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Erao aY.9TEjE VOL XLIV. NO. 41. NEWBERRY. S. 0. TUIRKDAY MAY 21. t9076 WO EKSS.0AYA OLD FOLES' DAY. ng Observance at Grace Ohurch Prosperity-Speeches by Revs. T. A. Sligh and J. D. Bowles and Mr. K. Baker. It was a pleasure on Sunday to at tend the celebration of old folks day in Grace Lutheran church in Pros perity. This celebration seems to be V. originail idea with Grace Luther church, and ilt has been decided to ake it an annual affair. The first celebration of this char e UCter was held some years ago and t'hen it was discontinued. Again last year, however, through the ef forts of our Prosperity correspond ent, Mr. A. H. Kohn, nobly assisted by the members of the congrega tion generally, the idea was revived, and very interesting and en ertaining exercises were held, and it was then decided that these exer iss should be held annually. It is a happy idea and the interest hich is manifested in. the exercises nd the large numbers who attend Zq service indicate that the people enerally commend the plan. It brings together the old people who are thus enabled to live over the past and recall the incidents of former days. It also brings together the young people, who, if they live long enough, will become old people, and who take pleasure in, hearing the deeds of former days recounted. The program, which was carried out, was printed in The Herald and News last week. The songs which were sung. were old time songs and were heartily rendered by the choir and the entire congregation. The principal speaker for the oc casion, the Rev. J. A. Shigh, was pas or of Grace congregation forty-five 'earm -azo and has been an. honored minister and pastor of that ection of Newberry county during a long life. At St. Paul's lie has served con tiuously for forty-two years and as Mr. Kohn said in presentig him, had probably laid the hand of conse eration on more persons, miany of whom were present on Sunday and who lived in tha.t community, than any other living minister. Though more than three score years and ten of age he still retains much of the vigor and vim of his former years, land his address on Sunday an il lustration of this fact. There was also present another bninister, who has passed his three score years and ,ten and who has spent a great portion of his minister ial life in Newberry county. He was not on the program, but of course having come as far as he did to at tend tihe exercises, was cheerfully giv en the opportunity to talk to the peo ple, which lie did with much force and power. Rev. J. D. Bowles, who now lives at Coronaca, and who was a colleague of Mr. Sligh's in the sem inary and college, wans introduced and made ai very effective and touching talk to the large congregation. Vt'he address to the young people as made by Hon. K.enneth Baker, We the mayor of Green.wood, but ho for many years was resident of osperity. His address was earn .a nd t houghitful and contained ih that will prove helpful to those o heard it. The HeIrald and News Sprobably print it in Friday's per. 'Mr. A. HI. Kohn, wvho presided, in yening the exercises, said it was a ea. pleasure to greet so many lch showed the increased interest Sthe observ~.nce of old1 folks (lay, nll he hoped that lhe would be able >, greet all of them at the next cele ration of o1(d folks day, the third unday in May, 1908.' HIe then presented the Rev. J. A. high, pastor of St. Paul's ehne'h of a. 10 Township. Mr. .Sligh said it as a great pleasure for fhim to be ere. That it brought up old mem Les. He said it was a great pleas ro to see the interest that the pee le were taking in the old people, or, said he, that child or nation that a lost respect for old people, was iroly on thec road to decay. He said iat forty-four years ago in an old rn like building, which was used a church at that time, he was lIed to Prosperity to preach the mpel. that the caoregation was or ganized in 1855 by Rev. J. D. Smith deal, wiho was also a school teacher; that when Mr. Smithdeal left, there were thirty or more members, but most of them went to other churhes when Mr. Smithdeal resigned. About 1864, wihen he was serving the congregation, lie held a protract ed meeting, which lasted for sever al weeks. At the beginning of that protracted meeting and when he be gan to serve the congregatioin there were only tihree members, but at the end of the protracted meeting there were some thirty-five or' forty, who had joined the church. He remem bered that when lie wotild go to con ference and would make report of his congregation that a smile would go over the other ministers, because they felt that lie had nothing to re port. But when lie resigned in 1865 there was a fairly good congregation. The three original members, we un derstand, were Mrs. L. B. Maffett, Mr. David Kibler and Mrs. W. T. McFall, all of whom are now dead. In 1865, Mr. Sligh took charge as pastor of St. Paul's and Colony, and lie was still pastor of these two con gregations though lie had not served Colony continously, though lie had been the only pastor at St. Paul's since that time. Mr. Sligh said that lie saw before him matny whom he had confirmed in their young man hood and young womanhood who were now among the old folks in the con gregation. He also, during his pas torate at Grace church, organized a colored coig-re-atiol, and it was a pleasure to him to know that many of those who joined the church had come to him and thanked him for the good whicih he had done them. The congregation at Grace church has grown very much sin.ce those days, and now their contributions for benevolence ?are among, the largest of any in the South Carolina Synod, and 'there is not a more liberal con 00regationi any where. 1-e said lie wa ited to speak to them on this oe easionl about tile bright side of life. lo tihought that one of th saddest things in the world was to see a main or woman always complai-ning. Reli t6on is earnest, and those who have it have the true remedy for every evil, and happy were the old persolls who could feel that as they were -rowing older they were also grow ing better, and that when the end came, as it must to all of us, that it would only be the passage into a bet ter and a brighter world. He then spoke of the career of Jacob and of Joseph and how even in this life re tribution of wrong doing will be vis ited upon the wrong doer; that Jacob deveived his father Isaac, and cheat ed Esau out of .his birthright, and probably for this Jacob had to serve fourteen years before lie secured Rachel. Men may cheat. and defrand and practice evil and prosper for a while, but their evil deeds will come home to them and the lash wit lbe felt. He admonished the old1 people to believe in God and the providenice of God. As God cared for Josep)h and his brothers, so will lie care for those who believe in liim, even in this (lay. He watches over us just as he watch ed over Jacob. The days that a man lives arc compartively fewv. It seems to all of us 01ol)eople only a fewv (lays since we were little boys, and what. would it he worth without ireli gioni. We should not be sad if we have religion. We should set an ex ample of cheerfulness, which comes from right living, to the young men. Mir. Sligh was very much in earn est in his talk and had the closest and most interested attention. As already stated, Mir. Baker was then presented aiid deliveredl a very earnest talk to the young people. Rev. J. D. Bowles said that when le sa'w the progr'am of this 01(d folks day printed in the newspaper, lie de eided at once to come and so lie was there and lhe was glad of the oppor tunity to speak a word on this oe 'casion, and lie gave an earnest talk of some fifteen or twenty minutes. The occasion was a pleasant one throughout and though the exercises lasted until after 1 o'clock, no one seemed tired 01r weary. The singing by the choir .and the eongregation~ was very good and hay ing the old sngs and old hymn was heartily joined in ny every unu. These exercises will certainly do good, and it is well that Grace con gregation has decided to continue them and make them a permanent feature. As stated by Mr. Sligh, this is a very live and active congregation, and under the pastorate of Rev. M. 0. J. Kreps, who is ably assisted by his goo(l wife inl all church work, is in a very flourishing condition. It has already been decided tc build a new church and the plans and specifications have been received and work will be commenced in the neai future. WILL RUN FOR THE SENATE. Anderson Paper Announces Capt Heyward's Candidacy. An(erson rI-telligencer. Former Governor Duncan S. Hey ward will next stiiner be a candidatc for the United States Senate, to sue. ceed A. C. Latimer. While in thit city last week in attendance upon the Travellers' Protective Association he told a friend that lie had been con sidering the matter and had practi cally decided to make the race. Th'is' news will be received wit great delight, for there is no mor( popular man in the state than Capt Heyward. He has been urged bi many leading citizens to make th< race and, although reluctant to re. enter politics, he has decided to hee the wishes of his friends and mak( bhe race. Capt. Heyward for foul years handled the executive reins ol the sta-te with great ability, and whei lie sto)ped down from office it wa freely predicted that he would soon er or later land in the United State. Senate. It would seem as if tha Prediction will come true. It is generally understood tha Senator A. C. Latimer will offer fo re-election. Senator Latimer ha 11ad1le a good representative--there i no gainsaying that fact-and lie wil be a mighty ha'd mani to heat. Som (if the pap)ers of the state have beei poking funl. at. him and claiming tha the state had only one Senator, bu this is all bosh. Senator La-time does not, make as munch fuss as doe: the senior Senator, but lie does somi good, effective work. It is rumored that Congressman A F. Lever, of the 7th disthict, will als( be ii the race, but his candidae: would not amount to anything mucli The up-country would take great de light in killing his chaice because o: the active part lie took in the cam paigit against Ansel last summer. My Lever's candidacy would be littli short of a joke. There are other candidates men tioned and it. is )ossible that befor the election, whiah is considerabl, over a year off, some other men wil swing into popular favor, but at pres ont. it looks as if the real race -will be between Hleywa rd and La timer, an< if indica-tions count for aught it wil b)e a veritable battle of Waterloc wvith the chanices slightly ini favor o: t.he popular former Chief Executive Both men a-re exceedingly popula: in the state and each have a strong follow'ing. Interest in the race is al ready growing andl by next summec it will hbe at fever heat. The contes bids fair to be one of the most ex citing in recent years. Heyward Denies Statement. Wh len Ex-Governor Hleyward wa sho-wn a clipping from the Andersom Intelligeneer' today delarinig that hn h'ad made the announeement. t hat he would be a canididate for Unite<o States Senator against Lat;imer, Gov oernor Hleyward made this statemen for puiblicationi, which is susceptibi of several interesting interpretations ''While I appreciate very much the gond will and kind words of the An derson Intelligeneer, it is certainly sermous mistake to say that I havy expressed to anyone a'ny intention o1 being a candidate for United State Senator. Since coming out of offle< I have devoted myself entirely to m: business and have giveni no considler ation to p)olities. '' We wouldn 't give a wooden nicke for all a man knows who t'hinks h knows it all. THS', NEWS Or PROSPERITY. Missionary Conference This Week Old Fcks Day Greatly Enjoyed. Prosperity, May 20.-Miss Erin Kohn, vice-president of the alumnae association, and .Miss Jessie Moseley, of Elizabeth college, Charlotte, N. C., have gone to the commencement ex ercises of their alma mater. Miss Gertrude Bbbb is also -in at tendance up)oin the exercises of Eli zabeth. Misses Marie Bobb, of Ninety Six, is at home for a couple days. Your correspondent is requested by the widow and children of the laite J. Rance Vaughan to return their most sineere thanks for the many thoughtful kindnesses shown them in their bereavement, in their time of grief and sorrow by their neighbors and citizens of the town of Prosperity. We 'were glad to see the editor at the old folks' meeting in Groce church Sunday, and we leave to his pen the account of the exercises which were good and greatly enjoy ed by all present. Rev. J. D. Bowles, of Coronaea, came down to be at the old folks meeting and preached one of his usu .al fine sermons in Grace ,church at -night. There will 'be a missionary con ference of the executive committee I of t,he synod and of the women's home 'and 'foreign missionary socie ties held in Prosperity Thursday and Friday of this week. Representatives from the ten mission poin'ts will be present and the different points will - be discussed and measures will be i talcen to occupy some of the many t points now calling for help. Ther< will be present Dr. M. 0. C. Seherer, t of Charleston, Dr. Hallman, of Spar r t ahur'. ev. C. E. Wel'bter and wife Sand Ml,damcs C. C. llahenieh(, and 3 WV. (s. Alwarden. Her. W. II. Greev 1 er an.1 Mr. W. 1. H1ouseal, of Coltuml 3 bia. MIs. D. 13. Broselose, of Lees i ville. Rlev. T. B. Ipting, of Sumter, L Mrs. Iargie, of Greenville, Rev. Dr. t Bowers. of Newherry college, J. C. r Wessinger, of Li-Itle Mountain, and ; delegates from Saluda, Graniteville 3 Greenwood, Spartanburg, Floretnet and Sumter. There will be addresses on Thurs ) day night by Dr. Geo. B. Cromer and 7 other activo workers. To (his meet ing the public is cordially invited. - The building committee of the New C Grace Church have received the plans - and sweifioations and committees were apl)ointed at 'the meeting oil SFrid-ay evening to purchase the ma terial and confer with builders. - Hon. Kenneth Baker, mayor of Greenwood, spen-t from Saturday till M<nday in town. He left for Colum I bia on the early train. JUDGE J. M. OROSSON 1. 1 Speaks on Memorial Day at His ,Texas Home-Pays Tribute to Old Soldiers and Women of - Confederacy. i Tt was a great lelasire to hiava - the opportunity of attending the de Lr coilation exercises of the graves of I the ol confederates, at Mt. Pisgali - last Sunday. We founid out there, a most beautiful grave yard. Tt was cleaned upl and swept off with the old fashion dogwood switch broom Sand of course was clean. The en el(osuire w~as coveredl with b)eauitiful oak trees". 'trimmedl uli anid t oppe)d. It isin (1oo neighborhood and mnany .ood ('it izens residle in the community around-among thue best inl Tylei County. Services began- at 10 o'clock with a song by tihe choir, aftei which R1ev. B. F. Stewugart read a chapter and invoked a blessing upo)01 'thme people there assemled. Mr. Stewart then introduced Major J. MI Crosson 'to t'he peop)le, who arose be fore that assemblage to address theni on the occasion. The major spoke in a very effective and sympathetic tone, 'and every one p,resent was deep ly moved by his eloquence and sincer it.y in which lie spoke. Mr. Crossoii is now juist 83 and his hair is a sil very white, and his limms are grow ing weaker and weaker, and soomi this gallant old confederate hero wvill lay aside the yoke and go home t his Master. Following is a part of his speech: "Standing amid the graves of our fellow comrades, we are full of ten Aer and pathetic memories. We are here to pay our tribute of love and affection, to -those who in the dark days of civil war, mardhed from hap py homes and loved ones, to brave perils and face death in the disoharge of patri:tic duty. "Tle tender memories of memo rials are common alike to North and South, during this month of May, and all over this land, the graves of departed comrades are being decorat ed. The federals and confederates alike, 'the graves of federals and copn. federates; the confederates doing like wise. A Mississippi lady at Ox-; ford, clad in the habillments of mourning, who had lost her loved ones in the confederate army, set ting the example. The continued ob servance of these days will serve to remind the rising generation of the heroic race from which they sprung. It is our mournful, yet pleasant duty this day to strew flowers upon the graves of our comrades, who passed through -the fiery ordeal of war, and who have fallen from the ranks since our battle flags were fruited, and who sleep beside kindred and friends in our own cemeteries. But, today, we think of the foot-score comrade as lie turned his face homeward, in the spring of 1865, after four years unparralled iardsllips and heroism. We think of him; ragged, half starv ed, heavylearted, enfeebled .by want andi wounds. This 'hero in rags, with a heart of gold, having fought, to ex haustion, he stacks his gun, wrings the hands of his comirades, and lift ing his tear stained and pale face, for the last time at the graves of his fallen comrades, begins his slow and painuil journey home to his loved ones. IAye! Ibis day our tlotlis uin (1o Illose who Sleep() on dishant fields in the dark woods, where tihe battle nedl---nI the slopez. Ilp which they chIar"ed-onl tle hills, orice crowded wiith denth110 dealing.. artilleIry, and flash in" guns-sleepin'.g peace[illy under s1als an1d the shaldow ; the elids; tl;e, ne dcw% dlrops 1ike pitying tears fallin'r on heir lonely graves and fower.s bmomlinil above thei. ''We think of,the flerce cliarge on the da -c linei, whWre denii shouted in the oiset.. The boomiur runs; bursfillg shells--shiriekinz rifle balls -- te wild rebel yell, wl.here so many of our comrades fell on the field of their glory. We have tears to this day for otir unirertin.ea neroes. Bid 1hi. dy shoul h ts' 'n1tial for henr1nIeP. We are t0o f'ar1' I'emOved fr:nI lhose terlible y m. to enter lat . 1-tred againls tht'se. Iho with a o-rpose fixed---a cor hi gh-a conuviction stroig faced a in battle's horrible cornage. Univeisal ebarily l:- lilown the w%hite marile of for giveness over then meni ; ho foiught benoath the sja:irs anad .soipes. ''My comriades, with us there is snow in the hliil and sooni will we be floating, floasting, flonating, on thie Se:t (Il eternity, andl 11 o'ii h;earts the lires of passion have losng sincee (eens ed to burn, and1 we eherish no seni timent, against those whoii w.oni in the fierce arbiit rament, of war u. But we do not-we cannot-we dlare not - we wiill not love and admire themt as we do our gallant comrades, who stoodl beside us ini (lie fierce shock of bat. Ie, and fought for a cause jiist and1( right,. 'We have' no( resetImenI agai inst lie ifederal sold ier; biut we love and1( serv'ie our11 conlfedera te 'omnrades-Godl bless t hcmi. ''Iin Ilie lantguaige ofI Ih po' iet; St rew flowers ulpoi. thir' graves andl still remember grasses gr'ow, alike up Ion the~ rsting p)lace of fa llen frmtind and foe. 'hut we cannot condlone their ernel crime in waging a see:tional war upon ius, contrary to 'the doctrine of he D eclaration of Independence and thie orgainic !)rinciples of' American fre'edom. ''Comrades, weo cannot benefit the dead, tbut we can learn that wve, too are mortal. The portamls of' the girave wiill soon open for us. Howv soon be fore we shall pass over the river to r'est underi t,he shade of the trees. I''The air is full of farewvells of the dving and monrning for th dnna. et. us remember; life is real-Aife is earnest, and the gmve is not its goal; "dust thou art; to dust we must re turn;'' was not spoken of the soul. Every night of death is followed by a resurrection morn.. Death cannot. destroy us. We shall live when the stars are din with age. But shall we filnd rest for our souls. 'Tell me my semret soul; Oh I tell me faith and hope; is there no resting place from sorrow, sin and death. Is there no happy spot, where mortals may be? where grief may find a balm and weariness rest.' ''Faith, 'hope and love; best bonds to mortals given; waved their bright wings iand whiispered: "'yes in Heav en." ''Our pulses ore beating a funeral march to the tomb. ''But death is only a sleep. But to us what will the awakening bet Shall we plunge over the battle of dispair into eternal night. ; or shall we mount up to the beautiful city of which the poet sang: "I have heard of a beautiful city far away in the kingdom of God. "In the midst (yf the street is life's river, clear as a crystal and beauti ful to behold. But not half of that city's bright glory, to morals has ever been told. Comrades, you woe valian-t soldiers during the late war, but were overwhelmed by number.'' Ma,or Crosson, at the close of his address paid a high and glowing tri bute to the confederate women of our Southland, which in part is as fol lows: '"Comrades, grand as the confeder ate soldiers Were in the attributes of heroism, his glory fades before tile sublimer devotion, steadfastness and faith of the women of the south in the days of wrath that poured out their desoliltion) oil our solitilanid. 'A'Motlirs of' Hlt south, lam-nuagev is mbl. al loulhts iipott lin to pay .i1sl tribuite to all they did. sutffered m1id endured. the dtlep l'oluntains of Iheir son1Is, welletd over with tears. 'heiri bosois lh eave-d with 1 anguish ind womanly tenlerness, but they never let ite loved ones fiting at tle froi low whal their grief and sutfferins w%-ero. As ai vxampIlv: A noble wife(. st1 ading on her pOrch, withI her inf'anlt in lier arms. Ao bid farewell to lit'er 1im1sband said: 'Go, (0od bless ymi. and wlien this war i over let not this boy be ashamed to eall you utlier."' The door closed, over come witi emotion 11he fell in sensible .to tihe floor, and beinig res Oried to coisciousiness her first in ouiry was, 'did lie see me faint?' S-iehi was the Spartani heroiFm with whieh the womei of fhe south were 1)Irssessed, to walk the earth with bleeding feet ,yet smile. 'Agaii, all honor to thIe glorious Womlianl of this Soitliland, who, whenl all was I>st save 'honor anld glorious women, rags and brave men], cheered 'm d a idedl us as we t ookc up the tanlg led threads that war had felt, and aid ed us to vei'i fy this Southland.' The dr~tlion ser'vices mit Mt. Pisgah,. Suniday, was the fIrst meeting oif the kindl ever'i hld ini Tyler county, and leA, us hope dlear peop)le, that it will not hbe the last one, The na ture of' t his service will be held ini Woodlville onthue 4th Sunday in this mfont Ih, and every body is invit ed t.o attend. The Sparro.ws. Youi lh 's Maga zine. There is niothing ''English'' about -At'henunor of GJeorge Grhaves, the comed'rian in thart excellent comic pra'The Little Michus. '' Heroe's one Mr . Gr~aves brought from across the water that is as funny as any homemade article. A teacher had been telling her class of boys that recently worms had become so numei'ous that t,hey destiroyed the cr'opls and it was nec essary to irnpoi't the sparr'ow to ex terminate them. 'Tho sparrows mul-. tiplied very fast and were gradually driving away our native birds. Jolhnny was apparent ly v'ery inat ten-t ive andl the t eacheir, thinking to ca tch him napping, said. ''.Johnny, which is worse to have wvorms or. sparriows?'' IJohnney hesitated a moment and ,then replied : ''Please, I never had the anemws.''