The Wateree messenger. (Camden, S.C.) 1884-1942, November 17, 1931, Image 2
HE WAtEREE MESSENGER
,
Published Every Tuesday by '
HAS. W. BIRCHMORE,
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ired ar, Serond Class Matter at
e PbstofHcu at Camden, 8. C.
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leription (1.50 A Year in Advance
Tuesday, November 17, 1931
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18. WHITAKER BIRCHMORE
.. ; ...
the death of Charles \V[h i taker
L?'>re, Chmden arid Kershaw
has lost a good, useful and
citizen. The loss to The
ree Messenger, the paper whicji
established and edited for 47 long
cannot be ' replaced. Mr.
?re, a man of great energy
ivity, was at all times interest
evevything worthwhile for the
rraent of his community. As a
?hman he was a zealous and ha^d
rker, never failing to respond to
calls made on him. For many
,rs he was Superintendent of the
jyttleton St. Methodist Sunday School
irid at the time of his death was the
leloved teadher of the Men's Bible
31ass. He served at one time as
)oun?y Supex*intendent of Education
nd fcis work in this capacity was
loteworthy. Keenly interested in the
ij&tterment of social conditions he
erved well as a member of the state
oard of charities' and corrections,
fut naturally and properly as a con
temporary ha? said it was through his
ipaper, The Wateree Messenger,
liat he served most and best. And
Oder his management for 47 years
'he Messenger has always stood for
b^st things in life. A good man hag
arted. May God reward him as
^richly deserves to be.
the sentiment in the - following
sage of sympathy, from Father
a former rector of St. Mary's
;holic church here, is so pretty
at we take the liberty of publishing
I Spartanburg, S. C., Nov. 12, 1931.
'l^fles W. Birchmore, Jr.,
imden, South Carolina.
'<) ypu and the family I extend
felt sympathy. Your father
one. of the best men I ever knew*
i God reward" .tym i\s he deserved
solace yOtt#Sp? who remain to
rti him who, loved the poor and
isoned as <Jnriat said to do.
Sincerely,
FATHER MACKIN.
M)p'*
| would like to use a short space in
ie^ Messenger to pay a tribute to
??. Charles W. Birchmore, my life
ig^friend an l early mentor. There
[| ilio need for me to stress the many
^virtues of his truly Christian charac
er, which are well known to the peo
ile of Kershaw county, nor to dwell
ipon his varied service to church and
itate, both in a personal way and
;hrough the columns of the paper
J ich wau his life's work. Others
more capable of doing this and 1
all leavo thom the task. - But I feel
,t I would be untrue to myself did
not 8".y just a few words about a
ork I know from experience and
'on\ mrny conversations with him irf
ite years whteh was very dear to
H ^Conspicuous amony many traits of
chm acter wortihy of emulation which
.Were outstanding in the life of Mr.
-Birchmore was his deep _ love for
v;&6Ung m$n and his constant, earnest)
>*nd successful efforts to influence
lives for good. 4lis , love oi*
^byhood and young manhood amount
ed to a passion, an 'engrossing and
absorbing passion. Devotion to duty
!? a worthy trait, but the strict per
formance of duty often calls for the
doing of unpleasant things. It was
not so much from a sense of duty that
Mr. Birchmore exerted such efforts
in behAtf of. youth, but an ingrained
deep -sealed love of mankind
prompted and urged the valuable ef
' forts which ho so unstintedly gave.
one who experienced that great
love and loving guidance and who te
deeply indebted to Kim for many of
'the finer things of life, I wish to lay j
this poor verbal tribute on the tomb
ot my friend. Thiry-five long years
have passed since I passed from the
^ <far#ct influence of his beneficient
counsel btit many of the trials and
hardships of those years have been
more easily borne by reason of the
faith and the knowledge gained from 1
contact with him. Who can estimate1
the value-of such a life and such an
jnfltfanee* which goes down the cen
1 tunes bearing ftood fruit tpr eternity
Certainly his reward will be great.
THORNMSY WALKER.
The panning of Editor Charles W.
Birehm^re remove One of Cemden'n
older citizens and a man who mcule '
frieridn with all in the home of his |
ption. #or forty-ieven years he ;
lihed a newspaper in thin city j
had a wide acquaintance among
>le, all of whom held him In J
affairs was earnest at all times, and
Especially did he take great interost
in young people. The editor of this
paper feels a distinct personal loss
in the passing of this, one of the 'old
est editors in the state, and will miss
his friendly advice.? Camden Chron
'icle.?> ' ]
'^Veteran Editor
Personally to edit and manage con
^ tinously through 47- years a county
.newspaper is to participate in a pe
culiarly intimate way in the joys and
sorrows of the community. Charles
W. Birchmore, 71, who died yester
day, had borne that relation for near
ly a half-century to the Kershaw
county weekly, The Waterce Messen
ger, which he himself established.
Exacting and ttaremitting as the
duties were that called within his
own shop, Mr. Birchomre, a loyal
churchman, was many years superin
tendent of his Sunday school and
teacher of his Bible class; socially
sensitive, he made time to sit with
the state board of charities and cor
rections; interested in (the public
schools and in the administration of
"his county's affairs, he served at
other times as county superintend
ent of education and member of the
county board of commissioners.
But naturally and properly it was
through his newspaper that he serv
ed most and best; and the Wateree
Messenpvr has faithfully reflected
these many years a steadfast 'de
votion to the verities that endure. ?
The State. I
AN INEXCUSABLE RECORD
The accident problem is of vital in
terest to every citizen.
DuVing 1930 accidents accounted
for the deaths of 99,000 persons, and
10,000,000 injuries. For these acci
dents the Jwnerican people paid
$3,250,000,000.
Only five diseases cause more
deaths than accidents, and between
the ages of five and fourteen, acci
dents cause more than twice as many
deaths as the most important disease.
The death rate from accidents in this
country is twice as high as in the
principal European countries. The
motor vehicle leads all other causes
accounting for. 3?, 000 deaths in 1930
followed by home accidents with 30,
000 and industrial accidents totaling
19,000.
But there .is a brighter side, to the
accident picture. Child deaths have
been decreased by presistent "safety"
education. Accidents have been re
civic cd 28 per cent in two years by ,
1600 industrial concerns reporting to -v,
the National Safety bouncil. The
number of commercial trucks involved
in accidents had gone down 19 per
cent since i&27. And, in scheduled
air transport, the death rate declined
87 per cent from 1928 io 1930.
But when 82,000 people can be kill
ed in a sifigle year in automobiles,
homes and industries, every motorist,
every employer and employe and all
other citizens must recognize their
pwn individual responsibility to help
reduce the accident toil. 1
Christmas Clubs
i A total of $000,000,000 in cash will
be disti*ibutod to about 12,000,000
members of the Christmas Savings
| Clubs scattered throughout the nrv.ioa
I within .about a month's time. This
total compares with ?012,000,000 for
the prec'edinfi year, the showing be
ing remarkable considering the de
pression undergone for the past
twelve months. It also empnasizes
| the Christmas Club plan has become
a permanent fixture in the thrift pro
gram of the public from year to year.
It is estimated that South Carolin
ians have a total of $2., 400, 000 in
Christmas Savings.
GOVERNMENT ANI) BUSINESS
One of the inevitable results of
hard times is renewed demands for
further extension of the activities of
the Federal Government.
? Unemployment insurance, govern
ment subsidy of this business or gov
ernment ownership of that, gigantic
" relief'1 bond issues ? hardly a day
passes without a new, suggested
panacea.
The Federal Government might (jo
more to bring back jfrosperity, so far
as that is' within the power of any one
nation, by restricting its activities.
There is only one cure for unem
ployment ? industrial development
that will put men to work. There
is only one cure for depression ? a
new influx ?f active capital into bus
iness. __
High taxes and governmental inter
ference are a barrier in the way of
both these cures. No individual
would, for example, build a new home
if he believed it would soon be taxed
beyond his ability to pay. And no
firoup of investors would build a new
factory if there were danger of tax
ation growing so great as to make
profits, impossible.
Government should do everything
it can to encourage industry, invest
ments, employment.
FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY
RED CROSS POSTER
A PRETTY, twonty-year-Old bank
tellor of TMioonlxvllle, Pennsyl
vania ? Miss Margaret Wlltr-tiervod
an the modol for tho Itod Or on a. poster
thin year, and thiuj ontored Hito tho
halls of everlasting fame.
This particular postor marks the
fiftieth birthday of tho American Red
Crojja. The original poster will bo
preserved la tho Hod Cross museum
in Washington, and tho l'eproduct Ions
will undoubtedly bo vzrX In lfU-1
when the one hundredth anniversary
in obBerved-"-and In 2081 and through
tho birthday* of the Red Cross In all
tho future centuries.
Joseph M. Clement Is the artist of
this effective anniversary pofttor,
which follows out the (slogan of tl)e
Red Crona birthday; ? "ijPitty yoftrs'
service to humahlty." Mr. Clement
has a studio and home on old mill
property at Chester Springs, Pennsyl
vania, and thus looked about the
neighborhood for local talent nnd ills*
covered Mlas Wilt ? who has posed f6r
several of his works. .
UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
SUNDAY I
chool Lesson
<Uy HE V P .8. rilZWATEB. D. D.. U?ai
ber of Vacuity. Moody Blbl*
lustltuto of Chicago.)
>'<El 1981. Western Newapunor Union.*
'IMPROVED
Lesson for November 22 '
* PAUL IN ROME
GOLDEN TEXT? 1 can do all thlngB
through Christ which strengthened
me.
LESSON TEXT? AcU 26:1-12; 28
16-81.
PRIMARY TOPIC? Paul In the Great
est City of the World.
JUNIOR TOPIC? Paul'* Life-long
Ambition Fulfilled.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP
IC ? A Prisoner Proclaims the Gospel
In Rome.
YOUNQ PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP
IC ? Paul's Ministry In tho World's
Capital.
I. Paul Appeals to Caesar (25:1-12)
In order to appreciate this action
on the part of Paul It Is well to get a
synthetic grasp of the expediences
which forced him to make this appeal.
1. His trial before Felix (Acts 24)
The officials of the Sanhedrln wen
represented by Tertullus, a Roman
barrister. He brought a fourfold
charge against Paul : *
a. A pestilent fellow (v. 6).
b. An inciter of rebellion (v. 5).
e. The ringleader of a sect (v. 5).
d. A profaner of the temple (v. 0)
To this charge Paul replied In a clear
and dignified manner, setting forth tho
facts of his life, and demanded thm
his adversaries bring proof their
accusation. Felix was greatly moved
by Paul's testimony concerning Christ
but postponed decision, expecting to
receive a bribe from Paul.
2. Trial before Festus (25:1-12)
Festus was tho successor of Felix.
Two years had elapsed, but the Jew
ish hatred had not abated. PauVs foe?
in Jerusalem sought to have him
brought there for trial, Intending to lie
In wait and kill him on the way. Fes
tus. willing to please the Jews, pur
posed to send him to Jerusalem for
I trial. For this Paul rebuked him, de
clarlng that he very well knew that hr
was innocent. Seeing that It was Im
possible to get Justice at the hands' of
Festus, he made use of his right as n
Roman citizen and appealed to Caesar.
Festus was taken by surprise and
/ound himself In art embarrassing po
sltlon, as he was unable to explain to
Caesar as to why an Innocent man
should go to Rome for trial.
8. Trial before Agrlppa (25:18
2(1:32). This was occasioned by the
visit to Festus of Agrlppa and Rer
nice. Upon their nrrlval. Festus told
them of his perplexity. ThereA?.r?*
they expressed n desire to heaf Paul
Paul gladly made his defense before
them and appealed to them to accepi
Christ.
II. Paul's Journey to Rome (27:1-44)
1. The Rlilp (v. 0). It was In a ves
sel of Alexandria sailing fram Myra
to Italy.
2. The company (vv. 2. 37). Two
of Paul's friends, Arlstarchus and
Luke, were permitted to go with him.
Resides these three there were 273
In the ship.
3. The storm (vv. l^O). The ship
nifule little headway on account of un
favorable winds. Pnul advised that
they winter In Fair Haven (vv. 0-12),
but his advice was unheeded. In
verses 14 to 20 we hove a most graphic
description of the storm. Tempestuous
winds as well as soft breezes await
God's faithful ones*
4. Paul's serene faith (vv. 21-2(5)
God Is ns near to his faithful ones on
a stormy sen ns In the quietude of
the home. Pnul wns not only cnlm
bub bnde the people be of pood clieet
(v. 22). lie promised them safety
though the ship woi^ld go to pieces
r>. The ship's crow safe (vv. 27-4-1).
All turned out as God hnd promlr.p'1
III. Paul's Ministry In Rom? (Act
28! 1 5-31).
1. Welcomed by the brethren' (v
ir>). Thoy met him nt the Ap;>il
forum, a distance of about forty r.t'les
fron) Home. Thin was, the fl rst lime
he wns thus welcomed.
2. Paul's lonlent treatment (v 10)
Ite was allowed to hire a*- house nnd
live apart. being guarded by a soldier.
3 Conference with the lend'np
Jews (vv. 17-22). Fie allowed h'm:;e|f
only three days to rest. Ills o'ljes-t
was to hnvo a fair understanding v.i;h
the .lews He. explained the rens*on
for his being there. The result wic
thnt the Jews took neutral ground fin*
expressed a desire to hear what Paul
could sny.tn defense of a sect which
wns evil spoken against.
4. Paul expounding the klngdotn./Of
God ?*nd persuading eOncern'nu Jer<nss
(vv. 23-31) He pointed on a ren>
kingdom, the Messianic Kl'igdom
with the historic Jesus ns the Kin?
The kingdom to Paul meant n ifeMnl'e
rel^n of a deflnlte |M?rsoh. not merel
an Improved state of society l itis he
showed from the Scriptures lie went
through the Old Testament, carefully
showing the kingdom teachln,", to be In
harmony with tl>fi law mid tin
prophets.
P?rion?l Cons?cr?t!ea
There Is also need of a clear under
standing of what consecration means
It Is not an Indulgence In pious yearn
ings and smug phrases. It Is the will
Ingnoss to face facts squarely, to deny
one's self In behalf of others, to give,
to work with one's heart and soul
thrtt God's kingdom may com? upon
earth. " ;
MtiiarM N?t Lutlno
The pleasure* of sin are but for a
season, hut the punishment of unpftr
too**. _
RAMBLING THOUGHT
By H. C. H.
When Mr. C. W. Birchmore passed
away, th? community suffered a
great lose.
Nx> greater tribute could be paid to
any man, than to say: God knew
him as a faithful servant; the poor
and the unfortunate, knew him as a
friend.
Fasting safely in the homeland,
Far from trouble, care and strife,
He receives the Master's blessing
For a busy well spent life. ? H. C,
Hardy.
Upiet PfrcceJcnt
When u 80- foot pin appeared In the
city walls of Chester. Kn"hind. recent
ly. the wnll was closed to pedestrians
for the first time In hundreds of years
CROFT MILL OPEN FOR BUS
INESS. On Little Swilft Creek,
ohn K de Loach. St.
FOR SALE ? Fulghum Seed Oats,
fully matured and bright. Price
50c. per bushel. A. W. Humphries,
W. O. W. MEETING
Live Camp, No. 49, "W. 0.
*ach month at 8 p. m. VUiting ?ov
neeta the last Thursday evening is
tteign* cordially welcorred.
C. V RTRCHMORE. C C
V. A. MARSHALL. Clark.
At Tin
Ch-ags
A Critical Time In
Every Woman's
I Life.
"During a critical
time in my life I took
Cardui for several
months. I had hot
flashes. I would sud
denly get dizzy and
seem blind. I would
get faint and have no
strength.
My nerves were on
edge. I would not
sleep at night.
"Cardui dfd won
ders for me. I rec
ommend it to all
WQmen who are pass
ing through the criti
cal period of change.
I have found it a fine
medicine."? ura. Hotti9
Murphy, Poplar Bluff t Ifo.
Cardul 1* a purely vege
table medicine and con
tains no dangerous flrugs.
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Legion Service Officer, Kershaw
County
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SCHOOL SUPPLIES
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sufcipjies, and cater to the needs of
tho schools.
. TABLETS
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tablets. See our Carolina Special--*
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paper, only five cents. We carry
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ftchools because of their uniform
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Binders 10, 15 and 25 cents. Package
of loose-leaf fillers, , 100 sheets, on'y
-10 cents. Five cents packages alao.
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Book:
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Rands.
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