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WALTERBORO, S. C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMB ER 17.1013
NO. 18.
STATE BAPTIST CONVENTION IN BEN-
NETTSVILLE A SIGNIFICANT OCCASION
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SOCIAL LAST W»-»:K
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Meeting Accomplished Much. Reports Show all
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i Branches of Work in Good Condition. To
Meet Next Year in Charleston.
The trfnety-third annual oeauion of
Xh* South Carolina Baptist conven
tion met in the Thomas Memeorial
Baptist church at Bennettsvllle
•cember the fttb. and continuej
through the 11th of December. Th*'
following officers mere elected:
President. Dr. Z. T. Cody, editor
.of the Baptist Courier. Vice presi
dents. Col. f. N. K. Bailey of Green
wood and Maj. T.- T. Hyde of Char
leston. Rev. Chas*. A. Jones of Ben,-
nettsville. and Rev. E. S. Reeves of
Honea Path mere chosen ts secre
taries. C. B Bobo of I^iurens as
treasurer, and J. A. Hoyt of Columbia
as Auditor — ■ *
After the r* por’ of tile committee
v>n order of business the address of
welcome was delivered b> Hon. 1).
D. McColl of th‘- Bennettsville bar.
and was responded to by Rev. E. F\
Jones of N'em berry.
„The fo'.lominK distinguished visit
ors ere recognized: Rev. V
Masters, of Atlanta:. Dr. E. Y. Mul
lins. of Louiswille: Rev. .1. C. C.
Dunford. of Richmond, and Dr 1*.
E. Burroughs, of Nashville.
Th* follcw.nj; pastors who liad
come into the State during the year
were welcomed: J A. Ashley. J. M
Adams. P. H. Coward. Amos t'Kry,
A. E. Fulmer, C. N. Donaldson, .1. A.
Davidson. F. H. Funderburk. A P
King. K. M. Lightfoot. p T. Mon
cfief. K 1 Smith. R D Stevenson
C. T Wright. W. W, Sisk. A E. A!-
<!erman. J. M. McFarland. J. S. Sow
ers. J B Boz n tuan. Benj. Sorgee. E
H Clark, and W. M Thompson.
The afternoon of the first day was
devoted to the reports of the various
boards of the denomination. Thes'
reports., while encouraging, did not
show the advance in financial on-
tributions which many desired. n he
following facts from the report of Dr.
Dereiux. secretary of tlw Strte Mis
sion Board, will be of interest, i'wo
baptisms. Eight churches were ot-
{ anized and eight new houses of wor-
hip built. The total receipts of this
board $41,623.
The report on temperance m as dis'-
cussed with much interest and en
thusiasm. A committee was appoint
ed to present a memorial to the
legislature asking that an election
on the question of State-wide prohi
bition be authoris'd by that body
and that the election be held some
time next April.
The reports o*f the Home and For
eign Mission Boards showed that a
deep an abiding interest is felt in
this great work. The educational and
enlistment department of these
hoards are doing mu<h to awaken a
deeper interest in the work.
Dr C. C. Brown of Sumter gave
his Beaufort property worth llu.t'Oi)
to the denomination as home for aged
ministers. This was accepted with
Jeep appreciation and gratitude.
he next session of the convention
"will be held in t’harleston. Dr E.
Hurts of Columbia was appointed to
preach tl^e convention sermon
There aru some, impressive features
of the convention which even this
inadequate report sl;oui4 not tail to
mention The doctrinal unify which
the convention represents is wqMm-
ttortant, feature. This is especially
interesting when it *is remembered
that the domination has no man
made creed, and that each charch is
independent. The harmony and,fra
ternal spirit whifh .prevails among
th** brethren is a token of good The
aggres’Slveness and the magnificence
of the program which the Baptists
by the help of God propose to carry
out is inspiring. The d"noniinatlo.u
is no- longer merely struggling for
existence, but has an enlarged an l
enlarging, vision and task |j>efore it.
we are beginning to feel our r-spon-
s bilitv and to meet this responsihil
S issionaries: Revs. I *V. Vv ingo. and ( it' is now as-never before the sol-
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I. Crohsland 1. d .iut .a? ti.e veer, i em: aim and purpose of .Southern
One hundred and fifty • tissloi.Hiries t Baptists,
were employed at 262 station*. Tbese-h^,
report 2.203 conversions au.i l.Gto j Lodge, S. (^,
J. C. Lawson,
Evening -|>ent With Dr. «n«l Mr>.
Ackerman Prixlnctive of Plensurr
The following invitation was re
ceived by each member of the Bap
tist church. .
Cinderella Social.
The Baptist people young and old
Who in this village liv*.
A Cinderella Sociable
On the tenth will give.
The Baptist People will do the work
As part of their donation
To beautify the Interior of the church
And help th n situation.
Within the tiny shoe enclosed *
They want to have from you
Four times as many pennies ns
The number of your shoe.
And if >our shoe is R-ss than one.
Or more than six in sise.
Just multiply its number by
The number of your eyes!
Be sure and come, because you'll hav*
A jovial time^and funny;
But If you can’t, just send the sho*.
^ And don't forget the money.
At Mrs W. B. Ackerman's home on
Wedne-ria> Evening. Dec. IIHh. 11:00
O'clock. Refreshments will be served.
' At the hour apoointed the guests
begar. arriving? Mrs. X. G.' Morrell
dressed In C4flderella costume m°t
them at the door and received the
shoes. They w< re ushered into the
parlor, which was tastefully decorat
ed for the occasion and whoee
warmth contrasted grehtly with the
• hill on the outside^!
Numerous gat)'- s and contests were
indulged in. Miss Ethel Francis and
W G Morrall tied in the shoe
taring: and buttoning contest. Mrs.
(’plldfii, representing, the “woman
who lived in tlje shoe” displayed the
childhood pictur-s of her numerous
offsprings A prize was offered to
'he one guessing the largest number.
Miss Ethel FramHs won 'in this con
test^ Mrs. B B. iieijton was the
winner in the lasr gu*:>sipg game
Vn equai number of guests wore
nla<ed in opposite rooms and a cur
tain, thrown acros- tin* doorway..Then
qach one was asked to «put his or
her toot under the curtain, those on
the opposite side guessing to. whom
the foot belonged Everybody was
convulsed with laughter when our
worth;. < hlef-of-police and a lade
partner w< re blindfolded and told
to feed each othej from a spoon with
crackers -that "had been pulverized
It 1} needless to »a> how much either
ggt.
Aft‘-r readings and music be aome
of the guests, ail were invited to the^
dining room, whqre r-freshnle^ra.
DR. Mol t IM. WEMAIMED
TO WAI.TEKH<»IM».
I nion w.-rvito Held Ijis| Sundw>
\ighl.
The (tiurcliew of the town united
in ser'ices at the Bethel Methodist
church ou Sunday night in honor
of the new pastor. Dr. J. \V. Woiling
who-*- p.Morale at Beth- I began last
vf'ek ^
The services.- while lengthy, were
intereMing throughout, and the larg<-
seating capacity of th“ church was
grea h taxed to acrommoda(e y the
congregation present. The regular
choir was increased by gingers from
other thurchea and the musical por
tion was a featur**. On the rostrum
were sedted Dr. J. W> Wolling. Rev.
J. C t'ollum and Rev”, t'has. D. Hol
land. all pf whom took part in the
bervices of the evening. Dr. Wol
ling delivered a strong senpon on
’•Sone df God's Fnanawered yues-
tions ". a'fter which Rev. Holland and
Rev.y^fHlum. In a few well chosen
words, welcomed Dr. Wolling to Wal-
terboro in behalf of the other church
es of. the town. •
.las E. TVurifoy. Esq., spoke in
behal: of th- laity, and outlined tn
a thorough w*y the duties of the peo
ple ot the • hurch to its pastor The
Ser' «»s a-'a whole were ve;> iirei-
esth.g and wer- enjoyed by all pre»-
J. I). ACKERMAN WRITES CONCERNING
THE COUNTY’S FINANCIAL CONDITION
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Thinks Present System Best Ever Devised for the
Building of Roads.. Taxes Sufficient to Pay
Present Demands. No Indebtedness.
I would like to give to the people
of Colleton Coyinty th" following in-
.formation something they ought to
know. When the old county adminis
tration was abolished, the new ad
ministration found there was an In
debtedness of over $10.0011.00 and
no funds avallsble. It was impossi
ble at that time to'reduce this debt
.with the four mill levy taxes for or
dinary connIVg purposes, so an act
was passed by the legislature to
"lass all aid indebtedness as past
Indebtedness and provide for an ad
ditional HvVy of one mill to pay eff
theta* clatnhi^ ettv The result Is.that
n two years ttR the
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New Reporter.
£ Ti.* Press and St.tndanl has *e-
iir- 1 tiie services of Clyde Padgetts
> wil} furni^i us from timeyto
tine with tie* current events y»f the
towi We ask that our readers as
sist him nnmii a- possible by t* II-
inu hiij. of visitors and other n. ws
-eu’- wheti will prove interesting
to Me- people e-
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The Presbyjerlan church will have
th it ('hr’stmas tr*-»* on next Tuesday
e\«*nii t: T 3e \ special donation
wiil iie/civen to tie* girls hdTwt-eii
tie age of 1 4 and 16 ,u the H 'use ot
P'-ai- a' tiie Thornwell Orphanag*.
Kv'T-.bo.iy is cordm’ly chviteii to at-
temi • . .
i oieisting of a salad course with cot-
tee followed by a s'we» course ef am-
hrosia. cake, fruits, nuts, candies aud
it her good things w re served. At
» late hour the guests, thanking theii
j hoM and hostess for such a charming
! evening, bade them ^ relqctant good
tight.
A neat sum was realited and will
' he us* <i to beautify the Interior of
the church. / /
Con tri billed.
old indebtedness
will be paid inXDill and all countv
expenses will be ptfid i» full up to
♦he 1st of January Kill. JThen th**
tax lew will be reduced tp four iiiiUs,
aud with the present management
there will be a surplps left in the
treasury of th" county*
Heretotore every year, with tin
satin* levy, it has been running f lirs
ther in debt.' Officers aud <*th*-rs
holding claims, which were often dis
counted by tin* (tanks ami spe< ulators.
at a ier> hdavyu^iscount/ somt*tin.es
is IRgb as 20 and'3ft per cent, i uder
‘the present system old claitm w lien
properly attested and presented ar-
paid without any discount. Th'*
t’puntv Treasurer and Highway Com
missioner were authorized to borow
money from tiie baukh. pledging tiie
taxes tollected for tiieir protection
and our county was run on » ash
basis
• Our county financially is a> good
as nine-tenths of our best merchants
and farmers We pay six per cent,
interest on borrowed money Where
are any of our business men w tio can
do better or even as w*dl? When
, the tax payers pay. thejy money due
1 now for taxes all these notes will be
protected ami will leare a surplus
' to the credit of our county Where
is any indebtedness? I see none. |
j act* no-better plan than this at pres
ent as long as I hold my commission
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I will hold to R and will defend It
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As Up What has been done on the
nil «r hi ,s hW * >8 tad br,d * < ‘ 8 - peo-
me of th** county ere the judges
* p ^ 0 P or, ff > o«tp share of tnxee
paid in for roads and bridges. More
and better work has be**n done in
fhe last three years than In ten years
previous to that time Under the
present system all the most imporl
fant roads will b* in fine condition
within the next 3 or 4 years’ time
and there is no doubt but what our
road taxes can be reduced I am op
posed to any bond issue under the
present system of working roads.
V\it.bin a reasonable time w»* will
hav.* what we most need good roads
and our county out of debt, not ow
ing one dollar for bond or anything
else. )
J D Ackerman.
t'otfageville. S Dec/ li*. l!ll.1.
• fx* liool to 4 |oa«* I* riila v.
Friday next.the children attending
the \Vaiterhoro High School will he
r«d**as*Ml frolii fheir duties f *r the
holidays, apd all of them are anx
iously awaiting the dale
In talk mg wire Prof. II L Dean
of the High Schoql, it was rearncu
that up to this tirmvthe school had
been a great spceeasX. The enroll
ment now is 2h», a mu«*,h >grgt»r nurn-
h* r than lias ever been enruilled In
the 'Wfclterboro High SchoolNWith-
out any friction whatsoevi*r, the
school has been signally a sui
In every respeet. . ./ , < >.
Serviie*. at Baptist t Tiurch
Regular services’ at the FI ret Bap
tist Church next Sunday at 11 A, 14..
and 7:30 P. M Pastor t'ollum will
preach at the even.ng. hour on “A
Tented Faith" An organ r-dto’. wjU
# be rendered a' fojr nofniftes bpTor*-
the sermon Everybody /"av.ted.
Strangers made welcome
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Entire Building Devoted to. Holiday
Goods. Beautiful Rustic Woodland Decora
tions, a bower of Lovliness. Wonderful
Display—Popular Prices—Gifts to cheer
the hearts of Old and Young. Come and
visit the ‘‘Santa Claus Store/*
With every purchase from the Santa
Claus Store or from the Big Terry and
* Shaffer Department Store we give a Free
Chance on the Tw o Premium Dolls, one * a
$30.00 value and the other a $20.00 value.
These will be given to the holders of the
lucky numbers who are present on Xmas
Eve Day. Be sure and get your ticket.
Liberal Discount to purchasers for Sun
day School or Day School Xmas Trees.
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Santa Claus’ own
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Store in Walter-
Managed by Terry & Shaf-
• fer. on Main Street, next
door to' Harry Smith’s
Barber* Shop, open every
■ dav from now to Xmas.
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Our stock of Holiday Goods is Complete-
Come and purchase early before the stint
is picked over. Among the multitudinous
assortment we mention, DOLLS. BIG LIT
TLE, WALKINK AND TALKINK. DOLL
HOUSE, DOLL SWINGS. DOLL TEA
SETS, MECHANICAL TOYS. TRAINS
WITH TRACKS, TOOL CHESTS. CIRCUS
CARS, NOAHS ARKS, EXPRESS W AG
ON'S, AIR RIFLES, FIRE, WORKS OF
VAST VARIETY, DECORATED GLASS
WARE AND CHINA, WINE SETS,
TOILET ARTICLES, PHOTOGRAPH
ALBUMS, DUTCH PHOTO FRAMES,
FANCY LAMPS, DRESDEN FIGURES,
PICTURES, DOLL FURNITURE VASES,
etc. etc. etc.
TERRY & SHAFFER