The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-07-12
ON THE WING.

On Sunday last Il had the pleasure of at
tcnding service in The NJ thodisl church in this
place. This being the time for the quarterly
meeting of the circuit, the Presiding Elder,
Rev. J. X. BoYD, preached. The life and
character Of Jon formed The snljcct OF his very
! interesting discourse. Warm as it was,
listened for one hour with unnagging nitcn.
tion, wondering nll the while That the i,lca had
never struck me before Of considering Jon MS
one of Us-a Southern man. DR.. d. drew n
striking analogy between the fnte Of The man
of Uz md of our country, between his frionds
and comforters and ours. BY The latter
presume he meant the Democratic party,
though l,e did not say so. Mny the parallel
hold good in the part for us yet to come and
our Inter end he more prosperous than we
were before the misfortune Of war overlook u.s.
The Methodist Church in Darlington is q
lnrge, commodious, and handsome structure,
presenting both within and without n neat and
lily appearance They. have nm excellent
choir here, supported by melodeon, which
was skiifuliy played by Indy formerly of
Charleston. OF religious denominations the
Baptist, believe, takes the lead; being the
first established nnd the most numerous They
also have a handsome church, but are Mt prns:a
cnt without n pastor; The Rev: Mr BEaLEa,
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relation TO the congregation, having recently
accepted call from Norfolk3 Va. The Rev. A.
J.. STAFFORD, graduate Of WoTord College,
s.. c., is the pastor of The Methodist Church;
md the venerable Rev. WM. BREARLy has for
years been the shepherd of the Presbyterian
flock at this plncc.
The colored people have two churches of
their own, ,5ohc, Northern Methodist and. one
Baptist. The black sheep appear 10. have no
predilccion for white shepherds On the con-
trary they are decidedly homochromatic in
their tendencies, believing that colored
preacher only can fully appreciate the doubts
and perpleNitics that harrass the colorcd mind;
he alone can minister comfort TO the troubled
thnt have been brought to bear upon tho ne
groes, they have almost everywhere become
entirely alienated from their former, pastors;
especially is this the case in The Methodist
Church. There are, however, two pretcnders
to the vacant throne: Northern Mcthodism on
the one hand, and African Methodism on the
other, both Of whom are industriously present
ing their several clnims. Tho former hns the
advantage of superior organization, and an un-
limited command Of men and means, countcrbnl-
anced, however, in q great measure, by the
prejudice in favor Of the color Of the African
NJ. Z. Church. It is fhir, therefore, 10 as-
sumo that rs soon as the students of The colored
Theological Seminary in Charleston (under the
auspices of the white Northern Methodist
Churoh) shnll go forth, the field that is black
for the harvest will be almost exclusively
theirs. a.. "...s
There was good academy here formerly
but the building wns seized by the military as
public property on tho occupation of the vii.
lago, and the tencher and school turned out Of
doors. 1t has served rs Barfacks ever since
large and handsome United States- flag is
floating 10 the breeze in front Of 'on'top Of,
tall liberty pole.
Like every visitor to his town, I was struck
by its many large and handsome shade trees
| Such onks (Hater and willow oaks mostly,
bcliove), arc rarely to be met with nway from
their nativc forrest. These trees are seen al
over'thc place, in The front yards Of the privat,
residences, and on the public square. Som,
Of; them, wo were informed, had been trans
plnntcd hither from their nntiye seaside soil il
Christ Church Parish. For tho comfort o
the Dryads which remnined behind, we vii
here state that the emigrants arc in q mos
thriving and fomrishing condition in the hom
Of their adoption. a few trees were destroyed
by the fire last ycnr others have been plante'
in their stead, in greater number and regulari
ty, md in few years this squire will presen
one of The finest oak groves in the State.
Darlington is the military centre of The East
crn sub District, md tho headquarters of Capt
II. 8. HAWKES., of the 9th U. s. Infantry. TIL
garrison is composed of one company. TIL
men nro said to be very orderly md under CT
celIent discipline. Indeed should hnye bee
surprised 10 have heard any other report G
any part of the regiment commanded by Ger
CLITz Captain or Major HAWKINS Il forgs
which is tho correct titic); is very much likct
spoken Of among the citizens as high-tone
gentleman, and rs Offering striking contra.
to some of the officers who preceded him.
Tho notorious Rov. WnIrrEMoRE has hi
headquarters here. did not learn his exn,
position. But from all could gather, I cam
10 the conclusion that he sustains the trip
character Of preacher, teacher and burca
agent, and is ambitious, moreover, 10 engraft
fourth role--thnt Of politician--upon his alread
multfarious engagements. I was told that
is the superintendent of. large and wcll-go'
crncd school, taught by several Northern ladie
Mr.. ". is active md energetic, and has give
proof Of considerable talent for organization
the establishment of schools. That his effo
at religious propagandism have not been crowl
, cd with equal success is perhaps duo, first,
the fnct that he Is Of the wrong color-as "
, have already intimutcd above; and perhaps st
moro because his aim Is not single, as is o.