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1 ' * ' ; ' > ? . - ^ / ?? ^ ' VOL XLIV NO. 77. NEWBERRY. S. C FRIDAY' AUGUST 23. 1907. TWICE A WEEK. $1.50 A YEAR CORNER STONE FIRST BAPTIST GHURCH LAID HISTORY OF CHURCH PAST SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS. Historical Address of Rev. Luther Broaddus Delivered in 1882?Also Historical Sketch by Rev. G. A. Wright. The exercises at the laying of the corner stone of the First Baptist church on Tuesday afternoon were opened with the song, "Praise God From Whom all Blessings Flow", being followed by a prayer by the pastor, Rev. G. A. Wright. Then "How Firm a Foundation" was sung, after which Rev. Mr. Wright read the second chapter of Second Samuel and also II Chronicle, tit It Chapter and the 8th Psalm. Mr. Wright then made the following address: "\Y hen it was decided to hold these exercises of the laying of the corner < stone, it was not intended to have an elaborate address, but simply to meet here as a church and as christians of the community, men and women iuterested in the welfare of the community, to hold a simple service, sing-1 ing praises to God, the giver of every J good and perfect gift; and lift our] hearts in prayer to Him, seeking Ilis) guidance in all that we undertake; for lie is today our God as lie was the God of our fathers; lie today is our re luge, as lie was their refuge j God is our refuge and strength, a present help in need. i"Last week I wrote to the president ol: Furman University, hoping that we could have him with us on this occasion, and finding we could not, 1 then wrote to Dr. Ragby, of Greenville. It was not our intention I to have these deliver an elaborate address, but to take part in the simple exercises that we are holding now. " Yonder house has stood there for two general ions, and four have worshiped there. For the past seventyfive years that church building has stood and in some respects is a good building today. It has served its day and generation. We need a larger building, we need a more substantial building. We have not been able to w carry out the original plan, as we had proposed. Those who come after us I will be able to carry the work to com|| pletion, we hope. We need to have buildings erected to His service. We need to realize that God expects it, and not be say. "thai is good enough." The best is good enough, and only the best. We are standing on the shoulders of the past. The history tof the past is ours and we need to realize the heritage we have. "A father once sat on the platform when his son was delivering his graduating address and some one said that the boy was an improvement on his father, and the father said he ought to be, for he is standing on the shoulders of his father. So we ought "As the. Rmperor Napoleon was traveling with his troops through the empire of the Pyramids he pointed to them and said: 'Soldiers, forty centauries look down upon you,' and as we walk down and read the epitaph of the heroes of the past, arc we ashamed of them? By a single touch these saintly souls are depicted as having passed from the arena. As they look down on us as we run our |g||l race; as we bear our burdens, and as Hffittt they arc there and we recognize that IffiN they are there, we should go forth jHna and bear the bin dens thai are ours. I hey are witnesses to the love of our God; they arc witnesses to the power SK?' of His cross, and they are witnesses as were Moses and Abraham, and as all of these were, so we are witnesses of the power of faith, They are witnesses also of our lives, of our struggles, of our victories and of our defeat. Seeing, therefore, that we aro "encompassed by so great a cloud of J V witnesses", lot us then run with pa-1 |> tience the race that is set before us. J i Today we believe that the spirits of our sainted dead are not very far away. They are compared to a grea cloud. There id said to be one of th< most famous pictures in the world? the infant Saviour in the arms of it: mother?that never attracted ver; much attention until recently, whei the dust of centuries was washet away and they discovered in tin clouds faces of anyels. "In some theaters here tier rise: above tier until forty or fifty thou sand people can witness those wh< fight or those who run. If we coulc lay aside the veil, and could our spir dual vision be clear and we coul< see as they see and hear as they hear we believe that we could see many ol our own loved ones, who have erossec over and are at rest from their labors today, and whose works follow them and we could hear from them tin shouts of applause. Seeing then w< are "encompassed by so great i cloud of witnesses", let us lay asidi every weight and the sins which be set us and run with patience the rac< that is set before us. Let us then forgetting: the things that are behint us, reach out to the things that an before us, straining every nerve t( Jfnin tiie crown and have Clod as : purpose in the life of every indivi dual. May we realize that purposi and follow in God's work, so that ii tl?o oii.l we may hear, 'Well dom thou good and faithful servant, entei thou into the joys of thy Lord.' "I<et us so live that at the eiu we may hear IV,.in these. 'Wei done.' and that they, too, may wel come us into Phy presence.'' The older representatives of tlx church, Messrs. K. B. Wilbur, Jame: Mcintosh and R. Y. Leavell; and { younger representative, Mr. James A Burton. Jr., lowered the stone. The articles were then placed ii the stone as follows: First, the Hob Hible, next, the constitution of th! church organized September 30, 1831 which was read by the pastor; tlici a memorial discourse, which was de livered by the Iiev. Luther Broaddu. on January 1, 1882, and historical ad dress delivered by Rev. O. A. Wright. Sunday, August 18, 1007, and thei the names of the officers of tlx church, of the Sunday school and a! so the building committee, the archi teet and the contractor, and the co pies of the two town papers, the Ob server and The Herald and News, o August 20. 11)07, Baptist Courier o August 21. 15)07, and last, a bool written by one of the deacons of tlx church who now has his reward, "Re miniscences of Newberry." by Join B. f'arwilc. A prayer was then offered by tlx Hev. P. B. Mitchell, pastor of*Eas Side church, after which "Stand up Stand up for Jesus" was sung an< the benediction was pronounced b1 Rev. I). Or. Phillips, pastor of the A R. P. church. In this connection we print belov a historical address, which was de livered in the church by the Rev George A. Wright on last Sun da; morning, covering the history of tlx church from 1881 up to the presen t'ime. We also reprint an address covering the first fifty years of tlx history of the church, which was de livered by the Rev. Luther Broaddus the then pastor, on January 1, 1882 The church had this address printed in pamplct form, but we understaiu that these pamphlets are now ver; rare. These two addresses by Mr Wright and Mr. Broaddus contain i lot of valuable historical informatioi and we have no doubt will he rea< with much interest by the readers o I he Herald and News. HISTORICAL ADDRESS BY REV. GEORGE A. WRIGHT | On Jan. 1, 1882, a memorial dis | eouse was delivered by the pastor o the church, Rev. Luther Broaddus in which he gave a history of tlx church from the date of organizatioi September 30th, 1831 to 1881. It i ours to give in brief, the history fron 1881 to 1907. It is not necessary for one to be ab sent from a home, a church, a com 111 unity twenty-five years, fo notice tlx changes; they may be more marked ii | -:ome respects, but the- ^re thos. t j which so affect us for time and otor- ! p jjnity that we cannot forget them it'!*.-we would, nor would we it' we could. si Some of ll.cin uiing the he.ir? to bleed-! r j '"g> eyes are red with weeping, und i '* 11 tears brim into pools. "We are here j 1" 1 ???t to weep, hut to rejoice that we U j ha\e been counted worthy to be as- ' sociatcd with such a hand of worthies ^ s as those who constituted the Xewher- I . r.v Baptist church of other days, tl > Among the noblest and best of earth, ii j and heaven has no purer. And some o of these have entered upon their re- li j ward within the last twenty-live years. ! a 1 hey rest from their labors, and | ' [ their works do follow them." In that j t memorial discourse this question is! a asked, "What shall this church be fori v 5 the next fifty years? If the past I e ' fifty were marked by distinguished I 3 attainments and abundant labors the I next fitly ought to be still more so." h * ^ e have in pari answered the fjues- v 2 tion, tor twenty-five years have pass- 1 - ed, during which time we have been J building upon the foundation laid by 1 , others, and writing history for future t! 1 generations. There are some here who 3 havtt been privileged to work in tbe 1] ^ church through these Iwinty-nfive a x years and some who may bo privileged 1 . to work through the twenty-five be- * 2 f?re lIt>- Let us turn our faces to the ^ j light and walk in the light even as ' , He is in the lit*ht. that we may be n 11 light. This church has been in exis- v fence long enough to prove to the '' I community whether or not our prin- ;1 I cipie.4 are \\ ."m I It anythin..-In Ihe w??y|d. _ They have been embodied in the lives 1 of men and women who would have 51 ? gone to I he stake in their defense. I , It is impossible for us to make c' * mention of all who have had part in > the history of the church these twen- N ty.-five years. At the beginning of ^ this period, Rev. Luther Broaddus j 1 was the pastor, and Bro. John B. Car- ' ; wile, W. T. Wright, John R. Lea- ? \ ell, James Mcintosh were deacons j ^ > Bro. John S. Carwile, church clerk, 1 1 and Bro. James Mcintosh, treasurer. 1 Rev. Luther Broaddus resigned the pastoiate of the Ninety Six church ' - to become pastor of the Newberry ? , Baptist church, and began his work 1 i Jan. 1, 1878, and remained pastor up < } to the time of his death, October 20,!' - 1885. His influence, along with that I < - of Dr. J. J. Brandy who was pastor i - from 1850 to 18(i(j, will live in the 1 . church as long as the church lives, i > f No church ever had a more faithful 1 1 p pastor. By }?is consecrated life and !: c ministrations of love he won not only j 3 the hearts of his own members, but i . the confidence and affection of the ( 1 entire community. The love that this j < church had for him is set forth in , 3 resolutions adopted Jan. 3, 1886. lie! j was a member of that Virginia fam- ' ily that has done so much for the de- < j nomination and for the world, and his ' life has added new luster to the name. 1 * He was a brave soldier of the Confcd- } crate army, a faithful servant of his < Lord, a good preacher, a sympathetic 1 pastor. He coined on his heart the ex- ' v periences of his people, and bore them 1 - in his petitions to a throne of grace. ' In 1870. Bro. G. T. Scott, John B. < y Carwile, John R. Leavell and Wil- 1 2 liam T. Wright were ordained deat cons of the church. They had been act- ' i, ing sometime before this, for we find < g that J no. B. Carwile was elected in ' . L85G, and Bros. Wright and Leavell in ' 1868. Each of these served in this 1 / capacity until the day of his death. < I Bro. 0. T. Scott died in 1876, and ( j Brother James Mcintosh was elected ' deacon. A notice of Brother Scott may be found in the memorial dis- i ' course of Bro. Broaddus. Bro. W. T. < 1 Wright died Nov. 20th, 1884, he was i 1 born August 20th, 1830. He .> united with the church by letter from Ihe Baptist church at Madison, t Ga., Jan. 20th, 1855. lie was ffftthfu! j I in the discharge of his duties as he i < conceived them, he was zealous for the! I * church and believed in exercising the!; discipline necessary to keep her pure,! 1 he was not afraid to follow in duty's I i f path, lie believed not only in having'i ? a name to live but manifesting its ( e power. J j 1 On the 3rd Sunday of Jan. 1886,11 8 J Rev. C. P. Scott, of Richmond, Va.,|i j entered upon his duties as pastor of' i I the church and served until March S - j 30th, 1800, when he resigned to acv- I -.ccpt the pastorate of the church at {1 e Warren ton, Va. He is now pastor ofjj the Bapiist church at Barton Heights,1., o Richmond, Va. The church was sup lied by different pastors through it the state until Feb. 8th, 18UJ "hen the present pastor took charge Bro Y. Pope ,was ordained den on .June "Jtilli, 1SS7, Dr. Jaiues C 'urman of Greenville preaching th I'iniuii. July 14th, 1895, Bro. John 5: 'ni wile, Kobt. V. Lcavoll, and W. I: tunt were elected deacons and o lie 5th Sunday of September follow :ig were ordained, Dr. Chas. Maul; f Greenville, preaching the serrnoi Iro. Carwile lived but a few month fter his ordination entering int est December 10th, 1895. He wt he youngest son of John B. Carwih nd grandson of John S. Carwil hose name he bore worthily, lli rand l ather was the first deacon c l.e church, John S., Jr., was bor ipril "Jutli, 1S5S. On April 1 l)th, 188 e was elected clerk of the church an ran clerk at the time of Itis deatl 'he last record made b lim bears the date of Apr 'It b. lS!)o. After that on a ount of failing health he was nc bio to attend the services of God louse regularly. No church ever ha , more clllcicnt clerk. There is n rouble tracing his records. lie \vi t one time superintendent of tl: Sunday-school, lie always took an a ive part in it, and all the other woi if the church, never a service that 1 \as nut present, if it were possibl ic loved children and they loved bin uul tn him and Mrs. S. M. Red us lue the credit of the or-rani/.ation t he Sunbeam Sot. ; w..< brigl md cheerful and had l!:.- ! iculty < runsniitting it to others. A Ian. rowd gathered at the Baptist ehurc n his honor, and many were tl voids of praise by the representalivt rom all the churches in the town. On the 7th of May, 1 SOT, Bro. Jol Carwile fell on sleep. He was boi n the town of Newberry Nov. 24t LS25, and, with the exception of tv >r three years lived in North Ca ilina, his entire life was spent i dewberry and he had much to ( vith the financial, intellectual, morr ind spiritual wellbeing of the cor. nunity. For many years he wi connected with the National Ban >f Newberry. His book, " Remini cnces of Newberry", I'm lislies delightful reading. :r.d ioi tains valuable a*: > conceri itivr Newberry and her people of tin lime. He united with the church up< i profession of faith in Christ An loth, 1S41, Hp was (h^icon fro IR.'ilJ to 1S07. A man of sterlit Christian character, lie was interes il in the church, giving time, mono nergy, for her his prayers ascende It was a great deprivation when c iccount of feeble health he was for 2d to ?ive up his active work. I took great interest in the music, 1 trained the children in the Sun.la school, and the choir of which he wi i member. Some of us remember wh i rich mellow voice he had and cr near him singing now, "I am bom for the promised land" and see < lis face the expression which intl ?ated that in spirit he was alreat there. The last of the four, who were o laincd on the same .lav, to finish h vmrse, and receive the crown, w, Bro. Jno. R. Leavell. He was boi Nov. 24th, 1820, near Bush Riv Baptist church, he moved to the tov >f Newberry about 1850. United wi t-he church here by letter from Bu: River, May 27th, 1852. From 18(58 to his death, he servi is deacon and he was faithful in tl lischarge of his duties. He put not ing above the house of God and li service, he took a deep interest in t ivork of the denomination in t! ounty and state, he was called t' rather of the Union meeting, he ne r missed a meeting unless provide tiallv hindered. Through his effor iomo of the weak places in the conn lad preaching. lie was very mu ntcrested in the work at the Newbe ry Cotton Mill, lie taught in the Su lay school for a number of yeai [Ic was largely instrumental in g< ing their new church building. I ivas a regular attendant on the en rention of the state and served < ?ontc of the most important comm ces. He fell on sleep Feb. Oth, IOC [lis spirit went to be with his mast md those with whom he had enjoy ai h sweet fellowship on earth. July 14th, 1001, Bro. M. Werts, a: i- John M. Kinnrd were elected deaL, eons and on Jan. 29th, 1902, Bro. K. " !V ^ ''bur. Later Bro. Kinnrd and i- \\ llbur were ordained, sermon preaelr \ od by Hev. N. NT. Burton, pastor of e the West Knd Baptist church. Bro. Werts had been ordained deaeon of 1 >. the Mt. Zion church, so it was not [. necessary (lint lie be ordained again, n The last of the deacons to die was r- Brother Werts. IJfc was horn Dec. 17. 1827. ' i. For years he was a member of the is Aft. Zion church and deacon. He movo cd to the town of Newberry nnd unitis cd with the church Feby. 11th, 1894. e, He was a man of few words, quiet, b, unassuming, but his !if0 impressed is you Ihnt he hnd been with God and ?f like Enoch he walked with him. He n departed this Iif(. April nth, 1907. I, We must make mention of those d who worked in the Sunday school as l. teachers, and have entered upon their iy reward: Mrs. Kale Carwile, Mav 5th, il 188.'}; M,s. Moriat Gary. Sept.* 12|h, P. 1884; Mrs. S. E. Huni. Doe. 20th, )t 1887; Mrs. Francis Higgins Mcintosh, 's Sept. 22, 1890; Mrs. Li?da fio-ans, d Feb. lHh, 1904; Mrs. G. A. Wright 10 Nov. 19th, 1900; Mrs. S. M. Rcdns, is Bee. 22, 190;>; Mrs.-Helen Pope, An jr. ic 12th, 190(1; Mrs. Annie II. Peoples! 1 c- Jan. 11, 1907; Miss Mary Pope, Feb k 1:1111. 1907. ie There are many others whose virc, tues are worthy of mention, whose il, lives like that of Dorcas were full of is | good works and aim deeds which tlicy if J did, bu| lime would fail to speak of 11 t hem. Karlh is richer for I heir having >t liwd .and their going from nmouir us re brings heaven nearer. Before I lie end h "f the next twenty-five years the ie death of many of us will have been Cs recorded. Lei us so live thai those who are to follow us may think and in speak of us :is wo now have the pleas n urn of speaking of (hose who have h, preceded us. Their lives should be an .'o inspiration to us. r- We believe that much of the hisiii tory of a people may be found in lo their church records. We wish to il, call attention to one record which roil veals a condition that existed throughxa out the south before the war and that ik is the attention that was given by the s- master to his slaves, the provision r- that was made for their spiritual inin provemenl. n- Thev were members of | he same nt -church. I hey had the same minister. >u ; I lie gallaries louud in the old ehurchir. es today were for them. This record m I shows that as late as 1890. that there l.ir | wac one colored member of this t- church. Sister Janes 11itririus, colored, y, ] died 1890. d, 1 he pnisonng'O was erectcd on the >n church lot in 1882 the committee c- making ils final report December Ie 10th, 1882. lie Those who have been elected to v- '?M1 ollices in the church other than iu the otlice of deacon?Sunday school at Superintendents: .John S. Carwile, W. in H. Hunt, 10. B. Wilbur, John M. Kinul ard. Clerks of the church: John S. >n Carwile, John M. Kinnrd, I. II. IIu.it, li- H. W. Hutchinson, T. N. Parks. Treasly urers: Jno. S. Carwile. 1. A. Blanton, H. Y. Lea veil, W. IT. Hunt, M. L. I r- Spearman and J. A. Burton. While there has not been that development alonir all lines that we may rn have desired, **et we believ that there er has been an advance. In benevolence! 'n we have made progress, mo.-e system t 1 in giving. Our vision is widening, our! sh sympathies more mid sen re o'sci ruling the world. One of the mightiest i ?d agencies for the spiritual development lie of the church during these yea is has h- been the Woman's Missionary Society, lis More and more il is adding to the lie spiritual strength of the church, lio Sonic facts nccruing the new! lie building: The I;r : hind set aside as v- a building fir.. ! ? a ; $:'" !).! j n- cd to the church by Mr. J. Alfred ts Crotwell. If was not thus specified t.v by him but was designated as such ch by the church. The first record is ir-1 April 2.), 18f) I, when the treasurer was i ll- an!'ioi i/f-,1 I,, ,vccipf io Mr. j{. |?. rs. Met a it'-'li rin and deposit same in the I it-1 Savings Bank. The lirst contribu- i Ie } tion designated by the donors for the J n- j new church building was given >>y the r>n | Active Junior: connoting of Misses' it-1 Eunice Gideon, Carrie Pool, Bessie j 10. ! Burton. Alice Goggnns, Lucy Wright, er j Eva Goggans. Lillian Hill, Fai.nie j od t Parks, Lulie Hunt. The amount was : $f>.o0. Among the lirst contributions j nd was -f 1 given by .Johnnie Paysinger I / which lie worked and made himself. I4 rom time to time there were special collections taken in the church and Sunday school and I ho ladies societies increasing; the amount in the bank. W c desire to make special mention ol the Ladies Aid Society; they have already given .$.1,000.00 and are still working. The first definite action on the part of the church was taken March 21st, 1004. by the appointment of a committee, by order of the church March U, 1004, consisting of fifteen to solicit subscriptions, and the 1st Sunday in June 100.1), subscriptions wore taken publicly in the church. On October 8th, 1005, the following were appointed a building committee: James Mcintosh, R. Y. Leavell, K. B. Wilbur, T. C. Bool, J. A. Burton. Hro. Mcintosh was made chairman and Hro. R. Y. Lea veil secretary. The plans tor tin1 building were gotten up to by Wilson and NVendall. of Columbia, S. C., in {he spring of 1 JKXi and adopted by the church, but were unable to get a satisfactory bid until the spring of 1007.- The contract was given to the Mallard Lumber and Construction Co., Greenville, S. C. Dirt was broken June 20th, and^ the first brick laid July 10th, 1007. Tt is hoped that the church will be ready by the 1st of January, 100,8. We would not. fail to make mention in this connection and expression of our appreciation the gift of O.Vj.oO which came Ihrouuh Sister S. F. Turnipseed from the estate of Sister Fli/.a R. Stewart. This was the amount left alter having the Stewart lot in Roscmont Cemetery properly enclosed. Years ago Mrs. Stewart made provision in her will that whatever remained of the corpus of her estate at the death of Mrs. Turnipseed should go to Bros. John B. Carwile and James Mcintosh in trust for the Baptist church of Newberry, and the above amount was paid over to Hro. Mcintosh, as trustee of the Baptist, church. Mrs. Turnipseed was one of the largest contributors to the building fund. Ours is a glorious heritage, let us realize that it is a trust and hand it. over to those who come after us wil.h proper usury. Our opportunities are richer, our responsibilities correspond with these. In tin1 words of the beloved Hroaddu<. "I'.v the hallowed memories ol the past, which are so sacredly chori<hcd by the honored names which she boars on her records by the influence of good or evil she must exert in the future by the love ol the blessed Saviour who has watched over her interests with tenderest solicitude through all these years, f call upon you lo he true to this dear old church." I '' ? love t by church. < > (Jod, TTer walls before thee stand, Dear as the apple of thine eye, ! And graven on thy hand. 1 "For her my tears shall fall; For her my prayers ascend, To her my cares and toils be given, Till toils and cares shall end." ! HISTORICAL ADDRESS BY REV. LUTHER BROADDUS. Le\i?icus \::v., lo: "And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year." The past is ours. The men who made it by their characters and lives have, by the records they left and the influence they still exert, transmitted it as an inheritance. Its noble deeds are laden with lessons of instruction and its hoi.t.red names are redolent with in-pitiir.: influences for us. It i > lit that we should slop <oinct.mes, :,i our busy devotion to the do-, mauds and the privileges of the present, and our ambition, ami anxious reaching out after tie yt unsecured treasures of the future, and lay fresh hold upon this inheritance of the past. Especially is thi - ri'.rht and desirable, when we have gained such an eminence as the close af a half century, and when we can look back upon such a record, so honored and so useful as that which has been bequeathed to us ' p r**?/1 upporters of the Newberry Haptist Church. I desire today to Irac, the course of this church through the half century in the different departments of (Continued on pauv 2.)