The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-19
J hr Aerald an1 81 Meus
BACHMAN CHAPEL LETTER.
All the News Around Bachman Chapel and
Union Academy Interestingly
Told By T. j. ".

4 am not making any excuses, for the
rablie have long since learned my short
comings and weaknesses.
Hurrah for our Herald and New! 1t
made beautiful display of the Metho-
dist Conference. Don't you see how
easy it for our force to-. run a-@daily.
Stir up, good people, and let's show the
world that Newberry is not behind. All
you have got to do is to show your de-
sire for a daily by pulling out your dol
lars. It takes money, brains, and
hustIing to run a daily newspaper.
We speak from an unbiased heart
when we say that we are proud to see
such good report from our Methodist
brethern. But we don't feel at all dis
couraged. and can say from the bottom
of our heart, thank God we are a Luth-
eran, and our salvation viii hang upon
these hinges until we die.
Every man or woman who lives on.
earth certainly has purpose in life.
Do you ever ask yourself the question,
what is my purpose in life, what am
living for, what is the cheif object of
my life? Answering this from ahuman,
standpoint, many would say, we are
living TO accumulate wealth. How must
we look upon man who only lives for
dollars and cents? Society counts him
a noble man, perfect success, and it
matters not how he looks, how he acts,
or how he is clad: a vast majority of
men will do him honor. But how does
God look upon him? God counts. him a
moral failure. Truly, truly, does the
Word of God say, sWhat does it profit
man to gain the whole world and lose.
his seal. "A good name is rather to
be chosen than riches. y
I fell in company not long since with
young mar whose father was good
business man, really one among our
best fnanciers, and one who had accum-
ulated much wealth. That boys father
was dead. I had nointention of reflect
ing upon the moral principal of the
father when said to the son, 81 hope
that you viii make as good a man as
your father, and if anything, better" "
The boy replied, why, father was a
success. . This answer was full of
meaning, and you could read through
the expression of his countenance,
Why should be a better man than
father when he was a suceess? But,
dear boys, there IS one thing that you
should bear in mind: there is something
more to i've for than dollars and cents;
man can be a financial success, and
vet be an entire failure morally. 1t
matters not how good your father
might have been, always strive to be.
better. have four boys and pray
God that they may all make better men
than am. Yes, boys, make this the
chief purpose of your life: Make better
men than your fathers. From a moral,
an intellectual, and a financial stand
point, never be content with what your
fathers have done. Strive to do some
thing more noble. If yourfa fathers have
built good regulations and characters,
they have done a grander work than.
the accumulation of all the silver and
gold the world possesses. IF your
father has done this, you can say with
uplifted head and outstretched arm,
Father was a success. -
But we, as fathers, must remember
that our boys in patterning after us are.
reaping a part, at least, Of the seed
that We are sowing. Thank God, /
can look all around and see so many
good boys, who are so much better than
their fathers before them. In fact,
the conduct of some boys know ought
to be asstinging rebuke totheir fathers.
Boys, make noble men. God knows,
this is an entreaty that comes straight
from my mmost heart. During your
Christmas ples. .res avoid those sins
which are constantly luring the young
men of this country and this genera
ton.
Mrs. H. R. Epps is spending few
days with her son, Mr.. Thos. Epps, and
family, of Newberry. -
Wehaye our friend, DR.. o. B. Mayer,
booked for big hunt to take place
soon. The rabbits and birds have
already begun to tremble. We have
engaged the fine greyhound of Mr..
Foster Martin, which DR.. Mayer is to
bring to him. .s
MIR. ]. ]. Gallman last week butchered
three of the finest home raised hogs
hat we have seen for many year.
IF something dosen't soon turn up,
we are going to tell on an old humbug.
No, Sigma, you can't bamboozle the
minds of the public and make them.
think that I was trying to belittle you.
We know that you are fully thirty-six
inches to the yard. But time is the
only yard-stiek we need to measure you
by. Just little while longer, and the
cat will do its own jumping.
Died at her home near Colony Church
tho 2d inst Mrs. Katie Griffin. wife of