The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-14
THE NEWBERRY HERALD AND NEWS MAY H. 1897
A TRIP TO NORTH CAROLINA.

! Having received IN invitation
from Rev. II. ii. Strohccker and
the council Of st. Luko's to assist
in a 'erios Of meetings 10 embrace
tho second Sunday in April, l
took tho down train at Pomaria on
/ Monday, April 5th. ] went to CO.
lumbia, and from thcro TO Char
lottc, N. c., where l spent tho
night. From Charlotte I went to
Salisbury, where l mot Rows.
Busby, Wcrts, StiGkley and Millor.
| spent Tuesday evening with Bro.
Busby. This good brother had his
hands and heart both full ,as tho Ro-
formation services by Mrs. Monroe
wore in progress. l'rom Salisbury
| went to Lexington g. H., whcro !
| spent the night with ono Of my
oldparish:oners, Mr.. Charlie Thomp-
son. On Wednesday morning Mr..
Thompson sent me out to Tyro, tho
point Of my destination. l was
taken to tho parsonage where |
once lived for five years. Hero l
mot Bro. Strohockcr and family |
for tho first time in life, though
Bro. StrOhcckpr is Il South Caro-
linian. | would hero state that |
once served tho Davidson Charge
five years. 1t has been twenty
four or five years since We moved
away from that charge.
About nineteen years ago | was
invited back to Sandy Creek, now
st. Lukc's, toprcach some funerals.
| preached Funerals two days, con-
firmcd some members and ad-
ministcrcd tho communion, tho
charge being vacant at that time.
The second year That | served
that charge, took into the church
one hundred and sixteen members.
Rev. Strohcckcr continued his
meeting four days. preached for
him every day to large and attcn-
tive congregations. On Sunday
there " orc people from three coun-
ties. Tho church was crowded to
its utmost capacity and all the pco-
pic could not be accommodated.
We had two services and COM
munion on Sunday. After the con-
grcgation was dismissed Bro. Stro-
hccker and myself rode twelve
miles to Pilgrim church, another
church belonging 10 the charge,
where I preached at night to Il large
congregation. AS there were some
old members who could not come
ont at night, and who wanted to
SEQ mo and to hear me preach
again, | WAS requested to preach
again on Monday.
These people at Sandy Creek and
Pilgrim seemed to be exceedingly
glad to sec me. | was warmly re-
ceivcd and kindly treated wherever
l went. Many Of the old members
havepassed away sincoIservcd them,
and somo arc now standing upon
tho brink Of the grave. 1t was in
deed a treat to visit those kind
people. But it was hard to give to
them the parting hand. On Sun
day | bid the large congregation at
st. Luko's farewell amid tears and
sadness. We parted, never, per-
haps, to meet again until wo meet
in tho church triumphant. Rev.
Strohocker and family did all they
could to make nc feel ut home,
and | felt at home while I was with
them. l spent my last night in
North Carolina with one of my old
friends and parishioners, Bro. Philip
Summers, who is able to build a
church and support Il preacher him
self. He owns forty-two hundred
ac' es of land, large portion Of
which is on the Yadkin River. He
has some forty Or more families on
his plantations. lie killed last
year not less than six thousand
pounds Of pork, and has now in
his cribs between two and three
thousand bushels of corn. He is
4 good | nj hnrnn nnl u 1rnnl rrioul