Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-01-14
JOHNSTON LETTER.
Accident to Mrs. Hammer. En-
thusiastic Prayer Week.
Prohibition Victory
Day Wednesday.

The Past week was observed here
as a week of prayer for Foreign Mis-
Fions by the Mission society of the
Baptist church and also by the aux
liaries. Every afternoon the ladies
met and inspiring and helpful pro-
grams were carried out, each leader
arranging special features.
Every one was inspired to nobler
thoughts and deeds and the gifts
showed to what extent the members
we're interested in spreading the gos-
pei. After all of the envelopes have
been gathered in the gift will be
about S1,6OO.O0.
The Y. W. A. and G. A. gave their
program on Wednesday evening and
his was had instead of the regular
prayer service. An attractive pro-
gram was arranged but the rain and
cold weather prevented from only a
few getting to the church. The pas
tor stated that he was going to give
The young people another opportuni-
" for a program, as for three con-
Eecutive years this evening has been
turned over to them, and the weather
would prevent full program being
carried out.
The gifts of the Y. w. A, G. A,
R. A. and Sunbeam Band have all ex-
eeded any past record.
Miss Frances Turner has returned
10 Greenville Woman's College and
will complete her musical course this
year. Her illness of the past fall pre-
vented her returning until the second
term of the year.
Misses Louise Hoyt and Annie H.
Harrison have returned to Chicora
College.
Mrs. Joe Cox is speno va.,a
with relatives in Fairfax .,!2l.; the
past two weeks, she ha' 80 grasEs
her mother and sister d: F'aisfaN.
The friends of Mr.. anc ,'ss - ~
ton Kirkland, OF. Florida. So -
10 learn that their son, ~ e.fs;,
kirkland, who happened Tas
dreadful accident, is now tnougnL 10
be out of danger.
Mr.. Kirkland, young man about
18 years, was at work in an ice fac
tory and some of the machinery CIV
ing away, he fell into one of the vats
Of boiling water, being submerged
to his shoulder. His entire body, al
most, was scalded, and he was rush
ed to hospital, even as his parents
were being sent for. He was in a
most critical condition for some time
and it seemed miracle that he lived.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kirkland resided here
at the Toney home place some years
ago, and their young son is well re-
membered.
The Philippi Baptist Sunday
School has raised $4,000 for the pur-
pose of building a Sunday School
room. Their present church has been
Eemodeled and the rear of it divided
by curtains to be used at the Sunday
School period, but this was found not
to answer all needs, SO the member
ship decided to annex an up-to-date
Sunday School room.
Mrs. league Price of Augusta is
visiting in the home of her father,
MIR. ]. R. Hart.
On Sunday morning at the Baptist
church there were two additions to
the church-Mrs. L. B. Alexander,
who has been member in Augusta,
and Mrs. Arts Price, who joined up
on a profession of faith, having been
a member of the Methodist church OF
Batesburg before her marriage.
Plans are being made for the cele-
bration of Prohibition Victory Day
on Wednesday evening. This will be
union service and talks will be
made by Rev. Kellar and Rev. XII
nard. There will be other features
and special music is being planned.
At the morning service at the Bap-
tist church three more deacons were
added to the twelve, these new ones
being Messrs. Cleveland Derrick,
James Edwards and P. c. Stevens.
Rev. Brooke stated that ne had
tried to secure some one to preach
this special sermon but had failed.
he preached a most impressive SER
mon on The Dignity of Deaconshlp.
After the charge was given these
three as they knelt, they laying on OF
hands was by the pastor and the
twelve deacons. 1t was beautiful
and impressive service.
Mrs. Calhoun Hammer was pain
fully burned one day last week while