Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-04-26

was there, They already were bak-
ing cake for the baptism and we'd
ding Oh Sunday. With Schroeder I
rode the same afternoon to his mill,
Kleinbcck's mill then to Wald's !;
then to his (Schrodcr's) brother; to
Gissel's, and back to Schroder's.
Saturday, the 22d, made another
excursion, alone, to Kalb's waterfall.
l discovered still more than l had
seen with ITenckcn. The first time
we saw only the third part of the
falls, about II feet. Now | saw
further down several larger ones,
and 200 Or 300 steps from it, OH
another arm Of the same brook, ano-
thcr immense fall one can scarcely
imagine anything more beautiful,
covered over all around with bloom
ing trees. My! what q fine country
there If we could live there
Again in the old lIunthousc Forest |!
Yet-as the Lord wills; the heart of
man designs his way, God alone
causes it to continue. | had heard
that farther down there was a still
finer fall. went along the course
of the brook, Suddenly there was a
rustling in the grass and leaves, and
a snake about four or five feet long
came across the path about six or
eight steps from me and ran into the
brook. l might have boldly gone on,
but, not knowing how to manage
these animals SO very well, thought
it most advisable to take to my heels.
1t is pity that on this account |
did not see the other falls. In the
afternoon visited, alone, Ladcy and
G. Wcndclkcn. These are the real
backwoods folks of Walhalla, about
mile below Kalb's land, wild, ro-
mantle region; rocks, which form
real mountains; waterfalls, lovely
wales, steep heights. Living springs
everywhere. Oh, if we only had
such here
The 23d was Sunday. We drove
TO church. All the Gcrman's were
there. The church, a neat building,
bcloNgs to Col. Gritham, from whom
the Company bought the land. The
church was entirely filed. There
were also many Americans there !;
still more than half were Germans.
| preached to them from | Thcssa-
lonians, 5:1S: DIN everything give
thanks for this is the will of God
in Christ Jesus concerning you" In
the introduction | touched upon the
mightiness of this day and its power
of appeal to our emotions, to the
people here as well as to me; after
so long scparation and their being
deprived of Christian worship | am
enabled again to proclaim the gos-
pei to my dear old parishioncrs.
Important for this reason, that to-
day the spiritual foundation-laying
Of the German congregation, the
first German sermon. Yes, be
thankful for that. Thcma Exhor-
tation: In everything give thanks !;
|. For the experience gained here !;
II. For the fine prospects in the
future. Most Of them wcpt very
much. 1t was 4 touching scene !.
This service after such Il long want.
O Gospel, how much art thou to
man More than bodily bread and
life And, O Lord, if we have
Thee, we are not to ask for more in
heaven or earth.
After the sermon / confirmed a
young man; then administered the
Holy Supper then eight children
were baptized.
In the evening Of the same day
Gin the afternoon | had been asked
to Madame RullwinkcPs) | went to
Schrodcr's, where | had wedding
and three baptisms. | was very
much exhausted.
The next morning, the 9th, we
started as early as 6 o'clock for the
great waterfall in the Little River,
about nine miles from Bicmann's
house. A grand scene a small cdi-
ton Of Niagra Falls. There Sccba
lives; does very good business with
mill, threshing machine, etc; plants
also much corn.
On the way back to Walhalla we
visited Cramcr, Ilamburghcr, Ga
very ancient family; then there was
baptism at Gicscl's.
In the afternoon we went to
Thodc's, whittier the lIcnckcn's had
brought their child. There ! bap-
tizcd both the latter childrcn-iour-
teen in all.
On the 25th, Tuesday, Bicmann
brought me back to Pendlcton, after
most Of them had in the morning
met at his house 10 take leave Of
me. They had made up SO as q