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p.ea,an, time w.rn :hcn ""'.nS tno-e Tao
day
Ga ourarriyal a, the house ot worship used
io.nr!y IL the Pre,byterians and Me'hod!>ts,
-,raa,ed "a, tie northern end of the village in
icar.c.l rrore. we found few persons
arady assembled, although II was quite
early, and soon tee people Of the surrounding
country began 10 arrive, IN pairs and by fam
lies. All prepared 70 remain until the Conclu-
son ot III. evening service. Taking a short
q. -,roll abou, the village, we returned to find
services already commenced. Rev. J. H.
/ Foult delivered an excellent sermon from the
! text Gone for all things are now ready etc 4,
I making use of the invitation To the fcas; rs a
.
the iiim,ness of the excuses rendered by
those who declined the invitation H.. was
listened to with profound attention by his in
iriiigrut audience. Al tie conclusion of the
morning service the congregation repaired TO
the grove aud partook Of "A bountful rcpa>t.
one of the attractive features Of which was
bountiiul supply Of good, strong, warm coffee,
which l. not common al basket dinners.
The hour for assembling again having ar.
rived the congregation repaired 10 the house
ahd witnessed the session of the third quar-
,erly conference of the Buuf River Circuit
When the conference adjourned, by request
Of few ladies, we conferred the "Dauglter,
Degree on eight or ten female relatives of
Master NasOns who were entitled to it. The
congregation remained about the church until
the beginning OF evening service, except the
residents OF the village and their guests. We
(selt and witr) accepted the pressing invita-.
ton of our ho,pirable friend H. F. Vickers
and his csiimable lady to take tea with them.
We returned 10 the church soon after dark and
had the pleasure Of listening TO an eloquent
and earnest appeal of Rev. ]. L. Wright 10
his audience to open the doors of their hearts
to the knocking of the Spirit, which had the
rfIcc, Of bringing several to inquire the way
of salvation. This jealous divine conducted
The meeting for more than week almost
alone, beiag assisted only short time by Mr.
BouIt. May he ENJOY the fruits of his labor.
We were the guests for the night of that
amable, generous and pious christian lady
Mrs. VI &. Baird and her interesting family,
who entertained us in that transformations ard
courteous manner which always makes us feel
at home. This kind and atTectionate mother
has need to be proud of her moral, intelligent
and refined children, who are living examples
uf the .dutary effect of early moral and reli-
sous training.
On Sunday there was 4 large congregation
II church, and about the same programme
was observed as the day before, excep, tina,
here were some eight or nine received into
he church during the morning service and
and love feast i'll the afternoon,
n;tead of conference. We could not remain
or the afternoon and evening services. but
earn that several more were added 10 the
,hurch at night.
The crops that we saw down there, and in |
act from here TO Alto, looked tin", with one
exception, and that was one that hadn't been |
but we believe the Baird brothers |
lad the largest cotton We saw, large portion |
If which was eight feet high and well branch
ID and boiled.
The road had been recently worked and
placed in a splendid condition, except in
lew places, which made the drive very pleas
ant. One of those exceptions, however, is
4 very serious one. The road from Mr.. Vii
ard's TO the junction Of the Winnsboro and
Alto roads is in a wretched condtion-almost
in places-and i, is capable, too,
Of being made one of the best roa ds in the
parish. That road ought to be worked, and
that at once.