Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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"SLEEPIK PREACHER OF SALUDA COUNTY. EE.ARKALE STOR1 OF MAJOR rEti. RY, & COLORED MAN. He Ooes Into Trance Night:y-Gives Out Text Verbatum, Although He Cannot Read, and Preaches-Impo4oible to Arouse Him. [The State, 29th.] A somewhat remarkable story came from Saluda county a short ago about a negro who preached in his sleep. The man's name was Major Perry. The story was brought out of Saluda by an evangelical preacher who was then on his way out of the State. An effort was made to get confirmation of this on usual case and finally it was ascer tained that Dr. D. hL Crosson of Leesville knew Major Perry. Dr. Crosson was written to for informa tion. He was in attendance upon the sessions of the South Carolina medical 'convention, but as soon s he returned, sent the following reyly to the news editor of The State. It is a very interesting story of a re markable case: Dear Sir: Replying to your re qnest that I write what I know about Major Perry,' the "sleeping negrc preacher," will say that I have known Rev. Major Perry for a long time and have been his family physician for eight years. He is really a scien tific wonder. He has been preach ing evcry night, except occasionally on Friday nights, for about 15 years. When he retires at night and goes to sleep, he will read out his text tell exactly where it can be found, verse and chapter, give it verba tim-ard will then begin his ser mon. He confines himself closely to his text and always preaches good sermon. This is done while he is in this -trance and he can't be waked up until he has finished his sermon. Nearly every time he preaches he has a convulsion and his wife has to rub him and worn with him, as it looks asif hewould die. He stops speaking while laboring under this nervous writhing, but will b9gin his discourse just where h< left off when the attack wears of and will go on and finish his ser mon and wakes up and is unconscioun of anything that has transpired The strange part of it is that h4 can neither read nor write, so yot see he could not prepare his die courses beforehand. This is no fake, as he has beer watched often when alone and h4 always preaches. I have, togethe with a number of other physicians tried to wake him up while in one o: his trances and while preaching and it can't be done. He, scientifically speaking, is wonder. Now to go into some logi cal conclusions as to the cause o: this and why he can't be arousei * e while in his trances, is a deep sub C ject which presents from a scientific standpoint, as from a mental ani( logical conclusion, some interesting phenomena. A man can easily ex pend some of his knowledge of men tal philosophy in the study of thiu case. This is not hypnotism, but il savors of Divine inspiration. Whil4 in this trance or deep sleep he is on conscious of anything else trans * piring around him and his activ4 mind is totally unconscious as t< what has transpired, but it is activ4 and he does his preaching while it this subconscious state, but why thiu cubconscious mind, active upon "ser monizing" alone, is a deep mystery "Rev. Major Perry," as he ii called, is a mulatto of medium siz4 and about 50 years old; has a wif4 . and is the father of about 15 chil dren. His children are all indos trious and he is about the average of his race for industry. He is quiei and has the respect of his whl community for integrity and honor. He says he does not know any thing about his preaching and can't explain anything about it wher awake. He say s: "I felt called a preach when young, but I resisted the inclination or call. If what peo. pIe tell me is true about my preach ing, it must be of Divine power thai I preach, because I resisted the cal] to the Master's work." Logically and philosophically he is a mental wonder. Yours truly, D. M. Crosson, M. D. Leesville. S. C., April 25th,. 1902. CALHOUN FAIR BOYD' Tribute of Reipect Adopted by James D. Nance Camp to a Dead _omrade. When the bugler of this camp had sonded t he atstftif "taI." we hiid his renaies aw-t ini )4 no,nt cemetery on the5i of Feb ruary last. It was a sad companv which thus parted with our de parted comrade. The committee appointed to pre pare a memorial of First Sergeant Calhoun F. Boyd of Company "E" of the Third South Carolina regi ment of infantry of the Confederate army beg leave to submit the fol lowing report: One by one our old soldiers are falling upon sleep, thus narrowing the circle of the survivors of the late War between the States, and thereby admonishing the surviving veterans that soon all of us will be called away from the scenes of earthly activity. Sergeant Boyd was not quite sixty-one years of age when he died. He was born in the town of New berry, S. C., on the 26th of Septem ber, 1841. His life was spent in this, Newberry, county. having been educated in the Newberry Male academy and in the Newberry col lege. It is thought that he left the college here to enlist as a private in the old Quitman Rifles on the 13th day of April, 1861. His command soon in that year joined the Army of Northern Virginia, where it took took part in the First Battle of Manassas. It becam; a member of Kershaw's brigade of infantry, whose history has so graphically and ably been presented by iur comrade Capt. D. Augustus Dickert in his recent- work entitled "The History of Kersbaw's Brigade." Comrade Boyd participated in the battles of First Manassas, Williams burg, Seven Pines, Savage Station, Malvern Hill, Maryland Heights, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, Chan cellorsville, Gettysburg, Chicka mauga, Knoxville, Bean Station, Wilderness, Brock's Road, Spott sylvania, North Anna River, Second Cold Harbor, Petersburg; White Oak Swamp, Berryville, Strasburg and Cedar Creek-in the last of which battles he received a wound through the breast which at first was deemed fatal, but from whichI after years he recovered. During these battles there was no soldier in Gen. Lee's army who was braver than our dead' comrade. On the march, in the camp nnd on the1 battlefield he bore himself as the man he was, faith ful, patien t, cheer-1 ful, alert-in fine, a splendid sol dier. Too much credit cannot be1 given to our comrade for his ready submission, in every emergency, to the requirements of that discipline without which an army becomes a Smob. His courage in battle was not only conspicuous, but his cheer fulness amid its dangers was in-1 spiring to others. At Knoxville, Tennessee, when the duty of asault ing a line of Federal troops, en trenched on a hill top, was assigned to the 3d S. C. regiment and when the nezves of the soldiers were in a quiver of excitement for the danger ous assault, Cally Boyd, amid a shower of bullets from the Federal lines, saw one of company C who bore around his neck a large haver sack,and called out to him: "Spence, 'Mark Twain's Cousin, G. C. Clemens, of Topeka, I Kan., the no t ed constitu who bears so I El! striking a re- 5 8 semblance t o Mark Twain, (Samuel B. Clemens) that he is frequent- I lytakenforthe original Mark, G. C. Clemens. t is a man of deep intellect and i wide experience. He is con sidered one of the foremost lawyers in this country. In a re cent letter to the Dr. Miles ( Medical Co., Mr. Clemens says: f * * "Personal experience and obser- f vation have thoroughly satisfied me t:: C Dr. M ile) Nervine contains true merit, and i excellent for what it is recomn- 1l mended." N r. N. avn Waltrip, Sup. Pres. Bank-t ers' Fi.r -nal Society, Chicago, says: are :.:- :e for headache and all paiin.~.: I 1-en a great sufferr from hea' -u i: I learned of the e-ffcaev of Dr. . >z lain Pills. Now I ahvr a carry t'L o and prevent recurring :.s tacks 1 .v ta-kin apill when the sympj.- i tomns tiust apear." f So:d 'ny all Druggists. Price 25c. per Box. Dn. M::- edial Co. rEkhna t d. Indiestik and Sleeplessne. are caused run down sl and poor bi food taken because th< stomach ar with enoug make then will correci How Vinol Madi " H. L. STEARNS, General his wife, baby girl and himself so quickly. The little girl got he can't get enough for her. ] lessness, which Vinol entirely < Vinol Cured Mrs. H "My wife and I can both I bought a bottle for my wife stomach trouble. I had not i so many, but was induced to t derful powers. The first bot stomach trouble. I tried som< out. The result was a comple Vinol is certainly all that is Wheeling Avenue, Muncie, In When we talk of Vino: refund your money if you i E, PELHAI ave you any mail for our ~any?" Everybody in hearin loded with laughter. Spenet y was: "Cally Boyd, this ime for such foolishness." fect of this good humored ry was not lost amid these ~ers, and when in a few mi: fterwards the regiment mad harge it carried those covete rench mernts. When the end came, he we ame cheerful spirit as of yoi owed to the inevitable and 1 uilding his fortunes anew. ~oduct in private life was j lustrative of true manhood as as a soldier. No man whi ot a true soldier can concei' eart agony of the southerr ers at their defeat. Too mai ake a public display of their ification that the autonoir eir statehood had been destr eir wounds bled internally. ig been taught from their in) o love their state, this dire fa as almost beyond endur he policy of the reigning pl i the north soon developed a al malignity towards our hich can never be forgiven. oldiers had surrendered at i attox arid at Greensboro an eceiving paroles, were in hon el as in duty bound to rai ands of violence or oppositi e United States governi ~nd the work' is challenged t< [uce another instance of sU< dherence to duty amid deft furnished by the soldiers o utb They sought no swa ey immured themselves il aes, nor did they flee to ountains to continue the s le. Ttiey -aw the path of I nd duty and they steadily wa i that path until, by pea eas, they wrought out olitical and social salvation. Calhoun F. Boyd was alwa e post of duty. His life eautiful tribute to the man f his state. If it is desired to omn what sources he drew his f liberty and religioq, it w und by tracing his origin o ther's side. He was the gran f a soldier in the WXar of trie I ation waged by the coloni merica against the mother< y for seven years. Besides, radfather was a Covena ereity arnd environment ot important work in the ft ion of character. A t any rate omrade was a patriot and a ( ian; but it is deemed unwise1 r to his p)rivate life since the well as his Christian life -ibutes-beautiful tributes een paid by others to these in by a stemd :od is not digested, nerves- of the e not supplied h rich blood to 1 work-Vinol : both., H. L. Stearns Rest Well. Clerk of Police Court, bought Vinol for and he said he never saw anything act so she would not eat, but he says now -Ie also says he was troubled with sleep :orrected." utchings of Stomach Trouble, testify to the splendid qualities of Vinol. who has been troubled for years with nuch faith in any medicine, we had tried ry Vinol by hearing so much of its won tle almost completely cured my wife's ! for myself, being all run down and worn te surprise, for I am now well and strong. claimed for it."- FLOYD HUTCHINGS, i. we know of what we speak and will are not satisfied. ci of his life. He was twice married g ex andwas blessed with children by 's re- each marriage. is no Comrades of the JIames D. Nance The Camp of United Veterans can never rail- forget their adjutant. C. F. Boyd dan- always at hTs post of duty; ever utes ready to discharge his duty. A e its friend to every survivor, he cer d en- 1tainly deserves to be remembered. Resolved, That in the death of S the Comrade Calhoun F. Boyd the *e: he James D. Nance Camp of United egan Veterans has met with a loss ttuat His leaves a deep void. ist as Resolved, That we loved him in as it life and deplore his death' > was Resolved, That the beautiful 'e the character of Comrade Boyd was a sol- joy to its possessor and an inspira fly to tion to those among whom he spent mor- his life. y of Resolved, That a copy of this yed, tribute be furnished to the family Hay- of our dead comrade and also to ~ancy our town newspapers. ilure - - - a Re EFERRED TO "FX CONF'ED." Wers The Editor of the Chapini Ne~ws~ Wants to bru- Hear fru:m Him. state~ Our [Chapin News.] Lppo- "Ex. Con. Fed," in writing to The 3on Newberry Herald and News tinder or as jthe above caption gives the follow se no ing account of his trip from Colum n to bia to Newberry while suffering from nent- the effects of a severe wound: pro- "The railroad had washed away ,b an and I left Columbia a few days be at as fore Sherman arrived on Mr. Wade f the Harmon's wagon. Just before we mps; left the main road to Prospeirity two i no citizens of Newberry passed us in a the carriage and 1 asked for a ride with trug- them to Prosperity. They refused. onor I was left at a -..'y wealthy man's LIked house by Mr. Harmon a few miles ceful below Prosperity. I was sent to their .him by his two sonls inl Columbia. *He refused to send me to Prosperity ysa and would not let mue spend( the hasoa night and I had to walk on crutches lnseveral miles top Prosperity. A few o days later this man's hrnse was 1l be burned by the yankePs anid I (lid niot n his shed a tear over it. At Prosperity I dson was taken ~in by Rev. B3ailey, my evo. wound was dlressedl, and I was given s in a mice supper and that night placed oun- on the traim and( sent to Newherry that and my tronbl> was oe. The editor oft ibe N.'ws is a son of nter. the Rev. Bailey w.ho) took this poor, do a wounded soldier in and cared for rma- him, as he did many others in the our samte codit muii. Abughr a small ris boy then, we have a ciear remiem or-brance of those s'irrin days and can recall to mind miany suc~h in war, ciden.ts as the above. As we do niot re , for .member this g.entlemnan's name we have would be pleased to recieve a letter ies from him. AMIS J. LUMMINGS IS DEAD. Wap Democratic Uongressman fron New York-Once a Noted Newipspr Coris Baltimore, Ma%, 2.-Congressmian Amos J. Cummiiigs of New York, died at 10:15 o'clock tonight at Christ's Church Home in this city. The causa of death was pneumonia, incident to an operation. The congressman's wife aid cousin, Charles H. Cummings, were at his bedside when death caw-. Congressman Cmmings came to B;ltimuore on April 11 to underyo treatment for kidney trouble. Ftur days later an operation was per formpd by Dr. Hugh H. Young and Mr. Cummings seemed to hi ent fair way to recovery. A week later, however, pleurisy developed atd n April 25th it was announced that Mr. Cummings was .uffering from pneumonia in one lung. Last Tues day it was announced that the mual ady had extended to both lun,,s, since which time Mr Coummings h;s been hovering between life and death. ST. LOUIS FAIR rOsTPONED. Officially Announced that It Will Not Be Opened Until 1902. St. Louis, May 1.-The following statement was given out this evening, by President David R. Francis, of the Louisiana Purchase Expositiun Company: "The stindry bill, which passed the House several weeks ago, and is now before the Senate, contains an appropriation of $1,048,000 to pro vide for a Government exhibit, a special Indiau exhibit and the addi tional cost of the Government build ing at the Louisiana Purchase Ex position. It was deemed advisable to have the date of the fair definitely fixed in that bill, in the event any change from 1903 should be decided upon. For many months past the fair virtually ba; been post. poned for one year. A decided maj ority of the directors prefer 1904 and have for six months or more. The repeated request of both dow-s tic and foreign exhibitors for post ponement, advices from foreign Gov ernments that they had not sufficient time in which to make preparation for a representative exhibit in 1903, and the fact that the general public have for months past considered postponement a foregone conclusion, were some of the reasons that moved the executive committee to authorize me to inform the national cornmis sion that any action of Congress changing the time of the Exposition from 1903 to 1904 would be accept able." DOUBT LACK OF KNOWLEDGE. Women who are yet to e%perienlce the trial of motherhood should post themselves and reason with modern inteliigenlce. Theories based upon the conditions that surrounded our grandmothers or of the lower animal ingdom, shouid not be advanced-is pure inora"ce. Fashion and .civilizat:on has San ged ,tour mode of living, dress and thought. 'The modern mother need not suf er, ve she surely wili if nature is left alone to mould the fetus and give successful issue of the living child. Mother's Friend is a softening and relaxing liniment, for exter nal u-se shortly after a woman finds her self pregnant, or as soon as fuliness and discomfort with morning.sickness is evident. t relieves the excruciating pain occasioned by the strain oi the tendions of the abdo m in al mus cles. A bottlex So s ts $1.00, an d is siold by ' all druggists. Our book " Motherhood " is mailed free. THlE BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO. ATLANTA, GA. MA YES' Compound Extact Sarsaparilla, "eeps You Well." In the spring your system needs a gene ral toning up. Our Sar saparilla is a good You can also keep your Hogs, Cattle and Horses healthy by using Our Own Condition Powders. Large Package 25 Cents. Prescriptions Carefully Filled at Maves' Drug Store,~ WILEY' lamiis Almas il took Y~3A W~~great manypel' Lf(.They don't klic QaL:l uei e 3 L eu Ldy to equal Mexclan an easy W and a sure way to treat a c Throat in order to kill di and insure healthy throat take half a glassfull of wa it a teaspoonful of Mexican M Linime and with this gargle the throat at freqi Then bathe the outside of the throat thoro ,ient and after doing this pour some on a s( around the neck. It is a POSITIVE CURE 25e., 50c. and $1.00 a bo YOU have long been troi IT MAY BE sore or ulcer. Treat can Mustang Liinment and you can dePend The Ewarp The QuestioQ of Dress i, With tbe advent < f ili -w -on iho orin-ipal pr:viding, its v'ariation and its bt i r a 1ie app-al to all (crenI dr' serr,. fa-c onab'e an< aUr upon --ie Unes: we ar e e'ver cau1It >US as wa ;a t ,. of ''xag2' i.i*h o. bhcau-e wapar'' prt eg nuans not m'r--ly tha dilswslton of . urt a pprob)ation, whlich *e conrsider a preci ous y rainable bv constant merit Tlhrtugnl every p' l is carried out. U) UHING is now being made by a ] reat!. mlany so-calt'd( muf~act or-Wilb s. We endeavor to, hmy from a few \ilb w are up-to-date 'Tai:ors ED' tantly in Regu mdP in every way, h-'st worki Wesi sel at money can bUy. Striet at~ntionThsa id to material and liningrs used Tb h'e t of our garments is unexceflld and beautifu ices are correct. See our F1lalll l'O1MII81118. ' Extra Trousers A great hot weat.her WVh; a line we do ca mterial We have a all of the most sty] eat variety, all prices. cu.mk adfn e want to please you. All, mke caid ini >me and see before you Al~e are nS et too warm and select ~rn hT~A nr size. IIUILW UUU. AGREAT LINE F SUSPENDERS.SH Te "bGuvot." A V.. We cr Te Atwo>od. III4U I IN THI NECK WEAR - ~ TLISH AND NEW. Everyt hi"g ';ou will I UII ed. mat, from the Cheat ENOCIGH SAID. t o o Best. Our Stock of Clothing is Complete EWART-PIF ALs STREET, - - I SOUT H RAILV THE GREAT HIG OF TRADE A)ID T Uimiting the Principal Centers antd Health as Resorts of the South wi NOR TH, E AST a - High-Class Vestibule Trains, Thi between New York and New O Cincinnati and Florida Points Asheville. New York and Florida, either 'via I and 5avannanh, or via Richsn Savannah. ifuperior DiningmCar Service on all Eucellent Service and Low Rate eant South Carolina Inter-sta1 Exposition. Winter Tourist Tickets to all Rei reduced rates. P.r detadled duformation, luterature, I apply se neareat teketagnt, or addre. 5. K. HARD WICK, W. Generea Passenger Agent. Wakington, . o. 3. W. HUNT. 3. ag. Paeeenger Agent, Charle.ton, g. &. PUSMIASY iS, Oi. 3justang41J dzeutw ay ase of Sore sease germs action is to ter put into ustang nt ient interrals. ughly with the lini f) cloth and wrap ttle. bled with a running UpOL a S,pe.d e:ur' Iifer Co Paramout, thought of the wo)rld is dress. - o- trne ne w spring nercban i d iscri minrating people. We a* statements-nlever permit d of our reputation Store nernaud4iie: with us it means ossesion and only get,able and rtion ofthis st.ore this princi 3LUE SERGE .rn. We carry the line made ais, Slims and Stouts. ThenA you our Nobby Fecy Suits. re distinct .tyles made from selected exclusive patterns. ow price on these goods. Summer Shirts. *This line is wit.out ex r ception one of the most ih varied and largest ever s. shown. All the new pat ck terns as they are offered - ; we get them. Fancies, . Wbites and Novelties. ES! SHOES!! SHOES! the Shoe Stdek of the City. WE STUDY TO PLEASE. GENTS' ~'Furnishing Goods, est 'lhis line is Complete. in Eery Paticuar. ER CO.. IEWBERRY, 8. 0. F AY Commrciasl d Pleasuwe th the # ,d W EST. 'ough Sleeping.Caus s-leans, via Atlante. via Atlanta and via ench burg, Q UaVille ond, Danville and Trough Twain. m to Charleston ae. . a=d West Indian sorts now .n sale at ine table., ratea, es.,* H TAYLOE, ast. Gen. Pa. Agent Atlane., ga. D. BEAM, Diatret Pa... Ageat, Att.nt., 6..