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The Sunday Outlook.Georgetown. S.C.Issued Sunday Morning by theTHE OUTLOOK PRINTING CO.J. Walter Doar,Editor.as being of interest to old time itGeorgetouians and to near rela* dlt;tives of this grand old gentleman, ! tiwho has just passed to bis eternal frreward.ftBut the sketch is still incomplete, and though we are awarethat all display and ostentation▼aIamIi an a Ai J Business Office \ 7*I eiepnones j editorial rooms \ i ■Terms—Subscription Rates:One Copy, One Year$1.50One Copy, Six Months.75One Copy, Three Months.50Advertising Rates:One Inch, One Insertion$1.00Each Subsequent Insertion.50Business Locals 10 cents a line forthe first insertion and 5 cents a linefor each subsequent insertion.Obituaries, Tributes of Respect, Notices of Thanks and all communications of a personal nature are chargedfor at the rate of lo cents a line.Liberal reduction on Three, Six andwas abhorent to his nature, it ise:wonly meet and fitting that somefacte relative to the life and history of the late Thomas P. Smith,of Charleston, should be mentioned bv one who knew and reveredhim.Mr. Thomas P. Smith was bornin Georgetown 88 years ago, at theold Smith homestead on Princestreet, and was an elder brotherof our late lamented and honoredcitizen, Mr. David Henry Smith.His father was Maj. SavageSmith, who, for many years, wasa most prominent and usefulmember of the social and civiclifeof Georgetown, holding,lihoiccoAaltiftlitcQ]ttLhigiamong other high offices, that ofTwelve Months’ advertising contracts.WinyahWe are glad to publish news letters Indigo Society, then an institu-Duitkand articles pertaining to subjects of great social and education-oigeneral or public interest, 1 A\ influence throughout the State.they are accompanied by the name and 1hiaddress of the writer.He was a direct descendant ofWe disclaim responsibility for the Laudgrave Thomas Smith, oue of p(views of correspondents.the first Governors of South Car-Address all letters toW(THE OUTLOOK,oiina.Georgetown, 8. C.Inheriting from this notabls toline of forefathers the clear-head- 01SUNDAY, FEB. 1, 1903. ed judgment, unswerving iuteg- itrity of character and highest goMr. Thomas P. sfriith.idealsotduty.it is no matter of tksurprise that success crowned his de“Mr. Thomas P. Smith, one of hfe, that honor and reverenceinthe oldest and most respected cit- cling to his memory.thizens of Charleston, died suddenlyMr. Smith joined the Baptist that his office yesterday afternoonchurch at an early age, and forof heart failure. Ho went tomany years, until his death, waswork as usual during the day anda deacon in the Citadel Squareapparently was in inn best ofBaptist Church of Charlestonhealth, despite his eighty-eightHis faith was steadfast and hisyears. The end came withoutgood works abundant. No manwarning and he literally died incould leave behind him a purer orharness. The news of his unexbrighter example of what a Chrispected death caused genuine re-tian character should be.gret among his wide circle ifCultured and intellectual himiriends.self, he sought by helpful wordsstidrbywktoUl!wkNcisand generous deeds to advance the j0^Mr. Smith was president of the cause of education in a large senseIhos. P. Smith Mclver Company, throughout the State, FurmanHe had served in that businessUniversity,at Greenville,honoringthcapacity for a number of years him a8 one Qf its greatest benefacmiand previous to the organization818of that company he was with thetors.buhouse of Thomas P. Smith-MclverIn these latter days, when the mlt; Co., cotton factors. Before thegreed of money, the rush for dowar he was a member of the firmpower, and the mark of the “new-aly rich” is on every hand, this!oleof Nailer, Smith Co.noble life of one who belonged to gjgFor years Mr. Smith took an the .,old regime » wheu honoractive interest in the educational rallked before rioh andprlt;t (maninstitutions of this State. He wasa trustee of Furman University,in Greenville, and one of the memorial windows in that institutionwasputiu to commemorate hiskindness and bis generosity. Hewas one of the most liberal citi;enp of Charleston, and throughifo made it a rule to give oneenth of his income to educationnid charity. There are manyirominent young men of this cityrho owe their success today totssistance from him and b« neverailed to advance the interest ofhose who showed themselvesorthy of it. Mr. Smith was aood man , was constantly worktig for the aid of his fellow citi-ens and has left behind him a reord beyond reproach.ners made the man,” stands outin bold relief—an object lesson,indeed 1 Of him it can be trulysaid what is in itself an epitah,“He bore without reproach, thegrand old name of ‘Gentleman.The Age of Faith.The Master Mason throws across life’sstreamA frame of Faith, that all to frailthidewhmepode'ofmemithlt;thlt;would seem,Did He not bid us work thereon tolayThe shaped and solid stones, that dayHemefiedaby dayAre ever firmer knit and form anetiltiarchO’er which from land to land may myriads march.neorHe married the} daughter of)auiel TowDsend, of Edisto Is-and, and left two sods and threeaugbters to mourn his death.This is the age of faith, an ageaheadages in its su-blimer, broader hope and serenerworked out un-ne of his sous, Prof. D. T. Smith, der tfae of % loviog ftther.as connected with Furman Uuiarsity for a number of years, andBut when speaking thus broadlyie other son, Benjamin Pressleymith, has been associated aswe do not forget tlat in this as in all ages some are progressive;inbrtiterinarhiWasiness manager of the Southern some are motionless. some are re-Theoiogical Seminary in trogressiveYet no matter whatLouisvillef »holding baok, or pulling backabove istaken from the working back there may beNewt and Count* of Jan. 16th, | pait of tome portion* of humanW£bointhuc
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Georgetown Sunday Outlook
Georgetown, South Carolina, US
Sun, Feb 01, 1903
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