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BAPTISTS OF CLINTON ENTER NEW BUILDING Opening Services Held Last Sunday Morning and Evening. HANDSOME EDIFICE AT COST OF $17,000 After Heroic Utforts On Cart Of En tire Congregation, Handsome New Church Building is Krected and First Service At Which Castor C. Lewis Fowler Preached Fxcellont Sermon, Held Sunday Morning Building Committee. ('Union. Feb. 13?The congregation of the First Baptisl cbureb of this place today worshiped for the first time in their beautiful new ebureb. which has just been completed alter much zeal and sacrl(lee on their part. The auditorium was well filled with a happy, joyous assembly when at II o'clock, the initial Service was held. The Choir was composed of Mrs. V.*. 11. Owens, Mrs. .1. T. Robertson, Misses Mary .lohnson, Nettle Oil lard, Eleanor Duckett, Kininie Rooertsou, Mabel Su mercl, Chloe .lohnson, Messrs. D. M. Bobo, Fred Fowler, and .1. T. Robert son. Miss Maude Sumerel presided at the organ. The Sen Ice. - Mr. Fowler < hose as his text Isaiah 60:4, and preached on tno character and mission of the Christian church. II?! was listened to with profound ap preciation and many of the things he said will be cherished in memory. Dr. Derioux spoke briefly in praise and congratulation of the congregation Pledge cards were distributed with the object of (dealing away the in debtedness of about $'J.riOO. which still ovorhangs the chinch, and very prob ably success will crown this endeavor. In the year 1880 a majority of the members of "Did Muntsville chur(h," neat' Clinton seceded from it in order to enter into the organization of a Baptist church in the little town of Clinton. The original membership of this First Baptist church of Clinton was 31. in issl' thoy Greeted n church at it cost of $2,G00. Voaterdfty this con gregation, now grown beyond 200 in number, assembled In a handsome and beautifully appointed bouse of worship Just completed at a cost of over $17,000 Description of Neu Church. The new Church, so happily entered, is indeed one to be proud of. Ideally situated at the Intersection of Broad street the principal street in Clinton, with Centennial street, which bids fair to develop Into beautiful street when it shall have been open to the. village of Lydia; within two blocks of the hoart of the town; opposite the lovely Thorn well orphanage; easy of access from all parts of town. Had the con gregation chosen from all Clinton no more desirable situation could have been found. It stands on the site of the old church, which was torn away to make room for it. It Is bullt of brick wltth cement and granite trimmings. There are four en trances, two on Broad and two on Cen tennial streets. A private entrance lO&dS fror.', the rear to the pastor's atndy. The corner rises to a belfry where hangs the sane boll that rang from the old Church steeple. The Interior. Otie's first Impression on entering tbo church Is of Its richness. A dim religious light falls through stained glnss windows over mahogony-fluixhed woodwork and pews. The floor is cov ered with B soft mossy green carpet of brusecls. The white ceiling rises in octagonal shape to a central dome. It is studded with many soft white globes that dif fuse the electric light In a mellow glow. To the right of the pulpit the grace ful pipes of the organ G5S in number rise behind the choir loft. A lectern in the shape of an eagle with outspread wings bearing up the Bucred hook, and a bronze cherub hold ing aloft a cluster ol lights, adorn the platform. To the left is the movable partition between the auditorium and the Sun day school room. Directly facing the minister's stand is a large three-panel window repre senting Christ's baptism in the .Ionian hy .lohn and the decent of the Holy Spirit. .Memorial Windaus. (>:' the live memorial windows, first in beauty and general interest is a largo three-panel cue on the west side in memory of tho Rev. .1. U. Parrott, the loved pastor of this church at the time of his death, ami long years be fore his entering the ministry an able teacher in Clinton. The window was erected with subscription gifts from his former pupils, ami its beautiful symbolism is a tit emblem of their feel ing for him. The central panel is pic torial representing an oriental shep herd leading his flock through green pastures by still waters, and bearing in his arms a lamb. The side panels are conventional designs. Maj. Richard II. Griflln ami his wife;. Mis. Kmily Jones Griflln, who were among the original members, are memorialized in two windows of con ventional design, the gift of their chil dren. Mrs. John .1. Robertson and Mrs George M. Davis of Clinton. John K. Griflln of Copper inn. Tennessee, Thomas .1. Orihln of Fitzgerald. Ga., and c. William Grlllln of Brooklyn, : X. Vi John A. Ferguson, another original im mber of the church, is pcrpotuated in memory i>y n pretty window, tin gift of Iiis children, .lohn FergU Hon, Waters Forguson, Richard For guson, all of Clinton, and Mrs. Thomas Lake and Mrs. Mary F. Rnrksdalo of Laurens. To the memory of Mrs. Rosa Tl tidal I Sumcrel, wife of \v. m. SumoreL a window similar to the Ferguson win dow lias been erected by her father, L. H. Tlndall of Atlanta, and her brother. Dr. L. IL Tindall, Jr., of Muncie, Ind. All of these windows and the other smaller windows in the building are of pleasing conventional doslgns and of rieb clear coloring. A prevalent green tone characterizes them all. The Sunday School Room. The Sunday school room Is so ar ranged that on the removal of folding partitions it becomes a part of the main auditorium, harmonizing with it I in furnishing. Every seat commands a good view of the pulpit, and the Moor slopes toward It. Joining the main room and shut off j from it by movable partitions are eight i class rooms and a library. Two of these rooms, designed for the Haraca and Phllftthea classes, have a seating capacity of 70. These class rooms eon tain chairs, while the main room has mahogany finished seats. t ust and Equipment. Dirt was broken June 2, lf>01>, and DK. IIUGIIKS IN 1M( IIMOND. WIK Address Tri-Stute Medical Socie ty Tills Weck. Following is an lt< 1:1 that appeared Sunday in the Richmond Tlmes-Dis-1 patcli: "General health conditions in the South and the recent medical discov- I erles will he the principal subjects to j come up for discussion at the twelfth annual meeting of the Tri-State -Medl cal association, to In- held in this city February 1."., I? and IT. Six hundred physicians, represent jug tlx* (lower of the medical profession in , North and South Carolina and Virginia and a number of distinguished scien tists from the outside states, are ex pected to he present. Aside from the transaction of rou tine business, there will be addresses by prominent scientists and discus sions of various subj -cts. Professor Henry A. Christian, of the Harvard Medical school, will deliver an address on "What Animal Experimentation Has Done For ModernMedical Science," and Dr. Holte IS. Hughes will speak on "Religious Press and Quackery."" Unknown Infant Found. Clinton, Fob. Mth.- I.asl Wednesday morning the body ol a mal? infam was found buried on a vacant lot on North Broad street Its head crashed. Medical examination proved thai the child had breathed. I; bnd apparent ly been burled two or three days. It was wrapped in a Rpartanburg Herald of Dec. f?, hearing no label. There is no clue to the murderer. The coroner's verdict was in accord witli these facts. "On To hiclimond." Drs. It. B. Hughes, Isadore Schayer, and W. D. Ferguson of this city left on Monday for Richmond to attend the annual convention of the Trl-State Medical society, which met there yes terday and whose sessions continue through tomorrow. Dr. Hughes is a former president of this society, which embraces the states of Virginia, South j and North Carolina. MRS. B. R. TILLMAN JR. GETS HFR CHILDREN A special dispatch to The Advertiser from The Stan- yesterday afternoon Conveyed the Intelligence that Mrs. P.. R. Tlllman, Jr., has been awarded the custody of her two children, nccord j lug to a decision handed down Tues day morning by the supreme court. This case has attracted the atten tion of the whole country, because of the prominence of those concerned, particularly because United states Senator H. R. Tillman, Sr. had been deeded the children of his son. lt. H Jr. without the consent and against the wishes of the mother. The case was heard by the supreme conn two weeks ago, and the decision rca< lie 1 yesterday. Death of C. T. Whlttcn. The burial service of Mr. C. T. Whitteil, whose death occurred Friday night, was held at the city cemetery yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock. He was ill only a week or ten days with ' in attack of pneumonia. The deceased ) was an ex-Confederate, soldier having I served in the lath S. c. regiment. Kor? shav.'s brigade. He was 7:; years of 'ige. in InsT he removed from Nine ty-Six to this City and opened a black smith and repair shop and tip to the time of his recent fatal illness he con tinued the active management of dif ferent shop enterprises. Two sons who live in Birmingham, and .lames Whittcn are among his relatives. the corner-stone laid July 23. Since that time the work progressed steadily to completion. The congregation worked earnestly and unitedly ami made the labors of the building committee a pleasure to them. This committee of which R. I,. Bailey was chairman, consisted of R. L, Bailey, II. I.. Todd. J. T. Robertson. W. M Sumerel, R. F. Bry son and the Rev. C. Lewis Fowler. The cost originally determined on was $10.000. but, ns is generally the case, when the enthusiasm of actual building had seized the people they enlarged their plans in sever;,! partic ulars, and the building, equipment and ?II. lias cost about $17,000 d is splen didly equipped, has furnace heat, stain ed glass in all the windows a $2,000 pipe organ, seat- of California red wood with mahogany finish a.- brass fixtures. Its seating capacity .s be tween 700 and 800, and by the use of Chairs It is estimated that, it will seat 1.000. HOME TRUST COMPANY RAPIDLY ORGANIZING New Enterprise Will lie Forinnll) Or ganized About March 1st...Stock Selling at Lively Hate. Two weeks ago The Advertiser con tained o notice concerning the organ ization of the Home Trust Company, the petitioners having secured a com mission to sell stock. The books or the company, with offices at the Enter, prise bank, have been open for some days and a considerable portion of the stock subscribed for. The dual organ ization of the company will be perfect ed about March 1st. The impression was received by a number of people that the books would close yesterday, the 15th. of February; this, however, was incor rect, for the books will be open the remainder of this month. Ami be cause the petitioners for the commis sion were directors of the Enterprise bank, the impression was that only Stockholders of that bank were to take tip tlm stock of the n< \v company. This Is not by any means the case for a number of farmers of the county have already subscribed for slock, In speaking of the new company, Mr. C. II. Roper, one of the organizers, said that the how trust company would carry on a general loan business Oil real estate and act as executors, in accordance with the usual business of trust companies, and (hat while the Enterprise bank would continue the loan business, it was hoped to make that a specialty for the new company. "Do you know " said Mr. Neper, "that Lnurcns county is just now com I ing into its own, particularly in the banking business? .lust a few years ago tin? biggest farmers did all their business in Greenville and Newberry; they see now that to do business in their own county is a source of wealth : to themselves. Why pay interest on loans secured in another county? Why ? not have the farmers of this county , benefltted by their own business? The 1 work of a trust company works bone I lit to t he home people." The stock of the Home Trust com pany is being sold at per share, tbe capital stock is $7)0,000. As soon as j 50 per cent of this amount is subscrib ed and 20 per conl paid In, the com pany will secure its charter and he reaily for business. As stated, it |u tbe hopes of the managemi nt to gel all matters in shape by March 1st. Cake Sale Saturday. The ladies of the First Presbyterian church will have a cake sale at the Todd-Slmpson company's store on next Saturday, beginning at III o'clock. Those who have patronized these sales before know what to expect; others ', are advised to investigate. There will be an excellent assortment of cakes on Nab>, and at reasonable prices. Time: Saturday of this week. Civic League to Meet. Mrs. T. 1). Darlington, president of j the civic league, requests tbe an nouncement that the civic league will meet next Monday afternoon in the chamber of commerce rooms at i o'clock. It is especially desired that a full attendance be bad. for a mat ter of considerable importance Is to he passed upon. The same company that is to erect the Confederate monu ment will submit designs of a fountain to be placed on the court house? square. The civic league has some funds on hand and. in view o| the fact tbat the court house is to Im- remodelled and a monument erected on tbe grounds, this additional work of beautifying is contemplated. Lol all the members of the league be present, for this mat ter Is to be decided. TerrjN dig Sale. Beginning Fob. 18th., II. Terry begs to announce to his many patrons that be will have a special sale of house held goods, ready to wear things for men women and children. Attractive embroideries, shoes and notions will be also displayed and the public is cordially invited to at tend this nine day sale. After March 15th, Mr. Terry will handle the famous Butterlck patterns. Barrel Harris fHcfl In Denver. Mr. W. F. Martin received a telegram Saturday from his HistOr-lll-laW, Mrs. Darrel Harris of Denver. Colorado, stating tbat her husband bad pnssod away the evening before ami thn| his remains would be brought back here for Interment. The deceased was the son of Mr. win Harris, formerly of Laufens, now a resident of Columbia, ? ud was about ::<? years old. He mar ried Miss Lidie pobt rtsoit. di utr'ner of the late .i. m. Robertson of this city, and they have been living in Denver for tht last four y< at'S. CHARGE ABDUCTION AGAINST YOUNG MAN I>. I. McQueen Huns Iwny >Vit!i Miss Grace Cannon of Fountain (no, Aged IS, llul Is Intercepted. 1> l. McQueen, n young while man, from the lower part of tin* stnto, is i held in the county jail a.t Greenville on a warrant charging hint With the abduction of the pretty 1 ' \ en .-o'.d daughter of Mr. .1. A. Cannon, postmas ter of Fountain Inn. McQueen had paid court to Miss | Grace Cannon, (lie postmaster's daugh ter, ami on Monday morning they left Mr Cannon's home in a buggy, headed toward Woodruff. Hurriedly the news of the runaway was made known and the couple was overtaken near Wood ruff. They were looking for a preach er to marry them, The girl is said to 1m- only thirteen years old and ex ; cepllonally pretty. The young man was placed in the jail at Fountain Inn. and it is said (lie citizens of the little town wore so Indignant that tl.ey wanted to break into the jail and do violence to the man. Chief of Police Marlin talked with (he crowd that assembled and told them die young man had committed no gravo offen so and it would not do to do any harm to Ulm. lie was spirited away from the jail and brought to Greonvllle by Mr. Martin and is now locked up under a warrant Issued before Magistrate .1. It. Woods of Fountain Inn at the instigation of (hegirl's parents, charg ing him with abduction. When seen at Hie jail. McQueen said he loved the young lady and that his love was "Irue and pure as the heavens above," and even though the bars sep arated them he still loved her Hi is a neat looking Chap and conies from a good family In the lower port of the state, having relatives in Columbia. He said that for the past few years , he had been living in Montgomery, Ala., and made a living by selling pic tures. He BHV8 he has known the young lady about three months and quite a fascination for her had devel oped. So yesterday morning he drove up to the house and tin- young lady rode away wltli hiUl in BOnreh of a pas tor to perform the ceremony. The girl's parents objected on account of her age. They had McQueen arrested or the charged of abduction. The News. COT XT ? TK.M'IIKHS TO MKKT. Association Mill Meet Pchrunrj 2(11 h, Program For Meeting. The l.uureiiH County Teachors'asso ciation will meet in the auditorium of the I.aureus Graded school building at 10 a. in on tin JJCth day of February. It is to be hoped that the weather of this, date will be good and that more teachers will attend this meeting than attended the hist. Following is the program: "How to Teach Participles and Inllnitlvos,", Mr. M. 15. Self; "Athletics In Our Schools," Mr. I). I.. Parkinson; "The Improvmcnl of Our School Grounds." Mr. Mai tin lOach of tin sc subjects will lie open to the teachers present for discussion. WILL SING NA/ARENE ON THURSDAY NIGHT Fader the auspices of the Junior Aid society of the First Methodist Church of this city. " I he Xazarenc'' a snored cantata, will be sung in the auditorium of the Methodist Chili? ;, on Thursday ev< ning ol this week, be ginning at 8 o'clock. Practices have been held lor a number of week ; nd Hie lame CllOrilS is composed of the bet i singers In the city of all denomi nations, The Nnznrene will he the hingest musical event in Hie history of I.aureus, according to report.-, from all sides. As indicated by the title, The Xa/.a reno is the story, in song, of Jesus of Naznroth; it is a beautiful piece of music and all the parts are well car ried. There are a number of solos which are to be taken by the leading voices, and the chorus work is ex cellent, The proceeds of the entertainment ; will go into tho funds oi the \td so ciety; there will be no admission cl.nTpe, em a free w ill offering will he gnthorod. Lot everybody como; none wilt ' ?; f Isappoinlcd, ft ft) Olli* -Nelson. Mr. W. C. Nelson and Mrs. Sadie Smonk, both of Uigustn, were married by the Rev. f. c. Watson at his home on South Harper street Tuesday, Fob. x. Mr N"i Ison is a Lauren-; county boy and Is a railroad fireman on C & W. c. en! of Augusta. itemsif Interest in south carolina Culled and Condensed for Busy Readers. RESUME OF PAST WEEK Current .Mm-iiIs of In tores t In This Stair Selected and Briefly Noted For Advertiser Headers. Columbia YV. [J. Avant, who w:ty ordered released, under habeas corpus proceedings, under a bond of (3,000. lias not yet furnished 111?* required bond and is thorofore stllll eonllned tu the penitentiary at Columbia, Charleston Mr. Uohorl l.athan has been selected to succeed MaJ. .1. C. Ilemphlll as editor ill chief of Tlio News and Courier. Mr. Lathnn was tor a number of years secretary to tho late .N. t!. Con/ales, editor of 'lbei state; be was later court Stenogra pher, and for the past live years has been on the staff of Tbe News and t 'on rlor. (irecuvllle In a whirlwind cam paign, the city of (Ireeuville raised by private subscriptions the sum of $.">J. 000 lor a V. M. C A. building. Columbia Thos. <:. MoLond has an nounced himself a candidate ll Is year lor governor. Mr. Mcl.eod will run on the local option platform .as re gards the sab- of whiskey. Represent ative .lohn <!. Richards has also an nounced himself a candidate or. the statewide prohibition platform. Columbia The ( barges against John 0. Mobley wore not taken very serious ly, and the committee Investigating tho sain > has vindicated the prosldot.l of the Pair society. The comin'iLoo's re port is: "Having investigated th<? ? barges against Mr Mobley by Fk Seeretary Lovo, we find that tho nllcg at ions are not sustained. \action Safe Next Week. Pain and sleet again provonted tho auction sale of surbtirban lots by tho North I.aureus Really company on last". Friday; hence, the rale has been post ? tinned until Thursday "i nexl week. ? C.e L'lMi. All the attractions previ ously announced, balooti ascension etc. will be bad on that dn> Head the aiU vertIsemcnl on page eight. Attended Trolle? Meeting. Clinton. Feb. I Ith, Mr, Chancy \V, Stone who represented this town ;.t tlio trolley meeting in (Ireenvlllo last Fri day and Messrs I). W. Mason, II. D. Henry and Dr. \V. A. Slllinds, who were in Fountain Inn are eilthuulastiO about the proposed line Mr. Muratti To Speak Here. Mr. Mtirata, a Japanese student of Wofford college, will di liver an Illus trated lecture on Japan in the First Methodist church, next Sunday even ing, at 7 :.''.<) o'clock. Special music, will be rendered. A voluntary collec tion will be taken for the benefit of tho Woman's Foreign Missionary society. Mr. Ml!rattl comes lllglllj recoil tuend ? ? d and the worth of his cuiho Should recommend him to tlio people, Funeral of Clarence White. The burial of the late Mr. Clarence (.. While took place ,-t New Harmony church In. 1 Wednesday at noon, fol lowing the fum rai service, lit Id tit the home of ill's p.UeV.l.-, in-J.I O'.ViUgH, by the Rev. T. T. Todd. ;.. Isted by tho Rev. w. K .Thajer of Lauren . f (toss in 1.1. m:v\ s \otkh. Short Hems of Interest I bout Hustling Little Tonn. Cross Hill, Feb. I Ith. Mr. Aiistiit Lenmnn left lor Clinton last Friday to accept a position as clerk with DU ? lard and Roland of that place. Tbe people here regret very much to loose Mr. Roney as editor of The Advertiser and congratulate The News & Courier on securing bis service*. They wish him success in his new field of labor. Mr. Louis Hannn has accepted si po sition with the Star Drtlg Co., of York vllle, s. c. Messrs J. F. and Floyd Spearman have bought out Mr Luther Martin's grocery business and will contin ue (he business at the same place. Mr. Henry Royce is 1 pending a few days with relatives at Clinton. Mr. R. A. Royce killed a pig Insl Saturday six months old. that weighed lf>0 pounds. Dr. J. II. Millet4 W Ml over 1., th,. Cluster hospital with a pat lent last week.