The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-04-25
LOCKHART JUNCTION

Lockhart Junction, April 24.-The
weather is still cool, but today is fair
and looks now like we are going to
have pretty weather. Well, after it
gets dry the farmers will get amove
on them to get through planting. Now
plant that other field in corn or feed
stuff-you see cotton has gone down
and we don't know what will be the
outcome.
People we are up against one of the
most perilous times we have ever wit
messed. There is nothing but what is
changing every day. We hear some
thing new happening all the time.
Some might think that the war is
getting to be an old thing but my, my
it is only being renewed every day;
we are so far away from thinking
about 1T in serious way, but this is
a serious time if we only stop to think
of it for moment. We are up against
one of the greatest wars that this
world ever dreamed of. We only know
the past, we do not know the future.
History and the Bible are both repeat
ing themselves. Have you ever thought
as you sit in your easy place what is
happening in other places? Let us
take an imaginary view of the situa-
tion in France and Germany when
hundreds of miles of fertile lands are
now covered with soldiers. Visit some
of the cantonments and you only have
penny picture of it. When we read
the papers and see where Germany has
been successful and then we read
where the British have been success
full, it makes fellow feel like the
was is on for long, long time. There
were men in the Confederate war who
thought it would only be short spell
and l have heard it said that one
prophesied that he could drink every
drop of blood that would be shed if
it was water and this war went on
four years. Some folk think this war
will only last a few months longer,
and we are in hopes it is true. Think
of the precious lives that have been
lost and if it should go on few more
years then what? Many more lives
lives lost and many countries ruined.
We are feeling the effects of the war,
are we not? What would our lives
be to us if we lost our liberty. 1t is
enough to make the Indifferent man
think; it is like the Bible tells us:
What does it profit a man to gain
the whole world and lose his own
SOUL" 1 think sometimes God may be
speaking through this war to the
wicked nations of the world and the
whole world must suffer.
They will have to be convinced by
the roaring of the cannon, the loss of
property and many sacrifices, even the
shedding Of blood and the loss Of many
more precious lives before they will
hear. Now this war may be one of
the powerful sermons whe have heard
there should be more prayer to God
for help to save this old world from
ruin before it is too late.
George G. Wood of Jonesville has
just returned from Western North
Carolina where he has bought bunch
of fine horses; he sure has fine mare
in the bunch that can go all the sad
die gaits. l saw a widower looking at
this horse and he is talking of trading
for her. I told him that was the
thing to "go to it" and he sure could
get the girl.
There was speaking at the Gault
school house last night by G. E. House,
c. G. Thornton, A. B. Carwile and
Misses Aisle Smith and Mamie Oetzel
A large gathering was there and the
speakers made good impressions.
l was invited to Spartanburg last
week to see my daughter and son-in-
law-Mr. and Mrs. w. C. Edmonds.
DR.. j. S. Thrasher has just returned
from Greenville where he went to Wis
it his daughter, Mrs. Ellison. He
stayed about ten days and said he en-
joyed it very much.
The prayer meeting at the Gault
school house was largely attended
last Sunday night.
DR.. Thrasher preached a fine SER
mon at Elford Grove Sunday and
there was large crowd present.
Jerry Beatty, well known colored
man died at his home few weeks ago.
Uncle Jerry was well thought of by
the white people in this section; he
had lived an honest life, owned good
home and was above the average of his
race. He will be greatly missed.
Moxy.
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