The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-01-16

[var csme together aud there was nev-
sr nothing like the "new leaves" that
have been surned.
"Never another drop goes down my
koozle'' of course this was prominent
h the new resolves. This has been
Eesolved SO often in the new years
b.s. till It ;a quite ;e ;ckee =s33uo NC ono
considers it seriously, not even at the
beginning Of Q new century.
The truth is that this FIRST week Of
bur new century world Seem the be-:
of the millennium IL aii sne
hood resolves had been kept, but
nany Of them will be broken before
Ibis is read-hell is full Of good
resolves made upon occasions extra
ordinary. & 81
What We want is e solid settlement
|upon healthful lines as the outcome Of
deliberate thought and the beet
promptings OF judgment. Let all
things go upon which there lie an
|hgreement as to its wiokedness-the
respectable evils are the evils that
should be dealt with, and thinking
people should set themselves to work
deliberately TO Lsns ta:n out and np-
ply the remedy. IA B
Is it the loss Of the sense Of q de-
pendence in God?
Is it because our churches have
been turned into o machine for the
raising Of revenue? y
Is it because the 'slick" preacher
has crowded the good preacher out Of
The business and made tie sacred Of
|fcs joke among the common peo-
ple I? II
What is the matter? That is the
question, and that is the thing for the
solid thinking people to set to work. to
find. Drunkards DOE thieves nor muir
derers could not have leveled US to
where we are. It took concealed
|wickedness to get US there. It will
take strong effoys by strong and
conscientious people to get US out.
Psychologists among the working
people of the cities will tell you
that the signs are bright--that it is
the passing Of dignity from theology
and a victory over the tyranny of
church.
The men who have .profited by the
multiplying of adjunots will tell you
that things are all right.
Thousands will tell you that our
hew century has opened with brighter
prospects than any before US, but
these are either lacking in judgment
pr they are hypocritical.
1t is not for me to say what is the
matter, but can conscientiously say
that there are great wrongs, and that 1
know things are not as good as they
used to be.
Anew century is no great thing
|Anyway-only matter Of time. With
|God new day or new week or a new
month isjust as great. Many now
Living can remember back half CEN
|tury and it does not seem long, eth
Ter. Bless you, it was only short
Time before the war that was not
long ago. Take che year 1856, that
WAS not a great while back to oldFolks,
put wonderful are the changes. Slav-
|ery vas an evil then, but even slaves
will tell you that conditions ere bet
ter then than now. All white people
know that the forties and ffties were
better years than can ever be hoped
ior in the nineteens or twenties.
There are plenty Of people living to
tel you of those years without my M
dertaking such q task, but I cans { re-
slst telling the young people Of how a
winters night would have found the
average home Of Georgia any time in
the forties or fifties.
Was there no sociability then 2
In my heart, believe there was the
most sincere and hearty sociability
around the old firesides Of the South
before the war than will ever be known
90 this earth again.
!, The family talked to eaeh other
then-now they read.
Where could be found the old man
't woman who docs not remembe,' the
nights around the fireaides OF che old
'outhern homes7 The old spinning
wheels might.be zooning, the cotton
cards might be flying 20 make the
pats; knitting needles would play q
part, but there was q song along With
al In which the whole family Joined, !,
VI else there was o merry laugh or So
e'al iutercourp that made people dear
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