The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1889-10-04

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otmaglc and tones Y ot silver q Equally
with another may II be said of him, not
all The marbles oi carrara tas hioned by I
the sculptors chisel Into &. tic jfiitnicryss
otlbreathing lie could 3sscon yey3 to tlie !
senses a likeness so perfect Of himself as &
that which he has left upon the minds Of
NJ en-. M He carved D his own Statue !; he
bI}lt mis- own monument. In youth he j
laSq the base broad s. as his whole sc5unsl
tril that it might we'll surtain the mighty I;
structure he had designed yeq,liescdi isa
pace. 81 .s 4; "a
. Col Dudley emulating the. example al. tl Iof 4
'his good old Baptist brethren, 1eftsusS Il /.
large retinue of honorable descend
with High and noble aspirations. We
teel sale in the assertion that nothing Y
groveling or low or neanIy selfish could
come near5the head Z or 8 the heart or I, 4
Dudley. His oldest son, Cap. 'Tk os. 81
E., gentleman inheriting$ those loYable &
19aiitiees viii! which 50 engagingly cmphasiz:
ed the character Of his Xiathery Is one Of
our safest and most cautious councillors {;
atlthe bar, and enjoys a popularity only.
equalled BY his personal and professions
al integrity. As the h Capt. sustains
such weighty relationship with tho
presbyterian Church we defer at present
further comments on his life. 3a iA Ii Of
Col Dudley's children, who are or. were
married enjoyed lifesin its supremests D
felicity. Not one OF them having made
the saddest erroW OF Woman's lite given
her hand Y 7. and heart to "a libersine or
debauchee. 1, rs N 4 ~ r5I Ys lSt
"Brandy Brandy bano Of lifo =; n al "A " S93 3E *
Spring Of tunut, source Of etrifo S.$ 5
'Conld but half thy injuries tell, S. 5 SS
The wise would wishthoo safo it hell. h & i;
One is the happy, and A devoted
wife Of DIR. 7. IT, Jennings, a gentle
man whose Ehesterfsiasn n address 7 AIT. y
professional skill has won for himselfthc
unstinted esteem and confidence Of 1 our
people. The Colonel's children having
adopted the religious principles ofstheir I!
mother, united with the PRESBYTERIAN
Church, hence it will be in order togt
treat of.them in that connection. i.'g.
The other that was elevated to the
deaconship. to wit: Mr. S. Lilies. is
from one of the Oldest and most re.sf
spected families in our county. One 81 81
the names ie now and has been forss
several terms filling the office OF County
Treasurer with such immaculate fidelity;
that he has made ol his office aVeritable
gibraltar against which such columbiads q
az my friend Rev. Lewis NJ !. Hamcr,
with wealth OF personal popularity and n
large family connection, & was brought
into action without effect MORA lss---4s..3 -: &
Il you want. your Offices rotary keep
that old Baptist blood on the outside. @4g'i3s,
Mr.. j. S I Lilies had his membership
transferred to Bruton's Fork and seven h
others cast their lots th5l,in. .sS The S
aclion G. ~ while giving strength to Brtitonss
vs. FORK @sea koneSl 81 }ennettsyllle Church,
sThis a.lntortSin 81 ats rond itior was
atsd ,a ths iss h
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sens biclli as
tepdatit on Sa @Il no .a
pitch ilizatipnl into a 81; tie ot well Ss
nigh shopeless clao M
From the firsti there Has beef, # Il ;S5
colored membership SinS this church ex. y.
ceedipg the white: Much n repa apd Has 81
been had to their spiritual inte rests. D
Specialservices and Sabbath Schools &
have been employed for their Instruction. Il.
and improvement, and at N Saw q Mill "
where there has ever heen a large NUM-
.ber Of them tile word OF, lite has been II
statedly preached TO them for their bene. Ss
Mt. For thirty years has our beloved
brother Beattie spent the strength OF his n,
manhood and given the benefit Of his s.
ripe experience tc this class. OF our pupil .S
ton. After the war brother fyeattie5 \;
continued to serve these people until the
relationssot society having chang gad the Il
negroes soon developed a adisrositi6n to 4
segrcgate and nave their owh;h Of f{
worships., The Baptist 1t THUS appears
discharged their duty to the letteriin the
religious instruction OF the negro and
the dissolution OF the tie that bound the n
colored people to the mother church was Il
one not Of hostility to or ingrattude TO 81
their first bcnetac;ion, but In obedience
to one OF those fundamentel clinical 4,
laws which were planted by the Creator
IN the heart OF man for the preservation I
Of civilization. AS nearly as B Can b,e
ascertained from the e}records since {l8 a .a
the following statistic appears: whole
number OF white persons connected with
the church 362; of this number there has h
died in the fellowship Of the church Sll8 81
dismissed to other Baptist Churches sI2I;s
excluded SO which lett the f1iefnb bership8.
Of the church at date OF old nanuscrlbt
81. Otthe original membership consti.s
tuting the church, not one remains,
Capt. Terrell was the last Of the mems:
befship. Of 1880 two only. remain and
they are trembling on the verge of the
grave, since dead. Of the members ini
n ~ u