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c jr IL, VOLUME XLIX, NiUMBER 91. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1911.TIEAWE,L15 ER FOR FORTY-SIX YEARS. -jey. J. A. Sligh Has Served One Con gregation-Will Retire on Account . of i Health. On next Sunday will be held at St. Pauls Lutheran church in No. 10 town ship, a most interesting, and, in,soime respects, a sad service, but, in others and larger res'pects it should and will be an occasion of rejoicing. It is not given to many ministers the privi lege of serving successfully and con tinuously and consecutivelY the same -congregation for forty-six years. On the second Sunday of November, 1865, the Rev. Dr. J. A. Sligh preached -his first sermon as pastor in St. Paul's Lutheran church, and, at the -same time, became its pastor, so this congregation was his first church and he has continuously served it, hold ing the esteem and respect of all the people during all these years. On ac count of failing health and advancing -years, Dr. Sligh decided sometime ago to retire from~the active pastorate of the church and will do so on next Sunday *when appropriate services will be held. About one year ago, Rev. Y. von A. SUNDAY SCHOOL NEETING NO. 9. To be Held in St. Lukes Lutheran Church on Saturday, November 25-The Program. 10.30 a. m.-Meeting called to order by W. C. Dominick, president. Devotional exercises conducted by Rev. W. G. Dudley. Address of welcome by R. T. C. Hun. ter. Response by T. M. Mills. 11 a. m.-Reorganizationl and en rollment of delegates. 11.30 a. m.-Query, "Of What Bene ilt is it to a Teacher to Attend the Township Convention," discussion led by Rev. S. P. Koon, Tom L. Dawkins, Wmn. Long and Mrs. M. C. Morris. 11.45 a. m.-Query, "Shall a Non Church Member Teach a Sunday School Class?" Discussion led by Rev. W. G. Dudley, Rev. S. C. Morris and R. C. Counts. 12. 15 p. m.-General discussion 01 Sunday school work. 12.30 p. m.--Addres by Dr. C. T. Wyche. Adjournment for dinner. , 1.30 p. m.-~Verbal reports fromf churches. 150 p. m.-Query, "Which is the Better, Asking Questions or Lecturing to the'Class?' Led by Prof. J. Moody 'Bedenbaugh, Geo. D. Brown, Jr., and T.- M. Mills. 2.15 p. m.-Query, "How Can the Indifferent be Gotten into the Sunday School ?" Discussion led by Rev. I. S. Galdwell, S. J. Kohn and Rev. 0. B. Sh.earouse. m!ach Sunday school is entitled tc -e delegates, and all superintendents e members of the. association ex A, Riser was called es assistant pastor, and the work has been successfully carried on by him. After next Sun day he begins the active pastorate of the church, Dr. Sligh remaining pas tor emeritus. There will be all day services at the church next Sunday, with dinner on the grounds and everybody is cor dially invited to be present and enjoy the day with the congregation, and also to bring well filled baskets. The following program will 'be ob served: 11 o'clock a. m. promptly the ser vices will begin, and unless some oth er minister is present, the usual 4.%4 . ~ ~ ~ ~ * .~ . -morning service will be omitted. 1. Hymn, "Rock of Ages." 2. Reading of Scripture. 3. Prayer. 4. Hymn, "Just As r An," etc. 5. Sermon by Dr. Slignk. 6. Hymn, ''Jesus'Lover oft My Soul."I 7. Presentation of present -to Dr. j Sligh by Col. E. H. Aull.' Col. Aull will 'be introduced by Mr. J. A. C. Kib ler.. Recess for dinuier. 8. 1:30 p. m.-Meeting of Luther League and music 'by the choir. 9. Address by Col. W. H. Hunt. officio. All schools are urged to send delegates and superintendents are es pecially arged to be present. Dinner will beg served on the grounds. W. C. Dominick. THE NEWS OF PROSPERITY. Delegates to Lutheran Synod-Funer al of Mrs. Williams-Personal I Mention. Prosperity, Nov. 9.--Mrs. A. H. Kohn, of Columbia, is visiting. her aunt, Mrs. E. E. Young. Mts. C. M. Harmon has returned from a visit to her sister, Miss Mary Lizzie Wise, in Charlotte, N. C. Mesdames J'. L. Wise, E. W. Leslie and Miss Ollie Dominick have return ed from the Lutheran missionary con vention in Orangeburg. Rev. L. S. Caldwell has gone to At lanta. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Stockman spent Sunday in Columbia. Miss Della Bowers is in Clinton vis iting Mrs. D. Copeland. Rev. Z. W. Bedenbaugh has gone to Knoxville, Tenn., for a few days stay. Revs. S. P. Koon and E. W. Leslie, Messrs. S. J. Kohn and R. T. C. Hun ter are attending the South Carolina synod in Lone Star. The piano contest has closed, Miss Marie Counts being the lucky winner. Rev. S. P. Koon conductef the fun eral services Sunday at St. Lukes of Mrs. Jno. Williams. abe was a sis ter of the late E. K. Bedenbaugh. John D. Rockt.. er is still human. He is kicking against his tax assess mn.-...Atinta Constitution. NEWS OF EXCELSIOBL School Opened With Good Attendance. Late Sowing Vrain-Personal Mention. Excelsior, Nov. 9.-Excelsior school reopened Monday morning with good attendance. The continued rains will put the farmers lat6 in sowing grain and there is a good deal of cotton in the field yet and corn to gather. Mr. Ernest Alewine came up from Peaks and spent Sunday with the home folks. Our Sunday school will meet Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Mr. Aumerle Lorick, who has been working at Irmo for some time, brought his bride up iast week and spent a few days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Lorick. Mr. Frank Shealy is sawing a large lot of 'lumber near here. Frank is a good sawyer and knows how to handle a pine log. Mrs. J. W. Kinard and little son, Frederick William, of Leesville, have been on a few days' visit to Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Kinard. Mr. Berry Hartman and Enos Counts have made quite an improve ment on their dwelling houses recent ly. The writer has a copy of the books published from the pen of the Rev. S. P. Koon, pastor of St. Lukes church. The books contain good reading and a copy ought to be found in every home. No use to complain about the low price of cotton, quit growing so much of it and grow something better. It takes work to make cotton. Sigma. Union of Two Prominent Families. At the residence of the bride 'at 7 o'clock Wednesday evening, by the Rev. M. L. Banks, Mrs. Geo. A. Lang ford, of this city, and Mr. James H. Riser, of Leesville, were united in marriage. It was a quiet home aff' without invitations. This marriage is he happy union of two who were sweethearts in their young and merry days, which gives a tinge of romance to the affair. The two families are prominent and extensively connected. The groom has the rare distinction of having five sons graduates of Newber ry college, and two daughters grad uates of Winthrop. The bride also has a large family of grown sons and daughters, who are occupying prom inent places and doing well in life. Mr. and Mrs. Riser left Thursday for their home at Leesville. Among her sons are Mayor J. J. Langford and Capt. W. S. Langford, of this city. Bethlehem-B,omaria. On the second Sunday in November diviine service will be held in 'Bethle hem church Sunday morning, and in the afternoon service will be held in the Pomaria church. Services con ducted by the pastor. Missionary Address. It was the privilege of the congre gation of Cannon's Creek on the fifth Sabbath of October to hear a mission ary address by Miss Rosalyn Summer, a member of the faculty of the New berry graded schools. Miss- Summer's whole heart and mind seemed to be aroused on mis sions. She spoke for one hour, in which she held the close attention of the congregation. She quoted from the Bible and applied it to our every day life, and showed that our careless ness in the cause of missions was largely from selfishness. She said it was not how much we give, but how much we keep for self. Miss Summer has the faculty of reaching the people and getting up an interest. She is a forcible speak Miss Summer expects to go out at some future time as a missionary of the Lutheran church. If the Luther ans decide that they don't need her in their force, the A. R-. P.'s will take and send her. The very least that we could say of the address is that it was one of the finest that we have ever heard. We bespeak a very bright future for Miss Summer in her chosen work. A Member. NEWS OF WHITMIRE. )eath of Mrs. Hall-Rey. J. C. Roper to Preach-Quarterly Conference. Personal Mention. Whitmire, Nov. 9.-Mrs. S. E. Blair, )f Blairs, is spending some time with I ier daughter, Mrs. Jas. Tidmarsh. j Miss Ella Watson is visiting rela- j ives and friends in Greenwood. I Mrs. Mattie Hall died at her home I n the mill village Friday night. She I was buried at Duncan's Creek grave- 1 ard Sabbath day. Rev. John Wren, )astor of the Baptist church, conduct 3d the funeral services. Mrs. Sallie Austin, of Chester, is ] risiting her Sister, frs. John Gibson, who has been quite ill for some time. Rev. J. C. Roper, presiding elder of .his district, will preach in the Meth >dist church here at 11 o'clock on the third Sabbath of November, and the Wonday following will hold the fourth luarterly conference. This is Mr. Roper's last year on this district, and perhaps this will be his last sermon in Whitmire. Rev. Roper is a fine preacher and all are urged to hear .im. Mr. W. A. Andrews spent a day or bwo in Greenwood last week, looking fter his farming interest near there. William T. Miller's vaudeville show will be here during the entire week. The Foreign Missionary society of the Methodist church will meet to orrow afternoon with Mrs. S. D. Spray. Messrs. Orville .and Elmore Suber, Mr. T. J. Abrams and others attended the State fair last week. A large number of our citizens at tended the circus in Clinton last Wed nesday. Nita. Matthews-McCrackin. On Wednesday at high noon at the country home of Captain and Mrs. E. P. Matthews, above Jalapa, their laughter, Miss Margaret, was given in marriage to Mr. Thad. McCrackin, >ne of the leading merchants of the ity of Newberry, and a member of :he firm of Johnson-McCrackin com- 1 pany. A number of relatives and riends were present to wish the I "oung couple bon voyage. The cere- 1 nony was performed by Rev. A. J. Bowers, D. D. The popular young people have one on a bridal tour to Washingtoni md other points north, and will be it home to their friends in Newberry1 iter November 16.< Lutheran Church of the Redeemer. At the Lutheran Church of the Re-1 lieemer on next Sunday at 11 o'clock :here 'will be what is -to be known as a1 nformation service. Every member s requested to be present. The church o11 is to be called, and the invitation ~ays: "We want to get together and mow each other." The following is the program that ;vill be observed: Devotional service. 1. "Our Part in the Work Abroad" -Dr. G. B. Cromer. 2. "Our Part in the Home Field" Prof. S. J. Derrick. 3. "Our. Local Work"-(a) "Finan ~ial," Jno. C. Goggans. (b) "Parochial," E. Fulenwider. 4. "'Our Sunday School"-J. B. Hun 5. "Our College"-rresident J. H. EIarms. Jasper Chapter. The regular meeting of the JTasper hapter, D. A. R.'s, for Friday, Novem er 10, has been postponed, by direc :ion of the regent, until Friday, No member 17, 1911. Mrs. Lambert W. Jones, Secretary. Boys' Corn. Contest. All who are to take part in the oys' Corn contest, which will be de 3ided at Newberry on the 17th in tant, are urged to carry their exhi its to the court house on Thursday, :he 16th, and leave them with Mr. S.. V. Duncan. The yield should be certi Sed to in every case by at least two f the trustees of the school which the1 ontestant attends. J. S. Wheeler, Superintendent Education. Be wise--subscribje for The Hera * THE IDLER. * * * ** * *** * *** ** ** ** * You know I enjoy reading Frank 3tanton in the Atlanta Constitution. I iope I am not infringing when I copy rom him. A lot of it Is worth pass ng on. I believe it will do you good o read some of what he says. In fact might, say that I believe it would ielp you to read all of It. But of course [can give you only now and then some hings that appeal to me. I read Pvha+ he has to say whenever I have he )pportunity. Listen so some of 3rother Dickey's philosophy: Ef you rise high people will say you hink yo'se'f above 'em, an' ef you ftay whar you is dey'll say you is too azy ter flop yo' wings an' rise. De lesson of Life is work-no mat er how you look at it. Even w'en rou goes ter heaven you'll find work ;vaitin' fer you dar. You'll have ter >lay a harp an' take yo' turn in sing n'-school. W'en de harricane blows yo' enemy's touse sky-,high, dat's a jed-gment sent ) him fer his wickedness, but w'en t hits yo' own house it's a mighty trange dispensation of Providence! -0 Then here .is another bit of philoso phy which is said to be not a fable: One man prayed Providence to send iim his daily bread. The other man matched the lark in the early-rising >usiness, and kept plow and hoe busy n the broad fields. Of course, you know he' man who -finally invited his friends to a banquet, and left his book at the bank to be balanced? I was thinking the other day that I remembered in 'the long ago that bhere was in the town of Newberry an )rganization called the civic associa ion, and I was wondering if it died a aaural death or if it met violent death. such organizations have accomplished i great deal in some communities and : have wondered why one- would not hrive in Newberry. It seems to me n looking around this good old town :hat there is fertile soil here for one %o thrive in. What do you think of it? 'hey. are generally kept up 'by the lear women and with mighty little en ~ouragement. from the men. In fact, :he men are so busy making money Lnd getting rich that they have very ittle time to devote to the finer side )f our natures. I wonder sometimes what they are going to do when they et over yonder where there will be no )uying of cotton futures and no spe ~ulating in land and no charging of surious interest and no .grinding lown of the poor that their coffers nay be filled. -0 Talking about the work of the good omen I see that there are some ad ~-ocates of woman suffrage and some eople who were not heretofore advo ates seem to be leaning tihat way. I lon't know what the women of this ;ection think about it, but I do know f there are many advocates they are ecent converts. I read the other day n article on "Anglo-Saxon Woman ood," I think it was in the Greenville ews, but that does not matter. I 'ant you to read it. It is a little long or my column, but .I think it is worth reserving and an it expresses my iews I want it to go in my column. -o Angia-Saxon Womanhood. Heres a beautiful sentiment on vomarood, found in the Augusta :hAonicle. It isn't original, but it is ;omething that is particularly worthy f emulation, right at this time among kn,glo-Saxn people-particularly and sspecially among a greater part of .he Ar sican .geople. It comes from , file of 1861, and caught the eye by ,hance. Read it; it might start a new ie of thought among the sentiments nd ideas which surround us of today: "'Behold thy mother!' is a strain hat has never died on the air-that. hhildhcod, and youth, and age, in all Thristian lands, have consciously or nconsciously repeated-that still loats in all languages around the ;lobe; blending with praises and pray rs rising on hallelujahs and hosan as, or', seaking the silent heart, has oIT' threpgh its arteries with- gen :liieya n quir-kaned its. blood to a warmer flow. in those retunrf visions of humanity, which fill the pages of the New Testament, the idea of womanhood has its rightful honor. Meek and EbmLssive, true and patient and pure, womanhood here shares the glory of a new creation-a glory of her own, derived from the Prince off Peace. The pecullar virtues belonging to her nature are just the virtues that advancing society must necessarily cherish and practice. Never were they more needed than now; and, therefore, the most significant sign of Providen tial interposition in our day is this wonderful evoking of womanly worth; its sudden appearance like a lovely aP parition in the arena of literature and life; and its earnest summons to man ly feeling to reciprocate its claims and accept its ,precious offices. Here is the merciful provision to unsensualize our civilization, to check our cold and barren worldliness, to heighten the fading beauty of daily existence, and to bring back, in something better than poetic raptures, the lost imagin ings of domestic 1blessedness." In the light of things that' have transpired in this country of ours of late, there is reason to wonder if me of today are inspired by and look up to the beauties of womanhood-Anglo Saxon Womanhood-as did the men of that day when the quotation was pen .ned-or has the world changed. -0 Let us hope that the world has not, changed, but if it has that It will soon come back to its rightful moorings and recognize the dignity and the grandeur of Anglo-Saxon Womanhood. There is nothing so sweet, so pure, so elevating, so inspiring, so helpful as the love of a pure good woman. And there is- nothing so lasting and- so abiding. Thg inan .vho -does not knQw the value of a woman's.. heart. and'has. not shared and reciprocated a wo man's love has not lived. Read the,:, following beautiful lines from the Bal timore Sun: A Woman's Heart. A woman's beart.is.a savings.bank Where the love you deposit lies, Qathering interest day by day From the sunshine of the skies. There isn't a safer place, my lad, To bury the treasure you'd keep Than down in its beautiful vhults of - dream. Where the tenderest blossoms sleep, A ,woman's heart is the place to -hide Whatever you'd treasure 'best; For she'll give it back as the years go by *In alove that's more than rest. A woman's heart is a storage v&ult, Where nothing breaks in to steal, Except the honor you fail to pay And the love you forget to feel, A love yo'u have placed there once re mains, And you may forget, but she Will give it back, if you want it so,' And smile as she niands the key. Smile, but never forget, my lad, That a smile is the saddest thing When it's over the ashes of some thing dead, And the heart is a broken wing. A woman's heart is a fortress strong, Where your foes may never come, With prancing steeds and the gleam ing sword ' And the rat-tat of the drum. For that which you treasure she will defend, And loud as the guns may roll, She'll stand in the breech to the very end And then she will fight with her soul. A woman's heart-I would rather trust - My all unto that, I know -For love in the keeping of such a place Will grow as the blossoms grow. Please pardon me for giving you these.. quotations, but some people I. hear read The Idler and I want you to get something good now and then. The Idler. Pulaski Lodge, 14u. 20, 1. 0. 0. F. Pulaski lodge, No. 20, I. 0. 0. F., will meet in Klettner's Hall Friday evening, November 10, at 8 o'clock. All members are -urged to be present. - J. Y. Jones, W. G. Peterson, Noble Grand. Seretary.