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MISSIONARY MOVEMENT. Lutheran Church of the Redeemer to Go Heartily into Laymen's Movement. The regular service Sunday morn ing at the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer was !devo+-ed to the Lay men's Missionary wovement and in stead of the regular sermon several short addresses were made. This movement for the evangeli zation of the world is world-wide and inter-denominational and has aroused great interest everywhere and the church or the community that does not take hold and help it long is going to fall behind. It was stated that a great many rches had greatly increased their contributions to foreign missions since the movement had been or ganized and that the Newberry church had done well in many de partments of church work but in the matter of foreign missions had been lamentably deficient. Accord ing to the last minutes of the Synod the average per capita from this church to the cause of foreign mis sions had been about twenty cents. The United Synod in the South to wYieh this chureh belongs was look ing to Newberry to do her part wel. A few days ago a committee had been appointed consisting of six men and eight women to canvas the entire membership and the commit tee decided that Newberry ought to raise the first year $1,200 to this cause and that the specific work to which this money would be devoted would be the building of a school or coge or theological seminry i Japan for the education and train ing of native missionary workers. The Lutheran church in the South has been !doing missionary work in Japan for the past fifteen to twenty years and the need now is for native trained Christian workers and to get them there must be a school or sem inary supporteg in Japan. The Lutheran Church of the Redeemer has about 360 resident members and the amount set by the committee should be easily secured. The pastor, Mr. Fulenwider, an nounoed that in) place of the regular sermon there would be several short talks on the s-abject of foreign mis sions, and that in arranging the pro gram he had been given five min -utes. He said the Chureh of the Redemer stood before the Lutheran Synod in the South in a peculiar light. This ehurch had given beau ti.fully to every cause that had been presented to it and the unanimity ~with which all ehurch work was done and the pastor supported made him feel, without boasting, proud to be called the pastor. This one cause, foreign missions, had been almost nieglected and aocording to tihe priiited afintes, the congregation had given to this cause only about twenty .eents per capita during last year. Never before in the history of the world had there been such ani awakening in the subjeet of foreign missions as was manifest today and he believed that the . Church of the Redemer would not lag bdhind in this wonk. Mr. J. B. Hunter was then pre-. snted. Mr. Hunter said that he presumed that every member of the church believed in foreign missions. If, however, judgment was to be passed by what had been done in this congregation, such presumption would not be well founkled. There were three hundred and 4sixty resident members of the con gregation, who had averaged last year only twenty -cents per espita for foreign missions. Mr. Hunter saidx that it was time that they were waking up. It was time we should do something more. This laymen's missionary movement is world-wide and if we are to keep pace with other communities and other ohurches, we must wake up. We have been leav ing this work almost entirely to the women and chiMrean anid the men have done practically nothing. A committee of the church comn posed of six men and eight ladies had been appointed to ca.nvass every member of the eongregation and be fore starting out they had decided upon the amount that it was thought reasonable to expect from this con gregation, and that amount for this year had been fixed at $1,200, and they expected to raise it. Professor W. K. Sligh was pre sented and he said that it was also well to know to what object the money would be devoted if it were raised. Most people i'n giving to a cause like this feel more willing to give if they know where and how the money was to be utilized. He ex plained that the Lutheran Ohurcb of the South had for a number of years beeni supporting *a mission in Japan and that work hald reached the point where it was n'ecessary to ith-e it ad to have a sehool, or a college, or a seminary located in Japan in which the natives might be educated and trained for missionary work. To do this, funds were need ed. It was absolutely necessary that we have a well equipped school in Japan. This was a great movement that was taking hold of all the peo ple and it meant the extension of the work and the saving of the heathen. He believed that in it all could be seen plainly the hanid of God. work ing to that end, and he felt sure that this congregation could easily raise the amount fixed. FANNIE CARSON FREE AT LAST After Serving 15 Years.-Hardly Re alizing What Freedom Means, Bids Good-bye to Prison Walls. Columbia, March 16.-Fannie Car son has been pardoned by Governor Ansel. The woman, who, with two men, planned the death of her own husband, will leave the State prison where fifteen years of her life have been spent. She may go back to that home now, where still lingers the memory of a dark night, many years ago, when J. 0. Carson lay asleep in, his bed and was murdered by Ed. Green and John Page, while the wife stealthily left the home. "Desiring rather to err on the side of mercy, if I err at all, I do hereby grant unto said Fannie Carson.a full pardon of the offence she has hereto fore been convicted of, and the ser tence for which she is now serving," are the words, and a few strokes of the pen making the gorernor's sig nature, that give Fannie Carson her freedom. Tonight Fannie Carson is happy. Alternately laughing with joy and sobbing from the fullness of her heart, she awaits the morrow in her cell at the penitentiary. She was seen late today and -told of the fact that she had been pardoned. Nat urally, she was overjoyed to hear the news. Oce before, when seen at the prison while her pardon was be ing considered, she pleaded for mer cy, and now that it has come to her she hardly realizes what freedom will mean to her. Has Repented. A humble woman now is Fannie SOME REASONS XM HAVE IN Y( REFRI The price you pay to c a small part of the price y the refrigerator for ice. It is therefore, economy to bt frigera:or, which, becau e of its rior insulation, will use the le; u-age for the greatest number c Assuming that the lif.etime of is fiifteen years, and that the ye; the price you pay for ice in1 $15o.oo, or more than five times If you buy a NORTH S reduce your Ike expense: Newberry Han Carson. : Out at the pe!iteitiary tiny tay that she has repented of her sins. Conducting a Bible elass among 'her fellow prisoners, it i. probable that she has seen the error of her way and is truly sorry for -what she has done. Pity and the opinion that 'she has suffered much are the mov ing powers in the securing of a par don for this woman. Frail of body, a physical wreck, according to the written statement of physicians, Fan nie Carson is not a .fit person, in the opinion. of those who :considered her case, to serve out her days in the State prison. Glymphville Dots. Farmers are getting a move on them. The scent of guano is everywhere but the bears need not calculate the cotton crop thereby. Corn, corn, corn dowin this side. Some farmers are top kdressing their grain with guano. The supervisors of Fairfield and Newberry should have seen Mr. Su ber putting aeross the river, on a smal. boat, 100 sacks of guano and 75 sacks of corn; perhaps they would think then that the ferry was need ed at Ashford's. Mr. J. S. J. Saber, Jr., who lives on the Newberry siMe and carries the rural mail in Fairfield sustained qu.ite a loss in having to kill his horse because its leg was broken Two other hose have been injure'd here on account of no ferry here, so that he might keep his horses at home at night. Jack Frost has -put in his appear ance agai.n. We thought for a while that the estate of the late Frank Morezee w.ould be idle, but learn that Mr. Brown has leased it for a number of years. 'He is thinking of seeding'; it down to Alfalfa aid grass. Good idea. Mrs. A. E. Crooks, who has not walked for some time, caused by a fall, and who has been tenderly cared for at the home of her daugh ter, Mrs. Glymph, is now with her son, Mr. Joe S. Crooks. She is still in her rolling chair. How hard it seems, after long years spent in hard work-as she was always in this good and kind woman. Glymphilville Boy. HY YOU SHOULD IU HOE A I[STAR ERATOR HOW MANY of your hard earned dollars melt up each year? A great many more than you would like to have, un doubtedly. The "main question" with most of us is how we can best reduce this number of dollars to a minimum. The solution of the prob lem lies with the refrige ator. lay for a refrigerator is but ou will pay in a lifetime of zy the best refrigerator--the re scientific construction and supe st ice and wvill stand the hardest f years. a refrigerator which costs $25.00 irly cost of maintenance is $io oo, :he lifetime of the refrigerator is ; its original cost. TAR REFRIGERATOR you to an absolute minimum. Iware Campany The new firm of Sui opened up the most < niture and Housefur played in Newberry Call and Inspe At the Ewd. R. Hipp's old stand, whic] If you are in need of a Divan, Day Clock, Office Desk, Office Chair, Dining Table, Writing Desk, Chi'a Suit of Furniture, Couch, Rug, Mai ANYTHING needed in a well kept selection from them for they will Wall Paper!1 A FULL LINE OF E If you are contemplating refreshini what you want in Wall Paper her< the right price, too. We are going our specialties and we will make it Cor. Caldwell and Boyce PERA HOUSE EARHARDT & BAXTER, MANAGERS. PICKRT STOCK( COMPANY 3 Night Engagement 3 onday Night, Mch. 21 "MOTHlS" A Dramatization of Ouda's Famous Novel "The Moths of Society" A BRILLIIANT CAST Wardrobes Imported From "Paree" Bills Changed Nightly PRICES. 75, 50, 35 and 25 Cts. DNEW mer & Hipp has just :omplete stock of Fur ishing Goods ever dis and they invite you to et Their Display i has been remodeled for their business. enport, Wash Stand, Morris Chair, Hal Rocker, Dining Chair, Rattan Chair, Cabinet, Dressing Case, Bedstead or Sing, Lace Curtains, Stove, Range or house, you wil do wel to make your save you money on al purchases. Wall Paper! ~EAUTIFUL DESIGNS ~your walls this spring you can get ---both in quality and quantity-at the to make Wall Paper handling one of to your advantage in your purchases. t,Newberry, S. C' hat's the UseB Of Laying Off'Your Horse With a Sore Back or Shoulder . WHEN imax Gail Powdler~ WILL CURE HIM4 While He Works. 25 Ots. IDR & WEKS.I -. 1