The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-11-01
REV. S. L. E-II2EERMAN.
An Able and Successful Meth0dlst
Minister Passed Away Early
"wednesday.


norman. financial agent cf the Co.
4eupbia college and statistical secre-
| tarv off the South Carolina confer
cnce. Methodist chrlril. South, died
this morning at 2.43 O'Clock at his
home in Elmwool Park.
/ Mr.. Zimmerman !2aves his wife,
formerly Miss Elizabeth Simpson
Jones, and four children.
The funeral services Will be con-
ducte3 from the Main Street Metho-
dist church tcmorrcT afternoon by
the Rev. H. B. Browne, elder OF Co.
! lumbia district. The intelment will
be at Elnwood cemetery.
Sketch of His Life.
The Rev. Samuel Herbert Zlmmer-
man, son of the late Rev. John h.
Zimmerman and Mrs. Mary E. Zin-
merman, was born in the Methodist
parsonage at Union, March l, 1861.
Reared by devoted member OF tine
South Carolina conference, it was
natural that ne joined the church IN
| childhood. He was copVerted at Mil
! ler's Camp Meeting, IN Union eoun-
tv, when about eighteen years old.
; He attended the school near his
changing homes and was two years N
Wofford college. Although clrcun1-
stances prevented the completion OF
his college course, he continued all
MS life to study, and his education
was sufficient to make him a most
successful teacher. He first taught
when but sixteen years Of age, and'
after leaving college, teaching was his
vocation until he entered the confer
euce. His fields for this labor were IN
Marion, Darling and Marlboro coun-
ties.
On May l, 1884, he married Miss
Lizzie Simpson Jones, daughter OF
the late Rev and Mrs. Simpson Jones.
-Four children were born Of this un-
ion: Simpson Jones, Marie Lucille
/ Samuel Herbert and Helen Elizabeth
Zimmerman.
Feeling called to preach, Mr.. Zim-
norman was licensed in 1890, and IN
December of that year, was admitted
to the South Carolina Methodist con-
ference. His appointments we're:
Piedmont circuit, two years; Pendle-
ton. four wears; Rock Hill, two years ;
Main Street, Columbia, four years;
Nenberry, two years Since Deeem-
Der, 1905, he has been the, financial
agent and travelling solicitor for the
Columbia college. -.
Leaves Splendid Record
Mr.. Zimmerman record as a
hc,ilder was remarkable. During his
pastorate at Piedmont, tasteful and
handsome church was erected; at
Pendleton an elegant and comforta-
BILE parsonage was built; at Rock Hill,
a fine church and PARSONAGE, and at
Main Street, this city, fine parson-
ace and church. In this and other re-
spects he long ago showed himself to
be man of special business capacity,
energetic, resoureeful and persever-
ing.
/ Mr. Zimmerman was an excellent
preacher. He studied his sermons
carefully and uttered them in choice
1aneua~o. His reading and study Gov
cred a wide range Of subjects, so that
he was not a mere sermonlzer, but a
student of life and truth. AS a pas
tor he was attentive and helpful. He
looked after the many things reqrir-
ed of him with Fidelity and success.
The Zimmerman home has known
sickness and suffering beyond the
knowledge or experience Of most. In
1901 Mr.. Zimmerman was desperately
i'll with typhoid fever. Few so Ill
ever recover. From June to August
he hoverad between life and death. A
strange fact: Of what occurred IN
that time he remeFn5ered nothing,
vet he conversed with friends so SEN
siblv that he seemed fully at himself
| He even told where napers had been
nlaced by him and they were found
where he said. This is most inter
as!inc case of the power Of the sub
conscious mind. Tn 1896 Mrs. Zlm-
norman for months la.'' at death s
~y%,n1 Tho roo.