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Why a Christian Should Join the Church 3y REV. HOWARD W. POPE Moody Bible Institute, Chicago TEXT-And the Lord added to the church daily such as were being saved. Acts ^:47. Why does a soldier enlist In the army? Because there he can render the most effect tive service; there his influ ence will help, and not hinder; i h e r o h e can have the sympa thy and co-opera tion of other sol diers. In every war, however, there are some soldiers who refuse to the army, prefer to independ They are guerillas. But guerilla warfare as a rule is.in effective, demoralizing, and disreput able. It damages the very cuuse lt tries to help. In like munner there are some peo ple who claim to be Christians, but who refuse to join the church. Like guerillas, they unconsciously damage the very cause they ought to help. They cannot give a single good reason for their position, but there are many reasons why every Christian should join some church. I. There he can render the most ef fective service. He ls one of many, who are all working under one com mander and for the same end, and who, collectively, can accomplish ? hat could not be done separately. If it Is a good thing to have churches in a community, then Christians should .support them. Remove the churches from a town, ard property would depreciate, busi ness would decline, and all good peo ple would move away. Sunday would become a holiday, life and property would be unsafe, and the town would soon have such a bad reputation that no decent person would move Into it. For this reason every Christian owes lt to himself, his family, to society, and to his God, to join and support some church. II. lt is the only consistent position for a Christian. In the church his in fluence will help and not hinder; for an outsider, who ought to be in the church damages the cause of Christ ju . as much as an Insider who ought to be out. A Christian who refuses to .join the church practically says to the world that the commands of Jesus are not binding or Important, which ls not true. III. A Christian who does not Join the church will soon lose his joy, and perhaps his hope. If. knowing his Master's wish, be refuses to comply with it, he cannot be a happy person. He may be a saved man. but he will ; lose the joy ?>f bis salvation. And If ; he loses his joy be will also lose lils ; power, for "The j<>y of the Lord ls your strength." IV. To be a member of Christ's | church is the highest honor this world affords. Its sacraments are the most sacred, its literature the most sublime, and its fellowship the most sweet nud enduring. All lodges and other or- j ganizations are man-made affairs, but the church is a divine institution, | founded by Jesus Christ, guided and j guarded by the Holy Spirit, having ? for its mission the evangelization of the world, and for its destiny eternal fellowship with God aud heaven. V. If it be objected that there are tonie hypocrites in the church, the an- j Hwcr is: "Yes, it may be true, but Jesus Christ is no hypocrite, and he is the life of every church." Remember also that when the j church goes through the pearly gates j there will be a sifting, and the hypo- ; trites will be left on the outside of I the gate, on your side, unless you obey Christ, and you will have to spend all eternity with them. Would it not be j bettor tn liv.? with them a few years ' in the church than to spend all eter nity with them elsewhere? You must j spend some time with those hypocrites somewhere. Where shall it Be? VI. The Christian who refuses to join the church, dishonors Jesus Christ. It is like proposing a secret marriage. He is willing that Christ should die for him, but he lr not willing to live for Christ, or even to acknowledge his relation to him. He desires to be, saved, but he is not willing to serve. He wants the benefits of Christianity ', without the sacrifices, whereas the sacrifices constitute nine-tenths of the ! benefits. The meanness of it is well Illustrated by the following story : Doctor Lorimer once asked a man why he did not join the church. The reply was that the dying thief did not join the church and he was saved. "Well," said the doctor, "if you do not belong to a church, you help support missions, of course?'' "No," said the man. "The dying thief did not help missions, and he was saved, was he not?" 'Tes," said the doctor. "I suppose he was, but you must remember that he was a dying thief, whereas you are a living one." WHAT OUR DEFENDERS COST At Home lt is $327 and Overseas $423 a Year for Each Man in the Service. Statistics have been collected by the clothing and equipage, subsistence, conservation, reclamation and hard ware and metals division of tho Quar termasters1 corps, United States army, to Indicate just what it costs a year to maintain a soldier overseas and in the United States. These, according to the Army and Navy Journal, show that the cost is *423.47 a year to equip and maintain a soldier overseas and $327.7? to equip and maintain one in the United States. Subsistence, figured at G9 cents a day, amounts to $251.S5 yearly for each mun overseas; figured at 51 cents a day in the United States, it amounts to $IS9.S0. The cost of the initial equipment for the soldier the first year in the United States is $115.30. while the cost of his additional equipment for tlie first year overseas is $-12.-11. Thus it appears that if tile soldier going overseas did not take with him a great deal of his equipment already supplied in the United States the con trast between the cost of equipping and maintaining a soldier in this coun try and abroad would be much more marked. Not only Is the amount of equipment needed abroad greater than that needed in this country, but the statistics of the conservation and re clamation division show that equii> ment ?nd clothing overseas are subject to much harder use, wear out more quickly and are less effectively re claimed than similar material, cloth ing and equipment used in the United States. The amount of reclamation of each individual soldier's equipment in this country is $75.80 a year, while the amount of reclamation of similar uiu terial abroad is but $33.31. TRAGEDY ABOVE THE CLOUDS Individual Combats and Disasters That Test the Nerves and Wits of the Flying Fighters. Though airplane battles are tre mendously exciting for all those par ticipating in them, lt is not always In actual conflict that the nerves and wits nf flyers are tested to the utmost. Many adventures may be met in tamer pur suits. Every now and then comes tho roar of a gun from below, followed by flash es of blue and red, harsh, angry explo sions right and left, front and rear; the disappearance ir flames sometimes of what till then luid been a welcome companion ou the wing, the drone of some hardy adventurer strenuously en deavoring to climb Into the night, nnd now and then the awful spectacle of a machine emerging safely from a smoke cloud only to go smash into an Dlher traveling In a different direction. An awful smash, a hideous explo sion, smoke, human cries, flames and then, with volcanic Intensity, the sud den plunging Into ?he abyss not only of what a few moments previously were two magnificently equipped bomb throwers, but four human souls, brave, proud, youthful and adventurous. Washington Star. Blondln'a Feat Recalled. In the whirligig of momentous world events lt ls not strange that there should pass almost unnoticed a few days ago the fifty-eighth anni versary of Blondin's exploit of cross ing Niagara gorg<; on a four-Inch tight rope, a feat that still stands as the acme of daring and nerve, (?ne nf the thousands of spectators that lined tlie river bark was the prince of Wales, lato King Edward. This was the first time anyone had crossed Ni agara gorge on a rope. Blondin car ried a man on hi* shoulders on one trip, wheeled a wheelbarrow over on a second trip, and on a third trip car ried a stove on his balancing rod and fixing lt on tho rope, cooked cakes and threw them to people in small boats below on the river. P.londin was after ward killed in Paris. He made n test in 1850, and in the following year successfully car ried out his feat, October 10, 1SG0. The Thirsty Sailor. Here's one they are telling about a British sailor and a civilian host: The civilian brought out u bottle of bourbon and took a drink, neglecting to offer one to the sailor. He did tills about titree times and then thought that the sailor might like to wet his whistle. "Are you thirsty?" he asked the sailor, "Yes, muchly so," answered the tar. Whereupon the civilian went out and got him a glass of water. "I said I was thirsty," said the Bail or, "not dirty." Ostentatious Words. Why cannot scientific persons who undertake to be Informing to the pub lic learn to display their learning less ostentatiously and to convey their raeunlug more Intelligibly? One health authority tells us profoundly that "an orexia" also ls present with Spanish influenza. We take this, from the dic tionary, to mean loss of appetite, which really would not bo a bad thing these days; but unless it ls assumed that nobody but medical men are to have the disease, lt might l>e well to give the miscellaneous lay public a chance to know what may all lt. Very Likely. "The political ant? military situation this month will be in ono respect like the family one." "How So?" "There will be a carving up of Tur key about Thanksgiving." I HIGHEST TYPE OF CITIZEN He ls the Man Who Sees Tendency of the Times and Helps Direct lt Correctly. Who Is he? A person who keeps his eyes open and knows what is going on, and who asserts a conviction from what he sees. One may think lt Is very difficult, considering the complexity and multiplicity of events, to possess oneself of a governing truth from thc driftwood of the rapidly passing stream of things. But that is not what he has to do. If a person has to wait fur every little particular he will never reach a judgment or belief. You can see such people in a commu nity, mere peckers of bird seed, full of vapid talk and controversy. They are no more agents of truth than Old Nick is. You don't have to inspect each par ticular straw to see what a haystack i.s. You can look at lt. see its form, understand Its purpose, and know all there is in a haystack to know. So in life, the small facts are endless and shed no light. One must turn from thora to the ten dency or policy and make up his mind from that. Such a discovery ls easier than n Kingle fact. One cannot make up one's mind from little things, for they are endless, one suggesting an other Infinitely. So a general view thnt expresses a tendency provides the opportunity for a conviction. The civic duty, then, Is to get ac quainted with the tendency of a meas ure of policy, the influence It has on other things and how lt affects the habits of a community. This constant jowering about particulars never con structs a real faith. One has to take his stand on an axion or self-evident truth and then look out and see whether a circumstance is coming to him or going from him. That Is tho way to get nt a tendency which is the necessity habit of good citizenship. It ls the small mind that is constant ly looking for peanut facts and rea sons. It is the larger mind that looks for tendencies, and the field for Its exercise includes all national, state and city affairs. A man who doesn't see tendencies there is a poor citizen, and they are legion.-Columbus Jour nnl. I CONSIDER LOOKS OF THINGS Any Number of Reasons Why Every Effort Should Be Made to Make Home Attractive. "In traveling through a certain Bee tloo of Illinois the other day I noticed that most of the homes were cheerless and desolate," Director Charles Adkins told me the other day. "The yards were full of weeds, there were no flow ers nor vines, and tho majority of the houses were unpainted. "Who would want to live in such a place? What attraction ls there to keep the boys and girls on the farm? I felt like asking these people why j : they d'dn't paint up and clean up and j make their homes look like something." j Soldiers are required to keep their equipment clean and their faces shaved because of the effect on their morale. I A clean, trim-looking soldier has more j self-respect and fights better (han a j slovenly one. The mau who takes i pride in the appearance of his place ' is a better farmer and a better man ( ti that account. The whole family un dertakes Its tasks more cheerfully and ! moro successfully because of lt ? Prairie Farmer. Respect Other People's Property. Attention to other people's property ! adds to the national wealth. The idea j seems to have gotten abroad that j wealth ls purely a personal matter. To a certain extent that Is true. But wealth produces for the common good. The facts show that not dire poverty but growth and development ls the oc ! easton of discontent You can do your 1 part tn tho upward march of progress I by teaching men that every property j loss brings calamity on the community, j And the principle works both ways. Men often sow for the other man what I they themselves reap. Be a construc j tlonist und learn to respect other peo ple's property. Houses From Barns. In the growth of our towns and sub urbs, especially In the older ones, places of several acres are frequently divided Into smaller building lots, writes Holen BOWPO In the House Beautiful. Such places usually have barns or stables which aro often suffi ciently well built and In sound enough j condition to be remodeled into houses. i In the present high cost of lumber and lnhor, tho saving ls worth considering, though it varies greatly In different cases. If the barn bas a good founda j tlon, a strong, sound frome, and does ? not require much altering in size or shape, the saving will be considerable. Trees to Honor War Heroes. In the American Forestry Magazine, the official organ of tho American For estry association, an editorial is devot ed to the move In several cities to plant trees In honor of the war heroes. The magazine urges thut this be made a national movement. It is urged that o boulevard be planted ns "Liberty Row" or Une come special street with "vic tory ouks," each to be named for a fallen hero. CROUCH'S MARKET I have agnin oppiied up my market, and will carry a full line of groceries in connection with my market. I will have fresh meat every day in thc week. I A\ iii make a specialty ot "White House" Coffee and Tea. Also Swift's Gremium and Montebello hams. Hignest Prices Paid for Country Produce. CROUCH'S MARKET Do not allow the poisons of undigested food to accumulate in your bowels, where they are absorbed into your system. Indigestion, con stipation, headache, bad blood, and numerous other troubles are bound to follow. Keep your system clean, as thous ands of oihers do, by taking an occasional dose o? iiie old, reliable, veg etable, family liver medi cine. ThedforcTs Mrs. W. F. Pickle, of Rising Fawn, Ga., writes: "We have used Thed ford's Black-Draught as a family medicine. My mother-in-law could not take calomel as it seemed too strong for her, so she used Black-Draught as a mild laxative and liver regulator... We use it in the family and believe it is the best medicine for the liver made." Try it. Insist on the genuine Thedford's. 2oc a pack age. E "' to . i ; , < i Buy War Saving Stamps until yon can't see. Then see me. Geo. P. Minis, Optometrist. Edgefield, S. C. HARRIS' PRESSING CLUB I take this "means of letting the people know that I have re-opened my pressing club, and will appre ciate their patronage. I am better prepared than ever to clean and press all kinds of garments, both for ladies and gentlemen. All work guaranteed. Let me know when you have work and I will send for it and make prompt delivery. Wallace Harris Sheppard Building Down Stairs For Sale Ginning Outfit. One 15-horne power gas engine One UO-saw Lammas gin. One power cotton pres*. Two mules, one l'JOO pounds and one OOO pounds. Apply to ir. (4. HUNCH, North Augusta, S. C. Route 1. To Prevent Blood Poisoning apply at once thc wonderful old reliable DR PORTER'S ANTISEPTIC HEALING OIL. a sur gical dressing that relieves pain and heals a 'he same titre. Not P 1iuii=cu?. ?5c. ^"Vr/ STRUC BUTA SUREWAYIS TO PUTA Ll IN THE BANI EVERY WEEK CooTii?ht 1909. br C. K. Zi?x>?roiP C0.--N0. 5J THERE is no doubt about money in the bank, it is sure and positive. Maybe slow, but there is the satisfaction that it is sure. Posi tive in every way, both that it will grow, and that it is safe. BANK OF EDGEFIELD OFFICERS: J. C. Sheppard, President; B. E.^NicholBon, vice-President E. J. Mims, Cashier; J. H. Allen. Assistant Oashier. DIRECTORS : J. C. Sheppard, Thos. H. Rainsford, John Rainsford, B. EJ Nicholson, A.S. Tompkins. C. C. Fuller. E. J. Mima. J. H. Allen BARRETT & COMPANY (INCORPORATED) COTTON FACTORS Georgia ARRINGTON BROS. & CO. Wholesale Grocers and Dealers in Corn, Oats, Hay and all Kinds of Seeds Corner Cumming and Fenwick Streets, On Georgia R. R. Tracks Augusta, Ga. Distributors of Marathon Tires and Tubes. None better, but our price YOUR PATRONAGE SOLICITED See our representative. C. E. May. F. E. GIBSON, Pres. O. C. LEE, Sec. and Treas. Nineteen Hundred and Nineteen is destined to be a year of great business activity. Concession from present values not anticipated. We would suggest to thoie contemplating construction work to complete their plans at the earliest date possible. We solicit your patronage and shall be glad to serve you Woodard Lumber Co. Corner Robert and Dugas Streets AUGUSTA, GEORGIA Thone 158