The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-08-12
For the Anderson Mtelligeneer.
A TRIP TO THE NORTH.

good taste and fine workmanship. The Roman
Catholics are numerous here, and their churches
are unlike the other church edfces, they display
upon their walls large collection of paintings
drawn by skilful artists-Christ and his Apostles,
the Virgin Mary, and many other departed saints
and relics. This renders the place of worship
more attractive to the peculiar class of many of
their hearers. At all hours of the day you may
see some persons on their knees looking towards
these pictures They understand collecting money
and building fine houses and one secret Of their
success is they take hold of all orphan Children
they can, and give them training, and when once
brought under their influence they seldom loose
it. heard The opinion expressed that they are
desirous to get hold on the children of the freed
people Of The country, and that they may use them
for future political strength. Personally, know
but little of their plans of operation. Their nu-
merical strength yet is mostly confined to cities.
It is said they showed grea. kindness to Confeder-
ate soldiers during the war.
Some Presbyterian Churches in the city are in
connection with the Northern Assembly, and others
with the Southern Assembly. AS far as could
learn "Judah did not vez Ephraim or Ephraim
vex Judah" Tho churches in connection with
the Northern Assembly, by their own request,
were supplied on Sabbath by the ministers of the
Southern Assembly, All the houses among them
were generally large and well constructed, and an
ornament to the city. 1t is equally true of the
Epscopalian and Methodist Churches. / was di-
rectod to preach on Sabbath morning OF Metho-
dist Church near the Bay. They had large,
beautiful building, large Sabbath School, and
respectable congregation I met with kind re-
cepion, and the hearty thanks of the minister for
the sermon At4 o'clock in the evening, ] was
directed to preach to colored Presbyterian
Church. was told jocosely, that was honored
by preaching to the most fashionable church in
Baltimore. They had large, splendid organ,
and their organist and choir, thought, was equal
10 any in the city, if not superior At the close of
the sermon they gathered around me and gave me
very cordial shake of the hand in token of ap-
proval. They told me that the white families gave
them large assistance in building their church
The choir sent to the pulpit to get the hymns, and
all had their hymn books. 1t was animating to
hear them all singing with loud, distinct, clear
voices The leaders of their music had been thor
oughly trained for the purpose.
There ore some beautiful public buildings in the
city among them was one given by MIR. Peabody,
the man so distinguished in this country for his
large-hearted bcnevoencc. 1t is intended for o
literary institution for the youth of the CITY, II is
all of beautiful MARBLE several stories high, well
arranged for the purposes for which it was intend
cd. A large room, with platform on which the
lecturer may stand, and the seats all rising, ono
above another, so all may sec the speaker. An
ohor portion of the building is appropriated to the
large and extensive library. 1t was a princey do
nation, and is likely 10 remain for ages as men,
orial of his benevolence This attracted my atten-
tion mostly. The Washington monument, near by,
is by far the tallest saw in any of the cities. L
suppose the builders did not intend to carry it so
high as the monument at Babel, in the plains of
Shnar, though far above oil the surrounding
country and it is creditablc to those who caused
it to be erected to the memory of the Father Of bis
country.
There has been great Improvement in Balti-
moro in their plan for extinguishng tho fires i'll
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of men to remove their apparatus to the scene Of
the burning building. Now they have few fine,
we'll kept horses, harnessed day and night, ready
to move at the first alarm of fire, and combustable
material to raise steam in q few minutes; and by
this Improvement the water may be thrown so
strong as to knock off the shingles Of house top,
and must mako short work in extinguishing the
flames, and preventing tho spreading to adjoining
buildings.
was more pleased with ride through their
large and beautiful Park than any other scenery
that attracted my attention. It contains somc six
or seven hundred acres of land, and is laid out in
very handsome style, winding and turning to all
points of the compass, and kept in fine order.
SoIae artificial lakes, and wild geese and swans
sporting in them deer feeding leisurely by the
way, uudisturbed by tho crowd passing. There
are several springs very tastefuly adorned, and
when thirsty you may assuagc your thirst from
the cool fountain. They have occasional dinner
parties, aud band of music 1t is O very pleasant
change, after spending large portion of the day
in attending the needfu avocatons of the city, to
take a ride or drive through this Park, where
there is hill and dale lakes and springs, with all
its rural beauty. The contrast is very striking to
leave for time the hustle and dust of the CITY, for
recreation and pleasant air, and commingling with
pleasant associations.
Here, too, you see fine display of beautiful
horses finely kept, elegant carriages of every de-
scription and what is more, fine looking ladies
and gentlemen, who would like to mako fine ap
poarance on such occasions. have long heard it
said Baltimore was famous for its beautiful ladies,
and after pleasant evening drive here one might
soy, 'sthe half had not been told" After all was
pretty well aded with the drive. From NIL drec