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Thursday, May 10, 1928 BEST IN THE FOOD 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. / I. CARLTON MILKNEB McCORMICK, S. C. McCORMICK McCORMICK, SoulH Carotin* K I We buy our Drugs and 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 novelties. We invite in spection of our line of Silverware and Cut Glass. Pure fruit, syrup and the best ice cream we can ob tain served at our fountain. We also have the agency for Steelcote paint. DfiUG STORE W* S. PIPKIN, Proprietor ’Phone No. 42 McCormick, S. C. W ; ^ '•^ m W 1 SAFE FM I 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. 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. IDE FARM BANK McCormick, S. C. I J. S. STROM FUNERAL DIRECTOR, EXPERIENCED EMBALMER IN CHARGE McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA. FURNITURE AND STOVES Night Phone, 55 Day Phone, 75. Law and Grace TK By REV. J. A. VAN GORKOM Member of the Faculty, Moody Bible Institute. Chicago. TEXT—And the law came In beside, that the trespass might abound; but where sin abounded, grace did abound more exceedingly.—Rom. 5:20. R. V. T1:p two words “law” and “grace” need to he understood clearly. So ciety in general may have a fairly clear coiv ception of the for mer term, but per haps not so when it comes to the idea of grace. The reason for this may be traced to the fact that humanity has more in common with the function of law than it has Rev. Van Gorkom. with that of grace. In its function grace differs from hu man standards as far as the East is from the West. Law and grace also differ widely, yet the two are vitally related. This relationship is best un derstood b ,r a clear conception of their respective functions. LAW. The wori is mentioned al most eighty times in the Book of Romans and thirty times in the Book of Galatians. Both of these epistles deal emphatically with law and grace and we find their common relationship well established. Paul tells' us that the law is inadequate in itself when it comes to the matter of being just in God’s sight, for He tells us that no flesh shall be justified by doing the deeds of the law. No man has ever kept the whole law of God, nor would it be of any avail as a means of justifi cation. Then again, the law Is Inade quate because Its full and free opera tion is hindered by human Imperfec tions. The apostle tells us that the law was weak through, or because of the flesh; in other words, man was not able to keep the law of God. But there is another function of the law. that of a master, a constant guard Read Galatians 3:23-25 and note rli»*re that the law is set forth as a school master. The stern discipline of the law really Is a means of bringing us to Christ. Then, instead of being un der a master we ^bail be free in Him through faith. Being under the law proves to us that it is*a life of bond age, and because of that fact it be comes dear to us how much better it is to live under the blessed control of Jesus the Savior where we are free. Furthermore, the law is a revealer of sin. Paul states that he had not known sin except through the law and because of this he saw his own sin ful life and stood before God as a con demned man. The law itself Is not sin because It continually points out the exceeding sinfulness of sin. So then we find that the law shows men that they are wrong and helpless, but docs not help them out of their trou ble. Do ihtq and live. the. law commands. Rut gives me neither feet nor hands; A better word the Gospel brings, It bids me fly and gives me wings. GRACE. Since we find ourselves condemned and hopeless under the law with no possible way of escape, what is the function of Grace? Under grace God treats us irrespective of ♦>ur deserts. What we are, what we have done or are doing, in fact any attitude on our part does not effect God’s grace which He bestows upon us in spite of what we are or have done. And tin's is possible only be cause God accepts the righteousness of Jesus who bore fill the penalty of our sins and therefore sets us free from any judgment for sin. The above chapter points out that sin entered the world as an intruder and, because of sin, death, for the two always go together. Sin entered, as it were, like a wedge, separating man from God rather than God from man. There is no change of attitude on God's side for immediately after sin entered the world He began t- seek out wayward humanity to bring them back to Him self. Listen to the prophet, Isaiah. “Your iniquities have separated be tween you and your God, and your sins have hid His face from you.” Then again God s; vs, “Come now and let us reason together.” God is ready and willing to re-establish a right re lationship between Himself and man. So then because s ? n entered we have on the one side man, sin and death, and on the other. God, grace and life, man and God separating further and further as time goes on. Now how can tins condition be rem- J facts. More likely than not they are edied? What is the only hope? Is there a remedy? The answer is found in the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. •*by grace have ye been saved through faith.” Grace takes us in spite of our own sins, in spite of death, in spite of ourselves and the judgment of the law, takes all of this and presents us free beings before the face of God. free from sin and its penalty. What A Talk From The Bench—Bank Failures And Gossiping Public (The Columbia State.) Somrwhat unusual but no e the ess interesting ad entertaining weve the volunteer comments by udge Mann i n the Richland court 1'ouse Tuesday. For ourselves, wc 1 ke to hear judges give expression to their thoughts and feelings. Wc have a notion that one of the “weaknesses of the courts” may properly be at tributed to the degree to which judges have been circumscribed. Con ditions would be better, we believe, had they the lat'tude of federal judges. The pocket nerve is the tenderest possessed by the public. The public has been in the habit of paying not the slightest attention to banking laws, and small atetntion to banks of the qualificat : ons of bankers, but when they lose money from the fail ure of a bank they cYy out against their lack of pi’otectlon and demand tha' someone be punished. Of course the public should have protection. The deposits in a bank should be safe. But banking in the South has been conducted for a couple of genera tions in a haphazard way; hundreds of hanks have been organized that never had the faintest claim to live aoide from the desire of some per sons to be bank officials. Men have been in charge of banks who were utterly w'thout qualifications. The awakening has been costly but high ly beneficial Conditions will probab ly never again to be so bad as they were. Yet costly as was the awak ening, bank failures in the several years in wh’ch the weak institutions were being eliminated have not cost the public so much as it is constantly losing through inefficiency in gov ernment. But because the pubi c pre fers, to put politics before busir.es'’ in government, it does not count that cost. Within the last 18 months our banking laws have been greatly im proved. When a bank is organized now it must have warrant for ex'st ance, but evidently more has yet to be done. It has been generally un derstood by the public that when a deposit was accepted by an insolv ent bank criminality was evidenced. Tuesday Mendel L. Smith, Esq., told the court that under the law govern ing the courts, an offic'al of a bank, knowing its insolvency, could not be held accountable for the taking of de posits unles he actually and person ally received the deposits. If depos its are received by a teller who does not know of the bank’s condit : on he is not liable. Between the public’s ideas and the prosecuting officers’ knowledge of the available evidence and the law governing, there may be a very wide difference, and we must say that prosecut'ons in cases that are known in advance to be merely a gesture, without evidence to sustain them, have small appeal to us. In his remarks i n the court house on Tuesday Judge Mann said: “A certain percentage of the public likes gossip. And if they cannot get some- th'ng real to talk about, why they will find something to talk about anyway, and they think of public of ficials first to talk about and the' they talk about the preachers and the school teachers and everybody else, leaving themselves until the last.” He might have added that they never get to the “last.” And more unfortunately, that “cer tain percentage” : s a large percent age. No person knows better about the gossiper than makers of news papers. No day passes but some re port comes to them, “vouched for by reliable persons,” that when run down is proved to be either without foundation or else based upon un sound conjecture. No poltical cam paign is too inconsequent al to be the birth of “reports” that two or three gossipers have set going, and that swell in volume, gathering detail a* they go, until they pervade a com munity, and reasonably reliable men come to repeat them as establ shed Improved Uniform International Lesson (HyUEV. F li KFI/.WA’I*R. D.D.. Dean Moody Bible institute o^^hlcago.) (®. 192S. Western Newspaper Union.) Lesson for May 13 JESUS ENTERS JERUSALEM LESSON TEXT—Mark 11:1-33. GOLDEN TEXT—Behold, thy King cometh unto thee; He is just, and hav ing salvation. PRIMARY TOPIC—Hailing Jesus as King. JUNIOR TOPIC—Hailing Jesus as King. INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP IC—The Kingly Qualities of Jesus. YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP IC—Jesus Asserts Messianic Authority. mythical. The press would lose in a month nil confidence and respect of the public did it pass on to the pub lic one-half of that public’s “most reliable” reports. I. Jesus Officially Presented to the Jewish Nation as King.—vv. 1-11). This should not be designated the triumphal entry, for it was so only in outward appearances. The shouts were empty and meaningless. It was the promised King publicly offering Himself to the nation. 1. The preparation (vv. 1-G). (1) Two disciples sent for the ass (vv. 1-3). He told them just where to go to find it, and how to answer the owner’s Inquiry. The providing of this animal was the working out of the divine plan according to Christ's foreknowl edge. (2) Obedience of the disciples (vv. •I-C). Without asking why, they go at His bidding. The command may have seined strange and unreasonable, but they rendered explicit obedience. 2. The entry into Jerusalem (vv. 7-TO). H) The disciples put their gar ments upon the ass and set the Lord upon It (v. 7). This act showed their recognitio of Him 1 as their King (II Kings 9:18). (2) The multitude (vv. 8, 9). Some sinead heir garments in the way; others who had no garments to spare cur. down brai.Hies and strewed them in. the way, which was just as accept able unto Him. This' entry was in fulfillment of a prophecy uttered some five hundred years before (Zech. 9:9). "They uttered the very cry which the prophet foretold. This Is a> clew to enable one to understand the prophe cies which are unfulfilled as yet, If the prediction of His firsL coming wns thua Hteraily fulfilled, ate' must be lieve that those of His second coming will likewise be literally fulfilled. The prediction of Z^charfah 14 :3-11 #111 be just as literally fulfilled as that of Zechariah 9:9. (3) The Lord’s action <v. TO). Upon entering the temple, He looked around upon all things; but as it was eventide He withdrew to Bethany with the t.velve. II. Jesu Exercising His Royal Au thority (vv. 12-19). 1. The barren fig tree cursed (vv. 12-14h The fig tree is typical of the Jewish nation. The fruit normally appears on the fig tree ahead "f the leaves. The presence of the leaves Is the assur ance of fruit. This was an acted parable of the Lord’s judgment on Israel for pretension of being the chosen, people without the fruits thereof. 2; The temple cleansed (vv. 15-19). For the various sacrifice; in the temple, many oxen, sheep and doves were needed. Many persons came .from the distant parts of the land; therefore it was impracticable for them to bring their sacrifices witli them, so they brought money and bought the animals needed. This priv ilege the law had granted to them (Dent. 14:24-20), for the exchange was necessary. When evil men used it as an opportunity for gain it be came an offense before God. It defiled His house. Jes is ’»ade Himself a scourge of cords and drove out the money changers, overthrowing their rabies and pouring out their money. By this act He declared Himself to be the Lord of ihe temple and one with Cod. That which God intended to he a “house of prayer for ail na- tiot s” was made a “den of thieves.” This action symbolized the call of the nation to repentance. III. Jesus’ Authority Challenged (vv. 27-33). They challenged Him to show by what authority lie accepted the hon ors of the Messiah, and who gave Him the authority to cast out the money changers. This seemed to place Jesus in a dilemma. He re sponded by a question which placed them in a counter dilemma. Since John was His forerunner, the divin ity of His commission rested upon that of John. They were powerless to discredit John, because the people accepted him ns God’s prophet. If This is stated lightly. Tt is a fact, they had accepted John’s message It : s a condition that cannot be cured they would lia\e noon prepared to ae- unless the man in the street becomes I His ' TI|0V «>'*«•*«' a- cautious as a newspaper reporter, that they could not answer the ques- a marvelous tiling grace is! Have j a; ( j accepts nothing as truth without! you placed your life at God’s disposal j i nves tig a t : on. : tion. in order that He may set you free through grace? Y;.ko my heart, O Father! take it; Make and keep it all Thine own; l.’t Thy Spirit melt and break it— This proud heart of sin and stone. -txt- A. R. PresbvUM*l Grace Comes Into the Soul Grace comes into the soul, ns tin morning sun into the world; first a dawning, then a light, and at la*t the sun in his full and excellent bright ness.—T. Adams. i. m. Preaching at M the second and ’1:30 a. m. Sabbath school f very Sabbath •ear. at dnv both tbrru 'W.}: t ere ! Un S. C: i y<u !',<* a! tr:; S. C.. lac hr.th'v .<-• He WGl C V*. T‘ / -»' 4 i\< 1 WOl Route io Glory Tie must increase, but 1 must de- use.’ This is your route to Glorv. \ to what He wants it to be. in ;. it will be fruitless. In all things must have the pre-eminence if you Worthy Qualities Pastor ,partake of them.—Brown. Page Number Six Brans Episcopal Services At Willington First And Third Sundays Of Each Month And On Fifth Sunday When Occurs There will be service at St. Steph ens’ Church, Willington, on the first and third Sundays cf each month. When there are five Sundays in the month there will also be service on the fifth Sunday. 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 i s a well known fact that St. btephens Church has always served well the community in which it min isters. All are invited to attend and worship there. Plum Branch M. E. Charge Beginning first Sunday in Febru- arjr, the Plum Branch M. E. charge schedule will be: ASBURY — 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 at 10:00 a. m.; preaching every first Sunday 3:30 p. m., and third Sunday at IXdM) 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»”rfock. ST. PAUL—Sunday School at 10:30 a. m.; preaching every second Sunday 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 10:3® a. m.; preaching every, sec ond and fourth Sunday at 3:30 p. m. E. A. WILKES, . Pastor. -j x—: Pentecostal Holiness Church Schedule Sunday 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 our services. W. RAY ANDERSON, Pastor. txt 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 mormng 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. T A BLEDSOE. Pastor.