The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1869-03-11
For the anderson MtelAgenccr
A TRIP TO THE SOUTH.

ions of the buildings were laid on terra trlna, The
waters of the Big Black would so cover the place
that if they held any intercourse with their neigh
bors they would have 10 take it duck fashion, alter
showery spell of weather. I reached Walden
near / o'clock. If the train had run down from
Grand Junction to Walden at night, could have
reached my destination from Athens, Co., in some
thing lees than two days and two nights, and
reached the meeting in progress on Thursday. So
you see if had free ticket over the railroads
could preach in my church at home one Sabbath
and in Mississippi on an alternate one. So much
for railroads. Here took leave of the iron horse
and proposed to try the mothers colt to Mrs.
Lockhart's, some three or four miles; but young
gentleman standing near asked me to walk with
him over to the corner store near by. He said
would make arrangements to send me out. After
deposting my baggage in his store was kindly
invited to 20 to dinner with Mr. Wilson. There |
found myself at the house of son of William
Simpson. of the Dark Corner, an old Carolina
friend, and Mrs. Hamilton keeping house for her
son-in-law during the absence of her son-in-law
and daughter. After little Mr.. Matthew Young
called for me. We went on together, as he brought
the horse from Mr.. Wares, and called at Mr..
McLins, where we found more Dark Corner ac-
quaintances, and again at the house of DR.. Tate,
who married Mr.. Young's youngest daughter, and
whom had baptized in years gone by. Sc be-
gan to feel rs though l was about Good Hope.
They are as thick as blackberries. The next call
was at Mrs. Lockhart's, and there I met D. w.
Humphreys, who had been carrying on protract-
ed meeting alone. What wonderful big little
State is South Carolina. 1t has done large
share i'm peopling the South and West. They are
something like the Jews-they 60 everywhere. A
man visiting one of these Carolina neighborhoods
carries good passport with him if he has only
come from Carolina himself.
The next day went to the church, and found
it neat comfortable edifcc. 1t was erected
through the instrumentaliy of Rev. w. II. Harris,
from the South Carolina Presbytery. He organ
lied the church, and continued labor in it until
his labors on earth had come 10 end, and he
called 10 70 up higher. 1t contains members from
Good Hope, Roberts and Anderson c. II. Re-
Gently the church edifice has been handsomely i'm
proved and completed in good taste, painted beau
tifully, and contains o membership considerably
increased in numbers. 1t appears to be united,
harmonious church-has an excellent bench of
Elders-praying, working men. They appear
ready to do anything that the spiritual or tempo
raj interests of the church demands. Mr.. Thomas
Harris, brother of their first minister, is Office
bearer in it from its origin and still lives to adorn
the office. Rev. D. W. Humphreys, who has la
bored with them for length of time, thinks the
other members of the session are men of similar
spirit and that no church in that country possess
ed better Eldership. There appears 10 be mu-
tual feeling of kindness and confidence existing
between the minister, the session and the people.
The church has been gradually growing in strength,
numbers and influence 1t is believed the Pres
byierian Church in this region is gradually rising
in popularity and in the confidence of the people;
and this particular church, if they can have per-
manenily settled among them minister Of the
right spirit, acceptable 10 the people and work
ing man, entirely devoted TO the Masters work. |
think it has bright future. Mrs. Lockhart has
boarded the minister gratuously since the war,
which aids the congregation very much in making
up competent support for n minister; but if she
deems it nc ,cssary to discontinue asis g5atuious
aid she will help to the full extent Of what she
believes duty demands. She is able and willing
to do all she ought to do. There are many others
who possess good lands energy and industry, and
can support q minister. They don't wish to be
without the stated means of grace, and ''whcre
there is WILL there is way.
There were chis and fever over the country
generally-fen families escaped. This year forms
an exception from former years, and it is consid-
cred healthy region. They are situated near
the railroad, and have easy access TO marke-New
Orleans or Memphis The cotton crop this season
is not considered near an average in any part of
Mississippi, and greatly short of what it uas in
the earlier settlement of the country. Mr.. Has.
let, who went from near Lowndesyille, Abbeville,
and married Miss Gillespy, near Good Hope
both having business habits, and manage we'll
their own dcpartments-told me at an early period
after he settled here that he and negro man,
with the aid of hired hand to ploW three months,
made 81 bales of cotton and plerty of everything
else necessary. This amount Of cotton, for the
amount of labor expended, would pay pretty we'll
ut present prices. He has fine crop this year
two acres of potatoes, such as we rarely ever see
in Carolina. That country is admirably adapted
to the growth of potatoes.
Mr.. John McBryde, who went from Abbeville
District to this region, Carroll cOunty,) was
among the best farmers and managers around him,
settled in Mississippi, and prospered greatly until
tile desolalions of the war. After freedom he con-
tractcd his wide fields and cultivated less land,
while some others around him went into the busi-
ness more largely, and teased him for his timidity
lie concluded to wait and see how they succeeded,
and lie suys nearly every one who went largely in