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16 THE SOU' Sermon by D; Augusta Chronicle. bi Dr. Jones took as his text Mat- ps thew 12:12: "How Much Then is a d< Man of More Value Than a Sheep." in He said, in substance: , bl It was the Sabbath day and they in brought to liim in the synagogue, sv where he was teaching a poor impo- to tent man for him to heal. The th Pharisees?hypocrites?objects to in his breaking the Sabbath law. He m turned to them and said in sub- ro stance, if one of you has a sheep a which falls into the pit on the Sab- ag bavh day, you do not hesitate to lift te him out. You do this because it is valuable personal property. This du poor man is in a far worse pit, and pr you object to my helping him out. tit Which is the more valuable, a man bb or a sheep? In this question Jesus ev probed to the center the souls of at these men and revealed the essential go quality of their characters. For th after all nowhere is a man's char- se acter so perfectly revealed as in his mi sense of values. For that which he dr thinks to be of vnlue he will strive an for, sacrifice for, and if need be die at' for it. This is his pearl of great to price, for which he will sell all else of and buy. Christianity is always ra raising this issue of values, and in- mi sisting as its fundamental teaching th that a man is worth more than property. i8 To translate this teaching into wl terms of our present pressing prob- be lem, we must ask, how much then is fi? a man of more value than a bale of de cotton rei Instantly religion becomes con- ra crete, for cotton is the most potent fu and practical influence in the life of mi Southern people. mi What a part it has played in our st? history. It made ub a slave-holding people, and determined for a cen- wj tury our social customs and stand- m) ards. It absolutely dominates our op industrial and commercial prosper- i)r ity. It has been the most forceful qll influence in forming our economic stf theories, afld has ofteD dictated our ac political creeds. According to its ha price we are liberal or parsimonious, an morose or cheerful. In playful er] eulogy of its immense value, we have called cotton King, but in all seri- a , ousness we should ask ourselves the tn question if it does not actually rule cj,; in well-nigh every realm of our life. 0f Now, as we approach another (Q harvest, the price of cotton stands ve] like a mighty menace, threatening ,i0 the intellectual and moral integritv jja of our people. Great world ques- (Gf tions which challenge the cleanest )ja and clearest thinking, and call for pG1 the highest and holiest moral con- Th victions front the characters of men. TH and already it is distinctly suggested that our attitude on these questions shall be determined by the price of cotton. We must answer, whether iss we shall merge our characters into on cotton, and auction them in the pal markets of the world. do* THUS BUY-A-BAEE MOVEMENT. nei I look back to the last autumn sta with shame and humiliation. It is a W1 picture of the South hawking her im- ba. potence upon every avenue of com- gei merce?advertising her weaVnon* an. and like blind beggars, pleading Rn their poverty with the plaint, "buy- tio a-bale," lest we starve. Was this br< the South which rose Phoenix-like Ge from the ashes of the Civil W- r with rai a resilient resourcefulness which as- am tonished the world, and rebuilt this up miracle of a new South? Have we l)i< forgotten all our principles of democ- tof racy with its familiar protests in against paternalism, that we so t}j( quickly creep to the national treas- va ury crying for charity? Is cotton of sin so great a value that for It we will an sacrifice our manhood, our indepen- foi dence, and our moral poise? I am tio profoundly convinced that the price fui of cotton is a fundamental moral wr question, and by it God is testing the ha souls of our people. on This year the issue is still more "it acute and significant. England has ft declared a "long-disfance blockade" ?Ti< of cotton. In this blockade she inn threatens no property, and holds cat sacred and inviolable the lives of an those who sail the seas, no matter th< what may be their nationality. It he is a debatable question whether un- ex| der international law she has this La right. But let us grant that she Is wa wrnne I hallmo ?- * r,?- in, ? nai is ;n (he result? She helps to lower the she price of cotton. In retaliation Ger- of many announced her submarine ne< blockade, threatening not simply the Gn property, but the life of every Amer- or Jean who dared to travel the'ocean to highway. In carrying out that threat wh she has deliberately murdered men. thf women and children. When our nol government protested, she not only nol reiuses to repudiate this Inhuman vet act of her navy, but Justifies the act murder, and refuses to reverse her ble THE LANCASTI TH AND COTT r. Ashby Jones, of Augusta, Ga. lrbarous policy. A Savannah dis-1 most stupendous organiz itch to a Now York paper a few' telligent force ever knowi iys ago says, "The South is far And this force knows i ore interested in the English what it conceives to be t ockade of her cotton than she is of its own ambition. the controversy over the German WHAT GERMAN T ibinarine warfare." I believe this WOULD MEAI be a slander upon my people. Has Judglng now from Q e price of cotton so paralyzed our what would Ger, oral sensibilities, and destroyed our meftn? u woulJ mean oral perspective that we believe a fh6 gacredne8s of lreaties tton bale to be more valuable than tfon of (hp tg Qf wea] babe?that a commercial advant- . .. , .. , ,, . and the death knell to ;e is more import: nt than the main- . . . , . . and democracy s ai nance cf human rights? . .. . . , . , , , , . , around the world. Lnglt It s not only our right, but our . ... , 0. ? , , . . , , , . ing this force. She is i ity, at the proper time, and in the . ... ? . . , . battles as well as her o1 oper manner, to take up the ques- . , . . . ., , , . ? ' , , . striving to keep cotton fr >n with England of her cotton . _ . , .... . shells and German gum ockade, and to insist, upon what- .. , . . .. _ , , . . .. the future by the fiery ] er are our commercial rights. But .. . ,. , . ? . the past months, I beli this supreme moment, when ouri. . . low price ror cotton woul vernment is striving to maintain flnlteglmally small sacril e standard of civilization and pre- gouth tQ make as her paI rve the sacred rights of unarmed demption of the world fr en and helpless women and chil- au(orcracy en, for politicians, newspapers ' _ . ' . " .. . . , ? . I shall be greatly mi d trades bodies to seek to deflect , ? , . . . , , . if my words of intense tention to the price of cotton, is / . shall be taken as an evid reverse all the moral judgments , . A . . _ . .. . ... ., , . enmity or hatred of the C our Christian civilization, and to . . , . .. .. pie. I hate from the ver ise again the question, "How K .... - , mv soul the imperial Geri uch then is a man of more value J . , , ?? ment idea of nationality an a sheep? most dangerous enemy The cry is going up that the South chr|8tlan civilization. 1 being made to suffer for a fight Gprman peoI)ie, cloaked lich is none of hers. Hut we had ignorance of the real is tter clearly understand that this autocratlc educational syi ht is ours, and upon its issue our autocratic censorship. I stiny is deeply involved with the the profoun),est pity, st of the world. Let us face now there a people< wlth a ther than be bitterly taught in the achievement in art. scienc ture, what a German victory will 8ophy wh,ch Js a part of san. We can only judge what Ger- po88essions of the race, m triumph will mean by under- been more deep,y 8lnned inding what German warfare is. thelr rulerg. a Germ It has been charged that every one would be their curse, 10 condemns the German govern- knows but that the def< ?nt in this war gets his facts and government would mean inions from England. In this of this great people for i ief statement when I quote 1 shall achievements of peace in ote only from German official i have spoken out of a itementB, and I shall speak of no 0f obligation my profo ts of Germany save those which tions. I do not ask for ve been officially acknowledged that you accept them, si d defended by the German gov- appeal to your reason an nment. When fronted as an ob- cr.ion/?i it <? ?? ?! 0V*V'MVVt IV to ?IUV I. icle to her national ambitions, by tant what a man believes mlemn treaty to maintain the neu- believes it. Therefore, 1 ility of Belgium, the imperial you that whatever your ancellor called that treaty "a scrap shall be they shall not be paper," and tore the imperial oath the price of cotton. To tatters. From that notorious con- ton in terms of human li rsation with the British ambassa- throne God and crown r. he went before the imperial par- cotton at the most of chai ment, with these words: "No- large a price to pay. isity knows no law. Our troops ve occupied Luxemburg, and have Say Something to Ei rhaps already penetrated Belgium. Henderson Gold Leaf, is is against the law of nations." While the American IE GERMAN STATEMENT ON blaming Germany with s their troubles, they shoul BLLG1I M. Jook England's constant The German government has just ence wlth our commerce ued. in reply to the Bryce report tra, nation8. Possibly th< the horrors of the Belgian cam- jorjty of Americans ar< Ign, their official defense. It is a aware cf the extent of tb curaent which for moral obtUBte- ence> American goods, 38 has no equal in the recorded vajue cf which mounts I te papers in the past century. tbe miHions 0f dollar?, ' ?ile denying specific charges of conRigned to neutral port rbarl8m, it pleads guilty to the up Jn Engii8h prize cour tieral indictment of "frightfulness" tle or no excuse, and ci d seeks to justify its course. 1 lratie |8 suffering immon< e you a most significant quota- way Take juBt one inst n: "A turbulent insurrection inU8tration. The Amerl ike out in Belgium against the packers have appealed t rman troops. This was in flag- department to demand it violation of international law. yritain stop interfering u d brought the heaviest penalties conHigned to neutral por on the Belgian land and npnnip " - - ? .?> ue ror 114,000,000 wor J ever tragedy and comedy walk products now held in cether in such ghastly incongruity, (.ourt8- They go even 1 sentences where words have lost charge the British gover >!r moral meaning? Germany in- the deatructl0n of Amer des Belgium, by her own confes- n)erce with neutrai nati >n, against the law of nations, iand, seeking to dominat d when this people, unprepared merce of the world a8 , war. rise in righteous indipna- wayg done vl? nelth n to resist. Germany lets loose the Amer!can RO()d8 to pa88 ry of the fiends. To an outraged tra, J)or(8 nor pay for t, old which indicts her before the af|p|> ghe hag confl8Cated r of history, she justifies herself ,s thug practicing a sor the plea that Belgium resisted hnnded plrary on AmP1 i violation of international law.- wUb othf,r naUong# sll v as a German general speaking to glnnhlg of the present v - editor of one of our foremost on many different occai igazines, who defended this same ug faJ> betu?r reagon to mpaign on the ground that Holland wUh her tbaQ we had d Switzerland were at the back of are lndeed a p(,ace-iovln| ilr armies, and that "they had to WG would n0, 8ubmlt iOI held in cheek through fear of an ,roatraent of our common perience like that of Belgium." therefore be seen that tor on when Germany's submarine needg to be SR,d to Engli rfare reached its horrible climax Rg tQ Germai)y respectlm the destruction of the Lusitania, {)f American rights, and j ? Justifies her violation of the law gtof)d that the 8tAte dej nations on the same ground of p-eparlng t0 say It. Hei ^esslty. in her retaliation against Amerlcan trade with neui mi run mil. i ne (?prman hmper- (if?serveB a positive rebuki is reported to have sent a message col,ntryi and there iB g the Empress a few days ago, in ^ai (nBappointment on ioh he said, "Shortly I shall make many AraerlcanB ? lt l8 n s world tremble." Whether or jjvered t these words are authentic, I do t know. But they bear a close o* Sorts, Othor Remodto '(similitude to his other words and rbeworatenae.. no matter of bow p. Yes, the world may well trem- ?r* cared by the wonderful, oi , .. , , , . , . Porter'* Antlaeptic llealior Oi , for the world is fronted by the M.MMmtniM. SR NEWS. AUGUST 3, 1915. S~\ A T REPLANNING A FARM I prehensi [/j\ for larger profit to :*r^ Some Important Point* to be Kept farm 081 in Mind When Making Change without in Farming Methods. Ing a syi | Clemson College, July 31.?At lant*> th ation of in- j this time, when so many South Caron to history. Una farmers are gradually working a furm io law save ; their way out from under the domi- ^nowled he necessity nation of cotton, there Is much of exPer'en i int Arpct in o on m *-? ? o fit 1- W llftt is I VH? .m n ouuiUiAl/ 1UUUU Ml RIUMPH Farmers' Bulletin 370 of the United er9 a,or , State department of agriculture. This as obBer ormnn war-! bulletin is entitled "Iteplanning a recorded v I Lil nil will til rp nan victory Farm for Profit,)' and is really in- uirethe end of tendetl for the man who is niaking ,. the aboli- "weeping -changes in his farming ker nations, "'^hods, but the statements in the, ! democracy will apply equally as well w? " enlevements to the farmer who is gradually dl- 9 ind is tight- versifying and getting away from the I f Ighting our ,one-cr?P s> 8tem- The summary fol-, svn. She isbrethren om German1 1- Habit frequently continues a Relf aQ( i. Judging of farming in a community long polnted prophesy of after that type has become unprofit- man It eve. that a able. for ^ } Id be an in- 2. Changes in the farm system the conn Ice for the are often deferred (1) because of his mor t in the re- lack of knowledge of how to replati uut u om German ' the farm, (2) because of lack of that the funds in carrying out new plans. (3 reared i sunderstood because new fences, buildings, or "dry" as earnestness equipment are called for in the new the mids ence of any plan, and (4) because a change fre- he had Serman peo- quently requires a readjustment of environr y depths of many of the usual ways of thinking drinking nan govern- and doing. was aim . it is the 3. In replanning the farm, help where th extant of >?ay be obtained from visits to sue- the brot Jut for the cessful farms, from farm literature, wise, a in densest agricultural papers, the state experi- into whi sues by an ment stations, the agricultural col-1 existed item and an leges, the United States department | man. I have only of agriculture, and from agricultural' young n Never was experts. deserves record of 4. The farm can be as successful- serve an e and philo- ly planned as other businesses are, He had the richest | provided the plans are made to cover, temptati who have average conditions oyer a period of not yieh against bv j years. j put to tl an victorv 5. Profitable farming results the test, while who from farm plans comprehending and evei ?at of their every feature of the farm carefully. praise w the freeing 1 co-ordinated and effectually carried Our i< still greater out. sphere j the future. 6. A good farm plan provides for with the deep sense (1) a reasonable reward for the capi- who has und convic- tal and labor invested and (2) the who hat a moment maintenance or increase of soil fer- triumph* ive as thoy 1 tllity, and it must be within the com- low whc (1 your con- ' / so impor- t i as why ho >-? ??r? am begging conclusions) . IK 1 \JKi H ^ I fe to ^ i Mammon acter is too B1 1 4 d not over- j t interfer-1 with neu-l e g*. eat ina- &t^>yV^ b not even lis interfer- ? X- >(|(fl the total JT i far up into ^nu which were ,, V s ire held 4frt, ts with lit- 4t)< 4ely in this v ance as an ^ T lean o the state that Great 4ft v , ft*, rith cargoes , ^ ts and set-1 i . ? X? prize flH . JHR <$? ^b^HK com- 4$^ nfi jv Eng. JT |,Hf K com* J ajBsf |H she ^5* permit fl ^^F on to neu-1 C# leni herself <$? them. She ftf . . . . . . . . . . , t of high- $ x i r rlcan trade ice tlie he-1 ^????? ar ahe has sions give.. \n town, and that is go to war ("oo2P,eT; - need to say- When 3 T n wi" quarter with us and g< something ????*????? I* * iiij nn \> ell 0 ? disregard VflPI is under-1 ' WW Wj Ml \ >artment U *' * . piracy on nations from this ' ? k JUL MLM the part of ; ot soon de- ' M ? O. 0. FERi t Won't Can lone tandint d reliable Dt fc????r^?? It relieve* 25c SOc. 0) <e 1 on and ability of the owner wv A Ul Ill/Ill ^ he income from the same IVIF* i often be doubted or trebled JL 1V aJLJ increased expense by adoptitem of farming suited to the JW%T e locality, and the owner. llfl I I^Ja he successful replanning of I . VIVIII^Il rests on a comprehensive * v ge of agriculture gained by ce and by familiarity with A rT* being accomplished by oth- * ig agricultural lines, either W ved by personal visits or as I A ITA I in the literature of agricul- I il |\|l /l \ I p l\ The Greater Hero. TITCCnAV n Intelligencer. lUljijl/nl stened to a fellow telling of Lies. He didn't drink, he A 1 1 1 I imble. he didn't nractice im- anmicriii inn and he didn't do a whole A A ?/ XV ther things that his wicked . ,i? ?,?? n,n?.i On account of Home Coming Day do. He was proud of him- ftt Lancaster> s c., Tuesday. August il unthinking acquaintances 10 1!>15> Southern Railway Comto him as the model young pnny will operate a special train on was very nice, and fortunate that date, to leave Camden 7:30 a. oung men and fortunate for n.V',leave D^Kalk 7:&7 a. m., .. <1. a v ^ , < lvburn 8:06 a. m., leave Westville n.init> that he had not soiled a. m., leave Kershaw 8:40 a. al constlution. m.. Heath Springs 9:02 a. m., Klgln ipon investigation we found 9:22 a. m.. arriving Lancaster s young man was born and 9;35 a. ra. Returning, leave Lan... . . caster 10:00 p. m., arrive Camden n a town that was about as j j.go p i the middle of the Sahara in Special round trip fares have been it of a long dry spell and that authorized as follows: Camden i never spent any time in on ?1?25; Westville 80c; Kershaw 60c; ^ nent where liquor and liquor sPri"88 *ftc? . .. A large crowd is anticipated and a ; was common. Gambling j0uy day in Lancaster, ost unknown in the town Call on local agent for full inforiis young fellow grew up, and matlon. hel was unheard of. Likegreat many of the pitfalls i W. Fl* i-x A.!* F Jtli Y y ch young men fall had never | anywhere about that young Division Passenger Agent. t is very fortunate that the j ANNl'AL popular excursion aan is so immaculate. He Tq > some credit, but does he de- ruAPT VCTON a H y great credit for being so? ox1a.k1j.eje> iujn, ?. o. never encountered the very ons which he uoasted lie had Southern Rail way led to. He had never been j TITUPQnAV he test. Had he been put to 1 HODA X , and had he withstood each 1 August 5th, 1915 _ ouwUpISp '. 'hen h" "e"' $2.75? Round Trip?$2.75 lea of the hero In the moral i Special train will leave Lancaeter io ..... . . ; 13:17 Noon, and tickets will be good . .m ! returning on any regular train up b? leropiauors, ana pernaps to and including No. 16. leaving i fallen a prey to them, but 1 Charleston 3:20 a. m., August 10th, i regained his bearings and 1916. t>,fm vt* ,, fai FOUR DAYS AT SEASHORE, ?*er thfm- He ,s the fe'- FINEST SURF BATHING. i deserves the praise. W. B. Cautben, A?ent. LRVE THE " i EST jj* -ju I ? Kh1 X' m w m*..Y?. ..v*.1 ' Jt Af* r *'? ' * ?. y ' EALI all you want to know and all we /ou come to town "RI OW" ~ et a dollar's worth of "good feed." \ ity Cafe k H ot t c1 n / , GUSON, Proprietor. ||| | ''I