Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-02-26
Misrrllaneous Acaain9.
FROM CONTEMPORARIES.

FROM CONTEMPORARIES
News and Comment That Is of More
or Less Local Interest.
CHESTER.
Lantern, Feb. %: Burglars entered
Mr.. D. ]. Macaulay's store either Sat
urday or Sabbath night. Five pairs OF
the best shoes and they think probably
some clothing and other things are
missing, but cannot tell yet what IS
gone. Entrance was made by breaking
out two lights and the piece OF frame
between them, over the back door, "ltn
a small piece Of iron. .Mr. Charhe
Smith Of Yorkville, is visiting hiS
daughter, Mrs. G. W. Ferguson. Mr..
Ice of Arizona, arrived Sabbath even
ing with the remains OF Rev. J. U.
Hall. The funeral exercises at the
PRESBYTERIAN church at $3.50 yesterday
afternoon, we're conducted by Revs. j.
K. Hall Of McConnellsville, and M. T..
Kirkpatrick Of Blackstock, and were
attended by a large number of sympa-
thizing friends. The remains were pur-
led in Evergreen cemetery. The pail
bearers were Messrs. r. R. Hafner, H.
A. Crawford, w. D. Knox. j. j. String
fellow and Drs. S. G. Miller ana j. 8.
Bigham. The pure white roses and
callas which covered the coffin were
an emblem Of the pure life the deceas-
ed had lived. We are not In possess
sion of dates for sketch OF the USE
full life of Mr.. Hall. but trust this Will
be furnished.
GASToN.
Gastonia Gazette, Feb. "a: 1t Is pleas
ant to the Gazette to chronicle the ad-
vent on the home market OF more
homemade goods this week. The knit
ting mills at Bowling Green, just across
the line in York county are turning out
a handsome line Of ladies' vests In six
or eight styles. They are belaced ana
beribboned like the northern products
and sell OH sight right along, in COM
petition with the better known goods.
Mr.. ]. F. Yeager bought supply yes
terday and will have them on his
shelves about the first Of April. Mr..
P. T. Heath handles the Bowling Green
goods on the road. There was no
sermon at the First Baptist church
Sunday morning. only a brief talk by
the pastor. But it was an interesting
service to the few present, and a long
step forward was taken by the church.
The troublesome debt of $4,000 was the
topic of consideration. When the SER
vice closed. all had been raised but sl'-
07S. 1t is believed that. the members
who were absent on account of the In
clement weather, will not find it too
great a sacrifice to raise this residue.
When the call for offerings was made
there was a great calm and the clock
licked away on the wall. The first to
respond was Captain J. D. Moore. He
was not we'll, he said, and his voice in
licated it. With an effort to control
his feeling he said: II wish to give
third Of the $4,000 If the church
will pay the rest in thirty days. If 1t
appears selfish that I should wish to
assume this part, it is because l feel
that my need is greater for the bless
ing which comes from giving" Mr.. L.
L. jenkins followed with $1,000 and
others in sums from 50 to $3.50. The
following account of the meeting is
copied from yesterdays Charlotte OBJ
server: Gastonia, Feb. 21.-Notwith-
standing ice overhead and ice under
foot and the cold wind whipping ice
and rain into their faces, the less than
fifty people who attended services at
the First Baptist church here this
morning had a good time. They, to
use a current phrase that is more eX-
presSive than polished, went down
after their church debt and put it out
of commission. The town Of Gastonia
has a right to regard with pride its
church buildings, every one Of which is
practically new. In 1890 the First
church remodeled practically built
anew their house of worship at cost
of ten thousand dollars. In two years
the membership had paid off half of
this sum. Then the Second church was
organized and the numbers of the
mother church were almost halved.
The debt became a thing the small
membership dreaded. It was let alone.
Interest of 5000 accumulated. Other
incidentals made debt Of $4,000. 1t
was the biggest thing in the church's
life. Some Of the members felt that
the church was lifting up this debt in
stead of the Christ. 1t didn't draw
men. Nobody wanted to join debt.
That's the way pastor w. H. Reddish
felt about the matter. He devoted a
weeks work to the matter, going quiet
ly but earnestly to his members. This
morning was appointed to take up the
matter. But few were present. Count
ing janitor pastor and the Sunday
school children, the congregation num-
bered less than fifty people. What
would you do?" asked the pastor Of his
deacons. do? Why, go ahead and do
what we can. The people here have
come surely for this purpose" An
other deacon said: Better wait until
another day. 1t will be good for the
people not here to see how it's done.
But if the others want to go ahead and
make them sorry they didn't come,
am with you." The pastor said this
storm of cold and ice and rain had cut
attendance down to a Gideon's band