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fpwiipifippf i U To« Dm*! Rm4 THE CHRONICLE Ton Dm*! G«! The News •••••••••■•••••••••••MMMi I THE CHRONICLE • Stfitee To Be e Cleen Newt* S ^eper. Covpiete. Newsy,' S • asd Reliable • t volume XXX Clinton; s. c., Thursday, may 15,1930 NUMBER 20 BISHOPS RETAIN JOBS ^HURCH Methodistfi Stick To Episcopal Government. New Document Defeated At Quadrennial Con ference. BAPTISTS GATHER ! IN NEW ORLEANS Ministers and laymen Assemble for Southern Baptist Convention. To Name New Leader. Dallas, Texas, May 13.—The Epis copal form of government in the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, triumphed today when the quadren nial conference, in session here, voted down by a decisive majority the pro posed new constitution. The document, representing four years of labor by a commission and 28 years of agfitation in the church for a written body of laws, would have requiied a two-thirds majority for adoption. The vote was 188 for and 205 against. fTO by New Orleans, May 13.—Nearly a thousand ministers, laymen and wo men workers swung into action here today in pj!eparation for the formal opening tomorrow of the annual Southern Baptist convention when a new president is to be named. The retiring president. Dr. G. W. Truett of Dallas, has refused to have^ his name submitted for renomination. While the woman’s nlissionary union, ministers, laymen and official boards today in conferences received reports and laid plans for a quickening of in terest in religious education, and be nevolent financing, the Rev. J. Frank Norris, fundamentalist pastor of Fort Worth Baptist church, gave vent to a movement he reported was under- Although presag^ by the large number of amendments which had been tacked on the bill representing j unseat him in the convention the opposed views of many factions invited his brother Baptists to in the church, defeat of the constitu- tmn was immediately pj^ed^ hy .tha- 9t Iposp^U declarations that the paper would rad ically change church law from an Episcopal to a congregational form of government. ^ ■ This charge was based on amend ments curtailing the power of bish ops and changing their term of of fice from life to a fixed number of years. Dr. F. J. Prettyman, of Balti more, declared: “When you adopt the practice of electing your bishops you make of them not bishops, consecrat ed to a life of Godly service, but merely presidents of a conference.” try to oust him for his stormy man- Repriraand Press Dallas, Texas, May 13.—A repri mand by the general conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, to newspapers which the conference considered gave "unfair display” to complaints filed against bishops of the church was delivered to newspa permen today by the committee named to write it. The statement follows: “It is the sense of this general con ference that we fully appreciate the service the press renders to the church, and we are anxious to cooper ate with the newspapers in every way 1 ossible. “But we regret that some, newspa pers have so reported routine matters touching upon the work of the confer ence and .some members of the Kpi.s- copacy as to make the wrong impres sion on the public mind regarding the conference attitude toward the F^pis- copacy and other issues." The “routine issues” spoken of pre sumably were th** complaints filed by the Rev. Rembert .Smith of Washing ton, Ga., against Bishops, Cannon, Moore, Mouzon and DuBosq, charging undue political activity in the 1928 election. Bishops Moore and Mouzon were given a clean slate yesterday by the Episcopacy committee consid ering the charges. The committee had not yet consid ered the records of the other two bish ops named. I hear whispers from our Baptist politicians—and we have our politi-1 cians in the Baptist church as they j have them in every church—that they j are going to bring charges against I me and try to oust me frojn this con- j vention,” the Rev. Mr. Norris de-' dared. | “W’ell, I hope they do it—I just hope they try to do it. All my life 1 have fought against politicians inside the church. I’ll die fighting them. They may want to unseat me in the convention because I am an insurgent. Thye will not succeed because nine out of ten delegates to the conven tion want the lid off. , J. H. Anderaon of Knoxville, Term., Southern lay delegate, today request ed his friends in the conventon not to place his hame in nomination for president, thereby causing virtual abandonment of the movement to elect a lay president. Names in prominence' tonight for the honor included W. J. McGlothlin, Greenvifle, S. €., and Dr. C. W. Dan iel, Richmond, Va. During the day Dr. J. B. Lawrence, secretary of the home mission board, Atlanta, and F>r. T. B. Ray, executive j secretary of the foreiginnission board Icbnferred informally with more than I•200 pastors on arousing a neW inter est in missions. Dr. A. .1. Barton, chairman of the committee of special service and chairman of the executive committee of the Anti-Saloon league, with his committee, began preparation of their report including a treati.se on the ad ministration of the prohibition act, the Hoover law enforcement commis sion and the mpdem trend of immor ality. COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM Fifty-Fifth Anniversary (Grand Rally m ^ Thornwell Orphanage Jiine 6-10,1930 Friday, June 6th 8 P. M.—Declamation-Reading Contest (William P. Jacobs, presiding. Saturday, June 7th 8 P. M.—Music Recital Miss Bessie Dunwody, presiding. Sunday, June 8th 11:15 A. M.—Baccalaureate Sermon Rev. T. Ellison Simpson, D. D., Darlington, S. C. 4 P. M.—Communion Service ' Rev. Arthur T. Taylor, Marston, N. C. Rev. Clarence E. Piephoff, Greenville, S. C. Monday, June dth 10:30 A.*^!.—Open Meeting of Alumni ' Address of Welcome, President Lv R. Lynn. Response, Allan F. Lide, Elloree, S. C. 12 M.—Picnic and Lunch at Riverside. 8 P. M.—Alumni Banquet. , Tuesday, June 10th 10:30 A. M.—Graduating Exercises Judge M. F. Ansel, Greenville, S. C., presiding. Address, Rev. Jack H. Clarke, Forsyth, Ga. 2:30 P. M.—Annual Meeting of Board. 8 P. M.—Pageant by Orphanage Schools. FACULTY NAMES REST STUDENTS Clinton 411 BoyK Stand High In Schol arship List At Presbyte- ' rian College. 91.83 87.92 87.76 8«.77 85.69 94.37 88.61 88.29 87.64 86.81 86.67 92.08 90.00 87.50 . 86.50 . . .. 85i<3 . . 85.00 85.00 LAURENS BAR FOR SULLIVAN Clinton Joins In Remembering Hi Graduates To Hear Sermon The commencement program for the high school graduates will be ushered in next Sunday evening at 8 o’clook when the baccalaurMte sermon will be preached in North Broad Street Methodiet church by the Rev. C. By num Betts, pastor of the local A. R. A large crowd gathered Saturday j ch'*r<rh. Services in all churches in morning for the Memorial day exer- ^ withdrawn in order cises held in honor of the deparUd that the entire community may unite Southern heroes of the Confe^rate special occasion, war as graves were decorated with j graduating exercises proper wreaths of flowers. ^ on next Friday evening. May 23rd, in the Florida street school auditorium. Besides the usual class exercises and awarding of diplomas, prizes, etc., the address before the ' graduating class will be delivered by Dr. James C. Kinard, member of Newberry college faculty. This year’s graduating class is com posed of 39 members, 22 girls and 17 boys. It appeared in The Chronicle of last week. Clinton Girls To * Receive Diplomas The exercises, held under the aus pices of the 'local U. D. C. chapter, be- ban at 10 o’clock in the Florida Street school auditorium where a program of interest was presented -bjra num ber of pupils of the high school. At the conclusion of the exercises, the procession passed to the ceme tery to decorate the graves. The en tire R. 0. T. C. unit of Presbyterian college, in full uniform, marched to the cemetery to take part in the ex ercises. Three volleys of honor were fired by a platoon picked from Com pany “A,” following which the trum- i peters sounded “taps” as the conclud ing feature of the ceremonies. Invitations have been received here Dinner was served at^e noon hour for the commencement exercises of by the local chapter to^e surviving j Chicora college, May 17-19. veterans, their wives, and widows of j The literary address will be deliv- veterans. lered on thf^ evening of the 17th by ^ j Dr. L. R. L3mn of this city and Doc- rifxvrrsxli Qfanda ^ke annual address uorron . | to the graduates. The Rev. Geo. G.; > F or KC-OlCCllOri; Mayes, D. D., of Winnsboro,' will give j ■ fthe baccalaureate sermon Sunday; Sam R. Dorroh, for the past few. morning, the 18th, and in the evening) years auditor of Laurens county, an-(the Rev. J. W. Smith of Fort Valley,! nounces in today’s paper that he will | Ga., will preach the Christian En- be a candidate for re-election in this ideavor sermon. summer’s primary. Mr. Dorroh is well j Thirty-nine members compose the known througfiout the county and; graduating class. The following Clin- ranks as one of its most efficient and I ton girls are included on the list: well-liked officers. It is hardly likely i Misses Margaret Copeland, Rosalie that Mr. Dorroh will have opposition j Jones, Janie Lois Lynn, Nancy Perry, since he has held his present position Cleon Pitts and Alva Wilson, Miss only one term and the announcement Nancy Perry is a Them well orphan- that he is seeking re-election will be age girl and has been supported dur- welcomed throughout the county by ing her college course by the local Ki- hia many friends. wants club. Association Endorses “Favorite Son" For Attorney General In August Primary. I^aurens, May 10.—In addition to a ringing endorsement given by the Laurens Democratic convention the first of the week in behalf of a “fa vorite son” for a state office, James H. Sullivan, who is a candidate for at torney’ general, the l^aurens Bar as sociation, of which Mr. Sullivan is a member, has given a similar endorse ment. The re.solutions were offered by Phil 1). Huff, who has .served in the lower house of the general assembly with Mr. Sullivan for several years, and were seconded by a number of other members of the local bar. The resolutions which were unani mously adopted, follow: “Whereas, the members of the Ijiu- rens Bar association have been close ly associated with Mr. SullivaiLin the practice of law here at Laurens for many years, and ' “W’hereas, the members of said as sociation have known him profession ally and as a citizen, and “Whereas, the members of the Lau rens Bar association have always known him to be a man of the high est integrity and as s citizen that has given his time, his thought and his effort for the best interest of his county and state, and “Whereas, the members of this bar association know him to be a nmn of exceptional legal training and ability, 'tnd a man with a record of sendee to his county and state “Now, be it resolved, That the mem bers of the Laurens Bar association do hereby endorse the Honorable James H. Sullivan for the office of attorney general for the state of South Carolina.” - a- COUNTY SCHOOLS AWARDED PRIZES Gignilliat Goes To Woman’s School Announcement has been made that Prof. G. W. Gignilliat, formerly a member of the Presbyterian college faculty, will not be connected with the institution for the coming year as had been expected. Prof. Gignilliat has had leave of ab sence from the college for the past year doing special work toward his Ph.D. degree. He has announced that he has accepted the position of head of the English department at Wes leyan, college^ for women at Macon, Ga„ for the coming year. At Wesley an be intend^ carrying on his work looking to his degree, in addition to his teaching duties. The friends here of PVof. and Mrs. Gignilliat will re gret to learn of their decision not to return to Clinton this fall. Winners Named In Beautification and Improvement Contest. Wads worth Comes Second. Laurenc, May 10.~-The Cross Hill school won first place this year in the beautification and general improve ment contest sponsored by the county department of eilucation and the scl^pol Improvement assoclittidn, ac cording to the report of the judging committee, received this week by the county superinten<lent of iHlucation. The Wadsworth school reevivwl 8<*c- ond place and the Youngs school third. Cash prizes are awarded the winners, $60 to first, $10 to second and $2.5 to third. F.ach school is pledg ed to use the prize fund in further im provement programs. The Presbyterian college faculty has within the past week elected the following men to the honor scholastic society. Sigma Kappa Alpha: Juniors Plaxico, William Lamar Green, James Benjamin, Jr. . Dunlap, Orell Alva Walkup, James William .... Lynn, Ross McCain Sophomores Smith, George' K. Ferguson, Richard Butler Gillespie, Robert Hall Ferguson, William Pratt Boyd, Thomas [.ee Anderson, Egbert Vernon Freshmen Horton, James Robert Ferguson, Herbert Hambright McCaskill, John Calvin . .. . Abrams, Ijtwson Samuel . . Fre^nmn Bejpson Graham, Ilothwell, 3rd Johnson, Harold Clark .... Pinson, Furman Barratt,‘Jr. . Clinton Roys To Front It will be noted from the list that several graduates of the local high school have attained distinguished rat- ing for the year._jOyt. of.a.freshman class of 90, eight attained the honor roll, and Jour of this number are Clin ton boys—I..awson Abrams, Bothwell Graham, James Horton and Harold Johnson. To James Horton gojes the honor of leading his class the past .session. Two of the honor members of the junior class lire Thornwell orphanage boys, OreJl Dunlap and Ross Lynn. To George K. Smith, son of the late Dr. G. W. B. Smith, goes the honor not only of leading the sophomore class, but of making the highest av erage in college for the post year. The second highest average in this class was made by Richard B. Ferguson. The friends of these young students will learn with pride of the very cred itable records they have made since entering college from the local high fcchool. SENATE GETS NAVAL PACT % Foreign Relations Committee To Hear Testimony 'On Treaty. High Naval Authorities To Be Called To Stand. YOUNG PEOPLE Washington, May 12.—The London naval treaty was laid before the seii- ato foreign relations committee today by Secretary Stimson, head of the American delegation, with the decla ration that it represe.ited a “fair agreement” and parity between the British and American fleets. Speaking Uninterruptedly before the committee for an hour and a half, the secretary finally pounde<l the table and chidlenged a strict comparison of the strength of the navies of Great Britain and America under the pact. The committee took the challenge. After a brief executive session. Chair man Borah announced that it would call in the general hoard of the navy uAAJ&MI Secret^ary -Adams, AdSHeal William V’. Pi-att and . Rear Admiral Hilary P. Jones, the naval advisers at London. .The thorough examination decided upon by the committee indicates a he.aring la.sting possibly more than^a week. Chairman Borah said every ef- fort would be made to expedite the Treaty “hut we want to know all th6 facts.” Reviewing the hi.story of pa.st limi tations, agreements and the negotia tions leading up to the lx)ndon con ference, Mr. Stim.son had just reached the comparison he intended to draw between the British and American fleets when the adjournment was tak en until tomorrow. He will complete his statement then and subject him.self to ijuestioning. Almost all of' the twenty members of the foreign relations committee were present for the opening public .session and the secretary was listened to in absoKite silence. Senator Johnson, Republican, Cali fornia, who has indicated a desire for considerable information about the treaty once indicated he wished to ask some questions but Mr. Stimson asked to be permitteil to finish his statement first. The Californian will ingly acceded and StimsotYconfinuod. NAME LEADERS Schools receiving honorable men tion in the committee report were Princeton, Trinity-Ridge and Gray Court-Owings. Other schools in the contest this year were Brewerton, Hickory Tavern, Lanford, Mountville, Greenpond and Barksdale-Namie. The committee of judges visited and inspected the I.auren8 county schools during the past week, using the regu lation score cards in the check-up of the school grounds, allowing fifty points on the general appearance, walks, drives, borders and so on; 25 points on shrubs, grouping, placing and blooming, and 26 on trees, flowering and appropriateness. The judging committee consisted of S. M. Byars, Anderson county farm agent, and Mrs. Byars, and Mrs. Ethel Medlock Madden, home demonstration agent for Anderson county. Mrs. Mad den, who lives at Hones' Path, was formerly a popular teacher in the Laurens city schools and has many friends in this poun^y. Mr. and Mrs, Byars served last year in making the inspection and report of the Laurens school improvement activities. Rev. S. P. BowIch IKH-lines Presidency of Sfafe Christian Endeavor. To MiH'f In Columbia Next. Charlestfm. .May 11.—Dr. John Van de Erve of Charle.slon, wa.s elected pre.sident of the South Carolina Chris- tian Endeavor union today to take the place of the Rev, ,S. P. Bowles of Clin ton, who, when advised of his election yesterday, de<’linc‘d the office because* of the press of his duties at Thorn well orphanage. The union at the closing se.ssion of its annual convention selected Colum bia for its 19.31 meeting. »■ Doctor Van de Erve was installed this afternoon with other officers elected at a business session Saturday. Announcements of denomination summer conferences to be held at Presbyterian college, Clinton, in June, were made by the Rev. Charles K. Phillips and Rev. T. C. Bryan. The intermediate conference will be held June 10 to 17 and the young people’s conference June 17 to 24. The Rev. Charles K. Dougla.s of Manning, delivered the convention ser mon at the First Christian church this morning. The speaker at the after noon gathering was Carlton M. Sher wood of Boston, extension secretary of the International Society of Chris tian Endeavor.^ Laurens Schools To Close Next Week j Laurens, .May 13.- Caninu ncement 'excri-ises of the Laun-tis .■■itv schooh I will he held next week. The Imcealau- j reate .sermon will be irreacoe:! .Sunday i_evcmng, May 18, by the Rm^. Edward .S. Reaves, pa.stor of t^e First Baptist j church of Union. This serviie will be I hehl in the ,First Presbyterian church, beginning at 8:30 o’clock. On Friday night, May 2:1, graduat ing exercises will take place in the high school auditorium. The address to the graduating class will be deliv- , ered by A. C, Flora, 'superintendent of the Columbia city schools. The exercise.s will open with a pro- ^ cessional, followed by the invocation by the Rev. W. D. Spinx. Miss ,Sadie Riddle will make Che salutatory ad dress, and the valedictory will be by Miss Clemiegene Teague. Music for the evening will be furnished by the high school glee club. Superintendent C, K. Wright will pre.sent the diplo mas and make the medal awar^. Duncan First In Vocational Meet GRAND OFFICERS COMING The James B, Parrott chapter No. 9, 0. E. S,, will hold its inspec^^ion Friday night at 8 o’clock at whi- h time several grand officers will be present. The secretary, Mrs. Vhdan P. Arringtra, urges that all members be present. Duncan high school vocational judg ing team won first place last Friday Tn The "Fourth Congressional district contest held here at the orphanage. Gray Court-Owings came second, with honorable mention given the team from Laurens high school. Duncan’s team, coached by Roy J. EJlison, made a score of 4,846, with Gray Court next with 4,608, The two winning teams will represent this dis trict at the'state vocaional meet at jClemson college on June 4th and 5th. I Field crops and livestock were judg- j ed, with 66 agricultural students par- jticipating from 22 high schools in j Greenville, Spartanburg'^and Laurens counties. -W. C. James, agricultural I teacher of Clinton high school, and I Sam Gambrell of the Gray Court- j Owings school, were in charge of ar rangements for the contest. Official judges were C. B. Cannon, county agent, Laurens; R. L. Trent, agricul tural teacher, Ninety-Six, and G. P. Saye, agricultural teacher. Little Mountain. Clinton Girls Gain Distinction Six Clinton girls were listed in last week’s John.soniap, the Winthrop col lege student publication, as having made the honor roll for distinction in literary work for the second term. Mi.ss Mary Frances Shealy attained the highly di-stinguished honor, while Misse.s Jeanette Crawford, Blanch Crisp, Janet Uake, Melda Von Hollen and Isabel Witherspoon were listed as distinguished. The many friends here of*the.se young ladies will learn with interest of the excellent records they are making at the Rock Hill institu tion. Green Heads Senior Class J. B. Green of Decatur, Ga., pop ularly known as “Jimmie,” has been elected by his class-mates as presi dent of next year’s senior class. Oth er officers are: N. E. Truesdell, secre- «tary and treasurer; FL H. Wyatt, vice- president; G. L. Riddle, historian; J, A, Hamlin, poet. Officers for next I year’s junior class will be: Drew fer- jgu.son, president; D. .M. McNaulI, vice- president; Archie Cheatham, secre tary; Bob Gillespie, treasurer; Bernie Dunlap, historian; F'. H. B’igman, {KMJt. H. H. Ferguson will heail next year’s sophomore class, with Harry I^ee Nettles as vice-president, Bill Carr as secretary, Searcy Elliott as treas urer, Freeman Parker as hi.-ti'i’ian, and Don Up.shur as p(/et. 6-0-1 Law Brings^ Coimty $40,865 laurens county will receive $40,866 from the apportionment of 6-0-1 school funds for the second three months period of the school year, ac cording to the announcement a few days ago of State Superintendent J. H. Hope. The money became available Tuesday and warrants to the county tresaurers will immediately go for ward. Magistrate Pitts For Re-election ' John G. Pitts announces in today's j paper that he w’ill be in the race this , .summer to succeed himself as magis- 1 Irate of Hunter township at Clinton. Mr. Pitts has served as magistrate I for several' years past and needs no introduction in this community where I he is well knowm. He is seeking re- election upon his well known record and'has hundreds of frlenJi through out the township who will welcome his candidacy.