The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-08-22
OLD FOLKS DAY Al
ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH
Fine Sermon by Rev. s. p. Koon-
Large Crowd Present-Good Dinner
on the GroQnds-Beautiful Day.

Sunday last was beautiful day. It
was not too hot and it was a fine day
II drive to the country WE went, as
We frequently do, to old st. Pauls. 1t
is the church of our childhood days.
It was there that We first went to a
Sunday school. 1t was in the old
school house that stood near by thai
we first went to day school. The
cid school house has been torn away
after it had stood for near centur@,
A modern one teacher house now
occupies the site of the old house at
which we first learned to read and TO
write. It was taught in those days by
Rev. ]. A. Sigh We afterward wen.
to school to Capt J. F. Banks and to
Capt. u. B. Whites and several lady
teachers in the same old house,
though in those days the man teacher
was the rule even in the one teacher
school, as most of the country schools
were. We had no modern desks IN
those days and no black boards. We
had 'to do our sums" on the slate.
And we took our first writing lesson
ON the slate. And school ''took in" at
8 O'Clock and turned OUT at five
O'Clock with an hour for dinner and
one OF two short recesses. It was an
all day job to go to school then.
Several of the boys and the girls
who were in school at st. Pauls in
those days were out at Old Folks day
on last Sunday. Many are living in
distant lands and many have gone to
the happy hunting grounds Of the
great beyond And some of those who
were then by us considered old folks
were there too. They have been
spared may years because that was
long time ago. The familiar faces
OF those days, those who were tha
leaders in the church and Sunday
school. were not there. AS we sat in
the old church we could see them and
could place them in their seats in the
church, but they are gone.
1t was beautiful idea, this thing OF
observing old folks day. 1t helps %
keep alive beautiful and helpful
and healthful sentiment of which
there is great nee1! in this age in
which we live We believe the
idea had it's origin with Grace
church at Prosperity and that it was
Mr.. "A. H. Kohn now of Columbia but
then a member of Grace church and
the superintendent of the Sunday
school who suggested the idea And
they have observed the day regularly
at Grace church and it has come t.
be fixture. 1t was undertaken only
q year or two ago at st. Pauls. 1t is
a beautiful custom and the pity IL
that more of the old people do not CO..
st. Paul is noted for it's large con.
gregations on even ordinary occasions
and there was more than capacity
congregation on Sunday for the church
and many were forced to remain on
the outside.
The older people are fast passing
and as we sat in the church on las
Sunday and thought of those wAu4..
We had known and who are now so-c
it occurred to us what an interestin5
story it would have been if we cou-d
have had the rerollections of the
church and its people and pastors
from Maj. Jacob Epting, for instance.
who had known the church and had
been an officer for many years. Or
OF Mr.. Levi Monts or MIR. Geo. A.
Counts or Mr. Jacob ("X'O Bowers
or MIR. Jacob Kibler or any of those
who are now gone had written out
their personal recollections what an
interesting addition it would make to
the local history of the community
as we'll as of the church And we take
the liberty to suggest here that the
members of this congregation have
some of its members to write or
cause to be written their recollectfons
of the members of the church and the
pastors during their life time. There
are several yet who remain that could
"a back long way in giving history
from their own recollection. Mr.,
John D. shealy has been an officer
NJ.