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t ■ W' I. H. P. DAVIES. Editor ami Proprietor. *' ;»ni i ii mi iiuiiii ii .im Entered at the poet offieo at Barnwell S. C., aa second-class matter. SUBSCRIPTION RAnp: One Year - 91.60 8ix Months .90 Three Months ....... .60 (Strictly to Advance.) THURSDAY^MAY ISTH, lt20: The Hauren Farm Bill. We suppose that the officials of the S. C. Cotton Marketing Association, hn endorsing the Hautfen farm relief hUl, and Congrekaman Bultler B. Hare, of this District, in declaring that he will support it, know what they are doing and fully expect that the present condition of the cotton fanner will be bettered by its pas sage, but if the information that we have is correct it is rather hard to un derstand. how the cotton tot is to be benefit ted. As we understand the proposition, the relief to be gotten as a result of the passage of the bill is based on a protective tariff, which applies to wheat, com, cattle, swine and butter and the idea is to limit these crops • toi what could be sold in America nt the price protected by the tariff and the farmer is to be penalized for rais ing a surplus by assessing him with an equalization tax to meet the losses sustained in selling the surplus abroad, together with the other loss- «s involved in price fixing. Later, in order to gain the support of South- «m Democrats, cotton was ad ded to the list. But there is no tariff on cotton as there is on the other products mentioned above. Therefore, we f«il to'see why • the cotton farmers are interested in a fixed pri?e based on the tariff as an element, nor should we lose sight of the fact that about two-thirds of the American cotton crop is sold abroad. Thus, it is seen that if we are to avoid an export surplus we must limit our prediction to some four million er five million bales annually. Of course, there is probably , con siderable price manipulation in deal ing in all of these commodities and we believe that some relief could b** had by regulating things along this line, but the old law of supply and demand is inexorable. If the farmers insist on over-producing in the face of prices claimed to be below the cost of production, who can estimate the surplus crops if they are stimu lated to further production by a gov ernment subsidy? The farmers have the remedy in their own hands—acreage reduction Thev saw their 1925 crops sell chean- !y because the harvest was bountiful and they were warned that large crops again this year would mean stHI lower prioea. They know that they can get more in actual dollars and cents for a twelve million bale cotton crop than they can for one of sixteen million bales and that the production costs are less. If they foHon the dictates of wisdom and sound business logic, we would hear nothing whatever of farm relief bills of the Haugen type nor of any other -type. They wouldn’t be necessary. There is just *s much sense for the 'armo a of the United States to pro- dace more than they can sell at at profit and then ask the government to take car eof this surplus as there would be for the publisher of The People-Sentinel and the publishers of other newspapers in the country to print more papers than there is a demand for and export the govern ment to take the surplus off of their hands. Or for the merchant to over- stock his shelves and.'then demand government relief. We are writing as the friend of the farmer. We want to see him get s •decent profit on every pound of cot ton or bushr* of com that he grows, fbr the extent of our prosperity de pends in large measure on the pros perity of the farmer, and we believe that every tree friend of the farmer will agree with us in what we have aaid. If it were possible to grow ‘ twenty million bales and get 40 cents * pound, wo would say, ?t5o to it!” »But we all know that* any such dream will hardly bo real- latlon and use the formidable weapon ’that we have. Labor has forced its demands for higher wages and better living conditions by striking. Let the farmer follow his example and strike by refusing to produce more he can market nt a profitable proclaims himself the only genuine dirt fanner in the Senate. 6oy, page Senator Ellison Durant Smith, of Carolina. - - - dt *4 Episcopal Church Service Services this week at the Church of The Holy Apostles will he Holy Communion on Thursday, Ascension Day, at 10:80 a. % Litany on Fri day ft 10:30 a. m. /- Sunday a fter Ascension, May Ifith. Holy Communion at S:6o a. m.— Church School at 10:30 a. m. Morn ing Prayer and sermon at 11:30 a. m. Evening Prayer at 8:00 p. m. AH are cordially welcome to these services. „ . • ' ' On Saturday, May 16th, the Orangeburg District meeting of the Woman’s AmciHsry will be held at T5utawvil!e, beginning at 10:30 a. m. History Barnwell Baptist Church (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.) the ground “that she had spoken against him, and the church agreed to take it up.” Some wise counsels evidently prevailed in the matter for after many months . the offending sister “made satisfaction to Bro. Peeples and to the church.” A very fine and tender note is found in the attituda of the church toward its members of color who were the slaves’ of their masters. As these fell from the path of Christian service, we find the church appoint ing committees of its leading mem bers, who were not owners of the slaves in question to discover the truth in the questions in dispute,’ “and to labor wit> them to restore them to Christian fellowship.” We also find the church publicly setting apart a day when negroes who felt called to preach the gospel, should before the church exercise their gifts in preach ing. ! Some of them were publicly commended in the church minutes, while others were by the chruch “re- ouested to refrain.” In 1819 the Barnwell church writes to Columbia church (located at Pattersons Mill) dismissing to that church “our mem bers who an? now living in the bounds of that church.” They evidently felt a deep Christian responsibility for these people, as shown by the varied references to them in the minutes. In 1827 we find that the church in respons? to a request from certain people living in the “Hercules Creek neighborhood sent Brethren Jennings O’Bannon, David Cave Littleberry Nix, Charles Still and David Stokes to receive experiences ami administer the ordinance of baptism.” Then fol lows a list of the names of those who were organized into the church in “the Slii Town neighborhood.” This is evidently the founding of the Friendship church. In 1827, we find that Brother Hagood was honored with membership on an important committee. During all these early years of the church the names of Still and Morris ane legion in num ber. While passing upon the varied mat ters which occupied the Barnwell Baptist church in these early days, one might conclude that they were hunting trifles, yet there is evident ly a growth of Christian conscience in' Weeping with the spirit of the times. In the early history of the church, members were brought be fore the church “for-over indulgence in the use of ardent spirits.” While some latitude seems to have been permitted its members in this mat ter. the church reserved to itself the right to draw the line in the lives of its members between indulgence and over indulgence “in ardent spir its.” In 1829, the church had pro gressed in the matter to where “Bro. Tarlcton Cave and wife were ap pointed to visit Sister . . . and enquire whether she had bee/5 intoxi cated as reported.” The sister in question reported to the church that she was suffering from a violent colic, was advised by her husband to take ardent spirits for relief, and that she took too much. Under the cir cumstances the church forgave her!” Yet behind all the varied causes for decipline there shines out a clear sense of loyalty for their Christian oversight and watch care for each other, and exaltation of hifh Chrit- ian living in the world. The church has always been mark ed by a high sense of cooperation with denominational affairs. In. 1916 the church ia response to a request froq^ toseobro church , sent “Bro. Gardner- and O’Bfcmnon to that church to assist them in composing a difference which had arisen between two members of that church.” No re port of their success or failure it re corded. Each year the church ia care ful to prepare letters and s« l «ct dele gates to represent the chureh at the Suvqnnah River Association Tract Society in Charleston.” In 1829 by virtue of a contribution made by the church to Columbian College in Washtagtwn; “Dr C., “Brother Dar ling Peeples was elected to vote for the trustees of this college.” In 1845, the causes which foreshadowed the civil conflict between the states had already resulted in the formation of the Southern Baptist Convention iri Augusta, Ga., on May 8th. “On the Sabbath before that date the Barn well Baptist Church solemnly ^en dorsed that Convention, and trfok steps in the church membership to “organize societies auxiliary to the Southern Baptist Convention.” An interesting sidelight is found in a record made in 1832 “When the Heal ings Springs church asked the Barn well ehnwrji tq rplgasw Bm TY^yltny Qpe member in question was excom- , Peeples that he might become their pastor.” They replied to-that letter “that they had no disposition to part with him.” In this connection it may be noted that he had already been their pastor for thirty years. In 1832 is given a list of the members who went out from the church forty- five in number to organize the church on Hercules Creek. Another item of interest is found in an entry in 1836 when “the church unanimously re in 1819 CANDIDATE CARDS. For House of Representatives. Barnwell, S. C., May. 4, 1926. I hereby announce myself a candi date for the House of Representa tives from Barnwell County subject to the rules and regulations of the Democratic Primary Election. J. E. HARLEY. Barnwell, S. C., March, 17, 1926. I hereby announce myself a candi date for the House of Representa tives from Barnwell County, subject to the rules and regulations of the Democratic Primary Election. . thos. m. boulware: «• For Judge of Probate. - Barnwell, S. C., May 11, 1926. I hereby announce myself a candi date for the office of Judge of Pro bate for Barnwell County, subject to the rules and regulations of. the Democratic primary election. ' — • FOREST S. BROWN. CANDIDATE’S CARDS. MUNICIPAL PRIMARY ELECTION For Mayor. 0 I hereby announce myself a candi date for the office of Mayor of Barn well, subject to the rules and regula tions of the Barnwell Municipal Democratic Primary Election. W. D. HARLEY. I hereby announce myself a candi date for the office of Alderman of the town of Barnwell, subject to the rules and regulations or the municipal Democratic primary election. J. NORMAN ANDERSON. I hereby announce myself a candi date for the office of Alderman of the town of Barnwell, subject to the rules and regulations of the municipal Democratic primary-^election. H. P. COMPTON. I hereby announce myself a candi date for the office of Alderman of the town of Barnwell, subject to the rules and regulations of the municipal Democratic pripsgry election." L. E. DAVIS. I hereby announce myself a candi date for the office of Alderman of the town of BarnvfeH, subject to the rules md regulations of the., municipal Democratic primary election. G. M. HOGG^ I hereby announce myself a candi date for the office of Alderman of the town of Barnwell, subject to the rules and regulations of the municipal Democratic primary election. MORDECAI M. MAZURSKY, I hereby announce myself a candi date for the office qf Alderman of the town of Barnwell, subject to the rules md regulations of the municipal Democratic primary election. E. D. PEACOCK. Commissioner of Public Works. I hereby announce mjpelf a candi date for re-election to the office of Ooipmissioner of Public Works ‘ for the town of Barnwell, subject to' the rules and regulations ot the Demo cratic Primary election. E. W. HOLMAN. Fraater, of North Dakota, 1 appointotf to oomspond with tht I hereby announce myself o candi- dater for the officer of Commissioner of Public Works for the Town of Barnwell, subject to the rules and regulations of the Democratic mury- ovpaator, Bro. Darling Pat pies is i jf/pal primary election B. S. MOORE. solved to put a stop to the chewing and spitting of tobacco juice in the church bouse- during- service." ~ "A meeting was hold in'October 1999 at Long Branch which resulted in a number of. conversions. The Barn well church appointed a committee consisting of L. O’Bannon, T; Cave, Isham Spears and J. H. Butler to visit the meeting and extend the right hand of fellowship to such -as have been baptised. This was an act of fraternal courtesy from one church to another. In reading these records one is led to the conviction' that the Barnwell Baptist Church has contributed large ly from its membership to the mem bership of churches of other faiths. was pastor of the church, and seems to have been assQ§i|ted-JUi .JMAtor em- ^ \'|YT * £ eritus from 1841 with younger ir— ♦ A11 1-11,68 01 as pastors until, his death in The minutes show that he wa| ’Farm Coverage sisted in the dcaconship by Jennings O’Bannor., Lewis O’Ban: - ’ n, Tarlerr.n Cave, B. H. Brown and cchers. ol later date. The Nvisdom of such leadership is vindicated in the sound common sense, and high Christian ideals they brought to their church and Master. Calhoun and Co. z P. A. Price, Mgr. Bank of W. C. Bldg. (CONTINUED NEXT WEEK) ><**<* *++** municated for having joined a church of another faith and order. The church felt its tides of ebb and flood. In the early forties the church was confronted with such a non-atten dance of its members that it was compelled to publicly cite them be fore the church for their widespread neglect. A little later the church for the first time in its history is faced with lack of financial support ofJta^pastor, and the memkprship is publicly urged to “support as far as may be in their power.” In looking back to find the possible grounds for the long continued welfare of the church, some . facts are to be noted. From 1806 the Rev. Darling Peeples Marathon Record Save Your Eyes II MONEY TO LOAN D.W. 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