The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1880-09-30

Twelve Riie Camp. Meeting en-.
braeed last sGnday. We did not have
thel pleasure ct attending either day of
its progress but ato inf0rmed chat the
crowd ipAttendance on Sunday was
large ans orderly. DIR. s. B. Jones,
the Presi6ng Elder, preached tho LII
o'clock sesnon, which, we are informs,
ed, was very fine, as bis sermons usu-
ally are, and attracted the close atten>
tion Of his large audience during the
entiro tmo of its delivery. We be.
love u everything that promotes re-
iiglol and morality, but have thought
tor several years that camp meetings
hive eutlivedi their usefulnass. In the
primitive days of the country, when it
was not possible to reach tho sparceiy
settled people and supply their spirit>
ual wants, was perhaps we'll enough
to have ca&np-m eetings so shat tho
people might collect for pailes around
ahd hear the aospsi for several suc-
cessivo days during the year, and have
But that time has. passed. There is
not family in all this country that
can not now reach q church of some
denomination every Sunday and hear
the gospel expounded, and, besides,
carry their children TO Sunday School
and bring them up in the way they
should go. At these meetings there
IS generally an absence of rowdyism
SO lamentably prevalent at camp-meet-
ings. At an ordinary church meeting
if person misbehaves and disturbes
tho exercises he can be detected
and punished, but it is quite different
at camp~meetings. There thoy have
the darkness of night to shield them
as we'll as confederates to watch while
they commit their evil acts, and are
rarely ever detected. The result is, in
our humble opinion, that more evil
than good is generally accomplished.
We do not say this ns reflection up
on our Methodist friends, for we be-
lieve the highest and best motives ac-
tuate them in holding their camps
meetings, but the evils We speak of do
exist and there is no way TO avoid
them except by the entire discontin-
uanco of campm meetings.
Hagood. Alexander & Co. have Just
received from New York, full line
of Fall and Winter Goods. Call and
examine their large and select stock
before buying. Thoy can plcase you
in prices ard quality.
New RoAD.-Tho citizons of Pump>
kintown township arc opening q new
public road, leading from Mr.. Matthew
Gillispio's, at Pumpllintown, to "A. Il.
Tallcy's, on Suluda river, whore it in
to: sccts tho Jones' Gap road near
Middle Saluda. In addition to the
work performed by tho citizens, we
arc informed Chat MIR. Talloy.i is coll
tributing l.bcrally Of his own means,
and has given the light-ot,way through
Il valuable portion of his bottom land.
Tho liberalily OF Mr.. Tailey is to be
commended and shows him to he II
public spirited, progressive citizen,
which In recognized by all tho citizens
OF Tho County, as was evincod Ivy the
worry handsome vote given him for re-
nomination to the Office of County
Commissioners in our recent primary
election. Tho Highway Supervisors
Of that township, Matthew Gillispio
and w. b. Jones, aro making other
Important and necessary changes III
tho public roads of that towuship.-
Thoy have commenced TO rcgrnde and
put in thorough condition tho road
leading from Mr.. Gillispic's TO Holly
Springs Church in order 10 meet tho
depot they expect TO be established or
tho A. u f. B. V. X. II. at Lhut place.
They also intend improving tho road
from Pumpkintown to Ovlenoy church
These gentlemen are certainly tho
right men in the right place, and if
they continue to improve the public
roads in the future as they have COM
menccd, generations yet unborn will
rise up and call them blessed.