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IR ACULOUS ANSWER TO PRAYER Power of Speech Restored to West minster (S. C.) Nan-Like the Xarvels of Early Days. Westminster, April 7.-Without question the most conspicuous man in upper' South Carolina today is Mr. Thomas Drayton Poore. He had this unabating conspicuousness since the afternoon of February 7, 1911. It does not dwindle in the least, but rather grows greater as the circle covering the knowledge of his expe rience grows wider. People from dif Jerent parts of the State and from the neighboring State of Georgia have come in numbers to Westminster for the sole purpose of looking on the person of this now marked man. Let ters have been received by the hun dreds making inquiry about him. This popularity is not the result of any achievement in the lines of his #e labors, farming and selling real estate. The thing that has brought Mr. Poore into the lime light is the sadden restoration to him of the pow er of speech, of which he had been totally deprived for almost three years. To be more exact, the thing Oiat has pointed him out as a con spicuous character is not the simple fact of the restoration of speech, but the circumstances under which his speech was restored, and more espe cially the cause that is belfeved to bave been behind it and responsible :for it. It is generally believed by the best people and the people that have given their time and thought to the 1ho,rough investigation of the matter, hat nothing short of a real miracle one like those recorded in the exper iences of the early disciples-has been felt in the life of a man dwelling right In our midst. A miracle that was per formed while men looked on, and at tested by the experience that was visible to about four hundred people at the time, and thousands of people since the moment that it was brought about. A brief history of the case of Mr. Poor will sell the story and put be fore the reader the evidence upon which the claim of. a miracle is posit ed., Lost Speech in 1908. Mr. Poore, who is one of the most re putable men of the t}>wn and county in which he lives, began to lose the pow er of speech on the 11th da'y of April, 1908, and continued to grow worse in this respect until on the 18th day of December 'of thatdear he was ut terly unable to make an audible sound, even in the form of a whisper. The physicians told him that it was the result of a case of nerv.ous indi gestion that had been troubling him for a long time. Mr. Poore was un able to make 'a single sound in the nature of speech until the afternoon of February 11, 1911. It is the return of the power of s.peech, especially in the light of ther circumstances of its return, and, as it is confidently be lieved by all, the cause of its re turn that makes Mr. Poore to be a subject of. great interest at this time. The circumstances are these: There was a protracted service in progress at the Baptist church in Westminster, of which Mr. Poore is a member and officer. The services were being con ducted by the Rev. S. E. Stephens, a returned missionary of that denomin ation. On the afternoon of the 7th of February, at a 'very quiet meeting in which prayer was the predominating feature.. Mr. Poore wrote on a slip of paper a request that prayer 'be offered for him that God would give hini grace to bear his affliction. Attention was called to the fact that it might be God's will to restore to him his voice, and this was made the burden of the prayers offered at that time. LikE Paul of old, the brethren prayed thai the "thorn of the flesh" might be re moved, but if it was not for the glor3 of God that it be removed that thei2 ~brother might b,e given grace to beai it to God's glory and praise. Mr.' Poore Joined in Singing. After the season of prayer was over without asking if the answer had beer given, the leader an-nounced a hyn and none was more surprised, per. hiaps, than Mr. Poore to find that h( could join in the singing with as strong and melodious a voice as any~ one present. The amazement 'was startling when Mr. Poore, just as thE minister was about to dismiss the con gregation, rushed to the platform lifted his 'hand and began to tell, with lips that had been speechless for threE sears of how wouderfully God had an swered the prayers of His people or that occasion. At the request of 3Ir Poore the congregation sang "Neuor. My God to Thee" and "Pas Godi from Who:mn al: Blessings Flow." the subjec: of' th blessing ladingth singing with a thrill in bis voice that by that congregation was in'e'r hra on land or sea. If any one imagines that there was any drag in the meeting after that hey are quite mistaken. An ovatior -wa~ tendered Mr. Poore on the ground ' How Little HERE is a Dime. Save it. you're right, yet it represe dollar for a year. It's the litti History tells us that the Duke < of the Allies at Waterloo to ti gates by James Mac Donnell small thing. But the results h the intervening years. Philip. things. They say he packed e hog---utilizing the waste in the him wealthy. The small boy I the dam saved Holland from d on a stone make no impression the stone. The little point on large bored hole. A single gr two perfect ears. And so thi dollar. Dollars at interest prr seed sown on rich ground b Then save the DIME! Watch The Bank Treats T H OF NEWI INO. M. KINARD, Pres. J. 'Y. Mc and as the remarkable incident spread and he was abi through the town and surrounding God, loud.ly sin country multitudes thronged the "(Signed) ' streets, delegation after delegation "Sworn to and met him on his way home, or called ithis 2nd day of &n him after he reached home. The house was packed at night with pea- "Nota pie, who, like the Jews in Bethany Physicial that came not for Jesus' sake only, bqt to see Lazarus whom He had rais-"SaeoSot ed from the dead, came not for the "County o: meeting's sake only, but that they I"Personally; might see the man who had received Burt Mitchell, such a tangible 'and apparent blessing Westminster, St in answer to prayer that had been of-- said, who, bein fered in that house. The crowds still That he is a p come to Mr. Poore's home an'd such 32 years' servi< an occurrence in the life of one so Balttmore Medi well and so favorably known, and i.n Jhe has been trei a denomination that is noted for its Poore about fivy conservativeness, and (quietude, and ble being an ac yet in the life of a marn with such an gia. .His .second implict and, abiding faith in the prom- nervous indiges ises of God, has received no other ex- loss of voice. TI planation than that God was pleasedvocAbutw to hear the cry of His people and an., and that his sp swer them "according to His loving 'him during a kindness and tender mercies." February 7, 191 3laks Afidviters were offered ' Maes Afidait-turned to him. The following affidavits, made in ent's) opinion tl the pres-ence of an officer of the law of speech was d and under the seal of the Common- in the Almighty wealth' of South Carolina, will attest' "(Signed) the historicity of the incident, even to "Sworn to and the most sceptical: this 2nd day of "The State of Sonth Carolina, "County of Oconee. "Nota "Pessonally apper.red before me Thomas Drayton Poore, of the town of' Westminster, State and county afore-. Inse said, who, being duly sworn, says: "State of South That he is 49 years of age, and that "County of he deals in real estate and farming; "Personally that on the 11th day of April, 190S, the Rev. F. G. I be began losing his power of speech, of Westminster and that this power of speech had aforesaid, who, become totally lost on the 18th day says: That he of December, 1908, the loss being at-, new Westminste tributed as a result of nervousness. 'that he was pi That he had been unable to speak, when Mr. Thon even in an audible whisper, from the power of speech aforesaid date, December 18, 1908, un- that the return til the 7th day of February, 1911, at prayers offeredi which time the power of speech was That he (depon completely returned to him; and that opinion that th( he is firrmly of the, opinion that the a direct: answer rCturn was due to prayer offeredl in he~ has known his behalf on that date, February 7,(deponenut) canm by members of the Westminster P,ap- montbs ago, an tist church, during a series of r&vivai heard Mr. Poort sevce, conducted by the Rev. S. E. ruary 7, 1913. Stephens, assisted by the Rev. F. G. existed in the Lavender. That he requested the spe- Poore's; r'-n eia praye*rs, and that at their conclu- "(Signed) fhings Count Not a large amount, you say? No, mnts ten per cent. interest on one !e things that count in this life. f Wellington attributes the victory te closing of the Hugomont Castle and James Graham. It was a ave been marvelous as we look over 0. Armour knew the value of little verything but the last breath of a manufacture of by-products made iy sticking his finger in the leak in evastation. A few drops of water ---the constant drip wears away the auger prepares the way for the ain of corn produces from one to e LITTLE DIME is a part of a ,duce dollars just as surely as the rings forth an abundant harvest. it grow. That Always ou Right. LC.L BANK 3ERRY,S. C. FALL, Cash. 0. 8. MAYER, V-Pres.4 a to return thanks tometi2ndaofArl 11~ ging .His hymns."EM.c( 1 T. D. Poore."NtrPulcorS subscribed before me April, 1911. 1 Teaoeaeol e'~ "E. M. Scott, mn ftsioil hthv ry -Public for s. C." tkno htaeaalbe 1's Testimony. thocurne Teema Carolina,"DbtnThmse"woil Oconee. Ifs oblee hti hi 1 appeared before me4aie h atrmisjs d. D., of the town of sm.I hys eieltt ate and county afore-maeajunytWsmisr g duly sworn, says: teete a erwt hi racticing p'hysician ofeaswaGohthrugtfrr e, a graduate of thewhbeivHsprme. cal college, and that Lk ialso 1! ~ting Thomas Drayton Teqeto fcuamyb years, his first trou-sdeeastilnoenn. ute attack of neural- wsta ftemrce fod and l-ast trouble was ee,toei h omnt tion, which caused hv aeul tde h atr hat Mr. Poore lost hiseldnsoefthmstcne >or three years ago,tietelgasfthcunr eech was returned tothttistedrtrsutoth religious service onttdeobeifnthpatf 1, when special pray- pol.Te vrta hsi that his voice be re- eapeo httecuc ih That it is his (depon- tdybtfrhrblc.Pii at Mr. Poore's return mnsesaeugn ia ti .ue to his strong faiththliiaonofGdsowro Burt Mitchell, M. 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Zimmerz Th Agg'e Losses "U, United each year throi and lack of pr<( through the in what to do wi it has been* e confidence in an and tin cans, en one unfamiliar ;2Put your mon wh rehei sf Newberry Si OF NEWBE~ Capital - - ot JAS. liNTOSH, President. t The said bonds or the proceeds of cl the sale thereof, together with any a- fundsi :1 hand of county treasurer, to r be app:':ed to. thec payment and retire , nou't of cutstandin;g 'o.ds of said ei- Scoo D:strict. oc Th eection for the said purpose r: a.e-:e r.::lned is, herebY ordered to be if h'ed at the town~ hall in Prospe2rity, S. ve C., in said School District, oni the 18th cx:.- 'ja: of Apri;, 1911, beginning at 8 per ta:t receipt being necessary to vote in this eleetion. A ielt Sale I eS ,Aprl 8 8,I wfflsell " r inch - - l eE I will give a beau uckle Free. If you i't fail to be hand we many novelties Windows. 00k Store THOUSAND THINGS Ki -PUTYOUR ? MONEY -" IiI ;O T LOSE IT ate Money in the I States 4h carelessness >per knowledge ability to know th money after arned, through old stockings is greater than could imagine. ey in our bank THE iings Bank ~RRY, S. C. - $50,000.00 J. E. NORWOOD, Cashier, The following named persons are o'clock a. m. and closing at 4 o'clock p. m. A registration certificate and poll hereby appointed to conduct said elec ton: E. W. Werts, W. T. Gibson and M. H. Boozer. All voters in favor of new bonds vote "yes,"' against new bonds vote "no." Geo:' Y. Hunter, J. L. Wise, R. T. Pugh, Truees4 of School District No. 14.