The Southern indicator. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1903-1925, 1921-02-12

as Leopard Society. Leopards art
very numerous In this country. They
give the people much trouble attack
Ing their goats, sheep, hogs and COWS
carrying them off in the bush and eat
ing them, but a leopard will not attack
a person unless he is wounded. The
Leopard Society is set of canabals
or men who eat human flesh. They
disguise themselves by putting on a
leopard skin and crawling about pre-
tending to be wounded leopard
When he sees an unarmed person by
himself. He carries in his hand a
dagger with which he stabs his prey.
The laws of the country are strictly
against the society, and the executives
are doing all they can to exterminato
1t. But it being a secret society. it
Will take time. The people here seem
to be great believers in society. The
strongest society out here, from our
point of view, is the Griggle Bush, or
Devil Bush, as it is commonly called.
The members of this society publicly
'1%n" the devil az then Captain. they
practice witchcratt.
Time Will not permit me to describe
this society in full. Hope to tell you
more about 1t at later date, also Of
our controversies with the Mohame-
dams.
have very bright boy, which I
hope you will support in our school
We have several children who need
scholarships. We make $500 per
year support a child, and some of our
children are almost grown. "A very
small sum indeed, but somehow by the
help Of the good Lord we get through
by supplementing the scholarship
FUNDS with a part Of our salary.
We have just closed a successful re.
vival meeting at the Zion Grove BAD
tist Church, Of which the Rev. T. q.
Hays Is pastor. Twenty-three accent.
ed Christ as their personal Saviour
among whom was notorious infidel.
Thls lnfdel was hard nut to crack,
as he would not visit church to hear
the gospel preached. A committee
was formed. consisting Of Sisters A.
Hays, l.. Smart. A Moore. c. Bowens,
r. Bryant, Bryant again and Marie E.
burke. They went to his house, which
was about four miles away. At first
he made them very unwelcome. He
told them he had no time to bother
with them and they had better go
back home. When they insisted on
him, he began abusing them in harsh
language. He assured them that he
did not appreciate their interest at
all, and that 1t was none Of their bust.
ness how he died or where he would
go after death. He did not believe in
God or Jesus Christ, neither did he
believe that there was a heaven or
hell The Bible to him was no more
than any other book He got so an.
cry with them that he cried and tried
to drive them from his house. But
instead OF going they forced him in
the house and entered themselves,
Singing II Dreamed That the Great
Judgment Morning Had Dawned and
the Trumpet Had Blown" After sing.
ing. Mrs. Burke read e rsssase Of
Scripture and laid her hand no his
head and prayed as If they were or.
daining him to the gospel ministry.
All Of the sisters prayed. At the
close Of the meeting he seemed to
have had better spirit toward them.
He then thanked them for showing
their interest in him, but still he
claimed that he did not have time to
go to church. Furthermore, he was
living in house alone and had no
one to look after his things while he
was away. But the spirit Of God pre-
vailed and some time during that
night he became anxious about the