The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-12-21

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anxiously desire in his humble way
to please the members and to please
the officers Of the ehurch-not be-
cause I am subservient, but because
am a gentleman and a Christian. :"
He said that he had given his best
efforts to the preparation of his ser
mons, and to all the work Of his
church, and if his work had fallen
short of what it should be it had not
been for lack of effort On his part.
F"I don't know that it is the proper
thing to say" he said, "but feel
constrained to say it, that it is not
the Bishop, nor the Presiding Elder,
but your official board, that has cut
nv work in half" DR.. Wolling said
he wanted this "to soak in
That is where the rasping started.
DR.. Wolling says that he intended to
say, if he had been allowed to COM
plete the sentence, that he believed
the board had been acting for what
they conceived to be for the best IN
terests Of the church. But he was
not allowed to complete the sentence.
Mr.. John H. Wicker, a member OF
the board Of stewards, arose and
said that it seemed to him the whole
object Of the meeting was to cast re-
Elections on the board Of stewards,
and there was one thing he wanted
to "soak in," and that was, (ad-
dressing DR.. Wolling, in the pulpit)
"that it was not only for the good
of the congregation, but for your
good as well, that We took the action
we did," He said that the board
of stewards did not feel that they
had been appointed by DR.. Wolhng
simply to be led blindly by him, but
to do their duty as they saw it, and
that was what they had tried to do.
Mr.. W. G. Mayes, another member
of the board Of stewards, said that
the board had taken the action it had
taken for the best. interests Of the
church, as they saw it, and they had
no apologies to make to any one. de
said that he had not sought a posi-
i ton on: the board, and if matters
kept on as they we're going, he would
not hold a position on the board
much longer. ..... .
M. W. II. Wallace, chairman Of
the board, then arose and made a
statement as to the action OF the
board. Mr.. Wallace said he had been
member Of the church for a good
many. years, and had. never seen any
thing Of this Kind in the church be-
fore. He went at some length into
the action Of the board, which action
he said seemed to them to be for the
good of the church, and he said that
the action of the board was unanl-
nous. He said that he felt that the
resolutions which. had been passed
tended to reflect upon the board, and
| that they had not come from the
board. However, he said the resolu-
tions had not been opposed, but he
thought the matter ought to have
stopped there. ..
Soon after Mr.. Wicker started
speaking many Of DR.. Wolling's
friends, and especially the ladies, got
up and went out of the church, stand
ing in the vestibule, and at the con-
elusion of his remarks some Of them
came back in the church, and then
went out again. One of the ladies
came out of the choir and left the
church. 1t seemed for while that
the congregation was to be disrupted.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Wallace 5
remarks, Mr.. 2. F. Wright moved
that the congregational meeting stand
adjourned. and DR.. Wolling announc-
Led that the meeting stood adjourned.
Dir. Wolling goes to Allendale on
Wednesday. He carries with him
the best wishes of the people Of New
berry, who will miss him deeply. Dur
ing his pastorate here he has done a
great deal Of good, not only in his
own congregation, but among the
people generally, and he has been a
power for good in the, community.