The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-02-23
writer and the one to whose article this
Is intended to answer.
BEN w. CROUCU.
ALLEGED FACTS or THE CASE

| GREENWOOD, >. g., Feb. 13.-On Sat
urday, while away from home, was
handed copy of the Semi Week.,
SCate containing Il startling account OF
the insanity Of Rev. a. McSwain Alta
way and his wife, both of whom have
Deen recently sent to the asylum in Co.
lumbia.
wish to state the facts in the case
as the author of the article, Rev. J. p
AttaWay, seems entirely unfamiliar
with them.
AS far back as two or three years
ago, while Rev. ~. Nj. Attaway was in
charge of North Edgelield Circuit, he
gave out alarming symptoms of mental
depression and nervous excitement
during the progress and after the close
or a revival meeting. His friends were
greatly excited over his condition, and
Mr. Attaway after referred to it him
sell as bordering on insanity. This
passed away, and his health became
good again. Mrs. AttaWav received a
fright during that year as Mr.. j. L. At
taWay states, and never after this could
she be left alone, until late last year,
when She became more quiet. Mrs.
AttaWay's mind has been giving away
rapidly for three or four months, and
from my personal knowledge was in
tensely exercised over the subject of
sanctilication, | would not undertake
TO say that this was the cause of her
railing health, however | have no
means of knowing this. during this
period she rec lived the most consider
ate and delicate attention from her
ne ghbOrs and friends.
L wish here to state that am the
presiding elder of Rev. a. NJ. Attaway,
have visited his work five times during
the year 1928, and have frequently
visited Mr.. Attaway's home. Mr. At
taway received $453 as his salary in
Butler circuit for the year 1892. In ad-
dition to this, he lived in a comfortable
and nice parsonage, rent free, and use /
the furniture supplied at the expense
OF the charge. The rouse and furni-
ture are as good as tlat US I'd by the
average family living in the country.
MIR. Attaway paid nothing for wood,
vegetables, potatoes, chickens, milk
ago, when | was with him, three cows,
young and old, and spoke cheerfully
and strongly Of his prospects for beef
LOT the opening year. Mr.. Attaway
also planted quite literally OF corn,
and made crop sufficient TO supple
ment his salary very , )nSiderably. This
corn was cultivated by a cOlOred man,
and not by Mr.. and Mrs. Attaway, as
MT. j l.. Attaway states. Living in
the country is exceedingly cheap, AMI
but few Of the enterpriSing and pro.
gressive farmers will spend during the
year one-half of S453, after deductlng
home productions. This was true of
Rev. Mr.. Attaway and family
In addition to the above Mr.. Alta
way was tenderly loved and cared for
Dy his charge, and received constant
evidence of their interest in him. Mr..
j. l.. AttaWay states that his church
was kind to him. Hear him: "Dur-
ing my stay with them) the kindness
OF his parishioners overlooked, and
they had abundance" This was De-
cember '92. Mr.. Attaway adds al left
them hopeful, cheerful and happy.
How could these loved ones
be both hopeful, cheerful and hap
py and at the same time be verging on
insanity from starvation :" | visited
MIR. AttaWays work just after Mr.. j.
J.. Attaway left his brothers. home;
and the board of stewards paid him at
that time-Janlary ii, 500. never
saw Mr.. AttaWay more cheerful and
hopeful Of success than during this
visit. Never one time did he intimate
that ne was needy, and we were very
close friends. | am sure that at no
time did Mr.. or Mrs. Attaway suffer
for the substantials Of life.
Mr.. } . j. Attaway says that his
brother chad no right to complaint
Just let me remark that Rev. "A. Nj.
AttaWay urged me to return him to
Butler circuit for the year 1893, giving
as his reasons that he had gotten along
well, had been happy and would be well
supported by his charge.
MIR. Attaway waB returned, and the
missionary appropriation raised from
$l5O to $500 for the present year. The
above are facts.
Whatever may be the opinion of per
sons living in cities as to the salaries
our preachers IN country places should
receive, wish here to state the preach
ers OF the South Carolina Conference
40 not IN any proper sense suffer for the
want Of ali the SubStantialS of life.
They are we'll provided for, are cheer
full and happy and are doing Il grand
work in the interest Of humanity and
the cause OF God. Respectfully,
j. b. CAMPBELL.
a BAPTIST BROTHER TO TIE RESCUE.
FRUIT HILL, 5. g., Feb. ll.--ln YOUR
paper of the 10th INST, appears an ar
ticle headed, "Driven Insane by Power
ty," referring to the Rev. and Mrs. At
taway, recently committed to the asy-
lum, who has the greatest sympathy of
our entire people in their sad anliction.
The writer says, "that Mr.. Attaway
was assigned to this field of labor and
other like fields" lntimating that this
is a very poor circuit, and that the peo-
pie were knowing to the extreme pov-
erty to which Mr.. A. and family we're
reduced. Therefore | write this de-
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