The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1853-08-02


- The rest that doth remain
For all Gods faithful people,
l. Wherever they may be-
j Sabbath never ending
L Through all eternity.
4 How precious the reflection
20 ;. The rest that is Away
b., That Sabbaths here prchSure
In this our work-aday:
L If sweet that word of'rcst is.
Christian to you and me,
How sweet unto the Christian
Of the busy Factory A. NJ.
Yes, there is Sabbath for the factory, as any
one would be likely to adjudge, who has ever
observed numbers OF decently clad, healthy look
ing grown folks and children on Sabbath day,
brisiIy threading their way along the road and
through the woods, leading from the Dekalb
Factory to church in Camden, and when there
taking their free seats (thank God for free seats)
as stated worshippcrs, their very faces rejecting
the Sabbath days serenity aud repose. There
is a Sabbath for the Factory as any might ad-
] Judge who might be so favored as VIC land why
might they notf before morning service In the
church to take a walk or ride OF not more than
mile or so, and find themselves at a small pine
log house, little way into the woods, that skirt
and screen the DeKalb Factory, and behold what
might elicit an angels delighted cognsance,
what humanity might stop, Oh errand of mercy,
eomplacently, to look in upon theSabbath school
of the Factory and there lnger and tarry, till
taking her place in the midst, with the exc lama
tion on her lips, this also, is mercy, and here,
also, is my place, us she did in effect, when per-
soniied by a Raikes and Wesley she first took a
neglected child, by the hand, led it into the
Sabbath school and taughtit Jesus. -
When we entered the school, it beginning ear
.lier (of which we were not aware) than those in
,ow1, VIC found it IN full exercise. and in excel
lent order, properly cIassed off, well supplied with
teachers and superintendent, this latter, host
in himself to all the best interests Of the people
of the Factory. We were introduced to the
school and heard some of the classes rccte with
great credit to scholars and teachers, who, though
themselves might have occasionally to spell out
long word, vet, had done their best, therefore
had done noLy They had taught many to
spell out their charters to Heaven from Gods
own book. Many of the learned and noble, on
retrospecting litp's work, might desire to say,
they had done as much. The minister now adj
dressed the school before its close. With what
earnest and dcvout attention he was listened to-
was gathered from every indication OF counte-
nance and manner. 0, whispered one Of the
teachers to me, we are all so pleased at this
You must some time again steal away from your
Sabbath school in town, and visit US. The ST..
pcrintendent informed us that batting the scan
tiness of the library (and might not this soon be
remedcd for thcnO the school was in a very
prosperous condition. We judged as much
from the numbers, order, and attention. We
Judged as much from his untiring devotion to its
interests. O, what Il lesson to us, who, idly lux.
urious, refuse an hour OH Sabbath morning to
such work, we, who have in the week, so many
hours untaxed and unemployed, he who has SO
few minutes, giving this time, Ike the widows
mite, lis all. Let lis take care lest "from him
that hath not, shall be taken away even that
which lie hath"
DeKab Factory, q little to the Northeast OF
Camden, is situated on IA bold and beautiful
sand hill creek, which gathered into large lake,
propels its machinery. 1t is intended, believe,
chiefly for the manufacture of coarse cotton
goods, for which it finds ready sale, and, if am
not misinformed, is doing prosperous business
Its operatives are all whites. They are comfort,
ably housed, their temporal and spiritual inter,
ests are both we'll cared for They are near
enough town to enjoy the privilege fstated wor,
ship with the congregations there. They arc
mostly members of the Methodist and Baptist
churches The Methodi:ts have class of about
thirty their leader is also the superintendent
of the Sabbath school, one in whose piety they
have the utmost confidence, whom they all re-
spcct and love, who so leads them by his life
and teaching along the way ofhoiness, that this
little community Of Christians in patient contin'
uance of wcll.doing though hoping, hereafter, to
obtain "gIory, HONOR and Immortality" and yet
here are
"Contcnt to be little and unknown,
Loved and praised by God alone"
This GOOD brother Of the Factory conducted us
through the establishment and gave me a toler,
able clear insight into the philosophy of so much
motion, albeit, my head is prone to whirl lit
Tie, with the wheel within wheel mystery of
complicated machinery.
In this room, said he, all you sec arc spinners
soon recognised some Of my Sunday school ac-
quananccs. DO YOU keep healthy here, said |,
to one? O yes, generally, we do, was the reply,
"thcre have been few aing" "Do you receive
attention when you arc sicE'' "a great deal
7 more now than we used to; when VIC are sick,
we have only to let the visitors of the female be-
ncvolcnt society know it, and we want for notli-
ng not even little dccacics, and the great com