The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-08-02
CHIEF CITIZENS MAY
MAKE OR MAR A CITY
REV. EDWARD FCLENWIDER IN
THE LUTHERAN CHURCH..
Referred to Sermon OF DR.. Daniel
Discussed Affairs in Newberry.
OF Much Local Interest.

or Mar Their City," the Rev. Edward
FulenWider, pastor Of the Lutheran
Church of the Redeemer, preached a
sermon here on Sunday in which
throughout there was no effort TO
mince words. and in which he referred
incidentally to the sermon Of Presid-
ing Elder J. Walter Daniel in LeXing-
ton recently, in which sermon DR..
Daniel is reported by the newspapers
as saying that Columbia was the
worst city in the United States south
Of Philadelphia. The Rev. Mr.. Full
enwider did not call DR.. Daniels name
in this connection, but his reference
was plain. He said that he would not
say that Newberry was the best or
the worst city in the South, that be
had the authority of a brother minis
ter for the assertion that Columbia
was the worst Southern city, but that
there were matters which ought to re-
ceive the serious attention of the
"chief citizens" and he referred to 4
number of local matters.
Among his local references was one
to the effect that Newberry had a
black eye abroad on account of "skin
games" in financial transactions.
His subject was based on the gospel
selection of the church for the day, his
text being Luke 19:47: "And he
taught daily in the temple. But the
chief priests and the scribes and the
chief Of the people sought to destroy
him." Jerusalem was ruined by her
:chief people," he said, and many of
our cities today were suffering: great
evils brought on by their "chief citiz-
ems"
He began his sermon with a brief
history Of conditions in Jerusalem at
the time referred to by the text, say
ing that at the time Of the entrance of
Jesus the masses were with him, but
they were led away under the in
f1uence Of the chief citizens, and final
" assisted in his crucihxion. His dis
course was under three heads: /.
Who were the chief citizens? g., What
did they do? 8. What could they have
done?
AS among the chief citizens ne plac-
ed. the educators, those who had the
training of the future citizens; with
all humility, che said, the ministers
were among this class, because they
were the spiritual leaders; the ply
sicans, who came possibly into closer
personal relations with those whom
they served than any other profess
sion; the lawyers, under whose care
was the administration of justice; the
mayor and aldermen and policemen OF
a city, those who had the city official
ly in charge and the conserVators Of
the peace; the merchants, bankers,
manufacturers, editors, Sunday school
superintendents and teachers, and the
mothers and fathers of the commun-
ity.
Coming down to a discussion OF
what the 'chief citizens" of Jerusalem
did, he said they sought to put Jesus
away. They did not take advantage OF
their opportunities, but let their day
of grace come and go by. They had
turned the house Of prayer into a
den of thieves. And the masses had
looked up to their leaders, tie chief
citizens, and followed them Jeru-
salemx he said, was not the Only city
ruined by its chief citizens. Our cities
were in danger, he said. Some OF the
chief citizens Of the communities may
be doing things which are not foT the
best interests CT the community and
doing them unconscious1y. NewbeTry
was a good town, he said, and he
would not say one thing against her.
She was to be congratulated on her
churches, schools and her college and
her citizenship. He wouldn't say that
NewberEy was the best town nor the
worst tawn. H&owever, he said there
may be blotches on NewberryIs escut-
eheon. 1t did aot speak we'll for 8
community when there was grumo-
ling and quarreling betYeen the CIT
izens and the officials of it's schools.
They ought to go hand in hand for
the upbuilding Of the schools. 1t did
not speak welE for the political life OF
community when some of its best
men. its "chlef citizens,'' would not
let their names be used for positions
because they were afraid of being de-
feated by emagogues.
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