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?deefield Advertiser J. -Jj. MIMS, - - - EDITOR TERMS: ONE YEAIl r $150 SIX MONTHS : 75 WEDNESDAY, JULY ll, 1906. It ie good neither to eat flesh nor to drink wine, nor anything .whereby: thy? brother stumbleth, or ia offended, or is made weak.-: APOSTLE PAUL. , Every one of the teeming mil . lions of lives that have been wrecked through strong drink began by using il moderately. It is well that Mr. Luinkin has withdrawn from the senatorial rao?. ^He was ill advised or he wonld never have anuounced bis candidacy. Why does a mother's heart j sink within her when she detects for the first time the odor of whiskey upon the breatfc of her boy? Is it not because she reali zes how insidious is the liquor babit, one drink calling for an other? The fond mother knows that, while her boy may curb his appetite today, to-morrow his will power may be gone and he is tneu hopelessly enthralled. In view of the frailty of human strength and the proneness of the individual to "ta*ry long at the wine", which is on the safer ground, the boy who is taught that there is no harm in a "tem perate" use of intoxicating Jiquors or the one who is taught that whiskey is tho world's greatest curse and that be ehould totally abstain? Those who have closely ob served the very disastrous effects of the heavy rains upon the land, waehing great gullies in main places where the fields are com paratively level, say tbat decided ly lese damage has been done where the land was plowed deep than where the plowing was shal low. This is easily explained. Where the "hard pan" had beeu broken to a considerable depth a .greater quantity of the wator was stored or absorbed, which cor respondingly reduced the volume that .floated upon the surface -carrying with it the loose soil. - Prohibition bas greatly im proved conditions in Anderson. . The Daily-Mail of that city Btates records show 140 cases of drunker negs tried before the mayor, while during May and June of ?^90?* under prohibition, only 45 per sons were' tried forthat offense. The Mail further says, "The num ber of cases, for disorderly con duct, fighting^ etc., growing out of drinking whiskey, shows a pro portionate desrease." Senator Tillman addressed a large assemblage at Sandy Flat, Greenville c?unty, on Saturday ?last. He will also' speak in about twenty other counties during the summer. His utterances upon the liquor situation were but a re statement of his position of a year ago. Speaking of the Senator's Sandy Flat speech the Greenville News said in part: "The people are always glad for him to come around and delight to hear him express himself on various ques tions, but they are doing their own thinking and they'll do their own voting." Thia sizes up the situa tion exactly. The people are more intelligent than they were fifteen "years ago, consequently they pay little heed to speech making from .he stump. So many plans in the past have fallen short of execu tion, so many promisee broken, so many pledges have gone un fulfilled, that thu masses of the people refnse to be deceived any longer. An Anderson View. A recent issue of the Anderson Daily Mail contains au admirable editorial which but for lack of space we would reproduce in full. The Daily Mail was formerly a etrong advocate of the dispensary, ' opposing very strenuously thc voting out of the dispensary lu Anderson county, but after seeing the corruption that existed and the demoralization wrought by . this institution, it has renounced it, root and branch, preferring the county dispensary. The Daily Mail says in par?: "Penniless mon have been elect fd to dispensary jo! -, and in L few y ears' they, have been rolling in wealth. When asked, 'Where did you get.it?' they have replied by saying, ?Private affairs', " and have defied all attempts at in vestigation. And they have been backed up and endorsed, in this . course by those who claim that the dispensary management has been pure and honest. "Dispensary jobs have been openly bought android. Whiskey dealers have testified tLat they -have had to pay heavy bribes to get orders for their goods. "All these things are known. ?et the 'frieuds' of the dispeusa ?y tell us to 'turn the Tasc?is out,' iud wheu any effort is mad?! in hat direction every single solitary friend' of the dispensary in the state comeB to the rescue of those mder suspicion and * orks to pre sentthe securing of evidence ihat would convict. 'The people see these thingB and ?tudy them. And the conclusion is inevitable: The dispensary won't io- > "It is corrupting. It is demorali zing. It corrupts some people and is so demoralizing to others that they will not or cannot insist on the conviction of the corrupt ion ists." "The corruption is so wide spread, aud affects so 'many per sons and interests, some of them uot directly connected with the dispensary, that th? effect on the state aa a wlnle is worse than any thing that bas ever existed in the state." The foregoing, bear in mind, is from a former very ardent advo cate of tbe Btato dispensary sys tem. Now a word as to how prohi bition is regarded in Auderson. Says tho Daily Mail: "If we were called upon to-day to decide between prohibition and a county dispensary for Anderson county wo would probably decide in favor of prohibition. We are getting along very well. If condi tions in this county do not get woree we will be satisfied to let well enough alone." I "Temperance" Quotes The Scrip tures *to Sustain His Position on The Liquor Question. Mr Editor; You have, I presume, several hundred subscribers who believe (as.I do) that, while a hot house growth of temperance senti ment may be produced by prohibi tion, a more natural and more per manent growth is produced by J gradually restricting the sale of alcoholic liquor. Daring the last twelve months, our wives and children have rend, iii your paper, many columns in which was pre sented your view of the liquor ques tion. We no'w ask th it, in ace ir I (Junco with fairness, you give us the opportunity to show them tho (Uher side of the sh'eld. A pr? valent error concerning the uquor problem is.that high morality and Sound statesmanship forbid any compromise with eyil. With your permission, I shall discuss that subject in a future article. In doing so, I shalt call attention to thc opinion of some eminent politi cal philosophers, and shall quote [several passages from the sacrel Scriptures. Another prevalent erro. that the temperate use of in- eating liquor is forbidden by Bible, [ and is, therefore, a sin. 1 ask per mission to discuss that subject now. The fact is, that the Bible forbids excess, or intemperance, in the use of wine or strong drink, but fully sustains the right to use these arti' des temperately. Ja the entire Bible, lhere is but one passage that forbids anybody to use intoxicating liquor temperately, and that pas sage applies only, lo a very small :?l2fem? ;?f'3he*h?rty-fi^^ eros are as follows: "It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, nor for princes strong drink; lest they driuk and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted. Give strong drink unto bim tuat is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts." You will observe, Mr Editor, that, while the sacred writer states that certain officers (kings and princes) should abstain from wine or strong drink, he recommends that it be given to certain other persons. The eighth and ninth verses of Leviticus contain these words: "Aud the Lord spake unto Aaron, saying, do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tab ernacle of the congr* gatton, lest ye die." It is hardly conceivable, Mr Editor, that, if the Lord wished these priests to abstain from wine or strong drink at all times, he would have told them merely not to use ft at ? certain place. The iivji verse of the twentieth chante: of Proverbs consists of the following words: "Wine is a mock er, ?ti rm- drink is raging; and who soever is deceived thereby is not ( wwe." Observa that the writer j does not say,; "Whosoever drinks them as it never ago commits sin," as he could easily have said, if he had desired ? . teach that doctrine. It is not necessary to discuss the meaning of t'-e word ?rdf.ceiv?il", as here employed; f. - .lo'.bit'g ia as serted as to ni m tliut i- deceived, except that he ''is net wise." The twenty-ninth and thirtieth verses of the twenty-third chapter ot Proverbs are as follows: "Who hath woe? Who hath sorrow? Who halli contentions? Who hath bab bling? Who hath wounds without cause? Who ha th redness of eyes? They that larry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine." j It is clear, Mr Editor, that the " woe" here described is the result of gros9 excess. It comes to those who "tarry long" at the wine, and to those who "go to seek mixed wine", which must have been a wine of extraordinary viciousness. The thirty-first and thirty-second verses of the same chapter consist of these words: "Look not upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colorio the cup,when it moveth itself aright. At the last, it biteth like a serpent, aud stingeth like aa adder." The writer is evidently picturing the effects of a certain kind of wine-a "red" wine. Vu rious passages in the Scriptures in timate that this red wine was a mixed wine. For example, in the eighth verse of. the seventy-fifth Psalm, are these words ? "For in the hand of the Lord is a cup, and :he wine is red; it is fulInf mixture." In the fifteenth verse of the sec ond chapter ofHibakuk. are thy olio wi II g words: "W ie unto him hat giveth his neighb >r drink, that Kittest thy bottle to him, and nakest him drunken also.*' You annot fail to observe, M* Elitor, hat, to complete the ofT-u.:e in this ase, it is necessary not only to ive one's neighbor drink, but to aake him "drunken also." Of nurse, drunkenness imp'ies gross xceas. The eleventh v?r?eof tba li 'th hupter of Isaiah is as folio .vs; Woe unto them that rise up early i the morning, that they may rol fe Ct til br sa m at m Pt ot tl) co wi h ea wi ?I Pl til! he wi w strong drink, that continue night, til! wine inflame th Voe" is a necessary result of : :cesses as are here described. In the twenty-eighth ven te twenty-seventh chaptei ene8is, we are told that, m b ig Jacob, Isaac said: "Then od give thee of the dew of he ad the fatness of the earth, lenty of corn and wine." It it ent that Isaac, the grand oh ?iarch, did not regard the ten te use of wine as a sin; for he d God to give his son plen rine as a blessing. The seventh verse of the i hapter of Eccl? siastes is as foll Go thy way, eat thy bread >y, and drink thy wine wi aerry heart; for God now ac< th thy works." In this pas he sacred writer aclually ad\ hat the person addressed, w porks were then acceptabl Jod, should drink wine Wi nerry heart, The eighteenth and ninete rerscs of tho second chapte oel contain these words: "1 viii the Lord be jealous for and and pity his people. Yea jord will answei, and say, Bel ! will send you corn and wine iii, and ye shall be satisfied tl vith."' Can anyone believe 3od would havo promised to irs people wine, if it had been a or them to use it temperately ? The eighteenth and ninetei rerses of the sixth chapter of md Samuel are as follows: ". is soon as David had made an >f offering burnt offerings jeace offerings, he blessed the )le in the name of th? Lor mets. And he dealt among all jeople, even among the whole i .itude of Israel as well to the nen as men, to every one, a < if bread, and a good piece of fl ind a flagon of wine." In the I :eenth chapter of The Acts, we :old that God said: "I have fo David, the son of Jesse, a man a nine own heart, which shall ill all my will." A nd this g nan, after conducting a solemr iigious service, and after bles? !,he people in the name of the L A hosts, gave to every one of tl: to every man and every : worn a flagon of wine! Besides, w David fell into temporary errol he sometimes did, the fact tha was in error is made plain by sacred writers; but, in regard to treating the people to this stu| deus quantity of wine, there is a word- ot censure in the en Bible. The fourteenth verse of the t\\ ty-eighth chapter of Numbers c ?ists of these words: "And tl drink offerings shall be haifa of wine unto a bullock, and third part of a hin unto a r.iui, i the fourtn part of a hin 'util lamb: this is the burnt offer of every month throughout months of the year." The tenth verse of the fifte3 chapter of Numbers is as' foll? "And thou shalt bring for a dr offering half a bin of wine, f ir offering made by fire, of a sw savor unto the Lord." That the Most High God, though he required his chosen r. pie to manufacture, every yeai vast quantity of wiue, and toe vey it to his altar, there to prod a sweet savor for him, yet mad a sin for his creatures to use w temperately, is utterly iucredi . We cannot hold, Mr Editor, t the right to use intoxicating liq temperately, which right is ret nized bv the Old Tejjtnuo? is foe^^^^vils : tfrat?~( ?oT-Ne wYTestamen ul^a???ggt? ?ataXianl^ who are guilty of drunkenn "shall not inherit the kingdom God." As I have said before, dru enness implies gros?' excess. 'I seventeenth and eig ^eenth ver of the fifth chapter ol 'phesians ? as follows: "Wherefore, be not t wise, but understanding what I will of tho Lord is. And be i drunk with wine, wherein is < cess; but be filled with the spir In this passage, it is made so cb that excess in the use of wine, a not temperate use, is forbiddeu tl no comment is necessary. The third verse of the foul chapter of First Peter is as follow "For the time past of our life ra suffice us to have wrought the w of the Gentiles when we walked lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wir revellings, banquetings, and aboi inable idolatries." You will notic Mr Editor, that it is not the use wine, but "excess of wine," that t Apostle Peter here classes with v rious sins. The third verse of the secor chapter of Titus consists of the words: "The aged women like wis that they be io behavior AS becor eth holiness, not false accusers, ni given to much wine, teachers good things." We learn from th passage, Editor, that, even ft women to be "in behavior "as bi 2ometh holiness", it is not necess? ry for them to abstain from th temperate use of wino. They ar required only t o abstain fror 'much" wine. The eighth verse of the thir ?hapter of First Timothy is as fjj bws: ''Likewise must the deacon 3e grave, not double-tongued, no riven to much wine, uot greedy o ilthy lucre." This passage, M Sdi tor, as well as several of Mu ireceding ones,was written by Paul he inspired Apostle. He does noi orbid the deacons to use wine tem >erately but forbids them to use ii ixcessively-forbids them to ust much" wino. I? it possible for tny one to believe that, if the A bog le Paul had regarded the temper ie use of wine as a stn, he would lave misled the deacons of the hurch by telling them merely not o use much wine? * We have as our guide, however, he words and the example of a reater than Paul-the words an I he example of Christ himself. We re told, in the second chapter of oho, that Christ made wine, to be sed by the guests at a wedding i mst. Not only that-he made ine a part of the supper ordained 3 a memorial of his death and suf ;rings. Not only that-he tells us lat be drank wine himself. In the thirty-third and thirty - .urth verses of the seventh diap ir of Luke, Christ says: "Fur John ie Baptist came ueithor eating 'ead nor drinking wine, aud ye y, He hath a devil. Tue son ol an is come eating and drinking, id ye say, Behold a gluttonous . au and a wine-bibbar, a rnen 1 ot ] ibicausani sinners," You will i .serve, Mr Editor, th it tiiese are ; e words of Christ himself. He is L ntrastiug ni.s manner of living a i th that of John. He tells m 1 at John the Baptist came neither ting bread nor drinking wine, '?? nie he came ea ting and drink- * I. He states, furtu.jr, trial ila *\ larisees (lying, of course) sail ^ nt he drank wine to excess-cn ic was a "wine-bibber." As yoi ll observe, however, it is he (and ^ ot the Pharisees) thnt says that e carne drinking; It is certain^v hen, that Christ drank wlney^of e tells us so himself. Would he have drunk wine tem: erately, if it had been a sin to do o? 'If so, the very foundation of | < ur religion is gone. Who could lelieve in the deity of Christ, if any" iel of his were unworthy ofimits- r iou? These arguments cannot be x insweredi Mr Editor, by .saying, ! hat the wine referred to by Moses f ind Solomon and Paul and Christ ,va3 unfermented, and was not in ;oxicating. There are scores of l i lassages in the Bible showing that ja ihe wine with which they dealt had " die same effect as the wine of the present dav. The thirteenth, four teenth and fifteenth verses of the second chapter of The Acts-show that even the "new" wine spoken if in the Bible was capable of mak ng people "drunken." I make no apology, Mr Editor, for quoting anything contained i ri the Bible. That book was produced by i higher wisdom than ours. We should Leek tn learn what it teaches ?ri regard to every subject. If it is out reliable as tu one matter, it is not reliable as to any matter. Let no man, whether he advocates the [lispensary or advocates prohibi tion, say anything that would, either directly or by implication, dishonor the teachings of that pre cious book. I certainly make no apology for quoting th? words of Cnrisb him self. I am not ashamed of any thing that He ever said. I do not regret the recprdin? of any sen tence that fell fro:u His sacred lips The world cannot be injured by telling anything that He ever -said or ever did. If any mao regrets that Christ drank wine and said so publicly, I beg him to halt; for he is drifting into infiMelity. If any ulan believes that men should be better than Christ in any respect, I beg him not tb say so, even by the remotest ultimatum; for that would bu thc vilest blasphemy. We need not fear, M'r Editor,.to tell young p ?opie what the Bible teaches in regard *o wine and strong drink. . Lat us tell them the ..ruth ab >ut the matter. Let us tell thurn that the Bible uaq iriiitiad ly forbids the intemperate use of al coholic licftbr, but leaves them at liberty tu use it to.n.urately. Let us te>ieh them the a I Uti.m il fact that tba trarisiti'n Iro n temp-T ance to intern UTI IC. ?..M exceeding ly easy. L 'l us leach them, Hiere fore, that, in nie exercise ol' t ?-ir liberty, they sinuld use a bandant ca uti ni, TI I iii it ahu'iilaiit c iu'ion will req : re . dui a!? ti-?yace on thc pa t. ol -o iny. It i i nidi un i T loil'?the le id lng educators in A MI i-i and in Euv:>pe thar, ul limit tel , it is best not to overstate any ct is-?. It is well un de rs too I flit ll ? vic ; Iris ever bj MI ";irru,,'l do vi'' liv t?l iiig Vpi '.ii lies" iibn it-it.. V*i I [ >e lieve (hat our appeals to. teal per il lice are must effective, ami m is** pleasing to Almighty G J I, when they contain nothing but. the exact truth. TiiMPEii.vNcu; Cheap Exemtion Rates. Tia Southern Kail way ; Rates open to all. 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In doing so I ask hat m y constituents examine into my coord of only a few months ae their .epresentative. I have been and ara low embarrassed by reason of the ?ontest for my seat which seriously iffects my influence and my eflForts in )ehalf of my people. With my expe dience, 1 am satisfied that I can and ivill represent you more advantageous y in the future than I have done in ;he past. I make this announcement subiect :o the rules and regulations of the Democratic primary, pledging ray jelf to abide by the results, and to sup port the nominees thereof. ' J. 0. PATTERSON. I hereby announce "myself a saudidate for Congress from the Second Congressional District of South Carolina, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. BUTLER B. HARE. A laudable ambition for promotion coupled with a God-given desire to serve the neople, causes me to an nounce my candidacy for Congress Ex amine my record as a member of the House of Representatives of S. CI will obey the rules of the Democratic Primaries, Obediently. GASPER LOREX T?0LE. Aiken, S. C. HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES I respectfully announce myself a candidate for re-election to the House of Representatives, and pledge myself to abide the result and to support the nominees of the Democratic primary. B. E. NICHOLSON. I respectfully announce myself a candidate for the House of Repre sentatives and pledge myself to abide the result of the Democratic primary and to support the nominees of ?the same. S. T, WILLI A.MS. COUNTY SUPERVISOR. I respectfully announce myself a candidate for re-election to tho office of County Supervisor of Edgefield County; aud if electee, will in the future, as in the papt, give my faithful and undivided .attention to the duties of the said office. I pledge myself to abide the result and to support the uominees of the Di-mocratic party. .D. P. SELF. I hereby anuouuee myself a caudidate for the office of Super visor of Edgefield county and pledge myself to abide the result of the Democratic primary and to support the uomiuees of the same. R. J. MOULTRIE. I respectfully announce myself a candidate for the office of Couu ty Supervisor, subject to tho Democratic primary. 1 will be very" grateful should the people elect'me to this office and promise a faithful discharge of the duties of same. ^fef?-i E. QUARLES. _w .record and exper d?riv?d as a former Clerk and reBBflPB^BOT [ ?n-ioY-rt'cTrireOT?Ak-J ^d^n"n?n?s*s'""and generous suppoit heretofore bestowed upon me bymy fellow-Democrats of Edgefield county whosa votes and influence i again so licit. I respectfully annouuee my can dida?y for the office of County Super visor and pledge myself to abide the result of the Primary election, and to au efficient and faithful discharge of all the duties of this important office if elected. J, R. BLOCKER. POR TREASURER. 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HOLLAND. iUPERVISIR REGISTRATION I respectfully announce myself a candidate for the office of Supervisor if Registration, and pledge myself to ibide the result of the Democratic >rimary and to support the nominees if the same. G. G. WEST. Pleasant Lane. S. C, I respectfully announce myself a ?andi date for re-election to the office >f Supervisor of Registration, and iledge myself to abide the result of he Democratic primary and to sup jort the nominees of the same. CHARLES STROM. I herewith very respectfully an nounce myself as a candidate for Su pervisor of Registration of Edgelleld jounty, pledging myself to abide the result of the primary electiou and to support the nominees of the pa-ity. GEORGE W. QUAKL?8. I respectfully announca myself as a candidate for the office of Supervisor of Registration of Edgefleld county, pledging myself to abide the result of the primary and to support the nomi nees of the party, and to do my full duty if elected. I thank my friends and the voting public in advance for all favors that may be shown me. C. W. WATSON. POR AUDITOR* I respectfully announce myself cs a candidate for re-election to the office of County Audi'or, and do hereby pledge myself to abide the result of the primary electiou aud to support the nominees of the Democratic party. J. B. HALTIWANGER. I respectfully announce myself as a candidate for the office of Auditor of Edgefield couuty. I pledge myself to abide the result of the Democratic primary and to support the nominees of the party. H. W. DOBEY. FOR MAGISTRATE, I hereby announce myself a candi date for re-election as Magistrate for the 1st Judicial District of Edgefield County, subject to, the rules and regulations of the Democratic prima N. L. BRUNSON. JUDGE OP PROBATE. I respectfully announce myself a caudidate for re-election to the office of Judge of Probato, and pledge myself to abide the result aud support the nominees of the Democratic primary election. -K_r__J. D, A)J&???-? Candidates FOR -Cotton Weigher. Election, August 4th, 1000. I respectfully announce that lam a candidate for the position of public Cotton Weighsr for the town of Edge field for the term beginning Sept. 1st 1906.1 promise the people that if elected 1 will be at my post ready to serve them every day in the year except Sunday. W. L. HOLSON, Franklin, S.C. I hereby anuounce myself a candi date for tbe position of public Cotton Weigher for the town of Edgefleld, for the term beginning Sept. 1st 1906. I hereby pledge myself if elected, to give mr emirs time, energy and ability in rendering honest, faithful service. T. P. MORGAN. Feeling that I am qualified for discharging the duties of the office ably and satisfactorily, I herewith respectfully offer myself as a can didate for Cotton Weigher of Edgefield. J. A. TTMMERMAN. I respectfully announce myself as a candidate for Cotton Weigher at Edgefield for the term beginning Sept. 1st 1906, .and pledge myself if elected to give my entire time in the effort to discharge my duty. P. R. WAT ES. I respectfully announce myself a candidate for re-election to the office )f Cotton Weigher for the town of Edgefleld. I have moved to Edgefield io as to give my time and attention 0 the duties of th? office, and pledge nyself to render the same honest and aithful ser* ice in future, if s'l?cted, is I have done in the past. J. W. CHEATHAM. 1 hereby announce myself a candi late for the position of public Cotton Weigher fp'r the town of Edgefleld, nd i ledge myself, if elected, to dis barge the duties honestly and faith ully. F PEACRE OUZTS. A Modem Miracle. "Truly miraculous Beemed the ecovery of ;Mrs. Mollie Holt of bis place," writes J. 0. R.jHooper, Woodford, Tenn., "she waa no astad by coughing up puss from er lungs. Doctors declared her ud so near that her family bad atched by her bed-side forty ight hours; when,, at my urgent ?quest Dr. King's New Discovery '.ts given her, with tho astonish? ig result that improvement be* em, and continued until she fi ally completely recovered, aod i a healthy woman to-day." Guar titeed cure for coughs aud colds, rice 50c and $1.00 G. L. Fenn & on W. E. Lynch & Co. Pulverized Sugar always on and. Tiramons .Uros. alibi .Timm; MI fiting ship designers and ship build ing finns lo submit plaus for the 20, 000-lou battleship -.uthorized by Con gress. Thc naval bureaus have also been instructed to- prepare like plans for comparison with those submitted by the-private bidders. The prelimi nary plans are to bc submitted by November 1st, next. chief of the. ethnological survey of .the Philippines, has. been cleeted to an assistant professorship in the de partment of sociology in the Universi ty of Minnesota. The second eastward trans-Atlantic race between the *Hambeurg-Ameri can line steamer Deutschland, and the French line steamer Laprovenio ended this mqniing witt a decisive victory in favor of the German boat.