The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-03-28

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passed about with darkness. he for
gstte n that the eyes Of the Lord are
ten thousand times brighter than the
sun
blessed is he who hath a viltuou5
wife. for the number OF his days shall
be doubled"
A silent and loving woman is a
gift from the Lord.
A fool will peep in at the door OF
the hoase. but he that is well nurtured
will stand without"
10 ret banquet upon borrowed
money"
Commend not a man for his oIt-
ward appearance. for many kings have
81; down upon the ground. and one
that was never upon the ground, and
oac that was never thought OF hath
worn the crown.
"A ,irierd cannot be known in pros
perity. and an enemy cannot be hid
in adversely"
Use not much the company OF q
woman who is a singer lest thou be
captured with her voice"
Rejoice not over thine enemy whon
he is dead"
Lend not to him who is higher than
thySelf, but if thou lueEdest cou2. 1t
lost"
sit nc,s down with the wife Of an
other man in thine arms. for it Will
bring thee to destruction"
My son. helup thy father in his Old
age and thou shalt have joy IN thine
own children"
Have no fellowship with those who
are mightier and richer than thySel1'
for how can the earthen kettle and the
pc; agree
When a rich man speaketh every
man holdeth his tongue and eNtol it 10
the clouds, but if poor man speak,
they say. What fellow is this?'
Build not a house with another
mans money. for it is like gathering
stones for the tomb of thy burial
"A thief is better than a common
liar"
"Accustom net thy mouth to swear
ing nor to the naming OF the Holy
One"
"Against him that is niggard Of his
+. eat his ne:gHbors shall murmur.
Keep a sure watch ever a shame
less daughter les. she make thee a
!aughineatock and tyword IN the
csy and reproach among thy peo-
Pile
Whether this book is inspired or not,
1t is full of devotion to God and graft
tude for His goodness. The Old Test1-
ment Hebrews canon was made up ard
closed before this Jesus lived or per-
haps Eccles:aticls wcuid have been
embraced in Il. 1t is certainly entitiei
to as much consideration as Solomon S
Son. for there is not vulgar CT lasc:I-
iouS expression in it.
This much about the Apocrypha vii
answer some inqI7rrG- | have received.
two OF them from breaches. | have
long letter from my Old friend. Es2"7
Turner. concerning ttct :fCc2t 2Tcii'.-
ticn Cf William Hannibal Thomas;
that bill of Indictment against the ne
groes of his own race. He denouc9s
Thomas. His opinion is that some
learned white men wrote the book and
paid Thomas fer the use of his name.
He says this is the opinion OF those IN
South Carolina who know this Scanc-
gallows. He says II am well acquai1 :
ed with him. knew him during the war
in front of Richmond, where scme
southern hero shot off one Of his arms
and it is a pity he did not shoot his
head off. He is now receiving an eXor-
bitant pension from the United States
government. If there ever WIS monty
paid to a dog it is paid 10 him. II the
white people of the south knew half IS
much about his rasc3lity and villaIny
as he has told me- they would seek his
blood If our preachers are so bad as liz
represents them, what did he stop fer
and Join the party of the devil He was
one of the preachers OF my church and
will be until hell open her arms to re-
ceive him etc.
have been following Bishop Tu:-
ner's course ever since the wa. aid
have never known aught against him
as a man and Christian. In the year
1866. when our people at Rome we .
under the oppression of a Spanish CAP
tain. one Dec la Mesa, Bishop Turner
acted as mediator and tried to make
our condition more tole:aJle. He ma /.
a speech at Reese's Spring near RoT".
that We all commended ard did his III
most to prevent that Spaniard from eX-
ercsing his foul domination and tyr2a-
ny. Ever since then his pen and oyicc
has been for peace between the race.
I am pleased to speak Of him IS M
friend. Bill Arp in Atlanta Cons i
tuition