The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-09-24

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The account here given Of the samples and
terest, but what mightbe stated or nnmefDIs
families who once lived nndexerctsed 81 marx
whose names have become ~extinctin X6by-
Vile. The namc OF Neeiy disappearedio over
10 years ago, and oniya single Sample can be
found, Capt. John B., OF Greenwood yiciulty,
aaSe r f g s sSaa sssnSse % s e E sas 9 Sssssa l aasa,
among his ~descendants1
THEIR RELIGIONS.
The original sample md Nicely were Pres
bytcriarls ofthe strictcst of b sect. They
know the Bible as ~expOunded through4the
Westminster Confession and ad1unet Cate
chtsm,-they believed II as tile church 10.
the Apostles, and could toll how, during the
lapse OF centuries, and the dark ages, an Rpos-
tIlic succession, q gospef prDn1tse, Of tstrne DO.
LEVERS was kept up BY the Waidenseas and
tains Of Switzerland and Eerinany-4a sort sof
sub rnnriIe telegraph connecting With
Calvin and John Knox as fss Liverpool and
st. Johns. n. ]. They believed that Christ
3 al ss. f sra Sn ssl sssM "a 8 a ; s,ssasq psosi seat sesy
made were apparent, and sforelSnowfDg snli
thingsas He could damn any, tho few that
were saved were the elect before the sfounda-
tons. The lost were the multitude Hepassed
BY beyond shsir reach peshepss Sat T., sight e:
~ SFsS
lust Deserts, was eternal punishment With
bona J1de fire and birthstone. They saw the
adyentcf Meth0distn ind rocotled dths gsun-
stitute Of works for faith, their Idea being
well preserved was worth pounds Of works.
The Cokes, Asburys; Dannelieys iluds Dnnn0l
dys, with their grave gyisage and BhadybeifS
scass ard mpttcn: leg pants S,mp.ssses them
teaching and working-they were not OF the
household OF filth as they a~pDrehended, and
not therefore Within the covenant. IreEnern-
her justSS0 years ago hearing q Calvtnisttcsd fs
the original sample against encouragement VI
the wOrks,Of cisinp-rnectings and peri0dicsd
religious excitements, ~ having no good, bat
evil In them, no stibstituts for fnitii and sound
believing, md .c0nld return from their long
.repose and find among their dcscendants the
Westminster Confession exchanged for the
discipline and Episcopni Liturgy they worild
be shocked, could they hear that ninODg The
tiopsetoid OF their " faith, many bid
agony was Vfthe SOU, they would stamp II us
ulsc,sunlesg they knew tiowit really was aud
Us, aud could they have been present ct the
late Centennial celebration at Cedar SPRING.
and see and hear q Representative brother, d..
shake bands with him OF works and 5recog.
nize him ind bis as brethren inc neither the
covenant OF grace, they wofld have safdlI
cant tell what-may be-, san eyilgdaysshas
surely, eG,ne !, Or perhaps We dldn's Leave 2
The original Samples md Neelys and their
Immediate descendants held the Isaptist ~
not Of theStrte filth, notwithstanding the lat-
and DEGREES, and held more stalwafts WIN
held so far TO include fhec yerinstang punish.
mentor Infants for the Sins they might or
wonld liny5 committed had they lived 10
ioctrire preached. but any years ago heard
an old divine who years before had. IL Mnus
witnesses and oral testimppyistob be beiiev-
ed preached IL until outside pressure and the
disturbance Of female mothers Of hts fiock
caused him TO dcsist. THAT the sd0ctrine was
not heretical Us proven blythe fact that he
and other Of the same ~expountinx were moi
held to answer before tho church tribu-
.nals.
DANCING
Another matter worth stating in this cons
ncction Is, that the originals amries md. Nee
.lys and their Immediate progeny were not
opposed To dancing. as their dnnrhterB were
especially fond OF dancing and lndnised onen
on all proper occasions, which sattsfes INC
know no such words as ACKNOWLEDGMENT to lie
teachings or the church and Of ipnrentsts But
then II should be stated tiiatthe only chance
then WIS the o~llfashfoncd reel where the ons
II Isns' n aonsd y d ANY was s, xlta ar ans t e Fl he oE q
around the waist had not then sprung 9, as MI
forwards In the lower dens and salons OF Par
Is, and introduced on this side OF the water.
Abold man he would havo been who wouid
more the old folk at home, with round dance
proposal. The round dance of 40 years ago
only, and the Methodist harmony and pro
.ceeding at the sight OF; thought OF any Kind
of dance has certainly worked new light on
seemed scarcely to know what 70 Do about
1t.
Another matter, too. proper to be stated fs,
that the original Samples and Nee7ys and
their Immediate descendants entertained the
mostadyanced ideas OF their days on the sub-
|jcct OF education which was that only those
pursuits required classical educltibn, TO The
farmer or mechenfc, money andtine expend-
ed above reading, writing ana arithmetic "a
the raIe Of three and gfaf1mar, (a56ut the
Money 1atsee; fRlol0n away way aaSid tssy S SidH ZEE ass
in being taxed 10 school other mems children
The school master was abroad much In those
days, and such convictions were not calcuia.
.sat 70 was ste Of Incidental niaa; AR Bensit i Wss, t hsst they
demanded IN educated clergy to exponnd log.
irally, to be able to exhort to repentance, and
tell how much religion he had, n how b
felt. didt': atall answer their drmandsS They
wanted an educated clergyman, and who said
as little about himselfas possible. and as they
were opposed on principle to clergyman liv'
ing and supporting h{s family entirely on
his congregation, he was compelled. 70 helE
ct al. and their predecessors could bare testi;
fies, and teaching was all they conId do, and
thus many an Abbeville boy was abducted In.
TO o liberal education without the intention
or fOrethought OF his parents, John z, Cal
houn would nc doubt have been lost TO histo-
ry but for the circumstance that the family
pastor was compelled to splice nm insufficient
stipend by teaching. Some may say that 9nE
niggardly, but 1t was not that altogether,
They considered II their cross 70 pay 50, Sll
ana $40 per head OF family, and thatthe pas
tor should boar his part Of the cross by sop.
porting himself as near as he could, for with.
ont that he could %,i not come up through gte9 y
place, ifnot sacrilegious Tor o minister to &C;
cuntlate money. 1fhe could marry. 1t land
rich mems sons were rarely called IN those
days) well and good, and n SO his dock should
have the benefit Of smaller contributions
Just enough to show the relation and connec.
ton between people and pastor, The Sam,
Piles and Neelys were in null appreciation ano
practice Of the highest charities Of their day :
they never failed to give a poor stranger food
and nights lodging gratis. II he behaved him.
self. and 1t was no uncommon thing for them
to pi6w out Of the grass, per self or by proxy,
a sick male orwidowed neishbor. They were
sively 10 all afiictions Of the good Lord. bu1
they were plain spoken people ond the m9re
so in the degree Of piety "a comm endab!f
traftin those days) and were apt to tell their
neighbors their whole mind about persons
and things-they were quick to resent an AZ
'front.', and whoever Smote one or them on
the cheek was sure to- receive o smiGe In re-
turn. And II, in this account, which explains
q large class OF others OF the day In religious
morals, manners and sentiments, any deftec-
lion or short-comIng OF scriptural Injunction
be detected, 1t must be remembered that they
were sound In the faith and true believers,
they read the scriptures with the Westmip.
stcr key in hsnds. kept holy, the Sabbath.
feared the Lord n kept his Commandments
as far as in them lay and Taught their chill
dren to do the same m fearfully did they
teach of the Lord: His power to create and de-
stroy, His great Mercy In the election OF any
of the Adam family after his great transgress-
ion, were the protective themes Of family dis.
course and impression. They taught their
children and enforced parental obedience,
they inculcated honesty in thought, word,
deed, chastity n circunspection and TO
Do unto others as they woul have others to
do unto them: And there is abundant EVIL
dence TO day that those substantial teachings
have borne fruit AMI are still in bearing to-
day rs seen most notably in o local. pdblic
sentiment That enforces most certainly the
punishment for moral ~delinquences and yio-
lations OF law, whether committed In bare
foot or high heel quarters, which estimates
virtue and high qualities at their par value,
and makes the commission OF o mean or low
thing so scorchlng te the perpetrator that he
is benefited by seeking a homo anywhere