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srowtes ?LES THI VALUE OF PRAYER. Nebsmlah'a Petition For laraal. Nahemlah Nov. 2* effect*-\l. fimiM of s righteous mmm *?*!ttk mmtk." J<*m*s 9. 16 CHTRTEKN 7mm after Em's comp? 11) returned to Jerusa leai. V hem la h went thither Whh an escort and full author Hy from the kit g of Persia to rebuild Iba wall of Jerusalem and to restore Kb gs tea It would appear that Ears'* reformation, walla very helpful to the people, brought against them the rie? tet opposition of their n/tgbbora, as wan to have been expected. The Jews, coootderabto tn numbers, were by their neighbors, who wiafl? ed to drive them owi of the land. Th ? wall of the dtj wta poor and did n< t withstand the attack. Joaepbna sajs that Nebemtah, wealthy and favored of the king of Persia, re tn the sing's palace at Shush* n and deeply inter a pious hi the land of his fathers. 1 While walking owe day ho over* board two men talking In the He? brew tongue, and accosted them. They bad been to Jerusalem and had returned. He gladly Inquired respecting tne holy land, the holy city, God's temple, and concern? ing the Jews who had returned from Babylon. The sad story of their trial* and the desolation of the city and Its exposure to enemies touched his heart and led him to prayer. That prayer is the subject of this lesson. Undoubtedly the recorded prayer of Nohemlah is merely sn epitomise 1 statement, for we read that he mad*? :be matter a subject of earnest pray- . for four months before he reached to? point of action whore God used him bl the fulfilment of bis own petition. The Soul's SI users Dae re. The Poet has well defined prayer ?* being "the soul's sincere desire, otter? ed er unexpressed." Another bss well declared that It "is the Christian'* vital breath": that Is to say. Christian character canaot be maintained with? out prayer any more than a human life could be maintained without breathing. Who baa not noticed that all the great Bible characters used of the Almighty were accustomed to go to Dim regularly In prayer and to geek for guidance from Him In re? spect to every matter? Evec the grout Redeemer, holy, harmless, undefined and separate from sinners, needed to pray to the Father needed His fel kvwshlp and communion -needed to he in touch with the Infinite One. Bev oral of His prayers are recorded, and we are told that He spent the ?atlre nlgbt in prayer on some occasions. Some may ask. Would the Alm'.ghtv change Ills plans In answer to our re> I tl lions? Assuredly He would not. Indeed, on ti e contrary, we are cau? tion ?-.1 in the Scriptures to ask ony according to Ills will Wf are warned that if we ask a miss our petitions will not be answered. Hence the necessity for studying God's Word and being enlightened thereby. The Redeemer gave us the keynote to this, saying. "If yo abide In Me and My words abide In you, ye may ask what ye will and It shall be done onto you.** i.John iv, 7.) Alaa! how few seem to note the two limitations of this promise: 0 > The one nuking must be in VhrUi ?abiding in Him This means that the petitioner has turned from sin, has accepted Christ and the t*rms of dis clpleshlp. It Implies ths'. he ras made a foil consecra? tion of Ms life to the Lord and bo come a new crea? ture in Christ J e s u a Such, abiding In Christ, may pray to the Father. f., After nav lug come Into membership and fellowship with the Head, the Messiah, these must ask in har moi 7 with God's Word and promises; tn crder to know what things to ask lue they moat search the Scriptures, whl b are sufficient, "that the man of God may be thoroughly furnished-" 0?d la pleased to make use of the llttls talents possessed by His con? secrated peopla Tbote who pray for opportunities to serve the Lord and 11% 'muse and who watcb for the ful fl nif?nt of their prayer*, in the open 'joors of opportunity will surely nave them "He that scetceth rlndeth " What to Pray For. Tboee in t'hrlat may prny for earth ly necessities, as In the Lord's prays-. "Gt?e os this day our dully brei I but ww sre not to pray for MM than the bread and water which the Lord has authorised III* people to pray for The true Christian. iMlMi of flat ? lng afvout ahnt he shall eat. what he ?bftll drink, and wherewlri 1 bl stall] be clothed-lustre d of making earthly things the m of hla prayers, will be thinking of und praying about hla big. er. h<? lenvv nly Interests. f?fWr, it U oe fy?s4 ?I?. let this, cup pass from me" r-'alM? B. Anderson, n ortsjp ???eot Friday In lbs JURY ACQUITS TUTEN. Jury Out Only Hour und u Half Be? fore Reaching Agreement?Crowd Warned Against Demonstration. Bamberg, Nov. 16.?After being In their room for only one hour and a half, the Jury' In the case of the State against LeRoy B. Tuten brought in a verdict of not guilty. When it Wtl announced that a verdict had been reached the court warned the people not t> make any demonstration, and not a sound was made by the crowd In attendance as the jury filed to their seats. The \erdlct was not unexpect? ed, and when It was read by the clerk a touching scene wa* enucted as the defendant and his elderly father shook hands with their attorneys and the members of the Jury. All of the morning session was taken up with arguments, and the ciuie was suhrm'ted to the Jury for their consideration Just at the mid? day recess. C. B. Seorson of Hamp? ton, J. F. Carter of the local bar and James E. Davis o:* Barnwell ad? dressed the Jury on behalf of tho State, and B. R. Hlers of Hampton, 8. O. May'leld of the local bar and R. H. Welch of Columbia spoke for the defense, speeches of attorneys on ?he two sides alternating. The charge of Judge Shlpp was clear and to th9 point. Tutel' was charged with the mur? der of J. R. Langford, a prominent merchant and farmer of Tlampton county. I .a ngfi.nl was found dead In a Meld near the outskirts of Brun? sen in September of last year. At first It was thought that he had died from natural causes, but ex amlnatton led the authorities to take a different view of the case. BUILDING NOTES. Some Building Which Is Going on In The City. The McCallum Realty Company h?ve commune??'! th?- erection of their ?iew offices cn the old hotel Jackson lot. The building will be a two story affair and will bo occupied by Wsllace & Moses and the McCallum Realty Company as offices. The sec? ond story will be for rent. Work on the Rowland stores on Harvln street Is progressing rapidly. Already the walls of the building' have been completed and at pres? ent work Ins'do the building Is going on. Graham's stable*, which were commenced soon after the old stables were burned have been almost com? pleted. All of the walls have been built and at present the workmen are engaged In putting a sheet iron roof on the building. The inside work and the offices have yet to be put in. The new building is of brick and is a vast Improvement over the old af? fair which was burned. The new *tanr.? ub.>ut th?- s;inv size \h the old ones were. The work on tho Y. M. C. A. Is getting along slowly but surely. The work of washing off tho brick walls was completed Thursday , and the workmen are Installing plumbing and plastering inside the building. AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY. Y. M. C. A. Board Employs Mr. Carl A. Wltherspoon. I At a recent meeting of the Y. M. j XX A. Board of Directors, Mr. Carl A. Wltherspoon was employed to act as Assistant Secretary and entered upon his duties today. Mr. Wltherspoon will hereafter havo charge of the collecting of all amounts unpaid on j pledges, and is authorized by the j Boatd to ret ilv?' all such money. This action on the part of the Head become* necessary owing to the urgent need that all money due the ^ . M. C. A. be paid promptly and the I I : thai the tins <>f General Secre? tary i'orchard Is largely taken up in details pertaining to the building operations nnd aha? that furniture md equipment must bo selected and \ urehaaed and the general work or ? I preparatory to opening the work in tiio belMtng about January t S. II. BDMUNDB, President Board. Real Estate T^raaetfees The following transfers of real es? tub- were left ;it the n!Tl? ? of the i siaty steril of oourt Thursday t<? ?>e i soordsS? J. I?srgan JOHSS 10 Ia!li<> DSTgSIl b riiilngM, l>.t <>n Salem STOIIUe, $6.00 gad otbet ooaaldsratloiii M. M. M? 11 tte to S. M. P ffl lot In cltv. $r,.oo. Goo. 1>. Levy to J. W. Leather, lot ag Fifth street, $.r?0 Ii I '. I/ee. et nl. ?ih executors. t?> Willie und Mirry Crnekey, lot In county. $?. n.on. 1 Kverllna Allen |o W T Midro WS, let in neealy, $67.". ?? The Mr? department have tried <>nt gfSSrl h? ? ?s already with gn l?b.. nf purebsatag them for the tiro de? 1 :? i t ?f tl-. t.il lbs U? SdS ef ' ' ? i\t und < ?n be ?ecured ui ?a?* " ? priem. run: Friday morning. Biota Owned und Ocvupicd by E. T. Windham Slightly Duuiugcd. Friday morning shortly before 8 o'clock, the store on the corner of Calhoun and Green streets, owned and occupied hy E. .T Windhorn was slightly damaged by a tire which caught in the celling of the building from a defective flue. The hose wagons were called out, hut the tire had already been ex? tinguished by negro men with buck? ets of water before the hose wagons arrived. The damage consisted of a burnt place around the opening for the pipe and that done in tear? ing off the shingles on the roof to enable the men to get at the Are. This loss was covered hy insurance. S. Ii. I. BANQUET. Some Fine Speeches Made During n Very Pleasant Evening. The annual banquet of the Sumter Light Infantry Thursday night, was aj most enjoyable affair In every sense | of the word and those who were in vlted to attend, but were unable to do so. missed a very pleasant evening's entertainment. Capt. Geo. C. War? ren, as toastmaster, called upon var? ious of the guests to respond to toasts which they did In most ex el lent style. The supper, which was one of the chief features of the occasion, was an excellent one. It was prepared by several of the young ladles of the city interested in the military com? pany, assisted by the mothers and wives of some of the members of the company, persons who were also very much interested in the com? pany's welfare. To these ladles a vote of thanks was rendered during the evening by the members of the company, who thoroughly enjoyed the fruits of their handiwork. The ladies to whom the thanks of the company was tendered wero Mrs. Bartow Walsh, Mrs. Henry Spann, Mrs. If. a. Dowry, Mrs. C. H. Dorn, Mrs. C. B. Yeadon, Mrs. T. F. Moore, Misses Lola Brown and Mabel Parrott. The tables were set and decorated by the five ladles last named, and was done in a most tasteful manner. Capt, G. C. Warren was called on to act as toastmaster because of the ab senco of Dr Geo. W. Dick, who was sick and unable to attend the banquet. The guests of tho evening were: Mes~ra T. B. Fr?ser, R. B. Belser, P. M. Pitts, S. H. Edmunds. J. F. Glenn, It. K. Wilder. J. W. McK. lver. D. W. Cuttino. Rev. J. P. Marlon , post chaplain. Dr. H. M. Stuekey, company surgeon, and Col. C. B. Ye.adon, Major J. W. Brad? ford and Lieut. P. J. Gallagher of the regimental staff. Each one was called upon to make a few remarks upon subjects of Interest con? nected with the life 0 fthe members of the company or some subject of intorost to them The addresses by Frof ?. If. Edmunds, and Hon. T. B. Fr?ser were especially fine and Struck a responsive chord in the breasts of the young soldier boys. Mr. Fr?ser told tho boys of their great respon? sibilities and the Importance of their organization to the State. lie laid stress upon the responsibility each man should feel SS a member of the organization. The supper, consisting of roast turk? ey, chicken salad, potato salad, fruit salad, and all the Other necessities and accessories of a banquet supper, was served during the evening while the spoaklng was in progress. The supper was ended with the pasting "round of coffee and cigars. FIRE APPARATES FOR DEPART. MENT. .Mr. Osann Orders Renter to Operate With Steamer. The first of the apparatus for the tire department which was sanctioned by Council Tuesday night hAfl been ordered by Alderman Glenn, chair? man of the lira department commit? tee, A heater for use with the steam or was ordered from the La France Company at Elmria, This hostet has been long n< d< d so that tin steam ? 'i will be in I irvlce at any time that there is need to carry it to a fire. By ualng the hsator from thirty to fifty pounds of steam can be kept up in the steamer at ail times and the steamer will, therefore, b<? ready for service Imm dlately .after ? fire is started up In it. or al least) by the time that it re tehee the fire. Marens Ott n. the negro who was shot Sunday evening by Wal Jack? ton while the two were , ngaged In a difficulty, Is reported to be stiu in the name condition with an equal chnnc< <<c recovery or non?recovery from his wound, The ball entered to the roar of the shoulder and Is iui poaed lo b.? in the lung although n i reona have not yet located it. lie will have to be put under the JC-ray to find n. Jackson Is Htm held in custody wiih no oharge preferred ag tins! himi LAW BUILDING FOR UNIVERSITY Students LasB?b Movement Long Contemplated?Probably Memorial 1 to Ilemdon Moore. Columbia, Nov. 11.?The law school ' of the University of South Carolina i assembled Friday morning1 with Dean John P. Thomas. Jr., Professors ; E. M. Uucker and J. X. Friorson and ? President Mitchell present, launched ft movement to place on the campus Of the university a b.w building to cost $40,000. This Is the first that has been said i about the plan, everything having boon ';ept quiet for this complete I Inauguration of tho scheme. The i spirit of the whole meeting was one J of constructive energy, force, patriot? ism to college, state and nation. The speakers were fired with real enthu? siasm and put things concretely, In a way that shows business Is meant by the law echool of the University of South Carolina. ? Corresponding to the medal now given annually in the name of Jos-1 eph Daniel Pope, foundei and long i dean of the law school, Pr >f. Frier- i son thought it appropriate that this i building be dedicated to the memory j of Maurice Hemdon Moore. I The committee will present the matter to the alumni of the Carolina law school, and to other lawyers in tho state and to the citizenship at j lrrge. The spirit with which $3.650 I Wai pledged by the members of the two law classes as a nucleus was all that could be asked. The campagn Will begin at once. i -I It was reported Friday that a deputy sheriff, who had been sent to Remini Thursday by Sheriff Gam? ble of Clarendon County for two men, who were staying at that place, shot a man at Remini whom he was trying to arrest. He returned to Manning without his prisoner. The names of the parties could not be ascertained, nor could it be ascertained what were the extent of the injuries re? ceived by the man who was shot. Now that winter is coming on j householders should carefully ex? amine the flues in their homes to see that there is no danger of the building catching fire from them. A largo per cent of fires in the State result from defective flues, which fact is shown by Insurance Commis? sioner McMaster's reports. Among the most productive indus? tries In Korea are its gold mines, end especially those controlled by American citizens. ?rat. Aw^sjMswn* >wmmi**w usmsv* j - we* -/? > ? OPTICAL BARGAINS. Our Optican v/ill examine your eyes Free of Charge and fit you v/ith Glasses, if you need them, at Bargain Prices, on November 23rd only. All work guaranteed at our Optical Parlors. W, A. THOMPSON, Jeweler and Optician. 6 S. Main St. Sumter, S. C. GEORGE H. HURST, UNDERTAKER AND ZMBALMER 124 N MAIN STREET Day Phone 539 Night Phone 201 T./or IYOUI er DON'T WAIT Wait for next Spring and higher prices ?buy now and reap the pro? fit yourself. Some el the Choice Properties Listed With Us now at Quick Sale Prices No. 331 West Hampton Avenue. No. 212 West Hampton Avenue. No. 24 Haskell Street. SUMTER REAL ESTATE I INSURANCE CO., Farmers* Bank & Trust Co. Bldg. Sumter, S. C. IS ?SSUHSD 1 THE MAN WHO HAS MONEY IN THE BANK MARSH ALL FIELD clerked in a &ore when he was a boy. He put ic the bank enough out of his salary to jftart a small business of his own. I oday his e&ablish ment is the finest in the world. His two grandsons will get 400 millions each when they are given their share of his estate. Make OUR Sank YOUR Bank. We pay liberal interest consistent with safety, 4 per cent Fir^t National Bank OF SUMTER IT'S MOVING DAY WITH US Being compelled to move to new quarters at an early date OUR GOODS MUST MOVE TOO. Hence we are going to let our customers help do the moving by selling at GREATLY REDUCED PRICES hundreds of useful pieces of hardware and household goods. Here is an opportunity to buy necessities cheap, which you cannot afford to miss. Come to see us BARGAIN DAY OR ANY DAY. SUMTER HARDWARE CO. N. Main Street. &UiVrPrV 3. C