Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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•r. - V j; •• Ji. I \ NTS . Rates for advertiainc in tkia column er word for each hwer- The Founder And First President are one eerit per' lion, with a minimum ckarfe of 25c, payable invariably in advance. (Continued from Page One) that Presslx^ would find the way • I . T NOTICE—We 'sell bagging and Buy cotton seed and gin cotton. T. J. Blalock's Ginnery, Clinttm, £LC. tf [y^wo hpve. Father joined just at my age. birth meant to him—a I: MILLIONS genuine Potato Plants for immediate shipment. Porto Rico, Early Triumph, Pumpkin Yam and Jersey Sweets. 1000, $1.50; 5000, $6.25. First class plants and prompt shipment guaranteed. Schroer Plant Farms, Valdosta, Ga. 6-ll-3tp FOR SALE—To si^re expense of mov- ing my. furniture to Washington, D. thought of others and moved him to a readiness to serve others. From * 'll C., will offer complete furnishings for 6-room house, including 10-piece din ing room suite, 5-piece bed room suite, new modfl Singer sewing machine, art squares, rugsi Detroit vapor stove, re frigerator, tables, chairs, etc. Every thing in excellent condition and can be seen in Clinton. Write me what you are interested in. E. N. Beard, ing of the conviction that the’ only life qrorth living, the only life Worthy the Child of God, was the life of-urt- selfish service for others. He early gained the viewpoint of the Master Teacher, “I am among you as one that se^veth.” Like most young men of parts, am bitions stirred in his breast. There was the thought of great things in his career. The vital question was: Fo^ and greatly beloved teacher, when he mine, I know the tenderest care will came to name his orphanage, he called be bestowed on m«J*-< it Thornwell Orphanage. So it has come to pass that this institution, the. child of Jacobs' brain and heart, is that by which the name of the illus trious Thornwell will be known to many Dr.’fldger called upon the young Seminary student to report the pro- On April 20, 1865, these two were united in holy wedlock. The blight of war was upon the land. Many homes had been broken up. - Nor were the tribulations already passed. Those awful, awful days of reconstruction were midst of these broken homes, a new that day forth there waj a cUrifying D - . . . .. TT .. , of that conception and the intensify- Presbyterian Church in the United ceedings of the^G^neral Assembly of i home was established. The newly TOted head of that house wrote: whom should these things be sought? For self or for others? Before he out of his teens v William P. States, whlclr met in Augusta, Ga„ December 3, 1861. This was the or ganization of the “Southern Presby- V terian Chtjych.*’ Great leaders were there and they were looking to and announcing the foundations upon which "the church of Christ rests. The time had come When men who had convictions had to* express and defend them. Th*; nineteen-year-old , Semi nary student had the rare privilege of. feeling the heart throbs.of this chinch rea- was Jacobs reached the great decision. He sacrificed self and chose God. ..For the bnA^vho thus decided it.meant the 325 15th Street, Northeast, Washing-1 gospel mirriatry as a, life work. The ton, D. C. 2tc . far away Tnissi<!|n' fields of earth pre sented themselves as the place where LOST—Two five dollar bills some- jjg cou i^ most completely lose himself where on square. Finder please re- f or the Master and seek great things office. i I for' Hinj.. Time and an overruling RESIDENT LOTS FOR SALE—Su- f’ rov ' d «'ce altered thi^ resolution perb resident lots on Centennial and | But thr ““ Kh * he >" str “- t . . . . . . .. ... Cleveland streets now for sale. T. L. ! mentality of the one thus surrendered, that he. had actually begun his life W Barley ’ 7-2-4tc! not one ^ e ’ ^ flVe lves been given to the foreign mission service in the very day of its birth. The sons for the establishment of this new branch of the Church of Christ were given in the declaration and testimony of which Dr. Thornwell was author. Young Jacobs wrote: “Dr. Thornwell is broad, an d ejear.” The close of the year 1861 found this young man Reviewing and recit ing the experiences Wlykh hpd come to him during the year. It was the most interesting and best year he had experienced., He-rejoiced most of all const! “I will try in every way to make my family a model for Christianity, mor ality, punctuality, industry. Mary is of the same opinion and, of codrse, it depends only on us whether it shall be soier not. She is a jewel of a.wife. I sit here and look at her sweet face and industrious fingers' and thank Gor for such a treasure. The bless ing of Heaven rest on thee, Mary.” In 1866 a little paper- called the “True Witness’' was established. This was succeded by the “Farm and Gar den,” and this irf turn by “Our Month ly,” which exists till the present day and carries the message of the.£ather- less thildren to four thousand homes each month. The printed page was a powerful ally to this preacher in fur thering his plans and carrying out his most worthy purpose. His great life work could not have been accomplish ed withoyt it. •His work in the pastorate, though at times very discouraging, prospered. P ' $10,000,000:6<MX)MPANY wants you [ His orphan childfen speak >for_ him to sell 150 daily home necessities in Clinton. Profits $35-$50 weekly. Ex perience unnecessary. For particulars write The ,J. R. Watkins Co., Dept. J7, 231 Johnson Ave., Newark, N. J. LOST—Vision eye glasses, $3.00 re ward if returned to L. A. Land, Clinton Cotton Mill. Itp ) DISINFECTANT and his Lord in China, Japan, Africa and Brazil. TheseTwere not dull nor uninterest ing times through which the young Itp college student was passing. The war clouds were gathering fast and thick. The smouldering- volcano /was about to send; forth fire and shioke and death. The most prophetic of her sons could not foresee the havoc that would be wrought nor the desolation through v/hich the state and the entire South It was but a short time until he felt work preparation. During the year it necessary to concentrate his efforts he had been received as a candidate | on his work in Clinton. He had the for the ministry and ha<f preached his opportunity' to enter other fields but first sermon. His .experience in his first effort at preaching was not un like that of many other timid young men. He confessed that it was quite a trUl. r . _ After the first year in the Semi nary, through the influence of his father, he went to preach in Bethany church, which is located about ten and one-haif miles in,the country from Laurens. He rode a borrowed horse FORTIFY AGAINST DISEASE KRESO,WILL PREVENT DISEASE ;IT KILLS GERMS and traveled an unknown way, un- _ _ _ would have to pass as a result of the known in more senses than one. After After a time others caught his vision I™ ^ koi-v+Sem ?: ._j u. !--« and beRan t0 share his s 0 Civil War. None knew the baptism i n q U i r i n g the way, he finally reached wherewith they were to be baptised, jthe church. Concerning this r his sec- A keen college student would notj Cn d sermon, he wrote: “I must con- be asleep to such conditions. He would f ess I trembled a little as I ascended felt that God could do a great work through a small church and he was willing and anxious that He should do it. ^..4—: 1 _ Before the cloee of the first ten years of his ministry he felt a great burden resting on his heart and a great vision appeared to him. It was the burden of needy fatherless chil dren. It Svas a vision of a home, a Christian home where large numbers of orphans might be provided for share the common interest and be a partaker of the common excitement. it come to pass <ln OctobeVT, 1875, Thornwell Orphanage was opened for the reception of children and eight, Its a great pleasure to greet the former Thornwell Orph anage boys and girls in Clin ton again. ‘J#. *iu-- We hasten to extend to you * a genuine f ull-souled welcome and we hope every minute you spend here will be filled with pleasure and happiness. the pulpit stairs and that on several I entered the home. ... occasions my wits forsook me and ; As we thifik of the fifty years'of its \\hen a Junior in college and on y ; fi e d. Once or twice I felt my courage | history and consid e r its present spleh- eighteen years old, he was called to, oozing out of the tips of my fingers.” j djd proportions we exclaim: “Behold Columbia to report the doings of the i He closed his diary entry: “May God what God bath wrought!” But this South Carolina Senate for the “Caro-j g iv e me grace to preach with power ■ of dre a ms had another, dream. lim * n - He ww paid $6° fpr three a nd the spirit.” * I He dreamed of a school, a college, that weeks work. This service at t e . cn- This Bethany service was another ^ would minister to the educational ate gave him a closer view o the j n ^ be cba ; n 0 f Providence that,needs of the Presbyterians and train ^ public men and a clearer infeight bound him to his life service in Lau-|up leaders for the church. And, lo, public questions. IrSps county. He accepted an invita- ; this dream became a replity. Through The summer of I860 was s Pcnt on| t j on f rom R ev . Zelotes Holmes totmany trials and vicissitudes the Pres- what he was pleased to call Beloved preacb j n Clinton, upon which service byterian College "has passed, but the Edistoi ■‘Friendships were formed^ from which thQ worker himself there which lasted through life These irested the blessinR of AlmiRhty G od, were an attachment not only for Wil-1 d ^ ew great jov. Of that first sermon liam P. Jacobs, but for his orphanage j in clinton) he wrote: ^ los i sight of In November, 1922, Mr. Townjend self and cauRht si g ht of Christ.” wrntP^to the "nrnhanatre• C “We have' 'War conditions were pressing. The Tltf nn thpUland hut the * demands for men in the arm y Were ^ ^ St ° ry ^ • hnlr TnuL L^.roviied for Fn ' becoming mole urgent. Nearly all his i told it will.be related that the man [children must be Provided for En- ^ went tf) th > front ! wh o first caught the vision and set B He faced the prospects of-going back' tbe work going was Rev. William P under these conditions, with Make our store your resting place. We are on your way up town and you will find here 4-eopiplete line of Men’s Fur nishings and Ladies Wearing Apparel ~V It will be a pleasure to jus to serve you. -h- *7“ Farmers Mercantile Co. “The House of Better Values*? HART SCHAFFNER & MARX CLOTHES STETSON HATS ^ NUNN-BUSH SHOES institution stands today the pride and glory of the Synod of. South Cafn^ina. It is one of the most- valuable assets of the church. As time has passed other men have made large contribu tions to the development of the col- closed you will find a Liberty Bond.” During the summer of 1860, the father decided to move to Alabama. William was greatly saddened by this and felt he would be left without a home. He wrote: “I must board as a stranger in an old familiar place.” Father goes to Fairview, Ala., today; parting, oh, parting is pain. God bless thee, jny father. Thou hast al ways loved and aided me. great \ Jncobs. To the joys and responsibilities of a growing church, an enlarging or phanage and a college, were added the joys and responsibilities of a growing family. There came to gladden and sadness, which had doubtless been greatly intensified by the news of the death of Dr. Thornwell in Charlotte in August, 1862. Now that he was gone his pupil cherished as a precious heritage the j bless their home five childrens Flor- Doctor's last words to him: “Good-bye, j ence b-ee, now Mrs. W. J. Bailey; Brother Jacobs, may God bless and dames Ferdinand, now. Rev^J. F. take acre of you..” “I will prize thesef dacobs » William States, now Rev. W. This made the young hian feel that' words as the blessing of the greatest 1 States Jacobs, D. D.; John he wanted to make provision for him- man that I have ever known.” He| now J - D - Jacobs* M. D., and Thoin- self and not be longer dependent upon , sa ' d: “A more talented and yet _ his father. He prays: “Oh God, giVejmpre humble man I have never heard I well, now Rev. Thornwell Jacobs, me something to do. Show me where I can find work. Answer m§ for Jesus’ sake.” His faith was put to the test as faith is so often tested and then the answer came* of.’ On March 15, 1863, our subject Before the church or the world realized what Dr. Jacobs had done and , , A r- A u- on. i w 0s doing, and before they were reached h,s twenty-f.rst birthday. Thej read to make acknowled([ement and . | entry ,n his diary reveals what man- bea -, ow thc honors which'were due He re- ner of youn* man he was and prophe- and whjch came IiRR be f ore ^ ceived a telegram asking him to go sies of what kind of an older man .he! ... affections were lavished ubon to Columbia on November 29th, to would become. “I will call nothing 1 ^ the companion of his life was report the legislature: Because of mine, but God's; no man master Wt ^ ka ' n f h rom hi ^. what a joy it would n -if she could have seen and shared the honor and love which later came to her husband. But Providence had ordered it otherwise.- She Why Not Keep Your Money at Home p 4 or phans. 'Mrs. Jacobs was matron and: mother to them. Bowed down with grief but sanctified in the furnace of JAMES W. CALDWELL THE MAGAZINE MAN Phone 243.at 12:30 V an epidemic of smallpox the legisla- God, no place home but Heaven. Oh, tore was transferred to Charleston. ! God, it is indeed a solemn "thing " to It was in that city that the Ordinance ( take up the duties of life! Grant, of Secession was passed on December great God, that this worm that pleads .. I with The« m.y b«om« grujUn The men who took that action be-, Let me know TheC and Thee onljK:, . hearted and lonelv Added to Heed they were acting within their Ut me »«* have . aingl* tiAght »b«»! constitutional rights, as indeed was > not in accord with Thy wRl Open wa /|,£ responsifitlity for the by giving me your Magazine and tbe case. _. * I Thy word to my mind and heart. Let Newspaper subscriptions, either in j The enthusiasm and wild erxeitefnent King Jesus rule within me.” dilb or single subscriptions? I can which prevailed was fully shared by j The spring of 1861 found him com- g r j e f handle your subscriptions at publish- the young reporter. ; A few month# pleting his course of study in the affhbtions he moved on in his work era price or lesa. later in March, 1861, Wiliam P.. Theobgical Seminary.' On May W.jtith'ienU^ng plans and increasing Jacobs graduated from Charleston be was ordained to the gospel minis-' e ffj c j ency _ Co ^; •«,..* , ” I try a^d began his pastorate in Clin-1 p or forty-sqveh years and eight The summer which followed was tont ge rving also Shady Grove and months he was pastor of the First spent at his father s home in Alaba- Duncan’s Creel*. The Clinton church ; Presbyjterian church . He had seen it ma.. The time was not passed in idle- bad forty-seven names on its roll, but Rrow f ropi forty-seven members to ness. He gave himself to reading and on aC count of the war the church and three hundred. He left this cpngrega- *jtudy that added to his general culture • ent i r e community were in a very dis- t ion with a iftagnificent granitb house md befter fitted him for his wosk in ordered condition. “The towji had a of wors hi p . His seasons of greatest the theological studies in Columbia fa ^ry unsavory name abroad. Liquor j 0 y during all these years were when b , _ a ., asserted right to.rule. Human life there were times of refreshing from His father accepted the presidency ^ not accounted of high value.” the Lord, when souls were born into of the Laurensville Female Seminary, ^ new pastor shared the privations the kingdom. How earnestly he pray- and in September moved to that place, «* an d hardships of his people. He won ^ for such res ults ™ 1 c r This was th ei r love and gained their support'in - - - - 1 ' J. B. FRONTIS JEWELER CLINTON, 8. C. Dr. E. Mood Smith Dr. Felder Smith OPTOMETRISTS & MODERN SERVICE now called Laurens, S. C. i ms was th eir love and gained their support in | At t he time of his resignation as one of the Providences which led to his efforts at soul-saving and com- pa stor of the First church he had been the future location of the prospective m unity reforms. - u r„_ theological student in the county where his great life work was done. president of the orphanage for thirty- The boy-preacher of twenty-two felt six; years. It had grown ^ from one his ihsufficiency for the responsibili- home with eight children to fourteen The openipg of the Senynary in ti eg of the pastorate. In addition to homes with three hundred children. Columbia found him there with deter-j divine aid he craved human assistance His physical infirmities made jt im^ mination and seriousness of purpose , an d sympathy. He wooed and won perative that he should give up th to begin his special prepare •ation for Miss Mary Jane Dillard, daughter of pastorate, as much .as thepeople loped life. The boy of nineteen sils at the Elder Dr. J.'H. Dillard of the Bethany, him, and gfvr 1 his enflt time and fee^df some of the great minds a nd | CO |> l g reRaGon| where- his second ser- 1 strength to the orphanage. The . , . ^ ( spirits of the church: Howe, Leland, | m ^ n ba d been preached. At this time Thornwell Memorial church was or- SPECIALISTS | Woodrow, Adger, Cohen, Thornwell., ba d the pastoral oversight o( this ganized, very largely of the orphanr Eyes Examiiftd Glasses Fitted fellow ^students were men wl\o, church. Of the subject of his affect- age workers aqd children, and Dr. he writes: “My thoughts are ^ir Jacobs wad installed pastor pf it &pd 15 West Main Street Phone 101, J CLINTON. S. C. WHAT DO P. -I JEANS like himself, afterward did d Tar; service for the Master. ? He respected and admired all his professors, bat Dr. Thornwell made the most profound 'and lasting impres sion upon him and gave him the Se- ioi*s, \ | of 'M __ — m Mary. No earthly object shall be administered to it until his death. superior, or U now, in my affection j As the story of the orphanage un to her. It may be that God sluill folds much additional idformation con- allot to as a life of suffering aitd'cemin^ this good and great man must pain. If her’s be the iot to suffer,, of necessity ba given. But let us stronger upward urge. Desiring to j God give md power to be kind to her, 1 analyze the character of the man. DO? do honor to the memory of his great sympathizing and affectionate. If j (Continued on Page Eight) dtjpfc - V He As a June (Jarden That fine spun web of pure silk in Humming Bird Hose which looks delicate and fragile as a flower m petal, has a power of endurance you’d little suspect. 0 . * . . % y Humming Bird silk is of the highest obtainable quality, imported “raw” from Japan and spun into thread in our own rail Is./ No metallic “loading” is added. The silk is pure dyed. Reinforced to . • stand thc stresses of your many outdoor activities. Humming Birds may be had in all the dreamy tints that blend with the filmy frocks of summer. A J ' • ' A '‘ . - *• , ’ . ■ r fresh shipment of the newest shades just-received. Come in and treat yourself to several pairs* THE BEE HIVE w/iming* q>)iri PURE SilX HOSIER W EA R T LG'NQER 3 ^ ■*. I 'f' /