The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-14
STATE CoNVsNTION IN CT
OF GREENWOOD.
Impressions OF One Of the Y. M. c
4. Delegates From This City.

Mr Ea;;.cr: had tie pleasure CT attend
ing the H c. :. Stare Convention hich
wea beld i1 Greenwood February 81 II IL
uy ccotaci With new places and people l
have absorbed anything CT Interest, want
20 he generous end "pass il song
Upon arrival 10 Greenwood we were taken
ip charge cy the reception committee, CON-
posed of representative citizens. and escorted
to tie bole! Oregon, *he.e our Names ~ere
registered IN The T. &c A register. We
received card sitter signing our name, which
introduced us to ou: host L vas G.y plea
sure TO be assigned to the delightfu! hcme OF
D. Ep.;ng, Who proved 70 be 3 true south
ero host; and the hours spent n his lone
were nos; eoj5ra5!e
TIE Convection was st:enaea by Bright
yonng men from all sections Of thu Stale
about l25 se:og preseat-and 1t Vas truly
Inspiring to touch eioows with this body Of
men, who had come toge;5e. for but one pu;-
pose, e, 10 coosider wEat tteJ could DO for
The spiritual elevation of the great lass of
youog nen of South Cs:olioa. There is a
magnetism in any body OF neu. bu: when
the bodg ,s made up of Carisiiaa men this
power is decreased t@o.fo,d, end nc one can
core io touch with ca asseS olage Of this
character without ebsorbing good, without
partakirg Of tie life OF the body. Oae bun
d,ed uen, together for three days, ac1 no
ce,hs pollute .bair hos, 20 vulgersns !a-
euIged ia, 90 uojns. c::tic;sms passed, no
fro ced arows, no ccssem!y cood3ct. roth
ing 10 mar the brightness of the picture,
il is neDe0iction 70 eny seope 20 baye this
Convention come within their gates, eod
oeneaici:on u sny Tan 10 be one Of the body.
ibe sessions CT he Cooreo;;on were bed
in ,be Presbyterian CAurco, e oesu'ifu!
caiidicc, AID go hocor to lis people, aud
we're harno1ious, instruc.;7e and enter.eio-
ing Tie addresses oy the v:sirc-s were
strong aud farcihie ect coGusndsd the
Closest atten;icn.
Reports sson TIE various essct;at;o-S
shoxed taat :here IVES a. forward movsI1isnt
10 al lines, and that the work ng 6oae is
more appreciated thar ever before ihe 10
no;eo with pleasure a g7ea; work is ce!ng
done snoug The college toys, end must &c
productive OF great COCA
The Convention has oeen pronounced by
proniuen; association cficisls the most sue
cessfai oae get held il the State Suca of
the success was Que to the energetic efforts of
State Secretary Knebel
Greeswood's people we're net lsckicg 10
Hospitality, iu fac, it seemed that :bey wed
with each other 10 t5sir efforts TO entertain
the young men.
Greenwood is ooe OF the busting up-coru-
try towns, and is destined 10 be csntre OF
industrial activity, baviog natural advan-
tages which few towos possess, backed up oy
citizens who are cot afraid to put their
Eoney into enterprises tnat will beceft the
towns. Her court house is q beautiful ooe,
ber churches are m.re beautiful, no towo 10
the State beio1 superio: to her in this par
ticular, While the hun Of the spindles in the
two la:ge cotton factories can be heard lbe
live long day The waterworks snd electric
lights are owned by rhe town and are sue
cessfully operated The town is 6iled with
enterprises of Lesser importance, that could
ce enumerated but nus. conclude.
was much inpreased with the town and
i;s citizens, AID so will every one be who
sets foos within he: borders.
G. Flowers.