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Officers of Synod. In this connection is -given a brie review of the officers of the Synot It will be seen that bwo of them ar< serving pastorates in this county and one is a native Newberrian, while th< lafmen who is the treasurer of synot is a native of New!,errv and a son o St. Paul's and a prosperous busines man in the t:iriving town of Prosper ity Rev. M. 0. J. Kreps, the presilen of the South Carolina syn->!, was be-tr at Lexington, S. C., 47 years ago. H was graduated fnom Newberry -col lege in 188o. In September of Ehi same year ihe entered the Lutherai Theological seminary at Salem, Vir ginia, graduating from tihtis institutioi in 1883. His firsit pastorate was i: the place of his birth, and after re maining in Lexing'ton for two and half years, he accepted a 'call to th Pine Grove pastorate in Orangebur; -county. After a service of about thre years in Orangeburg, he removed ti Virginia, where he served ciurche for a number iof years. In Marc, 1896, he entered upon the pastorat of Holy Trinity, Augu'sta, Georgik and after a service there .of nine year and seven months, he accepted a cal Rev. M. 0. J. Kreps. to the Grace .pastorate, Prosperity 3.C. He entered upon his new workd uC~~~1st a mon:th ago. H-e has been presi. M ent of the synod one year, as he was~ ~ lected' to this office in November Rev. W. L. Seabrook is tihie vice president of 'the synod. H< Ais a native of Maryland and a gradu ate of 'the Pennsylv'ania college lo. . ated at Gettysburg. After gradua ion he ,was admitted to the bar and ~~practice'd law with great success foi jseveral years being the assis'tant at trney general of the state of M.ary 'land. Feeling called' to preach The .ospel he gave up his pr'ofes'sidn and~ Sentered the Lutheran ministry and in this great work his stu.dy and prac tieof law -have contrib'uted much to heeminent success which has been 9Aiis in preaching the -gospel. He seri chiurhes in Kansas -and Virginia Sbefore -coming to South Carolina. H e is now pastor of -th'e Church of the jRedeemer at Newberry and is much ~beloved by 'his people. He has held import'ant positionis in the councils of Rev. W. L. Seabrook. the church and his advice is constant ly sought on matters of importance connected with the work of the By The removal of Rev. S. C. Bal lentine from the bounds of the Synoc since the last meeting a vacancy was caused in the office of secretary. Th< E president appointed the Rev. jaic: D. Kinard secretary pro tem to fil the office until the meeting 'of t'h Synod. Mr. Kinard is a native of Newberr3 county and a graduate of Newberr5 college and is from St. Paul's church He is also a graduate of the theolog, ical seminary. After graduation h4 was pastor at Leesville for severa years, where*e did good and faithfu work. About tiwo years ago he wa! called to the St. Matthews pastorat I-E Mr-g.. .. 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