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* The Fort Mill Times. VOLUME I? ?NO. IS. FORT MILL, S. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST T. 1910. *1.25 PER YEAR. : NEW FLINT HILL TO BE DEDi \ PROGRAM OF SERVICES j f Sunday, August 7, 11:30 A. M. i J Doxology and invocation Pastor. J I Music. ' J Scripture reading F. 0. S. Cur- 1 J tis. [ 1 Music. ] I Prayer?C. T. Scaife. / * M usic. * I Morning offering and announce- I 4 ments ?Pastor. J Sermon ?Edw. S. Reaves. J ; Music. 1 1 Prayer of dedication ? M. W. I f Gordon. f + Announcements, music, adjourn- * 1 ment. 1 3 P. M. f J Music. ] ( Scripture reading M. W. Gor- J i Music. I ' a Prayer of ordination?Edw. S. a J Reaves. i 1 1 Laying on hands Council. I < 2 Music. 2 f Sermon in nature of charge to [ . j deacons?F. O. S. Curtis. j f Music. f 1 \ Charge to church (address)?C. \ \ i T. Scaife. f a Music. a i Benediction. j i = _ij Sunday, August 7, will be an f'< eventful day in the history ofjl Flint Hill Baptist church. On i that day the splendid new church 1 building which was erected about ' two years ago will be dedicated. < There will be present to take ; part in the dedication services t the pastor, the Rev. S. P. Hair, 1 and a number of former pastors of the church. j ?" ^ ^ ^ Mfl BnBMHH FUNT HILL BAPTIST CHURCH-TO Flint Hill Baptist church, under the original name of Sugar < Creek Baptist church, was organized May 1, 1792. Its i founder was Rev. John Rooker, ' who was born in Northampton county, Va., March 12, 1755. He removed to Warren county, N. C., whence he came to the i lands of the Catawba Indians in 1790. Eighteen months after his arrival, he was assisted in i the organization of the church 1 by Rev. Abraham Marshall of < Columbus county, Ga. He was ; a native of New England, but at i this period was traveling extensively in the South in evangelistic work. Rev. John Rooker in anh autobiographical sketch, written ] when he was 85 years of age, says that the number of con- I stituent members was 13, and I that four others joined the 1 church as candidates for baptism ; on the day of organization. < rjM * ? i nese iirst memDers were part ; of a colony which came from ; Warren county, N. C., and j settled on lands of the Indians 3 at their friendly invitation. The i names of these pioneers are ; worthy of preservation. They < are: John Rooker and wife, ' John Dinkins, John Smith, i James Spears, Wm. Pettus, Juba < (a negro servant of Mr. Harris), < Margaret Dinkins, Celia Withers, i ^ Mary Smith, Alice Spears, Alice Withers and Mary Cooper. Rev. John Rooker became the 1 first pastor of the church and i served nobly for 44 years, or i until 1836, when he was forced i to retire because of the infirmities of age. He is described i by one who knew him "as a ' - CHURCH 'CA TED SUNDA Y lovely Christian gentleman." Fhat he was a faithful workman. !iis labors bear abundant proof. I tn the church, now one hundred and eighteen years old, he has left an enduring monument. He 1 lived in the community until the :ime of his death, supported in ">ld ago by those whom he had served, and his body awaits the resurrection in the burying ground hard by the scene of his labors. This is the inscription upon liis tomb: "In memorv of F.ldor John Rooker, who was born on ihe 12th of March, 1755, in the 1 State of Virginia, and departed this life on the 24th of June, 1840, in the 84th year of his age. In 1782 he united himself with the Baptist church. In 1788 he entered the ministry, and in i L792 became pastor of Sugar Creek (Flint Hill) church, in which he remained until the time of his death." The first deacons were John Dinkins and John Smith. John Dinkins was the first Baptist in Mecklenburg county of whom ive have any record, and it is luite likely that it was through liis influence that Rev. John Rooker was induced to settle in the community. If this be true, then the organization of the church is to be credited to the seal of a layman. When the irst house of worship was built, >ve have no record. In 1794. the church sent delegates to Bethel association. BE DEDICATED SUNDAY. AUG. 7. which at that time covered 11 counties in North and South Carolina, and had 32 churches cooperating. In 1811, the church transferred its membership to Moriah association and in 1866 joined the York association. During the history of the church, it has had not a few Indian members. To it probably belongs the credit of having first given the gospel to the Catawba nation. For years the church maintained a mission j among these people. In 1806, a noted Indian by the name of Mush joined the church, by letter from Lower College church, Va. He was licensed to preach and is said to have been a man of power but was addicted to drink, for which he was disciplined by the church. This indicates that the church in its early history was strict in discipline, drawing i broad distinction between the church and the world and taking i decided stand against dancing and all other forms of worldly amusement. It was also care ful in the reception of members, requiring each candidate to give an account before the church of the Lord's dealings with his soul. They refused to receive excluded members, except on the consent at* the excluding church, and required all private offences to be settled according to Scripture j teachings. From the first the church had the missionary spirit. Its work among the Catawba Indians has already been stated. In 1815 a missionary society was organized which had for its object the promotion of missionary interest. The date is noteworthy, as being | just one year after the organization of the Missionary Convention of the United States, which came into existence to support Judson and Rice, who were now . in the foreign field, and who had become Baptists after going out ! to their fields of labor. The early missionary spirit of ' the church is further attested by the fact that it sent out arms ' in several directions and estab- : lished places of worship, some of which grew into self-sustaining churches. One of these was Chalk Level, and another was i I ( ^ . ; j JBL?- % fPJ| j Rev. S. P. Hair. Ezell's meeting1 house, where 1 Marvin now is. At the latter 1 place Buck Hill church was or- : ganized. which vvas later dis- 1 banded, its membeis going into J the organization of the Pleasant Valley church. Sardis, beyond ' the Catawba river, was organized 1 into a church in 1836. Mill Creek 1 was still another of these arms 1 where church services were at ' first maintained and where a : church was afterwards organ iz- 1 ed. In 1833 a colony ol' ten members was dismissed to organize a 1 church in Charlotte. Owing to 1 discord and death the first church ' ! . >i'iv>,?l urac rlicl\onfl/nl l>nt U-. 1 4 v. iiivm vil.n^lliviuu, Kill lilt: survivors afterwards went into Tryon Street church, now the i' First church, of Charlotte. All of the developments so far noted were during: the first pastor- : ate. ! On August 9, 1811, the first 1 worship was held in the second building, which stood on the spot 1 where the new building now 1 stands. In 1838, this building, 11 which was of logs, was enlarged 1 by a frame addition. In July, 1836, Rev. J as. Thomas j; was called to share the labors of j the now aged Hooker. He served j; the church two years, during! which time over 100 members 1 were received. Evil reports now ! followed Mr. Thomas and the I church suffered a period of decline. In 1841, Rev. William Nowell succeeded to the pastorate and remained with the church only until 1842. He was followed by Rev. Joseph P. Pritchard, father of the late Dr. Thos. H. Pritchard. during 1843 and 1844. He ; had been one of those formerly dismissed by letter to organize a church in Charlotte and was, Therefore a son of the old church. Next came Rev. Win. C. Perry, who served the church as pastor, 1844-1845. Rev. Jos. P. Pritchard was now recalled and served 1845-1846. He was followed by Rev. W. W. Rollins in 1850, who 1 i_.*l serveu unui lrsoz. He was followed by Rev. G. VV. Rollinson, of North Carolina. in 1854, who served the church but a single month. During the year Rev. Milton Garrison, a member of the church, served in the capacity of supply for several months, after which Rev. Peter Nicholson became pastor in August, 1854, and served the church very acceptably until 1862. It was during his pastor- ' ate, 1855, that subscriptions were taken to build the third house of worship, which was occupied the ii^At y cai . In 1861 the Civil war came on and the church gave the strength of its manhood to fight the bat- ' ties of the country. The pastor accepted a chaplaincy in the army and went out with the men. He was a man of ability and piety and left his mark on the life of the church. There is still in the church a society of young ladies which bears his name and aids in (CONTINUED ON PAGE 8.) ~ | ? tad rOM WATSON POURS HOT SHOT INTO CONGRESSMAN HARDWICK South Carolinians are not unused to political rows, but no such row as that which is now on between Thomas E. Watson and Congressman T. W. Hardwick. over in the Augusta district of Georgia, has been seen in this State in the last half century. Watson is after Hardwick for what he terms a new rule by which Hardwick is to be sent back to Congress by a minority vote in a minority of the counties of the district, which he says is a revolutionary scheme to keep Hardwick in office never before proposed by an insolent office-seeker. Watson had advertised a mass meeting to be held in his home town, Thomson, on August 6 to protest against the new rule of Hardwick. Now Hardwick announces that he, too, will be at the Thomson meeting, to denounce Watson. Watson resents the nrosneetive nrpspneo of Hnv/U_ wick at the meeting1 and in a newspaper interview has the following to say about the Tenth district congressman: "I am not a candidate for any office and was not the aggressor in this row with Ilardwick. Without any provocation whatsoever, he began to abuse me in his speeches. He has done what was not done during the bitter days of the nineties. He has assailed my private character and accused me of cheating and swindling an old Confederate soldier. "Through the columns of his organ, the Augusta Herald, he proclaims his purpose to denounce me in my home town on the 6th day of August. He advertises bis intention to lash me with his scurrilous tongue among my neighbors. "This is the one straw too many. I hereby announce my purpose to be present on that occasion. I intend to enjoy the luxury of being denounced by a burglar, a thief, a dishonest gambler. a habitual drunkard, a twofaced hypocrite, a congressman who. in eight years, couldn't do anything but increase his own salary on the sly. Infamous little scoundrel! "He has been buying up affidavits which he proposes to use on me in my home town. I wonder if the insolent little rascal thinks that I am a worm, to be trodden on with impunity. The abuse of me by Hardwick in Thomson has gone far enough, and it has got to stop. "I will be present when he speaks on the 6th of August. With the recklessness of a bluffing gambler, Hardwick has rushed in upon our own date. This effrontery is intolerable. "Let every friend of mine who can get there be in Thomson by 9 o'clock in the forenoon. Singlehanded, I have been putting up a fight for the common people, such as has not been known since Ben Hill dropped the pen which wrote the 'Notes on the Situation.' "Deserters and do-nothings are desperate and my life is in danger. Let every friend of good government who can do so be at Thompson on the 6th of August, prepared to stand by me to the Criminal Assault Case Fails. Quite a flurry was created in Magistrate McElhaney's office late Monday evening when the mother of a negro girl swore out a warrant for the arrest of John Springs, also a negro, charging him with criminally assaulting her daughter. The warrant was served early Tuesday morning by Deputy Constable C. Z. Boyd and Springs was locked up. A few minutes after the man was put in prison a conference was held between Magistrate McElhaney and the girl in which the girl stated that there was no foundation in fact for the charge against Springs. Springs was then turned loose. Fire Loss $50,000. A late inventory of the loss to the Carolina & Northwestern railway occasioned by Friday morning's fire at the shops in Chester fixes the total loss at $50,000, with $22,000 insurance. 0 PLEASANT VALLEY PREPARING FOR INSTITUTE AND PICNIC The citizens of the Pleasant Valley section are anticipating the farmers' institute which is to be held at the community school house on Tuesday, the 9th inst., as the best yet held thereabouts. The following speakers from Clemson college, under the auspices of which the institute is to be held, will be present and take part in the day's exercises: Prof. J. N. Harper, director of the experiment station; Prof. C. C. Newman, son of the late Col. J. S. Newman, who is a horticulturist of the experiment station, and Dr. C. L. Goodrich, of Washinctnn nno nf f! *n ohiiirt/l 0 V.IU v? l/liv IliUOt SMI1CU agriculturists in the national department of agriculture. In addition to the regular coterie of speakers from Clemson college, Mr. S. E. Bailes. a recent graduate of Clemson, whose farm is in the Pleasant Valley section and who is greatly interested in the success of the institute, has arranged with | President I). B. Johnson to send from Winthrop college one of the woman teachers to address the women of the community on domestic science and related subjects. This is a new feature of the institute work and it is certain that the women of the community will appreciate Mr. Bailes' thoughtfulness in arranging for the presence of a speaker who will discuss matters of peculiar interest to them. But to make the institute a success beyond peradventure, the committee entrusted with the responsibility of securing speakers for the day have arranged ; with Prof. John (1. Clinkscales of YVofford college to be present and deliver an address on education. Prof. Clinkscales is one of : the greatest apostles of education South Carolina has ever produced and what he will say on the subject is certain to prove not only interesting, but should greatly quicken the efforts of : the parents of this section to provide better educational facili; ties for their children. I Another feature of the day, which is not to be lightly esi teemed, is the picnic dinner. 1'leasant Valley is noted for its "good things to eat" and the dinner will he one of the best yet spread on a similar occasion. Lemmons Arrested in Louisville. Requisition papers have been issued on Governor Willson of Kentucky by Governor Kitehin of North Carolina for the return to Charlotte of Jim Lemmons, the cotton mill worker who some weeks ago alienated the affections of the wife of J. C. Furr, a Pineviile township farmer, and persuaded the woman to leave this section with him, the couple taking with them the child of Furr. Lemmons has been arrested in Louisville, Ky., and will be brought back to Charlotte as soon as the requisition papers reach Sheriff Wallace, to be tried on the charge of abduction. He was located upon information given the authorities by a High Point man, for which Furr paid $10. Cold Hill Institute and Picnic. Fort Mill Times Correspondence. What promises to be the host picnic ever held in this section is Brown shop picnic and Gold Hill farmers' institute, which will he held jointly, Monday, August 8. It is due to the fact that the institute could not he obtained for another date that the picnic will be held on Monday. Services of the Flint Hill protracted meeting will he suspended on the 8th in order that the entire community may attend ! the institute. Themes bearing upon the various branches of agriculture will he discussed by members of the Clemson corps of speakers, who will he pleased to answer all questions relative to the subjects under consideration. All who attended the North Carolina institute at Capps' school house are cordially invited to come and hear the South Carolina corps of institute workers. Provision will be made at the grounds for seats, etc., and no efforts will be spared to make everything pleasant. C. B. F. ^ " v UNCERTAINTY OF RESULT OF THE RACE FOR GOVERNOR * With just 13 of the 40-odd county meetings to be held and the primary only 27 days away, there is as much uncertainty as to the result of the election for governor as there was when the campaign opened several weeks ago. Friends of Messrs McLeod, Featherstone and Blease seem ' confident of the result, but no 1 one is willing to hazard a guess as to the vote his favorite will receive. The consensus of opinion in j Columbia, as The Times is informed. is that Featherstone will get in the second primary with either McLeod or Blease, the chances seemingly favoring the former. Should the run-off be between Featherstone and McLeod. many politicians agree that the popular lieutenant governor will defeat the Laurens candidate by a safe majority. This assumption is based in part upon the support which it is tU^.wrKf TV/f-T 1 ?ill viivu^ut ijuuu wiii receive from the daily press of the State, as both the leading South Carolina dailies are urging the rejection of the State-wide liquor platform on which Featherstone is making his campaign. Meanwhile, however, all eyes are turned to the Piedmont section, for it is generally conceded that as goes the Piedmont so goes the State. If McLeod is able to break even, or approximately even, with Featherstone in Union, York, Spartanburg, Cherokee, Greenville, Pickens. Oconee, Anderson, Abbeville and Greenwood there is little doubt that he will be the next governor. The Pee Dee counties and lowcountry, including Charleston, seem to be safe for the Lee t county candidate. Life at Camp Ansel. Fort Mill Times Corresponcler.ee. Camp Ansel, Aiken, Aug. 1.? The Fort Mill Light Infantry arrived here in good condition Friday afternoon for the annual encampment of the First regiment. The camp-ground is about two miles from the city of Aiken. It is not considered a desirable camp-ground by many of the boys. When we reached the camp-ground we found many of the tents blown down and out of position from a wind storm of the previous evening, necessitating much work to again put the camp in condition for occupancy. Sunday morning the regiment 1 1 ?1:_: ... imu icuyious services, conducted by the chaplain. After services the boys were given leave of absence until (i o'clock in the afternoon, when the bugle sounded for dress parade. The parade was witnessed by a large crowd from Aiken and Augusta. Sunday evening religious services were held by Mr. Smith, of ! Charlotte, secretary for the Y. M. C. A. At 9 o'clock Sunday evening the camp was again visited by a severe wind storm, i which blew down about half of the tents. Monday morning at 7 o'clock we were ordered into battalion drill, after which there were company drills and a small sham battle, which was greatly enjoyed by the boys. M. F. Negro Woman Kills Her Husband. Oscar Price, negro, was shot and killed by his wife, Hanna Price, at 3:30 o'clock Sunday morning on the plantation of the late Dr. John T. Kell in the Providence section of Mecklenburg county, seven miles east of Fort Mill. The dead man and - * - no hiic nt'if muurers on ine plantation of John L. Rea, Jr., two miles from the scene of the homicide. Hanna Price accused her husband of having forsaken her for another woman, Beulah Miller. Early Sunday morning she armed herself with a shotgun and went in search of her husband. He was located at the home of the Miller woman. After calling her husband to the door, the infuriated woman shot in the face. He died instantly. Hanna Price was committed to jail in Charlotte Sunday and with Sam VValkup, a negro who is accused of being an accessory to the crime, will be tried for the killing at the next term of the Mecklenburg superior court.