Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-08-23
MT. ZION NEWS.
New Church Nearing Compile
ton. Corner Stone to be Laid
Saturday. Revival Begins
Sunday.


and the neighbors and members,
helping during the weeks as they
could, the new Mt. Zion church is
now nearing completion. Wednes,
day of this week has been appoint
ed as cleanup day, when the build
ing and grounds will be alive with
the old and young of this commu
nifty, getting everything in readi
ness for the public services to be
held there on next Sunday--our
regular 4th Sunday meeting.
But this will not by any means
be an ordinary meeting, because,
for one thing, it will be the opening
day of our annual protracted meet
ing, which will continue through
the following week, with Rev. T.
H. Posey in the pulpit. Then oul
friends of the Masonic order wish
to Join hands with US in the com
mendable work which is being done
So Saturday at 5 o'clock they will
conduct the ceremony of laying a
corner stone fol the church. This
no doubt will be an interesting pro.
ceeding, and it is expected that a
very large crowd will be present to
witness it.
Dinner will be served on the
grounds that day, and the following
days of the week.
The young people of our COM
munity have been meeting every
Wednesday night for several weeks
to improve themselves in singing.
So far, these meetings have been
held at the home of Mrs. w. A.
Pardue.
Our Sunday school has kept up
splendidly throughout the summer.
On the lst and End Sundays of this
month, it had the pleasure of lis
tening to preaching by Rev. Jos.
A. Games. Last Sunday there was
a good crowd present. Y
q at the close of the Sunday school,
there was call meeting of the w.
M. S. of Mt. Zion church. This
was for the purpose of electine. del
egates to the annual meeting at
Gilgal. Miss Marie Padgett and
Mrs. j. W. Prltchard were chosen
to go; but fearing that they could
not 60, it was decided to consider
any delegates who could go. Our
last regular meeting was held at the
home of Mrs. E. NJ. Padgett, Mrs.
J. w. Pritchard presiding. Light
refr' shments were served at its
close. The next meeting will be
at the home of Mrs. Eddie Walker,
in Trenton.
This community was shocked by
the death of Mr.. Hite Burton, which
occurred in Vaucluse on last Satur-
day, the interment taking place at
the family burying ground near
here on yesterday Sunday. Mr..
Burton spent his life in this neigh
borbood, moving to Naucluse only
last winter. We are sorry to learn
that four of his children are down
sick with the same dread disease
which he had, typhoid fever.
On the 10th inst, little w. A.
Pardue celebrated his birthday by
giving party to his little friends.
The children from this neighbor-
hood, with some from Graniteville
and other places were there. Happy
games were enjoyed throughout the
afternoon, while the crowning pleas
ure was the bountiful repast served
at its, close.
Rev. Jos. A. Gaines closed a very
successful meeting at Ebenezer
church, in Trenton, on last Sunday
night. Nine were added to the
church, one by letter and eight by
baptism, the rite of which was ad'
ministered that night. On the next
morning, Mr.. Gaines with his fami
ly, left for their home in West
Baden, Ind.
We have the following, written
on a bay leaf, by Miss Marie
Padgett, from Ridgecrest, n. G.
With these for stationery
Eve wrote all her notes;
And using Them for ballots,
Adam cast his votes.
So we, like these, may write
To all the folks we please,
For you see at Ridgecrest,
Postcards grow on trees.
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