The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-03-30
Letter From Philadelphia.


some interest to your readers, | have
concluded to give you few iems,
having spent two consecutive winters
here, and whilst Philadelphia is a
good place to learn of human nature
as well as science, it is not so well
calculated to make a Southern man
feel at home, because Of want of
that hospitable and social feeling thai
we OF the South look upon as an ally
of religion, and without which, we
had rather be out of the world than
in it, especially, if we ieel that we
are prepared tor better life beyond.
The average Philadelphian is a
vide awake, energetic hurry>up fell
low-has no time for much social Ell
Joyment. If he be professor of re
Igion, is on the phIegmatic order,
not ardent nor impulsive like many
of his denomination are further South.
lie supports his pastor, has a fine
church in which to worship, and has
deal of commendablc church pride.
The preaching OF the clergy, with
but few exceptions, is not Of revival
character, and when they do have
revival it is quiet one. Even
Moody and Sankey's meetings that
would have perfectly enthuscd any
ordinary Southern congregation of
worshippcrs, bad but little visible eff
feet upon the one million of persons
that attended them while in this city.
Such zeal, energy and perseverance,
o accomplish good is but seldom seen
as these servants Of the Most High
manifested. And as tor Mr.. SAuky's
singing, | ! ever expect to her sweets
er till [ hear it in heaven. There
were only about two hundred of the
multitLdes that thronged to hear
them that protcssed conversion. The
result Of their meetings was nothing
like as great as was anticipated.
think the people thought too much of
them and not enough of him whose
servants they are.
There are about 100 churches in
this city and 10000 Protestant
Church members, 100000 of whom
are females. So out of the 10000
souls in this large town, there are on
~ $4,000 male Protestant Church
members. There are 250,OOO adults
in this city that never attend church,
and 100000 persons that are thought
to belong to the desperately wicked
class.
There are 1000 drinking saloons
and lager beer enough annually
drank to form canal 8 feet deep, 12
feet wide and II miles long. What
a field for Good Iemplars9
The Centennial is now the theme
for all classes to discourse upon.-
The buildings arc quite wonderful as
we'll as extensive. They cover about
800 acres in Fairmount Park, and
are visited daily by tens Of thvus-
ands. The Main Building covers 81
acres, the body IS Of iron. the founda
ton granite. Machinery Hall covers
nearly II acre, and is of wood, iron
and piers OF masonry.-The Art Gal
lery is bait OF Granite, glass and iron
and is intended as a memorial of the
Centennial Exhibition, and reposi.
tory for paintings, statnary and 9th
er works of art. The building is 3G5
feet in length, 210 feet in width, so
feet in height, and is surmounted by
dome. The dome rises from the
center of the cdifice, $50 feet from
the ground. Tie large figure on the
dome personatcs Columbus. The fig
ures at each corner of the dome typi>
fy the four quarters Of the globe =
Each pavilion displays window 30
feet high and 10 feet wide, it also
ornamented with tile work, wreaths
OF oak and laurel, 13stGrs in the ireze,