The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, December 11, 1912, PART II, Image 12
ADDRESS OF WELCOME
Delivered By Rev. Louis Bristow Be
fore (he Stale Baptist Cornell
tion
In behalf of the entire people of
Abbeville I welcome you; especially
in behalf of the Christian brotherhood.
We welcome you because of what you
are and because of what you do.
Our delight in welcoming you
springs from the knowledge that you
represent the greatest body of Chris
tians in South Carolina, the member
ship of your churches being about as
numerous as the combined numbers
of all other denominations in the
State.
We welcome you because of yeui
missionary zeal. Through the activ
ities of yuur State Doard, in the last
twenty-five years, there have been es
tablished more than '200 churches
and 400 uihers have been aided and
rescued fiom a languid desuetude.Noi
has your evangelism been confinei.
Within the borders of this State; ou?
to earth's, remotest bounds have yoi.
gjne. both in the persons of mission
aries who have gone out from among
you, and cy the wise expenditure o.
uie money you have entrusted to the
Home and Foreign Boards.
We welcome you because of tlu
splendor of the achievements of youi
organized woman's work. The poet
may scornfully ask,
"What highest prize hath woman won
In science or in art?
What mightiest work by woman done
Boasts city, field or mart?"
But we point to the greater attain
ment?a modest demeanor, an earnest
zeal, a redeemed life aflame with the
Spirit of her Master, giving Gospel
ministries to the world.
"He is a parricide to his mother's
name,
TAnd with impious hand murders hei
lame,
That wrongs the praise of woman."
We welcome you because you em
phasize the training of young peo
ple. A photographer places into hifc
camera an unused plate, and exposes
it for the hundredth part of a second
for an im;)iession. So sensitive is that
plate, that the minutest details of the
scene belcre it are faithfully repro
duced upon it. But extreme care musi
be used in preserving and developing
it. To the end that the negative might
be a perfect one, it cannot be exposed.
That would be to spoil it. With ex
treme care does the photographer re
move it in a dark room, and develop
it. Then it may be exposed to an)
light without danger. So it is with a
young sou!. It is extremely sensitive
to receive impressions. If these be fOi
good, care should be exercised to de
velop them. After they are developed,
no exposu. j will spoil them. The Di
vine Word for it: "Train up a chik
in the waj he should go, and when ht
is old he will not depart from it.'
Hence our joy in welcoming you
arises also irom your work for youc^
people in Dible schools, Sunbeam so
cieties and Baptist Young Peoples
Unions.
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UUT plfcibUIC 111 ?V/itvmiuQ ^ w.
springs from your greatness in build
ing Christian schools. When then
arose those among you who said, "1
there are deserving boys and girh
who need education, it is the duty o.
the State to provide ample schools
for them. The 1 urches now are doin^
enough for the State without receiv
ing pay therefor;" you smiled. Recog
nizing the duty and privilege and op
portunity before you, you established
Christian schools. Furman, Greenville
Anderson, Coker, Limestone, Orange
burg, Tigerville, Landruum, Six-Mil*
?though some of these are not undei
this Convention's control?are every
one of them a monument of herok
sacrifice and devoted zeal. About the
older of them cluster sacred memo
ries ,and among the younger is the
sparling enthusiasm of hope.
Our happiness in welcoming you is
derived from the consciousness of
your greatness in works of benevo
lence. In Connie Maxwell orphanage
a hnmp and Christian
J u u |;i v iuv/ iv
training for the young who are desti
tute, and in your Aged Ministers'
board you stretch a helping hand to
trembling and needy age. In the be
ginning of the life of these institutions
there were those who rose up and
said, "We cannot afford it; calls for
money are now loud and frequent; it
will cripple our existing work and
bankrupt the churches." Rising above
such a sentiment, you fulfilled your
obligation to the best of your ability,
and today there is none to say you
nay.
But it is not enough that you have
done well in the past. No really great
life can rest upon the past; and when
one hints that such should be done,
one is reminded of the school boy's
speech:
When pa was just a little boy,
Gee, how he ust to work,
He sawed the wood an' built the fires
An never tried to shirk.
He always filled the reservoy
An' swept the porches, too;
N' I guess there wasn't many things
Pa didn't ust to do.
Now Ma gets up an' builds the fires;
She says I am too small?
An' sweeps the porches an' the walks
An' doesn't mind at all.
She says she's glad to let my pa
His morning nap enjoy,
Because he's tired with all the work
He done when he's a boy.
When I get big I'll get a wife
Edzactly like my ma;
To do the chores an' let me sleep
Just like she does my pa.
An' when I've had my mornin' nap
You bet that I'll enjoy
To tell 'em how I ust to work
When I's a little boy.
No, brethren: we expect you to
prove your past by your present. And
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in welcoming ?uu uu. j?j
and may I emphasize the thought?be
cause we fully expect you, at this ses
sion of the Convention, to extend the
sphere of your Christian philanthropy,
and enter that wide field of endeavor,
so lovingly sought and diligently cul
tivated by our Master?the healing of
the sick, alleviating the pains of the
suffering, and bringing the comforts
of the Gospel to the dying.
Our earnest wish is, that your stay
^rnone uc will be pleasant to you,
helDful tn us, profitable to the Cause
and glorying to our Lord. Our sincere
prayer is, that his Spirit may preside
over your deliberations, His wisdom
lead you to right decisions, and His
care protect you; to the end that the
coming year may witness your larg
est and most comprehensive achieve
ment in His name.
A BOX PARTY FRIDAY NIGHT
There is to be a box supper at the
home of Mr. C. D. Cowan Friday night.
December 13th.
Each girl is expected to bring a
box with her card in it, and enough
supper for two.
The proceeds will be for the im-l
provement of the Warrenton school. I
The public is invited to come. ?
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HARDWARE
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China inina
See This Department.
We have a big stock and
to move it we will sell
A Dollar's Worth
for 80c in Cash
This applies to every ar
ticle in the China, Crock
ery, Hardware and Cut
Glass Department.
Bicycles Bicyc!
If you want to see real, gt
ness buy that boy a
He will go on many an errand for i
Velocipedes for the little bo
Tricycles for the girls.
The wonderful thins:
WATCJ
is not its price?$1.00 to $2.00.
The wonderful tiling is its time
keeping accuracy at a price so
far below what you must pay for
accuracy in any other watch.
The Ingersoll is guaranteed for
a year.
For the. Boy.
house Furnishing <
We have every article i
your Dining Room or Ki
we are making prices no'
that will astound you.
Ladies buy your cake pans, r
mixing bowls, and the thous
one other articles you ne
while you can have all the a
you want. A dollar bill goe
way in this class of goods
time, but now you can ma
dollar buy 20 cents more, or
You Can Buy a Dollar
for 80 Cents
This 20 per cent discount is fc
We can not charge it attheci
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and you will find our
make the price attract:
Xmas
Gifts for
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we can help you wit]
Knives, etc.
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OU want to make every cent count
this year we know, and if you
come to this store for your Toys
and Dolls, we will help you make
your money count.
r Doll and Toy must go by the 25th,
) make them go we are going to give
rices that you can not resist.
l will buy Toys here this year you will
more good, hard dollars after Xmas
jver before.
p Now?It Will Pay You!
Men?Buy Yc
Pairs
Then she will always '
Our stock of Scissors ii
Kutter and Straus mal
Lamps
We have a few
beautiful Lamps
that we will sell Yo
you at just what by
they cost us. All
Here is your ^
cliance
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with the bene!
are offering, y
friends a pre
small amount
It Will Pay Y
Guns
For the Men
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to shop be
fore Xmas.
and we will help you gi
Cash. We will make y<
think we manufacture
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a mighty useful Xmas gift,
s mighty good?and we will
ive for you.
lan's present hard to buy, but
ti our line of Razors, Pocket
>ur Wives Several
of Scissors
have the kind she may want,
s large, and includes, Keen
ces?none better.
"Wear-Ever"
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giving her a piece or two of
uminum ware.
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or the Holiday Trade
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at 80c on the dollar
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lere a big stock, and O
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sent for a mighty ^
of money. ^
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