The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, October 25, 1894, Image 4
JONAH IN THE STORM. |
Til K NKCKSHITY OK 1'It A. Y Kit
WITH WOHK.
The Ancient Mariners llclied at Firm
I'lHtn Their OarN, Itut tn Their Kxiremity
Called on Clod.
Uov. T. Do Witt Talmago, D. D.,
who is still absent on his tour around
the world, has selected as the subject
i>f a sermon through the press "The
t )arsmon Defeated," the text chosen
lielug Jonah i, Id, 14, " The men rowed
hard to brine; it to the lund, but they
could not, wnoroforo they cried unto
the Lord."
Navigation in the Mediterranean sea
always was porllous, especially so in
early times. Vessels were propelled
partly by sail and partiv bv oar.
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huh, uy reason 01 groin, stress oi
weather, it wiis necessary to roof the
canvass or haul it in, then the vessel
was entirely depondont upon tho oars,
sometimes 20 or JO of thom on oithor
side tho vessel. You would not vonture
outside your harbor with such n
craft as my text finds Jonah sailing in,
hut ho had not much ohiooo of vessels.
He was running away from the Lord,
and when a man is running away from
tho l^ord ho has to run very fast.
" FltOM Tli K PKE8EN0K OK TIIE LOKD."
God told Jonah to go to Nino Veil to
preach about the destruction of that
city. Jonah disolioyed. That always
makes rough water, whothor in tho
Mediterranean, or tho Atlantic, or tho
I'acilic. or the Caspian sea. it is a
very hard thing to scare sailors. 1
have soon them when tho brow of tho
vessel was almost under water, ami
thov were walking the dock knoo deep '
in the surf, and the small heats by the |
side of the vessel had been crushed uh
small as kindling wood, whistling as
though nothing had happened, but the
Itiblo says that thoso mariners of whom
I speak were frightened.
That which sailors call " a lumb of a
sea" had become a blinding, deafening,
swamping fury. How mad the
wind can get at the water, and tho water
can get at tho wind, you do not
know unless you have been spectators.
I have in my house a piece of the sail
of a ship no larger than tho palm of
my hand. That piece of canvas was
all that was left of the largest sail of
the ship Greece that went into the
storm 200 miles oil Newfoundland. Oh,
what a night that was ! I suppose it
was in some such storm us this that
Jonah was caught.
He knew that the tempest was on
his account, and he asked the sailors to
throw him overboard. Sailors are a
generous hearted race, and they resol
Villi 1st mil If it 1 Vw.i ? nonoiui if .wioolKIn
without resorting to such extremo
measures. The sails are of no use, and
so they lay hold on their oars. 1 see
the long bank of shining blades on
either side the vessel. Oh, how they
did pull, the bronzed seamen, us they
laid back unto the oars! But rowing
on the sea is very different from rowing
upon a river, and as the vessel
hoists tho oars skip the wave and miss
the stroko, and tho tempest laughs to
scorn tho Uying paddles. It is of no
use, no uso. There comes a wave that
crashes the last mast and sweeps tho
/* oarsmen from their places and tutu(
hies everything in tho confusion of im x
2^. pending shipwrecks, or, as my text
lias it. '' Tho men rowed hard to bring
it to land, but they could not, wherefore
they cried unto tho Lord."
SALVATION FROM THE STORM.
This 6ceno is very suggestive to me,
and 1 pray God I may have grace and
strength enough to represent it intelligently
to you. Years ago I preached
a sermon on another phase of this very
su eject, ana i go?a lottor from Houston,
Tex., the writer Baying that the
reading of that sermon in London had
led him to God. And I received another
letter from South Australia saving
that tlio reading of that sermon in
Australia had brought sovcral souls to
Christ. And then I thought, Why not
tako another phase of tho same subject,
for perhaps that God who can
raise in power that which is sown in
weakness may now through another
phase of tho samo subject bring salvation
to the people who shall hoar and
who shall read r Men and women who
know how to pray lay hold of the Lord
God Almighty and wrestle for tho blessing.
Bishop Latimer would stop sometimes
in his sermon in tho midst of his
argument and say, "Now 1 will tell
you a fable," and today 1 would like to
bring tho seone of the text as an illustration
of a most important religious
truth, As those Mediterranean oarsmen
trying to bring Jonah ashore were
discomfited, 1 have to tell you that thoy
were not the only men who have
broken down on their paddles and have
been obliged to call on the Lord for
f * - *? "
titJijj. i wunb 10 say mat tne unavailing
efforts of those Moditorranoan
oarstnen have a counterpart in the efforts
wo are making to bring souls to
the shore of safety and sot their foot
on the rock of ages. You have a father
or mother or husband or wife or
child or near friend who is not a Christian.
There have been times when
you have been in agony about their
salvation.
SICKNESS AND SORROW.
A minister of Christ whoso wifo was
dying without any hopo in Jesus walked
the floor, wrung his hands, cried
bitterly and said, " 1 believe I shall go
insane, for 1 know she is not prepared
to meet Cod 1" Aud there may have
)>een days of sickness in your household
when you foured it would bo a
fatal sickness, and how closely you examiued
the face of tho doctor as he
came in and scrutinized tho patient
and felt tho pulse, and you followed
him into the next room and said,
'"There isn't any dunger, is there, doc,? ??
. tor?" And tho hesitation and the uncertainty
of the reply made two eternities
Hash before your vision. And
then you went and talked to tho sick
one alxjut tho groat future. Oh, there
arc those hero who have tried to bring
their friends to God. They have been
unable to bring them to tho shoro of
safety. They are no nearer that point
than they were 20 years ago. . You
think you have got them almost to tho
-shore when you are swept back again.
What shall you do? Put down tho
oar? Oh, no! i do not advise that,
but i do advise that you appeal to that
*7. God to whom the Mediterranean oars,
men appealed, tho God who could
silence tho tempest and bring tho ship
in safety to tho nort. l toll uah
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friend 5, thuttliero lia? got to bo a good
deal of praying before our families nro
brought to Christ. Ah; it 1h un awful
thing to have lialf a houHohohl on
one aide the lino and the other part ol
the household on the other aide of the
line. Two vessels part on tho ocean
of eternity, one going to tho right and
the other to the left, farther apart and
farther apart until tho signals ceusc to
lm recognized, and there are only two
specks on tho horizon, and then they
are lost tonight forever.
1 have to tell you that the unaviling
effort* of those Mediterranean oarsmen
have a counterpart in tho efforts
some of ns are making to bring our
children to the shore of safety. Tboro
never were ho many temptations for
young people n* there are now. Tho
\
litefary ami the social Influences scorn
to iMj against their spiritual interests.
Christ see ids to Ixj driven almost ontiroly
from tho school ami tho ploasuruhlo
concourse, yet God knows how
uuxiou.-. wo arc for our children. Wo
cannot think of yolntf into heaven
without them. We do not want to
leave this life while thoy are tossing
on the waves of temptation and away
from Cod. From which of them could
we consent to bo eternally separated (
Would it ho tho son V Would it be tho
daughter? Would it be the eldest?
would it 1x5 tho youngest? Would it
be the ono that is well and stout or the
one that is sick ? Oh, I hoar some par
ent waving tonight: "1 liavo tried
my boat to bring my children to Christ.
, I have laid hold of the oars until they
I bent in my grasp, and 1 have braced
myself against the ribs of the Inuit, and
: 1 have pulled for their etornal rescue,
| but I can't get them to Christ." Then
i 1 ask you to imitate the men of the
text and cry mightily unto God. Wo
want more importunate praying for
children such as the father indulged
in when he had tried to bring his six
sons to Christ, and they had wandered
| oil' into dissipation. Then ho got down
; in his prayers and said, "O God, take
I away my life if through that means
my sons may repent and bo brought to
Christ," and the Lord startlingly answered
the prayer, and in a few weeks
the father was takou away, and
through the solemnity the six sons
tied unto God. Oh, that father could
alTord to die for the eternal welfare of
his children ! Ho rowed hard to bring
them to the land, but could not, and
then he cried unto the Lord.
TIIK WANDKKKU'S RKTUKN.
There are parents who are almost
discouraged about their children.
Where is your son to-night V Ho has
wandered olT perhaps to the ends of
the earth. It seems as if ho cannot
get far enough away from your Christian
oounsel. What does he care about
the furrows that come to your brow ;
about the quick whitening of the hair;
I about. the fui'l. f lint. I<oo1r
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to stoop with the burden ? Why, lie
would not euro much if ho heard you
were dead. The black edged letter
that brought the tidings he would put
in the same package with other letters
telling the story of his shame. What
nro you going to do? Both paddles
j broken at the middle of the blade, how j
can you pull him ashore? I throw!
you one oar on which I believe you can
bring him into harbor. It is the
glorous promise, "I will bo a God to
thee and to they seed after thee." Oh,
broken hearted father and mother,
you have tried everything else, now
make an appeal for the help and
omnipotence of the convonant keeping
God, and perhaps at your next family
gathering?perhaps on Thanksgiving
day, porhaps next Christmas?the
prodigal may be home, and if you
crowd on his plate more luxuries than
on any other plate at the table I am
sure the brothers will not ho jealous,
hut they will wake up all the music in
the house, " because the dead is alive
again, and because the lost is found."
Perhaps your prayers have boon
auswered already. The vossel may ho
coining homeward, and by the light
of this night's stars that son may be
pacing the deck* of the ship anxious
for tho time to come when he can
throw his arms around your neck and
ask for forgiveness for that he has
been wringing your old heart so long.
Glorious reunion that will be, too sacred
for outsiders to look upon, but I would
just like to look through tho window
when you huvo all got together again
and are seated at the banquet.
Though parents inny in convenunt be
And have their heaven in view,
They are not happy till they see
Their children happy too.
Again I remark that tho unavailing
effort of the Mediterranean oarsmen
has a counterpart in tho effort which
wo are making to bring this world
back to God, his pardon and safety.
If this world could have boon saved by
human effort, it would have been done
long ago. John Howard took hold of
one oar, and Carey took hold of auother
oar, and Adouiram Judson took hold
of another oar, and John Knox took
hold of another oar, and they all pulled
until thoy fell hack dead from exhaustion.
Some dropped in tho ashes
of martydom, some on tho scalping
knives of savages and some into tho
plague struck room of tho lazaretto,
and still the chains ar<? not broken, j
and still the despotisms are not demolished,
and still tho world is unsaved.
What then? Put down the oars and
make no effort V I do not advise that.
But 1 want you, Christian brethren,
to understand that tho church, and the
school, and tho collogo, and tho mis
sionury society arc only tho instrumentalities.
and if this work is overdone
at all God must do it, and ho will do it
in answer to our prayer. "They
rowed hard to bring it to the land, but
thoy could not, wheroforo thoy criod
unto the Lord."
IT IS NOT IN HUMAN STRENGTH.
Again tho unavailing olTort of those
Mediterranean oarsmen has a counterpart
in every man that is trying to
row his own soul into safety. When
the eternal spirit Hashes upon us our
condition, wo try to save ourselves.
We say, " Give nio a stout oar for my
right hand, give mo a stout oar for my
left hand, and i will pull mysolf into
safety." No. A wave of sin comes
and dashes you one way, and a wave
of temptation comes and dashes you in
another way, and thoro are plenty of
rocks on which to founder, but seemingly
no harbor into which to sail. Sin
must be thrown overboard, or wo raustj
perish.
There are inon who have tried for
years to become Christians. They
believe all 1 say in regard to a future
world. They believe that religion is
the lirst, the last, tho infinite necessity.
They do everything but trust in
Christ. They make Co strokes in a
minute. Thoy bend forward with all
earnestness, and they lie back until
the muscles are defended, and vet. t.hev
have not made ono inch in ton years
toward heavon. What is the reason?
That is not the way to go to work.
Vou might as well take a frail skitT,
and ]>ut it down at tho foot of Niagara 1
and then head it up toward the churn-1
ing thunderbolt of waters and oxpoet
to work your way up through tho
lightning of the foam into calm Lake
Eric, as for you to try to pull yourself
through the surf of your sin into hope
and pardon and placidity of tho gospel.
Vou cannot do it in that way. Sin is
a rough sea, and longboat, yawl, pinnace
and gondola go down unloss tho
Jx)rd deliver, but if you will cry to
Christ and lay hold of divine mercy
you areas safe from eternal condemnation
as though you had been 20 years
in heaven.
I wish I could put beforo my unpardoned
readers their own helplessness.
No hunman arm was over strong
enough to unlock tho door of heaven.
No foot over was mighty enough to
break tho shackle of sin. No oarsman
swarthy enough to row himself into
God's harbor. Tho wind is against
you. Tho law is againat you. Ten
thousand corrupting influences are
ugainst you. Helpless and undone.
Not so helpless u sailor on a plank,
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mid-Atlantic. Not ho helpless a
traveler girded by 20 miloH of prairie
on lire. l*rovo it, you way. 1 will
prove it. John vl, 14 : " No man can
eoino to uie, except tho Father which
huth sent mo draw hiru."
.SALVATION IH OP OKACK.
Hut while 1 have shown your helplessness
I want to put by the side of
it tho power uud the willingness of
Christ to save you. I think it was iu
l()Hd a vessel was bound for Portugal,
but it was driven to piecos on an ununfriendly
coast. The captain had
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crow they wandered up the beacti
and started on the long journey to lind
relief. After awhile the son fainted
by reason of hunger and the length ol
the way. The cuptain said to (he
crow. "Carry my boy for mo on your
shoulders." fhey carried him on, but
the journey was so long that after
awhile the crew fainted from hunger
and from weariness and eould carry
him no longer. Then the father rallied
his almost wasted energy and took up
his own troy and put him on his
shoulder and carried him on mile
after mile, mile after mile, until, overcome
himself by hunger and weariness,
he, too, fainted by the way. The Ixiy
lay down and died, and the father,
just at tho time rescue came to him,
also perished, living only long enough
to tell the story?sad story indeed !
Hut glory he to God that Jesus Christ
is able to take us up out of our shipwrecked
and dying condition and put
us on the shoulder of his strength and
by the omnipotence of his gospel bear m
on through all the journey of this life
and at last through the opening gates of
heaven, lie is mighty to save. Though
your sin ho long and black, tho very moment
you believe 1 will proclaim pardon
?quick, full, grand, unconditional, uncompromising,
illimitable, infinite.
Oh, the grace of God ! I am overwhelmed
when 1 come to think of it
Give me a thousand ladders lashet
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i on w i/w uikii UUIIIM' l.IIJU 1 IllJiy HCaiO LIU
height. Lot the lino run out with tlu
anchor until all tho cablet* of tho cart)
arc exhausted that wo may touch the
depth. Lot tho archangel fly In circuit
of eternal ages in trying to hwooji
around thin thoino. Oh, tho graco ol
God! It isso high. It it* so broad. It
it* ho doop. Glory ho to God that whore
man's oar gives out God's arm begins
Why will yo carry your sins and youi
sorrows any longer when Christ often
to take them ? Why will yo wrosth
down your fears when this moment yoi
mightgivoup and be saved V Do yoi
not know that everything is ready r
THE THE A SURE RECOVERED.
Plenty of room at the feast. Jesut
has tho ring of his love all ready t<
put upon your hand. Come now and
wit down, yo hungry ones, at the ban
quot. Yo who are in rags of sin. tak<
tho robe of Christ. Yo who arc
swamped by tho breaker around you
cry to Christ to pilot you into smooth
still waters. On account of tho peou
liar phase of the subject, I have drawr
my present illustrations, you see,
chiefly from tho water. I roinemboi
that a vessel went to pieces on the
Bermudas a great many years ago. 11
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ui&u u, vunv tiuu?uru on noaru. Jiut the
vcHflol being Bunk, no effort was nuuli
to raise it. After many yearn !ia<
passed a company of adventurers woni
out from Knglund, and after a Ion),
voyage they reached the place when
tlio vcBHol was said to have ?unk. Thoj
got into a umall boat and hovered ovei
; the place. Then the divers worn
j down, and they broke through whftl
i looked liko a limestone covering, am
the treasures rolled out?what was
found afterward to be, in America!
money, worth $1,500,000, and th<
foundation of a great business house
At that time tho whole world rojolcec
over what was called tho luck of thesi
adventurers. Oh, yo who have been
rowing toward tho shore and huvo not
been able to ^eacli it, I want to tell yoi
to-night that your boat "hovers ovei
infinite treasure. All tho riches o
God are at your feet. Treasures thai
never fail and crowns that never grow
dim. Who will go down now and seel
them? Who will divo for tho pearl o
groat price? Who will be propurec
for life, for death, for judgment, foi
tho long eternity ? See two bands o
blood stretched out toward thy soul
as Jesus says, "Come unto me. all yi
that labor and are heavy laden, and
will crive vou rest."
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tic elevator to carry people to a roo
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Mr. Ferris bolioves tho platform wil
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GRANDPAPA'S 8PKCTACLKH. i
Orandpapa's spectacles cannot l?e fouiul. I
lie has searched all the rooms high aixl 1
low, round and round ;
Now he calls to the young ones and what
docs he say? ,
"Ten cents to the child who will lind J
them to-day."
(
Then Harry and Nellie and Kdward all
ran, \
And a most thorough search for theglasscs
hot/an
And dear little Nell, in her generous way,
Naid, ' I'll look for them, Urandpn, with* 1
out any pay."
]
All through the big Bible she searched
with care. ,
> 11 lies on the tahle l?v Grandpapa's chair;
They feci in his pockets, they peep in his
hat,
They pull out the sofa and shake out the
> mat. I
, Then down on the Moor like good-nutnrcd
hears,
do Harry and Ned under tables and
chairs;
1 Till quite out of breath Ned is heard to
declare
i Ho believed those glasses are not anywhere.
But Nellie, who, leaning on Grandpapa's
knee,
Was thinking most earnestly, where can <
I bey be, i
Looked suddenly up in the kind faded
eyes,
And her own shining brown ones grew ,
big with HiirpriBO.
' She dapped with her hunds, nil her dimities
came out,
i Who turned to the boys with a bright,
i ^ roguish shout?
You may leave otT your looking, both
11 arry and Ned,
For here are the glasses on Grandpapa's
head."
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THK Olil) BTONK OltUltCII.
An Ancient IjaihI mark of Upper
| South Carolina?Facta Not Generally
If nown.
j Keowee Courier.
i There is something in the humau
, heart that yarns for sympathy for the
, homo of the dead, where our loved
, ones are laid away, awaiting the sum*
f inons at the groat day of the linal ael
count. Impressed with tlioso south
) merits wo eould very naturally ap;
proeiato the feelings which induced
. our friends to organize themselves into
4 an Association for the purpose of pro.
tooting and improving the historic
, burying place in Oconee, known as the
t Old Stone Church. As woll us we
could decipher, the corner stone of
this edifice shows that it was erected
4 in the year 1794, one hundred years
> atfoI
Seventeen acres of land wcro con.
voyod to trustees hy John Miller, an
4 Knglishuiuu, who left the home of his
5 nativity to eseapo trouble caused by
( his connection with the publication of
( the "Junius's Letters,' for the pur.
peso of erecting thereon a house of
i worship, known in the history of the
country as Hopewoll-Keowee.. It was
tho pioneer house of worship in this
j section of tho country,
t Tho building was erected by John
, lillsk. 11 nkillflll ivoi?Uiriu? i ii
j and the father of Senator Husk of
1 Texas. Ah the country increased in
t, population other houses of worship
r were erected. Pendleton, always the
j scat of learning and wealth, built
r Hopewell-Pendleton, where services
were regularly hold, and from this
t period tho Old Stone Church was year
I i>y year abandoned to its lonely fate.
1 In its prosperity tho sainted dead of
i tho early settlers of tho country were 1
i laid to rest in its sacrod precincts,
j Rev. Mr. Keoso, tho tirst pastor of the '
, church, was tho first to find rest in
I the old church yard, and ovor whose
) remains z marble tablet marks the
i spot,. Then comes tho i'ickenses, a
i family of renown, whose romains are
j enclosed by a brick wall. Tho head
stone that marks tho resting place of
f lien Pickens is being broken and
t carried away by relic hunters. This
r is un act of vandalism that ought to bo
c stopped by the strontr arm of the law.
f : Tho graver of tho Whitnors, Max1
wells, Sloans, Lewises, Pickcnses,
i? Calhouns, Bonsons, Millers, and many
f others, are to bo found here, marked
, i>y tlio never-failing hand of love and
3 affection. The grave of tho fatal
1 Bynum, who fell in a duel in 1822 II,
by tbo band of the gifted Ferry, is
found between two largo pines, one at
tho head and the other at tho foot of
k his home of clay. The story that has
gained credence that these pines grow
1 since his burial, lias been exploded.
4 1 A gentleman who long resided near (
' tho place states that tho body of
1 | Bynum was buried between the pines,
I small at the time of sepulture, but
} I are now of largo growth and imposing.
\ There is a sympathy between these
i i tall witnesses, sighing with every
" whirl of the breeze, is perfect har1
j mony with tho desolation that apj
| parently stands around on every side.
I J'ho long years gone by havo not ad- 1
* 1 ded to tho comeliness oven of tho spot
4 and the futuro bears no impress of
5 brightness in tluj years to come.
? On last Thursday tho Association
met for tho purpose of celebrating its :
tirst anniversary. Dr. W. B. Cherry,
) one of tho landmarks of tho past, is tho
President, and was unanimously reelected
in opposition to his protestations
thati his usefulness as a pre1
siding officer had passed away. Tho
* remaining officers, including tho< prss1
ent ofllcTent Executive Committee,
f was also ro-olectod. Col. B. E. Sloan,
* in tho absence of Dr. McByrdo, was
' eloctod to discharge tho duties of
" Socrotary and Troasurer, and, also, as
fill?irmfin t\f fha
. ...mm v. w.ivy lAUVUUI Y U VUlil 111 1 blUU
to solicit members of tho Association,
" and collect all funds duo the Associa'
tion by reason of membership, as woll
as from those who aro willing to aid
* in improving tho grounds and oemo1
tery, and protect tho placo from stock
' and relic nuntors, or rather vandals,
who havo no respect for tho doad and
no sympathy for,tho living.
The attendance was reasonablv
!? good, especially of tho ladles, who aro
j" always foremost in works of lovo and
charity.
4 Dr. D. E. Friorson, of Anderson,
had been invitod to delivor a sormon
n on tho occasion, and ho was present,
j Kov. A. Wilson, of Seneca, oponcd
tho sorvicos by song and prayer. Dr.
r Frierson then delivered bis address,
which ho was pleased to term sermonic
and historical. Much care and labor
had been devoted by him in his research
for facts upon which his re1
marks, were, in the main, foundod.
The history oi the church, Hopewell
'? Kooweo, from 1788-9 to the poriod
within our recoileotion, was full and
? very interesting. Altogether the adJ
dress of Dr. Frierson was able and
* scholarly and is a most valuable con?
tribution to tho current history of this
section, viewed oithor'from a religious,
: moral or literary point of viow.
8 Tho Association adopted a rosolui
tlon tendoring its thanks to Dr. Frlort
son for tho anlo and acceptable man*
nor in which he had discharged his
duty as orator of the day and reauost)
ing a copy of the address for punliou'
> tion.
, The Association also dooided to print
in pamphlet form tho constitution
and by-laws of tho Association and
juch proceed Lugs as would naturally
Interest the reader and contribute to
the success of the lac Jablo aims of the
Association.
it is hoped that a potent feeling will
bo awakened 111 the hearts of those
who have loved ones asleep in the
old church yurd, as well as that of the
public, ull of whom are interested In
tite permanent improvement of tho
grounds, and the protection and beautifying
the home of tho dead. A small
autu of money judiciously expended
would accomplish ull that is desired
for tho present. Every one who bus a
friend or relative buried there should
contribute for this purposo, and the
public might well assist in tho same
good work to preserve intact the history
and traditions which cluster
around this internet! mr itnd inut.mwo lu?
pluce.
?- - wttATiiim-cuoi'
HULLKTIN.
A. GiMiei'al Hevlow of I he Past Season?
A h'nirly Prosperous Year.
Director Dauer, in charge of the
weather bureau at Columbia, is sending
out the lust of the weekly reports
for this season, has given a summary
[>f the weather and crop conditions
Juring the pust year, which will prove
interesting as a review to our readers :
There was, generally, an excess of
temperature from January to July, tho
greatest departures both above and below
tho normal having occurred in
March, after tho first of July tho temperuturo
averaged about normal tuntil
tho second week ir: October, when it
becanio much cooler. There were
some wide lluetuations in tho temperature,
tho most notable of which occured
on March 27th and 30th, when
freezing weather prevailed over tho
entire State, destroying practieally
tho entire fruit crop and doing much
other damage. All vegetation, which
had attained coubidorablo growth, and
crops that were planted and up, especially
gardens, were ruined. There
was another eold-wavo with frosts ubout
tile.middle of May, doing slight injury
to crops, and some unseasonable cool
weather early in June.
There was loss than the usual amount
n( Hulnfu 11 ? " -- "
ui luiuiau n>.iiiin? i i and 10 with
sevoro drought conditions after the 20th
of May. During July showers were
numerous and timely, and during August
and September thero were excessive
and damaging ruins throughout
the eastern half of tho state, while at
tho same tlino there were portions of
tho western half that neoded rain.
There were few hail storms and no
very destructive oues, and until tho
storm of September 2(Jth and 28th but
little injury to crops was cuuscd by
winds. Tho storm of October 8th and
'Jth did some damage, principally hy
Hooding bottom lands. Killing frosts
on tbo 14th and 18th of October in the
western portions of tho State, cut ull
late crops in that section.
The eotton crop wus about an averago
one in acreuge. Its condition up
to tho llrst of July was, on tho whole,
poor, but the fields were well worked
and clean. From July on tho plant
mado rapid growth and began to fruit
heavily. This condition was sustained
throughout tho season in tho western
portion of the State, while in tho eastern
half its condition deteriated rapidly
during August and September entirely
on account of much rain that
caused rot, rust, and shedding with a
consequent loss of tho plant's vitality,
us well as causing grass and weeds to
defy tho cultivator and tho hoo. Late
planting suffered most. Takinir tho uc
grogato crop of the State, it promises
to bo somewhat less than that of the
nrovious year, a few places report it a
hotter one.
Tho acreage of corn was larger than
for some years, and the woather, on the
whole, extremely favorable until tho
greater portion of the crop was siado
ho that tho corn crop is undoubtedly
tho largest produced in years, and is ofexcellent
quality. Its condition
quite uniform over tho entiro Stato.
Early planting made tho best crop.
The pea crop was not as good as usual,
although tho acreage was somewhat
larger. Itscondition was fair and
promising until the middle of August,
after which became diversified, genoiv
ally deteriorating, with a promise of a
very ordinary yield, estimated at 60 por
cent, of the full crop.
There was planted, in many counties,
a smaller acreage of rice than
usual, owing principally to a scarcity
of seed, but the crop grow well and returned
a good, remunerative yield,
after ailowanco is made for tho loss
from the September storm.
After allowing for exceptions, sorghum
was a full crop of a superior quality.
The acreage was up to tho average,
if not larger.
The tobacco crop, where cultivated,
did fairly well, although tho weather
was not entirely favorable, but it proved
to bo a paying crop.
Grasses made all their growth, after
tho July rains set in. yet tho usual
amount of forago was saved.
A largo acreage of sweet potato i
slips was nlantod. and the avi-.i'dufl
THEY'RE WAY AHEAD
of the ordinary, commonplace pill#
in every way. Tlmt is the reason
why I)r. Pierce'* Pleasant Pellets
are sold on (rial, as it were. They're
guaranteed. If they don't givo satisfaction,
you can have your money
back.
In Biliousness, or in any disorder
of the stomach and bowels, you need
these little 44 Pellet*." They re small,
easy to take, and perfectly natural
in the way they work.
No reaction after them; you get
real and lasting good.
They promptly and permanently
cure Sick or Bilious HcadachcB, Constipation,
Jaundice, Dizziness, Sour
Stomach, Indigestion, and consequent
stupor or drowsiness.
is offered by
pLQYl the manufactg^ntr^<
| urers of Dr.
REW/tfm Sage's Catarrh
I Remedy, for a
I case of CaI
rrrTTfrl tarrh in the
Head which
they cannot cure, no matter
how bad, or how long standing.
* 9
fMoiers1
I Frieir< I
Makes GHILD BIRTH Easu. H
Si COl.VIN, I.A., Dec. 2, 1886.? 3
My wife used 'MOTHiiRS* fc||
iei|FRII;NI)" before her third con- (|S
i fmement, and says slie would not ^
rga dc wnnout it Tor hundreds of dol- g|
M lars.?DOCK Mll.LS. S:
irw Bent by express or mall, on receipt; ^
SrUof price, fl 60 per bottle. Hook "To'St
ir"MOTHKUH" mailed free. Sold by all St
Druggists.
|p-! HRADFIBM) REOUI.ATOR CO., 15=g
' ' , Atlin'* ('a
ylold of this important food crop was,
perhaps, in excess of the average.
Irish potatoes did not do as well.
Small grains wore more or less a
failure, except that a few counties produced
the. largest oat crop over known
thero. The weather conditions wore
generally adverse to wheat and the
yiold, consequently, very poor.
It was a poor year for truek farms
and gardens, but during the summer
months vegetables were plentiful.
The ad verso weather conditions can
bo briefly summarized thus: The
Maroh freeze ; May and Juno drought;
August and Soptombor excessive rains;
September hurricane : October floods
and early frosts. It was, on tho whole,
a fairly prosperous your for farmers,
for thero was u plenteous yiold, but]
they uro greatly discouraged by the
provaling low prices for thoir products,
especially cotton. !
J. W. Bauer, Director. '
Columbia, S. C.
? ?i ?
?A. P. Anderson, a graduate student
in tho department of botany at the
Minnesota State University, bus been
studying tho growth of the pumpkin
and its vino, making use of his new
electrical device for measuring plant
growth. Tho interesting fact is revealed
that the pumpkin itscdf does
most of its growing after 7 o'clock in
tho evening, diminishes its activity us
tho run rises and begins to act upon the
leaves. From i) o'clock in the morning
uutil 3 o'clock in tho afternoon the
weight of tho fruit diminishes, owing
to tho evaporation of water from tho
leaves of tho plant. Tho general results
show that when tho fruit grows
most tho vino grows least, and vice
vorsa.
?"They say Jones came out ahead on
cotton?" "Yes; sold his crop in tho
field, then hired himself to tho man
who bought it and mudo money pickin'
it!"
A RETIRED BC$fisS WOMAN.
A Page From Her History,
The Important experiences of others ar?
Interesting. Tho following Is no exception:
"I hud boon troubled with heart dlsou.se 91
years, much of that time very seriously. For
tlvo years I was treated by ono physician continuously.
I was In business, but obliged to
retlro on account of my health. A physician
told my friends that I could not livo a
month. My foot and llml>s were badly swollen,
and I was Indeed in a Horlous condition
when a gentleman directed my attention to
Dr. Miles' New Heart Cure, and said that his
slstor. who had been afflicted with heart disease,
nnd been cured by tho remedy, and was
again a strong, healthy woman. 1 purchased
a Dottle of the Heart Curo, and in less than
an hour after taking the first dose I coulu
feel a decided Improvement In tho circulation
of my blood. When I had taken three doses I
could move rny ankles, something I had not
done for months nnrl mw 111 *
....... ...j .luiim IUIU UUUII ?>VU1len
so long that thoy seomod almost. petrified.
Before I nad taken ouo bottlo of tho New
Heart Ouro tho swelling had all gone down,
and I waa so much bettor that. I did my owr?
work. On my recommondatton six others are
taking this valuable remedy."?Mrs. Morgan,
BOO W. Harrison St., Chicago, 111.
Dr. Miles' Now HoartCure, a discovery of an
emlnont specialist. In heart disease, Is sold by
all druggists on a posttlvo gnarantoo.or sent
by tho Dr. MUos Medical Oo.,Klkhart, Ind.,on
recolpt of price, il per bottle, six bottles for
It. ax press prepaid. It la Doaltlvely free froca
all opiates or dangerous drugs.
Sold iby Carpenter Bros., Druggists
Greonrllle, S. C.
SMITH'S
VULCAN
OINTMENT,
SURE CURE FOR
Piles, Rheumatism,
Catarrh, Neuralgia,
Corns and Bunions,
Burns and Old Sores,1
Scald Head and Ringworm,
Caked Breast and Sore Nip
pies, Weak and Sprained
Backs. I
j
A special ointment is made and 6old
for Itch and Itching Piles, whicli is
guaranteed to givo satisfaction.
Every box of SMITH'S VULCAN
OINTMENT is sold with tho understanding
that the money will be refunded
if not satisfactory.
Highest testimonials furnished as to
its omcaoy iu Piles, Ilhoumatism, i Wraigia,
Ac. \
Sold by dealers in medicine or* Vwhere
at 25 and 50 cents per boi r
nailed to any address on roceijlo y
price in postage stamps or currency. 1
Samplo boxes free,
W. J. Smith, Solo Proprietor,
Greenville, S. C.
Mention this paper in ordering.
>. } jr$ - I
I ~ 1 ' Jj
1 In His Wife's Names.?A St. Louis
I collecting agent, who Ik noted for his
pertinacity, was after a bankrupt who jJr
owed one of his clients a small bllh^^
Ho kej>t aftor tho man only to fiud th?F
everything ho possessed was in,ff?
wife's naiuo. Alter exhausting Ow^y
i tactic, knowing tho man to ha\js.?^ucss
to so in o funds, he made the Mowing
appeal : r
"Look here, my friend, $(> you go
to church?" j
- xe?, seinetlin<4%y Wiethe hosltating
reply.
' Have you unvTconscieuee V "
"That 1 don't ftnow.' ho unswored.
" Now, look hero ! You known what
I mean. Have you any religion
"If I have," ho murmured softly,
" it's in my wife's name."
In an addroas boforo the General
Conference of the Methodist Churoh in
Canada last month the ltov. l)r. E. E.
Uoss, fruterual delegate of M. E.
Church South, delivered an eloquent <*
address. lie said : "We began with
about r>()(I.O(X) members. W hen the
civil wurcaiuo in 1801 we had increased
to over 700,000, of whom 207,000 were
persons of African desent?a larger
body of converted heathen than oould
then bo found in all the mission stations
of the world. In many communities
there was a great preponderance of
colored ovqr white members, for example.
Trinity Chmv?h ri,nhUa?/...
C., rcport<AffVi 18(i:i only 385 whito
members anw b'obutioners, against 700
colored; antF*l$4thol Church in tho
same city reported 38.'$ whito, against
1,492 colored. In tho States of South
Carolihaatid Georgia alone we had at
tho latter dato aixty picked and capable
men--none other were deemed fit
-whose soleoccupation it waa to minister
to the religious wants of tho colored
people,"
? David B. Hill will stump Now York
and make it a lively campaign on tho
aggressive from start to finish.
dTAPAMlSSIS
^MpiLE
CURB
A Now and Comply to Treatment, consisting of
SUPPOSITORIES. Cajwulos of Ointment ami two
T)oxe* of Ointment. A'ncvur-falliiiK Curo for Plica
of every nature nn<t degree. It nmkos an operation
with the knife or Injection* of carbolic acid, which
nro painful and seldom a perltianont cure, and oftou
resulting In death, unnecessary. Why. endure
th>s terrible disease? We guarantoa,O
boxes to cure any ones* You only pay for
benefits received, fl a box, 0 for >5. Sent by mall,
tuarantees Issued by our ngonta.
PONQTIP ATlflN Cure(,i P,,M Prevented,
vUltOI Irfll IU1M bv Japanese Llvsr PolleU
tho great I.IVER and STOMACH REGULATOR and
ULOOD PURIFIER. Small, mild and pleaxnut to
take, especially adapted for children's use. CUDoast
10 cents.
GUARANTEES Issued QQly by
Carpenter Bros } Greenville, s,C
WACCAMAW LINE STEAMERS. '
Tho Stoamor will leave her wharf
at Con??a v every Monday and Wednesday
morning for Georgetown at 4 o'el ck, touching
all Intermediate points. A? d will leave
her wharf at Georgetown every Tuesday
and Friday morning for C'enway at 4
o'clock, touching all intermediate points.
1).T. M'NEIL, Geu't Ag't andTreia. Con1
v*|\v.
It. A. MUNNKKLYN, Agent. Georgetown,
C.
Schedule of Local Mail Routes.
ltOU I E NO. 20273.--From Ualivsuts Ferry
to Couwuy, uiuil arrives 1.46 i> m,on Monday,
Wednesday and Friday: leaves at
2 30 p m ou sums da vs. Mail closes at * /
2 95. tff
ROUTE NO. 20280.?Froi* Conway to Bire- \
way, N. C., mail arrives at 4:30 p ni on
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday; leaves
at 5 p ui on sumo days. Mail closes at
4:66 p in.
ROUTE NO. 20281.?From Conway via
Forney, Jordauvillo, Gideon, Labana aad
return, mail arrives at 7 p in on Tiicmia.^- ?? ?
Thursday an 1 Saturday; luavas.Ak.it*a m
on Monday, Wodnesday and Friday. Mail
closes at 9 p in.
ROUTE NO. 20282.?From Conway to Little
River, mall arrives at 6 p m on Monday,
Wednesday and Friday: leaves at7
a in Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Mail closes ut I) p tu.
ROUTE NO. 20283?Fr-in Conway to Tort
Hurrclsoii. iiutli arrives daily at 12 mr
leaves daily at 1:45 p in. Mull oloses at
1:40 p m.
\\J ILMINGTON. CHADBOimv a* >;?
YY Conway 11. K. Passenger and
freight daily, oxcopt Sunday.
SOUTH HOUND.?NO. 46.
Lv Hub 815nm
Lv llions 8 80am
Ar Clmdbourn 00am
Lv ( liadbourn 10 10am
Lv Clarendon 10 40am
Lv Mt Tabor .10 55am
Lv lx>rin 11 20am
Lv 8anford 11 37am
Lv llayboro 11 47um
Lv l>ri%ett'?. 1157am
Lv Admin ' 12 *2puj
Ar Conway 12 30pm
NOKTIIBOUND?NO. 44.
Lv Conway 2 00|>id '
Lv An rain 2 30pm A
Lv I'rtaotts 2 85pm
Lv BajOoro 2 45pm Lg
Lv >nivrord 2 56pm
Ar Loris 8 20pm w
Ar Mt. Talmr 8 55pm ^
Lv Clarendon 4 20pm
ArOluulbourn m 4 50pn\
Lv Cliadbourn 5 15pm
Lv lllon ' 6 45pm
Ar Hub 8 OOpra ? '
Atlantic coast line, wilmington,
Columbia k Augusta R
U. Condensed schedule, in effect Dec
2, 1803.
TRAINS GOING SOUTH.?NO. 66. /
Lv Wilmington 120pm >
Lv Chadbourn 5 50yf pi
Lv,Marion . ft Mi?m 4
at riorence 0ft6|?m
. v. *?-60- Ml
l.v 1' loronc# 1 lOnm ^Bl
Ar Miiuter Jffi! ,MI
Lr W<initer J gg? M
Ar ColunOi ... . ..!!.'lO0og2 *
v>?H MO. M. 4M
Ar luJfifr * <* *? ^
Arlumter W 20am ^
, ? MO. 62. 1
LT Bumtef ? Maim
Arcoiumbi? ":: iiS25 I
TRAINS GOING NORTH,?NO. 61.
Ar amf-J?'* * 30am
Ar lumtor flOYam
L* Sutnt*r r ktibi |
ArFioron?? ?g;*
mo 68. /
4 20pm 1
Arhumt'r 8 86pm
, ? M?. 69.
!. bumter Aiftnm
Ar Kiorenco }SL? /
. MO. 66. I
L? Horouc# 7 40am
Lt Marion ? !
ATwimte" #ac?m '
Ai \\ ilin,nglon 10 leftrn
No. 62 runs tlirninrh frAm ( U.u.i.. ?u
q.. * uu ic?wii vm i
I (Icntral Itairroad, leaving Lanes 8.44 a m, \
Manning 9 2i a in.
No. 58 rima through is Charleston, ft. 0..
via Central K. It., arriving Manning 8 p m, I
Leses 8.40 p in, Ch iriestoe 10.48 p m.
Train on Mancheetor A 'Augusta 11. Klaavea
Sumter, dailj except ttuaday 10JO a
m, arrives lllmini 11.49 a m. Returning iI
leave Rimini 12.80 p m, arrive Bumter 1.4C
p m.
Trains on llnrtavilie It. E. leave Hartevlile,
daily except Bumter.at lam, arrlr- /
Ing Flay da ft. 24 a m. Returning, leave \
Floye 9 45 p m, arriving at Rartettlle 10.10 ,
pm.
J. P. DiviNR, Gen'l Supt. f
J. U. Kinly. Supt. Trane. J
I r. M. Emkusov, Gen'l Pan. Agent jJ
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