Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-08-01
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shrinks {, no obstacle. are all bent
toward thir .saim Of universal puiifioa..
tion. These millious Of sermons and ex..
hortations, which are constant power for
good; these countless prayers and songs of
praise, on which the heavy.ladon lift their
hearts above the temptations and the sor..
rows Of the world-Aate oil the product Of
faith in Jesus Christ. That which gives us
protection BY day and by night--tle dwell.
!ings we live 10, the clothes we wear, the
institutions Of social order-all those arc
the direct offspring of Christianity. All
that distinguishes us from the Pagan word
ALI that makes US what We are, and all
that stimulates us In the task of making
ourselves better than we are--is Christian.
a beliof in Jesus Christ is the very fountain
head OF everything that is desirable and
praiseworthy in our civilization, and this
civilization is the flower Of timo! Hu-
manity has reached it's noblest thrift,
its grandest attitudes of exoollcnoe,
it's high.wator mark, through the influence
Of this faith"
And if the tree is known by it's fruits,
what can be said against tho treo which
boars suol fruits as these? We shall bo
told that great oorruptions and gigantic
iniquities prevail in tho midst of our best
civilization; but these iniquities woro not
introduced by Christionity-t though they
may have accompanied it in its Introduction.
When the sons Of God come to present
themselves before the Lord, Satan nlso
oomos with them. The iniquities which
disgrace SO called Christian civilization,
are the remnants of old heathenism noyor
yet purged out. They are tho works of
tho flesh, tho fruits of that evil tree which
is as deadly to day as it was when it first
sprung up outaido the gates of paradise.
Tho crimes which arc charged upon Christ.
ondom, and which arc perpetratcd undor
tho name of Christian civilization, are com
mlttod in direct defiance of every prcccpt
of tho gospel Of Christ.
All that is best aud purest in human
civilization springs from Christianity; but
II christianity prevailed absolutely, and all
things were subject to the dominion of its
moral forco, how soon the desert would re-
joice and blossom as tho rose, how soon tho
waste places Of our civilization would Ia
built up, how soon the dark, and falII. and
stagnant pools Of vice and gR would be-
dried, and days Of blessing. would como
suoh as the Garth has tiover seen. Ilc who
spreads Ohristiapiy advances tho greatest
mofa' re9o::a..lon that tho world has known;
hds' %9Ho scattors the word of God in its
living, healing power, sows tho seed for tho
most glorious harvest that earth has over
borne, and shall roap precious fruitago in
tho great day Of ipgatheriug.
GpppNrvoor IA A ,o,,,u. MI
Vict force on tho Greenwood and Augusta
road are now at work just above Dorn's
Mine. Seventeen miles, of the road in a
continuous line have boen graded and about
an additional mile in detached sections.
Owing to the extremely hot weather the
hands are not being pressed aud in order to
avoid the sun the force is working in the
woods. About one-sevehth of the oonyicts
aro unable to do any work although they
are comfortably clothed and carefully sup
piled 10 all their wants. About oue.half of |
the South Carolina end of the road has
already been finished and at the same rate
of progress the entire line will be completely
graded during the next nine months. The |
affairs Of the company are 10 most Aour..
shing and encouraging condition. OIL
some twenty.six thousand dollars subscribed
'nly niue thousand dollars have been paid
Dto the treasury. The balance of the
amount will be paid as the necessities of
;he enterprise require. The company en- .
ploys threo oversecrs, six day, and one
eight, guards, 3 commissary sergeant and
gcDeral superintendent. Tho ayerogo
monthly expenses run up to five hundred
and ten dollars: for the guards, s1GO:
for feeding and caring for oonviots, $3.50;
Tor superintendcrt's ssla.y, $100. In add.
lion to these ordinary expenses there is a
contingent outlay of several hundred dollars
Z, for clothing and tools every three months.
The expenses of tho road are all paid up to
date, punctually paid, and for every months
work since tho enterprise was put into
practical operation tho treasurer of tho
company has coar receipt, cloan balance
'hoct The road has months supply in
wages and food awsys on hand. Three
wealthy companies hayo already indicated
heir desire to iron and equip tho road as
loon as the grading has been completed and
hero is now no doubt That tho undertaking
will be completely finished during the noxt
'wolvo or fifteen months. Captain Grant is
It work on the Augusta end of tho limo
With small force Of hands and has graded
'bout three miles. After finishing previous
contract in upper Georgia he will put his
ull equad of four hundred hand to work on
he Greenwood road and rush his end Of tho
inc right through TO completion. This
Dad is the grandest mark Of energy and /
enterprise 10 the South.
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