The times and democrat. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, July 21, 1908, Page 3, Image 3
A SI RONG LETTER
Secretary Rice Makes Appeal for
Audutnn Society. 4
DOING GOOD WORK.
He Points Out the Valuable Results
That Have Been Accomplished in
? South Carolina in Spite of a Lack
of Funds and Under Great Dilficul- ?
" ? ties.
The following letter written by!
Mr. James Henry Rice, secretary of
the South Carolina Audubon Society!
was published in The News and
Courier one day last week:
Spartanburg, S. C, July 12. 1908.
To the Editor of The News and
Courier: Sir?Saturday's copy of
The News and Courier was delayed,
reaching Spartanburg Saturday night.
Honce I did not see your editorial on
the Alabama game law until to-day.
You have been Imposed op by the
facturing reputations out of nothing,
common an cheap method of manu-'
Alabama has a good law?it ought
to be a gcod law, for it was written
by the Audubon Society, and passed
principally through the efforts of
Mr. T. Gilbert Pearson, national sec
retary, whose home is at Greensboro,1
N. C. SouthCa rolina contributed!
generously ^with suggestion and;
otherwise.
Mr. Jobn?H. Wallace possibly also
contributed, and he may have writ-i
ten, that is to say, copied, the law;
from, the original -Audubon draft, j
and may have had it presented toj
the Legislature.
Just prior to the passage of the'
Act I received a leter from a promin
ent member of the Alabama Legisla
ture ridiculing the game law, espe
cially the effort of the Audubon* So
ciety to secure better laws.
'The Audubon Society made certain
reveJatioDs before the Legislature of
of the Slate to action a? d caused
v, widespread comment throughout the
Union. It was shwn among other
things that sixty thousand (60,000)
? live parrldges had been shipped the
previous season from three small
towns in Alabama, and that the
paii'idge was about to become ex
tinct in many portions of the State
. ?a fact not known at all in the State
of Alabama.
To credit Mr. Wallacei or anybody
? else in the State of 'Alabama with
having written a good game law is
simply to misstate the facts of re
cord. The Alabama law is simply a
copy of the same law in South Caro
lina, and the South Corallna law
was passed first. Alabama has a
meagre fish law, just as South Caro
-l Una has. - When Mr. Taylor and my
self write a good fish law they will
probaMy have a good fish law in
Alabama shortly afterward, and
somebody else will credit Mr. Wallace
with previsions and all the other
qualities.
There is a difference in Alabama's
..favor, for which they deserve credit.
They began by electing a State game
and fish commissioner, with a salary
of $2,500, who Is elected by the peo
ple and holds office for four years,
the Act being passed at the session
of 1907. The State pays all the ex
penses of his office, except the com
missioner's travelling expenses.
Printing and all other expenses are
paid by the State. ?
The same Act makes all sheriffs,
constables, deputy sheriffs, marshals
and other peace officers ex-officio
game wardens, and provides for the
appointment of county game wardens
on commission.
This placed, ready-made, in the
hands of the State fish and game
commissioner, a machinery for en
forcing the laws, and money with
which to make the machine go.
Alabama has a non-resident licen
se law, the fee being $15, and they
make a hunter's license for citizens
of one dollar, good only for the
county in which they live; outside,
their own county they must pay an
other license of $.. It is from these
sources that $20,000 was realized,
and the sum is only one-fifth what
it ought to be.
Before leaving his branch of the
subject do not forget that the power
that forced action and that gives
stability to the whole scheme is the
Audubon society, which has accom
plished a great deal more in South
Carolina than it has in any other
Southern State, in fact, in the same
length of time.
Let us pass now to the conditions
confronting us in South Carolina and
co ifine discussion to a statement of
the facts to date.
The Audubon Act, granting a
charter to lae Audubon Society of
South Carolina, and makng certain
regulations as to the sale. tr":::p no
tation and killing of game, and pro
l viding for a non-resident license of
ten dollars, was entitled into law at
the session of 1907. No provision
was made for the pay . of wardens,
except that they were to be paid by
the Audubon Society. A gamo pro
tection fund was created. j;:st as in
Alabama. 'Under this chrver the
Audubon Society of South Carolina
was organized and began work in
April. 1907, when I went on the road
to appeal to the people of the Slate
to provide funds for carrying on the
work of preserving the birds, game
and fish of the Stale. The So.-itey
bad only $200. all old. with which
to police South Carolina, provide1
for printing and legal expenses and
for the pay of wardens, as well as
to pay the salary and travelling ex
pen of 'he : K-retary. The report
of ;':e treasurer to t'-e Governor in
December showed that the secretary
of the Audubo i Society hod received
altogether but S--"' 1^ for bis ser
vices. <Compare with this the
$2,."0# paid by Alabama for the
same service.)
When the Legislature met in Jana
ary Mr. B. F. Taylor and myself !
gave our entire time to getting the,
matter ~5efore both branches of the j
j General Assembly. The facts were i
'clearly presented and met with gen
eral favor. Such amendments to
the game and fish laws as were ob
viously necessary were embodied In'
\>iii*t oiui of \'":? ci!is. .iue ah.tiug
ito game and cue relating u fish.
Both were as thorough and well j
drawn as any two bills ever presented j
on the subject to any legislative bodyj
in America. .These two bills were'
simultaneously introduced into the I
House and into the Senate. In the
Senate they had action first, since
they were in the charge of Senator
Christensen, of Beaufort, who made
business of them and pushed them
j through. The, House bills lagged
through lack of proper attention
and were delayed s6 long that it was
only possible for them to get their
third reading on the last day of the
session, and the announcement of
Senator Latimer's death prevented
i that. Hence no action was taken by
the Legislature and things reverted
to the status quo ante bellum.
The Audubon Society bas created
a healthy public sentiment through
out the State on the subject, had suc
ceeded in convicting a number of
violators of the laws and lacked
only funds to make the work
thorough and effective in every part
?of the btate.
j The legislature having failed to
take action there were only 'two
courses open. One was to take the
usual course and express regret that
nothing could be done further, the
Audubon Society having dischargea
its full duty to the State and to the
cause. The responsibility would
rest on the legislature; they could
face the people and explain thein
non-action.
. The course actually adopted was
the alternative of keeping up the.
work in the field by might an main.
Conviction has followed conviction.
The game laws of South Carolina
are better enforced today than are
the laws of Alabama or of North
Carolina. This enforcement has not
only been self-sustaining, but it has
not cost the State of South Carolina
a red cent.
Please remember that this work
has now been going on for nearly
a year and a half. The only income
the Audubon Society has had have
been membership dues and the frac
tion of non-resident license that was
collected. There is nothing wonder
ful about collecting a non-resident
and resident hunters' license with
the whole machinery of a State back
of you and plenty of money to set it
in motion.
The work ol the Audubon Society
of South Carolina has been a latter
day miracle, and any thinking man
is bonnd to admit it. If there is
any lingering doubt in any man's
mind let him go out Into the field
and try to enforce law, collecting
money as he goes from individuals
for publishing laws and other no
tices, paying lawyers' fees and ex
penses incident to trials, paying
travelling expenses, paying wardens
and so on. Such a man will get ex
perience very fast and be wiser in
his generation. ^,
The fact cannot be disputed that
the Audubon Society of South Caro
lina has handled every case reported
to it, and justice has never miscar
ried through lack of proper effort
being made by the Society.
The Society had a bill introduced
at the latt session providing for a
one dollar gun tax, and this would
place all necessary revenue in its
hands.
The po'nt to emphasize is that
Mr. B. F Taylor has given freely
fully half of his time to the cause of
protecting the birds, game and fish
of South Carolina. He is a large
business man, as is well known, and
he has never received any kind of
compensation for his services. More
than that, he has given-a stenogra
pher to the cause. Mr. Taylor s
efforts, which are in line with the
most advanced patriotism known, to
civilization, should be appreciated,
and they will be. This fact of his
assiduous care, coupled with the
further fact that I know more peo
ple personally than any man in South
Carolna. and have the arood will of
most of them, has made possible
the work-of the Audubbon Society.
But all my work would have failed
at the start and a dozen times since
without Mr. Taylor's assistance and
friendly confidence in me.
The News and Courier has been
a valued friends to the cause, and
would be among the first to hail
such an achievement as has actually
been accomplished by the Society
against the heavy odds described.
From three different kinds of license
the State of Alabama collected $20,
000, and. of course, the most of this
came from resident hunters. We
can rake a similar license law with
our present organization and collect
five times as much.
The only sufferers have been of
ficrs of the Audubon Society, of
South Carolina, who have been work
ing with almost no compensation,
for my own salary is so small .that
I am almost ashamed to mention
what it s. I have to make that.
Now to show a comparative state
ment of the work done by member
ship, which is the pith and marrow
of any game enforcement, whether
done by the State or otherwise. I
shall cite the figures from the North
Carolina report, r.s Mr. Pearson is
justly esteemed as the head of his
Class'in the United States.
As the result of five years' work,
backed by the National Audubon So
ciety and paid a salary by them.
Mr. Pearson shows in his report.pages
80-.1" made to the Governor and
people, of North Carolina, a life mem
bership o? 1-iS, who paid ?lft each
une time; he shows sustaining
membership of 1<i'2, ho paid $5
for the i ' ml ? h-'p and >i annual
dues of $1, as members c , he Sou; .
Carolina Vudibon Society pa".
I This makes a iotal of 310 members,
a little over half of wheh keep in
active touch with the Society by pay
ing annual dues.
In its last report to the Gov< . uor
the Audubon Society, of South
;Carolina, showed a regular member-j
ship of 113 paid. Since thaj. time
the membership has increased over
200 per cent, and is still growing at
a rapid rate, last month being one
of the best months in thehistoiyof
the Society.
Mr. Pearson reports total cases
with convictions as 24 ">. and "ith
'?on.'essi:a ? -vf g.'iit c.(l'.t:l the A\iJil
i)on Society, of South Carolina; can
make a favorable comparison with J
this also.
Mr. Pearson is backed by the Na
tional Society; he receives a salary
from it; he is backed by the State
of North Carolina, and receives com
pensation for his work there. He is
one of the most valuable men in the
whole field in the United States.
Now how does that comparison
strike you, Mr. Editor, and you. fel
low citizens of South Carolina? Do
we need any Alabama citizens to
write our laws?
There remains scarcely six months
until the Legislature convenes, and
the election of a United States Sena
tor cannot take all of its time.
In this interval )the citizens of
South Carolina can bridge the gap.
Every six dollars sent in the the
Audubon Society has a power now
it can never have again. Every
South Carolinian, especially every
name honored by being on the rolls
of the Audubon Society, ought to
feel pride In the work accomplished.
South Carolina has always led.
Before Alabama was settled by her
young sparks she had a clvilzation
that commanded respect throughout
Christendom She is now leading in
thir, great cause and leading because
her citizens' have responded /In a
way no Bther Southern State has
ever responded to such anappeal.
It has been with every member
of the working force, Mr. Taylor, Mr.
Heyward and myself, a labor of
love and pride, to save the heritage
of our fathers. The Legislature will
act, we feel sure, and act in no un
certain *vay, beth because they have
the \vl<-li u> do .o, ;:.v. becar-5. trie
p..?.|'li- i f S.Mith Ca- Jina are sq .are
y behind the movement.
The enforcement of the laws,
which has characterized the Audu
bon Society's work throughout, has
been edifying and uplifting. No man
has been above the law, for some of
the wealthist and ? st prominent
citizens of the State have been con
victed. Toleration and clemency
have been extended to the poor, and
l'giioraut.
No reflection is intended, of cour
se, on Mr. Wallace, who may be do
ing good work. \
It is on the record we appeal to
our fellow citizens, and we have
absolute confidence in the issue.
James Henry Rice, Jr.
Secretary South Carolina Audubon
Society. *
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Lesson IV.?Third Quarter, For
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THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.
Text of the Lesson, I Sam. xv. 13-28.
Memory Verse, 22?Golden Text,
Josh, xxiv, 24?Commentary Prepared
by Rev. D. M. Stearns.
[Copyright, 1M8. by American Press Association.]
In many ways the Lord is ever prov
ing us to see if we are willing to be
whole heartedly His and to walk In
His ways, and He is also asking us to
prove Him and see if He will not do
just as He says (Gen. xxii. 1: Deut. viii.
2. 1G: John vi. rt; Mal. Iii. 10?. that we
may know Him and glorify Him in the
eyes of others. In Jesus of Nazareth
God found one who Was perfectly His
own In thought, word aud deed, one
wb<> could say. "I delight to do Tby
will. O my God: yea. Tby law is with
in my heart" (Ps. xl. 8). All others
have failed in greater or less degree,
but some have desired to live thus,
and where (Jod sees that desire He ac
cepts it' and makes much of it. for "if
there be first a willing mind it Is ac
cepted according to tbat a man hath
and not according to thaLhe hath uot"
(II Cor. viii. 12i. Saul soou proved him
self willful and disobedient, and Sam
uel had to say to him: "Thy kingdom
shall riot continue. The Lord hath
sought Him a man after His own heart
who shall fulfill all Ills will" (chapter
xiii. 14: Acts xlii. 22?. The Lord tried
Saul repeatedly, for He is long suffering,
but again and again he failed. After the
night at Samuel's house Samuel sent
him to Gi'ual. saying "Seven days
shalt tho'i tarry till I come to thee and
shew thee what thou shalt do" (chapter
x, 8). We read in chapter xiii. 8-14. that
he tarried seven days, but evidently
not quite the full time, and himself of
fered the offerings, and as soon as he
had made an end of offering Samuel
came and reproved him and said the
words quoted above. Thus we see*
Saul taking upon himself to do what
he had no right to and so Impatient
tbat he could not wa^t the full time.
By little things God tests us. as when
He tested Gideon's ten thousand.
In the lesson chapter today God
again tries Saul by -sending him to
smite and utterly destroy the Amale
kites, who were the first to fight with
Israel after they left Egypt and con
cerning whom God said that He would
put out the remembrance of them from
under heaven (Ex. xvii, 8-16). Saul
went forth and smote them as he had
been commanded, but not fully, for it
is written. "But Saul and the people
spared Agag and the/best of the sheep
and of the oxen and of the fatlhrrs
and the lambs." etc. iversp Oi. Vet
Saul met Samuel with this greeting:
"Blessed be thou of the Lord. I have
performed the commandment of the
Lord" (verse 13?. This, however, ^was
not the Lord's view of it. for He said
to Samuel. ,"lt repenteth Mo that 1
have set up Saul to be king, for he is
turned back from following Me and
hath not performed My command
ments" (verse 11). A word Is in order
V
here about this repenting of the Lord
spoken of in this verse and in verse .T>
and the seeming contradiction in verse
29. with which compare Num. xxiil. 19.
It is impossible that God should
change His mind or be sorry for any
thing He had dor*1, as if things had
turned out differently from what He
had expected: but. foreseeing all events
and knowing that nt a certain point He
would have to change His mode of
procedure, when these turning points
In the unfolding of His purpose come
these are called His repenting*. We
change our mind and do otherwise:
but. while God does otherwise than
He had bepn doing. He never changes
His mind. See in verses 20. 21. how
Saul persists in saying that he had
obeyed the voice of the Lord, hut ad
mitting that he bad saved the best of
the sheep and oxen to sacrifice "unto
the Lord. Then follows Samuel's sting
ing rebuke: "Behold, to obey is better
than sacrifice. ? * '* Because thou hast
rejected the word of the Lord He hath
also rejected thee from helng king"
(verses 22. 23). See also in verse 20 the
emphasis upon the fact that his partial
obedience was a rejection of the word
of the Lord. There is even in1 these
days much partial belief of the Lord's
mes'-. 'ires. but few consider that a sin.
Ilo'i- is something to consider serious
ly ":at a partial belief or obedience Is
a virtual rejection of His word. It is
to 1 ?> feared that many a pre.ncher who
i ,'ailing to declare the whole truth
no better excuse than that of Saul.
"I feared the people and obeyed their
voice" (verse 24). That man has sure
lv missed his calling who while pos
Ins as a minister of Jesus Christ gives
i iore thought to bis congregation aud
bow to please tbem than tc pleasing
Him whose messenger he professes to
be. Such a one had better give heed
to Gal. i. 10. "If I yet pleased men I
should not be the servant of Christ:"
also I Thess. ii. 4. "Not as pleasing
men, but God. who trieth our hearts."
. It is sadly true that there are preach
ers who. knowing tbat if they preach
ed the whole counsel of God they could
not keei) their situation, prefer to be
faise to God for the sake of their liv- j
Ing. There are also many in the pulpit '
and out of it who. while professing
hearty obedience to God, allow their
hearts to carry them away and their
eyes to wink at certain things (Job xv.
11. 12) lest by being wholly conformed
to God they should incur the displeas
ure of their friends. The whole heart
ed life for God means a whole hearted
opposition to the world, the tlesh and
the devil. If we will follow Jesus
Christ we must deny self and over
come the world.
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