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i i The Press and Banner i '?? i ? '.i) $2.00 A YEAH ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4 1912 ESTABLISHED 1844 '1 ; : : Baptist Coi In Sess Organization Per of Yesterday Reports Delegates to the 92nd annual ses-. sion of the Baptist Stato Convention I have been made to feel the genuine | warmth of an Abbeville entertain ment. "Welcome Baptist" is the word on every lip nnd this cordial greeting in large letters, electrically illumined, is suspended across the street near the church, while a large hand, bril liant with numerous tiny incandes cent lights, points the way from the Square to the convention headquar ters in the Baptist church. Delegates have been pouring in on all trains and when the convention was called to order at 3 o'clock this afternoon, more than 300 had arrived and been assigned to homes. The convention was called to order by Walter H. Hunt, of Newberry, and i after singing of "Come.^Thou Fount of j Every Blessing" and prayer by Prof. 1 B. E. Geer, the roll prepared by the secretary was adopted as a basis for organization. The organization was perfected by the election of officers as follows: President?Walter H. Huni. of New berry. First Vice-President?W. E. Thay er, of Laurens. Second Vice-President?Rufus F'>rd, D. D., of Manning. secretaries?nev. ?^nas. a. Jones, Bennettsville; Rev. A. B. Kennedy, Columbia. ? J Auditor?Prof. B. E. Gecr, of Green ville. J. S. Corpening, for the committee on order of business, reported the ten tative order of business which had been prepared, and the report was adopted. I Rev. Louis Bristow, on behalf of i the Baptists and the city of Abbeville, delivered the address of welcome, cit- | ing the great work which the denomi-'i nation was accomplishing in educa- I tion, in the care of the helpless or phans and expressing the hope that the present session of the convention would enlarge the philanthropic work by engaging in the work 01 healing the sick. , Dr. John A. Vines, of Anderson, re sponded to the address of welcome, in a particularly happy manner compli- i meriting the Abbeville church and its energetic and untiring pastor upon the work which had been accomplish ed in the last two years. Ten preachers who have, since the last convention, taken up work in this State were presented to the conven tion. They were: Josiah Crudup, Timmonsville; E. P. Jones, Newberry; Z. I. Henderson, Newry; Geo. A. Nichols, Floreuce associa-1 tion. E. V. Babb, Easley; James McKittrell; W. L. Hayes, Barnwell; J. D. Bowen, Reedy River; J. R. Whitesides, Spartanburg; R. E. Johnson, Chappels. visitors to tne convention were in troduced and welcomed as follows: Dr. B. H. Dennent, professor of Sunday School pedagogy of the Sera-1 inary, Louisville, Ky. Dr. V. I. Masters, editorial secretary I of the Home Mission Board, Atlanta, j Ga. Dr. W. V. McDuffie, field secretary j of Furman University. Dr. T. B. Roy, educational secretary i of the Foreign Mission Board, Rich- j mond, Va. Dr. \V. J. Dusenberry, representing the Judson centennial fund of the Foreign Mission Board, Nashville,: Tenn. Mr. and Mrs. John Lake and Rev. E. T. Snuggs, missionaries on vacation: from China. Dr. J. H. Eager, of Baltimore, finan-' cial secretary of Coker college. Dr. D. W. Gwin, of Atlanta. Rev. W. D. Stevens of the Carolina association. The reports of the several boards read at the afternoon session showed tho various rlenartments of the chlhrch work to be in a flourishing condition. Their reading was listened to with j close attention and they were refer red to committees. Rev. Henry Miller presented the re-! port of the board of ministerial edu cation, which recommended that Sun day, January 4th, be made minister ial education day in all the churches j and that a collection be taken to aid students now at Furman and the fit ting school. The report was referred j to a committee consisting of Chas. A. j Smith, J. A. Carson, W. C. Wallace, i J. W. Sproles, C. W. Salter. Dr. C. C. Brown, of Sumter, submit-! ted the report of the board of Aged j -Ministers Relief, which was referred ; to the following committee: F. P. Cov-' ington. M. M. Reason. G. T. Asbill, H. I C. Rrabham, E. J. Clary. The report of Connie Maxwell or- j phanage was read an dreferred to a [ committee consisting of B. J. Wood-1 ward, T. S. Wright, J. D. Bailey, 0. J. j PHnce. L. D. Evans. Rev. J. D. Moore submitted the re- j T>ort of the Board of Sunday School Department, which was referred to the following committee: J. S. Cor nering, W. L. Haves. T. G. Philips, C. H. Roper. J. R. Whitesides. Rev. W. T. Derieux, D. D., submit ted the report of the State Mission Board. At 5:15 the convention adjourned j to meet at 7 p. m. ivention ion Today \ fected at Session Afternoon Heard. CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS The advance guard of the Baptist State Convention began its march upon Abbeville Monday afternoon, and by Monday night when ihe Min ister's Conference was called to order in the Baptist church a goodly num ber of ministers was present. The ministers' conference is a dis tinct entity, having no real connec tion with the Convention proper, but tor many years its sessions have im mediately preceded those of the Con vention. The work of the Conference Monday night was confined practically to the election of officers, the remainder of the session being devoted to devotion al exercises. After the reading of the Scripture lesson in an impressive manner by Rev. John A. Brunson, D. D., the con ference sermon was preached by Rev. Howard Lee Jones, D. D., of Charles ton. Dr. Jones is a forceful and earnest speaker, and his discourse was heard with great pleasure and profit by many laymen as well as preachers. "For the son of man is come to a#ek and to save that which was lost," 119 chapter and 10th verse of Luke and "I am not come to destroy but to fulfill f5th chaDter and 17th verse of St. Matthew) were the two texts adopted by the preachers as a basis for his talk on the topic "The Point of View in Preaching." "As dull as a sermon" was oft quot ed statement that unhappily had too much foundation in fact was the state ment made by Dr. Jones. He affirmed his belief in the purity of purpose of the ministers, but believed that through lack of a proper conception of the viewpoint of those whom they would serve many preachers failed to attain the measure of success which was theirs of'right. The preach ers' commission spells service, and he who would serve his congregation must begin at the point where he found them and lead them on into higher and better things. Dr. Jo*ves said that the Bible was not simpA a record of things past, but was a ...ving, vital message for to day, tomorrow and all time, and it was the duty ot the preacher to prove to his people that the TV*le v'51" con temporaneous. The nower of personal experience was as necessary today as ever. Changing conditions created a ne cessity for a change in the preacher x r,r-? + Vi r\ nAl'nt nf in TO 10 coneciij pi aap mc HU>Uv view, and the preachers of no other denomination were so well prepared to conform themsel^ps to these chang ing conditions as were Baptists. Hnharrnered by creed and strong numerically and in faith, they were well qualified to place themselves in the attitude that would permit them to see correctly the point of vi*?w of " (rrdies:-. "lid be enabled to render greater service to the cause of the Master Dr. Jones pointed out some of the dangers which lay along this path way, but emphasized the fact that, armed with a vicarious purpose and strong in their loyalty to truth, no danger should deter him who holds a commission to preach the gospel. "Go ye into all the world and preach the "gospel" was not geographical, but was sciological, commercial, and even political. The preacher closed with a strong appeal to the ministers of his denom ination to bestir themselves in an ef fort to understand those whom they would save. Dr. Jones in nis aiscouise uumuuu ed to the ideal which he had set for his brethren, and from the beginning of his sermon to the end held the un divided attention of those present. No synopsis can do justice to his dis course and the few points brought out here are but a feeble reflection of the words of wisdom which were so elo quently and so earnestly delivered by tnis eminent divine. At the conclusion of the sermon prayer was offered by Rev. V. I. Mas ters, D. D., of Atlanta, after which the Conference elected officers as fol lows: President?Rev. Rufus Ford, D. D., of Marion; Secretary?Rev. B. F. Allen, of Batesburg. At 9:10 the conference adjourned after prayer led by nev. a. u. wu kins, D. D. Tuesday's session of the Baptist ministers' conference was made ex tremely enjoyable by the reading and discussion of several able papers. By a very close vote the conference re fused to adopt a motion by Rev. W. E. Thayer to discontinue the confer ence in order to devote more time to the work of the convention and the following committee was appointed to arrange for the 1913 programme: \V. C. Allen, J. N. Tolar and J. D. Hug gins. The devotional exercises this morn ing were conducted by Rev. George H. Bussey. Prayer was offered by Rev. j H. Hay dock and Rev. W. T. Tate. I The following papers were read: | Rev. A. C. Wilkins, D. D., a review of "Socialism and Ethics of Jesus," i by H. C. Vedder, professor in Crozer i Theological Seminary. I Rev. E. S. Reaves, "The Civil Rights I of the Minister." J Rev. John A. Brunson, D. D.. "The j World-wide Unrest and the World i wide Mission of the Church." Rev. W. M. Jones, D. D? "The Final Authority in Religious Truth." After prayer by Rev. W. T. Hund ley, the conference adjourned. INTERESTING DEBATE MONTEREY SCHOOL Young Ladies Give Splendid Addresses. EXCELLENT POINTS ON BOTH SIDES "Resolved, That Country Lite is More Practical Than City Lite" Was Query. The Monterey school on last Wed nesday afternoon gave a Thanksgiv ing entertainment, the chief feature of which was a debate, query: "Re solved that Country Life is more Practical Than City Life." The affir mntivn rnnroaantnH Kv Mioa PoIKo Ammons; negative, by Miss Alberta Clinkscales. The general excellence of the two papers herewith presented is such that The Press and Banner is glad to reproduce them, and hopes that other scholars in other schools will strive to emulate the good example which has been set by Misses Ammons and Clinkscales. The following are the debates: The Affirmative Friends and Honorable Opponent: I, as the affirmative, do think that country life is more practical than city life. The open air and activity eninvprl hv thnsp whn 1ivr> in thp rnnn. try acquires health. In the city we find it much to the reverse, the close and confining life is very unhealthful. The temptations in cities are much greater than in the country, conse quently the morals of country life are better. Hundreds and thousands of promising young men and women have fallen victims to the vices of city life and have become moral wrecks on account of its evil influences. Thus, 'my opponents may say that the same young men and women would have done likewise in the country and that they were weak-minded, because they were influenced and overcome by these evils. Read history; consider Rome; she became one of the greatest pow ers on earth, yet she fell. Why? Be cause of the corruptness of her city life. Was it her weak-minded ones alone who fell victims to her evil vices? No, her most able and learned men, also her men of state; in short those on whose shoulders rested the destiny of her people, became cor rupt and immoral. Trace history back through all ages and you will find that cities are breeding places of the blackest evils. I really think there are more Christ ian men and women in the country than in the cities, for we have no theatres or dancing halls. In the coun try we have no barrooms to draw the men away from "God's house" on Sundays while in most or all cities there are plenty of them. What kind of a scene can you not see if you were to go to the drug stores? around the court houses and to the parks on Sundays? Why, you would see hun dreds and perhaps thousands of idle people sitting around gossiping, when the best place for them would be at church or at home reading the Bible and trying to be better prepared for the "Hereafter," instead of coming out into'the country to go scaly-bark hunting on Sunday and breaking the \ ? - ' -AV f fourth Commandment in so many um- ! er ways. The country is the birth-place of | our greatest men. Take Abraham Lin coln, for example: He was born a poor boy on a Kentucky farm. Had he been reared in a city of today it is a very doubtful question whether or not his name would have found place in history as "one chosen for the highest honors in our country." Country life also leads to economy and industry. Today, there are golden opportunities in the country for anv energetic person. The intelligence with which the country people farm makes it easy to make a living and make a large profit besides. Compare the two, a beautiful coun try home surrounded by all the mod ern conveniences, with nice orchards and broad fields, filled with different agricultural .varieties, the sweet wild flowers sending out their sweet frag rance through the woodlands, whera nature can be seen smiling on every hand. Can it be compared with even a mansion in the city, where all the beauty is art? My opponents may say that the ad vantages in the cities are better. I say they are not. Today we have as good schools in the country as we have in the cities. More and more at tention is being given to the schools to see that they are modern and up-to date. Our rural routes bring our mail to our doors, thus making it possible for us to communicate with all parts of the world in as convenient a manner as our city neighbors. The automobile is being used as a convenience ui travel, making it possible for persons living far out in the rural d'stricts to visit places of business at great distances in a short tiai'*. The tele phone is all over the country, by means of which the country people talk at great distances and can keeu up with the markets as convenijnrlv as if they lived in a city. Then society is even higher in the country than cities, for it is not bur dened with the vices which have crept into society in the cities. Living is cheaper in the country. Almost all the necessities of life can be raised and the country people can sell vegetables, fruits, milk and but ter at all seasons of the year at fancy prices. By means of the quick transporta tion rendered by the railways it is possible for farmers to send their pro ducts from their nearest stations to other pood markets where the prices are better. 0 The country people are independent people. They have no bosses to dic tate to them. They can form their own nlans and do their own bossing and by consistent and intelligent labor they can make more money and have more satisfaction than can be found in any city. In conclusion, my points of argu-J A GRUESOME FIND CREATESEXCfTEMENT * m Machinery of Coroner's Court Set in Motion. / "RED-HEADED" AND III A SHOE BOX Officialdom Excited Over Find of Cadaver?Thrilling De tails of Denoument. The machinery of ^the Coroner's court was thrown into action on last Saturday when the report came from the npichhnrhnnri nf f.pfrho that- n cadaver had been found in a shoe box in Little River. The sheriff was at once notified and the feather edge feel ings of horror and mystery quietly settled on his honor, Judge Bowie, Sheriff Lyon, County Constable Chas. Bruce, and medico to the coroner, G. A. as they sped toward the scene of the gruesome find in an automobile. The goose-flesh had been standing for some time on the "coporosity" of the court and attaches when the big automobile neared the scene of the shoe box, and the expectant hush was in evidence as the court approached in order to view the defunct in the she box. The only information anent the hor ror that had been vouschafed was that it was "red headed." This information had been given evidently by the find er of the shoe box who had doubtless guessed. Much speculation had been indulg ed in as to ^vhat nationality the ca daver might have claimed and many phases of the question, such as would and djo naturally arise under circum stances of the kind, were discussed and prospects of guilt pointed out. So when the bare-headed court ap proached the horror it was prepared in mind and otherwise for whatever the event. A "colenmncholy" tone of expres sion pervaded the physiognomy of the honorable court as the fateful box was produced and a great stillness seized it as the cadaver was unwrapped. The feelings of the court may well be im magined when the cadaver turned out to be not the cadaver of a child but of a small Jersey red Dig. The honorable court spat, the sher iff grunted a dry grunt, the county police said, "well I'll be"?it makes no difference what he said?and the medico had the dry grins. Excitement, gasoline, oil, 15 miles sloppy roads, time?and a shoe box corltaininer a red Jersey Die?Doof! ment are: 1st Health of Country life. 2nd. Morals of country life. 3rd. More Christians in the country. 4th. The country the birth place of our greatest men. 5th. Country life leads to economy and industry. 6th. Golden opportunities in the country. 7th. Comparison of a country home and a city home. 8th. Advantages of country life. 9th. Conveniences of country life. 10th. Sociality of country life. 11th. Living is cheaper in the coun try. 12th. The easy way of exporting pro duce of the country. 13th. The freedom of country life. Callie I. Ammons. On the JfeiratlTe Side Honorable Judges, Friends and Oppon ents: When we compare the present con ditions of the cities and rural dis tricts of our country the superiority of the cities is immediately seen. Al though considerable progress has' been mads in the country during the past few years, it does not near come up to the standard of our towns and cit ies. i Take for instance, the roads of this county and others. Compare them with the paved side-walks and cherted streets in the city. In a few weeks, i when the winter rains, and snows come, the condition of the public high ways in the country will be deplor able?red, sticky mud three inches deep, and the roads in many places hardly wide enough to permit the pas sage of two wagonB or buggies. Then what service will the country man's automobile be to him? True, this coun try is wildly enthused over the pros pects of National highways, parcel posts, etc.', but these are dreams of , the future, while we are speaking of the true conditions of city and country today. There was a meeting held in the court house in Abbeville last Thursday night for the purpose of de vising a plan by which the roads might be improved. If the plan pro posed at the smoker is adopted, thinK of the enormous expense it will be to the county. After the county is bonded, every man s taxes win ue uiqcu ?. great deal. The poor man will have to bear his part of this extra expense as well as the wealthy one. It is often said that the morals of the country are better than the city. I dare say a person's moral life is what he is determined it shall be, whether he lives in a city o rthe coun try. If a boy or man is not man enough to pass an open saloon in a city you may be sure he will have his drink . even though he lives in the country. It all depends upon the person, and one who yields to the slightest temp tation in a city would hardly be be yond reproach in the country. In speaking of the advantages of ' the city, we might say a word in be half of our home town. It is now try ing to secure the Baptist Sanitarium. This would add a great deal to the town. True, the talk about it niay all be "bluff," are we quite sure these fine roads through the country is not . partly "hot air." Then look at the good work the civic club and Daughters of the Con federacy are doing. They stir up the public spirit of the women, and in many American towns and cities are monuments in honor of the brave Con (Continued on Page Five.) AT CORN S Distinguished Speakers to Make Addresses. EDITOR OF WORLD'S WORK TO SPEAK Friday, January 31, is the Date. % Rural School and Church Problems to be Dis cussed. Columbia, S. C., Nov. 29.?Walter H. Page, of New York, editor of The World's Work, and Dr. David F. Houston, of St. Louis, Chancellor of Washington University, have accept ed invitations to deliver addresses on National Education Day at the Fifth National Corn Exposition here next January. Both men are well known in this section. Dr. Houston is one of the most prominent educators of the South. Both he and Mr. Page have de voted much time to the study of problems pertaining to the better ment of rural life. National Education Day has been fixed for Friday, January 31, the Ex position opening on the 27th. Other prominent educators who have ac cepted invitations to speak on this day are Mr. J. D. Eggleston, State Superintendent of Education of Vir ginia, and Miss Mabel Carney, of Nor * ** * ** ? ?? 1 Til Oa/iwa. mai university, .>uiwai, m,, acuc- a tary of the Illinois Country Life Fed- g eration. The addresses of this day t will be directed to real problems in t school improvemnt and in the im- ( provement and development of rural fi schools especially. A series of exhib- s its, demonstrating the methods, value t and need of rural school improvement is being prepared for the Exposition t by President D. B. Johnson and a o special committee of the Winthrop p faculty. Treating a different phase of fc the same subject will be country t community exhibit, to be put on by Miss Mabel Carney in cooperation t with the rural life department of the Presbyterian Board of Home missions, t of New York. This ezhibit will deal p with rural school and church prob- t lems, and their relations to the rural f community. Dr. S. C. Mitchell, Presi- r dent of the University of South Caro- z lina, is in charge of program arrange- f menta for National Education Day. e d Condemned Man Pleads His f Case Piteeusly. a CONFINED CLOSE TO DEATH CHAIR Chief Executive Promised to Consider Matter?Inspect ing the Pen. ^ Columbia, Nov. 28.?Gov. Blease made a visit to the State Peniten tiary yesterday and had an hour's talk with T. U. Vaughn, the Greenville man, under sentence to die in the electric chair, having been convicted of criminal assault on inmates of the Odd Fellows' Orphan Home while he was its superintendent. Vaughn has addressed several communications from his cell in the death house to the Governor asking for an opportun ity to talk wit hhim, and today the Governor visited the Penitentiary, Vaughn was brought from his cell In the death house to the superinten dent's office, where he talked with the Governor. The Governor listen ed natientiv to the Diteous story of the condemned man, but all that he could promise him was that he would p think carefully over' everything he ,| told him. ( Vaughn Downcast n Vaughn shows the strain under t< which he has been living and appears c to be very blue and downcast. His ? eyes are watery and he seems to be n living in the deepest kind of gloomy a spirits. He is kept confined in the s death house within a few feet of the a electric chair, where he has been sen- & tenced to die on December 20. How- a ver, the appealing of his case to the s Supreme Court has served as a stay e of the sentence of the Court. The Governor, after talking with a Vaughn, went out into the Peniten- P tiary yard among the prisoners and a made an inspection. He found among e the prisoners an old negro, who has t' served already twenty-two years for n stealing a $27 watch, and another ne gro who has served nearly a dozen b years for stealing $9. The Governor a looked over matters around the State fl Penitentiary, spending considerably a over an hour there. c ABBEVILLE COTTON MILLS * DECLARE EXTRA DIVIDEND tl At the annual meeting of the stock- e holders of the Abbeville Cotton mills, tl held recently, an extra dividend of 3 i' per cent, was declared, and checks tl for this dividend are now being mail- d ed out. This will not interfere with the regular semi-annual dividend of 3 per cent, which will be paid Jan uary 1. This evidence of the mill's amolv fratifvine not proapeiitj xo only to local stockholders but to tne community in general. The success which the mill has met under the management of Mr. J. Foster Barn well is a source of pride to Mr. Barn well's many friends here. TYKOSHM Mrs. J. Warren Allen, of Baltimore, is on a visit to her sister, Mrs. Jones F. Miller. Mr. W. A. Muller went to Abbe ville this morning.?Greenwood Jour nal. ATE OF "LETHE" IN THE STA Directors Propose Estab T T 7 . 1 < ^ ? wintnrop ana Ulei ?Court Will D What will be the fate of "Lethe"? | Vill the funds accruing from the i estate be used for scholarships in; !lemson and Winthrop colleges, will I he estate revert to the heirs of Dr. : e la Howe or will it be escheated to > he State of South Carolina by reason , f failure to maintain the school as i ontemplated under the will of the | ounder? This question is now before the Supreme Court, and upon the result if the Court's decision will hinge the letermination of whether the school I aust be maintained to comply with he terms of the will of Dr. John de a Howe or whether, from the pro eeds of the estate, the trustees have . right to create scholarships in Win hrop and Clemson for deserving oung men and women of Abbeville ounty. At the last session of the legisla ure authority was given the trustees o bring suit to determine whether hey would be within their rights in stablishing such scholarships. In .ccordance wth this act, the trustees, it a meeting held some time ago, j idopted a resolution having in view I hiS purpose, declaring, 'among other hings, that the income f^om. the estate about $3,000 per annum): was insuf-; i Icient for the maintenance of an-in-' titution such as was contemplated by he will of Dr. de la Howe. In order to bring the matter before he courts for determination, several if the trustees instituted injunction iroceedings, asking the court to for >id the putting in effect of the resolu ion of the board. The tenth paragraph of the plain-! iff's complaint is as follows:' "That plaintiffs are informed and ielieve that if such resolutions are mt into effect and the net income of he said estate is so used that the ef ect of so doing will be to forfeit the ights of plaintiffs and all of her citi ens of Abbeville county, in the said unds and the estate and the same be scheated to the State of South Caro ina, all on the account of the failure if the trusts created by the said will nd the failure of the trustees to carry iut the terms of the said will, ,the said state will revert to th$ heirs at law if testator and the plaintiffs and other itizens of the county of Abbeville will uffer great and irreparable loss and amage." Judge Memminger, at Laurens, re used the injunction of the plaintiffs, leciding that the creation of the cholarships in Clemson and Win hrop would be the most reasonable nd practical manner of performing he trust imposed by the will. From Judge Memminger's order the laintiffs have appealed to the su ireme court, and argument was heard he first of the week. The plaintiffs are represented by J. J foore M&rs, Esq., and J. Howard 1 loore, Esq., and the defendants by 1 lessrs. Greene & Hill. The board of trustees of "Lethe," s at present constituted, is as fol- ' aws: . ' E. A. Mars. T P WnllnwflV. Albert Gibert. John U. Wardlaw. 1 W. B. Uldrick. ? The treasurer is Mr. R. E. Cox. The Will J The will of Dr. John de la Howe, , rho died prior to 1800, is an interest- | ng document. Many readers of The 'ress and Banner will remember hav- , ig seen it in print some y.ears ago,; < ut, in view of the question which has j ow arisen, that portion of the will I' fhich refers to the establishment of t tie school is herewith reproduced. j It is a3 follows: . : "I give and devise all my real and ] ersonal estate of whatsoever nature , : may be, so in possession as In right, , excepting what is hereafter by this *, ly last will otherwise disposed, of) J d the president and agricultural so- t iety of this State of South Carolina, . ow or lately holding their usual , leetings in the city of Charleston, nd to such of their members as the . aid society pro tempore shall name nd appoint to take the exception and 1 rust contained in this my last will 1 nd testament upon them, and to their uccessors in said appointment ror ver. That is to say, in trust tor the ( allowing intent, uses, and purposes, ' nd for no other use, intent, or pur- : ose, whatsoever, viz: for causing 1 nd procuring to be erected, establish- 1 d, organized, and forever kept up on hat part of the plantation where I ow reside, or any other part between 1 tie springs and the mouth of the < ranch which runs through the yard, ' nd Little river, as agricultural or J arm school, in conformity as near s can be (mutatis mutandis) as oc- < asional circumstances may render i dvisable and the wisdom of the so iety shall suggest to a plan propos- i d in the Columbian Magazine for < be month of April, one thousand sev- j n hurfared and eighty-seven; with his difference?that this farm school . * nrincipally by me intended for by i he yearly income of the estate d> me evised and bequeathed by this my 1 ist will, for ever both educating in onformity to the said plan, and also )dging, feeding and uniformly twelf oor boys and twelf poor girls, whose ; arents, or who themselfs have resid d in Abbeville county aforesaid, not ?ss than six years, and actually con- ( nue to reside within the compas or stent of said county; but that or han children (cateris parebus) shall ave the preference. And it is my will , lat they shall manufacture such of . leir clothing themselfs, as can be lade out of the produce of the farm, , nd the trustees shall be pleased t;o rocure out of the ready money which shall leave at my decease, such im lements for facilitating labour, as . iay not only answer that purpose but ontrlbute at the same time to the HAND OF IE SUPREME COURT i lishing Scholarships in mson From Funds , . '. % % ecide Authority. facilitating the labour of the neigh bors and making them more indus trious; provided that not above tine N hundred pounds sterling be employed In tne purchase of said implements. And I do wish and recommend, the use of Beach leaves gathered before the frost, and dried in the shade for bedding, as the teaves of the beach tree, cured as mentioned, make a comfortable, and by far more healthy bedding than feathers, as they will remain good for four or five years, and may be easily renewed, and as be ing Introduced amongst the poorer class of citizens (whose bedding is now a blanket) they may thereby en joy one that is comfortable and heal thy. "And it is my will, that such part of my personal estate as the trustees shall not think immediately necessary or particularly use for for carrying on the farm and farm school, shall be by them sold in such manner and such terms as they may think the most advantageous; but that in particular my surveying compaBS, cuain, and in strument case shall be reserved for the use of the farm school, as like wise, such hooka as In their Judgi* may he useful to the master, and par ticularly, Sh&w's Chemistry, so that he thereby may be enabled to comply with the next following article, if un acquainted with the principles, viz: , \ That it shall be the duty of the mas ter, that besides having the boys In structed in reading, writing, arithme- , trie, principles of geography, and of geometry, and the girls, in reading, writing and four common rules of arithmetic, he will and shall instruct both boys and girls, (so as occasion offers) in such chemical principles, as the success of their different oper ations depends upon, as malting, brew ing; distilling, baking, fixing different colours, making vinegar, soap, cheese, \ butter, etc., etc. And it is my will that such child ren, as reside conveniently in the ^p'^hborhood for attending the school may be allowed to be instructed as the children of the farm scnool, these of parents not able to pay the school ip?" prat'* and those can afford it, at such rates as they and the mas ter can agree upon, but num ber only as the trustees shall judge, that '* - master can conven^Mv in struct. provided that all children ad mitted into the said farm school shall be obliged conform to such rules and regulations, as the trustees or master shall from time to tiir? reas onably make for the government thereof. "And it is further my will, that In the choice of a master tor the said farm school, skill, industry, and mor als shall be the or.'v qualifications attended to, and that in the admittance of poor children, no manner of regard shall hp naid to what religion or sect they or their parents possess; and that it shall be a particular charge to the master, to teach and instruct them only, in the general, plain and practical parts of religion and mor ality, without meddling with specula tive and controverted points, or with 3uch as constitute the particular character of any sect "In case that it shoul'd appear to the society that the yearly income of the estate by this my last will given and devised, shoul'd not be sufficient to carry immediately my above dis position into full effect, (which how ever is not expected) I in that case request them to make such beginning as the yearly income may bear the ex penses of, in such manner that the s.tock on the farm, as horses, mares In pa?ticfilar, horn cattle & sheep may be kept up for the use of the farm, but as I shall leave a considerable sum in ready money, I recommend that such suitable but simple build ings in the way of my present over seers house may be immediately erected to answer the plan to the whole extent, but that all the outward timber may be of chestnut. "It is also my will, that my tract of land, part of which I do now keep and reside on, made up of twenty-one original tracts, and by a late re-sur vey containing two thousand six hun dred and thirty acres, shall be forev er so far indeVisable as that five hun dred acres shall be laid out for the ? tvhgf ip, under fence, La,mi, liiuiuuiug nMMV and that one thousand acres shall for ever remain in wood or forest, In or der to supply the farm with conven ient range and with fuel and timber, and in process of time contribute to the support of the institution, but that the surplus land over and above the five hundred, and one thousand acres before specified may be by the trus tees to farm let in such tracts as they shall think to the best advantage, provided that no tract of land by this my last will detised shall ever be let on a more extensive lease than that of fourteen years, and that every* such lease shall contain a condition that the lessee shall not cut or willfully suffer to be cut any timber or wood from the said thousand acres reserv ed for the use of the farm school, un "iH with the express permis icao uj c?**vk _ sion of the trustees. "And it is my will, that in case the agricultural society of South Carolina should against my expectation (the plan being relative to the institution of the society) decline or neglect ap pointing trustees for taking upon themselves the execution of this my last will and testament of the trust contained in the same, or that the said society should at any time be dissolv ed or annihilated, that then and in each of these cases, the execution of this my last wilt or the trust contain ed in it, shall devolve upon such trus tees as the Hon-Legislature of this (Continued on Last Page, Part II) A