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TThursday, September 15, 1932
McCOKidICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA
PAGE NUMBER SEVEN
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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