The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, October 06, 1914, Page 7, Image 7
MR. TWITTV RAPS
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
He Receives Some Literature
From Columbia.
PRAISE FOR METHODISTS.
Hits Auto Drivers and Says Kailroad
Trains Should Ik* Stoii
I>?>?I on Sundays.
To the Kditor of The News:
Wars and rumors of wars continue
to greet our ears. Human beings
are being slaughtered by the
thousand daily and yet the frame
work of the world still stands to
uphold and keep the survivors.
Speaking of war the Bible says nation
shall rise against nation, etc.
All these (it says) are \he beginning
of sorrows. Let some divine
tell the readers what sorrows are
upon us or may be expected soon.
None can divine the end of this war
and the results thereof. In some
places it is horrible but in others,
(for Instance United States) it is
bearable and we are blessed comparatively.
Dot the curtain drop
and let us introduce another subjfctt.
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In my last letter to The News (recent
date) I had somewhat to say
on the subject of woman suffrage.
I contended that nice refined women
were out of their place in a
political campaign, wherein they
would he called, if allowed to vote.
Very soon after the letter appeared
in the paper, 1 received a letter, <
postmarked Columbia, S. C.. (no
evidence who the sender wasi containing
six leaflets of printed matter 1
Intended to support the other side ;
of this proposition. Some of the
head lines of the printed matter
<juotod below: "Eminent People
Declare for Equal Suffrage," "The
Justice and the Expediency of Wo- j
man Suffrage," "Women are Citizens,"
etc. None of these things i
touch the matter that 1 object to if
women were allowed to vote. 1 con- |
una that if women were enfranI
chlsed that thrv would be lowered,
In a sense, that they would not oc- 1
cupy the high plane of purity thai
they a-e accorded as they now stand ,
related to the other sex (man,)
hence I conteud that women ought
r.ot to he allowed to vote. A few |
days later (after 'receiving the
leullets) 1 got a letter from my old
friend, Dr. G. W. (jardner of Green-,
wood. S. ('. He s^nt me a copy of |
his paper (Green?vood Journal,)
which contained an editorial on
what I had to say about the new
womrr movement. Hd said h?- had
been giving It (its for a long time hi
his paper and * as plrasetl, no
doubt, that I endorVd his views or.
tin subject. He siild some ni*e
things about his old Methodist
friend. As usual (in such cases) lie
said more than 1 merited. Of course
1 appreciate what lie said and give
him credit as entertaining best
wishes In my behalf. Our association
in Lancaster was of the most
pleasant character and I woul 1 enjoy,
so much, to see him once no re.
Our city is on the eve of the
marriage of three couples of our best
families and daily parties (in honor
of the brides-to-be) are the order
of tlie day. So much unlike old
times. In my young days an engagement
was kept secret, not
heralded to the public (as now I and
v hen the day appointed came the
W parson was called in and the ceremony
was said and one gathering
at the bride's home, was all that tin
occasion demanded. Tin n it v as
the custom (after the ceremony and
congratulations) to sit down to a
f<:u?re meal and enjoy p'g. cli?ci\?n,
turkey and all the dainty meats, and
a full list of the bread and cake
kind us well. Also It was the custom
to treat the party to fi glass of
delicious syllabub. As said, it is
n 11 { t ii rn tt t noic A u-ool/ r\f it' r*
before the marriage is to be celebrated
the friends of the bride call
a meeting at some one of the residences
and Invite a party (mostly
young people! to spend a few hours'
doing honor tofthe bride-to-be, and
vlnd tip with u^alad course or some
such eatlngyTar behind the old
fashioned s</iaro meal. Such is life
and It goes 4o prove thut old people,
as a rule, will not endorse and harmonize
to the modern Idea?It is
hard to take In new tricks.
I am surprised to know that the
Methodists of Kershaw were able (I
might say willing) to build the
church (edifice I mean) as they
have. It Is a solid structure and
beautiful building. The congregation,
I am sure, is small. In fact I
regarded that county especially east
regaruea tnat comity especially east
ward about nlne-tentlis Daptlrt,
pcihibly they ire not ?i* ;
s;r.n < I *? -lh< r j "A.
! ? mel n? I 'Jo J am t-re?ired t>
?'\?< him much Civ*'t for advances
I material and otherwise) of the denomination.
Hdld your ho<d, hr< ;h- j
PEASANT WOMEN II
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Peasant women in Belgium scurchiiu
lomes, ruineil by the Hermans.
r. end your reward is sure. Brother (
{alley (the pastor) looks young,
>ut he must have a head beyond bis
rears to accomplish what he has ,
lone for Kershaw Methodism. Of
ourse the Kirkley family have done
Tiuch to aid the work. Now I
tvould advise all interested to coninue
to work and pray and success
s assured.
I want to say a little more in connection
with what I have said about
Kershaw and that part of Lancaster
[ ounty, viz: In 184H I lived with
Mr .S. Beckham at Pleasant Hill?clerk
in his store?and through the
influence of the family I was induced
to attend and superintend a small
Sunday school at a little church
near ('apt. Thomas L. Clyburn's.
His first wife (whom I believe was
a Methodist) and the family of
Jonathan Ogburn, were sure attendants.
Of course others attended and
at times we had a good crowd.
At this day 1 cannot see much
fruit from mv work, unless the late
I
Kershaw church was put forward by
what was sown then sixty-five
years ago. What think you, Brother
Hamel? It was quite a trip to
and trout tin- church in one day, on
horse-back. That fall (184b) I
moved to North Carolina and sojourned
for a few years at Monroe.
The little church building was suffered
to do down and thus ended
the effort to establish a church in
that vicinity.
You know, Miss Kditor, that I
have always contended that parents
and friends spend too much
for worthless toys, but I presume
this is one of the times that the
great bulk of such tilings will be out
of reach, so we need not fret because
shipping is cut off in consequence
of tlie European war. Some
may call me an oddity and charge
me with queer views, but 1 cannot
help that my views and doctrines
are peculiarly my own. If they
commend themselves to the public
let them be heeded so Tar as may be,
otherwise they should be rejected.
Now I believe that railroad truins
should be stopped on Sundays and
I believe the owners and managers
urn init? aim win m* cnargeil
with the desecration of the day.
Many other corporations are doing
wrong by operating their plants on
Sundays, but rnilronds employ more
men and do more business under
one management than any other we
can name, therefore we designate
that corporation. We are disposed
to censure owners and operators of
autos. It is almost safe to say they
ire a curse rather than a blessing.
The streets are alive with cars
(autos) most of the day (Sunday)
and In many cases crowds are off
on long trips and often- business
matters are looked after. In either
case, driving around town or off on
a long trip, the church Is neglected
and the day (to say the least) misspent.
These things ought not so to
be. I disclaim leadership in morals
and would have no one believe that
I was free from temptation and sin.
hut I would be known as one who
wan trying to do right. Let us nil
(your readers and the writer) resolve
to lead a better life .
J W. TVVITTY.
Vuldosta. Ga., Oct. 1, 1914.
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['levelAnil Witnesses One of Greatest %
Demonstrations of the Sort
Kver Hehl in America.
Cleveland, Ohio, Oct. 3.?The
largest woman suffrage demonstra- j
lion ever held In America took place ^
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in Cleveland today when about
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3,000 women and more than 200
men marched through several miles ^
of the town streets. Today's show- ^
ing marked the "beginning of the <
end" of the campaign to gain vote:; <
for a woman suffrage amendment to <
the state constitution at the general ?
election in November. ,
Heading the parade was Joan of i
Arc on a white horse, immediately !
followed by officers of Ohio's Wo- ;
man Suffrage Association including t
many of Ohio's foremost women
lloniemakers marched with women
o! till- liliuiiiiiuu illnon ....
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men in cup and gown walked sliouldor
to shoulder with "servant girls"
in white aprons and caps. City w?? *
men in smart tailored gowns tiling- *
led freely with their plainer sisters
from the farms and \illagi
One of the most prominent tea- ^
lures of the celebration was a large
peace float at the very head of the
parade. Another tloat attracted attention
was one depi ting woman's <
part in the history of Ohio. Following
this was a large decorated wag- i
on bearing Ohio's pioneer suffragists
drawn by fifty children all
members of the Junior Auxiliary of '
the state association. <
At every corner a woman stepped ,
from the line of march to mount a
stool or dry goods box to speak to
the assembled crowds. The mammoth
demonstration today was the
climax of one of the most complete
and spiriteil campaigns Ohio ha 4
ever seen. For weeks women from ^
... . .... . onii11 y nave neen 111 ^
Ohio giving freely their efforts to
bring votes for women one step
nearer I lie Atlantic Seahoartl. Kv- *
ery village and city lias seen the bin ?
yellow bannered automobiles in 4
whieh the workers travel from place ^
to place arousing enthusiasm for the
"cause."
At suffrage headquarters in Cleve- *
land is a small iron pot such as are 4
seen it. charge of Salvation Army 4
workers at holiday time Into this ^
have gone treasures worth several
hundred dollars and others worth
little in money but priceless to their
owners. They are sacrifices in the 4
fight to gain votes. One girl sent 4
in her wedding ring with the com ^
ment "It is all I have." Dollar contributions
have also played a large
part In raising funds. *
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???-n. .-?<?*rvnimn to Take tin* Field. 4
Charleston News and Courier.
We haven't heard very much *
from them as yet but there are indl- *
rations that the armies of General 4
Starvation are being quietly mobti
lized on the continent. *
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as hopeless and it effected a com- 4
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