The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-05-19
COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS.
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
INVARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around
the County and Elsewhere.
Ehrhardt Etchinss.


from town is situated beautiful church
in lovely oak and pine grove 1t is Mt.
Pleasant Evangelical Lutheran church,
and it's thriving Sunday-school, together
with its very large church membership,
bespeak for it many years of continued
growth and prosperity.
This church has always beer. in thrjv-
ing condition, having always beer able
to secure as it's pastors some cf the very
best men in the South Carolina Synod.
For number of years past t has been
the custom to observe Ascension Day,
thereby commemorating the ascension of
the Savior of the world into Heaven from
this earthly pilgrimage. An annual picnic
is held for this purpose, and is attended
from far and near by all denominations.
The morning part of the day is devoted to
religious exercises, and af.er dinner,
which is served on the grounds, the day
is given over to the young people to spend
as they see fit.
So last Thursday, May 18th, being the
day for the annual celebration, the picnic
came off, and as is usual, with out hitch.
The weather was perfect, more beauti-
full day could not have been picked, and
except the little dust that rose from trav.
elers' vehicles going and coming there
was nothing to mar the comfort of the
day.
At an early hour the roads from every
direction were filed with vehicles of all
descriptions, and at II o'clock there were
not less than 1000 persons on the grounds,
and they were still coming.
Exactly at II o'clock the sw eet notes of
Hymn No. IA filled the large building.
The choir rose en- masse and sang as only
Mt. Pleasant people can sing. The church
quickly filled to overfowing, as every
body knew what was coming, and then
the real programe commenced.
Hymn No. 70 was sung by the choir,
the congregation joining in, and after the
close Of the hymn the congregation re-
NAMED standing while the pastor, Rev.
P. E. Monroe, asked Gods richest bless
ings on all those present. No. 55 was then
sung, and Mr.. s. W. Copeland in few
words welcomed the throng to Mt. Pleas.
ant and the annual picnic, which was i'm
mediately followed by Hymn No. SO, and
then the first speaker, Rev. E. NJ. Nc.
Kissick, was introduced by Mr.. Copeland
and to say that his address, while short,
was interesting, would be attested toby
everyone present.
Hymn No. 100 was ably rendered by
the choir, after which D. J. B. Black, of
Bamberg, was presented and made a
short, spicy address that was much appre-
ciated. He paid the ladies a very high
compliment, and said that any young
man wanting wife should come here to
get it, as he had found one here years ago
and he was sure that there were more
here that would make good wives. After
singing another hymn, No. 1877, Pastor
Monroe in few very appropriate words
announced that dinner would be spread
in the grove and invited everybody to
come up and join him. The closing song
was then sung, after which the benedic-
tion was pronounced BY Rev. McKissick
and the crowd Immediately repaired to
the many tables in the grove, measur.
ing in all nearly 200 feet, where the dis
play of eatables beggars description. The
good women actually outdid each other in
the tempting Yiands spread on the groan-
ing tables, and still there wasn't room for
all the good things that had been brought,
several parties spreading on the ground.
Just after short prayer had been Offer
ed by Rev. McKissick, the committee on
lemonade announced that the ice cold
beverage was ready and could be had for
the asking. Many people took advantage
of the opportunity, and served the lemon
ade along with the excellent dinner to
their friends.
After everybody had eaten their fill
there was enough left to feed as many
more. A glance down the long tables
could not show that there was so very
much Of the good things gone, and yet
everybody had had enough and to spare.
All through the afternoon the committee
still continued to serve the cool, delicious
lemonade until everyone had enough.
The crowd didn't break up as early this
year as usual, which is positive proofthat
the day was enjoyed by all present. Many
folks said that it had not been their pleas
ure to attend nicer quieter picnic in their
lives.
A good number of political aspirants
were present, so you may be sure that
everybody received hearty handshake.
Another day has come and gone and Mt.
Pleasant is one year older, with another
picnic to her credit.