The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, May 09, 1912, Page 2, Image 2
NEW METHODISE
WAS BU
House of Worship Rises
With All Material Rea
Trades Speedily.?A
Spartanburg, May 1.?Spartanburg's
Methodist church was built
to-day between sunrise and dusk. In
a handsome building at the corner of
South Church street and Crescent
ivpnne nnt n stirk of which had
been standing 14 hours before, 800
people vorshipped to-night, while
three : ^es that many stood outside,
vainly seeking to enter. Although
built in a single day, El-Bethel
church is as substantial a structure,
the carpenter agreed, as if six months
had been devoted to the job. It is
a far handsomer building, according
to Major Augustas H. Kirby, 83 years
old, than the first Methodist church
erected in this city, which was dedicated
in 1836 and took a year to
build.
With carpeted aisles, mission style
pews, an altar decorated with flowers,
a piano in the choir loft and all
the other requisites in place, the
interior of the church last night presented
as finished an appearance as
the exterior, which was neatly painted
in white, with green trimmings.
Thousands Watch Work.
Tilstimntps of thp nnmhpr nf non.
pie who watched the building of the
church vary, but it is believed by
some that as many as 18,000 persons
visited the place during the day.
Many people came from the country
in buggies and wagons to see the unusual
spectacle. Moving picture
men reeled off many thousand feet of i
film.
System, carefully prearranged, enabled
the 150 carpenters, mechanics,
painters, paper hangers, plumbers,
electrical workers and other artisans!
to perform the feat. Every man!
knew exactly where to get the ma- j
terial needed and where to put it.
The Rev. J. M. Shell, who formerly j
was in charge of the work of the |
Methodist church in the section:
where El-Bethel stands and who was j
one of the prime movers in the!
project, was the first man on the i
scene this morning. He reached the;
lot at 5:15 o'clock. Five minutes
later tne Kev. jno. w. speaKe, pastor
of the Bethel church, the mother of
El-Bethel; C. P. Hammond, chairman
of the building committee, and
J. M. Crawford, of the Magness Trust
company, general superintendent of i
the enterprise, reached the scene.
The First Nail.
Maj. Kirby, patriarch of local
Methodism, who was to drive the
first nail, arrived with a number of
carpenters, about 5:30 o'clock. The
brick foundation was already in;
place, having been completed Tues-1
day evening. The building material i
had also been assembled on the lot, j
every piece was numbered and laid
where the workmen knew they would j
find it.
At 6 o'clock Mr. Shell invoked the '
divine blessing on the undertaking |
and prayed that there would be no \
accident. Five minutes later the carpenters
raised the first corner post
and Maj. Kirbv drove the first nail.
He used an ancient hamer which,
he said, had been lost in 1845 andnot
found again until 1865. Maj.
Kirby made one or two false strokes i
and his grandson, A. M. Chreitzberg,
offered to hold the nail for him.
Maj. Kirby declined assistance, however,
and proceeded to drive the nail j
without further trouble.
At noon all the rough work except
the raising of the roof had been fin- j
ished. At this point the bugle sounded
for lunch and the 150 workmen
filed to two long tables, spread on the
lot by the ladies of Bethel church.
The Rev. Dr. S. T. Hallman, pastor
of the Evangelical Lutheran church, i
said grace, after which the men fell
to the bountiful dinner with keen;
onnotit-oc IVhilp wnrkmpn's
heads bowed the camera men took j
motion pictures of them.
McSwain's Baraca band had
marched to the scene at 9:30 o'clock,
playing "Onward Christian Soliders. "i
It took a stand on the piazza of Jesse >
Mahaffey's house, opposite the
church, and played lively airs all day.
At 5 o'clock the pews were
brought in and the work on the drop
ceiling completed. The staining of!
the doors and windows and the installation
of the molding was finish
ed by 7 o'clock. The carpet was then
laid in the aisles, the pulpit furniture
installed, a piano was carried to the
choir loft and carnations and lilies
placed around the altar. The trash
was carried out and the house was
ready for worshp.
Worship at 8 O'eleek.
The artisans were given their
supper on the ground and at 8
o'clock, still clad in their working
clothes, they assembled for worship.
The lights were turned on and they
were given their first opportunity for j
an inspection of their work. The |
church looked as if it might havej
r CHURCH
ILT IN ONE DAY
Rapidly in Spartanburg,
idy, Workers Ply Their
.11 Finished by Dusk.
been used for several weeks, so thoroughly
had all the details been attended
to.
Mr. Shell presided at the meeting.
Mrs. Speake, at the piano, accompanied
the opening hymn,
"Praise God From Whom All Bless
ings Flow." The singing was conducted
by John C. Brewington.
The Rev. A. J. Cauthen, presiding
| elder, led in prayer, after which Mr.
Shell read the scripture lesson. Mr.
Hammond made an address, thanking
the carpenters and other worki
men for their labor, which was given
j free. Four carpenters in their overi
alls then took up the collection. A
flashlight photograph was then taken.
| Mr. Shell then related the history of
j the church and presented the deed
, for the property. Mr. Speake men-1
| tioned that the Rev. W. H. K. Pen- I
| dleton, rector of the Church of the
I Advent, slipped into the church while j
if was being erected and nailed to
I the wall an envelope containing a
| contribution to the church.
The benediction was pronounced
j by Dr. Hallman.
Mr. Speake will at once begin a
two weeks' revival services at El
uetnei.
Vote a Heavier School Tax.
"I would vote for a heavier school
tax in my community," you will
sometimes hear a man say, "but I
don't want to pay money to educate
negroes." It is about time to drop
this silly and false pretense. In the
South as a . whole to-day, statistics
indicate that the negro gets little
more school fund than his proportion
of the public revenue entitles
him to. Striking testimony on this
point is brought out by the Charleston
News and Courier, which quotes
official statistics to show that in the
South Carolina schools the expenditure
for each white child is $12.62
a year and for each negro child only
$1.71. It points out furthermore,
that there are ten counties in South
Carolina where expense per white
pupil exceeds $15, and only nine
counties where the expense per negro
pupil exceeds $2 a year. So far
from believing that the negro is getting
more than his proportion of
school funds, the News and Courier
believes that not enough is being done
for the education of the negro, and
that the time will come when liber
al appropriations will be made from
the public treasury and "the best obtainable
skill and instruction provided
with the especial view of increasing
the industrial efficiency of the
colored race."?Progressive Farmer.
Reflections of a Bachelor.
A little romance in a man goes a
heap further with a woman than
much wisdom.
A man feels about being a good example
just the way a boy does about
wearing curls.
Nobody will listen to advice for
which he doesn't have to pay as professional
opinion.
Nobody forgets to drive a nail in
his own coffin lid ever so often, but
nobody remembers there is only so
much room for them.
A woman never gets so indignant
with anvhnriv in an arernment that
she can't get much more indignant
with a peacemaker who steps in.
When a girl runs away with a man
it's proof that if he was worth it
he wouldn't let her.
One per cent, of men are somewhat
popular, but the whole 100 per
cent, think they are strongly so.
A man's family keeps him from
putting lots of his money into bad
investments by spending it for him.
A man will spend three times as
much on getting a pass to something
as it would cost to pay his way in.
The Big Light.
The most powerful light in America
is housed on a promontory near
Sandy Hook, two hundred and fifty
feet above the beach, where it acts
as a safeguard to all ships entering
or leaving the harbor of New York.
It is called Navesing Light, and is
of ninety-five million candiepower?
nearly one candle for each inhabitant
of the United States! At fifteen or
. ? ~ ^ , + p fioel-i is 'j c n n irt T f (1
IWCULV lim^O uo nuon *o .*
and brilliant as a star. On a perfectly
clear night its shaft of light can
be seen one hundred miles at sea.
When it was erected it was operated
at twice its present candle-power;
but ocean pilots obejected to its
strength, saying that so amazing an
electric flash actually blinded them
and interfered with their work.
Uncle Sam heard the prayer of the
pilots and turned his pet lamp to
ninety-five million candle-power.
New books at Herald Book Store
IMPERSONATED CITY OFFICER.
Spartanburg Man Accused of Collecting
Fines for Auto Speeding.
Spartanburg, May 1.?Impersonating
a plain clothes detective, Bufort
Trimmier, a well known young
man of this- city, held up W. R. Carr,
in his automobile, and charged him
with violating the speed limit. He
offered to "make things right" with
Mr. Carr, it is stated, upon payment
of $5. The autoist, not wishing to
cause his friends who were in the
car at the time to appear in court as
witnesses, paid the $5. It was subsequently
learned that Trimmier was
not employed by the city at all, but
used this method of extorting money.
It i9 said that he has obtained
money from other automobile men
living out of Spartanburg and that
1 A r> tvi q
ne gUl awa> tvuu mc v*ficers
of the city tried to induce Mr.
Carr to cause a warrant to be issued
for Trimmicr's arrest, but he refused.
Mr. Carr further attempted to persuade
the young man's employers to
re-employ him. Trimmier claims
that he had been drinking.
House Passes Postoffice Measure.
Washington, May 2.?The postoffice
appropriation bill carrying approximately
5275,000,000 was passed
by the house to-day, 227 to 5. The
measure carried, in addition to the
appropriations necessary for the conduct
of the department, a number of
radical additions.
Among these were federal aid for
good roads, the compulsory publication
by newspaper, magazines and
I periodicals of the names of their
A*? ? /sMi. ^ c ?
owners ana rne esutunsmiiem, ui a
parcels post in connection with the
rural free delivery service. The
good roads provision added between
$16,000,000 and $18,000,000 to the
appropriation and this amount, it is
expected, will be materially increased
in the next postoffice measure.
Xotes from Labor World.
|
In the course of ten years the
British trade unions have increased
only 23 per cent, while the German
unions have increased 240 per cent.
The men's trade unions of Denmark
have opened their ranks for
the admission of women. Equal pay
will be demanded for women who do
men's work.
The world's largest trade union
composed entirely of women is said
to be the Cotton Operatives' Union,
of Lancashire. This union has 80,000
members.
Ten thousand working girls of the
Chicago Woman's Trade Union
League have contributed $1,200 to
the league in dimes, nickels and pennies
as the result of self-denial week.
Frank Morrison, secretary of the
American Federation of Labor, reports
that the average membership
for October, November and December,
1911, and for January 1912,
was 55,000 more than the average
membership of the previous year.
In Texas the churches and the
trade unions are getting together.
According to the plans agreed upon
between the pastors' association and
the Central Labor Council of Dallas,
each of these bodies will have an active
representative in the official
work and deliberations of the other.
The Local Newspaper.
A good local newspaper is one of
the surest signs of a progressive
community and it is to every farmer's
interest to do what he can to
make his county paper a good paper.
It tells him things which he should
know and which no other paper can
tell him. Often it will be the best
advertising medium he can use and
if the editor realizes that the farmers
in his territory are trying to help
him make a good paper, he is more
than likely to be willing on his part
to do all he can to advance the interest
of the rural sections. We realize
that too many local papers give
practically all their attention to the
town and neglect the country districts,
but we wonder sometimes if
this is not almost as much the farm- .
ers' fault as it is the paper's. Get
in touch with your local paper. Send
in to it any item of news you may
have. Let the editor know about
any good farming that is being done
in your neighborhood. Help him to
see that the prosperity of a town is
founded upon the prosperity of the
farming country about it. In this
way you can help him make a better
paper and enable him to be of more
service to you and to the community.
?Progressive Farmer.
$1,000 Fine for Selling Whiskey.
Atlanta, May 2.?Sam Loeb, the
Atlanta merchant, who has gone to
greater lengths than anybody else in
his efforts to prove the unconstitutionality
of the Georgia, prohibition
1 *"* "" A nrill VimrA
law, nab iubi nib 115111, aim. win nave
to pay his $1,000 fine or serve one
year on the chaingang. The supreme
court of the United States, to which
he made a last and final appeal, has
dismissed his case. He only took it
there after exhausting all procedure
in this State.
SWALLOWED 19 TEASPOONS.
Surgical Operation Performed to Recover
Missing Silverware.
Bangor, Me., May 3.?A surgical
operation has just been found necessary
to recover a lot of teaspoons
which disappeared one at a time
from a ward of the Eastern Maine
Insane Hospital here.
When the mystery was solved by
the discovery that one of the patients
was swallowing the missing articles,
Drs. W. C. Mason and E. B. Sanger
recovered from the man's stomach
19 teaspoons. Seventeen of them belonged
to the hospital and two had
nrociimahlv Kppd cwn 11 ntvprl hpfnrp
the man was committed.
The Flood Situation.
The flood waters which had been
threatening the levees broke through
the artificial barrier last Wednesday
afternoon and within a few hours
more than 300 feet of the levee had
crumpled away, turning loose great
volumes of water on the lowlands of
Point Coupee parish. Sections of
Torras flooded rapidly, and by yesterday
morning the Texas and Pacific
railroad was out of commission. As
soon as possible after the break occurred
all the towns in the threatened
territory were warned by tele
phone, and horsemen were sent out
to advise the people on the plantations.
The flood is now pouring over
large sections of St. Landry, West
Baton Rouge, Iberville, and Assumption
parishes. The section affected
includes the generally conceded garden
spot of the whole Mississippi valley.
When the news reached Washington
the house committee on appropriations,
voted $700,000 additional
for the benefit of the sufferers,
and more army officers were ordered
to the distressed district to superintend
the distribution of supplies.
The desperate conditions now prevailing
are expected to continue for
several weeks.
The Weak Boom.
Medill McCormick was talking in
Washington about one of many feeble
booms.
"That boom is as feeble," he said,
"as feeble, ah?well, I can only illus- =
trate its feebleness by means of a
story.
"A drummer was waiting at Nola
Chucky for the Southern Cannon Ball
Limited. The train crawled in at
last, nine hours late?a ramshackle,
clattering thing, as ridiculous as an
old-fashioned high-wheel bicycle.
"The drummer got aboard. There ?
seemed to be only one other passen- I
ger. The locomotive hooted, the bell
clanged, the wheels spun around and
steam hissed, but the train failed to
move. Then there were more hoots,
more puffs and hisses and still the
train didn't budge. Finally, after a
third vain effort, the engineer got
down and shouted to the passengers,
whose heads stuck anxiously out of
their respective windows:
" 'Say, I'll have to ask you two
gents to climb off till I get her started.'
"?Washington Star.
The Sins of Sodom and Gomorrah.
John Drew, the actor, was moved
to talk about the Bible at a society
dinner one evening. On his way
to the club with a friend later on,
he said:
"Nobody reads the Bible any
more. The ignorance of the average
person about the Bible and Biblical |
things is absolutely amazing. After I
I had talked my head off regarding
the Scriptures this evening, a young ~
lady said:
" 'I have enjoyed what you said.
But, do you know, I always thought
Sodom and Gomorrah were man and
wife?'
"An older woman made this comment:
"'Oh, well, I suppose they ought
to have been if they were not.' "?
Popular Magazine.
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Appeals to Government.
Chicago, May 3.?Fear that her
daughter and her son-in-law have
been murdered by Yaqui Indians in ~
Northern Mexico, has led Mrs. E. J.
Gilbert, of Chicago, to appeal to the
State department for assistance in
finding out from the Mexican government
whether her relatives are safe.
Mrs. Gilbert's husband was slain
by members of this tribe ten years
ago. The daughter, who is Mrs. _
Thomsa J. Shumate, has not been ?
heard from in six weeks, although I
previous to this letters were received
frequently by her friends here. She \
is 18 years old and has been travel- u
ing in Mexico for several months.
Man Ends Life.
Waycross, Ga., May 3.?Leaving a jl]
certified check to pay his board and
funeral expenses, Jonathan Hawkins, ^
25, unmarried, of Andrews, S. C,,
killed himself here to-day with a 38
calibre revolver. He is a brother of si
E. A. Hawkins, of Raleigh, N. C. The ^
deceased left a note requesting that
none of his relatives be notified. No |,
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