The Columbia daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-07-22
a Sunday in Goose Crock.

ioners were favored with preaching
in the Methodist Mission Church
III this neighborhood. The services
were conducted By the Rev. Thos. r.
Leadbetter, an old resident in the
Parish, and The Rev. 7 W. Levis, a
Missionary of the Northern Meeho-
dist Church The congregation was
composed Of a goodly number Of
Farishioners. together with :, atill
larger numbe' oi. coored people from
the adjacent plantations. Mr.. Lewis
took as his text 3 portion of the 2sth
verse, 2lst chapter Matthew, im these
words: "Go work to>day in my vine
yard" IN the course Of his remarks,
in illustration of the meaning Of the
words Of text quoted, the reverend
gentleman embraced the opportunity
of impressiQe upon the minds of his
colored hearers, in plain and urmlstak-
able language, their temporal duty 10
themselves and their country, which, I
have no doubt, will prove of much
greater benefit to them than the in
t1ammatorv remarks which they have
frequently listensl to in Charleston.
They were told by the preacher
that their friends in the North expect
ed them to work and be q self:sus-
tanning people. That the people of
the North were a working people, and
had a hatred tot the lazy 4nd thrlitless.
That the fgrand secret Of the pros
perlty and wealth Of the Northern
States was in the fact that everybody
worked, both men and women, and
worked hard; even worked harder
than they did whilst slaves.
He also told them that if they ex-
pected the favor and countenance of
their Northern friends, they must frs,
show themselves worthy of it by habits
Of industry, sobriety and honesty.
But should they show "a contrary
disposition, they would find no friends
among the Yankees, who had no
respect or feeling for the lazy, indoent,
drunken or thievishi. The whole
nature Of the Yankees was industry and
work; and if they found among them
those who would not work, and could
not show that they were possessed Of
an honest livelihood, they were report.
ed to an officer, who marched them
straight of to the work house, or
some other place provided for such
people, where they were put through
the ropes Of industry for six months
or longer. as their cases might deserve.
At the expiration Of a specified time
they were released. and ii then they
would not WORK, they were returned,
and there kept until good evidence
was given Of change in their dispo
sition.
+ The preacher admcnished them
against leaviog their homes in the
country and resorting to the city,
expecting to live In idleness upon the
Government rations. He told them
that there must be an end to these
rations, and that end must come soon;
and that if they expected to 90 to the
city and run their nose against some
commissary store, and thus be sup
ported in idleness, they were greatly
mistaken, aud would soon learn that
they had put their nose in the wrong
place. He most earnestly advised
them to remain at their ol'' homes for
the present at least, and work, even if
they had to do so for small wages. He
reminded them that their former mas
ters had been so reduced in circuln-
stances from the effects of the war that
it was not in their power to pay them
high wages, and that they would be
much better off and far more indepen-
dent by remaining at home and work