The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, July 22, 1903, Image 5
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 1903.
Entered at the Fast Office at Sumter S
as Second Class Mitter.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
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D. J. Chjamdler-Sacrificing.
O'Donnell & Co.-Special Sale of
S mumer Bags.
J. Ryttenberg . & Socs--Greatest
Offering.
PERSONAL.
Mr. R. M. Cooper, of Wisacky was
in the city Monday.
Miss Mamie Winn is spending some?
time at Saluda, N.- C.
Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Levi have
V gone to Atlantic City.
Mrs, T. O. Sanders of Providence
was in the city Monday.
Mrs. Tracy W. McCallnm is visiting
her parents in Benettsville.
Miss Sassie Ingram has gone to the
np country for the summer.
Mrs. T. V. Walsh, Jr, is visiting
relatives in Fayettsviile, N. C.
Mr. and Mrs. N. G. Osteen have
returned from Glenn Springs.
Mrs. F. S. Baskins left yesterday
for White Stone Lithia Springs.
Mr. Joe Auld, of Georgetown, is
spending a few days in the city.
Mrs. J. Walters has gone to North
Carolina to spend 'the summer.
Mr. D. J. Bradham of Manning, was
in the pity several days last week.
Bev. H. J. Mikell, of Charleston,
has been in the city for several days.
Mr? and Mrs. L C. Strauss are at
Wrightsville, N. C., beach for a while.
Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Cunningham
are spending ten days at Indian town.
Miss Edna Bull has gone to Charles?
ton to spend several weeks with
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Mason and Mrs.
? E. K. Friar are at White Stone
Springs.
CoL T. V: Walsh left last Thursday
morning for Barris Springs to spend
a month.
Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Thomas, of
Manning, spent a part cf last week in
this city.
Miss Lena Barnett has gone to
Wrightsville, N. C., for several,
weeks stay.
Mr. Abe Byttsnberg left last Sunday
night for Baltimore to attend the Elk's
Convention.
Dr. and Mrs. J. C. Spann have
gone to Sullivan's Island for several
weeks stay.
Miss Hallie Jones has returned
from Ridgeway after a pleasant visit
to relatives.
Mrs. T. N. Seay and little daughter,
Belle, of Columbia, are visiting Mrs.
John T. Green.
Mr. Edward Haynsworth left Satur?
day for Ba ltimore to attend the meet?
ing of the Elks.
Mrs. Edmund Davis, of Columbia,
is on a visit to her daughter, Mrs.
Archie Cimia.
Mrs. J. JES- MoHett, of Cpngaree, is
visiting her sister, Mrs J. J. Team,
on Main street.
Miss Esther Dick' left yesterday
evening for Baltimore, where she
will spend a month.
Prof. and Mrs. Schumacher left last
week for Arkansas where they will
spend several weeks.
Mrs. George D. Shore and boys left
last Thursday for Sullivan's Island to
spend two weeks.
Miss Mabel Welch left Thursday for
Savannah, Ga., to visit her uncle,
Capt. E. H. Sturgeon.
Dr. EL M. Stuckey left on Friday
morning fer Henderson, Ky., where
he will spend ten days.
Mr. T. B. Jenkins has gone to
Cleveland Springs, Shelby, N. C.,
to spend several weeks.
Mrs. C. W. McGrew and children
left last Friday morning for Cameron,
?. C., to visit relatives.
Miss Cora Elleosser, of St Mat?
thews, S. C., is visiting Mr. and Mrs.
V. H. Phelps,- her cousins.
Mr. John B. Miller, of Washington,
D. C., arrived in the city Friday
morning for a two week's visit.
Dr. E. Plumer Alford has returned
from Cleveland, Ohio, where he has
. spent several weeks on business.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gregg have
returned from Wilmington where they
have been on a visit for several weeks.
Mr. Robert Alford of Marion coun?
ty has been in the city visiting his
brother's Drs. W. B. and E. P. Al?
ford.
Mrs. Rosa Morris, and little son,
Joe, have gone to New York, Phila?
delphia, and other places to visit
relatives.
Miss Minnie Hughes, the guest of
Miss Seymour for the past month, has
gone to Charleston ii? visit relatives
and friends.
Dr. W. B. Alford, has gone to
White Stone Springs to attend the
annual meeting of the State Dental
Association.
Z Mr. D. W. Alderman of Aleolu, who
was especially interested in the debate
between Drs. Brown and Porter, was
in the city last week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Badham, have
returned to their home in Manning
after .??pending a week with their sis?
ter, Mrs. B. J. Grier.
Mr. H. V. Reid left Sunday morn?
ing for an extended visit to his sister,
Mrs. C. C. Bradley, (nee Miss Katie
Reid), in Rutledge, Mo.
Rev. F. M. Satterwhite, of Sumter,
who filled the pulpit of the Baptist
church in the absence of Rev. W. B.
Oliver returned home this morning.
Florence Times.
Miss Olivia Ingram is at home for a I
few weeks vacation. She expects to
go north in August for the purpose of
making millinery purchases for the
Suinter firm with which she is con?
nected.-Manning Farmer.
Mr. Atlamont Moses went to Colum?
bia last Thursday to attend a meeting
of the St Louis Exposition commis?
sion appointed by Gov. Hey wa rd to
devise ways and means for having the
State represented by an exhibit at the
Exposition.
Mrs. M. P. Cordes and son S
will go to Charleston this even
From there they will go to Ec
Island and other points.
Mr. Jos. J. Barrett has take:
situation atMayesville with Mr. W
berg, and will consequently le
Sumter, except that Iiis family '
remain here.
Mr. Harry Green has gone to 3
York to locate in business. He i
recent gradaate of Clemson Colh
where he took the electrical cou
and even before graduation he rec
ed the offer of several positions.
Misses Lena and Bertha Kirkley
Smithville, are in the city today
their way home from Knoxvi
Tenn., where they have been atte
ing the Summer School for South
Teachers.
Mr. W. C. Shaeffer, Jr., of Sav
nah, Ga., who has filled the Luthe
pulpit for the past month left yesl
day afternoon for New Market, "V
where he will officiate until his
turn to the Seminary at Mt. Pie
ant in October
Messrs. W. S. Utsey, of !
Georges, Eugene McCutchen and J
thur Baskins of Bishopville are in 1
city to attend the marriage Of Mr.
P. Baskins and Miss Essie Flemii
which will be celebrated in the Pr
byterian Church at 8.30 o'clock tl
evening.
Miss Emma Schwartz left last Thu
day afternoon for Charleston, fr<
there took a steamer for New Ye
where she goes for balance of sn
mer. v.
Clerk of Court Parrott, Chief
Police Bradford and Mr. A. R. Flo
ers left last Saturday evening for Pa
leys Island for a week's stay on t
beach.
Dr. H. M. Stuckey returned to t
city last Thursday from Bishopvi
where he has been for several wee
during the last illness of his fath<
Dr. Henry Stuckey. -
Dr. G. W. Dick left last night 1
White Stone Li thia Springs to atte
the meeting of the State Dental Ass
elation. He will be out of the ci
four or five days.
Mr. J. Frank Pate left yesterd
for another month's stay at his sm
mer home in Fletcher, N? C. The
he will join his family who are spen
ing .the summer.
Miss Lillian Harvin, one of the mc
popular and charming young ladies
Manning, has gone to Privateer
spend sometime with her sister, Mi
S. A. fi arvin.-Manning Farmer.
Miss Sallie Jervey left Sumter la
^Thursday for New Zion, her hom
She spent three weeks with her cousi
Mrs. W. C. Venning. She is a sist
of Mr. James E. Jervey of this cit
Mr. Phil. Miller, of Bennettsville,
sick with typhoid fever at Dr. Mood
Infirmary, having been brought he
from Bennettsville for treatment.
Judge R. 0. Purdy who has be<
holding court in Charleston for tl
past month spent Monday in the cit
going yesterday to Pickens where h
family is spending the summer.
Mr. W. R, Delgar is now with tl
firm of Stubbs Bros.
Health Officer Reardon is aireac
writing to Washington for a supply i
Agamomermis Culicis.
Read D. J. Chandler's new adve
ti se rn eut. Certain lines of cloth ir
are being closed out at a sacrifice.
Next year's campaign for conni
offices is already engaging the attei
tion of far-seeing and energetic pro
pective candidates.
Tobacco of this year's crop is airead
being shipped to the warehouses i
Timmonsville and Florence.
The members of the" Sumter Ligl
Infantry are looking to the encamj
ment on the Isle of Palms with
great deal of pleasure.
There are very few houses in thi
city for rent, despite the large nambi
of houses that have been built thi
year.
Unless work is started on the ne1
school building pretty soon it wi
not be ready for occupancy until some
time next yjgyp perhaps not until th
beginning or^fe session of 1904.
All the Confederate Veterans withi:
reach of this city attended the reuni?
at Burkett's grove yesterday. The
had a large number present and a fin
barbecue dinner was served.
The remodelled Nixon House wi]
be practically a new hotel from top t
bottom The old building is now ii
the hands of the carpenters and fron
appearances one would conclude tba
little of it is to be left standing.
Sheriff Scarborough has decided no
to appoint a Deputy Sheriff for thi
present as this is the dull season anc
there is little business in the office
He has not lacked for applications foi
the position, there being not a fen
persons who would accept the position.
If a merchant refuses to prosecute
a detected thief, what encouargemenl
is there for the policemen to pursue
and. capture the thief and secure
evidence to convict? If the merchants
decline to prosecute for fear of losing
trade, prefering to compromise for a
few paltry dollars, thereby compound?
ing a felony, what is there to detez
the professional thief from systematic
stealing? As a policy it is penny wise
and pound foolish for the merchants
to permit themselves to be bought off
by the payment of double or quadruple
the price of an article which a thief
is detected in the act of stealing.
The thieves can amply afford to buy
off a merchant now and then, when
caught, if the merchants are purchas?
able, for systematic stealing is profit?
able, and a thief is not detected once
in a hundred times.
Ryttenberg's propose closing out the
balance of their Ladies Shirt Waists.
The actual New York cost is not even
considered. Of course all sizes are
not in stock But yours may be.
The special sale of Summer Rugs ad
j vertised by O'Donnell & Co., is worthy
j of attention by all who want some
i thing nice at a low price. The list of
sizes and prices should fit all purch?
asers.
DEATH.
Mr. James E. Gaillard died at bis
j home on Council street at 12 o'clock
last Friday night after only two days
I illness aged, 58 years and two months.
He was stricken with apoplexy on
Wednesday, and from the first, it was
realized that th8 seizure was fatal.
The funeral services were held at
his late residence at 2 o'clock Saturday
and the body was taken to Stateburg
where the interment was made in the
burial ground of the Church of Holy
Cross at 6 o'clock.
Mr. Gaillard was a native of this
county and a member of the Gaillard
family that has long resided in Sum?
ter county, his ancestors being mem?
bers of the first Huguenot colony to
settle in South Carolina. He was well
known to most people of Sumter coun?
ty, having been Deputy Sheriff for the
past ten or twelve years, and had many
friends who will hear of his death with
regre .
Capt. Plowden Dead.
Capt. E. Ruthven Plowden, so long
and so favorably known as being one
of the staunchest and best citizens of
Clarendon county died at his home
in the Fork section of the Black river
on last Friday and his remains were
laid to rest Saturday by loving hands
at Brewington Church where for many
years he was one of its leading elders.
Capt. Plowden had lived to a ripe old
age and had exerted an influence for
good that will be long felt, lt is the
good fortune of but few to live so
faultless a life, and one so filled with
deeds of worth as that of the deceas?
ed. Clarendon thus loses a valued citi?
zen, but in his loss others are inspired
to lead nobler and better lives.-Man?
ning Farmer.
ALIEN IMMERSION.
The Great Debate Between Dr. Porter
and Dr. Brown.
The debate on the subject of "Alien
Immersion" was commenced in the
First Baptist Church last Wednesday
night before a somewhat large and
representative audience. The building
was not crowded, however. Those who
attended were amply repaid. The
speakers were given the closest pos?
sible attention, and when the speeches
closed it was difficult to realiz? that
two hours had elapsed.
The proposition under discussion as
stated was "The practice of Alien
Immersion is subversive of Baptist Prin?
ciples as taught by the New Testa?
ment" Rev. Dr. J. 3. Porter, .of
Joplin, Mo., maintained the affirma?
tive, and Rev. Dr. C. C. Brown, of
Sumter the negative.
Dr. Porter's speech was well received
even by those who would not agree
with his views, which smack somewhat
cf church dogmatism and bigotry.
There was no bitterness whatever in the
speeches, words or manner, and no ani?
mosity was aroused among those hard?
est hit by his masterly effort to uphold
what appears to be a deep seated reli?
gious principle. That is saying much
for no tiling is more calculated to en?
gender strife than Theological dis
. cussion on Doctrinal differences.
Dr. Brown has the popular side of
the discussion and vigorously upheld
it in characteristic style. He was free
in admitting that the Baptist Church
does not hold all of true Christianity
there is in the world, and denied that
the exclusive authority to baptize was
ever delegated to any church. The
whole question he thinks pre-supposed
the claim of Apostolic succession for
the Baptist Church which is an absurd?
ity, and impossible to prove. This
was amply illustrated by the Baptism
of Roger Williams and his coadjutor
Holleman, founders of the first Baptist
church in America. There being no
ordained Baptist ' preacher to whom
they could apply for baptism they
solved the problem by baptizing each
other. Thus was ?begun the work of
the Baptist Church on this continent.
Second Night of the Great Debate by
Dr. Brown and Dr. Porter.
Again on last Thursday night
a deeply interested audience listened
to the debate in progress be?
tween Drs. . Porter and Brown
at the First Baptist Church on the
subject of Alien Immersion. There
were no new features developed.
The speakers were evidently at their
best and quoted copiously from the ac?
cepted authorities cf the church in
support of their opposing views.
Dr. Porter announced that he did
not claim apostolic succession for his
church. He does claim that the Bap?
tist Church is the only scripturally
organized and authorized church. He
does claim that no one except a re?
gularly ordained Baptist preacher
can lawfully perform the rite of Bap?
tism. He did not say whether or not,
from his point of view, Baptism is
essential to salvation. That is the one
point remaining undecided ; or at least
the one on which this able defender of
the Faith has not declared himself.
Should he hold that Baptism by Im?
mersion administered by a duly com?
missioned Baptist minister is necessary
in order that one may be saved, then,
indeed, are all not members of his
church, placed outside the ark of
safety, drifting on hopelessly to etern?
al punishment. Dr. Porter recognizes
that there are pious ministers of
other denominations who are doing
good work. He denies that they are
authorized to baptize. They may
preach-call men to repentance, and
there ends the work to which they
are called. They may lead men to the
door of the church* but must leave
them there to be admitted by the true
door keepers-who are none other than
the preachers of his church-or the
church. The learned Doctor quite
forcibly argued that the acceptance of
Alien Immersion ought to do away
with close communion, - if Alien Im?
mersion be accepted as valid.
Dr. Brown maintained his position
with ability and zeal. He cited a
number of authorities in support of the
views he advanced, among others a
text book now in use by Baptist Theo?
logical Seminaries throughout the
United States; aod declared that he
was proud rostand in such distinguish?
ed company.
At eleven o'clock Friday the discus?
sion was continued. The arguments
pro and con will be preserved in book
form. The kindly spirit in which this
discussion has been carried on cannot
be too highly commended.
The debate between Dr?. Porter and |
Brown on the subject of "Alien Im-'
merison' was brought to a close in the
First Baptist Church last Friday night,
and so far as one can judge everybody is
of the same opinion still. The debate
was remarkably interesting from first
to last and the debaters presented
their opposing views with ability, force
and eloquence. They were thoroughly
prepared and cited numerous authori?
ties to reinforce their arguments.
In the debate Friday night the Scrip?
tures were largely drawn upon to
substantiate the divergent views main?
tained, and neither of the debaters
seemed to lack for authority from the
Bible for believing as they do.
The debate bas been productive of
considerable discussion among all
church people and there is a clearer
and more general knowledge of the
beliefs entertained by Baptists than
ever before, but so far as settling the
real ' point in issue the debate was al?
together non-effective. It is still an
open question and one that will re?
main open so long as the Baptist de?
nomination exists. It belongs to the
region of pure speculation and neither
one debate nor a hundred can settle
it finally.
The debate was ably conducted and
good tempered throughout and to the
many who heard it intensely interest?
ing. _
DR. BROWN ENDORSED.
Resolutions Offered and Adopted by the
First Baptist Church, of Sumter,
S. C., Sunday, July 19th, 1903.
"Whereas the members and congre?
gation of the First Baptist Church of
Sumter have for three days listened to
the debate on "Alien Immersion" be?
tween Rev. Dr. Porter and our beloved
pastor, Rev. Dr. Brown, therefore
resolved :
1. That as a Church and congrega?
tion, we express our high appreciation
of Dr. Porter as a scholar and logi?
cian, but above these appreciate the
splendid .Christian, brotherly spirit
manifested by him throughout the
debate.
2nd. We wish to record our high?
est appreciation of the wisdom, doc?
trinal soundness and Christian spirit
of our beloved pastor, and that as a
result of this debate, we are bound
to our pastor by still stronger cords
of love than ever before. .
Resolved, 3d. That a copy of these
resolutions be sent the Baptist papers
of South Carolina and the Sumter
papers for publication, and that they
be spread upon our minutes.
BUSY DAY FOR JUDGE WELLS.
Several of the Shoplifters Tried and
Convicted-Big Crowd in Court
Judge Wells had a busy time in his
court last Friday and the crowd of
witnesses and spectators was so large
that he had -to hold court in the Court
House in order to accommodate the big
audience. The crowd was larger than
ever, attends the Sessions Court, ex?
cept when some case bf extrcrdinary
importance is on trial.
The first case to be called up was
that of the State against Albert Farm?
er, the little negro boy who brfoke into
Devy & Moses* store three nights in
succession. This being a case of
housebreaking and larceny in the night
time the boy was bound over to the
higher court and committed to jail.
Tlie next cases to be taken up were
those against a number of negro wo?
men charged with stealing goods from
several dry goods stores. It was these
cases that drew the big crowd, for all
of the relatives, friends and acquaint?
ances of the accused women were on
hand. There were hundreds of them
from several different neighborhoods
within four or five miles of town.
The first case called was that against
Mary White. She was charged with
stealing three pieces of;silk from the
Minor Store, which were valued at
fifteen or twenty dollars. The goods
were found concealed in the woman's
house when it was searched and she
did not give a satisfactory account of
how she got possession of them. She
swore that Rosa Kemp gave them to
her in payment for letting the Kemp
woman ride in her wagon from Col?
clough's store to the Mile Branch.
Jndge Wells decided that she was
guilty and the sentence was $25 or 30
days. An appeal was taken by her
lawyer, Mr. H. DeL. Moise Jr., and
she was released on bond. ?
The next case was against Sarah
Jenkins, the wife of a negro preacher.
Mr. Moise, who represented her also,
asked for and was granted a removal
of the case to the nearest Magistrate.
When this woman's house was search?
ed on information given by Rose Kemp
a large quantity of goods was recover?
ed, most of which were identified as
stolen.
Rosa Kemp was next put on trial,
there being three cases against her,
viz: stealing from O'Donnell & Co.,
stealing from Beck Bros., and stealing
from Colclough's store. All the cases
were made oat and she was sentenced
to pay a fine of $25 or serve 30 days in
jail on each of the first two charges
and a fine of $10 or 25 days on the last
charge ; a total of $60 fine or 85 days
in jail.
Three are still several other cases
pending, but one woman is sick and
these cases could not be tried unless
she was present*
Accident on A. C. Yard.
Mr. Samuel Graham, son of Sec
tionmaster Graham, of the Coast
Line, while attempting to get a kodak
snapshot of an engine last Thursday,
was struck by a train on another track
and knocked down. He received one
scalp wound and several bruises on
his arms and legs. His injuries,
while painful, are not serious.
Card of Thanks.
Mr. Editor:
Dear Sir: Please allow building
committee of the Church of The Holy
Cross, Stateburg, in behalf of the en?
tire congregation through the columns
of your paper to thank the good peo?
ple of Sumter who - so liberally con?
tributed towards the rebuilding of our
church through Mrs. M. S. Burgess
and others. We appreciate very much
their help and hope in a few months
more to have our church restored as it
originallv was. Very respectfully, "
F. M. Dwight, M. D.
W. D. Frierson,
F. P. Burgess,
Committee.
?inn . -II i i?.
Glenn Springs Mineral Water is a
safe and sure cure for kidney troubles.
Is just the word to
Describe Fittingly
Clothing: Sale
WHICH
Commenced on July 16th,
AND CONTINUES
ay
Every new Spring and Summer Suit,
All Extra Pants, and
AH Straw Hats
Are included in this sale,
STRICTLY FOR CASH.
D. J.
'Phone 166 = Sumter, S. C.
GREATEST OFFERING
ii
EVER MADE.
We will not carry a Waist
over if the price will s**!! it*
Actual Cost
NOT CONSIDERED.
If your size is here you
will find values the like of
*
which have never been offer=
ed before.
$1.25 Waists now . . . 69c
1.50
1.75
2.25 " "
3.50
93c
99c
1.19c
1.98c
Of course, for CASH ONLY
and no coupons punched.
ITTENBERG & Si