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I I ^ __ ISSTJEP gEMl-WEEKLY. ^ ^ . i m. grist * sons, pabiiahers. } % ^amilg Jteiusgager: 4or the promotion of the goliticat, jSocial, ^.gricnIturLat and (|otnmeitciaI Interests of the geoptii. {TEBWSmo*^0coP^Er1'U''cENT8A'i(!E' established 1855. YORKVILLE, S. C., SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 19QO. 1STO. 4. THE GRUCIF OF PHJLI By REV. CHARLEI Author of "In His Steps: What Would Hardy's Seven Synopsis of Previous Installments! In order that new readers of The En- i - ?i.u? I I quirer may oegm wnu tuo iuii<>? iuk m- stallment ot this story, and understand it ( just the same as though they had read it . all from the beginning, we here give a . synopsis of that portion of it which has 1 already been published : 1 Philip Strong, a minister, receives two calls, ( one to a college town, where he may live a quiet, scholarly life, to his liking, the other to a manfacturlng town where there is plenty of < work to do among the laboring classes. He ( " accepts the more active field. Philip discovers that a number of his wealthy parishioners ( have property rented for saloons and gambling , houses. He interviews one of them and is advised that he had better not stir up the C matter. The next Sunday he preaches upon c the subject, and Mr. Winter, one of his most prominent parishioners, having property rent- ' ed for such purposes, rises from his seat and walks out or the church. The next morning Winter calls on the minister and resents what t he calls an insult to nimson, men, vurcaiening to withdraw his support from the church, retires in high dudgeon. The sermon creates great excitement, and the next Sunday a 1 rge crowd attends Philip's church, expecting a sensational sermon; but Philip disappoints them, preaching on a different subjectentirely. Philip attacks the saloons and preaches against them toalargecongregatlon. Hecalls upon his p<?ple to join with him in an attempt to exterminate them. Later he leaves his house to visit a sick child, and a man on the opposite side of the street fires two shot at him. Philip has been severely though not mortally wounded. His assassin is arrested and, at Philip's request, is brought before him. Philip assures him that he bears him no ill will and prays for him. Philip preaches on the Sunday question and makes new enemies. Coming home one evening, he finds his wife in a faint on the floor, a knife stuck into the desk and two anonymous scrawls, one addressed "To the Preacher," the other "To the Preacher's Wife." They were warnings to leave the town. The minister's wife begs her husband to leave the field for another, but instead he prepares to continue the war against the devil there and in his own fashion. CHAPTER VIII. ? The first Sunday was beginning to be more or less dreaded or anticipated by Calvary church people. They were learning to expect something radical, sweeping, almost revolutionary in Philip's utterances on "Christ and Modern Society." Some agreed with him as far as he had gone. Very many had been hurt at his plainness of speech. This was especially true of the property owners and the fashionable part of the membership. Yet there was a fascination about Philip's preaching that prevented so far any very serious outbreak or dissension in the church. He was a recognized leader. In his presentation of truth he was large minded. He had the faculty of holding men's respect. There was no mistaking the situation, however. Mr. Winter, with others, was working against him. Philip was vaguely conscious of much that did not work out into open, apparent fact. Nevertheless. when he came up on the first Sunday of the next month and began to announce his subject, he found au audience that crowded the house to the doors, and among tlicin were scattered numbers of men from the workingmen's district with whom Philip had talked while down there. It was, as before, an inspiring congregation, and Philip faced it. feeling sure in his heart that lit; hail a great subject to unfoid | aud a message to deliver to the church i of Christ such as he could not but be- i lieve Christ would most certainly pre- < sent if he were living today In Milton. ] He began by describing the exact , condition of affairs in Milton. To as- | sist this description he had brought i with him into the church his map of ' the town. I "Look now." he said, pointing out 1 the different localities, "at B street. ; where we now are. Here are seven of 1 the largest churches of the place on ] this street. The entire distance be- t tween the first of these church build- j Ings and the last one is a little over a t mile. Three of these churches are ouly \ ? two blocks apart. Then consider the i character of the residences and people j In the vicinity of this street. It is what Is called desirable?that Is. the c homes are the very finest, and the peo- c pie. almost without exception, are re- 8 fined, respectable, well educated and i Christian in training. All the wealth of the town centers about B street. All t the society life extends out from it on I each side. It is considered the most { fashionable street for drives aud prom- c enades. It is well lighted, well paved. > Tim nnnnln tt'hn nnmo ftllt t V> WTII 1VCJH. 1 1IC |;vv/(?iv ?? uv vviuv vviw ? h of the bouses ou Li street are always { well dressed. The people who go into these seven churches are as a rule well dressed aud comfortable looking. Mind you." continued Philip, raising his hand with a siguilicaut gesture, "1 do not want to have you think that 1 consider good clothes and comfortable looks as uu-Christian or anything against the people who present such an appearance. Par from it. 1 simply mention this fact to make the contrast I am going to show you all the plainer. For let us leave B street now and go down into the flats by the river, where nearly all the mill people have their homes. I wish you would note Orst the distauce from II street and the churches to this tenement district It Is nine blocks?that is. a little over a mile. To the edge of the tenement houses farthest from our own church building it is a mile and three-quarters. And within that entire district, measuring nearly two by three miles, there is not a church building. There are r- two feeble mission schools, which are ^ held in plain, unattractive halls, where J TON IP STRONG. S M. SHELDON, Jesus Do ?," "Malcom Kirk," "Robert Days," Etc. fvery Sunday a handful of children neet hut nothing practically Is being lone by the church of Christ In this )Iace to give the people in that part of he town the privileges and power of ;he life of Christ, the life more abunlantly. "The houses down there are of the :heapest description. The people who rorae out of them are far from well lressed. The streets and alleys are lirty and 111 smelling, and no one :ares to promenade for pleasure up ind down the sidewalks in that neigh lorhood. It Is not n safe place to go < 0 at night. The most frequent disurbances come from that part of the own. All the hard characters find reflge there. And let me say that I am lot now speaking of the working peoile. They are almost without excep;ion law abiding. But In every town Ike ours the floating population of vice ind crime seeks naturally that part of 1 town where the poorest houses are. md the most saloons, and the greatest larkness. both physical and moral. "If there is a part of this town which leeds lifting up and cleaning and heal ng ana inspiring oj uie preseuc-e ui c he church of Christ. It is right there ( vhere there is no church. The people 8 in B street and for six or eight blocks s sach side know the gospel. They have \ arge numbers of books and papers and r nuch Christian literature. They have j )een taught the Bible truths; they are t 'amiliar with them. Of what value is 8 t. then, to continue to support on this s ihort street, so near together, seven a ;hurches. of as many different denomi- j m^ions. which have for their members i he respectable, moral people of the \ :own? I do not mean to say that the i veil to do. respectable people do not c leed the influence of the church and t he preaching of the gospel. But they t ian get these privileges without such a [ 'earful waste of material and power, g f we bad only three or four churches t ?n this street they would be enough, i iYe are wasting our Christianity with T he present arrangement. We are giv- g ng the rich and the educated and well \ o do people seven times as much p hurcb as we are giving the poor, the t gnorant and the struggling workers t n the tenement district. There Is no c juestion. there can be no question,- that ^ ill this is wrong. It Is opposed to ev- t >ry principle that Christ advocated, f \ nrl In th? fnpp nf tlipep nlnin farts, t vhich no one can dispute, there is a ? luty before these churches on this e street which cannot be evaded without g lenying the very purpose of a church. y t is that duty which I am now going B o urge upon this Calvary church. 0 "It has been said by some of the g ninisters aud members of the churches y :hat we might combine in an effort and r auild a large aud commodious mission v n the tenement district. But that, to j, my mind, would not settle the problem t it all as it should be settled. It is an 0 ?asy and a lazy thing for church memtiers to put their hands In their pock- c ets and say to a few other church i members: 'We will help build a mis- n sion if you will run It after it is up. j. We will attend our church up town c aere while the mission is worked for a :he poor people down there.' That is not t what will meet the needs of the situa- c don. What that part of Milton needs f Is the church of Christ In its mem- j >ers?the whole church on the largest v >osslble scale. What 1 am now going 0 o propose, therefore. Is something ^ vhicli I believe Christ would advocate, j f not in the exact mauucr I shall ex- B )lain, at least in the same spirit." T Philip paused a moment and looked 6 ?ver the congregation earnestly. The t !xpectation of the people was roused ilmost to the poiut of a sensation as he veut ou: "I have consulted competent authorlles, and they say that our church wilding here could be moved from its >resent foundation without serious lamage to tlie structure. A part of it .vould have to be torn down to assist he moving, but it could easily be reduced. The expense would not be -.1.-* n' uurc inau wt* tuuiu i L'tiunj uiccu m %r ire out of debt, and tlxe property Is roe from incumbrance. Wbat I propose, therefore, is a very simple thins -that we move our church edifice lown into the heart of the tenement listrict. where we can buy a suitable ot for a comparatively small sum, and it once begin the work of a Christian rhurch in the very neighborhood where ;uch work Is most needed. "There are certain objections to this .. dan. 1 think they can be met by the ?xercise of the Christ spirit of sacrifice 1 md love. A great many members will t lot be able to go that distance to at- t end service any more than the people t here at present can well come up here. \ But there are six churches left on B j street. What is to hinder any Chris- J :ian member of Calvary church from 1 working and fellowshiping with those rhurches if he cannot put in his service t n the tenement district? None of these ! :hurches is crowded. They will wel- 1 ;ome the advent of more members. 1 But tlie main strength _?>/ the. plan n vhlch I propose lies fa tlie fact that If t be done it will bo a live illustration >f the eagerness of the church to reach md save men. The very sight of our ;burch moving down otT from this itreet to the lower part of the town vlll be an object lesson to the people, md the church will at ouce begin to nean something to them. Once estabished there, we can work from it as a ;enter. The distance ought to be no liscouragement to any healthy person. There is not a young woman in this ihurcb who is in the habit of dancing ivbo does not make twice as many iteps during an evening dancing party is would be uecessnry to take her to the enement district and back again. Surey any Christian church member is as villing to endure fatigue and sacrifice md to give as much time to help make nen and women better as he Is to have t good time himself. Think for a monent what this move which I propose vould mean to the life of this town md to our Christian growth. At presrnt we go to church. We listen to a jood choir, we go home again, we have i pleasant Sunday school, we are all comfortable and well clothed here, we enjoy our services, we are not disturbed by the sight of disagreeable or uncongenial people. "But is that Christianity? Where do he service and the self denial and the vorklng for men's souls come In? Ah, ny dear brothers and sisters, what is ills church really doing for the salvaion of men in this place? Is it Chrlslanlty to have a comfortable church tnd go to It once or twice a week to enjoy nice music and listen to preachng. and then go home to a good dln?er. and that is about all? What have ve sacrificed? What have we denied >urselves? What have we done to ihow the poor or the sinful that we care anything for their souls or that Christianity is anything but a comfortible. select religion for those who can ifford the good things of the world? iVhat has the church in Milton done to nake the workingman here feel that It s an Institution that throbs with the >rotberhood of man? But suppose we iciuany move our cuurco uowu mere tnd then go there ourselves weekdays md Sundays to work for the uplift of mmortal beings. Shall we not then rave the satisfaction of knowing that ve are at least trying to do something nore than enjoy our church all by turselves? Shall we not be able to iope that we have at least attempted o obey the spirit of our sacrificing jord. who commanded his disciples to ;o aud disciple the nations? It seems o me that the plan is a Christian plan, f the churches in this neighborhood vere not so numerous. If the circumtauces were different, it might not be vise or necessary to do what I pro>ose. But as the facts are. 1 solemnly >elieve that this church has an opporunity before it to show Milton and the ither churches and the world that it is villlng to do an unusual thing, that it las within it the spirit of complete will* ngness to reach and lift up mankind in he way that will do it best and most peedily. If individuals are command<1 to sacrifice and endure for Christ's ake and the kingdom's, I do not know vhy organizations should not do the ame. And in this instance something m a large scale, something that repreents large sacrifice, something that vill convince the people of the love of nan for man. is the only thing that vill strike deep enough into the prob era of the tenement district in Milton o begin to solve It in any satisfactory >r Christian way. "I do not expect the church to act m my plan without due deliberation. have arrived at ray own conclusions ifter a careful going over the en lire ground. And in the sight of all the leed and degradation of the people rad in the light of all that Christ has nade clear to be our duty as his disiples it seems to me there is but one >ath open to us. If we neglect to folow him as he beckons us. I believe ve shall neglect the one opportunity if Calvary church to put itself in the ?osition of the church of the crucified .amb of God. who did not please hlmelf, who came to minister to others, vho would certainly approve of any teps his church on earth In this age night honestly make to reach men and W 'It vAll not be possible to do tlds thing you propose, brother Strong." ove thera and become to them the lelper aud savior and life giver which be great Ilead of the cbureli truly inended we should be. I leave this plait vhich I have proposed before you for our Christian thought and prayer, ^nd may the Iloly Spirit guide us all nto all the truth. Amen." If Philip had deliberately planned o create a sensation, he could uot tave done anything more radical to iring it about. If lie had stood on he platform and tired a gun into the ludienee, it \vot:l I not have startled too, members of Calvary church more tbqlu this calm proposal to them that they move their building a mile away from its aristocratic surroundings. Nothing that lie had said in his previous sermons had provoked such a spirit of opposition. This time the church < was roused. Feelings of astonishment, indignation and alarm agitated the members of Calvary church. Some of them gathered about Philip at the close of the service. "It will not be possible to do this thing you propose. Brother Strong," said one of the deacons, a leading member and a man who had defended Philip once or twice against public criticism. "Why not?" asked Philip simply. He was exhausted with his effort that morning, but felt that a crisis of some sort had been precipitated by his message, and so he welcomed this show of interest which his sermon had aroused. "The church will not agree to such a thing." "A number of them favor such a step," replied Philip, who had talked over the matter fully with many in the church. "A majority will vote against it." "Yes, an overwhelming majority," 6ald one man. "I know a good many who would not be able to go that distance to attend church, and they certainly would not join any other church on the street 1 know, for one, 1 wouldn't." "Not if you thought Christ's kingdom in this town would be advanced by It?" asked Philip, turning to this man with a directness that was almost bluntness. "1 don't see that that would be a test of my Christianity." "That is not the question," said one of the trustees, who had the reputation of being a very shrewd business man. "The question is concerning the feasibility of moving this property a mile Into the poorest part.of the town and then maintaining 11 there. In my opinion it cannot be done. The expenses of the organization cannot be kept up. We should lose some of our best financial supporters. Mr. Strong's spirit and purpose spring from a good motive, no doubt, but viewed from a buslnesfe point of view the church In that locality would not be a success. To my mind it would be a very unwise thing to do. It would practically destroy our organization here and not really establish anything there." "I do not believe we can tell until we try." said Philip. "I certainly do not wish the church* to destroy Itself foollsbfy. but I do feel that we ought to do something very positive and very large to define our attitude as saviors in this community. And moving the house, as 1 propose, lias the advantage of being a_ definite, practlcaf step in the di rection of a CiirlstUKe use or our powers as a church." There was more talk of the same sort, but It was plainly felt by Philip that the plan he had proposed was distasteful to the greater part of the church, and If the matter came to a vote It would be defeated. He talked the plan over with his trustees, as he had already done before he spoke in public. Four of them were decided in their objection to the plan. Only one fully sustained Philip. During the week he succeeded In finding out that from his membership of 500 less than 40 persons were willing to stand by him in so radical a movement And yet the more Philip studied the problem of the town the more he was persuaded that the only way for the church to make any impression on the tenement district was to put Itself directly In touch with the uelghborhood. To accomplish that necessity Philip was not stubborn. He was ready to adopt any plan that would actuany uo something, but he grew more eager every day that he spent In the study of the town to have the church feel its opportunity and make Christ a reality to those most in need of him. It was at this time that Philip was surprised one evening by a call from one of the workingmen who had been present and beard his sermon on moving the church Into the tenement district. "I came to see you particularly, Mr. Strong, about getting you to come down to our hall some evening next week and give us a talk on some subject connected with the signs of the j times." "I'll come If you think I can do any , good in that way," replied Philip, hesitating a little. "I believe you can. The men are be- 1 ginning to take to you. and while they ! won't come up to church they will turn out to hear you down there." ' "All right. When do you want me I to come?" ' "Say next Tuesday. You kuow where 1 the ball is?" 1 Philip nodded. lie had been by it in j his walks through that part of Milton. ' The spokesman for the workmen ex- ' pressed his thanks and arose to go, but I Philip asked him to stay a few mo- < nients. He wanted to know at first ' hand what the man's representative fellows would do if the church should < at any time decide to act after Philip's < plan. I "Well, to tell the truth, Mr. Strong, 1 1 don't believe very many of them ( would join any church." ' "That is not the question. Would 1 they feel the church any more there than where It is now?" ' "Yes, 1 honestly think they would, s They would come out to hear you." 1 "Well, that would be something, to I be sure," replied Philip, smiling. "But < as to the wisdom of the plan?how * does it strike you on the whole?" < "1 would like to see It done. 1 don't * believe I shall, though." 1 "Why?" su "Your church won't agree to It." co "Maybe they will In time." sn "I hope they will. And let me tell St you, Mr. Strong, even If you succeeded In getting your church and people to la; come into the tenement district you an would find plenty of people there who $3 wouldn't go to hear you." dc "1 suppose that is so. But, oh, that ac we might do something!" Philip clasp- co ed his hands over his knee and gazed er earnestly at the man opposite. The va man returned the gaze almost as ear- wi nestly. It was the personification of be the church confronting the laboring of man, each In a certain way asking the m; other, "What will the church do?" th And It was a noticeable fact that the eq minister's look revealed more doubt of and anxiety than the other man's look, |ei which contained more or less of lndlf- |e ference and distrust. Philip sighed, and his visitor soon after took his ec leave. ' pr So it came about that Philip Strong re plunged Into a work which from the time he stepped into the dingy little tb hall and faced the crowd peculiar to It dt had a growing Influence on all his re strange career, grew In strangeness ill rapidly as days came on. ci He was Invited again and again to gc address the men In that part of Milton. They were almost all of them mill em- dt ployees. They had a simple organization ti< for debate and discussion of questions tu of the day. Gradually the crowds In- ti< creased as Philip continued to come and developed a series of talks on ti< Christian socialism. There was stand- p( lng room only. He was beginning to 8C know a number of the men, and a fa strong affection was growing up In ij( their hearts for him. That was Just before the time the ^ trouble at the mills broke out. He had 8t just come back from the hall where he 0f had now been going every Thursday jt evening and where he had spoken on his favorite theme?"The Meaning and ar Responsibility of Power, Both Financlal and Mental." He had treated the pI subject from the Christian point of jn view entirely. He had several times ai roused his rude audience to enthusiasm. |n Moved by his theme and his surround- ^ ings, he had denounced, with even more m than usuni vigor, those men of ease n( and wealth who did nothing with their ^ money to help their brothers. He had ce mentioned, as he went along, what great responsibility any great power w puts on a man and bad dealt in a broad ^ way with the whole subject of power in men as a thing to be used and always used for the common good. ^ He did not recall his exact state- cc ments, but felt a little uneasy as he ^ walked home, for fear he might possi- ^ bly have influenced his particular audience against the rich as a class. He . had not intended anything of the kind, ^ but had a vague idea that possibly he ought to have guarded some words or sentences more carefully. He had gone up into his study to fin- ^ lsh some work when the bell rang sharply, and he came down to open the a door just as Mrs. Strong came in from J? the other room, where she had been giving directions to the girl, who had re gone up stairs through the kitchen. The minister and his wife opened the 0 - W; door together, and one or tne neignbors rushed into the hall so excited he t0 could hardly speak. "Oh, Mr. Strong, won't you go right down to Mr. Winter's house? You P* have more Influence with those men . than any one around here." 13 "What men?" "The men who are going to kill him If some one doesn't stop it!" le "What!" cried Philip, turning pale, not from fear, but from self reproach, ac to think he might have made a mistake. "Who is trying to kill him?the m mill men?" "Yes! No! I do not, cannot tell. But he is in great danger, and you are the only man in this town who can Pr help to save him. Come!" 'a Philip turned 10 his wife. "Sarah, th It Is my duty. If anything should hap- fa pen to me, you know my soul will meet th yours at the gates of paradise." aD He kissed her and rushed out Into the night. to TO BE CONTINUED. _ pe ? m MKSSAUK (IF 1MB UUVBItftUK. [t Contains Much Information and Some m Verv Sound Advice. pa iynopslzed for The Yorkville Enquirer. ? Governor McSweeny's first message jss to the general assembly will strike the reader as a highly creditable paper. The different questions touched are 0f liscussed in a frank, open mauner, which leaves no doubt as to the governor's position. There is no effort . to carry the reader into mysterious jeg leplhs of pretended knowledge, where tie would be left to lament his own ^ gnorance or wonder at the possible learning of the writer. It is just a An plain, practical talk, the conclusions ( ...t.:foil tr\ molrp t.hpir JI WIJ1UL1 uauuuv mil w ujuuw _ an mpression. The introduction refers to the death )f Ex-Governor Ellerbe aod the sue- . . jession of Governor McSweeny. Then * :be increase in railroad and cotton nill building and the developmeut of Th( Jther industries are cited as evidence if a season of prosperity which ought Tb low to be upon us. 8tc The state's finances are reported to Tb 3e in good condition, and there is a itatement showing the sources from by ivhich was derived a total revenue last year of $3,253,020.79. The disposition i )f this sum is stated, and tbe general Aj, issembly is informed as to the status th< )f the financial relations between the 1 itate and the United States?how the wi United States is due tbe state large ou ms, and bow tnese sums cannoi oe llected until the state pays certain laller sums it is due the United ates. The taxable property of the state 3t year amounted to $176,422,288, i increase over the previous year of ,185,183. This, the governor says, >es not represent anything like the tual taxable values. He recites the nstitutional requirement that propty be returned for taxation at its full ilue. This is not now done. If it sre done, then the assessment would i lower. So for as the actual amount taxes to be raised are concerned akes but little difference one way or e other; but the only way to secure [uitable taxation is by the assessment property at full value. The probm as to how this is to be done is ft with the general assembly. Last year's pension appropriation is idorsed, and the propriety of approbating another $100,000 this year is commended. There is a statement of the efforts at are being made by the executive >partment to secure a refund of the maining portion of tbe direct tax egally and unjustly collected from tizens of this stale by tbe national ivernment. Several pages of tbe message are ivoted to a statement of tbe condign of the penal and charitable institions. There are no recommends* sns in ibis connection. In discussing tbe educational ques3n, tbe governor suggests that tbe tblic funds available for tbe public hools ought to be supplemented, as r as possible, by private subscrip3ns. As to higher educational instiitions, tbe governor does not think ere is any longer an issue. The ate is fully committed to tbe support ' all tbe colleges now established and should support tbem liberally. Only about six pages of tbe message e devoted to the discussion of tbe spensary law. Tbe governor exesses himself as satisfied with tbe )practicability of tbe prohibition idea id gives bis reasonB. He thinks that cal option would be worse than pro nitioo, and that with a tew amendents to the law now in force, we >ed try to do notbiDg further for e present. He suggests that the lulral business in Columbia be placed ider the control of a commissioner Ho will receive a good salary, and at be be assisted by an advisory >ard consisting of the state treasurer, imptroller gen Aral, MipAHntPnHant. nf lucation, chairman of the finance mmittee of the senate and chairman ' the ways and means committee of e house. He does not think that ther the governor or attorney general ould be members of the state board ; it the governor should have power remove the commissioner for cause, e does not think it would be necesry for the board to meet oftener an three or four times a year, and these meetings it can purchase all quired liquors by sample and , rough means of sealed bids. He commends that county boards be ude to consist of supervisors, audits and mayors of county seat towns, here there is a dispensary in such wns, and in case there is no distusary in the county seat town,, en the mayor of the largest dispen 'nsary town in the county snail do e third member of the board. It recommended that county dispenrs be elected by the people as other Beers are elected, and that their rms he fixed for the period of two> :ars. The governor refers to his tiou in reducing the constabulary rce at a saving of $8,338.90 in six onths, without much more than an ipreciable diminution of the number seizures. The clerk having charge the constabulary reports an imovement in the enforcement of the w except in Charleston and a few of e northwestern counties. The school ud receipts and disbursements from e dispensary for the year 1898-99 aouot to $130,000. A section of the message is devoted roads, and the recommendation is at the general assembly require survisors to use cbaingangs only in * aking permanent improvements. It is suggested that the legislature ight do well to encourage our senars and representatives in congress by ssing a resolution asking for the peal of the 10 per cent, tax on the iues of state banks. The governor expresses himself as ing impressed with the desirability amending the constitution so as to ovide for biennial sessions of the neral assmbly. Several other matters of more or s importance are referred to in the rssage ; but the foregoing covers all 2 principal points of public iuterest. other Candidate for Goveuor. Col. A. H. Patterson, of Barnwell, is nounced as a candidate for governor. ! will advocate the dispensary and II oppose primary education in ?her institutions. oman Succeeds Shell. The Washington correspondent of ie News and Courier says it is under od in Washington, that Rev. A. J. S. lomas, of Greenville, will succeed to i census supervisorsbip made vacant the death of Mr. G. W. Shell. Conceded Fitness.?"This 'Gates ar' design is a handsome one," said i tombstone man. 'It is just what I want," said the dow. "He uever shut a door in all' r married life without being told."