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v- ;■ » Thursday, July 5, 1928 McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK. South L/arottum. Page Number Six J. S. STROM FUNERAL DIRECTOR, EXPERIENCED EMBALMER IN CHARGE McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA. FURNITURE AND STOVES . Night Phone, 55 — — — Day Phone, 76. THE HABIT OF THRIFT Brings with it, the smile of fortune, the gladness of plenty and the joy of accomplishment. Cultivate the habit with an account at this convenient home bank. It is mighty easy to spend all of your surplus earnings in a wasteful manner and hard to change over to the habit of saving but you w ill find it easy once you get started. Make it a habit to deposit a chosen amount here each pay day. It will mount up so quickly and you’ll never miss the money that you save, There is every feature of service and cooperation awaiting you here at this bank that you can find anywhere. We invite you to open an account to day. You’ll profit from your thrift and our co-operation. LEGAL MASTER’S SALE I McCormick, S. C. 3^ PICNIC SPECIALS FOR THE HOLIDAY OUTING A glorious day out-o.%doors under the blue sky and wav ing trees, a trip tj some new pleasure haunt, a day to spend leisurely—enjoying the rest and, of course, the success of the day depends on having a good picnic lunch along to enjoy when you get hungry. WE HAVE JUST WHAT YOU WANT FOR YOUR LUNCH You will find a pleasing variety of foodstuffs here that are 'ideal for the picnic or cold lunch. Highest quality goods, pure and fresh. Here is a 1st that will give you ideas 3cr preparing your lunch: Fresh Fruits, Baked Beans, Sandwich Bread, Cold Meats, Salad Dressing, Cakes, Cookies, Cheese, Pickles, Fresh Vegetables, Olives, and many other nice eatables. BURNED FINGERS AND OTHER ACCIDENTS !j Can be easily and quickly doctored at home if you have a supply of first aid necessities on hand. The children are verv apt to get their fingers burned when they are celebrating w jth fireworks and such minor injuries can be forgotten about soon if proper attention is given them. However, if you let them go without medical aid, the story may be altogether different. Dirt and infection may cause blood poisoning with grave results. HERE ARE SOME ITEMS THAT YOU SHOULD HAVE IN YOUR HOME—READY FOR QUICK USE Antiseptic Gauze, Bandage. Antiseptic Solution, Adhesive • Tape, Ungentine, Healing Powder, Iodine, Alcohol. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of McCormick, Court of Common Pleas. THE FEDERAL LAND BANK OF COLUMBIA, against T. R. OWINGS, ET AL. Pursuant to judgment of the Court and a decree of sale in the above en titled cause, I will sell at public auc tion on Salesday in July, 1928, (the same being the 2nd day of July), in front of the Court House door, in the city of McCo.mlck. County and State aforesaid, during the legal hours of sale, on terms specified be low. the following described real estate, to wit: All that certain piece, parcel or tract of land containing One Hundred Fcrty Two and One-Half (142 1-2) Acres, more or less, situate, lying ard being cn the Public Road lead ing to McCormick, about two miles East from the town of McCormick, in Plum Branch Township. County of McCormick. State ef South Carolina, having such shape, metes, courses and distances as will more fully ap pear by reference to a plat thereof, made by S. E. Rosenswike, Surveyor, September 4th, A. D . 1917. and be ing bounded on the North by lands of A. J. Hendrix; on the h,ast by lands of Huguley; Southeast by lands of J. T. and J. A. Ludwick; on the Southwest by lands of the estate of J. W. M.ner, and Northwest by land of J. T. Mart'n. This being the same tract of land heretofore conveyed to the said T. R. Owir.gs bjr A. J. Herd r'x by his deed dated February 12, 1916, and recorded in the office of the Clerk of Court of Edgefield County in Book of Deeds No. 3, at page 153, and also by quit claim deed of M. B. Sturkey, dated May 21st, 1918, and recorded in the of fice of the Clerk of Court for Mc Cormick County in D.ed Book No. 2, at page 218. That as a condition precedent to the consideration of any bid for said prem'ses, the master shall require a deposit of either in cash or by cert ified check in the sum of .$250.00 as evidence of good faith. The said sum to be forfeited • if the terms of the sale are not complied with as provided in the decree. Terms of Sale:^—Cash; purchaser to pay for papers and stamps. L. G. BELL, Master M. C., S. C. June 11, 1928.—3t. Notice Of Final Settle ment And Discharge On July 5, 1928, at ten o’clock a. m., I will make a final Settlement on the estate of Carrie Mars deceas ed, in the office of the judge of Pro bate at McCormick and ask for a dis charge. 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TEXT—That henceforth we be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doc trine, by the sleight of men, and cun- ninpr craftiness, whereby they lie In wait to deceive.—Kph. 4:14. I charge many men who write books and deliver addresses today with . gambling and pro- moting gambling on matters of the soul’s eternal in terest. The word “sleight” in our Scripture for to day is found no where else in the New Testament. It means a cube for gaming—the dice if you please. Sleight of men is then the dice ot men. Of course there could be no dice of God. But men are mentioned inasmuch as men’s dice-shaking is* .so opposite to God’s truth-giving. AH the venture, all the gambling,, characterize man’s effort; all the surety, all the fact, character ize God’s revealing. Man left to him self will not and cannot rise above the sphere of the gambler on the sub ject of God and tiie soul. And he will either accept God's revealed gospel or risk the gambling. j Gambling only for gold is furious. The hand of the gambler shakes be tween persistent idleness and insist ent demons. Its possessor hates in-; dustr.v and dares deviltry. But the moment you rise to matters pertaining to the soul, gambling turns its hack on the light and prefers to risk tin* dark. There is* in it the will to try out the dark. As if nothing had been said or done, nothing commanded or , promised or provided that is positively cure, all is tossed forth as a risk and its pet word is luck. Priceless jewels! What of them? Toss them forth as* if | valueless. This is the practice which ; for centuries has revealed man's folly. ! Old Testament transgressors. New , Testament sinners, and men ever since have dared the risk. What, at the best, is each and | every theory announced today thai discounts God’s Holy Word, hut this dice-shaking of eternal values? Ids , belief, unbelief, and denial of the g*»s- I pel of the grace of God unto salva tion, will each reach the same fool- j hardy risk. Their captives are ever ! being tossed about with every wind of false teaching. Whether it comes ; from pulpit or publishing house ii 1 cheapens everything. Yonder, at Cal- j vary, they who cast lots for .Jesus' I garments at one moment have set Him at naught in another noment. A mess of pottage for a birthright must rank as better rating than this madness of the gambler. The fact is. he tosses j his own responsibility with the dice. Every act and word recorded ot Jesus makes manifest the noncom 'putable value of the soul. And all Is a fervent pica for sureness. The spiritual gafnbler makes Go<! unknown if not unknowable. Ever sought hut never found! Ever sought as though never revealed! I-ahorn- tory, spiritualism, materialism—all gambling as if God did not live Splendid tbe exception when the man : in the laboratory knows God ! Truth, it makes dead. Seeking smdj striving for the ultimate but never reaching it, the poor mourner in deep; sorrow cannot he comforted. Oh , that he would hear my Saviour’s; words: “I sm the Truth.” Of course the spiritual gambler’s 1 way leads to immorality. Why, it is' in itself immoral. You are compelled to class the unbelieving with the drunkard and the liar. The extent to : which the immorality may issue awaits opportunity or temptation. Morals are precarious enough with any man, but with the gambler they are positively unsure; even in more manifest conduct. Now, there is God’s word. There is 1 no tossing to and fro there. That word is “Yea.” There God is known; not only known about. There, truth is personified. There, risk is swallowed up of faith. There, whosoever will can know. There, the entire price of deliverance from the heartless risk is paid. There, purity of heart is as sured. And it Is eternal. “And hereby we do know that we know Him.” “Hereby know we that we are in Him.” “I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth hut becaus'e ye know it.” “Heiv- by know we the spirit of truth and tin* spirit of error.” “These things have 1 written unto you that believt on the name of the Son of God, thai ye may know that ye have eternal life.” This one may glean (and much more) from the First Epistle of John ; and observe, it is the very opposite o! ihe dice-shaking. It is the know-Go ol tiie word of God. Our Conversations In speaking of the Winsome Stran gcr that joined the three on the way to Emmaus, Doctor Chappell drops a remark which we all would do well in heed. He says: “Their conversation was of such a character that Jesu> Himself could enter into it without embarrassment. All our conversations are not pitched on so high a plane.” ' Lesson' (By REV. p h K! I Z.W Atek. u.u.. Dean Moody Bible lii.-ruute of Chicago.! iff). 192H Weetera Newspaper ITnlon.) Lesson for July 8 SAUL AND STEPHEN Doing Things for God Love’s secret is always to be doin» things for God, and not to mind be cause they are such very Jlttle on.a. —Faber. CHURCHCARDS Episcopal Services At Willington There will be service at St. Steph ens’ Church, Willington, on the first and third Sundays cf each month. When there are five Su. days 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 Andersen who promises a short sermon upon an in teresting and vital topic with each service. X 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 eve:y 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 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 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 10:30 a. m,; preaching every sec ond and fourth Sunday at 3:30 p. m. E. A. WILKES, Pastor. 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- Preaching on described as falling asleep. Devoir j 1st and 3rd Sundays at 3 p. men buried him, making great lamen | Troy — Sunday school at 10.60 *• m. 1st, 3rd and 4th Sundays; 2nd Sundays at 3 p. m.; preaching 2nd Sundays 3:30 p. m.; 4th Sundays 11 LESSON TEXT—Acts 22:3.4.19,20: 20:4,5,9-11; 7:54-8:3. GOLDEN TEXT—Be thou faithful unto death and 1 will give thee a crown of life. PK1A1ARY TOPIC—Saul’s Cruelty to Christian People. JUNIOR TOPIC—How Saul Perse- auted Stephen and Others. INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP IC—Is Conscience a Safe Guide? YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP IC—Stephen's Influence on Saul. I. Saul’s Training (22:3, 4; 25:4, 5. 9-11. 1. Taught to love his own nation (v. 3). He declared. “1 am a Jew.” Saul was a strict Pharisee. The Pharisee* were the nationalists of their day. Be ing a strict Pharisee he was there fore a patriot. Those who are Intel ligentiy loyal to their own nation can most effectively help others. 2. Taught to love God’s law (v. 3) ‘‘Taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers '■ Love for the Bible is a valuable asset in life. To be destitute of love and reverence for God's Word is to be out on life's ocean without chart or com pass. 3. He was zealous toward God (v. 3). His heart and soul went out to ward God with great enthusiasm. The root meaning of tiie word “zealous” is “to boil.” It means a passion for God and His work. It was zeal for God that made Saul think of and plan for His work. H. Saul Hears the Voice of Jcous (Acts 22:9, 10). It was while on his way to Damas cus with authority to arrest and im prison Christ’s disciples that lie heard a voice from heaven saying. ‘‘Why persecutes! thou Me?” It was Ibis sight ot the living Christ thai wrought ihe change iti Saul. III. Saul Thoroughly Conscientious (Acts 20:9. Hi). In his conscientiousness lie opposed Jesus, for he regarded Him as an ini poster. Saul is to lie commended in that lie responded to his conscience, but he is condemned for his attitude toward Jesus. Conscience is the law of life for every man, bur it needs to he regulated by God’s Word. IV. Stephen's History (0:1-15). In order to understand the signiti ennee of Stephen’s martyrdom, a s.\n tlietie view should be obtained of Ids life. I. Chosen ns a deacon (0:1-7). He was one of tiie seven men appointed to look after the temporalities of the church. 2. Why Stephen was opposed (0:8-15). In his work of charity lie restilied of Jesus Christ and by the Holy Spirit wrought miracles. These mighty deeds aroused tiie people. The following features characterized him: (1) Wisdom. He was a man of com mon sense. (2) Uraee. He had a beau tiful character. (3) Power. He had the ability to do wonders and great signs, and he spake the truth ot fectivei . The men who opposed him were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake Not being able to withstand him, they arrested and brought him before rim great com oil. Even here they could not silence him by argument, so they decided to do it by violence. V. Stephen’s Martyrdom (7:54-09) Stephen made a magnificent defense before the council. This he did b\ iracing the history of Israel from ihe call of Abraham t6 the crucifixion ol Christ. His aim was to show that God had never been localized and that tie temple was but a small part of God's plan. He did not speak against tin temple, but showed that God did n. t in tiie full sense dwell in it at a!:*, time. This contention he proved fnm Scripture (Isa. 01:1, 2; J Kings 8:27) In his conclusion he declared that tie Jews had always resisted the Holy Spirit. Now their stubbornness had reached its culmination in the betrax al, rejection and murder of the Son of God. This charge cut to the he.-tri His arguments were unanswerable In this hour of trial God gave him a wonderful vision. He was permitte*- to look into heaven itself where h beheld the glorified Son of man stand ing at the right hand of God. VI. Saul Consenting Unto Stephen’c Death (8:1-3). | The very ringleader in this pers. | cution was Saul. Stephen’s death I days at 2:30 p. m tation over him. Prayer More things are wrought by prayei than tliis werid dreams of.—Tennyson. The Bible Is a Window The Bible is a window in this pris on-world, through which we may look into eternity.—Timothy Dwight. A Trustful Soul The praying life cannot be an anx ious life. Patience in prayer means a trustful soul.—John Timothy Stone, Happiness Real happiness comes from within. Outside things can never create It Happiness is a habit,—Ewing. 4th a. m. Beulah — Preaching every Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock. J. A. BLEDSOE, Pastor, IXJ — A. R. Presbyterian Preaching at Mt. Carmel. S. oa he first and third Sabbaths st 11 i. m. Preaching at McCormick, S. C., OH the second and fourth Sabbaths st 11:30 s. m. . Sabbath school at both chuvchaa •very Sabbath day throughout tbs -car. Laos T. Pvassly, Pftatoi.