The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-05-26
%Infemperate Prohibition.


Rev. Roper the presiding elder OF this cir
cult entertained ar Abbeville audience twice
last Sunday by extended remarks on prohi-
billion and kindred subjects, The editor OF
the Press and Banner did not have the plese7
ure OF hearing him, but we learn that he
hurled some choice epithets, such as "liar
and fool"
In ad vocatiug the voting out OF the dispen-
sary he cited, 80 we are told the remarkable
growth of a town In North Carolina after the
oarrooms bad been closed. The people then
became prosperous, the tow grew space
stores and a bank were established; the PEG
pie put money in the bank Instead OF buying
liquor etc. II we heard the nam OF the fav-
ored North Carolina town, we have forgotten
1t but we have 40 sort OF doubt that the town
exists and that great prosperity has come TO
it., and that great blessings have multiplied
and benefited the people since the closing of
the barrooms. The wipipg out Of the bar
rooms las no doubt done great good to every
com munity which has rid itself OF the great.
est curse that ever afflicted a christian peo-
pie. Thu history OF The whole country would
bear out Mr.. Roper's statement as to the
prosperity of the North Carolina town..
The State ofSouth Carolina, comparatively
speaking, stood still for o hundred years, anu
until the barrooms were voted out.
Since the establishment OF the dispensary
the State has blossomed as the rose. The
people are happy. Their lands have greatly
increased in price. Towns have sprung up
on almost every hill. Cotton mills, Oil mills,
fine dwelling houses, great stores and other
evidences OF thrift and prosperity greet the
eye on every hand since the old barrooms
gave place to the dispensary. Railways and
hlghwayshave been built. cities have sprung
up like magic, banks have been established
In nearly every town where money can be
deposited at q good rate Of interest, aud
where the needy citizens may borrow the
cash on easier terms than before the closing
OF the barroo ms and the opening OF the dis
pensaries. If our clerical brother would open
his eyes on South Cardinals prosperity since
the closing Of the barrooms and since the
opening OF the dispensary he need not strain
his vision or tax tn Imagination of bis hear
ers to see the isolated little prosperous town
over In the State of N. G.
Since closing of our barrooms and since the
opening of our dispensaries South Carolina
has made the most wonderful strides In
building churches, colleges ana school houses
IN the growth and prosperity OF her manu-
featuring or industrial enterprises since the
closing OF our barrooms and the op"nlng of
our dispensary no parallel to our prosperity
can be found in any county.
While 1t would tire the reader II we should
undertake 10 cite all the evidences OF pros
perity that have come to South Carolina
since the opening of the dispensary, yet we
may be pardoned If we cite an instance OF
two as examples Of q thousand iother likt
evidences OF the beneficial results OF the dis
penBary system.
Look at the improvement in the Stat,
University. Look at Clemson College will
its 700 students. Look at Winthrop, with
its OVERLOOKING dormitories, and sympathis
with the 500 girls who were tn rned away b.
, cause of lack OF accommodation. Look a
: the Rockhill State school for women. DON
| forget the crowded halls OF Converse, Erskin'
w Oxford, Lander and other Colleges. Thei
great prosperity has come since the openin
of the dispensary.
But the growth and prosperity OF these Col
leges is not all, nor any great per cent OF tn
edn c~ational advantages which have resulte
= or which have come about since the openin
S Of the dlspensary. In the good old days g
Calhoun and barrooms We had almost n
school houses, and many Of the school honse
8 which we then had we're not worthy OF tn
ma me. Some OF them at least. were log hout
8 es. with chimneys and tireplaces made ofmu
q and W. cd so wide that the children coul
m owe the slab, which was used as q seat Il