The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-01-04
Broad and Marrow Ways.
The Rev. DR.. Fitch Preached OF the
Two Roads Before a Congregation
at McCleIIanvIlle.

Inc Kev. Dr. Fl1cn FsedCneu VI the
Two Roads Before Congregation
at McCleIIanyille.
To the Editor of The News and
Courier: As had been announced,
DR.. Fitch preached here yesterday
from the text of the marrow and
s'broad" ways. He had chart that
revealed things wildly. There were
two rival railroads, that bad their
starting points in the towDs OF Sin.
burg, Convictionville and Penitent.
Oae was known as the "Sinburg and
Golden City Railroad" The former
climbed through rugged, mountain
ous, but picturesque, country and had
it's terminus in the ''Goldsn City;'
the other descended gradually at first,
but later very precipitously, and bad
It's wind-up in the Gulf of Despair. d
The river of death, taking its rise in
the lake of sin, near Sipburg flowed
along the entire length Of the death
valley route. The stations Of the
lower route were known as Waitburg,
Libersyville, Carelessville.. Gsytowp,
Sportv'l!e, Danceburg, V,ceburg,
Cardville, Gambletown, WineviIle,
Drunken City, Deliriumtowp, Death
City, Horroryille, Gulf of Despair.
The Golden City route: Decision.
.Trustville, ConfessionvllIe, Commu-
knoxville, Mission City, Activity,
Living Water, Graceville, HopeviIle,
Mount Prospect, Peacevllle, Fan view,
Glad City, Victory and Meetville.
. He said that the general mansger
of the lower route captured many
passengers for bis road by persusd-
ing them to put Of till Tomorrow
no use to be in q hurry-snd that
many boarded the train at Liberty
vile, Carelessviile and Gsytown. At
Sportsville the river widened out and
made lake, and this was the watering
place, where Sunday specials were
rup; Dsnceburg WAS she station where
the fairer sex predominased, and thst
it was the ball room that started
many on the downward course. 1t
Viceburg youag men were in the
majority, and that this country would
never be what it should be till a man
was treated as the woman on her
DOWNFALL At Csrdville many profes-
sors, and many Of them high in the
Church, embarked and were the
cause of many others embarking.
he related that be had seen young
man on trial for murder in Northern
city; he had killed 8 fellow man at
the card table in q drunken spree,
and when asked by the Judge, who
was an official in one of the leading
denominations, if be had anything to
say why the sentence of death should
not be passed upon him. replied;
sOaly this. may it please your Honor;
that I learned to play cards in your
drawing room, and st the first game
the cs,ds were dealt out by your fair
daughter!" At Wlneville many boys
took the train and many were still
aboard at Drunken City and Delirium-
town.
he stated that the trains all ran
one way, and there was no way to
get back by vestibule car. but in
the mercy of Gcd there was way
marked ont by blood, extena'ug from
Deiiriumtown and touching u, every
station on the back track. and going
through the town Of Psnitent one
could get through ticket at Trust
vile for the Golden City route.
There was a beautiful river known as
''Obedience," that took it's rise in the
mountsins and crossed the Sinbury
and Golden City Road between the
stations Of Confessionville asd Com
munionvilIe, and emptied ont in the
ocean of Eternity; that ut Mission
City most of the work was done that
concerned the Church; also at Ac.ivi-
ty. At Mount Prospect one got The
FIRST glimpse of the Golden City IN
the distance, and at Fairv,ew a sood
view was to be had, and ut Meetv,lle,
which was the last station, relatives
and friends OF The passengers, who
had gone before, mat them and
escorted them into the Golden City.
The sermoo vas calculated TO
make the careless halt and consider
their ways and take their bearings.
4. W. L.
NcCle;Ianyille. December, 1904