The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-07-13
CHILDREN'S DAY
AT ZION CHURCH

cHILDREN'S DAY
Children's day at Zion is always an
event of great interest in the. COM
munity, and there are always visitors
from all around and from many Of the
other churches and denominations.
The congregation at this church is al
ways very large, but on these occas-
ions there is not room for them and
many have to stand and remain on
the outside.
Mr.. T. NJ. Mills, the excellent su-
perintendent of the Sunday school,
gave me a personal invitation to be
present and to bring the boys and
their mother, but on account of the
inclement weather it was decided that
l would not take any one but myself,
and my old friend L. Ireaneus Epting
kindly offered to drive me down, so
it was pleasure to enjoy the day
with these good people. l had been
to these annual occasions on many
times before, but really l believe
that it can be said truthfully that
this one was, if not the best, among
the best chiIdren's day that Zion has
ever had.
The program was carried out as
printed in the last issue of The Her
aid and News and all the children did
mighty we'll and the program was
well arranged, none Of the parts be-
ing too long. But as | remarked to
my friends Brooks Warner and John
Mills who were sitting near me in
the church it seemed that the girls
were largely in the majority certain
ly on the program and they did we'll.
And the singing was. fine. like the
way they sing, they go at it just as
if they were going to do the job with
an enthusiasm and earnestness that
makes you feel good. The duet,
with the chorus accompanying, by
Mrs. Will Mills and Mr.. j. Pierce
Harman was especially good.
The program by the children was
concluded before the noon recess and
there was an hour and a half and
dinner was spread and every one had
a good feast. These people live at
home and grow what they need to eat
and they always have plenty and the
dinner on Sunday was fine and boun-
tiful.
In the afternoon Pastor Griffin re-
ceived from the Sunday school seven
young persons into the church and
an address was delivered by Mr.. E..
j. Green and very pleasant and
profitable day was closed at Ziop.
There has been no Improvement on
the condition of the road from New
berry to Prosperity and the same
holes remain to greet you as you
travel over it. From Prosperity to
Cooks mill the road has been worked
and is in very good shape and if the
gang would drag it now after this
rain it would be good. 1t has been
scraped and the bitches cleaned out
and the road looks good, but of
course with this kind of work and
the rain coming and the travel con-
tinuing it will get in ruts and be
dreadfully rough unless the drag is
applied, but if this should be done,
then it will remain in fine condition
until the winter rains come again.
The crops seem to me to be in ex-
cellent condition and there is some
as fine corn down this side as you
would care to see, and with the rains
that have come great deal of it will
make if there should be no more
rain. And the cotton looks healthy,
but it is the broad fields of good corn
that are pleasing to the eye, because
that means broad and meat for you
can turn corn into bread and then
you can make good porkers and tur-
keys and chickens and lots of things
if you. have good corn. In fact this
is a community that has always fol-
lowed the practice Of growing the
food stuffs needed for the farm and
for the family on the farm and the
people haye always lived well and
owed no man. The farms as rule
are small and there is no land for
sale.
There have beensg good seasons of
rain in the last few days and on Sun
day afternoon there was a good rain
while the service was in progress.
Another thing that have observed
in going over the county is that in
every section there have been many
acres planted to peas and they are up
and looking we'll. Every farmer
should now plant a good crop of fall
Irish potatoes and plenty of sweet
potatoes. They make fine food.
E. H. A.