The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-07-25

Sanford with a meeting at the Sardis
Baptist church. Parson Duren is
an earnest, enthusiastic preacher OF
righteousness, and the congregations
have been large and we'll paid in
spiritual truth. He left on Friday,
the Goth, and Henry NJ. Fallaw will
assist till it's close. Henry is preach
ing to those who have krown him
from childhood and the life be has
lived is very effective in assisting to
impress his congregations with the
truth of the new life in Christ Jesus.
Haskell Brooker, since his gradua-
tion in June, has been employed by
the patrons and trustees Of the
Aliens school about two miles from
Swansea. It is near his home and is
another introduction to his worth
and merit.
MIR. W. D. Hills summer school
closed here last week and be has re-
turned to his school about five miles
west of Swansea, where he taught
till the school ended in April. The
teachers and patrons were then so
pleased with Mr.. Hills success that
his services were solicited and they
refused to consent to allow him to
teach elsewhere and on Monday 18th,
he resumed his school there with a
bright success. The patrons at
Swansea were pleased ard gratifed
with the progress of their children
during his short term and they part
with him reluctantly.
DR.. A. G. Langford of Prosperity,
is spending few days with his
children here on his way to Bamberg
to visit others of his family.
On Sunday night of Sth last, Rev.
W. G. Gleaton, the Methodist min
lister, filed the pulpit in the Baptist
church for Rev. T. F. Rivers who
was away preaching. He made a
theme of the scorner and his example
which was very earnest and prac-
tical presentation of the Psalmists
severe rebuke to those who fill the
sect of the scorner and his effort was
well received by the audience.
It has leaked out that one of our
boys received rough treatment at the
hanos of certain girls father. He
| was repeatedly asked to keep his
| distance but a few nights ago, it is
said, he waylaid the wagon carrying
the family and crept into the rear
end and began joyfully to chat, think
ing the old man did not hear and
would not care on way "to meetin'"
Hold on my sor, was quickly followed
by q stand still and the old man
made his way back, taking him by
the back of the neck, he rushed him
quickly to the back Of the wagon,
and as the kicking end Of his No. ten
brogan reached the point of it's dis
tinstioD, the youngster was lifted
high and over into the bushes by
the road side he came down ''creshow"
and he was there left by himself to
enjoy the lonely solitude of his quiet.
ness by the light of the sweet silvery
moon. The crack of the whip was
notice to the team to move onward
and nothing broke the silence of the
occasion but voice from the am
bush, Il am not bad off to ride in
your cussed ole wagon nohow, I
can get my own conveyance if you
just know it.
Like China, Swansea too has ber
boxers. They are in Lexington
county numerous and in South Caro-
lima a great multitude. Whoever
closes his eyes to the progress and
march of civilization anywhere is a
genuine boxer either here or in
China. The boxers in China are
holding on to the old Asiatic stagra-
ton and oppose all who desire to
improve and introduce our ciyiliza,
ton into that belated and beleag
ured land and are striving to oppose
progress by force and even have the
prince and rulers on their side
There are those in our enlightened
land who are slow to catch the inspi-
ration of Anglo Saxon supremacy and
have many high in authority on their
side. The boxers here and in China
have but one common doom and
their blasted hopes will fill one yawn-
ing grave and their ashes rest in
common dust. Spectator.
July ooh.