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The Press and Banner By HUGH WILSON & W.C.BENE 1L..L - - f "Wednesday, June 25, 1879 The CentAnial Celebration at Ceda Springs. Last Saturday was a beautiful <laj A large concourse of people from At beville village at an early hour join*" the innumerable throng which f i 11 e * -i.i 1. the road leading 10 una uiu mo^.. spot around which cluster so man fcacred memories. Long before tli appointed hourfor the commeueemeti of the exercises every seat in the larg aud commodious church had been fill ed, mostly by ladies, and as a const quence numbers of gentlemen stooi iu the aisles, while many werennabl to gain admittance at all, and retire* in groups to the grateful shades of th magnificent oaks which stand nea the building. At half-past nine o'clock the Com mittee of Arrangements kindly ofFet ed the members of the press scat among the specially favored guests ami from this fact we were enabled t enjoy to the full extent the impressiv and interesting ceremonies of the oc casio n. The decorations of the Cluircl showed artistic design and beautift finish, and was evidently the work t the ladies of that congregation. O , the wall in rear of the pulpit, was large arch fvith the words in large lei ters. "The Word of the Lord Enduret Forever." And in smaller letters below, the mol toes worked in evergreen appears "Jesus Christ the Chief Cornerstone. "On this Rock will I Build in Church." Organized 1779. On a tablet of beautiful design wcr the names of Dr. T. Clark. 1786-1792. Alex. Porter, 1787-1S13. J. T. Pressly, D. D., 1817-1831. "\V. R. Hemphill, D. D., 1S37-184S. H. T. Sloan, D. D., 1850 Every reader of the Press and Bar ncr who knows anything of the his tory of Abbeville County knows thi this church is situated in the midst ( one of the finest communities to b found anywhere in upper South Care lina. It was settled more than a hun dred years ago by Scotch-Irish imrnl grants, who have ever been conspicti ous for their thrift, energy, integrit and high religious and military chai acter. A people like those, haviu strong religious convictions, and pot sessed of that patriotic'Irish bloo that never shrank from danger, tliei descendants have inherited and main tained the high moral andcourageou character of their ancestors, and wil no doubt for ages perpetuate those vij tues which gave them distinction i the olden times. The best evidence c the true worth of those who lived hundred years ago, is the ciiaracter c the children of those noble women an honorable men, who now live and r< . vere their memory. One of the speak ers very beautifully said, the bes monument left to the memory of an one is a son or a daughter possessin those qualities which distinguish ther above their fellows for nobleness c character aDd purity of heart. Slid a son or daughter is a living monii ment, which speaks in tongues mor potent than shafts of brass or stone. To say in the stereotyped form tho this was a most pleasant meetin, -would not convey to the general read ?rthe true idea of the fact. It wa really all that human nature couli make it. It seemed that the very ai itself was charged with the spirit o kindness and good wilf which ap peared to pervade the hearts of all One of the speakers touchingly sail that "there are no Associate Reformed Presbyterians here to-day, neithe -are there any Methodists, or Baptists or Presbyterians, or EpiscopaliansA in />/in nt DUl uicr; are ucic vuiiovu?uo wunv less numbers, who have ruet with u in brotherly love, aud with a feelinj of reverence to the Father, who i above all, and through all, aud in yoi all. It was more than idle curiosity that brought them here. It was i .higher impulse, and a better inceu tive." ? After lome delightful music by thi choir, the Rev. Dr. Sloan in sonii touching aud appropriate remark welcomed the audience to this meet ing, and introduced the Rev. Mr Leard in kindly terms, and asked fo him a respectful hearing. Mr. Lear* was expected to deliver the principa address of the occasion, which he rea< from the pulpit, while the audiene listened with unabated interest am unflagging attention from first to last It was in the narrative style and wa full of the most interesting facts, toll in the most engaging manner. Th fact Is, Mr. Leard marie such a pleasati history of Cedar Springs, and did i in such a handsome manner that i would not be surprising to us if tlier was a general regret on the part of th Seceders that Mr. Leard ever left th ranks of those whose history he cnei ished with so great a reverence. Ow ing to a lack of space we are unable t present his speech this week. "W will publish it in the future. It is tc good to be lost. After the conclusion of Mr. Leard address, the choir favored us wit more of their choice music, when D Sloan introduced, Rev. James Boyc D. D., one of the best men of Abbi ville County, when that learned divir made a phort speech in which he alii dedinavery impressive manner I many truths in reference to the pas from which we should learn whol* some lessens for the present as well i for the future. He thought that whi we commemorate the past, our cai should be for the generations that ai to follow. It was now one o'clock. Dr. Slna said that the intellectual man hr been feasted. It was now time for tl physical to feast also. The vast ai dience were then invited to the tabl< in the grove, where we found tl greatest abuudance of good things, a the substantial and many of the del caciesiusuch abundance and profi sion that much was left after ever guest had been served. The hospita ity of the people of Cedar Springs unbounded, and on this occasion Iris hospitality exceeded itself. After an hour's recess the meetin was called to order by Dr. Sloan. TL choir sang a Psalm. When Dr. Sloa introduced Dr. Bonner in 6ome con plimentary remarks, and stating thi he was not unknown to Cedar Spring The address Dr. Bonner was tt best and most eloquent effort of h life. And as he recounted his bri notes of the illustrious sons of Cedi Springs, the audience were si el . j bound. IIo promised to give " j sonic notes of his speech, which nn = be found elsewhere. Head it. T j J)r. Sloan now introduced Rev. V - I M. drier, I). I)., who more than nt ) i tained his former reputation as a fl . ent and able speaker. Everybo< r loves to hear him speak, and for tli season we print his remarks els where. After more music, Dr. Sloan inlr I duced the llev. \V. M. Press!v, of Di j; West, with some remarks alluding I his connection with the history v j Cedar Springs. e The Last of the Napoleons. On Sunday three weeks ago, (1 e inst.) Prince Louis Napoleon, tl Prince Imperial of France, accomp nied by an English lieutenant, s l1 troopers, anil one friendly Zulu-Kali v eft Col. Wood's camp at the Kelet ' jMountain, seven miles beyond JJIo< I River, for a reconnotssance. The p:i r ty halted in the long grass seven mil from camp, and unsaddled. Just the Prince gave the order to remount volley was fired on the reconnoitrir _ party by the Zulus in ambush. Tl ' young Napoleon unfortunately cou ? not get into the saddle soon enough e escape the spears of tho savages, at he was killed, two troopers dying wil him. His body was recovered ne: day. He was found lying on hisbac his body showing eighteen asseg ^ stahs. II Such in brief are the tidings brotigl a by the telegraph from far-away Zul laud. Seldom has the electric wi j told a tale so tragic and so pitiful. 1 11 an unknown land, by the hands < savages who knew not whose blood twas that flowed from those eightet M gaping spear-wounds, he died, the la of the Napoleons. Fighting the ba y ties of France's traditionary foe, ei gaged as a volunteer in a war whe there were dangers and hardships, hi e in which little .glory was attainabl the Prince Imperial of France dii the death of a soldier i n mysterioi ambush. No wonder the news of his deal brought dismay to the Bonapartis in France. For with Prince Napoler l" died their hopes of re-establishing tl Napoleonic dynasty on the imperi throne. They may try to convint ^ themselves and the world that the su e cession of the Napoleons has n< '* lapsed and that the Empire will sti !" live and they may endeavor to bui! '* their hopes on the head of the yout l* Prince Victor, but it seems to be coi 5 sidered that the Imperialist party hi "I received a mortal wound and that tl ? Empire will never be re-established. But, apart from the fate of dyna ties and the hopes of parties, wh r human heart refuses to sympathi: with the widowed and childless Ei 8 genie? Three months ago she parte with her adventurous boy who 1? forced her to give her tearful consei 11 to his departure toZululand. Now 1 is dead, and he was the only son a his mother, and she a widow. Sure! ^ the sympathy of Christendom allflov ^ towards quiet Chiselhurst where i ** English exile the uncrowned Empre '* sits bowed in sorrow. "What a sad fa hers has been ! Driven from an iu ^ perial throne, bereft of her liusbair and now left childless. >f Lynch Law in South Carolina. 1 What is Lynch Law? It may I '* defined thus?that summary form e procedure adopted and practised I the people when they become a la unto themselves and act deliberate! I iu the joint capacities of prosecuto judge, jury, and executioner, j Lynch Law ever necessary or justifii ble ? Yes: it is necessary where thei r is no higher law or where the cour of that higher law are inaccessible I their remoteness, as among the spars j population on the frontiers of civilizi tion. And it is justifiable even whei there is a higher iaw which is hov ever either not administered at all ( '' is subject to corrupt mal-administn tion and used to defeat justice, as wi too frequently the case even in th r State of South Carolina during tli 9 dark decade of radicalism. When tli g people resort to Lynch Law in tli backwoods it ig a confession on the; ) part of the lack of any higher and be terlaw. When they resort to Lync Law in a settled State which possess* all the machinery of government an B law both executive and judiciary, it i e a confession on the part of the peopl 3 that the higher law is not properly an faithfully administered and that the cannot trust those who have in charg r the administration of law in the ii 1 terests of justice. ' Read the terrible details we publis of the lynching of a man name e Moore, in Spartanburg, and ask youi selves if the execution of Lynch La^ was in that case either necessary c s justifiable? Necessary it was not, fc ^ Spartanburg is not a frontier settl< e merit. Justifiable it was not, ui 1 less Democratic rule in South Carolin 1 is a failure. Surely the people < Spartanburg have no reason todistrui e Gov. Simpson who certainly is not e I pardoning governor. Surely the e might have trusted the Court of Gei '" | eral Sessions to do its whole duty i '"(the trial of Moore, the suspected mu 0 j derer. L The killing of Moore is greatly to I deplored. The grim silence,order an decorum observed at his hanging on] s j make the deed all the more deplor " ble. No doubt the people were angr; r* and rose in their wrath against tl e> brutal murderer, but they should ha' possessed their souls in patience at ie like law-abiding people awaited tl trial of Moore in the Courts of h 10 couutry and by a jury of his peers. c" THE ALSTON MURDER. IS le j The Prisoner Demanding a New Trie re with Hopes of Acquittal. I*e [Columbia Jlcgtitcr. 1 . Atlanta, Ua., Juno 10.?The Cox-,A ston murder trial is not yet finished, is probablo that it will vex the courts id Georgia for a year or two to come, i (soon nu the jury announced that it foui the prisoner guilty and recommend* u- him to the inercy of tlie court, his eou e8 sel moved for a new trial and asked lea' for time to prepare their reasons for tl 10 motion. They have taken a long time 11 prepare for the motion, as it will be pr : sented in the strongest possiblo shaji It will have to be made in a few days, i- the adjournment of the court is near y hand. The motion may come up av , dav. It will be argued that there is lie evidence which might have changed tl is verdict; that the verdict was not in a h eordance with the evidence or the chari of the Judge ; that the Judge ruled ii correctly on several points of law and c ig tdence. Thero may be other points, i ?/.Aimcol will mflL'A i 1 I(j ! Rny r?iC| wun.^. ..... ?, (strongest possible effort to pbtain tl 111 new trial. Under the present verdict tl 3-| Judge has no discretion as to tho se . tence. At the last session of the Legist ture, mainly through the efforts of C< s. Alston, a bill was passed changing tl ie law of murder in Georgia so that a ve . I diet of guilty with a recommendation " mercy would compel the Judge to se ef! tence the prisoner to tho penitentiary f ir j life. This is considered as a virtual,'abc . | ition of capital punishment in this Stat *"; There Ms been such a feeling rai& mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmamMmammam* Hwa???a l'S | against tlio now law that probably one t iy the first acts of the Legislature at the e.\ jtra session in July will be to repeal i If J initio II i I Iyer should refuse the trie {' tion for a new trial in the Cox case, as li !S.! probably will, it will be at onco appoalc I to the Supremo Court, where it will L pending at least six months. ly Cox is now in jail and preserves js cheerfulness which is remarkable. JI i friends frequently visit him, and ho eon e* verses easily as to his condition. He i confident of a now trial, lie says th press had misrepreeontod, abused an * I persecuted him from the first to the las ic! Recently two men accused 01 nnum to have been aerjuittod, ami Cojc's friend f regard this as favorable to Jiis cliancc 01 for new trial. The friends of the do ceased Col. Alston intend to build a uion utnent to his memory in this city. Ili family is living in Kdgewood, a suburb* Atlanta. Ilis son, Robert A. Alston, jr st I is in Washington City. (Jen. (fordo ,e I has obtained liiin a place as inessengi for one of the Congressional cointniltec^ ;i" Col. Alston's wife has been very feebl ix since the shock of her husband's deatl ! His daughter is one of the most aceoni plished young ladies in Atlanta sock z i ty. id r. SOME ACCOUNT OF SOUTH CAR0L1 cp UNA'S COTTON* MILLS. un a Advocates of Home Industry Enconr ig aged?Factories Full of Work an ie Finding Ready Sales. Id [I.rttir to the X. 1". Times.) to Greenvili.k, S. C.. June 15.?'The ad , vocates of Southern lionie industry ar justly elated over the gratifying report ill from the cotton mills in this State. Des tl..v ilniifoc-L-inti it\ lkiicinr.u I?IllS U1U liKHCIi" livjiivociui. ... from various causes, among them yelhn * fever, last summer, the cotton goods in ai creased in quantity and improved in qua] ity, and found ready sales. The chief ol: Mtacle in the way ol* success was the scat lit city of competent operatives, but wit (l. the aid of a few taken from Northeri mills, a sullieient number of young na re live women and men have been taught t [ n feed and direct the machines. They ar / furnished ay'1'1 nCilt cabins in the vicini ty of the mills, and their pav ranges froti it 2*j cents to ?:$ a day, according to tliei ?ii usefulness. The increase of local sales i especially noteworthy. The 1'iedmon s* company's books show tho lbllowin t- profits on sales for the fiscal year endinj .March 31, 1879: New Yo-k, ?9,401 58 Boston, yarns, $10,519 (54 ; Baltimore, ?7, re 180 12; local, ?23,-120 04 ; all otlie lit sources, ?5,103 46. This, in proportion t tho size and capacity of the other mills ' is a fair exhibit for all. A visit to th 'd j several establishments within the pas jg week elicited tho following intercstin particulars : The Langly Manufacturing Compan; ;h was incorporated in 1870, with a capital t LS ?459,000. Its mill is in the town of Lang I ley, Aiken County,on t he Charleston an ,n j Augusta Rail road. The main buihlin ie is by 104 feet, and the water power i . j equal to 580 horse-power. The 10.880spin dies and 328 looms are operated by 311 uc mill-hands. Four hundred and fill c_ bales of cotton are consumed monthly which produce, on the average, about 59; 000 yards of shirting, sheeting and drili 11 ing. The president, \V. C. Sibley, report I j j the trade brisk and prospects very encoui aging. | The Glendale Mills situated on the En ij. j oree River, about six miles east of Spai J tan burg, is owned by a private linn, con sisting of Messrs. Converse, Zirmuerma ie | & Twitchell. The main buihitng is fiv I and the side building is do by 40 feet an s" I three stories high; The mill consume at 40 bales of cotton weekly and proline 50,000 yards of shirting, sheeting an drilling during the samo period. Full thousand spindles and 120 looms are dai id ly fed and attended by !- "> operatives ' , The water-power at low water is estimal u eel sus equal to 2"i() horse-power. Most c lit the goods manufactured during the fal 1C winter and spring months are sold si home, but during the summer month ?f the greater portion is shipped Xorth'an ly West. The present handsome structur was erected soon after the war in place < the old tumble down factory which ha in occupied the site for twenty-two years ss In reply to inquiries concerning busines prospects, Mr. Conversnsaid : "Trade ha ; been better thus far this season than I ii- t was for live years. Up to May 1 we wer j j ahead of the production all the time, ' great many of our goods being takei for export. We have about caught u with our orders, but have no accuuuila lion.' The Reedy River Manufacturing Com je pany's millis on Reedy River, about fou j mileseast of Greenville. The rnachiner; j is limited to 2,000 spindles aud 4S looms y | which, attended by 50operatives, produc w |dailv 2.500 yards of sheeting and 30 ,[ pounds of yarn. The company was or 'J lir-miT'nrl in ISTn with ;i of S47 .ri(K r, Its trade is almost entirely local, and, ae [s cording to thesuperintendient's statement very lucrative. a" The Granitoville Manufacturing Com re pany was organized in 1855. The advo . rates of homo industry were less numcr ous at that time than they are now, aui y the company experienced some difficult; e in obtaining a charter. Their establish mcnt is situated on liorse Creek in th town of Graniteville. and employs240 op ;e eratives. The mill consists of 10,000 spin . dlesand 300looms, which produce inoiitli * ly 360,000 yards of sheeting and drillinj >r l'rom 118,000 pounds of cotton. The wa ter power is equal to 350 horse-power. I short time ago the company also purchas ; ed 2,200 acres of land, and the water pow is or used by the Vaucluse Mill, burned ii iC 1874, and built a new mill of granite an< brick, which is being rapidIv supplic< ie with the most approved machinery, an< ie will soon commence operations. Tin dam of this new mill is built of granite j and measures 342 feet in length. The ex t- penscs of the latter were paid from sur ]i plus funds and without an increase of th capital stock, which is $(>00,000. Presi ?s dent Aickinau reports trade very good fo d the season. js The Piedmont Manufacturing Compa ny was incorporated three years ago witl e a paid in capital of ?333-000. Its mill i d on the Saluda River, on the Greeiivill v and Columbia Railroad, about 11 mile * from Greenville. .Seventy-six snow 'e white cottages, surrounded bj' neatly l- fenced gardens, inhabited by 275 opera lives, line the main approach from Green ville for nearly half a mile, and presen li a very pleasing sight. The main build jling, containing 12,300 spindles and 38 j looms, is three stories high and 250 fee r" long. About 18 bales of cotton are dail; iv consumed, which produce on the average )r 11G,000 yards of cloth.and 2,300 pounds o I yarn. " The water-power is unusually fini ,r | It has been estimated that a pressure o j. 42,000 cubic feet of water per minute cai I bo easily obtained, which would he am! ply sufficient to work 100,000 spindles a | The company's books, on March 31, 187ii }f exhibited surplus assets over all liabilitie | aillOUIUlllg i" ?vw>,oui7, aim v'J","ou fciwn 9' profits for the preceding twelve months a: Plans have been drawn and prepara ,v tions are being made to erect anotiie y buiding without delay, which is to eon i- tain room and machinery for 1">,000 mor spindles. The Camperdown Manufacturing Com r" pany commenced operations in 1S74, witl a capital ol" $100,000. Its machinery i distributed in two buildings?one*tw )e stori?!s high and 20G feet long, and th id other three stories high and 100 feet Ion: l? ?which arc situated on Reedy River, al ^ most in the heart of Greenville. The 13, 000 spindles, attended by 2(30 operatives y, produce on the average about 30,00 pounds of yarn weekly, from 100 bales c | cotton. The mill produces a very supe >'e | rior yarn, much sought after in loea id | markets. lMeacliing and dyeing estab lishments?novelties in this section? 10 have been recently added with gratify in, is results. Mr. San lord, superintendent, re ports business satisfactory. The Westminster Thread Manufactor; j J!S OWIU'U IIV U mill llllil.-n, iiamuu uiiiuiiu, and si lew well-to-do fanners residing ii the vicinity of Westminster?a small sta i]( tion on the Air Line Railroad, in Oeone County. They commenced operation about one year ago in a two-story woodei building, with a small capital. The ma , chinery used is known as the Clement at jl tachinent, wliich transforms seed cottoi into very superior thread. Various su ! periorities are claimed for this invention , which are open to doubt, but nobody ca |! dispute its labor saving qualities. Tliela i ! borious task of ginning and packing th "! cotton alter it is picked is entirely dis ? I pensed with. The local demand exceed , i this mill's production. / I In addition to tiiose already name ~, there are two more?the Saluda am ! Batesville?factories; the former is nea .'Columbia and the latter at Ilatesvillc | (ireenville County. They produce abou j the same quantity and quality of goodsn ! the Reedy River Mill. Both appear t prosper. a- A SHOCK TO FRANCE. u'The Yoang Princc Louis Jfnpoleo Slain by the Zulns. kg: London, June lit.?A Heutcr dispatch fror ? j Cape Town, dated June.'td, tin Madeira lo-da j Ktates that Prince I^mls Napoleon, Prlne a- i mill-rial of France, accompanied by other o )1. tlces, left Colonel Wood's campto reconnoitre [10 The party dismounted In umealic llt-ld, wlifc the enemy crept upon tliem and killed tli . ; Princ* with their assegais. Ills body was r< 10 ; covered. a-j The Infant child of Major II. A. GriiTln die >1- last Sunday and was interred in the eemeter; ,0. of ilio Presbyterian church on Monday after ad noon.?Ninety-Siz Guardian. ? i Yon Woman IImM c e MISS HEATON OF I'lCKEXS IS FOUND A: <11 DEAD IX SPAHT AN BURG. l! [Cbm'.tjw/ii/ff/ice Greenville I&itcrprite and Mountuineer.] n On Thursday, June 5th, a nice looking s young woman passed through Vernonsvillo making inquiries for a Mr. Wood- ^ s ward, stating that her name was Wood0 ward, that she had two sisters living with l' Benjamin Morgan near the Trap in Pickt ens County; that she was looking lor Mr. r Woodward, an uncle, or Paseol (/Shields s and that she had walked from Pickens. She was dressed in a neat black dress " with brown straw hat, and striped shawl * on her arm. SJ She was directed to Jefferson O'Shiclds, I 1 at lleidville. From tho storesshe passed h!i Jon about a half milo farther, asked for ci, " I \V oodward. Finally, abandoning all hope n, r | ?f finding tho person sought, she turned j . * j toward lleidville, asking directions. .She c arrived at Moore's house just as they > I were silting down to dinner. She aceepti ed an invitation to eat, and departed. Mr. Mooro accompanied her a short distance nr to the main road, when she took her linnl is leave, nothing more being heard of her. w [. on Sunday, Sth instant, two men pass- {'* ing the road noticed an unusual number of buzzards just oil" from it. On stoop- e\ ing and looking that way they saw some,m thing unusual, and then first recognized J'; the smell of carrion. They went towards '' d it and discovered the body of the woman. { <', The body was much swollen and discol- ro ored, her throat was cut from ear to ear <Ji and into the backbone, a bullet hole was . I- in her right breast. J,,' e T. P. Gaston summoned a jury, but th s night set in before much could be done, hi !- and the inquest adjourne I until sunrise ?*a ;s this morning. To the credit of the jury, x be it said, nearly every one stayed to help ])(l i- watch the corpse, which could not be n> - moved. This morning they finished, CJi i- with a verdict?"Death by gunshot and - incision in throat, by person unknown," ^ h There is not the slightest clue yet, but n, 11 every effort is being made. The earrings Ik ,- from her ears and her wallet of clothing tu o Were carried oil". After tho perpetrator e had accomplished the deed, he carried the (;' - wallet about fifty yards deeper into the ni n woods, and opening it, destroyed a tin HI r type of deceased and the wrappings on m s it, leaving enough of it to be reailily Iden- ^ t tilled by several who had conversed with f(J g Insr on Thursday. The hat, shawl and clsi g pieces of likeness are with Trial Justice hi ; Gaston. Tne sup iiau ucen nuuio way - with. A keen scrutiny led us to think it r had been carried to the river, which was tu o thoroughly searched to-dav. \\ < i, " e ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS* ?' it m br Jolin I. Moore is Taken From the io v Sheriff of Sparlandnrg and Hung. ul >f [Kcwx ami Courier.] SrAutanhuhg, June 17.?Sunday last cl a week ago, the body of a young woman . ^ was found in the woods near Verrionsvilie s in this county, shockingly mutilated, the [I The remains were identified as those of we 3 Miss Francos Heaton, or Woodward, her c/, y mother having married twice. Tho ap- y '? pearances indicated that slio had been ti,| ^ outraged under circumstances of horri- tio: ~ ble cruelty, robbed, shot and her throat Hyi cut. Suspicion fell from the first on John a'?s J. Moore, a white man, living within a wo few hundred yards of the scene of the ber l" tragedy. Moore is a farmer and a store- refi keeper, a licensed whiskcj' manufactur- for er, in comfortable circumstances, and a cd 111 life-long resident of the neighborhood. I ?f e Ilia reputation was very bad, however, Pe( t? j he having escaped, through legal loop- "'! " holes, lroin the consequences of hall'a ul s! dozen ugly charges, and being widely wjj ? known as a thief, sharper and despera- 7-\ d i /i,i J, ,c I The cvidcnco against Moore gradually j cm l*| accumulated. The deceased had last 3*I been seen alive going with him from the j t)i;, "" i house in the direction of the place where a J }* I the body was found, he ostensibly rtesir- n(,! Ming to show her the way, although she kcc 11 j declined his company, it is alleged that Go * j he assaulted her twice in sight of his own tloi l' j house, and he was seen soon afterwards ntil ? alone in the woods near the scene of the go< 'j! tragedy, hatless and shoeless, walking Up ^ I near Tiger Kiver. The tracks founded ' j leading from the body corresponded with sj the size of his, and showed that they had * s been made by shoes run down at the to 1 'H heels and on t he side. 11 is l'oor gear was rea 01 all in that condition. It is stated that ho | a j had blood on his pantaloons when he re-1 ^ai 11 turned to the hoMse, and his account of' P the time of his absence is llatly contra" dieted by witnesses belbro the coroncr'ss jury. He was arrested and lodged in t " jail" wo 1 The people throughout the entiro sec- to y tion ol the county were much excitcd j an( ;? and incensed, and a plan of speedy and fnc :i terrible vengeance has been maturing, the I lioi " fury of tho citizens being aggravated by I par " the report that ho would obtain a change | the ' I of venue from this county and bedefend- |Grx " cil by able counsel. i;ni ? Last night 150 mounted men, armed '?F with side arms and iihot guns, rode into " i this town and surrounded the jail, leav- g "ling heavy pickets along all the roads v " heading here. The jail was searched on wjt J I being opened, but the object of the quest PI Wiis not found, Moore having been spir- vjj( * [ ited awav by the sheriff. The orgatiiza- -j e tion of the crowd was perfect and thor-jj^oi ough order was maintained. Tho crowd i in t broke into squads, each of which was un-1 quo der the command of a leader, to whom | nen ' all yielded implicit obedience, orders be-1ces ing issued in military style and prompt- ! ><ac ly executed. Is'f* disguises were lined, I Por and all classes and ages seemed to paflie-; ^'l! ipate. we' ! One squad of twenty men, from infor* 8re j mation received, found Moore concealed "f?,1 } under the wall at the side of a bridge on | ? ^ the Air Line Railroad, about a mile and I ? 3 a half from town, and guarded by four ifl;lv ' men. The guard were overpowered and j an^ the prisoner was taken out and marched lC(in " back to the city, amid silence and order. ?',0 L' He was not abused, and all his wants 0th were promptly attended to. Tho raiders you r soon reformed, and Moore was marched nhr about two miles from town, where he to I was put in a buggy and driven to the bid 1 woods where tho body of Miss Wood- wit * ward was found, seventeen miles from ko u here, the party arriving there about day- Sta s light. People llocked to the scene from " all directions until a crowd of six liundied had collected, jor It had been announced that Moore ,n.?! --i-ii.-i ~ m witl . I WOUIU UV IlllllK "1/ JV u til/tin, luwtg.i , I I \ some were in favor of burning him. I A f*l interviewed the prisoner, but iio refusedLjrc ' I to confess anything, although he had Ujav , j promised to do so on condition of being caii ^ | allowed to choose tho manner of liis au ,.j death. The crowd became impatient, '|an(l arrangements were systematically \\ made for the execution. His wife ancl ] family were brought up and allowed to wc I seo him. A minister was also brought r)U " ] to him. The peoplo showed a terrible J J' | quietness and relentlessness. but there , ' I was an entire absence of all excitement SP * or boisterousncss. A person one lain- Rr( [ dreds yards from the scene would not ' have suspected what was transpiring. be " Moore said little, but was cool and self- tli _ possessed. I do not think that even at W( " | the last moment he thought ho would fU! I really be hung, although he said so. His j _ j manner indicated that ho thought it an " | attempt to frighten a confession from him. .. I The sisters oi' the murdered woman were *| brought face to face with him and implo- ft 1 rod him to confess, which ho again refus- be ,,! ed. (i 'j The idea of burning seemed to gain J strength and somo few advocated tortur" ing him before death. The committee of arrangements however refused to allow 1 J cither, and proceeded quietly and delib- pc ' | erately with the preparations. Tho low- ?'? I tiiiuu-hcs were cut from a stout post J111 I oak and a buggy was drawn under a pro- J.? " Meeting limb, The prisoner was bound pi " and a hangman's knot put about his neck <-o * and tho other end of the rope securely rfi tied to the limb, and ho was put standing on the seat of the bucgy. He said a lew j? words here denying liis guilt andexpres- wi => sing the hope that the right man might be "" caught some time, lie said that if he w! " thought as the people did his action nt, would be the same as theirs und cr sitni i,c ' lar circumstances. m The question was put to tho crowd (li whether Ins request that his body bo t'j " turned over to the family should be granted, and general assent was obtained. n<i Maj. J. W. Woodward, Winnsboro', en ' i made an earnest speech advising all I to await tho action of tho law. Ho was 1 listened to quietly, but as soon as ho con- tri eluded tho cry again arose: Hang him! tli " Hang him! String him up! 1"j s At 7 A. M. two men went deliberately ?? , and quietly, took hold of the shafts of wj !, I the buggy and drew it from under the eh I doomed man, who swung off amid per- wi , feet decorum and silence. Tho knot llf ' J slipped to the back of his neck and the ' j rope stretched so as to leave his swaying v, ^ feet brushing tho leaves on tho ground, he } He was undoubtedly choked to death, al- nc I though ho scarely struggled and appear pd to siitt'er little. lie hung about unit ~v;t an hour and was then cut down. H, Coming away I met crowds on the road be n flocking to the scene. If the execution j | had been deferred to the time announced *j'' | there would have been two thousand poo J pie of all ages and classes and both col- (ji p ors present. There was no excitement f. I whatever, and the act is universally ap- j01 ;.! proved throughout the county, where J',)1 "! Moore has been a terror for years. lie rj( ?i was about 40 years old. The lynching co "| was the coolest, quietest and best con- (|> j ducted on record. A. B. W. f ' Our tlinnksnre due to Mr. .Tnke Zclgler for lot (recent cofles of the New Orleans Democrat I hoi j and the tihrevcporl Times, J sh o edar Spring Celebration. I BLE SPEECHES BY MESSRS. SLOAN, LEARD> BOYCE, BOXNEK, CRIER, PltESSLY AND HEMPHILL. Bonntifnl Binner--Large CrowdGood Order?A Most Plesaiit Bay for AIL ho Scceders are not A Numerous People, but they Drnw the Largest Crowds. After n voluntary piece of mitslc and the iginjr of the Ninety-fifth Psalm by the uiir, Hev. H. T. Sloan, I). 1)., announced at Kev. B. F. Mifler, would Invoke a divine essingon these exercises. T? i. _ iJ ? T? r \rnin. xrajiT ii) iiuv i)i i lumen 0 Iiord, who nrt tlio authorof our being, >'Iio ( server of our lives, theGivcrof every good id perlect gift; thou who art eternal In extence, in goodness, mercy and grace: thou ho in all ages hast rewarded the humble cfrls of thy people to draw near to thee, and ill blessed tliy people every where, we DUld now appeal to thee for thy Messing on ery iiiember of this congregation. We desire toussemhlclu the spirit of hurblly and gratitude, to thank thee for preserver our lives through ail the jfeirs that have ist. and to thank thee for the Joy and comrt which old Cedar spring church has nl"rded to thy people whether at home or In stall t parts. We thank thee for this historic nnd memo1 [il day. We thank thee that thou hast in ercy tenderly watched over thy people. We ank thee that thou lrnst put It into the rorts of this people to lift their souls in adotion to thee on this occasion, and we thank ee that our religious liberty has thus fllr sen preserved to us. We would ask thee to 1 very near to us, and to bless In an especial anncr those who are to address us to-day. rant that, their words may be words of wis>ni, and that they may fall, as seed sown on iod ground : that we may In tiie future live ore devotedly to thy service, and more In y fear. Bless all who call upon thy most >ly name. Bless thlscongreeation in the Aire as^t has been favored by thee In the past, id may the changes that are to follow tend their spiritual and temporal prosperity, rant that their profession of trust In thee ay be adorned by pious and devoted lives, ess the pastor of this congregation, who Inisters to them under such auspicious ciri instances. And, Oh Ood, grant that he may ;ver fail to remember Ills entire dependence i thee. And oh that he may In all the future ivs of his service trive the fullness of his art to tliee. We thank thee for this memorial meeting; r the privilege of meeting friends and iphbors on this oeeasion, and for theoppornity to express our gratitude to thee, We puld pray that these circumstances may go rth to thy glory and thy honor, and that tr hearts may be enconraged. Remember, e heseech thee, the aged as they look back, id lorget not to observe the young as they ok forward. Let thy goodness sustain each ie of lis and when heart and tlesh shall fall i, be thou the strength of our heart, and our irtiou forever. Amen. Words of Welcome. *ev. H. T. Sloan, D. D., pastor of the church :n delivered tho following eloquent address of Icomc: rixtian Frietuh anil Fellow Citizen.t: iVe greet you this morning ns lovers of all good ngs. Our Centennial celebration of the fcundan of this church seems to have struck a chord of apathy and good will in many hearts, and your enibling in large numbers on such an occasion uld indicate an appreciation of the good, the lutiful and true, in everything, that civilizes, ines, and christianizes mankind. We theree hail your assembling within these consecratwalls as a propitious omen, a manifest token a high state of christian refinement among a jple, who love to cherish a remembrance of I cood done in the nast and who are rendy to I "a licarty God speed to every good word and rk in the future. We liail your assembling h unspeakable pleasure and delight, and ho , yon a hearty welcome to our Centennial? ! first of the kind perhaps which has ever ocTcd within tlio Athens of Carolina. It is not i founding of a State a Kepublic or an Empire, it we celebrate, else we might account for such pontaneous outpouring or the people as we ;v witness; but the founding of a church, conirated to the worship of the true and living d, which has stood unscathcd amid revoluns and changes for one hundred years and 1 stands, a monument of the love, mercy and >dness of its gracious Lord and King toward eople who love to fear and praise His blessname. Welcome, thrice welcome, to all who ne to join us in songs of grateful praise. Jut it is no empty pageant with which we think entertain you 1o-day; but "a real feast of son arid How of soul"?an entertainment of ifound thought and tlowing speech, bv mature lids, gifted intellects aud holy heart*, who ;e learned to love the gates of Zion, and to Dice when it is said unto them, let us go unto i house of the Lord?welcome ever, to such an ullectual and spiritual repast. mother feature of this festive occasion, which desire specially to recount with grateful praise "the one God and Father who is above all, 1 through all and in you all," is the significant t, that we have left our distinctive colours at no and tried to forget for the.time being where ty lines were drawn, and to come together in purity and fulness of Brotherly love, loviug d and loving one another, even as God. for rist's sake, hath loved us and given himself us. Oh ! welcome happy day, the reunion of its on earth, sweet foretaste of that more rious reunion around the throne. V'c also propose to have a more material and istantial sort of entertainment durine the day, h which to refresh and iusvigorate the physiman, to which you all are most cordially in;d and will be as heartily welcomed. 'herefore, in the name of Cedar Spring and ig Cane, whom I have-lmd the honor to servo | ,h<! gospel of Jesus Christ for moro than a irter of a century and whom I this day repreit; in tho name of a long line of honored antors-who sleep their last sleep beneath yon red nod?and in the name of those great and id men, my illustrious predecessors. Drs. rk, Porter, Pressly and Hemphill, I bid you come to this Centennial Celebration of their at and mighty deeds, which, under God, have nmplisbed so much for us, their unworthy Idren. Yea, in God's name, let 1110 say, wei10 one, welcome all. Liid now, Dear Brother?or may I not rather , Father Leard. I turn to you with a full heart [ with feelings of gratitude which no language express, that you have not forgotten your ther; but after forty-four years of laboring iu or fields and gleaning beside other reapers, i have come to lay your votive offering at her ine and to rejoice with us, that she still lives j1c,sh the world as she onco blessed you. To you welcome were not enough?to grasp you 11 full arms and cover you with kisses would the purest dictates of maternal affection, nding before you, therefore, as I do this day, representative of a fond mother, I cannot less than give to you tho right hand of felsliip and to assure you on behalf of that ther, that as long as you are pleased to remain h nu wnn ulmll linvn n unlnih. n_ nnrl n i?ft pulpit first. ,H to tbe rest of yon, my Brethren, you are >ady within the homo-circle and consequently e rights and privileges here that noue can in question. '-Thou art ever with me, and that I have is thine." Speech of Rev. Samuel Lenrd. Immediately after Mr. .Sloan's words of ilcoine, the Rpv. Samuel Leard rose In the l]?lt, and read from manuscript his Inlsely Interesting historical skctch of Cedar ring,^whlch would appear here, but for Its jat length and our limited space. Any acunt of the Cedar Spring Celebration would incomplete without It, however, and as i! speech was entirely too good to be lost, ! shall give it a place In our columns at a Lure time?perhaps next week. Or. Sloan next Introduced the Rev. James >ycc, D. D., of Due West, as one whom wc [ delighted to honor. Holding as ho does, varm place in the hearts of us all, ho will attentively listened to. Ipoeeli of Ilcv. James Iioyco, I). I). Wo nro or ought to bo interested in throe ; isscsof ttichuimin family?tlic past genera- 1 ins, the present and the future. IVc should not be Indllt'urcnt to the future neratIons?posterity. A natural ulfectlon I ould dictate this. If we are concerned for I ir Immediate offspring* wo could scarcely | indifferent to their descendants, for this i nson among others, t hat our life and exami; may ailed them for good or evil. Of urse we are interested in tho present, genetlon. In olircotemporarios, with whom we sociate, whom we see with the eyes, hear Hi (lie carsund with whom we are brought to contact. If we bo rlghtmlndcd ourselves, e will not be indifferent to them?it will bo i atlliction to us to see them do badly. It ill be a pleasure to see them do well. We will tulto an interest in the past, In our icestors, in those who have gone before us, cause we may bo Indebted to them for ucli of what Is desirable in our present coutlon. Their example, their instruction and elr prayers may have done much for us. sometimes feel that If I have seen any good the land of the living, or have done any i Kid or Hi any measure have had the experliceoMiod's people?It Is all attributable idorfiod to certain of my pious ancestors, liose prayers are to this day being answered i my humble behalf. These things may be ue In your history. You may tlds day be ebetter off both in worldly and spiritual ilnt of view in consequence of what your refathcrs were, and what they did for you. >u may be sitting under the shadow of trees lileh they planted. Eating the fruit of orards and vineyards they planted.using the iter of the wells they digged, living In >uses which they built, cultivating fields liioh they cleared and spending fnoney lileh they made?the goodly possessions i hi have may have been inherited?your I ritage may lie that of the house of Jacobit one which you have earned but one | id It not boon for such men as Clark, lloth>11, Hlackstoekw.Uoijers, Porter, t lie Prcssly's iTiiphllls and others, you might not have en what you are. r\nd that Is a reason why you tako an inrest In them. They are gone ami arc out of :ht, passed Into the invisible anil spiritual irlil, but you have not forgotten them, atitalic would lead you to remember tln in, V'ou encage In these semi-centennial or conimlal celebrations hoping timt the result | ny begood-rthat in contrasting your condi- , >n Willi your fathers In tiielr respective pexls, you may discover whether you have me up to or fallen short of, or exceeded I eir standard. It Is very possible that in , methings you may exceed them?In others | rely come up to thont, while In others you I ii.v fall short. Our fathers for family roll},'- | u* for family Instruction, for reading ot tin; i rlptures, for attendance upon public wor- i ip, for loughuU'erlng unU patience under i the preaching of the gospel, for the sternness of their testimony-bearing, were generally la advance of us. Ninety-three years ago, in 178(1. Dr. Clarke was settled In Cedar Springs and Long One, the savor of whose name Is among you to this day. How long the memory and Influence of the good are felt and cherished? talked about, remarked upon, and admired by them who believe. How long Moses was talked about by the Jews?even lor many uen eratlons after decease?how long wae Samuel the prophet, and other holy men ol old?how long the Apostles?how lohg the chief men amongthe fathers?how long Dr, (Mark, the savor of whoso piety has made fragrant this community? Though dead, vet speaketh?speaks on the printed page in history?in tradition. We are somehow interested in first things There is rejoicing in a house over the first born. Interested In those who do the firs I things? in I'eter who was the first to nreacli to the Gentiles as to the centurion?in the Apostles who carried the gospel to the utttormost parts of the earth?in those who broke over the customs of ages and proclaimed tlx doctrines of the Reformation. Why Is it thai such men as Luther, Calvin, Knox, Zulngle attract so much attention over other wor tliles? Because they Came out tlrst. Why is it that the names of lillot, apostle to the Indians, 1(1 Hi?May hew to the Arncri can Indians?Kralncrd, attract more atten lion than others of missionaries to the Ineli ans? It is because they were first. Wliy doe.' Mrs. Judson show so Conspicuously In mis sionary annals? For the reason she was the first female missionary togo to India. Why does the Mayflower, a little vessel landing at Plymouth Itock, attract more atfoMtirtn Hi tin t.hp F.uwtnrn Ttnrimsf it was full of passengers Hying from persecu tlon in England. Wcare interested In Dr. Clark because Ik was the tlrst settled,minister of our church Ir the South?lie was in some sense the breaker up of the way?a John the Baptist, sent lortl to prepare the way of the Lord, to make hi.' patlis straight?u voice of oiie crying In tin wilderness. In Cedar Springs and Long Cane becausc they are the nucleus or germ of the Assocl ate Reformed church in the South?the stari of It? the oldest? older thai) Due West?oldei than Hopewell. Chester, S. C.,?older thai; Giiead, Prosperity and Coddle Creek. Cedar Springs and I.ong Cane are the moth er churches?as the churches of Jerusalem were the mother churches in the Apostolic times. We are interested in Cedar Springs ant Lonj; (,'nne because here was'formed the firs: Presbytery of our church, February 2-1, 1700 designated as "The Associate Reformed Pres. bytcry of the Carolinas." I'our ordalnet ministers were present. Dr. Clark, Petei McMullan, David Bothwcll, James Rogers and one probationer, John Uoycc. Interested in these two congregations be cause they have maintained their Integrityhave not gone down as some others but have remained steadfast. As you have denicanet yourselves so well so long, continue to do s( even unto the end. When Cedar Spring! and Long Cane have gone over to the Phills tines, we will tremble for the ark. Wcare Interested In Cedar Springs ant Long Cane because of the noble line of pus tors who have served them. Dr. Clark tlrs of all, who served the people some live years from 17WI to 1701, when he died one rnorninc sitting in his arm chair; then by Alexandei Porter, from 17118 until his removal to Ohio 1811; then by Dr. John T. Pressiy, from 181' to Wll, when lie was removed to the Assocl nlc Reformed Synod of the West to taki charge of the Seminary af. Allegany; then bj Dr. W. R. Hemphill, from 18.17 to 1818, whei he was removed to Due West?all able minis tcrs of the New Testament. We have expatiated upon thepastonc hun years?what about a hundred years from (hi: time? Will CeilarSprings and Long Canebi any Ilradlevs, nny I'resslovs, any Drennans in existence, will Ijuc West, will there b< any Wldemuns ? Will the Associate Hefonn ed church he in existence ? Possibly not in name, for she may have tiis appeared in some union, her name gone, bui not her principles nor her government, I still in existence, what will he her condition I increased or diminished, spread out like the I vine brought from Egypt, covering the wholi land, shading the mountains and the valloyi I or like the heath in the desert dried up, con I traded, narrowing down to smaller boundu I rles, few lit number, weak In resources? I If still In existence what will bd her statu! ! as to doctrine? Will she still be sound, con | tending earnestly for the faith once dellveret j to the saints, holding up her banners or wil I she bo degenerated having let her testlino^ jnygo? l'he present generatlonmay eontrlb ' uie to either of these results, to the good 01 | the evil. One hundred years hence May be t | great way oil", but so may be the shore of tin I lake into which the pebble is thrown( the Itt j tie waves will widen out from the c(.Mitre dl i minishlng in volume it may be, but still ex j tending until it strikes the shore. So the in j lluence of the present generation may extefu down and down a great way long after 0111 names are forgotten. While us a gouera li ul h events are'at Ghd's disposal, liuinai agencies are largely employed In this world'? nlfiiirs, and If we could see to what extent w< are responsible for much of the wrong-doing ami the wrongb-clng, for the evils that are In the church?even for the non-action, the luke wartimes* that may characterize the churcl in the future?wc would tremble. On thcoth er hand if we could see the benefit our presen right living and right doing would have upor our posterity, wc would be greatly enconrag ed. If we are indebted to the Clnrkcs, the Both wells, the Honors, the Hlaekstocks. the Hemp hills, the I'orters, the l'ressleys and others foi I some ot our good things, we nmy i><; e?i Hit I ij beneficial toour posterity one hundred year I hence, if v;e are In many respects what on: I fathers made us, so will our children be wlin i we make tliein, and their children what tlicli fathers made them and so on down, "Korhti hath established a testimony In Ja I cob and appointed a law in Israel, which In commanded our lathers that they shotih make thuin known totlieir children, that tin generation to come might know them, evei I lie children which should bo born, wht should arise and declare them to their children." J From nil this it would nppenr that we llvi not to ourselves, and therefore all this jjolnf outand coming in, this busying ourselves about, one thing nnd another, this spending and living spent, is for the good of our poster ity as well as for ourselves. An Excellent Pinner for All. Here Dr. Sloan invited the audience to din ner. He said that the intellectual man hat been furnished with a rich feast, and that ii Was now time to feast thephyslcal man. Th< audience will repair to the tables in thegrovi where something of a different nature fron what you have been enjoying, has been pre pared for you. After Dinner. When an hour had been spent at thedinnei tr.ble, and in social chat under the shades o the neighboring trees, the crowd again as semblcd In the church, when the choli sang with line cll'ect, "Oh praise the Lord, all ye nations; praise him, all ye peo [ pie," which was followed by that bcautl ful anthem "Although the fig tree shall nol blossom," Ac. Dr. Sloan now introduced the ltev. J. I Bonner, D. D., of Due West, as one who was well and favorably known to us all; as one who never spoke except to interest; and, as one who never came except fo please. . Speech of Rev. J. I. Bonner, I). J). After the addresses of this morning but little remains to be said. The lirst, that of ltev, Mr. Leard, was a verification of the saying "If you want to hear the news of your town you must ko away from home." Jle has told us more about the Seeeders and about Cedai Spring and Long Cane than any of our own people could have told, lie was born and married a Seecder and this will account for lib thoroughness, his broad views, his extensive research, his wonderful knowledge of men and tilings and especially for his love forCedai Spring, for she Is Ills mother. We fjlvc him I to-day the right hand of fellowship, and In the [.name of the Seeeders and of the people 01 Abbeville, we thank him for his masterly ad' dress and bid him God-speed in his work as a Presiding Klder In the M. E. Church. After the full feast of the morning, and the abundant and elegant dinner of which wt have all partaken, anything hut light refresh' mr>nts would hu out of Dlacc. The younu men arc expected to furnish that, anfl" onlv that. SOMETHING OF TItE SPEAKER'S NATIVITY. Though not exactly to tlie manor born?not exactly,ft son of Cedar Spring, the speakci claims to be near of kin. On the maternal side Ills grand parents were probably on tin ship that brought over those three hundred that came with Dr. Clark from liallebay. A part of the family remained with that diviS' Ion that stopped at Salem, New York, and n [ part came with those that found their home* in tlie new world, in the beautiful and fertile country in the center of which we stand today, and became a part and parcel of the flrsl ! organization at Cedar Spring, which the lluures on the wall behind me tell us took place in 177!). When I tell yon I that my mother was a daughter oi "Master" James Foster, one of Elders of Cedar Spring referred to by Mr. Lcard, and that my lather was born and reared In the bounds of Long Canecburch, and that they were married by J he Kev. .John T. 1'rcssly, whose name appears on the memorial tablet above my head tills moment, as the third pastor of Cedar Spring, and that my oldest brother was born where mymother was horn, on this side of Little Mountain, not more than two miles from this spot?you will see that if I am nota son of the good old church, I came in one of being so, and you will un > !./? tn tin (iriMilUU WHJ I (UAAl'ivu v??v IIMM..V.WM present to-d?y thankfully, and why I enjoy this centennial celebration with 30 full a heart. This the birth place of my parents, the church of my fathers, and I was cducaU-d to love the place and to think reverently of the old building whore that"scven hundred" used to gather together every Sabbath to bear fat iter Porter preach the gospel in Ills sweet and simple style, and even that pulpit and tlu- "sounding board" of which I>r. Leard has told us were held as something sacred before we hud ever seen them. THE HKCEDKU'.S LOVE ok CHL'RCH. It is said that Carolinians love Carolina as no other people love their Stutes and I believe it, and it seems to me that the Secede of former times, at any rate, loved their church and their preachers better than any others. There was something exceedingly beautiful and touching in the love and reverence which former generations felt and manifested for the early pastors of these old elm relies. The names of Clark, and Porter, and i'rcsslcy.and Hemphill were handed down by them to their children as having been giants in their day. Underfills sort of teaching I Was brought up, and hence my first vlsittothls ^>ot, was with feelings somewhat akin, I Imagine, to those of a pilgrim going up to Mecca. HEAL'TIFUL THiniTTE to nit. iiempium.. It was In is 13 that first visit was made. Then l>r. Hemphill was pastor. lie resided with his amiable wife, who I am glad to see present to-day. and their bunch of olive plants, at I.ilido, not far from Long Cane church. The doctor was then in the full vigor of manhood, and was esteemed the most eloquent ami powerful preacher in tills region, nu in. whs In tlie church to which lie belonged. Not many yours afterwards lie wax removed to another Held of labor, but here he lived and labored long enortah to leavfc the impress of his heart and mind, an impress second to that lett. by none of the great men ttint preceded him. 1 ie was, as you It now, an eloquent preacher, an able controversialist, a prolound theologian, a ready writer, a genial compau ? Rev. Samuel Morris, son of Samuel, refer tli# red Uj by Dr. Leard, graduated at Miami Unl- con versity and In Krsklne Seminary, was llcens- anc ed by the Second Associate Reformed Presbytery of the Carolines. Alter laboring for a 8U' few years as a missionary in the Southwest, 9?] he Joined the Presbyterian church and estab reli llshed a school in the city of Montgomery, woi Here he died early in the flower of his man- din hood, leaving behind him a name that Is fra- sai grant, especially In Cedar Spring. We nro i:_j glad to see his aged mother, now in her f*#th yea:, present with us to-day, and joining In f this centennial celebration. She was born t?n one year before the death of Dr? Clark, and is tun Ion, tin nrdcnt friend, a faithful and sympathizing pastor. Take 111ni all in all, he hud lew equals. I have never known p. better man. a higher type of a Christian gentleman, and it was my privilege to know him lutl, mately and well. For twenty years and more . he was my co-worker, friend, counsellor and . guide. His memory is precious here, I know, as It is In all the church which gave him birth i and which enloyed ills life-long labors. His name Is as ointment poured forth. It will , grow sweeter and sweeier as tlie years roll on, I and when the next Centennial shall be cete, brated at Cedar Spring, It will be embalmed in the memory of your children's children. May it live forever. , a great change. 1 What changes thirty-six years have made. At the time ol my lirst visit to Cedar Springs Capt. Frazer and Ills venerable mother oocu" pled a plaee'at the very door of tne church. L Capt. Samuel A. McClinton lived where the ' pastor of these churches now lives. Dr. Robert iJevlln and his excellent wife lived on the hill half mile to theeastof this church. West of Long Cane lived Mrs. Patton, the widow of William Patton so kindly ulludcd to by Dr. Lcard; Archibald Kennedy of precious memory, Samuel Jordan, Isaac Kennedy, Harper Foster and James Lcssly. These have all passed to their reward, many of them long, long ago. Further down the creek lived the Hradlcys, the Widenians, the Shankscs-tlie Weeds, the Dremmns, <?<:., Ac. Many orthetn too, sleep their last sleep. Dr. George W. Pressly then occupied tlie Porter place. He also has beenitalled up higher, and the Porter place Is now almost unknown. No wonder, when we look over the cities of 1 the dead around us, that these walls are not ' so capacious as wore those of the old church, and thut these seats are not ordinarily so well tilled as were those that were occupied by this people three quarters of a century : ago. And especially will these things not ap1 pear strange when we remember that Cedar " Springs and Lung Cane have been \ the mother of churches ; in Georgia,and Alabama, and Mississippi, and Arkansas, and Texas, and Tennessee, and ! Ohio, and Indiana, and Illinois,&c.. &c. Vir ginla esteems it an honor to be called the t "mother of Presidents." To these churches belongs a higher honor?they have been the i birth-place of many who are to-day "kings and priests unto God." These churches have constituted a great nursery from which have been transplanted hundreds of Christian ; families and scores of Christian churches. The wonder is, when we think of what lias 1 been taken from her. not thai Cedar Spring Is t, not what she once was in numbers, but that she exists at all?that she has not become cx. tlnct. She is well named. Cedar Spring. 1 She is a perpetual fountain,a running stream, r forever Heading nut her waters to refresh , others and yet never dries up. Long may she live. But Cedar Spring Is not only the "mother - of churches," she Is equally enlitled to be > called the mother of preachers. 1 ) LET US CALL THE ROLL. ' The first minister born and reared In this * church was Alexander Porter, who afterwards became the second pastor, lie received tils 1 academical education In this vicinity and * then graduated at Carlisle, Pa. Alter serving 1 these churches with wonderful success for a * number of years, he removed to the "Beech-! ' woods" In Preble county, Ohio, and gathered around him a large congregation there. He * has long since been gathered to his fathers. 1 Itev. James O. Porter, son of the preced* Ing,graduated at Miami University, beciime a ' minister In the Associate Reformed Presby' terlan Church, and lived and died In the 1 State of Illinois. Dr. John T. Pressly was the son of David Pressly, who lived and died in Cedar Spring. : I)r. Pressly was perhaps the most dlstlugulsh1 cd son of old Cedar .Spring, lie was graduut3 cd by Trunnsylvanla University at Lex ing5 ton, Kentucky, and then studied theology * unner Dr. John M. Mason, in New York city. 3 lie was the third psistor of Cedar Spring, and " no man was ever more beloved by his people, than he was. His eminent qualifications * pointed him out for a professor's chair and he was called to tJike charge of Theological !Sem' lnaryofthc Associate Reformed Church in * the North. He went to Alleghany and built : up a reputation for himself as a preachcr and a teacher second to that of no man In the * whole Church. He was a great and good " man and has left behind him here and there " a name that will long be remembered. His son, Rev. Joseph II. Pressly, graduated ' at Jefferson College, studied theology in tbcj : Alleghany Seminary, fund settled as pastor of I the Associate Reformed Presbyterian church ' In Erie. Pa., where he died a few years ago, in | the midst of his usefulness and in the vlyorof " his manhood. r Dr. James P. Pressly was also a son of Da1 vld Pressly, and therefore a brother of Dr 5 John T. Pressly. He graduated at Miami Unl" | verslty, Ohio, studied theology with his 'I brother, while he was yet pastor of Cedar * Spring. He was forabout fifteen years pastor * of Lebanon and Prosperity churches in W'tl1 cox and Dallas counties, Alabama; afterJ wards the distinguished Professor of Greek 1 In Krskine College and of Greek Exegesis 1 and of Theology In Ersklne Seminary. Of 1 no Hon has the old church greater cause to be - proud. He was one of the best men we ever < knew. To a really great mind was added in1 tense love for books, so that he became a * great scholar, and all, talent and acquireI incuts, were laid cheerfully ar.d heartily up* on the altar of his Master. M Ills sons, David B. ami Frances Y. are II vII Ing, active, zealous ministers lu tlio Church I * I of their fathers. Both of them are members of the Associate Reformed Presbytery of * | Kentucky. The former Is located at Millers " hurt,', aim me latter ai .Louisviiie. r Dr. K. E. Pressly was the son of William ' Pressly. brut Iter of David, so that .Ir.rnes P. and Ebenezer E. wore lirst cousins, and lnr deed tliey were like twin brothers. They 1 were reared together, educated in the same r | schools and institutions and were classmates throughout tiieir entire courso, and for ,1 long j "| part of their lives labored together, and rare-1 J ly has such attachment existed between men ' as was exhibited by these two great luid good J men. "They were lovely and pleasant in I tlielr lives, and in their death they were not > divided." Both sleep In the cemetery at Due West, near the scene of their lifelong labors. } Dr. E. E. Frossly waslhe founder and first ' President of Krsklne College, was fbr many 4 years a Professor in the Theologietil Semii'it-, i ry at the same place, and for his entire minis-1 " terial life pastor of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian church In Due Westi lie was a I good preacher, a successful president, a warm] i hearted genial companion, and lias left, bob inpl I liim an initueuco for good that will be pcrpet uated for many generations, lj His son, Kev. W. L. Pressly, is the pastor II of the Associate Reformed churcli at Due West, the successor of his father, And n wor> thy son of a worthy parent. He is present to? day and will speak for himself. Dr. Samuel P. Pressly was the son of John 1 Pressly. Esq. lie was educated at the Uiiiver sity of Georgia, and studied theology with Dr. John T., while he was pastor at Cedar Spring. Jle was settled first as pastor of the AssociateHeformed churches in Newberry. Afterwards lie became a professor In his Alma Muterand joined the Presbyterian church. . He was, probably one of the most eloquent prcncners ui iiic name-. m is iniit.iiiutii:u f pleasantly by the tieople of Newberry of all denominations. Rev. John N. Pressly was the son of Nathan, who removed from Cedar Spring to the West. John N. was educated at Mi. ami University, returned to Due West and studied theology forn time with his cousin, Dr. K. E. Pressly, and placed himself under ? the cure of the Second Presbytery. His first pastorate was in Hush county, Indiana, lie afterwards removed toLaKayettcin the same '' State and then to Iowa, where lie died many 'I years ago. ile was a great preacher. ; ltev. David Pressly, of Starkeville, Mlssls. slppi, was born and reared, in part, in Cedar ' Spring, lie Is the son of J)r. Samuel I'ressly, deceased. lie graduated In Miami University and then studied theology in firsklueScniinary. Soon after licensure he was installed pastor at Starkeville, nearly forty years ago, | and so lie continues to this day. He bears an . honored name, and by a life of devotf-dness , I to his Master's Service he has adorned that name. His sons, Calvin and Thomas P. are I ministers in the Associate ltelormed church? ' the former at present laid aside from work by i feeble health, and the latter, the young, but I rising pastor of the Associate Reformed s church in Troy. Tennessc. > Kev. J. K. I'ressly, D.D., is the son of thelate i William I'ressly, son of William, the lather of Dr. E. E. Presely. He is the pastor of the 11 united chargc of Coddle Creek and New Perth : I in North Carolina, and ranks anion); the f| ablest and most popular preachers in theFirst Presbytery of wliieii hois a member, lie Is k yet in the prime of life, and has before him, 1 we trust, many days of usefulness and honor. ' His son, ltevj Nlell E. Pressly, Is to-duv In Mtlufcity of Mexico, the tlrst man ever sent | out by the Associate Reformed 1'resbyterlan : j church, ?s a missionary to a foreign land. ' He hasjust entered upon his work, and with the blessing of God, let us hope tliut he wil be able to hear aloft for many long years the l standard of the cross in that dark land, and I to gather around it many of those who will , rise up in the future, and bless the Associate [ Reformed Church fuT her efforts to civilize , and christianize the people of all classes In the land of the Aztecs, Rev. Joseph McCreery, alluded to by Dr. Leard as his schoolmate and companion, was | educated at Miami University ; studied theology at Alleghany, under Dr. Pressley, the I pastor of his fathers. He settled In Alabama ! where he succeeded Dr. Jas. P. Pressley, in 'I the church in Wilcox county. Here lie was '| permitted to labor only h few years. On his way from the meeting of Synod In Kentucky, L In l.St-l. he was killed by the explosion of the 'l Lucy Walker, on the Ohio just after she had '' left the whitrf at Louisville. His last words . ! ..r i, ' "I'": liuru?OTiii>1ii;?iitii.JTiim ""?i I hurled by friends at Jefl'ersonville, Indiana, 'on the bunks of tlic Ohio. The old church has ' | never sent out ft better preacher, or an abler ' divine, lie was a man of uncommon shrewd' 11 ess of intellect and it he had lived ho would ' have occupied a high place among the 111 intent of his church, ana the church of his fa| thers. l!ev. David McCrcery, brother of Joseph, was a gradual*! of ttrskine college and seminary. Ills health soon failed him and he died atan early age, in the State of Texas. Uev. James M. Young, son of Samuel, son of John, referred to by Dr. Leard. James was born on Hold Branch 011 the Snake Itoad, on the place now owned by Mrs. Mcl 'aslan. Ills father removed to Alabama when James was ] II boy. Here he was prepared for col lege. With ! two brothers he graduated at Miami Unlvcr- 1 ty, in a class with ltev. David I'ressley. He I studied theology at Krsklmj,and settled and I I labored until bis death In Prosperity, Dallas I ; county, Alabama. He was a man of large frame and he had a large heart, lie was one of nature's noblemen. A man of wonderful simplicity, he was every-body's friend. lie was a preacher of no mean anility, and he had the confidence of the entire church. As apa-stor he was popular in a high degree and he held the affections of Ills people 10 the last, and to-day his memory Is sweet in all the region round about. He was loved by all tie iiuiiijiiHuuiin ?i r* wuii ua u,> ins> un u, character was broad ami comprehensive as the church of Christ. Pence to his ashes, im ! mortality to Ills memory ! i Kev. Thos. J. liouncr, son of William Bonner. The latter was born and reared in the . bounds of l.on>c Cane ehnreh not far from ; ,j Cnlhouns Mills on Little river. Thos. J. Hon-j I nor. was born and reared In Alabama, jtradir | ateil at Krskine and is to-day the fatherof the | j Associate lb-formed I'resbyterv of Texas. Iff ! not a sou, he is at least a grandson of these; I churches, and they have a rif*ht to claim him ! j as theirs. | Kev. 1). I'. Kobinson, son of William Ilohlnson whollved and died on U"ed\ Iiranch, near S to I.oiik Cane church. Mr. Kobinson, was | i graduated at Krskine in the second class, and j was for ninny jyears the useful and popular! fiastor of Associate Ueformed churches ln| luncustcr district, S. ('. lie Is now labor! m:j with acceptance in the Presbyterian church ' in North Carolina. Iiev. O. S. ROnlnson, son of f ho j last named, is pa?t<>r of the Presbyterian church at Plnevllle, North Carolina, and is a rising young man in <hat ronton. His- brother, Henry S. Uubinson, is a student of tlicolo-1 , By and will soon enter the ministry, also in i connection with the Presbyterian church. | t j JHM jiiij'n tli?r (illIY Jiiuv. ivib \Af vmiiax-b tuc x^ic present with the llrst pastorate of Cedar f spring". fGlj Itcv. Samuel L. Morris, a grandson of Sam- tl. ucl Morris, Sr., Is tlie popular pastor of the :f Presbyterian church at walhalla, 8. Ci He J18 was born not far from lx>ngCand church, nnd ty|> was graduated at Krskine. He Is a worthy de- fail scondant of one of the best men that old Ce- as i dar Spring ever produced. Prt Rev. \V. VV. Patton, was the sort Of Wllllnm M ] Tatton, the man who tv light this peoplU.. aa Dr. Sloan says, to raise cotton, and who JJwt . his Hie by the hand of a robber on llife loj# of Ior the Cumberland mountains many years em W. \V. Patton was educated ut Mluml Uni- the verslty. studied theology at Ersklne and Wits to < licensed by the Second Associate Reformed xh Presbytery. He was a young man of unusti- rea aipromise; a man of sparkling Intellect, Of ir popular manners, of fine pulpit abilities, He luu bade fair to become one of the first 80< in the church. Ills tastes and as- vot plrntlons led him to seek a home In the thi Northwest. Hence he connected himself pet with the Associate Reformed ?hurch of that bra region. I^e was stationed at St. Louis. The cholera visited that city the first year of his . stay there, and although he was advised to leave the city, he stood at his post, and fell a brl victim to that terrible scourge, and with him fat and In his death went down one of the shi brightest lights that Cedar Spring has ever in \ sent out. lor Rev. E. L. Patton is a brother of the last ? named. As our hearers know, he graduated at South Carolina College, taking, in an ex- ?>ei ceptlonnbly good class, the first honor. He to; was licensed by the Second Associate Reform- the ed Presbytery, has been successively Profes- ' sor In Erskine, President ot Ersklne, Presl- ] dent of West Tennessee College, at Jackson, i Tennessee, and now he Is Professor of Greek * In Ersklne College and Ersklne Seminary. J the Instit utions of his church and the church of his fathers; in his department the peer of the best scholars in the bind. Long may he P< live and labor in that field. fc Itev. J. L. Hemphill, son of the late Rev, fr W. It. Hemphill. I>. I)., was born at Llndo, while his father was pastor over these w churches. He was educated at Ersklne Col-* at I lege, licensed by the Second Presbytery and _ I settled as pastor over the churches of nroad j Creek and connexions In Rockbridge county, '?< Virginia. At present he is laid aside from ac- hi tlve labor by feeble health. He is the wor- ? thy son or a long line of worthy ancestry. Rev. James A. Lowry. tlie son of Rev. Jo- f? soph Lowry, and Mary Prussly, eame In ns one of the Indirect descendants of Cedar Spring, liis mother having been reared In this church. He is the worthy successor of Kcv. J. M. Young, before J: mentioned, at Prosperity, Alabama. A no- m ble man, a useful preacher, a beloved pastor, di In the same lino only one step farther rc- y< moved, we have the late Rev. \v. J. Lowry, Y who was son of Rev. Joseph Lowry. A grad- sr UHte of Ersklne, a licentiate of the second m Presbytery, at one time he was pastor of ?? Lebanon Associate Reformed church, Ala- a bamu, thea pastor of the first Presbyterian h church Bi Sclma, Alabama, and d' then pastor of a Presbyterian church 5 in the city of Lonisvllle. Kentucky. He wim I one of the mast brilliant and popular men !n w the Associate Reformed church, and he malu- sc talned his position in the great Presbyterian l'j church, and received more calls to Important cl fields than perhaps any other man of hlsa^e tc in that church. He fell early, but he had ac- rl com pi Ished a great work. " Amon? the grandsons of "Rev. Joseph Low- K1 ry, and of Cedar .Springs, we have also the ? ftirn.. llrniy A f. I'nftnrinn W I. ft Patterson, and H. E. Patterson. The former 'c is pastor of the Associate Reformed church o at Lorilmont. Abbeville county, and the tw? w latter are faithful laborers In the (treat and tl wide field embracing the whole of Texas. 01 Rev. J. O'B. Lowry, a grandson of n Rev. Joseph Lowry, Is the popular pastor of " the First Baptist Church In Mobile, Alabama, ci He graduated at Ersklne, then studied theology at Greenville. S. (;. No man of his ajre stands higher in the Baptist Church, as his n I location tcstllU-s. a Revs. Jas P. Weed, and J. Y. Weed, sons of Nathaniel Weed, were born in Cedar Springs, P1 graduated In Ersklne. and licensed by the cl second Associate Reformed Presbytery. ,The j, former was once settled at Troy, Tennessee, but is now laid aside by uervous prostration. 11 The hitter was allowed to labor only for a short time in the vineyard of his master and then he fell on sleep, having completed his task. lie died in Mississippi, In early man- ^ hood. Iiev. R. P. Bradley, son of Major W. K. c, Bradley, of Long Cane, was graduated at Er- 8l .sklne, and is now the eillclent and active pas- n1 tor of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian j Church at fienerostce. in Anderson County. n South Carolina, lie has, we trust, many days w of usefulness before him In the Church of his w fathers. tl Rev. J. C. McDonald, son of be- sl longs to I?ong Cane, He was educated at Er- u skine, licensed by the Second Presbytery,and R> is usefully and hamiilv ernnloved In water ing the Associate Reformed churches In u portion of th6 growing State of Arkansas. Hev. James Uonner Foster, was the son of [ John George Foster, who was the Hon of Es- * qui re .lames Foster, who was the son of "Master" James Foster, spoken of by Dr. Leard. James Bonner, was horn In Ohio, was licensed r< by the Associate Reformed Church and la- g bored for a time in it. and then joined the Presbyterian Church. He was at one time K pastor of a ehttrch In Cincinnati. He died at " the house of the speaker a few years ago. a Hev. iSatu uel Leard. As he has told us to-day , he Is a son of the good old church and he has 11 shown In his address to-day a wonderful de- "J gieeof familiarity with it-sorigin and history and pustoiH and people. Jf he was not so I good a Methodist we could wish that he were still a Seeeder. lie Is the worthy Presiding J Elder In the District made up of the belt of enmities lying Immediately below us. We t happen to know that no mnn stands higher p in tne Chuat'h of his adoption than he does. |r Long may he live to preach the gospel from u the pulpit and to exemplify It in his life. In concluding these desultory remarks, let H me say that though a young man, we have at- ,] tended three Centennials?at Charlotte in 1-J75, at Philadelphia In 1S76, and last and best, w at Cedar .Springs. T This is a gr.'md occasion, grand In Its con- 0 ception, grand In Its management and grand in its results. Here I see ministers of several K denominations and people of all theCbnrch- a es. They meet and mingle together and It ] would be dillletilt to tell the difference. In . the choir, that has given us the grandest mu- " sic that was ever heard in the country, I sec f( Methodists, Presbyterians, liaptlsts, and Se- ^ ceilers.and as thev have been singing togeth er the gruntl old songs of the Bible, I have c' been carried away in thought to that grout ri temple above not made with hands, In which * God's children shall all sing and enjoy the '! olio song of Moses and of the Lamb. 11 The effect of this grand Centennial must 1 ? be a happy 0:1c upon all who have wit- R nested It. All will go away feeling 1 tint reli- *! gion brings men nearer together than any t, oilier bond, and they will be ready to heap ' anathemas on the head of him who would J*, throw any apple of discord among the , chureht'8 of the various denominations in this broad land. "For there Is one body and n one spirit, even as ye are called, and one hope w 01 your calling: one Lord, one faith, one bap- ti tism, one God and Father of all, who is above g all,and through all and In you all." S Dr. Sloan felicitously introduced Rev. W. ^ M. Giler, D. I)., as one who represented a p family that had long been distinguished for n its learning, piety and intiuencc In tlie ^ Cliurch. Himself a learned divine, deserved- tl ly wearing the iionorable title of Doctor of * Divinity, lie was the third of Wis family in direct descentwlio have earned that high dis- n tlnction. Dr. Sloan reminded the audience o that Dr. Grier had been licensed a? a preacher fj of the gospel In Cedar Spring chnreh, on the s very spot where his grandfather also had b received his licensure. ^ Dr. Grier's Address. M r.ev. W. M. drier, D. D., President of Erskine J, /I.IIama '"i/Ia Un aIauiikv er*rt/i?li nf Kft /loi* <1 n/1 .1 VUllvgc, uiuuvi ?j ?v. u Kaid: s The historical facts which this occasion sug- ri gc?ts have been appropriately and happily refer- 11 red to. We certainly owe a vote of thanks to our Methodist Brother for his address, so full of ,, interesting details and instructive continents. w But while so many have been mentioned, si and those so full of interest, no doubt as many ' y more as interesting ayd"as important in the his- ? tory of this congregation lies buried with the dead. ? They fcave passed forever from tho memory of " the oldest inhabitant. From thus repository of the past I do not propose to draw. I had not* access j to those sources of information which would have, enabled me to present facts and incidents which J,1 have contributed to tho life and growth of this | 0 congregation. It may not, however, be improper I n forme to pay that this place and this occasion have | some special attractions for me. It was here that i w toy venerated grandfather was received as a stu- T dtut of theology. It was in the bounds of the " united congregations of Long Cane and Cedar Spring that he was licensed, and as if to keep up w the thread of history and perpetuate the family t.: association, it was here that I myself was g; commissioned to preach tho everlasting Gospel, w We feel then that wo may claim something of personal identification in your past. But if we "! cannot refer to the facts of the past?if we cau- 01 not detail incidents in the lives of your ances- << tors wo feel that we know them?that we have b read their history written not upon tho printed vi page, but in a living posterity?in influences that out live generations and that testify to us what they were?testify more faithfully than any biography ?for it is with the life of man an with tot-lire or the vepciable?by its fruit shall it be known. No mortal eye can discern the constituents of "those subtle and exquisite juices in their circulation, or follow the processes of their combinations and distributions but when the leaves put forth, when the blossoms brighten, when tho burdens of autumn become golden and pnrple. then you I have proof; palpable proof that cannot bo mistaken." Tlus is just the law of cause and effect. Now apply it for a moment to this community. Suppose a stranger were to come into it?he is a vigilant and shrewd observer, he familiarizes himself with your daily life, visits your homes, attends your religious services, and finally L<?comes thoroughly conversant with your beliefs, habits, domestic and social. Here is an effect, j What would be his conclusions as to the cause? Would they not be in the main definite and safe^j Just as safe as if he could awake from its long sleep, that silent congregation of the dead and' interrogate them. Hut what would the?'be? Let I us answer for tho stranger. Would be not conclude that your ancestors were a In.My. industrious, economical and thrifty people? While J from the number of carriages and^ buggies he | might not suspect that the men rode on horse-j f i?i. ?i l.al.w.tf / on insfofinit* nrtmli^r) I Pr duck uimuuiitu HIV v-~ , while the women walked and carried thefr shoes,lie would see enough of honest industry,rigid rcor\- ff)] omy and capable management to convince him of, ,n the character of the former generation. He wonld an hoc such a conscientious effort to live within one's j m means, to avoid debt, to meet secuitiarv obligations, as would impress him with the fact that; , your fathers hud taught yon, an honest man is: ^ the noblest work of God I w. Nor would he4>e long in reaching another con- in* oliKimi- that vour forefathers were a moral a:?d tli rcligiou* people. Whatever may lio said of tho wj general decline of religion and morals he Would j w< have to look lu^onco, he would 'ace at a glauce er * >> am ~ ' 1 t drunkenness, vice and immorality found nnipromiaine enemies in tbone wboee children I grandchildren to tbe third and fonrth gener>n are with tw this day. He would still bear that safion, the key note of theology and practical gion, "What in the cbief end of man T Ho lid nee a people attending regularly upon orances, obaerving with Scottish rigor tbe holy >batb. In these tbinga be would read tbe reou* character of vonr ance*torn, and in thin >artment be woulcf not hate to look long to demine the peculiar type of their religkm-rgene Preabyteriana and the peculiar type of their kflknlAMAnt'um A ua/vw'fl^ft Tlnfnrm&il TTnMmcf t the great doctrine* of the Westminster Conxion and catechixms, ardently attached to s olocy which has imparted intellectual vigor to adherent*, which ha* fontered an elevated <3 of spiritual life, they have transmitted their :h to yon?and yet they were not bigoto?pure steel to their principles. Presbyterians, A. B. isbyterians to the backbono. their charity was broad ax Protestantism. Their'a wan no selfish e of "our church." Believing its doctrines, its ma and modes of worship to be scriptural, pre- a inently scriptural?they endeavored to keep A unity of tne spirit in the bond of peace, ana io Kood to the whole household of faith. ns I read the history of the last century. I d in the private, domestic and social life of i living?a corrupt tree cannot bring 'forth >d fruit. ' If I have read aright the history of lr ancestors, then what is the moral lesson of * day ? Is it not that yon are to conserve* and petuate the principles, the doctrines they emfed and loved and exemplified, the principles ,t made them what they were ? Yon stand tor as yon never stood before in the light of their ght example?you breathe an atmosphere periled with the memory of their virtues, and ill you not pledge yourselves anew to that faith the belief of which they lived and died ? Folr them. Hold fast their theology, even with its "peculiarities," and then when another aeration shall gather here as we have this day, revive the past with all its precious memories, iv may say of you as we now say of them, 'My boost is not that I deduce my birth ?rotn loins enthroned and rulers of the earth ; 3nt higher fai- my proud pretensions rise? rbe Sou of parents pass a into the skies." This closed the speeches that had been op sinted for the occasion. Dr. Blonn, however It that the oudlencc would be glad to bear om others. Under this Impression he ould Introduce a son of a deceased Assocl:e Reformed Presbytcrlari minister vbooo emory we all revere. We will be glad to ?ar him no less for his father's sake than for Is own. I now Introduce to you the Rev. r. L. Pressly, pastor of the Associate Rermed church at Due West. Speech of the Rev. W. L. Pressly. PI NonearemoreathomeatCcdarSprlngthan \ I (fin. It always affords me great pleasure to . I eet with you. I csime not, however, to ?d ess you on this occasion, but to Join with iu In the pleasures of this grand Jubilee. ou have already had a surfeit of >eechcs, and I know tliat you do not ex poet ie to speak at this hoar or the day. An old lend of mlhe used to say that one sermon in day was nil tliuthe could digest. You may t n"e already heard as much m yon can i [gest. You ve hod enough. This expres- ?J_ on, upon reffectlon, may be gratuitous, and : i hejr pardon. Others are to follow me and I ! on Id not forestall yoti. We might argue >mettalnggood for the future from this meetig. I never fear the future of a people who lerlsh their traditions?they have no reason ) despair as long as they cherish the memoes or the past. It was not the novelty of ie occasion that brought these people toether to day, but they came, as I came, to . ar of the past. The people of Cedar Spring om this pleasant meeting, will take a new* use of Hie. It seems to me that the people t f l?1 a nnetAfd I /tltni-cTA liai'fl tnnMi frt An/*niir. 1 ?e them. They not only hold Cast to what . 1 ley have, but arc active nhd diligent workin In the Redeemer's cause. I could add oth 1 nk to what has been wild by the gcntlelen who have preceded me. You will exiibo me from making a speech. Dr. Sloan In some very complimentary relarks. said that he was obliged ty Introduce son of one of Long Cane's most beloved istors: that lie could not let the meeting one without calling on General It. It. HempIll. The General then enme to thft front of 10 rostrum and said: J Speech of General R. B? Hemphill. ri I had no Intlmntlon that I was expected to ike part In the ceremonies of to-day until ty n?me was Incidentally mentioned in the inrse of Dr. Bonner's remarks, A speech to lit the occasion would bo somewhat out of ly line and I would not do myself Jnstleelf should attempt to make one on such short otlce. I am satisfied the audience will agree Ith me in three things. First, that this hole affair 1ms been so managed as to malco le Centennial a perfect success. Second, If I inuld attempt a speccli. I wonld lose my repUitlon, nnd third, if Cedar Spring claims me \ one of her good sons she will lose her rep- ? tutlon. The Concluding Ceremony. Dr. Sloan here announced tho conclusion f the exercises of the day in some touching 'marks to the audience. He expressed hi? /? m*a0?haa an/1 hlu ood wishes, in the hope that It was good for s ali to be here to-day. Mr, Leard was then skedto pronounce the benediction, which e did after requesting tho choir to sing, Praise God from whom oil blessings flow." Editorial Remarks on the Speeches. While the strtiegle was yet fierce, with a owcrftil fine in the field Rnd a snbtle enemy i ambush, the founders"'organized Cedar primes church in the midst of their troubles, avlng an abiding faith in a special provl. ence, and relying upon the promise that here two or three are gathered together In lis name, there he wonld be in the midst f them, they with trembling voices acnowledged his kindness, adored his name, j nd implored his blessing. The memory of J io?e who h.iTe been elevated to the ministry 7* as been most boantifUlly and eloquently ro- 4j :rrcd to by the spenkers on this occasion, ut there are others whom we think rjually deserving of some notice. We ?fer to the countless host of men nd women who fi&ve in the battle of fe faithfully discharged the duties ot ie Christian and the citizen, and who now s well as In the years that are passed, comose the great army who worship at lie feet of those of her sons who have beeu levated to the ofilcc of ambassadors of lirlst. If not amiss we would add a wreath f immortelles not only for the mothers or >e distinguished divines of Cedar Pprlns, nt also for the salrted mothers of ail those * 1 umble sons who have straggled with the Olf nt tho door, under adverse clrcuminees. while In the spirit flchtlng tho ood fight of faith. Whatever Cedar prinz Is. or ha* been, she fa more Inebted to her mother* than t/> any other hulnn source, and as Cedar Springs has so aproprlately honored her sainted sons, why i.iy she not also honor her sainted mothers ? I'e often speak In termsof the highest praise f n fellow-man hut how often do wo fonret he mother to whom we are Indebted for tho on? Man in his greatness, In his power. In Is splendid achievements, may forget Ood nd his mother, but man In hi# goodness ever forgets the dlvir'.'.y Imprinted Image f her at whose knee tie was taught to lisp lie evening prayer. One of the speakers elouently alluded to one of South Carolina's tatesnien as having sprang from thischurch. nt he knew less and said less of the mother the world was Indebted for so great man. This and mnch more added to that which :as so properly said, could not tell half of 'edarSprlng's historic pasta* Ifingas mention ? omitted of those patriot trarrlore who Ied for us. We refer to those who have anwered their country's call not only In the evolution which gave us civil and religious berty.but In every emergency when patrlot: valor was needed on the field of dancer nd strife. The forefathers of Cedar Spring *^^i ever faltered and never did less than their hole duty, and mAny of them have been eeplng In soldiers' graves for a hundred 1 ears. Their sons sleep on every ensanguln1 Held within the con lines of the Union. [er sons were marched to Mexico, and somo f thern lie there buried in unknown graves here "Glory guards with solemn round The bivouac of the dead." i the war for Southern Independence they la relied to the post of honor, and met death n the tented field, at the point of the bayoet or at the cannon's mouth. shall we. their sons, so soon forget those ho laid down tlieir lives for us and ours? he victories of peace are bloodless and all er paths nre pleasant, pnt the victories of ar are gained through that privation which ists the!riehest treasure?life. The soldier , ho sacrifices his life for others, follows the xn m pie of onr Savloflr. and these men who v ive up the pleasures and com forts of home, j Ith all Its hallowed associations, to undergo { ic hardships of war, marched to the front 9 n<l cave themselves as willing sacrifices for thers. Then shall they not'lie remembered a this memorial occasion, when Cedar prlng foves to review her glorious past, a islory of which the proudest and most faorod might well he pleased to have? Then "Go strew flowers o'er the dead? With tears of love for those who bled. Let fragrant odors upward rise To Heaven and bravo men in me n?n.?. Mary's Little Com. j Mnry had ? litte corn M Upon lier little toe; An'l everywhere that Mar? wont; The corn was sure to po. [ Xew York Herald. And to the cooling Ocean's shore, It followed her one day !>.. mtin fiohiunrn tfas SO 80re. She couldn't piny croquet. [-Yew Yerk Times. ">Vlint makes the corn hurt Mary so?" The Other players cried. "Because she wears the old style boot," A looker on replied. [Seaside Press. Now. M.'iry wears a lovely boot, Kx<i|,|s'*<\ small and neatShe bought from the Emporium of Fashions, And Cornless are her feet. ?>,V>w Hrr.x., Mn? Juno 10?Jn'lire Wilson Onrmnced sentence upon Miss f)ucr thlsafrnonn lor the klllu.i: of Miss Hearn. In ew of the prisoner's previous *ood charaef and the recommendation of thejury to efcy, the court remitted the' imprisonment d simply sentenced her to'pay the maxlnir? tine prescribed by la#, ramely, $500. Phe eollceecat Pite West present attractive ttures for this year. The,<6 occasions are nliys largely attended, ntu'l.nre of the greatest, tercst to our people. The hospitality of sit see'lon Is unbounded, and tliev are allys anxious to see visitors and show their >rk. We publish th-? programme in anothcol u ui n.?Nine'.]/-Si x Qtittrd l<vi. HN .J