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The Lancaster News LEDGER 1852 REVIEW 1878 ENTERPRISE 1891 VOL. I. NO. 68. SEMI-WEEKLY. LANCASTER, S. C? .'.".AY 30. 1906. PRICE?FIVE CENTS PER COPY. The Revival Meetings, i Gratifying Increase in Interest the Past Week in the Services ot the Christian Crusaders?Many Conversions Noted. Reported for The News. The L'ra;. ers of the Christian people are prevailing with God in behidt ot the special ser es of revival meetings, which are be ing conducted under the auspices ol the Christian Crusaders, in our town. During the past week the sea'ing capacity ot the Tat) ernacie lias been well filled on almost every night. The news of these soul-refreshing services is spreading lar ami wide, and the good people fiom the adja cen' country ate availing them pelves oi this blessed privilege ??f getting a spiritual uplilt, while 4iJr ns in pat-sing this way.". The i 11 ii rest is rapidly increasing. 1 lie power of God to convict and convert man from s.n to his foneer state ol favor with God, lias b on d? monstrated in a ver\ xuaiked manin r in several of .lie mrin s during the week. The c have I>? on some I r glil cases ot co'\ erston. The following are a lew tacts j y per ail ing to the visible tesnlt ol tii se meetings, which might | be; of interest to these of the pub lie who have the work a? heart: The principal gos| el tneSi-ane guen to the attentive audience on Wednesday night, by Maj. Keith, brought before the people the important (pies ion, from Kings 18: 21, "How long halt ye between two opinions?" The Holy Spirit drove the question homo to muiy heaits, ami atier pondeiing the solemn (piestion, many were brought under conviction. After the congregation I had been di-missed. a very pro minent young man of the lown remained. General Light and one oi his Lieut orients talked with him and instructed him how to find pea<e to It is weary, sinburdened soul. They knell in prayer with him at the altar, and though he was not fully satisfied when he arose from the altar, he said that lie had received a great blessing. The young man had previously remarked, '! would give ten years of my life to feel for fivel minutes r.s happy as General J Light leels," but when lie fell the) love of God sued abroad in his, own heart, he exclaimed, "I have obtained the grea'est thing in the world lor nothing." lie f .1. l.~ tun m;n in - luiuu V III 111 11 I11J11 ; self toGod publicly and acknow-1 ledge I Imu before Ihe people,' f and promised to do i-o. A cord f in: o promise, he was .1. lie " in the l?rgoeongr<vntion of^T ur ch?v flight. When the altar Her-' vi- w-'3 entered u{mii, in com pliatne with the invit?lion extended 1 ' e 1: a. ul t ? on: o (' n . the young man atepi>cd voluntarily forward lo t'f< altar, and in a calm, deliberate manner, got upon Ins k iees and prayed audibly to Hod lorpaidon. When he received the evidence that his ains were forgiven, and that he had been adopted into uThe royal family of God," he went for joy, and then in the power of God, spoke thus :?" Verily, I now bo ( lieve that I would not have fail- ] ed to have come here tonight, although I would have had to crawl, and whv, because la*t night, attei the meetinghad been dismissed, and all the congregation had , withdrawn except im*, and at the time of night when moat of you had retired to your beds, 1 tin gered belr.nd, and after talking , for some time with these Christian workers, knolt at the altar, and poured out mv soul to the all wise* God. My heart throbbed and pulsated with I lis i'iwii?? love, a* I united mv prayers to pother with theirs, ami I am heie tonight to t?*ll yon that I know God loves me, ami that His strotn:. loving arms are about mv unworthy person. 1 know that He will guide me in Ihewav of o righteousness. Although in\ pathway may he till d with man) i ups and downs, 1 know that He will sustain mo, and I am <le termined never to despair. He has ma ie me so happy a d eontented! God ha- given me sup i ernatural strencth nd pnvu r to I s ai d lien ?i (I talk in thi* w uy I c< uld not do ?<>, unit s- he had. I ask these people to pray that 1 may resist ail teniptaiioiiH which may heset me, and that God may enable me to lie victotious. Personally, I feel that 1 am saved to night, but I am looking into the laces o? others who an* ill the same condition as 1 was 0 God! it would tie the dearest pleasure of my li'e if I could tool 1 ha' it was through mv im-trutueii i a I i l y and influence iha; oiu soul had been saved. God grant that others1'?The sentence was loll unfinished, and he fell upon bis knees, weeping and praying for his friends whom he desired to see saved. 1.. ------ in Hiu v-.-?iiliumiiii service- oil Thursday nijrht, when the Lender said confession \v in order, as well as personal tc-iitnony, a bio:her arose and con fee sod 'hat he had not been right wit it God, hut having re-! pented of nis haekshdin its, he had the peace and joy ? f God's salvation te-t red to Ids heart J and now feels all right. lie re-' quested the Christians to pray I for him. The son of a widow, lor whom I prayer was offer* <1 on Sunday ' afternoon, a t\oek ago, and whom the sainted father hunted to si e saved, knelt at the altar on Thnr day night. Hi e . in pip sieal 1 oieg w i- wrong! t upon as ho plead ?r j a d n. II moth r , unci in* i) 1 k:i? f ,i ?>i;.1 e . wiili him. A ilnu^hu-r of this widow was Hiivcd u thee ?i *tinus, j?! d auolhcr in . <v In e U-cl i vinyl, i llie deni of her Iiqipt? he aftlmti i il(Continue I cu 1'n^o h gh .? , The Graded Schools. Report of Supt. Banks on the Work of the Past Session. ?The Honor Roll. The 13th. annual session I of the Lancaster Graded ! Schools began Sept. 4th. 1905, and ended May 18th. 1906. This lias probably been the best year j in its history, in several respects; | first, the enrollment has exceeded that of any previous year, and this is true also of the average attendance; second, there has been very little serious sickness; third, the character of t he work done has lieen thorough, and the standard has been ad vanced in keeping with thatol other correlated schools; tourth, the diligence, fidelity to duty and harmony of action in the corps of teacher* has been noteworthy; fifth, though there were epidemic* o< niea e's and sindlpox md a large number ot the children were vaccinated, yet thos>thingsdid not seriously allec' 1 the altendai ce. The Superinten donl desires h? re to thank <he t tirc body of teachers and the li.iard < f fiustees for their ini hI ill I rfni'M ii , . ?'l <<U' , AH-li II I their wor! , and their heart ' cooperation, ? all ina'tcrs 10 luting to the welfare o! the seh? ols. 1'he enu llmenl during t' e year in ; 11 the schools I as been as follows : Central School 305 (Bolton M: 1! School '20;; Total white ch'n en'd 508 Colored School 308 Total in all schools 90(5 attains) 014 last vear. It is ho' just lo say that the pupils on the whole have he " I studious, respect I ul, obedient, as i muni so as any school known to ihe'Superintendent. In short, it cl iiinH.1 thai tho haimast r (irailed Schools are among the host and most ? ffio.ieiit in the slate. The lollowing is the animal -Roll <?f Honor" by Grades :? Highly distinguish'(1 means 95 to lot) per cent; distinguished means 90 In 95 per cent; attend- I a >ce means 100 per cent. First Grade, teacher, Mis* Nora] 11' ugh. S' h lart-hip?Vernon l'avseur, Marion Moore, Kiline Mitchell,! L -iiiKC \V\ lie, Oliyett Rlacl'inon,! Iv ,h Nishe', Helen Williams >n, .1 llii211k Ross \t n: , .....| |W.| /11'1-MJII,] liniieit Git mi, llullie Sowfll,1 Freddie M.ltlretl (i pi-n, Willie B. Knight. Attendu ci?? Mi jNni' !i. S? cond Gr^de, t< jiclicr Mi Flo: t Ft :? t-r Highly 1 >i-1:n uis' ed- Dor tii' Moose. L <? ti i * o I i. I j f <)) < 1 . 1 I | | <r . j v ? floiuN l> :ekm ti, M?' ie Stmgig, Erin Re tt)John 11*'11 v Ul) bin-)*, J{ini<*H 1 Ilouuh, Km lilt (il I' ivilt'i FuilCit Hill w. U'iJ, ? ii- 1 lo.l. Third Grade, teacher, Miss Florence Tliomat-son Distinguished?Orin HI ac lemon, Leila Porter, Euphoniia Gaoson, Malcom Williamson, Crawford Culp, Hasel Stover, Louis-e Robinson,Clybnrn Wilson, Hannah Per y, Perry I? 11 Bennett, Henry Moore. Attendance, Louise Robinson, Crawford Culp Fourth Grade, teacher, Mrs. T. Y. Williams HLilly Dis1 ingu'shtu? M iude Clyburn, Ruth R ddle. Distinguished?George Fairy Poovey, Pierce Horton, Kflie Culp, Lean Cauthen. Charley Cool,, Rlliott Springs, Mary Moore, Ruth M? Cardell, Zelmi Johnson. Attendaudunce?Goe.Fairy P ovev, Pierce Ilorton, Kllie Culp, Zelma T 1 ? - - jonusoji, Maude Clyburn. Fifili Grade, teacher. Mr. J. I\. Connors. Distinguished?Kate Mines, (\wtiz in Moore, Beanie Culp, R?ece Kimdoibutk. Attendance, Lucius Benn?t'. Sixth Grade. teacher, Miss t > o r rude Ko>ter. Highly Distinguished?Sadie I B! M'knion, Nannie Ilill Mo re Distinguished?.J- -o Lo< Blackinon, John Blacl%nien, Will'*| Blackiu"U. (/ha m is K;?" I'1 ,,e Clarl >?n. AI tendance? M ai ie C yi? vii, Nannie Hill Moore. rfevvntn v?:<t !e. t1 ;i< rs, Miss R< v P Mi I) i\\ an A IJ. Ran! lli.ilv I)istin>. uished?-I' hn Ciyi urn, B< ssie Ko 'in* >n, Kubj bie P. rler, Bessie Soweli. Die I tinvinis!:e(l?Kale McM tnus, Marv Davis, Mom ie llaihcock, Hleeker llinsnn, Marguirite Jones, Nannie King, Mildred Lindsay, Mary Knight, Kelly Mitchell, Jrannelto Po t ' Connie Polder, Corrinne Thomson, Li'lk Green, Mary Williamson, Leila Gregory. Ivyh li Grade, John A. Jenkins and A K. Ranks, leachers. 11 oldv Distiiurnishel?Marv Masse}', Joyce Clark, Margaret Mo??re I) stinguiMied? Beth Brown. Klfrida Pong. Ninth Grade, teachers, John A .Jenkins ami A It Banks. 11 \ zidy Distinguished? Maude Moore. I'errine Stiver Distinguished? Lillian Slover, l'earl McMhiiu", Et'a Skipper, Kelly Cunningham, Robert Cunning| ham Special attention is called fo the names of those pupils which appear on the ' Honor Roll" un Ider the head of "Attendance". It is a source o! rer el that there are so few; hut when we con-ider the fact that we pi e! through two epi h mics, tlos is a good showing, and t lies" put Is deserve special mention. ! Thu 'o til i nr> lirn lit for the year end ng dune Is* 1903 was I (193. I'll is year it i 9(50, show* ing an increase I 273 or 3d l gratify in I o ev;r t.. . A. 15 l> Supr. M[ IV l?tn, I;M c> Mrs. K. K NV\ ir\ t' I..uk Irr, S. <1 , ti( y. piord i\ in ;*er. - Death of Mr. John i'. Twisty After Months of Suffer Mr. Twitty Passed Avar Yesterday Morning. ; Mr. John P. Twittv, a v>t known and highly esteemed < *&? zen ol 1 lentil Spnngs sec'r.o. die<l yesterday morning, atmfc 3 o'clock. lie had been sick vwr.I stomach trouble, lor about < months. lie was tnken to Iuck i llill hospital some w< eks hj:o T'tr I treatment, as noted in The Nw! at 'he time, but. Ins case being * hopeless one, ho was car?fe?*fc back home. Mr. l'witty was Hie eldest itf ol Mr: P. T. Twitty, of liecrk Springs. and wm? ,.tw?..? ? ? ? .MJ (Dl/UUt ?->C VC-.iVf ol'l. Ho leaves a widnyr. w?w>'.f Miss Kiln Trnesdal\ of v ? <lt n, and two children. Iloi*< survived by his lather and in; following brothers and Dr. \V < . Twit'y, of K'-rsh >v.~ Mr. \V. I>. J'vvilty, o| Kc tk Springs; Mrs. S. II. Griffith.. nC (ialfney; Mrs II. 11\ Hail Liboriy Hill ; Mrs. John 1'. N'it<k* <\v, of ' ani'h 11. 'tid Miss ( ? \vr jTwitty, o' Ilo <th iS riiiirs:. Mr. Twit'y iva- a man o! >wtill nir chatacier uxl eilj'i\<d in* hi.b n.k il n nlidi in * of ? ,?* it u* I. int. lie was a ze su* I and rough tout im iti' or <?' liap'bt church 'I lio mnar.-n w* re buried at Salem eeii)e$c\T yes erday af'eniooi-. Crushed to Death in MiSL Shafting. Union special in The Slate ? A hottible accident is re; or.-wti to liave < c?'urred at .1 uesviilt about 8 oYh ck this moru>??j when Ruins Smith, a uejrm laborer in ihe dye plant ot Jonesvi le Manufacturing c<ei? pany,\v?s caught in t! e shaftzo^ and so dashed against the ceils^ 1 ? > iieum mio engine could lie ;ed, that many I ones wore hrncg* as a resuli of which he died iftj* hours later. A belt had slipped from <"** pulley andSmi'h was standuvr (ill one of llie chrome machine? attempting to put it back wh> >i by a cureless movement, h* stumbled and throwing out hi* I hand, in which ho lul l a v <v stocking, caught on the shafting h-iid in -u instant n drew Imbi ' ii' and was v hii ling him thma ia ! i he air * ?As will !.< seen \>v nouef fl-ewhore, hio' s < f 'iilisoription o the eapi'al >t< cM ol th? l.\>v pie's Supply ('ompuiiy wi'! *?? I ]i m (1 lit xt Moid I c in puny recently iH^ireu in >r> 11 i<\ mr as ?o >n to ?<* <>rn.ii% in L i.ncu-t'T I lie i<v ?-s ? nu ?<iv ?fet I in \) * mercantile -tub isiitne ?iv prominent businwrK lo ional men til tiro ;muu v <. 11 (I sll 11 . t III ) '! rt . lai'j^c .mil uecessini '.u>>