The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1860-05-18
q Sabbath in "a NeSro CEiuTc n
at Charleston.

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a Sabbath in "a Nesgo Church
at CharEesf0n.
Chanticer," the correspondent Of the
Ohio Statesman, writing from Charleston
says
On Sunday | went with Governor Bar
stow, Of Wisconsin, and others, under the
guidance Of my friend to the African
church. Il is as large as three Of the
Town street Methodist churches in Colum-
bus. It was elegant in its decoration -
The body of the church seated some three
thousand co!ored persons. They were
mostly the fine glossy Congo, upon whose
u,n1iEed darkness no ray Of light appeared
except the clear Obscure" which siiyers
tie blacklist shoe Of the pretliest POLISH
The eyes and teeth make special men
ton of-as having tie finest contrast in
their snowy whheuess : How neatly thev
dress. Tie whites IN :his city do not
equal them in their apparel. 1t is 70
wonder that when | fad on the /" list of
tax payers paid by persons Of color, -
property owned by them-of various Sums
from 5000 up to $4,000; and some
even rs high as 1913 GEO, and al ,575 =
How primly they sit down, unfold sheir
neat handkerchief, and bring out their
psalm books! What quiet and orderly
hush is here. 1t is omy broken by the
less decorous white folks, who go up into
the galleries. Among the habtual atten-
dauts upon the church-which IS Presby-
tcr;an-are some of the principal families
Of this city. But they sit in the galleries.
Cheeyer don't encourage such admixtuYes
in his hypocriliesl sanctuary. But here,
there are the kindest recognition Of the
religious relations which all observe aud
have the right 10 observe, without restraint
and without exclusion. 4 similar obsery
ance made by me, once at ST. Peters 10
Rome, has often been distorted and mis-
understood by the den1aoogcal padding
heads, who have commented upon it. The
services here are by y white pastor. He
is gentleman of fine culture, good elocn-
ton. ITn IS listened TO with painful and
eager attention, The singing WIS superb
Every one Of these un utorea (D slaves OF
the South had hymn book, and sung
f,om it with a custo which betrayed the
African love Of mnsic. TIE tunes were
Of the good old Methodist kind. They
rang through the big bti'dmg with mel
ody which wa not lost in lie immense
volume Of sound. NJ
Our Wisconsin friends thought that if
the Republicans ofrlteir and my vicinage
could see this scene, they would lose
something of their inconsidcrate prejudice
against the condition Of the colOred PEG
pie in This section Of tie country. What
a contrast to the free blacks Of the North,
SEVENTEEN YEAR LoCrsTs-ho1g they
oct.--'Ihe people in the Eastern and Mid
de States are looking for the locusts, in
about week. A writer in the Newark
Advertiser says
If the month shall lie a warm one, as
seems just now likely, the seventeenth year
locusts may be expected the last week of
Nav. 4 cold snap may make them
week later. The last time Of their appear
ance here, 1873, a few were seen about the
Goth Of May; but a cold snap happening
just then, the first adventurers perishel
and the main body did not appear above
ground till tie 3D. Of June. Some pleas
ant evening the liver colored grubs will
be seen ascending in countless numbers
from their subterrauean abodes of seven
teen years. Crawling upon some tree,
fence or bush, they will Tx the old shell
thereto by its claws, escape during the
dews Of night through a slit in the back,
and unfold their wings before sunrise
This is an important point, as those whose
wings fail to unfold before the sun comes
TO dry them, will remain as hopeIessly
crippled as the Iuckless First Angel of
Noore's charmingpoem. Thenceforward
there will be grand concert Of instrumen.
tai music, by millions Of performers all
over the country, at no other cost than a
severe wholesale pruning of the trees
Those, if any. VINO are incledulous, will
see, hear and believe"