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Drama of Christ and the Multitude By REV. J. H. SCHAFFER Director ot Evening Clauca. Moody Bible Institute, Chicago. TEXT.-And bloused ia he, whosoever .hall not be offended In me.-Matt 11:6, When Jesus stepped onto the stage of tills world's history He soon be~ came a startling, se n s a 11 o n a 1, crowd - compel 11 n g attroctlon. Everywhere He went the multl t u d e thronged about Him to see His mim?les and hear His teach ing. Picture such a scene as is sug gested In Mutt. 4:23-25. Consider the supcrlutivcs here: "All Galilee;" "All manner of sickness ;" "All mininer of disenso." What a clinic! Ills fume went throughout ull Syria. They brought unto Him ull sick people and He honied them. Hud ever physician or surgeon such success ? "And there fol lowed Him great multitudes ol' peo ple." What renown ! The whole country was stirred to wild enthusi asm. Over the hills und valleys of Galilee-far away to the south to Jeru salem-across the Jordan into Syria, tho news was carried of tho strange and unaccountable deeds of this new prophet. One day thu .situation became so In tense that popularity spelled peril. Jesus, to prevent a riotous demonstra tion, hud to disentangle Himself from the crowd by inking ship across the Sea ol' Galilee to His prayer retreat in the mountain. But the people were not so easily dispersed. Thia only served to Inflame their ambitions. They determined to press their demands. Around the head of the lake u vust procession pursues, as tho boat curries Him away from them. They will ibid Him on the other side, but when they urrive He ls gone. Whither they know not. They ure uroused from their in tent, to realise a gnawing hunger at the close of day lu a waste and burren desert. Boy's Lunch Feeds Multitude. The watchful eye o? Jesus wus upon the surging, seething throng. He knew their need, lils compulsion was touched. He came to their relief. But what could He do? No money-no bread, no shops-nothing of human re source to meet this tremendous need. Oh 1 u gleam of hopo l Andrew has found a boy with u few bites for a lunch-noe louves-not fishes, but five Slices and two sardine's. But what arc tliCt??? Nothing io a mun-less to a crowd of thousnnds-but to Jesus suf ficient for every need. He used what a boy gave Him und fed full every member of that host and they took up twelve baskets of fragments. The res idue fur exceeded the original Invest ment. It always does in His hands. Far more passionate than before be came the multitude, now hunger ap peased, until turned into a wild tumul tuous throng that clamored to make Jesus king. Why nol? A king who could feed them with miracle bread when hungry, who could command their diseases and conquer their dev ils, who could meet every crisis with such poise and serenity ! The cry was lifted, Lend on, O King! from five thousand voices. But behold, he re sponds not He ls unmoved by this uprising. He again eludes the crowd. But nothing save kingship thrust upon Him would calm their emotional tem pest. They take up the trail again, until they And Him In Capernaum the next day. His opportunity has now come. They must have the mists of delusion dis pelled. They must know His terms of kingship. He knows their heurts. He dares to tear off the mask : "Ye seek me for the louves and nahes." Turn Away Offended. What a rebuke! Their selfishness was unclothed. They hogan to mur mur. They challenged Him with ques tions*. Slowly Ho dropped the veli of prophet and miracle worker and dis closed His real identity as Messiah Son of God, Eternal Bread of Heaven. They looked lu skeptical wonder. What can lie mean? How can ho give us his flesh to eat? Why, he's crazy. His head is turned. Wo know bis mother. We know the carpenter shop where he worked with hts father. Wo know the town he caine from. He ls beside himself. Think of what he ls saying! He will give eternal life I Why, this ls blasphemy I "And from that timo many of His disciples- walked no more with Him." How largely this pictures the atti tude Of the world to Jesus ever since -turning the back on Him. Oh, tho crowds fed by Him, protected by Him, who have turned their backs, His only reward for compassion and provision. Oh, why are men offended In Jesus? In almost every crowd, when the gos pel bas been preached, some hove mur. mured, disbelieved, rebelled, turned away-never to come back. Why? "Men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil."_ John 3:19. And their darkened minds fall to understand Ills message. They stumble nt tho cross-"Christ crucified, unto tho Jews u stumbling block, und unto the Greeks (Gentiles) foolishness."-I Cor. 1:23. "They could not enter In because of unbelief."-Heb. 3:10. "O, t?dte and seo that tho Lord la good ; blessed ls the man that trustetb in Ulm "-Psalms 84 :8. Subscribe for The Courier. (Best) FORMER GOONBEAN WANTS TO See Better Roads la South - Com parison Educational Methods. _!_ Trenton, N. J., June 28, 1921. To the Editor of The Keowee Courier and its Many 'Readers: lt has been some time since I have talked through the columns of the dear old Keowee Courier, wheh I am always glad and proud to read. I would like to say a few things in regard to the condition of the roads and public jjchools. There is quite a difference between the methods em ployed by the various schools in the southern and Eastern parts of these our United States or America. Children here are taught sight reading. 'Pupils having iinished tho ?first, grade are able to read a large number of words, but are unable to say the alphabet in its order. Par ents ?re requested not to teach th?, j old-fashioned A-I3-C. Education is: j compulsory. When a child is absent i from school an oflicer calls at the ' home of the parents to ascertain th?3 j reason for thc child's absence. No I child is permitted at home on a reg-! ular school day unless there ls good ! and su Hielen t reason for its absente; from school. Therefore, parents can-' not keej) their child home "to tend , the baby," to chop fire-wood or to work in tho field. One of thc fin eb? things about the schools bert; is tho absence of violent punishment, it being a Stale law that no suporin-l tendent, principal or teacher may punish a pupil with violence, which in most eases is purely an expression of anger on the pari of the teacher. Any punishment that is needed must ' he administered at home, or the par-! outs will bi; handled through the courts and sentenced lo Hue. or, in I the absence of payment of same, to | Imprisonment. This being the case, . parents are kept constantly in touch with the child's school life. ? Having been taught in Oconee county, and knowing how freely the teachers punish the children, and i having seen the method employed j here, I can safely say the children ' are taught a great deal more by kindness than by harshness. To my i mind there has never been a point ! gained by cruel treatment, even to! the animals. 1 know I will be dis-' cussed for this suggestion, but I hope the Hmo will come when South Car olina will follow in tho footsteps of some of her sisfar States and abol ish the hickory switch from the schools, No parent or teacher eau have the respect that Hod gave them I for a child after having displayed their temper by whipping a child. j As to the roads: The first quos- j Hon is this: How much closer to the! market is the average farmer to-day j than he was ten years ago? lt seems j to me the roads are very little better j now than they were ten years ago, ! as I remember them. I went over a great many of them in .May of this; year. In fact, I was over most of tho county roads, lt is terrible to think, that In this progressive age lt takes! a team from one lo two days to make a trip to town, the trip covering only ! from l-l lo 20 miles each way. Also,1 i ? there are times when lt is almost j impossible during the winter to get . a team over the roads at all. I have; In mind the Stump-House Mountain road In particular. It is no wonder ! ibe farmers would rather sit at home than attempt to force their animals' over such roads. I shudder to think j bow one would feel lo be In need j of a doctor in great baste, and to re- j allze that they could get to the doc- j tor In time to save their loved ono's j life tho doctor would probably bel forced to decline to go on account Of the time it would take to get over j tho roads. 1 think steps should be taken to raise money lo fix the roads-not , with earth, but with stone, asphalt I and cement-especially the main roads; for instance, from Walhalla, , Ibo county seat, to Knox's Bridge, lo j Clemson College, to Salem and to ASPIRIN Name "Bayer" on Genuine j Warning! Unless you see the name Bayer" on package or on tablets you ? aro not getting genuine Aspirin, pro scribed by physicians for twenty-one years and proved safe hy millions. : Take Aspirin only as told in tho , Bayer package for colds, headache, j neuralgia, rheumatism, earache, toothache, lumbago and for pain. , Handy tin boxes of twelve Bayer Tab lets of Aspirin cost few cents. Drug gists also soil larger packages. Aspi rin is tho trade mark of Bayer Mantt t facturo of Monoaeeticacidester of Salicylicacid.-adv. * Slump-House 'Mountain, the latter road being the conecting link be tween Georgia and North Carolina. These four main roads should be made of good materials that wea ther conditions Will not interfere with, that the farmer may have an outlet for his produce at all seasons of the year. In going over the old Southern Rairway road-bed from Westminster to Toccoa, Cu., on May 6th, I found the portion o.' the road that was being worked, and had been worked, was in a far worse condition than the portion that had not been then touched Knowing the old road-bed had a good ballast, it would have been an excellent idea to have given it a heavy coat of ground rock ami topped it off with asphalt or cement, the latter being best. The expenso, while heavy, would have been un ex penditure made for a life-time, the work would have been a lasting Job, and would probably have needed nu more attention for at least ten or Hf teen years. I will be so glad for the tinto to come when the Southern States will have roads that are accessible at all seasons of the year, (hus helping the school? to rise to a higher level than they can ever reach under the pres ent conditions, and at the same time giving the farmer nt leas! a reason ably easy manner ot putting bis pro duce Into the hands of the consum ing public. Yours truly, Charley M. McCall. No. 230 s. Clinton Ave. A WOMAN'S mi The Advice of This Walhalla Woman ls of Certain Value. Many a woman's back has many aches and pains. Ofttimes 'tis the kidneys' fault That's why Donn's Kidney Pills are eo effective. Ask your neighbor! Many Walhalla wemen know this. Road what ony has to say about lt: Mrs. S E. Powell Walhalla, says: "Severoi! years ?go kldnoy trouble came on me and my back nehed a good deal. When I bent over, sharp pains would shoot through roe and Bpeeks appeared before my eyes. Morning? 1 was as tired as wheo I went to bed and I was nervous. My kidneys didn't act properly. Fiually 1 began taking Doan's Kidney Pills and they quickly cured me of tho trouble. 1 have groat faith lu this medicine." Price She, at 'all dealers. Don't (limply 0.8k fov a kidney i...mody-g?it Donn's Kidney Pills-the same that Mrs. Powell had. FW-er Milburn Co., Mfrs., Buffalo, N. Y. MRS. ARAH A. DD KC K DEY DEAD. At Age of Ninety-Two, Well Known lindy Passed to Her Reward. Greenville, S. C.. .lune 28.-Spe cial: On the morning of .lune 23d Mrs. Arah A. (Deck) Pieckloy died, nt the age of ?I2 years. She was truly* a remarkable woman. Dorn in duly, 1829, she was a daughter of Col. Samuel Deck and and Mrs. Tabitha Donaldson Heck, of near Clayton, 'Rabun county, Ga., and her entire life was spent in that section of Rn'bun county. In her early twenties she married John M. Dleckley, who preceded her to the grave about nineteen years. To them were horn eight, children-Jasper S., Jeannette B. (Turpin), dead; James dead: Samuel E.; Kate, dead; Tho mas E., dead; 'Frank and W. Joseph. She also raised two grandchildren, ?Mrs. Ella Ilowk and Mrs. Gussie Howers. Five generations were represented at the funeral, the family connection being large. The old homestead is desolate and lone, she being the last of a large family to pass away. The simple and beautiful funeral service was held at Antioch church and was conduct ed by Rev. Mr. Weldon, of Clayton. Mrs. Stockley was a staunch Bap tist. The body was laid lo rest in the cemetery by the side of her bus ban d. Mrs. Dleckley was well known In ber home county and to many in the upper section of Oconeo, and the announcement of her death will be read with deep regret by many. Lady Randolph Churchill Dead. London, Eng., Juno 30. - Lady Randolph Churchill, who was Mls3 Jennie Jerome, of New York, died here yesterday. She recently under went an operation on her right foot which was injured in a fall down a Hight of steps. She married Lord Randolph Churchill, second son of the seventh Duke of Marlborough, and one of England's most influen tial political leaders of his day, in 1874. Lady Churchill's (loath occurred suddenly from heart failure follow ing a hemorrhage. Her son, Winston Spencer Churchill, Secretary of State for the Colonies, was with her at the end . At one spot near New Zealand the ocean is moro than six miles deep. FKJUIU?S ON COSTS OF LIVING, j Comparisons Made With Figure? ot Eight Years Ago. j Washington, July 1.-The cost ot living tn tho United States in May was 80.4 per cent higher than in 1013, according to ligures based on prices in 32 cities, made public yea tsrday l> the\Department of Labor. House furnishings showed tho greatest increase, being 147.7 per cent higher in May than in 1913. Clothing showed a 122.6 per cent in crease and fuel and light went up 81.6 per cont. 'Housing wat? 59 per cent higher in May than in 1913, while food was 44.7 per cent higher. Miscellaneous living expenses showed an Increase of 108.8 per cent for the same'period. The decrease in the cost of living between June, 1020, and May, 1921. wat? 115.7 per cent. Except for fuel, light ami housing, all items dropped i th price between June. 1920, andi May, 1921. in Juno a year ago fuel i and light wns only 71.9 per conti higher than in 1013 and housing was only 3 1.fl per cont higher. Food was 119 percent higher in Juno, 1 020. than in lil 13. Clothing was iS7.r. per cent higher; furnishings 02.7 por cent higher, and miscellaneous ox- j penses 101.4 per cent higher. In Cincinnati the cost of living dropped 17.:'. nor cent between June! 1, 1020, and May. 1921. In .Norfolk.! Va., the decrease in cost was 14.S per ceni. in Richmond 16.4 per cent, and ill St. Loin's. Mo.. 17.3 por cont.! items from Ebenezer . Ebenezer. June 27.- Delayed.- j Special: Since tile drought has been broken the people and crops of this ; community have come to life again. ' Fred Fowler preached nt Ebenezer last Sabbath. There was a large con gregation present and the service was greatly enjoyed. Mrs. Sam Bl rod and son, (Jerald, of Anderson, were visitors at the homo of the former's sister, Mrs. J. H. Cason, last week. , The many friends of H. A. and B. C. Wood deeply sympahize with ? them in the recent death of their j mother, Mrs. E. P. Wood, of the New Hope section. J. D. Tollison and family spent a day recently with their son, James, of Westminster. Midges lhtunah und Hertha 'Br?cke; of no..- Vest ''vlei, were spend-the* day 'guests at thc homo ot* Mr. and Mrs. ri I'. Vaughn rccen'.ly. The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Bellotte will be glad to learn that their little son, who lins been seriously ill for several weeks, is at. last improving . The R. S. I. A. of Ebenezer is get ting along nicely, with Mrs. II. A. Wood as president. Tho next meet ing will he held at the school house on Friday afternoon. July 8th, at 1 o'clock. A short literary program will ho carried out. Every member is urged to be present and to bring I their friends willi Ihom. John B. Compton is attending the teachers' summer school at Furman University. -".*- ? i .ocal Note? from Joenssec. .locassee, July 1.-Special: The fanners of this section are enjoying a lim; spell of weather in which to work their crops. Mrs. Betty 'Holcombe and Lom ic Holcombe were recent visitors at Hie homo of Mr. and Mrs. (Maude liol-; combe. Tho singing at Mount Carmel was greatly enjoyed hy all who attended. Wo wish to thank tho good singers and hope to have them with us again. ! Mr. and .Mrs. E. T. Patterson have; been visiting in Pickens. They report i having had a lovely time. j J. T. Cantrell made a business trip to Walhalla Monday. He i? non of, the model farmers of this section. j Mr. and Mrs. Win. Lewis were re cent visitors In the home of the lat ter's sister, Mrs. L. A. Crowe. Jack Aloxander and wife, of Wal-! halla, were up nt the hotel Sunday. Mr. Alexander is an ox-soldier of the World War, and wo congratulate! him on winning such n lovely bride. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Cantrell have the Whitmire House open this year, and reports are to the effect that the service rendered is exceptionally good. Tho many friends of (Jeorge Heid, of Calhoun, are glad to welcome bim back for a few days. Mr. Held ls well known all over our county. Big Lumber Fire. Nowberne, N. C., Juno 30.-The Pine Lumber Company's plant and about two million feet of lumhor were destroyed by Aro early yester day, the Aro for a time threatening the entire mill district of Newherne. Tho loss ls estimated at $175,000, with about $50,000 insurance. OOO cures Malaria, Chills and Fc vor, Bilious Fever, Cold? and Ln OrlppOt or money rotunded.-adv. 1827 -1921 ERSKINE COLLEGE, DUE WEST, S. C. Eighty-four years of Continuous Service. Unwavering Adherence to Christian Character and Thorough Scholarship. Courses: A. B., B. S., M. A., Pre-Medical, Special. Literary Societies Emphasized. Intercollegiate Contests in Debates, Oratory, and Athletics Worthy of Comparison? Adequate Endowment and Equipment. Board in College Home at Cost. Price in Private Homes Moderate. For Catalogue and Application Blank, write to EUKSKINEI COJLM??, Juno 29. 1921.-2C-34. Due West, S. C. M-I ? mm ?i>H Here's vo"r Chance $1.50 Progressive Farmer, $1.00 year, The Xeowee Courier, $1.00 year, Either paper well worth Combination Price of Both. Order yours now. For Both For 12 Months I WO LIV IOS LOST IN .A I TO OHA SI I Ford Car mid I/Urge Truck Collided Neill' Anderson. Anderson, .lune 27.-Two young white men were killed near here on Saturday night when a Ford car and a truck collided. Janies Medlin, the 15-year-old boy who was driving the 'Ford, was probably killed instantly, while Millard (liles lived until ho was brought to a local hospital, but died before he was taken In. The driver of the truck was K. T. 'Met calf ,of this city, and he was taking a load of ball players to Pel ?er after a game here, iBoth care were said to have been driven without lights. The truck was on the right side of the road, and the Ford in turning a curve on the national highway near the home of J. B. Spearman did not slow down, and took the inside to make the curve, hitting the truck. The boys in the Ford were returning from a baseball game in tireen ville. The others in the car were Wade Jef ferson, Ben Lee, Virgil McClellan and Radcliffe Vernor. All of these boys were bruised when the Ford car was overturned. Ben Lee war. cut, but after having his wounds at.ended lo left the hospital. The lop of thc Ford probably saved the lives of the other boys. The funeral of Millard (liles was held to-day at Willamston, while .lames Medlin was buried this afternoon at Silver Brook cemetery. We aro proud of tho confidence doctors, druggists and the public have in ??? Chill and Fever Tonic. -adv. Attention, Laymen! To the Laymen of the Beaverdam Association: Hoar Dr. J. T. Henderson, of Knoxville, Tenn., who is the general secretary of Laymen's work of the Southern Baptist Convention. Dr. Henderson will speak three times in Immanuel Baptist church, Westmin ster, on Sunday, July I Otb-at ll o'clock a. m., atx3 o'clock p. m. and at 8.20 p. m. The 3 o'clock meeting is especially for men. Como, men!-Como and hear this great speaker, as ho has a message for mon that will do us all good. (Signed) D. i. Mulkay, J. T. Bryant, Jas. It. Sulivan, Layman's Com. Beaverdam Ass'n. Kub-My-Tism is A powerful Anti septic, ('uros infected cuts, old sores, tetter, otc.-adv. In Luxemburg there is a penalty for thoso who do not record thoir votes at elections. Subscribe for The Courier. (Cost) Hiiinfall and Temperature, Below lu a retold o? molouroiogical observations taken by H. W. Brandt, co-operative observer of the Weather Bureau of tho U. 8. Department of Agriculture, during the week ondlng Juno 2t.th, 1921, at 7 p. in. ( The Instrumental roadings aro from gov ernment standard Instruments' ex posed In the manner rocommonded by tho chief of tho Weather Bureau) : Character of Day. Dale Tempera tu re. Xl w Inno 20-Cloudy.. ? . 13|| 75 lune 21 - Ptly cldy. lune 22-Clear . . . lune 23-Clear . . . lune 24-Btly cldy. I uno 2-5-Clear . . . lune 26-Cloudy . . Total rainfall 03 ll Sf 89 9 7 96 98 91 40 341 ,00|| GO 07 64 65 68 68 69 A TONIC Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic restores Energy and Vitality by Purifying and Enriching the Blood. When you feel its strengthening, invigorating effect, seo how it brings color to the cheeks and how it improves the appetite, you will thon appreciate its true tonic value. Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic is simply Iron and Quinine suspended in syrup. So pleasant even children like it. The blood needs QUININE to Purify it and IRON to Enrich it. Destroys Malarial germs and Grip germs hy its Strengthc: ing, Invigor ating Effect. 60c. BAPTISTS SEEK A MADE MI DE ION Peoplo to Tithe-Want Thirty Thou sand in South Carolina. Nashville, Tenn., July 1 .--'Plans for tho enrollment among the mem bers of tho local churches of Ibo Southern Baptist Convention of a half million tithers within the next six months were announced yester day by Dr. Hight. C. Mooro, secretary of tho conventiin. There aro three million Baptist**, within the convention territory, and each State in the convention ls asked to hecomo responsible for enrolling one-sixth of its total membership In tithing banda, each member obligar-' lng himself to give at least a tenth of his Income to religious work. The work of securing tho tithers will be carried on by the rogular Stato forces, and tho campaign will conclude with a special round-up week from November 27 to Decem ber 4. Georgia is asked to enroll 60,000 tithers, North Carolina 51,000, South Carolina 30,000, and Virgina 32,000. Subscribo for Tho Courior. (Dost).