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DUE WEST, Sept. lO, 1885.
"Children's Day" occurred at Shiloh
church, Antreville. on last Saturday,
the Sth. We had an invitation to be
present. When we arrived on the
ground we found q good crowd pres
ent, though there was some confusion
inaehe day of meeting. The Aduer'
tiscr had it published for Friday. Rev.
Bethea is the young and energic pas
tor of this people-a good looking, live,
active man. Mr.. L. P. Harkness is
the efficient superintendent-a good
man in the right place. He runs the
Sabbath School twelve months in the
year-a thing hard to do in the coun.
try.
Mr.. Harkness had asked our worthy
young friend, Prof. w. G. Bell to act as
chairman of the meeting. He did 81
most gracefully, making neat intro.
ductory speech.
The exercises were opened with q
beautiful anthem from the choir, led
by Superintendent Harkness. Miss
Lizzie Lipfo,d presiding with much
grace and beauty at the organ.
Out Of four regularly invited speak.
ers the writer was the only one pres
ent-the crossing and other things
preventing. We were called on and
made them a talk on Sabbath School
work-a work in which we feel a deer
interest.
Prof. Bell announced that there
would be an intermission of one hou,
for dinner. The choir sang splendid
ly two or three more beautiful anthems
and dinner was announced. We were
invited to the carriage of our estima
BILE friend DR.. Bell /: Mr.. Hardness anG
others joining dinners here. W.
found the good ladies that presided a
this dinner complete hosts. We en-
joyed their kindness very much.
In the afternoon Rev. Bethea made
a most excellent address, appropriate
and in every way suitable to the occa
sion.
The good people of Shiloh have th.
happy faculty of giving the speakers
their undivided attention.
Shiloh is large church of a mem
bership of 200. 1t would seem pity
that it could not have all the time O
one man. Rev. Bethea has four charg
es, with a membership of 800. This
will break down any man. The vine
yard is too large. He ought to have
help. Shiloh, if worked up, coul6
take all the time of one man and sup
port him too.
We met quite number of friends
and made new acquaintance. The
aged patriarch, Mr.. John Thomas Had
dor was out. He is 50 years old-just
the age of my gradfather Squire John
Speer when he was drowned in Rocky
River at Lowndesville just above
where the double bridges now stand
Mr.. Haddon thinks that our children
enjoy much greater privileges than
their forefathers did. He thinks oul
people more refined and not as bad as
when he was young. SO in old age
our friend takes hopeful view of his
country.
We enjoyed the occasion very much
at Shiloh. We heard the superintend'
ent express himself as highly pleased
with the day. "Children's Day" is
exceedingly interesting.
The committee on Erskine Campus
consisting of Prof. Hood, Prof. Young
DR.. Grier, and Mr.. J. E. Tood have
gone to work in dead earnest to beauti-
fly the campus, lay off walks, flower
beds, grass plats, and so on. Nothing
is more needed in the town of Due
West than this very work. The right
men have hold of it, and they are il
earnest A large number OF trees will
have to be dug up. Let it be done
nicely now that we are at the work.
On last Saturday evening the chill.
dren had most enjoyable entertain
ment at Mr.. J. A. Devlin's residence.
1t had been gotten up in honor of Rev.
and Mrs. Moffatt, of Chester, but the
excessive rain prevented it coming of
while they were here. The occcsion
consisted of music, songs, dialogues,
readings, recitations, and calisthenics.
The ladies of town present played and
sang by invitation after the regular ex-
ercises. Among these was Mrs.
Grier. 1t is surprising how Mrs.
Grier can handle the keys of a piano.
Rev. and Mrs. Moffatt got off last
week for Chester after three attempts.
The rain Sabbath night was the
heaviest for years. Much corn is
ruined.
We noticed that that the shapes and
small bolls of cotton have been thrown
off on account of the excessive rain.
Rev. John Calhoun preached three
excellent sermons for us last week.
He left for Ebenczer, Ga, to assist Dr.
Philips.
The American Bible Depository here
has Oh hand good supply Of Bibles