The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, April 14, 1909, Image 4
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The Press and Banner
Bv W. W. and W. K, Bradley,
HUGH WILSON, Editor.
ABBEVILLE, S. C.
^-Published every Wednesday at 82 a
year In advanoe.
Wednesday, April 14,1909.
Let us Take Another Step Forward.
Abbeville needs to be doing something. I
The town for ten years has eDjoyed unprecedented
prosperity. Our people as individuals
have prospered as never belore.
Because of the great advance In the value
of their real estate, they are richer dow than
even in their wildest dreams. But, U
we now sit down and do nothing the pendu
lum will swing back. Until within the last
year lown iois uuvo uuuui?uucu iouuivuo
prices, and even with the high prices mere
were few lota to be had, Lot owners were
afraid to sell. The price was going up almost
dally by leaps and bounds. TUere Ik
now a perceptible difference in tne demand
and as a result there are more lots lor sale
and fewer would-be buyers. The number oi
our stores Is now lour times as great as it watten
or fllteen years ago. Within filteen years
the town has grown more thnn It grew In a
hundred years previous to the beginning 01
our growth.
There Is always a cause for every eflect
What then was the cause lor the recent
growth and prosperity ol Abbeville?
Under the lead ol Mr. Vlsanska a large
number of our people toofc a little slock in
the Abbeville Cotton Mill. The rich lor
one reason or another gave It only a cold
hearted support. Bat tne mill is Here aud
none would doubt that because of its presence
???i honnfit ha* oome to the town.
Capt. Lyon organized the warehouse Company
which is now known a? the Farmers
Warehouse Company. At first, one room
was enough to accommodate lis customeis.
That Institution now handles many thousand
bales. The stock has constantly Increased
In valne.
The Farmers Bank was organized by Mr.
Parkar. It has Bteadlly grown In business
and U today a factor In financial circles.
The Peoples Bank was bat recently organized.
Great success has come to it.
Both of these new banks are as solid as the
rooks, and are serving the people without
Injury to the oldest of our banks?the Abbe
vine i*auonai jbildk, wmuu umau luug wu
10 well served oar people.
The oil mill and ginnery within a few years
has been made laotors In the business of the
town.
The ioe plant and laundry are fixed institutions.
The real estate and insurance Company,
under Mr. MoDavld, haa Just been organized
and will take an active and useful pari In the
business affairs of the town.
Many men possessing more or less oapita)
have come amongst us. and have built or
bought fine homes.
The population of the olty has been greatly
increased, If not doubled, In ten years.
New and elegant stores have been builti
and the old fronu of others have given plaoe
to elegant designs.
Mr. Long's roller mill la a monument to
hla public spirit.
The beat opera bouse in the State baa been
built.
An elegant new court house now ornaments
the publlo square.
A new an elegant sohool house will be
erected this year.
Money lor a >50,000 post office at Abbeville
haa already been appropriated by Congress.
One of the most elegant monuments to the
Confederate dead haa been erected In monument
park.
All tbia growth 1b pleasant to contemplate
and must be a souroe of pride to those who
took part In the prosperity and welfare ol the
town. But there still remains a duty to
perform. The to wn should con tin ue to gro w.
Other enterprises should go up, and other
avenues to Industry and oommeroe should
be opened. We must not be satisfied with
the benefits of tbe past. We must not forget
that there are yet other possibilities for
Abbeville. And we need not forget tbe fact
tbat whatever benefits tbe town benefits tbe
individual citizen. To the real estate owner
it gives a profit In the prloe of his land. To
the laborer and to the mechanic It gives more
profitable employment. Tbe more profitable
employment pots more money In circulation
If more money is In circulation every wide
awake business man has tbe better opportunity
to gatnerk.up; the coveted dollars. Tbe
coveted dollars enable the owner to ^llve In
batter and more elegant houses. Tbe living
In better and more elegant houses Inspires
fathers and mothers with the greater ambition
to educate their sons and daughters.
The better education of their sons and daughters
raises them to the higher and better
walks of life. The higher and the betterwalfcs
open wide the greter fields of usefulnessThe
wldgr and the greater fields of usefulness
open up the great highways to all the heights
of human activity and human happiness.
The reaohlng of the heights In the affairs oj
men leaas as on wara ana upward, even poining
to tbe very gates of the oelestlal city.
And It may be that for this reason it is said
that Providence helps those who help them elves.
What do you think of it? Are you asleep?
Do yon wish a little more slumber and a little
more folding of the hands to sleep? If so,
aleep on. Prosperity does not often knock at
any man's door.
A community like this can do anything, 11
there is the semblance of unity of action. If
the people of Abbeville wish to continue to
prosper, and if tbey would see tbe town grow,
let us make another effort to do something
If we sit still and are content to live in a
finished town, then be it so.
Can't we organize another cotton mill? We
have only to make the effort, and it will go
np. There are thonBandB of dollars elsewhere
that aie looking lor investment among
enterprlBlng people who shonld have faitb
In themselves. If we show that we have
(alth in ourselves all tbe needed foreign
capital will come.
Speaking for the Press and Bonner: This
newspaper will take stock In anything. We
will ask no questions. We will impose no
conditions. We do not specially care lor tbe
feasibility or tbe prospects of any proposed
ootton mllL We do not care whether a proposed
president has good business qualifications
or no qualifications at all, but we would
like for him to be reasonably honest. We do
not care who bis kin are, and we care nothing
at all for bis social position. If the leader In
a new ootton mill makes the effort to build It
we will take stock with him. We care not
one cent whether he is capable or Incapable.
If be should be capable he will hold his Job.
If he is not tbe right man in tbe right place
then he will get out. What we want to see is
the new mill. It will stay with us. And
after onr experience in building one mill, the
seoond can be built cbeaper.
The site for a new poet office at Union has
been selected. How long will It be before we
will know something about the Abbeville
post office?
Hiss Neel of Troy, Is temporarily back from
Mexico. Sbecame, It Is said, because of tbo
condition of her health. Scores of friends
wish for her a speedy recovery of ber health,
and hope that her useful life may be spared
for many years.
Pat ap yoar winter clothes and blankets
with cedar and lavendar Hakes. Much belter
ihan camphor balls. For sale at Mllford's
drag store. Phone 107.
h'ICTC
MAY PA
Plione 176.
ANTE-MORTEM
KIND WORDS FR01!
nri U7U? M. U/J!,,,
1 nuse YV I1U IX1IU W IU1, IT IWI
that are More tl
Triumphing in Words Lik
May Wag ai
Fifty Years as Editor. ?>c
The good old Laurensvllle Herald has this bi
to say of Mr. Wilson's fiftieth anniversary ftI
as proprietor and of his oareer as editor:
In the issue of the Abbeville Press and
Banner of last week, its editor, Mr. Hugh
Wilson, among other interesting reminiscent
facts, staled thai the first of the present ,
month marked the fiftieth anniversary of bis
association with that paper In a proprietary or
and editorial capacity. This is a long, cod- st
tlnuous Journalistic service, and it is a pleat- j
ure to ub 10 say mm uu iwi. tvjibuu b yai , mo
has been not only an honorable, courteous Pi
and able career, but a successful one. We (
wish blm and his excellent paper many more
annlvertary returns and continued success.
tr;
"Long and Honorable Service." u<
6 Di
Ad esteemed son of Abbeville now a suo* vl
cessful business man In Waslnngton speaks th
pleasantly of Mr. Wilson. ,u
United States Senate. ?f
Washington, D. C,. April 2,1909. *1
My Dear Mr. Wilson : w
I have reaa with much Interest your article 'ei
in this week's Press and Banner rounding out D(
halt a century in the newspaper world. 1 u*
congratulate you upon having such a long, J
successful and honorable service, and trust p?
you may be permitted to continue lor many
years to come. P
With cordial regards and best wishes, I am, m
Very sincerely, Pr
James M Baker. ,
Mr. Hugh Wilson,
Abbeville, S. C. ~
2
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"Congratulations for Holding and Ex- yc
- pressing Such Sentiments." gj
Mr. JK.. W. JbUUU, t? uuutcujau ksj
calls pleasant recollections of Mr. Wilson:
R. H. Land, Druggist, 503 Ninth St..
Augusta, Ga., April 7th, 1909.
Dear Hugh:
It has been a good while sIdco I met you, '
and not often Dave I beard from you or of W
you, but occasionally I, would see something bl'
in some paper that would remind me that | ,'
you were still alive and kicking. Of all tbe p
young fellows who were printer boys In South ve
Carolina In the50'8, three only remain?Tom
Crews, Hueb WlUon and Bob Land. Jim 1
Hoyt, BUI Price and a lot of others who were ?.9
boys with me, are gone, and soon w e will rf
have to follow. De
I am writing this toyou becatve 1 read to- J"
dav your editorial, "Fifty Years/' copied Into e
a Newberry paper. I was mnch;plea?ed with
the spirit of the article, and congratulate you
on being able to bold and express such sentl- '
ments. "?
May you live long and write much more In J?
same spirit. .,
Truly yours, B. H. Land. **
? a 1- su
hi
Longest Continuous Service. JJ,
Our good friend of the Newberry HeraW brl
says: , ... 5 nn
Mr. Uogb Wilson on tbe first of April eel?brated
bis fiftieth anniversary In copnectlofa H1
with his editorship of tbe Avbevllle Press and
Banner, and It 1b probably tbe longest con- a"
tlnnous service of any one mbn;<<pn any one Be*
newspaper In the State, uulesij It'beCol T. B. fa
CrewB, of the LaureDsvlileHenftia; ' ~v i?
Col. Crews ahd Mr. Wilson both worked In ?r
Abbeville In the Arties and for a short time
Mr," Wilson worked In one of the newspaper P?
offices In Newberry. w
We hope these veterans will attend the an* *?'
nual meeting of tbe South Carolina PreFS .2'
Association and they will continue Jbelr per* ou
Beautiful Cement Work.
Th? nnvitip betore the Court House, which *
has been done under the supervision of Mr. wr
Johnson, presents a most beautiful appear- Pri
ance, and the thoroughness of the work will be
make It a thing of beauty forever. The design ev'
of the work for making the public square and m(
the public park attractive Is a credit to the m<
taste of those who planned It, even as the an
execution of the work shows the efficiency w*
and the skill of the workmen. ot
Mr. Johnson an6 his hands have done tbl
much good work on the publlosquare and the
public park which will be a perpetual re- 8e,
minder to the people of his usefulness and So'
his skill In doing the nicest of work. ^
In the park two beautiful cast Iron urns or ha
vases lor flowers have been put up. Orna- sir
mental shrubbery has been set In appropriate
places, and a dozen cast iron white rabbits iai
keep an eye on every suspicious looking llq
canine that may preambulate the streets at tw
nicht. The Confederate monument?one of
the handsomest In the State?overlooks the
whole and keepB silent watch during the sunlight,
and throughout Uie night Us presence \
may be seen, reminding no of the glory and Al
the honor of all those soldiers who fought for we
Southern Sights, and who laid down their let
lives for their country. po)
The Imposing structure in which Court is wa
held, and in which the public officers have pei
their offices is a testimonial to the liberality hoi
and the public spirit of the citizens of the
county, while the opera house attests the
skill and the llbeiallty of the people of the
city. j
tlo
To Register Lies. Jd,
One of the latest electrical devices Is de- I
signed to register emotions, aud incidentally gat
to tell when a man is lying. The idea Is that oot
the Instrument is placed In contact with the the
pulsation of the heart, say of a witness on the >
land, and when"the witness tellE an unusu* on
ally big He, tbe emotion or fear of detection i
exciting the pulsations registers in large dls tbe
tnrbed lines on tbe Instrument. If this la rea
not a correct statement of tbe working of the evi
Instrument, some one else may give a better i
one. tbe
It Is said thai the Instrument Is not yet perfect.
We hope It may never be. and lurther
more If it should be, that no agency be eslab
llshed in tbls town.
It In not that we lie without occasion aDd
out of malice, but we would not be deprived
"' 41 -.1...nfj?{I7, tvnulri hft 1
Ul lUtJ CUUOUll.ilUiiai piiHiVftV, *v
manifestly uDfalr to expose the confidence to
public gaze, We are like the old' ludy who j
visited a slelghtof band performance and In no'
sisted on leaving because as she paid: "her ^
calico wasn't no protection egln that man's am
eyes." ,De
am
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she
Something entirely new!
Tablets and writing paper at
the 10c store with views of
Abbeville on each sheet. Tab- thJ
lets 5 and 10c, paper in 10c tb<
packages. The B. L. Dar- ,
gan Co. tic
miAL
TTERNS AND FASHIOJ?
New F*a
I BOUQUETS. dw.
y * deed.
to ui
all dc
[ KIND FRIENDS. =3
spirit
negle
on Best Speak the Words IawJ
han Coronets.
" aBkec
;e these, the Old World "Odoo
s it win. r
We
mal recollectloDB of Journalism Id tblBState oases
We hope that Mr. Wilson wlllllve to cele' rltorj
ate many more anniversaries on the Press
id Banner.
mm aotfy
OODBU
Old in Years But Young in Heart- they i
Fhls from Mr. A. M. Carpenter, whose vlg- lhl
ous editorials rank with the best In the 8UmP
ate, and whose reoord /or fair and fearless t'J")er
rnaliem has won for him a most enviable drunl
ace among the brethren: pious
white
Dn the first day of April Mr. Hugh Wilson, .
litor of ihe Abbeville Press and Banner,
lebrated the fiftieth anniversary of bis en- does i
wj IntA tho noDantinOf hnalnotc \ i ^
kiuw tuw UVHBJ.WJ/V. IIOUU
e began as a printer'! apprentice, a poor . .. .
>y, and has worked blmeeil up to the posl- 1B'mL
in or proprietor of tbe business and editor. But
urlng all this time be bas lived In Abbe- dlreoi
lie, with tbe exception or bis four years In ohm,f
e army, and he has worked hard and lalth- a00Ul
lly. cover
As an editor be ban always bad tbe courage jn t
bis convictions. His convictions ba% e not . ...
wa b been those of tbe majority, but he lias ne*111
>ver leared to express himself. Ibis fear- few d
ssness has made bim enemies, and we have have
> doubt that at times be has been tbe most ,
lpopular man In Abbeville county. men 1
But nobody bas ever said augbt against bis lndln
inesty or purpose or bis Integrity, and now beroi
bis old age he enjoys tbe respect or all ibe
sople In bis county, and tbe love of a great DeeD
any of tbem who understand blm and ap- Tbe
eolate bim at bis true worth. to api
Mr. Wilson Is an old'man In years, bat still ,
young man in his Interest in public afltlrs 001 M
id regard for his lellow men. Ue is as kind- gave
and genial now as In his young manhood. that t
is love lor his friends bas kept bis heart ...
om growing old.1 KIU 0
fc'or this reason we consider blm still a It Is
iung man. We extend to blm congratula- a eor
jbb od bis anniversary, witb sincere wishes
r many returns of the day.?Anderson BumP
illy Mail. many
m_ The
_drunfc
"Gratifying Success " theco
penie
rhe Edgefield News, whose editor Is Mr. spent,
. P. Calhoun, who Is so well and so favora- graVe
y known to all of our people, makes this i
Basant notice of Mr. Wilson's fiftieth annl- their
rsary in tbe Press and Bannor office: geat b
\pril tbe first closed the fiftieth year of tbe They
nnectlon of Mr Hugh Wilson an editor of tindr
te Abbeville Pfeis and Banner. He has v
en, however, previous to 1859 connected ^ol8c
th the paper* of that place, be dates bis Is no i
wspaper career from April 1st, 1859. aDd c
Vmong our earliest recollections are The
ess and Bannej, Mr. Hugh Wilson and the vl?tlir
e lamented W. A. Lee.' la 1859 we were a few of
y eight years of age. Daring all tbeio bave t
ars we bave been a reader of that paper
th now. and then breaks lb ibe chain. But our J
\ have been able to see It grow and prosper wblob
der the management of Mr_ Wilson aDd Its of eV(
ocess must surely be very gratifying to
m. His,'. remlnescences recall familiar sumpl
lugs and familiar names that carry us back forget
any yeara, while at tb- same time they dents
Ibgto the front sad memories of the great '
mber of men and women who have passed a m8J<
rky. Tbe old bome beyond tbe old "Blue atteod
111," the sobool days In the academy on the eraiiv
me bill, tbe bappy days and tbe Bad days *
pass in review before our eyes, and tbey
jm llfce a dream. While Mr. Wllxon is still
itor oflhe paper. It has changed bBDds aDd
now owned by Messrs. W. W. and W. R.
adley,-young men of fine character and Eas
e brains who are making a aucceBB of tbier
rchase. oopal
iVe wish tbem all sucoess and happiness, attrac
e congratulate Mr. Wilson on blB long years pieasu
editing one of tbe beat county papers In the 0jjUrC|
tlon b
A pi
Information for Mr. Best. ?rom t
lev. A. H. Best Is a good temperance man Mrs. ft
10 asks ns lor Inform atlon on the sabjeot of W. E.
sblbltlon. We do Dot doubt that he would Ml88
lleve tbe statements of honeBt men, what- oonstl
er their belief, but thinking that a state- tnastei
3nt from one of his own guild might be A fe
>re forcible than a statement coming from Long'i
y other source, we submit the following, LoDg 1
llch oomes from one high up In the rankB Femal
orthodox prohibitionists. We copy from a'wayi
s Edgefield Chronicle: teache
fhomas R. Creede, a famous statistician person
d prohibitionist of East Orange, New Jer- makes
I, "after Investigating conditions In the voiee i
uth, Is said to be somewhat skeptical as to * ,
ohlbltlon. Ue found that In Lynchburg, bells,
rglnla, a city of 40,000 Inhabitants, there mornl
d not been a single arrest for drunkenness heij h
ice It weot dry" four years ago, but be
ind Charlotte, North Carolina, "lull of prl- realize
te drinking clubs for young men, and At- soul m
Ua, Georgia, more "addicted to the use of holier
uor In excess than at any time Id the past
enty-flveyears." The |
"The ]
tbe lm
Alcoholism. 10 Bet
risen.
Ve desire you to read the long article on 80jdle,
cohollBm. We may refer to It again, and Roma
want you to be familiar with It. In leaf- ed
s which are belog distributed ecclesiastical ,
ltlolans settle the question as with a magic away ?
od, but sensible and scientific medical ex
W1111D i
"ts have more trouble In dlegoosiDg alco- done ,
"Bm- Thn i
. ?crlpti
Sunday School Convention, oolemi
reotlor
"he international Sunday School Conven? andwi
n, Abbeville Branch, will be held at Buf- Tbe
0 BaptlBt ahurch, this county, near Mo Qburol
rmlck, May llih and Hih. jt ]B
t was onjy reoently that this general or- an jDD
jlzatlon found Its way Into Abbeville ^BOWr
inty, and now It la spreading quite over ed befJ
1 county paving the way for the gospel. bread
rothlng is bo inspiring aH full attendance ^engbl
such oocaslons, appeal
he teachers work with greaUr vigor when xhe 1
ly feel that with each word they are lbougt
chlng every section of theoounty and all jbecre
mgellcal churchep, Id his f
>et the delegates all be present, and let tliey bi
ire be marfy beside to hold up tbelj hands. llQD of
but yei
WEDDING BELLS
and asi
Two More Souls Made Happy. aCua,le
larrled at Abbeville, April 12,1900, by Rev. _.surr,
P. Stokes. Mr. Thos. H. Cobb and Miss reaurrt
ry Agnes GUmer. flower
'he groom is a native ol Abbeville. but Is ter's ct
w employed In the hotel at Franklin .h.?H
rings, Royston.Ga. snouia
he bride baR been a printer In the Frees aroblte
i Banner office for several years. Possess- was wl
: a superior mind, her graces of modesty a0i0m(
j womanly deportment, place her high In
) ranks of her sex. Worthy and adorable, oae of
? deserves to be happy In her married life, Abo;
r husband has won a Jewel of which be
II always have reason to be proud, and It Is eveu
ped that the two may be bappy as long as wortbl
sy live. His kindness and hlR gentleness of lower c
in win iiu uuuui inna v uiui iuo uevuieu
er of the best wife In the world.
'ho bride and the groom left Abbeville on
) same evening of their marrlHge, going by
i Seaboard train to their future home.
?? Rev.
fou can always get what you want in sta- bron, t
mery and school books at Speed's Drug lfl
ire.
REV
i SHEETS NOW RI
rasols and. i
1
Horror of Drunkennessall
admit that drunkenness Is bad lnEverybody
knows tbat It Is dangerous
nper with liquor In any way. But we
) not know wby our preachers do not
h temperance, rlghteousneis and Jude.
Some of us do not know wby our
ual advisers and our moral guardians
ct their legitimate and proper field of
to go Into politics.
lie the sin of drunkenness Is great, it Is
inht. trn? that lh? nfTannn to morals and
health Is greatly magnified. We have
I to be advised as to bow many dftinkLbere
are Id Abbeville county. Of course
le can tell exactly, but the number has
estimated at not more than twentyhave
also sought to learn how many
of tuberculosis there Is In the same ter*
r. The cases of tuberoulosls it is
tht go {ar up into the hundreds.
II, now, tbla editor does not know exthe
difference between tuberculosis and
imptlOQ. Bat we believe to the layman
are very nearly one and the same thing,
arefore. ttiere are many times more conlives
than there are drunkards, Isn't
oulosls or consumption worse "than
cenness? If so, what are cur good and
brethren doing to relieve us of the great
) plague?
rnnkard, nine times out of ten, when he
lot fall off of a wagon, or If he does not
wn on the ground and take pneumonia.
>le to die of old age. .
a consumptive ' make* all bis tracks
Uy toward the grave, and usually, Id
a year the clay that wraps bis body la
ed with flowers and watered with tears,
he last forty years we have bad Id Abe
very few deaths from dypsomaala. A
Irunken rows with shooting Incidents
been the death of some. Other drinking
in consequenoe of exposure have died
sotly from drunkenness. But the namr
consumptives whobave died and have
forgotten can not now be oumbered.
Legislature, not so long ago, was aeked
proprlate ffiOO to help physicians wipe
lbercnlosls. That body of law-makers
the physicians (200, and we are told
he Legislature appropriated 810,000 to
at cow ticks.
i true tbat the drinking of Intoxicants la
e affliction to the body politic, bat conlion
la a thousand times worse and a
times more expensive.
money whloh is paid /or liquor tbat
cards drlDk wonld not pay a moiety of
st of ibeBickness and the funeral exof
consumptives. The money so
, it 1b fair to presume, would not pay for
stones for consumptives.
i rule, drunkards at the beginning ol
career of Inebriety are the best and blglearted
of the brothers In the family,
usually live to worry and annoy their
ed until a majority of them are dead.
> with the consumptive. Consumption
respeotor of persaps. It Is remorseless
ruel, o/ten demanding the life of Its
i in a year. And yet comparatively
our holy an^L,better than thou brethren
.urned a hand or said a word to warn |
>eople ngainst the great white plague '
Is credited with carrying off one out
jry tan of the. buman family. Cyn.ives
die early, anfl the busy world soon
* them, but the'droDkard, barring accl
generally uvea loaueoQ me iunerai or
irlty of their neighbors. Consumption
Is Btrlcily to business. Drunkards gen- |
live on .forever*
' Easter Sunday.
ter services at the Methodist and Eplschurches
here Sunday were especially
stive and entertaining. It was our
ire to attend services in the Methodist
i, where an unusually large oongregead
assembled."'
lnted programme was distributed, anIng
vocal and instrumental selections
be best of composers. Mrs. J. C. Ellis,
I. T. Coleman, Mrs. Jno, A. Harris, Mr.
Hill and Mr. J. 8. Cochran, arslbted by
Lenore Neville Long, soprano soloist,
tuted the choir presided over by the
rly artlBt, Prof. Jules O. Huguelet.
ature of the praise service was Mies
i soprano Id-chords and solo. Miss
s teacher of vocal muslo in Due West
e College, an institution whlcb has
3 Deen nappy in ine seieouon or lis L
irs. Miss Long is possessed of striking c
lallty; and sings with that ease which K
i the highestiotes without effort. Her i
s full, clear and as musical as evening 8
She sang several boIos during the 'J
og and again at the night service. She 1
er hearers entranced; bringing tbem to s
i that through the medium of song the 1
ay, be lifted to the plane of higher and 8
things. r
preacher, Rev. Stokes, took for his text *
Resurrection of Christ." He spoke of b
iprobable stories Invented by the Jews t>
at naught !the faot that Christ bad o
He spoke of the Improbability of a b
numerous soldiers, and especially
n soldiers, sleeping on duty. He point- r
tbe Inconsistency of tbelr statement ?
while they slept his disciples stole him .
' Showing that they witnessed too t
gly in undertaking to say what was ii
phlle they slept. t
lermon was replete with historic and
aral references establishing, even by a
poraneous events, the fact of the resur- tl
i. It was most Interesting throughout ?]
as closely listened to. si
spirit of enterprise in the Methodist s<
i la worthy ot commendation.
useless to condemn this aggression as
ovation In the religious world. A tree is
i by its fruit. This tree so lately plant-r
irs on its branches that quality of the
of life ol whloh rich and poor alike uc
t to eat. It is the church of the masses: tt
lng alike to mind and heart.
beautiful flowers, the sweet voices, the 0!
it of the preacher, these ai) spring from
ating hand. They serve the creature "
ihort apd fretted existence. And muBt ?
b withheld in celebrating the resurrec- dl
him to whom a thousand years are as w
sterdaj?
rather like the custom of E*ster obr fe
ce; trace it to pagan custom 11 you will P1
sociate it ever so vaguely with the pi
resurrection of Christ. fl
but fitting that the season which cl
.Sit a tha hnrttlnc hllH f h c* fporrriint V
and tbe restful green, after the win? HI
ill], typifying death in plant creation, tt
also be commemorative of tbe master vi
ctofajl tbe beauties of nature. He it b<
30 raid of tbe lllllee of tbe field; yet al
>n In all bis glory was not arrayed like si
tbeso. bi
t ol ointment, a cup of cold water, and lu
tbe tiniest flower are Instiuments of ct
p wben Id tbe band ol tbe devout fo!. ct
>f Christ.
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A. R. P. Preacher Dead.
John S. Grler, (pastor of Tlrzab, He'
tnd Sbaron Churcbea Id York CouDty pl
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AboutForeign Missions
A week or two ago the editor of the Prei
and Banner stated that he did not recollei
to have written anything about foreign mi
Blond, mi attention had been for some tlm
directed to the defense of the Abbi
ville A. R.^HDhurcb against oppression, an
for the time he bad almost forgotten Lhe sul
Jeot of foreign mission proper The crushln
of this little home mission churoh for tt
support of anybody was recelvii
most of his attention.
There can be no doubt that in the name i
foreign miBsioos the people of tills counti
have been greatly Imposed upon by varloi
well meaning men.
There can be no sort ol doubt that son
mighty good men have unintentionally exe
deed bad Judgment in the collection and 1
tbe expenditure of tbe peoples money.
Tbat ministers of tbe gospel should occai
onally be business failures, Is natural. Ac
will anybody deny tbat tbe spread of tbe go
pells successful only when practical xuietl
ods are applied. Practical methods ebou
precede tbe spiritual. Wben it unde
taken to Impress our religion upon others I
impractical or foollsb methods failure ca
only result. And we think it a serious ma
ter to take from our people money for tl
benefit of others wblcb should go to tbe bul
ding up of their churches, and tbe letdin
and the education of their own children.
Tbe education of tbe ministry along prac
cal lines having been neglected, while the
were studying theoretical books on t ieolog
It Is unreasonable to expect of tl.em Ibe d
velopmentofthat business Judgment whl<
should characterize proper expenditure
tbe trust money. Tbelr speciality is tbeoloj
and they are safe guides as long as tbey gl'
Instructions on laltb, and furnish exampl
In good morals, bnt In plain business matte
tbelr Judgment bas not been developed, ai
In too many Instances tbey collect.from i
money which Is loo oiien spent for Hit
eood results.
While talking of evangelizing tbe worl
tbey (sometimes setm tolorget taat oar ow
people have souls and bodlts even as etra:
gers have souls and bodies.
Tbe A. R. P. religion Is suiely as good i
tbe religion of any other christian?. Th<
wby is it itat we are of such slow numei
oal growth? It certainly Icaunot be attril
uted to any lack of spirituality. And not b
ing attributable to bey lack of spirituals
the failuie to succeed must certainly be a
trlbatable to a lack .of tbe application
practical methods. It, therefore, necom
those of our rulers wbo are responsible fi
our failure to enquire into tbelr own coi
duct. Tbe people have certalLly borne grle
oub burdens at their demand, and in retuj
tbe people have a right to Inquire into tt
cause of failure of those wbo are responslbl
Foreign missions, like bome missions, ai
good in ibelr wuy, wbtn properly mansgti
IL is the tnvrite managi aent ol these tnte
prises to wbich the people should object,
the taxes wbicb are levied upon tbe peop
by any Church are so burdensome as to b
Injurious to tbe welfare of tbe church a
home, tben it Is for tbe people to cast off it
burdens wbicb bave beeD laid upon then
rhnRM who would be free themselves n.uf
btrlke tbe blow.
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Easter Services?Easter Hats?Mission:
Last Sunday was (Easter. Tbe dellghtfu
temperature of the atmosphere; combine
with tbe pleasant buns^lce, made It a lovel;
day. wblob afforded tbe best possible oppoi
tunlty for Cburcb going.
At botb tbe morning and tbe evening sei
Ylces tbere was quite a good attendance c
levout worshippers.
Tbe display ol Easter bats was exceptional
y good. The worshippers in their heart
;ave heed lo what tbe preachers read am
tald, while tbe beauty and tbe splendor ol thi
Easter hats attracted tbe lemlnlne eye.
The preachers In their readings and In tbe!
essoni, would appeal to the hearts of tbe pec
>)e, to live higher and boiler lives, while thi
nnate beauty and the architectural skill o
be make up of tbe Easier bats aitiacted lb<
rlslon of all feminine eyes. Even Hypocrltei
tad to look atkunce at the ornamental bead
;ear that excites the envy of women an(
nekes mere man feel like falling down t(
worship the fair goddesses.
Abbeville Is a city ol tine oburcbes, and tbi
rorne of several hundred devout wprsblpperi
>f the Lord our God. They support everj
;ood cause with a notable liberality. Even
f their own children should be compelled to
;o barefoot, tney win give 10 missions
.'here are many good people who really beleve
that It Is their .dnty to divide theii
canty means with tbe little heathens, ever
1 la so doing should result In tbe denial o
:ood things to their own little children. Dulng
the war, some one was credited wltfc
aylnR that he was willing to sacrifice all bli
irothers In-law rather than have tbe war tc
ill. Such patriotism Is to be ss much adaired
as the act ot denying our own children
looka, shoes, candy or otber things that dolars
may be spent toMake a nickels worth ol
ellglon to tbeCatbolIca or to the heathen In
i lar away country.
. The A. R. P. Church was closed on Sunday,
he pastor having gone to attend the meetcg
of tbe Second Presbytery, which ;assemiled
at Woodruff last Thursday. .
It seems that It would be well for pastors to
dvertlse their Sunday service, Indicating
he subject.to be discussed. Other public
peakere let tbe people know In advance the
ubject to be discussed. Notices of Sunday
jrvlce would be published free of cost.
Small Pox.
rpu ? nnnn|/> rv f Vnrbt'illa onH T7/-?/>lr U 111 ?
A HO vi x WI n Tiuw uuu Xkwua JUL III ul C
lore or less excited or perturbed because of
ie presence of small pox. Some cases have
[ready ended fatally, while there are many
jses of badly scared.
When we bad small pox In Abbeville fseveil
years ago only a few unvaoclnated per'
>ns bad the disease. In all of wbtcb cases ihe
Isease got tbe worst of the undertaking. We
ere not scared.
It was proposed, we believe, to vaccinate a
w Individuals and a proper person was ap'
Dinted to do the vaccination, whether tbe
atient was willing or unwilling. A*>out thd
rat of tbe proceeding a woman moi tbe vacnator
wllh a good right arm aoda band In
bleb she fjourisned a good sized rolling piu.
lie slopped the vaccination proceedings in
lat household right there and then. Tbe
acelnator thinking that prudence was the
;tter part ol valor and that It was better t >
How the disease to have Its way and to let
10b people die of small pox tban It was to
ave bis own head broken, desisted from
irlher effort to save the beautv of femuln
lildren or the prospective good loiks of the
illdren of the male persuasion.
Considering the harmless form of the dls?
ise which we had in Abbeville It seems
range that the disease ebonld scare any;
Ddy into conniption fits.
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We make our cream wlih a large eleetrlc
burn. It 1b so much better. C. A. Mllford
Co.
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grace and full of
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16 fancy and built in that fa
T'_ not meant for old folk.
i1 Built-out chests and shap<
'* \ trousers with the new wia
t The shape that you find i
* last to the last. It's pe
? the cloth?a matter of net
They wear so much long
the cheapest clothes whet* 1
}. months through which th<
, the price you give for them.
Perrin Cl(
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OFFICERS.
3 8.|G. TB0M80N, President.
G. A. NEUFFER. Vice-President.
5 R. E. COX, Cashier.
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