Edgefield advertiser. (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, January 21, 1914, Image 1
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-- EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1914 j . ' j ? | j | :
JOHNSTON LETTER.
Mr?. White Entertained in Hon
. ?br Mis? Harriet Kenny. D.
?. R. Hold Meet- 1
On Wednesday, Mri. Jam?
White entertained the elderly ladie*
of the to*n with a dining, tbs oc
casion being in honor of the birth
day of ber aunt, Mis. Harriet Ken
ny. The day was happily spent with
many reminiscences, and lovely mu
sic, vocal and instrumental, added
to the pleasures. There were 18
guests present and it was a beauti
ful sight to see as they were gather
ed around the festive . board. A
sumptuous dinner was herved.
Mrs. Alice Cox bas returned
from a month's visit to her cousin.
Mrs.'Allen Black of Atlanta.
Mrs. Earle Mish, of Virginia ia
expected SOOD to spend some time
in the home of her brother, Dr. P.
N. Keesee.
Mrs. Hamilton, of Middlebrook,,
Va., is the guest of her daughter,
Mrs. W. A. Mobley.
Mrs. A. YV. Goodyear bas retura
*d from a week's visit lo relatives
in .Augusta.
Misses Josephine Mobley, Maud
dickerson, Ly lie LaOrone and
Zena Payne spent the week end at
Meer'Jg Street with Mrs. Smyly
?uiveuB, there being aUo visitors
from Girnwood in the home dur
ing the time.
The Emily Geiger chapter, D. A.
R., held ibo January meeline with
Mrs. J. P. Bean, and at Ibis time,
the constitution of the chapter
which had been drawn up by Mes
dames ?. D. Black, J. W. Ur?wne
and J. P. Bean, was. read and
adopted and arrangements for pur
chasing a charier were wade. The
Jiirrfly Geiger/^ and ine following
program was arranged for the
pleasure of ihe members. Chorus?,
"Carolina," this song having: been
adopted hy the state D. A. R. "A
sketch of Emily Geiger and ber
brave deed," Mrs. P. M. Lott; pia
no duet, Mrs. John Milne, Miss
Hallie White; "Emily Geiger's
ride," Mrs. J. L. Walker; piano
solo, Mrs. VV. F. Scott; "The home
life uf Emily Geiger Threewitts,"
S iss Zena Payne; reading, Mrs.
Janies VV hite. Following this, th.^
hostess served a delicious repast, a
6al;id course with jelly, whipped
cream fruit and pound cake. She
was assisted by Misses Isabel and
Bessie Bean.
Miss Annie Loise Asbell of Win
ston Salem, 1?. C., will spend the
remainder of the school term in the
home of Mrs. Annie Harrison,
while attendiog the High School
here.
Mrs. John Milne ha* returned to
her home at Chattanooga.
Mrs..J. W. Maisb was hostels
for the Kew Century Club on Tues
day afternoon, and all enjoyed the
pleasant ride out to her pretty co
lonial home near town. There was
much business for discussion the
chief topic being Reciprocity day,
which is to be celebrated on Februa
ry l?th and a very interesting pro
gram is. being arranged. Current
events were given by Mrs.
James White, and following this,.
Miss Gladys Sawyer/was leader for
the lesson study of "Romeo and.
Julieta" After a pleasant hour the
hostess invited all into the diniug
room,, where she served an eJabor
at? salad course, and. at an attract
ively arranged table Mrs'. .James
Strother-presided and poured-cn?TeP,
cheese date? bei.ng nerved with ?hisl
Mrs. Vida . Koukni^ht,' of Jen
nings, La.,-hs s -DWII abe- guest.of
relatives here, nsid has go,ue tu Sa
luda to' visit her soil, Mr. Gp?dv
iiaze?: '"* V . .'
On jrucrday.of Ja^l>eck, .the, Stli
distract medical- ar-Hociatigri,\y|iicJj
it?'! composed of Kilj?e.lie?d, . Aiken.
Sa'uda .iud Lexington counties mei
here and there were between ?15 und
40 physicians in [attendance; Dr.
Stone of Aiken presided over thc
meeting, and at the noun recess, ah
enjoyed a Several course ii inner at
Woodward's hotel.
Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Clark en
tertained with a dining on Thurs
day.
Miss Nina Ouzte has retu ned
from Tenille, Ga., and was accom
panied by Miss Smith, who will
visit her.
Mrs. M. E. Walker entertained !
with a very pleasant dinner on Sat
urday for a number of friends and
relatives.
The Angeline Bacon chapter,
children of the Confederacy, held
an. interesting meeting, with-one. of
th? members, John Howard Bia* k
on Saturday afternoon, the presi
dent being Miss Annie Crouch, who
a od neted th A mee in sr hiving ar rang
ed the program: Song bj the mem
bers; reading, ''Robert E. Lee,*'
Miss Frances Turner; piano solo,
Miss Bettie Waters:reading, "Wade
Hampton," Mins Clevie Moyer;
Confederate qnis content by all
present. All were invited into the
dining room, which was decorated
iii Confederate flags, and lighted
with shaded caudles which cant a
pretty glow. Refreshments of jelly,
whipped cream and pound cake was
served in which the colors, red and
while were carried out.
Dr. M. D. Jeffries, of Edgefield,
preached on Sunday evening at the
Baptist church, using as his theme.
"Bringing in the kingdom." His
discourse was listened to with inter
est, and all were glad lo have met
with him again.
ti iel Wardlaw Stansell, of Green
ville, is visiting friends here.
On Sunday morning about 4
o'clock, the dwelling owned by
Mrs. J. P. Bean, and occnpied by
Mr. W. R. Kidson and family, was
bumed, the occupants escaping
without saving any of the house
hold effects. The building was in
sured for $1,500 and furniture
Ol,OoO. The tire origiaated ia the
roof of the kitchen.
: A very pleasant afternoon waa
spent on Saturday in the home of
Mrs. Octavia Rush ton, the honor
guests being Mesdames John Milne
and Horace Wright. After several
progressive games of cards, a half
hour was spent over the teacups
and in social chat.
,, A very pleasant party of the week
jr as, o n Wednesday afternoon wheo.
Miss Mallie Waters entertained in
compliment to ber friend, Mrs.
Frederic Wolfe, of Augusta. Pro
gressive gameB were enjoyed, the
highest score being made by Miss
Clara Sawyer and Mrs. J. L. Wal
ker and when cut for fell to the
iatter, the gift being a dainty hand
embroidered handkerchief. A salad
course was served and at each place
was a boutonni?re of violets.
Miss Alma Woodward entertain
ed with a delightful tea on Friday
evening in honor of Mrs. Frederic
Wolfe.
A Fatal Mistake.
It rn'iy not be fatal to you, but it
is fatal to a tree, in the end, to
prune a tree when the sap is down.
As some people are so dull when
reading an article, please remember
that all trees should be pruned when
the sap is np in the spring bf the
season. Why? Just because if you
cut a dead man's hand, it will not
heal up. If you cut a living man's
hand, it soon heals. If you trim a
tree in the winter the exposed part
begins to rot and soon that goes
into the very heart of the tree. If
yon do this in the spring it heals up
before rot can lake effect. Don't
you see the point? Well, for the
life of the trees, preaoh the doctrine
to others. We laugh at the foreign
ers for doing things backward.
Alas, we are up side-down on a good
many thiners. It is well, by way of
illustration, to remember that gold
mines are oft found in poor Soil. It
seems prepostrrous, but there-are
some trtes that you can, hy burying
the tops.in. Jhe soil and J ea vi the
roots, where tpe tops oughjt, to ;bc,
thereby make 'the most beautiful
shade trees. If people would take
the 'rouble to investigate jli*t':4 Hi
lle, jt hfi-iiiys^some .startling.-revela
tioi. .oinjlt ?icryl'.oj^uggust
that you i member the ?(nove and
tesl:rt;'-for' a't'ice is knowtt'br its
fruits. ' hvsi E. C. Bailey.
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Card of Thanks.
We take dh is means of .ihaokiAg
our neighbors and friends .for, the ir
extrem? kiiidno>s during, ?lie late
illness of our mother, Mrs. W. If.
Canaries. We shall always hold
ihese friends in grateful remem
brance, and hope some day to be i
able to remember their kind deeds, i
Mrs. A. E. Quark's.
Miss Mary (2 nari es,
P. M. Qu arl es,
M. L. Q nari es,
H. A. Qn.irle?,
R. Y. P. .Quarto.
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Program District lflterdehom:iiationaI
Sunday SGWa}r E^vention at Har
mony Wednesday February j
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,i_.Rev. G. C. Hutchinson.
nar,
U':0o O'clock Devotional Exercises-1
10:3t Organization and enrolling delegates.
10:45 Welcome address.. -.-'Jof.--G. M. Smith.
Response.-.Dr. Jeffries.
11:09 The object and aim of the District Convention.L. G. Watson.
11:15 What are some of the main defects in our Sunday schools and
how to remedy them?_---My. W. B. Cogburn and Rev. P. B.
Lanham.
11:45 The Worlds Sunday School Convention. _..Rev. J. R. Walker.
12:15 How may we promote the cause of temperance in the Sunday'
School?.1.A. S. Tomp1rina>nd Rev. G. C. Hutchinson.
12:40 The Cradle Roll..Mrs. J. H. White and Mrs. L. GL Watson.
1:00 Recess and dinner.
2:00 The best methods of conducting tile primary department_Mrs.
Mamie Tillman. ?%wj
2:15 What should be the relation of ffi? church member to the Sunday
school ?.i.-Dr. I?. TJ. J?f?ies, Rev. E. C. Bailey and Rev.
R. G. Shannonhouse. Ut?m
8:00 The Home Department.,^-^J9" Smith and Prof., G. F.Xong.
Miscellaneous business and a^otirnmeht
T. H. RAINSFORD
vrfi fi ? ?. J. M. VANN
W. H. SMITH
J. H. COURTNEY
W. B. COGBURN
Annual Convention State Sun*
day School Convention to
be Held at Anderson,
Splendid Array of
Talent
Never before in the history of
the Sunday School work; in -tbi? j
State have such plendid plans been
been laid for a State Convention as
arie beinir laid for the convention,
Feb. 11-13,
Anderson is using every resource
in her power to make it the great
est as well as the biggest conven
tion that has ever been held in tho
State. The talent employed for
tho program far exceeds any pre
vious one in variety and excellence.
The State Association has been
most fortunate in securing Dr. Wil
liamson, Third Baptist Church, St.
Louis, for this convention. Dr.
Williamson is one of the leading
Bible teachers of this couutry, and
also a practical Sunday School man.
Dr. Williamson will have the Bible
Study period and also inspirational
addresses before the convention, in
addition to the address before the
Baptist Conference, Friday af
ternoon, Feb, 13.
. Dr. L. N. Caley, of Philadelphia,
his also been secured. Dr. Caley
is-a national figure in the Sunday
School world. At the head of the
Sunday School Institute of the lipis
copal Church, and one of the edi
tors of the "American Church Sun
day School Magazine," he has made
a large contribution io the Sunday
School life of the nation.
Mr. J. Shreve Durham, of Chi
cago, the man who pianued and
carried through the great House
Visitation canvasses of -hicago,
Richmond and Dallas, will be at
the convention to discuss ways and
means of fioding and enrolling the
?Q?^8i)<j people still untouched by
tho Sunday Schools of South Caro
lina; Mrs. Alary Foster Bryner,
ot Chicago, will present the Ele
mentary work.
??he morning, aes-duns of..thecqn
y;?iUion will:bV-given tip-to practiL
Ctil.'melliodj of work. For these
sessions, i*., p'i'j \h:.? .Je.id-iirg . uSute
(sideral Secretaries have been
Mf. ?uiin C. Cannan, of
.se
if.e
the convention will be the denom
inational conferences held in the
different churches of the city, Fri
day afternoon, Feb. 13. At these
conferences, the leading denomina
tional men will present the Sunday
School work of the State from
d*in...minational view point. The
!ccal; cbeir will be t.rVoecV:
by Dr. Fisher, of the Anderson
College for Women.
One of the most practical, as well
as pleasant fcaturts of this State
wide meeting will be a Sunday
School Superintendents conference
to be held in St. John's Methodist
Church, Thursday afternoon, Feb.
.2. This conference will be led by
.Mr. D. W. Sims, of Atlanta, who
is the General Secretary of the
Georgia Sunday School Associa
tion. Mr. Sims is a practical busi
nessman, who has been general Sec
retary of the Alabama and Gpor<ria
Sunday School Associations for the
last twelve \ears. Before going in
to the Association work, Mr. Sims
was superintendent of a Sunday
School of more than 2,000 mern
hers. As the end of the conference,
a banquet will be served to the su
p?riniendents by the local superin
tendents, and the committee for
.his banquet are arr?flgisg for cov
ers for 2UU men.
Everything possible that can be ?
done for the comfort and pleasure
?)f the delegates to Anderson is be
ing planned by the local commit
tee. A splendid local executive
committee has been organized and
is now at work. The chairman of
this committee is Mr. F. H. Bur
nett, the secretary of the Y. M. C.
V. The secretary of the commit
iee is Mr. Porter Whale.v, secretary
of the Chamber of Commerce.
The' School of Religious. . Arts.
The above is the subject of a ser
.iioB preached last Sunday in thc
l'resbyteri?h church, by the pastor,
to a-lame and silent congr?gation,
rime and space forbid more than a
mere outline.(?f the discourse Mat
thew 1 1:28, "Learn of ine.'^ Iii these;
three simple words we have.suggest
ed to,;ns 'three"distinct; lines of
thought. .Fii?st: . Tl te : teacher ii n the
sohooi of religious- arts is Christ.
Second': The !-c!io?? ; room is "the
kingdom of {heaven on-ear(h. Third:
The arts taught in this .school; o.
Christ, the Divine artist.
Ob.-erving that th?' average m m
?lid not know.thc ari of living, or
!iow to take life, Jesus welcomed
?he people to become pupils in His
sch.be 1. In the: ti-A'l. Ile gives usa
cajrud. :ur. .Jonu \j. t. .n inan, .
Ojjgftrndo Atii?cKilio?ii,.and Mr. D;
SSiins,.of,.jtl^e, C co.r'gia Associa:
li ott.
[|3nc of thc Social features of thc
convention will be'a '.luncheon ???v
cji tio the Eieinenian workers ?if
tiio'iState by thu ladies of"'Ander
son^ with Mrs. Bryner as guest of
honor. ?J . . '
The annual Inseting nf the Exebu- ? panacea for all .ire ills of ' human
time Committee will be held in the j ''fe. Jesus gives us the secret ot
First baptist Church on Tuesday J happiness and success. The religion
livening, Feb. loth. VV. H. K. Pen-1 *>( Jesus is nota form; it is nolan
cl I eton o? Spnrianburg, will preside. I ?t?L; it is not a church; it "is not a
After the bu.-i tess meeting, a ban-' society ; it is not an organization,
ipiet will be served to the members I but a living, breathing organism,
of the committee with Rev. W. I. j with the life of God in it. It is not
Herbert, President of the State ' an imitation, but a ' reproduction of
Association, as toast mister. ? tue spit ?tua] seed cast into the s >il
Ono of the most vital features of of humanity. Preaching, .a,nd. prac:.1
ticing it are both re'igious ario m
a profesnion. Some people are bor
artists. Consequently ivis no troul
le to cultivate this natural flow?
of grace. The religious^ genius
boni of thc spirit of God, just ;
the artistic genius is born, of nattin
Hence we see all around ns i mit;
linne of Christianity,!, but;there i
j wi. ibo. difference between the ree
Christian and the artificial tha
there is between the n?tnrill and th
artificial flower. And we observ
the mark of the chisel and hear th
sound of the hammer. . We do no
see the'man, like the ?hrist, full o
grace and truth. ?Many of us go t<
Behool, but we never learn, becaus
our teacher is human; our lesson*
are ecclesiastical rather than Christ
We imagine that because we ar
passing through the denomination
al hall of ?eligiou that we are learn
i ig of Christ. But the arts of reli
g.un cannot be acquired unless w<
enter the roo n wnere the grea'
teacher imparts his lessons. Wt
have been in every department o
the religious college, but we bav*
not yet > -ed the room of Chris
to learn luv chemistry of Christi
anily! There is no sadder speotaoh
in life than to see one goint
through life burdened with a reli
tzion which merely has ' the tag ol
Christianity on it! Oh. how m?nj
thousands years will it require t<
teach us that God is greater thai
one little church? If we would see
the church we must look from th?
windows-of. Christ's school. W<
should remember that Jesus spoke
ot the real church as the kiugdom
of God.
Consider.
?. The great teacher was Christ:
for He taught the people. Tn at is
what the world needs to day. If wt
were well informed in. matters ol
religion we would not beso ill lem
peied. Knowledge; tempers the.hu
man-soul.: The man who kn/^Wr
wc bailie koo wa is * a t w fey 8- i! rai i q u i i
in Bpi ri t. lt is the feeling bf une'er
tain ty that disturbs our equilibrium
and causes us to be so restle s and
full of care; thai makes us to ot
st o rm-tossed, like the sea of Gali
lee, bul, unlike Christ, we cannot
lie in composure and sweetly sleep.
Of this teacher it was said, '"Never
man spake like this man." His de>e
triiu'8 were tempered with sympa
thy for the ignorant, with patience
for the dull pupils in his school, and
a passion of love for the weakest
pupil. Ile was a magnet lo draw
men to Him. Some He attracted,
some He repelled. Aloses was a
great teacher. The prophets weiv
great teachers. The Apostles were
g i eat teacher s. Socrates was a great
teacher; bul "'never mau spake )tk<
this man." Some pupils entered Hi>
school, but when they caught the
spiritual atmosphere of His room,
when they began to fully under
stand the character of His lessons,
mau y of them left - the school room
to; walk no more with Him, bul they,
did not forsake their, religion; for
they returned lo ecclesiasticism.
2. We-call attention to the meth
ods of his teaching which were
three iu number: Jesus taught them
by precept. The tirst lesson He
taught was that wo musi become
children before we could become
pupils in His school. Ala--, the aver
age person seems to he above learn
lug. The tirsi lesson we- must learn
ie how to learn. And tbere arc many
things we must unlearn before we
c?n become his pupils. We must
bot take too rnuch ' for gran ted. We
must not enter His school with .pre
conceived ideas of . what He.ought
to teach.us. Hts is a school of nave
hition.io us. In ejiturtng this school
We must no* learn by inference, i;iu<
bjy explicit suieiw?iii,'' unless them*
f?r?nce is a logical necessity. -iNVn
bcd ie" veil that ' 'the-"'world' was ' flu,
fcftiutl?at 'did n?tj n\;il<e it rial; ;t?i;it
si?ii i;t-es anil sets', b?), yi'at tl io:
hoi tii;ikc'j,t,j;ise ana 's?ij;. li^u.^ugur,
irfhieli' preserves rhe ieudi,;iw..i.s jdj?^;
truel i ve lo timm, lu 4??o<t faith
[hauy a:iuai?: hna Ufce.ii..?oi. ir toe&i
letso?rf?t ta?thods of leacbnfg Weiv
threefold^ namely, by'precept. -H-.
AMS the champion' t^??K??r of doc
.rino {not church)- T?c?i dein;a'vit\;
ic s^i forth in the wyriis. ''Ve faust
>e bom.again. ' Ile taught hy pam
Aa. Un pre.scn.ted the; doctrine'of
anctiflualioil in ihe parable of the
vornan who put leaven in three
ueasuies of meal. He presented in
i most masterly way the so-vereiiiii
y of God, to us with his own as he
doased, when He related tlie para
ile of the man going imo the vine
(Continued on page five.)
GOVERNMENT AID.
National Government WI? "G?TO
? Edgefield County $10,000
Conditionally - for Road
Improvement. , .
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In response to a letter from Capt.
0 P. Bricht, who is always ready
for a forward step, asking about se
curing a stone orushing machino
? rom the government to ose in road
building, Congressman J. F. Byrnes ',
wrote the following which is of vital
interest to our people.
January 16, 1?H.
Mr. O. P. Bright, President C.'iam^
berof Commerce, Edgefield, S. 0.
My dear sir:
Replying to your letter of the,
12th, the United States Government
hiiej no road machines which it could
lend to any community to assist in
road building. 'Ordinarily, I would
have to advise you that there was
no way in which the Government
could assist in road improvement,
hilt lastyeara fund.of $500,000 was
appropriated for experimental road
building. The greater part of this
fund wa? allotted to States in the
middle west and in tbe north, the
State of Ohio taking $100,000,
Maine, $50,000, and other Stales se
curing similar amounts. Through
my friend, the Director of Publie ,
Roads, I learned. that $20,000 wa*
left of this fund and with the as
sistance of the senators I succeeded
>n having my district designated fur
this $20,000. This money is: ap
propriated upon the following con- ;
ditions:
The county selects the foad or
roads to be improved. The coHt of
improving the road is estimated by
the agent of the office of Public
Poads and the road they build in
our country is a ?and-elay round
24 ft/wide with 8 i ri. depth of clay.
'^^eneveV-'t-o?**- county 'pfflSv a-tye
two Thirds bf the estimated cost- ol'
building the road the Government
will put to the credit of the county?
one-third of the cost of building the
road. The road is built under the
direction of the road engineer of
the Department. Kither convict
ur free labor cm be u?ed in the
w>?ik. The agent estimates thai a
road can be built with oonv'et ja
nor for about one-half the c ?st of
tree labor. The cost of maintain
ing the gang, paving salary of guard
?fcc is paid out of the joint fund.
This proposition I made to your
county and to every other county in
my district, through the supervi
sors, during the last week of De
cember. Aiken County signiti d
:ts willingness to take $10,OOU of
the $20,000, and the last informa
tion I had from them was that they .
intended building . a road , from
L iken to the Edgefield line. If you
?we in position to accept this pro po- ,
sition you can have the $lU?0OU or
any part of it, as my offer still ?
stands to tue county first accepting.*;
the proposition. In some sections'
two-thirds of the fund has beeri.
raised almost entirely by pi i vate ;
..>u Inscriptions raised from people in
tue cities aud. property ..owuers ad- , ?
joining the road to be improved. v ...
Of the 433 Congrc^ioual dis-;
irids in the country only a veryj '
few have been able to secure, any . ,
part of this fund,, and as you ?an , fj
imagine, they are all anxious to se- ( r
cure part, of i?. I- will therefore ? i
be unable to hold this: balance of v ?
'$10,000 for 'any great length of9
lime, and if you are interested in _
the proposition I' win be .'glad".ff ^
yotij.Wi.ir investigate, and see wjirVh
er or i ot vim can comply with the. j - %
urms. If I have to release it 1 in
tend to try cindi secure Jpr? M-H.'
OJ h?rdistrict in tire Staleof; South'-'
O.invitna,''because1'' 1 tllrn?S . the road
b>:i't'Wy the1 .m"?n?lWr ?f ?'tnt?^G?.v'
'?frin??m. "will be ' 'of ' e<?ti ^foliar
.'j . ?i ii. ? . i -i, : ..o;i>
viilue iJ?ua, .our. peopi.e, will. sav.ef
i!1 o i tey iii the lon^r run by building. ?<
Lotter", roads. I? should,, haya in,-.-,,
?-noed yoU.Uial- a uiji? }>? ;(mvvr.i-: ?."
in -nt built? road, rn . Aiken eou'utltf' .>
?n,,:<!rni ri'd rive..y??a'rs'ago by. < on- I'-'-'
ifhil labor -co^t 5'400;' . The cost 'Af *?'"?
I ?ht? ruad by free labor would tlo-il?i
I&8 be. double I his.' The cost will
?jf course dej>chd on pros i Tn i ty of
.lay,. amount of grading tfcc, but f,.
?.his will give you au idea:
Very, truly your?,
(Signed,) M - r
James I?\ Byrnes.
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