Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1869-05-21
Greenwood Correspondence. .
GREENWOOD, May, Is

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This community was favored, on last
Sabbath with most earues. and impres,
live sermon, by the Rsv. J. Il. Riley, Pas
tor Of the Presby ,eran Church at Lsursns
c. H., from job 81 cb., Ia v, "Wbat
then shall do when God riseth up T.? and
when heyisiteth, what shall Iansver him ?"
After presenting conclusivsIy and conci.,sly
the Scrip' dral proof that death is the por-
ton Of all men, and after death, the judy:
men., tue speaker proceeded to appeal, as
If personally, to each individual, to answer
"What shall You do when God riss,h up3
Are you prepared 10 receive the sequence 10
bs pronounced by ths Judge? Are you
prepared to answer that you have been 70.
'?se'ned by the blood Of the Lambf And
that you claim his sacrifice as an atone-
ment for your quiet?: Or startled and
horror.s'ticken-writhiugi de.pair-~ilt
you Try TO tue rocks and mountains to fall
upon you and hide you from tho presence
Of God and the 'La,nb?' What will you
dor His appeals were Of that personal
character which which brought the snbjsct'
home to each individual, and 'r;vessd the
attention Of large congregation for more
than three quarters Of an hour. The re-
ligious status Of ..* '"'|
THE coLoRED' PEOPLE '". :
is ono Of curious interest. If We Judge
rom their frequent assembling for religion )
sxsrcisss-ths volnms' Of their songs OF
praise and the audible tsrvency Of their
pray~n, 10 might 1esdill conclude tba,
they were a most dsyost. race of pspple.
They stand sloof fruu, and i il rars. to.sse
ono of.hem attending III. Religions .srvicos
9th. whites. For~srly. they: attended, 10
large pumbers With their owners. IN con.
sequence of thsir withdrawal from the in.
sunctiop. of ths white. they are a.tlapsiag
into suPersi,ioua s1ros.. They are evident,
y ambitious to preserve their e4istsc ,e' q
a disinct and rsu.iaining rsea q, people
They s!,Iire s.!!,Iir 70 initiate tho white race ip
Alnost !! eys'y.hipg Io imitation Of wh..
they bad S tsSneasIy sess. thsy gavsa,a mi,
%: Il. !1AsLFAux ANp, eHAsADzit: 70,
|en'ear'aiament f9r .thsj :purPo.e; sef raising
fond, Tor their Church repairs,sl, it -xse
rieh indeed, ,snd .spretpsly ladis,oua--b.-
y,ona tie TIE pover Of the pen % gi., 70 i: the
dIiA';iqgaishhing ,pecu'iar'ties7r1a. ,la mode
d Aditi!age-to bs yitns,ted ~ one prss7,
eo,. "'..,t Their receipts fot thss o;cssi0a Nag
,sry = y':sf eI:afi'.bls, l Ibsys PToposs g have !.
Nay R Party, ap, leasrn, poqmas|ips qa s!laslaa in sy!laae,
We ~ ats n! yet e"a'''ng e. a4a i,aaha! ,yi:xyt
.; a.:,.{si '.1p cn.Lp wHArHER, i4;,,,; n;d,Iu
and The habit Of raining; s.ill exists ;, ]
'hipE #! i has rainea eyery nigh. ida,ins shs
past week, and heoloudsd ssp. .dprisg ,hs,
day; the tsnpe,s;iuis I. TO cool los 80 ysss. ss
table & g'osslh, Ha sna s'sry!hipg j. spal apd
'1lnisdll .ip4sll;T The pes9h lerep il, dssHeyed,
With tie deception Of fsw fsyouJsa Iocali,
.ie' lie Sas Ehs's yor ny; ssa 1 fey ,.s.iqisg,
We pill have an sIcpdsps crop Of applss,
and black berries, ihough r sas 20. mpsS,
hoaI, e. .bsrs ! . s.d !, Filling ea IS | ssbys;, !,
.'ef.' P'''ps''''a; ID 1's'y yyaAx 4IxoAs'
Il ;ua On s;.IIr, al it;A 3sItS