University of South Carolina Libraries
BIBLE W ' SlTJW?S WITHOUT A PARABLE HE SPAKE NOT. July 10. word* that I tpeaJk unto won. they are ipirU. and thry are lite"?John ijgft, '?JFJ'H 1THOUT a parable spake he not unto the people * What the I I prophet bad declared of him was true. "He shall open hia mouth ^qyf*y% In parable* and In dark raying*." It is Important that we re member thla Many noble Christ ihm people have Inferred that Lord's words were all staple, aud that they presented the truth in a man easily understood by everybody. Nothing is further from the truth. II Lord's parable* and dark sayings be taken an plain, literal statements of truth, tbey will lead to all kinds of errors aud misapprehensions. Let us re. Member, therefor*, the Apostle's declaration. "Without s parable spake be not the people." There is absolutely nothing In the worda of Jesus without a deep signifl How many hare stumbled over our Lord's parables by taking them to 4M) literal statements of facts! How absurd the conclusion drawn from the -parable of the rich roan and Lazarus, for lostauce. How absurd to conclude that simply because a man wss rich, fared sumptuously every day. snd was in floe linen, thst he must suffer through sll eternity. Mow equally to Interpret the poor man (jizarus, who lay at the rich man's gste. as representing, literally, poor snd diseased beggars. How tinreasonsble to think it only such ss bsve hsd sn experience of this kind, with dogs to lick their snd hungering for the crumbs thst fell from the rich man's tsble, roold experience the Joys of heaven, according to the Divine program. How dish to think of Abraham's bosom, which could hold only two or three. s? being the |s?rtlon of blessing for only s handful of beggara. Truly these various statements of the parable shine out In beauty and con ehrten? y as we get the trne light upon them, aud see their symbolic meaning nod applh it ion We have already presented the true Interpretation of this parable, and may do ho again at some future time, for the benefit of new We merely demonstrate now the fsct thst our I/ord spoke to th* always In parables and dark sayings. Note afresh the parable of the whest snd the tares, the gathering of the former Into the garner snd the burning of the latter. Neither represents literal experience* in the psrsble the whest Is not literal wheat, the tares sre not Moral tares The whest symbolizes the Inheritors of the Kingdom; the tares ggmbollae the offsprings of error?children of the wicked one The gathering Into the hern of safety syrobol'ses the glorification of the Church on the spirit and precedes the shining forth of the sons of God In the glory of the ilal Kingdom, for the blessing of the groaning creation; as the Apostle "The whole creation groaneth and travalletb In pain together, wait? ing; for the manifestation of the sons of God " The whole creation in welting for the shining forth of the sons of God in the Kingdom, nod their shining forth in truth snd righteousness will scatter all the darkness of sin and error and awaken and revivify the world of mankind. Eventually all the willingly obedient may enjoy the blessings of eternal life. On the other hsnd. the description of the burning of the tares. Instead of referring to the literal burning, has. evidently, n symbolic significance?it gtsans the destruction of the tsre class ?not their destruction as Individuals, hat aa "tares." as Imitations of the "wheat" class. How glsd we sre to Mod the key to these symbolic statements-these par How glad we are that by the use of thla key the parabolic teures be reasonsble and beautiful. What a silver lining there is to the dark cloud of trouble which Is now looming up before the world! Mow glad God's' people must be to learn that Just beyond the clouds and shadow* comes the glorious Millennial day. The parable of "the sheep and the goats." taken literally, has caused con fueion to many. They tblpk of the separation of the sheep nnd the goats as gs>w In progress, falling to notice the Scriptural declaration that the parable eh*II And Ita application "when the Son of man shall come In his glory and nil hi* holy angels (messengers) with him. Then shall he sit upon the throne af bis glory and before hlra ahall be gathered all nations, snd he shall sep? arate them one from another as the shepherd dlvldeth his sheep from the goats." We thus see thst the application of the parable belongs to the Mib leentsl age. All through that age the work of Christ and the Church, his seated with him upon his throne, will be a work of blessing to the rid of tnsnklnd. And the manner In which those blessings will be received will demonstrate the sheep-like or goat like character of every Individual of the human family. The sheep-like will come to the right hand position of favor; the goat-like, to the left hand position of disfavor The conclusion of thousand-year Judgment day will bring the expression of the Lord's favor rards the sheep IIWe. rewarding them with eternal life, and the expression at? his disfavor towards the goat-like, destroying them in the "second death " This is symbollcslly represented by the statement. " Depart ye cursed Into the leafing fire (a figure of destruction) prepared for Satan and his messengers <fo1 lowers)." The rewsrd of the righteous will thus he everlasting life. The "everlasting punishment" of the uurighteous will Im? everlasting death, for "The srsgee of sin Is death and the gift of God Is eternal life through Jeans Christ aor Lord."-Romans 0:23. stridently some wise and gracious purpose stands connected with the bid hmg or secreting at present of the DMne purpose from mankind hi general While the 8cr1ptures declare It Is a mark of speclnl favor to the Lord's people that tbey are made acquainted with the Divine purposes, vet nowhere do they 4erlare that all those from whom God's plans are secreted arc doomed to eternal torture, or to everlasting destruction Thus our Lord .leans prnyo?l' "I tbsnk thee. Ksther. Lord of heaven and earth, because ihou hast hid these things from the wise snd prudent sod hast revealed them unto babes Even ae. Father, for so It seemed good in thy sight." Hsd the hiding of the Divine counsel from mankind signified eternal lor tare for those from whom It wss hidden, there surely would have been no ground for thanking the besvenly Father for this act We can thank him. however, tbat although many of the worldly wise are not privileged to know of hia glorious plaos. nevertheless those plans are sure For the world to have known of tbe divine purposes In advance would doubtless have been in? jurious, because lu their blindness they would have attempted to thwart these perpoeee sod therefore would bsve gotten themselves into a worse condition of ensndem nation. Our text shows that however dark aud parabolic were ottr lord's teach hnga. nevertheless, rightly understood, bis message Is one that la spiritually heipfnl and life-giving to those wbo csn and do understand It. It Is this qual? ity of our Lord's message which mskes the religion of tbe Bible different frotu that of all the hestheu. It Is a message of life as well as s message of tsslineea. It la a message of forgiveness as well a* a message of condemnation. It la a message of love ss well as a message of Justice Mis wonderful words of life are charming. !>eauttful. forceful. We may read i hem over year year and we see still more beauty In them, still deeper significance, and IC In proportion to our own growth lu grace, our growth In knowledge, ami the spirit of ot?r Mister ANNOUNCEMENT. f beg to announce my candidacy fee the ofTh of Governor, subjeet to the) decision of the Democratic vot? ers of the State. Campaign promises are easily made. My purpose la, If elected, to give the people a plain, honest and business? like administration. I >f course, I Shall advocate good roads, good ocvhools and good government, my at txtude as to the same being well kaown to the public for many years. I consistently advocated prohibition and was among Lhe fir t t . money and bud intbi r.ce to push that movement ... r. than twenty ago. As a business man my chief aim, If elected, will be to conduc t a State government along Im urn - lines. I 11. HYATT. Columbia. S. C, June 8. ?The world's most sue* essf ul medi? cine for bowel ? ornplalnt* Is Cham hwrlaln's <'"Ii . ''hoieri ml Diarrhoe? Remedv it has relieved genre, pain and suffering, and saved more lives than anv Other nodi, ine ',t use. In? valuable for children and adults. gwid by w w. Maori There Is no sanctuary of virtue like home.?Edward Fverett. Winthrop College SCHOLARSHIP and ENTRANCE EXAMINATION. The examination for the award of vacant scholarships in Winthrop Col? lege and for the admission of new students will be held at the County CoVfl House on Friday, July 1, at I a. ni. Applicants mutt be not less than fifteen years of age. When Scholarships are vacant after July 1 they will be awarded to those making the highest average at this examin? ation, provided they meet the condi? tions governing the award. Appli? cants for scholarships should write 10 President Johnson before the ex? amination for Scholarship examina? tion blanks. Scholarships nre worth $100 and free tuition. The next session will open September 21, 1910. For furth? er Information and catalogue, address Ties. I>. II. Johnson, Lock Mill. S. C. 'Soreness <>f the mueclea, whether Induced by violent exercise or injury. Is quickly relieved by the free appli ttion of Chamberlain's Liniment, 'ibis liniment is equally valuable for muscular rheumatism, and always af? fords quick relief. Bold by W. W. Slbert. The way to get out of self-love is to love God ? ?Phillips F.moks. CAN'T jffl LIQUOR. tTCJMsE MKMMIXGKK THROWS ROMBSHFLL. Charge* iho Jury That the Mere Pos? session of I.i<iiior Is a Crime Under The Carey-Cothrun Law ami When Liquor is Found in a Person's Pos? session the Jury Hns Nothing (o I>o WML the Purpose for Which He Has It?If it is Proven That a Per? son Receives and Keeps Liquor He Is Guilty of Violating the Law. From The Daily Item, July 6. The proceedings of this term of court have been more than ordinarily tedious, tiresome and uninteresting PfMCtUJhlly the entire time has been taken up with a few cases of minor Importance and the whisey case? feinst Kitty, Johnson and Other* Hut 't-Merday when Judge Memmin far fame to charge the Jury in tin case of Lloyd Green and Anna Hen? derson, colored, who were indicted un? der *.he ' barge of receiving and stor *r.g liquor in violation of the law, l.e threw a bombshell into the camp of those c.Y.zens who have maintained first, last and all the time that prohi? bition lt> a good thing for the other fa*low, as they can get and keep liq? uor for personal use regardless of the liw the v rrld, the flesh and the devi'. T( tl ose who have disregarded the ?ftftltfl t.f the Carey-Cothran la"-' Which eeelrres it unlawful to receive, keep. A4 < opt or store liquor, Judg-1 Me rum.nrer's charge came as a rude and i nweP ome shock, for it brought lion e t them that the Carey-Coth? ran law was so framed that if it should be rigidly, fearlessly and im? partially enforced, regardless of race or color, or financial or social position it would be a real prohibition law for the individual, as well as for the com? munity at large and for the under sirable citizens in particular. Judge Memminger's charge stated the fact baldly that, under the Carey-Cothran law, It is a crime to receive or possess liquor for any purpose whatsoever, thai, the man who keeps a half pint of ^.ood whiskey in his house for use in an emergency is a criminal, even though he has had the same half pint for years and years, and has no thought of drinking it, except as a medicine. The charge made the folks In the court house sit up and take notice, for they realized, some of th<>m. for the first time that this f'j.rey-Cothran law is a most drastic measure. Under this law 90 per cent, of the men of Sumter are criminals and could be sent to the chaingang lust as readily and legally as the dive keeper who sells blind tiger booze by the drink or bottle, if the law should be enforced to the letter against them. Judge Memminger is not alone in construeing the law In this manner Pome months ago Judge Klugh, ?.t IllehOpVlllCi charged the jury to the aame effect and a man was convicted on the charge of receiving liquor when there was no evidence whatever that he had it for an unlawful pur pose. Judge Memminger's charge yester dii\ follows: Now, Mr. Foreman and Gentlemen of the Jury: These two defendants, Anna Hen derson and Loyd Green, stand indict? ed t efore you, the charge being that they did unlawfully accept, receive, store and keep in possession certain spiritous, malt, vinous, fermented and brewed and other liquors containing alcohol and used as a beverage, to wlt: certain whiskey of the kind and quantity tC the jurors unknown, against the form of the statute in such case made and provided, and against the peace and dignity of the State. Now, the statute therein referred to which is charged to have been vio luted by these defendants is as fol? lows: This is a statute passed in the year 1 909 by the Legislature, to be found in the Acts of 1909 at page 60, what is known as the Carey-Cothran law, being a law prepared by and gotten through the Legislature by two law ran from the Piedmont section of th?> State; and the section referred to herein, in this indictment, is as fol lows: "Be it enacted by the General As? sembly of the State of South Carolina that all alcoholic liquors, and never ages, whether manufactured within this state or elsewhere, or any mix? ture by whatsoever name called. If drunk t<> excess will product' intoxi nation, are hereby declared to be det? rimental and their use and consump? tion to he against the morals, good health and safety <>f the State, and contraband. That it shall be unlaw? ful for any person, firm, corporation <>r association within this state t<> manufacture, sell, barter, exchange, receive, accept, give away to Induce trade, deliver, store, keep In posses? sion in this State, furnish at public places <>r otherwise dispose of any spiritons. malt, vinous or other llq uors or beverages, or any other mix? ture thereol which contains alcohol and is used as ;i beverage, and which, if drunk to excess, will produce Intox? ication, as hereinafter provided," and there follows certain provisions by which alcohol can be distributed ami used, and wine for sacramental pur? poses, and the punishment for viola? tion of this statute is contained in section eleven. "That any person who violates any of the provisions of this Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction th .eof be fined In a sum not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned at hard labor for a period of not less than three months nor more than one year, and for the second or any subsequent of? fense, upon conviction thereof shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not less than one year nor more than five years." Now, the special acts which these defendants are charged with having violated are the ones which I call your attention to?receive, accept, store and keep in possession, and the question is whether or not the State has proved to you beyond a reason? able doubt that one or both of these defendant* have violated any one of these prohibitions that I have read to you named in the indictment and made unlawful in this State?receive, accept, store ar.d keep in possession. Now, gentlemen, the counsel for the defendants you saw pass up to me ? (as he has a right to do in order that the attention of the Judge and the Jury may be drawn especially to such points of law as are involved particularly In the case)?these few simple words, which, however, make it necessary for me to explain the law on this subject, to you, and to make you understand a little more fully perhaps than ycu yet do exactly what this law means. He has asked me to charge you "The term storing and keeping in possession of certain con? traband liquors used In the dispen? sary law involves the idea of continu? ity or habit." Now, that Is a correct statement of the taw as taken from one of the de? cisions of our Supreme Court under the old dispensary law, where the State engraged In the sale of liquor, and that would be the law applicable to n County in the State which nov has a dispensary, but it is my duty to charge you gentlemen, as I con? ceive it to be the law, and as you must realize is the law under this statute, that in a county such as Sum ter County, which has no dispensary, that the mere fact of having liquor In possession, no matter for what pur? pose nor how small a quantity it may be, Is illegal. Of course, you know it has been generally understood un? der the old dispensary law that a man had a right to bring in liquor from another State and have it for his own personal use, and that it was no viola? tion of the law to have liquor in your possession for your own personal use, and that is the law now in those counties which have dispensaries, but it Is not the law in the counties which have no dlfpensary, such as Sumter County, and the reason of that Is this: That the interstate commerce clause of the Constitution of the Uni? ted States, designed to protect com? merce between the States, (protect their commerce of any article coming from one State Into another State), that the State in which It is received canqot place any greater restriction upon that article coming from anoth? er State than it had on the articles produced by the State and offered for sale in the State itself, without there being a law against selling it in this State; that is, in other words, as under the dispensary law the State offered liquor for sale, and a man could go to the dispensary and buy liquor and keep it in his possession and : tore it for his own personal use. The laws of the United States said that to prohibit a man from bringing liquor from another State and keeping it in his possession and using it for his personal use would be a discrim Inatlon against the other State in4, favor of this State, which the laws of the United States prohibit. They prohibit that one State shall favor the sale of stuff in that State as against the sale or use or consump? tion of stuff brought from another State; but they hold that a State has the right to absolutely prohibit any? thing like liquor, which is declared to be detrimental to the public health and so declared in this statute, and declared to be contraband. The States have a right to prohibit the bringing In and use of it altogether, and so that when a State absolutely prohi? bits the bringing in of the stuff and the use of it by its own citizens and the selling of it under any law in any State, there is no discrimination as between the State and other States, and the laws of the interstate com? merce are not interfered with. I>ut when a State undertakes to absolutely prohibit, as it does In this section of the Act that 1 have read to you, as to the acceptance and receipt or stor? age or keeping in possession of liq? uor, absolutely and entirely, whether it Is another State which sends liquor Into this State, such State is not dis? criminated against In any shape or form, and liquor coming from an? other State, even though for personal use, is contraband under this statute, and no man has a right to keep it in his possession for personal use or otherwise. There was a law known as the Wil? son Act. first passed which allowed liquor to be brought into a State which itself authorized the sale of liquor, as was the law under the old dispensary act, and allowed it to be sold in the original packages in which it was brought, , but there was an amendment to that statute which made the liquor as soon as it got into the State and was delivered tc the consignee amenable to the State law. and therefore, if the liquor was ever brought from another State into th's ?!>tate, strictly bona fide for personal use, why then the interstate commerce law protected it for personal use and j while being brought from another ! State into our own State, and as the | counties that have a dispensary, pro- ' tect the liquor bought from the State i or County dispensary, protect it in the possession of another for person? al use. the transaction was absolutely even. But as I stated to you, it sim? ply meanss this, the law that I have read to you, in a County where you have no dispensary, no State nor a County in competition with the im? portation of liquor from another Sta*e and the selling of liquor and protect? ing it for personal use; where you have a county absolutely prohibiting the sale of liquor under the terms of this statute, as I have read to you, then that matter of personal use no longer protects the liquor for con? sumption. It does protect it to the extent of delivery to the consignee, but does not protect it for the purposes of consumption, and it becomes sub? ject to the State law as being contra? band, and a person who has it in his possession becomes guilty of receiving j and accepting and keeping that liquor in his possession and storing it, no matter how small a quantity it may be and no matter for what purpose he may have it. So that I take it that under this statute (having given the subject careful consideration), that any man who has in his posses? sion, whether for personal use or oth? erwise, of a quantity of liquor, no matter how small it may be, that it is subject to seizure and he subject to prosecution for the receipt, accept? ance and keeping it in his possession; so I charge you the law along that line, so that the question is this: that in this case you have not before you any question as to whether these peo? ple?if you find they had any liquor in their possession, as to whether they had it for personal use, because if they had it for personal use even, it would nevertheless be a violation of the law. It would be the acceptance, stor? ing and keeping in possession of liq? uor, which is against the law; so that the question will be whether or not you are satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt that they or either of them? that both of them or either of them had in possession, had received and had in possession any quantity of al? coholic liquors, such liquors as I have read from that statute as will pro? duce intoxication, and, if so, they are guilty; otherwise, not. Your verdict will be as to both of them or as to them separately, accordingly as you find. If you find both of them had It in possession, both had received and accepted It and had it in possession and storing it there jointly, each par? ticipating in the act of the other and both jointly liable, why then your verdict would be against them Joint? ly?a general verdict of guilty, but if you find that you have to disting? uish between the two, that one of them did not have it?in any way accept it or receive it or store it or keeping it in possession, but that the other did, why then you find your verdict only as to the one whom you find had the stuff in possession?re? ceiving, storing and keeping it in pos? session, according to the wording set out in this indictment, and find ? verdict as to that one?say guilty as to that one, which would obtain as an acquittal as to the other. Throughout the whole inquiry you have to give the defendants the bene? fit of every reasonable doubt upon any material element going to make up their guilt. That means a sub? stantial doubt, a real doubt arising out of the testimony, a doubt fof which you can give a reason. Any such doubt as that solve in favor of the prisoners. Take the record and find a verdict." The following is the record of the court since yesterday: The State vs. Lloyd Green and Anna Henderson, storing liquor, guilty as to Green, not guilty as to Henderson. The State vs. J. Fred Wise, receiv? ing and storing liquor, continued. The State vs. James Calk, receiv? ing and storing liquor, continued. The State vs. Henry Williams and Wiley Thigpen, entering a house with intent to steal and larceny, not guil? ty. The State vs. Isaac Kallartl. obtain* ing poods by false pretense, on trial. from The Daily Item, .July ."?. The jury In the case against W. P. Kelly, (barged with selling liquor, al? ter being unable to agree for more than twenty-four hours, arrived at a verdict, Saturday afternoon, of"guilty? with a recommendation to mercy Notice was given that a motion for ?<* new trial would be mad*. This makes two convictions recorded against Kel and there are still several oth'y cases on the docket. This morning three cases againsf John Rayford, colored, for selling liquor, were taken up and by agree? ment he plead guilty in each of the cases, in tne first case the sentence was three months imprisonment or a fine of $100. In each of the two oth? er cases the sentence was one year on the chaingang, but sentence was suspended during good behavior. In the case of the State vs. J. A. Johnson, selling liquor, the State fail? ed to make out a case and a verdict of not guilty was directed. The State vs. Myers Johnson, housebreaklng and larceny, continu? ed. The State vs. Allen Butler, entering a house with intent to steal and lar? ceny, continued. The State vs. Lloyd Green and An? na Henderson, storing liquor, on trial TYPHOID IX COULMBIA. Alarming Reports Contradicted hjr Official Figures. Columbia, July 6.?In answer to re? ports that have somehow gained cur? rency over the State, to the effect that there were from 100 to 150 cases of typhoid fever in Columbia, Secre? tary Fugene McGregor of the City Board of Health today issued a state? ment giving the number of cases from Jan. 1st to July 1st, of contagiour r.nd infectious disease in the city, as fol? lows: Typhoid fever 21, smallpox 25. diphtheria 9, measles 30, mumps t. scarlet fever 3, chicken pox 2, whop ing cough 5. This summary, it will be noted, covers the whole period from the. opening of the current year to ihe beginning of the seventh month. ?Teething children have more or less diarrhoea, which can be controll? ed by giving Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. All that Is necessary is to give the pres? cribed dose after each operation of the bowels more than natural and then castor oil to cleanse the system. It is safe and sure. Sold by W. W.. Sibert. How Much? If it's a matter of limited amount you have to spend?our stocks will fill your needs in qual? ity, in price in FINE FURNITURE For the bed room, dining room,, foyer hall, drawing room or par? lor, we solicit your examination of our displays - our prices. Good furniture at the least cost here. Witherspoon Bros. Furniture Co. PATENTS ?ROCURED AND DEFENDED. *?*mod?* Irwins or ?b oto.tor expert Maren and free report Free adVioe, bow to obtain patents, trade mark* copyright*, etc., ,N ALL COUNTRIES. Business direct with Washington saves time, money and often the patent. Patent and Inf ring ement Practica Exclusively. Write or come to us at ?U Flau atreet, ops ?aited Mates Psttat <MUa,| WASHINGTON. D. C. 60 YEARS' EXPERIENCE Trade Marks Designs Copyrights Ac. Anyone sending a sketch and description mar quickly n*<,ort:iin our opinhm froe whether sit Invention m probably pntyntAMSj Commuutra. tlonsstrictly onildei.tl il. HrfJ!;E00K on Patents sent free. OMntt agency for Hoeunng patents. Patents taken throuch Mumi & Co. receive 'ptcial notice, without charge. In the Scientific American. A handsomely Illustrated we*k1y. I.sreest rlr. cnlation of i.i \ s< wnUSO Journal. TeraiS, f3 a rear: four smuiMm, tl. Sold by all newsdealers. MUNN&Co.s^?* New York Are You Looking for a Position? We can offer you good Paying Employment that you will enjoy and at home. Write to-day iddntt The Butterick Publishing Co. Butterick Building. New York, N. Y.