The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-08-23
PLEASANT REUNION OF
THE BOWERS FAMILY

We had the pleasure of attending
the family reunion of John +. Taylor
and his descendants on Wednesday,
August II, at the home of Mr.. Pierce
, Bowers three miles southeast OF
Prosperity.
: For several years this family has
held their reunion IN honor to their
father. We do not put the proper
value on these social gatherings.
There are too many places lacking
an interest of sociability especially
among families. People who always
STAY at home on continued grind
cultivate spirit of selfshness and IL
naIy lose the spirit. of sociabillty.
Whenever family connections be
come Indifferent, luke-warm, cold
hearted and i'll minded toward one
another it bear evidence that there
has been a lack of the right kind OF
parental instruction in the home
life.
What is more gratifying to the old
parents than to see their children
united in fellowship of love, bound
together with a corporated spirit ane
there is nothing better to cultivate
the spirit of Christian manhood and
womanhood IN the home than these
family reunions.
The children were all present ex-
cept one. They come by birth as
their names appear: w. Y. Taylor
r. N. Taylor, Mrs. Pierce' Bowers,
Mrs. G.. w. Doninick, Mrs. Nathan
Vaughan and D. F. Taylor, There
are sc grandchildren living and IL
dead. 2a great grandchildren, making
6S in all.
There have been three births, two
marriages and no deaths in the fam
ily since they met a, year ago.. This
eoas to- show that the old veteran has
complied with that command God
gave to Adam when he told him to
be. fruitful and multiply and replen-
ish the earth. There were about 100
of 1.-The family connections, with few
other invited friends present.
1t seems ball games have become
as numerous as boil weevils. They
were playing ball when got there
but it was not baseball, it was
eroouet ball which l think less liable
to result in harm. A portion of the
young people enjoyed themselves
playing and singing which IS always
delightful to me.
Rev. L. P. Boland and family We're
also there by invitation and about
1880 o'clock / looked down fronting
the house at the usual place under
the little. oak grove and there we
were called to face that big spread
Of good things that were piled on
that long table. After Rev. Boland
had pronounced the blessing, Mr..
Editor, kf you had been there you
would ave said know in this world
there IS plenty of good things enough
for all, while there is not one out OF
twenty think their share is too small.
John Mills told me at the table II l
continued coming to these family re-
unions that ! would soon be counted
one of the family. 1 told him ne
need not be surprised for had long
since been a member to all the pic
MICS.
Just a little while before we sep
arated we were called together and
Rev. Boland read a portion of Scrip
ture and made a very appropriate
talk and dismissed US with prayer.
At all times and under all circum-
stances let US never forget to give
God the praise. This wound up the
pleasure of another reunion OF the
John F Taylor far.lly, and we trust
that he HAY be blessed to meet with
his children and their descendants IN
their annual reunion again and again
with that same joy, no deaths.
I should have mentioned that Mrs.
Margaret O'Neall of Columbia was
present, who is related to the family.
T. j. w.
August 20, 1921.
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