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“THE MAN NOBODY KNOWS” By BRUCE BARTON lew And Inspiring Picture Of Jesus. ■ INSTALLMENT XI A^ptf i for Women followed him, and the i cf men have very Often been illy strong. But women wor him. This ia significant, of women constitute a proportion of the list close friends. They were wo from widely varying stations |p£ neaded by his mother. P< r ahe never fully appreciated genius; certain**/ she was not her periods of serious » we shall discover later on; hor loyalty to his best inter ns she conceived them, re true, and she stood tearful I unwavering at the front of the $ ra«re was Mary and .Martha, » gentle maiden ladies who liv oatside Jerusalem and in ktw4 home with l<azarus, their Other, he enjoyed frequent ho-; ftslity; there was Joanna, a rieh |ban, the wife of »ne of Herod’s awards—these, ami many others the type which we are acoustom to designate as "good'' wo ft#, followed him with a devotion ifeh knew no weariness or fear, file important, and too often tgotten, fact in ;*.ese relation 's in this—that women are not »wn by weakness. The aallow Sed, thin-lipped, so-called spirit Itype of man may awaken mat nal instinct, stirring an emotion Hell is half regard, half pity, it since the world began no Wer has fastened trie affection of ttnen upon a man like manliness. » men who have been women’s ill hi the finest sense, have been I vital, conquering figures of hi. - he other sort or women came contaet with him, too—wo ■ Of less fortunate experience reputation—whose illusions re ling men were gone, whose > saw piercinj'ly, and whose were well versed in phrases of he taught in the Temple, one iem hturied into his presence vulgar crowd of self-righteous •es and Pharisees. She hnd v l# the act of infidelity, and 'ding to the Mosaic law .,he t,be atoned to death. Shrink-i embarrassed, yet with a look Mch defiance a»nr scorn were j led too, she stood in his pres jynd listened while their un i lips played with the story of shame. What thoughts must faced through her mind—she knew men and despised them and now was brought to utent before a man ? They all alike, in her philosophy; Would this one do and say ? her amazement, and the dis kkure of her critics, he said ag- “He stooped down, ami his finger wrote on the |(L as though he heard them . They craned their necks tv skat he wrote and continued |Wnt him with their questions; feses says stone her; what do » now, if you are a proph 's a matter for you to do found her in the house of So. She is guilty; what's this time he had not once • at tnb woman's face, and not look at her now. Slowly fled himself up,” and facing O-minded pack, said quietly; r that is without sin among $ him oast the first sone.” •gain, says the narrative, he jLdgwn and wrote on the f Lord,” the mumured. do I condemn thee,” he imply. “Go and sin no riful stlenee fell upon the continued writing. Writ Some have ventured the that he traced the names and placet snat brought shame to men in that may be so, but it is ive to think that he of sigatricance; that Ur busied his finger in the if to add to her discomfi ' :ing in her eyes. He one by one the thick Champions of morality garments around them away, until the court except for him and and only then, his Mfted. Where arc those thine jgth'no man condemn jtyhtuired as if in At the suCden turn of «ouM hardly find her moment when the throng had broken in was complete master Those were men but they slunk without wait command. And she, so much more ever know each to him reverently INSTALLMENT NM Self-Control All his days were spent in the open air—this is the third out standing testimony to his strength. 'On the Saf^Sta he was fn the syna gogue that was where the people gathered: but by *.ir iao greater part of his teaching was done on the shores of his lake, or in the cool recesses of the hills. He walked constantly from village to village; his face was tanned by the sun and wind. Even at night he slept outdoors, when he could — turning his hack err the hot walls 1 of the city and slipping away int.y the healthful freshness of the Mount of Olives, tie was the type ( f outdoor man whom our modern thought most admires; and .he vig orous activities of his days gave his nerves the strength of steel. He stepped into a sailboat with his disciples late or*. afternoon, and being very tired. *ty down in the stern and was almost immediately asleep. The clouds grew thicker and the surface of the lake which had been quiet a few minutes before, was broken into sudden waves. The little boat dived and tossed, and still he slept. His disciples ha i | grown up <m ,he shores of that: lake; they were fishermen, accus tomed to its moods and not easily frightened. But **iey had never been out in such a storm as this. It grew fiercer, water began to come in over the side, every mom em seemed to threaten destruction. At last they could stand the strain no longer; they went to the stern and woke him. He rose without ;hc slightest suggestion of hurry er alarm. A quick glance was enough to give him a full \ mlerstanding of the situation. He issued a few quiet, orders and presently the menaced boat swung round into the smoother waters of safety. Call it a miracle or not—the fact remains that it is one of the finest examples of self control in afi human history. Na poleon said that Tie bad met few men wftli courage of the "two o’clock in the moo: Mg variety.” Many men can he brave in the warmth of the sun and amid the heartening plaudits of the crowd: but to he wakened suddenly out of sound sleep, and then to exhibit in stant mastery—that is a type of*i courage which is rare indeed. Jesus had that courage, and no man ever needed it more. In the last year of hir. public work the forces of opposition took on a form of coherency whose significance was perfectly clear. Tf lie refused to retreat or to compromise, there could be but one end to his career. He knew they would kill him and he knew how .hey would kill him. More than once in his journeys he had passed the victims of the jus tice of that day, writhing, tortur ed beings nailed to crosses an I waiting piteously for release. Sometimes they «v:;ted for days, before the end. The memory of such sights must have been con stantly with him; a: every sunset he was consc ious that he had walked just one day nearer to h:s own ordeal. ret no never faTicred. Calmly, cheerfully no went forward cheer ing the spirits oT tits disctples, and striking those fiery blows against hypocrisy and opnression whvh were to be echoed by the hammer blows upon his cross. And when the : soldiers came to arrest him, they found him ready and still calm. The week of his trial and cruci fixion takes up a large portion of the gospels. For t»ar. week alone we ean fellow him almost hour by hour; ;wo know where he ate and slept, what he-Mut^4uuLiri_whonu~ we can trace the gathering storm of fury which finally boro him dowrf And this is the magnificent thing to Remember—that through I all that long torture of imprisot | ment, court trials, midnight hear i ings. RCourgings, loss of food and! . loss of sleep, he never once ceased I to be the master. His accusers were j determined. They thronged the | courtyard befbre the palace, clam-1 | oring for his blood. -%t even they | felt a momentary awe when he appeared before them on the hat- j cony. Even Pilate felt it. The two : imen offered a Strange contrast! : standing there—the Roman gov- ! ernor whose Yips were so soon to speak the sentence of death, and the silent, self-possessed ex-car penter—accused and doomed—yet bearing himself with so much ma jesty, as though he were somehow beyond the reach of man-made law, and safe from the hurt of its pen alties. In the face of the Roman were deep unpleasant lines; his cheeks were fatty with self-indul gence; he had the colorless look of indoor living. The straight young man stood inches a' ove him, hrotot ed nnd hard, and clean as the air of his loved mom-tain and lake Pilate raised his hand; the shout ing and the tumult died; a deathly stillness descended upon the crowd. He turned and faced the figure at his side, and from fiia course lips there burst a sentence which is a truer portrait than any painter ; has ever giver us. The invnhmtar •,* J testimony of the flabby cynical i Roman in the presence of perfect \ strength, perfect assurance, per fect calm: “Behold,” he cried, “tlTe man!” ; (Copyright 1925 by Bruce Barton) The Fiddle, Queen Of Instruments Corn Cracker Upholds the Old Violin if it is Properly Hay ed as the Best. Editor of The Star. As is known of men, I have a penchant for the spectacular and hence hailed .he tiding with rap ture that a Fiddlei’s convention is staged for Shelby next Friday ev ening. Owing to this queen of mu sical instruments being caught now and then in bad company, it has fallen into disfavor, especially with leather-eared, long-faced hy pocrites. Secretly, such people ad- 1 mite the melting tones ef the vi<>- ; 1:n; but in order to be classed among the elect wbo wish to post as the truly pious who spend most of their time upon their knees with noses in the Bihle; they rail in snuffling tones against the music that can be evoked front tnis thrilling instrument.. Of course the fiddle is either the best or the worst instrumental music. Pagan ini nor Ole Bull could not have i elicited real melody from a three dollar single-lined fiddle; but the untutored do not knew that. Out of the great number who squeak on inferior fiddles—not one out of a thousand has the making of a trim musician. A delicate sense of touch a well-attuned ear and, the fid dlers’ wrist are requirements. But with the untutored and unwashed, volume of tone is the chief re quirement. Two hundred years ago, in the churches, all kinds of instrumental music was tabooed, especially the violin. Snuffling, dirge-like nasal tones were regarded as the tones i most acceptable to the Most High,! and we have both laity and clergy' who have not caught up with the procession. Of course where civili ■ ration and enlightenment prevail, cornets, pianos, organs and violins are used: and I hove heard com plete orchestras where they had completely emerged from stupidity, ami barbarism. But nn effort to in troduce real music into a church situated in some dark and dismal corner provokes an expression of holy scorn. As the walking dele gate of the occasion, I hope to be present at Shelby festival and help add gnyety to the nations. M. L. WHITE, i Whose Friend Are You? If you’re feeling sort o' empty, i Lost the things that you lore best, | Why not take a bit of sunshine To another troubled breast 'Tis n pretty good prescription, Pretty sure to ease your pain—, For a bit o’ friendly interest Makes the dark grow bright again. If you’re feeling like the joy bells , Of a sparkling Christmas mourn, Just full o’ pep and gladness O’er the fact that you’ve been born Whv rot make yourself a present Of just twice the joy you knok. By sharing it with some one— Some one who’s not feeling so? Oh, being friendly is a privilege some hurried f<Tks forget; , Being friendly is a tonic, which the more you give, you get. Being friendly is a duty, often to the four winds hurled, Through the God who made it planned that this should be a friendly world.—Anna Printsilaji Bowen, in Kinds ’rvords. Roz/cll Addresses Association. Mr. Cornwell Moves to Charlotte. Other News. (Special to The Star) Kings Mountain, Oct. 12.—Rev. E. C. Rozzell, pastor of the Myers Park Methodist chureh, Charlotte, addressed the Parent-Teachers as sociation at the central school building this afternoon. His ad dress was very fine - indeed. He struck at the tap-root of all our evils. His text was: "Teacher?, Fathers, Mothers. These Three, But the Greatest of Thent all, the Mother.” His second text was "The School, the Church. the Home, These Three, but the Greatest, Afwaeer Kent RADIO IT DOES what they say it will We could get the agency foralmost any radio. Some of the inducements offered us are mighty attractive. But our fixed rule is: "Never handle any mer chandise you cannot per sonally recommend.” We can and do recom mend Atwater Kent Re ceiving Sets and Radio Speakers. They do what is claimed for them. That’s why our customers are satisfied. Let us demonstrate the famous Atwater Kent One Dial models today. Call or telephone. For Sale By MAUNEY AUTO PARTS CO. SHELBY. N. C. Medal 3?. wilh ONE Dial r EFIRD'S DEPARTMENT STORE z —NEW EM HflTSzn $3.95 You will find the Autumn Hat you’ve longed for, in this .collection, each is distinctively fashioned. And of course the colors are Autumn-lik?, and hecomnig to frame to advantage your typo of face. -NEW CHILDREN’S HATS In Felts In Velvets $1.95 t0 $2.45 the Home.’’ His address was time-' ly, and went straight to th. hearts of ih(se who heard hint. Our Par ent-Teacher’s. association is stand ing: by our school ;‘iis year as wc have never seen this organization stand by one before. Our folks arc determined to have the very best school that we have ever had. Ouv children are so near to us thai we just cannot afford to allow' the present day tendencies to drag them away from us to ruin. We mean to do all that we can to help our teachers do their l est. The next meeting of the asso ciation will be with the East school the second Tuesday in November. We hope to have a still fretter meet ing then than we had today. Goes to Charlotte. Mr. Clarence T. Cornwell has taken a positicn in Charlotte. He is working with the Johnson Furni ture company. He is a very fire furniture man, and we feel sure will do welt. He has had headquar ters here for many years, but has decided that he will not continue business any longer in his own name. His family will , move to Charlotte a little later on in the year. Mrs. Emma C. Austell who teaches in York, S. C., spent the week end with relatives. She has a position with the Episcopal orph anagi at Vi.rk. Rev. A. H. Sim' spen. the week emi in Charlotte with his son. Mrs. Frank Linctsay has been real sick for the past few days, but is some better now. Mr. W. F. Logan has his nice new home on Gold street about completed. It is going to be a real nice home when hr gets ii painted. Prof. C. P. Gardner is teaching a normal singing srbool in a building near the Diliing mill. He has quite an interesting bunch to teach. B. . P. F. Meeting. Kings Mountain eity B. Y. P. XT. met with Macedonia T.ptist church Tuesday evening October 12th. Quite a large crowd attended. Alt of the unions of the city were weil represented. Much interest is be ing manifested in the work at this time. The unions < ade a new' en rollment >.he first Sunday in th's month, but they still have 20ft. All of these are interested and rue striving for the A-l standard. Ad of the Patterson Grove unions have reached this point, and the major ity of . the others are well on the way. All will reach the standard by the first of next, month. The ban ners were taker, by the seniors from the Second TTaptist churcli, the intermediates from Patterson Grove ami the juniors from the 1st church. The next meeting will be with Patierson Grove Baptist church* Tuesday evening after the first Sunday in November. An in teresting program will be given at that time. Enters Hospital. Mr. Fred Finger has gone to a hospital in Richmond where he is to undergo a very serious opera tion for some kind of stomach t.-ou ble. His many friends ire very anxious about him. He is one of our most congenial citizens, fled one of the best business men we have. The Woman’s club gave a very interesting play at the Main school auditorium Tuesday evening. It seemed to cover nearly all of the ground of the past. It reviewed the fashions and customs of fhe past years. Ma.ny interesting char acters were in it, and Jieir many antics will live in the minds of those who attended fer many years to come. B' auty note from Puritan days in New England: “For ye com plexion ye young girl may wash! the face in snow, the tingling cold bringing forth the blood and im parting a rich glow of health which is the true beauty.’ Girl Injured At Gaffney Funeral SpindaSe Girl Has Fool Broken. Deceased Was Sister of Mrs. Green of Earl. Gaffney, S. C., Oct. 12.—Here to attend ; lie funeral services for her grandfather, Miss Thelma flay, 10 daughter of Mr. and Mrs. VV. M. flay, of Spin dale, had her right foot broken - yesterday morning when the automobile in which was riuirg turned i ver Ihiee times on the National highway i>eur the Alma mills. Louie Hope, son of Mr. and Mrs. Zed Hope, of Colum bia, Mis.; Clay’s cousin, who was riving, escaped without serious in jury. Funeral services for John James Rippy, 70. grandfather <f Miss Clay, were conducted at the Buf aflo Baptist church by the Rev. B. I,. Hoke, lie died Sunday. Mr. Rippy is .arrived by the following children: Mrs. Zed F. Itope. Columbia: Mis. W. M. Clay, Spindr.Ie; Mrs. Otto Baker and J D. Rippy, Gaffney. A brother, L. I). Rippy of Gaffney, ami a sister, Mrs. Jake Green of Earl, alto sur vive. COTTON MONEY! We are going to sell the finest stock of Furni ture we ever had for Cotton Money—which means we have adjusted our prices to the cotton cut It means the biggest sacrifice we ever made. We loaded up on fine furniture-living room, bed room, dining room suites-preparing for a big year. The price of cotton dropped. We faced the problem of adjustment and met it-by cutting the profits. You will now be offered here the finest quality furniture at the cheapest price any reputable house has offered in years. Come in and inspect the big stock-consider the cost—and you will decide wisely to take advantage of a condition which no merchant could forestall. Jno. M. Best Furniture Co. CLEVELAND COUNTY’S LEADING FURNITURE DEALERS AND UNDERTAKERS.
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