The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-07-27


on The Anniversary of Waldensjan
Emanoipation-Why July 4th was
Selected as the Day for the Dedica-
fio"-the Colony and its Affairs
prospering.
(M"rganton Correspondence t,barJotta
Observer
| witnessed to-day a unid,,a Fourth Of
.iuIE celebration. On the 18th dav of
February, S97, the corner stone Of tho
NAId"nsihn church at Nnldrse was laid
with impressive ceremonies that d,v
, having been selected because if was the
anniversary nf the emancipation OF the
! y hl1"hS"! from pprs"cu ion by decree of
| tH"Ir Inpd KING. tharlps Albert The
cIHf'h having been completed. the
/ curtin oi July WdS selected IA the d;,v
| 81 iFS frdiratIon 30 show that the
I"HdniS appreciate to thpfuIl the broader
rivll and religious liberty OF the land of
their adoption. The consummation of
to-day was on" long locked and hoped
| tor by this d"vOut band OF people.
Strangers III aStrHnge land for whom the
hur"h ~ til" centre around which all
things rrvOlvr.
/ II" neW WnIdrIIsinn church at Nlldcse
! IH hui!t o. rough granite, stuccOed within
"ni without. 1t iS covered with state
AMI ITS lofty ~nnv-white clmpaI.ilc is Il
! SirIEIng i"iIi urr OF the landScapp, will,
| HIS back Ground OF blu" mountains The
! walls ar" thick enough for a fort, it has
| S'#'H'1 GihS@ windows, comfortable
| e"hiS, ,lHd ha~ - seating capacity about
400. 1t Is modelled after the WaldenSi n
church at San Germans in Italy. and is
Z Ia MT l. 1
| carpenters
Vt tine l"lr:ltinn to-day the church
! Wis comfortably flied Mnrnnnton con
trihu'"d nearly 100 to the audience,
som" going by rail and Others by private
| conveyance. There We're parties from
! tiI"kory, Conn'liy Springs and other
! p"'nt~. In III" pulpit with the pastor,
! H"F. + SOu!irr, were Revs J NJ Rose.
! y D.. "i M"rgnnton; J. A Ramsey. of
| Hickory: { & Nard"II, OF Red Springs,
and W. L. McLelIand, OF StatesviIIe
! Il" SrrVl""S began with n song in Eng
! .iSh by IN" NaIdensIan choir after which
/ here wis IL prayer in Italian by the
/ pastor and an Italian hymn by the choir
ihS was followed by a dedicat DRY prayer
by Dir. j NJ. Rose, after which the pastor
Mr.. NouIi"r, delivered a sermon in French
and Il very graceful address in English
Mr. Souller referred very tOuchingIy to
the recent bereavement (the loss of his
"ht!I), and spoke Of the happiness of his
people and the gratitude they felt to the
many Kind friends in America who had
n'.Ir"''l them in so many ways and WlC
had contributed TO the building Of their
church. Th" building Of this splendid
structure" OF enduring stnne he said
meant two things: First, it meant the
& l..
Eurk" county: second. it showed the
/ faith ni his people in the future growth
ri til" colony, which II" predicted would
at no distant dav be great enough tc
fill he arg church with Weaknesses.
Mr.. >Ouii"r was followed by DR. Rose in
u v,ry eloquent and interesting address
ca h" Influences Of the Christian church
and there We're short addresses by Revs
NArd"N. MrL"liHnd and Ramsey in Eng
li~h and by Prof. NJ A. .Iahier and Elder
John Gnrr0n IN French. These addresses
were in!"rsp"rsed with hymns by tbt
choir and Sunday-school children, alter
ua1"iy in French and English, among
th' hrmn- being MY Country, 'Tis o
Thee which was very sweetIy rendered
hV rInss uf Waldensian school childrei
in English. The services were exceeding
Iy interesting and impressive through
ont, and tn" occasion was one long to b.
| r"rnrTnb. red 10y those who We're present
Your correspondent, who had not Wis
tied th-' Naldensian colony for the pas
two wears. WIS much gratiid at th
cviGrnrcs OF substantial Improvement t.
he met with ON every side. In compan.
with IL party of visitors. I walked owe
two oi the Waldensian farms. One q
these. ihp farm OF VI. Ippolite Salvagiot
! bn
that four wears ago il was all woodland
! and that knew that the owner wa
without capital and that all that was tt
be seen was the result OF the unaidet
efforts OF this plucky Wandrnsian ant
his tTO Young boys. | found Il yer
} comfortable frame dwelling, II larg
r0Omy barn with the lower story bull
of stone. an excellent garden filled witt
} lin" vegetables, IL vineyard of twtlv
hundred thrifty grape vines we'll ladel
with fruit, an orchard OF pears, apple
; and plumS. an acre or NOR" OF Irish pc
tat0eS and IL twcIve-acre wheat field
from which the crop had Just been han
, vested and which had been sown wit
neas In all there were twenty acre
cleared and there was not ii stump or
. | stone to be seen. and there We're well-con
: Structed stOne-Iined drains to protect tn
| fields from washing rams.
The wheat crop lust harvested was Il
: stored in the roOmy barn, awaiting tn
: thrpshing machine There was Il wei
/ constructed granarv containing enoug
/ old wheat to last the family four or tiv
n months. Last year on this little farn
= besides corn. potatoes and fruit, | l
\ bushels OF wheat was harvested and thi
year n crop of Ito bushels is counted OF
This has been accomplished in four O
FIVE wears by n man who came here witt
ont money and with no knowledge {
American agricultural methods, an
| who. with his two boys, has done mos
of his work with the mattOck and tn
uick. not vet owning either horse or o,
ON another farm, which was vislte'
belonging to John Passed., we found
-uh.tontiaI house, built entirely of roug
stone. with projecting gables and wild
balconies on the second story. after til
fashion Oi the Swiss chalet. Pasc'
raised last wear 50 bushels of whea
plenty 0j corn and potatoes, cured h
crop of hay and keeps three good COW
He has paid for his farm. has vinegar
Of 500 vines and seems prosperous an
Ir0nttrtod Pierre Iron, another cole
mist. has n good farm, which he ha
nearly paid for in full. has an eXceler
two-story frame dwelling with a stor
I basement beneath. and has money enOuS
| TO run Il small store Albert POns. .Iea
! Garron. lambert Micol an Jean Refor
| are other cOl0nstS whose farms and vim
1 wards have visited and have comfor
able houses and barns and who see
prosperous and happy. This L am II
formed hv some of the Waldenses is II
condition OF every member OF the colon
except two or three families at the MOS
and even these are improving their co
dition year by year. Those who ha'
predicted the failure of this colony, al
! there have been such ever since its ince
ton. might find it interesting to stop c
at Vnl,!pSe between trains and see son
- of the farms that these people ha'
. ! ,,,,-.1 ort of the forest Their wan