Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-04-12
Shoe Department..
THE NEWS FROM SENECA.
The Vrcdcnburgh Meeting Closcs-A New
Industry -Eighty-two Cases OF La Grippe.

SENECA, S. G., April ll.--Sunday night
closed two weeks series of meetings
conducted at the Presbyterian church by
Mr.. j. :. Nrcdcnburgh of Springfield,
III. AS Rev. Mr. Ilamitcr said, the
denominations wcro Il unit during
hc meetings, working harmoniously
throughout. Sundays services at the
Methodist and BAPTIST churches were
called in, their pastors and congregations
worShiping ut the Presbyterian church.
If it is possible to discriminate, Mr..
Nrcdcnburgh' Sunday morning sermon
was perhaps the most beautiful! of the
series. lie chose rs his context, as he
was pleased to term it, that favoritc
Psalm, the twcpt y-third. Added to his
ever ready flow language there was a
magnetic cloQ Irncc, and the discourse
tccmcd with II taphcric allusiuns.
At night the church was crowded, and
1T was with difficulty that all who came
were seated. The service was impress
Svc: much regret was felt that, with it,
the meeting must close. Considerable
interest was manifested, and many who
had never before made any religions pro-
icSsions confessed Christ. 1t was de-
cidcd that jubilee service should be
held Monday night.
Monday night came, and with it an
w1rc songs and prayers, PaSalm reading
and talks. Appropriate talks were made
10y Rev. ID: w. lIiott, pastor Of tho Bap-
tlSt church: Rev. G.. +. ClarkSon, of the
Methodist church: Rev. w. S. lIamitcr,
Of the Presbyterian church; Rev. c.
Wardlaw and number of laymcn
Then Mr.. NrcdcnbWgh went into the
pulpit and delivered his final message
lie urged his hearers to be Bible Chris
Ian, |,
"llavc time and Il place to pray,
And read the Biblo every day.
The glorious things of the Bible were
mentioned, and, said the speaker, Il
pity the man or woman who has never
had vision; not Il vision outside God S
word, but one found between the lids of
this blessed book The vision for the
SINNER is Christ and Nicolrmus, John iii
the vision for the saint is Stephen filled
with the Holy Ghost, Acts Wis Mr.
Nrrdcnburgh'S next point was that
temptation should he avoided, and this
was cmphatically urged. Then rang the
words of the speaker, ''Do something"
lie thought it no wonder that many
Christians complain of being chilly 1t
is due To inactivity, and Christian ser
vice would warm them up.
His talk ended. he stopped from the
pulpit, asked the pastors Of the town to
stand beside him. and the whole conprc
cation was requested to walk M and
shake hands with the four G,odly men
Thus ended the service.
Mr. Nrcdcnburph has made n wondcr.
ful impression for good upon the rcoplc.
His afternoon services were particularly
Instructive. Their primary object was
to teach, and this object was succrss.
fully accomplished. If those who heard
him failed to learn more of the Bible or
t" mark their Bibles on reaching home.
Of they did not have them at the
church, theirs, and not his, is the blame.
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TO constitutional regulations, much re-
Gr"l IS icll throughout the Federation.
\ most complimentary article is that
appearing in recent issue Of The State,
lI"m ,hc pen oi Mrs. Mary i. Scrcvcn,
lhat champion OF ideal womanhood.
Ii"r" IS i"l'hG pretty tribute to Mrs.
'"lr'm"H' ana me work she has done ,aS