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MeCORMJCK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SoulH Carolina. Page Number Six Sm-s-t&m- under favorable f .t • i , bey and we will ss Searching for the Lost Coin By REV. GEORGE E. GUILLE {Extension Department, Moody Bible Institute. Chtcaro. in live in comfort mam ; wiien young. :• person in i open a savings ac- j\ ' V < * the start. lormick, S. C i r Rev. Q. E. Gullle. .■>. f csea iftii ♦ i maunw Kitchen, work is more pleasant ^eatiftodaWe sui Mf; * ntensiM| together with knives, • spoons, etc. All well made and will last indefinitely. Good buys, every one. TE 4 main street CO. McCORMICK. S. C. .M*; ippEint WITH OUR APPETITE TICKLERS Everybody knows that we s£ll groceries and other foodstuffs, because most people buy from us. It’s a habit they have. But how many people know that we have a rare stock of distinctive APPETITE TICKLERS—those little delicacies that put the D. M. in a Delicious Meal? It’s a fact ask us about them the next time you come in. TBXT-^EIther wbat woman having ten pieces : of silver, If she lose one pl$ce, doth not light a candle, and sWedp the house, and search diligently till she And It? And when she hath fdond if, she calleth her friends and her ‘ nefghbors together, saying, Re- f'ofce with me; tor I have found the piece which I had lost. Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the pres ence of the angels of Odd over one sin ner that repenteth.—Luke 1S:8-10. In the first part of this fifteenth chapter--ef Luke, oik> Lord answered, in His own behalf, the complaint of the Pharisees against His recep tion of sinters. In this second part He > answers, though more cov ertly, in behalf of the Holy Spirit. The central fig ure here is a wom an, one of the Bibid's well-known pictures of the church df God. And thus directly does the Lord repre sent the Holy Spirit in the woman Who is directly the figure of all the saints. For the Holy Spirit works through the Word of God, having no other instrument. 1 But the Word is proclaimed by ills people, and this is the church’s commission and her only one. And in keeping with this do we see the lamp lighted for the search. With Christ away, because rejected by the world. It is night, and how great is the need for this light in the darkness! The Spirit, working through the Word, in the hands and on the lips of God’s people, is the sufficient, as the only light to search ont the hiding place of the lost coin. A lost piece of diver! ' In this the Lord reveals the value of a soul to Him.' The rantioth moh'ey in Israel | was paid in the silver half-shekel, and !n' th^t-wMcfr this symbolizes, the pre cious blood of Christ, the value of a Soul for God is seen. “What shall it profit a man If he gain the whole world and. lose his own soul?’’ : . So the woman sweeps the house. S And upon her knees at the work, for the short broom of the East made this necessary. And herein the Lord sets forth the church as it should appear 1 i ^according to His own mind, on her a knees, diligently seeking for the souls that He prises so highly. And though It raises the dust, this sweeping Cleans the house and finds that* which Js lost The church needs this cleansing and the dost must at times be raised, for num ffluht ho starred up about their careless ways, about their sins and abdut'their disregard for the lost All re vivals have exemplified .this method. But it is the house that is swept. And this reminds us of the responsibil ity of each individual among those who compose the church of God. It Is 1.1 in the family and among his own kins- * men and friends that he is to search HI out’the lost, and where he shall find the greatest gain. The testimony in the house and in the most familiar circles is the most fruitful for God. He first findeth his own brother and he bronght him to Jesus” Is written of Simon m Peter’s brother. And he that Is faith ful here shall find the sphere of his service ever enlarging and the service itself of 'Increasing power. And here again, as in the parable of the lost sheep, we hear of Joy in I heaven over one repenting sinner. “Likewise, I say unto you, there is Joy • in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.” Be fore His angels, those ministers of His, ; in full sympathy with His mind and j heart and purpose, our God rejoices ! over you and me! Our Savior rejoices ! in the precious fruits of His death. The Holy Spirit rejoices over the work of His hands In wooing the sinner and applying the unspeakable benefits of Christ’s atoning death! But there are friends and neigh bors to share the woman’s joy. The Spirit of God must have “friends’’ to share with Him His gladness. And how He makes it felt in the hearts of His own! We share that joy of heaven over the salvation of others. What Joy we find in leading others to the Lord Jesus Christ! For colds, grip and flu take Relieves, the _ _ teoj And BOnSp F McCORMICK, S. C. » ,7 FUNERAL DIRECTOR, EXPERIENCED EMBALMER IN CHARGE McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA. FURnIlTURE AND STOVES Night Phone, 55 — Day Phone, 76. Christ's Life 1 Christ’s life outwardly was one of the most troubled lives that was ever lived; tempest apd tumult, tumult and tempest, the waves breaking over it all the time till the worn body was laid in the grave. But the inner life ' was a sea of glass. The great calm | was always there. At any moment you might have gone to Him and found rest. And even when His en emies were dogging Him in the streets of Jerusalem, He turned to His dis- : clples and offered them, as a last leg- acy, “My peace.”—Henry Drummond. Prayer Prayer Is not merely one among many manifestations of spiritual life; It is not even enough to say that it is the first and most important. It stands by Itself, and Is pre-eminent. It is the manifestation of onr personal relation to God; It is the essential and imme diate expression of our filial relation in Christ to the Father.—Adolph Sap- hir. God's Countenance If the sun of God's countenance shine upon me, I may well be content to be wet with the rain of affliction. AUDITOR’S NOTICE FOR 1928 I will be at these places on the dates mentioned for the purpose of taking tax returns on all personal property belonging to owner, agent, attorney, guardian, administrator, etc. All male persons between the ages of 21 and 60 years are liable for poll tax. Arid between 21 and 55 must make return fot road, un less exempt or paying street tax. Office, January 1st to Jjfh. J. J. Link’s, January 10th, 9 to 11 o’clock. D. I. Morgan’s, January 11th, 10 to 12 o’clock. R. T. Mayson’s, 12th, 10 to 12 o’clock. G. P. Lagroon, January 12th, 2 to 4 o’clock. Meriwether, January 13th, 10 to 12 o’clock. Clarks Hill, January 13th, 2 to 4 o’clock. Office, January f4th, to 16th. Modoc, January 17th, 10 to 12 o’clock. ParksviEe, January 17th, 1 to 4 o’clock. Plum Branch, January I8tl}, 1 to 4 o’clock. Bordeaux, January 19th, 1 to 4 o’clock. Willington, January 20th, 1 to 4 o’clock. Mt. Carmel, January 21st, 10 to 4 o’clock. January 23rd to February 20th, in the office, after which time the law says add 50 per cent penalty on all who fail or refused to make returns. C. W. PENNAL, Auditor McCormick County. Treasurer’s Notice IniproVefl Uniform International The County Treasurer’s Officr* will be open for the purpose of receiving taxes from the 15th day of October, 1927 to the 15th day of March, 1928. All taxes shall be due and' payable between the 15th day of October, 1927 and December 31, 1927. That when tdxes charged shall not be paid by December 31, 1927, the County Auditor shall proceed to add a penalty of one per cent for Janu ary, and if taxes are not paid on or before February 1, 1928, the County Auditor will proceed to add Two Per Cent and Five Per Cent from the 1st of March to the 15th of March, after which time unpaid taxes will be col lected by the Tax Collector. The tax levies for the year 1927 are as follows: For State Purposes 5 1-4 mills For County Purposes 24 mills Constitutional School’Tax — 3 mills 6-0-1 Law 4 mills Mt. Carmel School District No. 1 2 mills Willington S. D. No. 2 2 mills Bordeaux S. D. No. 3 2 mills McCormick S. D. No. 4 20 mills Buffalo S D. No. 5 6 mills Bellvue S. D. No. 6 4 mills Bethia S. D. No. 8 8 mills Bold Branch S,D. No. 9 7 mills Young’s S. D. No. 10 2 mills Wideman S. D. No. 11 2 mills Chestnut Ridge S. D. No. 12 8 mills Milway S. D. No. 13 8 mills Robinson S. D. No. 14 10 mills Dornville S. D. No. 15 j 8 mills Liberty Hill S. D. No. 16 __ 8 mills Lyon S. D. No. 17 8 mills Hibler S. D. No. 18 8 mills Vernon S. D. No. 19 4 mills Talbert S. D. No. 21 8 mills Plum Branch S. D. No. 24 __ 24 mills Consolidated S. D. No. 1, Parksville, Modoc, and Clarks Hill, 17 mills All male citizens between the ages of 21 and 60 years, except those ex- ’ empt by law, are liable to a poll tax of $1.00 each. The law prescribes that all male citizens between the ages of 21 and 55 years must pay $2 commutation tax or work six days on the public roads. Commutation tax is not included in property tax, so ask for road tax receipt when you desire to pay same.! T. J. PRICE, j Treasurer McCormick County, j Lesson (By REV. P. B. FITZWATER. D.D.. Dean Moody Bible Institute of Chicago.) (©. 1928. Western Newspaper Union.) Lesson for February 5 JESUS MISUNDERSTOOD ANfi OP POSED. LESSON TEXT-*-Mark S:19-35*r 6:1-6. GOLDEN TEXT—He came unto his own-and his own received him not, but as many as received him to them gave he power to become the sons of God. even to them that believe on his name. PRIMARY TOPIC—Friends Misun derstand Jesus. JUNIOR TOPIC—Friends Misunder stand Jesus. INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP IC—rFacing Unavoidable Opposition. YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP IC—Tbe Misunderstood Jesus. I. Jesus Misunderstood by His Friends (3:19-21). 1. The-occasion (w. 19, 20). A series of important events In tbe ministry of Jesus had followed each other In rapid succession. The twelve had been chosen, and He with His disciples had just returned from a trip of preaching and healing In Gali lee. Such great Interest was aroused that thongh Jesus was weary and hungry Ho did not have time to eat. 2. What His friends purposed to do (v. 21). They went out to l^y hold on r*m. They saw Him giving Him* self with absolute abandon to His work so they attempted to rescue Him forcibly by taking Him from His work. 3. What they said (v. 21). “He Is beside himself.” His passionate de votion to saving the lost seemed to them a kind of Insanity. II. Jesus Opposed by the Scribes (vv. 22-30). L Their charge (v. 22). They charged Him with casting ont demons by Beelzebub. According to Matthew l2:?2-24, the Pharisees Joined the scribes In this charge. The occasion which provoked the charge was the healing of a man possessed with a demon. Unable to explain His un wearying service for needy men by attributing His zeal to religious frenzy, they accused Him of being in league with the devil. 2. Christ’s reply (vv. 23-27). He exposed their folly by a question and by parables. (1) “How can Satan cast out Satan?” If after Satan gets control of a man he should voluntarily re linquish that hold he would thus be come his own enemy. In view of the nature of the devil, this is unthink able. (2) “If a kingdom be divided against Itself that kingdom cannot stand (v. 24). Civil war is national suicide. A living example of this folly is seen ia China today. (3) If a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand (v. 25). House here means family. The fam ily that wars against itself will surely perish. (4) No man can enter into a strong man’s house and spoil his goods ex cept he first bind the strong man (v. 27). Satan here is the strong man, the house is the world, the goods of the house are the human beings whose welfare and happiness Satan Is seeking to destroy. 3. Christ’s charge (vv. 28-30). Since He was doing the works of God (for before their very eyes He had driven the demon from the man) He was undoing the works of the devil. He went about doing good. Wherever He went men were blessed. The eyes of the blind were opened deaf ears were unstopped, the lame were made to walk and the dead were raised. Having with unanswerable logic met their accusations He charged home upon thetn most awful guilt, that of blasphemy against the Holy Ghost. Blasphemy against the Holy Ghost is attributing the works of the Spirit to the devil. For this great sin there is no pardon. III. Jesus Misunderstood by His Family (w. 31-35). His brothers and mother came with the object of getting Him home be cause they thought He had lost His reason. Of course His brothers did not believe on Him as the Messiah, but their filial Interest moved them to try to get Him homa No doubt this was most painful to Jesus. Their mo tive may have been right, but they were used of the devil to hinder Him. IV. Jesus Misunderstood by His Fel low Townsmen (6:1-6). The citizens of Nazareth were un able to question the reality of Christ’s work a»d the power of His words, bnt .because He was one of them they were offended at Him. This Is a marvelous example of the blighting effects of prejudice. Because of this attitude of soul on the pa^rt of the people His wonder working was very limited among them. And He marveled because of their unbelief. Vanity Vanity of vanities saith the preach er; all is vanity. And moreorer, be cause the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.—Ee- clekiastes 12:8-9. Life Life Is not a man’s personal prop erty, it is a loan from the Almighty for which he Is responsible.—F. B. Meyer. Plum Branch M. E. Charge Beginning first Sunday in Febru ary, the Plum Branch M. E. charge schedule will be: A SB UR Y — Sunday School at 10:30 a. m.; preaching every first Sunday at 11:30 a. m., and third Sun day at 7:45 p. m. BORDEAUX—Sunday School atr 10:00 a. m.; preaching every first Sunday 3:30 p. m., and third Sunday at 11:00 a. m. PARKSVILLE — Union Sunday School at 10:00 a. m.; preaching every second Sunday at 7:00 p. m., and fourth Sunday at 11:00 a. m.; prayer services, Thursday nights at 7:00 o’clock. ST. PAUL—Sunday School at 10:30 a. m.; preaching every second Su..day at 11:30 a. m., and fourth Sunday 7:30 p. m.; prayer services, Wednesdays 7:30 p. m.; Epworth League, 7:30 p. m. every Sunday. BARS CHAPEL—Sunday School at 10:30 a. m..; preaching every sec ond and fourth Sunday at 3:30 p. m. E. A. WILKES, Pastor. Pentecostal Holiness Church Schedule Snnday school every Sunday morn ing at 10:30, at McCormick. Preaching every 3rd Sunday at 11:00 o’clock a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Public cordially invited to all c our services. W. RAY ANDERS)N, »astor. Plum Branch Baptist Schedul^ Plum Branch — Sunday School every Sunday at 10:30. breaching every first and third Sunday) at 11:30 a. m. B. Y. P. U. every Sunday, at 7:30 p. m. Parksville — Sunday School every Sunday at 10:00. Preaching/ every second and fourth Sundays au 11:00. B. Y. P. U. every Sunday at y:30. Rehoboth — Sunday School! every first and third Sundays at 1(^30 a. m., and second and fourth Sun^days at 2:30 p. m. Preaching every cond and fourth Sundays at 3:30 m. - t- Clarks Hill — Sunday School ev ery Sunday at 2:00 p< m. Preaching every first Sunday at 3:00 p. m. Modoc — Sunday School every Sunday at 10:30. Preaching every third Sunday at 3:00 p. m. H. M. HODGENS, Pastor. McCormick Methodist Church Schedule McCormick — Sunday school every Sunday at 10:15 a. m.; Preaching at 11:15 a. m. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Sun days, and at 7:30 p. m. on fourth Sundays. Prayer meeting Wednesday even ing at 7:30 o’clock. Board of Stewards meets Monday night following 1st Sundays. REPUBLICAN Sunday School at 11 a. m. on 2nd and 4th Sundays. 1st and 3rd Sun days at 2:30 p. m. Preaching on 1st and 3rd Sundays at 3 p. m. Troy — Sunday school at 10:00 a. m. 1st, 3rd and 4th Sundays; 2nd Sundays at 3 p. m.; preaching 2nd Sundays 3:30 p. m.; 4th Sundays 11 a. m. Beulah — Preaching every 4tb Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock. J. A. BLEDSOE, Pastor. A- R. Presbyterian Schedule Preaching at Mt. Carmel. S. on he first and third Sabbaths at 11 t» IB. Preaching at McCormick, S. C., on the second and fourth Sabbaths at 11:30 a. m. ... Sabbath school at both churches avery Sabbath day throughout the ** r Laos T. Preasly, Pastor. McCormick Baptist Church Schedule Rev. W. W. Sisk, Pastor. McCormick — Sunday school #v- ery Sunday at 10:30 a. m., J. A. Tal bert, superintendent; prayer servic es every Tuesday at 7:30 p. m., Preaching every Snnday as follows: 1st and 3rd Sunday at 7:30 p. m., 2nd and 4th Sundays at 11:80 a. m. Buffalo—Sunday school every Sunday at 10:30 a. m., J. C. Talbert, Superintendent; preaching 1st and 3rd Sundays at 11:80 a. m. Willington — Preaching on 2nd and 4th Sundays at 4:00 p. m. Troy—Sunday School at 2:00 p. m.; j Preaching on 1st and 3rd Sundays at U00 p. m.