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The Southern Indicator. Published Weekly. COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA. PHONE 2637. Editorial Staff., J. A. Roach.Managing SS?itor Rer. li. M. Moore, D. D.. Cootrlbutisg Editor. _ 101 Hov. D. P. Thompson, D. D., Co?trfb utlng Editor. Rev. 1. E. Lowery, D. D.. tXKml Re porter. Ia it Subccriotion Bato? (In Advance.) t, One Year .HM Six months .JO Three months -A.W> 'rn 9 9 v Advertising Rates. _ e Regular rates, .rer Inch.60 Cards of Thanks .fl.00 up Reading Notices .11.00 up Obituaries, Resolutions, eto, $1.00 ep Marriages .$2.00 ?p c IMPORTANT. Th? subscription price to Tn? In dicator only entitles a subscriber to the paper and not to publish free Cards of Thanks, Obituaries, eto. These cost extra. Send $1.00 wl*b obituaries, $1.00 with a Card of Thanks, ?1.00 with a short article on church and Sun-ll t day school work, unions, conven- [ J o dons, con! jrencos, etc. li arr lag? announcements, $1.00 ; marriage write-up, $1.00 up. No tices, SOc. up. Sesd or bring the eask. Editor. \ ll EDITORIALS" h lt SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1921. Boys help to save the other fellow's sister. t . * * Plant an early garden in well pre- < pared soil. . . * Meet your friends at the great Race Conference next week. . . . Stop knocking the other fellow and let's all pull together. |' . . . Merchants who advertise usually have something to sell they are not afraid to have examined. . ? * . No better evidence has a pastor that his officers and members are with him than when he knows they reverence him and respect his wishes. Taking Stock. Like all business concerns, last week was Btock taking week with us, when it was ours to use our "carving knife" oh "dead heads" and get a better start for the year's work that lies before us. Sorry, but The Indicator will not visit many this year that it did visit last year. But we are glad to Bay that many new ones are being entered on our list to take their places. We solicit the co-operation of each of our subscribers thiB year more earn estly than ever. No better friend has any payer than the one who will pay promptly for the same and encourage others to do likewise. And no worse enemy has a paper than the one who will receive a paper year in and year out and never pay for it unless he is asked in person to do so when he hap pens to Bee the editor or representa tive, and sometime never. Newspaper statistics show that 81 newspapers and magazines were forced to suspend publication during 1920 be cause during the high cost of material and every other item that went into the publishing of these publications were so much in excess to the returnp from advertising and subscriptions. The Indicator will not be suspended, but hereafter will pay strict attention to subscription list and without notice suspend the paper to delinquent sub scribers. There are some who are honest and thoughtful enough to pay up their dues when due, to these, be they ever so few. The Indicator will visit. The Good Samaritan Hospital. Among the many prosperous busi ness Institutions hereabouts The Good Samaritan Hospital* and Training School for Nurses'comes in for special mention. No one can fully appreciate the real good work this hospital ls doing but one who visits this institution and in spects it. Hundreds of patients from all parts of the State enter this in stitution in the course of the year and are relieved of their many and varied afflictions, by the best medical skill ob tainable and the best hospital accom modations including the tender cares of the kind nurses. It can be said to the credit of thin hospital that it has more registered nurses throughout the State than any other hospital in the State and that her nurses meet the examination tests with success. This hospital stands as a monument of the great accomplishments of Mrs. L. J. Rhodes, the owner. Not only Mrs. Rhodes but the womanhood of Columbia and South Carolina In gen eral can point to this hospital with pride and receive new Inspiration. Information comes to The Indica tor that Mrs. Rhodes offers the Negro Baptists of South Carolina this well equipped and well established hospital. In our mind the denomination would not and could not go wrong on accept ing this Institution if the price and terms can be.arranged to ault and we have not lbv slightest idea thal they cannot be so arranged. THE ROYAL THEATRE. From all reports afloat in the city, something is radically wrong with the ownership and,, inanagement of The Royal Theatre, ,also the Lincoln, ti dich has again opened its doors to ir people, for patronage without hich both would soon go out of bu?l >ss. The information comes to us that ir Borne time The Royai Theatre ls ivned and managed exclusively by hite, and while this theatre 1B wholly ipported by colored patronage, no tnployment of importance 1B given ur people. This affair is being dis ussed on every side by our people s unjustifiable. And in our judgment is unjustifiable and should not be berated. And, like many others, we ay such must not and will not be up eld. There are competent, honest nd reliable men among Its only pat onage to manage this theatre and op rate any and all of Us machinery, and rom among its patronage should come uch. Unlike the druggist, the grocer ir clothier, the owner of a theatre ex lusively -for colored is at the mercy .f the colored and in which case hs mist give due recognition or suffer lin ?arable loss. Though this condition 1B >eing strongly discussed and actions . bumed among those whose word itauds for something, we would ad rise that no actions be taken until i representative committee waits on be owner of this theatre and allow air chance to grant due considera lon. And if he is unwilling, then md not until then is the time to act The ministers of Columbia compos ng this committee would, we are sure, ;et a favorable report to make, for ertalnly the owner and manager are :onslderate men and know what it vould mean If all colored papers, min sters and leading men and women vould turn their influence against hem. In our judgment this is what should ie done first. Let the ministers get .ogether first. SHALL WE FORGET THEM? BY DR. H. M. MOORE. "The evil that men do lives after mern. The good is often interred with their bones." Too often is this really true. Judg lng from people's genera] action. When parents through hard toil and the most sacrificial struggle put their children through school thereby placing them in position to live honorably then these same children forget the loving con-|l sideration due their parents. They ought bear the mark of the world i'ondemnation. lu fact, any who have ised their opportunity in contribut ng to the bettering of one's condi ion ought not be lightly esteemed and lever forgotten. Hut how to the con rary! j Perhaps no set of men living or have ^nd will ever live to whom the world owes a greater debt of gratitude for real godly, unselfish, unpaid, earnest service than to that class constituting the ministry. To say-that he is easily forgotten, especially by Baptist, is stat ing a well known fact which our] denomination must accept with shame. Just fifty-eight years have passed since the iron heel of oppression bas been lifted and our forefathers weat forth with songs of praise. Marvelous has been the upward progress of our people, too numerous indeed, to men- ] tion here. We proudly boaBt In swell ing acclamations that often become bpistroufi over our educatlonail ad vancement. Our church ?B the only in&titution of permanent duration. This institution has grown to be a world power, and is still increasing in favor with God and man. Today the church is doing vastly more permanent and lasting good than all the other insti tutions of the world. The undisputed fact is, all other institutions aiming ?.t the uplift and bettering of humanity owe- to the church their exhalted ideas. The questions of vast importance are, who were the prime promoters of these organizations? What were the circumstances under which. this and that church were erected? These are facts essential to the history of any denomination. How many Baptist churches in the State can furnish such data from their church records. The shame is these men who wrought | so nobly have about been forgotten. Among our denomination there are less! than one dozen of theBe pioneer pas tors active who made it possible for] these young pastors to boast of their present accomplishments. Wc arc but reaping where they sowed and gather ing where they strewed. Every young pastor ought forget his anniversary, if need be, and gather the scattered In formation of those grand good men] who labored, often without money andi without price and have annual meet ings in honor of those who have crossed | the bar. There is to be a real history of the| Baptist denomination in South Caro lina in the near future. Professor) C. P. T. White, editor of the Rock Hill ] Messenger, Rock HUI, S. C., is presi dent of this historial society, through which this record is to come. He ls -j one of the best Informed layman in the State, a writer of note and in every way worthy ot this task. The history t UST WH AT YOU'VE BEEN VATTING FOK A break ir the prices of Woolen*. wing to th? Reduction our Woolen Houses have granted us, we ro able to make a suit from $30.00 upward. See our line before eu kuy your next Suit or Overcoat. We are experts.and gu?ran se both a ty le aud fit. B. F. PRIESTER Merchant Tailor 1323 Assembly St. Phone 3763 CLOTHES SATISFACTION Is found at our place. Don't rob yourself. See our stock of all the latest styles, not samples, but whole pieces of woolen goods from which your Suit will be made. We are now carrying a full line of French B ack Serges, Doeskin, Drape, Broadcloth, Navy Blues and a variety of fancy styles for your selection. Polite service awaits your call. LADIES Ladies' Suits, Coats, Skirts and Dresses made to measure. A full line of Furs and Neck Pieces. Coat Suits $29.00 and up, Long Coats $29.00 up, Silk Seal Plush Coats $52.50 up. Ladies, call and let us show you these latest styles. J. W. BRUNSON Merchant Tailor. 713 Main St. Phone 2to2 Columbia, S. C. OUR GREAT WORD! SERVICE was our aim E very day during 1*9201 R endering each customer the V ery best S.ERVICE I n our power will be a C onstaut feature of our business Ejvery hour during 1921! TRY US1 ALLISON LUMBER 60. "The SERVICE Yard" Phone 185 729 Lady Street DR. N. A. JENKINS, Specialist. Alter practicing lor twelve yearaf/to* have found the field of medi cine HO broad that it is necessary to limit our practice along certain lines in order to do the best work. While we do a very limited amount ef general practice, we are trying to' confine our work almost entirely to office practice. We have made a specialty of Female Diseases, Diseases of the Throat, Removal of Tonsils and Adenoids, Stomach Trouble, Disease of the Chest and Joints, Re moval of Ingrowing Nails and New Growths, and all kinda of office work. We find that it these ailments are corrected before they go too long, it will save many patients from hospital op?rations. Office Hours: Telephones: 9:00 a. m. to 11:00 a, m. Office, 3763 12.00 m. to 1:00 p. m. Residence, 3873 3:00 p. m. to 7:00 p. m. Office, 1323 Assembly St. Residence, 2202 Hampton Ave. j >f these men will suddenly furnish a splendid fountain of inspiration and information from which the denomina tion may drink with pleasure and profit. These men have doubtless done a work that could hardly be accomplish ed by us and to their sainted memory we owe our all as a denomination. Shall we forget them? IN MEMORIAM. One year ago, February 3d, my dear sister, Mrs. Julia A. Kenner, of Ridge Springs, passed into that great be yond, where pains and Bufferings are felt no more. Even though the months are gliding into years, her presence is sorely misBed, and we yearn constantly for her, whose mem ory still lingers with us. 'Tis hard to think of her as gone forevermore, for she was a loving sister, wife, mother and a consecrated Christian. Sister, thou wast mild and lovely, Gentle as the summer breeze; Pleasant as the air of evening, When it floats among the trees. Peaceful ber thy silent slumber, Peaceful in the grave below ; Thou no more wilt join our number, Thou no more our Bongs shall know. Yet again we hope to meet thee When the day of life is fled; Then in heaven with Joy to greet thee, Where no farewell tears are shed. Her slater, Mrs. Mary B. Butler, Chester, S. C. CARD OF THANKS. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Washington take this method of thanking the many friends for their kindly expressions, sympathy Bbown, and floral tributes during the recent illness and death of heir son, Clarence. WANTED AT ONCE. Several reliable, capable and ener getic young men as county agents to represent the Mutual Relief and Benevolent Association of South Caro lina. Attractive inducements to men who mean business. For particulars, write J. H. Goode, General Manager, 1501% Taylor St., Columbia, S. C. OUR HONOR ROLL. Prof. T. L. Duckett, $2.00; Mr. D. H. Means, $1.60; Mrs. Blanche Taylor, $1.50; Mr. W. A. Thompson, $1.50 ;Dr. H. M. Moore, $5.00; Mr. J. C. Arte mus, $2.00; Dr. L. Bragg Anthony, Sumter, $1.50; W. F. Dunbar, Dunbar ton, $1.50; Mrs. E. Brown,, $1.50; Mrs. Julia Young, 50c; Mr. Berry Davis, 90c; Mrs. W. H. Reeves, $1.00; Mrs. Genia Chisholm, 90c; R. H. Hill, Clin ton, $1.00; Mrs. Anna Wright, $1.00; Rev. M. G. Jobji8on, 50c; Mrs. Julia Scott, $1.00; Mrs. J. C. Hughes, $1.50; Mrs. Daisy Williams, $1.00; Miss Isa dore Miles, $1.00} Mi BS Janie Smith, $2.00; Rev. J. F. Green, $1.50; Mrs. R. R. Wallace, 50c; Mrs. S. E. Sims, 60c; Rev. J. H. Johnson, $1.00; Thos. Gilliard, $2.00; Wm. Johnson, $1.00. GRADED SCHOOL BUILDING BURNED, j Ridgeway, S. C., Jan. 20.-pur grad ; ed school went down in ashes yester 1 day. We h dd just let out for recess when the fire was discovered. The wind WBB in the fire's favor, so it burned down quickly. The building was worth $1,000 with no insurance. The trustees say the school must go on, so we are teaching in a nearby church.for the time being. They, are goiiig to rebuild at once, I understand. Hats made to order or old bats I made new at the Waverley Millinery Shop, 2400 Gervais St. B. Li. Hall, P Incipal. HARDY & P1N6KNEY Columbia's Leading Colored Undertakers & Embalmers Funeral Supplies at Lowest Prices Complete M o t c r Funeral Equipment, consisting of Automobile Hearse, Limousines and Ambulance. Prices the Same as Horse Drawn Equipment. TWO ESTABLISHMENTS COLUMBIA GREENVILLE 1006 wa8hino;ton Street 305 West Coffee Street Phone 1695 Phone 797 Hi JLAl LISTEN Everybody knows us now. Why? Our work bas advertised us. Why? Because it is the best turned out by any colored shop in the State. Who says so? All the best dressers in Columbia and In many parts of the State outside. We make our work in our shop. Wre guarantee the Quickest deliveries of all the shops. We have a large, swell stock at prices from |40.00 and up for Sulta^and Overcoats. OWEN & PAUL Phone 1963. 1123 Washington Street Columbia, S. C. THE Mutual Relief & benevolent Association "The South Carolina Mutual" Ins. Co. The Greatest of Itt Kind in The State OVER 150 AGENTS EM CLOYED It Gives as Good Protection as Any For Less Money. An Investigation Solicited. $75,000 Strong For Your Protection J. H. GOODE, Gen. Mgr. 15011-2 Taylor St. Columbia, S. C. Phone 2186 N. J. JENKINS Groceries and Produce sold at Low Prices, We carry a Full Line of Groceries etc at all times. Give me a trial order. We solicit your orders. 601 ASSEMBLY STREET COLUMBIA, S. C. PHONE 1481 We Have Mernie Smith's latest Records: CRAZY BLUES and IT'S RIGHT HERE FOR YOU THE ROAD IS ROCKY and FARE THEE HONEY BLUES BE SURE AND COME TO OUR NEW LOCATION Pianos. Player Pianos. Victrolas and all the latest and best in Records and Player Rolls. THE JOHN CHURCH CO. 1606 Main St. Phone 2000 P. M. Asbury, Mfr. W C. JOHNSON H. W. BRADLEY J. W. WORRIE Johnson-Bradley-Morris Funeral Directors & Licensed ?mbahn*rs 1??5 Washington St., Phone 3500 You air? cordially 'tod to visit and inspect the full IHri al ? 1124 Washington St. HABERDASHER TO CoHege Boys, Professional Mon, Railroad, SteaaaaMp wad Hetti la fact, to all mon who aspira to faa! fit ead feeai Taara it Snap about our Shirts, Collara, Scarfs? Hosiery, sag Robes. Quality, Service and a Genial Ssnile await this store. - Phono 2301. LOVE B. WOODS. BUY ALL LEATHER GUARANTEED 8HOE8 for Men, Women and Chil dren at ,1. S. Leovy's, 1221 Taylor St. Phone 319. DR. HARRIET B. DAWKINS .Zone Therapist Office hours, 9:30 to 11:30 a. m., 2 to 4:00 p. m. 1006 Marion St. Columbia, g.*C.