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Wie#Advertiser. '-? aa 3LJ O O .A. I_i . Ice! Alioth?rear load of pure Lake leo, Just received ut KKNNKDY BROS, Hov J. M. Carlisle I* spending a low days with friends hero, Mr. W. W. Hull huH ?ono on a visit to friends lu Columbia unit Cheston Anumlortaker in town sent outlive coffins one ?Jay lust wook und two tko next. Tho Domicilii Hotel is now supplied with eloetrlo cull hells, for tlioeonifort Ol gllOStH. Conductor T. M. Willis of tho a, <fc h. railroad, hus moved IIIH ruinily lido tho Ilrndford house. Mr.J.N. Walk i us and family, of An dersen, aro Visiting in humous, their ohl homo. A do? supposed to ho hydrophohloully Inclined., wini shot on th? square Oil Sun day. Mr. .h.s. hallow, who moved to this county from North Cand?na,lins return ed to his old homo. Miss Lulu Pitts hus returned from Hollina" Institute, Vu., whore HIIO ro voutiy graduated. Tho ladies nf Waterloo will give u bar boonoon tho 4th of July tor tho hunolil or the Huptlsl cliuroll. Ws had n pleasant call on SnhirdHT last from Mr. J. R. Goddard, of Mu Gal lasher. Ho reports cotton late und poli ties quiet . Rev. K. O. rricison will pi ouch nt Did Fields church ut 8 o'clock p. m., on tho '2nd Sunday lu July. Sue another chango in the schedule of the 0. AG. railroad windi took effect on thc ?Ith Miss Hattie Reynolds, ono of Croon wood's most lovely young hullos, is vis iting Miss Hattie Jones, Rev J. Y. Pair, ot Charlotte, stopped over going and coining tro in Duo West, where ho preached on Sunday, tho Com me nee ioe u t sermon. Several persons irom tins pince con template taking ad y an togo of tho Get tysburg oxeusHion. Tho rate from this placo, in pm tics of twenty-live, is $1.', Mild Tor ono person, t'M .Gray A Belli van unvo eomuiouood dig ging the foundation tor their largo con creto store, which will no built on tho lot Join.ug l Ito store oooUplod by Piusa A Ferguson. Tho Parkerton t?rate Hur Co., have placed their patent in the hands of tho great American Patent Agency, nilli ev erything goos to provo that this is a much bigger thing than their many .friends ut Ural supposed. We hove rooeivod a beautiful Invita tion to the Comuioncoinont exorcises ot tho Rukosmlan Literary Society of Clin ton College, which taken pince on Wod nnsduy noil. Tho Honorary Orator ls Col. D P. linnean; Annual Orator, W. H. Jacobs. Subject for debate, Ihisob ved -That tho South I ad the right to se cedo from the Union: Hiipportod on the afflrmutl yo by W. H. OwilIgS, und ou the ucgutisu by Wm. T. Jwiiiilngu. Home Again. Mr. W.T. Crews hos reslgnod his po sition lu tho government printing office at Wuuhlngtoii and returned to hnureus. ile will lake his place on tho Herald. Mr. 11. J. Krauks has returned homo, having gi ven up hts position us typo on tb? Col ii ia bl a Register. Married. Married, on Sunday, June IM, at 10 u. m., st tho rtaidoiico ot the bride's father by Rev. J. I). Pitts, Mr. Jame? lt. Coop ee end M i.e. Mattie hurilftido. On Thursday lust, Mr. Hen. ll. Pool? and Miss Horton, ull of this coun ty. Deaths. Mr. Krank Hunks of Hrewerton u high ly esteemed citizen died Inst week. ?hr. J.D. Willis of Rdoti neighborhood died of cancer on Sunday morning Mrs. Martha Dial of Greyoou9t wife of Mr. John Dial diod on Sunday morning. Walter C. Maddon, sou of Mr. Thoa H. Madden, died on the lilli Inst, ut High Point. Mrs. Counts, wir? af Rev Mr. Counts of Greycourt, died ou Saturday last, and we regret also lo learn that lier mother ?lied on Suiidav. ??ur Mua Aleo f Town Observes: That Laurens eau got up as attractive commencements us any lonni lu tho Mtutc or eUowhore. Thst thu COU noll are deserving well of tho people lor their timely attention I? tho streets. That H reen wood proposos to send a strong dnleg.o i ni lo our bull. That hanron? must get up something to bring a crowd of pooplo hore before tho Hummer p. sses. Thst lt is reported the matrimonial wr.ve ls about to claim another victim .nil ere long a staid and ?lead v bachelor will be no more. Thnt tho swed feeos of tho gay college girl? will be missel for the next two months. That tho base-ball fefl r han not abat ed mu-Mi this season. .Timi thoH.it h. engiuo which blows for six hoursiTiry nig.ht ia a nuisaneo That Mi*a Hoard's Hromn Halgado aheuM by all mellis go to Greenville's ?oueaaapnienh Itt, COMMENCEMENT. BEGINING OF THE END OF THH SCHOLASTIC YEAR. Friends ami PHU OIIS of Oui* Floulsli lng I ns? it m toms ur lamming Meei lng Together ami Itevlew tho Pro Kress on ho Pupils. An Ki*u of Pros perity in tho College ami Academy. Thursday 0 von lng at an early hour, ii continerous throng bogan pouring into tho Iorgo chapel of tho Female College, which lusted long after every sent was taken and standing room could no longer bo found. Th<? occasion was the exhi bition of tho primary department of tho college, und under tho skilled bund of Mrs met'asian, u program was curried out which nerved to show tho noble work of thia school In behalf <>r tho Primary Pupils-. The highest praise of tue school can bo benni on nil sides, us u result of this exhibition. ono ot Hie most doliKbtflll of ull tho coiuiuoncoinont exorcises was tko an until exhibition ol' the MALI: ACA DUM Y on Friday ovoning last, in tho Pe?nalo Collego chapel. Those on tortol ninon ts nrofusuatlv well attended; to old and young alike, a collection or school boya, -some in ibo unsophisticated innocence ot youth, others who havo roached that indefinite and indescribable poriod of Ufo whore tho mau and hov moot, when Ihoy usually appear in sophomoric ha bilainont, ibero is something nt once trosh, original anti attractive On tbis occasion tho boys declnlinod remarka bly well, amt evinced oxcollont. training. Kor various reasons tho list was not completed m aiiiiotiiicod on tho printed programs, lint tho following young mon eontrihllted Hu ir lull share toward tho pleasure ol* I ht) OVOIlill g. DUO M M ATION . Williams Wright, Jr., discoursed on tho hand ol tho South; Jus. Clarity, tho youngest speaker, had a low words on a subject nour to a boy's heart, vi/.: Va cation. John Ferguson told tho lalo of wooH which follow in tho wake of "Our Itally." Jim. Hallo spoke "Tho Hand in tho Pinos," and when a bunch of rosea hom his best girl were HllOWOml upon bim, he provod conclusively that ho knows a Hiing or two about bato ball. Hubert Walker seemed determined to follow tho ad vico ho gave, "Make your mark." Fleming J inns ?poke earnestly on "Karnestness," and cast an carnell glauco nt tho pretty lillie girl whose name was nppoadod lo bis boiiquol. ls ndoro Sch ayer, ton yours of ago, who has displayed a roniarkablo aptnoss for tho study of l?ttgllsl>, wlii<-|| he bogan two years ago, rOCllOll a SOleOlloil, "He kind to llio Poor." Ile was also down for a violin solo, but having disabled om- baud, this feature of lim evening was IIOOOSMV lily oimuiltod. Carroll Mil li.':-spoke ' Now ?iud Thou," Thomas Watts amused Ilia audience with a par ody, "Romoonm! Juliet," which truo to thu original, ( lided thus: "Juliet solzod a knife and stick ii in hoi- heart ami kicked the bucket." Borkot Clardy.H siibjeot was "f ' .cor l p;" Ku gc no Ifildg ons, "WttVOS on Hie Seashore;" Allan Burksdnlo. "Necessity of Government;" Wm. Watts, "Decoration hay;" ICugono Marlin, "Artemus Ward Oil Woman's Rights;" boland I'Vlerson, "Tho Ship wreck;" Douglas Pitts, "Appeal for hlb iiil \ ;" Win. Jones, "Obeying Orders;" Henry Martin, "Going lo Hie Doiilist;" (marley Burnside, "Grovor t'loveland." Next CillllO tho comic dialogue "Ap pearances aro very Docoitfltl," wilie i brought down tho houso. Hierro I'ike, as Oscar, a beggar lad, who hud tort home and wandered 111,000 milos away, made ii docldod hit. claude Ful lor, as an old geiltleiliail, was hard tu beat, while Wal ton Brown was a pur feet old lady, Ueo. Royd sustained tho fop excellently. Nil es Craig made H gnni bout block, as did Wall's hike a policeman. Tho juvenil? spcoch of tho ovoning was Und go r Bowen on ibo Crisis. Badg er makes a toil strike every time, but on t?iis occasion ha surpassed blmnolf, which ls probably due tn his constant attendance upon the Senators at the last SOSslOUOf the legislature. During thia ovoning as on othor occa sions during Comineo -omuiit, tho su perb voice of Mrs. J. K. Wilkes mid her carefully Irai ned choir added much lo tho plousuro of tho audience. coi,. HALL'S ADDIIKSS. fol, B. W. Ball, Hm annual orator, made a splendid speech, classic, patriot ic ami yet practical. Wo regret not bo lug ohio to glVO tho full text, bul niu-U content our readers willi au imported synopsis, Tim speakor compartid tho school b lys'llliystO tho beautiful valley Of Ambara lu tho story of Has iotas, in which Hie youth being Hutiatcd willi earthly felicity. Sal I los forth in thu world to ass tl ino the roponslbllltJos of manhood and light tho battles of lifo. Thun by way of Introduction to his snhjeot, "Tim Southern Hoys' Oppor tunity" took a retrospect view ortho re cent past. T|io Southern you th or to day aro legatees ol' nu undeveloped "New South." Tim old South, as far back as colonial times, adopted agrieultiiroonly as the basis oT her ci? ili/asion, while her royal motlier enjoyed tho benollt of her trado. Now Kiighiud turned her at tention lo ship building and manufactu ring, grow rici, and gained tho iiiastory in tito ?Hibiern os of wealth, Tho South was true to ber first lovo willi the go? I loman i v arts . poiiti cs ami statesman* ship added. While Ibo plantations of South Cai olbin widened, she from 1890 to IS0O, gslm.d nota mau in Wlille popula tion. Weal war I the course or um pi ru took its way. Things wont thps ft i 11 Tile north had croatod a pow"1' that Ut terly annihilated her co i izatlon, Tho royal ungle mit her death with couiplaloenoy except win u lia saw a plumo from bis own wing had guided tho fatal arrow to his heart. Il in fortu nato for tlc r Isla g general lon, that tho great catastrophe baa passed. Tho truo problem in bow to make n strong a rich, a contented christian land; a land to bo loved and a land to bo feared. It ls n postulate of a high civali/.ation, that ii must rest on a dense population. The prosoiino or th* negro, OS lt has done in the past, will retard, b||i md provont Ibo ?ro\ tb of her dominant white ra of?, but with nu Industrious ?nd mottled popu bilbul from abroad, tin-Smith will grow loton powerful, rion and eiilMvtted sec tion. Tim speaker did not discourage the youth Just emerging frOm the valley of Ambara, but said they would lind the way dolled along willi fountains [ami ......it'''. oases in Ino desert, primrose pallis for wonry foot and oust lon <>r ease for lost ami daliunoo with the guardian an gol of hope to ever ? hoer him on his way. Mux Znrox wu? Iuought before thu Mayor yoslordnv morning on the charge of sidling liquor on Sunday. Nu in ons complaints of disorderly c o net und druilkllcss on tho Sabbath nus load to a careful surveillance of that elegant saloon on Harper SI rind last Suntl.ty by tho police. To pul thc inattor toa test the names of nil who entered Were registered, und this morning notified to appear au witnes ses. Tlio evidence hoing satisfac tory, his Honor, tho Mayor, lined the defendant $70.0(1 or ?to days. Prom this sentence an appeal waa taken to the full council. Dr. Wadu I?, howler has ?moved from Mt. Pleasant to Hiiupsonvlllo, where ho will practice his profession. Mr. and Mrs. J. O. (; Fleming return ed yesterday from a visiL lo hue West. Notice! Thc Executive Committee ol tho Democratic party of I.aureus coun ty aro requested to meet tit Laur eas (!. II., on Monday, the 12nd day of July, proximo. A punctual at tendance is requested as business of Importance will he transacted. (J. \Y. SHELL, Juno 27, 1889 Chairman, Power Agricultural Society. There w ill bo it meeting of tho Power Agricultural Society at Pow er's Station, on Friday before tho 3rd Sunday in July, commencing at !) o'clock, n. m. Tho public gen erally and the ladies especially are invited to ut tend. Several speeches ure expected from distinguished agriculturalists. Thc candidates arti respectfully in vited to at lend. All persons aro requested to bring woll tilled bas kets. Hy order of the club, H. I). S PK WA KT, See. MILT! IN M ATT IO ItS. Negroes < 'ut und Shoo) ene li Oilier -A II Advent uro with a ftitako. We are still having a very Inter esting contest with (len. tireen, and ullhougli we gol the host of him during the hot weather lust week, lie is still holding on w ith obstinancy, ?ind it is going lo take a good ninny moro bard licks to conquer h im. Mr. Jesse Vance ls now home from se li nola I (? reen wood lo spend his summer \ aeation. Lust week two negroes on Mrs. Copeland's plantation had a ililli ciilty"about ti cow tresspassiiig on the crop of one of I hem. which re sulted ill George Workman pulling a load ofshol into I'hnrley Kl ntl rd's right thigh, Inflicting a very pain ful hilt not dangerous wound. About thc same lime Jim Young and IJerry, his brother, negroes on Mr.darlington's Milton plantation "too ka turn," in which lier ry cul Jim severely in tho left arm and hand. This i-; not a good time for negroes to he lighting either, es pecially w lmn they disable one au othor, as there is too) much grass grieving for them to loose a day. Mr. Jcsso Young had an adven ture with a large chicken snake but Week. Ile had a hen to quit her nest und went to see wdiat waa matter. The nest w as too high for him lo look in, so bc roached his hand up ami to bis astonishment put it on ti largo RtlUKU about the size of a man's wrist and abotll live feet long. Mr. Young says, "I toll you it frightened mo like tho deuce when 1 put my lund on-thai snake, but I soon killed him, and upon ta king bini up by tho tail tho ogg? commenced to roll Ol|tof bis mouth and I Ml ht! blamed if bi! hadn't got away with sixteen og gs." IM CK A \V AV. HIGHLAND HOM i:. To Have a Munday Bufpiol IMcuioand Many Newsy Notes, Health Of this vicinity in very good. The grain crop has beon harves ted and is being rap itlly threshed up. Short, th<!corn crop on upland was never moro promising, now ready for last plowing bottoms In most localities ruined. Tho cotton although small ls now looking up tllCSO few wurm days and ls being rapidly cleansed of the "venduro that would not have been there." Hands have never been moro in de mand. An abundant fruit crop of apples, poliches und blackberries etc. Mr, Wi H.- Marksd iju will soon have ripe watermelons. The good people nt and around Highland Homo church oointom plate having a good delightful Sun day school picnic on Saturday next. They ipivor faj| in ,ni nt toni pt 11 lc o this, many distinguished speakois Will be there. K very body is ex pected to attend. Mrs. M. If. Knight ii now attend lug the commencement exercises of Prof, Parrot'* ?( bool at <'linton of, which her daughter Miss Sallie much to the delight of her ninny friends. Just at this writing we bear of the death of Mrs Counts, which oc curred ut ber home ut (irayeourl yesterday afternoon from lever. It was our pleasure to worship willi the ll. ll. P. on Sabhadi last at Oro. Thanks to Mrs. N- le li n k ahi'o ful some extra nico peach?':, ?ind,. p: pies, also to Mrs T. IL Mcl'itrley for tome nlci boney, Whooping cou, h is now p CO Val lt lng iiuioug the children. WILHELM INSPIRATION. A SERMON BEFORE THE GRADUA TING CLASS. The tn.-a Acniovenicnta ot Man in tho yuyalual and Intollooti-al World, Duo to ?bo in nul ration of tho Almighty-Hil spirit otvoth Understanding. On Sunday morning, wbon Hio largo congregation had assembled In tho collogocbupol to boar tho bae cnlauroute Hermon which Hov. Dr Marshal of Anderson lind consen ted to preach, it was with profound sympathy and regret that presi dent MeOaslan rend a letter from the distinguished divine, which stated that on account of the severe illness of his wife, Dr. Marshall would not he abbi to lill his appoint ment, in this emergency and at a late hour, Hov. E. O. Kriorson had consented to preach. Below wo give the full text of his eloquent sermon. Joh, x.\xii,s: "Tltoro Isa spirit tn mau and thc inspiration of the Almighty itivotli him undoretandhut." It can hardly Ix; supposed that Killin intended in theso words simply to ro poat what Moses had said in rogurd to tho creation of man that < ?od breathed Into man's nostrils tlio breath of lifo and man became a living soul -to evince Ids agroeuiont with him. The uso of the word "inspiration" and tho present tense of tho vorh to glvo, implying con tinuous action, won ld scent to intimato tl.ut he meant SOIllOthlllg morn than to refer to man's creation. Inspiration presupposes creation and tho present tense of the vorh to glvo implies that tlio act denoted by that ?voi d is SOIllOthlllg that is uni uti on now. May not Kliliu have Intended to express the idea that ult our intellectual activity is tho ro.uut Ol' (Jud's Spirit operating in and through our facilillos like a groat vitalizing mo llumi without whoso coagoncy all thought ami rolloolion would ne Impos sible? May he not have meant to ailinn thal all our kllOWlodgO instead of hoing the rosultof our ow u montai oUorts is tho product of Clod's Spirit uciing on uml co-operating with our spiritual po wort?? That i ?od can and does net upon our minds without disturbing our froo-agou* cv or our responsibility is a truth that ifcs ut the hm i.dat ion of roliglon and no ono cnn deny. Tho human mind with its various fuculties is like a harp with Its Strings attuned to tho harmonics ot nature ready to respond in a variety of soundsacuordlog as lt is struck hy the plectrum of (lou's Spirit. Let it bo observed that 1 distinguish this general ordinary operation of thc Spirit on men's minds from that special extraordinary supernatural guidiuiuo which ho imparted to the writers of the Scriptures. Thal was inspiration in tho narrow technical sense of tho word. Thal was dosignod to secure accuracy and infallibility in writing the Scrip tures. In thut'narrow technical bouse ol'tho word Inspiration hascoascd. but lhere is a common operation of tho Spirit im tho hearts ?iud milldsof men iii lier ont from t hat. ami Ind?pendant ol lt thal is uoing on how. lt is that common op oration (>. ( J oil's Spirit on our minds that is tho ground of alt intellectual life. Isl. Mun luis a spirit in him. That .mikes him capable of receiving tho im pulses and touchings of i ?oil's Spirit. If he wore nothing more i han mutter, a stock or stone, lie COU ld not receive the Spirit, Tho Spirit acts upon matter, it 11 true, us hu did upon tho formless elmon in tho beginning, brooding on tho winers causing things lo assume their order lind shape; but that was creative, dy namical ii moro oxorejso of iMiwor. lio did not impart his pui Hoiial divine life lo lustier until he emno to tho creation of man. Into him Ito breathed a living principio making him a personal spirit ual hoing ami henceforth man b??aino capable of rucoiviug frosh until implica tions of his life and power Willoh ho hus continued to receive until now. There must bo ll correspondence hotWC0I1 Ililli and tho object that receives his vitalising energies. It must hocomo susceptible ol inspiration before it eau be inspired. A stock or steno cannot receive ino spirit M> that it would bc ahsurd lo speak ol' un i ispircd slock or stone; but man is capa hle ol' receiving tho Spirit and therefore it is not ahsurd to speak of un inspired mau. I ti tito goner al souse of tho word inspiration ls going now and w ill con tinuo to the end ot limo amt is the source of uti our intellectual life. 'Jd. Tho commun idea i* thal mau, hy Hm foran nf hia own i?lelici i, iinqulrp? knowledge. Itv study and research ho explores tho hold of science, climbs tho boa VOUS und counts tho stars, an atv/.es matter and poilOtrutes its secret util ii 1 - ties; by Ids own intellect muk'., discov er es, enacts laws, fournis Institutions, swoops tho oceans with his ships and brings tho laws of nature in subjection 'o his will. Hy his own malicious thoughts lie constructs langi.ugo uml fashion, the details ot' gOVOrnillOIlt and nothing is more Haltering to Ins vanity than to glorify (If0 upfilPYPIIlPllbl 'u sulpnuo. utoraturo und war whion his genius luis accomplished. Willi an uir of proud satisfaction WO uro told tliut it in man's intellect that hus invented the telescope, tho mariner's compuus, Uni steam onglne. tim telegraph, tho print ing pross, uml all other iisoful Ulinga that IlllVO so extended our control over na ture . Hut in ull of this have wo over lookud tho real tudor, the power behind tito throne, and given tho noiior to sec ond causes that was due to tho first? - Did man unaided uml alone do ull theso things/ |s there po? \\ Spirit in mun sud docs not Hie Inspiration nf |ho Almighty glvo him understanding? ls it not in lllm tbut we h'. o und move uml huvo our hoing? ls il not ns trim here ni in rotation to tho tacts of rodomptlou that "without me yo eau do nothing?" Was it hy nairn.il (OTOO of intellect nimio that Newton discovered tho the law ol' gravi tation, or Kopier discovered tho laws of motion, or Copernicus tho true mechan ism nf tho universo, or Harvey discov ered tho circulai iou of tho blood? Was it liv thc force of nativo intellect tliut Watt Ural applied steam lo min-hillery. or Franklin and Morse ti i nt liarnesitpu i hu lighinluu und mudo ii std.servitud to our wiflsy Nut tb speak Of fhn galaxy of brilliant nuiiioS who huvo rison since thou tO bO BtlirS of tho lii st i u a:-u 11 inti' iii tim world of science and art? ls this tho work of mau alone? No, truly, lu all those tilines it was thu Inspiration of tko Almighty that gave these mon their ability to achieve Up'sti splnndjd i .culla. ! They ih'-"'rl! .n,|y 11)0 credit ?if hoing pliant nnd obsequious hndruuumts in tho hand of (toil. They only ohnyod that powerful inspiration" which stimu lated amt lcd thom onward. The power was liol in them f>r all power belongs to (?od. "Of hint and through him and to him aro all things." ad, Not that Hmso niOlh ftf 'ttl* ?dhei ** m fpuihtr MlLOiil?ljluiuiQH, ?pcrilVod direct rcvelatloiiH or supernatural MiiKge.Nilons. lt was not by any divine animus ?uoh as nip..i th minds ol insplrod pen mon to write the S ic rod Scriptures, They wore uni inspiren in that st uso. Kui- they fOlt t hal I hoy wore thrown upon their . os u resources! Hiev i|ai| tn s>'idy, o> loll, tn Pftppt Ihrir ?WM powers wi(h ali tho energy limy possessed, Thov li'int IIIOd Om midnight lamp silt lip hue, roso c?e ly, uto tfio broad of onrotalnoss, but still they enjoyed Hm Inspiration Of Hu- Almighty, breathing through their IlltOlleetlial powers un cxhilcrutlhg ufcpi ratlon whichutimulnttui thoiu anubeok nued thom to elimh HIOMC lioluhts ami gather those vast Intellectual treas ures. Nor is this inspiration emiline.I to tho great ami tho mighty, t hal gives an in spiration to every mun that enables lem fur i ho \MI. if he fins lu du- H hts work I i '??if o| n painter and he is lo HOI ve Ips generation by H>io\vhig snbaking ona", u p..n paiivaas.qr carve his naroo in enduring npnpiii|0||ts yf RpldptureO beiUllV.nr *\>V\\H l?<pnbt(?||ly b| UinughtH t|uit pi eal ho ipili Wards tust biirn, or build templo? and towers, or toned In? ^dilutions, inaugurate groat ooiuiuorolal on tor pris, s und social or ol vii reforms whatever lie hus to do tho spirit of (?oil breathes upon him to qualify lum us he did UPOII He/alcel to build thu taberna c?o or Moses lo give the law. 4th. It is a great mistake to contine tho operations oil ho spirit ot God to strict ly religious uml spiritual channels to tho work of regenerating and sanetirv ing believers limit him OXClUSiVOly io tho execution of tho soborno of Rodotup t io n. Wo do groat dishonor to tho Holy Ghost when wo say, in our thoughts, you must work in strictly religious chan nels or not work ut nih* You must re strict your operations to tho work of il luinin'uting, regenerating ami sanctify ing tho souls of men Outside of that thoro is nothing for you to do. True, his work boro ls glorious. Hero in tho re ligious sphere he oftbcts his grainiest re sults mm wins his proudest triumphs. Here indeed il is lie makes his wisdom shine in beams so bright no mortal can endure Hm sight. Redemption, Ol Re demption is indeed the theatre upon Whloll his glory Hashes and his divinity corruseatcs With superci lostiul grah dOUr. Thoro lt ls he rebuilds tho demol ished temple of the human soul on tho ruins of the fall, he rosilHtttlllS upon man's conscience tho Imago of God and constructs u temple in which ho dwells toreVOr. Hut, my brethren, sliull wo contine him boro? Shall VVOOXOllldo him from tliut vust outlying dom ul ll Hitit lies on either side of tho straight und narrow way to hoaven? shall we shut him out of tho vmd Hold of word ly utfulrs, practical ovory-day businoss mutters'. Shall Ho have nothing to do with our science, our statesmanship, our legisla tion and COIIIUlereo? Shall Ho haye nothing lo do with our llglloillture. trades, studies, toils ll lld pl csu rei? Mun luis un intellectual as Wall as a religious nature, earthly as well us heavenly In terests and shall wc shut him out (if tho ono and contine him altogether in tho other? No; ho will not hu so rest ruined. No per.t up Utica contracts lila powers. David oxchiiins "whither shall I go from thy Spirit and w hither Shall I tico from thy prosotico? Tho human Spirit is his ami ho will follow it, go whore it will. Hoos it plunge into sin? Thither he follows it w ith Ins powerful ie.-.trainlng, over-riding provi dence making its w ruth to praise him. Ho never leaves or forsakes it. Ho never lots it alone, even though like Kphraim it become.'* Joined to idols. .\ rebellious spirit is still under his power and ho says to it ns ho said to tho haughty Sen ocharlb who boasted ihat ho would cut down the trees of Lebanon and demol ish tho wallsof Jerusahini-.'I know thy abode, thy goingOllt ami thy coming in, and thy iago against mo. I will put my book iii thy nose and my bndlo in thy lips und 1 will turn thoo back by tho way which thou earnest." Ito will not impart Ids sanctifying and saving inspi ration to it- Ho Will not animate it with hi? lifo-glving power ur make his abode with it for light hath iincoiniiuiuinu willi darkness nor Christ with llolial. Hut still ho w ill not oust it out of his domin ion nor put il beyond tho renell ol his power. If it resist ll hu, refuse his coun sel and will heed none of Ids reproof Will coudomn it ami cast it under tho sur veillance of law to bo hold in bonds of guilt till the judgment of tho grout day. lint un obedient spirit bo will dwell willi, help ils infirm?t ?es and aid il in doing w batu vcr he hu? unjoined upon it 10 d'>. No matter what that bo, nu Ul llb tor how lowly or how exulted whether 11 Ito to how wood or draw water lo work at a trade, to nurse the young or siek, to loach or P> rulo, to preach or to hoar, to legislate for mitions or nugotl uto ponce ?iud war, no matter what Hie ?orqice be he Inspiro i li with willingness I > labor or to sutler, willi wisdom lo rilli* or obey, with eourago to fuee dangers or put lenee tn enduro trials. O shall dis blessed being Impart In spiration*! to tho great ones to climb tho heights of science and guido tho allan s ol'states and withhold thom fri)111 those humble sons and daughters of toil who earl! their bread by the sweat ot their fucos? W ill give understanding lo tho Newtons and Keplers lo seale Hie heav ens, to describo the sweet inl|uciicps of tim Piolados, to louse tho bands of Orion, lead out M usu ruth in his season, or guido Arcturus willi Ids suns ?un? re fuse thc needed Inspiration to Howard in visiting tho .jails or Hubert Ittiikos in I niching sunday sch Will ho Inspire Washington willi courage to I i borato a nation, or bee mid Jackson with skill lo load armlos P> vlotory, and not b spiro tho l.a/.uruses with pilliOUCO to SUUOr, tho Marthas willi skill to keep hoilHO, and tho Dorcases with benevolenco to make garments for tho poor? 5th. This inspiration doon not mi por. cede tho necessity of effort on our part. Wo aro to do our part and look then fur '( ?od to ito his. Jacob unod ull tho skill he could in preparing to meet his brother coining against him with -UH? mon ami Iben betook himself to prayer. KlisllU sent his stuff lo bo III ld on the body of the dead child and thou prayed that Hod would eatiso his spirit lo como back into, him. Tho inspiration of the Almighty giveth man uudomtunding tail ho giveth lt in tho uso of moans. No gift? of God, however valuable and ounhling, eau eomponsnto lor tho want of prayer. They WOro not intended as a substituto for lt or lo rentier it unnecessary, Ho inspires us in our efforts amt through our ofiorts. ii" concurs willi nu and wo co-oporato with kim. Kl>ION NEWS, Swept jo tho Huma ami All (bo Soi glib Ji bood Notes. On Thursday last this neighborhood waa visit e.I hy ono of Hm most destruc tivo oloild-burits I huvo over wltnossed. At ?vo minutes before live o'clock in tho afternoon, tho rain began to pour in torrents, w Idell lasted until after 10 that night. The land is fearfully wash ed, und farmers in the valleys of Kainui Crock and branches huvo i.c.i. ull Utoh' bottom o()rnt upmh Hf IVhJph 'S complete ly covered willi mild. Oats which wore uncut were completely dost roy od, Homo farmers w ill plant corn yet, w hilo ninny have straightened up what was loft and will replant In missing places. Most ot tho corn lu this SOO I loll had Just been workod an 1 tho loss ls incalculable. Mr. John Heliums 8UVH ifit had just rained 10minutes longer all the lions would hav i beou paid. 1 UKBUIO lt. A J. that their guano n dos would lupe hea-h l?pt Uod if |t hltl wp ipa! h yo minnies longer. Mr, Walker ChoStlllO is very fond of "grabbling," I mean for tish. Ho wont out the other ovoning and found abed of tnen. under a rock, uml went down throe or four timos. Wlple Dribbling Tor tho \W\ Ii? tho hClli ho rsa his fingern into ihn mouth of a turtle, nnd ho says ho slung lt Around and choked it, but it would not lot go until ho slap ,ed its hoad into ins mouth and bit it oil, willoh he did tho first snap. Well, wo w ill have lo hour with Wulli-u \\ (pile. There (g R geiittetriun living; tu tho up poi. pun ut Udeii, who proteicos to huvo tho wit of a philosopher. Mut tho other day he bud his philosophy put lo a SO \ ero test, ls SUCIIIH ho sowed a tobacco bod and set mit his plants ami marked them. It now turua out Hint h? [tau au ? xccllent paid; pl ipul|e.|n, ?nd ls Stopping, a.,.und scratching bin hoad nm) Winning Hying lu hud how and why U is his (ouaooo turned to um I loin. Hot as blazon to-day, Cotton improv ing. No wheat threshed \et. Our boys hnpponod with bad luck again recently, lt seems om of thom went out nailing tho othor owning und being high-minded look a soul ou u wash-stand, whian was lastonod to tho wall about live und a half foot high. Whllo occupying thia lofty position uipl interesting his girl on noisily nb'vutod topics, tho Wftlhtstftufl Annuled and J. pieke* hhpself lip fcom tho un und. We apa ulad lo welcome back to our midst again Mr. h. M. Roper, n studon.1 of Kui npin University, U<*MHM remalli * MVP .Ul i,M"'c tl?on ,,<w?P?? bis school ul ftoplar .Surpiga. Messrs, .1. H. (?ray ipiil ll. IL Maliaflov each lost their l|s|| ponds by Um reootit rains. Mr, Gray says his damage ls at OUR CLINTON COLUMN. COMMENCENT AT CLINTON ACADEMY. Securing Rights or Way and Assuring Cou flounce In the U. 0. & N. A word for Manufacturing Enterprises. Ou Wednesday night last, Hon. David Johnston, of Union Co.. delivered an nd* dross bufcro th? graduating class or tlio Clinton Aeadoiny, upon .'Success." Al though this topic lias hoon ofton used in thw orations boforw the schools (d' our town in the past tow years, but bein?; handled lu an Oil Uroly new and nov? 1 manner, it formed tho subject of au ora tion interesting to Ids audience. Tho muslo was nutuagotl by Miss Sallie Knight, and to lior exceptional musical ability, is due, for Um most part, its suc cess. Tho exorcismo concluded Thursday night. The graduating class was com posed of Messrs W. K. Halo, G.O. Lee, H. L. Klug, W. AI Pitts and Miss Lidie T. Irby, all of whom acquittod themsel ves well. Miss Lidie Irby delivered tho valodictoiy. On last Thursday a citizens' meeting was held in Young's'.hall for the purpose of dovlHlng moans for getting sonn? right? of ways for tho (LC. A N. railroad, which our local director had not secured and olso for tho purpose of assuring Oen Hoko of tho belief of our town lu lita fidelity and hmdncss ability. Moss. R. Z. Wright, J. W. Copeland, J. H. Lit tle, W. H.Owens and S. V. Vance wore appointed acoininittoo to canvanH for rights of way, and to write (lon. Hoke assurances of fullest COnlldoilCO In the O. C. ?Si N,, and in himself as president. This committee was vested with author ity to convene a oltlsons mool big at any time they think noeussary. Your Clinton correspondent was haul ed over the coals for bavins written Unit mournful wail over tlio supposed collapse of tho road . We hog leave to stato that wo did not orlgtuato tlio ru mor that tho (J. C. it N. railroad bad boon bought hy tho H. ?V H. syndicate, neither did we stato that it was true. Wo oiiiT made the Statement that there existed a rumor to that |elfcct and that tho town bad taken a tremendous ?ubo of blues over tho rumor. We under stand front our local director that (Jon. Hoke is vory much hurt by ibo report. If a county nowspapor correspondent ?.an hurt a big railroad with "plonty of money," it must he delicato indeed. Wo don't believe that such a rumor printed ill a county paper can hurt the enter prise. On tho contrary wo heliovo it hus helped it stneo it has OX ploded. It ps simply ridiculous for (?en. Hoke or any else to gel hurt shout such a matter. W'lih continued assurance of the Anal success of then.C. ?V N. road, our Clin ton people are becoming more sanguine. There is a sining desire to show the au thorities that wo not only want the road bul thal wo will do all that is in our power to further Hie enterprise. Tills road Is a mailor of vitnl interest to th', town of Clinton, mid cannot fail to de velop tho country through which it runs, slues lt bringa ifs splendid laoilitlos for transportation ni fruits, vegetables ftc., tts well as cotton lo tho northern mar kets. Clinton reillly.OS Iblsaild will sup port Um road to the host of hm- ability I ho.people all along this HOW lino should intel est themselves in it. It is of inosti - lliabto value lo farmers as well ?is towns people. A Hist class market at Clinton for all country produce, would bo of moro tlnitliclttl bono tit lo the farmers than thotOWr.B-pOOplo. Railroads are good things for any tow o to have, increasing tho wealth of tho town and surrounding country. Hut al though o very railroad built ountributos lo tho grow lh of a town, ll duos not make tho town.. 0|ltlt0ll Will HO doll Vt in the OblirSO of timo have her share of railroad facilities, but hoforo tho town can grow to any eonunorohil importance, wo must nooossurily become a manufacturing people. Tho farming population is tlio sj von ght ami support of Clinton ami Laurens, and they are becouilUk- !uwm- rather than in eronspty. Tho principle upon which wo should WOrH U, tUi't WO Should mop no crudo, artillo. Lei us manufacturo as well ns Droll une tho matorial. To what is tint) tho Southern iron districts, if not to tho find that tho iron is manufactured as well mined? We have the advantage over HOI Hiern iinitiufaopirors of a natu ral tari tl'ol'freight rules to protect our manufactures. Tho phrase "Now South" applied to oar Southern country recent ly, is wholly duo to our nttiuufiuduri ng enterprise."! and ntilimids lt means that tho Ho,nth is lovaKunlng to tho ki\qw|udnii tluit nor success depends up on her natural advantages for manufac turing ontcr?>rlsos, ami that sho must use thousand in sonic parts of the coun try is using thom lo lu.thor "tho gro.it march ol progress. Wo must invest in manufacturing enterprises or our towus and surrounding country will lie at a standstill, Lot us manufrcturo our ont? ton ami wool into cloth hofurv wa tdiip thom. Our fyrt-Rpi m* lilied with use fid wm^'pi, from which all sorts of mo ohsuloiil Implements uhouhl bo |inade. Our fruits ai.d \ogotablcs can all bo. ??av ed and fill Hm pockets of tl,o manufac turer while it wlUlnuifoyo tim condition of al| c|tut??u. W^yinU und tho hipdiiosa mon of Clinton ottnimt wake up and take a load ing part in tho forward movement, is lt because our capitalists aro afraid to invostT "Faint heart ne'er \\'ou r?lr la lly.' Neither will a faint houri, a lack of energy and t uioi pidao ?vor build up privaba eut HUON or work to tho public feoud, Knghtnd ls tho richest country on tho t'a..n he eai ; h Whv if it ls not on account of its vast manufactures? Tho same might ho asked of tho North. Wake! slumborcrs of Clinton? ?nd Lau rena, and make our ouuuly a binding ono instead of iho last on Um road to Im provement, Niai i tod. on hu>t Thursdav, nt tho resi dence o f tho bride's father' M Ns Nunnie Yann?, of Clinton, to Mr. buniol Miles, or Kooroo station. Tlio ceremony was performed by Uer. J. A. Martin. Wo wish I hom H happy and proaporoua ru in re. TI Miu.iNh ?AOAL8 ( oi i. n and Corn Hoi toiuoll Gratti IH Alumni i% I ullin. Hurrah forthe farmers ot ?'mHI viin Township. They can tutuat of bnv iug lt.* beautiful anti WoU grown crops ns uny ono, \)\r. Oharjosi M. Sullivan discover ed ft colton blossom in hts extra Uno patch of cotton last week. It ls tho first of tho season. Miss Dora Fulgor, of Hawley waa down last week visiting tho family of E. (J. Mitchell. Capt. J. H. Humbert bas r et ll rn ed from bis visit to the city of New York. The grain crop hero is vor? sorry indeed. Reports say that it 1ms taken 5 do/.on of sr me crops that have boon threshed to product' a bushel of grain. With tho exception of spring oats wc Im ve about one third of a crop. Very near till our Corn is looking real promising. Wo have plenty ol corn waist high ami ft good many tassels. "Here I is and jest is here," said Hill who came stumbling Up to the house with both eyes closed and swelled as big ?ts a base ball. There too, was a kind on the huck of his hoad nnd bis nose seemed blacker than common. "Why Hill, what is Hie matter?" asked I, In reply bc murmured-"Tho queen bec give nie a bit, and tito little bec dill too. While on my nose there dill lit, a black bee, big ger than you." I understood all and said no more, while Hill went in the house calling for a barrel of soda ora. tub ot harts horn, "didn't care which." w. A, w. A Tribut? to Tlinriuun. The candidacy of Mr. Thurman cm phaalzes th? palpable fact that tho faco of Democracy la turnod toward tho ?unrlso. From conferring merited reward on tho conservativo, honest, etralgbtforward ad ministrator who occupies tho Whit?. House, tho party, with ono accord, has ten? lu glad acclaim to bestow tho high est remaining honor nt Its disposal on tho voterau statesman who during nearly half a century has borne aloft its banner. Tho practica] unanimity of the great national organization In support of tho Ohio states man ls a spontaneous uprising of tho party tn obedience to tho volco of tho peo ple. To stlmulato enthusiasm for Thur man no artlflcal methods aro needed. "Ono blast upon his bugle horn" rallies the Democratic millions from tho lakes to tho (hilf. Olio wave of tho red bandanna Inspires with courage, conli denco and tho elation of Impending triumph every bollovor In tho Democratic theory of Individual behavior, partisun direction and governmental administra tion. What Democrat can hear tho ntuuo of Thurman without feeling his pulsea thrill, his heart beats quicken, his brow Hush with honest prldu? What Indepen dent can contemplate tho spectacle of a united Democracy cheering t<> tho echo the "old Hornau without appreciating tho ?lgnlllcanco of a wiso and nublo ac tion? What Republican of enlightened and liberal spirit will hesitato to yield to Democracy tho admiration duo to a gracious recognition of qualities that navu adorned nigh public station and re flected credit, by Thurman's splendid tier vices, on his countrymen, Irrespective of party?-Drooklyn Euglo. POWDER Absolutely Pure. This Powder never varies. A marvel of purity strength amt wholesomeness. Moie economical than tho ordinary kinds, and cannot he sold in eompot lion with the inuit i tuite ol' low ti st Mhort weight itlum or phosphate now dors Sold only in CANS. Ho VA li DAK RAINO POWder .. lUO Wal i Street. N.Y J?WtUr ^X>YBI\TIBEM1S1?T8. CLOSING OUT! I will begin to-dny nnd win continue until the ll rsl day ol' .I uly, to dost] out. my mil ire stork of Fancy-:-&roceries, Regardless of Cost. Como at once if you want bargains. I also give notice to nil persons who aro indebted to me to settle bp by tho llrst of July. ( Time men excepted.) H. J AMES,**:* '40 Ju LAURENS, S. C. The Ssate of Soulli Carolina. County of Laurens. Coi: ur OK COMMON PLEAS. U WU/., 1. Witz, w. T. i Rledlor and S. lt. Tregell- ) ass, doing huai nasa under ? tho linn name of Wt tx, j Hiodlor A Co., phitotiU, j- Summons, A?\iNsi John W, Holt and 0? !.. hl^iko HM HSHlgneo of VV, . QiikorHon, Defendants Tx> tue Defendants John W. Holt nnd C. !.. Fiko as nsslgnoo ot' W. 11. i ? liker son. Yon nre hereby MI Millioned and re quired to answer tho complaint in this action, whieh ls Oled In tlioofHooof tho Clerk of court of Common Pleas, for the Kalil enmity, ami to nervo a copy of vonr answer b> Ibu said coinphuht mi tho subscribers at their ollu e al tall ron fl th H., South Carolina, within t W 0 ll ty dav? after tho sorvieo hoivoi", exclusive ot tho day Of snell servit*.; and If you fall to answer thu nomnlaint w ithin tho timw afurosabl, the plaintiff* in this action will apply to the cou vt lor inc ?ebel de manded in the complaint. Dated .lupe PU li, A. H. IHSS, IShuyli O. VV. Hil KU-, e. O, O. e. JOHNSON ?V H IC ll EY, ' .m . , WalntlfTfl Attorneys. I Tv? tho absent Defendant, .lohn W. Bolts Take notlee, That tho complaint lu this action WAH filed in tun oUb-e of tho Clerk of tho Court of Com mon Pleas in tho County of laurens, lu the State of South Carolina, on tho 0tl> day of March, isss. JOHNSON <v HICIIKY. . _ " " Plul.itltr? Attorney?. I*?r?tt?.?*.C., Juuo 1?.