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Christ On the Cross Should Be An Inspiration to Every Unsaved Man Picture of Jesus at Calvary Ought to Bring Sinners to the Feet of Our Savior. JMS ANSWERED DIFFICULT BIBLE QUESTIONS IN AFTERNOON ?TRUM; Nr.P.MON Till USD AY Olf CHIIUSTS AB1I/ITY TO THANS ? I ?\i MAN IN MOMKNT Ol' 11M10?KVANCiKLlST (.IVLN Ills VI KWH ON I'RIXENT hTROPKAN SITUATION. Prom The Dally Item. May 21. While stressing the etatmcnt that It wa? only a personal opinion gathered from the stuvly of Biblical anil secu? lar history ami conditions at the preOen? time. Bob Jone? yeatertlay af ii threw some Interesting slde I - i the European war situation wh#tt he mads the statement that he thought It possible that the present strife among the nations of the East? ern hemisphere would result In a di? vision of the nations Into the parts mentioned In the Bible as taking place PTtOr to the Jews resettling In Pales? tine and making a covenant with the supfeme ruler of that part of the earth, who will doubtless sit on a throne In Rome. According to Mr. Jories' Idea then. If his line of thought Is correct. Italy will enter the present war and the center of things In that part of the globe will shift around so as to ssttls on Home. Russia will probably swallow Austria. Mr. Jones thinks And the Jews will get Pales? tine ho matter who wins. These state? ments came about while Mr. Jones was snswerlng a number of Bible questions for a big audience at the Tabernacle yesterday afternoon. Home of the more Important of them, with their answers. In substance, as given by; Mr. Jones follow: Q. Do you believe the heathen Is loot If sever told of Christ? A. No. No man goes to hell for the sin of Adam, fb> Jesus bore the sins of the world, that's why a baby goes to heaven. Q. Will you explain the passage: Am-.!.* hem that are born of wo-' men. no man was greater than John the baptist" A. Translate literally, no g#est*r human. Qk' Explain I Corinth. 13:11 about fuller knowledge we will have some? time** ' A. Moans Just what It says. Wheel we g?t to heaven we will under? stand better. Many things on earth ws can't understand now that we will know th-?n. for Instance about elec? tricity Q. What Is the sin against the* Holy 0*00011 A. Attributing the wOrMs of Jesus to the devil. Q. Will we know each other In ! heaven^ A. Tes. but there will be no rMfcrriag*. and we will not feel love In tUV sense we dy, on this earth for therg will be no Jealousy or bitterness. Q Who was Cain s wife? A. I don't, kn<?w, probably nobody does. Q. Why did you. In a recent ser mon.i call ths atonement the "at-one menlT** A. Hecause It means "put us si on* ?vlth Ood." Its a term gen srellf used. t\J ' Wtn In It that one who's trying to life s Christian life cannot frei the tog and M|i?'ri' iio? generally you say llefjfumould feel'.' A. Probably you srs so* king MM ? M h of an experience Instead >>t -ontemplatlng Jeans ua He died' f-?r you Put your thoughts MM on the Sun lour and the feeling wtll torn**. Q. Wh it did Christ mean when He eal'1 ' tat not your peart* before swine" A. Just what He aald. lat? erally ah n you trv to Interest a man In the gospel and In-a hog enough not to appreciate It and geta m i l about It. leave him alone. Juat pray for Ilm Q DM Oed know Judas and ivt. i would betriv Christ? V Yea. hut Goal Was not r.?? p?nal Me, for man \\ \ a frae will of his own (J Does (Jod semi llo- dOOtti angel as'* 11 dMsgMMll I A. No. "The wages of sin Is Boat's** and the devil has the power of death Q Why should tin- breaking or or*s commandment ho as great a ain as tfoe 01 rail ill? A BOi MMM ties gilnu - break one. In Qod'l slghf. you are an anarehlst and ? rebel again it Him Q. What did Christ mean when IIS told thr thief: "Today shalt thou he with me In Paradise ? A. Mefore lite death of CTeftat, food sad bad who died went to "Sheol. " or hell." whl< h was diMd.-d into tg o parts; "rtoradtse*1 sad (he lower region we now rail "iesV ChfMfl gnd the thief wont therwfor* to the dMMd MMlOl I'na dlosf' .iUt* fhrHt "raptured and tool ft MMdtltud'? captive" up to the thiot,. ?.. rn%\ the good no longer go ,n ? hell," l?Ut Immediately It UM IhTOhi of God. In other wortin the recep? tion place of the good dead has been moved to Heaven while the "bad" 1 place remains the Name as of old. Q. What was the "tree of knowl? edge"? A. I think it was a real tree. Q. Does the Holy spirit ever leave a sinner entirely this side of the grave A. No. Q. What becomes of the dead Mill Judgment? A. The good go imme? diately to Ood, the bad to hell. Q. What Is meant by the Biblical statement that "Ten men will be hold? ing to one Jew to be saved?" A. Just what It says. At some time the Jew? ish race will be the governing force of this world. The time will come when every Jew will get a vision of the Christ that will turn his face to wardb heaven in the samo way that Paul was changed on the highway r.s he walked along one day. Q. What was meant when the i Hlble passage says: "Jesus preached to the spirits in prison?" A. Preached there means announcement of victory to tho fallen angels chained in dung? eons awaiting judgment. Q. Who were tho "sons of Ood" who married the "daughters of men" J A. These "sons of Ood" were fallen spirits who went after strange flesh In the days of Noah, and their off? spring was that unusual race of giants and abnormal people who were ulti? mately destroyed by Ood. These fallen, spirits are the ones to whom Christ "preached" as stated above, ???a In this day there are in India women who claim offspring born of spiritual fathers, and Mrs. Eddy teaches in one of her books the pos? sibility of a woman becoming a moth? er by mental suKKcstion. The Night Service. "Would that I were a painter," said Hob Jones last night, "to paint a pic? ture of our Saviour as I see Him, with the uwcat like drops of blood on his brow as Ho contemplated what was to come ,ln that lonely hour of the Oardcn; then as he hung On the cross on Calvary, with pierced hands, those lovhm hands that performed so many deeds of kindness, and pinioned feet?those feet that never made a selfish step, that cheerfully walked twenty-five miles to heal the wound? ed heart of a widow who bad lost her eon. that Saviour who.se heart was u stranger to mallco and strife, and whose heart v.as broken on the cross for you and me." "How can you help hut love Him?" Every man. according to Mr. Jones, should hold up before Him the vision of Christ on Calvary .nritl the decision to trust Christ, He who bore in one short space of time the whole world's sin. would he an easy one to make, and a cheerful one. Mr. Jones tooll his text last night from the 13d chapter of St. Luke, where Chtrtol teils the thief who be? lieved In Hitn. after first beini skep? tical. "This lav thou shalt be with me In Paradise.' The cvatiKellst then wont on to show how in one moment Christ tan transform it thief and rep rebate, a* he is not conoid seed good mouKh e\en to Uva on earth, Into a bolag who is worthy of sitting at the fool of tho throes of Ood. That area a Kreat miracle for Christ to per? form, hut today inst as great miracles in?- halai performed by our Lord. In the mteeftoan of the great city many ? drunken, " ?wiy bum is lifted In one moment lO the plant* that tits Him to grasp the Heater's hand on the nee^miy aaj. 'I'm all kid "f Sin* said Mr. Jones ? bat sin never tarried any man so Ion thai the greet of Ood couldn't ??i just littls lower ind lift him out of it." There are iwe Ihinsje, however, nocet? aery to salvation. "You must see yourself, and you must nee Chrlot as ,i sufficient Mnvlour." Tho thief whom Chrtet saved, at Hrst, railed at Chrlat l?get her \\ i tti his brother Ifilef and the cruel nob, but lha minute tin* man pat his trust In JestM, and told him thai he trusted, Chrlat accepted him ami gave him a title to mansions in the sky. Not onl* ought a man to turn his I . t lownrds the cross, ami sock tin saving grace of i he Maat er, bat he should era' en meetly for blessing, Ami by praying earnestly, tayi Bob .Tout's, la not meant merely "saying prayers," but pouring out one's soul 'to Christ In a sincere appeal. For example is the way the mother, in I the lonely hours of the night prays for God to take care of a wayward son; thiN is real prayer. After the sermon lust night, twenty- i one converts were made. Tonight is converts night and those who have come forward are requested to meet at the Y. If. C. A. at 7.15 to march to the tabernacle. Hob Jones and party Will lead iho parade. As nearly 900 have been converted thus far during jthe meeting, it is expected that the jparude will make a big show. From The Daily Item, May 22. Last night was probably the hig? hest night yet in the Hob Jones cam [paign, when two hundred and twenty converts, headed by the Bob June* party and the ministers of the city, marched from the Y. M. C. A. around through Main Street and down Cal houn to the Tabernacle. "Onward Christian Soldiers" was sung on the march to the Tabernacle, a drum corps "keeping step" for the marchers the rest of *he time. Whilo the at? tendance in the line of march was somewhat of a disappointment, there being practically 900 converts to con- j fess Christ *Ance Mr. Jones came to j this city, still everybody last night had j a good time, the Tabernacle was crowded to overflowing and Mr. Jones, prior to beginning his sermon, gave some interesting information to the new converts and to all Christians, Which was, in itself, a sufficient rea- j son for attending the service last j night. By repeated requests Mr. McKenzie . sang "The Holy City'* and Julius Stubbs rendered a beautiful violin solo, "Shubert's Serenade." At the conclusion of the musical program Hew J. P. Marion came forward and made a fcv timely remarks. Mr. Ma? rion referred to Dr. Snyder's address to the high school graduates in which j the eminent educator told them: "Toil owe a great debt to the com- , munity." Said Mr. Marion: "We owe ? great debt to Bob Jones for the good t he has done this city, the churches ! and Individuals, a debt which we i ? ,j I can't pay, but at least we can, on next Sunday, give, him an offering that will be a freo, hearty and liberal exprca- < sion of gratitude." Mr. Marion was i liberally applauded. Mr. Jones told the conv. : in I? night that there were five s"> ; le iii tle rules, which, if followed, Wi ill dc away with backsliding. He thin out? lined thorn as follows: Pray alone in secret at least twice a day. Read the Bible at least ten minutes a day, beginning with John, and read L through 'Ivo times. Go to church every time your church door opens, if possible, but above all, never miss a prayer meet? ing. Testify for Christ every time you i have a chance; it will strengthen your Christian character. Pay a tenth of your income to God; it puts God in your business. The evangelist then went into the subject matter of his sermon which revolved about the incident of Christ's healing the leper, as chronicled In the 8th chapter of St. Matthew. It was j Just after coming down from the mountain, having preached that most wonderful "Sermon on the Mount," t that the unclean leper approached the Master and said: "Lord if Thou Wilt, Tou can'st make me whole." And, j with a touch of His hand, Christ ful? filled the wish. First of all, this I shows that the Savior had eyes for the individual as well as for the mul- j titude. In either case. He was always i waiting for a chanco to ease the heart Of suffering humanity. "You know humanity reminds me of one great big . heartache," Mr. Jones said In this con- i nectlon Jesus always sees the man | In the crowd with the heartache or! the secret he cannot trust with anyone else. Maybe It is the secret of a sin committed. Well, sin is worso than j leprosy, and a sin burdened man needs Christ worse than the leper. "Some men escape typhoid and consumption, hut no man escapes sin?Its the worse disease the world has ever known." While ?ither diseases are not necessar? ily so. sin || hereditary. Bin *H con? tagious, "You have two or Ihres men 1 In this town without God who are. OOntamlnattni the lives of your young men." You quarantine scarlet fever and smallpox, why don't you quaran? tine the disease of Bin? And one thing that contaminates R city most is the pool room:! it does the job sooner or later. Another way In which sin Is Comparable to leprosy H the quick spread of both diseases through? out the body. At first there is only a tiny abrasion, then the whole body Im Infected, A tiny bit of sin In the sys? tem is exhlllmtlng, bul "let nin kv\ ii [little hold on you and it will pull you down, down, down, ami you never know where you'll slop." i Leprosy w is incurable and today is Incurable. Hut that's where sin and leprosy differ vitally, ror Kin is cur nide, even though there is only ? me Physician, Mul this Physician's set [vices arc free t'? rich and poor( to the society man or to the bum. "He can touch your life and make it as beautl ? ful as morning, as pure as a dew 'drop, and as sweet as the Mowers." The Master's touch will put your life in tune with heaven. Mr. Jones then extended the invita? tion for converts, and many came to the Mercy Seat. The Afternoon Service. "Oh, Happy Day That Stayed my choice," On Thee my Savior and My God." Yesterday afternoon at the taber? nacle a happy gathering of old folks and shut-ins listened while the choir sang that old, yet ever new song, that brought hack sweet memories of that day that was felt "The Touch of j His Hand on Mine." Then, when j those who were able to do so stood and lifted their voices to heaven in that old familiar hymn "Sweet Bye and Bye" there were tear dimmed eyes, but withal exalted spirits as the realization went home that soon there would indeed be joyful meeting "on that beautiful shore." The service yesterday was an inspir? ation alike to old and young, to the old because it was their pleasure to testify to the guiding spirit of Christ In their lives, and to the young be? cause it strengthened their spirits to hear of what Christ had done for these old folks who after strenuous battles on the broad plain of lifo'u kinetescoDic happenings were now near ^g the shores of eternal happi? ness to be safe forever In the arms ( Jesus. At the beginning of the service the testimony of those of 50 years of age and over was listened to and it was an inspiration to see the readiness of the old folks to tell of the Lord's goodness to them. Mr. Jones took for his theme the re? wards to be given by Jesus, and showed how there are live distinct crowns which can be won by every Christian. The sermon was laid about the facts set down in the 26th chapter of Revelations. Jesus Christ, said Mr. Jones has all the wealth of the uni? verse at his command, and the natur? al thing to expect is that when He does reward the faithful it will ho with a reward that Is not only worth having but that cannot be duplicated by any man on earth. And if Christ has given us so many blessings on this earth, how much more can wr expeet In Tuvrn If Wa nvc of th?J *~,fhful, ? " . reward *hat can be won is the "ine rruPtabl?? t?own spoken of In '.?th chapter of First Corinthians. The WOrk 10 bo. <h?*io for this i .ird is, in brief, to "put your foot on the old na? ture and keep it under the new nature given you by Christ when you are born for a second time. Then there is the "crown of fidel? ity." Christ said "Be thou faithful until death, and I will give thee a crown of life." By "until death'' here he meant: "If needs be, die for me." In other words the man who will "stand up for Jesus" whenever the chance offers is going to get this crown of fidelity. There is the "crown of rejoicins" which will bring happines and which is told about in the second chapter of Thessollans (1st epistle). This crown is the crown awarded the soul winner, and doubtless was the inspiration for that appealing song "Will there be any stars in my crown," perhaps thr> writer having in mind "a star for ev? ery soul." "The crown of the faithful pas? tor" Is another crown to be sought after by overy Christian. By "pastor" is not only meant the preacher but every man who works for the Master. To win this crown you must "Feed the flock of God." As an example, make It a point to visit the old and Infirm, and read God's work to them. Strengthen their hearts for the wait that must be endured until their Sa? vior sees fit to take them into the heavenly kingdom, Again, there Is the "Crown of Righteousness" (Timothy, 1st epistle, 4:8), lor everybody that loves the coming of Christ. Jesus, when he went away, left the command that we should "watch" and it gives him joy to know that we are awaiting his sec-, and eomlng, and the crown of rlgh- j teousnoHs will la- his reward to us fori so doing. "God w ants you to have all of these ] crowns." Mr. Jones said, "and you can get them all if you will be alert al? ways to do things tor the Lord Jesus Christ." From The Dally Item, May 24. Three* good sermons marked the passing of the final day in the Bob Jones campaign. And the excellent work of she choir helped to make yesterday a red letter day, also. Choir Master McKenzie, at last night's ser? vice, thanked the choir lor the splen? did work they have done during the campaign, and stated that the faith? fulness of the members in attending nil services and the wonderful assist anee they had rendered the meetings, merited his warmest praise. Songs ,>1' the Una I day wei?> "Crown Mini Lord of All." "Come Thou Fount," 'T,iB|a Pilgrim." "My Faith Looks up to Thee*' and Mr. McKcnsle's solo. The subject of Mr. .Jones' morning j sermon was "Heaven," the text com? ing from the 8th chapter of St. John: "I am the light of the world," and from the 5th chapter of Matthew "Ye are the light of the w orld. ' There is no contradiction in those statements, the evangelist said, for a Christian be? comes the light of the world as soon as the Christian spirit enters into him. At times, however, some Christian lives are eclipsed by worldly desires, just as the world at times comes into eclipse with the moon. "A Christian is the best proof of Christianity," Mr. Jones said, for ev? ery Christian writes a gospel day by day Jind that is the only Bible some, folks read. That is why Christ gave the command "Let your light so shine *** M He did not wtftit us to be a stumbling block in the path of any man. "God has a purpose for your life. It is his will that there be no darkness in your life, no shadows in your sky. And if hell's agony comes ,it is be? cause you cross the path of God's pur? pose. You are an intruder if you go to hell. If you find God's purpose you will have contentment in your sphere, even aa the little birds have in their sphere, and, by the way, its a strange thing that man is the only thing that doesn't do what God made it to do. The man who defies God makes wreck and ruin in his own life and in the lives of others. But Jesus wants every man to come into fellowship with Him. And Jesus is the light of the world. He is the light of the intellectual world. The best writers quote the sayings of the master, and imitate his wonderful style. Christ is the light of tho social world. "Where Christianity has not come, woman is the burden bearer." Christ has crowned woman queen, "and yet some of yo? society women* won't love Him." Christ made child? hood and its happy hours what it 1.* today. In paean lands children are unnoticed, but not so In Christian* lands. Jesus is the light of the religious world. While the pagan has a tense, restless expression, the true Christian has a radiant face and a happy heart. "The Christian can sing away the deepest sorrow." Jesus Christ may become the light of thi individual world. Every man, it is true, lives in his own particular little world, has his own peculiarities and ideas, ' hut Christ can come into this little individual world and chas6 away every sorrow and every little cloud of despair. His star of Beth? lehem has continued to shine through? out the ages to guide the Christian on his way to that land where there are no partings, no funerals, no sorrows, nothing but joy and eternal happL ness.| John's vision of heaven is of a place where there is never any darkness. Jesus himself said that he would prepare a \ . ce for you, and i,' must indeed be a wonderful place If His loving hands had the preparation of it. There is only one way to enter that wonderful place known as heav? en, and that is the way of the cross. "There was darkness at Calvary that you might have light forever." "Let's begin to shine today for Jesus" was Mr. Jones' closing plea. Your light may have to be moved some day from tho window of earth to the window of heaven, but if it shone brightly for the Master on earth .its illumination will do even more for Jesus in the Heavenly King? dom. The Men's Service. Mr. Jones spoke to men only at 3.30 yesterday afternoon. His text was from the Book of Judo, "Pulling them out of the fire." He brought home the fact, In a remarkable series of il? lustrations, that pulling men out of the fire bore a striking resemblance to pulling men away from sin because sin is like fire in so many different ways. Sin is like fire in its mysteriousness. Sitting before a glowing open fire there are numberless mysterious ami unanaweredabte thoughts that spring up in the human mind, and so it is with sin. Sin Is the thing that causes all of the heartaches in this world. If sin had never touched this world it would have been a paradise. But sin is here with its tenacious grip; the Bible says so. Sin resembles lire in the way it ex? ists. Like lire it is latent and active. You may look at a block of ice, and far from your thoughts is the fact fact that fire is in its composition. The , same way, It is hard to believe, but true nevertheless, that sin exists in tlie heart of an inn cent little one. "One single Stroke of the devil's hands and the sparks of hell will fly." ("Don't give Sin a chance, or sin will ruin you forever." In its wonderful power of attraction Sin is like lire. too. As moths lly to the candle's flame, so men ate drawn to the haunts of the devil. As an ex? ample of the allurements held out bj the palaces of sin. Mr. Jones mention ed a bar room which had its Doors in? laid with silver dollars, The dance is a sinful allurement to man. and wo? man also. Bald Mr. Jones: "1 got a letter yesterday, and if you knew the heartache of that letter you'd rise tip and by the eternal God you'd never [have another dance In this town." Bin hears ? strong resemblance to i fire in the way it destroys. If your j home is on lire .the flames will destroy i your own mother's picture, or any I other cherished object with ruthless 'licking of its forked tongues. In fact, : like lire, sin seems to always get the I best man in a community, and leaves the ' runts of society." And sin de? stroys all. You can't regulate sin. If it gets its grip on you, it will destro ' honor, respectability, the marriage vows, everything, without respect to person. Sin destroys quickly and doesn't take long to clean up a whole family. "There's a man in this town I've tried hard to save, you just watch; it wont' take twelve months for sin to destroy him." Sin is hard to put out. You can't do it; you may aa well "try to put out hell with a br~k et of water." But, like five again, there is something that can put sin out, and that something is the precious water of life. Sin is a constitutional disease, deep rooted and it takes the power of Jesus to destroy it. He is the one remedy. Accept his saving grace, and sin will forever be banished from the portals of your heart. - ? i The Night Sendee. Probably Sumter people heard Bob Jones at his best last night. At any rate the sermon which he delivered seemed to make an unusually strong impression and certainly it was one of the best ever heard in this city. The text came from the 29th chapter of Proverbs, the first verse. "He that be? ing often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall be suddenly destroyed, and that without remedy." Mr. Jones said that whatever these words meant, they were coming true here in Sumter just as they had in other cities and towns where he had been. God has four methods of reproof, the evan? gelist said. The gospel is one meth? od, and by this is meant the spoken or written gospel. Sometimes you have thouhgt that the preacher waa preaching "right at you." That waa God's message to you to hold up on some sin you were committing. "I could name some men in this town who have criticised me, and called me commercial and a grafter, and the reason is because they have had their consciences stricken because I have spoken straight'to them." Sensation? al? Well there's nothing more sensa? tional than God's warnings to men as set forth in the Blbto. h? h-^ poeted every road to ruin v Ith a rod flag ay day and a lantei>. bj Ighi. Head your Bible, let it be | God reproves through ihe hum conscience. Of course, for your con? science to be your guide, your creed must be right. It is in every man's soul to pine for the infinite. Your soul can't be satisfied with the com? monplace things like pleasure and money. Your heart says: "Give me God," and you better not ignore that yearning." God reproves through special provi? dences. "God has to break the hearts of some people before they, will hear Him." Some men ask God's help when sick or when their loved ones are 111 and then, when strength is re? stored, forget their promises to God. God will warn you sometime for the last time, with a special providence in your own home or your own life?"I believe God is speaking for the lest time to precious souls in this city." The work of the Holy Spirit, whis? pering In your ears "Get Bight With God" is another way God has of re? proving. It's the Holy Spirit that keeps you awake at night, thinking of the sins you have committed. You'd better stop. You'll go too far some day, and "there are some things that love won't bear, not even the love of an infinite God." "I call you preach? ers to witness,'' said Mr. Jones "that this text will come true in Sumter. In the pathway of these campalgnii men who have rebelled against God have found sudden death awaiting them. I sec the red light of danger across your path?stop tonight." FIREMEN RETURN HOME Captured One First and Two Seconds, Taking $150 in Prl7.cs. The Sumter firemen returned home on Friday, having spent an enjoyable time In Greenwood at the State Fire? men's Convention and at the fire I men's tournament, very much elated i at their successes. In the races and I confident that if they had a faster j horse that they would have carried joff even more Greenwood money. As It was they took one first and two see - .?mis and brought home with them ,$150 of Greenwood coli more than sufficient to pay their expenses on the trip. j The Sumter boys won first in ths hand reel rare, second in the grab reel rata and second In the consola? tion race. Seventy-tive dollars was the prise for the 11 rat of these, twenty-five* for the second and fifty for the third. The Sumter men say that their time for connection on the Itfal day was" the fastest m .de, but their horse was several seconds behind the other horses and therefore it was impossible for them to win. The men report having been treated moot delightfully in Greenwood.