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Stye Hamburg ifmtlb l-|VtoKHchgri 1X01 BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1908 i One Dollar a Year j|jj t 9 IBE- PAIIHTO STATE r SOME OCCURRENCES OP VARIOUS KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. State News Boiled Down For Quick Reading?Paragraphs About Men and Happenings. ^ The North Augusta dispensary : sold $1,100 worth of liquor on Saturday; - according to the Augusta 1 Chronicle. The Confederate veterans of Greenvflle county adopted a resolution jjp against receiving pensions from the Federal government. ? Hie safe of Kennedy Bros, merM chants of Sharon, York county, was " " _ j. 3 blown open on rnaay mgm, mm jKf?5Q was stolen from it. &' V* Will Foster, the negro convicted in Spartanburg of the murder of tfohn Young, has been sentenced to be hanged on February 7th. The Aiken county dispensary board has asked the legislative delegation ; of that county to reduce the tax levy, i . as the dispensaries are paying so well. * v Columbia is hoping that the present session of congress will provide for a new Federal building in that city, e old building is said to be entire><: ly inadequate. *& The legislative delegation of Richland Kfla otrrppd noon a redivision of dispensary profits. No profits wfil ?& to the schools hereafter, the reve. she being divided equally between the city and county. Mr. Lee G. Holleman has resigned as State bank examiner,' and it is likely that his assistant, Mr. B. J. ; Rhame, of Sumter, will be appointed. , The position pays $3,000 a year. Governor Ansel has appointed F. S. Browning as treasurer of Berkeley ? county, to succeed J. 0. Edwards, who was removed by the governor rv,' Beease he was short in his accounts. - ' '' The city of Greenville will invite fthe Confederate veterans to hold their annual reunion there next year. _ No doubt the invitation will be ac? ciepted, smo other city has asked far the reunion. Hugenot cotton mill at GreenA ville has been placed in the hands of areceiver. It is one of the small 4. a?s of /Greenville, worth about :: Lfp0,000, and the liabilities will ; reach tins amount. The general assembly convened in f Columbia Tuesday, but no business was transacted beyond the swearing in of new members and the reading m the governor's message. The glj&rislators will visit Winthrop College President Finley, of the Southern 3t*Qway, offered to put into effect in Georgia the same reduced passenger rites which he will give South Carolina after April 1st, and his offer has been accepted by the railroad cdmmission of that State. lie United States Senate has confirmed the nomination of John G. Capers as commissioner of internal Senator Tillman worked hard and Openly for Capers. Some ^ Ip^btfcans endeavored to hold up the nomination to find out how < Gapers stood on the presidental nomThe citizens of Florence held av mass meeting last week to decide on a white mm for post master. Rev. J. E. Wilson, a negro, has been postmaster there for the past four years w and the patrons of the office want a white man. J. W. Stroud was the gge&ofce of the meeting and will have f . the support of the congressional delegation. Negro's Memory is Honored. yc Darlington, Jan. 8?The funeral ~ V of Rev. Isaac P. Brockington, col1 iored, who died Monday, took place . here today. jn' The great crowd of white and coli people present betokened the r esteem in which he was held by both, as was Henry Brown, who recently died here. He had won the respect ;t;-- aild' admiration of both white and colored by his honorable deeds, un| swerving1 devotion to duty and his W Christian life. p? Rev. Brockington was about 85 / J years old and in slavery time belongV ed to Dr. Flinn, who was well known hvthis section. He was converted at a white church before he was freed : and began preaching 42 years ago and became the first pastor of the . Darlington colored Baptist church ' * ' l?oo Kaon avor cinpp {UiU IMD UbVU v ? jfe? He was the first president of the State Colored Baptist association, ^ which place he has held for 31 years t&and has for some years been the only colored member of the board of ^ trustees of the Darlington public ; schools. These and the many other ft. places of honor and trust held by him are evidences of the place in the H hearts of his people which his honorable life won for him. The board of trustees attended the ftineral in a body. < Card of Thanks. I wish to thank the good people of r (Mar for the many kindnesses shown me during the last sickness and death t of my dear wife. P. M.Kearse. wM ' ..... WILL FOSTER CONVICTED. Negro Found Guilty of Brutal Murder In Spartanburg. Spartanburg, January 9.?In the Court of General Sessions this afternoon Will Foster^colored, was convicted on the charge of murder?killing John Young, an aged white man, by striking him on the head with a piece of iron pipe and cutting his throat. The attack on Mr. Young was made while he was driving along the public highway. The motive of the murder is supposed to have been robbery, as Mr. Young was thought to have carried a large amount of money with him on the night that he was offortL-orJ Tho aosanlt. was made on A.AAV .. the night of November 25, and Mr. Young was found in an unconscious condition by the roadside by a party of negro men. A short distance from where the prostrate form was lying was a wagon and team. The negroes saw two men run away from the wagon. That night, while Mr. Young was being made ready to be brought to the city, a strange negro appeareu on the scene, and the negro men who discovered Mr. Young told the officers they thought Jhe strange negro was the man who ran off from the wagon. The negro was arrested and he gave his name as Will Foster. He was made to take off his shoes and they were measured in the tracks that led from the wagon through the field, the direction taken by the negro, and the shoes fitted the track exactly. A strong chain of circumstantial evidence was linked about the prisoner by the solicitor, which the defence ,did not attempt to break, ds no evidence was introduced, though S. J. Nichols and F. H. Rogers, appointed by the Court to represent the defendant, made the best possible defence under the circumstances. The trial occupied the entire day and was given to the jury at 6 o'clock this afternoon. After remaining out about .twenty minutes a verdict of guilty was returned. Marie Twain on ProtitDttion. "Crossing: the Atlantic with Mark Twain last summer," said a W. C. T. U. woman, according: to the Minneapolis Journal, "I asked his opinion of the prohibition law. His reply was very characteristic, very humorous. 'Lam a friend of temperance and want it to succeed/ he said, 'but * I don't think prohibition is practical. The Germans, you see, prevent it. Look at them. I am sorry to learn that they have just invented a method of making brandy out of sawdust. Now, what chance will prohibition have when a man can take a ripsaw and go out and get drunk with a fence rail? What is the good of prohibition if a man is able to make brandy mashes out of the shingles on his roof, or if he can get delirium tremens by drinking the legs off the kitchen chair?' " vinai pppadt shrhwtfd llilOJU SU^Jt VI1A VWUU?Jl?4Vj 1 WHICH CALLS ATTENTION TO THE BOOKKEEPING OF DISPENSARY Unable to Find Purchases flade According to Law and Many Errors Uncovered. Columbia, Jan. 11.?The commission to wind up the State dispensary today submitted its report to the governor. The commission reports cadi on hand $684,003.48, accounts due dispensary by county dispensaries and others, $146,571.36 and real estate estimated at $56,973.31, making total assets of $887,558.15. Lia-, bilities are placed at $612,968.66, leaving a balance which may be increased to over $275,000 when claims of whiskey houses are further investigated and scaled down. The expenses of the commission have been less than $3,000. The report calls attention to the bookkeeping of the State dispensary in which forced balances and errors were discovered to the amount of thousands of dollars by the expert auditors. The commission also says that so far as it has been able to findno purchases for the dispensary were made according to law, no bond being required, no bids filed and no proper chemical analysis of liquors being made. TVia nnmmicainn has crivpn the at JL iAV VVUMi*?www **w^ w _ torney-general certain assistance in investigating the administration of the dispensary, results of which will be shown at the proper time. The commission's pay expired January 1, but the commission proposes to continue the work for six days to conclude certain line of work it has begun. Gov. Ansel will transmit the report to the general assembly. Negroes Told Not to Vote. Shreveport La., Jan. 10.?The negroes of Shreveport and Caddo parish were notified today by antiprohibitionists that they will not be allowed to vote in the election next Tuesday on the liquor question. Recently several negroes adopted a resolution pledging to support prohibition. The warnings today followed a conference of attorneys for both sides in the prohibition contest. . f COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINOS IN VARIOUS SECTIONS. News Items Gathered All Around the County and Elsewhere. Ehrhardt Etchings. Ehrhardt, Jan. 13?Mr. Sam W. Copeland has bought out the entire stock of McKenzie Bros., and ig ready to serve his customers across the counter again. Mr. W. D. Sease will help him with his merchandise -i- ?j i :n t. J 4-U /^ionor?_ I slock, aiiu im win tcuu uic uiop^nsary. Messrs. Frank and Jacob Hiers have opened up a stock of goods in their store. The firm name will be known as-Hiers Bros. Saturday we had heavy thunder and plenty of rain. Farm work of every description has been suspended on account of the weather. Mrs. Doiye Chassereau is spending a week with her parents. Some of our merchants have commenced writing up liens for 1908. Someone fired three or four pistol shots sometime Saturday night near the depot. The guilty p^rty had better stop or he will soon be caught. Dr. J. L., Isaac, and Frank Copeland tried the birds last Friday afternoon. They killed a few; about as many as they could eat. Frank says he has enough to last him for this season. Colston News. Colston, Jan. 14.?We had a very heavy rain Jast Saturday, with thunder and lightning. Miss Laura Smith, of Ehrhardt, spent last Saturday and Sunday with Miss Minnie Fender in this community. Rev. D. L. Roton preached a very interesting1 sermon at Colston Baptist church last Sunday afternoon. Mr. J. J. Avant, of Adams Run, visited here last and this w?ek. Mr. Ephriam Bishop returned from Adams Run last Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Bishop, of Ehrhardt, spent last Sunday with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Bishop. Mrs. Rebecca O'Quinn, of Colleton county, is spending some time with her mother, MVs. Mary Beard, who is very ill. Mr. and Mrs. Hastings Barnes and family, of Hampton, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. George Beard and family. Mr. Perry Beard, of Clear Pond? visited Colston last Sunday. Mr. Charlie Speizziggar returned home last Monday from Summerville. / Miss Minnie Bessinger is sick, but we hope she will soon recover. J, mmrnrnrnL?i Items from St. John's. Mr. J. A. Peters and family spent last Sunday at the home of Mr. B. R. Loadhofdt.' ^ V Uinw nf tKio AAmmnnih; JXIX. VJT ? H1CXO) UX Uliowuiuiiuuvj , went to Bamberg last Monday. Mr. Clarence Kearse ana Miss Annie Robinson were happily married last Sunday afternoon at the parsonage, by Rev. "P. E. Monroe. ' We are sorry to hear of the illness of Mr. J. A. Peters, Sr. Hope he will soon be able to be out again. , Our teacher, Miss Bailey, returned last Sunday week from her home above Columbia, where she spent the Christmas holidays. Miss Annie Sue Copeland was absent from school a few days last week , on account of sickness. Wd are glad to know that Mrs. Rena Fender, who has been very sick for some time, has improved. Mr. and Mrs. B.. B. Bishop and little son spent last Sunday at the home of Mr. H. C. Bishop. * Auditor R.*W. D. Rowell came in to see us a few minutes last Wednesday afternoon and gave us a short address, which we enjoyed very much. Mr. G. J. Herndon went to Ehrhardt last Wednesday. Mrs. Anna Revels, of Augusta, Ga., is spending time with relatives near St. Johns. Mr. H. L. Kinard went to Ehrhardt last Thursday. The young folks, of this community spent a very enjoyable Christmas. ' Miss Mikellah Folk, who spent the Christmas holidays with her parents, returned to Orangeburg last Monday, where she is attending school. Bertie Bishop. St. John's graded school. "The South Is for Bryan." Columbus, 0., Jan. 13.?"The Republicans of Alabama have but one candidate for president and that is Wm. H. Taft," said Henry B. Gray, Democratic lieutenant governor of Alabama who passed through Co lumbus today. He said further: "The South is for Bryan for the Democratic nominee and I believe he will be the choice of the convention. If he is the Republicans have but one man who can beat him and that is Taf t. Taft appears to be popular not only throughout the South but in the other parts of the country I have visited. I feel though I am a Democrat that if he is nominated he will be surely elected and, further, I regard his nomination as assured/' / A DIABOLICAL CRIME. Woman is Murdered and Her Babe Left to be Burned. Lawrenceville, Ga., Jan. 8.? One of the most diabolical crimes ever committed in Gwinnett county was perpetrated in Cater district, and as a result John Hudson and Henry Campbell, two negroes, are in jail here, charged with murder and arson. The house of John Hudson was found to be on fire, and when neighbors came in they discovered the bodies of Hudson's wife and threemonths-old baby in the flames. The bodies were removed from the burning building, and it was seen at once that the woman had been mur dered by a blow on the head, sne was also stabbed through the heart, and then also dismembered. The^hild was not killed, but was left to die in the flames. Coroner H. J. Moon was notified, and after investigating the case ordered the arrest of John Hudson and Henry Campbell as the murderers. Sheriff Brown immediately brought the two negroes to Lawrenceville and placed them in jail. They will be given a preliminary trial Saturday. Like a Stage Play. Englewood, S. D., Jan. 9?Albert Jackson and Miss Minnie Burton discovered just before the day set for their marriage that they were brother and sist^f, and they have gone to Northern Minnesota to take a search for their mother, whom they have not seen since they were little children. Jackson is a miner and has been in the^ Black Hills for several years. Miss Burton came to the Hills six or seven months ago, as a book agent. The young woman sold the young miner some books. Jackson fell in love with her and a few weeks ago asked her to marry him, She consented and they set a day for the nuptials. It came to light just before the date set for the wedding that Miss Burton's real name was Worthington and Jackson's name was also Worthington. They had been adopted when children, taken the names of their foster parents and lost track of each other, neither even knowing the names of the other until the developments, which interrupted their wedding plans. e??4 In Atlanta. ruren ivvovi ?v . ? v t Atlanta, Jan. 12.?A convention to discuss and urge the preseivation of the Southern Appalachian ::orests will be held in this city on January 16. Delegates representing the commercial organizations of the central Southern States will attend, and invitations have been sent to the governors of these States to be present. Governor Smith, of Georgia, will preside over the session. The American Institute of Electrical Engineers, the Federation of Women's Clubs of Georgia and other organizations are taking an active interest in the movement. v * _ SENATOR T1LLHN TALKS TO PROHIBITIONISTS OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Advocating Dispensary System?He Spoke to Large Audience in Washington. f Washington, Jan. 14.-rSenator Tillman tonight proposed to the prohibitionists of the District of Columbia, who are making a fight for prohibition in Washington, that they establish the dispensary. He reyiewed the history of the G. M. I. in South Carolina during its long career and said that it wap a success and +V10 +Iifncr +/r establish here. VVUUiU UV UIV Muug) w ?..? -? The^rohibitionists held a large meet?ing in the First Congregational church and Tillman was one of the speakers. y It was a new thing for the senator to be making a speech in a/ church, but he made the same sort of speech he is wont to make on the stump in South Carolina while preaching the gospel of good "licker" and he used the same sort of words. The church was filled to its utmost and Tillman's remarks created the great interest that they usually do in Northern audiences.?Zach McGhee, in The State. Another Account. N Washington, Jan. 14.?Senator Reniamin R. Tillman, of South Car olina, was the principal speaker at a meeting at the First Congregational 1 church in this city tonight of the 1 Federation of Christian Forces of the j District of Columbia, whose aim is to secure prohibition for Washington. Senator Clay, of Georgia, presided. ; Mr. Tillman expressed the opinion ! that the time was not yet ripe for prohibition in Washington, because it had not, he said, worked well elsewhere. He thought the only way to i get prohibition here would be to con- 1 vince congress that those identified 1 with the movement are earnest and 1 sincere of purpose. To properly con- 1 vince congress it would, he thought, i be a good idea to gather all the tern- 1 perance forces and march to the cap- I itol. A resolution looking to united i action in the matter of securing pro- : hibition legislation was adopted. 1 ? j - * . . 7 ' EXPENDITURES LAST YEAR ( STATEMENT OF COUNTY SUPERVISOR FOR PAST TWELVE nONTHS Many Matters Under Consideration J * with Reduction of Expenses j In View. ] The county supervisor last week < handed us the following statement j showing the expenditures of the county for the past year. While the 1 amount is more than for 1906, there s are some extra expenses in the state- J ment: Courts $ 3,131.00 1 Chain gang 4,307.77 J Roads and bridges 1,886.52 J Salaries 4,690.91 Feeding prisoners in jail 455.87 1 Legal services ^.... 175.00 1 Support of paupers 885.91 1 Improvements on jail 284.96 ] Court house improvements.. 60.48 j Expenses Richardson case... 503.90 Miscellaneous expenses 1,586.12 1 \ ( Total $17,968.34 j The amount paid out during 1906 1 was about $19,000,, but of this amount a loan was repaid to the sinking fund, which made the ordinary county expenses for the year about $15,000. During 1907, from January to January, nearly $18,000 was paid out. Of this amount the 1 courts cost $1,329 more than in 1906, j there being one more term of court J than usual, the summer term not be- 1 ing held heretofore. There was paid out on 1906 claims, not in at time of statement a year ago, $516.03, while s the Richardson damage suit cost the county. $503.90. * The feeding of 1 prisoners cost $347.38 more in 1907 1 than in 1906, the amount paid for ' this item in 1906 being only $108.49. J At that time prisoners were fed at j cost, now the sheriff is paid#30 cents 1 a day for each prisoner,,which makes 1 the cost considerably greater. The roads and bridges cost $500 more 5 lant vear than in 1906. | The county board estimates next 1 year's expenses at $18,069.90, and the present tax levy will bring in J only $11,415.90, so the delegation 1 will probably raise the tax levy onehalf, mill. There is now on handsomething over $6,000 surplus, but the officials do not want to run the risk of having to borrow money. j It is likely that the delegation will 1 reduce expenses- somewhat. Only ' two terms of court a year will probably be provided for, while the ] sheriff's salary will be cut to the amount provided in the general law. This general act provides that the sheriff of Bamberg county shall re- ( ceive a salary of $600 and 30 cents a 1 day for feeding prisoners. The spec- i ial appropriation act for this county gives the sheriff a salary of $800 and ! $150 as jailer, but it also provides 1 that he shall feed the prisoners at { cost. The past year the salary of j $950 was paid under the special act, ' and he was paid for feeding prison- 1 ers under the general law. This 1 matter will no doubt be made to I conform to the general law. Other salaries may also be reduced, 3 ana all parties will be required to 1 pay a roac^tax instead of working j the roads. These matters are under J consideration, and while they may be ndonted. there is no certainty that J there will be. However, the deleft- { tion is fully informed as to thefiniincial condition of the county, and they will either have to reduce expenses or raise the levy for county purposes. 1 Capers Saves State Money. ] Washington, Jan. 11.?Commis- J sioner Capers, of the International Revenue Bureau, today rendered a ( decision to the effect that the gov- , ernment must return to the State of i South Carolina $4,525.01 collected by ( the government from the retail dispensers for the sale of fermented liquor sold in wholesale quantities. He says the evidence obtained oh , the part of the federal government would not be sufficient to sustain the , government's contention in court j and the amount paid by the State un- ( der protest should be refunded. , The claim is based upon two j grounds, first that the tax, if due | should have been from the individ- , ual dispensers and* not from the j State. Second, that there is a fail- ] ure of proof on the part of the gov- } ernment to sustain the tax. < The commissioner bases his decision on the second ground of the , ' ? /^loh'nnflv vinldq fvio LUIIipi(UHl/y CU1U UMWilWAJ HV1UU VMV | State through its dispensaries liable . for tax as wholesale malt liquor j dealers, where they sell in wholesale j quantities. Had the decision been } against the State it would then have t been necessary for the State to pay ( between $25,000 and *$30,000, the s $4,525.01 representing one install- j ment only. ( Union County Election Illegal. j The recent election in Union j county has been declared null and roid by the county board of canvas- 1 sers. Both sides agreed to this, and i the legislative delegation of that i ii- _ t county will endeavor to nave me legislature authorize another election < Dn the question in the near future, i The election just held was not legal, t as registration certificates were not 1 required of voters, and there were 3 other irregularities. ' : i DR. BABCOCK PUZZLED. s * S3 Clarendon County Has Insane China* man on its Hands. Columbia, Jan. 14.?The problem >f providing for natives is always serious at the State Hospital for the [nsane and applications for the ad- ' j mission of foreigners still further complicate the troubles of Dr. Babcock. Lately Governor Ansel has - ' oeen appealed to by county officials \ ^ to send two foreigners, an Algerian and an Italian, who were evidently iemented tramps, to the Hospital. Ib-day Superintendent Babcock re- : ceived application from Clarendon bounty for the admission of a Chinese . \;<s& I A Tiorwn r\f nhorlio 1 vtw ittUiiUl J11ICUI UJ nauiv/ v/jl ww **v " " Willie. The papers of commitment say that he has been a -resident of , this State for two years. It also ap- .v '%y pears that his mental trouble is due ' J to "hitting the opium pipe." Charlie tias some money and Probate Judge Windham, of Clarendon, is at a loss : ;g? to know what to do with it while Charlie is in the Asylum. Charlie is -- d said to have an uncle, Sam Lee, in Sumter. \ Is Charlie Willie a white patient or a colored one 1 is the question now up to Dr. Babcock to decide. Fitting School Notes. The students have about all returned from home, where they enjoyed the Christmas festivities, and tiave entered heartily into the school work of this year. V*$|H Cadet Henxy Lucius has been sick ^ for several days, but is able to be up again. The subject for discussion before j the Kilgo Literary Society last Sat- > urday night was: "Resolved, That ;V a murderer is more injurious to soriety than a swindler." After a live- mam [y discussion, a decisionwas rendered l ' in favor of the negative by a small majority. tfgj Mr. Rhett H. Ott has resigned as :X a declaimer for the Roberts medal . V | wnfaof tn ho hpM nPTt mffltij). and - H*s89 Mr. DeWkt Guilds was elected tQ , W|B fill his place in the contest, with ; Messrs. Joseph Murray and Hey- ^ frard Hodges. > The students take this method of - ^ thanking the citizens of Bamberg for their liberal support to the base | hall team. We have now about ' ?45.00 in the treasury, and with a $ little more help we will be able to $; squip our team in first-class style. r-* We are glad to have enrolled with ^ us since the holidays, Messrs. J. J. Morris and C. E. Rogers, of Lake old tennis court has been j?| cleaned off and necessary equipment ;i| rapplied, and some interesting games ire Deing played. ( 4' The cadets have reorganized the 4 ifhletic association with the. follow^ ^ ing officers: Joseph Murray, presilent; J. J. Morris, vice-president; % J. 0. Green, secretary; Prof. J. C. ?| Guilds; general manager and treas- 4 urer; R. H. Ott, captain. Many of M the students have already joined and aaid the initiation fee of nfty cents. yve are now looking out for players ' ? ind arranging for games to be : playe^ in the future. We have one .vxl 31 tne oesz une-ups miuwti m mc. aistory of the school. Cadets W. H. Fender and E. H, ^ A.ckerman have been sick for sev- V S;Jp cral days, but are improving. Our Newspaper and the Town. ' We take the liberty of publishing .VygB the following letter, received a few ; days ago. Prof. Klein was for a lumber of years a resident of Bam- ' ? berg, and his many friends here will be glad to hear from him again. Die letter was not written for publi- ' cation, but we feel sure the writer /V;? will 'pardon the liberty we take. We - " highly appreciate his kind referen- ^ ces to The Bamberg Herald: Vienna, Ga., Jan. 7,1908. Mr PTnicrhtr Enclosed vou tvill find $1.00 for another year's sub- ,;M?? scription of The Herald. ? I had meant to write to you for -fJM some time, and will now take this opportunity to tell you how I appre- ' siate your paper. I feel I cannot do svithout it. Besides the fact of its being the Bamberg Herald, and ...-Vj therefore an old friend, I am com- < pelled to say it is the best gotten up lome paper that I know of. I have -IB bragged about it here and shown it repeatedly as aft example of what such a paper ought to be and could be. You have no idea how constantly ny thoughts are with the oia town - r ? )f Bamberg and its people who were ?1 md are my friends. I have hoped v. for a long tiihe to be able to visit he place and once more shake hands " vith.some of my best friends, but jo far have not been able to carry ^ >ut my plans. I hope to be able to jurprise you all some day in the near ? utare. I am very busy and am glad >f it. -vW I have received the paper regu- flp arly, else you would have heard ; from me. Wishing you and The Herald alappy ana prosperous new year, I v. im Vours very truly, J. A. Klein. Rev. A. J. Foster has accepted the tall of the Allendale Baptist church, * ?f^| md he and Mm Foster left for that : ^ own this week. The best wishes of heir many friends go with them. Phe church here w^not call a pastor or the present, so we understand.