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\ TALMAGE SERMON * By Rev. FRANK DE WITT TALMAGE. D.D., Pastor of Jefferson Park Presby terian Ciiurch, Chicasro l ► — 4 Chicago, Aug. 10.—A plea for for bearance and the magnanimous treat ment of offenders is made by Rev. Frank De Witt TaImage in this ser mon on the text Matthew vii, 1, “Judge not, that ye be not judged.” After Massillon, the great court preacher of France, had finished one of his sermons, Louis XIV. summoned him to liis side and said: “Massillon, how is it you impress me as you do? I have heard many great orators preach. They nearly always please me. But when you preach, instead of being pleased with you I am always discontented with myself. I always feel tint I want to be a better man as well as a better king.” “Well,” answered the great preacher, “the only way 1 can account for it, your (majesty, is because 1 am always preaching against myself. When 1 am about to make up a sermon, I say to myself, ‘Massillon, what is the sin which you have hardest work to battle today?’ And when I preach against my own sins I generally find that there are similar sins in other hearts which I am also preaching against.” If there is any truth in the words which Mas sillon spoke to Louis XIV., this sermon will carry a message to every pew. Of all sins there is none more easy for speaker as well rs hearer to fall Into than the sin of hypercriticism. The sin of censorious criticism is al most universal because one is apt to commit it at first unconsciously and without premeditation or forethought. If a party of young people are togeth er, It is not hard to find fault with the minister, and the doctor, and the dress maker. and the neighbor's wife and Thild and house and all that he has. It is not ditticult to lay the reputation of an absent member upon the dissect ing table of traducement and cut and hack it into pieces with cruel, sharp, merciless tongues. It is not always a disagreeable opportunity to repeat the slanders and the vilifications and the defamations and the wholesale con demnations which have been circulated about the neighborhood in reference to other people’s characters. | Now, my text is a divine protest against the hasty and the unjust judg ments with which we condemn our fel low men. It is a divine protest to bring men and women to the realiza tion of the awful damage they are do ing themselves, as well as others, by the pernicious habit of censorious crit icism. it is a protest to prove that, though we can honor men and love men and praise men and help men, yet we must not hate men or deride men or condemn men. Condemnation is a divine prerogative. Condemnation is a thunderbolt which will shatter every human band that tries to grasp it and to hurl it. Condemnation is a poison ous fang which will destroy our own lives as well as lacerate and instill the fatal poison into their flesh. Sin of Hypoeriay. Personally we should not condemn men. because, having imperfections in ourselves, we have no right to expect and demand perfection in others. If we were holy, perhaps we might have a right to expect other people to be holy. If we were pure minded, we might have a right to expect other people to be pure minded. If we loved the Lord our God with all our heart and soul and mind and strength; if we were perfect husbands and perfect wives, perfect parents and perfect children, perfect in our love for our fellow men, we might expect others to be perfect. But what right has the kettle to com plain about the pot being unclean? What right has the raven to croak be cause her young have wings as black as the night? What right has the Pharisee to stand up and condemn the poor publican, who stood afar off and beat his breast, moaning, “God be mer ciful to me. a sinner,” when the Phari- see himself was so sinful that he was like a whited sepulcher, “which indeed appeared beautiful outward, but was within full of dead men’s bones and all unclean?” And what right have you, O hearer, to say your neighbor is a bad man or a bad woman and should be condemned when you yourself have an evil eye and have not yet, by the grace of God, plucked it out? When you yourself have an evil hand or foot and have not yet amputated it? When 3’ou yourself have an evil tongue to speak or an evil ear to listen against the deeds of your neighbors? What would you think of a dissolute judge condemning a prisoner at the bar for the same sins of which he him self was flagrantly guilty? Why, such a hypocritical and unjust judge would be submerged under a tidal wave of popular scorn. Such a dishonest Judge would be treated as mercilessly as was that judge who in the darkest days of Rome’s infamies undertook to sentence some conspirators to death while he himself was one of the conspirators. He would be dragged from the Judi cial bench. And yet this sin of con demning others when we ourselves are guilty of sin Is a habit which can be laid at many a door. We supercilious- iy demand perfection in others while we ourselves are imperfect. Jadar* Rot. To illustrate the truth that the more we ourselves have gone astray the more we are apt to condemn short comings in others, I would read from a leaf out of the book of memory. I remember many years ago a lady’s character was being assailed on a hotel ’ pm'ch. a member of nho party at i that time denounced the absent woman j so severely that I turned and said: : “Madam, you have no right to pub- ; liely make a char/re like that against any one. Even if you had positive proof that what you say is true, you should keep your lips firmly sealed, because no one knows but that some day the bloodhounds of sl..nder may be hunting your own tracks.” This lady was very indignant. She said that I charged her with the same crimes of which the absent woman was supposed to be guilty. Within one year that woman who was so bitter in her criticism of her sister was proved guilty of the same offense which she charged against another. My father in his younger days had almost the same experience. When ho was about fo be licensed for the Chris tian ministry, a minister was being tried before the church court. While my father stood waiting to be called for his examination he beard a conver sation between a merciless old minister and a forgiving young minister. The old minister was very hitter against his brother minister who was up for trial. “But," said the young minister to the old minister, “perhaps there is some mistake.” “No!" exclaimed the old minister. “I do not want to hear any thing in that man's favor. I feel and know he is guilty and therefore should be condemned.” “Within one year," said iny father, “that old minister who was so hard in his criticisms upou his brother minister was charged with the same crime. Within one year not only was that old minister condemned in i the church court, but in the criminal court of the state he was convicted by a jury which did not leave their seats.” Bo my text has a more farreaching ef fect than at first might be supposed. The words “Judge not, that ye be not Judged,” imply that when we are harsh and unforgiving and merciless and bit ter and cruel in our criticisms of oth ers then wo ourselves are in all likeli- hood goaded on by our own sins in making these criticisms about others. Therefore if you and I feel bitter against the sins of others it is high time for us to examine our own sinful hearts; it is high time that we fall upon our own knees in supplication and plead with the Lord God Almighty that he might cleanse us, that he might purify us, that he might forgive us. It is the sin in our own lives that urges us on to condemn the sins in others. It is our own evil eyes that are able to see only the imperfections in others. De Xot fliiMty to Condemn. No man should rashly condemn an other. because it is often impossible for him to realize what were the mitigat ing circumstances in which the siu was conceived. If all men were born free and equal, as the American Declara tion of Independence optimistically de clares, you could judge 'them in the bul£. You could Judge any two men as you might test two bars of steel which come from the same mold. Ybu could judge them, as you might say that a pound of coffee ought to weigh as much ns a pound of tea; but all men are not born free an* 1 equal. We are different iu hereditary tendencies. Only a short time ago at a convention of tlie Women’s Christian Temperance union a delegate read the record of a woman with criminal tendencies who died in 1827. The name of this wom an, for obvious reasons, was not told. This woman of criminal tendencies has had up to date over 800 descend ants. Seven hundred of these descend ants have been criminals, and all were convicted at least once and most of them more than once for crime. Thir ty-six of those descendants have been murderers. “And,” said the speaker, j “the blood of that one woman of crim inal tendencies lias cost the nation In eighty years over $.‘3,000,000 for trials and executions and for the property stolen or destroyed.” Is not the blood that flows in your veins happily differ ent from that which flowed in the veins of those children? We are different in the surroundings of babyhood and boyhood and young manhood. Some men never knew the love of a parent. Their father and mother died when they were very young. Instead of being able to get an education, as you and I have been, they were pushed out into the great world unprepared for the struggle of life and told to shift for themselves. We are as different as flowers are dif ferent. Some are planted in rich soil, others in poor. Some are cared for by loving bands; others have to light for their lives among the bristly thorns and the overshadowing weeds. Some have enough sunlight to incubate and develop them and just enough showers and dews to slake their thirst. Other flowers are continually being scorched by the droughts and deluged by the freshets. Fnlll»‘» Savins' Grace. We are nil different in our inherited temperaments and our power to resist- temptation. Oliver Wendell Holmes, the quaint poet and philosopher, once wisely said, “Every child’s training should begin at least 100 years before that child is born.” Have you and I any right to condemn a man’s actions unless we can put ourselves in that man’s place? Then after we have put ourselves in our erring brother’s place have we a right to affirm that we, in our own strength, would have done other than be has done? If we do thus affirm, we are not honest and true to ourselves, for some of the mightiest and best men of God have testified just the opposite. Glorious John New ton, trumpet throated John Newton, Holy Spirit Inspired John Newton, once declared that he never saw a mur derer being led away to the gallows bat he always said to himself, “There goes John Newton unless he bad been saved by the grace of God.” Horatio Seymour, twice governor of New York, In a large religious meeting once sol emnly declared: “In my time, as the chief executive of the state of New York, I have had to examine hundreds of applications for pardons. After I had carefully examined them and fully entired into the lives of the convicted and realized the influences which caused those crimes 1 am free to con fess that had I had the same influ ences about me ns those men had.iu every ease I should have committed the same crimes, if not blacker ones.” Oh, my brother’, instead of condemn ing your brother put yourself in your erring brother's place. Get down on jour knees and offer a prayer of grat itude that you have not been tempted as he is tempted. You ought to get down on your knees and thank God that even in your lessor temptations you have been saved solely by an in spiring faith in a divine love which may never have been kindled In your brother’s sinful heart. No human being should condemn his neighbor, because it is only the loving tear of pleading sorrow that can quench the fires of sin and not the sharp tongue which “breaketh the bone.” It is only the warm, gentle, protecting, outstretched arm of a friend that draws the sinner toward God and heaven; not the clinched fist of an enemy. Did you ever see a minister who became a better min ister through the fault finding of his congregation*? Did you ever know of a wife who became a better wife be cause her husband talked against her to his neighbors? Do you know of one human being who was brought closer to your heart and to God by being demeaned in the eyes of bis fellow men through bitter denunciations that you hurled against him? No! No! Slander and vilification and traduce- nient and disparagement and evil ru mor. repeated by your lips, never soft ened or purified a sinful heart. They only drove the sinner farther away from you and farther from God. Gattrri Carefnlly the ToiiK'ue. .Most people are influenced in life by sharp words and fault findings a great deal as was the little boy who was left in the care of an elder brother by the deatli of bis parents. The older broth er wanted to bring his younger brother up to be a good man, so he was very sharp and strict with him. Whenever the younger son would do wrong the older brother would scold or punish him. The result was that the younger instead of growing better seemed to become worse. One day the elder brother was going down street, utterly discouraged, when lie met the village minister. “What is the matter, John?” said the pastor. “You look very blue.” “Well,” answered the young man, “I am blue. You know father died some months ago and left Charley in my care. It seems as though 1 can do nothing with the boy. He becomes more and more perverse every day. I whip and scold him. I punish him in every way. It seems to do no good.” Then the old minister, with a twinkle in ids eye. placed his hand upon the young man's shoulder as he said: “My boy, have you ever tried the power of love? Have you ever praised Charley when lie did well? Have you ever kindly sat down by his side when he did wrong? Instead of scolding him, have you ever tried to be gentle with him? Go home, my boy, and try the power of praise and love. Perhaps you have been too severe with your tongue upon your younger brother.” So John went home and made up bis mind that be’ would try the power of praise and love. Instead of scolding Charley he tried to help him by kind ness. He played with him In his games; lie helped him in his lessons; he praised him when lie did well. The result was that Charley became a dif ferent boy. One day the little fellow looked up into the face of his big brother and said, with a happy smile, “Why, Jack, I never knew until lately that you loved me.” So by our harsh words and censorious criticisms we drive men farther and farther away from God, but by loving, kind and gen tle words we can save men instead of destroy'ng them; we can lift men up instead of casting them down; we can inspire men with hope instead of ren dering them helpless with despair; we can bind the human race together by ties of holy affection Instead of an tagonizing them as mortal foes. It is possible to criticise even the best of men. The story is told that Zeuxis, the famous Greek artist, painted a wonderful picture of a iwiy holding a dish of grapes. The pic ture was so wonderful that the birds flew through the open window and with their bills peeked at the grapes which the ariist had drawn. But though there were thousands ready to praise, there were still many censo rious critics who condemned the pic ture. "For,” said the evil minded critics, “if the boy had been painted ns perfectly ns the dish of fruit the birds would have been afraid to ap proach the dish which the lad is sup posed to bold In his hand.” It is pos sible to harshly judge the actions of even the best of men. Therefore It is very easy by bitter criticism to destroy thousands who might be saved by the gentleness of a loving, forgiving, Ohristlike tongue. II«Mvare of Tiijaat Crltlciam. No man should condemn his neigh bor, because when be destroys his brother by evil criticism he also equal ly destroys himself. Koine people sup pose that my text, "Judge not, that ye be not Judged,” is only to be ap plied In a temporal way; that It only alludes to thlugs of this world; that it is to be interpreted in the sense that if we are unjust to others lu our cen sorious criticism others will be unjust to us. The Injustice which we do to others with the tongue will always as a boomerang come back and strike ourselves. As Dr. Guillotin In his old age is said to have been executed upon the fata] instrument which he had In vented in bis younger days; as the prime minister of one of the French monarebs was confined in the very cage of torture be had bnilded for bis enemies, a cage so short that the pris- om r in it could not lie down and bo low iiiiit he could not stand upright in it; as Regent Morton was hugged to death ty the spikes of the fatal image of torture known as the “Maiden" which l.e him. elf had intro duced into Scotland, and as a Hainan was hanged upon the gallows he had erected for iho desp sed Mordccai, so the unju: i criticisms which we mete out to others ate often the very condemna tions with winch we ourselves shall be condemned by our fellow men. But the text lias a deeper and wider meaning than merely the interpretation which implies that if we utter condem nation against our brothers our breth ren will in turn speak similar coudem- nations against us. It means that if we condemn our brethren Christ will con demn us. It means that if we do not speak kindly of those who have gone wrong Christ will not become our di vine advocate and plead for our for giveness. What does the Bible say in order to impress this truth upon our hearts? Christ gave us the Lord’s I’rayer as the model of our supplica tions. “Our Father, which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth ns it is in heaven. Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.” In other words, we must pray that as we are ready to forgive the sins of others so may God forgive us our own trespasses. My Lord and tuy God, if thy pardon is to be dependent upon our willingness to forgive and pardon others what chance have most of us of thy forgiveness! The older I grow the more I believe that thousands and hundreds of thou sands of Christian men and women are barred from the divine joys of higher Christian service because they are harsh in their criticism upon the errors of their fellow men. You know that some people make the sinful boast that if an injustice or a wrong lias ever been done against themselves they will never forgive. How can such persons expect Christ’s pardon when they are willfully refusing to obey (’brist’s com mand to judge not, so that thej T shall not lie judged? We Muxt Forgrtve to lie Forslven. Mr. Moody was the evangelist, I think, who once illustrated the impossi bility of receiving Christ’s pardon for sin unless at the same time we are will ing to forgive the sins of others by tell ing an incident that happened at one of bis revival meetings. A woman was under deep conviction of sin. She felt that Christ was ready to pardon. She felt that she was a sinner, but for some unknown reason she would not be par doned. At last the great evangelist came to her and said: “Madam, there is some sin in your life which you are unwilling to give up. What is it? Will you confess the sin to me?” “Yes,” answered the lady, “1 will 1 want to be saved. I feel that Christ is willing to save me. But every time I begin to pray for pardon I think of a woman who lias done me in the past a great wrong.* I cannot but condemn her and judge her very harshly. Then, as I pray for pardon, Christ seems to say to me, ‘Will you pardon and forgive your sister if I pardon and forgive you?’ and I say, ‘No, I cannot forgive her.’ Then Christ, with a sad face, seems to say, ‘Then I will not forgive you.’ ” Mr. Moody said to the lady, “Will you kneel down here by this seat and let me pray for you?” She answered, “I will.” Then the evangelist prayed that God might soften her heart toward her sister; that be would help her to forgive, as she wanted to be forgiven. And in the midst of the prayer the erring woman sobbed, “O Lord, I forgive, I forgive!” and she was saved. So, my brother, if j'ou are not ready to deal gently with those who have done j r ou wrong and also ready to forgive others Christ will not forgive you. “Judge not, that ye be not judged, for with what judgment ye judge, ye shall lie judged. And with what measure ye mete it shall be meas ured unto ye again.” But I have one thought more to de velop, and then I am done. No man has a right to condemn his brother, be cause after the condemnation is once spoken it often happens that it can never be recalled, no matter how’ much he may repent. Our judgments are nearly always spoken judgments; therefore those evil words which speak to others about an absent friend or enemy will in all probability be re peated to a second and a third and fourth party until those censorious criticisms are carried everywhere. Aud then, my brother, the damage which we do unto others will be past recall. Thus my text has the same kind of a practical application as that which a mother taught her little boy while they were spending the summer in the woods. The little fellow came running into the house iu tears and said: “Mam ina, there are some bad boys out there mocking me. When I cried ‘Hello!’ they shouted back ‘Hello!’ When I cried ‘Keep still!’ the bad boys cried ‘Keep still!’ And when I shouted T won’t!’ the bad boys shouted back T won’t!’ ” “Ah,” answ’ered the Chris tian mother, “my son, those were not bud boys answering the ‘Hello!’ The mocking voices you heard were only the echoing of your own. You were the bad boy. If you bad called T love you!’ you would have heard the sup posed bud boys say T love you!’ If you had called ‘Come and slug to me!’ they would have answered ‘Come and sing to me!’ ” So the gospel invitation today is going to be beard a great deal iu the echoluga of your own voice. If we cry out to suffering and alnful hu manity "I love you!” Christ will call back “I love you!” If we cry to those who have done us an injustice “I for give your slus!’’ Christ will echo hack ‘T forgive your sins!” Oh, my brother and sister, can we, shall we not, here and now, while we offer the Lord’s Prayer, say with sincere aud trnthfnl hearts, “Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against usr [Copyright, 1902, by Louis Klopsch.] Announcements : For the Senate. I hereby announce myself a candidate for State Senator, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. Thus. B. Bctlek I hereby offer myself as a candidate for re- electiou to the State Senate, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. li. C. Sahratt. Tiie friends lif Dr. John G. Black announce him a candidate to represent Cherokee coun ty in the State Senate. For House Representatives. At the earnest solicitation of numerous friends I have consented to make the race lor the Legislature, and therefore announce myself a canoldate. subject to the action of the Democratic primary. C. W. Whisonant. I am a candidate for the Legislature, sub- ject to ihe I'rimary Heclion. .1. C. utts. I announce myself a candidate to repre sent Cherokee county in the Legislature and pledge myself to abide by The action of the Democratic primary. \V. .1 c I ISON Sarkatt. Having the best interests of the people of Cherokee county at heart and feeling sure that 1 could benefit them were I in a position to do so, I respectfully offer myself for their consideration as a candidate for the House of Representatives and beg them to give me their support, subject to the action oi the Democratic primary election. Respect fully,W. 1>. Kirby. For Clerk of Court. Having endeavored at all times and on all occasions to do my full uuty aud give en tire satisfaction to UHf public at large. I hereby announce myself a candidate for re- election to the office of Clerk of Court of Cherokee county, subject to the Democratic primary, and 1 promise, if re-elected, to con tinue to render the same efficient service that I have so endeavored to do in the pasi. J. Eb .Jefferies. I hereby announce myself a candidate for tiie office of Clerk of the Court for Cherokee county, subject to the action of the Derno- cratic prlmary. \V. W.Gaff.nky. Tiie many friends of W. H. Ross, recogniz ing Ids ability and integrity hereby present his name as a suitable and efficient candidate for the office of Clerk of Court of Cherokee County, subject to the action of tiie Demo- cratic primary. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for tiie office of Clerk of Court of Cherokee County and respectfully solicit tiie support of the voters ot t iie county in the approach ing Democratic primary. Bex E. Boxxer. Fo»* Treasurer. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for Treasurer of Cherokee county subject to the action of tiie Democratic primary election. _ Wii.i. M. McCbaw. I hereby announce myself a candidate for tiie offlce’of Treasurer of Cherokee county, subject to tiie Democratic primary election. John E. .1 efferies. I hereby declare myself a candidate for theottUe of County Treasurer, subject to tiie action of the Democratic primary. \V. Harry Cooping. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for Treasurer of Cherokee county, subject to the action of the primary election. \V. Ernest 1‘kei-kr. For County Supervisor. 1 hereby announce myself a candidate for Supervisor of Cherokee county. Wm. (Chris) Phii.i.ips. I hereby announce myself a candidate for the office of Supervisor of Cherokee County subject to the action of tiie Democratic pri mary. James .1. Gaffney. I hereby announce myself a candidate for re-eleotlon to the office of county Supervisor of Cherokee county, subject to the action of tiie Democratic primary. r a J. V. Whelchel. I hereqy announce myself a candidate for the office of Supervisor of Cherokee county, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. W. G. Austell. I hereby announce myself a candidate for Supervisor of Cherokee county subject to tiie action of tiie Democratic primary. ^ I). C. Phillips. Tiie many friends of It. M. Jolley earnestly request him to run for tiie office of Super visor of Cherokee Comity, believing him to be well qualified for the place, and that it will be to the intends of the public, to elect him, and believing he will take a pride in making good roads. Many Voters, For Sheriff. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for nomination for tiie office of Sheriff of Cherokee county, subject to the action of tiie Democratlc prlniarv. R. P. Scruggs. I hereby announce myself a candidate for re-election to the office of Sheriff of Chero kee county, subject to the action of tiie Democratic primary. W. W. Thomas. At the solicitation of friends I hereby an nounce myself a candidate for the office of Sheriff of Cherokee county, subject to the rules governing the Democratic primary. B. Frank Camp. For Auditor. I hereby announce myseir as a candidate for Auditor of i'lierokee county, subject to the action of tiie Democratic primary. KimseyO. Huskey. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for Auditor of Cherokee county, subject to tiie action of the Democratic election. George \V. Brown. Having been assured by my friends that I have given general satisfaction and having a clear conscience of having done my duty since I have been in office. I hereby an nounce myself a candidate for re-election to tiie vffice of Auditor for Cherokee county. Thanking my friends for their confidence arid support in the past and most respectfully asking a continuance of their confidence and support* 1 shall strive never to betray or impair I in on "deuce imposed le me. W. D. Camp. For Probate Judge. I hereby announce myself a candidate for the office of Probate Judge of Cherokee county, subject to the action of tiie Demo cratic primary and respectfully solicit the support of the good people of Cherokee. Will D. Thomas. I am a candidate for re-nomination foi Probate Judge of Cherokee county, subject to the Democratic primary, and respectfully solicit your suff rage. J. E. Wluster. Supt. of Education. I hereby announce myself a candidate for the office of Superintendent of Education, subject to the decision of tiie Democratic party. J. L- Walker. i announce myself as a candidate for r© election to tiie office of Superintendent of Education, subject to the action of the De- mocratic primary. W. I. McArthur. Coroner. 1 am a candidate for Coroner of ( lierokee county. I know my ability to discharge the duties of the office and I ask th<* Democrats of Cherokee to elect me. I will abide by the deelssion of the primary election. John O. Tate. At the requestor my ft lends I hereby an nounce myself a candidate for Coroner of Cherokee county, subject to tiie rules of tiie Democratic primary election, and If elected will always strive to do my duty. J H. Ruppe. The many friends of R. G. Ray hereby an nounce him a candidate for the office of Coroner, knowing him to lie competent in every respect to discharge the duties of said office and that he will be governed by therules of the Democratic primary election. Many Voters. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for Coroner of Cherokee county, subject to the rules if the Democratic primary. Preston Wood. I am a candidate for Coroner of Cherokee county and will be governed by the rules of the Democratic party. Bert Hallman. 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Moss have made suit to me. to grant them Letters of Administration of the Estate and effects of William Moss, deceased. These are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular tiie kindred and creditors of tiie said William Moss deceased, that they he and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be lit Id at Cherokee Court House, Gaffney. 8. C., on Friday, August 22ud next after publication thereof, at eleven o’clock lu tiie forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why Hie said Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand, this 1st day of Au gust Anno Domini, l!ki2. J. E. Webster, Probate Judge. Published In Gaffney Ledger Aug. sth and 15th. 1902. Summons tor Relief. State of Son ii Carolina, i Court of Oom- County of Cherokee, t inon Pleas. John IT. Webster, Talltlia' E. Wilkins and J. E. Webster, plaintiffs, against Arthur Tate, Claud Tate, Vance Tate, Car rie Butler. .Maggie Barrett, Claiborne Howser, i mia Bowser and Pauline G. Wel»ster. the last named supposed to be dead, and without belrs-at-law and dis tributees, except tiie plaintiffs, defend ants. To the above named Defendants in this action: You are hereby summoned and required to answer Hie complaint In this action, which is tiled in tiie office of tiie Clerk of Court for tiie said county, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint on tin- subscriber at hisofflee, Gaffney, 8. 0., within tweniy days after tiie service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and If you fall to answer tiie complaint within the time aforesaid tiie plaintiffs in Hits action will apply to the Court for relief demanded In the Complaint. Dated Gaffney, H. C„ July 9th, A. I>. 1902. To tiie defendants, Vance Tate, Carrie Butler. Maggie Barrett, Claiborne Howser, Emma’Howser and Pauline G. Webster, if she be living: you are each hereby notified that the Summons and Complaint in tiie above entitled action has been, on Hie 9th day of July, IWc’, duly tilts] In tbc office of the Clerk of Court for Cherokee County. S. C., and an ortier obtained for the service of the Summons on you by publlcuiion of the same for six weeks,once a week, in the Gaff ney Ledger, a newspaper published at Gaff ney, 8. C. J. E Webster. Plaintiff's Attorney, July 11-tit. July 9th, 1902.