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\ rkarWay, Aiigiiia 7. 1H8 THE CUNTON CHBOMCXK DR. T. LAYTON FRASER... The Athens Area Dr. Fraser at the Temple af Neptune, “the god of the sea,’ the ancient port of Attica (ancient Greece), July 21. above The following is the second in a series of articles written for The Chronicle by Dr. T Layton Fraser, of the Bible Department of Pres byterian College, who is on a tour of Europe and the Holy Land. • • • We are having a wonderful time la Egypt after thinking at one time that our coming was hopeless We got as far as Beirut on the way here but had to fly back to Athens and wait a few days Our tour Is made under some difficulties, bu: it is worth It Athens is a moat interesting city, with its Greek mythology, its his lary of Chrtstiamt) and It* swarm mg humanity Expecting people to be killed at any moment, with the bus or taxi cutting through the hu man mass as a boat parts the wa ter, one keeps his feet pressed against the floorboard, but I've seen no one killed yet. Both old and and young take it in their stride and one missed “by a hair.” Away from this we spent a while one afternoon that was pleasant indeed. After a refreshing swim in the clean, cool Agean Sea, and a climb to the ancient temple of Neptune, the "god of the sea,” overlooking the part of Attica (ancient Greece) to watch the sunset, we were ready for the delicious Grecian dinner that was served m the cooling logy than in the history of Chris- tiaalty, but fortunately we knew something about the latter, and found the places msde significant by the visit of the Apostle Paul both to Athens and Connth. Our first day was quite full. We went first to ancient Corinth, approximately 40 miles from Athens. On the way, I was impressed by the olive groves, donkeys, goats and olean ders. The olive groves reminded me of the peach orchards' back home. There is one great differ ence. When a peach tree becomes old it is pulled up and a new one is planted. When an olive tree be comes old it is pruned and new branches come from the old trunk. Some of those we saw were folu- rishing at the grand old age of 100 to 200 years of age Out in the country from Athens, donkeys furnish a good portion of the transportation. Sometimes one carried on his back a woman and a child, sometimes a man, and sometimes a load of wood or brush with very little of the donkey show ing. He steps right along, however, as if not concerned. Along the way at one place, the slopes are STeep and there have been many landslides. There is a legend that Skyron, the “awful master,” was the god who destroy ed those who passed by, hurling rocks at them. Thesseus is said to have liberated the countryside from Skyron and founded Athens, be coming its first king. It is from the rocks “hurled down by Skyron" that comes the terih, "Skyronian Rocks.” We crossed the Corinthian Canal, that makes quite a gorge. It is only four miles long, but cuts through the narrow isthmus that connects the great Peloponesian Peninsula with the rest of Greece. Nero, emperor of Rome, began the canal in 63 A D He played on his harp and sang a song to Neptune, and then took a golden spade and turned the first aoll to begin »Om mp from the Ionian Sea to the place conatruction When the canal waa dug. aomeone warned him that the whole peninsula. would be washed away by the aea, ao he had it filled up again At about the end of the 19thr»eentury. the canal was com pleted again and opened for travel. Ancient Corinth waa located close to the western side of this four-mile wide isthmus, and was a busy sea port for both the Ionian and Agean Seas. Because oi^ its great corrup tion, the Apostle Paul came to this ctiy about January 1, 50 A. D., to preach salvation through Christ. It was in Corinth that Paul met Aquila and Priscilla, Jews who, with others, had been forced by Claudius Caesar to leave Rome. They were tent makers, so Paul worked with them. We are told in Acts 18 that Paul reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath, and per suaded the Jews and the Greeks He testified to them that Jesus was Christ. He remained there a year and a half preaching and teaching. judgment They were simple stone steps, worn by the treed of many feet—two of which one can be sure were those of the apostle himself When I climbed those steps. I felt thst I was on holy ground PUBLIC RECORDS The following public records were filed the past week in the of fice of the Clerk of Court of Lau rens County: Mrs Nannie B Wyatt, Miss Sara A. Babb, Mrs. Laura B Zimmer man, Thomas A Babb, Mrs Be atrice B Bradley and Robert E Babb, Jr., to Jesse Bolt, lot in Pine Tree Acres subdivision, Laurens, fro $10.00 and other valuable con silerations. E. Waldo Martin to Houston Irby Owmgs, 4i« acres on the Laurens- fsr *io non so P S Bailey to Bertha E Fsrgu •on. lot on the Airport Road Ex ten sion. for $40000 1 Alberta B Draughon to Dessie Wilkes, lot on South Carolina High way No 72. near Clinton, for $10 00 and other valuable considerations W. R Thomas to Isaac C: Mc Lendon and Ethel M, McLendon, lot on North Broad St , Clinton, for $10 00 and other valuable considera tions. —e I. L, Donkle to Stillwaters, Inc., seven tracts of land in Laurens County, for $1000 and other valu able considerations Canal Wood Corporation to Joe P Tarry. Sr and Mary Terry, lot m > Cross HR Township on Lake Green wood for $504 00, * Ross Kelley and Hazel R Kelley to Virginia P Dunn and Mary P Pearman. lot in Kosemont subdi vision on Lake Greenwood for $710 Niles C. Clark and Agnes A Clark to Ross Kelley and Hazel R Kelley, lot in Rosemont subdivision on Lake Greenwood for $10.00 and other valuable considerations Mariage IJcenses Issued Ralph Marion Caldwell, Enoree, and Georgia Mae Robinson. En oree Robert Edward Crenshaw. Lau rens. and Linda Kay Brissey, Ware Pac* Shoals Luther Martin Muitdy Abbeville, and Mary Alice Hamm Decatur, Ga.\ Jesse Mack Cullen. Enore*. and lawene Mosely. Gray Court Joseph Blanch Suddeth, Spartan burg, and Minnie Louise Lawson, Honea Path James Roy Hughes. Wattsviile, ■ind Annie RuttCT<1ii{ht. Laurens » ... ..... . ■ — *" IF YOU DON'T READ THE CHRONICLE YOU DON'T GET THE NEWS Phono 74 » If your car has a whale-sized appetite \\ * / Switch To Rambler Ekom Road for $10 00 When Gallic was made Roman| J W. McCullough to Eston W. deputy about July 1, 51 A. D . the Page and Cornelia B Page, lot on Jews with one accord rose up Lake Greenwood for $10.00 and oth- against Paul and brought him to er valuable considerations the judgment seat. We saw the* A L Neighbors to Ralph Nelson. M \j Winning America on Economy ... Now 7th in Sales in the U. S.! ruins of this judgment seat before which Paul stood. He had been ac cused of persuading men to wor ship contrary to the law. You may find the rest of the story in Acts 18 12-17. We saw many interesting things in the ruins of Corinth: the tem pie of Apollo, the “god of light"; the Pyrene Fountain—a swimming pool where the slave girls were caused to bathe before their admi rers, seats for whom were prepared along the side, also a fewr yards away stood the old market place where these same slaves were auc tioned off ss mistresses and ser vants. lot about 44 miles southeast of the City of Clinton for $600 00 Sallie Kirkland to I^roy Gregory and Martha Gregory and Martha Gregory, 17J2 acres in Scuffletown Township for $2.000 00 J. E. Rouse to Willie James Floyd, lot just outside the City of Laurens, asumption of mortgage. M. H. Hunter, Jr., to Sam W Reid and Mattie Belle S Reid, lot on Truman St., Laurens, for $300 Miss Marie Leaman to Miss Ag nes Leaman. 2 acres in the Town of Cross Hill for $5 00, love and affec tion William B Byrd and Dallas R Baker, dba Baker Construction T ■\ With sales up more than 70'over last year, Rambler is one of America’s best selling cars, ahead of 10 other famous mak(>s. FWauae {{ambler is smartest to own, costs least to run. tops all low-priced cars in ri*sale value Sis- Rambler today. One of the most interesting thing.' Co., to Ira J. Prather and Lucille to me was a series of stone steps st r Prather, lot on corner of Fur PALMETTO MOTOR CO. the end of the main street that led mna Ave. and Douglas St.. Lau E. Carolina A'e. Clinton. S. C. Our particular guide in fluent in Greek aytW ROSE'S 5-10 & 25c STORE MID-SUMMER SAVINGS! ! ;; And Save Twice With Green Stamps! X i tout* DAV PILLOW CASES Only 29c Each CHENILLE BEDSPREADS Vtr; i~o4 Velar. 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