The Wateree messenger. (Camden, S.C.) 1884-1942, March 01, 1932, Image 2
The Watered Messenger I
Published Every Tuesday by
CHAS. W. BIRCHMORE, Prop.
Entered as Second Claas Matter at
the Postoffice at Camden, S. C.
Subscription $1.50 A Year in Advance
Tuesday, ftiarch 1, 1932
A SAFE PLACE FOR MONEY
We like the plan, fathered by Col.
Prank Knox of the Chicago Daily
News, for an issue of "baby" Govern
?~ment bonds to be offered to every
body in the effort to induce people
who are afraid of banks and of other
forms of investment to take th.eir
money out of hiding and put it
where it will earn something and be
useful.
These bonds, we understand, arc
to be issped >n denominations as lov
as fifty dollars, and will pay interes
at about 3 percent. If they are no'.
safe? then nothing is. For thesi
bonds to become worthless would
mean that the government of thi
United States had collapsed, ant
there is no fear of that even amon*
the most timid. We hope that somt
scheme will be worked out wherebj
they can be offered at every . Post
Office.
We s'till think the best place to pu'.
money is in a sound bank, but we
can't criticize very severely the peo
ple who say they do not know how tc
tell whether a bank is sound or not
Wo are hopeful that the financial re
lief measures adopted at Washington
will put an end to bank failures, but
in the long run the whole bankinj:
structure will have to be revised.
The great majority of the bank:
which have failed in the past three
years should never have been per
mitted to start business. Many of
them were established over the pro
tests of responsible financiers, whos(
objections were overridden by th<
political pull of the bank organizers.
There should be no connection what
ever between banks and politics, and
no politician should ever be permitted
to have a traceable interest in any
bank. Politics is an industry whose
operations are in the nature of fav
ors; banking is a sacred trusteeship
of other people's n^oney.^d no hon
est banker can have a single favorite.
X STOCK MARKET GAMBLING
\
W'e think we are perfectly safe in
saying that the business depression
has "scraped bottom" and that the
upswing has begun. It is certain
that there is a much greater feeling
of confidence among manufacturers,
business men and bankers than there
was a month ago. The remedial leg
islation which has been enacted at
Washington has already had a deep
psychological effect upon the busi
ness and financial world.
The best proof that these efforts
ito put a stop to the process of de
flation are regarded by men who
know about Buch thinps as being ef
fective, is the fact that men and in
stitutions of great wealth who have
been holding back their funds wait
ing to be 'sure that the bottom had
been reaced, are now actively invest
ing ag^in. But on the heels of the^o
investors follows an army of specu
lative sharks, whose activities may
succeed in undoing the beginnings of
restored confidence. These are the
traders who rush in whenever the
shares of any corporation show signs
of strength, and buy merely to sell
again as soon as they can make a
'dollar or two profit.
The New York Stock Exciiango is
an important institution, in that it
furnishes the only open market irwto
which anyone who wants to buy or
sell securities can go to make hi*
pales or purchases. But a large part
of the trading on the Exchange is
pure gambling. These gamblers care
nothing about the welfare of the na
tion; they seek only to line their own
pockets. And it is too bad that
whenever there are encouraging
signs of restored confidence that they
should come in and kill vit by first
running the market up and then,
when they sefl to take profits, put
ting it down again.
Wb believe that these stock gam
blers have done more to retard the
reaumpton of normal business than
> *ny other one influence. We hope
that the nation as a whole will not
'eonttnue<to regard the day-to-day
fluctuations of security prices on the
dfeoek Exchange as rejecting any
thing more than the operations of
garablera* but we are afraid that too
many people think the nation's pros
perity is dependent upon the price of
atocks, Which have no more relation
to the actual values, of the properties
behind them today, when they are ab
surdly low, than they had in 1920,
Jvfeen they were ridiculously too high.
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TOO MUCH GOVERNMENT
We saw some startling figures the
other day. If they are correct, and
we have every reason to believe that
they are, since they were compiled
by the New York Sun, a responsible
newspaper, then we have reached the
position in this country when one
tenth of all the people are on the
public payroll.
One hundred persons out of every
thousand are tax-eaters! That in
cludes national, state, county, muni
cipal, - township and village em
ployees, Add to those the number
of pensioners and persons being sup
ported by old age relief funds, in
poorhouses, prisons^ and insane asy
lums, and it is easy to believe, as I
Senator Metcalfe of Rhode Island as
serts,, that every six people in the
United States are carrying a seventh
on their backs.*
That is the penalty we are paying
fci* our easy policy of letting "gov
ernment" do everything. It is be
cause of this enormous host of tax
eaters that the burden of taxation
has become almost too heavy to bear.
There must be public officials to en
force and administer the laws, of
course. There is no escaping from a
certain percentage of public em
ployees. But the inescapable tenden
cy of our willingness to let profess
ional politicians run our public Af
fairs is to increase the number of
jobo at public expense. Politicians
'iold their power by "taking care" of
their supporters. We think ft is
'"oolish to expect them to change
'heir own methods voluntarily. But
we also think that unless there is a
speedy curtailment of the cos': of
government, state, national and locai,
there is going to be a general upris
ng of indignant taxpayers who will
, throw all the politicians, of all
parties, out of their jobs and compel
I them go back to earning an honest
j living.
MOVIES.
Some small European nations have
prohibited the showing of "Mickey
Mouse" in movie theaters on the
ground that this animated cartoon is
"mentally unwholesome." Few in
telligent people will agree with that.
On the contrary, I think such amus
inpi productions as Mickey Mouse and
Silly Symphonies are not only the
best sort of comedy entertainment
but they are almost the only original
form of art which the movies have
developed.
In such pictures as those, and in
newsreels and travel picturel, the
movies give something which the
stage cannot offer. Much of the oth
er stuff shown on the screen these
days consists of poor substitutes for
real plays presented by real actors.
They do bring the drama ? of a sort
? within the reach of everybody, but
that is not to say that every type of
drama is wholesome for everybody.
| I sympathize with the effort of Mr.
Will Hays to "clean up" the movies,'
I but I don't think he is making very
much headway, to judge by some
talkies I have seen lately. There is!
lome excuse for a play which deals !
with more or less delicacy with ;M it
sex relations, when it is confir. to
a single theater and audiences of pre
sumably sophisticated adults. There
is no excuse for vulgarizing the same
play until even a child can sense its
rawest implications and then show
ing it to audiences of millions of
children in the movies.
%
Gold Mine* Worked I^Mtg Ago
The gold mines of South Africa linve
apparently been worked from nntlq
ulty, nnd must In nriclent times have
supported a very large populntlon nnd
n much higher civilization than It linj?
?nown up to our times.
Beginning To Take Notice Again ? * By Albert T. Reid
BROTHERS CHRISTOPHER
I spent the week-end with my
friend Bill Brown, whose famous
health farm is just across the river
from West Point. On Sunday morn
ing we went to mass at Father Paul's
j and afterwards the good father came
1 to the farm for dinner.
He told me how he had started his
church and boys' school twenty years
I ago with little backing, and how,
' though the bills sometimes mount to
terrifying heights, the money has al
ways come from somewhere at the
critical times.
i "We live by faith," he said, and
his face waB a benediction.
I "This year has been harder,", he
continued, "because we hav? had so
many Brothers Christopher."
i "Brothers Christopher,", I repeat
ed. "That is an order with which I
am not familiar. Who are the
Brothers Christopher?"
"Some call them tramps," he an
swered, and smiled at my look of
he explained, "and all sorts, of men
pass by. Some have left their jobs;
some have quarreled with their
wives; some are life-long victims of
the wanderlust. We have a house
for them in which they may sleep,
arid no questions asked. They may
come to the kitchen for their meals,
and if they know any trade they
Albany Post Road,"
may help us with their building oper- |
ations. When they have stayed with i
us as long they want, they move on. j
"We took our motto from the. I
words of the Lord, "Inasmuch as yt j
have done it unto one of the least of i
these my brethren, ye have done it 1
unto me.' In that spirit we regard j
them not as tramps but as brothers I
of our Lord, Brothers Christopher."
Listening to his pentle accents,
watching the light of benevolence in
his fine eyes, I felt encouraged. I
reminded myself that we are often
misled by the facts that sin gets
most of the advertising.
Sin is dramatic; so are warfare
and crime. They occu<py , a promi
nent place on alimost every front
page, while a million quiet acts of
human kindness are not and never
can be reported.
Life itself is the Albany Post Road.
People hear of H only as a highway
of business and pleasure, made oc
casionally notorious, by a ghastly ac
cident.
Yet quietly, by the side of the
1 road, is Bill Brown with his farm,
where tired men lose their tiredness;
and Father Paul with hts friendly
hand and cheering word for the
Brothers Christo. Jpher.
Few 'Qu?.k?* in Britain
About one In every tvvftnry-eighl
enrthqnake.s recorded In (ho world Is
felt In the British Isles.
J. T. HAY
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Ru'tledge Street
Camden - So. Carolina
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. . . THROUGH C ASTORIA'S
GENTLE REGULATION
The best way to prevent colic,
doctors say, is to avoid gas in stomach
and bowels by keeping the entire
intestinal tract open, free from waste.
But remember this: a tiny baby*?
tender little organs cannot stand
harsh treatment. They must bo
?cntly urged. This is just the time
lastoria can help most. Castoria,
you know, is made specially for babie*
and children. It is a pure vegetable
preparation, perfectly harmless. It
contains no harsh drugs, no narcotics.
For years it has helped mother*
through trying times with colicky
babies and children suffering witn
digestive upsets, colds and fever.
Keep genuine Castoria on hand, with
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IMPROVED
UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
SUNDAY I
chool Lesson
(By RKV V. U. K1TV5 WATER. D. D., Mem
ber of Faculty, ' Moody Bible
Institute of ChlcaKO.)
(?. I'JSJ, Western Newspaper Union.)
Lesson for March 6
JESUS WASHES HIS DISCIPLES'
FEET
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LESSON TEXT? John 13:1-17.
GOLDEN TEXT ? Even as the Son of
man came not to be ministered unto,
t>ut to minister, and to give his life a
ransom for many.
PRIMARY TOPIC ? Jesus Washes the
Disciples' Eeot.
JUNIOR TOPIC ? Jesus Perform! &
Humble Task.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP
IC ? Jesus Dignities Lowly Service.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP
IC ? Tho Spirit of Christianity.
I. Christ's Amazing Love for Hl?
Own (vv. 1-3).
Jesus was fully conscious of what
was immediately, before him. He
knew that the cros$ with all its shame
and anguish was upon him. He knew
that his disciples would shamefully
forsake him In a few hours. He knew
that one of that number would bo the
instrument in the hands of the Devil
in his betrayal. He was full v con
oclous of his deity. He knew that all
things were In his bunds. Despite all
this, he displayed great patience and
manifested untiring love. He did not
withdraw bis love from them because
of their weakness and the shameful
failure which be knew would soon be
made manifest. He not onlv loved
them to the end of his earthly min
istry, but loved them unto the "utter
most." "Loved to the uttermost"
means that he bestowed upon them
his love even to the extent of taking
their place In death.
II. Christ Washing the Disciples'
Feet (w. 4-11).
lhis act was symbolic of his amaz
ing love for his disciples. Jesus did
not regard his hands too holy to do
this menial service.
1. Steps in tills service (vv. 4-0).
a. He rises from supper.
b. Laid aside his garments.
c. look a towel and girded himself, i
d. Poured water into a basin.
e. \\ ashed his disciples' feet.
f. Wiped them with the towel
wherewith he was girded.
These steps symbolize Christ's en
tire work of redemption. His rising1
from supper represents his rising from
his place of enjoyment In the heaven-'
Jy Rlory. Ills laying aside bis gar-j
meats symbolized his putting aside!
his vesture of majesty (Phil. 2:7, 8).|
His girding himself symbolized tils'
tuklng the form of n servant (Phil.!
2:7). The water In the basin? l.?s'
cleansing blood. Ills washing of thei
disciples' feet ? his actual cleansing,
of them through his Word (John 15:3;!
Eph. 5:20). His taking his garments
again? his returning to his place and
position of glory. |
2. Peter's Impetuosity and ignor
ance (vv. 0-0). When he realized
what the Lord was doing, he refused
to have his feet washed. When he
realized the peril of refusal, he de
sired to be fully washed. He went
from one extreme to another.
3. The significance of this servlco
to those who participate in It (vv
8-11).
a. It is a spiritual cleansing (v. 8).
Fellowship with Jesus is'only posslblo
as we are continuously cleansed from
our sins. The cleansing here Is not
the wnshing of regeneration, but that
of snnctlfication. Even those who are
regenerated need the continual cleans
ing of Christ's blood in order to havo
fellowship with him. He that is re
generated ; that Is, washed In the
blo#0. of Christ (symbolized by water
baptism), does not need a Vepetitlon
of the act, but he needs the cleaslng
of sanetlflcntion (symbolized by the
wnshing of the feet).
b. A badge of brotherly affection
(v. 14). This act showed bis aban
donment to the service of bis dlsri
ples. This Is a lesson that Is much
needed today. True love i? tested by
the service it renders.
c. A proof of humility (v. 15). This
wns a lesson much needed by the dis
clples, and much needed by us nil to
day. They had Just been disputing
ns to who should he the greatest In
the kingdom. Thus their selfish am
bition was expresning Itself. On
every hand we see expressions of
pride, vanity, and even arrogance, In |
those who are professed followers of
the lowly Jesus.
d. Equalization (v. 10). As the
dlscipleq were thus served by Jesus
( hrist, their vain ambitions were re
buked. To enter Info this service In
the Spirit of Christ Is fo encounter a
leveling of humanity.
III. An Example for Ui (vv. 1410).
('hrist the Lord of all became the
servant of nil, and his disciples aro
under solemn obligation to follow him
In their service to others.
This obllgntlon rests upon tils lord
ship (v. 14).
GEMS OF THOUGHT
Eull redemption removes remorse.
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Christ cnn clinnge sadness to glad
ness.
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Sin Is like n river which begins I*
n quiet spring and ends In a stormy
sea.
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Jesus on enrth ? hi* path, his spirit,
1ils ways -Is the measure of our walk
and obedience,
il ,umj
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