Cheraw chronicle. (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, August 04, 1921, Image 7
OF IMPORTANCE TO I
EX-SERVICE MEN
local supervisor of board
for vocational training
publishes statement.
ATTENTION CALLED TO LAW
a Time Limit is Specified in Which
Those Desiring Vocational Train- 1
ing Must Make Application. '
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Columbia. (
All disabled ex-service men desiring t
to receive vocational education under c
the vocational rehabilitation act
should submit their applications for t
such training before December 16, a
1922, according to the announcement c
of S. C. Groeschel, local supervisor, a
federal board for vocational education.
No applications will be considered
after that date, Mr. Groeschel points
, out. .
"There has recently been embodied
in an act of congress appropriating
for deficiency the following provi- 0
sion," Mr. Groeschel says:
"That any person entitled under the 0
provisions of the vocational rehabilitation
act. as amended, to take vocational
training must make application c
therefor within 18 months from the
date of the approval of this act. E
"The above provision sets forth a r
specified time liAit within which a 1
t disabled ex-service man desiring vo- *
cational training can submit application
for consideration. Therefore, no 1
application under the vocational rehar
bllitation act can be considered If sub- "
mitted after Decembr 16, 1922. This ?
is one of the most important dates L
affecting disabled ex-service persons,
and it is urged hat all such persons E
enter their claims, if they so intend
to, before the expiration of the period t
fixed by congress. S
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May Have to Vacate Office.
Lieut. Col. E. C. VonTresckow of f
the First infantry, S. C., N. G., will in ^
all probability give up his high office
to the national guard since he has v
been ordered to Area, Chile, by the t
United States government. Lieuten- ^
ant Colonel VonTresckow has entered
AAnoniar corvirp and his assign
IUC VVUOUiWi WW. ..WW _
ment to Chile will probably necessi- t
tate his resigning from the guard of- 0
flee. '
Lieutenant Colonel VonTresckow
was elected over Maj. Lindsay McFad- 8
den of Rock Hill.
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State Income Tax Announced.
.Washln^on, (Special).?D. H. Blair -J
commissioner of international revenue a
reports a collection in 1920 of 1919 income
taxes amounting tq $1,269,630,104.
- Of that amount South Carolin- 1
ians paid $5,192,020.41. Thirty-seven a
thousand two hundred and ninety-six 1
South Carolinians or 21 per cent of the r
population of South Carolina with in- 0
come amounting to $142,688,832 paid c
the taxes.
Based on these figures the per cap- v
* ? fio.nllm was SR4
Ha lacuuie iu ouuiu
.75. The average net income per re- ^
turn was $3.825.85. The average tax
per return was $139.21. a
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Fire Prevention Inspection. r
Washington. (Snecial).?S. W. Lowe c
fire prevention deputy of the insur- r
ance department, returned to the city b
after a tour of observation of 20 towns
of the state. c
He has made to the insurance com- C
roissioner the report that he finds n
Beaufort entitled to th^ blue ribbon, t
as he saw no defects whatever. t
Altogether in the past few months
Mr. Lowe has visited and inspected 24 g
towns. He found Sumter and Darlington
almost perfect in their conditions e
and Camden excellent. jj
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Measles Lead in Diseases. r
Measles led in number of cases in j,
A m o ^ i OOO COQ ronnrt
the list CI CUUU1KIVUO Ui?v>..vu .
ed from the counties of the state dur- g
ing June, according to figures compil- ^
ed in the office of the state health e
department. The reports received g
from over the state fof June have been j
filed and show 106 cases of measles, t
this being the largest number of cases 0
of any one disease on the list. (
Condition of Banks June 30. g
Total resources of state and private
banks in South Carolina reached $160,- p
487,909.78 June 30 as compared with g
$164,751,826.11 April 2S. according to j"
the called statement of all the banks t
as to their condition as of June 30. is- 0
sued by James H. Craig, state bank ex- c
aminer. 0
The paid in capital stock was $17.- j
869.887.70 and the surplus was $7.- t
330,270.57 while the undivided profits p
were given as $3,177,453.90. "Individ- c
ual deposits subject to check reached j,
$44 938.210.70. r
Plan to Buy Assembly Place. p
Lutheran church folk of the former
Fnited synod of the South are plan- t
ning to purchase chautauqua or as- ^
sembly grounds Somewhere in the ^
mhuntains for the nurpose of holding 9
the meetings of various kinds that are (
held by the church workers during the j,
summer. a
Committees were appointed at the a
recent Lutheran summer school at
Summerland college and at a similar f
school held at Springfield. Ga.. An- h
other summer school will he held soon 0
fit Lenoir college. Hickory. N. C. v
Take Oath of Allegiance. f
The examination an* enrollment of
the students in the ramp jacason ciu- t
zens* military training camp having t
been completed. 1 086 students were g
given the oath of ' 'fiance for the pe- h
riod of the trainirg camp. The pro- ji
visional training regiment was drawn t
up in a hollow s^.iare with the regi- \
meatal colors in the center, accompa- d
*ied by the commanding office*-. Col. a
Andrew Hero. Jr.. end his staff, each h
man holding up Ma ri^ht hand to the I 3
simple but solemn pledge to observe! 1
camp rules, etc. ? .. s
toads In Better Condition.
Members of the South Carolina rail"oad
commission returned from a tour
>f inspection of the eastern division ot
he Atlantic Coast Line railway and re)ort
having found, in general, the
oads to be in much better condition
han last year.
Even branch lines, according to
"rank Shealy, chairman of the comnission,
are in a high state pf preservation
and practically all have been
-etimbered since the roads were reurned
to their owners. Much gravel
)allast has been put in and on some
ines the entire length has been so
xeated. Trestles are being tilled
?horo nnssihle. this work having been
suspended under federal control.
Motive power is reported to be in
nuch better condition than for tne
?ast three years. The usual number
)f bad order cars ar? on hand, but
here is sufficient equipment without
liem and due to this, and to the alleg;d
financial condtion of the railroad
hese cars are not being repaired, ac:ording
to Mr. Shealy.
Little improvement was noted in
he amount of traffic moving, except
is regards melons and fruits, espedally
the former, in which shipments
ire quite heavy. \
Tolbert is "The Boss."
Washington (Special).?J. W. Tol ert
holds the destiny of South Caro*
ina in the palm of his hand. The postiffice
department declares that it will
lot proceed without the indorsement
if Mr. Tolbert.
Thus explodes the oombs of John
j. McLaurin and others. The master
?f the situation is Tolbert.
Up to the present time only one ap?ointment
of importance has been
nade in South Carolina. Ernest Cothan
\yas named attorney for the East>rn
district It develops that Mr.
Jothran owes his appointment to tne
ndorsement of Mr. Tolbert.
Mr. Tolbert, It 18 learned, will be
:onsulted and will have power in all
ippointments in South Carolina from
listrict judge to rural mail carrier.
Examination for Postmasters.
Washington (Special). ? Examinaions
for postmasters will be held in
>outh Carolina August 9f at Charleson,
Bamberg, Bishopville, Dillon
Jreer, Manning, Orangeburg, Parris
sland, Andrews, Bethune, Hickory
Irove, Honea Path, RJcColl, Trough,
^arnvilie and Woodruff.
At these offices vacanqies exist or
rill soon occur. There is a great inerest
in the examination for the
Charleston office, one of the best
>lums in South Carolina patronage.
Selections will be made from the
hree applicants for each office who
core the highest marks, _
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louthern Educational Society.
A number of South Carolinians will
ttend the Southern Educational soiety
meeting at Asheville early in
lugust, the dates being August 1, 2
nd 3. Among the subjects of imporance
to be discussed will be:
The farm crisis; plans for developag
the South's resources; industrial
nd vocational education; tax rearms;
the question of the negro;
eforms in the public school, in eduational
administration; plans for a
omplete history of the South and
ther problems vital to the South as a
rhole.
Hearing on Freight Charges.
All producers of cotton and local
,nd wholesale dealers of cotton in
South Carolina are invited to be repesented
at a hearing on the question
if freight charges on cotton at the
ailroad commission's office in Columiia
August 2.
Letters have bedn addressed to all
hambers of commerce in South
Carolina by Frank W. Shealy, chairnan
of the commission, requesting
hat they notify interested persons of
he hearing.
itate Teachers Poorly Paid.
J. E. Swearingen, state superintendnt
of education says that 200 girft
tad been gradua.ed this year in the j
lormal class at Winthrop college, and I
anraocnfotiraQ fmm Vnrth Capnlina !
iad engaged 100 of the teachers for
rork in North Carolina at salaries of
1,200 each per year. Theue teachers
rere practically without experience
ixcept that had in the training school,
louth Carolina offers salaries ranging
rom $630 to $310 per year for its grade
eachers, and hence is losing many
f its trained grade teachers to North
Carolina.
Ichool Officials Responsible.
The widespread ocurrence of smallox
which has been experienced in
louth Carolina during the past year
s due largely, if not solely to the violaion
by school authorities of the state
f the compulsory vaccination law, acording
to Dr. A H. Hayden, epidetnilogist
of the state board of health. Dr.
iayden has visited many counties in
he state from which reports of smallox
have come, and has come to the
onclusion that school authorities are
urgely responsible for the conditions
eported.
:armers Are Becoming Alarmed.
Farmers and coUon men all over
he state are becoming alarmed over
he situation of the 1921 cotton crop
[ue to the incessant rains and the
purt by the boll weevils. American
"otton association officials are receivng
reports daily from the cotton belt, I
nd these indicate a widespread rav- I
ge by the boll pests.
The next government condition re- ,
?ort is expected, to be considerably !
ielow last year and possibly below toe
me of June 25, when South Carolina
ras placed at 65 per cent.
ilany Children Needing Aid.
Twenty-eight counties in the state
o the child placing department or
he state board of public welfare
lnce January of this year. Response
las been made to every county desirng
aid but it has been impossible
o reach every case so far, says Mrs.
V. C. Cathcart, superintendent of this
lepartment, in making out her samilunual
report. The three workers
iave been constantly in the field in anwer
to these calls, taking the most
irgent first and are meeting wit*
ome success.
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1?Gen. Pietro Radogllo. leading i
Evansvllle, Ind., of Corporal James I
Just ns a bomb, dropped by army av
Ing her to the bottom.
NEWS REVIEW OF I
CURRENT EVENTS
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Acceptance by Japan Makes
Way Clear for the Conference
in Washington
SILESIA CRISIS PASSING
France and Britain Reach Agreement
and Germany Is Warned?Harding's
Plan for Financial Relief
of Railroads, Farmers and
Cattle Raisers.
By EDWARD W. PICKARD.
With a mind not yet quite at ease
In the matter, Japan has sent word
that she will accept President Harding's
Invitation to the Washington
conference to discuss limitation of
armaments and questions of the Pacific
and the Far East. But this Is to
be with certain reservations. These
are expressed In the closing part of
Tokyo's latest note to Washington,
which reads:
"The Japanese government have
been made aware through the communications
and the published statenent
of the American government nnd
the conversations between the secretary
of state and Baron Shldehnra'
that the proposition of the American
government to discuss the Pacific and
r iir nasieni pruuiriiis js uuscu uu mc
close bearing they may have on the
Question of limitation of armaments,
which Is the original and principal aim
of the conference, and that, therefore,
the main object of discussing these
problems Is to reach a common understanding
In regard to general principles
nnd policies In the Pacific and Far
East.
"In order to Insure the success of
the conference, the Japanese government
deem It advisable that the
agenda thereof should be arranged In
accordance with the main object of the
discussions as above defined, and that
Introduction therein of problems such
as are of sole concern to certain particular
powers, or ^such matters as
may be regarded accomplished facts,
should be scrupulously avoided."
Of course, among what Japan considers
"accomplished facts" are the
cession' of Shantung to Japan and the
lap mandate. Ilut our Stnte department
Is confident the Japanese can be
satisfied In the drawing up of the
agenda for the conference, and therefore
Is now preparing the formal invitations
to the powers.
There Is a chance that some of the
British dominions, which consider
themselves full-fledged nations In most
respects, will kick up a little trouble
because the British empire Is to be
represented as a unit, with only one
vote. Australia already Is walling that
she Is entitled to a vote as a. nation
on the Pacific problems. Probably
New Zealand, and possibly Canada,
feel the same way. Bene Vlvlanl and
Albert Sarrnult, minister of colonies,
are to represent France at the con
ferenee; und Premier Briand also may
Come.
No decided opposition to holding the
conference In Washington has developed.
but the date of Its opening remains
to be settled. The United States
tentatively mentioned November 11,
Armistice day, because It would be
sentimentally suitable, but again the
British dominions protest. Many of
their legislative bodies are In session
during the fall months, and as their
premiers wish to be present at the
conference, they are urging that a
later date be selected for Its assembling.
It may be they can be satisfied
by preliminary Informal consultations
between Pacific powers which will enable
them to put their views on record.
Through mutual concessions?
France yielding the ihost?Great Britain
and France have r Ached an understanding
on the Upper Silesian
question, and the threatened break In
the entente will not occur just yet,
anyhow. France abandoned her Intention
of sending Immediate re-enHARD
WINTER IN PROSPECT
Commander of Salvation Army Is
Pessimistic over tne uuiiook?
Much Suffering Now.
New York.?Commander Evangeline
Booth, head of the Salvation army in
the United States, says the country is
facing the worst winter Industrially It
has known In 1") years.
"In New York city alone," she declared.
"we are receiving an average |
of 4(X' applications a week for regular ;
soldier of Italy, who is making a tou
I. Gresham, the first American soldie
lators, exploded on the deck of the fc
forcements to the Sileslnn garrison
and agreed to n meeting of the interallied
supreme council in I'aris August
4. But she insisted the question
of strengthening the allied forces in
the region must first he settled, and
also warned the British that any hostile
act against the French troops or
the Poles in the disputed area would
result in the immediate occupation of
the Ruhr basin, regardless of' allied
action.
Premier I.loyd George, on his part,
Consented to a meeting of experts to
examine into the Sllesian problem, and
also conciliated the French by giving
the German government a sharp rebuff.
When France was preparing to
send more troops to Silesia, she asked
the Germans to supply the transportation.
Berlin sent a note to London,
nsking if the British Indorsed this
demand. To this Downing street replied
curtly that It was an interallied
affair and not discussible with outsiders.
British Ambassador Lord D'Abernon
in Berlin also told the Germans
tnat lr tne Frencn or rotes were attacked
the British would help in the
occupation of the Ruhr basin.
For some time there have been rumors
that former Emperor Charles
was planning another coup to regain
ihe throne of Hungary. Last week
Roumanla, Jugo-SIavla and Czechoslovakia
signed a treaty providing for
a declaration of war against Hungary
If Charles should return. It Is officially
announced In Madrid that negotiations
are under way for "giving
ihe ex-emperor and his family asylum
In Spain. The consent of the other
powers Is necessary.
Having destroyed a considerable
part of the Turkish nationalist army
and advanced so far 'that even Angora,
the nationalist capital, Is threatened,
the Greeks are restoring their lines of
communication and preparing for the
second phase of the offensive. General
Papoulas, their commander-inchief
on the Smyrna front, says: "We
nre not going to let up on Mustapha
Rental Pasha until we have so completely
dissolved his forces that he will
never again he able to put an army
In the field." Apparently Kemal realizes
that he Is bqlng thoroughly
whipped, for he has appealed to the
government at Constantinople to Intervene
and stop the warfare. How
this can be done is not clear. Rental's
own government is said to he abandoning
Angora and transferring Its
archives to SIvas.
Evidently Rental has not been re
? (/) RA A*nAA?/w1 tRn
rt'lVHl^ liitr Uiw iiu CA};cviru II"III uic
Russian bolshevists. Lenin and
Trotsky and their soviet crew are
themselves In hard straits due to the
rapid spread of famine and cholera
In Russia. They have appealed loudly
for help, but the governments they
have so long flouted are deaf to their
calls. Even the United States, always
generous In response to the walls
of the suffering, has told the soviet
government, through a note from Secretary
Hoover, that any relief measures
would depend1 largejly on the
treatment of the Americans held prisoners
by the bolshevists. This was reenforced
by a no'e from the State department
formally and curtly demanding
the relense of those prisoners, and
the soviet rulers already had been told
there would be no consideration of
closer relations with Russia until the
Americans were set free.
The distress In Russia Is such that
Trotzky has been given dictatorial
powers to handle thp situation, and
all government projects except those
for relief have been suspended.
The Trish affair Is still in status quo,
I>e Valera and the Sinn Fein cabinet
have been studying Lloyd George's offer,
but have let-It be known that It
cannot be accepted until the Hritlsh
have released the Imprisoned members
of I>nil KIreann so that parliament can
have a full meeting to discuss the
plan. The British government Is willing
to free these men if L>e Valera
will make the request, but the Sinn
l'elnecs feel that for him to do this
would be In effect a recognition of the
government's right to Imprison representatives
of Ireland. Lord High
Chancellor Birkenhead In a speech in
the house of lords, asked that parliament
and the country huve patience
employment. Thnt is less than onethird
the actual number applying, because
we do not register the transient
or unskilled men; nor does It include
the hundreds who come to us dally
for food and lodging, of the applicants
for work today 34 were really professional
men whose credentials entitle
them to hold very lucrative
positions.
"Judging from the applications made
to us. more than 00 per cent of the applicants
come from outside New York.
Every time there Is a business depres
w 1 1 1 ir
or tne United States. '??f uneral In
>r killed In France. 3?Snapshot made
inner German cruiser Frankfurt, send1
with the trouble De Vnlera and his
colleagues! may be having in Dublin
to reach a decision, and Intimated the
negotiations muy continue several
weeks.
A recent rumor concerning Lloyd
[ George's plan is that It provides for
; two senates In Ireland, one for UI
j ster and one for the rest of the Island,
each managing its own affairs but subject
to an Irish parliament in Dublin
in which the members of the lower
bouse shall be elected on a popular
representation basis and the upper
house shall have equal numbers from
the two provinces.
President Harding and Director General
Davis of the railroad administration
having worked out a plan for the
relief of the railroads, the President
last week presented it to congress in
a message and asked for legislative
action. Briefly, he urged that the War
Finance corporation be. permitted by
congress to purchase about $.">00,000,000
of securities deposited with the
railroad administration as evidence of
the railroad debts to the government,
the railroad administration then to apply
the purchase price against claims
which the roads have against the government,
thus giving the roads funds
that they greatly need. "There is no
thought to ask congress for additional
, funds," said Mr. Harding. "No added
expense, no Investment is required on
the part of the government; there is
no added liability, no added tax burden."
Less definite was the part of the
message asking ,cong ess to approve
assistance to farmers and cattle men.
But his plan here, too, rests on added
authority for the War Finance corporation,
and later Senator Kellogg
introduced the administration bill providing
that whenever the corporation
is of the opinion that conditions arising
out of the war have resulted In
an abnormal surplug accumulation of
any staple agricultural product, which
is normally exported in substantial
quantity, and that the ordinary banking
facilities are Inadequate to carry
such products until they can be exported,
advances may be made for
periods not exceeding one year and
up to VF1,000.000.000.
Either the public health service has
been receiving a lot of false Information,
or the public officials of southern
states refuse to admit the truth. Recently
Surgeon General Cummings re
Ic. ftiMnf.
Ct'iveu reports imii wic oi'uiu 10 imtinened
with an epidemic of pellagra nnd
n resulting seml-famlne, and thereupon
President Harding called on the
public health service and the American
Red Cross to Investigate at once,
nnd devise measures of relief. It was
said the low price of cotton, with resulting
shortage of money, was to
blame. The two agencies got busy at
once, and at the same time In came
the protests of the southern states. In
all cases the state health officials took
Issue with the reports of the public
health service, most of them denying
vigorously that there was any Increase
of pellagra and all denying that the
situation was serious or that a semifamine
threatened.
The Illinois scandal, or comedy?
whichever way you look at It?had an
amazing development when Governor
Small, Indicted for embezzlement of
state funds, decided that he was Immune
to arrest.during his term In office
and considered the calling out of
state troops to protect himself. His
"-.nnni-lnn Kofnro Tildcro Smith
lUw^crs, ni^Tiuiug uviv?v uu?*Pu ^
of Springfield as "nmicl curiae," advised
the court thnt the governor was
Immune, ridiculously basing their assertion
on the old maxim that "the
king can do no wrong." The Judge
humored their solemn dignity with a
long and erudite opinion, In which he
completely riddled their position,
turned their authorities against themselves
and made It quite clear that
in his view these friends of the court
were offering decidedly unfriendly "advice.
lie ruled that the governor, like
any other man, was not Immune to arrest
and prosecution for crime, and
ordered the sheriff to fake him into
custody after giving him reasonable
time to surrender. At this writing
, Mr. Small is still at large, conferring
with his political friends, presumably
I trying to lind some way out of the dl1
lemma.
I slon outside of New York, many of
I those out of work come to the metropolis.
New York cannot take care of her
i own. Therefore, how can she take
care of the thousands who flock here
I every year? \
| "Most of the men who apply for re'
lief are young men under forty, willj
Ing to work, but unable to find jobs.
! Last week we had 84 families to care
1 for, with little children who were actually
starving. Eviction because the
J rent money was lacking, was liurnl
\ nent for most of them."
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BOY
SCOUTS;
(Conducted by .National Council of the Boy ?
Scouts of America.)
WHY I AM A SCOUT p
The following statement, written by
a boy scour, appeared In a Chicago
newspaper In connection with a cum- (
pnign for scout funds: x tir
"I am a boy scout because I believe Jl
In the doctrine of the Boy , Scouts of te
America?America first. I believe in gi.
the service to others which the hoy ]
scouts have made the premier Issue, ar
and I believe that the future of this
government, If not of the world, rests
in the hands of the boy scouts of to- _j
day.
"But what have the boy scouts done ?:
and why should they be helped? During
the war they were ready to an- m
gwer the summons of their country at er
any time. Being too young to shouiuei'
a gun, they set to work at home to
raise money for the Red Cross, to sell cc
Liberty bonds and war savings stamps,
only in the last few days of the cam
palgn, to the few who were not "j
touched before. The.t were ready to
respond to their country In giving first ,
aid, cnrrylng messages, or doing anything
they were called upon to do. For
this they received only a word of
gratification from their government,
but they were not after praise. ^
"The boy scout Is trained to rescue
a person In danger, and to apply tlrst jn
aid to his wounds until the doctor mi
comes. The doctrine of service Is ever ar
prominent, for the 'good turn dally' Is ^
put Into practice all over. A scout
can be trusted and will never break jn
his word or commit a theft. A scout ^
Is loyal and obedient to the right, kind f^
to dumb animals, of service to man,' f<|
friendly toward others and. cheerful to
In his actions. Fie has to pass certain ca
tests which give him a greater knowl- (;|
edge and a broader view. ? xi
"You are now being asked to con- on
tribute some money to the boyjscouts ar
In order that they may continue their mi
good work. What Is your return? A wi
safe government- for your children, pr
based on the principles of love, un- of
selfishness and common sense. There in
need be no fear for the future of se
America If placed In the hands of the
boy scouts." ' C:
8COUTS LOCATE STOLEN CAR. w<
wi
The new plan whereby police re- DE
ports are sent broadcast by wireless Wl
every evening had an immediate, In- ^
teresting and worthwhile result. On fr
a certain evening a large amount of pr
police data and reports were relayed
to the high power radio station of the p
American Itadlo and Research corporatlon
in Medford, Mass., and pE
hurled through the air In a 100-mile ai
radius for the Information of soino
5,000 amateur operators. Among the ct
Items reported were the .number,
make, engine, etc., of a car which
had been stolen from Harvard square, w
Cambridge, the day before. Among sc
the "listeners In" was a boy scout' *'
named Barney, who wrote down the te
details of the theft, for practice In re- **
celvlng. The next day, walking along
the street In his home town, the lad er
noticed a car standing deserted by the tc
roadside which was of the make of CE
the stolen roadster. He made a quick, 01
mental note of the number and ran sc
home to compare It with his radio ^
notes. The two tallied and he at pI
once telephoned the police and the e*
car was restored to Its owner.
iri
8C0UTING A WORTH-WHILE JOB. tr
B. K. Willow of Philadelphia, a ten- ^
year scout man, says:
m
"It has been a great pleasure to be .
associated In scout work through P|
these past ten j^ears. Whatever It niuy
have meant to the boys It has meant
a great deal to me. The seven years p(
when I was actively engaged with the g(
different groups of boys as scoutmaster
have brought a greut deal of pleasure
to me. If every man could come
!n contact with boys thus Intimately .
he would find It helpful In many ways D
even though It tukes time and means
the sacrifice of things men hold dear. n
er
"After the experience of these ten jyears
In connection with work for
boys I am convinced that there Is no
better program for character building jc
than the scout program and I hope ^
that I may have a hard In It for years ge
to come." .
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STUDY MOSQUITO WARFARE. m
rl:
Boy scouts of Newark recently went b?
on an Inspection hike to the nearby IP
marshes to observe the methods and \v
practice of mosquito extermination as
conducted by the local mosquito ex- 42
termination commissions. The boys
will camp on the meadows. rc
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SCOUT REMEMBERS BROTHER. to
Si
Among the many Meraoriul day ob- th
aervances in loving memory of those 01
young men who gave their lives in br
the great war, perhaps none was more 01
touching than that of the boy scout Pi
who saved his pennies faithfully for to
a long time until he had enough to
buy a line wreath to place on the
1 nf n nofcrhhor. n hid who had I
played a role of a "big brother'' to lc
the younger boy before he went to his c<
death overseas. u.1
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SCOUTS TO PROTECT PARKS. si
ai
Fifty boy scouts have been sworn tl
in as Essex county (N. J.) police p
aides and assigned to regular duty
'n j)reveuting the destruction of property
and plant life in the local parks,
particularly the South Mountain jjt
reservation. The scouts have no pow- jn
er of arrest, but are expected to 0f
watch for violations of park rules and n(
use mornl suasion upon the offenders. ^
if these persist in their depredations tj.
it Is the scout policeman's duty to report
the matter at once. i 0f
IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
(undaySehool .
' Lesson'
)y REV. P B. FITZWATER. D. D-.
Teacher of English Bible In the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago.)
(?. 1921, Western Newspaper Union )
LESSON FOR AUGUST 7 ^
AUL IN CYPRUS AND IN ANTI
OCH OF PISIDIA.LESSON
TEXT-Acta 13:1-52.
30LDEN TEXT?Ye shall be witnesses ?
lto me both in Jerusalem, and in all
idea, and In Samaria, and unto the ubrmost
part of the earth.?Acts 1A
REFERENCE MATERIAL - Matt 13:
33; 28:18-20; Mark 16:15; Luke 24:46, 47.
PRIMARY TOPIC?Adventures of Paul
id Barnabas.
rUNIOR TOPIC?Saul Silences a Sorrer.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
Paul Begins His Missionary Travels.
TOUNQ PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
Paul Becomes a Missionary.
This marks the beginning of foreign
lsslons as the deliberately planned
iterprlse of the church,
I. The Gifts of the Church at Antlh
(v. 1).
l'oung as Antloch, the new religious
nter, was, she had prophets and
achers. Such are essential to church
e. Indeed, they are never absent
om the true church, in Epheslaps
8-12 Paul says that when Christ asnded
lie gave? gifts unto men for the
irpose of . perfecting the saints unto
e work of the ministry.
II. Barnabas and Saul Sent Forth
T. 2, 3). . / v.
While the live ministers were prayg
and fasting, the Spirit of tlod comanded
them to send forth Barnabas
id Saul. The work of evangelizing
e world was laid so heavily upon ?
ese men that they refrained from eatg
in order to seek the will of the
>rd in prayer. This Is the kind of
sting that meets God's approval.
om the fact that they were directed
send forth those whom the Spirit
lied, we learn tjiat the real call to
irlst's service comes from the Spirit
ie Spirit calls and the chnrch secids
the motion by sending those who
e called. They, sent the very best
en from the church at Antioch. There
as a second season of fasting and
ayer, accompanied by the Imposition
hands before they went forth, showg
that ordination has its place in the
nding forth of missionaries.
Il|. Preaching the Word of God In
fprus (vv. 4, 6).
We are not told as to why they first
ent to Cyprus, but we infer thaf It
as because it was the home of Baribas.
It is most natural that those
ho have heard good news shouJfa go N *;
Ith It tirst to their kindred and
lends. As they went forth tbey ,
eached the Word of God; not civic (
jhteousness, current history, phllosoiy,
etc. The great need today is
)lrlt-called and Splrlt-hlled men
eachlng God's Word. In fact, Spiritled
men will preach nothing else.
IV. Withstood by Elymas the Sorrer
(vv. tt-12).
When Barnabas and Saul by lnvlta- V
3n were telling Serglns Paulus of the \
ord of God, Elymas malldoosly
tught to turn his mind frohi the faith.
bis Is the first obstacle they encounred.
This opposer Is the same one ^01
ho came to Adam In Eden and to
>sus in the wilderness, lie Is the
lemy of God and man. He now seeks
i bar the gospel as It enters uppn Its
ireer of the conversion of the heaien.
Saul denounced him in the most
:athlng terms, calling him the child of
ie devil, full of guile and villainy, and
'onouhced him the enemy of all right- n
>usness, accusing him of perverting
\a rfsht wnvs of the Lord. Surely a
v# --o"- v - # - ?
an Is never more of a villain than In
ylng to turn a soul from the gospel.
Happily,* the deputy heeded Saul's
aching and believed the gospel. It
as in this connection that Saul's
lme was changed to Paul. (
V. In the Synagogue at Antioch in
i8idia (vv. 15, 16).
From Paphos P">ul and Barnabas
ent northward to Perga. From 1
erga they went Into Antioch In PIdia,
where they entered the syna- ^
>gue on the Sabbath day. Though
? was sent to the Gentiles he does
)t depart from the order of beginng
with the Jews. After the usual ...
ading of the Scriptures, upon the
vltatlon of the rulers, Paul dellved
the discourse recorded In verses
'-41. This sermon is worthy of care- '\
il study. It consists of four parts:
.) Historical (vv. 17-23); apologetal
(vv. 24-37); (3) doctrinal, (vv.
!, 39); (4) practical (w. 40, 41). It
ts forth the missionary message for '
* at ? t>cj ocennao
1 times UUU lauuo* AbO ^09VUV?
lould ever-toe the same. In this ser- ;
on he presented the glorified and
sen Christ as the Savior from sin,
ising hft proof upon the testimony ol
ring witnesses and the inspired
ord. ' *
VI. The Effect of the Sermon* (vv.
5-52).
Many of the Jews and proselytes
quested them to speak to them
;aln. Almost the whole city came
i hear the Word of God. the next
ibbath. This great crowd incited
ie Jealousy of the Jews. This Jeal- *
lsy could not long be restrained; it
oke out In open opposition. This
jposltion was In turn answered by .
iul's rejection of them and turning
*%/% nnntllno
tliu VIVUli*vw. (
The Inner Circles of Love.
How blessed all the inner circles of
ive are; they rise up and tlnd their
?nter in Christ, and shed down upon
i rays of His own divine love and
adness. If we dwelt more in it we
lould ascend more quickly to Him,
id He would descend upon us with
le full blessedness of His own loving
resence.?Anonymous.
1 "
The Ideals of Ministry.
Seeing we have tills ministry, as we
ive received mercy, we faint not; '
it have renounced the hidden things
! dishonesty, not walking in crafti;ss,
nor handing the word of God
jceitfully; but by manifestation of
ie truth, commending ourselves to
cry man's conscience In the sight
God.?II Corinthians 4; 1, 2.
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