The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-08-02


holds good in old age.
The next school attended taught in Beth Eden aca
DENY the teacher being Williams Wilson And the next was
taught in the same academy by brother of the former teach
Henry Wilson, And the next conducted in the same
academy the teacher being Ephraim Williams. All of these
gentlemen were graduates of Erskne College, and excel
lent teachers.
This brings us up to the year 1855, when | was
deeply impressed that should preach the gospel when
that young Christian man, the Rev D. Hungepeler opened
Up the way for me- and Revs D. and T. Bowe to enter
the classical school Lexington c. H. which we did IN jan
uary 1855 left home for that school with $3.50 in
pockets and two ordinary of clothing not knowing
where the to FROM Fortunately Tor us all we
were received upon the funds of the South Carolina synod,
which allowed $500 year for each of us wish to
saw here that the whole of money received by myself
as beneficiary student only about S25ooo which have
paid back to the synod eight enfo in contributions to the
various benevolent of said synod attended this
school for I8 months and then finding myself destitute OF
funds taught my first school OF nine months IN school build
ING near the residence of old Uncle Johnnie WISE now deceas-
ed Uncle George WISE, the father of Major T. f. Wise,
and grandfather of Lawson and Allen WISE opened wide his
door and boarded free of charge He and MS good WIFE,
Aunt Marv and the rest of the family, kind to
and attentive all my wants though was one OF the lam
yand continued to be my good friends as long they
lived.
After the close of nv school in March, 1857 return
cd 70 the Beth Eden neigborhood and boarded with my moth
er who had after my fathers death 1885, moved back to
her old settlement then school to Rev. Jacob HaW-
kins who was then pastor of Beth Eden church continued
as student of this school to the close OF that year, 1857 In
the beginning of 1853 offered school near Jaapa
accepted the and taught for 10 months My school
being out the last of October of that year, asked by the
Board of Trustees of Newber College to assist Rev. PROT
NJ Whitte in the preparatory department OF the College
entered upon my duties assistant teacher November
and taught for months In 1859, became student OF
Newberry College, boarding with Capt J. P. Aul He and
his wife treated me as kindly if had been their child
In 1860 was asked by the board of trustees of Newberry Col
ege to assist again in the preparatory department. giving one
and onehalf hours the forenoon and hour the after
noon in hearing the recitaons of boys which composed
two classes accepted this position with the understanding
that would be allowed pursue my studies privately and
recte to one of the professors.
At the beginning of the next year could have entered the
Junior Glass; but had very urgent call in 1861 to teach
school at Capt Auls MILL the patrons offering me
stated salary for my services To this said that prefer
ed to charge so much per day for each accordance with
the studies he pursued and if could not sustain myself
by doing this would close the school.
In August 1861 of that year, went to the Confederate
army second sergeant of Company D. OF the 18TH Regiment
l. F. Hunt was elected Captain In going to the army lett
fine school, which paying average OF S. per day.
remember we'll little red-hared recked-face boy coming
to school to me- That little boy has become one OF the
most successful farmers of the county, and is thorough
going wideawake and progressive citizen and church mem
Der, his name being John c. Nee.
remained in the army until towards the last of April 1862
and then returned home and continued my studies theology
under Dr. Smeltzer. In the following July or August
commenced teaching school St. Paups church. and con-
tnued to teach the same up 1866 part Of the time that
taught I boarded with Mr. John Riser, deceased never
was treated with more kindness than by him and his family
think owe it to myself my wife and children and to my
friends generally ote why left the Confederate army espe-
ciay since my record soldier severely attacked when
was candidate for the senate will give here the very
words as near as remember thel which used in my
reply to said attack Yes left the army because was sent
home BY the surgeon and colonel of with the ad-
vice of NV captain l. F. Hunt and quite number of my
friends in the company Let relate the circumstances