Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-06-13
MEMORIAL SERVICE.
Sweetwater Church Held Third
AZ Annual Memorial Service.
Large Attendance. In
teresting Dinner.

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are the annual memorial services
that are held at Sweetn ater church,
the one held Sunday being the third
annual occasion. So very enjoyable
from every standpoint have been
The two services held in the past
that the attendance has been larger
with each succeeding year. Not all
WHO attended Sunday could be seat
ed in the church.
Since the memorial service of a
year ago the members of Sweet
water church have repaired and
greatly improved their house of
worship. In addition to interior
changes, the building has been beau
tifully painted inside and out. The
improved condition of the church
building reflects the activities along
other lines of work. Under the
leadership of Rev. E. w. Reynolds
daring the past three years the
church has been greatly developed
along all lines. And it is with pro-
found regret that they give him up
to accept pastorate in Sumter.
1.-The service was opened Sunday
by words of cordial, sincere well
come by the pastor, the response be-
ing made in we'll chosen words by
Hon. B. E. Nicholson. who was fol
lowed by DR.. E. P. Jones, the SUBJ
ject of his very forceful sermon be-
ing The Relation of the Church to
the; War" At the close of the SER
mon collection amounting to about
$4,000 was taken for the church re-
pair fund. Mr.. w, B. Cogburn
made few appropriate remarks in
response to an invitation from Mr..
Reynolds.
The music, both of the morning
and afternoon, was made an inspir-
in feature sc the service through
:saaesship sc Reb bert He asrsor
of North Augusta. The choir was
composed of probably dozen good
singers, with accompaniment on the
organ and cornet.
At the conclusion of the morning
programme an adjournment of one
hour was taken AID everybody was
invited to gather around the table
under the oaks and partake of the
feast which had been provided in al,
most limitless quantity. While, if
we mistake not, the church is loca,
ted. on Aiken county soil, the line
being only few steps away, yet
old.time Soathern and genuine Edge
field hospitality abounded. Every
body was made to feel at home and
everybody urged to partake of the
dinner.
AS some of those who were In
vited to deliver addresses were ab
sent, the afternoon programme bad
to be changed, much of the time be-
ing given to the Woodmen Of the
World, the members of the Black
Jack camp of North Augusta at.
tending in a body. The Consul
Commander Of the camp is Mr.
Walter Cheatham.
The list of those who have died
since the last memorial service wa:
read by Mr.. Reynolds, the follow
ing Being among them: Mrs. AL
dre6ee, Miss Paris Munday, Mrs
Mary Weeks Williams, Mr.. G. B
Glover. little John Robert Holley
Capt. J. A. Butler, infant son oi
Mr.. Angline and little Brooks Ken
rick.
The closing feature of the after
noon was the brief farewell address
of Mr.. Reynolds to his congregation
at the conclusion of which he and
his wife and little son were request
ed to stand in front of the rostrum
and give the members of his flock
and congregation an opportunity tc
give them a goodbye hand clasp
As scores and scores eff men and
women advanced to the front there
were many tear-bedimmed eyes both
among the men and women OF the
church. Mr.. Reynolds has done a
good work at Sweetwater during
the past three years, greatly endear'
ing himself to the people of the en-
tire community.
At the close of the afternoon ex
ercises the Woodmen of the Black
Jack camp went to the cemetery in
body, accompanied by practically
the entire congregation and after
impressive ceremony unveiled a
monument which had been gerected
over the grave of Mr.. Robert L.
McKie. a member of Black Jack