The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-07-27
ALL ABOUT EMORY CHAPEL
On the Road to Conference.

In company with Mr. Thos. Y. Wick
er, whose buggy we shared, last Wed
nesdav we started for the District Con-
ference, held at Emory Chapel, Edge
field County. twenty-four miles distant,
the distance broken by stop for the
night at DR.. Cannon's. A coincidence
resulted, IN that there were four Ihom-
ases, two before. T. S. Norman and T.
F. Harmon. and two behind, I. V.
Wicker and T. F. your humble writer.
a Jolly team. all believing. nothing
doubling shat the meeting would he a
good one and that our temporal wants
would as we'll be cared for. Seven
O'Clock Thursday morning found US at
Bouknight's Ferry, and strange to say
the ferryman was found at bis post
OR RATHER IN HIS FLAT,
an unusual occurrence, as this kind of
individual has commonly to be shouted
for till the welkin rings. Over the fer
ry with fourteen miles ahead, the morn
ING air soft. balmG. delicious, nice
rain having fallen the night before, we
logged on pleasantly behind the Butler
horse, and Emory Chapel was reached
at eleven o'clock for the morning ser
mon by Rev. r. L. Harper. This church
is a neat, new, commodious and band
some building, with seating capacity
of about FIVE hundred, and it was pack
ed full of Conferenceites and other ties
from all the surrounding country. This
is not surprising, we were IN
A cHURcH-LovING COMMUNITY,
and were told that in radius Of twen-
tv-five miles no less than twelve charch-
es as large and some larger than Emo
ry had been built. What record.
Inside the church. thanks to Bros. Prit-
chard, Stokes and Pettus Boyd, we were
comfortably seated inside the altar rail-
ing, in view and sound of all going on.
What pleased US beyond expression was
the hearty, earnest singing Of the good
old Methodist hymns to familiar tunes.
recollect there was no organ to prevent
the congregation joining their happy
voices together in songs of praise. 1t
WAS pleasant sound, such as we were
not accustomed to, and we felt that it
was good to be there; every man and
woman that could sing did so. and a
few who could not did the best they
could under the circumstances. ''Chll-
dren of the Heavenly King" There is
fountain" have deeper significance
coming from congregation
THAN FROM AN ORGAN
and a few voices and unfamiliar tunes.
At dinner acquaintance was made with
many of these good people, who re-
minded US very much of those of our
own New Chapel neighborhood, whole
souled. generous, hospitable, and better
than all, deeply pious. 1t was the for
tune of the four handed team of Toms
together with Rev. r. D. Smart, to be
CHARTERED on Bro. W. +. Boyd and his
estimable lady-a Christian fanily-it
was pleasant location and good things
abounded. The delegates. ninety in
number. besides host of visitors, were
distributed among the different families
at from one to eight miles. Rev. G. H.
Pritchard presided, and Rev. A. j..
Stokes, a
MOST LoyABLE NAN
and Al excellent Secretary, filed that
important position. The first sermon,
as before stated, was preached ~ Rev.
r. L. Harper, that Of the afternoon by
Rev. w. H. Kirton, various reports be-
ing previously read and given. Friday
morning reports were again in order.
with discussions on sundry topics, fol-
lowed by q sermon from Rev. j. w.
Kelly. At three Conference resumed
work, after which Rev. R. D. Smart
preached. This was big day, about
SEVEN HUNDRED PERSONS BEING PRES
ENT,
and there was much feeling, several
coming to the altar. On Saturday the
congregation was not so great, the
clouds betokening rain, but the church
was full, to listen with rapt attention to
an impressive sermon by the Rev. W.
c. Power. At its conclusion mourne ners
were again called and the response was
encouraging. In the meantime the
clouds opened and rain fell and contin-
ued to fall, so that there seemed no
chance for dinner. Pastor Traywick
said be did not know what to do, but
thought the Conference had better re-
sumo business and finish up for adjourn
ment, which was done; the rain ceas-
ing, at hall past two the hungry con-
gregation dined. Rev. A. j. Stokes
preached a;n excellent sermon in the
afternoon. The crowning exercise was
| an old-fashioned Love Feast, Sunday
| morning, it was good, happy and feel
ing, followed by sermon from Rev. q.
H. Pritchard. The afternoon was de-
| voted to the Sunday School, and ad-
| dresses were made by T. S. Moorman,
ESQ, Rev. R. L. Harper and others.
And now for
THE RETURN HOME,
| which after hand shakings and regrets
at parting with friends for whom we
had formed such warm attachment, the
original four Toms with their Pastor,
| Smart, and A. J. Kiloore, left, taking q