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TThursday, September 15, 1932 McCOKidICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA PAGE NUMBER SEVEN «r"TH CHASTER EXECUTIVE" Supplying a week-to-wcck inspiration for the heavy- burdened who will hnd human trial paralleled iirthe experiences of “The Man Nobody Knows." v r 1 THE VOICE OF AUTHORITY Success is always exciting; we never grow tired of asking what and how. What, then, were the principal elements in Jesus’ power over men? How was it that the boy from a country village became the greatest leader? First of all he had the voice and manner of the leader—the person al magnetism which begets loyalty and commands respect. The begin nings of it were present in him even as a boy. John felt them. On the day when John looked up from the river where he was baptizing converts and saw Jesus standing on the bank, he drew back in protest. “I have need to be baptized of thee,” he exclaimed, “and comest thou to me?” Tlie lesser man recognized the greater instinctively. We speak of personal magnetism as though there were something mysterious about it—a magic quality bestowed on one in a thousand and denied to all the rest. This is not true. The essential element in personal magnetism is a consuming sincerity—an ovei^whelming faith in the im portance of the work one has to do. Most of us go through the world mentally divided against our selves. We wonder whether we are in the right jobs, whether we are making the right investments, whether, after all, anything is as im portant as it seems to be. Our enemies are those of our own being and creation, instinctively we wait for a commanding voice for one who shall say authoritatively, “I have the truth. This way lies hap piness and salvation.” There was in Jesus supremely that quality of conviction. Even very successful people were moved by it. Jesus had been in Jerusalem only a day or two when there came a knock at his door at night. He opened it to find Nicodemus, one of the principal men of the city; a member of the Sanhedrin, a supreme court judge. One feels the dramatic quality of the meeting—the young, almost unknown, teacher and the great man, half curious, half convinced. It would have been easy to make a mistake. Jesus might very nat urally have expressed his sense of honor at the visit; have said: “I appreciate your coming, sir. You are an older man and successful. I arn just starting on my work. I should like to have you advise me as to how I may best proceed. But there was no such note in the in terview—no effort to make it easy for this notable visitor to become a convert. One catches his breath involuntarily at the audacity of the speech. “Verily, verily, I say to you r Nicodemus, except you are bom again you can hot see the kingdom of Heaven.” And a few moments later, “If I have not told you earthly things and you have not believed, how shall you beheve if I tell you heavenly things?” The famous visitor did not enroll as & disciple, was not invited to enroll; but he never forgot the impression made by the young man’s amazing self-assurance. In a few weeks the crowds along >the shores Of the Sea of Galilee were to feel the same power. 1 1 1 3 4 MYflOME YOURS 6yB£RTHAfDSON LAY Sour Milk Cookies 1-4 cupful of shortening. 1 cupful of sour cream, cupful of sugar, egg. /• cupful of milk, cupfuls of flour, teaspoonfuls of baking pow der. 1 teaspeenful of baking soda. 1-2 teaspoonful of salt. 1 teaspoonful of vanilla. Cream shortening and sugar, add well beaten egg, then beat thor oughly. Add half the sour cream into which the baking soda has been dissolved, and again beat well. Sift three cupfuls of flour with tne baking powder and salt into a bowl, then sift one cupful of the once- sifted flour into the mixture, beat ing well, then the second half of the cream, then sift the second cup ful of flour into the dough, and again beat thoroughly. Now add the vanilla, and sift in the last cupful of flour, slowly mixing and knead ing, If necessary until the Hour Is well blended in. Roll the dough on a well floured board, cut into any desired shape, pla6e on' a greased baking sheet, and bake in a mod erate oven for about twelve min utes. Bake longer time if you like thick cookies, but the thin ones are usually more acceptable. Besides varied shapes, one may make the same cookie dough into quite different cookies by adding coarse sugar to the top on some, or a raisin, or a nut meat or a few pieces of the little chocolate “dec- orettes.” Next Week: A Leader of Men . . . Copyright, Bobbs-MerriU Company Ll 1 - ■■i — Mt8 So ^ tfv Ly R*V CtmrU, E Dunn. ** Per. Chat, t !>■*• THE REPORTS OF THE SPIES ,esson for September 18: Numbers 13 and 14—Golden Text: Psalm 27:1 The Israelites were now in the wilderness of Paran, when Moses is Dmmanded by the Lord to select twelve men, one from each tribe, to lake a tour of inspection of the promised land. Thus was inaugur- teh one of the earliest geographical expeditions in history. These ;outs made a thorough investigation of both the land’s fertile areas nd its barren wastes. Their report was comprehensive, but not un- nimous. Ten of the spies, while admitting that the land was very rich, evertheless counseled against attempted conquest: “All the people we iw there,” they insisted, “were men of huge size. They made us feel ke grasshoppers.” (Moffatt’s version.) But Caleb and Joshua, who gave the minority report, were made l sterner stuff. “We ought to march up at once,”'they cried, “and size the land.” Note the grit of this sturdy pair. They had plenty of nerve to op- Dse a verdict of comrades who greatly outnumbered them. Never as such courage more needed. We are all tempted to follow the crowd ke silly sheep. How few will think through for themselves the pro- mnd issues at stake in the coming election, and vote accordingly! [ost voters will flock to the band-wagon of that candidate whom they link is most likely to win. Secondly, consider the exploring spirit of Caleb and his companion, ieir penchant for adventure. The Jews were a great exploring peo- [e. Now opportunities for travel are very limited for most of us. But e can cultivate our minds. We can develop a hobby. Finally, these men had the confidence of victory. They knew lat they were right, that time was on their side. The people, in des- lir, scorned their advice, and yearned for Egypt. But Caleb and ishua stuck to their guns and lived to see their judgment vindicated, nder Joshua the children of God did enter Canaan. You and I desperately need, in this time of fear and doubt such mfidence in the future triumph of the right. When disheartened t us say, with Gladstone, “I appeal to time.” Here is the brief story of a base ball player who batted out a ball during a game in Philadelphia and it went to New York. Ike Straub, catcher for the St. Anne’s team, hit a foul'ball in a game with the Columbia Turners the other day. A brakeman, riding atop a boxcar of a fast freight train, caught the ball on the fly, waved it in the air and then pocketed it as the train passed out of sight. The train was bound for New York. And her$ is a yarn about a man who batted out a six-base hit and yet didn’t score. Charley Chalf- onte, of the Church Baseball League, of Uniontown, Pa., knocked a ball away out in far center. Pant ing across home plate he heard someone shout: “Hey, you didn’t touch first.” Sc Charley started around again. He fell into second ahead of the ball and wa's called safe. The next batter ended the inning, t The first world series was played in 1884. In 1904 when the Boston Red Sox won the pennant in the American League, the Sox challenged the New York team, winners of the Na tional League flag. The Giants re fused to play on the ground that the American League was not a major league. Every game of the five-game series of 1905 between Philadelphia of the American League and New York of the National League, ended in a shut-out victory. Babe Ruth has played world series. in nine In June, 1928, W. R. Selkirk while fishing off Hermanns Cape, Prov ince of South Africa, caught a shark 13 feet, three inches long, weighing 127 pounds. That’s a rec ord for sharks. 666 LIQUID - TABLETS - SALVE Checks Malaria in 3 days, Colds first day, Headaches or Neuralgia in 30 minutes. 666 SALVE for HEAD COLDS Most Speedy Remedies Known After Lost Laurels That is indeed good news that the Army and Navy have agreed to re sume competition in all branches of sport for the next three years. Football teams representing the two institutions will meet on Franklin Field, Philadelphia, De cember 3. The Army-Navy game is one of the sports spectacles of the year. Max Schmeling, German heavy weight and former world champion, returns to the U. S. for a battle with Mickey Walker, his first start since losing the title to Jack Sharkey of Boston. Max thinks he can regain his cr.'iwn. -X- Sun’s Total Eclipse Here is the perfect picture of the sun’s eclipse on August 31 which jo many hundreds of the world’s -reatest scientists failed to get due to clouded skies. This unobstructed view was had at Alfred, Maine. The picture was taken at the second of total eclipse, showing the magnificfiA 'Mrona. -*X1- Knows No Depression mmm m William (Billy) Snelling, 11, of Allentown, Pa., came into possession of a chemical *set'and he went into the basement to experiment. . . .He came out later with a high-grade blue-black permanent ink. Now he is making it and selling it at a profit. Great Law Honor Handball dates back to the tenth century. It’s of Irish origin. Mrs. Dora Shaw Hoffner, Los Angeles, graduate in law only 5 years ago, is the new international president of Phi Delta, legal sorority, elected at the Kansas City Convention. -O! 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