The record., 1912-07-11

parties and pleasure gatherings
Mr.. X. kodaked the spring and W
drove on westward until we arriver
at another historic spot. TIE site o
an old church called Liberty, stand
ing near graveyard. This church
we are told, was built back in tht
early history of the county. Attel
we arrived at Liberty we took a re
past and rested, being somewha
wearied of rambling. After we hao
eaten and rested observations were
made, snapshots and notes wert
taken of the surroundings and O.
this disheveled church house. Ar
NJ. stated that at this place he hat
spent his early school days, thar
here he had realized many happ,
hours in the morning of his life, and
that he still had fond recollection.
of the scenes and conditions tha,
once existed round about the house.
He explained that it was once a
place of charming attractiveness
surrounded by beautiful fores,
resort for pioneer woishippers,
who once with their children were
gathered within the now crumbling
walls of Liberty in holy alliance,
consecration and love, offering up
to their God their gratitude and
thanks for the blessings of life.
Mr.. Nj. Pointed to sturdy oak tn at
stood close to the church. He said
it was the lone monument and rep
resentative of all that once made
Liberty grand an attractive, that
the oak had stood there near
the house as sentinel for nearly a
century, as shield and a shade for
Liberty thro all its years, that with
its strong arms it had stood and
wrestled with the tempests and the
storms, had met the whirlwind's
wrath and the earthquake shock and
now seemed to be standing proudly
near Its wasting associate. 1t was
beneath a projecting bough of this
historic tree that the trio, A. X.
and M. stood near the demolished
church house and sang sweetly and
softly memorial song which was
pathetic, sentimental and impress
We; sounding three parts of music,
he tenor, soprano and bass, led by
\. 1t was applied to the words,
II love thy kingdom Lord, the
house of thine abode.v While the
ong was being sung not an
minated object was in sight save
he trio and myself. The entire
Gene seemed to be wrapped in |
olemn silence, even the rnstIing of
he Wind was hushed and the leaves
TODD still while perhaps the last
ong ever to be devoted to the men,
'ry and existence of Liberty church
vas being sung and sweetly sounded
mt on the still air and over the
uried dead, the listless sleeping
'ioneers, who in life had earnestly |
epeated the same words in song
'ithin the walls of Liberty church.
here was such a sentiment of in.
piration and pathos exhibited by
ne song that it tenderly touched
nd moved my heart with sympathy,
ears trickled down my cheeks as |
eheld the trio standing together,
40 of whom were men of years,
heir heads whitened by age, so
arnestly lisping in trembling ac-
ents the funeral dirge and farewell
)pg for church house loved by
ncestors. 1t seemed TIA, some
ne was removing the logs of the
nurch and soon they may all be
.moved and the old tree become a
rey to the AK; then all that once
iorned Liberty church will be gone.
hen we left Liberty VIC turned
.stward toward Greenville. We
opped to get some water at res
ence, and there met with two aged
en- who related good deal
traditional knowledge. MIR. r.
,ta NJ ! quite collection of Indian
Hes from the family. We arrived
Crcenville late in the evening.