The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-03-25
DIXON MEETING
GREAT SUCCESS
Was Brought to a Close
Last Thursday Night.
A LARGE ATTENDANCE
Inauguration of President Robert Adams,
of Clinton College, Takes Place
Friday Evening.

Clinton, March "a. The meeting be-
gun by the Rev. DR.. A. G. Dixon last
Sunday a week ago in Carolina Me-
mortal Chapel, closed Thursday night.
The impression made by DR.. Dixon was
clearly shown on Thursday night. The
chapel is designed to seat about thou
sand, but by using chairs the ushers
seated many more than that. 1t is es.
timated that there were fully fifteen
hundred inside the building. Besides
these, there was large number that
mons preached by DR.. Dixon were of
remarkable character. Besides regular
evangelistic services twice each day, at
ii a. m. snd 7:45 p. M, DR.. Dixon con-
Quoted special service for men on Sun
day afternoon and service for chill
dren at :45 p. m. on Wednesday. AT
10 a. m. and p. m. every day minis
terial conferences were held, the var
lous visiting minister's taking part. On
Thursday afternoon conference of
college professors and Y. M. G.. A.
workers was held at 4:3o O'Clock in the
Baptist church. Numbers of men,
prominent in religious and social move
ments were in attendance on the SER
vices and conferences of the week. Lau-
rens sent fine representation, among
others Hon. G. G. Featherstone, Rev.
Mr.. Thayer, Rev. E. G. Watson and
G. B. Bobo. Greenville was also ably
represented, Revs. DR.. Cody and DR..
Poteat, who are among the prominent
leaders of their church in this state,
being among the Greenville delegation.
Newberry also sent several able men,
among them Revs. Wolling and Ran
during the conference. These counties
sent several representatives each.
There were visitors present from a
dozen other counties.
The Rev. G. Lewis Fowler, pastor of
the Baptist church, originated the idea
of this gathering and he expressed the
utmost qualification at the result. 1t
is his hope to make this conference an
annual event. The meeting resulted
in many accessions to the different
churches in Clinton and q decided
quickening of their spiritual life.
A very imposing event will be the
Inauguration of the Rev. DR.. Adams as
president of the Presbyterian College of
South Carolina next Friday evening.
A number of prominent visitors will
attend it and an elaborate ceremonial
will be carried out. A good string
band has been engaged for the occasion
and the co-eds will do their best to dec
crate the college chapel where the ex-
ercses are to be held. 1t is expected
that visitors from the surrounding
towns will be in attendance. The Lau-
rens people especially will doubtless
take keen interest in the event
Among the visitors who are expected
are the presidents of the other Presby-
terian colleges of the State, the Rev.
DR.. s G. Byrd, of Greenville, and Miss
E. z. McClintock, of Columbia. DR..
Henry Louis Smith, president of Da-
wilson College, will also be present and
take part in the exercises. The Colum-
bia Theological Seminary will be repre-
sented by the Rev. DR.. McPheeters.
On the 28th the P. G. baseball team
crosses bats with Clemson College at
Fort Hill. The boys have just finished
a hard siege of examinations and are
not very hopeful of. victory.
A local branch of the Woman S
Christian Temperance Union has been
organized in Clinton and held its first
regular meeting Monday afternoon at
the Methodist church. Mrs. j. Groves
Colbert is president and it has an en-
thusiastic membership.