The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-08-12
RANDOM NOTES BY THE EDITOR.
The Fine Music...The Hospitality OF
the PeOple...The Mountain and the
Church...The Graves and the Dead
1.-THE Teacher and the Preacher.
The People and their Record.


Without disparaging any orator. we hope
that 1t will not be amiss to state that the mu.
sic was indeed an attractive feature OF this
occasion. Miss Meta Brownlee, organist, led
the choir in singing, and she was aided In the
Miss Lena Brownlee, Miss Lula Power, and
others.
We had most elegant picnic dinner, and
some OF the finest watermelons that we have
ever seen. The hospitality OF the people was
unbounded and all visitors had most pleas.
ant day. The only regret that we had was.
that the time was short, and we had not the
opportunity Of seeing more Of the people.
This is an old settlement, and the people are
descendants Of the oldest and most substan-
tial citizens Of the county.
About ninety years ago our forefathers es-
tablIshed church very near to the spot on
which the building now stands. It is within
a few hundred yards Of the top Of Little
Mountain from whose crest beautiful view
may be had. as we look toward Due West,
which village lies some ten miles east. The
top ia covered with large rocks. and the sur
roundings give the place rugged and 70.
mantle appearance.
From the top Of this little mountain there
are no perpendicular depths or deep chasms,
with which may be associated stories Of the
tragic death Of disappointed lovers, and with
this little mountain there are. no legends, as
far as we know. Of those whose hearts beat as
one, and whose life went out together as,
hand In hand, they left oVerhanging crass
But Notwithstanding the lack OF romantic
story, and the absence OF legendary lore, the
visitor standing on this mountain within q
hTew OF Rh5s tss
buried their dead, must feel something of In
spiration, where his thoughts involuntarily
turn back TO the days when our forefathers
contended with the realities Of life. In which
If there were hearts that beat as one, and
died as one, there were also hearts that acted
the nober part apd lived as one, and strug.
gled as unit In life's great battles.
All marks Of the old church site have about
were buried In the early history OF the coun-
try are now neglected and forgotten. The
clay that wraps the forms OF those who hand
ed down to Us the faith OF their fathers is no
ger and the tread Of the locker after curiosi-
ties, but their life and their work left their
Impress on the generations whose love OF
truth and whose fidelity TO principle are more
enduring than brass and more lasting than
marble.
Rev. Mr.. Fennel is the present able and
beloved pastor of the Little Mountain church.
The congregation is good one, and Of the
structure; ceiled and papered; painted. and
all the necessary furniture, is OF the best.
The new cemetery Is on the road side. not far
from the church. In 1t are many headstones
ing place Of beloved friends, in the grounds
which are we'll kept,
Little Mountain is historic ground around
which cluster many hallowed memories. In
the past the people Of this section have ever
contributed to the development Of every re;
many good and useful men have gone from
this section to other fields Of usefulness and
honor, and in the war her soldiers stood the
shock Of battle, the peers OF the lravest and
the best.
Remembering the historic past Of section.
which has SO able and efficient teacher. whose
training and education Is OF the highest. the
orators did well In choosing Education" Us
the subject Of their speeches.
The people themselves are an Intelligent,
reading people, and in nothing have they
given more evidence Of Just appreciation Of
man to teach them. Mr.. W. G. Bell
Is graduate OF Erskine. After having
taught the Princeton High School in Laurens
for several terms, he took course 1T
Johns Hopkins University, to which institu.
ton he will return at some future time. He
through teaching and studying will become
indeed a highly educated scholar.
Many OF the good citizens OF the neighbor-
hood were present. Among the number
were DR.. Bell, Mr.. Joshua Asheley, MIR. VII.
liams Black, and others.
Mr.. Henry Power, OF Anderson.
Miss Lila Milford, OF Santuc.
Miss Leila Swearingin, Of Latimer.
Miss Hawthorn, OF Latimer.
Miss Lula Watkins. OF Latimer.
Gradutes Of Erskine College and the Due
West Female College, were there: Dr.. John
Ter, Mr.. w. w. Bradley; Mis- Marie Power.
Miss Lula Power, Mlss Lena Brownlee, Miss
Meta Brownlee, Miss Swearingin was a
student OF Converse. and Hon. +. B. Gary, the
senior speaker OF the occansion, was graduat-
from Union College, New York,