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Justified-Without a Cause By REV. B. B. SUTCLIFFE Ejctcnuion Department, Moody li I bio Instituto, Chicago. TEXT.-Boing- justified freely by Hil grace through the redemption that IG In Christ Josue.-Rom. Ztt4. "A miss ls as good us a mlle." Two men hurry to catch a train und both arrive too late. One misses lt by ten minutes, the other by one min ute. As far as catching the train ls concerned the latter might Just as well have ar rived ten minutes late us the ono minute. Just so ls tho NEED of Justification stat ed In Romans 3:23 : "There ls no dif ference, for all have sinned und como short of the glory of Cod." There may be a wide difference In the de gree of sinfulness, but there ls none as far as the fact of sin ls concerned ; "a miss ls as good as a mlle." The SOURCE of Justification Is found In the grace of God. "Being Just I lied freely by Ills grace."-Ro mans 8:24. The word translated "freely" here ls the sumo word used by Jesus In John 15:25: "They hated ?no WITHOUT A CAUSE" In Him was no cause for their hatred but they hated Him "freely." There is no cause In the sinner for justification, for "nil have sinned," God Justifies the sinner freely (or, without a cause) by His grace. The METHOD of receiving just Id ea lion ls hy faith. "Therefore being justified hy faith."-Rom. 5:1. It Is not hy works of any kind, past, present or future, but by simple faith. This is where the religion of the world and the religion of the Bible are nt variance. The world would hove Justi fication depend on what the sinner does, or attempts to do, or promises to do. God Justifies freely; without n cause In the one Justified. The mo ment the sinner lets go of every other hope and trusts wholly In whnt God has done, he stands Justified before God. Some continually wonder if they have enough faith or if the faith they have ls the right kind. If there ls faith at all lt is enough and if lt Is faith In what God has done it ls the right kind. If God justified a sinner for anything that sinner does, or attempts to do, or promised to do, "Justified by faith" would have no place in Scripture. The man who most earnestly and m??f r- >-.,- paved ls the .".rv on who most earnestly and Uio?t slnoere'j denies tho need tnt the sacrifice of Christ upon inc (ross. The GROUND upon which dod ls cnublou j>..?><n,* ult oellevlug binnet is the blood of Christ. "Being Justi fied by Ills blood."-Rom. 5:0. It ls the blood of Christ ulone that pro cures justification for thc believer. It is because tho death of Christ so fully r?4noveb all that stands against the sinner, every spot and stain of sin, every act of disobedience, every trans gression against God, that God Him self sees St no moro. The believer, therefore, ls as far removed from the judgment on sin as the blood-sheltered Israelite was removed from Judgment during the night of the passover in Egypt. At that time the word wus. "When I see the blood I will pass over you."-Exod. 12:13. Nothing was said concerning any other protection eave the blood ; If that was upon the door those behind lt were ns safe as God could make them. They were ?nfc, not because of anything In them selves, but because of the blood. They were saved "freely," without n cause in themselves. So the bellevor today is Justified freely through the redemp tion that ls In Christ Jesus. "Christ our passover ls sacrificed for us." I Cor. 5:7. We must be "Justified by blood" or not nt all. The CONTINUITY of Justification lies In the fact that "lt ls Omi that justlneth."-Rom. 8:33. It ls God who ls sinned against and If He Is sat isfied with what Christ has done upon Gie cross and Justifies upon that ground, who can bring any charge against the believer? Whnt end would be served by charging anyone with a crime If the Judge of that crime Just Hied and set at liberty the person accused? Thc reason why many ure not justi fied ls found in Romans 10:1-4, "They, going about to establish the.r own righteousness, have not submitted themselves to thc righteousness of God." Attempting to establish ono's own righteousness is refusing ?he righteousness of God which Ile fro-dy offers to all who will receive lt hy faith. Justification ls needed hy every sin ner, ls provided by the grace of God, ls procured by the blood of Christ and is offered to all who will accept lt by simple faith. It ls possessed through faith by the one who censed from his own efforts to be saved. It ls rejected through unbelief by the one who con tinues In his own efforts to be saved. ' Those Wh( are Gone. Those who are gone you have. Those who departed loving you love still; nnd you love them always. They are not really gone, those dear hearts and true-they are only gone into the next room : and you will presently get up and follow them, and yonder door will he close' upon you. and you will be no more seen, - William Makepeace Thackeray. Subscribo for The Courier. (Best* SOUTH CAROLINA OIN REPORT. Statistics Show Crop Very Short Up to jan. 1st, 1022. Washington, D. C., Jan. 19.-The Department of Commerce, through the bureau of the census, to-day an nounced tho perllmlnary report on cotton ginned, by counties, in South Carolina, for the crops of 1921 and 1920. The total 'for the State was made public at 10 a. m. on Tuesday, Jan. 10th. (Quantities given in the following table are in running bales, counting round as half bales, and linters are not included): County- 1921. 1920. Abbeville. 17,037 31,080 Aiken. 13,883 42,387 Allendale. 4,425 13,291 Anderson. 62,854 77,216 Homberg. 4,003 20,457 Barnwell. 7,905 28,1 99 Berkeley. 1,083 7.e>69 Calhoun. 5,331 37,650 Cherokee. 14,900 18,741 Chester. 26,383 34,001 Chesterfield . . . 24,426 32,792 Clarendon .. .. 8.138 46,178 Colleton. 2,035 0.?S0 Darlington . . . . 22,700 49,454 Dillon. 34,660 37,630 Dorchester . 1,682 9,."?50 (Edgeileld .. .. 7,528 25,011 Fairfield. 10,143 26,045 Florence .. . . 21,641 42,89 1 Georgetown . . . 470 4,027 Greenville .. .. ?2,945 43,S-?S Greenwood .. .. 14,051 3S.&9S .Hampton. 3.03S 6,960 llorry. 3,941 i>..?7S K ersha w. 12,646 38,182 Lancaster .. .. 16,196 2::.72 i Laurens. :!.:>.f.s:i 5 8,"?92 Loo. 19,451 45,55.1 Lexington . . . . 9,1 S i 3 i ,556 (McCormick .... 4,3 SI .1 5. T 0 ?J Marion.11.961 19,".<?S .Marlboro.60,416 ??:i.:i:is Newberry. 19,037 I'.I.SU Oconee.21,71? 20,891 Orangeburg ... 18,425 90,755 Pickens.2 2,314 IS, 126 'Richland. 8,390 35.2 17 Saluda. 9,188 29,451 Spartanburg ... 70,766 77.818 Sumter. 18,538 66,575 Union. 17,249 23,67a Williamsburg .. 7,479 31,302 York. 41,092 40,07."? All other. 1,417 2.077 Total.770,661 1,454.344 MOTHER! MOVE CHILD'S BOWELS WITH ( i LIFORNL) ! IO ?YRUP. j Burry, mother! Bren >? nick child ?love.; the ' frui>y" Inslb 61 "Ca ll f or j nia FI ii Syrup," ;u-.d i neve' fails to open tue bowels. A teaspoonful to day may prevent a sick child to-mor row. If constipated, bilious, feverish, fretful, has cold, colic, or if stomach is sour, tongue coated, breath bad, remember a good cleansing of the little bowels is often all that is nec essary. , Ask ' your druggist for genuine "California Fig Syrup," which has directions for babies and children of all ages printed on bottle. Mother! You must say "California" or you may get an imitation fig syrup.-adv Po Insure flays for Two Million. A dispatch from New York says: Tho life of Pos* mas tor General W. M. Hays will be insured for $2,000, 000 when he resigns his cabinet post to head thc National Picture Combi nation, according to announcement made after a meeting of a sub-com mittee of motion picture men. The policy will be made payable, in the event of his death, to the re organized National Association of the "Motion Picture Industry, and, the amount being .so large, it was stated, would be distributed among several companies. For the llrst timo In tho history of highway conferences In this coun try, several women who aro actively engaged in road work will have an importan: part in the coming meel ings of the twelfth American Good Hoads Congress to be held in Chica go. Time to Plant nnd the best varieties of vegetable and field seeds to plant for each purpose is told in the 1922 Catalog of WOOD'S SEEDS Now ready to be mailed, free on request. Reduced prices are quoted on Sect's, Poultry Supplies, and Feeds, Garden Tools and Spray Materials. Write for your copy today. T. W. WOOD & SONS, Seedsmen, 17 S. 14th St., Richmond, Va. Qhree i Friendly v Gentieihcn J Wc Ii A ve smokers ol Willi ibis "ID" " world's tin I I I \V< ?i ?.mod borne offii H uv Jifa mm ?:? WHISKEY IS AT THE ?0W0.M Of Hank Cashier's Downfall, A i ..'ril ing to Statement Made by Win:. St. Louis, Jan. 18.-Arthur 0. Meininger, indicted cashier o rho Night and >Day Bank, claims thal v:< ls solely responsible for tho b;> U condition, according to art nt?i)<mnr.<> ment early to-day by J. G. n\ ts, State 'Finance Commissioner, with whom Meininger worked at the auk last night In an effort to .clear ij number of transactions Inyolvi?: iue shortage of *7R4 ono in't><" acion ni;-. .M ein In ger said that ho iimig^.- ., suited y of ?ho board of fthX'eto/? about 'he transactions Which rp'tiUli ed in the closing of the bank on Jan. 6th, the day after Meininger disap peared. Tho cashier surrendered up on the advice of attorneys in Bell vine, 111., .Monday. According to Mr. Hughes, Molninger declared he knew tho shot Iago was too big to cover up and that he then decided to leave. Meininger, so tho commissioner states, gave him some cash slips that .showed that he had paid $68,000 for 7 00 warehouse receipts for whiskey. Colds Cause Orlp and Influenza LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets remove the cause. There Is only one "Bromo Quinine." E.W. GROVE'S signature on the box. 30c. Program Second Division Meeting. .Following is the program of the union meeting of the second division in the Twelve-Wile ?River Haptist Association, to be hold at the Salem Baptist church, Jan. 28 and 29: Saturday. 10 to 10.30 a. m.-'Devotional ser vice, conducted by Frank Allen. 1 0.:i0 to ll a. m.-Election of of ficers. 1 I a. m. to 1 2 m.-Sermon by Rev. ?M. P. Alexander. 1 2 m. to 1 p. m.-Dinner hour. Afternoon I 1 to 2 p. m.-'First query: "Which is the Greater Need in our Churches To-day-Moro Preaching or More Personal Work, and who should do the Present Work?" Opened by E. Littleton. 2 to 3 p. m.-Second query: "Why are we Here In tho Union?" Opened by C, I. iMurphreo. Adjourn for tho day. Sunday, Jan. 2f>. 1 0 to 10.30 a. m.-'Devotional ?ser vice, conducted by fl. H. Whitehead. 10.30 to ll a. m.-Talk on Sun ? day School Efficiency. Led by Rev. J. j W. Head. 11 a. m. to 12 m. - Sermon by Rev. C. H. Abercrombie. 12 m. to 1 p. m.-'Dinner hour. ? The aftornoon will bc given over lo tho singers. All singers are invited to como and take part In the singing. R. F. Jones, Clork. I To Cure a Cold In One Day : Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE (TebleW.) It stops the Cough and Headache and works off the Cold. E. W. GROVE'S signature on each box. 3ftv i T . , Cyrus Alger, Amorlcnn inventor, born In 1781, produced the first guii over rifled In .America. Gottfried, a German scholar, bom in 1710, is rega.ded as the founder of thc science of statistics. ne eleven Lgarettes to SuitYourTaste for years catered to the cigarette r America. experience, wc created One Eleven Made to Suit Your Taste," of the oe greatest cigarette tobaccos -TURKISH, for Aroma -VIRGINIA, for Mildness -BURLEY, for Mellowness them One Eleven-the address of our ; o. We are 4~roud of their success. ? You Tried Them? ? 'jj /kits*V>i<ju-ytc?^-L ^fw^^; ?tit FIFTH AVE MSW YORK CITV WITNESS THOUGHT WAS JAILKI) For Hoing; La to in Appen ring I i of ore Court in Forgery Cuse. Raleigh, N. C., Jan. 19.-J. \V. Reeves, of Wendell, came to 'Raleigh to appear in Wake County Superior Court as prosecuting witness in a forgery case, not knowing it had been continued because of his fail ure to he on hand tho day before. A murder trial was In progress when Reeves roached the court room, and there was only one vacant seat, and that was lr? the prisoners' dock. This was prompl . occupied by steeves. Who?' courl adjourned late Wednos diij Jailei .loidun escorted tho pris oners back lo I h eft colls and locked Reeves up with them. Reeves was under the Impression that he had been Imprisoned on account of hoing late for tho trial of the forgery case and made no complaint. The mistake was discovered hy his family, how ever, and ho was later released. 'V ?I* v -i- "I* .I-I-I- v v -I' v .!? 'I -I? '!??! .I? HONOR HO i ,1K ty tytytytyty ?I* tfctytyfy .j. .t. ?J??J??J?^??J??J? Isuqneena School. Following is the honor roll of Jsa queena school for the month ending Jan. 13: First Grade - Lillian Vaughan, Vern er Haynes, Hazel Trotter, Karie Thompson, 'Bessie Taylor, Margaret Clark, Tula -Hunnicutt, .Melvin Vaughan. Nina Abbott, Teacher. Second Grado -? Lenora Callas, Maybelle Clark, Nancy Craig, Mar tha Haynes, Lois Hunnicutt. Fourth Grado-Paulino Clark, Grace Craig. Fifth Grade - Charlie Blackstou, Charles Craig, Clara Thompson. Mae Buchanan, Teacher. Third Grade - George Bowers, Eddie BL.chaton, Oleta Callas, Chris tino Clark, "Rossie Vaughan, Lora Hawkins. Sixth Grade-Elbert Bowers,Leon ard Bowers, Bowen Nlmmons. Seventh Grade-'Flora Vaughan. Eighth Grade-Wade Thompson. Sue-'Annio Todd, Principal. To Stop a Cough Quick toke HAYES' HEALING HONEY, a cough medicine which stops the cough by healing the inflamed and irritated tissues. A box of GROVE'S O-PEN-TRATE SALVE for Chest Colds, Head Colds and Croup is enclosed with every bottle of HAYES* HEALING HONEY. The solve should be rubbed on the chest and throat of children suffering from a Cold or Croup. Tho healing effect of Hayes' Healing Honey In side the throat combined with tho healing effect of Grove's O-Pen-Tm to Salvo through the pores of the skin soon stops a cough. Both remedies are packed In one carton and the cost of the combined treatment Is 35c. Just ask your druggist for HAYES' HEALING HONEY. Cruiser Brooklyn Sold for Junk. Oakland, Cal., Jan. 18.-The Uni tod St.Uos cruiser Brooklyn, crodltod with having fired tho first shot against Admiral 'Cervera's fleet in tho battle of Santiago during thc Spanish-American war, has been sold by tho government to an Oakland firm for Junk. Tho Brooklyn, now obsolete, was built in 189C. H FIGHT AGAINST ILLITERACY' Shows Good Results According to tho, Report Mude to Tubllc. The State Department of Educa tion, asal?ted by the Illiteracy Com mission, has made a vigorous fight against the illiteracy which exists in our State, and now thal the census figures for 1920 have been published lt is a matter of just pride that South Carolina leads the Union in reduc ing her percentage from 25.7 per cent In 1910 to 18.1 per cent in 1920. In rank among the States, South Carolina still maintains the next to the bottom place, ranking below every State save Louisiana, in whits illiteracy the State has climbed irom third place from the bottom in 1910 to sixth place In 1920, now ranking above New Mexico, Louisiana, North Carolina, Tennessee and Kentucky. In negro illiteracy the Slate ties with .Mississippi for third place, maintain ing the same position of 1910. While this record testifies to the work which the public schools and tho schools for adults havo been doing, there ls yet milch work to be done before we can rnnk with many of our sister States. Iowa records the low est Illiteracy (1.1 per cent), while Louisiana records tho greatest (21.9 per cent.) In.nine States less than 2 per cent of the population was illit erate, While in ten States (South Carolina included) the per cent was ten and over. Plckens county now registe-.s the least illiteracy in the State ( ULT per cent.) Greenville county comes sec ond, with ll per cent, while Berke ley registers the highest illiteracy 38.-1 per cent-with Jasper county next highest (33 per cent.) The data for Oconee county are as follows: Total number of illiterates, 2,'532, or 12.5 per cent. Number of white Illiterates, 1,1'JO, or 9.0 per cent. Number of negro illiterates, 1,160, or 25.2 per cent. ? According to the 1920-192 . re port of the State Superintendent of Education, 11,250 pupils were un rolled In the 428 schools during the past year. Thirteen counties (?Aiken, Anderson, Cherokee, Colleton, Dar lington, Greenville, Greenwood, Plck ens, Spnrtanburg, (Richland, Sumter and York) enrolled over 300 pupils. Spartanburg led the State with an enrollment of 1,3 49. Anderson came next with 933 pupils, while tJreen vilic to? it third place with tin *nroll menl of ?;;;> pupils. Only devon <?f du counties of t.hereported no . \> >>y, Prnelloiillj IWO thousand pupils| ! were perfect in attendance. In the j j first grade there >#ere 4,130 pupils, while 3,436 of this number learned to read. For instruction of these pu pils the State paid $3.86 per white pupil and $1.30 per negro pupil. Some schools were in session throughout the entire year. During tho winter the work was pushed among the mill villages and in small towns, while the summer months were largely devoted to the "lay-by schools" in country districts. Tho teaching in the winter was princi pally done by day teachers at night, while during the summer special teachers were employed to devote their entire time to the work. The schools were usually taught in the public schools, although some were held In churches nnd some in homes. Wherever a group of pupils and a teacher could meet, there a school waa formed. The figures Just given for State and county demonstrate the worth of the adult work. The fact that two thousand pupils did not miss a ses sion signlflos the keen desire of the adult to acquire learning. They came lo school. after a hard day's work through winter's cold and summer's boat and struggled good naturedly over their lessons. Often a teacher or visitor would hear them express genuine regret, that they had been deprived of an education In youth, but they rejoiced In the opportunity ASPIRIN Name "Bayer" on Genuine Bewaro! Unless you seo the name "Bayer" on package or on tablets, you aro not getting genuine Aspirin prescribed by physicians for twonty ono years and proved safe by mil lions. Take Aspirin only as told in tho Bayor package for colds, head ache, neuralgin, rheumatism, ear ache, toothache, lumbago and for 1 pain. Handy tin boxes of twelve Bayor Tablets of Aspirin cost few cents. Druggists also sell larger packages. Aspirin is tho trade mark of Bayor Manufacturo of Mononcotlc acldcster of Sallcylicacid.-adv. SOUTH CAROLINA I? ASKED FOR $100,000 This Year to Keep Alive 1,007 Orphans of Near East, - .. , Columbia, Jan. 20. - Collections tak?n up in 233 South Carolina Sun day schools on the 15th instant for the Near East ?Relief are beginning to come into headquarters of the Southern Presbyterian church at .Richmond, according to advices re ceived from Dr. R. E. Magill, secre tary of tho 'Presbyterian committee on publication here in Columbia. These Sunday schoolb have a total enrollment of 30,0.00 pupils, ?Slr. Ma gill declared. In North Carolina 482 Sunday schools, having 55,000 pu pils, were nppealed to, and in Geor gia 200 Sunday schools, with a tciKl enrollment of 28,000, were naked to contribute. Dr. Magill himself visited the sore ly stricken Bible lands to see the conditions first hand, mid on his re turn reported to the Presbyterian leader. Tho result was not only un qualified endorsement by nearly all of the Presbyterian synods, but the decision of church leaders to m?ko separate appeals for Congressman Lever's organization. South Carolina is asked this year lo raise $100,000 to keep alive 1,167 orphans In tho Palmetto State's two orphanages ut Treblzond, a port ort Hie Block Sea. These children would die like flies but for the aid South Carolinians glvo them. The parents of some were killed in the great war. Tho parents of others were murdered during the Turkish depredation because they re fused to renounce Christ and become Moha mmcdans. WHIT? rc? BOOKLET OH MOTHERHOOD AM 9 TM! i/.DY.rul BRADFIELD BEQULATOR CO.. DEPT. 9 0. ATLANTA. CA. 1 Alleged Conspirators Released. Logan, w. w- . Jan, 18..ives-: I d?lit J. Piaiil? Ker.uey -nid S?cri wy Fred 'Moonby, >>f Dist rici \\>. (7, United Min? ^Yorkers* of America; were released from Jail hero to-day on $15,000 bail each. William bliz zard, a sub-district president, was re leased on $20,000. They were charg ed with conspiracy and treason in connection with tho armed march of miners into Logan county last sum in e.'. now given them by the State and were happy in the thought that com pulsory education now makes it pos sible for children to grow up with educational advantages. Thc great est good which is coming to the State from this work ls not to be found in the fact that many people aro learn ing to read and write, but that the adult pupils are awaking to a larger realization of their duty to the com munity and -State. They no longer feel that they never had a chance, and further, their example of at tending school is causing many per sons with little education to pull down their school books, who, If 'eft to themselves, would have fallen into illiteracy. Figures compiled from tho report show that Oconee county ranks 28th among the counties of tho State in pushing this phase of educational work. There were organized in the county six schools, with a total en rollment of 100 pupils, taught by eight teachers. Statistics for tho Whites. Number of schools . 3 Enrollment. 6 0 Pupils per school. 20 Average attendance. t. Perfect attendance... I?. Pupils In first grade. 27 Pupils in 2d, 3d, Ith grades. ... v:S Pupils in 5th, 6th, 7lh grades. . . 5 Taught to read. 22 Taught to wrlto. 21 Averago torin In days.JOS The five teachers doing this work were employed at a cost of $44.10 per teacher, or $3.70 per pupil. Statistics for Negroes. Number of schools . 3 Enrollment. 10 Pupils per school. 13 Averago attendance. 28 Perfect attendance. C Pupils in first grade .. 23 I Pupils In 2d, 3d, 4th grades_ 12 [ Pupils in 5th, 6th, 7th grados. . . 0 . Taught to road. 32 i Taught to write. 32 ; Average torin in days. (?6 Thc throe teachers doing this work ; wore employed at a cost of $22.00 per toachor, or $1.65 per pupil.