The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-03-16

ufeu Willie PeoPle. Iieie oie '""t '"
rieties Of Methodists.
| remember two love feasts in the
olden times in Newberry. The exhor
tations were full of love and energy,
YOU did not feel the brazenness OF
words without emotion: the hollow
ness Of eloquence behind which lies no
love. Old time hymns to old time
tunes shook the rafters: they were
full of Christian love, such love as
Rev. Henry Drummond describes in
his sermon on the greatest thing, ut
was not thing Of enthusiastic emo
ton, but was rich, strong, vigorous
expression of sound Christian charac-
ter, palpitating, quivering, sensitive,
living love- 1t develops a sea of
emotion, and without emotion, no
love, without love, no happiness-no
religion. Some shouted, others sat
quiet in the rapture Of repose. Some
clap their hands, others laugh ana
some weep with tears rolling from
their eyes, laughter and tears are
close companions, a few tainted.
There was settlement of Scotch
Irish, who worshipped at Kings
Creek, A. R. P. church; they were a
God loving, pious people. learned in
Moses, the: Psalms, and shorter cate
cMsm. The exiled Scots settled in the
north of Ireland, hence were called
Scotch-Irish. T..
"They were a people more moved
by logic than rhetoric; more attract
i've by acute reasoning, than enthus-
iastic appeals "a.
In an early day, the predominant
races in Newberry were Scotch-lrish,
and that grand old German race (mis-
called Dutch}: You could tell a mans
race by his name, but they so inter-
married that the name was no index
to a. mans predominant race. No
wonder by reason of this that the
country stood among the first for III
telligenee, energy; industry and moral
excellence. -.
Among the Scotch Irish were the
Crossons Thomas, the first one was
the father Of two sons, Alexander and
John (my grandfather(. Alexander
was the progenitor Of the Kings
Creek Crossons, and was queer and
good old man. Once riding UP hasti-
ly to his Son, he cried out In his
wrath, "Oh Tom! oh >Tom!'' Quoth
Tom "What's the matter -daddy?'
your sister Ell has run away and mar
riel Bill Price, and I am going to the
"Why your sister Ell has run away
Hugh and John, and four daughters.
Thomas was badly bent; had large in
telligent features, was a conscientious
industrious. energetic Christian, man,
drawn as juror for the term at
which Graham was to be tried for
stealing Joe Caldwell's negro, the
punishment being dea5h. Uncle Tom
didn't know whether he could SIT as
4 juror in the ease until be consulted
Moses. In Exodus, 21st chapter, 10th
verse, he found that Moses. wrote,
"And he that stealeth a man and
selleth him. or if he be found in his
hands, he surely shall be put to
DEATH He was then ready to try
Graham. He had one son, James N,
and two daughters, Margaret and
Jane. I now leave my. kin. but will
hereafter write more about them.
There are three families Of Sloans,
long Jimmie. elder at Head Springs
and long Jimmie's Jennie, Short jim
ME, elder at Cannon's Greek and
Short Jimmie's Jennie, Red Breeches
Jimmie. but no Jennie.
Some one had robbed Short jim
mie s potato bank. Two negroes, IS
rael, belonging to the preacher, and
Aaron to Mr.. S. The. preacher, S,
Newt Crosson and Ben McGraw were
present; Israel acquitted proof
against Aaron when S. proposed pray
,er. S. announced ':Well, Aaron, af
ter taking counsel Of the Lord we find
you guilty. Newt unrolled leather
strap. but S. would have none Of it,
and with a bunch Of knotty damson
plum switches. administered to Aaron
forty lashes. Ii Israel and Aaron are
living. they will remember.
". B. DeWaIt, a grandson OF Tap
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