Page 4 THE KERSHAW NEWS-ERA Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Free Medical Clinicat Kershaw Second

Baptist Church

Second BaptistChurch is offering afree medical clinic onSaturday, November1, at 10 a.m. Unfortu-nately there will be notransportation to theclinic. Because of thebazaar, please enterthe marked door atthe side of the educa-tional building.

People who have nohealth insurance willbe served.

No narcotics will begiven.

If you have anyquestions, please callKaren Baker at 803-320-4334.

Fall Bazaar at Ker-shaw Second Baptist

Saturday, Novem-ber 1, Kershaw Sec-ond Baptist will havetheir annual FallBazaar from 7 a.m.until 3 p.m.

They will haveChristmas decora-tions, crafts, bakedgoods, and jams andjellies.

Donations will beaccepted for breakfast(sausage biscuits andpancakes) and lunch(vegetable soup andcornbread).

Harvest Fest atOak Ridge Church

Oak Ridge Churchwill have the HarvestFest on Saturday,November 1, from 4p.m. to 6 p.m.

There will begames, hayrides,inflatables, cakewalks

and trunk or treat.Everyone is invited.

Clean-up Day atHanging Rock

United Methodist

On Saturday,November 1, HangingRock UnitedMethodist Church willhave a cleanup dayfrom 8 a.m. untilnoon.

The church willalso be making careboxes for shut-ins forThanksgiving.

Come and joinHanging Rock UnitedMethodist Church onSunday. Worship is at9 a.m. and SundaySchool is at 10 a.m.

Pineview BaptistChurch Homecoming

On Sunday,November 2 PineviewBaptist Church willhave HOMECOMING.Services begin at 10a.m. with a concert bySoul Purpose andafterwards Rev. KelvinHinson will bring themorning message.

We will have lunchafterwards. All mem-bers and formermembers are invitedto attend.

November Events atHeath SpringsBaptist Church

On Sunday night,November 2 at 6 p.m.,Heath Springs BaptistChurch will have aTen Commandmentsservice. Ten men willpreach for 5 minuteson one of the TenC o m m a n d m e n t s .Those preaching are:

David Gardner,Glenn Baker, StephenHendrix, JasonSmith, Dan Maness,Blake Hegler, ChuckWilliams, MackieHendrix, DavidWilliams, and DeanGardner.

The Covenant Play-ers, a Christiandrama group, will besharing the Word ofGod through dramaat Heath SpringsBaptist Church onSunday night Novem-ber 9, at 6 p.m. Alove offering will betaken.

The PraisemenQuartet from Cam-den, SC will be inconcert at HeathSprings BaptistChurch on Sundaynight November 16, at6 p.m. A love offeringwill be taken.

For more informa-tion please call 803-577-7314.

Rocky BranchBaptist HonorsPastor White

On Sunday,November 02, at 2:30p.m., the RockyBranch BaptistChurch and commu-nity will honor PastorWiley White, Jr. forhis effective service inpastoral ministry.

The celebration willbegin at 11 a.m. withRev. Roosevelt Brooksof Greenwood, SC.Lunch will be servedat 1:00 a.m. The mainevent will begin at2:30 p.m. with Rev.A n t h o n yWaymere, Sr. and TheGrace Temple Fellow-ship Church of Cher-

aw, SC. For more informa-

tion check outwww.RockyBranch.org or Like us on Face-book.

Harmony BaptistSenior Committee

The Harmony Bap-tist Church SeniorsCommittee would liketo invite all areaSenior Citizens toattend the next meet-ing of the HarmonySeniors and SeniorFriends fellowship tobe held 11 a.m.,Wednesday, Novem-ber 4. This will be“count your blessingsday” with Rev. TracyHinson and others.Mr. Paul Boone andothers will provideour special music,along with congres-sional singing.

Lunch will beserved at 12 Noon inour fellowship hall,located directlybehind the churchbuilding.

Donations will beaccepted to coverexpenses associatedwith the meal.

Harmony BaptistChurch is located onHighway 341 at theKershaw County andLee County line eastof Bethune.

Kershaw Church ofGod sets Festival

The KershawChurch of God willhold a fall festival onSaturday, November8, from 5 p.m. until 7p.m.

There will be a hotdog sale, cakewalk,

and games. Fun for all ages;

come and join.

New Haven BaptistChurch Fundraiser

New Haven BaptistChurch is having afundraiser for thefamily of Jerry Hall, tohelp with funeralexpenses.

The fundraiser willbe November 8, from7 a.m. until at NewHaven BaptistChurch located at9244 Taxahaw Roadin Jefferson.

Fall Festival atDamascus UnitedMethodist Church

On Saturday,November 8, at Dam-ascus UnitedMethodist Churchlocated at 4118 Dam-ascus Church Road,from 11 a.m. until 3p.m. “The HinsonGirls” will provide theentertainment and alove offering will beaccepted.

There will be funfor everyone. Hotdogs,chip, soft drinks, andbaked goods will befor sale.

For more informa-tion please call 803-673-0794 or emailhravins@umcsc.org.

Black-Light Ministry atMacedonia Baptist

The Macedonia

Baptist Church on2325 Flat Rock Roadin Camden will hostthe Sand Hill BaptistChurch’s Black-LightMinistry on Sunday,November 16 at 6p.m.

The Sand Hill Bap-tist Church’s Black-Light Ministry con-sists of over 40 mem-bers including adultsand children whohave been sharingGod’s message of sal-vation and love since1999. All churchesand individuals areinvited to attend.

Applications forOperation Rudolph

Operation Rudolph,Inc. will be receivingChristmas Assistanceapplication startingMonday, October 27through Wednesday,December 3.

Come by YorkTechnical College inKershaw at 3857 ForkHill Road.

Please DO NOT callYork Technical Col-lege.

The hours that wewill be taking applica-tions are from 1 p.m.to 5 p.m. on Monday’sand Wednesdays.

The informationthat is required is apicture ID, eachchild’s birth certifi-cate, and proof ofincome.

If you have anyquestions, please call

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the Hamilton’s to thecounty seat, 10 milesaway. A few short yearsafter Miss Emily Colvin’sill-fated wedding date, afire swept through theabandoned church,burning it to the ground.

As the years passed,sharecroppers whoworked small farms andlived on the dirt roadthat ran by the gravesitereported strange occur-rences from time to time.As the area was plantedin pines, pulpwoodersalso claimed to see lightsaround the grave, andscrupulously avoided thespot after dark. Storiesabout the grave grew upand it became a popularsite for thrill-seekingteenagers, especially onHalloween night. Itbecame a rite of passagefor county teens to gosee Emily’s lights.

One Friday night, afew days before Hal-loween, young JohnMcBride, a nephewmany times removed ofEdward, Emily’s lover,found himself among agroup of boisterousyoung people as theyloaded into cars andheaded out to visitEmily’s grave.

The road shone likesatin ribbon in themoonlight, and the talltrees sheltering the lone-ly marker cast eerieshadows. The setting,plus the presence of asmall house down theroad, whose owner often

grew tired of late-nightvisitors and was knownto let loose a load ofbuckshot on occasion,brought a hush to thegroup.

They sat silentlyaround their vehicles fora few minutes, and thenwalked slowly towardsthe marker. Thoughnobody saw anythingunusual, they all senseda feeling of forboding.The group squealed infear as a large owlshrieked and swooshedsuddenly out of a nearbytree. They fled en massewhen the lights came onat the house down theroad and the front doorslammed.

John was hot on theheels of the group whenhe tripped on a tree rootand went down hard. Hesaw stars and all wentfrom dark to black. Thenight was utterly stillwhen he awoke, themoon directly overhead.As he turned his headgingerly, making sure itwas firmly attached, hesaw a vision that frozehis limbs.

Gliding down theslight rise, where a fewbricks from the oldchurch foundationremained, towards himand the grave, came asilent figure in white.She was dressed as abride, and gown and veilbillowed behind her asshe floated easily overthe waving broomstraw.

John heard a plain-

tive call as she drew clos-er. “Edward? Edward?Are you my Edward?”she called. Heart racing,body paralyzed by fear,he saw a beautiful youngwoman with long blackhair and alabaster skin.He felt the air turn icycold as she approachedhim and his heartthreatened to burst fromhis chest.

The last thing heremembered as his emo-tions overcame him andhe lost consciousnesswas seeing a spot ofrusty red on the breast

of her pure, white gown.The slamming of a car

door next woke him. Thesun was in his face andbirds were chirping as hesat up. Looking at theroad, he saw one of hisfriends waving at him.As he arose, somethingdropped out of his lap,falling at his feet. Bend-ing over, he picked up asingle white rose, with-ered and dried with a bitof satin tied to the stem.

...The kind of rose youmight find in a bridalbouquet.

Miss Emily___________________________