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THURSDAY , JtJLY l^TH, .1*27. ~ j. THE BARNWEM. PEOPLE-SENTINEL, BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA still LOVE EXILED QUEEN V <Fr*p«r*«i by the National Oaofraphlo Society, Waahlncten. D. C.) Group of Nativos of Sudan. (flvrn an opportnnity to land, and we entered Its cavemons depths at night with torches that threw weird shadows. - “We passed Kitchener's camp, where the great British soldier spent something like three years equipping an army with machine guns and ar tillery to go Into the Sudan to sub due a religious sealot and his fanati cal followers. “The train from Haifa to Khartum A TRIP from central Egypt to Khartum, disclosing life along V. the Nile and In the desert. Is , described by a recent traveler. "“We traveled south," he wrltqs, "In a little white train, with bine glass win dows to lessen the shock of the rush ing sunshine. “Before we were a mile from the station at Luxor the desert began to assert Itself. The temperature in the —cnsnh eUmb*iLUu allBoit heights; yet when we opened the win dow for what we thought would be a breath of fresh air, the glare of the sun struck us like a blow In the face. We had never conceived of such vio lent sunshine. “Late In the afternoon we reached Shellal and transferred to a boat on the Nile for Haifa, whence stretches the railway to Khartum, completed by Kitchener between 1807 and 1890. when he made war on the forces of Mohammed Ahmed, the ‘Mad Mahdl/ concentrated at Omdnrman. "The Nile trip from Shellal to Haifa ’ J at V m the afternoon when the lasted from five o’clock one afternoon 1 4 the next afternoon. We arrived at our destination 18 hours late, having been mafooned an afternoon and night In the desert with masses of sand hurtling over and around us. "We did not dare to go forward, for when these desert storms swirl, often they blow the roadbed out from under the crossties and leave the rails suspended In the air, like bright steel ribbons. Eventually, before the fall train was permitted to proceed, hand-car had to be sent ahead as scout to see If all were well. It was ful force of the sirocco struck us, turn ing the daylight to darkness. "We were fascinated by its ap proach. Thin, angular Arab figures danced In Its path, like grotesque scarecrows, trying to escape. It whirled across the Nile, striking us broadside on, and for a few stuffy minutes the air was unhreathahle. ‘The storm carried all the sand«ant peenery with It. For a half hour we breathed dust, swallowed dust, ant spat dust. Then It passed over, and we could watch it playing havoc on the horizon. “Khartum was a welcome sight! .Luxor, Aswan, Haifa, Omdurmnn ant Khartum are river-bank villages. Be cause of their fame, one thinks ol' them as .cities. Khartum plays at be ing the capital of the Sudan ; Omdur- man. Just across -the Nile, if ap all mud native village covering a vast area. _ “Khartum Is'VflOO mites south of, 11 boat was almost unendurable, Cairo. This was the frontier, the end appearance, so that even Samuel'wal to noon of the second day. The boat was too small to permit the passen gers to move about. There was noth ing to do but sleep and eat, read and talk. "For half the distance to Haifa the desert was saffron-colored, sienna, burnt orange; In the high light of noon It was golden. Most of us think of the Sahara as composed of white or gray sand. To the contrary, It Is colorful. Often the ‘sand' Is broken rock, and there are many ledges and ridges. Everywhere the ground heaves and swells. "The desert Arabs live In desperate squalor, on the fringe. On what they subsist Is more or leas a mystery. The Nile flows close by, but It Is not used for bathing. Half -the Inhabitants seem to have sore eyes, and the sight less ones are everywhere. Sunrise Over the Desert "The heat in the cabins of the turned out at daybreak" and "‘lot on deck to breathe. "\Ve saw the sun rise over the des ert. A huge brassy disk slid Into place with astonishing rqpldlty. One moment there was a soft haze; the r next, a bright, hot sun assaulted the land. ."Along the shore small palm trees grew delicately out of the water Itself and gently waved green branches at us. Off toward the horizon were hum mocks and pyramids of crumbly rock. Near at hand art Arab mud village slept soundly and odorously. Swanns of wispy gnats moved down from no where to settle in our hair for addi tional warmth. ."The steersman, a' Mohamjnedan, came out of the little deckhouse to gay his prayers on the roof of the lower deck. It was the season of the Feast of Ramadan. He faced Mecca. He stood. He, lifted both gaunt hands. He dyoPP^d hlg han ds. He bowed. He kneeled. He prostrated himself. He laid his forehead to the deck. "At midday the heat was so ener vating that we would sit and eat In silence. Those' of us who were new to the country ate very little. •The only animals we saw In the desert were lean white camels. They browsed and grazed, apparently on nothing, or reclined on shadeless sands hot enough to bum the skin from one’s hands. History Along tho Nila. "The banks of the Nile are a pano rama of history. We passed Phllae, the ancient shrine of Isis, which* since building of the Aswan dam la ,erged almost half the year. We _ Roman fort high on a rocky ^ ' " and desert shore, set there to watch ^ over the barbarians while Antony’* romance with Cleopara flonrtshed.-We passed a temple supposedly erected , by Cleopatra herself—In a fit of re morse, we presumed to think. “When we came to a Temple of the Bun, csrved out of rock, wo fife* *tH:."’- .r.-il——? ~ tiie build a (Or rev. k h. rmwater, o.u, dmr. Moody BIMO I—IHeto of Chleoso.) f©. ttIT. Wmforw N*w»pi»por niHon.) for July 17 •AMUCt ANOINTS DAVID LK8SON TEXT—1 Sarauol l«:l-lt. GOLDEN TEXT—Lot no man do- splto tky youth, but bo thou an ox- amplo of tho bollovero in word. In oon- • vorsation, In charity. In oplrlt, tn faltb. In purity*. TO Choson Kin PRIMART TOPIC—A Shepherd Boy JUNIOR TOPIC—God’s Plan for a Boy’s Life. INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOR- IC—Why God Choae David. . YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP IC—Dtscovortng Future Leaders. I. Samuol Mourns for Saul (▼. T). 1. Why he mourned. The death ot Saul was, no doubt, a personal loss to Samuel, for Saul was a commanding and lovable personality. Then, too, the ruin of so promising 1 career would deeply affect Samuel. Finally the hu miliation to God and God’s people grieved his heart. 2. Excessive mourning rebuked. The fact that God had rejected Sfiol should have lifted Samtifct otit'^olTliis grief. Excessive grief over that which does Is a reflection upon Him and should be rebuked. When sorrow be comes a hindrance to the discharge of duty. It merits rebuke. II. Samuel Sent to Anoint David (tv. 1-8). 1. Samuel’s fear (v. 2). Perhaps by this time Saul was becoming a des perate character. Samuel still knew that If San! should bear that he was taking steps to anoint a successor to the throne, his own life would be In danger. Samuel was wise In submit ting this hard situation to the Lord. God’s servants are to be brave. How ever, even when goipg on errands tor Oba wVshoqlfl not conrUUngas^ Tbs Lord smoothed the way for Samnel. He showed him how to per form his doty and escape the danger. Samuel was to take a heifer gnd an nounce that he was going to offer a sacrifice unto the Lord and to call Jesse to the sacrifice. The prophet was not told all that would happen. This Is usually God’s way with os He gives os our work piece by piece, and guides as step by step. Samuel's purpose was known only to himself. It was to be kept a secret so that ths news would not reach Saol. This was a shrewd device but entirely legiti mate. We may conceal that which others have no right to know, espe cially when such a disclosure would be detrimental to the success of our mis sion. What Samuel said was true. III. Samuel's Obedience (vv. 4-13). 1. The trembling elders of Bethle hem (w. 4, 5). Their nnnsual movement was an oc casion for alarm. To the elders’ alarm ing Inquiry Samuel responded with the assurance of peace. Inviting them to Join him In worshiping the Lord. 2. Examination of Jesae’s sons (w 6-12). The Lord had revealed to- Samnel that one of Jesse's sons was to be the new king, but not the particular one. (1) Ellab rejected (vv. 8, 7). Ellab was the eldest son and there fore he was the first presented as hav ing first right to the place of honor. Furthermore, he was a splendid speci men of manhood, tall aqd majestic In lUmahEd 16 Years Ago, Sho Enjoys Lasting Honor. . - . ' • - » Lisbon, Portugal.—Queen Amelia of Portugal, who was exiled from this country 16 years ago with tho root of the royal family, left her name asso ciated with to many charitable insti tutions that she still la loved and re spected In the Portuguese republic. This princess of Orleans Is very democratic. She founded many chil dren's hospitals and homes, where she helped doctors to tend the sick. At home she supervised the educa tions of the princes, Louis Philippe and Manuel. v Araelle de Braganza, exiled from her native France, lived In England un til her marriage to Carlos, the crown prince of Portugal. Prince Manuel, who became king of Portugal, owes his life to his royal mother’s courage. When King Carlos and the crown' prlnce were assassinat ed as the royal family drove through the streets the assailants shot at the younger prince. The queen, seeing ths gun aimed at her son, rose In the car riage, and with a boijquet caused tht bullet to swerve, so that It merely grazed his hand. Since ^tlrnftwlamatlon of the re public In Portugal the exiled queen lived for many years In England with son. But now that the French republic has annulled the ban against the former royal family of France Amelia of Orleans Uvea lb seclusion In a small house near the palace of Versailles, where her ancestors ones reigned. U. S. Land, Just “Found," Slated for Park Site Washington.^—Land that the federal government has possessed for 80 years In the mountains of northern Alabama has Just been “discovered" by search in ths records of the federal land of fice. . The. surveyor-who mapped the terri tory |n 1847 tor allocation to settlers seems to have been daunted when be came to the brink of May’s gulf, a beautlfuL gorge ten miles long and a quarter to a half-mile wide. Or per haps he concluded that no one ever would want It. 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"Late afternoons we rode donkeys along the .Nile, past the palace of the governor general, where Gordon was killed by the. Mad MahdI’s men, to ward the statue Of Gordon sitting on a camel, looking out across'the desert. “The Gordon hotel, where we stayed, faced on the public square, perhaps „a hundred yards across. There was no grass. There was only sand. Step out Into this square under the midday sun without one’s pith helmet and one may have a sunstroke before he takes a hundred steps. A short time before our arrival a Greek trader attempted to cross the square at noon on a rush errand, without his topee. He was stricken and died be fore he reached his destination. "With evening came relief. A gen tle breeze blew from the Nile and we sat on the earth terrace in front of the hotel from dinner until midnight, drinking lemon squashes and whlskys- and-sodns. Off across the square, tom-toms beat perpetually and white figures of dervishes danced to the wild music. During Ramadan, every day Is a fast and eyery night a festi val. . ^ “A delegation went over to watch .the ‘show. Three musicians shuffled backward In a perpetual circle. They thrummed * tom-toms—-^shallow hoops with skin stretched taut across. They sang; they chanted. “From time to time figures broke away from the tightly packed mob which Inclosed the torches, and danced furiously, whirling after the manner of dervishes. Aronnd and around they went, barefooted fanatics, leaping and gyrating In their long white robes and odd white turbans. One minute they struck a self-appreciative pose and held it; the next, they were in a frenzy again. They resembled noth ing so much as chickens with heads cat off, flattering in the purpoeelsee dance of Is a Prescription for captivated by him as he had been bj Saol (10:2^). Outward appearance Is tavorabte. bat th. rMiitie. «« b, I Malaria, Chill* & Fever, God were against him.- We frequently I # # ' estimate men by their dress, cultural | Dengue OF BilioUS FCVCF. appearances, wealth and position. These are only surface manifestations and frequently lead us astray, but God looks. Into the heart. (2) David chosen (vv. 8-12). AH but one of Jesse's sons bad been looked upon, bat stUl the Lord’s choice had not appeared. Jesse’s reply to Samuel's question as to whether all hfs children had > appeared seems to Imply that David was not of much Importance. At any rate he was only a boy, while his brothers were already young men. He was considered good enough to watch the sheep, but not to be called to the feast. This Is ever the way of man. He overlooks the very ones whom the Lord has chosen for places of honor and - Influence. Because David was f<hfnl as a shep herd boy, he was In line for promotlor when God’s -give® time arrived. 3. David anointed (r. 13). When the shepherd lad appeared, the Lord directed Samnel to anoint him. When the oil was applied the Spirit of the Lord came upon him David was a gifted and attractive lad bat his gifts were of no avail without the Spirit of God. Only as we are anointed by the Holy Ghost can we truly do the Lord’s will and work. It kills the gerihs. We Can Choose We cannot tell what shall be on the morrow; bnt we can choose what we ourselves will be. We can resolvs to live falthfolly whatever betides. • • . We can walk with the bright angels, and wrestle with the dark ones, sod oblige the flying hoars to leave s bless ing behind.—N. Y. Frothlnghsm. • That Which Wo Do for Christ That which we do for ourselves Is forgotten; that which we do for Christ .to KODAKERS! Send your films to us for develop ing snd printing. One day service. Write for prices. . LoHar’s Studio 142S Main Street COLUMBIA SOUTH CAROLINA We eeU Eastman Films III TE1 ie IB LEm Farm Loans 6 par cant, large amounts. 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