Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-05-19
THE NEW CHURCH.

for the erection of new Presbyterian Church in
our town, and we are glad to learn sufficient a.
mount (about $1o, ,O0O) has been obtained to JUS:
tify the organization Of the Committees The
building will be located on the old Davidson lot:
nearly opposite the Court House square-the
most convenient and suitable, and OF the same
time the most commanding plot Of earth to be
found within the corporation. We wish the effort
the highest possible success-a success, which
will relieve large congregation from the burden
of cramped, ill-ventlsted, dilapidated house of
worship, and substitute al. .edihce in every way
creditable to the church and an ornament to the
town. .
We are. not an. architect-except, we trust, Of
our own fortunes-nor are we builder; and yet
one or two ideas have taken hold Of US, to which
church committees seem never to have taken heed.
In the first place, spare the preacher the terrible
inhiotion of glaring light behind his back, rem
dering his diminished presence painful to the eyes
of every hearer; theu spare ones good taste that
dreadful shock always given by the view of an
edifce made up on the outside Of a series-a con-
geries-of piled.up gingerbreads, and in the in
'sids, presenting the painful contrast of hall
plain as the walls of absrn-house and then-our
last prayer, O, Committee leave some small
holes here and there through which can intrude q
breath of pure air, to give energy to the preacher
and emphasis to his words, to keep the eyes of his
congregation open, and to dispel the noisome mi
asma--the like of which, in somewhat more ag-
gravated degree, was found, years gone by, in the
Black Hole of Calcutta. We cannot do justice to
this part of the subject. The old church has been
an institution so long that fear the partiality
to its impure air has become too much confirmed
for our feeble pen. We call, therefore, upon our
friend K. n. .PErrER. He writes in the mids Of
the. infection hence, his wretched photography,
bis horrid poetic measurings, his wandering Of
the brain. Hence, too, Mr.. PEPPER is in earnest
Hear him for his cause, and be silent that ye may
hear. While the reading is going on, the Com.
mittee are requested to regard themselves, for
the time being, the "se1tant," herein alluded to.
APPEL FOR ARE TO THE sExrANr OF THE BRICK
MEETINousE.
Osextant Of the meetinouse, wieh sweeps
And dusts, or Is supposed tool and makes fers,
And lites the gass and sometimes leaves screw loose
in wich case II smells orful, l,-worse than lamp.e;
And wrings the Bel and toles itwhen men dies
to tie grief of surviving pardners and sweeps pahes
And for the servases gifts 800 per annum,
Wich them that.thinks deer let EN- tryit;
Getin up befoar stsr.lite In all westhers and
KindIin fers when the weather iEas cold
As zero, and like as not grean wood for kindlers;
yyouldnt be hired TO do IL for
But o Sextanti there are kermoddfty
Wichs more than gold, wich doant cost nothln,
Worth more than anything exsep tho Sole of Mann
mean pewer Are, seItant, mean pewer Arel
Oft plenty out dores, 80 plenty tdoant NO
What on airth to do dew with itself, but fys about
Scattering leaves snd blofn ofmen's hats;
In short, It's Jest "ffe as are" out dores.
But o sextant, In our church Its scarce as piety,
scarce as bank bills whenugnts beg for mischuns,
witch some say Il purity often (aint nothin to me,
WatI'give aint nothin to nobody but sextant,
shet 500 men, wimmen and children,
Speshally the latter, up In tite place,
Some has bad breths, none amt swete,
Some Is fevery some B scrohlus some has bad teath,
And some halnt none, and some amt over cleen;
But every on EN- breethes In out and ont and In,
Say so times aminit or million and an our
Now how long will church full Of Last at that rate
ask you, say Is minits, and then watts to be didf
Why then they must breathe It all overagin,
And then agtn, and till each has took It down,
Atleast 10 times, an let II up again. and watts more,
The same individble don't have the privilege
Of fbrethen his own are, and no ones elsei
Each one mus take Tatever comes to him.
se1tant, doant you no our lungs Is belusses,
To bio the fer Of Life, and keep II from going out
and how can bellusses blow without wind,
And nint wind ARE l put Il to your conschsnA
Are Is the same to as milk to babies,
Or water is to fish, or pendlums to clo1-
Or roots e. arbs unto an injun Doctor,
Orlittle pills unto omepath,
Or boys to girls Are Is for US to brethe,
Wat signifies who preechesKI cant breethef
Wats Poll Watts Pollusf to sinners who are dedf
Ded for want of breth why sextant when we dye
Its only want breth no more-thats all
And now, sextaut, let me beg Of you
2let little are into our church.
Pewer are Is sertin proper for the peTs)
And do 1t weak days and Sundays tow
It amt much troube-only make hole
And the are will cum In Of itself;
Qt luvs to cum In WHARF It can git warm3
Ando how II will rouze the people up
AND sperrit up the preacher, and stop garps,
Ant-yawns and fggits as effectooal
As Wind on tho dry Boans the Profit tells Of