Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-09-26
From tho Christian Observer
Incidents of the E'estIIcnCe In
Memphis, Tenn.
DY REV. W. +. Boaas, D. D.


Messrs. Editors: uso part Of tho hours
devoted to refrcshment, after tho DAVIS
tolls, to public acknowledgment of the
kindness Of the good people of DR.. Lowry's
church in forwarding through Brother
Chichester, collection of S17.10 for the
necessities of tho poor Of my charge and of
the city. They have passed through tho
deep waters, and know how to sympathize
with those who arc in trouble. May the
Lord reward them hundred .old l have
boon thinking of tho contrast between their
condition and mine at this moment. They
are "sheep without shepherd but I may
be termed shepherd without shocp; for Of
tho $50 communicates in my charge
scarcely twenty are left within the oorpo.
rate Limits of tho CITY. All havo fed be-
fore tho terrible destroyer. This being tho
case offered my services to the Howard
Association, and am cooperating with
them caring for the sick, carrying supplies,
securing nurses and burying the dead.
Let ME give some of tho days incidents
that your readers may realize our situation.
was sent out to No. liz Washington
street, with the physicians order to remove
three sick children to the city hospital.
They had been abandoned by their father,
"Col." d.; who in days past was somewhat
conspicuous as city politician The mo-
ther lay dead with her new born babo in an
adjoining room, and these throo little ones
were lying on the same bed, one showing
unmistakablo symptoms of "hlack yomit,"
and another not fur from TINT fatal symptom.
When DIR. NJ. tclegraphed tho facts to tho
absent husband and father, ho only an
sWered: "Iake caro- of my family!r'
AS rode in company with brother Dan.
lel to tho gate of tho city hospital, the
ambulance. brought lovely child Of three
yoars-so like ono of my own darliDgs
whose innocent prattlc has been helping to
refresh mo, that was quite overcome. Her
dear little head nestled on its little bed
but alas! the oyos wcro closed in uncon
seriousness. 1t will probably be awakened
only by tho songs of angels and the "Ho
sannas' of the children who stand before
the throne. The sight of suoh Innocence
appeared to move hearts all too familiar
with suffering, And it seemed to mo that
there was spooial tenderness in the hands
that lifted the slight burden from the
ambulance to tho ward, filled to oyerAowing
with women and ohildron. For it is a
marked contrast Of this epidemic as com
pared with that of 1878, that it soizes with
terrible ferooity upon young children. l
havo already seen, in the fow days, moro
ohildron stricken than I did in all tho
season of that fearful time.
In another ward wife sat in agony by
the cot upon which her husband was rayine
in wild dolirium, while hor nursing babo
lay near by.
These arc some of tho things which
saw on this solemn Sabbath afternoon.
write them now not knowing. of oonrsc
vi whether | shall bo able to writo tomorrow.
They will holp to show, hopo, how loud
tne call is Tor eympathy, prayer and help.
Tho hrat use shall mako of the sum 70
mitted, If arm spared, will be to buy
shoes f'r little orphan boy whom I wish
TO sona away. The next, to buy broad and
meat for a worthy oolored woman with q
large family of hoIpless children.
- must seek rest for to morrows work, T
write In an elegant suburban villa which
mas been put at my disposal. Hero my
family find shelter which ia safo for the
present at least. The horse is harnessod in
the stable, and the lantern beside nv bed
that may hurry at once if taken, to the
physicians and nurses in tho oity, and nv
loved onos saved from exposure.
Brother Daniel is srejoioing over tho rapid
recovery Of his wifo.
ANY contributions sent to me. oaro of tba
aoWard = :.a es Association, Momphis, shall bo
faithfully applied.
Il VIM. Il. BOGGS,
Pastor of the I'd Presbyterian Church.
|, BEST COTTON PIcKIEa.--Mr. Frank
loon told us few days ago that ono Of his