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SUCH SHALL NOT INHERIT THE KINGDOM OF GOD. Gslstians 5:15 26.?September 25. "If ire lire in the Spirit, let t/? a/so uolk in the Spirit:' I T I*AT*I. was n practical man. not merely a theorist: he brought his ' \?m\ teaching Mown to a practical level which hl9 readers could comprehend. Today'* Study Is one of these Like all of St. Paul's epistles and entreaties, it Is addressed ro the Church, to those who have turned aside from the broad road of selfishness and worldllnoss, to walk the narrow way, in tba footsteps of Jesus, and thereby to become jolnt-helra with Jesus in his Messianic Kingdom, which is shortly to bless the world. Nevertheless, many who are not suints. many who are not wholly consecrated to God. may draw valuable lessons from the Apostle'e words in this lesson, as well as in others. Many lessons of life specially applicable to those who have made a consecra? tion to be the I?rd'e followers are valuable alao to the remainder of mankind. ' The Christian baa, so to apeak, stepped out of his old self and become a Creature, a Spirit being, which merely resides In the flesh and has inter tbat are distinctly separata and ofteu antagonistic thereto. The Apostle urges these to walk In the spirit; that Is to say, to let their dally course of life bo to accord with their new nature. So doing, they will resist and not fulfil the fl eat its of the flesh. Why? Because they will realise that there is an antag? onism of Interests as between tbe deslrea of the flesh and their desires as New Creatures. The two are at warfare, the one desiring agnlnst the other. There easy be a truce for a time, but there will never be peace between them. Our interests as New Creatures are along spiritual lines, while our depraved appe? tites snd tsstes go in the opposite direction I fence the Apostle said. "Ye can? not do the things that ye would!" As New Creatures you would follow in footsteps of your Master, perfsctly. hut listing fallen flesh, you cannot do I Too cati only hobbls after him gl very most Mut if we take this position become his followers, we will be no longer under Judgment according to the flaah, but will t?e Judged as New Creatures, ngsfgi t In will rendering the I best obedience to righteousness we are capable of. undei our handicap of imperfect human organism. In order that none might make s mistake as to what would constitute the dealras of tbe flesh, the Apostle recites them and declares thnt they are manl feat or openly discernible, namely: "fornication, uncleanness, lasclvlousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, strife, jealousies, wraths, factions, divisions, here? sies, enrylngs. drunkenness, revellngs and such like, of the which 1 forewarn ^ yon, that they which practise such things shall not Inherit tbe Kingdom of God." These sre works of the fallen rlesh and antagonistic to righteousness. AK of Ood'e people are to resist them. If they would not lose his favor. They have the seeds of ad these Iniquitous things In their Mesh, received hy hered? ity: but their minds, their wills, have been changed, converted, turned around, to righteousness -to the doing of the will of Cod. As New Creatures they must not pmetis** the fleshly thing* else th??v will not grow In the fruits and graces of tbe holy Spirit and will not be fit for the Kingdom Tba Apostle doe* not here say that If anyone were overtaken in a fault and ^ lost his temper, for Instance, and got Into strife, thnt this would bar him for from the. Kingdom. He might, Indeed, through tears and prayers and Divine forgiveness, come back into harmony with God and subsequently be coma s valued soldlei of the Cross and follower of the Lamb. Hut if any practise such things they should know that they are developing and strengthen? ing s character contrary to the one which God will approve- they are going backward snd not forward. Let us note the difference between an accidental slip with s penitent recorery, and a wilful practising of a wrong course. Alas! bow many Christians hsve the evidence in themselves that they will not inherit tbe Kingdom <>r < Jod- unless they make a fresh start and reverse the order of their living' If the Apostle led us into a tangled a* I Id wood of huniau selfishness, thorns and thistles, as a specimen of the fruitage of the fallen flesh, he next leads us In the gpfsaslrs dbeetion, and shows us the fruits and flowers of sweet odor which belon,' the Carden of the Lord. He tells us that these delightful fruits of the S; "dt ahould more and more he cultivated, and should be devel? oped to perfection In our hearts, and. as far as possible, should overrun and cover at ? out the Imperfection* of our flesh. The fruits of this garden sre all the fruits of the Spirit of God nil such as he originally planted lu man snd which have hsjssjsj* vitiated through sin-all such as he now has implanted afresh and wroid develop In the heart* of his sanctified ones. The fruits of tba Spirit, which should be manifest In sll of the followers of Jesus In more or lese perfection ?re laWSO! 'k?ve. Joy. peice. long-sufferlng. gentleness, goodness, faithfulness. I ? eknens tempern nee j against such there is no law." The aVghBstt* explains that those who have become Christ's followers have crucified the flesh with tbe passion^ and desires thereof They have volun? tarily agreed licit they will live contrary to the einotlous and desires of the fsllen Its)*, Us urges. If we live by the Spirit, by the Spirit let us also walk! It Is the Spirit of QgsJ which has quickened us and Which ultimately Is to per? fect us Ion i rag perfect us only if we sre led hy If and walk In its ways. Otherwise we Will not be At for n place in tbe Kingdom, whatever other place In God's arrangements w?? may have One of the rnosl dangerous beset men ts of tbe OfcrtetJnn Is vanity It lesd* t ? more trouble, provokes more quarrels and envylniH thai Is generally supi?- ed. If we me walking after the Spirit of our Master. I? will mean (hat luste d of being vainglorious we will be meek, bumble, Mac ha ban And only muh will eventually be reudy for the glory, honor and 1mMortality whu li God Will bestow upon tbe faithful at the Second Coming of our Savior The Farmers' Bank and Trust Co. Established 1905. Capital Stock paid in. $120,000.00 Stockholder Guarantee to Depositors.. 120,000.(X) Surplus ind Undivided Profit!. 46,00000 Deposits. 295,000.00 We are large enough to accommodate you, not too lar^e to appreciate your account, be it lar^c or small. Kino; up No. 30?That's the Daily Item's Telephone numoer when you want to place an advertisement that will bring results. HEED OUR 0flN SER SIGNAL! stop puttiiiK 'your funds in ?locks and bonds, hanks etc. where they SN at the mercy pra? I teal I jf of the managenteni of the company or Institution, Put jront funds a be ft they sill ?um * substantial return .with . .solute safety, ylat : No. so ><?uth Main St.. hot >n by .11, slgbt ">< sj] dwelling, all sandere con? venience* rf<*?d >arn and stable. s<? m g stats sAm tot at ay ass, a rooai dwelling, all siodsrn 'conveniences ThU I"* Main StP el Property and very OMMM In. No :ctl W. Man pton Ave . nice -l\ POOSI dwelling. Ns\?gIsarthaaiess Ave?, nice *ix r?M?m eottaga. We have norm* very choice country property fnrsat**, that is worth Investi? gating would bs p ? est d to alms v? ??? any us alt SUMTEH REAL ESTATE * INSURANCE C Farmers' Ifen I & I rust Co. Uhltf. Smith i Ritt! ION, t!? NOT. QUESTION SECRETARY HASLIN? GER soon TO DECIDE. Seems That Head of Interior Depart? ment, Whose Official Acta Have Been Matter of Congressional In? vestigation, Demands a "Show Down" and Will Abide Decision of President Taft and Cabinet Asso? ciates. Washington, Sept. 16.?Whether Richard A. Ballinger's resignation a* Secretary of the Interior will follow immediately upon the meeting of the Cabinet Sept. 26, to attend which he is now en route from Seattle, or whether he will retain his position indefinitely, at least until after the delivery to Congress of the report of the committee, which Investigated his control of the public domain, de? pends now upon the attitede of his Cabinet associates. Mr. Ballinger is coming to Wash? ington, his friends here insist, wholly unconscious of any act on his part, either of commission or omission for which he should be condemned, and has determined to force his chief and his offlcL 1 colleagues to be in effect his judges. If they concur in the view at present attributed to Mr. Taft, that the accused Secretary shall be sustained as an innocent and persecuted man, he will retain his po? sition. If they fall to back him up he will resign forthwith. This is Mr. Ballinger's present position, which was learned here today upon author-^ ity hardly to be questioned. At the first meeting of the Cabinet after the summer recess, Secretary of War Dickinson, the Democratic member, will not have returned from the Philippines, and will, therefore be saved the embarrassment of par? ticipating in what is regarded as largely a problem of Republican pol? icy. The meeting is expected to last three days, and the President ex? pects to clear up a number of Im? portant matters; but it win surprise nobody here If the Ballinger case oc- , i iipies a largr part of the time. Rumors have been constant and deeldadly definite here in the past few days to the effect that Mr. Bal? linger's resignation would be one of the first developments of the Cabi? net meeting; but his friends, includ? ing his associates in the interior de? partment, have refused to believe that he would retire "under fire, and have pointed to the oft-repeated dec? laration to the contrary, and to the recent statement attributed to him, that he would resign only upon the specific request of the President. Some of these, however, today admit? ted themselves and the Secretary to be alive to the fact that the turmoil and uncertainty into which the pro tracted controversy has plunged the department must be abated soon un? less this important branch of the public service is to become hopelessly demoralized. Nobody here doubts that a majori? ty?all but one of the Republican memberi of the so-called Balllnger Plnchot Investigating committee? will sustain Secretary Ballinger in their report to Congress, it was said here today by a close friend of the Secretary that had the majority of the committee been ready to report it the Minnesota meeting he would then have tendered his resignation to the President and urged its ac? ceptance on the ground that the dis? sensions, to which he has been a par? ty, were detrimental to the public in? terest. When the committee failed at Minneapolis to take action as a whole, it became apparent that no decision could be looked for practi? cally for several months. This situation is said to have convinced Mr. Balllnger that his po? sition, despite the continued support of the President, bus become unten? able, Secretary Balllnger left Seattle yesterday, and will reach Washing? ton several days in advance of the Cabinet session. Iiis purpose In thus expediting his return is believed to be to counsel with bis immediate subordinates and To gain their as? sists trite in preparing for his demand i.ue.n the ("abinet for ;i "show do\\ n." Unhappy Monsters, \ woman passenger on a transat? lantic liner bothered the officers and captain unceasingly about whales. \ hundred limes a day she asked to ue culled if one was sighted, "But, madam," expostulated the raptaln, finally "why are you so anx? ious about this whale question." "Because," she heplled, "all my life Pve wanted to see a whale blubber ' Success Magazine. Mr. Johnson was among those pres cut in Ueno, Mr Johnson won the Callforn^i primaries. Mr. Johnson has the name most common In the < Chicago dir- i toi v. Where i John Smith? Now Yorfc World. MB. iAFl A it I) A ?t?ONO hM SOT SEEKING, BUT WOULD AC? CEPT KKXOMI NATION. Publication of Story That President Would Step Aside for Roosevelt in 1919 Arouses Intcucst at Beverly? Report, Alleged to He Without Foundation, Not Dignified With Of? ficial Denial?Another Tour Be? gin! Sunday. Beverly, Mass., Sept. 16.?The pub? lication of a story yesterday, purport? ing to come from Beverly and an? nouncing that President Taft had de? cided to step aside as a Presidential candidate in 1912 to make way for Col. Roosevelt, brought many In? quiries to the summer Capital today. For a time an official denial was Considered, but it was decided not to dignify the story, which is reported to be without foundation, with a state? ment. It can be stated that there has been no change in President Taft's attitude toward a second term since he told ? number of friends a few months ago that he would accept a second nomination if his party desired to tender it to him. and if that portion of the A nerican people represented by his party seemed to want him. The President, it is said, is not con? sidering his chances for a second term one way or the other at this time. From the first he has said that he would devote himself to carrying out as nearly possible the pledge of the platform on which he was elected for a four year's term. Mr. Taft, it is pointed out, does not know how to play politics, and he has been quoted ] as saying that he would not do so if he could. The fact that he has often in his speeches referred to the fact that he has only the remainder of his pres? ent term to serve means, it is said here, that Mr. Taft does not feel that he can nominate himself and that he will not make a political bid for the , nomination. SAYS HOOKWORM IS DECREAS? ING. * ? secretary of Rockefeller Commission Credits Systematic Kffort. New York, Sept. lf>.?The dreaded hookworm disease is on the decrease, not only in the United States, but throughout the world. This announcement was made to? day by Dr. C. W. Stiles, who claims to be the discoverer of the American hookworm and who Is secretary of the Rockefeller commission created to study this disease. Dr. Stiles returned today on the Princess Irene from Gratz, where, with David Starr Jordan, president of the Leland Stanfod, Jr.. University, In California, he has been attending the National Zoological Congress. In addition to his other duties. Dr. Stiles is a professor of medical zoology of the United States Public Health and Marine Hospital Service. His home is In Raleigh, N. C. Dr. Stiles attributes the decrease in the number of hookworm cases In the United States to the uniform system that has been brought into use by the $1.000.000 fund given by Mr. Rocke? feller, and which made it possible not only to study the disease in all its peculiar forms, but at the same time to fight it with the hope of eventual? ly being able to drive it out of the country. The bookworm that invaded the i United States, Dr. Stiles says, came originally from Western Africa. In Southern Italy, Germany and other European countries the disease is de? creasing In consequence of the ef? forts of science to treat it properly. Teaching a <?ri How to Swim. F. Hopkins Smith, painter, author, engineer and professional optimist, tells a story showing that Boston boys o| the street art- like all others. He overheard a conversation between two youngsters selling newspapers. "Say. Harry, w'at's de best way to teach a girl bow to swim'.'" asked the ? ounger one. "bat's a cinch. First oft you puts yer left arm under her waist and you gently takes her left hand"? "Conic off; she's mo sister." "Aw. push her off de dock."?Cos? mopolitan Magazine. Feminine Curiosity. Her husband was a merchant, and one day while down town she drop? ped Into bis office. "What are all those hook* un top of the sale?" she asked. "Those are the day book-, my dear," he replied. "And where are the night books?' sii<' queried, "Night l.ks?" he e< hoed in sur prise. "Yes," she rejoined. "Those yot have to work over at night some Ihtn i, w 11? n you nre kept here untl 2 n'colck in the morning." Chlcag< Post. THANKS TO THE VOTERS. Candidate for Governor Makes State? ment to People as to His Position in Recent Race. I want to thank, most heartily, the South Carolina Democrats who sup? ported me in the recent primary, and to assure them that I appreciate, more than I can express, their un? wavering loyalty. I am fully conscious of the fact that in the last primary I drew my support from various sources. The prohibitionists supported me, almost to a man. Thousands of lo? cal optionists gave me their support for personal reasons. To them all I desire to express my sincere and hearty appreciation. I have been defeated for the office which I sought; but viewed from an? other standpoint I have not suffered defeat. I am conscious of the fact that I made a clean, honest, manly fight. I advocated what I thought was right, that which I thought to be best for the State which I love, i did not engage in personal abuse. Not one word did I say against my opponent. I fought for a principle and in the true sense my failure to be elected can not be called defeat. To say that I am not' disappointed would not be true, but I can say, in all truthfulness that I accept the re? sult in the best spirit possible. I am not disgruntled. I am not sore. I shall not "sulk," but on tne contrary, I shall continue as I have always done to work for the best interest of the State. I shall do all in my power to hold up the hands cf the new administra? tion, and I urge my friends and sup? porters to do the same thing. No ad? ministration can succeed without the aid and cooperation of all the people, pnd it is always the duty of good citi? zens to stand by the government and ! aid in the enforcement of law and order. And especially do I want to thank the newspapers. Nearly all of them stood by me and fought nobly. In conclusion, let me say that I am receiving daily scores of letters from my friends throughout the State, thanking me for the fight which I made, and assuring me of their loyal? ty and sympathy. All of them come from men and women who are true and loyal to South Carolina. I ap? preciate more than I can express, their words of kindness and good cheer. T am deeply touched by their loyalty and kindness. C. C. Featherstone. Joy in Maine. (From the Portland Eastern Argus.) Glory be! "We are the people." Carry the news to Beverly. It was a landslide all right. Gentlemen, Governor Plaisted! 'Tis a long lane that has no turn? ing. It was a bad day for protection, graft and grafters. on with the Democratic dance; let joy be uneonlined. You cannot even fool all Maine Re? publicans all the time. At this writing it looks as though Maine had gone "h?bent" again! The Bit ker-Fernald combination can now drown their sorrw in Po? land water. It has been a long, hard, up-hill tug. Brother Democrats, but we have got there at last! Maine starts the Democratic ava? lanche. Now watch it go thundering along through State after State! The Democrats of Maine send greetings to the national Democracy. Long live Jeffersonlan Democracy! The Republican party of Maine has got what it has long deserved?and thousands of Republicans say Amen. Sectional Feeling Crops out. The bigness of Texas is evident trom a cursory examination of the map. says Everybody's. But its effect upon the people of that State is not generally known. It is about COO miles from Brownsville, at the bottom of the map. to Dallas, which is sev? eral hundreds of miles from the top rf the map. Hence the following con? versation in Brownsville recently be? tween two of the oldtlme residents. "Where you been lately, Bob? i ain't seen much of you." "Been on a trip North." * "Where'd you go?" "W.nt to Dallas." "Have a good time?" "\aw?; I never did like them damn Yankees, anyway." The Utilitarian. "Hello Johnny," said the \ lllage blacksmith, "I bear your paw has gone Into polith s." "Su re." "How'tl thai happen?" "Well, my uncle left him a silk bat and a Prince Albert coat in bis will and paw had to do something with them." -Washington star. Orangeburg Is claiming to be tne i 'I " ! i interior cotton market in t\\<% State. When oi l Sumtor drop out ol ti:~i plac< Hou many bales of cot? ton ?Iii < o nn ebui g handle last .MED TO SISTER. Wife's -o alls in Love Wtttl llus band's na ighter und Blessings Are Bestem ed. New \ Sept. 17.?Romance set out to pr in Corona, that a wo? man m y a sist< r to a man and a man m y ntinue as a brother to a woman. i still they may marry with e erj prospect of happiness. Suc h is th< ituation in which Frank Gannon i post office clerk, ard An? na Pa Ir in n operator in the Flush? ing teleph* n ? exchange, find them? selves. Gannons' mother was persuaded to abandon her widowhood a few months ago by John Padron, who is In the pay bureau of the Long Island city fire department. They decided that, it would be nice to have her son and his daughter live with them, and hired a house at No. 2 De Witt street, Corona. That arrangement pleased the young people so well that in a little while there was no doubt that the house held two pairs of lovers. While pleased that their children got on well together, the elders looked with dismay on love-making between them and took them to task for it, protesting that they were, brother and sister and had no right to fall in love. This view of the case struck the younger people as one not to be argued and they seem-^ ed to acquiesce in the proprieties as laid down by the parents. All the same they had their own opinion and, having obtained a marriage li? cense, they slipped around the other night to St. Leo's church where Fa? ther John O'Toole married them. As Frank is thirty-one and Anna twenty-one, there was no going be? hind the returns and the elders cheerfully bestowed upon them their blessing. Ernest Moore of Lancaster has been appointed by Gov. Ansel as special Judge to hold court for Fair field county at the regular Septem? ber term, both common pleas and general sessions. The appointment was made on the account of the death of Judge "Dantzler. VOI IU: INVITED. our Fad an I Wim- r display oC FINE FURNITURE will enable y< 11 to make the selection1 of that needed chair, U unge or entire suite?to ehoese the article at prac? tically your own price. Just pay : sh? ppin? Isit and note the hands ?nv styies. e; trem? ly low prices. Furniture t ?r every room?just what's needed by you. Witherspoon Bros. Furniture Co. Hammered Brass. I have a nice assortment of solid hammered 1 ras< umbrel? la stands, jardinters, cut flower st.uuls and trays. You can't possibly buy them elsewhere at tin* prices \\e are offering tbeni .it. We want you to call and look them over. W. A. Thompson, .lewder snd Optician. No. 6 South Main Street.