The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-04-23

ly one year. When he returned to South
Carolina he built up the "rha!ian Academy"
not far from MCCann's store. 1t is hoped
that some one moro familiar with this peri
Cd of his useful life will continue the his
tory.
In concluding these recollcctions, let us
Gail TO mind some Of his chief characteris.
tics.
First, He was man of strong native in
tcllect, and of high culture. He had been
| teaching so long ard was so familiar With
| the Latin and CIR, ok classics, that he could
hear recitation without book, if he dc
sired. lie had an aptncss for teaching,
which many learned men havcnot.
Second, lie had quick irritable temper,
which betrayed him into things lie was sor-
ry for. But the grace Of God and expert
encc made him more tolerant Of the faults
of his pupils and others.
Third, Hc was the very soul of honor
| If ever he did wrong or an injustice to
the most lowly pupil, or any one, he has
tened to make 'the amendc honorable"
This inspired all who knew him with con-
| fdcnce in his piety. He used to lecture
his school frequently on all questions of
morality, and he cndcavcrcd to inspire cv-
cry pupil with Il high sense of honor. He
could not tolerate deception and mean
ncss.
toul'h, IAC WIS Nciy Htlplui 10 all WHO
wanted an education. Though poor and
having Il large family to support he dill n
great deal OF gratuitous teaching and preach
ing. No teacher in that part of the State
ever charged 60 little for the classics as he
did. | have never known o man of his
| abilities who taught and preached for so
small a compensation. He had q higher
| aim than TO make money.
Fifth, lie was a laborious man. He not
!
the time first knew him, but he preached
every Sabbath. Thus doing the work of
two ricn, nearly all his life. After teach-
ing five days, he would mount his horse
Saturday morning and ride from twelve to
twenty-five miles, and preach Saturday AMI
Sunday mornings and return home so as to
meet his school Monday morning. OF
course he did not have time to write many
sermons. | have copy of one ''On Bap-
tism," which by request, he wrote after
preaching it, that it might be published
His preaching was attractive, instructing
and highly ctlifying.
Sixth, lie "bcing dead" is still preaching
and teaching. Oid Carmel church has
multiplied into four or five Chluchcs, not to
speak of tic other churches in iickcnS and
Anderson TO which he preached. Carmel
has sent out half dozen minister's, most OF
whom were well educated by him. How
many other ministers, elders, lawyers, phy-
SlCianS, and farmers went to school TO him,
we have no means of aSccrlaining. Tncy
are scattered over many States. The writ
CT has met them in Gc, r"ia, Alabama, Mis-
sissippi, Arkansas and Texas. He planted
seed that will yield fruit to the end of time
No doubt his gl"ri cd spirit has had Il hap
| py meeting with many whom he led to
| Christ. Some of whom we know, proceed
ed him to the heavenly can;;an. and others
| arc following. His two sons in the minis
try, james and Ross, and Il few weeks since
| Nhitncr, who though not Il minister, WAS
President of Clinton College, filing a high
and responsible office in the church. WGGt
happy meeting he las had around the
throne Of God in heaven, yes, and with
fathers and mothers in Israel whose re-
mains he attended to thrir les: resting place.
! ., what debt Of gratitude the people of
the upper part Of South Carolina owe to
, God, for The lite and labor Of such Il man.
"BlcSscd are the dead who ciic in tic
! Lord"
Mason, Tenn, March, 18th 1891.
! Earrncra Wan: JscGucrd EIrel"htx.
Whether the maximum freight bill re-
Gently introduced and passed in tho Ne
! bra*ka legislature by the farmer members
WAS really intended to give the State full
! control Of the railway freight charges or
was merely what is called II "striko" in
eastern political parlancc, cannot be cast
~ decided. At Ill events it is lost not
with%tandinG tho heroic efforts made to
pass it over the governors veto.
Possibly it will not prOvea great loss
TO the State. Placing the railroads so
entirely in the hands Of political author
lty present" too strong II temptation to
weak officials to talnpcr with very inn
r"rtunt interest Injudicious mcad!ing
with such interests by Inexperienced pee
pie does inca!culabic harm, although the
purposes prompting such interference
may be Of the very best
Whether the bill previously referred
to was introduced simply to make tho
railroads "comc down" for tho Alliance
campaign fund or was bona fide meas
urc of constraint upon possible railway
cncroachments j. not nearly 80 clear as
the fact that tho introduction of the res
olntiOn visihly depressed the ratings of
all Nebraska railway shares in the mar
kct, and the Governors veto sent them
up like a rocket.
Knowing the probable results OF that
sort Of Legislation if the farmer states
men wore mot If it," they were great
deal slower than the majority Of west
ern professional farmers. Aside from
the bad look that it has in the public
view such Legislation is highly injurious
to the party proposing it as well aa the
interests involved. 1t manifcSts q rldi-
cal tendency that shakes public conf
dcnco and inspires distr'lst.
Any member of the Farmers Mutual
Benefit Association who had inside in
formation could have been greatly benc-
flied by selling that stock short for the
decline caused by tho "strike," and buy
ing it long for tho jump on the Cover
nOr'a veto. But it would have had rath-
cr bad look.-S5avannah News.