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VOL. XXXVI. MANNING, S. C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1916 NO. 5 NCE PROPOSALS IMNN BY GREAT BRITAIN; TIRRED BY PREMIER'S SPEECH like to quote the words of Abraham Lincoln under similar conditions: "'We accepted this war for an ob ject, and a world object, and the war will end when the object is attained under God. I hope it will never end until that time.' "Are we likely to achieve the ob ject by accepting the invitations of the German chancellor? What are the proposals? There are none. "To enter, on the invitation of Ger many, proclaiming herself victorious without any knowledge of what pro posals she proposes to make, into a conference is to put our heads into a noose with the rope end in the hais of Germany. Not Without Experience. "This country is not altogether without experience in these matters. This is not the first time we have fought a great military despotism overshadowing Europe, and it won't be the first time we nave helped to overthrow a military despotism. We have an uncomfortable historical memory of these things and can re call one of the greatest of these des pots, whose favorite device was to ap pear in the garb of an angel of peace, either when he wished time to assim ilate his conquests or to reorgani;;e his forces for fresh contests, or, see ondly, when his subjects showed symptoms of fatigue and war-weari ness, an appeal was always made in the name of humanity. He demanded an end to the bloodshed at which he professed himself horrified, although he himself was mainly responsible. "Our ancestors were taken in once, and bitterly they and Eirope rued it. The time was devoted to reorganiz ing his forces for deadlier attack than ever upon the liberties of Euroe. "Examples of this kind cause us to regard this note with a consider able measure of reminiscent disquiet. The Only Terms. " We feel that we ought to know, before we can give favorable consid eration to such an invitation, thaht (;erniaiy is prepared to accede to the only terms on which it is possible peace can be obtain'ed and maintained in Europe. Those terms have repeat edly been stated by all the leading statesmen of the Allies. They have been stated repeatedly here and out House ''Reparation and guarantee against repetition, so there shall be no mis take, and it is important that there should be no mistake in a matter of life or death to millions.' "Let me repeat-complete restitu tion, full reparation and efiectual guarantees. "Did the German chancellor use a single phrase to indicate that he was prepared to accept such a peace? Was there a hint of restitution? Was there a suggestion of reparation ? Was there an implication of any. security for the future that this outrage on civilization would not again be per petrated at the first proitable oppor tunity ? Quotes l"ro Note. "The very substa. ind style of the speech constit'n a denial of peace on the only a-s on which peace is possible. le is not even conscious now that. Germany has committed any offense against the rights of free nations. Listen to this from the note: "'Not for an instant have they (the Central Powers) answered from the conviction that respect of the tights of other nations is not in any (iegree incompjatible with their own i ghts and legitimate ;iterests.' "When did they discover' this? Where was respect for the rights of other nations in Belgium and Serbia ? '1 hat was self-defense, menace'd, I supose, by the overwhelming armies of Belgium. I suppose. the Germans had been intimiidated into invading lhelgium by burning Belgian cities and villages, into massae""ing thou sands of the inhabitants, old and youdng, into carrying off the surviv' ors into bondage. Ye(a, and they were cairrying them into slavery at the very moment when this note was be ing written about their unswerving conviction as to the respect dlue to the rights of other nations. England Would K now. "Are these outrages the legitimate interest of Germany? We must know. Tfhat is not a moment for Peace. If excuses of this kindl for palpable crimes can be put forward two and a half years after exposure by the grim facts, is there any guar antee that similar subterfuges will not be used in the future to over throw any treaty of peace you may enoter into wvithI Prussian militarism ? ''The note and spxeech proves that they have not yet learned the alpha bet of respect for the right of others. "Without reparation peace is im possible. Are all these outrages against humanity on Ian]l andl sea to be liquidated by a few pious phrases about humanity? Germany leaves us to exact the dlamage. for all future vio'lence committed after the wvar. We must exact it now, so as not to leave such a grim inheritance to our chil (dren. "Much as we all long for peace, 'leeply as we are horrihed with war, this nmote and speech, which heralded it, dlo not atford us much encourage ment to hope for an honorable and lasting peace. Arrogcant SpIrit. "WVhat hope is gIven in the speech that the wvhole root ani cause of thi CERMAAY'$ PEACE CON[ERE ARE TURNED D( PARLIAMENT S London Dec. 19.-The announce ment in the House of Commons today by David Lloyd George, the new prime minister, that the first 'act of his administration was the rejection of the proposal of the Central Powers for a peace conference constituted one of the most momentous scenes which the oldest Parliamentary veterans had ever witnessed. The new remier declared that be fore the Allies could give favorable considoratio to such an invitation they must know that Germany was prepared to accede to the Allies terms. "giving complete restitution, full reparation and effectual guaran tees" and to enter a conference upon the invitation of Germany, proclaim ing herself victorious, without any knowledge of her proposals would be "putting our heads into a noose with the end of the rope in Germany's hands." No Terms Stated. Mr. Lloyd George asserted that at the moment Germany was penning the note, assuring her convictions as to the rights of other nations she s dragging Belgians into slavery. rie announced that the note present ed through Washington contained no proposals of terms, but was a para phrase of Chancellor Von Bethmann Hollweg's speech and that the Allies had separately oncluded to reject it, although they had informally ex changed views asnd would within a few days present a joint reply. Mr. Asquith, the former premier, seconded Mr. Lloyd George's decision with even stronger words and almost at the same moment Earl Curzon was informing the Lords that the govern ment would enter no conference that (lid not guarantee for Europe the free and indpendent existence of nations great and small. The Marquis of Crewe affirmed the approvai of the members'of the late government. An Important )ay. The day was a doubly important one for the Commons because the new pr-emier unfolded his program for wide reaching war measures and Mr. Asquith closed the last chapter of his nine years of leadership with an ac counting of his war stewardship. The principal feature of Mr. Lloyd George's program is a measure for national service, matching ,vggjptny's latest scheme whereby ev y citizen will be liable for enrollment to per form work for which the, authorities + consider him best equipped. Arthur Neville Chamberlain, mayor of Birmingham and a member of the famous family, whose energy and business capacity are rated high, will be director of the national service vith civil and military directors re sponsible to him. The premier prefaced his review of the situation by the statement that Britons did their best in time of dlan ger, that the country should be told \ unpleasant facts and th:.t he would give, not a (lark, but a stern view of the outlook. Premier's Speech. Rising in the 1-louse o few minutes after 4 o'clock, the prime minister said: "I appear before the House of Com mons today with the most terrible responsibility that can fall upon the shoulders of any living man as chief adviser of the crown, in the most gigantic war in which this country was ever engaged, a war upon the events of which its destiny depends. It is the greatest war ever waged; the burdens are the heaviest that have been cast upon this or any other country and the issues the gravest ~ that have been atached to any con.. fict in which humanity was ever in volved. "The resp~onsibilities of the new ~government have been sudldenly ne centuated by the dleclaration madle by the German chancellor. The state ment made by him in the Reichstag has been followed by a note presented by the United States without note or comment. Tlhe answer given by this government will be given in full ac crwih aMl our allies. c l ies in Harnmoiny. " ~Naturadly there has been an inter i because it has only recently arrived, but upon the speech which impelled it, and as the note itself is practi cally only a reproduction or a par-a phrase ofthe s peech, the subject mat ter of the note itself Tns been (dis cussed informally between the Allies. I am glad to be able to state that we each sepaTrately and independently 1arrived at; dlentical conclusions. "I am very glad that the first an s:wer given to the statement of the German chancellor was given by France and Russia. They have thc unquestionable right to give the first Sanswer to such an invitation. 'rhe enemy is still on their soil andl their Sacerifices have -been the greater-. "Tfhe answer they have given has already appeaired in tne papers~ and 4 I simply stand here to give clear and # dldfinite support to the statement they have alreaay matte. Terrible Rlesponsibility. "Any man or set of men who want only~ or without suflcient cause pro )onged a terrible conflict like this ould have on his. soul a crime that -:cedns could not cleanse. "pn the other hani, it is equally true that any mion' or set of men wvho from a sense of weariness or dlespair -abandoned the struggle without ghilevig the high purposes for which s/centered by any statesman. I should great bitterness, the arrogant spirit of the Prussian military caste, will not be as dominant as ever, if we patch up peace now? The very speceh in which these peace sugges tions are made resounds to the boast of Prussian military triumph. It is a long paean over the victory of Von Hindenburg. "We must keep a steadfast eye up on the purpose for which we entered the war otherwise the great sacrifices we have been making will be in vain. The German note states it was for the defense of their existence and the freedom of national development that the Ventral Powers were constrained to take up arms. Such phrases are intended to delude the German na tion into supporting the (signs of the Prussian military caste whoever wish ed to put an end to their national exiteence or freedom of development. We welcome their development so long as it was on the paths of peace. "The Allies entered this war to (e fend Europe against the aggression of Prussian military domination, and having begun it, they must insist that the only end is the most complete ef fective guarantee against the possi bility of that caste ever again dis turbing the peace of :Aurope. Prus sia since she got into the hands of that caste has been a bad neighbor, arrogant, threatening, bullying, shift ing her obundaries at her will and taking one fair field atter another from her weaker neighbors an I a - ing them to her own dominions. Disturbing Neighbor. "With her belt ostentatiousiy full of weapons of offense and ready at a moment's notice to uise them, she has always Ocen an unpleasant, dis turbing neighbor in Europe. She rot thoroughly on the nerves of Europe; there was no pe.iee near where she dwelt. It is difficult for those who are fortunate enough to live thousands of miles away what it has meant to those to live near. "Even here, with the nrotection of the broad seas between us, we know what a disturbing factor the Prus sians were with their constant naval menace. But we can harlly realize what it meant to France and Russia. Several times there were threats di rected against them even within the life of this generation, which pre sented the alternative of war or hu miliation. There were many of us who hope-I that the internal influenv'' in Germany would be strong enough to check and ultimate:y to eliminate it. ''Now that this great war has been forced by the Prussian leaders it, would he folly not to see to it th-it this swashbuckling through the streets of Europe and this disturb '1t!L bf tNi'tM 35%8i5% f( with here and now as the most seri ous offense against the law of nations. "We will wait until we hear what terms and guarantees the German Government offer other than those, better than those, surer th:an those, which she so lightly broke. And meanwhile we shall put our trust in our unbroken army rather than in broken faith. "For the moment I do not think it would be advisable for me to add any thing upon this particular invitation. A formal reply will be delivered by the Allies in the coarse of the next few lays." Striking Sentences The following are a few of the most striking sentences fro., the latter part of .Ir. ILloyd George's speech: "An absolutely new army! The old had done its duty an i spent itself in the achievement of that great task. This is a new army. A year ago it was ore in the earth of Britain---yea, and or Ireland. It became iron. It has passed thro igh the fiery furnace an-1 the enemy knows that it is now fine steel. "An absolutely new army! New men, new oflcers*' *** many perhaps nieve'r handled a we'aponi of war. '"They have faced the greatest armyv in the world, the gre'atest army th'e w'.orldl has eve" seen, the best equlip ped, the best ... 'nedl, ail they have beaten, beaten them, beaten them a .'"I have no doubt that the old ( ab mets wer'e better ad~al.:.d to navigate the pa rliame1(ntaray rive., with its shoals and shifting sands, and per haps, for a (ruise in hiome waters. But a Cabinet (of twenty-three was rat her toll-he(avy for ai gale. I do not say that this new era ft is best adaptd ('d for parzlimenta ry navigation, but I am nion inced that it is better fort war. . "You ca n't have absolute equaility mn sacif ice. In wa r that is impnlos s ible. But you enn have eqtaml read i - ne(ss to saicriflice from all. There are bond relds of thousands who hiave gi v en theiri lives; there ar m'' nill ions who have given u p comifortable homles al exchanged them for (ian y commun1011ionl with de(ath. .\ ultitudes have given up) those whom they lovedl best. I.('t thet natioln as a whole picee its com forts, its Ituxuries, its indulgenees, its elegances on the namtionlal altar. I .et us prioc'lai m dutring the wari a nat ion alI lent. TIhe' nation wvill b e bet ter'i and strzonger for it me(ntalIly andI morally as well as physically. "Orarm ies have driven the e'nemyi out (of the bat ter'ed viliages of lFrance andI across the' de(vastatted plains of Belgium. They miighlt hurl h im across the Rlhinle ill baitteired dlisairray. Buat unllless the nation as a whole shoulders Part of thle buroen oif vie toriy it, won't pro'(fit by tile triumpth, for it is not wvhat a nlationl s:iys, but wh:it it gives that makes it great." (Crops Not Damiaged. Tampa, IDec. I17.-A mlininmum tem perature of 39 dlegree's here yesterdIay morlnmg failed to dlamage crops in this section to any material extent. Ample warning had been given and meaisure's wvere taken to protect the motre tender vegetation onadanger.nl. GOYfRNGR TO TRY AND GET SOLDIER BOYS HOME Chief Executive Answers Petition From Charleston Mothers Con cerning Soldier Lads. IN TOUCH WITH WAt DEPT. Believed Carolinians Will be Included in Next Order for Demobi lization. Columbia, Dec. 17.-"I am doing everything possible to insure early return of troops from border," said Governor Manning today in a tele gram to his secretary, O. K. LaRoque, in response to the teregram sent to him yesterday advising him of the petition from the Charleston mothers. The telegram was sent by the Gov ernor from Philadelphia where he is spending the day with relatives be fore going to New York, where he' expects to spend Monday and Tues (lay on personal business. The tele gram from Governor Manning indi cates a hope on the part of the chief executive th:t he will be successful in securing the early return of the four units of the South Carolina Guard now on the bor;er. 'he Governor s telegram is an fol lows: "Telegram referring to petition receive:t. 'lease inform petitioners that I am doing everything possible to insure early return of troops from border. I believe they will come soon bu.,t little or no hope or their return before ('hristmtas. ihis would be hardly possible." Governor .danning hi for some time been in touch with the War Department. looking to the early return of the South Carolina troops and it is the belief that the Carolinians will be included in the next or lers for demobilization and mlust''r out. Th :.re is no desire on the part of the Governor to have these men re turned if there is any possibility of their services being needed to defend the nation's honoir but since the dan ger of a fight seems to have passed li :he men apirentiy nell Iii camp fort tr':.riing G;overnor \lannring feels Ih, Ih, t ;. :1 for their services at home in thei' usual occ(-'ipations is aich that he is ,justified in asking for th''ir ear!y retur':-. The (overnor is seking to haive tie foaur units re t-irne. Itogrether wv'hen the orders are i-sue 1. This mattl'r is left largely to ith) dii'r'etion of Gen. 1" tnlston, com ian'in. g(neralI of the southern de.. ! irttuent at Fort Sa:n Ilouston, Texas. A large number of Christmas boxes have b(Ien f, i'eo.ared by the 'fAk- ac home and -forwnrderl t', 1he . o1dth C'arolinianis ant 1"; I':s., WiT.. MOVE TO A HlltEVlI.L.Et ' .i'laah" 1 It Ui eg:'t I Ile .. irn < I Louis Levi. \anniig, ler. f;.--It is a matter of regret to all the people of Mlan nm11 that Louiis L evi has decided to leave this, his native town, and to lo c:tt ' at A bheviIIc for the further coin duct of a mercantile business. Al r. I evi sev':"' ( weeks ago stter(ed heavy Buss by the burning of his large stock ot go' Is, b.:t it is not understood that the tire was the prime reason fot' his (('isiol) to move from Man n Mni. Mr. i.evi is one of the vounger sons of the late loses Levi, the pio n('1r merchant, who located here when the toiwln wtas laid ult sixty y'airs ago all:I who amliassed a fortune and1I raLis e"I a mo eId family here. L.ouis I.evi is now eIgagedI ill closing out at auc tion his salvage'l goo,.; and in a few wee ks wi!I imove to his new home lIe will .carry with him the best wishes of his host of frienis ilere, Who feel assured(I that he will prove it decided addition to the mercantiic life of .\b I..vle an that the faily will be -core' thain welcome to the'oldI home oIf Mirs. Levi. It i.s unlh'.-.stoo( I thatt .\r. l-evi has so!1 his h:Ilsom.. hiome in Milnninlg t o l-:. ('. hlorton, mantlager (If t he I". N. WVIilo musurance' iagency,.- --iumter WIllI. fI hGlT'l' 11W1Oll'ITION 'a ris-- -(I\' ia l.onl lonl i. tler. I 7.-The goerayt' inti'nt ilon to pr'ohibit the wmlet andl spirit denh-r'is. FTe syni. P'aris to reon~lstraItl' w.th Premier 00.1.A prote('s sit'ne'h by a IPa ris agr:i.'Iut ltre, as w'Vell ats thle wholi'saIt an1 1 letaiil dler~I(Is. As iln the case oIf ainlthe prlohibited s1i(ce If9l5, lde manto ar( t b nh orsu st nta !dy niti, fo the newl measuresil l'oesil io let.bybs A5(i Ile o Tlhe l( re wllet a'i chIfty allt'. ghi'en ail th( i ('nrllg (Ifehou- nex'It il Thes-' <hiyt nigt o thle, purposetil ol raisig (Ioneyn ao well bakts llof he ndewo thepoor ThiI e danc edin. wiA spari at 8:30Pe w'llk, guive frishe tbyt exa hotl behat chari g fom cetsf toosel fothe do nde, andrl~ $(.0 fre tos dacin Caplt . '(kt A. 1.' oien saewitl leadg the' O'harin, i kson's. Slur Storen 1as1 eleras l'all ofthe n'ew Cfor itesae h urposg thrgs 50ea'il charge is Mrs. A rehie Batrro(n and Miss nnitnie WVene,'r IED AT N ON MONDAY NIGHT IIUORD WARD THE VICTIM since the afterr.oon before. loweve", in searching the place the oflicers found that all of his clothes were gone, and the fresh tracks in the yard was conclusive that he h.1d been there in the early night, as the gro'.ind bcaune frozen ,fiter inidnight iinl had he left there after th:t hot:r his tracks would not have shown. The :oc.rxt did a elever pie:'e of trailing in this c::se, as they did not get thei u :til so hul .Iter the murder er ha I gone. Sheriff (iuble will go to any ex reme to get. this man and we are satisfied he will suce' "d, as he ger. er-'ill": does in all cass. The cuora" r held an inquest, an I the verditt of the jury was that, "Shuford Ward came to his death frot a blunt i:. str'umint .' the hands of .alees Lav. - son." 'I It is is on' of the most b)!11(:I-curi' - Ing and <hstardly (rime(s ever knov n in the history of Claren :on. And tl:e ctlprit, who enteredf taie home of this gentleman, while he lay in peaceful sleep, not dreaming that there waes such an uncivilized brute in the con munity, and there crushed his skull, causing instant death, should he caught regardless of cost and given, without any clemency, the limit for such a crime. Alr. Waird, we learn was a good (1itn, a hard worker and tried to save what little he made. Now for the sake of getting a few 1iolhars, he was shiin and robbed. Since the ahoue was put in type Lawmiun has been captureid. P'oliceman .John (Gamnble of Iavis Station and 1u ral P'oliceman I'envy were still on the watch for hint, and when the train ptul!ed into the station, they got on and found Lawson sitting by the st ove in one oft I ie coaches. Olicer (imle told him to consiler himself tinh-r a'esl when he did I.awsoI trot up with an ion bar in his hand. but. before hi coulid srt ike, Gamble knock ed him dow\'n with his pistol and then he al Otlicer I'eavy took hint and briia--ht him t( .\ltninltg and placed himt in jai!. L.awson hal sixty-nine dollars <m his person when arrtest '1. '-aiacit:Iteid frlol testifying- in tiet Ctst. t iieciorder IIariby, alter o\teI ling fie'eral moiiltiuls of the defent ant's attiorni'y, directed the jury to re"turnl a verd'(ict of "not gCui:ty ne'".inst Williamn Lconar<:, who w'as bigtri((l on t wo counts for elln lite ii-jiin itinli ial' toe otie' casrs h s ni t i-hen d c.'ilei yet, but it is posib~le that a plardon~ may be 5"'. i-uredI for the 'letectives so that ther (:itn testify in the other cases.---Sui te"r Item. .\SK -'Oli E-:.RLY D)EA 'IlI I-lect rociut ion Set for 1'riday (hang ed to Tu'lesday. SiSin int N. Y., I )ee. 17.- T e ':ouths sen(tenced1 to he 1exete l' tt Sing . Sin' prison this week havte \i' unt tily shotened their lives b\" at ieast th ri d}ay so tiat. the gr (i if t!:-i- r':tivt es niy ib <h ulli!l as m au h - lesi--n h by 'hristmas, it wia. U!. n(,unced! hetre toie-'h:. I hey arei St:uley Al 'listein. 1 v<,irs oii, of I'iti:i, whio killed a p' ei n li. an-' ('h-irles mKi wli . 't'. 1ho hilb-"1 a tl uro tl capIIt-tir inl !:' .I0 Thei wi-ure ti hiav- Ibeen s to t Ii ile i cha-i r~ ii lii.a v orii iepiest thait they be exiecutdTu la.I o t his, 't was sail, the harelnI -issenitedl. i~ b eim isciret io-r weih I .hli-h thi --on-lemn Ie I ye' thi w I .. -' , hei put ti idi-th I. Noi Gronund for ('leme& nev \\~h i it-o i . ta t- t igh-, t Im he I !i -the ic'ii If Stanle. .l.l li ls t-i' 'th !' itn y it 'I tniti d il ki li p It e 'anl 'ind tin ihos' bli htl- l 're hdln. \\ ent WINI h)()ke h).V it-I i tins i-t- ii i intervene. lie is he 'l'ten' 10iiii 'i-ascii -eie 't i Ii ha e h l ulai ls iif ith th . .\ Mit . : ). ' ~l \\;i s ' lle 11 1:0 b I toI wel. klightiia t hy e i !io pacel a h li' iilittiiiiwas go:7 6tiing stll wa. The win I ni i Ir.la el f - hliii ias in-cmagb hail itsnheio p t he w noern: nrtter'anepgrts ofni 'ia - terdo nt illliaIilclnni|iti~aO -.iera ''\"r wee killed the ct e faligtiih DASTARDLY MURDER COMMI DAVIS STATIO Last Monday night i::r Davis Station, supposedly at an early hour, Mr. Shuford Ward, a highly respect ed and hard working farmer, was murdered while he lay in bed asleep. This crime is one of the most cold blooded and atrocious ever committed in Clarendon Co.minty. A nephew of Mr. Ward went over to his house yesterday morning, an I as Ii walked in his uncle's room lound him t!ea' in be 1, wit hhis head beat .in, evi dently from some blunt in.t ;'uient. lie then went out and gave the alarm anl i:i a few minutes a crowd congre gated to witness this terrible trag edy. The sheriff was notified and he at on -e left for the scene. AlMr. Ed. Gamble followed with his bloodhounds .ind :oon after arriving, which was probably sixteen hours after the mur derer had gone, the dogs struck a trail .:I fo!!o'.' ! it to th' 1:-ho se of lames Lawson, colored. After trail int. through the house and "'mt into the yard several times, the chase was given up, as the fresh buggy tracks was evittence that Lawson got inI a buggy and rode away. From all re I .orts this negro bears a bad repu tation around that, community. Some Jew <itdys ago he was arrested charg ed with selling whiskey, but managed to get bond, and was under bond when he committed this lienious crime. It is said that he had tried to borrow money from several people arouind hI)vis Station, to leave on. Mr. Ward leing one he asked fol' a to:ii, but was refused. Mr. Ward is supposed to have }ad between three and four hundred dol hitrs in his house, and as this negro was familiar with the place, and knew he did not loek the doors at night, waited until he retired. and enteredl the house with robbery and murder in his heart. 'lr. Ward's head was crushed with an axe, as the bloody axe was ,onid in Law son's yard, and showed signs of anl atteinpt to wash the b)Ioo:1 ol'. When the dogs carried the' sheriff' to the house of .aiwsont, his wife was asked where he was, said she did not know, is she hat not seen him I'IST SERM'IION BY NE\ PASTOlR eevd:.iA Inabnet' lleard at the Spring Street C'hurch. Sunlay morning to a well-illed awhll toriumn, the lRev. .J. 1'. Inabnt preach1'dl his first seron as pastor of the Spring Street .\lethoudist churc'h. i'. Inabnet took for his text the' third chapter of the :\cts of the Apostles, sixth vers': "Thel Peter said, silver and golb I have none; but such as I hiave I give' thee.'' The pastor poilte:i out that under the itinerant system of the \letho list Church, he had been sent by the recent South Carolina ('onferenceh to this pastoraite; and11 under that sys tem, like other mlinisters of thle s-i'me faith, he h1: 11 been accorded no voice in his :appointment. Hlowever, he said he was certain that no mistake had been ladte, aid lie was gtid of the opportunity of serving in this new Held. A fter reviewing the car'er of this histoie church, Mlr. In~i:mnet retninei.d his hear'ers of the' fact that 500me of the greatest figures in South (':trlina .\ethodism had in the past served as pastors of the Spring s;treett'hurCh11, . lie stated, however, that it must he iha bita s . I f th gl. ob, ss t 1t thi poete ai ha 't' wi'h. xctylk any f hs prdecsso ANSi butl i th I nlaguage of his ilxt, uch atIthvt MI tgiei t ., n .~niiv I t wt Thei ti e's es ioft. :tti' tlurha greatl ph'st 'ave at the 'aet of hain hrels of' ait stccessful iyeafr cas t' wlali 0)Ii'i't il'ou r sttur iS i PENili' ilE .tsti'tt ,Nin iV i t'r'tn,' p riden tt'of ti tiertyu A tia ' t'ank' o' til c'ity, wero s tne to Naw t Y-ork foh t. Paul irtually pennl is sixteen lot ker aJos, till' tcome aiepaterii inthe worke i of lt'P ('nns ot'e ten(it.n h wrh cids vi nchrsn ad eeti fohimto gui tyno aihm tritorze thefr Astlr