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GOSSIP FROM SANDY SPRINGS.
A Pleasant visit-Big Campmeetins,
Good Sermons.
Sandy Springs, Anderson Connt

SANDY Springs, apuerSOn county
commence thus letter by thanking the Ed
Itor Tor his Kindness in sending me copy OF
the Press and Banner, to Sandy Springs.
passed through and stopped In the
set up, and get vim about them that 20 to
make live town. Anderson reminds me
more OF Greenwood than any town l have
visited lately. Tue roads In Anderson county
are Just splendid. They are in as good condl.
tlon, If not better than the streets OF Green
wood or Abbevlle. They are worked with the
road machine.
rain is very much needed in this section to
cool the parched earth. The extreme hot
weather is telling on the crops very rapidly
now.
counted &c candidates in the Anderson pa.
per Tor the various offices, ID for the Legisla-
lure, for Sheriff, for Treasurer and quite a
number Tor the other offices. 1t Is general
saying among those have met That they can.
not make Il tick ct for the house out OF the l5
candidates on account of their incompetent
tcy. 1t is said that Josh Ashley Is the last
man in the rase and will head the Ticket.
would rather have one representative as five
members.
The campmeeting commenced Wednesday
night with small attendance, very few are
tenting. | arrived on the ground al IL o'clock
Thursday morning. The greatest curiosity
have seen is the old trumpet that Is sounded
times day, viz, at day light to wake the
tenters, at sun up far prayer at halor. again
Tor preaching AT s. II, and night. This old
trumpet has been in continual use since $780,
1t has 1880 cut on it. This campmeeting WAS
organized about lS27, and has never suspended
except four years during the late war. II this
old trumpet could talk and write. IL could
furnish wonderful history. OId Sandy
Springs is a sacred spot TO mnny. My Grand
Father and Grand Mother Majors precious
dust sleep in the temetary near by, together
with many other relatives. The people don't
90 out here for show, but 10 worships God.
Many, yes great many point TO this old
sacred spot as the place where they first
H,,. "a TO
located on the Blue Ridge II. K. miles above
Anderson ). G., l guess all the survivors OF
Orr's regiment Of rifles remember OLD Sandy
Springs. This regiment was camped here for
several mouths before going 10 the seat of
war.
Sandy Springs is aboutS miles from Glenn
son College, aud about one mile from old
Pendleton factory. The only living sister of
my father, Mrs. Eliza Smith,, lives about
miles from the camp ground. have host OF
relatives here. From my aunt's piazza, you
nave plain view OF Blue Ridge mountains in
the distance OF about y miles.
The Pendletan cotton mill shut down
operation ~ let her people attend the camp.
meeting.
Mr.. Editor you advised your correspondents
TO say very little about preachers preaching
line Sermans. | cannot resist mentioning
few of the sermons al the campmeeting. All
the preaching was good, but l desire 10
mention specially three, Rev. Geo. II. Wad-
dell superintendent of Epworth Orphanage
at Columbia, reached the camp Friday after
noon, On Saturday his sermon on repentance
was just splendid. He said that repentance
that did not stop man from SHINING was OF
no value, and would not do any good. He
lectured on the Orphanage Sunday afternoon.
Rev. j. w. kilgo preached several fine ser.
MONS the one on the building of character
was just grand. He said 1t costs something
TO build a character no matter what kind.
he said man was not wise man, to COM
mence building OF any kind without nrst
counting the cost. He said il cost more to
build q bad character than good one. 1t
cost you Heaven. Sunday at II o'clock the
Presiding Elder Rev. 4. j. Clide, preached a
mastery sermon from the text, Art thou he
that troubleth Israel. lie said every wrong
Christians and church members was the cause
of so much trouble in Israel at present, They
would pray TO God TO give Us rightoues and
God fearing men TO rule over us, and then go
and cast their vote for.the opposite. lie SAID
the very place We needed God most, we rule
him out. that OF voting If all the members OF
the different churches would, we could have
better times in our State. He said 1T was
party, yes we will stick To our party and let
our religion 60 He said we would never nave
any better times until we hOnOred our reli-
gion.
The people were blaming Wall Street for all
their iHilures, putting money ahead OF re-
ligion. lie said, let two young men com.
mence to court girl, one rich with no char
She takes the man with money and in many
cases to the sacrafice of the balance of all her
enjoyment. He said, some would say,
Dimes and dollars
Dollars and dimes,
Empty pockets Is the worst of crimes.
have had nice time, and have enjoyed
the campmeeting. NJ. >. q.