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* THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, September 28, INI By STBCTATOR ... , ^ COMMENTS MEN AND THINGS Let’s pet away from the Berlin crisis, the many otfeer nefarioas acts of old Khruschev, and the Ir ritations caused us by Castro, as well as other annoying reports from Central and South America, Africa. Asia and elsewhere and concentrate on some news from a calm source. It has become a rarity to talk of the interesting aspects of peaceful existence instead of the eieeti of plants and preparations to open and operate a welfare or ganization on the moon hard-earned tax money burdened Americans The Marlboro Herald-Advocate of Bennettsvilie, South Carolina, carried a travel story of a recent trip of the Presbyterian pastor. Dr. 1. M. Bagnal I became interested at first glance for two reasons, because Dr. Bagnal is a son of the town of Manning, brother of Messrs John C. Bagnel and J. Scott Bagnel and Miss Tora Bagnal. and a man whom we delight to honor; then again, he tells of England and Scotland, countries which I have visited. with of over- Says the esteemed Marlboro pa per: “Dr. 1. M Bagnal. who return ed last week-end after a five- weeks sojourn in Scotland and visits to other points of interest in Europe, has given us a few of the impressions gained while he and Mrs. Bagnal were away. He de scribed his visit to Scotland as ‘very educational' and a wonder ful experience “Dr Bagnal said the member of Helensburgh's Old and St An drews parish who met them on their arrival told them. The Scot does not talk very much.' which he found to be true. ‘However,’ he said, ‘when you once break through that outer crust of re serve. you find them friendly and hospitable people . . . and their friendship is deep and lasting ’ "Dr. Bagnal commented on ex periences in shopping. For meat one goes to the butcher shop, for breads and pastries to the bakery, and for other groceries to the gro cery store There are no super markets as we know them in America, he explained The Bag- nals found the cost of food com parable to food prices in America. And speaking of let s bop over to London, where the Bagnals found peaches selling for $1.00 each. And they found larger grocery stores with wall- to-wall carpeting, and the grocery clerks wearing cut-away coats and pin stripe trousers ... all this in London. “Now back to Scotland. Dr. Bagnal said be officiated at no weddings or funerals during his tour . . . but he witnessed one funeral and nqfcd that the funeral directors wore|the cut-away coats and pin stripe trousers, just like the Londoiv grocery clerks “Compared to American stand ards, the salary scale in Scotland is very low, in spite of the high- priced groceries He found the roads very narrow—and one of the reasons for the widespread use of compact cars. ‘I did not know there were so many differ ent makes of compact cars in the world.' he said Another reason, besides the narrow roads, is the cost of gasoline—about 65 cents a gallon “Dr. Bagnal noted that Scot land is having some trouble with unemployment at present — al though in England and on the continent labor is scarce, so much being required for the re building still in progress in areas razed during World War II “ 'I would not like to be in the cosmetic business in Scotland,’ said Dr Bagnal The climate is such that the women and girls all have naturally rosy cheeks and need no artificial aids. 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However, combined enroll ment of these seminaries is less than 200. Dr. Bagnal said. “Dr. Bagnal commented on the fact that the Presbyterian Church in Scotland is not as organized as in America. The Youth Fellow- shiBLinijollment of the church he served (a church of some 1,200 members) was only ^4, and there was no Sunday school for young people of the middle 'teens and over. “The Bagnals found the stone houses and business buildings in teresting. ‘Everything is made of stone,’ Dr. Bagnal said, ‘because Scotland has few forests and wood is far too expensive.’ The flower gardens are beautiful. ‘I have never seen flowers as magnifi cent,’ he said. He commented on the natural beauty of the coun tryside, the hills, lochs and moors. “ ‘Tile great beauty is that which God has put there, not man-made.' he said. “One most Interesting side trip was to the Island of Iona on the west coast of Scotland, where a great rebuilding program Is un derway, with Dr. George Mac Leod as one of the prime movers. In a cemetery on Iona 40 kings are buried. Also buried in this cemetery are Macbeth and Dun can. of Shakespearean fame. And in one lonely spot, there stands a white cross, a grave of a German soldier shot down during World War II. “ ‘ The citizens of this commun ity who trace their ancestry to Scotland have every reason to be proud of their heritage.’ Dr. Bag nal said The Scots are wonder ful people and I hope I shall be able to go back again som eday .” 1 have vivid recollections of both Kngland and Scotland I traveled overnight from London to Kdingburgii. passing through Newcastle, the town associated with abundant coal And I went through Balmoral where one of the rov a) palaces is kept ready for the ijueen. The British royal fam- Btead Isaiah 52:5-10; Romans 10:15-17 How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that pnblishrth peace! (Isaiah 52:7) In all human beings there is a longing to meet something good; yes, a desire to become good. In spite of everything, a vestige of the image of God lies deep down in pur minds and hearts, covered though they may be with dirt and uncleanness. Deep calls unto deep, and we reach up longingly toward Him—toward God— in whose im age we are made. How many times 1 have met this longing, sometimes seeing it become a flame at the right moment! I have recognized it in the modern atheist in the West, and I have seen it in people in the deep forests of the Congo. We become rich when we find who is the source of all good and His life becomes our life. We possess that which can dispel the dark ness from our lives and take away the night from the lives of others. What an unspeakable joy to have that which gives perspective and meaning to one's life! It makes such a person a messenger of the good news to others PRAYER My God and Holy Father, my life is in Thy hands. Grant that I may possess what is worth possessing. Take all other things away. I will hold fast to what Then has given me. In the name of our Saviour, who taaght us to pray, “Our Father who art in heaven . . . Amen.’’ THOUGHT FOR THE DAY We become rich when we find that God is the source of all good and His life becomes our life. Thorleif Holm Glad (Norway) Uy owns many castles, palaces and “Houses” (great residences for the brothers, sisters, mothers, and others related to the reigning monarch. The Queen herself is in State in Buckingham Palace (London), Windsor Castle, just a few miles from London—really a vast estate—Sandringham. Eng land, where the royal family cele brates Christmas, and Balmoral, in Scotland. I traveled over and through Loch Katrine and Ix»ch Lomond —the word loch means lake. Arriving from London late at night and going on a trip through the Trossachs and on to Glasgow next day, I found myself back in Edinburgh woefully in need of a shave, for I much resembled a tramp I walked down Princes Street, even to the Castle, called the "Carsel,” looking for a bar ber. Man after man shook his head and regretted that be couldn’t help me find a barber. At length one man whom I had consulted an hour before asked, "And what do you really want?” When I explained, he said, "Why right in here is a hair-dresser." So, at that time, a barber was! called a hair dresser in Edin ] burgh. I don't recall many of the Scots in Scotland, but I warmly cherish the Scots I knew in Peru—mis sionaries. I recall the remark of a lady in Scotland, “Oh, but you Ameri cans have so much.” The night I looked for a room in Edinburgh there was a line of men waiting to be served. The clerk told a tall young lieutenant. “I can give you only a cot in the corridor’’; and seeing me, he said, “I’m sorry, sir, but that is all I can do for you.” The lieutenant turned and he was Jesse Sprott of Manning. When I arrived in London I was a guest in the home of Lord Astor, in St. James Square. I like to say that and let it stand for a minute, settles, as it were lather before shaving. Lord Astor and Lady Astor, did not know I had a cot in their ball room; they let the overflow from the Washington Ian slsep three nights in their grant home. Uncle Sam made tourists of hundreds of thousands. One night I was in the Hotel Mediterrene in Paris, waiting to speak to men in the army and navy when the “Y man" came to me and said, “A sailor wishes to speak to you.” The sailor then came. He was Willie Geiger from Manning. With shore leave of a few days be had seen my name on the bulletin board. Alas, time flies, old buddies, eh? I was teaching at The Citadel when I was sent to France. That, of course, was probably fifty | years after the graduation of Co- ' det James H. Hammond. HEAR THE P. C. STAFF REPORT! Vic Spooner-End Coach * Charles Musselwhite- Backf ield Coach Clyde Ehrhardt-Line Coach Live From P. C. 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