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a y> Mai tk 3, 1928 McCORMICK M&SS&imu&K, McCORMICK. South Carotin*. Page Number Six ST IN THE EOOD LINE Regardless of whether it is a can of luscious peach es or a breakfast cereal, a pound of fine creamery butter or something good in fresh fruits or vegetables you’ll find it of the best obtainable quality. At this store you’ll find the price is consistently low, too, for the high quality of mercandise you get and free delivery service to your door. We can keep the price down and give you service at the same time because of the great volume of busi ness we do. • ‘ T. MU FAULKNER McCORMICK, S. C. k: >1 * i i wm r, •;. ] T AT on ME We buy otir Drugs andi Chemicals from manufac turers of established reliability. Prescriptions care fully compounded. We have face powders, talcum powders, face creams and lotions, rouge, toilet and medicinal soaps, perfumes, etc. * Blank books, typewriter paper, carbon paper, inks, pens, pencils, box paper, pound paper and envelopes. We carry a complete line of school supplies. 'We carry a large stock of 'iroveltieS. We invite in spection of our line of Silverware and Cut Glass. 1 Pure fruit syrup and the best ice cream we can ob tain served at Our fountain. "We also have the agency for Steelcote paint. ~ ' . M r ^ W. S. PIPKIN, Proprietor ’’rtone N6. 42 McCoftnick, S. C. A Double Cure By REV. J. A. VAN GORKOM Member of Faculty, Moody Bible Institute, Chicago. THE GOSPEL m \ =9 v AV'V^'^vv- II All . • In One Of Our Safety Deposit Boxes Don’t take the chance of having them stolen, lost or destroyed by fire. If lost, they can never be replaced and you are the loser. Your insurance* policies may be. among those destroy ed by fire and your loss will be per manent. ‘ / ■ r * . ■. We have safety deposit vaults where all precious papers and other belong ings, such as jewels may be kept where no harm can possibly come to them. They are always accessible to you by calling at* the bank. The rental fee per year is very small. First Class Banking Service. * I i ■«!? (By J. A. Edmunds.) Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth. Psalms 124-8. TEXT—I must work the works or ExC , e P t the Lor,! buiM the house Him that sent Me, while it is day; the ! he / labor in vain that build it. night cometh, when no man can work, i psalms 127-1. As long as I am in the world, I am the T i -u* Light of the World.—John 9:4-5. ! In building any important structure j there mu~t be plans by a compete. ! A candle never burns for its own architect in the hands of a master sake. No light ever does. There is , buildcr N ,„ xt a „ debr , djrt anti always an objec- ; , , , . , . , ; trash must give place to the workmen tive aspect to the . act of illumina- i 10 down for a sure foundation tion. This objec- which should be solid rock, tive is to dispel I Care also must be used in selecting darkness. Dark- , the best material or wo cannot ex- ness and danger ! pc- t the building to rta::d the ravages go hand in hand 0 f storms and rain of future time. rf < *° r rh S * lt a ? < * Another important factor is to 1 v f’ , i e r e s p] a so aS a dmi f all the abundant evi- * dence in thephys- . sunli ^ ht P^ible to prcmote hoalth ical world to con- ^ an ^ happiness. firm t h i s f a c t. In neai-ly all groat buildings a con- Here is a room in ! spicuous place is reserved for the total darkness. ; corner stone. How are we to | Many rooms are planned embracing j reception room, guest chambers, din ing room and store supplies. Next to food comes water. No house is fit for dwelling without food and water cr starvation is as inevitable Improved Uniform International 7 Lesson T (By REV. P. B. F1TZWATER. D.D., Dean Moody Bible Institute of Chicago.) I'S). 102S Western Newspaper ITnlon.I Lesson for May 6 GREATNESS THROUGh SERVICE ill Rev. Van Gorkom. remove this condition? We cannot bail it out. Change of temperature will not do it. There is but one thing’ which will overcome darkness and that is the introduction of light. The night takes wing when the day approaches. The power of light is I in a mansion as in a tent or hovel. manifested most effectively in the densest night. The greater the dark ness JJie clearer the light. When Jesus entered this world the dark ness of spiritual ignorance was dense indeed. He is the Light which dis pels the world’s gloom. In this chap ter we find the Light in contact with a double darkness, a young man who was blind both physically and spir itually, yet cured by the Light of the world. Note the occasion of the miracle. As Jesus passed by He saw the blind man. He was not too busy to help this needy soul. While Jewish leaders scorned the blessings which the Lord was ready to give, this poor man was ready to receive. God was going to bless some one, if only a Wind beggar. The purpose of this miracle'was to show the mighty work of God in him. The method was unique. Jesus simply placed moist clay upon the eyes of the man. telling him to go and wash in the pool of Siloam; The Wind mail' might have objected if he had seen what Jesus was doing. The whole aim of the miracle was to give spiritual sight to the blind man. Tltere • are three stages in the de velopment' of faith in the blind man. First, he calls Jesus a Man. This was in reply to - the queries of bis friends. There is here a definite note of con fidence in the person who made him to see. All doubt us to the ability of this Unknovrn Healer was removed and in its place there was horn an implicit faith in the Man. It has been well said that “Jesus asked him to do what he could do, in order to enable Him to do what he could not do.” The second stage of faith is dearly one of growth, as evidenced by the fact that lie calls Jesus a Prophet. Since the Pharisees objected to a cure oh the Sabbath, they questioned him closely. It was generally supposed that prophets had authority over the Sabbath. We find here, then, a distinct progression in the development of this man’s faith. Confidence has changed to reverence and assurance of authority. But the young man was yet far from the goal which Jesus had marked out for him. The Lord was tenderly watching his case. Could we but realize how much our Lord is interested in us individually it would change the whole course of our life! No house is complete until it is covered with a good roof. As it has been eminently said a leaky house and scoldirg wife is enough to take a poor man’s life. So much for our temporal house. Now we are confronted with the erection of our spiritual house so closely related to that house eternal in the heavens whose maker and builder is God. In preparation for our spiritual house all trash, sin and dirt must disappear, then God the great architect, will deliver his plans to the master builder, his son, Jesus Christ. Man cannot alone build his house. Time and again man has said, well today is new year, or my birthday, I will turn over a new leaf and make my future days clean, but e’er long the new* page is as black and dirty as the old one. Except the Lord build the house they labor in vain that build it. The foundation of pur house must rest upon Christ, the solid rock. On Christ the solid rock I stand, all oth er ground is sinking sand. Also, the chief corner stone must be Jesus Christ, as the stone the builders rejected has become the head even the copestone of the corner and no other foundation is laid than that which is laid, Jesus Christ the right eous. Let us look well, building upon JUNIOR TOPIC—The Way to Be Great. INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP IC—How to Be Truly Great. YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP IC—Jesus' ^Standard of Greatness. Jesus with His disciples was on His way to Capernaum for the last time. He was soon to leave for Jerusalem where He was to die on the cruel cross for the sins of the world. He sought retirement in order to make clearer to the disciples the meaning of the cross. They were yet unable to understand Him. It was a most pitiable sight to behold the Son of God facing humiliation and death ir man's salvation and even the dis ciples failing to understand the mean ing of His suffering. I. The Disciples Disputing as to Who Shoul. Dc the Greatest (Mark i) 1. Jesus’searching question (v. ii.'!). His omniscience enabled Him to dis cern their secret thoughts. The fact that the disciples were wrangling about official position while Jesus was facing humiliation and death shows how completely He was alone in the world. 2. Tlie silent disciples (v. 34). The revelation of the selfishness of their hearts made them ashamed In His presence. The realization that the eye of the omniscient Lord is over us is the sure and only cure for self ish wrangling among Christians. The slinging rebuke (vv. 3T»-37). (1) *‘If any man. desire tfi be first the same shall he hist of all and serv ant of all.” True greatness expresses Itself in being willing to take the last and least place and to he a servant of nthers. (2) His teaching illustrated (vv. 3C 37). This He did by an acted parable of piadhg 'h little chHd Irr their mhlsi A little child is a symbol of depend anee and ignorance. By word and example. He showed that tyie great ness is expressed 1n; willingness to aid the weak. Instruct the Ignorant, and serve the iteedy. II. The Ambitious Request of James and* John (Mark HX:3i>-45). 1. What it was (vv. 35-37). ft was for the positions-of pre-eminence in, the rock. Men love darkness rather r |, e kingdom. Christ had told them than light because their deeds are evil. So let us open wide our win dows and let the sun of righteousness shine into our house, cur souls im puting life, joy and peace passing all understanding. v Have we ample room in our house? Above all there must be a royal guest chamber for the Kir;; -;f Gkoy and his stafiL How is our food sup ply? The bread of heaven. Have we fountains of living water flowing ? Or are we drinking from the slough of despond ? Are we prepared to en tertain angels? Behold, says God, I stand at the door and knock. If any man hear my voice and open the doer I will come in and sup with him and j to drink wr.o all that was embraced he with me. Rev. 3-20. Do we feast; hi the agony of the cross. Christ con- McCormick, S. C. Now note the third stage which is i with God or do we 'feast upon the husks with the swine? He that dwelleth in the secret places of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. Psalms 91-1.’ Let this be our shelter admist the storms of life then the rains of ad- that of submission, an entirely yield ing to God. He calls Jesus, Lord. Because of his sp’endid testimony in favor of Jesus the rulers excom municated him. He was now an out cast and forsaken. It was while in tiiis condition that our Lord found him. Evidently, as is clear from the text, Jesus had been listening to the | versity may beat upon Our house for it cannot fall for it is founded upon a rock. What manner of house are we building? God the great architect of the universe gave the master builder, his Son, Jesus Christ, the only blue print for our spiritual house. This we will find in his great sermon on the mcunJ Gd to. Let us build our house. What manner of house shall, it be ? There is only one name for our house. Neither is there salvation in any other for there is none other name under heaven given among men J. S. STROM • - FUNERAL DIRECTOR, EXPERIENCED EMBALMER IN CHARGE McCORMICK, .SOUTH CAROLINA. FURNITURE AND STOVES Night Phone, 55 Day Phone, 76. investigation to which the young man had been subjected, and asked him, “Dost thou believe on the Son of God?” There must have been mingled joy and gloom in the heart of the out cast, j'et in spite of this he allied himself with the Light of the world. That the real purpose of the miracle was then and there fulfilled is evi denced by the fact that he fell down at the feet of Jesus and worshiped him saying. “Lord, I believe.” He received not only physical sight, but experienced a spiritual change as well. . Is it not strange that so many, even in our day, opeply reject the Light of the world? Our God will lead us step by step if only we let Him. This young man came through tremendous difficulties which were imposed large ly by the religious leaders of the day. Today we, too, are facing (lie same difficulties, since many present-day re ligious leaders prove more of a bin <1 ranee than a help to young men bv reason of the discredit which they place upon Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Let your testimony for Him ring out! Simply exercise your faith in Him and you v ■! experience a now and living relationship wth the Lord It will change you entire life and you will walk in si new freedom because of the new Light '"ithin you which is Jesus the Lord, it has been truly said, “Our Lord is always seeking the outcasts. He nwer abandons the abandoned. The man who had recov ered his sight was cast out, but on tbe threshold he met his Lord.* , , , , , a i. a -i o to be followed by nil is Jesus Christ whereby we must be saved. Acts 4-12. mmself H j s whoIe nfe was S p en t in There is much being said at this g 0 j n g about doing good, and on the time Idoking to church unity and it; crosg 0 f Calvary He made the su- should be an easy matter if we will preme sacrlfloe in providing a ransom discard all other flimsy foundations for many, and build upon the solid rock, Jesus! ~ Foundations Necessary The wise seek “the city which hath foundations.”—Southern Methodist. Christ. J. A. Edmunds, Santa Barbara, Calif. A. R. Presbyterian Schedule Preaching at Mt. Carmel. S. C., <•> he first and third Sabbaths at I' l. m. Preaching at McCormick, S. C., o the second and fourth Sabbath.* >«• 11:30 a. m. Sabbath school at both chure)** every Sabbath day throughout ir,« Laoa T. Pres*It Paatoi. i Episcopal Services J At Willington First And Third Sundays Of Each Month And On Fifth ! Sunday When Occurs i \ There will be service at St. Steph- -, L 45 SSON TEXT — Mark 9:33-37; 10: ; ens’ Church, Willington, on the first GOLDEN text—For even the Son 1 an ^ third Sundays c«f each month. or Man came not to be ministered unto When there are five Sundays in the but to minister and to give his life 1 , vir , ri 4.Vi ,..;n „io~ a ransom for many. j there will also be service on PRIMARY TOPIC—Doing as Jesus j the fifth Sunday. Du) ' 1 The hour of the service at St. Stephens’ is four o’clock in the after noon. A good program of music is provided under the direction of Mrs. James Hester of Calhoun Falls with Mrs. James Hemminger cf Willington acting as assistant. The services are in charge of the Rev. R. C. Topping of Anderson who promises a short sermon upon an in teresting and vital topic with each service. It is a well known fact that St. Stephens’ Church has always served wcT the community in which it min- irters. All are invited to attend and worship there. Plum Branch M. E. Charge Beginning first Sunday in Febru ary, the Plum Branch M. E. charge schedule will be: ASBURY — Sunday School at 10:30 a. m.; preaching every fiifet Sunday at 11:30 a. m., and third Sun day at 7:45 p. m. BORDEAUX—Sunday School at 10:00 a. m.; preaching every first Sunday 3:30 p. m., and third Sunday at 11:00 a. m. ■ ! PARKSVILLE — Union Sunday +* i School at 10:00 a. m.; preaching every second Sunday-at T’iOQ p. na[^ 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 seco'hd Sunday at 11:30 a. m„ and foftrth Sunday. 7:30 p. m.; prayer services, Wednesdays 7:30 p. m.; Epworth League, 7:30 p. m. every Sunday. . B[ARS CHAPEL—Sunday School" at 10:30 a. m.; 7 prfeuth&g <fc*ery ond and fourth Sunday at 3&0 p. m. E. A. WILKES, > Pastor..; .. • -X- Pentecostal Holiness f Church Schedule Sunday school every Sunday morn ing at 10:30, at McCormick. Preaching every 3rd - Sunday ’it 11:00 o’clock a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Public cordially ii#ited to all our services. ' W. RAY ANDERSON, Pastor. m •)' Plum Branch Baptist Schedule Plum Branch — Sunday School every Sunday at 10:30. Preaching 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 at 11:00. B. Y. P. U. every Sunday at 7:30. RED OAK GROVE — Sunday School every 1st and 2nd Sunday morn : ng at 10:30; 4th Sunday p. m. at 2:30. Preaching every 4th Sunday at 3:30 p. m. 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. X 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. «if ilie awful agony of the cross and also of the glory vVhich should fol low. While their request reveals pride and selfish ‘dmbition. yet faith in their Lord and a rigid desire were not wholly lacking. It was not en rirely for their personal glory that they made tills request, but because of their personal desire to be with their Lord. 2. Jesus’ reply (vv. 38-45). (1) To James and John (vv. 38-40). a. Their misconception rebuked. “Ye know not w^int ye ask.” h. Positions of glory in Christ's kingdom are earned, not obtained through faw.r or arbitrary assign tiient. The way to honor is through suffering. The cup which they were ceded that file positions which they craved were obtainable, but in a dif ferent way from what they thought The way to places of glory in Christ’s kingdom is through lowly, self-fot gotful service and suffering (2) To the ten disciples (vv. 41-4.".) a. Their displeasure (v. 41). The ten disciples were displeased with the request of Tallies and John. Their displeasure was because they wore not free from the same selfish ambition; their action was not prompted by righteous indignation. In True greatness declared (vv. 42- 45). To minister to others is great er than to he ministered unto (v. 43). Among the Gentile nations, greatness was conceded to-those who exercised authority over others. This is the world’s conception today. Among the followers of Christ a different stand ard prevails. The standard of Christ’s kingdom is to forget self in devoted service to others, even to the giving of one’s life. The supreme example Be of Good Cheer Let us be of good cteer, remember- j ing that the mistortunes hardest to ! bear are those which never come.— i Lowell. Ministers The world looks at ministers out of the pulpit to know what they jmean when in it.—Cecil. God’s Benefits AM eyes see God's benefits, bdt Isir see God.—Mark Guy Pearse.