The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, December 03, 1899, Image 3
GAfFlf f'S NEW
, BJFTiST BriliSCH,
It is Now in Course of Con
struction.
A BRIEF HISTORY OF IT.
Some of the .Mo»t Illustrious of tialTioy's
Citizens time li< . n Menflfled With tlo
Growth of t his t Imreli—The Sk«^leli of
the l.lfe of IIn t’r* sent I’ustor.
The Fir?l clHireli of (iafT-
ney, under the uatne of the (iallney
Baptist ch'inh, was organized tlie
third Bunday in dune, lS7fv Breth
ren and Sisti rs ii.(i. Gailney, lOliz; -
belli 8. Gafluey, Henry M. Gailney,
uncs d. Gailney, I.UVa P. (Jaltney,
fiv'usta V. Mo..ti; linery, J.. \ ietoria
Gaffney, K. B-. i! tiuffney, Mollie
Montgonu ey, J)r. J. G. Gaffney, -Mrs.
Jane Gaffney, liev. \\ . \j. Brown,
Miy. Annie B. Brotvn, W. d. Duncan,
Mrs. C u iiaritu’ Duncan, Mrs. dulia
E. Gain. s. It A. K obi son. Mrs 11. A
Robison. Adaline Diary. Mrs. Martha
dollars. The Baptists of Gaffney
raised this amount and secured the
building of the house. Pr. ,T. M.
Bailey preached tho sermon at the
dedication.
July 28, 181)0, tho name of tho
churclt was changed from tho Gaffney
Baptist church to that of the First
Baptist church of Gaffney. In the
spring of ls‘d7, through tho inlluenco
of the ladies of the church, a lot was
secured nod a beautiful parsonage was
built. The lot cost three hundred
dollars and the house eight hundred
dollars. The pastor moved into the
parsonage duly ill, 181)7.
Dr. J. X. Nesbitt, a deacon of tho
Chick Springs church, was received
by letter into full fellowship as a dea
con on duly '.), 181)8. In December,
1808, tho following deacons resigned:
X. Lipscomb, K. C. Surratt, d. N.
Nesbitt, R. <). Sams, d. R. Tolloson,
S B. Crawley. I. M. Boeder, W.H.
Richardson. On December I, R O.
Sams. I. M. Beeler, W. W. Gaffney
and S. B. Crawley were elected dea
cons to serve with our senior deacon,
H. G. Gaffney.
Under Rev. B. B. Robertson as pas
tor the church has been abundantly
blessed. Ho came to tho church u
young man ju t graduated from the
Southern Baptist Theological Semi
nary. During till of lltoi-o years he
lias worked untiringly for tho cause
i
James. T. '>
r.pud.F. II. Whig!
1mo«\:i, Mrs. E. ,
. Gilmer, Mrs. Eliza ;
i■>sc■ • oib and Mrs. X. |
-k, ar.d E. If.
-I.ijipcd at !ii'.-t
i!!, b ieh !. ;S
unfavorable onvironm
donita’nlo will an 1 t
ti': 11 * d tO OXCfcMOUt
B i j,. nin J’orry Rub.
on daniniry 27, 1
South Carolina,
an •o:dry of mark, l d:
< - i ii d. 1 1 • - .U.
Maj. .). d.
Brown, A
Gilmer. X
Lipscomb from the Limestone chu.vh, : tnks g t xt
constituted liii- organiz ition. ii.' 1
place of orgaiilzati *ti was the old
Tethouist church house which iiu'ii
Stood (a t In- grot; i.u.s t)< t Ite G.-uod
School bnihU g. It ’ organiz-it i-.m
Rev. \V. L 'u -wii . e »pa - or;
H. G. G -.t; ,t
cons; T. I ' 1 v
.Wright, t tt•
Thisn web;
in the old (
since h< i u eu:
In 1S71) a I
at a cost nl ■ h
dollars. Tlie
Wm. W.
clrcurnstiM Ct s
not be a u-oit
Brown s^rv.-i
yea ■>, fi um d u
1882. Timv
this pasti rati
of the Master whom ho serves.
Slu t< !) oft:.<- I ifi-of 1*. ItfUert eni
\. M.,
Tli..VI.
ife of Brof. Ilobtrtson is a
mple of tlie great resuits
that ca:. bo achieved, even u.ndt r an
native
an tli
en orgy
u ay.
a s born
ii*
Robert
seetch
IS 1
BaesbvB
ar I 'vrv
■ . from an
Pi..::, ion in the
-r, Mr. \\ ii,!um
if: > relate*! to
riaii fatnily of
.verted
iiito a r
, ' » 1 1
Rob
ert'-.oua, which b
MS ill
'v a
been
-r. of \\
, ' 1'; 1:! |;
ivioJ bn
;it
pro i
?>iticnl i n 8c it lato
I. H
nn
>t her,
J ' L * ( |
urteon
iiundi
od i
Mar
indrt Rachel Wc
■ ' in on
da nd
, is «
IOt \V ii ■>
(lotiul (<
1 by Col.
(h -j
t *'■ daot <,f l.tU r
'oy ul
fu mi
!y of
, y. T
i;.' (into
ai d t
!ip |
\Vt3
t morel and s in Er.
gland
, a f
t.'iiily
. f 11 •
dedieu!
:i m ca
n “
who
:•(• most distingui
shed
mem
bur is
. ii id.
Re V.
\y.
L.
now
Karl cf Nortlitii':;
’dons
hire.
Be
tin* (
•lair-Mi
for fo
ur
lievi
in tin) scient
ific (]
loci ri
ne of
me, IS
rs to N
ovt. mb'
r,
hert
!:ty and partis:ii.
8 Of ::
::'i. tv)
“‘j
ak cft!
it* chun
•h duri
* i r
• m
mig
!!*• v\' 11 j in, tIn
ici'orc
ii* i
int-
•cd of t
he bui!
i,»
> ! •>
to tlie notable i
ichic v
••me!
11 s of
Tfr- . -• i*4r7*TB*.nr:* *• xa < .
He did not become a Christian dur
ing a protracted meeting. On the
fourtli Sunday In September, 1881,
he was admitted to tho Tiger church,
being baptized by the Rev. S. T. Dill
on tho fourth Sunday in October fol
lowing. Brother Robertson was at
once seized with a desire to do Christ
ian work, and through a member of
the Tiger church, Daniel Stroud, he
was led to undertake public service
for his Master. It was not long be
fore he became conscious of a call to
preach the Gospel, but for a time ho
kept his own counsel. Though he
attended school at Tigerville for a
few months, it was not until he was
twenty years of age that lie had the
privilege of regular school life. With
sixty dollars in bis purse ho entered
tho Greers High School, boarding
with his relative, Mrs. G. V. Bell,
who showed him marked kindness.
After remaining there six months,
Mr. Robertson taught school during
tlie summer, making sevonty-five
dollars, with which lie entered Judson
College, at Hendersonville. North
Carolina. He had as ,yet said noth
ing about preaching the Gospel. Tlie
session was about half over when
Bresident J. B. Boone asked our
brother if lie was going to become a
minister of Christ. Being answered
in the affirmative, the president in
formed him that he would not lie re
quired to pay tuition. During the
first session Brother Robertson kept
bachelor's hall, even doing his own
cooking Nevertheless, though so
cumbered with duties, ho won a
place as sp. aker at commencin', nt.
Five years were spent in college. The
energ, tic joang man paid his own
way by t<-a,-Ling and preaching dur
ing vacation On Juno (i, 1885). iie
graduated wim the degree of A. M.
JliseouMn. Mr. George VVestnnre-
land, of Atlanta, Georgia, made R
yns.-ibh* for him to enter tlie South
ern Bap'i.-t 'rheological Seminary, at
Louisviil, Kentucky, in October, 1885),
by lending tfi.n money with which to
meet expenses. Mr. Robertson pass
ed three years in study the Semi
nary, taking tin full course and some
extras, and receiving the degree of
Muster in Theology. During his va
cations he did missionary work in
North Greenville, under the direction
of Dr. T. M. Bailey. At this tin e he
founded the North Greenville A. - a i-
utimini High School, the first of it.-,
kind in South Carolina. In thi; h
was assisted by Dr. S. II. Civ.-wley end
Others. While at the miinary iho
Uoh rtson did much pr -eh' .g tt * a
it d* 11 r. nt places in U n•
,nd indiotm. orgni z n • *
BAPTIST HOME
MISSION WORK
What is Being Done for Im
mortals Souls.
A GLORIOUS FIELD.
Work In the Wentern Frontier Auioiik
the iinliaiis, In the l»liin(i* of CuIki ami
Other I’olnts—Home VI Union Work Has
Ileen Klt'HHed.
apparent, therefore, that not less
than one-eight of the numerical
strength of tho Baptists of tlie South . Sunday schools organized...
is duo to the work of tho Homo Mis- j Teachers and pupils
sion Board.
The Flehln of the Home MUsion lion nt..
The work is being done in tbe
Western Frontier, among the Indians,
in the Island of Cuba, in Oklahoma,
in several of the Southern and South
eastern States, in the Mountain re
gions, among tho Foreign population , Ihe fact that tlie field of destitution
in various States, and among tho ne- ' s widening, but that the importance
groes in several States. The Board of our country’s evangelization to
also has a church building department the conversion of the world is becom-
Amount expended on houses
of worship $ fit),020
297
7,710
Bibles and Testaments 4,608
Tracts distributed, pages... 1,580,741
InrreaHlng Need.
Year by year as it attempts to sup
ply the spiritual wants of our needy
people, the Home Mission Board be
comes more impressed, not only with
successfully operated.
Sneee«N of Home MIhmIoii Work.
The work of the Home Mission
While this work is under the di
rection of the great body of Southern its results it compares most favorably
Baptists, it is one that vitally con- with tbe work of other similar organ-
cerns the Baptists of South Carolina izations of our own and other denoin-
and Ib always one of tho loading ob-, Baptist Home Mis-
jects brought before our State ( on-j 8 i on Society of Now York may be ac-
venlion. eepted ns a standard of good manage-
A brief history of some facts about ment and efficiency. Compared
Board has been greatly blessed. In
ing more manifest.
In 1845 when the Southern Baptist
Convention was organized, tho entire
population of its territory was about
eight millions. Of that number,
among those who had reached the
ago of accountability, the evangel
ized were but 2,750,000.
Today the same territory contains
25,000,000, of whom more than 20,-
000,000 are accountable beings, and
of those not more than 8,000,000
this work will therefore be interest- I wHK 1*; “ ,tM /H'dacling from each , make any profession of religion leav-
. the missionaries who labored in ! mg 12,000,000 of unregenerated, ac-
ing. Our statements will no., be S( ,j 100 j 8 we jj n j t j 10 f 0 || 0VV j n; , resu ! tg counta k] e beings, and of this num-
original, but will consist chiefly of G f the conventional year, 1800 and her about 0,000,000 are included in
quotations from printed statements i 1897.
our Baptist faith.
•=• "" .• -r 8*- 'y*-*
• * _ •“ .) ■ ■
■ > . .
m
supply
j tu -ky
' church
l.UYUIilM; I.Y
lit C:»U -
c Tinnn ncing !h
in;’ house. Coti;
Vi ,rk vv is (1
lUisvillc*.
’roft osur 1
In the
i
al 'Mily made as relating to their
work.
i We give a summ irv of the wor
A- I i 'i . Til
1 'Hi II r:
'M.M !N A !.’V. I a »i;i8 VI 1,1 K, KY.
-■ )■
V
i-.iii l lie Board from i
t ! Oh Vh> iifid stations
k of i .
I 1111)1' ;
s firna ,iz ifi m. in
to tie G.iffnfcy Bip'is. (•Ii'ii'.Yi. ! :'-;i•
‘•is work t !•• re or. .1 u* <• o' h. < '-92
m •rri- tl
n: n g
On .Uine
hi
;l :
M ifv ! i ' O
of Br. v.Td. X
i.
s iijin iiy
111*- c!llin ,, i
on Jner 1 .
TIIK I IU8T r.A, I : 'T ('
I K' II or UAnM'.Y,
or roNSTKl’CTloX.
MOill i or
ing of t In* liom-i* o
f wor hip, tIi
* evec-
Prof. Rol
ertson
as an
Blast
ration of
lion of a Hindi
parsoruige,
and :i
the far
t ?
bat “blood w
ill tell
;)
moderate inert aso
of tlie meirib
mship
Our
Iirot her’»
hoy In
iod days
\\ (TO
nf tbe church, i
f-v \V L
1! row n
Went
mair.’y in the
<*)M nl
ry.
He
was Piiecin.ih d h ;
R v. T. W,
mil Ii
W:ib :»
\« ;
fot
: < i of
farm
flit
and
'vho died i*fu*r
oL-rving tii" c
hurch
c * ■ u n l r
y
r port.
Wiie
\ ^ i >:
' ■
•s of
live months.
ho
Pi
tered school
u;d at
(IfH*
o be-
In Mnv, Issi).
the ehure!)
ealle.i
came i
mi
•ked at
.-■oog
his fe
doll
.- for
Kev. I. \V. Win go
t i -erve iis it
iii.s In
v *
of sU
dy ur
. d IjOO 1
'.3.
Tlie
lor. Bro. Wingo
irmined ns
I i«tor
school
V*
hicli j
oting
If * j! i .i
t S o
i at-
rntil J a n in r • I
*:)>. In ()•
tuber,
tend' !
. 1
he in a
ny in
our o
vn 1
ime,
1884. tbe clinrc'
i t ! * •' i < d ! > r
it bren
to our
. ]
i:ne In
it said, las
t« d
only
H. P. Griffith.
If. <). S.IIDS
, and
Hu
no
ith.s ir
the
a er
Iff.i
t Die
J. D. Sorugv ; ♦'• s
rve as deaeons i!i
boy m
: i
;roc.l
use* o
f nil (
f In
J op-
Novemlu r. I c;i, .
D. Scr'.ic*.
I'- *.'•!! s
port tin
iff
s. As
Mr.
If b r!
aon
Sr.,
t leefed ch-rk i*: the place of !’.
Pav-
In 11 :
•'.!!•: t V
office
i J i »S 8
)!l ^
pent
knpert, resigned.
A’ the sam
n time
ipi'iie
n
little
ti!:):-
in tb*
<* i
f V of
J. J. Brown \'ns <
b ctod tre !sur<*r in
iff', env
i i i
p*. Bee
on.'.ng
in ( a
i! y
iif ;i
the phice of I! ! 1.
Wriglif, res
igr d
regula
tend in
t on
Sunda
v •
•lionl
When Bro. Wing
» heeaim* pa.-5
or the
h't Wll
cent a
?; a d'degai
• t
i t he
Hiemb<*r u hip r tiu
ihererl sixlv
when
county
t
i'j (1 iy
sell*,
d co
.V
it ioo
be retired i* ha
i increased
to one
-■Hi .i - r ii ■
m
4m
01 no,
C uvi'iiift. D is inter, ing to
that !i ■ gra !u it 1 d fr>>ni '!. s' in
on Iun * J. t'.r)t eliarj
on June an ! man
We think thu this in iy b.i la.ri.'
called intei'S' >. life.
The GaiTnry church nt. that tirr.e
I had a mi-iiiln;r>i.': f ) of on .• ii .n ir a; and
■ thlity-four, G > ! tuts gwieiou.- iy bir-s-
j cd the iiiini. trations of tiit* pi.-ior.
1'lie church now has throe hu elr' ff
| and t'.vrntj m mb' rs. But this is iiy
; no means t he whole .s' )iy nf tii : g: at
work. Uiiiie; the sup* rvi-io'i of Bro
: Roburlso , u second c nrcti or
ganized. wide!) how a no iu'n r-
siiip of over t wo hundr' e, and :i !; .u-'e
(jf worship was built f -r Dm m by I he
!)cl|) of Broth' - Rol.ertso i’s clmrel.
Mdien the effort \va-> ;n nie Jo ;io!i'-it
funds for l.inn -! one (1 >: 1. g', Broi'o.s
sor Rohcnsofj j •ined hiim-i with thip-
tain Griffith and ov' i- nio** ihoo-i i.i
dollais, were raised 1 tin: laliref-
forts for Die upbuilding of Die O »l-
lege, Bnfes.iur !i )lu rtson lias also
rendered valuable s.rvice.
In 1887. mainly through the perse
verance of tlie ladies in the church
and the indefatigable energy of the
pastor, a beautiful parsonage was
built. The latest vi-ibie evidence of
his tireless labor, ids boundless en
thusiasm and hi< complet•* consecra
tion, is the hand-cme new. ch rch ed
ifice now iri course of construction, a
Mi5. We divide
showing what was
Board came to A
that time.
The Board was at
s-v, o years, and has I
• ii:rte'jn.
Mj■»oiii: rif-s sent o»;l
Marion BiarJ
M is-ionarics seuit: (>u
Atlanta Board....
it into t wo parts,
done before the
Atlanta, and since
Bant Uni
’ota!
Gii'chs iastit id) d .
'tjoney i xoer; It d in
!11'ss;o11 work.
O00
009
T
ual
thirtv-h
ur. During 1
s'. voi a I gra- j
I
B.:pD-t The-
. Kv..
hundred nn
lids pastonde t !o ft w-
cious seasons cf r vivi.l. c- p- cuiM v in
1880. The clinrcli l..-!d rvicr h t wiee
a monlh ar I was crcitUy pre.-::: red
during tld * fc i-'o l 1 i Filun iry,
1892, Rev. B I’. Roll rts ei. Ihco a
8t udert in 11 e Sent rn
ological S •!' icnrv a* Lo iisv
was called to st. v. t lr> ebur' b for a!!
his time at a salar ; of m ven :. mdr. d
dollars a ye.ir. Tl.c c!nirc!i h uisc
was ronodelid a? a co>t of cl out four
hundred dollars hcfor.i Bro Roh rt-
i took forma! chirgeof the church
Jjiine 5. 185)2. Tne M!"-r < flici rs of
ic church at this time were: Dea
cons II. G GiifTiey. X Lipscomb.
R. O. Shuns, W. II Richardson and
B C. Parra)t: r! rk. W I. Wilkina;
treasurer', W. (> Lip'sc imh. April 7.
185)5, J)r. S. B. ('rav.hy, I. M. Beeler
ai d J. IL Tolieson i\«rc eicct(d (ha-
cons, ami onia'iK'I April 27. 18i)5
During t he pastondc i f Bro. Rob
ertson, one liundnd and ninety-one
n embers have I im h received by let
ter; one hundred and nineteen by
baptism ; six by restoration and two
by experience. Tho membership has
been inereiised fii.m oi.e I.iindrcd and
thirty-four to li,r'‘o liundred and
twenty. A second church was organ
ized July 28, LSDii, at t lie c itton mill.
Ii rough the i-'ance of the 1'irst
churcii and the mP hoi it ies of the
mill, tlie men her i f the Second
church built a h uM ofworship. The
Gaifrioy Manufiid ui ing (fompany of
fer: (I to don iff* a 1 K m l ori“ thous
and dollars to a y and each denomi-
V
Ad-iition to churcin.
Board
Ad lition to cliurcl.i
Board
Total
Clsurche- c.insti' u'i
Board
M a
rim; t
» •
Ol
:t V-
YVIiat i
1 -1 .
i..
mry «>f 1 lie Hoiiiu
beer
r in A
t i
;it a
itoc.rd
Hots.
H.
p
rc* ao
he
s t o fi
V H
congregations'.
by
l be*
) v
Mgl S
two seri
nous per week
. . . .
C)
i79
eve! "
V ;
5 ur
t !/
j ike
Hr
tt t
t*. in
hr
forty
f”
aycr-meetings,
.. .
:)
. I)’ )
bu ptij
■ S V • '
v e ?
Ic er.
L)(
Ii overs, and r«.-
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—
c iv( i
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iti e
n i
y ieli
or.
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Off'.)
He
or^’i:
' iz.
•vS on
i 0
dunday-scliool,
. M
urioii
a r, d i
;• v’
cry
1 f.
ird j
(■ur ho organizes
:il
!).)•)
t.vo, i
nt
J V
.hi
eh lie
gathers Die first
, At
1 .n‘ )i
Veil r,
fo
», 4 . f
. 1 V
pi.
oils and
teaehors.
...
91.
201
He
in
Al :
. 1
igii
us visits, con-
-
—
slit !lt
i) ?i ff
) Kj
bur di
< V
ry two years.
. . . .
J
21
191
; and ij
Ul
Ids
a
ii »use
(if
worship every
. M
-lli'lll
three
UTa
, «
hicii
cos
ts, with the lo ;
010
85)09.
—
—
—
—
A t'iirU.
Mk. Editok :—The conclu ling sen
tence of the admirable article in The
Ledger of Wednesday, descriptive of
Furman University, inform-d us
that “tlie I’rofessor of Latin who also
endeavors to discharge the duties of
executive officer, is A. 1*. Mo iffigue.”
In this modest way the distinguished
head of Furman,sifter paying generous
tribute to all of his associates on the
faculty, referred to his own official
position. Not because jjit is nee s-
.-ary, for everybody knows the ex
alted opinion universally entertained
inregarl to Dueler Montague, but
because it is.simple just ice ami ought
to be said, we lake up our pen to
state a few of the vast array of
things that might be truly said in
praise of this famous educator. Years
if experience as a college professor,
joined with superlative natural abili-
•y and ripest scholarship, have made
lim a power in the class-room, while
his eloquence has charmed and his
w i:
building which, whan tinislv
he an ornament to the city of Goff
my.
These are only a few of t!i“ main
points in the life of our brnt.ht r. only
a few of hi-, many important tichMve-
mentrt, only a few of hi* numberless
de* ds of devotion.
It is u privilege to know sii'-h a
man. Go I lias richly endowed him
willi intellectual ability. This lie,
on his pari, bus splendidly dt-velopi d.
But that is far from being the only
attractive feature in his p rvonulity.
To nut ivo rdinenu nt of soul ho adds
the cliarm of accpiired culture. His
[lolislu'd and cracious n.anncr ■ arc
1 he expression of a heart which na
ture .has made both kindly and noble.
Seldom have we eeon a. man of such
| 'piGt, so full of consecration, .so gen-
j emus lowaid others, so fr a from
cant. Such qualities as Dune, when
| supplemented by ur ii ig'glng tnergy
and innerved by an uneonqm r.ihle
! will, are the txolacaiion of liu* bril
liant successes
Ids young life.
which have c rna :.( d
■V.
ilolx-rtsou.
when he was only sixteen years old,
an.l beb re hr ha . made it profession
of religion. The influences of his
mother and of trie Sunday school
were, perhaps, the most important of
Die cam-ns which co-operated to
shield 1dm from the evil habits into
which many hoys fall. When eigh
teen years of ago Mr. Robertson be
came a Christian. He considers that
I private words, spoken by A. B. Abell,
of Greenville, un i by G. J. Southern,
j of Tigerville, together with t ho holy
I inlluenco of his mother, were the
nation that would raise one thousand J uuuiik of leading him to the Saviour.
Uiick i w.i K\;nc:s Iron!>!<'.
Ciiattanooua, Dec. 2.—A telegram ,
was received la-1 night by Sheriff' |
Cutup dull, at Barton, Po k county, from |
tiie Ducktown Sulpher, (ycpperand iron
coiiipany, urging him to come to Duck- f
town at once and bring an armed iorco ;
of 20 deputies, as an outbreak was ex- |
peeied at any moment. The sheriff ho- ;
gan at on o to euniMon a posse nua
titarted lor the scene at, midnight. Tho
company expects to start their furnace
with nonunion men Monday and the
striking union miners have become very
ugl/.
H)*|)iil)llcunH AY .nit a Chang 1 ,
New York, Duo. 2. — Nearly one-
third of the members of the Republican
national committee have responded to
tho telegraphic requests of tho New
York Pn ss for a statement of auiut-
line of their positions regarding the
proposed chungo in tho basis of roire-
senlution in future national conven
tions. Of tho members heard from, it
are said to fi eor u change, while three
uru nonconuimal.
Tne Atlanta Dairyman’s association
has advanced tho price of milk DO per
cent.
F.iliKAKV PUi I.HtXli
Churches constituted, Atlanta
Board 2 Off2
Total
Houses of worship built, Mar
ion Board
Houses of worship built, At
lanta Board
799
1,151
Missionaries
Total
During its txistur.ee the Board has
established about ono-eigbth of all
the white churches in the Southern
Baptist Convention.
Jr. tBn States of Louisiana, Arkan
sas, Texas. and tho Indian Territory
these are 4,7RJ churches. It is safe
to say that ono half of those have J Baptisms
hem constituted or materially aided ' Received by letter...
by missionaries of the Homo Mission
Board.
There have been added to these
churches 108,981 members, It is
Ho gives av>ay six Bibles and Tes
taments, and !1 999 tracts.
Ho costs tlie denomination Jj'fftX)
per annum.
The house of worship he builds
every third year adds to tho wealth
of the denomination a sum equal to
his entire support.
Summary of work for tho conven
t wit lias delight *d large audiences in
many parts of our country. Benign
in disposition, urbane in manner, a
courtly 'gentleman of the .Southern
type. President Montague every
where wins tho affection of hearts as
he commands the respect of heads.
His important hooks “The Letters of
Cicero” and “Tho Letters of Pliny”
tional year ending May 1st, 1898, is , have enlarged tho boundaries of
as follows: Latin scholarship. He is a veritable
170 Prince among Latinists. We say all
Weeks of labor 11,497 j this, wo repeat, not nt all because it
Churches and stations..
Sermons and addresses.
Prayer-meetings
1,900 i is all true and because we like to say
4!),ffO0 | it. Doctor Montague is an ornament
10 :J59 not only to Furman University, but
Religious visits 55),811 j to South Carolina and our, whole
4,71191 country. Excuse this intrusion,
1,770, Mr. Editor, but 1 know you believe
9,.'09 that tho man who takes a scut in tho
lOli roar ought to ho led forward by those
Total additions
Churches instituted
Houses of worship built-...
Houses of worship improved
who know his great worth. Very
truly yours, Li;k Davis Loduk.
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Prof. O. J. Peterson.
Siuastiup Neitr f'nciimsviiir.
ThomaSVILLK, Ga,. Dac. 2.—There
was quite a wreck on the Alabama lu.d-
laud railroad last night at Cairo, about
14 miios west of here. A freight train
going east had run into a si. 1 :g to al
low tho train from Montgomery to pass,
and had backed partly ou the main line,
when another freight going east came
at full speed and telescoped the cab and
the car next to it, which contained
about 2o horses, a large number of
which were killed. Traffic was delayed
several kotrrs. The engineer on the
eastheund train was slightly hurt.
M.
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Tiv«> IjT) -I : ii Is at
Bil/ffvi, Miss , Dec. ‘2.—Two import
ant suit.- growing oat of the recent in
carceration of 11 seamen f o:n t to Brit
ish skip Kings County, J. \V. 8a 1 tar,
master, were filed by Messrs. Barber
and Armstrong ye.Kerday. Ono of tua
suits is to libel tho vessel. The other-
suit is for libel in person against the
chief mate of tho ve sel, Harry H. Rob
inson. Both sails are for $5,000 each.
The bills allege frequent and cruel as
sault by tbu mate upon the men and
general inhuman treatment. Tbe ves
sel bus cleared and expects to sail daily.
C. C. Prown.
A .f- ii ions unman 9iuyn i wo.
Tampa, Fla., Doc. 1.—Mamie DaLong
shot and killed Lizzie Sessions and Cal
vin Andrew in a lit of jealousy at Land-
pebble phosphate camp, near here, yes
terday afternoon. Andrew had been
paring considerable attention to the
DeLong woman, but transferred his
affections to tho Sessions woman. Ma
mie DeLong went to the Sessions
woman’s house to horsewhip her, and
the trouble resulted in the murder uf
the two.
lioburi’- Will Now I'i I nl.
Paterson, N. J., Dec. 1.—The will of
tho lato Y.co President Garret A. Ho
bart was tiled in the Passaic county sur
rogate’s (Hico today. Tho value of tho
estate is not given, but it is understood
to be about $2,600,000. Of the estate
Mrs. Jennio Hobart, the widow, re
ceive* $1,000,000, the remainder, after a
number of bequests are paid, going to
Garrot A. liuburt, Jr.
Pro!'. II. F. Ivorl’oot,