The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-07-19
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION.
Thirty-five Years Since the Organization Of
tI:e Newberry Lutheran Church-The
Original Interesting
Sketches of the Pastors.

! Mayer had not had the time and WAS
unable to have prepared the sketch Of
the congregation.
The exercises were opened with
PRAYER by Rev. DIR. Holland.
Rev. Mr.. Schaeiier conducted the
exercises, and read u list Of the trustees
and members Of the congregation ut the
time Of the organization, thirty-flve
Years ago We give herewith list Of
the trustees and original members. The
congregation was organized by Rev. 7.
=. Boincst, in the Court House on
July 10, 1883.
TRUSTEES.
Maj. Henry Summer, B. J. Ramagc,
Tnos. W. Holloway, George &. DeWait,
+. p. Lake, G.. H. Suber and jacob
kibIcr.
OF these trustees all are living tO-da y
except Maj. Henry Summer. Mr.. b.
J. Ranage, &. q. DeWalt and Col. G.
II. Suber We're present at the anniver-
sary.
iORIGINAL MEMBERS.
The following is list of the original
members:
Matthias Barre. " w Houseal,
David Werts, J l. Morgan,.J l. Aull,
X Schumpert, John Schumpert;
Mary L Barre, Jane C Barre, Elizabeth
Whitman, Eliza c Houseal, Eliza
Jane Gaunt, Sarah Werts, Amanda c
Stockman, Harriet Morgan, Minerva
T. Schumpert, Susan Kinards Louisa {
! Hunter. Hersilia F Cline, Harriet
Schumpert, Elizabeth Morgan.
The following building committee
was appointed:
DR.. O. B. Mayer, ST., Maj. J. P.
Kinard, Gen. a. &. Garlir gton, K. y.
McMorris, y. A. Hunter.
The present church building was
erected at once, and on the 9th of De-
cember, 1854, was dedicated, the dedi-
cation sermon being preached by Rev.
John Bachman, D. D., of Charleston.
\ Biographical sketch of the pastors
who have served the church from the
organization, was read by Rev. J. B.
Fox. AS it will be matter of interest
VIC publish it in full.
GEOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF PASTORS.
It is a source of profound personal
regret that he to whom this duty was
first assigned was unable to perform it,
for reasons satisfactory to himself. The
brerity of the time for preparation,
scarcity of material, together with the
fact am almost stranger within
your gates" have been the grounds OF
no little embarrassment in entering
upon and executing the task allotted
to NV hands. While I have had the
pleasure and honor of limited personal
acquaintance with a number of the
pastors OF this church, my associations
with all of them except two could
hardly be called intimate. l have,
therefore, been largely dependent upon
biographies, newspapers, the minutes
Of the South Carolina Synod, and sew
eral citizens of Newberry, for the facts
l have gathered, and l now desire, in
this public manner, to make to one and
all of these sources of information due
and grateful Acknowledgements.
| feel constrained, first of all, after
looking somewhat into the history Of
~ ,>,n,, En3 hoe oo11a1 tn ceryn
this church, to congratulate you upon
the distinguished line Of able, eloquent,
consecrated pastors, who have succeeded
each other for the past thlrty-tlve
wears. Some have risen to positions Of
great eminence and usefulness in the
church, and will be held in loving re-
menbrance for generations to come.
Some have already entered upon the
reward of their labors, while others are
standing in the front ranks, in the
midst Of the conflict. 1t is therefore
becoming for us, who have entered into
the endowment of the fruits Of their
toll, who are now gathering the rich
harvest of their sowing, to embalm
their memories with the praises which
they so justly deserve.
The congregation of Luther Chapel
was organized and was first served by
Rev. Thaddeus 5. Boinest. Rev. Boln-
est was born in the city of Charleston,
:. c.. on the 18th Of December, 1927.
At all early age he was confirmed by
DR.. Bachman in St. Johns church. He
soon determined, contrary to the wishes
and advice Of some Of his friends, to
consecrate himself to the work of the
ministry. Prof. y. J. Rivers, of the
University of South Carolina, at
Columbia, consented to aid him in his
preparation by giving him lessons and
lectures at night, while he piled his
trade by day. He entered the Classical
and Theological Seminary, at Lexing-
ton, S. c., in 1917, under the tutorship
of Revs. w. Berry and DR.. +. L..
Hazelius. He graduated with honor
and was licensed to preach the Gospel
at a synod held at Ebenezer, Ga,
November llth, 1851. He entered up
his ministerial duties at once and be-
came pastor of a charge in Newberry
county. 1t was on the 10th Of July,
1853, that he organized the congrega-
ton of Luther Chapel in the court
| house of Newberry. 1t was a pleasure
q few days ago to see the diary or Rev.
Boinest, in which the following entry
was made for Sunday, July 10th, 1888:
"preached in the morning in the court
house from Heb. ix: II. In the after
noon attended the Baptist church. At
| night, preached in the Methodist from
Ist PeteS;~iv: 1S-stayed at Nathan
Hunters organized congregation of
Luther Chapel After serving the
congregation while as pastor, he re-
signed that he might serve Bethlehem
and other churches, then under his
care, more faithfully. He was pastor OF
Bethlehem nineteen years. About the
close of the war he became president OF
the immigration Society OF South Car
olina, and from that time till his
death, rendered services in that capac-
ity that made him one of the most use
full and prominent men in the state.
He was president of the South Carolina
synod four years consecutively, from
1865 to 1858. He died in great peace,
september tth, 1871.
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