Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1869-11-03
Old Dry Creek.

One of the most prominent Churches m Edge
field District is. Dry creek-famous. ever since
VIC can remember, for large crowds anduubound-
ed hospitality. On Sunday last a protractoa meet
ing was,bcgun at this church. We had not visited
the spot in ten gears, SO, to see how,he old place
looks in these vilsdays, We gladly repaired thith-
or. Found an imnense--a very immensS--con-
course of human beings. As many negroes, toe,
as whites; and, as in old times, they were preach
ing and praying with the utmost violence ontheir
own side of the creek. Can't say that We c,noticed
much difference between the Dry Creek Of 1850
and the Dry Creek of 1869. If we did mark q
difference, it was 10 the style Of the cquipages;
certainly the carriages, buggics and horses arc
by no means so stylish as they used to be. In
the way IF improvement and progress, We men
ton tho purchase and use Of good cabinet or
gan by tho church. The organist is our amiab!o
and accomplished young friend, Miss. Id. E. M,
The Dry Creek congregation my we'll congratu-
late Itself upon valrabe IN acquisition as Miss
u. The singing is good-yaslly better than in
former days. Why doesn't every Church, if it
can afford it, get an organ? Iu such case, the
ingine would be far more beautiful and fitting
offering to God.
The two clcrg5men present were Rev. Mr..
MEALIxe and. Rev. Mr.. BnoADnus. This was Mr.
BIS. first appearance among the Dry Creek people.
He preached the forenoon sermon, very excel
lent one indeed, and made q most favorable i'm
preston. lie will soon he no longer stranger
in EdgeGcld District; he is going far and near,
laboriug earnestly and multiplying friends.
Tho snsiro zfsternoon uas deyota@ Re a-sanfsA...
School festival. There were 2scfszsl short but
interesting addresses ard the singing Of the Sun
day School children was, as it always Is, very
fresh and innocent aad pretty" remembering
their Creator in their youth, before zc cri! days
come"
Truly it was pleasant thing forus to go oucc
moro to Dry Creek When we looked around and
saw the Mobleys, and Co!cmans, and Readys, and
Daniels, aud Bells, and Wards, and Lofts, and
Watsons, and Dennys, and Padsetts, where we
had Sc. often seen them in days long gone by, VIC
could scarcely realize The horrors and trials of
the last ten years. And yet there is not one
/ of these families that has not passed through
fiery tribulation and heart-rcnding bereavement.
And before ne came home, We made sure to
pass night under the vine and fig tree Of our
old friend Capt. CLINTON WARD; for the memory
of hisante bellum HOSPITALITY, and the amiab'e
suavi,y of his gentle lady, was strong upon US.
And NC found it all taero jast the same us
cver-uashaken, uaimpaircl. And the vine
was hung with rich clusters and the fig tree
yroaurd with figs. We are speaking literally
now; and almost literally too when We say We
passed the night under them.
And here &c were -tjoicci to meet the vcnera,
bic and esteemed father of cur Lost. beneath
whose roof in the gay aud musical days of Col.
ARTHUR SmKIxs, we s'journedHso often and so
happiiy. And right pleasantly cid wetwo run
over many ganut upon the harp of memory
many in the brightest major keys, and some,
alas in the saddest minors.
But the paying of minor life gamu;s does but
little good. We hope to play many vey merry
ones at Dfy> Creek yet be:oro We depart to be
with our fathers