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TIE EPISCOPAL COUNCIL. SJ&X ll>t: TO GRANT BALLOT TO WOMEN. IVopoeetl Division of Dftocewe Referred To Commute*?-Two Spirited Ses? sion* of loam U Held. ? ?partanburg. May IS.?U was de? rided by unanmtoua vote of clergy and laity of the Episcopal council of the dlocea? of South Carolina this morn lag that the women of the church ooold vote In church matters. The matter of dividing the diocese of South ?Carolina was referred to a committee mppomted by the bishop, which com? mittee will report at the next meeting ?of the council. The time of the next uneetlng of the council was set for the 3rd of May. it 10. Council held a ^spirited but harmonious session this mom In x and evening, both sessions being taken up In hearing addresses sind the reports of th? various com nsStteee. Possibly the most contested quee lioa that the council had to deal with "was whether or not women should be allowed to vote In church questions There was a great deal of oposltlon to the move, but notwithstanding It was carried by a good margin when put to a yea and nay vote. W. C. Bassel opposed the question because be thought that If women exercised the right to vote the men would lose letereaj In :hurch affairs. P. T. Hayne made a patriotic defense of the rights ?of the "fair sex" In a speech of Cicer? onian eloquence. He said that, though his friend from Charleston had made ? big bugaboo about the calamity that would befell the church If womsn were allowed to vote, those who had taken note of the tender devotion and the strict faith of their sisters were ?aver ready to trust them to help de? void* the affairs of the church. "For years the canon did not have the word male it In." he said. "The women did not abuse their right. I feel no fear lr? returning to the canon under which the ehurch was run for nearly a cen lory The things of the gospel will be safe In the hands of the women, and leave It to each parish to vote ae ?Jhey please In this matter." Rev. H. H. Covlngton moved that a vote be taken and the matter set *f%r all P??hon Ouerrv an >unc*?t th*r the vote Wouid be t> te eut the v.ord 'men" and that It llf be gn aye gad nsy vote. S'-cre ly Thoruaa called the roll and the lendment was carried. The Diocese, the church paper came up for discussion and It wai voted to purchase the Interest of the present control I In* party. tDr. Kershaw read the report of the ?ennwolttee^on constitution and canon*, federal amendments to sections of the canon were voted on and each amend? ment wits esrrled. After all the SJn*nd*T4snt# bad been voted upon, the report as a whole was adopted. Rev. J. ft Tllllnshast. chairman of the ?committee on the admission of new patUbsia. made a supplementary re? pot t, recommending that St. Mark's church. Torkville. be admitted as a unit to the council. Rev. C. W. Poyd. chairman of the Committee on the ?t?te of church, read the report of his committee, which was pronounced by the bishop to be sjalque. There ws? u g eat deal In the report about the Kmmanu.-I m<>\? ment for psychic healing, which later fh the day caused much discussion. At the conclusion of the report on the sjfcvte of church. Bishop Guerry asked Or Cordon to take the chair. tev. A. R Mitchell, chairman of the mittse on the Bishop f'apers mem? orial, read the report of his commit to* He ha id the committee was some? what disappointed In the amount so far received. It was the opinion of the committee that a canvass should be made throughout the itttejea In the Interest of the memorial. Rev T T. Walsh said that he wao unalte at> spanend the erection of a\ chapel at the orphanage at York Wltte for the reason that there Is al? ready s chup- i there, and a new one would Interfere * ith Iba w .o k He m.u.1 that when the |iu.000 was raised It steuld be time enough to doting- the f- rrn the memorial would take. Blslv op Ouerry. In speaking of the mem? orial, said that It was a very serious matter, that If the suggestion of Her. Mr. tValsh was carried out it would be m serh a* Mow to the raiding of th fund. Bishop Ouerry said that the m?it?r had already I.n delayed too long. IsBcause it had been umh < hh d for mo long where the orphanage would t.e I-.cited. !!<? sail thai he could not Imagine any more powerful Influence of the ehurch ever the minds of the Vunx than to brim* them Into a beau tll ?1 place of worship. I saw Mrs. Capers and oth. | R*e at bers of the family." said Bishop <?uer gy. "and th. v thought that OOtbt building would be the prop.-r mem orlsl to erect. I oonsulted with the deticonean of the orphanage before It wss taken from Charleston and she told me that they needed a chapel I ?don't think that a chapel at Yorkvllle will Interfere with the work of Mr. Walsh. This matter ought to be de -etled now - tal than for this memorial to take the form of a chapel and that It was not wist to duplicate a $10,000 chapel at Yorkvllle. He suggested some indus? trial hall as the form of the memorial, saying that it would be a noble mem? orial to him who was so great a work? er himself. Bishop Querry said that If Rev. Mr. Porcher's suggestion were carried out It would mean the inde? finite postponement of the whole mat? ter. Mr. Bvison offered an amend? ment to the resolution of the commit? tee which reported on the Bishop Ca? pers memorial that Instead of the word chapel the word industrial hall be used. The vote was taken on the amend? ment and It was carried, thus settling the form of the Bishop Capers memo? rial as an industrial hall. The report of the finance committee waa read by Hon. R. I. Manning, the chairman, and it was received and adopted. Dr. R. P. Pell of Converse college and Dr. Lewis M. Roper, pastor of the First Baptist church, were present. They were escorted to the platform and introduced to the council by Bishop Ouerry. Dr. Pell extended an invitation for the delegates of council to attend the recital at Converse col? lege auditorium. R. W. Patton, secretary of the Sew anee missionary district, was intro? duced, and for some 20 minutes he spoke on the laymen's missionary movement. Mr. Patton proved him? self to be an eloquent speaker. He seemed fired with a teal for the cause which he so ably represents. He said that It was the thing above all things that determined the great purpose of the church, that of the modern mis? sionary movements it was the greatest before the church today. It was the opinion of the speaker that the lack of the missionary spirit was one of the greates faults of the old apostolic church. It Is the desire of the lead, ers of the laymen's movement to get held of the average man who has any contribution to make, whether of time, talent or money, and It is found that the majority of the men of the par lahea are glad to avail themselves of the opportunity. The speaker declared that the laymen's missionary move? ment la a necessary one and that It can not be separated from our lives any more than the principles of dem? ocracy. Bishop ?,'?? -\ ,id i . .-.?? nc" ? as Indeed glad to v ive tfr. Pal on speak an*' that hi*; ? ? ??? an inspiration that he repn enttd the gitattst m apt . h troll today. Dr. W. Haskell DuBose. vice dean of the University of the South at Sew snee, made an earnest plea for the In fitltution he represented. In the course of his address Dr. DuBose paid splen? did tribute to the memory of the late Dr. Geo. Bell Henneman, referring to him as "the great dean." The speaker said that though Sewanee was not within the geographical bounds of South Carolina. Sewanee and Carolina are one. H< said Sewanee Is the old South taken over into the new South, that the romances clustering about it were more romantic than any in the whole land. He spoke of the high standard of the Institution and of the pure form of athletics practiced. Rev. Walter Mitchell, rector of Por? ter Military Academy, made an ad? dress In which he ret forth the ad? vantages of the Institution. He men? tioned the Improvements of the past real and commented on the general good health of the Institution. A commercial department has been ad? ded nnd the young men can now take a business course. Rev. Mr. Mitchell said he had congratulated himself that the board did not offer to lease him the property when he took charge, but that now since all the Improvement' have been made, he Is ready to leas? It for any number of years the board sres fit to h't It out. The speaker de? clared that the school hud not had the support it should have had from the church. Bishop Ouerry announced th ll Re*9 .Mr. Mitchell would make a ? ?,in\as- of the diocese, in the inter.mi cf the P. M. A., and that he hoped hi would be accorded a good reception at all places where he went. BlshOP dm rr> announced to council thot R? v. L. M. Roper extended an invita? tion to the delegate.* to visit the First Baptist church while In the city, and saJd he considered it a building of which any city might well be proud. A M Lot mad. a report on the condition Of chun k home orphanae. . whith showed the institution to DC In u.I -hap>- The matter of the BtVhOU ? ap rs memorial was reopened, and ' ? ? . ;; t h- ( ..iiii'i! was all a fin- I {.e\ . < ?. T I'of.dn'r still e\|.:.>.-?-d hlms.'f very st ongli In favor of the indus? trial hall form, and Bishop duerry op i ? sed the ?UaTeTOStton? Bishop Ouerry announced the fal? lowing committee on the division oi th i diocese, which will report at ihe to\t annual meeting of oouncll( May S. 1910: Dr. W. Ii. Qordon, 1 >r John K.tshaw. Rev. A. R. Mltchel. Rsv, L i; Wood. itev. H. H. C0vlnitor< Messrs. A. M. Lee, P. T. Hayne, ft V. Du vail. John P. Thomas. Walter Haz? ard and R. I. Manning. ?DeWltt's Little Early Risers, the SAYS CITADEL IS IMPARTIAL. Superintendent Denies That Cadets of Episcopal Parentage Are Kept Prom Churches. Charleston, May 13.?The reports from Spartanburg yesterday of the attempt of the Rev. C. H. Jordan, of Union, a member of the diocesan council of the Episcopal church now In session, to bring about an investi? gation of religious conditions at the Citadel, alleging that the cadets of the Episcopal faith were discriminated against and prevented from attending Episcopal churches, were read with astonishment in Charleston, where cu? riosity was generally expressed as to how ^ an impression so erroneous as that indicated could have been formed by any one. Col. O. J. Bond, the su? perintendent of the South Carolina Military Academy, had heard nothing of the matter when your correspond? ent visited him at the Citadel last eve? ning, and he read the dispatch with the greatest surprise. "I can't understand the matter at all," he said with a smile. "We are using today the same system as to church attendance that we have used for the last twenty years, and this is the first complaint I have ever heard in regard to the matter." Col. Bond did not think that the sit? uation was such as to render neces? sary any statement by him, but he did not object to explaining the system of church attendance as followed at the Citadel. The cadets every Sunday morning are sent out by companies, he said, a company to a church. There are eleven churches on the list, which are attended in rotation. Five of these are Episcopal churches?St. Michael's. St. Philip's. St. Paul's, St. Luke's and Grace church; three are Presbyterian, the First Presbyte-! rian, Second Presbyterian and West? minister Presbyterian churches; two are Methodist?Bethel and Trinity; one Baptist curch is included, the Cit? adel Square Baptist church. There are only six or seven Roman Catholics in the student body. These are allowed to attend churches of their own faith. The students of the Jewish faith are not required to at? tend services at Christian churches against their will. Once each month communicants are allowed Individual leave to attend churches of their own denomination for the purpose of taking communion. The cadets are allowed Sunday af? ternoons off and may then attend any church they wish to attend. The first class has Sunday evenings off, and members of this class may go to any church they please on Sunday even? ings. Col. Bond also added that religious services are held in the chapel at the Citadel each morning, that there is a Bible class every Sunday morning and that the Citadel Y*. M. C. A. holds ser? vices every Wednesday evening and ?vary tun day evening. "There is absolutely no discrimina? tion at the Cltodel against students of the Episcopal faith or of any other fr.lth." continued Col. Bond. "It is not one of the entrance qualifications that a student be an Episcopalian, but a* a matter of fact it happens that more students are members of the F.? iscopal church than of any other, more Episcopal churches are attended than the churches of any other one faith?because of this fact and be? cause the Episcopal churches are most numerous of the Protestant churches In Charleston? and at least four members of the faculty are Episco pal'ans, while a fifth attends the Epis? copal church regularly." Col. Bond Is himself a vestryman of St. Paul's Episcopal church, in this city. Bcuare of Ointments for Catarrh That Contain .Mercury, as mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely derange the whole system when entering it through the mucous surfaces. Such articles should never be used except on prescriptions from reputable physi? cians, as (he damage they will do is t< n fold to the good you can possibly derive from them. Hairs Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney A Co., Tole lo. O.i contains no mercury, and is taken internally, acting direct? ly upon the blood and mucous ?ur faeee of the system, In buying Hail's Catarrh Cure be sure you get the gen? uine. It is taken Internally and made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free. Sold by Druggists. Price 75c, per bottle. Take Halls Family Plll< for con i ttlpatlon, ?-4-im. Two New Comity Hearings Saturday. Columbia. May IB,?Two hearings will i.e held In thi office of Governor Ansel Saturday. The Dillon County hearing and the Rutledge County In arlng. both fOf amended petitions, take place then. *If you expect to get the original Carbollsed Witch Hasel Balve, you must be sure it is DeWitt'i Carbollsed Witch Hasel Balve, it la good for cuts, burm and brulsesi and is espe? cially good for pllee. Refuse substi? tutes, Sold by till druggists, ?if you want to feel well, look well and be wall, take Poley'a Kidney Rem? edy. It tones Up the kidneys and bladder, purities the blood and testen>| health and Strength. Pleasant to take r?o '""?"f'i' druse. Why THE SEMINOLE SCANDAL. EX-PRESIDENT GARLINGTON FILES $24,000 CLAIM AGAINST COMPANY. It Is Alleged in the Claim That the Seminole Securities Company Owes Garlington for Stock Sold in 1908 For W hich He Has Not Been Com? pensated?Claim Comes From Chat? tanooga. Columbia, May 13.?John Y. Gar? lington, ex-president of the Seminole Securities Company, now under bond in connection with the alleged stock swindle which has created Interest throughout the South, today filed a claim against the Seminole Securities Company for $24,000, which he al? leges is owed him by this company for stock which was sold during the year 1908. The claim which comes from Chat? tanooga, County of Sheby, Tennessee, states that the stock was sold by agents of the company. The claim is made in Garlington's affidavit that the transactions fully appear in the pa? pers of the company. The claim is made out in the following form: "Seminole Securities Company, deb? tor to John Y. Garlington. To amount due me from the sale of my stock as appears from the report of Charles H. Highley, auditor, appointed by the stockholders of the Seminole Securi? ties Company, in December, 1908, to amount about $24,000." The deponent claims that he has been unable to col? lect the amount, although he has en? deavored to do so. Keeping company with this claim in the office of Master of Equity McFad din, of this County, are a number of stock certificates which stockholders all over the country have been send ng in since the announcement was made that some settlement with the stockholders at 20 per cent, for the present might be made. However, it now appears that no dividend will be paid out until after a meeting has been held of the receivers. What amount will be paid, if any, is not known definitely, although the an? nouncement of a few days ago was to the effect that a 20 per cent payment would be made on the par value of the stock. In addition to his troubles which are to come out on the criminal side of the court is a suit pending against Garlington for an amount not less than $25,000, which the Carolina agency claims Garlington owes for business done while he was manager .of the company. Garlington's lands in Laurens County were recently at? tached in this proceeding after quite a hard fought litigation. HELEN BOYLE'S ADYICE. Gives a Last Warning To Parents of Girls. Cleveland, May 10.?Broken in spirit by her 25-year sentence, Helen Anna McDermott Boyle gave out an interview this afternoon. In part she said: "My mother died when I was a ba? by. I think there was some fatality about It all. For when she was born, my grandmother gave her to my great grandmother. When my moth? er died, my grandmother came. They say she looked at her and said, 'Well, you came and you were not wanted, and now here Is your baby, and she'll live to see the day she wishes she had never been born.' "And It's here," she said, rising and walking away to hide the tears. Then she turned sharply. "And now that all this has come to me, I want to say something to the parents of other glrll who can make life right or Wrong for them." she said. 'I had a good home and everything that the average girl has?perhaps, more. But I was full of life, full of bubble. I was emotional, I wanted to be petted ?to go, to be admired. And my fath? er, who says he loved me more than al! the rest of his children, didn't un? derstand. Fo I left home, and then you know I was pretty. I don't know how it is. My features are far from perfect. but somehow there was something that made men admire mo and women hate me. And then the temptations, and the people who kick you down when you are young and helpless and even when you try to do th" right thing. "80 I want to say to the mothers and fathers. 'Live with your children, not just for them. Grow up with them again. Do what they want to do If they want to go out to see cafes and bright lights and shows go with them. Don't let them go out much with men alone. "And if you can't afford to take them, than make it pleasant at home and get thsm Interested in something. Ami. most <>r all, don't USg. don't SCOld?that's awful, awful, awful." HI A*. I. W. WILLIAMSONS LETTER ?Rev. [. w. Williamson, Hunting ton. W. Va? writes: This la to Certify that 1 UlSd Fol. y's Kidney Remedy for nervous exhaustion and kidney trouble and :<ni free t?? say that it will do all that you claim for it.' Folsy'i Kidney Remedy has restored health and strength to thousands of weak, run down people. Contains no harm ' ful drugs and Is pleasant to take. W. THE PREMIUM LIST. Solicit Subscriptions for the Twice a=Week Watchman and Southron. Valuable Prizes to be Given for Work in Spare Time?Number of Prizes Unlimited. The Watchman and Southron which has been the family newspaper of Sumter County since the days of your grand-parents is now published twice a week?Wednesday and Saturdays?and is the biggest and newsiest county paper published in the State of South Carolina. The price remains the same as when it was p-ublished once a week only?11.50 a year. At this price the Watchman and Southron is the cheapest and best family paper within the reach of the people of Sumter and adjoining counties. It gives twice a week the local, County, State and general news in a condensed and readable shape, as well as many timely special articles on farming, household and other topics. Mr. E. W. Dabbs, President of the Sumter County Farmers' Union will have editorial direction of a special department devoted to Farmers' Union News and Farming, that will be particularly interesting. The Watchman and Southron should go into every home in this section of the State, and those who are not low subscribers can easily be induced to subscribe. As an inducement to those who have spare time to solicit subscriptions for us we are offering a number of valuable premiums for lists of new subscribers and we want agents in every neighborhood in Sumter, Lee and Clarendon Counties. ALL PERSONS who desire to do so, whether they live in Sumter County or elsewhere, are cordially invited to act a^ subscription agents. All will be entitled to participate in the?competition, will be paid for their work in pre? miums, commensurate in value with the value of the work performed or in cash, as they may prefer. The price of Subscription is $1.50 a year, or 75 cents for six months?and may be sent in one, two or more at a time, with or without the cash, to suit the convenience of the agent, but for an old name to be connted for a pre? mium the subscriber must pay up all arreage and one year in advance. HERE ARE THE PREMIUMS. FOR THREE NAMES?A Red M dget Stylo Fountain Pen; a two Blade Pocket Knife, or an Ingersoll Watch. e FOR FOUR NAMES?A Fountain Pen with 14k solid gold pen; a Three Blade Pocket Knife or one year's subscription to either of the following Maga? zines; Bohemian, Metropolitan, Argosy, Cosmopolitan or The Delineator. FOR FIVE NAMES?A Diamond Point Fountain Pen, a year's subscrip? tion to either of the following Magazines: McClure, Munsey or Woman's Home Companion, Saturday Evening Post, or a Stem-Winding Nickle Watch. 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After a name has been entered on our books, no transfer will be i>criuitted. This is positive and emphatic, and where Agents attempt to make such trans? fers, they must concede our right to take such steps as may seem necessary to protect the fairness of this provision. The Agent who returns names must pay for them. Any and all Agents will have the right to Get Subscribers Who:ever They Can. It is not necessary that all the names 3hall go to the same postolfice address. All subscriptions must be forwarded to us at the expense of those sending them, and we will be responsible for the safe transmission of money only when It is sent by Draft, Registered Letter, Express or Postofflce Money Order. In sending names. Always give correct name or initials, and present post oflioe address, and if possible say whether the subscribers are NOW taking the paper. Careful observance of this will be the means of avoiding much trouble and confusion. OSTEEN PUBLISHING CO., is w T.it>?rt.v R1 Sumter. 8. 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