Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-10-26
WITHIN THE TOWN

- People OF 4OrKVllle anu tHe SUI
rounding community have contributed
$3O5.55 as an offering to Rev. John w.
Ham for his services here.
Rev. Mr.. Ham told the people at
the men only" meeting a good many
things that would not sound we'll In
print; but he did not tell them any
thing that they ought not to hear.
At a meeting Of the session Of the
A. r. P. church last Sabbath the dele
gates of the church to synod were in
structed to use their best efforts to in
duce that body to hold its next an
nual meeting in Yorkville.
- Both the local restaurants, John
Demas's and r. D. Dorsetts, were
swamped last Sunday night in the ef-
fort to feed the big crowd Of country
people who came to hear Rev. MIR.
Hams talk to men only" and who re-
manned over to the night service.
- Although the reason therefore Is
not known, Saturday and Saturday
Saturday that the town has experience
ed in a long time. There was no evil
dence Of liquor, thing which as a
rule Is more or less in evidence on
that day.
- It looked like Saturday night on
the streets here Sunday night. Not in
years have there been so many people
on the streets on Sunday. The restau-
rants did a good business among those
people from the country who having
come in for the mems meeting held
Sunday afternoon by Rev. Mr.. Ham,
wished to remain here for the night
service also.
- The rubber-necks, few OF them,
undertook to hear Rev. John w. Hams
sermon to ladies only" last evening
and the services Of policeman were
called in to run them away from their
roosts A number Of men and boys
had business down near the evangel-
lists tent about the time the service
began and one even made so bold as
to try to enter. When the policeman
came they had business elsewhere.
Karl Lehman, field secretary OF
the Interdenominational Christian
Endeavor societies Of the South de-
livered an address in the Presbyterian
church on the subject Of Christian
Endeavor work Saturday morning be-
fore an audience Of $50 persons. Mr..
Leham Is making tour OF South
Carolina in the interest Of the cause
and expects to visit some 25 or 30
towns. He will be present at the state
convention Of Christian Endcavor
workers which Is to be held in Lau-
rens November to 7. A number of
delegates from this place will attend
| the state convention.
THE two suitcases belonging to
Mr.. ]. ]. Enloe, which were stolen
from the waiting room Of the South
ern depot last Thursday night, have
been recovered. 1t developed that they
had been carried off by Arthur and
Robert Holmes, two young white boys
of the Beersheba neighborhood, one
aged about 20 years and the other
about Is years. Arthur Holmes was
arrested in Rock Hill with one OF the
suitcases in his possession. He told
that Robert had the other, and Robert
led the way to it in thicket. near the
Yorkville Cotton Oil company. Both
bows were committed to Jail:
The following editorial from the
Charlotte Observer Of Sunday Is OF
local interest: Rev. John w. Ham,
an evangelist who is known in a
number Of North Carolina towns, has
been conducting a meeting at York
vile, in South Carolina, and not hav-
ing been pleased with his reception or
with the results, took occasion to ar
raign the preachers Of the town as
religious stiffs. You Christians he
told his audience, as reported in The
Yorkville Enquirer, are afraid Of what
the people Of other churches will say
and think Of you and your religion.
You are dominated too much by 9TH
ers. l have labored here almost alone.
Although the people Of the Baptist
church have been after me for year
to come back and though / am here
at their request. they are unwilling
to help. There is little religion in the
Baptist church. There is very little
| in any of the other churches. Never
| in my life have l been in a colder
town. Never have l seen a town
which stands in greater need Of knowl-
edge of God and Christ Jesus There
are two views to take Of this rebuke
| by the evangelist. If he had been in
duced to go there by the local min
listers and they failed him Of aid, then
his words were we'll merited. If only
one preacher was responsible for the
evangelist, his remarks should have
been single -barreled. Preachers who
look with encouragement on the work
of the travelling evangelist should feel
| in duty bound to stand by him when
he visits their town, but in almost ev-
| cry community there are preachers
who take no stock in this character
of work. and in voicing disappoint-
ment, the evangelist should make eX-
ception not only Of preachers Of this
class, but of the members Of their
congregations. The evangelist who
would include an entire community in
responsibility for himself and his
work, stands on false ground. Too
many of them are disposed to do that
very thing, thereby leaving bitterness
and hatred where there should be left
peace and love. While the evangelist
should not assume too much. it is
nevertheless a fact that those respon-
sible for his presence in a commune
ty should feel a moral obligation to up
hold his hands, it being taken for
granted that they were aware of his
salvage methods before having given
him their endorsement"