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I The Hymn of Faith. I know not what will befall mo; G-?d hanjfP a mist o'er my eyes, And before e ich 6tep of my onward path tia winaoa new scenes to rise. rAnd ?HCh Joy that he feuds me, comes As u Rlaa and sweet surprise. I see not a step before* me, as I tread out the days ot the year; But the past ts still In his keeping. The future his mercy will clear. And what seems dark lu the distance May brighten as I draw near. For perchance the dreaded future Has less bitter than I think; The Lord may sweeten the waters Bofore I stoop to drink; Or, if Marab must bcMarah, He will stand beside Its brink. It may be. he hac waiting, For the coming of my feet. Some gift of such raro blessedness, Some Joy so strangely sweet, That my lips can only tremble With the thanks I cannot speak. O! blissful, peaceful. Ignorance, It's blessed not to know ; It keeps nie quiet in those arms Which will not let me go. And hushes my soul to rest On the bosom which loves me so. So I go on. not knowing? I would not If I might? | I rather walk with God in the dark Than wulk alone in the light: I'd rather walk with him by faith Than walk alone by sight. My heart shrinks back from trials Which the future may disclose; Yet I never had a sorrow Rut what the dear Lord chose; f Konlf l*o ftnmlnir t-PATS. With the whispered words, "He knows." Pencil Sketch of Life on SulllvnuN Inland. Sullivan's Island, July 28, 18S7. Dear Neighbor: A light poncil skotch of life on "The Island'" may give some pleasure to the "land lubbors" inland who are not enjoying that experience. Snlllvan's is a long, narrow island, having somewhat of a crescent shape. It is seven miles from Charleston, and its further point runs out into the Atlantic, the islanders thus setting the genuine! sea breeze, untainted by any passage across the land. A splendid boncli, of I great width at low water, stretches fori thmo milrw ninntr "Tho Island." Toward I this beach aii houses facc, their opposite side being turned toward Back Beach, which is, in fact, no beach at all. Therefore viewing "The Island" from Front Beach all the houses are facing you. This brings about a unique arrangement along the two or three streets which run longitudinally through "The Island." As yon pass from the boat landing up to the Now Brighton hotel at the other end of "The Island" you have on one hand the fronts of houses and on the other the rear ends. A hundred men's kitchens face as many other men's front doors, but life is free and easyand "nobody minds it." Friends as often enter by your back door as by the front one, and informal visiting seems the order of the day. House-keeping is l'" iho >)aliirapir af. tho rlnnr nf I 1UOUU UWV ujr bUO uvn? v* j ?v ?..v ? ice, bread, fish, and vegetables of many kinds. Frequent communication -with Charleston by boats on schedule time makes other marketing easy. A nondescript stylo of architecture prevails, the most surprising effects being produced by the afterthought, as it wore, of the builders. Unexpected windows, enclosed bits of piazza, little box-like additions here and thore make grotesque what would otherwise bo only ordinary looking houses. But this makes life on "The Island" seem only the more like a holiday, a bit of fun in a lifetime. The moist, salt air soon gives an appearance of age to the houses?with few exceptions the paint and white wash are peeling otf in patches, and a mottled exterior is the result. Tho interiors of private houses are somewhat scantily furnished as a rule, the transportation of furniture from Charleston being by no moans me smallest expense in a change of residence from "The City" to "The Island." Bnt who minds this? the summer is morelv a picnic time, a camping out. There are, however, quite a largo number of neat houses kept in good order, also m;ny trim little cottages with the usual modern adornments. But the breeze, tho breeze! It rarely ceases to blow, and one can remember with only pity tho dwellers in cities where no such cooling wind can reach to temper the burning heat. The chief charm of "The Island," however, is tho nisi onH fminor whitA and btu uouuiih. v.v. J n, ( black, all bathe, and there is no danger of sickness from lack of cleanliness. What!i do yon moan that people get sick, really , sick, from want of a good washing ? That1 is exactly what we do mean, and some at \ least who complain of lauguor and pallur' only need a wholesome daily bath. Di^- J gusting, isn't it? It is no worso to say it than for people to be swallowing year after year quarts and quarts of drugs, when all they need is a courageous phy-j sician to prescribe soap, water, and exercise. But this is a digression from the desired line of writing. Twice every twenty-four hours the tide rises ; it is flowing in for about six hours and out for the same lencth of time, coming in about fifty minutes later every day. A t the rise of the tido the islanders rush into their bathing suits, and then, into the water, where they sport themselves . in the waves oftentimes for an hour. A high authority says fifteen minutes is the proper length of time for a bath, excessive indulgence being highly injurious. The salt water produces an irritation of the skin which .seems at times unbearable, but all good results of the bath are last if one washes afterward in fresh water. And what figures do most of tlio bathers cut! The sole consolation that each one has is that every body else looks at best nearly as ridiculous as mmswu. Once in the water, howeyer, individuality is largely lost to the spectators along shore, and one sees merely a numbor of figures more or less grotesque. Most of the suits for bathing are hiaoously ugly. Some few are graceful and pretty, but it is generally conceded that the strongest test of one's good looks is to go in bathing. Visitor. The Thkot,ooical Skmixary.?In a short talk yestorday evening with 11 prominent divine of the Presbyterian denomination the Register reporter learned limb tuu Iicav ncnaiuii ui bin.? mnbibuuvu would commencoon September 19, and that the present prospects for a good attendance of students was exceedingly bright. Students will enter from South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Florida, Mississippi, Missouri and possibly some from other States. The faculty at present consists of Dr. I Tadlock, Dr. Girardeau and Dr. llersmnn. An additional Professor is yet to be elected, which will probably be done before or shortly after the opening of the seminary.?Columbia Register. A woman whose beauty h:is inado her rich at the expense of simplicity, freedom from, publicity, and adverse personal and domestic criticism, warranted or otherwise, has become a naturalized citizen. Whereupon it is hastily published that it is the tirst time the thing was ever done. Already it has beon shown that a woman was naturalized in 180-1. Cathe rine Cumniings, October 17, iauy; another in 1865, and one in Georgia about the same time. Never to believe that anything is the largost, the bost, the first, or the most extraordinary thing, or the only thing of its kind because it soems so to us, is a good working rule. Richard and Mary Scruggs of the old Spartanburg District, have raised six children, three boys and three girls and never gave a dose of medicine to thorn in their raising. Both the parents died in their 87th year, and all the children lived beyond the age of eighty.?Spartan. The number of deaths by lightning in c, r\F thn nnnntrtr iliii inir vnuvuo OOVttUIIO V* mv J ? D the past month (July) is probably^ without a parallel in any one month in the pant, and the numborof deaths from railroad casualties for tho same time seoms un usually large. The new war vessel, Atlanta, has been superanuated before sho finished tiring her test round. This iob didn't strengthen the navy very jjreatly. I Imagination. Here is a story which is often told to*: show the power of the imagination. A ji i murderer was condemned to die, and some physicians obtained permission | to try an experiment upon him. They ; i told the prisoner that his execution j was to be private instead of public, I and that death would bo painless. < They took him blindfolded into a room and laid him on a table that had little ** 1 - -r ?* #1 \ek /lArnpra p | | niuueis *u >vuici ?i iHe V"?.?, thought he was to be bled to death. ? He heard the doctors, who talked as if i they' were bleeding liim, and when : they turned on the wafer he thought it was the blood dropping, and actually died without having lost a drop of blood, simply because he imagined he was dying. Another story which shows how the imagination can make a well person sick is told of a certain Dr. Buckland. He gave a dinner one day after he had been dissecting a Mississippi aligator, : and invited many distinguished people to dine with him. The table was elegantly set, and the meal commenced with excellent soup. "How do you like the soup?" asked < the doctor of one of his euests. 1 "Very good, indeed," answered the gentleman ; "turtle, is it not?" The doctor shook his head. "I think it has somewhat of a musky taste," said another, "not unpleasant, but peculiar." "All alligators have," replied the 1 host, "the cayman peculiarly so. The fellow whom I dissected this morn- 1 iug?" ' Before he could say any thing more 1 many of the diners turned pale and 1 rushed out of the room. "See what imagination is," said Dr. Buckland to those who remained. "If l had told them it was turtle or terrapin or birds'-nest soup, they would have pronounced it excellent, and their digestion been none the worse." , "But was it really alligator?" asked ' a lady. " , "The soup was made from as goou a calfa head as ever wore a coronet," replied the doctor. ( These people lost a good dinner from yielding to the effects of imagination. But many lose years of happiness and helpfulness by imagining themselves ' sick and lying in bed, when a little effort of the will would make them well, and show that it was not their bodies but their imaginations that were diseased. pAnonnro Hnn Let us help ourselves with a defini- . tion. Webster defines consecration thus : "The act or ceremony of separating from a common to a sacred use , or of devoting and dedicating a oerson , or thing to the service and worship of God." Christian consecration then means the devoting ourselves to the , service and worship of God. It is the , oractical operation of the apostle's in- . junction: "Whether, therefore, ye eat or drink or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God." It is obvious. I then, that it has to do with the underlying motive of the life, and that a consecrated life can be lived in a quiet and retired and even obscure sphere, as well as in one that more widely | commands the attention of men. Is the missionary a consecrated man ? Yes. But so may be the artisan who in some humble place is doing the 1 work God gives him to do, in his 1 household, in the church in which he 1 ia o innrtil.ar 111 flm n< >111 111 11II11V ill which his lot is cast. t This ought to be borne in mind: 1 God needs consecrated men and wo- ' men in all the walks of life. Does he need consecrated men to preach hip gospel at the ends of the earth? Yes. But he also needs consecrated men iu , the market place, in the shop, on the fafrn. Does he need consecrated wo- ( men who shall go with heroic devo- 1 tion to teach the children of squalid heathenism and let light iu upon their ' darkened minds? Yes. But he needs 1 wives and mothers here at home who 1 1 - > - 1 I sliall tliemseives lurn asme aim wnw slial lead their households to turn "-uidy, from the fashion of this world that passeth away, into a realization of 1 heavenly citizenship. . *4^ + Prayer and Prliilege. We are tired of hearing the changes ( rung forever on duty. Duty is well 1 enough in its way, It is a sort of flywheel, with a reservoir of power in it 1 to carry us past the dead points when the stimulus of motion fails us; but for all that is a cold, hard, joyless, . loveless thing. There are things that only a stern senseof duty would ever J prompt us to do. To reprove the faults of a friend is not a pleasant task, j at least not for a noble and sensitive j arm!. To nreach of hell is not a thine to take delight in, though there be ! some who preach as if it were. No 1 true minister of Jesus Christ will ever preach it except from stern constraint 1 of duty. But there are some things in respect ! to which considerations of duty should ! never be neeaen to iurnisn u spur, *\ prayer has been belittled and degraded 1 by dwelling upon it as a duty to be done instead of a privilege to be enjoyed. I pity the man who simply prays ' because he must, scourged to his duty like a galley-9lave, instead of flying joyfully to a throne of grace, as a weasy wanderer to love's embrace. O brethren, if our God be the King of 1 kings and the Lord of lords, then ac- i cess to his presence and assurance of J gracious audience is a privilege of supremest honor. If he be an infinitely tender-hearted Father, then prayer is i a privilege of sweetest joy. If he be 1 an omnipotent Ruler, who can guide no in rwnrrtlovitv wlin PJ111 fri VP 11B linllt ' in darkness, comfort in tribulation, bread for our hunger, healing for our ; diseases, salvation for our souls, salvation for our friends, who can smooth i all earth's rugged pathway for us, and i prepare us for him and give us an ' abundant entrance?then prayer is a privilege of grandest opportunity. i If God has determined, if he has de- 1 elared that, in his own appointed 1 time, war shall be banished from the 1 earth, and peace universally prevail, ' then the object which the associated friends of peace are endeavoring to ef- ' foot inyonumlilv fAnn^tiwl witli !.!?<-? ' accomplishment * of Divine predic- J tions; then their members ami patrons are not, as such, romantic via- J ionaries; then the ultimate succcess of 1 their exertions is infallibly certain. The only <juestion to bo decided is, ' does the success of their exertions in- ' volve the fulfillment of Divine pre O ?,? finr 1 41.? . uiruuun i "V wu, uiu ijufP" tiou can not be asked more easily than it may be answered. The answer has "been written in characters of light on many pages of the inspired volume. We are there assured that the kingdom of Christ, which consisteth of righteousness and peace and holy joy, shall universally prevail. It is impossible that an ill-natured man can have a public spirit, for how should he love ten thousand men who never loved one? A man that studieth revenge keepeth his own wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well. i Consecrated Povertj. We have been reading and hearing oT "consecrated wealth" for a long time. 80 much has been said about: "property devoted to God," "consecrated riches," and the like, that we i.mra honn Innkimr and RX pecting "somegreat thing" to be born ! r>f this "consecration"?something that, as we once hoard a brother sayi in his prayer, "would astonish the natives." But the "great thing" has not L'ome to the birth, and the expectant astonishment has beeu converted into :i querj', whether all this talk about "consecrated wealth" is not the veriest palaver, and the "consecrated wealth" itself a sort of sanctified humbug! We have "consecrated" our property until we find that neatly all our schools are burdened with debt, and none of them patronized as we have a right to expect, the missionary enterprises of the Church are languishing; suppers and fairs, "and such like," are resorted to to run the churches, and the "ways and means" committees are *? ?* .1 S M A V? Ann in uusoiuie iienfjuii. me ui,ij UU|? that we can see to ward off bankruptcy is for uanow to consecrate our poverty to God. This is what our Lord did in His incarnation. "He was rich, He became poor that ye through His poverty might be rich." This is what Paul's Corinthians did. Their "deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liabilities." Consecrated poverty is what God wants. "All riches are His native right." "The gold and the silver are His, and the rattle upon a thousand hills." Consecrated poverty! Let us try that awhile!?Exchange. Loye of War Literature. I know by the experience of my early years, and by long observation, that thoughtless young people, and, mu*t I my it, even many aged people, are deeply fascinated by reading histories of great battles. This is greatly to be lamented by ail true friends of the human race. For a short lime after our civil war, the people felt so keenly the loss of so many friends by that terrible war, were so shocked with the i^reat sufferings and slaughters of that time, that they did not feel inclined to read much of battles and carnage. But a sad change for the worse lias taken place. Time has blunted the tender feelings of many, and "distance lends enchantment to the view"? unci a most delusive and horrid -mL'hantment it is, too. War literature is fast increasing in our land, In bofk? and monthly magazines, and weekly and daily papers, which is eagerly read by vast numbers, not only in the ilay time and late in the night, hut also greatly on the Sabbath, to the neglect of the Holy Scripture and healthful religious reading. Our literature is deeply corrupted by a war spirit and an admiration of military .?lory; and very lamentable to say, the religious press and the pulpit are doing very little to purify it. No More Weepiug. The glorified weep no more, for all DUtward causes of grief are gone. There are no broken friendships nor blighted prospects in heayen. Poverty, famine, peril, persecution andslanler are unknown there. No pain distresses; no thought of deatli or bereavement saddens. They weep no more, for they are perfectly sanctified. No "evil heart of unbelief" prompts them to depart from the living God; they are without fault before his throne, aud are fully conformed to his imono Wall maw thov />pqofi fn mniiril who have ceased to sin. They weep no more, because all change is past. They know that they are eternally secure. >Sin is shut out, and they are ?hut in. They dw9ll within a city which shall never he stormed; they bask in a sun which shall never set; Ihey drink of a river which shall never dry; they pluck fruit from a tree which shull never wither. ? ? ? . Not the exteDt of our sphere of duty, hut the perfect filling of that sphere, is the real measure of our merit and our meed. One's sphere of duty exists because he exists; it is an Ka! rtrv A a L'saenuiw |itti v ui hip vuij ucui^. une's soul lias its bodily limitations, so also the circumference of one's sphere is the immediate limitation or his spiritual work aud influence. Not for the extent of that sphere, then, but for the manner and perfectness of our filling of it, will God hold us responsible. Our sphere is the gift of God, as our life and our powers are his gift. This spiritual sphere, this limit, this ?ift, is like the horizon which surrounds us. Every one of us must liave a horizon whether he will or not, albeit one's every movement affects the form and breadth of his horizon. Vet there is no movement that one of uh can make which will annihilate His horizon or permit him to step beyond and outside of it. He is within that circle because it is his; ami it is his because he is within it. No man's sphere, therefore, can be too large for him perfectly to fill, nor too small for the full sway of his powers. His powmoouiira af l*ia anlioru nnil being so, his first and last duty is, day by day, for larger or for smaller, perfectly to fill that sphere. Religion, knowledge, freedom, virtue, happiness, in all their manifold forms, depend upon peace. Sustained by peace they lean as upon the Everlasting Ann. In the name of religion profaned by war; of knowledge nisanDlied : of freedom crushed to earth ; 6f virtue dethroned ; Of human happiness violated, I call upon you to unite to establish the supremacy ot' peace. Let the old, the middle-aged, and the young combine in a common cause. Let the pulpit, the school, the college und the public street all be moved to ?peak in its behalf. Preach it, minister of the Prince of Peace! Let it never be forgotten in conversation, in sermon or in prayer; nor any longer iieck, by subtle theory, to reconcile the monstrous war-system with the precepts of Christ! Instil it, teacher of childhood and youth, in the early thoughts of your precious charge; exhibit the wickedness of War and the beauty of Peace. Scholar! write it in irmip hnnbci Pnnf I 1 c*t if incnirp In higher melodies your Christian song. And to you, statesman and ruler! lei the principles of^eace he as a cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night. Let the abolition of war and the overthrow of the war-system be your constant aim.?Chariot Sumner. The one thing to be guarded against nil the time and every where, by all of us, is that subtle, plausible, deceptive spirit of selfishness that assumes so many disguises and culls itself by so many soft names that only the most watchful and the most prayerful are ?ufefrom its approaches. Jiyallof us, we say?and that includes the reader who is ready to hand this paragraph aver to his neighbor. Heaven knows what would become ?f our sociality if we never visit people we speak ill of; we should live iikci Egygtian hermits, in crowded solitude. | Great hearts alone understand how much glory there is in being good. ' tup ni? rarPMAM! : 1XIill MU11M U1 XUlUliJlUillVJUi , f I ANNUAL REPORT OF THE OR AND WORTHY ? PATRIARCH. * ( Rend nt the Annual Meeting of the 1 Grand I>Ivlft!on at Abbeville Court Hou*e, .July 27. 18S7?The Conditlou or the Order?Encouraging , Work of the I.nst Year?Hopeful i of Fnluro Achlevments. Aur.KVli.LE. S. C.. July 27, 1887. ' To Ihr Offlrers and Members of the Grand Di- i lirfoii nf Nouili Carolina: I Rei'keskntativks? !n ncoordance wlt.b the rules anil usages ofotir Order we are again assembled In annual session t<> take counsel together lor the suppression of 0110 of the grant- 1 est enemies of ihe human race. Let us di*- ' cuss all matters brought to our attention with ] becoming moderation, and with an eye sin- 1 gle to the usefulness of our beneficent organization, and let us endeavor by wise legdsla- ' tion to increase the henllhy activity now manifest throughout the order In this State. In accordance with my duly I will now pro- | ceed to lay before yon my annual report con- , talniima synopsis of the important worlc of , the pnst year and such recommendations as , seem to mo for the good of the order In the fnture. CHANGK OF PLACE OK MEETINO. In consequence of a notification from our j brethren at Anderson that It would lie incon- , venient under present eircumslances to pro- , vide for tbeineetlng of this body in that town, I determined, after eonsultntlen with the j Grand Scribe, to accept t ho very cordInl invl- | tntlon of tho Abbeville Division, and I did so ( with all the more willingness and pleasure , When I remembered that we now have four , splendid divisions firmly planted in Abbeville , county, nnd that her p?ople were always tarpons for their intelligence and refined hospitality. ACTIVITY DURING TIIK PAST YEAR. Notwithstanding business depression, earth- , quakes ami calnmltics of various kinds. I am , happy to state that the pust year 1ms been one , of singular prosperity and usefulness to onr ( noble order. In fact, I think I may say that , the last half of the year has been character- , Ized by Intense activity and brilliant success. J DEATHS. 1 I am happy to report that, out of our entire membership only eight deaths have occurred, , thus clearly demonstrating that the paths of total abstinence are tlioBe of hoaltb, peace 1 and pleasantness. EXPULSIONS. I During ?he year thirty-six expulsions have been reported, twenty-four of whom have been reinstated, leaving a net loss by expul* , slon of only twelve. PROPAGATION. |i The work of propagation has been nctlvely pressed to most successful results, and the Or dor In this Mtate s'nnds to-day on a more so|; Id foundation thanJt-b|ts--oeo?pTe<I at-any 1 tluie.within liK! lost fifteen years. After n correspondence with the authorities of the National Division, It was flnnlly settled In the early pnrt oftho pesent j*ear 1 that Mr. Edward farewell, the popular and 1 cft'ectlve lecturer, should be sent to South Car- ; ollnn, to aid In tho work of propagation. for the space of one month, he to receive tho sum of S100 from the National Propagation Com- 1 mlUccund whatever contributions lie might I obtain In tho progress of tho work. Your Grand Worthy 1'atrlnrch while anxious that. 1 the lecturer should he properly rewarded, 1 Was resolved that Jh* financial pain oftho Individual fhonld be subordinate tothecood 1 of the Order. I thereforo appointed a .State Organizer, who should ho wholly responsible to and supported by this Grand Division, . whose duty it \vot:;u mo to auurcHM nimw;? in tlic IiUr)iiotn details of the tour and the entire j work of organizing new divisions, thus leaving Mr. Caravel I. tho distinguished lecturer, with naught to distract his attention from his duties an lecturer. , Early In February I made a Journey to Co- , lumblu, where after consultntion witii some j of our brethren, I commissioned Past Urnnd Worthy Patriarch C. M. Douglas, a State Orfranlzcr, with instructions In conformity to < the above plan. Mr. D>.u?las accepted the , commission and I agreed to allow him a sum sufllclent from our treasury to equip for the expedition, and as further reeompenao for his services nsreed to allow ?I0.00 for every new ? division organized, whenever the amount < w is collected for charter and supplies. I lmv- ? lng first obtained tho promise of twenty new ' sets of Division supplies from our Most ' Worthy Patriarch huecne 11 t'lnpp, asado- 1 nation from the National Division. By this means it was necessary to druw from actual funds In hand only the smali sum of So6.25 lo Innitinto this important worlr. . rw% 17H? /,f TTnhrnorv T f.nftthrr Journey to Columbia, ami as tbe official head , of the order in this Jurisdiction introduced Mr. Cnrswell to a large audienceon the following night at the Opera House in Colr.mbia, by whom he was cnt'ausIaBticuily received. 1 then arranged with Mr. Doug.'as a pian of procedure looking to a more general distribution of our order through the SU te. This involved a general canvass without liugerinc too long In any ono county, for while It conl l not result In us larco pecuniary returns to the 1 lecturer as u meeting and collection iti every little centre of population, yotl felt sine that I wus doing my duty by insisting on this ilne < of policy, us what the orders needed wus ex- i pension beyond Its limn restricted territorial > limits. Mr. Douglas was in harmony with ail f my plans an;l with zeal and devotion worked ( for their success. I I returned to Aiken the day aP.er the Co- ( lumbia lecture and Messrs. Car well and i Douglas commencrd their tour on Monday | February 21st. During tl.c progress of the tour the order !s indebted to the State press for many timely courtesies which greatly facilitated the bu'tiupsr. in hand. Thelolowine ' points were visited in the order named: ' Peaks, Prosperity, Newberry, Laurens, Nino- ' ty-Six, Greenwood. McCormiek, Abbeville, 1 Anderson, Greenville, Helton, Toney Cre<-k. < Anderson a second visit, Senneca City, Wnl- 1 bulla, Spartanburg. Union, Columbia. Edce- 1 field, Johnsons, Ridge Sprtnsr, AilceD, Willis- I ton, Bamberg, Charleston, Summcrvlile, St. < Mathews, Camden, Sumter, Darlington, So- I ciety Illil. Florence, Lynchburg, Maysville, ' Wedycfieid, Willlamston. l'elzer, Senneca I City a second visit, Westminster. Honen > Path, and Charleston a second visit. Three of I which received two visits making a grand to- ] tal of 41 visitations. This tour consumed a period of two months, I the Grand Worthy Patriarch by 'eiters to the ! Most Worthy Patriarch Kugeno I!. Clapp anil I Past Most Worthy Patriarch F. M. Bradley, of I tin W-illftiiol Pr/M>ui.nt!nn (.'ominitte,*. c.ill- ' coming the importance of the work, having : succeeded in securing the servicesof Mr. Cars- < I well for another month. < During those two months 1670 miles were ] travelled, and the following new dl visions or- < nanized. viz: Prosperity, Ninety-Six, New- 1 berry, Greenwood, McCormlck. Ahhuvllle, ! Walhaiki, Uulon, Johnsons, Ridge Spring, ' Aiken. Wllliston, Darlington, Fiorenco, Mays- ? vllle, WedgWleld. Wllliamston, Senneca City I and Westminster, making nineteen new ?ti- < visions In nil, with a strong charier membership, which has since been greatly increased, I the numerical strength of each of which will 1 fully be shown in the Grand Met ibe's report. The divisions of lielton, St. Mathews and Lynchburg were visited and re-orgunized. These were what might be termed dormant divisions in process of dissolution A little Judicious and earnest work han. we hope, peril anentiy saved them to l he order. TheToney Creek Division was visited with 1 benellcial remits. The town of //lulcrsnn was visited, hut not the Division, and two lectin ( * given on prohibition. The Anderson Division was formerly one of the burner divisions of the State, hut. I regr?H to icnrn tlint It is not now In n flourishing condition. An oitort Is hc!n? mndeiti Anderson county In behalf of statutory prohibition, and I nnt inclined lo :hlnk that In the excitement of the sirns.'gle our i hi other;: of the Andcson Division, ns often happena in m."h oases, lmve temporarily lost ^ fight of MjHrdu'.les nr. Nona of Temperance j In the ??op:igatio'i of the purely moral work \ whlnh this onler has in chiir^c. Whlla pro- j hlbitlon Is much <o be desired, yet the heat ( and exeliemcnt incident to such contests j should never wllhilraw attention from our dutiea as Sons of Temperance. The work of 11.i.. .... i-.- ...... hn ! v iilatiilorv laws. Tlio onliT Ih built upon tl.'e (ilbrniti-r of morality him! Christianity, nnil there we must b; an<!, 1.1 > roue It weal and throiiRh woe, striving to lift the fallen and to cultivate h healthy public scatiwnt In favor of temperance as nil every d.?y public and private vlrtoo. The total exyen.w. of !!:o work of propogation (ill!;Hi these two mouths was S-4Idistrlbnted as follows: J 1'"" W 1ir>ncr!:ico Cur 9 mrmlhn work of! State oruuti'aser 8 08 Ofi Circulars, postaco, hand bills, ielecmpMnff, expresmge, Ac., of C. M. Jfonjjlas* 8 17 Travellm:.'er.pemen of r. M. HoukIiins ns per his report to me of April SKItli, uow o:> lllu u'ltli tho Or:i)ul Serine.. 8102 81 j ( Kxpressn^e and telegrams and travel- L Iiir expenses foronc visit toColum- !r bin of Grand Scribe 8 15 00 j i Hotel bills and hark hire for three vis- I its to Columbia by Grand Worthy Patriarch 8 8 50 j Total expenses 8211 25 j Of this nmouut only Soti.*.?' was taken from funds already In hand. The remain;; ilfS.OO was received by the Statu organlz'T from charter fees of new divisions. Every doihir lias bee", ppent with diaeroet economy and with a view to decisive results. In this c?n* nee!Ion I take pleasure in stating that the lectures of Sir, Kthwird Carswril were l?rl 1- "I Hunt, fan-inn!ill'" and iMS'eef I ve In i'is extreme ! | and contributed*n a '.'.iKh degree t'> the Mic?j$ cessfn! res Hit sal: cany dese< ibed. llewasc'enerously rpeeivv'. .:t moM of the points vlslied. | Tbe success of th? four 1 consider duo In a| great port to the iuitliful and devoted work of | Mr. C. Jt. Douglass ns State Organizer. His loyal odhercnee to ihe pls'-n of operations! 1 mapped out at ilie heelnninir, and his l>usl-: 1 ness-llke attention to finportant details, com- I mamls my wannest approbation and should a merit the hearty well done of this Grand t\i.ti ...til i.? .,l,om wo.l t lint, t'nr hi* 1 ni- ' 1/1 \ jnwil, !! will uu?wnv. .w? I portnnt. work, covering a period ol two ?" ' 7*' Months, he received a total of only 898.06 or it the rate of only S49.03 per month; an imounf enilrely inadequate for such vulnaierVices Hiid successful results. I hereby take Measure In recommending an appropriation ?r 8.V) as additional compensation, as I And ifier consultation with the Grand Scribe that ,ve can spare so milch, and I trust that-the jrand Division will unanimously authorize ,his amount to be paid forthwith. XTTMBKR OF NEW DIVISIONS In addition to the nineteen new divisions ibovo reported the following^ have been re ;en: ly msii'uiou : < onjraree uivision *>o. a/ lear Klngsville 111 Hlclilund county, by C. M. Douifluss State Organizer, nnil Cartersvllie DivSIom No. 3:> In Sumter county, by Deputy Jrand Worthy Patriarch, John 8. Mattison, naktng twenty-one new divisions lor the rear. DIVISIONS FORFEITING CHARTERS. I regret to report that Elliott, Aiken and Florence divisions have ceased to work, but ivecan rejoice over the fact lhat we now lumber thirty-four strong and healthy divisions as ugainst only nineteen reported nt the last annual session of this Grand Division. INCREASE IN MEMBERSHIP. Our increase In membership Isphenomlnal, r>eing largely In excess of one hundred per H-rit on Inst year's annual report, a detailed iccountcf wlucli will be given In the report af the Urand Serine. HEALTHY FINANCIAL CONDITION. A report of expenses and receipts for the past year will be made by the Grand Scribe, but It affords we pleasure to state that notwithstanding the heavy expenses of the propagation work every one of our fixed exuenses has been promptly met, not a dollar Is due to any on?* nnd a comfortable balance Is now in the treasury. May it always be thus, as nothing is more demoralizing to any nrganlzation than debt and financial mismanagement. Let our motto be "pay a* you U? and go no further than yon can pay." REPRESENTATION IN NATIONAI. DIVISION. It was the Intention of your Orand Worthy Patriarch to have represented you in the National Division which met at Boston, Massachusetts on the 12th July, but after mature reflection I decided that In view of the heavy expenditures of the past year it would be betler to reserve the *!00. that would have been necessary to pay the expenses of the trip, for proposition work. This Grand Division was represented In lS'tf the National Division after a lapse of several years nnd I earnestly recommend that it be represented In 1K*8, even if at Rome sacrifice, as a close connect ion with the National Division Is beneflclal to the general interests of the order. EXPENSES OF DELEGATES TO ORAND DIVISION. At the last annua! session of the Grand Division a resolution was adopu-d providing i;ondltlona,ly for the payment of one half the expenses of tlelecat.es u> the Grand Division. I reeommend that this resolution, even though conditioned and the state of the treasury, be summt.rily repealed as this Grand Division has ample use for all of its funds. J| this regQjit?un vvm^an-!e^.;,n1 hrwould resuTf in payment to delegates in certain Instances of larger amounts than those contributed by quarterly returns of per capita tax to ine mnus 01 me uranu lmvimoo, ivioreover it 'eenm to me to be the duty of every subordinate division to pay the expenses of at least one delegate to our annunl session. rheycHn elect, hs many as are qualified but the expenses of one should be puld so as to ensure representation. After mature reflection I Instructed the Grand .Scribe to decline ro carry out the conditional Instructions of tills resolution, unless otherwise ordered by the action of this Hrand Division. The cost would be tor> heavy and the money should be devoted to the work of propogatlon. TARDY REPORTS OK GRAND DEPUTIES. I nm nd vised by the Grand Scribe of the serious Inconvenience occasioned by the tardiness of many of tBe Grand Deputies in making their quarterly reports and per capita returns. This should not be the case, as by proper Attention to duty these return* should ill he made not later than the end of the first week in each new quarter, so that the Grand Scribc can properly estimate the condition of Lhc treasury. I earnestly tiust that the delejatos to this Grand Division will earnestly Impress upon their respective divisions the Importance of more prompt returns in the future. DECISIONS. During the pastyenr many points have been ;iibniitled to'me for decision, but as none of hem wore of an unu>ual character, and were July decided in accordance with the rules and i>ai.'Oi of tlio order, I de m it unnecessary to mrden mis report wtui anyining more man his gcnern! reference. Bi.AOKVJLLK PROPERTY. I again call t lie attention of the Grand Dllislon to Hit* unsatisfactory condition of a certnln piece of real elate in the town of Blackllo. the property of this Grand Division. During the |>ust year I authorized the lease of he property for a consideration, but the ap[> leant for the lease failed to carry out hie part, of the contract. Mv object was not so much an Immediate pecuniary consideration >h for ! ho purpose of putting a tenant In legal toKfii.'fislon. I recommend that *uch Rteps be aki'ii as are necessary to establish the legal it.'hls of this Grand Division and that the property be then sold to the highest Didder. THE GRAND SCRIBE. At this, the conclusion of my second term of )ttlce, I iignin congratulate tneGrand Division upon the possession of the services of so it\1a n ml full h fit 1 uti nfflppr na nm* Hraml icrlbe, Brother F. S. Dibble. Few knew how trillions are the tin ties of ibis important ofIce. Ills nccurocy, promptness and lntelll:ent devotion to the interests of our order merit I he (Grateful and hearty well done of :hls Grand Division. CONCLUSION. And now brethren my task Is ended. I l;ave rendered an account of my stewardship In the administration of the hlyh otllce to which I have been twice unanimously elected t>y your snirraues. I am paintully conscious ihnt much more might have been done than las been accomplished, but I have given to ;ho order, many times at great sacrifice, all the moments tliat 1 could reasonably withdraw from the occupations of a very busy life. Whatever I have done, has been rendered cheerfully and with my whole heart, and f I have erred, let It not be attributed to lack if Interest or consideration, but rather to that fallibility of Judgment which Is an Inherent principle of our wiwk and finite undorstandn.irj If. In hnwnvpr. with emotions of honest pride niui thank fulness to a merciful Grid that y*?>ur r?ftlrin\: officer views the condition of ;lie order in tliis Jurisdiction to-day uml con[rast* it with Its excessive state of weakness A lien he llr*t assumed his official duties two years ago. Let the eon trust stimulate and enjourat'e a'l of us to greater exertions In behalf :>f our iioliio order durlmr the coming year. Let the work of piopauatlon go on with rcloub'ed ejjeipy. I.et appeals be made to the National Division for nil thenid itenn bestow. Let nstate organizer be kept in the field upon iueh conditions us our resources will warrant, ?nd let my successor in office relax no energy in makimr the usefulnegs of our order felt in ;very portion of South Carol Inn. May God idess you all and keep yon steadfast to the principles of our noble order Is the prayer of Yours fraternally, CHAS. K. R. DRAYTON, Grand Worthy Patriarch. WILLI AM STON HMLH, Williamston, S. C. THE FALL SESSION OF THIS WELL* known institution will open SEPT. 12, SS7, with better pmspeets than ever before, [ts thorough scholarship in all department*. in quiet location, its pure, piedmont air, its Inc chalybeate water, IU? home like boarding Icpnrtment, commend themselves. For full uformatlon. address REV. S. LANDEIi, A. M.. I). I)., iniriKi < i?.v7 ?t. I'resldent. V, .U..,, DUE WEST milt hub, Due West, Abbeville County, S. C. Twenty-Seventh Yei?r. rvPKXS FIRST MONDAY IN OCTOBER. 1/ Kir.st-clioH tcftclwrs. Course thorough ?? i.i.n. <.(>?-mrtnhlv fur llslicil. Special attention irlven to music. Vrl department an attraction. Pupils made ? feel at home. Moral tone of the school :ood. Hoard and regular tuition, Including ,atin, Sins i??r the year. For Catalogue, giving full particulars, ap>ly to the Principals, Mrs. L. M. KOXXEIl, II. K. BONNEU. July 13, 1SS7. tf Ee-es for Sale. FKOM IMPORTED BROWN LEGHORN'S. .Inc. pi-r 13 until Aui;iim(. .'Olli, and then UKi per 1.1. T. W. COOOI.KH. June 20. 1SX7, tf NOTICE. il/K have formed n eoparincrship for the tIM practice of law un*ler the firm name of IENKT A CASON. Will practice in all State nd United States Courts. WM. O. HENKT, HA M I. C. CASON. Abbeville, S. C., Juue 18,1S&T. 9 House and Lot for Sale. r OFFER for SALE my HOUS&and LOT, situated on Main street, in the town of Abbeville, S. C. The house bag FOUR rooms, and necessary ont houses, a good garden spot and orchard. For terras and particulars apP'y , . R- c. WILSON, I Jul v rt. 18S7. 2m Wnrrenton. S. C. NEW MI'M! WE will sell the following articles at STRICTLY New York cost: TOWELS, UNDERWEAR, PARASOLS, JERSEYS, MARSEILLES QUILTS, ULSTERS, HANDKERCHIEFS, GENTS NECK TIES. LADIES HAND BAGS, WAL LETS, PURSES, POCKET BOOKS, FANS. LADIES FINE HOSE, GENTS HALF HOSE. MISSES HOSE, SUSPENDERS. GLOVES, Ac., Ac. Don't fall to examine our goods. ?. A. TEMPLETON. June 15. 1887, If Terra Cotta Wells. ri'IIE undersigned will put you up a 19 inch 1 Terra t'otta Well for half the price of a due one. The common wood bucket Is used for drawing water The cleaning out Is ihc it/Milr /?#" n m Ainniil Vit' \r i a?\I r\ w n nolnnnlwAil WWJIV Wl U llllllllvll ! uj Al ^I'llik 41 K(U Vllllli!^! sheet, Iron bucket In the bottom to be hooked out at will. Satisfaction guaranteed. Thin Terra Cotta welghH 40 to 60 pounds to the foot. C. M. CALHOUN. ^ -jQreeuwood.S. C. They are frog proof and superior to one dug. Joel 8. iinlley, Greenwood. They are bound to take precedence over all others. Prof. Blake, Greenwood. Joe Llgon, Bradley. Rev. If. Smart. Troy. Dr. L. Anderson, Ninety Six. Rev. Prcssly, Due West. D. J. Wardlaw, McCormlok. Out of 24 wells made In my town In two years 1 have put up 23 of them. -Joty4V8g,J2gL--^ FURMAN ONIYERSlfYr Greenville, S. CT^HE next session will begin Wednesday, JL September 28th. The Collegiate department includes the full college curriculum. There Is also a Preparatory department thoroughly organized. Expenses have been reduced. For Information or catalogue, address, PROF. H. T. COOK. .TnlvOO ISa-7 BUIST'S FAMOUS Turnip Seed! AT E. A, TEMPLETON'S UUTA BAGA, WHITE GLOBE, ' YELLW GLOBE, MAMMOTH RED TOP. July 20,1887, tf The State of South Carolina, County of Abbeville. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Ex Parte S.G. Thomson and Thos. P. Quarles, surviving Administrators of Thomas Thomson, dec'd, Petitioners In Re W. B. Stanley, Plaintiff, against Thomas Thomson, Executor of Mary A. McDonald, Mary T. Qunrles and Willie McDonald Lee, Defendants. COPY SUMMONS FOR RELIEF. (Complaint not served.) to uie i>crcnaani8 aiary r. ijuarics ami ? ulic McDonuld Leo: You ARE HEREBY SUMMONED AND required to auswer tho petition in this action, which is filed in the office of the Clerk of Common Pleas, for the said County, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said petition oil the subscribers at their office at Abbe vlllo Court Houbp, South Carolina, within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of tho day of such service; and if you fail to answer the petition within the time aforesaid, tho plaintiffs in this action will apply to the Court fur the relief demanded in the petition. Dated the eleventh day of February, 18S7. THOMSON AND THOMSON, Petitioners Attorney. M. G. Zeiolek, C. C. P* IL.S.] To tne ueienuani w. ihclmhiuiu cjmj. Take Notice that the summons and petition In this action was filed In the office of the Clerk i f the Court of Common Pleas for Abbeville county, on the 25th day of May, 18S7. THOMSON AND THOMSON, Petitioners Attorney. July !W, 1887, 6t Get the Best. WARRANTED for.1) years. The New High Arm Davis. Vertical Feed Sewing Machine. No one else allowed to sell them In Abbeville county. Write to me for prices. I sell the New Domestic, the New American. The best Siierm Sewing Machine Oil, Needles. ?tc., for all Machines. I offer the best and t\f VnrnltnrA. PnfflnB- Ao.. in uVe coTm I yY"irkl N A RD7 Agt.' March 30,1887,12m Ninety-Six. S. C. Coffins at Due West. THE undersigned bun in store a variety of COFFINS of all SIZES AND STYLES. A HEARSE will 1>G furnished when needed.) A. SELDEN KENNEDY. April 6, 1S87,12m Coffins at Mt. Carmel. JW. SI<*N" has coffins at Mt. Carmel In the euro of W. R. l'OWELL. The HEARSE win i.a ?;ntii from Abbeville wheu desired. Jan.~5, Tfiwi" tl HOME EN1 J*. S. Hamir MAN UFA CT Boots, Shoes, Harness ai Xos. 3 and 3 1 Highest cash prices paid for i>ry KR, NVHANO LEATHER always on I SHEEP-SKINS In slock. You will tin (I SIIOKH very cheap. The F / FARMERS DRESS |h a SWO HAT,MORAL?tin market. They itre made from GOOL) HONEST EXCHANGE LEATHER, HARNESS or SHOES given 1i Highest cash prices paid for hides or taubi J. i July 13,1887, If J . "; V/ For Sale. ONE 8 HORSE POWER ENGINE ON wheels, in good running order. ONE 60SAW EAGLE GIN, with FEEDER and CONDENSER. As good as new. ONE PAIR JONES 3-TON WAGON SCALES. New. W. M. GRIER, Executor. ApdIv to JNO. M. COCHRANE. June 22,1887, tf .03 ALL KINDS OF | BUIST'S 'M Turnip Seeds. | ' 25 CENTS A BOX. H. W. T.AWSOK & CO July 27. 1887, If The eye Is the most delicate organ of the human system, yet,;it Is the most recklessly ami carelawdy used. Don't be deceived by peddler* but rail and get Zlnemanfl "Dlaman ta" spectacles and eye-glasses, a fit guaranteed and charges reasonable. If any glaasea wanted lit very fine mounting, a lot will be ordered at once from which you can make your selection. P. B. Hpeed, Agent. 4-20 ' ; > The Abbeville Hotel, By J. C. MILLEK. ri'HE TABLE IS WELL FURNISHED. The 1 rooms arc large and comfortable. Tran- ^ stent and regular board to suit tbe time*. May 25,1887, tf ' Coffins at Lowndesville. JW. SIGN has COFFINS at lowndesville a In cnre of Dr. J. B. MOSELY. The Hearse will be sent from Abbeville when required. . : Abbeville, May 12, 1886. tf We are Sole Agents jnORTHE^ELECTRIC" CUTLERY. Scbilutely tho best goodti ever offered^to cuhuj^ " mere. If the ladles will give tbe "Electric" Hhears and Scissors and the gentlemen tbe "Kleclrlc" Razors a trial they will not have any thing else. Lookout for our handsome "Electric show ease on the right, as yoa enter our store. W. JOEL SMITH & SON. yM j tllill. 09 lOOif III ???????????????? Medical Card. HAVING sold my Interest In the DRUG business, I will from thin time devote my whole time to the PRACTICE OP MEDICINE AND SURGERY. G. A. NEUFPER, M. D Jan. 6,1887, tf Real Estate Broker. THE undersigned offers bis services to the citizens of Abbeville county in the purchase and sale of real e&tate. I also represent two reliable Fire Insurance Companies. J. T. PARKS. Oct. 12 1886 tf PEEEIN & COTHRAN, .Attorneys at Law, ABBEVILLE. S. Cm WM. H. PARKER W. C. McGOWAN* PARKER & McGO WAN a itt\ n r\r T/rTTTIATIfl A'l'i'UIMiMS AMU OULdUllUXUS, ABBEVILLE, C. H., S. C. , WILL practice also in the Circuit Courts 01 the United StateBfor South Carolina* ' Jan 7.1880. tf Cloaks and Jackets* WE have a few ladles cloaks and Jacketa . cstlll on band that we are offering at les* than net cost. Come and Ketone. W. JOEL SMITH <fc SON. Jan. 5,1887, tf Valuable Land?Private Sale T" HE subscrlberoffers at private sale her.valuable tract of land known as the "Jordan Homestead," situated about four miles from Abbeville C. H., containing 2*4 ACRES, more or loss, and bounded by lands of A. J. Fergu?nn nnrl others. The irnet comnrises some of the best GRAIN and COTT'>N" land In the neighborhood, and is In a ttne state of cultivation. Terms will be arranged to suit the pur* chaser. Titles warranted. MRS. ELIZ. C. JORDAN, Abbeville C. H., a C. May 25,1887, tf The State of Sooth Carolina, County of Abbeville. COURT OF PROBATE. William R. Rlchey, as Administrators of the estate of Andrew Yutes, deceased, Plaintiff, against William Yates, Defendant. COPY SUMMONS FOR RELIEF. (Complaint not served.) To the Defendant Wllllnm Yates : You ARE HEREBY SUMMONED AND required to answer the complaint lu this action, which is filed In the office of the Probate Court, for the said County, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint on the subscriber at his office, at Laurens C. H., South Carolina, within twenty days after the service hereot, exclusive of the day of such service; anil If you fail to answer me complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded In the complaint Dated June 30th, A. D. 1887. J. T. JOHNSON, Plaintiff# Attorney. |Seal.{ .1. FrLtKR Lyon, J udge Probate Court. To the Defendant William Yates: You will pleaBe take notice that the sum" ' * * - ? ?* '> Anait mons and compiaiiu in iiiunuuvv nmvcu were filed in the ortlce of the Probate Court for Abbeville County. South Carolina, on the 30th clay of June, 1SS7. J. T. JOHNSON, rialntlfl's Attorney. July 6,1S87, lit .'ERPRISE! lond cSo Co., (JIIERS OF id all kinds of Leather rrinity Street. Oil GREEN HIDES. BELTING LEATH . r.nn?ti * . 4 r C OL'TVU V I IUk* F \H. iuuu v^nr^.Ai . IRMERS FRIEND Ik a S.OO SHOE, and the . e host 81IOE8 ever made or Drought to tl?ln ' SOLID LEATHER and GUARANTEED. ] OH CASH. i exchange for HIDES or TAN'BARK, \rk. 3. HAMMOND & CO.