The palmetto leader. (Columbia, S.C.) 1925-196?, June 06, 1925, Page THREE, Image 3
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Saturday, June 6, 1925.
SOUTH CAROLINA STATE
-COLLEGE CLOSES WITH r
LARGE CROWD PRESENT q
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Orangeburg, S. C., May 28? ^
The twenty-eighth, annual com-i
.mencement of the State Agric-jt
ultural and Mechanical College jg
~^by the largest crowd of visitors |t
that has ever witnessed these
?? - exercises, There being fully 8: i:
thousand people On the college (
grounds that day. Among the|2
visitors were many from neigh-|
boring States, especially North! e
Carolina, Florida and Tennessee, r
graduation of representatives' r
from theaa StafSii. . ,i
Displays from thev^everal vo- t
r~ national Hpnnrfman+o nnl_ i
lege attracted wide interest^as L.
,Jthis,work forms a large part
h? the college program. Prizes, i
_?certificates, and diplomas were
awarded at the conclusion of the
exerciser ~ r~
... u~~ The commencement program s
covered a period of several days. _g
The baccalaureate sermorF was4, ,
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delivered by Presidont-David H. e
^ Sims of Allen University* ~CoI- j
umbia, S. (J., who made a very
> fine impression. Among the $
special features ofJthe week was j
the Shakespearean Drama, .
"Twelfth NigJtyt," by students of (
the College Dramatic. -AssQcla
tion. which attracted large nfim- j
~ "... bers. =
, Ninety-seven graduate's were ,
awarded degrees of various j
'. kinds, and in addition the hon- l
"orary-decree of Doctor'of Daws
. was conferred by the President 6
^ Wilkinson upon Richard S. Gross j
? jey 7 president of the State Col- y
lege of Delaware. j
L_ Thp Snmmpr School for teach- ,
f ers will open June 15th ancTlast (
six weeks. The regular fall session
will begin September 23.
OETHSEMANE BAPTIST UN- ;
ION AND SUNDAY SCHOOL J
CONV'NT'N HOLDS
"TWEETING j
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The Gethsemane Baptist Un- r
V ion and Sunday Schoort!Jonvent-il?
^TT" ion held its-jisual quarterly ses- *
? sion with the ^Fifth > Baptist I
tlhurch of this City, last Sfttux- i
flay anH SiinHgy, Roy. E. T. Ham- r
tzz Upton, pastor. The Introdiic-^
- tory sermon was preached by the.
Rev. S. M. Mclver, of College
Place, and it was fine. > The
Missionary sermon was preached
Sunday morning by the Rev.
H was a crowd ^sweepiett Rev. ^
Crafton made our hearts to burn j.
== - '-while he talked to us by the wayv j
??? The closing ocrmon wan proaohad by
that young prince of the pul
pit the Rev. L. C. Jenkins, A. B.
?/To say that it-waa a greatscr- =j
mon is enough when Jenkins
^preached it. It was a great _ser- :
*mont subject: "The. T\yo_Talent ^
Men." Speeches and addresses ^
were made by Mr. Ralph Step- ^
*' hensori, Mrs. J. C. Ciark, ProfrJrfj;
=?R. Wilson, Rev. T. W. Rire^Dx. L
J. C. Tobki, and others. This
# " was a great meeting. $80.00 was-^
k - raised. The next session of the
l. Union will be held with-the St. ^
\ Peter Baptist Church of Irmo S. y
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^ THE AMENDMENTS
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f m Y. Times?W. Lr Fish, *
It?seems singular, indeed, I
thaUNew York's failure tctavatt^
herself of the permission given
her to enact a prohibition stat
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ute under the concurrent power v
clause of the Eighteenth amend- a
L ment should excite such wrath 0
lib and should be so denounced as t
a violation of her constitutional 11
duty, when mandatory provis- e
[jT1-.. ?ions of the jponstitution much oT- der
are deliberately dishonored ^
L\ the supreme an- 11
|H thority of congress to enforce ^
5- these constitutional _provisions
has never T>een exercised. _
W ia afunrvflro inrlooH that
gressional Inaction has not here- I
tofore been elted by citizens op- \
posed to state enforcement acts, j
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A promineritTSouthern gentlenan
from Alabama " recently
uoted the supreme court in re
he Eighteenth amendment as
oUows;-"It
clearly casts upon congress
he duty ... of enacting sucfrTe:ulations
and sanctions as were
ssential to make?them?operas
ive.^
Let us see about thlsT There,
s the Thirteenth amendment
the slave amendment)."Section
! of which says:
"Congress shall have power to
iriforce this article by appropiate
legislation." ^
Thje Fourteenth amendment
'elating the apportionment of
epresentation and?forbidding
;he abridgement of Negro votes,
ma Linist: worus in oecuon o: ,
J "The congftess shall have pow>r
to -enforcedly appropriate legsia^on
the provisions of this
The Fifteenth amendment,
vhich state^that the right of
suffrage shall nbi.Jbe impaired,
lays in Section 2:
"The congress shall h^ve powir-to
enfoioe^thte-artkle bjN^m-)ropriate
legislation."
Compare these sections with
Section 2 of the. Eigteenth anendment4
?
"The congress (and the several
states)- shall have (concur^
ent)?power to enfuice this art-'
With the exception, of the
vords in parentheses the wordng
breach of these four amemtndnts
are identical.
It is sickening to read pious
ixhortati'ons to obey the Constiution
from-a Southern prohi>itionistT?or
to him, the mote
n his neighbor's eye is a mountj1
v* nnmnovn/l tA tVio Konm Vito
?> ,t <1 l l I L-UT?1.11 V .?Ul.fi 1 I 1?JLAJ HID
)wn.
It .is of course as unfair to refer
to history in combating the
shrieks of the prohibitionists as
erendum of the people in regard
o modification of Volst e adism.
t is in their opinion not sportsna-nlrke
to do either. Let them
is an expressiemof their zeal for
he Constitution, personally go
nto" the South and enforce the
^ouyteentli and FifteentJ^ anendments.
1HOOTS WOMAN?THOUGHT
. SHE WAS BEAR
Woodbyne, N. J., Juried?If a
:reat big grizzly bear should evil*
cross the path of Earl Allen
n this village,- it is doubtful if
)P \ypnld tflWo n xhnf at
en^ired aLwhougjij wa^
s a result faced a jury in the Cri
ninal Court in CamdenWednes- i
lay. 7 1
Mrs. Helen Louise Sweeney, i
vhite, and her husband, of this
iUage, crossed a lot near the
iorcelain works, to take a friend
o a bus. On their return, Al-;
an, who is employed as a^watch-;
plant, fired a revol-:
er at Mrs. Sweeney, who wore
, fur coat.- Allen was arrested'
,nd said he saw the big coat and I
bought Mrs. Sweeney was a|
ear. " " " I
Placed on trial for atrocious
.ssault and battery, he was ac->
[uitted by a jury? Wednesday
norning.
UNJDlIURPENTINE OPERAFORS
GUILTY OF PEONAGE
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Pensacola, Fla.,June-?A' Fedrahjnry~here
found M. B. Davis
nd Charles Laud, turpentine oprators,
and other persons guily
on all counts of peonage. It
s alleged that they were chargd
with peonage involving invololored
workers on the famous
)avis farm. The jury was all
igbt reaching a verdict.
VHITE PASTOR REJECTS
KEAN MEMBERSHIP
Camden, N. J., June?"Why I
"Jot Join the Ku Klux Klan"
vas the subject of a talk Sunday
light MJ&fiJFirat_MJiL^ churclv
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L " SUNSHINl
By
Just think ot a land
In the golden smil
T 1 1 V! f Q Ko V? V*/-\*-v
C4? i fll 1
\J{hore Night fore1
Just think of a land ^
Where the blithe 1
?-r? -A-bleakr, -1 i f e 1 e s slaficT
Wtfh never the joy
~Jtwas at the touch oi
In the dawn of ci
It was sunshine's ge
The gloom where <
As thus in the heart
The part of life-re>
So also in human live
w Lover of life*_r?_vh
Human sunshine,?
N\ The genial-smite ol
_x^Ch e j oy ou s 1 a u gh,?-t]
iJjspeiling gloomy
Smile, and all nature
? 7t_QT sonlsjean
Frown, and IhKworlc
Thru your darkene
Let us be, each of us
-Brightening^som?_
Smiling courage inte
n ??1 J r* _?? l
i cai iui tlllU I ciinLl]
An;d-_where we tread
And blithe.birds ha
As Life and Joy, vie
; ' in "Earth's fa
I by-Rev. Dr. Thomas S. Brock,
the pastor. Under date May
112, he said that, he received a
^ornmiinipation from the PTniffVib;
of the Ku Klux Klan, in which
'it' was stated he had been elected
a member, Dr^Brocksaid: Jn
order that no one might"misquote
me, I am wrjting oiit_the following.
answer. "As I understand
it, the Ku Klux Klan is an American,
patriotic, Protestant,
white- fraternity. AlL-of these
a?re worthy of, careful consideration,
by all of our people, buMt
does not embrace all of the inter
,ests of the Kingdom of God.
:The cross of Jesus Christ stood
i for reconciliation. Its great
word is Brotherhood among
jraees; ctosr
breaks do\vn~fhe middle wall of
partition-^beLweeii
the Gentile aJTg",they~becorne one
-rh trcsusF-Chrnrt:* I do jiolTjelieve
in religious or ragial prei
judices and it looks as though
[the Ku Klux~KlarTTs propagajting
this very thing."
To me the churhh is one great
organization to propagate Americanism,
the social teachings of
Jesus Christ, the presentation of
the only cure for stns, and the
-eultivatiorr of-holv and scriptural
living. If all the men who
rlnn wViifo
i vmv/o aiiu uui 11 UI-US&es
would give themselves with
the same zeal to the true cross
and white living of Christianity,
the speaker believes that the day
would not be far distant when
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Christ would reign in the city
of Camden,"
__ Newark Briefs.
Newark, N. J., May 31.?The
Dependent Chorus gave a grand
recital at the Pilgrims Baptist
church, of Newark, Tuesday
night, May 26, 1925. Mr. Heyr
-ward Johnson and other mem^
bers of the Chib rendered some
Mrs. Lucile Simons and Sister
Miss Emma Webber left for
South CarbTina where-they will
visit relatives and freinds. ,
U- Mr. E. W. Simons spent Sunday
in Newark,
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where'the sun net'er shows
e of chi-y,? . .
of frozen snows. _ : 1
ver holds Sway.
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vhere sweet flow'rs never bloom,
airds never sing,?
of dreary "gloom,
of spring!
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sunshine that Life aWoke,
reation's mornj .
ntle beams that broke
j'en Life was born.
oi nature, sunshine plays
living,
?s it plays,
ring. i" ?*-- 1 : ?
ind words, and gentle acton,?
gladness.?' '
[uiet satisfaction, *
sadness!-^?
softens and the saddest
:e with you; jh?e'en
hearts the gladdest,
d glass; seem "blue."
i, a^ra$ of sunshine',
heartsttjat pine, 7: *7,; "
ng in the sttttfe. 7
sweetest flowersNyill bloom, "
ppily sing;. \
tors over gloom, ? \
irer spMng^"~__ ' X ~ I[
teaching in Virginia is spending,
a while in Newark with Miss
Nettie Brunson.
o '
?-Mrs. Mabel Cames is on the:
$ick list.
aaea |p sduB htaoi tao tao ttt<
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1 McClellanville News
Mrs. Abbie Green, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Benj. Brown, after,
ja -Space of illness covering only
twenty-four hoursf found relief;
;from racking pains in the chilly
} embrace of death. Tuesday night
last week.
The remains were funeralized
Wednesday at Bethel A.. M. E.
j Church in the presence of numerous
relatives and friends.
Rev. Richard Ball conducted
the funeral rites.
4=- i ly twentyyears
old !at her death but'po's!
rorsod nrnfrv-neblc traits uf eliJi-;
acter and was loved and' respect- ;
ed by all who knew her.'
Besides her parents, a husband
five sisters, two brothers, many
t uncles and aunts and a host of
I friends mourn her departure,Eli/.ai
Campbell left recently
for Philadelphia -where
-sPre will,.remain during summer
with her son Francis M. Campj
bell who is soon to take to-#him- t.
n KnVln
I .)Vtt M t-/l IViC.
The Misses Lucia V., Esther,:
Marie and Clifford Bro\vn*took
in commencement at Avery last"
week te witness the graduation
[of their baby sister?Miss Phoe- be
A. Brown. '.C
.1 Reginald A..Shokes of the
Class of '25 of State College,
came home very sic? last* week'
but is improving and will soon
be up and out again.
Mr Eugene Williams daughter
iMir.r, Mnrthenn will roll in frum
! i^i?-i -'-ST i
, i iumirt in a, iew uays, Dearing
credentials from one of the bust"
-high adhool* in JtfekwoHvitle; jLincoln
Graded school is getting
in line for its annual picnic and,
closing exercises, June 19th. Peo
r j
hie - from miles around will be
present for two days- of Teal
pleasure and profit. ? -jA
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