The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-07-09
DAY AT WALNUT GROVE.
Splendid Program SplendfdIy Carried
Out by the Sunday School Chill.

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The editor OF the Press and Banner hnd the
pleasure of attending the exercises at Walnut
| Grove last Saturday. This heing our mrs.
trip to that excellent community everything
| there was lew TO us. The settlement IS an
old one, and many excellent people live IN
| that section.
Walnut Grove Baptist church was organic
| ed in 1926, by Rev. jaime Wilson and Rev. Ar
thur Williams, and the church was bniit on
the bank OF Mulberry, creek. William
Hodges, John Rasor Marshall Sharp. Richard
Gaines. Mason Henderson, Valentine Young
Samuel Agnew were officers in the early his,
| tory of the church. Many descendentS OF al
| the early settles are today members OF tina,
church.
| In 1850, great freshet in the creek took
place while services were being held. Bug
gies, carriages and horses were washed away
while the water OF the creek ran under tile
church.
The present building is one and ,a-half miles
North OF the old site and Is a neat and com
Portable structure, that speaks volumes fol
the good people WHO built Ii, and worship
there. At present the membership is eighty
Since its organization twelve hundred mem
hers have been baptized into this church
while only about fifty burials have taken
place In the grave yard.
| The people IN that section are among the
county, and they have always been liberal
| patrons of the church and the school. Rev
Mike Magee is their pastor, and Miss Lucy
Pinson is the teacher Of their children.
|
lreen and their excellent performance last
Saturday was largely due to Miss Plnson, and
| TO Mr.. w. J. Magee, who Is Superintendent
Mr.. Magee is the son Of Mr.. N; b; eMagee, VIII, who
| tinued to be its Superinte tendent for thirty
three years. His mantle has fallen, on his
son, who is a worthy son of worthy sire
Mr.. w. j. Magee was raised up in the way he
| should 90, and when he is older he has not
departed from the teachings and example Of
his father.
kindred of old friends, and while there we
| felt that we were among good friends.
Many kind things were said of the Press
and Banner, and we have now more names on
our books tina n we had before we went there
Old friends are coming back, and new ones
are being won TO us.
We were delighted with our trip to Walnut
Grove. and were impressed with the f1ne peo
Pile who assembled there. They know how tC
| make q visitor enjoy himself, and to none
are we more indebted than to the Messrs
Magee.
The congregation was composed largely o.
as pretty ladies as can be found anywhere.
| The program was as follows:
Song-Happy Greeting-By the whole school
| Prayer by Rev. NJ. McGee.
| Song-We Come-School.
Recftation-Good Morning-Eugene Wig
gins.
Recitation-Boys wanted-Robert Ellis.
Recltation-Sign the Pledge-Maxwell Nc
Gee.
RecItatlon-God Has Made All-Thoma:
| Hodges.
Recitatlon-The Bunch of Golden Keys
Sloan MCGEE.
Recitation-What Do-Miss Kate Ellis.
Song-I Want to bea Worker-By Juveniles
Riley.
Recitation.-In the Heart of the Woods
| Miss Emma McNinch.
I Recitation-Only Word-Miss Lucia Nc
Gee.
solo-Not Ashamed of Chrlst-Miss lren'
Kecitation-over the River:Miss Margi'
Solo-Peacefully Slumber-Miss Ida Jones
Recitation-The Bible Alphabet-Miss Ma
mie McNnch.
Dialogue-The True, the Beautiful, the Goot
by Misses Ludie Jones, Mona Riley ant
RecitatIon-The Gain of Glving-Miss Lidl
j Riley.
i Recftation-The Childrens Gifts Mlsse
Mona Rily, Emma McNinch, Alpha Hender
son, Ella Hodges, Louella Mayberry, Kat
Song-Some Day-Misses Margie Alexander
Idle Riley and Mr.. Walter Riley.
Recitation-Rock OF Ases-Miss Irene Nc
i Gee.
song-In Thy Cleft, Rock of Ages-school
Recltalion-The Last Hymn-Miss Eulal
Song-Be Waiting and watching-school.
Recitation by Misses Saidee, Emma ant
Rosaille Moore, omitted because Of the deatt
OF their grandfather
| This closed the children's part OF program
Then was introduced Prof j. B. Watkins
of Honea Path. Subject, why do we Oh
serve Children's Day.
Song-Whlle the Days are Going By-Lec
by Miss Minnie Beacham, who presided a
the organ.
Next speaker, Rev. NJ. MCGEE, Of Homes
4 Path.
i Song-Only Waiting.