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THEY HATED ME "WITHOUT A CAUSE. Matthew 12:22-32; 38-42,?May 15. "He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me seattereth abroad."?V. SO. OMETIMES on a battle field it would appear as though each man S were fighting for himself. AH battle lines seem lost in the confusion; yet in the end the victory will show the sume clear-cut distinctions as prevailed in the beginning of the battle. According to the Great Teacher the entire human family is either on one side or on the other side of ? great battle between right and wrong, truth and error. God and Satan. There in no doubt whatever as to how the battle will end?(Jod will have the victory. Indeed the Bible assures us that at any time be could quickly put an end to the conflict, deliver his saints, overthrow Satan and his empire, etc. The Divine promise is that this will be done in God's "due time"?when th? Church will be completed and changed by the power of the First Resur rection, and the time shall come for the establishment of Messiah's Millennial Kingdom for the blessing of all the nations of the earth. Is. it asked why the long delay of now six thousand years that sin has triumphed, two thousand of this since Messiah died for the redemption of sinners and their release from the death sentence? The answer is that dur ing these nineteen centuries those whom he has favored with som<* knowledge of his will?testing their loyalty to him. to his Law. to his representatives be Is testing because he seeks to find, amongst those professing loyalty, suen as have the principles of righteousness at heart. Our present Study shows bow some at the First Advent were thus tested and we know that through cut these nineteen centuries the experience of the footstep followers of the Nazarene have been similar to his own. Frequently they have been hated "Without cause?maligned, misunderstood, slandered?sometimes by fellow-re llgionlsts of honorable standing. In every such instance we ore to remember that there are but two sides to the conflict?the side of God. truth, righteous ness, and the side of error, falsehood. - Satan. As we see how blindly scribes and Pbnrls< ? and Doctors of the Law bated Jesus and said nil manner of evil agaiust him we perceive that really they were on Satan's side. As we see Saul of Tarsus stoning Stephen to death and others persecuting followers of Jesus, we see clearly that they were in Satan's service, deluded by blm and. in some instances, we are as *ured that these servants of Satan and unrighteousness verily thought that they did God service. Let us therefore be on gunrd along these lines, re membering the words of the Great Teacher. "Ye cannot serve God and mam mon." "He that Is not for me is against me." "He that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad." Alas, how many noble people have unwittingly been on the wrong side of the great controversy?fighting against God and the Truth, iguorautlr deluded by the Adversary By permitting this conflict and the measure of darkness. G^d is the more effectively trying, testing, those whom he has called to bo his people. Not only are we tried directly as to the side we will take. but. in a secondary sense, we are tried as respects our humility. Those who are bonest of heart and who mane thp mistake of fighting against God. when their eyes are opened, have a great test of humili ty In the matter of confession of their error and becoming zealous for the Truth. Those who are on the right side hnve also a test of humility that they be not puffed up by their victory, but humble themselves under the mighty hand of God. that he may exalt them in due time. Satan, because created on a higher plane. Is styled the Prince of demons In his relationship to the fallen angels. Judce of the delusion In the hearts of the Pharisees which prompted tliem to charge the Master with being Satan himself and. on this score, accounted for his power to cast out demons! The Master took the time to philosophize with them on this subject and to show that if the time had come v.hen Satan would work against bis own as sociates and servants It would imply the speedy fall of his empire. He also pointed out that demons had been east out by some whom they aeknowledged and honored. If he must be Beelzebub to cast out the demons, what would their lode be In respect to their neighbors and friends who at times had ex ercised this power? On the other hand, if he. by God's power, cast out demons. It was an evidence that God's Kingdom was nigh, just as he had proclaimed. Having thus answered their objection, he showed that they were agaiust him and opposing bis Word and that this meant that if he were God's rep resentative, they were opposing Grd. Then he called their attention to the fact that their words were blasphemous in that they attributed God's Spirit. God's power in him. to Satan's power. Since they did this without any real provocation and in opposition to e^ery evidence. It implied that they were ?wicked at heart Ordinary sins resulting from the fall. Ignorance, supersti tion, etc., would all. In God's providence, be ultimately forgivnble. but a wil ful sin against light, against knowledge, would be a sin against God's Spirit. And for that sin there would be no forgiveness, either in this Age. or in the coining Age?neither during this Gospel Age nor in the Millennial Age. If the sin were coramitred against full light. Its merit or punishment would be ?destruction. Second Death. But very evidently it would be such a sin to only -a few. With the majority there would be a mixture of wllfulness with ig norance, and. If so. the proportion of wrong represented by the Ignorance could be forgiven: but the proportion represented by the wllfulness would need the extreme penalty, because unforgivable. The scribes and Pharisees, envious of his popularity. askPd for a sign, a proof of his Messlahsbip?not recognizing his teachings and his miracles as proofs sufficient He then told them of one sicn which would come to them too late?his stay in the romb would correspond to Jonah's star In the belly cf the great fish. The people of heathen Nineveh In the Judgment Age. in the Millennial Age. he assured them, would rank hiirher than they, for the Nine Tites did repent at the preaching of Jonah, while thesp repented nor at the preaching of a greater than Jonah. The Queen of SheM had Journeyed nrar to hear Solomon's wisdom; yet these were in the pp^enee of a greater than Solomon and realized it not and heeded not his messnge l.e: us not i?e thus blinded, but with our whole hearts, accept and follow The Nazarene! As Choice 'None Like Nam^Uy'M" Sh'oped to us from the factory by fast Express Use as much care selecting candies as selecting food. When you buy Nunnally's, youknowitis unequalledin purity and quality. DOYLE'S. ?????????????? ? ? ? ? J THE SILENT CELL. J ? ? ? ? By Harold Carter. "I woulun t advise you to try th? ex periment, sir," said the chief warden 6? the State penitentiary. "But you say there if no physical torture, warden," said the member of the pardon board. "Nothing but dark ness and solitude to tame refractory prisoners. Why, my dear man, I can spend a couple of hours there and come out ? as fresh as a daisy. I'm sailing for Europe tomorrow to in vestigate the prison system af differ ent countries, and I want to add this last experience to my investigations here." "Let me put in a comfortable couch for you, then," said the warden. "No sir. I shall go as a convicted prisoner does. And, by the way, tc heighten the illusion, I'll put od stripes." "Very well, sir. Your desire, as 1 understand. Is that all your surround ings shall be such as to create in youi mind the illusion that you are a pris oner under long sentence?" "Quite so," said the member of the board. The warden called a trusty, while the member was discarding his clothes for the stripes. "Take this gentleman to W 5," he said, and the con ict and visitor set off together They descended a gloomy stone stair way ?nd stopped at the door of a cell, above which the light burned dimly. The trusty turned the key upon the visitor and extinguished the gas. The visitor was left in complete darkness Cautiously he felt his way around The cell, as far as he could ascertain, was about the size of a hall bedroom, and absolutely empty. The walls were perfectly smooth. There was not the faintest light or sound. The visitor could not determine in which direc tion the door lay, for it fitted com pletely into the walls. . He sank down upon the hard floo; and closed his eyes, striving to bus) his mind with thoughts of his work He had said farewell to all his asso ciates; on the morrow he would be aboard the ship. And suddenly tht thought came to him; if he were real ly forgotten, he might languish there for all eternity. Nobody would know of his whereabouts. One hour, as he adjudgeJ, slipped by, and another. He grew impatient j He strained his ears to catch the ap proaching steps of the waruen. And when they were long, overdue, he heard them, very faint, in the cor ridor. A trap door was let down front somewhere, and in the pale light the visitor perceived a loaf of coarse bread upon an iron tray. "Here's your day's food," said a a voice, gruffly. "Excellent, warden," said the vis itor, laughing nervously. "But isn't my time up yet?" "Git out," said the voice. "Six days more here for yours, P 23." "Say, let me out," cried the man in side. "I said two hours, and it s long past that now. I've got my boat to catch." "Well I'm gol-darned," said Un voice admiringly. "Pretending to be the man from the pardon board, ain'; yer, Bill Castles, it's agin the rule to talk to yer, though, so take ye: medicine." And he was gone. Stupifted, the man remained crouch ed within. Had the trusty really walk ed out in his clothes and left him there? Surely prison discipline wai; more strict and intelligent. And yet. would they play such a trick upon him, a high official of the state? Ht waited. Then the hours began to roll by. A terrible fear beset him, and he began to shout, moderately at first, then more and more loudly. And at last, thoroughly affrighted, he pound ed the walls madly, raving and screaming, until he sank into a stu por. A day l?.ter, as he guessed, the loaf was agaiu flung into his cell. TheD for the first time he realized how ra venous he was. He leaped upon it and tore it eagerly. "For God's sake, listen!" he scream ed. "I'm Robert Smythe, of the par don board. Whom do you think I am? Call the warden?" "Good for you, Bill Castles," said the attendant, slamming down the trap door. And the long night de scended on him again. ****?? "Time's not quite up, sir; it's only an hour and a half," said the warden, throwing open the door. "I thought it'd be all you'd want. Won't you come out? Why?why?" Cpon the floor of the cell lay the torn shreds of the prison garb. And in a far corner a man, nude to the skin, with bleeding hands, crouched and gibbered and muttered vacantly at the warden. In spite of tha reputation for lati tudinarianism he gained from his ear ly trial for heresy, the late Prof. Jow ett of Oxford was intolerant of pre tentiousness and shallow conceit. One self-satisfied under-graduute met the master one day. "Master," he said, "1 have searched everywhere in all phil osophies, ancient and modem, and no where do I find the evidence of a God." "Mr.-," replied the master, after a shorter pause than usual, "If you don't find a God by 5 o'clock this afternoon you must leave this col lege." _ RepTesented graphically, the TJn? ed States now consumes yearly a roi of white pat-er 830 feet high and 37 feet in diameter. P RESCOTT' S. Best granulated sugar IS pounds for $1.00. Fine Coffee 25 cents. Luzianne Coffee 2 0 .:-.nts. Jackson Square Coffee L'O cents. Fine eating irish potatoes. 25 cen.o per peck. P It E S C OTT ' S. "The Leader in Low Prices." Phone 153 DESIRE BLONDE CHILDREN. Many People Want Light Children When Adopting Little Ones. Strange as It may seem, said a prominent philanthropist in the New Kork Tribune, not a few children of the thousands who must be classed as street waifs receive a valuable in heritance of blue eyes and light hair, which, without too great a stretch of the imagination, may De called golden. While I do not pretend to understand the psychology of the question, facts will nevertheless bear this out. Of the great number of requests re ceived by the charitable institutious of this city for children fur adoption the majority of those who specify ask for the blue-eyed, golden-haired type. So, you see, the inheritance of such coloring is a sort of "open sesame" to a good home. This curious predi lection was much more marked 10 or 15 years ago than ? now, but it still crops up occasionally and is certainly an interesting trait. The figures and letters obtainable at charitable Institutions contain in formation corroborative of this state ment. For instance, In the records of the New York Juvenile Asylum, an Institution which for the last oO years has given a real home and useful training to some 40,000 children who would otherwise have grown up in the slums and has placed 6000 of them In outside homes, mostly In tne West, there is a multitude of letters asking for children to be adopted. Some of them show this curious blue and yel low choice. Can you send a cnild out here for adoption? says one letter from a West ern state which every year receives many children from the institution. "If so, have you a little girl with blue eyes and curly golden hair?" We should be glad to give a good home to a little boy, says anoiner. We prefer one with light hair and blue eyes. Of course a brunette complexion is no handicap to the child for which the juvenile asylum is striving to get a square deal. But those who wiBh to adopt light-haired children gener ally specify on this particular, since on other points the judgment of the asylum authorities is regarded as suf ficient. One man who has long watched the work of this and other Institutions of a similar kind insists that the psy chology of a selection is simple. 'Ac cording to his theory the West, where a real chance is found for many of the children; has a population made up in large part of settlers from Northern European countries, where blue eyes and light hair constitute the prevail ing type. iNaturally enough when adopting a child one of such coloring is preferred, all of which, while direct ly opposed to the theory of attraction of opposltes, serves to emphasize the value of blue eyes and light hair to the New York waifs. Strange Holiday Customs. The posadas ("posada" meaning dwelling place or innj commemorate the journey of Joseph and Mary from Nazareth to Bethlehem, whitner they went in obedience to the Roman em peror's mandate,-to be enrolled in the census. This Journey, made by Mary on a donkey led by Joseph, is sup posed to have occupied nine days. Wherefore the posadas last also for nine days. Each evening, as the shades of night descended, the humble pair naturally begged shelter, which, ;n many cases, was at first refs?ed. It is this nightly episode that Is com memorated in Mexican homes by the posadas, or "begging shelter " Very nearly every Mexican family, of whatever rank, gives a series of ?posadas" on varying scales of gran deur, and to these functions numerous guests are invited. Each guest is ex pected to be present at the entire series of nine "posedas," and it Is considered extremely discourteous tc absent one's seit from even one of hem. In the conservative and old .'ashioned families, only dear friends and relatives are allowed to share the posada seaso.-, but the more cos mopolitan Mexicans are broader mind ed, and frequently invite foreli^ers o join their Christmas parties. Impermeable Corks. Referring to the manufacture of im penetrable corks for vessels cot:taili ng extracts. The Scientific American iraws attention to the following pro cess, taken from The Deutsche Des ijllateurazeitung, for making .corks absolutely impermeable: Five per rent, of glycerine is added to a 5 per cent, solution of gelatine and .he corks, winci., f course, must be properly weighted, allowed lo remain or several hours i the liquiu. cr.re must be taken that the temperature jf the batn is warm enough to retain ihe gelatine solution In a fluid condi tion. The gelatine fills up the pores of the corks, while the glycerin* ierves to keep the latter elastic. The corks remain in the bath till thy are completely saturated, and are then al lowed to dry in the ordinary way. no special method being necessary, rightly-fitting corks, elastic and at ?he same time impenetrable even by ^ases. can be obtained by this process. Missionaries' Motor Eont. A motor-boat is to be u?lized for mission service in the North sea b3 the Missions to Seamen Society. H will he named the Frames Roget. and will be stationed at Harwick. For an Hour's Aniusunw nt. We thank the people of Orange :?isrg that have ''"sited our pj?c<? at >7 K. Russell .cet and assii"- you 'hat we are now getting svfre thai will please. :w.l we are si. e you . Hi ?=.iy that 'Theato" is she plac<? c m) .'or an hour's rest ?>.':?! enfv i!.".m.\ . Reginning Monday. April Nth ve will open up every air-. noon at 4:30 and run till 10.::o with out a close, and we hope to hava "ans in by that time to keep you ?ool. Come out one and all. 5 z~d 10 cents at "Theato " ACADEMY OF MUSIC Monday Night, May 16 Mr. Paul Gilmore IMSELF = In a Big Revival of His Greatest Success The Mummy and the Humming Bird A Comedy Drama of Society Life WITH = Miss Addelaide French And a Splendid Cast Magnificent Production Prices, 50, 75, $1.00 and $1.50 "Complete Line" DOORS, SASH and BLINDS, LIME, CEMENT and PLASTER. Get Our Price Before Buying HAY, CORN, OATS and RICEFLOUR. Our feed for Horses, Cows and Chickens are made from clean sweet grain. A Full Stock? SEED CONN, COTTON, AM BER CANE, BUNCH PEANUTS and CHUFAS To the West and North West Ayers & Williams Lv Orangeburg, S. C. Ar Augusta, Ga, Ar Atlanta, Ga. Ar Nashville, Tenn. Ar Memphis, Tend. Ar Louisville, Ky, Ar Cincinnati, Ohio Pullman service to Atlanta: Destination. 12.37 p m 3.00 p m 8.00 p m 6.35 a m 3.30 p m 1:05 pm 4:35 p m Atlanta to Atlantic Coast Line No Trouble to Shop Here iFor information and reservation, ad 'dress the nearest ticket agent or W. J. Craig, Passenger Traffic Manager. For we try to have Just your needs when you need it, at prices that mean a saving to you. Here are a few items that should appeal to those who want bargains: 36-in white or colored madras for shirt waists or dresses, worth 12 1-2 and 15 cents.10c 3C-in light and dark Windsor Percals worth 12 cents at.10c 27-in colored lawns worth 8c at. .5c 30-in colored lawns worth 12 1-2 .10c Satin finish foulards in all the want ed colors, very stylish at.. ..13c Fresh shipment of val laces and Dutch collars. Look at our embrlod eries from 27 in flouncing and bands to match to the dainty match sets for the little ones at prices that will suit you. Just a word about slippers and sandals. Just received fresh ship ments and you will do yourself an in justice if you don't look at them. A|?ent fur the Ladies Home Jour nal patterns. T. C. White, General Passenger Agent? Wilmington, N. C. Eiisto Dry Good Co Harden & Rriggnmnn, Mgrs. 58 W. Russell St. Phone 12* Backer Mfg. 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