Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-04-11
JOHNSON LETTER.
Revival Meeting at Baptist
Church. Women Organize
for Patriotic Service. MIR.
Claxton's Health Fails.

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nropress at the Baptist church dur
ine the past week and will continue
on through this week, Rev. Brooke
being assisted by Rev. Upchurch OF
Raleigh, N. G. The meetings are
being we'll attended, and especially
at nights are there unusually large
crowds. A new hymnal is being
nsed for the services which contain
beautiful by INNS, and the music is a
GOOD feature. Music has oft times
moved a person that might not be
touched otherwise.
Rev. Upchurch is man of great
magnetism. and his sermons are
forcefully drawn and he presents
the gospel truths in a way that
catches and Ids the attention OF
all.
The Sunday morning service was
an especially sweet and beautiful
one. 1t was the Easter morning,
and at the close of the services, two
Young boys gave their lives for new
ones of service. Rev. Upchureh
preached upon A Beautiful Life,
and this sermon was the turning
point for these young men. The
Easter service was as follows:
Oroan Snubert's Serenade.
Hvmn-''Christ the Lord is Risen"
Prayer Scripture-Rev. Brooke
HYMN ''At the Cross
Offering-Organ-"I gave My Life
for Thee"
Anthem-'Down in the Lillied
Garden"
Sermon by Rev. Upchurch.
Hymn-''Jesus I My Cross Have
Taken"
Organ Postlude.
Owing to the revival that is in
progresssin town. thereehas been
held nothing of social nature, and
the various organizations gave way,
for it has always been the custom
here to give place for anything of
religious nature.
Mrs. Frances H. Williams is
spending awhile at Swansea with
her husband who is now located
there.
The National League for Wom-
ans Work held last week in Wash
ington an important conference. and
definitely affiliated with this League
are the various patriotic organlza-
tions.
Following upon this comes the
meeting all over the States of the
various organizations, and patriotic
women are all ready to volunteer
their services for any need.
The women of Johnston met on
Monday afternoon in the Sunday
school rooms of the Baptist church
to discuss plans and to take up this
alignment of work.
In all the annals of history, wom-
en- have ever been ready to bear
their part in any conflict, and the
women of today, no matter what
comes, we stand ready.
There is much that they can do
now tor preparedness, and the wom-
en- organized themselves into vari-
Gus units in their respective organ
izations. The D. A. RS have had
the Red Cross work in view since
October, and literature and plans
will be secured for undertaking
this.
There are various plans for some
form of service, and there is de-
tachment that will learn gardening
and canning to help in the produc-
ton and conservation of the food
supply.
The approach of war does not
seem to have had any effect on the
wiles of Cupid, for this little god
has effected marriage here for this
spring.
Mrs. Amelia Houstan has been
quite sick for several weeks,
and her physician considers her con-
dition a serious one. Her sister,
Mrs. Foster Of Augusta, has been
with her for the past week.
Miss Pauline Zimmerman is
spending a few days here with rela'
tives.
Mrs. Smyly Stevens of Bennetts-
Vile, and Miss Lena Stevens of
Meeting Street, were visitors here
recently.
On Saturday evening, April 81,
in the cvllege auditorium of Coker
College, Miss Elise Mobley will be
presented by the college in senior
piano recital. Miss Mobley is one