The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, July 20, 1906, Image 7
Care for Your Churches.
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. committee was
ir the nurpose of
hand ami hrlnglni
al communities:
wn.ui. chairman; ■
rett, Gaffney; G. M. Jordo
J. J. Littlejohn. .lonesville: A. H i
Cooke, Spartanhurg. In the name of
that committee the Methodists of
Spartanburg district are hereby ap-1
pealed t<* to lend themselves with |
greater zeal to the oare of their
church buildings and the beautifying
of the church grounds.
Every Methodlidt church is dedi-1
cated with this solemn promise on the |
part of its worshipers: “We present |
-’ou this house, to be set apart from |
all unhallowed and common uses, for |
the worship of Almighty God.” The j
church is therefore a holy place. It is |
the temple of its people, representing
;w in visible form that which is most
Pr sacred and precious in the life of its
community. It cannot therefore be
neglected nor abused without offense j
to all that is highest and best in that I
community. And yet ther' are church
es in our land that would never be
taken for sacred places. Their sur
roundings are ragged and unkept, as
of some deserted house by the way-
side. The grounds are left to run
wild and to be trespassed upon at the
will of every roaming creature. No
sign of care about the door, not a
flower nor shrub to testify that some
one cart'd for the place: no aroach
to the entrance, weeds, brush, leaves
and bushes cumber the -rounds. Ill"
front of the building, where the loung
ers linger till the service has begun,
bears the marks of many a knife. In
side. the seats too have be<
lated by thoughtless and
hands. The floor has not been de-
cently swept in untold months. <>n
men’s side you may find the cor
ners filled with long accumulations of
ambeer and quids. The windows are
left to the uncertain washing of the
rains. The walls bear not a single or
nament. not a picture r - a motto.
Such extreme conditions are not of
ten found, but in a measure they are
found in many a church in South Car
olina. Surelv it was no such desolate,
forgotten house that the Psalmist had
in mind when he sang: “Lord, I have
loved the habitation of Thv boit'o*. and i
the place where Thine honour dwell- ;
eth.” God cannot be honored by any ,
such place of worship.
The committee, therefore, a^oetls |
to the pastor and people of everv 1
church, town or country, in the Spar- j
tanburg district to take up the care of
the church. Let the grounds be kept
clear and clean. Let ever-green shrubs
be planted tastefully about the church,
and such flowers as do not need daily
care. Let there be a walk leading up
to the door. Have the grounds Plant- i
ed in some hardy sort of grass, her-1
muda being the best for sun. and blue
grass best, for shade, and cultivate'
a sod about the place. It is not diffi
cult to do all this now that the law
forbids running at large of stock. And i
it will certainly add to the respect of |
the church. Have the inside of the ]
building clean and inviting. Surelv ;
in these days there is not a man in !
any community so lacking in self-re
spect as to spit upon a clean floor, j
Let it he understood inat the use of j
tobacco is not permitted inside the |
church. There are just as confirmed ,
tobacco users in town as in the conn- j
trv. but no man spits upon the floor I
of a city church, if the one can re-'
frain theother can. And if lie can- j
not, let him stav outside. The church j
of God is not to be made a spittoon.
Have the walls hung with proper
pictures and mottoes. Put flowers by
the nuipit in season. See that the I
windows are bright and clean. W e
believe that if the pastor will present
the matter to the ladies of the con- 1
gregation, and enlist their interest, :
much can be done within the year to-
ward beautifying our churches and
their suroundings. We have long
since passed the pioneer days in our
history. Hut, unfortunately, we have
not passed them in our attitude to-1
ward our places of worship. 1 hoy :ire
too often left in their primitive sur- j
roundings. Let us not lie open to this j
charge henceforth.
Photographer's Oversight.
(Chicago News.)
“Confound it I” exclaimed the pro-;
prietor of t.ie regular summer resort
on the lake. “Confound it!” he re
peated, with an emphasis that made
it mean something very much strong
er.
“What seems to be the trouble?
asked his wife as she watched him
glaring disgustedly at the photograph
he held in his hand.
“Oh. nothing; only this fool photo
grapher has made a great mistake,
an<l one of these pictures will have f o
bo taken ovei again. I wanted to
send them all to the engraver's today,
and now we shall have to wait several
days perhaps before this one will be
ready.”
“Put what is wronce with it? It
looks all right from here."
“What is wrong? Can't you see that
i n photographing our string of fish mr
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VERY
GREATLY REDUCED.
A SALE-As we never had before. Far greater values and more of them.
A SALE—in every department—all over the Store. The time that the goods
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A SALE—that will pay you to come a hundred miles to attend.
Isn’t there somethieg you need? Prices have never been so attractive. Read
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guarantee. You can see at a glance how much you will save.
The goods mentioned are new, seasonable and of course, dependable.
PRICES ARE
VERY
GREATLY REDUCED.
This is not a “MILL-END” or “SALVAGE SALE.” The big per cent, we have to pay men to conduct such sales, and the other expen
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The Best Values We Have Ever Offered Are Here Now.
Sale Begins July 20tli and Continues Until July 30th. Don’t Forget The Date
75c yard wide colored Taf
feta Silk, 58c.
Heavy Eengaline Silks,
worth 50 for 35c.
50c Jap Silk, all colors, 35c.
50c Fancy Taffeta Silk 33
cents.
I5c Jeans, 11 l-2c.
•tS.oO 2-piece fancy Suits,
for Men, *6.48.
$3.50 Oxfords for Men, .10 cents Fans, small fold-
$2.90.
15c Cottonade, heavy, $10.00 Men’s 2-piece Suits,
all the very latest styles,
$7.69.
$5.00 Oxfords at
$3.90.
ing, 5 cents.
1"> cents Fans
10 cents.
25c Cottonade, good pat- $12.‘>0 2-piece fancy Suits
terns, 15c. for Men, $8.75.
£2.00 Boys’ Oxfords for
$1.65.
25 cents Fans
15 cents.
50c Corduroy, tor Pants, $15.00 Men’s 2-piece Suits, £3.50 Canvas Trunk with 50 Silk Mits, short length,
! none better, all styles,
17 l-2c. $9.75. straps, £2.90. 25 cents.
50 to 75c Foulard Silks,; X0c Worsteds, all colors, $20.00 Men’s 2-piece Suits, Good Zinc covered Trunk 10 cents Ladies’ Gauze
for 38c.
3 3-4c.
$10.75.
98 cents.
15c Silk Mulls, all colors, i 5c Dress and Apron Cing- $2.75 and $3.50 light Pants Car load of Trunks and
9 l-2c.
25c Dotted Silk Mulls 15c.
hams, 33-4c.
for Men, $1.48 and $1.94.
Bags just received.
Undervest, 7 cents.
Val Laces. Plenty of
them 1c a yd. and up.
15c Cotton Henrietta, 42- $2.50 Boys’ 2-piece Serge
Good Calico, 3 3-4c.
inches wide, 91-2e
48c for all wool shadow
Plaid Skirting, 48c.
75c for 50-inch Shadow
Plaid Skirtings, 75c.
Suits, $1.49.
$1.00 Crossets,
odd sizes, 39 cents.
Ladies’ Belts for a
Song.
$2.50 Boys’ 2-piece fancy
Suits, $1.65.
$3.50 fancy Parasols for 25c 6 inch all Silk Ribbon
£2.69. for Sashes, 15 cents.
wide, 3 3-4c.
19 Men’s 2-piece Suits,
only one size of a kind, but
all represented, worth from
$12.50 down to $5.00to go
61-2c Battiste, 27 inches
all represented, worth from
sols 44 cents.
10c and 12 I-2c 32-inch for next to nothing, $1.98. W- 25 Dunmetal Oxfords $1.00 fancy Parasols
$1.00 “Ping Pong”
Tennis Shoes, 49 cents.
$1.50 Ladies’ Patent
Oxfords, 98 cents.
£1.75 white and fancy 10c 3 inch all Silk Ribbon
Parasols £1.39. 7 1-2 cents.
65 cents Children’s Para-; Holland Linen Window
Shades with fixtures 26c.
Lawns at 6 l-2c
20c‘Pineapple Battiste *5.00 2-Piece, 1
(jl_2c. for Men, 3.50.
15c Dotted Swisses, tinted *7.50 Men’s 2-piece
Grays, Gunmetals,
grounds, 9 l-2c. I $1.8 '.
for Women, $2.48.
69 cents.
10c Talcum Powders
3 cents.
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,00 Patent Oxfords for 50 cents Fans, hand paint- Lot Straw Hats, 50 cents
$1.19. ed, 29 cents. I to #L° 0 for 2r) * c ‘ nts -
-.50 Oxfords for Men, 10 cents Fans, in good $L00 & *1.50 Lyon Brand
Shirts for Men, 75c.
sized folding, 5c. See window.
II Every fair in Our Line at The Above Reduction
•ho hose on the lake.
The Ca'.iid Canner.
(Mi!wal’.kee Sentinel.)
er umir (ally canny.
irniriR remarked to his Rranny:
canner can can
'rytMnR that he can,
Hut a earner can’t can a can, can he?”
I decision by the N* .v York
|urt, the nlav, “Mrs. War-
Hslon,” which was sup-
immoral. mav be Riven
holdinu that the play is
law.
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