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PAGE 2—The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, August 8, 1968
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Men & Things
By J. K. BREED IN .
The Universality of God; His
ubiquity; His omnipotence; His
omniscience, are all so far be
yond us that our feeble minds
stand apalled by even th*'
thought of Him.
He knows everything; He
made everything; He implant
ed the germ of all things. We
look about us and behold His
universe—the Heaven, the
earth, the sun and all things
of all kinds.
He is the greatest subject for
even our finite minds and our
limited scope of understanding.
Yet He listens to you and me.
That is more astonishing than
the sun and the moon and the
sttars. That the Great Jenovah
will listen to you and me is the
greatest fact for our reflect
ion.
“Speak, Lord, Thy servant
heareth.” Remember that?
1 have spoken often of the
wonders of men but the chal
lenging figure is Jehovah.
Kings, Emperors, Presidents,
Congressmen, Parliaments, bil-
lionnaires, all those are mere
phantom figures.
Men may come and men may
go; they may be Napoleans oi
multibillionaires; they may put
Edison to shame and laud Hen
ry Ford but Jehovah holds all
it the hollow of His hand.
Once I visited the great Pal
ace of the British Kings and
Queens—Buckingham Palace;
and by special permission sev
eral of us Americans were ad
mitted for a while but tin
great Jehovah will listen to us
by the side of the road; in our
ears; at our plays; or in out
kitchens; He is above all in all
If we could consult somt
world figures how quickly w»
would seek him, but at hand
even among the poorest, Jeho
vah is at hand, ready to lister
to us.
All His handiwork is res
plendent all around us. All tin
richness of His endowment
shines in the intellects of our
geniuses We do cry sometimes
in our troubles and ailments
and hew iidomient but we ac
copt His glory as a mere mat-
tor of course, yet it shines
splendent in -‘Very fact of life.
“Seek ye first tho Kingdom
of God and His righteousness
and all these things shall be
added unto you.”
A most astounding incident
seems frequently overlooked:
As Jesus hung on the cross in
dying agony one of the thieves
hanging on the next cross must
have had a marvellous vision
for he called on Jesus: “Mas
ter, remember me when Thou
eomest into Thy Kingdom.”
W’hat could have seemed
more unlikely, even incredible
that the shaggy, dying Jesus
should have a Kingdom. What
flash of inspiration did that
thief have? Marvellous!
And the reply of Jesus:
“This day shalt thou be with
me in Paradise.” Paradise!
Where, when, how? Paradise-
We k now so little but Jesus
knew: “This day shalt thou h(
with me in Pardise.”
Do you know anything so
well worthwhile as the lift 1 of
the Saviour and the over-ruling
power of Jehovah?
I have enjoyed the view of
Niagara Falls and crossed the
lake below the falls and went
to Toronto, Canada. I have
gazed upon the majesty of the
Andes mountains on my several
trips across it on horseback.
Ive a’dmired the bridge at New
Orleans and other crossings.
But Jehovah has contributed a
thousands times to scenes more
majestic—for example, the
Grand Canyon.
“How great thou art,” as the
song goes. But great as all the
numerous massive sights, the
greatest of all Jehovah’s works
was a man (women, of course,
too) but in the human brain
and its eternal spirit God has
implemented His greatest work.
And this frail being has an aud-
ience with Jehovah even when
a minor official would turn
him aside.
Some day the British and
the French will cut a tunnel un
der the English channel and
a quick passage may then be
possible in all weather, from
Franc*' to England and reverse.
The English channel has
quite a bad reputation, but
when I crossed it from France
and returned it was as calm
and nice as the Santee river.
But, like most water, it ha:
spells and they can be tumul
tons.
But, regressing a moment,
all the water and the moun
tains and peaks and glaciers
are but a trifle to the power
of Jehovah.
Do you remember the tinn
when the vast Assyrian army
seemed about to swallow up
the people of God — and they
had the numbers, the sheer
physical force to do it, when
Jehovah sent His lightning and
virtually destroyed the invin-
< ible masses of Assyria.
An so, “In His hand are all
the corners of the earth and
the Sea is His also,” as the old
hymn says.
So; in standing astounuedly
some achievement of human
genius or ingenuity, that Jeho
vah first bestowed the genius
and used a man as his instru
ment.
So. to r-vert to our intro
duction, He is in all places and
that has a double meaning. He
G there to help us and He is
there to rule.
So then if we seek to escape
Jehovah He is everywhere for
His spirit is universal, ubiqui
tous, all seeing, all-grasping,
supremely triumphant through,-
-ut all eternity.
I need not apologize' for this
little acknowledgement of the
supreme God. He is over and
above all our concerns: the
power of the Infinite.”
Although Jehovah is supreme
and far above us He frequently
clothes us with power to do
wonderful things. He can use
the humblest of us in His plan
even when the great and pow
erful fail.
“The unwearied sun from day
to day
Does His Creators p’ower
display
And publishes in every land
The power of His Almighty
hand.”
“Whither shall I flee from
Thy spirit? If I go into the
heavens Thou art there; if I
make my bed in hell, lo Thou
art there.”
And now in the language of
my Episcopal brethren:
Septic tank
laws strictly
enforced
“ Be cautious when you pur
chase a new house with a
septic tank or a lot where you
must dig one. Every septic
tank in South Carolina which
is in use must be approved and
certified by County sanitarians.
Those which haven’t are illegal
and are a menace to health.”
The State Board of Health is
sued this advice today through
its Sanitary Engineering Div
ision.
“Unfortunately some build
ers install tanks in soil which
is too low or too soggy for
proper drainage. Rains cause
them to overflow and the re
sulting bacteria in the soil
can spread dysentery, diarrhea
or hepatitis. If a well is drilled
on such land, the same bacteria
sometimes settle in the water
and cause dangerous contami
nation.
“Last year the Board inform
ed all builders and contractors
about the laws governing sep
tic tank construction. First an
application must be submitted
to the local health department.
A sanitarian then inspects the
proposed lot, making soil tests
to insure proper drainage, and
an area inspection for drain
field. When the facility is com
pleted he makes a final in
spection and issues a certifi
cate.”
They also warned future
home owners who are buying
lots or newly constructed homes
about septic tank precautions.
Before purchasing any lot they
should contact the local health
department and request an in
spection to see if it will ac
commodate a tank. Those about
to purchase a new home which
has a tank should require a
certificate of approval from
the builder.
“Another reason the State
Board of Health insists on
Glymph dies
in hospital
Malcolm E. K. Glymph, 85,
died early Saturday morning
at the Columbia Hospital in
Columbia after several years
of declining health.
Mr. Glymph was born and
reared in Newberry County
and was the son of the late
Walker and Sara Koon Glymph.
He was a retired farmer and
merchant and had made his
home in Pomaria for a number
of years. He was a member of
Pomaria Lutheran Church, a
former member of the church
council and was active in the
community and church as long
as his health permitted.
Mr. Glymph was twice mar
ried first to Mrs. Eunice Coch
ran Glymph and secondly to
Mrs. Ollie Richardson Glymph.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Ohio R. Glymph, Pomaria;
three sons, Dr. E. M. Glymph,
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, Charles
Glymph, Alburquerque, N. M..
and Cecil Samuel Glymph, Po
maria; one daughter, Mrs. Sa
ra G. Wilcor, Alexandria, Ya.,
one sister, Mrs. Ola Hentz, Po
maria; e i g h t grandchildren,
four great-grandchildren, and
n number of nieces and neph-
ws.
Funeral services were held
it 11 a. m. Monday from Poma
ria Lutheran Church with Rev.
Elford B. Roof conducting the
service. Burial was in the
Glymph family cemetery.
It seems that one good turn
< nly builds up hope for ano
ther.
“WHATSOEVER
THINGS”
By DONALD E. WILDMON
The newspapers reported the
story of two brothers in Egypt.
It was a pathetic story. It was
really the kind of story that
hurts.
Saladdin Hassaneyn was 18
years old. Rumors began to go
around that Saladdin was a
homosexual. His brother, Mo-
hamed Abdel Hassaneyn, came
to Saladdin and told him he
must die because of the rum
ors. Saladdin agreed, accord
ing to the news story. Moham-
ed gave Saladdin his choice for
the spot of death and Saladdin
replied, “Let it be in a field.”
They chose a spot in the Med
iterranean city of Alexandria.
There Mohamed strangled Sal
addin with a headscarf.
Immediately after the act
was committed, Mohamed went
to their mother and boasted of
the crime to her. Then Moham
ed went to the police station
and confessed. The report went
on to say that Egyptian courts
do not usually hang for “mur
ders of honor.” Mohamed can
expect a 25-year sentence with
a generous remission.
If one goes back into history
several hundred years he will
find that the first murder ev^r
committed had a lot of simil-
these requirements is that
owners are responsible for all
repairs and maintenance of
septic tanks even if they mal
function a short time after
the property is occupied,” the
Sanitary Engineering Division
said.” County Sanitarians have
found tanks not only installed
improperly, they were also ir
reparable for being renovated
to standards. The owners were
forced to buy additional land
for drainage or to move oft
the site entirely.”
Don’t sit and wait for your
ship to come in—give it a
tug.
arities to the one committed
iceently in Egypt. There were
two brothers who went into a
field. One became jealous of
his brother and murdered him.
One difference between the two
murderers was that the first
would not admit his guilt while
the second boasted of his.
When one reads a story like
that in today’s world we won
der how far man has progress
ed from the first man. We
speak of our “advancements,”
and maybe we have advanced
in the area of scientific re
search and methods. But you
wonder sometimes if man’s ad
vancement in the area of hu
man relations have kept pace
with the advancements in the
area of science. And the more
you think about it the more
you are convinced that they
have not.
But they could have, and
that’s the tragedy. Ever since
Cain killed Abel, even before
that, our Creator has been try
ing to get us to get along with
each other. The problem is
that we can’t get along with
Him and that prevents us from
getting along with each other.
Because of this, He chose a
cross. This is the highest and
greatest attempt He ever made
in His efforts of reconciliation
of man and Master.
There are parts of the world,
here and abroad, where the
Galilean has never been ad
mitted. They are not all geo
graphical, either. His message
has never been carried by any
one to those parts or has not
been received. There are those,
too, who oppose any efforts to
spread the Good News. They
say the Message doesn’t make
any difference. If Saladdin
Hassaneyn and Mohamed Ab
del Hassaneyn had known the
Galilean, Saladdin wouH still
be alive.
And that . ould be a differ
ence.
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