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Tisit to Rome.
Nearly One Hundred Will Go
From This Country and Can
ada This Spring and Sum
mer.

About ninety archbishops, bishops and
monsignori. with their secretaries and
suites, numbering in all some six hun
dred prelates, will go from the United
States and Canada this spring and sum-
mer upon official visits to Rome.
The number includes two of the three
American cardinals, Gibbons and Farley,
and eight of the thirteen American arch
bishops.
Under Pope Plus Y a new order has
been followed Instead of bishops of
many countries visiting Rome at the same
time. dates have been agreed upon for
considers Roman Catholic outlook and
interest by countries. This year is North
America. Hence the large number of
prelates attending to make reports.
y bishop arriving in Rome at once
hands his official report to the sacred
consistorial congregation. The secretary
of this famous congregation is Cardinal
De Lai, who, if the next conclave con-
tinues present policies and follows what
are thought in some quarters to be the
wishes of Pope Plus x, will be the next
Pope. He has been rapidly promoted by
Pope Plus until he is now the most in
fluential of the Italian members of the
college, and, with four others, holds the
highest rank
The visiting bishop goes next to pray at
the shrines. and to appear in the parish
church to which he is officially assigned if
a cardinal. In each case he sees that his
visit is registered, that he may prove his
visit if need be. Lastly he visits the
Pope, makes verbal report Of conditions
in his diocese and answers any questions
that may be asked of him. Here the Of
oil -iStf do
many dinners and social functions, and
sometimes, if there be delay with the
papal audience date. there are trips to
various parts of Italy
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Cburfb Qhion an ISSUE.
Will Come Up at Coming Methodist Protestant Con-
ference. Which Will Meet at Milford, Del.-Church
Has Not Been Built Three Years and Has About
600 Members

The Maryland conference of the Meth
odist Protestant Church, which in
cIudes the churches of the denomination
in Washington. Will be held in Milford.
Del. stt tnt same time that the BATH
more conference of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church is in session at Cumber-
land and the Wilmington conference of
that church is in session al Berlin, Md,
just twelve miles from Milford
The question which overshadows every
other matter to be settled at this confer
ence of the Methodist Protestant Church
is that OF organic union with the Church
of United Brethren in Christ.
For a long time the stronger sentiment
III the Maryland conference has been ap
parently against union with the United
Brethren under the conditions proposed
and il was for a while considered as GER
tain that il would go On -ecord against
the union al the coming conference. Re
Gently the leaders against the union have
apparently changed their position some
what. as tWcnty-four conferences of their
church have already decided in favor of
Tie measure.
This change is said to be due to the
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Eeroism of Christ.

Cowards always think that everybody
else i = coward. SO the banG y .'hrlsecs
who were afraid of the influence of Jesus
among their followers sought to scare
the Master with the suggestion that
Herod sought His life. Christ answer,
that Luke has preserved for us with its
sarcasm and dignity, shows the heroism
OF Jesus. In one word, and the only one
of its kind recorded i'll the New 1esta-
ment. the Master showed His contempt
for Herod and portrayed the character
, of the ruler who hau ordered that John
the Baptist be beheaded.
: With Il word He dismissed the sug-
gest!on that lie depart to save His
work to do and an appointed time to per-
form it, besides in@I, no proi,neI nad
ever died outside of Jerusalem. and
there He would suffer, but not until
ton would not prevent Him carrying out
His program. In tn mGst of His
thoughts vision of the scene of His
colniLs rna SITS ms .4,. IS and dc
shows His love for Jerusalem.
The Master 5 reference to Jerusalem re-
yea ed ..ea., an. .e 80 .. in
spite of The cruel manner III which they
mss mist. Gated MN, ne ed .pi-
tai city OF his people. lie regrets That
the city had not accepted the security.
comfort and protection that He might
have bestowed upon them as Il mother
hen would give her chickens if they had
only listened 10 His message ana received
Him as the Messiah. They had rejected
their opportunity, and therefore they lost
the privilege of welcoming Him as
their King and Lord. II men will not
turn to Christ when they have the op-
portunity then they, too, will be left to
their doom. We do not have to do any
thing to be lost. But if We are to enter
into the fellowship of His kingdom We
are called IN to prove it by "A life OF
service rs speech, for mot every
one that "a unto me. Lord. Lord,
shall ente the kingdom of heaven.
but he that uoeth the Will Of my Father,
which is in heaven
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worked until 1904, when he was raised to
the bishopric and assigned to govern the
work of the Methodist Episcopal Church
in both Japan and Korea.
For three years during the civil war
Bishop Harris served as a member of the
18th Ohio Cavalry and in 1869 Joined the
Pittsburgh Conference of the NJ. E.
Church.
At the present time he is member of
the Asiatic Society, Japan Society of
London. G.. y. r. and Ohio Society of
California.
The deep affection which the Japanese
hold for Bishop Harris, it is declared. is
largely attributed to his. work at all times
for the advancement of the empire as
well as his delving into literature bring
ing out much of the japanese life in
his books, Japanese Proverbs and
Christianity in Japan"
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9rm Q9ffifers for
petmortb 81. G.
5unnap 5fbool
Mr.. Oscar J. Randall Heads
List as Superintendent.
Reports Show Progress of
Work.


The Petworth Methodist Episcopal
Sunday school officers have been Sc
lected as follows for the ensuing year:
Superintendent, Mr.. Oscar J. Randall:
assistant superintendent Mr.. William
T. Bair: secretary, Mr.. Avery Shaw;
assistant secretary, Mr.. Carl Noetzel;
recording secretary. Mr.. William F.
Callander; treasurer, Mr.. John T.
Shade; pianist. Miss Dorothy Russell:
superintendent primary department,
Mrs. ]. +. Atkinson; superintendent
home department, Mrs. ]. 7. Shadle;
superintendent cradle roll, Mrs. w. A.
Haggerty.
At the annual meeting held recently
the reports for the past year showed
a substantial increase in the attend
ance and interest in the work.
The graded lessons are now used in
conformity with the international
standard Of efficiency.
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Militant Training.

Christian Endeavor is a spiritual mill
tary training school. 1t trains the young
to be good soldiers of the cross. AS one
of the grand divisions of the churchs $
mighty army Christian Endeavor is
marching on with unfaltering step.
The well trained soldiers, in the prime
of their youth and vigor. are marshalin n
from every shore under the blood-red
banner of the cross. The church's final
victory is assured. God has so decreed.
Her soldiers Of whatever division or
name will receive their due reward.
Until that day,
''Be the banner still unfurled,
Still uDsheathed the Spirits sword,
Till the Kingdoms of the world
Are the kingdom Of the Lord:
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"Dr. M latter Reeo,
Dero of peaee."
Rev. Jay T. Stocking to Dis
cuss This Topic in Sermon of
Special Series on "Saints of
Today" Tomorrow Evening.

Or Walter Reed, Hero of Peace" is
to be the topic of Rev. Jay T. Stocking
in the third of his special series of
Sunday evening SERMONS on Saints of
Today" in the First Congregational
Church tomorrow evening.
The services. it is expected, will at
tract many friends in Washington of
the Congregational faith who knew Dr.
Reed during his work here in Wash
ington before the Spanish war, during
which he gave his life to determine the
cause of yellow fever
The Walter Reed Army General Hos
pital here was named as a memorial to
DIR. Reed.
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day of the week it has an assigned por-
ton of the Scriptures bearing on the
passage to be discussed at their weekly
meeting.
In this course of study the great
themes of revelation are continually be-
fore them. Thus they learn to love the
Bib and finding personal profit ana
pleasure in its treasures of knowledge
thew feel bound alike by duty and graft
tude to carry it's blessings to their fel.
lowmen. So many from the school OF
Christian Endeavor are yearly becoming
ministers and missionaries of the word.
Jacob Chamberlain said. "1ndia's con-
version will be hastened by one genera
ton at least through the coming in OF
Christian Endeavor."
It is not alone in India, but in every
part of the world, that Christian EIn-
deavor is fastening the hour of mission
ary triumph.
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Training by Doing.

When we note the wonderful work the
society is doing for the cause OF ms
sions at home and abroad, we recognize
that it has inestimab'e value as a tram
ing school for the spread of the gospel
It is proving its value by its accom-
plishments Its high standard as u re-
ligious school is in the fact that its train
ing is by doing The use of opportunities
constitutes training knowledge without
practice is unavailing. instruction may
come by teaching. but training comes oy
exercise and use of the thing taught.
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tionless will ere long lose its cunning.
All of the bodily members through con-
tinued disuse perish. The same law ex-
lists in relation to mental and spiritual
qualitie.;.
If our higher nature is not kept in the
training school Of instruction and activ-
ity it soon withers and dies. Use and
exercise are essential to the development
of the powers of both body and mind
Disuse is extirpation Of those powers
The mental and spiritual organs, the
same as the bodily members, when not
used, gradually decay and perish.
How vastly important that all the func-
tions of body and mind be kept in exer-
else. This is accomplished by the proc
esses of education. The improvement of
any faculty is through educating it to
its proper uses. Henry Ward Beecher
defined education to be 1.-The knowledge
of how to use the whole of ones SELF
X x * \:
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throw it away. but
carefully wrapped it
up. He meant to
keep it safe; but it
was not safe unless
put to use.
1t was taken from
him and the same
thing is happening
every day to those
who do not cultivate
their gifts. The eyes
that are not used
gradually lose the
power to see.
The hand held mo-
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gospe' between the two incidents OF thf
healing on the Sabbath that formed the
basis of our study last week that shows
us how Jesus tried to impress upon Ills
followers His faith in the certainty of the
successful outcome of His efforts to
establish Il kingdom. In the two par
ables with which our lesson opens
Jesus outlines the development of the
kingdom that He planned to establish.
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67 CHRISTIAN Gnoeaoor pour $
\ + Bp Barbtp s.. 9rmin ,+l
TOPIC:
Our Society a Training School.--Prov, 22:o.

There is in every human heart
Some completely 'arren part,
Where seeds of truth and love might Srow
And flowers of generous virtue hl"w:
To plant, to watch. water there
This as our duty, be care:
And sweet it Is, the growth 10 trace,
OF wort, Of intellect. of grace,
In hosoms where labors first
Bid the yorng seed of springtime burst,
Asd lead 1t from hour to hour,
To -ipen into perfect flower.
Every one has some talent ''of orth
of intellect. of grace which must be
employed or it will be lost. The man in
the parable with the one talent did not
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Christian Endeavor is training school
for ministers and missionaries. Its prin-
clpal OBJECT IS the study, OF the bibie.
to carry out its precepts. For every
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During Christ's progress toward
Jerusalem, where He knew He would
suffer for us the penalty of death, be-
cause of the bitter antagonisln aroused
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$4,000 for Missipus.

Methodist Episcopal Church Announces Gift Balti
Conference Time Approaches Sessions Will
Be Held in Cumberland Beginning April Bishop
Berry to Preside
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Religious Training.

Religious work presents the highest oc-
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LESSONS BY THE WAY. Luke, 1913 s5
Golden Text-Not every that saith unto Lord
Lord shall enter the kingdom OF heaven; but he that
doeth the will OF my Father who is in heaven.
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For Additional Church News See
Page 6, Part 2. --
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-12
BELGIAN BAZAAR-BALL.
Prize offered for Most Attractive Cot
ton Costume.

The committee in charge of the
Belgian BaZaar-Ball have decided to
offer a prize for the best and mos,
unique complete cotton costume. No
contestant is eligible unless the entire
costume be Of cotton. We mean by
that no matter how artistic or
original a gown might be it would
count for nothing, in the contest, !f
the hose, gloves or flowers were of
silk. We are glad to see that some
of the stores are boosting the Buy
cotton dress plan,' and while the
wearning of cotton gowns to the bail
is by no means compulsory they will
add that note Of "neWnesS" which
is always charming. Come attired in
cotton gowns, all who will. Your
costume will blend well with the dec
orations in the ball room and per-
chance you may win very attractive
prize.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-12
NEGRO SHOT By WOMAN.
Rachael Potts Seriously Wounds Ma
riOn Nelson at Ills Home on Divine
Street.

This morning about $50 o'clock
Rachael Potts shot and seriously
wour ded Marion Nelson at the latter's
home OH Divine street. Policeman
Owens appeared at the scene of the
shooting shortly afterwards and ar
rested the woman and lodged hcr In
Jail. Nelson was taken to the Toum
cy hospital. where ho is i'm a critical
condition. The bullet entered the low
CT part of the abdomen and perfora,
ed his entrails at a number Of places
which were patched up by the sur
geons at the hospital.
The cause Of tie shooting is un-
known. but 1T is alleged to have beer
caused by jealousy. Nelson was lyin.
IN his bed at the time he was shot
the woman entering tho room an,
ilrinS ~ him at close range.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-12
RESULTS OF "pAY Up" WEEK
Citizens of County and Town Unite i'm
Doing their Duty by Merchants.

A public spirited white Sumter
county farmer. man in comfortable.
but only moderate financial circum-
stances, said to a lady in Sumter YES
cotton to pay his debts simply for the
reason that he had read in the news
papers about Pay up Week" and
realized that Sumter merchants and
professional men needed their money
to pay their debts and to keep sum
ter men and women employed
This farmer said he could have
held his cotton much longer. but that
he and at least a dozen other farmers
that he knew Of in his section had
talked the matter over after reading
so much of the Pay up Week" argu-
mcnts in the newspapers, and came
TO the conclusion that they would be
doing great many Sumter working
men and women big favors to pay UP
their debts. relieve the financial strain,
and possibly help numbers of men and
women in Sumter to hold their Jobs.
He said that that spirit was largely
prevalent among the farmers. That
many could not dispose of their cot
ton right during Pay up Week."
owing to the bad weather, but will do
so between this and Christmas to set
tie up and help relieve the distress.
Hundreds of bales of cotton were
sold in Sumter since the first day of
Pay up Week. Thousands of dol
lars Of debts were paid The farm
crs Of Sumter county have not done
SO bad" by the Sumter merchants and
their employees as some people seem
to think
The spirit of friendship, brotherly
love, and cooperation exhibited by
hundreds Of farmers and by hundreds
Of Sumter people who paid their
debts or as much as they could in re-
spOnse to the appeals in the newspa-
ersp simply shows that the Sumter
Chamber of Commerce and Sumter
newspapers deserve some credit. and
the knocking" that Pay up Week
has received from some men, who are
never willing to admit that they are
benefited by any public movement was
not deserved.
The average Sumter county farmer
is big hearted. public spirited, and
as unsclfish a man as ever lived. He
loves his fellow man and will do his
part every time to make times better
or to bring prosperity
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-12
TO BE PRIVATE SECRETARY.
cr Private Secretary to Governor
Manning.

Mr.. Herbert A. Moses, Of this city.
FOR the past five years confidential
clerk to GOv-elect Richard /. Manning.
will accompany Mr.. Manning to Co.
lumbia, as Private Secretary, when
ne enters upon the discharge of his
duties as governor next month. The
formal announcement Of Mr.. Man.
hlhS decision to name Mr.. Moses for
'he position Of Private Secretary to
lhe governor has not been made and
probably will not be made until Mr.
Manning has been inaugurated. but
lhc DAILY Item is permitted to state
that Mr.. Moses will be appointed Pri-
Vate Secretary TO the governor. Mr..
Miles Wood, for several months
stenoGrapher in Mr.. Manning's office.
VIII fill the same position in the gov
crnOrs office under the Manning adj
ministration.
Neither appointment has any po-
litical significance, the selections being
entirely personal, being based upon
Mr.. Manning's knowledge of the ouali-
fications and fitness of the men named
for the respective positions they will
occupy in his official family.
Mr.. Moses is the eldest son of the
late AltamOnt Moses, who was, for
many years, the popular and infu-
cntial representative of Sumter county
in the general assembly, serving i'm
both house and senate He is an
alumnus Of the University of South
Carolina and his business and news
paper experience coupled with his ma
tive ability renders him exceptional
ly we'll qualifi> to acceptably dis
! charge the duties of the responsible
position which he will fill in the Man.
ming administration.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-12
WILL HAVE CHRISTMAS TREE
Schools TO Have Observation-Disclosures
Gives News and Views.

Rcmbert, Dec. Miss Rosa Wcis-
niger, the efficient principal of the
Stateburg school and superintendent
Hastings Freeman of bethesda church
are using their best endcavors to have
Il fine Christmas tree with appropri-
ate exercises at that church during
the coming holidays, whereof an
nOuncement will be made later on.
Never meet trouble half way, ii
will get to you soon enough.
What is the use in worrying about
things you can't. help. Difficulties
need a stout and cheerful heart
1t usually takes cents to make dol
There is the fellow that has literally
worn himself out trying to do things
different from the rest of folks. What
has he accomplished? (Nothing) And
l heard of another that really Has
a heart for every fate" in SO exact Il
manner that he would tackle hell
with quart Of water. He is first
cousin to a certain colonel.
We have fallen upon evil days
when one part Of the world pauperize:
the masses for the other to feed. The
wise man, after lengthy discussion
Of the great matter gave this conclu-
sion: Fear God, and keep his COM
mandmcnts." We have need to go
softly for the Great Arbiter is on his
throne; the Chastiser Of the nations
may yet chastise us.
Yes, feed the Belgians, but don't
neglect your own poor. And YOU know
it really begins to be serious with a
lot who depend upon their toll for
daily bread. No work! What is to
be done.
Our people are sowing small grain,
oats, wheat and rye in large areas.
You need not look for cotton to rise
until marked acreage reduction is Il
settled fact.
Hog cholera is abroad. Look out
for that big hog in the pen. Some
folks did not find much relief in Sc
rum. Maybe it's not cholera but Il
disease from the black mushroom.
Do not throw away effective remedies
for the new when both can be tried.
Despite recent heavy rains the
water level in some of our wells is
low.
Has it occurred to you that the
earth is drying out?
Miss Lizzie Gilbert, Of Heath
Springs, is visiting her niece, Mrs.
j. l.. Jackson.
The WOman's Missionary Society OF
Eclhesla chur"h meets with >ls. II.
>. spencer neNt Friday, Ee,pmhor II,
Iat Pm.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-12
News JOttings from Dark Corner.

Dark Corner, Dec. 4.-Crops are
nearly all gathered. Some little corn
and cotton still remains in the fields.
Farmers have sold the most of their
Of their cotton seed to get something
to live on and pay for picking, gin
ming, etc. ! don't think there will be
near as much cotton planted here
next year, as there was this. Some
farmers have planted oats and 9TH
ers will plant later. Some wheat has
been planted also, but not as much as
should be.
Thanksgiving day was not observed
here at all. Everybody went on With
their usual activities. Old Hard
Times" spent the day with Mr.. p. T.
Mcleod, who set the "old reb" up
to a fine dinner, which was sure ell
joyed by the old fellow.
G. p. Weeks and w. J. Ardis were
on Il business trip to Wcdgetield las
Saturday, the 2Sth Of November, an,
dined with Mr.. j. r. Kolb.
Mr.. Joe II. and Lee Geddings Of
PinewOod have rented the Lyman
Live Oak place near Ramsey ant
will move there for next year.
1t seems as if your Pissan scribe
was correct when he said that farm
crS would not get any help from th'
State or nation i'm their dilemma. Nj,
experience has been that the surcs
help Tor us is what we can do our
selves. If we hal more COWS, hog
and the like with full cribs of corn
/ oats, etc, and less bales of cotton, w
would not have to send men to Wash
ingtOn for national or to Columbia 70
state aid Times will never be bette
until We learn to live at home NOR
: than we have been doing. Cotton an'
, fertilizers seems to he all that som
farmers have been depending ON, 5
they bought the fertilizers ana nov
! they have the cotton, and, like tn
man who won tn" elephant they don
know what TO DO with it,
Hard Times.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-12
BIG SHIPMENT OF GAMECoCKs

Dv. King Of Maycsvific Sends Solid
Carload tn Mexico City-Shipmcnt
by w. w. Gardncr-NiasOns Elcc.
tion.
Mayesville. Dec. 9.-Dr. G. T.. King
the wcil-known game chicken raiser
viii ship a solid carload Of gamecocks
tonight To Mexico City. The ship
mont will be accompanied by j. H.
Taylor. an expert In the housing OF
such birds. Tomorrow. w. w. Gard
ner. another large raiser Of game
cocks. will make a shipment to f.
Psso. Texas. This will probably be
one of the largest shipments of game
cocks ever made from this State
Messrs. King and Gardner have ship
ped large numbers OF such birds to
Mexico during the past several years
but such trafilc has been interrupted
of late on account OF the conditions
there.
30 a recent meeting Of Utopia
Lodge. No. 3e3. A. r. NJ. the follow
Ing officers were elected: w. NJ. L
q. risdale; J. W.. J. w. Thames; s
w. T. L. Kahn; secty. Rev. r. l.
Grier; Treasurer. Geo. G.. Warren
Tho other ofiicers will be filled by ap-
pOintment
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-12
WRECK AT WTDGEFIELD.
Train No. 50 Delayed by Breaking of
Rear Axle OH Engine.

From The Daily Item, Dec. 8.
Atlantic Coast Line train No. 6S
from Columbia to MaXton, was uelay-
ed an hour and a quarter today at
Wedgefeld by the breaking of the rear
axle of the engine, No. Z.
The accident occurred as the train
started from the station and besides
Il jolt and a wait of considerable
length the passengers suffered no
danger. Another engine was sent to
place of the broken engine and with
this the train continued it's schedule.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-12
ARRANGEMENT FOR DANCE.
Holiday Eve Club to Give Dance New
Years Eve.

The executive committee of the Hol-
iday Eve Club held meeting last
night to make arrangements for the
Christmas week dance. The dance
will be held on New Years eve. Vari-
following subcommittee were ap-
pointed:
Membership-J. II. Levy, Jr., w.
NJ. DeLorme, Jr.
Supper-E. Nj. Hall, j. u. Hearon.
Music, Hall, Etc.-P. NJ. Brown, H.
a. Moses.
Several new members were elected
to the club, their applications having
been presented.