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THE CLINTON. CHRONICLE. CLINTON. S. C.
THURSDAY. OCTOBER 16. 1924
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INSIDIOUS “MODERNISM”
By REV. D. J. BRIMM, D. Ptofessor of Bible and Reltfioa,
Presbyterian College of South Carolina.
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“While men slept his enemy came
and sowed tares among the wheat”
It has ever been so. While the advo
cate for the truth is inert, trustful,
negligent, “busy here and there,” the
enemy, who never sleeps and is al
ways on the jsb, is mining away at
this bastion and that, running his
parallels up to one angle of our cita
del and another, intrdoucing his emis
saries into our very fortress itself.
While men who hold firmly to and are
ready to “earnestly contend for the
faith once for all' delivered to the
saints” are preoccupied with other
things, the enemy, comes and sows
error extensively. This has been dis
astrously done in the North, is being
dangerously done in the South.
Metropolitan newspapers in editorials
and in their Sunday editions so wide
ly read are constantly feeding the
people sugar-coated soul-poisons. In
the popular magazines, fiction writ
ers and other purveyors of periodical
pabulum, feeling because of fame or
notoriety that they have plenipoten
tiary authority, dish out what they
choose to the unsuspecting public and
there are no pure food laws to pro
tect the public from the most rotten
and deleterious stuff. Books satura
ted with slime from the pit are being
published, advertised and circulated
everywhere. Much of the Sunday
School literature furnished in the
three attractively gotten up aeries
for interdenominational use is satur-
not to tell their parents what they
had heard! And are the “seekers
after’ truth” become thus pusillani
mous?
The same is true of Young Peo
ple’s conferences at various summer
chautauquas and assembly grounds,
as at Junaluska in 1923, for exam
ple.
Dr. Frank Crane, with his piquant
style, is said to have the widest read
ing clientele in this country. Taking
advantage of his influence he is ever
and anon, sometimes openly, some
times surreptitiously trying to inject
the rottenest of religious ideas into
the minds of his readers.
From what I hear, and hear of from
time to time, some of the pulpits in
♦ur various Southern denominations
are beginning to reflect the ultra
violet rays of rationalistic teaching
into the systems of their hearers.
Straws sometimes show the direction
of currents. I heard a minister not
so long sgo refer to “the devil” and
immediately after refer to him as
“it” A man can hardly believe im
plicitly that the Bible IS the Word of
God and their think of the devil as
an evil influence only.
“Modernism,” so-called, has noth
ing new in it as its name would im
ply. It is simply old errors rehashed
and spiced up to deceive the modern
palate. Anyone acquainted with
church history knows Uiat And yet
a Brooklyn Presbyterian minister,
ated with rationalism of the grossest wr iting in the Homiletic Review last
sort These series are intended for 8 p r ing, was urging the conservatives
j — 1 to let these men alone who were dis
covering new truth! Modernism may
be described as having a large dos
age of religious rationalism (reject
ing all the supernatural as miracle,
.prophecy, inspiration); to this a con
siderable admixture of evolutionism
(the materialistic philosophy that has
grown out of the original hypothesis
of biological evolution of species);
with a dash of pragmatism (that
truth is not permanent but may
change, all right so long as it works);
the whole suffused and tinctured with
Romanticism and with Positivism,
and Materialism for trimmings. Much
of it is Deism. Some is Pantheism.
That from a philosophical point of
view. Theologically it is a hodge
podge of Arianism, Socinianism, Pe-
lagianism and other errors long since
exploded, of early Christian and Re
day schools and vacation religious
schools, also, as well as for Sunday
Schools.
In state institutions and church in
stitutions alike, men are employed
to teach certain subjects for which
they are specially trained, who^o out
of their way to instil into the minds
of impressionable youth their subver
sive notions of religion, all seeming;
to think their position gives them
authority to become propagandists in
the field of religion.
The Y. M. C. A. and the Y. W. C.
A., under some sinister guidance,
seem to be encouraging a break away
from the faith of the fathers. We
were told that at Blue Ridge, this
past summer, some of this radical or
drastic rationalistic stuff was handed
out to the young people in some con
ference and they were then cautioned
Charter No. 8041
Reserve District Na. S
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
The First National Bank
AT CLINTON. S. C., IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON OCTOBER 10. 1924.
RESOURCES
1. Loans and discounts, including rediscounts, accept
ances of other banks, and foreign bills of exchange
or drafts sold with indorsement of this bank $622,279.37
Totaf loans / $622,279.37
2. Overdrafts, secured, none; unsecured, none NONE
*4. U. S. Government securities owned:
a. Deposited to secure circulation (U. S. bonds par _J
==* valu»)--^7rzr.. , ..'......T7.7.: 100,000.00
b. All other United States Government securities
(including premiums, if any) 31,250.00
Total ...:. 131,250.00
« cent Gnosticism, for these wise-acres
* | of our day would have us believe they
know all. People are led astray be
cause they do not know that all these
errors were long'since put to rout and
driven in confusion to the fens and
quagmires of human thought. “My
people are destroyed for lack of
knowledge.” v
The modernist wants us to pursue
the laissez faire policy; all he asks is
that he be let alone. So it is with the
assassin, the burglar, the rat. So it
was that the German spies and agents
during 1914-1918 asked no more.
We are not advocating heresy
hunting, but it behooves us to be on
the alert. There is no need to divide
all the denominations either horizon
tally or perpendicularly, but we may
fairly and with all charity, insist on
their honestly showing their colors,
and honorably getting out of the con
servative denominations and going
into Unitarianism where they belong,
even though it may make that the
strongest denomination in the United
States. Let them slough out peace
ably if they will, but otherwise as
painlessly as possible they should be
excised. We need not be bigoted, we
need not persecute, but w can insist
that men be honest!* and honorable,
show their colors, wear their true in
signia. Whether ministers, mission
aries, or teachers, men are NOT
honorable who will receive their emol
uments from the pockets of contribu
tors and tax-payers whose dearest
religious views they are insidiously
doing all they can to subvert.
Incidentally, we have a right to in
sist that editors, magazine writers
and teachers let subjects alone—es
pecially religious subjects, which are
of such supreme importance—of
which they know nothing, not even
the rudiments. We admire the pluck
and courage of one of our girls in our
own denominational college, who chal
lenged an erratic teacher and refused
to listen to his stuff. Compare with
that the whole student body, save one,
at William Jewell College, asking for
the retention of the man' (Seaton, I
believe) who had been leading them
astray, and see what may occur any
where.
There is certainly a great deal of
this Modernistic stuff, as well as
more blatant infidelity and less ag
gressive agnosticism, being dissemi
nated in the various ways or chan
nels previously mentioned. What are
we going to do about it? Most people
in the church now know so little of
the teaching of God in his Word that
they do not know when they encoun
ter error in its most insidious forms.
Preachers need to put their people on
guard about fundamental doctrines.
There are two papers that every pas-
buted voluntarily, or being contribu
ted through taxation by earnest, de
voted, God-fearing Christians, is do
ing just that thing. And they object
to being found out and called to ac
count, if they are in a position where
this can be done.
We can sleep and let the enemy
sow his tares. There seems to be
considerable disposition to do this.
We encountered it at Montreat this
past summer. People who patronize
and support institutions have a right
to know what is being taught there in
morals and religion. This does not
mean that the science chairs will have
to be vacated either. Nobody except
a fool would try to prevent the natur
al scientist from patiently delving
into the secrets of nature, nor from
laboriously diciphering the hand writ
ing of God in his other -volume, the
book of nature. But let the scientist
cease romancing. Let him carefully
distinguish always between what is
truth and what is mere hypothesis,
and no one will have any complaint.
Out practical conclusion is that we
need to do something definite and
aggressive mighty quick. These con
ditions I have been talking about, are
surely a fulfilment of what Paul
writes in 1 Tim. 4:12; 2 Tim. 3:1, 2,
13; 4:3, 4;<and 2 Thes. 2:3. But Paul
doesn’t mean that we should be tor
pid about it He does not mean that
we should rock away quietly lest we
stir up a yellow jacket’s nest. Sol
diers don’t always stop for yellow
jackets or hornets; and we have got
some fighting to do if we save the
day and are not recreant to our duty.
' 1. Our people are entitled to know
unequivocally where our teachers
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2. Our church needs a monthly re
view with a sufficient corps of re
viewers to fearlessly review all books
of religion and morals that come from
the press, and also current periodical
literature. Also clear, strong, inci
sive articles.
3. We need a committee to have
prepared a complete up-to-date, peda-
gogically sound, as well as religious
ly sound, series of text-books for pre
paratory and college work.
4. This committee needs a fund for
the publication of sound books on reli
gion and ethics. 6ne of the ablest
and best known conservative teachers
in the Presbyterian church in this
country has, I am told, several books
in manuscript, because he can not af
ford the expense of publication out of
his salary. There are-few men work
ing in Southern institutions who can
afford to have a book published. Of
sourse, the committee having such
fund in charge, would have to pass
upon the soundness of books offered.
Donors to such a fund would want
that matter safe-guarded.
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Ice Ice Ice
In the Fall and Winter many people endeavor to save the
pennies ICE costs, and by doing so deprive^ themselves of its
pleasures and benefits.
Don’t put dependence in window sills and boxes which, are
poor and unsanitary at best. When the weather is cold ICE
melts very little, if any, and your food is protected during the
warm hours of the day. «
Dixie Ice & Fuel Co.
CLINTON, 8. C. ®
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Other bonds, stocks, securities, etc.:
Banking House, $15,200.00; Furniture and fix
tures, $1,329.00
Real estate owned other than banking house
Lawful reserve with Federift- Reserve Bank
Items with Federal Reserve Bank in process of collection
Cash in vault and amount due from national banks
Amount due from State banks, bankers, and trust
companies in the United States (other than
included in Items 8, 9, and 10) —
Total of Items 9, 10, and |1 74,301.53
b. Miscellaneous cash items 1,595.63
Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer and due
from U. S. Treasurer
Other assets, if any
tor can afford to get 'into every
family, even if he has to pay for them
himself, because they take a firm
stand on fundamentals. They are
The Sunday School Times, and The
New Reformation (Chicago).
What is the irreducible minimum
of essential doctrines? Somewhat dif
ficult to say. And “essential” and
“fundamental” must be distingushed.
Essential doctrines are those without
the acceptance of any one of which a
man is not entitled to hold office in a
Protestant church. Indeed, consider-
4,500.00
16,529.00
16,632.30
56,128.19
4,435.13
67369.42
2,006.98
1395.63
5,000.00
8,004.00
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TOTAL. $936320.02
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock paid in 100,000.00
Surplus fund 50-000.00
Undivided profits 31,900.91 31,90031
Circulating notes outstanding 100,000.00
Amount due to Federal Reserve Bank (deferred credits) 5,356.23
Amount due to national banks 37.35
Cashier’s checks outstanding 4,769.0V
Total of Items 21, 22, and 25 $10,162.65
Demand deposits (other than bank deposits) sub
ject to Reserve (deposits payable within 30 days):
Individual deposits subject to check 379325.88
Dividends unpaid 117.50
Total of demand deposits (other than bank de
posits) subject to Reserve, Items 26 and 30 .... 379343.38
Time deposits subject to Reserve (payable after 30
days, or subject to 30 days or more notice, and
postal savings):
Certificates of deposit (other than for money
borrowed * • 264313.08
Total of time deposits subject to Reserve 264313.08
Bills payable (including all obligations represent
ing money borrowed other than rediscounts NONE
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Welcome Synod |
WE HOPE YOU ARE ENJOYING
~ EVERY MINUTE OF YOUR
STAY IN OUR CITY.
NEW CARS FOR RENT
YOD DRIVE THEM
New cars, fully equipped, for
• hire to responsible parties. *
. Pay us by the mile. We fur-
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YOU “DRIVE-IT” YOURSELF „
Gasoline, Oils and Accessories
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Ellis “ ' 1 Company
Clinton, South Carolina
Day Phone 357 Night Phone 156
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TOTAL. $936320.02
State of South Carolina, County of Laurens, as:
I, Geo. W. Copeland, Cashier oil the above named bank, do solemnly swear
that the above ststmnht t* tfue to the best of my knowledge and belief.
^ GEO. W. COPELAND, Cashier.
Subscribed and swbrn to before me this 14th day of October, 1924.
(Seal) L. D. McCRARY, Notary Public.
Correct Attest: L. H. Davidson, Guy L. Copeland, B. H. Boyd, Directors.
ing their interrelations it is question
able whether a person can be saved
without holding them,: and most gen
erally questions involving all of them
are asked of applicants for member
ship. We should say, (1) The inspi
ration and authority of the Scriptures,
with miracles and prophecy implied;
i 2) The unity and tripersonality of
God; hence, (3) The diety of Christ,
including his incarnation by virgin
birth and his actual bodily resurrect
ion from Joseph’s tomb; (4) The ex
ceeding sinfulness of sin; (5) Regen
eration; (6) Repentance and faith;
(7) Vicarious atonement; possibly,,
(8) Immortality; (9) Bodily resur
rection; (10) Heaven and hell.
If a man denies one of these he is
pretty likely to have distorted views
of all. The full-fledged Modernist re
jects most of them in one way or
another. Not only preachers, but peo
ple should be encouraged and urged
to search the Scriptures daily to see
whether these things are so. They
should be able to give a reason for
the hope that is in them. The foun
dations of the visible church can be
undermined, they are being undermin
ed. Just as in the pdHod of En
lightenment, so-called, it was popular
aad regarded as a mark of intelli
gence to be a Deist; and in the sub
sequent period of French Infidelity
all over Europe and in America, it
was thought the thing to be some
sort of a freethinker, so-called; so
now it is becoming the fad among
college men and women, to be ra
tionalists and agostics, because so
many professors are such and are in
jecting the virus under a false idea
of academic freedom. To take that
time in life when the young person
is going through his age of doubt
and iconoclasm to introduce the virus
of infidelity is little short of diaboli
cal. But many a high-priced profee-
for, battening on the money contri
Boy Scout News
As the / readers of The Chronicle
have no doubt noticed, there has been
no Scout news published in these
columns since soon after the Mus-
grove Camp came to an end.
However, with the beginning sf a
new school year, the Scout activities
should once again be gotten under
way in Clinton, therefore, the-chieff
local scribe wishes to announce that
as before, all of the news for publi
cation should be left in the store of
Mr. L. B. Dillard. Only one troop is
meeting at the'present time so far
as is known. If there are any others
who have met recently, please have
your report at Mr. Dillard’s by Mon
day afternoon, .so it can be published
in that week’s paper.
Meeting is Announced
A meeting will be held at the Lydia
Mill schoolhouse on the night of Oc
tober 31st. At this time a very in
teresting program will 1be carried
out, including the awarding of the
cup to Troop No. 1. This cup was
awsrded to the best troop in the
council, and onc^ again, Clinton
cable out ahead and brought holbe
the bacon. Every man, wpman and
child in Clinton, who is interested in
letter boyhood in the United States,
is earnestly requested to be pres
ent at this meeting.
The Jamboree
Every Scout is asked to keep in
mind at all times the coming Jambo
ree at Greenwood. This will be the
biggest day ever had in Musgrove
Council. Make your plans to be pres
ent. Also make your troop get to
work and let’s go to Greenwood and
bring back that cup also. Then,
wouldn’t Clinton be at the top! Let’s
work and put her there. Jamboree
bound on November 11th. •
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Clothes
And Gent’s Furnishings
In our Fall Suits
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NOTICE
To Creditors: Notice is hereby giv
en to all persons having claims
against the estate of R. R. Milam, de
ceased, to file the same, duly verified,
with R. W. Wade, attorney, Clinton,
S. C., on of before the 18th day of
October, 1924, or be forever barred.
D. W. HULUN AX,
Administrator de bonis non of the
estate of R. R. Milam,
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WANTED—Plain sewing to do. Mrs.
Fred Johnson, R. F. D. S, Clinton,
S. C. 1 10-23-2tp
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we are showing all the
new colors and styles,
with and without wide
bottom trousers. ,
Look at your Over
coat and see if you are
going to lay it aside,
and dress up in a New
Overcoat this Fall. If
you do, let us dress
you up in one of our
. new models.
Come here-and see
everything new to
to wear, and let us fix
you up in a New Suit,
Overcoat, Shoes, Hat,
Sweater, and select
your supply of Shirts,
Underwear, Hosiery,
Neckwear, and any
thing you need in Fur
nishings.
Michael-Stern Fall Suits .... $30.00 to $40.00
Styleplus Fall Suits $25.00 to $37.50
Overcoats, from $16.50 to $35.00
Shoes :... .
Hats
$3.50 to $12.50
$3.00 to $10.00
COPELAND-STONE
Phone 47
“One price to all”
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