The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-08-23
CORNER STONE FIRST
BAPTIST CHURCH LAIN
Continued from page g.

Oh any dltterence of opinion. He w,c
a successful lawyer, an admirohlo
Speaker of the House of Reprosont,
tiveS, an able and upright Judoo who
dispatched business with a foc;l;tv
without parallel. His clocution wax
not ornate, but earnest and ;m,otu
Gus, sometimes boisterous. His loorn
m@ did not extend beyond his profess
sion. but of this he was master.
"lle was devoted friend Of tho
South Carolina College, from wh;oh
he graduated with high distinction in
lSl2. and, being in his official con,
city trustee, he watched over ifs
interest with paternal care"
IN HIS Christian life and chor,o,,.
and as an officer and member Of thc
rhnrrh, ne was equally devoted, coru-
est ANA nntlrln2. Ready TO take the
hl'mblcst place and do it's work, ny IF
need be, to take the lead. his rc];v;ous
activity sustained as it was by his
gigantic moral power, crowned h;s
Christian life with the most dist;,-
"ulshed usefulness. He died in 1869
III his seventy-frst year
Deacon G. Il. Scott filed for n num-
Der OF years, successfully, the position
OIL iostmaster, agent of the Grccnville
and Columbia Railroad, and com-
mission merchant. and in the dis
charge of their duties was always
faithful and efficient. A noble o,d
devoted Christian. of great moral
courage and strict integrity. ha was
never afraid to follow the path of
oulH. when convinced Of its demands
Liberal and benevolent. he was ~cn-
erous and prompt in contributing, 70
every good cause. He died il 1876
This completes the roll of deacons
who have died. Deacon w. H. Har-
rlngton, cultivated Christian gentle
man and a successful physician, still
lives i'll Mississippi.
Ot the unofficial members of th,
church, the first name that occurs TO
us IS that Of Francis B. Higgins, He
graduated from South Carolina COL
le@e in the class Of 1913, and was han
tlZed IN the great revival of '31. Tie
was man Of uncommon mind, cspa-
c1aliy in certain directions. Hc is
SAID to have had a most Wonderful
knowledge of words, and to have been
aDle TO give the meaning of almost
any word in the English LANGUAGE
with pr"mptncss and accuracy. Hc
kept up to his old age his studv Of
Latin and Greek, and was a fine his
torian and mathematician. lie was
fond OF statistics, and published
once an accurate and .cxhaustiyve
statement of the comparative wealth
OF different counties in the state.
For years he was member of the
State Senate, was Commissioner in
Equity and District Surveyor until
late in life. and in all these positions
he was able and efficient. He was AL
ways faithful in his attendance
upon the house of God. and.
in his later wears especial
ly, was deeply interested in the
welfare Of the church. He attended
the funeral of Judge O'Neall on De-
cember 9th, 1868, and died suddenly
three days afterward or the 30th of
that month.
The time would fail me to speak of
many others whose virtues are worthy
to be mentioned. Of James Diver,
the first clerk Of the church, who ro-
moved from here few years after the
organization of Reuben Pitts, a sue
cessful planter, the Sheriff of the
County and member of the Lceisla-
ture, a self-made man and a respect
ed. intelligent and consistent Chris
tian: of Jacob II. Hunt, a successful
planter. of gentle, amiable, beautiful
Christian character-a great lover of
peace, shrinking from prominence,
but always interested in the welfare
of the church; Of James II. Wilson,
a man of fine character, intelligent
and respected, who moved to Texas
and died there a few years ago; Of
William Wilson, Ordinary of the Dis
trict and an excellent officer: Of r. r.
Nance. Sheriff of the County, who
left here soon after the organization
of the church and died in Alabama,
highly honored and respected; of J.
G. Harrington, an invalid, and a gen.
tie and amiable Christian; Of Chcs-
ley Worthington, John Ramagc. Spen-
Ger HarrlnotOn. Robert Maxwell and