The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-29
V.hr A}rrNld and Wews
E. ii. AULL, EDITOR.
A VISIT TO SAVANNAH.


nual convention Of the Lutheran Synod
OF Gc0rgiu. There arc 30 many former
Nowbcrrinns In the Georgia SS nod that
Il Ncwbcrrinn who visits It feels that
no Is st i'll Ut home and In the house OF
his friends, and he IL. Aud then too
there were several Ncwbcrrinns At tho
Synod rs visitors looking after their
various interests. President Cr0mcr
was there in the interest Of Ncwbcrry
College aud Mr.. w. +. lIouscnl in the
interest OF TN" Lutheran Visitor.
The sessions Of the Synod were held
In the church Of the Ascension, OF
which Rrv. DR.. W. &. Schucircr is the
pastor. He waa for several years pas
tor OF the Lutheran church at New
berry nhd hns hosts Of friends here.
llo was elected president Df the Synod.
There Is Ia Savannah serving rs pas
tor OF one Of the lu,hcrun churches The
Rev. NJ. j. Epting, who not only served
church ior several years in NcwhcrrN,
but who Is n Nrwbcrrian 20 h" manner
bora. Not only so, but his good wife is
also II Nrwhrrry girl. Our home while
In Savannah was with this most hospi-
table family, and We enjoyed our short
stay with them more than We can say
MIR. EptinE was elected Secretary Of
the Synod. Ills conSr, cation IL II Young
ono, having been organized ouly about
two years. nSo under his ministry. The
work Is prosp"riuE uudrr his direction
and his people me devoted 10 him. IN
fact, he uud DR.. SrhnrIlrr both have
their hands FUN and are doing II good
work for the Church IN Savannah.
Thcn We met In the synod D.. Wing
ard, Mr.. .lulian and DE-. Ruhn, all of
whom 1T one tim" luborrd in Nrwbrrry.
MIR. l'odir, II mrmhrro OF the synod is Il
graduate Of Nrwhrrry College, and Mr..
w. u. Hitler, who was ordained to the
work OF the ministry is also II graduate
Of Ncwhrrry College.
The sessions Of thr synod were plrua-
ant and harmonious, and we were most
warmly welcomed and our publication
hoard was most heartily endorsed by
the synod.
Savannah has II hu1n,HS ~ appearance
The soldiers rnrumprd there make hus-
ness In all lines good, and the best Of
order Is preserved. It. was our privi-
lrEc to visit the army camp ono after
noon while IN the city, and we sprn,
somn timr with the members OF the
Second Regiment. All the soldiers
that we saw and talked with are high
In their praise u( the camp nt Savuu-
nah. It i an ideal winter camp with
good Drainage and all the runvrnirurrH.
rho street ear" run ont along side tho
trn's, and tn" city supplies them with
good nrtcsian water.
We stopped rs we said with the 2d
South Carolina and mu,lr our way first
to Co. G; Capt. Mrtnuyhrin's company
and In which are most Of our Nrwbrrry
hoys. We wrrc Glnd to srr them and
we believe they were plruscd to sou Ms
na ono from home We spent somr
time In pleasant con, Nrsulion with tho
boys and then Capt. MrtNughrin show
cd Ms through the cnmu. The fonts
all have luorH aud somr ot tho hoys
have boxed up th"ir tents with plnuks
NO Us tu keep out tho wind aud rain aud
they arc ihra mndN very comic, table.
Thrrr IL mrss hail in which the com.
pany cooks and eats. IT. has tnhlr
aud souts and Is enclosed and covered
10 ns to he rumfortuhlr in almost nny
weather.. Capt, MrlMurhrin said he
was going to put in cooking stove
this week.
TN" sanitary arrangements arc word
and there seem ~ hr plenty to eat and
our hoy Hrr looking we'll aud were
NnjoytnE good hra'h, Ono or two
were n little inaiSpmrd having eaten
possibly too much turkey ON rhauks.
giving DAY, Tho ladies u Savannah
served dinnrr to all the soldiers ON
Thursday aud they did II IN handsome
style aud pleased every body. Thrrc
WAS not u kick to hn heard ANY whrrc
The health of tho ramp Is vNcrllru,.
Ono or two ut the memrcrs uf tho
FNrS, lsrEimrnt who wore mustered ont
have Joined tho Third Nebraska. We
saw the location OF the camps ut tho
other reEimruts and there is no
question OF tho superiority OF tho
location Of the Srroud South Cavp,ina
over tho o,hc"s, II Is All idral camp in
ovety way. Il is neat aud rlrau, the
drainage good, the sanitary avranse.
monts all that could hH desired, the
boys arc not crowded NY with other
regiments, and the tents line ny along
tho lublir rrAi. and .hv street rars RIM
right up and stop. We enjoyed our
trip u SHe tho boys aud hope tr have
that pleasure again @2toro they leave
tor CubA, They Arc AL woO o. prac,l-
cally 50, and rs romforsAhlo rs ono eau
oS who lives in u tent,