Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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SKETCHES HISTORY OF LUTHERAN BODY Venerable John BachmUn Guided Helm Through Early Years. Other Able Leaders. The Rev. John W. Horine, D. D., v of Columbia, formerly editor of the Lutheran Church Visitor, now a memnhoy the prlitnrifll staff of the Lutheran published in Philadelphia, has prepared the following interesting history of the South Carolina synod and its activites, the story being published in a recent issue of the Lutheran publication: ^ There were five Southern States among the 13 original States forming the United States of America, but there are six soutnern synods among the 13 oldest synods forming the United Lutheran Church in America. i Of these six the fourth on the list is the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of South Carolina, which was organzed in St. John's Church, Lexington county, South Carolina, November 14, 1824. In the sisterhood of States and of synods, therefore, South Carolina may claim to be one of the "oldest families." The first president of the South Carolina Synod was John Bachman, s D. D., a pioneer and a power in the church. The synodical vessel was launched under his skillful direction, and in later years his guidng hand was nftPTi on the helm. The seas the good ship sailed were not always calm and smooth, nor was it possible always to steer a straight course (although in principle the synod has always been orthodox). But one course, early mapped out by Dr. Bachman, the synod has pursued without deviation?the course of Christian education. At the meeting of synod held * in November, 1829, the first step to establish a theological seminary were taken, and at the November meetng in 1832 such a seminary was established at Lexington, S. C. The theo* logical seminary of the former United ? - A - ? - , v Synod in the South, now tne property of the eight Southern synods, is located at Columbia, S. C., and in this institution the South Carolina Synod has a peculiar proprietary interest. There are three professors in the i faculty and 20 students enrolled. ' At an early stage of the theological seminary it was found advisable to create a separate preparatory det partment, which in its bud was known as the "Literary Department," and in v 1856 the bud flowered out into Newberry college at Newberry, S. C. Few colleges can boast" of surviving more vicissitudes than this college.; Today it has a faculty of ten profes sors and instructors, 200 students and 660 alumni. But the educational field was not yet entirely covered. There rose a demand for the higher Christian education of the young women of the church, and to meet the * demand Summerland college was established at Leesville, S. C., in 1912. The college has had a short but successful history. At present it.has a I faculty of nine members and upwards of 100 students. Indeed, the grow9 > ing number of students at these two colleges has quite exhausted their physical capacity to accommodate them, and in October the synod will rise and raise an educational fund of $300,000 with which to enlarge and endow these institutions. At its'convention held in October, 1874, the synod fittingly; celebrated its 50th anniversary, and five years hence, in 1924, its centennial will, no dcubt, be suitably observed. At the time of its organization there were in South Carolina 24 Lutheran * churches and in Georgia two. At the present time the synod of South Carolina numbers 54 ministers, 86 congregations, 12,243 confirmed members, and the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Georgia and adjacent in 1 Rftfn numbers OLctCCS \ VlgCiil^GU 111 22 ministers, 31 congregations and 3,861 confirmed members. Veterans in Group. t The nestor of the synod may be s?id to have been the late J. H. Wil. don, D. D. The patriarch of the synod is the Rev. Jacob Austin, now ^ in his 90th year, who was ordained ^In 1854. Two veteran ministerial w ipembers of the synod deserve special " mention by reason of the fact that they have given the longest period of service within the synod. S. T. ? ^ * i r? Hallman, D. U., sspareanourg, a. is the oldest pastor in the synod. Having -been ordained in 1868, he celcbrate^ last year his golden jubilee?47 ; -?rs of the active 50 years of minist-.ial work having been spent in the South Carolina synod. * He e^rly had a desire for the calling of the gospel ministry, and at the age of 18 years was superintendent of Ask Your Soldier Boy How "Cooties" Got Such a Hold. He'll tcli you that the battlefronts of Europe were swarming with rats, which carried the dangerous vermin and caused our men misery. Don't let rats bring disease into your home. When yoa see the f:isi one get RATSNAP. That will finish them quick. Three sizes, 25.-. 50c. Sold guaranteed by Glider :?\-i Weeks - I the Sunday school and lay reader in his home church. While a soldier j of the Confederacy, he never relin- i quished the desire of his heart, and j i after two years of assiduous study at I I Newberry, he was ordained to the ! i holy ministry. He has been almost i continuously a missionary pastor for ! ?? tt:_ ??4.^ 4-u^ i cSU years. xijs servite tu txic vnuiv.ii < has been both varied and faithful, i i I President of synod for three terms, j i secretary for eight years, secretary j of the United synod for 20 years, j editor of three periodical publica- j ! tions, a member of the board of! ; trustees of Newberry college for 40 j 1 years, it has been given to him to! j give to the church a multiform serv- j ice such aS has fallen to the lot of j few. Dr. Hallman has been and is a j devoted Christian minister, and many; ar?a +Viq frni+e /vf his Innc nnH laVinri- f Oit W4V AX UiVU V* ***? v. - ^ . % ous ministerial life. # j i A representative of the synod, belonging to a yqunger generation is i . M. 0. J. Kreps, D. D. A son of the j Rev. B. Kreps (who was a lifelong I member of the South Carolina synod), he was born in the Lutheran parsonage at Lexington. Received his A. B. degree in 1880 from New-1 berry college (and the honorary de- j jgree of D. D. in 1912), he completed j his theological course at the South-) em Seminary, then located at Salem, Va., and was ordained in 1883. Dr. j Kreps, both as pastor, as counselor and as financial secretary, has given valuable and lasting service to the j Ac nn n-ffinay r\f fKo .Qrmf"V? ! I CUU1\'U> nd ait vixivvi UJ. VUV | Carolina synod and of* the United j | synod, as a member of the board of j I trustees of .Newberry college and of ! the Theological Seminary (of which ? latter board he is the efficient presi- li dent), he has displayed sound judg- tl !ment and fine executive ability. Dr. e ' Kreps has done much constructive j t: work both in the pastorate and in ! p the great cause of Christian educa- j o tion. As pastor of the mission con-!a ' gregations of St. Luke's and Holy! p Trinity, Columbia, he is doing a dif- j c ficult work, and one of much self-; g denial. p Has Intelligent Laity. The synod throughout its history has been blessed with an. intelligent laity. A representative layman, one ! e of a number of loyal laymen who are j jj ! devoting their talents to the service i 7 ! of the church,,is Dr. George B. Cro-j]j j mer, LL.D., of Newberry. Dr. Cro- j q ! mer is an alumnus1 of Newberry col- j j 1 lege, graduating with first honor in j r( ' ? orrrr \ *>oi1 elrot/iVi nf Viia I | XO t i n. UlUlJiU'liaii oavwu va maw I active and useful life wauld be: Prin- ^ cipal of the preparatory department n ! in the year of his graduation, a mem-; p I ber of the faculty at the next session, < | subsequently a succe^ful lawyer and I n | trusted counsellor, president of New-' a | berry college from 1896 to. 1904, an ] ^ j office in which he displayed signal' ^ ability as a teacher and guardian of e 'youth; resuming the practice of law ;in 1904 and widely known as one of n the most able and eminent members e of the legal profession in the Stats; j0 occupant of many positions of honor jp and trust, at the same time declining g to be a candidate for the highest po- e ' * - i ft 0 A | litical offices in tne gut 01 tne peo-: ^ .pie. In 19*01, while president of the j-y I college, Wittenberg college and ; J Muhlenberg college conferred on ! ^ i Professor Cromer the degree of docjtor of laws. Dr. Cromer is a memj ber of the foremost legal civic and | s j patriotic organizations in the State | {and country. He has given invalu-! ? ; able service as a member of the t] J United Synod's seminary board,; ]? | board of publication and board of ed-j ! ucation. For many successive terms ! f j he has succeeded himself as president! ]( j of the board of trustees of Newberry j ! college, and his clear eye and wise | I - - , I hand have steered that heavy laden ! craft clear of rocks and shoals. Dr. J e j Cromer was one of the organizers of ! 0 . the laymen's missionary movement 10 ! and served -as its chairman through- ] j ^out its career of 11 years. No work je ' of the church ever received more ! c ! I loyal attention and able leadership i ^ at the hands of any layman. Its sue-1 ^ cess and the lasting work it accom- j _ plished are large due to his guiding! hand nad self-sacrificing spirit. As a citizen and Christian no man stands 1- i-M +V.? Qtofo qviH ctTnnrl tVi jin lll?IICl 111 I/I1C k;wvv. uau UJ itvu V?v>.. Dr. George B. Cromer. I Last, but not least, the president; y | of the South Carolina synod is Rev. I s H. J. Black, pastor of St. Johannes' j * church, Charleston, S. C. President Black is a native, genuine product of j p the synod. A child of one of its: e ! congregations, a graduate of its col-jfc ilege and theological seminary (in It 'the classes of 1904 and 1910, respec-jfc Itively), his ministerial labors have j t | been within its bounds?first, as : g j pastor of St. Luke's, Florence, and j h j for the past eight years as pastor of j s ; St. Johannes', Charleston. It should jc ' not be assumed, however, that St. jc {Johannes' is a German congregation, x ; The name is a survival from a Ger- e I manic past. There is but one con- t gregation in the synod which still re- (\ tains (in part) the German language ;t , in its services: but that one threat-i en? ( jt promises) to lead ail the oth- > 1 c f :' J* u rcncs *. .* i -ts bcucvcl^rt *contri" [ dubious. 10 ine recent juutjieran . Reconstruct on Fund'' * hc*r:Jed the 1 2 t I Off-Col tz a MWA * 4 rtl *OHTT rt cuc uouaily mc | upset to bodily | Coffee drinkinj | ates such coi | quently produc | That's why s | coffee drinkers ?S M* I The C I POSTUM | Boil fully fifte delightful beve I for children as | Everywher | Two sizes, usually I 1st with more than $1,000?twice he amount contributed by its near st competitor; May this congrega ion (St. Matthew's, Charleston) rovoke all the other congregations f the synod to love and good works nd may its example be properlj rovocative in the. United Church's ampaign in November, with its sloan, "Double the apportiment!" :ev. j. dean crain will speak in campaign Greenville, Sept. 6.?Two able vangelists have been added to the st of field workers for the Baptisl 5 million .campaign in South Carona, it was announced at State headuarters here .today by Dp. Thomas . Watts, publicity director and diector of the speakers' bureau. Rev. J. Dean Crain, of Greer, wellnown over the entire State as a lan who elevated himself from the osition of a poor mountain boy tc aat of an oralor and evangelist oi lore than usual ability, is to devote 11 of October and a good portion oi Tovember to the work of preparatior or the drive, speaking in practicallj very section of the State. s Rev. W. !M. Walker, also a capable linister and speaker, will devote his ntire time from now until the enc f the campaign on December 7 tc romoting interest in this largest tasi outhern Baptists have ever should red. Mr. Walker will confine his rork to the mountain sections. Mr talker's home is in Calhoun, and he 5 evangelist for the Twelve Mile liver Association. I She Did Them Good. ydney Bulletin. The Soldier?"I am positive it was nly thinking of your love for m< hat pulled me through ^after thai ist wound." V' The Lady?"Yes, it is such a com ort to know I saved three poor fel 5ws in that way." . A Mixed Bolshvik. Our glorious republic is now cloud d by a greater storm than the chair f Prussian Autocracy in the forn f the crouching lion of the east? Bolshevism. Now is the time foi ach of us to crush this poisonous erpent beneath our heel.?Quotec rom a memerial day address ai Jorthfield Falls, Mass. GOING IT TOO HARD? % Overwork, worry, overeating anc ack of exercise and sleep are respon ible for much kidney trouble. I: our back aches and tne- Kidney: eem weak, rest up and use Doan'i [idney Pills. John W. Boozer, RFD No. 2, Pros erity, S. C., says: "I was afflict d for three years with kidney trou ile. I had pains in my back am winges when stooping or lifting. >ack ached at night and was lame ii he morning. I tired easily, was lan ;uid and often felt nervous. I hat leadaches and dizzy spells ana nn ight blurred. The kidney 'secretion: ontained sediment and were too fre [uent in passage, obliging me to ge ip during the night. Finally, I be ran using Poan's Kidney Pills am hey made me much better i:i ever vay. I am now able to work all tin ime." 'Price 00c, at all dealers. Don' ask fvr a k!'i%,ey remedy?ge Joan's Kidney Pill i \1 same tha . > iTivn CV? :u. i. i >' Ufirrs., Buffalo, N. V. lor Days | reflexion or wme E - health# = y usually exagger- | nditions and fre- | :es them. f jo many former | : now favor | S )riginal | Cereal ! I c en minutes and a | rage results. Fine | well as grown-ups. | e at Grocers. ? r sold at 15c and 25c. g wmmmmmmm ttttBrtBttwmmniBff * E. H. LESLIE & SONS i , General Contractors and Builders > Estimates and Flans Furnished on r Application ' No Job too Big or too Little to Receive Our Prompt .Attention. Newberry, S. C. Phone 348 Box 247 f : pj| Keep Well Jl poisons of undigested L ttjjl food Jo accumulate in ME ! HLf are absorbed into your Bgl 0> system. Indigestion, con- "j| _ stipaiion, headache, bad blood, and numerous CJ - other troubles are bound TJ!r \jm to follow. Keep your i^ l I W^m system clean, as thous- |^1 r EjP ands of others do, by mU taking an occasional dose fcEp Mm of the old, reliable, veg- 111 - etable, family liver meal! rm Thedford's J(P : Black-Draught KMts. W. F. Pickle, of JM Rising Fawn, Ga.f writes: mm "We have used Thed- W0r ford's Black-Draught as PB a family medicine. My BLJH mother-in-law could not 5 take calomel as it seemed i rtjjfH too strong for her, so she HiL HT JH used Black-Draught as a 8nR PjS laxative ^and liver - Jffl in'the family and believe mjL . BjB it is the best medicine for HE Byr! the liver made." Try it. fiMA Insist on the genuine? kHB rWm Thedford's. 2ocapack- KPl 1 1 wamum hwww ywwm pwuijh 1 ? - NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR NEW CERTIFICATE OF STOCK 5 Notice is hereby given that Stock * ! Certificate No. 223, for six shares | of the common stock of Glenn-Lowj ry Manufacturing company, has been " i lost or destroyed, and that the underj signed, as the owner of said certifii cate, will make application to said * j corporation, at its place of business : at Whitmire, S. C., on the 10th, day p ' x c j of October, 1919, for the issuance s of a new certificate in the place 5, thereof. Mts. Kittie R. Elliott, Winnsboro, S. C., Aug. 26, 1919. 8-29-6t ltaw * Subscribe to The Herald and News J I __________________ 1 - Citation Letters of Administration 1 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, j County of Newberry. 5' By W. F. Ewart, Probate Judge: -1 Whereas, Herbert S. Fulrr.tr made t! suit to me to grant him Letters of -: Administration of the Estate and ef3 fects of Samuel D. Fulmer. ? Those are, therefore, to cite an.l ? admonish all arid singular the Kin1 dred and Creditors of the said Samt - >'*! P Fnlmf-v. deceased, that thev t be and appear before me, in the t Court of Pvornte, to be held at Newben y, S. C.. on Friday. the 19th dr.v of September, next, after publicsi i i. aagMgaaa? . i ?the Musician's Instrun I ?the Interior .Decoratoi \ ?the Teacher's Aid i i irj i ?the Source of never-en ment The NEW E | "77ie Phonograph With i t ***** . 1 . I ^ To the musician it is ft . producer of tunes. 11 Creator of Music. To the interior decorat of fine arts its exquisite signs make it a phonogrj In the home, its true m Creation of all that is \ real in music is of utr benefit. Its lighter mus moods is a source of entertainment. We shall take pleasur strating the New Edisor "In order to tl satisfy the nee body, diet must! "In other words, it appears that with a mi: diet, the same person will digest a larger p portion of nutrients than with a diet compc* of a single food-compound." Schlitz Famo is drink and food, composed protein, carbohydrates, water, and mine matter; each in itself essential to food* Drink WET" FAMO It is readily digested?imparts the factors that ] ture utilizes in maintaining life in the body, anc addition the hop aroma induces appetite ? excit I the flow of gastric secretions. Schlitz Farao is drink and food, a worth-while cei beverage, non-intoxicating^refreshing and satisfyi On sale wherever soft drinks are sold. Order a case from MadeMilwauke mmmmmmmaammmmmmammmmmm iiiiiwmwm? | lion hereof, at 11 o'clock in the fore-! the esta | noon, to show cause, if any they have ! I>> obato : why the said Administration should ? C < 1 i not bb granted. Sentc.y Given under my hand this 27th the for ' s day of August, Anjjo Domini 1919. thervaf ^ W. F. Ewart, a<Iminis :; p. j. n. c. . ' N'GTICi: OF FII'iAL SEiTlEMENT I will make a final settlement of Newber ? > lent 's Delight iding EntertainDISON a Soul" lore than re; is the Re or and lover ! Period deiph apart. usic?its Re>eautiful and nost cultural. j ic for lighter | never-ending e in demoni for you. - i R& WEEKS CO cherry, S. C. I I ' * loroughly rlc nf flip be varied. If I" x I ' ' Na . f |? Telephone No. 88 / R. D. Smith & Newberry, ^ GZ V teFamous ite of Thos. 0. Duncan in the Court for Newberry county, Dn Tuesday, the 30th day of ber, 1019. at 10 o'clock in enoen and will immediately ter ask for my discharge as irtrix of said estate. Matiie S. Duncan, Admx. rv, s. C., Aug. 27th, 1919.