The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-10-01
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CEDAR Grove, Sept 1872

tEDAR GROVE, sept ,lHi3!es-
MH. EblTOE.-uur last lcttcrto you ended
just as VIC were about 70 dsembark at; At
5kin'S Tank. SszN'e will now takeup the thread,
of narrative and pass oger:a few otgthose
events that afforded u.s. so mach pleasure,
and.which we hope viii. please you for few
moments in their pcrnsal. In the morning
as We embarked, ,hesky was hid from our
view by thick, heavy clouds, but now as wS
diSembark, the beautiful! blue OF the heavens
is perceptib!e everywhere, and bright
summers sun is shining down in its noon
day splendor. The cheering beams have
driven the dew-drops from every leaf and
twig, and the burning rays are now scorch-
To see whole delegation disembark in the
middle Of an open field, afforded comment
for crowded cars, and excited great deal of
curiosity. We do not know what decision
they decided upon, but enough to. say they
soon left US alone, and in our glory. A kind
friend had come out 10 meet friend or two,
but soon found himself suddenly surrounded
by a host of friends. 1t WAS certainly a
quandary What must be done with such q
crowd? Well, our good friend soon came to
the obvious and inevitable conclusion, that
they must be quartered, so he began by
putting two of the number in j good pasture,
and one fellow concluded he would like 10
get into good pasture, too, so he followed
the first party. a Bear came along and got
two more, and others disappeared equally us
mystcriously. The crowd Was growing bean
tjfully less, and we alarmingly uneasy, but
our friend proposed to the remainder that we
walk some half mile to q Mr.. VS., which we
did TO the tune of ooh, how warm" Here
our friend was not puzzled long, for he said,
I will put about half or you in Castle to-
night, and Tomorrow will sprinkle some,
and the rest scatter. generally. All was
satisfactory, and in few minutes we found
ourselves seated in Jersey wagon, and cen
route" for the CaS:lc, which VIC soon reached
and found most agreeable, but this was only
temporary home for US for the night, as we
were one of those that had to take A. Sprp-
kle.
On the 22d OF August the Synod Of South
western Virginia convened at Cedar Grove
Church. There was i full delegation present,
only OIc OF LWO dOScHt. Aue CuutCu Is Sll-
uated in little grove, near both the railroad
and McAdamized road. As the church was
small and large number Of people were ex-
pccted, a large arbor WAS erected for the
better accommodation Of those who might
attend. AL! the sessions Of Synod were
highly interesting. One OF the principal
items Of business was the location OF
Female College at Marion, Smythc Co., Va.
The question was discussed, and Marion 1t
seemed was the place. Us it was decided in
its favor by an overwhelming majority. 1t
was our pleasure to visit Marion during
synod, and we were forcibly and tavorably
impressed with the place. II is one of the
ncatcSr, incest and most Soclahe little iii
lagos we have ever Seca. 1t is surrounded
by the Gnest mountain sccneiy and has an
elevated and commanding situation. Thc
lIolstou River runs through it. and affords
the finest water power There is An cXten-
sive fonrlng mill hcre. run by wealthy
man. There are number Of influential aad
wealthy men buying property here ut pres
cnt, and soon large iron founJly will he
put in blast Iron and copper orc is aDuu
dant. and the capital is all that is needed to
develop it. But we have diSreSsed from the
subject. We were speaking Of the Female
College. The people OF Marion are cnihuSi-
aStic on the subject and arc, subscribing lib
orally, and we predict that ere long they will
have one Of the finest Female Institutions in
the State. Female education and influence is
felt everywhere, and these people arc not
behind the times, but are awake 10 their in
terest in this direction. We were shown
several locations proposed for locating the
buildings. All were fine and desirable, and
all that is needed IS u little time, wncn the
buildings will be erected. For the present.
they have secured j building in town, aud
have opened school with fattcriHg success.
Rev. Prof. J.J Sherer is p..ncipal.and IS
life-giriug and go-ahead man, who docs buSi-
ness on the square. He has spent several
years in Texas Us a teacher, and was success
fnl nnl nn,lrr his md rnnpesenaont-th -the
College is bound TO be success. This IS
the cheapest aud best place TO live that wc
have found for some time, board being only
$40 per month in the best families.
Let us return to Cedar Grove, as we have
wandered off some four miles. On Sunday
there was tremendous crowd out. l don't
see where all the people came from, but
suffice it to say they were here. On Monday
there was also large number out TO hcur
the address delivered before the Education
and Missionary Society. There were two
speeches, both chastc and beautiful. We
arc sorry our limits will not admit Of Il Sy mop
sis of them. Synod adjourned on Tuesday
evening, after harmonious and interesting
meeting Of five days.
We cannot dismiss the subject without
speaking of the Kindness and hospitality OF
these people. They put aside their occupa-
tioas and attended the Synod, all the time
administering to every want. They made
most ample provision for all, and as it was
inconyen:ent 10 return home for dinner,
provided the greatest abundance Of the incest
things 70 supply the demands Of the Inner
man" At home they spared nothing to ac
commodatc, amuSc, interest and cntertain.-
Their kindness and hospitality will ever be
remembered with gratitude. and our visit to
Cedar Grove be pleasant "reminiscences Of
the past. For the present we must close.
Yours very much,
"ZULA."