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I NT ER ENTIN Ii ADDRESS M AHE Till K8HAY EV ENI Mi HV Dil. IL T. V AN N. Outline of SwxKrs Which Were Mehl Friday Miclit and Sumlny ? ? Inn? Ii HlHlor) Ki.nl b> Hr. l Mj <>w it? Dinner for Congregation ?ml Vtoltor*. The flr?t service of the Centennial celebration which the First Baptist ? hur? h of this city Is now holding was held Thursday night, a large ami in? terested audience being present to heax Dr. K. T. Vann. president of Meredith College at Kaleigh. N. C, tedl what the Haptl.it Church would tlo In tho next hundred years. There was special music provided and the service was made exceedingly Interest? ing to all who attended Dr. Vann chose for his subject "A Pre-vlew of the Next Hundred Years." In an Interesting style he went over what could and might he accomplish? ed by the church In the next hurdred years The speaker opened his ad dreas with remarks concerning the Immense stride* which have been made in scientific and economical re? search during the past and went on to say what might be done in the future. He spoke In a pleasing style of Inventions and discoveries, saying that so many things had been done that nothing which could be done In the future along the same lines would be surprising. In speaking of auto? mobiles and aeroplanes, he suggested that probably In the future that ev? erybody would go to church In aero? planes. He then graduallv went fur? ther Into the serious, telling of the needs of more intensive methods of IIMhg In the future, because of the in? crease In population and changes from th? present. He said that as time ad? vanced people would gain a clearer perception of what was right and what was wrong, their eyes would be opened so that they could go farther Into research and greater develop? ments would result. This was true In religion, as In other things, and the people would see that the religion of the "Fathers," those living further back in the history of the world, was the right religion. They would see and know the Divine message and the coming century would be one of com? ing back to the Bible and back to the religion taught by Jesus Christ. They would learn to uphold those principles which had made the Bible and the religion of Jesus Christ live through hundred of years, which had made it an enduring religion. The address was an extremely in? teresting one and the speaker hold the attention of his audience through? out, i Friday at noon a meeting of the Congregation and the visiting pastors was held at the church, when Dr. c. C. Brown, who haa for many years been its pastor, read a history of the church. The meeting wax an interest? ing rnic, especially to the older mem? bers of the congregation. After this meeting a dinner was given in the dining room of the church to the congregation and the visiting pastors. Quite a number of visitors were In the city to attend the centennial ser? vices, among them many leading preachers or the Baptist church. Rev. R. T. Vann. D. D, Raleigh. N. C: Rev. David M. Ramsey. D. I).. (Jreen \tlle. 8. C; Itev. Lansing Burrows, I >. D, Amerlcus. Oa.; Rev. R. T. Feel, travelling evangelist. A. J. J^all. D. D., Hartevllle, H C; lte\ Hen? kln. Oreeleyvtlle; Rev. J D. Ilugrins. Denmark; Rev. M M Kenson, Bishop Mile. B\ITIM < I NTENNIAL CLOSES. Two Intending SerOcvM Held Suuduy. ?Mention* h> Dr. Burrows. The Centennial i 'dehratlon at thr First Baptist Church came to a float Hunday night, after tin HOpgtd .-et \ ice of the day. and following sets c es for cue* iajri in hoaoi ol Dm oocaalon Hunday morning and even lag Dr. Irnsing Burrows of AM rtCttS Qa>< preached two eloquent sermons, brlng Ing to a i lose M ? I tin* manner thei aervleee In commemoration of the on* hundred >ears of active work ol the < hurch. The attend m<e was exceeding gratifying at the M" vices and those who attend, d had the pleasure of hearing se\ersl \.r\ interesting and Instructive addraaasi by tin- visiting di\ incs The S.onlo mi f irmer vim has a good corn crop Dos war 's lucky, the, W'Mfrn ? r??p Im \ i n g b"Mi serlouslv /?aniaged by the .1 ,iv drought, whtb' conversely thos- who would ha\e to r*uy corn ae.i meal to run the farm* next vear will pay dearly f'or tie ii fallurI to make eofg as groll ai rot? ton. No, it Isn't hot enough \?l It isn t hot enough lot Kepuhb? an senator* who roatlnue to make a warm right Mgain-t 'be f .riff Mri Men that will re llev* the tnassci from being laird for the benetlt of the ? lasses. NN II inlngton Star. final mission HELD at BETHEL CHURCH Till hsdav mohn uro. Three- Interesting Addresses Made nt Final Meeting?Assembly liest Which Has mm* Hold ut Bethel? liui;r Attendance ami lateral III! Addresses. The Ilfth session of the Santeo Sum? mer Assembly at Bethel Church which MUM t<? I OlOM Thursday afternoon, after an interesting session In which three delightful addresses were made, wan one of the heat, if not the heat, whieh has ever heen held in the his? tory of the Santee Association, now thirty-six years old. The attendanee was exceedingly gratifying to those who have charge of the assembly and the Interest aroused and shown in the work of the assembly was a feature which was commented on by many of those present. As usual there were meet? ings held twice daily and many of the visitors to the assembly lived in tents pitched on the church grounds, or nearby, throughout the session. Many Interesting addresses were made by the noted divines present, the pro? gram being carried out for the most part as It had been outlined prior to the meeting. The lust session wns held Thursday from 10 to 1.30 o'clock. During Ing this time three excellent addresses were made by eminent Baptist divines and speakers of note. The Rev. Dr. David M. Ramsey, president of Green? ville Female College, at Greenville, ?. C, made an eloquent talk on "The Great Importance of Female Educa? tion." The address by Rev. Dr. Dan sing Burrows of Americus, G.j., was on the subject, "The Distinction Be? tween the Church and the Kingdom of God." The third address was made by the Rev. lt. T. Vann, president of Meredith College, Raleigh, N, C., who chose for his subject "The Power or Unseen Forces." The Interest of those present was held by the speak? ers, who brought their message home to the hearts of their hcar.rs in forcible and cloqucr.t words. MINORITY WILLING TO YIELD, According to Mann, Republicans of House Will Make No Fight Against Currency Hill. Washington, Aug. 7.?No determin? ed opposition to the administration currency bill will be made by Re? publicans in the house, according to Mr. Mann, minority leader. He de? clared today that amendments pro? posed by Democrats of the currency committee would be supported and that other amendments in the caucus and the house would perfect the measure so that many Republlcnni would vote for it. Representative Mann expressed the opinion that while the house would pass the bill at the extra session it would be held up in the senate ojrn\ that an agreement probably would postpone a final vote until the De? cember session. Chairman Owen of the senate banking committee introduced a bill today to authorize the treasury to buy outstanding 2 per cent bonds from banks at par and interest, if the banks owning them so desire. The measure Is intended to prevent depreciation ol the bonds. Senator Owen s p'aji is to cancel outstanding g'dd certificate! as they come Into the treusuiy; issue treasury not/s redeemable in gold in their etead; transfer the gold represented by the gold certilicatea to the re? demption division; cancel the U per cent bonds; issue U per cent in their stead and supplant national hank notes with treasury notes. The Owen bill is a dlltlnct incas sro und has no direct relation to lite administration ( urreiu \ bill now pro? ? eedlng In the house. Senator Owen said his plan would cstuMlsh in this country n great re? demption fund such as all other COUntftel hTve and that this would have a psychological effect in main? taining a financial stability. The re nerve fund, he estimated, would thu* connlnt or II,130,009,000 of gold nnd 1730,000,000 in bonds or ? total re nerve of 11,991,000,000 agalnet total note Issues of $1,191,000,000, A i i\ ii s, ta 11. examination will i>? held by the local civil ser^'lee board in thin <its on Saturday. August 13rd, lyiit. to till the poeltlon of post mas ter at PnXVllle, S. Tl.li is a fourth class post office nnd conse? quently the npplleani t"i the i-osltloi must stand tin- examination. The tomato rluhe which have beei organised by the youni Indies in othei rounttee are not only successful bu in many Inntnneei Ihe.v have turne? out a sonn.f prellt? We shouh like tor the young Indlei In this euuti lj to lake hold ?>f the enterprise, I there Is a disposition shown to hav< these rlubs in this rotintv, M enn Is nrrnnged in hnve a demnnstrntnf t? Islt the several sections to ^i\?- in ; structlona?Mnnnlni Tlmei You Cannot Die With a. Smile on Your Face Editor Item: I was talking with a friend about nun voting to tell "Hcker" and ho paid ho was opposed to the dispen? sary and blind tigers, but was in fa vor of high license. A young man was standing near who holds a position 1 of honor and trust, with one of the j largest corporation! in America. He (said: "My father was a good man and opposed to whiskey selling and j when he came to die, he died with a . smile on his face." 11?? said to this I man "You are willing to fell a man whiskey and send him to hell just to get his money, if you do this, do you think you can die with a smile on your face. Xo you can't." I have been reading the list ol names of those who signed the peti? tion for an election on selling liquor and to say that" I am surprised is put? ting it mildly, and these words keep ringing in my ears, "If you sell a man whiskey and send him to hell just so you get his money, do you think you can die with a smile on your face. No ! you can't." God is our judge and I knows the hearts of all men and some of the men who signed this petition may have done so without thinking of the results and He may not hold them to as strict account as He will hold those who are willing to sell a man whiskey and send him to hell Just go they get his money." 1 see the names of some who profess to follow Jesus Christ, who came to make men better, to uplift the weak and bring peace in the home, . s well as in the nation. Stand up Christian and answer "If you vote to sell whiskey to your fellow man and i send him to hell just so you get his money. Do you think you can die with a smile on your face. No you can't." And 1 see the names of some of the great bankers of our city on this petition. Men who say they want the city and county to prosper. Stand up ami answer, are you willing to hire a man for cashier of your bank who blows his whiskey defiled breath in the face of your customers when they come to do business with your bank? Are you willing to employ young men to keep your books whose recommendation is that they buy and drink a pint or a quart of your whis? key a day? No you don't do this and yet you are willing to sell whiskey to your men and send them to hell just so you get their money. The men who sell whiskey are doing this ev? ery day and 1 see the names of some of the gn at merchants of our city on this petition. Stand up and answer. Will you vide to sell w hiskey to a man and when he wants a job, show him the door when he comes and blows his vile whiskey breath in your lace and ask for work? Do you want him behind the counter waiting on your lac. customers with a bottle of your whiskey in his pocket polluting the air around him? Will you hire him to handle your money and keep your hooks? No you don't do this, and yet "you are willing to sell him your whiskey and send him to sell just so you get his money. Do you think you can do this and die with a smile on your face? No you can't. And l tee on this petition a lot of farmers What you thinking about? You want sober hands to work your crops. You want hands to drive your teams to market and come home sober. You know that a great many negroes, while sober are very good men, and when drunk are mean demons. You see almost daily In the paper the hellish work of negroes while drink? ing. A man who lived near Simon Cooper many years said, when sober there never was a heter negro in tin county and yet somebody, licensed by Sumter county, sold him Whlskej and arc responsible for his hellish deeds while In liquor. The husband sind1 down In hi* borne, the old father who tried to shield his son, murdered by the second shot, the young wife drlV en out and made to hitch UP the j horse and buggy for him and dragged hack in the house by this whiskey fiend 'i"in bell. After accomplishing his purpose, he cuts her throat with a razor, goes <>ut meets an old color? ed man in the yard and brains him with an axe, gets in the buggy and .vith rifle, shoots at all In sight, drives u Sumter for more whiskey and car? tridges, and yet this was the man who was .said to he a good neighbor and one of the best negroes in the count) when sober and now, you men whose wives and children are scattered all ?round the country arc willing to sell | ilquor lo your iurm hands and by in doing, make many Simon Coopers to Ji< ot down in your home and de? troy that which you hold dearer than hie .lust as sure as it happened vlth Hlmoii Cooper, If yon allow this .vhlakc) selling tu continue it will oiio to some other home some da> ? nd reader it ma> be > ours, I see Ott till* petition Some of I he neu of the law and the men who links the law. those who are sup? posed to stand for law. order ami peace, Do you think you can get these things by selling whiskey? No you don't and yet you are willing to sell a man whiskey and send him to hell just so you get his money. Do you think you can do this and die with a smile on your face? No you can't. I also see many who, of all others, knowing the past as they do and hav? ing hoys to grow up, get drunk and bring their gray hairs in sorrow to the grave, should oppose whiskey selling and drinking to the bitter end, and yet they appear "willing to sell men whiskey and send them to hell just so they get their money." Do you think you can do this and die with a smilo on your face? No you can't." Also I see the names of many of the Jews on this petition. Did you ever think what a blessing America i has been to the Jews? Most of your forefathers were oppressed and perse? cuted in foreign lands and came here for protection and liberty. You have been blessed in ur business, and you know that the greatest curse this land ever had is whiskey. It is costing more men and money than all other evils combined, and instead of join? ing hands with the men and women of this land in driving out this curse, you are among those who are willing to sell a man whiskey and send him to hell just so you get his money. "Do I you think you can do this and die with a smile on your face? No you ean't." The court has decided that a citi? zen can send out of the state and bring his liquor for personal use. This should be enough to satisfy every drinking man. Don't you think sober men and God fearing women who are trying to teach their boys not to drink, have sumo rights? Why then j try and force these open doors to hell on our streets and compel them to wade through a crowd around its doors and smell the vile odors from j these dens of Iniquity when they walk our streets In pursuit of busi? ness or pleasure? Listen you men who love liquor. You had better be satisfied w ith order? ing your liquor. For as sure as time moves the tide is sweeping over the world and in a few years there will be no place for a drinking man to till but a drunkard's grave. Good men and women, all over the world are getting tired raising boys to support the liquor traffic, and intend by God's help to sweep it from the face of the earth. D. James Winn. The Dispensary EvIL Editor of The Item: This is now a critical time for the eause of morality in Sumter?perhaps more critical than is fully realized, even by the thoughtful. In cases of severe Illness a relaps" is always more dangerous than a first sic kness. Hav? ing advanced toward a certain ideal for a time, it is dangerous and de- i moralizing to go back. Once I believed the dispensary was a good thing, being a step away from the disgrace of open saloons. The dispensary was tried, it was fairly successful, but It served its purpose i and went out of date forever. Alter its short career prohibits n c nine along logically and it has succeeded as well as any other good thing in the world's history. It was expected that enemies of righteousness would fight prohibition, and they have fought it; its friends have been compelled to battle valiantly for its success, but a thing that is not worth lighting for is not worth anything. It may be an old tale, but I will repeat it, that the liquor evil under? lies all other evils. Are you in fa? vor cd' lic ensing murder? Then Vote for liquor. Are you a friend of steal? ing? to the social evil? to a com? plete contempt for all the ten com* | majldmentS? If so, show it by bring? ing back the dispensary and a little I later the? open saloon. Once start your town on the downward path and there is no telling the depth to whieh she will sink. Sumter is a splendid town, but she has enemies. Look out for them and do not join with them in this unwise and unholy scheme. L. T. Rlghtsell, Sumter, S. C, Aug. 4, 1913, KILLING NEAR t'AMDl.N. Henry sessions Reported to Unvc Been Killed by .lohn Simpson. Cam den, Aug. ?John Simpson Im reported to have shot and killed Hen? ry Sessions, near lllaney, this even Ing. The killing has caused consld erable excitement. Parties left tin city tonight in automobiles for the scene of the crime, There ate ru? mors of a possible lynching. Al a late bom it is Impossible to get nnj particulars concerning tin- homicide. Marriage License Record. Licenses to man\ have been Issued! to C II. Rostlck and Minnie Wilder, Buinter and Dan Dennerj and Marj J kc Jamison, sumter. Shall We Vote the Dis? pensary Back? Does the Lord Jesus Christ, tH?? Saviour of men, wish us to vote to make legal the sale of that which causes so much lawlessness, and ruins so many souls? 1 >ocs He wish us to make the sale of liquor a part of our government, t?? help us support it? A thing which mocks at laws and tramples them tin? der feet? Is not the sale of liquor my ene? my to hinder my work as a preacher; your enemy to hinder your work as a Christian? and shall we go Into partnership with it, and accept our dividends 1'rom it? God forbid! We, who are Christians, are in tin kingdom of Christ, and if we go into \ partnership with the business do W< not bring the kingdom of Christ into partnership, and, impossible thought! bring Christ into partnership with his own enemy? If Christ should fight the illegal sale of liquor by establishing the legal sale of it will Ho not be casting out devils by Beelzebub the prince of the devils? Christ never taught that we should overcome evil with evil; Hfl says, "Overcome evil with good." But one says, we are practical peo? ple and we think prohibition has prov? en a failure. But, has it? Have you been fair to it? No one has disputed Mr. Jen? kins* figures that less than half the liquor has been shipped into the coun? ty during prohibition as during the time of the dispensary. Some have tried to , pooh! pooh! it with some slighting remark, but the fact stands like the rock of Gibraltar. Moreover, can't we do something more for the enforcement of pro hibition than we have bes? dotes? I confer* i have dona little, hut it there 1m anything that l ought to <h# l should ho glad to know of it. Can't we establish a law and order league, with only those as members Who ajc heartily in sympathy with the spirit of that organisation? A number <>f Sumter people have tallied to me about the Blka and Bogles and tin- club at Second Mill Tiny say tiny are all practically bar rooms, only they are limited by Cer? tain restrictions. I do not know these things by my own oh ervation but /ome of the respected citizens of Sum? ter have told me that these clubs woes practically saloons running night and day and all day Sunday. Now as to them: Were not th< KlKa and Kaglcs in existence while the dispensary was in Sumter? Have they not come to supply a place lor social drinking, rather than to enable their members to buy liquor? If you vote baek the dispensary you will have dispensary and saloons, then we will be worse off than we were before the Voting out of the dispenasry, be? cause these clubs are now bolder through immunity. Is there not some way to reach these clubs? Can not we who are preach j ers call upon the members of these clubs who are Christians to come out j of them, urging them to remember j God's words, "Come ye out of the midst of them, and be ye separate, ye that bear the VCSOOlS of the Lord, and I touch no unclean thing." Then can not all of us by back inn up the ollicers of the law put a stop I to these Illegal practices? J "Carthago est delenda." Wm. Haynsworth. WHAT WILL DISPENSARY DO? Questions The Sol>cr Minded Should Think of und Answer Before They Vote. Mr. Editor: Doubtless there is an honest dif? ference of opinion concerning the re astahlishmcnt of the dispensary for the handling of the liquor business, and, so far as this writer can see, there is no good to be gained by bit? ter denunicationi of those who differ from us. Denunciation of an op? ponent only betrays a sense of weak? ness In the one who deals in it. It does not prove anything, and never i gains a friend. So in discussing this j perplexing question, it is w ise to be perfectly fair and tolerant toward all. ' r am not disposed therefore, to Indis? criminately condemn every man who ! favors the dispensary system as an I intentional enemy to his country, or as unkind to his neighbor. our vision of things is necessarily affected either by brain condition or i by obstructions extending to the brain, that destroy the ability to see clearly. If, therefore, one may be able to clari? fy the vision of his brother man by removing the obstruction or correct? ing the internal disorder, he has ren? dered a valuable service to his fel low man, and is a benefactor to the1 world. Now, there are three classes in ev? ery contest like this to be dealt with: (1) There are those who see Un? truth and have the courage always to do the right; (1!) those who have only an indistinct vision of the truth, and are therefore undecided what to do; and (3) those who are blind and Will not see the truth, and have made up their minds to go in a given direc? tion, right or wrong. As regards the llrst and third classes referred to, it is needless to appeal to them, for the first does not need it, and the third will not heed it. The second class, then, is the one from which you can always hope to draw in support of any good cause. Then, let those who arc not so eure of the Tightness of their position? those who are undecided?stop and think?yea, and think soberly, Is it best for our city and county to legalise the sale of whiskey, and. if so, why is it best? Is it best for the brother who is unfortunately addict? ed to the habit of drinking? Will he drink less when it is more conuenu nt for him to get it ? is it b, st for the family of the drinking man? Will the drinking father and husband better provide for his family and be kinder to them than he will without the dispensary? Will his home be more orderly end heavenly having a dis? pensary convenient to it V Will the life and moral character of the hoys and yong men of Sumter be safer by legalizing the sale of whtske) ? \\ 11 they be more likely to get into good company and shun places of ill re? imte than the) will without it? Will our daughters be more likely to marry sober, industrious, man!) men by having a dispensary? Will the farm* es lure letter labor anl more easily controlled with Ihe legalised sab- ol liquor than without it? Will we hnvi more money and greater prosperity h ? ur count) b) bringing back the dis pensary? If any one answers yea, the fact! contradict him, for we have never had KUCh prosperity in our his? tory as we have had In the last four years without the dispensary. Will the whiskey business build up our churches and Sunday schools? In a word, will we be a better, happier people with whiskey than without it? But I submit, if it would bring a million dollar! into the county, if it would decrease the sale ^rd use of it to vote for the dispensary >aek, we can not afford to do it. It is morally wrong for one to put a stone of stumbling in his brother's way, and we do that if we hell? to put whiskey here by legalizing it. We have no moral right to legalize it any more than we have to legalize theft, mur? der, adultery, smallpox, yellow fever or cholera. It is an evil, essentially and all the time, and it is our right and duty to outlaw it. J. IV Wilson. I'LOlimiTION RALLY. Thursday. August 11th at Opera House at 11 A. M Hon. Eugene W. Chaltn, the most prominent temperance advocate in America, and a speaker of ability, will make an address in the Opera House on Thursday morning at 11 o'clock, in the interest of the light n<>w being waged in Sumter county against the re -establish meat of the dispensary- Mr. Chaftn has been a candidate for the presidency of the United States on tin- prohibition tick et and will be worth hearing. The public arc in\ itcd to attend No charge for admission. l.ivi stock m i:m i> t'ongfesKinan Lever Believes Rev. *nlt> Will he Kecuml hj the Nat? ional Lawmaker* ?*One ol the ur? .(i in i its of the South and especially South Carolins is live sto?k. it i< cerj Important thai the industry be developed.' was the state menl made yesterday bj A IV Lever, chairman ? ih* hous? ngrieultural eommittee. Congressman Lever came down from Washington to attend the fonferenec for ihc Common Good. "This has l*een s working session ? ?f congres? nnd l nm satisfied that u>. suits a*ill be secured," he continued. The State,