The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-29
THE MOUNT ZION SOCIETY.

THE mo UNIT ZION SOCIETY.
Annual Meeting and Election of Officers
New Members Admitted IA Tribute to tho
late James u. dcCants, Esq. The Society
- Dinner.
The annual meeting Of the Mount
Zion Society was held in the Town
Hall OH Thursday morning. The
Society was called to order by Fl. A.
Gaillard, Esq, President, and. tho
minutes of the last meeting were read
and confirmed.
The following-namcd gentlemen
made application for membership and
were unanimously elected: DR.. II. D.
IIanahan, DR.. II. B. Madden, Thos. II.
Ketchin, G. A. White, w. II. Kerr,
J.C. Caldwell.
Judge Wm. II. Robertson, OH bcEal t
of the committee appointed to prepare
an appropriate tribute to the memory
Of the late James B. McCants, rose
and spoke as follows:
Mr.. Presidents: If the society will
indulge me will take this occasion to
bring to its notice an event that cannot
fail to impress the mind of every mem
Der. Since our last anniversary death
has entered our ranks and taken from
us one Of our most prominent and use
full members. and assigned to him an
other scene of life, IL different stage of
actiDn.. on the twenty-clYlth dav Of
MarG;l last. and in the siXtv-siNth year
= OF his age, at his hulnc, in tho bosom
of his own family. and surrounded by
svlnpathiZing friends, our late presi-
dent, James b. McCants, brcuthed out
his lifc-paid the last debt OF nature.
This intcrposition of Providence, to
whose uecrces we should submit with
Christian resignation, has summoned
from amongst us one who was admired
for his many virtues and much cs-
tecmed for his amiablc and. .ostimable
Qualities.
The deceased was native Of Fair
field district, born Of worthy and
respectable parents. Ills ancestors
We're among tho early settlers Of this
country, and possessed those traits
Which seldom full. to manifest them
selves in the line Of oilspring-giving
energy to character and putting it in
81 great measure beyond the control of
contingencies and external conditions
w INV hCSS Iitl oCClIl " nave
been transmitted in q very striking
degree to the subject Of this notice.
Having in early life been thrown
chiefly upon his own resources; by his
energy, industry and flugality he ac-
cumulated, and has left behind him for
the support and enjoyment Of his wife
and children, a competent and, hand
some fortune.
AS citizen he was ever prompt to
discharge every public duty. as Il
ncighbor, he was kind: and conciliat-
ing, and rs a father, husband, son and
brother, kind and ailectionate in tie
highest degree.
] knew him long and knew him
WE'LL, We were classmates at school
now near fOrty-five years ago, and ell
joycd very intimate relations with each
other. Hc is now gonc-the King Of
Tcrl'ors' has claimed him as his victim.
1t is not my purpose to pronounce
an culogy on the life and Yiftues of
our deceased friend and associate, but
simply to call' Che attention Of this
S6ciety to this afflictiyc dispcnsation Of
Providence, and to ask tito direct tllat
the paper which Lnow hand up shall
be filed with the archives Of tho Socie-
ty, and inscribed OH blank pago Of
tho book of its minutes:
III 1iemoriam.
JAMES 3. McCANTS.
Born 9th August, A. ID. 1911.
Graduated at tho So. Ca. College,,
December, 1841.
Admitted to the Bar, December, 1871. i.
Commissioner in Equity from 1843 to
1882
Elected a member Of Mt. Zion Society
in 1913.
Elected q trustee of Mt Zion Institute
in 1851:
A member of the SoY Ca. Legislature
from 1858to 1865.
President of the Mt. Zion Society from
1870 to 1880.
Departed this life 28th March, A. d.
1880,
Aged 66 ycars, months, 10 digs.
On motion, the memorial submitted
by the committee was unanimously
adopted, and ordered to be inscribed
upon tho minutc-book Of the Society.
Tic usual election Of officers was
thon.. held, and the 'following-named
gentlemen were unanimously re-
elected: ISL
Prcsidcnt-H. A. Gaillard.
Senior Warden-A. S. Douglass.
Junior Wartlcn--Jamcs Beatty.
Secretary and Treasurcr--G. Fl. Nc
Master. t@'
Trustees OF Mount Zion Institute
.hs.. IL. Rion, James Beatty, DR.. Il. Il!