The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-11-20
Lutheran church cemetery in the


on the Congaree River in Lexington
County. He lies in marked grave
near the old State Road seven or
eight miles from Columbia.
Rev. John George Bamberg was a
Lutheran minister He labored in
Lexington district till 1898 as pastor
OF Zion Church. He moved to Barn
we'll and died in 1900. The place of
his burial in unknown.
Frederick Augustus Wallberg, Lu-
theran, labored in the Fork Of Broad
and Saluda Rivers about the time of
the Corpus Evangelicorum. He was
Bamberg's predecessor. The place OF
his burial in unknown.
Carl Frederick Froeliseh (the eio-
n3er+ BIN Pre-, .h,r Of the TEtch
Fork was German Reformed minis
ter. Tradition says he preached to the
Germans in the Fork and was most
eloquent man. (See Blind Preacher
of the Dutch Fork in Southern Read
er and Speaker His grave is un-
marked and unknown.
Rev. Frederick Joseph Wallern. LII
theran, was pastor of churches in
upper Lexington district and lower
Ne-i,erry. He preached in those
churches until his death, October 8.
1918. He was buried on his farm two
miles east of St. Pauls Church. His
grave was marked 1t is his ashes
that we so tenderly recommit today
to the bosom of Mother Earth in the
cemetery of the church in which he
labored for so many years and which
lie loved so we'll.
Rev. Carl Binnicher vas a Lutheran
m;nieter, but his field Of labor is un-
known. 1t was possibly in the
churches on the south side of Saluda
River and also the German Congre-
cation on Hard Labor Creek, Abbeville
County, and church on Slippery Creek
in Ninety Six district. The place Of
his burial is unknown.
l. might rot be anliss tc say that
the Rev. Bernard Michael Houseal
pYea ched for short time prior to
the Revolution in st. Paul's and pos
sibly st. Johns as his brother, Capt
Wrr Frederick Houseal, lived near
and was an officer in st. Johns.
On March 10, 177S. the Legislature
Of South Carolina INCORPORATED the
following churches of Tie Ecclesias-
teal I-n:on Of the several German
Protestant congregations in the back
part of the State of South Carolina:
The Federation Church on Cattels
Creek.
The German Calyinistic Church Of
St. johns on -Four Hole.
The German Lutheran Church of
st Matthews in Amelia Township.
The German Lutheran Church Of
Salem on Sandy Run.
The German Lutheran Church Of
Mt. Zion en- Twelve Mile Creek.
The German Lutheran Church Of
Bethel on High Hill Creek.
The German lutheran Church Of
St. Peter (Meetze'sl IS Mile Creek.
The German Lutheran Church Of
St. Martin.
The German Lutheran Church ct
Rnthlehem on Fursts Ford.
The German Protestant Church OF
Bethany on Green Creek.
The German Protestant Church OF
Arpii Forum. Cedar Creek.
The German Protestant Church
dedicated to Queen Charlotte on Slip
perry creek.
The German Lutheran Church Of
st. George on Hard Labor Creek.
The German Protestant Church OF
st. Jacob on Wateree Creek.
The German Protestant Church of
St. George on Indian Field Swamp
Of these fifteen German churches
chartered by the Legislature nine were
Lutheran: seven are existence to-
day. The other two, St. Martins To-
cation not known and st. George on
Hard Labor Creek. :Abbeville district,
passed out of existence as early as
1911.
Of the six that were German Re-
formed all have ceased to exist so far
as is known. In the same locality