Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-07-26
Splendid Audiences Hear Con.
gressman Upshaw.

D. Upshaw of Atlanta arrived 1s;s sln u
Edgefeld for his third visit to g; on
town, and his popularity was eylnaqed
by the great audiences which greet.
ed him at the appointed times.
| At the Baptist. and Methodist Sun.
day schools he gave a characteristic
message and reminded the young peo.
pie of the motto he had taught ;thFm
on former visits, "Let nothing Dis
courage you, never give up" Many
of them had never forgotten it snd
were glad to greet the author Of The
inspiring motto which will inspirearo
new activity and energy the Tagging
zeal of all who need it.
AT II o'clock in the Methodist
church, a full congregation greeted
the speaker who also read the Scrip
ture lesson. Rev. G. W. M. Taylor,
who is always very felicitous in his
manner of extending courtesy, INTRO
duced Mr.. Upshaw as one Of the
splendid laymen of the South who is
helping to establish great ideals and
welcomed him most cordially.
Mr.. Upshaw made one Of the best
addresses Edgefeld has ever heard
on "Christian Citizenship on the Job. "
He urged the carrying of religion
and Christian citizenship outside the
churchhouse door, and living the high
life every day as we'll as Sunday. Mr..
Upshaw would have made a fortune
as an actor. His facial expressions
are remarkable when he chooses Ito
use that gift.
He spoke highly of Congressman
Byrnes from this congressional dis
trict. He ends all of his lectures with
an evangelistic appeal and manifests
to the world all unconsciously the
reason of his own heroic persever-
ence-it is his ision Of the Infinite.
A very delightful feature Of the
morning service was, a vocal duet; BY
Mr.. and Mrs. Wheat Of Charleston
who sang with Mrs: Wheat's accom-
paniment, Come Into Ne ~
Weary" Mr.. and Mrs. Wheat have
sung in the churches of Columbia and
Atlanta and their contribution to the
service was greatly appreciated.
Sunday afternoon at 4:3O Mr.. Up
shaw spoke to the congregation at
Macedonia where he was greeted
with great enthusiasm, and spoke on
"sobriety, Industry and Progress.
He led the singing of some of the old
time and beautiful melodies, one of
the choruses being, "None but the
righteous shall see God"
Sunday evening the Baptist church
was filled to it's capacity in union
service of all the people Of this COM
munity and others, when Mr.. Up
shaw spoke on "The Americanism
that will save America"
This was one of the Chautauqua
lectures which Mr.. Upshaw gave all
over the North and West during last
winter. 1t was full of power and a
great appeal to great audience.
Mr.. Upshaw called on the women to
enroll and cast their ballots for those
who stood for the enforcement of the
18th Amendment and who are loyal
to the Constitution.
He said at one of the meetings
that no man who bought liquor from
a bootlegger, or blind tiger was 10y
al citizen, because he is disloyal to
the flag of our country which pro-
tects his home. Any man who drinks
the products of an illicit place Of
sale, is disobeying the law Of the land,
and as guilty criminal as the man
who sells it for he is aiding and en-
couraging the breaking of the law.
At the two meetings. seventy two
dollars and sixty cents was collected
in baskets which was given to Mr..
Upshaw as an appreciation of mis-
presence and messages. The meetings
were under the auspices of the Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union.
A similar meeting had been planned
at the regular time of meeting but
the revival service was in progress
at the time and the time for a public
meeting was postponed.
The members of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union hope
and pray that these meetings on