I n, and you see what itcan I ian expense. . , I it. AH we ask is a chance ? Company ?*' | ody on it any more. Last night I ,tried to communicate with a dozen j afferent people that are in spiriti and. The best I could get was a j umbled up J-C-K-L and things like * t/iat. The service on these cheap boards is getting to be something errible." , A proposal by the British admiralj y.to unite the British and Canadian navies has been rejected by the Canadian government. la Bottling Works, H Abbeville, S. C. B I ... v *- <&