Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-05-20

man, and is superior to any that ever came from
the North, first, because it was made to serve well,
not merely to look at, as does all Yankee work
glued together only, but this was independent Of
| glue only 10 hold it. The Andirons were made by
a negro of ours and we paid him two dollars and
half for making them; he offered to give them to
us, but We thought the boy ought to be paid, if no
more but to encourage him to be industrious, hon.
est, and good. Well, the Chair, friend I" E. L. W.,
was made by gentleman from Africa and it cost
us fifty cents; that is what he asked, and said the
chair was good one, and it has proven so, for
while this chair has lasted, and it has gone through
the rubbcrs as the old saying is, about one dozen
of your Northern glued up chairs, made only to
sell and deceive, have literally fallen to pieces stand
ing STILL or from having turned over few times by
accident; candle, our own make, moulds made
here too by our own timer, poker made here too
by the same coloured man; so you see Mr.. EDI-
TOR, we think that our friend "E. L. w." will have
to take back some things he said about our depen.
dance on the North.
Why, Mr.. EDITOR, it is absurd TO suppose for
one moment that We could not live without the
North hold We can do it better if We would.
am no dsunionist, if We can live in the Union in
peace, but if We cannot, am like the methodist
denomination was when they held their conference
at the North, and refused Bishop Andrews an
opportunity of explaining how he came to be q
slave holder and 10 show that he had right to be
one too Why, the Southern Methodists seeing 1t
was impossible to live in peace and christian fellow
ship with the North, came right out and said we
will not stay with you any longer, and struck
line and went to themselves. The result has been,
| from what Gun gather, that the Church South
! is doing much better and has accomplished more
| within herself than when she was connected with
| the North.
But Mr.. EDITOR, We will stop this discussion
we have wandered from our text We only throw
out these few hints in order to show that our friend
"E. L. w." ismistaken, not only with regard to his
notions that we are totally dependant on the North,
but that we were using the word North" as a
means to prejudice the minds Of our people against
the Revision of the Scriptures. 1t is true that is
one, but too small consideration for " E. L. W."
| 10 Say 50 QuCu dUOuI 1uc luoiil oUyCSe Va ooA
writing against this Revision of the Scriptures
is to inform the people that it is fearful underta-
king, and we question very much the ability of
the men now engaged in it-whether their acquire
ments are equal to the task or whether they are as
capable of performing this mighty work, as were
the translator of King James version.
We would like to know what E. L. w." means
when he says. that it is work Of Christian
scholarship" We think we know what is the
meaning of Christian Ut is one that follows
Christ not one that is forerunner. Scholar
ship" is one Of learning. By the term "Chris-
tian do you mean man or woman that will do
to call so only when at prayer meetings to pray
with you or raise your hymns and preach, but
when it comes to taking the sacrament Of the Lord
lie is not christian, simply because he has not
been put under the water and that too by one that
has been immersed himself2 Whatstrange inconsis-
fancy, So it is with some people, the old Bible
that has laid on the family table, that our good
| old honoured Fathers use to read for us, and the
family and the servants too, when we were chill
dren is to he set aside and another that men may
make better as they say, is to take its place; it's
calculated to make one sad and when we 60 to
that old family Bible and look at our names regis
tered there our BIRTH time when VIC were Baptiscd'
and all the sacred associations that circle around it,
we will have expect, the feelings that the lsral-
ties had when they were asked and taunted to sing
| the songs of Zion-wc will have to answer as did
they, chow can We sing you the songs Of Zion in
astrange land )" and our barps will remain tunecss
on the willows top. Come friend E. L. W.
make this thing matter Of fasting and earnest
prayer; and if the spirit of Con directs You to
continue in yolr way, why then We will be obliged
to yield
Your "P. S." does not convince us that, be-
cause few sd. D's" at the North arc against
the Revision question: that all are so, or that it did
not commence there; and as for its being dcnom-
national question, it is not so for know men from
all denominations to be opposed to it, both in the
Ministry and Laty and more especially Baptists
and Mcthodists Yet neither of these facts prove
pro or con in the matter at issue. We would lie
Glad as we are so far from Rail Road and the
Telegraph wires, that "E L. W." would give us
in detail the names of the Christian scholars that
az employed in the Rvision of the Scriptures and
Of what denomination in his next; and would be
clad if a Convention could bc called of all the
Christian Denominations in the United States, or
even through the South to say by their vote
whether this thing should be done or not and have
the entire voice Of the Orthodox Christian Dcnon-
nations from North and South, so this thing might
go on understandingly, instead of any one or two
sect.rians taking it on themselves to carry out
such great undertaking. maintain such should
be the way to do this thing, aud the only way.
And Mr.. EDITOR, if this thing of Revision Of the
Scriptures is not done in this way, it is certain to
be attended with ruinous consequences both lem
poral and spiritual. The BIBLE
DEATH OF JAMES BoArwRlGHT, Eso-This
venerable citizen, who has long been considered
one of the patriarchal landmarks of Columbia,
has passed away. At ripe and mellow age, eN.
ceeding four score years, he has been gathered
to his iathers-bcaring with him the respect and
esteem of the whole community. Long identi.
fled with the growing interests of Columbia, ne
has lived to see her expansion into q city OF
beautiful proportions and occupying high, posi-
ton. OF every enterprise connected with her
advancement, he has been o liberal advocate,
and in business he has ever been ready to help
the industrious who needed assistance. A me-
chanic of the first intelligence and much skill, ne
early became prominently known to the agri'
cultural community by his valuable improve