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MAJOR MARION MOISE. Funoral Address Delivered By Rev. Barneu Elsas, of Charleston, B.C. 'Thou wilt be missed, for thy place will be empty." These words, used originally, when, David and Jonathan, those fuends tried and true, were abouf to part, perhaps for the last time, co'me vivid? ly before the mind, now that another frier d, loyal and devoted, has gone from us forever. For I have not come to-day merely to speak on behalf of the commu? nity In which our brother was de? servedly held In coslcuous esteem. T have come as a personal friend wmo respected, admired, yes. who loved him. Nor havs I corns to praise him. Of little use ars the words of prslse of our friends when we lie cold In death. Tis not the words that our friends weave for us when we are dead, nor the flowers thsy send to adorn our tomb, but our lives as we have lived them that speak beet for us when life Is fled. Tis net the wealth we havs amassed, nor the monuments we havs raised, but the good that ws havs dons that lives after ua This alone It Is that keeps us In gratsful remembrance, that makes us "live In hearts we leave behind." Yet duty bids me speak. My Friends: Everyone who passes through life and notes Its varying phases, and especially a minister who Is confronted with many a tragic incident, must gradually become not Indeed heart-hardened, but Inured to witness great calamities without shrinking and to speak of great sor? rows with calm firmness. But when I think of tks tragedy of this Ufe. I feel that It needs all ths self-con? trol that I can command, to address even a few brief words to you with? out flinching. An entire community Is rarely stirred when ons of Its members passes away. Death Is too common an oocurence to arouse special commsnt savs among those directly interest? ed. Who was not profoundly touchsd when the word was gently whispered around: "Marlon Molse Is dead"! Can ws realise even now, that this brilliant light has gone out, that this chivalrous soul is no more? There was no gentler, strenger, manlier man. Some of you may have known him longer, but none of you knew him better than I. A good man has gone from us: a righteous Israelite baa gathered to his fathers and a noble soul has returned to ltnl Ood. He will be missed, for his place will be empty. 8uch places ars not easily filled. I am not going to rsfsr to his many-sided activities, to his patriotic and public-spirited services which he rendered to his native State and to the city of his adoption. These things are konwn to you all. True to his heritage, he wus a worthy son of a worthy sire?the father a king, ths son a prince among men. South Caro? lina never had a more loyal and de? voted son, nor had Sumter a better eltlson. But I would rather speak of Merlon Molse?the man?as I knew him and and as you knew him. He was a man of fine Intelligence, a ripe scholar, a lover of learning, a student to the end. From his Hps our English tongue streamed forth In fluent eloqence; and prose and poetry were equally the vehicles of his thought. For wisdom and discretion, for practical advice in difficulty, none could surpass him. He was a man to trust, to look up to, to follow. As a companion none could be more genial, as perfect In bis feelings as in his manners; absolutly sincere, and open as crystal. But best of all was his loving and sympathetic heart. "He had a tear for pity and a hand, open as the day, for melting charity." There are those here today, and more who are not here, who can tell of his generous and timely help. He seemed to enjoy his means for the good that he could do with them. And he did that good without a spark of pride, or vanity, or thirst for praise; so that those who were helped by his bounty loved him more for himself and his own beauty of . character than for his generous gifts . For he gave more than his money?he gave himself* And thus he added to the sum of human happiness. He loved his faith with heart and soul and might. It was 1 Is proud boast to be of ths race of Iirael; and he manifested his pride In thought and word and deed. Yet his was no narrow faith nor were hH sympa? thies confined to those of his own creed. He loved his fellow men and put Into practice the glowing teach? ing of the prophet: "Have we not all one Father, hath not one Cod created us all?" He loved his home ami loved his family Am *?>n. as hu I. ax fa? ther, one rarely meets hit* equal. Let us throw the muntlo of charity over his faults; remumbi ring litfl pasjfl deeds, his kind IrOfdsj, his love, hi* friendship. But above all, l??t us learn the solemn lesson which this trsglc event preaches to us, the lesson of the uncertalny of life and ths Instability of human possessions Today 1? ours, tomorrow is Clod's. Let us work faithfully while w>? can, There is so much to be done n the world. How indifferent and self centered we are In the midst :>f it' How little we do for others, how much we try to do for ourselvei! O, ardent, xealous, unselfish soul, all too soon gone from us, may we emu? late they unselfishness, by taking up the work which thou hast laid down! And what can I say to those upon whom this sad loss has fallen? Such a tragedy robs the human tongue of , its boasted power to soothe the ach- i lng heart; when human words fall to lay balm on burnig wounds. Rea? son may offer many arguments why we should dry our tears, but love, at this moment so strong, just because the greatest sacrifice is demanded, refuses to listen, and rejects the cold consolation which it alone could of? fer. I can only say: "God Comfort you! Look up! Be brave!" Life claims you. The living call you. He who now lies cold in death, gave you his love. Give of that *ove to others, and in your loving service shall your own great sorrow oe for? gotten. Thus have the great minds of his? tory met their bereavemei t and found consolation. When tho great English statesman Peel, had lost the compunlon of his youth, he was found heart-broken and in t >ars by nls friend Cobden. "Courage Peel," he said, "the poor have need of you. We must try and have the Corn Laws abolished." And to thi.t great cause he devoted his energies and forgot his misery. When Tannyson lost his dearest friend Arthur Hal lam, he did not allow hlmsel ' to be crushed under the burden of lls woe, but in silent mourning he composes his Immortal poem, the In Memor? ia m, which he dedicated to hit friend, and thus did he forget his gref. We cannot all be poets off states? men. There are not great causes which we can Influence, bat there is enough to be done In this sad world of ours, In which we may all participate, and thus conqver our sorrow In our hour of trial i-.nd mis? fortune. The poet has told us that ' sorrow's crown of sorrow Is rem< mbering happier things." But surely our ex? perience will not bear this out, else were life not worth living to those who have loved and lost. Tt ose who have suffered bereavement iiust feel that the memory of what our dear ones were to us while we enjoyed their sweet companionship is for us a perennial source of In miration, chastening, purifying, ennol ling our existence, and enabling us to bear even tfhJe sting of death wltl calm re? signation. "Reme.nberlng happier things," not Sorrow's crown of sor? row, but life's most precious crown of Joy. So, my friends, may It be with you. 0 And now I bid thee, in he name of all they friends, a fond farewell. Though thou art gone from us, thy memory shall ever abide vs itbi us, a memory of happy days now past, an Inspiration to high and lefty en? deavor. Fare the well! INSURGENTS" SURRENDER TO TAFT. They Agree to Support Ailmlnlsi ra? tion's Legislative Programme. Washington, Feb. 1.?The unani? mous decision to support the Admin? istration's programme of legislation was reached at a conference of the "insurgents" of the house held last night. Representative Gardner, of Massachusetts, and Repiesentative Hays, of California, were authorised to inform President Taft to that ef? fect. The Administration's pro? gramme of legislation embraces, among other subjects, those of rail? road legislation, conservation, postal savings banks and antl-lnjunctlon. The action was taken, it is said, In order to give definite assurance to President Taft and to the country that the "Insurgents" were unani? mously in favor of all progressive legislation advocated by the Presi? dent. It is a conspicuous faci that the ship subsidy and Federal incorpora? tion recommendations of the Presi? dent are not included in the list, and It was said by one of the "insurgents" th"t there has been no endeavor to reach an agreement uopn these sub? jects. The "insurgents" dlscjssed the question of a Republican caucus on the proposition of amendin r, the rules of the house and of dei oslng the speaker from the chairmanship of the rules committee, and it Is said there was practically unanimous un? derstanding to the effect tr at the "In? surgents" would not cam us on the rules question. They stf nd ready, however, to act whenever the matter Is presented on the floor ol the house. WHEN you NEED ?Foley's Orlno Laxative When you have thnt dull, heavy, fev ?rish feel? ing, accompanied by constipation. When y??ii have headach \ indiges? tion, biliousness, pain in Momach and bowels, then you need F< ley's Orlno Irfixatlve. It moves the b ?weis freely and gently, and thoroughly clears the Intestinal tract. It does r ot gripe Of nauseate and cures constipation. Sl btrt's Drug Store. PLEA FOR THE COOPERS. Luke Wright Appears for Carmack's Slayer. Nashville, Tenn. Feb. 3.?Whether Col. Duncan B. and Robin Cooper must serve 20 years for the slaying of Former United States Senator E. W. Carmack or whether they will get a new trial now rests with the su? preme court of the State of Tenn? essee. The arguments in the motion for a rehearing were concluded today and the question rests with the court. There is but one hope for the Coop? ers in case of an adverse decision? Gov. M. R. Patterson, who is their close friend. Luke E. Wright closed the case with an argument for the defense which in brilliancy, daring and elo? quence has seldom beer equalled here. 4II am not here In the capacity of a paid attorney," he said with much feel'ng as he concluded. "I am here because I have known, loved and re? spected the man who has been made the principal ' in this case, and be? cause I loved hlB son. I am here be? cause this man and this boy have been wrongfully pointed out to the world as cold blooded assassins. 1 am here because I believed In my heart that a most cruel Injustice has been done Col. Cooper and his son Robin. "I am not here to denounce Sena? tor Carmack. I admired him as a great statesman and a great editor. I believe in the old adage, 'speak only good of the dead.' God knows there is so much of tault and error in all of us that it should be permitted to sleep with our ashes. But we owe a duty to the living, too. I believe your honors, in all charity, that the lamented Carmack deliberately set In motion the chain of events which ended in his own untimely death. And I believe that even his own le? gion of friends no more regret his tragic end than do the two men I represent. "And I will go further: probably I ?or even your honors?might, under similar circumstances, have readily imagined that we were in the same deadly danger as Senator Carmack Imagined threatened him on that fatal November afternoon, and yet, conceding all this, and with the gentlest sorrow for the dead, I sumbit the case on the record of the testimony, believing that it shows that the whole tragic affair was the result of a tragic misunderstanding." A Negro's Tribute to The Late Major Marion Moise. There are many negro men who would cheerfully speak out on sub? jects like the above and many another but for a feeling of restraint and delicacy which it is exceedingly dim cult to break with and overcome. They are very fearful, lest that they do that which Is out of keeping with good taste and thus give offense to their audience. But I personally feel Impelled at this time to break with every restraint of conventionality and otherwise and cast in my mite with the tribute of respect which is just? ly due and being generously paid to the memory of this great and good man, Major Marlon Molse, univer? sally belOVtd, hence, universally mourned. In this I presume I do not speak for myself alone; for the negroes of this and other communi? ties who knew Major Molse, owe him a debt of gratitude for unselfish, loyal service which no other can dis? charge. His kindly, genial face, his sane counsel and advice, his genuine and broad sympathy for any and all with whm he had to do we can never forget. In his demise the negroes have lost a staunch friend, a fearless I and untiring advocte in the councils of men. While I realize that the de? ceased needs no word of praise from my lips, for thousands of his own race and people stand ready with tongue and pen to do honor to his shade, yet I feel that all this were in? complete without a word from the negro whose servant he was In the truest and best sense of that term. We have often heard him say, "We are all servants." This expression falling from his lips has no doubt dignified labor in the eyes of many an otherwise mistaken youth. The most I can say Is, he was one of the fortunate few who by his lofty life and character belonged to no race or people In particular, but to all in general. Humanity claimed him. For her large sphere of activity and use fulness, which he so nobly filled, nature richly endowed him. The negr:> therefre, dare enter the sanctity of this sad happening and share the sorrow of friends and loved ones* Your loss Is our loss. You miss him, we miss him. With you we mourn him. May Heaven naiad cemfort. Humbly yours, a. u. Prierton. February 2nd. 1910. Alaska Wae once "Beward'i Coll/*' and now, says Secretary Baliinger, it Ih "a great prize package."--Spring Hi Id Republican. KAN CORN EXPOSITION. Movement launched at Columbia Yesterday. Columbia, Feb. 3.?At a confer? ence held today it was decided to be? gin active steps toward holding a corn exposition here next December. The plan is to enlist the co-operation of all chambers of commerce and boards of trade and individuals in the State. It is hoped that $5,000 may be raised for prizes. Active steps were also taken to subdivide the work among the committee. President Alex Hudson stated that he is very much gratified at the enthusiastic support given the movement. In accordance with the resolution passed at the re? cent meeting the committee appar ed before the ways and means com? mittee of the House and secured a favorable reuort on a $1,000 appro? priation to be put Into the bill. The money in to be expended un? der the direction of the president and the commissioner of agriculture, commerce and Industries, and the I work Is to be done under direction of these and the head of the agricultural department at Clemson College and the superintendent of extension work. Other meetings will be held I later or 70 PER.~ - IN MINE EXPLOSION. Mexico Visited by Another Terrible Disaster. Laredo, Texas, Feb. 2.-?One of the greatest disasters in the history of Mexican coal mining, which has here? tofore experienced several crushing blows, resulting in a tremendous loss of human life, took place early to? day In the Palatl mine at Las Esper anzas,, Mexico. The toll of human life which paid the penalty of negli? gence on the part of some minev is officially placed at seventy, while the list of injured numbers nearly as many, principally Mexicans and Jap? anese. The explosion occurred in the No. 3 shaft of the coal mine of the Es peranzas Mining Company, and is at? tributed to the ignition of gas by the flame of a miner's cigarette. PLANS DASH TO SOUTH POLE. IVary Makes Proposition to National Geographic Society. Washington, Feb. 3.?The proposal of Commander Robert E. Peary, the discoverer of the North Pole, made today on behalf of the Pear Arctic Club, of New York to the National Geographic Society, that these two organizations fit up a Joint expedition to search for the unconquered South Pole was received with enthusiasm by the members of the board of man? agers of the Geographic Society, but as the meeting at the dinner was an informal one, no action was taken. The matter, however was referred to the finance and research committee of the Society, with instructions to re? port at a special meeting to be called at an early date. It Is believed that the Society will decide to accept the proposal. Commander Perry, how? ever, said that he could not conduct the expedition In person, as the sledge work required so much physi? cal exertion that it needs a younger man than he to undcrtaae it. A SAFEGUARD TO CHILDREN. ?"Our two children of six and eight years have been since Infancy subject to colds and croup. About three years ago I started to use Foley's Honey and Tar, and It has never fail? ed to prevent and cure these troubles. It Is the only medicine I can get the chMdren to take without a row." The above from W. C. Ornsteln, Green Bay, Wls., dpullcates the experience of thousands of other users of Foley's Honey and Tar. It cures coughs, colds and croup, and prevents bron? chitis and pneumonia. Slbert's Drug Store. Along with our other troubles it is becoming hard to buy good land for less than 50 cents an acre.?Chicago Record-Herald. DECIDE YOURSELF. The Opportunity Is Here, Racked by Sumter Testimony. Don't take our word for it. Don't depend on a stranger's state? ment. Read Sumter endorsement. Read the statement of Sumter citi? zens. And decide for yourself. Here is one case of it: Mrs. Chas. Browning, 101 E. Canal St., Sumter, S. C, says: 'I suffered from kidney complafnt for some time. My kidneys were disordered and the secretions became unnatural and when allowed to stand, deposited sediment. I suffered from dull, nag? ging backaches and had distressing pains through my loins. My head ached constantly, I could not rest Well and in the morning I felt tired and languid. Since using Doan's Kid? ney Pills, procured at China's drug store, 1 am tree from backache and I palm 111 my loins, am able to rest well and the kidney secretions are regular In passage. The headches have erased and I feel better in every way. I give Doan'S Kidney Pills the credit for the great relief 1 have received." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Mllburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name?Doan's -and take no other. 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