Johnston Letter Reports Pastor Resigns to Join Lake City Church
Rev W S Brooke resigns as Johnston Baptist Church pastor effective end of November after six years. He accepts a call to Lake City Baptist Church. Deacon Board approves, with prayers and a search committee formed to secure a successor. Community notes cover club visits, school paper Purple and Gold, athletic events, and social announcements.
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W. S. Brooke
Board of Deacons
Brooke
Lake City
Church of Lake City
S. J. Watson
H. W. Dobey
J. C. Lewis
James Edwards
Patterson
Adam Moss
Western District
M. T. Turner
O. D. Black
Veda Barr
Frances Turner
Annie Holmes Harrison
Kellar
Dessie Dean
Joe Wright
T. R. Denny
Johnston High School
Cecil Scott
Austin McCreight
Albert Dozier
Davis Lewis
John Howard Black
Robert Crouch
William Crouch
W. H
Glover, Jr
Wheeler Rhoden
Present Crisis Theme Echoes in Esther and History
The sermon by Rev. Arthur T. Allen argues the present crisis defines life, using Esther to show how moments shape nations. He notes historical cruelties on the convict ship Success and reflects on moral duties, providence, and individual purpose across eras. FLORENCE MIMS.
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Florida
Roman Empire
John Fiske
Babylon
America
God
Mordecai
Esther
George Washington
Lincoln
Martin Luther
Rupert Brooke
Florence Mims
A Spirited Cont est in Baptist Sunday School
A membership and attendance contest is run by the Baraca class of a Baptist Sunday school. The Reds led by Ruth Lyon and the Blues led by E C Asbell tied at 45 members each on Sunday morning. Interest grows as days pass.
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Baraca
The
Baptist Sunday School
Reds
Blues
Ruth Lyon
E. C. Asbell
Dark Tales of Convicts Shipwreck and Trials at Law
The article recounts brutal penal practices aboard a ship used as an educational exhibit, branding prisoners and depicting inhuman punishment. It details trials in Edgefield county, sentences for murder, larceny, and prohibition violations, and notes the ongoing court case involving Elias Barnes and three others. It closes with a reflection on reading material for children and a nostalgic memory of past reading.
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Dear Advertiser
Boston
England
Australia
India
E.zhost
Sidney Harbor
Mississippi River
St Lawrence River
Great Lakes
South Hampton
Glarson Dock
Liverpool
Atlantic Ocean
Boston Harbor
Alfred McGhee
Edgefield County
C. T. Burnett
Fair Term Court Opens With Townsend Presiding
The General Sessions court convened Monday morning with Judge W. H. Townsend presiding. Solicitor T. C. Callison and Stenographer O. B. Anderson led court staff as indictments were handed out and the grand jury retired true to proceed with the docket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fair Term Court of General Sessions
Court of General Sessions
W. H. Townsend
T. C. Callison
O. B. Anderson
Grand’ Jury
Dills
Red Oak Grove Notes Weather Diablo and Local Appointments
Red Oak Grove reports dismal weather dampened a Modoc divisional meeting last Saturday. Rev T E Seago shows improvement and hopes to fill his appointment next weekend. Chills and fevers noted. no dengue. Neighbors prepare for 1923. many visits and local trips noted.
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Red Oak Grove
Modoc
T. E. Seago
Lullie Timmerman
Henry
Lamb
Mamis Bussey
J. T
Walter Griffis
Cleora
George Bussey
Oscar Timmerman
Brooks Doolittle
Oneal Timmerman
Augusta
W. M. Agner
Edgefield
Livingston Bailey
Flat Rock
Henry Bussey
Mrs Sally Jay Dies in Harmony Section
Mrs Sally Jay died at the home of her son A C Jay in Harmony section Friday morning after a two month illness. She was a devout Methodist and is survived by six sons and one daughter. Funeral services were held at Harmony Methodist church Saturday at 11 o'clock with Rev D W Kellar officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antoinette Denny
Saluda
W. S. Crouch
Ruth Croch
Nettie Jacobs
New York
Clarence Jacobs
Gladys Sawyer
Bridge Club
Hallowe’en
W. E. LaGrone
James Halford
Sally Riley Jay
A. C. Jay
Harmony Section
Harmony Methodist Church
D. W. Kellar
For Sale Wyckoff-Barron White Leghorn Cockerels
For sale two February and March hatch Wyckoff Barron single comb white Leghorn cockerels priced at 2.50 each. Local sale listed in the classifieds.
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Wyckoff-Barron
Hatch
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Ella Fannie ‘Mobley
Mary Mitchell
Ninety Six
Piedmont
George Burch
Little Boy
Florence
Watson Nickerson
Atlanta
Mrs. Capp
Annie B. Harrison
Mrs. Cullum
Virginia Price
Batesburg
Newberry
Literary Society
Frank Suber
Jonesville
Walter Hendrix
Fred Hendrix
Leesville
S. M. Turner
Walker Mobley
Rock Hill
Stan Sawyer
Lila Sawyer
Anderson
Columbia
W. S. Sprooke
Fuller
Greenwood
Arthur T. Allen
Emerson College of Oratory
Illinois
F. Pierce Cutts
Perry Butler
Luther Byrd
William Scott
Charlie Diggs
Aaron Hill
Callison
J. W. Cox
Elisha Adams
T. B. Greneker
J. Wm. Thurmond
M. Wright Holston
J. M. Bryant
Elias Barnes
S. A. Brunson
J. H. Cantelou
S. McG. Simkins
Tebiary
Robinson Crusoe
Christian Repository
Arkansas Traveler
Pictorial Bible
Anderson, S. C
Sally Jay
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