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THE UNKNOWN TONGUES. Rev. J. M. Pike, Who Advocates the New Doctrine, Sustained by the Board of Trustees. Columbia, April 10.-' 'Healing by I Faith" and the "Unknown T6ng IV movement, which has strong and iii fluential~ advocates at several points in this state, particularly at Laurens, where members of some of the oldest and most prominent families in the state are its supporters, gained an important victory in a high place here in Columbia this week. The board of trustees of the Oliver Gospel Mission, after a fight extending over a period of nearly a year and characterized by more or less acrimony, sustaining the editorial attitude of its publicati.n, the "Way of Faith," whose editor, the Rev. J. M. Pike, has been vigor ously and zealously advocatirrg the movement in the paper for many months. By the endowment of the founder of the institution the Rev. R. C. Oliver, a Methodist minister of the holiness persuasion, the institu tion has a strong financial backing,be ing rated in. business circles at over $80,000, and its publication has a cir culation of about 10,000, which ex tends not only all over the south, but partly all over the known world. " To abandon advocacy of the move ment would not be to.lerated by the readers of the paper," said Dr. Pike to your correspondent. Nine-tenths of the subscribers would quit the pa per, which would mean its ruin. I have seen clear manifestation of the gift of tongues right here among wo men in our mission, several of whom converse fluently in this tongue, and some of them have been blessed with the gift of prophecy. No, I have nev er talked in the language myself, but I have had an unmistakable personal experience wit. divine healing through prayer. I was eued of a chronic case of rheumatiim by pray ing." Asked if this "tongue" language was intelligible to him or -between the speakers of it, Mr. Pike said no, that the tangue language manifested it self in the person when he or she was in an ecstatic religious 'condion, and that the speaker probably did not understand the language hims, ' but that he did understand +h,t ha was speaking to the divine spirit. The board of trustees, which c)n trols the paper, the mission and the funds, is composed of several Metho dist ministers and several laymen the board being self-perpetuating under the will of Mr. Oliver. It was by the vote of a member of the South Caro lina conference that Dr. Pike was finally sustained and i;he fight end ed. The chairman of the board, Rev. J. F. Anderson of Pendleton, -who, it is understood, lead the contest against Mr. Pike, has resigned, and the board .is now composed of only seven members, four of whom are f.riendly toward the editor and endorse his at titude in, the paper. The lay membver.s of the board are Mr. C. D. Stanley of Columbia, Mr. F. H. Hyatt of Colum bia, TM r. W. F. Foxworth of Marion, and Mr. L. B. Haynes of Leesville. The other clerical members are the Rev. Messrs. H. F. Chrietzburg of Weston, N. C., W. P. Kinard of Ep worth and R. A. Young of Piedmont. It is understood that in the deadlock over the matter Messrs. Stanley, Hyatt, Chreitzburg and Foxworth voted for the retention of Dr. Pike and the- others against him. How ever, the board declined to make its action public, and individual members of the board talk guardedly and sparingly.. - Dr. Pike himself is a man of cul -ture and refinement and a very fas einating talker, and he is warmly loved by thousands. Everybody in Columbia speaks highly of him per sonally. He has recently written a series of a.rticles, which are said to be very scholarly, on the . "Irving. Revival of 1830-1834," which have been copied in various parts of the country. His well worn Bible an notated in almost every verse in his own delicate handwriting from' cover to cover shows him to have been a close student of that book for many years. Hie does not call the movement the ''Unknown T.ongue" nmovemnt, but the "'Great Pentaeostal Movement, which started to be revived with the Irvine revival, and which he says is now getting a new start all over the *world. When seen in his sanctum today he read some very interestinlg parts of scripture in support of "the faith". These are the :references, which it might pay those who are in terested to look up: Mark 16, 17; Acts 11. 4; Acts X, 46;.Aets XIX, 5;i First Corinthians, chapter 12; whole of 14th chapter of sam.e; parts of fifth chapter of James. Iis sa idithat the boardl ano'st succeeded in adownini:'' the editor at one time. voting to have him ex elude all references to the movement from the paper, but one of those who vote for this resolution says he was . m1isIead and afterward wrote ti Chairman so, thus rehabilitating the deadlock. In the heat of the battle Editor Pike answered those fighting him on the board in an editorial headed "A Personal Word," in which he said: "Every device that human ingenuity can invent and Satanic wisdom can suggest, has been used to hinder the work, and if possible prevent this paper fulfilling its heaven-appoint ed mission. Satan knowing that his time is short, may be expected to do his utmost, to embarrass the paper and thus hinder the work." THE RURAL SCHOOLS. Ways and Means By Which Improve ment May Be Made. T.he rurai schools of South Carolina have been greatly improved in recent years, but there is yet an enormous amount of work to be done, before the schools in the country will com pare at all favorably with the town and city school. A large per cent of the population of our state is rural and agricultural, therefore if every boy and girl is to be given an equal chance for an educition it is very important that our pople build up a good syste'm of country schools. The efficiency of a countary school depends largely upon the effort put forth in a rural community by its trustees and teachers. If they show that they are interested and will take the leader ship in improving their schools, they will not fail to get co-operation from patrons. I urge every country teacher and trustee in South Caro lina to ask himself the question: What can I do to make my school better? Find out how you can make it better and go to work with a de termination to improve conditions. Success will always attend an earnest effort. During the recent session of the legislature, a bill was passed ap propriating $20,000 for the purpose of increasing the average *leng6 of Ahe school term and to improve the efficiency of the public -schools in this state. The state superintendent of education, Mr. J. E. Swearingen, will gladly send a copy of this act, to gether with regulations to anyone who will write him for same. Every rural school should run long er than three or four months, so if yours doesn't run at least 100 days, don't fail to take advantage of this law. It provides that any school whose term is less than 100 days, can secure $2.00 from the state superin tendent of education for every $1.00. that the patron may .raise. -If any shool which pays $30 a month will raise $10, the state superintendient will supply $20 and thus lengthen the term by one month. Of course, any greater amount raised by the school will secure a correspondingly greater addition to the school term. The state board of education Las recently set aside $2,000 of- the li brary fund to be used by the school improvement association for prizes. This amount was offered lad.. year and ninety-one schools entered the contest. It is estimated that $200,000 worth of material improvement :'e sulted from this contest. Tf your school did not apply .last year, don't fail to make an effort to win a prize this ~year. Regulations regarding prizes can be secured by writing to Miss T-heordosia Dargan, Daizell, S. C. I will be glad to furnish any trus tees or teachers in the State with any information I can, that will assis.t them in improving the conditions of their schools. Mary T. Nance, Field Agent of Campaign "'om., Cross Hill, S. C. COLUMBIA FESTIVAL.. Rare Treats in Store for the Lovers of High Class Music and Art. Special to The Herald and News. Columbia, S. C., April 12.-Dur ing the week of the Columbia Mu sic Festival, April 20 to 23, the sec ond annual Arts and Crafts exhibit will be held in the studio of the Col lege for Women. This announcement will interest not only art students, but all who take pride in the work that is being done in southern col loes. Last year's exhibit established a precedent of excellence that will be more than maintained in this year's exhibit. There will be over 100 can vasses on y exhibition. Frederick Waugh will- send one of his paint ings valued at $1,500; Edward Red ield a $1.000 painting and so -on down the long list. Mr. Hugh H. Breckenridge, head of the Academy of Fine Arts, Phil adelhia, who will send,some of his work, is mnuch interested in the Co lumia exhibit. He has assisted Miss MClintock, president of the college, n securing a numher of the bes't pie mvshown recently at the exhibit in the Pennsylvania acadlemy of Fine A rts. A munber. of the artists who will *and work to ('olumubia had alrely b 'en rejuested to senl their paintings to the exhibit to be held in Carnegie :hall, Pittsburg, but, they have gladly consented to divide be tween the two exhibits, sending some of their paintings to Pittsburg and some to Columbia. - This fact will prove that the ex hibit at the College for Women ranks equal to the exhibits now being held in the largest cities, centers of art in the United States, and only the best work of leading artists will be shown. Among the forms of craft work ex ihibited will be hammered brass, hammered copper, wood carving, illu minating, plasters in casts and placques, bronzes, hand made jewel ry, leather work, weaving, bead work, embroidery, stenciling. marine mosaic and Indian pottery from New Mexico and Arizona. A number of South Carolinians have consented to contribute to the crafts exhibit, and Miss McClintock will be glad if others will send speci mens of their work as she wishes the state to be represented and is anxious to encourage southern artists. This exhibit will be one of the most interesting events of the Co lumbia festival week- which will at tract many visitors. By means of tLU music festival and art exhibit the sis ter arts unite -and will co-operate in their efforts for mutual advancement. Special railroad rates will be given from all parts of the state and Columbians are preparing to weleome hosts of friends. Festival week calendar: Arts and Crafts -exhibit, 20-23; Automobile races, 21; Tarantlla german, 21; Students' art exhibit, Columbia College, 22-23; Three festi val concerts, 22-23; Opening ball, Columbia Ball club, 22; Baseball, 22 23-24. J. A. F. HE OBEYED ORDERS. A Recruit's Rapid Rise to Title and Power. One day a young recruit was standing guard before the door .of the entrance of Peter the Great's private chambers in the palace of St. Petersburg. He had received or ders to admit no one. . As he passed slowly up and down before the door Prince Menschi koff, the favorite minister of the zar, approached and attempted to enter. He was stopped by the re ruit. The prince, who had the fullest libert'y of calling upon his master* at any time, sought to push the guard and pass him. Yet the young man would not move, but ordered his highness to stand back. "You idiot!', shouted the prince. "Don't you know me? You'll be punished for this!" The recruit smiled and said: "Very well, your highness, but my orders are peremptory to let no body pass.'' The prince, exasperated at the fel low 's impudence, struck him a blow in the face with his riding whip. "Strike away,, your highness,''.said the soldier, "but I cannot let you go in.' Peter, in the room, hearing the noise outside, opened the door and inquired what it meant, "and the prince told him. -The czar appeared amused, but said nothing at ..the time. In the evening, however, he sent for the prince and the soldier.- As they both appeared Peter gave his own cane to the soldier, saying: "That man struck you, in the morning- Now you must return the blow to that fellow with my stick." The prince was 'amazed. "Your majesty,'' he said, "this common soldier is to strike me?"' "I make him a captain,'' said Peter. "But I'm an officer of your majes t 's household,'' objected the prece. "I make a colonel of my life guards and an officer of the house hold,'' said Peter again. "My rank, your majesty knows is that of general,'' again protested Menshikoff. "Then I make him a general, so that the beating you get may com& from a man of your rank. ' The prince got a sound thrashing in the presence of the ezar, and the recruit, who was next day commis sioned a general wi'th a title, was the founder of a powerful family -vhose descendants are still high in the im perial service of Russia. She Learned Quickly. Judge. "I've never played cards in my life'' declared Mrs. Flurry, seating herself at the card table to fill out t the hostess' request. ''But never mind; I always learn things quickly. "Please cut the cards, MIs. Flur "CAll right. Please hand me a TRAPPING A GORILLA Story of a Vicious Struggle In the African Jungle. A NET THAT FAILED TO HOLD. The Snared Monster Broke Through Its Meshes and Was the Cause of One Death Before He Was Himself Killed by the Attacking Party. Captain 'Fritz Duquesne. the Boer ivory hunter, was con issioned by a German naturalist soy to capture one of each species of African quadru mana. He was entirely successful in the work, except that he could obtain no gorilla. Finally a. pygmy pointed out a portion of the dank jungle in which a gorilla had been seen. The captain Immediately arranged his camp and laid his plans and made preparations to trap the monster and get him alive If possible, though he fully realized the danger of the under taking. "For four days," said the captain, "we camped in this hotbed of d1sease. Beaters went out in all directions searching for the gorilla. At last some deep, wide scratches were found on a cluster of vines. On close examination the unmistakable hair of the gorilla was found on a broken twig. "After some hours we found the tree where the gorilla-lived. We could tell it by the greasy appearance of the bark, made so by the repeated rubbing of the gorilla's body. We could tell by the ,fresh marks, with sap still wet, that the animal had recently ascended the tree. The scratches were short and deep, showing that it bad lifted itself up dnd had not slid down, which would have made a long, shallow scratch. "We spread a strong net around the tree in a circle sloping upward on the outer side. Around the top of the net there were drawn ropes from four di ections, held by half a dozen natives hidden in the bush. These were to bring the top of the net together and thus bag our game. "After waiting some hours the leaves above rustled and then opened as a six foot male gorilla descended un suspectingly and entc-ed the trap. I signaled, the four ropes were pulled at once, and we had our animal-for a moment. He roared in fury, twist ing, jumping and biting the rope into pieces. The natives were pulled about like dolls as he tried to reach first one and then another. The professor jump ed about in excitement, trying to fo cus a camera on the infuriated animal. "At last the mighty arms of the go rilla broke a hole through thet Inet, and Ihe tore the rest from him as though it were a rotten rag. M\ost of the na tives fled in dismay. The professor dropped his camera and tried to es cape. In a moment the gorilla grasp ed him in its terrible bands. "I seized my rifle and fired in the air to frighten the animal In my po sition I could not shoot at him with out hitting my friend. For a moment the gorilla stood still, holding the now unconscious~ man as though be were a baby, the brute's lips drawn back Ifrom his glistening teeth. "I thrust another cartridge in my rifle. As I did so there was a buzz in the air, and an arrow, shot by a na tie,. pierced the gorilla's side. A roar burstfromi his red throat, and he drop ped his victim. Like a flash, before I could shoot, a native sprang from the leaves and, half throwing, half thrusting, drove an assagal into the gorilla's heart. With a groan the brute fell dead. "Examining the professor. I found th his right arm was broken and that some of his ribs were crushed into his lungs. We gave up the effort. to get a live gorilla and, placing the in jured man in a hammock, carried him back t.. ward the east coast.. "He died on the road. Out on the veldt beside a native village a lonely little slab marked 'Carl Bloch' sticks up above the grass. it Is the profess or's grave. .Hun.ting is not all excit ing adventure and laughing victory. It has its tears, like other things." Hampton's Magazine. Chances,iln Gambling. Henri Poincare, the leading .miathe matician of France, declares that there is no infallible martingale or method of doubling one's stakes after every loss. "All one can do," says M. Poincare. "is to combine one's play so as to have a great chance of win ning a little and a little chance of los ing much or a few chances of gaining much and many chances of losing lit tle. One can arrange his play so as to have orne chance of winning a million frans and a million chances of losing a franc or a million chances of win ning a franc and one chance of losing a million francs--and that's all." Incompatible. Towne-Well. well, the idea of his marrying Miss Goldey! Why, he's a dyspeptic. Browne-What has that to do with it? She's got plenty of money, and so- Towne-That's just ,it. She'll never agree with him; she's too rich. Catholic Standard and Times. It Had a Charm. "I do miss Mrs. Jones. She told me 11 the news of the parish." "Oh, that was only gossip--no truth "Well, there, I liked to 'enr it. Truth or yies, 'twas all news to me." unnch STATEMENT. The Commercial Bank of Newberry, S. C., con densed from report to State Bank Examiner Novem ber.27. 1908. RESOURChS. Loans.................................... .. 268,75I 87 Furniture and fixtures...................... 3,116 93 Overdrafts ........... ...................... 12,6456o Cash and due from banks..... ................ 1oi,i81 65 $385,696 05 LIABILITIES. 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