The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1860-06-14
CHURCH'-EGYPTIAN WOMEN.

CHURCH'-EGYPTIAN WOMEN.
On Sabbath morning we attended church in
the vicinity, belonging to the order called Cum
berand Presbyterian; this denomination of chris
tians had its origin in Kentucky a generation Or
more ago, and is wholly confined to the South
ern States, except in some localities in the north
ern States, settled by Southern people The
congregation on Sabbath morning, it is therefore
fair to to presume, was made up of persons of
Southern origin. Sabbath criticisms on dress.
or other peculiarities of people, are hardly a.
lowable but being obliged to wait over half an
hour for the arrival of the preacher, one could
not we'll refrain looking over and scanning the
congregation. The lady side of the house pre-
sented rather singular sight. Whatever may
be said about the ruling of fashion, it is quite
evident it had no application whatever here; ev-
cry female was dressed as much unlike her neigh
Dor, as it is possible to conc i've; the style of
bonnet, pattern and form of dress, and ali else
pertaining to female equipage, was of fashi on
peculiar to the wearer Only in ons par
particular was there agreement-all wore short
sleeves or sleeveless dresses, W it'll the arms bare
up to the shoulder. There was displayed, it is
true none of your puny, feshless arms, but
good substantial limbs round pIumpy hands
and strong fingers better adapted to handling
the hoe, and being put to better and more profit.
bic uses, than touching the keys to piano -
These Egyptian women are strongly and com
pactly formed generally we'll featured, and what
ever industrious young man is looking after a
wife for real service, could not do better than
come this way.
The preacher on the occasion was rather rusty
looking, and indifferently clad but he was by no
means an ignorant man. He preached well
connected discourse, which had more gospel in
it, than very many of the declamatory compost.
tions, IN our more fashionable pulpits. The
Cumberland Presbyterians have ALWAYS taken
care TO provide for the mental cultivation of
those who engage in the ministry The exe,c i
SEES of this denomination resemble very much the
Primitive Methodists the preaching il extern.
pore, the congregation all kneel during prayer
and the minister 'lnes the hymn" Tor the sing
ing. At the New School Presbyterian church.
IN Anna on the same day, the aspect the con-
gregation was quite the reverse; the pc ople who
attended here were northerners, or of northern
habits, and there was no marked difference in
the appearance of the people from that of the
most respectable congregations in Wisconsin
Thus much for Sabbath in Lower Egypt.
TIMBER REGION
/ onthern Illinois has no prairies six miles
south OF On Quoin the prairies disappear, and
the timbered country CONNIE noes, extending
south to Cairo-a distance of seventy miles. An
impelf ct idea exists abroad of the great extent
OF tnbered country in Illinois The mention of
liliuois associates with 1t the idea of vast prai
/ RE; this is true of the northern aud central
part OF the State but district of country in
Southern Illinois extending seventy miles north
and south, and averaging nearly the same dis
sance east and west, is as much Il timbered coun.
/ try, as any portion of Indiana or Ohio.
JoNEsBORo AND ANNA.
Joneshoro, is one mile from the Railroad an
has been settled over fifty years. The town hav.
ing originally been built up by emigrants from
the south, is every way southern in the style Of
its buildings and Improvements. 1t has pop.
ulation of from eighteen hundred to two
thousand ; is built on very uneven ground
ana very irreguarly laid out Tho straats On.