Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-09-04
For the Advertiser.
Our Trim to Batesville.

DEAR EDITORIALS 1t has become Gus.
tomary for those who visit Batesville
from your section, to give you an account
of what they saw and heard at that young
and flourishing Railroad town, shall
try to keep up the custom by telling yor
little of what 1 saw and heard at the
late Methodist District Meeting.
Well, OH Saturday evening before the
4th Sunday was pressed into service by
two ladies, both married of course, to
accompany them to Batesville on the
following morning. Starting from home
before the break of day we were ready
at Pine House for the early morning
train, which we entered, carpet-bag i'll
one hand and smelling saltsin the other,
feeling as if we had oversight ourselves,
or rather not slept all. After getting
fixed in the train-ladies, carpet-bags,
and "things' generally-we thought of
taking nap, but gave up the idea after
falling in with the courteous and hand
some conductor.
The place ofour destination was reached
about half past six o'clock, and we found
our friends awaiting us. They were very
much surprised at seeing my carpet-bag
and hartshorn, and some of them asked if
I was an Insurance Agent, while others
asked if was doctor, and, last Of all,
one bawled out, He is preacher. Don't
you see his white cravut?" 1t seemed
rs if all our friends wanted us to go with
them to their homes, so to avoid being
partial, our little party amiably divided.
After making our choice, we were not
longi reaching the homes of our friends,
where we washed, combed, busted, and,
a.; the Yankees say, "t:died' ourselves
generally, then started for the Church,
but not without first paying due respect
to the fried chicken. o! that fried
chicken would grow OIL the trees in
Edgefield
1 will not attempt description of the
ilourishing village of Batesville. Suffice
it to say that the people are not satisfied
at seeing dwellings,, stores, hotcls and
churches built, but arc now looking
forward to the cause of education. They
intend to build Il High School as an aux
iliarv to the Columbia Female College,
which school will be under the control
OF the Columbia District Conference.
TO take every thing in its order, rs re-
CARDS the Meeting, Love Feast will come
first. This we attended and heard several
ministers give their idea Of religion, and
their experience in embracing ii, which
was very solemn and impressive. The
Rev. David Derrick delivered, at the Love
Feast, very feeling all drcSs, which LEFT
bur few fearless eyes in his audience
Love Feast being over, there was IN in
Permission of about fifteen minutes; and
then those who had left their seas, he
gan to take them again, To listen tn Il
sermon from that great preacher, Bishop
Wightman. It Was not long before the
Church was crowded to overfl. wing, but
by the aid Of few extra seats, and few
seated in the windows, and another ser
vice in the Baptist Church, all, think,
had the pleasure of hearing the word ri |
God preached OH this day. The Bishop
was about one hour and fifteen minutes
in delivering his sermon, of which VIC
need say nothing than that ii was wor
thy of the position he occupies, and the
fame he has acquired. The Lords Sap
per was impressively administered at the
close of the Bishops sermon, before the
whole congregation. The Rev. S. B.
Jones, President of the Female College
at Columbia, preached at night. And.
again, as to his sermon, we will only say
that it was very able, for he is known
far and wide as very prominent minis
ter.
Among the eminent clergymen present,
besides those mentioned, were the Rev.
Sidi Browne, the Rev. Mr., Kilgo, 50 well
known among us for his force and orig-
nality, and the Rev. Mr.. Hnmbert. The
last named gentleman, now preaching in
Chester, has lately gotten up and con-
Quoted one of the grandest revivals of
religion ever known in our State-re-
sultng in the conversion and baptism of
some two hundred souls.
A great and interesting occasion was
this for Batesville; and we'll she may be
proud of it-and of her high tone gen.
erally-her social, moral and material
status.
A night of splendid Batesville hospi-
tality-more fried chicken land at II
o'clock next morning we take the cars
for home. We know Of no pleasanter
place to visit than Batesville. But when
you go there to District Meeting, Mr..
Editor, be sure not to wear white
cravat, 49, B.
Ga- Miss NJ. A. Buie, we are informed,
is about to recover a large amount from