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Show Miss Means Wins Her Case. Af tor being refused communion by church in Columbia, S. C, because she worked three hours every Sunday as a telephone girl, a decision that was upheld up-held by the Charleston presbytery, Miss Sadie Means has won her case on an appeal ap-peal to the South Carolina synod, which by a vote of 63 to 40 ordered that the action of the Charleston presbytery be annulled, and that the church in Columbia Colum-bia "restore Sadie M. Means to all her rights and privileges as a member in full communion of said church." Rev. G. A. Blackburn, pastor of the Second church, gave notice in behalf of the Charleston presbytery that they will appeal ap-peal to the general assembly. The case had excited a good deal of indignation, the friends of Miss Means pointing out that there were several prominent men in the same church who worked on Sunday, although they were not compelled to do it by poverty, as she was. There seemed to be no good reason why the girl should be singled out for discipline. |