The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-11-28
Letter from the Editor.

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| Dear Messrs. Bradley:
| I arr we'd here safely this morning, and as
the fast train does not leave here until $50
O'Clock tonight which will reach Kansas City
yearly as soon as the slower train that lett
here this morning. I am staying over.
had not thought OF this being Sunday up-
I'll at breakfast some one spoke OF the churon.
entertained. I thought to 60 to church In
the morning and In the afternoon. II the the
atre was a real pious one I might 60 to It, al
ter religious exercises In church.
I asked for the Presbyterian church. and,
trying 10 follow directions, went straightwsy
Into q Methodist church, where the whole SER
vice, except the alleged sermon, was up TO
As [ reared the church quite q number OF
young folk came out Of the Sunday school,
one; young lady carrying q fiddle box. In
which | presume there was 9 hddie;
couldn't help from wondering what my pious
friend Mr.. r. 8. Galloway would think II he
SAL a young lady bringing away q fiddle from
the Due W est Sabbath school which Is taught
The singing was good. and I presume the
great organ gave out suitable notes. The ser
vices, II not from the book, followed very
closely 10 the forms laid down In the Meth
The 1--WE praise thee" 60, the apostles
creed. the reading Of the Psalms, the Lords
Prayer. and the prayer laid down In the book.
most delightful, and made me hope that the
good Lord had not charged against me any
thought Of going to a theatre tonight.
The preacher. however, Knocked things IN
was little else than q recital OF little stories,
one or two of which would have been, or
might have been, effective. He made the Inn
preston on my mind that he attempted 10 be
funny or witty, in his announcement that
Bishop Duncan had sent him here, and he,
the preacher, was sure that the BlsnoP hao
made at least one good appointment. he re-
peated this twice and nobody laughed. II
seemed 10 me that bis frequent use Of the ga
cred Name bordered on the profane or irrev-
erent. 1t seemed 10 me like "Me and God,"I
and making q Plaything Of the Name: 49,
formapce s Of other preachers, raises the doubt
In my mind as TO whether ordinary men
omen Of ordinary ability should be allowed
TO deliver alleged sermons and socalled pray
II I may Judge, the prayers, real prayers,
appeal to the heart and take us closer to the
foot OF the Cross. Alleged sermons are direct
ed to the head or to the understanding. The
singing exalts the soul as near to its maker as
we may approach TO the Author Of our being.
The sermon, therefore,, IL, according To my
ssr1sost e1aepE t Wse asa Il hs SP 3 isndeP Psy' , o. o aee
ate a doubt In the minds OF hearers.
The church todey WAS filled, including door
and balconies. Chairs we're brought for those
who were late. "
We didn't go to any theatre this afternoon.
There was none TO 90 to. But I rode on the1
cars awhile, Toward night heard machine
music and went to hear II. and found q NOV
ing picture show going on. l went in and
saw the pictures, and heard one song.
THIS is a considerable oity. In It are a num-
Der OF stores, most OF them being occupied.
stories high. The city has electric cars. But
the biggest thing here IL the Mississippi river
bow they ever got the river to come by mere
is unknown TO me. AS well as l can ace the
hills around here have been so we'll graded
down hat In some places holes are to be
found In good places for hills.
Abbeville is not.the only place where pious
stores store = % on1,ai be 1 ,G1Ga; oo I sss ens shut S'S w ons sGs
view and the rays OF the sun.
In getting of the train this morning I was
at a loss TO know at which hotel should stop:
AS we'll az I could / told q hack man the kind
OF place I wanted to 60 to. He could take me
right there. After awhile he stopped at q
small door, which opened into q narrow hall
The first door in that hall had q "bar room"|
syn. I ask ed TO be taken elsewhere.
The Piedmont In Atlanta and this hotel IN
Memphis are run on the European plan, that
Is TO say, q man orders what he wants and
gets nothing else. the European pian 10 q
dishes. II / had ordered as much at meals In
Atlanta and Memphis as I get from the Eu-
reks every day. I would NV be writing back
loin steak is $3.50, extra ditto is $3.50. I ordeI-I
ed tenderloin steak. the cheapest thing on the
bill. 1t was q solid chunk, and cos: ID cents.
This morning my breakfast cost sl.4O and my
dinner 95 cents.
I postponed buving q through tick ct to Salt
Lake City until I reached Atlanta The tick
ct to Atlanta cost "a Is, and the ticket to Sail
Lake was about 50 less than In Abbeviile
II anybody expects to 60 to Texas, let him
walt until after the first Of January when he
will have two or three months In whicn to
buy q ticket, and then he can come home at
any time during the year. For the return
ticket 50 is charged. The ticket at this cheap
rate and on these accommodating terms can
not be bought at Abbeville. They must be
bought In Atlanta. II you are going 10 Texas
next year, investigate this matter. !
While In Atlanta q man on crutches ask ed |
me II ! was not the editor OF the Press and
Banner. He said hia name waa Upshaw. III
could not recall him at all. He explained
that he was in Abbeville some nine or ten
years ago, and that I made an unpleasant no. |
tice OF him. He seemed q little hot in theI
collar, but bis religion forbade him bearing |
malice. mentioned the fact TO Mr.. r. F. Gil.
liam, who 10 now IN Atlanta, and be said that
Upshaw was "Wiliing Willy" who lectured
In Abbeville. i can't think that I was often
sive TO him. though / may have die red In
as to his utterances. ! make II q rule
to express my opinion of whatever ! may
write, but 1 try to be respectful and polite to
every one. |
M. Upshaw is now leading a prohibition
hight in Atlanta, and the prohibitionlsts
the highest type of men, and their mol
tives are the purest and best. Prohibition
ists are 80 good that We presume no one
would claim to be as good and az pure as they
are. H. w.