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l MR. IOWLER IN REPLY. 1 Editor Tin Advertiser; Please allow ma space in your valu able paper lo say a word about the sermon which seems to have stirred Up so much comment. No medium could reach those who are interested Letter than The Advertiser. I have seen your criticism of my sermon, have meen it very much. I-Yiends from all over the county have sent me copies of your paper. One man. local, sent u copy In sectarian glee. I Know my reinurks will do such men no good, und yet for Cod's glory I reply. Permit me to say I hate newspaper controversy?it seldom it ever accom plishes anything. Then' is no preju dice ho hitter ns sectarian prejudice. Those who agree with me will hive me for Bpeaklng, those who do not agree with me will hale mo. And so life goes. True, these discussions bring a man and his views before Hie public. Hut I repudiate such cheap claptrap notoriety. A man with a message will sooner or later he heard. Time will tell whether I an^ an upstart or whether 1 speak words of wisdom from u heart full of love and tenderness. I am well aware of the fa. 1 that stones are always cast at him who stands for truth, bill III alter ye n s the same stones ate used to build monu ments to him at whom they wore cast. I have principles which I am glad to get before the masses of men, believ ing that Cod will bless his own truth, "if Cod be for us, who can be against us?" I believe the principles for which I contend are true, and nothing would please me more than to have men examine them dispassionately. Prejudices put men to sleep; they are the opiates of hell. They keep us from truth, divine and eternal. I know this experimentally. I was bred, born ami buttered a Methodist. Becoming dissatisfied with some things wh ? seemed untenable, 1 was plunged into it period of long research and suffering, lake a freezing man I was not satisfied und happy until 1 got a ray of light. The day dawned and I am now spread ing far ami wide with all the zeal of IU> heart what 1 realize of Cod's hook. | Mr. Honey unwisely und from a far Meld tries to lead in (|iiestions con cerning our Presbyterians, Methodists, et al. Let nie say I am not nor have I been busying myself with these bod ies. I am concerned about my own truth. I refuse to write about these bodies. I have nowhere condemned them. I have not beard that Mr. Honey has been employed as their spokesman. I am not courting the disfavor of these two great bodies. Should one of I hem care to read after me 1 shall be pleased, and shall not be angry If he does not ngreo with me. | I love him still. Some of my best , friends in Clinton ami elsewhere are , Presbyterians ami all the happy scenes of my childhood clusler about the Methodist;; Some of their people are noble Christians, better than I; but those who arc thus good would he so much more useful ami powerful if they would go all (he way in perfect obe dience 10 Jesus. l judge no man?I only ask a prayerful, thoughtful read ing. Mr. Honey has not yet touched the main point in my sermon: he reminds me of my father's old Towser. faithful old dog. whose sole ambition it seemed was to trail rabbits. If a rabbit were to jump up before him he would stand ami watch in amazement until he was gone and then he would begin the trail. Mr. honey jumps at conclusions und Undings and never touches the main truths. Let me state my con tentions briefly: (Ii .lesus Christ did not come to establish all the denominations of to day. He is not the author of confu sion. He did not do a dozen things. The differences between denominations are not trivial (here are no non essentials in Hie kingdom; there are no substitutes, no counterfeits. What ever Jesus Commanded is essential, is law forever. The New Testament is u perfect Compendium of doctrine ami directory of church government. The word does not teach two things but one. Jesus said. "Ye are my disciples If ye do whatsoever I command you." "This is Hie love of Coil, that ye keep my commandments." If Jesus came not to set up the confused order of to day, ihen let us get hack to his plan. 1 come to (his later. (2) "The liberalism of today is sin ful narrowness." He alone Is broad who is true lo the spirit of Jesus and bis word. Righteousness consists In submitting to the limitations of truth und virtue. He who says. "I am broad on the command 'Thou shall not bteal,'" is a thief. it he says, "I am broad on the command 'Thou shall not kill,'" he Is a murderer. Truth is narrow; foundations must he solid. Jesus laid one foundation, not a thou sand. The trees, the hills ami stones of the quarry must he narrowed down Into the Shape demanded by the archi tect. In sympathy with all good; in compassion for burdened, sinful, strug gling, aspiring, hoping humanity we v must be as broad as the world, hut in our loyalty to truth und righteousness ws must be like our Master, narrow as a razor's edge. CD My third point is lliut, religi ously, the world is drifting towards tWO great bodies. Till? is a fact which every observing scholar will readily acknowledge. One of these bodies is the Hornau church witli hoi' central* l/.ed. machine hardened, priest ridden. enslaving, hierarchical government. The other will be exactly the opposite, vl/.:demo< rotlc, loose ami yet coherent, tnacliineless, priestless, liberating, en lightening, singing, conquering, savin;; body. These two great bodies are al ready upon the horl/on. i I* 'the Itomttn churcli will absorb every possible body. [See liritish Weekly tor llrsl week in June. | Cannon llcnson, who is now in Amer ica, an high chuchmnn Episcopalian says thai neatly all the lilglt churcli ministry in fCnghind are both ready and oager to Join tin1 Catholics. Itome has said to them, come. The present pope's policy is to absorb the lOpisco pal Church ami her offspring. A fow of the low churchmen are lighting Rome, but only a few. And so the world moves on. The Protestant world is hunt ine. a basis of union. Mr. Honey says "Australia lias already a chin eh federation." in this he is en tirely mistaken. Canada lias, how ever, a plan to organize all sprinkling bodies. All tuen who are free from prejudices waul one gt'Cnl Christian world. t.".i My last argument is the lire* brand, I claim the llaptlsts have a perfect .New Testament form of gov ernment: that her doctrines are plainly New Testament : that Jesus would not Change tin* New Testament were he hei-?' today, ami therefore would not change this church; that the drift of the age is toward (he ' tenets held by Baptists the New ! Testament. I contend that all Chris tians will sooner or later, just us , soon as all of us get above all preju dices, federate at the cross on the basis of the New Testament. All ? hiistian bodies have many good things. The drift of Christianity is toward a church polity such as held I by Haptists. our good Methodist > brethren in the conference at I.aureus even last fall beard many words con demnntory to their system and of praise for Haptist's system. This Is not hearsay. The new Rplscopal cathedral in New York lias a baptist ry. The churches of Beecher, Tal lliage and Henry Van Dyke have bap tistries. Henry Van Dyke has, with- ' in six months, written an article de claring immersion only is New Testa ment. Infant sprinkling has de clined .100 per ci-nt within fit) years. (See Vedder's Short Hist., last chap ter.) All denominations accept Im mersion as baptism. More and more, men. like i was. are becoming great ly dissatisfied with other forms of baptism, which by thousands is only Claimed as a useful substitute and expedient. The day of (be bishop is numbered-?(using the term not in its New Testament hut ecclesiastical us age i. The scholars of the world are saying that only two officers were set in the church. \i/... pastors (also called elders and bishops! and dea cons, I refer Mr. Homy to I last log's Bible dictionary, vol. i. pp, !!02-f?7tl. Let these men speak, ami none of them are Baptist -Owatkln, Snnday, Karnnck, Hatch, and about sixty ot hers. nil Now. briefly, to a few of Mr. Honey's rambling remarks. He says: "Mr. Fowler would make this a Bap tist world.'" I have nowhere said such. I have repeatedly said that I believe when all Christians unite they will not be known as Baptists, etc.. ad flnltum. I believe they will be called "Christians." I believe if all COine to the New Testament, am! the world can federate nowhere else, Christianity will he just as it exists today in the Baptist churches. 1'lease bear in mind, however, that all other faiths have more truth than some think; they all have eternal good. (7) Mr. Honey adds. "No compro mise . . . was ever perfected without Concession." That is partly true. It will not be true in this case there will he no giving down on the purl of those who have the truth, Why give down, concede When the world drifts even now toward those heroes of faith? Baptist principles, call them by whatever name, have saved the world hitherto. .Men have died for them, great denominations have adopted them ami will yet adopt them until the world stands at the New Testament, no; as Baptist but as Christian, I would not give the snap of my linger to make a Baptist. I am Intensely concerned about making men Christian; the Baptist will care for Itself, Del a man make Jesus his supreme lord and I will risk him in Hie ordinances and la all church government. Just a word in conclusion, I re fuse absolutely to go longer in this discussion. Some will differ With me. I ask them to road prayerfully and dispassionately ami follow out a course of study along these linos. Some will rejoice in these lines. I ask them to pray for the -access of truth. Some will want to reply. Del them do it and Iben read this article as a reply to what they may say I have neither time nor Inclination to writo more; I am not working to i |tO|Mlltui'/.u any paper hy appealing to men's prejudices. I in ay for lliu (itin* to COI1I0 VVllOll all rhristians shall bo one. I shall he please.I lo talk with or correspond with those who may desire more light hero. ('. Lewis Fowler. Clinton, s. c. 1783 1!><?!> College of Charleston 1251h Year Begins Oed.her I. Entrance examinations will he held at the County Court House on Friday, July 2, al "a a. in. All candidates for admission can compete in October fur vacant Hove:' scholarships, which pay $100 a year, one free tuition schol arship lo each county of South Caro lina. Hoard ami furnished room in Dormitory, $12. Tuition, $10. For catalogue, add rose II lltltlSON RANDOLPH, 15-31 President. WINTHROP COLLEGE SCHOLAR SHIP AN!) KNTiMV. V, EXAMINATION. The examination lor the award of vacant Scholarships in Winthrop Col lege and for the admission of new student-; will he held al the County Court House mi Friday, Julj 'J, at 0 a. in. Applicants must not he less than Hfl en years of age. When Scho'urshtps are vacant after July 2 they will he awarded to those making the highest average at this examina tion, provided they meet the condi tions governing the award. Appli cants for Scholarships should write to President Johnson before the ex amination for Scholarship examina tion blanks. Scholarships are worth $100 and free tuition. The next session will open September Hi, 1009. For fur ther Information and catalogue, ad d less Pres. D .It. JOHNSON, 41 -l?l. Rock Hill. S. C. SICK HEADACHE Sour Stomach, Heart bum, Canker Sore Moiltll ( tired hj Mi-0*U!). Siel; headaches aie caused by indi gestion ami a general disturbed con dition of the stomach. Cure the indigestion, and Iho head ache, nausea, heartburn, sour stom ach, and thai "all in" feeling will van ish. Mi-o-nn tablets will cure indigestion or any other stomach trouble. They will relieve almost instantly. Tin' I.aureus Drug Co. has so much faith in them that it will give you your money hack if they don't. Mi-O-Un cures by making Iho stom ach strong enough to produce enough gastric Juices lo tllgCSi all the food you want to eat. It promptly puls new life ami energy into the over worked and played-out walls of the stomach. I ite Ml-O-nn for a week, and you can cat what you want any time you want it. and take pleasure in doing it. YOU!' blood will he richer, redder, purer alter taking Ml-O-nn, and it only costs 50 cents a largo box. "I was speedily cured of stomach complaint by Mi-o-nn. Anything I [?an say in favor of Mi-o-na Is not too strong " William Hess. RciltOll Har bor, Mich. ? ? f/ttWW HIGH O M?) I Cures catarrh or money back. Just breathe it in. Complete outfit, including Rdialor$l. Extra bottles oOc. Druggists. CHARLESTON AND WESTERN CARO LINA RAILROAD. Arrival and Departure of Trains, Laurcns, Smith Carolina. EFFECTIVE APRIL 1, 1909. WR8T BOUND. No. 1. Leave Augusta.10:10 a m No. 1. Reave I.aureus. 2:'.',2 p in No. 1. Arrive Spartanhurg.. 4:05 pm No. 5. Leave Greenwood.... 6:50 n m No. 5. Leave Laurcns. 7:.r,r> a in No. 5. Arrive Spartanhurg-? 9.80 A m No. 53. Leave Greenvillo.Li:2tl p in No. 63. Arrive Laurens. 1:45 pm No.?80. Leave Greenvillo .... 4:30 p in No.*86. Arrive Laurens. ?:25 p m south BOUND. No. 2. Leave Sparlanlmrg . . ,12:20 p m No, 2, Leave Laurcns. 2:512 p m No. 2. Arrive Augusta. 6:16 p m No. G, Leave Spartanhurg . . . .r?:(Ml |> m No. ('?. Leave Laurcns. 6:35 ? in No. ii. Arrive Greenwood .... 7:.r<n p m No.'HT. Leave Laurens. S:I0 a in No. "H7. Arrivo Greenvillo... .10:20 a in No. 52. Leave Laurens. U:.'ir? p in No. 52. Arrive Greenville .... 4:00 p m Trains "80 and *87 daily except Sunday. Trl-weokly through Pullman Parlor Car service between Augusta and Ashevlllo on trains Nos. I ami :.'; North hound, Tuesdays, Saturdays; Southbound, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. C. II. CANQI'K. Agent. Laurens, S. C. C. T. MRYAN. Cen. Agt., Greenvillo, s. c. A. W. ANDERSON, Cen. Bupt., ERNEST WILLIAMS, 0. P. A , Augusta, Ca. Don't make the mistake or picking a quarrel before it is ripe. Among other pipe lines are those written In favor of smoking. ? ^^MOmAyzjt^ feats $ TO I Ik S) J d Mason's Fruit Jars In Pints, Quarts, and Half Gallons i Iii?; _v .v.; m :cl. _ ^ Made of the best quality of Glass wtih Porcelain 8 Lined l ops and the best quality of Rubber 5* On account of buying in car load X quantities we have them at prices for ^ what you would have to pay for a a cheaper quality at other place;.. Get the Mason's Fruit Jars ^ and you will have the best that is made we can supply your needs with extra 5 Tops and Rubbers. Be sure to see our \ line and let us quote you prices before von buy. VVVVVrVVVVVVVtA^ ST ITK OF SOUTH CA HO I, INA, County of 1.aiiicns. Whereas, petitions signed hy nioro titan one third of tie- quaIIHod oloo lora and free-holders residing in School District number one. I.aureus Township, Laurens County. South Carolina, asking lot an election on the question of VOtlllg out of High School District, I.aureus number olCVOIl, in said County ami Slate, has been Hied with the County hoard of Education, an election upon Raid question is. horo ordnred; said elect Ion to ho held 2!l of June a. I).IJbi'.b at Trinity Uhlge School Mouse under the management of the trustees of said school. All qualified electors ami floe hold ers residing in said district are enti tled to vote at said election. Those desiring to vote out of Un said High School District shall vote a ballot containing the word NFS written or printed thereon. Those d< tiring to remain in lite said High School District shall vole a ballot containing the word NO, writ - ten or printed thereon. Foils shall open at the hour of ? even o'clock in the forenoon and re main open until the hour of four o'clock in the afternoon, when they shall be closed and the ballots Counted. The trustees shall report the re sult of said election to the County Fo nd of Education ns soon as possi ble thereafter. OKO. I,. PITTS. ?lu-I!l County Supt. Education. 4P COOL FOOTWEAR The flan looking for his Summer Foot Com fort, will do well to turn his steps towards this store. We've many new ideas in Footwear for this Season. Shoes, for Vacation wear, at Home, the Sea shore, the Mountains, Camping* or for Anywhere. 9 All styles, all material;; .and plenty of all sizes? with prices for all purses. Tans and Wines in all shades?the coolest leather Footwear to ho had. Conic here, Sir, with your Cool Footwear notions and you'll surely lind what you're looking Tor. 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