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The Abbeville Press and Banner! BY HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 1893. ESTABLISHED 1844||1 RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE. DISCRIMINATING AGAINST WOMEN. The Pastor Excommunicates a Young Lady from the Second Presbyterian Church of Columbia, While His Own Brothersin-Law are in Full Communion. THE OFFENCE CHARGED 18 VIOLATION OF THE SABBATH DAY AND THE EARNING OF AN HONEST LIVING. -The Men Ilnve Never Been Cited Before the NpmnIod, but the Woman whm Promptly Turned Out of the Church. The State, Friday. Iu tbe Charleston Presbytery a most remarkable case, fall of intense Interest In tbe city?and, when tbo questions involved arcconsidered. It may be said all over tbe country?bas been In progress /or the last two days. It l? llic L'utw Ui iUiMS oauic mc?iio, nuu nap suspended Irotn the Second Presbyterian Church id thlR city because ?ne had to work m lew hours lu tLe local telephone exchange, in order to keep her position aud make her own living, li In simply a question oi Sabbath observance that this particular church Is trying u> enforce, and, as shown Inthear gum* nt, this young lady was made the particular object of such eniorcement, while there are others In the cbuicU who likewise woik on Sunday. When the Presbytery reconvened yesterday luorning tbeca?e wub at once resumed. The judicial foramlitee reported that ithud found l he "records" correct aud the cierk lie<uu to rtau the papers Id the caso. The original eoinpiaint was lead without any comment and is as follows: the complaint, Statk ok South Carolina, \ Cuar.estou Presbytery. / Alnsley M. Moatelth jdiI] Emma M. Moutelth, | Complainants. a t vs. ^ > ^ | Coin/il iliit. lue oessiuu 01 tue nee- f t.nd Pres b y le r 1 a n Cnurcu ot Coluiubia,| b. C., Respondent*. j Tbe Complainants above named, complaining of me Respondents, herein allege: 1. That the said Alnsley H. Mouteiib and Emma M. Mouteiib, bis wile, are coinmuniog members or the second Presbyterian Church or Columbia, S. C., and thai at tbe time hereinafter mentioned, Sadie M. Means, a sister of tbe said Emma M. Mouteiih, was also a communing member of said churoh. 2. Tbat on or iboat the M day of March. 1S93, the said Sadie M. Means was orally sum- i raoued by tbe Rev. G. A. Blackburn, tbe pastor of said church, to appear before the session of said cbnnb at a meeting thereof, to be held on said 2id d?y of M-ircit, lriW. 3. Tbat in response to said summons the said Saldie M. Means appeared before tbe session of the Second Presbyterian Chnrcb and in response to certain questions from the i pastor, toachlng her occupation and especial- i j> as it required her to work on lbs Sabbath i day, she slated to said session tbat she was then employed as an operator in the Tele- i phone Exchange in tbe city or Columbia and < that as socb employee worked in" tbe office on Suudays from tbe bour of 9 o'clock to tbe < boar of 1 o'clock. i 4. Tbat said session, through its moderator, anted the said Saldie M. Means to relinquish aid employment, but that said Stdie M. Meann? who is dependent upon herowu labor lor ber living?decilnrd to do so, wbereupoa the said session suspended her from the comniunlon of tbe said cbuich. 5. Further your complainants show tbat i no formul charges of any offense were ever tublfd, or. otherwise prelerred against the i said Sadie M. Means; nor was "process" of any kind ever Issued against her. That the action of tbe session In the premises was In- i formal and based solely upon the admission of said Sadie M. Means, that in the discharge of ber duties as an employe of the Telephone Exchange, she was required, and did attend at the office of tbe said Telephone Exchange from tbree to four hours on Sunday as bere- i Inbefore slated. < 0. That the said Sadie M. Means II ves with i these complainants, and in a large measure < looks to them lor protection, coinlort, counsel ' and advice. < 7. Tl.at shortly after the said action of bcs- ( sIod, to ult: uu the31*t day of March, 1893, 1 ihese complaluaii:s, adopted a letter to the licv. G. A. Blackburn, moderator ot said ses nlon. asking for u copy of the proceedings had against the said Smile >1. Means: and at the saran time gave nolle* to tbe session of i their Intention to eomi-iuln to the Presby- < tery on account ol their wild action, stating in Che said notice of complaint the reasons i lhertfor; a copy ol which said notice and jeasons are hereto attached, as exhibit A. Tbt-t on or alout the 5th day ol April, 1893, your complainants received from Mr. C. W. huber. clei k of said a sslun, a copy of said proceeding, and, upon inspecting the same, learned lUnt said session did Dot record "a lull statement ol the lads aud the Judgment rendered." hut only their conclusions from ihe tacts staled, thereby presenting a case unjust to the accused and prejudicial to her cause. 8. Aud your complainants further show ihat many other members of the said Second l'resbyieriati church, of longer standing than thesaid Sadie M. Means, are iu similar employment, of a putdlc nature, whereby tbey are required to work on the Sabbath day, and j et no notice thereof has been taken by tbe said session, whereby an invidious exception lias been mude in her ca?.e, and unwarranted by any pra-ed'-nu> in said church. *9. Thut your complainant* have served upon the said session additional reasons for ibis complaint and have hereto attached a copy theieof marked 'exhloltti " 10. And your complainants further show that the action of said session is contrary to the coustliuiiou and laws of our cliurcb; and liuds no warrant or authority iu tbe word of Uod as Interpreted by our standards. Wherefore, your complainants ask tbat tbe ncttnn of said session susuendlmr the said Smile M. Means Iruiu the communion of the church be annulled, and tbat the said Badle M. Means he restored to full communion and jellottflilp In the said church. Tne clerk look up exhibit A, wblcb was a notice o( the complainants tbat au appeal wou'd be Uken in the case. It was upon exhibit B, which was in the shape of an amended complaint, tbat tbe cblef discussion arose and the Quibbling over the technicality of what made up the record was kept up until tbe hour of adjournment for dinner. OK COURSE MK. BLACKBURN OBJECfS TO EVERYTHING. In each of tbe cases of the amended com}>lalnt tbe Rev. Mr. Blackburn eutereti an obection as to the admission of the complaint us amended. There seemed to be no trouble on this score until some one asked what efJect tbe objections would have upon the admissibility of that part ol tbe record. Mr. Benttle, tbe moderator, explained, and Mr. Blackburn Insisted tbat each of bis objections be recorded as a part of the minutes. The moderator ruled, after some discussion, that the record before the court was made up of all ttie papers mat came up through a proper channel from the Second Presbyterian Church. Mr. Blackburn wanted to have bis objection overruled so that bo could have some actlou taken that would be definite. Ool. McMaster thought that the discussion was useless as the whole question was whether the Church has the right to dismiss members who tiud it uecassary to do this class of work. Dr. Smith, of Columbia, said that the entire question was upon what made up the proper records and if the ruling of the chair was not satisfactory to appeal from it. Dr. Fllnn wanted to know whether the amended complaint was admissible. Mr. Blackburn said that It had never come up before the church authorities. Dr. Flinn stated that the amended complaint was filled as soon as the records upon which It was based could be secured. Mr. Blackburn said that the amended complaint was not made up till the day before Presbytery mel and It could not have been .considered by the church authorities. Then some one suggested that the Judicial commlttee's report covered the entire court record and necessarily included the amended complaint. I . Dr. Flinn?I maintain that this amem complaint is In order, and I want the raw ator'6 opinion upon that question. The moderator said he had not yet pressed an opinion upon the admissibility the amended complaint. There was so discussion as to the way In which the mot ator should express an official opl nlon as the construction of the committee's rep Dr. Smith, of Charleston, said that the sess ought to have a 1 lghi to construe the rep as it thought best. Dr. Girardeau said t the only question before the body \ the question rs to the resularlty of report. Col. McMaster said that there was u?e to quibble over what made up the cords, that all of the paper* had been si mltted and every document wasa part of record. The Rev. Mr. Hay, of Edlsto Island, s that, the committee only considered the oi Inal complaint and did not discuss 1 amended complaint. Dr. Beattie ruled that the only quest! that he had positively decided was that was legitimate to have the objeotloni corded. Dr. Girardeau?What in world are we i ing? That committee tells us that It did i report on the regularity of the amendmen aud we are acting on them. We'll Just hs to rule them out. t>a?? Mm Vln/utnt Pon tna err\ rtn consider a matter the contents of which w< never before the committee? Mr. H?v?Dr. Glrardean In perfectly rltjhl Mr McLees. of Orangeburg?We only c< sldored the orieiual record an(J suggested tl the matter ralebt be reconsidered. Dr. Fllnn stated that the amended co plaint had bean filled as pood 'm posslb that the efforts to get at the records of t court unon which It was based were starl on the 25th Inst. Mr. Blackburn differed with Dr. Fllnn. Dr. Fllnn rend a letter In which a rerjni was made for the action of the chord) e tborltlefl. Mr. Blackburn?That was a private letter Dr. Fllnn?It Is signed hy J. W. Rub clerk, and If that Is not official. I don't kn< what Is. The Inquiries that were then start did not bring any Information until the 5 of April, so It was absolutely impossible have filed the amended complaint earlier. Dr. Beattle, after a continued discussion 1 the question, ruled that the amended co plaint was not a part of the records. Dr. Fllnn appealed from the decision of t' moderator but his objections were not si tained. It was finally agreed that the matters co tained In the amended complaint would admissible In the argument to be made 1 the complainants. At this Juncture >t was decided to take a : cess until after dinner. The Presbytery wis called to order at o'clock, and the case of Miss Means was : sumed. Dr J. William Flynn appeared for the co plalnant. Miss Means, and Rev. Q. A. Blat burn represented the respondent, the Sesst* of the Second Presbyterian church. Dr. Flynn began his argument by statL mat ue opposeu not in ms own ueuuii, out the request of the complainants. "I wan on notified yesterday that I was expected to j present Miss Means In the case. It is n pleasant to engage In a controversy wl men, especially with brethren of the chore but cases often arise in human affaire wb? It In necessary to have conflicts which are n desirable, and when suob conditions arise Is the duty of every one to meet them u shrlnklngly." He hud no desire to Injure or to Impai any one concerned in the case, and bop that nothing he might say would besoco st rued. He wished It distinctly undereux that he did not Intend to assail the chart ter of any one, and, appearing, as he did, the mouth-piece of others, his stateinen should be construed as those of whom be re resented, and that they were given to him writing. Referring to the constitution of the Churc lie showed that In order for lawful coinpial ants to be recognized by a Presbytery tb must be members of a Church, submitting lis authority and regulations, and that lb can appeal only under condemnation, ai the appeal or complaint may be made 1 the condemned or soiue one acting for him. Dr. Flinn stated that all courts might er synods and presbyteries might err, and t cause of this the right to appeal was grante The charge in this case was that the cou of the Second Presbyterian church bad erre and the appeal was to annul the sentence ar restore the complainant to her standing the cnurcb. All recognize the law of the Sabbath, ar the provisions for exceptions under this la are limited to acts under two beads?necesj ty and mercy. The question now is, Shall the charge mo< against the complainant constitute a viol lion ot the Sabbath. The Presbytery must <i clde this question one way or the other, tbe sentence stands uuannulled the responi b'.llty rests on the Presbytery, the Synod at on the Southern General Assembly alike, ac their votes must be cast with regard to tt laci. They were not to be deterred irora votlt by any outside luflueuce In the way In whli they wore ueclded in view of the responBibl ty resting on them. In voting you must d L*lde whether any work, to sustain life fori stance. Is considered a violation, giving tl charity of feeling that we expect from otnei 1'be complainants do not assail tbe charact [>f those aualnst whom they complain. Tl sbarge Is Injustice, and is based on the lac which I will now present. THE ILLEGAL TRANSACTION. First?No charge of offense was ever mad as none In recorded, and what Is not record' cannot be considered. Miss Sadie Means, a young woman, wltho a mother, modest and retiring In dlsposltlo residing with her sister and brother-ln-la was engaged In the Telephone Exchange < flee, where her service* were required fron to 1 o'clock on Sundays. On the 23rd March she was brought before the session the Second Church and suspended from mei bership because ol this alleged Sabbat breaking. No charge was ever formal made against her, as there was nothing ] corded of It. Dr. Fllnn here referred to the oonstltutli of the Church as to the manner of makli charges, supporting his argument to the 1 formality or the charge. TAKING ADVANTAGE OF HER INEXPE IENCE. The session was under the Impression tb Miss Means had committed an offense, ai their action was founded on that Impresslc Miss Means knew nothing ol the technics ties of law governing sessional courts, ai was consequently at a disadvantage. Alls entitled to counsel In such cases. In this s had none, but she would have demand counsel If she had known that she was en tied to It. A church should bring Its charges In wt lng, and the session cannot consider t charge until a secoud meeting, ten days af the nrst, and all persous Interested must cited to appear at that meeting. Such w not done in this case. No charge was made writing. Miss Means was summoned befc the session without notification. SQUIRMS. Rev. G. A. Blackburn?Mr. Moderator, I slst on facts, and the statement that she v summoned Is not a fact. Dr. Fllnn?I am presenting facts as civ me. The respondents c in refute It If It is i true. It Is a question between the compla ants and respondents. These statemei were furnished me In writing. I give tbi as I have them. MISS MEANS ASKED TO OIVE UP A GOOD J FOR A LESS DESIRABLE ONE. | Dr. Fllnn continued, saying that M Means was suminonded to the pastor's stu aud in the presence of the pastor and the t i sion ol the church she stated that she worfe on the Pabbath. She was urged to stop wo Ing on Sunday, and was offered a situation Mr. McCreery in his more, but the salary: being as Urge as she was then receiving i declined the offer. Ten days before the 1 of March she applied for a letter of dismlsi the case having not then been brought, was not granted. There was no record charge against, her or citation of witnesses that time. There was nothing to India that charges were about to be preferred ? she was presumably In good standing in 1 church. Why then was the letter not grn ed? If they Intended to prosecute there Is record of it. Until an Indictment Is recon ttie court regards her in good standing. ih?v rttil not reouire a full statem of the fuels to be recorded. She received o a verbal summons from Mr. Blackburn to tend the session meeting. Mr. Blackburn?I object to this slateme It Is not true; she was not summoned. Dr. Fltnn?The Inlormatlon Is furninhec given me. It is a question between the spondent and the complainant. THE DOUBLE QUESTION. He said she did not state that she hablti ly violated the Sabbath, except in aquest embodying these words. She simply s that 8he worked, and it wa? construed mean that she violated the Sabbath. Mr. Blackburn?No such question wua ai ed. <|e(1 The Moderator?We cannot allow any far Jer- ther Interruptions. "Do you still habitually violate the Snbbatl ex- by working in the Telephone Exchnage?" wa ?i the double question asked her. Good men of >me ten commit errors through the fallacy of t ler double question which in itself Implies an ac to cusatlon. ort ion WANTED MISS MEANS TO STUDY TYPEWRIT?rl INO, AND RUN THE RISK OF GETTING AN INFERIOR JOB. the The pastor offered to Day the expenses ol no teaching her typewriting and stenography re- This she also refused. "Since when dldltbe< ub- come a crime to refuse a position in any the body's store, or refuse education at anothei man's expense ? Hpr pride would not allow aid her to accept the charities of another whec lg- she could make her own way in the world. :he THE MEN ARE EXCUSED?MISS MEANS IS EXID" COMMUXICATED. It re- The charge against the session was injustice. It was too partial. The same kind ol do- treatment was not given to a number ol othlot ers who are members of this church and who t8 worked on Snnday. Among the names mentve tioned hy Dr. Flinn were those of Robert Stuart Marks, who is employed on the Registo ter and Is often engaged until early Sunday )re morning; Mr. Swygert?who, It is claimed, employs a substitute on Sunday and is doubly guilty?the gatekeeper at the railroad ; E. ^"n. A. Lewis, foreman on the railroad, who often iat does Sunday duty; W. R. Girardeau, of the Richmond and Danville Railroad office, who m_ has to meet one train on Sunday ; Claude la. Girardeau, who is employed at the express of jjp uce hdu uueu ima ouuusy wuiiv ; uuu jiuuct e(j Glenn, who Is employed at tbe Columbia poetoffice and has to do Sunday work. Dr. Fllnn stated Mr. Olenn admitted be was equally Bflt: guilty with the young lady. There two conditions under which work on Sunday ih allowed, namely : cases of necessity and of mercy. But these cases are appllca0 ble to all If to one, and uo distinction should be made. Large institutions cannot be rep.1 gulated to Ut special cases Servants are ,.h made to do work on the Sabbath. Why tQ should this girl who works on Sunday to support life be cast from the Church of God ? The great question confronting the Church ? now is whether it should turn out all the good men whose business requires them to work on Sunday. as- doesn't answer specific questions, but )fl. deals in generalities. *>e Mr. Blackburn then began his argument In for defense of the course of tbe session. It was entirely general, and did not meet the spec!tic re- points made by Dr. Flhin. He spoke of the importance of keeping inviolate tbe two 4 great institutions given by God to man?marre rlage and the Saboath. The tendency lo violate the fundamental law of these Institutions was becoming greater every day, and as the upholding of society depends upon them they on should be kept religiously Inviolate. ng DEKYING MISS MEANS THE RIGHT TO J41 * BE HEARD. iy re- The party upon whom the sentence was ioi passed does not complain. It Is made by one th who was not present at the session's meeting ;b, and who har been a member of the cburch ire only two <>r three months. Miss Means was ot the only one present besides the members of it tbe session, and no complaint is presented - from her. The complainants claim that we don't know the circumstances, and we therein fore can't prosecute Intelligently. **4 nr Vifnn?Thot. 1a rnnr pnnutrnnltnn of it. j'Jj POOR PREACHING AND POORER REASONING. lc_ Anything contrary to the word of God Is a as violation of It. Tbe violation of tbeSabbatb lt8 is specifically forbidden In tbe fourth comKmandment. He said that the telephone was not a necessity because it was used only bs hotels, livery stables, newspapers, etc., which lb, were not necessities. He said necessities were a- divided lato two classes?emergencies aud ey the avocations of life such as are required ol 10 a guard at a penitentiary or an attendant to the asylnm. Necessity must apply to the id work and not to tbe person dolug the work. >y He said one violation of the Sabbath was aR b id as another. If members of tbe Church r: were suspended for gambling, stealing, lying, *e- etc., then they should also be suspended for *1. Sabbath breaking. One was as much violarl tlon of God's law as the other, d* Mr. Blackburn then discussed tbe matter as {Q to whether thin telephone exchange work in was necessary work. He said tbe telephone exchange whs a Sabbath-breaking Institution; >d the use ol the telephones was breaking the aaooam. in id is particular c*t?u lucre wiw certainly Sabbath breaking. Ho went on to show that Miss Means was not required to work on Sunday; that Mr. a- McCreery, one of the members of the cburcb, le- bad asked her what salary she received and If bad offered ber a position at the same salary >1- In bis store, which offer she declined. H# ?d himself had aeked ber to study typewriting >d and stenography at bis expense. Nothing that was not contained In tbnt record furnished by the session to the Presby>? tery should be considered. All these charges 3h were not before the Presbytery at all. In re>1 gard to how the young lady came before the le- session, he quoted the session of the cburcb n- law which be claimed governed the case, and be said all that talk amounted to nothing, rs. There was a legitimate way for the complaint er to come before the Presbytery, which was exbe plained. its DIDN'T CARE WHETHER PKOCEEKINGS WERE REGULAR. He said that the complatnt Dr. Fllnn'was le^ discussing confused the pastor throughout CV4 WUU tut) DCdOIUU. UO WttO UUbtUDio, tiunc?v>, to defend himself, but to defend tbe action at of tbe session. He did not cure what wus said >n, In the complaint; it made no difference w, whether tbe allegations made were true or Jf- not. He knew that tbe young lady had been i9 working there for some time. He did all he of coald to get her to leave. of Tbe session had formed a fixed plan governin lng Sabbath breaking, and It required tbat no h- member of tbe church should break the Sably bath. There wa3 not a case of such Sabbathre breaking In the Second Presbyterian Church so far as he knew. It was his Intention to an proceed against Miss Means. He had tried to Qg convince ber and gel her to stop in time, n- She refused and there was nothing left for blm to do but act. He told her be would have to institute process against her. He had fully ,K~ explained to ber her rights In the matter and told her that she coula get any member of t tbe congregation to defend her. "It was the "J work of tbe Lord tbat I was doiug. Why should X do his work in an underhand way." ji" SPLITTING HAIRS. She said that she wished to come before tbe session and she was asked by him to tlx a f, time. She came and so It happened tbat tbe matter came up. He told ber again before ,.t the court convened to give up the place. She y1 made a statement tbat she k new that she was t?r violating tbe Sabbath. He said that the seshA slon had to come before the presbytery with an accurate and true presentation of the case and what was there was such a true statement. ,1? Could it be possible that tbe complainants ir? who were not present knew more about what was done than the session members themcaltroa? Cnnlrl Ihd vprnnltv of these com plainanta be placed against that of the ses|n. sion T pus He could not give Miss Means a letter to another church after the case had begun. It en would have placed the session in a fix If It iot granted a letter to her. He knew that a great In- many hard things were being said about 111 in Qta and the session, but they could stand It. em In reply to a question from Dr. Fllnn he said the session had not formed the same opinion of the case as he had previously doue ob Miss Means said she had violated the Sabbath day; had used that very identical word. There was no necessity of her violating the Iss Sabbath. It was not a necessity for her to work dy on Sunday and she bad no right to do it. The ies- session could not have acted otherwise than :ed it did. Indefinite suspension was absolutely rk- necessary. I f they had let that case go by by they would never have beeu able to enforce Q?t discipline In the church in the future had it 'he done so. "If there ever was a case of Sabbath 3rd breaking this Is one. If that Is not clear to sal. this court I cannot make It any clearer." The It Church had acted similarly in itiSU when it of passed resolutions deprecating the breaking at of the Sabbath dxy, and required that the ite discipline of the Church should be applied to md all known violations. He quoted similar resthe olutlons passed by "your own assembly" in n no Mr. Blackburn then branched out Into a led discourse on the sanctity of the Sabbath day At and the necessity of its observance. It was a ent u*y always considered holy by the Anido nly Saxon Church of early times, and It was lor at- them to stand up against all the world. It was a day religiously observed by the Presbyot; terlan Church from its earliest foundation. This evil of Sabbath break lug was about to 1 as swamp the Church of today. It bad to be re- stopped. If tbe Presbytery did not sustain thesesslon then the responsibility was upon It. If those charges were sustained he could not remain the pastor of that church six ial- months longer. He knew that nineteenIon twentieths of the congregation were with the aid session In the matter. to Dr. Fllnn asked him whether he knew II any of the members whose name* had been 3k- quoted as working on the Sabbath day were so working. 1 Mr. Blackburn answered that this did bear on this particular case. i Dr. Fllno?Would tne Church now re s nizeany member applying for member who works on Sunday In a legitimate i necessary business ? Mr. Blackburn?It would be lnconsls lor the Church to do it. Mr. Gilliam?Did the young lady volnn' ly say I hat she thought her work sinful ? Mr. Bluckburn?Ye.", sir! mk. FLISS IS behalf of miss mean! ' Dr Fllnn was then heard In reply. He i that it was true ibat people had been sto ' to death for violation of the Sabbath day, ; called attention to the fact that this was r accord with the early laws of the count themselves and was not Id accord with G< 1 law. While Sabbath observance had creased from what It was In the days of tl . forefathers, he did not think ibat the ven tlon of the world for the day had decres any. It was as much a sin to ride on the ? bath day as anything else If Rome fanat ' persons m> considered It. Telegraph w were used on certain occasions by member justsucb bodies as this for evangelical b nosfi. Was tbat a crying violation of the ? hath ? He said that there was danger of s< people by their peculiar ideas drilling av from the truth, in their zealousness. He b the necessity for the work must be in work Itself. He asked Mr. Blackburn to what he meant when be said that only s work as was absolutely necessary should done on the Sabbath day. Mr. Blackburn replied that It was only J tiflable In caseB where it wus necessary preserve life or property. THE YOUNG LADY DID NOT LIKE MR. BLA BURN'S COURSE, AND ASKED FOR HER LETTER OF DISMISSAL. Dr. Fllnn remarked tbat the telephone i a necessary thing to use on the Habbath any other time to call physicians, etc. said he believed the yoang lady to be an c nest Christian and that she felt offended the course of the pastor and this easily counted for her desire to withdraw from church. The session had misconstrued ! course. He believed that the peace and pi perlty of the church would be better servei the young lady's complaint was served. Ii bard to draw a line and say that certain W( was necessary and other not necessary, they ran people out of the church for si reasons It did away with the whole object the church, which is to Christianize 1 world. It would not lnjare the discipline the church to sustain the young lady. 1 chief aim of the church was to sanctify co anns/t Ua obM K Ka .innM n/v( ?\a( illv/u ncuno. uc nam bU'ii uc tvuiu uw pw blysee bow.Mr. Blackburn could class sue case as tbls with cases of burglary, steall and lylDg, In tbe category of Sabbath-brei log. There was a llttle general talk and tben i Presbytery took a recess till 9 p. in. The nlgbt sessiou began with the dlspc tlon of Important business, after which i case of Miss Means was once ruore resum Mr. McMaster asked that all be given opportunity to express their views on i case. On motion, Ave minutes waB made 1 limit in which each should express bis op Ion. DR. GIRARDEAU THOUGHT IT WAS JUST TAKE A l'OOR GIRL BEFORE A PREJUDICED COUBT. Dr. Girardeau thought that tbe sessl should be sustained, as, under the clrcu stances, it could not do otherwise than dec as it did. Col. McMaster: Doyou consider It Just take a poor girl before a prejudiced co without council and treat her In thlsmannt There are two modes of trial, by process a without process. In case of a voluntary c< fesslon, there was no alternative but to do tbey did. Tbe RevfJ. B. Dunwoody, expressed hi self as In favor of sustaining the action of I session. The Rev. T. B. Hay said tbal this case i pealed to the chivalry of the members, and was bad that a young lady should be the o to bear the brunt of a decision In so Imp tnnt a matter, but if the session Is not s talned he could not see how any one cot hereafter be taken up on the charge. Dr. W. G, Yardell thought that the you lady had Judged her owu case In her con! slou. and the session could not have acl otherwise under the circumstances. The Rev. J. L. McLees thought that t should have taken the position offered 1 by Mr. McCreery. He thought the sessl acted rightunder the circumstances. Dr. Tadlock thought that the action of t session correct, only having doubt as the grade of Dunishment. TRIAL WITHOUT PROCESS. Dr. S. M Smith thought tbat trial wltb< process was out of place, because the pas had given her the alternative of a confessl or being turned out; so tbat she could do no Ing but act as she did. The case then did i come under the bead of case9 without p cess. The only time for action was the ev< Ing she was before the pension, as the actl then wan Anal. She should have been i monlshed then, and if necessary suspend afterwards. Nearly everybody violates I Sabbath In one way or othei\ and If one disciplined all should be. Where shall 1 line be drawn between necessary and i necessary Sabbath work ? The Rev. D. J. Brlmm thought that the t a\r\r\ chnnM hfl BIlQffitllPri. The Rev. H. G. Gllland thought that I mutter of her confession removed all bla whatever from the session for Its action. 1 session did right. Rev. N. K. Smith thought that the mani of action of the ttesslon lrregulivr, but would sustain Its action. Elder John Conant said that he was cc polled to work on Sunday, and knew hot I who did not do so. If any were to be pi lshed for It, let It not be this poor girl, wt so many men, recognized as members good standing In the church were now ca mining the same sin. "We are nil equally the mud and let us all come out equally a be treated equally while therp. A de'eti less woman should not be made the exampl MISS MEANS HAD NOT A FAIR Till AL. Col. F. W. McMaster covered his object! to the case with an unanswerable arguroc He said, first, Miss Means had not had a 1 trial; second, that the Judges were pre diced, and therefore incompetent to try I case: third, that the expression reported have been used by Miss Means lu her con sion was not such as would ha\a been ui by a young lady, and he did not hesitate say that he did not believe she made use the expression ; fourth, she bad no counse the trial; fifth, no opportunity whs given laymen to discuss It; sixth, that. It was f running the power of-the officers of Church to that of a Catholic Bishop; seven because nine-tenths of all Christians say it a harsh Judgment; eighth, because It \ partial, other members of the same cbu not belne touched for the same offense. Elder \V. B Thompson said t liat the Chu must preserve the sanctity ol tlie Sabbu but that It must refrain froin doing any 001 wrong, and he thought a poor woman v being deeply wronged in tills case, thought the statement reported to be nr.i by Miss Means in her confession, very markable for a young lady. He could i conceal his doubt tqat she made such a stu raent. He could not agree with the sessii Elder Fraser could not atrree with the i sion and was dissatisfied with its action. J. A. Enslow thought that the session sho be sustained If ihey wished the courts of 1 Church to be of force in such cases hereafl Eider James Allan thought it a questl whether It was a sinful occupation In wh the young lady was engaged, lie thought 110 more sinlul than the work of a dome! servant. Dr. Atkinson camo in late and exprew his views, being the same in substance those of I>r. Smith, THE VOTK. The matter then came to a vote, and I action of the session was sustained by t following vote: Not to sustain the complaint?Girarde Dow, Vardell, Me Lees, Heattle, Dunwoot U-... A H.,onn Urlinm fjtllii Smith (N. K.>, Trenhoim, Mlkell, W'alpr Moirison, Aull, KnMow, Legare, Lelund?:2 To sustain complaint, favoring Miss Menr Allan, McMaster, Peterkln, Thompson, V llams. Kiaser?li. Sustaining the church in part?Dr. Sail of Columbia and 2. I Not present?Brackett, Bedon, Wei Johnson. I Excused?Suber, Conant, Klinn and Bia ]burn. MR. RI<ACKItl7RN HAS IMPROVED HIS M AI.S. j The Rev. (>. A. Blackburn asked and celved the privilege of making a statement regard to other cases of Sabbath-breaking ferred. He said that when he came to the pastor he had rather loose ideas about Sabbn " keeping, but that his views had been mati ally changed since, and by earnest endoa' i he had brought about a reformation In congregation. not TWO BROTHERS-IN-LAW OF THE PASTOR OF d THIS CHURCH WORK BUT AN UNPRO- w fillip " TECTED WOMAN IS NOT ALLOWED (4 and TO REMAIN IN THE P COMMUNION. ? tent li Before this, however, six men had been re- P tarl- celved In the church who worked on Sundny. a| Since the change of views on the mailer, the tl session could not suspend these men because Jt that would be breaking the covenant with s' them, so they are allowed to remain In the w aatd church sttll working on Sunday. Ho said t?i ned that the case of Miss Means was the fourth ei but case of the kind, but failed to state the dispo- ai i in sltlon of the tirst three. hi rles I>r. Fllnn asked If these men had been al tKl'g lowed to live thus In open violation of the M de- Sabbath law while this young lady was taken ieir up for receiving affirm Hive reply, Dr. era- Fllnn asked: "Can this Presbytery sanction ised such a state of things as is set forth in Rev. " 5ab- Mr. Blackburn's explanation, namely, that leal members of the church are living by cov- 'r ires enant In known sin. which is openly de- P? s of nounced and punished In other members?" ; II a | iab- THEY ADJOURN RATHER THAN DISCUSS THE imp FACT THAT MEN WORK ON SUNDAY. ^ A motion to adjourn was made, evidently ct th,i to prevent this very pertinent question being In pushed for au answer. This places the Pres- re h oyi/ery ill fuiiieimun ui a uiirnnun, ?iiu nu L,r? answer to It would be interesting, oe er comment. tl< US- in to The decision caused much comment among de all who heard It last night. Several church- of men of note say they cannot understand how ck- m a church there could be made such a rule re which the officers apply only to those Joining ni the church subsequent to Its passage, and do >0 not enforce in the Mlmllar cases of members c_ vas who became members before the rule was put nr In force. Viewed In any light, the cane Is deHe stined to attract much attention, and. as it >ar- Is understood that an appeal to the Synod at will be made, It is far from ended yet. ?? ac- ?f the The State, Saturday. hor The publication of the full story of the re- ac "Pf; markable case of Miss Means of this city, a." brought up In Charleston Presbytery, was the ?] ' sensation of the day yesterdaj, and etery>r* where It was talked of by Presbyterians and au persons of other denominations. Many pejr a? lch sons throughout the city were loud In their b0 ?' condemnailon of the course of the "session" Wl the and of the Presbytery In sustaining lis action. mj of The sympathies of the community appear to be with the young lady. dc <bi- the preacher worked on sunday and a rested toe balance of the week. ] Ing of ak- Leading Presbyterians of the city de- hj nounced the course of the session and the the Presbytery in unmeasured terms, and one gentlemen said that 11 Miss Means was guilty, qj )sl- you might carry the thing still further and ^ ihe say that the Rev. Mr. Blackburn himself was M ed. equally guilty, as be did about the same H|j an amonnt of work on Sunday, after practically jn the resting all the rest or tlie week, for which he pa Lhe received his salary. He only cited this as an in- extreme case, and does not mean to say that *0 the work of spreading the Gospel should be Ra ? classed as work. no de religious intolerance. re< The majority of those persons talked to od st< th? subject unhesitatingly pronounced the Tt ?D matter as the outcome of religious lntoler- ah . , * ance of a mof-t antiquated slmpe stl icie xhe younK lady has the great satisfaction ol up knowing that the mass of the people of Col- nr J umbla approve of her course and ao not be- 10 , Ileve what has been done reflects on her as a 5J"T Christian lady In the least. _na The case bobbed up again yesterday morn- DI )n" Ing In Presbytery and afforded some lnterestaB log developments, showing that the trouble . thus begun is destined to cause a great deal ol " J discussion In the higher bodle?t)f the Presby- llc "De terlan Church and attract the attention of the entire country as a modern sample of roll- . ?JY glous intolerauce. x ne OMINOUS RESOLUTIONS. fef or- gu U8. Quite a sensation was caused during the af- ^h jld terooon session. It might be termed the most ch sensational event of the entire hearing of the an ng case. It came in the shape of certain resolu- i eg- lions which, if they are passed by the Presby- gei ted tery at Its fall session, will overturn all the ] present conditions of church membership. Bei the tal ier PKOTEST IN BEHALF OF MISS MEANS. t>e on At the morning session Dr. Fllnn filed with V.\ he the clerk the following protest on behalf ol UJ; the complainants, which goes on the record . \ and will come before the synod or the general vj assembly: * The undersigned respectfully protestagalnst the Presbytery's action refusing to sustain the r! ,nf complalntol a. H. and E. M. Monteith against jnr the .Second Presbyterian Church of Columbia v" nn in the case or .Miss Sadie M. Means, ror me R. ,h. following reasons: J0t 1. Miss Means was avowedly disciplined ro. and suspended Indefinitely from the com- r en. munlcn of the Church by said session with- aj on out due process or law under par. 234, Rules ol ge< ld. Discipline, on the ground that she appeared rQ l?d before the session and confessed that she bad ,ue habitually violated the Sabbath by worklug ,h ls lu the central office of the telephone company te( t)e In Columbia, whereas, the faot was brought mi ' out In hearing the complaint that Mlsa Means fe, was Informed by the pastor thattbe work In be ,eg. the telephone office was an offense under our bv law. for which session would be compelled to ' ,j)e discipline her, either according to due process me of law or without process, on her concession, -hp As the facttkf her work in the telephone office " was not denied, and as she was Informed that co ... session bad already decided that it was an of- by he fense. she had small choice in deciding wbetb- mi er she should be tried formally or whether she ?r ,m. should admit a patent fact which the court ot bad already decided, made her guilty before th the law. Jh lcn 2. The only action ever taken by session In ?n jn Miss MeauR' case was on the 23d of March, ?P when she was present before session by prejn vious agreement between berand the pastor, 1 nd and on the uilcged confession above described cw pg she was Indellnltely suspended from Church e>> communion. The penalty was unduly severe * and should have been preceded by the milder th form or disc'[>llne, even if session's view of caj the offense was correct. J lon 3. The fact was brought oat In hearing the Ml complaint thut several members of the same th '{I Church were allowed without censure to en- ' * gage in various kinds of work on Sunday, de LJhe such as woi k In connection with railroads, th to "l"C WlliXW, fe.s Not only Is session thus partial In its dealings ,e(j lu this matter, but according to the statement made to the Presbytery by the pastor of the Qf church, the persons above referred to are by I a, open agreement allowed to continue doing , what session regards as a heinous sin and v'l H8t punishes as a grave offence In others. Ml the 4- It was brought out In hearing the comth plaint, that while Miss Means was In good Is standing, she requested of the pastor a letter ras of dismission to another church. Sofarasthe rch records show there was neither any reason why this letter should not be given nor any rct, trial of the presentation of the request to the ltjj Presbytery. As Mlts Means had made a law3 a ful request which was refused, her retention va8 in the Church against her will, and contrary jje to covenant and legal provisions gran tint; her a transfer when desired, the whole proceedre Ings were null and void.as there was In eq,ol uliy under session's Jurisdiction at the time tte. of her trial. on 5. It was not proved In court that the work iegl done by Mf-j Means was a disciplinable of- 'eI fense under our law. Id 6. Your protestant therefore believes that ?c the the action ol session, sustained by the Presby- j?1 er tery, was not for the edification of the church M3 ion" or promotive of truth ahd righteousness. Re- De Ich spectfully submjlted, J. Wm. Flinn. ?' , It Of HJC MR. BLACKBURN STILL PURSUES HIS VICTIM. ^ . When the reading of the protest bad been j ,e completed, Dr. Girardeau called attention to Pe as the fact that the session had a right to file an answer, and suggested as Mr. Blackburn had i ?0 iho conuinn'a renresentatlve. he I Uppcait-VA OCT ~ should be the one to prepare the answer. This 1 Lhe permission was eranted by the Presbytery, tol "|ie and Mr. Blackburn prepared the followlugan- j swer: n|< au. 1. Miss Means' coming voluntarily Wefore im jythe court, as shown by the record, no process nd' of law was allowable except that contained ' >le* In P'ir. 23-1. Rules of Discipline. It was also "R, [), ' shown by personal statement that Miss cel )s? Means knew that she was violating the law of ' ,-j|. (tod without any information from her pas- lie; tor. It was also shown that she was Informed wl th of all her privileges and chose to.voluntarily pe ' confess her guilt. ah 8|)f 2. Par. 158, Rules of Discipline, describes ] the circumstances under which discipline Is er, ck- to be administered, and the record shows that " there was no repentance shown by Miss ?' Means, but that she persisted In her sin. No p " nAnlrl lm?fl hppn KP-I I OK- Oilier Ct'liHurc mciciuio luuiu mm<v wvw . I en ted. Sp 3. There was no statement of any other ch cases of Sabbath breaking In the record of the en case, nor did the respondent admit that there ( J" were any other cases In the congregation that 8h re* were parnllel with the case of Miss Means, cu . Nor was It until after the case had been de- . '\ie elded that any explanation of the differences . I , between the case of Miss Means and others In I j*rl* the congregation who worked upon the Sab- j e> My hath was given. But If there was any si ml- ; II ,H larlty In the cases, while the session would be W open to the charges of neglect and fullureof^gh uty Id these cases, this case would in t ray he affected thereby. 4. There Is nothing In the record of the cai t show that the request for a letter was ev< resented to the session, but subseqner vents have proved that Miss Metins was n< ) good and regular standing at the time tn atilor said that It would be useless tor her t pply for a letter. No church can grant a cei flea te of dlsmlBsion to a person to avoid irilcial process. 5. It was shown in court that Miss Mean as habitually violating tbe fourth conr landment. That tbe work in which she wn leaned whs not itself a work of necessity id that there was no necessity compellln Br to do It. R. T1LACKBURN MORE A STICKLER FOR RE< ORDS THAN A BELIEVER IN JUSTICE. Dr. Smith offered some exemptions to th icords of the Second Church's session in thl i8e as presented to tbe Presbytery. One wa lat tbe action of the session was not const I itlonal; another that the cane was not strict a case of process; another that tbe penalt; uposed was too severe. In reply to Dr. Smith's motion, Rev. Mi lackburn said that after a Judicial aotloi id been taken tbe minutes could not b tanged or reversed. The sentence Impose* the case was tbe lightest allowed, and hi ? ? ? v?? luu wujvcoiuu ui raibu iu ouupur 18. Dr. Smith?I have hnd considerable expert ice In church courts and If yourconstrnc on is correct, I have been wrong In severs stances. I have suspended members fort 'finite period of time, and at the expiratloi this p.-rlod repeated the sentence, until thi sabi llty was removed, and lu case it was no moved, then suspended them for an indefl te period. My opinion Is that the law al ws this and contemplates this mode of pro dare. mk. blackburn again. Mr. Blackburn explained bis constructioi definite and indefinite saBpennlon and tta< lenses to which they apply, differing mate illy from Dr.Smith. He Bald that the cour id officially sustained the sentence and thui iy argument against the severity of the sen nee would amount to nothing. rhe question of adopting the exceptions U e record was brought to a vote. Dr. Fllr.t tempted to say something in behalf of th< sendments, bnt was cat short by Mr. Black irn, who moved to table it. This motloi if. carried, only tbree voting against it. Th< Inutei were then adopted as they stood. lESN'T THIS EXCITE YOUR SYMPATHY F0I THE ACCUSED T Mr. Blackburn furnishes the following copj the official record of the case banded ap bj e session. 'The session met at tbe call of the Moriera r in the pastor's study. Present: Rev. O. A ackburn and Elders McCreery and Saber sslon opened with prayer by tbe moderator iss Sadie M. Means being present stated thai e habitually violated tbe Sabbath by work g In the central office of tbe telephone com ny In this city. She was then exhorted t< ve up that employment. This she refused do. Mr. McCreery, after Inquiring wbai lary she was getting, asked her If aho wouk >t rather have a place in the store. This shi cllned. The pastor then stated that he bad guested her to give up her place and stadj ?nography and typewriting at bis expense ius was Bbe solemnly warned of tbe dangei e was Incurring In making her choice. Sb< 11 k/Mirauaf o/lhai*AH tA har nrirfWViA TKUM >on the session suspended her Irons the com union of the Church, according toChaptei Section 5,224, of the book ol Church Order "C. W. Suber, Clerk." l atkinson introduces a resolution which was a stunner. > Dr. Atkinson oflered the following resolu >n, which created qnltq a stir among thi embers of the Presbytery: iVhereas.lt has transpired in the Presbyter] at the Second Church of Columbia bat long its communicants certain personscon isedTy, both by themselves aud the Besslon 11 ty oi theoti'enseof continual violation o e Sabbath, for which the sesMon of sak lurch has recently suspended a member d iVhereas, the Presbytery has sustained sale salon's action; therefore [lesolved, That tbe Presbytery enjoins said jslon of the Second Church of Columbia U lie immediate step? to compel said mem rs to cease their known and confessed slni thin less than time or to proceed u sclpllne them likewise. Vlr. Morrison, one of tbe elder delegates, of red the following ameudment, which Ur klnson accepted: rhercfore the Presbytery enjoins all Church under its care to take.Immediate steps tc mpel any of their members who may bt oiutlng the Sabbath to cease such violation lTHER than face the music, presbytery adjourns instanter. rhe introduction of these resolutions caused jommotlon about tile ball. Tbedelegatet amed to realize what their action meant view or tbe fact that n great many or tnos< 10 bad voted to sustain tbe session bad lefl e city, and the matter could not.be submit 1 to the same members, It was decidec erely to docket It. This was done. Tbe ef :t of this Is to leave tbe resolutions over U considered by the fall session of the Pres tery. THE CASE WILL GO TO SYNOD. The case Is going to tbe higher Presbyterlar urts beyond a doubt. There are three wayi which tbe synod can come to consider th< atter. In the first place whether an appea a complaint Is filed or not tbe full reoordi the case as it now stands on tbe mlnntes o e Presbytery goes up for the Inspection o e Synod. It Is customary for the Synod tc vestlgate, upon tbe motion, all ?uclT casef pearlng in such a record. Then an appea n be made. ? But tl>Is has to be made by tbe party con rned directly. Inasmuch as tbe complain t? herein are the relatives of the younj iy, this method will not do. It will b< rough tbe last method, no doubt, that the se will go up. ^ [t Is in the nature of a complaint wblcb Iss Means' relatives can file for her. It bat e same effect as an appeal. VIIss Means' representative has ten days tc clde what course he will pursue In tbe fur er prosecution of tbe matter and has nol t decided upon It. ??# To Clone Ht Six O'clock. IVe the undersigned merchants of Abbe I le agree to close our stores at 6 o'clock from ay, 1st, to Sept. 1st, 1898, Saturday excepted w. Joel Smith & Sons, White Brothers, R. M. Hill, J. O. Edwards, R. M. Haddon, 1st, June, P. Rosenberg & Co. Reese <fc DuPre, J. H. Lntlmer. Aug. \V. Smith, J. F. Miller, K. W. Cannon, ? G. A. Douglass, C. P. Hammond dt Co. Senator Hemphill and Hon. F. B, Gary l yesterday for Chester, Rock Hill and artanburg to attend a meeting of the iard of Trustees of the Industrial School Women which will be located at one ol e points above named. Preparations have en made by each one of the towns to give oyal reception to the trustees. Messrs. jmphlll and Gary are devoted to the cause education and are especially Interested In a advancement of women. Jev. J. G. Henderson will preach at Upr Long Cane next Sunday morning. ? ? ? Phe Nations Pride, "Bnby Ruth" smoking jhcco. Try It at Speed's Drug Store. ntow young ladles, If you want something je In stationery, don't buy until you see that eat Speed's Drug Store. ^ nice line of artist supplies, such as tube ints, brushes. Pagers crayons Jsc., just reved at Speed's Drug Store. fow is the time to paint, your house, don't elect it. A little money spent In this way II improve the looksof your property fifty r cent. Lead, oil. colors, m ixed paint &c., yays on hand at Speed's Drug Store. 3on't forget to see that new Hue of station/. Just received at Speed's Drug Store. V nice 1Id6 of pipes and smoking tobacco at eed's Drug Store. f you want something very choice in a ring suit oi clothing and a stylish hat, you n find them ut the store of White Brothel, Jo to White Brothers and buy your white li ts, negligee shirts, underwear, collars and ffs, cravats and scarfs. White Brothers are now showing the most sirable line of China and Japan mattings er offered in this town. \ll the fadles of the county should see hlte Brothers stock of silks, surahs, Benlines and Dress Uoods generally. ~ * V . ... ON THE ROAD. : ;r Over; the H1IU and Far Away. >t Leaving Donnalds March tbe twenty-ninth e for an extended visit to Virginia, I Jhonghta 'S ^ few dots by tbe wayside might be of Interact ' - to your reader*. a Arriving at Greenville at about live o'clock we fonnd several kind friends at tbe depot % 8 awaiting oar arrival; among them. the at? i- tractive Misses McGee, and Lillian Mattlaon. ' ^ s ?nd the genial L S. Mattlson, and hta (Mend S r, Mr. Loi\ We enloyed seeing these friends g very much, and they helped aa to pan ' v.>3* off In a wonderfally pleasant manner what , would have been a weary walling tor the . Hd north bound train, which was several boars ii?tp. mupine us to miss connection In Danvllle. Virginia. Tbernn to Danville was an- -' M * eventful. Twelve hours waiting here was ' J# H very pleasantly spent to some of as, It being 8 almost like home. 'TIs a nice city, largely a : * manufacturing one. Botb cotton and tobacco r factories abound, the latter largely predom- <3|Q V Inatlng. It Is said to be one of the finest to- ''3m A bacco markets In the tobacco states. It nodonbtedly has a bright future, and we hope to " 7 see more oMMater on. At this time we felt .fl J anxious to be off to Spencer, Henry ooanty, 1 Va., onrmaternal home. B Leaving on the Dauvllle & Western R. R., 9| t we we re soon rapidly, as such a crooked road would admit, speeding our way towards the ji-ja .9 ' mountains. The Valley of Dan. which oar -ttStW road ran through for several miles, is a bean- -.SfB 1 tlfnl place wben In cultivation, At this time *'JM 1 there was nothing but the bare level valley, , vS ' 1 it being too early for vegetation of any kind- -Ml ~ in this region. Ontoftbiswe plnnged .into -Z'?, .<< 1 mountains, some of tbem simply awe-lnsplr* Ing in their lofty grandeur, These lofty iSm " mountains covered with a heavy and nata? " " ral forest, which, with one vast labyrinth of . -tM .vy and laurel as an undergrowth, present a most beautiful sight. The rati road follows a ' little sparkling creek that twists at every flaw , i c a r<4 a tho roll rnaH rtivuialnw 4# f ?* ' '' 3 one mile; and the road Is so crooked that VSfclB you can sit In the rear car and see the engine l at any point on the road. Some one Jokinglyi remarked that you could shake hand* with .'gS 9 - the engineer from the rear car. There are y-M some very picturesque points.on this road, 'SitiM > not the least Is a tloy little grist mill, named .-jm i "Snowbird >1111" by the surveyors, I suppose i on accountofltsdlminutlveslze?ibontlOxlCb - Its roof is covered with moes, and It la run by >5 e i a bright sparkling Utile stream whoae sprays,! . <!?i 1 } as they dash over the tiny little wheels. look o SnH like millions of diamonds sparkling In the ' / sunlight Of course it takes an artist soal to 1 appreciate anything so anetontoand dllapidated. The place has been visited bysrtlstS ' ^f^B of note, who have portrayed lta beauties on ' canvasss. The conductor Invariably calls 39U ' out, "Snowbird Mills!" on approaching thla va l spot, so that tourists can get a glympse of thla picturesque little spot. n Two o'clock Friday found ns at Spenoer, almost at the foot of the Blue Ridge. To* South Carolinian, who knows nothing about 1- mountain?, the scenery Is grand. We found ' m - a most Joyous and royal welcome here, and - expect U) spend many happy hours among . > these old Virginia hills, notwithstanding^ the . :'MI > towns will claim the larger potion or our | time. We hope to visit west Virginia before - ^ returning to South Carolina and posalblrthe ? J Yellow Sulphur and the Greenbrlar White - %-aM I Sulphur Springs, and may possibly have r unmAlhlncr in cov nn? nntv ohnnt ihAOA hnt other points of interest that we hope to take /Sag r In, both in Virginia and North Carolina be- ' WS?M ' fore taking our departure for South Carolina. a I Everything here is about a month later 1 ~.:'Su than it is in South Carolina except frost, , r which usually comes abont a month sooner J&9~h in the fail, vegetation Is Just beginning to 3 put out. The climate is salubrious and invlg- ' . orating, and one soon feels its healtbglvlng and stimulating influence. A tramp over o ?? the mountains, or up and down Its creek and river banks in search of sport, gives one an appetite tbat? nothing but a Virginia supper " ^ i 3 or dinner could satisfy. The water here can \ not be surpassed. It is clear as crystal, and cold as ice on the hottest Hammer day. Bat v i we enjoy nothing more thau the grand for- 'foW est. In our part of Soutb Carolina we have JIM i so little natural forest. Here there are ' "-U^H j stretches of turnpike road that traverses -ugH | miles and miles of unbroken forest; and the Ivy, that we find only on our river banks . , lu South Carolina abounds everywhere here, 1 and when In bloom, presents a natural plo, ture that would rival aoything that art oonld sSSM ' produce, and, In viewing this picture of :^1 ' grandeur and sublimity, we turn from natnre 1 " to nature's Qod with a heart brlmftil of JS* ; thankfulness for so much that goes to make ' life beautllul. For fear of writing too tfluch ' I will close. Lena. ' TEACHERS'" ASSOCIATION. |jj In the Fercoion Academy, Abbeville, Thursday, April 20, 1893, 10 A. M. ; I PROGRAM. J i Invocation?Rev. S. T. Mcintosh. 1 > Address or welcome?^resident rergusoa tfa t Academy. Response by President Asaocla- \flj I enrollment. I Is It a good Idea to prevent whispering la - -M > oar common schools? If so, >ow woaldyoa .'.;a prevent It ??Miss Carrie B. Ri. ale, Miss H. E. ;:3 Gogglns and George W. Martin. j Can a school be governed without a rod? A If bo, bow ??Thomas J. Walker, Rev. John L. ] Turner and J. G. Wardlaw Lee. j At what age or period sboald a child take 3 Mathematics or Language??Geo. Anderson, J C. H. Hollo way and Rev. S. A. Neely, i night session. { 9 7 P. M.?Devotion?Rev. D. S. Klugb, D. D. 1 What is the value of the Teachers' Assoclatlon ??Rev. B. W. Turner and otbers. Teachers Love Feast. second day?friday. ' 9.30 A. M?Devotion?Rev. D. T. MoDaniel, :1; A. B. How to Teach Morality In our Public ' Schools.?H. R Latimer, W. L. Moragne and Rsv. E. W. Williams. ' "The Schools of Long Ago."?Miss Seanle 1 N. Waller and Miss J. L. Sea more. i What ar<j the Two Main Objects in Teacb1 lng a Child Reading??R. B. McDowell, H.S. Cbappell and others. Map Drawing; its Value.?Miss Lucia M. Harper, Miss Sal lie H. Hunter and others. Use and Abuse of Diagraming.?J. 0. Turner, U. O Callaham and Jobn J. Reynold#. 1 Committees reports and general business. J Adjournment. I D. S. Klugh, President. ] W. L. Moragne, Cor. Secretary. j Unclaimed Letters. List of letters remaining in tbe post office, at Abbeville C. H., S. C., for tbe week ending April 10,1893: B?Mrs. S. Ballenger, Jeff Burner, John W. ;l3B Barnes. % C?O. P. Cambell, Mrs Motile Connington, Kate Cracker, Miss Hallle Coleman, Edgar Cox, H, T. Cown. Jjf G?J. W. Greene, Miss Annie Green, Mr?. Allison Greeu. H?W. B. Harrison. J?Miss Mary Johnson, Benjamin Jenkins, M. J. Jones. K?Mrs. Sue Keller. L?Miss Mamie Lomax, Miss Lettle Logans. M?J. M. Miller, Mlllage Marshiel,B.P. MarI tin, Morrison Miller. N?Nepton Newel, John C. Xoland. P?Willis Pearson, A. L. Pressly, Mrs. Ma, mle Porter, Mrs. Mattle Lander Prince, Charlotte Perrln. R?Aaron W. Itodgers. S? Miss Hannah Silllns, Mrs. Llla Spear Iman, j. v..mion ovitty dims, Mies Jennie Slmllu, Miss Mamie Stuart. W?Miss IiUclndla Wardlaw, J. A. WJ1| llams, B. J. Weatherford. Mrs. Grlzza Wilson, | James Weir. T. N. Tolbert, P. M. . '"M ! An endless variety of ladles and gents ties I at White Brothers. They are very handsome < aud cheap. j Now Is tbe time to buy your negligee sblrta i laundrled and unlanndried. From thecheapj est to the finest, come and see them whether | you want to buy or not, Aug. W. Smith's Is | the place to find them. j A beautiful line of negligee shirts at Aug. I W. smith's and he Is selling them cheap. Colored shirts, laundrled collars and cuff's to match at Aug. W. Stnlllis. * Keep your linen white by using octagon Soap. Aug. W, Smith. The next time you come to town look at our new clasp for plow handles. Ane. W. Smith. If you want u good smoke, don't torget the place. Speed's Drug Store. ^Victor heel sweep*, all sizes, with extra 1 wings, from 18 to 2(J Inches, at A, W. Smith's. i Call and examine our grain cradles, the best i In the market. Aug. \V. Smith. | Pure apple vinegar, four years old, Aug. , \V. Smith, sole agent. . -] I Buy your victor heel sweeps, extra wings and Bolt* from Aug. \V. Smith. I . i i ?