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Lesson for January 10
FIVE men believe ON JESUS
GO?n°^v TEXT - John 1:35-49.
of God whl^h E * X J~® eh0ld the Laml >
world-J h „ h , „*' t 1 V ! h s ,W *>' ,he •«
J ™J MA . RY TO!>I C-Fiv, Men Follow
LVTERMEmyVTE AND SENIOR TOP-
Yav£ n ZJX? F,ndln * Jesus.
IcI^rV^ 0 . PE °f le AND adult top-
ic Bringint; Other* to Christ
Rnn^?? 1 , the testlmon y of John the
Baptist, his disciples were pointed to
esus. Jhis same testimony he gave
the previous day.
1. Two of John's Disciples Followed
Jesus Cw. 35-37).
As a result of the P.aptist’s testi
mony, twb of his disciples left him
and followed Jesus. One of these was
Andrew (v. 40) and presumably the
.other was John. When the Baptist
Pointed out Jesus as the Lamb of God,
the long-expected Messiah, these dis
ciples -sought further acquaintance
with Jesus. In view of John's request,
they looked upon the Lord. This look
-was sufficient to induce them to fol
low t Jesus. When they looked they
believed. The proof, *of their belief
was their following after Him. John
speaks, the disciples hear arid follow.
The whole plan of salvation Is
wrapped up in this simple testimony
and action. ■*
II. The Two Disciples Abiding With
Jesus (vv. 38, 39).
L Jesus’ QuesUon <▼. 38). When
Jesus saw the disciples following Him,
He Inquired, “What seek ye?”
2. The Disciples' Reply (v. 39). They
by Inquiring *a-
to His dwelling-place: 'Their reply
showed their desire to go apart pri
vately where they could disclose Jhelr
hearts to Him. Knowiug their hearts,
.He Invited them to His place of abode;
therefore, for the remainder of that
day. they held sweet Intercourse with
the Master.
III. The Disciples Bringing Others to
Jesus (vv. 40-40).
The very genius of Christianity Is
self-propagation. The usual method
Is to begin with those nearest us, home
folk and relatives and pass out to
ever-widening circles. The disciples
who were with Jesus in blessed fel
lowship, went at once to tell others
of the priceless treasure they have
found.
1. Andrew Brings Deter (vv. HV42).
This is a beautiful example of broth
erly affection, expressing Itself in
bringing unoliier to Christ, How can
a true brother who has found Christ
'k> aught but go and tell his brother?
The beat place to begin our testimony
for Christ Is among our kinsfolk (Luke
8:39). When Andrew bad witnessed
to Deter, be brought him to Jesuft
where be could £l»enk with Him per
sonally.
2. Dhilip Bringing Nathanael (vv.
43-40).
Christ found Dhilip the follow
ing day as He would go forth into
Galilee. Dhilip followed Him In re
sponse to n i»ersonal Invitation. As
soon an Christ found him, Dhilip found
Nathanael and witnessed to him con
cerning the messiahship of Jesus. He
said unto him: “We have found Him,
qf ytrom Jjlqaeif in tt^p law, and the
prophets did write, Jesus of Naza
reth’’ (v. 45). Cliri-t is the sum and
substance of the Old Test amen ti Na
thanael was somewhat skeptical, but
he was honest. Dhilip had the wisdom
not to argue with him, hut brought
him to Jesus. It is frequently unwise
to rebuke the skeptical for their luck
of faith.* The,better way is to Invite
them to put Christ to a test.
IV. Nathanael Seeing and Hearing
Jesus, Testifies—of His Divinity (vv.
47-49)..
As- soon as Nathanael 'Ward and
saw Jesus all his doubts rolled away.
Jesus, proved that He was the omnipo
tent One. We do not know what Na
thanael, was doing under the tig-tree.
Derliaps he was praying for heavenly
light and guidance, but Jesus saw him.
He was evidently sincere, tie who Is
willing to be led and to do shall surely,
come into the light (John 7:17). [He
whd acts upon the light given shall
see greater things (vv. 50, 51). Angels
ascending and descending upon the
Son of Man, with the open heavens,
show that Jesus Christ Is the means of
communication between earth and
heaven (Heb. 10:19, 20; Eph. 2:18;
Gen. 28:12). This narrative concern
ing the experiences of the first dis
ciples exhibits the following stages of
Christian experience:
1. Hearing about Jesus (▼. 36).
2. Looking upon Jesus (v. 36).
I. Following Jesus (v. 37).
4. Abiding with Jesus (T. 39).
5. Witnessing for Jesus (vv. 41-4ft).
_ •. Bringing others to Jesus.
Recollections of William Me Nab, Merchant, Accountant, Insurance
Writer and Banker.
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~ (These “recollections” . of my
friend, McN^b, were handed tnq to
edit before going to the printer; but
fm reading the manuscript I could not
see where “editing” would not mar the
narrative. as written. In ifs present
shape it stands for just what it is, a
plain,-unvarnished tale of events of
the past five or six decades as they
applied to Barnwell, and. as they pre
sent themselves to the author r s"highly
retentive memory. They will be read
with wide and absorbing interest,
and convince the large circle of Peo
ple-Sentinel readers that dur friend
McNab adds the talent of a pleasing
narrator to his numerous other ex
cellent .Jarid engaging qualities.—
U. JAY.)
I came to Barnw'ell, this dear de-
lightful town, in the fall of 18<i8, re
maining until the Spring of 1871.
During that time I became^ quite
Barnwell about seven in the morning
and returning as soon after two as
possible. The return of Jim Roby in
the afternoon with the mail was the
event of the day, everybody congre
gating at the Post Office for their
mail. The old Charleston Courier
was the only daily paper and had few
subscribers, the result being that
copies were passed- from hand to
hand. *.
The only public well house occu
pying the space near which the Con
federate monument now stands, was
used as a public market to which peo
ple from the country brought their
meat for sale.
The only cotton gin was owned by
Genl. Hagood and stood near where
the Methodist Parsonage now stands.
Merchants in those days bought quan
tities of seed cotton and I well re
member the General’s yoke of big
familiar with-the town* a nd its peo- oxen coming to town day after day
pie, and my memory being good as thiring the season, hauling the seed
feet behind home base and taught
the ball on the bound. Chest pro*
tector and face masks were unknown,
likewise mitts ana gloves.' After
playing another match game with the
Blackville club on our own grounds
a large banquet was served at the
Patterson house hotel which w’as the
last meeting of the season, and the
final demise of the Club. ’'
At this time Mr. J. .C. ^Buckingham
was Poatmastef, and Jim Rouey: still
brought the mqil, very few changes
having been’ made, either in the town
.or its people.
I again left the town and did not
return until January, 1878, and have
been fiCre ever since. v ' c
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It was during this 'yWr that the
present Court House was commenced.
The contract to build this was given
to Capt. J. W. Woodward, a native
and resident of the county. The Capt,
was country raised, and Rad njever
had a building contract before this,
but was the successful bidder over
several competitors. <
I do not recall who was th$ archi
tect, but the specifications were imper-
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fectly drawn, as after a sufficient
amount of brick had been placed on
the ground (the brick were all hauled
by wagon from Elko) the Commis
sioners called on the contractor to
know why he did not begin work. The
Captain asked them if t they wish
ed- hhn to lay the foundation
of the new building * op the
ruins of the old building,' which
Was amass of old brick mortar and
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regards the past, I am able at this
late day to name the people and the
residences they occupied. To give the
names here would occupy too much
space. However, the white popula
tion at that time numbered two hun
dred rvxty-five, and the dwellings oc
cupied by them numbered si*ty-five.
General Sherman passed through
thw town on hi. march trom*At’anta
to the sea, and in passing destvoyed
the Court House, store buildings and
offices. Very few, if any, dwellings
were burned.
The- only‘ store buildings not
burned were Brown’s row,' extending
from the corner upon which stands
the Bank of Western Carolina to the
corner of Dicks’ Garage.
This corner building still stands,
though having been exposed to three
fires, the first being the Walker Ho
tel burned by Sheman’s army. ' The
next by the burning of the adjacent
building in the row.
* The Court House having been.de
stroyed, Cour^ was held in the Pres-
byt*rian Church, Jury rooms having
been built on’the rear. The public
offices were housed in two buildings,
one. of which still stands, known as
the Lancaster building, on the cor
ner of Main and Marlboro Streets.
The other was what vva* then known
as the Fowke house, and stood where
the stables of Charlie Brown now
stands.
On Marlboro Street there wafbut
one house, known as the._Bellinger
house, being on the lot now occupied
by the residence of T. M. Boulware.
The Mayor of the town was Capt.
J. S. Brown, who occupied the office
foV a number of years.
The County officers were Sheriff,
Col. N. G. W. Walker; Clerk, W. A.
Nearland; Treasurer, I. N. Teague;
Judge of Probate, Ben Nearland;
School Commissioner, W. Joyce Mix-
cotton to the gin, the usual price for
ginning being the seed. This was be
fore the introduction of iron ties, and
bales were hound with rope. There
and
Accomplishing Things
To think we are able, is almost to
be so; to determine on attainment. Is
frequently attainment Itself..
Live Near to God
Live near to God and so all things
will appear small to you in compari
son with eternal realities.
From Lowest Depth
From the lowest depth there la a
path to lb« loftiest height—Cariyl*
son.^
The stores on Brown’s row were:
J. C. Buckingham. S. W. Johnson,"?!
S. Shuck, S. N. Bellinger and A. P.
Manville.
Two hotels or ' boarding houses
were in operation w r ith Bars attached.
One''of these boarding places was
operated by Mr~. Charles Pechman,
whose house was at the North end
of Jackson Street. Mr. Pechrpan was
one of the well-to-do citizens of the
town, was of a generous disposition
and always responded to calls for as
sistance to any worthy cause. It was
he who gave the Methodist Church
the lot upon which to build.
The Court House and Masonic Hall
having been destroyed, .there was no
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suitable hall in which to hold darile-
ing parties, though an occasional
dance was. given in the ball room of
private - residences.
There was a passable good string
band composed of colored men, whom
I distinctly remember as though they
were with us today:—Tony Robinson,
Coot Glover, Isaac Green and Frgd
Nix. * • - • *
' The latter was also the only bar
ber in town, and at times did a thrive
ing business. ^ -
The Post Office was Heated in a
little shack on what is now Wall
Street. The Postmaster was Jno. W.
Freeman, who wore a high beaver
hat in which he kept most of hii
stock of stamps, and one could
meet him anywhere on the Street and
buy stamps.
The only public means of com
munication with the outside world
was by hack or stage plying be
tween Barnwell and Blackville. This
old bus was drawn by two skinny old
horses 'driven by one Jim Roby, who
was quite a character in his day.
The trip to and from Blackvilie oc
cupied seven houi^s, the hack leaving
■ >.
was no market for cotton here
merchants and farmers hauled cot
ton to Blackville, and shipped it to
cotton factors in Charleston.
Nearly all business of any kind
was done through cotton factors. Or-
dets for groceries, dry goods, farm
ing implements and such were or
dered through the factor. If a iff an
wanted a Setter dog, the factor got
"the order Yur tf. —
There- being no banks here,, drafts
were drawn on one’s Factor, with
whom he Rad arranged to finance his
crop. *
There was no popular swimming
pool here, but the “old Ford” at Tur
key Creek served the purpose, inas
much as the privilege was free and
all the boys availed themselves of it.
There was hardly a man or boy in the
whole town who could not swim. The
old men also were fond of the creek.
I well remember going to the creek
at the bridge with Maj. Maher, Mr.
Geo. Duncan, Mr. James Aldrich, and
Capt. Sid 'Brown. I don’t know
whether or not these old boys could
swim, but ttiey certainly liked to play
in the water.
•Mr. Duncan, I well remember, al
ways carried with Mm on these oc
casions, a tin pan* in which to wash
his feet before dressing.
Although the Masonic Hall had
been burned and their records des
troyed, the lodge still continued to
function, and held their regular com
munications. in Pechman’s building.
There was no other organization in
town except the churches, whose
building were not burned.
The Baptist Church had the Rev,
L. H. Shuck as Pastor. The Presby
terian Church had no resident j^stor,
but of the brightest liims of
the denomination heW -xeniRb# Tftfc' '
ChiircR ' fHW CHW' up time: Among
the noted preachers were Dr. Palmer,
Dr. Girardeau, Dr. Boggs and others.
The lawyers of the day were Judge
A. P. Aldrich, Mr. Jas. Aldrich, Maj.
J. J. Maher, who later became Judge
of this Circuit, I . M. Hudson, • and
Robert Aldrich, who became Judge.
These men were learned in law, and
men of the strictest integrity..
The Solicitor was Col Fred-Gantt,
who was of a jolly disposition and
always injected- some humor in his
address to the jury. The juries be
ing composed lagely of ignorant
colored men, this line was perhaps
more effective than an, application of
law and facts.
I left Barnwell in the spring of
1871, and did not return until three
years later, therefore, I cannot say
anything about the old town during
the period of my abence.
It was during the year 1874 that’ I
was, instrumental in organizing a
Base Ball Club, the first in the county.
We "ordered two bats, a ball and a
baseball guide by telegraph from
New York, and in a short time we
began to practice. After getting in
shape wd sent a challenge to the
Graham’s (now Denmark) club and
played a match game with. them. I
do not recall the score but I know it
was somewhere in the twenties. Our
club held its meeting in the Fonke
building in the Clerk’s office, Col.
J. D. Allen being 1 • the r President,
though not a ball player. As I recall
only two members of this club are
now living', Jim Ry&n who was our
pitcher, and myself who held the
job of short stop. The old game dif
fered considerably from the modem
practice, the pitcher serving the ball
in an underhand pitch, and the catch
er occupied a position about ten
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