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VOL 36 ' KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1921. NO. 47
EDMUND BINGHAM
ACCUSED OF MURDER'
AN AFFIDAVIT BY P. H. ARROWSMITH
GIVES BIGHAM CASE J
DIFFERENT ASPECT.
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The tragedy near Pamplico the afternoon
of January 15th, which cost g
the lives of three members of the Big-1
ham family and two adopted children. ^
took a sensational turn when Edmund; c
Bigham one of the two surviving
members of the family and the first
r-? to apper on the scene of the tragedy, ^
according to his statement, was ar- ^
rested at the plantation home anc i
taken to the county jail late last week. ^
His wife accompanied him to the jail, j
Edmund Efigham was arrested by 11
m Deputy Sheriff M. B. Burch on a warrant
sworn out by John W. McCrack- t
en, the father of the two children kill- t
Q ed. Cproner Smith and C. M. Rose, an
officer of Pamplico, accompanied him.: c
' Bigham is charged with murder. He
submitted to the arrest quietly and
manifested little or no concern. He ^
refused to make any statement when
seen at thejail and has since employ- "
ed J. Monroe Spears, a prominent Dar- '1
ling-ton attorney, to defend him.
The persons killed on the Bigham :c
plantation last Saturday were: Mrs. ?
M. M. Bigham, her daughter, Mrs. v
Margie Black; Leo and John McCrack- j *
en, two adopted children; and L. S. j *
Bigham, brother of Mrs. Black. The '*
mother and the daughter and one of *
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the children were apparenuy juucu .
instantly. The youngest child died at!v
5 o'clock the following morning and! *
'L. S. Bigham, who was thought at the
time to have committed the crime, was j'
found dead in the woods about a mile ^
from the home at 11 o'clock the foi- 1
lowing morning. He grasped a pistol '
> in his hand, and a bullet had pierced iv
the right temple. The other four vie- c
tims also died of pistol shot wounds. *
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Negroes for Witnesses. c
Several negroes have been arrested 11
and held as material witnesses. It is I
the opinion of Coroner Smith that nov. a
, that Bigham is under arrest, other testimony
bearing on the case may beji
C forthcoming. c
In making the arrest of Bigham on i
the warrant of McCraeken, the aflfi- f
davit of Philip Arrowsmith, an attor- J
ney was given great consideration. In t
his affidavit Arrowsmith declares that t
he had been the attorney for Mrs. t
Black and L. S. (Smiley) Bigham, two is
of the persons killed, since the spring r
of 1920 and that, therefore he had be- c
come intimately acquainted with their i
affairs. !\
At the outset of the affidavit, which e
was sworn to before the coroner, Mr. r
Arrowsmith declares that Litlmunu c
Bigham has no interest in the estate c
of the late Senator L. S. Bigham, this
having been conveyed to his mother: 4
and brother. He also declares that the c
payment of the bond escheated by Dr.
Cleveland Bigham who was convicted 1
for the murder of his wife and sen- j
tenced to three years in the state pen- i
itentiary, had been provided for by ?
deposit of amount sufficient to cover '
KP the bond in a local bank. The money t
4 was the proceeds of a mortgage on the j c
estate lands and that Solicitor L. M. Y
Gasque of this judicial circuit had in t
< his possesion the certificate of deposit.;
Mr. Arfowsmith also avers that he
has in his possesion all of the original
deeds relating to the Bigham lands. r
Continuing, the statement says that jc
on January 8, 1921, L. S. Bigham an.' c
Mrs. Margit Black, came to his horn..- c
and at their request he accompanied c
them to his office where Mrs. Bl?"k,,c
who was gi-eatly agitated, made the!1
following statement: j*
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Feared for Life. t
"I signed three blank deeds in the }
presence of witnesses and left them
with Smiley so that if anything hap- i
pened to me my father's estate could r
be handled as my mother and Smiley ! 1
desired. All these papers were stolen r
from Smiley. I found them in Ed- \
raund's possesion. When I attempt- t
ed to secure possesion of them, Ed?;r
mund flew into a passion and threat-!t
ened to take my life as well as that' g
/vf mi? mnthpr. I cave ud all hope ofii
- ? * getting
the deeds back and his con-1 j
duct is such that I am afraid he will j c
kill me at any moment and I want you; \
to prepare my will, giving all of my t
property to my brother Smiley, and i j
charging him, as I know he will, to c
r take care of my mother and my two
little adopted boys." jt
w 4 Mr. Arrowsmith further declares t
mt that he drew the will as instructed o
I and it was witnessed by himself, G. I
T. Bryce and Marshall W. Bridges s
and that he incorporated in the will 11
the statement of Mrs. Black to him
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NEWS FROM TRIO. '
'armers Busy With Tobacco Plant <
Beds.?Thieves Enter Store.
Trio. January 24.?We are having
ome very pleasant weather now. The
armers are busy planting their tobaco
beds, and are holding their cotton
ill better prices are quoted
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Matthews
pent Sunday with parents here.
Mr. Andrew Browder of Taft and
irother-in-law were noted in town'
Sunday.
The store of Rowell & Rowel 1 was
ntered on Thursday night, last, by
inknown burglars. There were about
en thousand cigarettes and a few .
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ither items stolen tfte value 01 wnicn
s estimated at $150.
Mr. Zonnie Moore was a caller in
own Sunday afternoon.
Mr. Roy Jeffords and D. D. Mathews
spent a very joyous day in town
Sunday.
Miss Hazel Loryea of Spring Gully,
ipent the week-end here with friends.
The people around here have gone
o work on the roads which have long
een neglected.
egarding the threats against her life.
At the Bigham home this afternoon,
dficers made a search for papers relitive
to the estate lands and for the
rill mentioned in the Arrowsmith afidavit,
but did not find them. Big1am
stated that he had a will but afer
looking over his papers remarked
hat he "could not find it now." It
vas first believed that L. S. Bigham,
riiile supposedly insane, had shot and
rilled his mother, Mrs. M. M. Bigham,
lis sister, Mrs. Margie Black and the
atter's two adopted children, Leo and
lohn McCracken, and had then gone
nto the woods, a half mile from the
louse and shot himself to death. Fhere
vas some doubt in the minds of the (
oroner's jury that L. S. I. Sigh am was
he perpetrator of the crime and it j
ias decided to delay rendering a ver- j
hot until a'1 !.:rional evi.itnc-; could bej
aken, and the arrest cf his brother
Edmund Bigham ha; given the case i
t most interesting aspect.
With reference to the estate lands!
t appears that a few- days before her!
leath, Mrs. J. Bogan Cain, a sister,
s alleged to have signed deeds transerring
certain of the lands to Mrs.
dargie Black. This is said to have
>een after the Cleveland Bigham bond
lad been arranged for. In view of1
he fact, as presented in the Arrow- i
imith affidavit, that L. S. Bigham had i
tot only been made the beneficiary!
?f Mrs. Black's will, but he also had
n his possesion deeds signed in blank;
vhich he could have used as he desired,
it is urged that the question of:
notive for the murders on the part |
>f property consideration was conViorl
Koon romnvPfl
VIUCU) uuu WWII
The affivadit of Philip Arrowsmith.
in attorney of Florence, taken by Cor-,
>ner W. Marvin Smith, is asfollows:
"I was attorney for Mrs. M. M. Big-1
1am, L. S. Bigham and Mrs. Margie J
V. Black, and have, therefore, been
ather intimately associated with them
;ince opening of the spring of 192"
Iy employment was with regard *.o:
he estate lands of L. S. Bigham. i
leceased, and in which Edmund Big-,
1am had no interest, having conveyed'
j
o his moiher and brother.
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Deposit to Cover Bond.
"Pursuant to my employment I aranged
with the First National bank
if Florence, by mortgage of the property,
for the bank to issue its certifi :
ate of deposit for an amount suffiient
to pay to the state of South Carilina
the judgment which had been I
endered on the bond escheated upon
he default of Dr. Bigham in 1910.
rhis mortgage is duly recorded and
he certificate of deposit is in the
lands of Solicitor Gasque.
"During the last term of the crimnal
court, as county attorney, in conLection
with the investigation thenJ
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^emg condyctea Dy xnat ooay mio m?r
nutilation of the county records of
vhich were alleged to have before
hem, which I did. As county attorley
I had no information in regard
o the matter which they were investigating,
but as Mr. Bigham'i attorney
t was my pleasure to advise the gran I
ury that I had in my possesion the
iriginal deeds, the records of which
ras alleged to have been torn from
he books, which I would be very hap- i
>y to display to the grand jury or an\
>ne else upon request.
"Subsequently some members of the i
ody called at my office and inspected
he original deeds. I ventured the i
pinion to the grand jury that Mr. <
Jigham could hardly be guilty of de- <
tructicj^^the record and the reten- ]
ion of tti^riginal deeds, as common i
onse and prudence would have dictat\
CLARENDON DEFEATS WOMAN. PREPA
J. H. Scarborough is Sent to Legisla- Membei
ture from That County.
Manning, Jan. 25.?Incomplete re-1 With
turns from the special election in i istratio:
Clarendon county to elect a successor, member
to the late Representative W. T. P. arrange
Sprott indicate that J. H. Scarborough | va*e lif'
has been elected to the lower house of stood t(
the general assembly over five othe^ For {
candidates one of whom was a worn- ?f the 1
an. Probably not more than$150 votes '-ts men
are yet to be reported, which num- jone lhi<
ber will not break down. Mr. Srar- called t
borough's lead. who w;
Those offering for the place were: dilettan
J. H. DuBose, New Zion; W. H. Wood, ficientlj
Gable; A. Miller Melette, Turbeville; to be i
W. N. Rush, Sardinia; Miss Co -inne favors
Barfield, Manning, Miss Barfield and 'private
Mr. Melette are runing close for see-1 c'al to
ond place. Six o
Miss Barfield was the first woman J of the :
in the state to make the race for (?f theii
public office with the exception of! si?n an
Mrs. Walter Scott of Greenville, who j and dis
last week was elected judge of pro- welconv
bate in Greenville county without op- that sti
position to fill the vacancy caused by ty alon
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tne recent ueaui vi ncx uu^k/uuu.
Baker,;
ed the destruction of the original deed
and the presevation at all cost, of the
record. As a matter of fact, I have Mr. I
in my possesion all of the original figure i
papers relating to the Bigharrj lands, for ye*
"Although I was frequently in cor.- that he
ference with Mr. Bigham, who was Mr. Ba
rather inclined to discuss frequently Clevela;
and at length matters affecting him, son anc
he never at any time mcnti?ttod the nected
postoffice matter to mc. career,
"On Saturday night, the 8th, of Jan- of the <
uary, 1921, between 8:30 and 9 o'clock,! tion, al
Mrs. Margie A. Black and her broth-1 ship wi
er, L. S. Bigham, came to my home the cit;
and requested me to go with them to Johnsor
the office, as they wished me imme- Judg<
v,ondlo ?j rn.itt.pr of ??reat in the
uiawci^ vv nuuuiu ? w
importance to them. At that time cago is
Mrs. Black appeared to be greatly agi- and to (
ted. I was already preparing to leave ever ex
home to go to the office with W. Mar- i Palmer,
shalll Bridges and G. T. Bryce. 1 practice
therefore, accompanied Mrs. Black and (it is st
Mr. Bigharh to the effiee an'! Mrs. t an exce
Black then made this statement to m. New Y<
(She said in words to this effect): 'r
Threatened To Kill. j Of tl
" 'I signed three blank deeds in the actively
presence of witnesses and left tl em Secreta
with Smiley, so that if anything Postma
should happen to me, my father's es- whom 1
tate could be handled as my mother years b
and Smiley desired. All these papers *ne*> it
were stolen from Smiley. I found ander v
them in Edmund's possession. Wher 'ngton,
1 attempted to secure possesion of indepen
them Edmund flew into a passion and. what he
threatened to take my life as well asthat be
that of my mother. I gave up an *aw
hopes of getting the deeds back, an l the Shi
he will kill me at any moment, and ^
I want to prepare my will, giving all having
of my property to my brother, Smiley,! Marine
anH rhavtrinp- him. as I know he will, ] several
to take care of my mother and my two Jwanted
little adopted boys.' Inasmu
"'1 said to Mrs. Black that it was j^
inconceivable to me that her life wasi^oai ('
in danger at the hands of her broth- j Senate,
er, and Smiley, at that time, said if i Pl?ces>
the matter was left to him he had no rePrese
doubt but that he could prevail upon I
Edmund to give up the deeds and the j "K?'y *
whole matter would then be settled. | Se
Mrs. Black, however, insisted that her Ther<
life was in danger and requested m( inet wh
to draw the will. It was after office lawyer,
hours and there were no stenograph-* ed an (
ers present. So I therefore wrote out terestin
on three sheets of our corresponuentv last fe>
stationery a will, hv which I gave aii secretai
of her property, of every- kind and try has
description, whereever situated, by her. people
owned, or to which she might be en- j thought
titled at the time of her death, to hei 1 Houstoi
brother, L. S. Bigham, in fee simple, a will <
charging him with the duty so to use of whal
the property so as to px-ovide a home, as "gut
for his mother and the two littlej Since
adopted boys, naming them, and pro-; bombar
viding them with suitable education.; ably th
I also wrote in the will the reason, as i from tl
above stated, why it was made, and: has be!
when the will is produced, if it is, it he has
will afford the evidence of the threats steadfas
which had been made against the life ment tl
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01 airs. JBiacK Dy ner oromer, Lamunu. i out, nen
This will was read over to Mrs. Black J and wil
in the presence of Mr. Bridges and Mr. j political
Bryce. She signed it and we three: stood b;
witnessed it, indorsing the margin of thought
each page with our initials. The will erally 1
was then turned over to Smiley, who best qu;
placed it in a red cardboard envelope, ment.
and putting it in his pocket, he and S
Mrs. Black withdrew and I have neith- Mr. B
er seen or heard from them since, and like thj
er seen or heard from them since, and than wh
only of them through the reports that has spe
have come to'me of the horrible trag- in univ
edy. (Signed) along li
"Philip H. Arrowsmith " by Mr.
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RING FOR PRIVATE LIFE.
s of Wilson's Cabinet Known Is
Vigorous Workers.
the end of the Wilson adminn
barely two months away, tl
s of the cabinet are making jn
ments for their return to prie,
and most of them are under w
> have found the task easy. ti
iespite the frequent criticisr .
Vilson cabinet, it is a fact that a]
ibers were vigorous workers in &
i or another before they were g
o portfolios. There is not one q,
as a rich idler and political
te. And all of them are suf- g
r valuable in their own' lines p]
ander no necessity of asking a,
of anyone on their return to V;
life, says a Washington spe- vj
the Baltimore Sun. ti
f the ten are lawyers and fou?- tl
six have given the better part t(
mature years to their profes- ,
id have attained such success
tinction in it tkat they are
ed to many opportunties in
ictly legal field in which abilie
counts. They are Secretary
e 'Colby, Secretary of War
Secretary of the Interior Payne
torney General Palmer. o:
Successful Lawyers.
Colby has been a conspicuous ?
n his profession in New York p
irs, and the understanding is ^
! plans to resume work there, h
ker, who was city solicitor of n
nd under the late Tom John- g
1 handled the legal fights con- f,
with Johnson's turbulent n
especially those growing out e<
Cleveland street railway situaready
has formed a partner- w
th the two lawyers who served ^
y. after Mr. Baiter succeeded ^
i as mayor. p
i Payne, long a powerful figure
legal and civic affairs of Chi- ^
expected to return to that city Y.
engage in active work to what- c]
:tent he is pleased to. Mr
, it is generally thought wil' a]
. lot.. PVtilorlolnhin althmicrh ...
; ?
ated that he has been offered cj
llent connection for practice in jj
ark and Washington. w
lurleson and Alexander,
le two lawyers who were not ti
1 engaged in their profession, ci
ry of Commerce Alexander and h;
ster General Burleson, both o* w
iave been in the House many
efore being called to the Cabis
understood that Mr. Alexrill
open law offices in Washwhile
Mr. Burleson, ? man of
t means has not disclosed a;
! will do. There is a possibility g
ifore My. Alexander gets hli E
ce started he will be named on J<
pping Board. S
nows much about its affairs, T
been chairman of the Merchant w
committee of the House for ni
years, and President Wilson S
to name him on the board. Ji
ch as the nominations made B
>y Mr. Wilson to the Shipping
will not'be confirmed by t1
Mr. Harding will fill the ej
and as there must be minority _
ntation, he must name four ^
ats. Mr. Alexander is quite ^
0 be one of them. .
cretary David F. Houston _ jr
1 is one other man in the cab- r<
io is a lawyer without being a bi
so to say, and has been count
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iducafor. tie IS mat muai 1U- | >v
g of cabinet figures in the t di
v months, David F. Houston, ei
*y of the treasury. The coun- it
: learned lately what many la
around Washington have tc
; for several years?that Mr. y<
i, is very much of a man, with st
)f his own and a large supply w
t is vulgarly known in politics b<
s." y<
last summer, he has been ec
rled by various interests, not- e<
e farming interests, for help
le government, and when he
lieved these appeals unsound ru
refused them with a simple n<
stness and a clarity of state- aj
lat have been notable. With tc
oices of any sort, or fireworks, ec
thout regard to campaign or ec
[ exigencies of any kind, he has cc
f the positions taken after due
, and it may be said, he gen- th
las had the approval of those er
alified to pass impartial judg- D
N
1 -A T^?? a 4 c Tnorhpr hf
>peill 1 line *1.0 A VWV..V.
fouston's career has been much ax
it of that other hard heaaed th
10 put him in the cabinet. He be
nt most of his days teaching fo
ersities and has specialized se
nes similiar to those followed tu
Wilson. Like Mr. Wilson, too va
COLOMBIAN BERRY
Predicted to Revolutionize the Berry
Industry.
Washington, Jan. 25.?Predictions
tat the Columbian berry, discovered
i a hitherto unexplored forest region
the South American Republic for
hich it was named, would revoluonize
the American berry industry
i the same way that the naval orange,
so of South American origin, mark1
an epoch in the history ot* citrus
rowing, are made by officials of the
jp-ivtment of agriculture.
F> tensive experiments with the
aint blackberry, described by exlorers
of the agriculture department
3 four times the size of the American
ariety, nave betn begun by the diision
of foreign seed aid. plant in oduct'on,
which plan* to distrbutue
le new dscovery to far ner. after deirmining
in what climates it will
row best.
PASTOR SCORES BIG HIT.
hurch Packed Following His Trial in
Police Court.
Atlanta, Jaa. 22.?As an aftermath
f a police court trial that exonerated
im <vf a charge rtf insultinc j\lrs. C.
!. Hamilton. Rev. Caleb A. Ridley:
as tor of a local church, Sunday moralg
from his pulpit virtually charged
is accusers with having plotted tc
lake him a victim of a "badgei
ame" for the purpose of obtaining
mds which he now claims to hold tc
leet expenses of a new church erecti
by his congregation.
When the pastor announced he
ould attempt to place the principals
i the prosecution against him "beind
the bars of a prison" he was aplauded
by the congregation and the
Leeting was later described as peraps
the most sensational hour'? sirice
ever witnessed in an Atlanta
rurch. >
Dr. Ridley brought his remarks
bout the Hamilton case to a close
ith an appeal for funds to finish the
lurch under construction and withV
t a few moments more than $1,000
as subscribed.
The Hamilton-Ridley case has at acted
much attention throughout the
ty and long before the pastor began
ie oormnn this momintr the church
as crowded with many people being
>mpelled to stand.
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Never Fail School Notes
Those on the honor roll This month
re: Beulah Crooks 90, Minnie Drigers
94, Estelle Driggers 95, Helen
pps 96, Millie Epps 93, William
jhnson ?5, Ingram Johnson 95, Britt
trong 92, Thetis Tisdale 90, David
isdale 90. Maude McClary 90, Those
ho have made head marks are: Minie
Driggers, Estelle Driggers, Bi-itt
trong, William Johnson, Ingram
ohnson, Willie Epps, Dowie Epps,
eulah Crooks.
o
A wise man won't fool around with
ther Dynamite or Married Women.
e was admitted to the bar in his
ounger days. And while he never
as practiced, gossip around Washtgton
has it that the President once
emarked that Mr. Houston was the
est lawyer in the cabinet.
There is a rumor abroad now that
ell on in years and after attaining
istinction as an educator and govmment
fiscal chief, Mr. Houston has
stronelv in his head to practice
lw. It is said that he has wanted
) be a lawyer since he was eight
ears old. If he once got that idea
;rongly in his head, even when he
as little more than a baby, it would
; like him to keep it there year afte'ear,
no matter how many years pass1,
u itnlhenfi ._teuxespassaydommm
1, until he finally put it into effect.
Mr. Houston Now Nearly 55
However, if any plans Mr. Houston
ay have to begin the practice of law
jw, when he |is nearly 55 years of
?e, do not woik out, lie will not need
worry. He has received, it is stat1,
flattering offers to return to the
lucational field or to head a trust
mpany.
Of the remaining three members of
ie cabinet, two are editors and own
s of successful papers?Josephus
aniels, who has a daily in R-deigh,
. C., and Edwin T. Meredith, who
is a farmers' weekly in Iowa. Both
e going back cheerfully to work
ey know and love. The other memir
of the cabinel is the sturdy old
rmer miner, William B. Wilson,
cretary of labor, who plans to rern
to the farm he owns in Pennsylinia
for the time being at least.
REV. K. fi. FINLAY
BISHOP COADJUTOR
IMPRESSIVE CEROMONIES MARK
! CONSECRATION AT COLUMBIA
THURSDAY.
The most stately and solemn serv- v
ice of the Episcopal church, that
which elevates a priest to the episcopate.
was solemnized last Thursday
at Trinity church, Columbia, when the
Rev. Kirlrman C Flndlav. for 14 vear.;
rector of the parish, was consecrated
bishop coadjutor of the diocese of
South Carolina. The act of the lay*
ing on of hands was performed by
seven bishops and the service was attended
by 40 clergymen of this and
other dioceses, by the officers of the
diocese and by a congregation which
filled every available space in the
church, even to galleries, baptistry
and some of the aisles in which extra
seats had been provided. A vested
choir of 40 voices, composed of the
regular choir of Trinity, assisted by
1 leading voices from nearly all the *
4 other churches in the city, rendered
beautiful and inspiring music.
' The services began with an impressve
processional which, forming at
' Satterlee hall, wound around the south
' side of the church and entered the
" front door, led by the choir at the head,
of which were the two young sons of
1 the bishop coadjutor-elect, Kirkman
G. Findlay, Jr., and Edward FinUiy,
the former serving in his accustomed *
' capacity of crucifer and the latter car-'
rying the United States flag' whichv
since the beginning of the wor& war,
1 has been borne immediately behind
the cross in all of the. services at
Trinity church.
To the majestic hymn, "0 'Twas a
! Joyful Sound to Hear" (493), the procession
entered the church in the
following order: First, the choir, then
1 the vestry of Trinity church; after
them the lay members cf the execu1
tive council of the diocese and the
' | lay members of the standing commit,
tee of the diocese; next the two score
clergy in their white vestments and
white stoles, followed by the master
of ceromonies, the Rev.. T. Tracy
Walsh, and the registrar, the Rev.
Albert Thomas; then the bishop coadjutor-elect,
escorted by two at;
tending priests, the Rev. Walter
Mitchell, D. D., and the Rev. Octavus
j T. Porcher, and finally the seven bishops
with the Rt. Rev. William A Guerry,
bishop of South Carolina, coming
| last.
I The choir filed into the choir stalls
and the clergy advancing to pews rei
frtr- +Viom in the fmnt nf the
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main aile separated to form a douible
line, through which the bishops
11 passed on their way to the sanctuary,
the candidate for the holiest orders
j stopping at the foot of the chancel
I steps, where, with the two attending
priests, he remained until the conse1
oration services proper began.
Morning prayer having been said .
at a previous service, the communion
'service was entered upon immediately,
the epistle being read by the
. bishop coadjutor of Ohio the Rt. Rev.
Frank DuMoulin; the gospel by the
bishop of North Carolina, the Rt. Rev.
'Joseph B. Chesire, D. D., and the
1 nicene creed by the bishop of Georgia,
! the Rt. Rev. Frederick F. Reese, D. D.
This was followed by the fervent
old missionary hymn, "Jesus Shall
Reign," in which voices of choir, bishops,
clergy and congregation joined
in an inspiring volume of praise.
The Rev. Mr. Walsh as master of
ceremonies escorted to the pulpit the
j preacher of the occasion, the Rt. Rev.
Henry J. Mikell, D. D., a former South
j Carolinian, who is the bishop of Atllanta:
From the text, "Therefore
watch and remember" (Acts, 20:31),
Rishop Mikell preached a stirring sermon,
sterring the importance of "re
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as the agency on earth of Jesus Christ,
is worthy of the finest loyalty, the
wisest thought, the best service and
importuning its members to "watch" *
lest the present?critical with forces
of unrest, confusion and change?
should weaken the powers of the
church, declaring that the Christian
church is losing grourd in this age, he
plead for unity among the various
sects as the only means of putting
new strength and vitality into the
gospel.
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A twenty per cent cut affecting the
entire Atlantic Coast Line shop force
jat Florence has been ordered by the
I management of the railroad company,
(effective Saturday, January 29th.
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The County Record Is $1.60
year in advance