The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-08-23

'"Ne' Doth promising young mon
gave up their lives in their country,
SERVICE Richard A. Leaveu wos
paptlzed by the Chaplain of his repi-
"en'' Ill the waters of the Rappaban-
,,oeN' ON the 3lst of May, 1868, and
.he next month was received into tho
le'lowshlp of this church. Hc wns
mortally wounded at the batt)o Of
Knoxville, November 1S, 1868, and
"'e" ten days afterwards. a Young
man "l uncommon strength and Dur
II! OIL character and of bright pro-
mise, cut down with the lcw of b;s
youth upon him.
Ni,'c' the war. in 1873. the gentle
spirit OF Thomas II. Pope. the TEN
dcr-heartcd, conscientious, fo;,hfn,
munster Of the Gospel. took it's rliyht
I" the better land. \ man Of ouict
nh"bstwSivc manners and of b,ou-
'ir"l character. his compara,ivelv
snort but lahorious ministry was en-
ihenlly useful and successful.
cannot close this sketch without
some reference TO the godly women
"h" bore less prominent. but no less
important, part in the church's his
Tory and who have been gathered to
'helr rest. Among the married women
or those early days may be mentioned
sarah Ann toatc. Elizabeth Carwilc.
Lucy Nance, Dorothy b. Pratt. Eliza
otewart' Phoebe Mendcnhan. Nancy
harrington, Hannah &. Hunt. Cath
'flhe Holman. Lucy Ramayc. Mar
"arr' Hodges. Elizabeth Wilson, Nam
cy Caldwell. Tirza Nance. Tabitha
Wilson. Helen O'NtalI, Abigail CnlI-
we'll, Polly Elmore, Sarah llarrin.-
ton and Elizabeth Higgins. of whom
the last named only remains among
us.
Or the unmarried women. ready for
every good work, were Mary Carwile,
Mary Harrington, Caroline Fernan-
dls, Sarah Fernandis. Sarah O'Neall.
Hannah Barrett, Bathsheba Pope,
Susan Pope, Celia d. Boyd and Elvi-
ia henderson, the last named only be-
ing left.
Since the war we have lost Mrs.
Mary G. Carwilc. Mrs. Sarah G.
Nance, Miss Dolly Pratt. Mrs. Sue
Jones. Miss Julia Cash. Miss Lucy
kama"c. Mrs. Frances Holman. Mrs.
Nancy Wells. Miss Fannie Elmore,
Mrs. Emily Scott, and this last year.
Mrs. Huff and Mrs. Maria Davis.
And now brethren and sisters. see
ing we ar" compassel about with this
great cloud Of witnesses, who have
successfully run tn. race anl are now
wearing The crown let us prayerfullv
and diligently inquire INTO the duty
Or the hcur. They have ~ us the
solemn and sacred trust If guarding
the Interests and promoting the well
fare Of this dear old church. In
Its infancy and youth, they toiled
and prayed and wept for it; often
amid great difficulties and discourage
ments. BY all they suffered and all
they accomplished they are calling
upon us to be true to our trust. What
shall this church be for the next
fifty years9 If the past fiji
ty years were marked by distinguish
cd allaimnents and abundant labors,
the next fifty ought to be still more
so. The demands are great and the
opportunities hichef. The solution
Of :h!s question is in great measure
with us. The character and destiny
OF this church, for the future, will be
determined largely by what we are
and what we do. What shall they
be? BY the hallowed memories of the
past. winch are SO sacredly cherish
ed, BY the honored names which shc
bears Oh her records, by the influ-
ence for good or evil she must exert
in the future, by the love of the bles-
sed Saviour who has watched over
her interests with t(,ierest solici-
tude through all these years, I call
upon You to be true to this dear old
church. When she issues her mater
nal commands, with filial devotion be
prompt and diligent to obey; when
she cries for help, fly to her aid
when she languishes, give God no
rest till he shall bless her; when she
prospers, rejoice and thank God. Let
MS unite together today in a solemn
covenant, that, with the help of the
Lord this church shall go marching
on down the coming half century,
fair as the moon, clear as the sun,