The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-01-18

w. L. Heabrook, chairman Publish
ing Committee; (; DR., Geo. B. Cromer,
Secretary Committee Has Super
visory Power---W. P. Houseal Of
ffice Manager-D DR.. j. A. B. scherer
Also Member Of Committee. -
The Publishing committee, consist
inS Of Rev. w. L.. Seabrook, Of New!
berry, chairman; Dr.. George b. Crom-
er of Newberry, secretary; Dr.. James
A. B. Scherer, president Of Newberry
college; Rev. j. w. HORNE of Char
lston, and Senator d. Frank Efird Of
Lexington, appointed by the United
synod Of the Lutheran church, met
OH Tuesday in the offices Of the Unit
ed Synod Publishing company in Co.
lunbia in order to consider the ad-
visibility of the purchase and trans
fer Of The Lutheran Church Visitor,
the official organ of the Lutheran
church in the South, of Tidings, the
Sunday school paper, and of all the
allied publishing interests owned and
controlled by the United Synod Pub
fishing company.
After full statement by the spec
ial agent of the conlh.:ttee as to his
canvass for funds, as authorized by
the synvd and alter Thorough in~
ve:ti Iution # the business conditions
Of the United Synod Publishing culn.
pany, Tie committee decided to accept
the property of the publishing COM
pany anil all of its publications.
Following this action the question
as to the location of a future publish
ing house of the Lutheran church in
the South was considered by the COM
mittee and it was decided that an
available piece Of property located in
the city of Columbia should be pur-
chased and improved. The main coll
dition contemplated in this action
was that fund of $4,000 i'm cash
should be raised towards acquiring
the property. This action of the COM
mittee in arranging for the establish
ment of publishing house is but an
other step in the development OF a
great church enterprise; the first OF
marked significance was the consosl-
dation Of The Lutheran Visitor, for
many years published at Newberry,
and Our Church Paper, formerly pub
lished at New Market, Va
Rev. w. II. Greever, who has acted
as special agent for raising the funds
with which the publications we're pur-
chased for the church, was authorized
to prosecute a further additional
canvass for the $4,000 fund to go to-
wards purchasing the property for
the publishing house. The committee
also passed special resolutions of ap-
probation Of the efficient services of
the Rev. Messrs. G. A. Freed and w.
Fl. Greever, who have been connected
with tn church paper since it has
been published in Columbia, 1904.
and Of Mr.. w. P. Houseal, who has
been connected with the publishing of
the church paper for over 25 years.
After the transfer of the property
had been provided for and questions
Of location of the publishing house
had been conditionally disposed Of,
the committee elected the business
and editorial staff Of the paper. Rev.
w. II. Greever was elected editor and
general manager, Rev. G. a. Freed
treasurer, Mr.. w. P. Houseal, Of
flee manager, with provision for adj
ditional office assistants.
The new publishing house will be
the only official publishing house in
the state of general church body
covering Il territory like that cover
ed by the United synod, which includ-
es all territory suoth of Mason and
Dixon's line and east of the Missis-
sippi river, and will control the entire
production and distribution of all
literature for the Lutheran church in
the south, both Of n current and a
standard nature. The building itself
will be an ornament to the city and
will cost thirty thousand dollars.
The publication house will not only
be a worthy enterprise Of Columbia,
but it will be a significant Influence
in directing the attention Of a very
desirable class of immigrants from
certain parts of the North and North
west Of the United States to this city.
1t was significant fact in statis-
tics last year that the largest per
cont in dnnn1ni II q tinnnl onoutl, ,,,nc.