A prayer pervice of ten min
utes by the Prayer Committee,
ah the officers of the society
an'"’ ■’he leader for the d'’y.
“Christmas Songs,” for ten
minutes.
Leader: “He that being often
reproved hardeneth his neck
shall suddenly be destroyed and
that without remedy.”
Response: “Lord make me to
know mine end and the measure
of my days, what it is; that I
may know how frail I am.”
Prayer.
Announcement of the topic
and Bible reading from Luke
13:1-7 and Luke 3:8,9.
The leader’s mesage.
Prayer by the leader.
Singing, “Don’t Let It Be
Said, ‘Too Late.’ ”
Discussion of the topic.
One That Cumbered the
Ground.
One Who Was Pruned.
Why Am I Spared'?
Saved For Seed.
1. Why are some trees pruned
while others are cut down?
2. How does pruning a tree
or bush help it?
3. How may sorrow, disap-
])ointment or ill health act as a
pruning knife on a life?
4. In what spirit should we
take these afflictions?
5. Tell about the young girl
who cumbered the ground.
6. How may you and I cumber
the ground?
7. Tell how Lena Fiske was
changed.
8. Why are the wicked spared
to live on?
9. Do you think many wicked
persons live to a ripe old age?
10. How can our lives be
profitable to God?
Prayer:
“Let sorrow do its work—,
Send grief and pain.
Sweet are Thy messengers.
Sweet their refrain.
So I can sing with Thee
More love, 0 Christ, to
Thee,
More love to Thee.”
Singing, “Have Thine Own
Way, Lord.”
Reports of committees
Offering and prayer.
Report of the Secretary.
Announcements.
Singing, “Saviour Again To
Thy Dear Name.”
Benediction.
The Leader’s Message
This is a good time for prun
ing and cutting down trees,
shrubs and flowers. It is a
time of pruning in a general
way. The poultry raisers select
the chickens they will keep for
another year and sell the others.
It is the same with cattlemen
and those who raise sheep.
Those that are most worth
while are kept. The others are
killed or sold. The farmer very
carefully selects the best seed
for next year’s planting.^ It is
interesting and impressive to
see one cutting limbs from trees
or shrubs or flowers. A rose
bush does not do well if it is
not pruned every year. Peach
ti’ees will bear smaller and poor
er fruit if they are not cut back.
Then there are some that must
be cut down. A tree that does
not bear fruit. A bush that
does jiot bear roses. Why keep
them? They are doing no good
and they are taking space where
something useful might grow.
Think now of our lives. We
are as plants in God’s great
nursery. Are we strong,
healthy, worthwhile plants?
Would we be better if pruned
by sorrow, disappointment or
ill health, or are we hopeless
cases, fit only to be cut down?
One That Cumbered the
Ground
I looked down at her in her
white casket. She was only
eighteen years old. Her short
life had been filled with evil
deeds. Friends were trying to
think of something to tell the
preacher. They might have
told him that she drank whiskey
and was often drunk but they
didn’t want to tell him that.
They might have told him that
she was hard-hearted and will
ful, scoffing at advice and in
sulting those who tried to warn
her, but they didn’t want to tell
him that. They could have told
him that she was rough and
loud. That she seemed to en-
.joy profanity and that her life
was unclean and vulgar, but
they wouldn’t tell him that. He
knew, though, that with a
drinking, drunken party she
had been on a midnight ride
and that their automobile had
turned over and killed two of
them. After thinking for some
time, a woman remarked, “'We
can tell him that she .joined the
church about five years ago.”
“That is good,” answered an
other. “We will fix that up and
give it to the preacher.”
One Who Was Pruned
Lena Fiske, at seventeen
years was a , ne looking, bi'ight-
eyed gaT, but very selfish, prouc
„nd haughty. She had jus,
completed her high school
course with “A” rating. She
was going to college in the fall.
Her father had a good job and
had bought a nice car and Lena
—well, she couldn’t understand
why dumb people didn’t go off
somewhere and die. And she
had no patience with sorry,
shabby folks, always living
from hand to mouth. After
one year in college, Lena lost
her health and had to stay in a
T. B. sanitorium for over a
year. Her mother died while she
was there. It was in those days
that Lena felt the need of help
and learned to pray. Then
back home and unable to work
or join in the social life of her
former friends, she learned tc
appreciate the kindness of sim
ple hearted folks around her.
Two years afterwards, having-
regained her health, Lena mar
ried a former high school das.'--
mate. She became a lovely
Christian and a dependable
church .worker. So different
after the pruning.
Why Am I Spared’^
A woman told the story about
a young man in a cotton field
with several people who were
picking cotton. There had been
a sudden death in the communi
ty which had been very shock
ing to all. The cotton pickert
talked about the death. The
young man who was one of the
rougher fellows around sudden
ly remarked, “Well, I am rough,
as you all know. I don’t care
what I do. You all know that,
too. My father, mother, broth
ers and sister are all dead. 1
am the only one of my family
living. Why didn’t God take
me? Why am I spared. I’d like
to know?” An old woman re
plied. “Mebbe God’s waitin’ on
ya. He’s gi’en you a chance tc
do better.” “That may be it,” re
plied the young fellow with a
thoughtful look on his face.
Many of us might ask the
same question that was asked
by the man and the old woman’s
answer is a good one. While
God waits for you and me tc
stop living in sin and come tc
him we should hasten to accept
of His goodness and mercy lest,
after He sees it is useless tc
spare us any longer, we shall be
suddenly destroyed.
Saved For Seed
^ In selecting seed corn, the
farmer wants to keep only the
best on account of the yield i,
will make. The woman wants
only the best, strongest limbs
on her rose bush kept, on ac
count of the roses she wants
next summer. The man in the
orchard cuts off the limbs that
will not help the tree bear good
fruit. While some like to point
to some old wicked person, and
God in His mercy does wait for
the wicked to turn, it is gener
ally those who fear the Lord
who see many days. The wick
ed are cut off. Think of how
war and disease have swept
people out of the world.
We want to keep our best
flowers, our best trees. Would
it be profitable to God to give
you or me a long life? Would
we be doing something worth
while in the struggle against
sin in the world or just living
for ourselves? Onlj^ Jesus can
make our lives worth saving.
Without Him we can do noth
ing. But if we do give our lives
back to Him they will be good,
strong lives that He can use
to help win this world to Him
self.
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liURKEVUXE, VA.
Accredited by State and Association of
Colieg’es and ^Secondary. Schools. i’erms
reasonable. All High School Teachers hold
ing degrees from Standard Colleges. --Re
cent imiirovements and new furniture in
all rooms.
Commercial course added recently.
For further information write,.
REV. H. W. McNAIR, D. D., Principal.
Ingleside-F'ee Memorial Institute,
Burkeville, Va
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Concord, North Carolina
Afhliated with Johnson C.
University.
Smith
“A” Rating by Southern Association ol
Colleges and Secondary Schools.
Students completing Junior College will
be eligible for admission to the J unior year
of Johnson C. Smith University and to the
same classification in other standard col
leges.
Reasonable Rates, Healthful Location,
Wholesome Environment
For further information, address
L. S. Cozart, Dean
Barber-Scotia Junior College. Concord, N C
BRAINERD INSTITUTE
NEWS
l!y Ruth L. Howell Harris
Monday evening, November
30, the Little Theater Guild, un
der the instruction of Mrs. I. G.
Jones, entertained in the chapel
with a program which repre
sented many nationalities. The
program was very interesting
and educational. We are in
deed grateful to Mrs. Jones and
this club.
At seven o’clock Tuesday ev
ening, December 1, the Profes
sional Meeting of the Brainerd
Faculty was held in the teach
ers’ parlor. The discussion was
'ed by Mrs. L. B. Oglesby. Her
‘opic was, “Deportment and
Personal Apnearance.” We felt
very much helped as workers
after having heard such a time-
V discussion.
Frida.v evening, November
‘^0, the Boys’ Quartet, under the
direction of Mr. J. T. Young,
the Music director, rendered a
urogram at the Purity Presby
terian church. We appreciate
all opportunities to develop all
of our latent talents.
Athletics
Thursday morning, Decem
ber 4, Coach Thompkins gave
his football boys many -w'ords
of encouragement during the
chapel hour for their coopera-
'ion and hard work during the
'"ootball season. We are proud
.0 note that the team lost only
two games out of eight, and we
trust that they will give Coach
J. T. Young the same support
so that the basketball season
will bring us as many victories.
Honor Roll
At the regular chapel hour
Muu'sdav morning, December
4, President L. S. Brown re
leased the honor roll for the
month of November. Fortunate
ly . eighteen persons made av
erages ranging from 88.6 to
94.6 per cent.
At seven o’clock Friday even
ing, December 6. the Y. M. C. A.
ntertained in the school audi
torium with a literary program.
The program -w’as in two parts,
viz., educational and comical.
Religious Activities
At eleven o’clock Sunday
morning, December 6, Brainerd
teachers and students worship
ped at the Carmel Presbyterian
church of which Rev. J. W. Ma-
noney is pastor. Rev. R. E.
Thompkins delivered the mes
sage. His text was John 12:21,
and his theme was “The Greeks
Came Seeking Jesus.’ This was
another one of the well prepar
ed and well delivered sermons
that we have had this term.
The usual afternoon services
were held on the campus. At
four o’clock the Sunday school
lesson, “Paul’s Parting Coun
sel,” was thoroughly studied in
the Institute dining hall. A
synopsis of the lesson was giv
en by Mr. James Dean, a mem
ber of the fourth year high
school class.
In lieu of the regular Chris
tian Endeavor program, teach
ers and students witnessed a
literary program given in the
school chapel. Many masterly
productions were presented by
local persons of talent.
BOM'ERS CHAPEL CHURCH,
LAURINHURG. N. C.
Hy Mrs. W, P. McKachin
November 29, at 11 o’clock,
the pastor. Rev. H. 0. Walker,
preached a stirring sermon
from Romans 1:16:.“For I am.
not ashamed of the gospel of
Christ: for it is the power of
God unto salvation to every one
that believeth: to the Jews
first and then to the Greeks.”
This sermon might 'be consid-
ei'ed Rev. - Walker’s master
piece if we were to term it like
that. The Holy Spirit was felt
and exemplified. The choir
from Chapel Hill church sang,
with Mrs. Annie Fletcher at the
piano. They sang as never be
fore. The music seemed to
have been coming from well
trained voices.
A very interesting paper by
Mrs. I. T. Smith' followed the
sermon. Mrs. Smith is a mem
ber of the faculty of Laurin-
burg Institute. The subject was
“The Spirit of Kinsmanship.”
She told how it should exist
with missionaries, apd what a
wonderful part kindness plays
in kinsmanship. This paper was
full of inspiration and rich in
thought. It -was enjoyed by all.
Following Mrs. Smith’s paper,
the Glee Club-from Laurinburg
Institute, under the direction of
Mrs. V. T. Lane, rendered two
beautiful, selections.
Then the collection was called
for by Mr. P. F. Newton, of
Silver Hill Presbyterian church,
Laurinburg,' Route 2, and Mr.
W. M. Malloy of Bowers Chapel
church. The amount received
was 810.06.
We were also favored with a
solo by Mr. J. M-cQueen of Sil
ver Hill church, accompanied
by Mr. W. H. McMillan of Chap
el Hill church. We thank those
who took part in the program
and we all feel very grateful to
our visitors and friends for
helping us to make Sunda.y a
big day.
Every 5th Sunday we are to
come together at Chapel Hill,
Silver Hill or Bowers Chapel
and have a union service by the
three churches.
Social News
We are very glad to say that
Mr. Evans is resting with less
pain at this writing, and Mrs.
Mask is- Improving ■■also. The
two are missed at our services
very much. However, we are
praying for them that they
may recuperate.
Dr. Malloy, who is now prac
tising in W’inston-Salem, spent
a few days recently with his
brother, Mr. W .M. Malloy on
Dixon Street in this city. Dr.
Malloy was formerly of Laurin
burg.
We were sorry to hear ol
Mrs. Walker losing her mother.
She has our heart-felt sympa
thy.
Mr. and Mrs. Disher of Dar
lington, S. C., were pleasant vis-
Tors at B-Dwers Chapel church.
)n November 22. Mr. and Mrs.
J-'sher we'-e the guests of Mr.
ind Mrs. Wad; and Mrs. D sher
m Gulf 'Street, klr. Disher i:
Farm Demonstration agent of
Darlington County.
Misses Jones and Dawkins
were also visitors at Bowers
Chapel on November 22. They
were the guests of Mr. Mask
and Mr. Morris on Dixon Street.
These young ladies are teach
ing at Bennettsville, S. C.
Miss M. Dent was the guest
of Mr. and Mrs. F. J. McEach-
in, 107 McCollum St. on Nov.
19. Miss Dent comes to us
from Pittsburgh, Penna. She
is now teaching at Wagram.
The choir and some of the
members of Bowers Chapel
went to Joseph’s Temple A. M.
3. Zion church on Nov. 15. The
services were enjoyed by all
who went. Bowers Chapel has
Sunday school every Sunday at
10 o’clock. Mr. H. C. McNeill
is Superintendent. Preaching
service is held every second and
fourth Sunday at 11 o’clock,
conducted by Rev. H. O. WaLver,
pastor.
CEDAR GROVE CHURCH
NOTES
li.v Mr.s Hattie A. Russell
Sunday. November 8th, we
had as our pulpit speaker. Rev.
Paul Davis, who came to us
with a helpful message. Text,
Job 22:22. The theme of his
discourse was, “Acquaintance
With God.”
Sunday school, with a very
large attendance, was observed
at the regular hour, 10 o’clock.
The missionary program ren
dered on November 20th was
lirected by Mrs. Bettie Phifer
ind was quite a success. Miss
Dorothy Lytle entertained the
young people’s group at her
home on Friday night, Novem
ber 20th.
Sunday. November 22nd, our
pastor came back to us with a
helpful message. Text, Acts
1:8. Theme, “The Pentacostal
Pow'er.” We were delighted to
have 'wflth us Mrs. Davis, who
7-ave an interesting talk to the
ladies.
The patrons of Cedar Grove
school extend to Mr. and Mrs.
Berry of Clinton, N. C., their
deepest sympathy in the pass
ing of their daughter. Miss Se
lena, who was a teacher in our
school for two years. Miss Berry
was a fine teacher and during
her stay here she won many
friends.
Mrs. Julia Alexander attend
ed the parents’ and teachers’
meeting in Raleigh on Novem
ber 21st. She reports a very
helpful meeting.
Sunday, November 29th, the
Rev. Mr. Davis preached from
the text. Acts 12:5, using as his
subject, “Prayer.”
There will be a missionary
sermon on Sunday afternoon,
December 20th. We hope each
member will come out. This
program will be directed by
Mrs. Lena Phifer and Mrs. Hat
tie Russell. Each member of
the board is asked to pay 25
cents.
Saturday, November 28th,
Miss Ferry Alexander and Mr.
Leon Howard were quietly mar
ried. Dr. H. Wilson, of Con
cord, officiated. The young cou
ple is receiving congratulations
from community friends.
iGIVE HOGS REASONABLE
RANGE WHEN FATTENING
Contrary to popular belief, a
small, filthy, crowded pen is no
place to fatten hogs, said H. W.
Taylor, extension swine spe
cialist at State College.
Crowded and filthy, the hogs
cannot be as healthy and s-mi-
ary as they should to produce
?ocd, firm, wholesome iroa':,
Ta3'lor pointed out. Overfat
bogs do m' produce the J.'o.sl
pork, he added.
Hogs will gain well and keep
dean if allowed a reasonable
amount of range and given all
the balanced ration they can
eat, he continued, and some ex
ercise is needed to keep them
healthy.
Since it is important that
pork be produced as economic
ally as is reasonably possible,
Ta.ylor stated, it is a good prac
tice to turn the hogs into a field
where thej’ can glean food that
has been left from various
crops.
Fattening hogs should have,
in addition to the field glean
ings, all the corn thej' can eat
and a protein supplement should
be kept before them at all times.
Taylor recommends fish meal
or tankage, or a mixture con-
'.aining one-half cottonseed
meal and one-half fish meal or
tankage as a good protein sup
plement.
Along in the late fall or earl.v
winter, he added, growers
should begin to think about
their spring farrows, and see
that the necessa.ry equipment
is available.
Now is a good time to build
a farrowing house, he said. A
plan for such a house may be
obtained from countj' farm
agents or from the agricultural
editor at State College, Raleigh.
Ask for plan No. 160.
NOTICE
There will be no Young Peo
ple’s League meeting this quar
ter in either of the districts of
, Fairfield Presbytery. The
League meeting will be held,
■ however, the first and second
Saturdays in March.
{ All young people of districts
'No. 1 and 2 are asked to at
tend the Presbyterial National
.Preaching Mission which is to
,be held at the Sumter 2nd Pres-
bytei’ian church, Sumter, S. C.,
Friday, Dec. 11, 1936. The
i meeting will begin at 10:30
'a. M. and continue until 4:30
IP. M.
I The seminar for the young
! people will be conducted by J. T.
Jones and Rev. M. R. Flack and
the discussions will be vital and
interesting.
J.T. JONES.
MOBILE POSTMASTER
APPOINTS NEGRO
Mobile, Ala., Dec. 4.—Post
master William B. Tayloi’ has
finally appointed a colored car
rier here after considerable ag
itation on his partialitj^ to white
men on the civil service list.
The colored carrier was ap
pointed November 25. He was
number one on the list but had
been passed over twuce by the
postmaster who has named two
white men since September 1.
After Postmaster Taylor
passed over colored men in the
first and third positions on the
list, a protest was sent to the
Post Office Department by the
N. A. A. C. P. in New York. The
postmaster, however, appointed
a second white man when a va
cancy occurred November 1, ig
noring the colored men in num
ber one and number two posi
tions. When the third vacan
cy occurred, a colored man was
chosen.
In answer to the N. A. A. C.
P. protest the first assistant
postmaster general has advised
that the Washington office does
not have strict control over the
appointment of civil service eli-
gibles by postmasters. Post
masters, according to the
Washington office, are held en
tirely responsible for the per
formance of their crews and
thus must be allowed some lee
way in the appointment of men
from the civil service list.
OPENING ANNOUNCEMENT
Boggs Academy, a High
School, accredited by the State
Educational Department of
Georgia, will open its 31st ses
sion, Wednesday, September
9th, 1936.
There are Literary and Indus
trial Courses. Boarding students
and day students accepted.
Board and tuition are reasona
ble. Sixteen units are required
for graduation. Thirty-six
School weeks.
Students may begin to regis
ter on September 7th.
For further information ad-
dr6ss
C.’w. FRANCIS, President,
Boggs Academy,
Keysville, Ga,
READY FOR SERVICE
To the Brethren of Atlantic
and Catawba Synods;
I am in the field and ready
for service. You may reach
me at Sumter, South Carolina.
Yours for the Cause,
W. E. HOUSTON,
Synodical Evangelist.
“I have fought a good fight,
I have finished my course, I
have kept the faith.” II flmo-
thy 4:7.