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Outline of Swvhrt Which Wore
field Friday MkIiI and Sumlay ?
?inu.ii Hlstor> Head by Dr.
i Brown?Dinner for i oiigrvgntlon
?nil Vbdtor*.
The first wvlce of the Centennial
celebration which the FtrHt Buptist
t'hurch of this city la now holding was
held Thursday night, a large ami In?
terested audience being present to
hear l>r. It. T. Vann. president of
Meredith College at Ualeigh. X. C,
tell what the Baptist Church would
do In the next hundred years. There
waa special music provided and the
service was made exceedingly interest?
ing to all who attended.
Dr. Vann chose fur his subject MA
Pre-vlew of the Next Hundred Years."
In an interesting style he went over
what could und might be accomplish?
ed by the church in the next hundred
years The speaker opened his ad
drens with remarks concerning the
Immense strides 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 gradually went fur?
ther Into the serious, telling of the
needs of more Intensive methods of
living in the future, because of the In*
crease in population and chunges from
the 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 sec 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 Hlble
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 held
the attention of his audience through?
out.
Friday at noon a meeting of the
Congregation and the visiting pastors
was held at the church, when Dr.
C. C. Brown, who has for many years
been Its pastor, read a history of the
(hur* h The meeting was an interest?
ing one, 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 of the Baptist church, Itev.
R T. Vann. D. D . ltaleigh. N. C:
Kev. David M. Hams* y. I). 1 >., Oreen
\illt?. H. C . Ue\. Irnsing BurroWftj 1?.
I>. Amerlcus. Oa.; Hew. H. T. Peel,
travelling evangelist. A. J. Hall, D.
I?. Hertsville, S. C ; lies. W. W. Hen
kin. Ureelo \ lib-; ltev J. 1 >. Hugglns,
Denmark, Itev. M M. Benson, Hishop
Mlle
BAITISf CKXTKN MAL 1 LOS US.
Two lntwe*tli>a ScrtUt** Held Sunday.
?Sermon? t? Dr. Harrows.
The Centennial ? H? I.ration at the
flM Baptist Churrh < ann- to a tloM
Sunday night. after the sseowt1 itTVlCS
of the day. and following s? t vi< en for
three days In honor of the oocMton
Sunday morning and evening Dr.
Lansing Burrows of Amerb us. <la.
preached two eloquent sermons, brins
tng to a tsMt ta I titting manner the,
eervbee in commemoration of Hie
MM hundred years of a? 11 \ e work ol
the ? bun b.
The attendance was exceeding
grstifying at tin- ncrviees und thos<
who attende d had the ph-usuro of
hearing ne\eral \?t> interesting ami
Instructive addresses by the visiting
diviif
The Southern farmer who bus a
good corn ? rop this war is In? ky, the
Western ? rop iMVlng l?e? n Mfloual)
damaged t>\ tbe July drought, trtllU
conversely tboM<> vsh-. v\oul<| base to
buy com and MeWl to ran tbe farm"
next year will pay death for tttetf
'allure to make etjffl as well M (*o|
ton.
No. ii isn't hot enough yet, it Isn't
hot enoiiKh for Bepubli? m senator*
Who continue to make a warm b*bi
against tb* t.irlff FgVlfllOfl lh*l Will ??
lleve the masses from being taxed
for the benellt of the rlMBeW WH
mlngton Htar.
Mil ASSEMBLY ADJOURNS
final Sl.SSlOX Mill) AT BETHEL
CHtTltCH Till hsday MOHN?
nro,
Threv Inten'sting Addresses Made nt
Final Me* iinn?Assembly Host
Which Has UM Held at Bethel?
Lance Attendance ami InlSSSJSlIng
The fifth session of the Santce Sum?
mer Assembly at Bethel Church which
DUM to a close Thursday afternoon,
after an interesting session In which
three d . lightful addresses were made,
was one of the beat, if not the best,
whirh has ever been held in the his?
tory of the Santee Association, now
thirty-six years old.
The attendance 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 u^ual 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 last session was 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 Fsmale College, at Greenville,
8. C, made an eloquent talk on "The
Great Importance of Female Educa?
tion." The address by Rev. Dr. Lan?
sing Burrows of Amerlcus, Ga., WM
on the subject, "The Distinction Be?
tween the Church and the Kingdom
of God." The third address was made
by the Rev. R. T. Vann, president of
Meredith College, Raleigh, X. C, who
chose for his subject "The Power ot
Unseen Forces." The Interest of
those present was held by the speak?
ers, who brought their message home
to the hearts of their hearers in
forcible and eloquent words.
MINORITY WILLING TO YIELD,
According to Mann, Republicans of
House Will Make No Fight Against
Curmtcy 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 Republic ans
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 arful
that an agreement probably would
postpone a Anal vote until the De?
cember session.
Chairman Owen Ol 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'a,n is to cancel
outstanding gold certificate* a*; they
come into the treasury; leeue treasury
notes redeemable in gold In their
stead; transfer the gold represented
by tho gold certificates to the re?
demption division; cancel the II per
cent bonds; issue tl per cent in their
stead and supplant national bunk
aotes with treasury notes.
The Owen bill is a distinct mcas
4rc and has no direct relation to the
Administration currency bill now pro
< SOdlMSJ In the house.
Stnator Owen said his plan Would
establish in this country a great re?
demption fund um h as all other
Countries hn\e and that this would
ha\e a psychological effect in main?
taining a dnanclal stability. The re
serve fund, be estimated, would thus
consist of $l,13t,0*o,000 of gold and
|71O,Ott,0tQ in bonds or a total re
ser\c of I l.fts,000,000 against total
note issu.-s of 11,161,000,000,
a civil service examination will i?<
held by the local civil service board
in tills ( itv on Raturday, August 13rd,
hh.'t, to tin tb<* position of post mas
let at Paxvllle, s. l\ Thli is n
fourth eiset post office and conse?
quently the applicant i"i the posltloi
milSl Stand HIS examination.
The tomato clubs which have liest
organised by the younp hohes in other
counties are not only successful but
in many Instances they have lurnei
? >nt a sonn.f proflti NW should
like tor the youni ladles In this couti
t\ to lake hold of the snterprlse, l
I here Is a disposition shown to ha\<
Ihefte rlubs in this coitntv. It can !>?
arranged to have a demonstrator U
fish I he several neetlons to eivc in
sum Uona ? Manning Tlniei
You Cannot Die With &
Smile on Your Face
Bditor Item:
1 was talking with a friend about
men voting to sell "llcker" and he
bold he was opposed to the dispen?
sary anil blind tigers, but was in fa
vor of high license. A young man was
standing near who holds a position
I of honor and trust, with one of the
largest corporations in America. He
said: "My father was a good man
and opposed to whiskey .selling and
when he came to die, he died with a
smilo on his face." He said to this
j man "You are willing to sell 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. No you can't."
I have been reading the list oi
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
knows the hearts of all men and some
of the men who signed this petition
may have oone 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 so
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,
as well as in the nation. Stand up
Christian and answer "If you vote to
sell whiskey to your fellow man 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." And I 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 and 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 hooks 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 i see the names of some
Of the great merchants of our city on
this petition. Stanu nu and answer.
Will you vote to sell whiskey to a man
and when he wants a job, show him
the door when he comes and blows
his vile whiskey breath In your face,
and ask for work? Do you want him
behind the counter waiting on your
lady customers with a bottle of your
whiskey in his pocket polluting the
air uround him? Will you hire him
to handle your money and keep your
books? 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 1
iee on this petition a lot of farmers.
What you thinking about? You wsflt
sober hands to work your crops. You
want bands to drive your teams to
market and come home sober. You
know that a great many negroes,
while sober are very good nun, 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 mar Simon
Cooper many years said, when sober
there never was a beter negro In the
county end yet lomebody, licensed by
Sumter county, sold him whiskey and
are responsible for his hellish deeds
while in liquor. The husband shot
down in his home, the old father who
tried to shield his son, murdered by
the second shot, the young wife driv?
en OUt and made to hitch up the
horse and buggy for him and dragged
hack In the house by this whiskey
fiend from hell. After accomplishing
his purpose, he cuts her throat with
a razor, goes out meets an old color?
ed man in the yard and brains him
with an axe, Kets in the buggy and
A'1th title, shoots at all in sight, drives
-i Sumter for more whiskey and ear
rldges, and yet this was the man who
was said to be a good neighbor and
one of the best negroes iu the count)
when sober and now, you men whose
wives and children are scattered all
?round the countr) are willing to sell
liquor to your farm hands and by
.1 doing make many Simon Coopers to
Jh ot ilown in your home and de*
itroy that which you hold dearer than
life. .Ins? as sme as it happened
rith Simon Cooper, if you allow this
whiskey selling t.ntintie it will
nine to mime other home some da)
ind reader it ma) be > ours,
I sse on this petition some i?f ihe
nen of the law and ihe men who
nnke ihe lnw( those who are sup?
posed to stand for law, order and
. peace. Do you think you can get
these things i>y selling whiskey? Xo
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 tan do this and die with
a smile on your face? N<> you can't
I also .see many who, of all others,
knowing the past as they do and hav
I ing boys to grow up, get drunk and
j bring their gray hairs in sorrow to
the grave, should oppose whiskey
I Sellins and drinking to the bitter
end, and yet they appear "willing to
j sell men whiskey and send them to
j hell just so they get their money." Do
I you think you can do this and die w ith
a smile on your face? Xo you can't."
Also I see the names of many of
the Jews on this petition. Did you
ever think what a blessing America
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 your business, and you
know that the greatest curse this
land ever had is whiskey. It is costing
more men and money than ull other
evils combined, and instead of join?
ing hands with the men and women
of this land in driving out this curse,
j'ou are among those who 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
ean*t."
The court has decided that a citi?
zen can send out of the State and
i 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 some rights? AVb^ then
try and force these open uoors to
hell on our streets and compel them
to wade through a crowd around its
doors and smell the vile odors from
these dens of iniquity when they
walk our streets in pursuit of busi?
ness or pleasure''
Listen you nun who love liquor.
You had better be satistied 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 u drunkard's grave. Good men
and women, all over the world are
getting tired raising boys to support
the liquor trafllc, 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
cause of morality in Sumter?perhaps
more critical than is fully realised,
even by the thoughtful. In cases of
severe illness a relaps>* is always more
dangerous than a first sickness. Hav?
ing advanced toward a certain ideal
for a time, it is dangerous and de?
moralizing to go back.
Once 1 believed the dispensary was
a good thing, being a step away from
the disgrace of open saloons. Tbe
dispensary was tried, it was fairly
successful, but it served its purpose
and went out of date forever. After
its short career prohibition came
along logically and it has succeeded
aa 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 of licensing 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*
m uniments? If so, show it by bring?
ing back the dispensary and a little
later the open saloon. Once start
your town on the downward path and
there is no telling the depth to Which
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 (WMDl.X.
Henry Sessions Reported to Have
Been Killed by .lohn Simpson.
Camden, Aug, 6.?John Simpson is
reported to have shot ami killed Hen?
ry Sessions, near IJlancy, this even
inu. The killing has caused consid
erable excitement. Parties left the
i ity tonight iii automobiles for the
scene <>i the crime. There are ru?
mors ?>i a possible lynching. AI n
lute hour it is Impossible to ^et an)
particulars concerning the homicide.
Marriage License Record.
Licenses to marry have been Issued
to C. II Rostlek and Minnie Wilder,
Sumter and Dan Dcnnerj and Mary
Uichju dson, Sumter.
Shall We Vote the Dis?
pensary Back?
Does tho Lord Jesus Christ, the
Saviour of men, wish us to vote to
make legal the sale of that which
causes so much lawlessness, and ruins
so many souls'.'
Does He wish us to make the sale
of liquor a part of our government, to
help us support it? A thing which
mocks at laws and tramples them un?
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 from it? God forbid!
We, who are Christians, uro in tin
kingdom of Christ, and if we m? Into
partnership with the business do w<
not bring the kingdom of Christ into
partnership, and, impossible thought!
bring Christ into partnership with his
ov/n enemy?
If Christ should fight the illegal sale
of liquor by establishing the legal
sale of it will He not be casting out
devils by Beelzebub the prince of the
devils? Christ never taught that we
should overcome evil with evil; He
.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
t liquor has been shipped into the coun?
ty during prohibition as during the
time of the dispensary. Some have
|ried to , pooh! pooh! it with some
slighting remark, but the fact stands
I like the rock of Gibraltar.
Moreover, can't we do something
more for the enforcement of pro
hibition than wo have been doing?
I confeee I have done little, but it
there is anything that I ought to do
I should l"- glad t<> know of it.
Can't we establish ? law and order
league, with only those as members
who usti heartily in sympathy with
the spirit of that organisation?
a number <>f Sumter people have
talked to me about the Rika ami
Kaghs. and tin- club at Second Mill.
Tin y say they are all practically bar
rooms, only they are limited by cer?
tain restrictions. I do not know these
things by my own observation but
some of the respected cittsens of sum?
ter have told me that these clubs wa re
practically saloons running night ami
day and all day Sunday.
Now as to them: Were not the
Klks and Kagles in existence while
the dispensary was in Sumter? Have
they not conn- to supply a place lor
Social drinking, rather than to enable
their members to buy liquor? If you
vote back the dispensary you will
have dispensary and saloons, then we
will be worse oft than we were bet?re
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?
ers call upon the members of these
clubs who are Christians to come out
[ of them, urging them to remember
i God's words, "Come ye out of the
midst of them, and be ye separate, ye
that bear the vessels of the Lord, and
touch no unclean thing.''
Then can not all of us by backing
tip the officers of the law put a stop
to these illegal practices?
"Carthago est deb nda."
WlL llaynsworth.
WHAT WILL DISPENSARY DO?
QtMMtiotlfl Tlie Sol>cr Minded Should
riiinu of und Answer Before They
\ ote.
Mr. Editor:
Doubtless there is an honest dif?
ference of opinion concerning the re
Jstablishment of the dispensary for
! the handling of the liquor business,
, and, so far as this writer ran see,
. there is no good to be gained by blt
| ter denunications 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 wise 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
intentional enemy to his country, or
I as unkind tc his neighbor.
Our vision of things is necessarily
affected either by brain condition or
by obstructions extending to the brain,
I that destroy the ability to see clearly,
j If, therefore, one may he aide to clari?
fy the vision of his brother man by
removing the obstruction or correct?
ing the internal disorder, he has ren
j dered a valuable service to his fel
i low man, and Is a benefactor to the
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; (!') those who have
only an indistinct vision of the truth,
and are therefore undecided what to
j do; and (3) those who are blind and
Will not see the truth, and have made
I up their minds to go in a given direc?
tion, right or wrong. As regards the
I first 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 are not so sure
! of the rightness of their position?
I those who are undecided?stop and
think?yea. and think soberly.
Is it best for our city and county tc
legalize the sale of whiskey, and, if BO,
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 convenient
for him to Ket it? Is it best for tin
family of the drinking man? Will the
(drinking father and husband better
provide for his family and be K nder
to them than he will Without the
dispensary? Will his home he more
orderly end heaven'.. having a dis?
pensary convenient to it 7 Will the
life and moral character of tbe bo> *
and yong men of Sumter be safer l y
legalising the sale of win.*'?.<?>? Will
they be more likely to get into good
company and shun places of ill re?
pute than the) will without it? Will
our daughters be more likely to marry
sober, industrious, manl) men by
iiavlng a dispensary '! Will the farm
es have better labor and more easily
controlled with ihe legalised sab- n(
liquor than without it? Will we have
more money and greater prosperity In
?ur count) b) bringing back the di^
( pensary? If any one answers yes,
{ the facti contradic t hin, for we have
never had such prosperity in our his?
tory as we have had in the last four
years without the dispensary. Will
the whiskey business buila up our
churches and Sunday schools? In a
word, will we be a better, happier
j people w ith whiskey than without i*?
But I submit, if it would bring a
million dollars into the county, it' It
j would decrease the sale and use of
i it to vote for the dispensary back, we
J can not afford to do it. It is morally
! wrong for one to put a stone of
?tumbling in his brother's way, and
; we do that if we help 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. R Wilson.
PROHIBITION RALLY.
Thursday, August 1 It It at Opera
House at 11 A M
Hon. Eugene W. Chatin, the most
prominent temperance advocate in
1 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
: now being waged in Sumter county
against the re-esiablishnient of the
dispensary. Mr. Chafin has been a
candidate for the president y of the
United states on the prohibition tick?
et and will be worth hearing.
The public are Invited to attend
No charge for admission.
live stock m:i:i>i l>.
Congressman Lever Believe*! Ite~
suits Will be Secured l?\ the Nat?
ional Lawmakers.
"?me ol the great net ds of the South
and especially South Carolina is live
stock, it is ver> Important thai the
industry he i1cve|n|ted,' was the state
men! made yestcrda> '?> A. I' Lever,
chairman ol the house agricultural
com in it tee. Congressman Lever came
down from Washington to attend the
Conference foi l he Common Good*
"This has l*een a working session
off . impress and 1 am satisfied that re
pults w .11 be secured," he continued,
The siat.'.