The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-08-17
REUNION OF co. G.
Old Soldiers Held Meeting at Bethes-
da Church.

| union or 90. u, ISL >. y. lulduli!, is
the last Thursday in July, but due to
the schedule of State campaign meet
ing held at the court house on that
day the date for the reunion was
changed for the time being till one
week later, which fell on August 3.
| The morning dawned, but old Sol
was in complete hiding. This did
did not prevent the great throngs
from sailing DER the various public
| highways, leading to the beautiful
grounds of Bethesda Baptist church,
1.-The home of Co. G reunions"
'Tis here where the old and young,
rich and poor, the pretty and less so,
the educated and illiterate, the en-
couraged and discouraged and the
people of various walks Of life with
their vicec-versa of Bamberg county
and many visitors, gather annually all
with one cause, guided by one
thought and filled with >one inten-
tion-that of reverence for the gray
headed survivors of CO. G, and they
are glad to have any other soldier of
| the COS present. By the time the
church and grounds was about filed,
old Sol commenced to play hide-and-
seek with mother earth, then he
shone out brightest upon the scene.
An interesting programme was rem
dered as follows:
Songs by choir-"The Little Brown
Church." and "He is Able to De-
liver Thee.'
Reunion called to order by Chair
man J. B. Hunter.
Song, Doxology, by audience,
standing.
Scripture reading, from 9Th chap
ter of Acts of Apostles, followed by
prayer by Rev. C. E. Walker.
Song by choir-"God Take Care of
YOU"
Welcome address, by Mr.. c. w.
| Folk.
Response to welcome, by J. F. Car
ter, ESQ.,, in which he paid homage
to the history of Bethesda church. ap-
pealed to the patriotism of the ju-
venile age, impressed the unity of
the South and North and threw
lowered language at our great Will
son, using the untiring zeal and un-
bending stability of the Confederate
soldier during the dark times of the
COS as incentives leading to present
conditions.
Song by choir 1.-The Song of the
| Soldier"
Roll call of CO. G., by Capt. NJ. o.
Kinard, With an answer of ten pres
ent, followed by "When the Roll is
Called Up Yonder," by audience
standing.
Reading of minutes Of meeting OF
7 1915, by secretary, which was &C
cepted and placed on record.
Address by Rev. E. O. Watson,
subject: "Rebuilding of the Great
Southland This talented gentle
man showed himself as he is. He
spoke ffuently of the motherhood
and fatherhood of today and the
cause of the many occasions of large
gatherings of soldiers. Laid stress
on the value of history to aid char
acter building and how loving and
forgiving strengthens ones life and
sweetens it for eternity. He said:
sThe North was brave,
The South was braver;
The North thought,
The South knew
during those trying times, and the
greatest general and greatest char
acter of the South was r. E. Lee.
He urged reunions as long as sur
vivor is living, then comemoration by
Daughters of the Confederacy.
Song by choir-"Song of Victory
Standing vote of thanks by au-
| dience to speaker Watson.
Talks by Veterans J. C. Copeland
and Levi ("Kite") Folk, also l. w.
Rentz. Veteran Folk said he was
married while on a furlough home
during the war, something over fifty