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The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-01-11
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Married, by j. B. Newbery, at his
residence, January 7, Miss Ida Black
Welder and Mr.. John Harris of Liberty
Married, by j. B. Newbery, P. j., at
his office, January 5, 1917, Miss Geneva
Wimpey and Walter Hendricks of Eas-
ley route 6.
Mr.. Rose Mayfeld,of Marietta route
z and Miss Cloe Williams, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. B. Williams of Easley,
were married December "a, 1916. This
young couple has many friends, who
extend to them best wishes. xxx
Married, by Rev. j. E. Foster, at the
home of the brides mother, Mrs Mary
Jane Fortner, December 81, 1916, Miss
Ida Fortner and Mr.. James Phillips,
both Of the Pleasant Grove section. The
groom is son of Will Phillips, who
lives near Greenville, and we under
stand that the newly married couple
will also make their home near Green
vile.
Married, by Rev. j. E. Foster,
at the home Of the brides sister,
Mrs. John Ellenburg, December Cd,
1916, Miss Josie Masters and Mr..
Henry Burgess. The bride is a
daughter of Mrs. Mary Jane Masters
and the bridegroom is son of w. M.
Burgess, who was killed not long ago.
All reside in the Pleasant Grove section
Married, by Rev. j. E. Foster, at the
home of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. T. Fortner in the Pleasant
Grove section, December "a, 1916, in
the presence of about fifty relatives and
friends, Miss Essie Fortner and Mr..
Grover Pace. The bridegroom is son
Henry Pace, near Marietta, where they
will make their home.
Miss Mabel Mauldin of Norris and
Mr.. Edd Littleton of Atlanta, Ca, were
married Wednesday, December 27, at
the brides home. r. NJ Baker per-
formed the ceremony, which was wit
messed by homefolk The bride is pop
ularly known and her friends, who are
numerous, will regret to lose her from
the social circle around Norris. Mr..
Littleton is young man of many good
traits of character and is son of Mr..
and Mrs. j. d. Littleton of Seneca,
while Miss Mauldin is the Youngest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Maui
din, deceased. Thursday the bride,
attired in midnight blue travelling suit
and black picture hat, was very attract
i've as they motored' to the station to
catch train No. SO which carried them
to Atlanta, where they will make their
future home. They have the congratu-
lations of many friends for a happy
voyage thru life. xxx
The Sentinel regrets that it made an
error in the marriage notice ot Miss
Floride Welborn and Mr.. Griffin Jane
son last week. We printed the bride
groom's name Johnson when it
should have bpen TamaSon
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Wants More Money
for Campaign Deficit

Contributions received by Fred H,
Dominick to the 81 90 fund for the deficit
in the treasury Of the National Demo
cratic committee.
Total receipts by counties to January
1Q17.
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For Sale-One fancy driving horse,
years old; also good farm mule. Cash
or terms. Ebb II. Field. 34tf
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Notice to H'ublic-L. S. Reece g.
Sons now gin cotton only on Tuesdays
and Fridays. Corn mill runs every day.
l.. S. Reece & Sons. ~
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Few hundred dollars to loan on real
estate. G. E. Robinson, Pickens.
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The Sentinel regrets that it made an
error in the marriage notice ot Miss
Floride Welborn and Mr. Griffin Jane
son last week. We printed the bride
groom's name johnson" when it
should have been Jameson.
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OVERSTOCKED

On a few staples, such as Sugar,
Coffee, Lard, Flour and Feed.
Will make special prices on the
above till January l.
Car Cotton Seed Meal. car of
Shorts, car of Feed Oats, car of
Sweet Feed and a car of Hay,
and another car of Salt on the
way. Come in and see if we
have got what you want, or call
Phone No. 36.
Morris & Company,
Old Postoffice Building.
Phone No. 36
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Married, by j. B. Newbery, at his
residence, January Z Miss Ida Black
welder and Mr.. John Harris of Liberty.
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For Salc-Pair of good mules and
pair of good brood mares. Cheap for
chash or good paper. j. D. Holder.
Flckens. 35tf
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Married, by j. B. Newbery, P. j., at
his office. January 5, 1917, Miss Geneva
Wimpey and Walter Hendricks of Eas-
ley route 6.
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Mr.. Rose Mayfield.of Marietta route
2 and Miss Cloe Williams, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Williams of Easley,
were married December "a, 1916. This
young couple has many friends, who
extend to them best wishes. xxx
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SPECIAL NOTICES

Notices inserted III this column for one cent
word for first insertion and nchalf cent a word
for each subsequent insertion,
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Vauglln's 1917 Singing Books may
be found at Johnson's s and 1Oc Store.
Willie Lewis will be glad to supply any
one who wants good singing book.
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HIGHER EDUCATION IN CHINA.

Brother Aimar, Director of the
Christian Brothers of st. Joseph's
English College, Hongkong, China, di-
reefs to the Society for the Propaga-
ton of the Faith, an appeal in favor
of his important institution of learn
ing. 1t is the only Catholic College
in Hongkong, a city of some 100000
inhabitants, and has an attendance of
about six hundred students, not more
than half of whom are Christians.
In order to furnish boarding accom-
mediation for the majority of the
young men, a dormitory has been con-
structed at considerable expense. 1t
is wise to keep the pagans in the
Christian atmosphere as it is during
the latter part of the course that they
are apt to turn to the Faith. The
Chinese government approves of the
college and the pagans appreciate it's
many great advantages. To help the
Brothers, who are twelve in number
and of French and Irish birth, would
be serving the cause of higher educa-
ton in China in practical manner.
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EMEMBERiNG OUR DEAR
DEPARTED ONES.

The present month of Novem-
Der will naturally turn our thoughts
toward the souls in Purgatory, and it
is the pious practice of all good Catho-
lies to have some Masses offered for
their departed relatives and friends.
1t is not our desire that benefactors
of the Missions should send us the
stipends they have been in the habit
of offering to their pastors and
priests of the parish, for their first
duty is to them. However, it fire.
quently happens that priests cannot
satisfy all the Intentions offered to
them and this surplus would afford a
welcome help to many poor mission
aries, who are in very distressing
condition at the present time. The
letters we receive from bishops ask
ing for Mass Intentions, tell us that
without that extra help many of their
clergy could not subsist.
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SECURING THE FAIR SEX.

Right Rev. Mgr. Guerts, Vicar Apos-
tolic of East Tche-Ly, states that his
priests are devoting themselves espe-
cially this year, to the conversion and
baptism of women, mothers of fam
lilies and most especially of the all
powerful mother-in-law who yields a
greater sway in China than anywhere
else in the world. Without securing
the feminine element, it is impossible
to declare that the Faith is firmly
founded in district. They will train
the children and thus another genera
ton of Christians is secured.
AS these women cannot attend
schools, it is necessary to gather a
few together in a neighborhood and
instruct them PERSONALLY. This means
much expense, and a poor budget
does not stand such an outlay very
well.
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GOOD NUNS IN AFRICA.

The house of the Little Sisters of
the Poor, in Tunis, in which one hun
dred and fifty old people are sheltered,
is situated on the summit of a bright,
sunny hill. No one knows what mira
cles are wrought in favor of these
good Sisters, enabling them to pro-
vide for their poor, especially during
these war times. They themselves
marvel at it; because, as they are ex-
pressly forbidden to receive endow-
ments, they must live from day to
day.
st. Vincent de Paul would surely
recognize them as his daughters, so
devotedly do they love the poorest of
the poor, whom they consider as their
lords and masters, and so earnestly
do they strive to cultivate the three
flowers of his spiritual garden-sim-
plicity, humility, charity!
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ARE THEY MORE DEvoUT THAN
OURSELVES?

Father J. De Moidrey, S. j., thus de-
scribes the beautiful devotion of the
Way of The Cross as it is carried out
weekly in his mission at Zi-ka-wei,
Shanghai, China:
Il do not know what is done in the
other provinces, but here after Mass
or the long prayers that are sung on
Sunday when there is no priest, or
perhaps in the afternoon, a man takes
the wooden cross which is ready in
every chapel, kneels before the altar,
generally with two acolytes, and be-
gins singing the stations of the cross,
which every good Christian knows by
heart.
1.-The three walk from one station
to the next, but the congregation re-
main kneeling and standing in their
respective places, as there would
generally not be room enough in the
chapel if they all followed the cross
bearer Of course, when they have
the devotion privately or in a little
group, as is often the case, they move
from one station to another. The
whole is followed by rather long
prayer and lasts about thirty-fve min
utes. l do not know what is the Gus
tom in America, but perhaps the
weekly devotion of our Chinese Chris
tians will seem worthy of the admira-
ton of our distant friends of the
Propagation of the Faith Society
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CHINESE PILGRIMS.

The Chinese Christians in the La
zarist mission of Kiang ST have adapt
ed themselves with enthusiasm to the
idea of making pilgrimages to the
shrine of the Blessed Virgin and
show great fervor in this form of de-
votion. Mgr. Fatiguet says that a
pilgrimage inaugurated to the sanctu-
airy of Our Lady of Lourdes at Chesan
was of such solemn dignity and beau
ty that the pagan observers were
deeply impressed. According to
Chinese custom, the firing of guns
and music of many instruments &C.
companied the procession, and on the
return at dusk torches of red lights
added to the scenic effect. 1t was an
event long to be remembered by the
residents of the district.
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5tEsrzH%a4{Sz AAll2-4lAz&
bNb9Ssz1AMI MISSION FIELps:A

cutta; 1886, to Madure Southeast ex-
tremity of peninsula of Hindustanl
1887, to Jamaica; 1910, to the Rocky
Mountains; 1912, to China; 1916, to
the Island of Madagascar; 1916, to
the Sudan region; 1S4S, to Australia;
1852, to Guiana; 1856, to the districts
of Bombay and Poonah; 1858, to Fer
nando Poo; 1859, to the Philippine
Islands and again to Western Bengal;
1868, to the Dutch Indies; 1879, to
Mangalore and Zambesi; 1882, to
Northern Australia; 1888, to Anato-
liza; 1886, to Alaska; 1893, to the
Island of Ceylon and to the Congo;
and in 1909, to the capital of Japan,
Toxic.
Now all these missions, and many
others, have been undertaken and
kept up by the European provinces of
the Society, and even the Indian mis-
sions Furnishing in America-in Can
ada, the Rocky Mountains, Dakota and
Alaska-oWe their origin to Dutch,
Belgian, French, German and Italian
priests; in part they are continued to
this day by Fathers from the same
countries.
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PROTESTANT TIL EOL o G IAN
WRITES ON THE BENEFITS
OF CONFESSION.

The remission of sins, which takes
place in the sacrament of Baptism,
and that in Confession, are both
equally gratuitOus; both are equally
founded on the faith of Christ; both
equally require penitence in the
adults;-but there is this difference,
that, in the former, nothing is espe-
cially prescribed by God beyond the
rite of ablution; but, in the latter,
it is commanded, that he who would
be made clean, shall show himself to
a priest, and confess his sins; and
that, afterward, he shall, at the SEN
tence of the priest, subject himself to
some punishment, which may serve as
an admonition for the future And,
whereas God appointed His priests to
be the physicians of the soul, He
willed that the malady of the patient
should be made known to them, and
his conscience barred before their
eyes; whence the penitent Theodosius
is related to have said wisely to Am
brose, Ills thine to prescribe and
compound the medicines; tbs mine to
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to the northern part. But then the
war broke out and three of our
priests went away. Moreover, no
new priests came out and the result
is that I have to look after both parts.
1t gives me much more labor and ex-
pense, but there are also plenty of
reasons to thank God, because He
blesses the work.
"Of course all our converts are of
the lower classes. But was it not
the same in the time Of the Apostles?
However, these outcasts are sincere
and willing. They may be rude and
unlearned, but after some years they
make good Christians. Usually very
little persuasion is required to get
them to learn the prayers. A little
school and some visits are usually
enough. May all the Catholics join
in prayer that God may send more
laborers. What can one man do if
he has a mission of half million
souls?
1T is with the greatest pleasure
that we learn that the Catholics of
the United States take more and
more interest in the mission cause.
On account of the war their attention
is drawn to the pitiful state of the
Catholic missions. If all who now
learn to help us, continue their help
in after years, then better days will
dawn for us and the Catholic mis-
sions will flourish more than ever.
But let the reader not forget to pray
for more laborers. This is even OF
the greatest Importance
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A MINISTER'S TRIBUTE TO THE
BLESSED VIRGIN.

Mother, for whom words never
have been, never can be coined, with
which to weave the wreath of glory
that we would place upon thy brow
mother by whom God became man, by
whom the human race has thus been
linked forever to the throne of God
mother, the light of whose eyes was
the first light that shone upon the
Babe of Bethlehem-mother, whose
face was the first into which the In
FAINT Jesus ever looked-mother, who,
alone of all Gods servants, angels,
archangels, seraphim and cherubim,
Graded Deity in thine arms, and laid
Him on thy bosom and held Him to
thy breast-mother, who taught the
feet of the Infant Son of God to walk
mother, the first word that the lips
of the Babe, that was God and Man,
learned to lisp-mother, who guided
the footsteps of the Son of God, and
the son of man, through SpotleSs
youth to a spotless manhood-mother,
who followed the Son of God, thy
Son, bone of thy bone, and flesh of
thy flesh, to the cross, to ignominiOus
death-mother, the first of all the
earth to give to the Saviour Jesus,
loving ministry as He nestled on thy
bosom-mother, the last of all the
earth in the thought of the Saviour,
Son of God, and Son of Mary, as He
hung upon the cross and died
mother, who, to this sin-darkened
world gave the Infant Jesus, God and
Man, who, to heaven gave the Lamb
of God, Man and God, who is the
Light of heaven-mother, standing
not beneath the shadow of the cross,
but beneath the glory of the throne
of God and of the Lamb, that throne
now resplendent with the glory with
which thy Son has enshrouded it, one
and all, we rise and call thee blessed
and place upon thy brow our richest
diadem. We crown thee queen of our
hearts-we give thee the first place in
all of Gods creation
st Louis GEobe-DemocYdt.
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receive them" Now the medicines
are the laws which the priest imposes
on the penitent, as well that he may
feel the evil that is past, as that he
may avoid it for the time to come;
and that they are called by the name
Satisfaction because this obedience
of the penitent, in voluntarily chastis-
ing himself, is agreeable to God, and
mitigates or removes the temporal
punishment which should otherwise
be expected at the hands of God.
This whole institution, it can not be
denied, is worthy of Divine wisdom;
and if, in the Christian religion, there
be any ordinance singularly excellent,
and worthy of admiration, it is this,
which even the Chinese and Japanese
admired; for the necessity of confess
ing at once deters many, especially
those who are not yet obdurate, from
SHINING and administers great COM
fort to the fallen; inasmuch that l
believe a pious, grave, and prudent
confessor to be a powerful instrument
in the hands of God for the salvation
of souls; for his counsel is of great
avail in assisting us to govern our
passions; to discover our vices; avoid
occasions of sin; to make restitution
and reparation for injury; to dissipate
doubts; to raise up the broken spirit;
and, in one word, to remove, or miti-
gate, all the evils of the soul. And it,
in human things, there is scarce any
thing better than faithful friend,
what must it be, when that friend is
bound, by the inviolable religious OBJ
legation of a Divine sacrament, to
hold faith with us, and assist us in
difficulties? And although of old
when the fervor of piety was more
warm, public confession and penance
were in use among Christians, never
theless, in order to consult our weak
ness, it hath pleased God to declare
by the Church, that private confession
to a priest is sufficient for the faith
! full; an obligation of silence being
| further attached, in order that the
confession may be more thoroughly
| freed from the influence of human
| respect.
-Leibaits. SDstemo Theolooicum
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is WORTH COMMIT
TING TO MEMORY.

1.-The best things ever said or writ
ten have been short.
THE most powerful sermon in his
tory, that preached on the Mount, was
a marvel of brevity.
What more need be said, for ex-
preston of plain, pure patriotism and
lofty purpose than the loyalty resolu-
ton adopted by the American Fedora
ton of Catholic Societies in conven-
ton at Kansas City? 1t is so quietly
forceful, says so much in so few
words, that it is worth committing to
memory. 1t reads:
1--WE renew assurance of fidelity
already offered to the President of the
nation by the Catholic Archbishops,
and we pledge without reservation
our blood and our treasure for the
defense and the perpetuation of our
beloved country which offers the
fullest measure of religious, political
and economic liberty, not only to its
own people, but to the oppressed of
every land
St Paul DdflD NeUs, Aug. 29. 1917.
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WRETCHED CONDITION OF
INDIAN CONVERTS.

The following is letter from one
of our Indian missionaries:
Il am sure that you have heard a
good deal, dear father writes Father
Gotta, about the poor condition of the
Indian converts who, as rule, come
from low and poor class. Now it
happens that my Christians belong TO
the lowest and poorest caste, called
'Mahars' and 'Mahangs' Later on I
shall try to write to you about their
conversion, their habits and religious
practices; and so, for the present, as
their needs are urgent, | limit myself
to telling you that their poverty is
SO great that the priest has to give
them almost everything, especially to
the children; for the father is the
only one in the family that works,
and he earns about six rupees, or two
dollars, a month. With this sum he
has to live and support his wife with
six or eight children. You simply
can imagine what must be their
misery.
Since the war every European
help has stopped. and we are thrown
on the charity of Americans to help
us out. 1t is sad lot to have to
work for this poor people without
help from abroad. and the worst
thing is that they may go to the
Protestant missionaries, who used to
give the converts lots of money. j
know that you have at heart the
propagation and conservation of true
Faith
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Their officers, Europeans and Asiatics,
speak Swahili alone, and this is again
an incentive to pick up the language.
After the termination of the local
war these carriers will be liberated
from their forced engagement and
will return to their tribe lands 1t is
not a few of each tribe who have
been forcibly enlisted, but all the
able-bodied youths of most tribes.
They will return conversant with
SWahili, which will thus receive a
great extension, not only over tropical
East Africa, but in Uganda, Nyassa-
land, RhOdesia. 1t will be spoken
and understood over an area larger
than half Europe, and may claim to
be the greatest of African languages. -
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ABOUT THE PERPETUAL MEM
BERSHIP.


The offering Tor a perpetual mem
bership is forty dollars 1t entities
the individual enrolled to all the
spiritual privileges of the Society for
the Propagation of the Faith, in life
and death. The plenary and partial
indulgences granted to- the benefac-
tors are many. More than fifteen
thousand Masses are annually cele-
brated for the living and deceased
members of the Society.
The offering for a perpetual mem
bership may be made at one time or
should, otherwise, be made within
one year, at the convenience of the
donor. This is the best investment
that can be made because it insures
for life and eternity.
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OF SUCH is THE KINGDOM OF
HEAVEN.

We know that India is poverty
stricken country. The natives suffer
from almost chronic starvation, the
missionaries are accustomed to
wretched little chapels and miserable
presbyteries.
Father Blasius, a Carmelite of the
Archdiocese of Verapoly, seems to be
tolic misery. He speaks with child
like simplicity of his stress which rs
surely great indeed.
when / get hold of an offering, y
he writes, Il accomplish great things.
With it l go to Cottayam and return
home more joyful than boy of ten,
with a few loaves of bread, some
shoes, and other necessities.
There are times, however, when the
Superior gives me good advice, but no
money, simply because he has none.
Then back | go to my gloomy resi-
dence at Amayanur and there muir
muir little. But, half an hours medi-
tation sets me all right. Is not the
Master with me? He who has Him
lacks nothing.
I see my Lord in a poorer house than
myself? | must explain that the
church under my charge blew away
two years ago. 1t had stood the
winds for three years and five
months; but then it was carried off
And now my Lord remains in a pro
visional sanctuary of bamboo and
leaves.
Hoy long will He remain there!
Perhaps not very long. Someone,
hope, will be moved to pity Him.
DO not pity me, rather have pity
on Him Who is in a poorer condition
than myself
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CARING FOR HALF A MILLION
SOULS.

Rev. j. Aelen, Jr., of Nellore, Brit
,ish India, is well known to readers
of the column devoted to the S. p. F.
He is struggling to give fatherly care
to vast number of poor, ignorant
beings, born to dire poverty and with
no one in the world, except the mis-
sionary, to give thought either to
their temporal or spiritual welfare.
That they appreciate his care is
shown by Father Aelen's words:
'The harvest indeed is ripe here.
If we had the means of erecting more
chapel-schools, and especially if we
had more workers, we would be able
to get several additional villages.
But on account of the war the mum
Der of workers has been badly de-
creased
A short time before the war our
Archbishop appointed new priest
for the southern part of my mission,
so that could give more OF my time