University of South Carolina Libraries
I THE TABERNACLE .' service whore the people are inaflo most sick of ain and most anxious after Christ and heaven. And bo we called the archi tects together for our first church build ing and anid, '‘Give ns an amphithea ter"—that is, a large family circle, gath- • j ered around a fireplace. „ „ , ... i For many Years we had felt that an The Confutation Occurs Immed.ately amphithea( ^ WJU , tht . onlv l>ro ^ r Hhli ^ THIS IS THE THIRD TIM KIT HAS 1 BEEN DESTROYED. After Dr. Talmafs Eloquent Discourse Congratulatory Of Raising the Debt. ItiamklAN May Id.— iir. Talimigo's Tatberniich's was destroyed liy tire to day. The lire oeeiirn d almo-t initm • diati ly at the close of the delivery ol the discourse printed ladow. ’S’his j> the t lord time t his congregation huv< lost their house of worship hy lire. The fire is stip|»osed to have originatet; from the electrie wire near the organ. There was « niictingot the directors" j immediately and it was dctcrmincii . to r< huiln at once. The horned hiiild- i ing was only uImmiI a year old. Inir- Jng ilc ere lion of another laher- ! nach* Hr. Tiilimigc will lake a trip abroad. BrookI.YN, May Id.—The Tabernacle was crowded to the doors today when Rev. Dr. Tulmage took for the subject of his forenoon sermon a passage of ) Scripture which has l»een made the sub ject of much discussion and various in terpretation hy modern theologians. His theme was, “A Cheerful Church," and the text was selected from Solomon's Song iv, 1, “Behold, thou art fair, my love." "Higher criticism” says that this hook \ of Solomon's song is a love Beene, a for lorn maiden sighing for her bean. If bo, It is an unclean and deliauched ut- ! tersnee inserted in the pure word of God and is not fit for common reading. My opinion is that it is an inspired ode Batting forth the feeling of Christ to ward the church and of the church to ward Christ. Christ ts the bridegroom, and the church is the bride, The same words we can utter today truthfully, whether in regard to the church of God in general or this church in particular, "Behold, thou art fair, my love," The jmst week has l>een one of pro longed congratulation for that we have for years Is-eu jiermitted to associate with each other hi the relation of pastor and people. When 1 came to Brooklyn, ! 1 found a small hand of Christian di.-ci- ! pies who from various causes hud lm- come less and less until they stood u]Mtii the very verge of extinction as a church, ami theijnestion was is-ingngiti.icd from time to time whether It would Is 1 jto.-.-i- ble to maintain a church life longer. In deed, had not those men and woincu ls*t*n consecrated and earnest, they would hive surrendered to the adverse circum stances. They marshaled a congrega tional meeting, and gathering up all the forces jsissihle they cast lit votes fora pastor, all of which I am happy to have received. It was not through any spirit of i»er- aonal courage or reckless adventure that I was led from one of the warmest and moat congenial pastorates in Philadel phia- that a man ever enjoyed to this then most uninviting field, hut it was the feeling that God hail called me to the work, and I was sure he would see me through. I have thought that it might be profit- alJ|e to us to state briefly what kind of a dliurch we have been trying to establish. f :* t. i i 'l ‘V ■f |ir T«d»-rii«< |r i liurcti. Ill the first place, 1 remark that we have keen trying to build here a Chistinn church — distinctively such; in oilier words, a church where we should preach the Lord Jesus Christ and him crucified. My theology is all gone into five letters —Jesus. Jesus, the pardon of all of fenses. Jesus, the foundation for all structures. Jesus, the halm for all wounds. Jesus, the eye salve for all blindness. Jesus, the guide through all perplexities. .Jesus, tin* }ioj>e for all ili»: fpUfageipents Jesus, the reform {of <dj J ha ye faitlf fq b*‘lit:yf} that ffiefe js mnfff power in ope drop of fhe |>lood pf jrsttfl (’hrist to cure tb« woes of the world than in «n ocean full of human quackery, Jesus Is the grandest note in any minstrelsy. He Is the brightest gem In any crown; height overtopping all height; the center of every circumfer ence; tlie circumference to every center; tiie pacifier of all turbulence; the umpire of all disputes. Jesus, Jesus! At his ta ble all nations are to sit. Around his throne all worlds are to revolve. Ho is j to lie the irradiation of the universe. Je sus, Jesus! It is that truth that we have tried to preach in this Tabernacle. Do you ask more minutely what we believe'; 1 can tell you. We have no dry, withered, juiceless theology. We believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, the deliverer of the distressed, the home for the homer ! e«, *hr fri« ml for tne Iriendlcss. We believe in Jesus Christ, able to save to the uttermost, pardoning the guilty, im puting his righteousness to the lieliever. We believe in the Holy Ghost, the com- 'dftef, the sanctifier, cheering up the iirt in 'life’s tils and kindling bright tgtys in'eVery dark landing place. We jelievif that the whole race is so sunken in sin that nothing but the omnipotent arm of God can ever lift it out. We l»e- lieve in grace — free grace, sovereign grace, triumphant grace, eternal grace. We believe in a Bible—authentic, in its statements, immaculate in its teachings, glorious in its promises. We believe in heaven, the alssle of the righteous, and in hell, the residence of those who are soul suicides—of their own free choice refusing the divine mercy. Vic belit-ve in the sultatiou of all men who accept Christ by faith, be they sprinkled or immersed, worship they in cathedral or in log cabin, lielieve they in Presbyterianism or Episcopacy, dwell for an audience room. The prominent architects of tlio country said: “It can not be done. Yon need a churchly build ing.” And so we had plan after plan of ■ ohnrehlybuildings presented, but indue time God sent a man who grasjied our idea and executed it. So far from lieing a failure, it satisfied our want, and all our three churches were built on the amphitheatrical plan, and scores of jesns, lover ot mr soul. I>et me to thy bosom fly While the billows near me roll. While the tcm|>e!‘t sttll Is high. Bide me, O my .Saviour, hide, TUI the storm of life Is past. Safe Into the haven guide— Oh, receive my Boul at last. And Jesus says to her, “Mother, are yon weary?" And she says, “Yes, Jesus, I am very tired.” Jesus says, “Mother, are you poor?” And she says; "k es, 1 am very poor. I cannot sew any more. I cannot knit any more. I am very jioyr.’ Jesus says to her, “Mother, would you like to rest?’’ She says, “Yes, Lord; that is what I want—rest." “Courage, mother,” says Jesus. “I will Bee thee through." She goes home. The next morning in the tenement house some one dwelling long Hat of H, to or l.i have Is-cii read, and then the presiding officer has said, “All those in favor of the resolnliou for the conversion of the world, purifying the cities and redeeming the musses and making everything all right say aye.” “Aye, aye!" say a thousand voices. “All opimsed—no." "The ayes have i*. fiiere, the whole world is converted! Ah, we do not seem to get along hy such a proc ess. If this world is ever to lie brought to God, it will not lie by the handful of ministers we havein tbiacountry. It will be by the great masses of Christian men and women discharging their d If the private church membership « this country would hut put on their armor and go forth, I lielieve that in 15 year* churches all over the country have cm another floor comes to her room and this whole land would be redeemed for adopted the same plan. knocks. Noanswer. The door is opened. Would God that all the iieople And, my brethren and sisters, we fail She ia dead! The night liefore the chari- w ^re prophets! I am never afraid to hear in our work just in proportion ivs we try 0 ts of Godhaltedat that pillow of straw, a that he is going to preach. If to be like other churches. We believe am i Jesus kept his promise. He said lie ca unot preach, people will not go to that God intended every church, like ev ery man, to lie individual, gathering up all its peculiarities and idiosyncrasies and hurling them all toward some good and grand object. In other words, no two churches ought ever to be just alike. Here is a church, for instance, whose ob ject it is to prepare philosophers and art ists and critics for heaven. Godspeed them in the difficult work! Here is a church, on the ot r hand, that projioses to bring only the poor into tin* kingdom of Jesus Christ, looking not after the rich. God speed such ; church in its undertaking! But then < a larger idea that a church may take— u inging in the rich and the poor, the wist -d the igno rant, the high and the low,. j that kneel ing beside each other shall Ik* the man faring sumptuously every day and the man who could not get his breakfast. God speed such a church! Oh, my friends, we need to break away from slavery to ecclesiastic 1 custom. We dare not sing if anylxKiy hears us. We dare not preach unles- we have rounded off our sentences to suit the criticism of the world. Wo dare not dress for church until we have •xainined the fashion plates and would r; thcr stay at home than appear with a con' or a hat not sanctioned by custom, \\ hen will theday of deliverance come tut he church of God, when, instead of a dead religion laid out instate on a catafalque i f jsiinp and insincerity, wo shall have a living, bounding, sympathetic, glowing Chris tianity? A Cliurcli, l remark, further, that wo have tried here to build and to conduct a ch rful church. While, as you know, we navo not held back the* terrors of the law and the sterner doctrines of the gospel, we have tried in this house to present to this people ibeidea that the gladdest, bright est, happiest thing in all the universe is the Christian religion. There is so niueh trouble in the world. Business men have so many anxieties. Toiling men have so many fatigues. Orphans have so many desolations. For God’s sake, if there Ik* any bright place on earth, show it to them! Let thechurch of Jesus t 'hrist be the most cheerful spot on earth. Let me say that I do not want anybody to come whining around me about the Christian religion. I have no faith in a religion made upof equal parts of-worm wood, vinegar and red pcpp<-r. If the re ligion that is presented to us be a depres sion, we will get along better without it. If it la* a joy, let it shine out from your ; tkco and from your conversation. If a man comes to my house to talk of re ligion with lugubrious countenance and pianiiey full of snifile and dolorousness. J feel like saying to my wife, “You had better lock up the silver before he steals something." 1 have found it an invari able rule that men who profess faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, priding them selves at the same time on their sancti moniousness. always turn out badly—1 never knew an exception—while those who are the most consistent, the most useful and the most consecrated have perfume in their conversation and heav- en in their face. The happiest Christians that I have pyer knpwu have l)c<-n persons from 60 fo WO years of age. By that time people get over the shams and the prep-nses of society and have no longer any patience with anything like inoc.sliire in religion, O Christian, how mire you he gloomy? Is not God your father? Is not Jesus Christ your Saviour? Has not your path all through life been strewn with mer cies? Are you insensible to the fact that there are glories a wait ing you in the bet ter land—doxologies of celestial wor ship, eternal chorals, tearless eyes, songs that resound under arches of strength and hosannas that clap their hands at the foot of the throne? Is it nothing to you that all the hills of that he would give her rest, and he has )j ear i,j m . If can, he has a im .sag* given her rest. Glory be to God for the from the Almighty, and I would have height, the depth, the length and the film deliver it. Look out )•-; w you inter- breudth of such Christian comfort! Oh, f e| .„ w -jth him. that we might have such joy as that Him* we have been together as pastor which inspired the men at the battle of an 4 people how many have been pro- Leuthen! They were singing a Chris- moted to the glories of heaven? They tian song us they went into battle. A sweetly, calmly, as only Christians gcueial said to the king, “Shall I stop can jj e> They have pnt down the staff those people singing?" “No,” said the 0 f pilgrimage. They have taken king. “Men that sing like that can 0 p the palm of the victor. The Lord fight.” I would that we had a singing fins swung his arm through this church, a joyful church, a jubilant church a good many times. He has been church, a comforting church, for then u p and down all these aisles. He has we would have a triumphant church. 1 taken the little children—the dear littl* Xu i p ui i>»*<- < iiurcii. children. He came down into the gar- I remark, further, that we have here <fi.ii to gather the lilies and the aged as tried to build a church abreast of the times. It is idl folly for us to try to do things the way they did -id or 100 years ago. We might as well be plowing with Elijah’s crooked stick, or go into battle with Saul’s armor, or prefer a canalboat to an express train, as to lie clinging to old things. What we most need now is a wide awake church. People who are out in the world all the week, jostling against this lightning footed century, come into tin* church on the Sabbath and go right to sleep unless they have a spir ited service. Men engaged in literary callings all the week, reading pungent, sharp writings, cannot 1m* exited to come and hear our ecclesiastical hum drum. If a man r.taysat home on Snndaysand reads the newspajH rs, it is because the newspajK-rs are more interesting. We need, my brethren, to rouse up and stop hunting with blank cartridges. The church of G<m1 ought to be the leader, the interpreter, the inspirer of the age. It is all folly for us to 1m* discussing old issues - arraigning Nero, hanging Absa lom, striking the Philistines with Sham- gar’s ox goad—when all around aliout us are iniquities to Im* slain. Did 1 say that the church ought to he abreast of the times? 1 take that back. The chunk of God ought to Im? ahead of the tin es—as far in advance as the cross of Christ is ahead of all human in vention. Paul was l.txjo years ahead of the day in which he lived. The swift footed years that have passed since Lu ther died have nut yet come up to Lu thers grave. Give iniquity 4,<KKl years the start, and the feet of Christianity are so nimble that if you will but give it full swing it will catch up and pass it in two bounds. The churcii of God ought to In* ahead of the times. A Mtunlt That < on vert*. I remark, further, that we have tried In re, in the love and fear of G<m], to build 4 church that would Im? characterized by conversions, I have heard of very good people who could preach on for 15 or !it» years and see no conversions, but yet have faith. It takes a very good man to do that. 1 do not know how a : an can keep bis faith up if souls are not brought to the Lord Jesus Christ. That church that does not bring men and women to the feet of tin* Saviour is a failure. I care not how fine the building, or how sweet the music, or how* eloquent the preaching, or how elegant the surround ings—it is a failure. The church of God was piade for just one thing—to get men out of fhe world into fbe kingdom ot heaven. The tendency in churches ts to spend their time in giving fine touches to Chris tians already |M>lisiied. We keep our re ligion too much indoors and under shel ter, when it ought to be climbing the rooks or hewing in the forests. Then it would be a stalwart religion, a robust religion, a religion able to digest the strong meat of the word, instead of be ing kept on the pap and gruel of spiritual invalidism. It is high time that we threw off the Sunday clothes of sickly senti mentality and put on the workday dress of an earnest, active Christianity, . ,. „ ... .. , . Here is Brooklyn, here la New York, heaven are radiant with the faces of . . j u. * i. i . .. . here are the United .States, here ia th* those who have gone no from you and . . . . . ’, , o... ,„„ , whole world, to be converted. Jt la 1,864 who are waiting for your coming, ready . „ . . . ; ,’ u.. ...;»i. J. ... i \ ii • i* ! years since Chnst came, and yet Europe, to keep with you eternal holiday; Is . .... x . u '1, . there nothing in songs that never cease, i AMa - Wth ““J ^ th Amerl( ; 41 in hearts that never ache, in splendor,; ^ * t,U “nevangellzed. More people that never die, to make you ghid; Then Wn every year into the world than ar# take no more mercy at the hand of thy born Ult ° tbt ‘ <* <*>d. At that well. One who sat right here, so that when 1 used to preach I could almost put my hand on his head, when I came back from iny summer vacation was gone. Oh, how the glories of heaven shone around that old man's face as he sat here Sabbath after Sabbath! Gone now. Happy spirit. Happy with all those who have jmssed the flood. One anil)* of tlie ll\ ina fiisl— To hi* coiiiiiisimI we l«om. I'srl of the host have crosee,! the flood. And |«*rt are crossing now. A Itrlrf Karr well, I thank you for all your kindness, for all your sympathy, for all your prayers for me as jiastor. It is a sorrow to me that I am to be alisent even for a few mouths. I have worked to the full ex tent of physical, mental and spiritual endurance for this church. Now we atari out on our twenty-sixth year. How many of us will close It here I know not. But, living or dying, let us cling to Christ. Oh, that all the jMsiple would love him! I wish that I could take this audience this morning and wreath it around the heart of my Lord Jesus Christ! Oh, he is such a dear Saviour! He is such a loving Jesus! He is so precious! He is all the world to me. He is heaven to me. He washed away my sins. He comforted me in days of darkness and trouble. He Is mine. Oh, blessed Jesus! Sweetest sound I ever heard or ever expect to hear is thy name! My closing prayer this morning is that G«m1 will have mercy on the dying insu lation of our gnat cities, and that the whole eartIs will put on bridal array for the coming of the Lord. Hide on, King Jesus*, ride on! Blcsnedlie the Lord G<m1 of Israel, from everlasting toeverlasting, and k-t the \s hole earth Im* filled with his glory! Amen and aiiieiit Personal Paragraphs. Mrs. A. N. MimmI returned from At Iniitai Inst S.it lining . Ed 11 tini|ilirics. of ClnTokm* Fulls, i '\ns here Wednesday to at tend the A edding. W. C. Burnett lilt last Monday for ' a short visit to Ins brother in Au- gust a. II. D. Wheal took a business trip j to SpartanburgTuesd.ix. Prof. Sinus went lot ireenvillc’I ucs- day. .1. A. CarrolJ went to Spartanburg ' on business Monday. F. G. Stacy took a trip to tin I county scat Tuesday on business. J. B. Jones, of Grassy I’oiid was | here on business Wednesdax. Ilc rc- (Mirts things around lbs neighborhood in a flourishing condition. Mrs. S. A. Doggctt lias iclimicd from visiting rcl.it'n rs in I'uivsl t'il> I X. C. Miss Lola Jackins is vi.-iting Mi.-srs j Alice and Gra Thomson. Miss Olive Fain, one of Daudridgc. | Tciin.'s charming and accomplished young ladies, is on a visit to her for mer schoolmates, Misses Alice and j < fra Thomson. Mr. A lice Osborne of Blacksburg.-. | C., and Misses Lumpkin. Davies Byers and Whisomint s|H*iit Tuesday in our city tin* guests of Mrs. E. A. Brown on Limestone avenue. Miss Jaincy Thomson has been quite sick, but we arc glad to know sin* is improving. Mr. .1. T. Ilumpbrcs is quite sick at bis home on Sage street. J. |l. Campbell stenographer for this circuit, was in the city several days tin* past week. Mrs. David Lipseumb. of Cow|m*iis. is visiting her daughter. Mrs. U. Smith Cook, on Grcnard st reel. Mrs. .1. V. Surratt litis gone on a visit to parents and friends at her for mer home, Jacksonville. Ala. She will remain some time. Miss Emmie D. Sams, w ho has licbl the position of teacher in the primary department in I he GatTncy Cit.\ Male and Female Seminary for several munt hs.has gum* to At hint: w here she will take a course in stenography. Mr. K. C. Surratt and sister. Miss All, Tit** lleiit SIhm** for I lie l.eaet Money. This is the 4U W. L. DOUGLAS $3 SHOE',';''.' Sqiu akleftF, Bottom Waterproof. Bust Shoe sold at the prio . $6. 84 and 83.60 Dress Shoe. Tajuai custom *ork, cosliu^ liom j'* to • 83.60 Police Shoe, 3 Soles. ilrsl WjUuiic Slimmer 82.60, and 82 Shoes, Until nailed at the (irio Boys 82 8 81.76 School Shoes # Art tin it' l I"’ Venice. LADIES’ $3, $2.60 $2, $1.76 JloiiKola, IVrf* « l J- Jtf in*;mxl S*‘r% ieealile.lW* ii th#* world. AH Stjic . In*1*1 upon lint ing . J • JJoti IsiA Mum**. i price M;;inpc«l on Ijottom. kton theworP'" DEALERS who push the* sale of \\ . L. Douglas Shoes gain customers, which helps to increase the sales on their full line of giaxls. They «»« afTonl t«» wll at * lr»* profit, Mint we believe you can ***«• money hy buying all your footwear of the dealer advertised below. Catalogue free upon H|i|tlieatiou, P\»r l>v WII.KI.XiS y tntntt mmnmm mnmjj 'I A hijs SSpiic'c' Itolon^;? to £ W. 0. LIPSCOMB, ^ J >i: a In How We Taste. tungm* and the lialat Tin very delicate nerves which we taste. Wt wit It t In* w Indc of t In I avc hv means ot caunot taste tongue. Tin* very tip of tin* tongue hasmtlv m r.es of touch or feeling. Some things which vve taste, vw do not really taste, hut feel or smell. I’cppcr. mustard, aqd qljicr sub stances which ni.iki the mouth smart, vve do not taste hut feel. We detect them best with the end of l In* tongue. Bitter and sweet things we taste with tin* middle of the tongue. Cinnamon and miitili* w»’ hardly taste at all. lint suit'll them. If jou hold the no»e w||||c t list lug cit her of t In-st- sqhstauct s. It will seem to have but very lit t h* taste. Thy use of the sense of taste is to give us pleasure and to te|| us whet her different suhstauccit arc healthful oi i ijurioiis. Things which arc poison ous ami likcl.v to make us sick, al- most always have an uiiplcasiint taste as well as im unpleasant iMlor. Things which have >t pleasant taste an Usually harmless ami wholesome. Travelers in a wild count ry. • and ■lavages, use this fact to tell them v bet her new plants or fruits which h *y find arc g<mmJ pi out. IVnph- i things which hav | Dry Goods, Groceries, k I And he will from time to time offer ^ unheard of bargains, but is now too busy to enumerate. riuuuuu mmmu uuiuik The Gaffney Git; Laid and Improvement Company Offer for Sale Building Lots in tins Flourishing Town. <* a a ic v i 'r v. Also Farms near hy and in reach of the schools of and of this place in lots of from JO to loo acres on liberal Also Agricultural Lands to rent for farm purposes. For full particulars apply to l.imcstom time rates prmgs MOSES WOOD, Agent. ... , N. II.—All t respassing on lands of ! his Company, cutting and removing have gone to l»oi mg .'springs to timber, fishing or hunt ing are forbidden under penalty of law. visit Mr. James MeSwain, a relative, n*t lines learn to like nit c a vc ry unplc; a sant mustard . popper-s auc«*. sauces. alcohol. and liu rmful suhstanci •s ol M*n used »;v, • I In y i e*e riii * of rHte I HBk “Ny out? who can do a simplf tinker n, t|,„ H,llu “‘hhllietir to ralculatts yv^thif world w ill Im? brought to Jesua. At that God! Give back the inarrii love that Jesus put on your tin s ^. ... vmc ... ^ . v .. ; n i i, .w ix' * i. i, i,i . , world will Im? brought to Jesus. At day of your esiMmsal! Plant no more .d . ' . . . . u J ,, . ,, il ratio, never, never, never! And yet we the flowers of heaven win*re there ought , .i . ; . , . ... know that it is to be brought to Christ, to lie nothing but nettles and ntglif- r, . . , , .. Iliad ! ' Rut the onurch will have to change its TheO,.*pciof< ,.«.aas, taedi and take a wider sweep with the We try to make this church a cheerful f ^ 1 '}T an >' il has taken. 1 church. A man on Saturdav efteruoon tl,at f “t ot x the 1*°; stands in his store and says: "How shall !’ le arr . no ''' recelve ih * I meet these obligations? How can I en- we tfve them a chance, dure this new disaster that is coming A boy goes along t ie street at mght upon me?" He g.M*s home. Sabbath a, ‘ ,1 M ; 1 ; H hne hoUHe ^futifully lightiKl morning finds iiim in the house* of Go.1. , f , ^ , a,ld h '‘ 1 ar8 ,U 1 UH1C -»“ d he W1 1 8b Through tlie song, througli the sermon, I was m there, but I have not been in- through the prayer, the Lord Jesus vited ’and lie passes on. Her. is the Christ says to that man: “O man. I have i , of li « ht fd «P with festivity watched tbee. I have seen all thy strug- a,1< 10 ^ mirUi, and tha world passes gles. It is enough. I will see thee along outside, hears the music and some- through. I will stand between thee and times wishes it was inside, but says that thy creditors. 1 will make up in heaven- it is not invited. Oh, invite the world ly treasures what you have lost in earth- to come in! Go out into the highway' ly treasures. Courage, man, courage! and hedges. Send a ticket pf invitation Angels of God, I command you to clear printed the*? wordfl, “Uouie, for all iiigsi tilings arp now ready.“ piers Some years ago 200 men were buried in _ , , strike for his defense; throw around inm the Hartley colliery of England. The 41th, ope baptisni, on the way t (heaven. | the defenses of eternity." What is iitteen of England from her throne tele- We bntlt this Talatmacle for tin* pnrjMise the consequence? That business man la graphed, “Is there any hope for the Of setting forth thHM) great theodea of strengthened. He goes tothe store next men?” After awhile the answer cam* the gospel of the Son of God. Would fading that God is with him and over the wires: “No hope. They are tl ' at ,u,,r, ‘ J l | bful the to deliver. dead.” Here is a whole race burled in That same Sunday there is a immu* old sin and darkness and woe. The question woman in the churcii hearing tlie gospel, that thrills up to the throne of God today Oh, how shrunken she is! Hlie wears the is, “Is there any hope for the men?” An- same dress she wore 20 years ago. How swering intelligence comes back from th* faded It Is and now out of date! She sits throne of God, thrilling through th* and listens as well as she can. Her eyes world’s darkness, thrilling t^t'^h are so dim she cannot see half way across world’s ^oe: “Yes. ^oj)* for ope, hops the church. Her ear is so imperfect that for all! Whosoever will t«t hiiW come. fney Under Italian skies or in Silierian the track for that man; put your wi sHowsforms, b« they Ethiopian or Aiuer- head; with your golden scepl IPftfi* All one in < hrist. <)ne Lord,fine ktrikeforhisdefense: throw around 1 ami ot her hot tol a" <i, an* this sort. W injure I he sensep.ujv so that it cannot ilctut'l mi*l enjoy line ami tldi- catc flavors. They nlsuilo tin* stom ach harm, iiml Injure the nerves ami other parts of the ImmIv.—Dr. .1. II. Kellogg. • •*» • Church Calendar. The Gaffney I’rcshy tcriun <'hurch— Hcv. E. Kohcrtson, I’astor; si •- vices every third Fahhnlli at II a. m. and S p. m. ; Sahhalh ScIhniI every Sabbath at m.; I’raycr meet ing every Friday evening at K JMi. 'Tin* Gaffney Uiqqisl t'hun*li—Rev. II. I*. Kohcrtson, I’astor; services every SumUiy at II a. m. and SJMI p. m diy School !l: i.*> a. in.; meeting every \YiHhicsduy cvciiing at S :<I0 t services at Factory second Sunday at J p. m. Tic* Mcihmlist Gliurch-—Rev. ti. M. Boyd. I’a-dor; 1st SiiIiImiIIi. Gaffney. who is very ill. R. M. Jolly \\a> down on husincss yesterday. .1. D. Mcfuloiigh and wife.of I'nion county, were in the city yesterday. Misses Mattie Macoiqsoi and G|ive McKown. of I'nion coqnty lyv-i'V hci,* ysferday. Mrs. Dr. t'rawlcy Is rc|M»rtcd r.'s he- ! ing quite sick at her home on Lime stone st rect. Mrs. A. R. Hamrick, of Boiling Springs. X. f '.. came down Saturday on a visit to Mr. and Mr*, \h*\ Fur- i gerson. 'They (Vi urm<d homo Sunday afternoon, n«'<M*iin*nnicd hy Miss Zuodic llamrn k, who has been spend ing several weeks in the city. Miss Salih- Drummond, u pupil at I In* t'oopcr-l.iino.-tom* Institute, went ' home yesterday for a short visit. Mr. Edwin Walters will arrivq in t he city to night. Howard I], <‘arlisle, ('apt. .1. \\ . Carlisle and .Ino, M. Nichols, of Spar tanburg, were here Wednesday in at tendance upon the marriage of Mr. i opeland and Miss 4 arroll. Ohas. L- thMsIrum and W. B. Willi, ford of Athens. Ga.. are here putting in the telephone exchange. They say everything will he ^-ady in a week. The oxely^mjv .*»tarts out with t hirty'H^ .«u,b,-cr'rhcrs. D. II. Shields, of Atlanta Ga., lias coiiuoeted himself wit h “Sled - ' comh and will condiiet ;<mci\Iii"’ ma chine business. 'They oavc <>pcncd up ill tin* efiMv iSMim of .1, I. Sarratl. on l.tmcslonc st red. .1. E.indrum Brown came over from Spartanburg Saturday and stayed sev eral days. His many friends gave him a hearty welcome. L. C. Campbell returned Monday from an extended t rip to the North and East in t he interest of minerals, lie reports a suecessful trip. “D«m ” Spelieer left Sumhiy for East Tennessee. Ilc is ofi kMisincss licnt, and will puivh.yy- new stock for his livery. There is a slight possibility that tic may stop at Rogcrsvillc, W. 11. I % Drugs, Medicines, Paints and Oils, Tinted Leads, Dyes, Etc. GAFFNEY BROKERAGE AND COMMISSION CO. Real Estate and Insurance Agents. Merchandise Brokers and Dealers in Cotton and Guano. P. O. Building, Robinson St. Gallncy, S. C. drug store pulpit! Would that we bud been more faithful in the pew! A* rnronvriitluiutl ( liurch. I remark, further, that we have tried here to build a church distinctively un conventional. Inst* ad of a>king, as some people are disposed to do, how other js-o- ple do it, we have asked tlie question Hiow iieople do not do it Imperious cus- ^ can only caU;h oct-asimiHlly a note of At‘d ti»v spirit and the bride say, 'Come.’ has decided that churches shall be tht) I>Wilm or a word of th() preacher. Amj b't bin. (bat is athirst come." Hular cheerless g\oomj. unsympa- | one sitting next to he r gives her a A «e~a«v From tn* Aimi K i.t 7 . Ktic, forgetting ia w u ‘ “‘"“ call a an(1 fin(]lt tho place fur s ,„, w<( , i^i <. 0 ,.v«.ntions all over th* /ou* gloom is impious and that that I ^ thaIlk « nturcli haa the la st archttecture where ghw holda the , , to lll . r % i people are the most comfortable, aud : aud with a voice all full of tremors /hay* the moet eftcieot Christian J We iiuvc had conventions all over the country disem-sing the subject, “How Khali the Great Masses Be Brought to Christ?” They have passed splendid res- | nlotion* at Ui* close of the ueetittu—a Cure for Hr.adaehc, Asa remedy (of all form of Head ache E.h*cick' Bitters has provcii to ! Im* the very best, it effects a perma- | nent cure and t he most dreaded luilii- j tual sick headaches yield toils inllu- enec. Wc urge all who arc atfictcd to f Itrocurc a iMitth*. and give this rcnic- | dy a fair trial. In cases of hahitual ; constipation Electric Bitters cures hy giving the in eded tone bi the laiwcls, 11 a. m.; Beulah, J p. m ; Gaffney, and few cases long resist the use of 7 : Jtt p. m. ; 2nd Kiihlnith, Wilson’s * liis moiicinc. Try it mice. Large Clui|M*l. 11 a. m.; Gaffney, 7 sKt p. m ; , . M,U l ‘‘' i 0,,l . v :KW '* " • ,J - l) “l* r '‘' 8 Jrd Sahha th. tictliscmanc. Ila. m.; Factory 7:!Ut|,. m. : till Sahluitii. Ashury , 11 a. m.; Gatfin'y , 7 Jilt p. m. Epis<*opal Church—Services every fourth Sunday at II o'clock a. m. and aftcrn<M,n at .*• o'cha k, • *•» i. in IMttA Jiqian Is to have m paiiiamcnt of religious in Kioto, in connection with tlie eleven hundred,Ii uiiiiiversary of the entnblishinen, of that city us the capital of the empire. E FAST guarainteea the future. * It ia not what we aay, but what Hood'll Sarsaparilla does, that tells the itory. Remember HOOD'S CURES BARGAINS! BARGAINS! BARGAINS! /\/r I. SARRATT’S In his Entire Stock of Goods, consisting of Straw Hats. Flour, Sugar, Coffee, Rice. Grits. Tobacco, Meat, laird. Molassiis. Soap, ami I'arming Im plements. such a* Flows. Flow Slo< ks. Heel Bolts. Backhands. Hoes, Single Trees, and a lo, of other stuff too numerous to mention. As you arc passing stop in and be convinced that I am selling ut bottom prices* j. i. h/v i* i* .\ r v F. S.—I also Inm* several brands of Standard Guanos. • Caveats, and Trade-Marks oMalned and all n al- >nt biitineit* corn!ut ird (>>r Moocnavc frr*. OweOrncc ia Opposite U, S. PATCNTOrnct' and wscaitMt lire tiuniil iu lea* tuuc tuan llx sUairltj*. Remote from Waahln^lo bend nustel, draw iu a or photo., with dfcscti lion. We adviac, if patenuUe ** **4, fiec^i ' charge. Our fee not due (ill paMwi iaaov " ~ A PAHFMl^Ts 4 ‘ How to Obuiu Patent oat ol aamc iu tUe U. 9. Axxi (urci^a t teal free. Address, I WILKINS BROS.’ I SPECIAL * BARGAINS! Wc will for spot cash sell all our Men s Straw llaG costing over .70c, for new York cost. Wc I large lot and they must }f"* Uoiiea and Misses Hcd and Tan Slipp* r Half I’riee: ?! ‘“j now only ."die; Childrens’ 50c and 7"i<* now only '2o> and l<k* ink of tliis when in need. of Ladies and Mi--* Fl o , ^hp| 'I line Cui shoo, in Ulaek and Tuns both Cori complete itml wi* an* "th ring tin in low] O.A.8NOW& Opp. parenv Ornet. WaaMinavea - Iv I -N ^ <.a i 11 I n c* \ , H. C'.! .-aauuiuahuiuah