The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-10-25
MINISTERS FOR LAW.
ANDERSON PREACHERS CON.
DENIM HONEA PATH LYCH-
ING.
Regret Governors Reinarks-Legis-
latOr's Assistance to Mob and
CorOners' Failure to Act.

uemninS the recent lynchlng In An
derson county" were adopted by the
ministers conference of Anderson OH
october 1S:
THE ministers conference Of An
derson. present in session October 16,
1911. In view Of the deplorable out
rage which has happened in our
midst wish to state 20 the public:
THAT we deeply sympathize with
the family which has been outraged,
were virtue has been made to bleed
and suffer. Our hearts go out to this
family at this hour, since we stand
as the friends of virtue and purity.
the good wishers and defenders of
the home. We believe further that
the guilty parties causing such out
RACES. should be punished by death,
and that as speedily as possible. but
only and always by the law. We
wish to say We believe in the enforce
ment of law. and the respect of law
and stand as the defenders and help
ers Of law enforcement. We stand
ready, by any just means to create an
atmosphere that shall make 1t i'm
possible to have such 'nameless
crimes committed. and we believe
that every citizen should do all in his
power to help apprehend a man gull
~ of the crime Of wre ckirg a home.
'In view of our attitude and pur-
pose. be II resolved:
81. We deplore the sentiment en-
pressed by the chief executive Of this
state In a speech delivered near
Honea Path. and other places. few
weeks before this crime, as reported
by the press. encouraging lynch law,
under similar conditions, since these
sentiments were In violation Of his
sworn oath to enforce and defend the
law.
"2. We deplore the fact. that
member Of the governors staff living
In Anderson was. according to his
own published confession, an indorser
OF the crime and a. member of the
mob pursuing the negro, as evidenced
by the following paragraph in his
paper: THE Intelligencer man wish
Ing to see the fun. and with not the
least objection to being a party to
help lynch the brute. left in an auto
mobile for Greenville. reaching that
point a few minutes after the negro
and the pursuing party had reached
there
"S. We deplore also the fact that
legislator Of Anderson county. and
living In the vicinity Of the crme.
was the recognized leader Of the mob,
which wrosted tho prisoner from the
officers Of the law. and which was in
open violation Of his sworn obligation
10 defend and uphold the law.
q. Further that We deplore the
failure Of the coroner and his jury,
In the face OF the published facts. to
designate the participants Of the
murder.
%. We appreciate the honest ef-
fort Of the sheriff Of Anderson county
to protect the prisoner, by spiriting
him away to place If safe keep
ing. but We deeply regret that the
local sentiment should be deemed
such that the life Of the prisoner
should be unsafe in Anderson county
Jail.
IS. We wish to put ourselves ON
record as commencing the attitude of
The State and any other papers IN
their defense of the law as expressed
in recent editorials condemninp mob
law and their effort to uphold the
honor and dignity OF the State Of
South Carolina.
(Signed)
wv. II. Frazer. pastor OF Firs,
Presbyterian church.
IS. A. Donahoe. pastor of the First
Methodist church.
IA. j. Cauthen, presiding elder of
Anderson district.
"S. II. Guignard. rector of Grace
Episcopal church.
IF. T. Banks. secretary of the Y.
NJ. c. A.
w. II. Lindsay. pastor Of the AS
ISOLATED Reformed PRESBYTERIAN
church.
W. I. Kelley. pastor Of Orville
Methodist church.
"Jno. +. Vines. pastor Of First Bap-
tist church."
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