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1 The Threeness of the One jGod By REV. E. J. PACE Dlroctor of Mleslonury Oourao. Moody Blblo Inutltuto, Chlougo. T1CXT.-Tho graco of. tho Lord l>?is Christ, and tho love of God, and tt>o ce! i munloii of tho Holy Spirit bo with you all.-ll Cor. 13:14. In the ftunlllnr words of the apos tolic benediction, so culled, without which no nsseai bly of Christians seems fittingly dis missed, revorbor utes Ute supreme fact of tho Chrls 11 a n revelation, nu moly that God exists n trinity of persons lu a md ty of nature. It ls one God. and yet thero ore three persona ; not three Gods, nor yet three manifes tations of the one God, os in the religion of the Hindoos, but three persons, each dis tinct from the other two, and yet bound to both by mutual bonds of complementary life and love relation ships. We grant there ls mystery here* Bot where in this universe will we en counter no mystery 7 When we can explain one of the manifold mysteries that are locked up in a single drop of water, or In one beam of light, we will then demand an explanation of thij, the profoundest mystery of all, the trl-unlty of the one Godhead. So, let lt be repeated, we have here a fact of revelation, and of the Chris tian revelation, mind you, a fact which, while not opposed to reason, nevertheless transcends reason. Sci ence unaided never could have dis covered lt; and yet when once the fact ls reveulod, lo, even science comes laden with presumptive evidence from myriad sources; and not only so, but the artist from bis palette, and the musician from his keys, all of them come bearing united testimony that underneath all the phenomena of na ture, as well as all the harmonies of both light and sound, Iles the number three. Every BChoolbOdy knowe how with three primary colors-rod, yellow and bhio-he can make any other color. Indeed, every Imaginable tint or hue tn the univorst ts but the blending of these three undivided colors. ?ud It does not take long tor the lassie at tho plano stool to leam that all the Infinite range of possibilities In the harmony of sound results from the blending of three primary triads of notes. Tho scientist In his eager search for unifying laws cannot get less than three categories In which to cast all physical phenomena. These three categories are substance, form and force. And how strikingly suggest ive these throe 1 For what hove we In substance but the Father? What have wo In form but the Son, who ls the "express Image of the Father's substance (Heb. 1:3) ; and what have we In force but the Spirit, by whose power all effects In creation and re demption aro wrought? Upon unbeliever's deaf ear all these voices fall In vain. Rejecting the "rec ord which God gave of his Son;" tm ?hi? to u?e in Jesus Christ more than the son of a peasant of Galilee, the faithless rationalist sees in all these shadowlngs of the Triune God no monning whatsoever, with tho conse quence that he lands jnst where the unitarian Moslem landed, In tho icy polar region of a loveless, fatalistic, xml-personal God, within whose Steel grip all ls "kismet" (fated) ; or es caping this lands at the other anti pode of un-personal pantheism, which inevitably ends with the deifying of man ; or falling these two, lapses Into blank atheism. Rut faith's Sptrit-lllumlned eyes see tho Deity of Jesus Christ ns neces sary-ns necessary ns form ls to sub stance and ns substance ls to force. With this sixth sense tho Christian sees and hears all the universe vi brant with praises of the Triune God. In our text three differentiating words qualify the three persons of the Triune God, which words, we sholl see, are ns necessarily Inter-related ns sub stance, form and force, to which they nre also analogous. "The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ." Grace ls the free bestow* ment of unmerited favor, and grace 19 love embodied. Grace ls the form of which love ls the substance I "God (the Father) so loved the world that Ho gnvo his only begotten Sou." It ls very significant that nearly every where In the Now Testament the "lovo ot o'od" is bound up with the cross of Cavalry. "Horoln ia love, not that we loved Gad, but that God loved us, and gave his Bon to be the propitia tion for our sins"-I John 4 :10. By this one net of redemptive grace, the sin question was settled so far ns the loving God was concerned. "God ls reconciled-be ye also reconciled, to God" ls tho word of our message. But both the substance (lovo) mid thc form (grace). In which the sub stance wns embodied are powerless unless there Is the "communion of the Holy Spirit," making effective In tho believer's heart all those blessed con sequences of redemption which wcro wrought ont by the "grnce" of the Son. but willed by the "love" of the Father. ASPIRIN Name "Bayer" on Genuine I Warning! Unless you see tho name "Hayer" on package or on. tablets you are not getting genuine Aspirin, pro scribed by physicians for twenty-one ! years and proved safe by millions. Take Aspirin only as told in the Bayer package for colds, headache, neuralgia, rheumatism, earache, toothache, lumbago and for pain. Handy tin boxes of twelve Bayer Tab lets of Aspirin cost few cents. Drug gists also sell larger packages. Aspi rin ls the trade murk of Bayer Manu facturo of Monoaceticacidester of Sallcyllcacid.-adv. CENTIMES and CENTS France, say returned travelers, la ' barren soil for Bolshevism. Its people , are concerning themselves with re habilitating the nation. American economists ascribe the incredible progresa of the French toward restora tion to the universality of property ownership, the determination to work, I to live on something leas than they ' produce and devotion of the aurplua to making France Us glorious self ol pre-war days. Whatever America may have, H should possess then? French vlrtuei more abundantly. The nation should perpetuate itBelf. Since poverty, ! growing out of wanto, industrial, In 1 dividual and financial inefficiency, ' oreatea dissatisfaction, the aoil in j which anarchy and communism thrive like tke noisome weeda they are, lt ii : a wise, patriotic and foresighted j atateamanship that plana to prevent their recurrence in the next genera tion. Buck ls the basia of the govern ments "EARN, SAVB AND INVEST" campaign, lt aeeka to make each boy and girl in school thia year a convort to tho doctrine that all muBt work, live within their income and invoat their savings to aid tho nation and j themselves. French millions who tuned, a few contlrnon n day, rather than! . Wrench millionaire?, are responsible I ? for Franco's strength In ?cove as lb] war. They have, for generations, lnveated ' In government securities, and whon American millions have that habit, the i future of the United States will be as sured more Incontestably than through j any other moana. And the United I States has made easy the formation ol auch babita, as it offers aecurltiea ol tts own In denominations within th? reach of all. While the amount of money that you 8AVE ls important In Hself, the big gest thing after all la that you hava learned how to save. Money SAVED each month will help you buy a home. If you start SA VINO now you will be ou the road to inde pendence In a abort time. How can you possibly hu content unless your future la secure. By put ting your money regularly in War Sav ings StampB you can banish worry. Work for your money; then mak? your money work for you. Yorr SAV INOS wisely invested will yield good returns. Systematic SAVING builds fortunes. If you would be successful SAVE reg ularly and spend wisely. Be sure to get your monoy's worth. Sucoesa cornea to those who deserve it, to all who plan their work and ox ponditurcs and SAVE money regularly. Th? preaperlty of your town dependa upon the prosperity of tho Individuals. Do your part MOTHERS lHD For Expectant Mothers USED BY THREE GENERATIONS WHIT? ron BOOKLET ON MOTHERHOOD ?MO TM BAST, rat? BBAOriELD REGULATOR CO., DtPT. 0-D, ATLANTA, OA. Slept Hast Her Wedding Day. -1 New York, Feb. 3. Awakened from a four-weeks sleep one day af ter she was to have been married, Miss Yett^i Lehman, 21 years of ago, to-day said she felt no ill effects and would be wed In a week or two. Attending physicians said she had not been suffering from the sleeping sickness, and that they were unable to diagnose tho malady. Fatigued from social duties dur ing the Christmas holidays, Miss Lehman went to sleep on .lan. 1, and for many days she lay without mov ing a muscle, and nt times was delir ious. To Cure a Cold In One Day Take- LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE (Tablets.) It amps (lie Cough and Headache and works off the Cold. E. W. GROVE'S eignaturo ou each box. 30c. ?afirmas Impotent Man and the Omnipotent One By REV. GEORGE E. GUILLE Extension Department, Moody Biblo Institute, Chicago. TEXT.-Wilt thou be mado whole T John 6:6. "How condescending and how kind Was God's uton i al Son; Our misery reuohod His heavenly mind And pity brought Him down. And here nt tue ?heep market-how fitting u place In which to show os the shepherd seeking the sheep-we be hold an example of that compos si o n "of which Isanc Watts sang In this familiar hymn, and a pat tern of Uie out il o w i n g of the Savior's grace te every needy sin ner. What b r 1 u g . Jesus to ferofea lem at this feast day? Not the feast itself, we may be sure, for, no longer "a feast unto Jehovah," lt bad degen erated Into a mere ,4feast of the JewV* and He who had come from heaven to save and bless wes outside this empty formalism. In contrast with lt ls tho feast that He will spread for hungry hearts. No, not the feast attracts Him but wretchedness and misery. "A great multitude of Impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, walting." Otb, what a picture of the whole race. The Pool. Bethesda, with Its five porches number of grace and redemption with Its spring of healing water, and with Its very name, bears witness that God, "in wrath remembers mercy,' and testifies to that mercy which ac companied the Bocond giving of the law. But Its story ls one of misery. "A great multitude lying." And there lt leaves them. Not all nre healed, but only those who have the strength to get themselves into the water. For a moment there ls healing virtue In the pool, If one ls able to avail himself of tt And so the law promises life to the one who would keep its require ments, saying: "Tile man that doeth these things shall live by them." Even sol But what if one ls "without strength" for this, ss this Impotent mun af 'he pool, and us you are, Slid as T nm? All I for such, a Savior has come to Bethesda enid Tie shall make lt Bethesda indeed, for mercy ls flog ing out of Him without measure for every one that will receive Him. "And a certain man was there, which bad an Infirmity thirty and eight years. And when Jesus saw him He, and knew that be had been now n long timo In that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole?" The Patient. "The Impotent man answered him, Slr, T have no mon, wheu the water ls troubled, to put me Into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me." And God writes lt down ns a part of His word, for this impotent mun is making confession for nil the world and describing tho helplessness of every unregenerate sinner. For, "when wo were yet with out strength, In due time Christ died for the ungodly." No strength had he to plunge Into the water, nor money to hire carriers, and the bystanders had no mercy or sympathy. Yet, duy by day he came seeking help. "While I am coming." Oh, how many are thus coming I Coming to anything and to everything except to the only Savior, seeking for something to supplement their deficiencies. And here ls One at hand "mighty to eave," but no mere helper for those who aro trying by their own efforts to help themselves. He ls the Savior of sinners, the Savior of the lost, tho Savior of those who look away from all self-help to Him alone. But still Bethesda Is thronged and He Is despised or disregarded. Oh, soul. He has come to heal and save yon and your sin and Impotence are your only claim upon Him. The Physician. Yes, "The Grent Physician now ls near," and the moment this helpless ness ls confessed He turns the eyes of the poor man away from the pool and from his own Impotence to have thom fixed upon Himself. It ls enough. To look away from all things to that Blessed One who hns already dono everything for you and who by Ills word of power raises up dead souls to live before Him and to walk forever more In newness of life. If still the Impotent man thinks of tho pool ns the source of bealing, ns so many now think of the church or ordinances or of anything and everything save Christ, he ls to find, ns every saved one finds, that it is the infinito word of the Savior that gives life and sal vation. "Jesus saith unto him, Ilise, take up thy bed, and walk." And the work ls done I For Oils ls the word of a sovereign God. One blessed word closes the story In so far ns lt concorns tho subject of the Savior's grace. "And on tho samo day was the Sabbath," for His perfect work loaves tho heart IQ per fect rest. Of old God wrought In cre ation, and rested. So now, In tho new creation, the result of His work ls rent for the heart of the Savior and rest for tho sinner who benrs His word. "As ho spnUo to tho sufferer 'IVbo lay at tho pool. He ls saying this momont Wilt thou be mndo whole?" tm ? nvm x.mmmm*'?^'"^ THE UNIVERSAL CAR ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. Eil .-sel B. Ford, President of The Ford Motor Company, Gives Out the Following Statement: "Tho price of THE FORDSON I RACTOH lias been reduced from $790.00 to $?25.00, effective Imme-. .1 lately. '"lliis prico chango has been made possible through lower coats of mn (eriaLs and tho fact that we are now located in our Now Tractor riant, with greatly Increased economic manufacturing facilities lu immedi ate connection with our foundry and machino shops and largo blast fur naces, where iron is poured directly from tho ore, glvng us maximum ef ficiency with tho power to reduce tho cost of production-and down comes tho price, iu line with our policy to market our- products at thc lowest possible llgoro without in any wny affecting our high standard of quai-, tty. .'Wo aro particularly pleased in being able to bring ?bout this big reduction in prico at this time be cause tho farmer needs nil Hie help wo can give him, and this big cut in prico will bo tile means of placing a valuable power unit within tho reach of practically every ono of them, not to mention industrial and commercial concerns which likewise have benefited through its use, and are reali/.ing, to a much greater ex tent, its value as a power nm! haul ing unit. Rut particularly has THE FORDSON TRACTOR proved a most valuable factor in tho saving of farm labor, at tho samo timo increasing thu per acre crop yiold as well as making possible u utilization of pre viously runcultlvatod land, to say nothing of removing no cud of drud gery. "There is no question that the uso of machine power on tho farm is tho greatest advancement modo in tho development of agriculture-not only in money-saving and money-making results, as well ns raising tho stand ards of living on tho farm to a much higher lovel, but. because of its thor oughly proved value in oinking every typo of land moro productive, and consequently our desire to place the FORDSON within the reach of all. "THERE IS NO CHANCE IN THE PRESENT FORD CAR AND TRUCK PRICES, which are already at tho lowest possible figure, and now, witli rock bottom reached on tho Tractor prico, a further roduction in prico of either Car, Truck or Tractor is out of tho question; in fact, thc big prico cuts have been mado in antici pation of continuous maximum pro duction, and increases may bo nec essary boforo long if a largo volume "of now business is not obtained. "Therefore, present prices of Ford Products cannot bo guaranteed against possiblo increases." \si< for tho book, "Tho Fordson at Work," which will bo supplied free of cost. l>ot us demonstrate tb value of THE FORDSON on yo ur farm, in your factory, lumber yard, or in any general hauling tu power work you have to do, and let us have your order for a FORDSON. Piedmont WALHALLA, S. C. I* WESTMINSTER, S. C. PHONE 34* MA KURTING THK 1021 COTTON. Sumo i m n est in?- Statements by Na than Adams on Marketing. i no following interesting article, ch j iud from a Dallas, Texas, paper, ba. been banded us for publication, and will doubtless prove beneficial io .any who aro giving thought at thin time to the question of market ing and Its relation to thc profits thal come to the cotton grower from ibo -ot ton crop: ? landlord Should Endorse Papers. 'I kat the landlord should be forced to (dorrie the papers of his tenants if wants his land cultivated, and (hat England and other cotton man ufacturing countries should bo told how ni ucl* cotton tho cotton farmers of lite South will furnish them, and jj hat prices it will be furnished, Wi Ihe statements of Nathan Ad nu In discussing here "Marketing tho {i21 Cotton Crop." Mr. Adams dei red that England and other cot ton manufacturing countries have li?':!- told the Southern cotton far inoi tow much cotton they will want ami what they will pay for it. Ile s hat it is now time for the turm oil in tell Oieso countries bow much COI i they can have and what they will ?ave tb pay for lt, and that the ba willi assist the farmers In )!,.. ig thu changes if they will go al ? in trie right way. That way, M . dams said, ls r?duction of the ( in i production this year In order jun! io coiintry be put In a position fu i Ote Iii? own demands upon the fon a manufacturers. Ile declared (ha: tho cotton crop of the South bringt in rporo gold than any other 6xport crop, and that If this crop ls permitted tjo foll down lt will mean the Manufacturing Industries will al ta, f ni. He said tho credit of the country had heen ovor-extended, and that the tuno has arrived for a halt He declared the bankors should extend crme, but ?that they should not ex lend i'fed?i? In tho old fashioned way foi M omlstjuous opcculatlons M; Adams declared that a bank in .: ...sfomj of continuous borrowing coull' not [go on forever, and that there musq bo liquidations, and that credit sufficient to make tho country bankers would have to liquidate as well as others, notwith standnig tho fact that they are car rying had colton papers. Ile thought it would he a good Idea for these hanks to have tho landlords endorse tenants' papers if ihose landlords de mand cotton production. Discussing merchandising, Mr.Ad ams declared the merchants must help to restore the confidence of the public, which in some instances has been destroyed through fake adver tising schemes calculated to koop old-time standards *?F business up when every one knew tho time for reaction and liquidation has come. He cautioned the merchants to let their advertisements mean just what they say, and for every one to work In harmony to meet the situation which now obtains and which may j mean that money will be tighter for I some time. Tho 1021 Acreage. In our Judgment tho cotton and tobacco alroady on hand in this coun try, together with not ovor a half crop for the coming year/ is all that the world will be able to purchaso and pay for at reasonable prices. Million Packets Of Flower Seeds Free We believe in flowore around the hOul?? of tho South. Flowoiu brighten up the home surroundings and give pleasure, and satisfaction to those who have them. We have filled more than a million paoketB of . eeds, of beautiful yet easily grown flowers to bo given to our customers this spring for the beautifying of their homes. Wouldn't you like to have five packets of beautiful flowers freef YOU GAN GET THEM I Hastings' 1921 catalog ls a 116-page handsomely illustrated seed book with twenty beautiful pages showing the finest va rieties in their true natural colors. It is full of helpful garden, flower and farm information that ls needed in every homo, and, too, the catalog tells you how to got those flower seeds ab solutely free. Write for our 1921 catalog now. It ia the finest, most valuable and beau tiful seed book ever published, sud you will be mighty glad you've got lt There ls no obligation to buy any thing. Just ask for the catalog. H. Q. HA8TINQ6 CO., SEEDSMEN, j ATLANTA, QA. t If large crops of cotton and to bacco aro planted this spring it will result in continued low prices, and even lower prices during the fall and winter of 1921. Acreage plantod to those crops should not exceed one-half of last year's acreage, and moro feed and food crops should bo planted to avoid sending millions of dollars away from homo for feed and food. "Our course will be," say several Richmond, Va., bankers who prosont their views in advertisement form on this question, "to confine our loans to banks, supply merchants, etc., in sisting upon the above policy and practice In their respective commu nities. "We invite co-operation and cor respondence from our banks and other customers on this subject." No Worms In a Healthy Child All children troubled with Worms have aa un healthy color, which indicates poor blood, and as a rule, there la more or 1 ess stomach disturbance. GROVE'S TASTELESS CHILL TONIC given regu larly for two or three weeks will enrich tho blood, improve the digestion, and act as a gcnoralStrength ening Tonic to the whole oystem. Nature will then throw off or dispel the worms, aodtheChlld wlllbe In perfect health, Pleasant to take. COc per bottle. Says S?lls Are Tot) Thick. Greensboro, N. C., Pcb. 3,-Mayor I). M .Clark, of Greenville, this State, speaking at tho final day's session of the Law lOnforcen?eut Convontion of tho North Carolina Anti-Saloon Longue boro to-day, declared that "whiskey stills woro as thick In tho eastern part of North Carolina as floas on a dog's back," and that raising corn, cotton and tobacco bad been abandoned In many sec tions for tho more lucrative work of manufacturing 'monkey rum'." Judges lu North Carolina wero criticised by Mayor Clark for what ho called their faihtro to punish vio lators after tho officers had appro bonded thom. Public sentiment, ac cording to tho mayor, has not crys tall'/od In favor of prohibition. In concluding his remarks Mayor Clark said: 'Monkey rum has be como known by tho designation of 'Tho Threo C's,' moaning 'Craven County Corn'." Electricity travels .about 62,000 miles further In a second than does light.