The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-08-21
BACHnAN CHAPEL LETTER
I. j. W. Writes interestingly on Union
Academy Subjects.


Mr.. George p. Griffin will represent
this congregation at conference. which
convenes at St. Paul's church embrac-
ing the fifth Sunday of this month.
The Sunday school elected Messrs. Ben
Buzhardt, Ernest Long and Miss Della
Long as delegates to the Union Sum
| day-school convention which is in scs-
sion at Trinity Methodist church, near
Longshore's, No. Township.
Mr.. Billy Jennings, an old veteran,
who left this country just after the
| Confederate war and went to Georgia,
is visiting some of his old comrades in
this county. He will stay over for the
reunion of the old Confeds at Young
| Grove.
Before forget let me tell you that
we are having too much rain for the
cotton. If the rain continues much
longer it's going to be short horse
Messrs. l.. |. Epting and George
| Wicker go to the Sunday-school con-
vention as delegates from St. Paul's S
Sunday-school.
Mrs. Fl. r. Epps is spending while
with her daughter, Mrs. S. a. Rikard
and family.
We were mistaken in giving the age
Of Mr.. j. J. Gallman, deceased He
was in the fifty-ninth year of his age.
and not in the sixty-third as was stated.
| Through the kindness of our friend.
MIR. M. l.. Strauss, we went down to
| the barbecue at st. Paul's last Tuesday.
| 1t is not our custom to go into another
mans field and gather up the frag-
| mcnts that belong to him, but my friend
| Push always gives me this privilege.
And with his permission | will take an
otf-handed shot at the happenings of
the day. Notwithstanding the morning
| was very threatening about $50 people
| showed that they were bound for the
cue at Paul's in spite of the weather.
The morning passed off lovely with only
occasional mists of rain. Dinner WAS
hurried on little before twelve on nc-
| count of the fear Of rain and well it
was, for some Of us who had to wait
until the third and fourth table had
been served, began to feel a little wolf
| lSh. To speak in a few words the bar
becuc was Just all that barbecue could
| be. The meat was well cooked and was
| sweet and juicy, and we shall never
forget how courteously we were
waited on by those good ladies of the
| church. The dinner was furnished bv
the members of the chur, n. and We
! We're informed this morning bv one Of
| the members that they realized a nice
| sum of a little over one hundred dollars
| in cash. After dinner was over the
people We're called to the church TO
| listen to som' educational talk. Supt
T.. ). Welts called upon Prof j. A.
! Shgh to preside over the meeting. Mr.
| Sigh stated that he thought Mr.. WcrtS
was the proper one to act As chairman.
| and he got even with Mr.. Wcrts bv
calling upon him to make the ope,.ing
speech. Mr.. Werts said that he hadn't
| intended to make a speech and that he
| had invited other speakers for this pur-
pose. He said the object Of this meet
ing was to discuss the propriety Of con
sol'dating st. Paul's and jolly Street
schools in one and make this graded
| school, He said that there were educa-
uonal rallies going on throughout the
| State in this interest, and he was en-
| dcaVorlnE to carry out the same in
Ncwbclly county, and that there were
oS school districts in Newbcl.y : county.
and the time w2S not far distant when
they would be reduced to one-half.
me people are dcma Hding fewer schools
and better ones.
Before introducing the next speaker
the chairman stated that the patrons
OF both schools in question were in
laVor OF consolidation, and the only
trouble, if any, would be in the loca-
ton. That he rather thought St. Paurs
would contend for their present loca-
ton.
Prof. f. O. Counts was the next
lspeakcr introduced.
Mr. Counts said that he didn't expect
to make anything like an educational
, speech.
There IS campaign going on all over
the State to consolidate the schools,
} and also campaign Of good roads.
, But what we want is good schools, anC
, good loa'S have a great deal to do with
having good schools.
Prof. }. b. O'Ncall Holloway, wht
had been invited by Superintendent
Wcrts, was next introduced.
|
Prof. Holloway said, | haven't words
to express the gratitude it affords m,
to be with you people Of old st. Paul's
whom know have already shown sucl
u an interest in education Statistic
show that there have been 80 educate,
boys sent out from ST. Paul's and Beth
lehcm churches, and it should be
source of qualification to know tina
. they were among the noblcst set O