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Every Christian a Missionary. As the Father has sent me, even 601 send you, John (?0:21) Go ye therefore and make disciples of all nations." Matthew 28:19). These scriptures from the commis pion given by the founder of chris tianity to his deciples, hence to us, to carry on the work which Christ our Lord has given. As the Father had a purpose in view when He sent His son into the world, even so the son had a purpose in view when lie, paid, Go into all the world, "As my father hath sent me into the world to do his will, so I send you to tell others of him who hath sent me." Jesus does not send ns on his au thority, but gives us to understand that had the Father not sent me, neither would I have y^u. Every true missionary is a Christian and eveiy true christian is a missionary. The very nature of christianity de mands that Christians be missiona ries. To have Christ is to have the fonnder of missionary work. Every member of the church (regardl JSB of denominational creed) of God shows the responsibility of thin commission and must answer to t?od for themselves for the faithful performance of their duty. The Christian can never complete or fil ?1 his mi888on, that is, be relieved from responsibility, until, like, Paul, he can say, "I have finished my work." In order for this com mission to be accepted, men and women must be consecrated to God. I do not mean men or nations, but men and women individually. The call to Christian service is not to the church or community, or nation, but is an individual call, and in volves individual responsibilities that will bring each person before the judgement seat of Christ to answer for what he has done, or bas not done. Do we realize as we should our daty when it comes to the exten sion of the kingdom of our Lord as individuals? I fear not. Do we re alize the fact that God singles us out and places upon us certain res ponsibilities V Do we realize the fact that God says to each of us. *'Go, work, pray?" If you realize this then which part falls upon you? Has God called you to "go?" By all means obey at any cost, Paul says "woe is me if I p.each not the gos pel." Are you called to work? then work with willing hands. Are you tailed to give? Do it cheerfully, for Hod lovas a cheerful giver. Can - /b?^Tftrr^^yrih?n^prXv^e?r?esiry.1 ? Think God there is something for t all to do. Even those who are poorer t than the widow can have a part in 1 this commission; they can pray. ? But let not those who can "go * work" or '"give" content themselves < with ouly praying. Remember the < widow was able to give, and she ' gave, and God blessed her. If you < are able to give, then give; your ? charitable act will be recorded, and I will be a source of jov to yon 1 through eternity. Many are able I to give, but they would rather pray; : many are able to go, but they had < rather work; many are able to work I or give, but they had rather go. 1 The Lord wants each in his place to ' <lo his duty. Let none be so pre sumptuous as to ignore the wisdom of God and step out of his callintr I like this humble scribe. Where < God has placed you there work, i The chief business of the church is . to save souls; in fact, the discip ling of the nations is God's reason I for the church. So long as men i and women are in need of a Savior, i her greatestest concern is to "go I out into by-ways and hedges, and i compel them to come to carry the an- i gel's message." A deliverer is come" Therelore "peace on earth, and good will to men." Missionary ef fort is the life of the church, for how can souls be born into thc kingdom of God without a knowl edge of God's kingdom? How will they get this knowledge? From the missionary. So every Christian stands responsible to the church en tire to bring dying men and women in touch with a living God. A Christian is responsible to God and to the church, and furthermore, he is responsible to the world. Paul realized that he was debtor both to the Greeks and the Barbarians, to the wise and unwise (Rome 1:14) He owed the world something. What was it? He owed the world # his best service. And every Chris tian to-day is debtor to the meas ured world just as Paul was? No this is not a world of flowery beds of ease. Wake up! Paul realized what it meant to be missionary-a Christian. He, like Moses, had respect unto the recompense of re ward. Though trials beset his way, and much persecution was waged against him, yet all these (could not hinder him from his search for souls. Paul could ?ever say his work was done until at the execution block r could see his end. Then he said, I have finished my course." He laid down an agpd, abusedjScarred and worn body, but Christ will bring him forth with a glorious body at his appear ing. The gospel of Christ is destined to reach the uttermost parts of the earth, but how is it to get there ex cept >y missionary effort and true untiring Christian endeavor. The gospel is sent to the whole world, and christians are commissioned to carty it to them. The gospel claims the world, and the world needs, yea, calls for the gospel. The world can have the gospel if Christians do their duty. The high and low, the rich and poor, the ignorant and the learned, all need the gospel and our commission 6ays, "Go make them disciples. Christians the gospel that transformed you into the image of Christ, is it yours to keep? Will you hide it away? It is not yours; it belongs to others; pass it on, and on, and on, keep it going, burning, shining; and thus starting from you, this glorious, transforming power will go from heart to heart, transforming and making new, dif fusing the knowledge, spirit, and image of Christ until eternity only can sum up the good you have done. Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord from henceforth yea saith the spirit that they shall rest from their labors, and their works do follow them. (Rev. 14:13) Christians, do you know that the gospel of Christ begets va men a lively hope and en shrines their divine destinyl By all means tell the story or help others who will tell it. The ap peal to the mission cause is open now. Let each on* of us realize| what a privilege we are enjoying, and lets make a special effort to raise the amount that the conven tion has assessed us by the time the books close which is in November. Yours, G. L. Timmerman. Modoc, S. C. The International "Ben Hur."i London acknowledged herself as ' vanquished in the art of stage pro-j duction when Klaw and Erlanger's great spectacles "Ben Hur" was presented at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane last January. Even the critics whose caustic pens have punctured American hopes of dra matic glory in the English metrop olis many a time and oft, found themselves unable to pick a flaw iu the new production of General Wal lace's play. With one voice the press and the public hailed this spectacle as the greatest ever shown in London even on the historic stage of Drury Lane, where the Christ mas pantomimes for more than a, iuhcTreCF^e?rs t?Sve beeh^coTisidereoi. .he acme of stage beauty and spec- ' .acular surprise. Not even Sir Elenry Irving's splendidly dressed1 .evivals of thc Shakespearean elas tics, nor Sir Beerbohm Tree's pro luctioriB at His Majesty's have ever ?qualled the realism and beauty of .he Klaw and Enanger presentation )f "Ben-Hur." It was the determi iation of these gentlemen to show ;he British public that America eads in the art of stage equipment ib she leads in many of the other irts and crafts, and they have suc ceeded beyond their greatest expec :ations. The production of "Ben Hur" shown in London was that which was seen last year at the New Amsterdam Theatre, New YVrk. The season at Drury Lane bas just closed, the Wallace specta- j ?le having made a phenomenal run : af eix months. The engagement just ended was the second which Ben-Hur" has played in London, ; the first occurring eleven years ago, ! in 1902, just at the time of the death of Queen Victoria, which cast a irloom over England, but the cloud did not dim even at that time the success of "Ben-Hur." However, in its present revival in England, it has eclipsed in every manner and degree its former artistic and finan- j cial success. This mighty production has been brought back to America and will be staged ai The Grand, Augusta, Friday and Saturday nights matinee, Nov. 21 and 22. I Cause of Insomnia. The most comme n cause of somnia is disorders of the sto' ii and constipation. Cham bf ..in's tablets correct these disorders and enable you to sleep. For sale by all dealers. Make the Old Suit Look New We are better prepared than ever to do first-class work in cleaning and press ing of all kinds. Make your old pants or suit new by let ing us clean and press them. Ladies skirts and suits al so cleaned and pressed. Sat isfaction guaranteed. Edgefield Pressing Club WALLACE HARRIS PROP. Fresh supply of Blue Ribbon syr Nothing better on the market Timmons & Morgan. I PROFESSIONAL. J. H. Cantelou, Attorney-at-Law EDGEEIELD, S. C. Next door to Catholic church. DR. J. S. BYRD, Dental Surgeon OFFICE OVER POSTOFFICE. Residence 'Phone 17-R. Office 3. James A. Dobey, Dental Surgeon Johnston, S. C. OFFICE OVER JOHNSTON DRUG CO. 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An Alaskan railroad, the Copper Riv er ft Northwestern, runs for nearly seven miles over the lower end of the Allen glacier, partly covered in this part with moraines and veg etation, although at points the ice is visible. In an article contribut ed to La Nature, says the Literary Digest, Prof. Laurence Martin, chief of the National Geographical society's Alaskan expedition, describes this part of the road and recounts the dan gers that ls running In its risky loca tion. Fortunately, glaciers move slowly, and there is little peril In any sadden catastrophe. Writes Professor Martin: "During our visit in 1909 the ice was visible on six of the railroad cuts on the terminal glacier; lt was no longer seen a year later, although it could be brought to light by digging slightly. In 1909 the railroad had been built on a j sort of a shield of morainic ballast en- I cased in the ice, which had been opened up with dynamite. It was found to be seriously changed in 1910, j the sinking due to the melting of the ice varying from two to three feet in one place and to six or even eight feet in others. . . . The railroad men had endeavored to repair the damage by filling in. . . . "Nowhere else In the world-at least to our knowledge-has a railroad line been constructed for nearly seven miles on the edge of a still active gla cier. Here the layer of ballast which supports the ties and rails lies directly on the ice, and not, as at the Heney glacier, several miles to the north, on a solid moraine. "This perilous situation giveB rise to continual accidents; ? sometimes the melting of the ice displaces the profile of the road; sometimes there are formed new streams, which involve a Railway Over the Moraine, Showing ' the Ice on the Left. j readjustment of the whole system of support; once even the abutment of a? bridge sliud 16 inches toward the river, and a new one had to be built, i As these difficulties are renewed every summer, it is very expensive to main tain the way, and the speed of the trains must be kept very low, although the passengers are never in danger, as a very close watch ls necessarily kept of the road. "What makes the upkeep of the road still more risky is the possibility of a forward movement of the glacier. The road would be destroyed and all trafile stopped, for there would be no possible way of getting out After the period of immunity of 67 years, which is attest ed by the vegetation, a movement of this kind may take place any day." Improving Australian Railroads. Standardizing rail gauge on the rail roads in the continental states of Aus tralia is proving costly through delay in pushing the work forward, accord ing to a recent report now in the hands of tne federal government. The report of the engineers in chief recommends the adoption of a uniform gauge of 4 feet 8% inches (the existing New South Wales gauge) on the grounds of the comfort and convenience of pas sengers, the facility of transfer of troops and merchandise, and the re duction of rolling stock. Owing to the huge cost of bringing about complete uniformity, it ls suggested that as a preliminary step the through lines from Fremantle to Brisbane (including the tran-Australian line now under construction) should be converted to 4 feet 8y2 Inches at a cost of $60,710. 000. The engineers strongly urge that the work of conversion should be be gun without delay, and it is pointed out that in 1897 the estimated cost of converting the 5 feet 3 inch gauge lines in Victoria and South Australia to the 4 feet 8% Inch gauge was only $11,800,000 against $36,475,000 at the present time. Expanding Screw to Spike Rails to Ties For attaching rails to ties on rail roads a Frenchman has invented a screw that ls said to hold tighter than anything yet devised. It is in two parts: First a hollow screw, open at the lower end, slit a short distance up the sides and having a worm in side as well as outside. This ls screwed into the hole in the tie. Into lt is screwed the second part, which ls a solid screw, conical in shape. As this is driven home it forces the low er end of the hollow screw apart, making it spread and become wider below than above, thus biting the wood of the tie in a way that makes lt inextricable. Copjrijhl ]f09, br C. E. 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