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Subscription Price it $1.00 per Tear Payable In Advance. S. K. BONF.Y, F.dltor. PUBLISHED BY ADVERTISER PRINTING COMPANY LAURENS.8.C. RATES FOR ADVERTISING. ? Ordinary advertisements, per square, one inser tion, $1.00; each subsequent insertion, 50 cents. Liberal reduction made for barge advertisements. Obituaries: All over 50 words, one cent a word. .Notes of thanks: Five cents the line. Entered at the postoffico at Lnurens, S. C. a.s second class mail matter. LAURENS, S. C. MAN 5. 1909. f'HHISHAN n:in:i{ ITIOX. In the April number of The Gospel Cc pum. a religious publication edited by Rev. C. Lewis Fowler of Clinton is reproduced ? Bermon by the editor on "Jesus, the Basis of Christian Federa tion", a sermon doilvorcd In the Baptist church of Clinton. As may be readily discerned from the subject, 'the theme of the sermon Is that a unlo.i of all the Christian churches of the world, based on the doctrines of Christianity as taughl by Jesus, should be perfected. A sermon, sim ilar in subject matter, was preached in [.aureus last fail by the Kt. Rev, VVm. A. Ouerry, bishop of South Car olina, nt the bipiscopal church of this ieltj. Mr. Fowler's discourse is based on tho tirst chapter ol I Corinthians, ihe tonth verse, as follows: "Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, thai ye all speak the same thing, and that there bo no divisions among you: but that ye b ? perfectly joim d together in the sgme mind und In the same judgment." Mr. Fowler very rightly denounces the curso of sectarianism; he correct ly states that |he world would more nearly have been evangelized had it not been for the "divisions, dispnti Icalousies. am! envies" among the de nominations, which tebd to retar'. \ w ? ? ? Tlio Forum that a world fedcratl '. o' Christians la not only practicable km ol 1 ? i the < organization had bishops, elder.,, etc. Be that a.- i: may. Mr. Fowler'.-, prop osition -vii! never be accepted by th*? other denominations, and it.be hopes 'tr; assist ti e cause he must: make up his mind to relinquish some tenets of the Baptist church. Another thin;., we would not dare presume to say 'bat if Jesu* were here today He would not change one thln? in the Baptist church". Again, Mr. Fowler rather langtet "himself in tii? Cd?rke of his sermon; for in one place he says: "I believe the it; ptlst church is made after tho Bibb plan", and just a little later on in answering a hypothetical question of a t.. Hover Of another faith he say.-: "No. -ir. ydiir thinking a thing I? rlghl docs hot make It so". Possibly the lie principle may apply to Mr. ' iwndn \ otild ? uid to hu t rather than the mother Catholic church, her daughter?the Episcopal, and her grand-daughter?the Methodist Kpis copal church, or at least a part of the last itatued. We think Mr. Fowler is unduly alarmed about the Cath olics, and we haven't the slightest fear that that the Methodists and Episcopalians are going to be ab sorbed by th" "octopus". Hut Mr. Fowler's manner of arraying the de nomlna'ions against each other will hardly aid the cause. We he? to remind our brother that there are many people In the world who hold views different to als, who may be willing for a world federation but who. unlike him. will be willing to give up some of their pet theories in older to accomplish the union. Mr. Fowler need not expect to make tiij.s a Baptist world. ? * ? VILE ASSOCIATIONS. On several occasions we have had Bomething to-say about the subject of reading, and have urged the im portance of parents exercising a care ful watch over the kind of literature their children ore in the habit of de vouring. The effect of reading ij a most potent factor in the moral and mental development of a child, just as the food a child eats ha.- much to do with his physical growth. It now routes to light that the young man who attempted to black mail the coca-cola king of Atlanta got his ideas of the process from reading cheap literature, the dime novel kind. This case is h it another revelation of a fact well known, and recognized throughout the country. There is a class of literature that is ground out by the thousand.- of pages ami sold at a nominal cost, he^ause of the volume of the business. I; con he i ought at almost any news stand, at from a penny to a nick. ;. The effect of this kind of readiaa is evident: it soon warps the young mind, establishing therein a wrong conception of life, fa:.-- and tawdry ideals. It make- .... c: || ;. tub I law. who always ingeniously escapes ? ? ? . father's ? ??-'.'? . ? r tin i: ? |i wild mean, boltuvrous, bad I rood he ats becomes a part of his physical life. He associates with the criminal class of the land and thinks their thoughts. On the other hand it is Just as easy o mak- the child associate with the greatest and purest minds of all the iges, What is Laurens as n city and as a people, doing to provide the right kind of food for (he young peo |)10 that are growing Up here? Tie lack of a Well equipped library is an t?peti shame. When a: (tie people going to see their duty and remove [his shame? ... A very in.-a:: man. who live- i:, this town, ha.- boon guilty of thinking somewhat along those lines: "if the ladies of the Wednesday (dub would take Rbhia men Into their Organiza tion, and with their (?<.-., , ,; .:, gel husy. something might bO di a ! for ... about lt. The Advertiser has sev eral bills against a number of good people in the county, and out of it. for subscription. Some of these have doubtless not been receiving their papers for some time, because inder the postal laws they are ia ar rears more than one year tor the pa per; no longer receiving be paper, some of these evidently regard them selves free from any obligation to The Advertiser Co. This is quite erroneous. The hills are still here, and will always be here until they are settled. This paper costs $1.00 a year; something less than - <tents a week; ?_' cents each week Is a small amount to save a credit reputation. ? ? ? "Prohibition that prohibit- is a grand thing, but no wor.- > calamity could happen to Abbeville county than to have sham prohibition like the most of our sister counties and states." says the Abbeville Medium. We challenge our contemporary, who knows so much abont "prohibition shams." to expose the Conditions ia Laurons county. ? ? ? Tut. tut! We have allowed the last day tor making return on our income to pass. Guess we'll have to stand the penalty. ? ? ? One day this week a friend stepped into this office and handed the editor a paper, accompanied by this remark: "I noticed your criticism about us people sending you advance notices of meetings to be held, and the:. . >?: coming in to tell yon ot the event after it has taken place: here i? the story ol something you announced for us last week". Well, that made us feel good. That man Is trying to as stst Us In laakinu the best COU ity per In South Carolina. city of Greenwood i.? a royal ?' the annual oratorical con. There is but one, city that outstrip her. and that i.- La it Heartiest congratulations to both the Oreenwod newspapers on the ex cellent work they did on the "ora torical extras"; it was a ?fiue piece of newspaper enterprise. \ Demo incites and Webster wouldn't have been In i* at all In Greenwood last Friday night. ? ? ? Wo haven't but one suggestion to make to the Oratorical association aiid that Is that they cut down the Speeches to ten minutes each. a fellow can say a whole b>: In ten minutes. Sometimes the college hoys bury their thoughts beneath a load ? ? ? Our sincere congratulations to the Clinton college and to Mr. Neville on the distinction won at Greenwood last Friday niei.t. Lattrens is proud of the honor. ? ? ? To The News and Courier: Divine | law and the law of the State o? South Carolina are not one and the same. In out discussion of the prohibition blind tiifr subject we were dealing with tie- laws of South Carolina, as enacted by the legally elected ft-; re- , sentatlvon or the people. * * ? The gentle zephyrs that play mer rily on and about the many wires c.a' come Into this office have borne us the startling Intelligence that ac cording to "current report" there are about fouriei a members of the Wed' ii sdt.r club and of this number only five belong to the library association aal the Wednesday club is supposed '?> be (he f.; todiah of tlv . library. ' ? ? ? . , -a Item* How Prohibitionists "Utm^n." Replying to and denying The News and Couriers assertion that persons outside of Charleston, who vc:e for prohibition or the dispensary sys tem for Charleston, are to some ex tent responsible for the violation of the law in Charleston by blind tigers. The Laurens Advertiser, an advocate of "State-wide" prohibition, says il lustratively: "The State of South Carolina has made a law prohibiting the killing of a human being?some one slay.- his fellow man?then as a voter we are responsible for the kill* Ing of that man. accord.tig to the logic of our friends." The State of South Carolina "made" no SUOh law, and therein lies the er ror of the Prohibitionists, from which their stream of error flows. The Lord (Jod made the law against murder? made it before lie g;>%e it to Moses on Sinai, wrote it in the hear; of Cain and inscribed Its penalty on the brow of Cain, putting it in the hearts o: all meu, heathen and Christian, Jew and Gentile, civilized man and barbarian. The South Carolina Legislature did not "make" it and cannot unmake it. I>oes The Laurens Advertiser intend to say that the Soutn Carolina Leg!*, lature, by passing an Act that murder be not a crime In Charleston, could rob man-slaying Of its guilt in Char leston? It could remove the human penalty, but would that make the slayer of his fellow less a murderer? would it make him innocent? Vet. is not That the "logic"?yes. the "log ic"? o; our friend? But the Creator has no; said and there is no voice in the human hear; that says that to sell beer and whis key or drink them is a crime. In the opinion of some iu~:.. to play bridge ^?his: is criminal. In that of others, to dance is wrong and some hold that men who play aolt on Sunday should . ? t as : there is honest differehce among sin cere uui intelligent meii A higher ' . guilt i ' ? ? ? ? ? .: ? und th< . ? Im t guih 1 ng it?except the guilt igal ? the Lei .vhei ? ? ' ' - which a community deems ? inven! Id no doing ? latlon that follows the enactmeni But The Advertiser pays ??b cannot follow the p voces? ol Th< News and Courier's reasoi ii g ' ?I course it cannot. It bei loves Ihut the South Carolina Legislature by en act men t could make murdat it Charleston an InnOcenl pasiinu that is Its "Ionic"?and it cannot un derstnnd that men not les? since--, and Intelligent than the Prohibiiiouiati believe that drinking are: Helling wins key are acts as innocent drinking and Sellins soda watet The Prohibitionists in South Caro lina think that they are the maj ? ? of the people of South Carolina, the} are Infatuated and drunken with Hie ? sense of power, and they worship if. they assume liifnlibiiiiy and they would highly resolve, by ioglj ? >? enactment, that their law hall he the Moral Law and that '.heirs shall be the duty and privilege o:' dictating to the conscience of others.?News and Courier. Winner of Oratorical Contest. Mr. Wallace r. iMiPre, < f IV offer Vilcniioiii Camp tiai'liu-jinn, I. t I DLR SPECIAL NOTICES. | Mineral Water?I nm uow handling the famous Glowing spiing/ mineral wat-r The best* tor Dis?ei*sin. In digestion, Liver and Bowel troubles. In tot ties and on draft at Dr. Posey'a Drugstore. 40*21 For Sale Kork: l am now/repre senting the Gray Court rock quarry, and if you need any rock ot wish to purchase the finest quarry in the K'orld, call on J. Wade Anderson, Lau S. C. 87-tt For Kent Do you want a nice place t\j live. u rooms for rent. L/Call at Red Iron Racket. Nice location. For Sale?Six horse power tertlcal Gasoline Engine in good runuilpg or der for sale cheat) Apply Bramlett's Shop. Laurens, s. c 40-it For Sale?Pi fly bushels Improved Kit s Cottoo Seed for sale at Ii cents ishel. J. Wade Anderson. Lau. retii. S. C. 39-tf. Corn Mill The Eureka Foundry and Supply Co. has installed an up-to date grist mill ai.i i.- reatjdy to serve the public. Bring us all your grind, ing: give us a trial. Eureka Foun dry & Supply Co., Laurens, s. c. SStf Tribute oi Respect. Whereas, on April 3rd. it pleased God to remove from our' midst Uro. Florence C. Smith, a consistent mem ber of the Baj list church and also a member of Brewerton Masonic Lodge. No. Is . a:.J In his death this Lodge has sustained the Joss of one of our loving r-r. i devoted members. His courteous, courtly manner, and warm and genial heart made friends of all he rue* As a son he was loving obedient; as a citizen, cheerfully adhering, to the laws of his county and State. Thereto1 e t?? it Res-olvi J, 1st That while we sym pathetically feel and deeply depiore our loss and shall sadly miss his loving presence, attendance and co operatiot. hi cur work. ?-e humbly bow to the will 61 Him who doeth all ? .: ; We tender bur loving sym pathy to the bereft family or* which fvoted sot 3rd That a page ::. out Masonic . ; That a copy of these resoln .<(?? Iii! , ooott ? Noboti ?tllM l.liOV bodj It no v : li II CHARLESTON AND WISTE Eh CAM UNA RAILROAD V'"?al and Departure el Tri! et Laaress, South Caroiiai EFFECTIVE 4 HtlL i. ? > > WE?ti b'y iu No. 1, Leave August* No. 1. Leave Laurent v No. l. Arrive Spartanburg i No. r>. Leave Greenwood. K No. I. Leave Lauren* *J No. 5. Arrive Sparenburg No. 53. Leave Greenv jg No. 5d. Arrive Laurej No.*8'". Leave Greet ?; ? 4 No.*8?J. Arrive Laurel K SOUTH ?oiiip, No. 2. Leave Spartanburtf 12 No. 2. Leave Laurel 2 No. 2. Arrive- Augusta , ?, No. G. Leave Spartanl/urg ... 5 No. (>. Leave Laurent . ?, No. 6, Arrive Greenwood 7 No. "87, Leave Lauri ? - No. ?87. \rriVe Greenville '.'id No, f>2. Leave I .2 No. *,2. Arrive ??r.-.-f.\;: .- . . . .; Tr?ins '88 and '87 daily except Tri-wcf kiv through Pullman* ? ? North i.eu.;d. Tu< tiayi, Sain South bo ind, Monday i \ ? ?:.d Fridays, C. if. GAS?LE, Agl Moved in New School Building. 0? Monday morning of this week the new graded school building was occupied. It was announced Friday that on Monday the pupils were to assemble at the new building instead of at the old. and bright and early the grounds at the new school were thronged by the children, all eager to take their places. At present Uo general chapel exercises are held In the auditorium, since the seats fot the hall have not been installed. b;i the (dtapel service is held In each room separately. NOTICE OF ELECTION. State of South Carolina. County of Laurens. Whereas, petitions signed by more than one-third of the qualified elet i and free-holders residing in school district number one. Dials Township, Laurens County. South Carolina, ask iug for an election on the question of a high school in said district has been filed with the County Hoard ot Education, an election upon sal : question is hereby ordered, said elec tion to he held on the 22ud day of May, A. I). 1909/ at Green Pond school, un der thsl management of the trustee., of said y^hooi district. All quVlitled electors and free-hold ers residing in said school district are entitled to vote at said election Those favoring the high school shall vote a ballot containing the word "Yes" written or printed there on: those against the high school shall vote a ballot containing th ? word "No" written or printed thei ? on. Polls shall open at the hour of one o'clock in the afternon and shall re main open until the hour of four o clock in the afternoon when they shall lie closed and the ballots counted. The trttStes shall report the result of said election to the County Board of Education as soon as possible thereafter. GEORGE 11. PITTS. County Sunt, of Education. Use Any Canned Goods >ur Sweet Corn Karlft June Peas, Fine California Pie Peaches, Fine Apricots, Fine White Cherries, Pi-.p.- Apple, sliced, grated and chunk. All kids of canned meats, res.) \ egetables everv J. W. Payne '1 'he C ish Grocer :t Door to Palmetto Bank? WHY \ Advertise .''eve that .-even-tenths of all headaches have these origin in drained visi ?n. I also know that ' ?rrectlyjfitted glassos will on reliWi the headaches by ? . IhL cause. Scarcely a da> passes? hut I relieve some r* r"r thfrough my knowledge of making'nnd fitting {.classes. \ ? anxious that all sufferers nould t:nov.- there is a remedy so "op" this ^ ( ne reason why I No Chnrf 0 for examination. ?i Dr, P. Inman kooin f) Knterprisc BMd'c. a 'o.n i rainy mid Kalurday ~s r. v' ?:\rr' , vy.7at"-:~Y '., .u. Simpson, Cooper Sc Ual b, Attorii?j|a at. Law. Will practice n \ll Rtalo Courts prompt iillenllou given t. bush <?