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NUMI5?U l<> INTENSE CONCERN ? SN GREAT REVIVAL Crouds Arc Attending The Daily Services. THE FIFTEEN DAY SERIES Meeting M Kirst Presbyterian Church Vttructlng Widespread Uten (ion -The Singing. With ho fortr dt' error it may safely he' stilted that ritiO of the greatest re vival meetings ever held in ihe < ity of Lnttrens is now in progress at the .?hist Presbyterian chureh. Great v'lwds are attending each service, particularly ;it night: but, bard as :: is to get people to attend an after noon service, the meetings at 3:30 o'clock Itave been n decided success. Prom the very start, the opening night, last Wednesday, the attendance ;ts pti*i the most sanguine of hopes, and i; 1 ;is been on the increase since. S; the night service last Sunday, the attendance was n record breaker. the recollection of the oldest nient :? rs < ? the church there has never liceh mich a crowd in the church's idlt irlutn; it Was estimated that . : I 500 people heard the sermon SUndny ; tght. This was even greater than the audience that greeted Dr. ,Iho. C. Kitgo in tie- Presbyterlau ?hit re Ii during the Method' ? confer ence Ittsl fall. Ami the people are attending the meetings because or a gen tine and thorough awakening nlong roltgious lines, the powerful preaching by !>:?. J. Kniest Thncker. and the excellent music by tin- large choir under the direction of Prof. Oeo. A. Fisher, as sisted by Mrs. Fisher at the piano. Great preparation was made for the meeting; it was advertised: everybody has been invited; and tin attractive ness of the services have held the p< oplc's attention. Dr. Thnekcr is a powerful preacher; he is a ( h a:, deep thinker, hut his scr eens are not encumbered with high sounding phrases nor with the show of Iiis learning, lie is a Bib! scholar and an effective teacher; he does not employ useless language, under which ich thoughts are so often obscured; his utterances are to the point, ami his sermons end when he gets through witli tiie subject under discussion, On Sunday morning the subject of hell" was discussed; not llie nature .if the place, hut the exist nee of it; nbt the location, hut the t and (he necessity of the fact. I v. That ker argued conclusively that tic ? \ st' lice of ,'i hell was necessary fie. tlu actu ality of the soul's immortality, for 'he reality of divine love and for the ex ist once of a heaven, lie dcplrirod ?he fact thttl sonic people have itarn ? (I hut (Hie little sentence of the I? ble, "Clod is love" and that because he is love he will not punish sin. He said thai God is also jus; and 'hat Justice demands the punishment of of wrong. The si hnon was of remark able force and it made a profound im pression Upon (lie people. Instead of calling for those who will accept Christ to come forward, Invitation cards are distributed at each service ami the people are rc jlieStCd to sign them. There are three distinct invitations: First; to those w ho will accept Chl'lstl Second, to those whose church membership is not in I,aureus and who pledge themselves to unite with a church here, Third, the church niemhers who desire to live more for Ood'S glory and the good of his church." In the first four services hold, fifty signed under the llrst class, 7 under ?he second and ::.'!l under the third. Thus it is seen that there have heen fifty professions of faith. Not the least attractive in the ser vices being held is the singing by the large choir. Many people say it Is the best singing ever heard in Lau rens. Prof. Fisher says that the choir is the liest, bus lea rend the mus ic quicker, is more "in the spirit" than tiny Choir that he has directed in re cent years. Sunday night there were seventy-one voices In the choir. The meetings will In all probabili ty come to a close on Thursday of next week; meanwhile services at 3:30 in the afternoon ami at 7:30 in the evening are heim; h. ld. Twelve rimes ,\ Lunatic. A Missouri man has heen put in jail for having married thirteen wives, llo'fl not a criminal, lie's a lunatic. i?Clinton Gazette. HEAD-ON COLLISION LAST WEDNESDAY Trains ?">:! ami >?3 Crush Into Km h Other Near Parks Station on C. N. A l , ItaJIrouil Little Painuge. !..k's'i Wednesday afternoon, shortly after : ? " o'clock, a hond*oh collis ion between trains iittmber ~'J itud 53 Ott the Co'uihbin. Nev '. rvy it rid ;.au reus railroad, occurred near Parks station three miles southeast of the City, resulting in consul (rah!c damage to the Engines hut practically ho hurt to the trainmen end pas vim 'is. Re pairs \yere speeaily made and the trains were taken on t ?<??:? witj alter about three hours delay. The collision was the result oi En gineer Joe ?ab on the sottthbound train, confusing sdny's orders with those of Wed net it is s. id that lie had both the: pass orders in his pocket and read the wrong one; this one ordered the two trains to pass a' Clinton, whereas that of Wednesday, which he should have followed order ed the pass to he made ai Parks. Train 53 stopped at Parks station to let off two passengers, and was just pulling out of the station when the up-train, rounding the curve crashed into it. Speed had not been gained, hence 'he shock wits not so great as it might have been. However, it was sufficient to throw practically every passcnged from his seat, giving them a severe jostling. The trains did ma leave the tracks: the engines suffered considerable damage. I lot It engineers and both drotnen, seeing the impending crash jumped front their cobs, and it was in this manner tint ICnglueer McCrnney of Columbia, hurt his leg; he was per haps the worst hurt of all. There were several l^aurens people aboard both trains, some of whom re turned to the city during the delay. That afternoon great crowds from I.aureus went out to see the wreck. Kngines from I.autcns ami Clinton pulled the two trains and the disabled engines on to their respective destina tions. Mr. Will tri.? \t Heine. Mr. Will M. Irly who was shot by Pnrrott Milam early in November re turned to his home from Columbia hospital on last Friday afternoon. Iiis condition is much improved and his recovery is hlttch more rapid than was at first even hoped for. Mr, Irliy is able to out in his yard, ami has about recovered the use of his arms said hi; speech is much better. Miss T CUAMJ lit'N I I.It. \\ inner of r'lrsl Prize. Will Apply lor Kail. Messrs RlChl y Uichey, attorneys for Pane.'I Milam, who has bceh in jail since his attempt on the life of w. m. iriy by shooting, win on Fri day or Saturday of this Wot U apply tor hail for their client, since Mr. Irhy is considered out of danger. The charge against m"ain will he nssntlll and battery wir., intent to kill, WMI:RI: IS BIG HAM? THERE'S NO ANSWER Where is Dr. ('.. C, Itigham. the slay er of Mrs. Ruth Crisp lllghnni? Kcho answers "Where?". Since the stir a few weeks ago and the order from the Florence sheriff to the efioct that Itig ham Was not a fugitive from JttStlCO, not hing fu rl her ha bei n h a d The it net or "had h en" in flreenvlllo, so said Iii? brbll er. The police till* thoi ities were told mil to i 1 t llttti The courts have done nothing. It seems thjvt his appeal has mil boon ? fact, what is the rial us of the ehso? ? led felon who was released on bond in ihe ithiount nl ? i ,5t u? ( M ill[II SOI IfeTl MKKTS. Itayal Vmhassadors af ('besinnt lttdv:e \rc llnlcrtaiiii'?!? Th< I loyal Ambassadors dl th? Chestatti Midge llaptist * i--.it? *? enjoy ed a .i;n.-'t plcnsun: social meeting lit tlie h?hte 6t' Mr. in <i Sil4?. Austin Brauii?ti ?h last t-5kitoil<lay evening. A (UslijKhtful (\<.iiii- \ us :>!? Mt. the feature .>:' which was a "blind-fold"' com?? t. Kr?Im the wall wits huiig u large sheet 5 Oll ii \vi - u spot, upd each ;;a<"st wall? Hiven piece Oi paper ami u phi, hllnd-folded and required io pln the p. per as lieair lh< spot as possible, in ihla eohtes'l Miss Mao H.aiuletl ?ad Mfi Douglass Hariieti woJi the two prizes, h l.. auti.'ul cup tind ;i pret ty pitch* r, A fiel' the ganh the guests sv?re Invited ii?d Ute dining room whorl fruits, inns und cuke were serv ed. Those present were* Mr. and Mrs. O. c. Medlock, Mrs. c. V. Craddock, Mrs. .1. It. TraynhaiM, Misses Nettie and Georgia Medlock, Lila and Mae Braialett, Lillian Knight, IJessie Ow inns, Rosa I. Craddock, Wynona Chancy. Kannte Anderson, Nellie Mil ieu. i'.? ss Wham, and Mur.v Ow|ngs; and Messrs Kdwurd ami Arthur llrani lett, Itoy !3oyd, Koben and Douglas Bariictt, John Knight. Willis Duvall, Karl and Mains Knight, IVIhnin Chun oy, Herman Uoyd, Luther Hrninlett, Oeorge Whan:, lir.skIii? Clardy, \V, L. Stone, ami Charlie Murri y. M \SOMC Oi l i< ! It** I l : < i I D. Mr. I.. ?i. Halle. Jr. Chosen V. c:>hipful Master <>f Laurens l.odire. Ai a regular comiuuiih-atioii of Lau rens lodge No. 200, A. F M . oillci i s for another yeaf wer?- elected and Install ed Friday evening, as follows: L <;. Halle, ,lr., worsnlpful master. K. A. liabb, senior warden. C. a. Power, junior worden. \V. It. McCueii, secretary. VY. I*. Thomason, Jr., treasurer. it. a. Cooper, senior deacon. J, c. Henderson, junior deacon. J, L. Wasson ami H. L, Clardy, stew ards. m. a. Lass, tiler. Sir. Halle succeeds .Mr. A. <". Todd as Worshipful master. the latter !:.;-. ing Idled this position for the past two years with Credit to himself and eminent satisfaction to the lodge. Palmetto lodge No, l!?, will hold Us animal election of ?>:!:<. i . the next monthly tin eting. BAPTISTS INVITED TO MEET IN LAURENS Ai the nleetlnis of the annual state convent ion of llupti.stH Vi ?'? rsoh !<, i . em year. lull). ! As nnhouhced i:i The \iiVertisei' | some nine ago, a resolution was pass ' ?d by the church, In conference, coin* ! missioning the d< legates ??? extend such an Invitation, and h Is toe hope of the church and the people generally that il will he accepted. The COItveii' lion lias not met in this t Iiy in a i lin her of years, and its return alter the Iouk Interval will be welcomed. Itev. w. 10, Thayer ami c tl. liiobo ore the delegates from the Klrst eiiUreh and the Invitation will he extended them. Kork School to ts Library? Miss Hertha Jacobs of the Itoi k school has sent in a check for i'.rvl raised hy her pupils for the library fund. To this amount the local trus tees will add $5.00 and the state hoard $5.00. The order for the books will he made out at once. It will he seen from the names and figures below that Miss Dallas Watts handed in the larg est amount. The prize offered hy the superintendent of education will go to her. The amounts are; Brooks Hryson. L'lic; Cora Hryson. ::.'.<?: Kay Hrysoit, ::.".<?; Fred Hryson. ::.".<?; Jessie Mae Hryson, l.">; John Hryson, Cm; John lllgglns Hryson, $1.15; Kate Hry son. 35c; tleorgo Hryson. 20c; Bear! Griffin, $1,00; Florlde Griffin, 50C; Fth ei Jones. 21cj Lawien<"e Jones. 22C; Walter Lynch. ??c{ Dallas Wa'ts, $1.50 Those Cluirilj hisses. 1 wetity Chicago girls will seit five lltindi'cil dolhirs worth Of IC. ses. at a re I e of I weuty?f|v? cents up. for sweet ? ' : i N! MKTriitlM* I ? >1KKT. nltttnhtil ( ii ii fort' in " i. M. I*). Church Holds ? ??"nil- t ii ( linii'ii. Clinton. Deo. Tih. The Ktihd antut-! ;! SCt ? Ion 01 the rolttnibln eoiif -. It >;' AfHi'au Met'odist Kpiscopa' j ?huroh titcit in tuis town with 1'ri inl Wednesday aiid adjourning (Ills \ nil lit bet' of ?elogatOH ; i: : " > ? < I in Tuesday to- preliminary arruiigo nn nts i nd to tit: ltd (h? iitootln.' ol' the I it urn ry society of llio jrd'ufei hee on Tue* itny night. 'II.' eoiiforOnoo was presided tf.v*ji?i" |)y I'tshop Benjamin Franklin I. ? of Wllbi rioreo, Ohio. Tin- Itov. .1. Mali?(Toy wits : !<?d by Major McMillan lo IttnliO an ail' i s; by Mayor McMillan to tunke an address of Welcome which he did to tin ? -cat edillcalioii ol his hearers. A number of prominent white citizens ailended tli<- meeting and enjoyed the exorcises. W. W. lb ckett. i?. i>.. of New Vork, secretary of missions of the A. M. 10. Church was a popular visitor. The oldest negro newspaper in the world, The Christian Recorder, slxly .'ens old. was represented by .1. M. Wright of Philadelphia. Between six and hevcu thou tind dollars was rais? d for religious pur poses. The m pro poptilation thorough!.' en joyed :hi.- im ting and. it Is ui ler stood. provided ample ebtertainnient for t Ik li- guests. They had i In.od will of ! :< ;?? wl ite friends i:t ijiolr THE PRIZE WINNERS IN VOTING CON I f S I It soenis rather (|ueor for the re porter to have no "contest" article to writ" this we. k. Wee k after week In- has written out a different "spell", and given the "standing of the candi dates". Hut th. last standing has been nro a good llUlliy Who are rather glad too i hat it is all over. Tin winners have been declared and in la< t the prizes have all been award ed: 'he contest Is closed, all except giving The Advertiser readers an op portunity to see w hat their friends "look like.' Hi nee the picture of I ill II winner accompanied this nrticle, As stated, the prizes have boon a warded. Mist Mary Smith, in emu pithy With r .:tl;er. Mr. .la . M. Smith of Waterloo was in tec ci(y ? : ? . ? . ? tIn i ... ' ? t)i. Thursday (In buggy and ha.rhess we--.- delivered id Roland Moseley, the plucky little fellow1 wi n won second prize. (;n (Iii s;iihie day. Wllkos \ (*o. f?oi ' ' ? ? : tl ?? line, oak rocking chair to Mi- Zelle. Hlukcley, I.itib Miss lilakCly is still ipiite small, ami it is ruinon i thai some one a little oltb r ami ;. Utile larger intends to n-?? that chair tor a while, but thcii It's; never goihii to Wear out' ii Wns. made ii . scbo<V|. In-.-. ?;. ; fat her, .\! r. (> <?;, j Hunter quietly' chuckling to himself just as he did ail during the Contest was (,;i hand Thu:-day afternoon with a big wagon and three hand And right carefully did ihey handle the 1 piano too; it is Iii;- ly thai ilioj feared ;i gOOd SColdlhji (fp about Ora It u was at all Scratched or abused. And hero an- 'he pictures of them all heroes ol a groat battle, of bal lots. They are not bolllo-senrred though; or at least, not visibly so; they are all bright, tresh looking and handsome. Mi",< lilakely is the young est of the conti slants and Miss Smith the eldest; Miss Hunter is just II years of age and Roland Moseley Is about tin- same. The reporter sug gests that the good people cut these pictures out. keep (hetn and remem ber the HKKAT POPCLAUlf Y CON' TKST OF IfjOti and vVho won th-- prizes, ( !*i Mum* Stafj Contest. ? V.ell lv r 5TU L AGRA Cl MMS VICTIM IN LAURENS il:>, .lessii Dill M i l. . Succumbs To I i ist?) t>| 'Case Sturiul S?*i** Ices I'lies tili > Moralim. ? ?. ? . ?. Mrih \56s<.'l*;.v> u If*? 0f Mi'- .Iiis. \i, .Mi I !? ; . died ill her liotiic nil Curl iiiUiti si ?? ? I. :i viel litt el t i:it divnd h i in i y of I.an Id I I I ! I Incited |>> i' i- peculiar iiilH dreadful human ill: or least, the iirk'l ease ID which I ho disease wmi dr'lnltcty known. Tl i' fitih nil services wore ! I<l at l'.ie. residence Tuesday itnnti ill>! at 1 I >>'? look, conducted !)>' lto\ VV. I). Tltnyer und Uov. .1 D. Croat, an.! the IlltCI'll) lit WUX lliado in tin1 citv ???niett 1 y. Mrs. M. .1. y v as Miss .1' sslo I >flI. daughter of th.- Into Uov. .1116. \ Kill. a lluptist minister residing the latter years of iiis lifo in (Jroenvlllo. she ! was thirty two years of age. the ninth lor of live children, tin- youngest of whom is hut thirteen months old. Mrs I .Moseley had heeu ill for atioul four I months, hut until a few weeks am, j was nut confined to bod, Che is sur ? vlved hy all iier children, her hushand. one sister, M'v. A. It. Su. vaii of this city, ami two brothers, Nies rs Ii. I' , und ?!. .1. Din of tlre? in Hid. ltt!l,\M) MOMMA. U inner of Seeoml l'ri/i. Ilullej School S M ; W> nona l.il Ihn mil Madden, fi."?e: AloS niidor Iii friendship Sclioel in Line Ci i. ? library n ho t a re*.' college h<ar the fa hi Mini 1:. Tniitiaii? Th.' state. WASH NUN I ER CASI POSTPONED BYCOURI Washington, Dee. 7. Attorney Gen eral I/.von is in Washington to rejire sent the state before the supreme court in the Wash Hunter murder ease Thin case has been before the supremo Court of South Carolina tu h e, hut the appeal heir,).' taken from the last ease, the records of the lirsi case in which the ChangO of venue was tpies (loned were not sent lo re. Mr. Lyoii conslth ring that these records should ah o he here asked the court to send TENS Of INTEREST IN SOUTH CAROLINA bulled And Condensed for Busy Readers RESUME OS PAST WEEK Current Kreuts ei* Interest la This Stale Solo? d t! 11 ail Hrloll) Noted I (.;? \ t! n"?{ i (r Itcadcrs. Memphis Tin; inonl lily report of Iho Naliomd tiiiiuor'H tissoHutiou i-s 11 int. I <>s S, s.sa.i'ini hales of cotton gin ned 10 l ioeotit ber I, or 'fl.lt per eeat as much ::s ginned in saun period last year. Th'tf re|iOrl hy stales i.-: Alahaina.!I01.000 Klorhhi.1)5.000 (.?corgiu.I ,OS7;000 Mississippi.S7Si0?.? South Carolina."??'? folnmhin, 8. C Sixty seven pi ip!o were killed :>11? I 7?S lujureil on the railroads ol' the slate during lite past llsea) year, n< cording 10 ntinnal reports of the 2? companies iecol'yod bj the railroad eontiulssioii, 11 i- shown ia 'I <? last tiuniitil r- port of tiie eoininls ion Hint v; wi ? Uli led am! 1,0'.I7 llijill "<l. It \\ ill .n Ihjil the titinihcr kilted oh i ho : rill - roads hii i I.i lid r* it i I thhi y< ar, v. bile Hi' ituiuhi r or in hii by si v i'iil huiitli "'l. 't'li'.i ... Hie : 1:1 Ii I lottl ,,ai ! til Iii) port. AiK<-ii \yiial Is believed to bo Hut: only uhit" partridge over seen any where hereabouts was killed this week |iy I.?.iiis Mills near Mnntmnrcncl. No one here has evi r heard of it while I partridge tiny where, hai this Is a gen uine specimen. The peculiar bird : was killed frulh a (iovy of bnie twenty, I ordliwiry pni t ridges. 11 hit h but one feather I hut ill all resembles pnrtriditc feathers. This is on the wing. OUihrwl e ? ? ? ? p. : |\yd or Ihh e iiiaclt f ? ithoi i, ii is -i.o w ? 'i I tin < ? feilill'/er ami cotton seed tr.eul. The total amount received lo Uoct mher <>, . Increase in the inspection lax of over $2.1.000 to the present date ;\ . , ,i . .u - Od with I?08. 'I he amount received by tin- state from the fertilizer tri'K i i-euts per ton on all commercial fertilizers and cottonseed meal. The totals RlVCtl tit'0 with out regard to the small sum. re funded for tars unused, which rarely exceeds a few He t.-aml (lOllrilll Tin Vl'lcr I in i