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S. S. INSTITUTE OPENS TOMORROW. Exercises Will Begin at 10:30 a. in., at First Baptist Church?Two Days' Session. The first annual meeting of the Lau rens County Baptist Sunday School In stitute will be held with the First Baptist church here tomorrow and Fri day. The exercises will open tomorrow morning at 10:110 with devotional ser vices, led by Rev. William E. Thayer, pastor of the First church. Each Bap tist Sabbath School in the Laarens As - sociation is expected to send delegates who will be entertained by the people of Laurens. The programme for both days fol lows : Thursday Morning, May 21st. 10:80 Devotional service, led by Pas tor W. E. Thayer. Enrollment of delegates. Report of executive committee. 11:00?Methods of increasing the at tendance in Sunday schools. Supt. C. II. Roper, Rev. J. A. Martin. 12:00?Institute work, Secretary J.D. Moore. 1:00 - Intermission. Afternoon. .1:00--Teachers, their qualifications, duties and opportunities. Rev, W. E. Thayer, Rev. Gco. M. Sexton. '1:00?Institute work. Secretary J. D. Moore. evening. 8 :.'}0- Evangelistic spirit in the Sun day school work. Rev. E. C. Watson, Supt. Frank L. Bramlett. Friday Morning, May 22nd. 10:00?Devotional service, led by Rev. C. VV. Salter. 10:15--Verbal reports from the schools by the delegates. 11:00-Need and Method of Bible study in the school and home. Rev. C. L, Fowler, Dr. J. O. Martin. 12:00--Institute work. Secretary J. D. Moore. 1:00?Intermission. Afternoon. 3:00-Reciprocal relation of a church and Sunday school. Supt. W.H.Drum mond, Rev. W. D. Hammett. .'L'50?Question box. Secretary J. D. Moore. Annual election of officers. Miscellaneous business. Adjournment. Homes Assigned Delegates. The representatives to the Institute from the different Sunday schools have been assigned homes as follows: Reaverdam?C. B. Bobo. Reilview - L. S. Fuller. Bethabara?T. J. Duckett. Boulah-J. II. Nash. Chestnut Ridge?A. J. Christopher. Clinton, First?G. S.McCravy. Clinton, Second?J. A. Armstrong. Cross Hill?D. C. Barksdale. Durbin?J. C. Owings. Friendship M. II. Fowler. Harmony- C. A. Power. Highland Home -Mrs. T. N. Barks dale. Hollv Grove?W. D. Barksdale. Lanford?J. Willie Henderson. Laurens, Second C. H. Roper. Mountville?W. B. Bramlett. Mt. Gallagher.O. B. Simmons. Mt. Olive?John M. Hudgens. Mt. Pleasant?M. II. Fowler. Princeton ? R. A. Cooper. Poplar Springs- L. S. Fuller. Prospect?J. S. Machen. Rabun?J. S. Bennett. Union ?W. P. Thomason, Jr. Watts* Mill C. H. Roper. Warrior Creek M. L. Roper. Waterloo? D. A. Davis. L?ngsten- -C. B. Bobo. For a burn or scald apply Chamber lain's Salve. It will allay the pain al most instantly and quickly heal the in jured parts. For sale by Laurens Drug Co._ Union Church, Formerly "Quaker." In the following letter to the Baptist Courier Mr. Thos. II. Hurts writes in terestingly of an historic church : "1 write you a few dots from our church, Union, in the Laurens Associa tion, ten miles west of Laurens court house. As you will see by the name "Union," it must have gotten the name from old times, when one church house served the purpose of more than one denomination, the; Baptists, Metho dists, Presbyterians and Quakers used the same house, hence the name Union. We had as our pastor last year the la mented Bro. D. A. Swindler. He did good and faithful work for us. I trust the seed sown by him may yet bring forth much and lasting good, and honor to the Master. On account of distance, Bro. Swindler gave up our church to accept work nearer his home. We called the beloved W. I). Hammett for our pastor and he entered upon his work last .January. He is a faithful and con secrated man of God. We have good attendance and I feel that great things aro just ahead for us. At our last con ference the church took high ground in favor of temperance and prohibition against the use of liquor as a beverage and its sale legal or illegal, by private individuals or corporations, and we went on record in the following resolu tions : " 'That it is the duty of every church mcvnhcr to abstain from its use and lake his stand for total prohibition. "That it is the dutv of every member of this church to vote against the traffic and sale of the same whenever an op portunity is afforded.' "I believe the time has come when Christian people must take a decided .stand for the right, have convictions and stand by them. "I hope to let you hear fron? us later an. T. H. BURTS." The Dentist Now, open wide your tmouth and I won't hurt you a bit. The Patient (after the extraetion) Doctor, I know what Ananias did for a living now.- Home Herald, Chicago. ? LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION. Mr. G. A. Browning was in the eity Thursday. Mrs. H. B. Hix has returned from a visit to relatives in Greenville. Mr. W. S. Monteith, of Cole Point, was in the city Friday. Mr. E. R. Philipps, of Fountain Inn, was among the visitors on Friday. Mr. T. J. Coleman, of Mountville, was in the city on business l:\st Thurs day. Miss Janie Murray, of Columbia, ar rived in the city Monday and is visiting Mrs. F. P. McGowan. Misses Jane Purdy and Nannie Kate Hudgens left Wednesday for Honea Path to visit relatives of Miss Hudgens. Miss Corrinne Martin, of Spartan burg, is the guest this week of Mrs. F. P. McGowan. Mrs. James Hairston, after a visit to her mother, Mrs. Mattie Bray, left Friday for Atlanta. Mr. L. D, Henderson, one of Water loo's good citizens, was in Laurens Thursday. Mrs. Warren Bolt, with her children, is visiting her sister, Mrs. W. N. Thompson, in Abbeville. Mr. and Mrs. ISdgar Owen-;, of Clin ton, spent Thursday with the family of Mr. W. H. Gilkerson. Mr. J. M. Sumerel, of Gray Court, was in Laurens Friday. Mr. Sumerel has been solicited to make the race for supervisor, but. has not yet decided. Mr. J. L. M. Irby, of this city, after completing a course in civil engineer ing, has opened an office here for the practice of his profession. Col. R. N. Cuningham, of Rosemont, was a visitor in the city Thursday. Col. Cuningham has numerous friends here who are always delighted to see him. Capt. John W. Lanford, id' Lanford, was in Laurens Thursday. Capt. Lan ford has been spoken of as a candidate for the legislature, but as yet be has made no announcement. II?' was here Thursday ar inging the school bonds recently iss.. bv tho Lanford school. Dr. I. Sc: , Mayor C. M. Babb, Messrs. R. u. Valker, Willie Switzer, C. W. Cooper, T. G. Traynbam and J. L. M. Irby went to Greenville Thursday afternoon to witness a ball game between Greensboro and the "Mountain City" team. The Responsibility of Church Members. The action of the First Baptist church of Laurens in holding its members to account should they vote for a dispen sary is sure to have a good effect. It proves that there is one church, at least, that has not thrown discipline overboard and cut out the lines which separate it from the world. A church should be. composed of men and women who have been called out of the world and formed into a distinct and separate body. The very word church means called out. They are to be a peculiar people, zealous of good works and eschew evil of all kinds. Nay, more, they are to live and walk orderly. The word of God commands the churches to withdraw fellowship from every brother that walketb disorderly. Liquor selling is wrong. No church will retain in its fellowship tho man who sells the stud', then, why should it fail to discipline the members who make its sale possible? The one is a:^ guilty as the other. A writer in the Biblical Recorder last week uses these significant words in pressing home the guilt of the man who votes for the sah; of liquor: "The time will come when our selling licenses for the sale of intoxicants will be looked upon with tho rame horror with which we regard Tot/el's selling pardons for crimes to bo committed in the future." Sam Jones once held up his hand and said: "Let us suppose this hand repre sents the liquor evil. We will call the lirst finger the man who makes the liquor; the second, tho man who sells it; the third, the man who furnishes the house for its sale; the fourth, the man who votes for tho license for its sale; the fifth, tho man who drinks the liquor and tills a drunkard's gravi-. When these live shall stand before the Judgment Seat bow will tin Lord sep arate; them?" Surely those first four are equally guilty in furnishing the drink that sends the last to a drunk ard's grave. Friends, will you be one of those four'.' Remember that Cod says: "Woe unto him that giveth his neighbor drink." (Ilab. L': 1(>). People will never cease to vote for thesaleof liquor until it Is made dis reputable to vote for it. The action of the church at Laurens will go a long ways toward making it disreputable, especially if other churches shall fol low its example. The men who have voted for the sale of liquor in South Carolina are parties to the crime which has resulted from its sale. Upon their bands is the blood of their fellowinen. There is no get ting'around this fact. The disgrace and shame brought upon our State by the dispensary lies at t he doors of the professed Christians of South Carolina. We are glad thai the Laurens church and its pastor, Rev. W. E. Thayer, have taken the stand they have. It moans great spiritual growth and pros perity for that church. Tho world will not point, the linger of scorn at it, but in iLs heart of hearts commend and ap prove ifs course. Above all, tho God of heaven will keep the church and pas tor and bestow his approving smile. Greenwood Journal. BIRDS AS THEY SLEEP. fiuail Form a Dense Circle With All Heads Fftclng Out. Tho nightcap preparations of the chubby little quail arc very interesting. Kuril evening the covey forms in a now place, and this selection of the spot entails serious efforts. Bobwhlto nev er quite loses remembrance of the mnny dangers which make his life in a wild stato ouo great fear. A white throated malo with soft clucks calls together a dozen of his comrades, and for a few minutes they all huddle to gether, but soon from tho farther end of the aviary a clonr "Whew-bobwhitel" rings out, and off scurry the whole band, this time perhaps to settle for the night In the new place?a dense circle of little forms, heads all facing out, just as In their native stubble they rest facing in every direction, so that at tho first hint of danger from any point of the compass tho covey may explode and go booming off in safety. Poor little fellows, their wild life 1? strenuous indeed I Well for their race that every nest holds from ten to eight een eggs instead of three or four! Tho woodpeckers sleep resting upon their tails, even the flickers invariably following this custom, although timing tho day the flickers spend much of their time perching in passerine man ner, crosswise upon a twig. Small birds, such'ns thrushes and warblers, sleep usually upon some small twig, with heads tucked behind wings In orthodox bird fashion, but they occa sionally vary this in a remarkable way by clinging all night to the vertical wires of their cages, sleeping apparent ly as soundly in this as in the usual position of rest. A bluebird In a small cage ulept thus about one or two nights out of each week. Any explanation of this voluntary and widespread habit among perching birds would be difficult to suggest. The little hanging parrakeets derive their name from their custom of sleep ing always in a reversed position, and when distributed over their roosting tree they resemble r.ome strange, pend ant, green fruit rather than sleeping birds.?Outing Magazine. THE BLUE JAY. Why Should He Be Selected as Sand Bearer to Satan? It is said and believed by many that nil the blue jays disappear every Fri day, and not one cnn bo seen until the next day, and this disappearance is ac counted for by the statement that the birds are under a compact with Satan and that they devote each Friday to delivering him a supply of sand to heat his caldron at the point of tor ture. Hut why should the bine jay be select ed as sand bearer to Satan when there are ^o many birds of stronger and fleeter wing? There are many super stitions that have a reasoning basis, but this particular one has nothing whatever to go on. Tho origin of it Mea in the fact that the blue Jay la a most particular home builder. Ho knows how *o build his house, and he takes a great pride in it. He doesn't hang his nest to a timh nor glue It to a tree. Instead he selects a substantial fork or crotch of a limb, lays down a few twigs of goodly slae and strength, and on these he superimposes a strong foundation of clay, with layers of pa pers between, and when his nest Is fin ished it is as substantial in proportion as one of our modern steel structures. Thus fitted and finished, It Is admi rably adapted to the rearing of a strong and healthy brood, and the blue jay goes about his business with tho earnest energy that characterizes all Iiis movements. He raises his young and leads them about from tree to tree and from bus' to bush until they have fried ana found their wings, ond then, his re sponsibilities being over, he proceeds with his career of gayety, a veritable practitioner of rough fan and stage humor.?Uncle Homos' Magaalnn. Pounds and Weights. Here is a question that will tax the arithmetical powers of a youth. Sup pose that for some reason or another a shopkeeper who sold goods by pounds and half pounds, but never In quantities exceeding twenty pounds' at a time, was told that he must transact all this business with four weights only, what must theso four weights be? The answer Is half pound, one and a half pound, four and a half pound and thirteen and a half pound. Wtth 1 these it will be readily seen that any weight from half a pound to twenty pounds may be determined in pounds and half pounds.?Gateway Magazine. Pleasant Anticipation. The Rev. Dr. C. M. Lamson, once president of the American board of for eign missions, was called as a pastor over a parish and was undergoing ex amination before a council when tho question was asked htm, "Do you be lieve In a hell?" The retiring clergyman of the parish sat beside him and, giving him a nudge, said: "Toll them yes. If you don't now you will beforo you hove been here six m on t hs."--Argonau t Just the Other Way. Fortune Teller?Beware of a short, dark woman with a fierce eye. She Is waiting to glvo you a check. Visitor (despairingly)?No, she ain't. She's waiting to got one from me. That's my wife.?Baltimore American. Carries Weight. "Pa,M said Freddy, "wha? Is a social scale?"' "Generally speaking," replied pa. "if? a place whero they weigh money."? Bohemian Magazine. Advising Is easier than helpUg . - Rochefeucaold. Special Price on Fine Reed Rockers Extra Large Size Seat 19 inches wide, 18 inches deep, Back 27 inches high, two 4-in. Woven Braces in back, frame reinforced and braced, making it very strong, made of Best India Cane. ? A Regular $4.00 Value That we will offer for a short time at the extremely low price of m .... m .. mm \tm ' Reflections of a Bachelor. A man believes what be lias to, a woman what she wants to. The reason a woman loves a man is there's no reason for it. One trouble about morals is they al ways keep getting in the way of your having a good time. A woman likes to keep accounts -<i the house expenditures so she will never know what, it costs. Painl Rcadj for Use. L. &. M. PURE PAINT semi-mixed is sold for $1.G"> por gallon. Linseed oil is sold from the barrel for 60 cents a gallon. Buy 4 gallons L. & M. PURE PAINT and mix with it '.'> gallons lin seed oil, and you then make 7 gallons of paint at. a cost of only $1.20 per gal lon. Done in 2 minutes. L. & M. Paint Agents: .1. IL & M. L. Nash. Laurens. Clinton Pharmacy, Clinton. ll-'-t J. L. M. IRBY CIV I I> EN' 111 v V K V, Office over I.aureus Drug Co. Winthrop College Scholarship and En trance Examination. '"examination for the award of va cant . holarships in Wintorop Collogo and ti the admission of new students wih be held at tho County Courl Hou e on FRIDAY, JULY 3 al '.' a. in. Ap plicants must not In- less than fifteen years of age. When scholarships are vacant after July X, they w ill be award ed to those making the highest average at this examination, provided they in< <". the conditions governing the award. Applicants for scholarships should write to President Johnson before tho exam ination for Scholarship oxatnilUition blanks. Scholarships are worth $100 ami free tuition. The next session will 01)01 September 16, 1908. For further infor mation ami catalogue, address President I). R. JOHNSON, 39-tf Rock Hill, S. C. We Want You to See <=- mi: New Veil Pins and to know what values we have to offer in this line. These pins can be used on the new style bows called the Merry Widow Hows or they can be used for Veil Pins or Belt Pins or for any similar purpose. Fleming* Bros. JEWELERS. $1,000.00 Can bo accumulated by the average person in four <>r live years l>y the sys tematic saving and depositing i'i our saving department of ihc money thai i usually frittered away on flapd.Me and fllubduh. Pour percent, interest, too, wo pay Don't forget Hint. Start, on your thousand now. WE PAY ? PER CENT ON TIME CERTIFICATES. Enterprise Bank Laurens, S. C. m.. ? \m Every Month writes Mrs. E. Foumicr of Lake Charles, La., "1 used to suffer from headache, backaehe, side pressing-down pains, and could hardly wa] last 1 took Cardui, and now I feel good all 1 a am It Will Help Yon Cardui is a medicine that has been Poi upon the cause of most women's pains, f Lrengi ing the weakened womanly organs, tliat suffer l>o cause their work is too hard for them. It is not a pain "killer," but a true female remedy, composed of purely vegetable ingri perfectly harmless and recommended Porall s men, old or young, try?ardui. Women's Iioli f? AT ALL DRUG- STORES m < < r.vt Cole Point Neu-. Colo Point, May Mr. W. 8. Mon tcith made a business visit to LftUrcnfl Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Kdwin Milan were RUOStfl of Mountville friends the first of tho week. Mr. C. S. Smith, of Abbeville, was here on business Interests Saturday Mr, W. C. Wuldrop, of Greenwood, was hore for several days Uvil week, loft Thursdaj for Auj; . La, Our farmers have about in ho< planting cotton. Vorj jKioi' lands 6f corn is reported in souk Mr. Marshall M. Smith ha i retinue I to Anderson after a hl'iof busilV is Visit, Dr. Bon .lone ., of ?Ire. ", has decided to locate hero and will have Iiis ofl over Smith & Wheeler's lore,