Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-04-17
MEETING STREET.
Good Sermon at Stevens Creek
Church. Patriotic Addresses.
Spring Oats Looking
Well.

Thinking that, few Lines con-
veying news etc., from this your old
home community might be accepta-
BILE for your columns, in the county
paper that is always a welcome
weekly visitor to its readers round
about here, hence these lines:
First, / will say that we had a
sermon at Stevens Creek church last
Sunday morning by our beloved
pastor Rev. H. B. White, his
theme being sowing and reaping,"
which he handled in a masterly way
settingJfourth the idea that we are
reaping now what has been sown
and that others after US are to reap
what we have sown. He empha-
sizing the fact that we are to also
reap the reward for what we are
sowing, be it good or bad, in the
resurrection when we stand face to
face with our Creator, and there
give an account of our stewardship.
The parable of the sower that sowed
good seed and the enemy that sowed
the tares while be slept, reminds
me of the world war that we are
now in, and that for the past forty
or fifty years we have been sleeping
as it were, while the German Kaiser
was making ready for this great
struggle, and also sowing tares in
this peaceful God-fearing and Chris
tian country of our. We easily OBJ
serve this when we look around and
see the pro-German element that
exists throughout the country. He
that is not for the government is
against it, and / consider any per-
son that does not conform to the
requests and requirements Stacker
of the slackest kind and should be
dealt with as such by those who are
in authority to do it. If we are
obedient to our Lord and Master,
we must obey those who are in au-
thority over us. After the close of
the service at the church a collec-
tion was taken. Two hundred and
sixty,fve dollars being collected,
bringing balance apportlonment of
the church for missions &c.
After this collection service was
over and the benedlction pro-
nounced. Hon. N. G. Evans came
forward, showing in a strong and
forceful way the necessity of our
people taking of Liberty Bonds and
lending Uncle Sam some of their
surplus change. Then came Mr.. A.
E. Padgett forward in his usual
easy way of explaining things to.
show the people how they can,
where they havn't the money to
spare themselves, obtain from the
bankers on easy terms, at very rea.
sonable rate Of interest, while Mr..
Padgett did not say just what rate
of interest the banks of this county
will charge, I feel sure that they
will loan it as cheaply as our sister !,
county Saluda is doing. was
informed on yesterday that both
banks there were assisting all who
wanted to buy Liberty Bonds are
letting them have the money at 6
per cent.
feel sure that l voice the senti
ment of the community in extend
ing thanks to the two gentlemen
from your city for the information
we received from their being and /
talking with us, and | feel sure that
old Meeting Street section will raise
her prorata according our ability
to do so. AS we are all defendants
of the old patriots, who so ably
went to the front in the early six
ties, and also were found second to
none in the trying days of '76.
When time was ripe for carpet
baggers and radicals to be OYER
thrown. So we are now figuring to
be in the band to overthrow the
German Kaiser at whatever cost 1t
1T may be to US. Civilization and
humanity is crying for it, and it
must be done, regardless eff sacri-
fees that have to be made. With
this, l pass to say. SO mote it be-"
(Amen.)
Spring oats which are about all
we have since the severe freezes of
winter, are looking fairly well and
promise good yield if rain will
hold out until harvest, but the far
mers are badly behind with work
on account of so much continued
rains since Christmas, but this love-
ly Monday morning the boys are
turning the mules around at live
ly rate all about this section. Very
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