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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE. CUNTON. 8. C.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17. 1931
OPENING SERMON BEFORE SYNOD
By Rev. Henry Wade Dulk)»e, D.D.,
Pastor Fihit Presbyterian Church, Spartanburg*:, S. C.
look fcr a successful openinff
week.
Memorial .services led by Dr. Alex-
JOANNA MILL NEWS
SESSION HERE' ander Sprunt of Charleston, were held
wh.Uv.r co« th.t difficult «- 5YJIJQJ) jJJ
Humanly speaking, there is nothing!'
so essential to the whole Christian!
program as an adequate spiritual lead-'
■ership. For .such a leadership we must
lleges.*^*^'"'*”*^ ^ Christian col- (Continued from page one) Fountain Inn, Rev. J. B. Branch of Templeton attended the Buchanan
1 ‘ u Bose, Dr. J. W. Jackson. Dr. O. A Willington, Dr. D. M. Douglas of Co- family reunion at Tryon, S. C., on last
The opening sermon before the Hyn- Bible we discover the Christ, and He' The Household of Faith Matthews. Prof. A. J. Thackston.. lumbia, and Rev. J. F. Jacobs of th .s Sunday.
0(1 (f Sou'h Carolina, was delivered is pure light. When we come to know But there Is another es.sentia! asnert Judicial; Rev. W'. S. Patterson, Dukes, .Misses
■ At yesterday
'1
during the morning for four deceased Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Templeton, Clis-
ministers: Rev. R. C. Morrison of by Templeton and Mr. and Mrs. Roy
attended the
But there Is another es.sential aspect
Tjr.'-day evening in the Firs^Pre.sby- Je.sm Chri.st, the mysteries and diffi- of the church’s life and mission to ^'^rter, Joe 0. Casque.
sp(‘
chiirch ”
ure
sympathy, and foi*bearance that is un- McCall, Joel S. Moore.
•oneern-
rioiis figure.s of speech. In his first amither.” And when Christian com- Dove.
Mr. and .Mrs.
aftern(;on’s .ses.sion, Billy' and Florence Dukes of .Sedalia,
H o’clock was .set a.side as a .spe • al were .‘'unday guests of Mis.? Dora
order for the Thornwell orphanage Duke.*.
with Dr. Alexander .Sprunt of Charle-- Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Martin and
ten, a member of the board, pre-'dinir. Miss Nellie Hamm motored to Greer-
Talks cn the institution’s debt pii-';- vil’.e .Sunday.
les were made by Dr. L. K. Lyr.n -uei Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wright of
W. W'. Harris, and the Rev. C. K. Spartanburg, spent the week-end with
f*iephoff of Greenville, 'poke cf ih*-' .Mrs. J. E. Hamm,
splendid work of the institution ind Mrs. Mary Wallenzine of Clinton,
its past noble history. A request was spent the pa.st week with Mr. and Mrs.
by the synod petitioning *he Palmer Bragg.
pre.sbyteries to make a strong Mr. and George Wilson and
for the institution for the children of Bath, spent the week-end
giving and Christmas offer with .Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Thomas.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Crowder of
A report from the luiuidating • lu- Hopewell, spent Sunday with Mr. and
only h(ji>e to g’aiire at a f( w seleetid
it« ms in this hody of teaching.
.''uppleiMcnti’-,g our I ’Xl with other
b;ls of S' rip"ji‘{* as we proceed, I
w.'ir.t to o*' two or three aspect-
■'1 the pi!i[ M- i.r mission of tin
chilli h of .le- IS i hrist.
Najioleon hr i Omg over the rise am
fail of emj»:r'i said, ‘‘.N’ation.s pass
aw.iy. ihi'one- iiuhie; hii‘ the eh.ifch
ri niams."
The ehui. h ren aiiis be. ause thi
mg the church aie so manifold and Th< ssaloniaris, the AfMJS- rnunities fell from thi.s beautiful fel-j Congaiee Rev. J. I). Hender.son, W, niitt(*e of ( hicora college was .luli.m; - Mrs. J. A. ('rowder.
varied that in .i .'.•ingle .serrnon we caii congratulaUnr that church on lowship, in which the unity of the , A. Douglas. ^>y iCs chairman, W. G. Query of Mrs. P. ('. Furr and little son of
sounding forth the Word of G id, far spirit was kept in the bend of peace, Enoree—Rev. J, B. .Mack, R. .S. Columbia. Greenville were Sunday guests of Mr.s.
and wide. He uses a rare w.ord in and factions and contentions arose, the fjrantley. ' Dast night’s .session ws featuic! ' y j. Finney.
which the church is figured as a hearts of the Apostles were wrung' Ha,n»onv Rev I) H Dulin F C an address on “Education” by I*r. W. Mr. and’ Mrs. C. B. .Morgan of
trumpet htrough which (,<.d s message wit^ h or such a condition j j, • ' ' ’ " ' H. Fraser. piesiii iU . f Queens-rh:- Woodruff, .'pent Sumla ,' with M". and
rings out ijv clarion tones. In bi.s letter within the church was the negation ,, ,, , , , ,,, . .. .. n „ n,- i .-i \/i \
to the Philippiaris, the same Apostle of its essential spirit, and paralyzed *Dee—Rev. J. .S. Crawley, E. W. coi a : o.hge. ( harlota*. I r. la. . ^ - Mrs A. B. Marnes^^
, says, “Ye shine- as lights in the world, its jxjwer to make Christ known to a Dick. of the foreign miss.on- comm. cc. Mis.ses Nellie fvowc. Evangeline
holding foBth the Word of Eife.” But strife-torn world. And so the Apostles Piedmont--Rev. M. A. Durant,.!. .N. Nashville, made an inNpireiTionu' 'i 1- Duke and .'-^ue Pra'.er spent the week-
no .New T'(*etameril figure more slrik- plod with Chri.stians everywhi-ri- to .Martin. dress on fore gn m.s.s.onf in c>c , - i^ Bateshurg.
ingly ernpha.size^ this jiro|dietic mis- lovp one another walking “w-ith all South Carolina Rev.'IE D. Corbett, tion with the rep rt of the sv" d's. Mr. and .Mrs. Eumas Cooper of An-
siori of the church than whi n the I love liness and meekne.ss, with long- j),. j (<^ jj^]|
iutions of thanks. H. E. Rave-
■ u ! '.!v\ i"!m fhj h!oirf .'.f ■'l*'’''De calls it th<- pillar and ground Huffering, foi'hearing ane another in
(■Till I I*'1-0* iV 11* ■ Ifnlv Snirit Th<- ‘d'the truth. One purpose of a pillar is i(,ve; Endeavoring to keep the unity. , ' ’
(.0,1, and bom D dy Spi, t 1 he something m* ho men .-an see of the spirit in the bond of peace.”
.hurch lemain' bemuse ,t expresses ^ ilcaruc-iihe
in time the etciiml purp ..s<- ot infinite * • . .
love. '1 he idiiirch remains lie'.'ause its
mission is imfiiiishe.l. and its continu-
guaranleeil. “The
spirit in tne oonil of peace
Apostolic teachers faithfully President .McSween'.s report on
tive forces, to thi* rage of the storm, urged upon the church the new com- Presbyterian college was hea'^d in con-
the danger of suiisiding founda- mandment, with which in the last'nection with the report of the educa
tions. .So a pillar must be firmly hours of His earthly life our Eon!
ance is divineiv guaranieeii. "1110 ■ . ,1. « ,1. a J 7 •' ' tion committee. He sjioke in encourag-
. f I II L, 'll 1 : < groun<l(*d. Wh<-n, therefore, the Apos- irathered un and crowned His teach--• . / i n * #
gates of he shall not prevail against f-, ,, „;ii.,r und ■ ■ J .. a i * i 'ng terms of the arge enrollment of
. I « church the pillar ana, me saying, “A new commandment I ,, , . , .xu i • u.
' vvn .11 fh. I iinl I,.'JUS u,«s hi-re in'reminds usu^ve unto you: that you love ong an- fbefreshmanc.assandthebri^i.out-
thi flesh ^'he'dearest desire of His that GihI has est^ilished His evei^^hjwj^ed ^
tion with the rep rt of the sy" ds.
committee. ' der.son, spent the week-end with .M-*.
The sessions will continue In s Mr.s. I. R. Godfrey,
morning at H:l.i with the devotional Miss Eunice Culbertson of Pelzer,
s'xerci.se.s followed by .several other jj, visiting her sister, Mr.s. Troy Ellis.
s|K‘cial orders on the docket. Miss Mary (’hapman returned Kun-
: day to the I). A. R. school at Tamas-
see, after spending her vacation with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Chap-
I
la
Hard Scrimmage
Fpr^Blue^SQckSLJi^.
The .Presbyterian colU*ge
^ - ix ,*i • .1 ^ 1. 1. Dowell out of the line up in the open-
JT—V. u- u r i * .TiimaRtr cofififtl’ TeHoVs^ip in m>a't of Tts cloudless summer sky and The .Presbyterian colu*ge football match with Glemson, September
afTrti.tlhFmlgh' which men liml eternal esnential to the health of the recall how .Jesus constantly traversed squad, with its dailv training cut to 25th.
ife, and in which lies the hope of the sound dint rine. No man can the land on foot, spending His dav.s in'one .session, went through long scrim- rj-u excellent
be a f’hri.stian all by him.self. The exhausting ministries, ami Hi.s nights rnage workouts yesterday. A slight ai,„ne
Dr. G. Campbell Morgan has vividly Christian life is a life of loving rela- Hometimes, at least in lonely vigds ^he Blue Stockings' — — -
the dew-dren •hed
oC irieii and wO
nun, redeemed and renewed by His
grace, bound together with bonds of
love and brotherlin<*.ss, and by His , . xl- x l i n- •" r
spirit’s mvstie power forever united iHustratcsl this metaphor by calling tionships. As a coal of fire drawn /*' prayer upon the dew-dren'hed prosnects by the injury of Howell a Saturday Evening Post, $2.00 par
with Him.-^elf. It was through such a atlention to three great pillars that away from other ct als grows cold and mountain sides-none can contemplate j j j college guard ’ \ fear; 2 years, $3.50; 3 years, $5.00.
church that He nurnoseii to extend His famous in our miHlern world, and j^ray up, 11 the hearth, so dies the glow His mini.stry in the light if the Book ‘"k juni ir Ffuar .x j .
nK i,,nm.n'.! :lfh.,. il„. i.ri.-f ,.|.,Kh travi'llvr,. Th,. *, {„it'h „,„1 wa,.„.th „f .pirituilily «n'l th- Hr,I .l.rnb; thr viiK.r and ''">•■ "'J-'iy. “ ''•>'1 '"■'■Pl ***>• «• C.ALUWEL..
of Mis bodily I’lreseiiee in the earth first of the.se is the graceful shaft fp,,,,, the life of the church memla-r virility of our lord’s physique, .^^nd,. ..n.ii — —. —
WH' passed 'll was by the testimony IDl.s the statue of Ailmiial Nel- vvho holds him.self aloof from the fel- conclusion is quite in k-eping
of such a church that’He proposed to ■■<'*'* ^'‘Kh aoove me Ihrvmg.s .hit daily i^wship of .saints. The IVnteeostul fire with the comments of (wople who saw
make His gospel known to the ends of Huige through rrafalgar .Square m cap,4. upon the first ilisiiples while «a<l heard Him. When He quest: I'-'-'l
the earth and to prepare the way for lauiilun. The purpo.se of that pillar is ,.,)„tinvH.<l daily in prayer, and Dis disci|>U‘S saying, “Whom do men
His universal dominion. It w o wit' !<* hold aloft the figure of a man. A intimate spiritual fellowship. -nay that I am,” you rememhi r the
■ a church that He proiui.se.l t.. .Nec,.nd_ lainou.s^piHar is the wave- organizations of men and wo- first reply they maiie: “.Some say that
...a. I.. ...uu lU..;.. Thou art Elias. To recall the ex-
ehare Hi.s power ami glory in the ages
to come.
I.et us tlien liriefly consider some
caidinal a-^jiects of the church’s
function in the ear'll.
1
The I’illar and (in iinil , *■ the I’rii h
In hi- f'i' t I’pistle t'l I'lm it.hy, the
Apo.''tle I’aul caiis tin- i hiii . h ol' tin-
Ining (iod tin- pillar and crnnnd of
-the truth in whit h figure he p.u ks a
wiallh of meaning (I Tim. d:l^). The
medium which God employs to sive
mi ll s|)iritually is spiritual truth. “If The church of Jesus Christ coimliim-s
yc continiu* in my word," said the the functions of all three of these fa-
Ijonl .lesus, “then are ye my disciples mous pillars. It exists, first of all, to
indeed; And ye shall know the truth, hold aloft a I’eraon, Jesus Christ, the
and the truth shall make you free.” Son of (iial, and the Saviour of hu-
(.1 hn SiTl-lbJ). Truth, revealed spir inanity. It exists to hold aloft the light
1' a truth, i.' tlie pure water with of truth by which alone human souls
IS the wave-
wa-ihed lower of Eddyslone lighlliouse.
hill It upon a treacherous rock in the 7.,,' ..J ,
Kngli.sh channel. The purpose of that
pillar is to hidd aloft a light t > save
men from disaster, and guide them
safely on their voyage. The third fa-
iiiuu.'^ pillar IS the Washington monu
ment, that pierces the blue ubova- our
national capital, ami'fills every visitor
with a fyeliiig akin to reverenct-. That
pillar supports neither figure nor
rious circk-s and groups and eommit-
tees, w'ith their activities and social
gatherings, afford;s valuahle oppor
tunities for fosti-ring Christian fellow
ship. The jirayer me«-tiiig ami the
Bible classes afford richer opportuni
ties still. But hack of all this, and
most essential, there must U* in us all
a Christ-like spirit that ever sei-ks to
{doits of Elijah and the physical and
moral energy d'snlayed in the stu
pendous feat.s of h s career, and then,
to remernher that some of his contein-,
jntraries thouglit .lesus wa' Elijah re
incarnate, is surely a striking tc.sti-
moiiy to the physi al vigor of our
Eon! in tin- days o-f His flesh
But in the { rime of His mysterious
anhood men took the glorious bu;ly
pu ar suppuris m.Lner imu. ■ no, j,, „f thoughtful- manhood men took the glorious buiy
light, t simp y holds aloft an ideal of weaving bonds of with which the world’s redeemer was
eliaiacler and liU*. sympathy and affs-ction to hind the clothed and broke it upon a r* k of
sympathy
whole church tog«*ther in hh's.s^il fel-
lowKhi|i.
in
The Body of Christ
V. in (lid’s ,o)ir:t washes clean the can avoid shipwreck and make life’s
th nights and hearts of believers. This, voyage prosperously. And, onee again,
. . is the teaching of .lesus. “Kiither.” the church
torture. Into its strong, tender han is
they drove cruel nails, and pierced it
wUh_ a spear, so that those who lovCd
ifim miisit hide that hlessesl. broken
. , , . . , , X bodv in the earth; whence after a lit-
And now Irt us bring our study to brought it forth again
a clo.se l,y rei-allmg for a moment or j, realms o'
one other vastly significant ministry of -le^us in
the earth was not done’when He fin-
exists to hold before the f*'V*' 1 he church is the atoning,./,work unm ('al' a.y
t niayed, ''samtify them throu^^ the eyes of all men the perfect ideal of bislv of ( niisl. garden of "'the Re surrei tion.
till b; Thv word is truth." On th“ life. .Xml the church aceoiiqdishes all It wii.s my recent |>rivilege to visit |H,* had nut exhau.sted Hi.s •omi -’*sion
.'a .le occasion mir Eord said to His this liy proclaiming to the world the the land of our Eord’s earthly minis- for the multitudes. He had ieU ba’*e',’
d 'v’ ple.', "Now ye are clean through Word of God. try, and to sit one morning in a quiet begun the thing’s that He wo'^ 10 d
the word which I have sp ikcn unto and make disciples of all ^*y the waters of Galilee and read and to teach among men. The R -en
.V .1.” nations,” said our Saviour, "... teach- ^^vre, without interruption, the entire I ("hrist had a mission to the i i:ds o^
111 peitci-ting till* (haraetei of His them to observe all things what- fr‘>**l>t'l narrative as recorded in Mark, the earth, He had great business to do
p» p.e, in preparing ('hristians for
'I . ice
that ale iiKelligihle iii-in 1 mitituirv 'I'horxi \A,'it*A tliH is now almost deserted
'lowever di\iue its ori-
in preparing ('hristians for soever I have commanded you.” The' D was 011 the northern shore of the elong hII the highwavs of the woild
and ti 1 glory, the i/ord cm- ,.|uirch has no ministry more essential ''«* lake that our Eord love !, a coast IR. had healings to perform an.l good
\s proces'cs that are intelligilile Dkiii her leaching ministry.'rhere was Dm is now almost deserted. Of the t ilings to proclaim wherever men 'i 1
a time when education was almost en- I'ities of Chorazin, Bethsaida and ('a- and suffer. To discharge that age-long
to .'ur uv., ,
1 ,'i the gri.i e of God works through
natural chami, !s. Men do not become
sa nts in thoir leep. Christ-like ehar-
ai
(.
or dies I )t uddeiily emerge us the
•eks b'bevel thit Balias .Athena
.ing fu'l-g.own and fiill-arnu'd
111 till' h"a<l .if /.CHS, At the source
tirely in the hands of the church. Pvrnaum there remain nothing but miniitry the Kesiesmer rtaiuired cn
Theie was a time when the literature *’'**’h rema ns as have la-en uneovereil oths-r body, a b xB- with hands .and feet
of Christendom was saturated with reesmt years by the archeologist’s and eyes and li_ns that would never
the influence of the Bible. But that But it was thrilling to think re.'t till the lovs' of God is known to
time has gone. There has arisen a lit-i'’*'**^ perhaps one sat ujion the ver>' earth’s remotest bound and the jmvta’s
eiatiire that know.s not Christ, and an *'P'd where imiltitudes once thronged of glorv swing opsm again to reve.il
sMincntional system that holds the Son of .Man to hear the gospel of the Christ victorious.
.1
b.
tb'
hr.stia , exp, l ienee there IS indeed teaching of religion to be outside of Dis kingdom and to re eive His heal-' _,Vril s., the Fath
ot Jiace, there is a new
doth |»ersuade an.l enahlo
iiiraeo
th that
■ bclievtr t em'ira,e lesus Christ.
' the human .soul thus ri'iiewed
ws into the beauty and poise and
o’lgth of ('dnst-like char.ieter as it
er gave the S n
its |)r(/viiiee. ’I'hese ixuiditions thrust tom h. Eookii'g up from the page, another bmly, which mystery began to
the reqmnsihility fur religious train *’*'‘* svo'ncd to see out there a little nmnifest at Benteeost. For the
ack upon the church. And there it Doni the shore a fisherman’s t-hur'h the true chur-h accord i.g to
nig
Ixiltmgs. The church of GihI is ordained !’"«»■ *nd the Master .sea,ed in it Umch- storiptures - is the hodv of ChrMt
ai'i.pi:;; ts the spiritual truth. g!o-
I : is.y rc\» ihd t.i u.s through the
V\ id (it ( o'd.
\\ c liie 11 a d ly when the Bible is
g dj at'll.'bed hv ho.sls of shallow
water s
sees
him
and
to teach His Word.
There was never a time, I think,
that more urgently challenged the .... , u , xu
church to exalt her teaching miuistrg. with the^ peop’e, hvalmg the
There was never a time when men
read so much or thought .ss, indefH'n
-..X. .... XX. ... .siriptures - IS the luiilv o! ( hrHt.
mg the multitude that I,resssii to the (y,,. , yyj,
‘— c«lg»' to hear Him. And now ^.;n:h.
WE ARE WINNING FRIENDS
Fiach day new customern^find that the quality merchandiss' and
courteous treatment received .at the Ficonnmy Ca'h Grocery and
Market merits (heir c< ntinued patronage. AVe are very much grati-
fi»‘d I0 hear on all sides hearty words of giM>d will for our store,
and c( mplimenfs as to its neat and sanitary appearance.
We arc leaving nothing undone that we can do to make it
pleasant and pri.fitalile for \ou to trade with us. Me shall be glad
to have yi.u call or phone jour orders. They will be carefully and
promptlj filled and delivered anywhere in town.
Specials For Saturday
2 'I'ull cans MILK
4 Small cans MILK '
21 lb. ba>r (;L>od S. R.
1 LOUR
2 cans No. 2
TOMATOES
,">2c
15c
15c
15c
2 cans Ifj oz.
PORK & BEANS
15c
A Few of Our.Regular Prices
1 lb. pk);. Saltine
CRACKERS
xNu. 2*2 l)es.sert
l»EACHES
Larjre jar Premier
SALAD DRESSING
* 2 pint jar Silver Medal
ISc
15c
35c
3 pk^. 5c size
WASHING POWDER
3 pkjo:. 5c size
TABLE SALT
10 lb. bajf Table SALT
*/2 jfal. Plow Bov
SYRUP
PINK SALMON, can
10c
'1
10c
21c
S\LAD DRESSING L5c
W’e handle Clinton, Clausxsen and Southern Bread-
Fresh Every Day.
Fresh Veijetables Kept On Ice.
31c
10c
FRESH FISH
Friday and Saturday
Pork Sausjrae, 2 lb. 3.5c
Mixed Sausage, 2 lb. 2.5c
Neck Bones, 3 lb. 2.5c
Pork (’heps, lb.
Breakfast Bacon,
rintless, Ib.
Pork Ham Roast, lb.
Fresh Liver. Ib.
22c
2.5c
22c
10c
stepping Hshore
he peop’e. healin
sick and setting free the demon-pos
ECONOMY CASH GROCERY
AND MARKET
(’ I). Blalock, .Manajfer T. J. Blalock, .Xsst. ManaRcr
<1 t ies wTm havi' never glimpiseil the »'*'«*■ Die.v bring the afflicted to Him
r.al meaning nl life or the h:gh glory ; 'j*aad He heals them all and forgivo.s
sessiMl, until the fame of it fills all
the countrv-siile. and from far and
i.ai meaiung oi iiit- or inc n go gioi y , u.' , , ,iu.. »>*« ni'a s ineiu a t
• man-. ..|,lr,lual lint an, h PW' ’ l>«";l. < h'Htian-
-k, is,,,. With. '‘I- '■"l'r‘N-<-'l<-nlml ■
, • th,. a C.I t ■ tuiuty and unprec'edentwl oppo.silion. .“f ,, t • I
'""“I-"-'-".' falla in. , ,ha„-,. ;:r." mimslry. n...nl..,l ol
Story I thought,
that blesses!
o,xxi iKn M.oa miFiistry, so needed of men. How
and life hecoines a desert waste. . ‘**‘*'‘ D> tiuth ami t •jor. t** Jbe moved to its tragic end A
In his f«r..LiL..ll ..,hlr..ss iir.. sidvation atid the sophistries I n niovtu lo us iragic enu. a
in nis larewell adiliess, tieoige f !few months qf gra.Moiis healing and,
\\ a-shingtoM said, “Eet us with can- . xi. *^01 more gracious teaching and the
tion indulge lh(* supposition thnt nu)- Incro nt*vt*r a wnon tnt* httnil of th<* HuhIpt wrs jfonp, Bn<l tlw
rality can he maiiitaiiusi without re- cause of Christ more ^urgently iietsleil voice of the Teacher was stilled. The
* ligion. Well might the
country sound that
tory hears w'itness that
has ever long outliv«*d its religious gent and critical generation. For the imffling memorv. Sick p(*op.e
faith. The foundation of all that is maintenance of the Breabytenan tra- languishing in the verv villages th-
fine and good in American life is dition of a highly trained ministry His pieXce
Christian character, and the founda- there was never more reason than storie.s of His minist
tion of ( hnstian character is the now. The present crisis cries out for Qpiy to sink into deeper despair, for
aincsi without re- cause oi v nnsi mi»re urg-entiy netsieii voice of the Teacher was stilled. The
the lather of his a ministry given to hard and honest mijjhty doings of the Galilean shore,
warning, for h:s- thinking, a ministry capable of pre- ^^d the thrilling announcement of a
hat MO civilization senting revealed truth to an in.el i- heavenly kingdom at hand remained
Word of (uhE In one of his last me.s- spiritual handle friend of the weary had gone.
sages to the .American people, \\ otid- y/i;ight the Word of Ciod, and who can- HaiI he come to mock succeeding
row Wilson, in retirement, an.l hr.iken not be induced to subsUtute pious generations of burdened ami sufferiHJ
in health, rang out again the convic- platitudes or empty exhorwtions for ^ brief season
lion that was the keynote of all his the thoughtful and compelling presen- heavenly hope and healing?
civilization,” he said, ation of spiritual truth. The only There ni’av have been a time
thinking. “Our civuizatum, he saul. auon oi .spimuai crum. me (i.uy There may have been a time when
“cannot survive mater'ally un^'ss it preaching that can prevail ti^ay is seemed so, even to those who had
be redeemed spiritually. Here i.> the pr**aching that is born of hard «.udy jjjg gospel upon the hill-
final challenge to our churches, .A and spiritual striving. sides and had seen His gracious works
few years earlier President Wilson By the same token the church is ad- along the shores of Galilee,
wrote a mes.sage to millions of .Ameri- monished to put her utmost lea! and But we know that such a conclusion
can young men, enlisted for the great resources into the Christian training was a false conclusion. After a while
w'ar, in which he ^id, ‘ The Bible is of her youth. The Synod of South Car- there would come back to His disciples
the word of (rod. When you have read olina is to be congratulated upon her memory of many puzzling things'
it for yourself you will know that it is expanding program of young people’s that He had said. Once He had said.;
the word of (rod because you will have work and ujjon the splendid confer- “X little while and ye shall not see
found it the kej,’ to your own heart, ernes for >oung people held here at Me; and again a little while ye
your ^^own happiness and your own Clinton each summer. But thare is the shall see Me, because I go to the
duty. greatest necessity for further im- Father."
“The entrance of Thy word giveth provement in the work of our church And again He had said this strange
light,” cried the Psalmist. And that is schools and the training of those who thine “He that believeth on Me the
exactly what it does. The Bible gives teach in them. works that 1 do shall he do also;’ and
us light to live b>, and without that this connection, I am comiudled greater works than these shall he do,
illumination we neither grow m godli- to think that we would be blind and because I go unto My Father.”
ness nor walk in paths that are safe. the moat urgent de- In the days of His earthly ministry
But does not the B'ble present per- rnamis that the times make upon the the Son of God had a glorious body—
plexing question, (^ertainly it does, recogn'ze the fragile as cloistered
So does nature. So does human per-Brecogn.ze me . . . wj , imairiTMwl
^nality. So does everything that (Jod Strategic necessity of supporting and ^one can jour^iy amon^WeTSh
has wrought. But in the mid.st of the'stabilizing our Christian college at hills of Palestine, and under the fierce
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