The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-06-13
TWICE A WEEK. so YEAR

to test the question.
Mr.. J. c. Neel stated that he had
talked around, and that he had seen
only one man who was in favor Of
the dispensary. He believed that
seventy-fve out of one-hundred peo.
pie in Newberry county were in favor
of voting the dispensary out. He
thought it a good idea to make the
preachers members of an executive
committee, and for them to get the
members Of their churches to sign
the petitions. He thought by these
means, at least one-fourth of the quail
flied electors of Newberry county
would soon be secured He moved
that the preachers of the county, with
DR.. Geo. B, Cromer as chairman, be
appointed a committee and circulate
the petitions.
Mr.. w. I. Herbert who was presid-
ing over the meeting thought that the
committees ought to be selected from
the various townships. He was not
in favor of Mr.. Neels motion.
Mr. A. c. Jones moved as an amend
ment or substitute to Mr.. Neeps mo-
ton. that a committee of one from
each towsship be selected.
MI. w. H. Sanders wanted to have
the committees composed of three
from each township.
Mr.. A. c. Jones stated that he was
not opposed to having larger commit
tees, but that he thought possibly the
work might be better advanced, by
having only one in each township,
than by having larger committees.
The motion was to have one from
each township, and that the ministers
in that township be made members
ex-oficio. Let each township select
its own members, and appoint them
here today, he said
Dr.. E. P. McClintock stated that
he believed that he expressed the feel
ling of all the preachers in the county,
and when he stated that he was per-
fectly willing to pledge himself at this
meeting to work industriously and
loyalty in every reasonable way for
the movement, but personally he
would prefer not being member of
the committee, or any part of it. He
was very we'll acquainted with the
preachers of Newberry county, at
least he thought they could be safely
trusted to do their part-al that a
preacher OF the gospel, who is cit
izen of Newberry county ought to do.
But he did not like the idea of hav-
ing any committee connection as
preacher.
Rev. w. L. Seabrook said that he
was also opposed to MI. Jones
amendment. He was here today not
as a preacher, but as citizen, he ex-
pected in connection with this work,
to act not solely as preacher but as
a citizen of South Carolina Anything
that he might be able to do he was
ready to do. But that he did not
think that the ministers ought to
stand in this movement as a class.
Every christian citizen of this state,
he said, should be as much interested
in this work, as the ministers, and
there was just as much responsibility
upon every citizen Of the county, as
there was upon the ministers Of the
gospel He was Sinking nothing. On
the other hand he was probably as
Stunning more by taking that position,
than by hiding his personality behind
his oficialposition as minister of the
gospel.
Mr.. Arthur Kibler moved as sub
stitute, that committees be appointed
from the various townships to be
composed of FIVE members each from
numbers one and nine, and three
members each from the other town.
ships in the county.
Mr.. Jones accepted the substitute
and the motion was carried.
provisions of the act of the general