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Thursday, August 23, 1928
McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK. SoulK Caroltm
Page Number Six
STROM
FUNERAL DIRECTOR,
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EXPERIENCED EMBALMER IN CHARGE
McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA.
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FURNITURE AND STOVES
Night Phone, 55 Day Phone, 76.
THINGS WORTH i
KNOWING
Russia has one motc'r car to 6,-
000 inhabitant"..
The oldest typewriters were equip
ped with capital letters only.
More than half the narcissus .bulbs
j produced in the United States last
—» . year came from Florida.
Sunday Sdux
' Lesson'
<By REV. P. B. P1TZWATER, L>.l). t Oea
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago.)
((c). 1928. Western Newspaper Union.)
Lesson for August 26
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PAUL IN A ROMAN PRISON
ffe [The Word of
W God
By REV. H. OSTROM, D. D.
Extension Department, Moody
Bible Institute, Chicago.
TEXTS—Blessed are they that \ear
the Word of God, and keep it.—Luke
11:28,
These which hear the Word of God,
and do it.—Luke 8:21.
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01 YOUR HOME
AND THEN EACH YEAR YOU’LL
“RATE” A REAL VACATION
Perhaps that’s a new way of looking
al it, but it stands to reason that after
your home is paid for that you will be
more care-free and have more money
to use for the pleasures of life. The
matter of monthly rent can be saved
and accumulated if you have your own
home, which, alone, would be enough
for a real vacation each year.
START SAVING FOR A HOME
Now is the time to start saving so
that your dream of a home of your own
will come true, with the independence
that it will bring.
If you will deposit your surplus
funds regularly at this home bank, the
total will soon grow to surprising pro
portions. You wdil find every feature
of e-operation and safety at this
bank.
THE FARMERS BANK
McCormick, S. C.
lATS-EVEItV OCCASION
No matter what meal or what the occassion, you
can get something good and something suitable here.
Picnic or party dinner it makes no difference
yen can depend on this shop. You will not be dis
appointed.
We have a most pleasing line of cold meats for
sandwiches and cold meals. Everything is first class
quality, no second rate unpalatable stuff.
Delicious steaks and roasts that will form the
nucleus for a meal that will be the talk of the guests
and family. Your dinner w'ill be a success from
the start if you get the meat here.
J. PRESS BLACKWELL
Augusta Street McCormick, S. C.
TOY THE BIG STOEE
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The modern drug store has developed into a store of service
and convenience for mest every small need that arises. Drugs
and medical articles are erdy a part of the vast stock that
every drug store carries.
The chances are, too, that it will be of a higher quality and
of easier use f if you get it at the drug store.
WE HAVE KEPT PACE
with this modern conception of the drug store and are here
to serve you with every article of merchandise and feature of
service that you expect from the drug store of today. You
will find that every article in our large stock is the best qual
ity obtainable.
Make it a habit to try this drug store first when you are in
need of some article of general nature.
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PIPKIN’S DRUG STORE
We Serve To Serve Again
W. S. PIPKIN, Proprietor H3S&5
’Phone No. 42 McCormick, S. C.
Success in raising the bob-white
quail in captivity is reported from
the Virginia state game farm.
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A magnet more than twice as pow
erful as o "dinary tungsten steel
magnets can be made from cabalt :
steel.
LESSON TEXT—Acts 16:16-40.
GOLDEN TEXT—Rejoice in the
Lord always; and again I say. Rejoice.
PRIMARY TOPIC—Paul in Jail.
JUNIOR TOPIC—Paul in Prison.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP
IC—The Source of Paul’s Joy.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP
IC—Paul As an Evangelist.
Tho Diana monkey is named the
moon goddess because it has a cres
cent-shaped white mark on its fore
head.
The son of a Zulu chieftain, Albert
Makaula White, who was adopted by
a British missionary and his wife
sixty years ago, has been a success
ful farmer in England for the last
twenty-five years.
I. Paul and Silas in Jail (vv. 16-2G).
1. The occasion (vv. 16-24).
As the missionaries went out from
day to day to the place of prayer they
were accosted by a young woman pos
sessed by a spirit of divination. She
was owned by a syndicate of men who
derived large gains from her soothsay- i R e v.H.Ostrom,D.D
ing. - Her utterances as she followed the
missionaries became a great annoy
ance to Paul, who in the name of
Jesus Christ commanded the evil spirit
to come out of her. The spirit in this
Thomas A. Edison has taken out
more than 1 000 patents.
The deepest oil well in the United
States is 8,000 feet deep and is in
California.
Most bats Rve entirely cti insects,
though one species eats fru't, and
the famous vampire of the tropics
likes the blood of animala
The California valley quail has
been successfully introduced into
such distant countries as Chile and
New Zealand.
Woolen horses on French merry-
go-rounds have been supplanted by i
airplanes, automobiles, tanks and;
field guns.
An average mile of railway line In
the Urfited States last j»sar handled
seven passenger trains and seven
freight trains each day.
Experiments in oyster planting in |
North Carolina have been successful, 1
the United States bureau of fisheries!
says, and young oysters have had
good growth wherever planted.
Synthetic oil, made ffom coal, has
been placed on the market in Germ
any. A Frankfort firm, producing
1,200 tons of synthetic gasoline!
monthly, plans 'to manufacture 10,000
tons monthly during 1928.
A commercial tramway to carry
tourists to the summit of Mt. M(*ad is
proposed.
In a test of the carrying power of
city noises, a train whistle was heard
by an airplane a mile and a half up.
There is in Port Washington, L.
U a five-months-old cat, born with
out hind legs, but perfectly normal
in every other respect. It uses its
tail in the manner o' a kangaroo
for balance and locomotion.
A CLOSET full of
clothing, hals, ami
ehoes represents an
investment of many
hard earned dollars.
To huy neW again
v. culd probably be a
severe hardship.
Suppose ihey should
burn tonight?
This agency of the
Hartford Fire
Insurance Co.
will insure your
household goods and
personal belongings.
Frank C. Robinson
Insurance Agency
PHONE 66
McCormick
maid testitied tiiat these were serv- j
ants of the Most High God and that i
they proclaimed the way of salvation. !
But Paul, like Jesus (Mark 5:7), would
not have Satan’s testimony. The evil
spirit immediately obeyed Paul’s com
mand. When the demon was cast out,
the supernatural power of the maid
was gone, therefore the source of rev
enue was dried up. This so exasper
ated her owners that they brought
Paul and Silas before the magistrates
on the false charge of the changing of
customs. It was not custom but their
unlawful gain which was interfere*!
with. There is always trouble when
the unlawful business in which men
are engaged is threatened.
2. Their behavior in jail (v. 25).
Paul and Silas prayed and sang
hymns to God. It seems quite natural
that they should pray under such cir
cumstances, but to sing hymns is as
tonishing to all who have not come
into possession of the peace ot G*mI
through Christ. E\y>n witft hacks lac
erated and smarting, and feet fast in
the stocks compelling »he most pain
ful attitude, in the dungeon dark ties'*
of the inner prison with extreme tin
certainty itefore them, their beans
went up to God in gratitude.
3. Their deliverance (v. 2G).
The Lord wrought deliverance by
sending a great earthquake which
opened the prison doors and loosed
their hands.
II. The Conversion of the Jailer
(vv. 27-34).
The jailer had -Ufinll sympathy for
the prisoners, for as soon as they were
made secure, he went to sleep. Being
suddenly aroused troin slumber by the
earthquake he was about to kill him
self, whereupon Paul assured him tha»
the prisoners were all safe. What he
had heard of their preaching and what
now he experienced caused him to
come as a- humble inquirer after sal
vation. He was convicted of sin amt
felt the need of the Savior. Paul
clearly pointed the way to be saved,
saying, “Believe on the Lord Jesus
Christ.” The word “believe” meaii'-
to trust and fully obey. The prool
that the jailer was saved is three
fold:
1. Transformation from brutality to
tenderness (v. 33).
He who a little while ago could with
impunity lay on the cruel lashes is
now disposed to wash their wounds.
2. Confession of Christ in baptism
(v. 33).
Those who have really been con
victed of sin and have experienced the
saving grace of God delight to con- j
less their faith in Him under all cir j
cumstances.
3. He set meat before th6m (v. 34) j
4. His whole household baptize*! !
(v. 33).
When a man's family is willing to
follow him, you may be sure that his
conversion is genuine. *
III. The Magistrates Humbled
(vv. 35-40).
1. Orders to release the prisoners
(vv. 35, 3G.).
The earthquake brought fear upon
the magistrates and thus moved them
to give leave for the prisoners to go
2. Paul’s refusal to go (v. 37).
The ground of his refusal was that
their rights as Roman citizens had
been violated. They demanded public
vindication.
3. Brought out of prison by the olli
cers (vv. 38, 39).
Because they were Roman citizens
they were released, the magistrate*
fearing what they had done.
4. Returned to the house of Lydia
(v. 40).
Upon lh£ir public vindication the*
left the prison and entered the hous<
of Lydia, and after ministering com
fort to the brethren, they departed-
God Will Aid
It is my habitual practice about lit
tle things to bring them before Go*l
I never attempt to carry any burdens
myself. I roll them on God, and
speak to God about them.—Georg*
Muller.
Safety
Be thou like the bird perched upon
pome frail thing, although he feels the
branch bendiftg beneath him, yet loud
ly sings, knowing full well that he has
wfngs.—Gnsparin.
The Word of God! Has custom
drained for us this phrase until it no
longer thrills and
arouses us? These
two instances In
which Jesus so
forcefully c o ra-
mends the Word
of God are both
brought to view by
statements made
to Him concern
ing Mary, His
mother. In the
first of these a
woman in the
throng cries out to
exalt the woman
who is the mother of such a one, pro
nouncing her blessed. He answers
the woman’s comment: “Yea rather
blessed are they that hear the Word
of God, and keep it.” In the other
instance it is reported that His moth
er and His brethren are seeking Him.
To this He replies that His mother
and brethren are “these which hear
the Word of God, and do it.”
Surely, there is here the exalting
of the Word of God above the human
instrument by which the Son of God
became incarnate. Is it not as if He
had said that the fact of His having
come by Mary is not of outstanding
moment, like the fact that men hear
the Word of God. and keep it, and
do it? Anci, is He not also making
it clear that the basis upon which men
come into close relationship with Him
cannot he found in physical relation
ships, hut that it can be found in the
Word of God?
In the Epistle to the Colossians there
is the declaration, “I am sent to fill
out the Word of God.” exalting all the
message above all opinion and phi
losophy. It discards all reference to
the writer’s training or natural ca
pabilities. The Word of God (and
emphasize every word in the phrase)
must appeal as worthy of the most
accurate attention.
Blessed, they who cherish it. The
lie, the first awful lie in the Eden gar
den that caused man to he a sinner,
has brought forth lies so many; and
some of them apparently quite plaus
ible at that. They compete for atten
tion until men are not only them
selves deceived, hut they become de
ceivers. Truth is being uttered hut it
is not heard. We entertain false
hoods until we are ill at ease in the
company of truth. We do rot “listen
in.” We listen around, and the titne
is gone before truth gets our atten
tion.
But Jesus says that they are not
only blessed who hear God’s Word
but who kssp it and do it. Here it
is then for us to put it to use and not
to try to explain it away, or reduce
its sovereign value. For want of this,
faith is lacking. Not for want of
emotion or excited feelings but for
want of really having God’s Word and
putting it to its designed use, for
“faith cometh by hearing, and hearing
by the Word of God." The person
who can confidently trust that he has
heard from God has a security in
which he can rest, though heaven
and earth pass away. And the great
dividing line between the saved and
lost does after all appear just there.
The one is certain that he rests his
all upon what God has w-o-r-d-e-d, the
other either does not believe it, or. at
least is uncertain.
Hmv far. how i m measures hi.v far
from human speculation and inven
tion is lhe foundation for the faith
that saves! It is not only well to ac
cept that foundation, hut nothing else
will do.
Jesus’ YYJtrds will not admit of our
classifying Christianity merely (is su
perior to systems of religion, as if
that would give it due distinction.
He is giving assurance fuom God. He
is telling of Revelation. And, that is
from another realm; that is from
above all other realm?. Does not this
assure us that Christianity is not a
fit subject for debate? That it is not
competing for a plaeo! That it al
ways had a place, nay. T-H-E place
just as falsehood is falsehood always
and everywhere, and truth is truth
always and everywhere, in a realm by
itself! God lias spoken, and there is
an end to discussion. The first step,
the very first step, is to listen.
But when one has really heard,
beyond space, when above space there
has been something spoken into space,
and we have heard what has been
said, and we know that the Lord has
said it. oh, to keep it and do it! If
it were opinion or theory we would
he justified in discussing or delay
ing when it is heard. But when the
prophet is given the message to call
out
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CHURCJHPS
Episcopal Services
At Willirigton
There will be service at St. S>*ph-
ens’ Church, Willington, on the i*r' S t
and third Sundays cf each mortv^.
When there are five Sundays in t&j
month there will also be service oa /
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.
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Plum Branch
M. E. Charge
Beginning first Sunday in Febru
ary, the Plum Branch M. E. charge
schedule will be:
ASBURY r — 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 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:b0 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.
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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.
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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.
j 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
monfng 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.
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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.
*I* r0 y — Sunday school at 10:00
m. 1st, 3rd and 4th Sundays; 2
Sundavs at 3 p. m.; preaching 2nd
Sundays 3:30 p. m.; 4th Sundays 11
&• in.
Beulah — Preaching every
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ut, “O earth, earth, earth, hear the SumJay afternoon at .3:30 o’clock,
ord of the Lord.” we know (hat ! j ^ BLEDSOE, Pastor.
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such utterances claim to originate in
another realm. God hath spoken.
If we are questioning, hesitating,
debating on the very ground where
we should be assured, we are like
men lost in midair who should (but
who refuse to) read the name of the
city they are seeking. Worse, far
worse than that it is for us to wilful
ly shut ourselves out from that which
Jesus Christ pronounces so blessed.
Forget not that we are confronted
with not a theory and not a hobby,
but with THE1 WORD OF. GOD.
A R. Presbyterian
• Preaching at Mt. Carmel. S. C., o«
he first and third Sabbath* at 11
U Preaching at McCormick, S. C., oil
the second and fourth Sabbaths at
** Sabbath school at both church*#
every Sabbath day throughout the
—- - Leoa T. Preesly,
Pitta*,
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