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the old homes still remain. Colonel,TTnllnwav's hnmp is ownerl and OC-:

supied by L. A. Sbealy. Dr. J. A.

Berley's home, the old Solomon Su-i)er home is now the home of his

sonj, W. Berley. Here was wherethe lamented Rev. J. E. Berley was

reared. Nearby was the paternaltome of the Rev. L. E. Bus'oy ana

Prof. D. B. Busby. The latter is still

living and resides at Monetta. The

old home of Maj. Christian Suber stillstands and is owned and occupied by:Thad Kinard and family. Major Suberwhile living gave $2,000 to NewberryCollege and $1,000 to rebuildingthe Lutheran Church at Newberry.John lA'. Folk originally owned most

tho lanri nnon which Pomaria was

built. Although he died in 1855, his!xs I

old home prominently overlooks the;town and is owned and occupied byjJohn Bachman Bedenbaugh. All theBarnes are still in the community andidentified with the Lutheran Church.

Beginning of Theological Seminary.But of much interest is the old v

Eichelberger house, in which it may

be said the Lutheran Theological i

Seminary had its beginning, kbout!this there is a general want of knowledge,many people in the communitynot knowing that such was the case.

When the Lutherans came to thisthev of course came directly

or indirectly from Germany. There'was a scarcity of ministers. This'was especially so since more andmore-of the people began to speakthe English language and the ministerswho could be obtained from thefatherland spoke German. It becameapparent that if the Lutheran Church"would grow it must educate its own'

sons as her ministers. When theRev. John Bachman, D.D., LL.D., in!18151, came from New York to be-1come pastor of St. John's LutheranChurch in 'Charleston, there were'

less than 100 Lutheran ministers inthe United States. And these few

officiated alimost exclusively in the

German language, much to the in-!

jury of the Lutheran Church', as it ex- jt eluded many from the church i,

flescendants of Lutherans, who had |;by education and association adoptedthe language of the country.

Jfo Synod In South Carolina. i

Tr» Smith Parnlina there was' no <

synod, no theological school and only 1

three or four pastors able to per* <

from duty, and the few members ofthe Lutheran Church were either poor;or in very moderate circumstances. Itjwas indeed a day of small things for

the Lutheran Church in South Car.olina. jOn January 14, 1824, the following

clergymen of the Lutheran Churchmet at Sfc. Michael's Church, Lexing-(ton'DTsfrict, near the present town of

Irmo, with the intention of organ-,izing a synod: The Revs. John P

nlr 1 aitt TrvVir*jC i auaiu n , uvuu , ^

Dreher, Michael Rauch, Jacob Moser '1

all residing in Lexington District, andthe Rev. Samuel Herecher from jOrangeburg District. At that time,1 c

Ihere were only 24 Lutheran churches, *

in South Carolina, with a reported c

membership of 1,431. It was lament-;1ed at the organization of this synod c

that there was scarcity of ministers. (fA committee appointed to survey the

field said that at least two more com- fi

gregations might be organized if *

there were sufficient ministers. "The 1

harvest is plenteous, but the labor-, t

ers are few." The next year the sec-1tary of synod was requested to write, ^

to different Northern synods "to ascer- 5

tain whether it may not be practlc- j'able to obtain well educated Lutheran *

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ministers to supply our vacant u

churches, or to labor as missionaries *

within the bounds of this synod." J *

The response to this, the next year, j ^1825, the Rev. C. B". Wessels, a licen- c

tiate from New York State, began 1

his labors in South Carolina. He 13

opened a school at Leesville and ^

preached occasionally; but "he y

soon gave evidence of mental derange-. ^ment," and returned North.

First Missionary. j fl

In 1827 the Rev. J. D. Scheck, ar-'*rived from Maryland and labored as 1

the first missionary in the bounds of r

the synod. February 11, 1828, the c

Rev. J. G. Schwartz was employed as c

synodical missionary. The Rev. Mr. jSchwartz was a member of St. John's'

i.congregation, Charleston, and had re- i

ceived his theological education from v

its pastor, the Rev. John Bachman r

His tour through the State revealed I

large opportunities for the Lutheran \

Church. The greatest need, under s

God, seemed to be well trained mini- I

sters from anions: its own people.\fnrp and more a theological school S

became a necessity. j fThe South Carolina Synod at its r

meeting in Savannah, Ga. (this Synod s

included a few ministers in Georgia g

also), November 20, 1829, took the n

first steps towards the establishment P

)£ such school. A committee of 20ivas appointed "to receive any do- jlations which may be presented or

legacies which may be bequeathed towardsthe erection of such a fund"

(for the establshment of a seminary).1The next year, 1S30, decided the fateof the proposed institution. As presi-!dent of synod, the Rev. John Bach-'man opened his annual address to syinod as follows: "Although by tne

blesssing of God our church under thedirection of this synod is evidently on

the increase, yet there still continues'a lamentable want of ministers. Our

congregations are enlarging and new

ones are forming from year to ve.:* !yet the number of our ministers are

not proportionately on the increase,!and such are the calls for their servicesthat although some of our ministers-attend to from four to seven

congregations, it is feared that therewill be some churches left but very

partially supplied during- the coming

year. There are petitions from Geor-.

gia and Alabama for missionaries, to

wv a it is feared that we can only re-'nd by our wishes and our prayers, j

.. n is believed that our only per-

manent dependence, under the blessingof Gca, will be upon pious individuals

hp educated for" 1IU VTliX UVA VU1.W* MV

our church, who are natives of the

States within the bounds of our sytnod, and who are attached to our Institutionsand accustomed to our

climate. Let us bring the means or a

theological education within the reachI

of cur pious young men and we mayhp assured that these will be pro-filed by these advantages. And I

come now to recommend with all the,9

earnestness I am capable of and

imploring Almighty God for His bless-',

ing on our humble exertions the institutionand support of a theologicalseminary."

Seminary Established in 1830.Following the lead of the president

-a J ~ /] nntlncr linrtn Tl 1 «5CI syuuu, auu upvAA ,.

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at this meeting of synod in 1830, the

theological seminary was established..In connection therewith a clasical

academy was attached, "open to all

males over ten years of age." HenryMuller was elected treasurer and the

Rev. J. G. Schwartz was unanimouslychosen professor. Concerning the

Rev. Mr. Schwartz's election and

fitness the Rev Mr. Bachman says:

"It was necessary that a professorto the institution should be elected

and that he should enter at once upon

the discharge of his duties. Every jaye among the clergy and laity was

Hiro/vfod tn Mr. Schwartz. !LiillilCUiaUViJ VA4* vwvv

They knew his education, his talents '!ind piety. Although but 23 years IDf age, he had made the best use of

tils school life. There were few bet-'

;er Greek and Latin scholars in our jcountry; he had attended considera-'Dly to the Hebrew language; he was

proficient in the French, and he was

jtudiously directing his attention to

he German, and read and taught;hat language with considerable ease, jIn theology he was probably as well

ead as any young man of his age."Uuiyersity Graduate.

Mr. Schwartz had entered the junior j:lass of the South Carolina College in !1824 and graduated in 1826. Of him

>ne of the professors wrote: "He is

rtniv amnnp the best scholars, but,IV u VUi; ".o r

>ne of the very best young men that

graduated here for many years past."The permanent location of the

.eminary was left to some furtherime. Mr. Schwartz was then livingn the Eichelberger house, shown byhe cutj. and had charge of several

lurches, in "Newberry District," andvas unwilling to resign until anotherear had expired. He gave noticethat for the year 1831, his residencerill be in Newberry District with Col.ohn Eichelberger, about ten miles be- jow Newberry County court house ana |hat he will be prepared^ by the first

Monday in February (1831), to reeiveas theological students suchlersons as shall have been approved>y the standing committee of the

oard of directors. Board, inclusive of

cashing, etc.', will be furnished at

;70 per annum."The seminary opened with very

latterins prospects, so much so thatn a private letter £o the Rev. Mr.

Jachman, Professor SchwaTtz expressedhis fears that if more wouldome, he would not be able to ac'nmmodatethem.

Death of Mr. Schwartz.But the high hopes of the church

n Mr. 'Schwartz and the seminaryvere destined to speedy disappointQent.In less than seven months^ofessor Schwartz was numbered'vith the dead. The cause of his judden death may not be known. The

lev. J. Bachman conducted the fun- Isral, and in his discourse said Mr. 1'chwartz had been seized by a violent I'ever which at first seemed to yieia 10 |aedicine, but returned with increased;everity, resulting in his death, Au-;;ust 26. I am told by the son of thenan who supervised the farm of Mr.

Jichleberger that Mr. Schwartz had

home with a parishioner on Sun- jday from church, ana after eating a jvery hearty dinner, that afternoon he

ate a lot of summer grapes, whichproduced acute indigestion, fromwhich he died. Perhaps both reportsare true. He may have been convalescentfrom fever, but took a relapseIIUIII eelmi £ tiai u, iiiui5c0iiuic

His body was buried in the cemeteryof Bethlehem .'Church, a little more

than a mile from where he boardedand taught. This same friend tellsme that Mr. Schwartz had four studentsof theology and that these carriedhis body from the Eichelbergerhouse to the cemetery, where it was

buried. Just who these students were

and what became of them I am unat>ieto learn. Maybe some one who readsthis can tell.

The Theological Seminary at Lexingtonwas opened in 1833, with the

Rev. Dr. E. L. Hazelius as professor.Nine young men formed the first

class. F. F. Harris, J. P. Ring, D.

Bernhardt, E. A. Bolles, E. Hawkins,W. Berley, H. Stoudenmayer, L. Bedenbaughand P. A. Strobel. Some ofthese may have been the students 01

the Rev, Mr. Schwartz. Also names

of S. Bouknight, D. Hungerpiller,George Haltiwanger, Herman Aulland iR. Cloy may have been his students

.. .1The Eichelberger house, now -called

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