Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-08-23

ate occurrence here referred to is all
true, only very important aspect OF
the case has been omitted. Your cor
respondent is quite sure that this omis-
sion was unintentional; but it is due
this misguided and afflicted father and
mother that just little more should
be said concerning the sad death of
their lovely little daughter. For some
reason, which your correspondent fails
to understand, this case was taken up
by the coroner. What bearing any
verdict by a coroner's jury might
have, or what results would follow
such action, are also unknown to your
correspondent. A coroner's jury was
empanelled, however, and a verdict
was rendered to the effect that "the
child came to its death from causes
unknown to the jury" A minority
report, signed by the jurors who must
have been most anxious to exercise the
privileges of such an unusual occasion,
was presented, which stated that
"death resulted from criminal neglect
of parents" After this action, which
is strong reminder of the famous
journey of the king of France, when
be "marched up the hill and then
marched down again." the funeral
procession was allowed to proceed to
the grave. The following testimony,
which was given at the coroner's in
quest by the Rev. R. w. Lide, pastor
of the First Baptist church here, will
be of interest. He said that neither
of the members of Mr.. James H. Lide's
family were members of his church
but that they all worshipped there and
that the little girl who died was of his
Sunday school; that he visited them
daily as pastor, and sometimes twice a
day, during the girls sickness; that he
never witnessed such absolute devotion
of mother to a child as was displayed
by Mrs. Lide; she did everything pos
sible for the child except to give her
medicine. When 1 first called after
the child was taken sick, I saw that
she was extremely i'll, and suggested
to Mrs. Lide that she should call a
doctor and administer physics. She
said that she "could not conscientious
ly give medicine" The mother used
in the room and used
every means to prevent the spread OF
the disease. The body was bathed
in an effort TO reduce the
Witness does not agree
with Mr.. and Mrs. Lide in the matter
of "faith cure; )" but is a strong be-
lever in the use of medicines. In re-
ply to a question by the coroner wit
ness said that the parents got their
idea of "faith cure" from that passage
in James which reads: "Is any sick
among you? Let him call for the
elders of the Church, and let them
pray over him, amounting him with
oil in the name of the Lord &; and
the prayer of faith shall save the
sick, and the Lord shall raise him up"
Mrs. Lide annointed the sick girl with
oil. In reply to question from Juror
Hennig, the witness said that Mr.. Lide
is very distantly related to witness,
but Mrs. Lide not at all; that there
was no congeniality existing between
them on account of their peculiar be-
lief. The child had been sick week
or more before witness heard of it.
He thought that Mrs. Lide was entire
ly honest in her belief and practice.
While the community is much wrou hit
up over this sad case, there is not
wanting with all thoughtful ones that
tender sympathy, which goes to all,
however misguided they may be, in
such sore affiiction.