The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-06-01
KELTON

helton, May 2S.-The prospect for
rain this morning is good. A light
rain would be very acceptable after
the heavy rain and hail last week.
The hail did little damage save on
the Pacolet river but lands were bad
ly washed.
Much complaint is heard from the
farmers of bad stands of cotton.
don't think | ever saw the prospect
as gloomy as it is just now. Cotton
land has been replanted and many
others would have replanted but did
not have the seed. The little cotton
IS still dying, even that was replanted
IS coming up slowly, and it is dying.
The weather keeps SO cool that moth
ing is doing well.
The people of the Ridge were made
sad on hearing of the short illness and
death of Miss ". d Gault of Union.
She was born and cared on the Ridge
and had many relatives and friends
here. Her observation-disclosures
on her mothers side moved from
Newberry county over 100 years ago
and settled down near Bethlehem
church and had ten children, seven
sons and three daughters. They were
Dutch and the descendants numbers
by the hundreds, possibly by the thou
sands, all over the South and in Illi-
nois and other States. Her body was
laid in its last resting place in the
burylng ground at Foster Chapel in
the presence of many sorroyinw rela-
tives and friends, the funeral SER
vices being conducted by the Revs.
j. w. Speak of Union and Rev. Mr..
Kelly of Kelton the grave being COM
pletely covered with beautiful wreaths
of flowers. She was lovely young
girl and had many friends who join
the bereaved family in the death of
their loved one. Her mother died
when she was babe and her grand
mother Gault raised her.
Children's Day of Foster Chapel
will come off on the second Sunday in
June in the evening.
The great reunion of the Veterans
of the Civil war to be held in Wash
ington City 4th to 9th is drawing
near. Confederate soldiers, some who
never have seen the capital of their
country will be there. I hope that
the weather will be favorable for the
occasion. Many who are able finan-
cially and physically will be there.
The great world war and the destruc-
tion of human lives and property is
going on. Why is it? We must trace
1T to the sins of the world and God
may be in it all. Look at England
with her mighty navies and millions
of people and money with two other
greatest nations allied with her while
Germany and Austria have been hold
ing their own against them and how
America has joined in with the en-
tente allies with her millions of peo-
pie and billions of dollars. Are thew
trusting on their men and their money
If they are they may go down with
all their men and money. They had
better be pleading and calling on a
just God to fight our battles if they
expect to win, rather than trusting in
material things. Our nation with 9TH
ers have had great prosperity. We
may have forgotten from whence this
prosperity comes. Let us study sa-
cred history closely and see if there
is comparison between the history of
Gods chosen people and ours and 9TH
er nations today. The press has
called on every patriotic American
to do all they can to aid him in
successful war. Are we then aiding
no, instead, we see the great money
power, the spectators, cornering or
trying to, on all food stuffs, etc., to
add many more billions to the bill
lions they already have and now the
press has to call on congress to call
a halt? Cn we expect to receive
blessing from high under such condi-
tions. God is expecting great things
of His people, whom He has greatly
blessed and He always has some one
to do His bidding if it be His enc
mics if they (we) do not fear and
obey. We see the prophet Isaiah talk
ing to his people, warning them of
the dangers. Very few individuals or
nations can stand prosperity. We for
get God. Read Isaiah 28th chapter
and then read first Kings goth chap
ter, and see the result God had
warned his people what was going
to be unless they repented. They did
repent and He turned His curse into
a blessing. 1t is not by might nor
by power but by my spirit, saith the
Lord. G.. T. G..