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VOLUME XXV
CLINTON y S. C., THURSDAY, JllNE 11, 1925
NUMBER 23
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LOCAL INSTITUTION OBSERVES
- ITS FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY
Former Pupils to Come “Home” for Commence
ment and Reunion. Historic Campus To Be
Tive Place the Coming: Week. ,
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Everything is in readiness for the
Thornwell Orphanage “Golden Jubi-
lee’* which opens tomorrow evening.
The event is to commemOT&te the 50th
anniversary of the institution and a
program of unusual interest for the
week has been arranged.
Beginning tomorrow, the old Thorn-
well boys and girls will begin arriv
ed on the campus for all the old grads.
The orphanage was founded 50
years ago, in 1875, by the young min
ister and Clinton’s First Citizen, Rev.
William Plumer Jacobs. It was named
Thornwell in honor of his great teach
er, Dr. James H. Thornwell. • The fol
lowing local men composed the origi
nal group: Rev. Wm. Plumer Jacobs,
ing for the week’s reunion. From 1 Dr. J\ J. BoozerrS. L. West, R. Mc-
every part of. the -country they will j Clintock, E. T. Copeland, Wm. B. Bell,
gather on the historic campus to talk' R- N- S. Young, N. A. Green, M. S.
of yesterday, and recall the good old Bailey, R. R. Blakely, G. C» Young, G.
days. During the week, it is expect-!P- Copeland, J. C. Craig, and C. E..
ed that .several hundred will be here, Franklin. Each member pledged $10
dating back to the early opening days a year for a period of ten years,
fa 1875. A week’s program, appro-! It is noteworthy that Mr. M. f?. Bai-
priate for the occasion, has, been pre- ley of this city, has-been on the board
pared for their coming. Beginning since the opening df the institution,
Friday evening afcd'eontinuing through he alone holding this distinction. The
next Thursday^ there will be a num- Home of Peace was erected by R. N.
ber Of events, to take up their time.jS. Young and W. B. Bell as contract-
The local alumni and alumnae met (ps. They were personal friends of
Monday evening for the purpose of ( Dr. Jacobs and ihterested themselves
appointing* committees and to plain | in the enterprise. The first home was
all details in - connections with ‘ the opened for the reception of children
week’s celebration. • | October 1, 1875, Mr. and Mrs. Jacobs
Th'e program, appearing in today’s moving into the home and Mrs. Jacobs
OFFICIAL PROGRAM
OF THE
“GOLDEN JUfflLEE”
___ Thornwell Orphanage
June 12th-18th, 1925
CLINTON, S. C.
paper, calls for a number of interest
ing speeches and varied entertain
ment. It will be noted that several
acting as matron
The following children entered the
orphanage tne first day: Mattie Clark,
addresses, touching upon the. institu-1 Flora Pitts, Ella Entrekfa, Walter En-
tion, its history and work, are to be trekin, Fannie Agnew, Anna Agnew,
made. Practically all of the speakers' Johnnie Agnew and Alfred Agnew.
are former students and graduates of | Five" of this number are still living,
the institution, and this' is one of, Mattie Clark, Flora Pitts and Alfred
the unique features of the program ' Agnew having passed away several
Greetings are to be brought from the years ago.
synods and synodicals of Georgia,) The need for enlargement pressed.
Florida and South Carolina, the con-s:Tbe Faith Cottage was built in 1880.
trolling synods of the institution. ! Mrs. Nettie McCormick of Chicago,
While each day’s program will be | gave eight buildings, beginning with
filled with interest, especially to the, McCormick in 1885. Then followed
former, boys and girls, the outstanding Harriett, Edith, Mary Jacobs School
event of the week will be the unveil-1 Building, Fowler, Virginia, Anita and
ing of a massive monument on next Gordon. The other homes on the cam-
Wednesday afternoon to the late \tfil- 1 pus are Fairchild, Augustine, Hol-
liam Plumer Jacobs, D. D., founder lingsworth, Georgia,‘Florida, and Lesh
and first president of the institution. Infirmary. There are thirty buildings
The monument has been erected with- altogether on the campus. The plant
in the past week and 4s of a beautiful has gone from one building to thirty
yet simple design. It bears the hon-iwith a. replacement value of at least
ored name of Dr. Jacobs, and has been i $500,000. The endowment has grown
erected on the campus of the orphan-' from nothing to more than $300,000.
age that he built. The unveiling ad-! The present capacity is 385 children,
dress will be made by Rev. John W.i Eighteen hundred chUdren have found
Carpenter, pastor of the First Pres-;a heme in the orphanage. Dr Jacobs
byterian church of Williamson, W. Va«, ! was father to the institution for 43
and a graduate of the institution! ‘j years till his death September 10,
The “Golden Jubilee” was planned 1017.
a year ago in. honor of the 50th birth-1 The present president, L v Ross
day of the orphanage. .V cordial in- j-Lypn. who had been a member of the
vitation has been extended all former j board for eight years, was elected in
pupils by the board of trustees to 1 1918, and be has been quite successful
be the institution’s guests for the com- 'as its directing head. Since his com
ing week. Several cottages on the' ing, the Turner Kitchen and Dining
campus will be given over entirely to Hall, M. S. Bailey LauWdry, F. Louise
the housing of the former pupils. AIL Mayes Cottage and Office Building
meals will be served in the central have been erected. More than $100,-
friday, June 12th
8 p. m.—Declamation Contest. Address, “The Orphanage and
Industrial Training,” by Edgar Dunwody, pressmen's Home, Tenn.
^ Saturday, June 13th
10 a. m.—“T. O.’s Preparation for Business,” by Henry J. Winn,
of Greenville. “T. O. and College Education,” by Rev. L. C. La-
Motte r . of Columbi^. , - , / '
8 p. m.—Alumni Meeting, F. M. Stutts, President of the Associa
tion, presiding. Address, Rev. Thornwell Jacobs, Dj. D., of Atlanta, Ga.
*>•- —■—. Sunday, June 14th /
11 a. m.—Sermon, Rev. D. M. Fulton; D. D., of Darlington.
4 p. m.—Communiorv Sermon, Rev. J! fl. Branch, of Willington, S. C.
8 p. m.—“T. O.’s Contribution to Home Missions,” Rev. A. T. Tay
lor, of Atmore, Ala.~ “T. O.’s Contribution to Foreign Missions,” Rev.
T. E. Simpson* D. D., Society Hill, S. <5.
Monday, June 15th
10 a. m —Miss Bryte Daniel, presiding—“T. Q.’s Contribution Jto
Womanhood,” Miss Martha Hellams, of Abingdon, Va. “T. O. in
Sisterhood of Orphanages,” Rev. M. L.-Kesler, of Thomasville, N. C.,
Orphanage. . '
8 p. m.—Greetings from General Assembly, Rev. J. G. Venable, D.
D., of Chattanooga, Tenn. Presiding, Rev. C. E. Piephoff, of Green
ville.
Tuesday, June 16th
10 a. m.—Graduating Exercises, Address, Rev. James B. Carpen
ter, of Memphis,,JTenn.* Graduating Class—Lonnie, Lingle Dunlap,
Annie JElizabeth Fliedner, James Emery Holomon, William Harlon
McQuiston.
8 p. m.—Greetings from Synods of Florida, (jeorgia and South
Carolina, by Mr. J. H. McLaurin, Dr. J. S. Lyons, T)r. S. H. Edmunds.
3:30 p. m.—Annual Meeting Board of Trustees. -
Wednesday, June 17th.
’ 10 a. m.—Greetings from Synodicals of Florida, Georgia and South
Carolina, by Mrs. Arthur Spencer, Mrs. W. A. Turner, Mrs. Andrew
Bramlett. Dedication of Buildings. Acceptance by Judge M. F.
Ansel, Chairman Boaral of Trustees. Dedication Prayer, by Dr. Alex
ander Sprunt, of >Charleston.
4 p. m.—Unveiling of Monument to pr. W. P- Jacobs. Address by
Rev. J. W. Carpenter of Williamson, W. Va. Acceptance by Mr. W.
W. Harris, Secretary Board of;Trustees.
8 p. m.—Play-by Orphanage Children, “Seeking for the Light.”--.
- • ' , Thursday, June 18th
T-hursday will be given over to a picnic at Enoree River and the
wee'k’s program will cqnve to a grand climax with a banquet in'the
evening, Rev. Jack H. Clark, Toastmaster-.
TO FLY FLAGS FOR
“GOLDEN JUBILEE”
All business houses possessing
Flags, are asked to put them on
display on Saturday and Wednes
day in hono^of the Thornwell Or
phanage “Golden Jubilee!” The
merchants are liked to* put their
Flags up on these two days at 8
a. m. and to remove them at 8 p.
m. on Saturday and 6 p. m. on
Wednesday. ,
CLEVER SHOW
HERE TONIGHT
Cilnton Pe«»pl“ Urged To Attend
Shakespearan Production By Cross
Anchor Visitors.
The Shakespearan play of “Romeo
and Juliet” is to’be'~pre*entt , d by the
Cross Anchor high school ifnder the
auspices of the Clinton high school
athletic association in the Clinton
school auditorium this qvening at 8^i0
o'clock.
For over three hundred years now
this English classic has been declared
the ideal and most beautif.il love story
of all languages. No other picture of .
human devotion and loyalty hasTbeefr ''^^ are o P® n
so strongly and beautifully drawn
CONFERENCE TO
BE HELD HERE
Young' People’a Meeting Opens Next
Tuesday at Presbyterian College
For Week’s Program.
The Presbyterian Young Peoples
Conference, state-wide Jn its scopg,
will open In Clinton next Tuesday,
June 16th. The conference ia to fee
held at the Presbyterian College #s
heretofore, entertainment to be pn>-
vided on the campus for all delegates.
Mr. D. W. A. Neville of this city, is
in charge of the registration,- and be
states that the.enrollment is expected
to reach the 250 mark. The young
people will begin arriving Tuesday
afternoon and a committee from the
Commercial Club has been appointed
tu meet the trains and_provide trans
portation ^for all who come.
The Rev. R. A. Lapsley, D. D., pas
tor of the First Presbyterian church
of Columbia, is chairman of this year’s
conference. He announces that a
strong program has been arranged for
the week providing for morning, class
periods, afternoons of recreation r ami
evenings of inspirational lectures
The names of speakers and confer-
It is note-worthy just at this titrif* ,oaders for the week includa ' the
to remind ourselves that today as olio wing. ^ _ , „ . .
never before the high schools and col- J r ‘ ^ urn [ )u fa Richmond;
leges are turning to the plays of Ed ^ rd G , raat ’ of Na^vdle; MisS
Shakespeare. A large per cent of the Ch»tte Jackson, of Louisville, Ky.;
colleges of South Carolina are pre-
Wilkes Dendy, qf Seneca, former field
senting at the current commencements > secrt ' t f r y Christian Endeavor
one or^another of these 1 plays. i®^ an,ia ^ n 1 j R ev * McSween, of
All who attend will enjoy this play, m8on ^‘illege; Dr. F. D. lories, of
but for the high school student there ^* ark ’ Colum-
is in it a special opportunity, for it jg 1 hia; Rev. Charles B. Chaplin, of Lo
an interpretation of Shakespeare “in ' ^ mbia ; ^Jiss June Summerell of Win-
flesh and blood,” hence it will awaken College; Rev.„R. F. Kirkpatrick,
a fresh interest in the plays cf this: 0 * Anderson; M.ss Margaret Crouch
greatest of masers. j 01 Charleston, and Dr. Lapsley, of
Mr. Claude Melton, who has had Columbia.
five years of Redpath Chautauqua and* Rcv ; 1 M of Potersbmrg^Va.^
Lyceum experience, has coached this. 8 of the Colurnbia Theologi-
i ^ _ _ cal Seminary, will be the conference
1 ' , , . _ . , . , song leader; Miss Virginia Taylor, of
By helping the Cross Anchor high Cmnvn , e wi „ be pianist . Mrs . D .
school you will also help the Clinton w A N( . yn| of c , intoni wi ,, ^ thc
high school athletic association, tinder Kir | s;t . olln< . ilor an ,| R( . v . A w . Dick
whose auspices it is presented. of Sor , lU , ri win bl , thl . , cader .
A committee from the Commercial!
Club is sponsoring the sale of takers
in the hope that a large audience will
be present tonight to greet the Cr< s
Anchor people and extend a cordial
welcome. All are asked to buy tick
ets and attend.
Mrs. Mary I. Reid
Has Passed Away
A # r
Last Friday morn ip g Mrs. Mary I.
j liv’d, 84 years cf age, died at the
t iimne of_her daughter. Mrs. R. L.^ Bai-
THE FOUNDER AND FIRST PRESIDENT
^ Ky REV. L, ROSS LYNN, D. 1). C .
Stores Decorate For ! ley ° f "r, cit> '- Th? w ? s »
„ _ ^ T , .-i 99 native of Laurens county, and a hfe-
• (jrOlden JUbllee lorg member cf the Associate Reform-
jed Presbyterian church. She was a
A number of merchants have their woman of noble character, having
windows atfiactively 7 '’decorated in spent a long life in useful service for
honor of .Ttbo ThornweH—OTphoom-o ntherw. Thl- fnimrTil sprvirp was enn-
dining hall and entertainment proVid- 000 has been added to the endowment.
REV. L. ROSS LYfiN, D. D.
President Thornwell Orphanage Since 1918
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William Plumer Jacobs, son of the
Rev. Ferdinand and Mary Elizabeth
Redbrook Jacobs, was born in York
county, March 15, 1842. The father
was founder of the Yorkville Presby
terian church and taught "a girls’
school. His mother’s father and
mother were both teachers. Mary Eli-
and standards, with their libraries and
museums.
Before entering college young
Jacobs attended a boarding school at
Kingston, Ga.^over which thc cultured
and scholarly Dr. Francis R. Goulding,
author of “Young Marooners,” presid
ed. It is a matter of more than pass-
“Golden Jubilee” celebration which be- ducted by the* Rev. Edward Long, in
gins tomorrow. The irfMitution’s terment taking place in the Laurens
colors of purple and old gold art* used cemetery.
in the decorations and attractive pla- Mrs. Reid is survived by'four chil-
cards carry cordial “Welcome’’ greet- dren: Mrs. R. L. Baihy, Mjs. Laurens’
ings for the occasion
Lar.ford, Messrs. W. L. and J. L. Reid.
zabeth was left an orphan and was j ing interest that grand-children of
adopted by Dr. W. S. Plumer. This jthis preceptor later, had a place in the
ha^ been given as one of the inspira
tions to Dr. Jacobs for founding the
orphanage. Heredity and environment
united to piake a man whose life would
be unqsual and whose influence as
great as it came to be, had hardly
begun when he passed from the scenes
of his earthly endeavors. “He joined
the choir invisible of those immortal
dead who live again in lives made
better by their presence.” ^
<ffis father was a minister of the
gospel in the Presbyterian church, but
devoted much of his time and effort
to educational work. He conducted
schools for girls in Charleston, S.
Fairview, Am.y and Charleston, S. C.
William seems to have inherited a
'refinement of nature,.a spirit of per
severance, and a serious disposition.
The mother of William died when
he w£s but a lad. A step-mother en
tered the home •when he- was sixteen.
orphanage.
At the dge of sixteen William enter
ed Charleston College. He gave him
self seriously and diligently to his
studies. He preferred his bbqks and
hard work to the levity and frivolity
of the less serious-minded students.
The college library, with its splen
did array of books, made a-, ivery
Strong appeal to this youhg student.
He foiind great dejight in the museum,-
The collection of birds was of especial
interest to him.
With the passing of the years he is
found building up. a fine library and
a Splendid museum at Thornwell Or
phanage. One whose official duties
Hook him into many sucb Institutions
said he hafl nbt found in thi A entire,
section of the country such a library
or^such a museum in ah orphanage.
In addition to his^regular college
course hb became a diligent student
of shorthand; The knowledge thus
He used the tenderest and most appre-> i g^ ne( j w ; as 0 f rea j practical help ta
ciative terms as he .wrote of her. Herj^jj^ j a ^ r as engaged in the work?
influence over the boy must have been
very strong and for the best.
The environment in v the midst of
which this boy stood and grew up was
of reporting^ for the' religious and ,
secular press.
Many of the young people tif his
day wers give'n over tu dancing, 'but
that of -a .cultured, refined minister’s ' this, young man-refrained from it .and
home. He-was surrounded by books, expressed the wish .that nobody had|
breathed ah educational atmosphere,
iipbrbcid the spirit of“elegant krtfl
classical Charleston with its ‘ high
ever heard of dancing.
His definite declsiqn fpr CHrist. w{ s
made when he was'sixteen years old.
’thought and heroic action.” jit was rnjjple after deliberate"and seri- 1
The parks, the. sea, the museum,!ous consideration. c He_wrote fhus of ^
the college, the library, the orphan [this solemn transaction of
home, all had a part in furnishing the with the church- w «
background of'fiis life
The thoughts which germinated in
the lad’* mind blossomed and fruited
iir after liffe aS may be. seen by a
tour of inspection .of the college and
orphanage aL'Cjintor?, with tEeir ideals
umtmg
Oh, let me always
remember this night, February 8,
1858. Tonight 1 applied for admis- \
sion to the church and was received.;
as a; member. Thank God, I am en-1
abled to receive him to my heart. Oh,;
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