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The: x^e:l>oe:h. BY Ed. H. DkCamp. The Ledger is not responsible for the views of correspondents. Correspondents who do not contri bute regular news letters must fur nish their name, not for publication, but for identification. Writ© short letters and to the point to insure publication; also endeavor to get them to the office by Monday and Thursday mornings. All correspondence should be ad dressed to Ed. H. DeCamp, Manager. Obituaries will be published at five cents a line. Cards of thanks will be published at one cent a word. Reading notices will be published at ten cents a line each insertion. HEROES. The romance surrounding a certain period in the life and the circum stances of the death of Bill Anthony, one of the late war heroes, makes the heart sad—as giving the mind an in sight into the fickleness of popular favor. It will be remembered that An thony made himself fatnous for his coolness and bravery at the blowing up of the battleship “Maine.” The people received him into popular fa vor with open arms. They praised and banqueted and feted him as the hero of the hour, but, like many other heroes of that war, Bill awoke to find that there were “others.” He married a shopgirl in New \ork, left the navy and went on the stage, but fortune was against him. He became aware of the fickleness of the people, and in poverty and despond ency he died with his own hand.- The man who, amid the sinking of a war ship, the shrieks of frightened and drowning sailors, the lashing thunder of the waves and in the face of death, walked up to his captain in the darkness and coolly reported the disaster, had not the courage to face the change of public favor, the cares, worries, 'struggles and poverty of a private life. There are heroes and heroes but none braver than those who, unno ticed and often unknown, quietly from day to day fill their places in life, struggling with the difficulties that arise, bravely fighting poverty, and with the sweat of toil dropping from their brows, uncomplainingly face the world. The applauding mil lions may never know them, and often do not, but nevertheless their reward will be sweet. Bill Anthony was a hero, but he was not heroic enough to face what thousands of others are facing daily—the great battle of life Dl'l’ES AM) IHTPKKS. The credulity of the average Amer ican, especially when there is a dol lar to be counted, is something won derful. The man with the “gold brick” has a soft job. Following the discovery of the gigantic frauds per petrated on the people by the Frank- lyn fake syndicate of New York, the promoter of which (Miller) has sup posedly skipped the country much enriched by his manipulations, it transpires that others knew a “good thing.” It comest to light that White’s bureau, a “get rich quick” concern, located in Now York, and manipulated by a young man by the name of Chas. li. White, has worked itself into the confidence of the peo ple to the extent of some $200,000; with which amount the young finan cier, following the lead of Miller, has disappeared, leaving his credulous dupes to hold the bag. White worked his scheme system atically, sending out circulars offer ing 10 per cent on deposits and his customers couldn’t withstand the temptation, so the money poured into his pockets. The very idea of 10 per cent per week on an investment bears fraud and dishonesty on its face, but fools will be fooled, and others will do the same, so wo suppose it is best to wait for experience to supply what nature has overlooked. These dupes will no doubt now join the anti-trust league. On account ^of the rush of busi ness for the past few days, we have neglected to answer our contemporary the Yorkville Enquirer,*rs to the au thority of our town council in chang ing our charter in the several partic ulars set out in an ordinance to that effect, and especially changing Inten- dent to Mayor, and Wardens to Al dermen. Our contemporary comes back at us very humble in spirit, which disposition we very much ad mire, when we stated that our au thority was the ,law, and asks us to point out the law, so that if it is in error, it may confess. There is a rule, wo believe, that every person is presumed to know the law, but as out contemporary is an exception to this rule, we quote for its Informa tion as fdllows: Acts 18Ul> t page 70: ( “That on and after the approval of this Act, the charter or articles of incorporation of any city or town in the State, whether such city or town [ was originally incorporated by Act of , the General Assembly or under the General Law by the Secretary of the I State, may be amended in any par ticular, not inconsistent with the esnstitution and laws of this State in the following manner”—then provid ing for the names of such amend ments. ^ No extra charges for copying. CONVENTION SCINTILLATIONS. The convention number of the Baptist Courier, which was freely distributed among the delegates Tuesday night, is a very creditable presentation. There are good cuts of President W. I). Rice, of the Con vention, of the new building of the First Baptist church of this place, and of the Rev. B. P. Robertson, the pastor. There is a summary of the work done in the churches and asso ciations and educational institutions during the year. Also a <rood write up of the First Baptist church and its pastor. The CourierJ has been the exponent of the Baptists of the State for now more than thirty years, and it has a stroiur hold on the de nomination, worthily won by faith ful and first-rate service. ♦ ♦ « ♦ Prominent among the convention visitors is Senators. G. Majfitld, of Bamberg county. Senator Mayfield is an aluminus of Furman University, and bus recently given the handsome sum of $1,000 for building the new alumni hall of that institution. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Dr. F. P. Covington, of Florence, is a well known layman-delegate at the convention. Dr. Covington is a prominent physician and a public- spirited man. He is a member of the board of trustees of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, at Louisville, Kentucky, the largest Protestant Theological Seminary in the world. The bright sunshiny weather which signalized the gatherings yes terday is very gratifying, and every one hopes it will continue through out the week. Some who have at tended the Convention every Decem ber for years, say they can hardly remember a meeting before that was not beset by rain and bad weather. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Hon. A. H. Patterson, of Barnwell, is one of the Convention visitors. Mr. Patterson is a prominent barris ter, and, though yet young, has al ready figured prominently in politi cal matters. It is probable ho will be a candidate for the governorship in the next State campaign. The Rev. T. P. Bell, 1). D., editor of the Christian Index, the leading Baptist paper of Georgia, published at Atlanta, reached the meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Anniver saries yesterday. Dr. Bell is no stranger in this State. He is a na tive of the State, and was for years pastor of the church at Anderson. The Doctor has many friends in the Couvention, who arc delighted to greet him. It is to them a matter of regret that his health has not re cently been as vigorous as usual. The Rev. R. J. W’iUiams is report ing the proceedings of the Anniver saries for the Western Recorder, of Louisville, Kentucky. The Rev. J. D. Huggins is doing a like service for tne Columbia State, which immacu late daily keeps a squint of its eye on religious concerns, especially if they should have a political twist, though it is very busy looking after the world, the dispensary and the devil. The Rev. V. I. Masters, of the Bap tist Courier stall, is making a de tailed report of the proceedings for that publication and for the News and Courier. The Rev. R. J. Willingham, D. I)., the corresponding secretary of the foreign mission board of f he South ern Baptists, located at Richmond, reached Gaffney from the Virginia metropolis, on the vestibule train, yesterday morning. Dr. Willingham is a native of this goodly State, his eyes having first beheld the light in the Baptist county of Barnwcii. Dr. Willingham is a very prominent and distinguished man in church work. He will be heard from during the sessions of the Convention. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ During the proceedings of the Min isters Conference yesterday, a speaker was deploring tiie fact that ro many of the church members could not be gotten to do anything. Whereupon a Gaffney lady in the audience re marked to a neighbor solo voce: “They ought to send them to Gaffney ; Mr. Robertson keeps all working so that we have forgotten what rest is.” There is a nice compliment for Pas tor B. P. Robertson, and he deserves it! Rev. R. H. Pitts, 1). I)., of the Re ligious Herald of Richmond, Ya., reached the city yesterday, to attend the Convention. The Herald is the oldest Baptist paper South, and it is One of the best South. It <s taken by more people in other States than its own than any other Baptist paper, perhaps. Dr. Pitts is a brilliant edi torial writer and is esteemed, and known everywhere. The American Baptist Publication Society,'of Philadelphia, has an at tractive exhibit of books in one of the rooms on the first floor of the Con vention building. The Society was organized in 1824 and is one of the largest religious book and periodical publication companies in America. The exhibit is in charge of Dr. Har vey Hatcher a veteran traveling func tionary in several capacities among the Baptist falks. He is a gentleman of much practical wisdom and is abundantly able to take care of him self anywhere. lie is assisted by Mr. S. H. Smith, who is also connected with the Atlanta branch of the house. The doctor was complaining yesterday that the people are pur chasing Ins supply of books so fast that he cannot keep a sufficient sup- ply for the exhibit. The venerated Prof. Charles If. Judson, L. L D., the senior profes sor of mathematics in Furman Uni versity, reached the Convention last night. Prof. Judson bus not a supe rior as an instructor in mathematics in all the South. Probably a con- sideruble majority of the preachers at the Convention wera taught unit hematics by him and they have the greatest affection and respect for him. The splendid power of his life have been given to Furman Univer sity, his latest act there being to give $0,000 to the new Alumni hall. Though so strong, Dr. Judson is as modest as a child, and though ripe in years he is yet vigorous and erect and has a cheerful, pleasant counte nance. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ The assembly which greeted the opening of the convention proper last night, was large, splendid and line- looking. 'The music led by Prof. Wade Brown's chorus was inspiring, and all that could be desired. The crowd was large to overflowing. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Prof. A. P. Montague, L. L. D., the courtly president of Furman Univer sity, put in his appearance at the Convention yesterday. Though only two or three years a citizen of Soutli Carolina, he is already everywhere known among the Baptists. He is a tower of strength anti resource. He will be heard from during the meet ing. A prominent visitor to the Conven tion brought a bag or two of Brazil- Man coffee along with him and dis tributed it among the preachers yes terday, to take home to their wives. The said preachers accepted with thanks and the aroma of the Brazil- Man bean doubtless greet the olfac tory nerves of many on many a hill and plain in the weeks to come. The Rev. W. E. Entzminger, of Bra zil, sent the coffee. Last night’s session of the Con vention came up to high-water mark, and was highly enjoyed. The ad dress of President Rico on being re elected to his office, was happy. So was the address of welcome to the Convention by Prof. H. P. Griffith. The Professor revealed himself in a new light—that of a humorist—and in it he was a fine success. He also showed himself a poet. ♦ ♦ Quite a large number of additional delegates arrived on the afternoon trains yesterday. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. reoplc You Know anti Teople You Don’t Know. Miss Dora Whitlock and Miss Lit tlejohn, of Jonesville, S. 0., are here attending the Convention and visit ing friends. Mrs. Monroe Pickens, of Green ville, is the guest of Mrs. A. R. N. Folger. Revs. N. N. Baggott, oi Batesburg, H. L. Baggott, of Saluda, J. I. Alien, of Dillon, and C. A. Jones, of Mul lins, visited the Ledger office yester day. Jonah Yassey and J. A. Scruggs, two prominent Cherokeeans from the Battle Ground, were among The Ledger’s visitors yesterday. Rev. W. V. Morse, of Kings Creek, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Hippy, Mr. Ross is one of the jolliest members of the State Convention. Misses Katie and Willie Bobo, of Spartanburg, arc the guest of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Gaines, on Victoria Avenue. Garnett Marlin, of Holly Grove, is one of the young members of the Siate Convention. Ho is a son of G. If. Marlin, one of Cncrokee’s best citizens. Mrs. Guyton and her charming daughter, of Blacksburg, spent yes terday afternoon in the city, return ing to Blacksburg on the vestibule last night. Rev. D. W. I foil, of Seneca, and Rev. E. C. Rice, of Greenville, are at homo with A. R. N. Folger. W. II. Rasor, one of the popular knight’s of the grip, is in town for a few days in the interest of his house. J. L. Clary, a prominent and pro gressive Cherokee planter, paid the Ledgers visit yesterday. Rev. W. D. Moorer, of Globe, Ab beville county, paid the Ledger an appreciated visit yesterday. Mr. \loorer is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. a. Carroll. Miss Lottio Smith, late of Baton Rouge. Chestercounty, arrived in the city Tuesday and went to the home of her mother. Mrs. Sullio Smith, at Limestone. Rev. J. T. Littlejohn, Mr. W. H. Drummond, of Lantord, Rev. D. H. Cropland, Mr. T. L. Cropland, of Benncttsville, and Col. J. H. Whar ton, of Waterloo, honored the Ledger with visits yesterday. SHORT LOCAL ITEMS. (lutlit-rucl from City unil County for I.otl- K«*r ItraUera. Go out on our streets and see where our l>,000 people live. The Ledger will bo pleased to have the members of the Convention to call on it in its quarters Como, and make yourselves at homo, gen tlemen. There is a deal on for the ninety- nire island water power which is likely to mean much for Cherokee county. Mr. H. L. Spears, of this city, is pushing it. C.G. Irvin has purchased the res taurant of W. A. Peeler and will con duct the business in the future. Charley is one of the best restaurant men in this section and by strict at tention to business will win in the race for success. I’umpinfc Water In the Ktuiiil|il|>e. Superintendent of the Waterworks, E. R. Cash, yesterday afternoon be gan to pump water into the stand pipe. The start was made about four o’clock and at eight lust night the mains had been filled and tiiero was twenty fiet of water in the standpipe. This morning the pipe will be full and Gaffney will have an abundant supply of the purest artesian wei! water. ChukIH u linn li. Early yesterday morning a hawk pounced down on a chicken in Mr. Sando Northy’s yard. Mr. Nortliy was near and about us soon pounced down on the hawk and caught it and brought itto the city alive. It is now at Crawley A Co.’s drug store. THE STATE CONVEN TION CONVENES. ■ i The First Meeting Took Place Last Night. BRILLIANT ASSEMBLAGE !>lr. IttK'Ulinll/. I’rearlit-M :i illnsterful Ser- inoii--l’rof» HH«»r l.rlllilli'H A.ldr.'ss of \V«“1- roin.—-W. D. Itiru liu-i:i< > < < t<-<l I’rfMlilout. The Full I’rocvciliiias. The first meeting of the South Car olina State Convention was called to order by the President, M. W. Rice. Mr. BuckliOitz, who had been ap pointed to preach th'o introductory sermon, was introduced by the Presi dent. After the ciioir and the con gregation had sung the doxology, Mr. Tate led in prayer. The song by Mrs. Brown was an unusual treat and very greatly en joyed. The congregation was lead by the choir in the hymn, “Blest be the tie that binds.” The selection of script ure, the 5th chapter of 1st Peter, was read by J. B. Parrott. Mr. M. W. Rruik'n led the congregation in prayer and announced the hymns. Mr. Wolfson kindly gave for the pleasure of the meeting, another solo. The Convention is indebted Jo Mr. Wolfson for much enjoyment. The text taken by Mr. Buckholtz was from the Epistle to the Philip- pians, the 5, 0,7 and 8 verses. Mr. Buckholtz emphasized our need for the mind of Christ, the mind of self-abnegation, self-sacrifice and self-humiliation. After Mr. Buckholtz’s intense and impulsive sermon, the congregation was led in the hymn “Must Jesus Bear the Cross Alone.” The roll of the Association was culled by the Assistant Secretary’, A. J’. Jamison. The roll was responded to by the delegates. Officers for the Convention were elected. The present president, Mr. W. I). Rice, was re-elected. Messrs. Joel E. Brunson, of Kingstree, and A. Howard Patterson, of Barnwell, were elected first and second Vice-Presi dents. Messrs. Ervin and A. P. Jami son were elected Secretary and As sistant Secretary and Mr. Yumerman Davis, of Charleston, elected Treas urer. The president spoke to the Con vention, expressing his thanks for the honor conferred upon him. The address of welcome was de livered by Prof. H. P. Griffith. Prof. Griffith spoke as follows: At this stage of your proceedings, I ask permissiou to discharge, ns best I cun, a very pleasant duly which has been imposed upon me. 1 am bidden by the reception com mittee representing the churches of this town and vicinity; by the mayor and alderman representing the dig nity, the sanctity, the inviolability and the tyranny of municipal au thority, by the light that glows in every eye and the joy that swells in every heart, to extend to you and to every member of this body as well as to every visitor drawn hither by Ibis meeting, a warm, heart-felt, whole-souled welcome. It is not in the gush of maudlin sentiment nor with the shallow art of temporizing hypocrisy, but in the spirit of sober truth and ungarnished sincerity that l speak, when I say that the people of this town arc made glad by your coming. So far as this occasion goes, every body in Gaffney without regard to ago, size, sex, or previous condition of servitude (as we used to any) is a Baptist, except perhaps those gentlemen who were expected to have a new church for you to meet in and a new auditorium at Limestone for you to look at, and even their spirit is willing, but I heir flesh is extremely weak. 8ir, I know the sentiment that is behind me, and I feel warranted in saying that there is not a home in this town which does not stand wide open to any delegate or visitor to this convention. All you have to do, is to walk in take a chair—take two of them if you want to—and rest as sured that it will be ail right. Go into any store in this town, and if you don’t see what you want, ask for it. and I warrant you it will be forth-coming—at the lowest cash price. Why. sir, there are single families in this town, who, but for certain fixed and invariable relations exist ing between definite portions of space and corporeal bodies, and but for that law of the material world which declares that no two bodies can occupy the same space at the same time—there are single families I say who but for these hard condi tions, would undertake to entertain this whole convention, lock, stock and,barrel, every mother’s son of you and every mother’s daughter too. They would do it, and glory in tiie doing. We are all glad that so many of you have brought your wives, your sisters, and your daughters, and that so many of other people’s sis ters and daughers are here. This is a pledge of good behavior on your part, an incentive to us to do our best, and an all-around assurance that there will be no foolishness. Now, Mr. President, we have all looked forward to this meeting with many pleasing anticipations. We trust that it will bring a great bless ing to us as well as to you. You have cotno to a place where God is not dishonored and among a people who will give you their warmest and tonderest sympathies. There are churches all about hero standing almost as thick as if they hud been sprinkled down from some huge pep per box, .uid there are localities near by not altogether “to fortune and to one of her fair and gifted daughters, the Mecca towards which rmjny true and tried hearts are turning this day in tenderest love—Limestone witli all its hallowed memories and soui-in- spiring associations, and all around you is Gaffney, not. more than 25 years old, hut crowded with as pro gressive, high-toned, big-hearted a people as ever lived in any country. These are the people wiio today throw open the doors of both their homes and their hearts and aired inn ately bid you to come on and occupy them both. Mr. \V. B. Oliver, of Florence, re sponded to the address in a truly de lightful manner. Mr. 1). II. Orosland expressed heart-felt thanks for their prayer for him in his affliction at tiie time of tiie last meeting. On motion a committee on or der of business was appointed con sisting of Messrs. J. B. Parrott, W. J. Langston, R. W. Handers, (r. W. Busf ey and \V. 1’. Tate. • The Conference determined upon a Thanksgiving service of fifteen or twenty minutes to be held Thursday Nov. ffO, at twelve o’clock. After the services there will be a collection for the Connie Maxwell Orphanage. The first meeting of t he Convention adjourned to meet this morning at 9 dIO. fame unknown. few miles to the northwest lie the woods and fields of Cowpens a few miles to the northeast. King's Mountain is always kissing tiie clouds in silent rapture over the memories of a glorious past ; one mile away is the big Dogwood Spring, celebrated in romance and story; near by is beautiful Limestone—the Orkney of THE LADIES’ MEETING. The Aihlrrsft of Weleomo :tu<l KoHponne \V«'r« Worthy of tin: Ot‘<*uMlon. Yesterday morning at 10 o’clock tiie ladies meeting was convened in the Presbyterian church. The meet ing was presided over by Mrs. Sloan, of Greenville. Devotional exercises were conducted by Mrs. Lawton, of Lawtonville, the subject being “Faith.” The address of welcome was made by .Mrs. B. P. Robertson and the response by Mrs. (). K Brae- zeale. Both the address of welcome and the response were commented on us being worthy of their authors and the occasion. .Miss M. L. Coker was elected secretary and Mrs. Sloan pres ident. The central committee re ported a collection of over $1,000 for Home, Slate and Foreign Missions. A very interesting report was made by Miss Jl^de, of Charleston, on leity missionary work, followed by ten months of social conversation. Mrs. McMunaway, of Greers, read an interesting paper on the “Plan of Work for Missionaries.” Mrs. Bailey read a well prepared paper on “State Missions.” Mrs. Carson read a very interesting paper on “Homo Missionaries and self-denial.” Dr. Bailey then delivered an ad dress on “State Missions.” Dr. Bai ley is one of the best men in the state and his address was eminently worthy of an eminent man. Mrs. Hoyt made a few remarks concerning Mrs. Entzminger. of Bra-, zil, who had made a call for $1,000 to ward building a chapel in Brazil. Miss Lila 0. Biuld, late of Gaffney, but now of Virginia, and Mrs. If. Hatcher, of Atlanta, were introduced as visitors. The meeting then adjourned. rroKi-uiu for Todi-.y ami Toiilj;lit. The trustees of tiie Orphanage will meet today at nine o’clock a. m. in one of the rooms at the Convention I lull. 'Tiie State Mission Board will meet at 9 o’clock this morning at the Convention Hall. Tiie Convention will meet at 9 dJO this morning. The morning will bo given to the reading of tiie reports of the different Boards of tiie Conven tion. At twelve o’clock there will be a brief thanksgiving service and a collection for the Orphanage. The afternoon session will convene at three o’clock. The trustees of Furman University will meet at 9 :H0 this morning at the National Bank. The Alumni Association of Furman University will hold a meeting in the Convention Hall at 2:80 o’clock to day. It is earnestly desired that everyone of the old students of Fur man be present at the Convention and make a special effort to be there on time. The inconvenient hour was unavoidable. Rev. \V. T. Tate is the president of the Association and Rev. V'. I. Masters secretary. The ladies will meet to consider mission work at the Presbyterian church at ‘1:30 p. m. The special order for tonightgat the Convention Hail will be the consider ation of matters pertaining to the in terest of Furman University and the Greenville Female College. Home fine speeches may he expected end a meeting of great interest. The hour of meeting for the evening will be 7.80. A Letter from M iMxioimry Wutson. To the Baptists of .South Carolina. Dkau Bkktmkex:—The North Mex ican Mission sends salutations! While you are gathered together in your annual convention to pray and plan for the extension of the Master’s kingdom do not forget to pray for us. We of the North Mexi can Mission are grateful for and re joice in the fact that the Lord has been blessing our labors during ail this year. I have been practically alone, with oniy five paid native helpers. We have hud up to date one hundred aud eleven baptisms since Jan. I, ”99 New fields are opening up ail around us. The Macedonian cry comes to us from more places than we are able to visit. Bro. Cheuvens is beginning to preach in Spanish. Bro. Crutcher, us you know arrived here Oct. 2!), i-o ho cannot help yet, except in English work. He is hard at work on Die language. I like all the new missionaries that have conic to our inisson. I have not hud tiie pleasure of meeting the other men. We uro hopeful for the future. God is showing his approval of your work in tins land by blessing the la bors of those who are here. There many alatus in th * re public where no Baptist work lias been done. The need is groat. 1’ress forward, brethren ! Tiie Captain sig nals, “Forwrrd!” 1'niv for us, and pray for our native brethren. May God bless you all! Yours truly, A. G. Waikins. **rii.vnjlfx :iinl TriiimpliM of the Mexicnns. Hernando Cortez landed at Vera Cruz with 879 men, April 21,1519, and the “Conquest of Mexico”, be came an accomplished fact Aug. 13, 1521. Then began in Mexico the long, dark, bloody re'gn of Spain and tiie Roman Catholic Church. The Aztecs were reduced to peonage and many of them to absolute slavery. During three hundred years of Span ish supremacy sixty-ono viceroys were sent over to rule the country. Only Spaniards were appointed to government positions or to the Cath olic priesthood. Under the rule that no country-born person should be allowed to participate in tiie govern ment, even the creole class, (those horn in Mexico to Spanish parents), were not allowed to hold government offices. Thus the Spaniards monopo lized all the places of trust, profit and power, and they became so domineer ing and cruel in their treatment of the natives us to provoke their bitter hatred. The avarice of the Spaniards seemed to be insatiate. On reaching Mexico City Cortez sent to the Aztec king fhe following,message : “I and my companions have a complaint, u disease of the heart, which is cured by gold.” Montezuma, hoping to get rid of his unwelcome visitor, sent him all tiie gold lie could spare; but alas! this seemed to aggravate rather than cure the “disease.” Specialists have estimated that one-half of the silver of the world's commerce has been extracted from Mexico’s mines since the Conquest. The official cus tom house reports of Spain show that between 1521 and 1825 $10,200,000,000 were received from Mexico, and Rob ertson, in his “History of America,” gives his authorities for the state ment that even a larger amount was smuggled into Spain to avoid the duty. But whence the title by which Spain and the Roman Catholic Church claimed, as their rightful do main, not only Mexico, but the en tire western hemisphere? In 1494 1’opo Alexander VI, arrogantly claim ing supremacy over the entire earth, settled conflicting claims of the kings of Spain and Fortugal by dividing tiie world between them. Tiie boundry was an imaginary line passing from pole to pole through the Atlantic ocean 870 miles west of the Azores. All the undiscovered regions east of this line were awarded to Fortugal, and those west to Spain, The au thority was to be unlimited, covering the property, services, souls and bodies of the conqered peoples. The silly and absurd presumption dis- niayed by the Pope, in this division and cession of the world, reminds us of another occasion when a certain fellow offered to a young man "all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them.”—Mat. 1:8 9. The two cases are strikingly similar. Spain’s military adventurers were accompanied by clerical helpers who “Christianized,” frequently at the point of the sword, tim subjugated Aztecs, with priests co.iv.-rfei hi and baptism interehungeubie terms. Within a short time baptism had been administered to four million people, and, to make sure of “the final perseverance of the saints,” the Inquisition, with its twenty-sev<n inodes of cruel torture, was employed with all severity. But this long night of oppression had to come to a dose. The galling yoke of Spanish tyranny could be borne no longer. The Mexi can people resolved to be free. Almost the entire nation sympathize d with the idea, hut how was it to be realized? Any number of men might he called out, hut an army so gath ered would consist mainly of poor, ignorant, half-clad, unarmed and un disciplined peons. How could these meet the Royalist’s, army which was thoroughly disciplined, furnished with all the equipments of war and backed by tiie prestige and money of the Catholic Church? The war-cry was given, and after eleven years the bloody st ruggle ended, Feb. 21, 1821. in the liberation of Mexico and her complete separation from Spain. At the same time it was declared that in religion the nation should be Roman Catholic, without even tolerating any any other faith. Tiie Roman Catholic Church had grown enor mously wealthy, her property in Mex. ico being estimated at $30,000,000, with an, annual income of $25,000,000; while the floating capi tal undo the control of the Arch bishop of Mexico was $20,000,000. Up to that time there still existed the union of Church and State, and the Government paid to 3 223 ecclesias tics a yearly salary of $20,000,000, the Archbishop receiving annually $130,000, and tiie Bishops of Pueblo and Morelia each $110,000. In Mexico City alone there were fifty convents, male and female, containing 3 300 indolent, ignorant monks ami nuns, while poor people all over the land were suffering for bread, yet dividing their scanty living lhat they might be able to pay the enormous fees de mand! d of them by the priests for baptisms, marriages, funerals and masses for their dead. The Govern ment was on the verge of bankruptcy, yet the Catholic Church, with all her hoarded millions, stubbornly refused to pay one dollar toward sustaining the public burdens. The Mexicans are a proud, patriotic anil progressive people, and have abundantly proved themselves capa ble of self-government. President Juavez, a full-blood Aztec, was one of the greatest statesmen of the nineteenth century, and Gen. I‘ar- lirio Diaz, Mexico’s present president, ranks among the leading executives of the world. The Mexicans convinced their ene mies and tiie world their strength of character and resolution, by their prolonged struggle for national lib erty. It was against fearful odds, because they had to win battles in order to obtain firms and ammuni tion, but they were fighting for their rights,_ their native iumi and, their fives,'and God crowned them with victory. Tiie National Congress completed and adopted, in 1857, the new constitution. Mr. Howard said ho considered it the best instrument of its kind in the world. Among other things, it declared the separa tion of church and state, the free dom of religion and of the press, and the confiscation of $200, (MX),000 worth of Roman Catholic church prop erty. In 18/3, congress, composed entirely of Catholics, by special act, expcdled from Mexico, the Jesuits and nuns as dangerous and intolera ble enemies to the G ivcrnment, tiie country and the Mexican people. Since that time tiie Government, un der the new constitution, hm-become stable, tiie war-cry has died away, and the Mexican people have entered upon a career of peace and prosperity which has given joy to their own hearts and great pleasure to all lib erty-loving and progressive peoples throughout the world. This is the country in which, and those are, the people among whom evangelical denominations are* labor ing to establish the Gospe', and prove to them and toj he world that Christian churches can thrive, multi- selves and their «n.iiuuu the crutches of Slate support. J. (}. Chastain. Morelia, Mexico. Nov. 1899. R«5v. Ij. C\ Slintoi). Rev. L. C. Hinton, one of the old and reverend Baptist preachers of the State, is attending the convention and is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. R. C Lipscomb on Race Street. Mr. Hinton is a native of Wako x county, N. C., but in his young man hood married one of Chester county’s fair and most accomplished daugh ters and lias made his home in that county ever since, whore he is loved by all and is recognized by the whole Stale as the embodiment of all the high traits of character, which go to make up the true Christian gentle man. • ® © Nature J Babies end children need I J proper food, rarely ever nrsedi- j j cine. If they do not thrive j | on their feed someth:: * b $ f wron*. They need a little j | help to get their digestive | = machinery working properly, f SO*!!" COD LIVER OIL W/r// HYPO PHOSPHITES orUME 4 SODA Ihb * i* i | will generally correct | difficulty. ! t If you will put from one* | ? fourth to half a teaspocrduS | ^ 1 in baby’s bottle three cr four s J times a day you will soon see | | a marked improvement. For j 1 larger children, from half to | I a teaspoonful, according to v _ age, dissolved in (heir milk, J | if you so desire, wiii very | j soon show its g'eat nourish- J ^ : ing power. If the mother’s = milk does not nourish the { baby, she needs the emu!- j sion. It will show an effect j | at once both upon mother | \ ! and child. 1 L 5oc. and ft.oo, all druggists. | SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists, New York/ | ■>»> 11 II II I Call at the Cher- FREE! | okce Drug Co. and get ;i free sample bottle of Dr. Wofford’s Expecto rant. The greatest cough rem edy of the a<;e. C. JEFFERIES*- GAFFNEY, S. C. Coininercinl l<aiv. Corporation Law Jtciil Kxtutu Law. Money to loan on appro veil security. J AMISS A. WIIwIvIS, Attorney-at-Law, GAK'lApeEY, S. C. Will practice in all the courts of this State. Office over R. A. Jones & Co.’s store. The Pearl Steam Laundry Delegates and Visitors Semi us Your Laundry... Work neatly uml promptly done. Ring usup lit ’I’lionc till and we*i!i send our wugon for your laundry. You are cordially Invited to mil and see us and e.\ it in I ne our work. Kespet., Richardson Bios., Props.