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n ? PAGE TEN ^ '■ THE CUNTON CHRONICLEj^I^g^NgJ^ RES DROSS DUTY TO AID VETERANS Spends Nearly FourS^illions In Year to Lessen Burdens of Disabled Soldiers; Noah's Ark and God’s Salvation By REV. GEORGE E. GUILLE Eitenoion Oeparuntru, Moody Uibi* , Institute. Chicago. SERVES 63,700 IN HOSPITALS Every Case Is Given Individual Service—Assists Families of These Men Everywhere. , , . i . • TKXT«--Come thou and all thy ho'.»»« Into the ark. And No.ih went In. And the Lord shut him in.—Gen. 7:1. 7. id. Flow mnny fipures God 1ms chosen to set forth the Savior. In lu»w many voices tj'>»•«; Me tell the s:o-y of saving Ri‘k.*'e and thej-^^ULV t Washington.—The need of Individ* aal assistance hy ex-service men and their families from the Red Cross is as pressing today as it was imme diately after the end of the World War. For six years this work hat been foremost of all Red Cross ser vices, and in emphasizing the steady public support of this work the Red Cross National Headquarters urges the largest enrollment this year dur ing the membership campaign I. »'* in the Ha salvation: listen to it ibis story ‘of ark in which unfolds His sra- cious provision for believing sin ners. Noah was such a believer, it Is written: "By faith Noah, being warned of God of tilings not socn ns yet . . . pre pared mi a:k to the saving of his house . . and became heir of tlie righteousness which is by faith.” And fc*tr 3.«v. G E. Gi-ills. Nearly four million <!bTlars'~f>f Red Cross funds spent for disabled veter ans and their dependents during ths year ended June 30 last presents some Idea of the magnitude of this work. The current year, it is estimated, will call for still further disbursements of fnnds for the reason that the Red Cross, through more than 3,500 Chap ters in as many chmmunities in the United' States, has been called upon to help the ex-service men in making «ut their applications for the adjusted compensation granted in the so-called bonus law. 58,767 Soldier Cases a Month The Red Cross work for the dla- abled soldier is designated “home ser vice,” for it gives individual attention to thenman and his family approxi- Bating the interest and loving care of the home. Such service in the hos pitals, camps, soldiers’ homes and sanatoria, averaged 33,951 cases a month during the year. Assistance to ex-service men and their depen dents averaged 58,767 cases a month. Is addition, the Red Cross in the last , twelve months provided ISSiDbO recre ation and entertainment events in the hospitals and camps. Thns the IVsd Cross, symbolized aa the "Greatest Mother," still watches over these many thousands of men, comforts them, helps to lighten the te dium of their physical reconstruction, and in their homes lifts some of the burdens from their “own people." Work in Communities Increases The home service of the Red Cross y the, word of w.»nl of (ioij and believed it. Tims lie "found grace in the eyes of ti e Lord" and was thus "Keen righteous before him." walking with God in srp- arurioii from the abounding corruption of Ids day. Tiie ark was no human Invention, hut a divine provision, made after a divine pattern dfvinely revealed. And God's salvation was no hastily Impro* j vised affair, but provided in Christ be fore the foundation of the world, I'i-urly revealed in the word of God so that lost men should not he left to their own devices nor to grope in dark ness. "and this is tike word which ''y the gospel is preached unto you." made so plain that no man can mis take it. The ark was made of wood. The tree must he cut down In the forest, dressed and iltted into its place. And thus was Christ “cut off.” not for sin of His own. hut for yours and mine, and in His very death made for you and me a shelter from the storm. And is it accidental,, or with divine ntent. that the word "pitched”' (“thou shalt pitch TT within and without with pitch”) is God’s word for "to arnne’* I and "make atonement"? Certain it is j that the atoning work - of the Cross which has forever met all the right eous claims of God and paid the pen alty of human sin protects the trust ing souls in the ark of salvation, as the pitch kept the waters of Judgment from Noah and Ids farajly. The ark hud hut one door. There was no other way to enter it “1 am Attractive Lawn Add* Much to Property Value “One dollar Intelligently spent on the grounds about a home will niford more beauty than ten spent on the house itself.” is a common remark. It is very true that the attractiveness of a home is increased greaYly by the beauty and dtness of th? grounds. Who has not at some time, perhaps while traveling, been struck with the beautiful picture created by some one from a plain, ordinary house sur rounded by carefully selected plant ings of shrubs and vines and powers tastefully arranged? Appropriate plantings at but little expenditure of time and effort had brought about beauty and n sense of satisfaction from plain, unattractive surroundings; had reflected a degree of culture, and had caused the passerby to think, if not acthally to remark, "Somebody llyes there, all right.” &£ -found* Teard-tl.e t,on u P° n whi< * h rrt * remainder of ■ pretty picture can be developed. Many homes can Improve their beauty a hundred per cent by the simple ex- pedli-nt of a well-kept grassy lawn. Perhaps no other single thing can be done that will so improve the ap pearance of a home as to have a nicely-trimmed lawn. The best time to do the grading and seeding of a lawn Is very soon after the house has been completed. Those who have neglecfed to com plete tli? grading at the time It should have been done usually have cause to regret flris as time goes by. After grass comes in they ‘ hesitate about plowing up the sod In order to put the neoosSary finishing touches on the grading. was the most pressing duty of 2,609 i the door,” said He of whom it Is a Chapters, an increase of 182 communl-j figure, "hy Me if any man enter In, ties where problems affected by the ! he shall be saved." There is no oth- war veteran's condition required so-1 er way. Thus it stands written: lotion through Immediate and intelll-1 "Neither Is there snlvatiou in any oth- 1 er. for (here is none other name un der heaven given among men where- must The Chapters alone 12,000,000 in this gent assistance, expended some »ork,. The transient disabled soldier, usu ally suffering from disability or tuber culosis, Is almost everywhere a grave by we muht be saved." Attempt no other. Christ is the only way to Gold and salvation. And now is'heard the voice of the problem. From national funds the: Su vlor Hod, calling the soul ipto the past year $173,076.36 was expended in salvation and rest which He has pro- helping the Chapters to care for these vided: "Come thou into the ark/* wandering men. | Not “go." for He was already there According to government report with His heart of love and His out- there are 4.800 veterans in civilian in-) stretched arms and His wondrous wel- stitutions, and in the national homes j comes. His call to the sinner is ever for soldiers the complications are in-1 to Himself, the only safe place In alt creasing. The large groups of pa-! t |, e universe! It is the first “come" tients whdse claims have been disal- i n Scripture, of the hundreds with “Let Your Light Shine Advice Worth Heeding Probably hot one village in the United States has been planned and built’to look picturesque, a writer in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat laments. Yet how fruitfully that would be re warded in this day of motor touring— if properly advertised. Distinction Is possible to every ham let and to all small cities If they will go about it. Consider Sarcoxle, Mo., where the peony sen^oj^ brings 20,000 visitors; and Door county, Wis., which when the cherry blossoming Is on. en tertains excursionists, besides other multitudes at cherry-picking time. If you can’t be a big town, you can be noted and make all the lanes about resonant with the honking of tour ists, whose presence so enlivens the rather monotonous round of village life. Commonplace as it may hav# been made iu its beginning, hy means of gardens and a little architectural in- spinition. not appallingly expensive, a town may get Itself favorably talked about throughout the land. It must not palter at $100, here and there, or withhold the sweat of its face when there is work to bo done, ■ Every vendor In the community will profit by it. and consequently even resident. The price of real estate will go up; and no man’s rentable cottage be tenantless. It pays to be famous. I s I B 1 n B I 0 B B B I B nil I! I B B B lowed, of veterans of foreign wars, and the great number of men perma nently resident in these institutions call for Red Cross work which can not be avoided nor denied. Definite Service to 73,700 which It abounds. "Come unto me, and.I will give you rest." "Come. f*>r all things are ready.” And one can hear the heart-break and the infinite sorrow as the same lips say: “Ye will I not.come unto Me that ye might have Of a total of 84,500 ex-service mea Hfe" O soul, how can you refuse In hospitals and other institutions 73,- this invitation to perfect protection 700 were rendered a definite,and spe-, from the storm, to life and bliss with eiallzed service by the Red Cross, j God forever? In a single month 4,185 new cases i And Noah came, and found the were presented and a total of 20,125 promised safety, for "the Lord shut was acted upon—figures which serve to illustrate the magnitude of the In- i formation and claims service engag ing the attention of Red Cross work ers. New veteran legislation amend ing the War ftisk act which extends many additional rights to disabled ex- service men will reopen thousands of cases and require still greater Red Cross service. When Congress granted a charter tn the American Red Cross it charged the organization with the duty to act ss "the medium of communication be-! one bf those within. And “there tween the American people and their j no Judgment to them which are him in.” His hand alone can secure- ty close the door. Salvation is His own work, not yours or ndne. It is He who shuts us up in Christ, where no power in heaven or earth can touch us or snatch us away. “Of Him are ye in Christ Jesns.” and "Your life is hid with Christ In Ood.” Saved and safe forever! Oh. what gmtd news! The ark was a perfect shelter from Judgment. The waters of the flood bore it up safely but could not touch it in ./ Army and Navy.” This responsibility! n ir ist Jesus.'* For them. Judgment to the enlisted men and their families Is met every year without restriction. Ser.es Men on Active Service The extent of this Red Cross activ ity during the last year embraced s i total of 195,246 cases. There were j $6,996 separate soldiers’ and sailors’ claims; 20,316 investigations of home conditions; 11,421 cases related to dis charges, furloughs, etc. Assistance was given in 39,688 instances for per sonal. business or family problems; 744,220 visits were made to the sick •r disabled, and nearly 40,090 letters and telegrams dispatched to the homes of enlisted men. From June to September at the nu- saeroos military training camps the Red Cross provided information and home service to the trainees, also in struction Jn First Aid and Life Saving. The entertainment and recreation •vanta at the various Army and Navy reached nearly 9,500 during and occupational therapy ir Naval hospitals gave construe- Up* aad beiAficlal results and oee*- fied the time'of patients ^CaC toafol aad ornamen has done Its work once for all. spend ing bf fury upon Him who “endured the cross" for them. “Fussed out of death into life." he “shall not come into Judgment." said the Lord of all who believe on His name. O soul, the Ht<»nn of divine Judg ment must soon break upon tills world of sin that hu* rejected and innrd >r>d the Son of God. The long-suffering (bid. “In the riches of His goodness timl forbearance” holds It hack while He still waits for thee to accept Hie '.rrace. The door remains open and His heart and voice are saying: “Come!" Beautify Grounds One of the objects in planting about the ordinary home la to offset tht angles and fit buildings to surround lugs. To achieve this foundation plantings are desirable—plantings de signed to hide the foundation of the home. Along with these go plantings for the hiding or softening of sharp comers, plantings to create an atmos phere of peace and rest. This can be attained even on a busy street serv inc to beautify a place both fro-the street and from the windows of the borne Itself. For houses with south exposures, planting of cannas, salvias, or gernnl urns, either alone or In combinations, are desirable. These may be followed with autumn plantings of spring-flow eripS tulips, to come up the fol owing spring and give one a start at the fol lowing season’s “game." Mr. Cady, whose work on the campus of Minnesota college of agrl i culture has attracted attention from the people of the whole Northwest, pn: many of his ideas into a bulletin on "Attractive Farmsteads.” Issued by hie college. The ideas he has developed in the bulletin, however, apply to the city or village home almost as well Conies of the bulletin are ’hvallable without charge on application to the college. Revealing the Character A wan nor only wins his character largely, hut reveals his character largely, through bis work. Sunday Is good for lllnnilnstlon and Inspira tion. hut the six Intervening days he- tween the Sundays are the great op portunity for a man to reveal what he la. whether he la « nobleman or * humbug. The quality ami quantity St V twjn’f - work, whether he reveal his rhumeter,—Oeorgt A-' GorUou. Labor Cost Keep In mind that It costs as much te Install cheap materlq! as higher grade. Unnatural Mothers When Hons and tigers bring forth young Jn captivity, the greatest care has to be exercised to keep them for several days In the dark and undis turbed. aa otherwise the mothers will almost Invariably destroy their cubs. Health in Gardening The cultivation of 20 feet or mow of back yard should prove • bealtb- ful, rearful, and profitable diversion for the busy man or woman, aftsr dM labyrs of the day. OUR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1924 v v :=Jr=sJr=drsdrs=Jr=“Jrs=Jr==Jr==Jr=Jr^c^ (k v •’ ’ t This bank is endeavoring to render its de positors and friends a competent, courteous,, and cordial service. You aye welcome to visit the bank when you find it convenient to do so. Its officers will be glad to meet you and dis cuss any matter which you may wish to take up with thenrfr our time to-timer-This service is offered without any obligation on your part whether you are a depositor of the bank or not. . a Your account either large or small is solicit ed on the basis of ability and willingness to / serve. L B l B 1 B B B B S B B ‘j The First National Bank “CLINTON’S STRONGEST BANK” li==jr=^r=Jr=Jr=Jr^mr^r=dr^r=dn==Jr=Jr=jT I B I 1 B a a B B B B B B B B B % vV li ill •j 5= FALL SHOWING OF New Bed Room Furniture W W .. .. • —• CHOICE WOODS. AND FINE WORKMANSHIP ‘ NEVER SHOWED TO BETTER ADVANT AGE THAN IN THESE Moderately Priced Suites. s ^—; You may have your choice of all the popular designs and finishes, either in complete suites or odd pieces, and you will really be surprised to see how small will be the cost to get the pieces needed for your home. * - / * • We invite you to take an hour or two off and go over our floors and see the wonderful array of things for the home that w^, have ready for your inspection. : * M. & E. H. Wilkes Laurens, Sooth Carolina S i 1 Mi umm iimV' v/ ■BH