The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-07-12
TO an innumerable company OF angels,


to the general assembly and church
Of the first born which are written in
heaven and to God, the judge of all,
and to the spirits of just men made
perfect, and to Jesus, the mediator
of the new covenant, and to the blood
Of sprinkling which speaketh better
things than that of Abel"
The decorations include draperies,
streamers of worsted and paper sus-
pended from the walls and ceiling with
festoons of the same material where
the streamers meet. Window shades,
table covers and a thousand and one
other things about the interior Of the
little edifice are Of worsted, and those
who were very intimate with the
preacher say that she used thousands
Of yards of the material to do the
work, and what was more, she pur-
chased it out Of her salary, expending
every cent in that direction.
The work throughout is artistic and
the many colored shades of worsted
are blended together with the greatest
accuracy. The best Of material was
used, and much of the work is Of such
an excellent design that the pastor
was acknowledged as an artist after
she completed it. Worsted flowers,
white Gala lilies, roses, Mayfowers,
and almost every flower in worsted
adorn the pulpit and circular arch
which extends over it. While these
decorations have been in the church
for more than quarter Of century
they are in almost the same condition
today as they were when they were
first put up. While the pastor was
alive, she personally took care OF the
decorations and kept them clean, and
her example was followed by the men,
bers of the church after her death.
During the whole time Mrs. Mon
mouth was engaged in the decorating,
and that was almost the whole time
she was pastor, she made her home in
the choir loft and she would give 1t
up Sunday to the choir singers. AL.
though she was recognized as a good
preacher and a most attractive pastor,
she was also considered very eccentric
and the idea Of decorating church
with worsted was one Of her greatest
eccentricities. AS preacher she fol-
lowed the style Of Henry Ward Beech
er and very frequently memorized his
sermons and delivered them to her
congregation. While her regular con-
gregation never numbered more than
so she was always favored with large
audience Of townspeople, and In the
summer by vacationists. The seating
capacity, which is 200, was very fire.
quently taxed to it's utmost capacity.
After her death the Union Society OF
Methodists and Congregationalists was
unable to secure pastor, and only
during the summer months services
are held. At all times during the year
the church Is open to the public, and If
there is anything that Sexton Brown
likes it is to show visitors through the
old edifce. -
Another eccentricity the pastor pos
sessed was her fad upon economy, and
while she was worth thousands OF dol
lars, she boasted that she lived on 10
cents day and had all she wanted to
eat for that money. She was so
anxious to have her friends follow her
example that she wrote book upon
the question and distributed them
among her friends; but they took such
little interest IN, that part Of her
preaching that there is not one Of the
books to be found today In Canter-
bury. She died January 16, 1887, at >
the age of SO. at the home OF relative
in London.