The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-02-22
$PARKER's" HAUL ;"
A Leaf from the Past Brought to
.Si Light.

a Columbia friend has sent us ono Of
tho orsginal copies ola now raro and
preoiops handful historic in South
Uarolisa, tho irony of which viii bo
appreciated by S,utb Carolinians of
this generation as it was by those Of
tho last. We hclieyc tho bill was tho
production Of Tim" Hurley, the cmi.
nent Radical politician whose namo
locaEy{hurvivts ia Hutloyvilo:
.iyM Parkcr's Haul"
Thursday Eyeniug Feb. s, 1874,
~ Lco,uro
Roligion
Hon Il, j, Moses, Jr.
Author of
Moses Notos, Moses on Virtue, oto.
Ex.ehoaker Of tho House Of Roro.
fontatives, and now, through the Un-
accountable Mercy Of Divine Prov.
idenco,, Exercising tho Duties Of Gov.
ernor Of South Carolina.
The Looturor has beon secured at an
immenso expense to tho State. The sub
jcct Of dis Lecture is Il ligion, which
for m&hy years no has mado his study,
and, in order to become master Of his
subject, he has devoted tho entiro Con
tingentt ttEund to this purpose. Ho is
a living dxamplo of what Religion can
do for humanity whom properly uuder.
stood. 4Ho will show how littlo faith
can be- placod in tho doctrines of tho
Church fathers that to have Religion
one must noocs ssarily posscss Morality,
Chastity; Truth, Honesty, Good Faith,
Royorenco and Filial Lovo 60 say
nothingiof Virtue). He will show in
hiBowns pereon that ono can, in his
opinionf bo Religious, from Christian
standpoint, without possessing any of
tho aforaaaid imaginary qualities. He
will show that without them one can
rise Os4the highest position in the
State During tho Lecture ho will pro.
duoo Ncsglo as an example of man
without Religion, ,.,possessd Of tho
Devil. Gin order 10 illustrate his sub:
jcct thoroughly, ho will show to The.
audience atablct upon which is ongrav-.
Cd a pa sscortificato sigscd by tho or.
igihal,Njosea for current expenses in
ourred san drowning Pbaraoh;a stone
from " Ns Sinai telling.tho prico Of an
office is sSysst5 land 3, 900 years ago; a:
vase fouud in the garden Of the Ropub-
loan Printing Company, containing
$40, 900; also several duplicate copies Of
tho Colleton Gazette, takon from the
corner atono of tho Preston Mansion.
On this occasion tho Looturor will be
dressed in full uniform, manufactured
by Uowdilly from tho original flsg,
hauled down at Sumter. Ho will also
wear tho sword with which he cut him
self lose from Truth and Virtue ever
sinco infancy.
The Mnsio for he occasion will be
furnished by the ST. 900 Certificate Post
Band, which will play, by request,
somo of the airs performed at tho Cub.
erantorial Mansion during tho summer,
With sole otions also from "a hundred
thousand moro"
A Quartotte from the Penitcntiary
will bo present and sing at tho close Of
tho Lecture
Return, so Ransomcd Sinners,
Home"
The Cashier Of ono Of our Banks has
kindly consented to preside at tho or
gan.
Prico Of admission. rs conts.
Unpaid Notes of tho lecturer will be
taken at their market value.
County Treasures arc invited to
como prepared.
Palker:s Haul, aa Columbiaps we'll
know, was purchased about 20 years
ago by tho State and was used Tor eight
or ton years by tho department Of
agriculture, tho first floor being occupi.
cd BY al. exhibit OF tho State mineral
and forest productions. On the abolition
of tho department it remained vacant
until il came to be used as 6 State dis
ponsary, and this use continued until
Gov. Tillman gave up tho building to
Mr.. &. b. Wesley, for whom it was
purchased IN part with Blue Ridge
scrip. 1t ioll as foo to MIR. William
II. Lylos, the shrowd and activo attor.
ney Of Mr.. Wesley. and has now been
converted into tho Albomarlo hotol
tho first floor, formerly notorious Of
Fines saloon or " tho Third House
OF the, days Of good stealing, bong 90.
oupied by Wholesale fruit establish.
ment.
Many havo boon tho changes in the
last qusrtor of oontury, but the fuc.
tuations of fortune have been nowhere
bottor illustrated during that poliod
than in tho history OF Parkor's III Aul.'
-~COlumbia State.