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'Some of the Essentials and Responsi bilities of the Twentieth Cen. tury Alumnus. (Continued from page five.) travel. There are abundant opening for the conscientious, the ,gritty ani the skillful. The churches are calling for mor, ministers and the home and foreigi missionary fields are yellow with th, harvest, ready for the sickle. Th, splendid part played by our denomi national colleges in supplying thi demand can not be over estimated. I Is to them, mainly that the countr; must look to remedy this want an every body should fervently hope tha this feature may grow and widen an< develop, as the years go by. But le us not forget that a misfit in thi: noble calling means a thousand time! more, than in any other. By indis criminately urging, like Jeroboam men of doubtful moral and menta equipment, to assume >riestly digni ties we may, lika Jeroboam, live t< regret it. We hear much nowaday: about the decline of church activit: and the indifference of the world t< its beneficent influences and support Paradoxical, as it may seem, this i: true and it is not true. The work is no worse than it has ever been, but as enlightenment advances, supersti tion recedes. For many centuries thi church had its iron heel upon th neck of the world and the world slavishly, (and often hypocritically flung itself in the dust before it. Bu the church must now stand on it merits. No more emperors hold the stirrul for a pope gregory to mount his mule No more Henry Plantagenets "wall barefoot through the streets of Can, terbury and kneel in chapel house for priests to flog them." Let us for, get the oceans .of blood which hav4 been shed and the millions of treas ure 'destroyed, for the sake of reli g.on, and thank God that the church shorn of its bigotry and narrow ec clesiasticism; is still with us, E thousand times purer, more modes1 and more capable, than ever in it history, of carrying out its divin( mission.'We leave fools to wallow iu the mira of their folly but the mosi of us would flee from this country, as we would from a modern Sodom, di( we realize that all the ch' rch door! were permanently closed. Yellow sensationalism in the pul pit and fiddles in the choirs, as aid! to fi-ll empty pews, can not be tot severely condemned. At the same '*time,. the ministry seems a little slov in pursuing the vigorous, aggressivi and practical methods which enlisi the interest and cordial sympathy and cooperation of the world at large The Bible and its teachings must ever be the guiding star, but tame essay! upon dry, doctrinal questions, whic) are no nearer solution, than during the days of the early and belligeren1 church fathers, have only an occa sional Interest any more. Fronde tells of an alumnus who, after an ab sence of many years, revisited Oxford university, greeted the old Verge: and inquired about his spirtual con dition. The venerable officer replied: "I have heard every sermon in this chapel for 40 years, but thank *God I am a Christian still." A wider and more varied fund o0 general, literary and historical infor mation will aid many to so clothe *Bible teaching, as to attract the great unwashed and inspire to better liv ing. A layman, when perusing the - reports of a religious paper is struck with the unanimi:y of expressed gra tification over increased salaries and *well filled pantries, but they should - -remember that a growing and vigor ously used library is equally essen tiaL. Did our ministers pelt their dongregations about their hypocrisy, their dishonesty, their murderous hatreds, their gambling, (not only over the green cloth, but in cotton and other fut'ures), with the same teniacity, as they pelt the "whiskey evil" we would soon see a revolution in the morals and daily life, of the public. Above all, and over all, it :'sbould be said of the ministry, as Jefferson said of Monroe: "You might turn soul wrong tide out and never liscover a blemish." The notion that the clergy must always wear a long, puritanical face of "such vinegar as pect, 'as -not to smile, though Nestor s-wear the jest be laughable," is ri diculous. They are human beings hedged around with the usual limita tions, but they must get beyond th4 little petty weaknesses and vindic tive prejudices which so often destroy their usefulness. Nothing so jars th sensibilities of a flock as the loss o respect for, and confidence in, th shepherd. The pastor has a perfec right to weigh his groceries, at home but when the merchant sets a tral for him, it is small consolation to th< wandering sheep of Israel to realizi that their shepherd's voice is hushe< and stifl, under a surplus stock c goods which he neither bought no deserved. When spiritual adviser jumpn their bocard. and other bill! - without excuse or extenuating cir- ej cumstances, or when forced to leave, t< prematurely and hastily, a barrel of.T empty whiskey flasks, is found hid- a: den away in a corner of the room, it takes a generation to live down the 0 baleful effects. These gay ministerial f birds are still chirping the glad tid- n ings of the New Jerusalem, but pitch- a ed, let us hope, on a high~er and holler h key. There is no pleasure in allud ing to these matters, about which a e there is no doubt. The only apology t necessary is the all important resulis 0 flowing from them. Others may stag- t( ger and fall, and the impression e made, is infinitesimal, when compar-. IE ed to the evil influences of a stumb- h ling ministry. a Let us hold up the hands of a wise,! manly and patriotic legal fraternity.! Their training, necessarily, makes them leaders who frame, and largely U execute our laws, for weal or woe,!w to the masses. Our institutions, our r( brilliant past and our lettered 'glory show the ear-marks of the legal Pro A fession at every step of our ad- S vancement and development. But di the "shyster" is the wart, excres-: cence, diseased appendix-or what fi not-onup the body-politic, which is at a festering sore to be reckoned with. m No litigation is too shady to escape hi his blighting touch, if it brings the c< filthy shekels to his pockets. Like S1 Iago, his purse is the fool of his folly, cc and like him, the stil small voice of a ti clear conscience, never prompts a h, high or holy act. The poor Irish- w man was doubtless pondering over T some sad experiences with this legal si never as he stood in deep meditation T before a monument in a lonely grave- ei yard. A passing traveler halted and h, wished to know the cause of his ap- tE parent air of solemn reflection. The bi Irishman replied, "I see written on sl this tombstone the words, 'A lawyer st and honest man.' I was just wonder- T ing, begorroh, said he, why they Si buried two people in the same grave." el This species of the genus homo is di largely responsible for politics being 10 the dirtiest of trades and political sE i promotion little better than "a huck- y( stering squabble" for office. M He is on one side today and the C3 other tomorrow, as the fickle winds el impress his acute hearing. Like Victo e -Hugo's politicians, h elooks upon a 'weather *cock as synonymous with a Ial 'flag, and is ever ready to espouse any:t cause which promotes his selfish am-~ te bition. Do not understand me as,h arguing that our public ..men must st never change their views, under any th conditions, upon the issues of the day. at ~Emerson said that a foolish consist- mr ency is the hobgoblin of small minds.: F< But the change should not be from of Sselfish or sordid motives. Gladstone fc veered, at times, but he did it more R -than once, with the, certain knowl- tc dege, that it meant, at least, his temn- bi porary retirement from official life. n Calhoun favored, and then fought, na- mn tional banks. Supported a protective.f Ktariff in 1816, and assailed it so say-1 p4 agely in 1828 that it finally landed pC him upon the rock of Nullification. n But no one believes-as Jo Baldwin mf says-that the man was not sincere fo who coul%i stand up5, alone,'\ in the it United States senate and swear that s< he would send a dagger to his heart tdi before he would endorse a war with h ~Mexico, ushered in by a lying pream.. tu ble. t When the smoke and roar of battle'e had . died away, and the wounded te hearts of a sensitive Southern man-. hood were bleeding at every pore,n Toombs and Stephens equally enjoy-n el the undying confidence of every tb man in Georgia, though one strongly n endorsed, while the other bravely.s antagonized the war resolutions in ac the Secession convention and legis- cI lature preceding the deadly conflict. il] Fearless and honest in the discharge hi of every duty, touching the welfare of of the State, which they loved with every fibre of their beings, no whiff lo of suspicion or disloyalty ever tainted their atmosphere? or questioned their tr motives. We read history to little n~ - ad,vantage, if not convinced that.E charlatans and hypocrites usuaIIy hi reap the harvest of their sowing in due time. t Charles I thought to appease the raging elements and save himself by.f signing away the life of his best and B bravest friend, Strafford, but his own head tumbled down the steps of'b Whitehall, just the same. There is some respect for Marat, in spite of his filth and extreme radical Ism, whose. sharp pen and squeaking voice never quailed, though Paris was. wading ankle-deep in blood, and the heads of men and delicate females ed ;were whizzing through the air on pikes. But what decent citizen would not rather gnaw the crust of poverty e tthan beg a hair of Talleyrand for memory, who lied and trimmed, suc cessfully, for 50 years, and through th 13 administrations, covering some of ci the most stirring scenes in all the an- f nals of the races. f Those of us, especially who shed . r: no personal, or Yankee blood, dur s ing -the late'oivil war, should have no c. eire to irritate the old wounds of [ther party to the struggle. It had ) be fought out, sooner or later. here was no ghost of hope that such ntagonistic and irreconcilable ele tents, could ever meet on grounds E comprorilse. But that period, be )re, during and after the war, fur ished many flash-lights of character nd showed how the chickens come ome to roost sooner or later. There was Stephen Douglas, great ad brainy, and a firm supporter of ie all-powerful pro-slavery element l the South until their cause began > wane, when he pitched his South rn Jonahs over-board. He doubt ,ss saved his own political hide at :me, but his betrayal of his friends ad their cause sniffed out his last ;ar of hope for the presidency in the temorable struggle of 1860. Andrew Johnson turned his back pon the *South, during the days hich tried men's souls, and thereby ached the goal of his ambition, but 'hen he was being eaten up, like cteon, by his own new dogs, the Duth shielded him from a national sgrace. When Virginia, after much halting, .ially cast her lot with the Confeder .y, there were two promising toung en within her borders, and bred to 1r soil, whose judgment . did not )incide with that of their native te. ILee knew the sacrifice, but he > ld not, for.the life of him, strike te grand old commonwealth which id honored his lineage, and from hose loins, he had sprung. George homas did not scruple to draw his vord against her. Years rolled on, homas loaded with the honors and noluments, which follow upon the )els of great victories, sat in the inple of the money changers and isked serenely in the sunshine of eek prosperity. We are casting no ones, but mark the irony of fate. he man who spat in the face of the ;ate, which bore him, died of a brok i and disappointed heart, because he d not get enough. Lee, with all st, save - honor, spurned princely laries, to teach poverty stricken )uths has left a name which grows ore redolent with each succeeding rcle of time. - Show me your lead 's, and their calibre, and the rest is Lsily told. It behooves the twentieth century umnus to ponder well the lives of .e men, whose individuality, charac r, and the true grit ~ of manhood, Ld been largely responsible for the anding of this nation in the eyes of e world. At this time, when the ;mosphere is surcharged with -r.u ors of Hamiltonian theories of aderal consolidation, at the expense State rights, it is an inspiration to llow the record of a man like John andolph o ffRoanoke. He quaffed o deep'; from the cup of gall and tterness, but we must take great ~ss as~ we find it. Brilliant as a dia ond, but ignorant as a child, of the line arts by which the weak and atty trimmer climbs to place and )Wer, he never "crooked the preg tnt hinges of the knee that thrift ight follow fawning." Friends might rsake him and enemies might howl, made no difference. Jefferson's )n-in-law might be sent into his strict to break him down. Defeat Ld no terrors for him. Constituents rned their backs upon him, but ey rallied again, when they reali? the style of man they had slaugh red. Open and above board, hon t to the very marrow in his bones, combinations could daunt him and friendships could swerve him from e path of rectitude and righteous ~ss which his judgment and con ience told him to follow. He knowledgad no master,b ut. God, ampioned no cause, throughout his ustrious career, which clashed, i s eyes with the welfare of the State Virginia, whose interest he loved, th an idolatry, that surpassed the ve of woman. The political history of this coun 7 has probably produced no states mn who stood out, more boldly andi andly, in the blazing sunshine od g-h and consistent ideals. Andrew Jackson's record, though iperfect 'in some respects, stamped e contrast between a strong and arless .leader, and a wabbling ediocre, of good intentions, like Van iren, upon whose shoulders the irdens of government rested, as .ckson's successor, Jackson's ht upon national bamks 3.s the most daring and picturesque the annals of this country and owed the stuff of which heroes are ade. Unlike his miodern type aeodore Roosevelt-he never falter when the moneyed interests look him in the eye. Petitions from 'ery box of the compass flooded the :ecutive mansion, with a view of aying his hand. The press, with 'actically unbroken ranks, trained teir guns upon him. Timid politi ans, who ever lbok for soft beds to .11 down upon, in emergencies, and ho pick up their beds and walk hen not smoothe and downy, fled (Crma;inned on page eleunnt Special A6 9h For ten da3 very interesting 3 Base Ball M bloves W Call and see mi WR i Ma yes' B W ."HOUSE OF A TH Want Gooc Black Pays The Sothern, Seaboard, and Co the South. All pass through Richt go out on next train. Shipments nx in S. C. the next morning. All goods guaranteed under Pure Imperial Hollan 4 Quarts $4.0o. 8 Quarts Red Deer Corn 3-oC Red Deer Gin 3.oc Belle Haven Rye 3 oc ;ydnor XXXX Rye 4 Qts. $2. Sydnor XXXX Corn 4 Qts. $2. Sydnor XXXX Gin 4 Qts. $2. Name 4 qts. Old Capitol Rye$57 Fern Spring Rye 4-5c John Black's Private S. -4.oc I. E. Goff AAAA Rye 3-5C Goff's AAAA Rye 24 Pts 'Bell Haven Rye 24 Pts Red Deer Corn 24 Pts Red Deer Gin 24 Pt: Sydnor XXXX Rye 24 Pti Sydnor XXXX Corn 24 Pts Sydnor XXXX Gin 24 Pt: In Bulk. i gal.. AA Rye $2.50 . AAA Rye . 3-50 Straight 8 Yrs. Old Rye 5.25 AA Corn 2.50 AA A Corn 3 50 AA Gin 2.50, AAA Gin 3.50 - IMPORTED AND BONDED G( are in Stock. Price list sent on app Remember, I pay express charges Post-office Order, Express money ori exchange or Cashier's check. JOHN E 712 East Broad St., Wants to Help Some One. For 30 years J. F. Boyer, of Fertile, Mo., neededl help and couldn't find it. That's why he wants to help some one now. Suffering so long himself he feels for all distress from Back she, Nervousness. Loss of appetite, lassitude and kidney disorders. He shows that Electric Bitters work 1:nders for such troubles. "Five bottles," he writes, "wholly cured me and now I am well and hearty." It's also positi.vely guaanteed for Liver Trouble. Dyspepsia, Blood Disor ders, Female Complaints and Mal aria. Try them. 50c. at W. E. Pel ham & Son. Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets will brace up the nerves, banish sick headache, prevent de spondency and invigorate the whole system. Sold by W. E. Pelham & Son. NoticE of Sale of School Building. Prices! s~ I will make prices on tis,, ,Bats . andI Shos. Sbefore buying. sok Store DUISAND THINGS." I Whiskey? the Express. st Line reach nearly every point in aond. Orders received on one mail ade from this point reach any place Food and Drugs Act. [Gin 100Oper et. $7.75. 12 Quarts $1r.oc 5.75 8.50 5.75 8.50 5 75 8-501 So. 8 Qts.. $4.75. 12.Qts. $7.00. So. 8 Qts. $4.75- 12 Qts. $7.0o. So. 8 Qts. $4.75. 12 Qts. $7.oo- t 8Sqts. . Case i 2qts $11.oo $150o01' 8.75 12.501 I 7-75 10-501 6.75 9-50J $9.50. 48 Half Pints $1o.oo I -9-oo. 48 Half Pints 9.50 -.900- 48 Half Yfrits 9.50 ( 3. 9.00. 48 Halk Pints 9.50 3 7-50. 48 Half Pints 800o -. 7.50. 48 Half Pints 8.oo 3. 7-50. 48 Half Pints 8.0o0 2 gal. 3 gal. 4 gal. a $-5$6.85 $9-10 6.80 9.20 12.20 10.oo 14-751-5 4.75 6 85 9.Io t 6.8o 9.20 1 2.20j 4.75 6.85 -1 6.8o 9.20 12.20 )ODS, Brandiies, Wines and Beer lication. oni all goods except on beer. Sendv er, Registered letter, New -York CLCK t 'Richmond, Va. t It Rutherford school will sell the pres- I c ent school building at public auctiont to the highest bidder therefor for a cash on Saturday, July 2, 1910, at 10t o'clock. The purpose in selling the building is to erect a new and more' f modern building and one suited to the 0 needs of the school. 1 . Jos. L. Keitt, J. D. Nance,. Jno. P. Wicker, Arthur Lominick, Robert Lominick, 6-7-td. ~Trustees. Ends Winter's Troubles. e To many, winter is a season of. V trouble. The frost bitten toes andf fingers, chapped hands and lips, chil-, blains, cold sores, red and rough s skins, prove this. But such troubles e fly before Bucklen's Arnica Salve. A u trial convinces. Greatest healer of t Burns, Boils, Piles, Cuts, Sores, Ecze ma and Sprains. Only 25c at W. E. LODGE DiRECTORY. Woodmen of the World. Maple Camp, No. 437, W. 0. W., neets every first and third -Wednes. Lay tweLing at 7.45 o'clock. VIt ng brethren are cordially welcome. D. D. Darby, r. Burton, Clerk. C. C. Newberry Camp, No. 542, W. O. W., reets ciery second and fourth Wed iesday night in Klettner's Hall, at I o'clock. B. B. Leitzsey, C. C. J. J. Hitt, Cerk. Amity Lodge, No. 87, A. F. . Amity Lodge, No. 87, A. F. 'M. neets F-rery first Monday night at-A, .'clock In Masonic Hall. Visiting brethren cordially invi Harry W. Dominick F. W. Earhardt, W. X. Secretary. Signet Chapter, No. 18, J. A. I. Signet Chapter, No. 18, R. 'A. M., neets every second Monday night at o'clock In Masonic Hall. Fred. H. Dominick, Iarry W. Dominick, E. H. P. Secretary. Golden Rule Encampment. Golden Rale Eneampment, No.. 23, 0. 0. F., will meet at Klettner's lall the 4th Monday night in each nonth at 8 o'clock. W. 0. Wilson, Chief Patriarh. W. G. Peterson, Scribe. Pulaski Lodge. Pulaski Lodge, No. 20, L 0. 0. F.C vill meet Friday night,' July 8 n Klettner's' Hall, at 8. o'clock. Let ,very member attend. C. G. Blease, V. G. Peterson, Noble Grand. Secretary. Bergell Tribe, No. 24, L 0. I. '. Meets on Thursday nights at . 1'clock. Next regular meeting on sec; - >nd of June, and every two wee" hereafter until September 15, aftei vhich time will meet every Thursday iight at Klettner's Hall. 0. Klettner, C. R. ~ateechee Council, 'No. 4, D. of .P, LO.lR. M. Meets on Tuesday nights at 'clock at Klettner's Hall. Next tlar meeting on 31st May and 'e wo weeks thereafter until Septemb .5, after which time will Jnmeet eve uesday night. 0. Klottner, H. C N'ewberry Lodge, No. 75, K. of P. Meets every second an4 fo ~'uesday night at 8 o'clock, at tity Hall. Van Sinith,~ 3. A. Bowman, C.' K.of R.'& S. If you are not satisfied after using ccording to directions two-thirds of. ,bottle of Chamberlain's Stomach ,nd Liver Tablets, you, can have your Qoney back. The tablets cleanse and nvigorate the stomach, improve the igestion, regulate the bowels. Give hem a trial and get well. Sold by' V. E. Pelhiam & Son. WINTHROP COLLEGE. cholarship and Entrance. Examina. tion. The examination for the award of acant scholarships in Winthrop col age and for the admission of new tudents will be held at the county ourt house on Friday, July 1l, at 9 . m. Applicants must be not less han fifteen years of age. When cholarships are vacant after July 14 hey will be awarded to those making he \ighest average at this examina [on, provided they meet the condi Lons governing the award. Appli ants for scholarships should write President Johnson before the ex mination for scholarship examina on blanks.. Scholarships are worth $100 and ree tuition. -The next session will pen September 21, 1910. For further iformation and catalogue, address res. D. B. Johnson, Rock Hill, S. C. University of 'South Carolina. Scholarship Examination. The University of South Carolina ifers scholarships in the department E education to one young man from ach county. Each scholarship Is orth $100 in mc,ney and $18 term e with free tuition. Examination. will be held at county sat July 1. Examination of stud nts generally for admission to the niversity will be held at the same me. Write for information to S. C. [itchell, President, Columbia, S. C. -10-3t.