The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-06-19
GRASSY GREEN STRATFORD.
The quietest Town-Morc Of the Grass-More
Women than Men-The Rev. Arthur
slcan-Faith Work-Miss Custiss
and others Healed-Cool weather
Strattord sketches-No flies
Going fishing, &c.

! either Of the supreme quiet Of the
people and the exquisite refresh
ment afforded by its everlasting and
never ending slopes and levels of
green and portive lrXuries. 1t is
the quietest place our eyes have
ever rested on, and but for the con-
tinual passage of the trains, one
might rest under the dclusion that
it was enjoying long and health
ful rest. But the swift trains wake
up the echoes as they come and as
they go, the livelong day and the
night-it is no uncommon thing
for two and even four to pass each
other at the uniform speed of be-
tween thirty-fve and forty miles per
hour, and it is novel sight to look
at q passing train from the window
ofanother-the one opposite to you
looking as if it were a row Of toy
cars, so very small do they seem.
For every one man or boy seen
on the streets ones vision is graft
fed by the sight Of six or eight
women. Men are few here in day
light, as the most Of them have oc
cupation in Bridgeport, and other
contiguous towns, some even ''earn
their bread by the sweat Of their
brows' in distant New York. Most
times the streets are nearly desert
ed, and only the butcher with his
strong and husky black beard, the
fish dealer, and if one walks on the
main street on which are the half
dozen stores and the post-olfice, SUI
perintended by pretty, active
miss, and a few men seen. AS
each passenger train becomes due,
the stiffness is broken by the quick
moving Stratfordite skurrying
across the common to catch the
train. Everything and everybody
moves quickly here, minutes time
makes all the difference, for one
moment lost and the train leaves
you. No one is left however, the
people understand the value Of
time, and are therefore always on
time. AS soon as train leaves,
silence reigns supreme, and not a
soul is seen, but in five or ten min
utes, the same running, hurrying,
skurrying is seen again-and SO it
is all day. Yes, Stratford is dear,
delightful, quiet solitude.
This is the home of the Rev. Ar
thur Sloan, the Faith Worker. We
had the pleasure of attending one
Of his meetings last evening, and
were much impressed with the
truths which he uttered. Read |
James V, ii & Is. If this were
some light or trivial subject We could
make ourselves understood, but it
is full of significance, Of solemn,
religious thought, and we can only
say from what we have seen, and
what we have heard, that we believe
Miss Curtiss in whose house these
meetings are held, is living and
active example Of the working Of
Faith. For twenty-five years she
had been afflicted, and only at brief
intervals had been exempt from
pain and could walk. In March
last, to use her own expressive Ian
guage, she ':carried her trouble to
the Lord, and believcd,' and hel
Faith was so strong that from that
moment ':she was healed" We
have seen this lady, have spoken
to her, and have felt the warm pres
sure Of her hand, have looked into
her clear, truthful eyes, and there
is no mistaking the evidence. We
will relate one or two other instan-
ces. A lady was brought here a
few weeks ago, from New York.
She could not walk and suffered in.
tense, agonizing pains in her feet,
and she had been in that condition
for years. She came, was the sub
ject Of special, earnest prayer, was
anointed by Mr.. Sloan, believed.
and was Instantly healed. She 'ralk-
Ell TO her temporary home, quar-
ter Of q mile, and today is eceU.
Mr.. Sloan's mind was led in this
direction only few months ago,
and about the first OF January, he
believed that God would make him
His instrument in Healing those
who would take hold Of the revealed
promise, and with humble and
child-like simplicity believe in the
Faith. We are thus particular, BE-
cause we would have Cur readers
understand and see the truth rs it
bears upon us. We confess to
skepticism when first told Of this,
but it is all clear and bright now.
in pursuit of this feeling, the Rev.
gentleman, made his two children
both affiicted,one with weak ankles,
which prevented its standing square
ly upon its feet, and the other with
muscular twitching in hands and
Cacc-the subjects ofspecial prayer,
humbly bcseeching the interposition
of the Almighty in their healing.
His prayer was answered--the next
morning the blessed, gratifying
sight of one child walking, and the
other relieved Of the painful contor.
tions Of its body, gladdened his
sight. Mr.. Sloan is 4 Christian
gentleman, thoroughly and heartily
devoted to the work he is engaged
in, and is besides o ripe scholar,
and his thoughts are clothed in
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