The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-11-16

MR. EDITOR: desire through you pa
per TO express my sincere thanks to the
good people OF Carmel, Mount Pleasant and
Pickens Q. II. churches for their great
kindness to myself and family since we
have come among them. I have now been
presching TO these three churches for the
last six months, and have during this time.
met with increasing expressions of regard
and app ecialion My family moved up
from Laurens c. II. last July, and ON the
10Th Of the same month went into the Par
sonage, near Carmel Church. On our ar "
rival at the Parsonage we were met by the
good people Of this church and welcomed
to II table loaded with the good things of
mis- life, also a supply for future u g OF
flour, sugar, coffee, potatoes, ..cabbnge,
butter, chickens, beef, SC. We lived "A
little more than three months in the Par
Sonage, and all this time nothing but ex-
pressions Of fkindness, (not in words, but in
deeds) flowed in upon us in q perpetual
stream.
But the people of Mount Pleasan, are
not people 10 be left behind in doing
good things In August following our ar
rival at the Parsonage, while | was absent
from home preaching 1T n protrncted IN eet-
ing, company from this church came
down TO see my family, bringing with them
tokens of welcome and love. l was sorry
| was not ut home but l understand the
kind visitors and those visited had n happy
day together; the former leaving when they
departed unmistakuble signs that they too,
had large and open hearts for receiving
their Past or elect who had recently come
among them. There arc some ladies' in
This church who mi ght hmve fitly been ma
med Dorcas for surely they have her spirit
On account Of educational facilities. |
and family reluctantly left the Parsonage
near Carmel Church, November l, arrived
ut Pickens Court House same evening.
meeting kind reception here by the ladies
who had prepared for our coming by hav
ing table really for the hungry. Some
of us give no uncertain response to this
exhibition of kindness. Thursday and
Friday were spent in putting up and ad-
jnstng things generally. On Friday even
ing, while sitting by the fire musing, mot
thinking Of anything of the sorr) heard
some one as thought nj the door. | arose
to open he door, and when this was done.
behold the yard and piazza were full of
people, headed by Major Bradley. thew
poured in Prcsbyierinns, Methodists and
Bnptiss Old men, middle aged and chill
drcn, till the room was full Major Brad
ley 1t seems had been appointed to speak
for the whole company, which he did in n
few expressive words, telling me that with
out respect to denomination they had conc
TO give me n ''Pounding,' which wns nhun.
dainty confirmed by the bundles which lay
'hick all around. l was so excited that
hnrdly khew what | d. say in respunse
to this plcnsant surprise. For fear have
not said what | should, or as | ought.
here return my sine re thank, ror all tho
kindness shown me from al, three Of nv
churches, und for that manifested by our
good Baptist and Mc,hodists of this place.
| There are four Presbyterian churches in
Pickens County, md one half the members
Of Carmel Church are in Anderson county
with the exception Of DR. Riley (trom Wal
ha!Ia) who breaches at Central, there is
not another Presbyterian preachers voice
heard in MI Pickcus County. Surely there
| is great work here that should be done.
and much greater than ever Gun hc done
with The means employed At present.
a. L NICnoLsoE