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

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heard Of q class-leaderli in Texas, yet
in this little village; Of some six hun
dred white, people, there are four, va
rieties Of Methodists, = *s4EsssSs!a N4ssS!., . ). !.
i | remember two love yfedsts in the
olden times in Newberry. The .exhol,-
tations, were full oflove aid energy,
you did not feel the brazenfiess Of
words without, emotion: the Hollow
ness of>eloquence behind Which lies no
love. Old time hymns todd 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, cit
was not a, thing Of enthusiastic emo
tion, but was a. rich, strong, vigorous
expression Of sound Christian charac-
ter, palpitating, quivering, sensitive,
living love. {" It develops sea OF
emotion, and without emotion, no
love-, without. love, no happiness-r-no
religion. Some shouted, others sat
quiet III 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 a settlement of Scotch
Irish, who worshipped at Kings
Crack, A. r. P. church; they were a
God loving, pious people, learned in
Moses, the; Psalms, and shorter cate
clnsm. The exiled Scots settled in the
north Of Ireland, hence were called
Scotch Irish. ",' ..r.f .
"They were people more moved
by logic than rhetoric; more attract
i've by acute reasoning, than enthus-
iastic appeals" =. ,,,
In an; early. day, the predominant
races in Newberry were Scotch-Irish,
and that grand old German race (mis-
called Dutch) You could tell a man g
race by his name, but they so inter
married that the name was no index
to man S predominant race. No
wonder by reason, of this that the
country stood among the first for in
teliigence, energy industry and moral
excellence. ;, -" -
Among the Scotch Irish We're the
Crossons. Thomas, the first one was
the father Of two sons, Alexander and
John (my grandfather). Alexander
was the progelritor% Of the King s
Creek Crossons, and was queer and
good old man. Once riding up hasti-
ly to his son, he cried o1t in his
wrath, "Oh, Tom! OH Tom /" Quoth
Tom,' "What's the matter .daddyq"
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 a juror for the term at
which Graham was to be tried for
stealing joe Caldwell''s negro, the
punishment being death. Uncle Tom
didn't know whether he could sit as
juror in the case until he consulted
Moses. In Exodus, Dist chapter, 10th
verse, he found that Moses. wrote,
"And he that stealeth q man, and
selleth him, or if he be found in his
hands, he surely shall he put to
DEATH He was then ready to try
Graham. He had one. son, James NJ,
and two daughters, Margaret and
Jane. l 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
mic, elder at Cannon's .Creck and
! Short yimmie's IS Jennie, Red BreechSes
Jimmie, but no Jennie. = g..
Some one had robbed Short jim
mics potato bank. Two negroes, Is
rael, belonging to the preacher, and
Aaron to Mr.. S. The. preacher, S,
Newt Cfosson and Ben McGraw were
present; Israel acquitted proof
against Aaron wien S. proposed pray
Cer. s., announced "Well, Aaron, af-
ter taking counsel of the Lord we find
you guilty" Newt unrqlled leather
strap, but s. would have none, Of it,
and with q bunch Of knotty damson
plum, switches, administered to Aaron
forty lashes. If Israel and Aaron arc
living, they will remember. = =
IEtr w u noyIyo1I :, ...,.., .1S. o. m.