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m VOLUME LVIU, N .MBER 66. NEWBERRY, S. C., FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 1922. TWICE A WEEK, $2.00 A YEAS ^??i ui ? ?M???a????aw A SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC HELD AT ST. LUKES Wednesday Was a Red Letter Day in Historic St. Lukes Church, Near Prosperity In the morning before eleven o'clock a large crowd had gathered at the church for the gala occasion. The weather was not very favorable but nevertheless many folks gathered together. At eleven o'clock the large crowd assembled within the church to hear the program for the day which consisted of an opening song by the school, a welcome song - "* i f* d . _ * j by the school, reading 01 scripture and prayer, reading by three young ladies, song by school. After this part of the program had been completed a forceful and interesting ad dress was delivered by the inviteei speaker for the occasion, Rev. J. J. Long, D. D., of Little Mountain, S. C. After the address a vocal duet was rendered. During the rendering of the duet the offerings were received which amounted to nearly ten dollars. As was stated by the superintendent, this will be given to the Lutheran orphan home. After the program in the church nad been completed a sumptuous din? ner was -spread on the ^t?i:le in a grove near the church. It seemed that the table fairly groaned from rr V?nrrldrtorl with cr? mnnv ff)Od VWi. UVUWU ?? ?v?? wv . things to eat. A feature of the program for the afternoon as planned by the committee was a water melon cutting. Twenty-eight nice, large melons were sliced on the same table which had bourne so much during the noon ]|pur and many folks said they had never seen such a beautiful scene as was presented to the eye when they beheld the table as it was fairly lined from end to end with the sliced melon that showed the red so beautifully. Indeed it was a pretty?sight to behold. During the noon hour it was leaA?d that some parents wanted their children baptized while an oriained minister was on the church grounds. n<icfftr.ViQC not vpt Spp 71 JL lie picscill _M?CWI I.u? J ~ ordained. Also, some wanted to unite with the church by the rite of confirmation. Arrangements were made to hold a short devotional service "shortly after the noon hour. Rev. J. A. Shealv, a member of the congregatipn out4 now an active pastor in Shandon, Columbia, S. C., conducted the devotional service. Heads of three families, one woman and two men, four grown girls, and two grown boys presented themselves f:>r confirmation. After the confirmation service a baptismal service was held. At this service seven children were baptized: one in one family, two in another, and four in a third * m__ A_ : family, AH IUIJJICJ6UC niwiuciu uuiing the confirmation service was that ^ of a mother, her son-in-law, and a granddaughter being confirmed at the same time. Dr. J. J. Long officiated at both, the confirmation and the baptismas service. St. Lukes is real proud of the work that is being done in the Sunday school and also along other lines of / Christian activity. f ? U. S. Jurors The following of Xewberry are chosen as grand jurors to servo in the United States court which convenes at Rock Hill. September 11th, with Judge H. H. Watkins presiding. Lindsay Fellers, Prosperity. J. V. Clary, Newberry, R. F. D. And the following to serve as petit jurors: 1 v. jlsi wrr?\ W. T. Buford, Newben\>, W. H. Hardeman, Newberry; J. W. Eptii-g. Newberry, K. F. D. >. 2nd *veek? A. L. Aull, Pomaria; L. McFall Wise, W'hitmire; A. B. Mille;*, X?.'\v-> berry, R. F. D.; -J. W. Kibler, Newberry, R. F. D. Card of Thanks Rev. and Mrs. Y. J. Reeder (colored) wish to thank their neighbors and friends for the kindness shown their beicved daughter, Bessie Cannon, during he.- illness of two weeks. She closed this life with her father and mother. 218 Gilder street, Newfoerry, S. C., July 29, 1922. We doubt if even a hot fight for reelection can warm Lodge. 'office seekers warming up in state "circus" I , Meeting at Greenwood Is Enlivened by Thrusts of the Various State Candidates Lhas. h. Garrison in Greenville News. ! Greenwood. Aa<r. ]5.?Fisrhtinc stubbornly if not bitterly for every inch of ground as the end of the campaign is ncared, candidates for state offices today enlivened the meeting at White Spring park, on the edge of the city, with statements and thrusts that indicate an even warmer time may be expected before the county to county meetings co#ne to a close next week. ; Candidates for state superintendent of education, lieutenant governor and commissioner of agriculture vied with the gubernatorial candidates in the amount of interest creH* .. ? J.- -U . au;u. iviariy statements 111:2 uu a- uic meeting today, by reason of the fact % that an opponent did not have opportunity to reply, are expected to brin'j more life and ginger into the .meetings than have been shewn so far. Particularly is this true of the meet? ing at Laurens tomorrow when Geo. W. Wightman, candidate for commissioner of agriculture, will follow his opponent, E. Harris, the present incumbent. "Picture Peddler" j Mr. Harris, from the platform, today advised the voters to carefully consider if a candidate for the office of commissioner of agriculture was "real dirt farmer or a picture peddler." Mr. Wightman had spoken first and had no opportunity to reply. However, he requested Mr. Harris, as the latter tock his seat. :o be sure to mention the "picture ;<g ent incident" tomorrow 1 ;;,.;rer:.-; and that he, Mr. Wightvian, would have an answer ready. For superintendent of education, John E. Swearingen, lha incumbent; J. H. Hope of Union, and Cecil H. Seigler of Aiken, injected the warmest words into the meeting. ! Mr. Hope characterized ax "one who is not fit to be superintendent of education the one who would indulge in such lirty, contemptible xnud slinging," in ref^r^nce to Mr. Swearffigen's statement that Mr. Hcpe?s expenses might be paid by a text book concern, Mr. Swearingen repeated the assertion made ar. Mewberry that while he did not make the direct charge he would not be surprised if Mr. Hope'1; i-xpcn.-es weie being paid by a text book comuany. Mr. Seigler; while not uen.tioning the name of any particular can l:d;te referred to tne.se wor-js saic ro nave been made bv one c.f his opponents: "He has complained of buying bocks until his bsck is buri-'iie 1. That man's children are not living with him and he has possibly not bought a book for them in ten years-" Mr. Swearingen, continuing1 t-> direct his remarks t) M.'. none, iaid he would like to ask thjt can It date where he was and wrnt he wa7 dc^ng i 9 ^ while out of the =tate. Adarns Makes Char.?e I ; In the three ;orn2''ed race for i ,V> ,-1 A/'unc j ueuienant guvciji'ji, v. v.. .n.. ..... i led off by charging -hat ' no of his 'opponents had been bro.i/a1; out by graduates of a certain institution. E. B. Jackson, who po 11 owed. virale no mention of that ?ha>.* *, bat confined himself to his usual address. J. K. Owens, the third candidate for the office, promptly stated to*at he wished to lay all the cards o:^ the table before the voters and read a letter said to have been written in : the interest of Mr. Jackson'* candidacy by James H. liammc n.l, a former Citadel man oe C.'iumbia. Extracts from the letter scid tc have been written by Mr. Hammond to a former Citadel man -n another fovi follows: '"In the present Citadel sit, urt:on it would be very unfortunate * " ' 1 * 1 . ' T ^ for us if JacKson is noi eiecteu. i; is ; incumbent on all of us who have the 'institution at heart to look out for its interests, as an old Cit.iuel n:.m, I was instrumental, with others, in perrur.ding Jackson to make the race long before the other gentlemen's names were known.'' Duncan Attacks Blease John T. Duncan, who did not atj tack Blease yesterday in Newberry, I resumed his thrust;- at Mi. Blease u>d'ay. Ho also declared that .McLeod | was the first choice for governor and Laney the second choice of Edwin Wales Robertson of Columbia. t i -Mr. Blease declared that while he ( I had not made as little as $o,000 a I [year (which is the salary of the gov-: j ernor of South Carolina) for ihe past i seven years, hc^tood ready to rid the ' sl.;te of the "worst case of ^stom.:c'n ' ache it has ever had and which was ' thrust upon tiie people by Dr. Dick Manning and Dr. Bcj Cooper." Geo. K. Laney told of his record in tin slate legislature and of the vMA..uii\.n^ Vk-j Vi-jc? >">< .>frw) f!nnn;r ilicacui IIV uao au ? v vv v% v.v*t *..9 that time. He declared that he saved i the life jof the state warehouse system and also introduced the bill regulating the sale of fertilizers. He i said he w.ts a farmer and lawyer and i did not pose tjs a farmer only. An earnest plea for law enforcement was made by Mr." McLeod who . said that'the remedy for the present large number of crimes was by the verdict of juries uoheid by the right kind of chief executives. J. J. Cantey and William Coleman made their usual speeches for governor, although Mr. Cantey vigorously renewed his attack on "certain demagogues," saying they should be electrocuted without due process of law. i PERSONALITIES TO FORE IN SUPERINTENDENT'S RACE ( ! Laurens, Aug. 16.?Here today as was tne case yesterday in Greenwood there was a somewhat generous indulgence in personalities among candidates offering for state superintendent of education. i J. H. Hope of Union, referring to yesterday's statement of Cecil H. Seigler of Aiken, that a candidate complaining of buying textbooks, "was not living with his family and possJ:ly had not bought a textbook for his child in ten years/' n\ad "stooped to a contemptible lie, ar.d I tsld him so this morning." ; Mr Seigler said he understood that II ^ivnvn ?!vincr with thnit* liic L IJ11 UI \j ll v* v i v_. grandfather and that in so far ns he was concerned the matter was dropped. John E. Swcaringen said Mr Hope had ?ttackeld him five times before he mentioned Mr. Hope's name, and "if he wants to fiffht let him blindCold himself and I'll meet 'him." , Mr. Hope said he didn't want the office if he had to crawl through a sewer pipe to get it. The people of Union county knew him and had elected him county superintendent fcf education. He referred the vot..crs to the people of Union and would abide whatever the Union people would say. Wicker-Crunipion On last Saturday evening at seven o'clock Miss Ruby L. Wicker and Mr. John Crumpton, both of Prosperity, route G, were married at the St. Paul s parsonage, the Rev. S. P. i Koon officiating. Tuesday Rook Club The Tuesday Rook cli.<> met with Miss Cornelia Wallace Wednesday afternoon. Rook was played at four tables and after the games the hostess served ice cream and cake. Those present were: Misses Harriett Harrell, Evelyn Burns, Kather- \ ine Fant, Sarah Cromer, Katherine Jones, Rose Turpin Tarrant. Julia T.1! osm /. r. k'iKlriv TTflifVl fTP VV LCA3, 1 iuivuv,t iUk/ivi , ? - rity, Helen Davis, Clara Davis, Minnie Morris, Katherine Swittenber;*, Nancy Mcintosh. Helen Chalmers and Jack Salter. i <? <? <? ? & <$> & <$ ?> 3> ^ , COMMUNITY MARKET v ' ^ ' ^ < > . / <$> <?' < ) < > < > <?> ^ <$> < > < / < / i Tranwood Demonstration club met August <Jth with1 Mrs. J. VV". Ree l?r. Notwithstanding sore arms from typhoid serum and ni.uh "sick unto - i v death," 1>> memoers were crave enough to venture forth to enjoy the pleasant get-tcgether. accept what the gods provided. and st:>ro away for future reference the br:,rht ideas imparted by .Miss Berne. Soup mixture was prepared, canned and laid away by the hostess for some lucky mortal who "happens to drop in" a cold winter morning-. ' Five visitors were present. The hostess, assisted by Miss Gertrude Reeder, served delicious sandwiches and iced tea. Next meeting with. Mrs. -7. Henry Reeder. i Mrs. C. A. Matthews, Sec. } i { ' *> <t> <S> 'S> ^ <$> <S> <?> <$> <? $> <$1 ARTHUR SMILEY TOMPKINS '*; V x ?. & <$> & *v <?> ' / vs> <$> f> <?> < > ?> <$> <y <$ (By John K. Aull) , The late Mr. Dawson, then editor of the News 'intl Courier, speaking of the passing of a notaole personage in South Crolina. t-iid. in subrtrince, that when a giant oak in the forest full that it was known of all mankind In the surrounding community. In conti^distinction is the falling of some tree in the forest which would hardiy be noticed by passers-by. Mr. A. S. Tompkins was one of these towering trees in the forest, it wis given n:m, oy a merciful God, to be one of the exponents r f the divine; command of right living, clear, thinking, and absolute duty to his fcliowman. He went outside of th-it. He visited, quietly, the poor, and he left his impress in their homes and particularly in their hearts. He dkl this without ostentation and none'- knew of it except taore who were th^ recipients of his goodness. - ' As a friend ' he was one of the .kindliest gentlemen whom the Lord has created. He v.-^s active in the work of his church and for a number of years was superintendent of the Sunday school of the church of which he was a member. It has been estimated fly those who.know, that he made twice as many Sunday school addresses as any Other man in his county, and it is probable tlot during the long term of his life of 68 years he made more of this kind of addresses than any other man in the state. Mr. Tompkins was a rr in whose father felt the effects of the War Between the States, and Mr. Tompkins w-cnt to '.?*?rk as s young attorney at Edgefield and become one of the leading lawyers of the "state, representing a number of important litigants. In business and professional life he was successful, and he made a place for himscilf by his honesty and loyalty, and devotion to duty, cecond to no man who has practiced law in this state. As a lawyer, he handled some very '"iportant cases successfully, and his career at the bar was one of the most highly creditable in this state* Mr. Tompkins was reared in the 1 4 ~ ~ ?v? r\ r X n-f + Jin O 1 f] Tenets in mc stnuu. wj. South, the fragrant remembrances of the civilization of which are as "sweet as remembered kisses after death." He was a product of the Old South?a South which, through efforts of men of his type, has developed into a section not only of this country, but of the world, which is the leading agricultural, manufacturing, and?best of all?the result of a type of culture-which has neither been equalled nor. surpassed. He was a man of literary genius; an author; but, even with the laurels which were his in these lines of work, his main claim to fame ;ics ]n ms trienaliness to ill. A princ'plc of his life, symbolically, was to . ? ?live rn a house by the side of the road, , And be a friend to man." i He was a friend. not only of thos*' whosci material means entitled them to tide through the meagre years, tut he wc? even more so a friend of those w'hose meagre means did not vision bread and meat for. the coming season. He lived to do good, and the good as he saw it, and as the Scriptures taught the good to be. He was an ardent student of the Bible, and by its precepts he directed his life. As a man he was always genial. courteous, and always open and above-board. He was one of those men who had so lived that he had nothing to hide either in his personal or public life. He was a devoted husband and father. He was a Southern gentleman, unafraid, and nothing more can be said of any man. In his passing the state and the church have lc>t one of their most valuable citizens and members. He was always a devoted member of the church, and he always took an active hurch. and he always took an active interest in the affairs of the state government. He was one of those men of whom it may be said in the words of the poet that hi- so lived: j "So live, that when thy summons comes to join ; The innumerable caravan, which moves To that mysterious realm, where each shall take His chamber in the silent halls of death, Thou go not, like the quarry-slave at night, Scourged to his dungeon, but, sustained and soothed Bv an unfalteriner trust, anm-oach thy grave, ? Like one who wrans the drapery of his couch About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams." He so lived and he so passed away. The Virgin Birth of Christ A ccpy^of the following letter has been mailed to the Rev. H. E. Fosdick, D. D., who is gaining notoriety by his denial of the virgin birth of Christ, and his attacks on the inerrancy of the inspiration of the Bible: Spartar.jjurg, S. C.. Aug. 11, 1922. To Rev. H. E. Fosdick, D. D., New York, N. Y. Dear Sir: Seme one has mailed to me a copy of a sermon said to have been prciched by you. May 21, 1922, in the First Presbyterian church of New York. With that document comcs this note: "Your comments upon this sermon would be read with great interest and appreciation."? (Ivy L. Lee). I, therefore, ; submit a few comments for your prayerful consideration; -but I do not ask any further correspondent on the subject. 1. In lac Gospel by St. Matthew, chapter 1, 18-25, it is positively declared that the birth of Christ was "a virgin birth"; hence, supernatu; ral. Now if, as your theory would hive us believe, -Matthew 4ied, then' what credence can be given to anything else he has written in that gor.pel? If false i2i that, then most naturaMy, we might question, the veracity of the whole of his gospel. 2. You, ' doubtless, believe that God created worlds and worlds, and is, therefore, the author of ail the ramifications of nature. Then which is easier, the creation of worlds or the creation of a life germ so small that a microscope must be brought into U;e before the eye of man can clearly see it? And, further, if Christ was born rftcr the ordinary course of nature. He would simply be a mere man. and would have no righteousness to hand over to U3, nor would He "have the nf'WPr to forgive "pins. Onlv a God man cculci affectively atone for sin. 3. St. John declares in the most emphatic terms that. "In tho beginning was the Logos?Word?and the Word was with God. and the Word w?s God." And he declares that "all things were made by Him?the Logos?and without Him was not anyJ thing made that was made." This same John fays, "The Word was made flesh, and dwelt among men"?and then declares that "We beheld His gloi-y, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth." Now your denial of the virgin birth of Christ calls John ''a liar" when he declares that Jesus is God. Then upon your unproven hypothesis, John's further statements may also he ills??a tftoupr.it owaering on to blasphemy. Once more: Jesus said. "I and my Father are one:" and in John 5:18, it is said, "The Jews sought the more to kill Him, because. He said that God w is H!? Father, making Himself equal with God." Then, evidently, the Jews fully understood that Jesus claimed to be the Son of God in a sense claimed by no otb'M- rabbi, prohphet or priest. Now, I submit that all this brings you, at once, face to face with the : .ci-. which you cannot dodge, that your theory flatly contradicts the plain and posit've words of prophets, evangelists in the gospels, the New Testament epistles and the words of Jofus Christ Hfmself. No wonder the present generation is discrediting: the B ble. a:vi ^:>!n^ after the ways of vae world. The destiny of souls trembles in the Lal2nee, and those of us who preach the gospel need to be very careful that we do not become soul murderefs. Very truly, S. T. Ilalhiian, Lutheran Pastor. Spartanburg, S. C'. i i THE NEWS OF WH1TM1RE Mr. Z. H. Suber Builds Ice Plant? j ?Finc Union Meeting Closes? Whitmire Team Wins Whitmire, Aug. 16.?Additional improvements for our town are being J considered on_account of the strutting and puffing of John Miller and 'Judge Singleton. It is thought best to widen our streets. Naturally large of stature they are spreading to unusual dimensions and their smiles can not be confined to their handsome faces. As fathers of their first born, they are the whole cheese, i The storl/ left with Mr. and Mrs. j Miller a sweet little suffragette, Miss Julia; and with the Singletons a Wil- . son Democrat, druggist and 'ball , player. ? Mr. Z. H. "Suber has just complet- 1 ed an ice plant at Lavonia, Ga., and t put in charge of it his son Walter, and Francis Douglas. These are fine ! young men and their absence from Whitmire is regretted. W. (i. Anthony, a young man irom Camden, has cast his lot among us and has fitted up a groccry store in the Burlowitz block. So there is now net a vacant dwelling or store house in Whitmire. All our globe tratters have returned from their vacation, but with no s:gn of physical improvement. They are still in a state of ennui. Another wcrd would probably better describe their condition but verbum sap. When they die it will not be necessary to write the epitaph, "Rest in peace." Last week our bail team played Orangeburg six games and won with hands down. This feat entitles Whitmire to the amateur championship of the state. Our boys are in W'no.3boro now and have won the first j game out 0/ three to be played. Dr. Lewis, optometrist of Columbia, is hera for a week helping those who have bad eyes. However, he is not giving the advice, "If vour right eye offend thee, pluck it out." The union revival here, conducted by Dr. Lee for two weeks, closed last night. It was a decided success in every way. Dr. Lee is orje of the [greatest preachers of his day. Eloj qiifcnt, learned, and consecrated., he has few equals. He preaches the | Gospel, pure and simple, and sprin:kles it with literary gems of Durest L ... T4. ^ i;?? I l ..y it wui iuuj; n?c iii wc j hearts of our people and his mesj sages will* go a long way down the aisles of time. OLD FOLKS AND HOME COMING DAY AT ST. PAUL'S i 7 [ There will be Ola Folks and Home I Coming day at the St. Paul's cburch next Sunday, August 20. There will be all dav service with dlnnei on the . i grounds. The sermon in tie morn; ing will be preached by Dr. W. K. Gctiwald of Newberry college. The senr.cn address m tne auernoon j will be delivered )y Dr." J. J. Long | of Little Mountain. The old folks, the people who have gone out from J St. Paul's, and the oublic are cordially invited to attend. S. P. Koon, . Pastor. What a Young Man Car. Do Some 20 years ago a young mm (came into town seeking a job. He : found a smsll grocery merchant runJning his own business and applied to i him for work. The merchant replied 1 - I j thr.t he was not abie to hire a clerk, j but the young man was very persis tent, saying he would work for any1 thing the merchant would give.' !4<Well/' said the merchant. "I can give you board and a few dollars ner ; month." The trade was made. That young man was Robt. C. Campbell of Jaha. Since then he has been with i Collier's publications through Flori' da and South Carolina and is now I manager of one of .'4'} grocery stores 'owned by Rogers of Atlanta. Young Orrpbel! was married a few years ,; ;ro :>.nci ho and his wife visited New 'Yoik. He has just returned to his ; home in La Grange. Ga., from visiting relatives and friends in Xewber I , ry county and ai Wrightsville Beach, j X. C. An account of his sister's < marriage appears in this issue of the ' paper. His sister lived for a number i of years in Newberry at the home of ] (her uncle. Mr. W. B. Johnson. I SOLITAIRE DIAMOND RING STOLEN BUT RECOVERED Little Negro Girl Steals Ring, Bat Mother Forced to Return the Diamond , During the meeting of the state campaign party in Newberry Monday, while the crowds were in the * city and all was bustle and hurry, a small negress thought it. an appropriate time to get in a little thievery; accordingly Hulda Rutherford, nurse for Mrs. C. J. Purcell, took advantage of the situation. Mrs. Purcell, freeing her hands to make fig preserves, had taken her rings off and put them in the wardrobe, the key in the door, unlocked. Leaving the rings where she had placed them, Mrs. Purcell left the room and was absent for some time. When she returned the solitaire diamond ring was missing; the girl, who is about ten or 12 years old, had stolen it. There was no doubt of that, as there was no one else in the house who would "take things," and a burglar would have taken all in sight. Mrs. Purcell was .onfident that Hulda was guilty. She questioned the girl, but the little thief denied any knowledge of the missing ring. The mother, Ida Rutherford, an old family servant, (being at her own home at the time, Mrs. Purcell went theie. Mrs. f<-,M fVio -ummnrt that, shp WAS X Ul LtU IU1U U4V *T v..w? ? certain the child had taken, the ring:, but if she would return it the matter would be dropped, as all she wanted was her ring. The mother upheld the daughter in the matter, protesting that she knew nothing of the ring. Mrs. Purcell returned home, accompanied by the woman snd the child. Knowing full well that the ring was in the possession of the woman or the ('-i'd. Sheriff" Blease was called in and, with Mrs. Purceff, made a thorough search of the room; Mrs. Purcell had already searched everywhere in the room. They told the woman if t^ie rin? was not forthcom ing the parties Vould be jailed. In the meantim Ida Rutherford had watched her opportunity and slipped the ring on a window sill in the room, which was one of the places where a thorough search had been made. Recovering her valuable and highly prized treasure, Mrs. Purcell did not push the case against the culprits. It is just ?uch crimes which help to make conditions deplorable?parents upholding ? their children in their evil deeds. It makes them worse, whereas, if the parents would take them in hand at the start and correct them it would at least have a salutary effect if not entirely bring about a reformation. If Ida Rutherford had given back the ring at the start rhe would have been spared the notoriety she has gained. RAIN PREVENTS GAME Doubleheader for Winn*boro and Whitmire Wednerdmy The State. Winnsboro, Aug. 15.?The game between Winn?boro and Whitmire was rained out here today, disappointing the large crowd here from adjoining counties to see what was expected to be the fastest semi-professional ball game in the state this reason. A doubleheader has been arranged for Wednesday, the games to be played at 11 o'clock in the morning and 5 o'clock in the afternoon! ? Wallace-Campbell Tampa, Fla., Times, 12th. Mr. J. I. Campbell announces the' marriage of his daughter Marie Marguerite to \T o rvi IT. W Q11 Q/"?O l'? 1 ? UU1 X-A VI Miiuvv on Saturday August the eleventh nineteen hundred and twentytwo The ceremony was performed by Rev. George Hyman of the First Baptist church, at the parsonage in the Williford residence. Mrs. Wallacec is a former resident of Scuth Carolina but has made her home in rampa for the last two years. She is a graduate of the Cox'school, Atlanta, Ga., and has numerous friends who will "extend best wishes. M