Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-06-22
plNEY WOODS.
FOR THE ADVERTISER

ONCE more, and only once, Mr.. EDroE, do |
crave the indulgence Of yourself and the readers Of
the ii1rcriiSrr, crc take my leave for the Noun
ains Of the Nuon," where, suppose. MAY 90 since
Fro lAyMAS,r = unacrust"mcd 10 newspaper
scribhng' is about 10 retire To his sancum sane
rurum,'' from whence perhaps he intends to send
forth rich literary gem, or poetic cilu>ion t"
polish the rude, and lIunanizc mankind" Look out
ve. lovers of the sublime and beautiful for a Para
disc LOST" or" Course of Time to be forthcoming.
"L.YM,N'' in his communications seems to labor
very hard to make the impression that WATcII-
MAN has wiIrully misrcprcscntcd the "ways and
doings of The Churches generally" by reporting
only extreme cases." lie, it seems, is determined
To set the whole matter forth in clearer light, and
d>abu<c the public mind. To this, il true, GER
fa;nly have no objection Truth is what am seek
ing for, and il he by reason of his superior adran-
ascs, is better qualified 10 do justice to the subject
then the hjcct that have in view will be gained
But he certainly knows but little about the state Of
affairs in our Churches, and seems determined not
to know.
AIiow lie now to report what ! regard IN "c1-
rclnc ,,~c" There is a preacher VIII" sometimes
visits our Churches, and has always been well re-
ccvc,l by the Intelligent in this and other States, in
both town and country. He will tell YOU that for
twenty ycars"f his life, though spcntn the service Of
the Churches of this and other States he did not re-
crvc rs many dollars, q. one dollar Year, His life
from 1901 to 1851, will be given to the world; ;
cn:prrlars other statements will be credited.
"LAyMAy' tells us of Il Church that pays tho
Pastor over one hundred dollars year, though they
have his services once Il month only, and thinks from
this TO make i, appear that our ministers are hand
s"mrly supported. hope that there are more than
Two or three Churches equally liberal. ! WAS told
of a Church in the Association, in which there was
member who gave annually one hundred dollars,
and he not i rich man, while other members OF the
same Church, though worth four or five times as
much never gave more than ten. There are, and am
happy 10 say it. some noble spirits in our Churches
a few here anl there, prepared 10 every good work,
but there are !. great many .druncs always hoasns
Of what is done for Pastors and the " Cause Of Mis-
si"ns," claiming all the honor which is really due TO
others.
could tell You Of Pastor who gets over two
thousand dollars Il year, and he may not get credit
for punctua attendance either, for lie sometimes
takes IL tour" and he docs not preach day and
night for eight or ten days together for which ser
vices minister in charge seldom receives farthns,
though all our village and country Pastors arc cx-
pectc,l 50 to labor.
The Georgia correspondent of the Tennessee Bap-
tisi writes, " there are not ten Churches III this
Stale that pay Pastor enough To sustain family OF
any size" sec Tennessee Baptist, Sd Of June. Now
the Pastor Of whom write is found in that Statci
he receives over two thousand dollars year, there
fore =" MI the ministers in Georgia are handsomely
suppurctl." Strange logic. But what is TACT;
hear this writer again, g the few who are dependent
upon their salaries for support, fare badly indeed"
Yes, ami we might add and those who do not de-
pend upon their salaries, either there or here Will
soon fare rs badly, us facts will abundanty show If
they 1--WE themselves wholly 10 the work. as they
arc commanded TO do.
A few years ago there might have been seen, 4
minister who was a graduate of the South Carolina
Cullcen, going from house To house, talkin. and
praying in every family, ana planting new Churches
and building up old ones in the bounds of this AS
sociaton the productions Of his extraordinary mind
may now be found in many family, and living
epslIrs seen and read Of all men," the fruits Of his
laJors, how many are there' Death came to cut
linn down in the prime Of life; he left several chill
drcn, cnc u sweet little GIRL we lose sight Of her
for Il time, not doubling but that she is growing up
under the fostering care Of the many wealthy broth
rem for whose veal her father labored al lis Efc