The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-11
baohman Chapel and Union Academy Chips

MI. dHu MIS-. LOWS minor ana chill
drcn, OF Greenwood, spent few days
| last week with their mothor and broth.
crs, Mrs. Sarah and Mcssrs. J. L., T.. A .
and II. w. Fellcrs.
Master Walter Shcaly, of No. GTown-
ship, came down and spent last Satur-
day and Sunday with his uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. J. x. Epps.
Mr.. Curtis Fcllcrs, of Newberry,
spent few days Of last week with his
unclcs, Mcssrs. r. w. and J. ]. Call
| man.
We are very much indebted to Mr..
II. NJ. Monts, secretary of conference,
for sending us copy Of the minutes.
Our old friend Push went over on
Kings creek this week to build another
bridge. Push is one OF those double
barrel hustlers.
We are needing rain very badly.
Crops are beginning to go back again.
Mt. Pilgrim and Johnstonc mines
crossed bats on tombstone grounds on
the first Of this month. We learn that
the game was q tic--22 to %.
We think that some kind hearted
thief has broke our friend, Sam Rikard,
from going to the base ball games.
Last Saturday, while he was playing
among the Johnstonitcs, some fellow
came along and lifted his coat out of his
buggy.
We are in receipt OF an invitation to
attend the Wheat Growers Convention
at Greenwood, on the 18th OF this
month, for which we return our special
thanks to the committee. We would
like very much to attend
The Ncwbcrry conference of the Luz
thcran church convened at Bachman
Chapel church on Friday, 2Sth ultimo
Rev. IL. Il. Counts, President opened
conference in the prescribed form.
In the absence Of the secretary, II. NJ.
Monts, DR.. f.. o. IIcntz was appointed
secretary pro TEN. The roll was called
and the following members were pres
cnt: Clcrical--ltcvs. j. -. Bowlcs, a.
j. Bowers, Il. W. Bcdcnbaugh, w. X.
Soligh, $. II. IIallman, ID. d., II. II.
Counts, }. j. Long and Geo. S. Bcardcn.
Lay Dclcgatcs~-St. Matthew's, Dr. T.
@, llcntz; Bethlehem, Col. ". w. Hol-
loway: l5achman Chapel, j. *. Epps:
Grace church, a. G.. Wise: Mt. Olivct,
S. w. Wcssingcr; st. Philips, Il. G.
Sligh; Macedonia, Andrew Eptiug; ST.
paul's, }. a. G. Kiblcr; ST. Lultc's,
i. Il. &. Hunter; Calvary, G.. p. Griffin:
Luther Chapel, ID. b. Wheeler; Beth
Eden, II. II. Folk: Mt. Pilgrim, }. A.
kinard; Tx ollicio, Jefferson Quattlc
baum. The minutes Of last meeting
were read and approved. Tho following
clerical members were excused for
their absence at last meeting Of confer
cncc: ltcvs. $. II. IIallman, ID. D., Il.
w. Bcdcnbaugh, j. d. Bowlcs, j. j.
Long, II. y. Counts and Prof. Cromcr.
The hour Of divine service arrived, and
the sermon was preached by Rcv. j. j.
Long, from Numbers 1929. The con
ference then took Il recess OF one hour.
Afternoon session was opened with
prayer by Rcv. A. j. Bowers, Rev.
G.. Il, BOozcr and MIR. l.. Boland were
made advisory members Of conference.
The reports on state of religion of the
various churches was then heard. On
motion Rev. Il. w. Bcdcnbaugh was
asked to make Il statement in reference
to tho Sunday-school work. The treas
urer was called upon and made tho fol-
lowing report: Amount on hand, last
conference, Sc. rs; amount of collection,
800; amount on hand at present 50. .G6.
Mcssrs. ". w. Holloway and II. II. G.
Hunter were appointed to examine said
report, and they found same correct
The hour for adjournment was set at
p. M, and mcot on Saturday morning
ut 8 o'clock II. H., then tho discussion
Of topics was brought up: The Minis
tcrial Onicc, opened by Rev. G. S. Bear
den, n,iiollowcd'by. Prof. w. X. Sigh. BY
motion the discussions were postponed
until Saturday morning. Conference
then closed with bcncdiction by Rcy.
Il. w. Bcdonbaugh.
SATURDAYS SESSION
Opened with prayer by Rov. j. j..