Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-06-14
Letter From Mt. Zion.
Written for last week.

P. B. Lanham preached an excep-
tionally good sermon to his congre-
CATION at Mt. Zion church. A larger
crowd than usual was present, hav-
ing ccme together for the purpose
of considering the advisability of
moving the church. The question
was not discussed that day however,
motion being passed to defer the
matter till the 4th Sunday in June.
A committee was appointed on
this day too, to make arrangements
as to time and place for having
Sunday school picnic. This will be
held when most convenient for the
farmers and announcement Of the
date will be made later.
While returning from church that
day Mrs. w. J. Gaines received
telegram announcing the sudden
death of her father. Rev. w. "A.
Gaines, at his home in Seneca, on
Saturday night, the 9th of May.
She and Mr.. Gaines took the 4:40
Western Carolina train at Augusta
that afternoon and went to the home
of her brother, Mr.. j. M. Gaines,
in Greenwood that night The inter
ment was TO have been on Monday
afternoon, but some of the relatives
from distant states could not reach
there in time, so it took place at 5
O'Clock on Tuesday afternoon at
Edgewood cemetery, Greenwood.
The funeral services were conduct
ed BY Rev. T. M. Galphin, pastor
of the Baptist church at Seneca,
who accompanied the family to
Greenwood. This solemn occasion
brought together a large concourse
of relatives from this and other
states, and while all were oppressed
by sadness at having to give up the
wise and beloved old patriarch of
the family, yet there was Joy at see
ing face to face near and dear rela.
tives who had not been seen in
twenty-five to thirty years. Many
beautiful floral tributes were sent
from distant friends. These COM
pletely covered the fresh earth of
the grave. so that beneath canopy
of flowers, this grand old soldier Of
the cross was left to sleep from his
long life of arduous toll.
| Mr.. B. F. Gaines of Darlington
came over to Greenwood for his
grandfather's funeral and returned
home with his father and mother,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Gaines. After
a short visit TO them, he will return
TO Darlington where he will spend
the summer in coaching some pu-
pills of the high school and also to
be present at the weekly drill, he
having been elected lst lieutenant
in the military company recently
organized there by Col. Henry r.
Thompson. Next fall he will re-
sumo work in the Darlington high
school.
MIR. E. Pendleton Gaines came
over from Edgefeld on Thursday
for a weekend visit his parents.
On Sunday evening the young MEM
bers of the family returned with
him to Edgefeld and attended the
Baptist church to hear DR.. Jones
preach.
On the 4th Sunday afternoon, Mr..
Richard Williams from Greenwood
made hurried visit to the home Of
Mr.. w. J. Gaines.
Mr.. Walter Carpenter of our com
munity has treated his family to
glossy Ford touring car. | guess
the work animals rejoice at all such
events az this.
Mrs. j. 9. Whitlock has return
ed from kitchings Mill, much i'm
proved in health.
We had fine attendance at Sun
day school last Sunday. In fact our
school is steadily growing. Besides
goodly number of young people
who are fully grown, there is an IN
creasing number coming in who
range in age from six to sixteen.
These furnish to the leaders a great
inspiration to faithfullness in their
work. Here is a fertile soil for the
seed sowing" and some day the
spiritual harvest will sssurely be
gathered. We have decided that our
picnic for the Sunday school shall
be on the fourth of July and we are
not going to supply merely comforts
for our bodies, but we are going to
invite some able speakers who will
minister to the needs of our minds
and our souls. 1t is hoped that a
large crowd will be present next