Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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n .> . ' Vts ? " i > S 7 ; * j , A* - :1 J4" Direct from the jju. 'VTw"cropwM But it takes I See your dealer now, before he contracts for his goods, and urge him to get good up-to-date brands, containing 6 to 10 per cent, potash, and to carry POTASH SALTS in stock. There is profit in such goods both for you and your dealer. You get more plant food for your money, your fertilizer is GERMAN KAL Continental Bulldlnrf, Baltimore Whitney Central Bank Some Facts and Suggestions. Continued from page 3. adherents of the distinctively Negro denominations. This was even more intense and rancorous than that of tno southern white people, and in some localities the feeling exists even now with more or less intensity. Bishop Hurst once said to us just before announcing the conference appointments, "1 shall not call you heroes, but you are heroes." Fourth. The very seldom visits of our bishops?not to mention the fact that not a single one of them for a score of fyears to live and move among us. This has caused us much sorrow and regret, and has seriously enibar rassed us, when undertaking to dc HBl. fr^fethc polity of our church. The alright but ap to be a>e an integral the but the attentions given Ie unfortunate neglect in per grvision and visitation give lust complaint on our part, atling fact is Una we who copal supervision the most Hleast. Hi have I wished that the Hference, instead of supe~I Bishops Walden, Vincent, reonld have devised a plan Kthose chief pastors might I assigned to'the colored H devoting to them their ^ ent! How eminently fitHs for special lines of work ^with. what Joy they would w-eceivcd, and what a : cHipetus would they have Hork In the South. I assign this with reluctance it is partly implied in the ^A iacK 01 aaeQuatfl Knowiand qualifactlons of but or personal asquaintance with the^^and the consequent dominant V Influence of but a few men, and somcvbjk ( times of but one man In fixing some of our conference appointments. 1 believe this has caused some of our ablest and best ministers to quit our denomination, while some others be-, came disheartened. The sight of one of our bishops ?_m v? u i ic umcers moving among us or visiting us in our homos, j or oven preaching in our churches is j an unusual thing. The demand upon j their time elsewhere is too urgent., Besides, pressure is too strong and prejudice too great. Conditions force our pastors entertaining annual con| ferences to have the bishops und white ! general officers assigned to the homes of white people or else provided for j at the hotels, and it Is a fact that except as a servant a colored person ; I 1 ? Easily laid ? can be laid right < S Fireproof? Stormproof ? Last as 1 need repairs. For further detailed i 1 CHERAW HA time ^ get it better balanced, youqflfcoil fertility is conserved, and your crops are larger and of better quality. 1 Potash Pays. We will sell you or your dealer Potash in anv amount from 200 lbs. up. Write now for prices and for free pamphlets giving just the facts you are looking for about improving crops and soils. I WORKS, Inc. Monadnock Block, Chicago Building, New Orleans is not welcomed at either of thes< places. During the very brief spac of time our bishops remain among u it is practically impossible for an; of the colored brctheren" outside o jthe members of the cabinet, to com into contact or personal associatioi with them or for them to becom personally acquainted with but few o : us. | Hence the depressing effect upo our ministry and mem'jei ship. The times are changed and we liav i changed .with them. The days o j Haven and Walden, of Wiley ami New iman and Mallalieu are no more. Hani illlon, I believe, still stands as one o the old guard. Doubtless, and I be lieve, there are others equally a catholic, and just as Christlike a they. If one of these men go to Africt : and do 'here w*hat each did here, an should happen to die there he woul be cannonized; but down here hi .would be apt to be ostracised, and hi death would not provoke great sor 1 row. ! r>~*A TT1? * i - I uvucr r.piscopai supe vision ap i pears to be given today to Kore j or India than to our work in th I South; to South America than t ! South Carolina. Sixthly. The failure of the churc ' to elect a colored bishop or gencr; I superintendent. Practicajly one tent j of the entire membership of th 'church consists of her colored mem , bers. Long ago Tilloston said "Christ ianity secures both the private in trests of our men and the publi ; peace, enforcing all justice and equ ' Ity." I appeal to the great church and ask in all candor, is it not tim to give us equitable representatioi on the Hoard of Bishops? Can ther j not be found, after nealy a half cen itury or training and service, at leas t VV'n lilon en ~* 1 4 - A ? . - v. <.> Buiukicuii}' cquipiwu lO IT i the experiment with? This nee appears to be imperative. Social am radical conditions in the South mua :be reckoned with and regarded, lint! we shall have a general conferenc , composed of men a two thirds major ity of whom shall vote for a colore man for the episcopacy we need no look for any material increase in 011 colore^"' iinership. Until W(T have some bishop in ou church of commanding influence wit convictions on this question and th courage to express them, and som one or more of the editors of ou church papers of outstanding in flu ence to endorse his uttercnces th outlook does not appear to be favor able. My seventh and last reason In on* that I believe applies to all section of our country?the feverish cry fo "money, money, money!" and lh< methods employed by many of us t< nwjwBT >ver wood shingle* if necessary? I long as the building and never B nformation apply to | wRDWARE CO. ? ' raise it. It appears that what we call promotion comes oft times not because of the character, qualifaotions, or preaching ability of a minister; nor of the successful management of his local church affairs, the number of conversions of accession at bis church or the spread of the Redeemer's I Kingdom, but the amount of money \raised (Cor district superintendents and conference benevolences. We do not find time at our annual conferences for even a sentence or two from our pastors submitting their reports, as to conversions or accessions or the spiritual condition of their respective changes. Mv financial roonr/l mill those who know it, frtom crfctising I me adversely for the foregoing utterances. I believe I am speaking the truth whpn I assert that we are losing spiritual power. Do not let our contributions be less. Nay, rather increase them; but do not lose spirit ual power. e Having written thus, what are my e conclusions as to our colored membership? Let us never for a moment harbor y the thought or entertain the suggestion, whether from within or without j the church, of individually or collecte ively withdrawing from the church. | I admire the spirit of those tree ^ Negroes in New York and Philadelj phia and elsewhere in the North who n nearly 100 years ago resented the | slights to which in some instances e 1 they were subjected, and went out * j and formed the two Negro Methodist. i denominations. They have accomp~ | lished some things for the rac-? and | that brought recognition of Negro | manhood and Negro Ecclesiastics that s we did not and could not. s They have given the Negro standing ! and' recognition in the Ecumenical conference anil other ecclesiastical d bodies that our church has not yet made it possible for us to give. If e they do not feel ihat it is 8 no time which for tnem to return " to us, we shall have no contention | ahout it. We wish to remind them " however that we are not in the Methoa dist Episcopal church but are an iu e tegrnl part of the Methodist Episcopal ? church; the church of Black Harry, the Negro slave, a preacher of the 11 gospel, reviyling in^ eloquence and xl oratorical powers. Asbury one of the b most eloquent of all.?tbq church of e the free Negro, John Stewart, who had visions and heard voices as truly as did John on Patmos Isle; and who was the first lioine missionary the 0 church produced. Andrew, who held slaves, and Soulc and others of less ' prominence, rent the church almost in twain on account of the Negro some a seventy years ago but she remained 0 firm nnH trno Today sonic in the church, with proper spirit, and others with a spirit * far from Christlike, arc pleading for ^ reunion with the churches south, but t the terms required by some who claim to speak for that church excite on the jiart of the self respecting membership of our great church, a feeling of mingled sorrow and int j dignation. The public criticsin of the 'supposed acts of one or more of the Imembers of our committee on Federation by some of our colored niTniste s r ' . is to be deplored. 1 may be ignorant of the wish or feeling of a majority p of the membership of our great church r tyut I am not ignorant of the spirit of _ j the Christ, whose church we claim t to he; and "in Jesus Chriet there is _ .neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision [nor uncircumcision. bound nor free but s [Christ is all and in all." sI To ine it is unthinkable that any r| member of this committee would have jj the temerity to insult any class or j! nationality or race among the membership of our church by recommending or even suggesting or iniininting that they withdraw from the (church, to satisfy the wish or appease the prejudice of any individual who might wish to unite wi'h c? on such cond'Mon. Tl"" Indignant condemnation that would be heaped upon the ;one undertaking such a thing would sink him so far beneath the wave of joblivion that not a bubble would rise | to indicate the spot where he went ! down. Our task in the church is a tremendous one. The Negro has been the great burden of the Methodist Episcopal church; but he has been he* chiQ0 glory. He owes the church a debt of gratitude he cannot repay in a century. No greater misfortune 1 1 I could come to bim than to withdraw I from the church. Africa has not yet been redeemed. Her redemption niunt come mainly through ns. Without this great church to uphold and sustain us we shall be well nigh helpless in the undertaking. Japan and Korea and China and the Islands of the Sea are sending forth the Macedonian cry. In this great world cbnquest the church needs her Negro membership and we need the great church. It would rejoice my heart to see union effected with the Methodist Protestant church and the Methodist n,piBcupai cuurcn, oouia. My nrst Sunday school teachers were Southern white women of refinement and culture; my first day school teacher a Southern white woman of the same type. Our first pastors were Southern white ministers. At one of my appointments it was no unusual thing for five years to have a Southern white minister preach to my people, apparently to our mutual delight. In spite of slavery the Southern Negro owes the Southern Christian white people a lasting debt of gratitude. As a compensation for slavery they gave him that precious boon the Christian , , religion. | But 1 would like to see union effected with all our American Metho-, dists, white and colored, What appears to he impracticable and impossible today, will in God's time, he found to be possible nr.d feasable. When that day comes the conquest of tfhe 'world will not be far off. Then the grand old church in America, uniting with our Canadian brothers and our Wesleyan brothers aeress sea, releived of all appendage ? of prefixes and suffixes?will he mak ing ready for a second Pentecost. Then will follow a worldwide Methodism. As we look in the distance we can see moving onward, the grand old church about to witness a second Pentecost, And the heathen world is looking in wonder and it is asked, "Who are these and whence come tfiey?from Africa and Australia, from Kurope and Asia, from North America and South America, and the Islands of the Sea, comprising every nation and kindred and tongue ? 8even~^r^raSc^c^ra,T,in^Uie rain bow of God's promise, and marching in solid phalanx, keeping step to the heavenly music, and singing as they : onward march. j "Like a mighty army Moves the church of God; I Brothers we are treading Where the saints have trod; We are not dnvided, j All one body we. One in hope and doctrine, j One in Charity. Onward. Christian Soldiers! j Marching as to war. ' W'th the cross of Jesus vloing on before." ; Cheraw-, S. C. Appointments of Treasurer W. A. Douglass Mt. Crophan, Thursday, Nov. 9, 1911 Patrick, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 1911. Cedar Creek, Wed. Nov. 15, 1911 McRee, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 1911 Middendorf. Wed. Nov. 22, 1911 jCatarrh, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 1911 iJefTerson, Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 6 and 7, 1911. Plains, Friday, Dec. 8, 1911 Dudley, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 1911 Page land. Wed. and Thurs. Dec 13 and 14. Only until 12 o'clock the 14 Cash's. Monday, Dec 18, 1911. .fnhll \VT ollono 1 A 1 A1 < .... i unua;, ufu if, 1911 j Teals Mill, Wed. Deo. 20. 1011 jCheraw. Thurs. and Fri. Dec 21 and I 22. 1011 'Snow Hill. Monday. Deo. 21, 1911. | Rridgos lo Let '?)' County Supervisor.; On Tuesday, the 21st day of Nov. I will let the contract to build a bridge across Cedar creek on Jackson road near Mr. C. C. Griggs. Also on Wednesday, the 22nd day of Nov. 1911. I will let contract to build brigde across Dear creek, near Mr. ( Martin Davis.' Contracts will be let at 11 o'clock each day at place for bridge. I Will reserve the right to reject any *i or all Lids. ; H. R' Knight, ! Co. Supervisor *2 -3 In the Present. With the wise man it la always *1 time. i *2 ' -to* 4 ' *, Stops < Lameness Sloan's Liniment is a reliable remedy for any kind of horse lameness. Will kill the growth of spavin, curb or splint, absorb enlargements, and is excellent for sweeny, fistula and thrush. Here's Proof. " I used Sloan's Liniment on a mule for ' high lameness,' and cured her. I am never without a bottle of your liniment; have bought more of it than any other remedy lor pains." Baii.y Kikuv, Carsady, Ky. "Sloan's Liniment is the best made. I have removed venr large shoe boils off a horse with it. I liave killed a quarter crack on a mare that was awfully bad. 1 ihave also Healed raw, soi e necus on uircc m hones. I have healed grease hcci -*n a mare that could hardly walk." Anthony G. 11 ivkk, Oakland, Pa., SLOAN'S I LINIMENT is good for all farm stock. B "My hogs had hog cholera three days B before we got your liniment, which. I was I Sloan's Book on Horses. Cattle, Hogs and Poultry IKHn A sont free. Address y Dr. Earl S. Sloan BraSSa S. T. A. McMANUS REAL ESTATE and INSURANCE CHERAW, S. C. . Gheraw. 8. G. PEE DEE CAMP 227 w. o. w. Meets every Fourth Thursday night in each month. Visiting brethren are eordially invited to attend. Office of County Superintendent of Education The County Superintendent of Education gives notice that his office will be open every Saturday and the first Monday of each month. A D. CHAPMAN Phone 28. Clieraw, S. C. First class iivery. Reasonable prices. For Quick trips 1 use first class automobile. SOTICE 4 % The Books of Registration for thequalified voters of he town of Cheraw will be opened at my office Ceto ber 11th, 1911 and will remaiu open until thirty days before the election on Jan. 8th, 1912. et 11 twon taxes mus be paid before your name will be entered. C. A MALLOY Register DR. J. E. FUXDERBURK, Dental Surgeon, Bridge work. Pyorrhoea and Artificial Enamel Fillings a Specialty. Phones: Office 138; Residence 174 PHILLIP A. MURRAY, JR. Attomej-at-Law CHE RAW, :: 8. f. Ja aja aja aja aja aja aja aja aja aja aja aja aja aja [a 4* b Stricklin Printing Company [a ata E* The Host in s* .J. E- PRINTING a E* { 4* 4* 4* + + {.