The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1873-05-21

Wayside The Greenwood & Angus
ia Railroads. sunday.School su-
perintendant in the Mire-Rev. Mr..
Sloan and his Congregation Hospi-
table Entertainment Crops:
The Junior, in company with
Mr.. Haddon of our village, had the
pleasure of making a visit to the
lower section Of our county, on
Saturday last, and of hearing an
excellent sermon from the Rev. Il.
T. Sloan, at the Lower Long Cane
Church, on Sunday.
The pleasure Of our trip was
somewhat marredsby succession
OF mishaps by the wayside, which
threatened at one time serious dan
ger to our accomplishing the jour
ney at all. In the first place we
took the wrong road and kept it
for a long time before discovering
our mistake. In the second place
we were afflicted with sick horse,
which was scarcely able to travel.
Luckily we were able to make an
exchange with a party who was
returning to the village, and
who supplied US with an animal,
which by the frequent application
of the switch was induced to- make
reasonable progress. The crops on
the road were generally in excel
lent condition-good stands and
we'll worked.
Saturday night we stopped with
General P. H. Bradley, and were
handsomely entertained. The Gen
eral is warm advocate and staunch
supporter of the Greenwood &
Augusta Railrod. lie has recently
been on avisit to Augusta in the
interests of the Road, and is san
guiue of it's ultimate success. The
General is the Superintendent of
the Sabbath School at the Lower
Long Cane Church, and left home
early on Sunday morning, as is his
custom, to. take charge OF it. We
followed some time after, and after
going about half. way overlook the
General, with his buggy fast in
the mire, from which his horse had
broken loose, whilst he himself
was endeavoring to bridge a way
for the escape of his lady. He
asked us to call the attention of
the road overseers and County
Commissioners, to this mud-hole
in particular. This we hope will
receive their early attention, as
otherwise a very excellent Sunday
school will be materially interfered
with.
The sermon of Mr.. Sloan was a
very able and eloquent one. The
congregational singing too was :ex-
cellent and added very much to the
enjoyment of the worship. The
congregation was one of the lar
gest that we have ever seen in a
country church, and embodies some
of the best citizens of Abbeville.
They are Associate Reformed Pres:
byterians, who are noted for their
prompt attendance upon divine
worship. The church building is
an elegant one and the seats most
comfortably arranged. In the
cemetery which is in front of the
church and on the opposite side Of
the public road, rest the remains oil
some of the honored dead of. Alb.
beville, and elegant monuments
mark the abodes of many of them.
The Rev. Mr.. Sloan has preach
ed to this congregation and that at
Cedar Springs on alternate Sun
days for more than twenty years,
and is very much beloved by the
members of both congregations.
It will be recollected that he had
the misfortune last y@ to lose bis
handsome new dwelling house by
fire. Since then his congregations
with commendable liberality, and
Christian zeal, have raised the
means, and built him another
dwelling, as good as the other.
This he is now occupying and we
trust will enjoy tor many years to
come.
After the sermon we accepted
the polite invitation of Capt. VIM.
K. Bradley to dine with him. The
Captain is one Of our most enter
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