The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, June 06, 1906, Image 1
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
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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.