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Obituary notices, tributes of respect, resolutions and cards of thanks strictly one cent a word. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1912 There is no place in the world for the idler, be he rich or poor. It is the idle man that is a menace to society and state. 0 Thank God daily that you can work, that you have health, that you are of some value in a world that needs the best tnat is in you. () Christmas is almost here. Get the spirit now. Don't wait until the very day. Shop early, and get the pick of the Christmas merchandise. 0 Many pood values are offered the people of Union by the merchants here, as will be seen by reading the ^ advertisements in this week's paper. Jf It will pay you to read for yourself. O * THE HIGH COST OF LIVING. - ??zr Raiting- sdiftc man >s anxiously Mi ' e?nrroduti?" thm ract that it is a serious problem for the average man to make ends meet. It is a fact that civilization comes hiph in so far as dollars and cents enter the problem. The civilized man must needs have clothing and food in keeping with his advancement. With modern improvements the expenses go up. Electric lights, water works, good roads, new public buildings, free schools and many other things that could be mentioned, run up the expense bill. We build better houses, wear costlier clothing, travel more, read more than did the people of a generation ago. And it takes more money as a consequence. We do not see how the cost of living is to be greatly reduced. What we need to help us is to increase interprise. earn more, produce more, than did the people of a former generation. We should have more expert farming, manufacturing and merchandising than the people of a former day had. 0 "THE BAPTIST BIBLE." We apologize to our readers for having to say yet a few words in reference to the "Baptist Bible" < which seems tcr give the editor of , Progress a regular series of fits. We , know full well that the general pub- j lie is not greatly interested in what , the editor of either The Times or j Progress thinks upon the question. , We purpose being fair to Mr. Nichol- i son, the editor of Progress. We again ^ resent his charge of "distortion" and ^ of "narrowmindedness." We make r no apology for being a "Baptist minister" any more than we would expect Mr. Nicholson to apologize for being what he is, a Presbyterian. We know many good people whom we ? admire and for whom we have but the kindliest feeling in all denominations {j and many of no denomination. But to ^ the matter under discussion. The edit- js or of Progress presents us a series of s questions. 1, "Has there recently been published a Bible popularly known as the Baptist Bible?" We answer, yes. We are quite willing to give the editor of P . .ufiicnn wnaisoever 01 " tflory he may j;ct from the admission, if We must fro further and admit that ei we did not know of the fact. Now m will the editor of Progress be as fair and admit that the whole of the New Testament in this new Bible is exactly, word for word, the same as the s< anslation gotten out by Drs. Wes>n, Hovey and Broadus, and pubshed in 1891 ? The communication om Dr. Rowland, published in Prog;ss of this week does say so, but the { ditor of Progress does not admit it. j he writer knew that many years ago le effort was being made to transite the Old Testament, and that cer- lin portions of that part of the Bile had been given the various Bapist leaders to translate. But that tie work had ever been done and the olume issued was unknown to the vriter. \Ve venture the assertion hat the Editor of Progress did not now anything of it a week prior to lis attack upon it. And even now he las never seen one of them. 2. "Does The Times believe that he changes made are of real beneit to Christians?" The writer has lever undertaken a defense of the ranslation. Time will determine vhether it be Rood or bad. We do lot see how Christians can be hurt by he book. It all depends upon whether the translation be true to the oriRilal lanRuaRe from which the translation is made. Baptists have made mistakes in the past. They may have made one in the work just completed. But we do not think Editor Nicholson is any judRe of the matter. If he were an expert in scriptural manuscripts and was a thorouRh Greek and Hebrew scholar, we mipht have some respect for his opinion in the matter. Since both of us are in pretty much the same boat in so far as such knowledRe is concerned, it is a mere | waste of words to ro on. He does but beR the whole question at issue when he says the Baptists have disfnrt/wl tVin tit?oc Qiirl oro norrAW minded. Perhaps they are, but it does not come with pood prace from Brother Nicholson to s^y so. 3. "Will the modifications as they appear in 'The Baptist Bible' tend to promote a broader Christian fellowship or to develop narrow-mindedness and sectarianism?" We do not for the life of us see where it can develop "narrownyndedness," nor do we see how it can develop "sectarianism". To charpe it, as the Editor of Propress does, is to pass judpment without trial. The book must stand or fall on its merits. If it is a fake and a distortion," watchmen on the walls of Zion will be forthcoming to let the world know it. ' The zeal oi Editor Nicholson- is evidence of this fact. 4. "Does The Times' Editor welr?nmn nnrl c+nnrl fm* thi<J IfltPst. 4Tnv proved Revised' Bible, which has translated the mode of baptism sc that it conforms more closely to tin views of those Christians holding t< the Baptist doctrine of immersion?' past twenty yaaii -.1 JliviLfe" JTiTd used the New Test&rfienl translation, which now becomes a part of the "new Baptist Bible." Il never occurred to us that Brothei Nicholson would object. Being a Baptist and using it in the preparation of sermons and for consultation and sometimes even going so far as to read from it in Baptist pulpits did not seem to us to be any breach of ethics. It did not occur to us that Mr. Nicholson would object. If this new translation of the Old Testament gets into the writer's hands he may use it as he did the New Testament translation. | The writer uses the King James | version constantly. Not only so, The Times sold something like three hundred Bibles of the King James version last year. We have just as much respect for it as has the Editor of Progress. But it is well enough to remember that it is itself a translation. It is three or four hundred years old, to be sure. The latest book of the New Testament was written less than 100 years after Christ. The King James version, therefore, is itself a revision, as may be seen by anyone who will read the introduction. Were the revisers inspired? We do not so believe, any more than we believe thosp HontloJ ?n..: ?^v.c, .cviscis were inspired. They translated, in both cases, and neither of them has spoken with finality or with absolute certainty. Is it narrowmindedness to continue research ? Is it narrowmindedness to nave the courage of your convictions ind dare to publish the fact? The Bide is not a fetish, a mere thing to be vorshipped. To so regard it dooms us o the worst kind of narrowmindedless?bigotry. 1 New Series Begins. Series No. 7, of the Perpetual Suilding and Loan Association will egin January 1st, 1913. All those esiring stock will please call on 1 Ir. R. P. Morgan at the Citizen's National Bank. He will receive sub- < criptions to the new series. 49-4t. i ( Notice. c Next Monday night, Dec. 9th, 1912, * laple Camp No. 323, W. O. W., Un- c >n, S. C., will elect officers for the nsuing year. Every member is ear- ^ estly requested to be present. * G. L. Kirby, Clerk. t Pin your faith to first guesses and I icond thoughts. t . y V MUTU IT COSS $1,159,446 Tn CI COT ll/ll tlJ | IU LULU I WIILO^ Washington, Dec. 4.?It cost til Democratic national committee $1 159,446 to carry the election for Wi aon and Marshall, according to I final statement of contributions al expenses filed with the house tod? . Charles R. Crane, <>f Chicago, Wl the heaviest contributor, with $40,(K closely pressed by Clevelandj& Dodge, of New York, with $3S?0< and Herman Ridder, of New Yotlfl treasurer of the funds who collafl for the committee $30,073. ' j [ The total of $1,110,952 con?| tions received by the committflfcdj ' from 89,854 separate contribdfl^ Lockhart I Lockhart, Jan^.ion, Dec. 9, Thanksgiving day dawned upcfl lovely white world of snow, man it altogether ideal, reminding our Puritan fathers and inothel when a beautiful snow came < Thanksgiving Day, as it looks lil the two being associated together ar reviving memories of stories told i by old people of sleigh rides to tl homes of some of their neighbor The dining room warmed by a cracl ling fire of hickory wood in a larg fire place and a great table groanin beneath the weight of roasted pij pumpkin pies and other good thing that only our grandmother? khe\ how to make, and the old time danrt which was a custom in those days am the music and the violin played ;b; one of the old time darkeys, show# o that day. These days are past tint can never be recalled except in mem ory, which should be treasured am retold to our children. Mr. B. W. Whitlock is rebuilding his store house near New Hop* church Mrs. Clara J. Clark of Oswego S. C., is at the bedside of her daugh ter, Mrs. Claude Whitlock, who lives at Jonesville. Mrs. Whitlock, wher able to make the trip, will go dowr to the Snmto? iur treatment Mr. Claud Whitlock's health remglnf about the same. Mr. T. E. Kelly has made the best crop of cotton we have heard of foi a year like this. He says he made 12 bales of cotton on eleven acres of lend and some of them weighing "i>o pounds to tne bale. Mr. Kelly says he used his fertiliser &s he cultivated his cotton just like some do their Corn, and that was a good plan fotra year like this, for it being so wet the first application, I believe was lost with the rain. Miss Maud Plexico visited relatives in Union last..week. Mrs. Tracie Carter died at her son's home, Mr. Vandine Curter, on the 28th inst, and was buried at jillead church. She leaves five chilIren and many relatives and friends o mourn her loss, 'fhis good woman lied in the faith. Mr. "C. O. Allen of Greenville, spent Thanksgiving Day with Mr. J. L- Mciinney of this community. Rev. W H. Ariail has been returned o his work on the Jonesville circuit. i:- - lis many mends are glad to hear^ J - ~ - she |l DR1 Jk Notice, R. A. Masons! |) V, ^ A' - special convocation of II Poinsett Chapter, No. 16, It. I (Wv) A. M . will hfl h?lH on Pri. m b /n 7; -tv-S.;" " "" day evening, December 6th 1912, called for the the pur J pose of installing the newly nLected officers for the year 1913. jj Refreshments will be served and al y^'Mt. nions and visitors are invited tc Bl Walker, Jr., Secretary. Mfc-jdr. James P. Trailer, of Salisbury |N[^C., spent a few days visitnig at the fchome or Mr. Theo Elson jpiis week. W. J. Broom, .aged" 4^, engineer or Bjtlv^e ^hern, diod home in Co 1'^fsjleenville Fuel and Ice Company W' sell their plant to the new PublwService corporation for $165,.? Plitions are. to be circulated in fljbmanburg county this week asking AJan election on bringing the dis13 W*ary back *bat county. & Beckham of St. Matthews, c* (sarged with the murder of his step* ffther, Henry Prank, was adjudged by K t|i- jurv not guilty on Friday. r' m ' ? 5 fAmong the recommendations of the v Spartanburg. grand jury last week one for compulsory education. ^ jT Tribute of Respect. t WTbcreas. it has been the will of our i Heavenly Father to remove by death - 25" beloved sister, Mrs. Emma . | OBhields, it is but meet that we, the I tflHAfQiarntniv AAmmiMAA ?? U - * WIIHJiJVVCt, III UC11H1I OX Woman's Missionary Society of sville Baptist Church, should ifest our appreciation of her t worth by the following resolu;rs was a noble, modest Rature, by her charming personality, imK'd all with wnom she came in ict. Her deep sense of duty ipted her to contribute to the exof her means to every cause would advance tl)e Master's dom. , isolved, That while this church Society have sustained a great we yield to the Father's will. iat we extend our sympathies to children. iat a page in our minute book be :ated to her memory, and that mv n# thoM nliiliAMo * Se family, the Unioh Times, and e Baptist Courier, for publicaMrs. L. J. Fowler, Miss Bettie West, Mrs. G. E. Brown. 1 ONE WEEK 0NLY1 e need the Cash and in orto raise same we are going ffer our stock of Iver-JohnBicycles at very low prices, have just received a fresh k of them?all sizes. 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