The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-05-29
HOME LIFE IN Dixie
DURING CIVIL WAR
ELOQUENT LECTURE BY MISS.
ISSIPPIAN AT TENT
HEROES AT HOME
All the Bravery Not Az Front
Shown by Numerous Incl

tent last night. while nOtdalolahiotci
The gathering at the auditorium
tent last night, while not one of the
largest of the reunion. was among the
hest repaid, the lecture OF DR.. S. A.
Steel on "Home Life in Dixie During
the War;" was splendid presenta-
tion OF conditions back home" during
that eventfuI four years cf the history
of the Southland. His lecture de-
picts the life of those who stayed at
home, and while not in the limelight as
were the soldiers at the front, he
showed that many of the persons left
at home deserved as great honors as
did those fighting the battles of their
country.
One who hears this g. eat lecture
will go away with different idea of
the causes of tn graf taoin. n.mRnshriu
the causes of the great struggle
which has been SO vividly brought to
mind n9thes coming together OF the
survivors here during the past few
days. The speaker called it the war
OF the Great Misunderstanding" and
he contended that II the people of. the
south had understood the people of the
North as well as they did when the
war was half over, or Ii the people OF
the North had known more of the
people. of the South would never have
been any war. One OF the main caus-
es or the war was Ignorance or the
| strength NJ fha tnr o..
opinion prevailed down South that the
| war would last only sixty days and
many young men enlisted In the South
ern armies as IL they were going on a
taunt. many Of them carrying dress
| suits TO wear at the victorious ball to
be given at Richmond. The North was
equally ignorant OF the strength of
the South as President Lincoln show.
ed when he called for only 10000!
troop ito quell the rebellion" Annth-
er great cause OF the war was the.
presence of the proferv1d orators who
| stirred nD their audiences and appeal
1 ed TO their prejudices, asserting that
| one Southerner could lick d dozen
yankees with acornstaIk.''
: .Lr.s Steel was "a farmer boy down
in Mississippi, and while he drives.
home some great truths of the war, his
lecture is mainly OF his personal ex-
periences during the war. His home
WIS near to some of the great LattIes.
aid In the midst or stirring scenes.
4 which left an indelibel impression on
hts young mind. Some oe Ills earliest
recollections Of the war centercd
aroand q Whit OF the Methodist circuit
! ::.ae::. - s.s= sather'm hnHfc. and .helr
eonl5Sagenti q! % s. argan1ent over. ths. ap-
proaching cohhicf,s His FATHER con-
tended that. the North was stronger.
than the South and had lIlimitabie re-
Sonrfee, sfromt which to ,dra y, while the
min. .ster took the position that the.
North would not fight, and that the
war would be ovel, in sixty days
y eonplkt of doggerel Yhich he
quo:ed showed thes proyailirig idea:
The cornStaak fiddle and the rusty
gun,
VIII make the plauged yankees
rum =
The picture drawn by the speaker
| showing the terror and the anxiety of
the people when the distant noise or
Eattle could be heard, was quite vivid,
and convinced his auditors that allsthe
heroism was not need at tbs front.
Back OF this was the ever present
dread that when the union arfnles ap-
preached the negroes would .!..'rlsa and I
murder the w!iites.a "Be IL said TO
their credit" said the speaker, there
was no need for this fear, Tor no more
loyal body, of people ever lived than the
Southern slave 6nrtng the: war"
In conclusion, DR.. Steel drew beau
tifui picture Of the South. He said
there was small wonder that the North
fought so hard to keep the Sonth from