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Thursday, August 23, 1928 McCORMICK MESSENGER. McCORMICK. South Carolina Page Number Four McCORMICK MESSENGER Published Every Thursday lustablished June 5, 1902 edmond j. McCracken, Editor and Owner. CIRCULATION: 1,300, and growing DISPLAY ADVERTISING — 26 cents per inch for each insertion; nothing less than 4 inches accepted ft>r double column display, nor less than 2 inches for single column dis* THE CHURCH IN POLITICS (By Dr. Gus W. Dyer In The Southern Agriculturist.) The presidential campaign this year i s going to be radically differ ent from any national campaign this country has ever witnessed. What- or take any sc-t of stand on any are uncertain as to the effects. They the midwest to the Gulf cf Mexico question that is a political issue. . dox’t know whether prohibition ^nd the Atlantic coast. Is It Honest? should be considered good or bad, B • h of the big tents, erected The preache.v the church and the right or wrong, ethical cr unethical- against the possibility of rainy church institutions are supported by Hoover Uncertain About Prohibition weather, were filird to overflowing the membership. The money they. Mil Hoover, from his public state- Daniel Will Run Against Blease contribute is contributed to the ment, it would seem, belongs to the thud class. He doesn’t know whether it is good 0:« bad in its effects. He det'n’t know whether the prehibi- church as a non-polit’eal organiza tion. The money is dedicated to a spiritual service. For those in charge of the church to use the injtionists or the anti-prohibit'enists are stitution, the equipment to defeat a right. He says it is an experiment ever may be the issues in any cam-1 political measure championed by a and he wants the experiment to c •!- paign and however vital they may be part of its contributing membership tinue for a while longer. Just how to our civilization, it is of the ut-]j s to prevent the use of a sacred long it will remain in the exp ri- metet importance that we maintain fund. Is such action honest, is it j mental stage accord ng to Mr. Hoov CLEMSON PROFESSOR TO SEEK SENATE IN 1930; 30 YEARS AT CLEMSON COLLEGE pin ! _ . BUSINESS READING NOTICES, our American traditions in meeting \ s jt just? 9 cent.*' per line for each - insertion, them. The projection of American church is a non-political co- average ; oi 6 words to line. ideals is of far greater importance opp^^ ve association. All the mem- W ANT AD VS., 6 cents per line for than any issue in the present cam- bers c ' f this .cooperative association each insertion, average of 6 words to paign. _ 1 stand on an equal footing. One group ion will be mad? before the election, line. | It is an essential part cf un a- ag right to its political Burdened as he is with the duties cf TRIBUTES OF RESPECT, 6 cents mental Americanism that the church op i n i ons as ano ther. When a church the campaign he would hardly have per line, 6 words to line. | ^ as no P r °P er Pl ace * n an Y P art a through its minority or in any oth- AI1 advs. set in body type, 6 cents ‘ politick contest. Aside from other er way seeks to con t ro l or direct the A vast radii* hookup also sent tne words of the candidat? into almos 1 ;! every section of the country. Hoov-j cr> speech rounded oit a day that) will be marked for a ll tirm in West) COLUMBIA Aug. 19.—South Car- Erarch h'story, a day he spent oIiniars who have long sought an among boyhood friends, or visitingi e ‘'PP cr tunity to vote fo: Dr. D. W- familiar scenes and breakfasting in I Daa!e1 ’ Clemson College, fo r an the humble cottage that was his c ^ ce high honor a nd trust, will place t<f birth. j have the opportunity in 1930, it was “There is no 'mprint upon oui au thent cally learned here. Saturday, er we do not know. Mr. Hoover may ^ mi/ds so deep as those of early boy- ^ r ' ^ an oppose Cole L. Blease reach a decision on this question at| hood,” h? said, “Mine are (.'-the iovs!^ 0r United States senatorial toga an early datoe; it is not probable that of Iowa—.he glories of snowy wint- ln public announcement <•" such decis- thne to prepare his statement g ving his final decision on the result of the per single column line; extra charges considerations, the very nature ana p() jj t cal a ffjii at i 0n j ts members, ! experiment, before election day. for big" type on all single column constitution of the churches make it ^ usur p s au thdrity that it has no' With so much uncertainty with •dvs., except head and signature. I improper for the church in SO y t of r i g j lt to use an(1 p !ac ti C es a reference to the moral effects of pre positions given at ONE-THIRD al ^ y ca P acit y to P art ci P ate in P ollt ' fraud on those contributing members hibition on the part of horts of good er, the wondt r at the grow cr the ji'ning of neighbor-, to harvest, Dr. Daniel has been mentioned as gubernatorial timber ft'r many years. •extra charge. ical contests. w ho honestly take issue with the men of intelligence surely no irtell- No on?, perhaps, has given a bet- leadership in the field of politics.' igent person who has any regard fer tile second does. Entered at the Post Office at Me- t f r statement of the natU11 ® an< L mls ‘ The leadership of a church has no th? truth can say that th‘s is a mor- ■ Cormick, S. C., as mail matter of 31011 of the church than Blsh °P Marv- sort of a mora j r j ght to use the a i contest between idght and wrong. in, as quoted by Bishop Candler of equ pment and servia? c.f the church The preacher who arbitrarily takes the Methodist Episcopal Church, a g a j ns t tim. honest political convic- the position that one side is right South. Bishop Marvin died many tiens of a portion of the membership.' and the other is wrong, that one side years ago, but he still lives in this Tiu S is an ethical question and is far stands for morality and the other masterly statement: I more fundamental from the point of side stands for immorality is either Fifty years hence,” says the v j ew of tlie c^uj-cij any political very ignorant or very unchristian. fUBSCRIPTION RATES: w — Strictly Cash In Advance —- One Year $1.09 Six Months .75 Three Mentha .69 bishop, “we canndt doubt it, there question can be. - wiU be a Methodis J t cburc , h j n th * PoIKka) Discussions In The Pulpit : land, in poise amid the factions of Which Kind Are You? the hour, peace amid its temptations, ' • * | her candlestick still jn its place, her . . Might burning with the pure flame of Every citizen should be actively inspil . ation and faith , her eyea lifted, interested in community betterment her hands clean from bribes, her —first, for the go?d of the commun Most pebple go to church for devo tional and religious purposes. It is grossly unfair to these people for the preacher to arbitrarily convert Certainly the church has no place in a contest of this nature. Ministers and Sunday school teachers and other officers in the church have the same rights as citi zens as oth?r men in the community the gathering cf apples, the pRgrim- He 13 a scholar, an orator, a clo^e age to the river woods for the an nual fuel and nuts, and go ng to school, th? intorludes-from work in the swimm'ng hole, fishing in creeks, the hunting fo >. prairie ch’ckens and labbits in the hedges and woods.” He recalled his first experience in politics, participating in a torch light procession i n th? Garfield election. He was not high enough to be per mitted the conduct of a torch but trudged along in the dust for miles. A Operation Of Dry Forces Last Year Cost $40,000,000 a religious service into a political have -. A minist6r has a ri Z h \ M line ity; and second, <m the theory that what benefits the community is of equal bene-f t to the individual. Some peopl? are aggressive and work continually for the welfare of the community in which they live pow wow. Again the law givos special protec- sc.me through timidity, and others trough a disinclination to “neglect their private affairs.” The modest man is respt?cted, al though it is to be regretted that h's modesty keeps him so much in the background. The man who is timid is to be piti ed, for his timidity is a serious hand icap that, happily, is often overcome. •The modest man and the t'mid man shc.old assert themselves. The community needs thein efforts, just as it receives th© co-operation of their more aggressive fronds and neighbors. But what df the citizen who is averse to “neglect ng his private af fairs.” Is he the kind of man who makes a community, or i’. he merely one who profits from th? community that others make? The man who is “too busy with his own private affairs” to aid in community betterment may be pos sessed cf many of the good qualities usually found in mankind. He may be highly respected by h s neighbors., and his honesty and integrity may be beyond question. But no community can thrive on neighborly respect and honesty and integrity alone. Aggressiveness is required if a community would not slip backward instead of pressing forward. • Every man owes a duty to th? com munity in which ho lives, and that duty should be performed, even the ugh it entails an occassional per sonal sacrifice. No man should consider himself “too busy with his dwn private af fairs” to aid in community better ment He should not texpect others to do all of the community work while he reaps his share o' the ben efits. He should respond :n kind. X Courts hand out fines for speeding but so far the speed mania hasn’t rsached the courts. X In case of a cuspidor 1 , a miss is as bad ns a mile. IXI LOCAL MARKET COTTON— Good Middling 19 Strict Middling 19 1-4 Middling 19 1-2 Cotton Seed. bu. 60 eta Breakfast Bacon 50 per lb. Eggs per dtwen 30 cts. robes of linen clean and white, the righteousness of saints washed in .. ^ ,, the blood of the lamb revered by all ‘I 0 " *" a ". church serv ce ~ a !> rotec - who love the Lord Jesus, and hated t, ''\ that ' s ” ot K 1 ™" 10 other only by his enen. es, his children serv,cc ' Tb,s s P ecla > P action is dwelling in peao= in the South, and Klve " ° n . tho bas,s ' hat the se ™ cc v s ■ in the North- in the West and in the are rel «' ous - M™bers cf a church TTo.f i congregation arc not permitted un der the law to take issue w'th the speaker. Any sort of distrubance here is against the law. Men are fined and put in prison for disturb ing church meetings. When the preacher from the pulpit advocates Some hold back through modesty,It-. . ... t, ... , ^ , _ ,, , .. East, with Republican and Democrat, radical and conservative, >&like call ing her blessed. She will excite the suspicion and hatred of none by al- ly'ng herself with an adverse party upon issues that arouse the passions of the hou:i, but lie outside of her ., , proper sphere. She will move with' one s . ldt ' cf a f ol,t,aal . < ' ueit ! on be a grand but quiet reign amid th? af- uses the special protectioi g'ven bv ■ - .. . .. ' - the law i n interest of religion to take fairs of men, the representatives of ■ , A f • , Christ to alV the political ally er enemy of none .She will stand for Christ recognized by all, upon a place far above the wall of those contests wh'ch come and go with the energy and swiftness of a tornado. She will abjure both tha riches and power wh:ch might reward a lewd and bewitching conquetry with som? successful party in the state. She will be kndwn and loved and hat ed as the chaste spouse of Christ. Her character will give full force and meaning to the word of God conmitted to her.” This is the dest ; ny of the Metho dist Episcopal Church, South, a destiny that she can not alienate. She must “stand in her rut to the end of the days.” The Church An Inheritance The church is not a product of this generatior* It is an inheritance from the distant past. It :s the product of the toil and prayers and sacrifices of millions who have passed o.i. Those in charge of the church today do not own it; they have received it as a sacked trust, a rd are solemn ly roligated to administer to its sac red affairs i n accord with the prin ciples established generations ago. Methods may be changed, but th? .‘'undamental principles must remain. This trust is not committed to the ministry but to the whole member- '•hjp ti? the church. Ministers a'":d oth.-'r church offcials are not mast- rs but servants of tho church me~n- ’''"rship in theiii ministerial activities. Every church door is open to men the unwarranted and unfair advant- i age i<f his political opponents who 1 are not permitted to answer or mak? any sort of protest although th^y are in tho pews of their own church. I When a preacher uses the pulpit to antagonize a position take.i :n poli tics by a portion of the church mem- I be ‘ship, he hits men whose mouths a:»? locked and whese hands are tiod. Proibition Not A Moral Issue Some ministers excuse themselves for discussing prohibit’on from the pulpit on the ground that prohibiticei is a moral issue, and hence is not out of place as a part of the church pro gram. Almctjt every important political question involves moral questions and bol tical leaders give large place to ethical consider*at:on in discussing these questions. Th? free silver move ment was regarded ns a moral move ment by the exponents of free silv er. The tariff question, the farm question, the trust question, the in ternational debt question. the League of Natic'ns issue involve mor als. In one sense almost every po litical issue- is a moral issue. The moral aspects of prohibitie*"! are very sim lar to the moral aspects of other political issues, hence f ‘‘om a political poirt of view belongs in the class of other political issues. It is rot a moral issue in tho sense that it is not bound by the rules that b’nd i.T.^r political issues involving ethics. The meaning of moral issue as used by those who would justify mak- and women of every pe’.itical creed, prohibition part of the church and men of all political creeds com- 1 program is that it is a contest be- pcse the churches. Democrats. R e - twcc.t right and wrong. No man publicans, socialist^. rad : cals and h as any right te put prohibition on ccnservatists, prohibitionists and U 1 *' 5 plane. As long as good men and sntiprclhibitionists are in the church irtel,; £ ent 1116,1 in lar ^ e numb rs live on an absolutely equal footing. To- upon b(*’;h sides of an issue, no on? gethc r they carry its burdens and bu t a narrow-minded bigot can say support its institutions. It is so well that thc irsu<? is between right a: d established by the very nature of the wi'ong and hence is a moral fight, institution that no sort of political Good men and intelligent men in condition can ev?r be imposed on any large numbers d ffer fundamentally one joining the church that it would in their opinion, of thc effects of be entirely proper to write over prohibition. Many believe the gen- every church door. “Equal rights to eral effects have been gc»od, that is, all a nd special privileges to none,” the good outweighs thc evil. All ad- with reference to political conviction mit that many very serious evils and political affiliation. This is an have come with prohibition, and it is Bacon per lb. 15 to 22 cts. 1 essential principle of the church. To a question of weighing the good ef- Flour per sack $1.75 to $2.00 repudiate it is to repudiate the fects against the bad, and wie have Flour per barrel $9.00 to $12.50 ^ church as we understand it and as no scales that can be depended on Butter per lb. 50 cts. we have proclaimed it. j absolutely, and no weigh masters Green Coffee, per lb. 30 to 60 cts. j Since political convictions and po- that are infallible. Many honest, in- Roasted Coffee, per lb. _30 to 66 cts. litical affiliations are not conditions 1 telligent people believe that prohi- Rice, per lb. 7 to 10 cts. of membership and have no power ’ bition has proved itself a curse and Grist, per lb. 6 cts. in determining the status of a mem- should be modified. They believe Molasses per gal. 60 to $1.00 , be r in the organization, it is grossly that the lawlessness, the crimes that Com per bu. $1.35 unfair and unjust and hence un- follow the lawless sale of liquor Pine Peed, 76 lbs. $2.26, Christian for the church as an or- throughout the country outweigh the Oats per bu. 90 cts. j ganization to espouse the cause of good effects that have resulted Wheat per bu $1.501 any political creed or align itself in [from the operation of the 18th Cheese per lb - 36 cts. any way with any political question,' amendment. Many American citizens up with. any party or position and make an open active fight before the public for what he believes is right But things that are right are not al ways expedient. ’ The minister must settle the expediency fo:» himself. However, when a minister or any other church officer enters any sort of polit'eal contest h? is obligated to make it show to the public that he is acting entirely as a citizen, and in nn sense a representative of his church. When ministers’ associations and c*'her church associations pass r?so- lut'ons in advocacy of or#-! side of a political issue against the other the object is to give the sanction of the church to the policy championed. This, it is bel-cved, they hav? no moral right to do. The wo.^ld is in sore rred o' the spiritual service of the church today. Men need tremendously the inspira tion that the church alone can give. Every man is fighting a spiritual battle, and this is the r'ally big bat tle of his life. He needs help, light and inspiration. When he enters the church with a burdened heart, secret ly breathing the prayer: “Lead kindly light through the en circling gloom Lead thou me on The night is dark and I am far from hrnne. Lead thou me on.” The proclamatioi from th"' pulpit —-vote my ticket on election day, and lin? up for my candidate—is dis- courag’ng and disappointing and it would seem entirely out of place. X Hoover Pledges Aid To Farming Class THOUSANDS HEAR AND GREET HIM AT WEST BRANCH, IOWA FISCAL YEAR REPORT OF DOR AN SHOWS 64,860 ARRESTS BY GOVERNMENT AGENTS WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.—Ad vance copies of the report on prohi bition enforcement made by Commis- sio.»?r of Prohibtion J. F. Doran be came available here today. Tho ccbt attempt ng to enforce prohibition as registered in the reg ular appropriations approximates $40,000,000 for the fiscal year of 1928, accciding to figures prepared by Repi/ sentative Will R. Wooei, acting chahxnan of the house appro priations comm ttee. These appropriations are: prohi- bitii* i bureau $14 729,140; coast! guard $15,064,930; department of) justice about $9,000,000; total $36,-1 794,070. The dii/oct dry a ppropria- j tions for th e current yeai< were in ‘ excess of $37,00fl 000. Figures for tho coast guard and the department of justice are estimated since it is not known just what will to allocated for prohibition. Arrested 64,986 In explam ng the listed expendi tures Dr. Doran’s report shows the foil.,,ving nation results, obtained in the attempt to d.*y up the country: Total d’stili ries seized, 14,512; stills seized, 11,881; spirits seized (all reckoned in wine gallons) 1 462,532; malt liquor seized, 5,791,903; w ne seized 389,568; mash seized 21,805,- 658; autos seized, 7 137; value of autos seized $3,529,296; persons ar rested by federal officers, 64,86J; persons arrested by state officers, c_.'i£jea by federal officers, 13 506; persons a:rested by state officers ©? infcvmation fuAiished by federal of ficers, 1,587; appraised value of prcp-ity seizej and destroyed, $12,- 498,385; appraised value of property ee d and i ot des.royed $12,041 953 Fint s and penalties imposed dur- .,Tig the y?ar of 1927 were $5,716,- 708.18 and of this sum there was realized in fines paid in or in for feitures, $4,143,040.02, while 40l7GO criminal prosecutions viei'e commenc ed during the year and 40,783 were terminated. Convictions were found student of national affairs and ad mits that he is not a politician in the commonly accepted interpretation of the term in South Carol na. The senatorial aspirant is sixty- ore years old, a native cf Laurens County and in June concluded thirty years’ srevice in the education of the youth of the state at Clemson. He is a Methodis) was graduated at Wofford College in the class of 1892, received his M. A. degre? at Vander bilt University and in 1914 the de gree of Litt. D. was conferred by Wofford. Life? his father, Dr. Daniel served as a teacher and principal cf schools at Hebron, Central, Batesburg and Wofford Fitting School. In 1898 he was elected assistant professor of English at Clemson, associate pro fessor :n 1906, and head of the div ision in 1913. His reputation as a scholar, educator and departnr) ntal director is seednd c-'nly to his recog nized ability as a n orator and public speaker. Ho is recognized as the state’s most fluent oratoi) and has appeared on chautauqua platforms five seasonsi During th? Presiden- tal campaigns of the late Woodrow Wilson, Dr. Daniel spoke in North ern and Eastern states and received the thanks of the national Demo cratic executive committee for the part he played in helping elect Pres ident Wilson. WANT ADVS. Speaking at West Branch, Iowa, . 01 71 r7 Tuesday, Herlrrt Hoovep pledged the 111 ° ’ cases. 7J]ew Itfork Seizures In New Ycrk 1,024 distilleries were seized together with 590 stills RATES — 6 cents per line fot each insertion, average of 6 word* to line, or 24 words or less 25 centa 24 to 30 words ... 30 centa 80 to 36 words 36 centa 36 to 42 words 42 centa 42 to 48 words 48 centa 48 to 54 words 54 centa 54 to 60 words 60 centa anl so on at the same rate. TERMS — CASH to accpmpanj order for each insertion desired. At this low rate we cannot keep books for this department, so cash must accompany order in all cases. farmers of the country that if elect ed president he would call upon the leaders of agrcultural thought to join ■n the search for common ground up -; an d ^93 fermenters. Spirits seized on which to act in solving what he | ln 1 GW 01 j. were 291,941 wine gal- regards as the greatest economic ° ns ’ nia f lc l uor 515,127; wine 121,- 82-,; mash 550,099; automobiles, 1,- 207; value of automobiles, $605,590. Federal off ce:'s arrested 16,583 New Yorkers while state officers, with the assistance of federal offi cers, arrested 1,214. The report shows that supposedly dry states have been furnishing a A FEW re-condition- ed mowers, McCor mick, Moline, Emmer- son and Thomas. Per fect mechanical con dition at half price of new ones. Select yours early. Gambrell Hard ware Company, Green wood, S. C. as problem in America. There, where he was born a black smith’s son and got a taste of the g'.'uellirg work of the fields on his L'rcle Allan’s farm, the republican candidate, specially named as one of these whtv.e counsel he would se?k his ehisf opponent in the struggle Ur the presidential nomination, former | | ar £ e P a U f ^ e ^ c,r th 6 prohibi- Governor Frank O. Lowden, ofi 1011 0 lcers * Illinois I in western states, supposedly dry, Thousands of lowans and former there were aeized: Minnesota 253 FOR SALEAr.^: land China Hogs for breeding pur- pcfeesl Best prize winning stock. About two years old. Sacrifice for $40.00 each or< $75.00 pair. Papers free. Pigs for sale cheap. O. C. White Plum Branch, S. C. DWELLING- EiKht ,::™ s ' and waterworks, corner of Oak and Gold Streets, fer rent or sal?. Mrs. M. L. Carroll, McCormick, S. C. lowans who came from almost every distilleries, 93 stills; 2,279 gallons of section of the country to join in the s P ir ‘t s , 16,522 gallons of malt, 93 homecoming celebration for “Bert” autom obiles. Hoover, cheered him frequently and n olva ’ °^ficers seized H>- lustily as he delivered the second } ga ons aB kinds of liquors prepared address of his campaign an d ca Ptured .216 stills and distill- i n which he expanded upon the farm aid proposals in his acceptance n 0 ras . a ’ there wepe 783 ar- speech 12 days ago. !; ests ’ 1 1 76 stllls 6a Ptured, 11,774 gal- Hoover omitted neference to the a en . ant ^ automobiles, first proposition—increased tariffs isconsin furnished 500 stills and on farm products—jsaving that for | 13 1 ^JW8 gallons seiz- an address tomorrew to farm lead- e ' NI * atre sts ers and editors at Cedar Rapids, but -tXJ he elaborated upon federal financial aid to farmer-owned corporations to tTspos-i? of crop surpluses and devel- . opmerat of water way outlets from has a hill? her stockimrs. 1 wANTED-^rr McCormick, S. C. The meanest man on earth is the one who offer« ; to buy his wife a new pail ot shv-vW, when he knows she has a hill? her stockings. 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