The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, December 13, 1911, Page PAGE TWENTY-TWO, Image 22
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
IN ATTRACTIVE FORM
Contest has Already Started and the
Coupons are being Saved by the
Competitors.
For the past two weeks the Inter
national Bible Sunday School Ques
tions have been omitted from this pa
per. In some way the syndicate fur
alsbing the copy for the questions
failed to send the correct papers and
we were forced to leave them out.
However, all those who are saving the
coupons can get the proper credit for
the uiuitted copies by dropping a let
ter to this olllce. The questions for
next Sunday are as follows:
Copyright, 1010, by Rev. T. S. Lin
scott, D. W.)
Ezra Teaches the Law. Neh. viil.
Golden Text?The law of the Lord
is perfect, converting the soul. Ps.
xlx:7.
(1.) Verses 1-5?What can be said
for, or against, the churches In the
community uniting at least one a
year, in a camp meeting, with no other
object but to quicken spiritual life and
g< t sinners converted?
(2.) Where was this great meeting
of the Jews held, and what was its ob
pect ?
(3.) What answer would you make
to the statement thai it is the duty
o' the churches in the large centres
to have street meetings?
<!.) What results will surely follow
when all the people are eager to have
the law of God read to them?
(5., How long did the lirst meet
ing last?
(G.) There is a general demand for
short sermons; what is this a sign i
of? Is it poor or uninteresting preach
ing, or a growing lack of spirituality
on the part of the preach c's or peoi I
or what?
(7.) Verses 6-7?-Which is the morel
becoming ami natural in public wor- j
ship, and why, the hushed silence
which generally prevails with us. or
hearty and glad responses as in this
case? * .
(8.) If our public prayers were more
of the "and Ezra blessed the Lord"
type, out of jubilant hearts', how long
would it take to get the people to re
spond as these worshippers did?
(9.) Ezra had at least fourteen help
ers, besides the Levltes, to assist him
in explaining the law oa'h no loubt
having a class to himself; what re
semblance is this to modern Bible
Classes?
(10.) Why Is It that there is not
the same realized obligation resting
upon church members to attend classes
where the Bible is studied, as to at
tend the regular ci urch service?
((11.) Is our proecnt mo'hod o2 ora
torical and textual preaching a suc
cess as a teaching agency? Give your
reasons.
(12.) Verf,e <<?Wba' agency, other
than the Bible School, is there in the
Chrhtlan church of which it can be
said "So they read the book.and
caused them to understand the read
ing"?
li3) verses 9-11?What made the
people weep so much?
(14.) Why have sinners a reason to
weep. when the word of God is
brought home to them?
(15.) When we, by the grace of God,
have put ourselves In harmony with
God's law, is It right for us to weep
over our past sins?
(16) Why Is It a duty, as well as a
privilege, for us to rejoice and be !
glad?
(17.) In It still right for us, and why,
to hold feasts and banquets,, und vet
joy out of cat in:' and drinking { (This
Is one of the questions that may be
answered in writing by members of
the club.)
(18.) Verse 12.?What provision Is
being made today for feeding and
clothing the poor?
(19.) Verses 13-18?Is preaching or
singing, or praying, or study of the
Bible, In tents occasionally, likely to
be more effectual than under usual
circumstances?
(20.) Sh?llld it, Or not. and why, be
tho aim to have every religious meet
ing produce "very great gladness"?
Lesson for Sunday, Dec. 24th, 1911.
Malachl Rebuking and Encouraging
Judnh. Mai. Ill: 1-1V.3.
International Press
Bible Question Club
I have read the Suggestive Ques
tions on the Sunday School Lesson
published In The Advertiser, also
Lesson Itself for Sunday
. 191..
(Date) the series of .".2.
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you wish answered. You may select
any quest ion except the one Indicat
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vertiser, Laurens, S. C."
* Card from Policeman .Madden. *
Editor The Advertiser:
In justice to myself I wish to make
known a few facts concerning the case
of the State against J. II. Madden,
charged with selling a pistol.
On or about September 2, 1911, Mr.
K. R. Rryson offered to sell to one
Florence Jeter, colored, a pistol. The
deal was not closed at that time, and
later in the day, Mr. Bryson found
that his pistol was missing. He im
mediately came to nie and asked that
I go down and arrest Florence Jeter,
as he, Florence, had stolen his pistol.
This was on Saturday night. I explain
ed to Mr. Bryson that If the negro
was arrested that I would have to
make my solf responsible for his care
and safe kucp until the following Mon
day and while I perhaps did not ex
plain to Mr. Bryson, Saturday nlghl
and Sunday tie buoy times with rural'
oc.ic >, often b. Ing called from homo
in the discharge of their duties, but
toid Mr. Bryson that 1 would make
a thorough investigation of tlvo matter,
and arrest the negro en the following
Monday if circumstances pointed to
his guilt, There was doubt my
mind as to the negro being'guilty. Mr.
W. E, Crisp, by whom the negro was
employed, had already agreed Jto hold
him self responsible for :ho negro's
appearance on Monday morning, and
all this was explained to Mr. Bryson. j
Mr. Bryson insisted that 1 arrest the
negro and turn him over to him nnd
others. I told hint that I could not '
do that.
Later a warrant was sworn on' bo
fore Magistrate J. M. Goodman and the
negro arrested and a compromise ef
fected by Mr. Crisp, in which case ho!
paid to Mr. Bryson $1S.00 for the loss |
of his pistol. All this was on Satur- 1
day. September 2nd. On Monday fol
lowing, one Luther Young, colored, ;
confessed that he stole the pistol and J
it was delivered to Mr. Bryson.
Now I understand that Mr. E. R. |
Bryson has said many hard things \
against me because of the stand I I
took in this matter, but I did my duty j
just and right, as I saw it, and only
mention these facts to show the feel- i
lug that exists toward me by certain
parties in this community.
Now this brings me up to the state
ment of J. M. Goodman, magistrate,
Mountvllle, S. C, in the last Issue of
The Laurens Advertiser. I know noth
ing of the fine imposed by Goodman on
Doc Brown, except what Brown told
nie himself, he having told me more
than once that he paid $20.00, and T
have hla, Brown's, ??worn statement
to that effect. \ still contend that
Goodman and his constable, packed
the jury box with my enemies at my
trial at Mountvllle, S. C. Two of said
men having already confessed to me
that they contributed to a fund to em
ploy a lawyer to prosecute me. An-.
Other of said men, selected by Judge
Goodman, to sit on my case, solicited I
funds from negro gamblers, violators
of the law, to prosecute me, and, T
have been told that the old Judge him
self made a little tip in the interest of
this antt-Madden campaign fund.
In presenting my grounds for change
of venue to Mr. Goodman, he seemed
"wrought up" and said, that he would
rigger against me in the next trial
himself.
The pistol that I was prosecuted for
selling, was one that I took from Bll
lie Johnson, and afterward borrowed
from the sheriff, and not the. pistol f
took from Doc Brown, as appears In
Mr. Goodman's article.
J. II. Madden.
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A Demand for Good Titleg.
This country is yet a land that is
young and in this section?the South
?the real progress has just started.
This brings activity in the way of
transfers and the present system en
tails no end of worry and work on
those engaged in the aruous task of
transcribing the title and making ac
curate reports on the legality of the
same. J
For decades before the Civil Warl
the line fence was a sucstion of great
dispute and where French and Eng
lish, Irish and eGrman, French or
Russian happened to touch borders,
there was more or less trouble al
ways brewing In the families In a
community where even only the blood
of one nation flowed, and the road be
tween the lines were the only places
where one member of the factions
could travel with s >fety where anoth
er member of the opposing hosts could
also go with Impulty.
Time has softened all the harshness
of these undesirable situations, and
few and fare between come the times
when men disagree about the line
fence of today. But times are Chang
ing again and unbroken activity char
acterizes the whole country. People
from far and near are searching for
homes beneath the balmy sklres of
the South and the large old planta
tions are being cut up into small plac
es and new farmers with new ideas
are coming Into the old land.
? In other days there used to be an
aversion to Bub-dividing these large
old places and- in some Instances the
entail was resorted to in an effort
to keep the large trarts unbroken,
till the impending advance of pro
gress has made such Inroads into the
cubtoniB of those who saw with the
single eye, until now there is hardly
a place to be found that is not ready
for a division with the man willing
to pay the price and join in the devel
opment of the outh.
Commercialism demands some nota
ble changes in the system now in
vogue and there is only one way yet
surmised by which it can he accom
plished and that is by the Torrens
system. It is now in vogue in Nor
way. Sweden, Switzerland, Australia,
Canada and Ireland and great success
attends its working. Eight of the
United States have adopted tb? sys
tem, these being Massachusetts, Illi
nois, Minnesota, Now Ycrk, Washing
ton. Colorado and California. Some
effort was made In South Carolina a
few years agq to have the system
adopted, but there has been nothing
definite accomplished along this line,
acocrding to Information.
The system is defined as being the
registration of title to real property,
eliminating the usuul search through
the records at each time of transfer.
This certificate is recorded and a copy
given to the property owner and it is
recognized by the courts, lly this
sj'Btem when an owner of a piece of
real estate gets ready to sell he does
it as readily as one would sell stocks
and bonds, there being no long re
search and endless red tape necessary
An expert discussing the situation
stales that today one can complete
a deal for a million dollar worth of
government bonds, railroad stocks, or
anything in the similar line and llnislt
it up in a couple of hours, while If
there was a transfer of a three-hun
dred dollar piece of real estate In
volved it would take a week or ten
I
tlayk to complete It. In addition to
this the enormous records and tran
scribing needed in the present system,
Is causing the counties to become
congested with volumes and there is
no way to remedy it except by t*ae
Torrens system.
Before the Torrens system can be
come universal It will be necessary
for authentic report on title to b^
confirmed by legal process and then
a certificate can be Issued. A law es
tablishing the system would soon geS
the method in operation and in the
course of a few years the title and
transcribing as done at present would
soon be over with and the certificates
would be recognized the same as gold
bonds. And why not. for real estate i
is the basis of all wealth and a clear {
title would give a certificate that Is
really worth having?one that won
be all the time fluctuating.?Augusta
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