The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-07-09
TWICE A WEEn, s1.5O A YE4l
.Marcellus A. Renwick.

One by one they are passing. It
Will not be long before the link which
has bound the present generation to
a great. and glorious past will be
: severed, and pity be it the last of that
grand old civilization will be but q
memory Maybe the new civilization
which we are to establish after the
great world struggle in which we are
engaged will be a better heritage
than the world has ever known, but
, up to the present there has never beer
in the history of the world civillza-
ton comparable to that which existed
in the old South.
Marcellus "A. Rewick came Of tina.
old Scotch Coyenanter stock, "than
whom the world never produced 4
braver or more liberty-loving race "
and he exennplified these noble traits
in war and peace He W. the son
of Col. John S. Renwick, ,one Of the
gentlemen of the old school, who
lived and prospered On his farm in
the same community in which his
son lived and died. OF him his biog-
rapher wrote, "He had no politIca!
aspiration, but was content to do his
duty as private citizen, farmer
and member Of his church in which
he was ruling elder for nearly the
whole of his life" What higher
tribute could be paid any man? His
son. DR.. M. A. Renwick, followed IN
the footsteps of the father and was
content to do his duty as a private
citizen, and though he suffered re-
verses in business the sturdy man
hood which he inherited kept him III
the path Of duty and he neither MUIR
r,nred nor complained. He too was a
member of Kings Creek church and
his remains lie buried in the cenle-
terry where the old church once stood.
and where those OF his forbears also
rest. Col Renwick the father had no.
the advantages of finished educa
ton but he appreciated. them and did
whet he could to educate his children.
and DR.. NJ. A. Renwick was prepared
70 practice medicine and studied in
France and was thoroughly educated,
but being a lover of the farm and
good farmer he preferred that, and
before moving to Newberry was one
Of the most successful farmers of the
county. and after residence in New
berry for a few years repaired again
to his farm and was regaining his
estate when death claimed him.
He had been in bad health for sew
eral months and the end came or
Saturday last and interment was in
Kings Creek cemetery on Sunday af-
terroon following a service at the
residence by his pastor the Rev. !.
". Carson. Mr. Carson was assisted
IN the service at the cemetery by tbs
Rev I. n. Kennedy.
nr. Renwick is survived by his
widow who was Miss Kittie ones and
eight children. He was twice married
The first marriage was to Miss Erwin
Of Spartanburg and the following
children survive that marriaee: Jas.
Renwick. Mrs. Mamie Austin OF
cimpsonyille Erwin Renwick, anil
Hugh Renwick who now resides at
Winston-Salem. y. G. BY the LAST
marriage are Margaret. Marcellus.
Elizabeth ard George. These four
are at hone and James and ErwiT,
live at the old home and are engaged
in farming.
DR.. Renwick was about y years Of
age.
There was large crowd at the fin
e~al on Sunday afternoon attestlng
the esteem in which he was held by
his neighbors and friends.
The nal!bearers were: c. M. Folk,
Z. H. Caldwell. L. Fl. Chandler, P. G.
Glenn. ]. r. Dominick. W M. Suber.