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The Lancaster News LEDGER 1852 REVIEW IS'd ENTERPRISE 1891 VOL. I. NO. 70. SEMI-WEEKLY LANCASTER, S. C., JUNE 6, 1906. PRICE?FIVE CENTS PER COPY 1 he Christian Crusaders The Good Being Accomplished by their Revival Meetings in Lancaster?A Number of Persons Publicly Testify to the Fact of Their Conversion. Reported for The News. In observing the mighty outpourings of the Holy Spirit in the revival meetings of the Christian Crusaders, which are still in progress in Lancaster, and the wonderful transforma tion that is being brought about in the lives o! men aud women, it, is very evident that the days of miracles are not pa6t; for what power could draw man from the depths of sin and deg radation, and bring his rebellious, Bin-calloused heart into subjection and perfect submission to the will of God, and give even the moat timid, such power ol speech as to be able to proclaim most intelligently, to God's glory, what great changes have been wraught in their hearts and \ lives, but the miraculous power of God. Well might it be said that, the days of miracles are not past 1 " The Lord's arm is not shortened that it cannot save, , neither is His ear heavy that it / cannot hear." "Jesus Christ the same yesterday, aud today, and forever." From the laree nrnnz/to c- V.VI.UO *Y I1IUI1 throng the Tabernacle nightly, and the spiritual atmosphere which pervades the town, it seems that, the interest is not yet abating, but is rather increasing and that the good work is just properly begun. "From the abundance of the heart" the following expressions have been made in the meetings, by those who have recently experienced the "New Birth" and others who have been greatly blessed through these services. "My sins are forgiven, and 1 am adopted into the royal family of God." "I know that 1 am horn again. I have passed. as it were, trorn death unto li'e, dead in trespasses and sins, but 1 have been awakened out of my sleep and have now been brought to see the beautiful things of God. I was persuaded to believe that Christ would not meet me when I came, and Satan said in | his wily way that there was no salvation tor me. 1 thank God that He did moot me half way. After I had left my seat to come to the altar, I felt His spirit come upon me. I c>n truly say that Christ has ettlod the old 1 account. It is strange that we should try to find happiness outBide ol God's will, yet thi<j has been my case. 1 have nol found it, but have been ft ver\ unhap py man i have neglected and fthamofu ly rejected Christ for a lon-c time, when He has been so more fn' and hind I irhvl to buy in happiness in this world, ^ bid found that it could not bo 1 Jj -tL"- ' bought, ami it. was all a mistake This is a very happy momen of my life, in fact, the happiec that 1 can recollect. I feel tha Christ, has met me here, ray sin are all lorgiven, He has wipe them away. My earnest dosir is, and I know that it will b granted, that all the people ma pray for me. I shall rely o Christ, and ever lean upon Ili strong arm." ' The meeting has been a grei blessing to me. Just how great blesBing, I can never tell." 11 thank God that my sin* are fo given. I have been thinkinc was a christian for the laat fi\ years, but I feel to night as have never felt before. 1 war von to pray for me that I ma hold out faithfully to the enrl. Iiaye friends T want to see saved "I want to eay I hat when thes christian people came here, was under the hardest tempti tion I have over been unde: Satan was trying hard to kee me from Jesus. I had almost bt gun to despair, but 1 praise Go< I am back in the way, and neve intend to get out of the wa again." "To say to you that I fee that I have the love of Jest within my heart, would tall short of giving you any res conception of my supreme liapp ness and contentment, as a chil of God. This feeling is inej pressible. 1 would not ventui with rav human vision />? w . VV/I ception to picture to your mind just how 1 do feel. I cannot d this, and you will never kno until you surrender yourself t God. 1 am sure I have experient ed the 'new birth', withot which Jesus declares, we 'cat j enter into the kingdom of heai en.1 J "When 1 came here, my heai lelt so heavy and strange that thought it would jump out < my bodv. It has bothered me a day. I could hardly wock an had to consult a doctor. But sine God has forgiven me, it hasn bothered me a bit. It now fee 'plumb' all right." Would tin the burden of sin might s affect other hearts that man other unsaved ones might coi suit. Jesus, the Great Phys cian, and he healed of their sin A bright hoy, eleven years < age, two nights after his convei sion, testified thus: "My friend I certainly feel fine to night. b? cause my sins are all forgivei and I haven't done a sin since was converted " Another vouii boy said, ,4My sins are all torgit |en If I should die IVI go t. heaven." A good sister whose home lis been much blessed through the* Special services, and who her*e has come into possession of deeper peace, front a lull hear ! made this expr? sdon: "When awok? 'his m rniiiL', I was vei happy and have been so all day. could not rest and keep the j i j to myself, but h ?d to call upo one ol my n iglidrs and t d with her. We all could do muc good if we wouki talk to eac Another Exciting Scene it t Before Dispensary Investigas ting Committee?Banker and R. R. President Refuse p ed with an Oath to Answer y Questions. n i s Columbia special in Charles ^ ton Post: W. G. Childs, president of the Bank ol Columbia, and the Columbia and Newberry and Laurens railroad and j friend supporter of Senator Tillman, stumped the dispensary ? investigating committee today. Lie answered all questions promptly and frankly until ^ Representative Lyon be^an to ^ insist on his reneatini? rpmorbc ami jokes lie had heard about 5e dispensary officials getting rebates and graft. ' I'll be damned if 1 will re* peat idle rumors that may not P be anything," he answered in a 3~ burst ot temper when pressed for an answer. "You may go r ahead and send me to jail for v contempt, but I'll be damned if I'll answer your questions." Mr. Lyon then turned the 18 witness over to the committee 1 and the chairman excused him. ^ Answering other questions as to 1 why his railroad got the bulk of ^ the dispensary freight business, Mr. Childs said he supposed it e was because his railroad was 1 the only Tillmanite railroad in H the State and he was a friend and ? supporter of Tillman Afterward it was announced ? from executive session that Mr. " Childs had been summoned to show cause next Tuesday a' noon belore the committee why ? he should not be ruled lor conu mpt. rt " I Young M arr ied C ouple Burn if ed to Death. Greenville, S. C., Jtine 2.? Joe Hudson and Ins wile, aged ;e 22 and 20 years respectively, ^ were burned to death in the l IS house where they boarded in Walhalla in the ex'reme north10 wes'ern section of the State, y early today. Hudson and his 1 wife occupied a room in the see 1 ond etory, and when the fire was 8 discovered it was impossible to enter the house to awaken them, r nor could they he aroused from *' the outside. The charred bodies ** were found later. The coupl-shad h been married only a short tim?* ' and were well known. "A Hard Hit." o I j From the Carolina Citizen. ,s It is amusing, the way in 1 which brother Charley Connors. }l the j >vial and artistic quill push ;l 1 er ot our osteeni'd contemporary j '.The Lancaster New-, j)uts it 011 j1 It >ck 11 i I! I<>r trying to induct' ... Col. I,Tto\ Springs to move '< j that town. y M omor nnoni th ? tliinuft of Oo 1." i ' Other item of i?>fmiaM ii I he reported, but j?paoe wi.l not h permit. Destructive Hail Storm in Marlboro. , i1 Marion Observer: There was a destructive hail storm in Marlboro comity la^t Sunday. One of the farmers whose crop was greatly damaged I by the hail was insured with The Carolina Jlail Insurance a Company of Marion. The loss 2 was reported Wednesday, the f claim satisfactorily adjusted 1 Thursday, and on yesterday the | farmer received his check in full v settlement for his loss. The ap 8 plication for this insurance was x made only last Saturday, and although tlie hail came before it ( was accepted and the policy act- j 1 ualty issued, there was no con- ( 1 test made by the company on t ' this ground. I These lac's were given to us , by Mr. La.Hoque, the secretary j ot the Company, and he leels ; proud of the promptness with v which claims against this com pany can he met. lie says that t it is the policy of the company 2 1 to ad.just all losses as promptly 0 ' im nnofiiWo ,L-' 11 ' j, ?v>, iiuu liiMi/ Hie lOSSes ' are paid immediately upon their adjustment. . a , t I Forgeries in Pardon Paper. 1 a \ Columbia Record. c Solicitor James E. Davis has f sprung a crackling sensation in ^ ' his refusal to endorse the par1 don petition of Hampton Rob ^ ertson, a white man given two years in Hampton county in October, 1903, for kidnapping and adultery. The solicitor tirst wrote this * \ endorsement on the petition: "I know of no reason why I should recommendthedefendant's pardon. 1 arr., however, of the e opinion that the punishment im ,e posed by the court is excessively j severe. 1 therefore recommend that the sentence b? commuted to ( one year." Then he ran his pen through this and wrote: "In looking over the petition j 1 I am impressed with the idea j that it is fiii! cf f rieries. Therelore I decline 'o make any recom s mendation whatever upon it In r the meantime \ recommend tha1 c the governor return '.his petition v i to the clerk ol the court ot Hamp B 1 ton county wiMi instructions to i I Invn i ? '' - L - ' * * I > tii ii i impi i'i nit* solicitor." , The clerk ami slieriIT among : others have denied signing the ! petition. Arthur P. Gorman Dead. Washington, June 4.?Arthur Pile (lorman, I v.i'ed States Senator from Mary kind, died Bud- N denly a' his residence in this g fitv at tt 0f? oYluek t'nis morn M insi. While Senator Herman had ! 1 .' b on ill tor ni my m nt lis, lie had \ shown some improvement late'y !< , I 11 oil r< trouble w he immediab t cause of death I imw ? ?n,? f??w? A threr-yetr- ' colored child . d.evl on Wheeler- lid! at an! , ioarl'y hour vtvurdny morning | after climbintr up to the top oft: h ill pint of r .w whiskey which it. ind ther ' umhia State. ' I An Interesting Event n the Mill Community--The Most Popular Young Lacy Determined by Ballot. Reported lor The News. The Bowman tent show closed , series ol intertainments June !nd, at the Cotton Mills. The irst intertainment that Mr. iowman gave was free to ah. Ie staled the first night that, he vas going to give away a tea et of 32 pieces lo the most popilar young lady in our village. Ilis method of deciding wl-o he young lady was was as (blows: on entering (lie door each Dne was tiiven one five-vote icket, to be voted each night, le also had patent medicine and medicated soap on sale, giving 00 votes with each dollar'? vorth of medicine sold. There were several names on he bulletin until Saturday, June tnd, which was the last night oi ?f the ohow, when all votes were foted tor Misses Ethel Dahnej md Etta Skipper. After thee, r ain fell and all was over, MTt'j. ttwman oolto<l'*/.- ? ? - ~? 'v .. vuncu^iui iwo ui sne uidience to count the votes, vhicli was done with great acuracy, and the result was as ollows: *1 isH Ethel Dabney received 9,540 votes, iliss Etta Skipper received 8,890 votes.. Therefore, Miss Ethel Dabney eceived the tea set of thirty two>ieees of quadruple plated silver, alued at $40.00. The CornetSand furnished music, ice cream nd cold drinks and every one njoyed the evening to the lu'lst. P. Convicted Kansas Senator Resigns. Topeka, Kan., June 4 ?Umtid States Senator .Joseph U. burton, of Abilene, after a conereneo born tl?i? mrn-nt -??? " " everal close friends, placed !;? ? esignutiou in the hands ol Govrnor I loch. The resignation, vhich was sent to the Governor hortly before noon, was extremes' brief. Governor 11?>ch appoined F. 1). Coburu Senator *e nicceed Burton. /oung Man Kills his Sweet heart while Trying to Take Pistol from Her. Roanoke, Va . June 3.? Dovitt Siiirnon. 20 yo - oH, to-day (hot and kiilevl his -weet heart, tliss Saliio Sin veiy, in 'he lattevV lotne, near Roanoke. There va* no witno-s lo the tragedy xcepi ti c Simmon - ho <rir! w-i?s handling a pistol <iiii mi irv.: to taUe it from her t nun summoned a doctor anh gave himself up to the her. IF. I'he t'rl \vn rl -o' v] ihe pir-*. -ician reach <i lie. > giuon i 1 a lie Itoanek* ail.