Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Snoop Wins on a Foul 1 LESSON TEXT—II Kings *5:1-21. i GOLDEN TEXT—Righteousness ex- • Iteth a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people. PRIMARY TOPIC—A Nation That Forgot God. JUNIOR TOPIC—A Nation That For got God. INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP- ilG—Paying the Price of Binning. . TOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP- 'IC—National Accountability to God. Zedeklah was made king of Judab by the king of Babylon (11 Kings 24:17), but In spite of tills kindness and the word of the Lord spoken to him by Jereinlab (Jer. 34:17, 18, cf. Jer. 52:3), he rebelled against the king of Babylon. He relied upon the help of Egypt, but all that Egypt could do was to cause temporary Interruption of the siege of Jerusalem. I. The Siege ef Jerusalem (vv. 1-3). L The time (vv. 1, 2). It began on the tenth day of the tenth month of the ninth year of Zedeklah's reign and lasted about eighteen months. The tenth month, according to the Jewish calendar, cor responds to our December, January, as their calendar year began about the middle of March. The reason the exact time Is given Is that this was to be an event of great Impor tance to the Jews In their exile. 2. The method (v. 1). Nebuchad nerxur came with a large army and •ocamped against Jerusalem and built forts against it round about It is thought that siege walls were built around the city, shutting It In. On the tops of these walla forts were built from which missiles of destruc tion could be burled by their engines of war against the city. 8. The famine (v. 3). Gelkle says, “It was speedily fol lowed. as Is always the case, with an 'outbreak of pestilence. Food was well-nigh gone. There had long been 'no bread. Mothers were at last driv en to murder and eat their children The richest citizens wandered about searching for scraps In the dung hills.” It Is estimated that one-third of the people of Jerusalem died of starvation. II. Ztdtklah'a Flight and Fate (vv. 4-7). 1. “The city was broken up” (v. 4). The Chaldeans had succeeded In making an opening In the wall so ’large that they could make their way Into the city in spite of all that the Hebrews could do. 2. Zedeklahs flight (v. 4). The king with his men of war fled by night toward the plain. His ob ject no doubt was to cross the Jor dan at Jericho and hide In the moun tains east of the river. 8. Zedeklah’s fate (w. 5-7). (1) He was overtaken In the plains of Jericho (v. 5). When his flight was discovered, the Chaldean army pursued and captured him. (2) He was brought to the king of Babylon at Riblab (v. fl), a town north of Da mascus. It was the kings headquar tors from which he directed his armies against Tyre and Jerusalem Zedeklah was tried as a criminal be- ifore Nebuchadnezzar. (3) His fate U*. 7). His sons were slain in his sight; his eyes were put out; he was •bound with fetters of brass and they carried him to Babylon^where he re- malned prisoner until the day of his ‘death (Jer. 52:11). III. Jerusalem Destroyed (vv. 8-10). ^ The dismantling of the city was de- frayed a month, perhaps awaiting in- C ctions from Nebuchadnezzar, who at Rlblah. 1. They burnt of the bouse of the (Lord (▼. 0). This was the sacred temple built Solomon, with additions and mod* iUom. Before burning It was de af all Its sacred contents. 1 Burnt the king's house (v. 9). This was doubtless the nalace built i Williston, June 8.—Miss Elmina Black, of Springfield, hag been visdting her grandparents, Capt and Mrs. W. D. Black. Miss Louise Wilson, of Augusta, is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. William Melvin. Miss Anna Baker Black will leave Friday for Birmingham, Ala., where she will visit Mrs. R. C. Wiggins. Mrs. F) c telle Patterson, of Barn well, spent a few days last week with her daughter, Mrs. J. Arthur Kenredy. Miss Vivian Salley, of Atlanta, Mrs. Hayes Salley and Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Salley and little son, of Salley, were guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Black. Fabian Still, of the Citadel, and Maldon Sprawls, of Wofford, are at home for the summer. Miss Harydelle Thompson spent the week-end with- Miss Winnie Mae Bish op in Augusta. Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Fletcher and children have recently moved to Wil- liston from Spartanburg. Miss Bettie Matthews, Mrs. John Miley, Mrs. F. W. Toole, Miss Dorothy Toole and Cecil Folk motored to San- dersville to visit friends Sunday. Mrs. W. G. Thompson has returned from Spartanburg, where she visited Mrs. Phil Harris. She i 8 accompanied by Miss Keit Harris. Muss Lots Hollis is visiting Mr. and Mrs. C. L. White. Mrs. T. W. Weeks, Mr. and Mrs. 0. L. Weeks and Miss Marguerite Court ney attended the reception and grad uating exercises at the University hos pital, Augusta, Monday evening, where Miss Clothilde Weeks graduated this year. Mrs. Hattie Ruth Carpenter, of Graniteville, was the guest Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Willis. % Mrs. Winchester Smith, after at tending the commencement exercises of her alma mater, Anderson College, is visiting Mrs. W. L. Austin in. Sen- GIRL, 18, MAY HAVE BEAU, COURT RULES Great Modern Question Is Set tled by Judge. New York.—The weighty legal opin ion involved that great modern ques tion: Might a girl of eighteen h&ve a beau —or mightn’t she? All girlhood's future was at stake as Jiretty Josephine Puplca of Yon kers faced the bar of Justice in Yon kers before Judge C. W. Boote. Josephine had been haled to court by her mother for running away to a relative’s home because she would not live up to the parent’s rules of never associating with boys, handing over all her weekly wages, never stay ing out later than 10 p. m. and never visiting girls at nigh(. The girl’s Ups quivered and she told the stern court; “I had to run away, ybur honor. Listen to those rules.” So the judge listened and then he pondered. It may be that he thought of the time when he used to have an occasional date with a pretty brunette like Josephine. % “I will lay down some new rules,^ lie declared. “You may remain ont later than 10 o’clock. Say 11 or thereabouts. “You may keep some of your earn ings for yourself and also you may visit other girls at night “You may select your own clothes.” “But,” exclaimed the defendant, “er, how about a hoy fr—” The court Interposed, a twinkle In hi* aye. ’ ; "Oh, yes,” he remarked. “Yon may accept the attentions of a respectable young man.” Josephine smiled. Girlhood had been freed from bondage! eca. Jerusalem. IV. The Disposition of the Temple Furniture and Prieeta (vv. 13-21). 1. The temple furniture (vv. 13-17). The pillars of brass and the brazen sea were broken Into pieces by the Babylonians and were carried to Babylon. 2. Certain officers and priests (w. 18-21). Certain officers, priests and three score men were taken to Rlblah by the king of Babylon, and were slain From Small Beginnings Prayer brings God Into what men are pleased to term the little affairs of life. The lives ot people are made up of these small matters: yet how often do great consequences come from small beginnings I—R M Bounds Color-Blind Towards God Man Is color-blind towards God. The blue of God’s truth is to him an arcus tng, angoring red The Soft, soothing green of His love becomes a noisy, irritating yellow.—Dr. S. D. Gordon. Walter Davis left Saturday foy Greenville, N. C., where he will play baseball this year in the Eastern Caro lina league. Mrs. *W. A. B. Newsom and Miss Hattie NdWkom have returned from a visit with Dr. ard Mrs. Robert A. Black, of Bamberg. Mrs. E. P. Riley and son, Edward, Jr., are visiting Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Kennedy.. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Kenredy and daughter, Elizabeth, left Monday for a motor trip through the valley of Virginia, New York and West Point, at which latter place they will visit their son, Cadet David H. Kennedy. Mrs. C. L. White and Mrs. G. W. Whitaker attended the Columbia Col lege Alumnae gathering and luncheon in Columbia Tuesday. Williston people are enjoyirg very much the splendid prearhing this week of the Rev. J. Dean Crane, of Colum bia, who is assisting Pastor Davis, of the Williston Baptist Church, in a re vival meeting, which will run through Sunday and into next week. Services are held each mornirg at 10:30 and 8:30 in the evening. Locate Iron Messenger of Space in Africa Bloemfontein, South Africa.—Again chance has led to the discovery of one of those mysterious messengers that bear evidence that space is not empty. This time the news comes from the far northeastern corner of southwest Africa. In the Grootfontein district a me teor lies In a tomb of limestone, a great, massive block of iron. There is nothing dramatic in its appearance —a lone block of metal in the veldt, but if one tries visualize its ar rival one finds a spectacle surpassed by few. A black mass of Iron, cruising through space, invisible to all. Sud denly, as It enters the earth’s atmos phere. its great speed and the exces sive friction set a blaze In a fraction of n second. An enormous fireball, white hot, it approaches the ground with an angry hiss. A terrific roar as It crashes through layers of lime stone, a shower of sparks, sand, rockft and metals, a cloud of dust—and all Is quiet. A deep pit was excavated all around It, to show the full extent of its huge mass. The whole appear ance is remarkable—an almost flat, level upper surface 9 by 10 feet In size, with almost vertical sides about four to five feet deep. It Is estimated that It weighs not less than 50 tons. One specimen shown to the writer was a piece that had needed but the sawing through of a surface of two square Inches, and that had required fully two hours of hard work. ^.x**:**x m X m X m !*‘X**: m X**x**x**x m X m X‘ T. B EM* J. B. Ellis < ELLIS ENGINEERING CO. Land Surveying a Specialty. < * TRY A BUSINESS BUILDER FOR SATISFACTORY RESULTS Lyndhurst. S. G <~x-*:~x~x--x~x** •:-x~x~>-x~x**"X‘ MONEY TO LOAN Loans made same day application received. No Red Tape - HARLEY & BLATT. Attomeys-at-Law Barnwell. S. C. ADVERTISE IN The People- Sentinel. Building President Hoover’s Fishing Camp REDUCED SUMMER FARES '44—./. BOUNDTRir CHABUSTCN Going and returning by direct eteamer with meals and berth included in tare. Ticket* on aale to Sept. 30 with final return limit Oct. 31. SAILINGS FROM CHARLESTON To NEW YORK S. S. CHEROKEE every Wednesday ard also S. S. H. R. MALLORY every Saturday. (Additional Freight Sailings Every Monday.) To JACKSONVILLE S. S. CHEROKEE every Monday. (Additional Freight Sailing sSaturdaya.) To BOSTON Every Thursday, Friday only. Take your car. No trouble or inconvenience. No Boxing or Crating. For ttkUmln, p*i»*uttr mmd fttifkl ram. tu. •tfly to CLYDE LINE J. D. Rooney, General Agent, Charleston, S. C. VACATION TRIPS Rail and Motor Tours In the Southern Appalachian Mountains , In especially arran (Jed rail and motor tours, the Southern Railway provides a new vacation recreation, combining rail and motor transportation (or the indi* vidual and for parties, into the mountain sections of Virginia. North Carolina. Eastern Tennessee and North Georgia. These tours will take you adventuring by rail and motor into regions of scenic beauty and historic interest.. Each trip begins and ends with a railway journey, in which you enjoy the speed and com fort of rail travel. The motor trips are over established State highways.* DanidBoonH 1 'Jtfiesc south* rn i For booklets, information and rates, call on l;/Ticket Agents* IS O U T~H E R N tAllWATtSsI SYSTEM Tola |by Bole Ittcatloi JfcDOiied ANNOUNCEMENT! > To the People of Barnwell and Vicinity: Since p»ved roads and motor vehicles ha' r e justified us in disre garding disti/n-c, wc are offering our profe ssional servxts, equip ment and goods at price: that prevail in Au^ujia, except hearse hire, which will be charged for by the mile trav^ed. We v.ill pay *11 phone messages and respond at any hour of the day or night. Mr. N. G. W. Walker, of Barnwell, who is familiar with our business, has Kindly consented to give such information as you may need in noti fying us. . S V/. L Wilson & Son / UNDERTAKERS AUGUSTA ,GA. m = SEND US YOUR ORDERS POE JOB PRINTING.