THE rSALM SINUEKS.
Some History?The Founding of
thoColIcKes?Why JolmC. Calhoun
Sent His Sons to Due
West?Kind Words From Dr.
.1 iicobs.
The religious descendants in
this country of the old Scotch
Couveuauts are llie I'salui-singing
Presbyterians. lhe use ot the
psalms as the only noiapuaitimi
r>tVirT>r t.i Iwcnnr i-> \t-nr
r* rw* 'v* v ' "h * 4# ?
ship was one of the peon:: r'fior.
of th" l'lvshyvoriiini- ami that
peculiarity \i>teci i* all thej
types or Sootcb l*r divfor' ?i?-r-1
that came *o America
In 1858, however, the psalm-1
sinking l'resbyterians of the*'
Northern ami Western States!
coalesced under the name of the'
"I'nited i'resby; -r ins,'' but ti e
psulm-siugeis of the Southern
States ilicl nut liiu i 1 oio t ho c ttition.
They o< it'nued under th >r:
former name ?,f ''Associate R-.j
formed RreAiy torians," or as
more familiarly called,"Soceder.''
This bitter term ic n word t'e-.t
runs back to the origin of the re 1
ligious movement of which thov i
are a part, to wit, tho succession I
from the established church of'
Scotland in 1 that secession!
having been a protest against the!
supposed degeneracy of the established
church from v.hat it was in
the days of the Solemn League
and Convenant. So far as doctrine
and practice are concerned,
the '\Seceders" of the South have
retained more of the Scotch type
of Presbyterianism, as it existed
prior to the reign of Charles II,
than any other branch of the
l'rebyterians Church in America,
and in this respect, they are in
striking contrast with all other
Christain denominations in the
towns of the South.
tu? *r -e _>i j
i uri utoucn Wl Jt ' JJOOU "OPCedorp"
is the little 'own of Due i
West,in South Carolina. I ndeed,
it is commonly said that the loyal
"Speeder" looks upon Duo West
with feelings of love and vouora-; <
tion much akin to those of the1
ancient Jew for Jerusalem, and . i
some have even said that when a '
"Seceder" dies lie goes to heaven j:
by way of Due West. The places
is certainly embalmed in the affections
of the Secodors. They,
established their theological sein- j i
inary there in IP-It), and Krskine
('nllp"!' -it ll>o camo f n.. ?.f
their fouri'linpr :*n<1 twenty one!:
years after tho founding of Mr- j
skine tho I>no West Female
,1
College was established, and -o
the little town for.tiins the all a ; i
inater of most of th" men, and wo- (
nun. too, of the Seoodor <h?n??mi- |
o ; 1 ion of eollegi to classical train- i
n When a foa.sr "Mrskinoi]
t'oilege i> given at ti e coin-; i
n. Miv'i r>. >nt I ar.fj'i- t tho alma ]
n. he 1 'Hit W o-t Kotn >io <tol;'go , |
is always remembered, tho one
iliftiJution being regarded in too j
Seced'T household is supplementing
and making whole tho otii t. 1 <
! 1
In the imagery of the toa-t ma-tor,
(Jod in.. It Jir-t the man an i, lind- i >
ing it not well for him to be \!ono.
he made Jive also md placed her t
in the garden, and thus l)uo West \
is described as the happy home
of these two inrtitet:ms that go
hand in band nun ?i. * i ii* -i I t it .r f'
young men,the i!:.c-r flu; young
women of the church, under
whoso fostering tho rstitution* |
were planted. j .
But the patronage, not lens thin
the fame, of Due West, through i
the Southern country an a place t
of education for young folks, is
not ^n.ited to the church ui)der|
whoi? auspices tier institutions j q
were established. John C. Cal :
houn, if a Seceder in religion, and, j
| in sending his two youngest sons
to Due West in 1845, he gave expression
to the reputation then
already attained by the little
town. Writing to his brother-inlaw
under date of October 2, of
that year, he says: "James and
William go down with the intention
of going to Erskme College
at Due West. I have selected
that institution because it is situated
where there will be nothing
to divert their attention from
study, anrl whero their more Is
will he safe." And bv the way,
in the letter here referred to,
Mr. Calhoun said concerning hi*
hoys :
"They are disinclined I find to
Latin and Creek, so much so Molt
it would be in a great measure a
toe* nf to continue them at
it, unless there should he a change
of inclination, and I have iccordingly
written to Mr. Pressly, ihe
President of the institution, not
to L rco th-'iu to their study unless
he should find them more inclined
than I fear ho will, at least
uun. i couia see ami talk with
him aft? r my return from MaItama.
I wish you would ppeak
to them as to the importance
of the study of those languages.''
And the Rev. Dr. Jacobs, of the
Methodist Episcopal church, in
an article in the last issue of Our
Monthly about colleges that are
cherished by religious denominations,
says of Erskine College nud
the "Seceders
"The history of the college has
been in many respects a most remarkable
one, for its founders
were pioneer in this work in South
Carolina, and yet the denomination
that founded it numbered
only a few thousand. This plucky
tittle denomination has twice endowed
the institution, the tirst
endowment naviug neon largely
swept away by the war. Twico
also haw the college beencompellod
to build. The present recitation
hall in one of the handsomest
buildings in the State, having
been erected at a cost of $10,000.
Of the town of the Seceders of I
Due West, Athens and the JeruBalom
combined, we can not say
too much. A few short visits to
the place attached us to the people
uud its ways. We feel in lov?* j
with the town, its customs, and
its godly living. It is an ideal
town for residence.
i t : ? : 1 . <
?? 11t-11 11 menuoueu iiiai inio
West a httlo country town, with
a population of scarcely 1,200,
which has received its distinctive
imprest* from the institutions of |
learnin*r thero located, it will he;
scon how essentially it is a place j
Ml classic walk and academic i
proves, and hence the fondness,
for it ot all who look there for alma
niaior and likewise t iie ch.tri.i
it lias for all who cotne tor the,
irst time in contact with the ? .1!uro
and hospitality of its people.
Dcaf'iH'N* Cannot la- ( ih ed
iy locul hi tl.<-y <".iiiii>>t t< :u'li tin
I'm |? riH'li of llio . ,r Tliif - ui.lv onmi
t<> cur?'ini.l llutl i- In. lonrttlt i i
lonnl riinwlloii Donfnons Is cnusou by an In* !
I.hi '. ?-oi. iitiun of t..f iihic'i llnir. !|(
Busiachlnn Tub? Whin im? tuhn min
ii you bnva ;i ramb tnM sound ?t Imp rfu
iru *, n" i v. i ! ? i .r.-, cI'ihi 1 it .ifni'SH
r l . run.iii .ti. . ulcmt ill- lluii.iinitloli Cflli
i Co out ii' ii this t'O f roHlor.' 1 to Its norji:il
{ il l;tion lit iiriiiK will ilintroyod for
\ r i no in<? it of t' n :ir MtiMi l iiy ,i
srrh. . ti t) i* nothing '''it :?ri 1 llame 1 coh'llIon
of Hi m ICoUS HUrf.tCOH.
V.'i- n il. /.v.' i in'; Hon Ire J Dollar* for any
'iw nf Iurn< (caused hy catarrh; that can. .
n-enrol h, Hall's '"alarrh (,'uro s< i. I for
lrrular* fr?'.'
! ' J. I'll KXK Y A C'O., Toledo, O
S-ld hy ! 'rnr't'ist*. TV
Hall'* Kiktnilv i'>!.* ire t(if heat
PSA LAI OP LIFE.
rhe wholo worl'l love* the inod. it man,
tt h'-tli'T he'* great i r amnlt
lut r'. rr i l?* plunks. In great ld< chunks,
Tn i!ir> r-ilnw w'.'h pile* o'trail!
['tin wholo world loves the (julet man.
Who'.* silent all day as an owl,
tn ahsorhlnR attention, permit me to mention
'Twill Hire to the fellow who howls
The whole world loves the peaceful man.
Who never will rjuarrol or bicker,
lut the full tight of wny, ullow me to aaj,
'Twill give to the strenuous kicker
THE NEELY CASE CONCLUDED.
S. M. Neely Convicted ot Assault
ot a High and Aggravated Nature?Sentenced
One Year or
?150?Paid Up.
The trial of S. M. Neely,charged
with assault and battery with intern
to kill John Harvey Neely
in Ilock Hill in May last, was
concluded in the Yorkvi[le court
Thursday afternoon, when the
, jury, after deliberating for about
!*n hour, returned a verdict of
a??sault of v hi^!\ and aggravated
nature.
The circumstances attending
th ^ trouble arc well r?*r.. inb red
! hv on: re.?d-?rs and c">: ij;;< >,t!y
j we have made no effort to publish
i the testimony,
v>!i me rriai, Jio'-viivor, air. >>. fll.
J Neely swore that before hi
plunged the knife inio the buck
I of the neck of J. H. Mealy, the
1 >.tter had struck him on his arm
! with a stick and s'-vwal witnesses
1 swore that, they saw an abrasure
| on his arm, such as might have
, been made by a stick. Mr. J. 11[
Neely denied this, and tated that
I just before ho was cut S. M.
I Neely had cursed and abused
I him in a very violent manner
i ami that ue turned his hack and
w as walking away from S. M.
I Neely when th<? latter cut him.
The Judge charged the jury
that even if .John llarvey Neely
i had struck S. M. Neely with a
(stick and the former was cut by
jthe latter, 8. M. Neely would not
bo wholly blameless, and if the
jury believed that S. M. Neely
cursed and abused John Harvey
Neely in a violent manner ami
the latter struck 8. M.Neely with
a stick, and S. M. Neely then cut
him with a knife, the jury might
return a verdict of assault of a
high and aggravated nature.
When the verdict was returned
Messrs. W. B. Wilson and 1). E
Finley, attorneys for S. M. Neolv,
made a motion for a new trial,
which was argued yesterday
morning, but was refused. The
Judge then sentenced S. M. Neely
to one year's imprisonment in the
county jail or to pay a flue of $150.
He paid the fine and was released
from custody.?Hock Hill Herald,
Nov. 0th.
CASTORIA
I For Infants and Children.
fio- /}
, 3..
Shams of the .Modern (Jhi.
"She is the one who i * most conspieuoiiH
in speech kti<! sometime
in work ; but in hor heart lior religion
is simply a means t?> a very
earthly end. She is prominent in
the Sunday school, because she
thihKh she can in that way become
acquainted with soma people she
would like to know. She is ever
ruiidv to get up and express her
creed a* the pr yer mooting, because
she thinks that In-r ability
will be reco/.ni/.od. ie rustles
into her p?*w, kneels for a long
time,and then settles herself comfortably?to
look at the congregation.
SI; considers it respectful
to go to church. Beyond that she
givej no thought. She forgets
that, unless religion in of tho
heart, it i? of no value. She has
i never understood thai it is not
! tlio loud prayer nor tho word
j prayer which makes an lmpres!
flion on God, hut that it is tho
I sincere cry from tho soul appeal
i ing to Him to which He listens.
The religious sham can usually
give you a description of all the
j costumes worn by 'her set' in
church. She can toll von of the
amount of money put in by each
member as the plate is passed
, along. She goes to church to observe
the outward, visible sign,
and never in any way, troubles
: herself about the inward spiritual
j grace."?Rittii Asiimork in Ladies'
i Home Journal.
Items troni the Era Nov. 4t!i. ,
Mr. James D. Bailey, spent sev- .
oral days last week at St. Luke, I
his old home. 1
Dr. J. E. W. Huile has purchased
Mr. A. V. Oauthen's cot- '
tage on Matxon street.
i
We were glad to meet in town
this week Lancaster's popular
postmaster, Mr. J. F. Gregory. Miss
Pauline Soegers and Miss
I Roxio Bolk, of Timrod, visitted f
I the former's sister, Mrs. J. L. i
i Sowell tlx past week.
j Mr. ( I. C. Broom, of the east- "
| era Mention ?>f the county, had her
| right harm r>o badly ] .i1 ?; ???ted in
j hor husband's gin Tuesday thai it
had he amputated above the. <
i wrist. The operation was perj
formed by l)rs. E. C. Brasington '
and L. T. Gregory. i
Mr. Jack Crow and Miss Lizzie j
Hough, eldest daughter of M>\'
and Mrs. A. U. Hough, were married
Saturday evening last (let.
JOth, by Magistrate J. W. Hamel.
Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Spann, of f
> Mo-*s Point, Mi?s., are visiting '
I friends in Kershaw and vicinity
Mr. Lewis Gardner and his'I
charming sister Miss Mollie, of I v
Tiller's Ferry, visited relatives in |r
Kershaw this week.
a
Mis Kmtna Oonnoly returned p
yesterday after an absence of
several months spent with rela- i
lives and friends in North Caro- s
lina. 1
Close buying and economical
farm management are now essential.
The cost of production, as ,
well as the best plans of selling,
must be studied along with the
methods of making good yields.
Never was there tendency among
farmers to live within their means
than now. The patch on the
clothiug will come in fashion
again. The mark on the merchant's
book will go out of stylo. ?
To turn loss into profit will be an i
important problem to solve while b
the furrows are being turned in |
Ihn unrinir
r?
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si~\NISIl".I ACK
DRECKENRfDGE, THE CELEI)
brated thoroughbred SPANISH
ACK?th?* handsomest in the State,
illicit hart been awarded the highest
>rrmiuin over all competitors at tho
date Fair for years, will stand tho A
resent season at the stables of Heath,
, rings & Co. in the town of I.ancaai
r. Sure foal guaranteed for $10
April 18, 1SD7.