The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-08-29
ANOTHER WIRELESS
FROM MOUNTAIN RETREAT.
REV. AR Erwin TELLS OF DAILY LIFE
FAR FROM THE NADDlNG
CROWDS lGNOBIE SWAY"

NoNTREAT, August I'll send
you one more "wireless" message
before / leave this mountain glen
for Tome, where I hope to be day
or two before the first Sabbath of
September.
Montreat is a place where we all
Can learn something. That part of
the programme in progress now is as
follows At II a. m. daily lectures
by DR. McPheeters of Columbia, on
"Christ's Methods and Principles as
an Interpreter of Scripture" a: 4 p.
m, Pastors Conference on Meth.
ods of Church Work." at 8 p. M,
Lectures by DR. Crawford(of Louis
vile Pres. Sem. oh "The Develop.
ment of the MessiAnic Idea in o. T.
Prophecy" These lectures are
somewhat heavy pa6ulum for popu-
lar audiences; aud the people are
caught partly by the half-hour
song service preceding. Something
sin lighter VEN" was Powell Hale's
readings and impersonations last
Saturday evening. There has been
nothing better on the programme
than our own McLee's sermon last
Sunday night. Our own Wardlsw
is Musical Director. Our own Or
ganist of Williamsburg church is at
present organist here, 80 that South
Carolina takes helpful hand in the
work, and it is good to be here.
This is d place of good fellowship.
You need no introduction to those
you meet. The fact that you are
here is certificate Of character, and
guarantee ofgood behavior. There
are nothing but uplifting attractions
here. not even q dance hall; no card
table: no resorts of vice; no blind ii.
ger; no licensed place where men can
"cslmly drink and jaw"
This is restful place. 1t has
one essential of complete rest and
refreshing sleep-snd that is quiet.
When the daily labor of the cottage
builders is done aRd the sun goes
down, or rather wishdraws its latest
rays from the tops of the mountains
and the throbbing of the electric
plant ceases for the night, nothing
any more interrupts the silence Of
the outer world. There is no aggra-
vating orchestra of "Mongrel, puppy,
whelp and hound and ours Of low de-
gree;' no hesrt-rendipg, hair.raising
caterwaul startling the midnight air;
no nightly raid and drill of rats;
these three nuissnces of the ordina-
ry civilization have not come in any
force yet. Morpheus just comes
down, waves his magic wand, and
'tired natures sweet restorer, balmy
sleep" begins to "knit the unravel-
led sleeve of care" nor ceases TILL
the long-risen sun lifts his chin over
the ridge of brushy mountain. 1t
is place of rest.
If for anything l have written,
you should ever turn your pilgrim
feet hitherward and be disposed to
reproacn me later for having said
nothing of the frequent rains, l will
remind you that this is not peculiar
to Montreat, but is characteristic of
the whole mountain section. But
the manner of the Montreal rain is
somewhat of q popularity. The rain
comes straight down, rarely accom-.
panied with wind and so will not
cross the window sill. 1t speedily
runs away and leaves the gravelly
surface of the roads and paths solid
and passable. As wind-storms are
rare, so with electric storms. On
rare occasions you may hear the dis
tant rumble of thunder. but what
you call the thuuder-clap is hardly
ever heard. If you are "afraid of
thunder" or wind, come to Montreal
and enjoy a reprieve from your
fears. Nature little harried as yet
'sby art and mans device"-rules