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s~~i ~ * U OFBA SKEC W o"" T.i~ w 4EIliI iP~IR S( In fe f it Courier of June 22, Rev. L 7'.'Bailey has presented 1 sketch tlife and service of Rev. Philip Mulkey, a 'pioneer in the set tiement of the territory -ub.e n known as Fairfield county, and a principal founder of the Baptist church throughout the entire upper section of this -state during the for mation period of her history between the years 1750 and 1776. The special local interest attaching to this account of the labors of this Godly man so abundantly blessed in the earliest settlement period is the connection of Mulkey wit at least two such nuclei of civilization in Fairfield, ds the establishment of the earliest Baptist churches in Fairfield on Little River, and that now organ ized at Monticello. In reality the church on Little River was the source of the great historic Fairforest church of this denomination, whose influence over the whole state became such a powerful factor in its growth, up to the present time. Mr. Bailey s account of Mulkey sets this fact out most interestingly and conclusively. As his sketch informs us, Philip ulkey, one of the prime instruments as stated, in the establishment of religion and planting of civilization in upper Carolina, was born in North Carolina in 1732. He was baptized Christmas day 1750 in Steam's church, Guilford county (N. C.), and within a year became ordained as pastor of Deep River church in the same county, where he remained three years. That disposition' for "moving cn" which possesses all genuine n.issi - aries possessed Mr. Mulkey overpow eringly, and his wh.>le. apostiezt like that of Paul, was one journey after another, planting churches ir place after place. This zeal led hirr as leader with a dozen of his congre gation to migrate from Guilford an( settle upon a location in South Caro lina that a contemporaneous accoun1 states was at "Little River, off Broat River," where they incorporated as church in August of 1710. Mr. Bailey states frankly his ina bility to designate the exact localit: of this obscure settlement, which re mained, as will be seen but a scarc two years, and too short a .while t receive officially a name to designat it; but to citizens of Fairfield it ob viously has reference to Little Rive in Fairfield county, and the peculia designation given the place wa doubtless to distinguish between th curch pAggAhere anda thene e , l-ja xtery bo~t'Iefor 77 ful t r west, called the church of "Lit tle River off Saluda River." Although the church increased s rapily, from 13 to 104 memnber within two year's, or, perhaps, for tha very reason, and the pastor considere his work there accomplished,, at an Tate, the missionary zeal filled hir again, and he trekked westwar across the Broad and settled with hi whole congreggon of the Little Riv er settlement in what is nov Un~o county. Thus he there replanted th church first formed in Fairfiel a,i December of 1762. which received th name of ~airforest church from it location upon the creek so named, few miles west of Union courthouse in the fork formed by Tyger River Fairforest, thus originally planted b: Mulkey in Fairfield, became a pro lific mother of churches, with branch es, a half-dozen or more, one hundrei miles apart, a monument to the ze:t of thie builder in the sen~'ice~ of his Lord. The significarfee of it is, thai It but adds one more to the roll of great things in the state that trace their origia back to Fairfield. This, however ,does not include the irnterest Fairfield has in cornection with' the labors of Mice i.i his re ligious work. Under tils siei'nii ter was formed the organization that became Congaree church in lower Richland, which presented to the state while served by Mulkey such distin guished Baptist divines as Reese, Dargan and Furman, under whom largely the denomination in this state owes its power for good and great membership. T' e.,e t so form~er were baptzed into the church as members of Fairforest, while Furman came in to it through the ~church at High Hills of Santee, which was a branch of Congaree.. Thus through the ministry of Phil ip Mulkey it was that Furman Insti tute became in aftertimes established as a Baptist training school in Fair field, which was eventually transe formed into the Furman University. But Mr. Mulkey's- connection with the history of Fairfield has not yet all been told. In his journeying from Union down to Richland county to his church at Congaree Mr. Mulkey was accustom ed to break distance midway, resting uner the hospitable roof <-f Mr. Ja cob Gibson, of' the we etera side f Fairfield. -His influence upon his host early -led to conversion, and Mr. Gibson .ubsequtently became p: er - of .7 AN own hous. 1ertis a regular church, fi~t under the name of Little River; aftQward, of Mon ticello.. The last record of 0ilip Mulkey is dated 1776; not ev b burial place or date of his de1 is known today. This paper is sint : be pub lished in the county newojaper in order to induce an effort to be rade whereby perhaps some donemilts rel ative to this pioneer of Fairfield may be brought to light, or some traditions in relation to the parent. Baptist churches in Fairfield be recalled. R. A. Meares. ALLEN-WRIGHT. Shelton, June 26.-One of the most beautiful weddings solemnized in this neighborhood in recent years was that of Miss Mae Elizabeth Allen to Henry Grady Wright on Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock in the Univer s'alist church. The church was beau tifully and artistically decorated in green and white, large baskets of daisies being used profusely and ef fectively on either side of the altar and arch, the glow of candles soften ing the effect of the lovely scene. Just before the ceremony Mrs. D. P. Crosby and Miss Euce White sang a duet, "Beloved It Is Morn,' followed by a solo, "At Dawning,' by Miss White, accompanied on the piano by Mrs. D. P. Crosby and Mr W. B. Wright, Jr., on the violin, wh< also played the wedding march. First to enter were James Wrigh and Roe Coleman who spread th( white carpet up the aisles. Thencame the little ribbon girls, Mary Wrigh and Mary Welch, in dainty white an< yellow organdie dresses. The brides maids and groomsmen, Miss Varin McDaniel with F. W. Rutherford Miss Clyde Coleman with Sam Wol ling, Miss Della Wright Palmer wit] W. B. McDowell, Miss Edith Ro Coleman with John Fpster Colemar Miss Nancy Coleman 4ith.Andy Fau cette, Miss Mary Faucette with Joh A. F. Coleman, Jr. The bridesraid wore pretty yellow and green orgar die dresses with maline hats t match and carried crooks tied wit maline bows and showers of daisie Next came in the matron of hono Mrs. J. R. Shelton, mother of tI bride, attired in grey crepe-de-chir with touches of blue, and~carrie daisies. The dame of bone, Mr Etta Finnstrom ,the bride's only si r ter, wore wisteria organdie, aud lei horn hat and carried. daisies. Litt Sara Frances Crosby m whiteOrgs die earf-ied .a pretty basket of fioi ! ers, the aisle. Immediately preceding the bri was little. Edith Clayton Wright, sieogandie, carrying the ring tthe heart of a daisy. The bride, w} .came in on the arm of Mr. J. R. She .ton, looked lovely in a handson Sgown of soft white lace and geo gette, her bridal veil being caug] back with' sprays of orange blossom She carried a bouquet of brides' rosi and maiden hair 'fern. The bride we :t.t t the aite r by the groom~ an his best man, Mr. J. Earl Wright. Th e ceremony was impressivel p.erformed -by Rev C. WV. Salter. la mediately after the ceremony th happy couple left in their autonmobi] for the mountains of North Carolim *Mrs. Wright is a graduate Limestone College and a graduate c Winthrop in the class of Ld22. Ma Wright is a prosperous .otrg far mer i~nd their many friends are ver gladi that they are to make their honm in Shelton. COMMUNITY HOUSE PROGRAM, Friday--"Hair Trigger Casey," big 5-reel Western that you have bee lodking for. Also Ben Turpin in tivo 'reel coniedy. Renieniber th night, and it is here only one night July 2 and 4-Our big Fourth o: July picture, "The Great Impersona tion,"~ by James Kirkwood, Ann For est. A great cast, a bigger story an< the great director who directed The Sheik and other superfeatures. Remember it's the Fourth of Jula and we are giving you a big holida) picture at popular prices, 10 and 20c Tell your friends and bring youl children. WednesdayAnother holiday picture Wesley Barry in "Dinty," the second Jackie Coogan.' HIe played in Huck leberry Finn and other big pictures produced by Marshall Neilan. Just think what this picture brings to us| Wesley Barry, the great kid star with a big story that everyone will enjoy. NOTICE TO FARM WOMEN. The Fairfield County Council for Farm Women will meet at the Corn munity House in Winnsboro Saiturday July 8th at 9:30 o'clock. All are urgedl to be present.. Mrs. R. A. Patrick, President. FOR~ SA LE-i sheet steel bath tub, gtood as n.ew. Apply to James M. S rn th 13_14A NOTICE OF ENROLLMENT OF DEMOCRATIC VOTERS. Notice is hereby given that the books for the enrollment of the dem ocratic voters in Fairfield county have been placed in the hands of the sec retaries, or Enrollment Committees, of the respective Clubs of the Coun ty, and that all voters in the county who desire to vote in the ensuing Primary Election, must enroll their names on said enrollment books, in accordance with the Rules of the Democratic party of this state. Each applicant for enrollment shall in person write upon the enrollment book his or her full name, age, occu pation and post office address. If the name be illegible, the secretary shall write the name beneath the signature of the applicant. In the event of the inability of the applicant to write his or her name, he or she may make his or her mark on the roll, which shall be witnessed by the secretary, or other person having charge there of, and the secretary shall fill in the other requirements. The books of enrollment shall be closei on the last Tuesday in July, I which shall be the last day of enroll ment, and thereafter no names shal be added to said roll, except by au thorit of the County Democratic Ex ecutive Committee, as provided for ir I the Rules. Within three days afte the ediong of the Enrollment books each Chi* secretary shall transmi the ori ,:oll to the County Chair Iman at s=boro. Each cant for enrollment shal I enrol i .ame on the roll of thi Club his place of residence and jiOa- , shall be permitted to votei ' rimary election whos - Jnamen enrolled as herei L pro-44d - *o* t any polling piac P except tt h91e Club in which h - or she t" olled. The . ecutive Connitte hrs appo iet followig en & oient *' for the respe'tiv I club .OP - e secretary and V B. e Frazier, Jr. o Cenb secretary ai h Mor" .T. Branhax ubsecretat r, and * ,Y1 S.E e eretaty E.a B Bai .- . 06 rner an Jenkins'vfle-The Club ry al le W. B. Yarborough and J. F. Ya in borough. in Longtown-The Club secretary a' o A. W. Matheson and T. H. Jones. - Mitford-The Club Secretary ar e . B. Keistler and W. S. Keistler. >Monticello-The Club secretary ar tAlber-t McMeekin and Clarke McGi Mossy Dale-The Club secretal andl H. H. Mann and Mrs. C. H. Lei nier. New Hope-The Club secretary an C. J. Stevenson and Y. G. Lewis. R Iidigeway-The Club secretary an e S. P. Thomas and J. Blake Boy. e IShelton-The Club secretary and. G. Wolling, Jr., and W. B. Wright, J fSimpson-Tbc. Club secretar-y ar .C. B. Taylor and T. H. Richardson. . E ateree-The Club secretary an' Rev. J. P. Isenho~wer and Claude Glac .den. e Winnsboro-The Club secretary an T. M. Jordan and Mrs. A. Lee Scrugg Winnsboro Mills-The Club secre tary andI G. H. Lokey and 'Tev. Ge< C. Gibson. White Oak-The Club secretar and T. D. Moore and Mrs. M. W. Pat rick. 'Wdodward-The Club secretary an iJ. L Brice and Robert Mcllroy. The attention of the enrollmen committees is called to the fact tha democratic ladies of the county ar entitled to enroll their names- on th Club rolls if they so desire, but the need not be required to state thei ages, except that they are of the ag of twenty-one or more years, or wil be of that age prior to the day of the next general electioh. The County Chairman particularl: dlesires to urge all proposed voters ii the ensuing primary election to en roll as promptly as possible, and h4 further calls attention to the faci that the books close on the LAS'I TUESDAY IN JULY, NEXT, ::rN that unless the voter enrolls on or be fore that date, he or she cannot vote in the primary election, unless fo' good cause shown before the County Democratic Executive Committee. I therefore urge all persons who desire to participate in the primary election to go at once to the enrollment com mittee of the club nearest to his or her place of residence and enroll their names. The candidates for State offices will add~ress the voters of this county at the Court House, Winnsboro, S. C., on the 3rd day of August next and it is hoped that as many voters as J. E. McDONALD, 13-1. - County Chairman. Winthrop College SCEO4RSHIP AND ENTRANCE EXAMINATION. The examination for the award of vacant scholarships in Winthrop Col lege and for admission of new stud ents will be held at the Couty. Court House .on Fday, July 7, at 9 a. m. Applicants must not be less than six teen years of age. When scholarships are vacant after July 1 they will be i awarded to those making the highest averag -at this examination, provid ed they meet the conditions govern ing the award. Applicants for schol arships should write to President Johnson before the examination for scholarship examination blanks. Scholarships are worth $109 and free tUition. The next session will open September 20th, 1922. For fur ther information and catalogue, ad dress Pi-e D. B. Johnson, Rock Hill, S. C. 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