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The Clinton Chronicle, Clinton. S. Thursday, February 15, 1934
THE
SUNDAY SCHOOL
LESSON
RECONSTRUCTION DAYS A
]ernment in collecting: as mudias he
could. Extortion was thy com^
practice of these giitherers.
Matihew was a Jew and a Publican, g
that is a successful bidder for the tax' e
jcollecting' privilegres. And Jesus se-
jlected him as one of His disciples, one
• j to be a close companion, a student in
I His school of theology aiiid one of
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A. T. Wilson of Jacksoh\nlle. Fla-'banquet of the Greenwood Boy ScOut
visited friends here last week. district. ‘ ^
Mi.ss Elizabeth Sheely of Ninety- Mr. and, Mrs. W. P. Jacobs were
HELP TO UNDERSTYNDINgI^^o^^ to whom should be left the t4isk ^ ana, Mrs. w. i. Jacobs
IT> t.M»KKhrA>niNr.! ^ a«eptance of ^'7 *’7.7'''';^7‘'''I'ltors ,n rolumb.a on Tuesday
Throw Lirht On the Sonrf.v Jesus as the head of the kingdom He 1 „ ...rr,
They Throw Light Ob the Sunday
'School L<»son For February 18th. {professedly came to set
(By George R. Koester) South Carolinians, of recon.^truc-
The years immediately after the'^’^^ ^^ys to have accented Jesus had
Civil war were a ,.sad period for the appeared in this state during re-
South and particularly for South Caro-and called, say.
Hna. Some Nonhernei's came into this' J* Mqses, to hav-e been one
state with more or less pure motive.?'®^ closest companions and prepa-
of being helpful to the recently liber- kingdom?. If so. y^u can
ated slaves, but all filled with preju-, rejection of Christ by
dice against those who had owneii * majority of the Jews, some largely
those slaves and who had recently suf-,^a“‘'e ^he call of .Matthew and
ferecT .defeat in a great war. Others His close a.ssociation with Matthew'
came to fatten on a prostrate state. others of like ilk.
the picturesque phra.seology of thei That call of Matthew i.-^ a p.art of
day, they were called “Carpetbag-* the lesson for Sunday .schools on Fcb-
gers,” the allegation being that they ruary 18 (.Matthew 9:1-1 Matthew
came with empty carpetbags, which whs at his work as the equivalent of
they hoped and expected to fit! with a South Carolina “Scallywag” iri re-
spoils taken from'a prosTfate people, construction days, he was “at the re-
, i. _i •* , Friday and Saturday w'ith Mr, and
.m.pn« how hard would have been s_ Lankford.
Marchant Bull of Columbia, spent . week-end at her home in Eastover,
past
J. H. Ligon of Asheville, N. C., was
a business visitor here yesterday.
Thurston Giles, iiludent at Oak Mr. and Mrs. John Spratt and fam-'
R;Jge Mifitaiy institute. Oak Ridge, ily are now making their home on S.
N. C., .spent the week-end with his .Adair street on the college campu.<«.
parents, ?.Tr.-and Mrs. C-C. Giles. Misses “Sammie” Hyatt, Percival
Jeff Poland of Bailey Military luiird, Elizabeth Bannister, “Sis” Ro-
academy. Greenwood, .'^pqnt the week- per, Sara Floyd and June Drehr, stu-
end vvith h;s parent.s, Mr. and Mrs. dents Converse college, were-here
J. D. Iwland. Friday for the Alpha Psi Delta dance.
M.s.ie' Mary Ilowze Dillard, Lidie. M'ss Medora Browning of Converao
Leake and Sadie Churdler of the Uni- college, .spent the week-end at home
vor.sity of Soirlh Carolina, .sjKmt the and attended the .Alpha Psi Delta
week-end at home, dance on Friday.
Fi.-rnis o: ‘W. E. Nieighbors Miss Sara Wallace of Iva, w'as the!
w.Il be glad to know' that she is able'week-end guest of Miss Sara Cope-*
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STOCKS - BONDS - REAL ESTATE
LOANS NEGOTIATED
to :;c aga.n afici
pa.«t few weeks.
II.’ White of Greenville, is
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the guest o.f Mr. and M“s. .A. L Shon.
an ille.ss of the land, and attended the .Alpha Psi'
Della dance at luikeside Country club
Friday evening. |
The friends of Dr. F'rank Kellers
will he glad to know’ that he is con-
Those “Carpetbaggers” acceded to of custom.” when Chri.st came arJ
power thru domination of the recently , and commanded him to be a Msss Sara Ix)ngshore spent the past valo.scing from an extended illness and
enfranchised former slaves. The crime -Matthew did not hesitate,
of the century was the thought that once followed Chn.st.
mere enfranchi.sement fitted them for
He week-md in Newl>er!y with friemls. was able to go to his place of busi-
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M.sr J< s.j Pres'Iy : pent Friday and ness yesterday for the first time
in
Thera is not much mention of him Srturdiy in Due West with her sister, several weeks,
the high duties of citizenship. Natur- in Hie Bi de, but he gave us what Miss Jean Pressly. .'liss Margaret Mdorhead, student |
ally, those “Carpetbagger*” were hat- many regard as the noblc.st Gospel MLss Patsy Peay of Biackville, at Coker college. Hartsville, spent the
ed by tho.-ie whom they despoiled. Far attd which is cerlainly the GospePt^pent the wetdv-entrWiiiFTier parenTs, ''^*ek-etidf with Tier parenTs, ^Tr. and
greater was the hatred of native wihich gives the fuiUs: account of the Mr. and Mrs. W. 1). P. ay. Mrs. W. .A. Moorhead. She had.as her
whites who joined them in spoilation Sermon on the Moirr.t and tlie other Mr. and M:-s. Wliiiman Neal of quests Misses Henrietta Burnette, Bee
of the hclple.ss and hapless syite. saving^ of ('hri.st. _ the week-eti;Ll'my%‘'^’.-Mae Povvcll, Doi^^^
'fhese tatter were denominated “Seal- NbtTuhgA^s T ;> harsh or harTTTbr cf .Mr. and .Mr.-*. Lewis Simj)-
lywags.” Those who lived in ranton- patriotic South ('arolinirins to say of .-.on.
struction days or associated with or to the “Scallywags.” Matthew was, .Mrs. K. R. Fuller has returned f-om
those who did have some conception accustomed to similar t:ealmen, .by a month’s visit with relaMves m
of the hatred while South Carolinians the patriuiic Jews of his day. One can Tampa and Daytona Beach. Fla.
who remained true to. the traditions only imagine his siirpri-^e when the 'Mrs. W. W. Harris, .Mr.s. .S. G. Dlil-
of their fathers had for tho.se they great religious Teacher .spake to him ard and Miss Cliff Harris were vusit-
contemptuously called “ScAirywags.” kindly and a-ked him to Jbe a follower, oi.s in Gzeenwood on Tuesday.
During the first six months of this It empha.sizcs the statement in the J. B. H.a’-vin has returned to hi.s
year, Sundays schools are sH^ying Bible that God is no re.specter of per-' .stu,lie< at FVesbyterian college, after
the life of Jesus Christ as record^ by .sons, which teaches u.s that if we Ivlng a patient in the Greenville City"
Matthew, one of the twelve disciples, vvould be Godlike, we must also cease hospital last week. I
If they have an understanding of how^^to be respecters of person>. .Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Ross, who*
the "Scallywags” of recon.struction Nobody is so low as to lie beneath moved here recently frimir^ fTrdrana.'
days were abhorred by patriotic South th^ saving power of God. Many pro- have an apartment with"Mr. and Mrs.'
CAroBnian.s they can have .some ade- fessed Christians act a.< if they do not .George \Vatts Co]>eland on North
quite conception of how patriotic beligve\that statement. What they .Adair strt*et.
Jews of the days of Christ despised might clA^s a.s lack of faith in .some Dr. and Mr.s. U R. Lynn returned
Jews w’ho entered into the .service of human beings to reform is in its just this week from lA)uisville, Ky., where
the Romanov who had deprived their analysis lack of faith in the power of they have been spending several day.s.
jcounUy of liberty and despoil^ it. 'j God t6 refonn'‘^hem. _ { Members of the eleventh grade of
No tax system was ever perfect^ .Again and again men and women the Ciinlon high .school, accompanied
The Roman tax system was about the who might be clashed as “the scum by a member of the faculty, .Miss
worst which could be devist*d. A. dis- of the earth” have Itgen born again (Badys tStilwell, will spend today in
trict was asst‘s.sed some amount of and have iMtcome the mightierl of the f'olumbia as “onlookers” u|H)n the de-
taxt^s and then the privilege of collect- servants of God. .And uXuaily they libe rations of the general assembly,
ing the assessed taxes was farmed out have l»een w.*n to G«k1 by 7ir>me one ^ .lohn Balwinkl^*, student at Ih-esby
Clara Eskri-lge, (^athonne Owings and '
Sara F ranees Clark, also students at!
Coker. !
To .Continue CCC
' Another Year
War Department Issues Orders
^ That 300,000 Men Be Kept
rmil April of 1935.
Wa-«»hington, Feb. 10.—^Tlie war de-
NOTICE!
TO TAXPAYERS
Pay_Your State and County Taxes
Before March 1 and Avoid
the Extra Penalty
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Under pre.senl statutes a 5 per cent penalty will be
added on March 1 to (hr2 per cent already in effWt^
in? a total 6f 7 per cent, until March 15. After .March 15
the tax books are. chF'^ed by statutes and delinquencies
are turned over to the sheriff and extra costs added by
law. ,—
Save the extra penalty by paying during February.
Respectfully,
D. R. SIMPSON,
COUNTY TREASURER
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to the highest bidder, who was backed who did not .scorn them, just a^Je.su.s | terian college, wa.s called to his home
by the authority of the Roman gov- Christ did not .scorn Matthew, as hejiyj Charleston Monday on account t»f'
'the death of his father.
Mis.s Emma Flinkingsholt of Green-,
ville, was the guest of .Mrs. Maude
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QUALITY FDDD 5HDP5
Big Stokely
o Hapipton on Saturday.
Atr. and Mr.s. Frank Simpson and
childr^ and Misses Carolina and Hat
tie BoytCwere visitors in Spartanburg 'w
Thunsdav. '
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providing for the continuance ofvl^ei
Civilian Conservation corps at its
present strength of ajiproximntely
300,000 men have been sent out to all
commanding generals of all army
ce»T»s art‘a*. ~
President Roosevelt’s decision to'"
maintain the corjis at full strength
until March 31, 193r>, will he accom
plished in two enrollment periods of
-ix months each.
.A<lditional local experienced men
w'ill ho enlisted in some of the sfites
in the eighth and ninth corps areas in
the extreme we.st.
Tlie president already has announc
ed that he will ask congress for an
appropriation of from $27r),000,000 to
$300,0()0.000 for the corps.
Changes in projects for summ^*r
will be announceil early in
March .so that detachments may he
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Dr. John MeSween was tho pniK-.-
pal speaker Monday ovenini! m Green- ,t,rt work as quickly as weather con-
wood at the annual father _and son,jj,j„n, ,.„j,ets to be under-
^ {taken next winter will be announced
wa-s scorned by Jew.s who had not also July.-
Ixocome Publicans. i instructions sent
The teaching of Jesu.s Christ in Sun-.
day’s lesson is that He c4me to seek
jand to save the lost, and He institut
ing generals
for moving
to the command-
explain that plans ,call
a large number of the
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camps from their present sites to new
locations fqr work on projects open
for development only djning summer
months. No definite decision.s on new
locations! have been announced.
AGED LAURENS NEGRO
FOUND DEAD IN HOME
ed the church to carry on the work
*', under the guidance and with the as-
"isistance of the Holy Spirit after He
, ascended to heaven. The church is not
{seeking to save the lost when it goes
no further than to hold services in its
buildings, in many of which the poorly
dressed or those notorious as .sinners |
would not receive a -very warm wel-I
;come. Chri.'»t spake in the synagogues,* Laurens, Feb. 10.—^Simpson Watts,
|‘‘•P He also went out into the high- -Negro farmer, wa.s found dead
way.s and byways to seek the lo.st, and'*" al'****^ miles north
i to bring them into that kingdom of Thursday afternoon. He
I (iod. ^ lived alone and probably had been dead
I Further pursuit of this .thought, f"*" •‘'ome time when discovery of his
‘might lead to better understanding of ho<ly was reported to the sheriff’s of-
; what Chri.st meant when He said that Inve.stigators said that the roun-
jthe first would be la.st and the last T.y physician harl reported death had
; first. Today, as in the days of Christ, been due to natural causes.
[we have those who e.steem themsetves ^ W’atts had owned a small tract of
most highly religiously. If Christ. * cabin home in which h<-
were here again, would he not say to lived for 35 or 40 years. He hud
jour sanctimonious and self-sufficient. ® virtual recluse since the death
• professors of religion what He said to of his wife .several years ago.
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ithe Pharisees of His day?
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Uhe eighth and 34 verses of the ninth 1
; chapter of MatXheny. They narrate |
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account of which is given in the fifth, |
I sixth and seventh chapters of Mat-
!‘hew. One result of the preaching of i
I that Sermon on the Mount was that |
His hearers marveled because He;
tat i:ht as one having authority. The _
result of the miracles narrated in the t
j next two chapters wa.s that the peo- j
pie again marvelled, this time becau.se'
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