Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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CORNER STONE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH LAID (Continued from page 6.) of any difference of opinion. lie wya: a successful lawyer. an admirable Speaker of the House of Representa tives. an able and upright Judge, whc dispatched business with a facility without parallel. His elocution was not ornate, but earnest and impetu ous, sometimes boisterous. His learn ing d:d not extend beyond his profes sion, but of this he was master. "He was a devoted friend of the South Carolinai Colle.e. from whieb he graduated with hih1 distinction in 1512. and. bein.- in his official capa eniV a tru1tee. ile wvaielhed over its interest with paternal care.' In hil- Christian life a.-A character. and as an officer and member of the 'c. he wa; eqialy dc-v(oted. earn est and untiring. Ready to take the humblest place and do its work. or if need be. to take the lead, his religious activity. sustained as it was by his gigantic moral power, crowned his Christian life with the most distin gnished usefulness. He died in 1863, in his seventy-first year. Deacon G. T. Scott filled for a num ber of years. successively, the position of Postmaster. agent of the Greenville and Columbia Railroad. and com mission merchant. and in the dis charge of their duties was always faithful and efficient. A noble and devoted Christian. of great moral courage and strict integrity, he was never afraid to follow the path of dutv. when convinced of its demands. Liberal and benevolent, he was gen erous and prompt in contributing to every good cause. He died in 1876. This completes the roll of deacons who have died. Deacon W. H. Har rington. a cultivated Christian gentle man and a successful physician, still lives in Miss.ssippi. Of the unofficial members of the church. the first name that occurs to us is that of Francis B. Higgins. He graduated from South Carolina Col leze in the class of 1813, and was bap tized in the great revival of '31. He was a man of uncommon mind, espa cially in certain directions. He is said to have had a most wonderful knowledge of words, and to have been able to give the meaning of almost any word in the English language with promptness and accuracy. He kept up to his old age his study of Latin and Greek, and was a fine his ;t,orian and mathematician. He was 4fond of statistics, and published once an accurate and . exhaustivve statement of the comparative wealth of diferent counties in the state. For years he was a member of the State Senate, was Commissioner in Equity and District Surveyor until late in life, and in all these positions he was able and efficient. He was al ways faithful in his attendance upon the house of God. and, in his later years especial 'ly. was deeply interested in the welfare of the church. He attended the funeral of Judge O'Neall on De cember 27th, 1863, and died suddenly three days afterward or the 30th of that month. The time would fail me to speak of many others whose virtues are worthy to be mentioned. Of James Divver, the first clerk of the church, who ro moved from here a few years after the organization; of Reuben Pitts, a suc cessful planter, the Sheriff of the County and a member of the Legisla ture, a self-made man and a respect ed. intelligent and consistent Chris tian; of Jacob H. Hunt, a successful planter, of gentle, amiable, beautiful Christian charater-a great lover of peace, shrinking from prominence, but always interested in the .welf are of the church: of James H. Wilson, a m'an of fine character, intelligent and respected, who moved to Texas rand died there a few years ago; of William Wilson, Ordinary of the Dis trict and an excellent officer: of R. R. Nance. Sheriff of the County, who left here soon after the organization Fof the church and died in Alabama, highly honored and respected; of J. C. Harrington, an invalid, and a gen tle and amiable Christian; of Ches ley Worthington, John Ramage. Spen eer Harrington, Robert Maxwell, and Alexander Pope, who, one by one, finished their course and rested from * their labors. Of the members of this church, four died or were killed in the army, the most distinguished of whom was James D. Nance, who entered the army as Captain, rose to the rank of Colonel, and was, at the time he was killed at the battle of the Wilder ness, in 1864, commissioned as Briga dier-General--one of the noblest young men the County of Newberry ever produced. A graduate of the Citadel Academy, of fair talents and sterling qualities, endowed with the Roman features of his father's char acter. the people had already learn ed. when he died. to respect and trust him. His body was brought home and 1we in the church all nigcht. guarded by furloughed soldiers. and after th< Im : y ,. Br:aly the niext day was buied in Roseient Cemietery Drayton W. Ramage and Thoma: Lake. both promising young men gave up their lives in their country'. service. Richard A. Leavell wa! baptized by the Chaplain of his re2i ment. in the waters of the Rappahan nock, on the 31st of May, 1863. ani the next month was received into tfh fellowship of this church. He wa4 mortally wounded at the battle ol Knoxville. November 18. 1863. and died ten days afterwards. A young man of uncommon strenth and pur ity of character and of bright pro mise. eut down with the dew of hi youth upon him. Since the war. in 1S75. the gentk spiit of Thomas H. Pope. the tenl der-hearted. conscientions. faithful Mi11ster of the Gosinel. to)qk its fli.-h1 to the better hind. A man of quiet, unbstrusive manners and of )au tiful eharacter, his comparativelv short but laborious ministry was em inently useful and successful. I cannot close this sketch without some reference to the godly women who bore a less prominent. but no less important, part in the church's his tory, and who have been gathered to their rest. Among the married womeu of those early days may be mentioned Sarah Ann Coate. Elizabeth Carwile Lucy-Nance. Dorothy B. Pratt, Eliza Stewart. Phoebe Mendenhall. Naney Harrington. Hannah G. Hunt. Cath erine Holman. Lucy Ramage. Mar ,aret Hodges. Elizabeth Wilson. Nan cy Caldwell. Tirza Nancee Tabitha Wilson. Helen O'N6all. Abigail Cald well, Polly Elmore. Sarah Harrin ton and Elizabeth Higgins. of whom the last named only remains among us. Of the unmarried women, ready for every good work, were Mary Carwile Mary Harrington, Caroline Fernan dis. barah Fernandis. Sarah O'Neall, Hannah Barrett, Bathsheba Pope, Susan Pope, Celia D. Boyd and Elvi ra Renderson, the last named only be ing left. Since the war *e have lost Mrs. Marv G. Carwile, Mrs. Sarah C. INance. Miss Dolly Pratt, Mrs. Sue Jones. Miss Julia Ca.h. Miss Lucy Ramiae. Mrs. Frances Holman. Mrs. Nancy Wells. Miss Fannie Elmore, Mrs. Emily Scott, and this last year. Mrs. Huff and firs. Maria Davis. And now brethren and sisters, see ing we are compassed about with this great cloud of witnesses, who have successfully run the race and are nowv wearing the crown let us prayerfully and diligently inquire 'nto the duty of the hour. They have h\ us the solemn and saer.d trust <-f guarding the interests and promoting the wel fare of this dear old chureh. In its infancy and youth, they toiled and prayed and wept for it; often amid great difficulties and discourage ments. By all they suffered an-d all they accomplished they are calling upon us to be true to our trust. What shall this church be for the next fifty years? If the past fif ty years were marked by distinguish ed attainments and abundant labors, the next fifty ought to be still more so. The demands are great and the opportunities trichek. The .sciution of tti!s question is in great mneasure with us. The character and destiny of this church, for the future, will be determined largely by what we are and what we do. What shall they be?i By the hallowed memories of the past, which are so sacredly cherish ed, by the honored names which she bears on her records, by the influ enee for good or evil she must exert in the future, by the love of the bles sed Saviour who has watched over her interests with t (iderest solici tude through all these years, I call upon you to be true to this dear old church. When she issues her mater nal commands, with filial devotion be fpromnpt and diligent to obey; when she cries for help, fly to her aid; when she languishes, give God no rest till he shall bless her; when she prospers, rejoice and thank God. Let us unite together today in a solemn covenant, that, with the help of the Lord this church shall go marching on down the coming half contury, "fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and terrible as. an army with ban ners.'' E. SHEEHAN Augusta, Ga. Bottler of Imperial Ginger Ale, Root Beer, Cham* pagne Cider, Wiseola and Domestic Lager Beer in pints, 10 dozen to the cask, $8.50 per cask. Write for complete price list. Wholesale and retail dealer in Wines and Li quors LOOK A T HtSE Canadian Oak Rccker. This beautiful Cait;e Seat Rocker. made up of select Canadian ai dried Oak, is so well guaranteed to as i hat should c u buy one and it did not give entire satisfaction we would replace it with a new one any time within a year from date of shipment. Regular pr:ce $3-50, special price $2.50. 4= = -- Solid Guaranteed Oak Centre Table, i ac Parlor Lamp. Either round or square. This Table is Length 35 inchies, extends to 55 in., rich gold finish, fancv equally as good material as the Oak embcmed metal work, T4 inch Rocker above. Regular price 22 in ch' cone shade, clear giass oil fount, No 2 Sun burner and chimney. $3.50, special price $2 50 Each. . . . . .35 LaGranCtetAit Square. Beautiful Nottingham Lace Curtains wegt-adwve;Mdlin 54 inches wide, button hole stitched Foa n l-vrdsgsi around edges Extreme length 3% obntoso re,Tn yards, in beautiful patterns. RegularRe,&.9f.x2ft price per pair $3.0o, special priceEah. .... $.8 perraipairt Sq1.re Columbia costal5canExhange,ebesidesgdelay TheLinmuritions oe,a, 162eManpairColmbi,-75C TheRIOR BAFULniTALOGUE Grad July Clearance Sale! We have too many summer goods, and rath er than carry them oer we are going to make the price on them RED HOT. This sale com mences Friday 12th, and includes all colored summer Dress Goods, Colored Parasols, La dies' Slippers, Men's Straw Hats, Ladies' Hats and Flowers, Summer Clothing, Men's Low Quarter Shoes, We sell Domestic Sewing Ma chines $25.00, New Defender Drop Head Sewing Machine $17.93, Machine warranted 20 years. Just received our 32nd car, making 3,555 bbls. choice Tennessee Flour, and while it lasts goes for best patent $5.25, half pat. $4.80. Every barrel guaranteed to give satisfaction. Moseley Bros., PROSPERITY, S. C. rescript io Materials Which we use are without exception the purest grade. We believe in PURITY. We constantly preach PURITY. We always practice PURITY when preparing medi cties. PURITY counts, and counts for much, in medicines. Ask your doctor. 4 MAYES' DRUG STORE. , A A& AkA TA&Il Wood Manujacturing Co., HARTS VILLE, S. C. Manufacturers of Door and Window Screens, Sash, Doors, Blinds, Turned and Scroll Work, Ornamental Wood Work, Mantels, Mouldings,. Flooring, Ceiling, Siding, and everything in the Building Material Line. We, want your inquiries and orders. Our grading and workmanship is good, and our prices are right. NartsviIIe Wood Manufacturinig Co, HARTSVlLLE, S. C. 50c. in Cash For 100 Coupons 0~ The Cigarette of Quality *2 Coupons in each Package Coupons quso Redeensable for Valuable Presents Premium Dept., AMERICAN TOBACCO CO. Jersey Clty, N. J. St. Lois, N.