The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-08-23

son, and in addition to the illuminat-
ing addresses, which dealt with vital
matters now confronting the people
of South Carolina, barbecue dinner
was served as only Walt Richardson
can serve a barbecue. The 'cue was
! in the manner of a church reunion.
The proceeds went to the payment of
an Indebtedness on the parsonage,
which the Rev. S. P. Koon, the pastor
of the circuit, said was built on
the ground donated to the congrega-
tion of st. Paul's by the forefathers,
and was doubly sacred ground. The
Rev. Mr.. Koon made fine address
on religious lines.
lines.
Col. E. J. Green of Newberry was
introduced by Mr.. Koon. He said he
was a Tenneseean by birth; a South
Carolinian by adoption; Democrat,
as he always would be. He said
he was proud to live in a state that
produced such men as Pinckney,
Hampton and John C. Calhoun. He
made strong argument along the
line of the object of the meeting.
Former Governor Blease was intro
duced by the Rev. Mr.. Koon as hav-
ing been highly honored by the people
of his county and his state, and as a
friend who in more ways than one
had always stuck by St. Paul's charge.
Former Governor Blease in opening
his address paid beautiful tribute to
the late DR.. J. A. Sigh, for forty-six
years pastor of St. Paul's church,
''who walked in the light as he saw
it, and in the faith of his God" But
his work was not confined to St.
Pauls church, said the speaker; and
he was called to Newberry college,
and he was also called to the hall OF
! legislation, and there he served, said
Mr.. Blease, with all due respect to
others who had so served, with con-
iscientiousness second to none. He
was the frs; man who ever introduc-
ed a bill to give women a higher edu-
cation,the first man who ever intro
duced a bill which terminated in the
: estab blishment of that great institution
at Rock Hill-Winthrop college. 81
REFER" said Mr.. Blease, s..to the man
who for forty-six years served you as
pastor of St. Paul's. l refer to
your friend and my fathers friend
and my friend-Jeferson A. Sligh." "
The former governor referred feel
ingly to Melvin Singley,, Drayton Liv-
ingston, DR.. Werts, DR.. Kibler, the
Bedenbaughs, the Ellesors, and other
of his friends in this community. He
mentioned his speech here four
years ago, and cited events since with
the assertion that time has vindicated
his position. 81 told you then," he
said, "that it was going to be what
it has proven to be-that the war was
dragging upon this country hell
path of destruction.
He discussed conditions in the state
at length and described Columbia as
veritable 'hell-hole," basing his
statement upon the record of recent
crimes there. -
He discussed the tax problems,
showing how the taxes had increased
by millions from 1914 to 1921, giving
the various itemized accounts of the
separate Offices. The tax problem
was devoted good deal of time to
by the former governor, and the enor-
nous increase in taxation was heavi-
ily scored by Mr.. Blease. On the claw
enforcement" item If $4,000, he
said that he thought Russia would
have blushed at the recent murder Of
taxi driver on the Columbia-Au-
gusta highway, in Lexington county,
and the New York newspapers, out of
self-respect, would have tried to hide
lit.
eve need" said Mr.. Blease, ga
combination of interests of all good
citizens, men and women. We need
an awakening of that old-time spirit
tLat marked the dividing line between
/ right and wrong We need and we
must have a greater conception of
the powers of Christianity. Not re-
hgion as taught today, but Christian
ity as taught by the Saviour when he
walked upon the face of this earth
and said to men, Come unto me, We
that are heavy laden and when they
had come, said, go preach my gospel
to all the world They may speak
of disarmament; they may speak of
war; but, 1 tell you today, as a pri-