The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1892-03-24
Prospect Items.

The health of our community is very
| good at present, and our farmers are well
up with their work. Some are done put
ting in guano, and some have already fin
ished planting corn, while others are not
so far along.
Mr.. J. b Sanders wears a level head,
| judging fron, the way he has terraced his
land (all evel-headed farmers will do the
same thing) and prepared for the coming
crop.
Mr.. John Goodwin has our sympathy in
the death of his little child, which oc.
CURED on the 18th inst.
Though we sometimes meet with "ba-
lam" who kicks at everything, and whom
nobody can please, yet We have one of the
best, if not the best. scho OILS we have ever
had at this place. Eternity alone can tell
the good that has been done. We hope
our teacher has come to stay with us, for
his place would be hard to fill should he
leave US.
Mr.. John Beard, venerable old gentle
man of eighty-five, holds up remarkable
we'll for one of his age. He has almost re.
covered from his recent illness.
Mr.. George McClain had the misfortune
to lose valuable mich COW. We do not
know the cause, unless it be that she had
run her race.
It is strange, and yet it is true, that this
word is full of mote hunters whose mortal
and mental vision is almost obscured, if not
completely. by inextricable beams of in.
credible sizes. We see fair sample of one
of this character in the columns of your
valuable paper of the 3rd inst. refer to
Mr.. &C." who seems to be somewhat
concerned about the condition of "Our
Church." If the farmer weeds out all for
eign element from his growing crop in
order that it may not be imposed upon by
anything that not only interferes with it's
growth, but is calculated to destroy it,
does he place it on the downward road to
ruin2 If the husbandman prunes the
dead branches and worm eaten limbs
from his vines and fruit trees, does he
ruin his orchard or vineyard? Does he
show want of knowledge concerning the
things with which be deals? No, but he
commends himself to all. Every one
knows that he is sure to succeed. Now,
Mr.: "E." exposes his ignorance in regard
10 these matters. He deplores the condi-
which is in the hands of men, true and
tried. He seems to think that because
"Our Church" is pruning herself of a few
drunkards and unchristian men she is
getting in deplora6le condition. Our
Church" has begun to prune herself of all
foreign matter, and she expects to keep
on doing so, even if some bystanders do
raise the cry, lust think of our Church (?)
the way it is going down !' Our pastor,
though young and inexperienced in pas
torlal work, gives US pure truth, let it ex-
pose who it will, or what it will. He does
not propose to move every time the devil
thunders. and "Our Church, intends to
receive the truth aud use it to the best ad-
vantage. do not think Mr.. "E." need
to raise the war whoop, for FROM what l
see and hear there are some more dead
branches to cut off, more unfruitful trees
to be dug up and carried out. Surely the
tares are numerous. wonder if Mr.. "E'
has paid his preacher and helped the or
phanage and contributed to missions and
other causes that demand Christians
attention? Those who do not do these
things are unfruitful trees, and because
"Our Church" is beginning to rid herself
of all such, the cry is raised "Our Church
is g.ing down !" In Mr.. "E" am re-
minded of one Of 4Esop's fable, viz: An
OK was grazing in a field which had q
wood close by, from which gnat came
aud perched itself upon the horn of the OK
After remaining there for scme time the
gnat said to the OK, "If am getting
heavy to you I will get off" The OK
looked up in establishment and said,
"Why, IT. you had not spoke I would not
'E;;" if be had not said word, no one
would have known of his existence.
And now, Mr.. Editor, having made my
bow to you and the reading public as an
author, and having done so because it is
my duty, and hoping that you will do me,
and especially "Our Church. the justice.
to give this space and promising that if
this escapes that indispensable depository,
the waste basket, will come again, for in
this matter I am
Non CoNsc1RE SIBi.