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A ■ t • \.. : If Tm Dont Rtmi • : THB CHRONICUB i \ To« DmH G«t The News (Shp OlUttton Olljrntttrb •••••••••••••••»••••••••••••••••} : THE CHRONICLE • • • StriTce Te Be • Clean News* S paper, Complete, Newaj, • and RcUaUa • VOLUME XXX CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1930 NUMBER 41 Reverend William Plumer Jacobs, DJ)..LL.D. Address Delivered By Rev. Davison McDowell Doufi:las, D.D., At Cornerstone Exercises of New First Presbyterian Church of Clinton On Sept. 9, 1930. A very pleasant task has been im- in the sprinjf of I860, and reported posed upon me, one I esteem hiKhlyj the LoKislature in Columbia and but feel my inability to perform ade* Charleston in the fall of 1861, the quately. However, I count myself Secession Corn ention in the last month fortunate to have the opportunity to of the sjwe year, and the first Gener- bear testimony to the life ajid serv- al Assembly of the Southern I’resby- of one of the most useful and terian IHiurch in Augusta the follow ]ce Mow could a younji .schol- consecrated ministers in the Synod >*14. , u ' of South Carolina duiin^r the latter ar w.th a keen. inquumK mrnd have, half of the nineteenth century and a better opportunity to come in touch the beeinnin>r of the twentieth. • "ith the best thought and outstand- I have been asked to prepare a >*‘8 I'^aders of the day! As an author statement of the life and labors of his plans for future literary work were Doctor William Plumer Jacobs to be very ajnbitious. . tViP hpau- touny: vVilliam Jacobs was noA^’ placed m the corner stone ol the neau j r *u tiful new Presbyterian Church now‘ready for the third period of the under construction, which I take pleas- p.eparaHon for his life's work. In ure in doin^. As this statement is ‘St'Ptember of IH.,1 he entered Colum- •ord it will be bia TheoloKical Seminary arminl with to l>ay morV attention,, to letter from^ Do* tor Thopias Smythe, ^ . 1 , V ^ ■ “trrhurclV ih ChArlesttin. statinjr ; > wou* *o. I ifp ^ "William Plumer .lacobs is a most the '=ecret of a accejitable memher of the Swond Pres byterian f hurch of Charleston and believed to be a most worthy and Divinely directed candidate for the satred offic<‘ of the ministry.” I I'olumhia. the CapitaJ of the State, was e*iually a,s interesting at this tim* as Charleston. Here the Ix'^is-j lature met an<i the ^rreat men of the State ass*'mble«l. It w’as the home ,of to l>e a permanent ret necessary toir We u^uajly find man’s life and work in his j)arenta);e an<l early environment. The subject of this sketch is no exception. Doctor Jacobs wa.s first, a minister of th«‘ Gospel, setond, a father tif the father- les.s. and third, an educator. When we study the lives of his parents we find that the.se activities were but a natural development of his inheri tance. He was horn in Yorkville,! *'^Iate L’nivt‘r.sity with it.s exten- S. C., March LS, 1842, the son ^f Reverend Ferdinand and .Mary Kli- 4>*>usually stronj? faculty. z,alH*th Redhrook Jacobs; His father Doctor Howe, the historian, Doc- was a minister of the Gospel, thci^^’*’ Adjfer, the parliamentarian, and founder of the Presbyterian Church Henley Thornwell, prob in Yorkville, S. ('. He devoted much the greatest preacher, theolojfian, of his time to educational work. While executive of our Church. He was he was Pastor in Yorkville, he was^ former President of the University also head of the Yorkville Female Carolina. In this atmosphere College. His mother’s father and the youn^f preacher’s education was mother were both teachers. His <’o**ipleted and he was now ready to mother, Mary Klizaheth, left an orph- ^**ter upon bis life’s work, was adopted by Doctor W. S. Life Work the letter he n*>t only spoke a good woid f*)v both me and the college but assu»ed his friend and supporter of the orphanage that he was as much interested in the college as he was like faith he fell asleep in Christ. The previous Sunday, .September 9, he had spent a very busy day,—Sun day School in the morning, two preach- 'ing services, a meeting of his session. ! • ” in the orphanage. On the strength of. visits to his orphan children,—a Sab- this letter Mrs. McCormick gave me bath typical of the thousajids like it one-fourth of the amount I was try-^ he had spent in the same good c I** ing to raise, and, partly through the On Wednesday, September 12, a grea influem-e of her gift, ahot'her friend assemblage of devoted admirers ani we thought dormitorv* aus; eat and gave another fourth, and I soon re- friends from all parts of the State tunu‘*l to Clinton with half of what, gathered in the little town of (jlinion necessary to build the j to mourn his loss and do honor t(» h .s ! sjvred memory, and his precious earth- It is not iny purpose to write a •'‘‘mains were lovinjrly laid a'A-.iy history of the Presbyterian C*tUege | churdiyard of i:;e hirst Pre.-- of South Carolina, hut it ci-rtainly iUhurch, the church he l<.ve*i stamls as another monument to Doctor: dearly and had serve*! s*) faith- .lacohs’ faith an*l efficiency. Fi*>m a lenndery where he ha<l .-mall iiistitut’*)!!. struggling with!offered comf*>rt and consu- p*>veity, it has grown t*) a well equip-: “Uiers. pt“d institution with a strong facul-| The .strongest testimonials to the ty an*i some two hun*ire*l an*l fifty• *'haiacter and usefulness of Doctor stiulenls. It «'.\vns f*»rty acres of land,] Jac*)hs are f*)Und in the *levotion and with som*' s'x hundred thousand dol-! c*)nfi(lence *)f th*>se who lah*)red with ais w*)!*!!! *)f buihlings up*)n it, and him in his great work. Men and an *Mnlor*;imMit *>f three huiuliad thous- women, not «u,!y in Clinton, hut practi- and d*)llais. | rally all *)ver th** country, e.steenuyl it 'I h**ugh D*>ct,*>r J:\ct>b'5’ Ijand^ and'l»'>'ih‘ge that they ha*l the honoi ''-•'.rt wiTe fell piuvid.ng and.-caring !«‘i' *'Xpcrieni *'(! hi.; dtepcst joy- Doctor .Jacob.' his *iiieifti*m nml iii-. igiiM v>H rc h*' v;^s in Ills home. 11c took of th*‘ work in Clinton in May, 1864 h;*.s b* com*- the j*at- charg**X-n saint of the (own of Clirit*)n, and t*iwn has a more hall*)W*-*i' one. \|)ril 186."). the He lost his I'fe in Cl.n’on, but niglit on which official lu-ws of G* ium--, he found in th*- lu-art and livt il i. Cr. t!u' tweiit *-t!i of *atv and in Di vim- th*- s.icre*! l.-oii- Saviour he lo.eii p*aqile of tb( scr\*'«l. Davison M* Dowell Douglas, I’i\ I’niveisity of South Car ',. iia. Seminary had an There we *•*> s surromhu' was n-ieived, he tin- was married at Col\vat*-r to .Mi.';.s .Mary! ing ollaid. Th*'cerr-mony wa,s p*'' f*)nne<l | nn*! by his (atlu'i'. This provod to lx- a most happy and c*)i.g*‘iiial marriage. 1 Mar\ Dillard, his wife, was heauti-, * ul ill app*‘aran*e, highly *-*lucate*i. ami *l*'*«ply spiritual. She. like her young hushami, want***l t*» cimsei-rate h**i' life to si'ivite. They lov*-d tliei l*r*-.sl»\ terian Chureh un*l were anx- ll<'se Defeat ( hu(tan*ioga 'l*/ - battlefield, or. if not taken, was left i building *)f the Orphanage more clear-1 i"us to serve Go*l thr*)ugh it. ‘ ‘.‘■.ins ^H) ^Jimni* maimed f*)r life. Mouining and pover- ly than in any *)ther way. Heginiiing Do< tur Jmohs an*! his wife were ‘r“n s hioring .\*e. ty were universal, an*l we can well wiih'nothing ami living among pe*)ple ‘ hlessi-d with five children: Florence Chattanooga. Tenn., Oct. J.-Pre-;- imagine the sunshine and comfort this lai*l in poverty by the war, he c*»m- !-*•*“. J. Fenlinand, Williajn states, j ^ highly trained, deeply consecrated, menced rallying the people around,* •l*»hn Dillard, and Thornwell. Doc-i-,*^ ^i^**^*i!^*u Satm*las sympathetic young min.ster bi*)ught land -was sa-cure*! f*»r its lo*-H,tion, u t'U' ■Li,*'ons saw these chil*lreri all grow into these homes. buiUling was erecte*!, fmal was *»)n- I" highly train*-*! rn»-n an*i w*)men THE I..\TE DR. Dl.l MER JAC OBS Founder rf Thnrnwe!l (IrphanavD* in 1873, and Dresbyteritin ('olleRO in 1880 0. C. WINS GUKATGAtU: the Southern Intercollegiate associa- Doctor Jacobs made his home in' triliute*!, and fmm a small beginning Mr. .1. F. Jacolis is head of Jj an. Plumer, a professor in Columbia) tion ranks hy defeatinji: (’hattanoojra ^ .....V*-xf .•••v* ca oiiiMii I'XKiiiiiui>; *'«■ • 1iiv'iiu IM rjiicobs Suturday, T to d Clinton. At the close of the war ‘ the marveUms work *)f the Orphanage Company. *)ii*- of the largest jirinting Chattanooga has been champi*>ns'of and the beginning of the Reconstruc- an*l the .service it was rendering t*'’h*)us*s in tin- s*)uth: Florence Lee th*- association for tw*) years and the Theohigical Seminary, who inspired | and a wonderful preparation it has I men of Laurens us diffeiult f*)es. s*)n *if Mr. .M. *S.[ \Va!t*-r .hihnson’s nu-n, hfiwever. led liiiimv Green, went The days of preparation are over I*- ' — - - . . - Clinton was by no means| humanity wa.s noi.se*! abroa*! .>ver th<- murnt-d Mr. W. J. Ilailev oii<- ..f the founding of Thornwell Orphanage, been,—born and reared in a beautiful w*»rk ami n*‘e<ls! h'u'bng busiix-ss ' ■ ' ^ >‘»ian.swM* not legardcd During the boyhood of his son the Christian home, spent his boyhood to the fount.v. an.l the father moved to Charleston and es-,day.s in the most cultured center ? village was full of j.|mblic through his (,wn publication en- I'-uiley, one of his Fld*-r.s and tablished a school for young bwdies. the State, probably not surpasse*! any-' I^*^'*^**?-"^* Kahiblihg hoUs^s, and^ titled -‘(lur Monthly ’. The hearts of long lVi*-ii*ls;' William Later he became President of the where in the nation, educated in one' nAh!! ” women everywhere w.-r* f’u.'-tor in H„uston. T«-xas. one of the ^"" A point ait, r I^urensville Female Seminary l*>cat- of the he.st c*)Ilcges of the State i i r ” " n*** umler the, touche*!, and the *)rphannge grew t** lut g.-sl l‘i *-sl)yt*-r.an * hui ch*-s in the' Gr*-<-a, from a p!ac - ed in Laurens, the county seat of guided by able profe.s.sor8 and sur-f m uences of the Recon-^be the model and largest Orphanage 'outh; John DiHai.i is a lea*ling husi-1Iho difference b,- the county in which Doctor Jacobs rounded by books and works of art ■A porux , ut with a great in the country. It was guid*-*! by I'oss man in Atlanta, Georgia- and hisf'^‘ " u tie for the .^otith singleness of purpose and courage he Doctiir Jac*)bs as its President forty- V<'»ug*>st son, Th*)rnwell. is I’besi.leiit life-ihy the «lashing .iiiniiiy iirt-en. \sj!‘:u St:it*-s is n*)w IKU'm- und lialtb-d the ”N'- in which Doct*»r Jacobs rounded by hooks and works of art did his life work. received his theological education We can imagine that the young from the theological giants of the Ja,cobs found life in Charleston pecu- church, reached maturity in one of liarly congenial and interefting. He the most trying peritxis of the na- was not a strong lad, and frequent-! tion’s history, a period that brought ly complained of colds and sore throat, out the very best and the very worst Lr-r.. . .m- '• ' * 1 _ .L . ... _ y I eternal goo(^.«f C linton, iletermined to went about doing his w<»rk, an*l it two .vear.s. ’When he die*! It was tak- Ggb-thorpe University, wasn’t long before there was a de- ing care of three hun*lre<l anti cided improvement among the people, childien, was worth tiver one. mi He declined a flattering call to a, dollars in lands, buildings and endow- ‘I'ary: much stronger church, and, to the arolinians. Lyst week the Pre.sbyterians s-ji- priseti the powerful .Mercer eleven by ii.ii.-,!-,, nil- jMiweriui .viercer eleven vy fifty P.ut this hajipy home.was broken up 1 defeating the Hears, 9 to 7. Today illitini '-'i lh7!i. Dtutor .lactibs writes in his| they *lid the same thing to Chatta- tine point in.stead nooga, but it was b;, ment, and many millitin in the hearts* ‘‘.Mary, tiarling Mary, . . . htiw cunjof two points. and confidence of the people. ,• bear this .separati*»n ?. . . ..She died i Recovering a fumble on Chatta- 4 , ,1. u ' Ht IDJo tcxluv. . . .1 know she i.s with !ll-yaid line, the Presbyteri- g*»verriment *)f the orphanage: . . .i nimw mu- i.i wim, , , , . / , , . . .... . . - mv Saviiiiir l<iv#*,i Him H.. pr*Keede(l t*) put *)ver a touch- ' reflected the kindly spirit of its''”-' -''“'"'U'- lovul Him so. Hei . In no place could he have found a that was in men. His own Sta^ h&d ^ identify himself permanently with thei The moi^ congenial climate during his been reduced to poverty through war people of Clinton. colle*. lovfd museum, and e<,m,uering part if Ihe nation. Under the »uid.nee of ,u.h a mini,-1 founder, and probably that'ar.ei.unt', ""t f<'«-l<e her in this hour.-:;'""": p-i-it. over for hbiarie,. Charleston possibly had in question now is, where shall ter. of course the growth of the church, for the marvelous way in which it! I"'. ■l"' oba ncvci manied uKuin, but ' those days the equal of anything in ^ on i-eached the hear it? *. Itrlal. ... W The : May 5, 1864, in the poorly constructed people everywhere marker. Jimmj Uu-n kicked the — swi ’ ” e.^tra point and this pnived to he the I ts and confidence „f'his life to caring for h.s own ere. An orphan ' to children and hundreds of others.! Chattanooga scored on a pa.ss, Hal- ras still someone’s de-' ! back to Trail, which, with the run. a au- a a J V. U sit J • a u u au u'a JvMisrl chilfl asvpn thoiiirh thp nxrpnts Doctor Jacobs, FsVery move-', netted bO yards. The kick for point IS to this, as stated above, had and sixty members, both white and voted thiJd even though the P^i^^^ts /'ii„4.„ -u.If -i a 'tu m 1x1 4 j a o a.- O 1- j a . . . , . 1 a au Itaia.-., in Hoovasn Ha. tira. na.f n urard * ‘ lihton foF its g*x)d, hot unlyi failed. The Motcasins launchpd a drive ?d to South Carolina, and at colored and closed his work a;t the were in Heaven. He was not a ward, • , ,1 j • . n a n i a ! • .u f tu 1 i - u 1 i . , • V ... . , . I spintuallv and intellectual y hut so-im the fourth peruxl which ended a ime was President of the First Presbyterian Church in 1911 with, nor a servant, nor even a henefici- ' ' t:> «- c< — • .c'w' this country. With . keen, inquiring training mind he wanted to be where things! /„au . 1 - - were taking place. He fP^t^inly nrevion* tn fhi. ^ y*®*"*, wooden building, with between fifty j Doctor Jacobs w*as found them in Charleston in th. stir-qj'u™^ ' ' ring days between 1850 and 1860, for in those days Charleston was not ohtyj Laur».n«vilia. iro«.„iJ c • * known for its w-ealth and culture, pou,.^ ai. j . . mmary. , Presbyterian Churches in Clinton, but also as a center of j ’ a. . .. ^ young win (with a combined membership of be- . . .X 'P«""‘«'nUur.n,.I,*e.n five ami six hundred, all white. thought and culture, but also as a and th® fL.«,xi-. ■‘r"".’! . - _ thoug'-^ ..-J «^ommunity badland of these ary, but a trust from God to be cared economically, was either led l hare six inches short of the goal line, for and trained. Therefore, the orph-1Jimmy Green. Gus anage was a home, yea, more than both congregations housed in'home, a Christian home, and from its ^ome of the outstahding character-■ The .South Carolinians fought Blakeljt played a magnificent game at center of profound thought and availed themselves of his services and; beautiful granfte" building®"' U is! walls have gone out man7nobl7men Jac*)bs’ life!*^^*" Moccasins to a .sUnd-still. They r* 1 I .1 I cs. • • (ii»-»0dx44Uww,l I— 1 . heroic action. All of fhe*ie oppor j recogniaed his ability, so on the com- unnecessary to go further into his and women who have become spirit- eminent success were as follows: hlgh^Ti .S. I A A^circled tunities were a wpletion of his Seminar)(-Course in-1864 service as pastor of the church, asi ual leaders in their community, and Pirxt* He was well trained for hisj Line-up and summary- scholar. He was graduai^ from the accepted calls to three churches innhat is covered in another address. |they continually rjse up and call Doc-' work. !Chattanooga (6) Presbyterian (7) College of Charleston in > , r^eiv Laurens County,— Gilder’s Creek, j With suffering and poverty onitof Jacobs blessed. i He not only had the best op-j Cross (c) le inc the A, B. degree. C ar^ston Shady Grove, and Clinton, devious 1 every side and orphans in many homes| . You would think the .spiritual oare^ portunities the country afford-fHoIdetr ..../.Trrr"?: ll "". College at that w»* one of the to this he had been licensed to preach | with no father to provide for them, it and oversight of half of the country beat eoHeges in e . in the Central Presbyterian Church, j j* but natural that the active and con-' and the building up of an orphanage 'This completes e irs pen Charleston, S. C., and on May 20, {gocrated young minister felt the call and assuming the ed, but he availed himself ofiKeyser responsibility of the —nviiieLiii iig w nwvv vne sii.uauon | care of hundreds of children Would be the second was to follow closely, and,^ ministry, and on Monday morning | and try to tajte the place of a father | enough to tajte the time and thought if anything, was probably more •»»»' following he was on his way to Col- to the fatherless children. Yet the' A. a. 2— —:—2—.— WtwM m oa%/l « . - * the young was ordained to the Gospel; to do something to meet the situationjcare of hundreds of children would be his opportunities. i Kot-ninger Second: He always had an object in' view. jRunan Harlow Ik c of any one man, but not so with Doc tor Jacobs. He had the privilege of portant in giving him a vision wid„_i.- T . "J ” —; , *-« lomcjico® cimui fixing the purpose of his life. In the jou-j ° question would naturally arise: “How first place, his home was broken '•pLvpr 1,^1 * can it possibly be done? It takes .„d protably for th. *"'0. of book,.”?h’'. tJ^tTlfth. his life he was thrown out in the',-_ tu . anage.. there is nothing but Dover- tirovldf-fi fnr i l- ij ■' 1 * ' ’ young minister was the preach-i tv »ni\ /li.t..®.. .x * -j »* others. In his orphanage world more or le,. among .tranger,. „ pract Jlir.V L7. „h. hT had a .ohool, and hi, school grew had accepted a call to he jh, Freabyterian chorche, tn thA^n l7't “"‘a’''";;/o'"-" »* into a college, until finally in ISS^he Fairview Churth near Marion, Ala- Count, 7.^' af ‘•'•H fnunded the Presbvteri bama. He writes in his diary; „ County. j God was able to do the thihgs that He South Carolina. The average man rg rt He did not drift around. wanted to get somewhere and I ** ^ , Halbach «• Ih was willing to pay the pnee. y a fine education, ho appreciated itai’• '-in-'^ Hi, .strong faith in the mercy , Karolelti . fb and power of God, with a well) Score by period.s: balanced feeling of jiersonal i ('hattan*)oga re.sponsoibility. .Presbyterian He realized that God <lid His Toiu-h*iowns: Trail work through men and requir- Copeland Blakely .McQueen _McNauII .Jackson (’heatham Lynn (c) ■Green Dunlap Ritchie Barrett () 0 0 0 0 7 D- II- fireon. Green. Point after toucfxlown: ed them to make a faithful use' D>lacenient). Ref**ree, Vie Camiibell; umpire, Kalkaman; headline.sman. Halli?an; field judge, Jimmy Rike. he dan College of ... ^ God was able to do the thifigs that He South Carolina. The average man •When I return to Ch.rle,ton (he ^yhood through life: wanted don. ami that He u.ed human would feel that with the Orphanage -* every opportunity. wa, .pending hi. vacation on Edi.- ^j' jT"/^ 7 “‘H*'I continually calling for money ther.-: He aaw clearly what to Uirnd), 1 will h.,e no home, t*/ch7hfro.rr7r^ “ I! 77hTn‘'f 7!i .t "" f'"' " which wanted. .nd I mu,t board aa a .tranger in L .',7' ®“r'' There-»em«i to,the will of Gid that the., poor orphan would certainly be the case with his ^'Gh: He did not recognize defeats, fp. — —- .n old. familiar place. How ,«i:" 7 77177 «"<* I"' wa, no ..Ifi.hne., When he did not get what hc'Three MllllOIl Road ‘ accomplish 8ome-4he felt tha^ ,f he consecrated himself in Doctor Jacobs’ activity and his "'“••ted he simply accepte*! it WnrL T During the years 1860 and 1861 W.l- thing, not for hi. own good and glory, to the work, God in His mercy would) faith was never limited by the exigen- ' as a delay and never gLe up Today ham Jacob. -.. d..tmctly a rejmrter but for the go^ of humanity and for .apply the „ece.«ry need,. There-lcie. of the occa.ion. He. felt ff a until he accomplished hi., pur Columbia oTTrT.m.rac, , ,.,1 and an .«h.r. The young .cholar t^ glory of G^. H., opportunity tore, with practically nothing but faith) college wa, needed, G«l would provide P"«e. , ling $"Tl7 Oll^l 7 l7bv 1 Stat !7?!.'rGr.e7lL7r,7i;^7,ctrr.,7:tle"Vd'd"gtl™'^^^^^^^^^^ , , Hi. Heath ' High d,,,,,,..,„. ^hy. Hi. «tiv. mind -..inter-1 take up hi. work m a .idd.r or more' October I, 1875, and undertook the College in 1911, Tld.Zk'toli.. tenlr'io, T77"'"t*he“'ad”n7w,7pl^d ‘ will be on 2(i project,^, «Ud in many thing.. Among hi. mi- diwmumging period. Wnr had not work of c.nng for orphaned children, twenty thou.»nd dollar, to build a over the town of CHul Zt Ictor* o"' complishments -ww the ability to write! only laid the country in poverty, but H is not my purpose to write a shorthand, a rather rare accomplish- naent in those days. He witnessed the there was sadness in practically every home. A father, a son, a hpsband, or Democratic Convention in Charieston*® brother had been taken on some history of Thornwell Orphanage, but probably Gk)d ntanifested His power dormitory. T”foon started to Chica go armed with a letter from Doctor Jacobs to his old friend and benefac- Jacol) and goodness to Doctor Jacobs in the | tor, Mrs. Cyrus H. McCormick. In him. 8 was not, because God had taken top soil and two grading jobs; three sand-clay stretches and nine Ijridge projec-ts. The projects are scattered through- little child in God, and with a child-j out the state. ren. “He loved God and little Child- He lived with the faith of a ... yt:-- ■'