The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-03-02
Two Events Recorded cy Billy Felix
TO tie Editor Of the Dispatch:

! To tie Editor Of the Dispatch:
! It is indeed sad to be called upon
! Just at this time to chronicle the sad
news of the lamcntable death Of one
Of South Carolina truest citizens:
Lexington most industrious Sons:
! CASTOR most uniab..c and devoted
! husbands.
Mr.. Otto Lorenz was born in Ger
many, August %, 1929. Being pos
sesscd with that motive which char
scttrizes every Young man to aspire
to high aims in life. lie left his native
country and embarked for the Cui!ed
States. lie l:Edld in the city Of
New York at i|e age Of twcn:v-oEe.
Here he remained ill about the yc&r
sixty.pine. The genial rays Of a
Southern cline being more consenta],
! business facilities more inviting: he
turned lis course towards the Pal
metto State and landed in The his
toric city by the sea. Here he was
extensively engaged in the mel camille
business for number of years,
whence he came to Gaston, where lie
was running good business till his
death, which occurred on Saturday,
January %, 1883. He leaves an
afflicted widow and host of relatives
and friends 70 mourn his loss.
By close application to business
and al untiring perseverance he had
amassed handsome property which
be leaves to his widow, and to his
successor, Mr.. G.. \. Goodwin.
The funeral exercises were con.
Quoted by T. L. Rivers in the Baptist
church, at Castor, on the 3lst. His
remains were laid to rest in the
cemetery to await the summons to
come FORTH
Here n the ground his body lies,
Mouldering in the silent clod:
His soul has flown to heavenly skies,
There to meet its eternal God.
May Tie afflicted and bcreavcd
widow put her whole trust III God
and realize that Thy will be done
and not mine"
ORDINATION.
Last Sunday was glorious and
happy day for the First CID church
at CASTOR, known as Sandy Run
Baptist church. A large and ap-
preciative audience had early consre-
gated and after the Sunday school
exercises were over, presbytcry was
formed consisting of Reys. 7. T.
Rivers, 3. G. Heriong and A. Amiker,
for the purpose OF ordaining Henry
NJ. Fallaw, to the gospel union. The
ordination sermon was preached by
D. C. Herlong from II. Cor. 1O4:
For the weapons Of cur warfare
arc not csrnsl." Tbis was a very
able and mastery effort by this emi,
nent divine. The questions were
propoundyl to the applicant by I. I.
Rivers; the prayer rendered by A
Amiker, the charge delivered by Is.
C. Herlong and the bcnediction an
nounced by II. NJ. Faliew.
Henry is son CT Mrs. Il. J. Fal-
law. He is n very apt student, a
bright boy, al intelligent young man,
a-wide.wakc, go-aLca:i, faithful, con
si,t-ut Cnristiau. M carEtst, true de-
voted and consccraEcd servant Of
God We wish him an abundance Of
success in his work for the Master,
and pray Gods blessings and invoke
tie divine guidance in all lis future
life and works. He is at present at
tending the Orangcburg Collegiate
Institute where he vii! graduate tue
coming June. He has charge Of
several churches below Orangeburg.
He contemplates eutering the South
ern Baptist Theological Seminary at
Louisville, Ky tlis fall.
Feb. Is. 1873. Billy Felix.