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NUMItHIt W.
JOHN THE BAPTIST WAS
SUBJECT OF SERMON
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mi vmomtn? vwmm pisy
SI NDAV MiqttT.
Before a large congregation of
MaKoug and their friends Rev. H.
8. Browne delivered a fine sermon
ttt the Methodist church in thin city
Hunday night, tjie occasion being
(be lOlHt anniversary of Kershaw
Lodge, No. 29, A. P. M., and the
Festival of St .John, the Baptist.
Mr. Browne's remarks were based
Oft historical facts In the life of
the great Prophet mid were high
ly instructive and entertaining and
greatly appreciated by the Masons
present.
The order of exercises, with Mr.
Geo -A- Rhame, as musical director,
were as follows:
1 Voluntary
2. Hymn No. 3
3. Prayer by Rev. J. C. Rowan.
4. Voluntary.
fi. Scripture Lesson
a. Voluntary ? Everting offering
7. Hymn No. 187. .
8. Sermon by Rev. "fa. B. Browne.
9. Hymn No. 78 ?? ? - -
10. Prayer by Rev. J. C. Rowan
1. Doxology and Benediction.
The officers of this lodge are R.
T. Goodale, W- M.; N. R. Goodale,
~ s. w.; w. TVt; Young, J; w.*; w,
Ooisenheimer, Treas.; C. P. DuBose,
Beefy.; J, Rr Goodale, 8. D.; T. J.
Lipscomb, J. D.; P. D. Campbell, E.
J. McLeod. Stewards; J. J. Goodale,
'Pyler; Past Masters, P. L. Zemp,
Jso. W. Corbett, S. R. Adams, C.
H. Yates, J. B. Wallace; Chaplain,
Rev. Hi B. -Browne, Rev. J. C. Ro-.
wan.
! Mr. Browne's ItcuiarKs.
"There came a man sent from
God whose name was John." ? -John
1:6. /
We assemble here to celebrate the
ainiversary of John Baptist's na
^d day. In responding to the very
courteous and brotherly invitation
of Kershaw Lodge, No. 29, A. P.
M., to deliver the oration on this
occasion, I beg your sympathetic and
tatelligent hearing, as we shall note
wtne of the larger things that made
JAn Baptist a great ambassador
irom God to' men.
To be an ambassador from one
W?at country to another, with the i
seal and signet of highest authori
ty, is no ordinary epoch in any
Man's career * He becomes the
mouth-piece of the government he
- presents Not only has he great
^?nor, but great power ? power to
negotiate, to adjust, to arrange, to
harmonize, to administer affairs of
State in equity and justice
The Divine credentials, gave John
a g?0(i start ? a royal introduction
te the sons of men. He had fio apol
?gy for his coming, for God -Bent
Mm. He called himself a voice,
Md that voice was God's voice. .He
delivered the message that the King
commanded hinf to bear to a needy
*orld. And when he had finished
*8 work, he returned from whence
e came ? he went back to God.
The parents of John were of
>*iost)y lineage," says the Standard
Dictionary, "and he was the
( hi of their old age. Though a
f>riost . Zaohariah, his father, had
ttl?> sympathy with the worldly and
con up t Sadducee class in; Jerusa?
^e,n- His homo in the "hill coun
ry of Jndea was characterised by
c beN{ type of Jewish piety," In
* i( l> the ardent hope of the speedy
u ilinent of Messianic prophecy
no insignificant olement. In
'? home John passed his child
??d As the son of a priest he
ust have been well versed in the
jaditional learning and, especially,
* ' ;if-Quainted with the Scriptures.,
e portentous expectations awaken
. y his were probably not
j nown to him, and must have dri
?n him to profound meditation ap
Prob'em 9$, Israel's "sal va
?h Th? t,eath of his parents
he was still a youth - may
- vo been the occasion of his with
into the deserts, instead of
up the active work of , a
t- In these solitudes' he re- j
cd and pondered over the pro
?l 7 h ?f the Rge' feed,?8 hi? ??ul
- J^rner aspects ol the. me&
08 of old Testament prophecy,
nK less attention to those of a
<kjT!Vnt CA8t- That he had any
communication with the Hs
?? i? improbable, though he meet
known of them. Job* %as sal
*ia; he learned his tosooa at
feet of no homak itnthrr. T
? ho feet of 110 human teacher- HIh
doctrino wan formulated by himself
In the years of solitary communion
with God and the message <>f Scrips
ture in tiio w i 1 d ttnit'HH. At lust he
hroko the silence, und began to
preach. He came forth, not for
self>aggntinil/.cnuin( . not to organize
a now sect, or to inaugurate a now
political movement, but to proclaim
a great message and issue a great
summons. Clad in simplest garb,
itself suggestive of the prophetic or-:
dor, using the plainest speech,
with no fear of man before 1i1h
eyes, bin atroug earnest words soon
croated a profound impression. No
such voice had been heard in Is
rael for centuries. The crowds
Came from far and near, and the
excitement was Intense."
In speaking of the defeat of He
rod Antipas by Areta*, . King of
Arabia, P^tra, Joaephus tho Jewish
historian, turns aside to say that
some of the >Jews looked upon the
defeat as a Divine judgment on He
rod for his treatment of "John who
was called the Baptist, for Herod
slew him who was a good man, and
had commanded the Jews that they
should practice vlrtpe, both In re
spect to righteousness toward' oin
another and piety toward God, and
that they should come together In a
Baptism. For Baptism would thus
appear acceptable to him, not when
they used it as a request for the
forgiveness of certain sins, but as
a purification of the body after the
soul had been thoroughly cleansed
by TtffhtooxtBnBBS.^ ~ Amrh?go&fl on"
to say that Herod feared lest John'tf
popularity might lead to some polite
leal disturbance* and so he thought
it :.tst to forestall any such thing
by putting John out of the way. He
therefore sent him to the castle of
Machaerus, where he was executed.
This notice in Josephus is of great
importance, for back of the some
what vague generalities of the Jew
ish historian must have been facts
substantially the same as .are record
ed, more In detail, in the four Gos
pels..
The results of no man's- life can
be estimated by the nuftiher of the
days of the years of his public ser
vice. John was thirty years in pre
paration for one short year's pub
lic service. ,He was a well prepar
ed man, "a workman that needeth
not to be ashamed." Like a mod
ern machine-gun, he poured forth a
constant stream of hot missels. He
hud been communing with his own
spirit in the wilderness, and with
the Spirit of the livng God, and
with nature, and had asslmiliated
the great thought of God in the
long ages of preparatory work.
When he came forth he ?iad a real
message for needy men. Rallty be
came the slogan of his ministry.
"Repent, change your minds," said
he, "leave off r the artificial, and
adjust your life to the largeness and
liberty ? of ttye coming kingdom."
He became the connecting link be
tween the old order of things and
the new.
Masonry has wisely treasured up
the worthy traits of John's charac
ter for hundreds of years, and his
uame has ever been a household
word in Masonic Lodges. Ho has
been denominated as "an eminent
patron of Masonry," and his Illus
trious example of the higher
ofrder of true manhood has al
ways been most highly prized. The
great men of the ages past have
made Masonry what it is. Their
nobility of character, their love of
truth and honor, and their devotion
to the betterment of others, has
enabled the fraternity tov be a
wonderfnl force in the uplifting of
men, and also, of ^omen. For thr
protection and purity of woman, her
peace and happiness, Masonry
stands pledged. The man who will
not' pledge his life as the benefac
tor of woman cannot become a Mas
ter Mason. The wife, the widow,
the mother, sister or daughter of
a Master Mason is held as sacred
as the most treasured of Heaven's
costliest jewels.
When. Masonic halls are erected,
says M&ckey, they are dedicated
with obtain well known and im
pressive ceremonies, to Masonry,
Virtue and Universal Benevolence.
Masonic Lodges* however, are differ
ently dedicated. Anciently, they
were dedicated to King Solomon, as
the founder of Ancient Craft Mason
ry, ? and -the- first - Most Excellent
Grand Master. Christian Lodges are
generally dedicated to St. John the
Baptist, and St. John the Brange
list; and in every well ^regulated
lodge there Is ^sfclbltod a certain
point within a circle, embordered by
two perpendicular, lines, called the
"'lines parallel," which repi ?Ml
">?<?<? I WO Hitlnttt. in u>y?v Knglfch
lodges which have adopted the un
'on Hystein of work, the dedication
Ik to "<Hod and HIh Service," and
the Hues parallel represent Moses
and Solomon. , . . . The two paral
lel lincty whidii in modern Masonic
lectures are Bald to represent St.
John the Baptist and St, John the
Iwangelist, really allude to partic
ular periods In the sun's annual
course. At two particular points
In this course the sun Is found on
? he eodaical signs of Cancer and Ca
pricorn, which are distinguished as
the summer and winter solstice. 1
When the sun is in these points, he
has reached respectively his great
est northern and southern limit.
These points, if we suppose the
< frcle to represent the sun's annual
course, will be Indicated where the
parallel' lines touch the circle. But
the days when the sun reaches these
points are the 21st of June and the
22nd of December, and this will
account for their subsequent appli
cation to the two Salnta John, whose
anniversaries the church has plac
ed near those days.
In reviewing the life of John
Baptist, it will be helpful to em
phasize a few of the more mark
ed characteristics of his short but
eventful career. Let us look, there
fore, into some of the larger things
that made him truly great.
Courage.-? Possibly no man men
tioned in Masonic, ecclesiastical />r
political history has possessed quite
JjjftjL. J?gcn 11 ftr type of courage that
John had. it Is fifltftpftrniivuly 1
ay for one to boast of courage at
long dl?t?ELC? ? but John was coura
geouBs at short range ? man dealing
with man, faoo to face. ? And whcth
er the man was king or peasant,
churchman or politician, soldier or
?tradesman, John spake the Words
that brought the whole population
to the open place of large expect
ancy. No one could mistake his
meaning. The arrow went straight
to the mark. This, too, has charac
terized freemasonry. Not always
popular, it has often been sunder'
tJio ban of the church and has been
oppressed and den6unced In councils
of state. But the voice of mason
ry haB ever spoken out the burn
ing words of profoundest conviction,
and has Remonstrated . a courage
that commanded the respect of,
and left the deepest impress upon,
the passing centuries
John Was No Respecter of Per
sons. He did not trim his messages'
to accomodate his auditors. If the
king was guilty, he did not hesitate
to rebuke him in strongest terms.
If scribes, pharlsees and men of
high estate from governmental or
church circles came with curious
questions ?he met them on the
same level ? man, to man.' And this
was in the day when class distinc
tion was at its zenith. The so-calK
ed aristocracy had elevated ltdelf to
giddy heights, % was pufffed up ber
yond measure, and exhibited its
pretense of superiority every whith
er. John knew no man after the
flesh. Every man must needs re
pent, "change his mind," and ad
Just himself to the .ne^r order of,
things or be rejected. All thld Is
emphatically true' of Masonry. It
recognizos no man because of his
outward appearance, his wealth or
his station. His ' moral character
must pass the severest scrutiny,
or he will be rejected. In Masonic
lodges kings sit /with artisans,
princes and noblemen with tillers of
the soil; men of every vocation and
class? but they must be men of
good moral character. Mason h
"meet upon the level."
Humility. ? John's habit of life
was of the humblest, simplest style.
He was unpretentious in appear
ance. His abode was the wilder^
ness. His food was locusts,, and
wild honey from the rocky cliffs.
His clothing was of coarse camel
hair cloth, girt about with a leath
ern girdle, and with only sandals to
protect his feet. These are tbq sim
plicities of life that force men to
be real. But he was a man ? every,
inch a man.' How neiwfyr the noYl
tiate resembles this great patron
saint every well 'instructed brother
will at once recall. Neither bare
footed nor shod, naked or clothed,
gi H aout with a girdle, and with
nothing offensive or defensive on
his person ? his appearance Is to
all intents and purposes that of a
perfect upright men-end- Mason, end
is admonished ever to maintain that
relation before God and men And
even il he* should be In compara
tively destitute condition, h<5w viv
idly does he brine to mtmll the
Prophet of the wilderness.
Truth. ? John baptist was* treth
incarnated. Every shads of Bnhte
hood, ?>v? ry form of error, ?>v?-ry at
tempt ut deception whw met with
a trip hainnin blOW. If it H6Ut
him to prison, and to the axe-man's
bloc, he Uid not stop to count the
cost. Truth ? pure as the itir of
hlrt wilderness abode, aud solid aa
the granite of Judean hill* on this
he stood at ail hazard#, It was the
maHteivpHHsion of bis life. No won
der free masoury honor** him. No
wonder she reveres his memory and
treaHures his mighty rieods, and
annually celebrates hi? natul dAy,
Truth muut characterise every Htep
that Masonry takes, or she cannot
justly claim John Baptist > uh her
patron Haint.
The Resurrection of the Body and
the Immortality of the Soul. ? I clos
with this querry: Where is John
now?or, where will be his abode
throughout all eternity? He was
a man sent from Ood with a mission
to the sons of men. How true he
was to that mission we all know
full well. His Master declared
that he was the greatest of all the
prophets? his life-work has the Di
vine stamp of approval upon it. His
career was a short one, and the
e*4 came suddenly. The closing I
scene makes one shudder. In a
dark Roman prison?the head sev
ered from the body and exhibited
In derision in the king's court ?
his headless body conveyed by faith
ful disciples to a grave cut in the
side of the mountain six feet due
east and* weati Oh, where is he?
Let his brethren of the myetlo tie
0tt dOWiX aSff' rest aw hi ie, and medi
tate. Look up at the . blue sky
above those Judean hills, and con
template his sudden taking off ? and
aik, Where i? he2 ? Aa. you arffaa to
pfrsue your journey, note the em
blems of mortality round about.
Can the headman's axe, the settfog
maul, the spade, the pl<&r the oof
fin, ;the grave give answer? In
mouruful whispers they may suggest
that John lived in vain. But not,
SO! The ever-green, ever-blooming
Acacia marking the place of the
temporary abode of his body tells
u^ that John is not dead, but Bleep
ing. John Baptist believed with
all his heart in the resurrection of
the body, and in the immortality of>
the soul, and that the trustful, obe
dient child of the Father of. us all
shall live forever in the House xiot
made with hands, eternal in the
Heavens. For this faith, and for
this hope as an anchor both sure
and steadfast, Masonry has stood
through the ages past, and for this
she will .ever standi even until the
crowning day.
"There is no death. The stars go
down
To rtae upon some fairer shore:
And bright Hn Heaven's jewelled
'crown
They shine foreverinore.
There is no death. The dust we
tread
Shall change beneath the summer'
showers
To golden grain, or mellow frait.
Or rainbow-tinted flowers.
There1 is no death; An angel form
Walks o'er ?the earth with silent
tread,
And bears our best loved things
away;
And then we call them Vdead."
"And ever near us, though unseen,
The dear immortal spirits tread:
l^or all the boundless universe
Ih Life ? There are no Dead."
After Many Years.
Dr. w. it. O'Vcal, and Messrs. W.
H. Boswell and Walter Hay, of Mar
lol, FMa., wore in Camden lyeaterday,
having made the trip In a touring
ear. Messrs. Boswell and Ray
went on into North Carolina for a
\ isit but Dr. O'Vlel remained In
Camden. Ho formerly lived here
and left Camden forty-six years ago;
He is having a good time meet
ing his old boyhood friendu. wbo in'
turn are glad to see him. It will
be interesting to the cltisens to
know that he is the fellow who de- '
prived Mr, A, I>. Kennedy, Sr.; ot
the sight of one of his eyes by the
accidental shot of an old fashioned
bow loaded with a nail.
Kershaw's Big Day.
The oltisens of our starter town ot
Kershaw are planning a big' day
for Wednesday, July 4th, and are
advertiSfhg"-CBe" event" In the hopes
of assembling a large crowd. Ker
shaw's fine band of 22 pieces will
lead the parade. The merchants
and business men will have about,
thirty floats decorated representing
their business. The good citizens
of ^Kershaw are preparing a royal
welcome for all who attend.
lit H? CIIOM:it.\ (H).NTHO|(
l4Mt of u Mn4(W of Artlclrn by M.
liny IN ? wen* of (Imiwoii,
, Note.- - Thjs Ih the aLxth and last
of a series of short progs bulletins
on hog cholera.
Ah serum lu h preventive agent,
the inject iou of hogs affected with
cholera 1b not adviaable. While se
rum in very largo doses has some
curative properties, it is too costly
for u?e in ordinary hogB.
There are two methodH of using
Kcruiu - -the "8erum Alone Treat
ment," and the "Serum Simulta
nedua or Double Treatment."
Hwutu Alone Trastuent,
Thin 1b a pafe treatment and the
only one that the farmer can safely
use Himself. It conaists in the in
Jcetiou of aeruin into the ham or
bent ath the forearms. The farmer,
by observing directions which are
furnished with the serum, can eas
ily and safely apply this treatment
The only objection to this treatment
is the fact that it only protects the
hoga for from three to eight weeks.
However, if injected hogs are di
rectly exposed to cholera in the
meantime, they will be protected
for a much longer time ? probably
for as long a time as hogs treated
by the "Double treatment."
This treatment, owing to the
short immunity conferred (unless
hogs are exposed to cholera) can
he economically, used onlyy when
cholera appears in a herd -or when
herds are directly exposed to the
disease. Hogs sent to lairs, etc.,
Bhould receive this treatment before
shipment.
? ? Practically all ? the serum ? sent
out by this Division has beeii used
in herds in which Beveral hogs had
died from cholera before its use.
I have had under personal obser
vation a herd of hogs treated by
the serum alone treatment on April
1, 1912. These hogs wete left on
infected premises with sick hogs
and were again exposed to the dis
ease in June and again in Septem
ber. Altho over a year, haa elaps
ed since the herd was treated, none
6t the hogs h aye contracted this,
[disease. This shows thet permanence
of the Immunity conferred by the
serum alone treatment on infected
premises.
4,8erum Simultaneous" or "iiouble
Treatment."
This treatment consists of the
injection of a small quantity of vir
ulent blood from hogs affected with
chojera and a suitable quantity of
protective serum. Virusjwid serum
being injected in different portions
of the body. While this .treatment
confers a more lasting immunity,
considerable danger of causing chol
era accompanies its use. This me
thod cannot be used safely by stock
ownera. Those desiring to have
their herds treated by this method
should employ a qualified veterlna-*
rlan.
Seerum may- be secured upon ap
plication to the Veterinary Division,
Clem'son College, S. C. Orders for
s^rym Should, give tho approximate
total- weight of healthy hogs to be
injected. Serum will then be sent
C. O. D. at actual cotft of manufac
ture? two cents per cc. Dose for
100 lb. hog, 50c. : With every order,
unless otherwise instructed, a 20 cc
hypodermic syringe is sent, for
which actual cost , $2.15, is Purg
ed. This syrlhge may be return
ed and purchaser will bo refunded
purchase price, less' copt of repairs,
if- any.
Attention Is directed to the /act
t,hat tho Farm DemonstrMkWL A?C?U?
throughout tho state have been
?to the- College serum plant and
have received instructions relative
to the use of serum. If your hogs
are sick, notify the Local Agent and
secure his services.
This Division Will gladly send
literature, answer questions or give
advice in regard to^rog cholera.
Cotton Bloom.
Mr. B. Barfield, of Cantey, re-4
ports to " The Chronlclp office that
he found a cotton bloom In hit
farm on Monday, the 23rd Inst.
Mr. W. C. Stephens* of near
l^ucknow, in ~that part or Tlee re-'
cently formed from Kershaw, was
in Camden Wednesday and ahnsr*,
ed us a cotton bloom plucked on
the 24th. . Mr. Stephens says he
has forty acres of cotton that will
average knee high. It Is on that
kind of land which formerly sold
for not much over one dollar per
sere, and ft now grow in* as - good
crops' as can be found in the coun
ty.
CITY AND COUNTY NEWS
PUT IN CONDENSED FORM
MATTER# of MENJSltAL INTEIt
KHT SBOURRP BV OUIl
O IUBPOUTbiuj.
Mr. tt ud Mrs. Jim Clyburn, of Be
thurie, wero here Wednesday.
Mr. William Lindsay, cuHhler of
the Camden oil mill, spent Monday
in Columbia?
Misses Vivian Yates and Kather
ino Zomp are* attending a house par
ty in Sumter.
Mr. JJratton deLoach was iu the
lower part of the state last? week
on legal business.
MIbh Maria English, of Columbia,
Is visiting the family of her uncle,
Mr. A. 1). Kennedy.
Mrs. David Dixon and daughters,
Misses Jennie and Willie, are visit
ing relatives in Blshopvllle .
Dr. and Mrs. W. C. Moore have
been spending several days with re
latives in Chesterfield county.
Mr. Jas. McDowell, of Savannah,
has been spending several daya' in
Camden this week with relatives.
Misfy Evangeline English, of Co
lumbia, was the guest of Miss Nan
cy Lindsay during the past week.,
Miss Mary Lindsay, of Chester,
in. yMtJjagatthe homo or her uu^ -
cle, Mr. John S. Lindsay, of this
city.
Mrs. Edward Eve and children, of
Charleston, are visiting Mrs. Eve's
mother, Mrs. A: ? Ancruta oil Txfr ?
Street.
Chief H. L. Watkins, of the Cam
den fire department, attended (the
firemen's tournament in Abbeville
this week.
Mrs. J. T. Hay, and daughters,
Mrs. Bonham Brooks and Miss Joe
Lee Hay, of Columbia, are visiting
in Camden.
Dr. I. H. Alexander is attending
a meeting of the South Carolina
Dental Association at the Isle of
Palms this week.
Mr. G.? A. DeKay presented The
y?hroniole this * week with a squash
weighing 11 pounds. It Is of the
"giant" variety and was not full
grown. ,
Dr. S. Fi BrasingtoiL this week
Hold to Messrs. George and Las.
Levkoff his two- six room cottages
on Mill Street. These ar$ pretty
homes in a desirable residence sec
tion.
The hour for preaching at the
Presbyterian Church has been chang
ed from 11 to 11:15 a. m., and the
hour for Sunday School has aliK> , r
been changed from 5 In the after
tt<56n to 10 in the morhihg.
Mrs. G. H. Lenoir and daughters,
Misses Bessie, Kate and Margaret, '
left, this week for an . extended
trip north. While aWay they will
visit the most interesting Northern
ciities, and many of the popular re
sorts. ?? ?? ? :~
Mr. and Mrs. J,. M. Williams and
daughter of Dublin, Ga., were in
Camden Friday last enroute to Ra
leigh ,N. C. TWy were traveling
in a "Michigan" touring car. Mr.
Williams is president of the First .
National Bank of Dublin.
?; . . ? - - - ^
Forty-eight dollars to be applied
to the Gettysburg fund for the
transportation of the old soldiers,
was- rajsed on Monday-by Dr. W. J .
Dtinn, but upon reading that arrang
men.ts hasd been made by Gov. Blease
and Gen .Teague for the transpor
tation of the veterans to; Gettysburg,
he returned ;the mbney to the do
nors. -
gratifying indeed to an
nounce to the people of Meridian*
and adjacent towns/ that the Coun
cil of the Victoria College of Musics
London, Eng., has offered to Prof.,
J. EL W., IiOrd. F. I G (. C. M., L. V
*C. M./the position of honorary repr
resentaitoe and -locai secretary of
the college for the city oT Merid
ian. Prof. Lord has accepted thla
office, and will at once begin his
work. X nthe Interest of /the college/ 1
says the Meridian "Dispatch. Miss ?
Annetts Jones. Tie popnlar -and ef
ficient organist of the Lyttlejton. eti^
Meth odifit jCkurch. Jn JKerJULv
lan taking pipe organ lessons from^
this celebrated teacher
-v/r. ? i a " - ^
Ftii? crop of Outs.
It is stated that Mr. J. R. c.
Wray has the finest oat crop ia
West Wateree. ; He has fire acres ??
of oats from which he expects to*
realise fire hundred bushels. ?V I
miff