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AN OLD TIME TEACHER The following aketch of the life of l.enlie Mt Candle**, for many yeara a teaehet in thie etty, mm<! who its still iciiiii?l>crc<l by many of our older ritixen appeared in the "Georgia 1/odge Tiding*," a monthly pamphlet published in Atlanta and devoted to Ma .-i nry Mr MeCa?<Ue.s* was i)iu fir- 1 Senior Warden of Georgia l/nlg e, And members of the lodge re-' HUe^tui Mr. It. M Clarke, of this eity, a rm-inbt- of Kernhaw lx>dge No, 29, <? K'-' them Mime information con ernnvj Mr MaCandle-..-, and we 'jiwiw that many of ku: older people vil) read th*- life utory of the old naii with a tent, l deal of inlereal. The .--kft? h ai?'l l ie Im-Iow . ?? u^ed'by iK'rmi'ficu <! the Georgia Ijodge ? T*?ng*; "Vet t doubt m?t through the " ~7>ne increasing purpose i una, AuU the. thoughts of men are wide-n'd with lh?; pnuc.ss of the suns," Th ik truth, so vet II expressed by Lord Trnnyron, t~ 1 1 1 u~T r n T(^ fct>V I fie high mark icnehed in . humitn en deavor. ( > vi i preaching now has less <>f bigotry mid dogmat ism and mure 'of spirituality Our laws. mostly the product of tra iited a.ttoi neys and eminent- jurist.;, nou embody the I'SMiici' <i| human wisdom; our .skill ? o m?*dieine and surgery is truly mar vi.dous, an?l alleviates much i>f human pain an I misery; our statesmep have ' widened tlx* hounds of human lil>erty ;i s never before; our mechanics, engi neer?. and sc ientists have changed the j mat? ? ia! aspect.- 'of the world, ami have enslaved the mighty forces of Vature for the betterment of man. The preachers, lawyers, doctors, statesmen, mechanics, engineers, architects and scientists have helped to carry out the "increasing purpose," hut n??t ,rrmre than has the honest, upright, moral arid efficient school ! teacher l<? whom I i ; i ^ heen entrusted the care and education of the young. "Knowledge is power," and when this power is transfused from the mind of the teachei to the minds of the young of a community, a mighty force is set in motion well, nigh as irrciiii table as fate. Such whs the ( use in ''amden, S. ( when Professor I/4'^ltf Mei'nndlcsj;, the subject of this -ketch, taught school then mam \eais ago. Hwthei- Mc( landless was hoi n .Ian uarv'JI. 1N20, and dit*d Septemhei 27, IS'.'S Hi' was of Scotch parentage, lh patent-. left Scotland during his early hovhood, and under the leader - h 1 1 ? I' lioberl Kmmett went over n!o ; I i nortln-iii part of I inland, uhi 1 1 his fatliei jui n< d the I'nitc.l 1 1 ? hni' r On ; i i i nj nt ?if this alliance f.i'nei wa> nmpeili ?l In leavi I ?'? l I i . ; ? v 4 1 i ;t m! li: e Si i ?-aiS ' .! !. '* i in ? I , in A niei i? a, .i mi -i ,.n. N .1 . .i n<) i - ' . 1 1 . . I . i i. I ,i 1 !- \? h;i ' ?>va 1 1 ? i i ? . i ! ' : . i >> a I; i ; :r.( i h is ci .u . r ; l 'i . ?ii' t In < e t lv eltiel VI e? :tnr}i "ti! ! (i ! >t ' ?> -' a \ . i : n a ' ? i ' 1 1 > ' ' ? In C ' h. a ? ? ? - - ? i : . W! i'i 1 .1 ' ? ? iug h t.'ii ? ?->, im ? v r f ' ' ? S.S ? ! I. .. dis .v . :.i . ..u? I. ?Mt,ih . Mi.u - I, < ?? \\ Hampton. M l'l: '? .r. .1. hi: M Manning if ruin .>.1 <:u k \ ?ung. '> later v.a.s name !. ' m \l.tim rg M ' iiclie?? I , and mi :: \s ho .ir,> w a rd ?? became / ? ? ? ' . ? ? hr *i: i if their .-'a'? \r ->- .? hi mates he formed ma ?? ?, .?>?< -,i i !-. and was ev e i mvi .1 i : j - 1 i, i ).?, them , fh -ing of a studious nature, and natural loser of hooks and learning, he decided to devote his life, hlF i/nergr ? a? tivities to the high nnd noble calling of education, which he always considered as sacred an that of the pulpit. With that purpose in view he was influenced by his Cam den friends to locate in that town to carry on his chosen profession. There he met and afterwards married Miss Ffcnnie Augusta Coleman, who cheer fully joined hand and heart with him in his noble calling, both of them becoming noted educators in South Carolina. Indeed, his achievements soon attracted the attention of hit* 'i nut ho i college, and ho wan offered the pjufearfoi ship of languages in South Carolina College, which ho declined, believing that he could accomplish mm. 1 1 good his country and to the | community by u continuation of his own work, which he and his good wife carried on without interruption until the War between the States. It was only natural that "a beauti ful system of morality, veiled in alle gory and illustrated by symbols," should have appealed to one of. his disposition and training. Having a* his associates many members of the Masonic fraternity, and having learned to hold its fame in high esteem throughout his life, it was logical that in flue time he offered himself for the degrees. His application for membership was received by Kershaw Lodge No. 211, Camdqn, on .December 27, 1863, and a committee of investigation was appointed. The committee reported favorably February 14, 1HTW, and he was elected to take the K. A, Degree. He wns initiated March - 14, 1H51; passed March 21, 1H54, and rained to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason May 18154, which was, coincidently just six months before the first Master of Georgia Ix>dge received the Mallei'* Dogre?t in i>l-. ? Andrew?s Nw. <j*i, Winsied, t/onn. Evinc ing a genuine interest and zeal for the work, ho acted its Junior Warden December 27, 1 JSf?4 . a y?*ar to a day after his application was received. On tho same date he was appointed and installed Senior Deacon of the lod^e and served one. year. On Decern la* r II, 1 H ,r> f? , he was elected Senior Warden, was installed Decem ber -7th. and served a year in that office. On May l.'l, lSaK, he acted as W. M,. pro tcm., and on December 18, was again elected Senior] Wat den for the ensuing year. Then on "December l.'l, 1864, he was re elected to that office, and served two years in succession, acting as W. M , pro tem., on November 14, 1864, and December 12. 186f>. At the urgent call of hiii brethren he again accepted the office of Senior Warden on Deeember 10, 1S67, and served part of the ensuing year. His last attend ance as Senior Warden was on August K, 1K6N, soon after which he procured a demit preparatory to moving to Atlanta. Although exempt from military service on account of his profession, In immediately enlisted as a private in the Army of Northern Virginia, when war was declared, and served with honor until ill health compelled hi in to take a furlough home, where he again took up his former occu pation Suffering the losses and privations of the war a.s did many another resi dent of that section, which was in by the l:mnn t'nrrrs. he decided to move with his family to Atlanta, tK:; a young arfi ruined city, just I--.- inning to recover from the of tin war Arriving there :r ' hi followed hi> i hosen pur -i:::- v. *h much difficult <>n account ?1 <!? triutuii: i.f tin city l?eing ? r ; '? ,-r.d sHr- educational funds ? ! t f'.e ; i 1 1 p 1 1 so dc pleted. l";< I>< ? ? in . :;g established in At :< !.i h< affiliated with Atlanta I. . i I* . X i. he exact (late Ix-ing f'.'s ? al>!t . i a- count of the !os< ,i,i ; . colds U fa.- s? ' v ? * i a! > ??ai " i. ? ! " at I <!> h< wa- a iatcd ;. U I! Tulle, \V *\ li?*mphi!!. ? ???. ? I- : . ' . . i \\ I ? I .a J . w I, . . . 1 1 ? ? M.? :? : ? f g... iipoM II - \1 . . ;? H- "v a ~ r ? ..u I ? Dig:-1? . t;.. - ng . ? n; ;? ir. %i? a.! ? '?/.? , i f. , ? n) It ha 1 M" .??: -< gf i * a 1 . . ? I . I ra J er 1 1#? ! a ? -o, ,< . ? - ! .? . a ' wh' . a i.umbc!' of p.-ominer.* % am "g them the nr?t Wor-h.pfi:: M is',. ilr?>the?" W:l(iam Her. ry Tu. < r. un i<" the guidan- e and d:reiti..n ?>( Master Snmur! Lawrence of 'he Grand Lodge of Georgia, organ ire J and applied for a charter for a riw lodge to be- named Georgia f.odgi N<? M, F. &. A. M . he was earnestly solicited by the brethren to join with them as charter* members in the* application. When the dispen sation for the lodge was received Trom the' Grand Master he was unani mously selected to serve as the first Senior Warden of the new lodge. This office he filled with signal ability and wuh re-elected for the second term in December 1869. It should be noted here that his son, Edward S. McCandless, destined to become a Master of Georgia Lodge at a later date, was then a young man, just out of Achooi and ready to embark upon a business career. On September IK, 18()H, nhortly after arriving in Atlanta with his parents, he procured a (position with the At-i National Bank a*. a general' meswngvr boy,,' collecting drafts and notes for the bank from the various merchants. Here he made the ac quaintance of Worshipful Brother Tuller, who was the first cashier of that bank. Brother Le.fiie McCandless never forgot the sweet bonds of affection by which he was bound to his friends in Camden, so after about two years in Atlanta he docided to return to his old home and his old friends and thn brethren with whom he had labored for so many long and trying years. On September 12, 1871, he applied to Kershaw Lodge No. 29 for afTiliation; n committee was appointed, consist ing of Brothers .J, I). Kennedy, W\ L. DePnss and II. F. Hodgson, which re ported favorably, and he was elected at thy next meeting. He had visited the lodge at different times prior to affiliating, for the records show "visiting Brother Leslie McCandless was present at the meetings on Jan uary 7th, February Nth, June 24th, when he acted as Junior Deacon, pro tern., and on August 8, 1871." The records of Kershaw Lodge? from December 30, 1871, to 1902, -U-UT4J ? in - the Itrt- of 11*02,' as were also the records of the Chap ter. However, it is known that he was a Royal Arch Mason, Und the older brethren of Camden recall with what fervor, zeal and power he acquitted himself in the Chapter work, especially as Principal So journer. Hrothc) Mc( 'andle-< "ns " wornler. fully k i t??<l man, endowed by nature with a keen and penetrating' mind, and possessed of a remarkably re tentive memory. The acquisition of a vast amount of knowledge was the natural result of his love of learning. He had a perfect command of En glish, a profound knowledge of the Greek, Latin, French, German and Spanish languages, and was thorough ly familiar with the best literature oi all of them. This was obvious in his spoken and written words, with which he always clothed his ideas in the best expression, free from grammat ical error ami ambiguity, and exactly conveying his meaning. His eyes, which gleamed under great, shaggy brows, were bright and piercing; his voice was full-toned, deep and rythmical; he had a fine figure and an easy, graceful carriage. There was unassumed and natural dignity about him. In any crowd he commanded recognition and respect. In the school room he was supreme, and he never knowingly submitted to any indignity at the hands of a re fractory scholar. The companions of his boyhood and manhood were the cultivated sons of wealthy planters. Many of hi.s pupils became statesmen, heroes, business men and orators, and were possessed of noble sentiments, gen crou- hospitality, and unspotted honor, no doubt inculcated by their great preceptor, who believed in moral and spiritual as wcil as intel lectual training. That he could have won deserved distinction on the stage, at the bar. or a> an author is un doubted, but he never would have been moie useful, or have accom plished more good than he did in h' .hi. c.-. profession of teaching lb u t -i i (it voted member of the j l'p:<t i pa! ("hurth. and w.-.s a regular J attendant net r it- n.. ??? ing>, taksnu 1 . i [ ? ; a . - a .? \\ ;i - i .i > ! u ; > >; i i . ' i. 1 ? 1 a a , i >r ? ? I _ ? 1 4 ' " * * 1 s I ! X ? i... . ^ ? . . ? ? ? .? ' \s \ .? h ?' ft . ? # ti i i ? t" i; -t ? ? Yh? i ? e ? . ? \ ., i , I tr ' ? be. an ? lb. . t ?: ' of u>-.le .-,t ib|. ,!? M .r- ( : ? r ' k' ? - ?' .. p? ' " ? : j , .Mi. ! ; 1 ' .?'!)" ?v >i . . It w ,i - ior.g ; ? .. he d and recover*- 1 ju.:g Tr,' jutlgnifi.' t ??-?,* o j- ><>ught I :t : . .* \ '.ew and lo'.J \? e. Mrf "and j r- ? >s - ? ; and lmdiated he ft,:; 1 ' h a h?- -- i; ? ' r ? * < a ' or > ! i < ? > be j a'.j?.-e nf rhe hrtunt .ng thought of hi i * ' ; ' ' l-' -hi' eiiiiiuc'. Mr. Mc' and - | e h art v..t? so touched by what r.e 1* t vr i genuine fHTiitenC" j lhaL he it r.t lh?* debtor enough money | :?! j ay the judgment which he he 1. 1 ! against h i na ! "Kt?rgi\e u.t ou i d*-bt> a- we t*f r K'iWe t.w debtors" was not only on h:? hps morning and evening, but emanated from his heart. He for gave the penitent aw h?* trusted that he would be forgiven. Among the friends of a Ion* and jm-ful life be continued his profession to the time of hie death, when he waa laid away beneath the silent clods of the valley, leaving many a' heart broken with grief at hi* passing! There in the beautiful cemetery at Camden all that remains of Leslie McCandless \ rests under a little mound, surrounded by like mounds which mark the resting-places of many of his illustrious pupils. Hut what he taught lives in Camden still, ennobling her citizenship, and. attract' ing the attention of good people all over our broad land. t And in Georgia Lodge, which he helped to establish, eyes are dimmed, and loving hearts swell with pride as the vision of this noble brother passes before them. It. W. Heath Dies in Charlotte. . Mr. IJ. VS. Heath, son of the late Jl. I). Heath, of Charlotte, died in a Charlotte, N. C.f sanatorium last Thursday night of pneumonia and complications. He was a fine busi ness man and for a number of years was secretary-treasurer of the Mar netta Cotton Mills at Lando, S. C. Surviving are the following full Sis ters: Mrs. J. C. Montgomery anil Mrs. John Crawford, of Charlotte, and Mrs. C. D. Jones, of I>ancastor, S. C., full brothers: H. B. Heath, of Charlotte; G. B. Heath, of Lando, S. CM and W. J. Heath, of Monroe; half sisters: Mrs. Odom Alexander and Miss Lucy Heath, of Charlotte; half brothers: B. D. Heath, Jr., Wes ley T. Heath, Jack Heath, Morgan Heath and Lee Heath, all of Char lotte. Mr. Heath was born March 5, 1872,. in Lancaster County, S. C., thus making him 52? years old. As a youth he attended Gingham School at Mebane and later attended the A. and M. College at Bryan, Texas. Af ter spending several years in Texas lie moved to Monroe, which, was his. Iiuiiii' timing; i~ne decade 1880 to 1890. His mother was the first wife of. his father, B. I>. Heath, who died in 1919, being Miss Mary Wilson, of l^ancas ter County. She died about thirty years ago. Mr. Heath was a member of Tryon Street Methodist church, Charlotte. nary examination into the sanity of Laura Eva Winchester, religious fanatic, held jointly with her daugh ter, John Eva, for the killing Thurs day at SefTner, of her husband, John Edwin Winchester, Saturday, was made by a lunacy commission com posed of Dr. W. M. Rowlett, I)r. W. E. Bitzer and Barton Smith. Some evidences of insanity were noted, the commission reports, but a more "B EST IN THB LOHO RUN When you have used * ' up the last miles in your Silvertowns you will lay them aside knowing that^ only Silvertowns can re* place them. . . * ? " ? ??" . ' ? v.- T. '' ' Goodrich Silvertown CORD Camden Service Station thorough investigation, it is declared, will have to be made by an investiga tion next week. John Eva Saturday changed her original .statement made to officers and, reporters Thursday and admitted that her mother had struck her father, driving him from the. house; also that her mother had assisted her to stamp the devil from her father. Officers are of the opinion that the woman also struck her husband at the automobile, where he first took refuge, rendering him somewhat dazed, when he left aWil wont to the field, where he was later stamped to death, according to the woman's admissions. ' New Secretary From California. San Francisco, March 13.? Curtis I). Wilbur, chief justice of the Cali fornia supreme court, announced to night he had received a telegram from President Coolidge offering him the secretaryship of the navy, re cently left vacant by the resignation of Edwin Denby. . He has accepted. Haven't You Heard of the New Way to Grow Better Crops? Cured Fertilizer ? 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