Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1877-08-23

Walhala will open on the first Thursday in Sep
tcmher. Wc hope to SEQ many students from
tho country, and That the classes will DO well
filled in oil tho departments. Money invested
in educating your children cannot be spent or
stolen, but will remain nevor failing source of
inoomein times Of need. The samo amount of
money that an education will cost caunot be so
remuneraively invested in any other article
under the sun.
From "0ar Church Paper" August 10th,
published at New Market, Shenandoah County,
Virginia, wc copy tho following cheering item
in reference to Adgcr College at this place: "By
q letter just received VIC learn that Walhalla,
South Carolina, is fully aroused on The subject
OF having college, now that Newbcrry is being
removed to its old homo. In ono months time
$4,000 have been subscribed as m endowment
for college TO tako the place Of tho former,
whose buildings will afford q local habitation
for ihc new ono. We congratulate Walhalla on
such determination and prospective success"
the, evening of tho 30th of July, from which
Mr.. J. J. Hooper, q citizen of our neighboring
village of West Union, barely escaped WITH his
life. While riding along road in Jackson
County, North Carolina, some seven miles from
Cashiers Valley, the lightning struck tree
about 40 feet from tho road and the electricity
scattered in every direction, some of j! striking
the mule which Mr.. Hooper was riding,
killing 1t instantly. Mr. II. says he did not
receive even tho slightest shock, though others
200 yards distant in cabin, were severely
shocked. The flash wns not vivid nor the report
loud to him, and occurred 50 suddenly and un
cxpcctcdly rs 10 hardly excite him. The cloud
had passed over and light rain was FILLING at
the time.
Many wonder at the rapid progress made by
the Baptists Of late days They operate only
on adults and many of their converts come from
those who were sprinklcd in childhood. They
have much to contend against wherc it is easy
sailing to other denominations, especially the
unplcnsantncss, not to say exposure, of submit
ting to the baptismal ric We can account for
their success only by the freshness and power
Of preaching as coming from Baptist pulpts
Not one in ono hundred Baptist preachers uso
manuscript, and very few even have notes
Their preaching is in an casy convincing style
utilizing every natural object to illustrate and
give point TO their expressions. Other dcnomi-
nations, who follow the manuscript and uso
formal style, might profit from tho originality
and freshness of the Baptists
Rev. Dr.. J. G. Ilidcn, of Grccnville, has bccn
preaching in tho Baptist Church at Wahalln
since last Monday. We have always regarded
him the most remarkable man VIC ever heard in
the pulpit for the clear, forciblc practical pre-
scnlation of tic truth. lie counts style, elegant
diotiOn and rounded sentences as nothing when
they stand III the way Of clearncss, striking for
the truth in n way so simple as to bc counted by
some for rudcncss, but so powerful as to carry
conviction to every hearcr. We have heard men
say religion was n matter Of sense and feeling,
and that it could not stand the test Of the reason
md Judgment. We consider the reverse to be
true, and any person who will hear DR.. EIiden
will say he appeals only to the reason and the
judgment, and by the convincing power of truth
alone arouscs the feelings and awakcns the
affections How different from the ordinary
preaching of learned men, who loo often mys,i:y
i'll the gloss and tinscl Of Il scnsc.ess vcrbiacc
mis,aking sound for instruction and rounded
sentences for cloQucncc. TO present the truth
of the Gospel plan of salvation in its simplest
gnrb is true ccqucncc and power. and this Dr.
liiacn does, drawing all his illustrations from
practical life.
Rev. y. G. Lyon came up So Walhalla on
Tuesday night from Pendictnn, where he had
been engaged in protractcd meeting in the
Baptist Church. The meeting has been in
progress three weeks and three days and is
stli progressing without abatement of inter
est, the attendance on Tuesday night hcing ~
lnrgc, aud by some estimated rs larger than
II any time during the meeting. Up to this
time % have joincd tho Baptist Church, So by
Joined Tnc>dny night. and others arc cxprctc |.
il ministers eau Dc Ind to continue the work
The church is constantly c.uw,led with inter.
cStcd Ils;cncrA. The meeting has Teen con.
Quoted mainly by Dr. Meudcnhail and Rev.
Lyon. thnugh Revs. Strickland and Moray,
OF Anderson. and perhaps others. have added
some 20 The work. Rev. Murray is now ut
Pcna!cton in the work. Great goad has
donhtIcSs been acc ,mpli>hedn other cnrchcs,
which IN time will manifest itself by acccs.
sions to their membership. Seven have
joined the Methodist and others are expected
10 join all the different churches at pcndlcton.
This has been II rich shower Of divine grace
shed abroad through the ncighborhood of old
Pcndlcton, ut which all our readers will re.
jocc.
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