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'TIST STATE MISS3X mi it is Being Done by the Slate Board. GALLANT WORK. County In tlie Kt:it<- ll:is 1-Vlt tlio I ient'o of Stiito MUsi<>iiK-- s Mmi«‘ I'luln ft About Moriuuiilsin in Sontli Cnro- Stato Mission Hoard was or- ed by our State Convention in The Rev. J. 0. B. Dargan, I). I [as its lirst corresponding seen- : policy of the Convention rein- ! » the work of tiie Board was tad in u simple resolution : “That oard for the present prosecute j ly the work of State Missions, J hat the general agent endeavor cite in the Associations an active est in the other objects of the entionV” th the brethren of that Conven- Stute Missions was the work, felt it to be a great work, they t first, and their policy was to up everything else through this cy. They were right, for that to Ohio, whence they were driven out and went to Missouri, where they committed murder, arson, robbery and perjury and were expelled from the State b.? citizens acting under or ders from Governor Boggs. Escaping into Illinois Smith claimed to receive a special revelation enjoining poly gamy. The proclamation and prac tice of this infamous doctrine made him so obnoxious to the people that he was lodged in jail and afterwards shot by an infuriated mob in ISHl. It is a fact that the Mormons start ed in 1810 tor Utah under the leader ship of Brigham Young, who died in 1877. He was succeeded by Taylor, who died in Mexico in 1887. a fugi tive from justice under the Edmunds nti-polygamy law, by Woodruff, who Jtisnjfact that the Mormons ac cept the “Book of Mormon'' and the “Doctrino and Covenants” to be as holy and authoritative as the Bible itself. ll is a fact that the Book of Mor mon is a religious romance chiefly purporting to ho a history of the American Indians from UOO B. C. to A. 1). 100. Although Smith claimed to have discovered by direction of an angel metallic plates on which were inscribed in a peculiar writing the revelation, it is known to bo largely inspired by a manuscript novel writ ten by Solomon Spaulding, an unsuc cessful. 1'resbyterian preacher, and afterwards revised by another eccen tric preacher, Sidney Rigdon, who inserted Scripture passages to give it .ilk I’.AILKY, J). 1*. lie New Te-lament order. The tailing of the gospel, they felt the primary w ork of the churches. Ib Missions was to be the great |r. it must he so yet. It is still (work before us. and in proportion re lose sight of this fact, will 3r interests sulTer in the end. |hc work prospered under the lend- iip of brethren, Dargan, IV,pe, frail, Lamar, Strickland, Griffith the pnsent incumbent. Every rs rt showed growth, and now ry ore of our thirty four Associa- js is in sympathy with the Board contributes to its work, fvery county in ;ho State has felt Influence of State Missions, hie tnissionarh s and colporters of Board have traveled over almost ry country road and by-path from Nortli Carolina line to the Savan- Itivc-r. They have gone over intains, through swamps and for- and sand-hiHs everywhere they b gone talking to the people and (aching the word. Strong churches }o been built up in towns, villages destitute country places. Of the white Baptist churches in our te, one third of them has been Ihered and built up by Missionaries 1 h^State Board. f’d^ihirty three years this work been going on with marked suc- #5^ pfev fXl A. . I5AHTON. is, and yet the time has not come J relax our energies, to shorten our Ipropriations, and to call in our rces. There are yet waste places in lr mountain districts and on our ithern borders, where the standard | the cross must Im planted and peo- urged to rally around it. There larger numbers of our people who fed to be taught the ways of God >re perfectly. The <>0,()(>t> people gated in our factory towns jot be overlooked. The thirty- Mormon Missionaries who are iveling over our State spreading loir foul doctrines mr^t be looked Iter, and our duty to do our part in fting up the colored people to u (gher moral and religious plane must it be forgotten. Much has been me, but very much yet remains to done. State Mission work must he ;pt in the forefront. It needs more rmputhy, more prayer, and larger mtribut ions. Some ritiin Fuctn Ahout .Mormonism. It isy fact that the Mormons are itting fort h zealous efforts to spread ieir doctrines in the Enited States, ipeclally in the South and West, [bout live hundnd missionaries are “work in the South, their headquur- |rs being in Chattanooga. It is a fact that the lirst Mormon (lurch was organized in Fayette, N. 1830, its founder being Joseph mith, who claimed to bo a “1‘rophet, eer and revelator. ” It is a fact that Smith and a band it of followers moved from New York ■:4 I’OL. PATRKK, OK Till: RATRH'K MILITARY INSTITI TK. died last year, and by Lorenzo Snow, the present ''ucumbent. It is a fact that the Mountain Mea dow massacre occurred in JSo7 in L'tah, when one hundred and twenty emigrants on their way to California were butchered by a emipany of Mormons and Indians led by John D. Leo acting under orders from Brig ham Young. The Mormons once.i the guilty parties for twenty years; but the leader. John 1). Let', was ar rested on testimony of detectives, convicted in a federal court on Mor mon testimony and executed in L'77. Brigham Young's death soon after wards prevented Ids being brought to the effect of a revelation from God Joseph Smith dictated the Book of Mormon to an amanuensis, keeping ; liimseli concealed behind a curtain, a bed-blanket, stretched across the room. Soon afterwards the plates disappeared. I It. is a fact that Mormons claim ’ that the whole, euith lias been given t) them by God and that all who do m t become Mormons are to he ex terminated by them, just us Israel destroyed the Canaanites. j It is a fact that Mormonism teaches polygamy as the perpetual family or- ■ der of (iod. God is represented as a polygamist, having a material “body \V. K. i:\TZ.M I MiKIl. trial for this shocking crime. The emigrants were encamped in a valley surrounded by hills and were besieg ed in vain for a few days. The Mor mons tlien presented a Hug of truce and promised the emigrants their lives if they would lay down their arms and lea..j all they had. The proposition was accepted and the em igrants were marched out in single file, the men first, who w« re shot by Indians in ambush at a given signal, while the Mormons cruelly slaughter ed the women and children. Their bodies were left to vultures while the and all the parts and passions of a man;” ho co-habited with Eve and became the father of the human race, and with the Virgin Mary, another of his wives, and became the father of Jesus. Mary and Martha and Mary Magdalene were wives of Jesus, a polygamist. Decency forbids the mention of other polygamous teach ings. It is a fact that Mormons teach that child-bearing will continue throughout eternity, the saints be coming fathers and mothers in the next just as in this world, and that K. N. K. RAILKY, PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER OK SOUTH CARO!, COEDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE, E D< i E Kl E I.D, S. C. property was divided among the per petrators of the atrocious deed. It is a fact that the Greek word, Mormon, means (Liddell and Hcott), “a hideous she-monster,” a fitting name for such a system us that styl ed, “The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Duy Saints.” this will ho one of the chief meai u man’s glory, he being the mos alted who has the greatest numl wives. It is a fact that Mormons t that unmarried women go straig perdition, however excellent characters, while all married wo however wicked, go straight to heav en. Gut of marriage no salvation for a Mormon woman. It is a fact that the “Book of Mor mon” forbids polygamy, but Joseph Smith received a later “Revelation on the Eternity of the Marriage Cove nant. Including Plurality of Wives.” and authorized polygamy. Polygamy can never be renounced by the Mor mons without renouncing the system. It is a fact that Mormonism holds that all who die without becoming Mormons are lost, but they will have an opportunity of accepting their teachings in the next world and of being saved. But as they teach that without water baptism there can be no salvation, they baptize the living for their departed friends > and relu- trino until they have made a prose lyte. In this way many an unwary soul hns been led by fair promises to go to Utah to endure a burdensome life; deceived by plausible teachings the unsuspecting are ensnared into a vile system from which they long in vain for liberty, held by the power and threats of the priesthood, It is a fact that Mormon mission aries are trying to subvert the Gospel ' of Christ, however much they may deny it, and should not be given hos pitality or aided in any way in their infamous work. For humanity’s sake, when in sickness or dire need, they should be helped, but no lover of the Lord Jesus should receive them us a disciple. “If there come any unto you, and MUJ — ' rzutiCi ■<i' •*** / v 1'EoF. <\ .1. OWENS, I‘RES I DENT OF ORANO ERURO COLLEGE AND FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE 15. V. V. C. OE SOUTH CAROLINA. lives. bring not this doctrine, receive him It is a fact that Mormons reject all ! not into your house, neither bid him allegiance to any earthly government ! (iod speed; for be that biddetli him save as a matter of policy. They hold | God speed is partaker of his evil that no man can rightfully hold any , deeds.” Second John 10:11. civil office without ordination to the ; Mormonism is a detestable corn- priesthood; that all civil laws are I pound of Paganism, Mohammodan- null and void, that civil courts have i ism, Judaism and Christianity so no jurisdiction and that all who re- vile and contradictory as to be un- ject Mormonism are liable to punish- worthy of being called a religious ment. | system. The State Mission Board is It is a fact that Joseph Smith was | doing its best to counteract theinllu- a false prophet. He prophesied that ence of these false teachers, the saints were to build a temple at Independence, .Missouri, which —J. \V. Tolleson has just received “should stand forever.” This failed ■ a nice assortment of ladies beaded when lie was driven from the State, j elastic belts, \V. E. ENTZMINDER. but he confidently prophesied that the city of Nauvoo, 111., should “Be to the saints an everlasting habita tion.” H is brief stay there showed that he did not have the secrets of God. It is a fact that Mormon elders claim to be spreading the gospel free of charge; but they do not tell the people that they have left their wives and children behind to provide for themselves as best they can, thus practically abandoning their families. It is a fact that, while Mormon el ders declare that they offer the gos- ,Cotton Mill For Humboldt. Humholdt, Tenn., Dec. 1.—Humboldt will soon have a 5,000-spindlo cotton mill. Today several stockholders met and made application for a charter. The authorized capital is $100,000 and most of the stock has already been subscribed. The promoters of this enterprise are the wealthiest citizens in this community. A committee of four returned yesterday from a tour of inspection of the south ern mills and expressed themselves as being satisfied that nothing better to invest money in than a southern cotton mill exists. MRS. M. M. RILEY. pel without money and without price, in Utah the tithing law is enforced, requiring the tenth of everything produced, even to garden vegetables, and also the t< nth of time at work on some church enterprise. It is a fact that Mormons prac tice duplicity. They present among strangers their more acceptable teach ings, holding back their nefarious doc- CNiii|>Nl(fii Ih lielng 1'usnca. Washington, Dec. L—Genera Otis’ advices to the war department today show that the advance into the interior is being vigorously pushed and the American troops continue to drive back and disperse the scattered bands encoun tered. Ho states that Captain War wick, Eighteenth Infantry, was killed in an engagi ment at Eussi, Iloilo prov ince, on the twenty-sixth ult. BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION WORK. [CONTISFED I ROM CAGE ONE.] has so much been done to uplift it as by Christian missions; and, no other agency can show the same good edu cational and moral results at so little expense. A tilanccut the Elchin of the Foreif'ii Mis sion lloiirtl. Before the organization of the Southern Baptist Convention the Baptists oftbe South gave through the Triennial Convention, and had their representatives in the foreign fields. I’ossibly the most prominent of these was Rev. J. Lewis Shuck, who had gone from Virginia ten years before, and was laboring in China. It was most natural that he should come under the care of the Convention, and that the first actual work undertaken by the Foreign Mission Board should be in China. Mr. Shuck labored at Macao, Can ton, a % nd Shanghai. Ho was the pio neer of an illustrious line of miscion- aries sent by Southern Baptists to that field. The work in China is divided into three separate missions, which are widely separated and very different. First in order is the Southern China Mission, which has Canton as its cen- W. E.CROCKER. ter, covering almost all of Kwang Tung province and a good part of Kwang Si. Beginning in 181"), the work in this field has grown till now we have over 1,200 members. Fussing up the coast something like a thousand miles, we to ich our Central China Mission, which will always possess peculiar interest for our people, because it was the scene of the distinguished Dr. Yates’ la bors. Shanhai is the principal sta tion. Another journey up the coast of six or seven hundred miles is the North China Mission. The summary attached at th : end of this article shows that we havo under the blessing of the Lord ac complished good results in Ciina. \Ye ought to be profoundly graceful for the results accomplished. And yet of the throbbing million i in China only a few thousands have been reached by us. The past year has been the best in t he history of our China work, and greater things are to follow. The next field into which into the sickle was thrust is the Dark Conti nent. Africa, where work was begun in 1850. Owing to the hostility of the climate in the section where our mission is located, on the lowlands of the western coast, it has been hard to keep up the force of workers to such a point as would promise large results. The past year has had no striking features; the work has gone on about as usual. What we need to do is greatly to roinfororce the field, and, as Ethiopia is stretching out her MRS. w. E. CIUK IvER. hands unto God, show her the way to come to Him. The heart of our people next began to turn to Italy, being moved by the great need of her priest-ridden peo ple. As soon as Romo was taken by the conquering army of Victor Eman uel. September 20, 1870, the armies of Christ could enter, and our work was begun at once. While the work in Italy may not be the most fruitful, it must be re membered that Italy is included in the commissisn, and as sorely needs the pure, saving Gospel as does any people. The work done almost en tirely by natives would doubtless be greatly advanced were the Board to send a large reinforcement of Ameri- ican workers. Not willing to stop with an effort to save from the destructive power of Papacy those under the shadow of the Vatican, the Board opened work in Mexico, our neighboring repub lic, where a beginning was made in 1880, ten years after Italy was en tered. Mexico has been a fruitful field, and now we havo a gratifying showing. The work has lately been divided into two missions, the North Mexican Mission and the South Mexi can Mission. The past year has been marked by internal troubles, us the result of which a goodly number of the former missionaries resigned. But perfect peace reigns now, and the work, re inforced by a number of excellent new workers, moves steadily forward and promises much for the future. The turning toward Mexico was a very natural precursor of taking Bra- zil upon the heart. Work was begun hero two years later than in Mexico, in 1882. Brazil has proven a rich and responsive field. The work, though hindered in its early history by internal troubles, has made re markably fine advancement, and now makes a good showing. The youngest of all our missions is in the marvellous little country, Ja pan, which we entered ten years ago. 1889. As yet the force is small and and the the showing is not large, but progress is steady, and the future will be fruitful. A combination of the foregoing sta tistics from the six fields gives the table attached. Southern Baptists need greatly to enlarge the force on eacli one of these fields, and, what’s more, need to press on till every nook and corner of this dark w'orld shall see their light: COCNTUIES. I’hlim.... Africa ... Italy Mexico Brazil Japiti .. Total 1*45,40 55 1*50 <i| 10 1**0 1 ‘JO 18*0 10 111 11882 IS 1* !1S8» 7 7 |h2 12*1 o»> 427 1.8.12 ti :t; an • M ;t* 51* jtl 45 LOIR SI 285 1,524 1 i:i 71 HO S-l;> 5,air The following missionaries of the Southern Baptist Convention are from South Carolina: Dr. J. B. Hart well and Miss Anna B. Hartwell,Tung Chow, China, Miss Lula Whilden Canton, China, Rev. M. W. Lawton Chinkiang, China, Mrs. W. E. Crock er, Chinkiang, China, Rev. W. E. En’zminger and wife Pernambuco, Brazil. These consecrated noble sons and daughters of the state are prov ing a blessing us they carry the light of Christ to those in darkness and sin. NO PREFERENCE OF PRISON. Kecso Decline* it .Judgo’s Spuclul Jail Privilege OfIVr. Fort Scott, Kan., Nov. 30.—John P. Reese, member mt the national execu tive board of the United Mine Workers of America, sentenced to jail for con- temnt of the federal court, has refused the offer of Judge Williams for special privileges at Topeka, saying: “An innocent man has no preference of prisons in which to bo unjustly con fined.” Reese had been sentenced to the fed eral prison here, but when Judge Wil liams learned that the accommodations were poor he ordered him taken to the Topeka jail, where he could have the Bole use of a corridor. Because ho made speeches to striking miners in their own hall, which is not on the mining company’s property, Reese was sent to jail here for three mouths lor contempt of tho federal court. Reese is a young man of much ability- who has been stationed In the Albia, la., district. When the 3,600 coal miners of the Kansas district went out in sym pathy with the Illinois, Arkansas and Indian Territory miners he was sent here by President Mitchell to direct them. An injunction was obtained by the coal mine managers to prevent Reese from interfering with the operations of the Western Coal and Mining company, whicli is practically the Missouri Pa cific Railway company. Several weeks ago he was cited for contempt and a trial which lasted two days closed Mon day. His conviction and imprisonment have aroused the bitterest indignation among tho miners and it is declared by diatriot officers hero that the national organiza tion will take the matter np. $7,000 SHORTIN ACCOUNTS. Cushier of the Revenue Office at St. Louis Missing. St. Louis, Nov. 80.—The Po>t-Dis patch says: Arnold Tuchschmidt, the missing cashier of the internal revenue department, is said to be short in his acconuts over $7,000. A warrant was issued for Tuchschmidt’s arrest, charg ing him with having embezzled $7,000. Tuchtchmldt’s books aro being thor oughly investigated. The Post Dispatch says it has learned that the alleged defalcations have been going on since last August. The in formation specifying the shortage men tioned was sworn to by Collector Henry C. Grenner. Tuchschmidt, it is alleged, made a full confession to Treasury In spector Gavett about 0 o’clock Mouday morning. “I know I have done wong,” he said, “and 1 would like to know what I ought to do.” "Make a clean.breast of the affair,” replied Mr. Gavett. Tuchschmidt was then told to wait until the inspector had consulted with Collector Grenner. The conference lasted a half hour, during which tim Tuchschmidt disappeared. United States secret service officials and marshals are searching for the miss ing man, a description of whom has been sent to the state and federal au thorities all over the country. GIVES LIFE TO SAVE SOUL Sian Off ers to Die For Brother's Sal vation and Drops Dead. Chattanooga, Not. 80.—A private letter from eastern Kentucky tells of s peculiar incident in Wolfe cotinty. Frank Miller was at the point of death after a long illness. His brother John was offering up a prayer for his salva tion, having come to realize that his death was near at hand. In the coarse of bis prayer John Miller said: “Oh, Lord, lam willing to give my Hfe if it be required to save my broth er’s soul.” A moment later John Miller had fallen dead. His brother died on the night of the same day and the two were buried in the same grave. ‘ The brother’s prayer was answered, as Frank Miller shortly before his death confessed faith in the Lord. Train Crashes Into a Stage. Hazklton, Pa., Nov. 80.—A Pennsyl vania railroad train crashed into a stage at Cranberry crossing today, killing Miss Davidson of Grafton, W. Va., Miss Ethma Goeddecke of Bntler and Mrs. Paisley of Harwood. Toney Ohe- roy of this city, the driver of the coach, was severely injured. Louisiana Industrial Show. Nkw Orleans, Nov. 80.—The second Louisiana Industrial exposition will be held at the fair grounds. It will open Baturday, Mar 12, and will last 23 dry*. This was decided upon at a meeting of the executive committee held last night. 1