The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1888-08-08
Gibson Station Splinters.

Gibson Station Splintcrs.
The interest manifested in tho pro.
tractcd meetings in this section has
cciipsed everything else. DR.. j. w.
North has Just closed Il very interest.
ing meeting ut Saint Johns. Several
acccssions to the church with some
Is on 20 conversions. Everybody
has been going to meeting, white and
black, young and old; whooping
cough, sore eyes, DC, has been scat.
tered. Rev. G. G. Musyravc, colorcd
pastor Of the Green Lake Circuit.
closed his protracted meeting at tho
station last Sunday week, and the
past week Inc has conducted meeting
ut Goodwin's Chapel. Mr.. Editor {
wish to say something about the Boy
kin meeting. l am not Il preacher,
neither am | q fanatic on the subject
Of religion, but if any man can al.
tend n meeting like the one lust
closed ut Boykin without being noved
hard indeed is That mans heart. As
reported last week, this meeting
commenced one week ago. Ruys, j
9. Stoll, l.. S. B. Ford, ". K.
!5recdcn, N. T.. SWEET, Berry, A.
r. Adams and Fletcher Stubbs, all
have laborcd faithfully in their Mas.
ters cause, from the very beginning
the holy spirit seemed to move upon
Il the hearts Of the people. Rev. Mr..
SWEET preached three sermons, which
had y telling effect; this man of God
Is doing u grand work in Marlboro
County. Rev. Mr.. Berry preached
Two sermons / heard only one text,
"B'rokcn Vows which stirred our
people and caused u personal cxami-
nation. Rev. j. G. Stoll, preacher in
charge, seemed to be happy all the
week, preached us 1 never heard him
preach before. His sermons on "Hcll
and Heaven" were profoundly good,
s!calr'clllng; !l' penetrating and covering
the thc entire ground. His sermon YES.
tt!erdny morning on Heaven was deci-
dedly tho best that ] ever heard him
del deliver Rcv. Mr.. Ford, tho Junior
preacher, while suffering from 4
throat affection, has thrown himself
iflnlllllJyIginto illllJy & the. work, and his sermons
are,..e}blglslsieEizs1 estress
and 5simplidity' rhe entire .fi1 iiiGnf, az
ship Of the church wis thoroughly
aroused to Il sense Of their duty, thcy
went to work, pleading with peniis
tents and admonishing sinners TO
abandon their evil ways and fec to
Jesus, and never since Tho days Of IL.
H Durant have The Boykin people,
and the entire surrounding country
enjoyed SO powerful revival Of reli-
glon' Between 40 and 80 souls were
converted and nearly if not quite as
many connected themselves. with the
church. 1t was indeed pity to close
the meeting, but owing to 'ioddcr
pulling" and previous arrangements
by the pastor, it was deemed adyisas
Die to move the meeting to Bethel.
Duncan Calder, M aged gentleman
who lived in Brightsvillc, died Inst
Friday. lie WAS between 70 and 80
years old.
The candidates in Marlboro arc
thick very thick. Some Of them have
been in Marion County and even in
North Carolina clcctionccrine. BE
careful boys, try to keep inside of the
county. One thing + notice with
pleasure, the absence Of elcctionccring
ut the protractcd meetings.
yesterday just after the services at
Boykin, Mr.. Wm. Clark was married
to All iss Cottingham, Esquire d. d.
Stubbs officiating. The Squire heard
that the Old wonlan would object and
Kick up q racket. This report caused
the worthy Judges nerves to become
q little shaly, but the old ladY did
not make her appearance and every
thing passed Oft pleasantly and quiet.
~.
Crops were never better than at
present in the Boykin section, water.
melons and fruits arc plentiful and
the candidates will have good time
II IN that section. ! have not been at
Iatums for one week, therefore have
no y. splintcrs from that prosperous Sec
ton. SrArE I.fNr
Gibson Station, N. c., Aug. 6, 1SSS.
Attention, Company G.