Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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6 Night Schools and Illiteracy. ?_ By this time the success of j f||J night schools in reaching the * ranks of illiterates and deci- """""""" mating their numbers, both in South Carolina and other states, i C has been abundantly demonstrated. A more popular practical method of education could not' When have arisen with a more definite' ompelling need. While the' want is social, for us it is never-; MEAr theless peculiarly individual. The ignorant ballot is a manace to' _ free government; but an igno- WC r rant man is the shame of the, ? educated. To leave one's neigh-1 ( borhood without the power to * speal Mnoil **.??!4.. 5.. v. .-.4- Anltr 4-.. < 1V beCUll! I ccivi aiiu >1 i i it io nut \siftijr l'/ v leave him without the key to the;^',verJini door of opportunity, but almost I church I to shut the door in his face, [because What if he has neglected his have^ pui chances to get a schooling, the ment. need is still present with him. a When thousands of men and; n(y women are anxious to take hold jnally. < of night schools, by which 'is 1"^ a|} a^ meant intensely practical schoolsias a, 0 well adapted to their needs, and ^ when other thousands of our ed- t,uain*ari ucated citizens, knowing the ad- cons or vantages even of a little leYirn- was co" ing, which is no dangerous thingj"* \r at all?are equally desirous that ?ii these men and women should' All cn master the rudiments of an edu-, ric. oation, it would be a shortsight- Hie a ,1 i.u_ ..i.-j?i-IPrtne or c\i (juncji iu ucny me siuuenis i r. _ . , this opportunity and discourage j^ 1* i*V^1 the leaders gest suited to bringial ' . about a most desired result. In k omei a discussion of methods, the t"e matter itself of redemption from f?" ! illiteracy should not fall to thei !s .c u ground. stanter. The night school has some- help ^ie what the fascination of the . ' a game of marbles to the man x>n, t0I with salt-and-pepper temples (a and an increasing polar cap as posses, the winter of life attempts in'larKe'y 1 ain to congeal the warmth of a . vp a heart still boyish. When papa a ri^at spins the top the boy is there &a?e on but thinly disguised. Let the night school tap this vein of in- Lnurc terest. Their fruits then will i?.re,a make them known and show the tmclinKs value of the system. The for- YerJ. iei mal frigidity of much that pass- 'a ceRa es as education should be avoid- ^ , ed. No one intent going about ? the work of teaching in a spirit , sini of making the punishment fit|sou. a?a the crime, will do much real good. Make the teaching fit the ?.nre J*1 conditions is a safer guide. In.jllves? D. formality is not inconsistent |saP?p f11 with good method. ^ 001 Novelty is a secret of the at-1a tractiveness of the night school. juela^e It is not the secret. That is boss? rather the feeling that at Last an . e 1 something really practical and pasiapS8 intimately personal is about to be (lle that performed on hitherto uniform- m s1?,rn? iy resistant persons. The thing wou'" works. Perhaps there is no se- hito the cret at all; for there is no evan_ would b< escent mystery, if we exclude !an<* the the glory of increasing light 'church, bursting on the learner as he The stands on the split shell of his righteou former self. The school out of forced ii hours, out of bounds, it should cause th< be called. the bills In mere change there is great are a bl< value, when reforms are necessa- I*ut w ry, for change implies move- l'ashionei ment, and this may be forward, become < The delightful part of the effect a stench is that the rising tide of educa- en.?Foil tion is flooding some inveterate- ? ly dry old coves. No problem The affecting the welfare of the "A m; State lies beyond the province yet be p of the schools. To every man payment the ability to read and write or ly plann the chance to learn, if by chance tain. Ai he will learn, would be in itself though a respectable educational pro- yond his gramme for the educational for- pay, for ces of the State to undertake du- misfortu ring the year 1916.?The State, sponsible the mar Church Flosses into deb In a neighboring town some intentior months ago there was one Hap- nothing tist church. One of the richest Spurgeo men in the congregation was theO'ibout g church's boss. people v A day came when some sixty 'n^ W'J or tne members tired of being atrengtn bossed and pulled out. There belong t was no unseemly quarrel, no ?s both hard words. The discontented Gut you ones walked out with the bless-!cloth' is ings of those who remained. Once out. these sixty set about ning int organizing another church. as f They now have a membershipj 1 f I n oi over one hunderd, a Sunday- would d school of over two hundred, and be a pe a brick house of worship almost j open a 1< paid for. Moreover, the old ing pool church has been stimulated to the dirt; action, and is building a $15,000 without hurch home. able to ] God has evidently blessed the help bei separation, but so far as I am ise to p able to learn, the new church cannot, rganization is not recognized made uj by, tjie powers that be in the they pr< "Bapfrtt world. They are still j lie an fa aegarded as rebels. 0 ?Biblic fcttirMW 1... *" ?I nil (ifil iln'i T THE LANCAST r Printing TANLAC 1NB0R! >n Time (BIRMINGHAM ? ?? , "You will Hardly Knot Meet AkhIii. 1 Am we PROMISE WORK TULLS ATliAXTA a certain time we ? "Sinaa My Seotul Hoi t WHAT WE SAY ; Bnw Suffoicil Nor Oi:? of the latest a Vint Everything 1 ^ ???????? t lielr unqualified en I 7~. T 77 7 Tanlae is the name ? k ot this influent 1*101*?- \r. Kvans former may <e it is typical of church ham, Ala., ex-state ex ent, and I use a Baptist }}<- accounts of Aiab for illustration merely nesfpapTs we rsapusis uaim <-u ham A Re-11 era 1(1. relv democratic govern- Writing a personal laiitn. Mr. I'lvalis says e ...o nvn "Birmingham, Ala., matter of fact we are uy way, v mocrats?except nomi- know me when we n }ur churches are ruled cause 1 am Retting w istocracy of money, just again. As i: told you , , , ? . ,i ta last month, I have her churches are ruled. a 1()nR tfmp wj(h G| ou ever make the ac- doctor's call it?real! ice of a Board of Dea- stomach, with oonseti Board of Elders that tion. pains in the si j ?c *v,? ,v?q,i aches, belching, hear iposed of the poor men appetlte loss of 8lee lock? You never have, Sp0uH for weeks I < art, and you never will, on my back, urches are bossed by a "One week ago. upo , momknrc Wo raise tlon of friends, who i members. We raise medioine , purchn8e(] 1 about the rule of the Tanlac and began tak Rome, but our Demo- suffered none of the }) churches have sever, which I refer, and real Pones each KO,nK to KOt Perfect,y ropes eaui. again. Won't that b imes it happens trial dorsement of Tanlac. cher is one of the boss- is a wonderful medi hat happens in a Bap- know i nm not giv< rch he irets fired in- m,>ro experiments, ai om! L a- 7??,7 Orthodox as to Mater 1 he Methodists Cc\n t shall continue mselves. with perfect confiden s a rule, the preacher results. isidered. He takes his "tsigned) frank ,, , , , Commenting on th com the church boss Ol dorsement of Tanlac, who usually contribute state agent for South 0 the preacher's salary, "Although the list that they have, and of 'JSS ! ought to have, a mort- dignity and credit to the preacher's immortal ray. Some of them i "Hon. C. W. Mangi h bosses are in a meas- *{r Flll,on 001 1 . , , ,, Kenzie Moss, judge of lute monarchs, and their trU,t ,)f Kentucky; i and actions are, for that Glenn, superintendent ison, often lacking in J1*' State of Kentucky nd charity. 1 once knew ^'"jreen^Kv ""r * >ard ot Deacons that dent Georgia' Cotton Ut of church a girl who H. W. Hill, bank pre ned, and I'll wager my Pittsburg, Tenn.; j. inat a hair pin that the r rxf fViot- V.oA of i*oocnee. ba., Hon. . U1 rornier city councilm 16 or another in their and many others \vh< ien guilty of that .self- ,)Pen Riven to the p,i a. irse, any business needs , a How to Kill a a directing head. If the The following ru church didn't have a er ?n earth, kill 1 would soon wither away frnon. ear^h. Kill of dry rot. At least the J0*' hi3 ambition, 1 end of the church would hally, morally and way. It may be that, ^ay away fro cases, if the pastor penally on bad da ick the laymen bosses know the crowd w depths of the sea it * . *aY away 1 e for the glory of God meeting because y< spiritual good of the crowd will be smai is on to lead you dc bosses are frequently . When the sei s men who have been . ,Ye church lto the lead merely be- without speaking is ey could and would foot Preacher, a word < i. In such cases they me. ' , issing. 4. When you get hen they forget the old- , kno.w iln<l 8 d "noblesse oblige" they no' c"m"'K to sf J i thorn in the side, and fevi^ mvite h in the nostrils of Heav- )ra'.l^'llt to <!'"e 1 mtain Inn Tribune. They never enjoy a (>. Fay .lust as lit ,v u 4 i a on his salary and g Dishonest Debtor (hat Thi ^ k ? in man be in debt and 7 Ne . hj erlect y honest, for the ^ , A .j.,,? t> u- , I , .... .. out the little amou oi his debt is definite- :ao, T4. , , a.- it ise. it would maki ed and practically cer- ui ? ; you appreciate hin <1 a man may be honest g A, h financially involved be- to offer when he wt . il?i h v rwiw r*v ovov rr* ..... _ _ w , ; "V" VV- ft little work for G he may he a \ ictim ol ^ Don't ever pro ne and bo m no way re- <T>illy Cain? becal - t()1" 'us phtfht fhit lor bjs family and tf i who tfoos deliberately. come to see vou tv I with no expectation or ,0 Act ag cf)1(, a i of paying there can he toward him as yo, but anathema. wjj] think you are n had a vital message jf these ten doa< oing into debt: Some bjm thev will forc< Jh? have a dollar com- iown with the thou 1 apend^five on^ the j bad never l 1 7u ,L* >vc.""u uuc" l.ithonin Journal, o them. Such a person unwise and dishonest. ir coat according to your sound advice, but cut- ? lANflMfi I er people's cloth by run- I Alivillll \ :o debt is as like thiev- ~ ourpense is like a goat. _ leant to be rogue I (jtlf opj eal in marine stores, or ttyfogging lawyer, or Arc you plannin ran office or go out pick- you want FINE kets; but I would scorn y art of getting into debt ORDERS. Th&t'i the prospect of being |ivc< & & pay. Debtors can hardly ng liars, for they prom- VKITIICANItRG ay when the know they *13*1 U J A FN If DC and when they have > II lot of false excuses " Cur?4l^ imise again, and so they w,? ,st as a horse can trot. i,11# tocurc < , n , _ Blind. Bleeding or Protnidioi al Recorder. The ftm applfcaliem girt* : ' fc) ; 1 " * V # I ER NEWS, MARCH 3, 1916. Jffl EV ; > > > j L U D1 $H$H$H$H$H$^4$H$M$M$H$M$?" EX-MAYOR II , ft v Mo When \Y e ?*>?* Getting Well." t X j k FltlKM) I * * ! $> so mt Tniilnr,! t e of My Troub- % ?> lilitions to tin-; % X bought and a'*-1 *5^*5^ M B forward withj4&><Ht H H doraemonts of X jt >f Hon. Frank | VV or of Dinning- fl B KM amlnor ,?f IT W W* CCJ and one' ? I of the South's I % ?tli?? HlrniinK- JLJJL I TY friend in At-; V V I 1916. YY m\ M\ ou hardly I H U B leet again. be- 4*>4&t I BkT MS 1 B II ell and strong B B B in Atlnn- ^ jr H B B B B been suffering, ?5>I B W ^1 W istritls. as the'XJL y a disordered I jF luent constipa-, loulders. head- lA^ tburn, loss of j p and fainting A 1 A could not sleep X?|> Alld Al n recommends- . had tried the ?$?+*? one bottle of i i lug it. I have > > _ B troubles to %?% N 1? $] H ll.v believe I am > t KS U? well and strong p wonderful at *_* ?? T. \V. Gaylon.lJjL ^ [cine, and you|^r^^ _____ >n to 'puffing'; && id am rather X. t ia Medioa. TV the treatment <$? ?? ;~ h this pa is splendid en-,JLjL lancast of prominent : one. I recall a, % that lend both 1 * 1 the entire ar-lAA <Hld IS tll0 ire: 4 T am. of Atlanta. Vy inty: Hon. Mc- ?** 1.L J _ _ _ the Eighth dis- > i that does. Hon. Moses R.! <F*<r of printing for | _ if'4 lates in adjc . Cooper, presi- , Oil company; JkJk _ sident of South ^ _ _ p n p4-*->.> F. Carrell, cot- 1~?<1>I1C<1S10I ent. of Chatta- Ai. 3. S. Shepherd, T t , . , " ?i XX of a Big Tra bile." % X ? ? ^arrefui. II the people 1 lis influence, khiU h"mUmene: what OW 11 physically. X V m church, es- j vv a. 11 ys, when you !?& ! tO S011. rill be small. trom prayer au know the! ? 1 11 or someone 1 i >n't like. '?*1* mon is over, 1VV ni w in a hurry M O0tH? LlVC I word to the A A kWfftt "ll/t f encourage- ! 11 sick don't let T6Cld\ <Adl)? ibuse him for VV = . n DON'T YO in your home.1 AA AS\S11 M M \J t social. A A tie as you can J X .riiz=i=zz==zz=i: rumble about VV lim feel good. VV Our Job ] im anythingj AA VJUT JOP J nt you prom-A A //^V I n shim think ^ Oil I a fool excuse j f ints you to do VV iod. VV to see him or A A lse he don 't AA ! len raise old AA vice a month. 1 t nd indifFerent X X mm II can and he VV w E dignified. I BS fail to kill AA I Jj i him to leave AA ight, "I would A A ,een born/'-^ ^ nLan< llRDERS ft _ . | N g a dance ? DANCING jXX s where we ?:? > & & CONVINCED |? I I ! .*?? Md Kctt. 50C? ! *+* *+* *** *+* A A^t^V*V?V?V?%4> ! Y? YY YT : a I* ster 1 XX XX M ivertise in XX MEWS || ======== I TV PER COVERS II ER COUNTY || ONLY Paper || It also circu- 0 lining counties. is the center || ide District and IX want to know n 1* ante IIOVA A A llVAVllMlliO UUTVr Y I fx II == XX Wires are Alrtising. WHY | W TO (/? H H Department is XX ihe Job" II it rhe I caster II It ews |:| ttttY